‘It was harrowing’:Sam’s great escape from a sinking deathtrap
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‘It was harrowing’:Sam’s great escape from a sinking deathtrap

A pensioner was moments from death as his car was swallowed by floodwater - until someone heard his cries in the darkness.

  • byCarrie Fellner

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E-bike charger sparks Darlinghurst house fire as blaze destroys Sydney factory

E-bike charger sparks Darlinghurst house fire as blaze destroys Sydney factory

About 180 firefighters and 46 fire trucks have been battling twin fires at opposite ends of Sydney on Friday morning.

  • byJosh Dye
Girl,5,dies at pedestrian crossing,police investigate light faults

Girl,5,dies at pedestrian crossing,police investigate light faults

Five-year-old Alannah Sobolewski died and her mother was seriously injured after they were hit by a van at a zebra crossing in Sydney’s north-west on Wednesday night.

  • byJosh Dye andSarah McPhee
Worker dies after falling from roof of eight-storey building at Liverpool

Worker dies after falling from roof of eight-storey building at Liverpool

A worker has died after falling from the roof of a building at a construction site in Liverpool after midday on Thursday.

  • bySarah McPhee
Woman dies after being pulled from Sydney Harbour
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Woman dies after being pulled from Sydney Harbour

A woman has died after she was pulled unconscious from the water at a marina on Sydney Harbour.

  • byTom Rabe
Child taken to hospital after falling from inner city apartment block

Child taken to hospital after falling from inner city apartment block

Emergency services crews were called to Botany Road in Alexandria following reports a child had plunged from the building.

  • byMegan Gorrey
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Appeal for information after men report ‘dead baby’ in Sydney bay
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Appeal for information after men report ‘dead baby’ in Sydney bay

Police are appealing for information from the community after three men reported seeing a dead baby in a plastic bag in the ocean.

  • byMary Ward
Heatwave to sear holidaymakers ahead of Australia Day

Heatwave to sear holidaymakers ahead of Australia Day

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a severe heatwave to set in over Friday to Sunday with extreme conditions expected in some areas along the NSW coast.

  • byPeter Hannam
Man taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after Cronulla cliff fall

Man taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after Cronulla cliff fall

Four ambulances and a helicopter responded to the scene just before 2pm on Tuesday.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
Thunderstorm warning cancelled for Sydney after rains skirt city

Thunderstorm warning cancelled for Sydney after rains skirt city

Sydney mostly dodged a second day of storms,with the worst of the instability buffeting regions to the city's south and areas further up the coast.

  • byPeter Hannam
Man dies at Wattamolla in the Royal National Park south of Sydney

Man dies at Wattamolla in the Royal National Park south of Sydney

Police said the man in his 20s was pulled from the water but died at the scene.

  • byMegan Gorrey