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2017-09-23t002428z_1005685587_rc13bf0c5440_rtrmadp_3_britain-eu.jpg Theresa May appealed directly to EU leaders to unlock the talks, which have stalled over a series of issues, including the size of the bill Britain should pay as part of its divorce settlement. Photo: Reuters Prime Minister Theresa May set out a plan on Friday to retain full access to the European Union's single market for two years after Brexit to try to reassure business and reset the tone of stalled negotiations with Brussels.

2017-09-23t005916z_1422344020_rc173044df10_rtrmadp_3_storm-maria.jpg Julio Morales looks for valuables outside his damaged house after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Photo: Reuters Hurricane Maria, the second major hurricane to wreak havoc in the Caribbean this month, skirted by the Turks and Caicos Islands on Friday and was blamed for fresh flooding on Puerto Rico two days after ravaging the US island territory.

2017-09-23t002755z_2098352829_rc1ce2bccc00_rtrmadp_3_mexico-quake.jpg Rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Mexico City. Photo: Reuters Tempers began to fray in Mexico City on Friday as the search for survivors amidst twisted rubble of collapsed buildings became increasingly desperate three days after the country's most deadly earthquake in a generation.

It's time to start enjoying long summer evenings as Daylight Saving begins this weekend.

2017-09-22t183629z_465221150_rc1ddf253bc0_rtrmadp_3_un-assembly-russia.jpg Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Photo: Reuters Russia urged "hot heads" to calm down on Friday as the United States admitted it felt "challenged" by North Korea's warning that it could test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific and President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un traded more insults.

election_logo_square_38.jpg Our reporters will be out on election night covering electorates in the South as part of extensive coverage on ODT.co.nz after the polls close at 7pm.

auckland_airport_png_5796deb4d2_0.png Flights have been disrupted at Auckland Airport for more than a week. Photo: ODT files International travelers booked on four flights out of Auckland are the latest victims of the fuel crisis.

peter_williams_tvnz.png Broadcaster Peter Williams: "I've had a pretty good run". Photo: NZ Herald After nearly 40 years on our screens, veteran broadcaster Peter Williams has confirmed he will be leaving TVNZ at the end of next year.

Joseph Parker at the weigh-in. Photo: Action Images via Reuters A bullish Joseph Parker believes he will make British opponent Hughie Fury pay for the agonising wait for their heavyweight title fight.

A person has died after the car they were driving went into the water at a beach in Canterbury.

A fire investigator and police will be looking into a blaze in Dunedin that killed one person.

Gas fire manufacturer Escea's manufacturing plant in Green Island. Photo by Peter McIntosh. Dunedin gas fire manufacturer Escea has won a marketing award for its  retail franchise Stoke Fireplace Studio, which launched its showroom in Auckland in May last year.

Richard Gray. You couldn’t get a burger or chips from Gray’s Takeaways, but if you knew which door to knock on and had $15 in your pocket, you could get a cheap bottle of liquor.  Rob Kidd talks to Richard Gray about his bootleg booze business, his arrest and subsequent court appearance.

The colleagues of the women in the syndicate that claimed the $30 million Lotto prize last Saturday are remaining tight-lipped.

Photo: Peter McIntosh Otago Regional Council bus ambassadors Maria Kean (left) and Robbitti Stanley have been putting in some long days but have been thoroughly enjoying their work, explaining planned Dunedin bus route and timetable changes that came into effect  yesterday.

No way could this afternoon bus remain populated predominantly just by ghosts.

(Clockwise from top left) Kerry Horsnell takes her grandchildren Mikayla (3) and Lucas (2) Horsnell on the bus for the first time, Joanne Kebble rides the bus to the dentist, bus driver Ernie Cook travels with his bus-loving granddaughter Genevieve Taylor (3) to St Clair and Otago Daily Times reporter Margot Taylor rides her sixth bus for the day. Photos: Stephen Jaquiery Yesterday, people around the world marked World Car Free Day. Otago Daily Times reporter Margot Taylor  left her car at home and joined people on six bus journeys to find out how many had taken up the Otago Regional Council’s offer of free bus travel for the day.

The Warehouse sign. Photo: ODT The Warehouse has posted a more than 70% decline in reported profit because of $41.9million in writedowns from the sale of its Financial Services division and $12.4million in restructuring costs.

House prices in Oamaru have risen 12% on a year ago, but quarterly data reveals growth slowing to about 2%, replicating what is happening throughout Otago. Photo: Peter McIntosh. Otago median home values are sustaining their value gains on a year ago.  Simon Hartley talks to Quotable Value spokeswoman Andrea Rush about the latest QV data which tells another story.