Prince Harry, 31, praised all the athletes who took part in the Invictus Games in Florida this week, singling out Sarah Rudder, the 9/11 survivor who won seven medals, and swimmer Elizabeth Marks. Rudder was handed the Jaguar Award for Exceptional Performance for her medal haul, while the Land Rover Above and Beyond Award went to the Georgia men's volleyball team who won bronze despite having no coach and paying for their flights to the event. Earlier in the day Harry was winning hearts while playing peek-a-boo with an adorable baby and helping a wounded serviceman's dog out of the swimming pool as he competed in an event.

Her penchant for wearing loose long-sleeved jumpers and posing at a certain angle meant her right arm and left hand often did a disappearing act. And now it seems Victoria Beckham is keen to keep something else hidden - her well-heeled feet. The fashion designer and former Spice Girl, 42, has been spotted stepping out numerous times in 70s-inspired flared trousers and floor-sweeping gowns that have kept her tootsies seriously incognito.

Culture secretary John Whittingdale today unveiled the Government's White Paper on the corporation's future and said the BBC must end their obsession with 'chasing ratings'. It says bosses should show the 'creative ambition' to make more shows like Strictly (bottom left), Doctor Who (bottom middle) and dramas like War and Peace (bottom right), rather than long-running staples like Bargain Hunt (top left) - now in its 43rd series - Homes Under the Hammer (top, middle) and Escape to the Country (top right). These three programmes could be shelved in favour of more 'distinctive' news, arts or music output - and because there are similar shows on other channels. It came as Mr Whittingdale said the BBC in its current form is 'not fit for purpose' and blasted 'left wing luvvies' for 'ill founded hysterical speculation' about his reforms.

He may be the Hollywood superstar in the relationship but George Clooney's wife Amal once again proved she could easily be an A-list star in her own right on Thursday evening. However, although the human rights lawyer cut an incredibly dazzling figure on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of George's new film Money Monster, she clearly struggled with the long length of her flowing gown. So it's no surprise that later in the evening, as the smitten pair left the premiere's official after party in nearby Antibes, the 55-year-old actor clung tightly to his wife's hand.

A startling new BBC documentary, Lose Weight For Love, took four overweight couples and put them through a radical diet and fitness programme over the course of ten weeks. The unusual twist was that the couples were physically separated for the duration. They were not allowed to live in the same house or even see each other, moving in with friends and family for the entire course of the series. Couple Steve and Lisa Macbeth (pictured before the show and after, left) lost a combined weight of 9 st 1 lb after appearing on the programme, while Celena Biggs and Peter Sharkey (pictured before the show and after, right) saw a combined total weight loss of 1 st 11 lb.

Australian primate expert Dr Cyril Grueter travelled to the jungles of Rwanda to learn more about the feeding patterns of female mountain gorillas, but instead learnt that they frequently engaged in same-sex behaviour (pictured). Through rigorous daily observation across two years, Dr Grueter discovered that a majority of the female gorillas would turn to each other for sexual stimulation when rejected by males. His research on the topic is the first formal documentation of same-sex female ape behaviour.

It was announced today that Natasha J Barnes (right tonight) would be taking over the lead role in the West End musical for 'two to four weeks' amid growing speculation about Sheridan Smith's (inset) health. While some theatre-goers have asked for refunds, those leaving the Savoy Theatre after tonight's show gushed over Barnes' 'fantastic' performance, saying she had received a standing ovation. And it appears the feeling is mutual, with Barnes telling fans at the stage door (pictured left): 'Thank you so much. I still don't know what to do with all this. Thanks so much for coming, you're all amazing'.

We are a nation under threat of a terror attack. The NHS is in crisis. But it turns out the big question facing us is should women have to wear heels at work, writes KATIE HOPKINS. Brilliant! Focus at its finest. Call Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and get me some podiatry police. Thanks to 100,000 muppets signing another blasted petition started by a woman (Nicola Thorp, left) sent home from a temp job for not wearing heels, Parliament is obliged to respond. She says she is an actor. I understand this to be code for receptionist, whether that's in PwC or KFC. I should confess. I am not one for a heel. With every year that passes, my love for them fades. Happily I am my own master, and have reached a point in my career where the shoe on my foot no longer represents me, my mighty mouth or the organisations good enough to employ me.

The British supermarket where an international terror suspect was filmed brandishing an assault rifle (pictured right, with UK items circled) has been revealed to be a store in a Birmingham suburb. It came as Hakim Nasiri said last night that he had posed for fun and that the weapon was a fake. The 23-year-old made the claims to his lawyer after being arrested in Italy on suspicion of being part of an Islamic State cell. Police in Bari issued the picture of the Afghan holding the fearsome-looking M16 gun, as well as photographs of Nasiri at a number of landmarks in London they claim he was scouting as possible terror targets. Yesterday the Mail tracked down the store where Nasiri was pictured with the rifle. Food World (left) is in the Birmingham suburb of Lozells, near where he lived last summer.

