Monday, February 29, 2016

Crazy fad for angry people

WHETHER you’re angry, sad or just feeling destructive, a new spot in Melbourne is giving people are very unique release.

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Innocent teen’s 800 days in solitary

KALIEF Browder was just 16 when he was accused of stealing a backpack and sent to New York’s notorious Rikers Island prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

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‘Big change’ coming to marijuana laws

QUEENSLAND is leading the way on cannabis reform, with the state responding to a “growing demand” for change.

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Newborn suffers massive heart attack

RACHEL and Ed Prince were “ready to say goodbye” to their newborn who was given a 3.4 per cent chance of survival. Then a miracle happened.

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Policewoman ‘filmed having sex at bar’

A POLICEWOMAN was allegedly caught having sex on the balcony of a busy city centre bar during a police reunion party.

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‘They think we choose to be here’

IT’S a sight both saddening and shocking to those who visit one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.

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Great Barrier Reef in grave danger

AUSTRALIA’S Great Barrier Reef is facing a battle in the next couple of weeks as the third global bleaching epidemic gets ready to hit.

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Nutella dessert bar opens today

AFTER months of tantalising images being posted to Instagram and Facebook, the Tella Balls Dessert Bar is finally opening its doors today.

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How do we stem the rising tide?

THE days on dry land are literally flying by for the people who live within one metre of the present day high tide line, including our Pacific neighbours.

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How Australia fares underwater

AUSTRALIANS fancy themselves as handy — and responsible — with a rod and reel but how sustainable are we in the commercial fishing game?

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Policewoman ‘filmed having sex at bar’

A POLICEWOMAN was allegedly caught having sex on the balcony of a busy city centre bar during a police reunion party.

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‘People think we choose to be out here’

IT’S a sight both saddening and shocking to those who visit New York City, and one the authorities still struggle to reduce.

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Action needed on festival deaths ‘crisis’

THE Government must consider a pill-testing trial at music festivals or risk more deaths, a drugs expert has warned.

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Elderly avoiding aged care longer

A TREND of older Australians avoiding aged care homes will continue, with the average entry of entry now at 83 and likely to keeping on rising.

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Why do we see the craze for curves as ‘unhealthy’?

PLUS-size model Ashley Graham has been slammed for looking “unhealthy” on cover of Sports Illustrated, with a former British minister suggesting she is “obese”.

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Could your frozen meal give you cancer?

THEY are quick, easy and convenient — but a doctor from the UK says your favourite frozen meal may contain substances linked to cancer.

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How on earth do they stay up?

DEEP, plunging necklines were a clear trend at this year’s Oscars. But without a bra strap in sight, how do they manage to keep those bad boys up?

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

Fashion offender wants jail for flag burners

TURNING the Australian flag into a fashion atrocity is fine, according to this MP. But if you dare burn the thing, you deserve jail time.

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McDonald’s launches new ice cream

ATTENTION all ice cream lovers: This is not a drill. The McFlurry just got better.

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China’s creepy corpse brides

THEY can fetch up to $20,000 a body. And desperate relatives are more than happy to pay up to get their hands on a corpse bride.

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What the stars will dine on at the Oscars

A FOUNTAIN flowing with gallons of hot fudge and a seafood bar weighing almost 200kg: here’s what the stars will be eating (or not) at the Academy Awards.

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‘Rich kids of London’ sneer at ‘peasants’

LONDON’S wealthiest teenagers have set up their own Instagram and Facebook accounts where they refer to their 50,000 followers as peasants.

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Everyday habits of slim people

YOU know those people who stay slim, while you seem to gain weight just by looking at a slice of cake? Here’s how they do it.

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Ice epidemic tightens its grip

THE number of Australians using the drug ice at least monthly has tripled in five years, with a startling number of addicts aged as young as 15.

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Mistakes all newly engaged couples make

AMID all the excitement about getting engaged it’s easy to get caught up and make some seriously bad decisions. Here are nine mistakes most people make.

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Ice epidemic tightens its grip

THE number of Australians using the drug ice at least monthly has tripled in five years, with a startling number of addicts aged as young as 15.

