Princess Kate video exposes a public trust crisis for the royals, tributes flow for Kiwi lawyer killed in suspected Sydney hit-and-run, and Russian media falsely claim King Charles III is dead.
1 Mei Heron: Princess Kate video lays bare royal PR and trust issue
Analysis: The royal family is stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the rumour mill surrounding the Princess of Wales, writes Europe correspondent Mei Heron.
As the first video of Princess Catherine emerges since her surgery in January, the extent of the royals’ current PR nightmare is laid bare - even the truth won’t cut it anymore.
As soon as the footage of the princess and her husband Prince William — walking through a farm store car park with bags of shopping — dropped on TMZ and The Sun, social media sleuths were questioning its veracity.
2 Hidden Blessings: Siblings hiding $50 notes across the country
They're travelling our country hiding little "blessings" in the form of $50 notes while keeping their identities a secret. Meet the sibling duo behind Hidden Blessings.
Each $50 note is dropped with a small, hand-laminated message: "This hidden treasure is our gift to you. If this find brightens your day, enjoy it. If you don’t need it, we ask you to pay it forward to someone who does."
3 Tributes flow for Kiwi lawyer killed in suspected Sydney hit-and-run
New South Wales Police have set up a strike force to find the driver in the white SUV they believe was involved in a hit-and-run that killed Kiwi lawyer Mitch East.
The 28-year-old was found heavily bleeding on Fletcher St, just metres from his home, south of Bondi Beach, early on Sunday morning. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, he died at the scene.
4 Proposed road user charges for plug-in hybrids lowered
The Government has announced it will impose lower road user charges on plug-in hybrids than previously planned.
The Government's initial proposed rate for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) would've been $53 per 1000km. However, that has now been reduced to $38 per 1000km.
5 Kiwi brothers arrested in Thailand face lengthy court process
Two New Zealanders accused of attacking a policeman in Phuket are unlikely to be sent home and will have to go through a lengthy court process, says a lawyer familiar with the Thai justice system.
Thai media reports brothers Hamish Day, 36, and Oscar Day, 38, were on motorcycles in a residential area in Phuket on Saturday, and failed to stop for a police officer who thought they were speeding and failing to stay left.
ONE STRANGE THING THAT HAPPENED TODAY
Russian media falsely claimed that King Charles III was dead.
The UK embassy in Moscow has been forced to deny claims that appeared in Russian media that King Charles III had died.
Russian outlets claimed Charles, who revealed recently he had cancer, had died as a result of complications, citing "media" reports.
The claim was withdrawn soon after, but only after the embassy was forced to issue a denial.
ONE INSIGHTFUL STORY
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