NEW Two window cleaners are in a serious condition after plummeting several stories when the scaffolding they were working on crumbled underneath them. Emergency services were called to a building on Pitt Street, near the intersection of Bridge Street, in Sydney's CBD at about 11.15am following reports that two men working on the building's exterior had fallen onto an awning below.A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said a man in his 20s and a man in his 50s have been transported to St Vincent's Hospital in a serious condition.

Retired Chinese basketball player Yao Ming met the 6ft 3in Duke of Cambridge (above) at King's College London to continue their campaign to end the trade in ivory and other products. William used a prime-time slot live on Chinese TV (centre) to plead for an end to traditional medicines made from endangered animals - for the sake of his children George and Charlotte. In a speech live on China's most watched TV station, he delivered an impassioned plea for an end to illegal wildlife poaching and claimed China could 'lead the world' saving animals from extinction.

You could understand if it were state secrets, but what exactly has Tony Abbott got to hide on his drinks bill? That was the question when his favourite tipple remained a mystery after the former prime minister's $7340 alcohol receipts (inset), in February and April this year, were heavily redacted by government officials who said his 'beverage preferences' were his business. But it angered Labor's Penny Wong who quipped: 'Seriously, you must have run out of toner.'

NEW Queensland mum Jody Allen (inset and second from left) who is raking it in thanks to life on a $50 a week grocery budget has now revealed that her blog is so profitable that her husband, Brendan (second from right) has quit his job to jump on board. Since establishing her blog 'Stay At Home Mum' in 2011, the site now reaches over 6 million readers a month and her family (pictured) is debt-free and enjoying a better lifestyle.

A collection of some of Australia's most buff and bronzed women (bottom right) have flexed their stuff at the recent Australasian Natural Bodybuilding championships. The chiseled competitors (top right) duked it out in the competition, which was held in Bossley Park, New South Wales, about 30 kilometres west of Sydney, on October 8, 9 and 10. It was a bumper event for the ANB, with more than 220 participants taking to the stage - a massive increase from the 40 who competed in 2010. ANB Head Judge Phil Lehner said the sport is growing in popularity because it rewards a 'natural, attractive' look.

NEW A new binge eating craze called mukbang sees 'lonely' South Koreans gorge themselves for hours at a time while broadcasting their extreme eating performance to thousands of fans online. Former body builder BJ Fitness Fairy(pictured) is one of 5,000 eaters, or broadcast jockeys, who have signed up to use the website Afreeca TV, which allows them to connect with an online community dedicated to watching their nightly dinner binge. The slender young woman spends several hours each night stationed in front of her elaborate webcam set up while she consumes enough food to satisfy a three person household, in a single sitting.

Australian couple Matt Keith and Emily Kassianou (main image) were eating in a restaurant in Bangalore when they were surrounded by a gang who objected to a tattoo of the goddess Yellamma on his leg (bottom right). Video shows the couple being mobbed by the group, who allegedly demand that his leg be skinned because 'this is India'. A policeman arrived on scene, but reportedly berated the couple for the tattoo before taking them to the police station. They were held for three hours until Mr Keith agreed to write a letter of apology (bottom left).

Holly Burt, a 20-year-old design student from Florida, has emerged in a bid to trump current record holder - model Lauren Williams - who has 49 inch pins. Holly - who is 6ft 5ins tall - said she was picked on at school for being so tall - but added since moving to New York two years ago, men love her figure. Holly said: 'Back in middle school I was called daddy long legs, tree or giraffe - but the dating scene has gotten better since I moved to New York.'

NEW A Japanese housewife has created a line of faux-feline handbags, and the designs are eerily similar to the real deal. The cat-lover has more than 2,200 on Twitter where she shares photos of her hand-made designs. The bags have become hugely popular with one design (right) selling online for more than $950.

