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The Portugese dancer girlfriend of murdered gangster Pasquale Barbaro reveals heartache

Chantel Baptista (pictured), a professional dancer, said she was in a relationship with Sydney gangster Pasquale Barbaro (inset) before he was gunned down and was grieving her loss with the comfort of friends. The Portugese woman said she was 'distressed' by her boyfriend's killing and feels deeply sad for his family. It is not known whether Ms Baptista was at all aware of her lover's chequered past, but friends of the couple said they had been dating for 'some time' before his murder. Barbaro, 35, was understood to have been living with Ms Baptista in Sydney's south. The young woman's mother lives there too. Barbaro tried in vain to run for his life before he was executed with a shot to the head at about 9.40pm on Monday.

Commonwealth Bank Springvale attacker believed to be asylum seeker from Myanmar

The 21-year-old man who doused himself in accelerant and set fire to a Commonwealth Bank branch is reportedly a refugee from Myanmar in Australia on a bridging visa. On Friday just after 11am, the man became angry after not having enough funds to withdraw money from the ATM (inset) at the Springvale branch in Melbourne's southeast and allegedly walked to the nearby service station to fill a plastic container with petrol (left). 27 people were injured in the blaze and one remains in a critical condition. The man is believed to have travelled from Myanmar by boat in 2013 and was placed on Christmas Island before being transferred to Melbourne.

Lisa Victoria Smith, founder of Isla and Smith Wedding Planning and Design, has shared the biggest mistakes a bride and groom can make - and the ones your guests will notice.

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Benjamin Bergen, Professor of cognitive sciences at UC San Diego, says we have many misconceptions about using foul language (stock image).

Although women tend to live longer than men, the study by East Tennessee State University found those with the longest lifespan were men living in the nation's richest counties.

A man has been caught 'red-handed' allegedly committing a lewd act in his car with the door open at Swanbourne nudist beach in Perth last Tuesday.

The Prince revealed his softer side during an interview with the Talk Vietnam radio show, where he also explained how he wanted his children to grow up with 'simple aspirations.'

Elle Halliwell opens up on refusing cancer treatment to save her baby

Sydney Journalist Elle Halliwell, 30, (pictured) has opened up on the heart-wrenching day she was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia - just 48 hours before finding out she was pregnant. Halliwell decided to risk her life by undergoing an alternative treatment (inset) to ensure the safety of her unborn baby, whose life would be risked if she underwent chemotherapy. She has revealed in a teary interview with 60 minutes the confronting choice she was forced to make between her life and that of her unborn child.

Jordan Barrett's journey from a drug dealer's son to a 19-year-old modelling prodigy

He lives a lifestyle envied by many, strutting the catwalk for Tom Ford and Versace while spending his down time cavorting with the most beautiful women in the world. So how did 19-year-old Jordan Barrett go from the son of a convicted drug dealer to being dubbed the fashion world's new 'it' boy? In 2013, Jordan's father Adrian Barrett, 54, and his de facto partner Allison Cale, 34, were sentenced to eight years' prison after being found guilty of eight-drug related offences, including trafficking in dangerous drugs

NEW The 46-year-old is known for her love of the holidays and her seasonal albums but with her broken engagement still looming large, seems her Christmas spirit has been dampened slightly

NEW Archaeologists with the Australian National University say the artefact is more than 46,000 years old, and was worn through the nose of one of Australia's earliest inhabitants.

Striding purposefully with a full tank of liquid: The chilling moment a man walks towards a Commonwealth Bank minutes before an explosion injured 27 people

A man, 21, (pictured, inset) allegedly doused himself in accelerant, set himself alight and triggered an explosion at Springvale's Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne's southeast on Monday at 11.30am, injuring 27 people. CCTV footage (main) shows a man, believed to be the offender, walking past Asmara Cafe with an empty plastic container to a service station and returning with it full of liquid. He was seen heading toward the bank just six minutes before the explosion.

