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A domestic violence advocate has claimed that firefighters battling devastating Australian bushfires will return home to beat their partners.  Greens Senator Larissa Waters (pictured left) held a press conference on Wednesday where domestic violence advocate Sherele Moody (pictured right) made the allegation. 'After a cataclysmic event like this, domestic violence peaks,' Ms Moody said in front of reporters on Wednesday afternoon.  

Angie Kent couldn't control her emotions in a shocking scene during Wednesday night's The Bachelorette.  The former Gogglebox star had to exit the rose ceremony early, as she chose between Timm Hanly and Ryan Anderson to take to the final. 'Give me a moment' she said through tears, placing her hand to her face as she broke down in tears in front of the the pair.  

 A single mum has revealed how she required 52 surgeries after her skull was brutally belted by her ex with a baseball bat up to 50 times in a new anti-domestic violence campaign. Glenn Cable, 47, attacked Simone O'Brien, 41, at her Brisbane home in front of her teenage daughters on September 25 2012 when she ended their nine-month relationship.  The divorced mother-of-three has shared her story to encourage other victims of domestic violence to speak out in a campaign by the Australian and New Zealand police.

Kate Middleton, 37, appeared to suffer the slip up while on her way to her car as she departed a charity event in London yesterday. As the royal tripped, Prince William, 37, reached out to help her, but there was no need because the Duchess quickly recovered. The two shared a grin over the minor mishap as they climbed into the car to return home.

The Prince of Wales was seen with painfully swollen feet during the first day of his royal tour in India today, sparking concerns for his health. As he removed his shoes to step into a Sikh temple in New Delhi, the 70-year-old's toes were considerably red and swollen. But the heir to the throne dismissed any apparent discomfort as he joked with royal aides, met the President and paid tribute to military personnel during a packed day of engagements.

Machelle Hobson was accused of beating, starving, pepper spraying and even locking up her seven adopted children at her home in Maricopa, Arizona. The 48-year-old (inset) was due to face a trial on 24 counts of child abuse, five counts of kidnapping and one count of aggravated assault. But she died at a Scottsdale hospital yesterday morning, officials said, without giving any details about the suspected cause of death. Hobson operated the YouTube channel Fantastic Adventures, which had 800,000 subscribers, more than 250 million total views and could have taken in roughly $2.5 million in total ad revenue (Pictured are three of her children performing in one of the channel's clips).

Sarah Barrass, 35, (top right) and Brandon Machin, 39, (above, left) were jailed for 35 years yesterday for strangling their son Tristan, 13, (bottom right) in front of 14-year-old Blake (below, left) before killing him as social services edged toward rescuing them from their chaotic home life in Sheffield. After the 12-minute murder spree they attempted to drown a third child in the bath and planned to kill the other three using drugs overdoses, two of whom were under three years of age, but Barrass then called the police. The horrific case raises major questions about who knew the truth and how they kept an illegal sexual relationship secret despite being on the radar of social services since the 1990s - telling people Machin was an attentive uncle despite having six 'planned' children. Today the couple's younger brother Martyn - who shares the same mother - revealed he spoke to social services 10 years before the boys' murder and said: 'Those two have been evil since birth… murdering, evil psychopaths'. He added: 'They loved killing things and inflicting pain. Brandon and Sarah would laugh, chasing the mice - stamping on them, killing them. I tried to push them away but they were too strong'.

The wife of a man charged in the deaths of their one-year-old twins has opened up about the devastating moment her husband called to say he had accidentally left them in a hot car all day. In an interview with Dr Phil set to air on Thursday, Marissa Rodriquez said she is still struggling to come to terms with the deaths of her twins Luna and Phoenix. Despite her grief and anger, Marissa said she is standing by her husband Juan Rodriquez after he was charged with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and child endangerment. The twins died of heatstroke back in July after their father, who is an Iraq war veteran, left them alone in his hot car for eight hours while he was at work in the Bronx, New York.

Christopher Kilgannon (pictured left) was arrested by Sex Crimes Squad detectives in Central Railway Station (pictured inset) on June 3 after sending lewd messages to who he thought was a primary school girl from regional NSW. The 40-year-old was unknowingly messaging police who were posing as the child, and was taken into custody after attempting to meet with his victim. On one occasion, Kilgannon allegedly told the girl to wear her school uniform to a planned meeting where they would engage in simultaneous oral sex. Detectives also recorded messages from Kilgannon where he was instructing the child how to masturbate. Kilgannon has the word 'criminal' tattooed on his back (pictured right) and has remained in police custody since his arrest.

The 30-year-old (pictured centre) labelled Gallen (pictured right) a 'd***head' after watching the pre-fight press conference between the two former football stars. Gallen continued his relentless trash talk, with Hall (pictured left) becoming visibly fired up, prompting reporters to ask Brant if she had ever seen her partner so angry at home. 'If I was as big a dickhead as Paul Gallen he probably would be,' Brant told The Daily Telegraph. 'He sure is a unique opponent. I guess he's trying to get publicity.'

A former Young South Australian of the Year finalist has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years for grooming young boys to send him naked photos online. William Russell, 25, (pictured) from Adelaide, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday, and was given a non-parole period of 12 months. After police raided his home they found that he had been sending messages asking for nude photos from teenage boys. He also possessed more than 50 images of child exploitation.

 An Army helicopter used by the special forces to undertake missions chased and cornered a suspected arsonist in the Sydney Royal Park after a fire started nearby. The Black Hawk,from the 6th Aviation Regiment, was flying back to its base in Holsworthy on Tuesday after dropping off resources to fire fighters in the Blue mountains when the crew noticed a man acting suspiciously.  The sighting sparked attention as the national park had just been closed because a blazed had broken out, prompting the aircraft unit to notify NSW police. 

A water-bombing helicopter has crashed while fighting bushfires in Queensland. The crash happened in Pechey, near Toowoomba, at about 2pm on Wednesday. One person has been treated for minor injuries after the 'heavy landing', a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman told Daily Mail Australia

A five-bedroom property appropriately dubbed 'The Nest' (pictured) has sold for a record-breaking $7.5million in an inner-city suburb of Queensland, and it's easy to see why it was snapped up after only 10 days on the market. The sprawling oasis at 59 Nestor Avenue in Bardon comes with four bathrooms and four parking spaces, making it the ultimate family home, and is just 7km's away from Brisbane's CBD. Its name comes from not only the street address but also the fact it acts as a 'nest' on the 4,240m2 block size, tucked away on a block that borders dense bushland.

Ashley Armstrong, 26, and Sarah Armstrong, 23, (pictured left) from Urbana in Central Illinois, who suffered with autoimmune disease for many years, told how a 'raw carnivore' diet has eased their symptoms. The sisters previously tried veganism, macro-based eating and a traditional low fat diet with hopes of improving their health. Since following the advice of a friend to eat a carnivore diet, Ashley and Sarah (pictured right to left) no longer experience chronic bloating, fatigue and constipation, in addition to being able to gain muscle.

Protesters armed with bows and arrows launched their fiery projectiles on the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus this morning (pictured left and top right) and set fire to a metro train nearby. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes which continued overnight and have prompted dozens of students to flee to mainland China. In Hong Kong's financial centre, protesters stepped up their 'blossom everywhere' campaign of road blocks and vandalism by shutting down roads and rail links for the third day running (a riot police officer is seen scuffling with a protester, bottom right).

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has revealed how she learned her husband was seeking a divorce in an email from his attorney. Palin told a Christian broadcaster that she received an email June 19 from the attorney, almost three months before Todd Palin filed for divorce on his birthday in September. She described the filing that came shortly after their 31st wedding anniversary as devastating. 'I thought I got shot,' she said. However, Palin said they couple going through counseling and their marriage isn't 'over, over.' She said attorneys are 'getting rich' off them.Todd moved to dissolve his marriage in a document filed in Anchorage Superior Court. The filing cited an 'incompatibility of temperament between the parties such that they find it impossible to live together as husband and wife'. Sarah and Todd, both 55, have been married since 1988 and share five children and five grandchildren.

Creative hair stylist Linda Ha, from Sydney, is responsible for the tresses of A-list celebrities and some of the world's top models, including Victoria's Secret models Shanina Shaik, Kelly Gale, Jasmine Tookes and Kelsey Merritt. Linda has been styling hair since 2009, but started specialising in festival braiding and theatrical looks two years ago in a bid to set herself apart from other stylists on Instagram. She revealed how to create unique styles and classic favourites like beachy waves and sleek ponytails from the comfort of your own home.

Pippa Jones (pictured) from Wimborne in Dorset, grew up in a welsh mining village in the 50s and admitted she never even knew about homosexuality until she was 17. She explains why she transitioned in a video for BBC News, but also how she was left 'so sad' after a group of anti-trans protesters picketed her first-ever inclusive event.

Evo Morales, who resigned on Sunday under pressure from the military, touched down in Mexico City yesterday after the country offered him asylum (he is pictured left stepping off the Mexican air force plane, and right being greeted by the country's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard). Opposition senator Jeanine Anez (pictured inset in La Paz yesterday) was installed as caretaker President in his place despite Morales's supporters boycotting the vote to confirm her. Anez's appointment was confirmed by the Constitutional Court despite the lack of a quorum in the Senate. The ousted Morales immediately condemned what he called 'the sneakiest, most nefarious coup in history' and called Anez a 'coup-mongering right-wing senator'.

Gary Voorhis (top right), Jason Turner (third from bottom right), Patrick Hughes (bottom right), Ryan Weigelt (second from bottom right), and Kevin Day (second from top right), who served in the US Navy during the USS Nimitz UFO encounters in 2004, have come forward saying they were witness to the incident as it unfolded and that videos recorded of the 'unidentified aerial phenomena' were taken by 'unknown individuals'. Previously, the incident was only backed by a grainy, black-and-white video (left) and a former Topgun fighter pilot eyewitness' story of the 'Tic Tac'-shaped unknown flying objects. That witness, Navy Commander David Fravor, has expressed doubt over the accuracy of the stories the five have told. In response, the five say its disappointing to learn Fravor believes their accounts are inaccurate. However, they stand by their claims and insist the only reason they went public was to support him and their fellow sailors.

Jessika Power has ordered 'a cease and desist letter' in a bid to get ex-boyfriend, Nick Furphy, to remove a video from social media of her allegedly 'cheating' on him. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday night, the Married At First Sight star, 27, claimed that Nick's post has left her suffering from depression and having panic attacks. On Monday, Nick uploaded a video of Jessika kissing a tattooed man on a moped in Bali which he claims was filmed when they were together in August.

The night sky is a treasure chest of astronomical wonders, many of which can be seen with the naked eye. It's a point underscored in stunning style by new book Night Sky - Stargazing With The Naked Eye, which contains 200 or so awe-inspiring pictures of planets, stars, constellations and faraway galaxies, none of which have been taken with the aid of a telescope (bar one). The dazzling delights in the tome include a picture of a jaw-dropping rising supermoon over Glastonbury (top left), the beautiful Milky Way captured across Lake Louise in Canada and the amazing Magellanic Clouds pictured over salt flats in Bolivia. Also pictured: The Milky Way over the Tatra Mountains in Poland (top right); the Aurora Borealis over Sommarøy Bridge in Norway (bottom right) and the Milky Way over Alberta, Canada (bottom left).

The exceptionally intense 'acqua alta,' or high waters, peaked at six feet as the flood alarm sounded across the Italian city of canals, the tide monitoring centre said. Tables and chairs set out for aperitifs bobbed along alleyways in the dark, as locals and tourists alike waved aloft inside-out umbrellas, the water slopping over the top of even the highest waders and wellies. Water taxis attempting to drop people off at the glamorous and historic hotels along the Grand Canal discovered the gangways had been washed away, and had to help passengers clamber through windows. Pictured left: People walk in a flooded St Mark's Square. Top right: A room in the flooded Gritti Palace. Bottom right: The extreme floodwaters at Piazza San Marco, St Mark's Square.

These evocative pictures show homeless Victorian youths that were rescued from the streets by the Ragged School movement before being sent to Canada. Dug-up from the London Metropolitan Archives, the pictures are now on display at the Ragged School museum in Tower Hamlets. Richard Watson, top left, was aged 12 when this picture was taken in 1856. He was deserted by his father, who went to Australia, and lived on the streets begging and thieving before he was sent to Canada and found work as a sailor. John Ward, top centre, was 28 when he was taken off the streets and sent to Toronto, Canada, where he began working as a builder. Charles Capps, top right, was 18 when he fell into destitution when both parents died before he was sent to Canada and found work on a farm, and then in a brewers. Ebenezer David, bottom left, was 17 when he started working on a farm in Kingston, Canada, after he was taken from Lambeth workhouse. William Ford, bottom centre, photograhed aged 14, became a muffin seller when he was sent to Toronto and James Henry, bottom right and aged 14 in the photograph, became a ships apprentice and sailed to Bombay after the society helped him out of St Giles workhouse.

One of New Zealand's toughest prisons has been slammed for treating inmates like animals.  Images from inside Ngawha Prison, in New Zealand's North Island, show the grim conditions the 630 male prisoners endured (pictured right).  One of the toilets had been leaking so badly moss had grown around the outside. There was another dodgy wooden toilet for inmates to use while they worked outside (pictured left). For dinner inmates were served mostly mince and a couple of potatoes (inset) in the middle of the afternoon.