Celine Dion brings the American Music Awards to tears by singing haunting Edith Piaf love song in tribute to Paris terror victims

Celine Dion brings American Music Awards 2015 to tears with Paris tribute

The songstress sang Piaf's Hymne a l'Amour on Sunday night as a montage of Paris landmarks played behind her in the tribute to the 130 lives lost in the November 13 terror attacks. As the grand finale neared Celine's voice soared for one final incredible note as an image of the Eiffel Tower lit up in the French flag's colors displayed behind her. Multiple guests of the American Music Awards were shown wiping away tears as they watched Celine's powerful performance. She was introduced by Jared Leto, who paid tribute to a friend who was killed in the Bataclan concert hall on the night of the attacks. Leto then told the audience the 'entire world matters' before he seemed to hint at the Syrian refugee crisis when he reminded the audience that Steve Jobs and President Obama were the children of immigrants.

Judge blasts social workers for LYING under oath and doctoring a report as part of an attempted 'cover-up' over the future of five children taken away from their parents 

Judge blastsHampshire  social workers for cover-up over the future of five children

At Portsmouth family court, Judge Mark Horton said there had been a 'deliberate and calculated' alteration to the dossier and changes improved the case for removing the children from their parents. The original report of the parents, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had contained 'positives and negatives' and had been balanced. Proceedings started more than two years ago and the children, aged between three and 16, are currently living with foster parents as part of an interim agreement. Social workers for Hampshire County Council wanted them to stay in foster care but their parents wanted them returned to their care.

The item EVERYONE should pack, why brewing tea could save your life if you're lost and how to blend in while visiting dangerous countries: SAS hero Andy McNab's top travel tips

Andy McNab (pictured) served with the SAS for nine years and has expert survival knowledge, having been trained to make it out alive from every possible hostile environment.

Social services should have stepped in to help 'overwhelmed' mother a YEAR before she smothered her three disabled children to death 

Tania Clarence previously admitted the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of Olivia, four, and three-year-old twins Ben and Max at the family home in New Malden, south London

Hatton Garden 'raiders spent three years planning the £14m raid and researched online how to smash into the concrete vault'

Carl Wood, William Lincoln, John Harbinson, and Hugh Doyle (pictured left to right in a court sketch) were allegedly involved in the Hatton Garden raid.

The hidden killer in your home: Odourless gas linked to lung 'cancer causes thousands of deaths a year'

In some homes, the highest recorded concentration of Radon was 50 times over the recommended level, according to Keith Hardy, of Nottingham Trent University.

Ghost town Brussels: Schools shut, shops deserted and metro closed as Belgium remains on lockdown after 21 are arrested in hunt for world's most wanted man - but he is seen 'heading towards Germany in a BMW'

Belgium remains on lockdown after 21 are arrested in hunt for Salah Abdeslam

Central Brussels, usually bustling on a Sunday evening, was virtually deserted, with police and troops on patrol. Belgian police opened fire on the driver of a vehicle during raids targeting terror suspects across the city last night in which 21 people were arrested. Authorities raided 19 properties in the coordinated police operation, arresting 16 people who are set to appear before a judge today. The prosecutors office said it was during a raid on a snack bar in Molenbeek that the man drove at police, who opened fire on his vehicle.

Bomb which took down Russian plane over Egypt was hidden 'under seat 30A' and 'equal to a kilo of TNT', according to Moscow

Chemical and other forensic tests have narrowed down the the epicentre of the explosion above the Sinai (pictured) to rows 30 or 31 on the Airbus A321, according to a report.

Beauty amid terror: Musician performs haunting rendition of Hallelujah on the deserted streets of Brussels

This is the moment a cellist performed a moving rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah on the streets of panic-stricken Brussels in Belgium, with the city on lockdown due to a terrorist threat.

Divided Kingdom: One in five British Muslims have sympathy for those joining ISIS - as it's revealed attacks on hijab-wearing women have rocketed since Paris massacre 

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The revelations come as it emerged that hate crime against Muslims in the UK has rocketed by 300 per cent in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, with women being the main targets.

'It was a complete failure': France admits intelligence disaster as it is revealed Turkey warned of Paris attack jihadis a YEAR ago

Security sources revealed lapses in communication between countries and on some occasions specific warnings were ignored leading up to the massacre on November 13.

Chinese turn FLAMETHROWER on 'Muslim terror suspects' after grenades and tear gas fail to lure them from cave

Chinese police use a FLAMETHROWER on 'Muslim terror suspects'

Chinese forces say they used a flamethrower to force more than 10 'terrorists' from a cave before 'annihilating' them in the western Xinjiang region. It was part of a search for those behind an attack at the Aksu coal mine in September. However rights groups say the unrest is due to frustration at controls on the culture and religion of the Muslim Uighur people who live in the restive region.

Now Prince Charles blames the 'horrors' of the Syria war on a failure to tackle climate change... so finally someone agrees with Charlotte Church  

In a controversial interview, before the Paris terror attacks, Prince Charles (pictured) argued that the cumulative effect of global warming was 'one of the major reasons for this horror in Syria'.

Britain and France have 'joint obligations' to defeat ISIS, says Hollande as Cameron visits Bataclan theatre in Paris

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David Cameron today paid tribute to the victims of the Paris terror attacks as Britain prepares to join the fight against ISIS in Syria, with momentum building for MPs to authorise strike action before Christmas.

Could pacifist Corbyn REALLY back airstrikes? Labour MP says it's 'conceivable' as minsters plot Syria vote next week

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Shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle denied the Labour leader is a pacifist as dozens of the party's MPs prepare to support David Cameron's calls for military action against fanatics in Syria.

