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Close encounter with comet

Geoff Dangerfield: Road toll too high and teens most at risk

Stroke victim wants New Year at home

Come here and serve, says Aussie military

Editorial: School milk plan raises pricing issue

Medics took half an hour to get to fire

Basketball: Breakers 'unfazed by Wildcats win'

Driver, 20, charged over teen road deaths

Bare bums, blunders and breadless wonders

It wasn't all gloom and doom in 2011 - some strange stories kept us absolutely fixated. We look at the weird and wonderful...

Homes of the Year: Cliff-top castle with high-tech makeover

Track a boost for job hungry towns

Rain to usher in 2012 - but sunshine will return

Critically endangered bats found close to track

Republic of Oz a way off: Brits

Locals backing move to turn Soho hole into supermarket

Knifewoman freed after 3 years' compulsory care