Mount Agung killed more than 1,700 people when it erupted about 50 years ago

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Philippine President Duterte’s son denies drugs role: Will they shoot him? Like the others…

Paolo Duterte said claims he was involved in smuggling crystal methamphetamine were baseless.

Paolo Duterte told a senate inquiry that claims he helped ship drugs from China to the Philippines were “baseless”.

The president’s son-in-law also denied involvement, calling the allegations “rumours and gossip”.

MORE: Philippine President Duterte’s son denies drugs role – BBC News

US Open 2017: Fabio Fognini calling umpire a whore, kicked out + fine [$250,000?].

FABIO Fognini was kicked out of the US Open doubles tournament on Saturday and faces a possible permanent ban from all grand slam events after vulgarly insulting the chair umpire during his first-round loss in singles.Fognini was cited for swearing at match umpire Louise Engzell in his native Italian, calling the chair umpire a whore.

If the Grand Slam Board determines Fognini committed a “major offence,” the Italian also could be fined up to $250,000 for violating the code of conduct.

Fognini, who was seeded 22nd in singles, was fined a total of $24,000 on Friday by the U.S. Open — nearly half of his $50,000 prize money in singles — for unsportsmanlike conduct during his 6-4 7-6 (10-8) 3-6 6-0 loss to Stefano Travaglia on Wednesday.

Fognini was cited by the tournament for three violations, carrying fines of $15,000, $5,000 and $4,000.

Source: US Open 2017: Fabio Fognini umpire slur, kicked out, fine, reaction

UPDATE: London flats eyewitnesses saying the flames have engulfed all 24 storeys.

London, with eyewitnesses saying the flames have engulfed all 24 storeys.

A huge fire has engulfed a tower block in Latimer Road, west London, with eyewitnesses saying the flames have engulfed all 24 storeys.

The fire at Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate was reported at 01:16 BST and about 200 firefighters are tackling the blaze.

The Metropolitan Police said “an evacuation process is under way”.

The BBC’s Andy Moore said the whole tower block was alight and there are fears the building might collapse.

Eyewitnesses say the block of flats was “close to burning through”.

Source: Latimer Road fire: Huge fire engulfs west London flats – BBC News

3 New images of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi released by police

Greater Manchester police try to piece together the killer’s movements and motives

Detectives have released a series of images of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi as they strive to make sense of the terrorist’s final movements and motives.

Greater Manchester police said Abedi left the UK on 15 April and arrived back on 18 May, four days before he detonated a backpack bomb at the Manchester Arena, killing 22 people.

More: New images of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi released by police | UK news | The Guardian

Unmarked cop car crashes in Subiaco. Should be marked with a ‘P’ Plate or ‘L’?

AN unmarked police car pursuing a motorcycle has crashed into a traffic light pole in Subiaco, badly damaging the front of the vehicle.

The crash happened on Hay Street in Subiaco, near Rokeby Road, at about 8.20pm.

WA Police detectives observed a blue Suzuki motorcycle driving dangerously in the back streets of Subiaco, where it went through two stop signs.

Officers activated lights and sirens and attempted to stop the rider but motorcycle did not stop.

The rider accelerated along Hay Street before taking a sharp right turn at the intersection of Rokeby Road.

The officer in pursuit was unable to make the turn and lost control of the vehicle, hitting the pole and badly damaging the front of the vehicle.

A senior police official has been called out to the crash scene to investigate, along with repair workers for the light pole.

No one was injured in the accident. Anyone who saw the motorcycle prior or after the crash is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Source: Unmarked cop car crashes in Subiaco | Perth Now

Aussie ARRESTED for overstaying US visa by 1h. Answer: ‘Stay home until Trump leaves’

An Australian traveler has been detained by American immigration authorities after he overstayed on his visa by just one hour.

Canberra man Baxter Reid, 26, and his American girlfriend, Heather Kancso, were travelling to the Canadian border when they were met with border patrol agents, who gave the couple ‘a hard time’ according to Ms Kancso.

