A 47-year-old man, believed to be an associate of the outlaw motorcycle gang Hells Angels, has been charged after allegedly coward punching two young men in Newcastle on September 14. He allegedly approached two men, aged 19 and 20, at licensed premises on Morgan St at Merewether about 11pm, and punched them both in the … Read more
A man and woman have been charged after a man was found with gunshot wounds in both legs in bushland near Newcastle. The 39-year-old victim allegedly met a 26-year-old man, who was known to him, at O’Donnelltown Rd, West Wallsend on Thursday evening. Police were called to a shooting in the area about 5.30pm and … Read more
A woman has died and a man and two young children have been injured in a crash near Newcastle in NSW. The woman, believed to be aged in her 40s, was driving on Old Maitland Road in Bishops Bridge, west of Maitland, when she crashed with a ute about 2.15pm on Monday. NSW Police said … Read more
A second earthquake has hit New South Wales’ Hunter region in as many days. The 4.7 magnitude event hit near Muswellbrook about 4.30pm on Saturday — close to the location of an earthquake of similar strength about 12pm the previous day. Nearly 600 people had reported feeling Saturday’s earthquake with Geoscience Australia, compared to about … Read more
An Australian mother left paralysed and twice close to death in Uganda says she is back on her feet and making a slow and steady recovery, even if her future is uncertain. Wave after wave of serious health conditions combined to leave Leah Makanda unable to move and triggered an emergency effort to return her … Read more
Newcastle doctor David Hogbin has been identified as the man killed and eaten by a crocodile in far north Queensland. Hogbin, 40, was taken from the banks of the Annan River in Cooktown while on holiday with his family on Saturday afternoon. The general practitioner reportedly leaves behind a wife and three children. Know the … Read more
A young woman working as a traffic controller was hit by an allegedly stolen vehicle being pursued by a NSW police car. The 21-year-old was working on Newcastle Rd at Jesmond in Newcastle when the allegedly stolen Mercedes-Benz SUV struck her about 2am on Wednesday. “Police had initiated the pursuit only moments earlier when the … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content Three men have been found guilty of luring three women to be gang-raped in an apartment they were renting for a buck’s party weekend. Maurice Hawell, 30, his brother Marius Hawell, 22, and Andrew David, 30, were hit with the verdicts on Monday after an almost four-week-long trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre … Read more
Scotland begin their Americas tour by inflicting a heavy 73-12 defeat on Canada; Scotland rested a host of key players and had to come back from an early deficit but did so in style, scoring 11 tries in the process Last Updated: 07/07/24 9:44am Arron Reed races away to score for Scotland Scotland overwhelmed Canada, … Read more
New Zealand’s Ardie Savea scored one of his side’s tries against England Damian McKenzie’s three second-half penalties thwarted England’s hopes of a first win away to New Zealand since 2003 as they went down 16-15 in the opening Test in Dunedin. The All Blacks made their early dominance count with unconverted tries from Sevu Reece … Read more
