Live like the 'King of Wall Street' in New York's most expensive apartment: Late financier's sumptuous home goes on sale for $120million and becomes the priciest property on offer in the city

Financier John Gutfreund's apartment hits the market for $120M

The massive 20-room apartment (pictured) owned for decades by the late financier John Gutfreund, a onetime 'King of Wall Street', has been listed for a whopping $120million. The Fifth Avenue co-op was home to the former chief executive officer of Salomon Brothers and his wife, Susan (couple pictured inset), since the 1980s. In March, Gutfreund died of complications from pneumonia at age 86 and his wife is now reportedly selling the apartment because it is too big for one person. The 12,000-sq-ft duplex is located on the seventh and eighth floors of the highly coveted 834 Fifth Avenue co-op building and boasts a 1,600-square-foot master suite along with three other bedrooms, soaring 12.5ft ceilings, a grand marble staircase and hardwood flooring. The home currently ties with 12-16 East 62nd Street - three townhouses listed by Brazilian billionaire banking family the Safras last year - for most the city's expensive asking price.

'He was a lovable kid': Scientology leader David Miscavige's father tells how his son turned 'ruthless', shunned him and became consumed with his own power as he grew closer to L. Ron Hubbard

Scientology leader David Miscavige's father tells how his son shunned him

Ron Miscavige, 80, said that he had been close with his son as he grew up in their Philadelphia home (pictured bottom). But aged 16, David had left home Scientology's spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, Florida, for 'Sea Org' training. Over the next few years the teen swiftly rose through the ranks of the church into the inner circle of founder L Ron Hubbard's inner circle. David, who was Tom Cruise's best man at two of his weddings, would go on to became one of Hubbard's most trusted advisers and would assist in filming the recruitment videos.

'We are heartbroken': Apple pays tribute to 'young and talented' Hispanic employee who 'took his own life' at the company's HQ

A Santa Clara county Sheriff's Office vehicle is shown parked outside one of the main office buildings of the Apple campus in Cupertino, California, April 27, 2016.  An Apple employee was found dead on Wednesday, according to police, and local media was reporting that the victim had suffered a head wound and a gun discovered near his body.  REUTERS/Julie Love

Apple has paid tribute to a 'young and talented' Hispanic employee after the man was found dead in a conference room at the tech giant's California headquarters next to a gun on Wednesday morning.

The scientific proof you are washing your all hair wrong! Experts put to rest hair care conundrums including how often you should really wash it

A3X5X7 Young woman shampooing her hair. Image shot 2006. Exact date unknown.

Claire Coleman seeks expert advice for getting the most out of your hair. The scientists weigh in on everything from how often you can wash your locks to the type of shampoo you should be using.

Revealed: How Jihadi John managed to evade security forces as he made his way to join ISIS in Syria

The shocking account, published, in an ISIS magazine reveals how they left Britain in the back of a lorry carrying £30,000 and then boarded flights in Belgium, despite being on the terror watch list.

Flattering eye shadow - but no tattoos: Outrage at University of Washington's checklist for budding cheerleaders that 'objectifies women'

University of Washington cheerleaders spark outrage with poster of dos and don'ts

The team, in Washington, had posted the long list of dos and don't for tryouts, which also warned that tattoos, ponytails and outfits that covered their midriffs were not acceptable, on their Facebook page on Monday. But within 24 hours, the cheerleaders had pulled the poster following a furious online backlash. Critics claimed the poster was sexist and 'objectified women' while others complained in undermined cheerleading as a serious sport.

Sanders starts laying off staff as 'reality' sets in after big losses in Tuesday's Democratic primaries

Sanders lost Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland to Hillary Clinton last night, boosting her lead over him up to more than 330 pledged delegates.

PICTURED: The 'drunk' JetBlue pilot who flew a packed airliner from JFK to Orlando and back while 'over the limit'

JetBlue pilot Dennis Murphy Jr. has been charged with flying under the influence of alcohol from Florida to New York City, according to a lawsuit revealed on Wednesday.

Facebook profits up almost 200% to $1.51 BILLION as firm reveals it now has over 1.65bn users

FILE - In this March 15, 2013, file photo, a Facebook employee walks past a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook reports financial results on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

The results are in stark contrast to Apple and Twitter, who posted poor results yesterday, with Apple shares falling 7% today.

McDonald's to test new 'healthy' Chicken McNugget without artificial preservatives

FILE - In this March 4, 2015 file photo, an order of McDonald's Chicken McNuggets is displayed for a photo in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. McDonald¿s is testing Chicken McNuggets with no artificial preservatives as it works to revive its U.S. business. The world¿s biggest hamburger chain says it began testing the new recipe in about 140 stores in Oregon and Washington in March 2016.  (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Chicken McNuggets are practically a culinary punchline, a symbol of hyper-processed fast food with a long list of ingredients. But now McDonald's wants to take at least some of them out.

'I would like to say I'm sorry': Georgia killer apologizes as he's executed for killing trucking boss and two kids when he was 19

Georgia executes Daniel Anthony Lucas convicted in 1998 triple killing

A man convicted of killing three people in 1998 apologized to the victims' family before he was executed in Georgia Wednesday. Daniel Anthony Lucas, 37, (left) became the fifth person the state has executed this yea after he was convicted in the killings of a central Georgia trucking company owner, Steven Moss (pictured center inset), and his two children, Bryan and Kristin Moss (pictured together right and center inset). He was put to death by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson. Warden Bruce Chatman told witnesses the time of death was 9.54pm.

Alabama City passes anti-LGBT legislation banning transgender people from using restroom different to gender on their birth certificate

The anti-LGBT ordinance was approved after Target's announcement last week that staff and customers were welcome to use the restroom that matches their gender identity.

WWE legend Chyna 'died from an accidental Ambien and Valium overdose'

Chyna's manager Anthony Anzaldo said the deceased wrestling star's brain will be donated for medical research. He also claims she died from an accidental overdose from Ambien and Valium.

Johnny Manziel attends Justin Bieber concert hours after being indicted in alleged attack on ex-girlfriend

Justin Bieber, Johnny Manziel, and his former Cleveland Browns teammate Joe Haden were seen posing together hours after Manziel was indicted on the alleged assault of his ex-girlfriend.

John Kasich's younger brother claims the candidate didn't speak to him for almost TWO DECADES after a row over inheritance

John Kasich didn't speak to his mentally ill younger brother for almost two decades

Richard Kasich, 59 (left), says brother John, 63 (right), vowed to have 'nothing to do with me' after he sued him for his share of their inheritance following their parents' death in a car crash in 1987. The pair didn't speak for the next 19 years, but reconciled their differences in 2006 after Richard's wife died and his lawyer advised him to contact his brother. Even now their relationship is not close, with Richard saying: '[John] doesn't have much to do with me, and I don't have much to say about him.'

