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Female Federal police officer shot in Melbourne CBD

A female Australian Federal Police officer has been shot inside the law enforcement agency's Melbourne city headquarters. Emergency services responded to reports of a firearm incident at 5.45pm on Monday after at least one shot was fired inside the La Trobe Street building. 'The AFP can confirm that police and ambulance responded to a shooting at its La Trobe Street Headquarters in Melbourne late this afternoon,' an Australian Federal Police spokesperson said in a statement. 'An AFP member has been taken to hospital as a result. 'The cause of the incident remains under investigation and while this is being undertaken, including notification to family members, the AFP will not be making further comment at this time.'

Alcoholic mother shares story about how she found sobriety

Kate Gibson, 42, (pictured left, centre right and inset) drank regularly for nearly 26 years before she became sober on January 1, 2015. The mum of two, from Victoria, got drunk for the first time at her father's birthday party when she was 14 years old. Although she stayed sober during both her pregnancies, she said she was always thinking about her next drink. The turning point came on one New Year's Day, after Kate had drunk five bottles of wine the night before. The mum heard her children's father lie about why she was in bed, and knew she needed to make a drastic change in her life and quit the bottle.

Just one short week ago, David Beckham was one of the most celebrated people in the land. The former England football captain was adored and admired by fans around the world.

The perfect meal prep foods for weight loss revealed

NEW Meal prepping is the craze for preparing healthy weekday meals in advance. About 4.5 million photos of perfectly prepped food are tagged under the hastag #mealprep on Instagram (right). If you're looking to join the trend, a new graphic (left) showing you exactly what to fill lunchboxes with may be useful. According to MealPrepOnFleek.com, all you need is three ingredients: a lean protein, a starch and a vegetable.

'Was someone asked to put a jacket on?' Social media users quick to suggest Amber Sherlock had another Jacketgate meltdown ... after guest is seen in bizarre outfit

Amber Sherlock hit the headlines last month when she erupted at colleague Julie Snook over her choice of outfit. And during a segment on Nine News Now on Monday, the 41-year-old may have had a hand in dressing guest Kellie Alderman in a bizarre blue jacket after they both appeared on screen in matching green dresses.

Married At First Sight blonde twins tie the knot TOGETHER

On Monday night's episode of Married At First Sight, 31-year-old identical twins from Perth, Sharon and Michelle (left), married Nick and Jesse (right) respectively in a lavish double wedding (inset). While Sharon and Nick hit it off straight away, it wasn't love at first sight for Michelle and Jesse.

While her identical twin sister hit it off with her groom straight away, Michelle Marsh, from Perth, said it 'wasn't love at first sight' with Jesse. The 31-year-old was eventually won over.

Flight attendant saves girl from human trafficking

Shelia Fedrick, 49, rescued a girl from human trafficking after spotting the disheveled teen on a plane. The Alaska Airlines flight attendant noticed she was sitting next to a well-dressed man. Fedrick left the girl a note in the bathroom to which she responded that she was in need of help. Fedrick told the pilot and contacted police.

Brace yourself New South Wales, the cane toads are here and they're closing in on Sydney. The pesky Queensland inhabitant has been spotted just two hours north of the city twice in recent weeks.

Hilarious photos show ingenious pranks by partners

Hilarious photos compiled by Bored Panda show the ingenious pranks people have played on their partners. Clockwise from top left: Someone took a request for a 'toasty shower' too literally; Bruce Willis hiding in the air vent; a touching selfie in the delivery room; a sandwich 'cut in half'; Worf from Star Trek lurking in the shower, and an unwanted bumper slogan.

Kate and Prince William visit a London primary school 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked in good spirits as they arrived at a primary school in north London this morning. Kate, wearing a familiar Luisa Spagnoli suit, was at Mitchell Brook Primary School in Neasden in her role as Patron of the children's charity Place2Be, to attend 'The Big Assembly' with William accompanying her. It comes just a day after the royals donned their trainers as they joined a session for marathon runners.

The Simpsons predicted Gaga Super Bowl performance

NEW The Simpsons previously predicted that Donald Trump would become President of the US back in 2000. And the show has done it again as @KevinAbstrash was just one of many fans who noticed that they correctly predicted that Lady Gaga, 30, would perform at the Super Bowl's halftime show back in 2012. The programme called Lisa Goes Gaga, showed the singer flying through the air while wearing a harness similar to the one worn as she performed on top of the stadium.

Social media in love with Super Bowl model Ellie Gonsalves

Social media has erupted after Australian model Ellie Gonsalves (left and right) made her international television debut during Super Bowl's half-time. Australian wine brand Yellow Tail spent $5 million for the 30-second ad that featured a bikini-clad Gonsalves, 25, petting a kangaroo wearing sunglasses (left). The ad has been a massive hit among fans, with some losing interest in the game and hoping to catch another glimpse of the brunette (inset).

Cleaner paid to scrub men's houses completely NAKED

Emily Nikols, 25, from Liverpool, wears nothing but Marigolds to mop the floors (left), scrub the kitchen (inset), dust shelves (bottom right), and plough through mounds of ironing (top right) at her naturist clients' homes. The married mother-of-one, who took on the work through a specialist cleaning firm to make some extra cash during her maternity leave, says her customers, who are forbidden from making advances towards her, are all 'gentlemen'.

Melbourne woman Toni O'Sullivan was left shaking and in tears after a Stimson's python slid out onto her windscreen as she was driving, before it was safely secured by a snake catcher.

NEW New South Wales Police have released CCTV footage over the disappearance of Sang Don Yo (pictured). A man on the CCTV footage was seen dropping Mr Yo's wife at the airport.

A look at Elle Macpherson's luxurious $20 million mansion

She's the Australian supermodel who moved to London before relocating again to Miami to live with her billionaire husband Jeffrey Soffer. And today, the 52-year-old mother-of-two wakes up every day to a spectacular waterfront view from her AUD$26 million mansion. Overlooking the ocean, the palm tree-lined palace is nearly 25,600 square feet and boasts a swimming pool in the front yard. 

New England Patriots fan Marky Mark Wahlberg is surely ruing walking out on the greatest ever Super Bowl comeback before it even began due to his child being sick on Sunday.

The original cast members of Broadway musical 'Hamilton' opened Super Bowl LI with a feminist message that got a rousing reception from much of the crowd in Houston.

Woman driver desperate to bag a space outside her front door spends EIGHT MINUTES and uses more than 35 manoeuvres to squeeze her car into a bay 

A motorist 'obsessed with parking in a space outside her front door for 20 years' spent eight minutes and performed more than 35 individual manoeuvres in her bid to bag her prized position. The excruciating spectacle in north west London was captured on camera by bus driver Ash Bhudia as he cleaned his bedroom. The charade lasts so long that after five minutes the car in front drives off, leaving her with a free run at the space - yet it still takes her another three and a half minutes to come to a standstill.

Recovered anorexic reveals she didn't eat for 30 days

Whitney Jones, a 29-year-old from British Colombia, Canada, battled anorexia during much of her teens after losing her father in a tragic accident. The mother-of-three is now in recovery and has opened up about how she once survived on just vitamin tablets for 30 days in a bid to keep her weight low. (Pictured from left: Whitney Jones as a teen at the height of her eating disorder, now, as a 29-year-old. Inset: as a teenager before the anorexia took hold)

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Incredible moment an autistic nine-year-old boy who has never spoken a word SINGS for the first time at his school concert

Moving video footage captures the moment an autistic nine-year-old sings for the first time at his school concert In Bristol. Musab Mohamoud, who has learning difficulties, wowed his teachers with his singing. Now he is starting to form words properly - and even says 'good morning' to teachers when he arrives at Venturers' Academy in Withywood, Bristol. His dad, taxi driver Saeed, 40, of Barton Hill, Bristol, said: 'It was a very special moment when Musab sang. It was like magic.'

A photo shared on social media of of three Australian electricians changing a light bulb with an unusual looking setup has divided the internet.

Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins (pictured) has hit back at former England and Manchester United star David Beckham after he allegedly branded her OBE award in 2014 a 'f****** joke'.

A delivery driver, 62, has been accused of sexually assualting a three-year-old boy while taking food to the youngster's Greystanes home in Sydney's west on Sunday. (stock image)

A hungover workout can get the heart pumping and increase endorphins after a big night out. But Australian personal trainer Jason Simoes advised doing cardio and skipping weightlifting.

British schoolgirl wows Filipino talent judges yet again with another 'sexualised' performance as her mum dismisses critics who 'don't understand' local culture 

British schoolgirl Xia Vigor has wowed Filipino talent judges with her impersonation of Ariana Grande. She starred in the popular reality show, Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids as the American pop star. However, her parents, Alan Vigor and Christy Bernardo, have previously come under fire from critics for her 'sexualised' performances.

