Liam Lawson reacts to a F1 demotion, a deadly submarine off the coast of Egypt, and a former cop avoids jail after tasering and killing a 95-year-old dementia patient.
1 'It's tough' — Liam Lawson speaks out after Red Bull demotion
Kiwi F1 driver Liam Lawson was demoted from Red Bull after just two races, with the team swapping out the 23-year-old Kiwi for Japanese Racing Bulls driver Yuki Tsunoda.
In a post to Instagram Lawson called the circumstances of his demotion "tough" but thanked everyone who stood by him.
2 Six dead in tourist submarine tragedy in Egypt's Red Sea
A submarine carrying 45 tourists has sunk off the Egyptian coast, leaving six Russian tourists dead and more than two dozen injured.
The submarine, taking tours of coral reefs off the resort town of Hurghada, sank 1000m offshore. The cause of the sinking was not immediately known.
3 Former NSW police officer who tasered 95-year-old avoids jail
A police officer found guilty of unlawfully killing a woman living with dementia in a care home has been sentenced to 452 hours of community service.
Kristian White tasered Clare Nowland, causing her to hit her head and suffer a skull fracture and brain bleed. Justice Ian Harrison ruled White made a "terrible mistake" but his crime was at the lower end of objective seriousness.
4 King Charles in hospital with side effects from cancer treatment
Buckingham Palace said the King was admitted to hospital after experiencing "temporary side effects" from his cancer treatment and is under observation.
Charles, 76, has been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer for more than a year.
5 Nicola Willis to announce Govt plans to encourage third supermarket competitor
No confirmation of a third player has been confirmed yet, but the Finance Minister said she wants a local company to take on the duopoly giants — Foodstuffs and Progressive.
She noted there had already been expressions of interest from overseas.
ONE NORTH ISLAND SHAKE
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit 20km south-west of Levin with more than 8000 reported to have felt the "light" shake.
Three earthquakes were also recorded over the weekend in the same region within seven minutes of one another.
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