IT seems much of the population is still more interested in the spicy details of female athletes’ sex lives. This is what it’s really like being a female athlete in Australia.

ALL this mum wanted was to have a ‘perfect’ home birth. She planned every detail — only to have the most “awful, horrifying, scary, traumatic” experience of her life.

THE days of relaxing by the pool, book in one hand, cocktail in the other might be behind you (for now), but that doesn’t mean parents and kids can’t enjoy a great Australian holiday together.

A YOUNG mum has gone blind in one eye after catching a flesh-eating bacteria during a mud run — and doctors refuse to treat her.

REPORTER Tara Brown confronted a monster on 60 Minutes, and there’s one comment she simply would not let fly.

A NUN in Italy was rushed to hospital with stomach pains only to discover she was pregnant and about to give birth.

A PATIENT accidentally recorded his colonoscopy. What he heard shocked him out of his anaesthesia-induced stupor.

THE days of relaxing by the pool, book in one hand, cocktail in the other might be behind you (for now), but that doesn’t mean parents and kids can’t enjoy a great Australian holiday together.

NATE PARKER is a rising star of Hollywood. But attention has moved from his acting to rape allegations from his college days.

IT’S the argument that gets thrown up again and again in the debate over gay rights. Well, it’s over. Done. This shoots it down out.

ANTI-bullying organisation Champions Against Bullying have put together a powerful 46-second video comprised of teenagers reading messages sent to peers after they committed suicide.

A WEEK after denying its ban on cyclists was linked to complaints about their ‘smelly’ and ‘revealing’ outfits, Perth’s Raffles Hotel has adopted a ‘no Lycra’ policy.

ALAN Sloggett has been a clown for decades after following in his father’s large footsteps. Now he fears for his safety.

OPINION: THE most heartbreaking thing about footballer Riki Stephens’ drug overdose death? It could have been prevented.

A TEACHER-turned-stripper claims she’s the real victim of a nine-month affair she had with a teen student.

A RED carpet stunt pulled by Ryan Seacrest has been slammed as “awkward” and “disrespectful” towards George and Amal Clooney at the Golden Globes.

IT’S been a week of uncomfortably hot nights for most of Australia. The result? A zombie-like population.

THE ABC has come under fire for showing the final moments of a cancer patient’s life as the euthanasia advocate took an illegal drug. WARNING: Graphic

PEOPLE are reacting with rabid excitement to the latest announcement from Mars, who are calling it “one of the biggest launches in the brand’s history”.

THE NSW government has banned greyhound racing after revelations about animal cruelty. But what happens to the dogs?