Cameron pledges new 10,000-strong strike force to take on ISIS as MPs are told to act like Churchill not Chamberlain

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The two rapid-response brigades, which can be quickly deployed to war zones, are the centrepiece of the Prime Minister's long-awaited strategic defence and security review.

Now that's a war room! Inside Russia's fortified triple-decker operations base sitting on a maze of secret tunnels where Putin masterminds strikes on ISIS

Inside Russia's war room where Vladimir Putin masterminds Syria airstrikes

Russia's strongman Vladimir Putin has been overseeing the daily airstrikes in Syria from a colossal three-floor war room in Moscow. Long rows of identical desks and computer terminals are crammed into the enormous space, filling up three floors with analysts monitoring activities in the conflict zone. Sitting at a desk on the central level of the first floor, the Russian President can be seen observing every detail. Putin is surrounded by his trusted military advisers, who have been working hard to shore up the Assad regime in Syria.

Russia destroys 472 ISIS targets in 141 bombing missions in Syria over the weekend as they intensify their campaign of airstrikes 

The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed that almost 500 ISIS targets in Syria had been destroyed by Russian jets in cities including the capital Damascus and the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa.

Russian counter-terrorism operation kills 11 ISIS-linked smugglers as Putin cracks down on jihadi activity in the North Caucasus

Russian security services have killed 11 Islamist militants who had been helping to smuggle fighters from the North Caucasus across borders to Syria to join ISIS.

American survivor who was shot but escaped the Bataclan terror atrocity in Paris had also survived the 9/11 attacks in New York

The American man, known only as Matthew, 36, managed to crawl to safety despite having been shot in the leg. 'I sprinted across half of Manhattan, but Bataclan was 1,000 times worse,' he said.

Terrified US passengers reveal how their flight was forced to land when three passengers started 'acting suspiciously' by swapping seats

The flight headed to Los Angeles International Airport from Indianapolis diverted to Kansas City on Sunday morning so the three men could be escorted off the plane and questioned by the FBI.

Laughing in the face of terror: Belgians respond to police request not to tweet details of their hunt for the Paris killers by posting hilarious pictures of their cats

Belgian Twitter users post cat pictures as police hunt Paris attack killers

Defence Minister Steven Vandeput tweeted: 'Police are asking the public not to report their movements on social media, please support & rt #BrusselsLockdown.' Instead of taking pictures of what they could see or describing police operations, Belgians posted pictures of cats.

'All the terrorists are basically migrants': Controversial Hungarian prime minister calls for EU border clampdown in wake of Paris attacks 

Viktor Orban has already sparked controversy after Hungary erected a huge razor-wire fence on its borders with Serbia and Croatia in a bid to divert the migrant flow across Europe.

Germany to convert Berlin's abandoned Stasi HQ into a shelter to house 500 migrants amid refugee crisis

Nearly 500 people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan have been moved into the foreign intelligence wing of the imposing former Ministry of State Security (pictured).

Winter is coming: Migrants face plummeting temperatures as snow sweeps across Europe amid fears refugees could freeze to death

Growing numbers of migrants are camping out in the open with many lighting fires in a bid to keep their children warm as temperatures plunge below zero across Europe.

What a load of rubbish: Tesco delivers 24-piece dinner set in FORTY-EIGHT separate boxes (and five items still arrived smashed) 

Couple's Tesco delivery of a 24-piece dinner set came in 48 boxes

Joanne and Billy Murphy, from Greater Manchester, were left with a mountain of cardboard in their living room after their new dinner set was delivered in 48 separate boxes. The couple were mystified as to why every plate, bowl and mug they had ordered from Tesco was packed in their own individual box, which were then placed inside even bigger ones. The pile of boxes took up so much space the family could not see their living room floor once they had unwrapped all the items from the 24-piece set. Despite the careful packing, four bowls and a mug were smashed in the delivery.

Holidaymaker slams Liverpool hotel as 'filthy and disgusting' after paying £150 for a room with 'broken furniture, peeling walls, stains and dust'

Peter Moss, from north London took photographs of 'broken furniture, condensation stains and damp' in his room during what he described as a 'dreadful' stay at Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel.

Grandmother burst into tears after doctors said her husband of 60 years had died only for him to walk in to the room minutes later 

Ursula Freeman, 79, burst into tears, along with her daughter, Elaine Faxton, 53, when medics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn told her that Dennis, 81, her husband of 60 years, had died.

Choose the queue on the left, decorate your suitcase and NEVER put all of your clothes in your checked bag: Infographic reveals the ultimate travel hacks to breeze through the airport

Airports are a never-ending source of anxiety or frustration for tourists, but this infographic reveals how travellers can eliminate the stress and make the experience as enjoyable as possible.

Revealed: England striker Jamie Vardy hasn't spoken to his parents for a year in family feud over his glamorous fiancée and they won't be going to his wedding

England and Leicester player Jamie Vardy hasn't spoken to his parents for a year

The striker's career has never been better, with him scoring in his tenth consecutive game at the weekend and his Leicester City team sitting top of the Premier League. But behind the scenes, the player has not spoken to his parents for over a year due to an apparent row over his fiancée Becky Nicholson. It is understood his parents, Phil and Lisa, will not be going to the ceremony planned for next year.

RAF is hunting for a Russian submarine thought to have been off the coast of Scotland for at least 10 days

An RAF plane, a Royal Navy frigate, HMS Sutherland and submarine are involved in the search off the coast of Scotland along with French and Canadian maritime patrol aircraft.

The teenager whose life was wrecked by controversial acne drug: Rare side effect nearly killed 15-year-old who lost all her hair and is now diabetic

Elin Rowlands, 15, from near Bangor, was prescribed Roaccutane after being teased about her spots. She suffered pancreatic necrosis, where part of the organ dies, leaving her diabetic.

