Australia news live: Richard Marles left adrift as UK counterpart quits hours before scheduled visit to naval yard

Australia’s defence minister had been due to visit a naval base in Portsmouth with British defence secretary John Healey. Follow today’s news live

El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather

El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the world, has officially arrived and could intensify to historic levels in the (northern hemisphere) autumn, US officials said on Thursday.

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