Melbourne Express: Friday, February 3, 2017

• 7:31am

A teenager was sexually assaulted in a park after she was led from a bar in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, police say.

Police say the 19-year-old met a man while drinking at a licensed premises on Brunswick Street about 10pm on Friday, January 13.

She told police she was led out of the bar by a man in the early hours of the following morning and taken to a near-by park, possibly a reserve on Cecil Street, where she was sexually assaulted.

The man spoke with an accent, possibly Swedish or German.

Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have released two images of a man as part of their investigation.

The man is perceived to be of Caucasian appearance, 168 centimetres tall with a medium build.

Anyone with information about the incident or knows the man's identity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

Do you know this man? Victoria Police have released this image in relation to a sexual assault in a Fitzroy park. Photo: supplied

Police have released a second image in relation to the sexual assault of a teenager in a park in Fitzroy. Photo: supplied

• 7:12am

CityLink travel times.

• 7:10am

Trump Watch: It takes a lot to knock croc photos off the front page of the NT News, but the phone call between Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump did exactly that:

And the satirical SBS Comedy account has its own theory of how the Prime Minister handled the difficult call:

• 7:06am

The 7.24am Carrum to Flinders Street service has been cancelled, with the next train departing Carrum at 7.28am.

• 7:00am

Update on CityLink:

All lanes are now open on CityLink, towards Melbourne Airport, after the works were completed just before 7am.

Two lanes were shut for road widening works.

A spokeswoman for CityLink said there were still delays but the lanes were open and clearing.

• 6:56am

More on the church ride-on mower theft:

The day before the Mount Cottrell theft, two women broke into the building about 10.30am, but fled after they set off an alarm system. Police believe the two incidents may be connected and have also released this shot of the women.

They are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

The two women police would like to speak with in connection with the Mount Cottrell mower theft Photo: Victoria Police

• 6:53am

Two men have broken into a church in Melbourne's west and have stolen a ride-on mower, reports The Age's Craig Butt.

Once they had stolen the vehicle from the Mount Cottrell church's storage area, they loaded it into a dual cab ute towing a trailer and made their getaway.

The men struck at the Dohertys Road church about 7pm on December 20 last year. Police have released this image of their vehicle:

The church's ride-on mower was loaded into a trailer attached to the back of the ute. Photo: Victoria Police

• 6:49am

Updating route 8 trams:

• 6:48am

Trump Watch: White House press secretary Sean Spicer has called the Prime Minister of Australia  "Mr Trunbull" or "Mr Trumbull".

"He (Mr Trump) has tremendous respect for the prime minister and the Australian people..."

Whatever his name is.

In the same story, also find Trump Watch II: former Apprentice TV host, now president, Donald Trump has ripped into Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger at a national prayer breakfast saying he wanted to pray for the former Californian governor and his poor ratings on TV show The Apprentice.

• 6:36am

Yarra Trams says route 8 trams towards Toorak are delayed on Domain Road due to a collision.

• 6:35am

A CityLink spokeswoman has said works on CityLink between Footscray and Dynon roads, causing delays on the Bolte Bridge - Melbourne Airport bound, will be finish "ASAP". 

• 6:29am

We hear the works on the Bolte Bridge. Melbourne Airport-bound, are scheduled to finish around 7.30am but we are waiting on a call back from CityLink. We will keep you posted.

• 6:23am

• 6:06am

Straight up, the traffic on the Bolte Bridge heading towards the Melbourne Airport is bad with the two right hand lanes closed on CityLink from Footscray Road to Dynon Road, as the works wrap up on the widening project. CityLink says to expect delays.

• 6:03am

The headlines: American leaders have expressed shock, disbelief and embarrassment at  US president Donald Trump's berating official phone call, with Republican colleague, senator John McCain, calling Australian ambassador Joe Hockey to reaffirm the alliance; Homeless people will be banned from camping in Melbourne, and a campaign will be launched to discourage donating items to rough sleepers, under a hardline council proposal; and the monument to ill-fated explorers Burke and Wills is on the move ... again... and will be put in storage for five years to make way for Melbourne Metro Tunnel construction at City Square.

Explorers Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills ... on the move again. Let's hope it gets a clean up in the process. Photo: Leigh Henningham

• 5:40am

Friday, at last, the weekend is very nearly here.

There is a bit on this morning, so while we go and gather the best of the headlines, weather and transport updates, kick off the weekend and ask yourself where is today's Mystery Melbourne photograph taken? The first to answer via email will receive fame and glory at about 9am in Melbourne Express.

Where is this mystery photo taken? If you know the answer email dgough@theage.com.au. The answer at 9am. Photo: Leigh Henningham