Horrors of an acid attack last a lifetime – and cases have doubled in a decade

Agony: Katie Piper had to endure more than 100 operations

Imagine looking in the mirror and not recognising your own face. And having to come to terms with the awful realisation that you’ve been stripped of your identity by the violent hatred of another person.

A sudden cold splash, then searing pain as burning skin begins to tear from your body.

Scarred for life – both physically and mentally – these are the horrors of an acid attack .

A life changed for ever.

The sentence for victims, such as TV presenter Katie Piper , is far greater than any that can be handed down to their attackers by a court.

These brutal attacks – originally associated with south Asia – have more than doubled in the UK over the past decade.

And now figures show last year more than 100 victims were hospitalised. But just why are such barbaric acts on the rise – especially as violent crime in general has been steadily dropping in recent years?

Google's self-driving car got in the first accident that was truly its fault, but it was going only 2 miles an hour

one of Google's self-driving cars hit a bus in Mountain View earlier this month, marking the first accident in which one of the company's robotic vehicles appears to be have been at fault.

While Google's self-driving cars have been in various fender benders over the years, the accidents have until now always been the fault of other drivers or of the human drivers who occasionally take control of the Google cars, according to the company's previous self-driving car reports.

But in this incident, which took place on Valentine's Day, the Google car hit the side of a public-transit bus — albeit very slowly.

While approaching the intersection of El Camino Real and Castro Street in Mountain View, the car stopped to avoid some sandbags around a storm drain. When it tried to merge back into the left lane, it struck trouble.

Moscow Horror child beheading: First picture of murdered girl whose nanny was found waving her severed head in street

This is the first picture of the murdered four-year-old girl whose severed head was found being carried in the street by her nanny.


A 39-year-old woman has been arrested after carrying the four-year-old child's head while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and 'I'm a terrorist'.
She was arrested as half a dozen police officers swooped near Oktyabrskoye Pole metro station in Moscow, Russia, as the woman reportedly shouted she had a bomb.
The girl's mum was later seen being taken away by paramedics after being told her daughter had been decapitated before having her head paraded through the streets.

The Bugatti Chiron Has Just Been Revealed—Photos, Specs, Price [BREAKING NEWS]

Bugatti Chiron starting price is about $2.6 million.
Release date is September 2016.
Only 500 examples will be built.
With 1,500 hp and a top speed of 261 mph, the Bugatti Chiron will be the fastest and most powerful production sports car ever built.
It can accelerate from zero to 62 mph in less than 2.5 seconds.
Its new W-16 engine generates 1,180 ft lbs of torque.



Announced today, the new Bugatti Chiron is not only the fastest and highest-powered production sports car in history, but also one of the most refined rockets ever released. The successor to the Bugatti Veyron, the new supercar will make its public debut this week at the Geneva International Motor Show.

Oscars 2016: Complete List of Winners!

The 88th Annual Academy Awards held on Sunday, February 28, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Mad Max won the most awards during the night. It won Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Production Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Read the complete list of winners below:


Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
WINNER: Spotlight

   
Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Pastor is shot and killed at the altar by his brother who was sitting in congregation

William Schooler, 70 (right), a pastor at St Peter's Missionary Baptist in Dayton, Ohio was shot and killed by his brother while service was in session at the church. The choir was singing when the suspect, 69-year-old Daniel (left), got up, followed the pastor and shot him as he got behind the pulpit. He died at the scene from his injuries.

While the motive for the shooting is not clear, reports say it was related to a domestic incident.

Schooler was a decorated Vietnam veteran who was awarded the Bronze star graduated from Central State University in 1972, the Ohio State University in 1976, and Grace College, Columbia, South Carolina in 2003. He was appointed pastor of the church in 2011.

Rowdy stag party who forced Ryanair pilot to divert plane with their boozed-up antics

This is the stag party whose behaviour at 30,000ft forced a Ryanair pilot to land the plane early.

The 12 lads were heading to Bratislava, in Slovakia, to honour Josh Mariner's forthcoming wedding.

But some of the boozed-up Brits, who had been spotted drinking heavily in Luton, began brawling on the plane.

After cabin crew were unable to break the aggressive lads up, the pilot called time and made an unscheduled stop in Berlin.

Six of the bachelor party were then arrested, according to the Sun.

Josh’s mum Lynda Walsh told the newspaper: ‘’It was my son’s stag do but I don’t want to say anything. It’s been a traumatic day. All I will say is he wasn’t one of the ones arrested.’’