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Man is arrested in Sydney over the alleged murder of two people at a Brisbane bed and

A son has been arrested in Sydney over the alleged murder of his parents at their family-owned bed and breakfast business (bottom right) in Brisbane's northwest outskirts.  The bodies of Loris and Frank Puglia, both 59, were discovered inside their home in Joyner, north of Brisbane at about 2pm on Sunday afternoon. Hours later their son Christopher Puglia, 31, (left, and pictured with his parents, centre) was pulled over in a stolen car and arrested in Sydney's far north - about 900kms away from the grisly crime scene. 

Coalition of 62 countries backs Scott Morrison's push for an independent inquiry into

A coalition of 62 nations will support Australia's call for an independent probe into the origins of coronavirus. The new resolution demands an independent investigation into the international response to the pandemic, the actions of the World Health Organisation and their 'timelines' pertaining to the crisis. It is backed by the entire 27-member European Union (EU) along with New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, the UK, India, Canada, Russia, Mexico and Brazil, and is to be put to the World Health Assembly for a vote on Tuesday. 

The New South Wales government today announced new measures to limit numbers on public transport amid fears the disease would spread rapidly on packed buses and trains.

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Financial experts are warning of a deep and sustained property crash triggered by coronavirus but caused by demographic changes, overbuilding and too much debt.

NEW An expert has revealed the best foods to eat while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic - and what will contribute to a restless night. Olivia Arezzolo, from Sydney, shared her tips.

National Australia Bank is hiring 1,000 customer service employees to call distressed borrowers who have deferred their home loan repayments because of the coronavirus crisis.

Chris and Liam Hemsworth hit the beach in Byron Bay with bikini-clad model Gabriella

Despite being Hollywood megastars worth millions of dollars, the Hemsworths still appreciate the simpler things in life. And brothers Chris and Liam were seen enjoying a surf together in Byron Bay on Wednesday. Joining the family reunion was Liam's new girlfriend, Gabriella Brooks, who cheered on the boys as they caught waves on their boards.

She once said Australia had an 'optimism' and 'vitality' not seen in her native England, but Miriam Margolyes has changed her tune in the seven years since becoming a naturalised Aussie citizen. 

Donald Trump demanded Sunday morning that former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden face jail time for involvement in the Michael Flynn case.

NEW A new law is coming into place across the 42,000 square kilometre Kimberley region which would allow police to charge anyone with suspicious quantities of liquor in their cars.

Ever dreamed of swapping the rat race for a rural idyll? This writer did just that

Not long after Tamsin Calidas and her husband, Rab, decided to sell their home in London and buy a derelict croft on a small Hebridean island, their estate agent gave them a warning. 'Island life . . . it's different. It's not for everyone,' she said. Tamsin would have plenty of time to reflect on those words. The decision to take this romantic leap into the unknown was supposed to be a fresh start for Rab and Tamsin; a place to raise a family and escape the crimewave that had hit their corner of the city. Yet the move to the rugged, sparse, Scottish landscape brought with it a new catalogue of terrible misfortunes — not least her husband’s betrayal, leaving Tamsin to run her remote croft single-handedly in an unforgiving climate.

Pasquale Esposita, 87, and his wife June, 82, were last seen near a shopping centre on Devlin Street at Ryde, in the city's northwest, about 1pm on Sunday.

Real estate agent goes viral after posting his fool proof three-step plan to saving enough money for a home deposit

NEW Jared Kirkwood (pictured), of Sheridon Holmes in Melbourne, posted a dance video on TikTok  May 8 featuring a three-step plan to set aside enough money to buy a property.  'Saving takes sacrifice,' he wrote.

Ben Ungermann was absent from Thursday night's immunity challenge on MasterChef Australia: Back to Win. 

An anonymous British reader said just before lockdown, their mother, 76, moved in with their husband and their teenage daughter. But over the past months, tensions have got so much worse.

YouTube star who shares viral no equipment workouts online transforms thousands of bodies

NEW Former statistician turned Youtube star Chloe Ting (pictured) has gained more than three million subscribers in the past 30 days while the world has been living in isolation - as they follow her free 'flat tummy' and 'hourglass' workout videos from home. The 34-year-old from Melbourne is currently locked down in Los Angeles due to the coronavirus, but that hasn't stopped her uploading daily fitness content for her 7.58million fans to follow. Her most popular video - and the one that inspired the #chloetingchallenge hashtag on social media - is her 'Get Abs in Two Weeks' footage, which has 103million views, followed by her 'Do This Everyday to Lose Weight' video, which has been seen by 43million people.

Disability provider Integrity Care SA sacked the carer of Ann-Marie Smith after the South Australian woman died in 'degrading'; circumstances with severe ulcerated and infected tissue.

