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The Los Angeles Dodgers have won baseball's World Series for the second time in five years but the celebrations were marred by looting and violence.The Dodgers took the title by beating the New York Yankees 4-1 in the best-of-seven final in New York on Wednesday night, US time. But soon after the match ended and jubilant Dodgers fans spilled on to the streets to celebrate, there were reports of a bus being set on fire, shops being looted and fireworks thrown at police in scenes of "absolute chaos" in downtown LA. Image: Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate winning baseball's World Series. Pic: AP At around 10.45pm, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said it received reports of "looting at several stores in the area ...

North Korea says it has test-fired an upgraded, long-range missile, claiming it is the "world's most powerful strategic deterrent".The US, South Korea and Japan detected the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) - believed to be a new, more agile rocket - which comes just days before the US election. In a statement released by state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said: "I affirm that the DPRK [North Korea] will never change its line of bolstering up its nuclear forces."He added the missile launch was "an appropriate military action" after North Korea's "rivals... intentionally escalated the regional situation".The statement said North Korea had "demonstrated the modernity and creditability of its world's most powerful strategic deterrent". The launch early on Thur...

A teenager who broke into the home of a British mother in Australia - where another teen stabbed her to death - has been cleared of murder.Emma Lovell, 41, was killed in North Lakes, Queensland, on Boxing Day in 2022 while fending off two intruders. In May this year, the teenage attacker who pleaded guilty to her murder, was jailed for 14 years.The second teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, did not stab anyone but was also charged. Following a three-day judge-only trial at Brisbane's Supreme Court, Justice Copley found the second teen not guilty of murder and the lesser offence of manslaughter of Ms Lovell and not guilty of malicious acts with intent in relation to her husband Lee, who survived the attack.He was found guilty of burglary and assault.Ms Lovell, a mother-of-two w...

In the town of Algemesi, they say the floods hit without warning.Water barrels down the street, bringing with it thick, stinking mud that coats every surface in sight. As we slosh through the slippery mud-slick, we meet Bernardo who is trying to sweep it out of his home. Image: Bernardo who was trying to clean grime from his home However much he scrubs and cleans, the floors remain coated in grime."The disaster is enormous, I've never seen anything like it in my whole life," he says. He estimates some of the houses were filled with almost two metres of water.Read latest: At least 95 people killed in Spain's floods including British man Please use Chrome browser for a mor...

Google has reportedly racked up a fine of more than two undecillion rubles - two followed by 36 zeros - after it removed state-run and pro-government accounts from YouTube.Put another way, an undecillion is a trillion times a trillion times a trillion. The fine is far greater than the world's total GDP, estimated at $110 trillion by the International Monetary Fund.Google - which owns YouTube - has a current stock market value of $2.16 trillion, so probably won't be stumping up the cash any time soon.The fine is also still growing due to non-payment and, if not paid within nine months, will start to double every day, reported state news agency Tass. The mind-boggling amount has grown because Google hasn't restored YouTube accounts belonging to 17 Russian TV channels, according to Russia's R...

The headteacher of a primary school in Australia has called the death of an 11-year-old boy in a car crash a "complete tragedy". The car veered off a road in the suburb of Hawthorn East, Melbourne, and crashed through a fence into an outdoor table where five children were sitting just after 2.30pm local time on Tuesday. Jack Davey, 11, was taken to hospital with critical injuries but later died.Two girls aged 11, a 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were also seriously hurt and taken to hospital, Victoria Police said.Marcus Wicher, headteacher at Auburn South Primary School, said the crash could "only be described as a complete tragedy". He added: "Our thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with Jack's family and friends, and our thoughts are also with the four students who remain in ho...

Israel has launched heavy airstrikes on Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon, after it issued an evacuation warning for the city and its outskirts.It comes as the new leader of Hezbollah, Naim Kassem, vowed that his group would keep fighting Israel until it was offered ceasefire terms it deemed acceptable, despite Lebanon's caretaker prime minister saying he hoped a ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel would be announced "within hours". Meanwhile, the UN Security Council "strongly warned against any attempts to dismantle or diminish" the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), after Israel passed a law banning its operation on Monday. Image: A strike on Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon. Pic: Fadi Majdaloun Strikes on BaalbekAro...

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has said he hopes a ceasefire deal between armed group Hezbollah and the Israeli military is close to being agreed.Najib Mikati made the comments after speaking to US envoy Amos Hochstein. According to Israeli broadcaster Kan, which published details of Lebanon's proposed ceasefire draft, the deal would see Israeli forces withdrawing from Lebanon within seven days of the start of the truce.It was also said to include Israel's "right to act in self-defence" against imminent threats.The White House responded, saying "there are many reports and drafts circulating", and they "do not reflect the current state of negotiations". This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please refresh the page for the fullest version.Yo...

A British woman who had to climb out of her car window before it was swept away along with the rest of her belongings in Spain's floods says she is "lucky to be alive".Karen Loftus, 62, from Dorset, said she and her husband were headed south to their home in Alicante on Tuesday evening when they were hit by "unbelievably heavy rain". The extreme conditions have seen at least 95 people killed in the country so far, with forecasters predicting further storms going into tomorrow.Describing her ordeal, Mrs Loftus told Sky News that at about 6pm, traffic on the AP-7 motorway came to a standstill. Latest updates on Spain's floodsThe next thing they noticed was the bridge ahead being "washed away", said Mrs Loftus, who is the chief executive of UK-based charity Community Action Network."A lorry w...

The Vatican has unveiled a new mascot for the Catholic Church in the hope of engaging young people - a cartoon character named Luce.Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's chief organiser for the church's upcoming jubilee year, said the mascot was "created from the desire to enter into the world of pop culture, so beloved by our young people". Named after a Latin word for light, the mascot was designed by Simone Legno, the Italian co-founder of lifestyle brand Tokidoki, which is inspired by Japanese culture. He also designed Luce's "pilgrim friends" Fe, Xin and Sky. Image: Luce is named after the Latin word for light. Pic: Vatican The archbishop described Luce's design features as "the typical elements of the pilgrim", po...