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Passengers on a Manly ferry have been left stranded for nearly two hours after the boat suffered mechanical issues and began to drift. One rescue plan involved getting passengers to ' walk the plank' from the broken down ferry to another working boat that would be sailed alongside, but this was quickly dropped. Instead a spare part to fix the mechanical issue was sent driven to the ferry in a water taxi.

Man accused of 'sedating a woman and burning her alive

A hearing for a Victorian charged with fracturing his neighbour's skull and burning her alive has heard some items at the murder scene did not contain the accused's DNA. Police allege Michael Cardamone, 49 (inset), killed Karen Chetcuti (main image) after sedating her with an animal tranquilliser and tying her wrists with cable ties, duct tape and rope. Police allege Cardamone gagged the mother of two, burned her alive on or about January 12 last year, and then drove over her dead body.

Sydney's house and apartment market 'will drop by five to 10 per cent in the next two years'. But before prices fall, economics professors first expect the median house price to peak at $1.2 million in mid-2017.

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The female sports coach has appeared in Rotorua District Court (pictured) charged with a range of alleged sexual offences against the boys

A 12-year-old boy was too scared to tell his female sports coach to stop fondling him during a 'team bonding' sleepover at her family home, a court has been told.

In his prime modelling days he graced the pages of glossy magazines flaunting his muscular physique. And ex-model Jake Griffiths has entered The Biggest Loser to shed the excess weight and get back into shape.

Scores of Muslim men in Birmingham are leaving a life of crime on the streets and joining ISIS because it gives them a chance to regain status and feel belonging, Extremely British Muslims revealed.

Gogglebox star Grant Jackson becomes a grandfather at 36

They are the biggest and loudest family on Network 10's Gogglebox series. And now Grant Jackson has become a grandfather at the age of just 36, and his wife Stacey a grandmother at 35, after the arrival of their son Corey's baby. The family received the best Christmas present of all when the 18-year-old teen and his girlfriend Taya welcomed their bundle of joy, a little girl, in the middle of December, last year.

Porn star Christy Mack testifies against MMA's War Machine

Christy Mack, who was previously happy to flaunt her arm, neck and face tattoos, and colorful hair, (left in court in 2014) went for a more conservative look when she appeared at the Regional Justice Center, Wednesday, in Las Vegas. The 25-year-old wore a high-necked Victorian-style blouse with a blazer, and was sporting a blonde bob and heavy yet subdued makeup which covered up her ink (right). She was in court to testify against War Machine, whose birth name is Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver (inset) who is accused of raping and beating her in 2014. The Las Vegas trial has previously heard that War Machine told his porn star ex-girlfriend he would have to kill her as he stood over her helpless body and beat her for two hours. In Monday's opening statements, the court heard how the fighter threatened to murder his former flame Christy Mack, as he mercilessly attacked the adult actress.

Roxy Jacenko drives 550K Bentley as jailed husband labours

Her jailed husband Oliver Curtis was recently revealed to be working as a prison maintenance man and gardener as he serves out his sentence.  But PR guru Roxy Jacenko has been leading a far more glamorous existence, having been spotted dressed in head-to-toe designer fashion while driving in her $550K Bentley. The blonde socialite wasn't shy to flaunt her designer wardrobe for the casual outing, including a crew-neck bodysuit by Maison Margiela worth around $450 and a black Hermes Birkin bag worth approximately $70,000.

Jessica O'Brien, from Sydney, uploaded a picture showing the major changes gaining four kilos has made on her overall physique. She went from 57 kilos to 61 kilos in 48 weeks.

Londoners nicknamed the fittest couple in the world

EXCLUSIVE: Simeon Panda, 30, and girlfriend Chanel 24, from London, are carving out a living from their envy-inducing physiques and have been dubbed the 'fittest couple in the world'. The pair train for an hour and a half every day and have 'identical' diets save for their portion sizes. Chanel, who boasts an enviably toned bikini body, says she used to be a 'shapeless size 4' before she took up lifting and built her dream curves.

A Queensland man has been charged with more than 900 child sex offences after allegedly posing as pop superstar Justin Bieber in order to solicit explicit images from young children'.  

A South Australian man, 60, tied up a backpacker with rope, cut off her bikini and sexually assaulted her before running her friend down in his four-wheel drive at Salt Creek, a court has heard.

