Stars pay tribute to Motorhead's Lemmy

Music stars and celebrities have paid tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy, who has died at the age of 70.

Lemmy died at home in Los Angeles on Monday, two days after learning he had cancer.

He formed Motorhead in 1975 and recorded 22 albums, including the classic Ace of Spades.

The band said on its Facebook page: "Our mighty, noble friend Lemmy has passed away after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer."

The band added: "We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren't words."

They urged fans to play Lemmy's music loud and "have a drink or few", saying: "Celebrate the life this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself.

"He would want exactly that."

Lemmy, who was the only constant member of Motorhead, had been diagnosed with cancer on Saturday - two days after his 70th birthday.

'Warrior and legend'

Todd Singerman, Motorhead's manager, told the BBC News channel that Lemmy had had cancer "in his brain and neck" and that his sudden death had come as "a massive shock".

He said the singer died while sitting in front of his favourite video game with his family.

Singerman described Lemmy as "the pinnacle, he's up there with one of his idols, Elvis".

"He was was one of the last true rock stars left, this guy lived it every day."

While Lemmy was known for his hard-living lifestyle and his penchant for Jack Daniels, Singerman joked that in recent years, the frontman had "switched to vodka and orange - he thought it was healthier!"

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New emojis collection set for 2016

Thirty eight new emojis will be released next year, including clown face, wilted flower and "call me" hand.

Emojis, which are symbols that help described feelings or emotions, are used by millions of people around the world in texts, online chats and on social media.The new list of additions are expected to be available from the summer of 2016.It comes just a month after the unveiling of the Unicode 8 update which included additions of emojis with different skin tones and a taco.

Here are some more fun Emojis in the new list:

• Face with cowboy hat

• Clown face

• Nauseated face

• Rolling on the floor laughing

• Drooling face

• Lying face

• "Call me" hand

• Selfie

• Handshake

• Clown face

• Wilted flower

• Bacon (From CBBC Newsround)

Fossils of Star Wars-like mammal found in Spain

Fossils of a mammal that looks like something out of the Star Wars films have been found in Spain.

Researchers discovered the fossils at the La Retama fossil site within the Loranca Basin in the Iberian Peninsula. 

The first palaeomerycids – which all have three horns - were originally described on the basis of fossils from Goergensmund, Germany.

Since then, others have been founds across Europe, with a diverse range found around the Iberian Peninsula and stretching to China.

To work out how the new find fits into the group, Israel M. Sánchez and his team paid particular attention to the creature's T-shaped horn, as well as cranial fragments and teeth. (MailOnline)

The giraffe-like animal has three horns on top of its head. One is much bigger than the rest.

The animal has been given the scientific name Xenokeryx amidalae, meaning strange horn of Amidala. (CBBC Newsround)

It is part of an extinct family of animals related to the giraffe living up to 16 million years ago and has been named in honour of Star Wars character Padme Amidala due to the similarity of its horn to the character's headwear in The Phantom Menace.  

Researchers paid particular attention to the creature's T-shaped horn, as well as cranial fragments and teeth. Cranial remains of Xenokeryx amidalae, including the strange T-shaped horn (A and C) are shown above (MailOnline)

Xenokeryx amidalae lived between 16 and 11.5 million years ago, during the middle Miocene, according to researchers from Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC in Madrid.

It is part of a group of animals called palaeomerycid - strange three horned Eurasian ruminants that have a specialised stomach designed to ferment food.(MailOnline) 

Queen Amidala from Star Wars

The giraffe-like animal has three horns on top of its head. One is much bigger than the rest.

The animal has been given the scientific name Xenokeryx amidalae, meaning strange horn of Amidala.(CBBC Newsround)

Police officer gives donkey a lift in his car

This police officer in Oklahoma, USA picked up an unusual furry character wandering the streets.

'Squishy' the miniature donkey escaped its enclosure and decided to go for a wander down the middle of a busy road.

Officer Kyle Canaan was called out to collect the poor lost fella, and eventually managed to get him safely into his police car, with the help of a few treats!

He then drove Squishy to a local donkey sanctuary, where it will stay while they look for its owner.

From CBBC Newsround