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Mistakes all newly engaged couples make

AMID all the excitement about getting engaged it’s easy to get caught up and make some seriously bad decisions. Here are nine mistakes most people make.

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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Sex attacker has a ‘distinctive walk’

AN alleged sex attacker who broke into a teen girl’s bedroom and assaulted her has a ‘distinctive walk’ as revealed by CCTV cameras that captured him fleeing the scene.

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How to break your filthy habit

SINCE way back I’ve been a nailbiter. I’m now 35 years old, so the habit is well and truly ingrained. Well, it was.

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Fatal plane crash near Blue Mountains

A PILOT’S dead body has been found inside a doomed light plane after it crashed near the Blue Mountains.

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Why you should drink coffee daily

EVER find yourself feeling guilty while you savour that flat white every morning? Well fear not. You now have a new reason to enjoy it.

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���The men are going to go after her’

TARA Hudson is a beautiful woman — but she was placed in an all-male jail, where she was tormented.

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Eerie forest Japanese go to die

ABANDONED cars litter the small concrete square outside Aokigahara Forest at the foot of Japan’s Mount Fuji. Inside, bodies continue to pile up.

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Why you should drink coffee daily

EVER find yourself feeling guilty while you savour that flat white every morning? Well fear not. You now have a new reason to enjoy it.

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Eerie forest Japanese go to die

ABANDONED cars litter the small concrete square outside Aokigahara Forest at the foot of Japan’s Mount Fuji. Inside, bodies continue to pile up.

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Couple gives away $60m lottery win

RUBY Sorah and her husband, both 90, recently won a $60 million lottery. But all they bought was a spark plug for their lawnmower and gave the rest away.

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A renovating couple with designs on love

BEFORE their marriage, Hayley Gilbert and Luke Sant passed one of the toughest tests for any relationship: ripping out and replacing the kitchen and bathroom in Luke’s house at Mudgee.

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Fish ‘with legs’ leaves fisherman baffled

WHEN a fisherman pulled this odd creature out of a river, he couldn’t believe his eyes — because at first glance, the creature looks to have legs.

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Shopping with a ‘dangerous’ twist

SHOPPERS will be able to drop from the top floor at death-defying speeds — but would you take the risk?

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A renovating couple with designs on love

BEFORE their marriage, Hayley Gilbert and Luke Sant passed one of the toughest tests for any relationship: ripping out and replacing the kitchen and bathroom in Luke’s house at Mudgee.

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The race to save little Chloe

A BUMP to the head, a temperature, or even a fright could kill seven year old Chloe Saxby who suffers from a disease so rare only one in every 40 million people have it worldwide.

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Friday, February 26, 2016

A fish ‘with legs’ leaves fisherman baffled

WHEN a fisherman pulled this odd creature out of a river, he couldn’t believe his eyes — because at first glance, the creature looks to have legs.

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How to deal with life’s awkward situations

IT’S a moment many of us dread — how to have deal with a tricky situation without looking like a failure. But one author has revealed how to come out on top.

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Why Mike Whitney’s ad has caused outrage

MIKE Whitney and two bikini clad women on a Gold Coast beach. Doesn’t seem too out of the ordinary, right? But wait until you see what they’re advertising.

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Why you shouldn’t do a ‘no-show’

HAVE you ever failed to show up at a restaurant reservation, and not given the venue a heads up? You could be in strife.

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Finally, is this the end of the gym?

GOING to the gym is so 2015. The latest fitness craze happens at home. The best thing? You can do it in your undies, and no one’s watching.

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Girl’s funny Starbucks fail

A YOUNG woman was left totally red-faced when she tried to play a prank on her local barista. She quickly realised the employee was not to be messed with.

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‘My son was suspended for self-defence’

JAMIESON Reid is a quiet nine-year-old who keeps to himself and loves to read. But when he was a victim of bullying, his school punished him for the incident.

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10yo girl dies saving two toddlers

TRIBUTES have poured in for a 10-year-old girl who was killed after pushing two toddlers out of the way of an oncoming car.

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Woman dies using cucumber as sex toy

A GERMAN man who allegedly killed his partner with a cucumber during lovemaking is now facing up to five years in prison.

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