Step-families usually come with baggage. And as billionaire's widow Judy Taubman stood angrily outside her Mayfair flat - ten suitcases piled up on the pavement - she seemed like the perfect example. The 70-year-old former Miss Israel arrived back in London after a flight from New York to find herself locked out of her £5million home and a security guard on the door after a row with her stepchildren turned nasty. Her husband Alfred Taubman, a property tycoon who bought the world-famous auction house Sotheby's in 1983, died in April this year aged 91, leaving his vast fortune to be divided up. A forthcoming sale of his art could raise as much as a billion dollars.
Corbyn pals plot to topple Government: Union leaders threaten walkouts and civil unrest in bid to get their man into Downing Street
Emboldened by Jeremy Corbyn's dramatic election as Labour leader, militant chiefs warned they were ready to break the law to bring down the Tories and called for 6.5million trade union members to back them up. Mark Serwotka hailed Mr Corbyn's anti-austerity policies and called for 6.5million trade union members to back them up on the streets with strikes, demonstrations, local campaigns and occupations. 'We have the ability to stop austerity in its tracks, to topple this government and to ensure we get a fairer society,' said the Public and Commercial Services Union leader. David Cameron, who called Mr Corbyn on Saturday night to congratulate him on his victory, yesterday warned on Twitter: 'The Labour Party is now a threat to our national security, our economic security and your family's security.'
Corbyn gives top job to IRA sympathiser: New Shadow Chancellor who wanted to kill Margaret Thatcher to push through plans for taxes on middle-class families
- Sotheby billionaire's widow is locked out of her Mayfair flat... by her own stepchildren! Stranded on the street after inheritance row over £400,000 paintings
- Corbyn's union pals pledge strike chaos: As Labour plunges into bitter civil war, allies threaten walkouts and civil unrest in bid to topple Government to install him in Downing Street
- Third Mrs Corbyn steps into the spotlight to see her husband win the Labour leadership - but is nowhere to be seen on his first full day in charge
- Paymaster and lackey: Embrace of the Brothers Corbyn and McCluskey as they celebrate victory in a Westminster pub
- Corbyn gives top job to IRA sympathiser: New Shadow Chancellor who wanted to kill Margaret Thatcher to push through plans for taxes on middle-class families
- How wonderful it'd be if we scrapped the Army, he ranted... but Corbyn's call is dismissed as 'madness' by Tory MP
- Making of Comrade Corbyn: QUENTIN LETTS explains how Labour leader went from prep school boy raised in a manor house to rich-bashing friend of terrorists
- So much for unity as Corbyn's new deputy brags: I've got my own mandate for reform
- DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Corbyn is a great leap backwards for Labour
- PETER MCKAY: How smug Tories can still blow it in 2020
- MAX HASTINGS: How can we ever trust Jeremy Corbyn with our security?
- Pictured: Vile mother who stole £13,000 compensation awarded to her daughter after she was raped by her stepdad to become Britain's youngest mum aged 12
- Diesel drivers face £12.50 fee to enter cities after motorists were told to ditch their petrol cars for 'green' fuel
- The bus lane 'rat traps' that cost us millions: Tens of thousands of motorists hit with heavy fines after being caught out
- Now EU wants bins collected monthly! New edict to help Britain hit recycling target
- Police personnel boss drives £40,000 emergency response car as a perk: Civilian worker given Mercedes complete with lights and sirens even though she has never attended a 999 call
- You must not call residents sweetie or darling, care home staff told because they are 'patronising and demeaning'
- Parents who fail... at homework: One in three admit being confused by work their children bring home
- I've asked Al difficult questions - but NEVER doubted him: In a powerfully moving interview, Sgt Blackman's wife reveals how his imprisonment for 'murder' has devastated her life too
- MPs join fight to clear Taliban murder Marine: Call to release sergeant jailed for killing fatally-wounded Afghan
- 'We can't take any more!' Germany stops ALL trains from Austria as they reintroduce border controls and temporarily suspend Schengen Agreement
- 'I think I'm going to die': Man, 62, tells of horrifying moment he was mauled so savagely by pit bulls after owner told them to attack that a priest offered him last rites
