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Paddington rail crash survivor reveals how she overcame her injuries

Pam Warren, 49 (pictured centre today), from Reading, suffered life-changing injuries in the Paddington rail crash 17 years ago. She became known as the 'lady in the mask' (left) after having skin grafts to her face to repair the damage done (inset) when fire ripped through the carriage she was in, peeling layers of skin off her hands, leg and face. Since then she has helped other burns victims, campaigned for crash survivors and even forced herself to travel by train again. Pam recalled that horrific October day in 1999 to presenter Aled Jones (bottom right) as she appears on a new BBC show called Going Back Giving Back, which will be broadcast today on the 17th anniversary of the crash.

Yorkshire parents 'neglected their 18-week-old baby daughter who was found dead'

Leeds Crown Court heard that tiny Kayleigh Sheard, from Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, was found by paramedics in a bouncy chair in front of a gas fire, which was on its maximum setting. Her burned face was slathered in nappy cream. The crown allege that Kayleigh's parents, Lucy Damen, 22, and Daniel Sheard, 24, 'neglected Kayleigh by failing to provide adequate medical care'. But because the cause of the tiny baby's death was never discovered, 'it can't be said Kayleigh died of an unlawful act,' the prosecutor told the jury.

Sarah Willetts, 28, a tutor from Newcastle, turned sleuth when her bag was stolen from an office at work. She used a mobile app on a colleague's phone to track down the thief.

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The noise we hear when our joints crack is likely to be due to movement of the tendon over bone, Dr Andrew Lavender, a physiotherapist at Curtin University, Perth, says.

Aldi's Berton Vineyards Botrytis Semillon was awarded gold by expert judges at the International Wine and Spirits Challenge, beating Waitrose's £19.99 version.

It's not just food that goes out of date, cosmetics, bedding and electrical appliances all have an expiry date. Here we reveal what you should bin right now.

MICHAEL JACKSON'S bodyguard says Kim Kardashian's security looked 'fishy'

Investigators in Paris are now trying to track down the gang responsible for holding Kim Kardashian at gun point and stealing her jewellery but mystery still surrounds how the men got into her apartment. MailOnline poses 10 unanswered questions that remain following the heist in the French capital while martial arts guru Matt Fiddes, the former bodyguard of Michael Jackson (inset), gives his view on the robbery.

The robbers who targeted Kim Kardashian in her Paris apartment will struggle to dispose of their loot, experts say. It's believed Kim's 20-carat ring (pictured) was stolen in the armed raid.

Kim Kardashian Paris heist robbers were not caught on CCTV

An image of the armed gang who robbed the reality TV star in Paris was caught on a 'million-to-one' image after a camera facing a mirror (left and circled) reflected their getaway. The gang of intruders wore ski masks to hide their faces as they attacked the 35-year-old reality TV star and mother-of-two who screamed, 'Please don't kill me! I have children'. French police have now seized the footage from the Bel Ange nail salon (left) on the same street as the apartment.

NEW The ban, which was launched on Tuesday by senior clerics, outlaws the breeding of cats inside homes and is said to be in line with the jihadists' "vision, ideology and beliefs".

Cycle superhighways such as the one built on London's Victoria Embankment are compromising key routes and causing gridlock and pollution, writes TOM RAWSTORNE.

In his usual cheery tone to his 5.67million Twitter followers yesterday, the 41-year-old chef, restaurateur and campaigner said: 'Good Spanish food doesn't get much better than paella...'

Women in their 40s were found to be more concerned about their bodies than those in their 50s, 60s and 70s. Researchers from the US questioned more than 500 women aged 40 to 75.

Simon Danielli 'battered his estranged ex-wife' after she 'destroyed his £30k Jaguar' 

Edinburgh-born player Simon Danielli, who has now retired, is charged with two counts of common assault against his wife Olivia, alleged to have taken place on March 11 last year. He also faces claims he caused criminal damage to an iPhone belonging to her and one further charge of common assault against Michael Browne on the same date. The case against the 37-year-old, who played for Scotland between 2003 and 2011 and now lives in Holywood, County Down, was outlined at Newtownards Magistrates Court in County Down.

