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He was a talented cricketer making waves in the representative scene and she was a 'highly competent and experienced nanny' working in Canberra. The scene was set for Nathan Lyon and Mel Waring to meet on the dance floor at Mooseheads - a popular nightclub heaving with young university students. The pair, both in their early 20s, were said to have hit it off instantly and sparked up a relationship that lasted a decade. But the fairytale romance came to a thudding halt on Thursday when Lyon's 'secret relationship' with glamorous blonde real estate agent Emma McCarthy (inset) was revealed.

A woman who was made famous for having sex on her MP husband's desk before stashing her underwear in an ashtray has taken issue with super model Jennifer Hawkins and her 'ugly' mega mansion. Jan Murray, who was once married to Hawke cabinet minister John Brown told Daily Mail Australia the newly built Avalon home is an 'ugly blot' which screams 'look at me, look at me, look at me'.

Sorvino (left with Weinstein in 2006) responded on Twitter to Jackson's revelation, telling fans that she 'burst out crying' when he confirmed her fears this week. 'Just seeing this after I awoke, I burst out crying. There it is, confirmation that Harvey Weinstein derailed my career, something I suspected but was unsure. 'Thank you Peter Jackson for being honest. I’m just heartsick,' she said.

Frustrated Aldi customers have taken to social media to vent after the store's special buys sold out in minutes this weekend amid huge queues. The German retail giant offered a range of bargains, including Dyson vacuum cleaners and portable air conditioners (inset), but many shoppers were greeted by empty crates upon arriving (bottom right). Some claimed stores stocked as few as three of the items, while others were surprised by lines of dozens of people half an hour before the supermarkets even opened (left). The highly sought after items included a handheld DC44 Dyson vacuum for $299 and a DC29 Multifloor for $349 (top right, the lucky customers who snagged the products), as well as a $279 2kW air-conditioner.

An entire family of four has come out as transgender in Queen Creek, Arizona. Trans man Daniel Harrott (back), 41, the biological parent of a trans son (R) and trans daughter (front), ages 11 and 13 respectively, is engaged to a trans woman, Shirley Austin (L), 62. Harrott got the courage to come out as a trans man when his daughter, Joshua, wanted to join Girls Scouts one year ago.

This is the horrifying moment a vehicle careered into another, before the driver fled the scene and left his passenger to die. New South Wales police released CCTV footage of the incident, which took place in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl last year, in the hope the public may be able to help identify the man involved. The crash occurred just before 11am on Warwick Street, when a white Mitsubishi EVO appeared to turn sideways and collide with a Honda CRV. Mother-of-two Georgina 'Gina' Abdullah, 38, (inset) was critically injured and later later died in hospital.

NEW Sonny Bill Williams has hit back at critics after he was criticised for posting a photo showing his daughter riding in a vehicle without a car seat. The famed rugby player, 32, was slammed online after uploading the picture to Instagram during the family's recent holiday to the Cook Islands. In the image Williams and his wife Alana are all smiles, while three-year-old daughter Imaan, sits largely unrestrained in the back seat (inset). 'We're home safe and sound. Thanks for all your concerns,' he captioned a photo of himself lying on a lounge with Imaan nearby strapped into a car seat (main).

In the lead up to the fifth season of Married At First Sight, the identities of several of the show's stars have already been announced by Channel Nine. But it appears the network is holding off unveiling the most intriguing characters in the new series until the very last minute in order to maximise excitement. However, a source has shared with Daily Mail Australia the names of two more women set to star on the show, adding to an already considerable line-up of confirmed and rumoured contestants.  

Ben Affleck appears to have returned to a residential rehab facility, in his battle to conquer his struggle with alcohol addiction. The actor was filmed stumbling and apparently disoriented as he left a center in Los Angeles on Thursday. The Oscar-winner was accompanied by two women as he left the center, and by the same women as he returned just before 9.30pm, in time for the evening curfew.

Christmas came early for office workers who had their holiday parties - but at least they don't have work in the morning (top right). Hordes of men and women were pictured dressed up for a night on the town (bottom right), with some donning festive accessories for the events. But as the night wore on, the celebrations appeared to take a toll on revellers who were pictured looking a little worse for wear (left).

Sydney man Sam Corliss says there are three kinds of people. People who hate animals, people who like animals, and people who love animals. The 36-year-old puts himself in the last category - having given up housing to stay with his pet dog, Tye. Sam lived on the streets with Tye for four-and-a-half years, and nearly lost his beloved Staffordshire twice, to a street attack and an unexplained abscess. But the pup was saved by a team of volunteer vets, who nursed Tye back to health for no charge. The vets work for Pets in the Park, which is a free veterinary service for the pets of people experiencing homelessness or who are at extreme risk of homelessness.

