NEW For the wife of an MH370 victim, news that what is believed to be debris from a Boeing 777 (inset) has washed up on an Indian Ocean beach is a double-edged sword. If the wreckage found on the island of La Reunion was confirmed to be the missing jet, it would extinguish Perth resident Danica Weeks's hope that her missing husband, Paul Weeks, is alive (Ms Weeks is pictured left, while her husband is pictured right with their two children, Lincoln, 4, and Jack, 2). But Ms Weeks told Daily Mail Australia the long mystery that has plagued her family could finally start to be solved. 'If it's a piece of a plane we might be able to solve the mystery and bring him home and do what's right for him,' she said.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart (left) raised her desire to donate a 'significant portion' of her $14 billion estate as part of the complex and lengthy legal settlement with her children John (bottom right) and Biaca (top right). Details of the proposed settlement have not been revealed but Mrs Rinehart and her son John Hancock have both indicated a charitable initiative should be included. Reports said Mrs Rinehart, 61, was not renowned for major charitable donations in the past.

NEW An Australian rower has been ruled out of this year's World Rowing Championship after a cycling crash in Italy caused him severe grazing and a busted collarbone. Alex Lloyd (right) suffered severe injuries (left) while training with fellow teammates around the northern Italian town of Varese on Tuesday. National selectors are still due to make a decision on who will replace Lloyd.

Hayley Mitchell, from the Gold Coast, weighed 110 kilograms at her heaviest, but after being devastated by how she looked at a friend's wedding (left), she took control - losing 50 kilograms.The mother-of-three had struggled with her weight her whole adult life but determined to make a change, Mrs Mitchell swapped her takeaway food for protein and vegetables and hit the gym, loosing nearly half her body weight in 19 months (right).

The photographs, taken from the Instagram account 'Average Parent Problems', offer a glimpse into the challenges parents face when raising their little ones. Put together by mommy blogger Ilana Wiles of Mommy Shorts, it aims to help parents laugh at the so-called 'problems' kids create. Because if they don't, she says, they might just cry themselves.

He was named Cecil after Cecil Rhodes, the British mining magnate, having first been spotted in 2008 at a place called White Man's Watering Hole inside Zimbabwe's famous Hwange National Park. But he was tricked earlier this month into leaving his sanctuary. Pieces of meat had been left just outside the boundary of Cecil's territory, where no hunting is allowed and anti-poaching patrols operate. Cecil picked up the scent and followed the trail, leaving his pride of two lionesses and six cubs inside the park. It proved a fatal mistake.The so-called King of the Jungle is pictured main, while the American dentist who paid £32,000 to Zimbabwean guides in return for the chance to kill Cecil is inset. Professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst (top left) and local landowner Honest Ndlovu (bottom left) allegedly assisted him.

The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (center) called Dr Walter Palmer (pictured top left with another dead lion) a 'jackhole' and suggested that he feels compelled to kill things that are stronger than him because he's sexually impotent. Kimmel than showed a collection of photos depicting Dr Palmer posing with his other wildlife trophies, including (top to bottom) a leopard, a rhino and a bighorn. The comic quipped: 'He killed like half of Noah's Ark.'

NEW Kordale Lewis, 26, and Caleb Anthony, 27, from Atlanta, Georgia, who shot to fame in 2014 after posting a photo of them doing their daughters' hair in the morning, have announced their split as Caleb blasts Kordale for 'disrespecting' him in lengthy Instagram post, which has since been removed.

Sportswomen and celebrities, including Olympians Sophie Hitchon (centre) and Samantha Murray (right) and the model Chrissy Teigen (left inset) reveal what they are most proud and insecure about in their bodies. They are among eight inspiring women who each discussed why they are proud of their bodies, not just for their beauty, but their strength, power and imperfections.

The graphic was compiled by Truth Theory, a blog run by a former pharmacist who goes by the name Niraj, based in the US, and includes a seven-stop breakdown. It reveals that in the First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100 per cent of your recommended daily intake.) You don't immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavour allowing you to keep it down. While at 60 minutes, as the rave inside of you dies down you'll start to have a sugar crash.