Lie Ke, 50, bought tins of formula that were stolen from supermarkets and chemists in Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle by shoplifting teams between November 2017 and August 2018.

AFL star Jack Steven refused to tell officers how he got stab wounds to the chest

A troubled AFL star who was admitted to hospital with stab wounds to his chest refused to tell officers how the injury occurred. Jack Steven remains at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne after he was admitted on Saturday night with minor injuries. The 30-year-old midfielder was intoxicated at the time, and turned down multiple opportunities to explain what happened to police. Steven, who moved from St Kilda to Geelong in the off-season, missed much of last season with mental health issues.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived wearing a mask for the swearing in of his unity government with Benny Gantz and vowed to push on with controversial plans to annex the West Bank.

Military pilot ejects moments before his jet crashes in a residential neighborhood as part of flyover in Canada designed to boost morale during Covid-19 lockdown

The Royal Canadian Air Force announced that a crew member was killed and another injured when a Snowbirds display team jet crashed in the city of Kamloops in British Columbia. Footage of the crash showed at least one crew member ejected from the plane after it got into trouble soon after take off. The Snowbirds are Canada's equivalent of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds or U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. They were performing as part of Operation Inspiration in an attempt to boost morale for those stuck in lockdown and essential workers.

The 63-year-old Sydney man was arrested in January accused of accessing the images online. Police allege he had spent $113,000 over 395 individual transactions to the Philippines.

Food writer Sarah Rainey reveals how to make cinnamon doughnuts with just three ingredients. She said to first heat 800ml sunflower or vegetable oil in a medium pan for 10 minutes.

Beating the pandemic months before the rest of the world could be a boon for Australian

With the pandemic still ravaging Europe, North America, and the developing world and throwing supply lines into chaos, Australia could be seen as a lifeline. Experts predict demand for Australian products will soar as overseas markets have confidence in our reliability and lack of disease risk. Overseas buyers are already swooping on Australia properties and international students will soon return to universities in droves.

Britain will get first access to a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca poised to make 30 million for the UK by September - if it works.

Dr Hans Kluge, director for the WHO European region, said he was 'very concerned' a surge in infections would coincide with other seasonal diseases such as the flu.

China made the unusual move of noting the US owes more than $1 billion to the United Nations as President Donald Trump has been accusing Beijing of not being forthcoming enough about COVID-19.

A false negative result would mainly be the fault of incorrect swabbing, scientists say. They warn it is 'dangerous' to rely on test results as a way of handling the UK's crisis.

Bondi Beach packed with surfers, joggers and sunbakers as coronavirus restrictions are

Hundreds of people have flocked to Sydney's most famous beach as residents are taking advantage of New South Wales easing the coronavirus lockdown restrictions for the first time since March. Bondi Beach, in the city's eastern suburbs, was packed with people who were making the most of their first weekend of freedom on Sunday. NSW recorded just one new case of coronavirus on Sunday but there are warnings the eased restrictions could see a spike in numbers.

Professor Neil Ferguson's Imperial College London computer coding that predicted half a million people could die if Britain didn't go into lockdown has been described as 'totally unreliable,' by experts.

Father Tim Pelc was seen adapting the tradition of the Blessing of Easter Food Baskets at St. Ambrose Parish in Detroit , Michigan in April by using the plastic pistols to reach his congregation.

Shops, bars, cafes, restaurants, hairdressers and museums are among business and activities that can resume Monday in Italy. Premier Giuseppe Conte said they 'must accept' increased risk.

Fang Fang, 64, launched a 'forbidden' journal to capture what she heard, read and saw during the epidemic from the viewpoint of an ordinary resident at the epicentre of the crisis in Wuhan.

The French guide to an OOH-LA-LA lockdown: Do wear fishnets but don't wear leggings

French sex expert Maïa Mazaurette reveals the French woman's guide to keeping your sex life sizzling during lockdown. She advises to treat sex as a stress-buster in lockdown and to flirt at the right time.

Government scientific advisors are considering telling British workers exactly how high the risk of catching the coronavirus is depending on how close they stand next to someone.

Woman whose mother killed siblings in murder suicide blames herself for not saving their

A law student whose two younger sisters were murdered by her mother still blames herself for not doing more to protect her family nine years on from the horrific crime. Grace Cuzens (left) was just 13 when her mother Heather Glendinning (top right) murdered her sisters, 12-year-old Jane (bottom centre) and 10-year-old Jess (bottom right), before stabbing herself inside the family home in Port Denison, north of Perth on December 5, 2011. At the time, the now 22-year-old was visiting her grandparents. She is haunted by the thought that she could have potentially saved her siblings' lives if she was home. Glendinning resorted to drug use during the 10-year court battle for custody over the girls, and Ms Cuzens' father (inset) repeatedly warned of his ex-wife's deteriorating mental health.

