Sydney

This shocking X-ray shows how a teenager was stabbed, leaving a 12-inch blade in his head – and survived. Doctors said the victim – known only as Alex – was ‘unbelievably lucky’ not to have been killed or at least blinded after the kitchen knife was lodged in his right temple.

A vast dust storm that blew in from the dry deserts of Australia's red centre has blanketed the country's largest city and eastern coast in a crimson fog, causing widespread traffic chaos and severe flight delays.

Ricky Ponting has been brought back into the Australian line-up ahead of schedule for tomorrow's one-day international against New Zealand in Sydney.