Key points Louisa Briggs was stolen by sealers lived in Tasmania then returned to country and became a nurse, a matron and defender of her people during the earliest days of the colony of Victoria. Helena Rubinstein came to Melbourne as a…
A pilot who fell to his death from an aeroplane had opened up a hatch to be sick, an autopsy report has revealed. Charles Hew Crook's, 23, death was ruled accidental after he tragically plunged from a small aircraft in the US…
Men are given the brush off in Waterstones’ book of the year contest as pro-female tome that celebrates work of women artists takes the prize The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel, an art historian, won the award The book…
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball and telling stories about the pitch, died Thursday. He was 84. Perry died at his home in Gaffney at about 5…
Mystery solved: North Carolina pilot, 23, who fell out of small plane had opened a hatch to throw up accidentally plummeted to the ground, autopsy finds An autopsy has found that Charles Hew Crooks, 23, accidentally fell to his death after opening…
Dust off this piece of rock ‘n’ roll history! Elvis Presley’s 1962 Lockheed 1329 JetStar private plane with its original red velvet seats – left abandoned in New Mexico desert lot – is set to go up for auction Elvis Presley’s private…
Biden says he is willing to talk to Putin – but won’t do it alone: President wants backing from NATO allies before he opens communications – and insists there is no way Russia can win in Ukraine Biden said he was open to…
Woman whose emaciated lurcher dog was found dead in a wheelie bin after being thrown away ‘like rubbish’ is banned from keeping animals for 10 years A black lurcher called Blue was found dead in a bin bag, weighing just 23lbs RSPCA…
Today’s Al Roker is in good spirits after being readmitted to the hospital a day after being discharged. Roker’s fellow co-anchor Hoda Kotb shared an update on the weatherman’s health on Thursday’s episode of the morning news show. We’re sending our love…
He treaded water for hours in the Gulf of Mexico, withstanding rain, winds and waves before he was rescued. Others have not been so lucky. What happens when a person goes overboard? The Carnival Valor had been at sea for only a…