Former central banker Mark Carney, fresh from a landslide victory to become the leader of Canada&s ruling Liberal Party and the country&s next prime ­minister, met Justin Trudeau ­yesterday and said the formal handover of power would be quick.

Sharks have been sighted swimming through Gold Coast canals as Australia continued to struggle with heavy rain and flooding caused by Cyclone Alfred.

Fears of a recession grew in the US yesterday after president Donald Trump declined to rule out a recession as the economy stutters from his efforts to impose tariffs and rebuild the US manufacturing sector, acknowledging that &it takes a little time& before Americans will see a payoff from his policies.

An 18-year-old in India has made history by securing the Guinness world record for the hairiest face on a man.