Melania Trump DENIES ever having Botox or plastic surgery in new interview but admits existence of secret half-brother in Slovenia 

When asked if she has ever had plastic surgery or Botox, Melania Trump, 46, said in an interview ; 'I didn't do anything. I live a healthy life, I take care of my skin and my body.'

Trump's new America First slogan was first used by anti-war zealots who claimed the Nazis WEREN'T a danger - and Democrats pounce on gaffe

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27:  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech about his vision for foreign policy at the Mayflower Hotel April 27, 2016 in Washington, DC. A real estate billionaire and reality television star, Trump beat his GOP challengers by double digits in Tuesday's presidential primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Deleware, Rhode Island and Connecticut. "I consider myself the presumptive nominee, absolutely," Trump told supporters at the Trump Tower following yesterday's wins.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)



Trump's new America First slogan was first used by anit-war zealots who claimed the Nazis WEREN'T a danger - and Democrats pounce on gaffe

As Donald Trump today was announcing his new foreign policy slogan - 'America First' - Hillary Clinton's allies were suggesting The Donald needed a history lesson.

Can Carly give 'Terminal' Ted the kiss of life? Fiorina starts singing on stage as Cruz unveils her as his running mate in desperate bid to save his flat-lined campaign

Ted Cruz will make Carly Fiorina his running mate in bid to save campaign

Ted Cruz made a sudden attempt to keep his presidential campaign alive by making Carly Fiorina his running mate - and specifically lauded her for standing up to Donald Trump when he made a comment about her personal appearance. He made the announcement in Indiana this afternoon - a day after a humiliation in the five north-eastern primaries, which were all won convincingly by Donald Trump. 'In one of the earliest debates, Carly confronted Donald Trump, a man who in his characteristic understatement said of her: "Look at that face,"' Cruz told a crowd of supporters. He then introduced his VP pick to the crowd and, after she arrived on stage to cheers, the former CEO created one of the most bizarre moments of the campaign so far when she sang a song to his young daughters.

PIERS MORGAN: When it comes to the women's card, Donald holds all the Trumps. He knows What Women Want, and it isn't Hillary

Donald Trump holds the women’s card write PIERS MORGAN

I thought of my exchange with Trump about how his girlfriends and wives have never complained about his prowess when he launched into Hillary Clinton about her lack of appeal to women. 'I think the only card she has is the women's card,' he scoffed. 'She has got nothing else going. Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5% of the vote. And the beautiful thing is, women don't like her...' He was instantly and roundly ridiculed for being a revolting pig, of course. Such is the habitual reaction from the sneering swathes of America's political and media elite to everything Trump says or does.

Hillary supporters accused of flooding pro-Bernie Facebook pages with PORN in a bid to get them taken down but social media giant insists it was a glitch

Cyberattackers are believed to have flooded social media accounts such as Bernie or Bust, Bernie Believers and Bernie Sanders is my HERO with x-rated images in a coordinated attack.

More than HALF Americans think presidential nominating system is 'rigged' 

The United States is one of just a handful of countries that gives regular voters any say in who should make it onto the presidential ballot.

'It's not sexist, it's true': Trump doubles down on attack on 'shouting' Hillary for playing the 'woman card' and accuses her of using it more than against Obama

The Republican frontrunner said he hadn't 'recovered' from Clinton's 'shouting' in her victory speech and defended himself over claims it was sexist to accuse her of playing the woman card.

Sanders' supporters tell him to ignore Hillary's unity plea and keep going even though he can't win - and he should only endorse her later if she changes HER tone

Sanders supporters feel disrespected by Clinton and want the senator to stay in the race until the bitter end. They also want Clinton to work for their vote and not just expect it.

Prince 'was diagnosed with AIDS six months before he died and refused treatment because he believed God would heal him'

Prince 'was diagnosed with AIDS 6 months before he died and refused treatment'

Prince was suffering from AIDs before being found dead last week and had refused treatment because he believed he could be cured by prayer, it has been claimed. The Purple Rain singer (pictured at his final concert, right), who was a Jehovah's Witness, was diagnosed with the crippling condition just six months before he passed away, according to a shocking report in the National Enquirer. The 57-year-old weighed just 80lbs by the time of his death and had been 'preparing to die for a little while', the supermarket tabloid says sources told it.

Prince's $10million Paisley Park estate will be turned into a museum dedicated to the star, his brother-in-law confirms 

The mansion, which is situated just off a main road in Minnesota, was home to Prince for nearly three decades before he was found unresponsive in an elevator on the site last Thursday.

Judge appoints trust company to temporarily handle Prince's multimillion-dollar estate after the late star died aged 57 without a will

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential musicians of his era with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday, April 21, 2016, in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. He was 57. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

The late star did not have a will, leaving his fortune and coveted archive in flux. His sister and five half siblings have suggested his wealth be split between them.

Prince drank 'a little red wine' and never beer... while he thought Scotch was 'disgusting', fellow church member reveals

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 22:  Recording artist Prince speaks onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)

James Lundstrom, a convergent at the St. Louis Park Kingdom Hall congregation where the singer belonged, told People the 57-year-old would 'drink a little red wine - no beers'.

Sheik with a shake: Saudi prince, 43, worth $10BILLION dresses (a long way) down to sneak into swanky Manhattan nightspot 

Saudi prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd  dresses down to sneak into Manhattan club

He is one of the richest royals in the world with a rumored $10billion fortune funding an extravagant lifestyle as he travels to luxurious destinations including Paris and New York. But Saudi prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd looked far from regal on Monday night (pictured left on Monday and inset in traditional garb) as he was spotted in the Big Apple wearing jeans and open-toe sandals. The 43-year-old was pictured outside exclusive hotspot Avenue, a club favored by Manhattan's elite, clutching a wooden cane and a plastic drink carton.

Wealthy Ohio volunteer cop, 74, who shot unarmed suspect dead when he pulled his gun instead of his taser is found guilty of manslaughter

A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who said he mistook his handgun for his stun gun when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect last year was convicted of second-degree manslaughter.

'Skid Row drug kingpin' is arrested at his quiet suburban home by LA cops after authorities seize over HALF A MILLION dollars in one-dollar bills

Derrick Turner, 48 (pictured) was busted on felony drug charges for peddling cocaine to Skid Row. Authorities say they previously seized over $600,000 in one-dollar bills in the same case.

