EXCLUSIVE: Jim Carrey's tragic ex was a Scientologist and had been on an intensive 'survival' course at religion's celebrity center 

Jim Carrey’s ex Cathriona White was a Scientologist

The ex-girlfriend of Jim Carrey who committed suicide just days after splitting with the Hollywood star was a Scientologist who was taking an intensive 'survival' Scientology course (center in a sauna doing the Scientology detoxification program purif) DailyMail.com can reveal. Make-up artist Cathriona White (left with Carrey) took classes at Scientology's Hollywood Celebrity Center (inset) and was working on her 'objectives' in the 'Survival Rundown.' The revelation comes from respected journalist Tony Oretega who has been writing about Scientology for 20 years. White and Carey had split up shortly before her death, and was spotted at a party soon after smiling as he chatted with women (right).

Hurricane Joaquin could make a DIRECT HIT on NYC and New Jersey: Latest government forecast shows storm hitting North East as it strengthens to a category three with 120mph winds

Hurricane Joaquin could make a DIRECT HIT on NYC and New Jersey

Hurricane Joaquin strengthened from a Tropical Storm to a Category 3 hurricane (inset) by late Wednesday night, with winds reaching 120mph. The path of the storm changed as well, at least according to the model made by the Global Forecasting System which now has the hurricane making landfall in New Jersey and New York City (above). If the model is accurate the storm would hit New Jersey on Monday. The GFS is a weather forecast model produced by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, which is part of the National Weather Service - an agency of the United States government. The storm is also still getting stronger, and expected to reach Category 4 levels at some time on Thursday before its strength decreases as it hits colder waters while travelling north.

'Surprise!' Woman who beat her online boyfriend with a baseball bat at their first real meeting after he moved across the US for her is jailed for five years

Haley Fox, 24, of Turner, Oregon, had been dating Samuel Campell, 26, of Adger, Alabama, for two years after meeting online in 2013.

What's your heart's REAL age? Take this test to find out, as doctors most of us are old before our time... 

The global survey by Bupa found the average person had a heart age three years older than their actual age. Teachers and medics fared the best while manual labourers had the worst heart health.

How sugar content of our favorite soda drinks varies around the world: Glass of Schweppes Tonic Water has 11 teaspoons of sugar in US versus just 4 in UK

Tests on 274 sugar-sweetened soft drinks found some had more than double the sugar content of their equivalents in other countries. Sprite in Thailand had the most sugar with 12 teaspoons.

John Gotti's grandson marries in 'ceremony worthy of The Godfather with mobsters, Hollywood A-listers, and partying until dawn at Long Island castle'

John Gotti's grandson marries in 'ceremony worthy of The Godfather at Long Island's Oheka

John Gotti's grandson has married in a star-studded ceremony. And according to Page Six's sources, it was an event worthy of The Godfather. The wedding for the mobster descendant John Agnello and his fiancée Alina Sanchez (left) was reportedly held at Oheka Castle (center) in Long Island last weekend. John Travolta (bottom right), who is set to play the Dapper Don (Gambino boss John Gotti, top right) in a much-delayed biopic, reportedly attended with his wife Kelly Preston.

First day of legal marijuana in Oregon: Shops lure recreational pot smokers with free food, extended hours and discounted drugs

Some of the more than 250 dispensaries that already offer medical marijuana in Oregon opened their doors soon after midnight - just moments after it became legal to sell to over-21s.

Mother of murdered student Morgan Harrington consoles mom of her daughter's alleged killer Jesse Matthew and says she understands HIS family is suffering too

Morgan Harrington's mom consoles mom of alleged killer Jesse Matthew

NEW The mother of murdered Virginia student Morgan Harrington has consoled the mother of her daughter's alleged killer Jesse Matthew. Gil Harrington (left) approached Matthew's mother Debra Carr (right) after a court appearance, shaking her hand and saying she understood that her family was suffering too. Matthew (inset, bottom right) is accused of murdering Miss Harrington (inset, bottom left), 20, and fellow student Hannah Graham, 18, five years apart. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the Graham case.

Cops hunt for serial criminal, 31, after his mother and girlfriend are found 'shot dead' in their Ohio home

Police are searching for Travis Bomham, 31, after Sandra Stelk, 50, and Jaime Barber, 23, were discovered laying lifeless inside their Newark, Ohio, home on Wednesday.

Mother claims school locked her autistic eight-year-old son in a 'box' - while another left him in a closet during fire drill

Heather Rhodes said she turned up at Longleaf Elementary School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on November 13, 2013, to hear the screams of her adopted son, Cade, piercing the corridor.

Are video games GOOD for you? 'Shoot-em-ups' can actually boost brain function, review suggests

NEW The review was carried out by Dr Shawn Green, assistant professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr Aaron Seitz, of University of California Riverside.

'I was such a health freak that I missed Christmas dinner to go to the gym': Woman obsessed with 'clean eating' forced herself to only eat vegetables for a YEAR

NEW Christine Johnson, 28, of Moore, Oklahoma, had orthorexia - an obsession with healthy eating. She lost seven stone in four years through eating 'clean' foods and exercising three times a day.

'The regret and the guilt that I feel is immense': Tearful drama teacher, 36, sentenced to five years in prison for repeatedly having sex with 15-year-old student

Washington teacher sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with 15-year-old

Stephanie McCrea, 36, who headed the drama department at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington, pleaded guilty in July to four counts of third-degree rape of a child and one count of tampering with a witness. An emotional Ms McCrea said during her sentencing Wednesday she takes responsibility for her actions and that she feels the pain of knowing she's hurt many people with her choices.

Women in Warren Jeffs' cult are forced to get pregnant by 'seed bearers' while their husbands hold their hands and watch, claims exiled member

Lyle Jeffs' ex-wife Charlene claims FLDS church has seed bearers to impregnate women

A petition filed earlier this year reveals that women in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are impregnated by a select group of men known as 'seed bearers.' Charlene Jeffs (left), whose estranged brother-in-law Warren (wives of Warren inset) ran the church, was attempting to get custody of her children from her husband Lyle (right) when she described the practice during which one or multiple men are selected to have sex with a woman to get her pregnant. The woman's husband meanwhile must sit in the room while this man or men have sex with his wife, holding her hand the entire time.

California woman who was burned by an exploding e-cigarette is awarded $1.9million by a jury

After a six-day trial, a Riverside Superior Court jury awarded $1.9 million to Jennifer Ries in the lawsuit against VapCigs.

Revealed.. the top 5 warning signs of cancer in young people

From unexplained weight loss, pain that doesn't go away with painkillers to lumps and swellings, here the Teenage Cancer Trust reveals the top five signs of cancer in young people that shouldn't be ignored.

Putin signs decree drafting 150,000 conscripts into the Russian military... as his fighter jets launch new wave of air strikes in Syria

Vladimir Putin signs decree drafting 150,000 conscripts into the Russian military

The timing of the move - on the very day Russia entered the Syrian conflict yesterday - will raise suspicions the Russian President (top right) is planning a wider offensive to prop up his Syrian counterpart. It also comes after one of Putin's staunchest allies called on him to send in Muslim ground troops to defeat the Islamic State and other extremist groups. Meanwhile, Moscow said it had attacked 12 targets belonging to ISIS, including a command centre in Hama and an ammunition depots in Idlib, on its second day of bombing runs. However, activists say they also hit moderate rebels including a base controlled by the Ahrar al-Sham Movement (main and top left) at Hass ancient cemeteries in Idlib.

'This is the ultimate disrespect,' McCain says as Russia drops its first bombs on Syria in area US official says ISIS isn't operating in

Republicans in Congress accused Moscow of using the strikes as an excuse to provide cover to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. The White House says it's 'too early' to say what the Russians were targeting.

Secret Service agents threatened to smear a congressman investigating scandals at the agency to 'make things even'

FILE - In this May 14, 2015, file photo, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah speaks at the start of a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Secret Service accountability stemming from a March 4, 2015, incident. A new government report concludes that scores of Secret Service employees improperly accessed the decade-old job application of Chaffetz, who was investigating scandals inside the agency. A deputy director was caught suggesting officials leak embarrassing information to retaliate against Chaffetz. The report said the actions could represent criminal violations under the U.S. Privacy Act. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen, File)

Utah senator Jason Chaffetz (pictured) was probing claims that Secret Service agents drove a government vehicle drunk when staff threatened to leak embarrassing information about him.

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Jim Carrey and Cathriona White spotted deep in conversation in final photos of the pair together - two weeks before her tragic suicide 

Jim Carrey and Cathriona White spotted deep in conversation in final photos

The final photos taken of Jim Carrey and his Cathorina White show the pair smiling and holding hands while out on a date. They were seen at the Kayne Griffin Corcoran Gallery on September 10 taking in the opening reception of a new installation by artist Aaron Sandnes. A little over two weeks later the couple would split and White would tragically take her own life.

Male executives are 'too frightened' to help women at work in case they are accused of sexual harassment, a new book claims 

In Sex And The Office, US-based research scholar Kim Elsesser (pictured) says women are missing out at work because their more senior male colleagues are reluctant to befriend or mentor them.

Brittney Griner gets estranged wife Glory Johnson kicked out of their Arizona home - despite the fact that she is pregnant with twins and due in January

The contentious divorce between WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson continues, with news that Johnson has been kicked out of the couple's home - even though she is pregnant.

