Not black enough? Movie-makers accused of 'blackface' after casting light-skinned actress Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone - only to darken her complexion and give her a prosthetic nose

Zoe Saldana under fire for 'blackface' in trailer for new Nina Simone biopic

Zoe Saldana (left, how she looks normally, and right, in the trailer) has come under fire for donning 'blackface' in the trailer for a new Nina Simone (inset) biopic. Saldana, whose casting as the legendary performer and civil rights activist has already been slammed, appears to have darker skin and a wider nose in a poster and video promoting the movie. The Afro-Latina actress, 37, tweeted a quote from Simone on Wednesday, only for the family of the late Feeling Good singer to demand she 'take Nina's name out your mouth for the rest of your life'. Dozens of people blasted director Cynthia Mort and Saldana for the casting, saying it was disrespectful to darken the actress' face to play Simone, who spent years of her life campaigning for civil rights. Others questioned why film bosses had not chosen a darker-skinned actress for Nina, seeing as her skin color was such a huge part of her life.

Founder of illegal assisted death service has admitted killing eight people 'who wanted to die' in bombshell confession published days after he took his life at a Swiss suicide clinic

Right to Die Society founder John Hofsess confesses to killing eight people

Right-to-die activist John Hofsess (not pictured), the founder of an underground assisted suicide service in Canada, as posthumously confessed in graphic detail to killing eight people who he claims wanted to die. He claimed poet Al Purdy (pictured) was among those he helped kill. He detailed how he illegally killed the men and women, who he claims all had terminal illnesses, before eventually taking his own life at the Eternal Spirit Swiss suicide clinic (inset) last week.

Obama's former Harvard classmate Judge Kelly vetted to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia but Republican Senate insist they won't accept ANY nominee until next election

Judge Kelly, a graduate of the same Harvard Law School class as Barack Obama in 1991, is being tipped to replace Justice Antonin Scalia who died last month.

Are Uber drivers using fake vomit to scam customers? Passenger says she was charged $200 for two mile ride after 'cabbie created fake vomit pictures'

Meredith Mandel had caught an Uber home to Williamsburg in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and a friend after enjoying dinner out. The ride, which was uneventful, ended at just before 1.30am.

North Korea fires short-range missiles towards Japan after the UN votes for harsher sanctions against the rogue state

The missiles were launched hours after the UN approved its toughest sanctions in 20 years, severely restricting exports worth more than $1billion (£710million) a year to North Korea.

Head of Oberlin college defends decision to not sack professor who claimed Jews are behind 9/11 attacks on grounds of free speech

A professor at a prestigious Ohio school still has her job despite a blitz of Facebook posts blaming Israel and Jews for everything from 9/11 to the creation of ISIS.

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Joy Karega, an assistant professor of "rhetoric and composition" at Oberlin College, claims the Jewish state secretly planned the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and that its national intelligence agency, the Mossad, formed the terror group. Critics acknowledge that she is free to cling to kooky theories, but question why a school that charges students $50,000 per year would subject them to the ravings of a crackpot.

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?This is the worst kind of anti-Semitic rhetoric,? said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, director of the Shurat HaDin?Israel Law Center, an Israeli-based civil rights organization. "It is not acceptable for the dean to hid

The president of Oberlin College in Ohio, Marvin Krislov, stood up for professor Joy Karega on Wednesday after she who spewed anti-Semitic hate on social media.

Police horse bucks his rider and runs wild around Times Square

The NYPD were led on a wild chase yesterday after one of their police horses bucked his rider hand ran through Times Square, New York.

'Thick-skinned' Melania Trump claims she and Donald have NEVER had a fight in their 20-year relationship and reveals she plans to be a 'perfectionist' First Lady

Melania Trump claims she and Donald have NEVER had a fight

Melania Trump (left, and right with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren) has claimed she and Donald (inset, with Melania) have never had a fight during their 20-year relationship. Melania, who could be First Lady this time next year, said she often tells her husband what she thinks of his policy ideas - even if she does not like them. Perhaps the reason the couple have never fallen out is because of Melania's 'thick skin'. She said she can weather criticism of her or her husband in the media because she grew used to being in the limelight from her time as a fashion icon. She added that Trump 'doesn't sleep much' and they see less of each other because of his presidential campaign. Melania said if Donald is elected she will be a 'perfectionist' First Lady. She also made a thinly-veiled swipe at the Republican establishment's failure to rally behind Trump, as well as speaking about Hillary Clinton.

The Trump surge: Turnout for Republican Super Tuesday primaries up almost four-fold and he even got more voters out in the states he didn't win

New analysis of exit polling shows that turnout was up by as much as 386 per cent. Even in Texas, which he lost, it doubled on 2012. In contrast, Democratic turnout was down on 2008.

More good news for Trump: Billionaire Koch brothers will NOT spend money attacking frontrunner in bid to take him out of Republican White House race

Powerful conservative mega donors Charles and David Koch will not use their $400 million political funds to run attacks on Donald Trump during the Republican primary season, they have said.

Ex-Clinton staffer who set up email server accepts immunity offer from FBI to provide interview, official says

Bryan Pagliano, a former U.S. State Department employee, walks through the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center after leaving a House Benghazi Committee closed interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Pagliano, who reportedly assisted in work on Hillary Clinton's private e-mail when she was Secretary of State, asserted his Fifth Amendment right not to testify before the Republican-led House committee investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Department of Justice has granted immunity to Brian Pagliano, a former Hillary Clinton staffer who helped her to set up her private email server in 2009.

