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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed the state’s lockdown won’t end tomorrow night as planned, the streak is over for the TikTok COVID number predictor, a 81 year old man positive for COVID in South Australia, British media personality Katie Hopkins is set to be deported from Australia, Hamish Macdonald and SAS Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The TikTok personality who has correctly predicted the number of COVID cases in New South Wales for five days in a row has denied that he has any inside info, Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce today whether the lockdown will be extended, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been forced into isolation after coming into contact with a positive COVID case, Tadej Pogacar has won the Tour De France for the second year in a row, Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix in controversial circumstances. Katie Hopkins has been dumped from Channel 7’s Big Brother VIP, Britney Spears has announced that she’s quit the music industry in a fiery Instagram post See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tokyo Olympics are set to kick off next week with the opening ceremony on Friday night, Brisbane will find out next week if it’s going to host the 2032 Olympics, another billionaire is heading into space, and news.com.au's Wenlei Ma is here to tell us about the films and TV shows coming out next weekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

97 new COVID cases were recorded in NSW, in Victoria there are now 36 active cases, a Sydney man received a grilling after admitting he lied his way into getting two doses of both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccine, Australian tennis star Alex De Minaur has been forced out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID, James Gandolfini, Machine Gun KellySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 10 million Australians are under lockdown today as residents in Melbourne and Sydney are confined to their homes, in Germany at least 59 people have been killed so far in a series of devastating floods, leaked Kremlin documents appear to confirm that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorised an operation to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election, there’s been a bit of a COVID scare for Australia’s men's basketball team ahead of the Olympics, a script has leaked from the Sex and the City reboot and it contains a massive spoiler, And finally in royal news Prince William’s fake uni name has been revealed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria has been plunged into its fifth lockdown, as the state is dealing with the new outbreak, there were 65 new cases recorded in NSW, 28 of which were in the community while infectious, a development in the case of that eastern freeway crash that killed four police officers, President of Brazil has been hospitalised after having the hiccups for 10 days straight, Britney Spears and Scott Morrison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Victorian government has imposed a range of new restrictions as the state battles two COVID outbreaks, A Chinese spy ship is sitting off the Australian coast to monitor the war games between the Australian and US military, President George W Bush has criticised America’s decision to withdraw its military forces from Afghanistan, Queensland has avoided a historic series whitewash by winning game 3, 20-18, A former Home and Away star has fronted court on drug charges, It’s been announced who will replace Sharon Osbourne on US TV show, The Talk, And finally Nicolas Cage has revealed that a new 8-part series about the Tiger King, Joe Exotic, has been scrapped See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lockdown in Greater Sydney has been extended for at least another two weeks until July 30, eight COVID cases recorded in Victoria today, charges have been dropped against the woman accused of sticking needles in strawberries in 2018, former Olympian Lisa Curry, Grant Denyer and Spice Girl Emma Bunton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister has been accused of favouring NSW after offering a financial relief package to struggling businesses during the latest COVID outbreak,more than 70 people have been killed in South Africa since riots broke out five days ago,Roger Federer has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics, this year’s Bachelor has revealed that he has a crush on one of Channel 10’s biggest stars, a new MasterChef winner was crowned last night, And finally the Emmy nominations were announced overnight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man in his 70s from the eastern suburbs died from COVID on Monday, people who live in Fairfield in South Western Sydney will be required to take a covid test every three days if they’re leaving the area for work, new rules for France leading to a surge in vaccinations, the Australian men’s basketball team has beaten Team USA, one of the Jackass stars attacked by a shark, and Eddie Murphy’s son Eric.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rescue package for coronavirus affected businesses in New South Wales is set to be announced today, The trial of a woman accused of putting needles in strawberries in 2018 has kicked off in Brisbane, 18 people were killed by a lightning strike at a tourist attraction in India on the weekend, Prince William has reacted angrily after three young players from the england football team were bombarded with racist messages after missing their penalty kicks in the euro 2020 final, Blink-182 member Mark Hoppus has said he’ll find out this week if he’s going to live or die The musician is battling cancer and has been undergoing chemo since March, romance rumours are heating up between Angelina Jolie and The Weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it will be almost impossible for the lockdown in greater Sydney to end on Friday as planned, removalist from NSW visited both Victoria and South Australia while infectious, Italy won a thrilling Euro 2020 final, Elon Musk, Studio 10 hosts emotional tribute to Jono Coleman, and Married at First Sight update.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

COVID Case numbers in New South Wales are expected to surge into triple digits today, an ad released by the federal government to warn people about the dangers of COVID 19 has been slammed online, Richard Branson is officially an astronaut, Novak Djokovic has won his sixth Wimbledon title beating Italian Matteo Berrettini in four sets, The NRL has announced up to 12 teams will move to Queensland this week for at least a month in an effort to keep the competition up and running amid Sydney’s Covid crisis, Matt Damon has revealed that he turned down the lead role in Avatar, Barack Obama has released his summer playlist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in greater Sydney will be waiting to hear if the lockdown will be extended, Richard Branson is heading to space, another hearing in Britney Spears’ conservatorship case, and News.com.au's Wenlei Ma is here to tell us about the films and TV shows coming out next week.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has suggested the lockdown in Greater Sydney could be extended, a pub in Melbourne told it couldn’t offer free beers to people who got vaccinated, Fiji making COVID vaccine compulsory for all workers, Nick Kyrgios, Marilyn Manson and Sharon Stone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ash Barty is through to her first ever Wimbledon final after beating Angelique Kerber in straight sets, the government has done a deal to triple its access to Pfizer vaccines to one million doses a week from July 19, President Joe Biden has announced the US military’s mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31st, it’s been confirmed spectators will be banned from most events in Tokyo, Britney Spears’s co-conservators, Jodi Montgomery, has asked for extra security, Tiffany Haddish has revealed that she had a big first while hooking up with her then boyfriend in a screening of Face/Off . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New South Wales had the largest daily increase in cases since the outbreak began with 38 cases recorded today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced help for people in lockdown, NSW Police looking for Bunning spitter, fans disgusted at juvenile act during the Euro 2020 semi-final, America’s Got Talent and the Marvel stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President of Haiti has been assassinated at his home, former president Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google, accusing the tech giants of violating his right to freedom of speech, a Sydney high school teacher has been sentenced to jail for having sex with a 14 year old student, Australia’s flag bearers for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics have been announced, Roger Federer is out of Wimbledon,Tim Tszyu outclassed Steve Spark in their super welterweight contest in Newcastle, Jada Pinkett Smith has opened up about her past drug use, And finally Robert Downey Jr’s dad has passed away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lockdown in Greater Sydney has been extended for another week until July 16, Melbourne drivers lucky escape from train, US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson won’t be representing her country at the Tokyo olympics, venue has reportedly been locked in for the third state of origin match, Scarlett Johansson and David Williams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a nervous wait for people in NSW today who will find out this morning if Sydney’s lockdown will be extended, a woman who died in a charity clothing bin yesterday in Perth has been identified, a woman has been arrested in Japan after she tried to put out the Olympic flame,To sport - Ash Barty is through to the final four at Wimbledon after beating fellow Aussie in straight sets, Dumped NRL star Paul Vaughan has apologised for breaking the league’s COVID rules, Britney Spears’ manager of 25 years has quit, Seth Rogen has revealed that Paul Rudd once tried to prank him, but it didn’t go to plan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney-siders will find out tomorrow if the lockdown will be extended, a 32-year-old woman has been found by police after she did a runner from hotel quarantine, a woman’s body was discovered in a charity clothing bin in Perth, Australian F1 Grand Prix has been cancelled because of COVID for the second time, Kyle and Jackie O, Robert Downey Jr.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former MP Julia Banks has delivered a brutal take-down of the federal government, accusing Scott Morrison of “menacing” behaviour, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a full rollback of the country’s Covid restrictions, The NRL has handed out more than $300,000 thousand dollars in fines to the 13 Dragons players who attended a party on the weekend, World No. 1 Ash Barty has booked her place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a straight sets victory over Bar-bora Krejcikova, To royal news and there’s been a covid scare for Kate Middleton, And finally Facebook users were pretty angry at Who Magazine after the publication posted a “tribute” to Home And Away star Ray Meagher - leaving fans to believe the actor had died. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on determining if Greater Sydney will be able to exit lockdown, corporate leader of an aged care centre in Sydney has no idea how many of its staff have been vaccinated, five month wait for vaccine in Queensland, Israel Folau and Prince Harry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An aged care facility in Sydney’s north west has gone into lockdown after three residents tested positive to Covid-19, NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has said severe sanctions will be handed down on Dragons star Paul Vaughan and 11 teammates who attended a house party on Saturday, At least 29 people have been killed and 50 injured when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country’s south. In the F1 Max Verstappen has dominated for the second weekend in a row to win the Austrian Grand Prix, Elizabeth Hurley’s son Damien has been cut out of his wealthy father’s will because he was born out of wedlock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The travel bubble with New Zealand will resume but only with certain parts of Australia, new law in Hungary banning the “promotion” of homosexuality to people under 18, big week in sport next week with semi-finals of EURO 2020, Tour De France and Wimbledon, and the films and TV shows coming out next week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a series of announcements today about Australia’s pathway out of COVID 19, 31 COVID cases in NSW today, British billionaire Richard Branson has one-upped his rival Jeff Bezos in the race to space Sha'Carri Richardson, Britney Spears and Amber Heard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About six million Australians are set to be released from lockdown today, the long-serving chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company pleaded not guilty to tax crimes overnight, Ash Barty is through to the third round of Wimbledon. NIck Kyrgios is also through to the third round,Tour de France organisers have decided not to charge the spectator who caused a massive crash with her sign,60 million dollar powerball was won by a 10 share syndicate from Queensland,Prince Harry and Prince William put their feud aside and were all smiles as they unveiled a statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace, Ed Sheeran had an awkward interview on British TV with BBC hosts Ronan Keating and Alex Jones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were some fireworks at the Queensland Premier’s press conference today as Annastacia Palaszczuk snapped at a reporter from Sunrise, NSW records 24 locally acquired cases, woman who played Bill Cosby’s wife on TV has backtracked, woman who caused massive crash at the tour de france handed herself into police, James Franco and Paris Themmen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian Bill Cosby has been freed from prison, Donald Rumsfeld, the former US secretary of Defence, has died aged 88, the war of words over the astrazeneca vaccine continues, Nick Kyrgios brushed off a nasty fall to win his first round match at Wimbledon, Harrison Ford’s injury on the set of the new Indiana Jones movie is more serious than first thought, a Ford escort that used to belong to princess diana has sold for almost 70,000 dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Australia has recorded its first cases in more than 200 days with a family of five testing positive, Alice Springs will go into a 72 hour lockdown, Queensland health authorities today blasted PM Scott Morrison’s announcement that people under 40 can get the Astrazeneca vaccine, Nick Kyrgios, Ed Sheeran, Courteney Cox, Ricki LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that anyone under 60 can receive the AstraZeneca vaccine has been met with opposition from one of Australia’s top medical bodies, Ash Barty has won her first round match at Wimbledon beating Carla Suarez Navarro in three sets, Meanwhile Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon, a Picasso painting has been recovered by police in Greece almost a decade after it was stolen, A former Disney star in the US has been charged after allegedly sending pornographic photos to a 13-year-old girl, Justin Bieber has pleaded with fans to stop waiting out the front of his New York apartment so they can take photos of him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a snap three day lockdown for the state, Ben Roberts Smith’s defamation trial has been delayed for up to a month, Barnaby Joyce has copped a $200 COVID fine, Ben Simmons, Rebel Wilson and Andra Day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Astrazeneca vaccine will now be available to Australians of any age,Mr Morrison also announced that it will now be mandatory for all aged care workers to be vaccinated with staffers needing to have had their first shot by September, Two more men have been charged over the kidnapping of former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill, Aussie Caleb Ewan has had to pull out of the Tour De France, there were heartwarming scenes on the opening day of Wimbledon, as spectators gave a standing ovation to the woman who designed the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine. Britney Spears sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, has spoken for the since time since the singer’s bombshell court testimony, it’s been announced that Kate Middleton won’t attend a memorial event for Princess Diana later this week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has declared the state is on the verge of a lockdown, 18 new cases in New South Wales, COVID fines, partner of late Australian snowboard champion, Alex Chumpy Pullin, is pregnant with his child, Cardi B and Ewan McGregor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia’s COVID battle took a turn for the worse over the weekend, to Victoria and Premier Dan Andrews returns to work today, to the US and more than 150 people are still unaccounted for after an apartment building in Florida collapsed on Friday, the UK Health secretary has resigned after footage showing him kissing a senior staffer was released, NSW has clinched this years State of Origin series with a comprehensive 26-0 win last night at Suncorp stadium, Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan has come out as non-binary, And finally Ricky Gervais has revealed that he has turned down big bucks to host weddings for millionaires and billionaires See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will the Sydney lockdown be extended out to the rest of the city and NSW? Phuket and the rest of Thailand will begin opening up, Wimbledon starts and could potentially be Roger Federer's last, and news.com.au's Wen Lei Ma takes a look at the film and TV shows coming up....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Specific local government areas in Sydney enter a lockdown, Scott Morrison offers to build quarantine hubs in Queensland and Western Australia, Andrew O'Keefe assault charge latest, fears over Aussies trapped in Florida building collapse and Britney Spears speaks out on Insta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading epidemiologist has criticised the NSW premier’s decision not to put Sydney into lockdown as the Delta strain spreads throughout the community, At least one person is dead and up to 99 are unaccounted for after a high-rise apartment block in Florida collapsed, Israel Folau is free to make his rugby league return in Australia after finally resolving his contract dispute with former club Catalans Dragons, one of the members of Mumford and Sons has quit the band so he can speak more freely on politics,there’s more drama between Prince Harry and Prince Charles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NSW Premier is concerned over the infections but is resisting calls for a hard lockdown, South Australia passes voluntary assisted dying laws, Britney Spears in explosive court appearance, Bernard Tomic in big Tennis loss, Blink 182 star in cancer treatment and Wog Boy 3 is coming soon!!