- A cigarette is thought to have sparked a fire that engulfed a unit at Merewether in Newcastle this morning. The fire trapped a man on the balcony, he suffered burns but was rescued by fire fighters.
- Two people died when a car and a truck carrying sheep collided just south of Dubbo.
- Oil giant BP has agreed to pay 27 Billion dollars in damages over its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
- And a spectacular time lapse video of earth has been captured from the international space station.
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