First look at Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' biopic shows Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the whistle-blower who smuggles government secrets in a modified Rubik's cube

The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (pictured) as the whistle-blower Edward Snowden, who risks his own life to expose government agents, pervy computer programmers - and Nicholas Cage.

Do all your Facebook friends know you're on Tinder? Fury at 'group sex' feature that outs users

Tinder users living in Australia today received a test feature that organizes group dates. But users found that it also shares their name and profile with their Facebook friends that also use the app.

First class reunion: United Airlines pilot secretly captains his son's redeployment flight back from Kuwait and surprises him as he boards

United Airlines pilot secretly captains his sons redeployment flight back from Kuwait

Capt Mario Lopes, a United Airlines pilot, was able to surprise his son First Lt Mario Lopes on April 14 as he returned from deployment in Kuwait (touching moment pictured left and right). Capt Lopes had jumped at the opportunity to pilot a military flight to Norfolk, Virginia that same day, taking the chance that his son would be on board the flight. With the help of his crew, Capt Lopes was able to sneak on board and surprise his son in a heartwarming reunion that was captured on video.

Kennewick Man WAS a Native American: One of oldest set of human bones found in America set to be returned to tribe for burial

FILE - This July 24,1997 file photo a plastic casting of the skull from the bones known as Kennewick Man, is shown in in Richland, Wash. A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to require the federal government to give the bones of the Kennewick Man back to the Indian tribes from which he descended. The bipartisan bill was introduced Tuesday, April 26, 2016 by Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. James Inhofe. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson,File)

The ancient skeleton known as Kennewick Man is related to modern Native American tribes, and will be returned to them for burial, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has concluded.

'We can do it!' Mom recreates Rosie The Riveter poster while breastfeeding her baby to help other women find the confidence to feed in public in the face of cruel critics

Two mothers have recreated the wartime Rosie The Riveter poster featuring a breastfeeding mother. The picture, by Sarah Fowler, 31, features new mother Alex James, 20, and baby Carson

'You don't mess with these nuns': The sisters fighting to stop Katy Perry turning their convent into a $14m luxury home after her lawyers 'mistranslated Vatican decree'

Nuns say Katy Perry was wrongly granted permission to buy convent

Five sisters have accused Katy Perry's lawyers of giving a judge a mistranslated Vatican document which allowed the singer to purchase a convent in Los Angeles for $14.5million. The nuns are attempting to sell the property, which used to house their order, to chef Dana Hollister for $15.5million. But The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has argued that the nuns do not have the authority to sell the villa, and want it to go to Perry. Two weeks ago a judge ruled in Perry's favor, but the nuns are now contesting.

Revealed: The FBI's intricate surveillance of Warren Jeff's polygamous sect's town during probe into '$12million food stamp fraud ring'

Ringleaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints sect have been accused of running the operation out of a dairy store in Arizona City, Colorado.

Conspiracy theorists film a huge cloud of smoke billowing from top secret research base Area 51

A couple driving through Nevada near Area 51 were shocked to see a huge plum of dark smoke that appeared to be in the shape of a mushroom cloud rising in the vicinity of the base.

US Army reveals radical new self-driving troop carrier: GXV-T can keep soldiers sealed inside and even automatically reconfigure its armour to 'bounce off' missile attacks

DARPA is working on technologies to make future fighting vehicles nimbler, faster and smarter. The design has stealth capabilities and armor that moves in real-time to deflect missiles.

The $62m luxury yacht converted from a container ship: Huge cruiser can sail the harshest seas for up to 30 days at a time - and has room for 36 friends (and a helicopter)

The $62m luxury yacht converted from a container ship

A new yacht design can take you anywhere in the world. Dubbed VARD 1-08 Kilkea, this 268-foot superyacht is constructed from a massive supply vessel that can stay at sea for 30 days and has a helicopter pad hitched to one of the decks. It was developed with an eco-conscious mind-set to focus on low fuel consumption, claims its creators. The hull is made of steal and the entire yacht is a shimmering white, which can top speeds of 15.4 knots, but coasts like a dream at 12. Kilkea's creators plan to start turning their blueprints into a reality this year, but there has been no date set for when it will on the market for the rich and famous to enjoy.

Man, 18, charged with murder after 'shooting dead his ex-girlfriend' who was among the first to file Flint water crisis lawsuit

Malek Thornton (pictured), 18, is accused of fatally shooting, Sasha Avona Bell, 19, while her 16-month-old son, Matthew, was in the Flint, Michigan, apartment on April 19.

Fashion label ModCloth asks its own STAFF to model swimwear alongside body-positive campaigners in powerful new ad to prove all shapes and sizes are beautiful

This is the second year that the company has used 'real women' to model swimwear. Employees, ModCloth shoppers, and founders of several other body-positive brands posed for the campaign.

Liberty University in Virginia to allow students to keep handguns in their dorms

Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia will allow students with concealed handgun permits from the state to keep their weapons in their dorms beginning next fall.

Former John McCain staffer is arrested for 'running a METH LAB in the suburban home she shares with boyfriend and his two kids' 

Fundraiser for John McCain arrested in drug bust in Phoenix

A Phoenix woman has been dropped as a political fundraiser for US Sen. John McCain's re-election campaign after being arrested on suspicion of drug possession and other charges. Emily Pitha and her live-in boyfriend, Christopher Hustrulid (pictured together left), were taken into custody Tuesday after deputies served a search warrant at her north-central Phoenix home (pictured bottom right), Maricopa County Sheriff's officials said. Authorities found an active meth lab, about a quarter-pound of methamphetamine, 10 hits of LSD, about 2 grams of cocaine, several grams of heroin, several hundred Ecstasy pills, marijuana and hash oil plus about $7,000 and counterfeit cash in the home. McCain's campaign manager Ryan O'Daniel said in a statement Wednesday that the campaign had 'terminated any relationship' with Pitha, who was working as a consultant arranging fundraisers for McCain (pictured top right).

Is a MINUTE of exercise all you need? Researchers find sixty seconds of hard work in the gym can be as beneficial as a 45 minute endurance session

According to researchers at McMaster University, intense workouts totaling just sixty seconds within a 10-minute session can improve insulin sensitivity and cardiorespiratory fitness.

Average of one pilot a month failed alcohol and drug tests over the last five years, FAA figures reveal

An average of one US pilot a month violated the alcohol and drug regulations between 2010 and 2015, and 38 tested positive for illegal drugs in 2015 alone.

The power and the glory: Dramatic moments captured in the US military's best photos of 2015 

Defense Department honors the best in military photography from 2015

The Department of Defense has announced the winners of its 2015 Visual Information Awards Program, which honors the best in military photography. This year, more than 2,432 photos were entered in the annual competition. Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston, a photojournalist in the U.S. Air Force, was awarded Military Photographer of the Year.

Speaking SLANG is as good for your brain as being bilingual and spending just a week using a new language boosts attention span

The findings on bi-dialectalism are published in the journal Cognition, following a study by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Cyprus.

The couple that sweats together... Kelly Ripa heads to the gym with husband Mark Consuelos after returning to Live!

Kelly Ripa heads to the gym with husband Mark Consuelos after returning to Live!

She just returned to Live! with Kelly and Michael after a four-day hiatus. So Kelly Ripa likely wanted to work off some of the stress of the day as she was spotted running off to an exercise class with husband Mark Consuelos on Wednesday. The pair had been spotted rushing to their Upper East-side home in New York City following the 45-year-old's appearance on Live!, before heading back out to get in a workout together.

Airstrikes kill 14 people including Aleppo's last paediatrician as Assad bombs city hospital  

Dr Wassim, inset, was killed while working in the Al-Quds hospital in Aleppo, pictured, when it came under attack by Syrian Arab Air Force jets loyal to president Bashar al-Assad.

'I tried to help Western family set upon by Thai thugs - and now I need surgery': Man tells how he paid the price for trying to stop elderly couple and their son who were beaten unconscious in resort attack 

British couple and their son are beaten unconscious by gang in Thailand 

Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a violent gang attacked an elderly couple and their grown up son in the popular holiday resort of Hua Hin, in Thailand. The vicious assault appears to come from nowhere, with one of the gang members running up to the son and punching him in the head. While passersby appear to join the melee to protect the tourists, the elderly British woman is punched in the face (circled, bottom right) and knocked to the ground. As she tries to sit back up, one of the gang kicks her in the jaw (circled, top right) and knocks her out cold. The three were left lying in the street as the gang disappeared into the crowd during Thai New Year celebrations. Police, who are reported to have two suspects in custody, are using the horrific CCTV footage in an attempt to trace the remaining gang members.

Top Hollywood acting coach is sentenced to six years in jail for sexual misconduct with girl, 13, after offering her free lessons

Cameron Thor, 56, was found guilty in August last year of sexual misconduct with a minor. Jordyn Ladell, now 20, worked with authorities to have Thor arrested and says he assaulted her in 2009.

The brain's incredible 'dictionary': Amazing map shows exactly where we store thousands of words until we need them

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have produced an atlas pinpointing where in the brain definitions of individual words are stored (illustrated).

Horribly scarred by laser hair removal: It's sold as a hassle-free alternative to waxing. But these women had VERY bad experiences

Alice Anastasiou, a 43-year-old mum-of-four, from Liverpool, was tired of shaving her legs so she booked into a laser hair removal treatment but walked way with red welts on her leg.

Heartache of the dumped handbag dogs: Celebs made them oh-so fashionable. But now rescue centres are filling up with tiny abandoned pets 

Jacqui Darlow, above, 40 from North London, adopted Peter the Chihuahua when he was 18 months old. He had been abandoned twice and was trembling and terrified.

'I needed to be a mom': Lara Logan opens up about brutal Cairo sex assault, surviving cancer and why home and kids are now the 60 Minutes reporter's main focus

Lara Logan opens up about sex assault and surviving cancer from home in Texas

Lara Logan is speaking about her painful past and her decision to take a step back from her work and move to Texas with her family (above in 2011) in a new interview. The 60 Minutes correspondent was at the peak of her career in 2011 when she was the victim of a brutal sexual assault while covering the Arab Spring demonstrations from Egypt's Tahrir Square (inset moments before attack. Then while recovering from the incident, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. 'It was one thing after another. It was really hard,' said Logan. 'But if you can take that many knocks and stay on your feet, you know that you can take just about anything.'

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'He looked at me and recoiled in horror': Father who lost three limbs and half his face to flesh-eating bug recalls heartbreaking moment his son could no longer bear to kiss him

Alex Lewis who lost three limbs and half his face to flesh-eating bug speaks out

Alex Lewis (pictured bottom left with fiancé Lucy and son Sam) was left fighting for his life after a common cold triggered a strep A infection, blood poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. Doctors gave him a three per cent chance of survival, but the now 35-year-old, from England, battled against the odds to make a remarkable recovery. Over the past two years he has endured countless gruelling operations to rebuild his face and learned how to walk again with prosthetics. Now, his extraordinary story will be told in a new documentary which begins just days after he was almost eaten alive. The show tracks his rehabilitation, during which he had to have multiple operations to reconstruct his face and re-learn to walk with two prosthetic legs. But it also reveals how his young son struggled to come to terms with his drastically altered appearance. As Mr Lewis admits in the documentary: 'I think if I was a three-and-a-half-year-old and I was looking at my father in this condition, then I would find it very, very odd and very strange. I miss that time with Sam and that closeness an awful lot, it's the one thing I think that gets to me the most. I'm making the biggest effort I can to look and be like the old me and try and rebuild that closeness between us.' And despite his hideous ordeal, Mr Lewis says he could not be happier - and describes the last two years as the 'the most tragic but brilliant' of his life. 'Our whole life has been turned upside down but for me, there's a lot of clarity. I feel I've experienced life and death and I am just so lucky to be here.'

Mosquitoes carrying the deadly Zika virus could reach as far north as NEW YORK, Nasa risk map reveals

A risk-assessment map shows Aedes aegypti potential abundance for July and the monthly average number arrivals to the U.S. by air and land from countries on the Center for Disease Control Zika travel advisory. Red dots represent areas with potentially high abundance, while yellow dots represent potentially low abundance areas. Shaded regions represent the approximate maximum range of Aedes aegypti.
Credits: UCAR

Scientists at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, partnered with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado to produce a risk map.

The golden mirror that could spot alien life: Nasa fits giant component to next generation James Webb telescope 

The covers have been lifted from the primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing 18 golden mirrors that will one day help astronomers peer into the early universe.

Elderly performing duo who wowed dance floors across the Midwest are torn apart after female dancer, 81, is killed in a car crash, leaving her partner, 77, devastated

John Kirsch, 77, and Wanda Finley, 81, knew no bounds when it came to their dancing abilities, able to bust out some moves to anything from country to rap, however Finely was tragically killed Saturday.

Instagram goes black and white: Facebook's photo app tests new minimalist monochrome look

Some luck users received a surprise with the latest Instagram update. The signature blue has been replaced with a black, white and grey colour scheme and the icons are now thinner and sleeker.

SpaceX plans to go to Mars as soon as 2018: 'Red dragon' would beat all world agencies to the red planet 

The announcement marks SpaceX' first target date for its unmanned mission to Mars. The mission is intended to develop technologies needed for human transportation to the red planet.

A risky business! 'Burglar' caught on security camera 'breaking into family home' was really a prostitute hired by their 18-year-old son

Cops cite Ethan Kwon after learning that 'burglar' caught on camera was really a

A Happy Valley, Oregon mother came home on Sunday afternoon to find $200 missing from a bedroom nightstand. When she looked over home surveillance footage, she saw a woman come in through the front door and leave eight minutes later that day. Her son Ethan Kwon (bottom right), a high school senior, told his family and police that he was in his room with his headphones on and didn't notice anything. Cops later learned that the woman was actually a prostitute that Ethan paid to visit the house. He has been cited for patronizing a prostitute and filing a false police report; Both are misdemeanors.

'She just wanted everybody to like her': Parents of 14-year-old girl who committed suicide say their daughter was relentlessly bullied at school 

Destiny Gleason, 14, hanged herself on from a pull-up bar in her bedroom on April 20, a day after being involved in a fight at Black Hawk Middle School in Warrington, Missouri.

It's never too late to find love! Elderly man and woman in their 90s earn internet fame after being photographed while enjoying a blind date at a bookstore

Miriam Steiner, 93, and Harold Sharlin, 90, met at the Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C. on a blind date on April 17 after being set up by Harold's granddaughter.

Welcome to Donald J Trump Elementary! Robert E Lee School board gets trolled after it asks for suggestions for a new name

After voting on March 28 to remove Robert E Lee's name from the elementary school in the Austin Independent School District in Texas, the board asked for suggestions for new names.

Jessica Alba's Honest Co is hit with a NEW lawsuit claiming the company's 'organic' infant food contains '11 hazardous and synthetic ingredients'

The Organic Consumers Association has filed a lawsuit against Honest Co. in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming the company's organic infant formula is not in fact organic.

'These girls will give any man trust issues': Blogger shares women's VERY honest sex stories on Twitter and leaves her male followers with 'serious trust issues'

Blogger Dami Olonisakin, from London, asked her female followers to share their best sex stories. But men of Twitter were left shaken by her 'hoe thread', with one saying it had given him 'trust issues'.

Teacher claims she was fired for saying 'vagina' 10 times during an eighth grade art lesson 

Allison Wint was teaching an art class at Harper Creek Middle School in Battle Creek, Michigan, when she used the word while discussing a set of paintings that look like the female anatomy.

Gangs of New York! More than 100 members of two rival groups are arrested at dawn in biggest takedown in city's history

Federal and New York law enforcers swooped in on the area around the Eastchester Gardens housing complex in Williamsbridge during the early morning hours

'I thought, finally, I'm free': Lee Radziwill reveals she felt RELIEF after the assassination of John F. Kennedy - as it is revealed sister Jackie once slapped her across the face

Lee Radziwill felt RELIEF after the assassination of John F. Kennedy

Lee Radziwill (left), 83, said that when John F. Kennedy became president there was so few things she could do or say, something that changed when he was assassinated at the age of 46 (bottom right) less than three years into his first term. Radziwill also said in the interview that after Kennedy's death she flew to the White House from her home in London to be with her sister during the funeral. She later confided to a friend, photographer Cecil Beaton, that Jackie 'can't stop thinking about herself and never feeling anything but sorry for herself!'It was also revealed sister Jackie (pictured with her sister in 1970 top right) slapped her after President Kennedy's death.

Can YOU match the cake to the director? Photographer imagines how famous filmmakers celebrate their birthdays in a series of clever photos packed with clues 

Photographer Henry Hargreaves and installation artist Nicole Heffron, both 36, living in New York spent a year creating the imagined birthday celebrations of famous directors.

'To the girls who let him go, thank you so much': Women are posting open letters to their partner's exes in cringeworthy craze that's sweeping the internet 

Women are posting an open letter to their partner's exes alongside a loved-up selfie in a new viral craze. But it's divided the internet with many people branding the letter 'cringeworthy' and 'drivel'.

'Back off ISIS!' Hysterical moment son recovering from wisdom tooth surgery believes his mother is a terrorist who has pulled out his tongue 

In the video filmed in Clearwater, Florida, Jon reclines on the couch while his mum pulls out his gauze pad. But he freaks out and thinks she is actually pulling out his tongue like a terrorist.

'I like coffee, I like tea, will you go to prom with me?': The touching promposal a girl made to a cafe worker with Down syndrome

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When Lillie Wright realized she wanted to ask her family friend, Trevor, to the annual dance, she decided asking wasn't simply enough, so she went to his North Carolina coffee shop with a sign.

Love at first taste! Single men and women are matched based on their favorite foods - before being made to FEED each other on the first date in a very provocative video

Knorr surveyed 12,000 people and found that 78 per cent are more attracted to people who like the same flavors as them, so they wanted to see if taste in food could help predict taste in the opposite sex.

The giant lasers so powerful they can create an artificial STAR: Chilean instruments can cut through the atmosphere to give astronomers a clear view

Four powerful laser beams cut through the sky above the Paranal Observatory in Chile, forming massive artificial stars that will light the way for the ESO's Very Large Telescope.

Robber, 21, falls to his death from sixth story apartment trying to escape police during massive NYC gang raid... but NYPD were there to arrest his ROOMMATE

A 21-year-old man fatally plummeted from the window ledge of a Bronx building during an attempt to escape police during a massive gang takedown in the borough early Wednesday, police sources said.

Authorities had just arrested a man in a sixth-floor apartment on East 236th Street in Wakefield shortly after 6 a.m. when they spotted Geovanni Martin standing on the fire escape during the raid by cops and the feds, sources said.

Cops ordered Martin back inside and he complied, but then he went out another window on the sixth floor.

Officers saw him hanging from the window by his hands. He plummeted to the ground when he could no longer hold on, sources said.

Geovanni Martin, 21, fell to his death from a Bronx apartment today during a police raid after mistakenly thinking cops had come for him, when in fact they were looking for another man in the same building.

New footage of cruise fiasco reveals moment American parents realize they have been left stranded in Bahamas port - as their cruise ship sets sail for New York with their two young CHILDREN on board

Video shows mom crying as Norwegian Breakaway ship sails off with her children onboard

Footage captured by passengers on board the Norwegian Breakaway shows the parents, who are from the US, begging the ship to return to its port in Nassau, Bahamas, after they were left behind. Videos posted on YouTube show the pair racing towards the ship in a buggy, but by then it was too late - the ship had set sail with their children, a boy and girl, on board without them. In one video, the father leaps from the buggy (top right) and holds his arms in the air to get the ship to stop, while his wife drops to her knees (left) and appears to plead with crew. He later comforts her (bottom right) as the ship heads out to sea. YouTube viewers had little sympathy for the parents, with one writing: 'And that's why you get back to the ship early and don't leave your kids on board.'

Chris Matthews' wife Kathleen loses bid for Congress finishing THIRD in primary despite spending $2.5million on campaign

Kathleen Matthews was defeated by State Senator Jamie B. Raskin in her bid to secure the Democratic nomination for Maryland's 8th Congressional District, despite spending $2.5m on the race.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Sex charges dropped against teacher who married his teenage student after she fails to show in court - as pictures show she has STOPPED wearing wedding ring

Matthew Shane Wester, 38, smiled as he left Blount County courthouse in Alabama after charges that he slept with his student and current wife Amy Cox, 18, were dropped because she refused to testify.

When hunters became the hunted: Bite marks on early human leg bone shows how our ancestors were EATEN by carnivores

A fossilised femur found in a cave close to Casablanca, on the Moroccan coast, has been found to bear tooth marks left by a hyena as it consumed an early human ancestor.

Say hello to Altamura Man: Scientists recreate face of 'pearl faced' Neanderthal who fell down sinkhole 150,000 years ago

epa05278601 A Undated handout image released by digital service Digitarca press office on 26 April 2016 shows life-size version of what a Neanderthal man whose fossilized skeleton was discovered in a cave near the city of Altamura in the southern Puglia region in 1993. A pair of Dutch artists specializing in paleontological reconstructions on Tuesday presented their life-size version of what a Neanderthal man that was discovered.  The so-called Man of Altamura was of stocky build, about 1.65 meters tall, had a jutting brow, a wide pelvis, an elongated cranium and a very big nose, according to the reconstruction by Adrie and Alfons Kennis.  EPA/Digitarca Press Office  HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

'Altamura Man', found entombed in limestone in a cave in Altamura, Italy, had a jutting brow, an elongated cranium and a very big nose, the researchers say.

Whale of a time guaranteed: Cruise line to launch world's first underwater lounge with extra large windows for viewing marine life

The exciting new feature was announced by French expedition cruise line Ponant, which intends to install the area on four ships being added to its fleet.

'It's shameful and unacceptable': Kim Kardashian rails against the Wall Street Journal for running print ad downplaying Armenian genocide

The ad, printed in the April 20 edition of the Wall Street Journal and paid for by Turkic Platform, reads 'Truth = Peace' and features the genocide-denial website, FactCheckArmenia.com

Watch cargo ships sail Earth's oceans: Hypnotic interactive map follows the route of giant vessels over a year

Watch cargo ships sail Earth's oceans

From the buzz of activity in the East China Sea to the relative quiet of Somalia's piracy afflicted waters, a new map has revealed the world's shipping activity in mesmerising detail. The interactive map provides a fascinating glimpse into hows these shipping vessels navigate through vast oceans as they bring their valuable cargoes to port - but it also serves a more serious purpose. Researchers at UCL want the map to shed light on just how large a carbon footprint is created by the world's cargo ships. Pictured are the shipping routes for various cargo ships around the world in 2012. Red represents huge tankers, blue shows dry bulk ships, yellow show ships that carry manufactured products,  Green gas bulk and purple shows ships carrying vehicles.

'She's absolutely terrified of not doing it right': Duchess of Cambridge still isn't confident in her role in the Royal Family after five years of marriage

It's nearly five years since she married Prince William but the Duchess of Cambridge is still terrified of putting a foot wrong in her public role, according to royal expert Ingrid Seward.

Fearless free diver captures terrifying footage of hammerhead and bull sharks after coming face to face with the predators

The fearless free diver captured point of view footage while in the Atlantic Ocean, near the town of Jupiter in Palm Beach County, Florida, showing the sharks getting up close and personal.

Michael Phelps said he wanted to die during his struggle with alcohol abuse which led to two DUI arrests

The 22-time medal winner, who is currently training hard for this summer's Olympic Games in Rio, revealed that during his lowest point he had wanted to die.

Could YOU survive on Mars? Expert reveals the personality types and skills that will be needed to succeed on the red planet

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Jonathan Clarke, president of Mars Society Australia, told MailOnline what skills you would need to survive on Mars and what he claims life is really like there.

Could MRSA and TB finally be defeated? Super-antibiotic can wipe out deadly infections - and bugs may never become resistant to it 

Scientists at Lincoln University have made two versions of the chemical teixobactin, made naturally by bugs that live in soil. It has been hailed as a 'game changer' and could be ready in just six years.

Proof that promposals are TOTALLY out of control: Arizona teen books his girlfriend a trip to HAWAII as part of his prom invitation to celebrate their ninth dance together

Arizona teen books his girlfriend a trip to HAWAII as part of his prom invitation

Thomas Maher (left), a senior at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, gifted his girlfriend Annalise Wilfer (left) a trip to Hawaii when he asked her to be his date for prom. After three and a half years together, Thomas and Annalise attended a total of eight high school dances as a couple. For their ninth and final dance, Thomas pulled out all the stops and planned a whirlwind adventure to Hawaii, creating a Twitter poll (right) to find the perfect destination for his lady love.

He's back - but how quickly can you find THIS panda? Jumbo challenge hides the internet's favourite bear in a herd of elephants

The latest brain teaser by California-based artist Matthew Merrill sees an elusive panda hidden among dozens of colourful elephants - and it is proving surprisingly difficult to locate.

Drinking like a fish! Incredible moment fish-out-of-water gulps down beer on side of anglers' boat

A group of anglers in Brazil could not believe it when a fish perched on the side of their boat and gulped down sip after sip from a can of beer. They managed to capture the incredible scene on video.

Girl, two, died from dehydration 'at the hands of her stepmother' who has been charged with murder and child neglect

The death of two-year-old Ariellisa Simmons, who police believe was killed by her stepmother Andrea Watkins-Simmons, was ruled as homicide by dehydration, according to Richmond, VA officials.

Kim Jong-Un's former chef reveals the North Korean leader carries out missile tests whenever he's ANGRY ahead of the country's first ruling party congress in 35 years

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Kenji Fujimoto, former sushi chef to Kim Jong-Un's father Kim Jong Il, said the leader orders firing of missiles when he gets upset about international sanctions against North Korea.

