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UK film, theatre legend Joan Plowright dies, aged 95
A star first in theatre and later on screen, Plowright was also the wife of the great actor Laurence Olivier.

Crews battle fires in Auckland and Wellington overnight
There was a large fire at the site of the former Centrepoint commune in Albany as well as in a strip of surburban shops in Kilbirnie.

Fire breaks out at former Centrepoint commune site in Albany
The fire has now been put out, with a single crew remaining at the site to manage hot spots

Windows 11 adds a new feature to show off your PC’s build
Microsoft is adding a new ability for third-party developers to add widgets to Windows, as well as a new “top cards” summary of your PC within the Settings menu. Microsoft began rolling out the new changes as part of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4800 (Beta Channel). The Beta Channel is usually a signal that the change will eventually roll out to the stable channel of Windows 11 PCs — which means everyone, basically. Microsoft is making two key changes here. In December, Microsoft began allowing more flexibility in the development of third-party widgets, part of the widget panel within Windows 11. Apps that implement Windows widgets can now just use HTML served from a remote URL, as opposed to the existing Adaptive Card schema format. Microsoft said previously that the HTML development process was only available to users in the European Economic Area, however. Microsoft is also making a small but welcome change to the Windows Settings menu, within the “About” section (Settings > System > About). The introduction of what Microsoft calls “top cards” will show off the components of your system, though with minimal details right now. Microsoft You may be quite familiar with the components in your system — heck, you may have even installed them yourself. The new Top Cards is admittedly pretty lackluster right now, but I approve of any way to quickly summarize everything your PC has in it, and I hope that Microsoft continues to enrich this particular feature in subsequent releases.

Draper to play Alcaraz after another five-set epic
Jack Draper shows his monster mentality again to tee up a blockbuster Australian Open meeting with Carlos Alcaraz.

Russia convicts lawyers for late Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny
Human rights groups say the sentencing of Navalny's associates shows the Kremlin is continuing to crack down on opposition to Putin's rule and his war in Ukraine.

Five arrested over alleged $1m worth of damage, theft in Kinleith Forest
The combined costs of the damage that included alleged theft was over $1 million, police said.

Smell a rat? Not on Cooks' Palmerston Island
A Cook Islands atoll is totally rat-free after recent monitoring confirmed the success of an eradication programme.

Five people arrested after illegal hunting, wilful damage, and theft in the Kinleith Forests
Several gates across the forests had been cut open to allow alleged offenders to access the sites, police say.

Two dead after single-vehicle crash in Taupo
The crash happened on Mapara Road, Acacia Bay shortly before midnight.

Chinese model rescued from scam centre in Myanmar
The area near the border with Thailand has become notorious in recent years for industrial-scale scam compounds concentrated in industrial parks.

Draper wins five-set epic to set up Alcaraz clash
Watch as Jack Draper fights through his third successive five-setter, beating Australia's Aleksandar Vukic in the third round of the Australian Open.

Sutton's predictions v doctor & comedian Ed Patrick
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on doctor and comedian Ed Patrick with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

'My record will go' - will Haaland overtake Shearer?
As Manchester City striker Erling Haaland signs a new contract until 2034, BBC Sport looks at whether he could beat Alan Shearer's Premier League goalscoring record and also get Shearer's thoughts.