Kids watch mum's brutal assault
7:36AM Aleks Devic, Amelia Harris UPDATE 9.09am: TWO children watched in terror as their mum was stabbed, slashed and punched in a vicious home attack in Geelong.
Family friend's gruesome find
Mark Buttler and Amelia Harris A MAN found dead in his Doncaster East home by a family friend was well known in soccer circles but kept to himself, a colleague says.
Footy rioters banned for 150 years
8:25AM Robbie Patterson MORE than 30 people have been banned for a combined 150 years for their part in a riot which erupted at an under-17 footy grand final.
Teen attacked with meat cleaver
Nathan Mawby POLICE are searching for a group of men after a 19-year-old was attacked multiple times with a meat cleaver on St Kilda's foreshore.
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Naomi Watts was behind the lens for a change at her friend Emma Cooper's wedding in Sydney. Watts, looking gorgeous in a cream lace dress, was one of the stars in a wedding that had plenty of celebrity guests. Picture: The Daily Telegraph
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Night fears for DJ's panicked parents
Confidential reporters AUSTRALIA'S hottest female DJ, Havana Brown, says her parents almost scuppered her career.
Bingle falls ill in Big Apple
Confidential reporters LARA Bingle's holiday in New York takes a turn for the worse, with the bikini babe falling ill.
Twitter treats
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Miss Robot
Almost 30 robots have started teaching English to young students in a South Korean city
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Ranging from clever to absurd, here are some of the year's most entertaining protest signs
Shooting stars
Former model Janice Dickinson sobs while having a panic attack on Celebrity Rehab
Summer survival guide
Beaches, picnics, free stuff, eat in or takeaway, and what to do with the kids today
All in the mind
A "Facebook feature" in the brain governs the number of friends you are likely to make
11 faces to watch in 2011
These rising Australian TV and film stars are the 11 faces to watch in 2011
Last but not least
The last of the Herald Sun's 12 Strays of Christmas has finally found friendship with a family
Double trouble
Top model nabs comedy role based on Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan's life and times
Yours for $3
Online vendors are selling copies of Kate Middleton's engagement ring for as little as $3
Messages home
Diggers in Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands send Christmas messages back to Australia
Sport
Ponting backs Khawaja at No.3
Will Swanton RICKY Ponting endorses Usman Khawaja to replace him at No.3 in a revamped Australian batting order for the fifth Ashes Test.
SuperFooty
No third eye for goal umpires
Matt Windley THE AFL has no plans to introduce a video umpire for contentious goal umpiring decisions next season.
Victoria
Holiday drivers soak up petrol pain
Karen Collier MOTORISTS are facing high petrol costs as the industry shows contempt by making confusing changes to the weekly price cycle.
Driver jolted after snapping pole
6:19AM Amelia Harris UPDATE 6.40am: A MAN suffered an electric shock after his car became airborne and smashed into a power pole last night.
Entertainment
Ryan Gosling's disappearing act
ANYONE who has worked with Ryan Gosling will tell you he's one of few leading men capable of disappearing - not only on screen.
Drama Queen takes on royalty
USED to playing unusual characters, Helena Bonham Carter found her role as Queen Mum a serious proposition.
National
Qld floods disease outbreak fear
9:26AM Courier Mail reporters RECORD floods in Queensland will take weeks to recede, sparking fears contaminated water could trigger a disease outbreak.
Clue in hunt for girl's gunman
The Daily Telegraph POLICE believe they know the identity of the intended target of the shooting that wounded an 11-year-old girl in her Sydney home.
The Other Side
Schoolies to marry ... for real
7:49AM Melinda Siegmeier THE Schoolies couple who held a 'mock wedding' on a Gold Coast beach have decided to get married for real, now that she has turned 18.
Travel
Putin lashes 'whining' travel workers
AFP VLADIMIR Putin has rebuked travel officials after snow brought Russia to a standstill, telling them to forget about holidays and stop whining.
World
'UN must act to prevent genocide'
AFP THE first ambassador of Ivory Coast's new internationally-backed president says the UN must move to prevent "genocide" in his country.
Business
Wind's in retailers' sales
Rachel Hewitt AUSTRALIA'S hard-hit retailers have been encouraged by the start of the critical holiday sales season.
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