'Actually I've already got a bun in the oven!' Pregnant Duchess and Wills meet baking queen Mary Berry on visit to children's charity

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Prince William admitted that his wife was a 'huge fan' of baking doyenne Mary Berry today (pictured left) but that 'his stomach' was an even bigger one. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met the Great British Bake Off star and cookery writer during a visit to the headquarters of Child Bereavement UK in Buckinghamshire. Kate, who is around five and half months pregnant, played with children as the royal prepared for parenthood (centre). Earlier Kate had a healthy flush to her cheeks and a broad smile on her face as she collected armfuls of posies and two fluffy teddy bears from well-wishers in Saunderton (right).

Drivers face MoT failures and rising repair bills as EU imposes twenty ADDITIONAL safety checks on brakes, steering, and lighting

Thousands of drivers who ignore their dashboard warning-lights for things such as tyre pressure and brake light checks, could face fines under the new Europe wide rules

The European rule changes reflect the massive growth in in-car electronics and from Wednesday will include more than 20 additional checks on areas such as brakes, steering, suspension and lighting. All cars and large vehicles over three years old must pass an MOT test to be legally driven on UK roads.

Cyprus REJECTS bank bill which would have forced people to hand over 10% of their savings

'Voice of the people': Crowds outside the island's parliament broke into applause after learning the measure had been rejected

The deeply unpopular tax on bank deposits has been rejected by lawmakers in Cyprus tonight, jeopardising an international bailout needed to avert a banking collapse.

Why you shouldn't tell stores your postcode: The sneaky way retailers track down shoppers and bombard them with junk mail

Think before you say it: Providing a zip code to a cashier may result in piles of junk mail and continuous cold calls, a consumer watchdog is warning

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a non-profit based in San Diego, California, states that retailers use the string of numbers to gather personal data, which is then sold on to other marketers.

Preaching hate, just like his father: Abu Hamza's son calls for holy war while praying in London mosque in series of jihadist-style videos

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The hate preacher’s second youngest son Uthman Mustafa Kamal has built up a following at the An-Noor mosque in west London and videos show him praying for 'mujahids', or holy warriors.

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'I've achieved my dream': Joy of Taliban shooting victim Malala as she starts first day at British school after operation to repair her skull

Brave: Malala Yousafzai, 15, was seen on with her schoolbag on her back as she began her British education today

Malala Yousafzai (pictured), 15, who was nursed back to health in Britain after being shot by extremists in Pakistan, started school in Birmingham today.

'I think I'm going to die': Chilling last words of schoolgirl, 14, who predicted her death on Facebook minutes before she was killed by drink-driver

Chilling tragedy: Kayleigh Lawrie, 14, predicted her own death by drink-driver Steven Hayter in a status update on Facebook

Kayleigh Lawrie, 14, pictured, from Willoughby, Lincolnshire, pleaded to be allowed to get out of the car driven by Steven Hayter because she was scared by his 'Formula One' style driving.

Press hits back over 'chilling' media crackdown as campaigners warn Internet sites face 'threat to free speech'

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The Spectator said it would not sign up to the Royal Charter. A draft version suggests that even foreign-based sites will be subject to the controls if their articles are for 'an audience in the UK'.

British banker and wife gunned down in daylight mugging in Barbados 'tried to fight off their attackers not realising they were armed'

Two Britons on a Caribbean cruise are recovering in hospital after being shot by an armed robber in Barbados

A security guard revealed how retired banker Philip Prior, 72, and wife Ann, 59, struggled with the gunman on Sunday as they walked back to their luxury cruise ship during a stopover in Bridgetown.

'Go investigate real crime': What Bryan Ferry's son Merlin told police after he was caught carrying a knife during drugs search

Merlin Ferry, pictured outside Isleworth Crown Court, has been warned he will face jail if caught carrying a knife again

Merlin Ferry, 22, pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article at Isleworth Crown Court. Judge Paul Dugdale criticised him for his 'attitude' and warned he will be locked up if caught with a knife again.

Coronation Street's Bill Roache forced to apologise for claiming sex abuse victims 'bring it on themselves'

Outspoken: Coronation Street's Bill Roache is facing a storm of controversy today after claiming that sex abuse victims bring it on themselves during an astonishing TV interview

The 80-year-old actor - who plays Ken Barlow in the popular soap - said he believed victims of sex abuse were paying the price for their behaviour in 'previous lives'.

The Cheesegrater, the Walkie-Talkie and the Gherkin: Amazing aerial pictures show how London's skyline has changed over 18 spectacular months

What a difference 18-months makes: A view of all of the skyscrapers in the City of London which have been popping up recently

From the skeleton of the triangular cheesegrater to the more solid-looking walkie-talkie, these photographs show how London is still on the rise. Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes took the pictures while flying in a helicopter over the financial district of the capital.

Up to 13,000 Romanians and Bulgarians will move to UK next year, officials finally admit (but Eric Pickles doesn't believe them)

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said he had no confidence in the figures, insisting no one knows how many migrants will flock to Britain

The Communities Secretary today admitted a breakdown of predicted immigration levels has been available since 2011 but he has 'no confidence' in them.

