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Young woman raped in Cairns: police

Cairns police are looking for a man they say raped a 22-year-old woman. Photo: Stock image. A man who raped a young woman who had been walking along a Cairns street is still on the run. Police say the man, described as being of Aboriginal appearance, ... >> view original

Chris Cairns perjury trial: Big week looms for Chris Cairns as he faces ...

Chris Cairns made his name by posing questions of the best batsmen in cricket at grounds such as Lord's. Now his reputation hangs on how well he can blunt another first class attack, that of Crown prosecutor Sasha Wass, QC, across London in Southwark ... >> view original

Starks difference as Cairns beats 36ers on bell

Starks, whose import spot in the Taipans' outfit has been the subject of week-long conjecture, hit the winning basket with 0.3 of a second left to lift Cairns to a stunning 104-101 win, its best of the NBL season. His match-high 27 points came at 56 ... >> view original

Adelaide vs Cairns: Taipans clinch the win with three-point buzzer beater

The Cairns Taipans pulled off an incredible road win over the Adelaide 36ers in what could prove to be the game of the season. In a fast-paced classic the Taipans had to fight hard to pull off with the win which only came when Markel Starks sunk a ... >> view original

Ben Nevis visitors urged not to build mini cairns

Building “mini cairns” on Scottish mountains has become a popular way for walkers to leave a memorial, create a photo opportunity, or hide their rubbish. However, the ever-increasing piles of rocks are ruining Ben Nevis and other mountains in the ... >> view original

Fans flock to London courtroom to get a glimpse of Chris Cairns

London Chris Cairns can still draw a crowd, just as he did as a swashbuckling cricket all-rounder. When Mr Justice Sweeney emerged from his chambers in London's Southwark Crown Court to preside over the Cairns perjury trial on Thursday night ... >> view original

Ben Nevis being ruined by walkers 'building cairns to poo in'

Ben Nevis and other Scottish mountains are being ruined by walkers building cairns, with human excrement among the worst things found beneath the mini rock piles. Official cairns have long been used in the Highlands to guide visitors along safe routes, ... >> view original

iPods with personalised playlists which bring relief to people with dementia ...

IT'S cheap, easy, could provide relief to thousands of Australians coping with chronic conditions and almost all of us are carrying around one in our pocket or handbag. The humble mobile phone, or rather the technology within it, is being credited with ... >> view original

Health experts question Turnbull government's 'no jab no play' policy

Immunisation experts and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians have warned the federal government's "no jab no play" legislation will do little to boost childhood immunisation rates and could penalise children from lower socio-economic ... >> view original

Brisbane Convention Centre food poisoning caused by salmonella on stick blender

The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre said it was the first incident of its type in the centre's 20-year history. A KITCHEN stick blender contaminated with salmonella was the source of a mass food poisoning outbreak in Brisbane early this year. >> view original