Joker with Hollywood's most TOXIC love life: A string of A-list conquests. A devastating tragedy. And how Jim Carrey has left a trail of emotional mayhem 

Jim Carrey, the joker with Hollywood's most TOXIC love life

The distraught ex-lover caught up in the tragic suicide of his beautiful young girlfriend just days after they split up - it's not a role we usually associate with Jim Carrey, Hollywood's manic king of comedy. Cathriona White, a 28-year-old Irish make-up artist, was discovered dead at her rented Los Angeles home from a suspected drugs overdose just four days after she split with Carrey for the second time. A string of women - all of them much more famous and wise to the ways of Tinseltown than the reportedly vulnerable and gentle Miss White - have had messy relationships with the actor.

Ben Carson raised $20 million in the last three months - that's more than the entire GOP field collected in the same period four years ago

Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson meets with voters during a campaign stop at the University of New Hampshire Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Carson has received more than 600,000 donations from a total of 353,000 people. He raised $250,000 by listing the names of his supporters' children on the side of his campaign bus for $50 each.

Clinton raises $28million in three months thanks to big donors - but Bernie Sanders is just behind on $26million thanks to grassroots donations

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2015, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Clinton is planning a stop in Boston on Thursday, Oct. 1 to host a community forum on substance abuse with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Clinton brought in most of her cash from big-money donors at glitzy events, where admission is typically $2,700 per head, while Sanders's total came from small online contributions.

Trump says he would send Syrian refugees BACK: The Donald claims wave of migrants fleeing the Middle East could be 'a great tactical ploy by ISIS'

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump talks during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Keene, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Speaking to thousands of supporters in Keene, New Hampshire, tonight, Trump said that thousands of Syrian migrants due to come to the U.S. under a government deal would be sent back if he is elected.

The amazing moment a dolphin gives a Miami Heat dancer her phone back after retrieving it from the bottom of the ocean

Bahamas dolphin gives a Miami Heat dancer her phone back after retrieving it from the sea

Dancer and model Teressa Cee, middle, had been swimming off the coast of the Bahamas with dolphin Cacique and left her phone with someone on the boat. However, when she returned, she was told that it just been dropped in the sea. Cacique came to the rescue, diving to the bottom to look for it, top left. The dolphin swam back to the surface, top right, and handed it back to someone on the boat, bottom right. Teressa was then given her phone back, bottom left, and later posted a video of the amazing experience to her Facebook fans.

You CAN have a natural birth after a Caesarean section - and it's likely to be safer, mothers are told

New guidance, by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, suggests for the majority of women a natural birth is safe - and for most has a lower chance of complications.

'I drank my placenta in a fruit smoothie': First-time mother claims her unusual ritual prevented the baby blues... and she had a PAIN FREE labour thanks to hypnobirthing

Georgina Girasoli, a 31-year-old project manager from Tamworth, Midlands, consumed her placenta and claims a mind relaxation method called 'hypnobirthing' allowed her to have a pain-free labour.

Kenan Thompson shares the odd sex advice Bill Cosby gave him - as three more women come forward claiming they were raped by the actor, including a former Mrs. America

Kenan Thompson shares Bill Cosby's sex advice as 3 more women victims talk

Kenan Thompson (left) has revealed the bizarre sex advice Bill Cosby (inset) gave to him when the two worked together on the film version of Fat Albert. Appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Thompson told the host that Cosby said to him that once their movie was released he was going to need 'two [penises] because women are gonna be all over you.' The interview occurred just hours before Gloria Allred appeared at a news conference with three more women who claim they were raped by the actor - including former Mrs. America Lisa Christie (right).

Could these dull-looking fossils shake our understanding of evolution to the core? Siberian find pushes back emergence of first vertebrates by 20 MILLION years

A fossils, found on the banks of the Maya River ,could date back more than 500 million years. They are being hailed as a significant advance in 'our understanding of the evolution of animals'.

'Offensive' publicity stunt by Call Of Duty video game developers is condemned after the game's Twitter feed sent out fake messages about a terror attack taking place in Singapore  

The makers of the Call of Duty franchise have found themselves underfire after live tweeting a fake terrorist attack in Singapore to tease gamers ahead of their latest release.

The rolling countryside of MANHATTAN: The interactive map that lets you explore what every block of New York City was like in 1609, the year Henry Hudson arrived

Interactive Manhattan map lets you explore New York City 400 years ago

When you walk the streets of Manhattan today, every block is a crowded mass of people and towering skyscrapers can be seen in every direction. But 400 years ago, the sights would have been completely different. While rats are the most common creature spotted now, back then - you could just as likely see a wolf or a mountain lion near where the Empire State Building stands. In 1609, Henry Hudson sailed into New York - which was home to the Native American Lenape people, who had lived there for thousands of years. And now, an interactive satellite map lets you explore the city's natural landscape, block by block, as it would have looked like then.

