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Nicole Kidman flashes her endless legs at Lion premiere in London

She is used to the balmy climes of her native Australia and glitzy Los Angeles.  So Nicole Kidman was no doubt stunned when she was met with the autumnal breeze descending on the capital as she arrived at the Lion premiere during the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday.  The 49-year-old actress, who plays Sue Brierley, fell victim to the pesky British breeze as her sensational slashed velvet gown blew open and flashed her endless legs. 

Russia orders all officials to fly home any relatives living abroad

Politicians and high-ranking figures are said to have received a warning from president Vladimir Putin to bring their loved-ones home to the 'Motherland', according to local media. It comes after Putin cancelled a planned visit to France amid a furious row over Moscow's role in the Syrian conflict. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has also warned that the world is at a 'dangerous point' due to rising tensions between Russia and the US.

Two 16-year-old boys were arrested by counter-terrorism police near a mosque in Sydney's south-west on Wednesday as they were allegedly walking to behead someone with bayonets.

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Commuters who travel along the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been told to avoid the area after a four-wheel-drive became wedged in a toll gate (pictured) and trapped two people.

Information on labels may look precise but actually they can only provide an approximate amount of energy a person will get, says California-based neuroscientist and author Sandra Aamodt.

According to experts, the most successful people in business do five things every single morning that sets them up for a productive day - and you should follow their lead.

He stopped, looked, then walked away: Video timeline shows Gable Tostee leave his apartment minutes after his Tinder date plunged 14 floors to her death and his 65-minute ramble through the streets

In the minutes and hours after Warriena Wright fell from his 14th floor Gold Coast apartment to her death early on August 8, 201, Gable Tostee (inset with Ms Wright) wandered the streets, ate pizza and called lawyers and his father. Ms Wright, a 26-year-old from New Zealand, died at 2.20am. One minute later, Tostee called lawyers before leaving the building, appearing to check around corners while departing (pictured). CCTV then shows him walking for about an hour, stopping for Domino's Pizza and covering about 1.6 kilometres. He then called his father, who picked him up over an hour later. Tostee reported to police later that day. Tostee is on trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to murder.

Jaber Albakr was detained on Sunday in Leipzig in eastern Germany after three days on the run following a tip-off that he may have been looking for associates in the city.

A self-service checkout thief from Canberra has revealed his stealing habits - as data and research shows a third of those who use self checkouts use them to steal.

Guys posting Facebook ad for flatmates in Bondi are inundated with female admirers

A group of men have been inundated with messages from female admirers after posting an ad seeking flatmates for their Bondi house in Sydney's East on Facebook. Dozens of women flocked to the post on Wednesday expressing their interest about moving in, but more women simply directed their female friends to the post in order to look at the flattering photo.

Experts have discovered that handbags and makeup bags as little as six months old could contain unsafe levels of potentially lethal bacteria in recent laboratory tests.

The question of how often you should launder your clothes has provoked a furious debate of Mumsnet after a user asked if it's unreasonable not to wear clean garments every day, apart from underwear.

One of these 50-year-old women has had filler for ten years, another has had it once and

We've pit three ladies - one who has had filler for ten years, one who has had just one treatment and one who has never had it - against each other to find out. So can you tell who is who? L-R: Kate Baines, a 50-year-old account manager from London, has never had filler, Tracie Green, 50, who is self-employed and from Manchester, has had dermal filler once - a decision she made after losing a lot of weight very quickly and Louise James, 50, a makeup artist from the West Midlands, has been having filler for ten years - and is delighted with the results.

Australian hardware stores, Masters, have been forced to employ security to aid staff members who are being verbally abused by customers angry about the disappointing discounts.

A Gold Coast father has accused NRL stars Dylan Walker (top left) and Aaron Gray (centre) of being involved in a violent brawl in Thailand which resulted in the arrest of his 20-year-old son.

I Still Call Australia Home Qantas advert couple return to Uluru to get engaged 16 years

Paul and Elysia met as nine-year-olds while filming an iconic Qantas advert in front of Uluru (right). Sixteen years after the memorable 'I Still Call Australia Home' commercial, they returned there to get engaged (left and inset). Elysia told Daily Mail Australia how the pair had kept in touch after they were placed next to each other in the advert's choir, and how they eventually fell in love in their teenage years.

A 'family-friendly' city near the Gold Coast is pushing its residents to stop watching pornography in an effort to abolish the adult entertainment from the community.

Nick Kyrgios crashes out of Shanghai Masters after deliberately losing with pathetic serve then declares: 'If you're so good at giving advice and so good at tennis, why aren't you as good as me?'

STUART FRASER IN SHANGHAI: Just three days after winning the biggest title of his career at the Japan Open in Tokyo, Kyrgios' effort on Wednesday was pitiful as he lost 6-3, 6-1 to German qualifier Mischa Zverev in 48 minutes. The match descended into farce towards the end when Kyrgios delayed proceedings to engage in an argument with a fan who had shouted out 'respect the game' and 'respect the people'.

Imgur photo has scary hidden illusion

A creepy photo showing a dark basement with a red circle is causing confusion on Imgur as people try to work out what is sinister about the picture. Users are invited to zoom in on the photo to find out what might be lurking within the red circle, but those with eagle eyes have figured out that the scariness is lurking somewhere else in the basement.

A cricketer claims he heard Doug Bollinger admitting he regrets telling Australian batter Phillip Hughes he would 'kill him' on the day he was fatally struck by a cricket ball at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Final images of Cooper Harris in his father's arms before dying in SUV while dad worked

Security camera footage from a Chick-fil-A in Vinings, Georiga, show Ross Harris (inset) holding his son, Cooper Harris at the restaurant shortly before the 22-month-old's June 2014 death. Court resumed after several days of a hurricane-imposed break in the trial of Harris, charged with malice murder, felony murder and child cruelty in the hot-car death of his toddler son. Kyle Weston, assistant manager of the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Vinings, Georgia, verified the authenticity of security camera video clips that showed Harris at the counter, holding his son in his arms as he placed his breakfast order.

An email posted by Wikileaks in the John Podesta hack shows how Clinton made the explosive claim in secret in an email she sent him about how to defeat the terror group.

The former-child star told People magazine that he has been sober for 25 years and intends to remain so, despite the harsh criticisms of his bizarre appearance on the Today Show last month

Reddit users share hilarious contradictory photos

Netizens have been sharing their most ironic photos online with the contradictory photos making it hard to believe that they weren't staged. From packaging that does anything but sell the product to buildings of which architects are sure to regret constructing there is a baffling amount of irony in these pictures.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and senior cabinet members are putting Australia's national security at risk by using WhatsApp, experts warn.

Wendi Murdoch, 47, has revealed her close relationship with her ex-husband Rupert, saying they are 'very friendly' and 'on the same page' when it comes to parenting their two daughters.

KATIE HOPKINS wasn't offended by Trump's comments

 If you're a Trump supporter or, more recently perhaps, an ex-Trump supporter, it's been a rough few weeks. Trump has been forced to retreat to Trump Towers after pussy-gate, being deserted by powerful Republicans, rejected by women, and re-energising the Clinton campaign in the process. All because of a leaked tape of a conversation he had in private in 2005. Paul Ryan said 'women should be championed or revered, not objectified'. But I am not a charitable cause. Being championed makes me sound incapable. And is what he said worse than the light relief Bill got from Monica in the Oval Office?