My 'horror' year in a Princeton dorm with Ted Cruz: Hangover 2 screenwriter reveals how 'loathed' Texas senator would 'hopelessly chase girls in his bathrobe' and got him invited to parties out of PITY

My 'horror' year with Ted Cruz in a Princeton dorm: Hangover 2 screenwriter reveals how

Screenwriter Craig Mazin was Cruz's freshman year roommate in 1988. Mazin said he was invited to senior parties as an 18-year-old because people felt sorry he had to share a room with Cruz. Mazin, who has written sequels for the Hangover and Scary Movie franchises, said girls in their dorm would complain to him after Cruz would walk to their side of the building wearing just his paisley bathrobe. But it wasn't all bad for Mazin, who said his hatred for the current Texas senator and GOP presidential candidate got him 'laid a few times' that year.

Mitt Romney to intervene in White House race with major speech after days of attacks on Trump 

The Republican party's 2012 nominee Mitt Romney plans to deliver a speech tomorrow on 'the state of the 2016 race.' NBC News says he won't endorse a candidate or get in the presidential race.

Ben Carson admits he has no 'path' to Republican White House nomination and drops out of next debate - and his closest aide wants Cruz and Rubio to quit too

The retired neurosurgeon had a dismal showing on Super Tuesday and will tell supporters on Friday he sees 'no path forward' to the nomination - but is not formally ending his campaign.

I'm with her! Clinton capitalizes on super Tuesday success with the help of celebrity supporters Katy Perry, Elton John, and Julianne Moore at an NYC fundraiser

Hillary Clinton capitalizes on super Tuesday success with Katy Perry and  Elton John

Hillary Clinton had some help from Katy Perry (both pictured left), Elton John (pictured right), Julianne Moore and Bill and Chelsea on Wednesday night at a fundraising concert in New York just one day after her Super Tuesday success. Tickets to the star-studded 'I'm With Her' concert ranged between $125 and $2,700 and all the proceeds went to the Hillary Victory Fund which is expected to raise millions of dollars from primarily first time donors,

Can one debate settle it for good? Republicans clash tomorrow night for first time since Trump's Super Tuesday sweep and Cruz's demand for the rest to drop out

It's one of two final fight nights before the calendar day that could end it all - March 15, when Florida holds its winner-take-all contest. GOP candidates will debate there next Thursday in Miami.

Trump's 'anti-immigration wall' talk sparks migrant rush on U.S.-Mexico border

COLUMBUS, OH: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally held at Signature Flight Hangar in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (Maddie McGarvey for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's rise to the front of the Republican pack in recent months has not gone unnoticed and is partly behind a spike in the numbers of Mexican and Central American migrants trying to enter the country.

'Donald is what this country needs': Billionaire Carl Icahn backs his longtime friend in race for the White House but rules out joining a Trump government

Carl Icahn backs Donald Trump in race for the White House

Billionaire Carl Icahn has backed Donald Trump for the Republican nomination but ruled out joining any future government. The New York hedge fund investor and longtime friend of Trump said the real estate mogul ' is what this country needs' as he called on the GOP to rally behind their front runner. Icahn said he would happily advise Trump as president but said he did not want to be actively involved in politics.

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has absolutely 'no interest' in waging late bid for the White House if GOP is unable to agree on a nominee

Paul Ryan isn't going to play Republican party political savior twice in a year. The House Speaker, who begrudgingly filled that position, will not be a late entry into the presidential race.

Super PAC supporting Hillary says it 'will not make the same mistake' as the GOP and ignore The Donald: We take the threat of a Trump presidency seriously 

In a new memo, Hillary Clinton's super PAC is reassuring supporters that 'the threat of a Donald Trump presidency' is being taken 'seriously,' saying the GOP committed 'political malpractice.'

EXCLUSIVE: 'He's having a tough time - we're trying to keep his mind off the court case.' Miami swimsuit model's steamy night with Johnny Manziel at his $4,100 a night waterfront villa revealed

‘He’s having a tough time - we’re trying to keep his mind off the court case.’ Miami

Bianca Ghezzi spent last weekend with Manziel at a $4100 a night five-bed waterfront villa in Miami. She posted a video on Instagram of her in bed with the shirtless football player, his distinctive tattoos clearly visible. Ghezzi and other bikini-clad girls are seen throwing piles of dollar bills off a balcony in to the pool at the property. The Cleveland Browns quarterback is set to appear in front of a grand jury, accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley in Dallas on January 30, Another video shows Manziel 'making it rain' money by throwing dollar bills at writhing strippers at the city's King of Diamonds strip club.

Is this the most embarrassing selfie EVER? Woman sends 'innocent' snap of herself to her family before realizing she left two VERY personal items in the background 

In a series of text message grabs posted to Imgur, an unnamed woman sends a picture message of herself to her family in order to show off a hairstyle, not realizing there were two sex toys in it.

Now desperate migrants use their BABIES as emotional blackmail to get into Europe as they brandish tiny infants towards razor wire

Desperate parents are resorting to holding their babies up to the razor wire in a gut wrenching plea to Macedonian border guards to let them through and continue their journey into Europe.

He drove straight into the bridge: Suicide probe after disgraced energy CEO and NBA team owner dies in fiery crash two hours before he was due to hand himself in on charges of market rigging

Ex-Chesapeake Energy Corp CEO Aubrey McClendon dies in a car crash

The crash happened early Wednesday morning in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma when. McClendon's car struck an overpass bridge. Authorities held a press conference later in the day to confirm the victim's identity. 'He pretty much drove straight into the wall' at a 'high rate of speed,' Oklahoma City Police Capt Paco Balerrama said. McClendon (pictured top left and bottom left with his wife during an Oklahoma Thunder game) was charged on Tuesday with conspiring to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas leases in Oklahoma, the Justice Department said.

Whoops! CNN mercilessly mocked online after it mixes up Austria and Australia

The embarrassing blunder was made during a segment on the Austrian government's plans to erect a fence at its Slovenian border to stop refugees sneaking into the country.

Oscars black viewership held up BETTER than any other demographic in the overall audience, figures show

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2016 file photo, host Chris Rock speaks at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The Nielsen company said Tuesday that an estimated 3.22 million black viewers watched the Oscars on ABC Sunday, a decline of 2 percent from the 2015 show. The show's overall viewership of 34.4 million was an eight-year low, and a drop of nearly 8 percent from the year before. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

While the show's viewership dropped eight per cent to 34.4 million - an eight-year low - ratings among black viewers only slipped a marginal two per cent to 3.22 million.

Is this jagged piece of metal the key to finding MH370? Blogger funding his own search for the missing plane releases pictures of 'vital clues'

Pictures of debris believed to be from Malaysia Airlines MH370 revealed

Blaine Alan Gibson (left), an American lawyer and blogger has been undertaking his own search travelling to remote islands in the Indian Ocean searching for any clues about MH370 since it disappeared in March 2014. The object, (top and bottom right) thought to be part of the plane's horizontal stabilizer, was found on a sandbank in the Mozambique channel, which separates the African continent and Madagascar.

How PROSECCO can ruin your teeth: Think your favourite fizz is a healthy option? Sorry, but your dentist won't agree 

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Georgette Culley needed dental treatment after fizz rotted her teeth The 29-year-old hadn't had a single filling prior to the treatment. She notice her teeth were sensitive and had a dent in them

Female former firefighter settles $75,000 sexual harassment claim after saying porn was left out to humiliate her

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Former firefighter Camilla VonBurkhardt was awarded $75,000 in a sexual harassment lawsuit from the city of Denver this week after she alleged that she was ridiculed on a daily basis.

Eight months pregnant model shows off her incredible set of abs - and shares amazing comparison picture bump to bump with her friend who is only FOUR WEEKS ahead 'to prove all women carry babies differently'

Chontel Duncan shows off her incredible set of abs at 36 weeks pregnant

Fitness model Chontel Duncan, from Australia, has shown off her incredible set of abs (left) just 28 days out from giving birth. The fitness enthusiast and passionate health guru has shared pregnancy updates with her 194,000 followers since day one and revealed that she has gained just 10.4 kilograms since falling pregnant. At 21.5 weeks, Mrs Duncan shared a photo (right) of herself and a friend to prove that all women carry babies differently and said their difference 'doesn't mean one is doing something wrong or not healthy.' Mrs Duncan has also openly revealed how she plans to induce labor, including 'sex daily' and 'stimulating her nipples'.

Jesse Matthew is given FOUR life sentences after pleading guilty to the murders of Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington

Jesse Matthew, 34, is to receive a total of four life sentences in exchange for pleading guilty to first-degree murder and intent to defile in the cases of Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham.

Best-selling blood pressure app is 'so inaccurate it gives false warnings 80% of the time - putting people's health at risk'

Scientists from Johns Hopkins University revealed the app called Instant Blood Pressure - which has been downloaded more than 100,000 times - gives inaccurate readings.

Act like adults: Madonna demands Guy Ritchie is arrested for contempt of court for letting Rocco stay in London - but NY judge tells the parents to sort it out themselves

Madonna accuses Guy Ritchie of teaching their son to 'thumb his nose' at the law

Lawyers for Madonna accused Guy Ritchie of teaching their son to disrespect the law as they clashed at a custody hearing in New York (bottom right). The divorced couple attended by telephone. Film director Ritchie was earlier spotted looking subdued as he strolled through London (left) with a male friend. The two are at odds over custody of their son Rocco, 15 (top right with Madonna). Guy and his superstar singer ex have been embroiled in a bitter legal battle over their teenager for the past few months, with Rocco currently living in London with Guy. The court heard Rocco just wants his parents to settle their differences and the judge agreed, giving them until June to come up with a solution.

'I do, I did, I'm DONE': Newly unwed men and women celebrate their relationship breakdowns with hilarious (and sometimes frightening) 'divorce cakes'

Men and women are having divorce cakes made to celebrate end of marriage

First it was divorce selfies, now it is divorce cakes. Hundreds of newly unwed men and women around the world are celebrating the end of their marriages with hilarious cake toppers and spiteful iced messages. Social media has been flooded over the past year with cakes topped with furious violent brides and grooms, harsh messages and celebratory quotes - each of them baked especially for divorce parties and dinners. Many chose to have bride and groom cake toppers attacking each other while others chose to ice their cakes with messages like 'unhitched from the witch', 'I do, I did, I'm done', and 'don't worry be happy...you're divorced.'

Man 'who killed former NYPD cop in shootout was high on meth, just out of jail and stole a cache of firearms before ambushing officers'

Police said Jorge Brian Gonzalez, 22, of Texas burglarized a house, stole a cache of firearms, fired shots, hid in a ditch and ambushed responding officers, fatally shooting Officer David Hofer, 29.

White officer, 23, charged with murder after unarmed black grocer was shot dead yards from his Alabama home

Aaron Smith, 23, is accused of deliberately shooting Greg Gunn, 58, in Montgomery at 3.20am on Thursday. Smith was detained on Wednesday, with his bail set at $150,000.

YouTube sensation 'blue drug fairy,' 25, found dead in apparent overdose while eight months pregnant

YouTube sensation 'blue drug fairy' found dead in 'overdose' while pregnant

An amateur dancer who became an internet celebrity after starring in a rap video as the 'Blue Fairy' of prescription pill addiction has been found dead from an apparent drug overdose. Sharissa Turk, 25, who was eight months pregnant, was discovered unresponsive with no visible signs of trauma in her home on Jefferson Boulevard in Staten Island just before 3pm on Tuesday, according to police. Turk's boyfriend reportedly found her lying in the hallway and called 911.

Climate change 'will kill half a million people' by 2050: Global warming will ruin crops leading to disease and malnutrition

Dr Springmann from Oxford University claimed climate change could cut food availability by 2050, leading to around 3.2 per cent less food being available for the average person.

German sailor whose mummified body was found on his boat off the Philippines died from a heart attack just ONE WEEK earlier shock autopsy reveals 

Mummified German sailor Manfred Fritz Bajorat died from a heart attack

Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, who was found dead on his yacht off the coast of the southern Philippines last Friday, died from a heart attack just one week before his mummified corpse (right) was discovered, an autopsy has revealed. The veteran seaman was found dead on his 40-foot long vessel by two fishermen last Friday, with his mummified body discovered hunched over a table in the yacht's main cabin. It was not known at the time how he died, but police confirmed today that an autopsy had revealed he suffered a heart attack about seven days prior to his body being discovered. Mr Bajorat (inset) left his native Germany two decades ago and spent the last 20 years of his life sailing around the world having lost his long-time wife Claudia (inset left) several years ago.

How joy can break your heart as well as sadness: 'Storm' of adrenaline at a happy event can cause organ to become overwhelmed and fail 

Young woman holding a broken heart

'Broken heart syndrome' - a condition thought to affect 6,000 people in Britain each year - occurs when extreme emotional stress causes the heart to shut down, but can also be the result of happy events.

Why you should avoid orange juice - and eat the peel instead! Drinking OJ may increase skin cancer risk but rinds strengthen DNA

Within two hours of eating citrus, your DNA becomes more resistant to cancerous damage and some of the citrus compounds thought to be responsible are found in peel (file photo)

Four students 'burned down high school principal's house as retaliation after being suspended'

Students 'burned down Payette High School principal Mark Heleker's home'

Three high schoolers and one middle schooler have been accused of causing a fire that destroyed Payette High School principal Mark Heleker's home and three cars parked in the driveway on February 22. Heleker; his wife Lorrie, a teacher; their 24-year-old daughter Katie Erwin and the family pets escaped the fire, which started in a trash can outside the garage. Heleker says he knows the older boys but not the younger student. All of the students are under 18 and have not been publicly identified.

How vegetables can help you breathe easy: A healthy diet slows the damaging effects of smoking and helps to prevent lung cancer from spreading

A healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables may help mitigate the DNA-damaging effects of tobacco smoke, as well as perhaps helping prevent lung cancer from spreading.

What to eat to beat prostate cancer: Eating vegetables like broccoli, kale and cabbage can cut spread of disease by more than half

Researchers from Harvard found that eating a varied plant-based diet (file photo) - and avoiding all meat, fish, chicken and dairy products - could cut the risk of cancer progression

Grieving widow Iman steps out in public for just the second time in the two months since the death of husband David Bowie

Iman steps out two months after husband David Bowie's death

Bowie passed away from a secret battle with cancer on January 10. Iman, who was married to Bowie for 23 years and shares a 15-year-old daughter with him, has made no public comment since his death but continues to share inspiring messages on her Instagram and Twitter pages as she privately mourns. Bowie has been paid tribute at the Academy Awards, Brit Awards and the Grammys since his passing.

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'I wanted to do something special': Expectant mother has maternity photo shoot that includes late husband - who died two months before her due date

Mississippi woman has maternity photo shoot that includes late husband

Nicole Bennett's husband Deonta passed away unexpectedly before her March 25 due date. It had been his idea to do a shoot with Nicole, who is expecting a baby girl, and their 4-year-old son Landen. Photographer Sidney Conley digitally added images of Deonta to the bittersweet but beautiful pictures.

What could possibly go wrong... U.S. military invites experts to 'Hack the Pentagon'

An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington. US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld defended the Guantanamo prison against critics who want it closed by saying US taxpayers have a big financial stake in it and no other facility could replace it.

The Pentagon will invite vetted outside hackers to test the cybersecurity of some public U.S. Defense Department websites as
part of a pilot project next month.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt appointed as head of Pentagon's new innovation team

Schmidt, who is now head of Google's parent firm Alphabet, will head up an advisory board with Defense Secretary Ash Carter to bring concepts and practice from Silicon Valley to the military.

Heart risk from energy drinks: Consuming just two a day said to trigger abnormal rhythms and a rise in blood pressure

Energy drinks triggers abnormal heart rhythm and a rise in blood pressure, the study by scientists in California said, increasing the risk of stroke and sudden cardiac death.

Foods you should eat every day: Berries, flaxseeds and nuts make up just some of the 'Daily Dozen' you should be having daily

Just some of the 'Daily Dozen' you should be eating every day include cruciferous vegetables such as brussels sprouts (file photo) - but they should be supplemented with exercise.

Inches from death: Horrifying moment a huge SHARK cruises past a man's daughter as he films her swimming on the beach

A SHARK swims past a man’s daughter as he films her swimming on Papamoa Beach

A shocking video has caught a shark cruising just feet away from a man and his daughter while they swim at a popular beach in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Footage filmed by the man captures his daughter, left, swimming unawares in the shallows. Moments later a shark's fin can be seen racing past.

Modern life is NOT rubbish, says Warren Buffett, as his shareholder letter reveals the secret sauce for prosperity

Buffett's ode to our good fortune is about as far as you can get from the 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore' posturing of populist politics.

Florida teen who 'pretended to be a doctor' is arrested again on fraud charges after 'stealing from elderly woman during a home visit'

The Florida teen who was busted last month for allegedly pretending to be a medical doctor is back in jail again just weeks after his initial arrest. Malachi Love-Robinson, 18, was arrested on Tuesday.

Human Y chromosomes have more in common with gorillas than chimpanzees, researchers find

Researchers have developed a new method for sequencing the Y chromosome in gorillas, and it's revealed some surprising similarities between these animals and humans.

Texas man with full-face skull tattoo arrested after 'punching pregnant girlfriend in the face and chasing her around with a butcher knife'

Texas man Jacob Padua with full-face skull tattoo arrested for beating girlfriend

Jacob Padua, 30, has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Padua allegedly questioned if he was the father of her child before beating her, kicking her, throwing her to the ground by her hair and then allegedly slamming her into 'metal objects' while she called her mother for help.

