Attendees of 'disgraceful' $500 New Year's Eve event in Sydney Harbour slam compensation offer - as the organisers release a statement which partygoers say is 'just another slap in the face'

New Year's Party in Sydney Harbour attendees slam compensation offer

Punters at the 'disgraceful' $500 NYE Above The Harbour celebrations in Sydney have slammed the 'ridiculously unapologetic' statement from organisers, branding the $100 refund offer 'another slap in the face'. Angry ticket holders, who were promised spectacular views of the fireworks, claimed they spent three hours waiting (centre) for food and could not get drinks. Many attendees threatened legal action after claiming the event was a 'rip-off', prompting a formal apology from organisers who argued there were 'no walkouts'. Event caterers conceded that they were not able to keep up with demand and organisers offered a $100 compensation per ticket, pictured (left and right) are photos of the 'disgusting' meals that customer received. Revellers have vent their frustration at the 'bulls***' offer, saying organisers should own up to the 'disaster' and give everyone a full refund.

The story that will terrify every parent: Teen reveals how he 'almost died' at New Year's by 'smashing 15 drinks in just two hours' and 'was left frothing at the mouth in prison'

Victorian teenager reveals how he almost killed himself by smashing 15 drinks in two hours

The parents of an 18-year-old man who consumed 15 standard drinks in only two hours said he looked like a 'corpse' when they collected him from the floor of a police cell on New Years Eve. Ryan, from Portland, south-west of Melbourne, said doctors warned him that he could have gone into total organ failure after smashing a six pack of beer and half a bottle of straight whiskey as he ushered in the New Year with friends at a carnival in Portland's CBD on Thursday night. His parents received a call from police at around 12:30am informing them that their son was passed out on the floor of a cell where he was 'spewing his guts up'.

Mother coached her disabled children 'to say their father had sexually abused them'

An Australian mother who coached her children all under the age of 11 to say their father had sexual abused them has lost custody of her children.

I worry that I won't get to see George and Charlotte grow up, says Prince William as he admits he's become more emotional since having children

Prince William has said that being a father has made him more aware of how 'precious life is' and more 'emotional', in an interview with Ant and Dec for a documentary about the Prince's Trust.

Is Tom Cohen dating ANOTHER Geldof? Peaches' husband snapped in series of intriguing pictures while holidaying in Miami

Tom Cohen is holidaying with a group that includes Pixie Geldof, 25, and embarrassingly, this intriguing picture has appeared on social media - complete with an unidentified derriere.

Disgraced MP Jamie Briggs continued to fly first class even after former prime minister Tony Abbott banned his ministers accepting upgrades... as it's revealed he DID send a photo of young female staffer to friends

Embattled MP Jamie Briggs continued to accept offers to fly first class after former Prime Minister Tony Abbott banned the practice, but Mr Briggs has claimed he 'had no choice'.

EXCLUSIVE: From 'the worst nightclub in Australia' to a stunning New Year's Eve ceremony! Inside the spectacular wedding of mummy blogger Annie Nolan and her AFL star husband

Inside mummy blogger Annie Nolan's wedding to AFL star Liam Picken

Liam Picken and Annie Nolan got married in front of 200 of their closest family and friends on New Years Eve. The Western Bulldogs AFL star and his wife have three children, Malachy, 4, and twins Cheska and Delphine, 2, who were a big part of the traditional Catholic ceremony at at St Patrick's Cathedral in Ballarat.

'No one is more disappointed': Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin admits Winds Of Winter novel won't be finished before season six airs

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 23:  Writer/co-executive producer George R.R. Martin attends HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Season 5 Premiere at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California.  (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)

Writing on his blog on Saturday, Martin confirmed that his highly-anticipated new tome 'Winds of Winter' won't be finished before season six airs on HBO in April. Martin admitted he had missed his deadlines.

Teenager is fighting for his life in a Brisbane hospital after being 'king hit' in the back of the head then left for dead by four men

An 18-year-old man is fighting four his life after he was coward punched in the back of the head by four men in their 20s inside Chinatown mall, in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.

