Thrifty Alex Hill, 24, from Gloucestershire, can't get enough of sleeping in the back of his van but admits life on the road isn't for everyone - especially if you enjoy an evening drink. Alex (pictured right) claims to save hundreds a month from living in the back of his Transit (pictured bottom left) with the only drawback being he has to go without drinking after 7pm because he hasn't got access to a toilet. He keeps warm with a small heater and has built a lounge area and bed to relax in (pictured top left). He says his motor-home allows him to live near friends across London, without worrying about paying hefty rent prices. Alex said: 'Being in my van, every night I can go out with friends and generally just do more stuff. It's much more fun than cooking for one, watching TV and then sleeping for £600 a month rent. I can enjoy London and still have spare money.'

In the latest twist in the O.J Simpson case, Los Angeles police are now examining a knife that was found at the disgraced athlete's estate and handed over to a traffic cop who kept it hidden at his home for years - only declaring it last month. The knife was reportedly found by a construction worker years ago, and handed over to an off-duty police officer, who kept the weapon a secret and planned to frame it before being discovered in January. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the discovery of the knife to Daily Mail Online. 'A knife was recovered on the property. We are currently meeting on it,' a spokesperson for the LAPD said Friday. The folding buck knife was found by a construction worker at the now-razed L.A. home (pictured left), possibly as early as 1998, who handed the weapon over to an off-duty traffic officer who was working security at a nearby movie shoot, according to TMZ , which broke the story Friday, citing anonymous sources. Instead of handing the knife over to detectives, the traffic cop reportedly took it home and kept it a secret for years. Simpson (pictured left) was cleared in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson (top right), and her friend, Ronald Goldman (bottom right).

Just under five years ago, the former dot.com millionaire, Sarah Newman, and her then partner, hurling player DJ Carey (both pictured left), had each consented to court orders to repay about £7.4million to AIB. It's understood the bank claims former Dragons' Den star Ms Newman (pictured right) still owes more than £4.6million. The original court orders were made in 2011 on foot of bank loans the couple had secured against two upmarket properties at Ladycastle, an exclusive enclave in Co. Kildare's K Club. The couple - who have since split up - had also given guarantees over each other's debts. The Commercial Court previously heard that the loans were drawn down as part of a wider restructuring of her then partner DJ Carey's business. AIB had wanted Ms Newman to attend the High Court's commercial wing in Dublin yesterday to answer questions from the witness box about why she hasn't paid all the money back yet.

Rosita Kohzina recorded her furious rant in her car (above) just minutes after the final assault in which she said a man tried to force open her car doors at a traffic light on a trip to Vienna. In the video, which she posted online, she said: 'I am really seething. And I don't want anybody to tell me I'm making this up and that it never happened.' She said the carjacker pounced after she was forced to fight off a bag-snatcher and a predator who groped her breasts. She said when the man failed to get in, he rolled on the roof and then attacked another woman who was walking down the street, shoving her over before running off. She said: 'Ladies, I would urge everyone to do a self-defence course, there's a lot being offered at the moment.'

Hundreds of Muslim migrants were pictured holding a Friday prayer service, surrounded by the makeshift tarpaulin-covered tents they have called home in the Calais jungle. It comes as French officials continued to demolish the southern half of the illegal encampment, which is currently home to around 3,800. Council workers have been trying to convince migrants living in the destruction zone to move to official centres around France or to heated shipping containers near the Jungle. But many have refused to give up on their dream of sneaking aboard lorries to the UK - and have shifted to even more squalid camps further along the northern French coast.

Francois Hollande and David Cameron took a press call at the Pozieres British Memorial near Amiens (pictured), sauntering about over the graves of British, Australian and Canadian serviceman who fought to liberate France. They never imagined they gave up their tomorrow for a cheap press stunt by Cameron yesterday. They fought in abject misery to end WW1 only to be used by a future Prime Minister to fight his battles for him. Plûs ça change. Whatever your views on Europe, watching our Prime Minister collude with France to deliver a threat to the UK took duplicity to new heights. The man charged with laying the wreath on Remembrance Sunday caught burning the Union flag, lying with the enemy, a wolf in frog's skin.

