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Ruby Princess death toll climbs to 12 as passenger, 84, on board the cruise dies from coronavirus

The man, who died in Royal Perth Hospital, was one of the nearly 3,000 passengers who disembarked the ship in Sydney on March 19.




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Driver who picked up a Ruby Princess passenger says she almost died from coronavirus

Julie Lamrock contracted coronavirus after she drove a passenger named Helen from Circular Quay to Campbelltown, in Sydney's western suburbs, on March 19.




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Handywoman transforms a chest of drawers using a QUILT from Target

A creative handywoman has revealed how she transformed a chest of drawers into a modern statement piece using a quilt from Target.




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Husband stopped from seeing his wife before she died of COVID-19 - despite having the virus himself

Two people aged in their 70s were the latest to die from COVID-19 in Western Australia, taking the state's toll to six and the nation's to 48 on Tuesday.




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Sunrise's David Koch welcomes his sixth grandchild Ella from afar amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Sunrise host David 'Kochie' Koch has expressed his great sadness over not being able to meet his sixth grandchild due to travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. 




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The inside story of Tracy Vo's sudden departure from the Today show

Newsreader Tracy Vo's departure from the Today show came as a surprise to viewers, but her colleagues at Channel Nine had apparently anticipated it for weeks.




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Daughter's grief after her mother is forced to die scared and alone from coronavirus

Maureen Preedy, 70, and her husband, Barry, were infected with COVID-19 in early March while on a cruise in Italy.




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Newsreader Tracy Vo's departure from the Today show is PERMANENT after she moved back to Perth

Tracy Vo has quit Channel Nine's Today show after taking 'temporary' leave to return to her hometown of Perth.




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Chinese export market opens again as Australia sends 500 tonnes of rock lobster from Perth 

The outbreak triggered an abrupt stop to rock lobster exports in January when China scrambled to lockdown its borders




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Australian mum wakes up from a coma after falling ill with coronavirus on Ruby Princess cruise ship

Doctors put Kiri-Lee Ryder, 41, in an induced coma on March 29 when she fell ill after returning to Perth from a holiday.




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Perth father's dramatic rescue of two girls from rough seas

Dramatic video showed the girls, aged 11 and 12, being pulled to safety after they were washed off the Casuarina Boat Ramp in Bunbury, south of Perth, and taken out to sea by a rip.




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Daughter who covered up mother's murder freed from jail and could inherit millions from her estate

Tiffany Wan has been released on parole after serving three years in jail for accessory to her mother Annabel Chen's 'body-in-a-suitcase' murder in Perth in 2016.




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Billionaire Kerry Stokes given an exemption from having to quarantine after arriving into Australia

Mr Stokes was granted the exception on medical grounds by Western Australia Police when he and his wife Christine Simpson Stokes returned home to Perth from the US on April 8.




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Chef Rob Nixon shares two-ingredient chocolate cake recipe which can be made from eggs and Nutella

Perth chef Rob Nixon whipped up the indulgent dessert in a TikTok video last Tuesday, calling it 'cheap and easy to make, but delicious' to taste.




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Confronting footage from inside one of Australia's coronavirus intensive care units

Dr Luke Torre risks his health every day he goes to work at Perth's Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He is part of the team treating critical patients suffering from the illness.




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WA teacher banned from teaching after sending text messages to Year 6 students

A Wesley College teacher in Western Australia, has been suspended for two years after sending 'inappropriate' text messages to two Year 6 students.




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Husband and wife make MILLIONS from their home in lockdown with a very simple product idea

An entrepreneurial couple have been reaping the benefits of the COVID-19 lockdown, making millions of dollars from selling their blue light blocking glasses while the population work from home.




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How to make crispy McDonald's inspired apple pies using the new $29 sausage roll maker from Kmart 

A clever Australian home cook has baked homemade apple pies in a Kmart sausage roll maker. The Perth woman only used four ingredients and the dish took 12 minutes to cook.




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Matildas embroiled in coronavirus crisis as matches moved from China because of the killer disease

Sydney will now host the Matildas' matches against China, Taiwan and Thailand after Asian Football Confederation moved games away from Nanjing due to coronavirus outbreak.




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Giraffe that escaped from truck transporting it to a zoo in Thailand is found dead in swamp

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A giraffe was found dead today in swamp in Chachoengsao province,Thailand(left), just two days after it escaped from a truck bound for a zoo.




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Factory workers caught using MOUTHS to strip bones from birds' feet before selling them to public

The footage was recorded by hygiene officials who visited the factory in Nong Khai, northeast Thailand, on Tuesday. The workers raise the chicken to their mouths and begin tearing at them with their teeth.




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'Drug dealer extradited from Thailand collapses in Oxfordshire jail with suspected coronavirus'

Mark Rumble, 31, from Oxfordshire, was sent back to the UK from Thailand to face charges of a conspiracy to supply class A drugs and collapsed in prison days later.




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Two British prisoners sent home from Thailand do NOT have coronavirus, tests confirm 

Tests have revealed that Mark Rumble (pictured, with boxer Ricky Hatton) and another prisoner at HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire do not have coronavirus.




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Worker has to pull out 50lbs of dung from constipated elephant's rear

The 60-year-old elephant, Boon Peng, was suffering abdominal pains and struggling to walk at his enclosure in Chiang Mai.




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US passengers disembark Westerdam cruise ship and get Valentine's Day kiss from Cambodia's PM

Prime Minister Hun Sen presented red roses and embraced hundreds as they joyously poured from the vessel at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on Thursday.




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Lunch to go! Wild elephant stops traffic to teach his son how to steal food from vehicles 

Two elephants stomped onto a road in Chachoengsao, Thailand and started looting food from passing vehicle, causing motorists to stop dead in their tracks.




