A smartphone battery sparked a fire on a Qantas flight, prompting an investigation.
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the Sydney to Los Angeles flight that left on June 21.
The incident occurred when a passenger’s smartphone slipped between the seats and crushed the reclining mechanism, six-and-a-half hours into the 13 hour flight.
The battery then burst into flames, causing crew member to extinguish the blaze and the flight continued onto LA.
The ATSB confirmed the incident, and said it would seek information from Qantas as part of its investigation, news.com.au reports.
Qantas and other Australian airlines banned the carriage of lithium-ion batteries in cargo holds last year after they were found to pose an unacceptable risk of fire.
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Iggy Azalea has revealed she caught ex fiancé Nick young cheating with “other women” in their own home.
The Aussie rapper shared her heartbreaking news with fans on Twitter on Thursday in an attempt to explain her shock split with Nick last week.
“I broke up with Nick because I found he had brough other women into our home while I was away and I caught them on security footage,” the blonde starlet revealed.
“I feel like I don’t even know who the hell it is I’ve been loving all this time,” she said.
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Iggy is reportedly heartbroken.
The 26-year-old’s candid admission comes a day after reports were swirling that Iggy had ended their relationship because Nick’s ex was pregnant with their child.
Indeed, after hearing the news about the baby, Iggy posted: “This is like a second shot to the chest.”
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Iggy is throwing herself into The X Factor with Jason Dundas, Adam Lambert and Guy Sebastian to get over her heartache.
The rapper says she hadn’t heard the news from Nick, but instead had the extraordinary news delivered to her via E!News.
Rumours of the 31-year-old NBA player’s infidelity popped up earlier this year, leading Iggy to doubt him and the relationship they had.
The lawyer representing the couple arrested after their little baby daughter was found with cocaine in her system says the baby was never in danger.
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Describing his clients, TV reporters Krystin Rae Lisaius, 26, and Somchai Lisaius, 42, as ‘good, caring parents’ attorney Michael Piccarreta told PEOPLE, “What you have is a recreational use event by a very, very nice couple who never dreamed that 12 hours later the substance would be in the system, and that was a mistake.”
“And when the child showed any signs, which were actually lethargy, the child was taken to the hospital,” he continues.
“The child was never injured, never in any serious risk, and basically it was very, very healthy and thriving before and healthy and thriving now.”
The couple’s daughter has been placed with Krystin’s mother and they’re both reportedly undergoing drug screenings and parenting classes.
Their next court hearing is set for July 28.
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Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has been charged with kidnapping her own children.
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A Lebanese judge has charged Ms Faulkner and former soldier Adam Whittington following a child recovery operation in Lebanon earlier this year, 9news reports.
The 60 Minutes crew, which includes reporter Tara Brown and producer Stephen Rice, have had charges they were facing downgraded to misdemeanours.
“We have been advised tonight by our legal team in Lebanon that the charges our 60 Minutes crew are facing in Lebanon have been downgraded,” a Nine Network spokeswoman said.
“There will still be a trial on a date to be determined and out of respect for the Lebanese legal process we will not be making any further comment while the matter is still before the court.”
Ms Faulkner’s lawyer is hopeful the kidnapping charge will be dismissed on appeal.
Wittington’s lawyer, Joe Karam, said an appeals court now has to approve or overturn the indictment, ABC News reports.
“We are fully confident with the Lebanese criminal justice system that whenever it goes to a trial we will reach to the right appropriate decision, where they consider a kidnapping of a child by his mother is not a kidnapping,” he said.
The 60 Minutes team travelled to Beirut where a team from Child Abduction Recovery international were paid to grab the two children of Ms Faulkner.
On April 7, Faulkner and the 60 Minutes crew were arrested by Lebanese police.
A rumoured $1 million payment to the children’s father Ali Elamine enabled them to be released.
However, Faulkner was also forced to relinquish full custody of her two children.
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It has been nearly 19 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a Paris car crash. Had she lived, the People’s Princess would have been celebrating her 55th birthday this year.
Diana was beloved by millions around the world and sorely missed by her two sons, Princes William and Harry. In the years since her tragic death, Diana’s boys have grown into magnificent men who have never forgotten their mum – William even giving his new daughter Diana as a middle name.
To mark her birthday we have put together this collection of photographs to celebrate Diana’s wonderful life.
Diana would be celebrating her 54th birthday if she was still alive.
A glowing Princess Diana in 1986.
Diana in Australia in 1983.
An undated photo of Diana in Canada.
Diana and a young Prince Harry.
A fresh-faced post-divorce Diana.
Charles, Diana, William and Harry at Highgrove in 1986.
Diana in Hong Kong in 1989.
Charles, Diana, Harry and William on holiday in Italy.
Charles, Diana, Harry and William on holiday in Italy.
Diana in March, 1981, before her marriage to Charles.
Diana and Charles announcing their engagement in 1981.
The royal couple on their honeymoon.
Diana and Charles on their wedding day.
Diana presents Prince Harry to the world in 1985.
The Wales family on the royal yacht.
Charles, Diana and baby William at Kensington Palace.
Diana doing charity work in Angola in 1997.
Diana receives gifts on her 36th birthday in 1997, shortly before her death.
Diana in Australia.
Charles and Diana in front of Uluru during their Australian tour.
The Princess of Wales looked stunning in black at a fashion show at the Cologne Museum of Art in Cologne, Germany in November 1987.
The Princess wowed crowds at the Sydney Opera House in 1983.
Diana in Australia in 1983.
Charles, Diana and baby William.
Princess Diana wearing a yellow dress by Jan van Velden in Alice Springs in 1983.
Charles, William and Harry viewing floral tributes to Diana.
One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson is prepared for a big custody battle after filing papers to seek joint custody of his son Freddie Reign.
He began court proceedings after his ex, Briana Jungwirth, reportedly began restricting Louis’s access to his child.
The singer wants to ensure he spends as much time with his little five-month-old as he possibly can.
According to TMZ, the current non-formal arrangement between Louis and Briana has lead to the Story Of My Life singer having “inconsistent” access to see Freddie
Louis has posted many photos of his little pride and joy.
Reports suggest that Briana might be jealous of Louis’s current girlfriend Danielle Campbell, but the mother of one has reportedly denied this.
According to TMZ, Briana is merely concerned Danielle might be a crazed fan who has access to her home.
The publication reports that Louis will now be seeking 50/50 joint legal and physical custody.
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Louis has been very open about his transition to the role of father.
He recently said he was “still getting used to” being away from the little tyke while he’s on tour with One Direction.
Little Freddie is a soccer fan, just like Dad!
Briana has posted several photos on social media of her little one.
“I miss him,” Louis confessed. “Obviously. But it’s cool. I do get Father’s Day now.”
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Louis has been renting a home worth $1 million for his baby mama Briana.
He’s also rumoured to be paying the 23-year-old around $15,000 a month in child support.
Rita Ora has been whisked to hospital suffering from exhaustion.
Sources say she was admitted mere hours after the man who was charged with a terrifying invasion and burglary of her home was jailed for five years.
According to reports, the star has been massively overworked for the past few months, with both her performing schedule and the court case taking their toll.
Rita took to social media, posting a photo of herself looking very frail and lying in a hospital bed with a drip coming out of her arm.
The singer shocked fans with her latest Instagram post.
“Today was pretty tough but I’m getting through it thank you to all of you for the support,” the singer-actress said.
“I love you! #exhaustionisreal.”
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Legions of fans flocked to the image to tell Rita to get well soon.
Sources close to the singer spoke out on her condition to MailOnline: “Yes she was exhausted.”
Rita has reportedly been overworked for months now.
“She’s been working solidly for the past few months and then when she can she parties,” the insider revealed.
“Over the last few months she has been flying back and forth between Vancouver and LA – on the 50 Shades set in Vancouver and then recording studio in LA.”
The source continued: “She then flew to UK for the court trial and then went to Glastonbury for a few days partying and then came back on Monday and shot a two day ad campaign in London this Tuesday and Wednesday.”
The 25-year-old faced a horrendous ordeal back in November last year when her home was invaded and robbed by a man while she and her sister were inside sleeping.
He caused damage and stole property including shoes, phones, computers and designer handbags to the value of $355,000.
It’s been 18 years since the tragic passing of Princess Diana.
Many remember the Princess of Wales for her fabulous sense of style.
The world also looks back at Diana’s incredible love for her two boys and her hands-on approach in raising Prince William and Prince Harry.
But the 36-year-old was also incredibly selfless and caring – something that shone through her inspiring humanitarian work.
She was a woman who embraced her own ideal of what it meant to live life to its fullest, passing those values along to her sons, and in turn, her legacy burns bright in her great-grandchildren.
