News about Michael Lee

Bruce Lehrmman's lawyer says he should be awarded a seven-figure sum if his defamation suit loss to Network 10 is overturned on appeal.

When 67-year-old Peter Young was interviewed by his local BBC news station, he was excited to see himself on the TV. However, little did he know that the conversation would change his life. Peter, from Blackpool, is a professional tribute artist for the late American rockstar Meat Loaf. For the past two decades, he has made a living dressing up and performing the singer's hits such as I'd Do Anything for Love. So, when Meat Loaf - real name Michael Lee Aday - died in January 2021, BBC Look North reached out to Peter to get his reaction. 'I was honoured to be asked,' says Peter. 'I did the interview by Zoom and then nothing else about it. But, later that day, when I watched myself on TV, I saw a pronounced gap on the bottom row of my teeth that I hadn't noticed before.'

Thousands have been forced to evacuate as California cities burn under out-of-control wildfires amid a days-long heat wave of triple-digit temperatures. Video footage has captured the out-of-control wildfires this weekend with blazes ravaging thousands of acres across California, Oregon and Nevada. The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) east of LA. 

Bruce Lehrmann has been collecting Centrelink benefits since he was publicly accused of rape, and while Channel Seven funded his lavish lifestyle.

Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz bought the rustic three-bedroom home in Lunas, in France's historic Dordogne region, last year - about six months after she was awarded a $2.4million compensation payment from the Commonwealth over her rape in 2019. However, their European dream has been cut short.

Linda Reynolds' legal team has been hit with a letter from Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer demanding an apology.

Commentator Prue MacSween sparked a feud last week after it was revealed David Sharaz and Brittany Higgins will have to sell their French home to pay their defamation lawyers. However, sources close to the couple have confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that Mr Sharaz has a secret freelance gig.

Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins, her former Parliament House employee, over social media posts in 2023 that she claims damaged her reputation.

Television commentator Prue MacSween couldn't hide her delight after the latest development involving Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz emerged on Monday.

Brittany Higgins is planning to sell her taxpayer-funded chateau in the south of France, ahead of blockbuster defamation trial against her old boss.

Justice Michael Lee made the remark during a case management hearing in the Federal Court on Thursday, following costs submissions in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case.

Justice Michael Lee accepted an invitation to take part in a 'candid conversation' with former ABC chair Ita Buttrose at a Women in Media national conference on August 9.

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds is suing her former political staffer Brittany Higgins over a series of social media posts she says have damaged her reputation. Mediation has failed to resolve the case, which returned to the WA Supreme Court for a directions hearing on Wednesday.

Nevada is set to experience and early-summer heatwave with a high of 120F in Furnace Creek. The intense heat is expected to start around 10am Wednesday and last until 9pm Friday in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the Las Vegas Valley. Arizona and California are also bracing for the premature heat wave with temperatures reaching up to 112F.

Temperatures are already rising across the US - and all signs point towards the summer of 2024 being the hottest on record. And an extreme heat wave is heading for the US next month, the National Weather Service has warned, and is likely to hit Texas, Florida, Arizona, California and Nevada. But there are steps that you can take to keep your home cool in the summer, according to supplier Octopus Energy. And for Michael Lee, CEO of the Houston-based supplier, this also involves rethinking how we view energy efficiency and usage.

Bruce Lehrmann lost his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson on April 15 when Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found on a balance of probabilities that he had raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. In the findings, Justice Lee branded the former Liberal staffer a liar with a tenuous attachment to the truth, whose testimony could only be believed if it could be corroborated with someone else. Daily Mail Australia can now reveal Lehrmann drafted, lodged and served the notice of appeal himself before the deadline on Friday.

Legacy US carriers Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines took the last three spots on the 2024 league table from AirlineRatings.com. Smaller US airlines also fared badly. JetBlue came in at number 16, followed by Hawaiian Airlines (17) and Alaska Airlines (18). They all scored far behind the Asian, Middle Eastern and European carriers that dominate the top 10. Topping this year's list was Qatar Airways, followed by Korean Air and then Cathay Pacific Airways.

Linda Reynolds launched two defamation proceedings in the WA Supreme Court against Mr Sharaz and his fiancé, Brittany Higgins. He bowed out due to financial issues. Now, he'll receive a hefty bill.

Mr Sharaz popped the question during a romantic sunset proposal at the at the iconic Cape Bryon lighthouse, near her dad's house in Byron Bay, on New Years Eve in 2022. A beaming Ms Higgins, in an elegant black dress and beige heels, was clutched a bouquet of red roses on the lighthouse balcony as she said 'yes'. Their wedding date was revealed in the WA Supreme Court on Thursday amid Linda Reynolds' defamation case against her. Now, Daily Mail Australia can reveal their $20million venue.

Lawyers for Brittany Higgins have revealed she is getting married in June, as another matter involving the former political staffer gets underway in the WA Supreme Court.

Senator Linda Reynolds and her former staffer Brittany Higgins appeared to be heading for a trial in their defamation battle, but now there is new hope they may be able to reach a settlement.

Senator Linda Reynolds (left) is suing Brittany Higgins (right) and David Sharaz for defamation over several social media posts they published in 2022 and 2023, following Ms Higgins' claims that she was raped in Parliament House by her then-colleague Bruce Lehrmann (inset). Federal Court Justice Michael Lee recently ruled he was convinced to a civil standard - which is different to a criminal standard - that on the balance of probabilities Ms Higgins was raped. Justice Lee also found that a political cover-up involving Senator Reynolds and others was not true, which Senator Reynolds said was vindication of her. Her claim for damages against Ms Higgins and Mr Sharaz will return to the WA Supreme Court on Tuesday - earlier than expected.

Brittany Higgins won her multimillion-dollar claim over the way she was allegedly treated by her former bosses, Coalition senators Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash, after she disclosed her rape to them. She received the settlement on December 13, 2022 - just ten days after the ACT's top prosecutor dropped the sexual assault charge against Bruce Lehrmann, who was accused of raping her in Parliament House on March 23, 2019. Ms Higgins' confidential $2.4million deed was tendered to the court during the hearing, including all the untested claims she made to win the money.

Brittany Higgins has broken her silence on social media after a judge ruled that she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann. In an Instagram story, Ms Higgins shared a post encouraging people to make submissions to a Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into the judicial treatment of sexual violence.