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Pregnant women who believe in the "eating for two" myth could be harming their own health and that of their babies, experts have warned.

Bevan French has declared himself ready to keep Parramatta's premiership push going after a season-ending injury to fullback Clint Gutherson.

At least nine men have been found dead inside a sweltering tractor trailer parked at a Walmart store in San Antonio, Texas, in what authorities have called a case of "ruthless" human trafficking.

Australian drivers could be sitting behind the wheel of "ticking time bombs" after car makers were found to be refitting vehicles with the same brand of potentially faulty airbags at the centre of a global recall.

Snooty, the longest living manatee in captivity, has died, the day after a huge party to celebrate his 69th birthday, according to the South Florida Museum.

THE COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL:* The new RAH will open its doors to patients at 7.00 am on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

NSW has maintained its position as the best performing economy in the country thanks to relatively strong retail spending and residential construction, CommSec's latest State of the States report says.

A man is fighting for his life after he was found with a serious head wound in regional South Australia.

A 15-year-old Perth boy was assaulted, kidnapped and threatened he would be killed after being seen with a group riding a stolen motorcycle, WA police say.

A five-year-old girl in London who hit the headlines after her homemade lemonade stand was shut down by a council has received dozens of offers to set up stalls at other events.