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Investigators are trying to piece together why the Air India plane crashed seconds after take-off
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly accident.
The London-bound Air India aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed soon after taking off on Thursday from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. At least 270 people have been killed, most of them passengers.
The CVR captures audio from the cockpit, including pilot conversations, alarms and ambient sounds.
The flight data recorder (FDR), which logs crucial flight parameters like altitude, speed and engine performance, had been recovered from the debris on Friday.
Both the CVR and FDR collectively form what is commonly known as the "black box" of a plane. It is a vital tool in air crash investigations, helping experts reconstruct the flight's final moments and determine the cause of the incident.
The black box, unlike the name suggests, is actually two bright orange devices - one for the CVR and the other for the FDR - painted with reflective strips for easier recovery after a crash. Both these devices are designed to survive a crash.
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Dozens of families are waiting to collect the remains of their loved ones after DNA tests confirm a match
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is leading the inquiry into the cause of the crash, helped by teams from the US and the UK.
On Sunday, officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surveyed the site of the plane crash.
"The AAIB has launched a detailed investigation, and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting a parallel probe under international protocols, since the aircraft is American-made," a statement released on Sunday said.
Indian media outlets have reported, citing sources, that officials from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - the US aviation safety agency - also visited the site.
Separately, a high-level committee set up by the Indian government to examine the reasons behind the crash is expected to hold its first meeting on Monday.
The committee will submit a preliminary report within three months, the All India Radio said, and will propose new standard operating procedures (SOPs) to help prevent similar incidents in future.
As the investigation continues, families on the ground are still grappling with disbelief and trauma.
Less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, the AI171 flight crashed into a doctors' accommodation building at the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital.
All but one of the 242 passengers and crew members were killed. Officials have also been trying to establish how many people were killed on the ground and continuing the slow process of matching DNA samples to confirm the victims' identities.
Over the weekend, doctors said 270 bodies had been recovered from the site of the crash.
More than 90 victims have been identified through DNA matching, Dr Rajnish Patel of Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital said on Monday. He added that 47 of the identified bodies have been sent to their families.
Among the identified victims is Vijay Rupani, the former chief minister of Gujarat, whose funeral will be held on Monday. Rupani, whose political career spanned more than 50 years, will be laid to rest with full state honours in Rajkot city.
For many other families, the agonising wait continues.
Officials told the BBC that the identification process has been slow and painstaking, as many of the bodies were badly burned in the crash and are being processed in small batches.
Mistry Jignesh, waiting outside the hospital for updates on his niece, told the BBC on Saturday that officials told him that it might take longer for them to hand over his niece's remains as the search for bodies is still ongoing. He had earlier been told that the body would be handed over by Sunday, after the 72 hours it normally takes to complete DNA matching.
"When people are still missing, how can they complete the DNA process by tomorrow? What if my niece's remains haven't even been found? The wait is killing us," he said.
Chris and Diana struggled to sell their shared ownership property, and lost £10,000 in the process
Touted as a stepping stone to getting on the property ladder, shared ownership was designed to be one answer to a tough housing market.
But behind the hope lies a growing wave of discontent, as complaints to the housing watchdog - over repairs, costs and selling - have soared.
"We had none of the rights of homeowners, and all the obligations of renters," said Diana, who together with her husband Chris, bought a shared ownership property in east London in February 2020.
But the couple decided to sell in 2021 after finding it "traumatic".
They said they had to try to sell through what is known as a nomination period during which the housing association or landlord has the exclusive right to find a buyer for the shared ownership home.
Two years later and £10,000 worse off, after the property was re-evaluated at less than what they paid, they eventually sold.
"It's a big con and we felt trapped," said Diana.
"Not being able to sell was a trauma."
They have gone back to private renting because, according to Chris, it is "much simpler and easier".
Now out of it, Diana says she would not recommend the scheme because "they sell it to you as a dream but then it became a nightmare".
There are currently about 250,000 shared ownership households in England, according to figures.
In 2019-20 there were about 202,000, according to the English Housing Survey.
