With MPs clashing over the bill for more than 100 hours in 2017, it could be argued that the state’s assisted dying laws were the most contentious laws to ever be debated in the Victorian parliament. After the Northern Territory’s euthanasia laws were revoked after two years by the federal government in 1997, Victoria was […]

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death at a nightclub. The attack, at Valesha’s nightclub in Walsall, which is known locally as Colliseum, occurred just after 5am. The 29-year-old victim was rushed to hospital but died at around 6am. No arrests have been made yet, but cops believe there […]

London: The BBC faced an escalating crisis on Saturday over its suspension of former soccer star and program host Gary Lineker for comments criticising the British government’s new asylum policy. As a growing number of players and presenters rallied to Lineker’s support, Britain’s national broadcaster faced allegations of political bias and suppressing free speech, as […]

A BOY who was allegedly placed in isolation because of an "extreme haircut" is getting sweet revenge. Jaylen Mason, 11, was hauled out of the lunch queue on his first day of Year 7 by teachers because his long braids went against school hair policy, his family claim. As a punishment – which mum Aimee […]

A MORBIDLY obese man who weighed almost 650lbs and was told by doctors he was a "ticking time bomb" is not unrecognisable. Nicholas Craft, 42, shed nearly half his bodyweight without medication or weight loss surgery over the course of four years. He made a promise to his grandma he would lose weight – and […]

PROSECUTORS have revealed a list of potential witnesses for the trial of a man who spoke to Libby German just hours before she was killed. Libby, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, were found dead in 2017 after the pals went for a walk on the Delphi Historic Trails in Indiana. Richard Allen, 50, has been […]

A COUPLE were left "disgusted" after discovering a huge stash of cigarettes and Viagra stuffed inside the wall of their new home. Homeowners Kristen Smith, 51, and her husband Tim, 48, stumbled across the tawdry treasure trove while renovating their new digs. Kristen said they were "shocked and disgusted" by the heap of trash. The […]

A very British parking row: Polite notes are being pinned to car windscreens as fed-up locals raise objection to out-of-town drivers clogging up their road EXCLUSIVE: Long-standing parking row has been simmering for years in Bristol Locals has started leaving notes ‘respectfully’ asking visitors to park elsewhere Residents are angry with people ‘dumping’ cars but […]

A SURVIVOR of a horror crash has spoken out for the first time since the tragedy that left three of his pals dead. Shane Loughlin, 32, is in a critical condition in hospital after the smash that killed Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24. Sophie Russon, 20, was also seriously injured […]

From the outside, Teresa Recce’s home looks like a charming suburban Melbourne cream brick veneer house. Inside, however, it could well be the city’s passata-making headquarters. This year, it’s not just the cheerful busywork of making the traditional Italian pasta sauce that’s on everyone’s minds. There is a tomato shortage: quality is down and prices […]