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Gold Coast teenager Keegan Palmer nailed his final run to snare gold in the Olympic men's skateboard final on Thursday. Palmer, 18, came into the final ranked fifth but quickly shot to the front, delivering an impressive first run score of 94.04 which left him as the skater to beat. His competitors were unable to match his class in the bowl, with Palmer's final run delivering an even better final score of 95.83.  Palmer's gold medal triumph equals Australia's best ever return at an Olympic Games, with 17 to date. Aussie teen Keegan Palmer has snared a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics - in men's skateboarding Gold Coast teenager Keegan Palmer with his gold medal after winning the final of the men's skateboard in Tokyo on Thursday Palmer's final run delivered a final score of 95.83, which his rivals couldn't reel in, leaving the Gold Coast teenager an Olympic champion It was also the debut of skateboarding as a sport at the Olympics, ensuring Palmer has f

Pictured: Ady Al-Askar Relatives of a 27-year-old man who dropped dead in the shower 13 days after receiving a Covid diagnosis believe the  slow and confusing vaccine rollout may have contributed to his death. Ady Al-Askar collapsed and died on Tuesday inside his home in Liverpool in Sydney's south-west. His brother-in-law told Daily Mail Australia the newly-married forklift operator had wanted to get vaccinated, despite his concerns about long-term effects, but there were several roadblocks that delayed the process. 'It's the fact that the stupid health department had a three-month waiting line,' he said. Mr Al-Askar caught the highly infectious Delta strain off his disability support worker wife, Yasmin, who first contracted the virus through her workplace. The virus has been spreading through NSW since mid-June, with a further five deaths recorded on Thursday and 262 new cases. Victoria is also on the brink of a sixth lockdown after recording six new cases.  Mrs Al-A

A former marine has disappeared in the Russian prison system, and the U.S. embassy in Moscow has demanded to be told where he is. Trevor Reed, a 29-year-old Texan, was last known to be in a Moscow prison, and was described by President Vladimir Putin as 'just a drunk and a troublemaker' who 'got himself s***faced and started a fight.'  His attorneys told the family that he had been moved to a prison camp in Mordovia, 400 miles south east of Moscow, they said on Tuesday. But on Wednesday the State Department said they had no idea where he was, and their repeated requests for access to him were being rejected.   Trevor Reed, 29, has been in custody in Russia since August 2019. On Wednesday the State Department said that they had no idea where he was, and were urgently seeking access Reed is seen on July 30, 2020 - standing inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow 'It is now 19 days since #TrevorReed was transferred from a Moscow prison & the

A maintenance worker discovered the battered body of Charles Zolot, 65, this morning on his second-floor office A divorce lawyer was found beaten to death in his office in Queens, New York early this morning after allegedly being threatened by a client the night before. Charles Zolot, 65, was found in a pool of blood with 'trauma to his face' and 'puncture wounds to his chest,' according to the New York Police Department. A maintenance worker discovered the battered body at around 5:50am in the second-floor office at 37-06 82nd St. in Jackson Heights.  He called 911, but Zolot was declared dead at the scene. Police have said they retrieved surveillance footage from the office which may show a potential suspect, but the video has not been released and a suspect has not been named.  Other lawyers in the building said a client had threatened the lawyer, and then returned last night. 'Sounds like a disgruntled client,' Mark Drucker, a lawyer who owns a firm in the s

A man from Sydney's North Shore has been charged with almost 30 firearm offences after police seized over 350 weapons from his home.  In May, North Shore Police attended the Mosman property on Rangers Avenue, to conduct a safe storage inspection of firearms which were kept at the premises.  Police launched an investigation after concerns were raised over a number of alleged breaches related to the Firearms Act (1996).  North Shore Police seized over 350 firearms (pictured, stock image) from an 85-year-old man's home in Mosman  Later that month officers returned to the 85-year-old's property to seize over 350 firearms and issue the man with a warning.   On Thursday police issued the Mosman man with a Court Attendance Notice following further inquiries.  The man was charged with almost 30 offences in relation to possession of an unregistered firearm, failure to keep firearm safely and failing to produce registered firearm.  He is expected to front Manly Local Court on Thursda

Tensions flared in Melbourne on Thursday after Australia's second-most populous state was slammed into another Covid lockdown after just a handful of cases were detected.  Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Melbourne on Thursday evening to march across the city in protest against the new lockdown restrictions.   Police were seen clashing with some protesters and making at least 15 arrests and fining 16 others, as furious marchers who were shouting 'no more lockdowns' said the gruelling restrictions were ruining lives.       The outburst came after authorities announced Victoria, home to the country's second city of Melbourne, would go into strict stay-at-home orders starting 8pm Thursday - just nine days after residents were released from the previous lockdown. The restrictions will last for at least a week and came after just eight 'mystery' cases with no known source were uncovered.    Tensions flared in Melbourne on Thursday after Australia's seco