Lauded as possibly Australia's best home, this breath-taking tropical mansion is too good to be true. The dream property is set on a secluded island in the Whitsunday Islands and is on the market for a rumoured $10 million. This breath-taking tropical mansion, 'Heaven's Gate', is a six-bedroom, five-bathroom sanctuary, nestled in secluded, idyllic Hideaway Bay in North Queensland. The 1450 square metre modern mansion is an award-winning property and $10 million may well be a bargain price for a piece of heaven, equipped with its own helipad. The property of a lifetime boasts 400 metres of secluded, absolute beachfront overlooking the Great Barrier Reef, set amid sweeping green hinterland and an incredible list of luxury items.

Using the hashtag #lettersfromcamp, parents post the often misspelled and always entertaining letters they receive from their kids while they're at summer camp, telling tales of skinned knees, inexplicable vomiting and social media deprivation.

Courtney Randles (top), 26, lived a champagne lifestyle in a luxury apartment while her boyfriend Christopher Kenny worked as a major drug dealer across Britain. Despite an $36,000 salary, Randles posted selfies from transatlantic flights and bragged about her shopping sprees online, including bursting Juicy Couture bags (bottom right). When police raided the couple's flat, they also found £62,000 (bottom left) stashed behind a bathroom mirror. Randles has now been jailed after pleading guilty to money laundering.

Danielle Wicks' three children constantly get compliments on their healthy, shiny and soft blonde hair. The secret trick to their healthy locks is the Queensland mother (inset) never washes it - just a good rinse and massage to get the natural oils flowing once a week. Her eldest, Isla-Jade, who will be six in October, hasn't had her hair shampooed since she was 18 months old while Alicia, 4, and Astin, 2, have never experienced a bubbly lather on their scalps.

Parents Rachel (pictured right) and Sam were unaware that their new-born daughter (pictured right) was going to be born with chromosomal imbalance, a disability similar to down-syndrome. After their daughter's death aged two-and-a-half, the New Zealand parents started the Super Power Baby Project, in which they cherished children with disabilities in a series of beautiful portraits (Pictured left is Kaahu and Mia, inset).

The ever-so adorable Darren and Phillip (left) are social media star thanks to their obsessed owners. Known as the Blueboys, the English Staffordshire terriers have almost 40,000 followers on Twitter and more than 5,000 fans on Facebook. Both runts of the litter (inset) - only weighing about 16kg which is small for their breed - the fluffy duo are now having the last laugh as their besotted masters, Jennifer McLean and fiance Lachlan, has turned them into foxy fashionistas by dressing them up in baby clothes and capturing some seriously precious, and at times hysterical, moments (right). The Queensland couple bought Darren from a breeder four years ago, then adopted Phillip from a family friend a year later - and the cute canines have proved to be anything but camera-shy.

The public is still trying to make sense of why Ben Affleck filed for divorce from his wife Jennifer Garner last month after three children and a decade-long marriage. The 42-year-old Oscar winner just flatly denied Us Weekly's allegations he had an affair with the family's former nanny Christine Ouzounian, 28, last spring. And while the Batman v Superman star might be completely innocent, DailyMail.com decided to take a look back at celebrities who've cheated with 'the help.'

Janae Marie Kroc, 42, formerly known as Matt 'Kroc' Kroczaleski, announced on Instagram that she is 'transgender and gender fluid', explaining that she is 'currently still living life in both genders'. The author and model also said she is trying to wait until her three sons are older before moving forward with her transition.

Police found the shocking diaries of a killer after arresting Tatiana Samsonova, 67, pictured, who was caught on CCTV carrying the body parts of an elderly victim in plastic bags. They contain details of how she dismembered victims and scattered their body parts all over the city in St Petersburg. They have since found diaries in three languages detailing a series of brutal murders over two decades which police are now cross-referencing with unsolved cases.

AFL star Adam Goodes (pictured) has been given indefinite leave by Sydney over the controversy involving 'racist' fans who boo him, as mother of girl who vilified him demands an apology.The Swans announced Goodes would miss at least this Saturday's game with the Adelaide Crows. The mother of the girl Goodes famously called out in 2013 (bottom right) has said the champion player needs to 'man up and take' the abuse. Goodes sparked controversy by performing an Aboriginal war dance to celebrate a goal during the AFL Indigenous Round in May (top right).