Sydney woman refused HIV test by sceptical doctors

A woman infected with HIV was told by doctors she didn't need a test because being born in Australia meant her chances of having the incurable disease were 'slim'. After sleeping with a new partner Abby Landy, a legal assistant from Sydney, developed aggressive cold sores and, despite the rejection from medical experts, persisted by googling her symptoms which she found were 'terrifyingly similar' to HIV. After returning to the doctors several times ending up in the emergency department Ms Landy was faced with a frightening reality - 'the test came back positive'. When she ended her relationship with the man, Ms Landy said he sent her a sinister text message which read 'I hope you remember me forever'.

Australian TV personality, Lisa Oldfield, wrote a lengthy piece on her blog 'Unfiltered' explaining why she lets her children overindulge with sugar... even though her husband doesn't agree.

He's been remarkably private about his romance with law student and male glamour model Ryan Channing.

Four self-proclaimed Australian 'bogans' drink hot sauce which is labelled as 16 out of ten hotness. The men splutter and cry in unbearable pain but it doesn't stop them doing it twice.

Ruby Rose has accused publicist Max Markson of leaking a stomach-turning story claiming she was served a cockroach at an upmarket Sydney restaurant.

Image shows woman carrying bricks on head and baby on back

An image showing a hardworking mother in India carrying six bricks on her head while balancing her baby on her back has astonished Reddit users. The infant, understandably, has a look of concern on his young face at he rests in a sling while his mother moves the bricks sitting precariously on top of her head. The origin of the image is unclear, but it recently made the rounds on Reddit , where users expressed their astonishment and anxiety over the child's close proximity to the heavy bricks.

The ultimate drop in! Amazing moment a dolphin takes a leap out of the ocean and slams into a surfer as he paddles to catch a wave on the Gold Coast

Video has emerged of a Gold Coast surfer readying to ride a large wave before being 'dropped-in' on by a dolphin. The dolphin suddenly emerges from the wave and launches into the air. It then provides the surfer with a freak body slam by landing squarely on top of him, shocking witnesses on the shore.

Underworld figure Mick Gatto has confirmed he was approached by Essendon to help fix the AFL club's doping scandal in a segment for The Footy Show inside a Melbourne Restaurant.

Abbey Trinca died on February 27 while she was living abroad in Daytona Beach, Florida, her family said on a GoFundMe page set up to raise money to bring her body home.

Construction workers protest against penalty rate cuts 

Thousands of furious construction workers have taken to the streets across the country to protest against the cuts to penalty rates and the new building code. The crowd, dominated by members of several trade unions including the CFMEU, gathered in Brisbane (left and bottom right), Melbourne (top right) and Sydney's city centre at lunchtime on Thursday. Workers wore hard hats, wigs and sunglasses as they protested in the streets, clutching signs reading: 'Stop the war on jobs' and 'Protecting Aussie jobs banned by Turnbull's building code'.

Boy comforts his cancer-stricken brother Thomas Blanksby

NEW Mother-of-two Sheryl Blanksby, from Western Australia, captured this touching photo (right) of her son William, three, comforting his four-month-old brother Thomas, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Resting a hand on the baby's cheek, William told his brother: 'Big brother is here. Everything is okay.' Parents Sheryl and Jon do not know how much time they have left with Thomas but plan to make the most of it. Pictured left, the family at a four-month birthday party for Thomas.

Australian swim star Grant Hackett has arrived in LA ahead of his latest stint in rehab following his meltdown and arrest during a dispute with his brother in January.

WikiLeaks says that the batch of documents it released on Tuesday purported to show how the CIA hacks into smartphones barely scratches the surface of what it has.

Kristy Hinze and Jim Clark's $70 million yacht

She's the Australian model who, at just 29-years-old, married thrice-divorced 65-year-old tech billionaire Jim Clark. Now aged 37 and 72, the couple have enjoyed an opulent life together, but it looks like the happy twosome could be preparing to downsize after putting their luxury super yacht on the market for a cool $70 million. The three-storey mega cruiser is one of the world's largest private sailing vessels.

'My parents won't talk to me': CEO of HSBC walks bank employee down the aisle to marry her girlfriend - after her dad REFUSED to attend their same-sex marriage

A woman's boss has stepped up to walk her down the aisle at her same sex wedding after her father refused to attend the ceremony. Jennifer, who has been with her girlfriend Sam for 11 years, was devastated that her parents would not accept her sexuality and come to her wedding. When the CEO of HSBC Taiwan, where the young bride works, heard about the news he decided to volunteer to accompany her down the aisle.