Would you go on a first date with millions watching? These women all did and the result's one of the most heart-warming (and occasionally cringe-making) TV hits of the moment

Femail takes a look inside Channel 4’s First Dates

There are few experiences more nerve-racking than a blind date. It can be the trigger for a new romance - or the most excruciating evening of your life. Now the hope and heartbreak are being captured on a reality TV show, Channel 4's First Dates, that's become an unexpected hit. Set in a swish real London restaurant, each episode focuses on five pairs of singletons - from lonely 80-year-olds to lovelorn estate agents - trying to find that elusive 'spark'.

How online porn is fuelling sex addiction: Easy access to sexual images blamed for the rise of people with compulsive sexual behaviour, study claims

The ready supply of sexual images makes it difficult for young people with sex addictions to resist the urge to find porn, a University of Cambridge study found. One in 25 are thought to be sex addicts.

Even Richard Dawkins thinks the Lord's Prayer should be screened in our cinemas: Church's banned video receives unlikely backing from atheist 

Professor Dawkins (pictured), an evolutionary biologist who is an outspoken critic of organised religion, said that the grounds on which the advert is being censored is ridiculous.

DOMINIC LAWSON: My wife's tears of anger over a Lord's Prayer ban even Muslims don't want 

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is not easily pushed to anger. Yet he has been provoked beyond endurance by a refusal to show a film of the Lord's Prayer.

Freemasons fixed inquiry into Titanic to protect Establishment, claims secret archive that lists two million members and reveals how secretive group of elites ruled society for 200 years

Freemasons 'fixed inquiry into sinking of the Titanic to clear bosses'

The investigation into the 1912 Titanic tragedy that left 1,500 people dead cleared almost all of those involved. An archive of two million names of members from 1733 to 1923 is set to be published. While the Masonic connections of figures such as Sir Winston Churchill (bottom left), Oscar Wilde (second from left), Lord Kitchener (right), Rudyard Kipling (second from right) and Edward VIII are known, the records offer the first comprehensive view of the reach of Freemasonry at the height of the British Empire. Experts believe it could lead to a re-examination of almost 200 years of British history, revealing the scale of Masonic influence at all levels of British society when the UK was one of the world's most powerful countries.

Jack the Ripper was an 'obscure singer who was protected by his fellow Masons', new book claims

The theory was put forward by an author of a new book who believes that all of the Ripper killings were the stamp of Masonic ritual and he was a man called Michael Maybrick.

Scorned wife takes the ultimate revenge on her cheating husband by selling their house while he is on holiday in New York

Laura Arnolds, 42, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, found messages to her husband Craig, 44, on his phone from another woman. When he jetted off to New York she sold the marital home.

How to spot a fine restaurant from a FAKE: Food critic reveals the top ten signs that an eatery is mediocre... including pompous menus and triple-cooked chips

Birmingham-based food critic Richard McComb talks you through the signs that a restaurant is trying too hard. He warns to watch out for long menus with fancy descriptions and hybrid foods.

The phone you only have to charge once a WEEK: British scientists create material for the screen that uses no power

British scientists at Oxford University have created a material that replaces the screen glass for phones, tablets and smartwatches, but uses no power - meaning they could be charged weekly.

Amal Clooney reveals she will no longer wear her £450,000 engagement ring at work because the 7-carat diamond is too BLING for her human rights lawyer job

Amal Clooney will no longer wear her diamond engagement ring at work

Amal Clooney's career as a human rights lawyer has seen her involved in some of the world's most high profile legal cases. Amid concerns that her seven-carat sparkler, gifted to her from George in April 2014, the 37-year-old is said to be keen to replace her dazzling engagement ring with something more low-key while she's working. (Pictured from left: Amal and George Clooney pictured in Hollywood last month, Amal Clooney wearing her engagement ring while representing Mohamed Nasheed in October)

Smart handbag humiliates shopaholics by SHOUTING 'do you need this?' when the owner takes out their credit card 'to stop them overspending'

A smart handbag which shouts when the credit card is removed has been created by three students from Dundee. Leanne Fischler, Kirsty Sneddon and Rebecca Smith made the bag themselves.

Cheers! Supermarkets slash their festive booze prices even further... with a MAGNUM of Prosecco on sale for just £13 at Asda

Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S;, Lidl, Asda and Iceland have slashed the prices of their top tipples ahead of Christmas with beers, bubbles, fine wines and quality spirits all in the firing line.

The man and wife who became WIFE and wife: Couple to renew their wedding vows after husband comes out as a transgender woman called Melissa (and this time BOTH of them will wear wedding dresses)

Norfolk wife plans wedding vow renewal with husband who is now a woman

Amy Frary from Norfolk had been with her husband Gary (pictured inset on their wedding day in 2013) for nearly a decade, but had no idea he had struggled with gender identity issues since the age of 12. When Gary came out to her in March, telling her he wanted to be known as Melissa, Amy (with Melissa, left) felt shocked and rejected, but having built a life with her husband, she tried to understand what he was going through. Now the couple (pictured right with their daughter Laila, eight, and Amy's son Sam, 16) are happier than ever before, and are even planning on renewing their wedding vows next year.

Pensioner was battered by his own DAUGHTER after she stole £17,500 from him in three-year fraud 

Widower David Glass, 83, from Telford, Shropshire, said that he has now 'lost faith in human nature'. A court heard how his daughter and her husband hit him 30 or 40 times.

