PIERS MORGAN: Lamar Odom was an outstandingly good basketball player. Then he fell in love with a Kardashian. Lamar and Khloe wed on TV in 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' after a 30-day courtship. At first, he loved every minute of his new found celebrity status - but then, after a while, he stopped loving it. Viewers watched Lamar grow increasingly stressed as the series progressed, and his game simultaneously deteriorated.

The NBA star's father Joe Odom (pictured left with Lamar in 2008, and right, in Marina del Ray, California, after news broke of his son's hospitalization) says he refuses to believe that his son had been leading a party lifestyle and must have been drugged after being found unconscious at a brothel in Nevada. He also says he only found out that his son had been rushed to hospital after reading news reports. Odom has had a rocky relationship with his father, who has suffered substance abuse, and previously said he had been absent all of his life.

Photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com reveal for the first time the inside of the Nevada cathouse VIP suite where two prostitutes discovered Lamar Odom unconscious after days of partying on the ranch. Love Ranch is a 24-hour party palace outside Carson City and just one of the sex-for-cash businesses in the state owned by the star of the HBO series Cathouse, who also has the Moonlite BunnyRanch in Carson City. Clients sometimes stay for days, so long as they continue to spend money, in self-contained VIP apartments like the one where ranch employees Ryder Cherry and Monica Monroe discovered the former Keeping up with the Kardashians star as he lay face down and 'throwing up all kinds of stuff' on Tuesday afternoon.

NEW No matter what we do to curb global warming, New Orleans, Miami and many other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas due to carbon emissions, according to a study released Monday. Scientists have already established that if we do nothing to reduce our burning of fossil fuel up to the year 2100, the planet will face sea level rise of 14-32 feet (4.3-9.9 meters), the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found. Shockingly, the research found that 414 US cities already have lock-in dates, or 'the date where we let the genie out of the bottle, when it's past the point of no return'. The worst-affected looks to be New Orleans, followed by Miami. The most hard-hit states will be Florida, California, Louisiana and New York.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Israel Hinosa, a former cartel 'sicario' (inset, dead sicarios on the streets of Mexico) - or hitman - has told MailOnline how Mexican gangs are recruiting desperate men deported from the US and turning them into killers. Israel was one of the hundreds of thousands of Mexican-born people who have been deported back to their country of birth for committing a crime on US soil. Many of these men turn to drugs in their desperation and hopelessness, which makes them perfect recruits for cartels who offer them money and power. During his four-year employment with the Sinaloa cartel, Israel kidnapped innocent people and extorted their families, defended their turf against rival gangs, set up burning blockades on the city's streets to attack the Mexican police and assassinated anyone who got in the way of cartel business. Another ex-cartel member, Mario Vallarino (left), told MailOnline how the life of a killer is made to look glamorous, 'but there's no glory in death, in either killing or being killed'. The inner-workings of the narcotrafficking industry they both worked in is laid bare in the upcoming Hollywood movie starring Emily Blunt (right) and Oscar-nominated actor Benecio Del Toro.

From afar, the picture looks likes a genteel group taking part in the upper-class pastime of croquet, but upon closer examination it becomes obvious that this lot would never get an invitation to the country club. The photo (right with owner) was recently authenticated as the second known picture of Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid (left zoomed in photo) - the gunslinger who claimed to have killed 21 men and who was the most notorious member of the Regulators gang. The journey to get the picture authenticated will now be the focus of a National Geographic special that airs this Sunday and details the years of hard work it took to prove that it was indeed the famous outlaw in the photograph. The work paid off however, as the photo - which sold for less than a dollar at a junk shop in 2010 - is now worth a staggering $5million.

Hotels around the world often shout about their most unique assets but some like to keep their best features private. MailOnline looks at the best hidden secrets from hotels around the world, including (clockwise from top left): A hotel inside a fort in the Solent, England, a hidden beach at Kuramathi Island Resorts in the Maldives, a secret train station under the Waldorf Astoria in New York, a secret drawing room at the Wellington Hotel in Madrid and (inset) a secret cabin at UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa in Brazil.

The 61-year-old founder of Oprah Winfrey Network (right) currently has a net worth of $3billion, but she has never forgotten her hardscrabble childhood marked by crushing poverty and abuse. At age six, Oprah was separated from her grandmother, with whom she had spent the first years of her life, and sent to live with her mother, Vernita Lee (pictured in inset), in Wisconsin. Winfrey recalled that her mother's roommate, a light-skinned black woman, took a dislike to her because of her dark complexion, and so she was forced to sleep outside while her light-skinned half-sister slept indoors.

