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  1. JOHN MacLEOD: The sea may be a lifeline, larder and livelihood... but in recent days we have come to hate and fear it

    On Tuesday evening last, from the port of Brevig here in the Isle of Lewis, three strapping men put to sea in the MFV Kilda.

  2. Speaker vents at Labour minister for running off to Aberdeen to unveil Jackdaw drilling on TV - leaving her deputy to face angry MPs

    Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle berated the Government for announcing the decision to allow new North Sea drilling to the media before telling MPs.

  3. The 10-minute task that will make your radiators warmer in autumn and winter

    Most households tend to flick the heating on once outdoor temperatures consistently drop below 15°C, which usually occurs around the start of October

  4. Canberra Raiders start multimillion-dollar rebuild something 'you see in America'

    Work has started at the Canberra Raiders centre of excellence.

  5. One of Canberra's rising megastars was stuck on the couch with a shattered dream

    Alex Toohey's tough journey from the couch back to the court.

  6. Smith available to help lead Australia's day-five fight

    Steve Smith struggled with a stiff neck when batting in the first innings of the Gqeberha Test, but Australia are confident he'll be better second time around.

  7. Vegas tourist awarded almost $6m after cab driver closed car trunk on her head and left her with brain injury

    The woman's attorneys said she traveled to Sin City for a weekend getaway and returned 'with an injury that has eroded her quality of life ever since.'

  8. Manchester homeless charity serving 32,000 meals a year issues plea for support from business community

    Coffee4Craig offers a free hot meals and other essential services from its Cheetham Hill base

  9. Benefits bill 'to keep rising into 2030s' after Burnham dismissed calls for cuts

    The Prime Minister has described the scale of youth unemployment in the UK - with almost a million young people neither earning nor learning - as 'a moral failure'.