Borders are being slammed shut to a number of African nations following the emergence of a new mutant strain of COVID that has been christened Omicron.

The woman at the centre of the Tim Paine sexting scandal is taking legal action against Cricket Tasmania in the Federal Court.

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has been admitted to hospital in Italy after testing positive for Covid-19 for a second time in a month.

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