Sunrise

The Royal Family have marked a very different Easter as they face shock health battles. A scaled-down service at Windsor Castle took place with King Charles making his first major public appearance since his cancer diagnosis. It was a bittersweet event for the royals with the Prince and Princess of Wales and their 3 children not in attendance as Kate has treatment for her cancer diagnosis.

For more, Sunrise Royal Editor, Rob Jobson joins. 

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A new campaign is calling on Aussies to head to their nearest ATM tomorrow and withdraw cash to protest against a move towards a 'cashless society'. It's aimed at showing the nation's banks and retailers there is still a demand for bank notes in Australia. The action comes as 7 in 10 Aussies say they're concerned about the declining use of cash.

For more, pro-cash campaigner and founder of the 'Cash Welcome' initiative, Jason Bryce, joins. 

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Flu season has arrived early with new data showing Aussies are being struck down with influenza at unseasonably high rates. There have already been more than 28-thousand cases this year which is well above average. It's sparked fears we're in for a catastrophic flu season with not enough people getting vaccinated.

For more, infectious diseases expert Professor Robert Booy joins. 

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The Brisbane Lions have held crisis talks over the Easter weekend as the controversy over the team's end-of-season trip to Las Vegas escalates. The meeting follows reports of a WhatsApp group chat detailing what the players were getting up to in the United States was seen by one player's partner. It's believed that the leak resulted in some players leaving early and at least one relationship to break down.

For more, Entertainment Editor Peter Ford reports. 

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A man who spent 10 hours stuck inside a cave is recovering this morning after a marathon rescue. A group from Canberra's National University Caving Club were making their way through Jenolan Caves about 3 hours west of Sydney when one of their members became stuck inside a narrow squeeze. Unable to move forward or backwards he was forced to wait in temperatures as low as 10 degrees until crews managed to free him.

For more, cave rescue team member David Taberner joins. 

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Western Sydney residents have been told to be on the lookout for the symptoms of measles after a fresh infection cropped up locally.

For more, Jake Lyle reports. 

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A flock of illegal border crossers has given guards at a European checkpoint plenty of headaches. Radar detected a group of mysterious figures crossing the border between Ukraine and Poland. But it soon became clear they were just a herd of grazing sheep. 

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To a Sunrise weather alert now and Victorians are bracing for a serious drenching this morning with warnings in place for large parts of the state. 

For more. Teegan Dolling reports.

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There has been an eleventh-hour twist in the multi-million-dollar defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten. 

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There's been an Easter tragedy on the Gold Coast with two men drowning in a hotel pool at Surfers Paradise. The men believed to be a father and son had been swimming in the rooftop pool at the Mark Holiday Apartments when they were discovered unconscious in the water.

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