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Outrage as punters watching New Year's Eve fireworks will be CHARGED for using public park

 A decision to charge punters to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks (right) from public parks has caused outrage online.       




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Woman says her fiancé REFUSES to get her an engagement ring, no matter the price

A Redditor said she and her boyfriend of 3.5 years are planning to get engaged. He refuses to get her an engagement ring, saying his parents just wore wedding bands.




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Cosmetic chemist shares the four ingredients EVERY woman should have in her skincare regime

Leading cosmetic chemist Terri Vinson has shared the four ingredients every woman should have in her skincare regime - as well as how they will work wonders for your skin.




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Police officer is spotted pruning hedges instead of giving tickets

A New Zealand police officer is being hailed as a 'top cop' contender after being pictured pruning a bush to create better visibility for motorists heading towards an intersection.




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Mothers praise woman for her 'tragically accurate' rant mocking mom Facebook groups

The unknown woman shared a sample of idiotic questions along with her sarcastic replies in her Facebook post making fun of the groups.




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Man shares pictures of his "romantic" rose bedding that looks just like a murder scene 

Welsh author John Donoghue shared a picture of 'romantic bedding' at an unnamed person's home on Twitter, with red roses on a white backdrop that made it look like a murder scene.




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'Pure evil son' pranks his dad by taping his possessions to the ceiling every day until he noticed

The UK-based prankster chronicled his efforts on Reddit and by the final day he had taped and Blu Tacked a shoe, mobile phone clip, the television remote and even his father's reading glasses.




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Man cooks 'romantic' dinner for girlfriend with ingredient she hates

A Reddit user said his girlfriend can't stand mushrooms and picks them out of dishes at restaurants. For their anniversary, he cooked a chicken recipe with mushroom sauce.




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Online steroid dealer 'killed bulimic student, 21, by selling her toxic slimming pills'

Eloise Parry, pictured, bought pills containing DNP from Bernard Rebelo, 32, before collapsing dead on 12 April 2015, jurors were told. Rebelo had bought the drug from China, the court heard.




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Creative bibliophiles design magical 'book nooks'

Book lovers from around the world shared their creations to the BookNooks sub-Reddit, include miniature replicas of locations from Harry Potter, Les Miserables and Star Wars.




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McDonald's fan creates DIY 'Chicken Big Mac' by ordering two Mayo Chicken burgers and special sauce

A customer has shared an ingenious method of making the limited edition Chicken Big Mac yourself. Just order two Mayo Chicken burgers, a tub of special sauce and start assembling.




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Funny mom paints on VERY dramatic makeup to recreate a drawing her daughter made 10 years ago

A Reddit user shared a photo of herself with an old watercolor painting her daughter made as a kid. She copied the way her daughter painted her, recreating the dramatic features on her own face.




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Reddit boss describes TikTok as 'spyware' and 'fundamentally parasitic'

CEO and co-founder of Reddit Steve Huffman called TikTok 'fundamentally parasitic' and urged people not to install 'that spyware on your phone' at a Silicon valley panel meeting.




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Judge rules Reddit doesn't have to disclose identity of user who criticized Jehovah's Witness group

A US District Court judge in San Francisco has ruled to quash a subpoena issued for the real identity of a Reddit user who had posted critical comments about the Jehovah's Witnesses.




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Supermarket night filler tells of the struggle to re-stock shelves due to panic buying

The worker took to Reddit on Tuesday to shed light on the myth that supermarkets had been making minimal efforts to keep supplies in stock.




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The classic family board games you can play with friends ONLINE

From Scrabble and Monopoly to Uno and Pictionary, everyone has a favourite board or card game. Now more Australians are playing classic games online while in quarantine.




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Bin chickens are spotted practicing social distancing in Sydney's Wynyard Park

A group of ibis birds have shown backpackers how social distancing should be done after being snapped scavenging for food in a Sydney park.




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Reddit will track and publicly display all political ad spending on its platform for the first time

In addition to the detailng who is placing ads on the platform, the subreddit lists amount of money spent, as well as how many impressions the ad made and also where it's being targeted.




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Petrol prices drop to 64 cents per litre in some places as prices continue to plunge

Adelaide has the cheapest fuel in the country on average with prices falling to 89.5 cents per litre on April 1 for unleaded. Brisbane has the second cheapest price of 98.3 cents per litre.




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US Open 2019 betting tips, picks and odds: Tiger Woods can tame Brooks Koepka at Pebble Beach

BETTING GUIDE: The US Open at glorious Pebble Beach is nearly upon us. CHRIS CUTMORE runs through the betting market and offers some tips on where the smart money might lie.




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Reese Witherspoon and co-star Adam Scott are picture perfect while on set of Big Little Lies

This on-screen couple isn't out of the woods yet. Reese Witherspoon shared a photo on Sunday showing her smiling with her costar Adam Scott while on set of Big Little Lies.




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Adam Scott claims Australian PGA Championship for second time after two-shot victory

Home favourite Adam Scott won the Australian PGA Championship for a second time after a brilliant burst of scoring on the back nine saw him secure a two-shot victory.




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Rory McIlroy misses Hollywood ending after Adam Scott clinched victory at Genesis Invitational

DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: There was no Hollywood ending on Sunday for Rory McIlroy following his first week back as world number one.




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PETER HITCHENS: When police foot patrols stop, stabbings rise - it's that simple 

PETER HITCHENS: How quickly we get used to evil. Stabbings in the streets, once incredibly rare in this country, are now common in big cities and become more so every year.




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PETER HITCHENS: There IS a way to make our police safer - but it's NOT 50,000-volt Tasers

PETER HITCHENS: Richard, who has in the past mocked abuse of Tasers by police, has now changed his mind and concluded from this that all officers should be armed with these devices.