'My baby cousin ate our grandpa's ashes': Anonymous Reddit users reveal their families' most disturbing secrets in bizarre and shocking thread

A Reddit thread with 14,000 responses has exposed dark family secrets after anonymous users posted tales of affairs, swinging parties and incest between an adult mother and son.

More than 200 of our genes may be USELESS: Genome project finds we may not need everything in our DNA to survive

The findings come from the 1000 Genome Project, led by the University of Washington. Researchers studied the genomes of 2,500 people from across the globe.

Woman who dreamed of being blind had DRAIN CLEANER poured in her eyes by a sympathetic psychologist to fulfil her lifelong wish - and she's happier than ever

Woman who dreamed of being blind had DRAIN CLEANER poured in her eyes by a sympathetic

Jewel Shuping, from North Carolina, had thoughts of being blind from a young age (left and inset). The 30-year-old was diagnosed with Body Integrity Identity Disorder, where able-bodied people believe they are meant to be disabled. She fulfilled her wishes when she arranged for a sympathetic psychologist pour drain cleaner into her eyes. Medics battled to save her eyes - against her wishes - but the corrosive substance melted her eyes and within six months she was blind (right). She said she can understand why people might be angry about someone giving themselves a disability but says it wasn't a choice but a need, based on a disorder of the brain.

Indian man with the world's longest fingernails on ONE HAND admits he hasn't cut them since 1952... and plans to donate them to a museum

Shridhar Chillal, from India, hasn't cut his fingernails for 63 years. The 78-year-old's thumbnail is the longest at two metres. He features in 2016 Guinness World Records Book.

Pet dog is lucky to survive after eating builders' foam which expanded and hardened in its stomach

Two-year-old German shepherd Dixi was 'on the brink of death' when he arrived at the vet, who saved his life with an emergency operation to remove it in the Czech Republic.

'A spot on my nose was CANCER': Teacher has drastic surgery to re-build her face using skin from her scalp

'A spot on my nose was CANCER': Teacher has drastic surgery to re-build her face using

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Bree Towner, 28, from Edwardsville, Illinois, developed a spot on her nose in January 2013, which failed to heal (pictured left). Two years later, it had grown to the size of a 'pencil eraser'. She was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a growth in the skin's basal cells, which line the deepest layer of the epidermis (the skin's outer layer). She had surgery to remove the growth, and then operations to reconstruct her nose. But this involved taking skin from her scalp (pictured centre) and having to shave her nose. Both this and the horrific scars left her on the brink of suicide. Now, though she is cancer-free (pictured right), she has been warned there is a 40 per cent chance the disease will return. She wishes she could be 'scar-free', she said. She added: 'It's awesome that I'm cancer free, but I wish it wasn't such a visible consequence. I am now dating a guy that I knew before my surgeries and he makes me feel beautiful, so I am slowly healing in that respect, I guess.'

Fish care for their friends too! Care and co-operation observed in species for the first time

Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland, Australia, found that pairs of rabbitfishes will cooperate and support each other while feeding.

Will a 'Super Hubble' finally find alien life? Massive 39-foot-wide space telescope proposed to give high definition view of the universe

The High Definition Space Telescope (pictured), unveiled by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington DC, will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble.

The REAL treasure islands you could actually own: From the South Pacific to the USA, the retreats that cost less than $300,000

The REAL treasure islands you can buy for less than £250,000

Stunning photos show the spectacular scenery and seclusion an island home can offer including clear seas, boating, fishing and snorkeling locations and links to the Blue Lagoon. Pictured: Motu Matatahi - Tahiti, French Polynesia (top left). Deer Bay French River Island - Ontario, Canada. (top right). Aleutkina Island - Alaska, U.S. (bottom left). Pearl Island - Killarney, Canada (bottom right). Frigate Caye - Belize. (inset).

She sang Amazing Grace then the drugs took hold and she stuttered into silence: As the state of Georgia executes its first woman for 70 years, a chilling dispatch from inside the chamber 

As Georgia executes Kelly Gissendaner, a chilling dispatch from inside the death chamber 

Kelly Gissendaner, left, was executed by a lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital in the early hours of yesterday morning for persuading her lover to kill her husband, Douglas, inset, in 1997. Gregory Owen accepted a plea bargain to implicate his former lover in the murder and to avoid a trip to death row, right, himself.

Groom is killed in honeymoon car wreck just three days after his wedding - but his new wife is pulled alive from the wreckage

Jeremiah, 42, and Keturah Grünblatt, 39, from Brooklyn, were married in a picturesque ceremony on Sunday. But three days later, he died after the SUV they were in collided with a bus on Long Island.