'You look delicious - I want to do dirty things to you': Tinder message Gable Tostee sent Warriena Wright the night she fell from his 14th floor apartment - as video emerges of their rendezvous 

Tinder messages have revealed how Gable Tostee told New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright (together, inset left) she looked 'delicious' and wanted to do 'dirty things'. The pair first started messaging each other on the dating app in August 2014 and Tostee asked the 26-year-old if she was a 'freak in the sheets' before they decided to meet up a week later (left, they hug each other) before heading to a bar (centre) and buying alcohol. The couple took photographs together (bottom right) and had sex before an argument broke out. Ms Wright fell to her death from the 14th floor balcony of Tostee's Gold Coast apartment about 2.20am. Video then shows Tostee wandering the streets and eating pizza before getting his father to pick him up. Police images taken afterwards show cuts and marks on his body (top right). CCTV footage of the pair, their Tinder exchange and the photos were tendered to the Brisbane Supreme Court on Wednesday during Tostee's murder trial.

Incredible moment a hotel manager saves a dog whose leash became trapped in an elevator going up 

The close call occurred  at the Roadway Inn (inset) in Greenville, South Carolina, where general manager, Ben Duke, saw one of his guests was getting on the elevator with his leashed dog. 'The doors closed, and I guess he didn't realize that his dog had wandered off,' Duke told WYFF4. That's when Duke realized the dog was being dragged across the floor and would soon be pulled up by the elevator. 'I just grabbed it, and struggled with it, then I guess adrenaline set in or something, and I snapped the leash right above my hand,' Duke said. Caught on a security camera in the hallway, Duke can be seen grabbing the dog and trying to save it (main), up until the moment the leash snaps.

Two 16-year-old boys were arrested by counter-terrorism police near a mosque in Sydney's south-west on Wednesday as they were allegedly walking to behead someone with bayonets.

The 23-year-old, who goes by the name Natalie Hot, was given the ban by the administrative court in Munich, the capital city of the German state of Bavaria, after complaints by neighbours.

Is Oksana Neveselaya the world's hottest maths teacher?

Oksana Neveselaya, from Minsk, Belarus, describes herself as a 'sensual' maths teacher and has won over hundreds of thousands of male followers after a video of her teaching went viral (inset). It is not known whether Oksana is aware of the furore surrounding her YouTube debut but if her social media accounts are anything to go by she isn't averse to receiving attention over her looks with each post notching up hundreds of likes and comments. However hopeful suitors may be disappointed as Oksana appears to have a significant other; a recent photograph on her Facebook page shows her grinning with a massive bouquet of flowers.

Billions of people drink artificially-sweetened beverages to avoid the calories of sugar. But according to a five-year study by Purdue University, diet soda is just as likely to lead to obesity.

Creepy clown in a hospital gown and pink wig is filmed clinging to the back of a bus in Detroit 

Terrifying clowns appear to be everywhere at the moment - and they apparently rely on public transportation. In the latest creepy clown incident, a video shows one clinging to the back of a bus in Detroit. The nine-second video was posted on Facebook by Detwan Hall and has been viewed more than 650,000 times. It's not clear exactly where it was filmed, but the person filming was riding in a car along a Detroit Department of Transportation bus. As the car approaches the bus, a figure is seen in a white hospital gown and when he turns his head, it's revealed that he's also wearing a frightening clown mask and bright pink wig. 'It's a f****** clown!' the man says. 'Get the f*** out if here!'

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio allegedly broke a 2011 order barring the sheriff's office from stopping and detaining drivers solely based on the suspicion that they were in the country illegally.

'As of this week, Samsung's testers were still unable to reproduce the explosions,' the Wall Street Journal says. On Tuesday, Samsung said it was killing the Galaxy Note 7 in an unprecedented move.

Internet brain teasers can be solved by just 1 in 5

The latest Playbuzz quiz to leave players stumped is a tricky test consisting of five puzzles in total. The game, posted by Julie Richmond, asks participants to join rows of circles using a fixed number of straight lines and to play a version of 'dot sudoku'. The puzzle's creator claims that if you manage to solve four, or even all five, of the tests - you're officially 'a puzzle genius!'

By analysing the findings from a large number of studies carried out on work ethic, researchers from Radford University in Virginia found no difference in work ethic across the generations (stock image).

Tony Toutouni's future wife reveals what his like is really like

Nightclub entrepreneur Tony Toutouni, 43, from Los Angeles, keeps his 1.5 million followers entertained with pictures of his lavish lifestyle from fast cars to private jets and naked women (right). However he now says he is ready for commitment after popping the question to his long-suffering fiancée Juliann Nicole (left), who has had to learn to trust him. Tony's incredible wealth means the couple split their time between several properties in Los Angeles - including a penthouse and a condo in Beverly Hills as well as a home in the Hollywood Hills. Juliann, who says she has come under fire from friends, family and even strangers, added: 'People can think what they want and have their opinion. But at the end of the day, Tony will always do what he wants.'

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Monkey magic: Captivated orangutan tries to copy magician's trick when he 'transports' a card through the enclosure glass 

Curious orangutan Rajang is captivated by magician Matt G (both pictured main) when he performs a seemingly impossible magic trick outside his enclosure at Colchester Zoo in Essex. The 48-year-old ape watches as the trickster shuffles a deck of cards before placing the ace on diamonds against the enclosure window. The performer places both of his hand on top of the card to 'transport' it through the glass. When a mesmerised Rajang realises the card is now on his side of the glass he attempts to send it back through the glass by tapping it with a stick (pictured inset).

Cameron Nielsen, eight, was attacked by a magpie as he walked to school in Gladstone, Queensland. The magpie pierced the young boy's eyelid and scratched his eyeball, his mother said.

An Australian student's selfies have been stolen from social media and published on a porn website after the 17-year-old's face was doctored onto a photo of a naked model's body.

A 16-year-old boy allegedly had his nose broken as he was beaten unconscious at a party attended by 600 guests including students from Melbourne's top private schools.

Around two months in, partners become curious and ask the 'how many before me' question. Sexpert Tracey Cox says you should think twice before you actually ask this loaded question.

Can YOU see it? This baffling optical illusion will make you hallucinate without touching

WARNING: Do not watch if you suffer from photosensitive epilepsy or are sensitive to flashing lights. The mind-boggling video is part of a study by researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia that they hope will lead to treatments for people with Parkinson's Disease. A new technique enables researchers to measure the strength of scientifically measure hallucinations for the first time, without having to reply on subjective descriptions. The optical illusion features a plain white flashing disc (pictured left). When it flashes, viewers hallucinate grey blobs on the disc that are not really there (pictured right).

From the man whose mother cooked all his food and cleaned to the woman who turned out to be a heroin addict, these tales posted to Reddit will make you yearn to live alone.

The incident took place on an Alaska Airlines plane at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as it prepared for take-off on Monday.

Immigration worker Marshall Jordan, 31, has been jailed for groping a schoolgirl then fleeing a packed tram in Melbourne's Northcote in May last year.

A jury heard that the pupil, aged 14 at the time, lured her victim to a quiet corner of their Hampshire school grounds with the promise of giving her a present before stabbing her.

Ripped out of the ground and stripped for firewood in seconds: Watch the giant robotic arm that saws through the forest and cuts up a tree trunk in seconds

The brutal efficiency of the EcoLog 590D harvester is captured in a dramatic video showing it relentlessly cutting its way through the forest. It would not look out of place as a villainous weapon in the latest science fiction flick, as its giant claw swings and breaks through whole trees as though they were twigs. It retails at over $160,000 dollars and sports a 240 kilowatt engine.

YouTube channel, Now You See It, studies the influence of shapes on characters' personalities in a new video and how geometry affects the visual storytelling of the films we love.

The VR payment technology means people using virtual reality goggles to browse virtual reality shopping malls will be able pay for purchases without taking off the goggles.

Researchers at the Royal Alberta Museum in Canada believe the yellow shafted Northern flicker's feathers are being tinted (pictured) by the red pigment found in berries they eat.

To make such precise measurements, a team at the US National Institutes of Standards and Technology in Colorado fired a laser from one building to another, more than seven miles away.

'My head is going to explode!' Man munches on four of the world's hottest chillies as a dare... and instantly regrets it

Sean Calver, from Melbourne, ate two ghost peppers and two Trinidad scorpions, which are among the spiciest chillies in the world and more than 400 times hotter than a jalapeno. Within moments of gobbling down the fiery peppers - seeds and all - Mr Calver's begins to sweat profusely and appears to be struggling to breathe. Lying down in bed and writhing around in pain, he groans: 'Oh my God, my head feels it's going to explode.' He is later seen physically shaking as he heaps gone-off yogurt into his mouth, but still the heat continues to rage inside his mouth.

Hang Zhang, 25, made it through the main gate but was detained by police after a violent struggle in the Buckingham Palace courtyard, pictured, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.

A rise in the price of beef and live cattle shows no signs of stopping as the nation's 'severely depleted' cattle supply plummets, hitting a 20-year low, according to the latest industry update.

The sudden appearance of life-sized statues is one reason experts think China had influence from Ancient Greece, The terracotta army was found close to the tomb of Emperor Quin Shihuang in Xi'an in central China.

Women going into labour might hope for a serene experience but the birthing process can throw a few curveballs including vomiting, going to the loo on the delivery table and ending up stripped naked.

Ohio father films moment he tells his son that his mother overdosed on heroin

The heart-breaking moment when a father in Youngstown, Ohio, sits down and tells his eight-year-old son his mother has died of a heroin overdose has gone viral. Recovering addict Brenden Bickerstaff-Clark posted the video on Facebook, where it has been watched 24 million times, as well as on YouTube, where it got 14 million views. His son Cameron (pictured, left) breaks down in floods of tears after hearing the news (right). Mr Bickerstaff-Clark says: 'I'm sorry' and gives his son a hug (inset). Some people on social media have criticized his decision to film it and post it online but he wrote: 'This was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do...Don't let this disease have to make someone tell your child that you're dead because of drugs.'

The South Korean electronics giant filed a revised operating profit estimate of 5.2 trillion won ($4.6 billion), compared to the 7.8 trillion won it announced just last week.

An international group of scientists and engineers has today announced that they will be forming 'Asgardia', the first space nation. The first Asgardia satellite will launch in autumn 2017.

A team at Rice University in Texas is testing the effects of GM-associated elements, such as proteins and DNA, escaping into the environment and how to detect them using a tricorder-inspired device.

A team at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics found that the star experiences regular cycles of starspot activity (illustrated) which could batter the atmosphere of its orbiting worlds.

Islamic festival of Ashura continues as children smear themselves in blood

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The young Shia Muslim in the main picture looks lost as her head is held still before a blade slices open her scalp as another child cries in the Muslim Ashura festival in Chennai, India. Other pictures show men and boys - pictured inset - covered in blood after slashing themselves with razorblades and knives. The bloodshed is part of 10 days of mourning for Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, and is seen as a way of washing away their sins.

Javeed Hameedi, 40, a former taxi driver from Auckland, New Zealand has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a teenager after locking the doors while driving her home from a night out.

Mark Rittman, 48, from Hove, spent 11 frustrating hours trying to make his nifty WiFi kettle boil. The device - which ranges in price from £50 to £100 - allows people to flick the kettle on using their phone

Rider's risky overtake causes calamitous crash sending cyclists sprawling across the floor on a congested superhighway track

NEW The dramatic clip shows a woman powering on the pedals to attempt a daring overtake on a London cycle-superhighway. But her risky manoeuvre backfires and she creates a painful pile-up. A commuter captured the crash from multiple angles. His videos show the female cyclist smashing into another rider which launches her out of the saddle. The man she hits is also seen somersaulting off onto the concrete path, as other bikers are forced to slam on the brakes.

Photographs, news clippings and trophies belonging to Joseph Gibson Fry go up for auction tomorrow. He was a pioneering driver in the 1930s and '40s before dying in a crash in 1950.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The Syrian civil war claimed up to another 41 lives, including five children, following Tuesday's bombings as Pope Francis makes his strongest plea yet.

Incredible footage has caught the moment a man in China backflips 29 times using a jetpack. Liu He performed the stunt on October 10 in front of an audience who cheered and counted his flips.

A one-day-old puppy called Petal and her mother Petunia were rescued from a truck park in Carson City, Los Angeles, last month and they will soon be going up for adoption.

Terrifying moment a deadly brown snake LUNGES at a teen girl as she opens her bedroom cupboard

A young girl has been given the fright of her life after an eastern brown snake lunged at her in her own bedroom. The teenager opened her cupboard at her home in Innisplain, Queensland, to find the angry creature, which is the second most venomous snake in the world. Mother Leah Begley said the raging snake was 'striking at anything and everything' as her daughter put a towel under the bedroom door and evacuated their house. After fleeing the property, the girl's father, Peter Begley, recorded the snake through the bedroom window. A snake catcher was able to coax it out via the girl's laundry basket and into his net.

The sale of the Green Dragon Inn in the North Yorkshire Dales comes with 5.5 hectares of parkland, a visitor centre, a campsite and Hardraw Force - England's highest single drop waterfall.

Party Pieces is selling a gruesome bodysuit depicting a pet rabbit squashed on the road (pictured) for kids aged seven up. Parents fear that the gory outfit could upset youngsters.

Mothers who bought mood balancing pills at least twice during pregnancy had a 37% increased risk of speech or language disorders among their children, Columbia University found.

The Mail On Sunday's Gareth Huw Davies reveals some of Tokyo's tranquil enclaves proving that the pulsing city of skyscrapers need not be overwhelming to the first time visitor.

Terror at 5,000ft: Skydiver in horrifying freefall as his parachute becomes tangled in mid-air crash - before he manages to free himself at the last moment

A skydiver faced a potentially deadly situation when a fellow thrillseeker crashed into his parachute (top left and right) above Pattaya, Thailand, sending him into a freefall when the cables tangled. The incident was captured on a GoPro-style camera worn by the skydiver, who could be heard shouting an expletive when the terrifying situation developed. Both skydivers were sent tumbling away (bottom left), although one with an Irish flag-style parachute was able to right himself while the other saw his cables tangle (bottom right). But after spinning around he was able to restore the parachute to working order and continue his descent safely.

Sian Lloyd combined a trip to Perth with a visit to the annual Gourmet Escape food festival in Western Australia's Margaret River wine region. She found top cuisine and met Rick Stein at his gourmet BBQ.

A Chinese scenic spot has opened an impressive sightseeing escalator branded as the world's longest. The machine, at Enshi Grand Canyon, transports people down a mountain in 18 minutes.

Jacqui Booth, 49, from Halifax, saw her weight soar to 20 stone after a devastating cancer diagnosis forced her to turn to comfort eating - but a mortifying ordeal made her determined to change.

Getting much work done, lads? Workmen show off the REAL tricks of their trade by spinning trowels, throwing cones and catching drills 

Labourers from across the UK are showing off the real tricks of their trade with a series of impressive stunts. Workmen perform, slick trowel spins (pictured left), impressive cone throws (pictured centre) and skilled drill catching (pictured right) as they compete to be named the ultimate 'tool trickster'.

Lecturer Nia Davies, 31, from Cardiff, began a 'sexual relationship' with her teenage pupil while teaching A-level art - even sharing a bed with her on trips to London galleries, a hearing was told.

Dr Michael Brookman, 56, a former teacher and junior doctor in Exeter, is accused of conducting the inappropriate exam, as well a number of other examples of misconduct at the medical tribunal.

Owen Richards, 7, from Cumbria, developed the potentially deadly eczema herpeticum, caused by the cold sore virus. But his parents say his life has been transformed after taking herbal medicines.

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin found the organ in an Antarctic fossil of a relative of ducks that lived during the age of dinosaurs.

The motorcycle of the future? BMW reveals self-balancing bike concept that is so safe you will NEVER fall off

The German automaker, headquartered in Munich, unveiled its Motorrad Vision Next 100, a sleek, self-balancing prototype the company released as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations (pictured). he zero-emissions bike has self-balancing wheels designed to stand upright even at a complete stop, stability that the company says will allow riders to forgo riding a helmet.

Elderly Cholita (pictured) was kept captive in a South American circus for 20 years until she was rescued by charity Animal Defenders International (ADI). All her fur had fallen out because of the stress.

The former soldiers appear on screen in Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins, a brutal reality TV show in which 25 ordinary men are put through SAS training in an Ecuadorian jungle.

The RSPCA found the pet at 29-year-old post office worker Emma Marie Stevens' house in Talybont, Ceredigion, west Wales, with all the windows and doors closed in June this year.

The real Kung Fu pandas! Hilarious footage shows two cuddly bears wrestling inside their enclosure

Two pandas have been filmed viciously fighting each other inside their enclosure. The footage is thought to be filmed in China and shows the bears wrestling on a stone staircase. Onlookers can be heard gasping at the fighting bears as it becomes increasingly vicious.

Red kites flock to a 200-acre sheep farm in Powys every day, where conservation efforts are paying off. Hundreds of the birds mass in the skies above Gigrin Farm, an RSPB feeding station.

China has banned parents and guardians in its region of Xinjiang from encouraging their children into religious activities. The new rules take effect on November 1.

The couple (pictured), known only as Mike and Laura, were diving off the coast of Guadalupe Island in Mexico last week after Laura bought the trip for Mike as a surprise for his 50th birthday.

Farm worker Paul Milner, 47, from Shropshire, was left unrecognisable after the hook fractured his eye socket and jaw bone and smashed his skull, leaving his head permanently indented.

 
   

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South African fishermen risk their lives trying to drag a Bronze Whaler Shark back into

Incredible images taken on Muizenberg beach, Cape Town show the men struggling to free the huge Bronze Whaler Shark and release it back into the sea. The potentially deadly predator measured a huge eight-foot-long, weighed approximately 500 pounds, and had a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. Action shots showed the giant beast lunging its mouth towards the fearless fishermen, who were desperately trying to pull it back into the safety of the sea by its tail.

Written by Thomas Burke, the incoming Americans were given handy advice and tips on how to deal with their fellow Allies - including how to deal with our penchant for discussing the weather.

Grenada is one of the Caribbean's lesser visited islands but it's finding fresh ways to tempt travellers to its shores. A new music festival is worth booking a trip around, finds MailOnline's Katy Winter.

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One last look at her babies… then Mother bear leaves them forever: Heartbreaking moment

This is the heartbreaking moment a mother brown bear leaves her cubs to make their own way in the world by abandoning them in the Central Siberian Nature Reserve by the Yenisei River. The mother spends a last moment with her cubs before swimming off, without a backward glance, leaving the confused cubs to fend for themselves.

A self-drive break in Honkers, Kowloon and the New Territories, in the land where the British Empire's glory days are preserved by the People's Liberation Army of China.

Dubai started building the structure on Monday but it won't be completed until 2020. Once finished however, it will offer unrivaled 360-degree views of the city.

Nice day for a base jump! Amazing moment daredevils RELAX as they plunge 650ft above a glorious beach - despite having just five seconds to open their parachutes to land safely

Thrillseekers (inset) are flocking to Zakynthos in Greece to tackle a 650ft BASE jump above Navagio Beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach after the iconic debris found in the sand. Astonishingly some of the jumpers are so experienced they can even relax (pictured) on the way down, despite having just five seconds to open their parachutes to land safely. The daredevils have described the experience as 'mind-blowing', particularly given the view of clear blue water and white sand below.

   

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