Home

UPDATED Standing in front The Girl With The Pearl Earring at the Mauritshuis museum in the Hague this afternoon, the Duchess of Cambridge, 34, looked like a perfect match for the enigmatic figure in Vermeer's masterpiece in a pair of pearl and diamond earrings borrowed from the Queen. Kate is on a day-long visit to The Netherlands - her first official foreign trip without Prince William. But she showed no hint of nerves as she arrived at the museum this afternoon (right) in a pale blue Catherine Walker suit.

Armed men in camouflage gear came out of nowhere to stop a pair of adventure bikers who had discovered a secret back gate to the infamous Area 51 in Nevada. The terrified motorcyclists, who had just ridden past a sign which warned 'Use of deadly force authorized' put their hands in the air and must have feared for their lives. Conspiracy theorists believe Area 51 houses secret UFO technology which the government has seized from visiting aliens.

NEW Police video shows Vincent Stanford, 25, (left outside court, right during his confession video) explaining in chilling detail the day he murdered Leeton High School teacher Stephanie Scott, 26, (inset) in April 2015 before dumping her body. Standford revealed calmly to police that he felt no emotion on the day he murdered the young woman, other than the urge that he 'had to kill her'. 'I picked her up from behind with my right hand over her mouth and my left hand around her middle, I dragged her into the store, I closed the door behind us, chucked her on the floor and I beat her to death,' Stanford told detectives.

Cleaner Vincent Standford (left), 25, confessed to police he had fantasised about killing someone since he was seven-years-old and had no emotion about killing Stephanie Scott (right), 26, last year. Standford pleaded guilty in July to raping and murdering Ms Scott at Leeton High School, NSW, where they both worked and appeared at his Supreme Court sentence hearing on Tuesday. Court documents revealed Standford often lingered in the girls toilets while students were on their lunch break and choked his a teacher when he was 12-years-old.

Selfies have emerged from the night Warriena Wright met her accused killer Gable Tostee - before she fell to her death from his 14th floor Gold Coast apartment balcony in August 2014. The pair connected on dating app Tinder and photos from their only night together show them seemingly enjoying the evening. Mr Tostee is on trial for Ms Wright's murder.

A New Mexico mother did nothing to stop her boyfriend and his cousin from raping and dismembering her daughter on the day after her 10th birthday, even as the girl begged for them to stop, police say. Michelle Martens (inset top) admitted that she silently watched her daughter, Victoria (seen left and right), be killed by Fabian Gonzales and his cousin, Jessica Kelley inset center and bottom), in August. She then allegedly had sex with Gonzales 20 minutes later. The claims emerged across three interviews with police during which Martens told a series of conflicting accounts. Forensic reports said the girl had been dosed with meth, raped, strangled, stabbed and dismembered.

An alleged thief who was tackled by Bunnings security guards 12 hours before he died in hospital told them he could not breathe, shocking footage has revealed. Anthony Georgiou, 31, was leaving a Bunnings Warehouse in Frankston, south of Melbourne, on September 12 when he was pinned down by two guards. Distressing mobile phone footage obtained by A Current Affair shows blood coming out of the father-of-one's mouth as he pleads with security to let him go. Pinned down on his front with his arms twisted behind his back, Mr Georgiou says: 'Somebody help me, please! Get them off me! Help me!' Police arrived and called an ambulance, with paramedics taking Mr Georgiou to hospital in a critical condition. He died 12 hours later and leaves behind a four-year-old daughter.

Ashley Symes, 23, inset top, tried to cash in on the so-called 'killer clown' craze by scaring strangers in dark streets (left) and in an underground car park at the Dockside Outlet Centre, Chatham. But he was left with a bloody nose (inset bottom) when one of his targets turned on him, headbutting him in the face (seen right). It comes as the so-called 'killer clown' prank craze continues to sweep across the UK, with police forces reporting dozens of related incidents in the last 24 hours.

Newlyweds Sara and Phillip Maria (left) stopped in Uralla on the Northern Tablelands in NSW last Saturday to take a photo when a group of magpies decided to interrupt the special moment. Several magpies quickly began swooping at the couple as soon as they got out of the car, wedding photographer Karen Parr said. The moment led to an entertaining image of the couple laughing as a magpie swoops them, causing Ms Maria to duck behind her husband, who throws his hands up to protect his head (right).