Former Miss Venezuela beauty queen 'attacked male flight attendant in drunken rage after being denied a PILLOW in first class'

Former Miss Venezuela Carmen Lechin, attacked male flight attendant in drunken rage

UPDATED A federal trial opened in Houston Wednesday for Carmen Lechin (seen left in a mugshot), 50, the 1984 Miss Venezuela (inset), who is accused of disrupting an international flight and assaulting a steward in June 2013. Lechin, who was on probation at the time for a previous incident involving domestic violence, was flying first class with her husband, pulmonologist Dr Alex Lechin, and their teenage daughter to Bogota, Colombia, when she started screaming and kicking a male flight attendant, according to the prosecution.

Horrific scenes in Chinese county after EIGHTEEN sites were blown up by parcel bombs in shocking serial explosions that killed at least seven

Police arrested a suspect last night following a series of bomb explosions in Liucheng, China, over last two days. Government excluded terrorism. Seven are dead, two missing and 51 injured so far.

Chinese homeowner is shocked find his half-naked NEIGHBOUR trapped inside his tiny chimney after he heard loud banging from behind the kitchen wall 

Man in Anhui, China, heard banging in his kitchen on September 28. Firemen arrived and opened up the chimney to find a man. Trapped man is said to be neighbour. He is alive and relatively well.

Pierre Cardin puts his bizarre 'sensual' Bubble Palace in the South of France - the scene of many a celeb party and photoshoot - on the market for $450m

Pierre Cardin puts his bizarre Bubble Palace in the South of France on  sale for £300m

Under Pierre Cardin's ownership, the Palais Bulles (pictured) became a magnet for stars like Marion Cotillard, Rhys Ifans, Dakota Fanning and Pierce Brosnan, and even Prince Harry's ex-beau Cressida Bonas. The A-listers have all attended high-end fashion shows, posed for photoshoots or partied under its terracotta-coloured bubbles. The 1,200-square-metre mega-complex comes with ten space-aged rooms, three swimming pools, luxurious gardens, an amphitheatre that seats 500 and spectacular views of the Mediterranean. The idea of selling up has been on Cardin's mind for some time. Three years ago, he spoke of wanting to offload his global label for more than £750million and hope to get similar figure for his bizarre, bubble house.

Wife divorces her husband because he is too SHORT: Saudi bride says she could not take any more after being ridiculed for towering over him 

A Saudi bride, 20, has started divorce proceedings in Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia after becoming fed up with the ridicule she received for towering over her diminutive husband.

Forget tampons, tackle your period with TECHNOLOGY: Smart menstrual cup syncs with a phone to track the flow and length of a woman's cycle

The Looncup (pictured) was designed by San Francisco-based Loon Labs. It syncs with a phone over Bluetooth to reveal vital stats including how full the cup is and menstrual colour.

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What it's REALLY like inside a Syrian refugee camp: Woman captures her journey across Lebanon and meets blissfully unaware children along the way 

What it's REALLY like inside a Syrian refugee camp

Laura Tenison MBE, 49, from the UK, left, with one of the children in the orphanage, who is founder and MD of children's clothes company, JoJo Maman Bébé, travelled through Lebanon and along the Syrian border to deliver packs of children's clothes to those in the camps. Laura explains that during her time there, she met thousands of lovely, pretty, sweet children who have been displaced from their homes and are living hand to mouth, top and bottom right.

Killer instinct: Defenceless antelope doesn't stand a chance as it tries to outrun a leopard in its dramatic final moments

The leopard was spotted cleaning himself in Kruger National Park, South Africa, but sprang into action when he saw the springbok and began stalking him through the long grass.

'Trapped in solitary confinement and immensely stressed': Borneo's sad sun bears caged for tourists' entertainment

Borneo's trapped sun bears are being held in solitary confinement in tiny cages that are too small for them at The Tawau Hot Springs Recreational Park, in Sabah. Now rescuers are trying to set them free.

'You are now Gabrielle': Heartwarming moment a mother surprised her 16-year-old transgender daughter with her legal name change - iced on top of a chocolate cake

Ontario mum surprises her transgender daughter with her legal name change

When Rose Gladu of Ottawa, Ontario, discovered that her 16-year-old trans daughter Gabrielle had finally received the legal name change she'd been waiting for, she decided to have the news written on a cake for a big surprise - and the moment was caught on tape by the teen's cousin.

Hero teacher tackled 16-year-old South Dakota school shooter who shot and injured the principal

The vice principal of Harrisburg High School in South Dakota, Ryan Rollinger, tackled a school shooter who injured Principal Kevin Lein on Wednesday and saved hundreds of students.

