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Hugo the 70-year-old Galapagos tortoise will soon meet his true love after his long-distance girlfriend arrived in Australia from Germany this week. Estrella the 21-year-old tortoise touched down in Sydney late on Wednesday night to start her new life at the Australian Reptile Park on the Central Coast.  After undergoing three months of quarantine, Estrella will then be able to meet Hugo for the first time with reptile keepers hopeful the pair will eventually mate. The couple were supposed to be united in 2019 but due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic their plans for romance were put on pause. HUGO'S GIRLFRIEND HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! ESTRELLA IS FINALLY HERE! 🥳🐢 Estrella the Galapagos tortoise has finally arrived from all the way in Zoo Rostock in Germany. She will be in quarantine at the Australian Reptile Park for a short stay before she gets to meet Hugo for the first time. Hugo, our male Galapagos tortoise, is waiting excitedly for their first meeting and has scheduled in a

The New South Wales government was reportedly warned about the dangers of taxi drivers transporting flight crew from Sydney Airport four months ago but did not tighten health regulations.  According to The Australian, Transport for NSW raised concerns with the state Department of Health in February that taxi drivers could catch Covid-19 and quickly spread it around the city. Under a state public health order, international arrivals are not allowed to take ride share vehicles, public transport or taxis - but the order does not apply to flight crew.  This is the limo driver who caught the virus from international air crew and spread it around Sydney without realising A New South Wales Transport Workers Union official raised the issue with NSW Health but was told 'the airlines are in charge', a source told The Australian. The rules state that airlines must organise 'appropriate transportation' to take foreign crew to government quarantine and crew who live locally to their

A man has finally touched down on the Gold Coast after being granted an exemption by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to travel into the state and say goodbye to his dying father. Ms Palaszczuk sparked national outrage for barring Mark Kilian and his wife Anneli Gericke from saying their final goodbyes to 80-year-old Frans, who weighs just 44kg and is dying of pancreatic cancer in a hospital on the Gold Coast. The couple flew from Los Angeles to Sydney on June 15 after the federal government and NSW Health granted them a travel exemption, but when they tried to fly to the Sunshine State on a $15,000 private charter plane, they were refused a quarantine exemption by Queensland Health officials. Queensland Health rejected the couple's quarantine exemption application four times even though they are both fully vaccinated, have tested negative to Covid three times and even offered to wear hazmat suits and tracking devices during their visit. But late on Wednesday Ms Palaszczuk

Laurence Fox has defied a local Labour council's ban to speak out in defence of a teacher caught in the Prophet Muhammad row ahead of the Batley and Spen by-election on July 1. The Reclaim Party leader, 43, said education policy cannot be 'dictated by intimidation, bullying and death threats' while addressing a rally outside Batley Town Hall in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, yesterday. Kirklees Council earlier told Mr Fox the free-speech event could not take place due to public safety issues and potential disruption, adding that organisers had not attempted to secure permission to use the area.  The actor's comments follow a teacher who was suspended after showing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad to pupils during an RE lesson refusing to return to work over fears for his life - despite being cleared of causing deliberate offence and told that he could have his job back. Laurence Fox, 43, said education policy cannot be 'dictated by intimidation, bullying and death thr

Thieves posing as prospective car buyers are speeding off with vehicles during test drives.   Owen Castley from Melbourne, Australia was trying to sell his Volkswagen Golf R7 on Carsales.com.au. Mr Castley listed the vehicle for $42,500 and before long had a buyer ready to take the vehicle for a test drive. But the moment the man sat in the driver's seat he hit the accelerator and sped off down the road. Mr Castley was 'half in, half out' at the time and was thrown backwards as the cunning thief made his getaway. Owen Castley was the latest victim of the scam and was caught off guard while getting into the passenger seat Police believe this is the second time the scam has been used in recent weeks, with another Volkswagen stolen in Melbourne last month. 'I couldn't believe it, you hear stories but you never think it's going to happen to you,' Mr Castley told 7news. 'He took off, I was half in, half out of the car and it kind of threw me backwards a li

