The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Joe Thompson from Essex shed a whopping five stone thanks to his local Slimming World group - and he believes it's the community spirit and social interaction that's driven him on to success, which has been backed up by a new study

North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearization talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".…

Think-tank says it was difficult to assess how much impact China’s ‘economic and political crackdown’ or coronavirus had on the rankings

Andrew McNally pounced at a gathering in Hamilton, where revellers were celebrating the end of Covid restrictions. The 34-year-old told the victim she would 'ruin his life' if she told his wife.

Her freeze on energy bills doesn’t go far enough, says Sharron Spice, who is in her 30s and lives in London

National cabinet agreed to end the mask mandate for domestic flights from Friday, but face coverings are still required in some situations. Check out the mask rules for your state or territory.

South Australia records 63 COVID-19 deaths after adjusting data to include some deaths between April and August.

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each state and territory.

Passengers are no longer required to wear masks on domestic and inbound international flights as COVID-19 rules ease across the country.