As the Sydney siege memorial grows, a Muslim bride has made a pilgrimage to Martin Place on her wedding day.

Australia’s prime minister has questioned why someone with such a “long and chequered history” as Sydney siege gunman Man Horan Monis was at large in the community.

Five hostages have fled a siege in a Sydney city centre cafe but more are still being held inside by an armed offender.

Prince Charles read a sombre psalm as some 20,000 people prayed and sang hymns at dawn today in Canakkale, Turkey, to mark the 90th anniversary of the devastating First World War Gallipoli campaign.