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  1. When bureaucratic inertia trashes civic pride

    This is a sight that shouldn't exist long enough to be photographed.

  2. Two sleeping children and a ticking clock: inside a tense standoff at an embassy in Canberra

    AFP negotiators were called to more than 40 incidents this year.

  3. Time to double the GST? The cost-of-living debate we need to have

    Higher GST might actually solve a few problems.

  4. Scandal swamps Ken Paxton's Texas Senate bid... as sordid marriage secrets and damaging party footage emerge

    Everything's bigger in Texas, they say, and that appears to include political scandals. Many, some dating back decades, have swirled around Ken Paxton as he campaigns to become a US Senator.

  5. Moss Side murder RECAP as investigation launched following death of woman

    Emergency services were called to the scene of a disturbance on Monday

  6. Utah Republican election chief's stark warning: Threats to the midterms are now coming from 'within our own government'

    The GOP leader tasked with overseeing Utah's elections is going toe-to-toe with Trump ahead of the November midterm elections.

  7. Nearly 1,000 homes could be catastrophic for Stockport village people claim

    One concern was new homes would make it harder for young people to get away from social media

  8. Police uncover £100,000 drug haul hidden beneath car boot floor

    Moatz Elkomsi was jailed for three years and two months

  9. The £318million question: If the National Lottery's Powerball jackpot is won by a Briton it would represent the biggest ticket prize ever scooped up in the UK - so what would YOU spend your staggering winnings on?

    The National Lottery's Powerball jackpot has reached a staggering £318million - meaning a winner would scoop the biggest prize in British history.