RAIN OF FIRE: The weapon so awful it should be war crime
SMOKE fills the sky, then it starts raining deadly chemicals. This is the terrifying way wars are being fought. WARNING: Graphic images.
Karl’s $20m split will ‘turn ugly’
A FRIEND of Karl Stefanovic’s estranged wife Cassandra says he’s now very different to the man she married.
Why the Clinton emails emerged
HILLARY Clinton’s presidential campaign has been rocked by emails found on the computer of notorious sexter Anthony Weiner.
The storm that could end it all
SCIENTISTS have warned that “hypercanes” may have been responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs — and there are fears that humans could be next.
Russian submarines raise attack fears
THREE cruise-missile armed submarines have joined the Russian aircraft carrier battlegroup en route to Syria, raising fears of an impending blitz on Aleppo.
Prince Harry’s girlfriend: What you need to know
MEGHAN Markle, who is rumoured to be dating Prince Harry, is not your typical TV star. Here’s everything you should know about her.
Two Cup roughies you should bet on
OUR experts have assessed the winning chances of every horse in the Melbourne Cup and recommended two $17 outsiders.
Freakish snake ‘the killer of killers’
AUSTRALIAN scientists have unlocked the powerful venom of one of the world’s freakiest snakes in a bid to “greatly benefit human health”.
Verstappen’s F1 career in danger
RED Bull young gun Max Verstappen has been slammed as insolent and arrogant after another controversial GP performance.
Why aren’t TV comedies funny anymore?
SURELY the point of a comedy show is to make people laugh — why then are the most lauded TV comedies delivering laughs at such a low rate?
‘You know Matt is dead don’t you?’
NEARLY a decade after Matthew Leveson was last seen alive, his former partner today said it was possible he wasn’t dead.
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Features
WILL this be the last year of The X Factor? That looks a distinct possibility after the Channel 7 singing show scored its worst-ever ratings last night.
A NEW poll to find the most “detested and despised” song of all time discovered a surprise repeat offender among the cheesy pop and novelty hits.
A KIDNAPPING, warring co-stars and subliminal messages: here’s what you never knew about 1996 hit movie Romeo + Juliet.
THE Aussie mag were the first to report rumours of Mariah’s split with James Packer — now she’s hitting back.
SOMETIMES celebrities get it so right, and other times they get it extremely wrong. Here’s some costumes that put them in hot water.
COULD Prince Harry be off the market? Britain’s most eligible royal is said to be quietly dating Suits actress Meghan Markle.
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Detention officer’s desperate crawl to the toilet
A FEMALE officer at a youth detention centre had to crawl to the safety of a toilet cubicle after she was allegedly assaulted by three boys.
Farewell for tragic Davidson family
HUNDREDS gather to remember family of four who died together in their home.
The crisis in our own backyard
AUSTRALIAN girls as young as 12 are being led out of the country and enslaved by strangers, and outdated attitudes mean those men are getting away with it.
Baird cops it over ‘out of touch’ post
MIKE Baird is continuing his mission to convince us he’s not like a regular Premier, he’s a cool Premier. This time, it’s really backfired.
‘The government is dancing to our tune’
ONE Nation say tough new asylum seeker policy the PM is about to introduce into parliament is modelled on their ideas.
‘The hidden election’: How Trump can win
WHAT if Donald Trump is right, and all the polls really are wrong? There’s a “hidden election” happening, and it could deliver a shock.
Drone footage shows quake damage
HARROWING drone footage has shown the extent of the damage caused by the most powerful earthquake to strike Italy in 36 years.
‘It was like a Salem witch trial’
A UNI professor who used an anonymous Twitter account to slam political correctness and “safe spaces” has been sacked. These are his “offensive” tweets.
Vettel pays for ‘ridiculous’ driving
DANIEL Ricciardo slammed Sebastian Vettel after a controversial Mexican GP — and his criticism didn’t go unnoticed.
Late twist: Trump surges back
AN EXTRAORDINARY twist in the dying stages of the US election campaign has given Donald Trump new hope.
Seven healthy recipes to try this week
SOMETIMES being healthy is hard, so we have made it easier with seven easy-to-cook meals.
The problems invented by advertisements
HERE’S a fun fact. Back in the day, the concept of a “coffee break” didn’t exist. It was invented by a wily ad executive - just like so many other things.
Dying singer conquers album charts
AUSTRALIAN opera singer Matt Hirst has been given less than a year to live at the age of just 29. He’s done something incredible with that time.
What slim people eat for breakfast
WHEN you need to drop a few winter kilos, the solution begins with breakfast. Here are seven fat-fighting foods to start the day.
