Jay El-Leboudy (pictured, left) has spent two nights a week since September working in the Londis store (inset) in Canterbury, Kent, with the aim of saving enough money to be able to afford gifts for his loved ones. But when he went to collect his earnings last week, his boss told him he would not be getting anything because he was there as a volunteer. She then insisted to Jay that he had been paid - by being given hot drinks. The teen's mother Zoe Buckwell (together, right) claims the store owners - who were family friends before the fall-out - had made an arrangement with her that Jay would work a week's trial before continuing as a part-time, paid employee. The 33-year-old mother-of-two is now fuming at the way her son has been treated.

Trevor Joyce (left), 36, from Abingdon is accused of stabbing Justin Skrewbowski, of Oxford, in the discount store yesterday. A post-mortem examination revealed that he died from knife wounds. Joyce remained in police custody after being charged is expected to appear before magistrates in Banbury, Oxfordshire, tomorrow. CCTV footage (right) showing the moments after Mr Skrewbowski was allegedly stabbed emerged today.

This incredible footage shows the moment Russia stepped up its aerial attacks on ISIS targets in Syria with cruise missiles fired from a submarine in the Mediterranean for the first time. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed the strikes had been launched on the country in such a way, progressing on from firing from warships the Caspian Sea. Oil infrastructure, ammunition depots and a mine-making factory were hit.

Once Syrian opposition fighters start pulling out of the last rebel-held area of Homs this week, the city once known as the "capital of the revolution" will fully return to government control. But its inhabitants have only been trickling back, and many neighborhoods are still ravaged and deserted after more than four years of civil war - a sign of the enormous challenges the government faces in reasserting its authority over areas once held by the opposition.

Bulgarian Baba Vanga (left) died in 1996 at the age of 85 and was known as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans because of her success rate which was supposedly as high as 85 per cent. The blind pensioner, who has previously been credited with predicting the 9/11 terror attacks and the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, warned of an invasion of Europe by Muslim extremists next year. Vanga is said to have made hundreds of predictions in her lifetime, including that there would be a 'great Muslim war' which would start with the Arab Spring in 2010. She predicted it would take place in Syria and would come to a conclusion in 2043 with the establishment of a caliphate with Rome at its centre.

SPECIAL REPORT: MailOnline embedded with commandos on the Syrian border to witness first-hand the dramatic rescue of an enemy fighter. After dragging the man on to Israeli soil, medics gave lifesaving treatment, including inserting a tube to prevent the man asphyxiating (main). Once treatment is complete, Israel returns militants to Syria (inset).

She's heir to his $46 billion-dollar fortune and clearly baby Maxima Chan Zuckerberg is already quite the daddy's girl! The Facebook founder shared a touching new photograph of his newborn baby daughter on Tuesday. Captioned simply 'full of joy with little Max', the photo shows an emotional Zuckerberg nestling the tiny baby in his hand as they look into each other's eyes. The post - naturally shared on Facebook - had already earned thousands of Likes and comments within minutes. Maxima inspired one of America's biggest philanthropic pledges on her arrival into the world.

Charlotte, a patrol horse with the Houston Police Department for the last four years, was hit by a cement truck and killed on December 3, but her rider, Officer D. Herrejon, refused to leave her side. The department shared a heart-wrenching photo of Charlotte's final moments, being comforted by her humn companion as she died on the sidewalk (main). Officials say the horse (pictured left with Officer Herrejon) became spooked by the traffic and walked out in front of the truck. The driver is not believed to be at fault. 'She loved her job and was always ready to go to work putting bad guys in jail or giving nuzzles to children. She will be missed,' the department said.