Although more shared ownership properties were being delivered year on year, the complaint figures, obtained via a BBC Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act request, show shared ownership complaints have risen by almost 400% in the past five years, and are continuing to rise.
The FOI also found:
There has been a rapid increase in the number of complaints the ombudsman has received relating to shared ownership tenures; in 2024 it received 1,564 - almost five times the 324 received in 2020
Shared ownership complaints have risen faster than wider social housing ones
Of the complaints made over the last five years, 44% were based in London, and the South East having the second highest number
The most common complaints relate to repairs, costs, managing relations, and moving and selling properties.
Kathy bought a 40% share with a friend in a two-bedroom flat in north London in 2017. She pays a subsidised rent on the remaining 60%.
"I don't have the bank of mum and dad. It was either that or put most of my salary into rent and have this feeling that I'd never be on the property ladder or have my own space," said the 44-year-old.
"I love my flat and the community. In terms of where the building is located and how close it is to London, these are all amazing things.
"But it has mega downsides, particularly regarding finances and transparency and the level of service that we receive from the housing provider."
Kathy says she has had to get a lodger to keep her "head above water" to cover increasing costs but her long-term plan is to sell
In the past eight years, she said her costs had increased so much, including more than £200 a month rise in service charges, that she has had to get a lodger and cannot afford to increase her share.
Repairs take years to complete, she said, adding a buzzer was broken for a year and a sewage system has been faulty since 2012.
"The sewage was overflowing and flowing directly into the river, and going into the children's playground. It stank in summertime," she said.
"They sent out all these consultants and they charged everything to us. The sewage system was not fit for purpose so why are we paying?"
Kathy's housing association is not being named because her neighbours are scared it will devalue the property.
"It's not affordable anymore. I have to have a lodger live in my house just to help me pay and keep my head above water," Kathy added.
"My long-term plan is to sell - I can't continue like this."
Single parent Fatima said she had "no choice" but to choose shared ownership
Fatima bought a shared ownership property in 2019 after being evicted from two rental properties when her two children were younger.
As a single parent, she said there was "no way" she would have been able to get a mortgage so shared ownership was "the only option".
Now "in a bind" due to an 80% increase in service charges within the last year, Fatima, along with others in the block, complained and said they would not pay the increase until it had been investigated.
Repairs have been an issue for a long time, she said. When the BBC filmed at her flat, the communal corridors were heated to 31C (88F) and the lift was broken.
"The biggest issue is all the heating costs that go into our service charges are heating the communal hallways. The building is cooking from the inside."
Fatima's corridor was 31C (88F) due to issues with overheating
She said the shared ownership model was an "in-between option which could work if there weren't so many companies involved".
There was a freeholder who had appointed a managing agent, as well as a housing association, she said.
"We don't know who to go to, everything takes so long."
Fatima added: "I have an asset but if it's unsellable and unaffordable it's not an asset.
"It's always on my mind. It causes a lot of anxiety."
'Relationship breakdown'
Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway said the "inherent complexities" of shared ownership presented challenges to landlords and residents.
"Shared ownership has been around for decades, and there are still some inequities with the way in which it works that is driving complaints to us," he said.
He described a "mismatch" between the expectation and understanding of the shared owner and the landlord.
"Whilst it can start off as smiles, very quickly we can see that relationship break down."
Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway says the government should address "fundamental inequities" in the shared ownership system
He added the number of parties involved could be "depressing for a shared owner; that feeling of being passed from pillar to post and being fobbed off at different parts of the process".
"I can also see from a landlord's perspective they don't necessarily always have all of the levers in their hands to resolve the issue," he said.
"Put all of that together and you've got a perfect storm - and that's what lands on our desks."
He added that landlords must improve communication and transparency, and the government should address "fundamental inequities in the way in which shared ownership is designed".
The Shared Ownership Council, a cross-sector initiative, said while it believed shared ownership had a "key role to play" in addressing housing needs, it recognised it "has not always worked as well as it should for everyone" and "key challenges" need to be addressed.
"We take the concerns raised by the Housing Ombudsman and shared owners very seriously," it added.
It has recently developed a code to "standardise best practices and consumer protection" ensuring, it says, "transparency, fairness, and improved support for shared owners in marketing, purchasing and management of homes".
