IT'S MIDDAY. STRONG WINDS AND WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC ACROSS WESTERN EUROPE. DOZENS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN FIRES RIPPING THROUGH PORTUGAL, FANNED BY WINDS FROM A STORM THAT'S PUMMELLING THE IRISH COAST. CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDERER MARK LUNDY IS BACK IN COURT TO CLEAR HIS NAME. AND FIND OUT HOW THIS COLLISION OF STARS IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY HAS SOLVED SOME MAJOR COSMIC MYSTERIES. TENA KOUTOU KATOA. THE WORST STORM IN HALF A CENTURY HAS HIT THE IRISH COAST AND ITS EFFECTS ARE BEING FELT AS FAR AWAY AS PORTUGAL, WHERE OPHELIA'S STRONG WINDS ARE FANNING WILDFIRES THAT HAVE KILLED AT LEAST 31 PEOPLE. A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL, AND THE FIRES HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE BORDER WITH SPAIN, WHERE FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED. INDIA LEISHMAN REPORTS ON THE SITUATION ACROSS THE CONTINENT. (GUNFIRE) MAN VERSUS NATURE. IT'S BEEN A BRUTAL FEW MONTHS FOR WEATHER RELATED DISASTERS. THIS TIME, IT'S PORTUGAL TAKING THE HEAT. THE DEATH TOLL IS RISING. AT LEAST 35 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS INFERNO SCORCHING THE COUNTRY'S NORTHERN AND CENTRAL REGIONS. STRONG WINDS FROM HURRICANE OPHELIA ARE FANNING THE FLAMES, CAUSING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. MORE THAN 6000 FIRE FIGHTERS ARE STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN THE BLAZES, AND A STATE OF EMERGENCY'S BEEN DECLARED. HOUSES, FACTORIES AND LIVES DESTROYED. IN IRELAND, IT'S THE STORM THAT'S CAUSING CHAOS, OFFICIALS CALLING IT THE WORST STORM TO HIT THE COUNTRY IN 50 YEARS. OPHELIA'S BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE, BUT A RED ALERT REMAINS IN PLACE AND HURRICANE WINDS ARE STILL BUFFETING THE REGION, UP TO 170 KM/H. THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND 360,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE WITHOUT POWER. WITH THIS NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS OUT, IT'S UNPRECEDENTED. IT'S GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF DAYS BEFORE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR POWER BACK AND FOR ABOUT 5% IT'LL BE UP TO 10 DAYS BEFORE THEY HAVE THEIR POWER BACK. NATURE HAS LEFT HER MARK. It is crazy. I have lived here for a while and not seen anything like it. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE SWEPT DUST FROM THE SAHARA DESERT AND ASHES FROM THE FIRES TURNING SKIES ACROSS THE UK RED. BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET ` OPHELIA IS MAKING HER WAY TO SCOTLAND. INDIA LEISHMAN, 1 NEWS. THERE'S SOME RELIEF IN CALIFORNIA AFTER DEADLY WILDFIRES THERE. IN A NUMBER OF COUNTIES, MANY OF THE 100,000 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS FORCED TO EVACUATE ARE NOW BEING ALLOWED BACK HOME. AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN WHAT ARE BEING CALLED THE DEADLIEST WILDFIRES IN THE STATE'S HISTORY. MORE THAN A DOZEN ACTIVE FIRES ARE STILL BURNING. CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDERER MARK LUNDY HAS TAKEN HIS CASE TO THE COURT OF APPEAL IN A BID TO CLEAR HIS NAME. HIS LAWYER SAYS LUNDY WAS TREATED LIKE A GUINEA PIG WHEN THE CROWN RELIED ON SO-CALLED 'UNTESTED' FORENSIC TECHNIQUES TO CONVICT HIM. MARK LUNDY IS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR THE 2000 