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A 2-YEAR-OLD boy with only weeks to live will serve as best man when his parents wed this weekend. Sean Stevenson and Christine Swidorsky, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, had planned to wed next year, but decided to move the ceremony up to Saturday so their son, Logan, who has leukemia and other complications, could participate. “We […]

A MONTH ago, my son Tom came into the world – blinking, bewildered and utterly beautiful. All new fathers, even princes, will recognise the feeling, the way the world contracts as your heart expands with love, joy, relief. Of course, I was filled with emotion because Tom had arrived safely, and my fiancee, Carole, was […]

THE co-creator of The Simpsons, who is dying of cancer, will give to charity his entire fortune, accrued through the ongoing success of the TV show. Sam Simon is renowned throughout Hollywood for his charitable giving, especially to animal rights groups. He has given away millions to nonprofits including the pet charity PETA, Save the […]

A SELFLESS father has won back his partner 20 years after they split – by donating his kidney to her. Gordon Henry, 53, has rekindled his love with Joanne Macfarlane following the extraordinary and brave gift that saved her life. The pair split in 1993 and lived 135 miles (217km) apart but stayed friends for […]

It was bound to happen. With the eyes of millions upon him, Prince William’s technique of installing his newborn son into his car seat was certain for careful scrutiny. While most admired the new Dad’s speedy handling – taking only second to plug the baby capsule into the seat before driving off in the family […]

THEY’RE the post-dinner treat renowned for their cryptic messages, but a fortune cookie was right on the money for one US man with the message “You will soon come into a lot of gold.” The advice inspired Massachusetts resident William Johnson to buy a $11 scratch lotto ticket the following day. He waited a few […]

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate proudly showed off their newborn baby son to the world for the first time on Tuesday, cradling the future king in their arms as they left hospital to go home. A smiling Kate told the massed ranks of international media that motherhood was “very emotional”, while William said […]

From a painting hung high on a blood-red wall, Adolf Hitler peers down on young students eating schnitzel and slurping German beer in Indonesia’s Nazi-themed cafe. The SoldatenKaffee (“The Soldiers’ Cafe”) opened its doors in the western Javanese city of Bandung in 2011, named after the popular hangout for soldiers in Germany and occupied Paris […]

THE Simpsons and Family Guy are putting aside their differences to create a landmark crossover episode to screen next year. In a Family Guy episode entitled The Simpsons Guy, Peter, Lois, Chris, Meg, Stewie and Brian take a road trip and find themselves in Springfield Entertainment Weekly reports that in the episode Homer believes the […]

A POLICE photographer, furious with a Rolling Stone cover photo he believes glamorises Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has released dramatic photos of his arrest. The pictures show Tsarnaev bloody, covered in dirt, with the red circle of a laser target trained on his forehead. “This guy is evil,” Sean Murphy, a tactical officer […]