A teacher accused of snapping and stabbing his school's principal has indicated he will plead guilty and is negotiating an offer with the prosecution.

Kim Ramchen, 37, is facing five charges including recklessly engaging in conduct, intentionally causing injury and assault with a weapon, over the stabbing in December.

The Keysborough College teacher is accused of arming himself with a knife from the school kitchen and stabbing principal Aaron Sykes after being told his contract would not be renewed.

READ MORE: Latitude slapped with $4 million fine over spam breaches

Ramchen was due to face Dandenong Magistrates Court today via video link from prison, however he did not appear for the brief hearing.

His lawyer Ruth Parker said Ramchen was aware of what was happening and they proceeded in his absence.

She said a psychological report had been prepared after concerns about Ramchen's mental fitness.

A hearing in February was told Ramchen had been diagnosed with autism, schizophrenia spectrum disorders and PTSD, but was not unwell while in custody.

At that time Parker raised concerns that he may not be fit to give her instructions on how to progress the matter.

She said today a fresh psychiatric report found he had "very serious issues", but he was fit to give instructions and Ramchen had met with one of her staff yesterday.

READ MORE: Israeli police discover 70 men packed inside garbage truck

"In those circumstances, Your Honour, what is proposed is that the matter be adjourned to a future date for plea hearing," Parker told the court.

"We understand the matter is likely to resolve."

Ramchen is yet to formally enter a plea of guilty.

Parker said she was in discussions with the prosecution about the plea, and she still needed to make a formal offer on what Ramchen will plead guilty to.

Magistrate Frances Medina set down a one-hour plea hearing for April 29 at the court in Dandenong, where Ramchen will face the court remotely from prison.

He is the son of former Price Is Right host Jacqui Ramchen who disappeared in 1992, with his late father charged over her killing until a magistrate found there was not enough evidence to commit him to trial.

Ramchen had taken on a parental role within the family after his mother disappeared and his father died from cancer when he was 14, his brother Lev told the court in December.

Beyond Blue  1300 22 4636.

A top member of Congress has proposed a team of experts that would determine whether Donald Trump is fit to remain as president.

Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin has submitted legislation that would create an "independent commission on presidential capacity".

The commission would be tasked with deciding whether to activate the 25th Amendment, a law that allows for a president to be removed from office if they are no longer up to the job.

READ MORE: Top Democrat demands Donald Trump submit to a dementia test

While the commission would apply to all future presidents, Raskin specifically cited the behaviour of Trump in motivating the legislation.

"Public trust in Donald Trump's ability to meet the duties of his office has dropped to unprecedented lows as he threatens to destroy entire civilisations, unleashes chaos in the Middle East while violating Congressional war powers, aggressively insults the Pope of the Catholic Church and sends out artistic renderings online likening himself to Jesus Christ," Raskin said in a statement. 

"We are at a dangerous precipice.

"It is now a matter of national security for Congress to fulfill its responsibilities under the 25th Amendment to protect the American people from an increasingly volatile and unstable situation."

The bipartisan commission would consist of eight retired statespersons including former presidents, vice presidents and cabinet members, selected by both parties.

And party leaders would also select four doctors and four psychiatrists to serve on the body. 

READ MORE: Trump learns the fate of $14 billion lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter

The commission would then select a 17th member themselves.

With the consent of the vice president, the commission could decide whether to activate the 25th amendment.

Raskin's legislation is likely not to pass into law because Democrats are in the minority in both chambers.

But fifty Democrats are cosponsoring the legislation nevertheless.

In recent weeks many prominent conservatives have begun publicly expressing concern about Trump's mental state."He's clearly not well," his former press secretary Stephanie Grisham said last week.

"This isn't 'just Trump being Trump'."

And Trump's former lawyer Ty Cobb said the president was "clearly insane".

"It highlights the level of his insanity and his depravity," Cobb said.

"I think he's gone."

Last week Raskin wrote to the White House doctor demanding Trump take a dementia test.

Raskin requested a comprehensive cognitive test, with the results to be shared with Congress.

He cited Trump's profane social media post on Easter Sunday in which he threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure, dropped the F-word and praised Allah.

READ MORE: Kamala Harris 'thinking about' another run for president

But the president's behaviour has become a talking point in American media in his second term. 

In a cabinet meeting he spoke for several minutes about a conversation he had with the CEO of the company that makes Sharpies, which the company said never took place.

He spoke for eight minutes about poisonous snakes in Peru during a Christmas event.

He claimed to have ended a non-existent war between Cambodia and Armenia.

He also apparently concocted a long anecdote about his uncle's interactions at college with the Unabomber, even though his uncle died before the terrorist was identified.

And after posting an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ this week, he later claimed he thought it showed him as a doctor.

The 25th Amendment has never been invoked to permanently remove a president from power.

READ MORE: Trump rages at some of his biggest former backers

NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.

• Download the 9NEWS App here via Apple and Google Play
• Make 9News your preferred source on Google by ticking this box here
• Sign up to our breaking newsletter here

Working out at a specific time of day could seriously boost sleep and heart health.