Dog trainer who inherited late Simpsons co-creator's dog in bitter battle with estate over '$140,000 a year annual allowance to care for the animal'

Sam Simon, who developed The Simpsons with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, was a renowned animal rights advocate, who died of colon cancer in March this year.

Distraught high school students attend wake for quarterback who died after a heavy tackle left him with a lacerated spleen

Students from across New Jersey were pictured attending an emotional wake today for Warren Hills Regional High School quarterback Evan Murray, 17, who died last week.

Six-year-old gets plastic surgery for his 'elf ears' after he was bullied by his classmates in the first grade

6-year-old Utah boy gets plastic surgery for his 'elf ears' after he was bullied

Gage Berger (pictured), 6, of Utah who was called 'elf ears' because his ears stuck out got plastic surgery this month to put the teasing to an end. Gage chose to bring along his stuffed tiger (center) with a green bandage around his head to who he said was also getting his ears pinned back to his surgery. He was satisfied with the results.

Army veteran may never walk again after he was shot in robbery as he left St Louis Cardinals game

Christopher Sanna, 43, has been told he may never walk again after the incident in a parking lot near Busch Stadium. Kilwa Jones, 31, of St. Louis, has been charged in the robbery and shooting.

Cop who was shot dead in Chicago suburb and sparked huge manhnt did NOT commit suicide, insists his emotional widow

Mel Gliniewicz, the wife of slain Fox Lake Lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz, has rubbished claims her husband shot himself, saying the evidence does not add up.

Out-of-control Uber driver hits FOUR children and leaves a 33-year-old woman critical in the Bronx

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The incident reportedly took place in Fordham on Wednesday morning. Driver Bialo Daillo has said: 'I just care about the other people; I'm not bleeding.'

One dead and 13 sick in new outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City 

The Bronx-based victim was confirmed dead on Wednesday as the number of people hospitalized jumped up from 11 to 13 in just 24 hours.

'Mind your own t**s and let me nourish my daughter': Mother's epic rant goes viral as she hits out at women who wear low-cut tops 'for attention' but who stare when she is breastfeeding

Las Vegas mother Jennifer Taylor's breastfeeding selfie and rant goes viral

Jennifer Taylor, 21, from Las Vegas, posted a defiant selfie (left) accompanied by a message to women who wear low-cut tops but stare when she breastfeeds her one-year-old daughter - and it's gone viral with more than 19,000 shares. Her post has been shared 19,348 times, but not everyone agreed with her message, with someone even reporting the breastfeeding shot to Facebook for containing nudity. The selfie shows Jennifer wearing a grey V-neck top and looking at the camera while her daughter (pictured right) breastfeeds.

Are wild orang-utans turning into CARNIVORES? Normally vegetarian ape seen eating meat in Borneo for the first time

Researchers from the University of Cambridge described hearing crunching and chewing as the male orang-utan ate a squirrel in the tropical Sabangau Forest in Boreno (pictured).

Would YOU want to own a genetically modified micropig? Tiny pigs bred for research could soon be available as pets

The animals (pictured) weigh 33lbs (15kg) - about the same as a medium-sized dog - and were originally bred as models for human disease by BGI in Shenzen.

Afghan forces recapture main areas of key city from Taliban in early hours offensive

Special Boat Service commandos were said to have helped the Afghan army plan the assault on Kunduz this morning, just three days after it fell to the Taliban.

Massive underground complex in Greece WASN'T Alexander the Great's tomb: Huge monument was tribute to his closest friend and trusted general

ALEXANDER, 356-323 BC, King of Macedon, from Battle of Issus between Alexander the Great and Darius III, 380-330 BC...

The archaeologist leading the project says it may have simply been a symbolic grave for the closest friend and general of ancient warrior-king Alexander the Great (pictured in a mosaic).

A place to live long and prosper: Star Trek-themed home with spaceship bunk beds, futuristic bathrooms and even a command center put on market by 'Trekkie' Texas owner for $1.2million

Star Trek-themed home in Friendswood, Texas, goes on sale for $1.2million

This sprawling mansion (inset) in Friendswood, Texas, features a number of rooms themed on the hit sci-fi franchise, Star Trek. It has just gone on the market for a staggering $1.26million. The five-bedroom property includes a media room recreation (bottom left) of the bridge of the Star Trek USS Enterprise (top left, the recreation), complete with a cinema screen. It also boasts spaceship-inspired bunk beds, a 'Trekkie' kitchen and dining room (top right), outer space ceilings, and even a futuristic bathroom (bottom right). Elsewhere, it includes a tropical swimming pool (bottom right) and a medieval bedroom.

