This is the moment a 24-metre-tall replica of the iconic Statue of Liberty in Brazil toppled during extreme weather on Monday (Dec 15). Videos captured by onlookers showed the statue — an emblem of the Havan department store in Guaiba — tilting and swaying before crashing into the car park below and crumpling under its own weight. #brazil #brazilnews

I’m actually glad she wasn’t punished too harshly - Missy Giove rocketed to fame in the 1990s as one of the most aggressive and charismatic downhill mountain bikers in the world, blasting through the NORBA circuit and winning the 1994 UCI Downhill World Championship while turning herself into an extreme-sports icon with her punk-charged energy. After retiring from competition, her life swerved into scandal in 2009, when she was arrested in a federal operation for transporting hundreds of pounds