Claw-like devices inserted into ATM slots can steal notes in latest hole-in-the-wall scam. Gadgets snatch money from inside dispenser before it is releasedLincolnshire Police reported three incidents in August, with gangs pocketing hundreds of pounds in just one theftOther cash point frauds include 'skimming' card details or tricking the machine into dispensing more cash than the available balanceThieves can also obtain data using radiowaves from 'contactless' cardsGang stole more than a million Euros from French ATMs this year using a device that props open cash-dispensing slotsCash trapping and other ATM scams cost the UK £29.3million last year By Emma Reynolds Published: 11:22 GMT, 21 November 2012 | Updated: 17:19 GMT, 21 November 2012 Most bank account holders have heard of card skimmers, the insidious devices that steal your details from inside a cash machine.
Now, however, there is another danger to watch out for at the hole-in-the-wall - the 'cash trap'. Rife: The simple contraptions inserted into cash-dispensing slots have been spotted in Lincolnshire and across Europe. Artist Cristiam Ramos uses sweets to create Marylin Monroe, Beyonce and Lady Gaga portraits. By Anthony Bond Published: 03:03 GMT, 21 November 2012 | Updated: 09:18 GMT, 21 November 2012 These celebrities regularly provide eye candy to millions of people around the world. But one artist has decided to take that literally - by making their portraits out of sweets. Cristiam Ramos, 32, from Mexico City, has immortalised a number of the world's biggest stars in sweets, including Marylin Monroe, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj. Stunning: A portrait of Marylin Monroe made out of over 5,000 sweets by artist Cristiam Ramos Mr Ramos uses Gummy Bears, liquorice, M&M's, bubble gum and after dinner mints to help craft the iconic faces in his studio in Orlando, Florida.
Each one contains more than 5,000 individual sweets - and takes hours of meticulous work to finish. Mr Ramos has even taken the tasty art form a step further - building a life-size motorcycle out of 20,000 sweets. Eye-candy: This work by Mr Ramos shows Beyonce. 'The idea came about four years ago while I was in a park.
Red panda: Hilarious video of baby's surprise as zoo keeper creeps up on her. Two baby red pandas got a fright when a zoo keeper jumped in front of them The hilarious video has been viewed more than 460,000 times in five daysThe three-month-old females were filmed at a zoo in Japan By Alex Ward Published: 09:36 GMT, 20 November 2012 | Updated: 10:43 GMT, 22 November 2012 These adorable baby red pandas almost jumped out of their fur when a zoo keeper crept up to surprise them. This hilarious video shows them contently eating a meal until someone gives them quite a fright, causing one of the babies to jump and fall before scurrying off.
And like a video of a panda sneezing in its enclosure, which has generated more than 40million online views, these pandas in Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, Japan, are proving popular with more than 460,000 views in just five days. Scroll down for video All calm: The baby red pandas are calm as they eat their meal at Maruyama Zoo in Japan The cute creatures caused the hilarious scene for onlookers earlier this month at the zoo. A-choo! Mexican company eyes bankrupt Hostess Brands as Twinkies loyalists snatch the sweet confections off shelves in a frenzy. Hostess is closing its 33 plants, laying off its 18,500 workers and putting its snack brands up for saleThousands of company workers went on strike last week after rejecting a contract offer that cut wages and benefitsFans of firm's products queue for last serving of Twinkies, Ding Dongs etc. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:53 GMT, 18 November 2012 | Updated: 20:04 GMT, 18 November 2012 A Mexican company may come to the rescue of Twinkies-loving Americans across the country as it looks to acquire the bankrupt Hostess Brands to keep its lip-smacking-sweet confections on store shelves for years to come.
Mexican company Grupo Bimbo is reportedly eyeing Hostess Brands, the company that makes Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Ho's, after Hostess announced last week that it would shutter and liquidate its 33 bakeries. Scroll down for video Within hours of Friday's announcement that Hostess was going out of business, there was a rush on buying their products Was it all in vain? * James A. Andrew Farrugia: Incredible 34-metre train that's made entirely from CHOCOLATE. Intricate model is made out of 1,285 kg of the finest Belgian ChocolateIt took 784 hours to create and packs an impressive 6.5million caloriesBuilt by master chocolatier Andrew Farrugia for Brussels Chocolate Week By Daniel Miller Published: 17:03 GMT, 19 November 2012 | Updated: 07:55 GMT, 20 November 2012 The world of model trains has suddenly become a whole lot tastier.
