Inside the burned-out Nebraska prison where inmates rioted on Mother's Day: Guards were forced to hide in panic rooms during 18-hour reign of terror which saw two sex offenders murdered

Inside the burned-out Nebraska Tecumseh prison ward where inmates rioted

These are the first pictures inside the burned-out ward at a maximum-security Nebraska prison where inmates rioted and took over on Mother's Day. Charred papers and documents litter the floor. Tiles have been torn up. On Tuesday, Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Corrections Director toured Unit 2B of Tecumseh state prison and for the first time allowed journalists can cameras inside the survey the damage. Officials estimated it would cost up to $500,00 to clear up the damage.

Josh Duggar 'was subject of underage molestation claims in 2005 and was turned in by his father Jim Bob'

Josh Duggar 'subject of molestation claims and turned in by father Jim Bob'

A new report claims that 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar was named in an underage sexual abuse probe. According to InTouch , Josh's father Jim Bob turned him in to Arkansas State Police after 'he caught him leaving a young girl's bedroom and learned something inappropriate happened.' The charge being pursued at that time was sexual assault in the fourth degree.

Joe Biden's eldest son Beau hospitalized with mystery illness

Beau Biden, 46, has been hospitalized at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for an undisclosed illness. He has a history of health problems and suffered a mild stroke in 2010.

America accuses Chinese professors and other academics of spying and stealing US trade secrets

Professor Hao Zhang, 36, was arrested in Los Angeles last weekend after flying in from China. Professor Wei Pang, 35, and four other men who are also accused are believed to be in China.

Lance Armstrong and girlfriend take break from scandal on boat trip with his five kids: Feds say disgraced sportsman is STILL lying in $100million doping suit and she has been covering for him

Lance Armstrong tries to relax on family boat trip with five kids and girlfriend as feds

Lance Armstrong took his girlfriend and children out for a boat ride this weekend on Lake Austin in Texas. The disgraced former cyclist is currently in the middle of a $100million lawsuit from the U.S. Postal Service, which claims he defrauded them by secretly doping and taking their sponsorship money for his Tour de France team. Armstrong admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs in a 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Employee who helped cook the books for Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff gets no jail time after cooperating and saying she's 'truly sorry' for her crimes

Bernie Madoff's former controller Enrica Cotellessa-Pitz, 56,won't have to go to prison after a prosecutor praised her Tuesday for helping convict others in her boss's Ponzi scheme.

Anti-gay pastor and married father-of-five who compared homosexuality to alcoholism resigns after his profile on gay hook-up site Grindr is uncovered

NEW Reverend Matthew Makela of Midland, Michigan, has resigned his position. Makela worked at St John's Lutheran Church as an associate pastor. He made negative statements about gay people in the past.

Unravelling the hiss-tory of ancient snakes: DNA reveals early reptiles were nocturnal, evolved on land and had legs longer than first thought

A study by Yale University examined the common ancestor of modern snakes (illustrated). They found that the ancestor was nocturnal and stealthy, and likely had hind legs much later than thought.

CIA officer went 'under the radar' in Iran while six of his colleagues were rescued in daring mission immortalized in Argo movie 

The movie captivated audiences all over the world but it would rancour with Cyrus Copeland after it emerged that there was a seventh man who wasn't lucky enough to escape - his father, Max Copeland

How girl from 'perfect' family turned into a high-class prostitute who fatally injected married Google executive with heroin and left him to die on his luxury yacht... but they still support her

How girl from 'perfect' family turned into high-class prostitute who fatally injected

UPDATED The family of Alix Tichelman, the prostitute sentenced to six years for her role in the death of a Google executive, have show their support both in person and on social media during her trail. Parents Bart and Leslieann sat in the gallery to see her sentenced on Tuesday and she mouthed 'Hi' to them as she entered. Sister Monica posted a family photo on Facebook earlier in the trial and her mom commented 'missing my girls today' and 'love you more'. Tichelman injected Forrest Timothy Hayes, insert, with heroin in November 2013 then left without seeking help when he passed out on the yacht.

Los Angeles becomes the largest American city to adopt $15 minimum wage

Workers react as the Los Angeles City Council votes to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour by 2020, making it the largest city in the nation to do so, in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The measure approved Tuesday calls for small businesses with 25 or fewer employees to have an additional year to reach the $15 plateau. The council voted 14-1 after members of the public made impassioned statements for and against the plan. The increases begin with a wage of $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and then $15. Small businesses and nonprofits would be a year behind. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes )

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour by 2020, making it the largest city in the nation to do so.

Court battle over four-year-old boy's circumcision continues after mother is arrested for going on the run with child

In this undated photo provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office, Heather Hironimus  is shown. Hironimus, who went missing with her 4-year-old child nearly three months ago to avoid the circumcision of her son, was arrested Thursday, May 14, 2015, for contempt of court, her attorney said. Hironimus and the boy's father, Dennis Nebus, have been warring since her pregnancy. They were never married but share custody of their child, and in a parenting agreement filed in court, the two agreed to the boy's circumcision. The mother later changed her mind, though, giving way to a long legal battle. (Broward Sheriffís Office via AP)

Heather Hironimus, 31, has been behind bars since Thursday in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a long-running dispute over the removal of her son's foreskin on his father's wishes.

Iowa mom who was stranded in Hong Kong after premature birth is finally set to return home - as well-wishers help her pay $24k medical bills that go up by $3,000 a DAY

Wendy Morrow has been fighting to bring her baby, Kyuss Bradley, home from Hong Kong, and a GoFundMe post shared on Monday said she received the infant's passport during a visit to the U.S. embassy.

'Gold diggers gotta dig!' Millionaire Florida congressman takes swipe at estranged polygamist 'wife' after annulment hearing

Lolita Grayson filed for divorce from her husband of 24 years last year but Grayson countered that the marriage was invalid as she had never divorced from her first husband when they wed in 1990.

EXCLUSIVE: The 'party-hard' multimillionaire Waco 'breastaurant' owners who ignored police warnings against hosting biker gathering which turned into bloodbath

Waco's Twin Peaks restaurant ignored police warnings over biker gang

The four owners of the Twin Peaks franchise in Waco, Texas, where nine people died in a biker gang shoot-out are revealed by Daily Mail Online. Police have accused them of not co-operating with a warning that they should shut the 'breastaurant', named for its skimpily clad waitresses. The five all understood to be millionaires, are top right (from left) Ron Parikh, Nik Bhakta, Chet Bhakta and Al Bhakta, and Jay Patel, who is not pictured. Al Bhakta, a cousin of Nik and Chet, (inset) says he likes to 'work hard and play hard' and often carries a gun which fires marshmallows in the office. The company which owns the Twin Peaks brand has cut ties with them.

