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Italy avalanche rescuers find eight people ALIVE in hotel

Eight people have been found alive beneath an avalanche that hit the village of Farindola in the Italian Alps on Wednesday just hours after rescuers said they would not give up hope. Rescuers are said to be using their bare hands to dig through the snow the rescue the group, which is said to include two children, who are said to be hiding in a kitchen. The hotel's dogs have also been pulled from the building. However, it comes after authorities said at least 25 people, including several children, are thought to have been killed after a barrage of snow hit the Hotel Rigopiano.

Police taser their own race relations adviser in the face

Judah Abunbi, 63, was mistaken for a wanted man as he walked his dog near his home in Bristol on Saturday. He argued with officers who demanded he give them his name before he was tasered and knocked to the ground by the force of the weapon. The grandfather, who helped found an Independent Advisory Group between police and Bristol's black community, said he thought he was going to die.

Ask any parent their worst nightmare, and it's anything happening to their kids. Even as we get older, our mums still like to know that we are safe, writes KATIE HOPKINS on missing Corrie McKeague.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency published figures which highlight how no black academics were appointed in the 'managers, directors and senior officials' category.

Early indications by the CIA pointed to Britain 'underestimating' the Argentinian military in a war which was fought 8,000 miles away from London.

The health service used to be one of the best features of this country. It deserved the widespread admiration it received, not only for its principle of equality of treatment for all, but because of its standards.

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We are happy to clarify that a reference to 'dodgy solicitors' in an article on 5 September ('Just how did Teflon Vaz cling on so long?') was not directed at Sarosh Zaiwalla.

Travellers at funeral of 'Queen of Gipsies' Ellen McDonagh

Doherty, 57 (inset bottom) - who won Celebrity Big Brother 8 - was among mourners (bottom right) who flocked to St Kentigerns RC Church, in Fallowfield, Greater Manchester, to attend the funeral of Ellen McDonagh (inset top), a prominent member of the travelling community who was 'known across England'. The popular mother-of-six, who also had 40 grandchildren, was diagnosed with cancer in her kidneys, which spread to her bowel and her lungs. She died in hospital earlier this month. Speaking after the funeral, her family said she was well known in the traveller community and 'everyone had respect' for her. They added: 'Her nickname was Queen of the Gipsies. She was known across Ireland and England. Everyone always said what a good woman and person she was.' Pictured: The funeral cortege makes it way through Manchester (left) and flowers with the words 'Mammy' are laid in the hearse (bottom right).

The study of British attitudes of both men and women found 'disturbingly high' levels of hostility towards females, which it said explained why progress on equality is so slow (stock image).

KFC was fined £950,000 after Joshua Arnold (his burns are pictured) and Heather Storer were left with severe burns after removing gravy from microwaves in Stockton, Teesside.

Part of the M25 has been closed after an HGV caught fire this morning. The incident took place on the clockwise carriageway between junction 27 for the M11 and junction 28 for the A12.

Organisers and artists have now unveiled maquettes (pictured) at London's National Gallery of the proposed works, one of which will sit on the Fourth Plinth in 2018 and 2020.

Molly Davidson, 19, who has learning difficulties and epilepsy, was last seen on Monday when she caught a bus from Nottingham to Victoria bus station in the capital.

Peggy Allcroft collapsed at her home in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, after her husband John died of lymphoma hours before. She had been discussing his funeral arrangements when she died.

The childcare professional had urged her managers to put Kieron Barley (pictured), 22 months, from Birmingham, on a Child Protection Plan. However, the request was rejected by two of her managers.

