Emergency services were called to the Fraser St address at about 11.40am.

MetService has issued more than half a dozen weather alerts ahead of the incoming storm.

At least two people have been killed and nine more were injured in a shooting at an engineering building in Brown University, USA, a law enforcement official said.

The Ivy League school issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter during the second day of final exams.

Police did not immediately release details about the victims' conditions or the circumstances of the shooting.

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President Donald Trump confirmed he had been briefed on the shooting.

"What a terrible thing it is," he told reporters.

"All we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those that were very badly hurt.

"We'll inform you later as to what's happening, but it's a shame."

He later shared a post on his Truth Social account, saying the FBI were on the scene.

"God bless the victims and the families of the victims!" the post concluded.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed two people had been killed and another eight people had been injured.

It is understood the injured have been taken to hospital, where they remain in a critical but stable condition.

He later reported a ninth person was injured, but that their injuries were non-life-threatening.

Police confirmed in a press conference they are looking for a male suspect who left the scene on foot.

The suspect was a male wearing dark clothing, last seen leaving the engineering building where the attack happened, Deputy Chief of Police Timothy O'Hara said.

The FBI is assisting the Providence Police Department in the hunt for the accused gunman.

Smiley said there is a lot of "fear and anxiety" within the community without a suspect in custody.

A person preliminarily thought to be involved was detained earlier but was later determined to have no involvement.

Smiley urged residents to remain indoors and to listen to advice from authorities.

Authorities believe the shooter used a handgun, according to a law enforcement official who was not authorised to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

"The unthinkable has happened," Democratic Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee said.

University officials initially told students and staff that a suspect was in custody, before later saying that was not the case and that police were still searching for a suspect or suspects, according to alerts issued through Brown's emergency notification system.

The reported shooting occurred near the Barus & Holley building, a seven-story complex that houses the university's School of Engineering and physics department.

According to the university's website, the building includes more than 100 laboratories, dozens of classrooms and offices.

Engineering design exams were under way in the building when the shooting occurred.

"We know there is a lot of fear and concern and uncertainty in the community right now," the university said in a statement.

"Law enforcement is actively working to identify the deceased victims, and the hospital personnel are also working to identify those transported to the hospital.

As a reminder, please continue to take all steps to remain safe. Follow the instructions of law enforcement personnel and avoid the area. The safety of our community is foremost."

A police officer warned members of the media to take cover in vehicles because the area was still an active scene.

"We're still getting information about what's going on, but we're just telling people to lock their doors and to stay vigilant," said Providence Councilmember John Goncalves, whose ward includes the Brown campus.

"As a Brown alum, someone who loves the Brown community and represents this area, I'm heartbroken. My heart goes out to all the family members and the folks who've been impacted."

Officers carrying assault weapons and emergency vehicles lined many of the streets surrounding the engineering school.

Officials were still gathering information, said Kristy DosReis, chief public information officer for the city.

President Donald Trump said late in the afternoon that he has been briefed on the shooting.

"God bless the victims and the families of the victims!" he said on his social media site.

Trump told reporters that "all we can do right now is pray for the victims."

"It's a shame," he said in brief remarks at the White House.

Brown senior biochemistry student Alex Bruce was working on a final research project in his dorm directly across the street from the building when he heard sirens outside and received a text about an active shooter shortly after 4pm.

"I'm just in here shaking," he said, watching through the window as a half-dozen armed officers in tactical gear surrounded his dorm.

He said he feared for a friend who he thought was inside the engineering building at the time.

Students in a nearby lab hid under desks and turned off the lights after receiving an alert about the shooting, said Chiangheng Chien, a doctoral student in engineering who was about a block away from the scene.

Mari Camara, 20, a junior from New York City, was coming out of the library and rushed inside a taqueria to seek shelter.

She spent more than three hours there, texting friends while police searched the campus.

The Ivy League school is a private, non-profit institution with about 7300 undergraduates and just over 3000 graduate students, according to its website.

Saturday was the second day of final exams for the fall semester.

Reported wth Associated Press and CNN

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Driving around to look at Christmas lights is a treasured holiday tradition, but behind the incredible displays are everyday Australians who spend thousands of dollars and countless hours each year putting the experience together.

Andrew Walters has spent more than $30,000 over 21 years on lights and decorations to create an incredible Christmas display on his Adelaide home.

He has a total of 250,000 lights that adorn practically every inch of his home.

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Walters starts planning a new design for his home each July and begins setting up around September for a December unveiling.

He said it was all worth it for the thousands of people who come by and the money they raise for charity.

"A lot of busyness around this time of year, you can lose sight of Christmas. These sorts of things can help bring back the spirit of Christmas," he said.