The FBI got caught up in the search for a fabled cache of stolen gold bars buried in Pennsylvania worth an estimated $400 million but came up empty handed.  Newly unsealed court documents reveal that a FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize U.S. government gold he said was 'stolen during the Civil War' and hidden in an Elk County cave. The agent applied for the warrant out of fear the state might take the gold for itself if the feds asked for permission, confirming previous reporting from the Associated Press that the government had been looking for a legendary cache of gold at the site, which federal authorities had long refused to confirm.  An FBI tent is seen behind police tape at the base of a hill where investigators conducted an excavation for Civil War-era gold in 2018. The FBI says the dig came up empty FBI Agent Jacob Archer said he believed a significant cache of gold is secreted in the underground cave' in Dent´s Run, holding 'one or more to

Matt Hancock is today at the centre of a jaw-dropping cheating scandal after claims emerged of an alleged affair with his closest aide. The Health Secretary, 42, has been seen having a passionate clinch with millionaire lobbyist Gina Coladangelo, according to the Sun. The incident is alleged to have taken place outside his office at the Department for Health's headquarters in London. Mr Hancock has been married for 15 years to wife Martha, with whom they have three children. Communications director and lobbyist Mrs Coladangelo meanwhile is a mother-of-three, whose husband is the founder of clothing shop Oliver Bonas. MailOnline has contacted representatives for Mr Hancock for a comment.  A friend of Mr Hancock's reportedly told the Sun they had 'no comment' on the matter, but that that no Covid rules had been breached. The Health Secretary, 42, has reportedly been seen having a passionate clinch with millionaire lobbyist Gina Coladangelo, according to the Sun  Mr Hancoc

England fans who sing the Ten German Bombers song during the clash with Germany next week face being banned, reports say. The FA said it would 'strongly condemn' anyone taking part in 'discriminatory or disrespectful' chants at Wembley on Tuesday. The governing body added it would 'take action where appropriate' but may struggle as supporters have to wear masks. England fans who sing the Ten German Bombers song during the clash with Germany next week face being banned, reports say. Pictured: England fans during a 2017 match against Germany, where the song was heard being chanted It comes after a complaint was submitted to Uefa claiming England fans had been singing it at other Euro 2020 games. Social media footage showed supporters chanting the Second World War song - which makes fun of German casualties in the conflict - before the Croatia match. The FA told the Telegraph: 'We always encourage our fans to positively get behind the team, and this includes su

A fugitive stole a $1.2 million yacht from upstate New York, sailed it across Lake Champlain for two days, then claimed he was 'water-testing' the vessel after being tracked down by a Border Patrol helicopter.  Robert Morris, 56, of Jericho, nabbed the luxury boat, a Jeanneau Prestige 500 dubbed 'Volans,' from Rouses Point Marina on Monday morning, it is claimed.  He then spent the next 36 hours sailing the pilfered vessel on Lake Champlain, until he was arrested on Tuesday afternoon. Afterwards, Morris claimed he had permission to take it after being spotted near St Albans in Vermont by Border Patrol agents hunting for the missing yacht, WCAX reported.     Morris was apprehended with the help of the St Alban's Police Department, who brought the fugitive ashore. The alleged thief is then said to have claimed he was sailing the boat back to its owner Ron McCarthy in Montreal, Canada. McCathy denied giving Morris permission to do so - and police asked Morris why he ha

Have you had a bad experience in a quarantine hotel? Email Jacob.Thorburn@mailonline.co.uk  Travellers have shared images of the ‘inedible’ food being served at a £1,750 quarantine hotel in central London and told how they are being held in ‘prison-like’ conditions and deprived of exercise.  President Hotel, in Guilford Road, London, is described on its own website as the 'perfect base' that allows guests to enjoy 'all that London has to offer'. But for some travellers who are spending their 10-day quarantine period there after arriving from 'red list' countries, it has been a 'nightmare' as they complain of the 'prison-like' conditions that are being enforced. Several say they have had enough after forking out £1,750 for the privilege of living in isolation.   And they have also shared images of the measly portions on offer that arrive in polystyrene boxes three times per day. Garikayi Madzudzo made an official complaint regarding the quality of