Kim Jong-un orders the destruction of South Korea's presidential Blue House: Dictator has replica building constructed so he can watch it being blown to bits 

North Korea has built a half-size mock-up of the South's presidential palace at a firing range and is apparently planning to blow it up in a live firing drill. The Blue House is home to President Park.

Coming through! Girl, 11, sneaks through airport security, boards flight without a ticket or identification... and then flies from Moscow to St Petersburg

The young girl apparently blended in with a travelling family and no one asked her for documents before she boarded a Rossiya Airlines flight from Moscow to St Petersburg.

Hero German shepherd Maxx leads firefighters back inside his burning home to save boy, four, and his two-year-old sister

Hero German shepherd Maxx leads firefighters back inside his burning home to save boy,

Authorities say a German shepherd named Maxx (pictured left) helped firefighters locate the two young children of Margo Feaser from their burning home (pictured right) near Orlando, Florida on Monday night.Firefighters then were able to rescue Feaser's husband, as well as the two children with Maxx's help. Feaser is an auto theft investigator with the sheriff's office who has been employed with them for 12 years.

Real estate heir Robert Durst  to serve seven years in prison on a weapons charge after judge accepts plea deal 

FILE - In this  March 17, 2015, file photo, Robert Durst is transported from Orleans Parish Criminal District Court to the Orleans Parish Prison after his arraignment in New Orleans. Durst, in a court filing Monday, April 25, 2016, is asking a federal judge to recommend a Los Angeles-area prison when he's sentenced on the weapons charge that's kept him in Louisiana pending his trial on a California murder charge.  Sentencing is scheduled Wednesday, April 27, for the 72-year-old real estate heir, arrested last year in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

New Orleans federal judge Kurt Engelhardt approved the sentence for the 72-year-old who is still facing a separate murder charge for allegedly killing a female friend in 2000.

Man 'sat in his girlfriend's home drinking beer after leaving her two-year-old daughter to die in sweltering car for seven hours'

Daiquan Fields, from Annandale, Virginia, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse after the death of his girlfriend's daughter.

He learnt a painful lesson! Lift molester is beaten by woman who slaps him in the face and kicks him in the crotch

An incredible video has emerged online of a woman getting her own back on a man who tried to molest her in a lift in China. The footage is believed to be taken on April 24.

Harvard graduation ceremony at risk after 40 students contract mumps in just two months with a dozen still in isolation

The Baker Library of the Harvard Business School stands on Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Harvard University, established in 1636, is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A mumps outbreak at Harvard University has affected 40 members of the school community in the last two months threatens to jeopardize the upcoming commencement ceremony.

She really camembert-it! Student claims she has a phobia of cheese - and parmesan is particularly terrifying

Katie Weston, 20, from Cardiff, has suffered the bizarre fear, known as turophobia, since childhood. The unusual phobia means she has often been subjected to pranks by flatmates.

Thai government lets Tiger Temple keep its big cats after accepting proposal for them to be housed in a zoo - but move is branded 'disgusting' by animal rights campaigners 

Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple SHUT DOWN for keeping animals without a permit ... and tigers must be handed over by Friday
The tiger sanctuary has been told their 147 cats must be handed over
 Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yanasampanno does not have permits for the tigers
The animals will be rehoused at breeding centres in Thailand


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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has accepted plans put forward by the Thai Tiger Temple for the construction of a private zoo, sparking outrage.

Venezuela brings in a TWO-DAY WEEK for public sector workers in a bid to reduce electricity consumption 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a press conference after knowing the first result in the legislative election, in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's opposition won control of the state legislature, electoral authorities said Monday, in a blow to the oil-rich country's socialist government that has held the congress for 16 years. Maduro called for the opposition to "live together" with his side.   

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President Nicolas Maduro (pictured) had already given most of Venezuela's 2.8million state staff Fridays off during April and May to cut down on electricity consumption.

FBI cannot share iPhone unlock trick it used to crack San Bernardino shooter's phone because it was carried out by a 'foreign entity', it is claimed

Several U.S. government sources said the contractor that unlocked the San Bernardino shooter's phone for the FBI was a foreign entity and did not give U.S. authorities details of the mechanism.

The Nazi metropolis Hitler planned to build if the Germans won World War Two: Newly released drawings reveal Adolf's plans for Munich filled with gargantuan buildings 

Adolf Hitler planned a Nazi metropolis if the Germans won World War Two

Munich authorities have released 2,000 documents and sketches which detail Hitler's plans to build a colossal new metropolis on the site of the city. It included plans for a giant dome over a new underground railway station which was planned to open in 1949. A giant obelisk dedicated to the Nazi Party would have dominated the city. The scheme was shelved as the war turned against Germany.

The 10 ways you're damaging your teeth, from frequent swimming to swilling wine and sipping hot water and lemon

Manchester-based dentist Dr Tariq Idrees says the chlorine in swimming pools is linked with enamel erosion, and swilling wine around our mouths to taste it simply coats the teeth in acid.

Revealed: How criminals get the 'CVV' security code on the back of your credit card - and how to make sure you don't get skimmed

Australians can install simple anti-virus program on their computers, laptops or smart devices to stop criminals from stealing their CVV number on the back of their credit cards.

Titan's explosive lakes: Vast pools of liquid on Saturn's moon are found to be made of pure METHANE with sludgy bottoms

Scientists at Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales in Paris has used data beamed back by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft to examine Titan's second largest lake Ligeia Mare.

A giant leap for evolution: Footprints prove our ancestors walked upright 3.6 million years ago 

Archaeologists at Bournemouth University analysed the details of the footprints (a single print is pictured) made 3.66 million years ago in Laetoli in northern Tanzania.

Is it a crocodile? Is it a dolphin? Chinese fishermen stunned after netting mysterious monster fish 

Fishermen in China got a shock when they recently spotted a mystery creature in the water. There has been much confusion about what the animal found in the waters off Zhoushan could be.

X marks the spot: Hubble captures the most detailed view of the Red Rectangle Nebula that has baffled scientists for 30 years

Nasa's Hubble telescope has captured the most detailed view of the nebula (pictured) yet, and it shows it actually consists of streams of glowing gas that cause an 'X' shape in the centre of the shot.

From Pirates of the Caribbean 5 to Marvel's first female superhero film: Disney reveals next FOUR YEARS of its highly anticipated movies 

Movie fans get excited because Disney just released its theatrical schedule that goes through 2019. Finding Dory, the sequel to Finding Nemo, is one of many movies on the list.

Forget the C-string, the Shibue is the latest barely there underwear designed to banish visible panty lines for good (but are you game enough to wear it?)

Sick of having visible panty lines? A lingerie company has created the 'Shibue': barely-there underwear that covers your privates from front to back, held in place by a soft adhesive.