'Drive up transparency'
But Timea Szabo from the campaign group Shared Owners network says it is "too little, too late".
"This is a sector that has consistently failed to comply with their statutory obligations - some of the housing providers who back the code have multiple maladministration findings to their name," she said.
"We do not think that a voluntary code of practice will have much of an impact on their day-to-day experience."
Figures shared exclusively with the BBC show 83 of 140 (59%) of Shared Owners members surveyed in February 2025 have struggled to sell their share, for reasons including unresolved building safety issues, high service charges, and a short lease that the shared owner cannot legally extend.
A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson said it was "aware of the challenges faced by some who have entered the scheme".
The spokesperson added the government was "considering what more can be done to improve the experience of shared owners, alongside consulting this year on implementing measures to drive up transparency of service charges, ensuring leaseholders and tenants can better hold their landlords to account".
The government said it was looking to source private finance to build the Lower Thames Crossing, branding it a "national priority".
National Highways hoped the road would reduce traffic at the Dartford Crossing by 20%.
Construction was expected to begin in 2026 ahead of an expected opening by 2032.
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Most of the route will be in a tunnel or hidden behind landscaped embankments and mounds
"This is a turning point for our national infrastructure, and we're backing it with funding to support thousands of jobs and connect communities," Reeves said.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander added: "This project is essential for improving the resilience of a key freight route and is critical to our long term trade with Europe."
The road will link the A2 and M2 in Kent with the A13 and M25 in Thurrock.
About 2.6 miles (4.2km) of the route is to be underground, with northbound and southbound tunnels running next to each other beneath the Thames.
The funding announcement was welcomed by Logistics UK, which represents the transport and logistics sector.
"Efficient logistics with minimal delays is critical to the delivery of the government's growth agenda, and our members are delighted to hear that funding has been made available to start work on the long-planned Lower Thames Crossing, after a decade of holdups at this vital interchange," said policy director Kevin Green.
"It is imperative that the government also sets out a plan for providing and securing the full funding required to complete the project – our members deserve to be able to deliver efficiently for the industry they support, so that the economy can benefit."
Trump's latest order comes amid a new wave of protests against his immigration policies
US President Donald Trump has ordered an expansion of the detention and deportation of migrants across the country as protests against his policies continue.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump called on federal agencies to "do all in their power" to deliver "the single largest mass deportation programme in history", naming Los Angeles, Chicago and New York as specific targets.
These cities are among the many where large-scale protests have broken out against raids on undocumented migrants since 6 June.
Trump has faced legal challenges and criticism for his response to the protests - particularly his deployment of the military to quell the demonstrations.
Trump said he had directed the "entire administration to put every resource possible behind this effort".
He also promised to prevent "anyone who undermines the domestic tranquility of the United States" from entering the country.
Addressing various federal offices including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), he wrote "you have my unwavering support. Now go, get the job done!"
The post came a day aftera new wave of protests against Trump's policies across the country.
On 14 June, the "No Kings" movement demonstrated in cities stretching from Los Angeles to New York. Those demonstrations also coincided with a military parade in Washington DC to mark 250 years of the US army, which was held on the president's 79th birthday.
One person died in a shooting at a No Kings march in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Trump also ordered immigration authorities to focus their efforts on sanctuary cities - those that limit their assistance to federal immigration authorities - which during the protests have become a source of tension between federal and state lawmakers.
The command to expand deportations signals a follow-through on Trump's campaign promise to provide the "largest deportation programme of criminals in the history of America".
Opinion polls suggested this policy had widespread support in the build-up to the 2024 US election. Since the deportation programme has grown, however, protests have only increased.
This new order came just a day after the Trump administration directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, according to the Reuters news agency.
US President Donald Trump may have called tariffs his favourite word in the dictionary. But when it comes to obsessions, business investment has got to be close.
As of last month, he said more than $12 trillion (£8.8tn) had been "practically committed" on his watch. "Nobody's ever seen numbers like we have," he said, crediting his agenda of tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation with making the difference.
If true, the figure would indeed be astonishing, potentially tripling the roughly $4tn in gross private investment the US reported all of last year.
So is a sudden gush of business spending setting the stage for a new golden economic era as Trump claims, or is it all theatre?
First things first: it is too early in Trump's tenure to have clear data to evaluate his claims. The US government publishes statistics on business investment only every three months.
January to March, which reflect two months of Trump's tenure, show a strong jump in business investment, albeit one that analysts said was partly due to data skewed by an earlier Boeing strike.
Other anecdotal and survey evidence indicates that Trump's impact on investment is far more incremental than he has claimed.
"We have hardly any data at this point and almost all the information we have is probably for investment projects that were planned and ordered last year," says economist Nick Bloom, a professor at Stanford University whose work looks at the impact of uncertainty on business investment.
"My guess is business investment is down a little bit, not massively... primarily because uncertainty is quite high and that will pause it."
Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche, which announced plans to invest $50bn in the US over five years in April, is a good example.
Some of the projects included in the sum were already in the works.
Executives have also warned that some of Trump's ideas - in particular a proposal to overhaul drug pricing - could imperil its plans.
"The pharma industry would need to review their expenses including investments," the company said.
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On his first day in office, President Trump touted investment by SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, Oracle's Larry Ellison and OpenAI's Sam Altman
Trump typically makes his case pointing to investment promises made by high-profile firms such as Apple and Hyundai.
The White House keeps a running tally of those announcements, but at the start of June, it put total new investments at roughly $5.3tn - less than half the sum cited by Trump.
Even that figure is inflated.
Roughly a third of the 62 investments on the list include plans that were at least partially in the works before Trump took office. For example:
Stellantis, on the list for a $5bn plan to reopen a factory in Belvidere, Illinois, initially made that promise in 2023.
Other commitments include items that are not traditionally considered investments at all - like Apple's $500bn spending pledge, which includes taxes and salaries paid to workers already at the company.
In reality, as of mid-May, new investment stemming from the announcements likely totalled something closer to $134bn, according to analysis by Goldman Sachs.
That sum shrank to as little as $30bn, not including investments backed by foreign governments, once researchers factored in the risk that some projects might fail to materialise, or would have happened anyway.
"Though not negligible economically, such increases would fall well short of the recent headlines," they wrote.
When pressed on the numbers, White House spokesman Kush Desai brushed off concerns that the administration's claims did not match reality.
"The Trump administration is using a multifaceted approach to drive investment into the United States... and no amount of pointless nitpicking and hairsplitting can refute that it's paying off," he said in a statement, which noted that many firms had explicitly credited Trump and his policies for shaping their plans.
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Trump invited chief executives to the White House to mark his first 100 days in office
The BBC approached more than two dozen firms with investments on the White House list.
Many did not respond or referred to previous statements.
Others acknowledged that work on some of their projects pre-dated the current administration.
Incentive to exaggerate
Exaggeration by politicians and companies is hardly unexpected.
But the Trump administration's willingness to radically intervene in the economy, with tariffs and other changes, has given companies reason to pump up their plans in ways that flatter the president, says Martin Chorzempa, senior fellow at the Petersen Institute of International Economics.
"A firm making an announcement is a way to get some current benefits, without necessarily being held to those [spending pledges] if the situation changes," he says. "There's a strong incentive for companies to provide as large a number as possible."
That's not to say that Trump policies aren't making a difference.
The tariff threats have "definitely been a catalyst" for pharmaceutical firms to plan more manufacturing in the US, a key source of sector profits, says Stephen Farrelly, global lead for pharma and healthcare at ING.
But, he adds, there are limits to what the threats can accomplish.
The pharma investments are set to unfold over time - a decade in some cases - in a sector that was poised for growth anyway.
And they have come from firms selling branded drugs - not the cheaper, generic medicines that many Americans rely on and that are made in China and India.
Mr Farrelly also warned that the sector's investments may be at risk over the long term, given uncertainty about the government's approach to tariffs, drug pricing and scientific research.
Overall, many analysts expect investment growth to slow in the US this year due to policy uncertainty.
Economist German Gutierrez of the University of Washington says Trump is right to want to boost investment in the US, but believes his emphasis on global competition misdiagnoses the problem.
