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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who are expecting their third child in April, are pictured with Prince George, four, and Princess Charlotte, two, in the formal portrait taken at Kensington Palace, which appears on the front of their Christmas card. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall also released their Christmas card image today, selecting a picture that was taken to mark Camilla's 70th birthday earlier this year.

An autopsy has revealed that Canadian billionaire couple Barry Sherman, 75 (right), and his 70-year-old wife, Honey (left) died from 'ligature neck compression', a development suggesting they may have been strangled. The Shermans were found dead near their pool on Friday and two bodies covered in blankets were removed from the sprawling home (inset). The family was angry over police and press reports pointing to a possible murder-suicide as police have described the deaths as 'suspicious'.

Track Palin, 28, the oldest son of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, was arrested in Alaska on assault and burglary charges involving domestic violence. He is facing charges of on felony burglary, misdemeanor reckless assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief for causing up to $500 in property damage, according to court records. In 2016, Track (pictured, second from fright, September 2008) faced several charges related to domestic violence, including using a weapon while intoxicated. He was suspected of punching and kneeing his girlfriend, who then became concerned that he was going to shoot himself with a rifle.

Shaina Gimao, from the Philippines, (inset) shared her hilarious response on Twitter, which read: 'Congratulations! You have successfully subscribed to Prayer Of The Day' (bottom left), before quoting a verse from the Bible. When the scammer attempted to opt out of her messages by replying 'Cancel', she went on to write: 'Sorry, you have entered an invalid code. Please try again.' (right)

On Sunday, the Ted Cruz (left) Republican senator from Texas traded barbs on Twitter with Mark Hamill (right), who has been outspoken in opposition to the FCC decision rolling back regulations on internet service providers. 'Fear is the path to the dark side...fear leads to anger...anger leads to hate,' Cruz lectured Hamill, referencing Yoda's classic advice in The Phantom Menace. The feud started with Hamill's rebuke of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, over a strange video Pai released touting all of the things consumers could still do on the internet following the repeal of so-called net neutrality.

Aline Marie Massel, 31, described how she met Autonomy Capital CEO Robert Charles Gibbins at Le Bilboquet French bistro in New York in June 2014, according to her lawsuit. She claims that Gibbins, 47, told her that he was unmarried and wooed her with promises to buy her an ostrich farm in Uganda. 'He promised to buy a large estate for them in Canada called the Royal Antler... and an ostrich farm in Uganda,' according to court papers.

Cambridge scientists at Anthropics Technology have developed new software for easily manipulating full length portraits. Developed on the basis of years of feedback from photographers, PortraitPro Body 2 aims to adjust body shape, posture and even smoothness of skin within minutes without requiring the skills of industry professionals. Priced at less than £50 it has been hailed as the secret to the 'perfect' body.

In an interview with Paula Farris on Good Morning America, Smiley admitted to having sexual relationships with people who worked at his eponymous talk show and sending them 'lewd messages' but was animate that there was never any form of misconduct. He also said those messages were sent not as a boss to his employee but as a man to another individual with whom he was having a consensual relationship. 'I have never groped, I have never coerced, I have never exposed myself inappropriately,' Smiley told Farris. He also said that no favoritism or upward movement was provided to individuals who engaged in relationships with him over the years.

Jimeta Sanders, 31, died on Wednesday in Middletown, Ohio while her husband was at work, and cops responding at the scene found her nine children, ages one to 14, alone with the body. The girls are 14, five, three and one. The boys are 13, 11, 10, six and two. Police detectives were touched by the tragedy, and put out a call to the community on Facebook for donations to assist the family.

The original photographs were taken by Edward Curtis and have been painstakingly colorized by Anthony Malesys, 26, from Lille, France. The shots show a Hamatsa shaman possessed by supernatural power after having spent several days in the woods as part of an initiation ritual, a nude bowman standing on rocks in water and aiming an arrow and Red Hawk, an Oglala warrior, sitting on a horse that is drinking from a small pond in the Badlands of North Dakota. Other pictures show a Klamath Indian chief in feather headdress standing on a mountain overlooking Crater Lake, Oregon, Two Dakota women hanging meat to dry on poles and portraits of many Native Americans including Three Horses in full headdress.

NEW Parisian model Aya Jones, 23, was jet skiing in Thailand on August 27, 2016 when a speedboat struck her vehicle, leaving her with a punctured lung and stomach, a fractured arm, leg, and pelvis, as well as a cracked skull. It took five months for her bones to become strong enough to hold her body weight when standing, and it took her another six months to relearn how to walk. A year after the accident, Aya flew to Barcelona to star in a campaign for Mango, and she walked in numerous shows during the fashion weeks in New York, Milan, and Paris this fall.

