KIM Jong-un is seen smoking a cigarette as he discusses the health crisis posed by coronavirus in pictures released by North Korean state media. The images come after days of speculation about the health of the 36-year-old following claims by a former South Korean official that he was in a coma. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest […]

Victoria's Solicitor-General has provided legal advice to the Andrews government about extending the state of emergency by 12 months but the advice might not be made public. At a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday morning, Attorney-General Jill Hennessy revealed that the state's most senior legal adviser, Solicitor-General Kristen Walker, QC, had counselled the government on its bid to extend the state […]

POOR pupils have stopped catching up with richer ones for the first time in a decade, a report reveals. The disadvantaged were 18.1 months behind in studies by the time they finished GCSEs last year. The gap had closed from 19.7 months in 2011 to 17.9 months in 2017. And it is expected to get wider still after the schools […]

First published in The Age on August 28, 1976 POLICE GRAB BOLAND, RULE Ararat jail escapees Robert Boland and Peter Rule were recaptured in Footscray last night after a high speed chase down the Calder Highway. Front page of The Age published on August 28, 1976.Credit:The Age Archives Shortly before, they burst into Diggers Rest railway station, threatened stationmaster Mr […]

BLM activists claimed that anyone who won’t raise their fist in protest are "white supremacists" as they "bullied" diners. One Twitter video showed a group of Washington DC demonstrators jeering and berating a couple sitting in the outdoor dining section. A female protester, who wasn't wearing a coronavirus mask, screamed over their table, demanding to know why they wouldn't raise […]

THIS is the terrifying moment a female student is bound, gagged and attacked by a burglar during a Zoom call with other classmates.  Footage shows the intruder entering the teen’s home in Durango, Mexico as her classmates watch on in horror.  The student was in the middle of an English lesson taking place remotely as a result of the coronavirus […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had no issue getting past the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of their opening round playoff series on Monday night at Walt Disney World.  James, however, wasn’t focused much on the specifics of that 135-115 win when the final buzzer rang. He was busy both thinking about honoring former Lakers star Kobe […]

A CHILD abuser has been charged with murder after an eight-year-old girl died six years after he struck her in the head. Thomas Abitz, 29, has been charged with the 2017 death of Mckena Marie Nett – who died of pneumonia six years after the incident. Abitz, of Wisconsin, has already been serving a prison sentence for the abuse of […]

A seal of approval! Amazing moment curious seal nicknamed ‘Gavin’ climbs onto a paddle board as family make their way down river in West Sussex Darren Ford and Kerrie Rocket encountered ‘Gavin’ while out on the River Arun The curious seal swam up to the group and climbed aboard Kerrie’s board  Daren, 52, says Gavin has been spotted in the […]

Nora Quoirin inquest is told police searched multiple houses during hunt for the London 15-year-old because her parents were convinced she had been abducted 15-year-old’s disappearance last year sparked ten-day search around Malaysian resort A senior police official said they  searched three houses and did not find her Police chief Mohamad Mat Yusop said there was ‘no indication’ of kidnapping  […]