Three bikers 'involved in Waco gun battle' are mistakenly RELEASED from jail as authorities name nine gang members who were killed

All 170 suspects arrested in Waco on Sunday were ordered to be held on $1 million bond but the bond for the three suspects was somehow set much lower and they have now been released.

'I feared for my life': Father weeps as he relives 'horrifying' moment biker gang attacked him, his wife and child in road rage clash as undercover COP who took part in melee is pictured

Alexian Lien, 35, testified in a Manhattan court at the trial of Detective Wojciech Braszczok (top left), 34, and a co-defendant, who are charged with assault following a bloody melee in September 2013.

Pictured: The moment lone cop kept at least seven gang members on the ground during shoot-out as it emerges battle began 'when biker ran over rival's FOOT' following year-long turf war

How biker gang in deadly shoot-out sparked feud with rivals by wearing 'Texas' badge

An incredible image shows the moment a lone police officer kept at least seven bikers down during the deadly shoot-out in Waco on Sunday - as it emerged that the battle might have started after a biker ran over a rival's foot following a year-long territory dispute. The Cossacks angered their rivals, the Bandidos, by putting a Texas patch on a territory-claiming part of their jackets a year ago (pictured bottom left), according to experts. On Tuesday, authorities said that the fight began after a disturbance in the parking lot - possibly when one gang member had his foot run over. The fight left nine gang members dead, 18 seriously injured and 170 arrested. Authorities have released some of the mug shots for the arrested gang members (pictured right).

Men FAKE working hard in the office, but still get promoted - and women should do the same to get ahead, claims research 

Researchers at Boston University found a third of men who claim to work 80-hour weeks, only clock around 50 to 60 hours, but still get the same rewards because they do so secretly.

The 'wallpaper TV' so thin and light you can hang it on the wall using MAGNETS

Forget buying a clunky wall mount for your TV... what if you could stick it up like a fridge magnet? LG Display is hoping you'll do just that. The company has unveiled a 55-inch OLED screen that's so thin and light (0.04 inches and 4.2 pounds) that you can put it on your wall using a magnetic mat. The design doesn't exactly leave room for much else -- you'd probably need a breakout box for TV functions -- but it raises the possibility of big-screen sets that easily blend into your living room's decor. Unfortunately, LG isn't saying if or when this panel will translate into a real product. You'll most likely have to settle for the company's more conventional OLED TVs in the short term, including a giant 99-incher due this year.

The ultrathin 'wallpaper TV' is less than 1mm thick, and at 1.9kg so light it can be attached to the wall with magnets.

Victoria's Secret model Martha Hunt reveals how she got in tip top shape for Taylor Swift's new music video 

The 27-year-old, who was discovered in Charlotte, North Carolina, said that she loves to use resistance bands in pilates and yoga.

Greetings from Earth! New Horizons could make contact with aliens after its historic flyby of Pluto in July

The project, dubbed One Earth Message, will ask people from around the world to contribute images, sounds and ideas to send on board New Horizons and to be beamed in deep space in July 2016.

Columbia University student takes her rape-protest mattress to graduation while the male student she has accused of assault was forced to watch as he graduated alongside her

Columbia University's Emma Sulkowicz takes mattress to graduation over rape case

A Columbia University student who carried a mattress around campus to publicly accuse a fellow student of raping her graduated on Tuesday- and took her controversial prop to the ceremony Students applauded in support of Emma Sulkowicz, centre, as she carried the 50-pound bed on stage while accepting her diploma. The German student who Sulkowicz accused of being a 'serial rapist' was also at the ceremony. Paul Nungesser, left, has not been charged with any crime after the district attorney's office found there was a 'lack of reasonable suspicion' and he is now suing the university. Sulkowicz had vowed to carry the mattress around campus until her alleged attacker was expelled - and on Tuesday she refused to shake the hand of President Lee Bollinger after the university apparently tried to prevent her taking it to the ceremony.

KFC bringing back Colonel Sanders for new ad campaign tapping Saturday Night Live star Darrell Hammond to play the chicken chain's iconic founder

KFC is bringing back Colonel Sanders as the fried chicken chain seeks to refresh its image by harkening back to its past, with Darrell Hammond set to play the iconic founder.

No bananas please, we're vegetarian! The foods you think are safe to eat but actually contain SECRET animal products 

Vegan campaigner Karin Ridgers, the founder of VeggieVision TV, reveals a surprising list of vegetarian foods that can contain animal products either from pesticides or food colouring.

Man who shot George Zimmerman was 'fixated' on him and had a history of mental illness

The Lake Mary Police Department report said that 36-year-old Matthew Apperson had shown signs of paranoia, anxiety and bipolar disorder.

Man wrongly imprisoned for nearly 40 years sues city of Cleveland and police officers 'who helped frame him'

In March, the state of Ohio paid plaintiff Ricky Jackson, now 58, just over $1 million in compensation for the decades he spent in prison.

Muslim who famously fled Ohio home aged 12 to become a Christian after Facebook conversion - reveals how ten years on she's still estranged but living in fear of honor killing by family or fanatics

'I still feel like my life is in danger': College student, 22, who famously fled her

NEW Born Fatima Rifqa Bary, the Sri Lankan native made national headlines in 2009 when at age 16 she fled her parents' home in Ohio and traveled 1,000 miles to seek refuge in Florida. In her new book, Hiding in the Light: Why I risked Everything to Leave Islam and Follow Jesus, Bary, now a 22-year-old college student, Bary traces her transformation from a girl growing up in a strict Muslim household to an apostate who, according to some people, shamed her family.

Robert Kraft announces New England Patriots will NOT appeal Deflategate decision and team will 'reluctantly' accept $1million fine and loss of draft picks

Robert Kraft announced at a press conference today that the New England Patriots will not appeal the $1million fine handed down to them by the NFL for their involvement in the Deflategate scandal.

Kraft defends quarterback Brady in deflategate scandal: 'I've known Tommy 16 years, almost half his life. He's a man, he's always been honest with me, and I trust him' 

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, right, has defended his star quarterback Tom Brady, left, of any wrongdoing in connection with the 'deflategate' scandal which has seen the player suspended.

From Modern Family's $1.5million mansion to Rosanne's modest $112,000 house: Here's what famous TV homes would be worth in the real world

How much famous TV homes like Modern Family's would be worth in real life

Real estate website Trulia has estimated the value of some of TV's most famous properties - even ones that never existed in the real world. Most of TV's famous houses are based on real homes - though they weren't always in the right place. The house used in 'Rosanne' is actually in Evansville, Indiana - even though the Connor family lived in in a distant suburb of Chicago.

Don't worry about ISIS being on the road to Baghdad and storming into Ramadi in an orgy of beheadings, we're succeeding in Iraq says White House

That a 60-country coalition continues to back the United States' strategy and security forces have liberated 'important areas of Iraq' is evidence of the progress has been made, a spokesman said.