"It's really good to give people in the area the memories, but also my family those memories as well."

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In Perth, Charmaine Van Vliet roped her entire street into participating in Christmas displays after wanting to outdo a nearby street.

She estimates each house has spent anywhere from $1000 to $5000 on decorations.

Van Vliet creates and builds a lot of her decorations and helps her neighbours put their lights up all during the summer heat, which can exceed 40 degrees in Perth.

She also organises a mailbox where children can leave letters to Santa that she replies to, a bubble and snow machine and an elf who plays basketball with the children.

"Parents have trouble getting their kids to go home," she said. 

Van Vliet's street has won the local council's best decorated street competition for four of the last five years.

They donate the entire $1000 prize money to several charities.

"A lot of people do it tough during the year financially, and if in December, we can just bring a bit of free joy and entertainment and relief for people, that's good enough for us," she said.

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Scott Church is new to the game after his partner had the spontaneous idea to create a Christmas display last year, but they have already spent more than $6000 to fill their front yard with lights and decorations.

He has also spent hours of his time creating his own decorations. 

Church said he was surprised to find that creating the display would bring him as much joy as it has.

"It's just amazing," he said. 

He has received offers for donations to help fund the project, but said that was not what he was doing it for.

"I'd rather the community just come to my house, get a candy cane, have a sweet, enjoy my lights and talk about it with their family," he said.

"That's what gets me: just the enjoyment and the excitement that it brings to people."

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The family of a rare and valuable puppy believed to have been stolen in Perth is pleading for his safe return.

Dog breeder Nicquelle Rhodes loves Ra like a child.

"He was born and raised here," she said.

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"I delivered that puppy, I took him out of his birth sack."

Ra vanished without a trace from Harrison Road in Mount Richon along with three other dogs.

The others were found soon after, but Ra remains missing.

"The fence has actually been bent here as you can see it's sort of askew now, it's completely been bent there," Rhodes said.

Though the animals were first thought to have run away, the family now believes Ra has been stolen.

"He is a pedigree dog from champion bloodlines and I am concerned he's been taken for greed rather than by someone who intends to love him," Rhodes said.

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The rare puppy with breeding potential could be worth tens of thousands of dollars.

But for Rhodes and her children, he's invaluable.

"They've had anxiety and panic attacks, they've been crying," she said.

There are additional fears that for a dog like Ra's breed to be out in the heatwave currently affecting Western Australia that it could be deadly.

The family is urging anyone who has the puppy to take him to a vet or pound, not to just let him loose.

"We are offering a reward for his safe return," Rhodes said.

"Whatever story you want to make up, we don't care, we just want our puppy home."

Police are investigating.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

An explosion has decimated an Italian restaurant in Clare, sending debris raining over cars in the heart of the South Australian town.

The incident occurred on Saturday morning, impacting the main street area about 50 metres from the town's Christmas market, which is regularly full with tourists and locals.

The force of the blast resulted in the complete destruction of the rear of Pancho's Pizza and Pasta, with shockwaves shattering windows in nearby buildings.

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"I looked up and I saw the roof of the building lift up and fall back down," witness Teesha Whellum said.

Tina Couper said her car was struck by debris.

"Rained stuff all over my car, I was lucky to be in my car in fact, otherwise I would've been showered in glass."

"There were bits and pieces of the building out in the main street. It was that big an explosion," local Kim Henshaw said.

"It actually shook the old town hall. The lights inside were shaking."

Emergency services attended a small fire which had ignited during the blast.

Authorities have confirmed that the restaurant was closed at the time of the explosion, and there were no reported injuries.

"There was no one in the building and there is no one unaccounted for at this stage," CFS officer Sonia Post said.

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The restaurant's owner was reportedly in bed just metres away from his restaurant when the explosion occurred.

The damage bill is expected to be $750,000.

Traffic was diverted away from the scene by police throughout the day as investigations commenced.

"I was a bit shaky, bit shaky, because it's not what you expect on a Saturday morning," Teesha Whellum said.

"It's been quite a dramatic start to the day really," Couper added.

Clare Mayor Allan Aughey acknowledged the challenges ahead for the business.

"The business will be up against it for a while but we're a group of country folk here that help out, and there'll be every assistance given voluntarily."

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King Charles III offered a rare update on his cancer journey in a video message on Friday evening, revealing that he has responded well to treatment and it will be reduced in the new year.

Charles, 77, described the milestone in his recovery process as "a personal blessing" before hailing "the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years."

"Today I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to 'doctor's orders,' my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the new year," the British monarch said in a pre-filmed clip for Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer broadcast, which partners on its annual campaign with the charity Cancer Research UK.

