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Explode Man badly burned at Christmas BBQ

A MAN was airlifted to a specialist burns unit after being injured in an explosion while he prepared Christmas lunch.

Phone Man charged over child abuse material

POLICE say they've seized child abuse material from a man who was allegedly caught filming people on his phone at a Macquarie Fields shopping centre.

Banned for flying flag upside down

SRI Lanka has barred the Australian owner of an exclusive hotel from returning to his adopted homeland after he flew the national flag upside down.

Xmas Weather Will it be hot on Christmas Day?

SANTA may have a bit of trouble seeing where he's going in Sydney this Christmas, with persistent cloud cover expected to continue into Wednesday.

White sand Australia's answer to white Christmas

Lachlan Thompson lachlan.thompson@news.com.au Tourism Australia is starting a search for the ultimate Aussie Christmas image and Bondi's Surf Life Saving Club started the ball rolling with this scorcher.

Seven arrested in network drug bust

A MAJOR heroin syndicate in Sydney's southwest has been shut down and seven people have been arrested, police say.

F*** you! Hostie goes crackers mid-flight

Inside the secret world of hostie crash pads

A FLGHT attendant allegedly launched an angry tirade at a passenger, screaming 'F*** you', after the man rejected a 'rip-off' cheese cracker snack.

Man's bottom turned red like a baboon

A 40-year-old man with tonsillitis has developed a rare condition known as ‘baboon syndrome’ after his bottocks turned red like the primate.

News Naked man goes after seagulls, diners

EMMA CHANNON HOLIDAY-makers copped more than just a few rays of sunshine when a man stripped naked, chased seagulls and paraded through a busy restaurant.

Pilot delays flight for a sandwich

A FOODIE pilot allegedly delayed a New York-bound flight by two-and-a-half hours - for gourmet sandwiches.

Nude bride and groom charged

Ian Horswill VIDEO: A woman who has campaigned against a city's ban on public nudity was charged after she and her groom married in the nude.

Naked motorist in sex act at 110kmh

Ian Horswill A MOTORIST who was indulging in a sex act while driving naked on a 110kmh freeway claimed he got carried away by a SMS chat.

Wait! Did China just nuke Europe?

Jamie Seidel IT'S supposed to be a sign of things to come: A model of China's Moon rover sitting against a backdrop of the Earth. Why is there a nuclear explosion over Europe?

I'll pay you gator for the beers

Network writers ARE you paying with cash or credit? Do you accept alligator? Yep, a man has been caught trying to barter for two six packs of beer with a live reptile.

Affluenza: Epidemic or epic excuse?

Jamie Seidel AFFLUENZA. It's a "disease" that got a rich US kid out of jail last week. So, what is it? Who diagnoses it? And is it contagious?

Dolphins in deadly 'Hunger Games'

Jamie Seidel WE'VE all gone "aawww" at scenes of dolphins rescuing swimmers. But have diminished fish stocks and a violent youth culture led them to play their own Hunger Games?

Trigger, happy How to start your car with a gun

Jamie Seidel WHY reach for your mucky old jumper leads if the car won't start, when a friendly cop toting a Kalashnikov does the job just as well?

Video 'Instant karma' in knockout 'game'

Staff writers VIDEO: A thug's apparent attempt to play the knockout 'game' takes a surprising twist when the victim fights back.

Mall tragedy 'Frustrated' shopper's deadly leap

A CHINESE man reportedly become so frustrated with his girlfriend's shopping spree that he jumped to his death in the mall.

Emu rider used animals as gym gear

Brittany Vonow UPDATE: QUEENSLAND man in strife for riding a baby emu also used a live calf and a dead pig as part of his exercise regime, the RSPCA says.

The man arrested 1267 times

Ian Horswill 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.

Bodybuilding So you want to be a bodybuilder?

Staff writers THIRTY egg whites a day. Powders that make you gassy. Standing around in a posing pouch. Do you have what it takes to be freakishly muscled?

Space visitor Boy struck in head by meteorite

Staff writers IT'S a galactic moment, but without the Hollywood touch. A Florida man claims his boy was struck by a meteorite while playing out front of the family home.

Urgent Get paid to pee around the world

Staff Writers THE art of finding the best public toilet to use while out and about is being recognised as a legitimate occupation.

Stuck burglar asks victim for help

Ian Horswill IT'S not April's Fools Day. A bungling burglar got stuck fast in a bathroom window and when the homeowner came home asked him to call police.

Returned bike now a vintage win

Staff Writers A US man has been reunited with his now-vintage motorcycle nearly 50 years after it was stolen.

$100,000 - for walking the dog?

Staff Writers IT's something we've all dreamt about: Taking the dog for a walk, and stumbling over tens of thousands of dollars in cash. It's just happened, for real.

Not the smartest criminal out there

Ian Horswill WHEN there's a warrant out for your arrest, would you post comments on your Most Wanted Facebook page? Nicholas 'Sin Demon' Emond did.

Slime fossil points to life's origin

Staff Writers WHAT may be the oldest complete fossil on Earth has been found in WA and paints a smelly but colourful picture of life nearly 3.5 billion years ago.

'If you can't stop rape, enjoy it'

Staff Writers INDIA'S chief investigator has inflamed that nation's rape debate by comparing the legalisation of sports gambling to 'enjoying' sexual assault.