His own work has found the decline in investment is due in part to industry consolidation. Now a few large firms dominate sectors, there is less incentive to invest to compete.
In addition, the kinds of investments firms are making are typically cheaper items such as software rather than machines and factories.
Tariffs, Prof Gutierrez says, are unlikely to address those issues.
"The way it's being done and the type of instruments they are using are not the best ways to achieve this goal. It just takes a lot more to really get this going," he says.
Police said Vance Luther Boelter was armed at the time of his arrest
A 57-year-old man has been arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband.
The arrest on Sunday night was the culmination of a huge two-day manhunt following the deaths of Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband Mark. State Governor Tim Walz called it a "politically motivated assassination".
Police said Vance Luther Boelter was armed at the time of his arrest in a rural area west of Minneapolis, but gave himself up peacefully when challenged.
The suspect is also alleged to have shot and wounded Democratic State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, who are both now awake in hospital.
Mrs Hoffman said on Sunday that both felt "incredibly lucky to be alive".
Boelter was detained after investigators found a car he allegedly used in Sibley County, about 50 miles (80km) from the murder scene in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
Air and SWAT teams were deployed to arrest the suspect in what was described as the largest manhunt in Minnesota's history.
No police officers were injured during his apprehension, and officials said they were not looking for any other suspects.
Speaking at a press conference with other local officials on Sunday night, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the attack was an "unspeakable act" that had "altered the state of Minnesota".
"This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences," Walz said.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey praised the "skill and bravery" of law enforcement agencies following Boelter's arrest.
"Political violence is abhorrent, it cuts against the most basic moral fabric of our democracy. It's critical that those who commit these acts be held accountable under the law," he added.
Boelter is accused of impersonating a police officer to carry out the attacks on Saturday, before exchanging fire with police officers and fleeing from the area of suburban Minneapolis.
Melissa Hortman had served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for 20 years, and was speaker of the chamber from 2019 to 2025.
Boelter, a former political appointee, was once a member of the same state workforce development board as Hoffman.
He is a security contractor and religious missionary who has worked in Africa and the Middle East, according to his online CV.
Boelter once preached as a pastor at a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Facebook photos.
Investigators reportedly found a list of "targets" in the vehicle that the suspect is thought to have driven for the alleged shootings.
Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, told reporters that he would not describe the notebook found in the car as a "manifesto" as it was not "a treatise on all kinds of ideology and writings".
Local media have reported that the names included Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and state Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
At the press conference following Boelter's arrest, Evans did not specify who was featured on the list, but said that state officials had contacted authorities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa so that they could "notify individuals that were on that list".
Investigators are trying to piece together why the Air India plane crashed seconds after take-off
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly accident.
The London-bound Air India aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed soon after taking off on Thursday from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. At least 270 people have been killed, most of them passengers.
The CVR captures audio from the cockpit, including pilot conversations, alarms and ambient sounds.
The flight data recorder (FDR), which logs crucial flight parameters like altitude, speed and engine performance, had been recovered from the debris on Friday.
Both the CVR and FDR collectively form what is commonly known as the "black box" of a plane. It is a vital tool in air crash investigations, helping experts reconstruct the flight's final moments and determine the cause of the incident.
The black box, unlike the name suggests, is actually two bright orange devices - one for the CVR and the other for the FDR - painted with reflective strips for easier recovery after a crash. Both these devices are designed to survive a crash.
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Dozens of families are waiting to collect the remains of their loved ones after DNA tests confirm a match
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is leading the inquiry into the cause of the crash, helped by teams from the US and the UK.
On Sunday, officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surveyed the site of the plane crash.
"The AAIB has launched a detailed investigation, and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting a parallel probe under international protocols, since the aircraft is American-made," a statement released on Sunday said.
Indian media outlets have reported, citing sources, that officials from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - the US aviation safety agency - also visited the site.
Separately, a high-level committee set up by the Indian government to examine the reasons behind the crash is expected to hold its first meeting on Monday.
The committee will submit a preliminary report within three months, the All India Radio said, and will propose new standard operating procedures (SOPs) to help prevent similar incidents in future.
