Sophie Wessex (pictured with her husband and daughter, Louise) is usually serenity itself. Quiet and friendly, yes, but always in control. An elegant, regal figure no more prone to emotional outbursts than the Queen herself. So when the Countess was pictured, red eyes brimful of tears and hugging a midwife (left) in a Surrey hospital earlier this week, it was both touching and shocking.

Even though they were taken in color, the images of Dachau concentration camp, where tens of thousands were imprisoned and killed by the Nazis, appear bleak and foreboding. What is even more chilling than the sight of the entrance to the gas chambers, left, the long row of bleak barracks, top right, or the memorial to thousands who died there, bottom right, is that the man behind the camera in 1950 was Hugo Jaeger (inset) - one of Hitler's personal photographers. The events that unfolded in Dachau continue to haunt the world 81 years after it first opened its gates on March 22, 1933. But the series of images taken by Jaeger, who documented the rise of Nazi Germany, add a layer of horror to the pride Hitler and his followers took in their movement.

In this adorable A YouTube video, uploaded on Wednesday and believed to be from Boston, Scooby gently nuzzles baby Cade between periods of lying docile protectively by his side. It's clear the dynamic duo, who are sprawled across a rug on the floor together, share a happy bond. The video, which garnered over 27,000 likes in the space of two days drew mostly fond reactions.

A Middle-East firm, co-owned by the powerful al-Thani royal family, paid £557million for 1,400 flats in the Athletes Village in 2011 (main). The flats were built to house 23,000 athletes and officials during the London 2012 Olympics but were sold to Qatari Diar and Delancey (QDD) before the Games even started. Now, experts claim the company could net a £1billion profit from the purchase as the deal. It is one of many lucrative areas snapped up by foreign buyers - such as The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (left) who bought Harrods for £1.5billion.

A transcript of the jet's last known 54 minutes reveal its sharp turn to the west came as it handed over from controllers in Malaysia to those in Vietnam. But the jet never made contact with Vietnam - and its transponder was switched off two minutes after its final message. Former British Airways pilot Stephen Buzdygan said: 'If I was going to steal the aeroplane, that would be the point I would do it'. The transcript reveals all communication between the cockpit and ground control from its taxi on the runway to its final message at 1.07am local time, when co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid (left), accompanied by Captain Zaharie Admad Shah (right), told controllers in Kuala Lumpur: 'All right, good night.'

You may think that Paul Hollywood’s mid-life crisis would be well and truly over. But the 47-year-old's tight-fitting motorcycle leathers and brand new silver Porsche convertible perhaps suggest otherwise. The silver-haired baker was pictured with his wife Alexandra - and his brand new car - outside their Grade I-listed 13th century home in Kent.

A special Mail investigation here sets out a network of gross police dishonesty, and the new lines of inquiry connecting Stephen's (top left) racist killing to the shocking murder of investigator Daniel Morgan (bottom left) six years earlier. Former officers Sid Fillery (top right) and Duncan Hanrahan (bottom right) were both linked linked to Morgan's company Southern Investigations and were looked at by the same corruption probe which later uncovered serious allegations against John Davidson (centre) - who was one of the first investigators of Stephen's 1993 murder.

Fans of BBC detective series Jonathan Creek, played by Alan Davies (right), were left shocked after the latest episode of the popular drama used a highly-offensive racist word, apparently without realising its meaning. Viewers immediately took to Twitter, revealing their disbelief that the word ‘Jigaboo’ – a derogatory term used to describe a black person – had featured in the episode which was broadcast at 9pm last Friday.

Louise Allain, a single mother-of-two worked 9.30am to 3pm, three days a week until she was made redundant in February. The 40-year-old said she was offered a job by Mrs Blair after the former Prime Minister's wife discovered she was looking for a part-time job to fit around her children. But in February, after a year of working in Mrs Blair's personal office, Miss Allain was summoned to Cherie's Connaught Square home to answer questions as to why she hadn't accepted the offer of a £27,000 a year full-time role. Miss Allain turned down the role in the interests of her two children. But days later she was made redundant, receiving an email to say there were no longer any part-time jobs available. Miss Allain said: '‘By giving me a job which allowed me to be a mother too, Cherie gave me confidence and hope. Now I just feel washed up, kicked and back to square one.’

The Jinmao Presidential Suite at the Westin Beijing Chaoyang is the height of luxury, but Mrs. Obama's Secret Service detail -- and her mother Marian Robinson -- have been problematic. And taxpayers are footing most of the bill, which could reach millions of dollars. The Obamas and their entourage have inconvenienced 'pretty much everyone' in the hotel, an English-speaking Westin staffer told Mailonline. And while the first lady's daughters have been 'lovely,' that's largely because their grandmother has kept them on a short leash. The first family's presidential suite includes 24-hour butler service, but the Secret Service have also blocked off elevators and set up airport-style screening checkpoints at every door to the hotel.

Domenico Rancadore has been posing as Mark Skinner (main image)while living in the West London suburb, hiding his past as a bloodthirsty former Mafia don (inset). With oiled hair and a polite manner, Rancadore is also an avid supporter of Queen's Park Rangers, a far cry from the days in which he allegedly send a bloodied lamb's head along with three silver bullets to a priest who had displeased him.

A multimillionaire telecommunications boss has gone on the run in Russia after beating his model girlfriend up so brutally that she was left looking like a 'zombie from a horror film'. Pavel Ushanov, 33, who is CEO of the Russian communications company Devino Telecom, had been dating model Alexandra Sereda for two years when she told him that she wanted to end their relationship. But Ushanov was so enraged by her decision that he launched a brutal attack on the 27-year-old. Russian police say Ushanov has since gone on the run, and they have issued a warrant for his arrest.

