Scientology Church leader David Miscavige hosted the opening of Scientology Media Productions, which will be producing films, documentaries, TV shows and ads about the Church, whose members include A-listers Tom Cruise, Kelly Preston, John Travolta and Kirstie Ally. The new movie studios are claimed to have bigger and better facilities than Paramount Pictures. Miscavige told his audience of 10,000 that this will be an 'uncorrupted communications line to the billions', as Scientology promises to reach 'virtually every person on Earth'. The colossal studio complex on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles was finally unveiled after five years of renovations at a cost of at least $50 million. The new studio will be used to deliver news 24/7 and make polished movies to recruit more followers. The church's most famous recruit, Cruise, is set to film his Hollywood blockbusters at the glittering base.

The 28-year-old man was driving in his 2015 Audi sedan on Wattletree Road in Malvern, in Melbourne's south-east, towards the intersection of Glenferrie Road (left and right are police at the scene) when his car was nudged from behind as he slowed down for the traffic lights about 2.15am on Tuesday. The man, from Burwood, pulled on to the side of the road to inspect the damage to his car and the driver of the BMW parked in front of him. As the victim was looking at his car, a man got out of the BMW's front passenger seat and demanded he hand over the keys. When the victim hesitated and the offender took a crow bar and struck the Audi driver in the stomach.

Patrick McDermott is reportedly jumping from boat to boat to avoid being recognized. Sources say he is currently working with a wealthy Mexican family who know his past and are protecting him. McDermott mysteriously vanished during an overnight fishing trip off the coast of San Pedro, California in 2005. He had recently filed for bankruptcy over unpaid child support and other debts. The Coast Guard launched a massive search after he was reported missing and declared him 'most likely drowned' in 2008. Evidence has continued to mount in recent years proving that he is alive and well.

A morbidly obese woman who could only fit into men's 5XL tops has undergone a remarkable transformation after dramatically shedding more than half her body weight. Mother-of-two Sheryl Brown (pictured right after losing 76 kilograms), from Victoria, tipped the scales at 140 kilograms (left) - and had tried every diet imaginable in an effort to lose weight after years of comfort eating spiralled out of control. The 44-year-old early years educator lived off an unhealthy diet where she was gorging on sugary snacks including eight Weetbix and two pieces of Vegemite toast in one sitting.

Hidden under the sand of the Namib desert in Namibia, Africa lies a well-camouflaged creature. The sneaky animal is almost impossible to spot as it prepares to ambush its prey. Sharp-eyed photographer Wim Van Den Heever was not only lucky enough to spot the master of disguise, but managed to capture it at work. He made the discovery while leading a photographic safari tour and said 'it is very difficult to spot him, so we were lucky.'

Toni Ann Ness (pictured), 44, once used a 12-year-old boy as a drug mule brazenly continued her trafficking business after attracting police attention. The mother pleaded guilty in Brisbane's Supreme Court on Tuesday to selling methamphetamine to dozens of customers in the Ipswich suburb of Goodna during 2013 and 2014. The court heard Ness had a 'sad, appalling and distressing background' as well as a lengthy criminal record for drug possession.

Selma Blair is apologizing following a bizarre incident that happened aboard a Delta flight on Monday as a new photograph has emerged showing two nurses trying to assist the actress on the plane. In the photo (left), the 43-year-old is seated next to the window seat with a pillow to rest her head on, as one nurse stands over her and another is seated next to her. She is now is back home after being hospitalized on Monday following the incident. The actress received a visit there from a mystery man, whom she has been spotted with over the past year. Meanwhile, her son Arthur spent the day with her ex Jason Bleick (rightover the weekend), who posted a photo of the couple's child (right), writing: 'A new day & an early morning stick hunt with dad. #arthursaintbleick #everydayisbeautiful'. Blair was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after she reportedly mixed alcohol and pills on a flight home from Cancun and began to scream about a man physically abusing her.

He was caught canoodling with a blonde beauty on two occasions this month. And 46-year-old Shane Warne's mystery blonde has now been identified by The Mirror as twenty-something year old law student Kathryn Long. According to the publication, a friend of the pair has said: 'Shane and Kathryn have really hit it off. She's only in her twenties so she is a lot younger than he is, but the age difference doesn't bother them'.

Reese Witherspoon's (main) speaking event in Australia has been cancelled as organisers Simpatico Connection go into liquidation and face debts of $2.1 million. The Simpatico Connection organisation originally pointed to internal 'issues' for the late cancellation of the a $3000-a-head event but a Stanley Morgan liquidator says poor ticket sales have been considered a factor in the company's troubles. Investigations have yet to commence and Reese Witherspoon has yet to comment on the cancellation on the Dockside Pavilion (inset) event in Sydney.

She's just been named Australia's second Bachelorette and it appears that Georgia Love has already got the Bachelorette look judging her her promo shoot. The new recruit to the reality TV show is sporting a slimmer figure, new clothes and the 27-year-old WIN News journalist is also debuting a new hairstyle.

The Texas mother who methodically drowned her five children in a horrifying act of filicide 15 years ago is now a patient at a mental health facility, and spend her days watching happy home videos of her four sons (left) and newborn daughter (bottom right). Andrea Yates (top right) shocked the nation back in 2001 when it was revealed that she took her five kids, who ranged in age from seven to six months, and submerged them in the family bathtub one by one, until they were all dead. The 51-year-old now lives as a recluse inside the walls of Kerrville State Hospital where she is not allowed to leave the grounds and will most likely spend the rest of her life.

Josie Copson, from Birmingham, challenged herself to dressing like the Duchess of Cambridge for a week - and found it a rather difficult five days. The twenty-something trialled different looks from the 34-year-old's wardrobe, including (L-R) her Sloaney style, her more polished designer looks, as well as her laidback appearance.

The New York woman accused of murdering her fiancé by sabotaging his kayak told police that she wanted to be free from his sex demands and threesome desires. Investigator told the court how Angelika Graswald had talked of fiancé Vincent Viafore making 'sexual demands to her, how he wanted to have threesomes with other women, how he made her have sex when he wanted sex.'

EXCLUSIVE: Prince William enjoyed a snooze as he flew home from France this morning to celebrate his 34th birthday with Kate, George and Charlotte after England's disappointing nil-all draw with Slovakia last night. The duke, 34 today, shunned a private jet to travel Club Class with British Airways. Passengers on the 150-capacity flight said Will was as sleepy as the rest of them following the agonising performance by Roy Hodgson's team, who failed to deliver a single goal and clinch a place at the top of Group B.

Kvontay Devon Pringle from Mississippi has been sharing seemingly innocuous panoramic photos of his home on Facebook, which reveal sinister knife-wielding figures when you click and drag the picture. One interactive image starts with a frame showing his kitchen (top left) but when you scroll to the right, it shows a maniacal looking Pringle holding a sharp blade (top right). Another begins with just a plant, a cardboard box and a sofa in view (bottom right). But scroll left and you'll find the same knife man lurking behind another piece of furniture (circled, bottom left). His images have been liked and shared by tens of thousands on Facebook.

The Syrian war has left women struggling to find a husband because so many men are away at war. But it has also given lesbians new freedom, James Harkin writes. Legions of men have chosen to fight or simply migrate as the stricken nation implodes, says Shukran, main picture, while those that remain cannot afford to pay a traditional dowry. Others have returned to polygamy, says Yara, inset. However, in the chaos of wartime, some women have found it easier to have lesbian relationships in a country where shockingly being gay is illegal. Meanwhile claims emerged that Russia had launched a phosphorous attack on the stricken nation.

The 'fake tradie' in the middle of a social media storm after appearing in a Liberal Party ad says he was cast for the role after doing some hands-on work for the Sydney-based agency behind it. Andrew MacRae (pictured) - who was exclusively revealed as a real tradesman and not an actor by Daily Mail Australia - let slip the behind the scenes information on Tuesday. 'Because I do property maintenance, the advertising agency is one of my clients. They said "hey, would you like to do an ad" and I said "why not",' Mr Macrae said.

Ex-Secret Service officer Gary Byre was posted outside Bill Clinton's Oval Office in 1990s and writes about the mind-blowing things he saw and experienced in his upcoming bombshell book. Clinton's intern Monica Lewinsky had special access to the Oval Office for at least two years. Agents witnessed Bill and Monica 'embracing, making out, or on the Oval Office Desk.' Byrne was incensed to learn that Monica had Bill's 'secret number' - 'so secret that it required not only a four-digit pass code.

Scott McCarten, who runs Autopsy of Adelaide urban exploration Facebook page, has documented the inside of a former mortuary which served a hospital for people with mental illness and intellectual disabilities. Now, mortuary is a 'fire ravaged shell awaiting its fate', Mr McCarten says. Images from the building reveal dark, fire-blackened walls covered in graffiti and debris on every surface.

A 'pregnant' woman confronted the girlfriend of the man she'd slept with, but ended up being mocked with a series of memes - before eventually realising she'd been texting the wrong number all along. The unnamed woman, believed to be from the UK, texted the unsuspecting recipient out of the blue, saying: 'I just thought id should tell you. Youre boyfriend made me pregnant (sic.)' - kicking off a WhatsApp exchange which has quickly gone viral after being posted on Imgur. The unfortunate exchange notched up almost 100,000 views within a day of being posted online and won a string of praise. One user called it 'breathtaking' while another gushed: 'And in just 32 short minutes, a masterpiece was made. Bravo.'

Emma Jo Beadle, 29, from Leeds, lost six stone and slimmed to a size 12 from a size 20 - thanks to her old bikini, (far right) which she had kept as a memento of a thinner time in her life. Her weight began to spiral just weeks after she wore the multi coloured bikini on holiday in Magaluf with friends aged 18 in 2005. The bank manager's weight peaked at 16st 10lbs, (left) but she is now down to 10st 10lb (right). She even wore the two-piece again during a holiday to Benidorm. She said: 'I felt 18 again, it was fantastic.'

Imagine if there was a safe taxi service run by women, exclusively for women and their children. That's the brainwave idea George McEnroe (left and right), 47, from Sydney, came up with when she had just divorced her husband and was left holding down four jobs while caring for her four teenage children. Her new app, Mum's Taxi (inset), is a service that aims to provide safer transport for women and their children, via secure taxis driven by a female-only staff. The app will be rolled out in Sydney and Melbourne from October this year.

The clip, which was posted on social networking site Imgur and shared more than 130,000 times, has instigated heated debate over the fate of the unnamed vanishing woman. In the grainy footage taken on board the boat, the brunette is seen clinging onto her seat as the vessel races through rough waters (left). But after a few seconds the boat is suddenly eerily empty as the women is no longer on board (right). However some have suggested it is the work of clever editing.

Dustin Johnson won the US Open for the first time in his career yesterday but his fiancee's behind got far more attention on the internet. Paulina Gretzky (pictured) wore a short white dress on the final day of the tournament and a FOX Sports cameraman focused on it a little too much as he followed them up the steps at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. Twitter was divided between those who thought it was hilarious and those who thought FOX Sports should be ashamed.

The striking photographs taken at the historic site in north London reveal the charmingly-dilapidated walls of the main theatre (left and inset), where the world's first broadcast was transmitted in 1936. The theatre, damaged during a fire just 16 days after the venue opened in 1873, has been hidden away for the past 70 years, but boasts an incredible ornate ceiling that has remained relatively intact. The images also show the BBC radio and television mast (bottom right), which has stood proudly at the site since the first transmission (top right) and remains a relic to the bygone era of broadcasting. The nostalgic photographs were taken by Bradley Garrett, 40, from California, who wanted to capture the rustic nature of the building after learning about its history.

The sadistic boss of one of Venezuela's most feared kidnap gangs has revealed in harrowing detail how he stalks and seizes his victims, how he murders those who don't pay the ransom - and how he has a network of corrupt officers embedded in the police force. Kidnapping rates in the socialist country have soared since falling oil prices caused widespread food shortages and unrest. The over-stretched police are unable to deal with the crime wave, which has brought the country to its knees. Caracas, the crime-ridden capital, was named 'the most dangerous city on earth' after it was found to have the world's highest murder rate, double that of America's most violent city. In a chilling interview conducted at gunpoint in the slums of west Caracas, the kidnap boss told how he has 'no remorse' at bringing the already-crumbling city to its knees. Meanwhile desperate police officers told how they can no longer cope with the level of criminality holding Caracas to ransom, top right.

A video shows the groom, from Austin, Texas, performing a routine to the Michael Jackson classic The Way You Make Me Feel. He busts out the singer's signature moves, including the crotch grab (top right). At one point, he shimmies up to his blushing bride - who clearly appears to be enjoying his moves (bottom left). At the end of the three-minute clip, the new husband pulls his wife on to the dance floor before waving at their guests to join in.

Jason Hanson, who worked for the CIA for six years before starting his own security business, showed DailyMail.com two methods of escaping rope hand restraints, should you find yourself tied up. The two tactics used include creating space to slip your hands out of a rope restraint or preparing yourself to cut yourself free. The first technique has the victim keep their elbows at their sides while being restrained to allow space to be created in the rope. The second technique uses parachute cord, which can be used as a shoe lace, to cut out of a hand restraint.

A black timber wolf has been captured launching a brutal attack on a smaller grey wolf in the Bad Mergentheim Wildlife Park in northern Bavaria, Germany. Photographer Ingo Gerlach, 63, snapped the display of dominance from the safety of a security fence. 'In early summer, and especially before feeding, the wolves are extremely active and fights for status are common,' he said. But the smaller grey wolf knew this was one fight he wasn't going to win and soon 'rolled onto his back and waved his tail'.

PC Marc Richardson had only been on leave for a couple of weeks. But for Dutch his North Yorkshire police dog it must have felt like forever, as the canine could not contain his joy when they were reunited. The force posted a video of the reunion to Facebook where it has been viewed over 86,000 times, and over 4,000 people have reacted to the footage.

Celebrity DJ Mick Batyske, 38, from Brooklyn, New York, said he uses a baby monitor to stay in touch with his 11-month-old son Myles while he is away from home performing at A-list parties. Mick, pictured behind the decks with Myles, said he was nearly moved to tears when he saw his child's first crawl on camera while he was away working.

An incredible set of pictures show an intense battle between a seal and octopus - in which the octopus is flung through the air. The seal spotted the octopus and decided it would make a tasty snack, so went in for the kill. But the octopus tried desperately to wriggle itself free from the seal's mouth. The South African Fur seal eventually got the better of the smaller creature by using the surface of the water as a weapon. The spectacular sequence of photos were taken by wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever at False Bay in Cape Town.