Pictures said to have been taken near Aleppo, Syria last week shows mounds of what looks like cut off facial hair, alongside discarded packets of razors. In order to cross the border to Turkey undetected, ISIS jihadists are said to be shaving and disguising themselves in niqabs - a veil covering all but the eyes worn by some muslim women.

Viewers have been left shocked by the latest Downton Abbey episode after Lord Grantham suffered a burst ulcer and vomited blood all over the dinner table in scenes likened to a 'horror movie'. Fans including TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and TOWIE's Ferne McCann immediately took to Twitter to share their horror as the gruesome dinner table scene unfolded on last night's episode. Many compared the ITV period drama to a string of grisly horror films including Alien, Saw and the Exorcist after the Earl Of Grantham suddenly projectile vomited all over his dinner companions.

TV chef Jamie Oliver today called for sugar content to be shown in teaspoons on fizzy drinks as he urged David Cameron to be 'brave' and stand up to junk food bosses. Giving evidence to the health select committee, he said successive governments had let down generations of adults and children by not standing up to big business to improve diet. He produced bottles of Pepsi, Ribena and Lemon Fanta with the labels doctored to show how many teaspoons of sugar they contain - in the case of Pepsi up to 14 spoons (inset). He also called for a ban on energy drinks in lunchboxes, junk food adverts to be allowed only after the watershed, more cookery lessons in schools, and curbs on junk food shops near schools.

A wedding dress is one of the most important - and in most cases, expensive - purchases in a woman's life, costing on average anywhere from $1,000 up to tens of thousands for bridal couture. But online retailer ASOS have answered the prayers of brides on a modest budget, with this wedding dress - a steal at just $309 (inset). The gown, by Fame and Partners and sold exclusively on ASOS, features intricate pleated detailing (right), a dramatic cowl back and billowing train (left and centre).

Four women were publicly flogged 30 times by a Saudi Sharia judge after they were found guilty by an ISIS court for stealing. The women were caught entering their own property and attempting to remove their possessions after they had been confiscated by ISIS. The shocking public beating was carried out in ISIS territory in the province of Deir Ezzor, situated in eastern Syria.

Groups of girls clutching each other in a bid to stay upright, revellers in fancy dress and students dressed in ripped bright orange T-shirts partied into the early hours as part of the Animal Instinct 'Unleash the Beast' tour in Birmingham and Liverpool last night. Many were left slumped against railings (left) or on the pavement (right) outside clubs as the night ended, while bouncers were forced to stop others from fighting. Despite temperatures dropping to below 10 degrees, dozens of girls wore short skirts and dresses (inset) for the night out, which has been criticised in the past for encouraging binge drinking and anti-social behaviour.

The animals reacted angrily as the rider approached in the heart of Khao Yai national park near the city of Korat, in the north-east of the country. Footage taken on a car's dashboard camera shows the slow-moving rider trying to pass the elephants. But he was unaware that the herd had been agitated minutes earlier by the sound of a pack of motorcyclists roaring past. The man was forced to leap off his bike and run into the jungle as several elephants charged towards him trumpeting loudly (pictured).

When 'fitspo' star Sophie Guidolin shared a picture of herself deadlifting a 30 kilogram weight at 26 weeks pregnant in July she experience enormous backlash online, with critics accusing her of endangering her babies. But the tide appears to have turned for fit pregnant women - as another social media star has seen a very different reaction to her lifting 10 kilograms more when pregnant. CrossFit trainer Revie Schulz (main and inset) shared a video on her Instagram account of her squatting (left) and lifting (centre and right) 40 kilograms while 16 weeks pregnant. The post was largely met with support and admiration from fans. Ms Schulz, from Queensland's Gold Coast, has previously spoken out in support of fellow fitness gurus who were slammed by online trolls for continuing to train during pregnancy.

Stars like (L-R) Angelina Jolie, Kris Jenner, Kate Winslet and Victoria Beckham have all seemingly discovered the fountain of youth, showing little to no signs of ageing. Here, FEMAIL rounds up the celebrities who look younger now, bottom row, than they did in their twenties, top row.

