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Yoga teacher claims coronavirus lockdown is to blame for his driving offences

James 'Mantra' Schultz was caught driving on a demerit point suspended license at Mansfield, in Brisbane's south, on March 24.




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Brisbane father-of-two had melanoma removed from year after doctor told him it was 'nothing serious'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT -Rob Lindsay, 51, from Brisbane, noticed a small pink patch on the top of his right ear in September 2019 but claims his GP told him it was 'nothing serious'.




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Man in Rydges South Bank Hotel in Brisbane fined $1,500 for breaking mandatory quarantine twice

The 33-year-old arrived from Hawaii and was taken to Rydges South Bank Hotel in Brisbane to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine to slow the spread of COVID-19.




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Hannah Clarke's parents reveal why her death won't be in vain after she was murdered alongside kids

The Brisbane mother-of-three, 31, was killed along with her three children after her abusive husband, Rowan Charles Baxter, set their car alight on the school run on February 19.




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Sports dietitian, 31, reveals the weight loss tips that REALLY work

Leading sports dietitian Leanne Ward, from Brisbane, has revealed the weight loss tips that will really give you results, as well as what she eats in a typical day to stay looking and feeling her best.




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Married At First Sight's Mishel Karen 'embarrassed' over airbrush scandal

Mishel Karen has finally explained the story behind a heavily airbrushed photo she posted to Instagram last week.




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Why more Australian women are choosing to give birth at home during the coronvairus crisis

Tough social distancing measures and fears of contracting the deadly illness have been the driving force behind the sudden spike in the number of homebirths in Australia.




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Brisbane wife Katie Castel granted parole eligibility

Katie Anne Castel, 38, from Brisbane, was granted parole eligibility by the Queensland Court of Appeal on Wednesday after arguing her sentence was 'manifestly excessive'.




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Mum who claims she was called a fat pig by her ex-partner sheds 14st

Rikky-Leigh Johnson, 25, from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, tipped the scales at 28st at her heaviest. After ending her relationship, she has since gone on to lose 14st 9lb.




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Prisoner, 37, is mysteriously found dead in jail laundry 

The 37-year-old man was found about 4pm on Wednesday, in the laundry of the Woodford Correctional Centre north of Brisbane.




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Two prisoners die at a jail near Brisbane in just 24 hours with one dead in the laundry room 

Two prisoners have died in separate incidents 12 hours apart at Woodford Correctional Centre north of Brisbane.




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Mother who went on the run for TEN YEARS after robbing a Coles Express is finally arrested 

Natasha Lee Quirk tried to rob a Coles Express service station in Brisbane when she was 19-years-old on December 23, 2010.




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The new Qantas flights from Australia to the US and UK 

Australians hoping to fly home during the coronavirus pandemic have been given new options with Qantas announcing limited flights to Melbourne from Los Angeles and London.




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Coronavirus lockdown dodger 'BITES a police officer' trying to break up an illegal party

Police were called to dismantle the party at a unit southwest of Brisbane on Thursday evening.




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Heartbroken miner who rushed home from Australia to see his dying wife denied chance to say goodbye

Bernie Ryan flew back to the country on Sunday from his job as a mining contractor in Brisbane after hearing his wife's cancer had aggressively returned and she had only hours to live.




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NAB predicts double-digit falls in Sydney and Melbourne house prices

National Australia Bank forecasts plunges of 10 to 15 per cent in house and apartment prices because of coronavirus. Sydney and Melbourne weren't the only cities expected to be hit.




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Coles slammed over a photo showing women failing to social distance while using self-serve checkout

The image, taken at a Coles in Morayfield, 44km north of Brisbane, showed two women standing at the same self-serve checkout just before 3.30pm on Tuesday.




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Pound rises against Dollar as Boris Johnson gives Tory conference speech

Shortly after Boris Johnson's speech in Manchester today, the Pound shot up against the US Dollar from 1.2254 at 12.41pm to 1.2296 at 12.53pm.




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Your heart went out to Lord Sugar on The Apprentice, by Jim Shelley

Its special opening episode (set in South Africa) was slightly longer than the usual hour and evidently so incredible the notion of just cutting it by five minutes was unthinkable.




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Boris Johnson's Brexit envoy arrives in Brussels to hand over UK plan

The legal text of Boris Johnson's plan was handed over along with a letter to commission president Jean-Claude Juncker urging him to accept a 'reasonable compromise'.




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EU politicians give withering assessment of Boris Johnson's backstop solution

Boris Johnson already appears to be fighting a losing battle after EU leaders reacted with dismay at his solution to the Irish backstop.




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Rory Stewart announces he is running to be Mayor of London

Rory Stewart today announced he will run as an independent candidate to be Mayor of London after he revealed he is standing down as an MP and has resigned from the Conservative Party.




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HARRY COLE: A taste of Royal displeasure for Jeremy Hunt

HARRY COLE: Prince Philip allegedly asked 'of which country?' when he was introduced to Jeremy Hunt's Chinese wife Lucia. Senior Tory sources have recounted the same tale on multiple occasions.




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EU sets MIDNIGHT tonight as deadline for a Brexit deal

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier is said to have briefed ministers that the latest plans put forward by the UK are 'not enough'.




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Boris Johnson restores the Tory whip to 10 Brexit rebels

Boris Johnson has restored the Tory whip to 10 of the 21 former Conservative rebels who were expelled after backing a bid to block a No Deal Brexit.




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Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson under pressure to agree election pact

Nigel Farage has hinted the Brexit Party will not stand candidates in every seat at a snap general election - even if Boris Johnson campaigns on a pledge to deliver his divorce deal.




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Tories begging Brexit Party candidates NOT to stand in their seats, chairman of Farage's party says

There have been calls from some Brexiteers for an informal electoral 'pact' between Nigel Farage's party and the Tories. Downing Street has so far rejected the idea.




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10 battleground seats could decide 2019 December general election

These are 10 of the key battleground seats which are likely to determine the UK's Brexit fate at the next general election.




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Boris Johnson needs 50 Labour seats to offset SNP and Lib Dem losses

Boris Johnson will seek to rally his troops for the pre-Christmas showdown by attacking Jeremy Corbyn at what promises to be a brutal PMQs session in the Commons later.




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MPs pay tribute to Speaker John Bercow at his last PMQs

Boris Johnson tore into John Bercow this afternoon with a series of jibes as the Commons Speaker oversaw his final Prime Minister's Questions session.




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Brexiteers ask Nigel Farage to make election pact with Boris Johnson

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson are under increasing pressure to form an alliance ahead of the December 12 snap poll to prevent their two parties from splitting the Leave vote in key constituencies.




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Conservatives have TEN POINT poll lead over Labour pre-election

Figures from poll trackers which map the various opinion poll firms suggest the Conservatives are on 35 per cent, with Jeremy Corbyn on 25 per cent and the Lib Dems on 18 per cent.




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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn trade first blows of election battle

Boris Johnson insisted the Tories are the real party of the NHS as he faced off against the Labour leader for the last time before Parliament dissolves for the campaign.




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Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan QUITS Commons after 'abuse'

The Culture Secretary is the latest Tory to say they won't stand in the forthcoming poll after Boris Johnson snubbed Amber Rudd's plea to have her whip restored.




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Theresa May blasts Tory MPs for mocking Jeremy Corbyn's green tie

The former prime minister was seen berating several Conservative MPs on the benches around her during PMQs this afternoon as they ribbed Mr Corbyn about his green tie.




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Trump: Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage should form pact

Donald Trump tonight lavished praise on Boris Johnson and urged him to strike an election pact with Nigel Farage as the US President launched a stinging attack on Jeremy Corbyn.




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Minister's ex-researcher, 27, 'had consensual sex with a teenager in the MP's Westminster office'

Callum Warren, 27, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting the student while she worked as a parliamentary assistant to another Tory MP at Westminster, who cannot be named.




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Remainers launches tactical voting website to help stop Brexit

Remain campaigners have launched a website that shows EU supporters who to tactically vote for to have the best chance of stopping a Tory majority and thwarting Brexit .




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Carrie Symonds takes six-week work break to campaign for young Tory women in marginal seats

The former Tory Party adviser has taken unpaid leave to tour the UK electioneering for young female Conservative candidates in marginal seats in the run up to December 12.




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Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for comments about Grenfell Tower

Mr Rees-Mogg, 50, was asked about decision by London Fire Brigade not to evacuate the burning block and told LBC's Nick Ferrari: 'If you just ignore what you're told and leave you are so much safer'.




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Tory MP DEFENDS 'very clever' Jacob Rees-Mogg for suggesting Grenfell victims lacked 'common sense'

Andrew Bridgen backed his Tory colleague who faces calls to resign after he said victims should have used 'common sense' and ignored fire service guidance to 'stay put' in the burning tower.




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Humiliated Jacob Rees-Mogg 'to be sidelined during election campaign' over Grenfell gaffe

He is facing calls to resign after suggesting victims of the fatal 2017 inferno who followed firefighters' instructions to 'stay put' in their flats as the building burned had lacked 'common sense'.




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Conservatives embroiled in 'doctored' video row: Piers Morgan blasts James Cleverly for 'fake news'

A re-edited version of a GMB interview with Sir Keir Starmer yesterday ran online showing him unable to answer a question from Piers Morgan. The full exchange showed him answering immediately.




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Conservatives' poll lead dips but they're still ahead of Labour

Some 36 per cent of voters have swung behind the Prime Minister, according to a YouGov survey conducted as the official starting gun was fired on the general election campaign.




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Remain alliance: Conservatives ask for electoral investigation

An alliance between the Lib Dems, the Green Party and Wales' Plaid Cymru in 60 seats has shaken Boris Johnson's Tories who fear the agreement could deny them victories in marginal seats.




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Charlie Elphicke stands down from his Dover seat as he battles allegations of sexual assault

Conservative candidate for the seat of Dover Charlie Elphicke will be replaced by his wife Natalie Elphicke after he was suspended from the party over sexual assault allegations.




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Nigel Farage: Brexit Party will NOT fight 600 election seats

The Brexit Party leader said he was offered a seat in the House of Lords last Friday, branding the offer 'ridiculous'.




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I've killed the chance of a second referendum by standing aside in 317 Tory seats says Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage, writing on Tuesday, said: 'I have no great love for the Tories, but I can see that by giving Mr Johnson half a chance we will prevent a second referendum.'




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Nigel Farage won't make Brexit Party stand down in MORE seats

Nigel Farage was tonight warned by his political ally Arron Banks that he has '48 hours to save Brexit' and that he must stand down more of his party's election candidates.




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Naga Munchetty grills Boris Johnson about family and privilege

Boris Johnson today branded Naga Munchetty's interview questions 'ridiculous' after the BBC Breakfast presenter quizzed him about whether he believes he's 'relatable'.