This amazing creation - which stretches for an incredible 34 metres - has just broken the world record for the longest structure to be made entirely out of chocolate. Constructed using 1,285 kg of the finest Belgian chocolate and packing an impressive 6.5million calories, the intricately detailed model was created by master chocolatier Andrew Farrugia from Malta. Scroll down for video Choco loco: This intricate model train became the world's longest chocolate structure after it was unveiled at the start of Brussels Chocolate Week Craftsmanship: The delightful model was made by master chocolatier Andrew Farrugia from Malta.
Dolls of Twilight cast, Angelina Jolie, Harry Potter, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Cher get repaints by Noel Cruz. Noel Cruz's dolls sell for $500 (£314) to $3,500 (£2,200) via internet auctionAngelina Jolie doll sold for $4,300 (£2,704) By Martha De Lacey Published: 12:06 GMT, 19 November 2012 | Updated: 12:01 GMT, 20 November 2012 Plastic mini-me dolls manufactured to resemble iconic characters from film and TV invariably look nothing like the iconic characters from film and TV. At least, not until Noel Cruz has taken his paintbrush to them, that is. The portrait artist - known in the doll community as a 'repaint artist' - is known for his ability to turn even the most basic Mattel or Hasbro figurine into an incredibly realistic version of the celebrity on which it is modelled. Scroll down for video Twilight: Edward Cullen and Bella Swan - aka Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - before and after Noel Cruz's repaint In real life: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in their human form For more realistic doll repaints visit his website.
Steve Carell: The actor's doll gets a Noel Cruz touch-up. Did a lost star knock the Earth off its orbit? New theory to explain why our planet circles the sun at an angle to the solar equator. The Earth circles around the solar system at an angle 7 degrees off the solar equatorTheory suggests that gravity from errant star travelling near to our solar system pulled the planets out of whack By Damien Gayle Published: 14:42 GMT, 16 November 2012 | Updated: 16:28 GMT, 16 November 2012 It has been a long standing puzzle to astronomers: why is the Earth's orbit tipped 7 degrees relative to the sun's equator? Now a new theory suggests that violent stage of our solar system's history, an errant young star strayed close and pulled our developing planets out of whack with the sun's equator.
Konstantin Batygin of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, suggests that our star had a near stellar neighbour at the time Earth formed. Our solar system: All the planets in our system orbit at angles to the sun's equator. It is the gravitational of this nearby star on our developing system that explains why the planets don't orbit neatly around the sun's equator. The paw-fect entrance: Dancing poodles dressed as ballerinas welcome visitors to the world's most bizarre pet show. By Daniel Miller Published: 09:52 GMT, 17 November 2012 | Updated: 17:11 GMT, 17 November 2012 A pair of pampered poodles spring up on their hind legs to perform an awkward dance and welcome visitors to the world's wackiest pet show. This is the three-day Pets Cultural Festival extravaganza in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province where everything you can imagine, and a lot you can't, is available for your four-legged friend.
China is now home to some of the most obsessed pet lovers in the world and owning a dog, especially an expensive rare breed, is a huge status symbol. Scroll down for video Paws for applause: Two poodles stand up on their hind legs to welcome visitors to the annual Pets Cultural Festival in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province Devotion: China is now home to some of the most obsessed pet lovers in the world and owning a dog, especially an expensive rare breed, is a huge status symbol VIDEO: Barking. Concrete evidence of police stupidity! German officer drives patrol van into wet cement. By Shari Miller Published: 12:12 GMT, 18 November 2012 | Updated: 12:28 GMT, 18 November 2012 It was quite literally the end of the road for one police officer out on a chase - when he drove his van straight into freshly laid cement.
The unlucky policeman was in one of two patrol cars pursuing a man and woman suspected of stealing bicycles in Braunschweig, Germany, when he was stopped in his tracks. As he went round the corner, the officer was unaware he was about to plough his £30,000 vehicle straight into a bus lane where road workers had just poured freshly-laid concrete. End of the road: There was no fast getaway for this unlucky officer in Braunschweig, Germany, who drove straight into a pile of freshly-laid concrete while pursuing suspected bicycle thieves Hard facts: The officer ended up being the one who needed rescue after driving his van into freshly-laid cement Nein, nein, nein: The police van, worth £30,000, was finally rescued by a tow truck.