As the investigation continues, families on the ground are still grappling with disbelief and trauma.
Less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, the AI171 flight crashed into a doctors' accommodation building at the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital.
All but one of the 242 passengers and crew members were killed. Officials have also been trying to establish how many people were killed on the ground and continuing the slow process of matching DNA samples to confirm the victims' identities.
Over the weekend, doctors said 270 bodies had been recovered from the site of the crash.
More than 90 victims have been identified through DNA matching, Dr Rajnish Patel of Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital said on Monday. He added that 47 of the identified bodies have been sent to their families.
Among the identified victims is Vijay Rupani, the former chief minister of Gujarat, whose funeral will be held on Monday. Rupani, whose political career spanned more than 50 years, will be laid to rest with full state honours in Rajkot city.
For many other families, the agonising wait continues.
Officials told the BBC that the identification process has been slow and painstaking, as many of the bodies were badly burned in the crash and are being processed in small batches.
Mistry Jignesh, waiting outside the hospital for updates on his niece, told the BBC on Saturday that officials told him that it might take longer for them to hand over his niece's remains as the search for bodies is still ongoing. He had earlier been told that the body would be handed over by Sunday, after the 72 hours it normally takes to complete DNA matching.
"When people are still missing, how can they complete the DNA process by tomorrow? What if my niece's remains haven't even been found? The wait is killing us," he said.
A 57-year-old Australian police officer has been shot dead on a rural property in Tasmania while serving a warrant to repossess a home, say police.
The officer had arrived at a house in North Motton, near the town of Ulverstone, on Monday morning when he was fired at by "a member of the public", Tasmania Police said in a statement.
A second police officer returned fire, injuring the suspect's hand. The suspect surrendered and later received treatment in hospital, police said.
Deadly shootings remain rare in Australia, which has strict gun laws.
Following Monday's shooting a crime scene was established in North Motton and the coroner was notified, a police spokesperson said, adding that "there is no ongoing threat to the public".
"The safety of our officers is our number one priority, and to see an officer tragically killed in those circumstances is truly shocking," Police Commissioner Donna Adams told reporters later on Monday.
"We know that policing can be risky, but we expect every officer to finish their shift and come home back to their families."
The police are not naming the officer out of respect for his family, as some family members have yet to be informed of his death, Ms Adams said.
She described him as a "genuine, dependable police officer" who served the community for 25 years.
He had been accompanied by a "senior and experienced sergeant" on Monday morning to "serve a court-approved warrant to repossess a home", Ms Adams said.
She added that the officer had been shot while making his way from his car to the front of the house. She also praised his colleague, who managed to call for assistance while "in a situation of danger and peril".
Investigations of the incident are underway, Ms Adams said.
Police also said that well-being support was being provided to those involved and affected.
In a statement, Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff called the incident a "heartbreaking tragedy".
To everyone who had the honour of knowing this officer, especially his family and his colleagues... the love of an entire state is with you today."
Shootings are relatively rare in Australia, which introduced some of the world's strictest firearm regulations after 35 people were killed in a massacre by a lone gunman at Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996.
Leonard Lauder had an estimated net worth of more than $10bn
Leonard Lauder, the businessman who built Estee Lauder into one of the world's biggest cosmetic makers, has died aged 92.
Lauder took over his parents company in 1958 and served as chief executive for 17 years. He was an accomplished dealmaker and bought brands including Clinique, Bobbi Brown and MAC.
"He was an icon and pioneer, earning respect worldwide. His energy and vision helped shape our company and will continue to do so for generations to come", said Stephane de La Faverie, chief executive of the Estee Lauder.
The New York-born billionare had an estimated wealth of $10.1bn (£7.5bn), according to the 2025 Forbes rich list.
Born in 1933, he was the eldest son of Estee and Joseph Lauder. He served as a lieutenant in the US Navy before joining the family business aged 25.
At the time, the firm's annual sales were less than $1m - about $11m in today's money. It is now a global cosmetics giant, operating in 150 countries with sales of $15.6bn last year.
He took the company public in 1995, with its share price rising 33% on the first day of trading in New York.
Lauder stepped down as chief executive in 1999. He remained involved with the business and was chairman emeritus until his death.
Celebrities and business people have been paying tribute to Lauder.
Elizabeth Hurley, who got her first modelling job with his company, said on Instagram: "I called him my American Daddy and I can't imagine a world without him."
Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief at Forbes Media, said Lauder "lived life well, & his passing is the world's loss'."
"His legacy will be felt for generations to come," said multi-billionaire and former New York mayor, Mike Bloomberg.
Away from business, Lauder was passionate about art. In 2013, he pledged his billion-dollar collection of Cubist artworks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
He was also an advocate for cancer research and served as the honorary chairman of the board of directors at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu died at the age of 68 in South Africa
After days of uncertainty and negotiations, the funeral arrangements for Zambia's former president have been finalised.
Edgar Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died 11 days ago in South Africa where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
According to his family, he had left instructions that his political rival and current President Hakainde Hichilema "should not come anywhere near his body".
But a spokesperson for the Lungu family confirmed that an agreement had been reached with the government that allowed for Hichilema to preside over a state funeral next Sunday.
The row caused consternation among some in Zambia with people left wondering how they should mourn their former leader.
After days of talks, the Lungu family and the government have agreed that:
The former president's body will be flown to the Zambian capital, Lusaka, on Wednesday on a private charter plane
On arrival at the airport, the body will be received by the family and then there will be full military honours
It will then be transported to Lungu's residence in Lusaka where it will lie in state
For three days, starting on Thursday, it will be taken to a conference centre in the capital where the public can pay their respects
A state funeral will be held on Sunday 22 June with official mourning ending the following day.
The former president will be buried next Monday but it is not yet clear whether he will be interred at the official presidential burial grounds or at his residence.
At a joint press briefing in South Africa, Lungu family spokesperson Makebi Zulu, sitting alongside Secretary to Zambia's Cabinet Patrick Kangwa, said the family apologised "for the inconvenience and pain that the protracted negotiations may have caused but we were doing our best to honour the former president's personal wishes".
Mr Zulu also said that the family was proceeding on the basis that the government would "not deviate from our agreement".
Speaking for the government, Mr Kangwa appealed for unity and thanked Zambians for their patience "during this difficult time".
After six years as head state, Lungu lost the 2021 election to Hichilema by a large margin.
After that defeat he stepped back from politics but later returned to the fray.
He had ambitions to vie for the presidency again but at the end of last year the Constitutional Court barred him from running, ruling that he had already served the maximum two terms allowed by law.
Despite his disqualification from the presidential election, he remained hugely influential in Zambian politics and did not hold back in his criticism of his successor.
Last year, Lungu complained of police harassment and accused the authorities of effectively putting him under house arrest. He also said he had been prevented from leaving the country. The government denied both accusations.
Trump's latest order comes amid a new wave of protests against his immigration policies
US President Donald Trump has ordered an expansion of the detention and deportation of migrants across the country as protests against his policies continue.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump called on federal agencies to "do all in their power" to deliver "the single largest mass deportation programme in history", naming Los Angeles, Chicago and New York as specific targets.
These cities are among the many where large-scale protests have broken out against raids on undocumented migrants since 6 June.
Trump has faced legal challenges and criticism for his response to the protests - particularly his deployment of the military to quell the demonstrations.
Trump said he had directed the "entire administration to put every resource possible behind this effort".
He also promised to prevent "anyone who undermines the domestic tranquility of the United States" from entering the country.
Addressing various federal offices including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), he wrote "you have my unwavering support. Now go, get the job done!"
The post came a day aftera new wave of protests against Trump's policies across the country.
On 14 June, the "No Kings" movement demonstrated in cities stretching from Los Angeles to New York. Those demonstrations also coincided with a military parade in Washington DC to mark 250 years of the US army, which was held on the president's 79th birthday.
One person died in a shooting at a No Kings march in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Trump also ordered immigration authorities to focus their efforts on sanctuary cities - those that limit their assistance to federal immigration authorities - which during the protests have become a source of tension between federal and state lawmakers.
