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  1. Police find deleted messages on sex offender’s phone on day of prison release

    Police found a sex offender had breached the conditions of a protective order the day he was released from prison.

  2. A petrol station fined me £90 after it forgot to charge for fuel, do I have to pay? DEAN DUNHAM KC replies

    I filled my car with petrol, and bought two items of confectionery After checking with my bank it appears the attendant only charged for the confectionery.

  3. Drone pictures show aftermath of car and lorry crash at roundabout

    Drone pictures have shown the aftermath of a car and lorry crash at a roundabout.

  4. Small business owner hit with multiple fines from AI camera

    A small business owner is fed up after receiving multiple fines from Adelaide City Council’s AI camera car.

  5. Swerve NS&I's new fixed rate bond unless green saving is your aim: SYLVIA MORRIS

    NS&I raised the rate on its fixed three-year Green Savings Bonds yesterday to 4.73%. New savers or those renewing existing three-year bonds will earn this rate.

  6. Labour accused of 'surrendering' to private parking firms as it emerges ministers rejected bringing in a lower cap on tickets, costing drivers up to £1.6 billion

    Prime Minister Andy Burnham led a chorus of praise for the new rules, aimed at getting tough on 'cowboy' private firms.

  7. Trump snaps at reporter in Oval Office skirmish: 'What's wrong with you?'

    President Donald Trump unleashed fury at a reporter in the Oval Office, deriding the journalist as a 'sick person' after repeatedly getting peppered with questions.

  8. It was two hours of unvarnished feedback, but it gave Rebecca Vallance the ingredients for global success

    A love of fashion and an aptitude for business has seen the Australian designer, a racewear favourite, go from strength to strength since its launch 15 years ago.

  9. My daughter’s four blunt words reframed a drunken night at a party 30 years ago

    Plenty of my friends have had the same experience of realising as mothers what happened to them as girls.

  10. Japanese top chef sacked after drinking on the job wins $11k payout

    A chef worked at a high-end Sydney restaurant. The fair work umpire ruled his dismissal was harsh, unjust and unreasonable.