MURDER OF HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. HIS APPEAL IN WELLINGTON THIS MORNING HAS FOCUSED ON THE DNA EVIDENCE THAT CONVICTED HIM. DEFENCE LAWYER JONATHAN EATON QC QUESTIONED THE METHOD THAT WAS USED WHEN TESTING THE TISSUE FOUND ON LUNDY'S SHIRT. HE ARGUED THE DNA WOULD HAVE BEEN SO SEVERELY DEGRADED, THAT THE TEST USED COULDN'T PROVE THE TISSUE WAS HUMAN OR ANIMAL. THE CROWN IS YET TO MAKE ITS CASE. THE HEARING IS SET DOWN FOR TWO DAYS. THE NEW ZEALAND FIRST BOARD AND CAUCUS ARE IN THEIR SECOND DAY OF DISCUSSIONS AS THEY DECIDE WHO WILL FORM THE NEXT GOVERNMENT. BUT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE MEETING WILL LAST FOR AND WHEN THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW THE OUTCOME REMAINS UNCLEAR. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD JOINS US NOW. KATIE, SHOULD WE EXPECT A DECISION TODAY? Good afternoon. We are still here and that is the question It is now the second day of the meeting between the New Zealand first board and the caucus. We spoke to Mps this morning and said there is still a lot of work to be done. Jacinda Ardern on breakfast said she is quite happy this process is taking. They are talking to each other trying to refine the details. F we do get in announcement today of some sort, there is then a process to go through with either national or labour getting approved from their respective caucuses. AS MUCH AS THOUGH THIS PROCESS IS BEING SOMEHOW PORTRAYED AS THE MAJOR PARTIES SIMPLY BEING ALMOST THE VICTIMS IN THIS PROCESS, I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE JUST AS MUCH OF A ROLE IN DETERMINING WHAT IT IS THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS AROUND AND WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY THAT WE'RE GOING TO STAND FIRM ON. AND, KATIE, FORMER UNITED FUTURE LEADER PETER DUNNE TOOK A SHOT AT WINSTON PETERS THIS MORNING. Almost going on what Jacinda Ardern said, Peter Dunne said the leaders are scared of Winston Peters. This whole process has been a farce. It is similar to what happened in 1996 when New Zealand first eventually went with national. He said at the time we cannot let this happen again, but lessons have not been learnt. This is what happens when you have a vanity party calling the shots ` the government will not last a term. Winston Peters said last week that we would know at the end of this week who the Prime Minister is. We have got a bit of to-ing and fro-ing. THANKS, KATIE. THE NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE'S 'ORION' HAS LEFT FOR THE ISLAND OF KIRIBATI TO HELP SEARCH FOR THREE FISHERMAN WHO HAVE BEEN MISSING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN SINCE FRIDAY. THEY WERE LAST SEEN IN A FIVE METRE BOAT LEAVING BETIO ISLAND. THE ORION'S EXPECTED TO ARRIVE MID AFTERNOON AND WILL THEN COVER A SEARCH AREA OF AROUND 30,000KM2. A VIOLENT COLLISION BETWEEN TWO STARS IN A DISTANT GALAXY HAS SOLVED SOME MAJOR COSMIC MYSTERIES, INCLUDING HOW GOLD IS MADE. AND ` WAIT FOR IT ` IT HAPPENED 130 MILLION YEARS AGO BUT WAS SO FAR AWAY THAT IT'S ONLY JUST BEEN SEEN, AND HEARD, BY SCIENTISTS ON EARTH. THE BBC'S PALLAB GHOSH EXPLAINS. IT'S THE LONGEST STRAIGHT LINE IN THE WORLD ` A 2.5 MILE PIPE CONTAINING A LASER THAT CAN DETECT POWERFUL EXPLOSIONS IN SPACE. TWO STARS COLLIDING IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY ` AROUND 800 BILLION, BILLION MILES FROM