Following two fatal crashes in the last five months, this Wednesday, Virgin Airlines executives will be in attendance at a conference in America, to hear Boeing’s plans to get MAX 8 flights back in the skies.

Joining hundreds of other pilots, technicians and regulators at the MAX plant in Washington, the two senior Virgin flight operation managers will learn about “the safe return” of the 737 MAX 8 to commercial services.

The UK petition to revoke Article 50 and remain in the European Union has passed 5.5 million signatures overnight as Brexit tensions continue to boil over.

One million people hit the streets in London on Saturday to protest against leaving the EU and Prime Minister Theresa May’s handling of the process.

They say that the question needs to be put to the people once again to break out of their current political limbo.

Venezuela has been plunged back into blackouts as the turmoil over its political crisis continues.

It has been less than two weeks since power was restored across the nation following a prolonged period of blackouts across the country.

As was the case two weeks ago, state electricity companies and Venezuelan Government officials have not provided a reason for the loss of power.

A 25 year old man swimming at Hardy Reef Pontoon has been bitten on the rear end by a shark.

He was swimming from a private boat on the reef when the attack occurred, but managed to get back on board before emergency services arrived.

The man has been airlifted to Mackay but remains in a stable condition, with no major damage.

The aftermath of Cyclone Trevor is sparking fears for Far North Queensland cattle that have been trapped due to rising floodwaters.

Although the cyclone hit the region early last week, rain continued to pound the area well into the weekend, preventing farmers from moving the herds and assessing the damage.

Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said many roads are still cut-off by floodwater and urges residents to stay safe and keep out of the floodwater.

The Australian Government is drafting new laws to prevent social media companies from leaving videos filmed by terrorists on their sites following the Christchurch tragedy.

The proposed legislation would force social media companies to remove violent terrorist footage as soon as they were notified about it or face escalating penalties the longer it is left up.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to meet with social media executives today, saying that he will have to take action if social media companies aren’t willing to make prompt changes to their platforms.

After a recent push to legalise cannabis in Canberra, police have warned they would have no choice but to enforce federal laws, meaning more people may end up imprisoned.

Chief Police Officer Ray Johnson said the width of ACT offences would remove access to the existing diversion framework, resulting in Federal criminal offences becoming the preeminent charge by default.

As laws currently stand, police have the ability to give users a fine under ACT law, or up to two years' prison under the Commonwealth.

Iran has been hit by unprecedented flooding which has left 19 people dead and another 90 injured.

Blocked roads, landslides, and flash flooding were reported as many of the country’s workers were on vacation for Iranian New Year holidays.

25 of the 31 provinces in Iran are currently experiencing flooding or are expected to in the next few days with more heavy rain on the way. Iran had been in decades of drought until last year.

Apple has taken to the stage in California to introduce a whole bundle of their upcoming plans, changing the entertainment game as we know it.  

At a press event on Monday afternoon, CEO Tim Cook and a roster of big-name celebrities announced the new Apple Credit Card, a gaming service called Apple Arcade, a re-invention of ‘Apple News’, and a new streaming service set to rival platforms like Netflix and Stan.

Apple is reportedly spending 1 billion dollars a year on shows and movies for the streaming platform alone.