Howzat! Cricketer David Warner and wife Candice put sprawling Sydney pad on the market with price tag of $7million... after snapping up ramshackle beachside pile

David Warner and wife Candice put sprawling Sydney pad on the market

Early last month it was reported that cricketer David Warner, 29, and wife Candice, 30, snapped up an oceanfront knock-down in Sydney's Maroubra for just under $4 million.  It left questions as to what they cashed-up couple would do with their sprawling South Coogee mansion, but the couple are now selling the lush home.  As reported by The Sunday Telegraph, the home is listed on realestate.com.au and is set to go under the hammer in March, and according to The Property Observer has an asking price of $7 million plus.

Mexican mayor is murdered in her home by four gunmen just one day after taking office

Four gunmen burst into the house of Mayor Gisela Mota, 33, in the city of Temixco - which is in disputed drug territory about 60 miles south of Mexico City - and killed her on Saturday.

MATT ROBERTS: Eat breakfast and skip the dodgy diets 

The PM's personal trainer offers his advice on how much to exercise and how to deal with compression fractures, as well as exploring the latest gadgets that will keep your fitness on track.

Australian tourist drowns off notoriously dangerous beach in popular Thai holiday spot 

Police have reported the Australian and another Chinese tourist die in separate accidents off Chaweng beach in Southern Thailand during high tide, while two other people were injured.

British granny on Bali death row is forced to fund her appeal by setting up a knitting group in jail 

A British grandmother on Death Row in Bali for smuggling cocaine has set up a knitting venture behind bars to provide desperately needed funds for a final appeal. More than £7,000 has been raised so far.

Sex worker reveals terrifying moment a stranger sat on the end of her bed and demanded sex... but SHE was the only one in danger of being arrested

Melbourne sex worker reveals a stranger sat on her bed and demanded sex

A sex worker who had a customer attempt to sexually blackmail her in Melbourne has recounted the terrifying experience and says that violence against sex workers is unacceptable. Ryan Cole (pictured, centre) was in a hotel room when a man, who had booked her services, began demanding sex. If he did not get it, he would call the police and have her arrested, because she was not legally allowed to provide sex in her own hotel room in Victoria. She warns if sex work laws change in NSW they could result in more cases of blackmail against sex workers. (stock image)

From videos on his computer to texts asking for revealing photos of a young girl: How Sergio Montoya went from dancer and Aussie TV star to facing child porn charges

How Sergio Montoya went from dancer to facing child porn charges

Sergio Montoya, 48, has been charged with possessing child pornography after police allegedly find hundred of explicit photos of young girls on his computer. Mr Montoya rose to fame after appearing on Network 10's Star Search in 1991.

Soup up your diet! Food blogger reveals the healthy meals bursting with flavour that will stop you going hungry in 2016

Soup is simple to make, healthy and bursting with flavour. Here, food blogger KATHRYN BRUTON reveals four tasty, satisfying and healthy recipes that are guaranteed to fill you up.

Hurrah! It's the steak and chocolate diet - which is easier to keep to because it has enough fat

New Year dieters should ditch the celery and salads and tuck in to shepherd's pie and steak instead - and even indulge in cream on their dessert - according to a leading academic.

Black woman's story about how she got revenge on white co-worker who refused to learn her name because 'all hood black girl names sound the same' takes Twitter by storm

Black woman's Twitter story about how she got revenge on white co-worker

Tora Shae tweeted that a co-worker called Evan pointed at the name plaque on her desk and said: 'What the f*** does this say?' When she spelled her name out for Evan, she claims he responded by faking confusing and asking if her name was Laquisha. He then is said to have added that 'hood black girl names' sound the same. Tora plotted her revenge and started calling him different 'white boi' names every day. Eventually the whole office was in on the joke and he apologized after six months.

The suburbs where it's almost impossible to make a loss on your investment! The areas in Australia where everyone that sold in the last quarter of 2015 made a profit

In some Australian suburbs, it's virtually impossible to make a loss when you sell your home. Seaforth, in Sydney, is the most profitable suburb, recording an average gain in excess of $1.34 million.

Power Pilates, Raverobics, primitive running... what will they think of next? Here's our run down of the best fitness classes and gadgets of 2016

Here is our pick of the latest classes and gadgets that will be making waves in gyms in 2016 - from In-Trinity, a group class combing yoga, Pilates and indoor-cycling, to the high-intensity Box Clever.

Turbulence for the Hayne Plane! NRL convert set to be squeezed out of San Francisco 49ers team for final game of the season - just one week after his best performance in the NFL 

Jarryd Hayne set to be squeezed out of San Francisco 49ers team

There's a chance Jarryd Hayne (left and inset) can miss out on playing in the San Francisco 49ers' season finale against the St Louis Rams after they activated running back, Mike Davis (centre), from the injured reserve list. The latest move gives the team four running back options when they usually only take three into each game. This comes as news circulated that Hayne had been given a game plan for a touchdown but he failed.

Men in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia are outraged after being catcalled by women in a shopping mall 

A shopping mall in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah reported 16 cases of sexual harassment of men by women. The men were catcalled and followed around in a mix-up of social norms.

The devastating downward spiral of an Olympian: How Nathan Baggaley went off the rails in the dingy world of drug dealing... and never recovered

How Olympian Nathan Baggaley went off the rails in the world of drug dealing

In his prime Nathan Baggaley was a kayak world champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist (left). But he went off the rails and descended into the murky world of drug dealing - leaving him now facing his second stint in jail. The disgraced athlete has opened up about his decline, saying his 'life changed' the day he and his brother Dru were jailed for their part in an ecstasy ring around the Gold Coast and Byron Bay in 2009. He was released in 2011, but it was less than two years before the fallen star was put behind bars for a second time for producing party drugs, pictured (right) in 2015.

Pictured: Missing girl, 15, who disappeared from Melbourne city centre at midnight during a New Year's Eve celebration

Police are searching for a teenage girl who disappeared on New Year's Eve. Tiffany Fletcher, 15, was last seen at midnight in Melbourne's CBD during the celebrations.

Meet the adorable twins born minutes apart in different YEARS (and dad already expects they'll demand separate birthday parties)

San Diego twins born minutes apart in different YEARS

Jaelyn Valencia was born at 11.59pm on New Year's Eve in San Diego. Her brother Luis Valencia Jr followed at 12.01am on January 1, 2016. Luis Valencia said his wife Maribel wanted them to have the same birthday to avoid confrontations, but the parents are just happy to have two healthy newborns. Maribel had to deliver earlier then scheduled because Luis was breeched.

Hangover cure... or con? Our Girl About Town tests celebrity intravenous vitamin craze

The Mail on Sunday's Diary Editor Charlotte Griffiths tries out an intravenous vitamin craze in London that's loved by celebrities as she tries to prevent the New Year's day hangover.

Tragedy as professional cricketer dies suddenly at the age of just 22 

Sussex County Cricket Club announced the death of fast bowler Matthew Hobden (pictured) this evening. The talented fast bowler is believed to have died suddenly while in Scotland.

How a 16-year-old white boy rose to become a Chinese mafia boss: White Devil was a down-and-out orphan in Boston... until the Ping On mob took him in and gave him the life - and woman - of his dreams

How a 16-year-old white boy rose to become a Chinese mafia boss: White Devil was a

NEW Down on his luck and without a dollar top his name, John Willis (left and inset), 16, was taken in by Boston's Chinese mafia and proved his worth until he became their number two. He learned two different dialects of Chinese, and Vietnamese, as he rose through the ranks, starting out as a debt collector but eventually becoming the right-hand man to boss of the Chinese mob. The FBI say he is the only white man to make it to the helm of the Chinese mafia, who gave him the name Bac Guai John - or White Devil. Willis met his Vietnamese-American girlfriend Anh Nguyen (right) in 2005 and started to settle down, but was arrested in 2011 for trafficking $4million in oxycodone and jailed for 20 years two years later.

Young boy is filmed eating a WHOLE watermelon - including the skin - at a cricket match in Melbourne and becomes an instant internet hero

A young boy has become an instant hit right across Australia, as he was broadcast on television eating a whole watermelon while at a big bash cricket match in Melbourne.