A Queensland jury is set to hear further evidence from the ex-husband of Ashleigh Meagan Watterson who is accused of twice trying to murder her infant daughter Sarah in 2010.

Can YOU find the two babies hidden in this scene?

The latest to wind-up the web is a retro advert that tasks players with spotting two babies hidden in the scene. Can you find the missing children without cheating?

David Archibald has previously said African bushmen had lower IQs and that welfare was stopping evolution

Pauline Hanson is confident voters will elect a One Nation candidate who says single mothers are producing ugly and lazy children. She predicted David Archibald would win a West Australian seat.

Lower back dimple surgery has proven popular in the US and UK in recent months. And now it's available in Australia, too. FEMAIL spoke to Sydney plastic surgeon, Dr Jack Zoumaras.

Waleed Aly wife's Susan Carland on her childhood

Dr Susan Carland grew up in a devout Christian home as a child and sought comfort from ballet (right, and centre at high school) as she struggled with the trauma of her parents' divorce when she was just seven (weatherboard childhood home, inset). The academic and wife of The Project host Waleed Aly (left, together) also turned to ballet again in her late teens to help her cope with the backlash from family and friends when she converted to Islam at 19. Dr Carland, now 38, told the ABC's Home Delivery program she initially thought Islam was 'sexist, outdated and barbaric', but kept being drawn back to the religion when she began reading widely. However, she said her decision to 'come out' as Muslim and wear the hijab almost immediately was 'terrifying' and most family and friends responded negatively to her conversion.

Senior federal Labor MP Kate Ellis is to quit federal politics at the next election. Ms Ellis has made the decision to spend more time in Adelaide with her young son.

The 47-year-old actress shut down the idea of reuniting with ex-husband Marc Anthony during an appearance Wednesday on Watch What Happens Live.

MAFS Andrew says photos of Cheryl were 'passed around'

He shocked Married At First Sight viewers by making degrading comments about his 'wife' Cheryl Maitland, 25, during a recent episode. And Andrew 'Jonesy' Jones was reportedly left questioning her character after private photos emerged behind the scenes. According to a new report, the 38-year-old Firefighter reveals that photos of the busty reality star were 'passed around' the set.

Angela Stembridge, from New Zealand, was facing bankruptcy just four years ago. Now she and her family have made simple lifestyle changes that have seen the family's debt halve and savings grow.

Former House Rules couple Maddi and Lloyd Wright, from Queensland, have two sons. Maddi recently opened up about challenges she has faced and said she wishes she never breastfed.

Hero Iraqi soldier sacrifices his life to save his comrades from an ISIS suicide bomber by reversing his car into vehicle packed with explosives 

These are the shocking scenes as an Iraqi soldier blocks an ISIS suicide bomber with his Humvee in Mosul sacrificing his life to save his comrades who can be seen retreating from the scene. The Humvee, circled bottom can be seen blocking the road from the approaching ISIS attacker, circled top. The explosion, which was filmed by an ISIS drone, shows several Iraqi troops escape from the scene moments before the bomb detonates.

New research from the University of Melbourne has found that one in three Australians have reported adverse health effects from fragranced products. These effects included asthma attacks.

Amal Clooney shows baby bump heading to UN in New York

She is pregnant with twins. And it looks like Amal Clooney is finally starting to show. The 39-year-old Human Rights lawyer had a noticeable baby bump while heading to address the United Nations in New York City on Wednesday. She rocked a clinging black skirt suit for the occasion as her growing belly could be seen through the business chic look.

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'Somebody is going to get fired!' Homeowner films her husband waving desperately as massive cruise ship comes terrifyingly close to their $2.3 million waterfront home

From on deck cruise ships seem like the perfect way to unwind. From below, however they're a little more unnerving - especially when they're heading toward your house. That's what Florida couple Bill and Yasmine Todhunter (both pictured inset) discovered on Friday after the cruise ship Equinox appeared to be on a collision course for their luxury $2.3 million Port Everglades home. Yasmine filmed the terrifying footage as Bill ran out to wave desperately at the oncoming ship - which he says stopped just 100 feet from his waterfront patio (main image). 'When the cruise ship thrusters stopped, there was silence and I yelled "somebody is going to get fired" and everybody on the cruise started applauding,' he told WPLG-10.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Suth Ret, 18, from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, developed necrotising fasciitis following a minor procedure to have her one of her teeth removed.

Researchers in China have dated the fossils back to the Silurian period, about 423 million years ago - before the Devonian Period, which gave rise to an abundance of jawed fishes.

In two separate studies, from the University of Maryland and Harvard University, physicists created a new form of matter in which atoms follow a repeating pattern not in space, but in time.

Tyler Bisset, seven, has suffered from cancer since he was three and has documented his treatment in heartbreaking journal entries. The young boy's picture will be used across NZ billboards for charity.

The cheekiest animals ever?

NEW As a kid, sticking your tongue out at someone meant you were bound to get into trouble - but luckily for animals those same rules do not apply. BoredPanda have compiled a list of the cutest creatures ever to strike the pose. From a labrador puppy trying to reach the snow on top of his nose to a sniffly hedgehog and a very cosy cat - these cheeky animals are guaranteed to make even the most cold-hearted among us smile.

Facebook relationship status changes get funny responses

Hearing second hand news sparks a sinking feeling especially if it's about you and is plastered all over social media. From a daughter who had no clue about her father's divorce until she logged on to accusations of infidelity laid bare, the internet can be the cruelest of places.

A hairdressing salon in Frankston, Melbourne has been burgled three times in the same night with the last opportunist burglar having not much but hair products to steal.

The clip shows Luke Skywalker asking Rey who she is. Also featured are Carrie Fisher, John Boyega and Chewbacca. The teaser was shown at Disney's shareholders meeting in Denver.

Daljinder Kaur, 73, from Amritsar, in Punjab, northern India, delivered her first child on April 19, last year, but since the birth she has suffered with a high blood pressure and weakening joints.

Eagle-eyed Twitter user Jamie Smart spotted what looked like the word 'sex' written into the 'hair' of the puppet stone bust, who would humorously recap the steps needed to make the art on Art Attack.

Driver parks in disabled bays vlocking in another car

Irate shoppers tipped police to the man's crass decision to park in two disabled parking bays (pictured) and blocking in another car (inset) at the Ispwich shopping centre in Queensland on Friday afternoon. The driver of the utility truck claimed that he 'did not know' that he was in a handicap spot.

Jill and Jeff Smokler, both 39, from Baltimore, Maryland, plan to divorce after Jeff's suppressed homosexuality made their marriage untenable. Jill said it was a 'difficult' and 'brutal' decision.

Two men are facing manslaughter charges seven years after a bus driver was killed and 28 passengers were injured when he lost control on Barrangarry Mountain, Kangaroo Valley, NSW.

The 35-year-old penned a powerful essay about how the shame associated with menstruation and the lack of access to appropriate sanitation hinders girls from pursuing an education.

Tanyia Johnson is furious after she was slapped with two fines for parking on her own driveway and on a nature strip on her street. The Melbourne mum is contesting the tickets which she says are a 'joke'.

Douglas Preston talks on 'The Lost City of the Monkey God'

For hundreds of years, local rumours among tribes people and Spanish explorers have spoken of a city full of treasure lost somewhere in the Mosquita jungle of Honduras. Last year, a team of explorers found this city. The images were captured by author Douglas Preston, from Massachusetts, who was part of a group of explorers who found the remains of a lost civilisation in the Mosquitia rainforest (left) in Honduras. The team found a cache of ancient sculptures sticking out of the rainforest floor (right). The explorers found the Lost City after trekking through dense jungle inhabited by dangerous venomous pit vipers (inset).

A British backpacker, 22, who was allegedly held hostage and repeatedly raped and beaten on a Queensland road trip is planning to head back the UK now that she has been released from hospital.

Experiments to grow potatoes in the harsh soil of the southern Peruvian desert have revealed new promise for their ability to thrive on Mars. Martian conditions were simulated inside a CubeSat.

They say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. And that is the case when it comes to the children of these celebrities, including Lily-Rose Depp (pictured), whose father is actor Johnny Depp.

Baby Jessica opens up about rescue from Texas well

It has been 30 years since a 18-month old Jessica McClure was rescued after tumbling down a 22-foot well in the backyard of her parents' Texas home, and she is now opening up about her life three decades later in a new interview. Jessica is now 30, married with two children, and still living near her childhood home in Midland. Gone however is the $1.2million trust that had been waiting for her after the ordeal, lost she explains as a result of the 2008 stock market crash. The money means little however to Jessica after all that she went through at such a young age, and her ability to defy the odds and survive after a fall that would have killed most. 'I had God on my side that day,' she explains.

