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Mary Tyler Moore's final years paint a turbulent picture

Mary Tyler Moore's last years were rocked by a string of medical and domestic emergencies. Police reports obtained by DailyMail.com indicate there had been multiple 911 calls made from Mary's $8 million back-country estate in Connecticut (lower right), dating back to May 2012, citing nasty falls and 'domestic disputes' with her husband of 33 years, Dr Robert Levine. On one occasion, Mary called Levine her 'estranged husband' and on another, after a 'verbal dispute,' Levine reportedly made a 'vail [veiled] threat' before driving away. Mary died last Wednesday at Greenwich Hospital of a heart attack brought on by complications from diabetes and pneumonia at age 80.

Democratic senators stall hearings for Trump cabinet picks

Republicans delayed indefinitely planned Senate committee votes on two of President Donald Trump's nominees after a Democratic boycott of committee hearings. The extraordinary and abrupt postponement came as congressional Democrats, in a confrontational mood over Trump administration actions, also used lengthy speeches at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting considering Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be attorney general. The committees can't take up the nominations without at least one Democrat present. Democrats are demanding more information about financial transactions involving Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin and HHS nominee Rep. Tom Price.

NEW Homeland Security secretary John Kelly says he has known about President Trump's immigration ban for two years since Trump talked about it during the campaign.

Bethenny Frankel's ex Jason Hoppy arrested for stalking

The ex-husband of Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel was arrested in New York City on Friday on stalking and harassment charges. Jason Hoppy sent a number of abusive emails to Frankel while also trying to Facetime the reality star hundreds of times in the past two months despite a cease and desist letter that was sent to him on November 22 of last year according to a complaint filed in the case. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed that it was an incident that allegedly occurred early Friday morning that ultimately led to a complaint being filed against Hoppy. 'On Friday, January 27, the suspect approached her and a friend at her child’s school at around 8:15 a.m. and tried to provoke a fight,' said the spokesperson. 'He said, "I will destroy you, you can get all the lawyers you want, you’ve been warned."'

In this screen grab of a photo from a Facebook posting, Col. Victor Garcia, left, who served as the senior officer overseeing CENTCOM¿s counter-propaganda program from 2013 to mid-2016, poses on vacation with his friend Simon Bergman at Gilbert¿s Resort in Key Largo, Fla. The photo was removed from Facebook shortly after it was posted on Sept. 16, 2016.  Two weeks later, a $500 million contract was awarded to a team of companies that included Bergman¿s firm M&C Saatchi. A whistleblower complaint filed with Central Command¿s inspector general said the photo created a ¿clear impression and perception of impropriety.¿ (AP Photo)

At MacDill Air Force Base, web crawlers scour social media for recruits to ISIS. An investigation found the management is so beset with cronyism, flawed data and incompetence that the program has little impact.

The wedding assassin: Hitman follows bride and groom as they walk down the aisle during Brazilian wedding… before pulling out a handgun and shooting at guests

The would-be assassin, identified only as Betinho, fled the church in Limoeiro de Anadia in Alagoas, Brazil, having opened fire at a father and son who were set to serve as witnesses to the marriage. Dramatic video footage captured the moment he clumsily pulled a gun from his waistband and stars unloading, causing a frenzy inside the church. It was reported the ceremony continued unperturbed after the incident and that the shooting was a possible revenge attack due to the suspect's son being killed recently.

How quickly can YOU spot the typo

A hilarious selection of photos showcase the unfortunate typos that have been overlooked on billboard signs. In the new challenge devised by Playbuzz users are asked to locate the typo as quickly as possible on the posters. Thus far over 10,000 have attempted the quiz which consists of ten very unfortunate mistakes.

Oprah Winfrey has been named a 'special contributor' to CBS News' '60 Minutes.' Winfrey will bring occasional reports to the newsmagazine starting this fall,

The global hack breached forums 'XBOX360 ISO' and 'PSP ISO' in September 2015 but details of the leak are only just coming through. Forum users are being advised to change their account passwords.

Catwoman Jocelyn Wildenstein could reunite with her ex Lloyd Klein after he said he plans to drop assault charges against her when her case gets to court in Manhattan on February 15.

James Cameron says 'civilization is doomed' because Trump

James Cameron has branded Donald Trump and the new White House team as 'insane'  and idiotic in a scathing interview. Cameron (left), who is an environmental activist, said he is most concerned Trump will undo positive steps taken in recent years to fight climate change. 'Years ago, we sort of spotted the iceberg ahead of us and we called out the order to turn, and we’ve been slowly, slowly, slowly trying to turn this big-a** ship to not hit the iceberg, and then Trump grabbed the tiller and just plunged it right back at the center of the iceberg,' Cameron said. 'So am I worried? Of course. I’m like anyone of good conscience and reasonable intelligence. The 62-year-old then went on to specifically target Trump's pick to head the EPA, Scott Pruitt (inset).

Senator Jeff Sessions, who is Donald Trump's nomination for Attorney General asked Sally Yates, pictured, whether she could stand up to the political world who could 'diminish the rule of law'.

