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 It was a tale of two cities in New York on Wednesday and Thursday as an overnight storm dumped huge amounts of snow across the city and the rest of the northeast - making for what could be the biggest winter storm of the season. Up to 12 inches of snow is expected to fall on the city on Thursday, a stark change from the mild weather and balmy temperatures of Wednesday, left. The powerful, fast-moving storm made for a slippery morning commute, right, and all public schools in the city, Philadelphia and Boston have been closed. State offices were also closed in New Jersey, and government offices in the Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties outside Philadelphia were shuttered.

For the most part, people take selfies to share a fun moment with friends - or simply show off. Unfortunately for these snappers however, they've missed some extremely odd things going on in the background of the photos that ruin the vibe they were going for. BoredPanda have compiled a selfie gallery featuring these rogue additions - including pooping dogs and sex toys - and they're guaranteed to make you cringe...

A video has captured the moment that two flight passengers claiming to be lawyers got into a vicious row over an arm rest. Footage taken by another flier shows the man (shown left) and woman shouting at each other as the flight crew desperate tries to calm them down. Many of the other passengers on the plane, believed to be a Monarch Airways flight from the UK to Malaga in Spain, can he heard laughing as the pair's feud escalates. The video starts mid-way through the row, as an air steward tries to get the man to move seats (shown right). As the row intensifies and voices get louder, other fliers can be heard shushing the pair. The woman (pictured centre) then claims that she is a lawyer and 'knows' her rights, leading the other man to scream: 'I'm a lawyer too, you stupid woman.' At the end of the video, recorded on New Year's Eve, an air hostess asks if the pair are travelling together, causing the rest of the passengers to burst out in laughter and clapping.

It has emerged that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's body was discovered at her luxury London apartment (inset bottom) by her cleaner. She was found dead yesterday aged 45 following a battle with a brain tumour - days after builders said they heard a 'loud bang' from her home. The revelation comes as a friend appeared on This Morning to claim she had relapsed 'into a dark place'. Ivan Massow (pictured right with Tara and inset on the show) said: 'She was facing a lot of problems. The recurring issue [was] that it was very hard for her to stay off drinking and things.'

Prepare to go cross-eyed over one photographer's mind-boggling optical illusion snap - as no one is sure how many zebras this image taken by South African Robert Holmwood actually contains. The retired mechanical engineer captured the gaggle of Burchell's zebra at the Kruger National Park in his native country. And the 64-year-old, who retired two years ago, said everyone who views the confusing image has a different opinion on just how many zebras there are in the frame.

Ivanka Trump's beleaguered fashion brand has taken another kicking after the bosses of TJ Maxx and Marshalls demanded stores throw out her advertisements and take down her special displays. Last week workers at the chains - which are both owned by TJX Companies - were told that her products would no longer hold pride of place in the stores (the picture on the right dates from December, before the memo was sent and was posted by a #GrabYourWallet supporter). 'Effective immediately, please remove all Ivanka Trump merchandise from features and mix into [other products on the racks],' the note, leaked to The New York Times, read. 'All Ivanka Trump signs should be discarded.' It's yet another blow for the socialite's business, which has already been dropped entirely by a string of retailers, including luxury chains Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus, as a major anti-Trump boycott continues.

Hillary Clinton was spotted arriving at her daughter's home on Wednesday night. The former Democratic presidential nominee pulled up at Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky's Manhattan home with the Secret Service in tow around 6.30pm. She only stayed for a half hour before leaving around 7pm. Clinton was seen at the home not long after it was revealed that her son-in-law had quietly shut down his hedge fund Eaglevale Partners back in December. The decision to shutter the fund came just a few weeks after Clinton lost the election to president Donald Trump.

Police have made several arrests as protesters blocked vans from leaving a U.S. immigration office in Phoenix late Wednesday, with a mother on board and possibly headed for deportation. The protest surged at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility after Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos was taken into custody during a routine check-in with the agency. Fearing her deportation, dozens of immigration activists blocked the gates surrounding the office near central Phoenix in an apparent effort to stop several vans and a bus from leaving.