- Three brothers shot dead on a driveway after an argument over music in Louisiana before the gunman killed himself
- EXCLUSIVE: Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse after slamming a 1989 Scorsese film based on his life
- Outrage as black woman was 'forced to spend eight days in a psych ward because cops would not believe the BMW she was driving was hers'
- The hipster takeover: Before-and-after photos show how Brooklyn's bodegas, shops and garages became slick breweries, brunch spots and hotels in little more than five years
- The salary you'll need to earn to buy a home in 27 cities: San Francisco's most expensive (again!) while Cleveland is the new most affordable
- 'It was super twisted': Former high school student claims she had a secret sexual relationship with female assistant principal when she was 17 and it was covered up
- Twitter backlash for Entourage star Adrian Grenier over his 9/11 'tribute' - as users brand it 'classless' and a 'slap in the face' to victims
- Heartbreaking scenes in California as 400 homes are wiped out by raging wildfires that have blitzed 115,000 acres and forced 4,000 people to run for their lives - as state of emergency is declared
- Arizona students who lost their GoPro after sending it 100,000ft high attached to a balloon get it back TWO YEARS later when hiker finds it filled with incredible footage of the Grand Canyon from the edge of space
- EXCLUSIVE: How Caitlyn Jenner's BFF Candis Cayne went from a gawky boy relentlessly bullied for being too 'girlie' (and having a twin bother who was a high school football star) to a sassy transgender woman
- Special needs student, 19, dies after he was 'left alone on school bus all day during heatwave'
- Sotheby billionaire's widow is locked out of her Mayfair flat... by her own stepchildren! Stranded on the street after inheritance row over £400,000 paintings
- Shocking moment two topless feminist protestors storm Muslim conference - before they are dragged off and kicked on the floor
- Painted lady, 23, attacked by crazed woman in Times Square who called her a 'nasty wh**e' before punching her in the face
- Clooney says history will 'laugh' at Trump: Movie star takes aim at The Donald over his 'idiotic' Mexican immigrant comments
- Man, 44, jailed for minor traffic violations is left comatose after prison guards BLOCKED paramedics from taking him to hospital when he complained about abdominal pain and bleeding
- FIFTEEN young children - including four babies - among 34 refugees who drowned after their boat sank off Greek island
- Massive Bay Area palatial home with panoramic views smashes records with its $47.5 million sale (after a decade-long restoration project costing $30 million)
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Pictured: Vile mother who stole £13,000 compensation awarded to her daughter after she was raped by her stepdad to become Britain's youngest mum aged 12
A woman who was raped and impregnated by her mother's lover when she was 11 years old has accused her mum of blowing her victim compensation money on a wedding. Chantelle Jones became Britain's youngest mother when she gave birth to a son in 2006 (pictured left when she gave birth and right today) - aged just 12 - after being raped by Russel Tovey. Told by her mother Beverley Bale (pictured inset) she would receive £15,000 in compensation when she turned 21, she was shocked to be handed only £2,000 - and claims her mother blew £10,000 of it on a wedding.
I've asked Al difficult questions - but NEVER doubted him: In a powerfully moving interview, Sgt Blackman's wife reveals how his imprisonment for 'murder' has devastated her life too
Being married to a convicted criminal can never be easy. How much harder, though, to be Mrs Alexander Blackman - certain, like so many people in Britain, that her husband has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice. For the outcry was overwhelming when he was found guilty of murder: more than 100,000 people signed a petition calling for the conviction to be quashed. But even more important to Blackman - as he said to me himself when I met him in jail recently - is the support of such a loving, strong and loyal wife. By inclination, 43-year-old Claire (pictured left and right with her husband on their wedding day in 2010)is a very private person. 'I would rather stay hidden, but I know I have to speak up for Al at this crucial stage,' she explains. 'It is the last chance to overturn an injustice and get him home.'
