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Where Have All The Good Men Gone?

One of Australian newsrooms' favourite stories is the reported 'Man Drought' in their country.

No, this isn't traditional Ozzie men getting a collective thirst on for some Victoria Bitter, but rather a growing demographic shift in the population. Australian women now outnumber their male count...

Fireman Bhangra Raps For Fire Safety (or - 'A Quiet News Week, Then')

What do you want your local Firefighter to be doing right now?

We'd want ours to be busily climbing ladders to save desperate families from 6th-floor smoke-billowing windows, or at least rescuing cute cats from tree branches. Instead, Stephen-Remmell Coleman from Wimbledon fire station has rec...

75 Million-Year-Old Fossilised Pregnant Turtle Unveiled

Nine years after its discovery in the badlands of southeastern Alberta, Canada, a 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle has finally made its public debut.

At 40 centimetres long, its turtle shape is still evident and most of its skeleton is complete but its shell is crushed. The preg...

The Athlete With The Unfortunate Name

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Video: Tractor To The Rescue

A 4x4 gets stuck. A Hummer H2 tries to pull it out but it too gets stuck. A small van with an overly confident driver tries to pull out the Hummer but fails. There's only one thing left to do - call in the tractor. [Thanks Yves Lalonde] ...