From lubricants made from coconut oil, to vegan condoms, crystal sex toys and even an aphrodisiac made from cannabis oil, FEMAIL rounds up the products infiltrating the clean sex industry now.

According to a survey, 12 per cent of adults continue this childhood habit. Its persistence is partly due to the fact that sucking is the first reflex we learn but how can we break the habit?

Hyundai has revealed three wearable robot exoskeletons at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, which will help people with limited muscular power move again.

A former female German teacher at an independent school has faced court accused of grooming a male teenage student for sex. The woman, 41, is a former teacher of an Adelaide school.

Thin mums and their plus-size daughters at war over weight

Christine Brown's weight is a source of tension between her and mother Carmen (left). Sue Nickels feels a pang of failure that her daughter Louise (centre) is overweight but does not dare broach the subject. Nicola Ockendon's size and eating habits have been under her mum Jacqui's (right) scrutiny since she moved back in with her parents.

Researchers from the Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that memory training alters brain functions and can double memory capacity (stock image).

They're wrinkle-free, with age-defyingly smooth complexions. Meet the super-agers: the 10 per cent of women who really do look a decade younger than their age.

Woman with autism needs fundraising for new assistance dog

Without an assistance dog, Emma Mirceli (pictured left), 22, from NSW, finds it daunting to undertake many tasks that most of us achieve with ease. Emma, hopes a chocolate labrador called Kate (right) will become her new furry companion after her dog Bailee, a golden Labrador, retired for health reasons.

Hollywood star Cruise, 54, was seen chatting animatedly to a laughing Prince Philip, during his surprise arrival at a black tie event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Outward Bound Trust.

A New Zealand woman has taken to the streets with a giant copy of her CV in efforts to get a job, after she was made redundant from her full time caring position in January.

Crystal Bassette from Clay, New York, starred in over 100 films and earned around $300,000 a year during her successful 10-year career as an adult film star before quitting when she found God.

Mums are taking holidays and leaving their babies behind

The newest trend in holidays is women going on mum retreats, taking time to relax in luxury tropical resorts while their partners and children stay at home. One of the companies that offers the experience is Flat Out Mum retreats (top and bottom right), set up by Australian blogger Olivia Anderson (pictured left). The mum-of-four said that women need time to relax without their children, and that her retreats are extremely popular.

 
   

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Going round the twist! Contortionist becomes online hit after she is filmed sitting on her own HEAD during mind-boggling performance at a New York burlesque club

Video footage, that has been viewed over 120,000 times, shows Allison Schieler, pictured, performing on a rotating podium. The 23-year-old from Queens, New York, learnt how to perform the tick as a child. The pose, called 'head sitting', involves arching the back and resting the buttocks on top of the head.

Manchester Magistrate's Court heard Callum Cooney, 29, grabbed Cherelle Corcoran by the hair and repeatedly slammed her head against the steering wheel of her car.

Diver Skyler Thomas and tour operators Vinnie and Debbie didn't hesitate to jump in and help when they spotted the stricken creature in pain in the deep waters of Cat Island in the central Bahamas.

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Not listening, not listening! Howling husky refuses to let his owner get a word in

Not listening, not listening! A chatty husky made noises in an adorable video - and apparently tried to keep his owner from getting a word in. The talkative pooch, named Blu, is seen at the start of of the clip on a wooden floor near a box. A woman asks: 'Who did this? Blu, this is not your box! Why'd you do this buddy? Hey! Blu, why'd you do this?' Blu, however, yowls while the woman speaks. The video was posted to Instagram and captioned: 'I was trying to help dad by eating his box of car parts so that mom wouldn't get mad at him for ordering more car parts... instead, mom got mad at me! Go figure!' The video didn't indicate where Blu got noisy.

St Francis Monastery in Cochabamba recently announced that they had taken in the dog, who has been named Friar Bigoton - which is moustache in English - and that he is staying with them.

A theme park in Japan has created spherical capsules with a bedroom and bathroom for guests to stay in overnight while they float to a desert island, which is home to various attractions.

Photographer Ira Meyer unveils his top Antarctica shots

It's difficult to imagine so many different shades of blue until you catch glimpse of these breathtaking images, showcasing one of the most remote areas on the planet: Antarctica. California-based photographer Ira Meyer first sailed to the Earth's southernmost continent more than 25 years ago and it's a love affair that has continued ever since. Pictured: A giant ice arch (left); a chinstrap penguin in the snow (inset); and two humpback whales lunge-feeding (right).

   

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