Wheelie bins used to trap croc

LOCALS in a Far North Queensland town were caught between a croc and a hard place yesterday after the 3.5m long reptile swaggered up the street and into a backyard.

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Potential homebuyer makes grisly discovery

A MUMMIFIED body was found in the garage of a suburban home.

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Why the Apple boss had a terrible 2016

FOR TIM Cook, the end of 2016 could not have come soon enough.

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Chilling noise baffles scientists

A CHILLING noise coming from the Northern Lights over Christmas has left scientists scratching their heads.

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Ambassador killer’s ‘secret lover’

THE COP who assassinated the Kremlin’s envoy to Turkey had been involved in a sexual relationship with a Russian woman who may have been planted by Western intelligence services, according to a report.

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Chilling noise baffles scientists

A CHILLING noise coming from the Northern Lights over Christmas has left scientists scratching their heads.

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‘Santas gun down clubbers’

AT least two gunmen allegedly dressed in Santa costumes have opened fire at random inside an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve.

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Man shouts ‘bomb, bomb, bomb,’ in Berlin

GERMAN police have arrested a man who shouted “bomb, bomb, bomb” at Berlin’s massive open-air New Year’s party.

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Queen’s New Year outing in limbo

THE Queen is deciding whether she feels well enough to attend a New Year’s Day church service at Sandringham after being struck down over Christmas by a heavy cold.

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This ‘listicle’ will drive you crazy

HERE are some seriously overused words that should be banned in 2017.

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UN backs Russia-led Syria peace plan

THE UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution supporting a Russian-Turkish peace initiative for Syria, including an ongoing ceasefire and talks next month in Kazakhstan.

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Website picks which celeb will die next

A SICK website compiles a list of elderly and terminally ill celebrities who they think are most likely to die every year.

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Website picks which celeb will die next

A SICK website compiles a list of elderly and terminally ill celebrities who they think are most likely to die every year.

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Hubby’s silent treatment lasts 20 years

A JAPANESE man engaged in a sulk of epic proportions after refusing to talk to his wife for 20 years despite living in the same house as her.

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Creator of Kinder Surprise dies

WILLIAM Salice, who helped create the hugely popular Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs for children, has died in Italy aged 83, his foundation said.

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Trump’s odd NYE tweet to ‘enemies’

TO MY enemies, with love!

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How celebs celebrated New Year’s

CELEBRITIES around the world have shared pictures and videos of them saying goodbye to 2016 and ringing in the New Year.

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How the world is ringing in 2017

AS 2016 draws to a close, revellers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities.

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IS leader still alive, Pentagon claims

THE Pentagon said it believes that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is indeed alive, despite repeated efforts by the US-led coalition to take out the jihadist group leader.

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Passengers stuck 39m up on theme park ride

A RESCUE operation is under way after least 21 people including seven children became stuck on a ride 39 metres in the air at a US amusement park.

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‘It was a crime of passion’

GREECE’S ambassador to Brazil was murdered in a plot hatched by his Brazilian wife and her police officer lover, who confessed to the crime.

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Woman dies in ski chairlift fall

POLICE investigators are trying to determine how a US woman fell to her death from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort, the first fatal fall in the state in over a decade.

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Man threatens to blow plane up

A POLISH charter airline was forced to make an emergency landing after its pilot reported a bomb threat on board.

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Trump praises ‘very smart’ Putin

US President-elect Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin after he ruled out a retaliation for Barack Obama’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats over alleged US election hacking claims.

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’I won’t throw roses for Hitler’

A MEMBER of a famed Mormon choir has resigned rather than perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration comparing the president-elect to Hitler.

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Gay man dies after losing nudity lawsuit

A GAY man who lost a five-year lawsuit this month after being arrested for nudity at a gay pride festival has died in an apparent suicide.

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Woman dies after being shot in eye

AN AMERICAN woman has died after being shot in the eye at a gun range, officials said.

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