Liberal Party not running candidates in Perth, Fremantle by-elections

THE Liberal Party will not run a candidate in up-coming by-elections in the federal seats of Perth and Fremantle, sparking outrage from party members.

WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith, who ran the party’s campaign in Perth in 2016, yesterday described the party’s decision not to run a candidate in Perth as “nonsense”.

“The 35,000 Perth electors who gave us their primary vote at the 2016 election deserve the opportunity to vote for a Liberal candidate,” Senator Smith said.

via Liberal Party not running candidates in Perth, Fremantle by-elections | PerthNow

West Coast Eagles make it seven wins on the trot with 25-point triumph over GWS Giants at Spotless Stadium

The red-hot West Coast Eagles have remained unbeaten on their travels with a 25-point win over Greater Western Sydney on Saturday.

The Eagles kicked five straight goals in the second quarter to take control of a game they won 12.14 (86) to 8.13 (61).

It was a seventh straight victory for West Coast, who moved to the top of the table above Richmond, who they host next week, and improved their record to 7-1 and 3-0 outside Western Australia.

Missing Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey and Jeremy McGovern, the Eagles underlined their depth with a strong performance against a Giants side that lost Phil Davis and Matt de Boer during the game.

The Eagles had the most potent forward at Spotless Stadium in Jack Darling, who kicked four goals, all in the first half.

via West Coast Eagles make it seven wins on the trot with 25-point triumph over GWS Giants at Spotless Stadium | PerthNow

Autumn temperatures set new record as Perth soars above 32C

If you thought the 32-degree day in Perth felt a little odd for this time of year, you would be right.

The city recorded a maximum of 32.7 degrees Celsius at 1:04pm — making it the latest 30-degree or above day in autumn on record.

The previous record for Perth was set on May 9, 1962, when the city recorded exactly 30C.

The temperature is well above the May average maximum of 22.3C.

The unseasonable warmth, which is set to continue into next week, is due to a high pressure system in the bight and a trough of low pressure off the west coast pushing warm air from the north towards Perth.

via Autumn temperatures set new record as Perth soars above 32C – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Ebola epidemic declared by WHO after 3 deaths in the DR of Congo

UK BREAKING: NHS computer systems + phones down after cyber attack

Medics have claimed that messages are flashing up on screens saying they must pay cash or terminals are down completely.

The NHS has been hit by a major cyber attack and criminals have taken control of computers and cut off phone lines across England.

NHS England has confirmed that it has been attacked but would not give any further details.

But one doctor said in a message shared on Twitter: ‘So our hospital is down. We got a message saying your computers are now under their control and pay a certain amount of money. And now everything is gone.’

And @brobertson2010 tweeted: ‘Massive NHS hack cyber attack today. Hospital in shut down. Thanks for delaying emergency patient care & endangering lives. A******s’

Source: NHS computer systems and phones down after cyber attack  | Daily Mail Online

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Trump warns Comey: There might be ‘tapes’ of our talks

Meghan Markle plays a bed-hopping, drug-taking party girl in a VERY racy TV movie she’d probably rather forget

Man tasered by WA Police dies in Royal Perth Hospital

A MAN who was tasered by police this morning has died.

About 11.35am police were called to Lord Street in East Perth when they found a man who required urgent medical attention.

While being assisted by officers, the man became aggressive and a police officer was injured. A taser was deployed to subdue the man.

While officers attempted to restrain him, he became unresponsive.

Officers provided emergency first aid until a St John Ambulance arrived. He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he later died.

Detectives from the Major Crime Squad and Internal Affairs Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online at http://ift.tt/1JsYACI.

Source: Man tasered by WA Police dies in Royal Perth Hospital | Perth Now

Perth man strangled in Bali villa: police

A Perth man whose bloodied body was found in a Bali villa is now believed to have been strangled to death by someone close to him, police say.

Stephen Richardson, 63, was found lying naked on his bed in his rented villa at the popular beachside town of Sanur by his friend on Monday afternoon.

Initially police believed he may have died as a result of an accident while intoxicated, but Head of Denpasar District Police Colonel Hadi Purnomo said the autopsy revealed the cause of death to be strangulation.

“There has been an assault that has caused the victim’s death,” he told AAP on Friday.

“There’s also stabbing, blunt object (trauma) too.

“(But) the main (cause of death) is strangulation, which caused the victim to run out of breath and die.”

Mr Richardson’s partner Karen East arrived in Bali on Wednesday and gave permission for the autopsy to be carried out.

Police say they are continuing an investigation into his death but have so far been unable to find CCTV that may lead to a suspect.

They believe the killing was carried out by a single perpetrator.

“The questioning of witnesses also hasn’t led to suspect,” Col Purnomo said.

However, they do believe Mr Richardson died at the hands of someone who was close to him.

“If they didn’t know the victim, he or she couldn’t get into the house.”

There has also been no sign of robbery, with Mr Richardson’s passport, phone, money and jewellery left untouched at the villa.

Mr Richardson is believed to have moved to Bali around three months ago and was living alone at the villa.

Friends had seen him on Saturday night drinking at a local bar.

Fearing for his safety, friend Garry Crocker scaled his fence on Monday afternoon after being unable to contact him for a number of days.

He saw his lifeless body lying in the villa and noticed blood spatters around the property.

Source: Perth man strangled in Bali villa: police | Perth Now

Oceans at ‘edge’ of being starved of oxygen …to mass sea extinction that will last a MILLION years

Hamilton quickest in #F1 Spanish practice. Alonso failed to complete a lap, breaking down after just three corners

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed an impressive start to the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, finishing fastest in the opening practice on Friday morning.

The Brit helped secure a Mercedes one-two in Barcelona as he clocked a 1:21.521 lap on medium tyres, just 0.029 seconds ahead of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas.

