River monster! Woman catches gigantic 88-pound catfish in a Tennessee lake.

A Tennessee woman's picture with an 88-pound catfish has gone viral after she caught the creature that appeared to almost match up to her size. The image showing Paula Cathey Smith was posted on social media the following day and shows how the plump ray-finned fish stretches past more than half her height. In the shot that had received approximately 1,200 shares, it's clear how Smith has to use the support her thigh to hoist the catfish up and the support of her own torso to get it in a good position for the snapshot.

Proud mothers from around the world show off their New Year's arrivals as UNICEF celebrates the 400,000 babies born on January 1st.

While some were ringing in the New Year watching the Fireworks, tucking into a tasty meal with loved ones or partying the night away with friends, others were welcoming newborns into the world when the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve. UNICEF has estimated 395,072 babies were born across the globe on January 1, 2019.

5 Christmases and New years with terrorists, the plight of 112 Nigerian schoolgirls held by Boko Haram.

Thanks to one of the world’s deadliest terrorist group in Nigeria, 112 girls are far from celebrating the Christmas holidays for the fifth time since their capture in April 2014 by Boko Haram. Boko Haram has killed about 20,000 people and forced more than 2 million people to flee their homes since 2009 in an insurgency aimed at creating a state adhering to strict Islamic laws in the northeast of Africa’s most populous nation.

Psychological abuse in a relationship is a criminal offence under new law in Ireland.

Psychological abuse in a relationship will be a criminal offence under new domestic violence legislation introduced by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and which has now come into force. The Domestic Violence Act 2018 will see a number of new reforms including safety orders being available to people who are in intimate relationships but who are not living with their partners.

New Year's miracle' in Russia as baby boy found alive in frozen rubble of collapsed building.

Labouring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound. It was the sound of life. To everyone's delight and surprise, they pulled a baby boy out of the rubble alive, nearly 36 hours after the disaster that blew apart his home.

HAPPY POO YEAR! Fat-berg and wet wipes spark ‘river of diarrhoea’ outside Aldi.

A FATBERG and flushed wet wipes sparked a 300ft-long river of diarrhoea outside an Aldi on New Year's Eve in Staffordshire. Disgusted motorists were forced to drive through the stinking mess while shoppers physically gagged at the putrid smell.

TODDLER GRAPE DEATH Boy, 3, chokes to death on a GRAPE.

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy tragically choked to death seeing-in the New Year at his home in a bizarre Spanish tradition. The Spanish believe that by eating 12 grapes as the clock chimes each stroke of midnight you ward off bad fortunes.

COCO STOPS !Kids ordered not to eat Frosties and Coco Pops under new government guidelines.

KIDS will be ordered not to eat Frosties and Coco Pops under tough new government guidelines. They say parents should swap “frosted or chocolate cereal” for low-sugar alternatives such as Shredded Wheat. Public Health England wants to halt the obesity crisis by halving children’s sugar intake. The government watchdog is now urging families to “make a swap when you next shop”.

Young professionals fixated with mobiles are turning for help over 24-7 'on' culture.

Young professionals are increasingly presenting with mental health problems and underlying addictions to their mobile phones thanks to a "24-7 'on' culture".Dr Amy Watchorn, a senior clinical psychologist at St John of God hospital in Stillorgan, Dublin, said she has spotted a trend of people presenting with depression and anxiety but once she scratches beyond the surface, she sees unhealthy fixations with mobile smartphones.

Roger Federer emerges victorious in historic clash with Serena Williams.

Roger Federer emerged triumphant from a historic first meeting with Serena Williams in the Hopman Cup, but tennis was the true winner as two of the game's greats treated fans worldwide to an unforgettable evening.