Good morning
There is a chance of a clearing shower this morning before a top of 29 degrees in the city and 30 in Parramatta. Highs in the low to mid-30s are expected in the city on the weekend with Parramatta hitting 41 on Sunday. Children's sport resumes this weekend so welcome back, weekend traffic.
Managing back pain
![Kat Shen has suffer back pain ever since giving birth to her son.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202203859im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/v/e/1/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486009716342.png)
Kat Shen has suffer back pain since giving birth to her son. Photo: Nick Moir
Young mum Kat Shen knows all too well the agony of back pain. And she knows painkillers do little to alleviate her suffering. A new study has found only one in six patients treated with anti-inflammatory pills achieved any significant reduction in pain. Read Andrew Taylor's report here.
Safety warning
![WIRES is urging people not to touch any injured, sick or abandoned flying foxes.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202203859im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/s/k/8/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486007540481.png)
WIRES is urging people not to touch any injured, sick or abandoned flying foxes. Photo: R Hansen, WIRES
If you have flying foxes raiding your fruit trees, consider yourself advised by WIRES to take care. Bats, whose food sources have become scarce this summer, have been trapped in nets on Sydney's backyard fruit trees. Well-intentioned owners are advised to call for assistance rather than try to rescue them themselves so as not to potentially be exposed to expose lyssavirus. Read Kim Arlington's report here.
Merger decision imminent
![NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202203859im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/4/0/0/l/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486017201091.png)
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Photo: Janie Barrett
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared she will find a solution to the angst council mergers have caused in some parts of the state. Opposition leader Luke Foley has accused the Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, of "batting against his own government, out on his own freelancing in an attempt to save his skin in his own electorate" by vowing to fight mergers in the country before Berejiklian was even elected Liberal leader. You can read the full report here.
The tales one house can tell
![May Bartlett moved into the Rozelle cottage in 1927 as a 7-year-old.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202203859im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/x/b/z/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1485995714376.png)
May Bartlett moved into the Rozelle cottage in 1927 as a 7-year-old. Photo: Supplied
May Bartlett lived at 1 Callan Street Rozelle for 90 of her 97 years. As her home goes to auction, she tells the story of a suburb that has changed before her very eyes. This is a great read by Domain reporter Kate Farrelly.
Position vacant
![Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202203859im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/s/0/c/i/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1475443740479.png)
Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Australian Border Force head Roman Quaedvlieg could become the next NSW police commissioner after the state's long-serving top cop Andrew Scipione announced he was bringing forward his retirement. Read the report here.
Farewell Edgar Britt
![Jockey Edgar Britt, in 1930.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170202203859im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/r/0/c/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486016126400.png)
Jockey Edgar Britt, in 1930. Photo: Fairfax Media
Although he spent his latter years on the Gold Coast, jockey Edgar Britt was a Balmain boy who became the king's rider. Read Britt's obituary, by Malcolm Brown, here.
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And have a good weekend.