A senior mortician at Royal London Hospital has admitted the devastating number of bodies flowing through the mortuary makes it feel like a ‘conveyor belt’. Hannah Leahy, who has handled hundreds of deceased Covid patients, broke down in tears as she spoke of the devastating...
Bushfire emergency threatens WA community
A lightning-sparked bushfire is threatening lives and homes at a small rural community in Western Australia’s south. An emergency warning has been issued for a lightning-sparked bushfire threatening lives and homes at a small rural community in Western Australia’s south. The warning for Poison Swamp...
Tennis star’s furious Aus Open insult
An American star has called out Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley following contentious remarks about “preferential treatment”. American star Tennys Sandgren has slammed Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley following contentious remarks about preferential treatment ahead of the Australian Open. The 29-year-old has brashly...
Grim traffic warning for Melbourne
Melbourne’s traffic woes are expected to become even worse than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, a grim report has warned. Traffic in Melbourne is tipped to get “much worse” than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, with modelling from Victoria’s peak infrastructure body revealing...
Concerns for low blood donations before Aus Day
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is urging residents of NSW and QLD to donate blood in the lead-up to Australia Day in order to prevent a potential shortage. With approximately 400 people a day cancelling their appointments to donate across the two states, Lifeblood officials have...
Joe Biden to rejoin the WHO as Donald Trump issues final pardons
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to kick off his new administration with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, aides told AFP. Mr Biden will sign 17 orders and actions just hours after being sworn in...
Racy photo behind Tomic’s girlfriend’s Instagram ban
She’s the WAG giving an unfiltered insight into life inside Bernard Tomic’s hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open. While the tennis star’s girlfriend Vanessa Sierra is a new face in the sports circle, the reality contestant turned “porn” star has a legion of her...
Australia-India series strengthens call to retain 5-day Tests
THE LONGEST FORM 4-day Tests or 5-day Tests? © Getty The Australia-India series may or may not rekindle the diminishing interest in India for Test cricket but it may have done the five-day game itself a great favour. If nothing else, the fiercely-fought Test series...
Shirtless Djokovic emerges after backlash
Shirtless and smiling from his balcony, Novak Djokovic appeared in good spirits from quarantine despite his Open demands being knocked back. Shirtless, smiling and stuck in hotel quarantine, world No.1 Novak Djokovic appeared in good spirits on Wednesday despite his recent string of complaints to...
Jailed Alexei Navalny releases investigation into Vladimir Putin’s ‘£1bn palace’
He may be behind bars, but the Kremlin has not succeeded in silencing Alexei Navalny. On his first full day in Moscow’s Matrosskaya-Tishina prison, Mr Navalny’s team have released a huge video investigation into the construction and alleged slush fund behind what is known as...