Social media blew up with diving memes during France’s clash against the Socceroos.It came as Australia put in a gutsy first half to head to the main break at 0-0, with the green and gold almost pinching the lead through a potential own goal.But the main talking point was the ease at which the French hit the deck under any contact – and sometimes, even no contact – from their opponents.
Source: World Cup 2018: Soccer fans not happy with French players staging during Socceroos clash | PerthNow
A LARGE blaze ripped through an architecturally important building at the Glasgow School of Art, the second time in four years that fire has damaged the famed Scottish school.More than 60 firefighters are fighting the fire at the Mackintosh Building in Glasgow.Crews were called to the scene at 11.19pm on Friday loalc time, with 15 crews in attendance.A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokeswoman said they were not aware of any casualties.
Source: Fire breaks out at the Glasgow School of Art for a second time in four years | PerthNow
YOU could be mistaken for thinking s–t has literally hit the fan in an alarming video where two portaloos took flight in a strong gust of wind in the US.Rubbish and tissues begin flying around in a suburban park and parents and children can be seen huddling on the ground for safety before one of the portable toilets slams into a nearby car and then launches into the air like something out of ‘Mary Poopins’ – an uncouth sequel.The portaloo can be seen spraying what we can only hope is washing-up water as it careens across the sky.The other portaloo then takes off, spraying liquid in the direction of park-goers who try to take cover, while a nearby marquee gets ripped out of the ground.The video was posted to Facebook on Monday and has since racked up more than one million views.
Source: Strong winds send portable toilets flying through the sky in US | PerthNow
You’re probably sick of hearing about data and privacy by now–especially because, if you live in the United States, you might feel like there’s very little you can do to protect yourself from giant corporations feeding off your time, interests, and personal information.
So how do you walk the line between taking advantage of the internet’s many benefits while protecting yourself from the corporate interests that aim to use your data for gain? This is the push-and-pull I’ve had with myself over the past year, as I’ve grappled with the revelations that Cambridge Analytica has the personal data of more than 50 million Americans, courtesy of Facebook, and used it to manipulate people in the 2016 elections. I’ve watched companies shut down their European branches because Europe’s data privacy regulations invalidate their business models. And given the number of data breaches that have occurred over the past decade, there’s a good chance that malicious hackers have my info–and if they don’t, it’s only a matter of time.
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A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy and his great grandfather have died following a deadly blaze at a home in Thornlie last night.
Toddler Thyreese and his great-grandfather Hugo Alaniz, 69, were pulled unconscious from the fire on Rushbrook Way last night.
Paramedics worked for more than 30 minutes to resuscitate the pair and they were rushed to Fiona Stanley Hospital in a critical condition.
Mr Alaniz died a short time later.
Relatives said the little boy was unresponsive and confirmed brain dead this morning, but they had kept him on life support in a bid to save his organs for donation.
Tragically he was confirmed dead this evening.
Hugo Alaniz’s son Raul Alaniz spoke outside hospital today after the family spent the morning by Thyreese’s bed side at Perth Children’s Hospital.
“Thyreese has passed away,” he told 7 News Perth.
“He’s not responsive this morning and we’re in the middle of organising for his organs to be donated.”
Fire Investigators are still looking into the cause of the blaze but said a fire alarm at the property didn’t work.
Fire Investigation Officer Mark Hayes, said it was a timely reminder for families around the State to check their alarms.
“There was no battery in it,” he said
via Deadly Thornlie blaze kills toddler Thyreese Alaniz and great grandfather Hugo Alaniz | PerthNow
Perth is set to record its wettest June for five years inside the first 19 days of the month – with another cold front poised to deliver a soaking to the city.
And the metropolitan gauge may also have received its average rainfall for June by Tuesday.
The latest in a series of cold fronts that have rolled across the coast is set to arrive from late Sunday night and deliver as much as 40mm of rain to Perth on Monday.
There could be up to another 23mm across Tuesday and Wednesday.
“Perth is probably going to start seeing the front from about midnight on Sunday,” Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster James Ashley said.
“When it hits there is going to be plenty of heavy rain and also likely some squally winds to go with it.
“The rain is going to be seen pretty much right across the west and South West of the state.”
The rainfall will spread far enough east to deliver up to 10mm to farming areas like Cunderdin and Merredin but there will probably only be weak rainfall (5 to 10mm) east of Albany towards Esperance.
But Perth needs only another 29mm to post its wettest winter since 2012, when 140mm fell in the metropolitan gauge.
via Perth weather: looming cold front to deliver Perth’s wettest June for five years | PerthNow
A 28-year-old Perth man sobbed uncontrollably as he detailed to police how his brother was fatally stabbed by their father, who then told him to bury the body in the backyard before leaving to watch the AFL grand final.
In October 2016, Joshua Fisher-Turner was being interviewed by detectives investigating the murder of his 23-year-old brother Matthew, whose body was found in a hole in the yard four weeks after he was last seen alive.
Mr Fisher-Turner and his 21-year-old sister Hannah are on trial in the WA Supreme Court, accused of trying to cover up the killing. Their 67-year-old father Ernest Fisher is accused of murder.
In the recorded interview played to the court today, Joshua Fisher-Turner initially maintained he had last seen Matthew on the day of the AFL grand final when his brother packed a bag and told him he was going on holidays.
However, about an hour an into the interview — and after detectives put to him what evidence they had in the case — Mr Fisher-Turner broke down, describing his brother as an “arsehole to everyone” and claiming he physically abused him, his father and his two younger sisters.
A four-year-old child and an adult have been critically injured in a house fire in Perth’s south-east.
Police were called to the scene at 6:16pm, on Rushbrook Way in the suburb of Thornlie.
Two people — a four-year-old child and adult were rushed to Fiona Stanley Hospital from the scene.
There are conflicting reports that the adult victim was a 40-year-old man, while other authorities described him as elderly.
Inspector Dean Snashall said two occupants of the house had suffered injuries as a result of the fire.
Two boats collided near a Russian city that is hosting the World Cup, killing 11 people, authorities say.
A state media report said the captain of one of the vessels was drunk.
The accident occurred late Monday (local time) on the Volga River several hundred metres off the shoreline of the city of Volgograd in southern Russia.
According to a statement from regional emergency officials, a barge being pulled by a towboat collided with a paddleboat carrying 16 people on a sightseeing tour.
Robert Whittaker has earned a razor-thin decision victory over Yoel Romero in an instant classic at UFC 225 in Chicago.
In one of the most dramatic fights of the year, the 27-year-old Australian was repeatedly dropped to the canvas by his hulking Cuban rival.
In the fifth and final round in particular, Whittaker (20-4) survived an astonishing amount of punishment on his way to a split decision win.
Two of the three judges ruled that the middleweight champion had done enough to win three of the five rounds.
There will be plenty of debate about the decision because Romero (13-3) had the most significant moments of the fight and he arguably deserved a 10-8 scorecard for the fifth round.
The UFC 225 main event was a rematch of the pair’s first meeting in July last year, which the Australian won on points after a five-round war.
It was supposed to be for Whittaker’s UFC middleweight championship, but the UFC removed the title from the equation after Romero missed weight.
via UFC 225: Robert Whittaker earns decision victory over Yoel Romero | PerthNow