Are these the world's most comfy bras? If you hate underwiring help is at hand. These high-tech bras use silicone and 3D body scans for ultimate comfort

If you hate underwiring help is at hand. New bras have been developed using technology for ultimate comfort. These high-tech bras use silicone, lightweight plastic and 3D body scans.

Beware the one-year itch: Survey finds passion in a relationship starts to fade after only 12 months

Researchers in Germany have found that by the time a couple have clocked up 16 years, they find their sex life almost a third less satisfying than they did in the heady early days.

Online calculator helps doctors predict YOUR risk of developing breast cancer in the next five years

Experts at the National Cancer Institute-funded Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium developed the test based on a woman's age, race, ethnicity, family and biopsy history and breast density.

Oregon bakery owners defy order to pay $135,000 in damages to lesbian couple after refusing to make them a wedding cake

Oregon bakery owners defy order to pay $135,000 in damages to lesbian couple

Melissa and Aaron Klein (left), who run Sweet Cakes by Melissa (top right) in Oregon, refused to bake a wedding cake for Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer (bottom right) after learning they were in a same-sex relationship. In July, the Bowman-Cryers were awarded $75,000 and $60,000 in damages respectively for emotional suffering, with officials ruling they had been discriminated against by the Kleins. But now, the bakery owners are refusing to pay the damages. They are claiming financial hardship - even though online crowdfunding efforts have brought in more than $500,000 on their behalf.

'Our culture is not your costume!' Native American students slam Utah high school for letting cheerleading squad dress up as Pocahontas for the homecoming parade

Shelby Snyder, the president of the school's American Indian Association, said she complained about the culturally insensitive float a week before, but administrators did nothing.

Godfather vet James Caan, 75, is rushed to a hospital in Toronto after complaining of chest pains

The 75-year-old actor - who is best known for playing Sonny Corleone in 1972's The Godfather - had complained of chest pain, according to TMZ. Turns out he had a chest infection.

Facebook gets animated: Social network to allow video loops to be used as profile pictures

Facebook is to allow people to use animated pictures as their profile shot for the first time. The new features is part of an overhaul of the mobile profiles the social network announced today.

Jack is back! Twitter board set to make Jack Dorsey permanent CEO for second time

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, and just-named interim executive of Twitter, in an interview at CNBC's San Francicso bureau, America.

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Twitter is about to hire co-founder Jack Dorsey as its permanent CEO three months after he took over the job on a temporary basis, it has been claimed.

Growing up homeschooled: Photographer's intimate portraits of children learning outside the conventional classroom walls

Photographer Rachel Papo captures children learning outside the classroom

Rachel Papo's photoseries 'Homeschooled' which depicts children learning at home in the Castkill mountains (pictured) in upstate New York from 2010-2012 can be purchased via the artist's Kickstarter.The series zooms in on the lives of children who study, sleep, and play at their homes in the Catskill Mountains. 'As the criticism of the U.S. education system grows among parents, so does the appeal of homeschooling. Together with today's increasingly fast-paced, connected culture, this choice seems an almost natural one for many families, writes Papo.

Scaredy cat! Mountain lion perches on 35-foot utility pole after 'being spooked by bus of screaming school children'

The big cat clambered up the wooden power pole Tuesday in rural Lucerne Valley. Mountain lions live throughout Southern California but are rarely seen.

It's a miracle (that anyone takes this preacher seriously): Zimbabwe prophet's attempt to prove he can 'walk on air' falls flat thanks to one rather obvious giveaway 

Zimbabwe prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s attempt to prove he can ‘walk on air’ falls flat

NEW Controversial Zimbabwe prophet Shepherd Bushiri (pictured above) has done little to improve his credibility after claiming this video is proof that he can perform miracles and captures him walking on air. The preacher, who is part of the Enlightened Christian Gathering, performs the feat after walking down a wooden staircase in his Malawi mansion (left). The camera then zooms in for a close up of Bushiri's feet as he appears to levitate (inset) before panning out again (right).

Naked man 'launched savage, unprovoked beating on 75-year-old woman, then turned on her pet poodle when it tried to stop him'

A man who was naked when he allegedly assaulted a 75-year-old woman and forcibly took her dog has been arrested, the Irvine Police Department announced on Wednesday.

Officers responded to a report of a man acting strangely on Rockwood Street at around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and found the suspect, 51-year-old Craig Andrew Ledbetter, naked and aggressively swinging a stick, Irvine police officials said in a news release.

They later discovered that he had allegedly assaulted Sara Hurtado, who had been out walking her dog when she was viciously attacked, the release stated.

Craig Andrew Ledbetter, 51, sneaked up on Sara Hurtado in the nude, knocked her to the ground near her home in Irvine, California, then started cursing and beating her, police and witnesses said.