An Autistic advocacy group has argued the prison term for New Zealand mother Donella Knox for the murder of her 20-year-old daughter Ruby in May is 'nowhere near enough.'

Single leg amputee, Josh Sundquist, 32, from the US, finally found his solemate and was able to give the spare left shoes he had been collecting for years away to right leg amputee, Stephen.

New eyeballs please! Davis Cup clash ends in controversy after Canadian teenage star puts the UMPIRE in hospital by smashing the ball into his face in flash of temper

Great Britain's Davis Cup first round ended in sensational fashion on Sunday night, victory achieved through a sudden default after the umpire was hospitalised due to being hit in the face by a ball. Canada's teenage star Denis Shapovalov wrote his name into the competition's 117-year history by handing a 3-2 victory to GB with a flash of temper that could have ended in serious injury. Kyle Edmund was already well in control of the deciding rubber when his opponent, the reigning Wimbledon junior champion, hit French umpire Arnaud Gabas flush in the left eye when he angrily smashed the ball away from mid court.

Kylie Minogue has won a legal battle with Kylie Jenner, the US reality TV star, who sought to have the pair's first name trademarked in America. Jenner's application was rejected last week.

QVC face ANOTHER wardrobe malfunction

NEW The model, who appeared on the French version of the show, was modelling a Vercella Vita bra but it seems viewers were distracted from the lingerie she was trying to sell. The brunette strutted onto the show and as the camera panned in on her chest, her nipples became more and more apparent - which didn't go unnoticed by viewers. 'That's one way to get items sold,' said one viewers, whilst another added: 'Feel sorry for her but seriously - when will they learn?'. This isn't the first time that a similar wardrobe malfunction has occurred on the shopping channel. In September, a model revealed more than she was hoping to on the show, inset top.

Foxtel is suing two boxing fans who used Facebook to live stream the fight between Anthony Mundine and Danny Green for free. Darren Sharpe (pictured) is one of the fans who re-broadcast the fight.

Street-art mural featuring women headscarves is vandalised

A street-art mural featuring Muslim feminist activists and artists has been vandalised. The Melbourne artwork displayed five well-known Saudi women in headscarves, with pink spray paint stencilling the words 'radical Muslim' and poetry. But on Saturday night, the paste-up of the contemporary showpiece was targeted after the women's faces were covered in black paint. Saudi-Australian artist Ms Saffaa - who collaborated on the mural with other graffiti artists - described the incident as a 'personal attack on Muslim women'.

Outspoken South Australian senator Cory Bernardi is expected to split from the Liberal Party in the coming days and form his own conservative political party.

Fighters from the Free Syrian Army disembark from a vehicle near the town of Bizaah northeast of the city of Al-Bab on February 4, 2017 ©Nazeer al-Khatib (AFP)

Syria's army and its allies advanced towards the northern Islamic-State held city on Monday, cutting off the last main supply route that connects to militant strongholds further east towards Iraq.

After a night of hitting a star-studded after party for HBO series Girls, former first daughter Malia Obama was spotted heading back to her film production internship in New York City on Friday.

SAS founding father Jock Lewes almost became a NAZI

Society figure Jock Lewes (left), a former captain of Oxford University Boat Club, was one of two officers who became national heroes when they created the SAS, a unit that went on to help secure an Allied victory in the Second World War. But, just three years before its creation, Lewes had a brief stint as a Nazi sympathiser, telling his parents that Germany was 'far from being a totalitarian state' and even attending a ball alongside Adolf Hitler (inset) and Joseph Goebbels. Lewes also fell for Senta Adriano (right) - a society girl who was a member of the Nazi party - and even became engaged to her. But Lewes became disillusioned with the Third Reich when the Nazis launched a wave of violence against Jewish businesses in what has become known as Kristallnacht, or Night of the Broken glass. The revelations feature in a BBC documentary airing tonight which is based on Ben Macintyre's book, Rogue Heroes.

A crazed car thief who allegedly assaulted four people, including two officers, and reversed a stolen luxury Jaguar into a police car on Sydney's northern beaches has been charged and refused bail.

Holly Harvey (pictured) murdered her own grandparents with the help of her girlfriend - but not before practicing the brutal stabbings on her mattress and plotting to steal their car to go buy drugs.

