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Two Sydney suburbs are put on high alert as Covid-infected diner visits 'several' cafes - and locals are urged to get tested

Two Sydney suburbs have been put on high alert after a coronavirus-infected diner visited 'several' cafes in the city's south-east.    NSW Health issued an urgent warning on Monday after the case visited Kingsford and Ramsgate while infectious.     The person spent 'short periods of time' in 'several cafes' during the first two weeks of October.   Kingsford (pictured above) and Ramsgate, in southeast Sydney, have been put on high alert after a person who was infectious with coronavirus visited 'several cafes' in the areas No specific venues of concern have been identified and the infectious person visited the cafes during the first two weeks of October (Ramsgate pictured above)  The public was first alerted to a positive case in the area on Thursday and the source of the infection remains under investigation.  No specific venues of concern have been identified and anyone who visited the suburbs, especially cafes, has been urged to monitor for coronav

Glamorous wife of Brownlow Medal hero Lachie Neale opens up on why she broke down in tears as he accepted AFL's highest individual honour

Lachie Neale's wife Julie has opened up on her break down during her husband's Brownlow Medal acceptance speech. The Brisbane Lions superstar won the AFL's most prestigious award by ten votes on Sunday night before giving special praise to his partner. The 27-year-old revealed Ms Neale sold a successful beauty salon in Perth after his decision to leave the Fremantle Dockers to join the Lions in 2018.  'She always puts me ahead of herself when she shouldn't have to,' Neale said in his acceptance speech. 'She's the most selfless person I know and my biggest support, so thank you very much Jules.' Lachie Neale's wife Julie (pictured together) broke down during the Brisbane Lions star's Brownlow Medal acceptance speech Ms Neale was moved to tears after the touching tribute to her personal sacrifice and revealed the decision to move to Brisbane was left in her hands. 'I kind of knew was the right move for Lachie and footy and it was a decis

Cyclops baby albino shark shocks fishermen after they find it inside the gut of an adult

An incredibly rare baby albino shark with only one eye has been found by shocked fishermen in Indonesia.   The cyclops was found inside the belly of an adult shark that died after being caught in the nets while the fishermen were sailing across Maluku province.  The adult shark was cleaned and its belly was cut open to remove the gut where they found the tiny white shark inside.  An incredibly rare baby albino shark with only one eye has been found by fishermen in Indonesia The creature was found inside the belly of an adult shark that died after being caught in the fishermen's nets It had one eye in the middle of its head and a milky-white colour, its fins and other parts already formed.  Andy, 29, said the shark could have been pregnant with the rare baby before it was accidentally caught in the net on October 10. He said: 'We found three babies inside its stomach, but one of them looked strange with only one eye.  'Its colour was strange too, like milk.'  It had one

Terrifying moment a great white shark tries to bite through a cage with three female tourists inside

A huge great white shark tried to tear its way into a metal cage housing three tourists during a dive near Mexico. Shark expert Jim Partington from Manchester, oversaw the dive near Guadalupe Island with the three women. The 36-year-old experienced diver gave the tourists more than they were expecting as they were inches away from the predator called Bullet who tried to bite its way inside. A huge great white shark tried to tear its way into a metal cage housing three tourists during a dive near Mexico Jim said: 'We were running an exclusive Shark Week themed expedition to find, film and dive with the world's largest Great White sharks. 'We use bait (primarily tuna) which is on our dive permit, typically to attract the sharks. 'We visit an area where sharks are already naturally hunting, so on many occasions, bait is not even needed as natural curiosity is enough sometimes to attract the sharks attention. Shark expert Jim Partington from Manchester, oversaw the dive n

Mother, 30, admits killing church warden, 88, and trying to murder three others in stabbing spree after she split with partner

A 30-year-old mother has pleaded guilty to killing an 88-year-old church warden and stabbing three other shoppers in a frenzied knife attack in a crowded supermarket.     Mother-of-one Zara Anne Radcliffe stabbed John Rees in the face inside a Co-op shop while his 87-year-old dementia-suffering wife Eunice waited in their car in the village of Peygraig in Rhondda, South Wales, in May. In her frenzied attack, Radcliffe - who suffered from schizophrenia - also stabbed nurse Lisa Way, 53, shopper Andrew Price, 58, and fellow nurse Gaynor Saurin, 65. Mr Rees died from severe blunt trauma to the face including multiple facial fractures. The other three victims survived. Radcliffe - a single mother to a young son - was a patient at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital for five months. She came out of hospital at the start of the lockdown. A romantic relationship with a man had ended in the weeks leading up to the attack.  Zara Anne Radcliffe, 30, has pleaded guilty at Merthyr Crown Court to the mans

Chinese subway passenger tumbles down a flight of stairs after missing a step while using her phone

Terrifying footage has captured the moment a woman tumbled down a flight of stairs after she missed a step while looking at her phone at a subway station in China. The passenger is seen concentrating on her phone screen as she approached the staircase before she suddenly stumbled and fell facedown. The woman sustained serious injuries on her face and was taken to the hospital by an ambulance, local media reported. The passenger is seen concentrating on her phone screen as she approached the staircase before she suddenly stumbled and fell facedown at a subway station in Hefei on Saturday Terrifying footage has captured the moment a woman tumbled down a flight of stairs after she missed a step while looking at her phone at a subway station in east China's Hefei city The unidentified passenger was going down a flight of stairs before the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at a subway station in eastern Chinese city Hefei. Footage obtained by local media shows the woman approach

BBC's political drama Roadkill starring Hugh Laurie is slammed for 'anti-Conservative bias' as Tory MP says: 'If they did the same for a left-wing character it would be a hate crime'

The BBC's new political drama Roadkill was today slammed for its 'anti-Conservative bias' as a Tory MP said: 'If they did the same for a left-wing character it would be a hate crime'.  The drama, written by Hampstead playwright Sir David Hare, sees Hugh Laurie playing corrupt Tory government minister Peter Laurence, who in the first episode is seen lying in court during a libel trial, sleeping with his mistress and burying evidence of a love child. Tory MP Andrew Bridgen, who was reacting to criticism of Roadkill, said: 'This show is just another BBC anti-Conservative trope. If they did the same for a left-wing character it would probably be classed as a hate crime.' Concerns over left-wing bias at the BBC have seen Prime Minister Boris Johnson push for a right-wing figure to fill the role of chairman, with former Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore lined up for the job before he turned it down.  Mr Bridgen added: 'It's a great shame Charles Moore d

John Leslie was 'notorious' and a 'nobody' who fell victim to 'clever lie' by woman who claimed he groped her breasts at Christmas party in 2008, court hears

John Leslie was 'notorious' and a 'nobody' who fell victim to a 'clever lie' by a woman who claimed he groped her breasts at a Christmas party, a court heard today.  The former Blue Peter and This Morning presenter, 55, is accused of grabbing a woman's breasts with both hands at the event in Greek Street, Soho on December 5, 2008. In her closing speech Leslie's barrister Gudrun Young told jurors at Southwark Crown Court his accuser was able to orchestrate a 'clever lie' because her client was 'a bit of an embarrassment'. John Leslie, 55, (pictured outside court today) is accused of grabbing a woman's breasts with both hands at the event in Greek Street, Soho on December 5, 2008 'Since his fall from grace in 2002 he became notorious, infamous not for his TV work but for allegations of a sexual, scurrilous, scandalous nature,' she said.   'Trial by media is the worst and most unfair way of being judged. They can ruin you wit