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THE partial remains of a business woman accused of stealing millions from her clients have been found. Melissa Caddick's rotting foot was found washed up on a remote beach, three months after she disappeared from her Sydney mansion. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says stole at least £7.3 million in invested funds from over 60 clients, including family and friends, but the figure has been put as high as £14 million. She vanished early on 12 November last year, a day after cops raided her home in the wealthy suburb of Dover Heights and DNA testing matched the foot to Caddick. Police had found no trace of until last week when campers spotted a running shoe containing a decomposed foot on a beach 250 miles south of Sydney. New South Wales Police assistant commissioner Mick Willing said: "It remains a mystery as to when and how she came into the water. At this point we can't rule out anything. “We have kept an open mind, however given the … [Read more...] about Mystery as missing female fraudster’s ROTTING FOOT is found on beach after ‘she stole millions from clients’

CURTIS Pritchard should probably stick to his day job as he leave fans cringing after trying his hand a stand-up comedy. The Celebs Go Dating star left the audience cringing as he opted for some very blue humour in the hopes of getting a laugh. Curtis , 25, was among the stars learning stand-up comedy from the professionals for a two-part series in support of Stand Up To Cancer. The reality show regular was paired up with Loose Women's Judi Love for the new C4 show Stand Up And Deliver. The first episode of the two-part series saw Curtis rehearse his jokes with Judi as another well-known professional comedians, Jason Manford and Nick Helm watched on. He started his rehearsal by getting up on stage while fumbling with the fly on his jeans, "oh bloody hell", he cursed. "Learnt that on Love Island, didn't he," heckled one of the comedians as Curtis continued his awkward session. Curtis continued: "I just went to the toilet! You know, this full on brings me onto … [Read more...] about Curtis Pritchard leaves fans in hysterics with willy joke as he makes ‘cringey’ attempt at being a stand-up comic

FACEBOOK Messenger and Instagram appear to have stopped working for thousands of users. Complaints about the popular social media apps are flooding in by the second. Online outage tracker Down Detector has logged huge numbers of reports saying the apps aren't working. Not everyone is affected however, with some users able to use the apps with no issue whatsoever. On Facebook Messenger, users are reporting issues with receiving messages. And they're also complaining about being unable to log in. On Instagram , the bulk of complaints are linked to the News Feed, with a smattering of reports about Stories and Posting. Users flocked to Twitter to moan about the outage. "Is Messenger down for anyone else or is it my WiFi? Can't see who's active or send messages," wrote one disgruntled user. Another said: "First it's Messenger down now it's Instagram down with their DMs." And one shared an exasperated GIF with the message: "Me realising both social … [Read more...] about Facebook and Instagram ‘down for THOUSANDS of users’ in mystery outage

PREHISTORIC humans may have been responsible for the extinction of the Woolly Mammoth after all, according to research. Simulations suggest that a combination of hunting by hungry humans and dramatic climate change killed off the mighty beasts 4,000 years ago. Previously, scientists have suggested that extreme weather or genetic disease may have driven the demise of the species. According to new research from experts in Australia, mammoths would not have died out when they did if it were not for humans. "In the absence of humans, we would expect woolly mammoths would have persisted for an extra 4,000 years in some areas," Dr Damien Fordham at the University of Adelaide in South Australia told New Scientist . The models also suggested that mammoths survived longer in several locations across Eurasia than was previously believed. "People should be sending out expeditions to find fossil material," Dr Fordham said. The Woolly Mammoth – the last surviving mammoths … [Read more...] about Woolly mammoths were ‘wiped out by humans AND climate change’ – and would otherwise still be here today

Proud dad Chris Hemsworth left his followers teary-eyed with a snap of his son Tristan's homework. A-lister Chris and wife Elsa Pataky share son Tristan and his twin Sasha, six, and eldest daughter India. The post showed sweet Tristan's homework - in which he'd told his teacher that his dad was his "special friend" and that he loved their time playing in the pool together. "My little boys creative writing," Chris beamed in the caption, sharing a transcription of Tristan's words. "My special friend is dad, together we go in the pool, together they make me feel happy." Fellow Hollywood action hero Jason Momoa led the comments with a string of heart emojis below. "Adorable!" a fan wrote. "Precious!" gushed another, "Thank you for sharing this gem!" "I'm going to cry this is adorable!" a third remarked. Chris is best known in Tinseltown as Thor, the superhero who's cemented a fan favourite status in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's due to reprise the role for … [Read more...] about Chris Hemsworth’s son, six, melts hearts with sweet message about his dad