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Kate Middleton's in the pink! Duchess of Cambridge wears coat to match complexion at Cheltenham races

Prince William appeared to be in a playful mood yesterday as the couple enjoyed a day out at the Cheltenham Festival.read


Gary Dobson drops fight to appeal against conviction of Stephen Lawrence murder

Dobson, 36, one of two men jailed for the 1993 murder of the black teenager in Eltham, South-East London, was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey in January this year.read


500,000 homes in dishwasher fire risk alert: Bosch appliances 'may burst into flames'

The company issued an alert in July 2011 about a problem with 632,000 machines, sold under the Bosch, Siemens and Neff brands.read


Body of newborn baby is found with note requesting an Islamic burial sparking police hunt for parents

A couple walking their dog found the child close to fields used by Bolton Wanderers' academy players in Ox Hey Lane in Lostock.read


Sleepwalking mother-of-two crawled through an open kitchen window and was found nine miles away

Joy Grigg, 50, (pictured) Tregeare near Launceston, Cornwall, (pictured top right) was found nine miles from her home after going missing for 24 hours. She had sleepwalked to a nearby town and was found in a hedge.read


Blind in one eye, partially deaf and facing major spinal surgery but Thalidomide mother is STILL found fit to work

Martine White, of Burnley, Lancashire, who needs a wheelchair to get around, was shocked when officials told her she should not be claiming benefits.read


For sale: The ten iconic dresses that tell the story of Diana's extraordinary life

Ten of Princess Diana’s most beautiful and famous gowns are being auctioned in a lot expected to go for nearly £1million.read


TV comic Norman Collier who rose to stardom with his faulty microphone routine dies aged 87

Comedian Norman Collier has died at a nursing home in West Yorkshire aged 87. He suffered from Parkinson's disease for a number of years before his death.read


House blaze father 'ignored fire extinguisher and didn't tackle flames with water as fatal inferno took hold'

Michael Philpott, 56, was also accused of planting a wrench outside his Derby council house which he used to smash the upstairs bedroom window where the children were sleeping.read


MP Eric Joyce arrested following late night altercation in the House of Commons bar

A dozen police officers were called to a fracas at the Sports and Social bar in parliament last night, where Eric Joyce (pictured) had been attending a karaoke night.read


Nurse linked to death of premature twins killed by huge dose of morphine is allowed to keep working

Joanne Thompson, a senior staff nurse in the special care baby unit of Stafford Hospital, was cleared of misconduct by the Nursing and Midwifery Council into the deaths of 27-week-old Alfie and Harry McQuillan.read


Small Chinese vase which was passed down as family heirloom for 100 years and valued at just £10,000 sells at auction for £1MILLION

A vase passed down through three generations has been sold for £1million, 100 times its estimated value. The 18th Century bottle necked ornament was bought by an unnamed telephone bidder from China.read


David Cameron REBUKES new Pope over Argentina's claim to islands

Pope Francis, who is the first Argentinian pontiff and a former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, has previously described the disputed islands as 'Argentinian soil' which was 'usurped' by Britain.read


We're walking in the air (for a considerable sum): Europe's first flight which allows paying passengers to experience weightlessness takes off

Space research company Novespace launched its first ever zero gravity flight for civilians in its Airbus A330 Zero-G, with thrill-seekers paying just over £5,000 for the journey.read


Special report: Did Socialist Workers Party cover up NINE rapes? Kangaroo court may have cleared an official of raping teenage member¿ but scandal goes far deeper

A former veteran member of the Socialist Workers Party for 18 years said the party's internal court, known as the disputes committee, has investigated nine separate allegations of rape against members.read


Ex-Daily Mirror Editor Richard Wallace interviewed under caution by police in phone hacking probe

Richard Wallace, 51, the former editor of the Daily Mirror, was questioned by detectives from Operation Weeting, Scotland Yard's phone hacking investigation, at a South London police station today.read


Teenager, 18, died after accidentally taking his father's medication

Sixth-former Paul Hurst, 18, mistakenly took a mixture of a painkillers and a tablet used to treat nausea and the 'fun-loving' student was found unconscious on a beanbag at his Hereford home.read


Obama: Iran is around 'a year or so' away from developing nuclear weapons

In an interview with Israel's Channel 2, President Barack Obama said Iran is on course to be able to produce nuclear weapons in 'over a year or so.'read


A very middle-class protest: Residents occupy 170-year-old elm tree after Green Party council threaten to chop it down

Protestors in Brighton have occupied the tree (pictured) after the Green Party council ordered it to be cut down. The plans have caused an uproar with the city's trendy inhabitants.read


Now that's a slice of bread! Father's shock as he finds 4in blade inside Morrisons loaf

Andy Newman, 37, had bought the bread from Morrisons in Wimbledon, south west London for Mothers' Day.read


Burglar with sexual fetish for UNDERWEAR caught rifling through homeowner's washing basket

Allan Bartlett, (pictured) who admitted burgling a house in Newport, South Wales in search of underwear, has been jailed today.read


Now it's our turn! North Korea fires missiles into Sea of Japan after South flexes military might in latest tit for tat displays of strength

The North's missile tests came after South Korea sent a K-55 self-propelled howitzer tank (pictured) was sent to the border city of Paju.read


Madeleine McCann hunt: Operation Grange officers look for cleaners with white van

Apartment owners in the Portuguese holiday complex where Maddie's family was staying when she vanished in 2007 have been asked about six to eight local cleaners.read


The drink that means you'll never need to eat another meal again: 24-year-old fed up with cooking and shopping creates dinner in a glass

Rob Rhinehart – a 24-year-old software engineer from Atlanta - believes his drink, called Soylent, contains all the vital elements of a balanced diet, but with just a third of the calories.read


Real-life Ocean's Eleven: Australian casino loses 32m after 'high roller' guest colludes with staff to spy on other players

The player has been banned from the casino while a member of staff who looks after VIP guests has been sacked, reported the Melbourne Herald Sun.read


'Little Britain' fraudster who pocketed £27,000 in benefits after claiming he couldn't walk caught working as a delivery driver

In a style similar to that of comedy character Andy from Little Britain, Patrick Wildman, 47, who uses a wheelchair was secretly filmed walking around Plymouth city centre.read


A real toothy grin! Schoolgirl's surprise when one of her milk teeth fell out with a smiley face on it

Trina Hutchinson (pictured with her mother Sue), from Kingswinford, West Midlands, found a happy face indented on the underside of her molar after it fell out.read


Could olive oil be the key to weight loss? Scientists discover even the SMELL of it can make us feel full

It's thought the oil helps to maintain stable blood sugar levels, reducing hunger cravings, say researchers at the Technical University of Munich and the University of Vienna.read


A really classy wedding! Primary school teacher invites all 24 of her PUPILS to watch her get married

Lynette O'Callaghan, 29, married Greg Stevenson, 25, at St Botolph's Church in Saxilby, Lincolnshire, in front of her Years One and Two pupils on her birthday last Friday.read


Father of the bride dies on future son-in-law's stag weekend after collapsing on go-karting track

Lee Thompson, 55, from Walney, Cumbria died from a suspected heart attack at the race track in Leeds on March 9.read


UK weather: Wet and wintry weekend in store as forecasters predict another temperature plunge and snow next week

Despite conditions overnight being milder than previous nights and temperatures warming, cold wintry showers are expected throughout much of the UK this weekend.read


Rare medieval jug worth £1m 'found wrapped in a towel between stacks of tyres in a rented lock up after being stolen from museum'

The Wenlok Jug, a £1 million medieval jug (pictured) stolen from a British museum, was uncovered in a Surrey lock up hidden between stacks of tyres, a court heard.read


Racist graffiti daubed on sign in one of UK's richest communities where villagers are fighting over planned Sikh school

A thug has written 'No P*** school' on the site where the Khalsa Secondary Academy could be built in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.read


GP filmed himself groping 300 women using secret James Bond-style camera hidden in a watch

Dr Davinderjit Bains, 45, assaulted women at Tinkers Lane Surgery in Royal Wooton Bassett near Swindon, Wiltshire, for almost two years before he was caught.read


Navy veteran threatened to kneecap and kill City traders over unpaid debts

Royal Navy veteran, Joseph Fontan, 34, told Charlie Thomas and Andy Ritchie they would be kneecapped and killed if they didn't cough up.read


Hospital trust invites grieving mother for tour of maternity unit - six months after she lost her unborn baby

Rebecca Mazrreku, from Rainham, Essex, was heartbroken when doctors failed to find her baby's heartbeat after 12 weeks of pregnancy. She had to have a medically-induced miscarriage at home.read


Saved! Well-wishers raise £35,000 to buy Cotswolds woodland which inspired Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie after late author's family put land up for sale

Fans of author Laurie Lee (pictured) have raised £35,000 to buy his home in Trantershill Wood, Gloucestershire. The Cotswold home inspired one of his most beloved books, Cider with Rosie.read


French first lady accused of 'embezzlement' for funding lavish lifestyle with taxpayers' money despite not actually being married

In a criminal case which places a question mark against President Francois Hollande's decision to have a live-in-lover, Valerie Trierweiler is described as nothing more than a 'mistress'.read


From Mandela House to Ideal Home: Del Boy's lounge is recreated for exhibition complete with

The Peckham palace, home to brothers Rodney and Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (inset), has been recreated at the Ideal Home Show.read


HMS Belfast today celebrated its 75th anniversary

Permanently moored on the River Thames by Tower Bridge and a symbol of London, the light cruiser is now a museum following its sterling service in the 1939-45 conflict.read


Humiliating setback for the Government as judge rules HS2 consultation was 'so unfair as to be unlawful'

The High Court ruled that a consultation on payouts for thousands of blighted homes was 'so unfair as to be unlawful'. Objections from protesters were not 'conscientiously considered' by ministers, according to a judge.read


Facebook is the worst social network for bullying: New survey shows youngsters are targeted online more than anywhere else

Some 87 per cent of teenagers who reported cyber abuse said they were targeted on Mark Zuckerberg’s site, the report showed.read


Secret of why women wear makeup: Research reveals decreasing contrast in facial features is key sign of getting old

The study by a professor from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania suggests the changing contrasts of facial features is one of the cues people unconsciously use to decipher a woman's age.read


GP receptionist suspended after telling eight-year-old girl who couldn't breathe to wait in line FOUR times because she 'wasn't an urgent priority'

Sam Burgess, of Ipswich, Suffolk, claims her critically ill daughter, Sophie, could have died after a privately-run health centre receptionist ignored her pleas for help.read


She's a real croc-oholic: The grisly moment a hungry crocodile gobbles one of it's own cousins in rare display of cannibalism

The two-metre long reptile, called Eric, was hunting for prawns and fish on the Daintree River in Queensland, Australia, when he came across the other crocodile.read


Child abuse campaigner claims her 14-year-old son was 'bullied to death' after he was found dead at their home

Teenager Ayden Olson, (left) was found at his home in Colchester, and his mother Shy Keenan, a child abuse campaigner, wrote on Twitter that her son had been persecuted.read


Cameron snubbed in Syria arms plea: Prime Minister at loggerheads with Angela Merkel after only one country adds support to arm rebels

David Cameron and Angela Merkel were at loggerheads last night after Solvenia was the only country to back Britain and France’s call to arm the Syrian rebels.read


Storm in a coffee cup brewing as Pret a Manger hikes the cost of a Cappuccino by 11p

The company blamed the rise in the price of its coffee to £2.10 on an increase in the costs of key ingredients, such as organic milk, and transport.read


Young British troops three times as likely to commit violent crime after returning from combat

Soldiers with combat experience are 53 per cent more likely to commit violent crimes than their colleagues in non-combat roles, a study has shown.read


Hospital patient discharged at 3.30am without a coat in sub-zero temperatures is found 'tearful, frozen and wandering the streets' by police

Michael Atkinson, 64 (with wife Helen), was discharged from the Royal Bolton Hospital. When police found him, he was also wearing a hospital wristband bearing the name and details of a two-year-old girl.read


Neighbour who offered to help blind pensioner with his weekly shopping stole £6,000 from his bank account

Callous Kim Spreadbury offered to do blind Alan Grandfield's weekly shopping for him - but was taking £1,000 every month from him through cash points in Salisbury, Wiltshire.read


Pilot of Air France plane which crashed killing 228 people had slept for just ONE HOUR before flight

Marc Dubois (pictured), captain of Air France flight 447 which fell out of the sky in June 2009, was recorded saying: 'I didn't sleep enough last night. One hour - it’s not enough.'read


Christina Edkins: Phillip Simelane, 22, appears in court charged with murder of 16-year-old

West Midlands Police apologised for the tweet as Phillip Simelane, 22, who is accused of stabbing 16-year-old Christina Edkins to death on a rush hour service, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court .read


Catholic priest who had been secretly married for more than a decade found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl

William Finnegan, 59, known to his parishioners as Father Bill, denied forcefully kissing the 17-year-old and touching her bottom, but was found guilty by jurors at Bradford Crown Court.read