A man was pulled naked by a rope through the streets of a Buenos Aires barrio after being allegedly caught in the act of raping an eight-year-old girl. He was then handed over to the police as locals continue to shout abuse at him. There is no news yet as to what action the authorities will take against the man or what evidence locals had to humiliate him as they did.

The largely-unseen photographs, taken in London between 1976 and 1978, capture a host of burgeoning stars from Debbie Harry to Adam Ant - as well as the fans who adored them. Photographer Derek Ridgers said: 'It was an incredible year; probably the last time a youth subculture would grow to have such a huge, worldwide effect.' Pictured are a hoard of energetic fans, with Toyal Wilcox (inset left) and Debbie harry (inset right)

Large p: The 34-year-old, the husband of Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone, splashed out on the one-of-a-kind Lamborghini Aventador last month and was seen driving the car, pictured top right, in central London this week. Mr Stunt, pictured left) well-known for travelling around London with a cavalcade of blacked out Rolls-Royce Phantoms, was seen in a pair of loafers, jogging bottoms and a black coat and cap as he headed to Benars, a twice Michelin starred Indian restaurant in Berkeley Square.

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London used a statistical technique of geographic profiling (inset), which is more commonly used by police to catch criminals. They claim to have tagged him by identifying an obvious pattern between the locations of his art and addresses he often visits in Bristol and London. And their results seem to back up the Mail on Sunday's revelations in 2008 that Banksy is Robin Gunningham (pictured) from Bristol. Once they had dotted each of his artworks in the two cities, they determined which areas were targeted the most and found a number of coincidences between Banksy and Gunningham.

Son Rocco (pictured with Madonna, left), 15, currently lives in London with his father (inset) and the pair have been fighting for custody since December, culminating with Madonna's lawyer's calling for Mr Ritchie to be arrested this week. But sources say Madonna is close to agreeing a deal to let Rocco stay in the UK with his father, 47, so long as he returns to the US for regular holidays. As news of the deal emerged, Madonna posted a bizarre video of herself online with the caption 'tears of a clown' (right).

Natalie Kopman was found to be almost three times the drink driving limit in the stolen car after she failed to find her home town of Bury and ended up in Burnley, Lancashire. The 31-year-old also had two complete strangers in the back of the vehicle when she was stopped by police. Her date from the previous night, Alan Shaw, raised the alarm after he woke up in his home in Stockport and reported his car missing. Kopman has now avoided jail on a suspended sentence.

Nick Gordon, Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend, today reacted to the release of the autopsy into her death at his home in Sanford, Florida. 'I'm glad that s*** is all over,' he tells Daily Mail Online. Gordon (left) had been with his girlfriend - who would have been 23 today - in the Atlanta house where she was found in the bath (top right) face down. She never recovered consciousness and died after almost seven months in hospital and then a hospice. Her autopsy revealed the abuse her body had suffered, with evidence of cocaine or a similar substance, marijuana, morphine or heroin and anti-anxiety drugs,as well as alcohol in her system, and scars on her body and head. Her family are suing Gordon for wrongful death but no criminal charges have been brought in the case.

Sebastian David, 28, from Burnley, had been affectionately dubbed Keith Lard after the portly Phoenix Nights jobsworth when he guzzled up to 5,000 calories each day in Greggs pasties, fry-ups and KFC chicken buckets (left). But after his father passed away, the fire safety officer embarked on a strict fitness regime which saw him drop from 14 stone 6lb to just over 10-and-a-half stone (right). He swapped the beer and burgers belly for a six-pack and was soon encouraged by those at his local gym to try out for bodybuilding competitions.

Erupting outside a branch of McDonald's in Barking, east London, the mass brawl (pictured) involved youths in their late teens and people in their early twenties. During the dramatic footage, a melee of yobs armed with knives and other weapons (pictured inset) throw themselves at each other as they rain down punches, while police officers do their best to make arrests and disperse the gang. By the end of the violence, which flared up during two occasions, police officers were injured, 16 people were arrested and seven were charged in relation to the brawl.

