12:33 PM AEDT | Brisbane suburbs still reeling from severe storms on Sunday and Wednesday copped it again last night, with hailstorms and strong winds causing chaos across the city.

1:00 AM AEDT | SOMALI pirates who hijacked the Saudi oil supertanker Sirius Star are demanding $US25 million ($39 million) in ransom, while plans have emerged for additional warships from 10 European countries and Russia to converge on the region to tackle the pirate problem.