Kim Kardashian usually poses for a Christmas card every year. But not this year. On Wednesday the 35-year-old mother-of-two shared her holiday greeting on her website app KimKardashianWest.com that featured only the offspring of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians cast. North, Penelope, Mason and Reign posed together all wearing black, pictured left. Penelope, aged three, looked different with her normally straight golden locks parted on the side and curled. However Kim's newborn son Saint, who she has yet to share a photo of, was not included in the line-up. Kim is pictured right during her pregnancy in October with husband Kanye West.

A young boy, 8, has been found after he was locked in an underground metal shed (top left and middle) inside a hidden drug den in regional NSW. The boy was found during a police raid on the property in Elands - in regional northern NSW - last week. It is believed the boy was locked in the room for as long as three weeks, and only had a mattress and a bucket inside with him. Hundreds of cannabis plants (bottom left) were also found at the property. It is believed the underground bunker was made up of three shipping containers that had been modified to build one large room, and it had a staircase (right) that was used to get in and out.

Christmas Day issues are common and can be disastrous - especially once all the shops have closed. FEMAIL has collected the best festive hacks to solve common issues - from saving off food to sticky tape and wrapping alternatives. Also included are the best ways to save off wine and stale bread, alternative ways to cook turkey if the oven fails and how to place a personal touch on wrapping paper.

NEW She is the feminist shock comedian known for her bizarre videos that take a satirical dig at South Korea's 'food porn' trend. So when Showry wished her fans a Merry Christmas, she did it in her typically crazy style. The YouTube star decorated a Christmas tree (left) before smothering her face in mayonnaise to make a Santa beard (bottom right) and lighting a flame to ask for a kiss (top right).

Steve McGhee from Ontario creates apocalyptic images that cover every way possible to world might end from biblical style flooding to massive earthquakes and black holes. The artist uses various photography manipulation techniques to create his dramatic pieces. But he even admits that the nature of his pictures means many people are opposed to his artwork. Pictured are scenes of what McGhee imagines Sydney to look like as the world ends.

Glamorous socialites and high profile TV stars arrived to the exclusive opening of Perth's hottest new bar - only to realise they'd fallen for a 'cheeky' stunt and it was the opening of a new McDonald's. Celebrities including Bachelor Blake Garvey and his girlfriend Louise Pillidge, The Bachelorette contestant Richie Strahan, model Courtney Read and West Coast Eagles stars Brad Sheppard and Elliot Yeo were among the 145 guests who received exclusive invitations to the hot event and were escorted by limo to the mystery destination. The star-studded crowd were stunned when the hot new bar was revealed to be the 'uber trendy' 'Burger Bar' - or rather the latest McDonald's franchise in Perth's Melville, which promises to be gourmet and 'very un-McDonald's'. 

Spiros Kotsialos, 39 and from Sydney, has just come out the other side of a spirited battle against a rare form of throat cancer - after several doctors misdiagnosed him as having a common sinus infection. The father of two (left) needed major surgery (right) and radiation treatment to remove a 4cm by 3cm cancerous tumour that was growing near his tonsils (scan inset). Specialists say the incidence of the strain of throat cancer is at 'epidemic-level' for middle-aged men, and stress the importance of knowing the crucial warning signs.

The helicopter crashed as it was trying to land at Treasure Island resort, just off the west coast of Fiji, on Wednesday afternoon. There were six passengers on board and a pilot, but there were no fatalities. It is believed the helicopter may have been caught up by a strong gust of wind just as it was trying to land. Photos captured by tourists show the wreckage of the destroyed helicopter after it crashed into a palm tree and debris floating in the nearby resort pool.

Pugs Jasmine (left and far right) and Jasper (right image, left) melted hearts across the world when they tied the knot earlier this year (inset) and now they are celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple. The love-struck couple can be seen getting festive donning antlers and bibs under their custom pug tree in Melbourne, Australia. It's unclear what the canines bought each other, but judging from the throng of gifts lying under the tree, it's going to be a pawsome Christmas for this doggy duo. Jasper and Jasmine were rescued by Pug Rescue and Adoption Victoria in 2013.

A 43-year-old woman and her 43-year-old husband have suffered serious injuries (top right) after they were run down by a garbage truck (main) in a tragic accident 8.30am Tuesday near Burleigh Beach at the Gold Coast in Queensland. Both the couple and the driver (bottom right) reportedly had the green light, and the driver immediately rushed to their aid.

NEW President Obama (center) and his family arrived in Hawaii for their two week vacation on Saturday and are staying in Kailua their luxurious $3,500 a night home away from home, Hale Reena (pictured), for two weeks. Obama must pay out of pocket for his accommodations which adds up to around $56,000 for his entire two week stay.

Sarah Stage, 30, from LA, was accused of placing her eight-month-old baby straight onto the carpet at the center in Sherman Oaks before taking pictures of herself in the mirror while she tried on outfits. But after she was accused her of being a bad mother, the model - who became famous for showing off her toned stomach during her pregnancy - shared another image on Snapchat which showed her son James asleep on top of a clean blanket. Although the picture shows the baby was comfortable, many on social media still felt it was unacceptable.

Nothing to see here ladies and gents, nothing to see. Just a family of eleven, off to Disneyland. A lovely big British family, off to the place where magic happens and Mickey Mouse makes dreams comes true. They'd saved hard but were turned away at the gate by ruthless officials from USA Homeland Security who said they were no longer allowed to board. At least, that's the story you'd be believing if you listened to the BBC or Labour's blond-bobbed maniac Stella Creasy. But there is another side to this story not being told. This family aren't exactly conventional. They are two brothers - and 9 children... between 8 and 19 years old. All called Mahmood. I worked at Disney as a security guard, and this family doesn't sound like the typical visitor.

Crown Princess Mary has taken her relaxing holiday to another level, with the Australian-born royal spotted visiting the peaceful Crystal Castle gardens in Byron Bay's hinterland in NSW on Wednesday. The zen gardens are full of ancient Tibetan monuments and larger than life crystals - the Princess exploring the labyrinth dressed in a short casual playsuit (right and centre) and brown sandals. She and her entourage spun prayer wheels at the World Peace Stupa (left) - an exercise thought to send peaceful blessing out into the world. Before heading to the gardens she was spotted with her children at a local cafe - the owner describing them as being like 'any other family'.

Photographer Michael Davies shot this beautiful image of his friend Markus Siivola in the middle of the frozen rainbow in Canada's high Arctic against the sunset on Monday. The friends live in the remote fly-in hamlet of Pangnirtung. During the winter, temperatures in the isolated community drop to between -25 and -35 degrees Celsius and there are only two-and-a-half hours of daylight.

Photo agency Magnum has compiled its favourite images from 2015 captured by photojournalists in locations as far afield as Iraq, Cuba and the Ukraine. They include a haunting photo of a body covered by a sheet close to the scene of the Bataclan massacre in Paris, the bullet wound suffered by an Assyrian man fighting ISIS in Iraq and desperate Eritrean migrants rescued from their Mediterranean crossing. The collection also features a bikini-wearing pensioner enjoying the beach in Nice, France (left), a student playing the piano in the Ukraine (top right) and a Cuban sandwich shop (bottom right).

Akubras are an emblem of Australian life, and the hats have a long manufacturing process at the factory in Kempsey, in mid-north NSW, before they reach countless Australians. The Akubra, from an Aboriginal word meaning 'head covering', remains a family business after making the slouch hat worn by ANZAC troops in WWI.

A man photographed on Google Street View (pictured left) walking through the streets of Mayfair could be pop star Justin Bieber (right), it is claimed. It has been suggested the trendy stranger, whose face is blurred but has a sleeve tattoo not unlike that of Bieber, is in fact the pop star incognito. The street view photograph was taken in May when the singer - although reported to have been in California for much of the month - was not touring.

Glamour model Parnia Porsche, who was kicked out of the Candyman's mansion for fighting (right), has now taken to Instagram to post a raunchy picture of herself (left) to show that the recent negative publicity has not affected her. 'Nothing can break me, I'm in my right mind frame,' she wrote. Australian tobacco mogul Travers Beynon claimed he threw Ms Porsche out of his mansion because of her 'increasingly aggressive behaviour'.