Reporters wearing hidden cameras approached doctors in cities across Sweden and asked them whether they would be willing to carry out examinations. Human rights experts have called the revelation 'shocking' while one young victim likened her ordeal to 'torture'. Producers used two undercover journalists acting as an aunt and her 17-year-old niece (main picture) to expose the scandal, which has caused outrage in the country. Footage shows the 'aunt' asking a doctor (top left) to test her niece - despite protests from the teenager that she does not want one.

NEW Whether through music, modelling, acting or famous parents, FEMAIL reveals the celebrity tots, teens and young adults whose fortunes are set to run into ten figures by the time they hit 30. Pictured clockwise from top left: Justin Bieber, aged 21, Adele, 27, Taylor Swift, 25, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 29, Kendall, 19, and Kylie Jenner, 18, and Miley Cyrus, 22.

Oltimdje Ouattara (right), a TLC-licensed driver, used an obscure legal loophole to score a free and permanent room at the Chelsea Highline Hotel (left), an illegal hostel in Manhattan, New York City. Unbelievably, his rent is $0 a month - and he can stay in the apartment for as long as he likes. Ouattara secured such an incredible deal via New York's Single Room Occupancy law, which allows people to become permanent tenants of such buildings by requesting leases of six months or more. If their hotel or SRO falls within particular parameters, they can also benefit from rent stabilization.

NEW Footage taken in Zaragoza, in the north of the country, shows the entertainer being carried along on the bull's horns for several metres (top right) while members of the audience scream. Seconds later he is dumped on the ground before the angry animal wrenches its head sideways - pulling its victim along the sandy ground and ripping his clothes off in the process. Helpers rush in to distract the creature as the semi-naked victim drags himself free and limps to safety with his trousers around his ankles.

NEW The evening will consist of a private tour of the labyrinth of bones and skulls, a daunting culinary experience to the sound of violins and a bedtime storyteller who will read some catacombs legends before the brave duo sleep alongside the remains of Jean de la Fontaine, Charles Perrault and François Rabelais.

NEW Heydi Hernandez (left, centre) from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, tells BBC3's Stacey Dooley (far left) how her husband took a machete to her ankles when she tried to leave him. The programme, World's Worst Place for a Woman? Stacey Dooley Investigates, airs on October 26 and highlights the horrifying violence against women that is now considered the norm in the Central American country. She also meets Theresa Munoz (right), the mother of Miss Honduras beauty queen Maria Jose Alvarado and her sister Sofia who were gunned down at a party and yet no one has been punished for their deaths.

Vladimir Putin's (pictured inset) glamorous ex-gymnast 'lover', Alina Kabaeva, has made her first public appearance since she was rumoured to be pregnant in May (eft). The 32-year-old was wearing a ring on her right hand on the finger usually used by Russian women to show they are married (right). The Olympic gold medalist was in Tskhinvali to open a 'sports palace' built with funds from her charity in a rare public appearance by a woman seen by many Russians as their unofficial first lady.

On Tuesday night's episode of E! reality series Botched, Leslie, 31, from North Hollywood asked Los Angeles-based surgeons Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow to lift and reduce her 34DD breasts (left) after they determined that she suffered from 'grade four' droopiness - the most severe droopiness a person can have. The profession DJ was thrilled with the results of her procedure (right) and wore a black bandeau top to show off her new chest.

NEW A group of polish video bloggers travelled to a tiny desert village in Georgia that doesn't have the luxury to find out what life completely offline would be like. Lead by Wodek Markowicz, the group of explorers ventured into the remote village of Udabno, which is home to just 300 people who settled there from the mountainous Svaneti region. Built in the 1980s as a USSR project, Udabno has no internet and limited water supplies - but, as the group discover, that doesn't mean the residents don't know how to have fun.

Dylan Settles (left) had been a member of the Woods Chapel General Baptist Church (inset) in Brookland for six years before he received a shocking letter (right) telling him he was no longer welcome because he was gay. The 20-year-old only came out as gay three months ago after struggling to come to terms with sexuality privately for years. 'I was tired of living for somebody else ... living for my parents or my friends or whoever,' said Settles. 'I kind of just chose to live for what I wanted and be happy.'

Lingerie-esque wedding gowns dominated the catwalk at New York's 2016 Bridal Fashion Week. Designers such as Alon Livne, Pronovias and Theia all showcased exposing designs. Not for the faint-hearted, flesh-flashing dresses seem to be the go-to look for next season.

Private cinemas, butlers, and solid crystal bathroom sinks are some of the perks enjoyed by the rich and famous at the world's best hotels. Those looking for a truly lavish experience opt for the Royal Suite at Dubai's Burj Al Arab (bottom right). At Four Seasons Hotel New York, guests enjoy unrivalled views of the Chrysler and Empire State buildings (inset), while Lion Sands Game Reserve in South Africa (bottom left) is the perfect retreat from the concrete jungle. For the perfect hideaway, Southern Ocean Lodge (top left) is set on Australia's tranquil Kangaroo Island, while Jade Mountain (top right) in St Lucia offers a relaxing sanctuary.

The photo, showing a red fox clasping the body of an Arctic fox between its teeth in Canada's Wapusk National Park, has won the National History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Canadian photographer Don Gutoski described his snap, called 'A tale of two foxes' (left), as the 'best picture I've ever taken in my life'. Pictures that took top spot in other categories include a giant Bryde's whale ripping through a swirling ball of sardines off the coast of Australia (top right) and three red-footed falcons on a tree in Beit Shemesh, Israel (bottom right).

NEW Jennifer Saucier, who goes by Farm Girl Jen, said she earns six figures for the scantily-clad clips. On her YouTube channel, the mother of two grown children can be seen chopping wood, playing with animals, and trying on clothes. Nearly all of the clips see Farm Girl Jen in bikinis, lingerie, or low-cut tops - some of which require a pay-per-view fee to watch. One of her most popular videos, which sees her dragging a tractor in short shorts and a sports bra, earned more than 1.8 million views.

Translation mix-ups from China have been posted on Instagram under #Chinglish. The hilarious translations include encouraging users to 'flash' a toilet, forbidding any 'defecation' (top right to bottom), mysterious menu items, and an accidentally angry sign to 'F*** vegetables.' One sign encourages people to bin 'poisonous and evil rubbish' while another warns defecating is forbidden.

The once-a-year sensation, which is known as the Salalah Khareef, or the Salalah Monsoon, transforms a huge tract of land seemingly overnight into a picturesque emerald haven. It takes place for three months a year, from the end of July to the beginning of September, and sees average temperatures drop from a scorching 50 degrees to a cool 20. The inset picture shows what the landscape usually looks like, the main image how it becomes stunningly green and fertile.

The latest snaps of a Chinese teacher in Dalian Polytechnic University has gone viral. She posted pictures of her exercising in the gym (pictured on the left) and cycling (right) three weeks ago. The woman, named as Xu Dongxiang, is said to be teaching performing arts and drama at the college (inset). The 23-year-old has gained more than 260,000 followers on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. However, some internet users have cast doubt on the true identity of the part-time model.

Henrik Vikse left his stable career in construction to pursue his dream of hiking through Norway's most beautiful landscapes. But the 28-year-old doesn't do it alone - his adorable husky, four-year-old Akiak (pictured), has gone along for the ride. Henrik (top left) has shared over 350 stunning pictures on Instagram site Akiakthehusky, where he presents his incredible adventures from the perspective of his canine companion. The page currently has over 13,000 followers.

The marine mammal recorded its journey through waters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico after a team of divers attached a GoPro camera to its back and sent it on its merry way. The strong bond between the sea lion and the divers, which was formed after they rescued it following a shark attack, enabled the group to strap the camera to the marine mammal and gain an insight into its world.

Rare footage (main picture) of the cubs' birth has been released by Toronto Zoo - marking the first time giant pandas have been born in Canada after the mother was loaned from a zoo in China. The as-yet-unnamed cubs were born early yesterday, weighing 115 grams and just under 188 grams respectively (pictured inset), but will not be on display to the public for another five months.

NEW Many places in China have adopted the Muhlenbergia capillaris - commonly known as the hairawn muhly - including along this Highway in Shanghai. It often grows along the sides of roads where its leaves, which turn copper coloured in the autumn, create spectacular scenery. Joggers and cyclists have also been taking detours to pass by the pink fields, while photographers have chosen the fields to capture some stand-out pictures of their subjects.