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Mother-of-two is horrified to discover cat covered in concrete from top to tail huddled outside her front door 

Faye Richards horrified to discover cat covered in concrete from top to tail

Mother-of-two Faye Richards, from Bristol, discovered the ginger tom huddled on her front step, so covered in concrete (right) that it couldn't even open its eyes. Faye (inset) rushed it to the vet, where it was shaved (left) and had the concrete combed out of its coat. The cat, which has no microchip to identify him, has now been completely shaved and is said to be well on the road to recovery. It is currently staying with the vet who cared for it.

Germany says goodbye to Helmut Schmidt: Henry Kissinger and world leaders pay last respects to former Chancellor, 96, who guided nation through Cold War

Current chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck were at the state funeral in St Michaelis Church, Hamburg, for Helmut Schmidt, who died aged 96 earlier this month.

Woman whose Tinder date demanded a £3.50 refund for a coffee is bought a £55 dress for an awards ceremony by a stranger 'on behalf of decent men everywhere'

Lauren Crouch, 28, had a kind stranger buy her a £55 dress after her date demanded she repay the £3.50 he spent on coffee. The blogger, from London, said she was confused but accepted the offer.

Ten of the best 4x4s: From riding in luxury to rough terrain, we reveal Britain's favourite SUVs to tackle the winter weather

Winter weather warnings means the demand for 4x4s is about to sky rocket. To help you choose the best one for you, AutoTrader has listed its ten best SUVs for different requirements.

'If Charlie Sheen had cancer, people would be more sympathetic': Woman who caught HIV from her ex says the reaction to the star's diagnosis has been 'disgraceful' and claims the illness has IMPROVED her life

Becky Mitchell, 41, from Bristol, has taken part in a film called My HIV... MY Rules to explain that since her 2012 diagnosis she has qualified as an instructor and is planning to trek the Inca trail.

Heartbreaking pictures show Foxie the former laboratory chimp mothering troll dolls after all her own babies were taken away from her in captivity

Staff at the sanctuary in Washington where Foxie lives say that that the fact she has adopted the toys is endearing but it's also a sad reminder that she was never allowed to keep her own young.

Mother who endured an EIGHTY HOUR labour is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder

London mum tells how her 80-hour labour left her with PTSD

Annie Meier, 35, from London went through an 80-hour labour with her daughter Bea (inset, in the hospital) and was left with post-traumatic stress disorder and post-natal depression. With no support, she struggled on for two years before admitting to her husband Richard (pictured right with Bea) she didn't feel right and had lost all interest in her life. However, Annie reveals she has now had a second baby thanks to memory suppression therapy.

Has this highly decorated hero been driven mentally ill by an anti-malaria drug tourists are still given?

November is a fraught month for Major-General Alastair Duncan, writes FRANCES HARDY. Fireworks transport him back into the thick of combat zones.

Smile of a killer: Surrounded by children, Oscar Pistorius grins at his 29th birthday party as he awaits murder appeal verdict

The paralympian, who is under house arrest at his uncle's mansion in Pretoria, South Africa, was pictured with his young cousins during his 29th birthday party on Sunday.

Feeling light-headed? Two women down glasses of helium-infused wine with hilarious results... but is it all that it seems?

As soon as the two women, who live in Parkersburg, West Virginia, started speaking and singing, they couldn't contain themselves and almost fell off their chairs from laughing too hard.

Gaddafi loyalist arrested over the 1984 murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher is innocent, says his son 

Dr Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk, was arrested at his home in south-east England last week on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Pc Fletcher (pictured). He has since been bailed.

Don't cry over spilt milk! Chinese shoppers desperately brawl in front of a Rotterdam store over 'limited baby formula'

A video of a fight thought to have broken out over powdered milk in the Netherlands has emerged online. The argument was reportedly between three Chinese shoppers outside a Rotterdam supermarket.

Britain shivers as temperatures drop to almost -6C prompting bookmakers to slash the odds on a White Christmas 

UK weather set to see temperatures drop to -6C as bookmakers slash White Christmas odds

Temperatures across Britain have plummeted as low as -6C as snow, sleet and icy winds continue to lash the country prompting forecasters to slash the odds on a White Christmas. Bookmakers are now offering odds of 4/1 - the lowest for several years - of snow falling on Christmas Day, with the same odds offered for this winter being the coldest since the Big Freeze of 1963. It comes after the mercury dropped to almost -6C overnight, with a recorded temperature of -5.8C in Llanybydder in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. The mercury also dropped to -5.4C in Rhayader, Powys and -4.6C in the Brecon Beacons. Large swathes of southern England including the south west and London, the Midlands, the north west and Scotland also fell below zero. Pictured: Surrounded by frost, staff at Cadeby Tree Trust begin to ship Christmas trees from their yard near Nuneaton in Warwickshire today (centre), while Corfe Castle in Dorset was bathed in a stunning red sky at sunrise this morning (inset).

Are women REALLY worse drivers than men? Figures show female motorists are far more likely to fail their tests than their male counterparts

Government statistics have revealed women are more likely to fail their driving tests than men - and the gap between genders only gets bigger with age with 50-year-old males twice as likely to pass as a woman.

The iFuse 'hybrid' cigarette combines e-cig technology with tobacco to improve the flavour of the vapour

London-based British American Tobacco is to trial a new type of cigarette called iFuse that combines e-cigarette technology (stock image pictured) and tobacco.

Pakistan WILL execute wheelchair-bound paraplegic murderer this week despite initial reprieve because he could not stand on the gallows

Paraplegic inmate Abdul Basit, has been paralysed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair since contracting meningitis in prison in Faisalabad in 2010.

The phone you can SMOKE: $299 Vaporcade Jupiter comes with a built-in e-cigarette to let you 'vape' and dial

The Los Angeles-based company behind the Vaporcade Jupiter (illustrated) claims it is 'the world's first and only cellular vaporiser'.

All Blacks doctor claims Jonah Lomu was killed by the long haul flight from Britain 

Jonah Lomu's passing has prompted tributes from not only from the rugby world but also Hollywood celebrities, charities and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ©Leon Neal (AFP/File)

Jonah Lomu's former doctor, John Mayhew, has said the rugby great likely died from a blood clot which probably formed during a long haul flight to New Zealand.

Police close off section of a cemetery after a grave was disturbed and headstone damaged 

Crime scene investigators and forensics were called to the cemetery in County Durham when the grave was disturbed three days ago. A forensic tent was put up and a number of graves were cordoned off.

Is that offside? Footballer relieves himself in the middle of a match - only to see his team-mates score!

Belgium footballer goes for WEE during match and watches his Eendracht Aalst team-mates

Playing with ten men is usually a disadvantage but for Belgium Third Division side Eendracht Aalst, it proved the complete opposite while one of their players went for a wee during a recent match. Eendracht Aalst were playing KFC Izegem in a league tie when Philippe Janssens decided he could no longer hold it in and made his way towards a fence behind the goal his side were attacking. The midfielder then took a leak as the opponent's goalkeeper prepared to take a goal kick - but little did he know his team would soon attack the goal. 

Don't cry over spilt milk! Chinese shoppers desperately brawl in front of a Rotterdam store over 'limited baby formula'

A video of a fight thought to have broken out over powdered milk in the Netherlands has emerged online. The argument was reportedly between three Chinese shoppers outside a Rotterdam supermarket.

Man whose wife had just given birth stabbed female doctor to death and jumped to his death from fifth floor window

Dr Aynur Dagdemir was stabbed to death by Yusuf Dogan after intervening in an argument between him and his wife. Dogan (pictured) then jumped to his death after stabbing her and died at the scene.

Teenager forced to give up gymnastics due to a curved spine fulfills her dream of performing on a trapeze - and now wants to join Cirque Du Soleil

Louise Stewart-Scott, 14, of Jersey, has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, causing hypermobility and her joints to dislocate. She also suffers from scoliosis, an abnormal curvature in her spine.

How PENGUINS can prevent plane crashes: Oil on their feathers is a natural 'de-icer' that could be used to keep aircraft wings clear

Researchers from he University of California, Los Angeles studied penguins' feathers in detail to reveal their de-icing trick that means their feathers are never clogged with ice.

Become a mile high mixologist: Infographic reveals how to make your own cocktails on a plane with the booze handed out by flight attendants

The in-flight holiday cocktail cheat sheet shows travellers how they can make everything from a screw driver or bloody mary to sangria or red eye express.

Haunting pictures show half-built remains of Polish nuclear power station - 25 years after construction was abandoned in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster

Pictures show Polish Zarnowiec nuclear power station 25 years after Chernobyl disaster

The Zarnowiec facility (main), in northern Poland, was supposed to be the country's first nuclear power station - but it was never completed because of a public outcry after the Chernobyl disaster. Pictures show deep chambers filled with water (bottom right) - making it dangerous for visitors - and trees and bushes growing up around its crumbling walls (left). Motorcyclist Laurens Corijn stumbled across the power plant whilst on a road trip through Europe.

Single women looking for a sugar daddy online prove they're not all 'blonde, thin and big-breasted' in a daring calendar shoot

The sugar babes featured in the calendar from Danish dating site SugarDaters share stories of alcoholism and abuse to challenge some of the common stereotypes surrounding its members.

The dog who turned to STONE: Miraculous recovery of canine with such bad mange she 'looked like a barnacle'

The helpless street dog, who has since been named Alice, was discovered lying in the back of an abandoned tuk-tuk in India before she was taken to a rescue centre in Udaipur for treatment.

Eek! Mousy hair's just got screamingly fashionable. One writer goes from blonde to mousy to see if she can pull it off 

Alice Hart-Davis has had blonde hair for 20 years. Decides to try out having mousy hair, a trend popularised by celebrities. Alice doesn't think she's cool enough to pull off the transformation.

Indian doctor takes her husband to court after he 'tricked her into revealing the sex of their unborn girl twins then pressured her to abort them'

Mitu Khurana, a doctor living in Jaipur, India, claims her husband secretly asked doctors to take an ultra-sound of her babies while she was in hospital with a stomach complaint in 2004.

The love letter I wish I'd written: Haunted by regret over the things you DIDN'T tell an old flame? So were these women authors. Now they finally bare their souls

Last week extracts were published of a 30,000-word love letter, written by Germaine Greer to her secret lover novelist Martin Amis, in 1976. Here five well-known women reveal their love letters.

Two teenage Palestinian girls shot after stabbing Jewish man with scissors in a Jerusalem market 

Two Palestinian teenage girls stabbed a 70-year-old Palestinian man with scissors in Jerusalem market before they were shot by police, in the latest incident in a two-month wave of violence.

Obama to feature on new Coldplay album after president gives permission for band to use recording of him singing 'Amazing Grace' at Charleston shooting funeral

A recording of Obama singing 'Amazing Grace' at the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a victim of the Charleston shooting in June, will serve as an interlude on Coldplay's new album.

Students are filmed watching PORN together for a social experiment that leaves the women horrified by the 'grimy' footage - but the men find it funny

Students are filmed watching PORN together for social experiment

Students from the University of Bristol have been filmed watching porn as part of a social experiment to show men and women's differing reactions. The six-minute video shows male students giggling nervously while the women recoil in horror at the clips, which they brand 'grimy' and 'disgusting'. At first the girls (top right and bottom left) find the footage quite boring, but as the action unfolds they can't help recoiling from the screen. Toby (left in the top left) and Tony seem to be the most embarrassed at being filmed, but don't appear as shocked by what they're seeing as the female students.