Couple’s 350-year-old barn destroyed by mini TORNADO

Fierce winds reduced the barn to rubble in seconds just yards away from where Michael Mellors and wife Peta (pictured left) slept in their country farmhouse. The Mellors couple was woken by the noise of hail and wind at about 5am - as the restored barn 'literally imploded' in the whirlwind. The family had restored the 17th century barn for their daughter's plush wedding (shown right inset) just three years ago. And retired surveyor Michael, 68, kept his treasured classic BMW Z3 sports car (left inset), vintage tractors and their beloved camper van called Freda in the barn. Neighbours of the couple at their farm near the village of Llandefalle, Wales have rallied round with offers of help but the clean-up operation (shown main) is likely to cost retired surveyor Mr Mellors, 68, and his wife thousands of pounds.

Ian Stewart, 56, of Royston, Hertfordshire, is accused of drugging and killing the Electra Brown writer in a financially motivated plot last year.

Taunton Coroner's Court (pictured) was told how Jan Zajac, 39, accidentally hanged himself while naked and handcuffed at the house he shared with his teacher partner in Somerset.

Melania Trump makes speaking debut in DC and earns a kiss

After an entreaty by her husband, Melania Trump gave remarks in Washington about the hard work ahead, invoking her husband's campaign slogan to a gathering of GOP lawmakers - and earned a kiss when she was all done. She said it was 'great to be here' and thanked lawmakers for their support. After speaking for just a minute, she was escorted off stage by her husband, and quickly went to the back of the room to leave. She spoke at the luxury hotel owned by her husband in a building leased from the federal government.

Although he did not mention the incoming US President by name, the Chancellor said there were no easy options for governments around the world in the face of mounting discontent.

The former Ukip leader, is attending the ceremony in Washington DC, where Mr Trump arrived on Thursday as he prepares to be sworn in as US president.

Donald Trump is heading to the  White House. The president-elect was seen in his motorcade departing Trump Tower on Thursday morning as he heads down to his new home in Washington DC.

Donald Trump and his wife Melania will dance to Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' at the inaugural ball. Jazz singer Erin Boehme and two other artists will perform the song, reports the Washington Examiner.

The president-elect's brief stop in a long day of lunches and impromptu speeches came less than 24 hours before the brash billionaire will become the 45th President of the United States.

President-elect Donald Trump told supporters at the Lincoln Memorial he would be cheering them on during his historic inauguration - and even predicted a 'beautiful day' despite a rainy forecast.

The incident happened at 11.45pm yesterday at the major international port in Suffolk. Steam is said to have built up to exploding point in the boiler room of the ship and blasted the vessel as it was docking.

Haselour Hall (pictured), was once described as 'the most charming half-timbered house in the country' and lies just outside the Staffordshire village of Harlaston.

Christopher Jones bit partner Krysia on the forehead, arms and hands as he kneeled on her chest - causing her to suffer a cardiac arrest - after the pair argued at their home in Liverpool.

Terri-Lee Pearce (pictured), 33, from Swindon in Wiltshire, has been repeatedly banned from visiting Allan Thipthorpe at his council flat.

Brendan Curran finds his 'face twin' in Tesco on a poster

When Brendan Curran (right) popped into a Tesco store, he was probably hoping that the most exciting thing to happen might be finding a few decent discounts. But he was astonished after spotting a photo of another bearded man (left) - who looked exactly like him - on a poster at the shop in Britain advertising a ham sandwich. 'Iain' had the same hair, bushy beard and glasses as Mr Curran, and the picture of him advertising a 'proper croque monsieur' prompted the shopper to contact Tesco. He tweeted the supermarket to say: 'Here! Tesco if you've cloned me, a heads up would've been nice. Any chance Iain can cover my shift at work tonight?' He said: 'It's all a bit surreal. I had it sent to me by a lot of friends. I was taken aback by the likeness. I run a nightclub and a lot of folk were confused as to why I was masquerading punting sandwiches for a supermarket.'

The note, which Diana penned to her 'dear and special' friend Dudley Poplak in 1991, reflects the Princess of Wales's anxiety as she describes what was 'coming to this country and this family'.

Aneirin Hughes, 58, from Aberystwyth, - who appeared as Andy Jones in the soap - was left with such severe cuts, swelling and bruising that he could not appear on camera.