The command to expand deportations signals a follow-through on Trump's campaign promise to provide the "largest deportation programme of criminals in the history of America".
Opinion polls suggested this policy had widespread support in the build-up to the 2024 US election. Since the deportation programme has grown, however, protests have only increased.
This new order came just a day after the Trump administration directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, according to the Reuters news agency.
On Saturday, two state lawmakers from Minnesota were gunned down in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a "politically motivated assassination" attempt. The attacks left one politician dead and the other seriously injured.
The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, has been taken into custody after he was found hiding in the woods near the village of Green Isle in Sibley County, police said on Sunday night.
Police called the two-day search for Boelter the "largest manhunt in the state's history", with multiple law enforcement agencies working together to find him.
The attacks drew condemnation from across the political spectrum. President Donald Trump said in a statement that "such horrific violence will not be tolerated".
US Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, called it "an attack on everything we stand for as a democracy".
Who were the victims?
State representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home, the governor said.
She had served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for 20 years, and was speaker of the chamber from 2019-25.
State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times and injured, but survived. They had surgery.
Both lawmakers are Democrats.
What happened?
Law enforcement has confirmed the attacks occurred in the early hours of Saturday in the cities of Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota.
Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said police received a call at 02:00 local time about an incident at Hoffman's house in Champlin.
Another call to police came in at 03:35, when officers were checking on Hortman's home, nearby in Brooklyn Park.
Police discovered what looked like an emergency vehicle parked at the home with emergency lights flashing.
Coming out of the home was someone resembling a police officer, who immediately opened fire on officers, darted back into the house, then escaped on foot.
Mark Bruley, chief of Brooklyn Park police, said the suspect was "wearing a vest with a Taser, other equipment, a badge" posing as law enforcement in order "to manipulate their way into the home".
Who is Vance Luther Boelter?
Police identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter. They did not give details on a possible motive.
A former political appointee, Boelter was once a member of the same state workforce development board as Hoffman.
"We don't know the nature of the relationship or if they actually knew each other," said Evans.
Investigators reportedly found a list of 70 "targets", including the names of state Democratic politicians, in a vehicle the suspect drove for the assassination.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Minnesota's two US senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, and state Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison were on the hit list, according to local media.
Locations for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions and contraception, were also on the list, a person familiar with the investigation told the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Evans told reporters he would not describe the notebook found in the car as a "manifesto" as it was not "a treatise on all kinds of ideology and writings".
Boelter is a security contractor and religious missionary who has worked in Africa and the Middle East, according to an online CV.
Boelter once preached as a pastor at a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Facebook photos. He had travelled often to the nation, indicate posts from his LinkedIn account.
An online video from two years ago seemed to show him addressing a congregation, adding that he has a wife and five children.
He had also worked back in Minnesota for a major food distributor, a convenience store chain and for two funeral services businesses, according to his online profile.
According to local TV affiliate KTTC, Boelter's only criminal history in Minnesota was for traffic tickets, including speeding and parking violations.
He texted a troubling message to friends at a Minneapolis residence, where he had rented a room and would stay one or two nights a week, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Boelter said: "I'm going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn't gone this way."
A wanted poster for Vance Luther Boelter
How did police find Boelter?
On Sunday night, police said they found Boelter after receiving information that he was seen in the area of Green Isle, a village not far from his home.
He was arrested in a rural area with mostly farmland, fields and small woods, and taken into custody "without any use of force" or injury to police.
Police said Boelter was armed when he was arrested, but did not provide further information on the type of weapons present.
Evans said Boelter's arrest brought "a sense of relief" to communities and lawmakers who were on the suspect's list of targets.
He also said law enforcement believed the suspect acted alone and was not part of a broader network.
Authorities also condemned Boelter's impersonation of a police officer while carrying out the attacks, saying "he exploited the trust our uniforms are meant to represent".
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz also followed with a plea for civility, urging people to "shake hands" and "find common ground".
"One man's unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota," he said.
"This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences."
Prior to Boelter's arrest, his wife was detained in a traffic stop along with three relatives in a car in the city of Onamia, more than 100 miles from the family home, on Saturday morning, but released after questioning.
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