A lawyer for Prince Harry finished setting out the royal's case against a newspaper publisher by quizzing a former tabloid reporter about information inserted into stories by then-editor Piers Morgan.

On the final day of evidence, attorney David Sherborne grilled former Daily Mirror royal correspondent Jane Kerr, whose byline appears on several of the 33 articles cited by Harry as examples of unlawful intrusion by publisher Mirror Group Newspapers.

The lawyer suggested to Kerr that some of the information in her stories came from phone hacking.

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"It absolutely didn't," Kerr said with a touch of anger.

"I've never intercepted a voicemail. I wouldn't even know how," Kerr added.

She also denied knowing about lawbreaking by any freelance journalists or private investigators employed by the newspaper.

Kerr acknowledged in her written witness statement that Morgan, who edited the Daily Mirror between 1995 and 2004, "would occasionally direct or inject information into a story" without her knowing the source.

Asked by Sherborne about quotes in one story, she said: "I can't say for sure where I got them from, because I can't remember".

"It's possible Piers gave them to me," she said.

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Morgan has denied knowing about phone hacking at the Mirror, and the company is contesting Harry's claims.

Mirror Group has previously paid more than £100 million pounds ($187 million) to settle hundreds of unlawful information-gathering claims, and printed an apology to phone hacking victims in 2015.

Harry, who flew from his home in California to testify earlier in the week, was not at the High Court on Thursday.

He spent a day and a half in the witness box on Tuesday and Wednesday answering questions about his claim that British tabloids had unlawfully snooped on his life throughout his childhood and young adulthood.

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He alleges that the Mirror newspapers hacked phones, bugged vehicles and used other illicit methods to obtain personal information they splashed as royal scoops.

He said the intrusion poisoned relations with friends, teachers and girlfriends — and even caused friction with brother Prince William – and led to "bouts of depression and paranoia".

Mirror Group Newspapers has apologised for one instance in which it hired a private investigator to dig up dirt on Harry, which was not among the claims he has brought. It either denies or does not admit his claims.

Harry, 38, is one of four claimants whose lawsuits against Mirror Group Newspapers are being heard together at the High Court in London.

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Hearings are due to last until the end of June, with the judge, Timothy Fancourt, likely to deliver his ruling several weeks later.

Harry left royal life in 2020, citing unbearable media scrutiny and alleged racism toward his wife, Meghan, and is on a mission to reform the British media. He is also suing two other newspaper publishers over alleged hacking.

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A gang of would-be thieves has brazenly rolled a trolley full of stolen goods out past shoppers and staff at an Adelaide bottle shop only to meet their match in the car park.

Former nightclub bouncer Chris Van Londen swiped their haul back and frightened the bandits away.

"They put some hoods over their heads and masks over their face, grabbing a trolley and I knew exactly what they were up to," he said.

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Barely more than children, Van Londen swiped the trolley right out of their hands and pushed it back into the store before chasing the boys away.

The youngest of the four is thought to be only about 12 years old. 

"I just wanted it to stop … I just wanted to get them … I thought this has got to stop," Van Londen said.

"I've seen it before on the internet, how these robberies happen and I don't know how I could just stand by and let that happen."

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The attempted robbery played out at Hollywood Plaza at BWS after 7pm on Wednesday.

The raid echoed a previous incident at Burton and several others reported in recent months.

"Stop giving them slaps on the wrists and really come down on them," Van Londen said.

Police said the four boys were yet to be found.

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Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation shows the ruined structure falling into the flooded river and hundreds of submerged homes, greenhouses and even a church — and no sign of life.

An Associated Press team flew a drone over the devastation on Wednesday, a day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River.

The buildings that remain visible above the rushing waters did not show damage typical of a bomb dropped from above, such as scorch marks or shrapnel scars.

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Russia accused Ukraine of bombarding the structure, which was under Moscow's control, while Ukraine alleged that Russia blew it up from within.

The collapse of the dam in an area that Moscow has controlled for more than a year and the emptying of its reservoir has irrevocably changed the landscape downstream, and shifted the dynamic of the 15-month-old war.

In the images captured by the AP, most of the dam was submerged by the rushing water.

Two nearby villages under occupation, Dnipryany and Korsunka, were also underwater up to the rooftops of homes and a bright blue church.

The rounded shape of dozens of greenhouses was visible over the waterline. The images were devoid of people, but AP journalists could hear the screaming howls of dogs trapped by the flooding.

The nearby town of Nova Kakhovka, also under occupation, was less touched by the flooding but equally devoid of people and animals. Its Ferris wheel was stopped and water lapped up a main street.

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Ukraine has warned since last October that the hydroelectric dam was mined by Russian forces, and accused them of touching off an explosion that has turned the downstream areas into a waterlogged wasteland.

Russia said Ukraine hit the dam with a missile. Experts have said the structure was in disrepair, which could also have led to its collapse.

There were no signs typical of a missile attack in the few remaining buildings.

The Dnieper River forms part of the front line in the war, and many people had already fled the area because of the fighting.

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Ukraine holds the western bank, while Russia controls the low-lying eastern side, which is more vulnerable to flooding.

Anna Lodygina, a Nova Kakhovka resident who fled last autumn, said the flooding has paralysed the occupied town, with markets closed, and limited electricity and mobile reception.

The Russian soldiers occupying her family home, just 500 metres from the river, fled after the dam collapsed and neighbours have told her water now reaches the upper floor of the two-story building.

Friends and neighbours told her the Russians pulled out themselves, but extended no help to residents, so people took matters into their own hands, finding shelter a neighbourhood farther from the river.

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According to Lodygina, the historic part of the city is submerged.

"Its state now is unknown," she said.

On the Ukrainian-controlled side, a Red Cross worker fielded calls from people begging for rescue from the other bank but could do little for them.

"Our telephone is burning up from calls and our phone number is not well known. Just yesterday we got at least 30 calls from occupied territories," said Mykola Tarenenko, chief of the Kherson Red Cross quick response team.

"People are asking us to evacuate them because no evacuation was organised."

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An act of gratitude has led to a life-changing prize for a single mum of two boys.

Sylvia went from a cramped two bedroom apartment where she raised her sons Brock and Declan to a $3.3 million prize home in one of southeast Queensland's most beautiful locations.

It was in the apartment where a teenage Brock began to spiral out of control.

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"He got a little bit angry with the world, was just becoming really hard to parent," Sylvia said about the now 26-year-old.

Unbeknownst to his mum, Brock found the courage to call Kids Helpline.

"They helped him with counselling, they helped him with training to become job ready," she said.

She was so grateful to Kids Helpline for saving her son, she wanted to repay them.

She bought a ticket in the prize home raffle run by YourTown, the charity which funds Kids Helpline.

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"I thought 'hey, it's a donation'. I never in a million years thought that it wasn't a donation and I'd win a house," she said.

Five months on, she has received another surprise.

She met Kids Helpline counsellor Phil, who helped Brock in his time of need.

Phil said Chapman's son is an example of how young lives can be turned around.

"There's a lot of negative consequences if there's not help available," the counsellor said.

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Not only have Sylvia and her sons been given a new home – but also a fresh start. 

The house is a bright new chapter and a place where they hope to make many more memories as a family for years to come.

"Supporting one kid to get their life back in order just makes so much difference," she said.

With Kids Helpline resources only able to answer two of every five calls for help, more funding is desperately needed.

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Three youths were arrested and had suffered moderate injuries in a crash in Epsom.

Geonet reported the quake happened 10km southeast of the coast of Porangahau.

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A 'horrified' mother of two has complained to New Zealand's Ministry of Education after an early childhood worker caring for babies was found to have wine disguised in a drink bottle in the play area, and is still working at the centre.

A former worker at the daycare told Stuff the worker used to drink "coloured liquid" out of a bottle, and say it was apple juice, and that a coffee mug in the staff room smelled of alcohol.

Tauranga mother Renee Hodgins pulled her two children from Kids on Nineteen Daycare on December 23, when she found out about the incident which had taken place six weeks earlier.

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"A kid could have drank it. I was horrified and angry that this person had been caring for my daughter and other babies. We expect it to be a place where children are protected. I was gobsmacked she wasn't stood down immediately and is back working there, while parents are in the dark," Hodgins told Stuff.

The centre's premises is owned by the same Tauranga family which owned Abbey's Place Childcare Centre, which Malachi Subecz attended with extensive injuries before his murder.

