Teen accused of high speed chases in stolen cars while on bail

A 17-year-old was on parole and unlicensed when he allegedly repeatedly engaged in high-speed chases with police during a three-month crime spree.

Hangovers 'cured' for $234: clinic to launch in Melbourne

Big birthday bash? Office Christmas party got way out of hand? Coming soon to Melbourne: hangover cures administered by a doctor at your bedside.

Not waving but droning: Passerby plucks fly-boy from chilly Yarra

A man who jumped into the Yarra River to rescue his downed drone was saved from drowning by bank worker Kebrasca King, who's now won a bravery award.

Inventors hope playground-friendly vaccination game will go viral

A young Melbourne doctor and his best mate wanted to find a way to get kids to learn about the value of vaccination. The solution: target the kids, not the parents. Make vaccination not just herd-immunity-cool, but playground-cool.

Upfield line - where commuters were dying to reach final destination

A stencilled art project is paying homage to the Upfield line's secret and slightly gruesome past.

Truckie listened in as son's angry friend stabbed wife over lost myki

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It was late, he'd lost his myki so when his old schoolfriend's mother refused to let him in to her home to search for it, Sigaragh Baea got angry, and killed her.

Mother murder accused found babbling in middle of road, court told

Days after he allegedly murdered his mother, Stephen Patrick Bailey was found in the middle of the road in his underpants, babbling about Greek philosophers.

'I bloody enjoyed it' says killer who beat lover to death with hammer

Remorseless Simon Kepenci bludgeons older man to death, burns down his Fitzroy boutique, tells police: 'If I feel like this again, there is nothing stopping me'.

Melbourne Express: Monday, August 29, 2016

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