Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first ever Olympic gold medallist from the Philippines and used water bottles to train for her Olympic glory during the pandemic. Diaz, who broke down in tears as her country’s national anthem was played, was forced to build her own DIY gym when she became stuck in Malaysia because of a Covid-19 outbreak. She was stranded in the country in April 2020 …

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been fined by NSW Police for failing to wear a mask, in breach of public health orders. Officers from New England Police District were called to a petrol station in Armidale after the tip-off that Mr Joyce was not wearing a mask. Police confirmed that Mr Joyce was issued with a $200 fine at 8:00am on …

Two women have pleaded guilty to charges related to their attempt to have a baby girl circumcised in Perth. The women, aged 23 and 50 at the time, faced court in March after being charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. They have pleaded guilty to conspiring in Canning Vale to commit unlawful genital mutilation. The baby girl was two weeks old …

Supermarket giant Aldi has launched an investigation after a Sydney woman claimed she found a live snake in a bag of lettuce. Lesley Kuhn took to social media to warn shoppers this week after the strange discovery. “Last night my son found a baby pale headed snake in with his baby cos lettuce from Aldi,” she posted on the Facebook group Mosman Living. …

A ‘four-legged hero’ has died after leaping into action to protect two young children from one of Australia’s most dangerous snakes. The cat, named Arthur, was in the backyard of his Queensland family’s home when an eastern brown snake slithered in. The eastern brown is one Australia’s most venomous snakes. According to the Animal Emergency Service, which is based across Brisbane, …

Unbelievable footage has emerged revealing the moment a bride demanded that her unsuspecting fiancé marry her in the middle of Target. The TikTok video shows the bride accosting her fiancé, who is an employee at the Target store. Dressed in a wedding gown, and with a bridesmaid and pastor by her side, the American woman was heard telling her man …

A US mother has allegedly thrown her newborn baby out a window after giving birth in a bathtub. Sabita Dookram, 23, has been charged with attempted murder after the baby was found outside a home in Queens, New York, on Sunday. The baby was found laying in the alleyway of a house in the Ozone Park neighborhood about 10am and …

Pam Shasteen, 60, had just about given up on love when she received a message from someone unexpected… Strolling down the street after work, I gazed longingly at countless men clutching beautiful bouquets of red roses. Valentine’s Day, I realised, sighing heavily. I was 58 and had been single for five years. I’d had so many failed attempts at finding …

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 …