Major disruption to Sydney trains as T5 line stopped for urgent repairs

Major disruption to Sydney trains as T5 line stopped for urgent repairs

Sydney rail commuters faced a major disruption on Tuesday morning as the T5 Cumberland Line between Leppington and Blacktown was closed for urgent repairs. The repairs were required at Harris Park. Passengers were advised by Transport NSW to use the T2 Inner West and Leppington Line instead and change at either Granville or Lidcombe to … Read more

Taxi boss accused of running fake Sydney e-tag scheme

Taxi boss accused of running fake Sydney e-tag scheme

A taxi-company owner has been arrested over allegations that he ran a $2.2 million Sydney e-tag scam that involved using dodgy credit cards to fund the devices. The 37-year-old man has been charged with 204 fraud-related offences, while two drivers were also picked up and hit with a combined 67 fraud offences. The trio, arrested … Read more

Commuter chaos as Sydney T2 Inner West and Leppington Line disrupted

Commuter chaos as Sydney T2 Inner West and Leppington Line disrupted

Another Sydney rail line has been disrupted by urgent repairs, causing uncertainty for travellers on their morning commutes. The T2 Inner West and Leppington Line has been disrupted by urgent repairs at Warwick Farm on Platform 1. Passengers are advised to allow extra travel time. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “Trains … Read more

Site of interest ruled out during search for mother and newborn after placenta found on Cooks River

Site of interest ruled out during search for mother and newborn after placenta found on Cooks River

A new site of interest in the search for a missing baby and mother in suburban Sydney has been declared a false alarm. It has been more than 24 hours since a dog walker discovered a human placenta and umbilical cord near the Cooks River at Earlwood on Monday afternoon. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Desperate … Read more

Man describes placenta discovery on a Sydney river bank sparking frantic search for mother and baby

Man describes placenta discovery on a Sydney river bank sparking frantic search for mother and baby

A dog walker who stumbled across a placenta by a muddy Sydney riverbank, triggering a desperate search for a baby and its mother, says there was no doubt about what he had found. A human placenta and an umbilical cord were discovered on the edge of the Cooks River near Wardell Rd in Earlwood about … Read more

New site discovered in search for mother and newborn after placenta found on Sydney riverbank

New site discovered in search for mother and newborn after placenta found on Sydney riverbank

A new site of interest has been identified in the search for a missing baby and mother in Sydney. A dog walker found a “placenta and an umbilical cord of a human” on the water’s edge of the Cooks River near Wardell Rd in Earlwood about 4.30pm on Monday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Police search … Read more

Concerns for mother and child after evidence of birth discovered on Cooks River banks in Earlwood 

Concerns for mother and child after evidence of birth discovered on Cooks River banks in Earlwood 

There are fears for a woman who may have given birth on the banks of a river in southwest Sydney. NSW Police are appealing for information after “evidence” of the birth was located on the banks of the Cooks River near Wardell Road, Earlwood about 4.30pm on Monday. Attending officers say the evidence indicated a … Read more

Father and daughter identified as victims of fatal Milperra crash after rideshare vehicle and ute crash

Father and daughter identified as victims of fatal Milperra crash after rideshare vehicle and ute crash

A father and his young daughter have been identified as victims of a fatal collision between a rideshare vehicle and a ute in Sydney’s west on Sunday. Thai Duong, 41, and his daughter Haili, 12, were backseat passengers in a DiDi vehicle involved in the crash on Milperra Rd in Milperra about 7.40pm. The Toyota … Read more