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Paralympics placed on government's list of 'crown jewels' sporting events

The Paralympics has been added to the 'crown jewels' list of sports events which must be broadcast live on free-to-air TV - but cricket has been controversially overlooked.




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New calls for No10 to sack 'weirdo' advisor who claimed black people are mentally inferior

Andrew Sabisky, a self-described 'super-forecaster', answered Number 10's call for 'weirdos and misfits' but has prompted fury with his extreme views.




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Dancing On Ice: Paralympian Libby Clegg's mental health battle

The Dancing On Ice star, 29, broke down in tears during Sunday's show as she recalled her mental health battle in the wake of the 2016 Rio Paralympics.




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Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer in doubt unless there is a vaccine, says scientist

A leading global health scientist has said that it is 'very unrealistic' that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will take place next year unless a vaccine is discovered by then. 




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HOROSCOPES: Keep calm this week, Aquarius

Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB Aquarius 21 Jan-19 Feb Don't get too excited about something that may never happen and which you can do nothing about




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HOROSCOPES: You are faced with several options, Aries

Aries 21 March-20 April Having yearned for a chance to break out of a rut, you are now faced with not one but several opportunities




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HOROSCOPES: There's only so much you can do alone, Aries

Aries 21 March-20 April There is only so much you can do alone - at some stage this week you'll have to recognise that you need advice from those more worldly or experienced.




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HOROSCOPES: Focus on long-term goals this week, Aries

Aries 21 March-20 April If current restrictions are getting you down, try to focus on a longer-term goal and how you can go about achieving it.




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World's coldest city hits temperature of 89F - sending locals to sunbathe on a GLACIER 

Yakutsk, built on permafrost in eastern Russia and with winter temperatures nudging minus -76F, was also hotter than Yemen on the Arabian peninsula.




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Smugglers use flaming SOCKS to burn holes in security netting around prison walls to sneak in drugs

Flaming socks are being lobbed over prison fences to burn holes in security netting, and allow drones to fly in and drop off packages. The bizarre method is believed to have been first used in Leeds.




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Amazon Prime Day donates $50,000 toys to the Starlight Children's Foundation across Australia

The online giant will drop the gifts to the 10 Starlight Express Rooms in children's hospitals across Australia from Monday - and donate $5 from every toys bought to the charity.




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Western Australians are warned to brace for more aftershocks following a massive earthquake

The earthquake - the strongest to ever hit the state - struck at 3.39pm on Sunday off the coast of Broome in the Indian Ocean, according to GeoScience Australia.




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Sydney drug ring's massive Australia Day profits

The unravelling of a multi-million dollar drug ring run by Codie Peter Cowan (pictured) has revealed the thirst for drugs over public holiday weekends in some of Sydney's most affluent suburbs.




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Disney-owned company will set up a new headquarters in Australia offering 500 jobs

The company, founded by Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas, will set up a branch at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park in the city's east.




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Labor may backflip and support laws making it easier to deport violent criminal immigrants

A new law to give the government more discretionary powers to deport convicted rapists, killers, pedophiles and violent thugs out of Australia may now be backed by Labor.




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Face-tattooed 'mullet man' accused of stealing sex toys on Gold Coast

Ryan William Victor Grafton, 26, is accused of running off with almost $500 in merchandise from an Oxenford sex shop, stealing cars, and also pinching a mobile phone on the Gold Coast.




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The most Australian interview ever: Hilarious 7-Eleven customer re-enacts tackling would-be robber

A Melbourne hero has described the incredibly moment he thwarted a would-be robber with an MMA inspired take down.




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Will Spiller charged with drug dealing after calling the cops when his home was raided by a gang

A young 'wannabe' gangster found himself behind bars after calling police when his Melbourne home was raided by a gang of thugs hell bent on ripping off his drug stash. 




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Queen and Prince Philip lead the celebrations after 'thrilling' World Cup Final victory

The Queen and Prince Philip led the tributes to the triumphant England team after Eoin Morgan's men beat New Zealand after a tie and a tied super over at Lord's.




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A man and 10-year-old boy died after a gum tree fell onto their car along Monbulk Road in Victoria

The freak accident happened as the pair travelled along Monbulk Road outer east when their vehicle was crushed under the tree on Sunday around 5.30pm.




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Labour MPs call for Corbyn to set up independent investigation into anti-Semitism complaint handling

The Tribune group of moderate Labour MPs said they were 'shocked' by claims made in a Panorama documentary 'about the handling of antisemitism complaints'.




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Boris Johnson 'will travel to America within two months of taking office to agree a trade deal'

Boris Johnson keen to rebuild relations with Donald Trump and secure an agreement that could boost the UK economy post-Brexit.




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Lindsey Graham doesn't care if illegals sit in border jails 'for 400 days'

Senator Lindsey Graham vowed on Sunday that the U.S. government will not allow the release of border-jumpers currently held in immigration detention facilities.




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Exaro journalist told 'fantasist' known as Nick how to hide his internet activity

Carl Beech, 51, who claimed he was abused by VIP paedophiles including former PM, met with journalists from website Exaro before going to police, Newcastle Crown Court heard.




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Streaker who sprinted onto the field revealed to be radio executive given a free ticket by the NRL

Matthew Cooper, a national account manager at Southern Cross Austereo, allegedly stripped naked and ran on the field during a game at Bankwest Stadium in western Sydney.




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Cowardly hit-and-run driver Puneet Puneet who fled to India after killing a student pushes for deal

Lawyers for Puneet Puneet say their offer to Victoria's attorney general that he will return to Australia if prosecutors guarantee a maximum two-year sentence is being 'discussed'.




