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Finally Hillsborough families know the truth: The police lied and 41 of the 96 victims could have been saved. Now will they get justice?

The staggering disclosure proved deeply distressing to relatives and will increase demands for new inquests into their deaths.read


Named, blamed and shamed: The police chiefs who caused tragedy, smeared dead fans and fabricated evidence as families call for them to be prosecuted

The families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster have called for the South Yorkshire Police officers highlighted in the newly published independent panel report to be prosecuted.read


France shooting: No motives, no suspects and an investigation that could take TEN YEARS

Hopes French detectives could make an early breakthrough have been dashed by the revelation that Zainab Al-Hilli is still too poorly to be questioned.read


French and Germans launch £31bn swoop for British defence giant BAE Systems

In a late announcement yesterday, it was disclosed that talks between BAE and European Aeronautic, Defence & Space (EADS) are at an advanced stage.read


I apologise for my gay marriage 'bigot' slur, says Clegg as he tried to limit fallout caused by remark

The Deputy Prime Minister was attempting to limit the fallout caused by the incendiary text of a speech he had released condemning those who object to the reform. read


The boys who just can't miss the Bake Off: BBC2 show has hordes of male fans

The BBC2 programme is now so popular with men that many struggled to choose between it and England’s football match against Ukraine on Tuesday night.read


Brendan Barber: TUC chief will receive £100,000 'golden goodbye' when he retires later this year

The general secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Brendan Barber will earn £100,000 when he retires which is four times the average annual salary of a full-time worker.read


Curse of the pharaoh's man boobs: Tutankhamen's death blamed on 'inherited disorder' which led to unusually large breasts

British surgeon Hutan Ashrafian believes King Tut and his predecessors may have suffered from a hormonal imbalance caused by temporal lobe epilepsy which also accounts for their powerful visions. read


Nottingham rapist Joseph Moran is jailed for six years and branded 'pathological liar'

Sarah Moran showed no more shame or remorse than her child Joseph, 19, of Sneinton, Nottingham, did as he was jailed indefinitely yesterday for the 'brutal and horrific' attack.read


Cameron revamps Plan A to boost the economy amid first coalition tensions over debt targets

Senior Tories blamed Liberal Democrats for fuelling speculation that the Treasury could water down its commitment to putting state debt levels on a downward trajectory by the end of the parliament in 2015.read


John Bercow: Commons Speaker under intense pressure to accept cuts to taxpayer-funded pensions

John Bercow, the House of Commons speaker, is the only remaining public servant to receive a 'Great Office of State' pension, one of the most generous in the country. read


iPhone 5 launch: After a long year of speculation, Apple finally prepares to share the iPhone 5 with the world

Here it is! Apple unveils TALLER and THINNER iPhone 5 made of glass which comes with a sleek new panoramic camera feature.read


iPhone 5 release: But here is the bad news... the new iPhone5 includes new docking connector which makes thousands of Apple accessories obsolete (unless you buy new adapter)

With the new model, Apple is ditching the docking port connector it's used for iPods, iPhones and iPads for nearly a decade in favor of a smaller, narrower one.read


iPhone 5 release: Inside the shocking conditions of Foxconn factory

Behind the scenes at the Foxconn factory in China, tasked with churning out 57 million iPhones each year, there are not so many smiling faces.read


Dylan Crean murder: Jilted DJ, 22, admits beating to death ex-girlfriend's 'brilliant and beautiful' three-year-old boy as he changes his plea in court

Gavin Cawser at first pleaded not guilty to the crime that took place at his former girlfriend's home in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.read


Joseph Turner: Lost painting which may be worth £20MILLION 'unearthed in Oxfordshire'

It is believed the piece (pictured) could be Turner’s first attempt of a work called ‘St Benedetto Looking Towards Fusina’ - the known version of which hangs in the Tate Liverpool.read


Teacher sacked for grabbing abusive boy, 16, who hurled a banana milkshake over him

Robert Cox held the 16-year-old boy's arms and pinned him to his chair in the Derby school after being soaked by the drink and suffering a torrent of abuse from the student.read


Former Radio 2 breakfast show host and Fleet Street legend Derek Jameson dies at 82

