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Victoria Loveless, from Leamington Spa, pictured far left, is just one of a group of women who claim they got what they wanted by following Rhonda Byrne's self-help book released in 2006. It told people to think positive, writing a list asking the universe for what you want and it would come to you, so long as it was phrased in the right way. Victoria says she got a husband and a baby, while Toni Mackenzie, second left, got a gorgeous home. Centre, Wendy Fry credits the book with her exciting career, while Rachael Taplin, second right, travelled to see the world. Carline James, far right, says her novel was published thanks to the Secret.

The Duke of Edinburgh's softer side was revealed in footage of intimate family moments shown on television today as part of a documentary marking the 60th anniversary of his award scheme. The previously unseen images looked back at the 1960s and touching moments between the Royal couple and their children, with Philip even seen bowling cow pats (bottom right) for a young Prince Charles to bat away, while the young Prince of Wales was also seen larking about with friends (top right). The Duke of Edinburgh was seen messing around in his bathing suit aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, sliding along the wet deck (centre). The hour-long special featured Prince Philip being interviewed by 'daytime television royalty' Phillip Schofield (inset). The Duke's youthful good looks in his naval days even drew comparisons with James Bond due from some smitten viewers on social media (left).

The incident in October was captured in a video shared this week, showing a thug kicking a young woman down a flight of stairs at the metro station in the German capital of Belin. Witnesses were initially shy in coming forward, but now that bodyguard Michael Kuehr, 54, has offered €2,000 (£1,677) to anyone stopping the attacker and his three accomplices, police are questioning a man in relation to the incident. Mr Kuehr claimed he 'almost had to vomit during breakfast' when he saw the footage.

Muslims Like Us is the two-part BBC2 reality show that puts ten Muslims in a house in York (shown top right) and gleefully films their furious arguments over faith and Islamic culture. Most alarming of all is a 35-year-old extremist and convicted fraudster who calls himself Abdul Haqq (bottom right), though he was born Anthony Small - a former British boxing champion and now full-time preacher. Mehreen (shown left), who likes glamorous make-up and nights out, spends much of the show trying to placate Haqq. BBC commissioning editor Fatima Salaria claimed the show was 'an opportunity to hear authentic voices from a range of backgrounds and opinions, so the viewer can gain fresh insights and not just have their prejudices confirmed'. The truth was it was an exercise in stoking up rows and controversy. One day after the Nice attack, with timing that could not be more callous, the BBC launched this calculated attempt to set ten Muslims at each other's throats.

A policewoman was caught talking on her iPhone while at the wheel of her patrol car (pictured) in north London and the Met has since launched an investigation into the 'irresponsible' incident. The officer was snapped by a passer-by - who also saw her change gear while still holding the device. At one point she has neither hand on the wheel. Aware she was being photographed, the unnamed policewoman reportedly rolled down her window and told the passerby to delete the images.

Eight femail writer explain why they love or regret some of their biggest purchases, including author Bel Mooney who says her £1,000 Missoni coat, which she is pictured in second left, helped her get over her divorce. Julia Stephenson, pictured left, spent £1,400 on her box red ski suit but it was only worn on the slopes a few times before it became a fancy dress outfit. Jaci Stephen, pictured second right, felt regret when she bought an £8,000 sequin dress from Chloe, along with the shoes and a bag to match. Clover Stroud feels guilty every time she uses the £2,000 Chanel bag, inset, she dropped hints at her husband to buy but Alice Smellie insists her £1,000 dress has been worn so often it's better value than Primark.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A man was injured during the attack at Forest Hill station in south-east London this afternoon and is currently being treated in hospital. Witnesses said the man was waving his arm around in the air and shouting 'Death to Muslims' as he 'marched up and down' outside the station after the attack (left). A British Transport Police spokesman said: 'We are investigating the circumstances of the Forest Hill incident, but at this time we are not treating it as terrorism-related.' The alleged attacker, pictured right, was detained by police in the area minutes after the attack (inset).

Muslims Like Us is the two-part BBC2 reality show that puts ten Muslims in a house in York (shown top right) and gleefully films their furious arguments over faith and Islamic culture. Most alarming of all is a 35-year-old extremist and convicted fraudster who calls himself Abdul Haqq (bottom right), though he was born Anthony Small - a former British boxing champion and now full-time preacher. Mehreen (shown left), who likes glamorous make-up and nights out, spends much of the show trying to placate Haqq. BBC commissioning editor Fatima Salaria claimed the show was 'an opportunity to hear authentic voices from a range of backgrounds and opinions, so the viewer can gain fresh insights and not just have their prejudices confirmed'. The truth was it was an exercise in stoking up rows and controversy. One day after the Nice attack, with timing that could not be more callous, the BBC launched this calculated attempt to set ten Muslims at each other's throats.

Dressed in nothing but a pair of flesh-coloured pants - with some strategically placed iced buns to protect his modesty - the comic no doubt gave royal attendees Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall quite a surprise on Tuesday, as he hosted this year's Royal Variety Show.

Simon Halabi (left), 58, allegedly shouted 'f*** off out the way you black c***' at Carl Thomas when the bin lorry stopped in the middle of the road to pick up rubbish bags in London's Mayfair (right). Halabi, who was once Britain's 12th richest man before declaring bankruptcy in 2010, also branded the 47 year-old West Indian a 'monkey' and a 'peasant' before shouting 'I own this road, I can do what I want', it is claimed.

Pictures from the scene have shown flames engulfing part of the Oceania residences high-rise block on the Palm, Dubai, which appears to have started in one of the penthouses. The flames then spread quickly and appeared to be affecting part of the building as firefighters raced to the scene. A tweet from Dubai's media office confirmed that emergency services were on the scene at the fire.

A video posted on YouTube shows a Best Buy employee in Valley Stream, Long Island, walking up to the boy and handing him the brand-new console in a box (right), telling him it would be an early Christmas present. The young customer, who was inside the location playing on the demonstration model (left), was left too stunned to grab it at first. The WiiU, sold at Best Buy as part of a set that also includes a Mario Kart game, is worth $300. The boy, according to a man who shared a clip of the moment, has two loving parents who couldn't afford to buy him one.

The Syrian army says it has gained control of 98% of eastern Aleppo (inset), leaving only a tiny enclave packed with rebels and civilians. The military's statement said pro-government forces have seized control of al-Fardous, one of the largest neighbourhoods in eastern Aleppo, which has been held by the rebels since 2012. If President Bashar al-Assad seizes complete control of the city it would be his greatest victory yet in the five-year civil war. Zakaria Malahifji, a rebel leader, admitted: 'The situation is extremely difficult today'. Crowds of civilians have (top and bottom right) been seen celebrating the advances in Assad-held sectors of the city, waving their country's national flag in the air along with portraits of the president (pictured).

While most fans focus on the Golden Globe Awards celebrating the cream of Hollywood talent, the Brits are proving, once again, to be a formidable force. TV shows The Night Manager and The Crown - which have proved to be popular with audiences and critics alike - have attracted a haul of acting nominations. The Night Manager's Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, and Olivia Colman, have received main cast and supporting nods, while The Crown's Claire Foy, pictured second right and far right, has been nominated for her efforts as a young Queen Elizabeth II in the new Netflix series. Pictured far left is Lily Collins, nominated for her role in Rules Don't Apply, and pictured second left is Naomie Harris, nominated for Moonlight.

Tiny portraits of Jane Austen have been added to four of the new £5 notes by micro-engraver Graham Short (engraved note right, top and bottom). It was revealed today that one of the notes was spent in the Square Cafe in Blackwood, south Wales (pictured left) at the end of last week. If the cafe owner did not notice, the note could have been given out in change and now be in someone's wallet or circulating.

Peter Morgan (left), 54, strangled Georgina Symonds (right), 25, at her bungalow in Llanmartin, Newport, after discovering she planned to 'fleece him', leave him and work for other men. The father-of-two paid Miss Symonds, a former burlesque dancer, up to £10,000 per month and allowed her to live rent-free in the property to be his personal escort. Morgan, who denies murder on grounds of diminished responsibility, said that after killing Miss Symonds, he packaged her body in polythene and tape, which he tied to a pole so he could carry her easily, and put her in the boot of his Porsche Cayenne.

From filthy bare feet invading a head rest to scantily clad couples groping each other in their seats, flying for many is challenging enough without having to share the trip with these passengers from hell. Holidaymakers have shared stomach-churning photos of some of the most shameless fliers in the sky with US-based Instagram account Passenger Shaming. With a careless disregard for others, fliers have been captured flashing the flesh in tiny hot pants and without their tops and trousers. Men are pictured with their hands down their pants, scratching, while female passengers allow their long hair to selfishly hang over the entertainment screen behind them.

