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According to stuff.co.nz, Newstalk ZB presenter Rachel Smalley thought that her microphone was turned off during a radio conversation yesterday morning. She had been chatting on air about a story on the emergency contraceptive pill being less effective in a woman weighing more than 70 kilograms, and that the average weight of New Zealand women was […]

Christine Armstrong, was swimming with friends between Tathra Wharf and Tathra Beach about 8.20am this morning. Police said she fell behind the group of swimmers, turned back and was alone when the attack occurred. Human remains were found at the scene shortly after the attack. The group, all regular early morning swimmers, are believed to […]

Cotterell, Hackett’s coach, friend and mentor during much of the swimmer’s time in the pool, said Hackett had been given Stilnox by team officials throughout his career, which included three Olympic gold medals in the 1500 m freestyle. He said Stilnox, now banned by Swimming Australia, was often given to help swimmers sleep on long […]

Hackett said he was proud of his decision to seek help by entering the US rehab centre in Arizona for “a sleeping disorder”. Hackett fled to the US last month. At the time his father Neville said his son had been the subject of “a family intervention” for what was widely reported as an addiction […]

Providence Service Corporation will pay $63 million in cash for the company, plus another $25.6.7 million in cash and stock over four years. It agreed to pay a further $133 million if the company hit specified targets during the following five years. Theresa founded Igneus in 1989 to help people with disabilities and physical injuries […]

The 62-year-old father from California and his 11-year-old daughter walked hand-in-hand as family and friends watched on. The tear-jerking ceremony, which took place in their backyard, was captured by photographer Lindsey Villatoro. Villatoro posted the video footage on Vimeo called “Walk me down the Aisle Daddy”. She managed to enlist wedding suppliers to donate Josie’s […]

His three Michelin-starred restaurant, in Bray, Berkshire, will close in December when he will bring his entire staff to Melbourne’s Crown Casino complex to reopen in the new location in February next year. “I guess you are expecting me to announce the opening of a new restaurant; I’ll move onto that in a bit. But, […]

The 23-year-old, who is in Bangladesh starring for Australia in the Women’s World Twenty20 cricket tournament, was left out of the 23-player Matildas squad to face Brazil in this month’s two-match series in Brisbane. Matildas Coach Hesterine de Reus confirmed to The Daily Telegraph on Monday that Perry wouldn’t be considered for this year’s AFC Women’s Asian […]

Olive Bowers wrote a letter to Tracks magazine, which labels itself as “the surfers’ bible'”, after finding a copy at her friend’s house. The year 8 student at Princes Hill Secondary College in North Carlton said as she flicked through the pages, she only managed to find one woman. “She wasn’t surfing or even remotely near a […]

For 30 hours every week, in time squeezed in between a busy school day and his bedtime, 12-year-old Sebastian Gronow works hard. He reads pages and pages of computer code, and then writes a test for himself – making sure he has learnt what he has just read. He then puts his new found skills […]