Last Updated: December 23, 2013

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Police seek help after boy escapes

Police seek help after boy escapes

A TEEN who was under guard is on the run after escaping from the Royal Children's Hospital.

Angry ex 'gouges out woman's eye'

Angry ex 'gouges out woman's eye'

A JEALOUS husband has launched a shocking attack on his wife, gouging out her eye with his bare hands after he found her with a new boyfriend.

Fraudster's con crashes to earth

Fraudster's con crashes t...

THE past has caught up with serial fraudster Gabriel Werden who faces almost 10 years' jail for stealing five properties from unwitting owners.

Cops caught drink-driving avoid axe

Cops caught drink-driving avoid axe

SANCTIONS against police caught drink-driving are being kept secret, despite a promised crackdown by Chief Commissioner Ken Lay.

Rigby's killer 'drugged, raped teen'

Michael Adebolajo Lee Rigby attacker

ONE of the men convicted of the gruesome murder of British soldier Lee Rigby allegedly drugged and raped a 14-year-old girl in 2001.

Drunk driver crashes into house

Drunk driver crashes into house

A SLEEPING man narrowly avoided being hit by a car that crashed through his home in Melbourne's west after a drunk driver lost control.

Appeal for answers in death riddle

UPDATE: THE friends of a young mum found dead in her Pakenham home are pleading for the public's help to find her killer.

Recommendations for burglars may be overturned

Recommendations for burglars may be overturned

THE Napthine Government is set to reject one of the harshest recommendations from its ­review of the parole system.

Dark times following a fast crowd

Dark times following a fast crowd

ROBYN Lindholm, who was this week charged with being an accessory to murder, knew how to get a male's attention.

Thief steals ashes in Sunshine

Thief steals ashes in Sunshine

UPDATE: DETECTIVES have released an image of a woman who may be able to help with their investigation into a Sunshine burglary.

Angry ex 'gouges out woman's eye'

A JEALOUS husband has launched a shocking attack on his wife, gouging out her eye with his bare hands after he found her with a new boyfriend.

United Kingdom Rigby's killer 'drugged, raped teen'

Michael Adebolajo Lee Rigby attacker

ONE of the men convicted of the gruesome murder of British soldier Lee Rigby allegedly drugged and raped a 14-year-old girl in 2001.

Appeal for answers in death riddle

Appeal for answers in death riddle

UPDATE: THE friends of a young mum found dead in her Pakenham home are pleading for the public's help to find her killer.

Law & order Fraudster's con crashes to earth

Fraudster's con crashes t...

THE past has caught up with serial fraudster Gabriel Werden who faces almost 10 years' jail for stealing five properties from unwitting owners.

Books

Did the Secret Service hide the truth?

Did the Secret Service hide the truth?

BOOK EXTRACT: DRAMATIC new evidence about the death of JFK unravels the ultimate cold case crime, and points the finger at those closest to him.

Suffer the little children

Children of God

1990s trials: WHEN 121 children from the secretive Children of God sect were snatched from their homes, many assumed the worst.

King snubs bikie ban, dodges sanction

King snubs bikie ban, dodges sanction

UPDATE: CONTROVERSIAL footballer Jake King will not be punished despite defying orders to end his association with former Bandidos boss Toby Mitchell.

True Crime Scene's black lists

crime scene

THEY'RE the men you'd least like to run into in a dark alley. Our True Crime Scene Black List series looks at our worst villains.

Largest health fund rise in 9 years

Largest health fund rise in 9 years

THE largest health fund premium rise in nine years will increase the cost of health insurance by up to $21 a month.

Apple inks historic deal with China

Apple inks historic deal with China

APPLE has reached a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile, the world's biggest phone carrier.

Live: Wanderers v Central Coast

Live: Wanderers v Central Coast

FOLLOW our live coverage - with video highlights - as Western Sydney Wanderers host the Mariners to wrap up A-League round 11.

Midnight Juggernauts Set To Slay St Kilda

midnight juggernauts

Midnight Juggernauts will count in New Year's Eve in St Kilda while Rock City counts down 5 Siberia affilated jams

AFL

Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints

Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints

MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.

This industry is in cutthroat decline

This industry is in cutthroat decline

ONE of the major fashion trends of 2013 has decimated profits in this sector. Can it recover or has the face of the industry changed forever?