These remarkable comparison pictures show the difference 24 hours made to the flooded streets of Cumbria and Lancashire which were hit by record rainfall brought by Storm Desmond. Over the weekend, homeowners in some of the worst hit areas including Carlisle and Cockermouth had to be evacuated from their properties as floodwater rose to waist-height. Army personnel, firefighters and mountain rescue teams could be seen carrying residents through the muddy rising waters or escorting them via boat as they helped them to safety. Floodwater lapped the doors of shops and homes, while living rooms and kitchens were left decimated by the 'unprecedented' scenes. However, today - just 24 hours after water ran like a river through the streets - the rising water had finally drained away, leaving in its wake scenes of devastation and destruction.

Victoria Lebrec (pictured, right, in hospital and, left, today) had to have her left leg amputated and her life was only saved by pioneering medical treatment at the roadside. The accounts manager had been on the left side of Paul-Ioan Mihacea's truck in south London on December 8 last year when the accident happened. She has now said: 'I completely forgive him. He just made a mistake. He was so sorry.' Mihacea admitted careless driving but was fined just £750.

Little Alfie and Lily were shepherded downstairs by mum Ruth Stevens at their home in Plymouth, and confronted with an enormous wrapped object brought in the night by 'an elf'. After the two wonder how such a large gift made its way into their living room, they tear into the wrapping paper with gusto and break into huge smiles when they see their father - Naval engineer Scott Lee Stevens - underneath.

His legion of Beliebers are no doubt desperate to know how to capture his attention. And it seems a pouty selfie is all it takes after Justin Bieber demanded to know the identity of a mystery girl he spotted on Instagram on Monday. The singer uploaded an image of the unknown beauty, who bears a striking resemblance to Russian clotheshorse Irina Shayk, then pleaded with his fans to help him track her down.

New York-based Carly Cardellino, 32, a beauty editor for Cosmopolitan.com took on the life of Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge for a week, including her healthy diet of plant-based delivery food and green juice, intensive beauty regime and exhausting workout schedule.

Children as young as one were left fighting for their lives after being struck down with the deadly E. coli bug following a lambing event at a farming fun day. A group of 13 youngsters (including Harley Carroll, left, and Lacy Carroll, right and inset) and two adults were affected by the virus after visiting Huntley's Country Stores in Samlesbury, Lancashire, where people could watch sheep give birth and feed and stroke lambs. Managing director of Huntley's, Harry Wilson, 68, admitted health and safety breaches and was ordered to pay £120,000 by a judge at Preston Crown Court.

The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy today began its sea trials in earnest. Future version of the radical design are expected to be used to test a futuristic 'Star Wars' railgun Inset) that uses electromagnetic energy to fire a shell weighing 10kg at up to 5,400mph over 100 miles - with such force and accuracy it penetrates three concrete walls or six half-inch thick steel plates.

Mexican authorities believe Australian surfer Adam Coleman (top right) survived an initial gunshot wound to the face before later being killed by bandits when travelling in Mexico with compatriot Dean Lucas (below right). The two men were ambushed by a gang of men dressed in police uniforms when travelling in a van in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The bandits allegedly later shot the pair and torched their vehicle.

Mary Forsberg Weiland, inset, made the plea as she revealed that their children Noah, 15, and Lucy, 13, pictured together in 2005, left, had 'lost their father years ago' and all they lost when he passed away was 'hope'. The former Stone Temple Pilots frontman, pictured in 2003, right, died in bed on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Thursday night after battling a career-long addiction to drink and drugs.

JAN MOIR: According to the former television presenter Trinny Woodall, deciding on a party outfit to impress workmates is one of the 'thorniest issues of the year' for any woman and she will be judged on whatever she chooses 'for months to come'. Can that really be true? When it comes to Christmas party dressing, what most women want to know is this; does it come in black, have they got it in size frump, can it expand to accommodate emergency mince-pie intake and does it go in the washing machine?
Or is that just me? Meanwhile, up there on Planet Fashion, where sweetie, darling Trinny has spent a lifetime babbling about handbags, hemlines and blouses, a different set of priorities exist.

