Ched Evans rape trial recap: Footballer's 'victim' described as "some fat bird" and filmed having sex

Ched Evans returned to the witness stand to continue giving evidence in his rape retrial at Cardiff Crown Court today.

The jury heard that the 27-year-old footballer told police in an interview: “Footballers are rich, they’ve got money, that’s what girls like.”

The prosecution questioned why he hadn't spoken to the alleged victim throughout and he told the court: "It wasn’t really a time for conversation".

Evans' younger half-brother Ryan Roberts, who was stood outside the hotel room window on the night of the alleged incident with a friend, also took to the stand.

The court heard Mr Robert's friend described the woman as "some fat bird" before they filmed the alleged victim and Clayton McDonald in the hotel room.

Evans is on trial for a second time over allegations he attacked the woman at a Premier Inn near Rhyl, North Wales, in May 2011.

TRUMP: 'The shackles have been taken off me'

Donald Trump signaled on Tuesday morning that his campaign would no longer be restrained by advice from Republican Party officials.

"It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to," the real-estate tycoon wrote on Twitter.

The tweet came amid a feud with House Speaker Paul Ryan, the highest-ranking elected Republican in the country.

On Monday, Ryan told Republican members of Congress on a conference call that he would no longer defend or campaign for Trump.

Ryan's announcement prompted Trump to descend into a Tuesday morning tweetstorm in which he attacked the Wisconsin Republican as a "disloyal" and "weak and ineffective leader."

KIM KARDASHIAN ROBBERY GOES ON THE ATTACK! Sues Over Claims She Lied

Kim Kardashian's calling out a media outlet ... Tom Cruise style ... suing for published stories that accuse her of lying about the whole Paris robbery.

Kim just filed a federal lawsuit against MediaTakeOut.com for 3 posts about her ordeal ... one of which alleged there was evidence Kim "staged" the robbery. In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Kim says the site used random people off social media as its sources.

Cocaine dealing primary school teacher kept high-powered Skorpion machine gun in her knicker drawer

A drug-dealing primary school teacher kept a high-powered Skorpion machine gun in her knicker drawer.

Aqsa Carvalho, 26, was found with the Czech-made military weapon capable of firing more than 850 rounds-a-minute buried in her underwear drawer by police.

A Makarov self-loading pistol, a revolver and a box of ammunition were also found stashed in the cupboard.

Officers had raided her home in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, as part of an investigation into cocaine dealing.

Carvalho denied the charges but was jailed for 17 years at Kingston Crown Court after being found guilty of three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

Aqsa Carvalho was jailed for 17 years

@realshuleydee #Ayama coming soon!

Fresh from the stables of Forever Records, we present a brand new single titled AYAMA by Shuleydee. This song was produced by seasoned producer Mr Mekoyo. The song has a contemporary African feel and is one of many hot songs coming from Shuleydee.  

Shuleydee is a cosmopolitan artiste whose sound is a hybrid of pop highlife and dancehall. She writes her material and one special quality is she has the power in her vocal delivery.

She has recorded with the likes of Wried MC, Mr Mekoyo and K Switch. She is one of the most promising acts to emerge from Africa in very recent times. She has spent time honing her craft in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Lagos and America. She recently signed an endorsement deal with a construction company, SUTOL CRUSHED ROCK INDUSTRIES NIGERIA Ltd and DLG Clothing.

Shuleydee represents the new African sound. She is one to watch out for. Follow @realshuleydee, @loritosan @weirdmcofficial and for bookings, contact hule2yk@yahoo.com and call 08061630049.

Cop the songs from Itunes: http://apple.co/2ayeYK0, Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2alcro9, Tidal: http://bit.ly/2aTJTTh, Amazon: http://amzn.to/2aLANWh

ZOLA THE STRIPPER BREASTFEEDING & HOOTERS GO TOGETHER Like Wings & Hot Sauce

Zola the stripper's boobs are making her famous again ... but this time it has nothing to do with a wild adventure with "white bitch" Jessica -- it's about feeding her infant inside Hooters.

Zola's pic of her breastfeeding her 5-month-old daughter got torn apart by Twitter trolls -- who've called her everything from a "child abuser" to a "molester" for choosing to open the milk bar for all to see.

Zola, whose real name is Aziah King, is a former Hooters waitress and tells us she was shocked by the backlash because she breastfeeds in malls, grocery stores and even church. As for the Hooters hate, she thinks it's hypocritical to ask her to cover her boobs in a place that celebrates them.

BTW, she says no one at the restaurant said a thing, so she didn't think it was a big deal. The way Zola puts it, if her daughter's hungry ... she's gonna eat.  

So we gotta ask ... 

Breastfeeding inside Hooters ... 

•  Okay
•  Not okay

The Iran deal has Obama 'held hostage' while the Middle East descends into chaos

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, with the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, on a visit to the Bushehr nuclear power plant. 

On October 18 of last year, the US, the European Union, China, Russia, and Iran adopted the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, ensuring that Iran's nuclear program would be peaceful for at least a decade and securing a signature foreign-policy achievement for the Obama administration.

Credible reports indicate that Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear warhead before the JCPOA took hold, but while nuclear proliferation may have been averted, other kinds of suffering have become frighteningly commonplace.

According to Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, a Middle East expert who is a vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the scope of the agreement focused too narrowly on nuclear developments and left glaring omissions that Iran has exploited.