U.S. intelligence agencies investigate whether slain ISIS leader was captor of 24-year-old American hostage

U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the Islamic State militant leader killed Friday was the captor of American hostage Kayla Mueller for a time.

The 7 embarrassing health symptoms you should NEVER ignore, from bloating to profuse sweating and a low sex drive

From incontinence to an abnormal smell from the vagina might be embarrassing, Dr Deyo Famuboni, a GP in London, reveals the embarrassing problems that shouldn't be ignored.

Former Congressional candidate admits plotting firebombing and school massacre in attack to destroy Muslim enclave Islamberg in New York

Robert Doggart, 63, from a town outside Chattanooga, believed that the residents of the 1,000-strong Islamic community were training to carry out a massive terrorist attack on US soil.

Cruise ship from Boston with almost 4,000 on board runs aground near Bermuda Triangle after 'losing power' - but Captain says don't worry we are just stuck on a reef!

Cruise ship from Boston with almost 4,000 on board runs aground near Bermuda after losing

The Norwegian Dawn, a 92 ton cruise ship that departed Boston for the Caribbean, ran aground at 5pm on Tuesday and has yet to continue its journey after losing and then regaining power. The incident, which is thought to have been caused by hitting a coral reef shortly after taking off from King's Wharf in Bermuda, has left 3,737 people stranded on the ship as divers and tugboats work to free it. A passenger aboard the ship told Daily Mail Online that the captain said the earliest that they will leave the spot would be Wednesday morning.

As Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail, one colorful Iowa activist says 'she knows where lots of bodies are buried'

Judd Saul, an activist with Cedar Valley Patriots for Christ, said on May 19 outside a Hillary Clinton event in Cedar Falls, Iowa that the former secretary of state has been associated with a series of mysterious deaths

Clinton continues to avoid taking questions from the media, who are then left to ask questions of everyone else at campaign stops. One claimed Clinton is linked to dozens of unexplained deaths.

Emily Blunt leads the Cannes criticism after women are turned away from a red carpet event because they were not wearing high heels

Emily Blunt leads Cannes criticism after women are turned away for no heels

British actress Emily Blunt (pictured left at the photocall for her new film Sicario) has led the criticism of the Cannes Film Festival after a row broke out when it emerged a group of women in their 50s were denied entry to a screening of the lesbian romance film Carol (main picture) because they were not wearing high heels. After initial reports surfaced of the so-called compulsory heels policy, many others in attendance - including British director Asif Kapadia's wife (inset) - reported having experienced similar treatment.

From young man to middle-aged in three minutes: Photographer takes a photo of his face every day for 16 YEARS to create a time-lapse video of himself aging

Since the age of 22, photographer Jonathan Keller has taken a photograph of himself every day for 16 years. Now living in Alaska he has compiled a video with all of his selfies.

Dog found curled up in dead owner's arms after fatal Texas tornado is adopted by a new family 

A tornado in Van, Texas, destroyed several buildings and killed David and Brenda Tapley. Their dog was rescued and adopted by Michelle Shockley (pictured), who renamed her Emma.

Kansas furniture store owner posts signs announcing he is leaving town because residents are 'homeless bums, lowlifes and retards'

Bob Fyfe, the owner of Payless Furniture in Lawrence, has polarized the community by posting signs on a large truck in his store parking lot that attack the town and its residents.

White wife of black NFL player says she was repeatedly harassed over her interracial relationship at 'Wolf of Wall Street'-style investment firm 

Lawrence Okoye's wife 'harrassed by deVere colleagues over interracial relationship'

Philippa Okoye, 27, is suing deVere Group, claiming she was demoted and then fired from her job as a senior investment adviser after she complained about the 'Wolf of Wall Street'-style environment at the firm. Okoye is married to Lawrence Okoye, a British Olympic discus thrower and defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers.

Middle school science teacher fired and wanted by police for 'letting teenage students have sex in classroom cupboard'

Quinton Wright, 25, is being investigated after a string of shocking text messages, sent between him and students at Champion Theme School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, were revealed.

Newborn WAS stolen from blind mother in hospital that 'ran cash on delivery' scheme in 1950s and 60s, documents reveal

Lorice Jackson gave birth to Marnita at the private Homer G Phillips Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, 1961, an was told just hours later the child was dead. But new documents have confirmed she is alive.

Revealed: American doctor's first-hand account of how he saw Dachau's SS guards being tortured and shot dead by GIs in 'cold blood' because they 'so had it coming'

Nazi SS guards being tortured in Dachau witnessed by American Army doctor

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Letters discovered after the death of Captain David Wilsey (inset) revealed his detailed account of how US soldiers tortured and killed the death camp's SS guards in the days after they liberated it. The Army doctor's daughter, Clarice, of Eugene, Oregon, found the letters after his death. They are published in the New Republic magazine. In them he recounts how SS guards were tortured by being dowsed in ice water before GIs shot them in cold blood. He sent his wife a picture of corpses (right), writing 'Some in this pile are not quite dead.' A picture purporting to show executions of SS soldiers was taken at the time (left) but Capt Wilsey's newly-discovered account is one of the most compelling.

'A Scout is kind?' Puzzling reason behind Boy Scouts banning squirt gun fights and limiting size of water balloons to no larger than ping pong balls

BSA prohibits 'pointing simulated firearms at people' including water guns. Toy water guns are 'OK for target shooting, not for firing at other scouts', according to policy.

Texas native Bill Paxton says he was 'destined' to play legendary Lone Star State soldier and politician Sam Houston, because he is his 'first cousin five generations removed'

Bill Paxton revealed he is related to legendary Texas icon Sam Houston. Paxton, 60, will play Houston in History Channel's new series Texas Rising
The show focuses on the Texas Revolution.

Female staffer, 44, charged with sodomy and sexual assault after 'performing sex acts with FIVE teenagers' at facility for boys with behavioral problems

Katherine Lynn Estep, 44, of Payson, Utah is charged with forcible sodomy and seven counts of sexual abuse of a minor after allegedly engaging in sex acts with the young men at The Journey Impact Ranch.

'He didn't ask if the Mercedes was stolen': Grateful mom's thank you to white cop who helped her black son with flat tire late at night goes viral

Virginia mom thanks cop who helped her black son with flat tire late at night  

Dr. Nada Owusu wrote that her son Joseph was coming home from school at Virginia Tech when his tire blew out. Officer Matt Okes approached him and 'got on his knees' to try and fix the tire. When he realized it was stuck, Okes stayed with Joseph for hours until AAA and his parents arrived to help. Owusu's note has since been shared more than 20,000 times on Facebook.

Was Bin Laden hiding place revealed by a Londoner? Former Pakistani army officer accused of tipping off CIA about where terrorist was

Usman Khalid, who came to the London area in 1979, was said to be the informant whose tip-off led to the assassination in 2011 of the world's most wanted man.

