The event has raised nearly $16 million for blood cancer patients and their families.

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A 34-year-old man is due to appear in court on May 30.

Several products from a baby toy and accessories brand have been recalled due to serious safety concerns.

A selection of toys and accessories from Romper & Co have been recalled, all of which were sold nationally through various sellers, and online through their website directly.

The toys that have been recalled by the Australia Competition & Consumer Commission are as follows; the wooden barbell rattle, acorn rattan rattle, wooden egg shakers, 360 teether and Wooden toy maracas. 

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The toys do not meet the standard size, shape and safety requirements for children up to 36 months, outlined by the ACCC.

If a part of the object becomes dislodged in a child's mouth, it can cause choking, suffocation or death, the ACCC said.

The full list of traders who sold the listed toys can be found on the ACCC's website. 

Anyone who purchased the items should keep them out of children's reach and contact the brand to arrange a refund.

Romper & Co's children's bamboo pyjama set has also been recalled by the ACCC.

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All colours of the PJ set have been recalled as the item does not have the correct fire hazard label on it.

If the affected sleepwear is exposed to heat or a flame it could cause serious burn injuries, the ACCC said.

Consumers can return the set to Romper & Co to get the correct label attached or for a full refund. 

Two pairs of kids sunglasses sold by the brand have also been recalled by the ACCC.

The Teddy Matte sunglasses and Vogue sunglasses have been recalled as the products do not comply with mandatory standards for sunglasses and fashion spectacles.

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Both items do not show the required UV rating label.

There is a risk of serious eye damage or vision impairment if the glasses are used incorrectly due to the missing safety information, as customers aren't aware of the level of protection the sunglasses provide, the ACCC said.

Consumers can return the glasses to have the label put on, or for a full refund.

9News understands Romper & Co are closing down, with their last day of trade on May 31.

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A polar blast has hit the east coast, bringing gale-force winds with it.

Parts of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia will feel a cold nip in the air this weekend as a polar air mass sweeps across the east coast, moving further north after it froze Tasmania on Friday.

Queensland will also be hit by the cold front, but it won't feel it as much as the lower parts of the east coast.

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New South Wales 

New South Wales has been issued gale wind warnings for the Byron, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts for Saturday.

The Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts have also been issued hazardous surf warnings, with gale-force wind warnings for the Byron, Coffs and Macquarie coasts continuing into Sunday.

The Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra Coast, Batemans and Eden coasts have been issued strong wind warnings for Sunday.

The cold front is likely to bring showers, possibly even hail to the southern alpine regions over the next two days. 

Temperatures are forecast to hit 19 degrees at most by Sunday.

Victoria 

Victoria will also be hit by strong winds on the East Gippsland Coast on Saturday, with temperatures in Melbourne expected to stay at a cool 14 degrees.

The strong winds will stick around on Sunday for the East Gippsland Coast, as well as the Central Gippsland Coast.

Sunday is expected to hit a top temperature of 16 degrees.

There are no other weather warnings for Victoria.

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South Australia 

Meanwhile, South Australia has a frost warning as temperatures are expected to plummet to below -1 on Saturday morning.

Upper South East and Lower South East forecast districts are expecting the most frost on Saturday.

"Temperatures at ground level can be many degrees lower than those recorded by standard weather stations, especially in calm conditions with clear skies," The Bureau of Meteorology warned.

There are no wind warnings for South Australia.

Queensland 

The cold front is also expected to reach lower parts of Queensland, with areas in the South East Gulf of Carpentaria, Sunshine and Gold Coasts issued with strong wind warnings for Saturday.

The Torres Strait, Peninsula Coast and Cairns Coast have also been issued with strong wind warnings.

While temperatures won't be as cold, a warm 25 degrees is forecast for Saturday, before cooling down to 23 degrees by Sunday.

Wind strength is expected to pick up on Sunday as the front continues to move.

The Sunshine and Gold Coasts have been issued with Gale Wind warnings for Sunday.