A team of REFUGEES will compete at the Rio 2016 after Olympics bosses invited stateless athletes to join forces and compete under their Games' flag 

So far 43 athletes, who are also refugees, have been identified as possibly being eligible for the Games which get underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this year (file photo).

Taking the planet's pulse from space: Europe's Sentinel-3A eco-monitoring satellite sends back its first stunning hi-res images of Earth

Sentinel-3A was first released into orbit on February 16th and is the third of more than a dozen 'eyes in the sky' that part of the Copernicus program to monitor our planet's health.

Why mothers should NEVER teach their children the facts of life, by novelist OLIVIA FANE who blames her mother's openness for her disastrous first marriage  

When she was aged six years old, writer OLIVIA FANE asked her mother where babies came from. The answer - and her mother's openness - is what she blames for her first 'open' marriage.

El Chapo's lawyer says the drug lord has changed his mind and wants extradition to the US as soon as possible because Mexican prison guards won't let him sleep

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2016, file image released by Mexico's federal government, Mexico's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, stands for his prison mug shot with the inmate number 3870 at the Altiplano maximum security federal prison in Almoloya, Mexico. Emma Coronel, the common-law wife of Guzman said Monday, Feb. 29. 2016, that his health problems have gotten ¿a lot worse¿ because guards at a maximum security prison rouse him for head counts, interfering with his sleep. (Mexico's federal government via AP)

Jose Refugio Rodriguez said the cartel leader, whose real name is Joaquin Guzman, told him to negotiate with U.S. authorities for a lighter sentence and confinement at a medium-security jail.

Looking this good should be a crime! VERY hunky cop becomes an internet heartthrob after he is pictured posing for photos with a three-year-old wannabe officer 

California cop Mike Gradilla becomes an internet heartthrob

Officer Mike Gradilla, 26, works for the Westminster Police Department in southern California. Last week, he visited a three-year-old who loves cops and posed for smiling pictures for the PD's Facebook page. Thousands of women became fans, joking that they'd like to get arrested by the hunky cop and would even submit to a cavity search. According to a colleague, Officer Gradilla also helps the homeless and mentors children.

Five women claim comedian Katt Williams held them at gunpoint and stole their phones before he was arrested for 'punching a pool supply store employee'

Williams, 42, offered police a different version of events, accusing the five women of harassing him and yanking a chain from his neck during the melee in Atlanta on Sunday.

The immortal jellyfish: Researchers find creature can age backwards, form hordes of clones, and regenerate lost body parts 

The accidental discovery was made by Jinru He, a graduate student in marine biology at China's Xiamen University when a polyp appeared on the corpse of a dead adult jellyfish.

'I'm not blaming anyone... except society!' Lena Dunham backtracks after slamming a Spanish magazine for Photoshopping 

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Just hours after accusing Tentaciones magazine of heavily-retouching her body on their March cover on Monday, the 29-year-old changed her tune slightly.

'You will never walk out of prison alive': Man who tried and failed to kill a cop is told he will die in jail as his smiling victim watches

John Thomas who tried to shoot NYPD cop Craig Bier to death sentenced

John Thomas, 28, (left) was scolded by Judge Gregory Lasak on Wednesday in a New York courtroom as he was sentenced to 55 years to life for shooting and wounding Sergeant Craig Bier (right) in 2012. 'Who are you to take a gun and try to kill a New York City police officer? This is a severe sentence you're going to get,' Lasak told Thomas as Bier in a courtroom filled with more than 50 fellow cops. 'I don't think you'll ever set foot outside state prison before you die.' Thomas, who had 11 prior arrests, was convicted on attempted murder charges after firing four shots at Bier, striking him twice in the legs during a foot chase in August 2012. During Thomas' sentencing, Bier had the opportunity to confront the gunman as he delivered his victim impact statement. He told Thomas: 'You're an idiot, because it was a bad decision. And you're a menace, not just to myself and my brothers and sisters in blue, but to everyone on the street.'

50 Cent finally sells 52-room Connecticut mansion for cut price of $8 million - to developer who plans to make it a NURSING HOME

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, installed a disco room and stripper poles after buying the property from Mike Tyson at the height of his fame in 2003.

Now you need never look away from your phone: 'Urban Periscope' case lets you text, walk and see what's coming your way

Urban Periscope was created by the person who made NoPhone. This new device slides over your phone case and has a lens on top that redirects your vision 90 degrees while you walk.

How STRESS turns cancer deadly: Chronic stress 'opens up new routes for the disease to spread quickly through the bloodstream'

Scientists from Monash University in Australia revealed chronic stress triggers increased lymphatic activity - which speeds up the spread of cancer by allowing tumor cells to move more freely.

Ivy League football teams to eliminate tackling from practices in a bid to combat rise in head injuries

Coaches from the eight teams, who have been playing football on campuses since the 19th century unanimously agreed to stop player-on-player hits during training last week.

EXCLUSIVE: 'Meet your million dollar baby!' Sherri Shepherd's ex-husband implores the star to bond with their 18-month-old son as court confirms she is legal parent who must pay for his care

Sherri Shepherd’s ex-husband implores the star to bond with their son

Sherri Shepherd's ex-husband Lamar Sally is relieved their surrogacy fight is over but now he has one more request for the star - spend time with your son. 'Right now Sherri still doesn't want anything to do with our son, whom we both wanted and decided to get a surrogate together, but I hope over time that will change. LJ really needs a mom,' Sally tells Daily Mail Online in an exclusive interview. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania refused to look at her case - allowing a lower court's ruling that she is responsible for Lamar Jr., a child born to a surrogate before she and Sally divorced, to stand. Shepherd must continue paying $4,100 a month in child support and then pay $4,600 each month once Lamar Jr. turns 13.

Woman, 86, strangled to death by her medical alert necklace in 'freak accident' during a fall, coroner rules

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Roseann J. DiFrancesco, 86, a retired federal government worker from Pennsylvania, was found dead by a nurse in her bathroom on February 12 after failing to come to the door.