Hero veteran who was arrested after smashing car window to free boiling dog is told he will NOT face charges after all

Michael Hammons of Athens, Georgia, was facing charges of criminal trespass after the driver of the car complained, but state prosecutors have now told him they will take no further action.

Apple's Watch get its first update: New software adds new emoji, boosts app performance and tracks exercise more accurately (even when you walk the dog)

A person wearing the new Apple Watch Sport.

The Apple Watch is not working properly for some users - and it is because of their tattoos. 

PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday April 30, 2015. Early buyers of the iPhone maker's first smartwatch, which can cost up to £13,500, have taken to social media to report issues with some of  their device's features when placed on wrists decorated with tattoos. See PA story TECHNOLOGY Tattoos. Photo credit should read: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire.

File photo dated 24/04/15.

Called Watch Software 1.0.1, it is claimed to address issues with third party apps, boost the accuracy of Siri,, Apple's voice recognition software and improve activity tracking.

Aaron Hernandez's look-alike older brother forced to leave college coaching job to become a construction worker after brother was sentenced to life in prison

Aaron Hernandez's look-alike older brother D.J. leaves college coaching job one month

NEW Just one month after Aaron Hernandez (right) was sentenced to life in prison for murder, the former New England Patriot's older brother appears to have quit football. D.J. Hernandez (left), who played college football at the University of Connecticut, has left his position as an assistant coach for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. The news broke on Monday, when it was noted that that the 29-year-old changed his Twitter profile to say he is now working as a project manager for a remodeling company in Dallas, Texas and is a 'former collegiate football coach and athlete'. Aaron and D.J. Hernandez pictured at Super Bowl XLVI in inset.

Woman, 71, 'killed her grandkids' cat and four kittens with a HAMMER because they wouldn't clean their rooms'

Josephine Bell, of Godfrey, Illinois, allegedly told police she had previously threatened to take her grandchildren's animals away as punishment for not tidying up. She was arrested on Monday night.

Marquette University removes controversial mural CELEBRATING fugitive cop killer on FBI's Most Wanted list after public outcry

Marquette University in Wisconsin has removed a mural which honored a convicted cop killer who is on the FBI?s ?most wanted? list.

The mural depicted escaped convict Assata Shakur, who was found guilty in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper and subsequently fled to Cuba.  It includes two Shakur quotes, one of which says, in part, "No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them."
Suspended Marquette University professor John McAdams broke the story about the mural, which was located at the Marquette Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. McAdams explained that he found out about the mural after the center ?bragged about it? on Facebook.

?I didn?t do any brilliant investigative journalism, I just read the Facebook page.?

McAdams acknowledged that top administrators claim they didn?t know about the mural, but he said the director and staffers at the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center had to know about it.

The mural featuring a portrait of Ms Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, and a pair of her quotes, had been on display at MU's Gender and Sexuality Resource Center for two months.

Takata air bag recall doubles to nearly 34 million in the largest auto recall in US history

Eleven automakers, including Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., have recalled 17 million vehicles in the U.S. and more than 36 million worldwide because of the problem.

'Serial sniper' on the loose in Colorado's safest town: FBI brought in to probe link between murder of cyclist, near-fatal shooting of motorist and four more attacks

Fears of 'serial sniper' on the loose in Colorado's safest town: FBI investigates link

NEW Bicyclist John Jacoby, 48, was shot dead on a rural road in Windsor, Colorado, Monday, less than a month after Cori Romero, 20, was took a bullet to the neck while driving on a major highway near Windsor. Local police and federal officials also follow a series of reports of people having their windows mysteriously shattered while driving in northern Colorado, but investigators have so far found no evidence of gunshots in those cases.

Iraqis shut gates of Baghdad to desperate families fleeing terror: Over 20,000 trapped in no man's land at the mercy of advancing ISIS horde after the fall of Ramadi

The thousands of innocent Iraqi's who fled Ramadi after ISIS took control of their home city are now homeless and still under threat from the militants after the capital Baghdad refused them entry.

Revealed: The feared Iranian general who supports Assad and Hamas and is hated by America who could be Iraq's only hope of saving Baghdad from ISIS

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (L) stands at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province March 8, 2015. Picture taken March 8, 2015.  REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT POLITICS) - RTR4TTZ2

Qassem Suleimani, commander of the powerful Quds Force, has become the public face of the battle against the Islamic State in Iraq such is his all-prevailing influence in the Middle East.

Iraqi soldiers filmed fleeing Ramadi as thousands of troops surround the fallen city ahead of bid to retake it from ISIS

The Iraqi government has now begun massing thousands of troops and sympathetic militia on the outskirts of Ramadi in a bid to retake it from the clutches of Islamic State.

As tenacious and clever as they are savage, can ANYONE stop ISIS tearing the Middle East apart?

The U.S has conducted 20 air strikes around Ramadi in the past few days, But it is clear their £430m F-22 Raptor fighters do not have the capability to stop the jihadis' advance, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH.

Incredibly brutal footage shows how ISIS punish their own fighters by stamping on their heads and whipping them with belts... because they were caught SMOKING 

These are the shocking scenes of an Isis terrorist being brutally beaten by one of his own commanders after he was found to be breaking the Jihadi group's tough anti-smoking policy.

Men, women and children rounded up and gang raped by Egyptian security forces on a massive scale 'to eliminate public protest', warns human rights group

Since the military takeover in July 2013, Egyptian authorities have played a 'direct role' in state sexual violence, including the rape and blackmail of detainees and use of 'virginity tests', a new report claims.

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Bearded and unkempt Randy Quaid wins temporary release from Canadian jail: Troubled actor who fled U.S. charges of harassment and vandalism claims he is being targeted in plot to kill Hollywood stars

Randy Quaid released from Canadian immigration jail after conspiracy claims

Randy Quaid appeared before the Immigration and Refugee Board in Montreal today (above). The former actor (inset with wife Evi)was arrested last week on an outstanding warrant from January 2013 following an investigation by Canada Border Services Agency and the Montreal police that determined he had not been meeting the conditions necessary to stay in the country. He was allowed released on $10,000 bond, which was paid by his Canadian father-in-law.

Offshore wind turbines 'deafen seals': Noise from pile-driving during construction said to damage animals' hearing

Ecologists tagged seals (pictured) off the east coast of England in 2012, during building of offshore wind turbines. Half of those tagged were exposed to damaging levels of noise during the study.

Middle school teacher facing 15 years in prison after being charged with sexual assault for having sex with a minor for SIX weeks

Lindsay P. Anderson, 26, of Geneva, Illinois, allegedly had a sexual relationship with the minor for six weeks, between April 1 and May 5 and is now facing 15 years in prison.

Women's desire for sex peaks in their 20s - but it's downhill from there as fatigue and anxiety set in as the menopause looms

EXCLUSIVE: Some women are spending up to 20 years battling insomnia, mood swings and sore joints - unaware they could be seeking treatment, the survey for Healthspan found.

