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Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty (left with her sister, right in 2002, and inset with her boyfriend) battled through depression and two career changes to win the French Open final. Three years ago this would have seemed unlikely as her junior professional career proved too much to bear. Suffering depression, Barty was left with no choice but to quit the sport indefinitely. She moved to Melbourne and dabbled with cricket before fate dragged her back to  the court, where she realised she belonged.

Meghan Markle has arrived alongside Prince Harry (pictured centre) for Trooping the Colour in her first public appearance since revealing Prince Archie to the world. The couple were whisked away from Buckingham Palace in a carriage to the Horse Guards Parade to join the Royal Family - and thousands of spectators - to watch 1,400 troops, 400 musicians and 200 horses march in the parade. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were joined in their carriage by Kate Middleton (inset, sporting a bespoke Alexander McQueen dress and Philip Treacy hat) who beamed and waved at crowds of wellwishers who came to watch the parade. The Queen (left), who celebrated her 93rd birthday in April, came in one of her luxurious horse-drawn carriages (left) and will inspect the lines of guardsmen in their scarlet tunics and bearskins (inset) as part of the tradition. 

The Duchess of Cambridge donned the zesty pale coat dress (right) with matching petalled fascinator by Philip Treacy as she was driven by chauffeur (inset) to Horse Guards Parade this morning. She arrived with the Duke of Cambridge (left riding a horse today) and reunited with the Duchess of Sussex - who made her first appearance since the birth of her son Archie last month.

Prince George and his siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis stood inside a window of Buckingham Palace and waved at thousands of people watching the Trooping of the Colour ceremony to celebrate the Queen's official birthday. The trio of young Royals waved and made cheeky faces while their elder family members stood on the world famous balcony. Fans of the royal family were treated to a surprise appearance from the Duchess of Sussex who is currently on maternity leave following the birth of her first son Archie.

A young driver who was filmed on Snapchat playing chicken with oncoming traffic before fatally crashing (right) reportedly had alcohol, cannabis and MDMA in her system. Shania McNeill, 21, (left) from Queensland, crashed her pink Suzuki into a Nissan Micra on Richmond Road in Berkshire Park, in Sydney's west, just before 1.15am on April 28. The Daily Telegraph reported that Ms McNeill was two times the legal BAL level at the time of the crash and also had cannabis and MDMA in her system.

World champion surfer Kelly Slater has opened up about the attempted suicide of his 'brother' Sunny Garcia (together left). Garcia (right), 49, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in Oregon hospital on April 29th after battling depression for years, and remains in a critical state. Kelly Slater told the ABC the immense struggle he had after hearing the news, saying 'Sunny literally is like a brother to me.'

The town known as Mullumbimby, just north of Byron Bay is said to be a community that has shunned much of modern medicine, with some doctors even questioning vaccinations. A local newspaper in the area known as the Echo Net Daily said opposition has increasingly become fierce around the issue.

Paralympic hero Dylan Alcott has become the first man to win the French Open Men's Quad Final (pictured left). The 28-year-old athlete was able to overcome his long time American rival David Wagner in the quad wheelchair singles final in three sets on Saturday. Alcott needed only two hours to win his eight Grand Slam title to continue his run of eight victories from eight final's appearances. His huge Grand Slam win came just days after Alcott revealed he has found love with Melbourne sexologist Chantelle Otten (pictured together right).

Madalin Giorgetta Frodsham (pictured), who is based in Perth, Western Australia, used to subscribe to calorie counting and strict workouts each day in order to tone and accentuate her curvaceous frame. But after hitting one million followers on social media the 30-year-old fitness enthusiast began to question whether these practices where actually helping in her quest to be fit.

Queensland punters were out in force across the state and in great spirits for the Stradbroke Race Day despite rain threatening to ruin some of the day's races. Brisbane racecourse Eagle Farm hosted the days races with punters coming from far and wide to try and win a dollar or to dress up and enjoy a day out. Gleeful punters were photographed taking selfies, betting, dancing and posing for the camera during the day's festivities.

Paige Winter (left and near right), 17, was said to be doing 'extremely well' after her latest surgery, doctors revealed to WITN-TV. The teenager had been enjoying a day at the beach with her family in Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina, last Sunday when suddenly the day took a life-threatening turn. Paige had been swimming close to the shoreline at 12:20pm when the horrific shark attack occurred, leaving her with deep lacerations to her leg, hands and pelvic area. Her father Charlie (right) punched the shark five times on the nose to scare it away.