But what time of day works best varies from person to person.

New research has shown timing exercise to match your body clock chronotype can improve sleep quality and may also lower heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure, fasting glucose, and 'bad' cholesterol.

LIVE UPDATES: US forces 'sitting ducks' in the Strait of Hormuz, warns expert

Your body clock chronotype is an innate predisposition to sleeping at waking at certain times, and explains why some people are early risers or night owls.

It also affects hormone secretion and energy availability across the day.

Researchers from Pakistan and Scotland have found that timing your exercise to your body clock chronotype could boost positive health outcomes.

NATIONAL: Retail giant behind Kmart and Bunnings scraps delivery fees for six months

They tested 150 people aged 40 to 60 with at least one cardiovascular risk factor to figure out their chronotypes, then randomly assigned them a time to work out.

Some were given time slots that matched their chronotypes, like between 8am to 11am for morning people, while others were given mismatched slots.

They were then told to work out five times a week for 12 weeks and their results monitored.

Data showed that all the participants experiences better aerobic fitness and sleep quality, and lower cardiovascular disease risk factors after the 12 weeks were up.

But those who had their exercise time slot matched to their chronotype showed much bigger improvements.

READ MORE: The two Aussie cities where homeowners are about to get $50,000 richer

Their blood pressure, autonomic function (including heart rate), aerobic capacity, metabolic markers, and sleep quality were significantly better than those who had mismatched exercise time slots.

Morning people who had exercise slots matched to their chronotype showed even better results.

"This study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that the timing of exercise when aligned with an individual's internal biological clock can significantly enhance health outcomes," the researchers wrote in journal Open Heart.

Working out your own chronotype can be as simple as filling out the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire online, which was used to assess the chronotypes of the people in the study.

Those wanting a more concrete assessment can speak to a health professional.

NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.

• Download the 9NEWS App here via Apple and Google Play
• Make 9News your preferred source on Google by ticking this box here
• Sign up to our breaking newsletter here

Donald Trump's vice president has said the pope 'needs to be careful' when commenting on theology.

JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism seven years ago, made the comments at a Turning Point USA event.

"In the same way that it's important for the vice president of the United States to be careful when I talk about matters of public policy, I think it's very, very important for the Pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology," Vance said.

READ MORE: Trump learns the fate of $14 billion lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter

"If you're going to opine on matters of theology, you've got to be careful, you've got to make sure it's anchored in the truth. 

"That's one of the things that I try to do, and it's certainly something I would expect from the clergy, whether they're Catholic or Protestant."

Vance was responding to Pope Leo XIV's message days ago in favour of peace.

"God does not bless any conflict," the pope said.

"Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs."

Vance said the pope's comments were in contradiction to a "more than thousand-year tradition of Just War theory".

"He said that God is never on the side of those who wield the sword…how can you say that?" Vance said.

READ MORE: Pope says he does not fear Trump after president's broadside

"Was God on the side of the Americans who liberated France from the Nazis?

"Was God on the side of the Americans who liberated Holocaust camps and liberated those innocent people from those who had survived the Holocaust?"

Vance has publicly espoused his Catholic faith, including penning an autobiography about his faith journey this year.

The vice president was baptised as a Catholic in 2019, three years before he entered electoral politics. Before that he identified as an atheist.

Vance's comments come days after Trump drew the ire of Christians by posting an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ.

READ MORE: Top Democrat demands Donald Trump submit to a dementia test

In the image, Trump is dressed in robes and healing a man with glowing light from his hand. In the foreground a kneeling woman prays to him.

Trump later deleted the image and claimed he was actually being depicted as a doctor.

Vance meanwhile brushed off the criticism by claiming Trump was making a joke.

"I think the president was posting a joke, and of course, he took it down because he recognised a lot of people weren't understanding his humour," Vance said.

Earlier this week, Trump accused Pope Leo as being "weak on crime".

The first American pope, Leo XIV has been the head of the Catholic Church for less than a year.

The Chicago-born pontiff was ordained in 1982 and became a cardinal in 2023.

READ MORE: Congressmen accused of sexual misconduct against staffers resign

NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.

• Download the 9NEWS App here via Apple and Google Play
• Make 9News your preferred source on Google by ticking this box here
• Sign up to our breaking newsletter here

A South Australia Police superintendent in charge of enforcing road safety has been fined after he used a mobile phone while riding a bike.

Superintendent Shane Johnson, who heads up SA Police's Traffic Services Branch, was issued an expiation notice after taking a selfie while cycling down a back street and posting it to his Strava account.

Johnson said he had been "winding down" after a 202-kilometre ride with friends on October 18 and was less than 100 metres from his home when he took the photo.

EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne boy's big claim after meeting Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

LIVE UPDATES: Xi was silent until now – and his next moves could turn the war

The image, obtained by the Adelaide Advertiser, shows the superintendent wearing a helmet and smiling while holding his phone for a selfie.

