5 hours ago Family of woman ‘gunned down’ in Caboolture share grief of losing sister days before Christmas

“She did not deserve what happened to her. Nobody deserves that,” said sister Dani Mason.

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5 hours ago I was hot, bothered and pregnant. Then my waters broke on Christmas morning, six weeks early

A 3am trip to the hospital, riding in an ambulance and an unexpected arrival – it felt like the plot of a Christmas movie.

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7 hours ago Travis Head misses training, will need to prove fitness on Christmas Eve

Travis Head has been the only consistent shining light with the bat for Australia against India, but he missed a net session on Monday, days after hurting his quad in the drawn Brisbane Test.

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7 hours ago Conspiracy denied: MCG curator defends practice pitches used by India, promises pace on Boxing Day

It’s been an eventful week for India since the tourists landed in Melbourne, the latest issue the state of the MCG practice pitches used by the tourists in their opening training sessions.

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8 hours ago ‘So beautiful’: After years of delays, Ho Chi Minh City opens first metro train line

Years of start-and-stop construction means the seemingly new ticket vending machines are partly obsolete: they accept coins that are no longer in circulation.

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10 hours ago ‘One of the most depraved crimes’: Woman burned to death on New York subway

Police have arrested a man suspected of intentionally lighting on fire a woman, after she fell asleep on a stationary train.

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10 hours ago ‘One of the most depraved crimes’: Woman burnt to death on New York subway

Police have arrested a man suspected of intentionally lighting on fire a woman after she fell asleep on a stationary train.

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12 hours ago Mother pays tribute to her ‘little teddy bear’ after his death at a German Christmas market

A nine-year-old victim of Germany’s Christmas market attack has been named, his mother has paid tribute to her “little teddy bear”.

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13 hours ago Give yourself the gift of sport: Everything you can watch this Christmas

Forget the presents under the Christmas tree, it’s time to rest and take in the best of sport over the Christmas period. Here’s what’s live and the best sports documentaries and movies to watch.

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