Ismet Dil, 69, whose company Scogna Formal Wear has provided dinner jackets and tails to America's leaders for a century, claimed he didn't recognise the suit, which was heavily mocked online. 'This is my profession. It's not right,' he said. 'I don't care if he is president. Someone is responsible - somebody helped him get dressed like that.' Trump chose to wear a ludicrously long white waistcoat, paired with a tux jacket that stopped halfway up his midriff and featured overlong sleeves. Patrick Murphy, the head cutter at Davies and Son, who are based in Savile Row, London, told MailOnline that 'everything you can imagine' was wrong with Trump's tuxedo. 'It's totally disproportionate to his height and girth,' he said. 'The waistcoat is far too long, it should not show underneath his jacket. The sleeves are covering his hands, they should be an inch shorter. It looks like he has borrowed from three different suits.'

Roy Gibney, 64, a former sheet metal worker, scooped his millions in July 1998, and immediately splashed out on a six-bedroom mansion in Barnoldby-le-Beck, Lincolnshire (bottom right). He had his winning numbers tiled on the bottom of an indoor swimming pool (top right with former girlfriend Meaka Edwards), spent £50,000 on a racehorse and bought expensive cars (inset with daughter Lisa buying a Lexus LS300) - but his good fortune then came to an end with his divorce from second wife Darlene Shand, 45, in 2014. With his property portfolio sold off and most of his remaining money swallowed up by his divorce, He moved in to a one-bedroom bungalow in Grimsby and is now renovating a £300,000 five-bedroom home with new love Tracey Baker, 58, who he previously dated. But he said: 'I'm living a more modest lifestyle, it's calmer, more normal and I'm blissfully happy.'

Bankrupt playboy James Stunt parked his Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe on the pavement outside the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane. His appearance was just hours after he was made insolvent claiming he was 'the richest person ever to be made bankrupt'. Earlier, the businessman who was married to F1 heiress Petra Ecclestone, right, discovered that a number of his flash cars were given parking tickets, inset.

A tattooed gangster with 'notorious' inked across his face has opened up about his struggle finding a job. Puk Kireka, 31, from Napier in New Zealand, has a distinctive black and red face tattoo, and said he is called a 'mobster' by strangers. The father-of-three said he was once addicted to ice but hasn't smoked it since 2015. 'I was into meth before my last stint in jail. But I kicked the habit while in prison and I've been drug-free for the last four years... I know it will be hard to get a job with my tatts', he told Hawke's Bay Today .

An 'old derelict' substation that sits in a prized position overlooking Tasmania's cityscape has been transformed into a beautiful and functional home with floor to ceiling windows. The Hydro-Electric Substation, built in Launceston in 1922, was fully operational until the 1960s when it fell in disrepair and the redbrick Victorian style began to crumble.

The Danish royals put on an elegant display as they arrived in dinner jackets and lavish evening gowns to attend a family dinner at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen yesterday evening. Queen Margrethe (left welcoming Prince Joachim), 79, was hosting a private dinner to celebrate the 50th birthday of her son Prince Joachim (top-right and inset with his family) - the sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne, following his elder brother, Crown Prince Frederik, and Frederik's four children (bottom-right). The Crown Prince himself, aged 51, was among those attending the event arriving alongside his wife the Crown Princess Mary and his four children Christian, 13, Isabella, 12, Vincent, eight, and Josephine, eight. The Queen dazzled in a floral dress as she welcomed Prince Joachim and his wife Princess Marie and the Prince's four children. Dressed in a white dinner suit, the Prince was first to greet his mother as his family followed. His wife, Princess Marie, looked equally radiant in a blue evening gown. Other attendees included the former French Ambassador to Denmark, François Zimeray, and his wife - and the Countess Fleming.

Sodden festival-goers have been pictured wading through mud as they attended Parklife's Manchester event today following heavy rain, as Britain continues to be buffeted by turbulent weather. Less-than-thrilled party animals were seen wrapped in plastic coats to shield themselves from the rain (left and right) and squelching across the drenched fields in trainers. Two women were also snapped crossing the road under a purple umbrella, decorated with hearts. As Storm Miguel moves away from England and into the North Sea the Met Office said that northern England should brace for rain. Strong winds of up to 35mph are expected for eastern counties over the morning as Storm Miguel continues its onslaught towards the sea. As the storm battered the UK yesterday, tourists had to put up their umbrellas as they photograph Bath Abbey during a downpour.

