45 m. ago ‘Figured it would stick’: NZ police officer makes arrest 20,000 kilometres from home

Mark Strongman was at the Tower of London as a tourist with his family. But the moment he heard a commotion ahead of him, he kicked into work mode.

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17 h. ago Doctor describes moment car ploughed into Melbourne medical centre

A doctor at work in a Niddrie medical centre when a car came ploughing through says he is lucky to be alive.

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41 h. ago Liam expected travel to be challenging. But he didn’t see this coming

You’ve been dreaming of the moment when you would be back on familiar ground, so why does it feel so unsettling to be home?

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42 h. ago A coroner wants Unit 18 shut ‘urgently’. Roger Cook says it’s ‘the best solution we have at the moment’

Coroner Philip Urquhart said the “harrowing” evidence he heard about Cleveland Dodd’s final days at Unit 18 was some of the “saddest I have presided over”.

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51 h. ago Piastri led the F1 title race by 34 points, but ended up third. One moment in his slide will hurt more than most

For now, Oscar Piastri will process 2025, wonder if he could have handled the tough times better, and keep his fingers crossed that McLaren’s policy of letting its drivers fight fairly persists now one of them has the world champion’s No.1 on the nosecone of his car next year.

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3 d. ago I had a huge fear of commitment, but an earthquake gave me the jolt I needed

Filmmaker Paul Feig talks about the terrifying moment that made him realise he had to marry his partner.

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3 d. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: The banana peel that caused a McIlroy double bogey; Aussie Lee struggling

Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne. Follow our LIVE coverage.

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3 d. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: The discarded banana peel that caused a Rory McIlroy double bogey

Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne. Follow our LIVE coverage.

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4 d. ago Man charged over pipe bomb attempt on eve of January 6 riots

Almost five years after pipe bombs were detected at Republican and Democratic party headquarters in Washington DC, authorities have charged a man over the foiled attack.

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5 d. ago ‘One of the most troubling things I’ve seen’: US lawmakers watch classified boat strike footage

The suspected drug boat was hit four times, not two. Democrats say the survivors posed no threat, while Republicans argued otherwise – though they agreed Pete Hegseth did not issue a “kill everybody” order.

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5 d. ago Inglis kept England and Root at bay. His next move could seal Khawaja’s fate

One moment of Josh Inglis brilliance has kept Australia in the hunt at the Gabba. His next move, however, could spell the end for a hometown hero.

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5 d. ago It started as a sweet cafe moment with a lovely lady. Then she followed me

All through 2025, I’ve had moments like this with strangers, acquaintances, even lifelong family friends. There’s a sharper edge that people didn’t use to have.

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7 d. ago Farmer killed on WA’s south coast as bushfires rage across state’s regions

A farmer has died when his loader was engulfed in flames while fighting a fire near West River as the state’s hot start to summer brought with it several bushfires on Monday.

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8 d. ago What if a seminal moment in gothic literature took place in a modern

The show stitches together unlikely elements – trampolining, TikTok-length choreography, a live rock band and an original play.

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8 d. ago ‘Highest risk months’: Water safety warning for parents as summer begins

“Parents tell us that they only looked away for a moment and then tragedy has struck.”

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9 d. ago How a shy cavoodle brought a moment of drama to the PM and Jodie’s perfect day

Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon, joined by about 70 guests, celebrated their wedding until the early hours of Sunday morning.

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9 d. ago To chants and cheers, Melbourne enters its ‘new era of train travel’

The mood at the launch of the new Metro Tunnel was electric, as the city was brought together for a moment of joy.

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9 d. ago ‘It justified the red card’: Springbok enforcer sent off for blatant eye gouge

South African great Eben Etzebeth was marched after a shocking moment of foul play against Wales, and faces a months-long suspension.

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1 week ago ‘He asked if he could cut my hair’: The moment that started it all for Twiggy

She once considered herself too thin, too small and too working class, but the now 76-year-old defied the odds to become a fashion icon.

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1 week ago ‘Fatal combination’: Zelensky left exposed by loss of top aide in spiralling corruption scandal

The resignation of his chief of staff leaves the Ukrainian president deprived of his most important adviser at a critical moment in the fight against the Russian invasion.

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