In her short 36 years, the mother-of-two embodied her beliefs, focusing on giving back and passing on her positive energy.
She had the remarkable ability to inspire all the while helping others.
She once famously mused, “Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back if only they had the chance.”
Click through to check out some of Diana’s most incredible moments
It’s been 18 years since the tragic passing of Princess Diana. The intriguing royal sadly lost her life after a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.
She was just 20-years-old when she became a household name following her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles.
But for the Princess of Wales, it was her role has a phenomenal mother to her darling boys, Prince William and Prince Harry that made us fall in love with her.
The world will never forget Diana’s incredible love for her two Princes and her hands-on approach in raising them.
For Diana, she never strayed from what mattered: “Family is the most important thing in the world.”
No matter what was happening in Diana’s personal life, her number one priority was always to love her family. “Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children,” Diana revealed.
An unbreakable bond: “I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.”
The loving mother was also a hands-on Princess. She once mused, “I touch people. I think everyone needs that. Placing a hand on a friend’s face means making contact.”
Her legacy burns bright in those that love her, particularity in the Duchess of Cambridge. It’s clear the qualities Prince William grew up loving in his mother, is what drew him to his love, Catherine.
Of course Princess Diana’s youngest son Harry is a humanitarian at heart and has his mother’s magic touch.
Diana immersed herself in the unfamiliar – always ready to soak in new cultures.
Everything Diana did was filled with love. She once admitted, “the greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.”
Just like his mother, Harry has wholeheartedly immersed himself into the world and other cultures.
Prince William and Prince Harry’s world stopped when they lost their mother 18 years ago. In 2008, Harry shared a piece of his heart and grief at a Thanksgiving service. “William and I can separate life into two parts. There were those years when we were blessed with the physical presence beside us of both our mother and father. And then there are the 10 years since our mother’s death.”
Under the watchful eye of mum! “When she was alive, we completely took for granted her unrivalled love of life, laughter, fun and folly. She was our guardian, friend and protector,” Harry admitted.
Diana was the Princess of our hearts. She took action to fulfill her desire to make the world a better place. Her unrelenting work with charities and causes ranging from the treatment of AIDS to the abolition of landmines was something to behold. Once stating, “I don’t go by the rule book… I lead from the heart, not the head.”
Her phenomenal work is being carried on by her kids. In 2013, Prince Harry retraced Diana’s footsteps by visiting Angola in Southern Africa. He’s also a proud patron of HALO – a charity close to Diana’s heart. “My mother, who believed passionately in this cause, would be proud of my association with HALO. In her special way, she adopted it as her own.”
Meanwhile, in 2007 Prince William took on the honourable role as the president of the Royal Marsden Hospital Trust – the same organisation Diana was president for for eight years.
Diana was close friends and fellow humanitarian with Mother Teresa, who passed away just a few days before Diana. The Princess would often join the nun in helping those in need.
Even in the face of royal pressures, Diana stayed true to herself. Her quirky nature made her lovable to millions. She once quipped, “They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?”
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” And she lived by that motto. The warmth of her heart could put a smile on a little baby’s face in an instant.
Or bring out laughter in Hollywood royalty. Diana shares a chuckle with the legendary Liza Minnelli.
Many remember the Princess of Wales for her fabulous sense of style.
She positively dazzled in this royal blue silk number when she stepped out at the Victor Chang Charity Ball for the Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney back in 1996.
Diana’s classic yet understated style will go down in the history books.
One thing was for sure, this Princess knew how to make a jaw-dropping entrance!
18 years may have passed, but the memory of Princess Diana’s is more vivid than ever. In the words of her youngest son Harry, “Put simply, she made us, and so many other people, happy. May this be the way that she is remembered.”
She was a mother, mentor, fashion icon, humanitarian, philanthropist and of course the People’s Princess – she was Diana, Princess of Wales.
Today would mark her 55th birthday, and if she were here we imagine she’d be playing with her two bundles of joy, her grandchildren Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Cheeky Prince George would surely remind her of her youngest son, Prince Harry, now 31.
Diana’s life was as quick and as captivating as a shooting star that still has a lasting legacy today.
It’s been over 18 years since the Princess of Wales tragically died in Paris after a car crash at just 36, but her honour burns bright living on in her two sons, William and Harry. Her boys have become wonderful role models that have vouched to keep her memory alive.
