A magnitude 7.8 earthquake centred north of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island struck just after midnight on Sunday, triggering a two-metre high tsunami. The NZ government's GeoNet website said the earthquake, which was 15km deep, was severe and felt throughout the country. A tsunami has been generated in response to the earthquake and the first wave arrived on the eastern coast of the South Island just before 2am on Monday local time, according to the NZ Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management. The largest waves, between three to five metres, are expected between Marlborough Peninsula near Wellington and Banks Peninsula.
Are Amazon's deals really such a bargain? Online giant's low-price offers can be found cheaper elsewhere
Online giant Amazon is launching a massive 12-day sale starting tomorrow and culminating in Black Friday, when prices traditionally plunge for 24 hours in a shopping frenzy. Ahead of Black Friday, one of the busiest times of the year for online sales, the Government's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is warning online sellers that discussing and agreeing price levels with competitors is illegal, and can result in serious penalties. CMA have written to a number of online companies which may be denying customers the best available deals and reminding them of their obligations under competition law. There are claims some independent retailers who sell via Amazon Marketplace platform are matching the prices of their rivals on products to suggest a bargain for shoppers. But in fact some of these products can be found cheaper on other online stores including on occasions the Amazon sellers own website (pictured items compared on Amazon and their potential savings elsewhere).
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- Hillary's last hurrah: Clinton greets her campaign staff one last time, admitting the last few days have been 'very, very tough' as it's claimed she was 'inconsolable' after crushing defeat to Trump
- Film-maker Michael Moore is blocked by Secret Service on the fourth floor of Trump Tower from confronting President-elect - before joining thousands of protesters in the streets of New York
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- So much for restraint! Trump launches a Twitter rant at the New York Times, hours after promising to be restrained online and thanks his former Never Trump enemies for congratulations
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Sophie's tears for fallen heroes: Countess of Wessex dries her eyes at the Cenotaph as she, Kate, Camilla and hundreds of military veterans join the nation in falling silent for Remembrance Sunday
A two-minute silence led by the Queen (shown left) has been held to honour the war dead as the nation's leaders gathered at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. The head of state was joined by Prime Minister Theresa May for the annual service in central London in memory of those killed in past and present conflicts. More than 750 Armed Forces personnel were applauded by the gathered crowd as they marched to form a hollow square around the memorial. As Big Ben struck 11am, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired their First World War-era guns to mark the beginning and end of the reflection in the heart of Whitehall. The Last Post was then sounded. The Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall and other royals watched on from the balcony (pictured main) as commemorations took place.
A golden welcome! A beaming Nigel Farage poses with Donald Trump in his New York bling palace after beating Theresa May to become the first British politician to meet the new President-elect
The interim Ukip leader (left) is visiting Donald Trump and his team in New York after saying he would do 'very well' in an EU ambassadorial role. Mr Farage publically supported Trump's Presidential campaign and joined him on the trail in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was introduced by his friend as 'Mr Brexit'. The Eurosceptic was seen getting into a gold plated elevator at Trump Tower with Raheem Kassam (right), who made a bid to be his replacement at Ukip - only to take himself out of the running last month.
Multi-millionaire widow of Toni&Guy; founder, 50, 'was duped out of £2million by her Swiss celebrity chef lover who splashed the money on flash cars, expensive watches and private jets'
London's High Court heard how Flora Mascolo (pictured left with her daughter Emmanuella), widow of Toni&Guy; founder Guy Mascolo (inset), had an 18-month relationship with Swiss-born 'celebrity chef' and restaurateur Michael Riemenschneider. During the relationship she claims she bought him a £150,000 Mercedes and gave him £2.12m to invest in two new restaurants. But she now says Mr Riemenschneider (shown right) is a 'liar' and a gold-digger who 'used the restaurants as a front' to obtain her millions. She says he falsely 'led her to believe that he was a well-connected chef with a Michelin star grading' when he was in reality a 'professional conman'. Mr Riemenschneider, who has a string of UK restaurants, denies all the allegations against him, and says he is not being given a fair chance to defend himself.
Aunt of Gareth Bale's fiancee is arrested on suspicion of money laundering after police investigating a family drugs war raided another relative's home
Annabella Williams, 55, the aunt of Emma Rhys Jones (left) - Gareth Bale's fiancee - was seized on suspicion of money laundering before being released on bail by South Wales police. She was held on Friday after a raid on the house of another relative, a 50-year-old man. Ms Rhys' Jones grandparents, John and Eva McMurray, were the victims of a terrifying arson attack in September. In another incident, two cars, (right) belonging to Annabella Williams were burned in Flint, north Wales.