Waleed Aly (left) has slammed greyhound trainer Ken Burnett (right) for saying the industry makes animal welfare a priority and cares for dogs. The trainer was speaking to Aly the day New South Wales premier Mike Baird announced he would revers his ban on racing in the state. Aly interrupted Mr Burnett, beginning with: 'Sorry mate, you can't say that... No, a significant proportion of the industry has been doing some horrific things for a long time'.

James Packer's ex-fiancée - formerly known as Kate Fischer - was photographed looking hardly recognisable outside her apartment in Toorak, Melbourne on Tuesday after speaking about her weight gain and reclusive life. The 42-year-old retired model previously lived a glamourous life in Sydney before moving to Los Angeles after her break-up in the late 90s - but today works as a part-time therapist and has changed her name to T'ziporah Malka bat Israel. In photographs obtained exclusively by Daily Mail Australia, the former TV and film star is seen leaving her home without make-up and wearing baggy black clothes, before enthusiastically waving and smiling for the camera.

Kanye West took out the large equity line of credit on his New York City apartment, according to records filed on September 27. JP Morgan granted the line of credit to him on July 12. The agreement states that the bank will make advances to Kanye in a principal amount not exceeding $2million. Kanye has until 2036 to pay back the funds. The line of credit was taken out just months before Kanye purchased Kim a 20-carat Lorraine Schwartz emerald cut diamond engagement ring worth $4million, which was stolen during the robbery last month along with another case of jewelry. Insurance documents state that the 13 items taken during the incident are worth approximately $5.6million.

Vicious fights held weekly at a New Zealand prison by an organised prison fight club lasted for 15 to 50 minutes and involved a number of rounds, an official inquiry found. The brutal fights held between inmates and organised by senior gang members were brought to an end after footage emerged online last year. The inquiry revealed inmates were 'threatened' or 'pack attacked' by prisoners if they refused to take part.

Just hours previously, he joyously received a Knighthood from Prince William for his services to music and charity. Yet Rod Stewart's royal fun did not end there as he joined his wife Penny Lancaster for a night out at the Royal Academy of Arts on Tuesday while attending the same awards ceremony as Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The 71-year-old rocker shed the tartan trousers he wore earlier in the day at Buckingham Palace (inset) as he sported a slick black suit while Penny, 45, got racy in a leopard print mini dress and fur stole. 

The transsexual performer, Miss Bee, was fined by a court in Pattaya, Thailand for allowing a large group of Chinese holiday makers to grope her breasts in a nightclub on the popular tourist island.

Underworld figure, Mick Gatto (inset), is expected to make a hefty profit from the sale of his mansion (top left) in the exclusive precinct of Lower Plenty, just outside of Melbourne, after he purchased it for $2.1 million in 2005. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom home boasts a billiard table (bottom left), swimming pool (bottom right) formal lounge areas (top right) as well as a large gymnasium.

Radhika Mandloi (left), from central India, started to suffer extreme pain and itching in her left ear last week. Her parents initially dismissed her discomfort, but when she began crying continuously they took her to hospital. Doctors were shocked to find a blow fly - attracted to bad smells - inside her ear which had laid around 80 larva (inset). Radhika had two sittings (right) to remove the insects. Both operations, which lasted for 90 minutes each, involved killing the maggots while they were in her ear.

A rare genetic disorder causes sufferers to swell as if they are having an allergic reaction - but it happens at random.  Hereditary angioedema (or HAE) is a condition that deprives the blood of protein.  For some reason, this leads sufferers to have spontaneous attacks of swelling that could stop them from breathing. 

Crying, covered in blood, and with cuts to her head, the young girl, called Aya, calls out for her dad as she is treated medics. Doctors at the medical centre in Talbiseh in Homs wipe away blood from young Aya's face and scalp as her eyes search the room for her father and she repeatedly cries 'Baba' - Arabic for daddy. The terrified young girl was caught up in air and mortar strikes on Monday, before she was rescued and taken to a field hospital for treatment.

The baby boy (left), from West Drayton, London, was immediately taken to hospital for medical checks after being born at home. Hospital staff deemed him to be healthy until a more experienced nurse noticed a blue colouring in his feet and fingers. Tests revealed he had a potentially fatal heart defect known as total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. It means the veins carrying blood between his heart and lungs weren't connected properly and stopped the flow. He was transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital for the open heart surgery (top and bottom right) just six days after being born.

With the help of 11-year-old Melissa, martial arts teacher Matt Fiddes, from Wiltshire, demonstrates the three moves that could prevent a child from being abducted. Pictured left to right: A wrist twist can help loosen an attacker's grip, a kick to the groin can pry a predator out of a neck grip and to end a 'bear hug'-style attack the victim should stomp on their attacker's feet.

This hilarious video shows the moment police officers realised the meth dealer they were hunting was actually a bird. CCTV shows a crafty crow (left and centre, circled) hopping up onto a pillar at a petrol station before ripping a package containing meth out of a bin. Western Australia Police investigators were reviewing the surveillance footage as they tried to track down who dumped the drugs (in a packet, right) there when they discovered the bird was to blame. No arrests have been made at this stage and the bird is still believed to be on the run.

Siberian marriage agency OCS Centre say Chinese men are desperate to marry a Russian bride, due to a lack of women in China, and add they have had a massive success in matching couples. Chinese men who attended the meeting arranged by OCS are introduced to groups of 25 women all under the age of 35. And Elena Suvorova, head of the marriage agency says the men are quick to fall in love with the women.

Ice cream brain freeze can take some getting used to, but this toddler's reaction is adorable and hilarious in equal measure. For toddler Lyla, from New Zealand, this process may take quite a long time. The youngster puts a spoon of ice cream in her mouth, but after a split second she begins shaking, with her face a picture of shock. She makes a noise to suggest that the chill has well and truly got to her, as her mini shivering fit continues. Her reaction and facial expression would suggest that she did not enjoy her first ice cream experience at all, but suddenly she raises her spoon and goes in for a second taste.

Heidi Luckraft (left), 39, from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, was walking her dog four years ago when she was bitten by a tick. However, it wasn't until last year that she was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease. She is now on 29 different medications a day in hospital (inset) as the illness attacks her organs. Because of how long it took her to receive a correct diagnosis, it has left her with no treatment options in the UK and reliant on a wheelchair (right). Her family and friends are frantically trying to raise money for treatment in the US to try and save her life.

This tiny Pakistani boy is clutching a whip made from chains and blades as he prepares to flagellate himself in a religious parade to mark the Muslim festival of Ashura. The young Shiite Muslim boy took part in commemorations yesterday in the city of Peshawar, in Pakistan. Other pictures from the religious procession in Peshawar show men and boys covered in blood and pool of crimson on the ground, as devotees whipped and cut themselves to mark the religious holiday.

NEW A YouTube user posted a video online showing a curious illusion he saw over the weekend on Lake Superior. Jason Asselin was on a fall foliage trip on Saturday when he and friends noticed a ship-like image appear on the horizon. He had to zoom 200 times on his camera to see the object clearly, meaning that if it was real the ship would have been hundreds of feet tall. One possibility is that the lake projected the image of a lighthouse nine miles away onto that spot on the water.

Photographs of a giant panda foraging through rubbish and apparently eating it (pictured) at a Chinese zoo has sparked outrage in the country. The images, captured by a visitor to Taiyuan Zoo in Shanxi province, showed the bear rooting through assorted junk in its enclosure, including a water bottle (right), food debris and a balloon (left). After the pictures appeared on Chinese social media site Weibo, thousands of people commented on the incident, calling for the zoo to be scrapped of its rights to house China's national treasure.

Johanna Nordblad, from Helsinki, Finland, once nearly lost her leg in a horrific accident but painful ice therapy saved it - now she's a world record-breaking freediver who swims under frozen lakes. In this fascinating footage, she is seen diving through a small hole in the ice (bottom left and right) and exploring a beautiful but bitter-cold world under the surface (main).

Shocking dashcam shows a car turning without looking on a busy Russian road and ploughing straight into two cyclists - one of which was hurled onto the bonnet and the other thrown to the ground. The cyclists didn't suffer serious injuries thanks to their helmets. It is unknown if the police were involved in the incident.