The Braemar Gathering, where the Queen made her traditional annual appearance today, is held a short distance from the royals' summer retreat on the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire.

The shockingly bad rental flats, based mainly in Britain and the US, repeatedly appear online among lists of the worst homes available to rent. In one cheeky advert, a tent in the garden of a property in San Francisco (bottom left) is being advertised for £458 per month, while another ambitious landlord has listed a cupboard in Paddington, west London, (bottom right) for £160 per month. Elsewhere in Reims, France, a room (top right) with a shower and toilet fitted next to the kitchen sink will set tenants back £169 per month, while a horrendously cramped room in Islington, north London, (top left) with a kitchen doubling up as a bedroom will set tenants back a staggering £730 per month.

Australian bad-boy Nick Kyrgios, 20, and Canadian sweetheart Eugenie Bouchard, 21, turned heads at the US Open in flushing doubles with their highly flirtatious first round win in the mixed doubles. Fist bumps, giggling chats at the change of ends (left) and even playful towel fights (right) were all included in the exciting three-set match, with one twitter user likening it to a 'first date' with 'sexual tension through the roof' (inset).

Queensland residents be warned, there may be an enormous snake lurking right underneath your toilet seat. Snake catcher Elliot Budd, from Townsville, in north-east Queensland, was called out to a property in Mount Stewart after a group of tradesmen discovered a massive carpet python coiled up in the downstairs loo. 'It was about three metres long - definitely one of the biggest I have ever relocated,' Mr Budd told Daily Mail Australia.

Gareth Bowen-Jones (left) had been looking forward to his visit to Flamingo Land (right), near Malton, North Yorkshire, for weeks when he visited with his mother, Evelyn, last week. But confusion over the park's disability policy meant he was unable to go on a ride for more than four hours. It is Flamingo Land's policy that those with a direct access wrist band - a pass allowing disabled people to jump the queue - must be accompanied by a carer in case of an evacuation. The information is included in the 'plan your visit' section of the Flamingo Land website, as well as in the frequently asked questions, but Mrs Bowen-Jones - who was wearing the purple carer's wrist band but did not want to go on the rides - believes it is not obvious where to look for it.

A delivery worker has been caught on camera throwing a large parcel over a customer's fence and walking off. Filmed on a home security camera, the video was posted on social media and has already been re-tweeted over 4,500 times. Customer Mat Furber addressed the video to delivery company Hermes, commenting in the caption: 'Thank you for the smooth and safe delivery of my parcel today.'

The two-year-old boy (main), who has not been identified, was spotted feeding from his neighbor's pet dog, Reina (inset), after his drunken mother allegedly left him without food or water in the desert port of Arica in Chile. Police were called to the scene and the naked infant was taken to Hospital Regional Dr. Juan Noé, some 1,240 miles north of the country's capital, Santiago, where he was found to be malnourished. He was also suffering from a skin infection and a lice infestation. Officials believe the boy may have been saved from starvation by the dog's breast milk.

Chemical engineer and MIT grad Dave Whitlock (seen left and right) has not showered in a dozen years because he wants to preserve bacteria on his skin. He helped found a company that sells a spray that contains live bacteria. Mother Dirt (inset), which is sold by the Cambridge-based company AOBiome, is odorless and feels like water.

EXCLUSIVE: Rita Hunter, 60, from Liverpool, left and right with her husband Charlie on their wedding day, was first diagnosed with aggressive vulval cancer at the age of 52. Over the next eight years she battled the disease four more times, before getting the all-clear. Mrs Hunter, who is mother to James, now 24, pictured with his parents top centre, had been terrified of developing cancer after her mother Winifred and sister Pauline, bottom centre, died from cervical cancer at 54 and 34 respectively. Mrs Hunter said: 'I want to raise awareness of vulval cancer. Please don't ignore changes in your vulva, pain or rashes nearby.'

The delighted boy, who wore a red and white-striped top and pink-framed glasses, clapped wildly when the Argentinian pontiff picked him up inside Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Francis, 78, greeted many of the 5,000 loyal followers who came to see him.He was there to speak to Parish groups who promote 'evangilisation' - the process of going from church to church spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Later this month, he will embark on an an eight-day, 'politically charged' tour in which he will visit Cuba, the United States and the United Nations' headquarters.

Scottish student Chelsea Marr, 24, right, has turned down the chance of a glamorous life of modelling - in favour of working as a recruitment manager. Her similarity Hollywood star Angelina, left, who is married to Brad Pitt, has seen her take the internet by storm. Her Instagram account has 56,000 followers, with hundreds liking and commenting on her pictures. But Miss Marr revealed she is not a model but works as an operations manager for an oil and gas recruitment company in Aberdeen.

Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne (bottom right), 66, is dating 35-year-old Nigora Whitehorn (together left and top right), a former Harley Street dental practice receptionist from Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Today, Nigora (who claims to be the daughter of 'royalty' and 'celebrities' in her native Uzbekistan), is living it up in his stunning holiday home on the Algarve, where the besotted entrepreneur can't keep his hands off her. He is 'madly in love', feels like 'an excited schoolboy' and wants to marry her, the divorced single mother claims. And Nigora? Well, she's chucked in her job and handed back the house keys to her former husband.

At a concert in Philadelphia in the US the singer, 21, motioned for the banner reading 'Hi Harry. Your so nice' to be handed to him (pictured left), before wasting no time in fixing the omission. He took out a pen and added the missing apostrophe and letter 'e' to make it 'You're so nice' (middle). Looking unimpressed at having to fix the error, Harry then held up the corrected sign to show fans (right). Sixteen-year-old Taelor Ford later tweeted the One Direction star: 'Thank you for signing my poster and correcting my grammar!!'

Christine Frayne-Elliot, 26, had booked a week long stay for June 2016 in the Sa Coma Playa in Majorca with husband James, 38, and their children Jaden, 1 and Lacey, 4. Also staying with them were Christine's parents, who wish to remain anonymous. The trip was organised with two group bookings between the six of them. However just two weeks after booking the holiday, Christine received the devastating news that her child Jaden had been diagnosed with cancer with a tumor in his back.

In a video uploaded to YouTube titled, Angry Hot Kebab Girl Meltdown', a woman, filmed somewhere in the US, is seen verbally abusing the restaurant's employees because they used green peppers instead of red in her meal. She also berates the staff members for not speaking English. She leaves the restaurant in a huff, but not before walking into the glass front door on her way out.

The 777-9X will seat at least 400 passengers with a superwide cabin with larger, higher windows when it begins production in 2017. It is so big, Boeing has developed hinges on its wingtips. The hinges will fold up, allowing the plane to shorten its wingspan when it's rolling across airport taxiways, the first design of its kind on any commercial airliner.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, 40, has snapped up an eight-bedroom Grade II-listed property near Hampstead Heath in north London (bottom right), which is just a stone's throw from where the likes of Kate Moss live. The father-of-four paid almost £10million for the 17th century home which was marketed as having a beautiful interior, including 'wonderful' panelled rooms (bottom left) and a 'particularly fine' staircase, as well as period features, beautiful gardens (top left) and stunning views. The home also boasts a lavish bathroom (top right) and counts George Michael and Jude Law among its neighbours. Oliver is believed to have finalised the purchase in July but is yet to move in. It is just three miles from the £7million Primrose Hill property where he lives with his wife Jools, 40 (together inset), and their children, Poppy, 13, Daisy, 12, Petal, six, and Buddy, four.

The controversial dating site Seeking Arrangements has launched its first ever calendar contest where 12 real-life sugar babies compete for the coveted title of Sugar Baby of the Year and the chance to be featured on the calendar's cover. The contestants range in age from 19 to 25, and while they were more than happy to flaunt their toned bodies in tiny bikinis for the dating site's 2016 calendar, many insist that voters should choose them for the cover because of their fantastic personalities.

Victoria Lautman is enamoured by India's stepwells - the subterranean masterpieces that served first as a vital means to access and store water between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD but remain architectural wonders to this day. The Chicago journalist has spent four years exploring around 120 sites and says her 'smouldering obsession' with the impressive and varied underground structures stems from their mystery, beauty and history.

Discovery Family's new show Babies Behaving Badly, due to premier tonight, sees viral videos of kids throwing fits and trying to outsmart their parents given the TV treatment with comedic commentary and interviews with the tiny tots turned internet sensations.

Seawater used in nearby mines has been blamed for causing the enormous crater in the Perm region of central Russia. The sinkhole has grown to 400ft across and is said to be visible from space. Latest images, taken from a helicopter, show the abyss threatening forests on two sides, as well as more homes now standing on the edge of the gaping precipice. The site is two miles from the nearest town but was a regular summer getaway destination until the holiday homes were abandoned in 2005 following concerns the ground was sinking. One local source said as many as 20 cottages, unoccupied at the time, have now sunk into the chasm.

While many would think twice before stepping foot into eerie crumbling factories or decaying medical centres, photographer Anna Mika chooses to explore them to discover their subtle allure. The plucky 25-year-old from Poland's mysterious collection called, Urbex - Urban Exploration, features mines, factories, hospitals, both Polish and abroad.

Manchester United memorabilia comes in all shapes and sizes, but it's unlikely any can compete with this mobile shrine on wheels that has gone on sale in Huddersfield for £790. The 14 year-old Mazda 323F wouldn't normally attract attention, but the eye-catching paint job featuring glorious scenes from Manchester United's history is guaranteed to earn a second glance from Red Devils fans. The 2001 car's previous owner decided to pay homage to his beloved club with artwork that includes an aerial view of Old Trafford on the roof and an picture of captain Wayne Rooney scoring his memorable overhead kick against local rivals City in 2012.