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Harassment scandal rocks May

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on November 1, 2017 ahead of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS J RATCLIFFE

7:35 AMJacquelin Magnay, LondonOne of Theresa May’s most senior MPs has quit after allegations emerged about his inappropriate sexual behaviour.

BREXIT NEGOTIATIONSDowner urges amicable ‘divorce’

Australia's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Alexander Downer speaks to the media after a business breakfast meeting in London, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in the United Kingdom for a three-day official visit. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

9:27 AMJacquelin MagnayAustralia’s top diplomat in Britain has told the EU that it has a global responsibility to have harmonious Brexit resolutions with the UK.

Catalonian leaders flee

FILE- In this Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 file photo, Catalan President Carles Puigdemont sings the Catalan anthem inside the parliament after a vote on independence in Barcelona, Spain. Pro-independence Catalans are cheering the regional parliament's declaration of secession from Spain, a country they don't regard as their own. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

6:09 AMJacquelin MagnayCatalonian leaders, including president Carles Puigdemont, have fled to Brussels seeking political asylum after Spain filed criminal lawsuits.

Madrid to charge Catalan rebels

Spanish Unity Demonstration Takes Place In Barcelona

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnaySpanish prosecutors last night sought rebellion charges against sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.

Catalan leader stokes rebellion

Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont (C-L), who was officially deposed by Madrid, gives a thumbs-up as he walks with his wife Marcela Topor (C-R) in Girona on October 28, 2017. Catalonia's secessionist leader defiantly called for "democratic opposition" to direct rule imposed by the central government on the semi-autonomous region after its parliament declared unilateral independence. / AFP PHOTO / Eddy Kelele

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayCatalan leader Carles Puigdemont has called for a democratic rebellion against Madrid’s seizure of regional power.

Madrid ousts rebel authorities

A protester reacts as she takes part in a rally outside the Catalan Parliament, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Catalonia's parliament on Friday will resume debating its response to the Spanish government's plans to strip away its regional powers to halt it pushing toward independence.(AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti)

6:22 AMJacquelin MagnayMadrid has declared direct rule on Catalonia after the region’s parliament voted for independence.

Spain ready to act on Catalonia

People draped in independence flags listen to the Catalan parliament's session on a phone in downtown in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Puigdemont said Thursday he considered calling a snap election, but was choosing not to because he didn't receive enough guarantees that the government's "abusive" moves to take control of Catalonia would be suspended. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayPolitical brinkmanship continued in the dramatic last hours before Spain was to take control of Catalonia.

PM moves for Catalan control

6:25 AMJacquelin MagnaySpain’s Senate urged to grant special constitutional powers to allow the central government to take control of Catalonia.

Frustration or fascism?

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 10, 2015 shows an asylum seeker taking a selfie picture with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following Merkel's visit at a branch of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and a first registration centre for asylum-seekers in Berlin. Chancellor Angela Merkel made a "catastrophic mistake" in letting migrants flood into Germany, US President-elect Donald Trump said in a newspaper interview on January 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Bernd von Jutrczenka / Germany OUT

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayFaultlines have been exposed by the rise of the German far right.

Catalonia calls for human shields

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayCatalonia’s pro-independence leaders have called for civil protections against Spain’s takeover tonight.

Slain teacher’s husband arrested

Gabrielle Maina was shot and killed in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi on Thursday, October 19, 2017.
Picture: Facebook

20:10 PMJacquelin MagnayThe estranged husband of slain Australian teacher Gabrielle Maina has been arrested in connection with her murder.

Friends rocked by revelations

0:00 AMJACQUELIN MAGNAY, RICHARD FERGUSONThe family of murdered Australian teacher Gabrielle Maina should take care of her two young boys, her lawyer says.

Catalans meet on next step

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont takes part at a march to protest against the National Court's decision to imprison civil society leaders, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. The Spanish government moved decisively Saturday to use a previously untapped constitutional power so it can take control of Catalonia and derail the independence movement led by separatist politicians in the prosperous industrial region. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayCatalan parties are to discuss their next move after Spain raises the stakes in the separatist battle.

UK vows to kill its jihadis

A fighter holds an Islamic State militant flag in the city of Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. U.S.-backed fighters were removing land mines and clearing roads in the northern city a day after commanders said they had driven the Islamic State group from its de facto capital. (AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih)

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayBritish Islamic State fighters must be killed in Syria to prevent them returning home, the UK government has announced.

Civil war fears over ‘coup d’etat’

A handout picture released by the Generalitat de Catalunya shows Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont delivering a speech in Barcelona on October 21, 2017. The speech came after Spain announced drastic measures to stop Catalan leaders from pressing ahead with independence, moving to dismiss the region's separatist government, taking control of all ministries and calling fresh elections. The measures still have to be submitted for approval to Spain's Senate, but they will almost certainly go through. / AFP PHOTO / Ruben Moreno Garcia / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA / RUBEN MORENO GARCIA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnaySpanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has threatened to sack the Catalonian government, sparking fears of civil war.