Meanwhile, strong winds will hit the South East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait, Peninsula Coast, Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast, Capricornia Coast and K'gari Coast on Sunday.

Tasmania

Parts of Tasmania will experience gale and strong winds over the weekend.

The South East and South West Coasts have been issued with gale-force wind warnings for Saturday and Sunday.

Meanwhile, the South West Lakes region, Far North West Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island and Central West Coast have all been issued with strong wind warnings.

The Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Lower East Coast and Central West Coast have been issued strong wind warnings for Sunday. 

Western Australia and Northern Territory 

Meanwhile, Perth will hit a warm 29 degrees today, with wind gusts of up to 70km/h possible in the Hills and Foothills this morning.

Fire danger warnings are high across the city 

Darwin will reach a top of 34 degrees on Saturday and Sunday, moderate winds up tp 25km/h are forecasted for the morning, but will ease by the afternoon.

The Vatican has tightened up its guidance on recognising supernatural phenomena such as apparitions of the Virgin Mary and seemingly blood-soaked crucifixes.

The new guidelines replace rules drawn up in 1978 and say that bishops should no longer act independently over such sightings but instead consult the Vatican.

The changes made by the Vatican's doctrinal office (DDF) aim to to bring the church up to date in responding to the swift spread of claims of apparitions online.

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According to the document released by the Vatican on Friday, the new procedure will allow for "faster decisions while respecting popular devotion" when it comes to assessing claims of supernatural phenomena, which could include the appearance of stigmata and other purported miracles.

Under the previous guidelines, a local bishop could rapidly declare a phenomenon's supernatural nature, the Vatican said, "only for the Holy Office to express a different decision later."

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In other instances a bishop might decide whether or not an occurrence was supernatural only for his successor to conclude the opposite, the statement continued.

The new Vatican guidelines say "as a rule" bishops and church officials will not declare whether alleged phenomena are supernatural or not, leaving this decision to the Pope.

The head of the DDF, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, told reporters that often these events "have led to a great richness of spiritual fruits, growth in faith, devotion, fraternity, and service.

In some cases, they have given rise to shrines throughout the world that are at the heart of many people's popular piety today."

Speaking at a Vatican press conference, the cardinal cited Lourdes, the Marian shrine in the southwest of France visited by those with physical and spiritual ailments, as a positive example.

However, he went on to add that some alleged events which derive from the pursuit of "profit, power, fame, social recognition, or other personal interest" may harm the faithful, potentially even to the extent of "exerting control over people or carrying out abuses."

Bishops will now generally be expected to issue a "nihil obstat" which will allow for worship but will leave open the issue of formal recognition of "supernatural" activity to the Vatican.

However, Fernandez said that this recognition would be "very exceptional".

Other options available to the bishops include the option to formally reject an experience as supernatural, as well as steps to ban or limit worship of phenomena regarded with suspicion.

The guidelines state that those spreading false claims can face sanctions, including formal church penalties.

Positive criteria that will be considered by the Church when making a conclusion include the credibility and reputation of those reporting the occurrence, while negative criteria include possible errors, overt pursuit of personal interest, and "any psychosis (or) collective hysteria."

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One site of alleged Marian apparitions still under review by the Vatican is Medjugorje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Cardinal Fernandez telling reporters the claims would be studied according to the new norms.

In 1981 it's claimed the Virgin Mary appeared there.

Power outages could last for weeks in the Houston, Texas area of the USA after a destructive complex of storms tore through the area, killing at least four people and crumpling critical power infrastructure.

More than 900,000 homes and businesses lost power in Houston's Harris County during the peak of the storm's violent winds, and more than 650,000 remained in the dark Friday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us.

"For some folks, the luckier ones, (power restoration) might be days, not hours. For many, many people, it's going to be weeks and not days," Harris County Judge Lina Hildago said in a Friday news briefing.

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Hidalgo said the weeks-long restoration timeframe was for homes and businesses tied into the 10 steel power transmission towers downed in the state, seven of which were in Harris County.

It's unclear which areas are tied into the transmission lines, she said.

