EMPIRE’S STUNNING FALL: From $790m to utterly worthless
ONCE valued at a whopping $790 million, retail giant Pumpkin Patch is now officially worthless. How did it fall so far, so fast?
Unsolvable? Mystery baffles world
SLEUTHS have dedicated more than three years to solving the biggest mystery in gaming. Still, no one can work it out.
Young shoppers’ staggering habit
COCO is just 18 years old, but she owns a designer backpack worth thousands of dollars. That’s not even her priciest item.
Kochie cracks it: ‘You stupid man’
DAVID Koch’s co-hosts seemed genuinely surprised by his outburst at a viewer. He was told not to be rude, but kept going.
Big change coming to two-minute noodles
THEY’VE always been loved by poor and hungover university students. Now Maggi has made some important changes to its two-minute noodles.
Accused mass murderer’s bizarre plan decides fate
THE white man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners in a bid to start a race war has made a bold move in court.
Top cop exposes herself in ‘boob job’ rant
A SENIOR policewoman allegedly bared her breasts at a colleague as she drunkenly berated her for getting breast enhancement surgery.
Slats’ snarky comeback to Nine barbs
THE Channel Nine commentary team copped some heat in Adelaide, but Michael Slater is standing his ground.
Teen to sell virginity to pay parents’ mortgage
VIEWERS of British TV show were shocked after a teenage girl revealed on the show that she would be selling her virginity for more than $1 million.
Best politician in Parliament saves PM’s pride
THE PM has had an end-of-year win — and it’s all thanks to a man who’s shaping up to be the country’s most powerful politician.
Fallen footballers’ final moments alive
THIS jarring video shows a plane full of joking, laughing footballers preparing for takeoff. Soon after it was taken, almost all of them were killed.
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ALONGSIDE an incredible transformational picture posted to social media, Fiona Falkiner reveals there’s more to weight loss than losing weight.
MICHAEL Fassbender, star and producer of highly-anticipated action flick Assassin’s Creed, has revealed the one thing he insisted upon during filming.
WALEED Aly has a controversial theory about Channel 9’s threat to sue tabloids over their stories on Karl Stefanovic’s divorce.
SHE’S one of Hollywood’s most famous — and glamorous — actors. Now Nicole Kidman has shown her natural side in a new shoot.
BACK in the late 80s and early 90s Terence Trent D’Arby was the man. That is until a series of dreams gave him a new identity.
TWO of the main stars from Napoleon Dynamite are back together 12 years after the quirky comedy was released.
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Thunderstorm asthma threat looms again
THUNDERSTORMS due to hit Victoria later today may trigger further respiratory problems, the state’s chief health officer has warned.
Gangland murder accused appears in court
ONE of the young men charged with the murder of Pasquale Barbaro appeared in Burwood Local Court on Wednesday.
Cops’ warning: ‘There is no end game in sight’
FOUR men have been charged over the murder of underworld figure Pasquale Barbaro, but police say yesterday’s raids are just the beginning.
Woman scared of her shadow after brutal attack
AN ELDERLY woman who was strangled in a toilet block is having constant nightmares and is even afraid of her own shadow.
Semi must surrender his passport
THE magistrate hearing Semi Radradra’s domestic violence case has laid down the law to the embattled Eels winger, pictured arriving at court this morning.
University attacker’s chilling Facebook post
A CHILLING online rant could provide clues as to what prompted a quiet student to launch a terrifying attack on his peers at a university.
Beaten jogger ‘weighed just 39kg’
SHERRI Papini’s husband has revealed sickening details about the condition she was found in on the side of the road with a bag over her head.
Goalie died ‘after call to wife’
A GOALIE who initially survived the plane crash that killed 71 people called his wife from the hospital, only to die moments later.
F1 legend rages at ‘ballerina’ Hamilton
BEFORE Lewis Hamilton there was another Brit with three F1 world titles, and he’s lashed out at the star’s utter selfishness.
Comedian under fire for crash ‘joke’
AN AUSTRALIAN comedian has been forced to apologise after he tweeted an off-colour joke about a plane crash that killed 71 people.
‘I ate a kebab every day for breakfast’
A PERTH woman lost 55kg by adopting a new diet. But then she was left with so much excess skin that she had to tuck it into her clothing.
The cleaning job everyone forgets to do
THEY are one of the most used items in your house but how often do you wash your pillows? Probably not as often as you should.
Sports that will save your life revealed
AN INTERNATIONAL research collaboration, led by University of Sydney, has named the four sports that offer life saving benefits.