King of Sweden calls for a ban on BATHS and admits he is now 'ashamed' to run one after realising how much energy they use

King Carl XVI Gustaf, who once had a reputation as a lothario and is now a staunch environmentalist, said he realised how much energy they used when he was staying somewhere without a shower.

Two people injured and terrified residents are evacuated from their street after suspected gas explosion 'like a bomb' destroys end-of-terrace house 

The suspected gas blast incident happened in the village of Wooburn Green, near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. The semi-detached property has reportedly been completely destroyed.

Blade Runner dog! Watch incredible video of disabled Daisy learning to run on her prosthetic paws

Daisy the dog is so excited to run for the first time in her new prosthetic legs that she has no problem overtaking her 'fur brother' in a race around Los Angeles.

Outdoor cinemas, swim-up bars and giant wine refrigerators: Inside the most luxurious superyachts available for charter this winter for up to $1million a week

Chief executives, A-list actors and supermodels will be spending their winter holidays on these extravagant yachts as they sail from island to island in the Caribbean.

Beware the BFF mothers: Headteacher warns that mollycoddling mums who are best friends with their daughters could make them LESS able to cope with adult life

Jenny Brown, headteacher of £15,450-a-year St Albans High School for Girls, in Hertfordshire, said teenage girls who see their mother as their best friend are anxiety-prone and less resourceful.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Career girl Zara has more reason than most to celebrate 'dynamic' new relationship with the Chinese

Her Majesty's granddaughter Zara Phillips would appear to have more reason than most to celebrate Britain's 'dynamic' new economic relationship with the Chinese.

How much is YOUR child worth? Osborne overhauls school funding which means some pupils get £3,000 more than others

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A new formula will be introduced in England from 2017-18 to close 'arbitrary and unfair' gaps between areas, the Chancellor will announce this week.

Fewer police on the street and a council tax rise to fund care bill under plans to be unveiled by George Osborne 

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Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce this week that he will allow councils to raise the levy by up to 2 per cent to cover shortfalls in social care for their residents.

Why was death crash helicopter flying in heavy rain? Questions raised over disaster that killed four Britons after aircraft was allowed to take off in 'terrible' conditions 

Four Britons were among seven people who died at New Zealand hot-spot Fox Glacier, when their helicopter crashed into a crevasse. There was heavy rain and poor visibility at the time.

Campus zealots hound student out of lectures and bars with shouts of 'rapist' after he dared to question the effectiveness of rape 'consent workshops' 

Second-year George Lawlor, 19, fears for his future at Warwick University after being ostracised and bullied for challenging a student union drive to hold rape awareness sessions.

Nazis in space? Star Wars fans react with astonishment after new trailer for The Force Awakens shows massed army of stormtroopers giving Nazi-style salute 

New Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reveals Nazi-looking salute

New scenes released from the latest advert for Star Wars: The Force Awakens appear to show stormtroopers in the evil army known as The First Order giving their leader a Nazi salute. They are also stood beside officers in a black uniform similar to that of the Gestapo. Ads have also given other clues about the movie, showing a character (top left) that looks extremely similar to Nien Nunb who appeared in Return Of The Jedi, the last movie in the series. There's also a preview of an epic lightsaber battle between main character Finn (bottom right) and a stormtooper with a weapon never seen before.

Sepp Blatter says he was 'close to death' after collapsing at his parents' grave: 'I sat between angels singing and fire of the devil'

Sepp Blatter has said he nearly died after collapsing earlier this month. The 79-year-old suspended FIFA president spent several days in hospital but has since been released.

Sixteen hurt as two gunmen open fire on crowd in New Orleans park during music video shoot

Gunfire erupted around 7pm Sunday at Bunny Friend Park in New Orleans's Ninth Ward during an after party for a parade where hundreds had gathered for a music video shoot.

At least 100 die in landslide near jade mine in Myanmar as rescuers dig through rubble in desperate search for survivors

Nearly 100 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State as rescuers desperately search for 100 people who are still missing.

'You don't put diesel in a Ferrari!': MP who stripped off for shower advert reveals the reason he has never taken drugs

Conservative MP Johnny Mercer, who stripped off for a Dove shower advert, has said the reason he has never taken drugs is because 'you don't put diesel in a Ferrari'.

Consumer confidence rises to three-month high as UK unemployment falls to lowest level for seven years 

Falling energy and fuel bills helped keep consumer spending on essentials down for the eleventh consecutive month, Lloyds Bank's Spending Power report said.

Scrapping of car tax discs leads almost a third of motorists to start paying monthly and spread cost

More than 10 million drivers pay their car tax using Direct Debit. The option to spread VED payments out monthly was introduced in October last year, and now almost one in three use this method.

The ice that will never melt: Incredible images show a frozen world deep inside the Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies images show a frozen world deep inside Sentry Mountain

Canadian photographer Paul Zizka climbed into the heart of the Booming Ice Chasm (pictured), a 459 feet deep fissure inside Sentry Mountain, Canada, to capture a world that will never melt. Inside, crystal clear blue sheets of ice slides line the chasm. Because of the ice's solidity, some explorers have described moving along its surface as a feeling like flying.

The suit that makes you feel like you're on DRUGS: MailOnline tests the goggles, gloves and headphones that simulate the effects illegal substances have on the body

Scientists at the Meyer-Hentschel Institute in Germany developed the suit for Ford's Driving Skills for Life programme so motorists can understand the risks of driving under the influence.

It's 720,000th time lucky! Photographer takes perfect picture of diving kingfisher in honour of his grandfather - but it took him six years and 4,200 hours to get the shot

Alan McFadyen, 46, finally managed to capture a flawless kingfisher dive at Kirkcudbright in Scotland, where he used to watch the birds as a boy with his late grandfather Robert Murray.

Who needs REAL freckles? Woman hopes to raise $215,000 for beauty product that uses fake tan to create natural-looking dots on unmarked cheeks

Remi Brixton, from LA, launched Freck Yourself because she said there is 'nothing more beautiful than bare skin and fresh freckles' - but people with real freckles have been left unimpressed.

A storm in a coffee cup: Young soldiers in hot water for failing to make their commanding officer enough hot drinks (and even forgetting the Jaffa Cake on the side)

Captain Clare Coward sent an email (pictured) to six officers in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Tidworth Camp accusing the of being 'idiots' for not being able to make a brew.

MPs call for diesel scrappage scheme and car tax charges as fears mount over air quality following VW scandal

The Chancellor is due to deliver his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, and MPs have called for it to include new incentives to encourage drivers to do away with high polluting diesels.

Look who's back! Stig is spotted on set of Top Gear as Chris Evans and Jenson Button test a 200mph McLaren in first glimpse of new show

Evans was seen laughing with Formula One driver Button in a bright green McLaren 650S Spider on the BBC motoring show's test track at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.

'It's a nightmare come true. I was petrified - that's my life now': Mother's agony after reading 11-year-old son's note describing how he is being bulled at new school

When Kerry Mustafa (pictured), from Hull, East Yorkshire, asked son Ali Junior to write down how he felt about problems she suspected he was having at school, but it was much worse than she imagined.

Poundworld is fined £70,000 for selling £1 'High Vis' jackets with the logo 'be safe, be seen' that were not actually reflective 

Poundworld sold 95,700 of the Chinese-made £1 vests (pictured) but tests carried out on one of the jackets revealed its 'reflectivity' was no more than 2.4 per cent of what it should have been.

Toys R Us ditches 'girls' and 'boys' categories online as retailers selling to children come under increasing pressure to go gender neutral

Retail giant Toys R Us have stopped categorising toys by gender on their website, amid pressure from campaigners who say it puts girls off science toys and makes boys feel they can't play with dolls.

Meet the real-life Mog! Grumpy Gus looks just like the star of Sainsbury's Christmas advert - but hates it so much he turns his back on the television

Grumpy cat looks just like Mog from Sainsbury's Christmas advert

He's the television phenomenon everyone in the country has fallen in love with - well, almost everyone. Meet Gus (pictured), the cat that looks just like Mog from Sainsbury's Christmas advert (inset), but who hates it so much he turns his back on the television every time it comes on. The four-year-old exotic shorthair from Rugby, Warwickshire, can't stand all the attention his doppelganger is getting after the retailer's commercial became a smash hit on the small screen.

Stop complaining! Police could save money from historic sex abuse inquiries, says ex-Chancellor Lord Lawson

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Lord Lawson said money should be directed at national security and not wasted on the multi-million pound operations investigating 'unsubstantiated' historic sex abuse claims.

England star Steven Gerrard is 'captured on camera throwing a punch' during a street brawl - despite telling a court he was 'trying to defuse the situation'

New footage has emerged that appears to show Steven Gerrard throwing a punch and throwing him against a wall in Formby, near Liverpool, despite claims to the contrary he made in court.

Working mothers who skip boozy dinners to see family don't get top jobs because they can't network to get ahead, says CBI chief 

Carolyn Fairbairn said even corporate events are too male-oriented - and is now calling for more early evening business meetings where people 'have a nice glass of wine and then go home'.

Mortgage lenders to explain baffling array of fees that can add thousands to the cost of a home loan

The UK's biggest lenders have agreed to introduce a standardised 'tariff of mortgage charges' to communicate what charges mean and what borrowers will have to pay.

The Force Awakens in Google: #ChooseYourSide game adds Star Wars themes to Gmail, Chrome, Maps and more

Users can select either the Light side or the Dark side at Google Star Wars and once a side has been selected (pictured), Easter eggs are added to Google apps.

Want to buy a UFO hunting satellite? Crowdsourcing project aims to scour the skies with a swarm of $10,000 CubeSats

The satellite that?s planning to clean up space. The CleanSpace One chasing its target, one of the CubeSats launched by Switzerland in 2009. The EPFL on 15 February 2012 launched the 'CleanSpace One', a project to develop and build the first installment of a family of satellites specially designed to clean up space debris, during a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland.  

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A team of developers in Canada has come up with a way for ordinary people to track extraterrestrial encounters. The team hopes to raise $50,000 to launch the device, called CubeSat for Disclosure.

Feeling advent-urous? With Christmas just around the corner, FEMAIL reveals the most fun-filled calendars to help you count down to the festive season

While chocolate is one of the most traditional calendar fillings, many lifestyle, beauty and fashion brands now release their own versions. Options include beauty, food, fashion and toys.

Camper says he is the 'luckiest man alive' after he was left with 112 broken bones when he pitched his tent on the edge of a 120ft cliff and fell off

A camper in pursuit of a great view was nearly killed after choosing a precarious spot to pitch his tent. Steven Hill, 42, set up camp on the edge of a 120 foot cliff on Scotland's west coast.

Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Allergan close to $150billion merger that will create the world's largest pharmaceutical company

Pfizer and Allergan may be on the cusp of a $150billion merger, according to sources at the Wall Street Journal. The combined company would be the world's largest drug maker by sales.

Why Ladybird books for GROWN-UPS have flown to the top of the charts

They're spoofs squarely aimed at grown-ups rather than children, with titles such as The Ladybird Book Of Dating, The Book Of The Hangover, and the How It Works guide to The Husband and The Wife.