‘They spent hours asking us remedial questions and giving us the run around, with hours of dead time in between.’

Mr Reid had been on his way to Canada as part of his five-year visa requirements, which means he must leave the U.S. every six months while it’s renewed.

But Ms Kancso claims after the couple waited more than four hours with border patrol, Mr Reid was arrested by US border police, because he violated his visa agreement by a single hour.

The 26-year-old was taken to Buffalo Federal Detention Centre, where he could be waiting up to six months while waiting for a judge to hear his case.

‘This is a man who has no prior incidents with the law, not in the US or his native Australia,’ his girlfriend wrote on the GoFundMe page raising money for his legal fees.

‘Now, because of bureaucracy and an unwillingness to listen to him he is being charged as felon under random immigration laws.

‘Imagine going out of your way to comply with the law, and having the people who are meant to uphold it sabotage you and turn you into the criminal.’

Mr Reid’s father, Tom Reid, told the Canberra Times that the couple arrived at the Canadian border at 10:00pm on Saturday.

The 26-year-old’s visa was due to expire at midnight.

‘For some reason the Canadians kept them until 1.30am and then they refused them entry,’ he said.

‘They returned them to the United States and by then they were an hour and a half over the visa, and [he] got locked up.’

Ms Kansco says she and her partner managed to stay calm during the ordeal, but since then she hasn’t been able to stop crying.

Now they must wait two to three before Mr Reid gets a date to appear.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed to the Canberra Times that they were providing assistance to an Australian man detained in the US, but couldn’t provide further details citing privacy reasons.

Source: Canberra man arrested for overstaying visa by 90 minutes | Daily Mail Online

Scarlett Moffatt: Topless as she gets a spray tan in her former reality show Beauty School Cop Outs

SCARLETT Moffatt has been seen going topless as she gets a spray tan in her fomer reality show Beauty School Cop Outs.

The TV star appeared in the show before finding fame in Gogglebox and she wasn’t shy about stripping off on camera.

Scarlett, 26, signed up to appear in the MTV show in 2013 and she was part of a group of aspiring beauticians who all moved to Manchester to learn the tricks of the trade.

In one episode of the show, she was seen stripping off and baring her boobs as she got a spray tan from one of the other contestants.

Proving she is not shy about her body, Scarlett took off her pink towel to stand in nothing but a pair of black knickers in the tanning booth to get her bronzing treatment.

MORE: Scarlett Moffatt goes topless as she gets a spray tan in her former reality show Beauty School Cop Outs

Uber Could End Up As Silicon Valley’s Most Spectacular Crash

Just a year ago, Uber reigned as the tech industry’s awe-inspiring, all-powerful Wizard of Oz. But lately, the curtain is being pulled back to reveal a guy who’s more like an angry drunk frantically yanking levers while taking roundhouse swings at the Tin Man and propositioning Dorothy.

Uber is in a whole lot of bad right now, and there’s growing concern that it’s about to melt down like a haywire nuclear reactor, which would leave a crater in the heart of Silicon Valley. Uber gave us on-demand transportation. Countless people all over the world love this new kind of service. The category is only going to get bigger. But it’s possible it will do that without Uber.

If anyone thought Fowler was a lone whiner, a few days later tech industry legend Mitch Kapor and his wife, Freada Kapor, who is an expert in workplace mores, published an open letter to Uber’s board. The Kapors were early investors in the company, and they were unhappy about Uber’s tepid response to Fowler’s post and fed up with Uber’s “destructive culture,” to use their term. “We are speaking up now because we are disappointed and frustrated; we feel we have hit a dead end in trying to influence the company quietly from the inside,” they wrote.

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2017 Karma Resorts Rottnest Channel Swim: Low swell could deliver Rotto swim record

KARMA Resorts Rottnest Swim competitors are making their way across the channel as organisers predict a race record could be set thanks to ideal weather conditions.

Source: 2017 Karma Resorts Rottnest Channel Swim: Low swell could deliver Rotto swim record | Perth Now