Women ARE worse at deadlines: Experts reveal men perform better when they're against the clock 

Experts have come up with a scientific reason for women not being ready on time: they're worse at dealing with deadlines than men are. That's according to the results of a new study.

Heartbreaking cries of abandoned dog that had been abused for so long it did not know how to react when it was shown affection for the first time

Cries of dog when it was shown affection for the first time caught in video

A video of a terrified dog crying as it gets stroked for the first time is sure to pluck at the heart-strings of even the most reluctant animal lover. In a moving two-minute clip the once-abused pup issues heartbreaking cries as it gets given some rare but much needed affection, at a kennels in Romania. At first the small whimpering dog, named Priscilla, seems genuinely in distress as she tries to comprehend whether her handler means her any harm.

Putin names United States among threats to Russia's national security for the first time in new strategy

The document, 'About the Strategy of National Security of Russian Federation', was signed by President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and names the U.S. as one of the threats to national security.

Flexible working can make you ill because you stay stressed all the time, say experts

Flexible hours can make employees ill because they find it harder to switch off from their work, experts have said. Working away from the office or part-time can create an 'always on' culture.

Mystery of the man who didn't exist: 'Paul Lachlan' lived under the radar in a luxurious waterfront apartment, paid for everything by cash, didn't have a job, and wasn't even officially in the country - until he died

Mystery of the man who didn't exist: 'Paul Lachlan' lived under the radar in a luxurious

The mystery surrounding a British man found dead in Australia has deepened further after police said he is not the man they thought he was. The man - who officers initially believed was called Paul Lachlan - was discovered dead in his Manly apartment, in Sydney, in November 2014. His body was found with a medicare card and gym membership in the name of Lachlan, but police have now said they understand this to have been a fake alias. Investigators said they could find no trace of a Lachlan having ever entered Australia from England in the 1990s or any evidence to support the story he told friends that he migrated to the country from Manchester 20 years ago. They have now concluded no-one by the name of Paul Lachlan ever existed and the dead man had gone to extreme lengths to cover-up his true identity.

ISIS leader killed in US drone strike paid for British teenager to become a jihadi bride and laundered money for terror group 

Siful Haque Sujan (pictured) is believed to have paid for a 15-year-old British girl to travel to the IS-controlled region of the Middle East to become a jihadi bride, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Chris Brown accused of punching Brazil's Kim Kardashian look-alike in the face after 'she took his photo during party in his Vegas hotel suite' - as spaced-out rapper posts video calling her 'old and dusty'

Chris Brown accused of punching Brazil's Kim Kardashian look-alike in the face

Chris Brown (right) has been accused of punching a woman in the face during a party in his hotel suite. The singer allegedly hit the woman, who has asked to be publicly identified as Liziane Gutierrez (left), after he caught her taking his photo at the early morning bash on Saturday at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, reports TMZ.  A picture published by the website showed her with what appears to be a black eye (center). Gutierrez, who is known as a Kardashian look-alike, is a Brazilian model. A representative for Brown says her claim is a 'complete fabrication'. The R&B; singer posted a video to his Instagram account labeling her as 'ugly' and denied her claims against him. The video has since been deleted from his account.

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How Australian couple who plunged to their deaths off one of New Zealand's highest mountains failed to listen to advice THEY gave inexperienced climbers on Facebook

Mountain climbers who died failed to heed the advice THEY gave on Facebook

A month ago climbing guide Stuart Jason Halloway(right) was giving advice to inexperienced mountain climbers on social media, eerily warning them that 'there are no style points for being dead'. On New Years Day his body was found alongside his wife Dale Amanda Thistlethwaite(left) after the safety conscious couple fell a 'considerable distance' from a steep face on Mt Silberhorn, west of Christchurch, on New Zealand's South Island.

The inside story of how a 'turncoat' destroyed one of New Zealand's most feared bikie gangs by walking into his old clubhouse with a rival's badges on

The Lost Breed motorcycle gang, formed 39 years ago in Nelson, New Zealand, has now been disbanded and its clubhouse in Stoke 'stripped out' after being overthrown by the Hells Angels.