EARTH. THE TWO STARS GOT CLOSER AND CLOSER UNTIL THEY MERGED, RESULTING IN A HUGE SHOCKWAVE THAT RIPPLED ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. The massive explosion led to the production of rare elements such as gold and platinum. Neutron stars are what is left over when giant sons die and collapse in on themselves. A teaspoon would weigh a billion tons. (HUMMING) that is the actual sound of the collision. They become planets when they form. This happened hundred and 30 million years ago. We have been waiting for this for so long. Within seconds telescopes were pointed at the colliding stars. This is what they saw. The collision created distortions, stretching and squeezing space. These are known as gravitational waves. We have just woken up to the sound of gravitational waves. There are likely to be many more discoveries using gravitational waves. THE WI-FI CONNECTIONS OF BUSINESSES AND HOMES WORLDWIDE ARE AT RISK FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF A NEW SECURITY FLAW. AN EXPERT AT A BELGIUM UNIVERSITY SAYS ATTACKERS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO BREAK THE SYSTEM THAT MAKES OUR INTERNET CONNECTIONS SECURE AND STEAL SENSITIVE INFORMATION INCLUDING EMAILS. PROVIDERS SUCH AS SPARK, APPLE, MICROSOFT AND GOOGLE ARE UPGRADING THEIR SYSTEMS TO SAFEGUARD THEIR NETWORKS. INTERNET USERS ARE ADVISED TO UPDATE ANY DEVICES THAT CONNECT TO WI-FI, INCLUDING PHONES, COMPUTERS AND PRINTERS. A JOURNALIST WHO LED THE PANAMA PAPERS INVESTIGATION INTO CORRUPTION IN MALTA HAS BEEN KILLED BY A CAR BOMB NEAR HER HOME. DAPHNE CARUANA GALIZIA'S WORK HIGHLIGHTED CASES OF ALLEGED CORRUPTION INVOLVING THE ISLAND'S PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS. SHE ALSO UNCOVERED BANKS FACILITATING MONEY LAUNDERING AND MADE ENEMIES OF THE MALTESE MAFIA. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS DENOUNCED THE KILLING. HIS OPPOSITION IS CALLING IT A 'POLITICAL MURDER'. IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORCES HAVE MOVED IN TO THE DISPUTED CITY OF KIRKUK, SEIZING OIL FIELDS AND KEY BUILDINGS AMID RISING TENSIONS OVER LAST MONTH'S KURDISH VOTE FOR INDEPENDENCE. THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS HAVE NOW FLED THE CITY AHEAD OF THE IRAQI ADVANCE. THE BBC'S ORLA GUERIN IS IN KIRKUK WITH THE LATEST. PLEDGING TO DEFEND KIRKUK, PESHMERGA FIGHTERS BEGAN THE DAY WITH DEFIANCE. BUT THIS SMALL BAND WAS NO MATCH FOR IRAQI TANKS, NOR WERE THE LOCALS, ARMED WITH WHATEVER CAME TO HAND. 'WE LOST 2000 MEN FIGHTING I.S.,' HE SAYS. 'WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF THE IRAQI PRIME MINISTER.' BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT LOOKED DEEPER IN THE CITY. A CHECKPOINT ON THE OUTSKIRTS NOW A TENSE NEW FRONT LINE. THE KURDS, WHO FOUGHT I.S. WITH IRAQI FORCES, NOW FEARING AN ATTACK BY THEIR FORMER ALLIES. LOCALS SAID THEY WERE CLOSING IN, SHIA MILITIA UNITS LINKED TO THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND THESE BUILDINGS. THEN THIS. (GUNFIRE) (ENGINE STARTS UP, MEN SHOUT) WE HAD TO SCRAMBLE FOR COVER. (RAPID GUNFIRE) AS KIRKUK SLIPPED OUT OF KURDISH HANDS, AN EXODUS BEGAN, DESPERATE CIVILIANS HEADING NORTH TOWARDS THE AUTONOMOUS KURDISH REGION, MANY EAGER TO ESCAPE THE FEARED SHIA MILITIAS. IT LOOKED LIKE THE CITY WAS EMPTYING BEFORE OUR EYES. WE MET PESHMERGA VOLUNTEERS HEADING TO KIRKUK, ASKING WHY THE WORLD HAD ABANDONED THE KURDS AGAIN. HISTORY'S REPEATING AGAIN THAT THE KURDS ARE BEING BETRAYED, ONE MORE TIME. THE WORLD IS JUST SILENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE KURDS. CRIES: IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. BY EVENING, AN IRAQI VICTORY PARADE. THERE IS AN ETHNIC MIX IN THE CITY, AND SOME LOCALS WELCOMED THE TROOPS. BUT THE WINNER HERE MAY BE THE SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE WHOSE ENEMIES IN IRAQ ARE NOW FIGHTING EACH OTHER. TO SPAIN, AND TWO KEY MEMBERS OF THE CATALAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT HAVE BEEN JAILED WHILE THEY ARE INVESTIGATED FOR SEDITION, OR INCITING PEOPLE TO REBEL AGAINST THE STATE. THE PAIR WERE LEADING FIGURES IN ORGANISING THE DISPUTED CATALAN INDEPENDENCE VOTE EARLIER THIS MONTH. IT COMES AS THE REGION'S LEADER HAS ASKED FOR TWO MORE MONTHS TO NEGOTIATE A SPLIT FROM SPAIN AFTER HE SIGNED A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE LAST WEEK. SPAIN'S PRIME MINISTER SAYS HE HAS UNTIL THURSDAY TO MAKE A DECISION AND HAS WARNED THAT IF THE REGION DOES NOT REVOKE THE DECLARATION IT FACES DIRECT RULE FROM MADRID. EFFORTS TO STRIKE A DEAL IN BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS SHOULD ACCELERATE IN THE MONTHS AHEAD, ACCORDING TO A JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED BY BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY AND THE HEAD OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER. THEY HELD TALKS OVER DINNER IN BRUSSELS AHEAD OF THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT, WHICH TAKES PLACE LATER THIS WEEK. THE STATEMENT TALKED OF A CONSTRUCTIVE AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE DESPITE ALL THE RECENT REPORTS OF DEADLOCK AND GROWING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. THE FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY CO-FOUNDED BY DISGRACED HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER HARVEY WEINSTEIN IS SAID TO BE IN TALKS OF A POSSIBLE SALE. THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY'S REPORTED TO HAVE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AN AMERICAN PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM. MR WEINSTEIN WAS FIRED FROM THE BOARD EARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER DOZENS OF ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, INCLUDING RAPE, WERE MADE AGAINST HIM. AND THE WEINSTEIN SCANDAL HAS REVIVED DEBATE ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN FRANCE. THE COUNTRY'S GENDER EQUALITY MINISTER HAS SET OUT PLANS FOR A NEW LAW, PROPOSING ON-THE-SPOT FINES FOR CATCALLING AND MISOGYNISTIC BEHAVIOUR IN PUBLIC. POLITICIANS WILL WORK ALONGSIDE THE POLICE TO ESTABLISH BEHAVIOUR THAT CONSTITUTES A FINE. PRESIDENT MACRON SUPPORTS THE NEW LAW, WHICH IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IN PORTUGAL AND ARGENTINA. EGYPT'S CAPITAL, CAIRO, HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE MOST DANGEROUS MEGACITY FOR WOMEN. AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT IN 19 CITIES WITH OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM. WOMEN'S RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS IN EGYPT HAVE PUT THE DISCRIMINATION DOWN TO OLD TRADITIONS. WOMEN HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO GOOD HEALTHCARE, FINANCE AND EDUCATION. NOW, HERE'S A TRUE 'WHODUNNIT' MURDER MYSTERY RIGHT HERE IN NZ. THE 1866 KILLING OF FIVE MEN NEAR NELSON CONTINUES TO FASCINATE LOCALS AND HISTORIANS ALIKE. NOW THE EVENTS ARE BEING DRAMATISED IN A NEW PLAY. KAITLIN RUDDOCK HAS THE STORY. AND WHAT DO YOU DESERVE, YOU VILLAIN? PARTNERS IN CRIME, COVER-UPS AND BURIED TREASURE ` ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED GOLD MINING TALE SET NOT IN THE WILD WEST, BUT IN RURAL 19TH CENTURY NELSON. YOU HAVE NO SOUL, JOSEPH. 