Du Wei, 58, was appointed envoy in February in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. He previously served as China's envoy to Ukraine.

The ultimate car emoji quiz, created by UK-based Select Car Leasing, promises to test the brains of all motor-heads. So, can you tell which car manufacturers they represent?

Shocking moment I knew I had to give up on George Best

Angie Best (left), 67 from Oxfordshire, was married to George Best (upper right) - the Belfast-born former Manchester-United star and notorious party animal. The David and Victoria Beckham of the 1970s, the Bests were one of the world's most beautiful couples - she was a model, former Playboy bunny and fitness instructor. The couple pictured with son Calum (bottom right).

A dozen McDonald's stores across Melbourne have been forced to shut their doors for deep cleaning after a truck driver tested positive for COVID-19.

Moment 'Lord of the Flies' castaway fulfilled his final wish by returning to island 50 years after being shipwrecked there with his teenaged friend for 15 months

Tongan-born Kolo Fekitoa was just a teenager (pictured top right) when he was shipwrecked with five others on the island of Ata in 1965 for 15 months. Fifty years on, Spanish explorer Alvaro Cerezo helped him fulfil his dying wish to return to the island and the pair travelled together to the small island, located 100 nautical miles from Kolo's home. A new retelling of the boys' original survival - dubbed 'the real Lord of the Flies' - went viral earlier this month and relayed the incredible story of how six boys lived in harmony on the island until their rescue.

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Disgraceful vandals trash Toyah Cordingley's memorial at Wangetti Beach in Far North

Heartless vandals have trashed the memorial of a young woman who was brutally murdered on a beach. Toyah Cordingley (right), 24, was killed while she walked her boyfriend's dog at Wangetti Beach in Far North Queensland on the morning of October 21, 2018.  A monument (left) was constructed at the beach in October 2019 to commemorate the one year anniversary of the pharmacy assistant's death. 

Kevin Parker, CEO of HireVue, a leading global video interviewing platform, shared his top tips with FEMAIL on mastering your interview - including testing out the tech, doing a trial run.

The founder of a women's only weight loss empire says upping your intake of calcium and magnesium the week before and during your period is the key to escaping the dreaded bloat.

Marks and Spencer is selling new £5 book '50 fast, fresh and easy recipes to transform family meals' in their food halls, which have stayed open amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The women, aged 24 and 27, were arrested in Port Macquarie on New South Wales' mid-north coast on Thursday after allegedly receiving more than $10,000 from the fraudulent claims.

'Just a poor man's Eddie McGuire': Footy bad boy Dane Swan rips into David Koch over his extraordinary 'White Australia Policy' jibe aimed at AFL great

Former Collingwood player and AFL bad boy Dane Swan (pictured left with partner Taylor Wilson) has labelled David Koch (pictured right) a 'poor man's Eddie' McGuire (inset) after the Sunrise host comment's about former coach Mick Malthouse. In his Swanny and Friends podcast the former Collingwood player took aim at Koch saying he just wished he had the same 'influence' and 'power' that McGuire (pictured) does.

President Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly alienated Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire who was one of the Republican's few supporters in Silicon Valley.

Meet Australia's filthy rich kids flying under the radar 

Ellie Malouf, 24, (left on right) is one of those to go into the family business. Her father Ian (right on right) cracked Australia's Richest 250 after selling his waste management company Dial A Dump for $577million in 2018. Michael Porter (right on inset), the son of Four Seasons Condoms director Graham Porter, is another business heir to have thrown themselves into the family business. Lisa Seskin (left), the offspring of retail magnate Hilton Seskin, who founded Glue Store and part-owned Rebel Sport in the 1990s, has meanwhile forged a successful entrepreneurial career of her own.

Emergency crews were called to a Dickens Road property in Freshwater Creek on Victoria's Surf Coast Shire just after midday on Sunday.

Prince William's close pal Bear Maclean has welcomed his third child with wife Daisy Dickson. They announced the arrival of son Arlo on 6 May in The Times newspaper.

Nick Kyrgios' ex-girlfriend says he IS a good person after relationship ended on bad terms

Nick Kyrgios' ex girlfriend insists there is no bad blood between the pair after she was accused of calling him a bad person just three days ago. Anna Kalinskaya posted a cryptic Instagram message which read: 'You're not a bad boy, you're simply a bad person' following the acrimonious split last week. Fans immediately assumed the message, which was later deleted, was directed toward Kyrgios, but the 21-year-old on Sunday insisted the post was misinterpreted.

Paramjeet Kaur, 40,  has been charged with three counts of breaching lockdown laws and one count of being a public nuisance a year after returning to her homeland Singapore.