WESTMINSTER TODAY
- 'Donald Trump should just grow up', Jeremy Corbyn demands as he reveals the 'absolute anger' of his Mexican wife at the President-elect's wall plan
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Fit and healthy mother, 32, was left in a coma and fighting for her life in hospital - after catching common flu
A mother is urging people to get the flu jab after catching the flu suddenly left her in a coma fighting for her life. Doctors gave Laura Spacagna (pictured left with her mother Jan) a 20 per cent chance of survival after her common flu progressed into a series of frightening and life-threatening complications. The 32-year-old mum-of-one, from Torbay, in Devon, had been feeling unwell for two days before her GP diagnosed her with flu and sent her home with cough medicine and paracetamol. But within 24 hours the flu had become potentially fatal - and the healthcare worker was struggling to breathe and her fingers and lips had turned blue. Previously fit and healthy Miss Spacagna was rushed to Torbay Hospital A&E;, in Torquay, South Devon, where she suffered from double pneumonia, her oxygen levels plummeted and organs failed (inset and right).
Lighting up the night! Masked revellers carry enormous animal lanterns through the streets of a Cumbrian market town by torchlight to celebrate the region's agricultural heritage
Thousands of participants carried giant paper lanterns (left; right, top and bottom) through Penrith, Cumbria, during the Winter Droving Festival, which commemorates the traditional of farmers taking livestock to market. The event is in its fifth year and features food and drink stalls, rural games including as tug of war and street entertainment. The Kyloes Drovers Cup also included hay bale racing, pint carrying and sausage eating.
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Kayleigh Winter, 27, from Newcastle, has been single for five years as she said her hair loss has completely knocked her self-esteem. Kayleigh, who shares her story on TLC show Too Ugly For Love?, said she has tried online dating but that 'didn't work' because of her anxiety over her condition. She explains as she takes the wig off, right, in front of the cameras: 'I know a lot of people have things they want to hide and mine is a big secret I have struggled with for years. 'It is a big deal in my life. Guys see me like this (wearing a wig) but the real me is this (bald).'
'They were both among the noblest and bravest of our valiant officers': Tragic story of two brothers who died in each others arms on the Somme is revealed in a poignant letter shared to mark Remembrance Sunday
Letters, photographs and memoirs donated by parents whose sons were killed on the Somme have been released by the Imperial War Musuems to mark Remembrance Sunday. Among the stories is that of Cardiff-born Leonard Tregaskis and his brother Arthur Tregaskis (pictured right, front), who died in each other's arms in 1916 after one rushed to the aid of the other. The exhibit includes a letter written about them (inset), as well as a farewell letter from Second Lieutenant Frederick Bertram Key (pictured left), from Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, who wrote to his father on the day before he died, in which he stated: 'If you receive this you will know that I have unfortunately been "bowled out" middle peg, however you may be sure I battled well'. Synonymous for the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of men, the Battle of the Somme was one of the most controversial conflicts of the First World War, with the British suffering 429,000 casualties.
THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
'It's a date we'll never forget': Tears flow in Paris as thousands release balloons and attend lantern ceremony to honour the 130 killed at seven sites during night of terror a year ago
France is remembering the horrors of one year ago, when Islamic extremists attacked the French national stadium, five bars and restaurants in eastern Paris and the Bataclan concert hall. President Francois Hollande was visiting each of the seven attack sites on Sunday to honour the 130 people killed on November 13, 2015, and the hundreds injured. Parisians released balloons (left) and laid flowers for those caught up in the attacks. 'Seeing the injured again, sometimes on crutches or in wheelchairs, took me back,' said Thierry, who was watching the Californian group The Eagles of Death Metal play when gunmen burst into the Bataclan. 'I am hoping I can now move on,' he said.
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- 'It's a date we'll never forget': Tears flow in Paris as thousands release balloons and attend lantern ceremony to honour the 130 killed at seven sites during night of terror a year ago
- 'This man is just sick': Eagles of Death Metal frontman is banned from the reopening of the Bataclan venue after he suggested Muslim security staff were complicit in the massacre of 90 people during their concert
- NATO chief warns that the West faces 'the greatest challenge to our security in a generation' if Trump abandons the military alliance in favour of partnering with Russia
- 'Today I feel reborn': Iraqi women throw away their niqabs after being liberated from ISIS in Mosul
- 'Come out, we won't kill you': The tense moment when ISIS fighter surrenders as Kurdish and Iraqi forces slip a noose around Mosul
- Millennia-old mummy belonging to a servant of warrior king Thutmose III's household is discovered in 'very good condition' in Luxor
- 30,000 chickens to be culled at a German farm as a severe strain of bird flu sweeps through central Europe
- 'Just send them straight to England instead!' Paris reacts with anger to city's first migrant camp which is expected to draw thousands more to French capital
- ISIS 'cubs of the caliphate' - including two Russian children - execute four 'spies' in sickening video as fanatics send threat to 'dog' Putin
- ISIS crucifies civilians and carries out mass electrocutions in bid to keep control of Mosul as the terror group loses grip of its Iraqi capital
- Rail controller who caused German train crash that claimed 12 lives admits he was not paying attention because he was playing 'Dungeon Hunter 5' on his phone
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- Neo-Nazis spark horror by publishing list and street map showing Jewish shops and kindergartens across Berlin on 78th anniversary of the infamous Kristallnacht
- Spain proposes a BAN on memes... and its government is immediately mocked with memes
- Taiwan to become first nation in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage after it was backed by its first female head of state
- ISIS leader has privately revealed he fears he WILL be killed in Mosul- and has appointed his first deputy to take over when he dies