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen came closest to the Mercedes pair, while Fernando Alonso endured a miserable day, breaking down after just three corners.

Just when McLaren looked as though they had nowhere to go but up, they sunk to a new low as Alonso failed to complete a lap.

A puff of smoke enveloped the two-time former champion when his McLaren spun out of a turn and into the gravel at the start of the morning session at the Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya.

McLaren’s team radio told him to ‘stop the car, stop the car, engine problem’ as a pool of liquid dripped from the underside of the vehicle.

The rest of the opening practice saw Mercedes register the top two times under sunny skies in northeastern Spain following Thursday’s showers.

Ferrari pair Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel were third and fourth, about a second slower than Hamilton.

F1 leader Vettel also had a mishap early on, when what he suspected to be an issue with his gearbox forced him to stop coming out of pit lane. After marshals rolled him back to his garage, his mechanics quickly fixed the problem and he went back out.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who won the race last year, and Daniel Ricciardo were next, within 1.6 seconds of Hamilton.

Practice will resume after lunch and again on Saturday before qualifying for Sunday’s race.

Source: Hamilton finishes quickest in Spanish Grand Prix practice | Daily Mail Online

Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak in Melbourne and Adelaide 7 hospitalised

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Perth boy found mentally unfit to stand trial of raping an eight-year-old

An 11-year-old-boy accused of raping and threatening to kill an eight-year-old boy with a knife has had charges against dropped after being found mentally unfit to stand trial.

The boy originally pleaded guilty to the charges after he allegedly raped the eight-year-old at a suburban Perth park in December.

The Department of Public Prosecutions said in Perth Children’s Court on Friday that it had decided not to continue with the case after taking into account a psychiatric report that was ordered by magistrate Andree-Marie Horrigan.

The report confirmed Ms Horrigan’s concerns about the boy’s capacity to understand what he had admitted to and proceedings against him and therefore, his fitness to plead and stand trial based on section 29 of the Criminal Code.

‘People that fall into this category should not be criminalised notwithstanding how serious the matter is and the matter should be discontinued,’ Ms Horrigan told the court.

Section 29 states a person under 14-years-old is not criminally responsible for a crime unless it can be proven he knew what he was doing is wrong.

The boy was in court with a middle-aged adult male relative.

A woman who works for the Department of Child Protection told the court it was working with the boy and his family, and requested a copy of the court-ordered psychiatric report.

The case shocked Perth residents when it was first revealed in February that the small schoolboy had been charged with sexually penetrating a child but had then been allowed to return to his suburban school and interact with other children.

This prompted an outcry from parents and he was removed from the school.

Source: Perth boy found mentally unfit to stand rape trial | Daily Mail Online

Donald Trump you’re fired: US President’s burn list

ARNOLD Schwarzenegger might have taken over from Donald Trump on The Apprentice but the US President continues to channel his role on that popular show and his famous catchphrase “You’re Fired” as US President.

FBI director James Comey joined a growing list of firees this week who have felt Trump’s wrath since he assumed office earlier this year.

The succession of terminations has got many US political commentators wondering: who will be next?

Below is a list of those who have been fired and those who might soon be.

JAMES COMEY

MIKE FLYNN

SALLY YATES

PREET BHARARA

ANGELLA REID

SO WHO MIGHT BE NEXT IN THE FIRING LINE?

SEAN SPICER

Spicer has been the butt of many jokes since taking over as Trump’s White House press secretary — most notably on Saturday Night Live.

KELLYANNE CONWAY

Senior adviser Kellyanne Conway’s “alternative facts” fiasco was a highly humiliating episode for the Trump administration.

STEVE BANNON

The executive chair of Breitbart news joined Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016 as its Chief Executive Officer.

FULL REPORT HERE: Donald Trump you’re fired: US President’s burn list | Perth Now

Massive fire erupts at Sydney Olympic Park

A massive blaze is burning out-of-control at Sydney Olympic Park leaving the city shrouded in thick black smoke.

The fire started at around 3pm on Friday with more than a dozen fire crews rushing to the scene in Homebush in the city’s west.

The blaze is believed to have started in the agricultural society building, though it is unclear how it was sparked.

More to come.

Source: Massive fire erupts at Sydney Olympic Park | Daily Mail Online

Scorpion forces evacuation of United Airlines flight. UNBELIEVABLE

Now United Airlines passengers are being attacked by SCORPIONS!

A United Airlines flight was delayed for several hours in Texas after reports of a scorpion crawling out from a passenger’s clothes.

Passengers say United Flight 1035 was evacuated on Thursday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston following the scorpion sighting.

The flight, which was headed for Quito, Ecuador was delayed for three hours.

News of the scorpion incident got out when passengers started tweeting about the ordeal.

‘The captain of my flight just told us it’s a scorpion on the plane???!!!!! Good job United!’ Daniel Dueñas tweeted.

Another passenger claimed on Twitter that ‘flight 1035 from Houston to Ecuador evacuated due to a scorpion stinging a passenger’.

United, however, have said no one was stung by the scorpion.

‘Houston to Quito flight 1035 returned to the gate after a scorpion reportedly emerged from a customer’s clothing,’ the airline said in a statement.

Paramedics at the gate immediately examined the customer and determined that he had not been stung. The customer declined further medical treatment and, as a precaution, a new aircraft was arranged.

‘We provided all passengers with a meal voucher due to the delay and the flight, with the customer aboard, has departed for Quito.’

It comes a month after a passenger on another flight out of Houston was stung by a scorpion when it fell on the man’s head from an overhead bin.

The passenger, Richard Bell, was stung when he picked the creature up after it landed on his plate.

Another passenger then stomped on the scorpion before it was thrown in a toilet.

Source: Scorpion forces evacuation of United Airlines flight | Daily Mail Online