The Spice Girls tour has been hit by further criticism after three adult female fans started fighting, and one pulled another's hair, during their Thursday show at Sunderland's Stadium of Light. Stunning footage shows two grown women appearing to argue before one, who is wearing a green jumper, has her hair pulled as the Spice Girls perform on stage. She falls to the floor and headbutts the other woman on her way down, who then grabs onto her hair with both hands. A friend then joins in and starts trying to punch the woman pulling the other's hair. It comes after fans complained about the Spice Girls' Coventry concert, which descended into chaos on Tuesday when fans were left stranded in the car park for hours once the show had finished.

Fabao Chen, 58, was detained on Tuesday at the Double Dragon restaurant on West Broadway after he took the 13-year-old from a nearby Kroger at 27th and Broadway in Louisville. Chen has been charged with kidnapping and three counts of wanton endangerment.

Five days after German tourist Josef Schwab arrived in Australia in April 1987 he bought four firearms from a Brisbane gun shop. The 26-year-old then set out on a Top End driving trip hunting humans. Schwab (left) drove thousands of kilometres across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Along the way he shot dead a father and son camping near the Victoria River in the NT and burnt out their car (top right). He later murdered an engaged couple and their friend at Pentecost River in WA's Kimberley region (bottom right). All the bodies were dumped in or near rivers, leading police to believe Schwab hoped they would be eaten by crocodiles (inset). What motivated Schwab, who was killed by police in a gunfight, remains unknown.

Chilling CCTV footage shows the accused Darwin shooter calmly walk into an industrial site with a rifle before allegedly killing his fourth victim.    Ben Hoffmann, 45, is accused of using a pump action shotgun to kill four men and seriously injure a woman on Tuesday evening in and around Darwin.  Rob Courtney, 52, Hassan Baydoun, 33, Michael Sisois, 57 and Nigel Hellings, 75, died at four different locations. 

An Australian entrepreneur who scored a $250,000 deal when she appeared on TV show Shark Tank has revealed that winning isn't a guarantee to becoming a millionaire. Lorena Phegan (left with her husband Benjamin) appeared on season four of the show in May 2018 where she pitched her business The Inappropriate Gift Co and received offers from all of the 'shark' investors. The mother-of-two eventually chose Red Balloon founder Naomi Simson's (right) offer of a $250,000 investment for a 25 per cent stake in the company.

They tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in October of last year. And Princess Eugenie looked smitten as she stepped out with her husband Jack Brooksbank for a spot of dinner at Oswald's restaurant in Mayfair, London on Friday night. The Princess of York, 29, cut a stylish figure in an oversized double-breasted blazer as she strutted along with her other half, 32.

At least 28 people, most of them children, have been injured when a merry-go-round collapsed at a fairground in Spain. Witnesses described 'horror' scenes as the attraction's main support appeared to snap in two, flinging those on board to the ground and crushing them under the metal. The accident happened at about 2am at the San José de la Rinconada fair, in the Sevillian town of La Rinconada. 

The North Korean mass games are a spectacle of gymnastic and dance synchronisation believed to be the world's 'biggest human performance' held at what is reported to be the biggest stadium in the world, Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang (pictured), with a capacity of 150,000. The mass games are to be paused following the performance tonight while alterations are made after leader Kim Jong Un (centre) gave the premiere 'strong criticism' and ordered it be changed.

A new book about New York City's most infamous murderer, Albert Hicks, reveals the true story of how the charismatic criminal became known as the city's last pirate and first gangster while operating in pre-Civil War, maritime Manhattan. In The Last Pirate of New York : A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation, author Rich Cohen reveals the shocking, true story of Hicks (right), who was convicted of piracy and became the last person to be publicly hanged in New York in July 1860 at about age 40 on what was then called Bedloe's Island (left) and what is now home to the Statue of Liberty. In an excerpt of the book, reprinted in Tablet, Cohen called Hicks, a married father of one, 'the most feared man in the infamous New York slums,' who 'operated so long ago he was not even called a gangster - he was called a pirate.' Back in the pre-Civil War days, Cohen wrote that police considered a pirate to be 'any criminal who made his living on the water, attacking and robbing ships beyond the jurisdiction of the landlocked coppers.'

Forty ex-oil workers took to the Plaza de la Moneda square, adjacent to Venezuela's central bank, in Caracas eight days ago in a bid to claim what they say are unpaid wages. In 2007, 8,500 direct or indirect workers of American oil company Exxonmobil were sacked after late president Hugo Chavez nationalised a project in the country's Orinoco Oil Belt. Despite being promised severance packages and social security contributions, the workers claim they never saw a dime. The workers used to be a part of one of the most productive and lucrative oil exporting industries in the world, propping up the countries economy for decades.