Johnson shared the image to GPS tracking app Strava, which cyclists and runners regularly use to log their rides.

Under SA law, cyclists must obey the same road rules as drivers and using a mobile phone while riding a bike is considered a traffic offence.

Johnson admitted using his phone while on a bike was a "lapse in judgement".

"I take full responsibility for my actions. I acknowledge I have done the wrong thing and accept the consequences," Johnson added.

"No-one is immune from road traffic laws.

"Every road user needs to remain alert and aware of the rules when using mobile phones not just for their own safety, but that of other road users."

The incident has been referred to the to SAPOL's Ethical and Professional Standards Branch.

An internal conduct investigation remains ongoing.

NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.

• Download the 9NEWS App here via Apple and Google Play
• Make 9News your preferred source on Google by ticking this box here
• Sign up to our breaking newsletter here

Israeli police say they found about 70 Palestinian men hiding in a garbage truck as they attempted to cross into Israel, apparently in search of work.

The men were discovered on Monday at a West Bank checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, reports Associated Press.

Footage from the scene shows the men packed inside the truck, piled one on top of another in the vehicle's waste compartment.

LIVE UPDATES: Ship turned around at US blockade

Police are seen in the video, some with their weapons drawn, surrounding the truck.

Within minutes of their discovery, officers removed them one by one as garbage fell from the vehicle.

The 30-year-old Israeli man driving the garbage truck was arrested and questioned by police.

Israel's Defence Ministry said the men were "trying to infiltrate central Israel" and that they were stopped at a West Bank checkpoint.

Authorities did not provide details on the motive for the attempted entry, but Ital Almog, a local police commander, described them as "illegal entrants," a term that usually refers to Palestinians entering Israel in search of work.

Israeli police have routinely reported illegal entrants from the Israeli-occupied West Bank after Israel revoked tens of thousands of Palestinian work permits since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack.

The large number of men and grim conditions of the garbage truck incident highlighted the level of desperation and the lengths that some are willing to go.

NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.

• Download the 9NEWS App here via Apple and Google Play
• Make 9News your preferred source on Google by ticking this box here
• Sign up to our breaking newsletter here



Sky Daly-Holt was cradling her six-week-old daughter when she received the news no loved one wants to hear.

Her sister Autumn Baker had been violently murdered by a man she had considered a friend.

"What should have been a joyous time in my life … turned into a horror show," Sky said.

READ MORE: Man charged with murder over death of pregnant partner

Baker had been visiting Mark Ludbrook at his home in Melbourne's south-west in August 2023 when he attacked her with a knife.

She had tried to stop him from self-harming when he turned the weapon on her, stabbing her multiple times to the chest, arms and eyes.

Ludbrook claimed his mind was altered by PCE, an illicit drug he had taken earlier that morning to manage pain from his neurological condition.

But a Victorian Supreme Court jury found the 54-year-old was conscious of his actions and therefore guilty of murder.

Sky was among Baker's friends and family who confronted Ludbrook as he faced a pre-sentence hearing on Tuesday.

She described the violence and sorrow he had brought into her life, saying Ludbrook had destroyed her family.

READ MORE: Trump learns fate of $14b lawsuit over Epstein letter

READ MORE: Region to be drenched as ex-tropical cyclone rolls in

"You have stolen my first and forever friend, my childhood witness, a person who knew me better than anyone else," Sky said.

"Every day I tell Autumn I love her and I miss her. No one will love me like Autumn did."

Ludbrook had also robbed Baker's two young children of a loving, caring and empathetic mother, Sky said.

"I despise you," she told Ludbrook, who watched on a video link from prison.

"I wish Autumn had never met you. I wish she had let you kill yourself that day. Your life is worthless."

Baker's mother, Annie Daly-Holt, said she was afraid to live each day without her daughter and it was only her grandchildren who kept her going.

"My life has been about ensuring my daughter is not forgotten," she said.

"She was exuding light everywhere she went and left beauty in her wake. There was nothing she couldn't do."

Baker's father, Lance Daly-Holt, said there was no adequate sentence for Ludbrook.

"I miss my daughter every day," he said.

"This man's actions have taken everything from my family."

On the morning of the murder, Ludbrook's carer saw him walking around naked despite him normally only managing three steps at a time.

He also thanked different colours and told his carer how he needed to sleep with her to save the animals.

Crown prosecutor Jim Shaw said the verdict made it clear Ludbrook was acting consciously and deliberately at the time of the murder, regardless of the drugs he had taken.

Lubdrook's moral culpability was therefore high and he still had not taken any responsibility for his actions, Shaw argued.

Ludbrook's barrister will make submissions when the case returns to court on Friday.

If you or someone you know is in need of support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue. In the event of an emergency dial Triple Zero (000).

The premier said more fuel is on the way, and it can only be used for that one state.

Jaydeen Beaumont falsified six prescriptions over more than two years.

Justin Evans, 24, from Christchurch, vanished from Papa Stronsay on April 11.