Waterloo and Westminster bridges closed due to WWII bomb

The device (circled left), which has been described as around 2ft x 1ft and weighing around 500lbs, was dredged from the river (bottom right) by Victoria Embankment (map inset) and has been taken in by bomb disposal units after initially being assessed by police. Waterloo and Westminster bridges were closed for around three hours from 5.30pm (top right), but the embankment remains closed, as specialist officers carry out safety checks. Much of the surrounding area is facing even more severe gridlock than usual, as thousands of motorists desperately tried to find a way through the centre of the capital, and it is unclear how long it will take before traffic returns to normal.

Jack Marrian was held after 220lbs of cocaine was discovered in a shipment of sugar his company was moving from Brazil to Uganda, via Kenya.

British adventurers, Angus Collins and Alex Simpson, both 27, rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic with their Californian team-mates, Jason Caldwell and Matthew Brown, to become record holders.

Councils in Conwy, north Wales, and Falkirk in Scotland are forcing householders to wait four weeks to have their bins emptied in a bid to meet tough EU recycling targets.

Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund, claimed institutions in the UK do not have enough power to stop wealthy overseas buyers exporting many of the country's most precious works abroad.

Property values in Bristol increased faster than any other major UK city - and the North-South house price gap could narrow as buyers search for value in affordable cities outside London.

The Print Room, in Notting Hill, West London, has been branded 'racist' after they cast four white actors in East Asian roles in a new production of Howard Barker's play In The Depths Of Deep Love.

Potential sufferers should be given MRI scans as soon as suspicions are raised and the £315 screening test doubles the rate tumours are spotted which could slash painful biopsies by a quarter.

A new study, by scientists at Leicester University, suggests being overweight has a protective effect when patients have heart surgery. The study analysed records from over 400,000 people.

A report by Age UK found one in 25 older shoppers rely on a visit to a big name store for company and conversation. Millions more see a grocery shop as a reason to get out of the house.

Wayne Rooney adds £250,000 ORANGE Bentley to luxury fleet

Wayne Rooney was certainly turning heads as he arrived to training in a bright orange Bentley GT (shown main). The Manchester United captain arrived at the club's Carrington complex in the £250,000 motor - the fourth supercar he's been seen driving in three weeks. Rooney, 31, has also spotted in the front seat of a £104,000 BMW i8 (bottom left), a £50,000 Audi Q7 (bottom middle) and a £112,000 Overfinch Range Rover Sport (bottom right) this month. The collection of incredible cars is unlikely to have made much of a dent in the bank balance of Rooney, however, who is estimated to be worth around £80million. The England skipper is something of a petrol head, having owned several luxury motors during his career, including an Aston Martin, a Mercedes and a Cadillac.

Tommy Rhattigan, who was one of 12 siblings growing up in desperate poverty in Hulme, Manchester, was taken to the house of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady in the 1960s.

No 10 revealed the letter to the Prime Minister today just hours before the historic inauguration at the US Capitol.

Remain campaigners predicted an immediate recession if Britain backed Brexit but instead the new data is the latest to show a buoyant economy.

The ‘worrying’ analysis, based on data from 224 NHS hospitals, also suggests nurses are being increasingly replaced by cheaper, unqualified healthcare assistants.

The 28-year-old said she met him through a swingers' website five months before he disappeared on September 24. Corrie, 23, vanished during a night out in Bury St Edmunds.

Cruel Matthew Sparks, 29, would pick on the poor and defenceless animal when he was alone in the property in Fishponds, Bristol, and was filmed throwing the helpless cat around the room.

Fasten your seatbelts for the inauguration today of Donald Trump - he is far and away the most unlikely, unorthodox and unpredictable leader ever in the Oval Office, writes JONATHAN AITKEN.

