Singer Janet Jackson was this week spotted in public for the first time since announcing her pregnancy - wearing full Islamic dress.
The star is believed to have become a Muslim after marrying Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Manna, 41, in 2012.
Our exclusive pictures show the couple looking relaxed and happy as they shopped in London earlier this week.
The pair strolled hand in hand as Janet - who will become a mum for the first time later this year at the age of 50 - stroked her growing bump.
They were spotted browsing for children’s clothes at an upmarket boutique before stopping for lunch at a health food restaurant.
1. Twins Don't Have To Have The Same Father
Women usually release one egg per month during ovulation. However there are times when two eggs are released and it is possible that both eggs could be fertilized by sperm from different male donors.
2. Twins Don't Have To Be The Same Race
If the parents of twins are different races it is possible for fraternal twins to be different races. This is extremely rare.
3. Offspring Of Twins
If a set of female twins has twins with a set of male twins, those two sets of offspring or legally cousins but genetically full siblings.
4. Conjoined Twins
It's possible for conjoined twins to hear through each others ears and see through each others eyes, depending on how conjoined they are.
5. Twins Don't Have To Be Born At The Same Time
Health complications can cause twins to not be born at the same time. One twin can be removed before the other. The longest time between births that has been recorded is 87 days, almost 3 months.
An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on Monday remanded a 21- year old man, Olarewanju Olorunfemi and a female accomplice Sadiat Akeem, 18 for carrying out an aportion leading to the death of an 18-year-old Fumbi Taiwo.
The police prosecutor, Sgt. Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 25 at Ilawe Ekiti in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of Ekiti state.
He alleged that Olorunfemi was the boyfriend of the deceased while Akeem was her friend.
According to him,the accused persons committed an offence contrary to Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State. 2012.
He added that he had duplicated and sent their case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
The plea of the accused were not taken as their counsel, Mr Tunde Olayemi, sought for a date of adjournment pending the advice of DPP.
Magistrate Ropo Adegboye consequently ordered the remand of the duo in prison and adjourned the case till June 22 for further hearing.
A teenager identified as Cai, has been sentenced to a prison term of three years with a four-year probation period for intentional homicide, on Thursday, by Huqiu District People’s Court in Suzhou City, China.
She received a suspended sentence after she was found guilty of killing her baby by throwing it out of an eighth-floor window.
According to a statement issued by the court, the mother, who was 17 at the time, gave birth to her baby in a toilet at a rented apartment in August 2015.
“When Cai, who had no inkling that she was pregnant, heard her newborn’s first cries, she panicked and threw her out of the bathroom window to avoid any unwanted attention from her neighbours,” the statement said.
Cai got pregnant during a drunken one-night stand with an underage boy she had met online, she told the court she could not even remember the name of the baby’s father.
The court heard the case in a private session and gave a lighter sentence as underage juveniles were involved.
However, the court did not disclose the judgment date.
A woman woke from a coma to discover she was three months pregnant - but could not remember the last three years of her life.
Gemma Holmes suffered horrendous injuries last year, when she was riding a moped and was flung across a busy road into a lamp post.
She broke her back, and doctors didn't expect her to survive.
While in hospital, tests revealed that Gemma was 12-weeks pregnant.
Because she was in a coma, doctors turned to her mother to decide what to do.
Doctors suggested a termination because they would not be able to repair her back until she gave birth, confining her to a wheelchair.
Gemma's mother Julie said: "So many things went through my head but I wanted to wait until Gemma was awake to make the decision."
Gemma decided to keep the baby - despite her serious injuries and the fact that she had no recollection of ever being in a relationship.
"I just thought that if this little baby inside me had managed to survive the awful crash then he was meant to be," she said.
After a painful pregnancy where Gemma could not take painkillers for her back, in case she harmed the baby, she gave birth to Ruben Miracle Holmes by cesarean section.
"I couldn't have a natural birth because the brain injury I suffered from the crash put me at risk of further damage - giving birth puts pressure on the brain," she said.
"I was also told my body would not be able to cope with the contractions after breaking my back."
Both mother and son are now doing well and Gemma will soon find out whether she will one day be able to walk again.
"Ruben's my little miracle and I really hope I will one day be able to run around with him," she said.
A 38-year-old New York woman, Llaulin Cruz has been awarded $50 million after she won a trial against an
obstetrician on Friday.
Llaulin filed her lawsuit after she had a botched childbirth by
obstetrician Michael Ihemaguba at St. Barnabas Hospital in 2009. After a
month-long trial, the jury awarded Cruz $40 million for future pain and
suffering, and $10 million for past suffering.
While her baby was delivered without any problem during the botched procedure,
Llaulin could not be the woman she once was!!
During the procedure, the doctor urged her to continue
to push after the newborn’s head was already out. The doctor also
performed a controlled cut called an episiotomy in a manner that was
wrong.
Due to these TWO mistakes, Llaulin had to undergo dozens of
surgeries, and now has lost some of the ability to control her bladder.
She told a local newspaper that she has to wear panty liners everywhere she goes.
Miriam Wuolou, a 34-year-old Eritrean who was the secretary of Pope Francis was found dead in her apartment. She was seven-months pregnant when her body was discovered.
She had worked at Pope Francis home and guesthouse called Santa Marta for years.
The Pope
opted to live at the Santa Marta guesthouse after his appointment in
2013, rejecting the grand papal apartments because he found them too
sumptuous and he feared isolation.
The autopsy of the corpse showed no sign of violence.
Her
brother found the body on Friday after he had not heard from her for
several days. The autopsy has been carried out, and DNA tests would be
carried out on the foetus.
Spokesman for the Vatican, Father Federico Lombardi said. "Pope Francis had been informed of the death. We are all pained by this news."
Single-minded Kafayat Adegoke got herselfpregnantafter the mother of all deceptions.
The 30-year-old student set out to be a single mum and drew up a wishlist of characteristics she wanted in her child.
Then she set about finding a man, any man, who would oblige by sleeping with her. Once, twice, or however many times to get her her pregnant.
But the “lucky” fella would never know all she wanted was to become pregnant and that he was being used.
Once she was expecting, the “lover” was to be dumped unceremoniously and denied any chance of bringing up the offspring.
But Kafayat, whose baby is due in June, is in a lesbian relationship, insists she is not attracted to the opposite sex and went hunting for partners because it was cheaper thanIVF.
She said: “Ever since I was a little girl I have yearned for a baby. I looked into IVF and surrogacy but they both seemed quite expensive. I also felt IVF was unnatural.
“I thought logically and what I needed was a sperm donor and there were plenty of these walking the streets and I could take my pick.
“I decided to pretend I was straight and trick a man into getting me pregnant.”
With meticulous planning, she held off sleeping with her new dates until she had thoroughly quizzed them about their family background, medical history and even their blood group.
She dated three men in the process.
After a year of hunting for her version of Mr Right, her plan finally paid off when she got pregnant by a man she had been seeing for two months.
Kafayat, from Bradford, West Yorks, then ended the relationship and barred the “sperm donor” from the child’s life.
Instead, the cash-strapped user of men is hopeful that, as a single mum, she will get a council house andbenefits.
Kafayat, who is currently dating 26-year-old Aisha Atan, said: “I have always wanted to be a mum.
“As a gay woman, surrogacy or IVF were options but I couldn’t afford these and they seemed too way too much hassle.
“I decided I would have to sleep with a man and started to look out for guys that were good looking and intelligent with a sense of humour. I’d like my child to have all these attributes.
“I couldn’t have one-night stands with strangers – I needed to date them, find out about their medical and family history to see if they were suitable sperm donors.”
She added: “I was with the last guy I dated for two months but when I fell pregnant I ended the relationship straight away.
“My baby doesn’t need a father, I don’t want anything from him and I am so excited about being a single mum. I am going to speak to the local council about getting a house and some benefits. I deserve them like any other single mum.”