Nervous flyers, look away now! Terrifying video shows how this winter's strong winds have led to some VERY bumpy landings for planes coming in to British airport

How this winter has led to some VERY bumpy landings at Birmingham Airport

An array of propeller planes were captured on video trying to land in extremely poor weather conditions at Birmingham Airport in the West Midlands, with winds topping 50mph. And as the footage shows, the task was a terrifying - and life-threatening - one. In one clip, a plane is seen swerving left in the strong winds (top left), before its right wheel slams on to the runway (top right). And in another, an Aer Lingus jet attempts to touch down but is thrust upward by a gust (bottom left). It soars back into the air as if it is about to take off again, before heading back down and successfully landing (bottom right). bounce back upward.

Teenager left fighting for his life after a driver, 80, mistook his accelerator for the brake and accidentally ploughed into three pedestrians as he tried to park 

A 16-year-old boy has been air lifted to hospital with life-threatening head injuries after an elderly man mistook his accelerator for the brake and accidentally hit three pedestrians with his car.

BEL MOONEY: In a single year, I lost my mum, dad AND husband

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This week, Bel Mooney advises a woman whose husband died suddenly, just a few weeks after her father and mother both passed away.

Tennis star Roger Federer poses with dancers in Brisbane on a relaxing day out before he attempts his 18th grand slam title

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer was greeted by Indigenous Australian dancers when he arrived in Australia on Saturday ahead of starting his summer Down Under.

Just yards from me, Taliban 'confetti' kills and maims: A chilling dispatch from Afghanistan as jihadists continue their terror campaign 

Kabul is a city gripped by fear, and now the question of the next deadly strike is not if it will happen, but when. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) cannot tackle the Taliban alone.

He knew what he was doing! Boy who has become an internet sensation after eating a whole watermelon on the big screen at the cricket admits he wanted to become famous

Boy who ate watermelon on MCG big screen knew he would be famous

Mitchell Schibeci, better known as #watermelon boy rose instantly to internet fame yesterday after munching on a whole watermelon, skin and all, at a cricket match held in the MCG. The youngster admits it was fame he was after, and that he had hoped the stunt would get him on the big screen.

Seven year old boy rushed to hospital with facial injuries after he's mauled by a dog while visiting family in South West Sydney

A seven-year-old boy has been mauled by a dog and rushed to hospital with severe facial injuries. The child was visting his uncle when he was attacked by a large bullmastiff in Sydney's south-west.

Sc-hairy! Hirsute man makes an entire calendar of art out of his back hair

Sc-hairy! Hirsute man makes an entire calendar of art out of his back hair

Mike Wolfe, 35, of Nampa, Idaho, has so much back hair that he and a friend decided to start shaving designs into his back hair. The first was an American flag. Now he has a Jimmy Fallon design. He also sells a calend-hair with 12 months of back hair art.

Man who stabbed his estranged wife to death and bashed her mother with a hammer outside their Perth home will spend life behind bars after five year investigation

Chinese-born man Nuo Zhao, now 36, was found guilty of brutally murdering his wife Dan Sun, then 27, outside of her Perth home back in 2010. The decision was made in a Shanghai court this week.

Hotel from hell: Guest films horrifying video of his mattress crawling with BED BUGS that 'left his girlfriend covered in bites' 

Elgin Ozlen filmed the video at the Astor on the Park Hotel in the Upper West Side, New York. The clip shows more than 50 bugs he says are the 'size of your pinky nail' crawling in the mattress.

Watch the moment a bizarre new weapon against crime is called into action in New Zealand - as a shopkeeper activates a FOG CANNON to protect himself from robbers

Fog Cannons are the radical new weapon against crime in New Zealand

Footage has surfaced of a pair of would-be robbers smashing the door of a service station in Auckland (left) before thick white clouds of mist start billowing towards them (right), sending them fleeing into the night (inset.) The alarm-triggered cannons - which fill the room with smoke in a matter of seconds - come in response to a spate of smash-and-grab robberies across the New Zealand, and they're proving to be highly effective in thwarting burglaries.

How Sophie Wessex has risen to become the Queen's favorite in-law... leading to chilly relations with Kate 

The excitement of a second child for the Duchess of Cambridge has helped push Sophie, also a mother of two, even more to the margins of public life and inevitable scrutiny - which she loves.

The great casino inside sock job! Croupier slipped thousands in poker chips into his sock via tube in secret pocket

A Romanian croupier was sacked from Cromwell Mint Casino in West London after his chip-stealing scam was discovered and £12,000 cash found at his flat.

Still on the market! Megan Gale's stunning Palm Beach property hasn't sold months after it was listed - despite expectations it would fetch more than $3.5million

Megan Gale's five-bedroom Palm Beach property still hasn't sold

She listed her extravagant Sydney beach side property on the market back in October 2015.  But three months later, Australian model Megan Gale has struggled to sell the five-bedroom house, which initially was expected to sell for more than $3.5 million. Up for sale by Century 21 in the prized address of Palm Beach of Sydney's Northern Beaches - which is also famously known for being 'Summer Bay' for television show Home and Away - the home is still on the market, with the real-estate agency confirming to Daily Mail Australia that interested buyers are being shown the property via private appointment.  

Outrage at safari firm 'kill a lion' raffle prize: Oxford academics who tracked Cecil the lion are linked to group running 'sick' contest

Wildlife conservationists linked to Oxford University are staging a raffle with the chance to kill a lion as first prize. The extraordinary offer has been condemned by campaigners as sickening and appalling.

Wife of missing country singer Craig Strickland says search area has been halved after rescuers find footprints

Strickland, the 29-year-old lead singer for Backroad Anthem, went missing last Sunday during a duck hunting trip on Kaw Lake in Oklahoma with his friend Chase Morland, 22, and never returned.

Mum, 34, arrested, for allegedly tattooing her sons aged 12 and 13 with a lightening bolt symbol and the phrase 'ride or die'

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 22:  Artist and tattooist Dan Gold creates a tattoo featuring an image of Albert Einstein in his West Hampstead studio on April 22, 2014 in London, England. Dan Gold is one of the world's most prominent tattooists whose unique, bold and often colourful style is a mixture of traditional tattoo art and graffiti. Dan Gold has tattooed numerous famous clients including Kate Moss and Britney Spears; he has also been instrumental in reducing the stigma associated with tattoos. The popularity of tattoos has increased dramatically over the past few years, aided by several high profile people such as: David Beckham, Samantha Cameron and Cheryl Cole being tattooed.  (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A Chautauqua County mother is expected in court after she allegedly used a tattoo gun to permanently ink her two sons.

On New Year's Eve, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office received a call to check on two boys, ages 12 and 13, at their Emery Hill Road residence.


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Chantilly Thomas, 34, of Frewsburg, New York allegedly used a tattoo gun to give her sons permanent ink and was arrested on New Years Eve for unlawfully dealing with a child.

Thirty years ago they played disenchanted teenagers in hit 80s film The Breakfast Club. But what has become of the Brat Pack stars who helped define 80s pop culture?

Thirty years ago cinema audiences were left dazzled by what is now considered the definitive teenage coming-of-age film - The Breakfast Club. But where are the movie's stars now?

Now that's a miracle: The baby born to hero soldier who was too injured to be a dad after being blown up by the Taliban

Baby born to soldier Shaun Stocker who was too injured to be a dad

When Fusilier Shaun Stocker was blown up by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan, there seemed little chance that he would survive, let alone ever become a father. The soldier, then aged 19, was blinded and lost both legs and his reproductive organs in the blast in Helmand province. But now - thanks to the brilliance of pioneering British scientists - he is beaming with joy as the proud father of his first child, born on Christmas Day. Shaun (pictured right when on duty in Afghanistan), now 25, was at the side of his fiancee, Persia Haghighi, throughout her 32-hour labour as she gave birth to 8lb 7oz Theo - a baby the couple have dubbed their 'Christmas miracle' (pictured left).

Woman speaks out after being saved by a hero, 25, who pushed her out of stalled Manhattan elevator seconds before he was crushed to death on New Year's Eve

Stephen Hewett-Brown, 25, from the Bronx, shoved Erude Sanchez to safety and reportedly wished her a 'Happy New Year' after he saw the elevator had stalled and was about to fall down the shaft.

