Baby's first birthday party turns to tragedy when he is killed by family's mastiff dog

By Laura PullmanTragedy: Jeremiah Eshew-Shahan has died after the family dog attacked him during his first birthday partyA baby boy has died after he was attacked by his family’s mastiff dog during his first birthday party.A day after turning one, Jeremiah Eshew-Shahan was at his grandmother’s house in Las Vegas when he crawled over to the dog – a mastiff-rhodesian mix weighing about 120 pounds – and started to pet him. The dog then attacked the baby, sinking his teeth into Jeremiah’s head and shaking him.Deadly attack: The dog a Mastiff/Rhodesian mix weighing 120 pounds sunk his jaws into the baby's face and shook him aroundThe boy’s distraught...

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The night LiLo and Kim met Barack and Michelle: Wise-cracking President hosts star-studded White House Correspondents' Dinner

-Journalists, politicians, government officials, and celebrities gathered for the 98th annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington last night -Event was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC's late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live -Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian were among crowds of A-list celebrities who were invited to dine with Washington's elite, including Obama himself-In his speech, President Obama lampooned the GOP, Secret Service, Mitt Romney, and even Hillary ClintonBy Beth StebnerComedian-in-chief: President Obama was in fine form Saturday night and delivered a comedy routine that left the audience in stitches. No one was safe...

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David Cameron's heartbroken former lover becomes a nun called Sister John Mary: 'I thought of marriage... then God called,' says PM ex

-She dated Cameron in the 1990s while working at Conservative Party HQ-It's thought he was so shaken by their split that he never romanced someone in politics again -By 2008 she had apparently become overwhelmed by problems with substance abuseBy Caroline Graham and Sharon Churcher The ex who found God: Sister John Mary features in new documentary God is the Bigger ElvisWith her long serge habit, make-up-free face and closely cropped hair hidden by a traditional wimple, she appears indistinguishable from her fellow Benedictine nuns.Sister John Mary is devoted to a never-ending ritual of worship and work at her convent with the 36 sisters who...

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The ultimate dog's dinner: Hundreds of caged canines saved from the cooking pot by quick-thinking Chinese activists

By Lee MoranSickening: Dogs destined to be slaughtered and served up in China's restaurants were saved when the truck transporting them was intercepted by animal rights activistsDogs destined to be slaughtered and served up in China's restaurants were saved when the truck transporting them was intercepted by animal rights activists.The vehicle, carrying 505 canines packed into just 156 tiny cages, was stopped on Yunnan Province's highway from Fumin to Kunming after other drivers spotted its sickening cargo.A number posted pictures and comments about the load on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, Weibo, prompting the police to stop the lorry at...

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Unimaginable horror as helicopter-borne poachers massacre 22 elephants before hacking off their tusks and genitals

-Record numbers of ivory seizures amid rise of organised crime gangsBy Simon TomlinsonIn a scene of inconceivable horror, these slaughtered elephant carcasses show the barbaric lengths poachers will go to in their hunt for nature's grim booty.The bodies were among a herd of 22 animals massacred in a helicopter-borne attack by professionals who swooped over their quarry.The scene beneath the rotor blades would have been chilling - panicked mothers shielding their young, hair-raising screeches and a mad scramble through the blood-stained bush as bullets rained down from the sky.Barbaric: In a scene too graphic to show in full, the carcasses of...

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A stranger in the house! Russell Brand appears before Commons select committee wearing a torn vest, a cowboy hat and with tattoos on show and addresse

-Comedian said the death of his friend Amy Winehouse must not be 'in vain' and should prompt a major overhaul of drugs policies -When told the committee was pushed for time, Brand quipped: 'Who’s next? Theresa May? She may not turn up. Ask her if she knows what day it is' -Told the select committee is not a variety show, Brand replied to MP: 'You’re providing a little bit of variety though, making it more like Dad’s Army'By Graham SmithCentre of attention: Comedian Russell Brand gives evidence about this own battle with addiction to MPs reviewing the Government's drugs policy in his own inimitable style todayComedian Russell Brand today gave...

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