Jameson, who edited three national newspaper before becoming a popular BBC Radio 2 presenter, had a heart attack at home in Worthing.read


Identical twins with illness so rare it was named after them can finally speak again using speech machines (and they've chosen different accents so friends can tell them apart)

Kirstie and Catherine Fields' illness robbed the girls, from Llanelli, South Wales, of their voices - but they are talking again after being given speech machines for their 18th birthday. read


Selective Mutism: The little boy trapped in a silent world... until this cat taught him to speak

When Lorcan Dillon, from Manchester, uttered the words ‘I love you’, for the first time, his mother Jayne, from Manchester, was understandably elated. read


'Boris Island' airport: An alien metropolis or the solution to London's transport problems?

The London Britannia Airport, designed by architects Gensler, includes four floating runways tethered to the sea bed. New runways could also be floated in as required.read


Wet summer and recent sunny spell mean it¿s time to get ready for a spectacular display of autumn colours

The arrival of cold nights have prompted the first leaves to start to turn, according to the Royal Horticultural Society, and this year's conditions could deliver the perfect Autumn.read


Elderly ¿shunted like parcels¿ in NHS beds crisis with some discharged in the middle of the night to make space

Frail patients are frequently woken up in the night and made to walk to another department in their pyjamas because someone else needs their bed, a damning report has found. read


Chris Donovan trust: We hugged the thugs who kicked our son to death... then found one a job

Ray and Violet Donovan's story is the most extraordinary — and deeply moving — story of forgiveness you will ever read.read


Weston Tower Wolverhampton: Woman charged with attempted murder of baby girl

A 24-year-old mother will appear in court tomorrow charged with the attempted murder of a baby girl who is believed to have fallen 50ft from the fifth floor of Weston Tower in Wolverhampton.read


Dicky Birds nursery: Police investigate death of one-year-old Tiya Chauhan after she choked on jelly cube

Tiya Chauhan fell unconscious and stopped breathing after she ate a raw jelly cube at the Dicky Birds nursery in Wimbledon, south London.read


Baron Empain Palace: A Belgian millionaire and an Egyptian palace shrouded in superstition

The Baron Empain Palace in Cairo is closed to the public. There have been reports of orgies and satanic rituals in the past, but now it is inhabited only by bats, stray dogs and - some say - ghosts.read


Aamir Siddiqi: Teenager 'battered to death on his doorstep by heroin addict hitmen who had wrong house'

Two bungling hitmen went to the wrong address in a fatal mix-up and stabbed a teenage schoolboy to death, a court heard. Aamir Siddiqi, 17, was immediately attacked when he opened the front door to his home in Cardiff, to two armed men wearing balaclavasread


Wealthy property investor 'called an architect a f****** little t***¿ as £100million development was delayed

Giles Mackay 'lost nearly all sense of objectivity' when he felt his dream family home wasn't being finished fast enough or to his high standards, London's High Court heard.read


Leveson Inquiry gave anyone with a grudge an excuse to kick the Press, says senior MP

John Whittingdale, chairman of the Commons culture select committee, said he feared the judge was going to make his recommendations based purely on the 'stories' he had heard from his witnesses.read


BBC is full of liberals afraid to mock Islam (says veteran of the BBC)

Roger Bolton, a former editor of Panorama, said an obsession with human rights over religious beliefs had left corporation bosses out of touch with the public.read


Patrick McLoughlin: New Transport Secretary vows to run West Coast mainline in response to Sir Richard Branson

Patrick McLoughlin insisted the successful bid by rivals First Group was sound and said he would seize control of the London to Glasgow line if Sir Richard Branson's legal challenge is not resolved by December 9.read


Mark Laird attack: Horrific injuries suffered by teenager blasted by 'shotgun-mad' friend on his doorstep

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Murray Gracie, 18, blasted Mark Laird, pictured, as the victim's partner and seven-month old daughter were inside his home in Lanarkshire, Scotland.read


West Exe park: Red-faced 25-year-old has to be cut out of children's playground apparatus by firefighters

Andy Blamey had to be cut free from a child's swing after he got wedged as he took his niece to have some fun at West Exe park in Tiverton, Devon.read


Sex shakes up female genes as single sperm molecule 'affects female fertility, behaviour, eating and sleeping'

Scientists from the University of East Anglia discovered that a single protein found in semen generates a wide range of responses in many genes in females. read


Unemployed woman bombarded police with 100 fake 999 calls in just six days 'because she was bored'

Yasmin Adams, of Fenton, Staffordshire, repeatedly warned call operators that she was going to 'smash up' police cars and attack officers with pepper spray.read


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The Office for National Statistics said private firms now employ a record 23.9million workers. Economists said the figures were 'encouraging' and 'remarkably good' (file pic).read


Build thousands of homes on the green belt, says think-tank founded by new planning minister

The study by the centre-right group Policy Exchange said councils should be forced to free up vast swathes of countryside for house building in a bid to get the moribund market moving again.read


Horrific moment traffic warden is karate-kicked in the HEAD by a yob as he prepares to hand out a ticket

Shocking CCTV footage shows the officer being knocked to the ground as he took down a car registration number in Leicester.read


Morality? It means taking care of family say half of 16 to 24 year-olds

Just over one in ten said morality meant putting others first, 8 per cent said being faithful to a partner and just 4 per cent opted for having religious faith or beliefs.read


Taking Prozac? Don¿t drive: Pills raise risk of you having an accident by 70%

Taking common antidepressants such as Prozac and Seroxat means you are more likely to have a crash if you get behind the wheel.read


Palace of Westminster clock that houses Big Ben renamed ¿Elizabeth Tower¿ in honour of Queen¿s Diamond Jubilee

Commons Speaker John Bercow presided over a formal ceremony after the majority of MPs backed a Daily Mail campaign for the name change.read


Fitting tribute to Stephen Lawrence: Olympic engineer to lead event in memory of budding architect

Professor Chris Wise will talk about creating the world’s fastest velodrome, at the Olympic Park, at the Annual Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture next Tuesday.read


From the human Popeye to the world's biggest horse: The weird and wacky entries in this year's Guinness Book of Records

Among the wacky wonders to find a place in the 2013 edition is Popeye lookalike Moustafa Ismail and his monstrous biceps, and a man with the tallest mohican hairstyle, measuring a towering 3ft 8in.read


Michael Gove accuses Welsh government of playing politics in GCSE regrading row

The Education Secretary today told MPs that ministers in Cardiff had made a 'terrible mistake' in ordering papers to be remarked - and urged them to think again.read


David Cameron says unions are a 'threat to the economy' as he calls in troops to provide cover during strikes

Ministers in talks with military chiefs to get troops to cover for firefighters, prison staff and immigration workers after TUC backs call for general strike.read


BT signs £152m Aviva Premiership rugby TV deal but customers face price rises of up to 25%

The company has signed a four-year deal to show Aviva Premiership games from the 2013-14 season - but more than 10million customers face higher bills from January.read


Police: 'Explosion' in cannabis trade is being fuelled by gangs who know they'll get lenient sentences

Senior officer from Merseyside calls for tougher punishment to reflect the big money being made by criminals growing drugs at home.read


Bestival coach crash: Driver and two passengers killed and others suffer 'life-changing' injuries

Kerry Ogden (pictured), 23, and Michael Molloy, 18, were returning to Merseyside from Bestival when the vehicle veered off the A3 near Hindhead, Surrey.read


Rio Ferdinand banned from driving after speeding on the same road three times in six weeks

The footballer was given a six-month ban after being caught speeding three times on Chester Road, Stretford, near Manchester United's Old Trafford ground.read


Half of Britons are so clueless about their own bodies they are unable to point out where their HEART is

Not only that, but we do not know how much blood we have, how many teeth are in our mouths or what roles our vital organs perform, according to a survey commissioned by the Museum of London.read


Cure for deafness a reality as scientists make animals hear again... and promise first human patients will be treated in a 'few years'

Sheffield University scientists used injections of millions of stem cells to successfully treat profoundly deaf gerbils. On average, hearing was restored by almost 50 per cent within just a few weeks.read


Facebook: Unemployed man hauled before a court for calling another man a 'paedophile in online post

Joseph Griffin, of Hartlepool, County Durham, updated his Facebook status with an offensive comment directed at his victim and also posted the man's name and address on the social networking site.read


