It seems Zeaphena Badley, 31, (right) has been anything but ladylike since her aristocrat ex-fiance the Hon Nicholas Knatchbull (pictured with Badley, top left) - whose inheritance includes the Broadlands estate in Romsey, Hampshire (bottom left) - called off their wedding last year. She has appeared in court after being found guilty of assaulting three police officers, while apparently on drugs, at Notting Hill Carnival in London last August.

He has managed some much-loved football teams over his 39-year career. But perhaps none of them will be as close to Sir Alex Ferguson’s heart as the 11 players he led out onto the pitch yesterday – his beaming grandchildren. Last night the Manchester United legend spoke of his strong family ties as he revealed it was his love for his wife Cathy (pictured inset right) that convinced him it was time to retire. Sir Alex, 71, said: 'I decided to retire last Christmas. Things changed when my wife Cathy's sister died. She has lost her best friend, her sister.'

One of Britain's most wanted criminals has been arrested in a police raid of his Spanish home (pictured top right). Convicted armed robber Andrew Moran, 31, was named in a top 10 most wanted list in October 2011. He fled from the dock at Burnley Crown Court during a trial in February 2009. Two guns and cartridges were seized from his home near Alicante (pictured bottom right). He was part of a gang that stole £25,000 in a raid in 2005.

Novelist Olivia Fane (left) was in open marriage with writer Adam Nicolson (pictured at their wedding) from the age of 22 after the pair met at Cambridge. She loved their relationship and the couple had three sons. But when Adam fell for one of the women she had permitted him to sleep with, it broke her heart.

Land Registry documents show the pretty woodland retreat – about a mile from the Blairs’ Buckinghamshire mansion – was bought three months ago and is jointly owned by Cherie Blair and the younger sister Sarah. Nestling on the edge of a wood, the picture-postcard cottage, pictured right, has three bedrooms and an expansive lawn with views across the grounds to stately home Wotton House.

Princess Juliana International Airport is renowned for its low-altitude flyovers which frequently disrupt the tranquil setting as incoming Boeing 747's carry new sun seekers to the island from around the world. And even though these images make the flights look like a movie disaster waiting to happen, the safety record is impeccable. But an ominous sign does warn tourists daft enough to stand at the end of the runway that the giant jets blast is enough to sweep them off their feet - and potentially injure or even kill them.

The scam involved the gang of 13 intentionally damaging their minibus near the Tyne Tunnel in North Tyneside, before driving it to the scene of the 'crash' - then claiming for whiplash injuries. Richard Oliver (left), 25, of Jarrow, South Tyneside, was part of the gang, who would have taken £134,000 between them from insurance firm Aviva if they had pulled off the scheme. Also pictured are gang members. Also pictured are Marnie Simpson (top right) and Robert Paul (bottom right), who were involved in the scam.

Sporting the pair of trendy aviator shades, Harry was once again in his element at the international Warrior Games. The prince is attending the impressive international Olympic-style competition for wounded servicemen and women. And he couldn't resist a joke as he started the 10k cycle race: 'If you see a guy in a Union shirt coming up behind you let him pass!'

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's infamous bunga bunga room (pictured) at his Villa San Martino mansion outside Milan has been revealed as he begins his trial for having sex with an underage prostitute. He is accused of sleeping with bellydancer Karima El Mahroug when she was 17.

He might be one of the most powerful men in the world, but Sir Richard Branson was the brunt of a thousand jokes on Saturday night as he donned a skirt and a full face of make-up on a flight to Malaysia. The billionaire entrepreneur swapped his boxer shorts for a pair of stockings after losing a Grand Prix bet with AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandez two years ago.

Medics in Norwich realised tiny Imogen Tooke was in trouble only when they carried out a routine scan. They saw that the child had her umbilical wrapped twice around her neck and her heartbeat was plummeting. Doctors then faced a race against time to deliver Imogen by an emergency operation before it was too late. Luckily, they managed to get the baby out with just minutes to spare.

In a video that would not be out of place in a Hollywood action movie, police in Santa Vitória can be seen ramming a plane at full-speed to stop it taking off with 500lbs of cocaine. Five suspects were arrested after police stopped the plane and pushed it off the runway.

Laying untouched for seven decades the abandoned home was discovered three years ago after its owner died aged 91. The woman who owned the flat had left for the south of France before the Second World War and never returned. And in the 70 years since, it looks like no-one had set foot inside. The property was found near a church in the French capital's 9th arrondissement, between Pigalle red light district and Opera.

A startling number of teen girls have admitted to having a schoolgirl crush on bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, proclaiming their love for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on social media. Its a disturbing trend on sites like Twitter and Facebook, where girls have admitted to finding Tsarnaev attractive, and herald him in the ranks of Justin Bieber and One Direction singer Harry Styles.

These impressive aerial photographs are the work of David Maisel, who specializes in taking large-scaled, otherworldly pictures of natural terrain that has been modified by human intervention such as mining for valuable natural resources. 'American Mine' captures the dramatic layers, gouges and textures of the Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah which holds the distinction of being the largest open-pit mine in the world.

Oliver Batchelor, from Worthing, West Sussex, took inspiration from his history buff father, Wayne, 42, to recreate the battles of the Great War for a school project. He said: 'My sister and I started digging a hole and my dad said "why don't you make it into a trench?". So I put on the uniform and started digging - it's been so much fun.'

Among those proclaimed saints were the 'Martyrs of Otranto', 813 Italians who were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480 for defying demands to renounce Christianity by Turkish invaders who overran the citadel. Their approval for sainthood was decided upon by Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, in a decree read at the ceremony in February where the former pontiff announced his retirement.

The town of Ochre River near Manitoba, Canada's Lake Dauphin was inundated by swift moving ice that toppled two story homes Friday. The unusually large ice floes were blown out of the water by 55mph winds and destroyed a dozen homes and cottages and left many other uninhabitable in a rural town only recently beginning to recover from a severe 2011 flood.

Twice a year, fans of rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, rockin' blues of the 1950s and Americana gather at the sleepy resort of Hemsby to dress up in period clothing and re-live the era over four days. Bands play music of the era and devotees such as Lori Barker and Yvette Hillebrandt, pictured left, hit the dance floor to hop, bop, jive and rock 'n' roll. The event has been running since 1988 - making this Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender the festival's 50th.

A photographer spent three months waiting in freezing temperatures to photograph the Northern Lights above the Rocky Mountains. Richard Gottardo, 29, captured the natural phenomenon after spending the Winter camped out in British Columbia. The spectacular images use a long exposure technique, making for spectacular views of the night sky.

From dashing tunics to plunging dresses, a collection of stunning new portraits from the 16th and 17th-century shows how Britain's royals and high society were a rather stylish bunch. Charles I (left) looks noble in thigh-high boots; the Duchess of Richmond (next along) shows ample cleavage in a plunging gold gown; Mary of Modena looks suitably regal (second from right); and Elizabeth I looks stunning in a claret-red dress. There are also a number of examples of the garments preferred by the fashion-conscious of the era. The exhibition has just opened at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

The unique living tree root bridge called 'Jembatan Akar' is a vital link connecting the residents of two tiny villages in Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The bridge was created by weaving a combination of roots into two Kubang trees placed on either side of the Bayang River that gradually grew strong enough over the course of 26 years for the residents of of Pulut-pulut and Lubuak Glare to use it as a crossing.

Los Angeles, California, is one of the most expensive cities in America. As the housing bust cast more and more people into the rental market, prices have gone up in cities across the country - and L.A. is no exception. The average price of rent in Los Angeles is about £1,200 a month. But you can live in L.A. on the cheap as long as you're willing to put up with certain things - like bunk beds, cats, and marijuana.