Police have inspected a tank and an outhouse at a property in rural South Australia in a renewed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont.

Major crime detectives were today seen looking at a water tank and an outdoor shed at a sheep station also owned by Gus' family located about 30 kilometres west of Oak Park Station.

Gus was last seen playing on a mound of dirt at the family home, located about 43 kilometres south of Yunta, at 5pm on September 27.

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A cadaver dog was brought in from NSW to assist search efforts.

The dog was taken into a shearing shed and to an area that police said had been laid with freshly-poured concrete in the months following Gus' disappearance.

Helicopters were also used to drop officers at specific locations, including mine shafts which had been identified using artificial intelligence (AI) mapping.

Task Force Horizon detectives returned to the home yesterday as part of a fresh two-day search for evidence.

The search is expected to end today.

No evidence of Gus has been uncovered at any of the search sites.

There is no suggestion the sheep station is linked to Gus' disappearance.

A full-scale ground and air search of the property and the surrounding area was launched after Gus went missing.

Police have returned to the area multiple times.

Today's search comes after police yesterday charged Gus' 75-year-old grandparent Josie Murray with firearms offences but have maintained the charges are not linked to the toddler's disappearance.

Murray was bailed to appear in the Peterborough Magistrates Court on May 6.

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Detective Inspector Andrew Macrae said the firearms charges were not related to the disappearance of Gus or a previous incident at Oak Park Station in October involving media attending the property.

Police earlier this month confirmed a person with close ties to the household, who is not one of Gus' parents, had been speaking with detectives but then allegedly "withdrew cooperation" and has since been identified as a suspect.

Gus' disappearance is now being considered a major crime.

Josie Murray and Gus' other grandparent Shannon Murray released a statement through their lawyers, saying they were "absolutely devastated" by SA Police's statement on February 6.

"We are absolutely devastated by the media release of SAPOL Major Crime," the statement read.

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"The family has cooperated fully with the investigation and want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him with his mum and dad."

The lawyers also indicated they will not be making any further comments.

There is no suggestion Josie or Shannon Murray are involved in the disappearance of Gus and it is not unusual for anyone linked to an investigation to seek out legal advice.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has teased an announcement on the nation's first high-speed rail line within weeks, saying the move "absolutely makes sense".

Governments have been floating the idea of a high-speed rail network for decades, but Albanese today signalled he is ready to invest in better connecting some of the major cities.

"It won't be open while I'm prime minister. But we'll have an announcement in a couple of weeks' time," he told ABC radio this morning.

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Albanese told the broadcaster he supported high-speed rail lines across the east coast.

"I think that it absolutely makes sense. We have a small population for a relatively big nation, an island continent," he said.

"We are the only inhabited continent on Earth that doesn't have high-speed rail.

"And certainly Newcastle to Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne makes absolute sense. It's where most of our population is, along that corridor. What makes it financially viable is the economic development along the route as well."

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While there has been some support for a high-speed rail network, some think tanks and experts, including the Grattan Institute, believe such a project is not suitable for Australia.

Albanese used his first term as prime minister to establish the High Speed Rail Authority to plan to build a network connecting Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, as well as Newcastle and Central Coast regional lines.

An evaluated business case has proposed construction start by 2027 and completion by 2042.

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It has proposed the first stage of the project should be the 194km Newcastle to Sydney line, which includes six stations at Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Central Coast, Sydney Central, Parramatta and Western Sydney International Airport.

According to the business case, the train would reach maximum speeds of up to 320km/h outside tunnelled sections and 200km/h inside the tunnelled sections.

Stages two and three would connect the network with the remaining east coast capital cities and regions.

Now that the business case has been evaluated, the next stage is the actual project delivery. 

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The damage could sideline New Zealand until the UK SailGP event in July.

The alleged theft occurred at Aussie Butcher New Lynn today.

An Italian coastal beauty spot known as "Lovers' Arch" because of its popularity with courting couples collapsed during heavy storms on Valentine's Day in what one local official called "a blow to the heart."

Faraglioni di Sant'Andrea, the site of an arch in the stone cliffs on the coast of Salento — the heel of Italy's "boot' — has drawn romantically inclined visitors for centuries, with lovers traditionally proposing marriage, stealing first kisses or celebrating unions.