Man who set the internet alight taking his snake for a swim while clutching a beer is under investigation for animal cruelty 

Police are investigating Steven Brimelow for animal cruelty after he tossed his beloved pet snake during an afternoon dip at Queensland's Tallebudgera Creek while holding a beer.

Protests erupt in Virginia after police claim man, 20, they were chasing shot himself despite witnesses claiming the officers killed him

Virginia State Police say D'Londre Minifield fatally shot himself while officers chased him after a report of a fight, but some witnesses dispute officials' version of events and say they saw police open fire.

Bangladesh considering abandoning Islam as its official religion following wake of extremist attacks 

The supreme court in Bangladesh has began to hear arguments which challenge Islam's status as the official state religion following a string of extremist-related terror attacks.

Animal cruelty... or the ultimate sacrifice by man's best friend? Shocking moment man throws a dog to a polar bear 'to distract it from attacking a woman'

Animal cruelty... or the ultimate sacrifice by man's best friend? Shocking moment a dog is

The footage recorded at a coastal facility in the Russian Arctic shows a man hurl the dog towards the polar bear before the animal uses its claws to attack the yelping and helpless pet. However, it has since emerged that the man, throwin the dog towards the predator, was seeking to deflect the bear from attacking a stranded woman. But there are now calls for an investigation by animal rights groups and for the man to be severely punished.

Florida man arrested for his part in heist of $4.8million in gold bars from a truck in North Carolina 

Adalberto Perez, 46, was taken into custody at his Opta-Locka home following his alleged role in the robbery on Interstate 95 on March 1, 2015.

Bizarre video claims to show exorcism of 11-year-old gypsy girl in Bulgaria (though she may just have a nasty chest infection)

The footage, taken in Bulgaria, claims to show the moment the 11-year-old child was freed from possession by seven demons. She is seen sometimes standing and then falling to the floor.

Fundraiser launched to help 106-year-old woman who danced upon meeting the Obamas obtain wheelchair-accessible housing

106 y/o visits White House

A fundraising page has been created to help Virginia McLaurin, 106, with living expenses. She became an Internet star two weeks ago when video of her dancing with the Obamas went viral.

'Girls like you can get me in trouble': New Hampshire politician 'lured a 14-year-old girl into a sexual encounter through Facebook'

New Hampshire State Rep Kyle Tasker, 30, sent the girl inappropriate messages online before police took control of her social media account and agreed to the meeting, investigators said.

Pair arrested for filming disturbing video of Alabama mom writhing around in front of her two-year-old son 'after smoking synthetic marijuana'

Pair arrested for video of Lauren Englett 'after smoking synthetic marijuana'

Jamie Jemison, 25, from Grand Bay, Alabama, turned himself in to police on Tuesday evening while Rachel Rikard, 19, from Theodore, was arrested the same day after tip-offs from locals. The pair have been charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly filming mother Lauren Brook Englett, 18 (center top), rolling around on the floor in front of her two-year-old son after smoking synthetic marijuana (center bottom). Englett was charged with reckless endangerment and domestic violence and released on bond, but has since been returned to jail for breaching her probation.

Ex-Playboy model and one-time Miss Bosnia is jailed over her role in a failed hit on a gangster who was infatuated with her 

A court ruled that Slobodanka Tosic, 29, who was once crowned Miss Bosnia, should spend at least two and a half years behind bars for luring a suspected crime boss into an ambush

Two killed and at least seven injured after SUV crashes into pizza restaurant during dinner rush

Emergency responders stand on the scene after a vehicle crashed into Sweet Tomatoes Pizza restaurant killing several people in Newton, Mass., Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (Christopher Evans/The Boston Herald via AP)  BOSTON GLOBE OUT; QUINCY OUT; METRO BOSTON OUT; MAGS OUT; ONLINE OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

The crash happened during the dinner rush at Sweet Tomatoes Pizza in Newton, a suburb of Boston, shortly after 6pm on Tuesday. The driver of the SUV was among the injured.

'I could've died in my sleep': Woman undergoes life-saving surgery to open her airway after rare condition was mistaken for asthma for 18 years

Nicole LaCentra, of New York, was misdiagnosed with asthma - but an episode of 'The Doctors' made her realize she had subglottic stenosis, a narrowing of her airway, and saved her life.

History in the making: Vietnam veteran, 71, to get his dog tag back almost 50 years later after backpacker bought it in Asia

This 2015 photo provided by BNY Mellon shows a dog tag from the Vietnam War identifying U.S. Marine R. A. Tilghman, Jr. While vacationing in Vietnam in 2014, Charles Thompson purchased the tag from a local vendor thinking he could find and return it to its owner. After more than a year of research, he located Richard Tilghman, of New Canaan, Conn. (Charles Thompson/BNY Mellon via AP)

On Thursday morning, Charles Thompson will give the tag back to Richard Tilghman Jr., a New Canaan, Connecticut, resident who lost it in Vietnam in 1968.

'The cold fresh air was amazing': Scott Kelly reveals bittersweet feelings about return to earth after record breaking year in orbit

NASA's Scott Kelly reveals he had bittersweet emotions when leaving the ISS

Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth yesterday after a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station. They landed in Kazakhstan at 11:26 p.m. EST. In an interview before heading home to Houston, Kelly said it was 'amazing' to feel the cold air when the hatch of his Soyuz capsule popped open after touchdown. 'I don't mean to say it's not fresh on the space station,' he said, 'but there's nothing like new cold air coming into the capsule.' He added that the burning smell of the capsule (pictured right) as it was coming down surprised him. 'The actual burning smell of the capsule is odd,' he said. 'It smells a little bit like a fragrance. I thought it was vegetation initially.'

Father, 35, who 'beat his infant son to death in his car seat while he was driving' will face trial after being found mentally competent

Daniel Cox, 35, of Kentucky, was determined mentally able to stand trial in the August 2015 death of his four-month-old son, Jayceon Chrystie, following a psychiatric evaluation.