Kafayat realised she was attracted to women at the age of 16 but experimented with both sexes.
She says: “In Nigeria, where I grew up, people were ignorant about gay people and I had to date men to be accepted.
“I would date girls in secret but slept with two men – but I always knew I was a lesbian.
“When I moved to London five years ago I was able to date women more openly and I had quite a few girlfriends.”
But more than anything, she wanted to be a mum and she started hunting down unsuspecting men in 2014.
No father: Kafayat is turning to the council for support
She recalled: “One night in Nando’s I started chatting to a guy. He was a 40-year-old property developer – very good looking with blue eyes.
“He spoke very well and seemed intelligent. I straight away thought he would make a beautiful baby.
“We chatted and then swapped numbers. We started to date but as I got to know him I realised his personality wasn’t right. He had no sense of humour.
“I didn’t want this passed down to my child. I didn’t want him to be my sperm donor and ended the relationship before we slept together.”
Last June, Kafayat took a shine to a 35-year-old guy jogging in the park. She said: “I was on a health kick and had started running. He was tall and very good looking. I started to flirt and he flirted back.
“We swapped numbers and started to date. He was very intelligent and worked as a building contractor.
“After a few weeks of finding out about his medical history and family background we slept together.
“I was dreading this part. The thought of having sex with a man made me feel sick but I just kept thinking about the baby I could make.
“I bought a DIY ovulating testing kit and checked I was fertile before sleeping with him. We slept together a few times.”
The pair dated for two months but when Kafayat didn’t get pregnant she ended the relationship.
She said: “It wasn’t happening quick enough for me so I decided I needed to move on to someone more fertile.”
In September, Kafayat met her next target through her job at the time, as a TV producer.
She said: “He was a 34-year-old studio engineer, good looking, witty and intelligent.
“Again, I spent time sussing him out and asking him about his family history and even discovered what blood group he was.”
Lovers: With her girlfriend Aisha
This time Kafayat went to the doctors for a fertility check-up and advice on how to get pregnant quickly.
She said: “I started researching the best sexual positions to get pregnant in. It was difficult because I was living a double life. I was sleeping with women all the time I was seeing these guys too.”
Kafayat slept with her new man twice before she got pregnant.
She added: “I was so happy I was finally going to have a baby. I knew I had to end the relationship but I did start to feel guilty because I had grown close to him. I didn’t fancy him at all but we had become friends. I decided to tell him the truth, that I had used him to get pregnant. He was understandably furious and was shouting at me.
“I said I was sorry and made it clear I wanted nothing from him and I didn’t want him to have contact with me or the baby.”
A few months later Kafayat moved to Leeds where she is now a student at Leeds Trinity University studying film and TV.
She has told girlfriend Aisha everything and they hope to wed.
Aisha said: “I was shocked at first but when she explained I started to understand.
“She’s my girlfriend and I love her and I hope to be part of the child’s life. I will support her all the way.”
It begs the question what Kafayat will tell the child about the bizarre conception.
“I will say the father is a sperm donor and not go into detail,” Kafayat insisted.
“People have been shocked when I’ve told them what I have done – but it wasn’t easy for me. I will never sleep with a man again to get pregnant. I am happy with one child. My baby’s dad has tried to contact me a few times but I want nothing to do with him.
“I don’t regret tricking a man into getting me pregnant. All that matters is my baby.”
Survivors: Parents Claire and Matt with brave baby Cody
A woman has told how she came close to dying alongside with her unborn baby while heavily pregnant after her womb exploded.
Claire Gaylor, 37, from Welwyn Garden, Hertfordshire, was 30-weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with placenta percreta.
The life-threatening condition occurs when a placenta grows too deeply into womb muscle.
This causes excessive bleeding and premature births.
But
the full-time mum-of-three has made a miraculous recovery after
spending 10 days being treated for heartburn before doctors realised
what was behind her agony.
