News Headlines - 04 December 2016

▽Austria's presidential re-run: Independent Van der Bellen expected to win

Writing to his supporters on Twitter, Hofer appears to concede the election to Van der Bellen. His tweet, links to his election campaign facebook page... But such statements are unlikely to ease nerves in Brussels and other major European capitals. The election is being seen as a barometer of the extent of populism across Europe, particularly with upcoming elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany.

▽Drivers who kill while on mobile phones will face life sentences

In a major hardening of sentencing guidelines, ministers will propose raising the upper limit of imprisonment for dangerous drivers who kill from 14 years to a lifetime.

▽Apple reveals plans for self driving car

Apple has for the first time publicly acknowledged its plans to develop self-driving cars, with a letter that urges the US highways regulator to promote “fair competition” between newcomers to the automotive industry and traditional manufacturers.

▽Hideki Matsuyama wins third straight tournament at Hero World Challenge

His big run started with a three-shot victory in the Japan Open. He was runner-up in Malaysia, then became the first Asian to win a World Golf Championships title with a seven-shot victory over Stenson and Daniel Berger in the HSBC Champions. Two weeks later, he won the Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour by seven. And except for a few mistakes on the back nine at Albany, this was another runaway.

▽Chapecoense will be awarded Copa Sudamericana title after plane crash | FOX Sports

Chapecoense will be crowned Copa Sudamericana champions after a plane crash claimed the lives of 71 people, including 19 of the team's players, and left them unable to play in the final. The club's interim president Ivan Tozzo confirmed that CONMEBOL, the South American soccer federation and organization that puts on the tournament, had decided to award the title to Chapecoense.