Five-year-old girl gets 1.5inch safety pin stuck up her nose for SIX MONTHS after pushing it up there while playing and 'forgetting' about it

Mother Katelyn Powell, from California, told how two doctors, a specialist and a dentist were unable to figure out what was wrong with daughter Khloe's nose after she pushed a pin up there.

'A Jew with two horns': Comedian Amy Schumer under fire for 'tasteless' Jewish joke tweet

The 34-year-old Trainwreck star had posted a picture of herself standing in between two tall musicians, one a clarinet player and the other a saxophonist, on Twitter.

'No way, I'll kill you. You're not coming here if you have that': Grandmother's hilarious reaction after boy, 12, pranks her into thinking he wants a tattoo

She unleashed a hilarious rant at her 12-year-old grandson after the boy and his prankster father tricked her into thinking he wanted to get a tattoo. It is believed the video was recorded in Australia.

One cheeky chimp! Zoo resident gets hold of a GoPro and chronicles her daily life

Oregon Zoo's Chloe the chimpanzee chronicles her life as she plays with a GoPro

Chloe, 46, is the oldest of four chimpanzees at the zoo who carried a GoPro camera around with her for about two days after zoo keepers left it in the chimp habitat as part of their enrichment program. In the footage, the chimp who zoo keepers said has recently become the dominant member in her troop is seen giving a 'selfie perspective' of what she does in a day, from eating to walking around.

Missouri woman, 25, sentenced to at least 42 years in prison for helping her mom poison their family - killing her dad and brother and leaving her sister with brain injuries

Rachel Staudte (pictured), 25, has been sentenced to two life prison terms for helping her mother, Diana Staudte, 53, kill her father and brother by poisoning them with antifreeze in 2012.

Spotting Alzheimer's YEARS before symptoms develop: Scans reveal the key proteins found in the brains of patients

Researchers from the University of California Berkeley used imaging techniques to identify 'clumps' of protein called tau that accumulate in the brains of older people leading to memory loss.

Gambino mob grandson John Gotti to be questioned in federal court over pizzeria owner's torched Mercedes Benz

The grandson of late Gambino mob boss John Gotti has been slapped with a subpoena to testify before a federal grand jury in Brooklyn, the Daily News has learned.

Prosecutors want to question John Gotti, 22, whose father is mob scion Peter Gotti, in connection with an arson fire that flared up amid a dispute between two pizzerias in Queens, sources said.

His uncle, John (Junior) Gotti, was the crime family?s former acting boss.

Defense lawyer Gerard Marrone said Gotti is scheduled to appear March 16 in Brooklyn Federal Court, but he will invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

John Gotti, 22 - whose grandfather headed the Gambinos - was issued a subpoena to appear before a jury this month in connection with his girlfriend's brother who is accused of torching a car.

'The body is an overflowing bin, you need to empty it': How stressed out women are flocking to a $1,700 bone broth retreat, where they consume nothing but the liquid beloved by Paleo devotees for FIVE DAYS

Meet Doctor Tom Connor, the man selling bone broth to women for $1,700 dollars

It may have its roots in the Palaeolithic era, but thanks to a slew of purported health benefits and a celebrity following that includes Gwyneth Paltrow and actress Shailene Woodley, bone broth (right bottom) has never been more popular. And now, a new detox and reset programme (right top) in the Yarra Valley, Australia, promises to do just that - reset your body and get rid of any toxicity. FEMAIL meets the doctor behind the $1,700 five-day retreat, Tom Connor (left), to find out more about the latest health food the clean-eating brigade are supping, and his eye-wateringly expensive retreat.

Shocking moment elderly woman driver careers into a shop window and narrowly misses hitting a pedestrian after trying to reverse park

The 82-year-old's car hit the building of an IT company in the Netherlands after her foot appeared to get stuck on the accelerator pedal. Fortunately no one was injured in the accident.

Emotional abuse in childhood can lead to migraines later in life: HALF of sufferers studied were treated badly as children

The study, by researchers from the University of Toledo in Ohio, included data from 14,484 people age 24 to 32. About 14 per cent reported they had been diagnosed with migraines. Stock image.

The most mesmerizing video you'll watch today: Musician creates bizarre instrument that uses 2,000 MARBLES to play a tune

Martin Molin, 33 - lead musician in Swedish band, Wintergarten - debuted the amazing marble machine this week. It took 14 months to build and features drums, cymbals, a vibraphone and bass.

Water parks, unlimited ice cream and a 13,454-square-foot play area: The best hotels in the world for families revealed in TripAdvisor's traveller awards

The Cavallino Bianco Family Spa Grand Hotel in Ortisei in Italy has been crowned the best hotel for families in the world, according to TripAdvisor's 2016 Travellers' Choice Awards for Family Hotels.

Hell hath no fury: Woman launches violent attack on her boyfriend after hearing him reminisce about another lover

Man's wife overhears him reminiscing about another woman and attacks him in video

Footage of the incident begins with him strumming his instrument and addressing the camera (left), remarking in Portuguese about women other than his partner. Unbeknownst to him, however, she is standing right behind him and the comment clearly strikes a nerve. The guitar player is taken by surprise as he's suddenly smacked on the nose by his irate wife (centre). She tells him: 'Respect me! Don't talk about other women while I'm here!' He is then slapped, punched and has his hair pulled as his partner lambasts him for his behaviour. The man is still sitting in his plastic garden chair as he half falls back against a wall, the blows from the onslaught leaving him in a precarious position (right). It is unclear where the video was taken.

The hug that says you saved my life: Climbers pictured in intense embrace after one saved the other from falling 200ft off a mountain

Climber Marco Malimban, 48, captured this incredible image at the top of Camelback Mountain, Arizona, after a woman nearly fell to her death but was saved after a man grabbed her ankles.

