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The heatwave sweeping Australia caused blackouts in Adelaide on Wednesday afternoon, forcing 40,000 people to swelter through 42 degree heat without air conditioning. Overwhelming demand for electricity forced South Australian Power Networks to plunge parts of the state into darkness in order to conserve power. The blackout sent the city into chaos, forcing drivers to navigate the roads without traffic lights. Extreme weather conditions have been felt right across the nation, as flood and bushfire warnings (top right) are issued for Western Australia. New South Wales is also warned to brace for the hottest three February days on record, with temperatures expected to soar to 39 in Sydney on Saturday and 46 in Sydney's west (heat map on Saturday pictured centre). Despite torrential rain affecting Sydney over Tuesday and Wednesday, locals and tourists have been hitting the beach to beat Australia-wide (top left and bottom right) to beat the heat that scorches into the night (bottom left).

Clinton Thinn facing death penalty for ‘murder in U.S’ 

Aspiring New Zealand rapper Clinton Thinn is facing a possible death sentence after being charged with first-degree murder in a maximum security US prison. The Auckland-born 29-year-old was arrested in San Diego, California, in June after allegedly attempting to rob a bank using a flare gun and a hammer. Former school friends have told Daily Mail Australia Thinn had and pledged allegiance to the notorious Aryan Brotherhood gang in prison before a fatal incident.

Queensland senator Pauline Hanson has vented her frustration after learning the Australian Post CEO was earning $5.6 million last year.

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Harris faced six counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault involving seven accusers at Southwark Crown Court.

Sex expert Tracey Cox is on hand to answer women's quirky but extremely common sex questions revealing more than half of British adults find sex the most challenging topic to talk about.

They say timing is everything. And, when it comes to winning at life, that could literally be true - according to psychologist Dr. Micheal J. Breus from the Center for Circadian Biology.

'I'd be a better match for her than Jonathan': Cheryl gets flirty with newly single Andrew at the dramatic MAFS dinner party... as her 'husband' hits it off with Scarlett

Married At First Sight Australia has taken a dramatic twist, with two brides caught flirting with men who weren't their husbands at the dramatic group dinner party. Cheryl (right) hit it off with Andrew (left) who was abandoned by his wife Lauren after the wedding. The pair flirted all night, with Andrew saying he was a better match for her than her husband Jonathan. Meanwhile, Scarlett (inset) got along well with Jonathan as they bonded over their similar views on American politics.

Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dies aged 45 

NEW The 45-year-old former It girl revealed in November she had been receiving treatment for a non-malignant growth in her pituitary gland. Police were called to a flat near Earl's Court shortly before 2pm this afternoon and found the former model dead. Her family have been told. Palmer-Tomkinson rose to fame in the 1990s as a party-loving socialite in London's celebrity circle. She made headlines with a £400-a-day cocaine addiction, which left her needing septum reconstruction surgery in 2006. The god-daughter to Prince Charles had a close relationship with the Royal Family, and attended William and Kate's wedding.

While the 'Kate effect' is fully established with items the Duchess wears often selling out Miss Markle may just rival her popularity thanks to her cheaper taste in jewellery.

The attack targeted more than 10,000 dark web sites that were selling or sharing child pornography. The dark web is often associated with criminal and illicit activities such as online drug markets.

Can YOU spot the ruby ring?

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, it might be about time for you to find a special gift for your loved one. The latest brainteaser, created by vouchercloud, challenges you to find the ruby red ring hidden among a bed of roses. The romantic riddle might just serve as a reminder to couples that are yet to find their present this year.

Woman reunites with rapist to tell their story together 

Rape survivor, Thordis Elva (left), from Iceland, was just 16 when she was raped by her then-boyfriend, Tom Stranger (right), 18, a foreign exchange student from Australia. The pair have joined forces 20 years on and released a TED talk (inset) about the assault. In the talk, the pair discuss the impact the rape had on both of their lives.

Anthony Mundine has lodged an appeal against his controversial points decision loss to Danny Green in last week's fight in Adelaide, wanting the result to be changed to 'no decision' instead.

After braving more than 100 snakes in trial on I'm A Celebrity on Wednesday, Tziporah Malkah joked that she should have been grateful for the attention from one overly friendly serpent.

Salt Bey-non: Tobacco playboy Travers 'The Candyman' Beynon posts his own version of the Salt Bae viral video of a Turkish chef - but does it lack taste?

Infamous Gold Coast playboy Travers Beynon, aka 'The Candyman', has latched on to the Salt Bae (pictured right) craze with a provocative Instagram clip (pictured left). Beynon, calling himself Salt Beynon, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to upload a short clip of himself sprinkling salt over two near-naked women. The women appear lying down, with only small patches covering their breasts and genitals. Some people found the footage too much to watch. 'So unco...not smooth at all,' one person wrote.

A young girl has written a heartbreaking plea for leniency after her father pleaded guilty over the death of the man, whose body was found in the boot of a car in Sydney's west in 2014.

A woman, 42, is in an induced coma after a 31-year-old driver 'crashed into her during a police chase' on Melbourne's Bell Street on Monday night. Her heartbroken family have spoken of their grief.

ABC host Leigh Sales gets VERY testy with Centrelink

ABC host Leigh Sales (pictured left) has taken aim at Centrelink (right) in a bizarre Twitter tirade after being put on hold twice in a week. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Sales demanded to know why she had been left on hold by Centrelink for two hours twice - and insisted the Australian welfare provider explain what they were doing to rectify the situation. A fired-up Sales, who fronts The 7.30 Report, tweeted Centrelink (inset) wanting to know: 'Does Centrelink ever answer its phone? 2 hours on hold last week fruitlessly, heading in the same direction today'.

She was being interviewed by a reporter on a farm in San Juan de Lurigancho, in Lima and being questioned about the heavy rain and floods and its effect on local business.

The pensioner, known only as Tony, decided to build a fortress with barbed wire wrapped around his humble home on the Central Coast of NSW in an effort to keep his ex-partner out.

Schindler's List 'House' where Amon Goth shot Jews

The villa, immortalised by the 1993 film Schindler's List, is where Nazi sadist Amon Göth lived while he was Kraków-Paszów death camp commander, before his execution for genocide in 1946. Twice married Göth kept two Jeish maid prisoner in the basement, whom he tortured and abused. The property, in southern Poland, is at the centre of an extraordinary row involving the new owner Artur Niemyski who is renovating it for his family to move in. Jewish campaigners want it turned into a museum. Göth once killed a Jewish boy because he didn't ask permission to leave the room. He stabbed one of his maids in the leg because she didn't set enough places at the dinner table. The monster once threatened to shoot Jews working on a road next to his garden from the balcony, inset left. The scene was adapted for 1993 film Schindler's List, where Ralph Fiennes played him, inset right.

A man from China has had a dead cockroach pulled out from his ear after it got stuck there for more than three days. The 60-year-old sprayed insecticide into his ear after the bug had crawled in.

Are these the most.awkward family photos ever?

Families from all around the world have opened their albums to reveal the hilarious mishaps that occurred when they tried to get that perfect shot - and from failed proposals to hungry seagulls (inset), they certainly make for some entertaining viewing. Clockwise from top left: A grandma found herself at the centre of a group of topless men on a raucous night out; two children pose in front of a somewhat unfortunate backdrop; one man couldn't stop himself from spewing all over his friend on a rollercoaster ride; and it all got a bit too much for this toddler at Disney World.

Bill Shorten slammed for having 'never done a day's work'

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accused Bill Shorten and his Labor colleagues of having 'never done a day's work in their lives' in a fiery exchange in Parliament. Defending Mr Turnbull's rant, MP for Reid Craig Laundy described Mr Shorten as a 'private school boy from Melbourne' that the Coalition was 'prepared' to call out (pictured inset during university). Other commentators pointed to Mr Shorten's career path (pictured left and right during time with the unions) - distinctly lacking in any hard labour in opposition to his party's roots of representing the working class.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched a scathing attack on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, branding him a 'parasite' and accusing him of sucking up to millionaires.

Richard Wood, from Horley, Surrey, groomed his victim for a week before they arranged to meet at a local Tesco, but the girl turned out to be a group called Internet Interceptors.

Map shows similarities between United States and Australia

NEW For generations, the United States and Australia have shared an alliance based on mutual respect, military and economic support. But an upside-down map of Australia aligned with a map of the United States reveals that both country's capital cities are also eerily similar in social and cultural structure. The graphic of the two maps was posted to Reddit late last year by user AJgloe, but resurfaced online this month.

In a new thread on the secret sharing app Whisper desperately unhappy wives have revealed why they feel they have to stay with their husbands despite no longer loving them.

Tommy Keating, 22, will face charges of careless driving, causing death following a tragic weekend jet-ski accident in Thailand that claimed the life of his girlfriend Emily Jayne Collie, 22.

Incredible moment woman spends 20 minutes gently massaging a TENNIS BALL out of the mouth of a hungry carpet python

Incredible footage has emerged showing the moment an overzealous carpet python regurgitates a tennis ball (pictured left). The footage, posted to the Townsville Snakehandler Facebook page, shows the tennis ball being messaged out of the snake's mouth (pictured top right) in the final seconds of what had been a delicate 20 minute operation. An eagle-eyed homeowner in Belgian Gardens had noticed the 1.5 metre carpet python slithering in the backyard with a huge lump (pictured bottom left) on Monday. Townsville Vet Clinic's senior veterinary nurse Trish Prendergast, who massaged the ball out of the snake, said: 'It probably smelt like food, maybe frogs'.

Pall Einarsson, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland has warned that Katla, Hekla, Bárðarbunga (pictured) and Grímsvötn, could all soon erupt.

A study from Edinburgh University has found that first-born children score higher than their siblings in IQ tests. This may be because they receive more mental stimulation at an early age (stock image).

Sydney baby born with full head of hair

For some babies it can take years before their heads are graced with luscious locks - it took this girl just a few weeks in the womb. Adorable six-month-old Alexis Bartlett (left and right), from Sydney, has so much hair that her parents were in disbelief at her birth, even after seeing signs in an ultrasound.

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Womb with a view! Breathtaking new 20-week MRI scan lets expectant parents watch their unborn babies wiggle, swallow and even pull on the umbilical cord - FOUR WEEKS before the abortion limit

A revolutionary new type of scan developed by a London-based medical team is hoping to transform the way parents-to-be see their unborn babies. A new video shows the astonishing detail the high-tech scan can capture including heartbeat, brain and muscles. (Pictured: Grabs from a video showing a 20-week-old baby being scanned by the new technology produced by the iFIND team. Inset: a scan currently given to pregnant women on the NHS)

Madonna posted this photo from Mchinji, Malawi, in July alongside the caption: 'Three beauties. Lola spends time with twins, Stella and Esther at Home of Hope Orphanage.'

A study of thousands of compensation claims has unearthed some bizarre reasons for UK passengers to be held up on their journeys with some delays lasting up to 29 hours.

A 40-year-old mother from Kentucky will spend the next 16 years in prison and will be required to register as a lifetime sex offender after admitting to sexually abusing her young son for three years.

Bella was no doubt feeling a sense of deja vu on the Air Tommy Jet as it bore a striking resemblance to the plane traditionally used by the Victoria's Secret models ahead of their annual show.

California student, 20, says sugar daddies pay for college

Student Emily Bulea (left), from Goleta, California, is paid to go on dates with wealthy men and keep them company at social events. The 20-year-old said without the money she would struggle to afford her college fees. The cash also allows her to live a luxury lifestyle with weekly beauty treatments, jewellery, clothes meals in exclusive restaurants - and this glittering $500 bra covered in Swarovski crystals (seen right). She even has the support of boyfriend Jack (inset), although he doesn't see 'sugaring' as a long-term career.

Auckland student Rachael Louise De Jong, 21, drowned after the Aratiatia Dam floodgates were opened, sending water surging down the river where she was swimming with friends.

Babies' VERY strained faces as they fill their nappies 

The parents of the cute stars of this online gallery spied a silver lining to the endless stream of dirty nappies that is part and parcel of life with a newborn - the comical faces that babies pull when nature calls.

Researchers from Montreal's McGill University blocked the production of natural opioid substances in the brains of volunteers and found that they no longer enjoyed listening to their favourite songs.

Steeping or cooking it in excess water flushes out the industrial toxin, which has been linked to health problems from heart disease to cancer, says a contamination expert from Queens University Belfast.

According to Will Strafach, CEO of New-York based Sudo Security Group, there are dozens of iPhone apps which are at risk of being hacked. They include apps such as Music Tube and Gift Saga.

Bride and guests are BURIED under debris when Cuban hotel's roof CAVES IN around them during rehearsal for their dream $50,000 wedding

Sarah and John Wenham (together top right) had saved for years for 'the wedding of their dreams' in Cuba, costing more than £25,000 for themselves and 24 guests. But they were left fearing for their lives when the lobby roof at Sol Rio De Luna y Mares Hotel in Cuba suddenly buckled and collapsed (main), trapping them underneath and injuring many members of the wedding party including Ruth Ricketts, who required 19 stitches to her head (bottom right). The bride also needed to be stitched up when she suffered a nasty cut above her right eye (left). Sarah said: 'I saw the blood start to gush from my head and I genuinely thought in that moment that I was going to die.' In the aftermath, John desperately scrambled around the lobby to find his wife, and had to get two people to lift the rubble off her body so that he could drag her to safety.

Lego employee Vimal Patel has taken on fashion giant Nike, with his own version of their $720 (£580) self-lacing trainers. The Denmark-based designer crafted the shoes using inexpensive materials.

A study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh showed that harsh parenting negatively affected a child's relationship with their friends and lowered their grades at school (stock).

Public Health Nutrition have today said that cereal companies have reduced their salt content considerably - but some brands still contain too much sugar, including Crunchy Nut.

Woman denies faking a relationship on Facebook

Jill Sharp, 31, of Airdrie was accused of taking pictures from social media of a man she'd never met called Graham McQuet and doctoring the images so she could pretend they were a couple. But today, speaking at her home, Ms Sharp, 31, flatly denied any wrongdoing, saying the whole thing 'simply isn't true' and that the photos were put online by someone else. Police have investigated the allegations but said there is 'no criminality' and are taking no further action. Friends said that Ms Sharp told them she was in a relationship, but they grew suspicious after never meeting her boyfriend. Pictures of Mr McQuet then appeared on social media accounts which appeared to be connected to Ms Sharp (inset and left). But Ms Sharp, who has denied the allegations, insists someone has set her up by creating a series of fake profiles which include the bogus pictures. Mr McQuet already has a fiancee named Marianne Stirling (right).

A 46-year-old in China who longed for a second baby gave birth earlier this month using an embryo frozen 16 years ago. Ms Luo gave birth to a baby boy earlier this month weighing eight pounds.

Newly married Jessica and Royal Deal had given the bear to their six-month-old son, Raiden, who has a respiratory virus that affects his breathing.

The film is from the band's performance in Montreal, Canada in September 1964 - when the group were at the height of their fame. It also contains rare colour footage of the Fab Four backstage.

Man goes from size 6 housewife to a bodybuilding hunk

Cody Harman, 30, from California, had married, divorced and come out as transgender by the time he was 24. He got married to his husband Adam to 'fit in' but already knew he wanted to be a man. After starting his transition he took up bodybuilding and in October 2016 he entered his first female to male transgender bodybuilding competition.

Male witch Robin Fletcher, 60, (pictured, file image) who used hypnotism and mind-altering techniques on teenage girls has walked free after his supervision order was revoked by Victorian court.

Paul Norman was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy in 2012 which robbed his ability to speak, walk and care for himself. But he went back to Billericay School, Essex, for one last lecture.

Bare-breasted demonstrators have taken to the streets of Argentina in protest over a recent incident in which police expelled topless women sunbathers from a beach under threat of arrest.

The bizarre footage shows Russian Rinat Iskakov, 32, filming himself as he smashes the window of the specially adapted 4.4 D model, bought eight months ago, in the snow outside his home.

Life on board one of Hitler's most unsuccessful U-Boats

NEW These are the amazing images showing life on board one of Hitler's most unsuccessful submarines, U-976. The U-Boat, which was launched in 1943 was sunk shortly before D-Day by a flight of two RAF Mosquito fighter-bombers. However, the boat's First Officer Lieutenant Wilhelm Hinrichs kept a fascinating photographic album of the submarine, which is now coming up for auction in Maryland.

The tour bus Corruptour runs through the streets in Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.  This is the newest addition to the ubiquitous open-air tour buses that crisscross Mexico City each day: The Corruptour, which instead of taking folks to historic plazas and churches, shines an unflattering spotlight on the murky world of graft. They also engage with bemused bystanders along the route, coaxing pedestrians and taxi drivers to join in chanting ¿No more corruption!¿ (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

This is the newest addition to the open-air tour buses crisscrossing Mexico City each day: The Corruptour, which instead of taking folks to historic plazas, shines a spotlight on the murky world of graft.

Kaylee Halko, from Toledo, Ohio, was born with progeria, a genetic condition, that means her body ages faster than normal. It caused the 13-year-old to be completely bald by the age of four.

'When someone attacking your friend but you can't fight': Street brawl dubbed the 'worst ever' as topless men miss punches and flail aimless kicks 

Throwing wild punches while on a night out in Dalston, east London, the men (pictured) barely manage to land a single hit, with one fighter launching a flying kick - only to miss his opponent completely. The footage, posted by Rich Jones with the caption: 'when someone attacking your friend but you can't fight', has been viewed over 240,000 times online with viewers in stitches over the hapless brawlers.

Michael Sousa, 12, died of a head injury a week after the incident on January 23 at the Jane Austen College in Colegate, Norwich. His life support machine was switched off on January 31.

Jayne Stone (pictured), from West Malling in Kent, launched a 'sinister' three-year campaign of harassment against her ex when he ended their four year relationship in 2014.

My shirt has BUST open! Woman with niche talent can open her shirt by flexing her boobs 

Samanta Lily, 27, from Russia, showed off the bizarre skill in a video in which she opens a series of tops with her breasts. The video was shared on the Facebook page Models Place, along with the caption: 'She got some real power there.' Samanta, who describes herself as an 'adult model', says her breasts are completely natural, adding that she had a double DD cup at the age of 15.

 
   

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Inside Joseph Stalin's lakeside summer home on Abkhazia

Built in 1947, the holiday home or 'dacha' as it's known in Russian was home to former Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin and his family during the warm summer months. Hidden deep in a forest off of Lake Ritsa in Abkhazia an autonomous region of Georgia - the modest property is almost invisible. Photographer Ioanna Sakellaraki, 26, took the images during her travels around the little known region of Abkhazia. A living testament to Stalin and his renowned paranoia the dacha is surrounded by thick trees and is painted green to make it pretty much invisible from the air. Known for his simple taste Stalin's holiday home is designed in a modest fashion despite it boasting a library and games room equipped with a billiards table.

Motorcyclist 'Kal' was riding the Qatari dunes and getting big air with some mates. Stunning footage shows him jump 100 feet in the air - and land on top of a Jeep Wrangler.

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Black crow circles an eagle and then lands on its HEAD

Judging by the pictures, it is quite clear the bird of prey is not too pleased with its unwanted guest crashing down onto it over and over again in Tamilnadu, which is in Southern India. The encounter was spotted by Greaves Henriksen in Tamilnadu, India. The 52-year-old amateur photographer believes the short-toed snake eagle was sitting close to a nest, which the crow was trying to defend.

The Pentagon has failed to disclose up to thousands of potentially lethal airstrikes by the US in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan over the course of several years.

Visitors will spot wildlife everywhere in Australia's Northern Territory but they can also get up close and personal with crocodiles, sea turtles and rock wallabies while taking in the unrivalled scenery.

Smart ass! Unstoppable donkey has worked out how to open a gate for his pals using his teeth

A problem-solving donkey has been caught on camera opening a wooden gate at a sanctuary in Ronco Scrivia, northern Italy. Sanctuary staff say he's much brighter than the other donkeys there and that his party-trick has become a regular occurrence.

   

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