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Lifestyle THERE’S a haute version of almost everything plus the kitchen sink these days — even dishwashing gloves, it would seem.

Offbeat GUILTY of jaywalking? Don’t try that in China, where newly installed road devices will give illegal crossers an unpleasant surprise.

Offbeat IT’S a battle as old as time itself — OK, maybe it’s not — but man vs goose is the moment we needed but probably didn’t deserve.

Pets & Animals A DOG, who has 14,000 followers on social media network Instagram, has had life-saving surgery, partly funded by a huge fundraising effort on GoFundMe.

Health A US soldier who “struggled with even viewing himself as a man” has been given fresh hope in the wake of a horrific injury.

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Offbeat Grown with a little love and a whole lot of manure, this whopping veggie must be seen to be believed.

News THE pair were riding through the bush outside Sydney when they spotted a head poking out of the mudflats. Then they sprung into action.

Offbeat HAVE you ever walked off the plane with a freebie the airline gave you? This woman did — and it landed her in big trouble.

Offbeat A TEENAGER has hilariously revealed how she managed to get a refund from an online psychic who didn’t get anything right.

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News What started as a phone call, snowballed into a special day for a Dalby man he said he will never forget

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News 'The have shown us it's not all a bed of roses but you work your problems out when things get tough'

Health THE world’s oldest woman has died without recognition from Guinness World Records for the accomplishment.

Offbeat WYNFORD Hodge was worth a cool $2.8 million when he died but he was adamant his wife shouldn’t get a cent, despite being together for decades.

News WHEN Emma told her 12-year-old son he couldn’t go to Bali, he decided no wasn’t what he wanted to hear. Now, Emma wants to know how her boy got away with it.

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News The high-yield bond broker's name is on the birth certificate but the man's sister says the DNA test would be “a further desecration” of her brother’s remains.

News AN ENGLISH cyclist certainly wasn’t sheepish when she noticed some odd-looking animals on her weekly ride in Kent.

Motoring IT’S a road rule that isn’t just confusing drivers — it’s bringing them to an absolute standstill. But it’s easier to navigate than you might think.

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TV 'There is so much cyber bullying around, and it needs to stop.'

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Offbeat CCTV captured the terrifying moment a girl was almost crushed under a moving bus after her friend pushed her into traffic as a “joke”.

Offbeat A DRIVER who parked blocking a gate came back to discover a bizarre note on her car, as well as a mound of a popular breakfast food.