Donald Trump was ridiculed as a 'knucklehead with a big, fat orange Oompa Loompa face' last night on SNL as Will Ferrell reprised his President George W. Bush role for the show's cold opening. Dismissing the billionaire tycoon's policy to ban Muslims entering America, Ferrell turned deadly serious for a second to say the idea was 'impossible to implement and not what this country is all about.' And as he mocked the outspoken businessman it was difficult to tell if Ferrell broke character when he began laughing at the very thought of Trump and 'his hair, and the 100 foot wall' and said just looking at his face lifted his bad mood. Ferrell was at the helm of the opening skit to take aim at the fractious field of Republican presidential candidates - which is currently headed by Trump. Ferrell, 48, returned to the program to reprise his role as the 43rd president in order to made a parody announcement that he would be entering the race for the White House for a constitutionally impossible third time. 'This is an important day,' Ferrell said as he imitated Bush's laconic Texan drawl. 'I made a big decision: I'm entering the race for the President of the United States of America.'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul are surely breathing sighs of relief as both candidates will be on the prime time stage of CNN's Republican Las Vegas debate Tuesday night. The network announced the lineups of the main stage and undercard debate this afternoon, for the fifth Republican primary debate.

One person has been killed and three were injured in a shoot-out at the high-end Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday night. All of the victims were believed to be guests at the hotel in downtown Los Angeles, according to KTLA. It is believed a fight broke out when a group of people couldn't get into a birthday party on the hotel's 12th floor shortly after 2.40am.

The Russian Defence Ministry revealed that one of its warships had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea. The Turkish military attache was summoned to the Kremlin over the incident involving the destroyer Smetlivy (pictured). It said in a statement that the Turkish fishing vessel, which it did not name, had failed to respond to earlier warnings to avoid the heavily-armed ship. It comes less than a month after the Turkish air force shot down a Russian military jet (pictured inset) that it claimed had ventured into sovereign airspace.

Laura Carter, 30, (right) was partying with friends in London's Tape club when Justin Bieber's security men invited her to join 20 women at his table. At around 2.30am the 21-year-old singer, (left) who was unwinding after headlining the Jingle Bell Ball at London's 02 Arena on Sunday, asked her to come to his hotel for a private party - which ended with the police being called. Miss Carter said Bieber began showing off his dance moves and then suggested a game of truth or dare before the pair spent the night together.

Initial election results indicate that Marine Le Pen (left), leader of France's controversial National Front party has lost in her northern region, to the Republican candidate Xavier Bertrand. The battle to keep Marine Le Pen's controversial National Front out of power in today's second round of regional elections caused turnout to skyrocket compared to numbers five years ago. France's National Front accused tactical voters seeking to block its path to power in two key regions of 'intellectual terrorism'. The governing Socialist Party has now withdrawn its candidates from two key regions and urged supporters to back former president Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative Republicans. Ms Le Pen's 26-year-old niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen (right), who is hoping to win in the southern Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, faces a tense countdown to the outcome.

MARTIN DOMIN IN LAS VEGAS: Conor McGregor had waited 12 years for his chance to challenge for a UFC title. He needed just 13 seconds to win it. The Irishman landed the shot he calls the most feared in combat sports - his left hand - on long-reigning champion Jose Aldo.

Qatar Airways was becoming the first airline to fly the Airbus A350 from the US, but the milestone event didn't go as planned. As the plane accelerated on the runway, it suddenly came to a stop, with cabin crew (right) telling shaken and confused passengers to remain in their seats. Journalist Zach Honig, who was on board, said the A350's computer system decided the runway was 'too short' and applied the brakes on its own - 'bringing us from more than 100mph to a loud, screeching halt in roughly 15 seconds.'

The rising temperatures mean 75 per cent of the population will have weather typical of September or October by the end of the weekend. The mild temperatures mean record highs will be set in many states east of the Mississippi River. New York and Philadelphia residents will likely experience record highs and the higher-than-normal temperatures could stretch across the Great Lakes and down to Florida (a performer in New York pictured left and city dwellers sunbathing pictured right). There is a 60 to 70 per cent chance that temperatures are above normal through December 24th (inset), according to the Climate Prediction Center.

Williams was seen stopping near the 2k mark of the Serena Williams Live Ultimate Run South Beach 2015 event in Miami where she jumped into taxi. The car then sped to the finish line. Her sister Venus, who was also taking part in the charity run, was able to complete the run to the end. It is not yet known whether Williams suffered an injury in the event or why she got into the taxi.

A century after the Titanic sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, people can now place themselves in the shoes of the 2,208 passengers on board at the Titanic the Exhibition that opened Saturday in Perth. The exhibition displays reconstructed replicas of the bedrooms and gran staircase of the British liner while browsing more than 200 original artefacts from the survivors, including fine china and chairs from the dining room as well as jewellery and uniforms.

