In future, anyone buying a new computer or signing up with a new internet service provider will be asked whether they have children when they log on for the first time.

Savita Halappanavar requested a termination when she was told her unborn baby would not survive because she was in pain. She died after it was denied on the grounds Ireland is a strictly Catholic country.

Scientists have found that exposure to higher levels of air pollution can lead to decreased brain power in over-50s. Earlier research has also linked bad air to an increased risk of heart and breathing problems.

He was appearing on Radio 4's Today programme when he was asked by presenter Evans Davis for his reaction to the situation in Gaza.

Instead the year-long Government-backed investigation will say that child sex abuse is a problem caused by men of all backgrounds in towns and cities across the country.

Residents and traders in Stoke-On-Trent thought they were the victim of a late April Fool’s joke and quickly dubbed the bin 'slam junk'.

Last weekend, George Blake, one of the most notorious double agents in the history of British espionage, celebrated his 90th birthday in Russia, where he has lived since escaping from prison in 1966.

Hannah White, 29, was doing press-ups in Regent's Park, London, when the spider bit her right thigh. Within days, her leg had swollen to twice its normal size.

Over 50 MPs are demanding an inquiry into the Charity Commission after the watchdog banned a Christian group from charitable status on the grounds that religion is not always for 'public benefit'.

It was during questioning about the robbery that Alesha Ahmed revealed to detectives for the first time that she witnessed the murder of Shafilea (pictured) seven years earlier.

Travel to work costs reduce the extra income gained from getting a job by 40 per cent for the average low income worker, according to a new report.

The former Radio 1 star has spoken for the first time and said today any abuse allegations were false and that he was not a 'bloody evil' paedophile.

Britain is joining forces with France to allow the West to send anti-aircraft missiles to the rebel forces fighting to oust dictator Bashar al Assad.

Not long ago, many were predicting the end of the charts, but though vinyl 45s and CD singles have all but disappeared, online services like iTunes have boomed.

Gabe Park, 7, from Cumbria, was born with polydactyly, meaning he had 24 digits in total. Without surgery he could have faced major difficulties walking.

Google is putting the ‘finishing touches’ on a test version of its new mapping application that will work on Apple’s iOS 6-powered iPhones.

Scotland Yard says rail and tube stations are hotspots for smartphone theft, and they are advising commuters to avoid talking and texting at the same time

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin (pictured) said he was looking at ideas put forward by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which it says could cut the number of accidents involving young motorists.

In The Blood at Chartwell in Kent tells the story of the former wartime prime minister's Anglo-American ancestry and considers how the two branches of his family shaped his life and character.

Toby Day, pictured in uniform, killed daughter Genevieve, six, and wife Samantha, at their Melton Mowbray home just days after being sacked from Leicestershire Police, an inquest was told today. His other children Kimberley and Adam survived the attack.

Francis Kelly, 41, is accused of giving the pastries to the animals that led ultimately to him being arrested. Prosecutors allege he behaved in a 'threatening or abusive manner'.

The British blue cross became trapped on the chimney stack, pictured right, on his very first outing from his home in Brighton today. It needed seven firefighters to rescue him.

Daniel Patchett has been locked up for eight months after he was caught breaking into a police capture house in Bradford and trying to make off with a sink

Ofcom is the classic New Labour quango, the apotheosis of the party's obsession with controlling the media generally. Key figures in the Leveson Inquiry have connections to the government body

MP for Keighley sparks outrage with comments during a Commons debate when he also said Muslim men are 'fundamentally' sexist towards women.

The Prime Minister was being grilled by pupils in Bristol about whether he planned to send his own three children to the academy schools he promotes.

The message, like the one pictured, was a sign for lobby group Stonewall. Passengers in Rotherham spent 20 minutes waiting while the driver argued with colleagues

Natalie Hemme, 31, of Wallington, Surrey, suffered horrendous swelling to her arm that blocked the blood flow and turned her limb septic after she was bitten in bed at home.

Meet Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the 31-year-old Swedish footballer who, on Wednesday night, single-handedly destroyed, indeed humiliated England.

A passer-by photographed the man cycling along Tamworth Road in Long Eaton on Monday. Derbyshire Police, has appealed to the cyclist to get in touch so they can give him some road safety advice.

Hilary Boyd's hit novel poses the question 'does love always come with a sell-by date?' And according to a poll on the sex lives of Brits the answer is a resounding 'no'.

Latham, 30, was due to face trial after growing 24 plants worth about £14,000 at an address in Bacup, Lancashire, in May 2011.

A 'devious' paedophile from Hereford abducted and raped a 12-year-old girl who he met online by posing as a teenage girl has been jailed for 14 years

Steven Tyler, 28 from Kidderminster in Worcestershire, had worked as a baker at the supermarket for 11 years when he was dismissed for leaving his post for two minutes.

The 37-year-old currently lives in LA, where he plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, but Australia's Football Federation says it has been approached by his representatives.

Paul Ward, 62, and his passenger, John Innes, had to flee after flames took hold of the newly bought vessel in Southampton Water. He was awarded compensation by the High Court yesterday.

Key disciplines are 'impoverished' by the poor qualifications of hundreds of students training to teach in secondary schools, the research warned.

A new watchdog will have the power to name and shame supermarkets who rip off farmers, but will not be able to issue financial penalties.

Driver Andrew Mitchinson of Kendal in Cumbria blamed the wet road, the leaves... and the ‘featherweight’ accelerator that takes the supercar from 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds.

Huge efforts are made to ensure our journalism meets the highest possible standards of accuracy but it is inevitable that mistakes do occur.

Lord Hanningfield, who was jailed for fiddling his parliamentary expenses, ran up huge bills when leader of Essex County Council on flights and luxury hotels.

Jessica Mang and Christina Weckwerth were both cleared as they were unaware their two-timing lover Thomas Ammann (pictured) was passing them illegal insider tips.

MPs were appalled by the Charity Commission’s ‘bullying’. There is now a call for a clear-out of its ‘anti-Christian’ executives by new chairman Willie Shawcross.

The demand last week by 42 Conservative MPs and peers for statutory regulation of the Press was deeply disturbing, newspapers play a huge role in maintaining our liberal democracy.