The Rich Kids of the UK poke fun at 'peasants' as they showcase their fortune

The Rich Kids of UK account has amassed over 240,000 followers thanks to their envy inducing posts. A far cry from the humble first cars and pocket money purchases of many of Britain's young people, these lucky youngsters often have access to millions of pounds.

The Veronicas' Lisa Origliasso watches her sister Jessica make out with Ruby Rose

The Veronicas' Jessica Origliasso confirmed she was dating Ruby Rose earlier this month after they filmed a music video together. And the couple have not been shy in sharing their affection for one another since, if their raunchy Instagram photos are anything to go by. On Friday, Ruby shared yet another intimate photo of the couple - but this time featuring a guest appearance by Jessica's twin sister Lisa.

Horst Koenig, 53, from Bavaria, Germany, bludgeoned his 37-year-old Filipino wife Grace with a hammer when she was fast asleep in bed. He sliced her body with a saw then went on holiday.

The pair became locked together as they romped at the home of the cheating wife in Kisii County, Kenya while her husband was away on a business trip.

Queensland Year 12 students share pictures to social media as Schoolies mayhem begins

Year 12 students (left) from across Australia have begun heir annual pilgrimage to party hot spots around the country (Queensland pictured right and inset) and overseas as the month-long Schoolies festival gets underway. School leavers from Queensland will officially kick off the party on Saturday, which runs over three weeks from November 19 to December 11.

'Ken doll' Rodrigo Alves can't find doctor willing to operate to help him breathe

NEW After his body rejected his new nose job (right) Rodrigo Alves, 32, of East London, has been left with breathing difficulties and he claims surgeons are unwilling to help perform an operation to open up his airways. In April Rodrigo, who has spent £305,000 on plastic surgery, was rushed to hospital (inset) after his body rejected his new nose. He was suffering from necrosis - where the body's tissue dies - in his nose.

More than 1.5 million people born overseas are receiving welfare payments in Australia. But Labor leader Bill Shorten says social welfare debate is 'hijacked by alarmist rhetoric'.

A 6ft by 4ft oil painting of a Mauri chief painted in 1984 and a smaller 1971 pen and ink self-portrait were listed for £20,000 and £3,000, were recently listed for auction, and Harris could make £1,000.

Princess Mary of Denmark opens Mothers Help's House in Copenhagen

Crown Princess Mary, 44, opened Mothers Help's House in the Danish capital on Friday and wisely wrapped up against the 7 degree chill in a black cape and ribbed jumper.

A woman, 18, was allegedly repeatedly raped by three men when she was held captive at a northwest Sydney home for 14 hours after leaving her formal after-party.

Professor Carole Mundell, Head of Physics at the University of Bath explains how astronomers discovered the FRB 150807 blip, and how they are tracing it back to its source.

Mother snaps her dying teenage daughter's 'GUARDIAN ANGEL' on camera

Sarah Danbury, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, tragically lost her 19-year-old daughter Amy Beckingham to a rare form of liver cancer. She is convinced a selfie she took with her daughter shortly before her death shows the apparition of an angel. Ms Danbury and her daughter were in London for treatment at the Royal Free Hospital when they took the selfie. Sarah tragically passed away three weeks after the photo was taken.

Isla Fisher admits her own family confuse her with Amy Adams

As Isla Fisher (second from left) reveals that she used superimposed Amy Adams' (far left) face on her Christmas card - we reveal the other celebrities who share a strong resemblance. Clockwise from top left: Zooey Deschanel, Katy Perry, Natalie Portan and Keira Knightley

Alexandria Duval charged with murdering sister successfully fights extradition to Hawaii

A yoga instructor who is accused of killing her twin sister by driving their car off a cliff and into the ocean made her first appearance in a New York courtroom. Alexandria Duval showed little emotion as she made her way into the Albany County Court wearing a marigold-colored prison jumpsuit and orange rubber shoes on Friday morning. There were also handcuffs around her wrists and leg irons keeping her ankles close together. She was taken into custody by police to face a charge of second degree murder last Friday. The 38-year-old was indicted by a grand jury in Maui, Hawaii last month, who heard how in May of this year Alexandria (top right) drove her car off a 200-foot cliff and into the Pacific Ocean (bottom right), killing her sister Anastasia.