151 YEARS ON FROM THE KILLING OF FIVE MEN ON THE MAUNGATAPU TRACK BETWEEN BLENHEIM AND NELSON, THE SENSATIONAL TRUE STORY IS STILL BEING TOLD. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE PLAY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE STORY, I SUPPOSE YOU'D SAY, FOR ABOUT 22 YEARS. NELSON PLAYWRIGHT JUSTIN EADE, DRAWN INTO THE WORLD OF FOUR CAREER CRIMINALS KNOWN AS 'THE BURGESS GANG', WHO EMBARKED ON A CRIME SPREE UP THE WEST COAST. NELSON WAS A REALLY INNOCENT TOWN. IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 25 YEARS OLD, AND THEY'D NEVER HAD A MURDER. SO AS WELL AS BEING REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE CASE, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A REALITY SHOW, WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FILING PAST THIS VERY BUILDING, APPARENTLY. IT'S SAID THAT THIS OLD FIRE STATION HOUSE WAS USED TO HOUSE THE BODIES OF THE MURDER VICTIMS. IT'S ONE OF A NUMBER OF LANDMARKS AROUND NELSON THAT POINT BACK TO THAT TIME IN HISTORY. THE VICTIMS ARE REMEMBERED WITH THIS MONUMENT AT THEIR SHARED GRAVE. BUT THE MURDERERS ` CONVICTED AND HANGED ` ARE REMEMBERED IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THERE WERE LOTS OF DOCTORS PRESENT WHEN THE MAUNGATAPU MURDERERS WERE EXECUTED, AND THEY PERFORMED AN AUTOPSY. AND AS PART OF THE AUTOPSY, THEIR HEADS WERE DECAPITATED AND THEN CAST IN PLASTER. FROM PLASTER TO ACTORS CAST IN THEIR LIKENESS, THE CRIMINAL CHARACTERS ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE. THERE IS A QUESTION OF WHETHER SOME OF THEM ARE INNOCENT, WHETHER SOME OF THEM WERE LESS INVOLVED, AND THEY DO GET HUNG. AND WE DO TRY AND MAKE PEOPLE FEEL FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. AND WITH SOLD-OUT SHOWS AND A TOUR AHEAD, THIS STORY'S FAR FROM BEING CONFINED TO THE HISTORY BOOKS. KAITLIN RUDDOCK, 1 NEWS. BRITAIN'S PADDINGTON BEAR HAS PUT HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD, ASKING THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE FOR A DANCE AT LONDON'S PADDINGTON TRAIN STATION. KATE HAPPILY ACCEPTED HIS REQUEST AS PRINCE WILLIAM WATCHED ON. THE PAIR WERE ACCOMPANYING 130 CHILDREN FROM A DOZEN CHARITIES THEY SUPPORT TO ENJOY A DAY OUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. SOME YOUNG SURVIVORS OF LONDON'S GRENFELL TOWER FIRE WERE AMONG THE GROUP. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` ALL YOUR SPORT NEWS, INCLUDING THE NFL PLAYER WHO BEGAN THE KNEELING PROTEST HAS ACCUSED THE ENTIRE LEAGUE OF GANGING UP ON HIM BY REFUSING TO GIVE HIM A JOB. TO SPORT NOW, AND THE FINAL MEMBERS OF THE KIWIS SQUAD HAVE BEGUN TO ASSEMBLE IN AUCKLAND AHEAD OF THEIR WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN. CANBERRA RAIDERS WINGER JORDAN RAPANA ONLY ARRIVING IN THE COUNTRY LATE LAST NIGHT WITH A FEW OTHER MEMBERS STILL YET TO COME. THE DALLY M WINGER OF THE YEAR, WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR FOUR DIFFERENT NATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, SAYS