Australia’s new forgotten people
AFTER the election of Donald Trump, there is a renewed interest in the lives of an angry segment of Australia’s population.
The weird new dick pic trend
“IF YOU don’t send dick pics to your boys, they’re not your boys,” one young man told us, and he’s far from being alone. Internet, how is this a thing?
Heroic pilot may have prevented explosion
THE possible cause of the plane crash that killed a beloved football team has been revealed, as reports emerge the pilot may have prevented a huge explosion.
Shock as woman jumps from plane
PASSENGERS on a flight were left stunned when a woman rose from her seat and jumped out of the plane while it was moving on the tarmac.
Forget Syd v Melb: This is our best city
WHILE everyone fights about Melbourne and Sydney, we’re forgetting about the greatest city of them all. This is who really reigns supreme.
Terror in rocky Sydney landing
ALARMING photos have emerged from China Eastern flight MU777 as it hit dangerous turbulence on approach to the runway at Sydney Airport.
‘I hooked up with a flight attendant’
“AS I walked out the door, she put her hand out and thanked me for flying. In it was a chocolate bar, wrapped in a note with her name and number.”
The Rock’s awkward realisation on Jumanji set
WHILE Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a big muscly dude, he still thinks of himself as being rather delicate. But he got a rude shock on the set of Jumanji.
DJ accused of groping Swift breaks silence
A FORMER radio DJ who was accused of groping Taylor Swift at a 2013 meet-and-greet is speaking out for the first time.
Mariah Carey’s bizarrre diet involves only two foods
YOU’LL need to stick to a very strict diet if you want a body like mega star Mariah Carey.
Why Leah Remini‘s fighting Scientology
ACTRESS Leah Remini isn’t backing down in her fight against Scientology, with her explosive series set to reveal just how “difficult” the church makes it to walk away.
George Michael ‘back with ex-boyfriend’
SINGER George Michael has reportedly become close again with the love of his life Kenny Goss, after suffering years of hell since the split.
The most risque social media trend yet
AFTER everything from the ice bucket to the mannequin challenge, the internet has hit upon its most risque craze yet — the one-finger selfie.
It just dumped snow in the desert
RESIDENTS in the usually sun-baked Saudi Arabian desert woke up this week to a rather unexpected surprise – blankets of heavy snow.
Facebook bringing back the arcade
MANY Facebook users will be too young to have played Pac-Man or Space Invaders, but the social media giant is banking on them.
Instagram account targets Ivanka Trump
IVANKA Trump has become the subject of a bizarre new Instagram account, targeting the future first daughter and her involvement in her dad’s campaign.
Could this be the bizarre cure for superbugs?
SUPERBUGS are a global crisis that could kill 10 million people a year by 2050. But researchers have come up with a surprising solution.
Ikea launches home delivery
IKEA has launched home delivery and online ordering for the first time in Australia, with fees starting at $79.
Australia’s most extraordinary houses
THEY’RE all worth eye-watering amounts of money, and one is about to be named Australia’s best dream home. Prepare to drool jealously.
Kellogg pulls ads from Breitbart
KELLOGG says it will no longer advertise on Breitbart.com, the website formerly run by one of Donald Trump’s top aides, Steve Bannon.
The photos that revealed too much
FROM Donald Trump’s wall and the UK’s Brexit plan to the Roswell cover-up, these pictures captured a little bit too much information than was intended.
Fiat heir faked kidnapping for drug money
FIAT heir Lapo Elkann allegedly faked his own kidnapping following a two-day bender with a transgender escort.
REAL ESTATE
Trump-inspired style trend
The home interiors trend in vogue right now, which may have been inspired by eccentric US President-elect Donald Trump.
How to set a sale price
Setting a price is one of the most important and complex decisions vendors have to make when selling their home.
A guide to auction day
The big sale day has finally arrived. These are the five things a seller should NOT be doing on auction day.
Star’s sister lets loose: ‘F*** right off’
BOSTON Celtics star Al Horford received some uncalled for criticism relating to family matters and his sister wouldn’t cop it.
Football’s most irritating windbag
IN an elite field of AFL boofheads, a club boss is making an unexpected run for the title of football’s greatest windbag.
Games in uproar over $30 billion scrap
THE Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has hit a major headache over a staggering $30 billion blowout that has already forced a major backflip.
The bizarre world of a Kenyan athlete
WHEN you consider what Kenya’s Olympians were forced to endure in the lead-up to Rio, it’s a wonder they won any medals at all.
Remarkable gesture after horrific tragedy
THIS is everything that’s good about sport. The rivals of the football club decimated by the crash that killed 71 people have made an incredible offer.
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