As with all health problems, regardless of how embarrassing they are, it's important to see your GP for a detailed assessment, UK-based AXA PPP healthcare say.

A women who exchanged love letters with notoriously violent Brothers 4 Life leaders has given evidence for the murder trial of a Sydney man gunned down outside his home in 2013.

'Tis the season! Gwyneth Paltrow shares eccentric holiday gift guide on Goop, featuring an

NEW The 44-year-old lifestyle guru is known for her website's unique and often pricey gift recommendations, and this year's holiday picks are no exception. Gwyneth and her team outdid themselves as they curated a vast list of gift options that includes everything from $8 All-You-Can-Eat food maps to the late actor Dennis Hopper's personal record collection, which is being sold exclusively by the online luxury retailer Moda Operandi for a whopping $150,000.

Aldrich Viju, four, died after an 'accident' on playground equipment at his daycare centre in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday. His mother was four months pregnant.

Stray puppy is left for dead after children covered him in glue and dragged him through

Pascal the puppy was found near an industrial estate in Turkey where the four-month-old dog was left fighting for his life, covered in glue which had matted his fur and left him riddled with disease. He was so scared and ill when vets picked him up that he couldn't even move. Children had put so much glue on him it acted like a cement and one of his ears become necrotic because it was starved of blood.

The image was taken by Tim Atkinson, 50, during a visit the spooky ruins of 12th century Bolton Abbey in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, and spotted the face when flicking through the pictures.

Ivanka and billionaire publisher Rupert Murdoch pictured together in Trump Tower following

NEW Political and business elite as well as several family members have been spotted walking in and out of Trump Tower since the election and are believed to be meeting with Donald Trump's transition team. While Trump's camp have not yet revealed the choices he's made for his Cabinet, several politicians and businessmen, including Billionaire Peter Thiel, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have made appearances at Trump Tower. As of Friday morning,Trump had chosen US Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, Representative Mike Pompeo as CIA director and retired Lieutenant General Mike Flynn as the president-elect's national security adviser, a position that does not require US Senate confirmation.

Sessions is an immigration hard-liner and has argued that illegal immigrants don't have constitutional rights. Pompeo sits on the House Intelligence Committee and is a U.S. Army veteran

The president told Malia, 18, and Sasha, 15, to accept that 'people are complicated' and to keep fighting for kindness, respect and understanding as reports of racial incidents emerged.

Brits go wild in Benidorm! A gaggle of Honey Gs, some rather under-dressed policewomen and

Around 40,000 party goers descended on Spain's southern coast for the annual event. Revelers braved cold temperatures to strip off for a variety of risqué costumes. Two friends donned only body paint and thigh-high boots for their daring leopard costumes. A gaggle of Honey Gs were also spotted in the parade as well as some very under dressed policemen. The fancy dress day tradition started more than 20 years ago when the popular Sinatras Club offered a free drink to anyone who dressed up. Over the years the event has grown and grown and 2016 was the most attended yet.

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Rival Dutch football 'ultras' settle old scores in violent clash... in the middle of the woods

Two sets of ultras square up to each other in a remote woodland area on the outskirts of Rotterdam. One is dressed from head to toe in black, the other distinguishable in white. Both are wearing gloves and hurling abuse, with the word 'hooligans' heard clearly as both groups bounce on the spot, ready to launch into a brutal assault. This was the scene caught in shocking footage which took place last Saturday during an arranged 'revenge' fight between two rival gangs from France and Holland.

Rebecca and Chris Judd have opened up their doors for Today's Lisa Wilkinson and in a sneak peek at the interview to come, they reveal a little more about their newborn twins.

