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Viral ‘sky stadium’ not as it seems

Images of the world’s first “sky stadium” project in Saudi Arabia have gone viral across the globe but a closer look reveals they aren’t real. So what will the 350m high stadium really look like?

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Pictured in Kurnell today is Giotto the skateboarding bulldog back after losing an eye. Picture: Tim Hunter.

One-eyed dog chases world record

He may have just lost an eye but this legendary Aussie bulldog isn’t slowing down for anyone as his humans predict Giotto will race his way into a Guinness World Record on a skateboard

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The Daily Telegraph 20.10.2025 Ily Fraser 12 (blue), Hayden Mee 11 (red), Molly Picklum Estella Carbonelli 12 (pink), and Levi Lowe 10, (white). - Molly Picklum newly Crowned WSL World Champion and former Grom Search competitor at Rip CurlÃs National GromSearch Final, URBNSURF Sydney. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Surf champ inspires young guns

Newly crowned WSL World Champion surfer Molly Picklum has come home to Australia with one very heavy trophy, a big smile and these nuggets of wisdom for the next generation of grommets

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Kiwi man holds Guinness World Record for longest name. Photo: Guinness World Records

Man’s world record-breaking name

After a High Court ruling, over 2000 middle names and one very patient wedding celebrant, this New Zealand man’s Guinness World Record for the longest name will be a real mouthful to beat

It was a massive night. Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images

Healy smashes World Cup record

Australia has pulled off one of the greatest wins in Cricket World Cup history with skipper Alyssa Healy playing a jaw-dropping innings in India – find out how she did it

PREPS will use a humanoid robot to improve their speaking and listening skills. The 30cm- tall NAO robot is being programmed by grade 5 students at Glendal Primary School to interact with prep children. Prep students, Alivia and Eshan dance along with NAO's the robot. Picture: Tony Gough

Robot teachers take over class

In classrooms all around the world, a new type of teacher is helping students learn. And it’s not a human. It’s a robot. Would you like a robot teacher?

Thankfully, Pitts had the foresight to capture the sequence on film.

Golfer scores birdie of a different kind

Great golfers score birdies and eagles but one high school student scored a wild goose chase instead and the images went viral on social media

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Real reason why we have eyebrows

Researchers have discovered the reason why we have eyebrows — to help early humans show emotion and communicate before we could speak

Python swallows slipper being operated on at HerpVet

Hungry snake swallows slipper

A hungry coast carpet python has stunned vets after swallowing a man’s slipper and ending up in surgery. See the amazing X-rays

Easter Egg Hunt. Lees sisters Jessica (3) and Caitlin (4) with their hord of chocolate easter eggs. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Inside an Easter egg factory

We take a look inside a busy Cadbury’s chocolate factory making millions of eggs in time for Easter

This undated handout photo supplied on March 18, 2018 by Perth's Cockburn Masters Swimming Club shows swimmers posing with a giant inflatable duck they named Daphne in Perth. The Australian swimming club is appealing for ocean watchers to find their giant yellow inflatable duck Daphne, after the mascot was blown into the Indian Ocean with reported sightings hundreds of kilometres from where it was launched. The duck, owned by Cockburn Masters Swimming Club, was last seen at Perth's Coogee Beach in the early hours of March 11 as organisers prepared for a carnival. / AFP PHOTO / PERTH'S COCKBURN MASTERS SWIMMING CLUB / Nick WYATT / - NO Internet / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Daphne the giant duck rescued at sea

Daphne the giant, inflatable duck is rescued at sea after floating away during a Perth swimming carnival

SPEAK TO GCB PIC ED BEFORE USE: Borobi, the Gold Coast 2018Commonwealth Games mascot, hits the water at Surfers Paradise for an early morning surf before work. Picture Glenn Hampson

Meet Borobi the Comm Games mascot

A surfing blue koala is the mascot for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. We meet Borobi and learn why he was chosen.

The Sydney Opera House is bathed in a green glow to celebrate St Patrick's Day.

Opera House turns green for St Patrick’s Day

The Sydney Opera House joins a list of world landmarks to turn green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

‘It was the size of a settee’ ... Picture: Brendon Shinnick/Reel Force ChartersSource:Supplied

Sue reels in monster fish on holiday

Tourist Sue Elcock reels in monster fish — which is longer than her own body — while in Australia on holiday

Giant egg laid at Stockman's Eggs in Far North Queensland. The smaller egg was found inside the large one.

Giant egg has another egg inside

Queensland farmers crack open giant egg to find another normal-sized egg inside

Don Gorske bites into the 18,000th Big Mac he has eaten at the Fond du lac High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconcin 06/11/2001. Gorske began his culinary obsession 17/05/1972 and is also fed by his obsessive compulsive disorder.

Don eats his 30,000th Big Mac

UPDATE: Don Gorske has eaten two Big Macs every day for 46 years. Now the record holder has just eaten his 30,000th burger. And he won’t stop there.

EMBARGO DO NOT USE WITHOUT PICTURE EDITOR PERMISSION . 20.2.2018.Minton Farm animal rescue centre is nursing a piglet who was found roaming a highway at Lameroo .The week old piglet ' Maggie May 'pictured with ' Daisy ' the duckling, also a week old at Minton Farm animal rescue centre, Cherry Gardens. Picture TAIT SCHMAAL.

Cute orphans become best mates

Orphaned piglet Maggie May and Daisy the duckling, who was also abandoned, have become best mates after both being rescued

CORRECTS CREDIT TO ADDISON DOTY - This undated photo provided by Forrest Fenn shows a chest purported to contain gold dust, hundreds of rare gold coins, gold nuggets and other artifacts. For more than a decade, the 82-year-old claims he has packed and repacked the treasure chest, before burying it in the mountains somewhere north of Santa Fe. (AP Photo/Addison Doty)

Poem hides secret to real buried treasure

A tricky poem full of secret clues has the answer to where a real treasure chest full of gold and jewels is buried. Can you solve the puzzle?

Phil Ferguson in the burger hat

Funny food hats will have you in stitches

Crochet artist Phil Ferguson creates funny food hats that will have you in stitches.

Stewy the Snake Catcher freed a tiger snake from a beer can. Supplied image

Tiger snake stuck in beer can

Watch the moment a snake catcher rescues a curious tiger snake that got its head stuck in a beer can. VIDEO

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