The 31-year-old woman, who is 38 weeks pregnant, was with friends at Bay Vista cafe on Church Street, Parramatta, at 10.30pm on Wednesday when she was set upon.

Fake social media posts are claiming coronavirus is spreading in several Sydney suburbs, and is even found in Lipton ice tea.

DOMINIC LAWSON: As if Labour doesn't have enough problems with alienating Britain's Jewish community, it now seems intent on becoming a hostile environment for Catholics, too.

DOMINIC LAWSON: This was meant to be bad news, and in a way it is: Storm Ciara (easier to write than to pronounce) has swept across the United Kingdom.

DOMINIC LAWSON: The coronavirus sweeping the world can be traced back to a food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the new strain first transferred from wildlife to humans.

DOMINIC LAWSON: Only a certain type engages in professional point-scoring in the midst of a pandemic. But Sir Paul Nurse, the Nobel prize-winning scientist, seems to fit that bill.

DOMINIC LAWSON: How mortifying to be complimented by a representative of the totalitarian regime now in the global dock for its conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Locked-in Shirley Parsons (pictured) suffered a colossal haemorrhagic stroke from a clot on her brain in 2003. But she said she is happier than before her stroke, writes DOMINIC LAWSON.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, was the picture of elegance on Thursday as she arrived at Thomas's Battersea with William, 37, and their son George, six, for Charlotte's first day of school.

LIBBY PURVES: Princess Charlotte certainly stole the show on her first walk about at Sandringham this week: in her smart little double-breasted coat, she wowed the crowd with aplomb.

London-based Charlie van Straubenzee, who was one of Prince Harry's ushers, welcomed daughter Clover on Wednesday last week, reports The Sunday Times.

Former British Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford, 32, revealed he's been victim of online trolls who have been sending him cruel comments about his 'dad bod' while preparing to swim for charity.

JIM SHELLEY: Vicky Pattison and Neil Ruddock had more chance of beating Greg Rutherford at long jump than they did of defeating him in the kitchen tonight.

The sportsman, 32, staved off stiff competition from fellow finalists Vicky Pattison and Neil Ruddock to be crowned the winner of Celebrity Masterchef 2019.

Greg Rutherford was adorably interrupted by his two young children while giving an interview on how to keep children busy while in isolation amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Jose Mourinho is eyeing up a national team job for the first time in his managerial career. The ex-Manchester United, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid boss has not had a job since December.

Wonderkid Joao Felix executed a stunning goal during a Benfica training session to demonstrate why he is in such high demand across Europe this summer.

Kieran Trippier - who signed from Tottenham in a £20million deal this week - made his debut for Diego Simeone's outfit as they ran out emphatic winners against Numancia on Saturday.

KIT HOLDEN: In the end, Renato Sanches felt he was left with no other option but to pack his bags and leave Bayern Munich. He joined Ligue 1 side Lille this summer in a move worth £23million.

With the pent-up frustration from his recent Juventus woes, Cristiano Ronaldo tore apart Lithuania, smashing home a hat-trick and sending an emphatic message to manager Maurizio Sarri.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alan Pardew could only sit and wait for the phone call. There was nothing else to do as the fate of ADO Den Haag's season was debated in a series of video conference calls.

Brendan Rodgers has launched a passionate defence of James Maddison's lifestyle and insists the Leicester midfielder is the footballer all youngsters want to emulate.

The 23-year-old has established himself as first-choice centre-back, starting 18 of the Toffees' last 19 league matches, and has been mentioned for a potential England call-up.

Gareth Southgate is giving serious consideration to handing Phil Foden a first England call-up this month. The teenager shone in front of England assistant Steve Holland at Wembley.

England manager Gareth Southgate has backed his No 1 goalkeeper despite his patchy form this season. Pickford again came under the microscope with a mistake at the weekend.

The 28-year-old, who plays for Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League, says the fanfare around the four-time world champions made it more difficult to get over the semi-final loss.

MATT HUGHES IN AMSTERDAM: Southgate warned Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford that they must prove their fitness by playing for their clubs before the end of the season.

MATT HUGHES - CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER: England players have been told there is a possibility the game will be called off, as the FA wait for advice from the government.

Since the shambolic viewings four years ago, England have started to assemble a side capable of going all the way and Southgate deserves credit for putting faith in the next generation.

The England boss was keen on getting the players together if England's friendlies with Italy and Denmark were postponed later this month, which they now have been.

For reasons buried in the mists of time, the Blackburn Rovers club photographer once asked Fergus Suter to pose next to a huge bearskin, though, as ever, he did not seem terribly fazed.

Gareth Southgate has urged England not to waste time worrying about the postponed European Championship and urged fans to provide each other with relentless support.

Jackson revealed that she believed her career was ended by the high levels of thyroxine prescribed by Chakraverty. On Friday, Chakraverty said he was stepping down from his FA post

Southgate's team has promise but it has holes in it, too. The opposition from the best of Europe would have been a little stronger than many of the teams England defeated during their 2018 World Cup run.

COMMENT: Harry Kane, you expect, will be fitter than he would have been this summer. Young talents such as Jadon Sancho and Callum Hudson-Odoi will have gained another year of experience.

COMMENT: Perhaps, the one plus side to this summer's European Championship being moved to 2021 is that it offers Kane time. The team figurehead will not have to rush to get back.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The FA have held talks about asking senior executives and staff - which could include England manager Gareth Southgate - to take temporary pay cuts.

The England boss will see his £3m salary cut over the next three months, sacrificing £225,000, with England Women's manager Phil Neville and Under-21s boss Aidy Boothroyd also impacted

The Manchester City full-back was forced to issue a grovelling apology on Sunday after it emerged he had ignored the measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus and hosted a sex party.

The two strikers differences were shot into the spotlight last year when Owen released his autobiography, in which he had a pop at the former Newcastle striker and legend.

Tributes have been made for the late Norman Hunter from Sir Geoff Hurst, Robbie Fowler, Peter Reid, Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and others who remember the Leeds legend.

Since hanging up his boots in 2006, Roy Keane has transferred his ruthless style into life as a coach and pundit. Sportsmail recalls his most acidic put downs and one-liners in recent years.

The Manchester City right-back hosted a £2,000 sex party with escorts while the Aston Villa captain crashed his £70,000 Range Rover after partying at a friend's flat.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES AND DOMINIC KING: England's Under 20 team is at risk of being scrapped or merged with other sides due to cost-cutting measures set to be implemented by the FA.

Former striker Carlton Cole featured for the Three Lions just seven times throughout his career but that certainly didn't stop his team-mates from playing pranks on him in the cruelest of ways.

Reading have come from 2-0 down to defeat Championship rivals Cardiff City on penalties to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

As Allan Saint-Maximin raced over to celebrate in front of the away fans, TV viewers would have been shocked to see one fan unzipping his trousers, whipping out his penis and gesticulating with it.

Williams has been part of the first-team training set up on and off for the last 18 months or so and being close-up and personal with fellow right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has helped him develop.

After Southampton took the lead late on, they were stunned by late goals from Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min as following a laboured performance Spurs set up a fifth round tie with Norwich.

MATT BARLOW AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Jose Mourinho was hired at great expense to win trophies, to end the long wait for Tottenham. Mourinho fixed his sights on the FA Cup.