Mathematician John Nash, 86, has been killed in a taxi crash on the New Jersey Turnpike along with his wife Alicia, 82. The pair weren't wearing seltbelts and were ejected from the vehicle when their driver allegedly lost control and hit the guard rail. The Nobel Prize winner and his wife were famously portrayed by Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly (above right) in the 2001 Hollywood movie A Beautiful Mind. Nash is best known for his work on game theory and his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia.

Eye-witnesses have reported the streets of Palmyra in Syria are strewn with bodies of women and children - the latest victims of the Islamic State's unrelenting savagery. It is the second mass-slaughter since terror group seized full control of the historic settlement on Wednesday. State television said the victims were executed for being suspected government loyalists. Pictures of 20 captured Syrian soldiers have emerged today following the the slaughter of 300 pro-government troops three days ago.

Describing the other half of his legendary musical duo, the 73-year-old has said his kindness towards Simon 'created a monster'. In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph , the artist says he felt 'overshadowed' by his partner, likening his experience with that of George Harrison in The Beatles. They are pictured together taking part in a lucrative reunion tour.

Sean O'Brien from Liverpool, England, became an online sensation in March after being fat-shamed by internet trolls. On Saturday he was the guest of honor at an event in Hollywood, organized by two woman, bottom right, who had launched an online campaign to find out his name. More than 1,000 revellers danced the night away at glitzy nightclub Avalon in Hollywood, with superstar Moby performing a DJ set. 'So many people have given so much support, I'm humbled,' he told DailyMail.com. He revealed that Monika Lewinsky, left, has bought him a soothing foot massage to help him recover.

Photographs of a communal area in Sheffield have revealed laid bare the extent of its squalor, with litter strewn and discarded food strewn across the room. With their two large bins overflowing, the occupants of 2C in the Froggatt Apartments at Endcliffe Village must navigate their way through piles of rubbish across the carpeted floors and sofa. A towering pile of dirty dishes lies in kitchen sink with empty plastic bottles scattered across the counter tops.

A brunette beauty has been named the first 'Candy Shop Mansion Goddess'. Gold Coast model Parnia Porsche was crowned the title by tobacco tycoon Travers Beynon, at right), dubbed 'The Candyman', as they celebrated at an extravagant Italian restaurant on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old has worked in modelling and promotions, but she also leads another life outside the mansion as an aspiring rapper and songwriter, who goes under the stage name 'P Royalty'. On Wednesday, she was pictured wearing a barely-there gold gown with her flowing locks and an expensive designer bag she won as a prize, alongside Beynon who donned a black-and-white suit (centre image). Beynon has become a controversial figure with his lavish partying lifestyle, and has been accused by former girlfriend as a chauvanist. Porsche is pictured at the mansion, left,, with Beynon, centre image, in her rap gear, bottom right, and among other girls and Beynon at the mansion, top right.

Remarkable new images have emerged of the skulls, jawbones, arms, legs and spines pulled from a historic London burial site as researchers continue excavating what they can of its estimated 20,000 corpses (pictured). Taken from the site of London's notorious Bedlam Hospital (illustrated centre), they are the long-buried remains of many asylum patients once subjected to the cruel and brutal treatments that characterised our early understanding of mental health.

It is one of the world's most highly regarded manufacturers and its name synonymous with luxury, high-performance sports cars. But despite Porsche's unique place in the psyche of the motoring industry - a group of mechanics have been left red-faced after misspelling the iconic manufacturer's name. The owner of a £100,000 Porsche 911 was left stunned to discover the error following what should have been a basic repair job.

Michael Hanlon, (left) known to friends as Milo, was 22 when he died at Port Vauban in Antibes in April 2013. He had been working on board Faith (right), a super-yacht popular among celebrities including Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones (inset), when he died. But amid allegations the yachting company he was working for had not been following safety procedures, an inquest into the young man's death is to open in Kendal, Cumbria.

For one desperate dog, the lure of a carrot cake cookie proved too much, and when his owner said he couldn't eat it, the fluffy canine pulled out all the stops to win him over, doing a begging dance. The video shows Skippy standing on his hind legs and pawing in the air, looking more like a prairie dog than a Shih Tzu, but are his efforts in vain?

The home, in the Long Island Sound near Rowayton, Connecticut, comes with ownership of 3.5-acre Tavern Island (center) first settled by English colonists in 1651. The six-bedroom Tudor-style mansion (top left, interior bottom rgiht), in the Long Island Sound near Rowayton, Connecticut, comes with ownership of a 3.5-acre island first settled by English colonists in 1651. Owners also have access to their own beach and a 25ft x 75ft pool (top right), as well as three other properties on the island with at least one bedroom each. On clear nights (bottom left) the distant Manhattan skyline is even visible from the island's shores. The plot of land was famous in the 1950s and 60s for playing host to celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Maureen O'Sullivan and Barbara Streisand.

After impressing the Queen with an African-themed garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, the royal competed for the Jerudong Trophy at Cirencester Park Polo Club in Gloucester on Sunday. The keen equestrian, who was in the attacking number one position, was pictured shouting during the charity match in aid of Centrepoint, Child Bereavement UK and WellChild, where he is a beneficiary.

This is Witanhurst (pictured left), London's largest and most expensive private house. When remodelling is complete, it will spread over 90,000 square feet, second in size only to Buckingham Palace. But mystery has surrounded its ownership since it was sold in 2008 for £50 million and it is now thought to be worth £300million. Now it has been claimed that the owner is Andrey Guryev (pictured right), Russia's 28th richest man, with a fortune of £2.6 billion, building a UK refuge for his family - including daughter-in-law Valeria (top right).

Concert pianist James Rhodes suffered years of brutal abuse as a child. He was just six years old and a pupil at Arnold House School in London when he was first rape at the hands of Peter Lee, which would continue for five years. It would be experience that haunted him for the rest of his life until he finally found solace in music. Now he is able to reveal his traumatic childhood after the Supreme Court lifted an injunction banning the publication of his autobiography.

These are the shocking scenes as a man brandishing a knife attempted to stab several police officers in Hackney, London, top left. The 26-year-old suspect was spotted trying to break into the first floor window of a home when police were called. Officers called on the man to drop his weapon and two officers tried to subdue him with CS spray, top right. However, pepper spray failed and officers were then forced to deploy a taser, bottom right. The man was knocked to the ground, where officers were able to arrest and handcuff him, bottom right.

Val De Boer, 51, from Duston, Northampton, joined her local Weight Watchers group after being warned her hefty size 30 frame and her fast food diet was severely damaging her health. Within 15 months she shed an incredible 10st 10lb, the entire weight of her course leader Sarah Barnes, 52.

Five shortlisted Britons will find out later this year whether they have made the final 24 on the Mars One project. Two of them, Hannah Earnshaw, 23, a PhD student in Astronomy at Durham University from Fort William,(right) and Clare Weedon, 27, a freelance systems integration manager for Virgin Media, from Addlestone, Surrey, (left) tell Catherine O'Brien why they're ready for their one-way ticket.

Abi Longfellow (pictured), 12, was once a happy, outgoing child, whose boundless energy left her parents struggling to make her even sit down. But this all changed two years ago, when a trip to A&E; for an innocuous throat infection revealed she was suffering from a rare kidney disease. Now she spends her time at home on a dialysis machine for 10 hours everyday - as her parents battle NHS red tape in a bid to save her life.

Charter Captain Grayson Shepard (top right) was filming as he made his final dive of the day, collecting Lionfish in the gulf southwest of St George Island, Florida, when the great white shark approached him. In the video he posted to YouTube, it shows the shark first appearing at a distance and then a second time swimming right towards him as he manages to remain calm (the great white shark pictured left). Shepard said he had heard reports of random sightings of great white sharks off the beach in Panama City but said his most recent encounter made him think twice about diving again in murky water with limited visibility.

Rare and macabre items from the ill-fated Lusitania - torpedoed by a German U-boat in the First World War - have been sold at auction. The sinking of the Lusitania (pictured inset), once the world's largest passenger ship, is credited with bringing the U.S. into the war after 1,191 holiday-makers and crew died. However, the most unusual item - the eerie Lusitania German Victory Medal (left) - was not from the ship itself, but made soon afterwards by the Germans in order to celebrate their naval 'victory'. Other pieces contained in the lot were dinner plates and a breakfast menu (right).

This is Mingsha Hill in Dunhuang, Gobi Desert. As camels amble across the spectacular landscape, visitors take turns going up, and then sliding down, the beautiful mountains of sand. When a strong wind picks up, the roars of tumbling sand can be heard all around. When there is a light breeze the falling sounds sounds almost music-like.

Eerie drone footage has captured the remains of the partially-submerged St Ivan Rilski Church. Standing in the Bulgarian town of Zapalnya, the structure, which was flooded by a dam 50 years ago, is the the only piece of evidence that a community once existed in the area.

The happiest place on earth is about to get even happier! Disneyland is celebrating its 60th birthday this year in July, and the celebrations are set to be spectacular. Disneyland is set to celebrate its 60th birthday and rare photos reveal the process from the initial plans (bottom right), to construction on the Californian patch (top left), to the electric atmosphere on opening day (bottom left), and the unveiling of additional attractions (top right).