President Barack Obama (pcitured left) spent day four of his luxurious two-week vacation in Hawaii hiking with family and friends and did not got unnoticed by the starstruck hikers who stopped to take selfies (pictured right).The Koko Head trail itself is so grueling it's sometimes referred to as 'The Stairmaster from Hell' or 'The Koko Head Stairs Of Doom.'None of the hikers on the trail seemed to mind taking a little break from the 1,208 climb up the crater's ridge to allow the President and his entourage of secret service agents to pass them up the 1,048 wooden steps.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Tessa Ratajczyk, from Coulterville, Illinois, was left in a coma and given just 30 per cent chance of survival after she suffered severe burns at the hands of 31-year-old Christopher Rollins in 2012. She had third degree burns on 58 percent of her body - and has since undergone 18 operations. But now, the mother of one is looking forward to a special Christmas and the start of an exciting new year after falling pregnant with her 46-year-old engineer husband Randy Ratajczyk's baby. The couple are pictured right. 'We're expecting our first child together in February - I just feel so lucky to have an amazing man on my arm,' Mrs Ratajczyk said. Pictured: The victim is pictured before the 2012 attack, inset, and with severe burns after the assault, left.

Yaroslav Spivak (top right) sent his younger sibling Oleg(pictured bottom right in his brother's uniform) cover his shifts as a security officer at a think-tank near Moscow. The pair managed to get away with their swap for almost as year until Oleg failed to answer a question by Yaroslav's superior. The manager was surprised that his employee could not remember a conversation they had the previous day, and eventually Oleg was forced to admit that he had taken his brother's place.

While many foreigners see the country as super-conservative, recent changes have led to a more relaxed way of life for younger people in Iran. As nations across the world ready themselves for the festive holidays, Iranians have also been pictured selecting pre-decorated fake Christmas trees (left) and shopping for last minute stocking fillers (right top and bottom) in Tehran. There are about 150,000 Christians living in Iran, most of them Armenians, who celebrate Christmas in churches and at home. As children are attracted by the tradition, many Muslim families have also adopted some of the customs such as giving gifts.

Shocking video shows the endangered animal spinning around in the snow in agony for about half an hour at the base on remote Wrangel Island, where Vladimir Putin is establishing a military presence. The bear had a cub, which she often brought with her to be fed, although not on this occasion and the young bear is now believed to be orphaned. It is not clear what happened to the mother, but experts said there was very little chance she would have survived. Polar bears are protected in Russia and the cook faces a potential jail sentence for the act.

Offering a perspective most passengers will never see, this video shows the incredible views that Qantas pilots enjoyed when they flew a Boeing 747 from Sydney to San Francisco. On its final approach, the jumbo jet banks to the right (inset), descends through the clouds and flies low over San Francisco Bay (right). Footage captured by a camera in the cockpit shows the plane touching down on the runway (left) and taxiing to its gate.

NEW London College of Fashion students created a line of clothes that are held together without the use of needles, thread or even sewing machines. But can a real woman wear them? FEMAIL writer Unity Blott, 26, from London, tried one made from a single piece of taffeta designed by Henrietta Boyd-Wallis and reactions from shoppers were mixed (inset). The blue and green origami-inspired creation drew plenty of bemused looks and one woman at the bus stop asked if it was from Marks & Spencer.

Images of the fungus, known as devil's fingers, sparked a Twitter frenzy after they were posted by wildlife enthusiast Dan Hoare with the caption 'alien eggs hatching in the New Forest'. Photos of the unusual-looking growth (pictured) attracted dozens of comments from curious social media users, with some saying it looked like and 'alien' and others branding it 'nightmare fuel'.

A South African beach that should have been packed with Christmas holidaymakers was instead shut as the giant carcass of a beached humpback whale was recovered as officials feared its blood may attract sharks. Popular with holidaymakers and surfers alike, the resort town of the Strand near Cape Town boasts a variety of watersports including board sailing, surfing, power-boating and paddle-skiing. But it was a sombre scene today as hundreds of people gathered to watch the heavy duty recovery operation to remove the body of the ocean giant.