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Love Island's Anna Vakili turns up the heat as she shares sizzling throwback snap from Thailand trip

The former pharmacist, 29, was the picture of confidence as she shared a sizzling throwback snap from her trip to Phuket, Thailand earlier this year.




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Thailand bans cruise liner from docking because of Italian passengers

The Costa Fortuna (file photo) was denied permission to dock on the island of Phuket because 64 people on board had been in Italy in the last 14 days, Thai media said.




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British traveller is blocked from boarding a flight to Thailand and left £1,000 out of pocket

Tina Sibley was stopped at the boarding gate in Madrid by Qatar Airways staff, which told her the stamps of Macchu Picchu made her passport invalid. The British Embassy rubbished the claims.




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Molly-Mae Hague is showered with gifts from Tommy Fury as she returns from Thailand amid gout fears

The Love Island star, 20, returned home to Manchester from Thailand on Monday, where she was gifted with a bouquet of flowers, new House Of CB clothes and Nando's from beau Tommy, also 20.




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Cow is spared from the dinner table after it survived being shot in the head three times

Somporn Najin, 43, bought the cow for a traditional feast in Trang, southern Thailand, and tried to slaughter her last weekend. But the bullets fired did not pierce the cow's skin so it survived.




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F1 qualifying, LIVE - Mexican Grand Prix 2019: Latest updates from Mexico City 

Lewis Hamilton is on course to secure his sixth world championship at this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix but first the Brit will be hoping to land pole position ahead of the race. Follow qualifying live.




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F1 unveil new car designs from 2021 to enable Lewis Hamilton and Co's cars to race 'more closely'

Formula One bosses have unveiled the first images of the sport's cars for the future. It is hoped that the new machines will provide closer action, and make overtaking easier.




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How Lewis Hamilton went from being a karter struggling for wins to a near flawless F1 star

Hamilton has not always been a mere dot disappearing beyond the horizon to rivals. He even struggled to win races before learning his trademark driving style from a friend.




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Max Verstappen claims F1 is suffering from Lewis Hamilton domination

Verstappen has 100 starts and seven wins to his name since becoming the sport's youngest driver and next season he could yet become the youngest champion.




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Lewis Hamilton 'touched' by message from mentor Ron Dennis after winning sixth title

Lewis Hamilton has patched up his relationship with the man who launched his career, Ron Dennis. He revealed that after winning his sixth world title, he received congratulations from him.




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Lewis Hamilton to seek assurances from Totto Wolff before committing future to Mercedes

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAO PAULO: Hamilton will seek reassurances over Toto Wolff's plans before committing his future to Mercedes as he reveals Ayrton Senna-inspired helmet for Interlagos race.




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Pope Francis bans ambassadors from blogging or criticizing his policies

In a document handed to more than 100 ambassadors in Rome for meetings with top Vatican officials, Francis told the envoys they had to 'live for the things of God and not for those of the world'.




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Priests keep their distance from Pope Francis amid coronavirus lockdown

The footprints mark where people should stand to avoid close contact under the one-yard rule - which Italians were taking to heart by carrying rulers into bars and shops today.




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Coronavirus Italy: Rome's churches remain open amid outbreak

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis has today issued a new decree, stating that some of Rome's churches will stay open, despite his initial order to close all of the religious sites just a day ago.




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Italian priest, 72, dies from coronavirus but did not give up a respirator

Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, from Casigno in Italy's hardest-hit Lombardy region, died from coronavirus last week - but locals say he did not give up his respirator as was first reported.




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Pope Francis conducts Holy Week ceremonies from behind closed doors

Francis lead the ceremony inside the shelter of an empty St Peter's Basilica. He was joined only by his aides, some nuns and a few laypeople, who sat staggered throughout the pews.




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Democrats ratchet up pressure on Walmart to pull guns from their shelves after El Paso shooting

Democratic presidential candidates put pressure Friday on Walmart to stop selling firearms after a gun-toting killer massacred 22 people in the parking lot of an El Paso retail store.




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Sofia Vergara looks casual cute as she goes shopping in an evil eye shirt from her own Walmart line

Vergara was her own best advertisement as she modeled a chic evil eye shirt from her own Walmart line Sofia Jeans during a visit to the upscale Saks Fifth Avenue.




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El Paso shooting victim says he bought AK-47 from Romania and ammo from Russia

El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius, 21, says he purchased his AK-47 rifle from Romania and his ammo from Russia in his August 3 attack in a Walmart that left 22 dead.




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Two shoppers in a Georgia Walmart have an impromptu sing-along to Luther Vandross duet

A crowd gathered at the Walmart Supercenter in Alpharetta, Georgia, and witnessed two strangers share a beautiful moment in song. Video was filmed last year but recently went viral.




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Mother is horrified to find religious 'Santa is fake but Jesus is real' note in new toy from Walmart

Brianna Ridge says she found the letter in a toy bought from a Walmart in Wasilla. Addressed to kids, it says Santa, reindeer, and elves aren't real and that presents come from parents.




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Sofia Vergara enjoys a shopping spree while wearing her signature $27 jeans from Walmart

Sofia Vergara flaunted her famous curves in her signature Sofia Jeans by Sofia Vergara denim bottoms, while indulging in some retail therapy at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills on Thursday.




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Aisle get you now! Texas Walmart shoppers are treated to an impromptu WWE display by three young men

After spending hours searching for a suitable spot, the group settled on the Walmart store. Adrean Jeffries filmed three friends as they simulated a fight reminiscent of a WWE match - ref and all.




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Mike Pence promises 'tens of thousands of coronavirus tests' in the coming days

Mike Pence has promised that Americans will get thousands of coronavirus tests per day from now on after the government switched to a faster method, amid widespread criticism of efforts so far.