Claire slipped unconscious as her
health deteriorated and her baby boy, Cody, stopped breathing twice from
swallowing so much blood.
He was eventually delivered by emergency caesarean.
Her heartbroken husband, Matt, 39, was told to prepare himself for the worst as both his son and wife fought for their lives.
Pregnant: The mum-of-three has made a miraculous recovery
Thankfully Claire awoke after being ventilated for five days
but had no recollection of her ordeal or that she'd already had her
baby.
Doctors had to perform a hysterectomy to save Claire's life
– they have both since made a full recovery from the ordeal in 2014 and
are sharing their story to help others.
Claire said: "By the time doctors realised what was happening I was hours from death.
"I
slipped into a coma after being in agonising pain for 10 days, when I
woke up I was no longer pregnant with Cody, he had been born via
caesarean.
"My husband, Matt, even named him before I woke up in intensive care five-days later.
"I couldn't believe how close I had come to losing my life
and my baby, it's so scary to think that our future could have been
snatched away by this rare condition.
"Matt was told to say his
final goodbyes to both me and Cody at one point, I can't even imagine
how awful that must have been for him.
"We are incredibly lucky to have both survived, I even had six blood transfusions after internally bleeding.
"We were so grateful that we were able to take our boy home nine-weeks later."
Coleen Rooney has given birth to her third son with footballer husband Wayne.
The WAG and her 30-year-old husband shared the same post on Twitter, writing: "Our gorgeous little Boy arrived today!! Kit Joseph Rooney .... 8Ib 1oz. We are all over the moon!!"
Fans were quick to send their well wishes to the couple, with one writing: "Massive congratulations to @WayneRooney and @ColeenRoo & the boys on the birth of their gorgeous baby boy."
Another added: "Awww! Congrats Coleen! God bless you all."
Coleen, 29. previously told fans she was eager for the little one to arrive, posting: "No baby yet!! .... Hurry up!! ..... Too comfy," along with love heart emojis.
Wayne also posted a family throwback photo as he waited for their new arrival, showing the moment he held his youngest son Klay for the first time, with older son Kai and his wife next to him.
XPOSURE
Coleen has given birth
He wrote alongside it: "#TBT - Family picture after Klay was born. Not long left until the new addition is here! #Family."
Wayne also posted about going to see Sylvester Stallone's new flick Creed as she waited for the important phone call, writing on Twitter: "Just watched creed really enjoyed it. @TonyBellew well done mate brilliant."
Coleen, who married childhood sweetheart and Manchester United star Wayne in Italy in 2008, was spotted recently carrying her two-year-old son Klay across a busy street while spending some time with her husband.
A new Kardashian-West?
Kim Kardashian has revealed having another baby with husband Kanye West "can't come soon enough".
The reality star
previously admitted they were trying, and now says she is desperate to
give 19-month-old daughter North a younger brother or sister.
Kim
added that the couple have been "really trying" to conceive, and told
People magazine: "We’ve really been trying for another kid. More kids
can’t come soon enough!”
The couple are enjoying being parents
but the rapper suffered at the hands of his daughter recently when she
flushed the 37-year-old star's mobile phone down the toilet.
She said: “She took Kanye’s phone and put it in the toilet and flushed it!”
Pregnant with North
As well as having a naughty streak North has
been learning some words and is already able to identify the moon, much
to the surprise of her reality TV star mother.
Kim added to the
magazine: "She is halfway potty trained, which is insane for her age.
Last night, she looked up at the sky and pointed and said, ‘Moon, Mom!
Moon!’ I couldn’t believe she knew that.”
While Kim is not known
for her religiousness, she recently prayed that she could have another
child because she is so keen to be pregnant again.
The Keeping Up
with the Kardashians star – who attended a Roman Catholic all-girls
school - said: "I'm praying about it. I am not pregnant right now, not
that I know of, but no, I'm not. I wish I was. I'm about 15 pounds
heavier, but I'm not [pregnant.]"