Those who kissed under the arch were destined for eternal love, according to local legend.

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But when a powerful storm swept across southern Italy over the weekend, the arch's fragile structure gave way, reducing it to a pile of rubble.

Its collapse has dealt a "devastating blow to the image of Salento and to tourism," Maurizio Cisternino, mayor of the town of Melendugno, near the fallen arch, told CNN.

"It's a blow to the heart."

The arch was formed by centuries of harsh wind and high seas grinding away at the Calcarenite stone cliffs of Italy's Puglia region, on the turquoise waters of the Adriatic Sea.

The site, once a strategic lookout used to warn of pirates, became a magnet for lovers during the late 18th century.

Instagram photos have drawn thousands more couples to the arch in recent years, Cisternino said.

Because it's free and open to the public, it's impossible to know exactly how many, he added.

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Lorenzo Barlato, a local resident, proposed to his wife on the clifftop overlooking the arch more than 40 years ago and the pair often returned for anniversaries.

"I couldn't wait to return," he posted on Facebook after Saturday's collapse.

"Now, unfortunately, all I have left are the many beautiful photos I took of that piece of paradise."

The area is so popular that hotels and resorts — many named for the arch — have sprung up to accommodate visitors.

'Inevitable tragedy'

Warmer sea temperatures as a result of climate change are seen as a factor in driving the extreme weather that battered the arch, which had already been damaged by Cyclone Harry in January.

But concern over the landmark's fragility goes back years.

In 2024, local authorities applied for a $4.5 million grant to fund a preservation project to combat coastal erosion, but failed to secure the money, according to Cisternino.

"It's a tragedy we knew was inevitable, we just didn't expect it to happen so soon," he told local media on Sunday.

He told CNN that "nature has reclaimed the arch, just as it created it," and said that resources were needed to tackle the situation along the coast.

"Nature has been transformed: what was there 30 years ago is no longer there."

The collapse follows weeks of violent storms across southern Italy.

In Sicily, a landslide recently saw houses fall into a ravine in the town of Niscemi.

Widespread flooding has taken the lives of several people, including a man who died when his home collapsed near Rome last week.

Now gone, the remnants of the arch will be left to wash out at sea, the municipality says.

"It's like a funeral," Puglia tourism councillor Francesco Stella said Sunday of what was once one of the happiest places in Italy.

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Two men are being sought by police after a man set himself on fire during the alleged robbery of a store in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

Both men were captured on CCTV entering the business in Thornton wearing dark clothes and balaclavas in the early hours of last Tuesday, February 10.

In the footage, the two men can be seen walking through the carpark before a ball of fire erupts on the footpath.

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A man engulfed in flames emerges from the fire and runs away, trying to pat out the flames, before a light-coloured sedan is seen leaving the area.

Emergency services were called to the business on the New England Highway at 1.05am.

Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters brought the fire under control and extinguished the blaze.

While the building did not sustain major structural damage, large amounts of stock was destroyed in the fire and a cash register was stolen.

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Police have established a crime scene and are appealing for anyone with information about the two men to come forward.

Authorities believe one of the men may have sustained burns.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au

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The Guthrie family has been ruled out as suspects in the ongoing investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, the Pima County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US TV anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her home in Tucson, Arizona on January 31 and was reported missing the following day when she failed to attend church.

Sheriff Chris Nanos has issued a blistering statement amid rampant speculation as Nancy's mystery disappearance reaches the grim two-week mark.

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Nanos said that no member of the family, including any siblings or spouse, is being considered as a possible suspect in the missing person's case and that any suggestion otherwise is "cruel".

"To be clear, the Guthrie family, to include all siblings and spouses, has been cleared as possible suspects in this case. The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case," Nanos said in a statement.

"The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple, please.

"I'm begging you the media to honour your profession and report with some sense of compassion and professionalism."

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Nancy has three children; Savannah, Annie and Camron.

Yesterday the family marked two weeks since Nancy went missing.

"It's been two weeks since our mum was taken and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe…," Savannah said in a video, addressing Nancy's suspected kidnappers.

"I wanted to say to whoever has her, or knows where she is, that it's never too late."

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Savannah, the co-anchor of the US Today show, has taken to social media several times with a public plea for her mother's safe return.

