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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• 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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• Biden to visit Melbourne s Boeing site - Yahoo7

  

  By Belinda Tasker and Angus Livingston - AAP on July 18, 2016, 7:56 pm United States Vice-President Joe Biden is set to visit workers at Melbourne's Boeing plant. US Vice President Joe Biden is urging Australia to do all it can to drive economic growth and become Asia's innovation powerhouse.Addressing 60 business leaders at Sydney's Opera House, Mr Biden admitted Australia's success was in the "naked self interest" of his home country.He said while the US was "the P..

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• Inside Melbourne: round 17

  

  Inside Melbourne: round 17 Matt Burgan  July 18, 2016 2:08 PM MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Jack Viney of the Demons handpasses the ball during the 2016 AFL Round 17 match between the St Kilda Saints and the Melbourne Demons at Etihad Stadium on July 17, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media) MATT Burgan looks at the talking points, facts and moments from Melbourne’s 36-point loss to St Kilda at Etihad St..

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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 Melbourne riders catapulted over car in crash A quiet Sunday motorbike ride was quickly 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 time to avoid an accident.The ri..

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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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• What to Eat at Night Noodle Markets

  

  Our photographer Michael Woods headed down to capture the sea of billowy red dresses in action. Seeing red has never felt so joyous. On a sunny Saturday afternoon, a sea of red dresses flooded the grassy hill of Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl. With flowers in wigs, green eyeshadow smeared across faces, and black belts fastened around waists, a crowd of men and women of all ages (and even some dogs) participated in Melbourne’s Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever. The Sidney Myer Music Bowl has s..

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• The Melbourne suburbs where rents have grown fastest

  

  This four-bedroom house at 22 Highgate Grove in Ashburton is asking $1100 a week. Supplied by Christina Zhou While many tenants across Melbourne breathed a sigh of relief after rents remained steady last quarter, renters in some pockets faced double-digit rate rises over the past year.Williamstown North renters saw a 29 per cent jump in median house rent to $580 a week over the year to June – the biggest increase a..

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