Tim* (inset) is not your everyday teenager. While most of his mates were off celebrating spring break at Byron Bay, he was dangling from skyscraper rooftops and exploring hidden tunnels (left) in Japan. He calls himself an 'urban explorer,' and his daring photographs on Instagram (right) have earned him over 30,000 followers.

An Abbeville County, South Carolina man in a car crash on Tuesday was photographed lying on the ground while a 'ghostly' white presence (circled in red) was snapped 'praying' over him. While some are scoffing at the idea, the family reportedly firmly believes that the 'guardian angel' saved his life.

The man, who is reported to be a father-of-three, 28, who has not been named, was accused of firing a .45 caliber handgun into the air before officers approached him at a gas station, then opened fire and killed him. Officers say they were called to 'multiple agency reports' that the man was firing shots into the air, adding that he aimed his weapon at officers before they opened fire. However, video footage appears to show the man walking away from police before they shoot at him, then continue firing as he tries to crawl away.

This is the moment a man was caught rummaging through a stranger's car in a video that has gone viral on Facebook.  The man is seen on his knees leaning into the passengers seat of a red vehicle in Stockton, California.  Filming the scene on his cell phone, Roderick Taylor walks over shouting 'hey! Is that your car?'

A cat with a mean right hook has given a stuffed tiger toy a serious pounding in a hilarious video. Footage shows the ruthless animal rising onto its back legs and hissing before repeatedly punching the toy square in the eye. Uploaded to Youtube on Saturday, the minute-long clip has accumulated more than 8000 views, with viewers labelling the furious feline as 'Cat-sius Clay' and 'a boxing champion.'

Real border patrol officers from a Laredo, Texas, station stopped the vehicle heading north on Interstate 35 after an agent thought that something was unusual with the cloned Chevy Tahoe. Twelve people (left) were found jammed into the back of the SUV after the suspicious vehicle was stopped. Unlike real Border Patrol SUVs, the fake one had a low bumper and did not have lights mounted on top.

Contestants in the annual Miss World pageant showcased their beauty ahead of the Grand Final which will take place next week at the Beauty Crown Grand Theatre in Sanya, China (right). Among the 121 contestants was Miss England Natasha Hemmings, 19 (left). The contest is in its 65th year after starting in 1951 in the UK. Pictured right: Miss Poland Marta Kaja Palucka, Miss New Zealand Deborah Lambie and Miss Samoa Alofa Latafale Auva'a.

Oh My Girl, (left) a girl group whose members range in age from 16 to 21, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (top right) on Wednesday and said they were held for more than 15 hours. Their management company said 'they were mistaken as 'working women', but US Customs and Border Protection does not comment on individual cases. Los Angeles's Korean community says more scrutiny is being placed on young Korean women coming to the city because of efforts to crack down on 'doumi' girls who are paid to socialize with men at bars in Koreatown (bottom right).

The British comic and filmmaker was in the middle of making The Freak, a story about a winged girl who brings hope to humanity and discusses its deepest flaws. 'It seemed to me to be a very beautiful fairytale. Something that maybe only a man of his age can imagine, can dream. A very charming dream,' Chaplin's now 69-year-old son Michael said. He described how he found the script in the 1970s, but the family decided to keep it protected. A book published this week in Switzerland, where Chaplin spent the last 24 years of his life, for the first time gives a full account of the unfulfilled project. One of the astonishing aspects about the movie was the pops he had created, including an enormous set of wings (left).

An Alaska family's Christmas lights are spreading joy not only around their neighborhood but around the entire world because they allow anyone on the Internet to turn them on and off. Ken and Rebecca-Ellen Woods, of Fairbanks, set up the website christmasinfairbanks.com, which allows users to watch their house in real time and play with 12 different sets of lights. The result is a constantly-changing constellation of Christmas cheer, as hundreds of users make the home twinkle by tinkering with different combinations of wreaths, railings and trees.

Wannabe bakers and craft fans are sharing their #PinterestFails online where they've tried out an idea from the social media site that's gone horribly wrong - and the results are hilarious. A Christmas tree takes a tumble from too much icing (centre); a 'snowman' pizza looks terrifying after being cooked (top right); a horrified-looking melted reindeer lolly (bottom right); Santa strawberries look demonic (bottom left) and a snowman cupcake that has morphed into a scarecrow (top left).

The driver came within seconds of death when his lorry was hit by the passenger train at 7.38am on Friday after he ignored the flashing red light in the Czech city of Frydek-Mistek. CCTV footage shows the moment the lorry was hit with such force that the cab was separated from the container. Amazingly, the driver escaped with only minor injuries.

A series of stunning photographs capture the moment a large leopard seal decided to play with a team of French divers, under the ice on an expedition to Antarctica. Photographer Alexandre Voyer managed to take the snapshots while he got up close and personal with the giant mammal. But he had to approach the seals with caution as they have a sharp set of teeth (inset) and can become very dangerous when threatened.