Former Newcastle United footballer Nile Ranger to appear in court charged with common assault

The 21-year-old, who left the Premier League club by mutual consent a fortnight ago, pleaded guilty to the charge at Newcastle Magistrates Court today.read


Meet Max Chilton, Britain's latest F1 sensation: Rookie prepares for race debut aged 21 in Barbados with his girlfriend

Max Chilton, 21, from Surrey, who will race as part of the Banbury-based Marussia team, is the newest and youngest British driver to start the new F1 season on Sunday.read


A cracking view! Cliff-top beauty spot on Jurassic Coast sheared in half by landslip

The 150ft long crevasse opened up at an area known as Red Cliff Point near Weymouth, Dorset.read


HIV 'cure' may be possible for some patients diagnosed within ten weeks of infection

Scientists at the Institute Pasteur in Paris have discovered that a 'functional' cure can be achieved for some patients who are diagnosed early.read


Airport 'sorry' after publishing photo of a fatal plane crash on its Facebook page to boast about its own safety record

A member of staff wrote: ‘This is what we prevent you from when it snows......Weeeee ,' above an image of a 2005 incident that killed Joshua Woods, six, and injured nine others in Chicago.read


Hungry Sammy the seal visits historic Billingsgate Market every week for 10 years to be fed salmon by porters

Sammy the seal pops up near the docks in Billingsgate Market, London, where he is fed salmon by dockside workers. Attempts have been made to release Sammy to the wild but he keeps coming back.read


Dementia-suffering mother, 75, 'turned into a living skeleton' in just two weeks during care home stay that cost HER £1,500

Karen Perrement arranged for her mother, Nell, (pictured) to stay at St Peter’s Residential Home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. She left dehydrated with renal failure.read


White Muslim convert, former PCSO and conspirator they trained with in Pakistan admit plotting terror attack on Wootton Bassett

White Muslim Richard Dart, 29, received training at Pakistani terror camps over two years with Imran Mahmood and Jahangir Alom, who also pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey today.read


John McCririck released from hospital

Veteran racing pundit John McCririck will have to watch today's Cheltenham Gold Cup race on television after being released from hospital.read


'I will go back to dance... I am not afraid': Bravery of Bolshoi Director blinded in acid attack 'ordered by his top male ballet dancer'

Sergei Filin, artistic director of Moscow's famed ballet, suffered damage to the surface and inner parts of both eyes in the acid attack outside his home last month.read


DesignLine: Philips reveals new £2000 set that looks like a pane of floating GLASS

The DesignerLine sets are made from a huge sheet of glass, and also have lights that make them appear to 'float' on the wall.read


Shark dies after being shipped from New York to Los Angeles for a Kmart commercial sparking investigations from animal rights groups

A 5-foot-long white-tipped shark died following a commercial video shoot for Kmart in which the shark was placed in an above-ground swimming pool.read


Busted! Man caught watching porn at work by office workers across the street after he forgets to shut the blinds... then picture goes viral

Lounging in his swivel chair, the unidentified voyeur continued watching the flick in Brisbane, Australia, blissfully unaware that he was giving workers in the building opposite a peep show of their very own.read


Macaque on the mend: Cute Pigtail monkey found tethered to a tree with a broken hip is back on its feet thanks to his plaster cast

The injured animal - named Bo (pictured) - was found tethered to a tree in Phetchaburi, central Thailand, using a metal chain.read


Tolkien family and Warner Bros prepare to do legal battle over Lord of the Rings fruit machines

Warner Bros' have countersued the Tolkien estate who last year demanded $80m after the appearance of Lord of the Rings branded fruit machines in Las Vegas casinos.read


Napoleon in love: Engagement ring which emperor gave to wife Josephine goes up for auction and is set to fetch £13,000

The simple piece of jewellery, which is going under the hammer at a Parisian auction house, comprises two tear-shaped gems, one diamond and one sapphire, set onto a gold band.read


Google Reader: Google facing online backlash from irate users after it kills off app

The search giant is facing an angry online backlash after announcing it was closing its Reader services, which aggregates updates from websites.read


Pope on a bus! Francis shows he's still a man of the people as he hops on board minibus to church on his first day on the job

The Pope has today shown he really is a man of the people after he shunned a chauffeur-driven Vatican car to take the bus instead.read


Brave soldier who lost both his legs in bomb blast in Afghanistan hopes to become first double-amputee to walk to the South Pole

Duncan Slater, who was struck by the explosion in the war-torn country in July 2009, has spent the last week training for the challenge in sub-zero temperatures in Iceland.read


'Gladiator soldiers' of Afghanistan sunbathe on duty and hit golf balls into enemy Taliban territory, Aussie commander reveals

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Tensions in Afghanistan have been rising as an American general warned of more insider attacks and a photograph was circulated showing six dead Taliban militants.read


Three men arrested after massive £5m haul of cannabis weighing 1.7 TONNES seized from container lorry

Three men from Dagenham, Kent and Hove, Sussex, have been charged following a massive drugs haul involving almost 2 tonnes of cannabis (pictured).read


Serial rapist lured young women onto his yacht with idyllic job offer

John Collins, 74, targeted victims with the promise of a job as a nanny on board his yacht in Queensland. He was found guilty of 10 counts of rape at a court in Brisbane.read


Teenager obsessed with designer labels given a Louis Vuitton handbag birthday cake after helping steal £150,000 in bank

Aamna Aliani, 18, bought Christian Louboutin shoes, Dolce & Gabbana clothes and dozens of handbags on an incredible spending spree in London's exclusive Mayfair.read


Flapjacks are over: U.S. cupcakes and muffins stamp out old British favourite

New industry figures show UK sales of flapjacks slumped by 23 per cent between 2011 and last year.read


Asda Mumdex: Six out of ten unable to heat homes properly

70 per cent of mums told Asda that paying bills for energy and water has become less manageable and over half cannot afford to fully fill up their car with fuel.read


Breast cancer patients who eat cheese, yogurts or ice cream could HALVE their chances of survival

One ice cream or yoghurt a day could hinder the survival of women with breast cancer, according to research from the Kaiser Permanente research centre in California.read


Grandmother left 'looking like an alien' after suffering allergic reaction to eye drops

Linda Hoff, 57, from Blyth, Northumberland, had the eye drops administered as part of a health check. Hours later, her eyes began to sting and feel sore.read


Truck bomb with eight tonnes of explosives is diffused in the single biggest discovery of its kind in Afghanistan

The explosives (pictured) found in east Kabul and was capable of destroying an area nearly a mile wide, according to security forces.read


Eric Harroun: 'I am alive and well chilling in Istanbul having a martini:' Rogue U.S. Army veteran fighting for Syrian rebels confirms he is ALIVE after pro-Assad group posts video claiming he's been killed

A U.S. Army veteran who was fighting for Syrian rebel forces says he is alive and well after a pro-Syrian government group posted a video on YouTube claiming that he had been killed.read


Iran targets U.S. Predator drone over the Persian Gulf

Three administration officials have separately confirmed details of the incident, although the Pentagon has not publicly acknowledged it.read


President Obama Israel trip: Obama reveals fantasy of being a regular tourist... as he prepares to dine with Miss Israel on diplomatic trip

The President bemoaned his loss of anonymity ahead of he prepares to travel to the country next week, where he will dine with Ethiopian-born beauty queen Yityish Aynaw - the first black woman to be crowned Miss Israel.read


Brain scan breakthrough show researches just what you're thinking about and could lead to treatment for disorders like autism

Brain scans now allow researchers to know exactly what a person is imagining. The latest breakthrough comes after scientists at Cornell University used brain scans to decode images directly from the brain.read


Ten pupils as young as 11 fall ill at secondary school 'after taking legal high'

Pupils from the National Church of England Academy in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire fell ill after taking a herbal legal high. Herbal drugs can be smoked or ingested.read


'It's like being kicked by a horse': Teenager has defibrillator placed UNDER his skin

Blake Calverley, 18, from Accrington, Lancashire, suffers from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The defribrillator delivers a powerful shock - without warning - when his heart stops.read


Surely skates would've been more better? New world record set for fastest car on ice using innovative studded tyres

The new record was set by Janne 'Iceman' Laitinen on an 7.5 mile track carved into the frozen sea-ice of the Gulf of Bothnia, near the city of Oulu, Finland.read


Blackmail at Red Bull as anonymous callers threaten to contaminate cans of energy drink with faeces

Anonymous callers apparently claimed to have planted cans of the firm's signature energy drink laced with faecal matter in grocery stores.read


The hidden world under the sea: Scientists find 'parallel universe' of life hidden INSIDE the basalt of the oceanic crust