Spain move sparks Catalan crisis

***BESTPIX*** Demonstrators Protest Spanish Move To Suspend Catalan Autonomy

7:10 AMJacquelin MagnaySpain has announced plans to take direct control of Catalonia by firing its government, sparking a massive protest in Barcelona.

Aussie rock arrives in London

6:42 AMJacquelin Magnay in LondonRio Tinto took a step towards rescuing its limp reputation when it unveiled an ancient Australian rock in London | VIDEO

Austria follows shift to right

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayAustria’s new leader, 31-year-old conservative Sebastian Kurz, is poised to form government with the far right.

World’s youngest leader

Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, head of Austrian People's Party, gives an interview in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, after the closing of the polling stations for the Austrian national elections. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

5:40 AMJacquelin MagnayThe leader of Austria’s right-leaning People’s Party is on track to become the world’s youngest head of government.

EXCLUSIVEAthletes tread the boards

0:00 AMJACQUELIN MAGNAYLaurence Olivier’s one-time central London pad has not heard as many sports yarns nor Australian accents as this week.

Cops list Heath pedophile claims

(FILES) This file picture taken 12 October 1989 shows former British prime minister Sir Edward Heath, during a Conservative party conference in Blackpool. Former British prime minister Edward Heath would have been questioned over claims that he raped and indecently assaulted five boys if he was still alive, police announced October 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / AFP FILES / Johnny EGGITT

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayA police report has detailed seven child abuse cases against former British prime minister Edward Heath.

EXCLUSIVEStrife for Palmer in-laws

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12:37 PMJacquelin Magnay in SofiaClive Palmer’s father-in-law Alexander Sokolov has worries of the world much heavier than the black bag on his shoulder.

Twin low-tech attacks renew fears

TOPSHOT - French police point a gun at a man on the ground (C) as a stabbed woman lies (L) while soldiers secure the area following an attack on October 1, 2017 at the Saint-Charles main train station in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille. A suspected Islamist knifeman killed two women at the main train station in Marseille on October 1 before being shot dead by soldiers on patrol, local officials and police said. / AFP PHOTO / Paul-Louis LEGER / ALTERNATIVE CROP

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayTerror attacks across the Atlantic have rekindled fears of a fresh wave of low tech ISIS-inspired “soldiers’’.

Inside StoryDragan’s final humiliation

23/11/16. Split, Croatia. Dragan Vasiljkovic - Captain Dragan Trial.
Captain Dragan, former Serb paramilitary commander, extradited from Australia last year attends the 7th day of his trial in a court in Split.
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0:00 AMJacquelin Magnay in SplitWhen Velibor Bracic walked across the parquet floors of courtroom No 1, Dragan Vasiljkovic stiffened his shoulders.

NRL SONG ROW‘Free speech? Play two songs’

7:38 AMJacquelin MagnayPeter Dutton said the NRL was creating a precedent for future social issues if Macklemore was allowed to perform gay anthem.

Moves to bar Dragan’s return

26.09.2017., Split - Dragan Vasiljkovic osudjen je na 15 godina zatvora presudom donesenom na Zupanijskom sudu. Proglasen je krivim za dvije tocke optuznice - zlostavljanje zatvorenika na Kninskoj tvrdjavi i napad na policijsku postaju u Glini.
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0:00 AMJacquelin Magnay, Ivica Profaca, Paige TaylorThe Turnbull government is examining whether it can block the return of convicted war criminal Dragan Vasiljkovic.

Dragan convicted of war crimes

0:00 AMJacquelin Magnay and Ivica Profaca in SplitAustralian former army reservist Dragan Vasiljkovic has been sentenced to 15 years at his trial in Croatia.

Herding a coalition of enemies

Christian Democratic Union CDU party leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts on first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany

0:00 AMJacquelin MagnayGermany faces months of instability as Angela Merkel seeks to form a government with two parties that are bitter enemies.

GERMAN ELECTIONMerkel wins, nationalists surge

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is surrounded by members of her party's board at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union CDU in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 after the parliament election. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

6:14 AMJacquelin MagnayChancellor Angela Merkel is re-elected but far-right party Alternative for German makes major entry into parliament.

Assault allegation: Warne cleared

Shane Warne is seen at Advanced Hair Studio in Melbourne, Thursday Nov. 10, 2016. Warne was launching the company's new Stem Cell Hair Regrowth Therapy. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

19:45 PMJACQUELIN MAGNAYShane Warne has rejected as false allegations he assaulted a porn star at one of London’s top nightclubs.