It is unlikely any criminal charges will ever be laid over the Ruby Princess debacle and it is 'odd' New South Police are even investigating it, according to a  legal expert.

While Professor Brendan Murphy remains committed towards getting transmissions down to as low as possible, he believes the ultimate goal of total elimination could be unachievable.

Comedian Laura Daniel has apologised to Jacinda Ardern after baking and decorating a cake depicting the New Zealand prime minister.

The $250,000 vessel was intercepted by New South Wales Police in waters off Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney, at 4.30am on Saturday.

Images captured during dawn services at war memorials in Melbourne and Wellington on Saturday showed vacant streets and small crowds.

Tasmanian opposition leader Rebecca White has welcomed an apology from Australia's Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy to medical staff in Tasmania after he claimed they held an illegal dinner party.

With her tresses scraped up into a stunted ponytail, the singer, 24, who is dating Gigi's brother Anwar, 20, wore minimal make-up and sunglasses atop her head for the snaps shared to Instagram

Auckland security manager Arlo McDiarmid's life revolved around his wife Isla and baby daughter, Indigo. Their world came crashing down when doctors found tumours all over his body.

Ethan Browne has revealed that he had to overcome the macho culture he grew up in to become an actor. 

LeBron James returns to Cleveland on Wednesday for the first time since leaving last summer and signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. He's coming back to a city still grappling with losing him.

LeBron James continues to defy logic. He is still at the peak of his powers at the age of 33 and he puts that down to working hard, playing hard, stretching and, importantly, sticking to the process.

LeBron James scored 29 points and Brandon Ingram added 27 as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 19-point deficit midway through the third quarter to defeat the Houston Rockets 111-106 on Thursday night.

Basketball Australia and promoter TEG have hit back at the complaints by disappointed fans saying that most revellers had a 'positive experience' and only two people requested refunds. 

In Wednesday's 'Let Them Eat Goo' episode, the lunches at South Park Elementary School are switched out for healthier options, following complaints from other students.

James hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the waning minutes to seal another impressive win for the Lakers, who haven't lost since their season opener against the Clippers.

They improved to a 23-3 record, which extended their second-longest road winning streak in franchise history to 13 games and rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the eighth time already this season.

Maryland non-profit Game Plan Inc filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against LeBron James' Uninterrupted media company for $33million claiming he stole their slogan.

NBA ROUND-UP: Some things never change and the Los Angeles Lakers continued to gather steam heading into the play-offs as they won on Friday night to stay top of the Western Conference.

The Lakers were in stunning form throughout the season that was halted by coronavirus on March 11. With 19 games until the play-offs, the club had the best win-loss record in Western Conference.

Michelle Obama proved herself to be queen of the dodgeball court on Monday night, as she led Team USA to victory over Team UK in a match that aired on The Late Late Show.

Obamas' legal team filed to cancel the trademark of the e-book publishing company, called Higher Ground Enterprises,  after the US trademark office rejected their application earlier this year.

Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice will hit bookshelves on November 19 said Penguin Random House in a press release, almost one year after the Michelle Obama memoir.

Having already been crowned the 'World's Most Admired Women' this year, securing victory in the at next year's Grammy's would cap a fine 18 months for Michelle Obama.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposals will continue to erode Michelle Obama's legacy by easing restrictions on the types and quantities on fruit and vegetables put on the table.

American Factory, about the decline of manufacturing jobs in the industrial Midwest, picked up the golden statue for best feature-length documentary at the Oscars on Sunday night.

Friends and Tony Award-winner Ron Leibman passed away on Friday from complications of pneumonia at age 82. He had a career in TV and theater that spanned six decades.

The White Shepherd - who she shared with ex Justin Theroux - sadly passed away in the summer and Jennifer admits she has been thinking about getting another dog.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Stars of the hit Netflix drama The Crown led the British charge as nominations for the Golden Globe awards were announced yesterday.

Actress Gal Gadot is ringing in the new decade with a brand new business venture.

The actor appeared to take unprecedented jabs at his former wife and the mother of his six children.

Matthew Perry's Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston temporarily broke Instagram in October after she joined the popular social media app.

Jennifer Aniston officially welcomed Matthew Perry to Instagram Friday, less than three months after she broke the Internet by joining it herself. He got an account Thursday but has yet to post.

Courteney Cox was spotted heading to the gym on Tuesday after wishing her best friend, Jennifer Aniston, on her 51st birthday.

The Friends alum, who dated John Mayer from 2008 to 2009, joined the Edge of Desire hitmaker's Instagram Live over the weekend, as he discussed meeting the late singer Bill Withers.

A hilarious video has emerged of a pitchside correspondent reporting on a Russian Premier League game despite being drenched by a sprinkler. 

Tudhope's wins on Hot Affair, Knightly Spirit and World Title took him to 101 during the period which currently decides the title race - from May 4 to British Champions day on October 19.

The 15-year-old recovered from losing the first set 6-3 to claim the next two 6-2, 7-5 against a player 68 places higher up in the rankings.

Jonathan Goldstein, chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council, said the 'problem is not only Corbyn but also Corbynism and Corbynites, and these remain strong in the party'.

Florence Eshelomi and Abena Oppong-Asare both took their London seats for the first time at December's general election. But they have been left less than impressed so far.

Angela Rayner has launched a savage attack on Jeremy Corbyn as she suggested he had failed as Labour leader because he 'didn't command respect'.

GUY ADAMS: Trevor Phillips has fought racism all his life, while the party under Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of anti-Semitism and is being investigated by the EHRC.

Sir Keir Starmer was hailed for having 'achieved more in four days more than his predecessor in four years' after he unveiled steps to tackle vile abuse in the party.

Politicians taking part in Prime Minister's Questions from the safety and comfort of their own homes were upstaged by their grandchildren and their interior design sense - or lack of it.

In his tell-all memoir A Bigger Picture, Mr Turnbull suggested Ms Credlin 'dominated' Mr Abbott during his two years as PM until September 2015.

James Comey joins dozens of celebrities who pledged to leave the country if Trump beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 but are still in the United States.

Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, sent the request to the National Archives in a letter on Thursday.

Lawyers for Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard wrote Hillary Clinton asking her to immediately retract a statement about Gabbard and the Russians.

Gates, who flipped on Paul Manafort during Robert Mueller's probe, told Stone's trial at Washington D.C. federal court how Trump spoke to Stone on July 31, 2016, then said more emails would come.

Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, who founded research firm Fusion GPS, say Steele - their employee - revealed the existence of his dossier to the press because he was angry with James Comey.

The House of Representatives is creating a new holiday tradition: an impeachment vote on nearly the exact anniversary of Bill Clinton's own ego-crashing humiliation 21 years ago.