In one message, the journalist even appealed to the presumed kidnappers, offering to pay a ransom.

Flanked by her siblings, Guthrie said "we received your message" and that: "This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay."

Law enforcement investigating Nancy's disappearance have confirmed they had received some demands for ransom from different sources, but have not said if any of them are considered credible.

Authorities also say they are unaware of any ongoing communication between the Guthries and any purported kidnappers.

Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for paying have passed.

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The FBI last week released chilling CCTV footage of a masked suspect on Nancy's porch.

The images and video show a man wearing gloves, long sleeves, pants, and with a balaclava over his face, apparently attempting to block the door camera at the home, including by holding up a handful of plants.

A glove appearing to match the footage from Nancy's home was later found around three kilometres away and has been sent for DNA testing.

The FBI said in a statement that it received preliminary results on Saturday and was awaiting official confirmation.

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An ultra-rare Pokémon card owned by wrestler and YouTuber Logan Paul has been sold at an auction for a record $US16.5 million ($23.3 million).

Paul purchased the Pikachu Illustrator card in Dubai in 2021 for $7.5 million – the most expensive Pokémon card to ever change hands in a private sale.

The pricey trading card investment has proved staggeringly lucrative for the 30-year-old social media star.

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Auction house Goldin confirmed AJ Scaramucci, the son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, bought the "holy grail" of collectibles for $23.3 million following an hours-long bidding war.

Paul live-streamed the bidding on his YouTube channel and on Instagram.

After the winning bid, a Guinness World Records official appeared on-screen and confirmed Paul had broken the record for selling the most expensive trading card ever at an auction.

It is understood Paul will walk away with around $11 million in profit after subtracting auction fees.

The well-preserved Pokémon card comes complete with a diamond-encrusted necklace, which Paul wore in his WWE debut at WrestleMania 38 in 2022.

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Paul also said he would hand-deliver the card, however Scaramucci was present at Goldin headquarters and collected his bounty immediately.

The Pikachu Illustrator cards were issued in 1998 and only 40 are believed to be in circulation.

Paul's card is the only one to have been graded a perfect 10 by a Professional Sports Authenticator.

"No card in the hobby can boast the same prestige and elite place at the very pinnacle of the Pokémon hobby like this unimaginable Holy Grail piece," Goldin noted on its website.

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The YouTuber appeared on an episode of Netflix's King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, where auction house owner Ken Goldin was seen convincing him to sell it.

"The Pokémon market is blazing hot. It's dominating the market and that's the number one card," Goldin said at the time.

Paul said he would use some of the funds to pay for his wedding to fiancee, Danish model Nina Agdal.

During the auction, Paul said he also spent around $770,535 on other Pokémon product – mostly sealed boxes.

Pokémon cards, which were popularised in the 1990s, are skyrocketing in value due to collector interest in rare cards in mint condition.

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Australia could be in for a hot, dry El Niño year according to early weather signs.

The Pacific region is currently in a La Niña phase, characterised by cooler and wetter weather conditions.

This began in spring 2025, but Weatherzone reports those conditions are now weakening and expected to decay further.

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The Pacific does not necessarily swing between El Niño and La Niña, but can remain in a neutral state, which is expected this autumn.

"The transition to a neutral El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) state in the Pacific Ocean this autumn opens the door for a potential switch to El Niño later this year," Weatherzone reported.

"While this is not guaranteed, it is not uncommon for El Niño to follow La Niña after the tropical Pacific Ocean passes through a neutral phase in the middle of the year."

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The Bureau of Meteorology currently rates the chances of an El Niño developing in the second half of the year at about 90 per cent, though other models offer lower odds.

"One important thing to note about the current El Niño forecasts is that predictions made at this time of year are less reliable than forecasts initiated after the southern hemisphere's autumn," Weatherzone said.

"This period of reduced certainty is known as the 'autumn predictability barrier', and it means that forecasters should have a clearer idea about the likelihood of El Niño as we get closer to winter in the southern hemisphere."

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Weatherzone reported there were also signs of a positive Indian Ocean Dipole emerging later in the year.

The IOD affects weather on Australia's west coast, while the El Niño/La Niña systems affect weather in the east.