Could video games increase your risk of Alzheimer's? Navigating virtual worlds can reduce grey matter and make you prone to mental illness, claims study

Research by the University of Montreal found a link to mental illness. They claimed that gaming uses the caudate nucleus (shown) in the brain. This can lead to a loss of grey matter in the hippocampus.

Tennessee family used the $187million they raised for cancer patients for their own vacations, tuition fees and their own inflated salaries

James T. Reynolds (pictured), his ex-wife and son raised $187million through various cancer charities and spent funds on vacations, cars, gym memberships and college tuitions.

71-year-old tourist cheats death after falling backwards into Yellowstone canyon while taking picture

Park officials said the New York man could have tumbled even further into the canyon had he not stopped his fall by bracing his body and feet against a small crevice at the edge of a 200ft drop.

An orgasm a day can lower a man's risk of prostate cancer by 20%, study reveals 

Those who ejaculate 21 times a month or more cut their risk by 22 per cent, compared to those who only orgasm four to seven times a month, Harvard Medical School doctors found.

America's biggest ranch, which is larger than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, goes on sale for $713million in Texas

America's biggest ranch The Waggoner on sale for $725m in Texas 

The estate includes the 510,000-acre ranch spread over six North Texas counties, with two main compounds, hundreds of homes, about 20 cowboy camps, hundreds of quarter-horses, thousands of heads of cattle, 1,200 oil wells and 30,000 acres of cultivated land, according to Dallas-based broker Bernie Uechtritz, who is handling the sale along with broker Sam Middleton of Lubbock.

Chinese man investigated after keeping his dead wife in a freezer in the living room for FIVE MONTHS and 'talking' to her every night before bed

Grieving husband Jiang Maode (pictured), from Sichuan in southwest China, has insisted that he couldn't bear to be parted from his wife (pictured) who died in December last year from leukaemia.

'My life is a miracle': HIV-positive father-of-three shares inspirational image of his HIV-negative wife and children in the hopes of changing the way society views the illness

Andrew Pulsipher, 33, from Phoenix, Arizona, has been HIV-positive since birth. He and his wife Victoria have three children together; their first was conceived through fertility treatments.

American mom who went on the run for 20 years after abducting her daughter and fleeing for a new life in Australia is freed from South Carolina jail

Dorothy Barnett, 54, was sentenced in February to 21 months after kidnapping her infant daughter and going to Australia. She was given credit for time served since her 2013 arrest.

George Stephanopoulos' $105m contract with ABC revealed amid questions over his $75k donation to Clintons

George Stephanopoulos GMA May 15, 2015

The impartiality of $105million ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos has been called into question after it was revealed he donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation.

Washington, DC is the fittest city in the US...while Indianapolis is the LEAST fit nationwide

The finding comes from the American College of Sports Medicine's American Fitness Index 2015 . The ACSM's index was released on Tuesday and ranked the 50 biggest metropolitan areas.

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Redmond O'Neal, druggie son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, appears zombie-like and shockingly thin as it's revealed a judge has ordered a warrant for his arrest

Redmond O'Neal, son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, appears zombie-like

Redmond O'Neal appears shockingly thin and gaunt (at right, and left with dad Ryan O'Neal in 2013)) as he stumbled across a Los Angeles parking lot last week. In the photos. he's smoking a suspicious-looking cigarette and his woman friend holds a small bag with white powder that she tucks into a Coffee-Mate canister. Just days before it was revealed that a bench warrant has been issued for the 30-year-old's arrest. Redmond was jailed in 2009 on drug charges as his actress mother Farrah Fawcett lay dying and went to court-mandated rehab. Last October an electronic device was removed from his ankle for good behavior.

Minister mother re-enacts the heartwarming moment her daughter came out as gay - and happily admits the news came as no surprise

LaTanza Johnson, 43, used a door as a prop as she explained how she patiently waited for her daughter Bri, 22, to come out of the closet. Bri filmed her mother's re-enactment and shared it on Tumblr.

Children of the 90s are THREE times as likely to be obese as their parents and grandparents 

Researchers at University College London warned the trend is a 'daunting public health threat', leaving children at greater risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and arthritis.

Meet the flying TANK drone: Remote-controlled vehicle climbs over terrain and can take to the air at the flick of a switch

A London-based inventor is seeking funding for the B-Unstoppable (shown). The 'flying tank drone' has caterpillar tracks and four propellers. On the ground it is able to clamber over a variety of terrain.

Historic handshake but still no apology: Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams refuses to say sorry for death of Prince Charles' great uncle Lord Mountbatten who he once described as a 'war' casualty

Putting aside the murder of his beloved great uncle Lord Mountbatten by the IRA, which Gerry Adams justified at the time, Charles agreed to the meeting at the start of his four-day trip to Ireland.

'We're all pooping wrong,' claims scientist, who says we should be squatting, NOT sitting

Giulia Enders, a German microbiologist, adds the sitting technique may also explain why piles and constipation are more common in the West than in Asia, where squatting is the norm.

Incredible moment real life Captain America rescued couple who were trapped in the burning wreck of their car after head-on crash thanks to his Army training

Army Captain Steve Voglezon, who was appropriately wearing a 'Captain America' t-shirt, happened to be passing the scene in Chatham County, North Carolina on Sunday and ran to help.

A city's dark secret: Lithuanian man discovers that abandoned building in Vilnius was built with stolen Jewish tombstones - after tiny community was wiped out during Holocaust

In this photo taken on Wednesday, May  13, 2015, Shmuel Levin, the Chairperson of the Jewish religious Community of Vilnius and Lithuania, looks at the power substation built of tombstones from a Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania. Tombstones from a Jewish cemetery were used to build a power substation in the 1960s.  City officials now want to tear it down and return the tombstones to Lithuania¿s tiny Jewish community, which was nearly wiped out during the Holocaust. They¿re also investigating whether there are other examples of Jewish tombstones being used as building material during the Soviet occupation, when the communist authorities paid little attention to religious symbols. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Vilnius city officials now want to tear the building down and return the desecrated tombstones to Lithuania's tiny Jewish community, which was nearly wiped out during the Holocaust.

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his wife welcome their first child - a son named Brexton - after long public journey with IVF

Kyle and Samantha Busch, 30 and 28, announced on Tuesday their son, Brexton Locke Busch, was born on Monday at 9.45pm weighing 7lb, 10oz.

'Everything bad that could happen, happened to this one, five foot nothing, lovely girl': Heartbreaking scandal of the Indian nurse who died 42 years after rapist put her in a coma by strangling her with dog chain 

Aruna Shanbaug dies after being left in coma for 42 YEARS after brutal rape

Aruna Shanbaug (left and inset before the attack) died aged 67 on Monday four decades after she was sodomised and strangled at a hospital in Mumbai by an attacker who served just seven years in prison before disappearing. Sohanlal Bhartha Walmiki reportedly started a new life in Delhi while his victim lived the rest of hers often in howling pain bent double on a bed. Journalist Pinki Virani followed Aruna's case and says she is 'relieved' now 'all the evil' is over for her as she was finally laid to rest.

