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Scott Morrison has revealed arrival caps preventing Australians from coming home will be increased in stages.          From 28 September New South Wales will take an extra 500 people per week and Queensland and Western Australia will take an extra 200 per week. On 4 October Queensland will take an extra 300 per week and on 11 October WA will accept an extra 300.   The new cap numbers were agreed at National Cabinet meeting on Friday.  Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the caps are being increased steadily because the states asked for time to prepare their quarantine systems. He has offered extra ADF troops to enforce quarantine to help prevent the virus escaping as happened in Melbourne in late May.  Some 25,000 Australians are stranded overseas, unable to get a flight home because of the arrival caps which were introduced in July.  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor meet steel workers in the control room during a vi

Miserable Melburnians are enduring hours trapped in traffic jams as Victoria Police enforce Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' 'Ring of Steel' around the city.  Highways leading out of Melbourne on Friday have been clogged with cars as ordinary citizens attempt to travel out of the metropolitan area to work.  Traffic headed into Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, stretched back for 13 kilometres all the way from Little River to past Werribee as police performed identity checks on motorists.  The ring of steel will tighten around Metropolitan Melbourne's city borders with increased police checks (police checkpoint pictured) as regional Victoria lifts coronavirus lockdown Police continue to cause Melburnians pain at checkpoints around the city Traffic on the freeway leading to Geelong out of Melbourne on Friday stretched back for 13 kilometres  Under the regional travel crackdown under COVOD-19 restrictions, Victorian who leave a restricted area without a lawful excuse wil

Brandon McGlone, 46, of Berkeley, allegedly tried to set several people on fire A California man armed with an ax and 'rambling about his daughter' sprayed WD40 on tea shop customers and set them alight with a blowtorch before vigilantes wrestled him to the ground. Brandon McGlone, 46, of Berkeley, walked into the Feng Cha Teahouse Monday night and tried to set several people on fire, police said.  This came moments after he allegedly attacked diners outside a nearby pizzeria, knocking their food off the table, spraying them with WD-40 and telling them he was going to light them on fire.   Shocking footage captured the surprise attack at the tea shop as well as the ensuing struggle outside as customers tried to detain the suspect until cops arrived, before backing off when he pulled out an ax.  McGlone was arrested outside the tea shop and is now facing felony charges over the attacks. Berkeley police officers responded to reports at around 9:35 p.m. Monday that a man, later id

A new lawsuit launched at Starbucks claims a California man suffered severe burns to his body, including his genitals, after the lid to his hot tea came undone and it spilled on him. Tommy Piluyev last week filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Corporation and  Pactiv Packaging Inc. a manufacturer and distributor of food packaging, related to the injuries he suffered in October 2018. Court documents viewed by DailyMail.com show the two companies are accused of negligence and product liability.    The incident happened in October 2018 when Piluyev, then 22, and his family purchased two pick-up grande size Honey Citrus Mint Teas at a Starbucks location in Roseville. The family had been driving home through the Sacramento-area in their 2018 BMW SUV at the time.   A lawsuit filed in California this month said Tommy Piluyev , pictured with his wife and child, suffered severe burns after his Starbucks drink spilled on him ' As the window associate reached to the SUV’s window sill to deliver

A female prison guard accused of sex with an inmate has had her love affair with another ex-prisoner apparently end in tears - with the rapper accused of punching her and threatening to stomp on her head.  Melissa Goodwin's former flame Caleb Valeri, 23, appeared before a western Sydney court on Friday charged with assaulting and stalking or intimidating Goodwin.   Goodwin was stood down by Corrective Services NSW over a separate romance with a third prisoner, Corey London, earlier this year. Afterwards, she began a relationship with ex-inmate Valeri, who she shared gushing social media posts about, describing him as 'my world, my king'.   But wannabe rapper Valeri allegedly punched Goodwin in the face about 3pm on August 31, Penrith Local Court was told during a bail hearing on Friday. Police have taken out an AVO for the protection of Melissa Goodwin , with Valeri charged with assaulting and stalking or intimidating her about 3pm on August 31 Goodwin shared a series of gu

Former Vice President Joe Biden skewered President Donald Trump for refusing to say outright he would accept the results of the election, then provided his own answer to the question.  'Sure, the full results. Count every vote,' Biden responded, asked by CNN host Anderson Cooper about the freighted topic during a live, outdoor town hall-style meeting.  'Look, i mean, can anybody – any of you are history majors out there think of any president early on who said I'm not sure I'm going to accept the results of the election? It depends?' Biden said, raising his voice for emphasis. 'What's happened to us? This is not who we are. This is not what America is. No president's ever said anything like that.' Former Vice President Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump for refusing to say he will accept the election results. 'Sure, the full results. Count every vote,' Biden responded when asked if he would do so Responding to a question about mai

The controversial guidance for testing for coronavirus as published on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website was not approved by the agency's scientists, it has been revealed.   Officials told the New York Times that the advice published August 24 was seen by CDC experts for review but was rewritten only by the Department of Human and Health Services and quietly made public.  The new advice sparked controversy and was slammed by public health experts for suggesting that a person without coronavirus symptoms does not need to be tested, even if they have had known contact with an infected person.     Thursday's report sparked further concerns as to the independence of the CDC after Politico reported last week that political appointees at the health department adjusted the CDC's weekly report on the virus.    The controversial guidance for testing for coronavirus as published on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website was not approve

Social media users have accused a woman running toward a braking car before throwing herself on the bonnet of trying pull off an injury scam.    Dashcam footage of the incident shows the woman running down the middle of the street in Parramatta, western Sydney, on September 9. She screams as she approaches the moving car, which slows to a stop to avoid hitting her. The driver can be heard saying 'what the f***,' as the woman thumps on the car repeatedly.   Dashcam footage of the incident shows the woman running down the middle of the street in Parramatta, western Sydney, on September 9  He then blasts the horn to get the woman to move away before she shouts 'help me' and runs away.  Social media users said the woman appeared to be attempting to pull and insurance scam. 'The lady came and hit the car. You should file a hit and run case on your car's behalf,' one social media user joked. Another said: 'Faking an injury scam in a country with free health

Hudson Yards, known as the most expensive real estate project in American history, lays all but abandoned amid the country's coronavirus pandemic.  The $25 billion complex, located on Manhattan's West Side, was once touted as the most exciting new attraction in New York City.  But just 18 months after its initial opening - and four years out from its expected completion date - the 18 million square foot development resembles a ghost town.  Photographs taken by DailyMail.com on Thursday show Hudson Yards' desolate parks, shuttered offices, and empty shops - images that cast doubt on the future of the retail, commercial and residential hub.  It's a far cry from the initial aspirations of developers, who boasted back in 2018 that Hudson Yards could become the 'center of gravity' in New York City.   The development was initially imagined as an oasis for the rich, with luxury apartments and a one million square foot shopping mall full of high-end stores.  It was hope