Fire in Sydney’s south-west downgraded after emergency warning
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Fire in Sydney’s south-west downgraded after emergency warning

Residents had been told to seek shelter as firefighters water bombed the out-of-control blaze near Liverpool.

  • byRiley Walter andNick Newling

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New Zealand skipper under investigation over fatal sinking of super yacht off Sicily
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New Zealand skipper under investigation over fatal sinking of super yacht off Sicily

Italian media reported that 51-year-old New Zealand national James Cutfield was being investigated for manslaughter and shipwreck.

Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking
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Italian prosecutors open manslaughter investigation into superyacht sinking

The main question investigators are focusing on is how a sailing vessel deemed “unsinkable” by its manufacturer,Italian shipyard Perini Navi,sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

Last body recovered following Sicily superyacht tragedy

Last body recovered following Sicily superyacht tragedy

The body is believed to be that of Hannah Lynch,the daughter of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch.

  • byGiselda Vagnoni andGuglielmo Mangiapane
Body of tech entrepreneur retrieved from sunken yacht,daughter missing

Body of tech entrepreneur retrieved from sunken yacht,daughter missing

Mike Lynch,59,had invited friends to join him on the yacht to celebrate his acquittal in June in a UK fraud trial.

  • byGiselda Vagnoni andGuglielmo Mangiapane
Divers find five bodies in wreck of sunken super yacht in Sicily

Divers find five bodies in wreck of sunken super yacht in Sicily

The British-flagged Bayesian,a 56-metre-long super yacht owned by British tech magnate Mike Lynch,was hit by a fierce,pre-dawn storm on Monday.

  • byGiselda Vagnoni
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The deadly storm that sank a superyacht:What is a waterspout?

The deadly storm that sank a superyacht:What is a waterspout?

Fast,dramatic and impossible to predict,some waterspouts can hit 400km/h. One of these destructive beasts likely led to the Bayesian tragedy.

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Super yacht was hosting party for tech magnate’s acquittal when it sank off Sicily

Super yacht was hosting party for tech magnate’s acquittal when it sank off Sicily

Police divers resumed searching for six people believed trapped in the hull of a super yacht that sank in deep seas off Sicily.

  • bySilvia Stellacci,Andrea Rosa andNicole Winfield
Morgan Stanley International chairman among the missing after luxury yacht sinks
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Morgan Stanley International chairman among the missing after luxury yacht sinks

Jonathan Bloomer and his wife are among the six people missing along with British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch after the yacht sank off Sicily.

  • byRosaura Bonfardino andIgor Petyx
The tradie who accidentally shot himself in the heart with a nail gun and lived to tell the tale

The tradie who accidentally shot himself in the heart with a nail gun and lived to tell the tale

Mark Hardeman considers himself lucky to have a “second chance at life” after a 7.5-centimetre projectile struck his right ventricle.

  • byCarolyn Webb
The moment Jim closed his eyes – and exposed Ambulance Victoria’s ‘festering sore’

The moment Jim closed his eyes – and exposed Ambulance Victoria’s ‘festering sore’

After an 18½ hour shift,Jim Avard had a terrible accident. His experience became a lightning rod for paramedics in a dispute that threatens to engulf the ambulance service.

  • byJewel Topsfield andHenrietta Cook