Good evening, Naomi Robson with the latest from the 7 Newsroom. A special police task force is investigating claims of a reign of terror at Stalls Pleasant Creek Training Centre for the intellectually disabled. And health officials tonight admit other state institutions may have been guilty of abuses against mentally disabled patients. An elderly Doncaster couple is recovering after being bashed, tied up and robbed in a cruel Good Samaritan sting. Morrison Bessie Watts lost their life savings. Blue collar workers at Ford's Melbourne Plants have vowed to protect their jobs after being told to expect retrenchments in the new year. And a seven-year-old boy bitten by a funnel-web spider at Malacuta has been allowed to go home. The first such attack in Victoria, he was flown to Melbourne for anti-venom treatment. Tomorrow's weather, early fog, then a fine warm day, top of 26 degrees. More news in an hour. See you then. 7 Nightly News with Peter Mitchell at 6. Buy that everlasting Christmas gift from Angus and Robertson, Australia's leading booksellers. This magnificent two-volume set of Australian wilderness is the perfect gift. Was $125, now incredibly priced at $39.95. And volume two of Burke's Backyard is a must for all gardeners at $14.95. While Chronicle of the 20th Century is the ideal gift for everyone at the terrific price of $59.50, available from an Angus and Robertson or Book World store near you. They drink too much, they smash up their cars and the people they're supposed to care about. And if they survive, they're the ones that have to live with that. And that's the real tragedy. If you drink, then drive. You're a bloody idiot. Yo, if you're into wrapping Christmas presents at the moment, here's two of the best wrapping Christmas presents you'll ever hear. This is Vanilla Ice from his album, To the Extreme. All right, stop, collaborate and listen. Ice is back with my brand new adventures. 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This Christmas is the freshest one you've seen in years. Safeway presents lower prices for Christmas. Plum pudding ice cream a low $2.69. Sliced Danish leg ham $10.98 a kilo. Coca Cola two litre varieties $1.69. And Safeway cooked on the bone leg ham $6.99 a kilo. Have a fresh and happy Christmas from all of us. With the Safeway Fresh Food Levo. The fresh ideas for you. Next on Hinch. A bleak Christmas for 3000 people sleeping rough in the streets of London every night. But this family turned back the clock to put a roof over their heads. Generally speaking we're very busy. I mean we've got to stay alive. The Cave Dwellers next on Hinch. A family torn apart by the tragedies of war are reunited by love. Hal Holbrook, Courtney Cox and Eva Marie Stainton are home for Christmas Sunday. New from Mars. Ice cream like there's never been. Double churned for a smoother, creamier taste. Soft caramel and thick real Mars chocolate. It's the new Mars Ice Cream Bar. 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So come home to the old country for a night at the Angel Tavern on the corner of Dandenong and Glenferry Road's mobile. For bookings, phone 509 4023. Cool, I think I left some of that. One, two, three. And a couple of coats. Ready? By the way, I like your taste in music. Hi. Hi. One super supreme and a couple of coats. Thanks. Well. Maybe you could do economy. Based on the hit movie Young Guns, five tough kids with the most dangerous job in the world. The excitement, the action of Young Riders, 7.30 Sunday. Hi, I'm Steve Visard. A lot of you wouldn't realize that I am in fact Greek. So at this special time of the year from my family to my special Greek viewers, mama. Happy Christmas. Exactly. This egg says Farm Pride outside to guarantee what's inside. Pure, fresh, natural egg. This egg doesn't say Farm Pride outside, so who knows what's inside. Farm Pride. No surprises. Experience the rich soulful voice of Margaret Ehrlich. Acclaimed as one of the most stunning albums of the year. 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