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Italian football giants AC Milan made a surprise stop by Perth Children's Hospital ahead of Thursday's game against Perth Glory.

PerthCommentsSome of world’s greatest football players visit kids at PCH

It was hugs, high fives and heartwarming smiles at Perth Children’s Hospital on Monday as some of the world’s biggest footballers traded in their boots for an afternoon of signing scarves and sharing stories.

Caitlin Vinci

Crashes across the city have created delays for motorists on Monday morning.

TRAFFICCommentsCrashes on major Perth roads cause Monday morning mayhem

Multiple crashes across Perth have caused traffic chaos for Monday morning commuters.

Tegwen Bescoby

Wild weather has left Perth backyards blanketed in hail.

WeatherCommentsPerth hit hard by hail downpour as storm sweeps across city

Wild weather has left Perth backyards blanketed in hail, while residents are being told to expect more rain and stormy conditions.

Caitlin Vinci

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti on one of the new Byford trains today.

TransportCommentsPremiumDate set for opening of problem-plagued Byford train line

More than half a billion dollars over budget and behind schedule, the Cook Government has set an opening date for the long-awaited Byford Rail Extension. 

Charlton Hart

Major crash investigation officers have charged a 17-year-old male over a horror crash in which a woman died.

Courts & JusticePremiumPedestrian dies, teen motorcyclist charged over tragedy

A 59-year-old woman has died after allegedly being hit by a motorcycle in Perth’s north.

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A severe storm is sweeping across Mandurah and Rockingham, hitting the Sam Remo, Nambeelup, Stake Hill and North Dandalup areas.

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Storm warning as damaging winds, rain sweep across Perth

UPDATE: More severe thunderstorms are crossing over the coast in Perth’s south and the South West, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain.

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Aabi was just two years and nine months old when she died.

HealthPremiumParents heartbreak after their little girl dies from flu

A Perth toddler has become the sixth person to die from influenza this year amid a horrific flu season gripping WA.

Hannah Cross

Carolyn Turnbull has taken up a new position in Dubai.

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Fears over besieged Elizabeth Quay jewel in crown build

The Elizabeth Hotel and Residences — the latest jewel in the crown at Elizabeth Quay — should have been opening about now. But the boss recently resigned, putting another spanner in the works.

John Flint

Perth brothers Callum Jake Robinson were shot in the head and their bodies dumped in a well.

CrimeJudge’s fury in case of Perth brothers killed in Mexico

A fed-up judge in the looming trial of the accused killers of Callum and Jake Robinson has threatened ‘unprepared’ defence lawyers after having to delay proceedings yet again.

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Kwinana Freeway has been closed in both directions at Safety Bay Road in Baldivis, with police dealing with an incident.

Perth trafficCommentsMajor freeway shut in both directions due to police incident

Traffic is being diverted and is heavy on approach.

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Towing and emergency services are on site

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Traffic diverted off Kwinana Freeway after serious crash

Motorists are being warned traffic remains heavy back to Farrington Road.

Taylor Renouf and Jessica Evensen

A Gnangara home on Tuscan Way went up in flames on Thursday night after the heat from a wood burning heater flue burnt too close to the roof’s insulation. 7NEWS

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Common household appliances causing property fires in Perth

Alarming new figures have revealed how many house fires have been sparked by a popular household appliance.

Jessica Evensen

The tree that appears to have been poisoned.

Local GovernmentCommentsCameras to catch out suspected tree poisoning in South Perth

Cameras have been installed on the foreshore after a young tall tree at Lake Douglas, located just 20m from trees the council has voted to remove, was seemingly poisoned.

Sophie Gannon

Officers were called to the scene after reports of a shooting at a home on Willoughby Retreat, in Clarkson, about 10pm on Tuesday. 

CrimePremiumSuspected gunman at centre of Perth manhunt charged

Jason Cockie had been charged with two offences, three days after police were called to a burglary allegedly involving the 53-year-old and two others in Clarkson.

Jessica Evensen

Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate Perth Airport when a fire broke out in a kitchen.

PerthCommentsKitchen fire causes Perth Airport evacuation, flight delays

Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate Perth Airport international terminal one when a fire broke out in a kitchen this morning.

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The crash on Ennis Avenue in Cooloongup.

TrafficCommentsCrashes clog up major highways and roads across Perth

Drivers have been warned that they could be stuck in traffic for some time with several crashes causing havoc.

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Perth was drenched with more than 26mm of rainfall and temperatures dipped to just 6.8C on Thursday morning. 

PerthCommentsBoM confirms how much rain drenched Perth during wild storm

Residents are being warned to stay away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams. 

Jason James Cockie.

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Suspected gunman found after more than 24 hours on the run

The 53-year-old was on the run after a shot was fired into a home on Tuesday night.

Jessica Evensen

Tonkin Highway southbound has been reduced to a single lane.

TrafficCommentsPeak-hour traffic chaos as truck, cars crash on highway

Five St John vehicles are at the scene and fuel is spilled across the road.

Caitlin Vinci and Taylor Renouf

The Bureau said a tornado was defined as a ‘violently rotating column of air that extends from a cloud to touch the ground’.

PerthCommentsMore tornadoes could hit WA after freak storm shocked locals

The Bureau said a tornado was defined as a ‘violently rotating column of air that extends from a cloud to touch the ground’.

Jessica Evensen

Ramsay Health Care will shut 17 of its 20 psychology clinics across the country by the end of August, including two in WA. 

HealthCommentsPremium‘Left stranded’: Ramsay Health in mass psych clinic closures

Only one psychology clinic, run by Australia’s largest private hospital operator, will remain in Perth by September after a decision to shut a majority of its mental health centres across the country. 

Claire Sadler

A tornado that ripped through Perth on Wednesday night left a path of destruction across the western suburbs.

SEE THE PICSCamera IconShocking photos show aftermath of freak tornado in Perth

Multiple multi-million properties were damaged in the storm.

Taylor Renouf

City Beach artist John Major with the piece of wood that went perilously close to killing his wife. Main picture: Damage caused by the 'tornado' in City Beach.

WeatherVideoCommentsPerth resident almost impaled by flying debris in tornado

A City Beach artist has recalled the moment his sick wife was almost impaled by a piece of debris sent flying when a ‘tornado’ tore through the suburb.

Caleb Runciman

A freak tornado has left an incredible trail of destruction in one of Perth’s most prestigious suburbs, destroying multi-million dollar homes and leaving streets resembling war zones.

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WATCH: Wild scenes as ‘tornado’ rips through Perth suburbs

A freak tornado has left an incredible trail of destruction in one of Perth’s most prestigious suburbs, destroying multimillion-dollar homes and leaving streets resembling war zones.

Caitlin Vinci