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Lisa takes low profile as Today takes gamble

Lisa Wilkinson tried to avoid photographers on Wednesday as she enjoyed her early morning freedom. Wilkinson is understood to have been celebrating since Monday after Ten revealed it had signed her to a $2.3 million deal. Meanwhile the Nine Network is under pressure from advertisers to find the right replacement for her, with up to $200 million in revenue at stake in the lucrative breakfast TV market.

Sophie breaks down during live interview

It’s safe to say most Bachelorette fans aren’t happy with Sophie Monk’s emotional decision to send home favourite James Trethewie. And as soon as she picked up the phone for an interview with Kyle and Jackie O, the star burst into tears, revealing ”it’s just horrible because I knew it – the chemistry wasn’t there ... I’ve dated that kind of guy before, I just know it wouldn’t work out with James.”

Before/after pics show addiction reality

A drug charity has released a series of photos showing the horrific effects drug addiction has on a user’s face. The mugshots, taken at various stages in the addicts’ lives, show dramatic changes in their looks in just a few years. Campaigners from the charity Rehabs hope that releasing the pictures will discourage people using drugs.

Man tortured boy, 8, to death for ‘being gay’

A man in Los Angeles has been accused of torturing his girlfriend’s eight-year-old son to death because he thought he was gay. Isauro Aguirre, 37, allegedly doused Gabriel Fernandez in pepper spray, forced him to eat his own waste and stubbed cigarettes out on his skin. He is also accused of beating the boy with a bat and shooting him with a BB gun. Gabriel’s mum Pearl Fernandez will also face trial.