Australia bushfires: New South Wales braces for 'catastrophic' day

The eastern coast of Australia braces itself for one of its worst ever bushfire threats. The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, is on a plane to Mexico having accepted an offer of asylum following his resignation. And Hillary Clinton tells the BBC that it is "inexplicable and shameful" that the UK government has not yet published a report on alleged Russian interference in British politics.

(Picture: Locals try to put out ember-generated fires in New South Wales. Credit: Reuters)