CELEBRITY: Jennifer Lopez  has admitted that her high-maintenance ways might have impacted her many relationships. The singer says her high-profile relationships with Ben Affleck and then with Marc Anthony may have ended, in part, due to the huge number of extra helpers in the house. Read more here.

CELEBRITY: After nearly 50 years of broadcasting, during which time he has become one of the most familiar faces on Australian television, Ray Martin says he could happily pull the pin now, as long as he was able to keep his beloved camera. Read more here

GAMING NEWS:  As the breadth of video games expands and the agility of filmed content increases (both through production technology and delivery services like Netflix), the future could see the line between games and filmed content blurring with very different results than we've seen in the past. This week marks the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a curated museum of content that celebrates the triumphs of the 13-year-old game series while also embarking on a few new experiments. Read more here

BOOKS: It was J.K. Rowlings' Harry Potter series that demonstrated the modern blockbuster sales  potential of a children's book series with crossover appeal. Hollywood has since built multimillion- dollar film franchises from adaptions of Twilight, The Hunger Gamesand Divergent. Beckton says many book covers in young adult fiction are age-ambiguous and offer little clue to the explicit nature of the content. She knows of one high school that restricts all such fiction to year 8 students. Even sales catalogues distributed through primary schools often show young adult books next to picture books, Beckton says. Read more here

8.44: Take a trip down Memory Lane today, with the Liberal's Walk Down Memory Lane

8.36: Is it your birthday today? If so HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We hope you have a fabulous day! 

You share your birthday with The Wolf of Wall Street star, Leo DiCaprio, 40,  actor Demi Moore, 51 and The Devil Wears Prada's Stanley Tucci, 53, Jersey Shore star Vinny Guadaghnivo, 26 and Aussie Jazz star James Morrison, 52.

To celebrate, lets take a look at how far Leo has come: 

8.25: Taking a look at sports news this morning: 

CRICKET: CYMS veteran opening bowler Brian Carroll has made a habit of bowling long spells for little runs in recent years and he was at his miserly best again on Saturday as his six wickets gave the Cougars the upper hand after day one of their Pinnington Cup clash with Macquarie at Lady Cutler 2. Read more here.

RACING: Evergreen sprinter Hewentwhoosh has overcome a series of niggling setbacks to be ready to rumble at Quirindi today. Trained by Brett Thompson at Gulgong, the eight-year-old resumes in the Xmas At The Races December 13 Benchmark 70 Handicap (1100m). Hewentwhoosh hasn't raced since winning the Gulgong Cup (1200m) on June 8, a break of 22 weeks. Read more here.

SWIMMING: Twenty swimmers flocked to the pool last Sunday to contest the Schloeffel Family monthly trophy. The November trophy was previously sponsored by Radio 2DU and the Ducks are very appreciative of their support and thank them for their very long association with the club. A big thank you to the Schloeffel family for their generosity in taking over the sponsorship. Read more here.

DRIVING: Dubbo's Darren McGuire was a mix of emotions after finally winning the Hawkesbury Bridge to Bridge race on Sunday with his joy diminished by the sadness surrounding the death of a fellow competitor and the memory of Wellington skier Sarah Teelow still fresh in everyone's mind. Read more here.

8.18: Taking a look at today's front pages from around the region...if you want to see the rest of the Fairfax Front Pages, click here.

8.09: Have you been caught out by a local camera? Mobile speed cameras in Dubbo have issued more than a quarter of a million dollars in fines in the 2013-14 financial year.

A total of 1,823 people were fined during the financial year, creating $251,114 worth of revenue for the Community Road Safety Fund to support road initiatives such as installing flashing lights in school zones

The highest number of speeding offences were recorded from people travelling west on Wingewarra Street, with 1002 fines issued during the financial year, equalling $138,325 worth of revenue.

To find out where the speed cameras are and how much they make click here.

We want your input...

8am: Check out this gorgeous video of a playful pooch showing a baby how to use her bouncy chair. 

7.52: Today is Remembrance Day. At 11am, memorial ceremonies across Australia will be held for the traditional Remembrance Day service, marking the end of WWI hostilities.

Wellington resident Snow a'Beckett has remembered his father who enlisted in Wellington on November 23, 1914. Almost 100 years ago. 

Mr a'Becketts father has been recognised in the National ANZAC Centre.

READ MORE HERE

Find out how you can participate in ceremonies in Dubbo by clicking here.

We want to know what you are up to:

7.44: Checking out international and national news this morning: 

HEALTH: The Alfred Hospital has launched an internal inquiry into allegations made by five of its doctors that a top surgeon may have placed Victorian patients at risk. Read more.

HEALTH IN REMOTE AUSTRALIA:  "We always talk about the bush being a good lifestyle, but you die out here." The average person in remote western NSW can expect to live a shorter life than someone in North Korea or Iraq, the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed. Read more.

POLITICS: The NSW Liberals are heading towards a showdown with three MPs hauled before the Independent Commission Against Corruption's inquiry into political donations after one, Bart Bassett, flatly rejected moves to force him to quit the party. Read more.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have held formal talks for the first time. The frosty relations between the two countries had veered close to open conflict in the two years since both leaders took office, with historical tensions exacerbated by an intensifying territorial dispute in the East China Sea. Read more.

SPACE NEWS: One of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax this week when Europe attempts to make the first landing on a comet. Read more.

MH17 NEWS: There is strong evidence that the missile launcher that shot down flight MH17 was provided by the Russian military, a long, crowd-sourced investigation into the tragedy has concluded. Read more.

Let us know what you think about horse race jumping: 

7.39: While you're sitting down to your coffee and sultana bran*, why not check out our Harvest Photo Competition. Better yet, why don't you compete? Send your pics with your name, number and where you took them to me, grace.ryan@fairfaxmedia.com.au 

*You don't have to be eating sultana bran to have a look

7.31: Check out what has been happening in Regional News: 

BALLARAT: A couple was rescued after a fire ripped through a popular Ballarat restaurant on Monday night. Read more and see footage from the scene here.

RIVERINA: The Griffith and Wagga communities are in shock, mourning the loss of Georgina Bartter, who died at Sydney's Harbourside festival at the weekend. The daughter of former owners one of Griffith's most successful poultry businesses, Georgina collapsed at the festival and died at St Vincent's Hospital. She was 19. Read more here.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: South Australian family the Raysons say they can’t thank their small community enough for helping them out with their son after he nearly died. Early morning on July 13, Buff and Sarah experienced what no parent ever should when Lewis, just 10 months old, had a respiratory cardiac arrest. Read more.

THE BORDER: The owner of the Eldorado pub watched nervously as a fire threatened to creep over Monument Hill and into the town on Monday. Read more.

TAMWORTH: The Tamworth-based Rural Fire Service commander overseeing the response to the devastating 2013 “Black Sunday” bushfires has conceded a communication breakdown hampered efforts to contain the massive blaze. Read more.

WESTERN VICTORIA: Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a missing Dimboola woman who left home on Saturday to go to the shops. Jacqueline Scott hasn't been seen since. Read more.

7.18: News from last night: 

Two people have died after a crash involving a semi-trailer and car south of Coonabarabran overnight.

The crash happened Newell Highway shortly before 10pm (Monday 10 November 2014), about 10km south of the town.

Police from Mudgee Local Area Command have been told the car was struck by the semi-trailer while doing a U-turn.

Read more here

7.11: Taking a look at the local news this morning:

Here's some tragic news that broke yesterday afternoon: 

Western NSW: The liquidator appointed to agriculture equipment company Cornish's has reassured creditors he is addressing their concerns.The Daily Liberal were contacted last week by creditors growing frustrated at the lack of information they had been provided about Cornish's going into liquidation. More than $4.3 million in total is owed to around 250 companies. Read more here

Nyngan: A war has broken out between the main contractors at the Nyngan Solar Plant and the union that represents their workers with both organisations claiming to have made complaints to government bodies. A number of claims have been made by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Electrical Union about the poor health and safety practices by management of the project, all of which have been denied by contractors First Solar. Read more here

Dubbo: Dubbo Police are investigating the theft of saddles and associated equestrian equipment from a premise in Dubbo on Saturday, September 20. Police have released images of the two saddles stolen. Police are seeking assistance from the public to keep a look out for the two saddles and to report any sightings. Read more here

Dubbo: A restaurant that's put fresh food and live music inspired by the blues scene on the menu in the centre of Dubbo will vie for top honours this month. In its first year of operation Old Bank Restaurant has hosted international artists, added a music shop and developed a wide range of craft beers. Still with a month to go before the first anniversary of opening, owners Michael and Gloria Picton have another reason to smile. Read more here

Dubbo: Four lots in the latest release of land in Dubbo's Keswick Estate have sold on their first day on the market. Some buyers arrived in the early hours of the morning armed with camping chairs to ensure they secured their desired block, a spokeswoman for vendor Dubbo City Council reported. Read more here

7am: Good morning everyone! Happy Tuesday.

You're grilling with Grace from Narromine today. If you have any news or information, email me on grace.ryan@fairfaxmedia.com.au 

TRANGIE / DUBBO / NYNGAN: are all sunny with an extreme UV Index today. Dubbo will get to 32, Trangie 33 and Nyngan 34.

COBAR / BOURKE: are also sunny with extreme UV Index. Cobar will get to 34 and Bourke will get to 38.