Last Updated: February 04, 2014

Weather: Darwin 24°C - 30°C . Monsoonal showers and storms.

Shot crocs shock

SHOCKING photographs have emerged of rogue fishos shooting crocodiles in what are believed to be Top End waters.

'Hooning at its best'

Hoon boat skipper

THIS Top End boatie has taken hooning to a new level of wrong. HAVE YOUR SAY

Measles alert: Five people hospitalised

Measles

FIVE people have been hospitalised - including two in intensive care - in Royal Darwin Hospital because of an outbreak of measles.

Cyclones brewing over Top End

Tropical low

TWO tropical lows lurking over the Top End- one heading towards Queensland and one heading towards the NT- could become cyclones early this week.

Thorpe 'admitted to rehab'

Thorpe 'admitted to ...

OLYMPIC champion Ian Thorpe was 'admitted to rehab' after being spoken to by police in the early hours of Monday morning.

Eight injured in bus crash

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EIGHT people suffered minor injuries after a truck "rear-ended" a bus on the Stuart Hwy at Winnellie.

Singing in the waves

Nightcliff

AN EXTREME high tide and wild winds have brought Darwinites out in droves to watch a rare spectacle.

Croc bait wears a grin

Croc bait

TERRITORY fishermen are risking their lives repeatedly wading into croc-infested waters at Shady Camp while another fool has been spotted playing silly buggers inside a crocodile trap.

Thorpe 'admitted to rehab'

OLYMPIC champion Ian Thorpe was 'admitted to rehab' after being spoken to by police in the early hours of Monday morning.

Croc bait wears a grin

TERRITORY fishermen are risking their lives repeatedly wading into croc-infested waters at Shady Camp while another fool has been spotted playing silly buggers inside a crocodile trap.

Hollywood in shock over Hoffman death

STARS and studios have paid tribute to Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who has been found dead from an apparent drug overdose.

The Super Bowl ads you didn't see

SUPER Bowl commercials are arguably more interesting than the game itself but you won't see them on Australian TV. Here are some of the best.

Seven takes axe to Today Tonight

SEVEN Network has axed current affairs program Today Tonight in Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Dud route

Greyhound terminal Darwin

IS THIS the nation's worst bus terminal?

Ghan be a bad moon rising

Mooning of the Ghan

A BUNCH of bare asses are about to celebrate 10 years since they mooned the first passenger train from Adelaide to Darwin.

Corby one step closer to freedom

Corby one step closer to freedom

SCHAPELLE Corby's bid for parole is taking shape after senior Correctional Board officials met to discuss her case in Jakarta.

Australian man found dead in Bali

Australian man found dead in Bali

AN AUSSIE holidaying in Bali has collapsed and died in mysterious circumstances just one month after the deaths of Noelene and Yvana Bischoff.

Call for health warnings on booze

Call for health warnings on booze

ALCOHOLIC drinks should carry cigarette-style cancer warnings and be taxed at rates that reflect the burden of disease they cause, say health experts.

Arrest in online romance death

WA Jette Jacobs, who was found dead in her rented villa after travelling to South Africa to visit a Nigerian man she had met...

BREKKIE WRAP: A NIGERIAN man has been arrested in connection with the death of an Australian woman he "defrauded in a dating scam".

Man 'killed by stranger begging for help'

Thomas Sonnenberg

A GOOD Samaritan was shot and killed in his home after he let in a stranger begging for help.

Killer escapes prison, abducts woman

Michael David Elliot

A CONVICTED murderer serving life behind bars for four slayings is at large after he escaped from prison in the US.

Bushfires continue to battle WA

An emergency warning for a WA bushfire has been downgraded, but firefighters continue to battle the blaze.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman fans react to his passing

Residents of New York's Greenwich Village talk about the death of the Oscar winner. Alicia Powell reports.

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Fatal shooting at Moscow school rattles nerves ahead of Sochi Games

A fatal shooting at a Moscow high school leaves two adults dead and nerves rattled ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Mana Rabiee reports.

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Newsreader has no idea camera is on

Melbourne newsreader Jacqueline Felgate is unaware the camera is rolling at the beginning of a news update. Courtesy Channel Seven.

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THE Seattle Seahawks have won their first Super Bowl title, crushing the favored Denver Broncos 43-8.

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Liam Patrick signs with Thunder

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FORMER Gold Coast forward and Wanderers star Liam Patrick has signed with Territory Thunder.

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ABBEY Holmes will be shooting for a piece of Australian football history today as the NTFL showcases women's football on centre stage.

Palmerston trump Buffs under lights

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PALMERSTON survived a close encounter with Buffaloes by 15 points in Saturday night’s NTFL battle at TIO Stadium

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Gove residents slam Rio

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GOVE residents have accused Rio Tinto of giving them false hope by saying the refinery may reopen when it has no real intention of doing so.

Drunk woman bit flight attendant

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A NEW Zealand woman who bit an Air New Zealand flight attendant and kicked another in the testicles has been ordered into alcohol counselling.

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Hollywood in shock over Hoffman death

STARS and studios have paid tribute to Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who has been found dead from an apparent drug overdose.

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'The Chippo' bows out in true form

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ONE of Darwin's last live and original music venues - The Chippo - has closed its doors for the last time at Coconut Grove.

Coppin recharges NT's laughing stock

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BRITISH comedian Nik Coppin is in Darwin to mentor up-and-coming jokesters and get a few laughs of his own.

Elliott Hotel's gay old time a winner

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THE Elliott Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will be held again in April.

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    STUNNING plus size model Robyn Lawley has been taunting hungry models with posts of the food she has been baking and eating.

Measles alert: Five people hospitalised

FIVE people have been hospitalised - including two in intensive care - in Royal Darwin Hospital because of an outbreak of measles.

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Speed critic gets rev up

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A BRIEF but emotional social media campaign against a motoring journalist for referring to the Territory as the wild, wild west seems to have limped into the sunset, bloodied and bruised.

The best financial advice you'll ever receive

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WANT to make stacks of money in 2014? Five financial gurus share the answers to the most common questions they get in their line of work. It may be the best free advice you'll ever get.

Party with the Best

Birthday party

A MAN has invited the whole of the Territory to his birthday party - all you need to do is bring along "awesomeness" and friends, friends, and more friends.

'Hooning at its best'

Hoon boat skipper

THIS Top End boatie has taken hooning to a new level of wrong. HAVE YOUR SAY

Shot crocs shock

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SHOCKING photographs have emerged of rogue fishos shooting crocodiles in what are believed to be Top End waters.

Fishos ignore croc danger

Fishing in croc waters

A FISHO photographed wading into water, close to where a 12-year-old boy was taken by a crocodile hours later, bragged to a holidaying couple about his dangerous exploits.

Justice worth paying for

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THE revelation that the Director of Public Prosecutions was forced to operate on skeleton staff and a low bank balance last financial year should concern Territorians.

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