Sally Yates, the country's acting attorney general, until last night, decided that she couldn't instruct Justice Department lawyers to enforce President Trump's travel ban because of its intent.

Dual Iranian citizen spared Newark ordeal by NY lawyer

Mohsen Omrani, who is both a Canadian and Iranian citizen was preparing to fly into the US from Toronto when he met Barbara Berger, right, who happens to be Executive Director the NYC Bar Association. According to Omrani, she intervened on his behalf at Newark Airport to 'ruffle some feathers' and contacted the ACLU.

In a memo to staff at 21st Century Fox,  Lachlan and James Murdoch said they 'deeply' valued diversity and were working with lawyers to help anyone in the company who may have been affected.

No 10 today insisted the invite to Mr Trump stood despite claims it had put the Queen in a 'difficult position' because of the controversy surrounding the President and his immigration ban.

'They almost killed me!' Shocking video shows Trump supporter knocked unconscious 'with something metallic' during airport immigration protest  

Trump supporter Grant Chisholm, 39, suffered concussion after being struck three times with a metal object while involved in a counter-protest at Portland International Airport. Approximately 600 people were at the airport protesting against Trump's immigration ban. Chisholm and three other members of the Bible Believers Group were supporting the president when he was attacked.

MSNBC cohost Joe Scarborough laced into influential President Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller for the second day in a row Tuesday over the immigration ban, ridiculing him as 'Little Napoleon.'

He has played POTUS twice, happy to reveal he voted for Hilary and even been the voice of God, but this actor is hoping for the best when it comes to Donald Trump.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, right, talks to reporters as Gov. Jay Inslee, left, looks on, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Seattle. Ferguson announced that he is suing President Donald Trump over an executive order that suspended immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations and sparked nationwide protests. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington state's attorney general declared that he was suing the President over his temporary order which affects seven countries with majority-Muslim populations.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the Seattle-based company is prepared to support a lawsuit being brought by Washington state's attorney general against the travel restrictions.

Rogue White House staff Twitter account goes viral

@RoguePOTUSStaff, claiming to be 'the unofficial resistance team inside the White House' has quickly gone viral, amassing over 400,000 in just five days and encouraging followers to 'resist'. Although there is no way to verify the identity of its creator, the tweets allege concerning behavior by the President within the confines of the White House.

CEOs of some of the world's biggest companies, such as Apple's Tim Cook, are fighting back against President Trump's travel ban, calling it un-American and bad for business.

Senior House Judiciary Committee staffers helped produce President Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban, even as top lawmakers and cabinet heads were left in the dark.

Bob Krafy says Trump helped him through his wife's death

When asked about his relationship with President Trump, Kraft chose to explain their friendship by describing what his Republican friend and the First Lady did for him after he lost his wife of 48 years Myra to cancer in 2011. 'When Myra died, Melania and Donald came up to the funeral in our synagogue, then they came for memorial week to visit with me,' said Kraft. 'Then he called me once a week for the whole year, the most depressing year of my life when I was down and out. He called me every week to see how I was doing, invited me to things, tried to lift my spirits.'

The UK, Canada and Australia have now all been assured their citizens will not be affected by the Republican's ban on people from predominantly Muslim countries from travelling to America.

Steeve Briois, who is part of the French far-right leader’s campaign team, said American President Donald Trump’s hugely controversial policy could work in Europe and could be implemented in France.

Syrian Christian family turned away at Philly airport

The Abu Assaleh family traveled nearly 24 hours from war-ravaged Syria before their visas were slashed through (top right) at Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday due to Trump's immigration ban. The family had waited years to come to the United States and rejoin family waiting for their arrival at the airport's lounge. The Christian family of eight are now back in Damascus after waiting 13 years for their visas. Josephine Abu Assaleh and her niece Sara (left and bottom right) are now discussing plans for what comes next.

Huma Abedin, whom Hillary Clinton called her 'second daughter', was spotted having dinner with fashion designer friend Prabal Gurung on Friday night.

Nearly $1 million has been raised for mosque in Virginia, Texas that was ravaged by a fire just hours after President Trump signed his controversial immigration ban.

More Russians searched for Miami homes more than any other foreign national group in the month of November, a report from the Miami Association of Realtors found.

President Trump said he won't roll back federal workplace protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people, giving a rare nod of approval his predecessor's stance.

Would YOU live in a 'coffin home'? Hong Kong residents are forced to live in tiny bunkers after property prices skyrocket

Skyrocketing rents in Hong Kong have seen a rise in the number of people living in 'coffin' homes. Home prices have spiralled by nearly 50 per cent since 2012 in Kong Kong, making the property there one of the most unaffordable in the world. To counteract this many apartments have been subdivided to create these homes to meet the increasing housing demand there and price hike.

From how you organise - or fail to organise - your home to what time you go to bed, these are the telltale signs that suggest your intelligence could be higher than everyone else's.

Errol Douglas MBE is a hair stylist to the stars with a client list that includes Charlize Theron and Jourdan Dunn. He knows better than anyone how people damage their hair without even knowing it.