Michael James Quinn, 27, brutally stabbed Cherie Vize, 25, five times in the neck with a small paring knife during a fit of jealous rage on the front yard of his family's Wollongong home in NSW, July 2013.

The infamous 1927 Dutch Colonial on Amityville's Ocean Avenue on Long Island went into contract this week. The property's listing agent declined to discuss the terms of the sale.

Tasmanian mother-of-two Kim Saunders has opened up about her battle with postnatal depression. Ms Saunders, who writes the blog Captain + Co, shared what PND looked like for her.

Woman who had her tubes tied after tubal ligation welcomes miracle baby girl after having

An Australian woman has become a mum at 40 after having a tubal ligation procedure reversed in order to have a baby. In a situation that went against doctor's expectations, Donna Fiorenza (left with husband Peter), fell pregnant eight months after having her fallopian tubes untied. She has since welcomed baby Ella (right and inset) after a traumatic birth.

With Road Safety Week around the corner, we've scanned the strange regulations from around the world that drivers have to adhere to in different countries.

The flesh-coloured gown smashed its pre-sale estimate of $3million (£2.42million) to fetch $4.8million (£3.87million) at auction in Los Angeles, from museum chain Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

America's heroin epidemic laid bare outside McDonald's: Shocking footage emerges of the moment two men had to be rescued after overdosing in a parking lot

WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE. The disturbing video, taken on a cellphone and posted to Facebook Live, has been viewed over 50,000 times following the incident in Sandusky, Ohio. According to police, a group of people found one man passed out behind the wheel of a car (right), and a second man unconscious on the ground by the vehicle (left). The driver was roused by a nurse that happened on the scene, but the second man had to be taken to hospital (inset). Sandusky police said there have been as many as 20 or more overdoses and four suspected deaths in the past two weeks. Local fire crews have administered the opiate reversal drug naloxone more than 170 times in 2016, more than doubling the previous year's numbers.

The exoplanet was spotted by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the University of La Laguna in the Canary Islands. Rocky planets such as this are usually found in groups.

California-headquartered Google has found a way of letting you experience what it is like to be in even the most distant parts of world, without even leaving your house.

A team from the University of Pisa unearthed the Renaissance false teeth while excavating a family tomb where hundreds of skeletons are buried in the chapel of San Francesco.

A new spacesuit, developed by Dutch company Mars One, will protect users from cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures and blinding dust storms.

Queen will stay living at Buckingham Palace during £370m refurbishment

Buckingham Palace (top left) will undergo a £369million refit starting next April to replace pipes, boilers and wiring (pictured and inset) and prevent 'potentially catastrophic building failure' in the future. It had been thought the Queen may have to move out temporarily but a 10-year phased option will see the palace remain open and the monarch in residence throughout the works, funded by a rise in the amount of public money she receives. The monarch will receive an extra 10 per cent of the profits made by the Crown Estate - a vast property portfolio formerly owned by the Royal Family that was handed over to Parliament 300 years ago.

Former New South Wales union official Derrick Belan and his niece Danielle O'Brien were charged with $870,000 worth of fraud offences linked to online dating services, a tattoo and Tiffany's jewellery.

Can you spot the robin in this reindeer festive brainteaser?

The holidays are coming and what better way to get in the festive spirit than with an eye-boggling Christmas-themed brain teaser? This latest brainteaser will really test your eyes and see whether you can see the difference between the robin and the reindeer. There are a number of confusing elements to the puzzle, such as reindeers with patterned horns, red and yellow scarves and Santa hats which draw your eye away from the Robin. So, can you spot it?

A pregnant zoo keeper from Ohio in the U.S has found a unique way to show how big her unborn daughter is week to week by posing with a range of animals that weigh the same as her baby.

The horrifying moment a man appeared to ram two people with a car during a fight outside a bar - sending one flying through a window - in Tampa, Florida, has been captured on camera.

