Richard Shears

journalist/author/photographer. S.E.Asian correspondent for London's Daily Mail, author of 30 books, mostly crime.

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Seven people stabbed to death by machete-wielding crazy man in a Bondi shopping centre, Sydney, before he was shot dead by a lone hero female police officer.

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Two ambulances, police car, all lights blazing dashing along Parramatta Road, Leichhardt, Sydney, 2.20pm.

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I was in Japan for the immediate aftermath of the big earthquake in 2011, which killed nearly 20,000 and sparked fears of a nuclear power station meltdown. I’d always hoped there wouldn’t be another one but of course that was never going to be the case.

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Death cap mushroom cook has just been charged with the murder of three people.

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Erin Patterson, who served a Death Cap mushroom lunch which resulted in the deaths of three people at her home near Melbourne three months ago, has been arrested and is being questioned by police. She has not been charged and has continued to insist on her innocence.

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AI? This is going to screw the world. Watch this space…

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Incredible story of survival as four children are found alive days after the Cessna plane they were in crashed in the Colombian jungle, killing all three adults on board. The children survived on fruit and made a makeshift shelter.

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Loneliness is a cold but sunny morning in Sydney https://t.co/QhgvT2ciKr

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Isn't it strange...when you lose someone as precious as my beloved partner Isobelle Gidley, as I did yesterday,every kind condolence message that pours into Facebook is like a stab to the heart, a reminder of the generous soul I am going to miss.

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Alien Connection #curious_street_photos #unposed_street_photos #freaky_photos https://t.co/cnmVtiJR5l

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@valentinelow Well I have to say that even from the other side of the world it's a jolly good rumour, Valentine...

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Waiting for the Storm https://t.co/PpUAzP3WEj

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He has been one of the most recognisable of politicians but bombshell reports out of Japan say former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot at a rally in Nara and there are no immediate signs of life.

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@hughriminton @smh @BevanShields Without commenting on the SMH discussion, it might be of interest to note that down through the years 'Fleet Street newspapers' with a red hot scoop have alerted those involved that presses will be running shortly with the story and any comment? Too late for other papers to copy.

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Vanuatu tribe who worshipped Prince Philip as their god might now promote the Queen as their 'Missus'. (Pic Richard Shears).

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@10DowningStreet @RoyalFamily Gratitude and admiration is felt in far away Australia, where I once sipped tea with Her Majesty!