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UK terror arrest linked to Melbourne raids, Lee Rigby style attack allegedly ...

The 18-year-old was being held by police on an interim preventative detention order following the pre-dawn raids in Melbourne on Saturday, in which five were arrested for allegedly planning a terror attack on Victorian police during Anzac Day events. >> view original

'You selfish f***ing woman'

The incident occurred in the western Melbourne suburb of Yarraville while the woman was riding along Hyde St just after 10am, police told News.com.au. After fleeing the scene, a 41-year-old woman was pulled over by a highway patrol crew. A spokeswoman ... >> view original

Melbourne cyclist victim of alleged road rage attack during charity bike ride

A Melbourne woman taking part in a charity bike ride was allegedly the victim of a road rage attack, which was caught on video. Alleged victim Kylie told 9NEWS she was struck by a car and thrown onto the bonnet before the driver attempted to flee the ... >> view original

Brazil: Daredevil paraplegics take to the skies in FLYING wheelchairs1:28

The group behind the alleged plot had anticipated the attack on Melbourne streets would end in their own deaths, a security official told ABC's 7.30. Australian police arrested five teenagers in Melbourne over alleged plans to target police at a World ... >> view original

Doubt surrounds venue for Melbourne Victory's semi-final with AAMI Park and ...

Football Federation Australia had originally slated its semi-finals for Friday, May 8 and Sunday, May 10, but both AAMI Park in Melbourne and Allianz Stadium in Sydney are unavailable on the Friday. Only a heavy loss at home to Central Coast on Sunday ... >> view original

Radio ratings: Check out who is winning (and losing) Melbourne's hot airwaves ...

TALK station 3AW are the No. 1 station in Melbourne with a very strong ratings survey. Led by Ross Stevenson and John Burns in breakfast, the station had a rise across the board. Stevens and Burns increased their lead over Red Symons on ABC774, rising ... >> view original

cars damaged when truck carrying vehicles hits low bridge in Melbourne

A truck carrying five cars has struck a bridge in Melbourne's west, knocking two vehicles off the trailer and badly damaging two more. The driver was rounding a railway bridge on Napier Street in Footscray, when he misjudged the four-metre clearance ... >> view original

Should Carlton rebuild or renovate like North Melbourne?

That was, in part, the case in 1991 when the Blues bought a large parcel of North Melbourne voting shares. Had that deal ultimately succeeded, the Blues would have got their hands on the likes of Wayne Carey, Glenn Archer and John Longmire – ensuring ... >> view original

Melbourne radio ratings: Triple M tops FM table as rebranded Kiis104.1 goes ...

Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M has continued its strong start to 2015 by claiming the lead position for FM stations in the Monday to Sunday figures from fellow-SCA rival FoxFM whilst also retaining its hold on the FM breakfast crown. Triple M ... >> view original

Five Adelaide Crows, four Melbourne Demons players fined for three-quarter ...

Five Adelaide Crows players and four from Melbourne have been fined by the AFL match review panel for their involvement in a melee during Saturday's game at Adelaide Oval. The Crows' Rory Sloane was found to be the instigator of the three-quarter time ... >> view original