New Yorker Gregory Locke posted viral photos of strangers on a New York subway using Purel to clean hate symbolism off of the windows. It now has over 230,000 shares on Facebook

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt spent Saturday night DJing at Shane Warne's Club 23, wearing a plain white tee and matching snapback hat as he played classic rap anthems till the early hours of the morning.

'Thugs are randomly shooting at anyone who passes': Looting, rape and murder break out on streets of Brazil after military police go on strike in the state of Espírito Santo

With officers staging a walk-out over conditions, thugs are running riot in Brazil, with people running rampant with guns and machetes, shops being robbed, buses set on fire and dead bodies are left lying in the street. The chaos has been compared to the 2014 thriller film The Purge where a lawless night of terror leads to horrific crimes. Schools have been closed and even football matches cancelled in the affected areas due to the lack of security, which has meant many people are refusing to even venture outdoors.

Racist graffiti proclaiming 'white power' and swastikas have plagued Bundaberg, Queensland and left locals horrified at the 'asinine and archaic' message defacing their town.

A minute-long clip shows two rowdy groups facing off inside the fast food chain's Grand Central restaurant in Stockport around 5.30am on Sunday. Fighting quickly spread into the kitchen.

Dafne Gutierrez from Phoenix in Arizona says she regained her sight, with 20/20 vision, after praying on relics of Saint Charbel at St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church.

France's Jean-Luc Mélenchon uses hologram during campaign

To create Mr Melenchon's hologram, designers filmed him in Lyon, before using a projector in Paris aimed at a screen on the ground to broadcast the footage. The video was reflected back through a transparent screen angled at 45 degrees, completing the illusion.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went head to head in a race this afternoon as they took part in a training day for the London Marathon at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP) in London

Dramatic scenes have unfolded after a suspected stolen car allegedly rammed a police vehicle on Sydney's northern beaches before the occupant assaulted the officers.

Residents are forced to live surrounded by FROZEN SEWAGE

Residents of a block of flats in Russia have been left furious after a combination of a broken drain and sub-zero temperatures left them with a tower of frozen raw sewage in their building - which authorities have refused to deal with. Families living in the building in the town of Serov, in central Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast region, have lodged a formal complaint with local housing chiefs saying the icicle of frozen urine and faeces is a public health hazard. They are demanding urgent repair works to resolve the disgusting problem - before temperatures rise and the frozen waste thaws.

 
   

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Canberra teenager banned from eating meat pies

A Canberra teenager who started an online petition in a desperate attempt to eat meat pies again is 'stoked' he can enjoy the classic Aussie fare once more. Ryan Kennedy, 14, (pictured left and right) turned to change.org seeking 'justice' after he was left devastated at the prospect of never being able to eat a meat pie again after a bet with mates went horribly wrong. The Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club player made a bet with his teammates on Saturday he would score 50 in a match but didn't. In just a few short hours, the petition exceeded the 250 required signatures. Ryan told Daily Mail Australia: 'I am absolutely stoked with the result'.

Breathtaking footage of a geomagnetic storm, better known as northern lights, was captured by a passenger on an airplane while flying east over Canada.

Systems like Slendertone that slimmers use to target muscle groups could be more effective that compression stockings for poor leg circulation, a study by London hospitals shows.

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Why we should ALL be following the Scandinavian lifestyle

The Scandi lifestyle is one of the healthiest and happiest in the world. Need proof? Just look to fitness blogger Faya Nilsson, 30, left and right, who lives in London, and has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers. Faya, 30, who runs the hugely popular Fitness on Toast site, grew up on a farm in a small town in the south of Sweden called Karlskrona, then spent her teenage years in Stockholm, before moving to London just under 10 years ago. She has penned a book revealing how to live like a Scandi and shares her best diet, inset, fitness and lifestyle tips with FEMAIL.

Shocking footage appearing to show a man drenched in blood forcing a crucifix down his throat has emerged online. The YouTube video is believed to originate from South America.

BMW driver rescued after getting trapped in RIVER 

A stricken BMW driver had to be winched to safety after he followed his sat nav into a river. Emergency services raced to the scene in Carmarthen, South Wales, to rescue the motorist when his car became almost completely submerged. Fortunately the man escaped with his life - but police are now warning drivers of the dangers of using sat navs.

   

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