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Neighbours heard Luke Morgan, 26, and Emma Cole, 22 (both pictured outside Stafford Crown Court at an earlier hearing and pictured in mugshots inset) having a drunken argument in the early hours of April 29 2014. Their six-week trial were told they were rowing about not having enough money and being unable to have sex because their nine-week-old baby Tyler was crying. Little Tyler was found with broken ribs and what appeared to be a human bite mark when paramedics finally arrived at their flat in Burntwood, Staffordshire at 2.51am. Jurors heard there was a 'significant' delay in contacting the emergency services after Tyler was smothered and collapsed in the early hours. He was rushed to hospital but died shortly after 4am. Morgan and Cole were also found guilty of child cruelty but were cleared of charges of murder and manslaughter after a trial at Stafford Crown Court.

Amar Kanim (pictured left with Lady Emma Nicholson, right with his mother and inset before being injured) suffered severe burns in a horrific war crime in Iraq in 1991 under Saddam Hussein's rule. He was believed to be an orphan but a message on Facebook proved his mother was still alive. He was rescued from a life of poverty by then Tory MP Lady Emma Nicholson and taken to London for medical treatment before moving in with her.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son has already been commemorated in a Disney cartoon. A beautiful hand-drawn animation of Winnie the Pooh celebrates Archie's birth in a heart-warming video. The 25-second clip sees Pooh setting off from the Hundred Acre Wood and strolling down the Long Walk to Windsor Castle with a gift carried carefully under his arm. Winnie the Pooh is known to be close to the couple's heart with Meghan citing a Pooh book as one of her favourites.

Leah Hayes (pictured left and right) died in hospital after collapsing in a car park (inset) in Northallerton on Saturday night amid fears she took a lethal batch of ecstasy. A teenage boy has since been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs and police, who fear Miss Hayes may have taken a 'rogue' batch of MDMA, say they have 'not ruled out' making more arrests. The 15-year-old's father today left a heartfelt note at the scene, reading: 'In the heart-wrenching note, her dad wrote: My beautiful daughter Leah, I can’t believe you have gone, I still can't believe it and never will. Fly high and be happy. Until we meet again.'

ANTONIA HOYLE: Once it was your choice of car or the time you served your evening meal that marked you out as middle class. Today, anyone attempting to assess social status needs to look in the kitchen. For Cabinet minister James Brokenshire and his wife, Cathy, it was the sight of the two double ovens in their extended kitchen in South-East London that left no doubt they are keeping up with the Joneses.

Freddie Starr, 76, (pictured right) a household name who rose to fame in the 1970s, was found dead at his home in Spain on Thursday, last week. He established himself as a popular stand-up act, and became arguably the best-known comedian of his age, earning thousands of fans and £2million a year, performing to packed audiences. But his later years were marred by allegations of historic sexual assault and he was arrested four times during Operation Yewtree - the investigation into historic child abuse, but released without charge. In a bid to clear his name, he had launched a libel claim against the woman who had pointed the finger at him. Starr (pictured left with dancing group Hot Gossip before a show in London in 1981) lost the damages claim against his accuser in the High Court in 2015 that cost him a rumoured £1 million before fleeing to Spain where he spent the remainder of his years. His sister Brenda Hughes said: 'Freddie telephoned me after the case ended. I think it had a big impact on him both mentally and physically. He felt devastated and I don't think he ever properly recovered.'

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, has worked with the Royal Horticultural Society and Davies White to create a garden which is a family-friendly woodland space at the Chelsea Flower Show. Today Kensington Palace shared three pictures of Kate inspecting hand-drawn plans (bottom right), chatting with designers (left) and choosing plants (top right) to include in the garden. They also revealed that over the past few months Kate visited plant nurseries and met with suppliers to prepare her design.

The Doris Day Animal Foundation said in an emailed statement that the 97-year-old (shown inset on her birthday on April 3, right in 1965 and left as Calamity Jane in 1953) was surrounded by close friends when she died at home in Carmel Valley, California. She 'had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia.' The charity also revealed that 'her wishes were that she have no funeral or memorial service and no grave marker. Instead, they want fans to visit the charity she founded to save animals. Day charmed America in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, starring in an astonishing 39 films in just 20 years. She is shown (right) in 1948 in Love On The High Seas. Among her greatest hits was Pillow Talk, in which she starred with Rock Hudson. On screen, she was a bright-eyed goody two-shoes and she often referred to herself as 'America's virgin'. But her personal life was marred by darker episodes. Her first three husbands mistreated her, beating her, leaving her and squandering her fortune, and she suffered a bout of mental illness in 1950s at the height of her career. She devoted the last few decades of her life to animal rights activism.

Australian au pair Sara Zelenak, 21 (pictured in a family photo, right, and, middle, on the day of the tragedy) had met up for drinks with her friend Priscila Goncalves near London Bridge before terrorists killed her and seven others on June 3 2017. After sheltering from the rain at a bar called London Grind at 2 London Bridge they heard the loud crash of the terrorists' hire van smashing into the railings and began running down stone steps towards Borough Market. But Ms Zelenak was wearing high heels and appeared to lose her balance, falling over on the wet pavement. She was aided by James McMullan (inset left) but the inquest at the Old Bailey were told the pair had 'no chance' as the attackers were already running towards them. By-stander Erick Siguenza filmed terrified people screaming and running away as the pair were stabbed with 12-inch knives.

Amanda Holden tweeted footage showing two robbers threatening Phoebe Ruele with her three-year-old son in Richmond, South West London, on 21 June last year. Witnesses heard the terrified mum scream 'don't take my baby' as the robbers demanded she hand over her jewellery. Helicopter footage (top) shows the moment two of the gang slid off their moped after another crime. They were chased into a graveyard when one was detained, leading to a series of arrests. Twelve members of the gang (some of whom are pictured, bottom) were today jailed for a total of 68 years.

Jack Moore, 25, (bottom right) was flying in the plane with sister Billie Manley, 16, (top right) and pilot uncle Stuart Moore (inset) when disaster struck on their way to see Manchester United play. The light aircraft hit overhead power cables - and the plane burst into flames when it attempted an emergency landing on a busy road. Pilot Stuart had taken off from Abergavenny Airfield in South Wales to fly to Old Trafford to see Cardiff City face Manchester United. The plane crash landed on the A40 in Monmouthshire - but did not hit any passing cars. Passersby Joel Snarr, 35, and Daniel Nicholson, 46, pulled the passengers from the 'inferno.'

The Brexit Party leader also admitted he would be willing to prop up the next Conservative leader to make them Prime Minister in the event of a hung Parliament - but only if they agree to leave the EU with No Deal on World Trade Organization (WTO) terms. Mr Farage, who last stood in South Thanet in 2015 in his seventh failed attempt at getting into Parliament, has not said the constituency he would target at the next general election. Speaking while campaigning in Pontefract, where he posed for selfies (pictured), he told LBC today: 'I'm going to have to [stand] of course.  It's a duty, it's a duty, it's a duty'. The Brexit Party is racing ahead with a predicted 34 per cent of the vote on May 23 - but Theresa May 's Conservatives are heading for just 10 per cent, a YouGov survey has found (bottom right). The collapse in support for the Conservative Party is piling pressure on Mrs May (top right today) to set a date for her departure from No 10.

Beth Martin, 18, from St Anne's, Blackpool, was stunned when she went into labour during riot training - as she had no idea she was even pregnant. The size six student was training to become part of the UK's Border Force, and undertaking extreme physical activity such as army and police riot training (inset) up to an hour before she entered labour. Known as a 'cryptic pregnancy', Beth's baby Maizie, now seven-months-old (pictured right), had grown behind Beth's ribs, showing no physical bump - and has even failed to show up on two pregnancy tests. Pictured left: Size six Beth when she didn't know she was pregnant.

The driver was caught on camera rushing from his Audi A3 onto the front of the car behind him and shattering the glass with a single stamp. The incident is believed to have happened near Sandbrook Park in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, and the footage was uploaded to Facebook on Saturday.

Adrian Thomas, from Mermaid Pleasure Trips, saw the 91,000 ton BOKA Vanguard near Mount's Bay, off the coast of Marazion, Cornwall, this weekend. The 'jaw-dropping' vessel can carry cargoes of up to 110,000 tons - 19,000 tons heavier than itself - including ships, oil rigs and other offshore installations. And its flat deck allows ships longer than it is to overhang the bow. Mr Thomas said: 'I was astonished by the ship while I navigated around it. It was a great sight for me and my guests. You could see it from the land for ages. It looked like a giant oil rig from the land.'

Six Greenpeace activists abseiled from the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Tuesday morning in a protest about climate change.  The group said its supporters had 'occupied' the iconic bridge and that six trained climbers had abseiled from it. Alarming photos showed activists dangling by rope from the deck of the bridge 49 metres above the water. 

Brian Kolfage, 37, pictured left and bottom right with his wife Ashley, was severely wounded in a 2004 rocket attack in Iraq and helped launch the project to help build the wall via donations in December, left inset. But the Florida resident is now facing questions about the progress of the wall andttention has also turned to his mini yacht, top right, and 'jet set lifestyle'. 'I am very disappointed in you Brian Kolfage', one donor wrote. In response We Build The Wall Inc posted to Facebook Monday showing bollards being cut. 'We are in the homestretch and it's on a need to know basis', Brian has argued. He also posted a picture online showing a board member inspecting their wall.

An Indonesian tourist has been arrested at an Australian airport after border force officers allegedly found child pornography on his mobile phone. The 30-year-old man was stopped by Australian Border Force officers at Perth International Airport for a baggage check on his way to Denpasar, Bali, on Sunday. Officers searched his phone at the time and came across three videos allegedly showing the sexual abuse of children.