Mosul liberated but ISIS legacy remains

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Chilling photos show from inside newly-liberated Mosul show the bodies of dead ISIS soldiers laying strewn in the streets and left to decay while wild dogs eat their rotting flesh. Torn-open wounds on the bodies show puppies, pictured bottom left, have been eating the head and face of one militant and the abdomen of the man next to him. An Iraqi soldier Khalid said: 'Let the dogs eat them, we don't care. Actually, we feel quite happy when we see dogs eating terrorists. This is a normal death for every terrorist who comes to Iraq - they will be eaten by dogs.' Across Mosul, the legacy of ISIS' reign of terror is evident everywhere. ISIS murals are still daubed across walls, top right, proclaiming that militants are heading to Rome and threatening locals with death if they didn't pay 'zakat', an Islamic tax intended for charities.

Experts, including scientists from the University of Chester and Goldsmiths University of London, say there are 8 key warnings signs and several proven methods to deal with bullies (stock image).

A challenging new test asks users to pinpoint the locations of the world's more 'obscure' countries, and it is harder than you would expect.

Myrtle Beach firefighter adopts baby he delivers on call

A Myrtle Beach, South Carolina firefighter did not expect he would have to act as a midwife when he was called to an emergency on a seemingly normal November evening. He expected even less that he would become a father to a daughter that night. Marc Hadden said there was no time for him to get the mother in labor to the hospital when he responded to an emergency call.

Andrea Portillo was arrested by Buckeye Police Department in Arizona on suspicion of the second-degree murder of her five-month-old son and is being held at Fourth Avenue Jail in Phoenix.

London barista Anson Goodge shares his seven top tips for a perfect cup of coffee, including always using freshly roasted and freshly ground coffee. He also says always use filtered or bottled water.

Eerie photos show abandoned castle in forests of New York

Pictures show the overgrown Dundas Castle (main and inset in its earlier days) in Roscoe, New York, slowly being swallowed in to the woodland and the hand-crafted doors and windows falling to bits (right). The crumbling mansion, also known as Craig-E-Clair, started life as a summer lodge built by Bradford Lee Gilbert in the early 1880s. After Gilbert passed away in 1911, the land and lodge was purchased by Ralph Wurts-Dundas in 1915. Dundas began construction of the castle soon after, but died in 1921 when the estate was in its final stages of construction. Then in 1922, just a year after Dundas's death, his wife Josephine, was committed to a sanatorium, without ever having lived in the castle.

Whether it's refusing to accept a relationship or flat out rejecting their son or daughter-in-law, some in-laws simply won't rest until they've made their point.

Are you wearing the right underwear for your shape? An inforgraphic has revealed the ideal bras and pants to choose, based on whether you're an apple, a pear, a banana or hourglass.

LeBron James destroys 'hater' Charles Barkley

LeBron James has blasted Charles Barkley after the former NBA star-turned-television analyst called the Cleveland superstar 'whiny'. James, 32, was speaking to reporters in the locker-room after the Cavaliers 104-97 loss against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. 'He's a hater... What makes what he says credible? Because he's on TV?' James told ESPN. The comment came after Barkley (left and inset, with Michael Jordan in 1993) bashed James on TNT's Inside The NBA last week, saying: 'He's the best player in the world. Does he want all of the good players? He don't want to compete?' James (left), went on to attack Barkley's controversial history. 'I'm not going to let him disrespect my legacy like that... 'I'm not the one who threw somebody through a window. I never spit on a kid. I never had unpaid debt in Las Vegas.' James did not mention some of Barkley's other arrests, included one in 2008 when he was stopped for a DUI and told the officer he had driven through a stop sign because he was in a hurry to get 'a b**w job' from the woman in the car with him.

EXCLUSIVE: Dementia sufferer Roger Curry, 76, claimed his son Kevin (pictured) once tried to strangle him during an altercation at their home in Whittier, California, court documents reveal.

Christopher Haas, 60, a history professor and married father-of-two, was found dead Saturday, two days before was scheduled to report to federal prison in his child pornography case.

Caribbean island for sale on eBay

This Caribbean island paradise could be all yours. The island, off the coast of Belize, is up for sale on eBay, with bids starting at significantly less than the average New York house price. There are two properties on the island, including a large house which boasts upstairs sleeper accommodation, and there's also a small cabin. The new owners will be able to keep preoccupied with the array of activities the island offers, including fishing, bird watching, snorkelling, sunbathing and island hopping. The current owner is returning to live in the U.K. 'It's with a heavy heart that I put this land up for sale, but to the right person it will be a wonderful escape and a great investment potential,' owner Willow Reed said.

Touching moment Boston Celtics help surprise a military family with a soldier's homecoming in the middle of a game 

Staff Sergeant Matthew Noll (left) walked out onto the court of a Boston Celtics game to the shock of his parents (top right and left) who immediately burst into tears on Monday night. The Air Force National Guard member was able to hug his family after he was deployed overseas in an emotional homecoming that took place in the middle of the game. He was hugged tightly by loved ones and received a standing ovation from the stadium, including star Boston player Isaiah Thomas.

Defense attorneys for four people charged in an attack caught on cellphone video of a mentally disabled man said Friday the defendants have received death threats.

Tom Brady cries while revealing his dad is his hero

Tom Brady achieved another historic first in his storied career on Monday as the four-time NFL champion broke down in tears while speaking during Media Day at the Super Bowl. The New England Patriots quarterback was speaking with the press ahead of his record-breaking seventh appearance in the Super Bowl when one reporter asked him to name his hero. Brady, 39, paused for a second and then answered: 'I think my dad is my hero, because he's someone I look up to every day.' He then paused again and sat quietly in front of the room as his eyes began to tear up, looking as if he was going to break down at any second while thinking about Tom Brady Sr. he was far less emotional about Donald Trump.

James Wannerton has synaesthesia, a neurological condition that links senses such as taste and hearing. He has made a music flavour chart listing how hit songs of 2016 taste to him.

Perth transgender model Kelly Star said she has been single for 12 years and has struggled to find Mr Right, despite receiving lots of male attention for her size 32K breast implants.

CCTV footage shows the shocking moment four men violently beat a 25-year-old male and attempt to steal his cell phone in Philadelphia

A disturbing surveillance video released by the Philadelphia Police Department showed a group of men violently beating another man on the street. Four men were captured on security footage approaching a 25-year-old man (circled left) from behind around 8pm on January 10. One of the suspects then punches the man in the back of the head sending him to the ground. The other three suspects (right) started to kick and punch the victim, who has not been identified, several times. During the attack the suspects made several attempts to take the victim's cellular phone but were unsuccessful. The four suspects then fled in an unknown direction, according to police. Police have urged the public to report an information that may lead to an arrest in the case.

Celebrity trainer, Mario Kaspers, gives the lowdown on six quick and easy fitness hacks that will help you stay trim and strong with minimum effort.

Heavy snow squalls have led to accidents in parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and northern Virginia. Tractor-trailer driver Juan Ramos of Woodbridge, Virginia died in the crash.

Hunter Kittle found alive 3 days after California crash

Hunter Kittle, 24, suffered a collapsed lung, fractured skull and broken leg when he veered his car off a road and 70 feet down an embankment in Mount Baldy, California last week. He was forced to wait in extreme pain in the wreckage of his car for 72 hours before he was rescued when another driver spotted the crash site. Speaking from his hospital bed, Kittle said the pain was horrible but he didn't want that to be the 'final chapter in my life'. Trauma room doctors said most people wouldn't have survived an hour with the kinds of injuries Kittle sustained - let alone lasting three days.

Jane Priebe, 28, was rescued in New Mexico Monday evening, more than 12 hours after she was seen being thrown into a minivan outside a Las Vegas apartment complex 650 miles away.

The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia on behalf of the husband and son of Yvonne Selke, who was killed along with her daughter, Emily.

Emmett Till's family upset over Carolyn Bryant confession

The family of Emmett Till (main, left), a black boy murdered in Mississippi 62 years ago after whistling at a white woman, have reacted with fury after the woman linked to the notorious case admitted that the most incendiary parts of the story she told about him were a lie and she now feels ‘tender sorrow’. Till, a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago, was shot and beaten to death and disfigured beyond recognition by two white men in racially segregated Mississippi in 1955 after stopping at a store to buy two cents of bubble gum. In a newly revealed 10-year-old interview to be published in a book today, Carolyn Bryant, (pictured bottom right 16 years ago) the wife of one of the men arrested for Till’s murder and the woman whose testimony carried the case, admitted her account was ‘not true’. Speaking to DailyMail.com after Bryant’s confession was revealed, Till’s cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker (pictured together main. Rev. Parker is the older boy on the right, Emmett Till on the left, and pictured now top right) said: ‘My family thinks she’s trying to make money but being a preacher, I think she is trying to find a way to go heaven now.’

Research compiled by the National Pen Company has found that your handwriting could be a indicator of your health including problems such as high blood pressure and Alzheimer's disease.

Aravinda Pillalamarri was stopped by Bel Air Police Department in Maryland while out walking after a local resident complained about a suspicious person in the area.

Balint Alovits from Budapest captures spiral staircases

Balint Alovits, from Budapest, captured these images of Bauhaus and Art Deco staircases in a bid to show his hometown's 'unnoticed architectural masterpieces'. The artist, who is fascinated by interiors, says his mesmerising images represent 'an infinite vortex that feels out of this world'. So can you tell which way is up?

Married pastor apologizes to his church after he was caught having sex with a member of his congregation by her husband and fled the home naked

O. Jermaine Simmons was at the married mother's home in Tallahassee, Florida, to discuss a charity project when they became intimate on her daughter's bed shortly before 2pm. The woman's husband had returned to the home in the middle of the afternoon after receiving a call from their son's school because the child was ill. The couple are members of the congregation at Jacob Chapel Baptist Church (inset) where Simmons preaches.