The 1616 Visscher engraving (above) details the city from Whitehall to St Katharine's Dock and has been described as one of the most 'recognisable and historic' images of London. It has now been reimagined by Robin Reynolds, who has completed a two-metre-long version (below) of the panorama in pen and ink. The piece, which is now on show at Guildhall Art Gallery, highlights how the city has changed in 400 years, including the additions of Tower Bridge and The Gherkin. It also ties in with 400 years since Shakespeare's death and consequently contains 41 hidden references to the writer's plays and sonnets.

Richard Deitz, president of financial firm VR Capital, wants to build a 3,500 sq ft basement beneath his home in Holland Park, London, pictured, including a gym, swimming pool and sauna. But his neighbour Tim Tacchi, pictured left, has been locked in a legal battle over the construction which he said would damage his home. Mr Deitz, pictured with wife Marina Nacheva, right, initially won approval for his plans only for the High Court to block them in January, with a new decision set to be taken next week.

Crowds were on tenterhooks to see Kendall (above centre) and friends debut Dior's first ready-to-wear collection from new head designers Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux, in the wake of Raf Simmons' recent departure. And the fashion house's latest womenswear offering did not disappoint, with chic, crisply-tailored suits worn over colourful shirts and knitwear. Dark lips and gothic shades were the order of the day, as outfits were paired with pointed lace-up ankle boots. Famous faces arriving at the Louvre museum included Kris Jenner, Jessica Alba, Rosamund Pike and fashion entrepreneur Christina Pitanguy.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The kill (left), which was recorded by field guide Marten Lange, saw two buffalo running away from a lion near the Mantimahle Waterhole in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, before being pulled to the floor (top right). After the attack, the largest predator leaves the rest of the pride (bottom right) to finish their meal as he turns back towards the tourists and takes a nap beside their vehicle (inset left).

The video sees Angela Magdici, 32, from Dietikon, Zurich, pouting and posing in the same car bought by her estranged husband that she and her Syrian rapist lover Hassan Kiko, 27, later used to escape. Security camera footage has confirmed that the car apparently containing Mrs Magdici and Kiko, Kiko, a serial sex offender jailed for raping a 15-year-old girl and the attempted rape of a 19-year-old woman, had crossed into Italy a few hours after their jailbreak. Police say they are none the wiser as to where they might be, but a former convict who had been incarcerated at Limmattal prison alongside Kiko has claimed the pair is likely to be in Greece.

Up to 20,000 military uniforms hidden inside aid packages have been uncovered after Spanish authorities busted a large scale smuggling ring to jihadi groups in Syria and Iraq. The camouflage fatigues were discovered inside boxes marked as second-hand clothes following a routine inspection by custom officials in Valencia and Algeciras. Spanish police confirmed they have confiscated all the supplies but refused to reveal whether the uniforms had been originally shipped from Europe.

Paul LeBlanc (right) and his actor son Matt, who is to present the worldwide hit Top Gear, have not spoken in three years, Daily Mail Online can disclose. They fell out over claims Paul sold a false story about him to a US magazine involving an alleged affair with his former Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston while she was still married to Brad Pitt. A claim that both Matt and Jennifer say is 100 percent not true. Paul lives with his beloved dog in an $80,000 one-bed condo in Clearwater, Florida. As a former mechanic a family friend tells Daily Mail Online: 'He knows cars and he would dearly love to talk to Matt about the show and the cars he will be driving but there's zero chance of that.'

May Appleton's house in the Cheshire village of Lostock Gralam is full of hundreds of dolls and teddy bears and neatly packed plastic bags. But she lost a three-year eviction battle last month because her lifelong collection of memorabilia had been deemed a fire hazard. However bailiffs today could not get in through the front door due to all her possessions behind it, with the only other option being the back door. But this was barracked with a large plank of wood, and in any event the bailiffs at the scene allegedly said they were not allowed to enter via this route. Last month it was revealed how Mrs Appleton had been left heartbroken after being branded a hoarder by housing association bosses.

The bizarre footage, which is believed to be been captured in North America, shows the dead rattlesnake appearing to come back to life to lunge at the shocked chef. In the clip the man can be heard voicing his amazement at what he is seeing and claims that despite having killed many snakes before has never experienced anything like this in his life. By contrast, another dead rattlesnake also rests on the chopping board in exactly the same condition but sits completely still.

