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Victoria’s horror road toll continues to climb
DRIVERS have continued to take extraordinary risks on the road despite Victoria’s dire road toll.
Housemates: blast suspect ‘not normal’
HOUSEMATES of a man who set a Springvale bank alight and injured 27 people say he was “not normal” and his mental health had deteriorated recently as he struggled financially.
Rejected payment linked to bank attack
UPDATE: A MAN who set fire to himself at a Commonwealth bank may have been reacting to his welfare payment being rejected, a community source has revealed.
Racing women making great strides
THEY might be unfairly regarded as the poor cousins to their friends in thoroughbred racing, but a group of women in harness racing say they are no less dedicated.
Woolies axes Xmas dogs’ home appeal
SUPERMARKET giant Woolworths has dumped an annual Christmas appeal for The Lost Dogs’ Home, leaving the charity short by $150,000.
A taste of Victoria’s 100 best restaurants
WE’VE found the 100 best restaurants in Victoria and they will be revealed in the first ever delicious.100 list in your Sunday Herald Sun tomorrow. Want a little taste now?
‘I’m certain Elly was murdered’
THE father of Melbourne diver Elly Warren, who was found dead in Mozambique, says he is absolutely certain she was murdered by suffocation despite what local police are trying to claim.
Hird and Lyon set to team up
FALLEN footy great James Hird is in secret talks over a shock return to the game, in a role that is set to involve exiled ex-Footy Show host Garry Lyon.
Bridge chase teen an Apex thug
A TEEN accused of leading police on a perilous West Gate Bridge rush-hour chase can be revealed as an Apex thug, with an accomplice a parolee on the run.
Meet the soldier of the future
WHAT will Australia’s next-generation diggers be equipped with when they go to war? Defence scientists are employing cutting edge technology for our future soldiers. INTERACTIVE
Network pads up for TV rights
DESPITE our humiliating — scrap that — woeful performance on the pitch, negotiations are bowling along for the next round of Australian cricket broadcasting rights.
Kickboxer charged over $2.4m stick-up
GANGLAND detectives have charged a Melbourne kick-boxing identity with the notorious 1994 Richmond road gang cash van robbery.
Man charged over hit-run crash
UPDATE: A MAN has been bailed by police after he handed himself in following a hit-run collision in West Melbourne, that left a teenager fighting for life this morning.
Doors close at Parkville centre
MORE than half of the Melbourne Youth Justice Centre will be closed for six months as the State Government counts the cost of last weekend’s riots.
Conman jockeys with underworld for a sale
AUSTRALIA’S most notorious conman, Peter Foster, has met Melbourne underworld figures in a desperate mission to sell a star racehorse.
Teens flock to Bali, Fiji for schoolies
TEENAGERS are forking out thousands of dollars on extravagant overseas holidays, chasing sunshine and cheap booze.
Time for vote on same-sex marriage: Lib MP
A LIBERAL MP says he wants the Parliament to pass same-sex marriage and any attempt to hold another plebiscite would be “utterly pointless”.
Boys cautioned over school porn ring
FOUR boys at an elite Melbourne school have been let off with police cautions after distributing images of naked girls in a porn ring.
‘Astonishing’ bid to change CFA deal
THE Andrews Government is refusing to say whether it will back a union push for last-minute changes to the controversial CFA workplace agreement.
No reports of driverless cars: VicRoads
VICROADS has rejected a claim that a driver has been using an automated car to drive from one side of the city to the other.
Basketball champ on fraud charges
FORMER basketball star Shane Heal has been slapped with three counts of fraud relating to his own private businesses.
Melbourne shoots for Basketball World Cup
MELBOURNE is at the centre of a bid to bring the Basketball World Cup to Australia for the first time with Etihad Stadium earmarked for the biggest game of hoops ever played down under.
Man’s disgusting KFC discovery
THIS Melbourne fast-food customer got a little extra with his takeaway. Warning: After seeing this, you may never want to eat chicken again. SEE THE VIDEO
Having a baby? Don’t call it God
IF you’re about to have a baby here are a few names you can cross of your list straight away — they’re banned in Australia.
Great restaurants in our ‘burbs
SUBURBAN restaurants are putting their locations on the culinary map, with some of our most exciting eats right on your doorstep.
20 best things to eat in Victoria
THESE are our destination dishes. This is the food that defines dining in Victoria — 20 incredible dishes you can’t afford to miss.
Hurley’s outlandish beard is coming off
MICHAEL Hurley has a thing for outlandish hairstyles. But after months of growth, he has decided to its time for the beard to come off, for a good cause.
Polar bear filmed petting pooch
IN one of the more adorable sights in recent memory, a polar bear and a Canadian Eskimo dog appear to have become unlikely friends. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.
Spring set to finish with Super Saturdays
MELBOURNE’S end of spring auction rush will continue with a second consecutive Super Saturday this week. But this season appears destined to fall well short of last year.
Test can diagnose melanoma in hours
A REVOLUTIONARY new blood test capable of diagnosing melanoma within hours and greatly boosting patients’ chances of overcoming the disease is being rolled out in Victoria.
Hilton: I voted for Trump
Paris Hilton has jumped to Donald Trump’s defence last night saying she’s know him since she was a little girl and that he’s “always respectful and sweet to me.”
UFU pushes back in revived pay battle
A NEW crisis has engulfed the CFA as the United Firefighters Union warns that its controversial workplace agreement is doomed to fail and is now urging members to reject it.
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Charged at Man on the run after shooting at cops
A DRIVER is on the run after shooting at police and attempting to ram two police officers in their car in Melbourne’s southeast.
Festive fete Best Christmas bargains, paws down
SCRATCHING around for a suitable Christmas gift? Why not pick up a few bargains at the Australian Animal Protection Society (AAPS) annual festive fete.
Theatre Three men in a violent world
THREE men confront violence and adversity in the short play Rust and Bone, adapted by Caleb Lewis from three short stories by Canadian writer, Craig Davidson, writes reviewer Kate Herbert.
Melbourne visit ‘Party boy’ Warnie wants to meet Paris
AUSTRALIA’s self-declared “No. 1 party boy”, Shane Warne wants to rub shoulders with one of the world’s most popular party girls, Paris Hilton.
Deaths soar Victoria’s horror road toll continues to climb
DRIVERS have continued to take extraordinary risks on the road despite Victoria’s dire road toll.
Shocking incident Man charged with urinating on woman
A MAN has been charged after a woman was urinated on at a Spiderbait gig in the city in February.
Armed holdup Maccas robbed twice in two weeks
STAFF at a McDonald’s restaurant in Melbourne’s south have been the targets of a terrifying robbery for the second time in a fortnight.
