7:45am

Three men arrested after beer bottle assault in Sydney

The men have been arrested after another man was assaulted with a beer bottle in Sydney’s west overnight.

Emergency services were called to the Clyde Railway Station just after midnight following reports that a man has been hit in the head with a beer bottle.

A man in his 40s was treated at the scene for a head injury before being taken to hospital in a stable condition.

Police arrested three men nearby but two were later released after inquiries.

The investigation is continuing.

7:20am

Woman mistakes pregnancy for bad Chinese food

A Florida woman had no clue she was 37 weeks pregnant, and instead thought her labour pains had a culinary cause — a tainted batch of General Tso’s chicken, according to a report.

Crystal Gail Amerson of Pensacola, said she woke up early Sunday with a severe stomach ache that had her repeatedly running to the bathroom, The Pensacola News Journal reported.

“I had Chinese food the night before and I kind of figured maybe I had food poisoning or something like that,” Amerson, 29, said.

But before long, she learned that she was about to give birth to her second son, the paper reported.

“The stomach pains were just excruciating and I could hardly move,” Amerson told the paper. “I think it was about 6.30am when [the ambulance] got there. … It escalated so quickly that I was having contractions, and we figured out kind of what was going on because at first we really didn’t know what was going on.”

Her son, Oliver James, was born about half an hour later in the back of the ambulance.

Amerson said she’d never been one to feel the symptoms associated with pregnancy, such as morning sickness and weight gain.

—Read more.

Woman mistakes pregnancy for bad Chinese food. Picture: Brian Westerfield/Facebook

Woman mistakes pregnancy for bad Chinese food. Picture: Brian Westerfield/FacebookSource:Facebook

6:55am

Two babies diagnosed with measles in Sydney

A measles alert has been sent out for Sydney’s west and southwest after two babies were diagnosed with the highly contagious disease after returning from a trip to South Asia.

Anyone who visited The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Dr D Y K Tan’s surgery in Fairfield or Liverpool Medical Centre in the last week is being urged to look out for symptoms.

The infants are now isolated in hospital and are reportedly responding to treatment.

Four people have been diagnosed in NSW this month — with all patients contracting the highly contagious disease while visiting Asia. Pakistan, India and The Philippines have been identified as possible sources for the infections, said NSW Health on Thursday.

Symptoms of measles include fever, sore eyes and a cough followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash spreading from the head and neck to the rest of the body.

A measles alert has been sent out for Sydney.

A measles alert has been sent out for Sydney.Source:istock

6:35am

Can you pass this difficult Easter quiz?

With Easter upon us it is time to test out your knowledge surrounding the holiday.

This quiz created by Nina Tan and published on PlayBuzz contains a list of Easter questions and claims to be so difficult that only one in 15 adults can get all of them correct.

How much do you really know about Easter?

6:10am

Drivers urged to take care on NSW roads

Drivers are being urged to take their time on NSW roads over the Easter long weekend, as thousands of holiday-makers head out of the city. Double demerits came into force on midnight Thursday, and will continue until Monday night.

The state’s roads minister says motorists are almost 10 per cent more likely to be killed or injured in a crash on a regional road during holiday weekends. “In the past five Easter periods, 69 per cent of fatalities and 52 per cent of serious injuries resulted from crashes on country roads,” Melinda Pavey said in a statement.

While speed was the biggest killer on NSW roads in 2017, tired driving led to the deaths of 75 people — most of which occurred in country areas. “It’s a scary thought, but research shows that being awake for about 17 hours has a similar effect on your driving ability as a blood-alcohol content of 0.05,” she said.

Drivers are being told to expect delays on major roads out of Sydney, around Sydney airport, and in parts of regional NSW from Friday to Monday

—AAP

5:45am

Fatal firey crash on Qld highway

A fuel tanker has exploded in Queensland after it collided with a car on the Barkley highway, killing the truck driver.

The crash happened at about 8.30am on Thursday, with police closing the highway between Mount Isa and Cloncurry.

Police later confirmed that human remains were found in the burnt-out truck, which would need to be forensically examined in order to be formally identified.

The 48-year-old male driver of the car suffered serious injuries and was taken to Townsville Hospital in a critical condition.

The scene of a crash near Cloncurry on the Barkly Highway. Picture: Ron Bird

The scene of a crash near Cloncurry on the Barkly Highway. Picture: Ron BirdSource:Supplied