Video has emerged of a man being punched during arrest in Murwillumbah, NSW. Police statement on the incident below 9News Sydney

#BREAKING Former Anglican Dean of Newcastle, Graeme Lawrence has been granted parole. Lawrence was jailed for a minimum 4.5 years for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in the 1990s. He'll be released from custody in a week NBN News

Huge totals forecast east of the divide and flash flooding also possible in the very north west of the state. Worth monitoring over the next 24 hours.

#BREAKING : A small aircraft, believed to be a gyrocopter carrying two people, has crashed into Lake Macquarie.

Emergency services were called to Marmong Point a short time ago, following reports of a crash into the water.

More to come. #NBNNews

The PM has announced $1 billion to transform former Hunter power station Liddell into a solar panel manufacturing hub. More at six. NBN News

#BREAKING : A bridge in the US city of Baltimore has collapsed, with reports it was struck by a container ship. #NBNNews

Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Hunter drug dealer, almost three years ago.

Chief Court Reporter Tyson Cottrill has the details. #NBNNews

#BREAKING :  Elijah Cage and Max Lowcock have been found guilty of the shooting murder of Hunter drug dealer, David King.

A jury returned the verdicts this afternoon, after a lengthy Supreme Court trial.

FULL DETAILS at 6pm on #NBNNews . Tyson Cottrill

Leo Thompson has accepted the early guilty plea and will miss the Knights clash against the Warriors on Sunday.
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A larrikin, a soldier... and a beloved son.

That was how Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon was remembered today at his funeral in the Hunter, following his death in a military parachuting accident.

Jane Goldsmith #NBNNews

A mother who ended up giving birth in an emergency department toilet, is leading calls for a maternity ward at Muswellbrook.

Jane Goldsmith #NBNNews

A truck driver in his 20s is lucky to be alive after his B-double careened off the M1 on the north coast early this morning... plunging down an embankment and catching fire.

Britt Ramsey #NBNNews

A woman has been charged after a dramatic crash in Maitland.

Reporter Isobella Evans has more. #NBNNews

There’s urgent calls for boaties to slow down in Port Stephens. These heartbreaking images - just some of the recent shell strikes in the area. Irukandji Shark and Ray encounters has tried to save many sea turtles over Summer, but some just don’t make it. NBN News

The driver involved in the Hunter Valley bus crash has broken his public silence... telling the families of the 10 people who died in the tragedy, that he is sorry.

Tyson Cottrill #NBNNews

Brett Button - the driver who allegedly caused one of the country's worst road disasters, says he’s “devastated” and “truly, deeply sorry”. #NBNNews

The banners are up, the boards are waxed, and the pros have hit the water for one of Australia’s premier boardriding battles… Surfest.

Jane Goldsmith #NBNNews

Delving into the folklore of Surfest tonight, as the event barrels into its 38th year. Best waves, best memories and best expression session, plus extra anecdotes. Thanks to Mark Occhilupo for taking a trip down memory lane, as well as veteran Surfest organisers. NBN News

He was a big personality, a giant of the Hunter's sporting scene - so it's little wonder hundreds turned out today to bid a fond farewell to Leigh Maughan.

Jack Howard #NBNNews

A man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition, after being pulled from the surf at Byron Bay.

Alexandra Rees #NBNNews