Violent rampage: McDonald's staff aid arrests

Megan Levy and Rachel Olding Employees at a fast food restaurant have helped police catch two people suspected of going on a violent rampage across Sydney on Monday night.

Thomas the Tank Engine rescued

MEGAN DOHERTY Goulburn’s missing Thomas the Tank Engine - washed away in floods almost three years ago - has been found by police during a search warrant of a suspected drug lab in the east of the city.

Prince Harry to attend fleet review

Tim Barlass All eyes will be on the surveying ship HMAS Leeuwin on Saturday October 5 when Prince Harry will accompany the governor-general at the International Fleet Review.

Mayoral seat too hot for Kent Johns

KATE MCCLYMONT Kent Johns has been replaced as Sutherland Shire mayor following damaging allegations raised by the Herald.

GPS competition an aggressive arms race

Peter Munro Former Rugby World Cup-winning captain David Kirk has slammed Sydney's prestigious GPS competition as an aggressive ''arms race''.

Concern about sale of Department of Lands

NICOLE HASHAM It immortalises our pluckiest explorers: those who trudged Australia's hostile interior to find where the rivers flowed.

The show must go on: Cinema robbery

MEGAN LEVY A cinema employee who was threatened with a sawn-off shotgun during a terrifying armed robbery on Sydney's north shore declared minutes after the thieves had fled that "the show must go on" .

Horror house: Residents seek compensation

PAUL BIBBY For more than a decade the residents of the Grand Western Lodge boarding house were allegedly assaulted, underfed and sedated, while the government department allegedly stood idly by.

Warning over rise in heart attack deaths outside hospitals

AMY CORDEROY People who suffer heart attacks outside a hospital are more likely to die today than five years ago, and this has sparked calls for the urgent installation of defibrillators across the state.

Surveillance

NSW prison jams smuggled phones

NICK RALSTON Prisoners can forget about using smuggled mobile phones with a NSW jail becoming the first in Australia to introduce phone-jamming technology.

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Victims get time to appeal compo

Victims of crime who wanted to challenge compensation claims were given extra time to lodge an appeal - but were not told of the opportunity before it was too late to apply.

Police change defence over evidence

RACHEL OLDING A group of police officers who allegedly broke the leg of an arts student have been allowed to change their defence at the eleventh hour after CCTV footage of the assault emerged.

Bullied school student gets increased payout

RACHEL OLDING A student who allegedly suffered serious mental health problems after years of bullyinghas had her damages payout increased despite efforts by the school to have the matter thrown out of court.

Red tape fixes to boost building: minister

Natasha Wallace Homeowners will have to notify builders of defects within six months of noticing them under a proposed overhaul of the Home Building Act aimed at cutting red tape and stimulating the industry.

School in turmoil: the team no one will play

Adrian Proszenko, Peter Munro Sydney's prestigious GPS association is in turmoil with Scots College boycotted from sporting contests amid claims from rivals that it offered prohibited inducements to recruit young athletes.

New board designed to improve results

Josephine Tovey The NSW Board of Studies and the NSW Institute of Teachers will be merged to create a single new statutory authority with the aim of improving teacher quality and student outcomes.

Cover-up claimed after SES sacking

Nick Ralston, Dominic Geiger The state government has been accused of covering up the sacking of a member of the NSW State Emergency Service who raised allegations of millions being misspent within the organisation.