Melbourne parents Barbara and Adam Anagnostiadis (left, centre) have bought their pre-teen children an apartment each to save them forking out 'millions' later in life. Siblings James, 7, and Aiva, 10, (pictured with parents) are proud owners of two 'almost identical' one-bedroom units in the sought-after suburb of Bentleigh East - both price at about $400,000. The parents, who run a concrete pumping business, feared their children wouldn't be able to afford to enter the property market by the time they were ready to move out, realestate.com.au reports. 

A new online gallery has revealed some of the most brutal break-ups on the web, that make a text dumping seem tame. Scorned lovers have found ways to publicly humiliate their cheating partners, in the form of road signs and billboards. Others have taken revenge by burning a former flame's possessions or tampering with their car.

An 'impatient idiot' driver forced a huge semi trailer and oncoming traffic to swerve onto soft gravel road shoulders in a dangerous overtaking stunt near Adelaide on Friday.  Chilling dash cam footage shows the driver of a small white sedan speeding up to pass the road train before vehicles travelling the opposite direction reach it. The video, uploaded to the Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook page, left people outraged at the motorist's 'dumb' behaviour, while several hailed the truckie a 'hero'.

Ron, who lives at the North Pole (or Luton, depending on who’s asking) really does remember the days when a child was thrilled to find an orange in their Christmas stocking. But he has had to become terrifyingly up-to-date about modern devices, fast. But he doesn’t blame the children. No. It’s the parents he criticises. He’s adamant that children are spoiled by getting too many presents. Long-serving Santas, Ray Hulse, 73, and Ken Moxley, 72 (our trio have around 140 years of Ho Ho Ho-ing between them) have similarly bleak tales to impart.

Jason Melo smirked in court Friday as he was convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and forcing her walk the public street naked while he berated her and videotaped the incident. The 26-year-old was found guilty by a New York State Supreme Court jury of the top charge he faced, coercion in the first degree, as well as assault in the third degree, menacing in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated harassment in the second degree. During the January 2016 incident, the victimized girlfriend, now 24, paraded down a Harlem street in the cold, nude, while her jealous boyfriend filmed and later published the event as a punishment for her messaging other men.

Linda Wenzel (inset top), from Saxony, joined the Islamist terror group at the age of 15. She was said to have worked for a female-only brigade that whipped women if they were not wearing the right clothes. Linda forged her mum's permission last year to buy a ticket to Istanbul, before moving into ISIS territory. In her first meeting with her mother since she fled Europe for the Middle East, however, she said she had 'ruined [her] life' with her 'stupid idea' of joining ISIS. The two embraced after initially looking at each other with uncertainty (left and right). Linda fell in love with a Muslim man she met online who persuaded her to join him and answer ISIS's call of jihad. She was captured in July in Mosul when it was liberated by Iraqi soldiers. The filthy, dazed and wounded girl was seen being dragged out of a onetime ISIS stronghold by triumphant troops (bottom inset).

Two freshman at University of Texas at San Antonio didn't know each other before their viral Twitter exchange but followed one another. Rebekah Pendley thought she recognized Jasmine Rios' boyfriend from Twitter while at the library. He was flirting with another girl. She sent Jasmine a picture and said she debated telling her but felt compelled since she herself had been cheated on. Jasmine thanked her but revealed that the other young man in the picture was actually her boyfriend's identical twin brother. Despite her error however, Twitter users are encouraging their friendship and praising her adherence to girl code.

Hundreds will sleep rough in Sydney this festive season, with countless more in temporary accommodation embarking on a new year in uncertain circumstances - and one Sydney mother is determined to do something about it. 'It's important for people doing it tough to feel that someone gives a sh*t about them, especially at Christmas, which should be a time for family and togetherness,' Simone Azzi told Daily Mail Australia. 'For a long time, I wanted to do something but wasn't sure how to execute it...This year, I just thought, "I'm going to do this" and its been incredible. The generosity and spirit of my fellow Australians has been overwhelming.

The grieving owners of a dog that died after being left in a hot car for six hours by a dog walker say they are 'inconsolable' over the death of their 'best boy'. Lilly Miljkovic (left) found her beloved keeshond, Beau (right), in the car (centre) in Rose Bay, Sydney, after receiving a text message from the pet minder saying dog may have been forgotten. In a heartbreaking social media post Thursday evening, the distraught owner said the reality of losing four-year-old Beau was yet to sink in.