He's a slippery customer! Astonishing moment eel slithers between tanks at fish market it bid to feats on prawns next door 

The eel made the switch at a fish counter in Changi, SingaporeTerrified prawns can be seen leaping in attempt to avoid being eaten. Prawns are one of eels' favourite high-protein foods.

Prankster caresses other men's hands as they pass on an escalator in a shopping centre - and their reactions are priceless 

Joker Grégory Guillotin, from France, has revealed his latest wheeze - touching the hands of shoppers while they ride past him on the escalator - and has posted the reactions on social media.

'I know my heart is getting weaker': Obese dad who weighs more than 600lbs GAINS weight after doctors warn he will die within the year if he doesn't shed some pounds

Randy Statum, 35, of Hull, Texas, is desperate to lose weight in order to qualify for weight loss surgery after it revealed on Wednesday night's episode of My 600lbs Life that his heart is failing.

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'It looked like an atomic bomb had hit': Before and after pictures show the devastation Cyclone Winston caused in Fiji as it tore through the idyllic islands  

Before and after pictures show the devastation Cyclone Winston caused in Fiji as it tore

Two people who were among one of the first groups to bring aid to several remote island villages after Fiji was ravaged by Cyclone Winston have described the harrowing scenes they were met with five days after the category five storm hit. John Philp, 47, and his niece Michelle own an 800 acre coconut farm on the island of Vanuabalavu, in the Lau Group, east of Fiji, which was completely destroyed - along with their staff's living quarters - when the cyclone tore through the island nation on February 20. 'You know when you see photos in Siberia where they are testing atomic bombs, it looked like that - the cyclone laid waste to the whole countryside,' Mr Philp told Daily Mail Australia.

Watership Down, the horror sequel: Bizarre video of rabbits eating berries is scary and cute in equal measure 

Pigi the Serbian dwarf rabbit tucks into cherries and strawberries. Initially the juices resemble lipstick, but the red liquid soon makes blood-like smears creating terrifying effect.

'Bound and gagged' woman, 50, who was identified by her distinctive dolphin tattoo dies in hospital after escaping kidnapping by jumping out of the boot of a moving car

Jindarat Prutsiriporn, 50, a Thai national living in Auckland, New Zealand, escaped from a moving car on Monday evening. On Wednesday night she died in in Middlemore Hospital.

Revolting video shows grandmother's rotting foot oozing pus as her relatives plead with doctors NOT to amputate it

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The rotting body part, which belongs to a grandmother believed to be from South America, is blackened and exposed due to a large and very gruesome gash.

Would you put charcoal or volcanic ash in your HAIR? Why the earthy ingredients are the secret to healthier, cleaner strands

Charcoal and volcanic ash-infused detoxing products are the latest in hair care. FEMAIL consults with a pro and puts the shampoos and masks to the test to find out if the trend is worth trying.

Florida family finds feisty NINE-foot-long alligator in their backyard swimming pool

Florida family NINE-foot alligator in their swimming pool in video

Craig Lear of Lakeland, Florida said he went to let his family's cats out on the patio on Tuesday when he saw bubbles coming to the surface of the pool before spotting a 300-lb male alligator (right). The feisty alligator came from a pond on the golf course before ripping through the netting of their patio screen (inset), according to Lear and his wife Laura. The Lears called a trapper to remove the alligator, who was caught on video wrestling with the feisty reptile as it struggled to come out of the pool (left).

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Can I have a sip? The adorable moment a thirsty koala stops a cyclist to ask him for a drink of water in scorching hot weather

Cyclists in the Adelaide Hills stop to give water to a curious koala

Cyclists in the Adelaide Hills were stopped in their tracks yesterday as a koala climbed up the wheel of a bike in search of a refreshing drink. The five-year-old female koala has now been named 'Carolina' after one of the cyclist's partners. She was released back into the wild on Wednesday after being tagged by wildlife rescuers so they can keep an eye on her.

America's most honest workman! Plumber finds $50,000 gold bar hidden under the tub while renovating a bathroom and RETURNS it to the owners

Alif Babul was tearing apart a bathtub in a Calgary home when he and his apprentice, Dean Materi, came across the gold bar, which is worth more than $50,000.

Is this the maddest Lamborghini yet? The 217mph Centenario is revealed in Geneva... and even at $2.3million it's already sold out

Lamborghini doesn't do things by halves - and this latest 40-model-only limited edition supercar is the perfect representation of the exotic automaker going back to its bonkers traditions.

Are aliens trying to send us a message? Mysterious signals from a 'powerful exotic object' have been spotted repeatedly coming from the same spot in the universe

Astronomers using the Arceibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico (pictured) have for the first time detected short bursts of powerful radio waves repeatedly coming from the same source.

'He got away with murder': Prosecutor Marcia Clark says O.J. Simpson trying on those infamous gloves was 'not her call'... buts adds 'there was no way' to reach the jury anyway

Marcia Clark, 62, who is played by Sarah Paulson in FX's 'The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story', said she was against the decision to have Simpson try on the infamous bloody gloves.

Shocking moment a father KICKS a young boy in the spine just because he bumped into his daughter at a soft play area

A man, from East China's Shandong Province, has been arrested following the incident after surveillance cameras appeared to show him lashing out at the young boy in a play area.

The brother and sister who eat their own FINGERS - and have worn them to stumps - because they can't feel pain

Manisha Patel, seven, and her five-year-old brother Dinkal, from Raipur in Chhattisgarh, eastern India, both have congenital insensitivity - meaning they are unable to feel pain.

'I'm unable to attend because... it's another f****** destination wedding!' Couple send invitations to their overseas nuptials with hilarious RSVP options for guests

An Australian couple have sent the best wedding RSVP card ever

An Australian couple have sent out what may be the most hilarious RSVP card you've ever seen, giving guests the option to not attend because they are a 'wanted fugitive'. Michael and Wendy, from Melbourne, are getting married in China later in the year and decided to have a little fun with their Australian guests by sending the side-splitting cards.

   

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