British Jeweller George Pragnell has researched the European royals' jewels, from a golden crown that weighs almost 3 kg to a 39.75 carat diamond tiara that has not been seen since 1972. Clockwise from top left: Queen Sonja of Norway wears Empress Joséphine's emerald tiara; Queen Elizabeth wears the Coronation necklace in 1953; Queen Margrethe II wears the Danish Emerald parure tiara; Queen Letizia of Spain wears the Prussian tiara for her wedding in 2004; the late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands wears the Stuart Tiara on a visit to Windsor Castle in 1972; Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wears the amethyst tiara which dates back to the early nineteenth century.

This is the shocking moment a group of young women became embroiled in a vicious racist confrontation on a train. The scenes, believed to have been filmed by an onlooker on a train in London, show the two groups hurling racist insults and threats at one another. Stunned witnesses sit there as two white women trade foul-mouthed insults with two young women wearing hijabs. The argument appears to start after one of the Muslim women called one of the girls a 'white s***g'.

Are we too obsessed with hygiene? Two beauty editors - Jill Provost, pictured left in main image, and Jessica Amaris, pictured right in main image - gave up soap, shampoo and cosmetics for 30 days to find out whether going au natural is the secret to perfect skin. Throughout the experiment they were allowed to use just one product on their bodies, a probiotic spray which claims to clean the skin by replenishing good bacteria, and the results are as gag-inducing as they are eye-opening.

These shocking before and after mugshots show how meth ravages the appearance of someone addicted to the drug - sometimes over just a few months. They were first released as part of an anti-drug campaign more than a decade ago called the Faces of Meth - and show the faces of addicts who were often Multnomah Countt Jail in Portland, Oregan, often on methamphetamine-related charges.  Side by side, they show the devastating effect addiction to meth has on young people - who over the course of a few months or more, are seen with blistered, scabbing faces, hollowed cheeks and missing teeth.

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO. Chieu Di Thi Vo, 46, was shot and killed by a police officer on March 25, 2014, after police were called to a fight at an apartment complex in Greensboro. The disturbing body cam footage from the cop that killed Vo was only released this week following demands from her family, who say the officer unnecessarily used deadly force. Police say Vo came at the officer with a meat cleaver and refused orders to drop the weapon when he opened fire.

Guy Ritchie's 34-year-old wife, Jacqui, shared this picture of herself doing some decorating at their Holland Park home (centre, right) as the director slumbered in the sun on his faux grass-covered roof. She joked on social media, 'You relax dear, I've got this'. The couple (pictured together in February, left) married last summer in Wiltshire.

The rich kids of China are continuing to flaunt their wealth on social media, despite the country's president attempting to crack down on ostentatious displays of wealth. Sian Vivi (left) flaunts her luxurious life of yacht trips and £5,000 champagne-fuelled parties on Instagram, while Christina Lee has shared her trips on a private jet (right). Meanwhile Weymi Cho warned that it's dangerous to have an internship in a shopping mall (inset) because of her haul of designer gear.

The world's biggest-ever cruise ship, the 120,000-tonne Harmony of the Seas (pictured), capable of accommodating more than 8,000 passengers and crew in the most luxurious conditions, was handed over to the owners today in France. Crew members were pictured celebrating in a delivery ceremony today in Saint-Nazaire (top right). At 217 feet, it is the widest cruise ship ever built, while its 1,187ft length makes it 164ft longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower. The immense floating town, which cost close to one billion euros (£800 million), has 16 decks and will be able to carry 6,360 passengers and 2,100 crew members. A giant climbing wall, auditorium (bottom right), a rope slide, mini-golf, surf simulator, floating jacuzzis and casino are among the other attractions.

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (bottom right) was mocked with shouts of 'Goodbye dear!' after a male-dominated Senate voted to impeach her for allegedly using illegal accounting tricks. Rousseff, 68, the country's first female president, condemned the move to suspend her as a 'coup' and a 'farce', urging her supporters to mobilise after denying she has committed any crimes. Within hours thousands had responded to the rallying cry of Brazil's 'Iron Lady', congregating on the streets (main and top right) to back their scandal-hit leader. Critics say Rousseff's alleged illegal accounting tricks were meant to hide ballooning deficits and bolster an embattled government.

George Zelonka, left with his umbrella and inset, 19, was tied up by the intruder but escaped his restraints and chased away the knife-wielding man from his £5million Hampstead home using an umbrella, pictured. He chased the burglar for 100 yards before contacting his father Paul Goldstein, whom he lives with. Mr Goldstein said his son had 'never been in a fight before' but that he was 'proud' of his actions.

Aircraft fragments found on beaches in South Africa and Mauritius are 'almost certainly' from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. A piece of engine cowling featuring a Rolls-Royce stencil (inset), which was found in South Africa earlier this year, is 'almost certainly' from the Boeing 777 and the same is true for another piece found eight days later which is likely to be a panel segment from the plane's main cabin. Experts have now matched up the piece pictured on the right with a functioning Boeing 777 (left and right).