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Charles announced he had been diagnosed with cancer in February 2024 after undergoing a prostate procedure.

While his treatment is not over, a spokesperson for the King told CNN that "His Majesty has responded exceptionally well to treatment and his doctors advise that ongoing measures will now move into a precautionary phase."

The spokesperson added: "This position will be continuously monitored and reviewed to protect and prioritise his continued recovery."

In his video message, which was filmed at his London residence of Clarence House in late November, Charles reflected on learning about his diagnosis.

He said that he knows it "can feel overwhelming" but that he also knows "early detection is the key that can transform treatment journeys, giving invaluable time to medical teams – and, to their patients, the precious gift of hope."

He stressed the importance of cancer screening programs and encouraged people to make use of them to catch the disease quickly because "early diagnosis quite simply saves lives."

"Too often, I am told, people avoid screening because they imagine it may be frightening, embarrassing or uncomfortable. If and when they do finally take up their invitation, they are glad they took part," he explained, before highlighting a new national Screening Checker, available online in the UK.

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"This simple tool allows you to check whether you are eligible for breast, bowel or cervical cancer screening. It demystifies the process, answers your questions, and guides you towards taking that crucial step."

Charles also said that during his own cancer journey he has been "profoundly moved" by what he called "the community of care" that surrounds every patient.

He ended his message with his "most heartfelt thanks to the doctors, nurses, researchers and charity workers involved in diagnosis and treatment programs, together with my particular good wishes to those for whom they care so selflessly."

Friday's message is the latest example of how the British sovereign has made cancer awareness a fundamental part of his public facing work.

His first official engagement following his diagnosis was in April last year when he visited University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London, where he met patients and clinicians.

The King's outing came as he was announced as the new patron of Cancer Research UK. He has also been patron of Macmillan Cancer Support for almost three decades.

He also sent a deeply personal message to a Buckingham Palace reception in April honoring the work of cancer charities, saying despite the fears that cancer can bring, it can illuminate the best of humanity.

Charles has been praised for his openness around his diagnosis and raising awareness around it. Caroline Geraghty, senior information nurse at Cancer Research UK, commended both Charles and his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, for sharing their experiences with the disease.

"He's visited hospitals, he's seen patients, he's visited support centers. He really has kept in touch with people," she told CNN.

"I think he feels, and as do other people, that he's got something in common with them. I think them telling us this also highlights the fact that anyone can get cancer. It doesn't matter who you are."

King Charles has not publicly disclosed the type of cancer he has been receiving outpatient treatment for.

A royal source told CNN last year that the form of cancer detected was not prostate cancer, but did not specify further.

The spokesperson for the King told CNN on Friday that was because "the advice from cancer experts is that, in his determination to support the whole cancer community, it is preferable that His Majesty does not address his own specific condition but rather speaks to those affected by all forms of the disease."

It's not yet clear how much longer Charles will require treatment; that would be a matter for his medical team to determine.

Following his diagnosis last year, the King briefly stepped away from public facing duties, though he continued to carry out state business.

He has since returned to a busy diary of engagements and foreign trips.

"The King has taken great comfort and encouragement from being able to continue leading a full and active life throughout his treatment, while always heeding the advice of his medical team," his spokesperson told CNN.

"His ability to uphold all of his state duties, and to continue with public engagements and overseas tours, has helped greatly with the positive mindset that, as many families will know, is such a vital part of the recovery journey."

CCTV has captured a shirtless man sprinting away from a Melbourne driveway after a police car was repeatedly rammed. 

Officers were called to Mornington, 46 kilometres south-east of Melbourne's CBD, just after 7.30pm yesterday following reports of a suspicious person lingering around a home.

Police arrived in a divvy van, drove up the Fleet Street driveway and got out.

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A stolen black Land Cruiser ute appeared from around the corner and drove towards them, officers say.

CCTV footage shows the Land Cruiser ram the police car about a dozen times over about two minutes, police said.

Both vehicles were severely damaged with the police car being turned 90 degrees around by the force.

"I just heard a loud, about half a dozen loud bangs, it was just so loud," a neighbour said.

The two male senior constables suffered minor injuries that required medical treatment.

The male driver of the Land Cruiser, who was shirtless and wearing only black shorts and black socks, got out and climbed onto the roof of the police car.

A neighbour filmed him leap off and run off in a northerly direction on Fleet Street.

"This individual's behaviour was extremely dangerous, extremely reckless, [he] didn't seem to care less about either the police members or the people in the vicinity," Inspector Andrew McKee said.

Police patrolled the area with dogs for seven hours looking for the man, but he remains on the run.

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It comes weeks after a record-breaking $55m Lotto draw.

The blaze is thought to have begun in a workshop before engulfing the site.