Silos lit up in pink as rural Victorian town farewells allegedly murdered 13-year-old girl

There are calls for mandatory safety checks after two self-regulating professions faced a wave of misconduct claims.

Abdul El-Sayed defeated sitting congresswoman Haley Stevens – who had backing from party elites and tens of millions in funding – to become Michigan’s Democratic nominee for the US Senate.

Police are investigating a fire at the 15-bedroom, 15-bathroom compound that the family hoped to renovate at a cost of $30 million.