Three healthy short-beaked echidna puggles have been a cause for celebration at Taronga Zoo. The adorable trio are the first echidna births in almost 30 years at the Sydney zoo.

The Hurricane was one of the many attractions at the defunct Boomers! theme park, which is now falling into disrepair in Dania Beach. It was once the largest wooden rollercoaster in Florida.

Sky News reporter Amy Greenbank attacked by hitman Hamad Assad's sister-in-law

A Sky News journalist who had her face gashed by the sister-in-law of a slain hitman outside court has shared an photo of stitches just millimetres from her eye. Reporter Amy Greenbank almost suffered a serious eye injury when the wife of Tarek Assaad - who was denied bail on firearms charges on Friday - shoved a camera (inset) into her face outside a court in Sydney. Blood was seen streaming down the journalist's face (left) just moments later, but she has reassured her friends that she is OK. In a tweet on Friday evening, Greenbank posted a photo of her face (right), showing a plaster just underneath her eyebrow. 'Eventful day but I'm fine. Thanks for all your well wishes!' she wrote.

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2016 file photo a worker checks the Volkswagen sign on a Golf car during the so called 'Open Door Day' to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the German manufacturer Volkswagen Sachsen in Zwickau, eastern Germany. Volkswagen will announce its future strategy which might include job cuts in a press conference on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file)

Volkswagen announced plans today to cut 30,000 jobs in a wide-ranging restructuring of its namesake brand as it tries to recover from a scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

EXCLUSIVE: Dr George Moncreiff, GP and chair of the Dermatology Council for England, shares his wisdom on how to handle your skin.

The world's most awkward business names are revealed 

How would like to dine at Dog-Wiz or sample 'Shatin' Chinese food? Perhaps you could try some 'chewy balls' or grab a bite from 'arses' instead? Alternatively you could 'lick a chick' with the 'best tasting chicken' around or have pig out at 'captain poo's bar and grill?' After dining at a 'foo kin' restaurant, you could then catch up on sleep at the 'Kuntry Inn motel' or 'Big Dick's Hali Way Inn'. Here MailOnline brings you the rudest, crudest and most awkward business names across the globe.

Huaxi, in east China, has a 72-storey skyscraper, helicopter taxis and rows upon rows of lavish villas. Its hotel contains a £11K-per-night presidential suite and an ox statue made of one tonne of pure gold.

CCTV footage has captured the shocking moment a stepfather in northern Thailand punches then stamps on his wife's son - because he made a mistake when counting to ten.

Alex Klein's mission to demystify computers led to the creation of Kano - a £149 do-it-yourself kit that claims to be as fun to make as Lego and so simple a child as young as six can do it.

Horrific moment woman is punched in the face by a hooded thug who brazenly reached into her car to steal her bag as she filled up her car at a petrol station

Shocking CCTV footage has revealed the horrific moment a woman was attacked by a man who mugged her as she filled up her car. In the terrifying video, a man is seen waiting inside his white Mazda as he waits for Dollvy Van Luyn, 27, to pull up at the BP petrol station in Perth in her white Lexus. After Ms Van Luyn gets out and starts refueling her car, the hooded man jumps out of his vehicle and brazenly opens her driver side door. The victim tries to grab hold of the attacker as he snatches her backpack, but he turns and smacks her in the face. Making a break for it, the man punches the Ms Van Luyn again and runs back to his car as she lies in the floor in pain. Ms Van Luyn took to her Facebook to show pictures of her injuries after the attack.

Deni Kirkova, 25, from London, tried a preview of a new gym class called Flatline, which has been hailed 'the hardest workout in the world'. Here she tells FEMAIL how she got on...

The husband and wife, who have not been identified, live in the southern city of Nice, which was devastated by the ISIS-linked Bastille Day attack in July.

A fast-moving object spotted flying by the International Space Station moments before its livestream went dead has conspiracy theorists claiming NASA is covering up proof of a UFO.

