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  1. Melbourne butcher robbed in overnight heist

    A family butcher in Ivanhoe, in Melbourne's north-east, was ransacked in an overnight heist, with an estimated $8000 worth of meat stolen.

  2. NAB slashes 2500 jobs amid fears other banks will swing the axe

    The National Australia Bank has announced it will axe up to 2500 jobs over this financial year, while also reducing the use of external consultants.

  3. Election nostradamus Nate Silver makes extreme prediction about Democrats' chance to cinch power in the midterms

    Election forecaster Nate Silver has made a fresh prediction about Democrats' chances of seizing control of Congress.

  4. 'Help me!' Videos of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen spark outrage

    Videos of a Long Beach resident screaming that his arm is broken and begging for help as he is pinned to the ground by immigration agents have sparked outrage in the community.

  5. How a drug for TAPEWORM could end the crippling pain of endometriosis

    Niclosamide has been used for decades to kill the gut parasites, starving them to death by shutting off their supply of glucose, their main energy source

  6. RICHARD EDEN: Ads for BBC doctor's blood test company are banned

    BBC Breakfast viewers trust him as the show's resident doctor and his Feel Better, Live More podcast is a hit, but Rangan Chatterjee stands accused of deceiving the public.

  7. NADINE DORRIES: Do I regret quitting the Tories for Reform? Not one little bit!

    I don't desert my friends and colleagues when they are under pressure for trying to do the right thing. That's when I put my shoulder to the wheel and push harder.

  8. Strictly's Amy Dowden accuses Brendan Cole of 'desperately craving attention' after he made 'upsetting and cruel' comments about her dance skills following her cancer battle

    Amy Dowden has hit back at Brendan Cole over his criticism of her Strictly performances, accusing him of seeking 'the attention he so desperately craves'.

  9. Saudis postpone investment conference until 2027 amid fighting with Houthis

    The Saudi government has postponed its annual investment conference — known colloquially as “Davos in the Desert” — to next year, after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out multiple deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia…