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  1. 2027 Mercedes-Benz C-Class electric price and specs

    Mercedes-Benz is launching its new electric mid-size sedan at the same time as arch-rival BMW, and it wins on power but not on range.

  2. Prescribed burn on Mount Taylor planned for today

    The planned burn is being conducted to reduce the fire hazard.

  3. ‘Spelling mistakes everywhere’: How an email from the heart got this AFL prospect a scholarship

    Wil Malady is one of the most exciting players up for grabs in this year’s AFL draft, but he had to beg for a private school scholarship.

  4. Jacqui Lambie lashes out at Pauline Hanson over cartoon mocking her vaginal prolapse: 'Nastiness'

    Jacqui Lambie has hit back at Pauline Hanson, after One Nation mocked her vaginal prolapse in their cartoon series.

  5. Council resorts to digging TRENCHES around parks in bid 'to stop travellers'

    Birmingham City Council has dug defensive trenches around at least three parks across the city in the past few months to stop traveller vans illegally occupying the sites.

  6. Theranos Whistleblower Was 'Pretty Shocked' At How Elizabeth Holmes Looked In Documentary

    Tyler Shultz also said he believes Holmes knows what she did was wrong.

  7. Is Shirley Ballas planning to waltz over to the States? All the clues she's set to join Dancing With The Stars as BBC bosses fear all four Strictly judges are set to quit show

    Strictly Come Dancing might be facing a whole new shake-up again after reports all four judges are set to quit the show.

  8. NHS faces 'perfect storm' this winter as doctors warn two-thirds of A&Es are 'unsafe' and call for immediate action to 'avert disaster'

    Dangerous overcrowding, corridor care and unrelenting demand will create a 'perfect storm' - and current government plans 'won't cut it', the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said.

  9. ITV's 'Mr Saturday Night' Michael Barrymore slams 'controlled and contrived' Strictly Come Dancing

    Michael Barrymore has slammed Strictly Come Dancing for being 'too controlled and contrived' as he claims he could 'soon get the viewers back' if he were in charge.

  10. Richard Riehle dies aged 78, known for roles in Office Space, Bridesmaids, Grounded For Life

    The 78-year-old’s career spanned almost 50 years across film and television.