South Western Times

A man has died in his car after leading police on a wild pursuit from Queensland into NSW, sparking a critical incident investigation. NSW officers received reports that the man, believed to have been armed with a gun, had driven across the border after a pursuit at about 1am on Sunday. Police tracked down the man’s Ford utility on Sexton Hill Drive at Banora Point, giving chase when he failed to stop as directed.

England have secured their best men's World Cup finish since 1966 in jaw-dropping fashion as Bukayo Saka's hat-trick helped under-fire Thomas Tuchel's side stave off relentless France in an extraordinary 6-4 third-placed play-off win. An occasion that started with boos for the heavily-criticised manager on Saturday (Sunday AEST) ended in a breathless bronze medal, with the wounds from their semi-final collapse to Argentina still raw.

There’s only one more sleep until the FIFA World Cup wraps up for 2026 in extraordinary fashion. In a battle for the ages, Spain and Argentina will go head-to-head competing for the cup. Australians can tune in to watch the game on SBS, with kick off at 5am AEST (3am AWST) on Monday. Lionel Messi and Argentina will try to become the first team to defend a World Cup title since 1962 against a Spanish side that could boast the next generation’s greatest player in Lamine Yamal.

Another small car has perished. Skoda Australia has swung the axe on its slow-selling Scala, despite us whining and carrying on for years about why it's an overlooked gem that deserved to sell better. The unpopular hatch now follows rivals like the Ford Focus, Holden Astra, Mitsubishi Lancer and Renault Megane out the door. Looking for your next car? We'll help you research and compare so you choose with confidence.

Australians mightn't want to live in each other's pockets, but new research shows we still expect the people next door to follow a very specific set of rules – we just never say them out loud. A survey of more than 2000 Australians commissioned by Youi Insurance has found noise is the nation's number one neighbourhood offence, with 63 per cent ranking keeping the noise down after certain hours as an unwritten rule of neighbourhood life.

England have spared the nation more heartbreak at the hands of Argentina after surviving a nerve-jangling period of overtime to triumph 31-24. Three days after their football counterparts crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-1 semi-final collapse against Argentina, Steve Borthwick's men came through their customary disciplinary implosion in a stormy encounter in Santiago del Estero on Saturday (Sunday AEST).

The Mahindra XUV700 has reclaimed its title of Australia’s cheapest new seven-seat model, thanks to a new pricing offer for the Indian-made mid-size SUV. Mahindra has wiped $5000 off the price of the XUV700 AX7L, which is now priced at $37,990 drive-away in all states and territories, except Western Australia.

A Lebanese soldier has been killed and an officer and another soldier are wounded after a suspicious object exploded in an army vehicle in the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri. The Israeli military said on Saturday the vehicle had driven over an explosive device in the Al-Mansouri area, adding a review found the device did not belong to the Israeli military and was most likely placed there by Hezbollah.

A man in his 30s has been hospitalised after being stabbed at Bondi Beach in Sydney, suffering wounds to his face and hand. A man has allegedly been stabbed in the face at Bondi Beach overnight. Police were contacted around 11.15pm about an assault. When they arrived at Warners Avenue, Bondi Beach, they found a 33-year-old man who had stab wounds to his face and hands. Ambulances treated him at the scene before he was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

A new list predicting where Australia’s next $1m suburbs will be is dominated by two surprising cities, as they play catch-up with the country’s usual suspects. Estate agents Ray White Group has carried out an in-depth market analysis to predict which Aussie suburbs will be next to boast seven-figure average house prices. And while bumper price tags are usually associated with the likes of Sydney and Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide suburbs dominate the list.