Inspirational Women Of The Year Awards: Olympic heroines launch Femail's hunt

Today, the Daily Mail proudly launches our sixth Inspirational Women Of The Year Awards, in association with The Sanctuary Spa and the charity Wellbeing of Women. read


Woman in intensive care with mystery blood poisoning and multiple organ failure was finally found to have swallowed a TOOTHPICK

The 45-year-old, who has not been identified, had unknowingly ingested the toothpick which then perforated her gullet and lodged in a lobe in her liver.read


Microsoft files patent to bring Star Trek's 'Holodeck' to future Xbox consoles

Microsoft has unveiled its vision for its future game consoles - but instead of watching the action through a typical computer monitor or TV, your walls come alive with the action.read


Carer who got drunk on vodka rather than look after disabled pair because he 'couldn't cope' avoids jail

Steven Blake (pictured) of Ashton-under-Lyne was found lying on the sofa next to an empty glass while a vulnerable woman screamed nearby.read


The intelligent dancing robot controlled by a mobile phone

It looks like a bizarre futuristic table lamp, but in fact this is a fully featured dancing robot. Called Shimi, it was developed by researchers at Georgia Tech.read


Lorry driver killed in A1 horror smash as three HGVs collide on a dual carriageway

The driver was in a lorry carrying gas bottles that was in a collision with another wagon, carrying a combine harvester, which was parked in a lay-by on the road near Northallerton, North Yorkshire.read


German court backs bailout plan to save euro, giving green light for billions more in aid to cash-strapped nations

Justices at the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe handed down their ruling which saves the common currency - for now - but comes with conditions.read


Jilted woman, 36, falsely accused her ex of rape after he refused to rekindle their affair

'Lonley' Janet Higginbottom, from Broadbottom, Hyde, drunkenly dialled 999 at 2am falsely claiming she had been stalked and then raped in the street after being followed home.read


Pupil, 11, told to work harder by school worker 'because as a black person he would struggle in life for not being white'

A white truancy officer told 11-year-old Sonny Failla (pictured) that he would struggle in life because he is not a 'white British boy'. Hertfordshire County Council is now investigating the comment.read


Police squirt pava spray at father-of-two and hit him with baton after peaceful protest in Tesco over faulty TV

Eric Rawlinson was squirted in the eyes, struck on both arms and handcuffed as officers removed him from the supermarket in Swindon, Wiltshire.read


Hoarder had five vans, four cars, 30 bicycles, 700 tyres, a horsebox and tonnes of rubbish in his back garden

Council bosses finally took action against the unnamed homeowner who had not been living at the picture postcard cottgae in Hoofield Lane, Huxley, near Chester after complaints from neighbours.read


Pensioner filmed 'kicking and punching' birds of prey he kept on perches in his back garden

William MacKenzie, 68, right, was filmed by neighbours attacking his owls and hawks, Shrewsbury Magistrates Court heard. He is also accused of threatening the birds.read


One in three of all new jobs were created in London but other regions see a rise in jobless figures

Of the 236,000 extra people in work in the three months to July, 91,000 were in London. But the number of people out of work for over a year is now at its highest for more than 16 years. read


Girl, 12, dies from an asthma attack after collapsing in the shower while off sick from school

Chloe Passmore of Lancaster had been treated in hospital twice for her condition but an inquest was told her asthma was sometimes not being 'well controlled.'read


Child, five, who is banned from eating crisps, chocolate or cake because he is never full

Doctors have diagnosed a rare condition - Prader-Willi syndrome - which leaves five-year-old Jack Cooper, from Hilton, Staffordshire, (pictured) with an uncontrollable appetite.read


Christopher Stevens death: Wave of anti-American protests sweep Muslim world

Violent protests are sweeping across the Muslim world following a bloody attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that led to the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, pictured, as U.S. officials say they are sending warships to the coast of the volatile country.read


Who was Chris Stevens? Obama pays tribute to the first US ambassador killed in line of duty for 33 years

John Christopher Stevens, who has been killed in an attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, was a career diplomat who had only been appointed to his position as U.S. ambassador to Libya in January.read


We freed them. Now they want to destroy us: Killing of American ambassador cannot be written of as an isolated incident