Stunning images capture the amazing transformation of Australia's largest lake from a dust bowl into a rare oasis after record rainfall soaks the country 

South Australia's Kati Thanda, better known as Lake Eyre, has been soaked with heavy rainfall over the past few days, ending months of dryness and bringing the area back to life.

Meet the boy genius who can get you off a parking fine: Joshua, 18, was so fed up with getting tickets he set up website to help others escape penalties 

Budding entrepreneur Joshua Browder, 18, set up the website DoNotPay.co.uk to help drivers avoid paying unjust parking fines - and he's helped them save more than £2million.

Al-Qaeda gunman who left BBC journalist Frank Gardner in a wheelchair and killed his cameraman is among executed Saudi prisoners 

The convicted al-Qaeda terrorist behind the attempted murder of the BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner was executed by Saudi Arabia today along with 47 other criminals.

Mark Zuckerberg rings in the new year as he shares sweet family photo and sends wishes for a 'happy and healthy 2016'

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg rings in the new year as he shares photo

Mark Zuckerberg posted a family photo to Facebook on Friday showing the doting dad smiling down at his daughter Maxima as he holds her in his arms while his wife, Priscilla Chan, adoringly looks on. 'I hope your 2016 is happy, healthy and productive,' the 31-year-old Facebook founder and CEO wrote in a post alongside the sweet snap. 'As the world faces new challenges and opportunities, may we all find the courage to keep making progress and making all our days count.'

'Oh Happy Day!' Gospel choir surprises passengers with impromptu performance on board transatlantic flight

Members of the Virginia State University gospel chorale broke into song near the end of an eight-hour KLM flight from Amsterdam to Washington, DC, on New Year's Eve.

Man stupid, protect Earth... New Year message from Koko the talking gorilla, who urges humanity to stop destroying the planet

The 44-year-old great ape, who has lived at The Gorilla Foundation in California since 1979, was filmed delivering a 38-word bulletin about how 'stupid' mankind is harming the Earth.

Bond Bird in a biplane! She's flown over Scaramanga's lair, 23 countries, 21,000km and for 93 days - all in an open cockpit. Next stop Sydney... and mission accomplished

Biplane pilot Tracey Curtis-Taylor's next stop is Sydney

Tracey Curtis-Taylor (right inset) is attempting a solo-flight from Britain to Australia to recreate the journey travelled by Amy Johnson 85 years ago. She's flown over Scaramanga's lair (circled), made famous by James Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun (left inset) and has already travelled 13,000 miles.

Heartbreaking cries of abandoned dog that had been abused for so many years it did not know how to react when it was shown affection for the first time

Priscilla the puppy was abused and terrified when she was handed into a shelter in Romania, but a moving video shows how with some tender-loving-care she was nursed back to health and happiness.

Turkey's Erdogan uses Hitler's Germany as an example in his push for a stronger presidency 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was defending his efforts to expand executive powers, arguing that unitary states can have an executive presidency.

TV hypnotist Paul McKenna 'launched into a rant and made flight attendant cry after he was refused booze' on board British Airways flight from London to Barbados

A passenger claimed the celebrity self-help guru was refused alcohol after he became abusive in the business class cabin while flying to the Caribbean to celebrate the New Year with friend Simon Cowell.

It's just like a Michelangelo! Epic New Year's Eve photo of drunken carnage on the streets spawns a string of 'artistic' memes 

A picture of Manchester during the New Year's Eve celebrations has gone viral after social media users turned it into hilarious memes. The original picture shows a chaotic Well Street.

Dramatic moment woman was rescued from sinking into deep mud after sliding down a cliff as she chased her runaway dog 

Norwich woman rescued after sliding down a cliff as she chased her dog 

A holidaymaker who became stuck in deep mud after chasing her dog down a cliff was 'extremely lucky' to be alive according to the coastguard officers who saved her life. The middle-aged woman was rescued from a muddy tomb after a walker heard her desperate shouts from down the cliff, on the north Norfolk coast. A coastguard helicopter crew was scrambled and they expertly winched her to safety, however she was so covered in mud that the officers initially on the scene had trouble finding her.

