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Victoria has recorded four new coronavirus cases and one death, bringing the state's toll from the virus to 817 and the national figure to 905. It's the sixth day in a row the state has recorded an increase in new cases in the single digits. The figures, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday, bring Melbourne's 14-day rolling average down to 7.2. Regional Victoria's two-week case average remains at 0.5. There are 15 cases for the fortnight up to Friday which have no known source. People wait to be tested at the Goulburn Valley Health-Mcintosh COVID-19 testing facility in Shepparton on October 15 Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (pictured centre) arrives to a press conference in Melbourne on October 18 It comes as Victorians woke to more freedom on Monday after COVID-19 restrictions were eased overnight. Melburnians are now allowed to travel 25km from home and there will be no limit on time spent outdoors. Outdoor gatherings have an increased

The Welsh Government is demanding more support from Westminster to protect jobs and businesses ahead of a possible two-week circuit-break lockdown, the country's health minister has said. Vaughan Gething said the furlough scheme ends on October 31 and will be replaced by the UK Government with a 'less generous' Job Support Scheme. He told the BBC's Politics Wales show the Welsh Government is 'arguing' with ministers in London that a 'more certain and more generous package' is needed. From November 1 the UK Government will pay 67 per cent of wages - up to a maximum of £2,100 a month - for each employee. Vaughan Gething has said the Welsh Government is demanding more support from Westminster to protect jobs and businesses ahead of a possible two-week circuit-break lockdown Cases in Wales reached 950 today with the Health Minister saying local lockdowns across the nation were not effective and so could be replaced by a full 'circuit-breaker' lockdow

Gladys Berejiklian needs to clarify just how intimate her 'close personal relationship' with disgraced MP Daryl Maguire was as there could be massive ramifications for her job, a top lawyer says. The NSW Premier has repeatedly argued she was not in an 'intimate' relationship with Mr Maguire, but when asked in a weekend interview if she 'loved' him she said: 'I did'. Legal expert and former NSW director of public prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery said Ms Berejiklian's admission of love was potentially inconsistent with her claims before ICAC. If their relationship could be defined as 'intimate', Mr Maguire would be considered family and could cause a conflict of interest for Ms Berejiklian. Gladys Berejiklian has 'given up on love indefinitely' after revealing that she hoped to one day marry disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire This means she may have had to declare the dodgy land deals he was working on in Badgerys Creek and elsewhere. Mr Co

The average asking price of a home has soared to a record £323,530 as sellers capitalise on unprecedented demand during the stamp duty holiday. Prices rose by 1.1 per cent from September to October and are now £16,818 – or 5.5 per cent – higher than the same time last year. Experts said they expect growth to continue until the new year when it could peak at 7 per cent. Prices rose by 1.1 per cent from September to October and are now £16,818 – or 5.5 per cent – higher than the same time last year. London prices were up by 2.6% The market has enjoyed a 'mini-boom' due to the combination of pent-up demand, households seeking more space after lockdown and the removal of stamp duty for homes up to £500,000. This has led to increased sales of homes further up the chain for more than £1million, analysis suggests. However, a survey by the Bank of England last week predicted borrowers would soon find it harder to get a mortgage as lenders prepare for a winter jobs crisis.  Prices in th

Hospitals are battling a 'potentially catastrophic' shortage of consultants, as they face a huge backlog of treatment because of the pandemic, the British Medical Association warns today. Consultants are retiring early because of their workload, poor morale and controversial pension tax rules which cause senior doctors to lose out financially when they take on extra work. The BMA says the workforce needs to be urgently increased, if waiting lists and times are to be reduced, amid rising burnout and sickness absences. The doctors' union has collaborated with seven medical royal colleges and the Faculty of Intensive Medicine on a report looking to understand why consultants are seeking early retirement and a growing number of younger doctors are walking away from a career in the NHS. Consultants are retiring early because of their workload, poor morale and controversial pension tax rules which cause senior doctors to lose out financially when they take on extra work The repor

Lily James has 'cancelled her planned appearance on the Today show' a week after she was seen 'passionately kissing' and getting cozy with married actor Dominic West during a romantic trip to Rome.  The Mamma Mia! star, 31, was set to appear on the NBC show to promote her new Netflix drama Rebecca alongside her co-star Armie Hammer, 34, on Monday.  However the actress, who stars as the lead in the Daphne Du Maurier adaptation, and Armie are understood to have pulled out of the show over the weekend, a NBC source told Page Six.  James was also slated to appear on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show on Thursday, but it’s not clear if she’ll still appear on the night-time program.  The cancellation comes one week after Lily and Dominic, 50, who both star in an upcoming BBC series together, enjoyed a two-day vacation together in Italy where they shared a hotel suite, were seen riding on a scooter through Rome, and  Dominic appeared to at one point lean over and kiss Lily's neck

There are more plans to redraw the map of Australia following an extraordinary proposal for North Queensland to become its own state.  Whitsundays state MP Jason Costigan wants to split Queensland into two and give his beloved region the powers to make its own laws under the proposed title of the 'Reef State'. Inspired by Western Australia's 'WAexit' push to separate itself from the rest of the country, Mr Costigan believes his region is getting an unfair deal under a state government that's 'sucking the life out of north and central Queensland.' Whitsundays state MP Jason Costigan wants to split Queensland into two and give his beloved region the powers to make its own laws under the proposed title of the 'Reef State' The move would see the far north of Queensland separated from the south of the state, making a seventh Australian state 'People up here aren't stupid, they know we're getting the crumbs when it comes to infrastructure

A 14-year-old boy was charged with a hate crime after allegedly punching a rabbi near his San Diego synagogue last week.  The unidentified teenager was booked into Juvenile Hall on Friday on battery and hate crime charges, The San Diego Union Tribune reports. The arrest came one week after the boy allegedly hurled racial slurs and assaulted Rabbi Yonatan Halevy, of the Shiviti Congregation, and his father.  'I was shocked, stunned, and hurt, but was grateful that my father was unharmed,' Halevy wrote on the synagogue's website.  An unidentified 14-year-old boy was charged on hate crime and battery charges for allegedly assaulting Rabbi Yonatan Halevy Halevy, 31, told the Union-Tribune that the incident happened on October 10 while he and his father were walking towards the synagogue. According to Halevy, a teenager rode past the pair on his bike, suddenly turned around and launched his fist atop the rabbi's head. The hit was so hard it sent Halevy hurtling to the ground

AFL superstar Patrick Dangerfield has been mercifully mocked online over his Brownlow Medal outfit. The Geelong Cats star and former Brownlow winner went for a unique fashion statement for AFL's night of nights this year on the Gold Coast on Sunday night. Joined by wife Mardi who wore a stunning fuchsia gown, Dangerfield ditched the traditional black tuxedo and tie to stand out from the crowd in his three-piece beige suit, striped open-neck shirt and dark brown loafers. Patrick Dangerfield, pictured with wife Mardi went for a unique look at this year's Brownlows Former Collingwood Magpies star and Brownlow Medal winner Dane Swan offered hilarious commentary on Dangerfield's outfit when he took over Sportsbet's Twitter account under the hashtag SwannyTweets. 'Danger is either going to field 80 overs at square leg or he's about to tame a few lions at the circus. What the hell is that outfit,' Swan wrote. The cheeky tweet prompted fans to join in the fun. '