The killing of Mr Stevens marks an opening salvo by radical groups in Libya who are now poised, with deadly determination.read


Britain's biggest meteorite, weighing 200lb, enters museum after 80 years as family heirloom

After sitting on the step of Lake House near Wilsford-cum-Lake, Wiltshire, since the 1900s, the giant rock is on display for the first time at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum from today.read


Researchers investigate how soon is 'too soon' for a bad taste gag

The debate comes up nearly every time a major incident occurs - particularly when comedian Frankie Boyle takes to Twitter to give his verdict on items in the news.read


Wonders of the sea: Fascinating pictures from mesmerising collection of photos from the ocean's depths

The awe-inspiring photos taken by Californian Bob Cranston include a close encounter with a rare giant jellyfish that is twice the size of a fully grown man.read


Are all presidents psychopaths? How U.S. leaders from JFK to Roosevelt and George W Bush were all fearless and dominant

A character trait in psychopaths has been identified by scientists as a common thread in successful US presidents by Emory University researchers. read


Bob Dylan says the country can't escape from its past

The outspoken singer said the stigma of slavery has ruined America and he doubts the country will ever recover from it. read


Schools in England and Wales have 100,000 spy cameras trained on playgrounds, classrooms and even toilets with some having one for every five children

CCTV surveillance has been set up in playgrounds, classrooms and even toilets and changing rooms. Some schools have a camera for every five children.read


Father 'crushed baby girl's skull while left in charge of her for just 20 minutes after drinking whisky and vodka'

Richard Barnes, 27, allegedly went to buy more alcohol after inflicting the horrific injuries on baby Grace last November at the family home in Castleford, West Yorkshire.read


The skateboarding sisters of Kabul ripped apart by a suicide bomber: Tragedy of girls, 14 and 12 killed with four friends

Last Saturday the lives of 14-year-old Khorshid and her 12-year-old sister Parwana were senselessly cut short when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Nato headquarters in Afghanistan.read


The photobombing felines: Worldwide internet craze of ruining the perfect picture isn't just for humans as cats and other animals get in on the action

'Photobombing' - or ruining someone's picture - has fast become an internet favourite and it's not only humans getting in on the action, but animals too.read


John Howard: Accountant charged with hiring hit man to murder his wife 'passed lie detector test about allegations'

The daughter of John Franklin Howard, from Dallas, posted a blog entry in strong defense of her father and listed seven reasons as to why people should believe he is innocent. read


Former teacher murdered in idyllic town built by Disney is accused of sexually abusing his pupils

Ex-pupils of slain Matteo Patrick Giovanditto (inset) have claimed he sexually molested them while he was working at schools in Florida, U.S. in the 1980s.read


Swedish police hunt thief who watched drunk reveller fall onto rail track before robbing him... and leaving him to be run over by train

Miraculously, the comatose victim, a 38-year-old new father known only as Johnny, survived being run over by the train in Stockholm, Sweden.read


Emily Finch Portland, OR, does the school run on a bicycle modified to carry all SIX of her children

Inventive super mum Emily Finch, 34, of Portland, Oregon, bikes around 20 miles a day around town carrying all of her brood aged two to 11.read


Lady Marian Rootes: Artwork owned by the 'most beautiful woman in the world' to go under the hammer

Lady Marian Rootes, (pictured) who married in to the car giant Rootes Motors family, housed an art collection, which includes a magnificent 18th century Rococo mirror and a George III Serpentine commode that might have been made by Chippendale himself.read


Dark energy mystery solved? Researchers claim they are 99.996% sure it is real

The mysterious cosmic force thought to be the fuel behind the accelerating expansion of the universe, is real, according to an Anglo-German team of astronomers. read


Former British police officer dies in scuba-diving accident on Cayman Islands

Chris Devereux, 54, who had served with Merseyside Police, moved to the Cayman Islands to help lead an anti-crime drive. He got into difficulties while diving off Sunset House (pictured)read


A cow trapped in a ladder and other animal with their heads stuck in things

From a ladder to a drain, to a telephone pole, it seems inquisitive creatures are willing to put their head anywhere possible, although getting their body out can be an all together more tricky matter. read