She may have turned 50-years-old back in March, but Elle MacPherson resembles a woman around half her age. So it's unsurprising that Elle MacPherson was unconcerned about her big birthday milestone, even admitting in a new interview that she had begun preparations a decade beforehand. The 50-year-old Australian supermodel tells Ocean Drive magazine in a new interview that she began to'clean' out her 'system' a decade ago.

Lisa Reid, from Auckland, had been legally blind because of a tumour pressing down on her optic nerve but one night she hit her head while kissing her dog, Ami (right), goodnight. The incident miraculously helped restore part of Ms Reid's sight. But like many people, Ms Reid has benefited from New Zealand's Blind Foundation who provide support for people with vision-impairment. This week is Blind Week which raises money for the foundation.

NEW Shoshana Roberts has received rape threats since a video showing she received 108 catcalls in a 10-hour period while walking in New York City went viral. The video, shot over 10 hours one day in neighborhoods all over the borough and edited down to a 2-minute final product, has set off a storm of outrage since it was released Tuesday. In the video, the comments come continuously as Roberts walks through the streets of Manhattan - 'What's up, Beautiful?' and 'Smile!' - and there's even a stretch when a man just silently walks right next to her for several minutes. As of this writing, the video has already been viewed 12.1million times and there are over 58,600 comments on YouTube. 

The 500 square metre property on 31 Macdonald Street Vaucluse in Sydney's north-east will go under the hammer in December after it hits the market next week. Belle Property real estate agent, Albert Sassoon, said he expects the home to fetch at least $2.5 million due to its ideal positioning on top of the cliffs, with no neighbouring property on either side. Buyers would be paying primarily for the view however, as the single story house on the property requires demolition.

NEW A 29-year-old terminal cancer sufferer who had previously spoken of her plan to take her life on November 1 has had a change of heart. In a video released on Wednesday, Brittany Maynard said she hasn't decided when she'll end her life, but it remains a decision that she's determined to make before getting too ill. 'I still feel good enough and I still have enough joy and I still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it doesn't seem like the right time right now,' she said. The newlywed recently managed to tick visiting the Grand Canyon off her bucket list after previously announcing that it was one place she hoped to visit before she died.

A Melbourne woman with a rare skin condition which makes her face appear bright red has branded Halloween costumes featuring facial disfigurements offensive. Popular blogger Carly Findlay (pictured) has urged trick or treaters not to wear scary costumes of characters with deformities. In an interview with Daily Mail Australia, she singled out monster costumes and Freddy Krueger and ScarFace masks as perpetuating negative stereotypes. 'They portray people who have facial differences in a really negative way,' she said. 'You know, they're villains, they're scary, something to be feared.' Ms Findlay has Ichthyosis, a condition which affects some 10 to 20 people per million. 

Things quickly turned sour when the bride-to-be turned up to Dongmen Old Street in Shenzhen, China, wearing an 'old face,' and asking her boyfriend if he would still love her when she is an elderly woman. Witnesses say the groom demanded his girlfriend remove the makeup. When she refused, he yelled abuse, hurling his glasses onto the ground before leaving the woman crying inconsolably in the street. The woman later told reporters her boyfriend is 'such a philanderer' but 'he treats her very well.' 

Cyclists across Australia are being urged to arm themselves with cameras so that they have evidence against motorists in court after a truckie was convicted of getting too close to one man on a bicycle in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland (right). The truck driver was handed a conviction for breaking a new rule, introduced in April, that means drivers must keep a 1.5m gap limit from cyclists at all times. Safe Cycling Australia director Dave Sharp told Daily Mail Australia: 'There are lots of people who take umbrage to our presence on our roads and a camera covers the cyclist if anything goes wrong.' A lawyer told Daily Mail Australia that using footage filmed on a cyclist's camera is no different than using CCTV footage in court. In 2011, cyclist Sean Harrison filmed the moment he was hit by a white car and broke his back in Brisbane (left) during his early morning commute.

While Mama June continues to deny that she's had any contact with convicted child molester Mark McDaniel, he has been pictured laying low with a mystery woman. McDaniel, 53, was photographed with the gray haired lady at his home in Decatur, Georgia, on Wednesday. It is the first sighting of the ex-con since news of his relationship with June Shannon broke almost a week ago and resulted in TLC axing reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Less than 80 miles away, Mama June was trying to put a brave face on things and was photographed with her ex Sugar Bear and Honey Boo Boo in a desperate bid to save their floundering reality TV careers.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Simon Parry confronted a dog meat trader in Vietnam over the slaughter of family pets for food - then the trader taunted him by calmly pulling two dogs out of a cage and knifing them before throwing them alive into a vat of boiling water to loosen the fur for skinning. Traders never kill dogs on the street in broad daylight and the brutality of the act shows the enormity of the task facing campaigners against the dog meat trade.

The younger generation is becoming more and more social media savy, some even starting to cash in on the 'selfie' craze. Sydney schoolgirl, Indy Clinton (pictured) has got the attention of a number of Aussie companies, who are willing to pay the 17 year old big bucks to post on her Instagram account which has gone global. With over 50,000 followers, the teenager sends out 'selfie' pics of her Palm Beach lifestyle, at the beach with friends, family and food. It's believed Ms Clinton can get up to $750 per post

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Darren Sykes (left picture, pictured centre with his sons Paul, left, and Jack, right) tricked Jack, 12, and Paul, nine, into believing they could play on a new train set he had bought for them. He started a fire using fuel downstairs, went into the attic room and closed the hatch as the fire began to rip through the building, according to his ex-wife. In a traumatic account, 42-year-old Claire Sykes (top right) said her children were caught 'like rats in a trap' by their cruel father. The elder boy managed to get out of the loft room only to suffer terrible burns below, according to his family. Mrs Sykes posted a harrowing photo of Jack in hospital on her Facebook page (bottom right) after he died from his injuries.

Two vandals have confused a Sikh temple for a mosque after spraying anti-Muslim slurs on the walls of a new building in Beechboro in Perth's north-east. The shocking CCTV footage captures two girls, dressed in black clothing with a balaclava covering their faces at 1.30am on Wednesday. It's been reported that the damage to the building will cost up to $40,000 to repair. Architect Jaginder Singh said: 'I'm Australian for many years. I'm ashamed to read this particular thing. We are not terrorist. We are very faithful to the nation.'

Ever wondered what goes into creating a made-for-TV beauty advert? Turns out, a lot more than meets the eye. Here, senior colourist Andreas Brueckl reveals his behind-the-scenes editing secrets.

Customs officials say crime syndicates are becoming ever more desperate to avoid detection of their illegal importations, going as far as stuffing their drugs into toilet shipments and inside electrical cords. Amphetamines are also being uncovered in heavy machinery like trucks. Australia is hosting agency experts from across Asia, training them in the latest detection techniques, in an attempt to stem the flow of illicit substances

A James Cook University researcher, Dr Conrad Hoskin (right), came across the Cape Melville Rainbow Skink (main) and Cape Melville Bar-lipped Skink (left) on an expedition to the rainforest plateau on top of the Cape Melville Range, 170 km north of Cooktown, in December last year. This topped off an extraordinary 2013 for Dr Hoskin as he had already discovered a boulder frog in March and two other new species of lizard on his first trip in February.

NEW WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Craig Warren, from Australia's Gold Coast, was speared in the head with a wooden 1960's-style Malibu surfboard when a 'hipster' refused to wear a leg rope while he was surfing. The 40-year-old was swimming with his children and some friends at Snapper Rocks about two weeks ago when he noticed a long board flying at him 'like a missile'. The father of two was dragged back to shore by his nine-year-old son Taj and was bandaged on the spot by his friend, who was an off-duty paramedic at the time and a lifesaver before getting 23 stitches.

A woman who watched her husband reverse their car (pictured) over the edge of a second-storey parking lot and plummet to his death has been awarded more than $2 million in damages. Michelle Lee (lower right) and her 34-year-old husband Thomas Lee (pictured) were heading out for a family dinner in Haymarket in Sydney on March 5, 2006. But the evening turned to horror when Mr Lee adjusted the car's position on the second level of a multi-storey car park owned by the Carlton Crest Hotel. A metal barrier disintegrated and the car went over the edge. 

Prince Harry led tributes to fallen Victoria and George Cross holders during a service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London today. On his arrival, Prince Harry was greeted by the former royal protection officer Jim Beaton, top right, who saved his aunt, the Princess Royal, from kidnap 40 years ago.

