New Jersey man breaks hip then wins $1m lottery

A man who fell and broke his hip while on his way to buy a lottery ticket in New Jersey has scooped the $1m jackpot - after buying a ticket at the hospital he was taken to for treatment. Earl Livingston, 87, from Blackpool, was given the chance to join Jefferson Stratford Hospital's lottery pool. He entered the state's Mega Millions pool with 141 other people.

Belgian robbers asked to come back - and arrested on their return

A gang of robbers walk into a shop. The owner asks them to come back later when he has more money, and when they do...
It feels like the makings of a joke, but for a Belgian e-cigarette shop owner this was a frightening reality.
Six people entered Didier's shop in the suburbs of Charleroi in daylight with the intent to rob him.
The salesman told the group to return at the end of the day, when he could give them more money. In the end though, he got them arrested instead.

Apple and Samsung fined by Italian authorities over slow phones

Apple and Samsung have been fined millions of euros each by Italian authorities over "planned obsolescence" in smartphones.
Apple was hit with a 10 million euro (£8.8m) fine while Samsung received a smaller bill of five million euros.
"Apple and Samsung implemented unfair commercial practices", the Italian competition authority said in a statement.

Plastic found in human poo in major study which proves we all have it in our system

Microplastics have been discovered in human stools across the globe in the ‘first study of its kind.’
Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna found that stools from individuals in Finland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, the UK and Austria all tested positive for microplastics. And worryingly, the team discovered that some individuals had up to nine different types of plastic.

New Vietnam president sworn in after 99.8% vote

Vietnam lawmakers today elected as president Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the only candidate on the ballot, making him the most powerful man in the country where consensus leadership has traditionally kept strongman rule in check. Trong was ushered into his new role as head-of-state with 99.8 per cent of the vote from Vietnam's rubber stamp parliament members a month after the former president died from a prolonged illness.

Magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattles Japan's islands

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has rattled Japan's southern islands but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property from the quake.
The seismic centre of the quake at 1:35pm on Tuesday (4.35pm AEDT) was off Yonaguni island near Taiwan about 1900 kilometres south-west of Tokyo, according to the agency. The quake struck at a depth of about 30 kilometres.
In early September, a magnitude-6.7 quake rocked the northern island of Hokkaido, leaving 41 people dead and about 740 injured.

Spice from "Love & Hip Hop" bleaches her skin for “fresh start”

One of the newest cast members of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta has surprised fans after a social media hiatus. Grace Hamilton who is often called by her creative moniker, Spice, resurfaced with a completely new look. Although a new hairdo is part of the mix, the most flagrant alteration is the color of her skin.

50 Cent mocks Ashanti after selling only 24 concert tickets leading to cancellation of the show

50 Cent just had to comment on Ashanti's poor ticket sales! Considering her ties to Ja Rule, we all knew 50 Cent would have something to say about this situation. Over the weekend, news broke out that an Ashanti concert was cancelled after selling only 24 tickets. Being one of the most recognized names in the music industry from the last decade, people were surprised about the reports.

Manchester United must spend to rejoin European elite - Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has urged Manchester United's transfer chiefs to splash the cash if they want to be classed as a Champions League contender. United were beaten 1-0 by Juventus at Old Trafford on Tuesday night thanks to Paulo Dybala's first-half goal. Mourinho admitted afterwards there was a gap in quality between the teams and pointed to Juventus' transfer policy as one of the reasons after the Italian champions added Cristiano Ronaldo and Leonardo Bonucci to a squad that was already dominating Serie A.

Cuddle your wives openly, cleric tells husbands

In a bid to promote love, Bishop Dare David, the General Overseer of Reformation Pentecostal Chapel, Ilorin, Nigeria has advised husbands, particularly clerics and Christians, to cuddle their wives proudly and fondly in the public. The cleric noted that some men, particularly men of God, were in the habit of snubbing their wives publicly and described such men as hypocrites and pretenders.

US first lady, Melania Trump branded racist by Nigeria's Chimamanda Adichie

Melania Trump has been branded “racist” by a  feminist author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
In a recent interview with Esquire Magazine the author called Melania Trump “racist”.
Adichie spoke out at an event with the magazine. The writer revealed her thoughts on the First Lady, after being asked: “Do you think Melania Trump’s a racist?”

BMW to recall over 1 million cars over exhaust system fire risk

German high-end carmaker BMW said today it would recall more than one million additional diesel cars, citing a problem with the exhaust system that "in extreme cases can cause a fire".
Cooling fluid can leak from a faulty component called the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, combining with other substances in the system to cause the fire risk, the group said.
Combined with an August announcement targeting 480,000 cars, BMW is now recalling a total of 1.6 million vehicles worldwide.

World's longest sea-crossing bridge opens between Hong Kong and China

A $20-billion bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is set to finally open this week, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built, nine years after construction began. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend a ceremony in Zhuhai on Tuesday, along with top officials from Hong Kong and Macau, with the bridge opening to public traffic Wednesday.

Anaesthetist infects 12 patients with hepatitis C

Twelve patients at a German hospital have so far been found to have hepatitis C after undergoing surgery involving an anaesthetist, who is infected with the disease. The practitioner, who no longer works at the Donau-Ries Clinic in the southern German town of Donauwoerth, infected the individuals during surgery, a local health authority said on Monday.

‘Game of Thrones' actor marries 5'2 girlfriend

Game of Thrones star Thor Björnsson has married girlfriend Kelsey Henson. The actor, 29, confirmed the happy news on Instagram over the weekend, treating fans to a black and white photo from his big day.

Ex-NFL star Rae Carruth released from jail 19 years after ordering hit on girlfriend

Rae Carruth the NFL star  who hired a hitman to kill his pregnant girlfriend ,was released from prison Monday morning, 19 years after the deadly incident, TMZ reports. Rae was a talented football player  with the Carolina Panthers . But, he threw it all away in Nov. 1999 when he conspired with a gunman to murder 24-year-old Cherica Adams, who was 8 months pregnant with his child.He didn’t want to pay child support.

Indianapolis zoo lioness kills father of her three cubs

A lioness has killed the father of her three cubs in their pen at a zoo in the US, officials say.
Zuri, 12, attacked 10-year-old Nyack and staff at Indianapolis Zoo could not separate the pair. He died of suffocation.
The lions had lived in the same enclosure for eight years, and had three cubs together in 2015.
In a Facebook post the zoo said staff would conduct a "thorough review" to try to find out what happened.

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi 'orders 320 of his followers to be killed for disloyalty'

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has reportedly ordered that hundreds of his followers be killed for disloyalty to ISIS. Iraqi intelligence reports that the Islamic State chief also demanded that even some of his leading figures in Iraq and Syria be murdered.

Bodies of 11 babies found in ceiling of former Detroit funeral home

Police have found the decomposed remains of 11 babies in the ceiling of a closed funeral home in Detroit. Officers were alerted to the discarded remains after an anonymous letter was sent to the local council, detailing where the bodies were hidden.

Ronaldo's former club Real Madrid reacts to his rape case as they plan to sue

Spanish giant, Real Madrid are planning to take legal action against a Portuguese newspaper that reported the club forced Cristiano Ronaldo to settle with the woman who accused him of rape.
In a statement, the club said the information published by Correio da Manhã is “categorically false” and was printed in an effort to “seriously damage the image of this club”.
Real said they have “absolutely no knowledge of any of the information that the newspaper published with regard to the player Cristiano Ronaldo, and therefore the club was unable to take action on a matter of which it had no knowledge.”