Nicole Welker and Justin Brinkley of Wellsville, Ohio, were awarded $14.5million in compensation against a Pennsylvania hospital after their son was born with cerebral palsy.

'Drunk' man is arrested for 'attacking security guards just moments after he got into a fight inside a Florida bar' 

A Florida man (pictured in blue), who may have had one too many drinks, got into a brawl with security after being thrown out of a bar. The unidentified man had reportedly assaulted other people in a West Palm Beach bar before going after security guards (pictured) who came to help. In the video, guards can be seen wrestling the guy to the ground in front of a Design Within Reach store. The incident took place along Clematis Street, where several bars are located across from one another. It's unclear what bar the man was inside before the fight spilled onto the street. Local police responded to the scene a short time later and arrested the man.

Dr. Luke has filed documents requesting a judge to add a defamation claim in his lawsuit against Kesha after his team discovered she texted Lady Gaga claiming he raped another artist.

A woman who admitted to having a one night stand with her friend's ex boyfriend asked fellow users on Mumsnet whether she should confess to her her perceived misdemeanor.

Missouri inmate faces execution for killing family in 1998

Mark Christeson, 37, (left) is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday night in Missouri over the murder of Susan Brouk (inset) and her two young children - Adrian, 12, and Kyle, 9 (right) - on February 1, 1998. Christeson's attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution arguing, among other things, that his trial lawyers were unqualified. The court has yet to rule. He was convicted of raping Brouk before she and her young son were stabbed and then thrown into a pond to drown. Brouk's 12-year-old daughter was suffocated.

Ms Garland's body was moved cross-country from New York's Ferncliff Cemetery to Hollywood Forever Cemetery - intended as a resting place for daughters Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft.

The former point guard and one-time coach of the New York Knicks reported the robbery Monday morning, saying that the crooked slipped and stole $300,000 worth of jewelry.

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Alexander the Great's will found 2,000 years after death

London-based expert Richard Grant claims to have unearthed the elusive text from a well-known ancient book of fables, know as the Alexander Romance (right), detailing Alexander the Great's mythical adventures (artist's impression left). The long-dismissed last will and testament divulges Alexander's plans for the future of the Greek-Persian empire he ruled. It also reveals his burial wishes and discloses the beneficiaries to his vast fortune and power.

To help people with locked-in syndrome to communicate, researchers at the Wyss Centre for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva created a new brain-computer interface.

The German woman, who has not been named, heard a mysterious drilling noise on the upper floor of her home and called police in Bremen thinking someone was trying to break in.

Super Mario Run was launched on December 15 in 151 countries, and has been downloaded roughly 78 million times – but, Nintendo didn't convert as many users into paying customers as hoped.

Video footage filmed by a passenger captures a vehicle speeding along a Chinese motorway just seconds before it crashes. The incident took place in Liujiang on January 28.

Jiansheng Chen, 60, was sitting in his van playing Pokemon Go in Chesapeake, Virginia last Thursday when he was shot dead allegedly by a neighborhood security guard.

A Chinese billionaire, who was supposedly protected by eight female bodyguards, has vanished in Hong Kong, amid speculation he has been abducted by agents of Beijing.

Stunning video reveals the massive 'firehose of lava' flowing from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano into the sea

The Kilauea Volcano is spewing molten lava into the Pacific Ocean, spurring explosions that launch debris to twice the height of the sea cliff as the flow interacts with the cool seawater. Footage captured by the USGS’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reveals the remarkable volcanic ‘firehose’ in action as it produces dangerous blasts that pose a threat both on land and at sea. Upon a careful examination of the ‘unstable sea cliff’ this past weekend, researchers discovered a hot crack just above the site where the lava is flowing out, with temperatures as high as 428 degrees Fahrenheit.

New measurements, collected at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, have allowed researchers from Michigan University to see these neutrinos changing into different states.

Netflix took laziness to a new level. A group of the firm's engineers, called MindFlix, modified a brain-reading headband that lets the wearer scroll through the platform and select items using just their brain.

Former Royal Marine Commando Simon Hayes (pictured) initially said he found Roger Curry wandering the streets of Hereford but later admitted to being a friend of his son Kevin.

The 48-year-old was charged in November with felony assault causing serious bodily injury following the September attack on Samson, which the actor has pleaded not guilty to.

Young photographers take incredible images for NatGeo

Young photographers from across then country have submitted their entries for the 2016 National Geographic International Photography Contest with the winning photo of an ostrich chick chirping in front of a microphone. There were a number of categories including animals, places, weird but true and also wilds vacations. More than three times as many people entered this year compared to last. which has given organizers confidence that the future of photography is safe. In the international category, a boy from The Netherlands won the global side of the competition with his picture of the underside of tulips.

Researchers at the University of Hull are taking inspiration from the group hunting tactics of penguins to find optimum software's for smart cars to prevent them from being hacked.

About 13 DC schools had indoor recess on Tuesday after zoo officials launched a desperate search for Ollie (pictured), the bobcat, who escaped from her enclosure at the National Zoo on Monday.

A court heard how the he 21-year-old female student, originally from Turkey, had been targeted by the three teenagers at Vienna's Paterstern station last April as she went to use the toilet.

The incident happened in the town of Arnstein in the southern state of Bavaria and officials in Wuerzburg, Bavaria, are still working to determine the source of the gas and what caused it to leak.

'Thieving idiot' sheriff's deputy caught on his own body camera 'stealing money from a man he had just arrested for a DUI'

John Braman, a Florida sheriff's deputy, resigned on Monday after footage surfaced of him allegedly stealing two $100 bills from a man's wallet who he had just arrested for a DUI. The footage was captured on Braman's own body camera and showed him apparently taking the money out before putting the wallet into an evidence pouch. The incident took place on August 1 when Braman had arrested a man for a DUI at Ormond Beach, Florida. Sheriff Mike Chitwood called Braman a 'thieving idiot' and said they have had several complaints in recent months about the deputy stealing money from the wallets of people he arrested.

An international team of experts has now visited the reef, which runs from French Guyana to the Brazilian state of Maranhão - an area larger than the cities of São Paulo or London.

A school bus driver was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old special needs student, who was left on a parked school bus for several hours on a 96F day.

From staying up past midnight and having an outfit for each day of the week to using different post-it notes to shake things up, the number crunchers do very little to disprove their reputation.

Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves talks about 'worst surgery'

He's been holed up in a hotel room for the past 11 days following his 50th surgery, which involved having an SMAS facelift as well as neck and eye lifts. And Human Ken Doll, Rodrigo Alves, 33, exclusively told MailOnline he has been having a testing time as he recovers from 'the worst surgery of his life.' He said: 'It's been really hard. If I eat solid food, the stitches could burst open and lead to infection.

The attacks follow weeks of combat on Yemen's western coast between the Iran-allied Houthis and the coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognized government.

This is the amazing moment a hungry sea lion defeated an eight-foot-long Thresher shark during a dinner time death duel off the Californian coast.

The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs.

Parul Yadav was walking near her home in Mumbai, capital of India’s western state of Maharashtra, when the dogs pounced. They dragged Ms Yadav to the ground before a man scared them away.

Inside the abandoned horse racing grandstand in Japan

The derelict Imperial building, hidden behind shrubbery and a fence, lies atop a hill overlooking Negishi Forest Park in Japan (top left). Dating back to 1866, Negishi Grandstand was one of the first Western-style racetracks to open in the country. However, it became a printworks around the time of WWII, then a prison then later a bowling alley, before being left to rot in the 1980s. The buckled interior betrays signs of its previous incarnations with discarded sofas (bottom left), signs in English (inset) and a warren of haunting corridors (top right) all captured on film by a French photographer.

An estimated 20 tons of mud and debris from the backyard of a Hollywood Hills home buried power lines and knocked out electricity for more than 400 people in the neighborhood on Monday.

Pedro Hernandez, now 56, on trial for the murder of Etan Patz, from New York, in 1979 was forced into a confession by police officers bent on closing a decades-old case, his lawyer has claimed.

Bright student Maksym M, 18, claims he was booted out of Blindow School in the Eastern German city of Leipzig because his social studies teacher mistook his raised hand for a Hitler salute.

Man freaks out as he tries on virtual reality headset

A young man completely freaks out as he goes on a wild roller coaster ride in his first virtual reality experience. An amused crowd gathered at a mall in Jacksonville, Florida, as they watched Elijah hilariously try out a VR headset for the first time. The video shows him clutching onto the podium's bars and moving frantically in fear as the life-like simulator is almost too much for him to bear.

Busy mothers are sharing the childcare hacks every parent needs to know from using puppy pads for potty training, introducing a tidy up song and placing an old shower curtain under the high chair.

Oxfordshire-based Tokamak Energy's technology revolves around high temperature superconducting magnets, which allow for low-power and small-size devices, but high performance.

The teacher has gone into hiding following the death of pupil Joy Wangari at Mukandamia Primary School. It has been claimed that fellow pupils were encouraged to beat Joy up.

The European tree frog was eyeing up the treat in its natural wet habitat in Mersin, Turkey, as it held onto a vine, but when its hind legs went from under it, the amphibian had to painfully watch it fly away.

Heartwarming photos show single dads and their children

Put together by Bored Panda, the photos show men (clockwise from top left) enjoying relaxing beauty treatments with the daughters, playing dress up, getting a manicure, donning tiaras, snuggling up for story-time, and even bringing their kids along to the gym.

PETA argues in an extensive statement that, despite being fictional and set 37,983 years in the future, the intense suffering that animals go through for their fur is unacceptable.

Alisa Tsyrenova and Lyubov Tsyrenova from Siberia gave birth to girls Yulia and Dugarma 34 years ago but are coming to terms with the fact they raised daughters who weren't their own.

New research published by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that youngsters who regularly exercise are less likely to develop mood disorders as adults.

The Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah was annoyed at geo-tags on Instagram, complaining that they looked like a lingerie shoot. In retaliation, women staged a racy display outside.

Can YOU tell what's wrong with these make-up photos?

Can you tell what's wrong with these pictures? They might appear to show perfectly applied eyeshadow, luscious lashes and plump lips but the make-up isn't where you'd expect it to be. Thigh make-up is the latest bizarre beauty trend among bloggers, who are applying cosmetics and even false eyelashes to the tops of their legs to create and optical illusion.

Analysts from the Institute of National Remembrance, a Polish organisation that probes crimes against the Polish nation, have been studying handwritten documents by a agent codenamed Bolek.

Rachel Adams, from Little Rock, underwent three skin graft surgeries and a medically induced coma after fleeing a man who she said tried to orally rape her.

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem report that our galaxy is not only being pulled through the universe, but also pushed by a void they have named the Dipole Repeller.

Stunning images of 1870s China set to sell for £20,000

The collection, taken by Scottish photography pioneer John Thomson, is expected to fetch £20,000 at an auction in New York next month. His study, Illustrations of China and its People, included images taken in often perilous situations, and was first published in 1873.

Leading Australian nutritionist and author, Jessica Sepel, performs a three day liver cleanse each month, in order to 'reboot' her insides. Here, she speaks to FEMAIL about how she does it.

Hayley Lampshire from England was 'heartbroken' when she learned that due to sharing an amniotic sac her babies were facing a fight for survival, but a scan gave she her a nice surprise.

Ian Pearson, a senior futurologist at the Ipswich-based communication agency Futurizon, claims a human porn star won't be able to compete with virtual characters.

The beast was spotted cruising along the coast of Baia in Papua New Guinea with its tasty treat locked firmly in its gnashers. Locals say it stole the pig from a nearby village.

Shock and awww! Internet falls in love with emotional moment a girl unwraps her birthday present to reveal her army officer dad had returned home from duty 

Emotional footage shows the little girl, Paloma, being reunited with father Jesus Larios at her birthday party in Seville, Andalusia, after he made a surprise appearance. Paloma had no idea her father was home and believed he was still on a mission fighting Somali pirates. Jesus hid in a present box, before popping out and giving Paloma a bear hug.

It has been five years since Sierra LaMar (right) disappeared on her way to school in Morgan Hill, California, and the murder trial against her accused killer Antolin Garcia Torres (left) is now underway.

Excellent at typing and shorthand, aged 31 she was a natural choice to be called to work for one of the most senior figures in Nazi Germany — the Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels.

A mother's worst nightmare: Woman trips over her outfit on an escalator and drops her baby 40ft to its death at a shopping centre in Uzbekistan

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. The woman, carrying her baby in one arm, stumbles down a number of steps at a shopping centre in Uzbekistan which causes the baby to fall. Footage from security cameras in a shopping centre in Uzbekistan shows the woman in a long dress and a headscarf coming down an escalator. The dress getting stuck in the moving staircase appears to be the reason the baby is dropped the equivalent to 40 feet onto the tiled flooring below.

Hitler's personal wartime phone that was picked up by a British officer from the 'Fuhrerbunker' in Berlin at the end of the Second World War is set to fetch over £400,000 when it is auctioned off next month.

Former city high flier Smita Joshi, 52, turned her back on a successful career as a business development managers to pursue a path as a spiritual guru after discovering her past lives.

As Dolly Parton said that it ‘costs a lot of money to look this cheap’, it takes a lot of work to master the ‘scruffy up-do’ - when your hair is twisted it into a butterfly clip and there are bits hanging down.

The pumi, the sloughi and the American hairless terrier will be newcomers at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in February, and will compete among as many as 202 breeds.

Bob Dylan's actor grandson Levi poses for V Mag

The next generation in the Dylan dynasty, 22-year-old Levi — the son of Wallflowers singer Jakob Dylan and grandson of legend Bob Dylan — has landed his first fashion magazine cover. This month, Levi poses on the cover of V Man, the men's version of V Magazine, and talks about his career in the spotlight. Mostly, though, it's his ambivalence about fame that takes center stage as he strikes hunky, brooding poses in leather jackets and man jewelry.

Rachelle Friedman Chapman, who was paralyzed during her bachelorette party in 2010, was determined to stand with her 20-month-old daughter and husband, Chris, for a photo.

Australian TV presenter Andrew 'Cosi' Costello and his wife Sam had a surprise when they unearthed a 'vintage lunch' in a school bag. Other parents responded with their own stories

Video footage has caught the bizarre moment a confused rooster has a staring contest with its own reflection. The footage was taken on January 2 in Hegang, China's northern Heilongjiang province.

The cute baby gorilla had been sucking on his fingers as he cuddled up to his mother in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda when she bent down and planted a kiss on his cheek.

Photographer captures expressions of windswept dogs

The picture series, called Blow, by Ontario, Canada-based photographer Illona Haus, demonstrates the dogs' varying reactions to being subjected to wind from a bright yellow antique fan. Some dogs, pictured, appear to relish the moment - basking in front of the blowing air source - while others tried to take shelter or confront the contraption.

The astonishing revelation came in response to a tweet, asking California-based Elon Musk if he was working on 'neural lace' – a way of installing computers into the human brain.

