Afternoon Update: US Senate approves deal to end shutdown; near-misses at Melbourne airport; and ‘dark’ novel wins Booker prize

Republican senator John Thune speaks with reporters after the Senate voted to end the US government shutdown. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Good afternoon.

A coalition of Democrats broke from their party and voted with Republicans in the Senate to approve a funding package that is expected to bring a record-breaking US government shutdown to a close. The move has enraged many in the Democrats caucus, who are calling for their leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, to fall on his sword.