Magellanic penguins always return to same mate after solo journeys totalling 200,000 miles. As the UK divorce rate continues to soar, a new study has today shown how marital harmony is thriving in the penguin world. Research has revealed a pair of Magellanic penguins as among the most faithful in the animal kingdom. The couple have remained loyal to each other over a 16-year period, in spite of spending thousands of miles apart during their winter trips. Scroll down for video Faithful: New research shows how a pair of Magellanic penguins were loyal to each other for 16 years (file picture) The findings come after a 30-year study of the breed where researchers placed metal identity bands on the flippers of 50,000 birds on the southern coast of Argentina. Previously penguin relationships were believed to span a maximum of just 10 years, with many cut short by the unexpected death of birds during migration. 'Divorce' is also a possibility as couples who fail to hatch chicks will split up and find new mates.
Jealous: Like the Magellanic penguin, black vultures are strictly monogamous. Natural beauty on display as stunning photos show the elegance of the animal kingdom. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:36 GMT, 19 November 2012 | Updated: 01:27 GMT, 19 November 2012 The beauty of the unexpected is remarkably clear in a new photo of a sleeping South African lion was released by National Geographic.
The male lion makes a striking subject as his light white fur stands in stark contrast to the green South African fields. National Geographic's weekly collection of moving photos shows a wide range of natural beauty from around the globe. At rest: A sleeping male lion makes a striking subject as his light white fur stands in stark contrast to the green South African fields Threatening subject: A gharial, a type of crocodile native to India, seen in Snake Park, Chennai, India, may not be a comforting image to many, but the looming fear surrounding the animal certainly helps to make a stunning picture A tight grip: A fox was seen clenching onto it's chipmunk prey Foreign land: The unidentified photo shows how weather and rooftops make for a natural marvel.
So that's why he was a genius! Einstein's intelligence was due to unusual features in his brain. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:34 GMT, 17 November 2012 | Updated: 16:34 GMT, 17 November 2012 A new study suggests that Albert Einstein's extraordinary genius may have been related to a uniquely shaped brain. Researchers compared Einstein's brain to 85 'normal' human brains to determine, what, if any, unusual features it possessed. 'Although the overall size and asymmetrical shape of Einstein's brain were normal, the prefrontal, somatosensory, primary motor, parietal, temporal and occipital cortices were extraordinary,' said Dean Falk, the Hale G. Smith Professor of Anthropology at Florida State, told Science Daily. Genius: Researchers now believe the unique shape of Einstein's brain may have helped boost his cognitive abilities 'These may have provided the neurological underpinnings for some of his visuospatial and mathematical abilities, for instance.' Pioneer: Dean Falk and her colleagues were able to present for the first time a clear description of Einstein's cortex.
The world¿s oldest original working digital computer clatters back into action after lying forgotten for 20 years. The 61-year-old Harwell Dekatron (aka WITCH) computer, was made from parts more commonly found in a telephone exchangeThe mammoth machine, which fills a room, is as heavy as 20,000 iPhones but computed at speeds even humans could keep pace withOnce voted the world's most durable computer, it was found broken up into 50 parts and gathering dust in storage By Andrew Levy Published: 12:05 GMT, 19 November 2012 | Updated: 07:58 GMT, 20 November 2012 With buttons, levers and flashing lights, this looks like a computer control room.
It is, however, just the computer. The Harwell Dekatron weighs 2.5 tons, contains 10,000 moving parts and can work without a break for 80 hours a week. So what does it do? It churns out lots of sums very quickly. Scroll down for video The 61-year-old Harwell Dekatron (or the WITCH) computer has clattered back into action after gathering dust for 20 years Weighing an incredible 2.5 tonnes, it was once voted the world's most durable computer DEKATRON vs iPAD MINI iPad Mini.
Judith Ann Braun: Artist uses just her fingerprints to create huge murals with charcoal. Judith Ann Braun, from New York, uses just her fingertips and vast quantities of charcoal to create large symmetrical patterns and sweeping landscapesDetails of trees and plants in landscapes are all perfectly symmetricalBraun. 65, has had her work exhibited in a number of New York galleries By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 17:39 GMT, 18 November 2012 | Updated: 16:32 GMT, 19 November 2012 These incredible charcoal creations are the perfectly symmetrical work of New York artist Judith Ann Braun, who rejects the conventional artists' brushes and pastels to paint with just her fingertips. For nearly a decade, Braun, 65, has dipped her magical fingers in graphite and made enormous, imaginative patterns and even detailed landscapes of trees and waterways on wall-sized canvasses. Her landscapes of winding rivers, rolling hills and trees are so eye-catching, it's hard to believe they're created without traditional equipment.
Scroll down for video VIDEO: The Charcoal Hand Artist at work: