The weather bureau says a “very dangerous thunderstorm” was heading towards Geelong this afternoon, warning it may lead to “life-threatening flash flooding”.

The government has no appetite for a referendum on a republic, but the question is alive and well among the UK’s “royal rat pack”.

Whatever they say, the code’s bosses put international rugby league on a third tier beneath the NRL and Origin, leaving Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga to pick up the pieces.

The Instrumentalist is inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Pietà, a Venetian orphan and protégé to Antonio Vivaldi.

Michael Christian was persona non grata at the SCG after suspending Isaac Heeney, but this week he is a special guest own the road at Randwick as an owner of Everest hopeful Bella Nipotina.

The singer, 42, started performing as a child in The Tin Lids with her three younger siblings and now plays with her band, The Soul Mates. She portrays Mary Magdelene in the upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar.