– More storms are predicted for Northern New South Wales and South East Queensland this afternoon. Lightning and hail hit a wide area yesterday, causing flash flooding, tree damage and power outages.
– The body of a missing two-year-old boy is believed to have been found in a Perth lake. Two-year-old Sam Trott walked out of the family home in the city’s north yesterday when tradesmen left the front door open.
– American embassies and military bases around the world are on high alert following a report that terror suspects were tortured, far more brutally than ever made public – by the CIA after 9/11.
– And Pope Francis has kicked off Christmas celebrations by lighting a digitally controlled Christmas tree in central Italy.
The pontiff used a Tablet to turn on the light, which can be seen 50 kilometres away.