Interior designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent list their Manhattan duplex penthouse boasting a walk-in closet 'as big as most people's apartments' for $10.5million

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent list Manhattan duplex penthouse for $10.5m

Interior designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent's 2,800-sq-ft apartment located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village is on the market after they received several inquiries about selling it. The three bedroom duplex, previously described as 'the home of their dreams', appeared on the cover of Architectural Digest in October. The extravagant apartment on the 14th and 15th floors of a prewar building boast a wrap-around terrace, a second terrace, three wood-burning fireplaces, French limestone floors and a huge walk-in closet, divided into two sections.

Move over Willy Wonka! Chocolate with flavours to 'rival fine wines' developed by altering yeasts used to ferment cocoa beans

Scientists from Belgium have found they can select specific yeasts to ferment cocoa beans shortly after they have been harvested to produce a range of different aromas and flavours.

How I became a secret-eating mummy: Mother says sheer stress of eating healthily with the kids makes her hide crisps in the bread bin and stash chocs in her bathroom

Mother-of-three Georgina Fuller, 37, from Warwickshire, says a new breed of mums only eat organic with their children but snack sneakily on junk food when their brood aren't looking.

Seagulls are eating baby whales ALIVE: Birds attack calves when they come to the surface to breathe

Seagulls attack southern right whale calves when they come to the surface to breathe

Southern right whales off the coast of Argentina are increasingly being attacked by kelp gulls, which gouge skin and blubber from the mammals (pictured) backs as they swim at the surface. Mother whales and their calves seem to be particularly vulnerable to attack as they spend more time at the surface. Scientists said the number of attacks by gulls on southern right whale calves has increased dramatically in recent years with 99 per cent of the whales they looked at carrying wounds on their backs.

The end of the Kirchner era: Technocrat mayor of Buenos Aires wins presidential election to end 12 years of left wing leadership in Argentina

Opposition candidate Mauricio Macri won Argentina's presidential election on Sunday, marking an end to the left-leaning and often-combative era of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

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The land with THREE suns: Breathtaking footage captures rare optical illusion over Russia

Video shows THREE suns appear in the sky over Russia

The unusual spectacle, which was visible from the Ural Mountains all the way to Russia's remote Far East, is called a parhelion and is sometimes considered to be a bad omen. Experts say that the optical illusion, which usually occurs when temperatures fall rapidly, was caused when sunlight refracted through ice crystals suspended in the air.

The royal seal of approval: A relaxing stay at the quiet and exquisite Caribbean island paradise that was loved by Princess Diana (and it is easy to see why)

Princess Diana stayed on Nevis in the Caribbean 20 years ago with the young Princes William and Harry. From horse-riding at sunset to catamaran cruises, the island offers a blissful getaway.

Power leggings are the new jeans: They claim to slim legs, flatten tums and make the wearer look motivated to achieve

The CEO of Nike has said that leggings are the new denim - they reflect healthy lifestyle choices and makes the wearing seem like they've just finished a trendy gym workout.

Coughing and spluttering for adult 'entertainment': Indian boy, three, is forced to smoke a cigarette as watching adults laugh and cheer in sickening video

The video, taken in India, shows a child, believed to be around three to four-years old, sat on the knee of a man who then places a cigarette in the little boy's mouth and lights it up.

Two police officers attempt audacious motorcycle stunt... which ends with predictable results

The unfortunate crash was captured on camera and showed the two officers from Brazil riding a motorbike around a car park during an impromptu show.

Extreme beauty: The breathtaking images of an award-winning photographer's journey through the Antarctic (at - 90 degrees)

Photographer Alex Bernasconi's journey through the Antarctic in photos

Alex Bernasconi has travelled the world capturing images of mother nature at her best, and now has compiled some of his most stunning photographs into a new book, Blue Ice. The breathtaking panoramas reveal the spectacular beauty of the Antarctic landscape which is shaped by its extreme climate. Images include shots of the phenomenal ice arch near Paulet Island (left), a stand-off between an elephant seal and a king penguin (top right) and Gentoo penguins standing tall on an ice-capped island (bottom right).

'Don't try this at home! Firebrigade are called after woman took advice she saw on Facebook to cook cheese on toast in her toaster and set fire to her whole kitchen 

Huge flames started shooting out of Suzaane Dale's toaster when she turned it on its side to cook cheese on toast in her home in Manchester. It took firefighters 20 minutes to put out the blaze.

No cramped wooden chalets and shared dorms here: The most futuristic and bizarre ski lodges that will make you want to head to the slopes

With winter on the horizon now is the time to start thinking about heading to the slopes. From Iran to Austria here are the top futuristic ski lodges from around the world.

Oasis in the desert: Inside Bahrain's award-winning luxury resort ART Rotana

While some consider Dubai to be the new Ibiza for Essex girls seeking sun, Bahrain maintains a rich heritage. ART Rotana was named Bahrain's Leading Hotel at the World Travel Awards last month.

Young boy, 7, touches hearts after bravely singing a powerful version of the national anthem while struggling with hiccups

A young boy with an unfortunately timed case of the hiccups has powered through a performance of the national anthem at a Baseball game at Cooper Stadium in South Australia on Friday night.

Get your paws off me! Lioness playfully tickles her cub who rolls around roaring with laughter 

Lioness tickles her cub who rolls around roaring with laughter 

The cute images show the intimate moment a young cub tried to wake his mother in Kenya's Masai Mara national reserve but she takes the young animal by surprise by tickling his stomach. The cub can then be seen roaring on the floor with laughter after trying to wake his mother for more milk. The heart-warming pictures were taken by Husain Hakim Alfraid, from Safwa, Saudi Arabia,

   

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