Theresa May uses keynote speech at Tory conference to reach out to blue-collar workers

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to take aim at the 'liberal elite' who sneer at millions of Britons over immigration and find public patriotism 'distasteful', it can be revealed. In her keynote speech to the Tory party conference in Birmingham today, Mrs May will make a pitch to claim the 'centre ground' of British politics - and drive the 'divisive' Labour Party further into the wilderness. She will also pledge to lead a Government that is unafraid to challenge big business and intervene on behalf of workers on low and middle incomes.

In an interview, the Prime Minister said her Government's plan to train hundreds more British medics would mean overseas doctors would eventually cease to be needed.

Audience members at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham were openly weeping after Melissa Mead, 29, spoke about the NHS blunders that contributed to her son's death aged one.

Glamorous fake Instagram account of Louise Delange tricked 50,000 people

From frolicking on the beach (bottom right) to shopping (top right) and hanging out (main), Parisian model, Louise Delage's, Instagram profile looked like so many others when it appeared in August. However, it was revealed last week that the account was fake. Can you spot what's going on with these pictures?

Bookies Ladrbokes have slashed the odds on a royal baby announcement in the new year to 4/6 after Princess Charlotte and Prince George won hearts in Canada with their parents last week.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 34, and Prince Harry are set for a spin on the London Eye on Monday next week as part of a day of engagements to mark World Mental Health Day.

Hilarious photos show men admit their worst ever dad fails

Have you ever wondered what goes on when you're not there to supervise? From putting banana skins on their child's head (top right) and stacking food on their faces as they sleep (top left) to feeding them milk as they play video games (bottom centre), these pictures prove some fathers really are just big kids at heart.

England's 209 NHS clinical commissioning groups were ranked on their quality of cancer care in terms of survival rates, diagnosis times and timely treatment.

A viral video emerged of a group of four boys standing around in a park in Romford, Essex. Without warning, one of them punches another hard on the side of his head, writes SARAH VINE.

Jack Barmby returned home from The Nobel School, Stevenage, with severe bruising over his chest after his classmates yanked his backpack against his shoulders, causing him to fall.

President Park Guen-hye had previously urged citizens in North Korea to move to the 'bosom of freedom' in the South, prompting an angry response from North Korea's state media.

Britain's best fish and chip restaurants revealed

Britain's top 10 fish and chip shops have been named, and among them is Kingfisher Fish and Chips in Devon (top centre) which serves whole lobster and posh coffee to diners. Others who've made the shortlist include: Henley's of Wivenhoe in Essex (top left), Hennighan's Top Shop in Powys (top right), Hodgson's Chippy in Lancaster (bottom left), Dudley's Old Swinford Fish&Chip; Shop (bottom centre), and The Dolphin Takeaway in Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The Wales international player raped a 'heavily intoxicated' teenage waitress who later claimed her drink was spiked at a Premier Inn near Rhyl, north Wales, a court heard yesterday.

The Japanese plan would bypass the Trans-Siberian's final stop, Vladivostok, and connect to the northerly Japanese island of Hokkaido instead, requiring a new 26-mile tunnel.

Jeremy Clarkson was caught up in a racism row in May 2014 when he was accused of saying the word 'n*****' in unaired footage (shown) - a claim which he has denied.

Diane James quits as Ukip leader just 18 days after succeeding Nigel Farage 

Diane James has sensationally quit as Ukip leader just 18 days after winning the race to succeed Nigel Farage. Ms James took over Ukip less than three weeks ago with a promise to 'wipe the slate clean' after a summer of bitter rows. She was seen as Mr Farage's pick for the post after he resigned on the back of Brexit success - insisting he wanted to get his 'life back' after decades hammering at the political establishment. However, she has quit the role after 18 days because of personal reasons. Reports suggest she 'shaken' after being spat at on a train on her way to Cardiff last week, and did not feel she had assurances from some members of her party. Bookies immediately installed Mr Farage at 10-1 to make an extraordinary return to the helm of the Eurosceptic party that has been riven by infighting since the referendum. But Steven Woolfe - - who was left out of the summer contest after failing to submit his membership papers on time - is the early favourite.

Samata Ullah, from Cardiff, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court, today charged with six terrorism offences including being a member of ISIS. Pictured: File photo of USB cufflink.