Stunned driver Andy Long was travelling along the A40 in Oxfordshire when he noticed the company's driver heading in the wrong direction. Dashcam footage shows Mr Long on the road, with the opposite flow of traffic clearly on another stretch of tarmac separated by a barrier. His carriageway is fairly clear, but after a while a lone vehicle can be seen in the right-hand lane. It soon becomes apparently that the van is heading towards him, and when it passes him the Argos logo can be seen emblazoned on its side.

Six people have been injured and one thrown off a bridge onto a car below after a Ferrari mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, eyewitnesses claim. The red sports car is said to have sent at least one of the pedestrians 'flying over the railings' of a bridge just yards from Battersea Dogs' Home in south-west London. Witnesses say the 2015 Ferrari 458 may have been racing a Range Rover shortly before the collision at around 10.30am this morning. Barmaid Zoe Saxby, who works at a pub just yards from the scene, said: 'Apparently the car involved was racing with a Range Rover and knocked someone flying off the bridge, and they landed on a car below.'

Mother Julie Hewitt, 39, claims she is entitled to a subsidy for her petrol money to drive daughter Connie to school because they live more than three miles away in Bodmin, Cornwall. But a cost-cutting council has insisted there is a shorter cross-country route measuring 2.7 miles that the youngster can walk. She appealed against the refusal by filming the mud-clogged 'short cut' which runs past a dairy farm and along overgrown lanes. It has just four street lights and she said it was too dangerous and challenging for her daughter who suffers from asthma. The mother-of-four who works full-time running her own family farm, posted her video of the walk on Facebook in a bid to change the council's mind.

A grade II listed farmhouse in Braishfield, Hants, owned by TV mogul David Frank, caught fire after it spread from a nearby property. Fire-fighters were called on Monday at 12.21 pm after the historic red brick and timber thatched house was reported a blaze. David Frank is the founder of the company behind such international hits as The Secret Millionaire and Wife Swap.

The bus went into a slide after swerving out of the way of an oncoming car in the Ortahisar district of north-eastern Turkey's Trabzon Province. Three people walking down the hill were nearly crushed between the bus and a wall but one turned around, saw the oncoming vehicle and shouted a warning. Two of the pedestrians managed to jump over the wall while the third - apparently an old lady - dodged around the end of it as the bus hit the wall where they had been walking a split second earlier.

When it comes to sibling rivalry, there is often nothing more dramatic than a fight over fight - and it seems that even extends to guinea pigs, too! An adorable video has surfaced showing the moment the two cute-as-a-button rodents squabbling over a baby carrot. The clip, which recently appeared on the video sharing website Jukin Media, shows the pair of siblings trying to overpower the other for the vegetable. After some to-ing and fro-ing, it finally goes to the guinea pig sitting on the left. Sadly, the one on the right comes out with just a tiny, broken-off piece in its mouth.

The heap of old junk was piled into a unit from Ainscough Skip Hire, which is based in Wigan, Greater Manchester - and was supposed to be taken away to the tip.However, when the customer refused to pay, they decided to unload the rubbish back onto her property. Bin bags, old toys and even a mattress can be seen pouring out of the skip and into the garden, as the team watch on and grin.

Footage taken from inside the takeaway appears to show a man throwing an object at a vehicle on Killinghall Road in Bradford, West Yorkshire, before a gang chased a man into a takeaway. One of the gang pulled out a hammer and started to smash the door and window using the tool. Later in the disturbing video, a man attacked a BMW with a hammer and smashed the passenger's window. Police are now urging witnesses and members of the gang to come forward following the shocking incident.

The hotels of the future have been revealed - and they are very different indeed from lodgings that travellers are used to today. Visitors can expect to sleep in beds that self-assemble, to have pre-programmed dreams thanks to neuro-technology (top left), eat food based on DNA analysis (bottom right), check in using DNA (inset) and stay in hotels that will be fully sustainable (bottom left). Health treatments, meanwhile, will be based on DNA, too (top right). The revelations come courtesy of Dr James Canton of the Institute for Global Futures in San Francisco, who produced an eye-opening report on the hotels of the future.

The video, taken in Russia, shows cars travelling down an icy road when suddenly a dog runs across the road, pulling its owner behind it on a lead. The human slips on the ice as they prepare to cross, and the dog then charges across the carriageway, easily towing the red-coated woman behind. Fortunately, the car in front of the one filming manages to break in good time to stop either animal or woman being run over.

The man forces the cats to claw at their opponent's face while he holds them up by their fur during the disturbing video, believed to have been filmed in Blackburn, Lancashire. It is not known if the animals were hurt during the incident, but the fight goes on for some time before the clip ends. RSPCA Lancashire said the cats have been taken into the care of their officers and an investigation has been launched.