PRESIDENT’S MAN: Trump’s surprising Aussie friendship
WHEN our prime minister needed to call Donald Trump, Australia turned to the unlikeliest of people for help - golf legend Greg Norman.
Teen’s huge revenge porn fail
A TEENAGER filmed herself having a threesome with her pal and a mystery man – before sending it to her friend’s boyfriend.
America’s big cities defy Trump
DONALD Trump’s agenda is already facing stiff resistance, with America’s biggest cities uniting to fight against him.
‘I made $1 million in 24 hours’
PHARMACIST Danielle Di Pilla struck upon an idea. Now she’s making millions selling her wares around the world.
RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today
DOOMSDAY could be on its way with an expert predicting an apocalypse could happen at any time. The human race could be wiped out by next year.
Apple’s ridiculous $429 coffee table book
APPLE has released a new coffee table book, which is just under half the price of its latest iPhone. What is it that makes the book so expensive?
Chilling message in abandoned Coca-Cola mansion
THESE are the eerie rotting remains of an abandoned mansion once owned by the man who made the Coca-Cola empire what it is today.
‘Gang-rape’ victim faces jail in Dubai
A BRITISH tourist has been charged with “extramarital sex” in Dubai after telling police she had been gang-raped.
The insane $325 ticket to Europe
AN AMAZING run of cheap airfare deals keeps getting better. You can start planning that holiday to Europe right now.
Conwoman pretended to be Wonderbra model
RYLEY Cruz posed as a Wonderbra model, barrister, and cancer victim to steal $100,000 from 12 men in an extraordinary series of frauds.
‘The worst date I’ve ever been on’
FIRST Dates’ first lesbian date could not have gone more wrong. Aimee said nothing all night, and then the dam broke.
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So, your partner’s cheated. Now what?
FINDING out the person you love has betrayed you is one of the most hurtful, body blows to experience. And it’s perfectly okay to feel really, really angry. But it’s what you do with that anger that’s important.
Features
GEORGIA Love has opened up about the moment she found out her mother Belinda had died — just one day after The Bachelorette finale.
THIS is British host Victoria Fritz, just moments before she went into labour while reading the news on live television.
IGGY Azalea loves to shock and that’s exactly what she did at last night’s GQ Men of the Year Awards when she referenced her vagina on stage.
YES, Jon Hamm is well aware of those rumours about his penis after some “revealing” photos were published online.
GIGI Hadid is reportedly furious that singer Perrie Edwards, her boyfriend Zayn Malik’s ex, dissed her in a song.
KENDALL Jenner devastated millions of fans — and made headlines — by quitting Instagram. Here’s why she did it.
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Family fear ‘walking over’ Matt’s body
MATTHEW Leveson’s family are dealing with the horror they may have already walked over where his remains are hidden in dense bushland.
Dead gangster’s Breaking Bad life
GUNNED down Sydney gangster Pasquale “Pat” Barbaro’s life was a cross between Breaking Bad and The Sopranos before it ended in a bloody murder.
Slow internet behind record complaints
THE industry Ombudsman reported 20 per cent more complaints in 2016 about this one issue that annoys a lot of Australians.
‘Slashed in stomach’ after fight
A 30-YEAR-OLD man was allegedly slashed in the stomach in Sydney after he intervened as a couple had a heated argument.
Border: ‘We need a bit of mongrel’
FORMER Test captain Allan Border has called for a shake-up of the side. He wants an old face brought back into the team.
Trump’s aggressive plan to thwart China
DONALD Trump is planning an ambitious military expansion to thwart China’s influence, and it could easily destabilise Australia’s part of the world.
He presents a ‘serious public safety issue’
PROSECUTORS are trying to keep Brendan Dassey behind bars despite a judge’s orders that he be released from prison this week.
Iraqi troops cuff IS fighters in Mosul
IRAQI special forces have pushed deeper into Mosul amid heavy fighting, as troops bound and gagged IS militants.
‘They’re angry, arrogant, screaming’
DONALD Trump’s transition team is reportedly in chaos, marred by such bitter infighting that even the president-elect’s allies would rather stay away.
Trump’s plan to spy on Muslims
DONALD Trump’s advisers are reportedly considering a plan to create a registry for immigrants from Muslim countries.
Captain America’s disgust at Trump
HE SPENDS most of his time on the red carpet and in front of a green screen, but Hollywood heart-throb Chris Evans is dabbling in politics more and more.
Half-tonne man: ‘My body is a prison’
TIPPING the scales at 500kg, Mexico’s Juan Pedro Franco hadn’t left his bed for six years — until now.
Trump’s penthouse is insane
STEP inside the gaudiness of Donald Trump’s $100m penthouse. It might be tough for the President-elect to move to the White House.