HOW THE WORLD LOOKS FROM WESTMINSTER
WESTMINSTER TODAY
- Plebgate MP sells £1m ski flat to pay legal bill: Andrew Mitchell puts three-bed apartment on the market after high-profile libel case
- Portrait of a man who could today be leader of the Opposition: Casual Corbyn 'unstoppable' as fellow left-winger is picked to run for Labour in London
- Labour MP claims for just TWO PENCE worth of stationery as politicians bill taxpayer for record £106million in expenses
Couple who have tragically lost SIX babies now hope a surrogate mother can help them start a family
Jina McPhee, 28, miscarried twins, had two stillbirths, lost a daughter at just 13 days old and another little girl aged three - all within eight years. It was only after the stillborn birth of her sixth child, Murray, that doctors discovered she has a rare condition that means she will never be able to carry a baby to full term. Medics suggested surrogacy would be the best option for Jina and husband Tam, 31, (pictured together, left) but it's only now - three years on - that they feel able to take the next step. 'We're desperate to have a family,' said Jina, from Livingston, West Lothian. Among the children they've lost are Karmelle (bottom right), who was born 26 weeks early and died aged three, and Ruby (top right) who was delivered after just 27 weeks by emergency caesarean and died shortly after.
'Those evil eyes will never change': Victims of 'Britain's most sadistic mother' speak of their fury after torturer is seen out shopping following her early release from prison
Eunice Spry, 71, was recognised by three of her foster children, who all suffered years of torture and abuse after being taken in by her in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in 1991. During her reign of terror, Spry forced sticks down her victims' throats and made them eat their own vomit and rat excrement. As punishment for misbehaving, she would also beat them on the soles of their feet and force them to drink washing-up liquid and bleach. Spry, who was initially jailed for 14 years for her crimes in 2007, first had the tariff reduced to 12 years by the High Court and was released last summer after serving just half of her sentence.
Shocking pictures show youngsters risking their lives as they climb 80ft-high rollercoaster in abandoned amusement park
Camelot Theme Park in Lancashire (inset), which shut down in 2012, has been boarded up but dozens of people have been spotted entering through a gap in the fence. Most of the old rides have been removed but the rusting structure of the 'Knightmare' rollercoaster, which was the park's top white knuckle ride, still remains. Many people have been sharing their pictures of climbing the old ride on social media and a number of videos have been uploaded to YouTube showing the dangerous ascent. Pictures taken show people walking along the top of the disused ride perilously high from the ground.
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Vintage petrolheads take their pride and joy classic cars and motorbikes out for a spin in historic hill climb event
Enthusiasts from the Middlesbrough and District Motor Club on board rare cars and motorbikes showed off their prized vehicles in the annual Saltburn vintage hill climb. Included in today's showcase race were (clockwise from top left) a 1970s Ford Cortina mk3, a rare Austin 7, a 1926 Bentley, and a feast of rare motorbikes and other historic rides (centre, an Austin). Participants took part in a non-competitive gathering, testing their age-old machines on a tough hill climb on the outskirts of the Teeside town.
THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
Masked Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem mosque hours before the start of Jewish New Year
Palestinian Muslims and Israeli police clashed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem today, just hours before the start of the Jewish New Year. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas condemned what he called an Israeli police 'attack' at the site, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said authorities must prevent rioting there. The latest violence appears to have been sparked over access to the site sacred to both faiths.
WORLD NEWS
- 'Go home!' After years of Eastern European migrants starting new lives in the UK now it's the turn of their own countries to complain about new arrivals
- Masked Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem mosque hours before the start of Jewish New Year
- Spanish soldier gets touching goodbye hug from his daughter ahead of Mediterranean mission to target people traffickers
- Angry crowd demand police hunt man who had stored explosives at Indian restaurant which saw 90 killed in massive blast
- 'We can't take any more!' German ministers call for urgent action on migrant crisis as they HALT all trains coming from Austria
- FIFTEEN young children - including four babies - among 34 refugees who drowned after their boat sank off Greek island
- 'How can I forgive her?' Syrian refugee hits back at the Hungarian camerawoman who tripped him as he carried his terrified son to safety in the West
- Horrifying moment that mosque shakes seconds before crane collapse which killed 111 in Mecca disaster
- Shocking moment two topless feminist protestors storm Muslim conference - before they are dragged off and kicked on the floor
- Al Qaeda leader calls on young Muslim men in the US and the West to copy Boston Bombers and Charlie Hebdo killers with more homegrown attacks
- Rebel female Buddhist monks are on the rise to challenge the traditional male authorities in Thailand
- Egyptian government resigns en masse as President clamps down following 'fallout from bribery scandal'
- Number of migrants entering Germany DOUBLES with 40,000 expected to arrive this weekend alone
- Iran finds huge new supply of uranium which could allow country to fuel nuclear programme without Western monitoring