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"While it's too early to know whether El Niño or a positive IOD will develop later this year, there are early signs that these two climate drivers could tip the scales towards warmer and drier weather during the second half of 2026," Weatherzone said.

"Monthly temperature and precipitation forecasts from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) are responding to this, hinting at abnormally warm and dry conditions over Australia during the upcoming winter."

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Robert Duvall, the legendary Academy Award-winning actor, has died aged 95.

Duvall's wife Luciana posted the message on the star's Facebook page.

"Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time," she wrote.

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"Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."

Duvall was famed for roles in such films as The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, his Oscar-winning role in Tender Mercies, and the landmark TV miniseries Lonesome Dove.

"To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything," Luciana Duvall wrote.

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"His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court.

"For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented.

"In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all.

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"Thank you for the years of support you showed Bob and for giving us this time and privacy to celebrate the memories he leaves behind."

Duvall memorably played the Corleone family consigliere, or key adviser, in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, earning his first of his seven Academy Award nominations for the 1972 film before reprising the role two years later in The Godfather Part II. Duvall noticeably skipped a long-delayed second sequel, The Godfather Part III, due to a pay dispute.

Born in San Diego, California – his father was a career naval officer – Duvall played a wide variety of roles, from cowboys to military men.

He attended Principia College in Illinois and served in the army during the Korean War before moving to New York and studying drama under famed acting coach Sanford Meisner. During that period, he shared an apartment with Dustin Hoffman and hung out with Gene Hackman, another young actor who would go on to great success.

Duvall appeared in a number of plays before being cast in the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird in the small but pivotal of Arthur "Boo" Radley in 1962. (He later named one of his dogs "Boo.")

An array of film roles followed, among them the bad guy opposite John Wayne in Wayne's lone Oscar-winning performance, True Grit; the part of Major Frank Burns in the Robert Altman movie M*A*S*H; and the lead in Star Wars director George Lucas' dystopian 1971 sci-fi directing debut, THX 1138, in which Duvall (and everyone else) sported shaved heads.

That came out the year before The Godfather, and his role as Corleone family attorney Tom Hagen propelled Duvall into another echelon. The actor worked constantly thereafter, playing a network executive in the satire "Network," and migrating to television in the blockbuster TV miniseries "Lonesome Dove."

Duvall won a lead acting Oscar for portraying a country singer in the 1983 movie Tender Mercies, in which he did his own singing.

He also earned nominations as a marine at odds with his family in The Great Santini, and as Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore in the Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now, which reunited him with Coppola and featured him delivering the oft-quoted line, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."

Roles in other Westerns were also a part of his oeuvre, such as Open Range opposite Kevin Costner, and his Emmy-winning role in another miniseries, Broken Trail.

Duvall also became a filmmaker, writing, directing and costarring in the 1997 movie The Apostle, about a troubled preacher, and later directing the films Assassination Tango and Wild Horses. He was again nominated for an acting Oscar for his work in The Apostle.

He remained active well into the 2010s, earning another Oscar nomination at 84 for The Judge in 2014, and appearing in such films as Jack Reacher and Widows.

In an interview with Larry King, Duvall called his decision not to appear in the third Godfather movie "a matter of principle," telling Bob Costas that Al Pacino was going to get paid five times the amount he was offered, which was "totally unacceptable."

"Everybody did it for money," Duvall said at the time. "Why wait 15 years to do a sequel?"

Duvall played a number of historical figures during his career, including Robert E Lee (Gods and Generals), Joseph Stalin (in the HBO movie Stalin) and Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann (The Man Who Captured Eichmann).

Married four times, Duvall's last marriage was to Argentinian actress-director Luciana Pedraza, who was 41 years younger, in 2004.

Duvall had a history of supporting Republican candidates, attending George W Bush's inauguration, and raising money for Mitt Romney's candidacy and narrating a video at the Republican National Convention in 2008.

He was awarded the National Medal of Arts during the Bush administration in 2004.

Duvall's representative's statement added on Monday that no formal service will be held. Instead, "the family encourages those who wish to honour his memory to do so in a way that reflects the life he lived by watching a great film, telling a good story around a table with friends, or taking a drive in the countryside to appreciate the world's beauty."

With CNN.

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