HE CAN'T WAIT TO HONOUR THE KIWIS JERSEY. FOR ME, HERE'S HOME. EVEN THOUGH I LEFT HERE AT A YOUNG AGE, I ALWAYS STILL CALL NZ HOME, AND I'M VERY PROUD AND PASSIONATE WEARING THE BLACK JERSEY. THE KIWIS OPEN THEIR WORLD CUP CHALLENGE ON OCTOBER 28TH AGAINST SAMOA. STAYING WITH RUGBY LEAGUE, AND AS JARRED HAYNE PREPARES WITH FIJI AHEAD OF THE WORLD CUP, SPECULATION IS RIFE SURROUNDING A POSSIBLE MOVE TO AN ASPIRING RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB IN NEW YORK. THE TALK COMES AS FOUNDERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY CLUB BEGIN A PUSH TO PLAY IN ENGLISH RUGBY LEAGUE'S SECOND DIVISION WITH THEIR SIGHTS ON HAYNE AS A MARQUEE SIGNING. HAYNE'S NOT THE ONLY NRL PLAYER ON THE CLUB'S RADAR, WITH TWO OTHER FORMER KANGAROOS ALSO APPROACHED TO PLAY FOR THE CLUB IN 2019. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE GIVEN A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE, THRUSTING CANTERBURY FIRST FIVE RICHIE MO'UNGA INTO THE SQUAD AS COVER FOR BEAUDEN BARRETT. THE ALL BLACKS PLAYMAKER WAS FORCED FROM THE FIELD DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THEIR 25-24 WIN OVER SOUTH AFRICA IN CAPETOWN AFTER A HEAD KNOCK. BUT BARRETT IS STILL EXPECTED TO START AGAINST THE WALLABIES ON SATURDAY NIGHT. TO THE NFL NOW, AND THE PLAYER WHO STARTED THE KNEELING PROTEST DURING THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM IS NOW TAKING ON THE LEAGUE ITSELF. COLIN KAEPERNICK, WHO HAS BEEN WITHOUT A TEAM SINCE MARCH, IS FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST NFL TEAM OWNERS HE BELIEVES ARE CONSPIRING NOT TO HIRE HIM BECAUSE OF HIS PROTESTS AGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE. THE ABC'S RYAN SMITH HAS THE STORY. THIS MORNING, Colin challenging the NFL. Accusing people of colluding against him to play. He claims ` he points to his refusal to stand joined thannational anthem in order to process racial injustice, a response he anticipated. You will have the backlash. Three dozen quarterbacks have been signed since he did this. He his lawyer says he is an ideal candidate. TO THIS MORNING'S PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION AND LEICESTER CITY AND WEST BROM HAVE HAD TO SETTLE FOR A ONE ALL DRAW. THE BAGGIES TAKING THE LEAD AFTER THE HOUR MARK THROUGH THIS STUNNING LONG RANGE FREE KICK FROM NACER CHADLI. WEST BROM LOOKED SET FOR A IMPORTANT THREE POINTS AWAY FROM HOME UNTIL RIYAD MAHREZ LATCHED ONTO A CLEVER HEADED PASS IN THE BOX TO RIFLE HOME THE EQUALISER. THE DRAW NOT HELPING LEICESTER'S RELEGATION BATTLE, WITH THE POINT KEEPING THE FOXES IN THE BOTTOM THREE. The site is currently ninth in the Premier league after eight matches. Ashley wants the club sold by Christmas. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES. A DEADLY FIRE CONTINUES TO RIP THROUGH PORTUGAL, FANNED BY WINDS FROM A STORM THAT'S PUMMELING THE IRISH COAST. CONVICTED DOUBLE MURDERER MARK LUNDY IS BACK IN COURT TO CLEAR HIS NAME. AND SCIENTISTS ARE DISCOVERING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN TWO STARS COLLIDE, THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY. NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THANKS FOR YOUR COMPANY THIS AFTERNOON. THE 1 NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. HE MANAAKITANGA KI A KOUTOU KATOA CAPTIONS BY JAKE EBDALE AND CHELSEA THORESEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.