In celebration of her birthday we take a moment to look back at some of the wonderful moments in her life.
Click through the gallery as Woman’s Day celebrates the life and legacy of the People’s Princess.
The beauty that is Princess Diana would have celebrated her 55th birthday today.
She danced into our lives and hearts! Who could forget when she took to the stage with John Travolta in 1985 at the White House.
Diana was born on the 1st July in 1961. She once said, “I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.”
The charming Brit was born into the Spencer lineage which boasted strong British ties and royal ancestry.
She captured Prince Charles’ eye and the pair married in a grand ceremony in 1981.
Overnight Lady Diana Spencer became a world famous when she was 20-years-old.
They celebrated their marriage and honeymoon on board the Royal Yacht Britannia.
At first, the royal couple looked to be in love.
Soon after tying the know, Diana and Charles welcomed their first son, Prince William on June 21, 1982. An adviser from Lindo Wing revealed that Diana gave birth to William standing up!
We see so much of Prince George in his dad, William.
Diana and Charles take in the beauty of Uluru in the 1980s.
Young William was the apple of his mother’s eye. “Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children,” Diana revealed.
He was followed by his younger brother, Prince Harry, who was born in 1984.
“I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.” Princess Diana’s life became complete when she had her two boys.
Diana was an especially hands-on parent. She once mused, “I touch people. I think everyone needs that. Placing a hand on a friend’s face means making contact.”
Diana giggles as she helps Harry down the stairs of the plane.
Diana’s boys never felt unloved. “I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give. I am very happy to do that, I want to do that.”
The royal mum was adamant that for her, “Family is the most important thing in the world.”
The mum-of-two knew how to handle her boys (even when they were bored).
Young Wills captures his mum’s attention.
She was their biggest supporter.
Cuddles from mummy.
Diana, Harry and Will always had a blast together.
Cheeky Harry makes Di chuckle, while big brother, Will seems less impressed. We can’t wait to see Prince George and Princess Charlotte grow up!
Diana was renowned for her aid word. The Princess was a humanitarian and philanthropist. “Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life – a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.”
Fun mum! Di knew how to be a big kid.
The Princess was also a fashion luminary. Dubbed the “Elvis” dress, this 1989 outfit became legendary.
The belle of the ball. Di captured our breath in this cloud-soft blue gown in 1987 as she attended Cannes Film Festival with Charles.
Diana was a chameleon of beauty.
Diana really came into her sense of style, oozing confidence and sex appeal that can’t be taught.
She was an elegant woman that adored her children and instilled the very best in them.
The People’s Princess was one in a million, she truly caught your eye.
Diana, the Princess of Wales, will forever live on in her beautiful family and our hearts.
Princess Diana’s close friend, Julia Samuel, has paid tribute to the late royal, revealing she would have been the perfect grandmother to Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
In a touching new interview with The Mail on Sunday‘s You magazine, she recalled how her friend had a knack for making children happy.
“She would have been a fantastic grandmother. It breaks my heart even thinking about it, because she would have been amazing, she really would,” says Julia.
The 56-year-old had firsthand experience with Diana’s special way with kids, as the Princess was godmother to her son Benjamin, now 26.
Diana was, “the most brilliant godmother – warm and loving and fun, the sort who gave the presents parents never wanted to give because they were so huge and noisy and nightmarish, but that the children loved,” she said to the British newspaper.
Julia and Diana were close friends, with Julia becoming William’s son’s godmother.
Prince William was so moved by her friendship with his mother, he returned the favour, naming Julia one of Prince George’s godparents.
“Diana is my role model. I am aiming to be as good a godmother as she was,” Julia admitted about her role in George’s life.
Diana and Julia struck up a friendship after meeting back in 1987 at a dinner. The two mothers were often spotted enjoying London’s social scene, as they lived near each other.
In fact, the late Princess of Wales would even at times; pick up Julia’s kids from school.
Much like her dear friend, Julia is also a philanthropist and humanitarian.
William is the royal patron for Julia’s charity, Child Bereavement UK.
George’s godmother is the founder patron of Child Bereavement UK, a charity that supports families when a child or parent is facing bereavement. Prince William is the charity’s royal patron.
“He has deep empathy – that really comes across – which is why people feel better for meeting him,” Julia said of the future King. “He has the genuineness that Diana had. They can see it in his face and hear it in his voice. He is warm, but very direct, just as she was.”
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