Eight teenagers have been pricked by a hypodermic needle at a Sydney high school following what is believed to be a prank gone wrong.

Acting Inspector Shane Rolls says the incident is the result of childish behaviour and all victims are currently undergoing tests for infections.

The NSW education department has offered counselling and support to students and staff.

Research conducted by the Queensland Government into eating habits has found Queenslanders are not meeting the recommended daily intake for any of the five food groups.

Nutritionist Mathew Dick says unhealthy foods or drinks represent a significant proportion of the state’s diet.

In Queensland, one in four children, and two in three adults are overweight or obese.

Alarmingly, merely 0.6 percent of kids aged five to 17 years are meeting the daily recommendation for consuming vegetables from healthy foods.

A daring climber known as ‘french spiderman’ has been arrested on grounds of being a public nuisance, for causing road closures and putting pressure on emergency services, who had set up a cordon around the building.

Alain Robert, the 56 year old climber has been scaling London’s tallest buildings, without safety equipment or ropes.

He has climbed over 160 skyscrapers and says he feels fully alive when his life is at stake.

Google has fired 48 people in the past two years that were subject to sexual harassment allegations, a Google spokesperson has revealed.

The tech giant says it takes a hard line on misconduct, providing employees with the ability to report harassment anonymously.

Google maintains none of the employees sacked received severance pay.

A left-wing movement within Sydney Mardi Gras is pushing for the Liberal Party to be excluded from the 2019 march.

Pride in Protest spokesperson Holly Brooke says the Coalition’s policies have harmed the LGBT community and the parties should not be welcome at Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras’ present organisers have opposed the motion, saying it goes against the events inclusive values.

Brisbane and much of the south-east are set for a heatwave this weekend while the Bureau warns of a warmer-than-average summer.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Chris Joseph says temperatures would be eight to nine degrees above average this weekend with today reacking a six degrees above the October average.

The RSPCA is reminding pet owners to take measures to reduce the risk of heat stroke such as putting out at least two to three bowls of water, place treats in ice-cubes, and not leaving animals in cars under any circumstances.

A member of the House of Lords has named the billionaire, under parliamentary privilege, who was accused by the Daily Telegraph of sexual and racial abuse.

The accused is Sir Phillip Greene, the owner of Topshop, who had previously obtained a court injunction to prevent the media publishing his name.

Sir Philip denied the allegations.

A law school in Kolkata, India, is offering specialised courses on the legal principles of the Harry Potter universe.

The program coordinator says he created the course as a way of maneuvering the country’s heated political climate where slavery, discrimination, and torture are still problems throughout India.

The course will examine how other creatures in the story such as house elves, centaurs and giants are marginalised in society and the role of the Daily Prophet as an outlet for official propaganda.

It is the final day of annual corporate national cycling relay, Tour de Office, with the charity having raised over $1 million since it began in 2011.   

The event sees staff from organisations across Australia take place in a week-long cycling relay in order to get staff out of their chairs and raising funds for charities.

Major corporations including the Commonwealth Bank, Heritage Bank, News Corp and Optus have supported charities such as Starlight Children’s Foundation, Reach Out and YoungCare.