Jean Kennedy

The British Airways passenger flight BA16 was on its way to Singapore and made the emergency return to Sydney Airport about an hour after take-off this afternoon.

A childhood friend has described the "heroic" final act of a surfer who steered his friends to safety before being mauled by a shark at Sydney's Northern Beaches on Saturday.

Witnesses have told police the man was shot while getting into his car at Winston Hills in Sydney's west on Tuesday evening.

A shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured in inner Sydney is described by police as a "brazen and callous attack".

An instructor pilot and student were on board the Piper Cherokee aircraft when it crash landed on the course at Mona Vale Golf Club.

The researchers from the University of New South Wales sampled tap water from four catchment sites across Sydney.

A teenage boy has been airlifted to hospital after he was bitten by a shark at a popular beach on the NSW Far North Coast on Sunday.

Experts have urged walkers on the NSW south coast to keep a look out for the whale, as rescue efforts go into the fourth day.

Heavy rain continues to batter parts of NSW, leading to residents being forced to leave their homes and numerous flood rescues.

Residents in parts of the New South Wales Mid North Coast have been told to evacuate immediately due to major flooding, as heavy rain and winds continue to pummel parts of the state.

The families of the six victims of last year's Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack are bracing for the start of the coronial inquest, which gets underway this morning.

The 38-year-old is alleged to have accessed 8,789 documents held on the state's court registry website between late January and late March of this year.

Police divers have recovered the body of an 86-year-old man after he drove his car into the Parramatta River, hitting his elderly wife while she was standing on the riverbank.

The industrial action centres around claims of unsustainable workloads, chronic understaffing and low pay, with the union expecting up to 9,000 doctors to take part.

Jackie Fitzgerald, executive director at NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, said the number increase was "unusually high".

A 16-year-old from Western Australia is under arrest following NSW Police launching a major investigation into a social media threat against a mosque in Sydney's south-west.

The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has decided to impose a cooling-off period until July 1, so the government and unions can keep negotiating on pay and conditions.

The government says the legislation is designed to crack down "on the really unacceptable spate of escalating and troubling graffiti, racial hatred and antisemitism".

Mr de Haart pulled victims from the wreckage of Bali's Sari Club after bombs orchestrated by terrorist groups exploded, killing 202. 

The new protected industrial action will start from January 15 and initially last for three days but it could continue if the stand-off is not resolved.

Transport authorities say NSW rail commuters are still likely to face some disruption on Monday, with delayed and cancelled services already locked in across the network despite the injunction.

Two weeks of negotiations fail to secure a deal between the NSW government and rail unions, as transport officials head to the Federal Court to seek an injunction to stop further action.

NSW Premier Chris Minns had asked businesses and homes to reduce energy use between 3pm and 8pm this evening as large-scale power shortages were expected across the state. 

Jacob Greig, 32, was denied bail as a Sydney court was told a confrontation between the pair, who were not known to each other, took place on Friday night near a campsite in Wilton.

NSW Police said it was investigating a suspected white supremacist rally after photos of people holding banners at Wollumbin Mountain were posted to social media last week.