A Sydney GP accused of sexually assaulting sleeping patients has told a jury a 16-year-old consented to receiving “alternative treatment” involving him placing his genitals in her hand. Ali Khorami has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges related to five female complainants who attended the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, in Glebe, for various sleep problems in 2018. The 49-year-old, …

A Kimberley man suffered bites to his hand during a desperate battle with a 2.5 metre python that tried to eat one of his kittens last week. Nick Kearns, from Kununurra, in Western Australia’s far north, said he did not hesitate when he heard his partner Karyn screaming in the early hours of the morning. The python was in the …

Wearing blue surgical masks amid a coronavirus outbreak, 220 couples exchanged vows and kisses in the central Philippines to launch their married lives. Lovers and their relatives braved the virus, which has killed 2,442 people globally, to attend a mass ceremony sponsored by the coastal city of Bacolod. The lobby of Bacolod’s city hall was a sea of white shirts …

A father who murdered his estranged wife and three young children breached a domestic violence order weeks before he committed quadruple murder-suicide. Rowan Baxter was due to face court again on April 8 after a magistrate ruled he was free to walk free in the community during his initial hearing for breaching the order on January 29. On Wednesday morning, Baxter …

A man has been arrested after driving erratically with multiple roads in Melbourne’s CBD put into lockdown but police say the incident wasn’t terror-related. A man arrested after driving erratically down Melbourne’s busy Flinders Street caused a lockdown and revived horrific memories for the city. The 26-year-old was arrested without incident and no one was hurt, in stark contrast to …

Less than four days after announcing they’re stepping back from senior roles in the Royal family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have launched a GoFundMe page. “It’s just a short term initiative,” says Prince Harry. “We just need some funds while we are between jobs and raising a young child.” As the couple prepare to divide their time between the …

A husband ran away from his wife with their winning lottery ticket – after the pair discovered they’d scooped $292,000 with it. Local media reported that Wijak Wannaprasit, 34, and his wife Pornthida Chamnanwet, 23, won the life-changing amount – before agreeing to split the cash equally between them. The pair, from Thailand, scooped 6 million THB (AU$292,000) and even …

An American mum is facing serious time behind bars after she was accused of allowing a paedophile friend to abuse her young daughters for years. Ohio woman Sarena C Hall, 27, and her 64-year-old friend Marion Stang Jr were arrested late last week. Local TV station WBTV reports Stang has been charged with two counts each of rape and gross sexual …

A Fox News host told viewers live on air that he has not washed his hands in a decade because “germs are not a real thing”. On the right-wing channel’s breakfast show, Fox And Friends, Pete Hegseth claimed germs don’t exist because they cannot be seen by the naked eye. The presenter said he has improved his health since he …

Azusa Barbie has made her dreams of living in a Barbie house come true. Aside from her collection of dolls and bags, she also makes furniture and decorations emblazoned with images of her idol. Originally from Japan, she fell in love with Barbie because the doll exemplified American pop culture. But now she believes that Barbie promotes feminism by showing …