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Indonesia a bigger military threat to Australia than China says futurist who predicted 9/11

Richard Hames, who warned hijacked planes could be flown into the World Trade Centre three years before it happened, believes Australia should stop viewing China as a potential enemy.




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Malnutrition a silent abuser in aged care

Some aged care homes are spending as little as just over $6 a day on food per person as experts warn malnourished residents are "starving to...




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David Davis reduced to tears as he reveals his fight to find a cure for his disabled granddaughter 

David Davis, the former Brexit Secretary and ex-SAS reservist, relished his reputation as the hard man of British politics. But he cannot help but cry when he thinks of his granddaughter Chloe.




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Fury over 'jaw-dropping' deal that allows Labour peer dubbed to swan off to Silicon Valley

Labour peer Oona King, 51, has been allowed to keep her title and continue to describe herself as a member of the House of Lords despite taking a 'leave of absence' and moving to San Francisco.




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Parents of sick girl, 5, with burst blood vessel in brain launch legal bid to keep her alive

Tafida Raqeeb, five, is currently at the Royal London Hospital. Doctors say she should be allowed to die after a blood vessel in her brain burst but Italian doctors believe there is hope for recovery.




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Horrific moment men film themselves abusing female driver before she smashes into a concrete barrier

One of the men filmed the incident in Moorooduc, south east of Melbourne, which showed the P-plater pull up beside the small sedan and start to yell at Kaysha Plant.




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CHAOS! Pelosi paralyzes her own House over resolution condemning Trump tweets

The House voted Tuesday to condemn Donald Trump for 'racist' tweets that targeted the 'squad' - four progressive lawmakers who are racial minorities.




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Victim reveals how she took this picture during late-night encounter before grunting man ran away 

Abi Conroy, 23, from Somerset, said the stranger charged at her in a 'full black rubbery' outfit, 'grunting and breathing heavily', while she was taking a late-night walk.




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Man arrested over brutal cold case murder of Melbourne mother in 2007

A 55-year-old man has been arrested following the unsolved 2007 murder of Melbourne mother of-three Cindy Crossthwaite.




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Perth grandfather led double life as gun runner and imported $1million of ammunition into Australia

A grandfather has spent his first night behind bars after leading a double life as an interstate gun runner and becoming the first person in WA to be prosecuted with cross border firearms trafficking.




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Australian woman sexually assaulted in Afghanistan by district governor

An Afghan district governor has been stood down amid allegations he sexually assaulted an Australian woman in a remote part of the country. An investigation is now underway.




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Victoria Police issue arrest warrant for shirtless man called Chang Lol

Victoria Police at Geelong posted the notice of the arrest warrant on their Facebook page as part of 'Warrant Wednesday' - sparking a flood of comments.




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Trump THANKS AOC for boosting approval rating in hat-tip to 'vicious young Socialist congresswomen' 

Donald Trump attributed his Wednesday approval rating boost to the recent controversy with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of the freshmen 'squad' of congresswomen.




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Video shows a professional surfer's daring ride down a storm drain in Hawaii

Professional surfer Jamie O'Brien posted the stellar video to YouTube in April, showing him and his friends surfing down a storm drain in Hawaii.




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Queen star Brian May, 72, hits bum note as he is sent to hospital after tearing his buttock muscle

The Queen guitarist told fans the damage to his gluteus maximus left him in constant agony and unable to walk. May broke the news on Instagram yesterday with a selfie of him in a surgical mask.




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Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan's podcast girlfriend Grimes was behind their son's unusual name

Musk shared a photo of the newborn, telling fans the baby is called X Æ A-12, inset. In a two hour long chat released Thursday the billionaire broke down the name, main.




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Code breakers intercepted the very final German message sent during WWII

GCHQ historian Tony Comer said: 'These transcripts give us a small insight into the real people behind the machinery of war.




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Kyle Walker opens up on his mental health anguish after breaking lockdown rules

The Sun reported that the 29-year-old had flouted Government guidelines just weeks after he apologised for holding a sex party with two escorts. Walker released a statement on social media.




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Pictured: British student, 18, killed in go-kart crash in Malaysia 

Chloe Brigden was driving the go-kart around a track at the Malaysia X-Park in the city of Iskandar Puteri, southern Malaysia, when she lost control of the vehicle and crashed.




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Anti-Semitic PM of Malaysia says he likes Jewish friends because 'they're not like other Jews'

Mahathir Mohamad has caused outrage after he said he only liked his Jewish friends because 'they're not like other Jews' at a Cambridge Union event on Sunday night.




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Mum of MH17 victim, 25, reveals he had run to catch the plane and why she doesn't hate Russia

The Sydney mother of a 25-year-old passenger who lost his life aboard flight MH17 has revealed her heartbreak at watching her son's final moments as he sprinted through the airport to catch the plane. 




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Drama in the Malaysian FA Cup semi-final as freekick from his own half seals late win

Spectacular scenes unfolded in the semi-finals of the Malaysia FA Cup, after the most bizarre of late goals hit the back of the net during Pahang's victory over visiting Perak.




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Images reveal the world's longest water slide, at Malaysia's Escape Theme Park

Once finished in August, the slide in Malaysia will surpass a 1,984ft (605m) water slide in New Jersey that currently holds the Guinness World Record title for being the longest.




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Caught red-handed: Farmer spray paints a monkey to punish it for stealing his fruit in Malaysia

The furious man, who has not been named, is believed to have caught the primate taking expensive durian fruits from his garden on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.