Cherise Sharp, 28, from Kent, has praised a £7.99 Oilatum cream for helping to dramatically improve her two-year-old son Roan's severe eczema.

King Harald V was joined by his wife Queen Sonja, his son Crown Prince Haakon, his daughter in law Crown Princess Mette-Marit and their children Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus

Boyfriend of heavily-pregnant mother-to-be who died in horror crash is out of intensive

The boyfriend of a young pregnant woman who was killed in a horror head-on crash in Perth which left their car split in two is out of intensive care but remains in a serious condition. Maddie Morgan, 21, was the passenger in a Nissan Skyline with her boyfriend Jack Bryant, 23, when it was struck by a Ford Falcon at an intersection east of Perth on Friday night. Mr Bryant's condition has since been downgraded from critical to serious but stable.

The author, 59, took to his blog on Thursday to describe his trip halfway around the world from Auckland after he and singer Amanda Palmer hit a 'rough place' amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Taylah Pearson was a passenger on the bike when it crashed and flipped about 8.30pm on Thursday at a property on Old Home Hill Road in Mcdesme on the north coast of Queensland.

NRL player Cody Walker has reported to police a man allegedly attempted to blackmail him. The South Sydney player said the man demanded $20,000 to stop a video from being released.

Women from across the UK lent their creative talents to design the greeting cards, which reflect the empowering, life-affirming and difficult world of motherhood.

Australian academic jailed in Iran is 'doing fine' despite reports she was suicidal

An Australian university lecturer who has spent almost two years in an Iranian prison is in 'good health' despite claims she had tried to end her own life. Kylie Moore-Gilbert had reportedly attempted suicide multiple times after being left in unbearable conditions in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran. She was arrested in September 2018 accused of espionage and is understood to be serving a 10 year sentence.

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Billionaire Christian Candy and wife Emily Compton finish £150million estate dubbed

He's the self-made billionaire who, along with his brother, built an enormous property empire from the ground-up - starting with the renovation of a £122,000 central London apartment. Now Christian Candy (pictured right with wife Emily Crompton) is said to have finished work on his own home - a massive £150million estate in Surrey, now thought to be one of the most expensive private homes in the UK. Dubbed 'Candyland' (pictured left), it features a £30million mansion at its heart, reached by a £9million driveway and surrounded by luxury amenities, including a a flood lit tennis court and a custom-made £300,000 pool. So impressive is the estate, that it worth around 40 times more than Ed Sheeran's luxurious 'Sheeranville' in Suffolk, which is estimated to be worth £3.7million. Mr Candy, 45, and his wife, former 'It girl' Emily Crompton, have finally completed the estate after five years spent buying up the surrounding properties and land.

A giant 26ft basking shark was spotted off La Mamola beach on the Costa Tropical. Kayakers were warned to stay away from the creature. Another shark, at 13ft, was seen near Calahonda on May 3.

Drinks giants Coca-Cola and Carlsberg have backed a project aiming to replace drinks containers with an all-plant material that completely decomposes within one year.

Confronting moment two cops 'slam a transgender woman's face into the footpath' while arresting her outside a beauty store

Officer Matthew Brummett, 37, and Officer Charles Prichard, 47, face charges for allegedly using excessive force arresting a transgender woman in May 2019. They face charges of fourth-degree assault for recklessly causing physical pain to Breona Hill when arresting her outside a Kansas City beauty supply store. Video shows officers allegedly slamming her face into the concrete sidewalk, before a rough arrest in which she was kneed in the face, torso and ribs.

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Saudi Arabia's plans stall for futuristic £400billion megacity lit by an artificial moon

The Saudi Arabia futuristic tech-hub Neom was set to be completed in 2025, costing an estimated £413billion and housing one million people. But a coronavirus-led economic slump forced the government to introduce austerity measures, putting Neom's future at risk. The complex of Moroccan-style opulent buildings and palaces is set to include helipads, a marina and a golf course and be lit by a giant artificial moon (artistic impressions pictured).

A 12cm long lifelike mouse cut from a strip of leather has been discovered by archaeologists at the Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland. It may have been used as a joke 2,000 years ago.

Businesses are required to re-evaluate shared kitchens, crowded elevators and 'hot-desking' under new laws. Over-crowding on public transport may also see workers stay home.

A paraglider in Berkshire broke both his legs and suffered other injuries after crashing only yards away from the hangman's gibbet. Firefighters and a coastguard helicopter were called to help.

Mother shares yummy Percy Pig cocktail that fans of the M&S candy can easily recreate at

Gemma Keen, from London, shared her recipe for the delicious cocktail, which she made using Percy Pig ice-cream, tequila Rose and vodka, perfect to be enjoyed this summer. As more people share their original recipes online during lockdown, Gemma revealed the easy-to-make cocktail (pictured) on Facebook.

   

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