It was just three months ago that Victoria had a day of no new recorded COVID-19 cases. It was a moment of hope that the worst of the pandemic was behind us. A month later, 288 positive cases were recorded in a single day. The second wave was well into its upward trajectory. While the hotel quarantine inquiry has dissected […]

HALF of American’s expect to see an increase in violence as a result of the presidential election a new poll has found. The study raises the spectre of a second civil war in the United States amid warnings extremists are more willing to resort to violence. ⚠️ Follow our US election 2020 live blog for the latest news & updates […]

BRITISH Airways' last two Heathrow-based Boeing 747 planes have departed from the airport on their final flight. The jumbo jets – often referred to as the "Queen of The Skies" – left the west London airport shortly after 8.35am on Thursday (October 8, 2020), as more than 18,000 people watched a live stream of the event on Facebook. Why has […]

THE NHS is gearing up for a major roll out of a Covid jab from next month – with five mass vaccination centres ready before Christmas. The giant sites – manned by trainee nurses, physios and paramedics – will be able to treat tens of thousands of people daily. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & […]

Going into Wednesday’s showdown, Mike Pence had two big jobs. One, to defend the Trump administration’s record, especially its response to the pandemic. Two, convincingly paint the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket as the most radical national nominees a major party has ever put forward. Mission Accomplished, mostly. Pence is a skilled and disciplined debater, and his understated manner masks a […]

Melbourne Cup-winning horse trainer Darren Weir must wait until later this month before he learns if he's to stand trial on charges of conspiring to cheat racing officials and animal cruelty offences. Mr Weir, 50, sat at the end of a long table, flanked by three lawyers, as he and three other racing figures appeared remotely before Ballarat Magistrates Court […]

Drug gangs use slavery rules to escape justice: County lines crooks feel ‘untouchable’ if they claim they were trafficked Drug dealers are ‘coaching’ children to say they have been trafficked if caught Cases of serious criminality are not being charged or are wrongly discontinued  Anti-Slavery Commissioner said it created ‘untouchable attitude’ in youngsters   County lines gangs believe they are ‘untouchable’ […]

Pictured: Britain’s BIGGEST hoarder who piled three-bed home, a rental flat, two garages and 24 wheelie bins with 60,000 rare items now set to fetch £4MILLION at auction after he died Ramann Shukla, 64, left behind enormous hoard stacked floor to ceiling a Nottingham home from 2002  Collection was so vast the late owner was forced to move into a […]

During the first presidential debate, President Trump made a number of references to incidents across the country that he claimed were proof Democrats are trying to cheat their way to an election victory. “If I see tens of thousands of ballots being manipulated, I can’t go along with that,” Trump said. Thankfully, there is no evidence of any such thing. […]

Jeffrey Epstein probe is still active say prosecutors as they try to keep 40 pages of photos and 40 pages of documents about his victims a secret from Ghislaine Maxwell The active probe leaves open the possibility of additional arrests  Maxwell, 58, has been held without bail since her July arrest on charges that she recruited teenage girls for Epstein; […]