He's very level-headed! Harley the sausage dog can balance anything on his head - even a pint of Guinness 

Owner Jen Scott, and her boyfriend Paul Lavery, from East Belfast, credit Harley the Dachshund's talents to his flat head and passion for balancing everyday objects including lettuces and footballs. Known to admirers as Harlso The Incredible Balancing Hound, he has reached his 4,600th follower on Instagram. Pictured, Harley shows his skills with, left to right: a pint of Guinness, three baps, a toy chicken; bottom row, a spider, a football and a chilli.

Angry French voters will choose Marine Le Pen as their next president, supporters say, as the far right Front National party enjoys a surge in popularity following the election of Donald Trump.

The body of David Bowie's grandfather, Robert Haywood Jones (pictured), now lies in an unmarked grave in the fields of northern France. He was killed on the last day of the Battle of the Somme.

Stunned father 'watched in horror as blood poured from the eyes of a statue of the Virgin Mary'

The man, (top right) from Jalisco, Mexico, claimed the figurine of the Virgin Mary has been weeping for four months - a phenomenon some Catholics see as a sign from God. The statue, (left) which shows the Virgin Mary in a white shawl topped by a crown, is now caked in what its owner claims is dried blood.(bottom right) However, its exact location is being kept a secret and members of the public are not allowed to visit, the man told TV news channel Telemundo.

 
   

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Fighting fish with Thai flag colours sells for more than $2,000

A striking Siamese fighting fish with the same colours of the Thai national flag has made a splash on social media after fetching 53,500 baht (AUD$2,040) at an online auction. Pictures of the fish, with its blue, red and white horizontal stripes mimicking the Thai flag (inset), made a splash on social media after its breeder Kachen Worachai posted them on a private fish auction page. Kachen said Thursday he had expected someone to buy the fish for a few thousand baht but was stunned when the bid hit 10,000 baht ($380) on the second day.

Vanessa Snary was left 'traumatised' after a dentist dropped an inch-long dental file down her throat as she underwent surgery at Oldbury Court Dental Centre in Bristol.

Claudie Haignere, 59, was the first French woman in space in the 1990s but conspiracy theorists believe she tried to warn Earth of alien existence when she reportedly attempted suicide in 2008.

A man launched a foul-mouthed tirade of abuse at a Starbucks employee in a coffee shop near the University of Miami, shouting 'I voted for Trump' after his order reportedly took too long to arrive.

The University of California swapped out the mechanical parts in a humanoid for helium balloons. BALLU is lightweight and has twig-like legs, allowing it to freely walk around.

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The puppy paralympics! Dogs in wheelchairs take part in a race - but one adorable pooch can't quite master his new legs

Adorable footage has captured the cutest race in the world as three amputee rescue dogs run for the finish line despite being on wheels. The heartwarming video shows two dachshunds with wheels instead of rear legs sprint out of the blocks while leaving a straggler behind. The Chihuahua bringing up the rear struggles with the pace of the race as its front wheels hinder its progress, but to the roar of the crowd it reaches the finish line in the end.

The father, known only as Satish, got in a row with his wife Jyothi after she was accused of cooking a chicken curry badly at their family home in Bangalore where is alleged to have battered his kids to death.

The Object 4202 rocket was fired thousands of miles from the Yasny Launch Base in Russia to the far-east peninsula of Kamchatka with Kremlin officials calling the test a 'success'.

There's more to Wisconsin than supermarket cheddar, says the Daily Mail's David Jones. On his Midwestern road trip, he discovers that the blissfully relaxed state has some of the best beaches in America.

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Would you dare to take a dip here? World's scariest swimming pool juts out 40 feet above the ground - and has a glass bottom

Overlooking the Dolomites, this terrifying infinity pool is suspended 40 feet above the ground (top right) and has a glass window to give brave bathers the sensation of swimming through the sky (left). The dramatic 82 feet long pool is part of a new extension at Hotel Hubertus, a wellness resort for skiers and hikers in South Tyrol, Italy.

   

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