Severe storm warnings cancelled

ANOTHER round of severe thunderstorms pummelled southeast Queensland tonight. 8.25pm: The worst of this evening's severe thunderstorms has passed, with the weather bureau lifting its earlier warnings. The Bureau of Meteorology said dangerous...

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Mandela's remains transferred to air base

The South African military has handed over Nelson Mandela's flag-draped coffin to the ANC. Source: AAP THE remains of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela have been transferred to Waterkloof air base for a farewell from the African National...

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SAfrica apologises for Mandela interpreter

The man accused of faking sign interpretation at Nelson Mandela's memorial claims he hallucinated. Source: AAP THE South African government has formally apologised for any offence caused by the sign language interpreter it hired for Nelson...

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James Bond an 'impotent alcoholic'

JAMES Bond's martini habit likely made him an impotent alcoholic, according to a study published Friday in the British Medical Journal. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES. REGISTER FOR FREE To continue reading *Subject...

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Nigella accused of lying to court

ONE of the personal assistants accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has accused them of lying under oath as she gave evidence in her trial. Elisabetta Grillo, 41, also said other members of the TV cook's "Team Cupcake" lied...

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NRMA customers stuck after power outage

ABOUT 200 people are stuck in their cars waiting for assistance after the NRMA's telephone and dispatch system was brought down in a power outage. Long delays are expected for those needing help with their cars after power failed at the insurance...

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Young locked out of property market: oppn

YOUNG people in NSW will struggle to buy property with state government cuts to the first home buyers grants effectively locking them out of the market, the state opposition says. You have reached your daily Guest Accesslimit of 2* FREE ARTICLES....

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Boat race pest wins appeal to stay in UK

Australian boat race protester Trenton Oldfield has won an appeal to stay in the UK. Source: AAP BOAT race protester Trenton Oldfield has secured a victory over the British government that wanted to deport him while simultaneously declaring...

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Ring 'thief' bailed after colonoscopy

A JUDGE has granted an accused jewel thief bail after he laid out crucial evidence for police. David Watts had a colonoscopy on Monday morning to retrieve a diamond ring he allegedly swallowed after stealing it from a jewellery store in southwest...

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Police rescue Afghan woman from stoning

A WOMAN sentenced by the Taliban to death by public stoning was rescued by police in northern Afghanistan, a police official said. "Taliban [judicial] commission charged a woman named Halima ... to be stoned to death for having an affair with...

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Aussie boat race pest pleads to stay in UK

BOAT race protester Trenton Oldfield has told an immigration tribunal hearing that if he is deported from the UK his British wife and five-month-old baby daughter won't move to Australia with him because it's a "racist country". News+ Oops! Please...

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Vic minister slams hospital delay claim

OPPOSITION claims that sick Victorian kids are being forced to wait due to delays in building a children's hospital are wrong and hypocrisy in the extreme, the health minister says. Baulderstone Pty Ltd will build the 230-bed Monash Children's...

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Qld 30-year vision sets the bar high

Expanding children's literacy and numeracy levels is a primary target in a bold plan for Queensland. Source: AAP AN ambitious 30-year plan for Queensland aims to have half of the state's population living outside the southeast and to narrow...

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