It's a troubling timeframe for power restoration, especially as high temperatures reach the 30s through the weekend and beyond.

At least four people died as the severe weather blasted through Houston, the mayor's spokesperson Mary Benton told CNN.

Fallen trees appear to have caused two of the deaths, and a crane accident caused another, Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña said in a news conference.

A possible fifth storm-related death is under investigation, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said on Friday.

Additional powerful, drenching storms could plague parts of the Gulf Coast on Friday.

Houston's mayor advised residents to stay off the roads and stay at home because of widespread damage to the area.

"Many roads are impassable due to downed power lines, debris, and fallen trees," Mayor Whitmire's office said in a statement on Thursday evening.

The storm was so powerful it blew out the windows of buildings in downtown Houston, littering the area with glass as traffic lights went dark.

Shoppers at a Costco in Houston used their phones as the only source of light as they huddled inside the store when the power went out, with employees closing the doors to block out the rain and winds.

The violent storm conditions partially collapsed a nightclub and partially ripped roofing off the downtown Hyatt Regency, showering the hotel lobby with rain and debris, according to witness video.

CenterPoint Energy says its skyscraper in downtown Houston sustained damage from the storm, according to a spokesperson.

The Houston Independent School District announced campuses will be closed on Friday and reopen Monday "due to widespread damage across Houston."

Dangerous floods also hit the state earlier this month.

Three A-League players have been issued with no fault interim suspension notices by Football Australia in the wake of charges over an alleged betting corruption.

The captain of Macarthur FC, Ulises Dávila, allegedly paid two of his teammates up to $10,000 to intentionally give away yellow cards in at least one game last year, police claim.

Strike Force Beaconview was established in December 2023 to investigate alleged yellow card manipulation by players at the south-west Sydney club.

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Police have now charged three Macarthur players – 33-year-old captain Dávila, 27-year-old Clayton Lewis, and 32-year-old Kearyn Baccus – with engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of an event, and participating in a criminal group.

"This is very troubling news for the Australian football community and beyond," Football Australia CEO James Johnson said in a statement on Friday night.

"The conduct that has been alleged has no place in our game. We will do everything we can to get to the bottom of it and no stone will be left unturned.

"The integrity of football in Australia is paramount, and we will not tolerate any actions that compromise it.

"We will work closely with the NSW Police and other law enforcement agencies to assist them in their investigation."

The no fault interim suspensions are "effective immediately and will remain in place until the criminal charges have been concluded".

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"We will allege that those players intentionally gave out yellow cards in the receipt and for the purpose of a corrupt payment," Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said at a press conference.

Davila has also been hit with a further charge of engaging in conduct that corrupted a betting outcome for another game in November 2023, as well as with facilitating conduct that corrupts the betting outcome of an event.

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"Police will allege that the senior member of this criminal football group paid the junior players within that group up to $10,000 for intentionally giving away those yellow cards and receiving penalties during those games," Fitzgerald said.

"Police will allege that that senior figure within that criminal group was acting under the instruction and direction of an organised crime figure currently offshore in South America."

Investigators said that at this stage there was no indication any other A-League club was involved in the alleged corruption.

It's believed that at this stage all betting related to the alleged corrupt activity took place overseas, amounting to payouts of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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At about 6am today, detectives executed multiple search warrants, arresting each of Davila, Lewis and Baccus.

All three were bailed to appear in court at later dates: Davila on June 24, Lewis on June 27 and Baccus on May 30.

Macarthur FC said it was cooperating with the police investigation.

"For obvious reasons and given the ongoing police investigation the club is not in position to add anything other than the club is shocked and aware of the arrests of three A-League players by NSW Police as a result of international law enforcement coordination focussed on betting corruption related to alleged yellow card manipulation in games," a spokesperson said.

"Integrity of our game is a foundation pillar and we will work closely with all relevant agencies on this matter."

Football Australia said it was made aware of the arrests and was fully cooperating with the investigation.

"Football Australia will provide no further comments at this stage as the investigation is ongoing," the body said in a statement.

The investigation continues.

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