Starbucks barista suspended after making fun of stammer

Richard Procter (pictured left) claims he was handed the cup (right) in the Starbucks at Ashford International railway station in Kent by the callous barista last Friday morning. The employee appears to have daubed Mr Procter's name around the lip of the cup with extra letters and an ellipsis to indicate where he struggled with a speech impediment.

DUP MP Ian Paisely (pictured) said Martin McGuinness had gone on a 'remarkable journey' from the Troubles to striking a peace deal with his father.

Mr Salmond was close to Mr Trump when he was a business ambassador the SNP but the pair had a bitter falling out over wind turbines planned off the Aberdeenshire coast.

Top 10 best (and worst) performing secondaries at GCSE

The Henrietta Barnett School in Barnet (top left) came out on top last year, with an average scored of 78.5 per pupil - meaning children were almost averaging As. All pupils at the school passed English Baccalaureate (consisting of English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography) and gained an A to C grade in English and Maths. It was followed by Withington Girls' School in Manchester (top centre), Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston Upon Thames (top right), King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Birmingham (bottom left), Reading School (bottom centre) and Queen Elizabeth's School in Barnet (bottom right).

Travel operator TUI did not carry out frequent security risk assessments on resorts or hotels before the atrocity in June 2015 - despite warnings there was a 'high risk of terror activity'.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands by his offer to go to the USA now that Chelsea Manning is being released, he told a press conference.

Prince Charles has urged world leaders to take immediate steps to combat climate change which he thinks is the 'wolf at the door' threatening the planet.

Andrea Leadsom proved herself to be a reasonably competent Environment Secretary during Environment Questions in the House of Commons on Thursday morning, writes QUENTIN LETTS.

Four shadow cabinet ministers are reportedly lobbying for the party to block the vote to trigger Article 50, the formal mechanism for leaving the European Union.

The Prime Minister said the outgoing Sinn Féin deputy first minister of Northern Ireland's role in the peace process had been pivotal (Mrs May and Martin McGuinness pictured).

Prince Charles and Camilla's gifts from around the world

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall accepted expensive watches from one of the Arab world's bloodiest regimes according to a list of weird and wonderful gifts given to Royals. The gifts from the Bahraini royal family were revealed in an official list that provoked furious criticism when it was published yesterday. Less controversially, yesterday's list revealed the staggering array of items given to the Queen for her 90th birthday - from a bag of salt to a pair of stags - as well as the wide range of weird and wonderful gifts given to the Monarchy.

The Queen was all smiles as she made her annual visit to the Sandringham branch of the Women's Institute this afternoon, her first official engagement of 2017.

The 22-year-old British Olympic star has been left with a potentially crippling back condition and a warning from doctors that he could even end up in a wheelchair as he eyes up Tokyo 2020.

Her passion for low-gluten, dairy-free cooking saw her dubbed 'queen of clean'. Now she wants to distance herself from the phrase completely after criticism and has denied being an advocate of gluten-free.

The video shot in Canada shows a German Shepherd struggling to get away from his handler at the edge of a pool full of swirling water. Animal rights groups are urging a boycott.

Over the past seven and a half decades, the illustrious castaways on Desert Island Discs have ranged from Margaret Thatcher to Bruce Springsteen.

The Labour leader said in November 2015 he was 'not happy' about armed officers and special forces having an order to kill fanatics to bring an atrocity to an end.

The former Chancellor has been pictured with the famous couple and journalist Tina Brown at a lavish reception in the Swiss resort.

Paul Nuttall (pictured) was discussing Trump on BBC's Today programme and clearly meant to call the President- elect an 'Anglophile', meaning someone who is fond of the UK.

James Brokenshire (pictured), the Northern Ireland Secretary, was obligated to trigger an election at 5pm after Martin McGuinness resigned as deputy first minister.

Andrew Wardle: Man born without penis has bionic one made

Andrew Wardle, 44, from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, suffers from a 20million-to-one condition that led to him being born with an ectopic bladder, meaning it formed on the outside of his body. Now surgeons at University College London have managed to fix him up with one made out of muscle, skin and nerves from his arms. But he said that the procedure is not about being able to have sex, despite being in a long-term relationship with his girlfriend, Fedra Fabian. As he prepared to undergo specialist treatment that will give him a fully-functioning set of genitals, he even starred in a documentary and appeared on This Morning.

Renee Hall, of Datchet, Berkshire, ignored her family's warnings to sit down on the device instead of standing up on the footrest, a coroner was told. File photo.

Jim and Hilda Leach (pictured), 101 and 98, from Macclesfield in Cheshire, just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary last month.

Natasha Strange, from Kidderminster, Worcs, made the gruesome discovery as she was taking out the recycling. The arachnid was missing its stinger and pincers (pictured).

Kirsty Farbrother (pictured), 21, from Burton in Staffordshire, was found dead in her home by her mum Tracey, 46, who lived with her, on January 10.

Brogan Fenton, two, died less than forty minutes after being struck by his mother's car in the driveway of his home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, with the driver unaware he was nearby.

Andromeda Brown, 21, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire (court, pictured), was found unconscious and 'stone cold' on her bed by her mother, Mona, in June last year.

Friends and family say goodbye to Rick Parfitt at funeral

Rick Parfitt's three wives Marietta Boeker, Patti Beedon and Lyndsay Parfitt arrived along with his friends and bandmates for the service today. Mourners turned up at Woking Crematorium in the group's double-decker tour bus for the gig-themed farewell for Parfitt. Quo's current line-up attended the service - led by frontman Francis Rossi, Parfitt's bandmate for 50 years. Rossi was joined by Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Leon Cave and Parfitt's replacement, Richie Malone. Some mourners wore what looked like backstage passes while one came with a flower wreath shaped as a guitar. Parfitt's slate-grey coffin arrived in a four-car procession with floral guitar wreaths and others spelling 'Dad'.

Simon Kenny (pictured) and Emma Coates ransacked the customers' funds at CK Solicitors in Selsey, West Sussex for four years - leading to the death of their accountant Robert Foskett.

Dennis Hobson (pictured with his son), from Sheffield, died last week. But instead of having a funeral, he will be submerged in temperatures of -196C at laboratory in the US.

Katie Price, 22, of Dunfermline, took to Facebook to urge parents to beware the outfit - which she bought from Boots - claiming it almost 'choked' her daughter Sophie, three, to death.

One unavailable bed put a stop to Peter Lai, who was in need of surgery in BBC2's Hospital. The team of experts at St Mary's Hospital, London, tried their to find a bed but the patient was sent home.

Adam Standing (pictured) was found hanged in a wooded area near his home in Banbury. The YouTube personality had kept financial issues from his family and may have struggled with depression.

Gina Truman, from Yeovil, had her right breast removed in 2013 to get rid of the tumour. She was told her left breast would be made to look symmetrical, but funding cuts put an end to this.

Mother who fed daughter drugs before death jailed

Michala Pyke (bottom right) fed her daughter, Poppy Widdison (left), sedatives because she was an 'inconvenience' to her relationship with John Rytting (top right). Poppy died in June 2013 after suffering a cardiac arrest at Rytting's 'squalid' home, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, where prescription and controlled drugs were 'left lying around'. Pyke and Rytting were both handed 13-year jail terms today.

Father-of-eight Robert Bance, 53, from Plymouth, was jailed for the 'ferocious' attack he carried out on his wife, Victoria, last October.

Andrew Tooze, 50, of Swansea, flew into a rage on his way home after a night out and grabbed a baseball bat from his car, before battering Phillip Mallon, 30, and Marc O'Mahoney, 31.

Shane Cross, 41, installed a tracker on his wife Hannah's car and a listening device in the home they had shared in Glan Conwy, Wales, for 12 years, although the bug didn't even didn't work.

Konstancija Tairova, 26, is on trial at the Old Bailey in London accused of pouring boiling water over her former partner's friend after he tried to intervene in their 'break-up argument'.

Ibrahim Erkal (pictured), 34, from Swindon in Wiltshire, claimed he had been in Paris for a two-day 'sightseeing trip' when suspicious Border Force officers stopped his Mercedes.

John Watson launched an early morning ambush on fellow soldier Private James Dicks after discovering he was having an affair his wife Lynsey, Reading Crown Court heard.

Drug dealing couple claimed £40,000 in child tax credits

Shiraz Sharif, 45, (bottom left) and his wife Salina, 46, (top left) from Levenshulme, Manchester, have been sentenced to jail after being found guilty of drugs and money laundering offences. Shiraz Sharif fled to Pakistan ahead of the trial at Manchester Crown Court last November, leaving his wife to stand trial alone.The couple's criminal activities were uncovered after police found cannabis and MDMA (bottom right) stashed in the attic during a raid on their home in June 2014. The pair drove a £60,000 Range Rover and £12,000 Audi (top right), as well as spending £100,000 on private school fees for their three children.

Rebecca Deferia, 30, had been accused of paying a gang £12,500 to shoot 38-year-old Jonathan Catchpole at his home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Bruce Cordwell admitted messaging and trying to meet the 15-year-old before she was abducted and killed by two men in Ibstock, Leicestershire.

Paul Charles Wilkins, 70, from Cambridgeshire was caught after he thought he was making arrangements to meet the young boy in California but it was actually a sting by undercover agents.

Russell Worthington, 61, of Amesbury, Wiltshire, who denies wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, allegedly stabbed Gail, 63, before telling a 999 operator he had just killed her.

Aaron Walker, 18, of Plymouth, was given a 20-month suspended sentence after admitting attacking a man he had been at a pub with on the orders of his mother Lisa, 41.

David Kingston, 38, formerly assistant head of a Catholic primary school in Feltham, said being struck off was an 'excessive' punishment for being caught watching animal porn in 2013.

Cambridge University's famous cherry tree is cut down

The cherry tree (left) at the front of the Old Court at Cambridge University's prestigious Clare College has been cut down. The tree, thought to be about 70 years old, had to be felled (right and inset) after it was discovered to have bracket fungus. The fungus causes decay and rot and would have eventually killed the tree, causing it to become dangerously unstable. It had already begun to lean badly. After being felled it was cut into sizeable chunks of wood that will be dried and treated before the non-infected bits are be turned into coasters.

Vantage Point in Islington, London, has been built specifically for renters. Alongside a £7m communal penthouse and 'hotel-style rooms' it has staff who will organise social events for residents.

Sergeant Jeremy Fitzgibbons, 47, was found guilty of gross misconduct by a South Yorkshire Police disciplinary panel after continuously asking a female colleague if 'she was wearing a thong'.

Katie Rough was found with 'lacerations to her neck and chest' in an alleyway a mile from her home in an affluent area of York on Monday, January 9.

Tina Norman, 53, of Epsom, Surrey, had argued at the Court of Appeal (pictured) that her financial affairs with her former partner Robert Ellis Norman were 'private business'.

The woman was one of nine people injured when the Megabus coach travelling from Paris to London swerved out of control on the A1 motorway north of the French capital.

This huge angel made from thousands of blades surrendered under a police amnesty scheme may soon serve as a poignant tribute to the victims of knife crime in London.

Queen's Guard battle winter wearing their summer uniforms

Despite freezing temperatures the Queen's Guard paraded in their summer uniforms at Wellington Barracks today as part of an inspection to see if the division is fit to serve at state events. The guards wore their summer tunics and their iconic bearskin hats as they were judged by Major General, Ben Bathurst. The division's appearance, uniform, weaponry and drill were all under scrutiny as part of the official inspection. Other units of the British Army face similar inspections in the coming weeks.

Mining company Cornish Lithium wants to use new technology to extract lithium from hot spring brines in the granite stores (circled in red) deep underground in Cornwall.

Three generations of a British family including a two-month-old baby boy have died in a minibus crash in Saudi Arabia that also killed a married couple from Glasgow on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

A plume of black smoke was seen billowing from the Wightlink vessel as it made its way across the Solent from Portsmouth to Fishbourne, on the Isle of Wight.

A video shows wheelchair user Kerdesan Gallardo attempting to get on a packed bus (pictured) outside the Supreme Court in London, having just heard a judge decree she should be given priority.

The LINK network of 70,000 machines is currently maintained by banks, building societies and other members of the network, but some want to cut their contributions

Wealthy City lawyer Andrew Reid erected barbed wire fences on his 845-acre Oxfordshire farm in a bid to stop locals using the meadows for walks and picnics.

THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
 

Senegal army announces 'We have entered Gambia' 

Troops have charged into Gambia to support new President Adama Barrow as he remains in a bitter showdown with longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh (inset, bottom), who refuses to step down. The new President (inset, top) - a former Argos security guard from north London - was sworn in today at the Gambian embassy in Senegal's capital, Dakar. Soldiers from neighbouring Senegal moved in (left and right) following the inauguration to ensure Mr Barrow assumes power after a final effort at diplomatic talks with Jammeh failed.

The far-right leader of the National Front has between 25 to 26 per cent of support in France, ahead of Republican candidate Francois Fillon, who has between 23 to 25 per cent.

Thirty firefighters have been killed after Iran's oldest high-rise collapsed following a fire. State TV said 200 firefighters had been called to the scene at the 15-storey Plasco building in Tehran.

Loalwa Braz was the lead vocalist for the international hit song released by French group Kaoma in 1989 and was found dead in the coastal district of Sequerema near Rio de Janeiro.

Artist Shahak Shapira has called his page Yolocaust, combining the words Holocaust and the hashtag shorthand for 'you only live once' to highlight the inappropriateness of some people's posed pictures.

North Korea is preparing to test another missile, with the country's eccentric leader Kim Jong-un possibly planning a launch to coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Captured Iraqi soldiers and prisoners accused of being spies are either shot in the head or have their throats cut in the grim video, filmed in Kirkuk, northern Iraq.

Up to 38 people are believed to have been killed when the hotel, in the village of Farindola, was crushed under a 6ft wall of snow yesterday as four earthquakes hit the central region of Abruzzo.

Alleged killer Abdulkadir Mashaipov was sent three women by the terror group as a prize for gunning down 39 people inside the Reina nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's Eve celebrations.

WORLD NEWS

       

Female MPs start fighting and pulling each other's hair

One handcuffed herself to the Turkish parliament's rostrum to protest against the controversial reform package that would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office more control. The move sparked fighting (pictured) between female MPs that reportedly resulted in two of them being taken to hospital. Independent politician Aylin Nazliaka attached herself to the microphone, forcing parliament's deputy speaker to twice call a recess and halt debate on the draft constitutional amendments for some two hours.

Members of the National Inter-Institutional Security Force (FUSINA) yesterday paraded alleged members of the feared gang Barrio 18, who stand accused of being involved in the murder of a journalist.

A robber held up a jewellery shop in Cannes with a pistol and a grenade and escaped on foot with £13million worth of diamonds yesterday.

Kamal Khan, a Taliban commander in the northern part of the Sar-i-Pul province of Afghanistan, died overnight while making explosive devices in his home.

COMMENT
 

Horror stories abound of vermin feasting on stinking bins, householders forced to make endless trips to the tip or burn their rubbish and of dirty nappies piling up in flimsy plastic bags were reported yesterday.

It is hard to imagine how the build up to today's inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States could have been more acrimonious or mired in controversy.

The fact that Dame Julia Peyton-Jones has had a baby at 64 is being regarded as not just a personal victory for her but a triumph for feminism in general, writes Jan Moir for the Daily Mail.

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