'He became Felix who everyone hated': Mother pens heartbreaking open letter to the bullies who drove her son, 17, to kill himself after he became a target because he was not allowed to play Call of Duty

A grieving mother penned a heartbreaking open letter to the bullies who drove her teenage son to suicide. 

Felix Alexander, 17, died when he stepped in front of a train near his home in Worcester on April 27, after telling his parents he was going to school.

An inquest heard Felix had killed himself after suffering years of bullying.  The torment started when he was just 10 years old. 

Classmates at the £13,000-a-year King's School teased him because he was not allowed to play violent video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Felix Alexander, 17, died when he stepped in front of a train near his home in Worcester on April 27. His mother Lucy (pictured together) has penned an open letter to his bullies

I have perfect vision, and yet I wear these computer glasses every day — here’s why

JINS

I'm a very lucky person. Even after decades of subjecting my eyes to TV, computer screens, phones, tablets, and handheld game consoles, I still have 20/20 vision. 

What I have had, though, is a very strange sleeping pattern. In high school, college, and beyond, I would routinely stay up, sleepless, until all hours of the night. That's a common story for people who love gadgets, and some attribute it to "blue light."

In a nutshell, blue light is the part of the light spectrum that gets deepest into your eye. Being exposed to it tells your brain, "Hey, you should be up." Before electricity, humans would get most of their blue light from the sun. Get up when the sun was up, get drowsy when the sun went down, and repeat. 

The Sharjah Police UAE bust international gang, arrest five suspects including Africans

The Sharjah Police, in United Aran Emirates, on Monday, October 4th, busted an international gang that specialised in thefts targeting bank and hotel clients. The gang, who are considered one of the most dangerous international criminal syndicate were planning to rob bank clients in various European countries by stealing their bank account numbers but their plans were foiled by the police.

A top official at the CID said the police received information about the illicit activity of the criminals who are based in Sharjah. The police immediately formed a team comprising officers from the anti-fraud department to look into the case. The operation resulted in the arrest of five suspects from various nationalities, including two African nationals.

Police tear Gas protesting students in South Africa

South African students protesting over free education were dispersed with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades by the Police men in Johannesburg.

The fracas was said to have taken place on Tuesday, October 4, after the protesting students disrupted lectures at one of the country's leading universities, Witwatersrand, after failed implementation by the current Jacob Zuma’s Administration who had promised free education, free housing, and free healthcare.


According to reports, two students were arrested while one staff of the University and several students were injured in the savagery.

Birdman Visits Toni Braxton Following Singer's Hospitalization

Birdman was quick to visit his girlfriend Toni Braxton after news broke of the Grammy Award-winning singer’s hospitalization.

According to TMZ, Braxton was listed in serious condition due to complications stemming from lupus. She was reportedly hospitalized for several days.

Last night (October 3), Braxton’s sister Tamar uploaded video of the singer in the hospital, where she was also visited by her teenage sons. In the caption to her video, Tamar revealed that Braxton is “home SAFE.”

“I absolutely HATE when she is sick.. But to God be the Glory!! T, You are home SAFE and We can make you smile even when you’re faking like you feel well enough to laugh at the joke #LUPUSSUCKS shout out to all Lupus superwomen and men who knows what that’s like,” Tamar Braxton wrote.

2016 BET Hip Hop Award Winners Announced

The 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards are upon us as the show is airing now.

DJ Khaled is hosting the festivities, which include performances from Gucci Mane, Isaiah Rashad, T.I., Desiigner, 21 Savage and more.

The first award goes to Kendrick Lamar with the Lyricist of the Year. Fat Joe and Remy Ma take home the award for Track of the Year with “All the Way Up.”

Drake leads the pack with 14 nominations.

The full list of 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards nominees is below. It will be updated live so stay tuned.

Track of the Year

Fat Joe and Remy Ma feat. French Montana and Infared – “All the Way Up” Produced By Cool and Dre and Edsclusive

Drake – “Controlla” Produced By BOI-1DA
Drake – “Hotline Bling” Produced By Nineteen85
DJ Khaled f. Jay Z & Future “I Got the Keys” Produced By Southside
Desiigner – “Panda” Produced By Menace

Mother-of-two, 41, was thrown off her bike and died just moments after she took this smiling selfie as she rode home from the pub following her other's birthday dinner

This is the final smiling selfie taken by a mother-of two just moments before she crashed her bike and was fatally injured barely 100 yards from her home. 

Carmen Greenway, 41, had been drinking at her mother's birthday dinner and was riding home from the pub without a helmet when she took the happy photo.

But moments later she was flung from the saddle and cracked her skull. She was rushed to hospital in Paddington, central London, but died six days later from cardiac arrest.

Mother-of-two Carmen Greenway died following a bicycle crash moments after she took this smiling selfie, her husband has said

Bodybuilder with 23-inch biceps risks life by injecting oil into his muscles to look like the Incredible Hulk

Valdir Segato flexes his huge biceps after growing them to 23 inches with oil injections

A bodybuilder inspired by the Incredible Hulk is risking his life by injecting oil into his arms in a bid to make his muscles bigger.

Beefcake Valdir Segato's huge biceps measure a staggering 23 inches as a result of painful synthol injections.

The 48-year-old's arms have doubled in size from 12in after he began injecting the potentially lethal oil substance five years ago - and now he wants to get even bigger.

Valdir, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is inspired by the physiques of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Hulk and is proud to be known locally as 'He-Man' and 'the monster' in the street.