The 31-year-old Oscar winner took time out of promoting her new film on Tuesday to see the Italian, who had a waxy sheen and strange orange glow at a signing of his new book. But an unfortunate - and unstylish - effect of their embrace was to highlight the 82-year-old's rather excessive tan against her milky white complexion.

Holly and Tim Moffitt sat next to each other in row 4 on a Virgin flight from Brisbane to Canberra on April 7 in 2011. During the two-hour trip, the strangers talked endlessly and exchanged contact details to meet again and the rest, as they say, is history. Holly's dad, Dean White, asked the airline to write the Brisbane couple a letter of congratulations on their wedding day on October 25 but Virgin decided to make a video of staff delivering thoughtful messages to the newlyweds. However, the fairytale doesn't end there - the couple will return from their honeymoon in India to be told they have been given return flights to anywhere within Australia as a wedding gift.

The strangely captivating video follows the orthadontic treatment of an 11-year-old girl who was treated at Kesling & Rocke Orthodontic Group in Westville, Indiana. It shows how her teeth move down and into more uniform positions, as the wire straightens across her braces. A photo of her teeth at the beginning of her treatment is shown as the main image and the end result, pictured inset. People wear braces for cosmetic as well as structural reasons, such as correcting their bite and repositioning crooked teeth.They are able to move teeth by applying pressure on them. While braces may be seen as a modern 'extra' when it comes to health and dental treatments, there is evidence that ancient people wrapped metal bands around their teeth in a bid to strengthen them.

MailOnline tracked down Renee's high school boyfriend Rhett Baker as the storm over her new look continued and he warned critics to leave her alone. Speaking from his Texas home, Rhett said: 'Yeah she looks a little bit different, but in comparison to what? I don't think it's that drastic, she looks like a 45-year-old healthy Renee Zellweger, she's not 35 anymore, she's had Botox probably. 'I think she looks great now, I think she looks pretty in the pictures, the only thing that's different is she's older. I think she looks phenomenal.' 

There are a whole host of fresh new fashion faces on the scene who are quickly becoming the toast of the modeling industry, earning up to $1,500 per day in the process. These mini-models, all of whom are under the age of 12, are now among some of the world's highest-earning fashion stars.

Men missing legs, arms, fingers and toes - these compelling portraits show the disfigured and maimed bodies of soldiers wounded in battle during the Civil War. While an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 were killed in the four-year long war, it is also infamous for the high number of amputations doctors carried out on wounded soldiers. A blood-curdling range of saws, knives and sharp hooks were used to administer surgery to maimed fighters - an estimated 60,000 amputations were completed between 1861 - 1865.

Friends Kayley Atkinson (left) and Victoria Greeves (right) took the photograph while they enjoyed an evening in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on Sunday. Miss Atkinson, 23, and Miss Greeves, 22, had been having a drink at the Slug and Lettuce pub on the Quayside and said the bar was virtually empty when they took the picture. But after striking their best pose for a selfie together, the women noticed there was a third person in the photo - which appears to be an elderly lady dressed in Victorian clothing.

Dust brought in from outside, body sweat and carbon dioxide pose a major risk to the masterpieces, which are more than 500 years old. They include one of the most famous scenes in the history of art - the arm of a gentle bearded God reaching out to give life to Adam. To protect the frescoes, the Vatican has decided to restrict the number of visitors to the chapel - where popes are elected in secret conclaves - to 6 million a year.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo in Central Western New South Wales have named their new born female calf Ajali. Zoo keepers are thrilled, as the number of Giraffes in the wild have swiftly decreased to only 80,000 in the world. The majestic African animal has spent her first few days testing out her wobbly legs as she was photographed frolicking in the sun and nestling up to her protective mum.

Paige Way, 22,from Sydenham, London, was left humiliated when her boyfriend told her her stomach was getting in the way of love making during a romantic getaway for their one-year anniversary. Despite being hurt, Paige was prompted to embark on a diet that has seen her drop an amazing eight dress sizes from a size 28 to size 12 and from 23st with a dangerous BMI of 57 to a healthy 10st. Now on the lookout for Mr Right, single Paige said that she is actually grateful to her ex for shaming her into losing weight.