The most ageless movie cast EVER? As The Devil Wears Prada turns ten, Femail shows how its stars, from Anne Hathaway to Meryl Streep, still look EXACTLY the same

As The Devil Wears Prada turns ten, Femail shows how its stars look the same

The famous comedy drama, which starred the likes of Anne Hathaway (left), Meryl Streep (second from left), Emily Blunt (second from right) and Stanley Tucci (right). was released ten years ago this year. Since the release of the box office and critical hit, all of the main cast have continued to have wildly successful careers - and seem to defy the years.

The twin sisters who really are joined at the hip: Extraordinary pair have learned to walk, dress and even ride a bike - and say they DON'T want to be separated

Seven-year-old Pin and Pan, from Thailand, are conjoined at the waist. Despite this, they have learned to walk, dress, eat - and even ride a tricycle - as one. They say they do not want to be separated.

Is your smoothie making you FAT? Overloading your blender with healthy ingredients could actually be doing more harm than good

From coconut water to almond butter, we all have our preferences when it comes to mixing up the perfect smoothie at home. But your smoothie could be doing more harm than good.

Squirrel down! Omaha police squirrel is found dead in hilarious pictures posted to Twitter by officers  

The Omaha Police Department have suffered the devastating loss of one of their own - their beloved office squirrel. OPD Squirrel was found dead outside the department from unknown causes.

Just one in four high school seniors are proficient in maths and one in three are satisfactory in reading, latest national exam results show

Results from national math and reading tests show slipping or stagnant scores for the nation's schoolkids. Math scores were down for fourth and eighth graders over the last two years.

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Shocking footage shows captive SeaWorld killer whale repeatedly banging its head 'in distress' at Tenerife park where orca trainer was attacked and killed 

Video shows captive SeaWorld killer whale repeatedly banging its head 'in distress'

Disturbing footage shows a captive orca in 'huge distress' banging its head against a metal gate at popular Loro Parque in Tenerife. Animal rights organisation The Dolphin Project released the footage online, after it was filmed by an anonymous activist. It claims it shows the whale 'ramming' its head against the gate in 'an attempt to escape' (left and right). But the park insists it is natural behaviour for a whale. All six of the orcas at the park, a popular tourist attraction on the island, are owned by SeaWorld - which has itself attracted controversy for its treatment of whales in captivity.

That BEAR-ly touched the sides! Hilarious video shows hungry pandas scoffing their dinner

The five hungry panda bears, at a giant panda conservation and research centre in southwest China, were filmed with their faces buried in silver dinner bowls while sitting alongside each other.

Hot property! 'Folding' sauna the size of a wardrobe expands at the touch of a button to add a heated room to any home

The Sauna S1 (pictured) is the brainchild of a German spa company named Klafs, which said the S1 is the 'first in the world that can retract at the touch of a button - just like a zoom lens on a camera.'

Riot control robot that looks like a DALEK gives protesters electric shocks if they step out of line

Experts from Beijing's National University of Defense Technology unveiled their crime fighting creation (pictured), claiming it could play a key role in China's attempts to curb terrorism and dissent.

Breath-taking aerial photos of the sprawling Colorado River that make it look just like giant TREES

Californian photographer Jassen Todorov has captured staggering aerial images of the intricate patterns created where the Colorado River meets the Pacific Ocean. The river's tributaries resemble trees.

The blue cockatoo: Someone is painting native parrots in psychedelic colors and even tie-dye patterns in Sydney - but who, and WHY?

Residents have spotted the blue, green, yellow and pink coloured cockatoos in parks and houses in Sydney's eastern suburbs of Watsons Bay, Rose Bay and Bondi.

This just might be the most adorable animal you've ever seen! Super-cute rabbit with unbelievably big ears can't help jumping for joy 

The 21-month-old English Angora rabbit is filmed eating flowers, sleeping, bounding around, enjoying the snow and more...showcasing his Dumbo style ears at home in Massachusetts.

Incredible 4,800 year old fossil of a mother cradling and looking lovingly down at her baby found in Taiwan

4,800 year old fossil of a mother cradling her baby found in Taiwan

Archaeologists have uncovered the ancient remains of a young mother and an infant child locked in a 4,800-year-old embrace. The remarkable find was among 48 sets of remains unearthed from graves in Taiwan, including the fossils of five children. Researchers were stunned to discover the eternalized maternal moment, and they say these Stone Age relics are the earliest sign of human activity found in central Taiwan.

   

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ISIS executions: A series of photographs taken from 'first-person shooter'-angles show the public killings of two men accused of spying on ISIS        

Now YOU can have Game Of Thrones hair: Tutorial reveals how to get Daenerys's intricate braided style in nine easy steps (peroxide optional) 

Game of Thrones' Daenery's hair guide in 9 easy steps

The tutorial on YouTube will help you channel the feisty dragon queen, played by Emilia Clarke (inset) in the HBO series, and recreate her iconic braids - perfect for festival season or a day at the beach. First the stylist tongs the hair (top left) and uses a paddle brush to sweep back and section, starting a French plait at temple height. The two plaits from the crown are then fastened at the back of the head (top right) with more braids added (bottom left) to create the finished look (bottom right).

Shaking it (all) off! Woman reveals her amazing weight loss in hilarious video to her favorite Taylor Swift song... and can now fit in ONE leg of her old jeans

Donnalouise Gragg, 40, from Dunedin, New Zealand, had gastric bypass surgery after peaking at 131.5 kilograms. She is now 60 kilograms and celebrated with a 'Shake it Off' dance.

Tinder introduces a new group dating option to 'take an average night out with friends to the next level'... and Australians are the first in the world to trial it

Tinder has launched a new 'social' feature exclusively in Australia, which allows users to organise group dates with different circles of friends. It will be rolled out globally imminently.

Is this Britain's biggest player? Personal trainer brags he has bedded 2,500 women in 10 years - but DOESN'T believe in safe sex

Danny Wagster, 27, from Manchester, claims he sleeps with five or six different women a week and is never faithful. However he avoids condoms, as they are like wearing a 'crisp packet'.

Never cross a zebra! Incredible moment a crocodile gets chomped by a zebra which manages to get away

Maasai Mara National Reserve saw incredible fight between Zebra and Crocodile

The predator had been lying in wait as a herd of zebra made their way across the Mara River at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. But as it went in for the kill, the giant crocodile got more than it bargained for when its prey turned around and counter-attacked. Dramatic pictures show the fearless zebra baring its teeth as it lunges at its attacker's head, before turning tail and bounding out of the water.

   

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