That centre was closed down by the Ministry of Education last year.

Kids on Nineteenth Ltd is a company run by independent directors, Auckland businessman Udit Singh and Wellington-based Rob Deacon.

The Ministry had previously identified, in a review of the centre in 2020, "non-compliance with regulatory standards that are an unacceptable risk to children."

After her complaint, Hodgins was told in May that the centre's licence has been downgraded to "provisional".

Hodgins then made a second complaint to the Ministry that the woman was still working at the centre.

An internal document dated November 10 sighted by Stuff outlines the incident.

It refers to a meeting on November 9 between centre manager, Marlene Best, and the worker, who was not a registered teacher, but a carer employed by the centre.

She is not listed on the centre's website, which lists other staff at the centre.

Stuff has chosen not to name the person.

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The document details how a bottle found in the playground appeared to be wine.

"I also retrieved your bottle from the cupboard yesterday before I spoke to you and found that it had similar contents," wrote Best.

"You advised that it was indeed alcohol in your water bottle and that you were dealing with personal issues."

"You are aware that this is a serious matter, and one that constitutes serious misconduct under your employment contract. Your actions under the influence of alcohol can compromise the safety of our tamariki and teaching staff."

When approached by Stuff, centre director Singh said that the worker was stood down straight away.

"We took immediate action once the issue came to light and stood down the staff member concerned pending a full investigation. Our investigation took into account Ministry and safety guidelines," he said.

"There was no compromise to the safety standards of children."

The teacher now worked at the centre "as a casual employee", was monitored, and had undergone "rehabilitation", he told Stuff.

The worker involved declined to comment when approached by Stuff.

Parents were not informed about the incident, but after Stuff enquiries this week centre owners sent parents a letter informing them that media coverage was likely.

The letter did not mention alcohol.

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However, Hodgins alleges that the worker was not stood down straight away, and continued to work there until December when Hodgins said she intended to complain to the Ministry of Education.

"I saw her there with my own eyes in early December changing my daughter's nappy. Worryingly, she was on an outing to the park supervising children under two," said Hodgins.

Another former worker also told Stuff that the person continued to work until late December.

"Knowing she was under the influence, makes you extremely fearful. I was worried she'd drop one of the babies." the former employee told Stuff.

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Jocelyn Mikaere, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Education said the Ministry was told about the incident on January 17.

The Ministry visited the premises, and examined records to determine whether the centre complied with regulatory requirements, she said.

"We established the service had not complied with the licensing criteria and the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008.

"The service was placed on a provisional licence, and is required to rectify areas of non-compliance within a specified timeframe."

Questioned why parents were not informed, and why the worker still appeared to be at the centre, the Ministry said it was not the employer, but that anyone working with children should be safety checked.

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"We determined there was no harm to children during this incident and therefore is an employment issue which is managed by the centre."

Records show the centre's licence was previously downgraded by the Ministry in 2020, for not meeting minimum regulatory requirements.

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After promising in 2021 to only offer Australian-made paper bags at the checkout, Woolworths has revealed it'll now continue to source the bags from China and Vietnam "to keep up with demand".

The supermarket giant said today that after discontinuing its 15-cent plastic bag option, demand for paper bags had skyrocketed beyond the retailer's means to keep up, meaning it'll continue its supply from China and Vietnam.

"To reduce the amount of plastic in the community, we've removed soft plastic shopping bags from our checkouts," a Woolworths spokesman told 9news.com.au.

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"We're encouraging customers to bring their own bags, however we know that more customers will now rely on our paper bags, and unfortunately we can't source enough in Australia to meet the increased demand.

"The production capacity in Australia is currently limited and we're working with two Australian manufacturers to source as many locally made paper bags as possible."

The paper bag option was first introduced into Woolies stores back 2020, though according to the retailer, roughly eight in 10 shoppers bring their own while shopping.

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Woolworths announced back in March it would remove its 15-cent soft plastic bags from all stores nationwide, through a gradual rollout that kicked off in WA in March 2022, followed by SA and NT in August, Queensland in March 2023 and NSW, Victoria and Tasmania in May.

This, the supermarket said, had resulted in the paper bags becoming the entry price option for customers who forget their own.

Woolworths currently sources its paper bags from manufacturers in Australia, Vietnam and China.

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