Jones one of just two Australians to win F1 title after triumph in 1980
He won 12 grands prix across 10 seasons before retirement in 1986
Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula One world champion, has died aged 80.
Jones won 12 F1 grands prix across his career and became just the second Australian, after Sir Jack Brabham, to be crowned world champion when he claimed the title with Williams in 1980.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Melania Trump a national honour for her role in brokering a partial ceasefire that allowed the evacuation of civilians from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky. “I hereby decree that the Order of Princess Olga, First Class, be awarded to Melania Trump, first lady of the United States of America,” a decree on the Ukrainian presidential website said on Wednesday. The text acknowledged her “significant personal contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine, and for active human rights and charitable work”. Melania Trump last month announced a localised truce between Ukrainian and Russian forces to allow for residents of Oleshky – on the southern front – to leave after suffering weeks of shortages of food and medicine. She said nearly 800 people were evacuated. Ukraine this week accused Russia of taking advantage of the truce to strengthen its military position there, while the Kremlin said adjusting positions during a ceasefire was “standard practice”.
Ukraine’s security services announced the dismissal of two senior officials linked to a high-level anti-corruption probe into bogus call centres. The head of the SBU, Oleksandr Poklad, “removed from their posts two senior SBU officials implicated in an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau” (Nabu), the service said on Telegram on Wednesday. The SBU – Ukraine’s internal security service – said it was “providing full support” for the probe and that Poklad expected Nabu’s investigation to be “transparent, objective and impartial”. The two agencies have long been at odds. Revelations about the scam caused Ukraine’s prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko to quit in September after his offices were searched. He has denied wrongdoing.
Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to Madrid to drum up fresh military support against Russia during a summit of Latin American leaders in Spain. He confirmed his arrival on Wednesday on social media, saying “our top priority is strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses, protecting our people and expanding defense cooperation and production”. “Further support steps are being prepared,” the Ukrainian president added, without providing detail.
Russian attacks triggered power and water outages for hours across the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and surrounding regions on Wednesday while Zelenskyy said the death toll from an attack in southern Ukraine had risen to 40. Multiple Russian guided bombs slammed into a former school and nearby shelter in the village of Komyshuvakha, near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, as residents waited for humanitarian aid on Monday. In addition to those killed, Zelenskyy said 30 more people could still be buried in the rubble.
A Ukrainian drone attack killed three members of the same family, including a child, in Russia’s border Belgorod region, officials said. The region’s general headquarters said the drone struck a minibus in which the three people, including an eight-year-old child, were travelling on Wednesday.
The UK apologised to Ukrainian child refugees who were told to study Russian in English schools, as it launched funding for a new GCSE in Ukrainian, reports Matthew Weaver. “So many students were pushed into having to do Russian,” UK schools minister Georgia Gould said while announcing the new qualification. “I’m really sorry that they were put in that position.”
Canada joined a coalition of countries refusing to play ice hockey teams from Russia due to the war in Ukraine, with Mark Carney saying Russian skaters will not be able to compete in the world junior championship next month.
Continue reading...Hijikata wins 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to end Serb’s ATP Finals hopes
He becomes just fourth Australian to conquer Djokovic
Rinky Hijikata has revealed he almost didn’t even take the court before notching the biggest win of his career to send the great Novak Djokovic crashing out of ATP Finals contention.
Continuing his inspired run from qualifying, Hijikata lit up the indoor Plenitude Arena to bring down Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to surge into the Paris Masters third round.
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- "Axon has created a mass-surveillance infrastructure that is practically impossible to avoid," the lawsuit said
- Scottsdale, Arizona-based Axon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit said the company has more than 1,000 cameras in California and alleges millions of drivers may have been affected
- Some Axon cameras are installed in high-traffic areas and collect plate information as vehicles pass by. Other cameras are placed inside police vehicles, the lawsuit said
- The proposed class covers drivers whose vehicle plate information was captured by an automated license plate reader in California and processed or stored by Axon's system since 2023
- The lawsuit seeks more than $5 million in damages, in addition to a court order stopping Axon from its allegedly unlawful practices
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DEN HAAG (ANP) - Premier Rob Jetten ziet geen blokkades bij coalitiepartijen op een hogere belasting op vermogens. Dat zegt hij in het debat over de belastingen. Het gaat om het voorstel van PRO en Volt om meer belasting te heffen op vermogens en winst en zo de lasten voor werkenden te verlichten.
De VVD ziet daar weinig in. VVD'er Wendy van Eijk zei dat het oppositievoorstel in strijd is met het coalitieakkoord en noemde het "ondenkbaar" dat de coalitie van D66, VVD en CDA met het amendement instemt.
Maar Jetten hoorde daarin geen blokkade. "Ik heb vanavond gehoord dat een coalitiefractie zegt: dat gaan we op de inhoud beoordelen. Dat is geen makkelijke beoordeling. Dat zijn zware politieke keuzes die ook raken aan een coalitieakkoord. En dan zul je dat als coalitiefracties moeten wegen. Wat vinden we dat waard, wat betekent het voor de politieke balans?"
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het kost de schatkist de komende jaren vele miljarden als het belastingplan van het kabinet het niet haalt, zei premier Rob Jetten tijdens het debat erover. Volgens hem loopt de Rijksoverheid volgend jaar bijna 2 miljard euro mis als het belastingplan wordt weggestemd. In 2028 zou dat oplopen tot 6,1 miljard euro, en "de jaren erna structureel 9 miljard euro".
De Tweede Kamer stemt volgende week over het pakket aan belastingmaatregelen. Er is nu nog geen meerderheid voor verzekerd. Waarschijnlijk haalt het pakket het in de Tweede Kamer, dankzij steun van de ChristenUnie, 50PLUS en de Groep Markuszower. Maar die fractie van PVV-afsplitsers heeft geen Eerste Kamerleden. Daarmee is steun in de senaat nog onzeker.
Jetten benadrukte alsnog op korte termijn steun te willen in zowel de Eerste als Tweede Kamer. Vooral de fracties in de Tweede Kamer moeten daarvoor zorgen door met aanpassingen te komen. Het kabinet kan nu vooral richting geven door die voorstellen te beoordelen. Het kabinet kan niet nog eens zelf met een aangepast voorstel komen, zei Jetten.