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Crime A 92-YEAR-OLD woman in the US has shot dead her 72-year-old son because she thought he wanted to put her into an aged care home.

Entertainment THE music world is in mourning with the news that Alan Longmuir, one of the founding members of the popular Bay City Rollers, has died after a “short illness”.

News A LOUD explosion from Mount Agung on Monday night was followed by ejections of lava and a column of ash that shot 2000 metres into the sky.

Pets & Animals TODD was hoping for an enjoyable walk with his owner. But instead, a venomous snake crossed their path.

Travel RYAN Chambers was a 21-year-old backpacker when he was last seen. The South Australian is not the only person to vanish here.

Crime “Active shooter, please help us,” tweeted an intern at the newspaper. Five people have been shot dead inside a newspaper newsroom in the US.

Travel AUSTRALIANS are being urged to check their airlines’ websites after Denpasar Airport was closed due to the volcanic ashes from an eruption of Bali’s Mount Agung...

Breaking MICHAEL Jackson’s father and founder of the Jackson 5 has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Entertainment PEOPLE on social media have lashed out at new royal Meghan Markle for supposedly breaking royal protocol at an event hosted by the Queen.

Lifestyle BRYAN Adams, who once wrote a song about Princess Diana, has finally revealed the true nature of their relationship.

News APOLLO 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a former business manager, accusing them of misusing his finances and slander.

Offbeat A YOUNG football fan has been left heartbroken after his side were knocked out of the World Cup. But then the most unlikely saviours came to the rescue.

Lifestyle MEGHAN Markle has been selected to fill in for the Queen in one of her key royal duties, proving she really has won over the reigning monarch.

Pets & Animals A bulldog named Zsa Zsa with an absurdly long tongue won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest — but she had stiff competition.

News NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford have announced the name of their daughter.

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Offbeat A HUNGRY rat has eaten more than $25,000 in cold, hard cash after sneaking into an ATM.

Politics DONALD Trump has faced global condemnation after his administration separated children from their parents at the US border, and Time magazine isn’t about to let him...

News New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to a baby girl.

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News A COURT has barred a young father who relentlessly hounded his stressed out parents for money from contacting them for five years.

News SIR Bruce Forsyth left his six children without a cent of his $20 million fortune. But he may have had a good reason for that.