Courier-Mail

Harry, this is your Courier-Mail update for Thursday, 27 March 2008

Weather: Brisbane 18C - 27C. Showers and thunderstorms Statewide Weather

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Rain storms soak the southeast

OVERNIGHT storms damaged homes and dumped more than 40mm of rain over Brisbane's reservoir catchments - but forecasters say more is needed to push dam levels above 40 per cent.

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Dita Von Teese wins lawsuit

TMZ has reported that burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese has won a law suit against a trade show that owed her half of her $50,000 fee.

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Woman charged with glassing

A WOMAN has been charged with armed assault after a 59-year-old man had a glass smashed in his face during an argument at a Gold Coast restaurant.

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Student 'aborted' teacher's baby

A HIGH school student had an abortion after falling pregnant to her physics teacher during an affair that started when she was just 16, a jury has been told.

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25 years for microwaving baby

AN American man who put his two-month-old daughter in a microwave oven has been sentenced to 25 years' jail after a jury rejected a claim of insanity.

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