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The ugly truth behind beautiful game
YOUNG girls are being kidnapped and sold for sex to construction workers getting soccer stadiums ready for the FIFA World Cup.
School leavers: Part-time generation
SCHOOL graduates desperate for work experience and stretched for cash are putting their careers on hold by studying part time.
Teens trash $7m 'ghost' mansion
PARTYING teens caused $1m damage to an empty mansion before making off with items including a $250,000 stuffed leopard.
Depraved clan's messy family tree
THIS is life inside the depraved family whose incest and squalor hidden in the hills of a quiet country town hid a terrible secret.
'I haven't been sober since I was 11'
CHRISTMAS. It's a day usually spent with family and friends, but for Adam, it will also mark the first Christmas since childhood that he hasn't had a drink.
Innocent man freed after 30 years in jail
FOR decades Stanley Wrice insisted police tortured him until he confessed to a rape he didn't commit. He is one of dozens who were falsely targeted during a "dark chapter" of history.
'Clearly evil and dangerous beyond measure'
WESLEY Williams was joking with friends at a restaurant, high-fiving and playing pool. Then he went home. Hours later he committed a brutal, "chilling" crime.
Why this man was banned from the shops for life
THIS very, very loyal customer ended up in handcuffs after purchasing Christmas tree decorations. How did it all go so wrong for Joe Cantrell?
Babysitting brother beats sister with WWE moves
HE WAS meant to babysit his 5-year-old half-sister. Instead he used her as a prop to practise his 'John Cena' slam.
Shawkshank inspires woman stuck in loo
A WOMAN who found herself locked in a bathroom overnight managed to claw her way to freedom after drawing inspiration from The Shawshank Redemption.
2013: How was it for you?
HAS 2013 been a year of unparalleled awesomeness, or one you'd prefer to forget? Take our questionnaire and see how you compare with the rest of Australia.
Women ruin fellow females' careers
WOMEN have become the sisterhood's worst enemy, with research revealing they're holding themselves back by "stepping on another lady's throat".
Power bills to rise $200 says report
DESPITE falling consumption, the average power bill will rise by $200 a year, a new report says, unless "obscene" returns taken by networks are cut.
'It's not funny': Woman glued to toilet seat
A SHOPPER who was glued to a store toilet seat in an apparent prank gone horribly wrong has been left with such painful injuries she is unable to sit down.
Boyfriend chooses death over one more shop
A CHINESE man reportedly become so frustrated with his girlfriend's shopping spree that he jumped to his death in the mall.
Depraved secrets in country town
HIDDEN in the hills of a quiet country town was a family secret of such depravity, it shocked police. They uncovered a ticking time bomb.
Creepy burglar caught on film touching woman
A BURGLAR who targeted the same terrified pensioner five times in 12 months has been caught on camera creeping around her as she slept.
Why this model faces rude questions
MANY tip her as one of the Victoria Secret 'angels' next year - but stunner Carmen Carrera has a background that will shock many of her admirers.
What's it like to be the sole survivor?
HE SAW his workmates drown or freeze to death. He tried to suffocate himself with his fist. One man describes what it was like to be the only one who lived.
Cancer patients get crazy makeovers
WATCH their amazed reactions as cancer patients find they've been given crazy makeovers to help them forget their disease - if only for a second.
Woman glued to store toilet seat in prank
HOW'S this for a sticky situation. A woman was the victim of a cruel prank at a Home Depot store in the US last week when she discovered she was glued to a toilet seat.
The kids who kill their parents
THEY are young but they're dangerous. These children have killed their parents. And their stories are truly shocking.
The triumph and tragedy of Nigella
FROM a shy child to the "queen of food porn", Nigella Lawson has seen the volatile highs and lows of fame. How did she go from our favourite chef to a fragile, broken woman?
The greatest humans to ever live
THEY are the elite. Just like Mandela, they are the extraordinary few who changed the world and whose great deeds echo through history.
Public servants $309M sick claims
STRESSED and depressed public servants' $309 million claims for workers' compensation have sent the national insurance scheme into the red.
Face transplant: 'Life is a miracle'
THE first full-face transplant patients are growing into their new appearances, literally, with new blood vessels forming. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES.
High cost of silly season sickies
SICKIES will give Australian business a $2 billion Christmas hangover, with one in seven workers expected to call in sick after festive parties.
Men are, like, totally talking like this too
A WAY of speaking, synonymous with the movie Clueless and a certain breed of American material girl, is catching on. And it's spreading to men.
We really are a bunch of convicts
THE nasty saying that we're nothing but a bunch of convicts is beginning to have validity - prison numbers are at an all-time high.
Welcome to Crackland: What you won't see on TV
THESE are the crack-infested slums you won't see when Brazil hosts the World Cup far from shanty towns where kidnappings, beatings and executions are common.
Fear of noise 'drove dad to kill himself'
A FATHER-TO-BE was so tormented by his rare fear of noise that he may have thrown himself under a train, fearing "there was no way out".
Onesie? You're so hot right now
IF YOU own a onesie, take plenty of selfies, are partial to fro-yos and can do the Harlem Shake then chances are you're right on trend.
The man arrested 1267 times
HENRY Earl is dubbed the world's most arrested man. Now 64, Earl is back behind bars with his latest arrest making a total of 1267 times.
Top 10 bachelor habits to stop. Right now
KEEPING your dirty clothing in a pile. Drinking from the container. Treating hygiene like it's for special occasions. If you're guilty of these bad bachelor habits, stop it!
Why 'magnificent' mother drowned her baby girl
BABY Adelaide's father thought his 15-month-old daughter was in great hands. But the infant's mother found caring for a child "incompatible" with her lifestyle.
Homeless man's music brings people to tears
HE'S been homeless for as long as he can remember and has never learned a note of music. But that hasn't stopped David Allen Welsh wowing strangers with his amazing talent.
Teen 'killer nanny' expecting baby
LOUISE Woodward was convicted of killing a baby boy by shaking him to death 16 years ago. Now she's about to give birth to a child of her own.
21 things you're going to need to survive life
IT IS never too late to dominate life. Can't cook? Can't change a tyre? Can't get out of a bad date? Here are the things you should know by now.
Beautiful teen who died because she's a 'ginger'
THE father of 15-year-old Helena Farrell wants redhead bullying to be outlawed as a hate crime. He says a lifetime of teasing led his beautiful daughter to commit suicide.
LIFESTYLE PHOTOS
Vintage kitty portraits
PROVING we've always loved silly animal pics take a look at these hilariously cute animal snaps from the early 20th Century.
Scariest flicks for Friday 13th
DOUBLE-BOLT the locks, turn off the lights and make your selection from Leigh Paatsch's specially-selected suite of 10 cinematic shock-fests...
World's weirdest Christmas trees
Decking the halls has never been so strange. Check out our collection of the weirdest Christmas trees the world has ever seen.
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