Sydney went ahead with its multi-million dollar New Year firework display at midnight on Tuesday, despite calls for it to be cancelled as much of Australia is devastated by wildfires.

Towns are running out of fuel and water, shops are selling out of basic supplies and more fatalities are expected as fires raging across southern Australia are set to get worse by Saturday.

Authorities are preparing for conditions to worsen again by Saturday in NSW and Victoria, where thousands of properties have already been razed and at least 18 people have lost their lives.

Satellite images taken on Saturday showed wildfires burning around East Gippsland and Kosciuszko National Park.

Jules Robinson has thrown her hat into the fundraiser ring in an effort to raise cash for the bushfire crisis. 

Australia's worst bushfires in living memory aren't just leaving a trail of devastation in New South Wales and Victoria. They are also threatening to push the economy into a recession.

AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver has said the bushfires engulfing Australia could wipe off up to 1 per cent of the nation's GDP growth this year - a staggering $13billion.

Elton John told a crowd of thousands he had donated $1million to help bushfire victims during his Sydney concert on Tuesday night.

Belal Shmait, 36, from Western Sydney was sentenced to two years behind bars over his role in a violent attack of a man in Bondi Beach in 2017.

Andre Gray has accused the FA and police of doing 'nothing' after he and his team-mates were hit with a barrage of racist abuse online. He was speaking for new BBC Three film Shame In The Game.

The 40-year-old male has already been handed a four-year banning order by the courts for his offensive chants during Newport's FA Cup game with Grimsby at Rodney Parade in November.

Shocking footage showed Manchester United fans subjecting Jesse Lingard to a torrent of abuse as he boarded the team bus after their 3-0 FA Cup win at Derby.

Manchester United have condemned the fans who aimed verbal abuse at Jesse Lingard as he boarded the team bus after their FA Cup win at Derby County on Thursday night.

Carlos Balmodir, 48, was told his fate today having been held in custody since the end of 2016 and found guilty of repeatedly abusing the youngster between 2012 and 2014.

Emily Good found herself in handcuffs after filming police arresting a man just outside her New York home.

A tragic class photo has been revealed where 12 out of the 33 of pupils pictured went on to commit suicide because of the sexual and physical abuse that took place at the school in Ballarat.

Actress Ruby Rose donated $50,000 to bushfire relief during her short break back home in Australia.

Sweden striker Alexander Isak was subjected to racist abuse by Romania fans during his side's 2-0 win. The game was stopped by the referee as the first step of UEFA's protocol.

British Number One Johanna Konta said people have told her they 'want her to die', but tries to cut herself off from it by getting a member of her team to delete hurtful comments and block trolls.

Online trolls - some of whom told her to 'go back to India' and who mocked her Ugandan background - claimed to be members of Labour, the SNP and Green Party.

The Pussycat Dolls star, 41, ensured she had all eyes on her during the X Factor: The Band's live grand final on Sunday as she put on a very busty display in a plunging black gown.

The Gospers Mountain mega blaze is moving rapidly at Bells Line of Road, northwest of Sydney, with the Rural Fire Service predicting a grim night for Saturday.

Holidaymakers trying to make a Christmas getaway have been urged to postpone their trips as multiple emergency level bushfires burn across Australia on Saturday.

An estimated one billion animals have been killed as massive bushfires ravage across Australia.

The man, who returned from Singapore by plane last week, took himself to A&E at the Royal Sussex in Brighton on Sunday before he was transferred to Guy's Hospital in London (pictured).

The singer, 43, has posted a heated apology, telling haters to 'shut the f**k up' after mistaking a busy Singapore port for tankers 'parked up and unable to dock' because of the coronavirus.

Angela Nguyen was in Singapore setting up VOHCO for a month when Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement Australia would be closing its borders on March 14.

This weekend Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's and Asda gave masks to employees as the Government comes under more scrutiny to change their recommendations to protect workers.

Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina has detailed 'a passive radar device that uses directional microphones to determine the source of the noise' from offending supporters.

Italian media have widely reported that Napoli will fine the players between one quarter and one half of last month's wages after they rebelled against an order by club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis.

The songstress, 27, exuded confidence while working a plunging black suit with strappy heels as she headed to Burbank Studios. Selena definitely looked like she meant business.

She recently released two new singles back-to-back, one of which is believed to be inspired by Bieber. They had a very on-again, off-again relationship, which lasted from 2010 to 2018.

International stars have shown their support for Australian bushfire victims.

The 27-year-old Wolves hitmaker made the bombshell disclosure during an interview with NPR on Sunday: 'I do feel I was a victim to certain abuse'.

The 26-year-old singer showed off his tattoos as he went shirtless after hitting the DOGPOUND Gym in West Hollywood on Tuesday morning.

Selena Gomez dressed casually for a lunch date with friends in North Hollywood on Saturday, after confessing she had been the victim of emotional abuse in a past relationship.

Rebel Wilson took to Instagram on Sunday to show off her fetching red frock. 

Rebel Wilson has thrown her support behind the Australian bushfire appeals.

Fundraising efforts have been ramped up as Australia's plea for help is heard across oceans, pushing Selena Gomez, Rebel Wilson and Dacre Montgomery to donate thousands of dollars.

Former Married At First Sight star Jules Robinson flaunted her 9kg weight loss at a gym session on Friday, before enjoying birthday celebrations. 

The entrepreneur, 48, likened being overweight to self-abuse as she revealed her past battle with her size left her with depression.

A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life after crashing on an electric scooter. He was airlifted to hospital after the accident in Beckenham on Saturday, a day after the UK's first e-scooter fatality.

Leigh Patrick, 29, was found dead in a sleazy West Palm Beach, Florida, motel just weeks short of her 30th birthday on May 30, 2017. She claimed to have been abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

Some aged care homes are spending as little as just over $6 a day on food per person as experts warn malnourished residents are "starving to...

One of the men filmed the incident in Moorooduc, south east of Melbourne, which showed the P-plater pull up beside the small sedan and start to yell at Kaysha Plant.

Testimony from Carl Beech, 51, who claimed he was abused by a gang of paedophiles in Westminster, bore a series of striking resemblances to details in a survivor's account he had read.

The actor, 76, was accused of harassment when he tried to evict single mum Michelle Beattie, 40, after she claimed about the state of a property in Lancashire that she rents from him

She recently announced she was leaving BBC One drama Our Girl after four years. And Michelle looked in high spirits as she shared a busty snap clad in a heart print plunging dress on Tuesday.

The viral social media message claims the Australian Government has decided to ban all religious, sporting, social and cultural gatherings, as well as closing the borders.

Camilla, 72, continued her busy week of engagements by hosting a reception this morning at Clarence House to mark the 15th anniversary of the SafeLives charity.