Yahoo's live blog has concluded for Monday, May 27.
We started the day with a major electric vehicle commitment from the NSW government. Sixteen councils will see close to 700 charging ports installed as the EV revolution rolls on. Read more in the blog below.
There is also plenty of talk about UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to bring back National Service. More details below.
Eight people have been hospitalised on a Qatar Airlines flight hit by turbulence just a week after one person died in a similar incident on a Singapore Airlines service.
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Harry and Meghan move a 'huge worry' for Will and Kate
William and Kate are uneasy that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are growing closer to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, a royal expert has claimed.
“For William and Kate an alliance between Harry and Meghan and Beatrice and Eugenie is a huge worry," Royal author Tom Quinn told The Mirror.
“They sense that Beatrice and Eugenie feel that, as virtual outcasts themselves, they have far more in common with Harry and Megan than with any other part of the family.
“The situation is made worse by the fact that the senior royals’ main asset – Kate herself - is effectively out of action while she continues her treatment for cancer.”
Meghan and Harry's relationship with other Royals is reportedly a concern for Will and Kate. Source: Getty
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Larry Emdur pokes fun at long TV career
Nearing his 60th birthday, veteran TV host Larry Emdur has reflected on how he's managed to stay in the business for so long – and it's not the reason you may expect.
“I’m TV’s most axed guy really, I say ‘yes’ to everything. I feel like I have gone from one disaster to the next, had more ‘worst’ shows than anyone but I’m still here.... I’ve always been grateful for any opportunity,” the Seven star told The Sunday Telegraph.
Larry pictured with his wife Sylvie. Source: Getty
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Jacqui Lambie wants compulsory work for unemployed Aussies
Following UK PM Rishi Sunak's bold plans to reintroduce National Service, Senator Jacqui Lambie says young Australians not working should be put to use as part of a national guard.
“I want to speak really out there to those kids who are 21 and below: you can see what’s going on with climate change, you can see especially when we need to go in there and we need to do the clean up, we haven’t got the feet on the ground,” she told Sky News.
“I would like to see some sort of compulsory (service), but I have to work around the kids of today and say ‘What can convince you to come in and get the training that you need, and what do we need to repay you back?’”
Jacqui Lambie wants young Aussies doing more when out of work. Source: Getty
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Man who murdered mum and daughter reportedly owned 13 guns
A man who shot and killed a mother and daughter inside their WA home on Friday before turning the gun on himself was a registered gun owner with a reported stash of 13 firearms.
Mark Bombara was searching for his ex-wife at the Floreat home, who was residing at the address after leaving her husband.
Failing to find her, he instead shot Jennifer and 18-year-old Gretl Petelczyc.
According to WA Today, Bombara owned 13 firearms, however police have not confirmed the report. The Nightly reports all of the weapons were seized from Bombara's Mosman Park home.
WA Premier Roger Cook called the attack "chilling and horrific" and has vowed to consider tightening gun laws.
Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl (left), Mark Bombara (right). Source: NCA NewsWire
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Couple Mary Fowler and Nathan Cleary reunite in Australia
Australia's favourite sporting couple Mary Fowler and Nathan Cleary are back together on home soil.
Pictures obtained by The Daily Telegraph show the pair embracing at Sydney Airport on Monday morning.
With Fowler contracted to Manchester City, the couple have to deal with a long-distance relationship and their situation has even sparked rumours Cleary could leave the Panthers and join a Super League club.
That's the reaction of a South Australian man who just landed $4.8 million over the next 20 years playing Set for Life.
“I have plenty of children and grandchildren so this will go to great use... We’re also in need of a new car so maybe we’ll do that too," the Moonta man said.
Tom Flanagan
Macca's launches new dessert item after overseas success
McPops have launched in Australia.
There's a new addition to McDonald's menus across the country following the success of its bite-sized donuts in a host of other countries.
McPops, first launched in Spain in 2018, come in three flavours - chocolate, berry and Biscoff. They're priced at $1.50 for 1 and $2.50 for 2.
“Pairing perfectly with our McCafé barista-made coffee, they’re a delectable bite-sized treat that will make your morning or afternoon pick-me-up that little bit sweeter," Lancy Huynh, Marketing Manager for McDonald’s Australia said.
What do you think? Have your say below.