Amusing photographs have emerged online of some of the America's wackiest shoppers shopping at Walmart. The collection includes people wearing superhero costumes, bizarre pets and a walking-talking gift wrapped human being. The amusing photographs have featured on the People of Walmart blog page.

A new online gallery has showcased the hilarious and very awkward text fails people have fallen victim to in December. Many see teens receive very unexpected messages from their parents including one mother who suggests fur-lined c**** as a Christmas present and a father who asks for Rihanna to treat a bald spot. Other recipients were left with a raised eyebrow over Christmas dinner suggestions with one chef revealing they would be dry humping their turkey in preparation and another revealing that they would be serving up Christmas d***.

US comedian Morgan Murphy prompted much hilarity on Twitter after she posted an image of her pet dog after a haircut. The before and after snaps were accompanied by the tweet: 'My dog got a haircut and he looks like he gave up drinking' and encouraged others to post similar snaps of their own pets. (Pictured: Sparky the dog before and after his haircut)

A 40-year-old mother and three of her kids - ages three, seven and 11 - were killed in an early morning house fire in Brooklyn, New York on Monday. The fire broke out on the second floor of a home on East 14th Street in Sheepshead Bay around 2:30am. A couple and their six children were asleep in the home at the time, as well as a cousin who was staying the night. Firefighters responded to the scene within three minutes of getting a call, but it was too late for the mom and three of her kids. The victims were all found on the second floor of the home. At least 10 people - including two firefighters - were injured in the blaze. The father and two teens were taken to the hospital in critical condition. Firefighters are still investigating what caused the fire to start.

Crown Princess Victoria, 40 and her two children Princess Estelle, five, and Prince Oscar, one, welcomed students from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) to the palace on Thursday. The students present the royals with a selection of Christmas trees which they will then choose from to have displayed in the royal palace in Stockholm.

Two Chinese courts sentenced 10 criminals to death in front of thousands of people including children on Saturday. The 10 criminals, who were convicted drug dealers, murderers and robbers, were taken to the execution ground immediately in Lufeng, Guangdong Province. This is the third time since June that courts in Guangdong have announced death sentences to a group of criminals in public.

This is the tear-jerking moment a bear saw snow for the first time after spending 20 years of his life in a cage. Buri was taken as a cub and has never been outside, researchers believe from dental records.But three weeks ago Buri was rescued from captivity by a team in Ukraine.

'Millions' of ice-covered cats have visited the Siberian home of farmer Alla Lebedeva over the last decade. Lebedeva decided to start filming the cats that happily live in temperatures of minus 15 degrees and now thousands follow the family's updates from their home in Prigorodny, close to Barnaul. (Pictured: the long-haired cats at Alla Lebedeva's farm in Siberia)

The trend dominating the newsfeeds of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube is called the 'Straight Arm Challenge' and involves challengers trying to have a drink without bending their arm. In the videos, pranksters are seen holding drinks above their head and keeping their arm straight. Because they can't bend their elbow the pranksters struggle to get the beverage in their mouth. While it might not sound tricky, the only option is to hold the arm out straight above your head and aim the drink at 90 degrees into your mouth - meaning it spills everywhere.

Footage shows the baby elephant rescued on the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, riding in the passenger seat, being held in the arms of one of the conservation workers. The elephant was abandoned after being born prematurely, and therefore was too small to reach his mother's teats. As the elephant needed to be transferred to an orphanage in the capital Nairobi, the quickest way to get there was by helicopter.

The trainer of the show, 'The Empire of Lionesses', insists that the animals eat right and are only overweight because of their old age. Trainer Vitaly Smolyanets said that he was rehearsing for a show in Vladivostok when he faced criticism for the lioness' appearances. He said activists questioned if the lions were overfed or kept in small cages. He said the lionesses rehearse for three hours a day, but for the rest of the day they usually sleep, 'like cats in the wild'. For food, he said, the lions heat 6kg of meat, a litre of milk and vitamins.

This is the spectacular moment a lorry loaded with fireworks crashed near the town of Guaduas in Cundinamarca, Colombia, triggering a spontaneous roadside pyrotechnic display. The impromptu firework display was captured on camera by a passing motorist who stopped to film it with his smartphone. His footage shows the consignment of fireworks going off with lightning speed, one after the other, from the crashed vehicle by the side of the road.