Researchers from Wits University, in Johannesburg, found evidence for a continental crust beneath Mauritius (pictured), which would have been part of the continent 'Mauritia'.

The abuse has been described as 'common practice' at the elite base in the southwestern town of Pfullendorf, and seven soldiers have been dismissed, with more under investigation.

Watch the strange dance of 500-million-year-old worm: Ancient creature performed bizarre moves to catch food

Researchers from University of Toronto have found a worm-like animal with soft legs from fossils found in the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The Ovatiovermis cribratus (centre) also known as the 'ovation worm' lived during the Cambrian Period , which dates from 540 million to 490 million years ago. The fossil (inset) shows this unusual worm had strong recurved claws on the back limbs allowed it to anchor itself to hard surfaces.

Men and women stripped down and cuddled with total strangers to see if it would help them open up more, and the partners talked about everything from their childhoods to their fears.

Zookeepers from the US have revealed which animals have the funniest behaviour. They include a wolf that liked to steal people's belongings and a chimp that traded a keeper's keys for bananas.

Last ever Rolls-Royce Phantom VII to be made

The final Phantom is an extended wheelbase car with a nautical theme created for a 'renowned contemporary Rolls-Royce collector'. With 1930s ocean liners etched into the interior wood panels, sea-coloured paint and hand-cut lambswool carpets mimicking a wake among the features on the car, pictured, send-offs don't get much more flamboyant than this.

Facebook has chosen to officially endorse an Illuminati page. The group has over 380,000 likes and boasts in its page description: 'We are always watching out for you.'

The makers of Vespa scooter has built a new two-wheeled vehicle that is not made to carry humans. Called Gita, the cargo robot can haul 40lbs of goods while following behind a human user.

'Best part of 2017!' Social media users go gaga over hilarious video of Winnie the Pooh performing Gangnam Style dance - and quickly turn it into a viral meme with different backing tracks

The video was originally made in 2015 and inspired by Psy's 2012 hit, but has recently become a meme on Twitter. The dancing bear video has become the subject of its own Twitter account which sets the clip to various pop songs - with hilarious results. The account gained 30,000 followers overnight.

Daimler is the first auto company to join Uber as it opens up its platform for manufacturers to introduce their own self-driving cars

London-based start-up, StatusToday, has created AI that will allow your boss to spy on you. It works by tracking your activities. If it notices anything out of the ordinary, it will flag it (stock image)

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Photographer shares images of mothers nursing toddlers

Photographer Natalie McCain, from Florida, said mothers who nurse their children past infancy, known as extended breastfeeding, are made to feel ashamed. The mother-of-two said she hoped the unretouched photographs, pictured, which show mothers nursing their children over two, would 'normalise' breastfeeding and end the 'taboo' that remains around the topic. She said nursing beyond infancy is both 'natural' and 'beautiful'.

This season's new holiday chalets in places like Europe and Canada can cost up to £400k a week. They feature everything from F1 simulators and wine cellars to cigar rooms and beauty salons.

A woman in China reportedly crashed her new car after driving it out of a dealership on January 7. She drove into the curb, puncturing her tire and careering into a pedestrian bridge.

Tim Howell, 27, pulled off the stunt while travelling at 40mph, but he was more concerned about his girlfriend's lack of experience at the wheel. It took place at an unnamed location in Europe.

My death-defying daily commute: Scooter-rider films his terrifying journey to work squeezing between cars, lorries and pedestrians 

A scooter-rider filmed his death-defying commute to work here he squeezes between cars, lorries and pedestrians. Dash-cam footage shows the hurried rider charging around Hanoi in Vietnam. In one particularly stomach-churning moment, he squeezes between a lorry and a car which are no more than a metre apart. He also narrowly avoids collisions with other scooter riders as he drives on both sides of the road in a daring bid to get to work on time.

   

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The world's cutest door stop: Naughty panda cub can't stop opening the entrance to its enclosure

A panda cub at a Chinese breeding centre seems to have found its new favourite toy: a door. New video clip has emerged showing the playful bear in Chengdu, south-west China, repeatedly climbing onto the entrance to its enclosure and trying to open it. The baby panda has been given the nickname 'the cutest door stop' after the hilarious video of it latching onto the vent became popular on the internet.

A Gold Coast family got a nasty surprise when they opened their backyard barbecue to find a huge snake lurking inside, the latest in a string of surprise serpent encounters this month.

Mahri Smith, 18, from Ottawa tweeted a series of selfies of herself with her friends and an elderly woman - and her post has already been retweeted 73,000 times in just 48 hours.

Stunning winter drone images from Canada to Russia

Winter may be unpleasant to experience – but as these stunning drone photographs taken in places such as Russia, the US, Canada and Italy show, its effects are incredible to look at. MailOnline Travel reveals how winter’s icy tentacles leave behind some amazing scenes. The main image shows an epic migration of caribou on lake Ennadai in Canada, bottom left an enchanting snowy wood in Italy and bottom right the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt, Russia.

   

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