An Inspector Calls: Oliver Cromwell may have once stayed at the Crab & Boar hotel in Berkshire, but surely he slept more soundly

The Crab & Boar in Berkshire has changed hands twice in recent times, but is now part of the expanding Epicurean Collection - so it was only fair to give it another go, writes the Inspector.

 
   

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Artist draws a stunning picture of three Mediterranean cities from MEMORY... a month after he saw them on a cruise

Stephen Wiltshire draws picture of 3 Mediterranean coastal cities from MEMORY

Stephen Wiltshire MBE, from London, spent less than an hour in total scanning the coastlines of Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Marseille while onboard Royal Caribbean International's Harmony Of The Seas - a cruise ship that will be the largest of its kind in the world when it launches in May. He committed the breathtaking scenes to memory - but only merged them into one wide-angle montage in his studio a month later. And despite the weeks-long gap, the results were astoundingly accurate. Pictured: Mr Wiltshire poses with his panorama (inset), which features landmarks and other buildings from the three European cities (main).

Cocktails, calypso and crushing defeat: Why losing a cricket tournament on the paradise island of Antigua is still winning at life

West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards witnessed MailOnline's Arthur Martin and his cricket team get beaten by the Antigua Legends but that still couldn't ruin a Caribbean holiday for the reporter.

Doing the conger! Massive eel filmed DANCING to smooth saxophone music in aquarium 

The one-minute, 10-second clip was filmed at the Aquarium Finisterrae, in La Coruna, Spain. Oscar Bouzas uploaded the video to YouTube on Thursday and it has been viewed by thousands.

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Return of the 'Zombie Cat': Feline Bart who was hit by a car and buried, only to emerge from his grave now has full coat of fur

Feline Bart who was hit by a car and buried has full coat of fur in recovery photo

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: It's the return of the 'Zombie Cat.' Feline Bart appeared in a New Year's Twitter message, with his eyes shut and wearing a tiny hat in the image the Humane Society of Tampa Bay uploaded Thursday. Bart was an online sensation last year, when he looked drastically different. A car struck the moggie in January 2015, and Bart was put in a grave - only to 'come back from the other side' five days later. The cat was alive - with numerous face wounds and a broken jaw. Surgery and a feeding tube were part of Bart's medical care.

Stunning photographs capture the dazzling contrast of plane wreckage illuminated by the Northern Lights in Iceland

The fuselage of an old and abandoned US Navy Douglas Super DC-3 provides an eerie accompaniment to the bright green and yellow lights of the Northern Lights.

What the Earth looked like hundreds of millions of years ago: Geologists use groundbreaking technology to map our prehistoric planet

A team of scientists has mapped the movement of tectonic plates throughout our planet's history - and they have already created a model going back more than 500million years.

Where to travel in 2016: After the mania of Christmas and New Year's, these are the best destinations for a soothing retreat

There are plenty of options for relaxing breaks in 2016, from sleepy Balinese resorts and a quiet island in the Grenadines to majestic waterfalls in Iceland and Norway's wilderness.

'I tried to kill myself out of self-hatred': How Marlon Brando's serial cheating drove Rita Moreno to attempt suicide years before she became Hollywood royalty with EGOT win

Rita Moreno is opening up about her tempestuous romance with Marlon Brando, from the moment she met him in 1953 to the day eight years later she tried to kill herself with an overdose of pills.

From a hard-drinking duck Marine to a Nazi pig who turned his back on Hitler to save the Allies' bacon: The unsung animal heroes who risked their lives on the battlefield

The unsung animal heroes who risked their lives on the battlefield revealed

While the human heroes of our conflicts were decorated with medals and showered with due tribute, the animals who went to war with them have remained quietly unsung. From Private Jackie, the chacma baboon attached to the 3rd South African Infantry in the First World War, who lost a leg as he tried to build a protective fortress for he and his comrades, to Tirptiz, the German pig who defected, changing his allegiance to the British cause, MailOnline remembers some of the animals who sacrificed all in the field of human conflict.

   

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