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Experts have repeated calls for Sydney to go into a “short” lockdown amid predictions the state will record a “big spike” in cases today, Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has been found dead in his jail cell in Spain, in Cricket NZ are officially the best team on the planet after humbling India in the final of the World Test Championship, And in a big blow to Australia's medal hopes at the Olympics, Boxing heavyweight champion Justis Huni has pulled out of the Tokyo games,Jennifer Aniston is adamant that she never got it on with David Schwimmer, And finally Britney Spears is set to appear at a hearing about her conservatorship today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More Sydney restrictions have been announced as part of "a very real and present danger," Victorian COVID-19 restrictions have begun to ease, Michael Vaughn suggests The Ashes this year should be called off, there is a horror movie called 'Karen' coming out (no joke) and Cara Delevingne has an amazing creative space in her house.....!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Australian passenger who travelled from Sydney to Wellington has tested positive upon their return to Australia,Victoria has also introduced a travel ban for people from seven local government areas in New South Wales, including the City of Sydney, Randwick and Woollahra,Two senior executives have been placed “on leave pending further investigations” as a probe into allegations about toxic workplace practices at the label continues, Chinese swimming star Sun Yang has had his doping ban cut in half by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, American Horror Story star Sarah Paulson has opened up about an awkward moment with Matthew Perry, Disney has announced who will play Snow White in the upcoming live action adaptation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian updates on Greater Sydney restrictions, update on Victoria COVID numbers, Bitcoin and Dogecoin take a hit, NFL star comes out, Ben Simmons pulls out of Olympics? Gunther from Friends has cancer and Ben Affleck A-Rod love triangle!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barnaby Joyce will be sworn in as Nationals leader this morning after defeating Michael McCormack in yesterday's leadership spill, The head of the therapeutic goods administration has warned that people need two shots of a vaccine in order to protect themselves from the highly infectious Delta variant , Cricket legend Stuart MacGill has opened up about his traumatic kidnapping and the toll it has taken on him, Actor Samuel Johnson is in hospital after being hit by a car, Bindi Irwin has announced she’ll take a break from social media and her work in the public eye for the next month, Foo Fighters had a surprise for fans at their concert at Madison Square Gardens yesterday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barnaby Joyce gets the top job, has he changed as a person? What next for the Sydney COVID-19 cluster? John Rahm wins the US Open, Bob Irwin on Bindi's accusations and Sam Armytage takes to socials about Natalie Barr and SunriseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian hasn’t ruled out ramping up restrictions in the Greater Sydney area if Covid cases continue to rise, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is staring down a challenge to his leadership of the National Party, Nine children and an adult were killed in a fiery crash on an Alabama highway on the weekend, Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix overnight, extending his lead in the championship standings, Bindi Irwin has made a series of shocking claims about her grandfather, Bob Irwin, on Facebook, Meghan Markle has done her first interview since Oprah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In The States Derek Chauvin faces sentencing for the murder of George Floyd, Britney Spears wants her dad removed as her co-conservator, the Tour de France starts and News.com.au's Wenlei Ma tells us about the films and TV shows coming out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney restrictions introduced to stem COVID-19 spread in eastern suburbs, latest on the gangland assassination in the Sydney CBD, stuntman dies in horror crash, golf rage, the cast of Friends take part in Carpool Karaoke with James Corden and gossip from the set of SAS Australia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police are preparing for a full scale gang war after crime boss Bilal Hamze was killed by a gunman in the middle of the Sydney CBD last night, Australia’s stunning economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic has continued, with the unemployment rate dropping to just 5.1 per cent, Several major Australian banks suffered outages yesterday afternoon, with customers unable to access their accounts online or via apps, Rafael Nadal has shocked the tennis world by pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics to focus on his body, Comedian Chris Rock has revealed that he was offered a role The Sopranos, but turned it down, Natalie Imbruglia is back She’s announced she’ll release a new album in September called Firebird. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ll start in New South Wales where another case of COVID was recorded today, Australia’s chief immunisation body has told the government the AstraZeneca vaccine should now only be given to those aged 60 and above, 28-year-old Spanish man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing him mum and eating part of her body, Cody Simpson will find out tonight if he’s made the Olympic swimming team, Sunrise host Natalie Barr has admitted she wasn’t that close to Sam Armytage, Paris Jackson has revealed how hard it was to come out to her famous family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.