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Daniel Andrews has warned the next 48 hours are 'critical' in determining if Victoria will end its five-day lockdown on time as the state recorded 17 new cases and its list of exposure sites skyrocketed to 217 venues.   Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the Premier revealed it was too early to determine if restrictions would be rolled back at 11.59pm on Tuesday.   'I can't make announcements of what will be relevant and what will be done safely and what will be possible from midnight on Tuesday,' he said. 'The next 24 and 48 hours are critical in terms of that. As soon as we can provide people with greater clarity … then, of course, we will.   'But it is too early, frustrating I know, but too early for us to make those announcements today.'  The Department of Health announced 16 new cases had been reported on Sunday - before it was later revealed a 17th case had also been recorded, but will be included in tomorrow's numbers.  The case is a ma

Former president Donald Trump has taken a swipe at the organizers of the British Open which is being hosted at the Royal St. George's in Kent in the southeast of England instead of at Trump's own golf course resort in Scotland.  'I have spent some time watching The Open Championship (formerly known as The British Open), and it is terrific! But as almost all of the great players, sportscasters, and golf aficionados know, the greatest site and course of all for The Open is Turnberry, in Scotland,' Trump said in an email on Saturday. 'It is truly a magical place, the players want to be there, and at some point in time the players will be there,' he added in the message sent from his official post-presidential email account.  'It is a shame that the phenomenal Turnberry Golf links, the best in the World, sits empty during Open Championships, while far lesser courses are on display. Oh well, life proceeds forward! Someday The Open will be back at Turnberry,'

Fans at a Washington Nationals baseball game ran to take cover Saturday night after four people were shot outside the stadium's third base gate.  There was a game in progress when the gunshots rang out.  Two of the victims were found outside the stadium on the third base side, and two more victims walked into area hospitals for treatment of gunshot wounds connected to the incident, DC police said at 10:16pm.  Police in the infancy stages of the investigation at this time. They said 'it appears there is no ongoing threat at this time' but are warning people not to any drastic actions.  Anyone with info is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.  Fans pour out onto the field after hearing gunshots outside the stadium  Fans jump into a camera well after hearing gunfire from outside the stadium, during a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington Fans were being told to exit Nationals park through the centerfield

Spike Lee has admitted he 'messed up' after accidentally revealing the winner of the Palme d'Or prize at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.  The esteemed director, 64, who led the festival's nine-member award jury this year, made the spectacular blunder when he was announcing the award winners and misunderstood the host when she asked him to read 'which prize is the first prize'. Following the unclear instructions, Spike instead revealed the winner of the festival's top prize before anything else, announcing the prestigious award had gone to Titane directed by Julia Ducournau. Oops! Cannes Film Festival Jury President Spike Lee accidentally revealed the Palme d'Or winner before presenting awards in spectacular blunder during Saturday's closing ceremony The award marks only the second time ever that a female director has won the top prize at the festival in its 74-year history.  Speaking after the ceremony, Spike reflected