Juliana Lopez, 22, also runs a boutique and is a well-known professional footballer for the Divas del Futbol team in Medellin. She flew into Guangzhou in the southeast Chinese province of Canton on a visit to purchase items for her shop but her family lost touch with the Miss Antioquia beauty pageant winner. She was detained for allegedly smuggling an unspecified substance in her laptop

Young gun Maddison Keeney, 19, appeared to let nerves get the better of her, slipping from fourth place to last in the finals of the World Titles in Russia after a disastrous final dive. After launching herself from the diving board, she baulked and fell off the platform, crashing into the water like a weekend swimmer skylarking at the local pool. But the result was no laughing matter, with Maddison recording a zero from all seven judges.

Elderly Japanese men and women who were just schoolchildren when the Enola Gay annihilated their city by dropping the nuclear device, recall the events of that horrifying day on August 6, 1945. Shigeko Sasamori, now 83, (left) described her appearance as 'monstrous' after she was caught in the blast. Takashi Tanemori (right) was a seven-year-old playing hide and seek when he found himself buried in the burning wreck of his school building after a sound that almost 'split his skull'.

Zoë Wescott, 30, and her husband Taylor, from LA, were matched on the dating app shortly after Zoë got out of a relationship. The couple knew almost immediately that they'd eventually get hitched. Taylor proposed after three months. But though Zoë was 'confident as hell' about her decision to tie the knot with him - even after such a quick courtship - she still feared the judgement of others.

Utah-based endurance athlete James 'Iron Cowboy' Lawrence completed the unprecedented challenge this past weekend. Lawrence undertook the 50-50-50 challenge to help raise awareness of childhood obesity and raise money to build dams in Africa. His previous Guinness World Records for most half-iron distance races in a year (22) and the most iron distance races completed in a year (30). Lawrence swam a total of 120 miles, biked 5,600 and run 1,310 in 50 locales in less than two months.

The lights, pictured, appear to float above Osaka for a full two minutes, making their way from one side of the skyline to the other as the cameraman catches the weird phenomenon on camera. The video has gone viral and has already been viewed more than 170,000 times. But still no-one knows exactly what the spherical objects seen in the sky could have been.

Youngsters are taught how to push their tiny bodies through the pain barrier at the summer school in Bozhou, Ahui Province. These amazing images show them hanging from horizontal bar (bottom left), holding stretch positions (main image) and balancing on their hands (bottom right). Children with special physical capabilities are selected specially for the camp during the summer holiday. China is known for picking out youngsters with promise in any sport and sending them to training camps like these.

A groom ditched his shoes and tie as he transformed into the hobbit, Frodo Baggins, for his Lord of the Rings wedding day. Will Grant, 28, who's a big fan of the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy novel, convinced his wife-to-be, Amy Gander, 33, to turn their garden in Woolacombe, North Devon into Middle Earth for their big day. They rowed to a pond (top right) where a man dressed as Gandalf took their vows (pictured left) and a well-trained eagle delivered the wedding rings. It took Will and Amy six months to plan their magical nuptials, which took place on July 4. They even created a website to give guests (bottom right) some costume inspiration. It advised attendees to bring weapons but to 'keep safety in mind'. 'If you have a bow and arrow, please leave the arrows at home to avoid the temptation of ring them,' the description read. While Will, a plumber, went as Frodo Baggins, Amy dressed as the ethereal blonde character, Galadriel. Their fantastical setting was decked with hobbit holes, an enchanted forest and a wooden entrance with the carved inscription 'speak friend and enter' based on the Gates of Moria.

As if dangling from the top of a 400-metre building was not enough, one fearless thrill-seeker has taken the human flag trend to new heights. Brave Abudi Alsagoff, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, climbed 200 flights of stairs to the top of the 101 Marina in Dubai, to perform what is fast becoming the bizarre fitness craze of the year.

The baby hippo is seen standing on its hind legs before it clambers on to the back of a bull and propels itself into the herd of adults wallowing in the mud (pictured main). Gavin Udal, who photographed the determined hippo at Lake St Lucia in Zululand, South Africa, said the calf (pictured inset) was seeking shelter from the chilly weather - and protection from nearby predators.