Audrey Hepburn's will has been revealed for the first time in her son's battle against her children's charity over the Hollywood star's name and likeness. Sean Hepburn Ferrer, 57, sued the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund in October for infringing trademark and other rights belonging to him and Luca Dotti, his half-brother. Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com show Ferrer has hit back at the charity's attempt to have the suit dismissed and has provided excerpts of his mother's will in which both sons were named as principal heirs to her estate and intellectual property after she died in 1993. The will (bottom left) seen for the first time on DailyMail.com, reveals the Breakfast at Tiffany's star left her most precious jewels to her closest family and friends including a diamond broach to the daughter of film actor Yul Brynner (left) She also left two Russian icons (similar to the stock photo shown here) to her favorite designer Givenchy (right).

There's only one thing cuter than a puppy - lots of puppies. Which is why these snaps shared on social media around the world are all but guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Clockwise from top left: This proud mother almost appears to be smiling; a dog surveys four identical wagging tails; a fluffy crew vie for their mother's attention; an adorable trio jostle for space; a majestic French Mastiff walks with her lookalikes in tow; a family snap worth framing.

A woman has been escorted out of a Walnut Creek, California branch of Starbucks by police after angrily objecting to two customers speaking in their native language of Korean. The woman became angry when she overheard a community college tutor speaking to a student. In a video taken by the student, the woman says 'I hate it' and adds 'everybody here speaks English. As she is confronted and asked to leave by a staff member, she says 'if you can sit and be quiet, that's fine' but then adds 'I don't want to hear your language'. When she realizes she is being filmed, she tried to cover her face with her papers. Eventually, police were called and she was escorted out.

Forget a designer dog-breed. This wealthy animal-lover is eager to show off his family of pet tigers that he drives around in his Rolls Royce Phantom.The Instagram video was taken of the tigers owner, Michael Zaretsky, sitting in the driver seat of his luxury car at his home in Russia.It then shows the huge pet climbing through the window, over the driver and into the backseat.The back seat door is then opened allowing two smaller tigers into the car before the driver casually pulls off appearing to take his big cats for a spin.According to his Youtube channel Zaretsky rescues, treats and looks after abandoned predators. He is said to have been training animals for 17 years such as lions and tigers.

Australia's oldest wombat has just celebrated her 31st birthday, and her keepers have made sure that it is an occasion to remember by cooking her two special fruit and vegetable cakes. 'She is very loved here at the zoo,' said Renee Osterloh from the National Zoo and Aquarium. 'She's definitely been able to live a very long and happy life here and hopefully many more years to come.' And she's not only beloved at the zoo - Winnie has become a bit of a celebrity in her own right, with more than 1288 followers on her Facebook page and people making special trips to see her.

A new series of photos shows the creepy images generated by software users with wild imaginations and varying degree of mastery of the picture editing program. The selection includes creepy face swaps, obviously photoshopped muscles, and plainly bizarre creations. One jockey (top left) appears to be riding on a loaf of sliced bread rather than a horse. A montage (top center) makes it look as though a giant baby Santa is picking up a little girl with an old man's face. In another collage, one man's eyes appear to have slid down his face when he removed his glasses (top right). One couple seems to have narrowly escaped a shark (bottom left) while one woman sports abnormally large eyebrows (bottom center). A cat also models strange-looking, bulging muscles (bottom right).

The brand new Dubai Camel Hospital boasts state-of-the-art medical equipment, pristine operating theatres and a team of international specialist veterinarians. Built to the tune of 40 million dirhams (£8.11million), the hospital aims to treat the favourite pets of the Gulf state. Camels remain an important part of UAE heritage, and camel races and camel beauty pageants are a favourite recreation for locals, with animals boasting the right pedigree fetching millions of dollars at auction.

A funny video has emerged from Sydney of a girl passing out mid-air while on a thrill ride. The footage shows Bronwyn Kettle passing out while hundreds of metres above the ground. Shortly after being propelled into the skies, Bronwyn passes out and her arms and legs start flailing wildly around her while her oblivious friend continues to laugh beside her. Fortunately, Bronwyn comes to after five seconds of being out cold. When she regains consciousness she starts laughing again until the pair are bought safely back down to the ground.

These felines were feeling very feisty judging by their stand-off that resulted in a choke slam. The footage, shot in China, shows the two tabby cats holding narrowed eye contact and furiously swishing their tails before the cat on the left pounces on his opponent. The cat then expertly turns the move on him by grabbing him around the neck and slamming him onto the ground.The move, traditionally used in professional wrestling, was enough to immobilize the animal before he retreated slowly.The video was taken last month in RenMin GuangChang, Shanghai.