As a blockbuster feature film, it had everything - beautiful women, heroic men, high drama on the high seas and scheming Nazis. Only the Nazis in this particular picture (poster pictured inset) were behind the camera. Sadly for them, however, their grandiose attempt to humiliate wartime Britain over our worst maritime tragedy turned into one of the most epic cinematic disasters of all time. Pictured, a scene from the film (right) and stars Monika Burg and Hermann Brix (left).

magazine challenged three of its editors to completely reinvent their physiques over the short course of just 10 weeks. Dean Stattmann, 28, from London, admits he had always struggled to bulk up. His full-on daily workouts consisted of heavy sets of three weightlifting moves. He also went meat-free, choosing to eat a pescatarian diet of fish and vegetables. His weight before was 12st 7lbs, left, and is now 13st 5lbs, right, whilst his muscle mass has increased by 6lbs and his arms and chest are much broader. 31-year-old Matt Hambly, from London, left, before, who described himself as 'more of a bedroom workout sort of guy', had always tried to get himself in shape before holiday. He weighed 11st 1lbs before and ended at 11st 8lbs, adding 8.8lbs of bulk and saw his body fat drop by an impressive five per cent, right.

The man, Raimundo, was bitten by the insect 20 years ago in Brazil and was subsequently infected with lymphatic filariasis - a parasitic infection better known as Elephantiasis. His left leg has now swollen to elephant-like proportions and has almost stopped him from working. Set to feature in River Monsters tonight, Raimundo has recently started undergoing treatment, with doctors dramatically reducing the swelling. To begin with (inset), doctors could not fit their arms around his leg.

Amy Cook, 21, from Johannesburg, South Africa suffers trigeminal neuralgia, which causes sharp, stabbing pains surging across her face and a continuous ache in her jaw and forehead. 'When I first found out what was wrong with me, I was devastated to know that there is no cure for this condition and I felt like my life was over because I'm so young,' she said. 'It has almost taken over my life in a sense, because when it's really bad I cannot function.'

A 15th-century manuscript illustrates the end of days and how each stage of terror plays out. Written in Latin, the apocalypse maps tell of an Antichrist (left), the rise of Islam (right) and other events leading up to when the gates of Hell open up on Judgement Day in 1651. The author is unknown, but it was made in Lübeck, Germany between 1486 and 1488 and currently resides in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.

For the first time since the 1930s, visitors will be able to explore the picturesque Hallett Nature Sanctuary, located at the south of the park in Manhattan. The hidden gem, located on a peninsular overlooking a pond, boasts its own stunning waterfall, and a newly renovated nature trail and promenade with views over New York City. Hallett Nature Sanctuary - formerly known as 'the Promontory' by the Park's designers, was closed to the public in 1934 by NYC Parks Commissioner Robert Moses who wanted the area preserved as a bird sanctuary.

He has run a marathon in the South Pole in temperatures of -13 °F, completed fifty marathons in fifty days - one in every state - and most famously sprinted 350 miles in just 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep. Now Dean Karnazes has revealed that his superhuman abilities are down to a quirk of his physiology. The unstoppable marathon runner has never had a cramp or experienced his muscles seizing up despite running hundreds of miles. That is because the 53-year-old has a rare medical condition which allows his body to flush lactic acid from his system.

A fisherman was stunned to discover an unusual pair of predator and prey off the coast of the Northern Territory. Andy Warton had reeled in an estuary cod when he realised the fish was a little too hungry having eaten a live snake (left). With the use of pliers, Mr Warton separated the pair (centre) before throwing them both back into the water (right).

The never-before-seen pencil drawings, political slogans, portraits of loved ones, hymns and poetry were imprinted onto the walls of a 19th century cell block at Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire. The men were known as the 'Richmond sixteen' and were conscientious objectors including Quakers, Methodists, Jehovah's Witnesses and socialists. They were incarcerated before being shipped to France to face court martial and a possible firing squad.

The amazing video shows a young woman trying to escape from the angry rodent who was reportedly unhappy that she tried to take a selfie with it. Hagaman Musson posted the footage on YouTube. Finally she manages to escape, or rather the squirrel decides she has got the message and will never try a 'squelfie' again.

People of all ages are asked: 'What is your purpose in life?' in a new video, with answers ranging from assured ones like 'to be a mother' or 'to educate and entertain', to simple apathy. The clip is the latest from the 0-100 series by SoulPancake that sees interviewees of all ages posed some of life's biggest questions.

The six-bedroom house in Palm Springs, pictured, features its own private swimming pool, six bathrooms and sits on a magnificent 1.5-acre plot featuring landscaped gardens. Cary Grant lived in the house between 1954 and 1972 and even agreed to appear in North By Northwest after director Alfred Hitchcock asked him during a visit.

Before the Wright Brothers or even the lesser known Gustave Whitehead successfully took to the skies, a German aviator achieved humanity's first successful gliding flights. Otto Lilienthal is considered 'the first human being to fly,' after conducting trials with a self-built glider 125 years ago. Now, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have replicated one of Lilienthal's historical gliders to understand how the craft would have flown, and gain insight on his fatal crash. A photo of one of Lilienthal's attempts is pictured top left. Pictured bottom left and on the right is the modern replica.