Oysters, bikini waxes and falling off a mechanical bull: One woman's mission to conquer all her fears in 100 days

Michelle Poler, who is scared of horror movies, and oysters, moved to New York City to complete her MFA in Branding, and as part of an assignment decided to conquer all her fears in 100 days.

Three Florida teens accused of stalking and murdering Hispanic immigrant, 18, with a rock during sick 'Guat hunting' game

David Harris, 19, Jesse Harris, 18, and Austin Taggart, 18, have been charged with first-degree murder in the April killing of Onesimo Marcellino Lopez-Ramos (pictured), 18, in Jupiter, Florida.

Is this what Shakespeare really looked like? Historian claims to have uncovered only portrait of the Bard made in his lifetime 

The image, said to show the Bard 'with a film star's good looks', was identified by botanist and historian Mark Griffiths in the first edition of a 16th century book on plants, The Herball

Flight instructor 'stole plane 11 days ago' before disappearing after he took off for unknown destination

William James McAdams, 24, of Palo Alto disappeared after allegedly taking off in a 2011 G1000 Skyhawk 1TG airplane for an unknown destination on May 8 around 1am, police said.

Can't get your child to sleep through the night? There's an app for that: SleepHero uses a parent's voice to lull babies into slumber

SleepHero was developed by Rob Tong, from Surrey, UK, after too many sleepless nights with his young son and daughter. The app (shown) can play a recording of a parent singing or speaking.

Adventure company fined for allowing tourist to strip off for NAKED bungee jump after holiday video goes viral

Pic shows: Moment Chinese model who stripped off bungee-jumping.\n\nA Chinese model who stripped off before going bungee-jumping has been fined by Thai police after a video of the stunt appeared online.\n\nThe 17-year-old model from Hong Kong who has not been named, had gone to the X-Centre adventure sports camp in the city of Chiang Mai in north Thailand where she told staff she need to go in the buff for her job.\n\nWhile pals on the ground videoed her and took photos, the teen wearing a black bikini while preparing to make the jump, suddenly takes off her clothes before leaping over the edge.\n\nThe 50-second clip which shows her dangling upside down as she is slowly lowered to the ground was later uploaded onto a Thai social media site where it came in for fierce criticism after getting over 45,000 hits in just three days.\n\nThe city of Chiang Mai is regarded by locals as a place of rich cultural heritage.\n\nOfficials there do not allow behaviour which could damage the region¿s

The model was visiting Chang Mai in Thailand, and signed up for the jump at X Centre Bungee Jump at Mae Rim, deciding she wanted some more shots to spice up her portfolio.

11 police officers are jailed for failing to protect a woman who was beaten to death by a mob after she was falsely accused of burning a copy of the Koran in Afghanistan 

The lynching in March of the devout Muslim, named Farkhunda (pictured), sparked demonstrations in the Afghan capital even before it was revealed that she had not desecrated Islam's holy book.

Revealed: 19 out of 20 Democratic lawmakers who advocate for a minimum wage hike don't pay their interns at all

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14:  House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center May 14, 2015 in Washington, DC.  Pelosi expressed her concern about the time frame for a bill in Congress to give President Barack Obama fast track negotiating authority for trade agreements.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Only 11 out of the 198 cosponsors of the 'Raise the Wage Act' - all Dems - offer paid internships. The rest pay $0.00. Congress has exempted itself from recognizing interns under federal labor laws.

Father, 22, charged with 'killing asthmatic five-month-old son by putting alcohol in his baby bottle to put him to sleep while he was teething'

A young Connecticut father was in court on Tuesday to answer to a second-degree manslaughter charge after his 5-month-old son died and test results showed an alcohol level of .04 in the baby's system.
Jorge E. Chiclana, 22, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, just over a year after his son's death and court documents show that the baby bottle in 5-month-old Jacob Isaiah Chiclana's crib had 25-percent alcohol in it, enough to be a 50-proof cocktail.
Police began investigating on May 16, 2014, when first responders were dispatched to an apartment on Ely Avenue in Norwalk  because a baby had stopped breathing. Emergency personnel tried to revive the infant and transported him to Norwalk Hospital, but the baby couldn't be saved and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
On Aug. 18, 2014, the office of the chief medical examiner revealed to police that the baby had alcohol inhis liver tissue and urine. 
That led to police following up with the parents to determined what happened and polic

Jorge Chiclana of Connecticut, 22, is accused on Tuesday of killing his son Jacob Isaiah Chiclana, 5-months, by giving him alcohol in his bottle last May to help him sleep.

Indy 500 star driver James Hinchcliffe in intensive care after slamming into wall in FOURTH accident since Wednesday

Safety concerns have been raised ahead of this year's Indy 500 race after three crashes last week saw cars go airborne, with another driver left in hospital after a wreck on Sunday.

'Everybody wants justice for Freddie but what about justice for him': Mom and disabled son lose home and all his medical equipment to fire during Baltimore riots

Baltimore mom Laporsha Lawson and son with cerebral palsy lost home during Freddie Gray

Baltimore mother Laporsha Lawson's home (top left) caught fire on April 28 at 1am. She was barely able to escape with her disabled son Khai'Lee Sampson after the blaze. The mother, 28, and son, seven, who has cerebral palsy are living with her parents. Khai'Lee lost all of the items that help deal with his condition in the fire. his mother says people want justice for Gray, 'but what about justice for Khai'Lee?' An online fundraiser has been set up and donations have already doubled the campaign goal.

Ghost hunters arrested after 'breaking into historic church and destroying a burial monument from 1862'

A Minnesota man and three people from South Dakota were arrested after allegedly breaking into Ness Church in Litchfield, Minnesota. They were reportedly trying to find ghosts.

Married Christian teacher with young daughter found guilty of sex with students avoids jail time but changes physical appearance as she registers as sex offender

Ashley Dowden, a former English teacher at Riverdale Christian Academy in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, will not serve time after being found guilty of having sex with two students.

Miracle 'Botox' cream on popular new infomercial appears to erase eye bags in just 45 seconds... but it only works if your face doesn't move for THREE minutes 

A video popping up on Facebook feeds shows the dramatic effects of US firm Jeunesse's Instantly Ageless, a new cream that appears to erase puffy, lined eye bags in a matter of seconds.

Remains of American pilot are still in cockpit of Cameroon plane crash even though wreckage was discovered a MONTH ago

Bill Fitzpatrick was flying from Kano, Nigeria to Douala, Cameroon, on June 22, 2014. His Cessna 172 was found in April by villagers in a mountainous area of Cameroon.

