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A house has been badly damaged by fire in Mount Pleasant in the early hours of Wednesday, with firefighters suspecting it was deliberately lit.

Courts & JusticeVideoCops charge second man over sinister Mount Pleasant arson

Police have charged a second man with setting fire to a Mt Pleasant home after the property was ripped apart by flames on Thursday and a sinister message was left behind. 

Fraser Williams

WA Police have stung more than 150 motorists under the influence of cocaine since July.

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Dozens of coked-up drivers caught behind the wheel

Exclusive numbers provided to The West showed that WA Police had stung more than 150 motorists under the influence of cocaine since the force began testing drivers for the white powder in July this year. 

Jessica Evensen

WA Police, St John WA and DFES all attended the scene on Saturday. 

PolicePolice probe crash after ute smashes into South Perth house

A man has been hospitalised after his ute barrelled over trees and a light pole before it smashed into a South Perth home on Saturday night. 

Fraser Williams

Police found a car burning in the driveway before learning several shots had been fired into the home. NewsWire/ Nadir Kinani

NEWSPremium‘Man’s world’: Mum, kids escape shooting

A chilling message was left after a mum and seven young children escaped an overnight shooting and firebombing attack at their home.

Andrew Hedgman

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POLITICSPremiumPollies to pay tribute to Helen Haines

Helen Haines’ parliamentary colleagues will pay their respects to the independent MP after she received life-altering injuries in a car attack.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Survivors of clergy sex abuse have agreed to a settlement with the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumBillion dollar settlement for NYC archdiocese survivors

In one of the largest payouts over clergy sexual ‌abuse, survivors have agreed to a billion dollar ‌settlement with the Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

John Hanna

Hooded protesters have burned objects and looted shops in Barcelona. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimePremiumAnti-system rioters loot shops, set fires in Barcelona

Hooded demonstrators have gone on the rampage in the Spanish city of Barcelona after responding to social media posts from an "against the system" movement

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COURTPremiumSurgery, sushi: Accused killer’s busy agenda

An ex-cop’s busy schedule in the days after he is accused of killing two men has been revealed in court along with chilling allegations of stalking.

Clareese Packer

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Catherine King says parliamentarians were bracing for an attack. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

UPDATEDPremium‘When, not if’: Pollies were bracing for an attack

A minister has made a chilling claim about life as a politician in Australia, as the attack on Helen Haines has forced a national conversation about political discourse.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Staff were left shocked after the shooting at Fitzys Loganholme that has left a 19-year-old woman fighting for life.

UPDATEDPremium‘Innocent’: Four shot in horror drive-by

A young woman is fighting for life after gunfire ripped through a crowd outside a Logan pub in a brazen drive-by attack.

Joanne Williamson and Andrew Hedgman

Security has been stepped up in Jordan after a deadly attack on St George's Greek Orthodox Church. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumJordan king vows 'iron fist' response to church attack

Security forces in Jordan are searching for gunmen who opened fire and killed nine people during ‌a funeral service at a Greek Orthodox church.

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Police are hunting for a masked shooter and accomplices after four people were shot. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

CrimePremiumPub drive-by culprits at large as teen fights for life

Police are searching for at least three alleged suspects after a young woman was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting outside a boxing event.

Samantha Lock

Christian Jack Joseph is back working at a major hospital on bail for manslaughter charges.

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Manslaughter accused doctor back working at Perth hospital

A Perth doctor charged with manslaughter is out on bail and back working at a major hospital after he allegedly chased down and placed a father in a chokehold for almost two minutes on a Fremantle street.

Caleb Runciman

It's not clear whether parts of the Eagle's Nest can be salvaged after a devastating fire. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumArrest in Germany after fire engulfs Hitler retreat

German police have detained ‌a suspect after fire ripped through a mountain guesthouse known as the Eagle's ‌Nest that was used by Adolf Hitler.

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The perpetrators of the attack will be punished "with an iron fist", Jordan's King Abdullah says. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumSecurity ramped up in Jordan after deadly church attack

Authorities are hunting gunmen who opened fire on a funeral at a church in Jordan, killing eight people and prompting stepped-up security across the country.

AbdelHadi Ramahi

Baby M was born at Dandenong Hospital in April 2023. Google Maps

NewsPremium‘Tragic loss’: Cot death ruled an accident

The death of a two-month-old baby girl has been ruled an accident, despite traces of meth being found in her hair.

Blair Jackson

Three teenagers are in police custody following an early-morning crime spree that spanned several Perth suburbs.

CrimeMultiple teens arrested after Perth shopping centre break-in

Police allege the offenders forced entry into a clothing store, a sports retailer and a food outlet inside the shopping centre before stealing property.

Caitlin Vinci

Joseph Paratore was tragically killed in a Bibra Lake crash earlier this week.

PolicePremiumHeartbroken family remember Perth cyclist killed in crash

The grieving family of Joseph Paratore have paid tribute to a ‘loud, full of life’ son and brother with the ‘biggest heart’ after he was tragically killed in a Bibra Lake crash earlier this week.

Caitlin Vinci

A teenager is facing a string of serious charges after allegedly leading police on a dangerous, 40-minute pursuit through several Perth suburbs in the early hours of Saturday morning.

PolicePerth teen charged after wild, high-speed police pursuit

A teenager is facing a string of serious charges after allegedly leading police on a dangerous, 40-minute pursuit through several Perth suburbs in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Caitlin Vinci

The incident happened close to Adelaide’s main railway station Kelly Barnes

NewsPremiumFestival bosses condemn ‘homophobic’ attack

The event organisers have issued a statement following a “deeply distressing” incident involving a festival-goer.

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UPDATEDPremiumMan ploughs through barriers at major event

A man has been accused of deliberately ploughing his ute through a barrier near the Gold Coast 500 event, leaving a security guard trapped.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may have to give evidence in fraud trial against a Turkish businessman. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimePremiumAndrew may have to give evidence in UK fraud trial

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may have to give evidence in a UK High Court case over an alleged gift he received from a Turkish businessman.

Jess Glass

A man accused over the fatal assault of a Sydney tradesman has been extradited from Poland. (HANDOUT/NSW POLICE FORCE)

CrimePremiumMan extradited over grisly drug-debt killing

A man has been extradited from Poland and charged in relation to the killing of a Sydney tradie discovered dead in a submerged metal cabinet.

Max Aldred

Brisbane man Charles Turnbull was arrested in Queensland in September 2023, and later pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the manslaughter of Darcy Schafer-Turner. NSW Police

NewsPremiumArrival immediately charged with murder

A man has been brought back from Europe to face allegations he was involved in the killing of a 22-year-old, whose body was found in a metal cabinet.

Blair Jackson