An aging gangster went on trial Monday on charges he was in on the $6 million Lufthansa holdup in 1978, a legendary theft dramatized in the hit film Goodfellas. The brazen armed robbery of cash and jewelry in the dead of night at a cargo terminal at Kennedy Airport was 'the score of all scores' for Vincent Asaro and other mobsters of his generation, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lindsay Gerdes said in opening statements in federal court in Brooklyn. Asaro, 80, aligned himself with heist mastermind, the late James 'Jimmy the Gent' Burke - played by Robert De Niro in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film - 'because he knew Burke was someone he could make money with,' Gerdes said. 'Jimmy Burke and Vincent Asaro were true partners in crime.'

The snaps were taken at 12.15pm on May 31, 1911, by a Belfast businessman who was given close access to the doomed liner inside the Harland and Wolff shipyard. After being launched, engineers spent months fitting Titanic's engines, funnels and superstructure before her sea trials began on April 2, 1912. The 45,000 ton liner set off from Southampton on April 10 on her maiden voyage to New York but struck an iceberg at 11.40pm on April 14 and sunk less than three hours later at 2.20am on April 15 with the loss of 1,523 lives.

Approaching 80, the former Italian prime minister has led a phenomenal life. From almost nothing, he built a vast business in Italy and a media conglomerate of television channels.He then went into politics, launched his own party and within months was Italy's prime minister, a position he held for a record-breaking total of more than ten years over three terms. But it is his love life and the Bunga Bunga scandal that made massive headlines after he was accused of an affair with an underage prostitute called Ruby, left. It came after he separated from his first wife Veronica Lario, right, and is now dating Francesca Pascale.

David Kirsch, a celebrity fitness expert from New York, is seen lifting medicine balls and doing lunges with his kids in a series of photos. The single dad says he wants his children to learn the importance of leading an active life and eating healthy, and that no child is too young to exercise.

The frightened feline was caught by surprise and leapt 3ft into the air when it heard the noise (circled). It was caught on camera by a woman in Tolyatti, Russia, and uploaded to YouTube. Even the sneezing cat itself is taken by surprise by the reaction of its brother. Last year pictures of cats caught on camera during a sneeze became an internet hit. Owners would capture the exact moment and post their images online.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Shocking images reveal how hundreds of devotees slit open their cheeks and stretch them with weapons in an annual vegetarian festival in Phuket. The followers of the Chinese Samkong shrine and the Chinese Ban Tha Rue shrine believe that by piercing their skin they are helping to 'purify' their bodies of evil spirits. Most of the festival-goers choose to force weaponry through their cheeks, but others seem to have opted for anything they can find around their homes.

Kim Jong-Un appears to never tire of toasting to his own success, continuing the celebrations of his ruling Workers' Party's 70th anniversary with a concert by the Moranbong Band, an all-female group reportedly the most popular in North Korea, and were later seen posing for pictures surrounded by the glamorous women. The North Korean dictator and his wife Ri Sol-ju could be seen enjoying yet another anniversary event this week, following several concerts and parades held earlier this month in honour of the end of Japanese rule in 1945 and the eventual founding of the Korean Workers' Party the following year.

The entire encounter was captured on video by Paul Fushille after he found a field of dead feral pigs and piglets in western Travis County, Texas. The dead hogs had been shot by a rancher and the vulture was attempting to take advantage by feasting on a dead sow. Unfortunately for the bird, the pig's rear end did not make it easy and its head became trapped (pictured).

Parks in China's Henang province were transformed into places of tranquility as 50,000 residents in 15 locations set a world record for the most number of people simultaneously practicing Tai Chi, pictured. The incredible displays took part in 15 different parks across the region, with people wearing uniforms in various colours to create stunning scenes pictured from vantage points in the area (pictured, main). The contrasting colours look almost surreal (top right) as huge numbers gathered to practice ancient routines (top left) which are hundreds of years old and entrenched in Chinese culture.