Man dies after falling down Blue Mountains cliff

Georgina Robinson A man has died after falling up to 80 metres down a cliff in the Blue Mountains as he was setting ropes in preparation for abseiling.

Extra express train services in doubt

Jacob Saulwick The state government risks breaking election promises for 135 new and faster express train services for Sydney and surrounding regions and undermining the viability of the state's XPT service if it...

Winners and losers: all change in rail revamp

Jacob Saulwick, Nicole Hasham Sydney's biggest train timetable change in almost a decade will include an extra 700 services a week - but some commuters will miss out when trains skip certain stations.

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Train chaos fix left out of loop

Jacob Saulwick Sydney's train operator has failed to use $100 million rail facilities built five years ago that would make city train services more reliable.

Reason for train delays proves a bridge too far

Jacob Saulwick Not even the transport minister can get a straight answer out of RailCorp about what is going wrong on Sydney's trains.

A successful young woman, a troubled relationship, and two lives ended

Ilya Gridneff It was a nosy neighbour in the quiet Mosman street who called it first and captured it best.

Lower vaccine rates put wealthy areas at risk of disease

Amy Corderoy Mosman and some of Sydney's wealthiest areas have such low immunisation rates experts fear children could be at risk from deadly but preventable diseases.

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Court told of missing woman's wallet

Stephanie Gardiner In the months after Belinda Peisley disappeared from the Blue Mountains, her best friend wrote to her bereaved mother and said: ''Belinda and I were like sisters.''

Rats, bugs and kitchen filth are fodder for naming and shaming restaurants

Esther Han One in 10 restaurants and cafes across NSW have been fined for food safety breaches, from preparing meals in filthy kitchens to failing to control bug infestations.

'What if something had gone wrong?'

Eamonn Duff Two heavily pregnant women were turned away from a western Sydney maternity ward within 48 hours - giving birth in a home and the hospital car park - amid claims by midwives of a sick health system...

Missing mother mystery: Court hears 'she's not coming back any time soon'

Paul Bibby A single mother who mysteriously disappeared almost 15 years ago had her property stolen twice by a man who later said ''she's not coming back any time soon'', the coroner's court has heard.

Morning Express: Wednesday, March 13

Rachel Olding Morning Express is a live news blog produced each weekday from 6am-9am, covering the latest headlines, weather and transport.

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Jaguar may hold key to Belinda's disappearance

Megan Levy A 1970-model Jaguar seized on the NSW mid-north coast last week could hold the key to solving the murder of a teenage mother-of-two in the Blue Mountains nearly 15 years ago.

Victorian fined for trekking underprepared

A Victorian who went trekking in NSW's Blue Mountains with only potatoes and naan bread has copped a fine for being underprepared.

Bushwalker's rescue likely to come with $10,000 price tag

Bevan Shields, James Robertson THE rescue of a man who set out for a bushwalk with only potatoes, naan bread and matches is likely to have cost the state $10,000.

Tourist killed after falling 80 metres off waterfall

A British tourist has fallen 80 metres to his death off a waterfall in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, police say.

Body recovered a day after waterfall death

Brenda Cunningham-Lewis THE body of a 20-year old British tourist who plunged 50 metres to his death over the waterfall at Wentworth Falls on the weekend has been recovered from dense bushland.

Miners lobbied premier to pull plug on environmental legal centre

Heath Aston The mining industry urged Barry O'Farrell to scrap funding to the Environmental Defenders Office - and months later the government did just that.

Bushfire caused by father and son 'torching meth labs'

Ilya Gridneff A bushfire in the Blue Mountains National Park was sparked by a father and son who allegedly torched clandestine meth labs the day police were supposed to raid the multimillion-dollar operation.