Novak Djokovic wore a bike helmet on his return to the Italian Open after he was hit by a fan's aluminium water bottle while signing autographs a day earlier.

Don’t fret if you missed out on seeing the southern lights that dazzled Australians on Saturday night – you’ll have another chance tonight.

The dam, which is four times the size of Sydney Harbour and supplies water to more than 5 million people in Sydney, began overflowing on Sunday morning.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 22-year-old man died at the southside scene.

National weather forecast for Sunday May 12.

Two tobacco stores have been rammed and then set alight in Melbourne’s north-west overnight.