To foster any child takes an extraordinary amount of selfless love and devotion. But one man in Los Angeles has taken on an even more monumental role: caring for the city's dying children. Mohamed Bzeek (pictured right and bottom-left, and holding the hand of a terminally ill child, top-left) is that man: A devout Libyan-born Muslim who has spent the last 20 years giving hope and comfort to children no other person would touch - ten of whom have died. 'The key is, you have to love them like your own,' Bzeek told the LA Times. 'I know they are sick. I know they are going to die. I do my best as a human being and leave the rest to God.'

A 15-year veteran of the Denver Sheriff Department has been sacked after footage emerged of him hitting an inmate in the face and 'choking him'. Darrin Turner got into an argument with an inmate known as 'DR' and turned violent after he accused the prisoner of calling him a n****r' and saying he was going to 'f*** him up.' The officer was fired on January 4 according to an 18-page discipline letter sent to him last month.

Grey Gardens, the Hamptons home once owned by eccentric relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is for sale. The famous East Hampton residence has been listed for $19.995million, according to an online listing. In a 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens was the rundown home of Onassis' aunt Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, known as 'Big Edie,' (inset bottom right) and her cousin, Edith Bouvier Beale, nicknamed 'Little Edie.' Brothers Albert and David Mayles directed the film about the two women, who resided with 58 cats in the ramshackle home by the time they met the filmmakers. Grey Gardens contained piles of garbage that were five feet high, and the directors sported flea collars while filming. Ben Bradlee, an editor for The Washington Post, and his journalist wife, Sally Quinn, bought the home from 'Little Edie' in 1979 following the 1977 death of 'Big Edie, and restored it.

Sir Tom Jones has reportedly struck up a romantic relationship with Priscilla Presley (pictured together left last month; and right with Elvis Presley in 1971). The Welsh star, 76, is said to be 'courting' the 71-year-old actress, who was married to rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley, almost a year after his wife Linda died of cancer. A source told The Sun: 'Tom and Priscilla are courting. There is a spark between them but they are taking it slowly. It really is early days but they get on so well.'

The first trailer for Dear White People has been unveiled — and not everyone is pleased. The Netflix series - which satirizes race relation in an Ivy League college - is a sequel to the 2014 film of the same name. And within minutes of the 30-second clip debuting on YouTube on Wednesday, the comments section was jam-packed with racist diatribe... even more than usual.

From the child actor who became a Hollywood heartthrob to the reality TV star who emerged from her family's shadow to become a beauty icon and entrepreneur, FEMAIL unveils the stars who changed the most after their awkward teenage phase (left to right: Nicholas Hoult, Kylie Jenner, Dev Patel, Ariana Grande).

Nurse Fran Suarez works in a hospital in Madrid, Spain. And while he is no doubt excellent at his job, it is his social media photos that have made him an internet sensation. The part-time model and dancer has won more than 50,000 Instagram followers with his charming pictures from work (left) - and steamy changing room selfies (right). Away from the office, the nurse, who often poses topless (inset), appears to enjoy coffees and sightseeing with friends - many of whom are also strikingly good looking.

Greg Negron, 37, filmed parrot Honey repeatedly squawking the phrase as his girlfriend Sabrina Behrike, 30, watched the film at home in East Valley in Arizona. The parrot originally picked up on the phrase when her owners first watched the 1980 horror classic ten years ago and has said it daily ever since.

Stony Brook University sophomore Blair Mendy, from San Jose California, was charged on Wednesday with third-degree rape, sexual misconduct and endangering the welfare of a child, said university Police Chief Robert Lenahan, who provided no further details on the case. Mendy is the fourth player from the school's men's basketball team to be arrested in the last ten months. The most recent was Ahmad Walker, 23, who was suspended in October after being charged with harassment. Mendy is expected to be arraigned on Thursday. It is unclear if the student has a lawyer who can comment on the case.

This is the terrifying moment a truck lost control on its way down a notoriously steep hill, colliding with another truck in Prachinburi province, Thailand. The horrifying collision killed the driver of the runaway truck and caused a fireball, which took firefighters using foam and water an hour to extinguish.

A photographer managed to capture on camera an epic chase that saw a cheetah hunt down a gazelle - before the big cat's prey was cruelly stolen by watching hyenas. Keith Crowley, 56, from Hudson, Wisconsin in the US travelled to the Ndutu plains in Tanzania last month with the hope of photographing the endangered carnivore. His pictures show the cheetah stalking its prey before chasing down the female Thompson's gazelle. The mother eventually manages to snare her prey - only to have the carcass stolen from the mouths of her cubs by Spotted Hyenas.

The lavish lifestyle of an alleged Southeast Asian drug lord known as 'Mr X' has been laid bare after his high-profile arrest in a Thai airport last month. Social media images show Xaysana Keopimpha, 42, posing in luxury cars and plush hotels before he was dramatically arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Jan 19. Authorities are now executing raids to unravel a vast methamphetamine network that stretches Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

A family of six is attempting to go 12 months without buying groceries.The Harvey family (pictured), from New Zealand, grow their own produce and receive pantry staples and meat through trade.They started the frugal food lifestyle after Lydia and Matt Harvey's youngest son was diagnosed with coeliac disease. They cut gluten and dairy out of their diet, and started to look at just what was in the food they bought each day.

Video footage has caught the dramatic moment 11 fishermen in China are rescued by helicopter. The rescue took place on February 6 in the Taiwan Strait. Rescuers were lowered down to the boat on a rope from a helicopter. The rescued fishermen are now helping the Transport Authority with their investigation.

A drunk man seeking revenge set fire to a fireworks shop in Hanzhong, China's Shaanxi province on January 21. The fire lead to a gigantic explosion in the shop and caused damage to a neighbouring bike shop. The man later confessed his actions to the police and has since been detained.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The 30-year-old woman was dragged outside after the 500-strong mob broke down the doors to her cell. She was being held on suspicion of starting a fire which claimed the life of a toddler. A five-year-old child, named Marlon Buzaglo Campos, also suffered serious burns in the blaze she was alleged to have started.

A huge python was ripped to shreds by a pack of furious wild boars seeking revenge after the snake ate one of their young. At least eight of the wild beasts descended on the reptile after he slithered into their home in south east Asia and gobbled up a piglet. Completely outnumbered, the eight foot python did not stand a chance as he was surrounded by the boars and attacked from all sides. The animals used their powerful jaws to bite into the snake's body, ripping the animal to pieces.

A proud daughter hits her unsuspecting father in the knee with a golf ball in one shot and celebrates like she hit a hole in one. The video was shot somewhere in the suburban US.

Vets have been forced to give a horrifically neglected dog a haircut after finding 10 per cent of her tiny body was made up of tangled, dirty fur. The dog was handed in to an RSPCA shelter in Victoria, Australia, in a state of neglect, left, but has since been properly groomed, right, and seems very happy with her new hair do. Dr Rebecca Belousoff slammed the owners and said 'Grooming is not just cosmetic, it is an essential part of responsible pet ownership.'

Three Malayan tiger cubs (left) were born on Friday at the Cincinnati Zoo. The adorable cubs are currently being cared for by staff in the zoo's nursery after their mother rejected them at birth. First-time mother Cinta's maternal instincts 'didn't kick in', according to the zoo's website. Now, nursery staffers are keeping the cubs warm (bottom right) and feeding them (top right) so the their body temperatures won't get too low without their mother's warmth. Zoo officials said it's not 'uncommon' for first-time tiger moms to reject their young and sometimes the mothers can be aggressive and even harm or kill their young. The cubs will be moved to Cat Canyon when they're weaned and no longer require constant care. Visitors should be able to see them in their outdoor habitat in early spring. There are fewer than 500 Malayan tigers left in the world. Major reasons for population decline include habitat destruction, fragmentation and poaching. Cincinnati Zoo is committed to ensuring the survival of endangered tigers.