Sydney Swans scandal takes explosive new turn as it’s revealed five suspended stars took exotic dancers to their hotel room for private lap dances before sexual assault allegation

The five Sydney Swans players suspended following a night out in Melbourne had taken exotic dancers back to their hotel for private lap dances before a sexual assault allegation was made. Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Chad Warner have been stood down for the remainder of…

Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers – NASA

Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight.  From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone celebrations, their images preserve the history of exploration while capturing the people and teams behind the missions shaping the next era.   Meet the photographers behind…

Disabled plane passenger unleashes after he was kicked off a Virgin Australia flight with his service dog following a heated argument about his wheelchair

A disabled passenger has described the humiliation of being ‘kicked off’ a packed Virgin Australia flight because of his wheelchair. Shane Hryhorec, who was paralysed in a swimming accident in 2007, and his service dog Whitney boarded a flight between Adelaide and Sydney on Monday. As usual, the frequent flyer had a…

AFL star John Barnes joins Pauline Hanson’s One Nation as a candidate

By NICHOLAS COMINO, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 05:39 BST, 19 August 2026 | Updated: 05:39 BST, 19 August 2026 Former AFL premiership player John Barnes will contest the key seat of Essendon for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation at the 2026 Victorian state election. Barnes, celebrated for his successful AFL career…

Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope team up to capture the ‘Black Eye Galaxy’ photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026

The “Black Eye Galaxy” is captured in this new composite image from the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST. (Image credit: NASA, CSA, ESA, F. Belfiore (European Southern Observatory – Germany), J. Lee (Space Telescope Science Institute), A. Leroy (The Ohio State University), and D. Thilker (The Johns Hopkins University); Processing:…

Trump hails last-minute deal with Canada to avoid crippling tariffs as he breathes fresh life into plan for giant oil pipeline

Donald Trump announced that the United States and Canada have made a deal that will pause 50 percent tariffs on $20billion worth of Canadian products.  Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney had been negotiating earlier Tuesday ahead of a 12:01am Wednesday deadline set by the President.   The President wrote on…

‘I was just longing to let it out, but obviously I couldn’t’: Queen Camilla reveals emotional visit to cancer centre after privately discovering King had been diagnosed with the disease

When Queen Camilla opened the new Maggie’s Royal Free cancer support centre in London in January 2024, few knew or understood her private anguish. Just five days later, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles had himself been diagnosed with the disease. It was news that Her Majesty kept to herself…

Hydrogen-powered ‘rocket car’ tops 400 mph in record-breaking test (video)

Is it a rocket car? Tearing across the Utah desert at over 400 mph (644 kph), a hydrogen-powered car has set a new land speed record. Wing Commander Andy Green, a retired British Royal Air Force fighter pilot, just set a new world land speed record at the Bonneville Salt…

Natalie Harp once ‘traveled in a SUV trunk to stay with Trump’: New claims spread like wildfire as political brawling breaks out over White House aide

  Trump aide Natalie Harp once rode in the trunk of an SUV to go to court with Donald Trump, according to a report by CNN. The extraordinary claim came as the president’s executive assistant found herself at the center of a fiery exchange between the White House and Georgia Democrat…

Another powerful top Trump aide to exit the White House after string of departures

 For all the biggest political scoops and hottest gossip delivered to your inbox every Thursday, sign up HERE to our free DC Insider newsletter See more Daily Mail on Google – save us as a Preferred Source By CHARLIE SPIERING, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 18:46 BST, 18 August 2026 |…