'She could feel everything, but couldn't say a word': Mother dies in agony during botched boob job after anaesthetic fails but she couldn't tell surgeons

EXCLUSIVE: Mother-of-one Katya Klementieva died from the excruciating pain after anaesthetic failed during the surgery in Russia - which she had kept secret from her husband.

From blushing brides in high-necked gowns to barefoot bohemians in fun frills: Fashion-focused video charts the evolution of the wedding dress over the last 100 years 

Mode's video charts the evolution of the wedding dress over the last 100 years 

A new video, created by media company Mode, stars model Lolly Howie and documents the evolution of the wedding dress from 1915 until today, using a team of hair and make-up artists to depict the changing landscape of the fashion industry throughout the past 100 years in just three minutes.

   

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Breast cancer survivor, 47, unveiled as face of Estée Lauder campaign aiming to highlight the long-term psychological challenges faced by women diagnosed with disease 

Breast cancer survivor Paula Beetlestone unveiled as face of Estée Lauder campaign

NEW Paula Beetlestone, 47, from Borough, London, has been unveiled as the star of Estée Lauder's new ad campaign which considers the after-effects of the disease. Paula (pictured inset with Liz Hurley) was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2013, aged 45 and is currently managing her condition whilst on medication letrozole, a hormone therapy drug (which reduces the amount of oestrogen in the body), after undergoing a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She also requires further reconstructive surgery.

Buying erotic-themed cupcakes for the boss, massaging a pig and writing an essay about buses: Interns share horror stories that'll make you gasp into your resume

Internships are designed to teach young people about the working environment. But many apprentices have been sent on embarrassing errands and tasks. Here, some reveal all...

How the other half live! Travelers share photos of three course in-flight meals to drool over with caviar, cheeseboards and sushi served to First Class flyers

Most aeroplane food has a terrible reputation among passengers but thanks to Instagram, we can now see what First Class travellers get. Meals include sushi platters, steak and mixed meze.

EXCLUSIVE: Inside a North Korean trade fair where $10 'diamond' rings, a bizarre video game simulator and skin whitening cream is sold inside the communist enclave

Video inside North Korea's Pyongyang International Trade Fair

Singaporean photographer Aram Pan attended the 11th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair with his North Korean guide (inset). Three hundred companies from 13 countries displayed their wares which included hair dye and whitening cleansers (top left), pineapple floats (bottom left), a giant game simulator (top right) and 'diamonds' rings for just US$10-US$15 (bottom right). 'The place was packed. I saw stuff that I would not expect to sell to North Koreans,' Mr Pan, who was clearly impressed, said of the experience.

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Never hang your underwear on the radiator again! A hot new way to hang clothes indoors that dry them - no need for an iron!

The DriBuddi lets you hang clothes indoors and dry them with no need for an iron

A wave of handy clothes dryers using to heat to get your clothes toasty and dry have hit the market. Never hang your knickers on the radiator again with the Peko ETS-1700E dries ten shirts in only 30 minutes or the DriBuddi, which uses vortex action to blitz creases, drying clothes smoothly.

A back seat driver you don't want to argue with! Motorist is seen driving with a BEAR in his car in Russia 

These are the amazing scenes as a bear sticks its head out of the rear of a car as it drives along the road in the city of Yekateringburg, central Russia in the Sverdlovsk Oblast region.

That's not a hallucination! Chinese mushroom picker find a gigantic 60 inch hornet nest weighing in at 86lb

Man found enormous hive last week while mushroom picking in Hunan, China. He removed the 86lb hive with the help of two friends and sold it. Another nest was found in nearby region of Hubei.

Smile! Comical photos of dogs showing off their VERY human grins will melt your heart

FEMAIL picks Instagram snaps of happy hounds who are seemingly saying 'cheese' to the camera. However, dog behaviour Steven Havers said dogs only 'smile' to get our attention - well it's working!

A leopard never changes its pots: Silly feline gets its head stuck in a jug for five hours in Indian village 

This is the amazing scene after a leopard gets its head stuck in a metal pot while searching for water in a remote Indian village of Sardul Kheda in the Rajastan district of Rajsmand.

Shocking CCTV footage captures the moment a 176lb WILD BOAR invades a Chinese beach resort and rams into tourists

Wild boar appeared out of nowhere at resort in Shenzhen, southern China. It bit several people during a rampage along the beach on September 19. Police shot and killed the animal.

'Now they're coming at us!': Incredible footage shows the moment fishermen get trapped between a pod of hungry orcas hunting a bottlenose dolphin

Video shows two fishermen caught in the middle of a killer whale hunt

Two New Zealand men were on a fishing trip when they captured footage of a pod of killer whales hunting a dolphin. Things took a dramatic turn when the whales swam straight for their boat (top right), with one of the men observing that they could be 'smacked out of the water' at any time.

   

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