Youngest royals lead video tribute to healthcare workers
Prince William and Kate Middleton have shared a rare video of their three children giving a round of applause for health and emergency workers battling the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The clip –...
View ArticleBritain rings to sound of nationwide applause for health workers
Thousands of people in Britain have taken to their windows and front porches for a mass round of applause for health and emergency services workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Clapping, banging...
View ArticlePrince Harry and Meghan Markle make the move to LA
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have left their Vancouver Island home in Canada and relocated to Los Angeles. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been living in Canada since November last year, and...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Tom Hanks back in US, recovered and full of gratitude for...
Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are back home in the United States, weeks after testing positive to coronavirus in Australia. The pair returned to Los Angeles reportedly by private jet on...
View ArticleDisgraced AFL star Ben Cousins bares regret at damage he inflicted on Eagles
Fallen AFL star Ben Cousins has expressed remorse for his role in creating the drug culture that dogged West Coast for years after he was sensationally sacked by the club. Cousins has spoken of his...
View ArticleHarry, Meghan defend ‘privately funded security’ after Trump’s demands
Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle say they have made “privately funded security arrangements” following their move to the US. The Sussexes are reportedly settled in Los Angeles, after...
View ArticleOpera great Placido Domingo ‘doing well’ in hospital in Mexico with coronavirus
Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo has been hospitalised in Acapulco, Mexico, for coronavirus. “He is doing well and is responding to treatment,” Domingo’s spokesperson told CNN on Sunday. On March...
View ArticlePrince Harry, Meghan post final farewell message as they leave royal roles
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have marked their final day as senior working royals, explaining their focus in the “new chapter” will first be on how they can help communities through the COVID-19...
View ArticleCreativity in a global pandemic: Nick Cave says it’s an indulgence
Australian musician Nick Cave says creating new music and writing during self-isolation was his first instinct as an artist, but he now sees it as an indulgence from a bygone era. Cave and his band The...
View ArticlePrince Charles describes distressing impact of coronavirus
Prince Charles, who has recovered from the coronavirus, has praised Britain’s healthcare workers and said the outbreak was a strange and distressing time for the nation. Heir-to-the-throne Charles, 71,...
View ArticleCoronavirus battle attracts big-ticket donations from celebrities
Taylor Swift has stunned the employees of a small, independent record store in Nashville by covering their wages after the store closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Like many small businesses...
View ArticleLockdown lux: Check out where the celebs are holed up
For most of us enduring the coronavirus lockdown inside our average-size homes, ‘a change of scenery’ might simply mean moving out of your bedroom/cave and into the living room. If you’re feeling...
View ArticleLouis CK makes a big joke out of being named a #MeToo predator
Disgraced comedian Louis CK has returned with a surprise stand-up special, after admitting to several accounts of sexual misconduct in the 2010s. He was one of the first men in Hollywood whose behavior...
View ArticleCoronavirus breathing technique used by Harry Potter author JK Rowling
JK Rowling claims she’s recovered from a COVID-19-like illness with the help of a breathing technique. The Harry Potter author said she’s been experiencing all the symptoms of the coronavirus – but...
View ArticleHarry, Meghan reveal their new brand name – but not everyone is happy
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have revealed the name of the foundation that will replace their Sussex Royal brand. But the newly ex-senior royals are under fire for the timing of their announcement,...
View ArticleWilliam and Kate wow on virtual visit to school
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have praised NHS staff and other key workers for doing an “amazing job” as they met some of their children during a virtual visit to a school in Britain’s north....
View ArticleCelebrity chef Pete Evans pushes $24,000 machine to fight coronavirus
Celebrity chef Pete Evans is under fire for promoting a $24,000 “light machine” that he says offers “thousands of recipes” and can treat the “Wuhan coronavirus”. The BioCharger NG device is being sold...
View Article‘He’s at it again’: Health authorities probe chef Pete Evans’ anti-COVID...
The Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) has announced an investigation into a $14,990 device spruiked by celebrity chef Pete Evans as a treatment for the coronavirus. Evans shared an Instagram video,...
View ArticleKirstie Clements: COVID-19 is muting legions of social influencers. Good
I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that everything has changed in this eerie time of coronavirus isolation, but one thing that has become very quickly apparent is the irrelevance of celebrities and...
View ArticleTom Hanks’ Saturday Night Live monologue takes stab at Vegemite and...
Tom Hanks was rolling out the Vegemite jokes and an Australian accent as host on Saturday Night Live’s (SNL) first “quarantine version”. The actor used his time recovering from COVID-19 on the Gold...
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