- Several people stabbed on a UK train, with two men now in custody
- The Nationals poised to abandon their net zero stance
- England overpower the Wallabies at Twickenham
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Two people have been arrested after a stabbing rampage on a British train that triggered panic onboard and left multiple passengers injured.
The men have been taken into custody after armed officers intercepted the service at Huntingdon, about 120 kilometres north of London.
British Transport Police said a number of victims have been taken to hospital.
This man has told Sky News he was aboard the train when the incident took place.
"What happened was I was in coach G, and there was quite a few people coming through coach G, and one of the people that were coming through, had my headphones on, then heard them say they've got a knife. I've been stabbed. And then when looking up so they were making their way through the carriage to get away from the incident, from the suspects. They were extremely bloodied. That person ended up when we pulled in, they were basically on the floor."
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Nine people have been left injured in a severe hail storm in south-east Queensland.
The Queensland Ambulance Service says the nine were injured as they attended the 150th Anniversary of Esk State School, about an hour from Brisbane, on Saturday afternoon.
One woman has been taken to Ipswich Hospital with neck and head injuries, while a man in his 20s was taken to Gatton Hospital with minor burns.
Two other women have been taken to hospitals privately, also with minor injuries.
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The Nationals are set to decide their climate and energy stance at a special meeting in Canberra this morning.
They are widely expected to abandon support for net-zero emissions, following the party’s federal council vote to drop the target from its platform.
Leader David Littleproud has criticised Australia’s pursuit of net zero, stating there are other solutions to climate change.
"You need to understand, there's a better way than we should explore it. Now I'm sure that the first words out of Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen's mouth is, 'If you don't believe in net zero, you don't believe in climate change', that is the most puerile, puerile argument I've ever heard. People want political leadership, and net zero is not the only way to continue to achieve emissions reductions."
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Meanwhile, the federal government says it will continue to press ahead with renewable energy projects and its net zero emissions program, despite an expectation that the National Party will formally withdraw its support today.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen says voters emphatically rejected the coalition's energy policy platform and endorsed Labor's at this year's May election.
He says the message from most of the world's scientists is also that a net zero platform is the bare minimum required to address climate change.
"The Nationals party is betraying future generations, but they're also betraying farmers and people in regional communities who can benefit from this massive transformation. They seem to be stuck in the past and despite any encouragement we can give them in the Parliament, they seem to determined to stay there."
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Egypt has officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest devoted to a single ancient civilisation, in a grand ceremony near the Pyramids of Giza.
The museum houses more than 50,000 artefacts, including the full collection of treasures from King Tutankhamun’s tomb, many of which are being displayed for the first time.
Officials say the museum’s modern immersive exhibits and virtual-reality technology could attract up to seven million extra visitors each year, boosting Egypt’s total tourism numbers to about 30 million by 2030.
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has hailed the occasion as a historic milestone.
“All of us as Egyptians are witnessing a unique and exceptional event — the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. This international edifice is Egypt’s gift to the world, from a nation whose history stretches back more than 7,000 years.”
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To sport now, and the Wallabies’ hopes of repeating their Twickenham heroics have been crushed, with England overpowering a subdued Australian side 25–7 in London.
Despite flashes of brilliance from Harry Potter, including a try-saving tackle and a stunning intercept try, Joe Schmidt’s men were comprehensively outplayed in the rain.
England dominated four tries to one, with Ben Earl, Henry Pollock, Alex Mitchell and Luke Cowan-Dickie all scoring, while George Ford added seven points from the tee.
