Georgina Noack

2 months ago | thewest.com.au | Georgina Noack

IT seems like we’ve come to the end of Ramsay Street once again. Two years after Neighbours was spared from the chopping block by Amazon, the beloved Aussie soap’s future hangs in the balance after its production company Fremantle reportedly failed to reach a new deal with the streaming giant. Amazon bought the show back to life in a multi-year deal announced at the end of 2022. It came after Neighbours was sensationally axed by Channel 5 after almost four years of production.

2 months ago | thewest.com.au | Georgina Noack

The basketball world has been rocked by reports that one of the NBA’s outspoken characters has had his foot amputated after suffering a “serious medical issue”. LaVar Ball, father of Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, Bulls guard Lonzo Ball and former NBA player LiAngelo Ball, reportedly underwent a procedure to remove his right foot, according to TMZ Sports. The 57-year-old is reportedly in “great spirits” and is doing well after the procedure. No further details were disclosed.

2 months ago | perthnow.com.au | Georgina Noack

A word to the anxious, don’t look up. An asteroid big enough to wipe out an entire city is hurtling towards Earth, and its risk of colliding with us is only increasing. Astronomers at the space agency have been tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 since they discovered it in December, collecting data on its precise orbit and the chance of it hitting Earth when it passes us in 2032.

2 months ago | thewest.com.au | Georgina Noack

Apple CEO Tim Cook sent the rumour mill into overdrive when he teased that the brand will unveil its “newest member of the family” at its first launch event of 2025. Mr Cook took to X to tease the new mystery product, which is set to be announced at its February 19 event. “Get ready to meet the newest member of the family,” he wrote. According to technophiles, the launch is peculiar on multiple fronts.

2 months ago | perthnow.com.au | Georgina Noack

Welcome back to The White Lotus, where the wealthy go to luxuriate and escape and get their comeuppance (after a seaweed wrap and a cocktail). Season three of Mike White’s hit vacation black dramedy has returned and it’s promising to be bigger — with more characters and more episodes — and, fans can only hope, better than its first two hit seasons. This time, the eclectic bunch of well-to-do guests are checking in to the fictional White Lotus franchise on the Thai island of Koh Samui.