An international team of scientists has found evidence of tiny creatures living inside Pacific Ocean floor - covered by 2.5km of water and hundreds of metres of sediment.read


High Court battle between two gay bars over the right to use the word 'queer' in their names

Nigel Martin-Smith, who formed the boyband Take That, is suing the owners of Queer Street in Birmingham claiming they are exploiting the reputation of his venue, Bar Queer, in Manchester.read


New anguish for Reeva Steenkamp's family as they face eviction from home: Uncle claims parents relied on model's income

June and Barry Steenkamp's home in the southern coastal city of Port Elizabeth has been their bolthole since news of their daughter's Valentine's Day killing emerged.read


This is more Punch than Judy! Shocking moment street performer hits passer-by in the face because he tried to put him off

The incredible reaction was caught on camera on Cavill Avenue shopping street in Australia's Surfers' Paradise today.read


Funniest eBay items on sale? Nude drawings of EastEnders stars - with topless Pat Butcher pulling in most bids

One young artist, who goes by the name of thedoctorwhoguide2012, is using the power of eBay to sell his intriguing artwork.read


Headgear for boxers to be banned in a bid to REDUCE head injuries

While the move sounds counterintuitive, the International Boxing Association says a lack of headgear actually results in less forceful blows to the head.read


Thought you had seen it all? Elderly man dresses his dog in a dress, hat and sunglasses and walks 'her' down the street

The video, filmed in China, appeared on the internet today and has already stunned many viewers. The 16-second clip shows the small poodle on its hind legs as it is led down the pavement on a leash.read


Residents' fury as council bans APOSTROPHES from street signs 'to avoid confusion'

Mid Devon District Council has issued new guidance ordering that no new signs will be allowed to contain punctuation such as apostrophes in case it causes 'confusion' in an emergency.read


Chinese chef pictured drenched in blood after attacking wife and her lover with meat cleaver

Furious Sun Li turned his home in Foshan, Guangdong province, into a bloodbath when he discovered his wife and another man in bed together.read


Holocaust survivor, 74, appeals to Facebook user to help find long lost twin he hasn't seen since day they were liberated from Auschwitz in 1945

Menachem Bodner, 72, turned to Facebook on March 2 to help him find his twin Jeno, nicknamed 'Jolli'. Mr Bodner's original name is Elias Gottesmann. The brothers have been separated since the Polish concentration camp Auschwitz was liberated towards the end of the Second World War in 1945.read


Marks & Spencer opens shop in the marketplace where its founder first set up stall 130 years ago

The firm has opened the new Victorian-style store (main picture) in Kirkgate Market, Leeds - where its first stall was located during the 1880s.read


Reports of 'penis-snatching' on the rise in remote village in Central Africa

Two villagers in Tiringoulou, in the Central African Republic, claim to have been the victims of genital theft, according to a U.S. anthropologist's report.read


Mac on... The Pope

'Well, we've never had a plague of locusts or pestilence before.'read


Leader of Khmer Rouge regime which killed 1.7million people in Cambodia dies before being brought to justice for his crimes

Ieng Sary was on trial for causing the deaths of 1.7million people in association with his brother-in-law Pol Pot, one of the most bloodthirsty dictators of the 20th century.read


Snuggle up, it's cold! Super-cute snow monkeys cuddle together for warmth then take a dip in the hot springs

The adorable images of the trio were taken at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan. Tourists flock to the attraction to see snow monkeys bathing in the parks hot springs.read


It's the Segway section! Chinese cops on patrol for shoplifters on electric scooters

Officers have been kitted out with the two-wheeled electric vehicles in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, and will use them to patrol the city's Chunxi Road shopping district.read


Intrepid piglet shows off his moves on a surfboard as he catches a wave with his owner

Zorro balances on a surfboard off the New Zealand coast as his owner Matthew Bell launches the pair into the waves, as these amazing pictures show.read


They've really splashed out: Pair of polar bears explore their new home at zoo

Ivan, an eight-year-old male and Noel, a 10-year-old female, have shown off their fun side since the move, according to Copenhagen Zoo senior adviser Frank Rønsholt, who took the pictures.read


Britain's fattest pair of breeding pigs sire 70 piglets together despite weighing the same as a small CAR (and enough to make 10,000 sausages)

Boris (left) and Marjorie have a combined weight of over three quarters of a tonne - more than a car. Boris alone is four times the weight of an average pig.read