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PETER HITCHENS: Legalise cannabis? Let's ask the five victims of a crazed London knifeman first 

PETER HITCHENS: If Jason Kakaire had screamed 'Allahu akbar!' as he went about his bloody work, you would have heard of him, and he would have been debated in the House of Commons.




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PETER HITCHENS: This Great Panic is foolish, yet our freedom is still broken and economy crippled

PETER HITCHENS: As I watched the Prime Minister order mass house arrest on Monday night, I felt revulsion, anger and grief - as anyone brought up when this was a free and well-governed...




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PETER HITCHENS: Have five weeks of mad lockdown panic actually done us good? 

PETER HITCHENS: The report from the Office for Budget Responsibility has made clear that the damage done by crashing the economy is deep and dangerous. It may last for many years.




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Fired trader says 'prostitute' he stayed with at Davos was actually Eric Schmidt's girlfriend

Daniel Michalow, 37, left, left D.E. Shaw in 2018 and has now launched legal action suing the company for defamation and seeking millions in damages. Eric Schmidt with wife Wendy, right.




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Artist creates a traffic jam on Google Maps by dragging a cart full of 99 smartphones

Simon Weckert, from Germany, decided to trick the web mapping service Google Maps by walking through the streets of Berlin with 99 smartphones all connected to the app.




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NICKY MORGAN explains her plan to decriminalise nonpayment of TV levy

NICKY MORGAN: Decriminalisation of TV licence evasion was previously looked at by David Perry QC. It has now been five years since the Perry Review.




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Justice Department intensifies antitrust probe into Google

On Tuesday, several state attorneys general investigating Google met with Justice Department officials to coordinate their efforts to probe the search and advertising giant.




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America's 50 richest towns in 2020

Bloomberg on Thursday released its Richest Places annual index, and Atherton, California tops the list for the fourth year in a row with an annual household income of $525,324.




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Google Cloud manager RELEASED by police after being arrested for Microsoft employee wife's murder

Harvard-educated Sonam Saxena, 43, reported his wife Smriti missing on Tuesday claiming the 41-year-old mother-of-two had vanished during a late night stroll on a secluded beach in Hawaii.




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Rugby league could be taken OFF free-to-air TV and shown on streaming services

NRL executives have reportedly flown to the United States this week to meet with Amazon, Google and Facebook to discuss screening matches on their platforms.




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ROB WAUGH: The Pixelbook Go is deliciously slim and worth the money

Google's Pixelbook Go is a Chromebook (basically running a browser, but with a few additional apps). I realised that it can actually do pretty much anything from word processing to website editing




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Ireland Baldwin on fan requesting nude pictures of her: 'You probably can Google it for free dawg'

The 24-year-old DT Model wasn't kidding either, as recent as July of last year she posted two nearly nude snaps of herself on a Manhattan balcony and a Malibu beach




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More than one billion Android devices are vulnerable to hackers

More than one billion Android devices around the world are vulnerable to attack by hackers because they aren't supported by security updates, new research by Which? has found.




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Police issue warrant for innocent man's Google information

Zachary McCoy, 30, learned that he was a suspect in a burglary case when authorities in Gainesville, Florida, requested all his Google account information in March 2019.




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AHEAD OF THE GAME: Billy Gilmour sparks Sky Sports photoshop panic after Chelsea star's rapid rise

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Billy Gilmour was so far from Chelsea's first team that the club did not put him forward when Sky Sports filmed their walk-on shots at the start of the season.




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Exotic flowers and luscious fruits by luxury label Ortiz have made their way onto the High Street

Exotic prints including palm fronds, and luscious fruits have made their way onto dresses, skirts, summer suits and swimwear in UK stores this season.




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Coronavirus US: Google website to provide advice on COVID-19

The US president said at a press conference on Friday the website would let people 'self-screen' to determine whether they need to tested for COVID-19.




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Android 11 documents confirm file sharing feature called 'Fast Share' that mimics Apple's 'Air Drop'

According to release notes discovered in Android 11, the mobile operating system is working on a feature calls 'Fast-Share' that allows users to share files instantly if they're within proximity.




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Google alerts users to call a doctor if they search for medical-related locations for coronavius

Google has added an alert that encourages users to call a doctor when the search for medical locations or search topics about coronavirus in order to help limit the spread of the virus.




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Google cancels I/O conference, including online event, amid coronavirus pandemic

The tech giant announced that its annual I/O conference, its biggest event of the year, won't be taking place 'in any capacity this year' after cancelling an in-person conference.




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Coronavirus location data could pave the way for greater public surveillance

An increased use of phone location data by local authorities to track the spread of COVID-19 or observe social distancing could lead to greater public surveillance after the pandemic.




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Map shows how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped across the US amid coronavirus pandemic 

A new map pulls data from European Space Agency satellite to show how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped since many states have enforced lockdowns to limit the spread of the coronavirus.




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Kogan frenzy sale on home office equipment, hand sanitiser, fitness equipment and HUGE plasma TVs

Online retailer Kogan has launched a massive 'frenzy' sale on home essentials as Australians increasingly stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic.




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The lockdown zoo: Families staying indoors are using 3D phone app to bring exotic beasts to life

Families in the UK enduring the lockdown are using an augmented reality feature from Google to bring an array of exotic beasts to life in their homes.




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Nazeem Hussain tricks his mother into thinking he has a TIGER in his house for April Fool's Day

Nazeem Hussain pulled off an epic April Fool's Day prank on his mother by tricking her into thinking he was keeping a live tiger in his house.