Together for the first time: Joyful moment Indian woman finally meets long lost Chinese half-sister 70 YEARS after family was ripped apart by Second World War 

Jennifer An, 62, (left) finally met up with 81-year-old An Luoxi (right) in Beijing and the pair sobbed as they hugged each other more than 70 years after their father settled in India and left An Luoxi behind.

YouTube should not have been forced to take down anti-Muslim video that was at the center of Benghazi scandal, court rules

The film 'Innocence of Muslims' sparked rioting by those who considered it blasphemous to the Prophet Muhammad. World leaders asked Google to take it down.

Teenage girl fighting for life after being shot in the head at her home after defying threats to perform on Turkey's equivalent of Britain's Got Talent 

Mutlu Kaya, who is from the conservative region of Diyarbakir in the Kurdish-majority southeast of Turkey, had reportedly previously received death threats for appearing on the talent show.

Celebrity chef Sandra Lee now in recovery after double mastectomy for breast cancer with boyfriend New York Governor Andrew Cuomo by her side

Sandra Lee undergoes double mastectomy for breast cancer in NY hospital

Sandra Lee, 48, the girlfriend of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, was 'still a little groggy, but grateful the surgery is completed for today' according to a statement. The couple were seen departing the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan early on Tuesday morning for the hospital, with Governor Cuomo planting a tender kiss on his longtime partner. The chef (inset) revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer in a tearful interview on Good Morning America last Tuesday.

Student, 21, arrested after 'torching her boyfriend's room then standing there and watching the flames'

A Tempe woman was arrested early Thursday morning after police said she broke into her ex-boyfriend's house and lit it on fire while his roommates were inside, according to court documents.\n\nClaudia Drinnan, 21, faces a total of six charges including arson, burglary and endangerment.\n\nThree of her ex-boyfriend's roommates were home when Drinnan broke in through a bedroom window around 3:30 a.m. at the house near Southern Avenue and Kyrene Road, police said.

Claudia Drinnan, 21, a student at Arizona State University, has been arrested after allegedly breaking into her boyfriend's condo and setting it on fire in while three people were inside.

'If they are unconscious, don't make them tea': Clever video teaches powerful lesson about consensual sex by comparing it to making a cup of tea 

An animated short entitled 'Tea and Consent' by Rhode Island's Blue Seat Studios compares consensual sex to the act of offering and making someone a cup of tea using stick figures.

MS sufferer recounts horrifying home invasion where intruders sliced her breasts with broken glass and killed her kittens before stealing jewelry and medication

Deborah Schofield-Plasse, (pictured) 59, was attacked by two hooded men wearing Halloween masks who burst into her home last Thursday in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and cut her body with shards of glass.

Children of Amtrak disaster victim fight back tears as they say they love dad 'more than words' at emotional funeral service 

Danna Gildersleeve, left, accompanied by her son Marc, center, and daughter Ryan, not pictured, leave after a funeral Mass for her husband and their father, Robert Gildersleeve, Jr., at Roman Catholic Church of St. Catharine in Holmdel, N.J. Monday, May 18, 2015. Gildersleeve, Jr. was one of the victims of the Amtrak crash last week in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

Food safety executive Robert Gildersleeve was among eight people who died when the Amtrak commuter service derailed just north of Philadelphia last week.

Mexican pet shop slammed online for selling exotic animals on Facebook is allowed to continue trade - despite demands it should be shut down

Panthers, lions, tigers and other protected species are being sold by the Obsidian Reptiles in San Luis Potosi. The species flooded the market following a ban on circus animals

Where are they hiding? Confused West Highland Terrier attempts to find the puppies it can see and hear on laptop video

A West Highland Terrier became very confused after coming face-to-face with puppies on a video. Turning its head and circling the laptop, the dog attempts to interact with the on-screen puppies.

'I was shaking at the knees': The incredible moment a paddleboarder is nudged by a curious killer whale... which then has a CHEW on his board 

A 27-year-old man from Kuaotunu in New Zealand took his paddleboard out on the water to swim with a killer whale - but got more than he bargained for when it tried to take a bite out of his board.

'Do you want me to double bag that?' Girl held at gunpoint gives comedy commentary over footage of her stalling armed robber after she pressed panic button

'Do you want me to double bag that?' Girl held at gunpoint gives comedy commentary over

Video footage has emerged of a woman called Grace giving a running commentary to surveillance video footage of her store being robbed. The incident happened at The Smoke House in Salt Lake City just before 10 p.m. on Thursday night. While she was being robbed, Grace cooly pressed the panic button to alert the cops - but unfortunately it had been disconnected. Police eventually arrested the man and his accomplice after Grace called to report the robbery and provided the number plate of their vehicle.

Moment Chinese farmer discovers his 50 pigs were ELECTROCUTED after they were zapped by a loose wire 

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The animal's at Dong Qingliang's pig farm in Changchun, Dehui City, were found with their trotters burnt black and some were laying on the ground twitching.

China prompts fury among environmentalists with plan for 5,300km railway THROUGH the Amazon rain forest 

On a visit to Brasilia today, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled plans to link Brazil's Atlantic coast with a Pacific port in Peru. The ambitious project would cut transpor costs for Brazil's exports.

Get the anti-aircraft guns ready! Kim Jong-un left furious after visit to a terrapin farm because they were not breeding lobsters... and its staff did not know enough about Kim Jong-il 

North Korean dictator Kim Jong un accused staff and management at a terrapin farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang of being 'defeatist' following a trip to the facility which had been developed by his father.

Virtual reality porn is here to stay: Oculus Rift headset maker says it has no plans to block adult entertainment on devices

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR - which is now owned by Facebook - admitted his company has no plans to prevent X-rated content being played on its devices while at a conference in California.

Shocking moment woman and her non-native boyfriend were forced out of their home on Mohawk reserve that enforces 'marry out, stay out' law against mixed-couples

Woman and non-native boyfriend run out of Mohawk reserve that enforces 'marry out, stay

NEW Amanda Deer (inset) said she was forced to leave the Kahnawake reserve with her boyfriend and son, 11, after protesters harassed them at home. Her neighbor Michael Jacobs said the boyfriend was just released from jail and the Mohawk council's Grand Chief also believes protesters were spurred by her boyfriend's reputation. Another mixed-couple said they've been harassed by pro-eviction protesters, who left signs saying 'marry out, get out' at their home. Sixteen people have since sued the Mohawk council for the law, which they claim to be unconstitutional.

'Perfectly healthy' cat dies suddenly at pet grooming center - and staff cremates it BEFORE owner can find out why it died

Vanessa Rodriguez-McQuade said she was heartbroken over the loss of her beloved pet Sandy who was perfectly healthy when she dropped her off at VIP Pets in Sacremento.

