How Carrie Fisher's brutal wit and very public battles with drinking, drugs, men and mental health turned the scion of Hollywood royalty into the princess everyone loved

Star Wars actress, who has died at 60 after suffering a heart attack, was born into Hollywood royalty yet spent her whole life skewering the world of celebrity

Fisher was the daughter of famous parents, singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, known for her role in Singin' in the Rain - but her father left to marry Elizabeth Taylor

Fisher, who was just 60, smoked pot at the age of 13, used LSD by 21 and went through electroshock therapy to treat her mental health issues

She was briefly married to singer Paul Simon, while Bryan Lourd, the father of her daughter Billie, left her for a man and in her later years her therapy dog became her closest companion

'If my life wasn't funny it would just be true and that's unacceptable,' she wrote

In her latest memoir 'The Princess Diarist', Fisher revealed that she and Harrison Ford had a secret relationship during the filming of Star Wars. Fisher wrote: 'It was so intense. It was Han and Leia during the week, Carrie and Harrison during the weekend'. 

She said that she has few regrets but she was ashamed of the effect that her drugs and mental health problems had on her daughter - but that the two were now close 

Carrie Fisher was as brutally frank as she was brutally funny - and it wasn't like she had a shortage of material.

The Star Wars actress, who has died at 60 after suffering a heart attack, was born into Hollywood royalty yet spent her whole life skewering the world of celebrity.

Her main target was her own life and her battles with substance abuse and bipolar disorder.

Fisher, who was just 60, smoked pot at the age of 13, used LSD by 21 and went through electroshock therapy to treat her mental health issues.

Photos from the wedding ceremony of comedian, Omobaba

Comedian Olufemi Fagade aka Omobaba got married to his girlfriend, Toyosi, in Ibadan today December 27th. The wedding was attended by his family members and friends such as Gbenga Adeyinka, Sound Sultan and others. Congrats to them. More photos after the cut...

Criminal Police Sergeant Arrested For Bank Robbery In Rivers (Photo)

 

The police sergeant and bank worker caught by the security operatives

A dubious police sergeant has finally been caught after he planned to execute a major robbery operation in a bank in Rivers State.

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested one Sergeant Promise Ukwuoma and an employee of Access Bank, Rumuolumeni Branch, Samuel Ndudiri, who attempted to rob the bank.

The two were apprehended after an investigation by the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team with assistance from the Technical Intelligence Unit of the Nigeria Police.

Punch reported that the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident and said the suspects, were arrested at about 11:35am on Friday.

Tiny Harris files for divorce from T.I. after 6 years of marriage

T.I.'s wife, Tiny Harris, has filed for divorce from the rapper after 6 years of marriage and 3 children together. Tiny filed legal documents for divorce at the Superior Court of Henry County in the state of Georgia on December 7. Read TMZ's report below:

"We're told the rapper and Tiny had been going through a rough patch that started several months before an awkward photo surfaced showing Tiny pictured with the rapper's nemesis, Floyd Mayweather, and Mariah Carey at her Halloween party. 

At the time, Tiny chalked to pressure into taking the photo next to the guy T.I.'s had beef with in the past. You'll recall the rapper and Floyd were involved in a crazy brawl on the Vegas strip back in 2014.

11 tech gifts on everyone’s wish list that you can still get in time for the holidays

The 360 Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.

The holiday season is finally, really, actually upon us. 

This time of year means different things to different people, but for most of us, some gifts will be exchanged. 

Insider Picks has put together a number of gift guides to help, ranging from the hyper-specific to the vague.

This tech list is more general. Based on what I've used, and what I've heard friends and family asking for this year. These are higher-end gadgets, but if you've got a really special giftee, I can't see them being disappointed. More importantly, these products are still available before the holidays are here.

UN Establishes Technology Bank For Least Developed Countries

The UN General Assembly on Friday, officially established a Technology Bank to accelerate the technological Advancement of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Mr Gyan Acharya, UN High-Representative and Under-Secretary-General for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) disclosed this in a statement obtained by the Correspondent in New York.

Acharya said the new UN institution was viewed as a significant achievement for the development of science, technology and innovation in the world’s poorest countries.

He said the Technology Bank is intended to help least developed countries strengthen their science, technology and innovation capacities, foster the development of national and regional innovation ecosystems that could attract outside technology and generate homegrown research and take these advancements to market.

Dozens of Russians died this week from drinking bath oil because they couldn't afford real alcohol

Russia’s “surrogate” alcohol problem took a deadly turn over the weekend, with scores of people in the Siberian city Irkutsk drinking poisonous bath oil that contained alcohol. Seventy-two have died, leaving three children orphaned, and another 46 have been hospitalized in the city that hugs the world’s deepest lake, Baikal.

The mass poisoning was a startling reminder of the economic woes Russia has faced under the double blow of low oil prices and Western sanctions, and its growing surrogate alcohol crisis. Up to 12 million Russians each year drink surrogate alcohol, which can include perfume, after-shave, antifreeze, and window cleaner.

“People don’t have the money to buy a normal product in the store, so they search for something cheaper, and cheaper as a rule is surrogate alcohol,” said Alexander Nikishin, director of the National Museum of Russian Vodka. “It’s a problem of people lacking money.”