Lisa Wilkinson's big legal bill for Bruce Lehrmann case revealed
High-profile television personality Lisa Wilkinson is seeking $1.8 million from employer Network 10 over legal costs incurred during Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation lawsuit, a court has heard.
Justice Michael Lee earlier this year dismissed Lehrmann’s high-profile lawsuit against Ms Wilkinson and Network 10 over Brittany Higgins’ comments that she was raped in Parliament House.
In his judgment, Justice Lee found that – on the balance of probabilities – Lehrmann had raped Ms Higgins inside Senator Linda Reynolds’ office, and dismissed Lehrmann’s defamation claim.
Ms Wilkinson has since returned to court amid the multimillion-dollar fallout from the lengthy legal battle after she hired outside legal help to represent her separately from the network, in the form of top defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC.
Lisa Wilkinson, left, returned to court following Bruce Lehrmann’s, right, failed defamation case.
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Eight hospitalised after Qatar Airlines flight hit by turbulence
Eight passengers have been hospitalised after a Qatar Airways flight was hit by turbulence.
Twelve people were injured altogether on the flight to Dublin and comes just a week after one man died on a Singapore Airlines flight that endured severe turbulence.
Passengers have revealed the fear onboard, with one saying food went flying all over the ceiling.
The scheme has certainly been a conversation starter in the UK. Source: AP
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Major electric vehicle change coming to state's roads
Whether you like it or not, electric vehicles are here to stay and NSW has made a major commitment to ensure a smooth rollout across the state.
Climate Change and Energy Minister Penny Sharpe on Sunday unveiled the first recipients of the government’s EV kerbside charging grants, announcing 671 charge ports would be installed at 391 sites across 16 local government areas.
Councils to benefit from the increased number of chargers are:
China has anchored a "monster ship" in Philippine waters in the South China Sea after agreeing the nations needed to "restore trust" and "rebuild confidence".
A thread of bombshell text messages made public Thursday alleged that Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign settled “multiple” seedy lawsuits for a man described only as “Boris,” leading to conjecture it could be a powerful Trumpworld figure.Those messages were revealed by A.J. Delgado—a former staffer on Trump’s 2016 campaign who’s embroiled in a lawsuit against the current campaign, alleging she was taken advantage of and raped by her former superior, Jason Miller.As part of that lawsuit, Delgado, a la
Donald Trump seized on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling Friday, asking the federal judge he appointed who is overseeing his classified documents case to effectively kill it.His attorneys applied to Judge Aileen Cannon, asking permission for a hearing on the decision’s impact—a move designed to try to kill Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case.Attorneys for Trump argued in the Friday motion that the decision “guts the Office’s position that President Trump has ‘no immunity’” and posit
Taiwan will commission two Tuo Jiang-class stealth missile corvettes this week to enhance its asymmetric warfare capabilities in response to growing threats from Beijing's People's Liberation Army. Flare-ups between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea have drawn greater regional and even global attention, posing a challenge to Beijing's preference for a bilateral approach to resolving maritime disputes. Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team.
A reformist who has vowed ease headscarf laws and reach out to the West has been elected as Iran's new president. Masoud Pezeshkian secured 16.3 million votes in the race, finishing ahead of hardline conservative Saeed Jalili. The vote was called after former president Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in May.
The US military will send dozens of its newest fighter jets to Japan as part of a $10 billion upgrade of its forces in the country, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
The defeat of the Conservative Party in the UK election ends Rishi Sunak’s two-year premiership. Does it also sour the story of Britain’s first Asian prime minister, asks Sunder Katwala.
The United Kingdom’s decision to hand the center-left Labour Party a parliamentary majority comes at the same time Europe is broadly in the grip of what some call a right-wing populist surge.
Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), said President Biden will not be elected to another term “one way or another.” “Joe Biden can step aside for another candidate or lose in historic numbers in a few months — but one way or another he will not be President soon and…
Minnie Driver says that, were Donald Trump to return to the White House, she would find it impossible to live in an American Republican state.. The UK actress has been based in LA for 27 years but recently relocated to the UK. She told The Times of London that, were Trump to be reelected, she …
Hamas on Saturday tentatively accepted a US-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza, abandoning its demand for an upfront commitment from Israel to end the war entirely. This potential agreement, still under negotiation, could initiate a six-week cease-fire involving hostage and prisoner exchanges and pave the way for broader talks to conclude the nine-month conflict. Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand t