Fellow miners have been using their bare hands to remove debris in an effort to free about 40 goldminers who have been trapped for a week, a spokesman for Liberia's disaster management agency says.

Prince William and Prince Harry are reportedly set to split their royal household.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder after an older man was stabbed to death in Maryborough.

A teenage girl is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the face and neck in Brisbane, allegedly by her mother.

A man is accused of crashing into a car, spitting at police and refusing a roadside breath test in Sydney's south.

Victoria Police will be armed with 600 new high-powered rifles worth $25 million under an escalation of anti-terror capabilities.

Two men have been charged after they allegedly stole a luxury car that was for sale under the pretext of taking it for a test drive in northwest Sydney.

The driver of a B-double truck has led NSW police on a 70km pursuit along the Pacific Highway on the north coast, sideswiping a police vehicle and resisting arrest.