Convicted Serial killer Adnan Syed gets major break in quest for new trial as alibi witness Asia McClain will finally be allowed to testify on his behalf

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued an order remanding the case of Adnan Syed to a lower court so the testimony of alibi witness Asia McClain can be added to the record.

Children aged nine and 13 testify in court against their dad who 'murdered their mom on Christmas Day' 

Alyana Saenz, 13, and her brother Christopher Saenz Jr, 9, both gave evidence in the trial of their father, Christopher Saenz, 32, accused of killing their mother Hilary in 2013 in Maine, USA.

Disney World tells theme park riders to stop using selfie sticks

On Friday, Disney World workers in Orlando posted a 'No Selfie Sticks' sign at the Magic Kingdom's Thunder Mountain Railroad.

London beats New York and Rome to be named BEST city in the world for hospitality according to travellers

As many as 3,210 of the UK capital's hotels, restaurants and attractions qualified for TripAdvisor's 2015 certificate of excellence, beating New York, Paris and Rome.

Hero veteran who was arrested after smashing car window to free boiling dog is told he will NOT face charges after all

Michael Hammons of Athens, Georgia, was facing charges of criminal trespass after the driver of the car complained, but state prosecutors have now told him they will take no further action.

Woman who unexpectedly gave birth on Air Canada flight is branded 'greedy' after launching fundraising drive so BOTH parents can stay at home with the baby

Ada Guan who unexpectedly gave birth on Air Canada flight branded 'greedy'

Ada Guan, 23, and partner Wes Branch asked for $50,000 after the birth of baby Chloe on a flight last week, but were branded greedy after they said money would pay for both parents to stay at home.

French minister is quite an Eiffel! Politician wears low-cut dress during meeting to build relationships with Cambodia

Not content with formal attire, French minister of state for development Annick Girardin surprised everyone when she appeared for political discussions in the revealing outfit.

How cannabis wrecks the lungs: Those who have even ONE joint a week are more likely to suffer breathing problems than those who smoke regular tobacco

People who smoke cannabis weekly are more likely to suffer bronchitis symptoms - and in heavy users, the symptoms remained years after they quit, University of Otago experts found.

Tower block inferno claims at least 16 lives including three children and leaves more than 60 injured after blaze which rips through building in Azerbaijan blamed on 'low quality materials'

These shocking scenes show an inferno in an Azerbaijan apartment block today in which at least 16 people - including three children - have been killed and another 64 injured.

Mysterious 'ballerina' rock spotted on comet 67P: Balancing boulder found teetering on its edge - but it's not known how it got there

Scientists in Germany have spotted an odd feature on Rosetta's comet. The rock (number '3') appears to be balancing on just a small part of its surface.

Most women won't date a man who wears a bun in his hair...and just 2 per cent find mustaches attractive

According to a new survey of over 1,000 U.S. women sponsored by West Coast Shaving, 63 per cent of women say they absolutely hate the man-bun and that they wouldn't date a man with one.

'I've banished all my menopausal symptoms by going VEGAN,' claims woman, 47 

Lorraine Palmer, from Wolverhampton, says cutting out all meat and dairy products has eliminated her hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, bad skin and depression.

Chinese teacher who was given permission to have a second child is told she will be fired if she does not have an abortion after getting a job in a region with different rules 

Qin Yi has been ordered to abort her baby by authorities in Guizhou province, pictured, before the end of the month or she faces the prospect of losing her new teaching position, despite having permission to have the child in her home town.

   

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To have and to fold! Nervous bride repeatedly FAINTS at the altar... so the minister conducts the ceremony from the floor

Bride struggles to stay conscious at the altar and ceremony conducted from floor

Shauna Perkins told the pastor and her husband Stephen that she felt like she was 'going to pass out' during her wedding and the minister had all of the participants get down on the floor to join her. The bride was brought water and a stool, but ultimately felt more comfortable on the ground after being overcome during her big day. The pastor said that the incident was most likely caused by his Bible reading about animal sacrifice and circumcision.

Is this the world's most extreme BBQ? Outdoor cooks build river-powered rotisseries to roast chickens

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A photo of the innovative contraption was posted to Reddit on Tuesday by 'Justinthehillbilly', showing two chickens turning on a spit over a camp-fire, powered by a fast-flowing river.

So that's why they call her Windy! Humpback whale sprays water at tourist boat and knocks phone off selfie stick

The thrilling encounter with a humpback whale named Windy occurred while the boat's passengers were looking for marine life around the San Juan Islands in Washington state.

A bridge too far? China set to open the most terrifying walkway in the world, stretching a quarter-of-a-mile across a canyon at a dizzying height of 980ft... and it's made of GLASS

China set to open Zhangjiajie skywalk made of glass

The Zhangjiajie skywalk will hover over a nail-biting 980ft drop and is set to smash records to be the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge. The dizzying footbridge, which spans between two cliffs in the national park of Zhangjiajie, will be open to brave tourists in July of this year.

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World's oldest warship, USS Constitution, launched in 1797, comes home to Boston Harbor for $15million refurbishment after two centuries of battles on the water 

USS Constitution, World's oldest warship, in Boston dry dock for refurbishment

This is the world's oldest warship which has now drydocked for a $15million refurbishment after more than two centuries on the high seas. The work is expected to take years and is now taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, where it was built and and once a hugely significant shipping port. The USS Constitution was launched in 1797 in response to the threat of Barbary Corsairs, pirates threatening shipping lanes off the coast of north Africa.

Chinese male model faces online backlash for posting disturbing naked selfies amid piles of money and openly ridiculing 'ugly people' 

Liu Zichen, pictured, from Beijing has branded his detractors as 'rich-hating dogs' after he was attacked online for posting provocative selfies which flaunt his wealth and his 'good looks'.

The terrifying clowns guaranteed to give you nightmares: Retired performers dust off their outfits one last time... and are enough to put you off the circus for life! 

Photographer Eolo Perfido, 43, from Cognac in France, has taken incredible photographs of retired clowns that he met while travelling across Europe for a collection he calls 'Clownville'.

The world's greatest 'elphie': Elephant uses its trunk to take incredible selfie with tourist in Thailand after stealing his GoPro camera

Christian LeBlanc, 22, was feeding the elephant in Koh Phangan, Thailand, when he ran out of bananas and it grabbed the GoPro camera from his hand while it was on the time lapse setting.

Largest-ever heroin seizure recorded by DEA in New York state as 154lb of narcotics from Mexico worth $50million is found

DEA seize record $50m worth of Mexican heroin in NYC

Authorities called the heroin seizure the largest ever recorded by the DEA in New York state after searching a Chevy suburban where they recovered about 154lb, or 70 kilograms, of heroin (pictured left). Agents also arrested Jose Mercedes and Yenci Cruz Francisco, both of the Bronx, and recovered $2million in cash (top right).

   

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