A US man has become the longest-serving prisoner to be freed after DNA evidence proved he was innocent of the crime he was convicted of three decades ago.

James Bain spent 35 years in jail after being found guilty of kidnapping and raping a nine-year-old boy in 1974.

On his release from prison in Florida on Thursday, he told the BBC he was not angry and his faith had helped him.

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With filming on the final two parts of the Harry Potter series under way, the young actors who have grown up on the set and become global superstars are now considering their next steps.

We asked them whether it would be a case of deathly silence after the Deathly Hallows…

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Luxury brand Christian Lacroix is to cut most of its staff and close its main clothing design business after a court approved a restructuring plan.

The French fashion house will shed 100 staff, leaving just 11 employees to manage its accessories and perfumes.

The firm entered administration in June, after being hit by falling sales, and has failed to find a buyer.

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The stars swear by it: By mixing up exercises, sets and reps, muscle confusion will get you a ripped bod in no time. The fitness experts, however, remain skeptical.

It’s hard to argue with the success of the werewolf workout. The shirtless stars of Twilight: New Moon have the kind of ripped physiques that make even the most dedicated gym rats howl at the moon with envy. And they owe their buffed bods to a controversial fitness fad called “muscle confusion.”

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With three months to go before the Academy Awards are held in Los Angeles, early indications suggest it will be one of the most open races in years.

Indeed, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to have anticipated this by opening the best picture category up to 10 movies, as opposed to the usual five.

That is not the only change either. In order not to coincide with the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, the 2010 Oscars will take place a fortnight later than this year’s were.

It will also boast not one but two hosts, the comedian Steve Martin sharing the presenting duties with actor Alec Baldwin.

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An ex-model who was obsessed with maintaining her youthful looks has died following surgery to make her buttocks firmer.

Former Miss Argentina Solange Magnano, 38, was rushed to hospital with severe breathing problems after the cosmetic operation.

The mother of eight-year-old twins died on Sunday from a blocked lung artery after spending three days in a critical condition in intensive care.

Her close friend and fashion designer Roberto Piazza said the brunette had become obsessed with her looks as her successful modelling career approached its end.

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A grandmother has just given birth to a ‘miracle’ baby boy 13 years after being sterilised twice.

Debbie Amos, 43, had the operation to stop her falling pregnant again after having her first three children.

But three months ago she felt strange movements in her stomach and a test revealed she was six months pregnant.

Now she is mother to health baby boy Connor, born last week and weighing in at 8lbs 8oz, who is younger than her grandchildren.

Mrs Amos, of Colchester, Essex, said: ‘At the end of July, I started feeling tired and then felt movements in my stomach.

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Award-winning actress Dame Eileen Atkins and Barbara Hershey will star in a new TV adaption of Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express.

David Suchet, who has played Hercule Poirot for 21 years, will return as the moustachioed Belgian detective.

Producer Karen Thrussell said the story is the “most ingenious and best loved Agatha Christie title of all time”.

The adaption will be filmed on location in London and Malta. ITV has not yet announced when it will be broadcast.

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An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown.

The chemical – curcumin – has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.

Now tests by a team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre show it can destroy gullet cancer cells in the lab.

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Nibbling on chocolate or even sipping a glass of water can relieve aches and pains, a study has shown.

A team of researchers says the distraction of eating or drinking for pleasure acts as a natural painkiller.

Although the findings come from studies on animals, the scientists believe the same effect takes place in people.

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