Melbourne Express: Monday, July 18, 2016 and other top stories.

• Melbourne Express: Monday, July 18, 2016

  

  Metro Trains says the Sunbury line has finally reopened between Watergardens and Sunshine after a woman died on the tracks at Keilor Plains earlier today. Our photographer Paul Rovere is at Sunbury station where passengers have been stranded. Hundreds of stranded commuters wait at Sunbury station for buses after train services were severely disrupted this morning. Photo: Paul Rovere/Fairfax Media That's it for Melbourne Express for today. Thanks to all those who sent in pictures. We did ou..

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• Biden to visit Melbourne s Boeing site - Yahoo7

  

  Biden condemns US police shooting By Angus Livingston - AAP on July 18, 2016, 3:00 pm United States Vice-President Joe Biden is set to visit workers at Melbourne's Boeing plant. The shooting of three US police officers in Louisiana is an attack on the American way of life, Vice President Joe Biden has told a crowd in Melbourne.He strongly condemned the attack, before praising Australia's strong history of trade with the United States, on a visit to a Boe..

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• AFL season 2016: David Schwarz questions Melbourne development

  

  Former Melbourne champion David Schwarz has again laid the boots into his old club, labelling the Dees' record at Etihad Stadium "a joke" and claiming St Kilda are closer to a drought-ending premiership than the Demons.Melbourne's slim finals hopes were all but ended on Sunday as they fell to a 36-point defeat to the Saints at Docklands. It was the Demons' 24th loss from 25 starts at the venue, and 14th consecutive loss to St Kilda. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide ..

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• Two suspended at Melbourne school over social media scandal

  

  Brighton Grammar School, a private all-boys' high school in Melbourne. Two senior students have been suspended from an elite Melbourne boys' school after they used social media to shame young girls.Two Year 11 Brighton Grammar students used an Instagram account to post pictures of young girls and encouraged followers to vote on the "slut of the year".One photo reportedly showed a schoolgirl wearing a bikini and a white singlet top alongside a caption describing sex acts she would perform on boy..

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• Melbourne homelessness spike prompts funding boost

  

  Melbourne homelessness spike prompts funding boost Posted July 18, 2016 15:37:39 An extra $850,000 of funding will be allocated to respond to a spike in the number of people sleeping rough on Melbourne's streets, the Victorian Government has announced.The funding includes $500,000 to purchase emergency accommodation, and almost $300,000 for an extra 38 beds in a crisis accommodation centre in North Melbourne.There are almost 250 people currently sleeping rough on the ..

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• Five injured after ambulance crashes north of Melbourne

  

  Five injured after ambulance crashes north of Melbourne Updated July 18, 2016 16:36:06 Five people have been injured after an ambulance was involved in a crash at Wallan, north of Melbourne.The ambulance collided with another vehicle on Watson Street just after 1:00pm, Ambulance Victoria said.Additional paramedics were called to the scene and assessed all five people involved, a spokeswoman said.One was airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital while two others were taken t..

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• Pokemon no-go in Melbourne businesses

  

  Pokemon no-go in Melbourne businesses AAP on July 18, 2016, 10:54 am A Melbourne restaurant overrun with Pokemon Go players have banned the game inside their store. A South Melbourne restaurant overrun with Pokemon Go players have banned the game inside their store.The restaurant now has a sign saying "No Pokemon here" after numerous people walked in with little care for paying customers or staff.Hundreds of twenty-somethings have taken on the latest craze - chasing d..

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• Motorbike riders sent flying during horrific crash in Melbourne

  

  Yahoo7 on July 18, 2016, 7:34 pm Video Dash cam captures horrific motorbike crash in Melbourne A quiet Sunday motorbike ride was quickly, and quite literally, turned upside down for two motorbike riders who were sent cartwheeling into the air during a horrific crash outside a Melbourne petrol station.Steve Caruana and his friend Mark were travelling along Maribyrnong’s Raleigh Road on Sunday afternoon when a car suddenly pulled out in front of them.Mr Caruana said he didn't have enough ..

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• Stolen pup Howie found outside Melb shops

  

  Howie's owner has released this photo of their pet. An epileptic, underbite-afflicted dog that was stolen while tied up outside a Melbourne supermarket has been found safe and well.Howie, a Jack Russell Chihuahua cross, was tied up in front of CCTV cameras at a shop near the Preston Market when five men and a woman took him late on Sunday afternoon.He was found on Monday afternoon at a shopping centre in Lalor. Earlier, his owner Shermain said she saw the group of six playing with the friendly ..

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• Italian giants Juventus name squad for Melbourne's ICC

  

  Juventus has named a 25-man travelling squad for the 2016 International Champions Cup Australia, starting on Saturday against Melbourne Victory. The Italian Serie A champions will send a mix of its first team and talented youth team players to Melbourne for matches against Victory and England's Tottenham Hotspur. The squad includes a couple of high-profile new signings; Morocco international Medhi Benatia, who arrived recently on loan from Bayern Munich, and Bosnia international andÂ..

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