Liel Ainmar Assayag from Alberta, Canada, and her husband have three cats, including one adopted two-year-old kitty named Panda. When Liel was pregnant, Panda would rest on her belly and purr (left photo) - and clearly forged a connection with the baby she was carrying. After her son Sean was born three months ago, the cat instantly fell in love with him, and still lays with Liel and purrs, her paws on Sean's bottom (right photo). Panda and the other cats will also guard Sean's crib when he isn't in it, and will even notify Liel when Sean is crying at night.

Jarryd Stoneman, who lives near Wellington in New Zealand, is seen at the start of a heartwarming video he posted to Facebook on Thursday asking his grandmother to dance, to which she nods and replies yes. 'Asked nanny for a dance, she can't remember much but she still knows how to move', he captioned the video which is backed by the Lukas Graham song 7 Years. The pair start the dance slowly, as Mr Stoneman's grandmother is a little unsteady on her feet without her walking frame.

The video is the work of charity WildAid and presents a community of people in Beijing, China, in the near future sporting long nose hair, which has evolved to filter pollution. The commercial is part of a GOblue campaign, which has been created to 'empower people in China to make smart, low-carbon transportation choices to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.' WildAid stated that the message of the advert was: 'Change air pollution before it changes you.'

Farouk James, from London, began his modelling career before he even turned one and now has 68,000 people gripped on Instagram with his antics and gravity-defying mop. Yet his mother Bonnie says his signature feature is a doddle to look after - he just sleeps on a silk pillowcase to 'prevent the hair losing moisture, drying out and getting split ends'. His Instagram account has amassed almost 70,000 followers since she set it up just two years ago, which fans liking pictures of the youngster captured as he walks the runway at London Fashion Week and travels around in his own miniature Range Rover.

Matt Jones, 31, from Orlando, Florida, shot to internet fame after he was filmed cutting the oversized fruit in less than 30 seconds. The amazing YouTube video sees Matt wielding a knife as he swiftly cuts a whole watermelon into bite-sized chunks in just 21 seconds. Although the brief clip was first shared in 2013, it continues to be posted by fellow YouTubers who can't get over his remarkable skills.

Video footage shows Alyona Mikhaylenko (inset), 26, careering into one car after another while she talked on her mobile phone in south-western Russia's Kuban Krai region. She has been banned from driving for eight years after blood tests showed she was six times the legal drink-drive limit. A judge also fined her nearly 30,000 RUB (£300) and she is facing compensation claims from the owners of the cars she hit. Police say she had been celebrating Russia's Defender of the Fatherland Day, a celebration of Russia's military forces.

Dashcam footage from Belarus shows a policeman grabbing a youth as a car speeds towards them on a snowy road in an attempt to avoid being hit but he acts too late and both are struck. Luckily they get to their feet quickly, apparently uninjured and the policeman opens the car door to speak to the offending driver, before the footage ends. Many online commentators however have wondered whether the act of the policeman grabbing the boy in fact worsened the situation.

The bond between South African lion whisperer Kevin Richardson and a pride amazed the world this week, but he isn't alone. MailOnline Travel reveals others who've bonded with predators. Pictured clockwise from top left: Shaun and Isla Ellis, from Devon, and their wolves, Erica and Katie LeBlanc, from Canada, play with several of their father's snakes, Michael Jamison, from Brakpan, South Africa, and his Bengal tiger, Malan Schoeman and his cheetah in the Western Cape of South Africa, and (inset) Johnny Welde with one of his 13 bears in Florida.

Twenty-four innovative ideas are in the running for prestigious Crystal Cabin Awards - considered the Oscars of aircraft cabin design. All eyes are on the category for best cabin concept, which features Etihad's Boeing Dreamliner first class suite (top left), Seymourpowell's private suite for two (top right), and Tangerine's premium seat for Virgin Australia (bottom right). Other concepts up for awards include the first wooden floors certified for a plane (bottom left), the largest digital seatback monitor ever (inset), and a self-cleaning lavatory from Boeing. The winners will be revealed at next month's Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany.