'No words can make it better'
1:22PM Amelia Harris EXCLUSIVE: THE heartbroken grandmother of a boy, 13, killed by a truck on a pre-Christmas bike ride has spoken of her perfect angel.
Concerns over pic scandal girl
Nathan Mawby and Anthony Dowsley VIDEO: WELFARE authorities are concerned for the teen in the AFL scandal, who says her parents have abandoned her.
Gunmen on the run after burglary
9:02AM Staff writers UPDATE 1.45pm: POLICE are still hunting two gunmen who forced their way into a building and demanded money from two people inside.
Man loses licence after blowing .335
9:53AM Amelia Harris UPDATE 10.41am: POLICE are astounded after a man was caught driving almost seven times the blood alcohol limit.
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Huge Boxing Day sale bargains will be on offer from battling retailers trying to shift languishing stock after a turkey of a year. Victorians will splurge about $1.7 billion in the post-Christmas stockade bonanza starting on Sunday. Picture: Alex Coppel
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Confidential
Ryan and Scarlett fast-track divorce
AP RYAN Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have made their break-up official by filing for divorce in Los Angeles.
Williams still grieves for Heath
9:43AM Staff writers MICHELLE WILLIAMS has opened up for the first time about her grief after losing former love Heath Ledger.
Shooting stars
Kim Kardashian shocks her family by taking a swig of her sister's breast milk
Best of the best
Who were the biggest sport stars of 2010? Jon Anderson continues today with 11-50
Holiday hell
A man who fell off a cliff while peeing is a finalist in the hunt for horror travel experiences
My shout
Jess Hart is sorry for telling regular men to not approach models, saying she'll buy a beer for blokes who say "hi"
Victoria lights up
Victorian homes are alight with the festive season. See the results and send in yours
Long journey home
After six years on the road a Melbourne moggie has been reunited with her shocked owner
Lunar Eclipse
For the first time in almost 400 years a lunar eclipse has taken place on the summer solstice
Murder trial
Ashton Kutcher is set to testify about the night he found the murdered body of his former love interest
Inside the cage
Undefeated ultimate fighter George Sotiropoulos tells what it takes to survive a cage fight.
Snow bound
Snow in Europe leaves Australians stranded as closed airports across the continent
Mere mortals
Between the break-ups, deaths and sex scandals, 2010 was a rough year to be a celebrity
Hurley's had enough
Liz Hurley reportedly dumps Shane Warne after he sent a Melbourne mum raunchy texts
Easy access
Sensitive documents revealing the extent of Brendan Fevola's debt crisis have been found in a park
Playing bongo
A baby bongo - a type of nocturnal antelope from the African continent - has been born at Melbourne Zoo
Miracle man
Meet Ahmed - the only asylum seeker in the Christmas Island tragedy to make it to shore on his own
Christmas hunt
Terry Brown continues his search to find every item mentioned in The Twelve Days of Christmas
Blake Edwards 1922-2010
Oscar-winning director Blake Edwards, who made the Pink Panther movies and Breakfast at Tiffany's, has died aged 88
Best albums
Cameron Adams turned the volume up to decide his 10 best albums of 2010. Has he got it right?
Sport
Ponting pinky passes net session
12:17PM Adrian Ballantyne UPDATE 12.50PM: AUSTRALIAN vice-captain Michael Clarke says Ricky Ponting is almost certain to play in the Boxing Day Test.
SuperFooty
Roos' members details hacked
1:19PM Al Paton THE name and address of every North Melbourne member has been obtained by a third party that hacked into the club's database.
Victoria
Teen charged with stabbing
11:30AM Amelia Harris, AAP A TEENAGE boy has been charged with a violent stabbing in Victoria's north that left a 63-year-old man fighting for his life.
Blaze rips through Dandenong factory
8:22AM Amelia Harris A LARGE fire badly damaged a Dandenong factory and threatened others nearby last night.
Entertainment
Hendricks wants Wonder Woman role
By David K. Li BUSTY flame-haired stunner Christina Hendricks wants to morph from Mad Men to Wonder Woman.
Small screen stinkers in 2010
Colin Vickery GOLD Logie winner Kate Ritchie heads a list of TV stars who slid down the gurgler with flops this year.
National
Families in Digger death hoax
8:18AM Justin O'Brien FAMILIES of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan have been receiving hoax calls that their loved ones have been wounded or killed.
Santa in for wet ride on Christmas
11:47AM AAP AIR traffic controllers are predicting a wet ride for Santa across northern Australia on Christmas Eve.
The Other Side
Dog to be neutered after 17 puppies
7:28AM AAP TEN weeks after giving birth to 17 puppies, the Rhodesian Ridgeback mother is to be neutered while her cute offspring leave for new homes.
Travel
Europe travel delays over ... almost
7:56AM AP WEATHER-wracked Christmas travel has eased in Britain after days of delays - but heavy snow shut Dublin Airport for hours.
World
Tight embassy security after blasts
11:22AM Joe Kelly AUSTRALIA has tightened security at its embassy in Rome following bomb blasts at the Chilean and Swiss missions.
Business
Gillette dumps Tiger Woods
12:42PM AP THE Gillette brand, known for its shaving products, has announced it will not renew its endorsement deal with Tiger Woods.
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