Ricky the poodle is a champion winner at Crufts 2014, who goes through a four hour process of primping to get ready for the show, three hours of which are spent drying and combing his fur. JANE FRYER meets Ricky and owner Jason Lynn, who performs most of the cleaning and prep.

The man-made pond at Abney Hall Park in Stockport, Greater Manchester, took just hours to drain away after water was spotted spiralling down a 'giant plughole' (inset) on Thursday morning. The hole in the bed of the clay pond is believed to lie above a massive 40ft sinkhole which is taking water away to a nearby waterfall. Work to preserve wildlife living in the pond is currently underway, while walkers and park enthusiasts have reacted with horror at the state of the former beauty spot.

Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman disfigured in a 2009 chimpanzee attack, has appealed for permission to pursue a $150million lawsuit against the state. She appeared before lawmakers on Friday to argue that officials knew the animal was a threat and failed to take action.

Just days after finding out she was pregnant, Diane Mullineux was given the devastating news that she had developed cervical cancer. She was told that she had to abort the baby and have a procedure that would remove any tumors. Instead, she decided to hold on and had the surgery while her baby was still in the womb. Now her daughter Nancie has been successfully born and her cancer is gone.

Sales executives Diana Nicholl-Pierson (centre), 24, and Anna Mazover (right), 29, claim boss Darren Scott (left), 55, sexually harassed them during their time publishing firm Entico Corporation Limited. Ms Nicholl-Pierson said that along with Ms Mazover, she was 'subjected to constant sexual comments, sexual advances and sexual innuendos' on a daily basis by Mr Scott.

Thousands revelled in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, where the population is around 58 per cent ethnic Russia, and Sevastopol. Meanwhile, Ukrainian soldiers at the only military base in Crimea not to surrender to Russia looked distraught as they received the news of the Moscow bill - regarded as illegal by the international community.

Adhir Das's store in Highgate, north London (inset) was raided by thieves on Sunday. They drilled through the wall from an empty property next door and into the basement of the Highgate Plus Grocery (left). The gang took £3,000 from the till and around £4,000 worth of alcohol and cigarettes before rank-sacking the corner shop. The raid could have been inspired by thieves in Salford - who tunneled 50ft beneath a supermarket to steal £86,000 from a cash point earlier this week.

Harvey Nichols is giving shoppers the chance to create 3D chocolate ‘selfies’, which claim to capture your exact likeness. The concept is the result of a collaboration between British brand Rococo and iMakr, a 3D printing firm. The process involves taking countless pictures of you from every angle.These are then used to create a plastic mould, shaped to match your features, which is then used to make the goodies. But while chocolates are de rigeur as Mother’s Day presents, is an edible mini-me a thoughtful gift or just bad taste? Writer ANNABEL COLE finds out.

Ema the brown bear has been rescued from a family in Kosovo, Serbia, at the same time two other male bears, Osca and Ron, were saved. Charity workers, who are nursing the trio back to health using cat milk mixed with honey, now think the animals could be related. Organisation Four Paws are calling for Ema's owners, along with the dealers who sold her, to be prosecuted. Privately owning a brown bear has been illegal in Kosovo since 2010.

Sophie Thomlinson, two, from Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, has a form of cerebral palsy which means she cannot use her legs. There is, however, an operation that could help her take her first steps, but the NHS refuse to fund it. Now hundreds have joined to help, spontaneously donating a remarkable £29,500 towards Sophie's operation.

Mother Joanna (top right) followed in the footsteps of the masters by completing a stunning 26ft by 18ft art work depicting monks (top left) rebuilding Buckfast Abbey in Devon. Over three years, and in between bouts of hip surgery, the nun worked tirelessly, painting for six hours a day, every day – apart from Sundays, of course. Mother Joanna, who trained as a mural painter at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1950s before becoming a nun, was commissioned to create the piece as part of the celebrations for the abbey’s millennium in 2018.

Mary Konye, 22, (left) was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court today for hurling acid in the face of her friend, Naomi Oni, (right and inset) while disguised in a Muslim veil. Miss Oni was left scarred for life after suffering serious burns on her face and chest following the incident in Dagenham, east London, on December 30 2012. Judge David Radford said the consequences of her 'deliberate' and 'wicked act have been devastating to Miss Oni.'

Ten shots have been shortlisted for the Velux Lovers of Light photography competition where entrants were asked to take a snap which captures and celebrates daylight. Six of the images were taken from across the UK from places including Cannock in the West Midlands and Bridport, Dorset. The competition sees both amateurs and professionals photograph landscapes waking up and as days draw to a close.

As all big brothers should, Corbin Crawford, 12, was looking out for his younger sibling Dylan, 7, when the pair found themselves in a slippery situation on an Iowa river on Thursday. The pair were walking along the frozen Des Moines River when suddenly the ice began to shift, and they realized it was too dangerous to leave their position. Corbin tightly held his scared little brother as a rescue operation was put into play, first sending life jackets out to the two should they have fallen through the ice. Firefighters then sent out a light aluminum boat that was able to ferry the pair back to shore, where there anxious mother was waiting.

Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, is set to retire to a luxury elephant haven which includes underfloor heating a 'spa' to take the weight off her arthritic legs. The enclosure was built using £1.2million, £350,000 of which was donated by Daily Mail readers. It also includes swing ball posts for her to play with, and a pit so she can give herself a sand bath as she would in the wild.