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Carla Mascarenhas

Jesse Baird (left) and Luke Davies at a Pink concert the day before they died. Picture: Instagram 

Jesse Baird and Luke Davies's deaths captivated a nation.

'We can't get those two men out of our minds': the alleged Paddington murders

Emma Horn

Bec Pridham

LONG-COVID: Surveys of COVID-19 patients around the world indicate a stronger link between some genetic precursors and long-COVID development. Picture: FILE

Preliminary surveys suggest there are a few indicators of whether you might develop long-COVID.

Who's most likely to end up getting long-COVID symptoms?

Anna Houlahan

A man is spotted on a security camera at the entrance to the business that was allegedly robbed. Picture supplied

The front door of the business was left unlocked.

'Opportunistic thief' steals 100 Indigenous Australian artefacts

Ayden Dawkins

Mourners use phone lights and candles in Ballarat after the murders of three women. Picture by Lachlan Bence

Through the darkness, I think I found the light.

'The world is good': This week I saw the silver lining

Armed police officers. Picture Sitthixay Ditthavong

Knives, imitation guns and swords were also allegedly sold.

Youth gangs' alleged weapon supplier arrested over machete sales

Ben Carr

Samara Low with baby nephew Atlas after arriving in London in the early hours. Picture supplied

Samara Low was caught at Dubai airport on her way to London.

'Pretty nervous': Aussie caught in Dubai storms

Garry Linnell

Given its prevalence, stupidity may be the building block of the universe. Picture Shutterstock

Proof of Einstein's Law of Endless Human Stupidity has been plentiful.

It's time to start invoicing the foolish

Anthony Hopkins, left, and Matthew Goode in Freud's Last Session. Picture supplied

The script is disappointing but the lead actors are impressive.

An enticing idea - C.S. Lewis meets Sigmund Freud - is weakly explored here

Anna McGuinness

The Wiggles Sound System: Rave of Innocence features techno remixes of childhood classic. Picture supplied

The Wiggles have remixed classic hits for their adult fans.

'Rave of Innocence': Wiggles and DJ Dorothy's techno remix album

Ron Cerabona

Mike Faist, left, and Zendaya in Challengers. Picture supplied

Sometimes a banana is just a banana, but not in Challengers.

Zendaya's tennis love triangle is impressive straight down the line

The week’s news in pictures from across the Hunter region.

Everything that made headlines this week.

HUNTER: Maitland Relay for Life launches with Bero Bowlo Bogan Bingo. Heidi McGregor, Michael Fisher, Yvette Cavanagh holding Kade McGregor and Mat Guthrie crank up their inner-bogan at Maitland Cinema. Picture: PERRY DUFFIN

HUNTER: Maitland River Run is on this Sunday, with runners set to dash through the new look mall for the first time. The oldest competitors are 84-year-old Betty Maxwell and 79-year-old Maureen Humphreys (pictured).  Picture: MAX MASON-HUBERS

HUNTER: Hunter Wildlife Rescue calls for calm after four fires in East Cessnock flying fox colony in under two weeks

HUNTER: Emily and Matt Neilson with their son Joseph and two of the heifers they bred. The local dairy farmers are calling on support from the local community. Picture: BELINDA-JANE DAVIS

HUNTER: Fresh produce flew into the arms of shoppers at Maitland’s first monthly produce stall in The Levee on Thursday. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

HUNTER: Rare Poultry Breeders show off their tail feathers at Maitland. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

HUNTER: Singleton Heights Public School P&C president Ann Fuller says a temporary fence has been erected around the building she is trying to save in preparation for its removal by the education department. 

HUNTER: Our local fire fighters once again educated, and entertained, the many children who attended their annual Open Day on Saturday, May 21.

HUNTER: Corey McNee, Zach Allbon and Ryan Porter at the Hunter TAFE Mining Skills Centre graduation ceremony at the Muswellbrook RSL Club on Thursday night.

HUNTER: Scenes from the upcoming Merriwa Festival of Fleeces at Merriwa, on Saturday. More than 300 sheep with red 'socks' headed down the main street. Picture Marina Neil.


HUNTER: 2016 St Heliers Heavy Horse Field Days at Muswellbrook.

HUNTER: All of your photos of Dungog from Instagram 2016. 

HUNTER: Damian Jobson tragedy: heartbreak as doctors confirm quadriplegia

HUNTER: The Hunter's bat colonies plague parks, streets and towns. 

HUNTER: Tony Denny spent $70 million on cars to create one of the world's largest classic car museums.

HUNTER: Empire hotel born again by Catholic Church. 

HUNTER: Unversity of Newcastle student uses drone to feed hungry surfers flat whites at Crescent Head

HUNTER: Hunter beaches hit with big clean swell. 

The week’s news in pictures from across the Hunter region.<br>

The week that was: May 21 - May 27 | PHOTOS

The week that was | PHOTOS

The week's news in pictures from across the Hunter

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