Fri Dec 20 09:44:04 2013 Hot News Of Australia.

Fri Dec 20 09:44:11 2013 Hot News Of Australia.

Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Retiring
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
Sydney Morning Herald

Ten jobs
Justin Bieber
could do if he quits music
Justin Bieber
has told an American radio station, rather dubiously, that he 's quitting the music industry after he finishes his next album. "After the new album, I 'm actually retiring, man. I 'm retiring, " he told Power 106 FM in Southern California on
Sydney Morning Herald
Justin Bieber 'retiring ' from music
Of course,
Bieber
then suggested he hasn 't quite made up his mind, adding: "I want to grow as an artist and I 'm taking a step out, I want my music to mature. " (No word on whether he wants to mature also.) Shockingly,
Bieber
said he 's no longer
NEWS.com.au
Ian Watkins
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:00:00 +1100
Music Feeds

Ian Watkins
from Lostprophets gets 35 years ' jail
London: The lead singer of British rock group Lostprophets has been sentenced to 35 years for child sex offences, and police said they were liaising with officers in the United States and Germany to establish whether he committed sex crimes there.
Sydney Morning Herald
Ian Watkins
Sentenced To 29 Years Jail
Convicted pedophile and former Lostprophets singer
Ian Watkins , who last month pleaded guilty to a string of horrific child sex crimes, was sentenced today to 29 years in jail, with his two co-defendants receiving sentences of 14 and 17 years
Music Feeds
Jennifer Lawrence
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:00:00 +1100
BBC News

Jennifer Lawrence
Scared Of Fame: I 'Feel Like A Zoo Animal
As is the rest of the world, Barbara Walters absolutely loves 23-year-old
Jennifer Lawrence
. The humble, stunning actress is one of the realest people in the industry, but even with all her successes, her perfect day wouldn 't include any of the lights
Hollywood Life
Jennifer Lawrence : weight comments 'should be illegal
Actress
Jennifer Lawrence
has said she thinks "it should be illegal to call someone fat on TV ", after red carpet criticism of her own figure. Speaking to US host Barbara Walters, The Hunger Games star added: "Because why is humiliating people funny
BBC News
Metro Trains
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:00:00 +1100

Scorcher to put pressure on Melbourne 's public transport
Metro
will have its
trains
slowed down from travelling at 110km/h to 80km/h while V/Line
trains
will also have speed restrictions that will see its locomotives ' travel speed dropped from 160km/h to 100km/h.
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Metro
will have its
trains
slowed down from travelling at 110km/h to 80km/h while V/Line
trains
will also have speed restrictions that will see its locomotives ' travel speed dropped from 160km/h to 100km/h. Yarra Trams will run its normal timetable but
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Bitcoin
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:00:00 +1100
New York Times (blog)

Bitcoin
slump prompts online suicide warning
Screenshot of suicide warning on r/
bitcoin , Reddit 's forum for the virtual currency (Reddit). A dramatic plunge in the value of
Bitcoin
has led an internet forum devoted to the virtual currency to issue a suicide warning to its investors. Korean man 's
Ninemsn
Chinese
Bitcoin
Investors Fret as Value of Virtual Currency Plunges
The virtual currency
Bitcoin
has taken a sharp tumble in value since Chinese regulators moved to restrict its usage. That has created no small amount of grumbling among Chinese
Bitcoin
buyers, who have been some of the most enthusiastic investors in
New York Times (blog)
merry Christmas
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:00:00 +1100
Charisma News

Kathy recs some
merry Christmas
romances
Second Chance
Christmas
by Ellen Butler. What it 's about (back cover copy courtesy of Entangled): Prominent DC attorney Emma Taylor is pulled away from a promising date the week before
Christmas
to pick up her ex-fiancé from the ER after a bar fight.
USA TODAY
HSC results
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:00:00 +1100
Yahoo!7 News

School 's not out: Malek Fahd Islamic School survives as the
HSC results
arrive
Jasmine Tamer was so excited about getting her
HSC results
she stayed up most of the night before they were released, only to crash at 4am on Wednesday and wake up hours after they had gone live online. But the news she finally received was good.
Sydney Morning Herald
NSW students receive their
HSC results

students across New South Wales who receiving their exam
results
this morning. Students have been able to get their marks via a text message or through the Board of Studies website since 6:00am (AEDT).
ABC Online
Anchorman 2
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Boston Globe

Anchorman 2
review: Legend returns as macho dopes skewer male privilege
Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate in
Anchorman 2
. Still,
Anchorman 2 , which McKay again directed and co-wrote with Ferrell, is honourable as far as sequels go, building on the memorable moments of its predecessor rather than simply recycling them.
Sydney Morning Herald
Ron Burgundy keeps on laughing
The sequel,
Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues, was a long time coming, in part because its popularity was a slow burn. And, in part, because the team thought a Broadway musical version was the logical next iteration. "That was completely serious if
The Australian
Hsc Results 2013
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:00:00 +1100

Refugees, migrants celebrate
HSC results

results
and Holroyd students couldn 't be happier. For many at Holroyd getting an education at all was unimaginable. About 60 per cent of the students at Holroyd come from a refugee
Ronnie Biggs
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Washington Post

Ronnie Biggs : The Great Train Robber turned famous fugitive
Ronnie Biggs
was a carpenter and petty crook who became an international celebrity for his role in one of Britain 's most famous crimes, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and for the decades he spent afterward eluding a worldwide manhunt by Scotland Yard.
Sydney Morning Herald
Ronnie Biggs , Great Train Robber, dead at 84
Sky News; 18 Dec 2013; News. British fugitive criminal Great Train Robber Ronald (
Ronnie
Biggs
in 1965. Source: News Limited.
RONNIE Biggs , famous for his part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, has died at the age of 84. The notorious criminal spent
NEWS.com.au
Harry Styles
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 05:00:00 +1100
International Business Times AU

Harry Styles
Wins British Court Order Banning Paparazzi
A British court has banned certain paparazzi from pursuing One Direction singer
Harry Styles
after the teen idol argued in court that the photographers were hounding him. Styles, 19, sought the court order as a last resort after months of
ABC News (blog)
One Direction 's
Harry Styles
vs. Paparazzi: Styles Wins Court Order, Stops
One Direction 's
Harry Styles
wins a court order vs. paparazzi. It will stop paparazzi from harassing him. Styles reportedly applied to the High Court in London for the said court order as a last resort. According to Styles ' lawyer David Sherborne
International Business Times AU
Katy Perry
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
Take 40

Is this
Katy Perry 's
most embarrassing moment?
NO ONE knows what happened for sure, but everyone can agree on the fact that
Katy Perry 's
performance of Roar at the NRJ music awards in France on the weekend was a total disaster. The pop star was halfway through her song when the host jumped on
NEWS.com.au
Katy Perry
technical mishap: NRJ Awards organisers issue apology "
Katy Perry
was singing live at the NRJ Awards Saturday night in Cannes, but regrettably the wrong mix has been played accidentally which over-rode Katy 's live vocal feed on-air at the beginning of her performance of 'Roar ', " NRJ stated. "TF1
amp; NRJ
Digital Spy
Denise Richards
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100
PerezHilton.com

Charlie Sheen Wants To Reduce
Denise Richards ' Child Support!
Charlie Sheen is REALLY angry with
Denise Richards , and now he wants revenge! We first heard there was trouble between the two when Charlie unveiled a weird tweet where he basically made a poem about how upset he is that he won 't be able to see his
PerezHilton.com
Charlie Sheen chops up souvenir from wedding to
Denise Richards
It doesn 't sound like it 's going to be a very merry Christmas for exes Charlie Sheen and
Denise Richards
. Although the former couple have been friendly in recent years following their 2006 divorce, they are reportedly at odds again. Sheen, 48, lashed
Ashes
The Ashes
Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:00:00 +1100

British media lash 'limp
Ashes
losers "One reason is that the second of back-to-back
Ashes
was always likely to prove more difficult for the winners of the first rubber, especially away from home. England turned up with the tried and trusted players and game-plan that had served them well
Sydney Morning Herald
Ashes : Darren Lehmann leads the way for Australia 's
Ashes
revival
Australia 's dramatic turnaround to dominate England and win back the
Ashes
just months after a 3-0 series defeat to their traditional rivals has largely been attributed to the man they call "Boof ". Darren Lehmann instigated a reinvigoration of
ABC Online
lotto
Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:00:00 +1100

10 women from Gold Coast share $70 million
lotto
jackpot
The group bought the winning
lotto
ticket for Tuesday 's $70 million jackpot from their regular Runaway Bay Golden Casket kiosk, scooping the entire Division 1 prize pool. The win was the biggest
lotto
win in Australia 's history. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF
Courier Mail
Nigella Lawson
Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Sydney Morning Herald

Nigella Lawson
used our lasagne recipe, claims woman accused of fraud
A former personal assistant of
Nigella Lawson
and her art dealer ex-husband Charles Saatchi has denied she was a fantasist and a "shopaholic ". Francesca Grillo, 35, and her sister Elisabetta, 41, are alleged to have spent £685,000 ($1.25 million) on
Sydney Morning Herald
Saatchi 'used trial to attack
Nigella
Source: Getty Images. MILLIONAIRE art collector Charles Saatchi had used a fraud case to attack his ex-wife
Nigella Lawson
who has used the same proceedings to lie about her drug use and save her career, a jury heard last night. The fraud case is
NEWS.com.au
Bigg Boss 7
Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:00:00 +1100
Zee News

Bigg Boss 7 ': Kushal Tandon leaves the show
December 18, 2013, 13:19.
Bigg Boss 7 ': Kushal Tandon leaves the show. Pic Courtesy: -. Mumber: Small screen actor Kushal Tandon got eliminated from the popular reality show `Bigg Boss - Saath 7` in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Zee News
Bigg Boss 7
Spoiler Alert: Kushal Tandon Eliminated Mid-week as Armaan
Kushal Tandon, a
Bigg Boss 7
contestant. Surprise evictions and returns appear to the norm of reality show
Bigg Boss 7
. Wednesday 's episode will see Kushal Tandon being eliminated and Armaan Kohli re-entering the house. Kushal, who had re-entered the
IBTimes India
Oz Lotto
OzLotto, 70 Million Lotto
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Yahoo!7 News

Oz Lotto
winner claims entire $70 million prize, setting Australian record
The winners of
OzLotto 's
$70 million jackpot are a group of girlfriends who used spare change from a lunch on lottery tickets. The unidentified group - whose members were not willing to say how many people were in the syndicate - came forward on
The Age
Group of friends claim $70m lottery ticket
The women won $70 million in Tuesday 's
Oz Lotto
draw and have vowed to split it equally. The syndicate leader said she checked the unregistered ticket on Wednesday morning and was shocked to discover that they had won. "When I realised we 'd won,
NEWS.com.au
Peter O'toole
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:00:00 +1100
New Yorker (blog)

Peter O
Toole 'a much warmer human being than he showed ': Director Paul
Australian filmmaker Paul Cox had nothing but kind words for
Peter O
Toole , who he directed in the 1999 movie Molokai: The Story of Father Damien. O 'Toole, famously known as Lawrence of Arabia and eight time-Oscar nominee, died on Saturday after a
Sydney Morning Herald
Actor
Peter O
Toole
dies aged 81
PETER O
Toole , the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, has died. He was 81. O 'Toole died on Saturday in a London hospital after a long illness, his agent Steve Kenis
NEWS.com.au
Homeland
Homeland Season 4
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100
Metro

Homeland
season 3 's shocking finale rung the death knell for the show?
It really looks as if this is the endgame for Brody after three seasons of
Homeland
. So you wonder if it 's also the endgame for the show, but season four has already been promised. In that case you immediately wonder if the writers are again going to
Sydney Morning Herald
A major character was killed off in the
Homeland
season three finale
And, for the first time this season, the show 's fans — whose loyalty has been tested by silly plot contrivances and several “jump the shark” moments — had reason to celebrate
Homeland 's
return to the land of authenticity. After fulfilling his
NEWS.com.au