‘They struggled to rip my baby out’
GRAPHIC: Fitness guru Chontel Duncan rocked a six-pack during pregnancy, and now she’s revealed it caused serious complications during birth.
Photo could solve Earhart mystery
FOR 80 years, the world wondered what happened to aviator Amelia Earhart. This photo could provide the answer.
How hard is it to land an A380?
WE PUT an amateur into the cockpit of a really, really big plane. Watch the video to find out what happened.
What happened to Flight 980?
ON NEW Year’s Day in 1985, a plane crashed into a mountain with 29 people on board. Investigators found the plane, but not the people. Until now.
Realities of travel no one talks about
TRAVEL isn’t all wonderful photos, new experiences, great food, and relaxation. In fact, there’s a lot of stuff no one really talks about.
Where the sharks are this summer
THERE have been 16 attacks on this stretch of coastline in less than two years, but scientists have no idea why they are congregating.
‘I had to run to the bathroom and cry’
MORE than two months after filming wrapped on The Bachelorette, runner-up Matty Johnson has revealed he is still in love with Georgia Love.
Hitchcock obsessed with leading lady
WORKING with Alfred Hitchcock on The Birds was Tippi Hedren’s big break. She now reveals that it was also the worst experience of her life.
Leto’s deleted Joker scenes to be released?
JARED Leto was filthy that so many so his scenes got cut from Suicide Squad, but they might be released after all.
Madonna busted ‘smooching’ British star
THE Material Girl has been linked to a very handsome, very famous British actor after they were spotted kissing on the weekend.
Ariel Winter’s racy Halloween outfit
MODERN Family star Ariel Winter stripped right down for her Halloween costume this year, dressing up as one of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy bunnies.
Man changes name to ‘iPhone 7’
WHAT would you do to win a new iPhone 7? You probably wouldn’t go this far.
NASA warning system’s first alarm
EARTH will be ‘buzzed’ today by a 25m chunk of rock and ice — the first test for NASA’s new ‘intruder alert’ system designed to detect approaching asteroids.
No secrets: Your car is watching you
YOUR next new car will know where you’re driving, where you’ve parked, and even how often you’ve braked. The computing power behind it is incredible.
Apple’s plan to change how we watch TV
Tim Cook said he was very excited about the unified experience that offers one place to enjoy your favourite shows and movies across all your devices.
‘Play as an Anzac soldier at Gallipoli’
IF you have ever wondered what it might have been like on the front line during WWI a new video game has answered that question. Welcome to Battlefield 1.
The Australians stuck in job purgatory
SHANNON had it all figured out as soon as she finished high school. She executed her plan flawlessly. But despite that, she’s stuck.
Is Ginger Coke actually any good?
COKE has launched its first new flavour in more than a decade, and it’s exclusive to Australia. But is it any good? Here’s the verdict.
Ardent Leisure shares still falling
SHARES in Dreamworld theme park owner Ardent Leisure continue to slide following the deaths of four visitors on the park’s Thunder River Rapids ride.
Aussie shares to take a Hillary hit
THE Australian share market has had a bad ride of late and the rollercoaster is set to continue until the US presidential election.
How ‘I turned $34k into $460m’
IT ALL started with a lease on a tiny gym in the Melbourne suburb of Elwood. Now Tim Gurner, 34, is worth $460 million.
REAL ESTATE
The best scent for selling
MasterChef judge Gary Mehigan put some popular scents to the test with prospective home buyers to see which aroma gets the best sale price.
8 real life haunted houses
In celebration of Halloween, these are eight haunted houses that actually exist across America. Read on, if you dare.
Get your garden auction ready
An award-winning landscape design firm says a little bit of work in the garden can go a long way to potentially maximising sale profit.
World Series live: Desperate Cubs hanging on
CLEVELAND are within one win a first World Series title since 1948 while Chicago’s bid to end the longest title drought in American sport is hanging by a thread.
Thon Maker’s forgettable Bucks debut
LEBRON James, Allen Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain famously enjoyed memorable starts to their NBA careers. Not so Australia’s Thon Maker.
Fifita shuns Knights for Super League
DAVID Fifita has knocked back interest from NRL strugglers Newcastle to extend his stay with Wakefield in the English Super League.
‘I’ll never forget that training session’
THE untold story of the Australian cricket team’s “eerie” and emotional first net session after the death of Phillip Hughes.
How a pro punter would attack the Cup
STILL struggling to settle on a Melbourne Cup selection? Professional punter John Walter reveals his tips to finding a winner in Australia’s great race.
