WeatherWatch: Cyclone Evan

What an epic start to 2017-18! The seven boats left Alicante in perfect racing conditions for the 1,450nm sprint to Lisbon – and it was Dongfeng Racing who led the fleet out of Spain. Supplied by Volvo Ocean Race.

Two people are dead following a crash on St Lukes Road, Auckland last night. Police began a pursuit when the speeding vehicle refused to stop. While overtaking, the vehicle hit a tree, killing two passengers and hospitalising the driver and two additional passengers. / Video from Sam Sword

British media cited witnesses at Bermuda Park, a shopping centre in Nuneaton, as saying the area was locked down on Sunday because a man with a shotgun had taken hostages at a bowling alley. / AP