Panasonic reveals the 'invisible' TV: Prototype OLED screen turns into transparent glass when not in use

Panasonic has been working to make its transparent television completely invisible. The firm recently revealed a new version that uses an OLED screen instead of a LED, and now when the set is in transparent mode, it is completely undetectable. This suggests the firm is one step closer to rid the world of monstrosities that hang in our living rooms.

Father-of-four Sir George Martin, often described as 'The Fifth Beatle', died peacefully at his home in Coleshill, near Swindon, in March aged 90. It has now emerged he left a £1million estate.

Sir Michael Fallon announced work on the new Successor submarines will begin in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria today - but steel for the hulls will come from France.

US East Coast keeps close watch over Hurricane Matthew

People along the East Coast entered better-safe-than-sorry mode Tuesday, flocking to hardware stores, grocery aisles and gas stations as Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, threatening to become the first hurricane to hit the state's Atlantic coast in over a decade. The storm was on track to rake the Southeastern coast and trek north. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she planned to issue an evacuation order Wednesday so that 1 million people can safely leave the coast. Matthew, a Category 4 storm packing winds of 145 mph, pummeled parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday and is expected to head north over Cuba and the Bahamas before nearing the Florida coast by Thursday. At least nine people in the Caribbean have died.

The International Monetary Fund believes a revolt could lower living standards and says ongoing weak growth is breeding 'negative economic and political forces'.

NEW Sterling at one point slipped below $1.270 for the first time since June 1985, and at €1.131 marked a five-year low against the single currency.

The baby with a bouffant: Nine-week-old Junior's huge head of hair gets so much attention it takes his mother two hours to do the weekly shop

Junior Cox-Noon (pictured), from Brighton, turns heads wherever he goes thanks to his impressive mane which has continued to grow since his birth in July. His hairdresser mother Chelsea Noon (left), 32, says it now takes her two hours to do her weekly shop rather than 40 minutes as she is stopped so often by people who want to speak to Junior. The infant has now been nicknamed 'Baby Bear' thanks to his thick locks that stand on end.

A study found that trendy ice baths, favoured by athletes including Mo Farah (pictured) were no better than cool-down exercises at reducing inflammation in muscles after exercise.

At the moment women in Britain aged between 25 and 49 are invited for screening every three years, and when they are aged 50 to 64, every five years.

Amazon is forced to pull a range of 'sexy' Halloween costumes for children as young as

Children's charities said young girls were being 'sexualised' by the bizarre costumes, which include 'Sexy Schoolgirl' (right) and a 'Sexy Queen' (left) costumes. Amazon said they were not responsible because Hong Kong company Silvia's Wand used the UK site as a marketplace. However, it has removed the outfits, which sparked outrage as young girls were seen modelling the tiny outfits (pictured) - some with skirts just 30 cms long.

Barney Fuller, 58, will be administered lethal doses of poisonous chemicals through injection on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to murdering a couple and shooting one of their children.

A team of scientists from the Universities of Bath and Lincoln compared the genomes of 28 mammals with differing sizes of neocortex to make the discovery.

Scientists at the State University of New York at Oneonta believe their findings may explain why yawning has evolved in mammals - it helps to keep the brain cool so it can operate properly.

Something fishy? Man finds gruesome remains that he claims looks like a 'dead mermaid' on deserted Norfolk beach 

A man has posted footage of what he says looks like a 'dead mermaid' washed up on a beach near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. The images have since gone viral, with many people actually believing it is a mermaid, while others say it's a decomposing seal or a great Halloween prop with garbage bags used to create the 'tail'.

As few as one in three connections link to the 4G network in some parts of rural Britain, new research has found. Even in London, where signal is best, connection can be very slow.

The book on RC Sherriff's (pictured) life suggests that Nazi agent Georg Gyssling managed to persuade Universal Pictures to halt The Road Back, All Quiet on the Western Front and Three Comrades.

Has Banksy finally been caught on camera? Woman claims she recorded legendary graffiti artist spraying street art in Melbourne 

A woman claims to have caught the elusive graffiti artist Banksy on camera in Melbourne. Shaky mobile phone footage shows the woman, called Mia, approaching a man (left) down a dark alleyway as he sprays paint on a wall. The mysterious man puts his hood up and walks away as the woman approaches the wall, where she finds graffiti depicting Australian anti-Muslim politician Pauline Hanson (right) next to what she claims is Banksy's signature. In the video, the woman races after the man, who turns and tries to block the camera with his hand, shouting 'f*** off, f*** off', before escaping down the alley. It is not known if the footage is genuine, or if the graffiti is a Banksy. Banksy has never been caught while creating his graffiti and his identity has never been confirmed.

Study leader Professor Eric Finkelstein, from Singapore, said: 'Over the course of the year-long study, volunteers who wore the activity trackers recorded no change in their step count.'

The work could shed light on whether southern fish will be able to understand their northern counterparts if they are forced to seek out the colder waters they prefer because of climate change.

Where do YOUR prawns come from? Disgusting video shows shrimp being injected with jelly to make it appear 'fresh' in the supermarket

A video has shown how workers in Vietnam inject tiger prawns with substances to make them look big and fresh when they are sold and imported to places like Australia. The footage shows tiger prawns in a Vietnam factory being injected in the head, tail and middle with a substance to make them heavier for when they are sold. Vietnam is the largest source of imported prawns in Australia and they are sold in major supermarkets like Woolworths and Coles.

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The white ghettos that blight South Africa

Photographer Jacques Nelles has captured life of a poor white community living in a camp just outside Munsieville , near Johannesburg, South Africa, in a series of depressing images. Jeanine (left), Chillo (top right) and Irene (bottom right, with her daughter and grandson) all have hard luck stories about their life in the camp. Around 42,000 white South Africans live in poverty - compared with 22 million black south Africans - but despite the apartheid era having long gone they tend to live apart. But nowadays there is at least a strange form of equality. While the black South African middle class has grown and many live in big houses, with swimming pools and drive around in BMWs like their white peers; many poor whites live in squalid squatter camps just like their black peers.

Eddie Needham, 68, will assist investigators as they probe whether the toddler was killed by a digger in an accident at the building site in Kos 25 years ago.

Typically, workers saving for a house, wedding or holiday use their bank's standard savings account. But these now pay next to nothing.

The rate on Lloyds's Instant Saver and Instant Cash Isa will fall from 0.25 per cent to 0.05 per cent from December 8. So will the rate on the Halifax Instant Saver and Instant Isa Saver.

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) said the experiments with bees show for the first time that some insects can pass skills on through several generations.

All the usual activities are available for outdoors-loving families at a Forest Holidays resort. But the delightful cabins and their creature comforts mean you can relax in style after all that cycling.

Yodel delivery driver goes to relieve herself in a customer’s back garden

This is the shocking moment a Yodel delivery driver appeared to be about to relieve herself in a customer's back garden after dropping off a package (right). The alleged incident was caught on CCTV at the home of Nick Tuck and his fiancée Sarah Matthews in Manchester and shows the woman arriving at the property as she tries to deliver an order (top left). Believing that no one is in, she is then seen on camera making her way around the side of the home to the back garden. Once there the delivery driver appears to be looking for a safe place to leave the customer's parcel, peering under a few items. She then settles on a spot underneath a BBQ (bottom left) before pacing up and down in an apparent attempt to check the coast is clear. The woman then appears to edge down her trousers so as to relieve herself, still looking around, before apparently thinking better of it.

Levitating Hyperloop pods that hurtle through underwater tunnels at 1,220 kph (760 mph) could some day arrive in Dubai. The city recently hosted a competition for designs related to the system.

Comedian David Baddiel is calling for a Right-Wing Hour to air on Radio 4 in order to correct the imbalance. 'There is generally a centre-Left, liberal bias to the station's output,' says Baddiel, 52.

London police chiefs said they would only release a summary of Sir Richard Henriques report into a bungled VIP paedophile investigation after they consider whether they agreed with it.

Two men, aged 20 and 27, have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a man who it is understood died after a brawl in Thanet, Kent, last night.

Tyson Fury has admitted taking 'lots of cocaine', with the heavyweight world champion claiming he 'hopes to die every day'. In a lengthy interview he said: 'I don't want to live anymore'

When you search for these services on Google, as many as four of the top entries on the first page of the search results are copycats that imitate official websites. So how do you avoid the scam?

The pound has tumbled to its lowest level against the US dollar since 1985, while the FTSE 100 share index surged above 7,000 amid nerves over Theresa May's tough Brexit approach..

The International Monetary Fund said confidence in the economy had been maintained by swift action from the Bank of England, as it upgraded growth for this year to 1.8 per cent.

Women who took up running ended up piling on the pounds instead of losing weight

Many of us take up jogging to help lose weight but for many people it could have just the opposite effect. A number of women in New York ran marathons and ended up heavier than ever. The idea that exercise, and running in particular, will lead to weight loss, is a common misconception. Exercise has been found both to curb and stimulate hunger. Unfortunately, only very intense exercise will suppress appetite. Becki Ledford, left, seen in April 2013 was lean and trim before she began pounding the pavements, but in just three short years, Ledford gained about 25 pounds which she blames solely on running. She would drink sugary sodas and and eat carb-heavy meals while in-training for marathons.

This year's attendance in Munich was 5.5million, which was down 300,000 on the 2015 festival but despite the visitor slump the number of reported sex crimes was up by nearly 50 percent.

Dr Sharon Stocker and her husband Professor Jack Davis stumbled upon the remarkably undisturbed grave while digging near Pylos, an ancient city on the southwest coast of Greece.

Beauty brand L'Oréal has launched an electronic patch, designed to measure the wearer's exposure to UV in Australia. Its aim is educate the wearer about their sun behaviour.

Two women who had babies by the same man say why their polyamorous relationship works

Married couple Buddy and Rose Sullivan from San Diego, California, are in a polyamorous relationship with Lauren (together left while the women were pregnant), an ex girlfriend of Rose. They now have a poly-triad family and are raising four sons together - Owen, five, and James, three, and Ryan, four months, are Rose and Buddy's biological sons while Damien is his son with Lauren (pictured together right). The threesome all share a bed together and say the dynamic between them all makes them feel 'complete'. They appear on TLC UK's My Extraordinary Pregnancy.

From the magic finger trick that will stop your lipstick smudging to beating mascara smudges with a spoon, we've rounded up the clever solutions for the most common beauty mistakes.

Barbara McClatchie Andrews, whose work had appeared in the likes of National Geographic, was found strangled at the side of the road outside Merida, Mexico on Friday.

Maria Sharapova tested positive for meldonium earlier this year

Five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced to 15 months. This will allow to her to make her comeback at the French Open in May.

Jamie Hareb was hiking up a mountain gully in New Zealand's South Island when he heard a massive crack and saw a wave of snow and ice heading towards him from above.

Birmingham-based Harley Investments is currently marketing an East London Jewish cemetery as a prime spot for your cash, claiming you'll get 40 per cent returns within just two years.

Francesca Asan, from Basingstoke, died after swallowing the battery at her home in Basingstoke. Her father George (pictured) told an inquest he did not do enough to hide the battery.

Fed-up parents share the RIDICULOUS reasons for their toddlers’ tantrums 

These funny photos show how difficult life as a toddler can be. Parents snapped photos of their children crying and written the reason. They include broken crackers, dropped receipts and saying good morning. These kids are determined to wear their dirty underwear as hats and to shoplift pink socks, no matter what the consequences.

The average bra size in Britain is now a 36DD, making today's bras bigger than ever. In the 1920s, the average size was a 31A. By the 1950s, the average size was a 34C and bras were conical.

Agustin Sula, 18, stabbed 21-year-old Mateusz Szleper seven times, piercing his heart and lungs, in a street attack in Hull in revenge for a 'perceived slight' by one of the victim's friends.

The 400 or so migrants are marching in protest from Belgrade in Serbia to the Hungarian border holding signs pleading the government to open their borders to allow them access to the EU.

Clutching her in his arms, this is the heartbreaking moment a rescuer pulled the body of a little girl from rubble in Aleppo following air strikes in the rebel-held neighbourhood of Karm Homad after Syrian regime forces advanced against rebels

Syrian soldiers, backed by Russian air support, have advanced against rebels during intense street battles in Aleppo, after the United States finally gave up on talks aimed at reviving a ceasefire deal.

Thomas McLaughlin (pictured) convinced Matthew Massey to lend him his bank card so he could leave Wellington Barracks, Westminster, to withdraw £20 but went out and ran up a huge tab.

Andy Murray, 29, said the woman came into his room in the morning even though a 'do not disturb sign' was on the door. He later spotted the same woman at in Rotterdam and Barcelona.

Etihad first class passengers sell their amenity kits on eBay

Savvy first class passengers are selling their airline amenity kits containing luxury toiletries on eBay. Top, from left to rightt: The old American Airlines Eames bag with Dermalogica products is one of the most expensive at £330 including postage. Lufthansa's Rimowa hard case with La Mer toiletries is on offer for £137, while Etihad's bag of Le Labo goodies is £119. Bottom, from left to right: Swiss Air's pyjamas and La Prairie beauty products will set you back £112, while you'll pay £90 for All Nippon's first class goodies. Air France's Givenchy face and body care treats are one of the cheapest at £73.

At a special event in San Francisco the firm is unveiling a raft of new products - even though most of them have already leaked online.

The creepy crawly has been officially recorded as far north as Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, while populations have soared on the south coast.

The baby boy (pictured) was born on Monday morning local time to his 20-year-old mother at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in northern India and weighed about 2.5 kilograms.

Norfolk woman has spent £27,000 on surgery to become 'perfect'

Chloe Munnings, 24, from Norfolk, started surgery at the age of 21 and says she won't stop altering her look until she's achieved her idea of physical perfection including 'big boobs, big lips, a small nose and a tiny waist'. The webcam model used to weigh 14 stone 7lbs (left) but managed to drop more than four stone in her early twenties. However she says her new, slimmer figure has only led to yet more insecurities about her appearance despite spending thousands on surgery and doing regular 'waist training' (inset) to achieve the perfect hourglass figure.

The nest was found at the top of a 55ft conifer tree in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, close to where the insects were first seen. They have since been spotted in six different locations.

Alan Rankin was found at the bottom of a cliff over a mile away from the popular holiday resort. Spanish authorities who suggested his death was accidental have been slammed at a new inquest in Nottingham.

Winchester Crown Court heard the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was said to be obsessed with serial murderers, including Ted Bundy (pictured).

Steam-bending expert Tom Raffield, 34 - along with his wife Danielle, 36 - upped the scale of his creative vision to design an impressive timber-framed family home in South Cornwall.

A schoolgirl who was grabbed from behind by a stranger with a spiky beard and a scratch on his left check escaped by biting her attacker's hand. The incident took place in Hackney, east London.

Dr Jean Paton-Ker, 41, was a GP at Shipston Medical Centre in Warwickshire when she secretly met the man in a pub after a flurry of text messages before going home with him for sex.

Upmarket wallpaper and furnishings company Osborne & Little in London - run by the former chancellor's father Sir Peter Osborne - revealed it had not yet been affected by the EU referendum.

Parents and pupils have reacted online after Fulston Manor School (pictured) - in Sittingbourne, Kent - banned students from carrying water bottles because they keep throwing them.

Experts have revealed the ideal amount of beauty product to use, including keeping moisturiser to the size of a contact lens and only using a Berocca tablet size helping of sun screen.

Fantastic fjords and beautiful beaches: Breathtaking photos from Lonely Planet's immense

Lonely Planet's new edition of its voyage bible, The Travel Book, is extremely heavy - but that should come as no surprise, because it's laden with descriptions and facts for every country in the world and is stunningly furnished with more than 800 photographs. These spectacular images capture the unique essence of exotic travel destinations around the world. The book's odyssey starts in Afghanistan and circumnavigates the globe from A to Z, ending with Zimbabwe, and visiting every single country in between, from Norway's Geirangerfjord and Seven Sisters waterfall (top), to the seascapes of New Zealand (bottom left) and the mountains of Turkey (bottom right).

WhatsApp, which is owned by California-based Facebook, said other updates include a front-facing camera, and video zoom - two features which Snapchat also recently introduced.

A variant in the melanocortin-4 receptor - found in the area of the brain that controls appetite - makes sugary foods more unappealing, experts from Cambridge University found.

A 48-year-old construction worker from Sao Paulo, Brazil has doubled his biceps in size from 12 to 23 inches by injecting a potentially lethal oil, synthol, but he says he is not big enough yet.

An Oxford University analysis has found that performing good deeds, such as holding the door open for someone or donating to charity, gives the doer a warm glow.

Greggs the bakers could stop selling loaves of bread in Britain as it moves to target the health conscious. The company is moving away from the traditional bakery concept towards 'food on the go'.

Rob Thomas, 44, from Pembroke Dock, Wales, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease - an illness which causes cysts to develop in the organs - six years ago

John Gonzalez, 54, offered his victim a lift home as she was walking from a nightclub in High Wycombe and demanded she call him Sir as he sexually assaulted her, a court heard.

General Sir Nicholas Carter has told his officers to support soldiers accused of historic crimes in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and said they were all 'innocent until proven guilty'.

Creepy video claims to shows 'woman's soul leaving her body and staying at the scene of fatal motorbike accident' (but not everyone's convinced)

In a chilling scene showing the aftermath of a crash between a truck and a motorbike, a 'ghost' appears to hang in the air above the corpse of a girl caught up in the horrific accident in Thailand. CCTV outside the Phibun Songkram Camp in Lopburi captured the event. Critics however have slammed the video, claiming the images are photoshopped and are 'disrespectful' to those involved.

Arthur Simpson-Kent, 49, killed former EastEnders actress Sian Blake, 43, and their sons, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, before burying their bodies in the garden of their home in Erith, Kent.

Psychologists at the University of Sussex carried out research that found the voice pitch of males was often determined by the age of seven, rather than when puberty hit.

Researchers at Duke University compared the standard nerve stimulation technique with the less common approach of injecting Botox into the bladder. To their surprise, Botox was more effective.

Danielle Branch, 30, of Maidstone, Kent, suffered third degree burns to 85 per cent of her body on New Year's Day. She credits a personal visit from Katie Piper with helping her come to terms.

The Georgian manor (pictured) occupies a 289-acre property in the Hudson Valley near Red Hook, New York. It has seven bedrooms, a Greek temple-inspired pool house and a tennis court.

Researchers in Germany suggest tidal forces from these three planets directly influence oscillations in a phenomenon known as the 'alpha effect,' dictating the 22-year cycle of the solar dynamo.

McMansions and the many terrible design features some hate about them 

From the 1990s to mid-2000s, cookie-cutter suburban homes known as McMansions could be bought in popularity in neighborhoods across the country. But now the once popular design for home building is being deemed out of style and ugly, as the premiums paid for McMansions declined significantly in 85 of the country's biggest cities, according to a report from Bloomberg. With the decline in sales of McMansions over the years, an architect has now pointed out all that is seemingly wrong with the homes on a blog titled 'Worst of McMansions'. The site, which is authored by an architect who simply calls herself 'Kate', was created in late July. She has cataloged the most outrageous examples of McMansions, while providing the criticism about the homes explaining all that is architecturally wrong with them.

Police are hunting for a grey-haired woman wearing a black hairnet who tried to persuade an 11-year-old boy to get into her car close to Hurst Leisure Centre in Banghurst, Hampshire.

For 22 years, Michelle O'Connor from Derbyshire struggled with debilitating gut symptoms. She has bile acid malabsorption, which affects a million Britons a year, and is often misdiagnosed by doctors.

Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb says that up to 50,000 women could be at risk of losing out. Those affected are women who took time out of work to care for children in the 1980s and 1990s.

Professor Ethan Kung presented the lassoed insect to his amazed class during a lecture in fluid mechanics at Clemson University, South Carolina. A ripple of laughter quickly spread across the room.

Dogowners share hilarious photos of their very unphotogenic animals

A quick glance at anyone's Facebook or Instagram today would make you think the world is filled with incredibly photogenic animals. But these hilarious photos serve as a reminder that even our furry friends can have an off day. From the dog who managed to get a stick wedged in its lip (top left) to the emotional cat holding its paw against its chest in distress (bottom right), these pictures show that even the most adorable pets can take a bad photo.

Parenting blogger Esther Anderson from Florida has shared a video of how she ended her daughter Ellia's tantrum simply by encouraging her to hug her baby sister Tessa.

Francesca Asan, from Basingstoke, died after swallowing the battery at her home in Basingstoke. Her father George (pictured) told an inquest he did not do enough to hide the battery.

 

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For many people, autumn marks the most beautiful season of the year, as evidenced in these photos captured as the trees shed their leaves in Britain, Tuscany, Canada and beyond. Pictured (main) a forest pathway shrouded with fiery leaves in Derbyshire, (bottom right) a pair of hedgehogs nestled together in a German park and (bottom left) Scotland's Loch Ard in the early morning fog.

   

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