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Stephen Drill covers organised crime, business and the politics of sport. His investigative podcasts include Mafia’s Web, Bikie’s Inc. and Faith On Trial. Drill was Europe correspondent for the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser from 2019 to 2021. The Walkley Award winner has also worked at The Wall Street Journal in New York and The Sun in London.

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Copyright: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. NEWS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO MERCHANDISING, ADVERTISING, SOUVENIRS, MEMORABILIA or COLOURABLY SIMILAR. NOT FOR USE AFTER 31 DECEMBER, 2020, WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION FROM KENSINGTON PALACE. This photograph is provided to you strictly on condition that you will make no charge for the supply, release or publication of it and that these conditions and restrictions will apply (and that you will pass these on) to any organisation to whom you supply it. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photographs (including by way of example only) any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-news editorial use. The photographs must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form and must include all of the individuals in the photograph when published. All other requests for use should be directed to the Press Office at Kensington Palace in writing. MANDATORY CREDIT: Kensington Palace. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Louis watch as Prince George holds the tooth of a giant shark given to him by Sir David Attenborough in the gardens of Kensington Palace in London after The Duke and Sir David attended an outdoor screening of Sir David's upcoming feature film.. Picture date: Thursday September 24, 2020. Sir David found the tooth of the giant shark, the scientific name of which is carcharocles megalodon ('big tooth'), in the late 1960s, embedded in the island's soft yellow limestone which was laid down during the Miocene period some 23 million years ago. Carcharocles is believed to have grown to 15 metres in length, which is about twice the length of the Great White, the largest shark alive today. See PA story ROYAL Attenborough. Photo credit should read: Kensington Palace NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Malta backflips on plan to retrieve Prince George’s gift

Prince George will be allowed to keep the 23 million year old shark tooth that was gifted to him by Sir David Attenborough after Malta backtracked on plans to get it back.

National

EMBARGO MONDAY SEPT 28: NO THE AUSTRALIAN/NO NEWS.COM/NO THE WEST AUSTRALIAN/NO SKY NEWS- Christopher McLaughlin, 25, and Nathan Kelly, 23, returned home to Donegal, Ireland, this week for a subdued welcome, after they were acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of a homeless Sydney man. A Snapchat seen by News Corp Australia shows Kelly relaxing at home on the couch, with family members. “Happy boys Nathan’s home,” the caption to the image said. Picture: Snapchat

Irish drunks who beat murder charge return home

Two drunken Irish men who were acquitted of the murder of a Sydney man have been welcomed home by their families while the man’s son remains outraged by the verdict.

Royals

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Princess Eugenie makes her way to their car as she leaves Windsor Castle after their wedding for an evening reception at Royal Lodge on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Princess Eugenie’s shock decision for bub on the way

Princess Eugenie has revealed why she doesn’t want a royal title for her baby when it is born, which has stunned royal watchers.

Coronavirus

‘Thrown under the bus’: Vic health minister quits

Victoria’s health minister Jenny Mikakos has quit over the failure of the hotel quarantine scheme, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to turn up the heat on China over COVID-19.

EXCLUSIVENational

NEWS360 PREMIUM LOCKED CONTENT: NO NEWS.COM, NO SKY NEWS, NO WEST AUSTRALIAN, NO AUSTRALIAN. **PLEASE INCLUDE A DISCLAIMER THAT SOPHIE WAS PHOTOGRAPHER WITHOUT A MASK WHILIE ADHERING TO CURRENT SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES** Stanford University graduate Sophie Rose, 22, originally from Brisbane, in Oxford, U.K., on Friday, August 14, 2020. Sophie is one of the co-founders of 1DaySooner, a campaign advocating for human challenge trials on coronavirus vaccine candidates. Volunteers in the trials would be given a vaccine and the deliberately infected with COVID-19. Photo: Hollie Adams for News360

Brisbane woman’s push to be infected with COVID pays off

The UK government has given the green light to controversial tests that could see Brisbane researcher Sophie Rose deliberately infected with coronavirus, which could also speed up the search for a vaccine by six months.

World

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 11, 2020 a woman wearing a face mask walks as a French national flag flies on the Eiffel Tower in background in Paris on the first day of France's easing of lockdown measures in place for 55 days to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. - France's prime minister announced on August 27, 2020 that face masks become compulsory throughout Paris as he detailed a national trend of expanding coronavirus infections. (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP)

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated and barricaded after French police received an anonymous phone call suggesting that an explosive had been planted at the famous landmark.

NSW

Supplied for The Daily Telegraph for a John Rolfe story.Xinhua image of oranges being picked in an orchard in the region Dongfang sources its fruit from. Farmers pick navel oranges in an orchard in Xunwu County, Jiangxi Province in east China, on November 6 (XINHUA)http://www.bjreview.com/Nation/201912/t20191202_800186467.html

NSW first state to allow in Victorians under new farm code

NSW will soon allow farm workers from Victoria to cross the border, becoming the first state to implement an interstate Agricultural Workers Code.

National

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 27, 2018 Malka Leifer, a former Australian teacher accused of dozens of cases of sexual abuse of girls at a school, arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem. - An Israeli court ruled on May 26, 2020 that an Orthodox Jewish teacher accused of child sex abuse in Australia was mentally fit to stand trial, bringing her closer to extradition after years of legal battles. Judge Chana Lomp of the Jerusalem district court said of Malka Leifer that she had "decided to accept the expert panel's opinion, the defendant is fit to stand trial". Lomp said she would set a date for the renewal of the extradition process. Leifer, who was not in court today, is accused of child sex abuse while she was a teacher and principal at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne, where she had emigrated from her native Israel. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

‘Victory for justice’: Victims’ relief at Malka Leifer extradition

The alleged victims of former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer have spoken of their relief after a court ruled the child sex accused will be extradited to Australia from Israel.

EXCLUSIVETrue Crime

Patrick Farrell, 24, is wanted for questioning by NSW Police over the stabbing of a man in Maroubra last week. The telegraph can reveal that Farrell is a convicted killer in Ireland after being found guilty of manslaughter. SUPPLIED

Convicted Irish killer allegedly linked to brutal Sydney attack

A convicted Irish killer wanted for questioning over a one-punch attack in Sydney has raised questions about Australia’s border security, and left many asking how safe regulations really are.

Coronavirus

new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia is returning after a six year break, to be helmed by Lord Alan Sugar, who is the 'boss' on the UK series. Michelle Bridges, Wippa and Olympic gymnast Olivia Vivian are first three celebs named to feature next year. Picture: Channel 9

TV star jumps travel cap queue into Australia

British Lord and billionaire Alan Sugar is under fire after flying into Sydney to film the new Celebrity Apprentice series while thousands of Australians are stranded overseas.

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