Ex-glamour model Alicia Douvall, 34, had 350 procedures costing £1.5m ‘I had turned myself into a Frankenstein. I looked like a bad drag queen’ Eldest daughter Georgia, 18, said ‘stop having surgery or I’ll leave home’ Alicia underwent risky nine-hour restorative operation costing £25,000 Had horrific cheek implants removed and frozen smile restored ‘My nose had to be cut off to lift my lip to get my smile back’ It […]

Reports of explosion in Terminal 3 at busy airport in Chinese capital Pictures posted online show man in wheelchair brandishing an object Believed to be a packet of gunpowder used to make firecrackers Another photo shows a wheelchair on its side in smoke-filled terminal State media says man was hospitalised and nobody else injured A man in a wheelchair set off a home-made bomb in the arrivals hall at Beijing […]

The crash happened earlier this week in southern China’s Guanxi province The woman, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, smashed through the window Firefighters had to enlarge the hole around her neck to free her Both the woman and the car’s driver are said to be recovering in hospital A Chinese woman miraculously survived a car crash which saw her head smash through the windscreen and become wedged in the […]

Detroit has become the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $18bn (£12bn). The city, once a symbol of US industrial power, is seeking protection from creditors who include public-sector workers and their pension funds. Unions described the bankruptcy filing as a power grab. But with many professional, efficient and experienced bankruptcy lawyer services available to help in filing for bankruptcy in Oklahoma, every bankruptcy […]

Brutal fight took place in Madikwe Reserve, South Africa Photographer captured moment two lionesses tore into each other Mothers are known to be extremely protective over their babies – but rarely does it lead to a show of aggression quite like this. These two lionesses came to blows after their prides crossed paths in the African bush. Concerned about the safety of their cubs, both lionesses began fighting, sinking their […]

    Disturbing pictures show Romanian and Bulgarian gangs operating in Paris     Published in Paris Match magazine, which devoted 8 pages to them     They show aggressive gangs causing chaos and misery in French capital Stalking their prey around some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world, they will stop at nothing to intimidate and steal. These disturbing pictures showing gangs from Romania and Bulgaria operating in Paris […]

Andrea was 14 years old the first time a voice over the Internet told her to take off her clothes. “I was so embarrassed because I don’t want others to see my private parts,” she said. “The customer told me to remove my blouse and to show him my breasts.” She was in a home in Negros Oriental, a province known for its scenic beaches, tourism and diving. But she […]

Cuba has admitted being behind a stash of weapons found on board a North Korean ship seized in the Panama Canal. The Cuban foreign ministry said the ship was carrying obsolete Soviet-era arms from Cuba for repair in North Korea. The ship was seized by Panama last week after “undeclared military cargo” was found hidden in a shipment of sugar. United Nations sanctions prohibit the supply of arms to North […]

Woman, 26, whose weight plummeted to five-and-a-half stone after school nurse said she was obese conquers anorexia to gain master’s degree Rowena Buxton-Henderson suffered from anorexia throughout her teens She developed condition when after a school nurse weighed her and told her she must lose weight because she was ‘morbidly obese’ Aged 13 and at 16-and-a-half stone, she was overweight, but the humiliating incident caused her to become terrified of […]

Zara Khan, eight, and Ibrahim made to hold hands in air at gunpoint Father Shafiq was dragged at knifepoint to hand over cash to gang Children playing catch before gang broke into father’s taxi business Ibrahim has nightmares since the robbery and pair sleep in parents’ bed Ibrahim wakes up shouting ‘please don’t shoot me’ Zara said she thought was a game until they pointed a gun at her Two […]