Police in Florida have released images of multiple women who appear to be sleeping or passed out and could be victims of possible sexual assaults. The Windermere Police Department are hoping the public can identify the women, who were all seen in videos they found earlier this year while searching the home of Darryl Patterson. Patterson had been accused by a woman of trying to sexually assault her, and another woman came forward making similar allegations soon after. The search happened in May, and still police have had no luck identifying the women so now need the public's help. The search also uncovered a video of Patterson having sex with three women who were unconscious or passed out, though it is not clear if these women are the ones featured in that video.

A tiny studio flat, smaller than a single garage, is on the market for a whopping £600,000 - three times the price of an average house. The swanky property in Knightsbridge, which is London's most expensive borough, does not guarantee homeowners much bang for their buck with only 113 sq/ft of space to move around in, a fifth of the size of a typical home. The pint sized property is housed in an apartment block called Princes Court, and estate agency Foxtons described it as a "gorgeous first floor studio flat" which had been "cleverly arranged".

Disgruntled residents have vented their festive fury after claiming a council's Christmas tree looked like it was found on a 'tip'. People in Brinnington, Stockport, said the tree, nicknamed 'The Twig', made their community look down and out and want it removed immediately. Elsewhere, a £40,000 modern Christmas tree in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire has divided opinion, and a shoddy fir had no lights or decorations was erected in Kempston, Bedfordshire

Ann Hermsen-Wilkinson (left) is trying to evict her daughter Caroline Hermsen (right) from the property in exclusive Courtfield Road after relations between the two soured over a former family pet. The daughter is adamant that her mother expressly bought the upmarket apartment for her and it has been her home for 17 years. But the pensioner, who has been living in Spain for nearly two decades, insists the flat (pictured, inset) has always been hers and she wants her daughter out so she can live there herself.

Florin Mehedinti, 30, of Seattle, compiled all of the short clips into one amusing video which sees his wife Gracie, 26, getting tricked time and again because she just loves having her photo taken. He posted the hilarious video on YouTube on November 20, where it has already earned more than 365,000 views.

Samantha Wade (top right), from Canton, Ohio, shared a photo of a Santa curled up with her son Ryland (pictured), who couldn't keep his eyes open after suffering a seizure before their visit. Instead of posing for the camera, the sympathetic Santa at the Belden Village Mall pretended to be sleeping along with Ryland (left).

The footage, believed to have been shot in Australia, begins by showing one man holding a large pipe that is used for concreting, before he is lifted into the air (pictured top right) and dumped in a hole (bottom left). The person filming the operation then moves over to the man, who is laughing on the ground, as well as uttering a few expletives, with his shades still intact (bottom right). A fellow worker then extends his hand out and pulls the unlucky man out of the hole.

Rain Dove, 26, has long legs and an hourglass figure, but she says her short hair and 'masculine' features don't fit Victoria's Secret's paradigm. She also adds that because of those features, many people mistake her for being male or transgender. To challenge that, the New Yorker has posed for a series of shots like Angels in this year's Victoria's Secret Christmas catalogue, wearing the brand's lacy lingerie and lounging provocatively. She also superimposed the faces of real Victoria's Secret models - like Candice Swanepoel (left and bottom right) over her own, in a bid to show that beauty is subjective.

Dana Donofree, 33, of Philadelphia, underwent a double mastectomy and reconstruction shortly after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 28. She was 'devastated' by the looks of her scars, and so she opted to get cherry blossom tattoos over them, rather than surgically-constructed nipples.

Condé Nast Traveller has scoured the planet to find the ultimate private islands around the world. Indulge in a selection, which includes destinations from a Greek island, to a luxury lighthouse in Maine. Festival-loving model and actor Cara Delevigne (inset left) favours the secluded Parrot Cay for its crystal-clear waters, whitewashed villas and laid-back Caribbean atmosphere, but other top locations include the slick, Asian-style lair Zaya Nurai Island in Abu Dhabi (top right), the sumptuous The Brando in French Polynesia (left) and Ariara in the Philippines (bottom right).