Sydney, Sept.28 : Official estimates suggest there are now 23 million feral pigs in Australia, outnumbering the continent's human population of 21 million.

According to news.com.au, they are the descendants of domestic pigs which explorers such as Captain Cook released as a living larder for future expeditions.

The animals found Australia to be hog heaven, with plentiful food, a balmy climate and no natural predators aside from the occasional crocodile and piglet-pinching dingoes.

Sydney, Sept.26 : A child expert has warned both Shane Warne and his ex-wife Simone Callahan to end their public feud over an alleged affair for the sake of their three children.

The Australian Counselling Association's Philip Armstrong said the Warne's tit-for-tat claims over the end of their relationship could damage their children Brooke, 10, Jackson, 8 and Summer, 5.

Armstrong was particularly scathing of the tell-all interview Simone gave to New Idea about an alleged affair revealed by yet another wayward text message.

Sept.25: The war of words between former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne and his estranged wife Simone show no signs of abating.

A day after Warne accused Simone of taking advantage of his hard-earned fame to malign him through their personnel differences, Simone described her ex-husband as a "leopard who couldn't change his spots".

According to The Daily Telegraph, relations between Shane and Simone have deteriorated into verbal warfare over his latest alleged new text messaging affair scandal.

Sydney, Sept 24: Spin bowling wizard Shane Warne has again cheated on his wife, Simone Callahan, it has been revealed.

Simone split up with Warne after she discovered an incriminating text message while getting the children ready for school.

Simone told New Idea magazine that she received a text message from Warne that said: “Hey beautiful, I’m just talking to my kids, the back door’s open”.

A new research has discovered that repeated doses of corticoids in pregnancy could lessen the risk of neonatal death.

The newest study carried out by scientists from Adelaide University has discovered that regular intake of steroids by a pregnant woman, who was at risk of premature delivery, to lessen body inflammation, had benefits for the unborn child.