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Man who allegedly shot fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter in Blue Mountains, NSW to face trial
A man who allegedly shot his fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter while she was staying with him at a Blue Mountains property will face a murder trial within weeks. Justin Stein has pleaded not guilty to murdering Charlise Mutten, whose January 2022 disappearance sparked a major search effort. A trial date of May 6 was confirmed during…
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Geert Wilders won’t be Dutch PM, but he can still harm Europe. Here’s how to stop him | Ties Dams
Despite winning the Dutch elections last year, the far-right leader Geert Wilders has reluctantly given up on the prospect of becoming prime minister after his prospective coalition partners blocked his path. This may seem like a victory against the far right, but think again: as leader of the biggest party in the upcoming coalition, Wilders…
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Melbourne man charged with murder over body found in Doncaster East street
A man has faced court after being accused of killing another man in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs more than six months ago. Anthony Costanzo, from Bulleen, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday, charged with one count of murder. Homicide Squad detectives laid charges against the 34-year-old earlier in the day. Newsletters: Breaking news as it…
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AI to track hedgehog populations in pioneering UK project | Animals
Artificial intelligence will be used for the first time to track hedgehog populations as part of a pioneering project aimed at understanding how many of them are left in the UK and why they have suffered a decline. Images of the prickly mammals snuffling around urban parks, private gardens, woodlands and farmland will be captured…
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Aurora alert as stargazers try to catch glimpse of severe geomagnetic storm
A severe geomagnetic storm is currently underway, caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME) or large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun. The event could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth — but could also make for increased aurora activity. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)‘s Space Weather Prediction Centre…
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UK vet bills and nuts from the hotel minibar: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
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Family lucky to survive ‘nightmare’ house fire in Melbourne
A family and its two pets are lucky to be alive after a fierce blaze tore through a home in Melbourne’s south-east overnight. Emergency services were called to the home on Tauton Avenue in Oakleigh about 3am after a resident heard fire crackling from their veranda. Homeowner Simon Dehne attempted to grab a hose but…
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Adelaide bride-to-be’s wedding dress missing after partner left it on roof of car
An Adelaide woman is offering a reward to locate her wedding dress after her fiance accidentally left it on the roof of his car. Lindel Cain and her fiance Tom Mitton were this week picking up items from a storage facility in Adelaide’s north, when Mitton placed a box carrying the $2000 dress on the…
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Holi festival celebrated by Hindus around the world – in pictures | World news
Holi is the Hindu festival of colours and is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal, other South Asian countries and across the diaspora. Celebrants rejoice by throwing coloured powders at one another on the street. Festivities also involve special holiday foods, music and dancing. Holi is seen as a time to…
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Marcia Hines gives health update ahead of Australian Idol Grand Finale
Australian Idol judge Marcia Hines has given her fans a health update after missing Sunday night’s show due to illness. Hines, 70, was absent from the penultimate episode of the popular Seven show after falling ill backstage at Sydney’s Coliseum Theatre before the show went to air. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Marcia Hines’ absence from…