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A woman has tragically died while another was seriously injured after their car was crushed by a fallen tree branch during a wild thunderstorm in the Adelaide Hills. The female driver, 59, was travelling along Mount Barker Road in Stirling shortly after 10pm on Wednesday night when her white Toyota wagon was struck by a large tree branch that had snapped off in strong winds of up to 120km/hr. The woman from the nearby suburb of Crafers died at the scene.  A front seat passenger, a 26-year-old Aldgate woman was taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital suffering from serious but non-life threatening injuries. A woman was killed after her white Toyota was crushed by a fallen tree branch in wild weather Two other passengers in the back seat escaped uninjured. A second car travelling in the opposite direction was also hit by the fallen branch. The female driver, 56, was treated at the scene but not seriously injured. Mount Barker Road remains closed in both directions on Thursday morning while the

New York City's beloved annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will look a little different this year where the helium balloons will float down just one city block without an audience and four Broadway musicals will perform pre-recorded numbers for the televised event.   Due to the coronavirus pandemic the parade, which usually draws 3.5million attendees along its traditional 2.5-mile route in Manhattan, will be converted into a television-only event that will be aired on NBC and Telemundo.  The 94th annual parade special will include Broadway performances by the casts of Hamilton, Mean Girls, Jagged Little Pill, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and the Times of the Temptations - all of which haven't hit the stage since March.  The event will see Broadway actors and dancers dust off their costumes and return to the stage for the first time in months and the numbers will be filmed within the next few weeks.  The show will also include celebrity appearances, performances by the R

Tory MPs have blasted the Government's 'nanny state' plan to ban online junk food adverts as they argued 'people should assume responsibility for their own health'.  Conservative backbenchers said the proposals were 'incoherent' because they come just a matter of weeks after ministers were encouraging people to eat fast food through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.  Meanwhile, critics of the policy said it had been 'designed by fanatics' and it will have 'no impact on obesity' as they called for a U-turn. The proposed online advertising ban would apply to food which is high in fat, sugar and salt. The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a six week consultation on the plan to understand the potential impact of the measures.  But there is a growing backlash because foods such as avocados, Marmite, mustard and hummus could all be affected, as well as meals like fish and chips, and curry.  Boris Johnson is under pressure to drop plan

Members of the deaf community in the United States are sounding off on the recently adopted colloquial American Sign Language used for President-elect Joe Biden, worried that it too closely resembles the Crip gang sign.  A variety of hands signs have circulated to represent Biden, with the one in question meant to look as if the president elect was sporting his signature Ray Bans. But Nakia Smith, a prominent TikTok influencer known for her videos about ASL, quickly pointed out that the sign looked all too similar to that of the Crips of the West Coast. 'We BIPOC feel completely disagree with that because of where we come from' she said in a she posted across platforms on Monday. 'We should've worked together and agree on the same thing than move forward when others disagree with that sign name for Biden.'   Nakia Smith, a prominent TikTok influencer known for her videos about ASL, quickly pointed out that the Biden sign looked all too similar to that of the Cri

Billionaire Bill Gross reportedly threatened that he would continue to blare out the theme song to Gilligan's Island at all hours unless his neighbor withdrew a complaint about a $1 million sculpture in his backyard, a court heard Monday.  Gross, who is known as the ‘Bond King’, and his entrepreneur neighbor Mark Towfiq, have been involved in a months-long legal dispute that began when the billionaire installed a 22-foot-long glass sculpture in the backyard of his Laguna Beach mansion. Towfiq said he didn’t take issue with the sculpture until Gross, 71, began to install netting around it to protect it from 'vandalism' in July, a protective device he has described as ‘unsightly’. Gross allegedly responded Towfiq’s protests by playing loud music, including the theme to Gilligan’s Island, at all hours of the day in order to get Towfiq to drop his complaint. The two men later sued one another for harassment. In the opening day of the hearing for the dueling complaints in Orange

AFL superstar Sam Docherty has opened up about his shock testicular cancer diagnosis while urging Australian men to get regular checks.  The Carlton co-captain is recovering after having surgery last Friday to remove a malignant tumour after recently discovering the cancerous lump. The Blues released a statement on Wednesday night to say it was a success and the 27-year-old is expected to make a full recovery.  Speaking after the procedure, Docherty said he was shocked by the diagnosis and encouraged others to keep on top of their health checks.  Carlton co-captain Sam Docherty is recovering from surgery after having a malignant testicular tumour removed The health scare is the latest health blow for Docherty, who sat out the 2018 AFL season after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery 'Obviously hearing the initial diagnosis was a shock, however I feel grateful to have got onto it straight away,' he said.  'Having now had the surgery, I’m grateful to hear that I’m expected

French President Emmanuel Macron said 'Islamist terrorism is an international threat that needs an international response' in a tweet on Wednesday. His comments came as he condemned an attack that left 50 victims beheaded in Mozambique over the weekend. Islamist militants chopped up the bodies of victims and abducted women in a gruesome attack in southern African nation.  'In Mozambique, more than 50 people have been beheaded, women kidnapped, villages looted and then set on fire,' Macron wrote on Twitter. 'Barbarians hijack a religion of peace to sow terror: Islamist terrorism is an international threat that calls for an international response.'  Recent comments from Macron speaking out against Islamist terrorism in the wake of the murder of Samuel Paty - a french teacher who was beheaded last month - have made him the target of anger from corners of the Muslim world. French President Emmanuel Macron's comments come after 50 people were beheaded in Mozambiq

A Louisiana investment adviser was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for his part in a $3.5million fraud in which a Texas megachurch minister who was spiritual adviser to George W. Bush tricked people into buying worthless Chinese government bonds. Gregory Alan Smith, 58, of Shreveport, also was ordered to pay nearly $3.6million restitution and a $100,000 fine, Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook said in a news release. Smith 'persuaded multiple victims to invest approximately $3.5million with his co-defendant, Kirbyjon H. Caldwell,' the statement said. 'This case proves that even those you trust to have your best interest at heart sometimes may not. The victims in this case thought their trusted advisor and friend would never lead them astray but sadly, he was merely a con man who led them down an unwanted path,' Van Hook said. Gregory Alan Smith , 58, an investment adviser from Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered that all bars and restaurants across the state must close at 10pm starting from Friday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered that all bars and restaurants across the state must close at 10pm starting from Friday in effort to stave off the 'second wave' of COVID-19, even though deaths and hospitalizations in New York City are steady.  He is also limiting gatherings in private residences to 10 people, and say he may reduce the capacity restaurants and bars can have indoors if numbers continue.  The statewide COVID-19 rate increased to 2.9 percent which is the highest it has been for months and deaths are increasing in some parts of the state but not all.  In New York City, deaths have been holding steady despite the rising infection rate.  It is a trend being seen across the country; the US has now hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations amid the pandemic with nearly 62,000 Americans currently being treated.  There were