The video everyone needs to see
THE mum of a seven-year-old girl livestreaming from a warzone films the moment Russia drops bombs on their neighbourhood.
‘I knew I should have come out earlier’
THE Olympian said taunts as a kid shook his self- confidence about being gay and telling his parents he was gay was the most difficult part of coming out.
Avoid these places on your next holiday
THIS alarming map shows the places travellers should enter with caution — and it throws up a few surprises.
The true cost of being an idiot overseas
OFFENDING the locals? Not wearing a helmet? Over-estimating your skiing ability? We put an actual dollar figure on tourists’ stupidity.
$9 flights: This is not a drill
YOU’LL need to get in fast to snap up these cheap flights that can get you on a summer holiday for less than the cost of a movie ticket.
World’s most misleading airports
HAVE you ever arrived at an airport and realised it’s really, really far from its namesake city? It’s a common trap — and these are the ones to watch out for.
Pilot’s epic rant at bickering passengers
WHEN passengers on this flight clashed over the US presidential election, the fed-up captain went on an extraordinary rant — and it was all caught on video.
Spice Girls slam ‘sexist’ director in leaked vid
TALK about girl power. Newly-leaked footage shows the Spice Girls blasting a film director for trying to make them show more skin.
Anna Kendrick: ‘I was tripping balls’
THE Pitch Perfect star reveals the time she walked an award show red carpet fresh from surgery still high as a kite — and we’ve dug up the pictures.
The big roles Jon Hamm missed out on
FOR every role an actor gets in a Hollywood blockbuster there are at least 10 other roles they auditioned for, but didn’t get. See the stars explain on the GQ Awards red carpet.
Ricky Martin set to marry boyfriend
RICKY Martin has told Ellen DeGeneres that he popped the question to boyfriend, Jwan Yosef — in the most awkward way.
How Ch 7’s Sunday Night betrayed Molly
MOLLY Meldrum has revealed how Channel 7’s Sunday Night destroyed his friendship with superstar Elton John.
Is Ikea’s flatpack bike worth $799?
IKEA has branched out from furniture and entered the world of flatpack bicycles. We got to test it out to see if it meets the hype.
‘We must escape planet Earth’
HUMANS have less than 1000 years to find a new planet to inhabit or we will face the very real threat of mass extinction.
China takes the lead in CRISPR race
THE first human trials of groundbreaking CRISPR technology could spark “a biomedical duel” between China and the US, scientist warn.
Microsoft’s ‘first AI supercomputer’
MICROSOFT CEO Satya Nadella told a Sydney audience that AI, smart bots and mixed reality are allowing the company to build the world’s first supercomputer.
Meet the computing transformers
NOTEBOOK computers do not look like they once did. The new generation of mobile computers have screens that flip out, fold over, and detach.
Could this be the end of Big W?
WOOLWORTHS could have another Masters on its hands, with Big W’s future under a cloud after its chief executive’s shock resignation.
Finance news you need to know today
GERMANY has opposed calls for debt relief for Greece after Barack Obama offered support for such a mechanism during a trip to Athens.
‘Mansplaining’ hotline for angry women
VICTIMS of so-called “mansplaining” in the workplace can now report it to a dedicated hotline, but men are not amused.
Home loan rejected? Here’s why
THESE are the main reasons Australians get knocked back for mortgages and this is how you can avoid the pain of rejection.
Expect to rake in the cash in these jobs
THEY are the jobs predicted to be the next big thing. Those “lucky enough” to work in these fields are expected to rake it in.
REAL ESTATE
Auction ends in price blowout
A rundown federation home has sold for more than $900,000 above its reserve in the longest bidding war the auctioneer has ever seen.
Australia’s best beach pads
Just in time for summer here are the 11 most luxurious Aussie beach houses on the market right now.
Bathrooms which won’t date
Forget bold colours and intricate wallpaper, there’s a lot to be said for classic bathroom looks that are stylish, easy to design and unlikely to date.
Live: Selection shootout in the Shield
EIGHT of Australia’s Test stars will return to domestic duty on Thursday in the Sheffield Shield, with spots up for grabs in the national side.
World’s most unlikely ‘pro athletes’
THEY fly all over the world playing in front of adoring fans for millions of dollars — and now they’re going mainstream.
Baddeley’s astonishing ‘world No.1’ claim
AARON Baddeley admits his career hasn’t panned out quite like he planned. But after underwhelming for more than a decade he feels ready to make good on his teenage promise.
McGregor’s $100m sledge for Floyd
CONOR McGregor has fired a stinging sledge and an outrageous demand at Floyd Mayweather, as the war of words over their fantasy superfight heats up.
F1 shake-up: Extra races flagged
FORMULA One’s new owners have revealed ambitious future plans to shareholders, including a night race at an iconic location.
