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Why Perth and the Pilbara keep smashing temperature records and how heatwaves occur

Here's why this year's "unusual" heatwave season has delivered record-breaking summer temperatures in Western Australia, and why there is more hot weather on the way.

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Never forget Lily Douglas - a legend in her brief lifetime

Tributes for Lily Douglas, who has sadly passed away aged just 14, streamed in speaking of a person who was kind, funny and wonderful to know.

Daily Record

Girl, 14, 'dances her way to heaven' as brave teen loses rare cancer battle

Lily Douglas, 14, from Perth in Scotland, has tragically died after a battle with a five-year battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer called Ewing Sarcoma that attacks bone and its surrounding tissues

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Man rushed to hospital after Perth house fire burns for eight hours

Fire crews tackled the flames on Crieff Road through the night as police closed the road to ensure pedestrian safety

Daily Record

Heartbreak at the loss of brave Perth cancer teen Lily Douglas

Jane Douglas was with her sparkling daughter Lily, together at home in Perth at the end.

Daily Record

Ovo Energy CEO told to explain £40 million payments, following Scottish job cuts

Energy group was given £17m in furlough payments after taking over Perth-based SSE’s retail division in January 2020

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A Hefty Heatwave Is Gonna Hit Melbourne This Week So Say Goodbye To Your Melting Friends

Crank the aircon and say your prayers.

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WA light aircraft crash, four hospitalised

Four passengers have been injured after a light plane crash at Murrayfield Airpark, 70km south of Perth.

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WA records 13 new COVID-19 cases including mystery infection in South West region

Another 13 local coronavirus cases are reported in WA, including one mystery case in the Bunbury region. Meanwhile, the City of Perth backs down on its policy that people attending its Australia Day fireworks display must be vaccinated.

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Whisky buff sells incredible collection of 9,000 bottles for whopping £3.3m

Working with Perth-based Whisky Auctioneer, the collector known only as “Pat” sold his collection of 9070 bottles for a total of £3,360,000.

Daily Record

How this little marsupial's poo nurtures urban gardens and bushland (and how you can help protect them)

Wildlife encounters can be few and far between in cities but, if you’re lucky, you might catch sight of a small Aussie marsupial in Perth that’s helping keep urban bushland healthy.

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Concerns Perth spending in Margaret River slowing after long domestic tourism boom

One of WA's premier food and wine regions has relied heavily on Perth travellers throughout the pandemic. Now there are concerns the market is drying up for some operators.

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Australian Rail Track Corporation says line closed between SA, WA and NT due to heavy rain in outback

A weekend washout along the rail track north of Port Augusta halts freight services from Adelaide to Perth and Darwin.

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Should local governments pay for councillors, staff to sue public for defamation?

A Perth defamation lawyer says council policies that pay for councillors and staff to sue members of the public for defamation are an "absurd waste of ratepayer resources".

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Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened

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Is the sun finally setting on Australia's 'hermit kingdom'?

Two years ago, Western Australia slammed its doors shut and went in a different direction to the rest of the nation. But the sun may be setting on its days behind a hard border, despite its delayed reopening.

Daily Record

Boss of crisis energy firm cutting hundreds of Scots jobs told to explain £40m payments

Stephen Fitzpatrick’s Ovo Energy was given £17million in furlough payments after taking over Perth-based SSE’s retail division in January 2020.

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Omicron can't be 'eliminated' in WA, Health Minister concedes as case numbers jump

COVID case numbers jump in WA and the Health Minister concedes the plan of attack is now to suppress and manage the virus, not eliminate it.

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Perth swelters through record six consecutive days over 40C temperatures

West Australian capital also setting records for most days above 40C in a summer with the tally now at 11 days

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NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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Person rushed to hospital as huge house fire burns overnight in Scots town

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances to the scene on Crieff Road in Tulloch, Perth and Kinross, on Friday night while Police Scotland blocked off the street.

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Perth smashes heat record, recording fifth consecutive day over 40C, with another scorcher forecast for Sunday

Perth records a record five consecutive days of temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius, with little relief in sight until Monday.

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Western Australia races to contain Perth Covid cluster as Greg Hunt declines to condemn border decision

New South Wales records 30 Covid deaths, Victoria 20, Queensland 10, South Australia three and Tasmania one

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WA health authorities urge anyone with COVID symptoms to get tested and isolate, as state records seven new cases

Anyone in Perth, Peel or WA's South West with COVID symptoms is urged to get tested immediately and isolate until receiving a negative result as the state records seven new local cases.

Daily Record

Smoke billows across Scots town as firefighters tackle large house fire

Emergency services rushed to the scene on Crieff Road in Tulloch, Perth at around 8.14pm on Friday, January 21.

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