WA gran swims English Channel
A PERTH grandmother has become the oldest woman to swim the English Channel, completing the crossing to France in 17 hours and 31 minutes.
Dog put down for attacking 5 children
A BULL-TERRIER dog has been put down after it attacked five children at a birthday party at Collie, 200km south of Perth.
Police rip through Kiesha home
PSYCHIC claims vision of missing girl in bush as police remove doors, carpet from her home.
Western Australia
Man attacked by violent trio
KENSINGTON detectives are searching for three offenders after a violent home invasion in Redcliffe early today.
Public servant disclosed secrets
A PUBLIC servant has been fined $8,000 for accessing a work computer and disclosing confidential information.
Police warning on homemade bombs
VANDALS responsible for blowing up letter boxes in Perth suburbs are putting lives - including their own - at risk, police warn.
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Perth Confidential
92.9FM gains on Mix94.5FM in ratings
THE Today Network has made big inroads in the Perth radio market, closing the gap on leaders MixFM in the latest radio ratings.
Kids in the kitchen for MasterChef encore
THE hungry hordes desperate for their next serve of MasterChef won't have to wait much longer, with Channel 10 expected to fast-track its junior series.
National
Footy star 'raped sleeping woman' - court
A WOMAN allegedly raped by Andrew Lovett told a friend she was asleep when he assaulted her, court hears.
Business
Sage lends a hand to Elias
TONY Sage has offered a lifeline to the company of fellow Perth Glory board member and rugby league great Ben Elias.
Garrett steps in to protect Koongarra
PETER Garrett has promised to stop uranium mining from taking place on a parcel of Aboriginal land that will be incorporated into the Kakadu National Park.
Scaffidi, Barnaba selected for CHOGM
FORMER Eagles chairman Mark Barnaba and Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi are among a group selected to oversee WA’s involvement in next year’s CHOGM event.
Sport
Woosha airs 'love us or leave' message
BESIEGED West Coast coach John Worsfold has told doubting Eagles fans to go and support another club if they don't believe a bright future lies ahead.
Video ump has no pause button
AN OBVIOUS, easy, cheap way to avoid goal umpiring clangers is staring us in the face - and it doesn't mean stopping the flow of the game.
Dockers vow to recover from spanking
FREMANTLE players had their "pants pulled down'' by North Melbourne and a repeat effort against Sydney on Saturday won't be accepted, says defender Antoni Grover.
Entertainment
World
Teenage girl pulls out of virginity auction
A HUNGARIAN teenager pulled out of an online deal in which she sold her virginity after the winning bidder - a British businessman - asked her to marry him.
Australian embassy in 'Bashir bomb plot'
RADICAL muslic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was behind a fresh terror plot to attack Australia's embassy, Indonesian police say.
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It's time for our blokes to man up
LADIES, let me introduce you to Robert Edward Tyrell Jr, a 29-year-old who lives in the deep south of America, writes Natalie Locke.
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