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Treacherous wet conditions led to chaos and several crashes during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.Heavy rain in Sao Paulo saw Alex Albon, Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz and Franco Colapinto all crash. This resulted in five red flags - which are used to stop a practice session, qualifying session or race due to a serious accident or extreme weather.The flags infuriated drivers who were forced to reduce their speeds and proceed back to the pit lane - impacting their standings.The session at the Interlagos race track had already been postponed until Sunday after rain and lightning made conditions unsafe on Saturday. Image: Williams driver Franco Colapinto's car is lifted after a crash. Pic: AP Sunday's d...

A crowd of angry survivors have hurled mud and insults at Spain's King Felipe during a visit to one of the worst flood hit towns.The King and Queen and government officials were touring devastated Paiporta, just outside Valencia when they were confronted by locals. Police on horseback were forced to step in and push back a crowd of several dozen people.More than 200 people were killed and thousands made homeless in the region after walls of water and mud destroyed their homes this week. At least 60 of the dead were in Paiporta, an epicentre of suffering.The government has been accused of doing little to help survivors who have complained about the slow reaction of emergency services, and the shortage of food and water. The death toll from the historic floods which hit parts of southern and...

Kamala Harris has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in a poll in Iowa, a state Donald Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020.The vice president has a three-point lead in the midwestern state, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of 808 likely voters. "The poll shows that women - particularly those who are older or who are politically independent - are driving the late shift toward Harris," the poll said.US election latest: Biden says Trump is someone 'you'd like to smack in the ass' Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 2:58 Battle to win votes...

In the heart of the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, a cookie is handed out for an early vote.Artisanal doughy treats piled with square chocolate chips and cream-coloured cookies with blue icing are laid out in boxes on top of a Harris/Walz stand in the main square next to a blue wall of boxes plastered with "students for Harris and Waltz" signs. Image: Alec Hughes, co-president of College Democrats at the University of Michigan, says voting has 'been going great so far' "We've had a lot of good energy here and because Ann Arbor is such a blue area so much of the obligation falls on us to not just convince students but to actually turn them out to vote," says Alec Hughes, co-president of College Democrats at the ...