Doctor, 51, hanged himself after becoming so depressed about his son needing kidney transplant he could 'barely speak'

Dr King was on sick leave from Biddulph Medical Centre, pictured, at the time of his death

Dr John King, of Congleton, Cheshire, was a senior partner at Biddulph Medical Centre, pictured. He hanged himself at the family home and was discovered by wife Pamela.

First new nuclear power station in two decades is given the go ahead at Hinkley Point, capable of powering 5million homes

Good to go: The Government has given approval for French energy company EDF to build a new nuclear power plant called Hinkley Point C in Somerset

Energy Secretary Ed Davey said the new £14billion reactor would boost growth and create jobs but environmentalists said more backing was needed for green power.

Your free speech in his hands: The MP who doesn’t even think the press should be able to cover parliament

Labour MP Jim Sheridan questioned why 'parasitical' journalists are allowed to report from Parliament

Jim Sheridan, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, accused reporters of 'hiding behind their pens' as the Commons culture committee grilled Hacked Off.

City banker was sacked from new £150,000 job and 'compared to a shoplifter after boss found out she was suing former employers for £1m for sex discrimination'

Hearing: Latifa Bouabdillah is suing Commerzbank for £1million after the firm sacked her when they found out she was taking her former company to an employment tribunal

Latifa Bouabdillah launched a bid to sue Deutsche Bank for sexual discrimination but was sacked by her new employer Commerzbank AG when they found out about the case.

So who IS funding Hacked Off? Campaign group refuses to name its rich donors despite campaigning for transparency

High profile: Hacked Off, which has the backing of Hugh Grant, will not reveal who its top donors are

Hacked Off refused to comment on claims that rich benefactors such as BBC star Jeremy Clarkson are bankrolling the group. Clarkson denied it on Twitter.

Samsung reveals it IS developing a watch to take on Apple's iWatch as countdown starts on next tech battle

A 2009 concept of a Samsung smart watch: The firm's mobile boss today confirmed it is working on a watch

Samsung's mobile boss admitted the firm was developing a smart watch - and admitted beating Apple's iWatch to go on sale would be key to its success.

Bagged salads from Asda and Morrisons 'linked to food poisoning outbreak that may have infected 3,000 people'

Mixed salad leaves sold by Morrisons have also been linked

The Health Protection Agency said the outbreak was caused by a water born parasite and has linked it to bags of mixed salad similar to the one pictured, but Morrisons has denied being the source.

Osborne to demand £2.5billion MORE cuts as fuel and energy bills force cost of living to 9-month high

Rising fuel and energy prices helped forces the Consumer Prices Index up to 2.8 per cent, the highest level since May last year, the Office for National Statistics said

The Chancellor has been warned by Tory MPs he must act to help hard-pressed families, as the Consumer Prices Index rate of inflation leaps to 2.8 per cent.

Feeling anxious or depressed 'dramatically increases' the risk of dying from a heart attack

Feeling depressed or anxious increases the chances of heart patients dying by a third

Death rates among those with heart disease and depression are tripled, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Caught red-handed: Rogues' gallery of thieves busted breaking into police 'honey trap' cars rigged with secret cameras

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West Midlands Police has released a video of criminals being caught in the act by their 'capture car' which they parked in Birmingham city centre. One clip shows a man pull his jacket sleeve over his hand before sneaking into an unlocked car and taking a laptop bag from the passenger seat. Another shows a pretty blonde thief casually steal a handbag as she brazenly breaks into a car - not knowing the vehicle is rigged with secret cameras.

Filmmaker who showed BBC presenter being attacked by polar bear fined £6,000 for 'disturbing' the deadly animal

Thrilling footage: But Gordon Buchanan's documentary has led to a fine for its producer

Gordon Buchanan, host of Springwatch, climbed into a clear perspex box known as the 'ice cube' while filming a documentary in Svalbard, a group of Norwegian islands in the Arctic Circle.

Housing Association advises tenants to give up 'Sky TV, cigarettes and bingo' if they want to keep their homes

Eastland Homes issued a newsletter advising tenants to cutback on satellite television and cigarettes in preparation for benefit cuts when the bedroom tax is introduced

Eastlands Homes housing association advised tenants to reconsider spending on satellite television and bingo when the bedroom tax is introduced in April.

BBC digital radio station censors 'One more widow, one less white n****r' lyric in Elvis Costello hit Oliver's Army

Censorship: Elivs Costello's (pictured in 1979) Oliver's Army is at the centre of a row after the word 'nigger' was edited out

The song, taken from the album Armed Forces, is one of Costello’s best-known and has received endless plays across all BBC radio stations without any complaint – until now.

The seven golden rules for a healthy life: Simple lifestyle steps can help prevent cancer and heart disease, say experts

Exercising helps lower cholesterol and blood sugar

Adhering to at least six of the 'Life's Simple 7' list of lifestyle choices from the American Heart Association reduced the overall risk of cancer by 51 per cent.

Claptrap! Viewer's blast for BBC over coverage of its own move from Television Centre headquarters

BBC's Broadcasting House is just five miles from Television Centre, yet the move was covered in 12 stories on the website

The last days at the old Television Centre and the move to Broadcasting House has received rolling television coverage and stories on the BBC website.

Mother accused of killing six children in blaze denies involvement but admits it is 'possible' her husband started blaze

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Mairead Philpott told jurors on the second day of giving evidence at Nottingham Crown Court that she did not know who started the fire at her home in Derby because she was asleep.

Could a stressful job give you Alzheimer's? New research shows constant harassment increases risk

A study has found that stress steroids, which are elevated in the brain when a person is harassed, inhibit brain activity

Researchers at Umea University in Sweden have found that stress hormones inhibit brain activity - and that chronically elevated levels could cause dementia.

Once-a-week jab that curbs your appetite could help solve the obesity crisis

Curb your appetite: The new jab could be taken once a week and cuts the amount of calories you consume by 13 per cent

Tests have shown that those on the drug eat significantly less food and that the amount of calories they consume is reduced by 13 per cent.

Taking Vitamin D in pregnancy 'does not help babies develop stronger bones'

Research: The study showed that there was no obvious link between mothers taking Vitamin D while pregnant and the strength of their children's bones

A new study has found no obvious link between mothers who take Vitamin D supplements while pregnant and the strength of their children's bones.

The world's most expensive holiday: Luxury trip visits 962 sites, takes two years... and costs a cool £1MILLION

Round the world in 962 sights

The unique journey, offered by Veryfirstto.com, will visit breathtaking spectacles all over the world, including the Taj Mahal in India, Cambodia's ancient Angkor temples, the awe-inspiring pyramids of Egypt and Mexico, China's Forbidden City and the Inca site of Machu Picchu which sits 8,000ft above sea level in Peru. You'll also be stopping over in Vietnam's stunning Halong Bay, the Grand Canyon in America, Petra in Jordan, the astonishing Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil, Mount Athos and the Acropolis in Greece and the good old Tower of London.

Low-cost airlines, estate agents and gyms could face court over fairness of their hidden charges

Law reforms could mean future challenges to unfair extra costs in contracts to support customers over businesses

Businesses could be taken to court over hidden contract charges under proposals put forward by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

Furious vegetarian finds meat in her Tesco cheese and onion pasty - if only pasty eaters were so lucky

Unhappy: Natasha Duffy with the lump of meat which she found in a Tesco cheese and onion pasty

Natasha Duffy, 21, bought the food from a branch in Tovil, near Maidstone, Kent, but only noticed the contamination half way through eating it.

Backlash from stay-at-home mums as new £1,200 childcare tax cut that will cost £1bn is limited to families where BOTH parents work

Well off: Working parents earning up to £150,000 are to get childcare tax breaks worth as much as £1,200 a year per child

Chancellor George Osborne's long-awaited scheme that will mean all but the best-off benefiting from tax relief, despite Nick Clegg's insistence last month that the scheme would be 'targeted'.

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Are you straight, gay or bisexual? Council slammed for asking highly personal question in survey about WHEELIE BINS

Wheelie bins: Homeowners in Birmingham questioned what their sexual orientation had to do with their views on recycling

Birmingham City Council asked thousands of residents to describe their sexual orientation in an online questionnaire about rubbish disposal.

Recession devastates family incomes leaving 'squeezed middle' 9% poorer (but we're still better off than the 1970s)

Chancellor George Osborne is under pressure to act to cut the cost of living, as new figures show the economic downturn left middle income households £3,000-a-year worse off

A slump in wages since the economic downturn meant middle income households saw their earnings drop by more than £3,000-a-year, the Office for National Statistics said.

Brazilian bikini-line craze leads to rise in sexually transmitted skin infection

'Brazilians' and other pubic hair removal may boost the risk of viral infection, warns a new study

Research published in the BMJ suggests that the 'micro trauma' caused by waxing and shaving can spread the highly contagious virus Molluscum contagium.

Haircuts, waxing and facials: How MEN are spending more money to prepare for a date than women

Feeling the pressure to look good naked: The average British man will now spend £46.79 on beauty treatments to prepare for their first night of passion with a new partner

The poll of 2,000 Brits found that British men fork out an average of £46.79 on treatments including haircuts, back and pubic hair waxing, and even facials.

Brits spend 18 full days a year trudging round the shops ... and the supermarket is where we spend most of our time

Brits spend 18 full days a year trudging round the shops ... and the supermarket is where we spend most of our time

Half of the time is spent on buying groceries, shoes and clothes, while the rest is used to pick up a new lipstick, purchase a gift or for a spot of browsing.

MPs to probe claims that the U.S. is operating a secret 'drone war' from Britain's RAF bases

Evidence: MPs from the all-party parliamentary group on drones will now consider evidence as to whether US Predator drones are being operated from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire

MPs from the all-party parliamentary group on drones will now consider the evidence of a US ‘operations centre’ at the RAF Waddington base in Lincolnshire at their next meeting.

'We must focus our fight on Labour': David Cameron makes plea for Tory party unity after leadership speculation

'I'm up for it': David Cameron told activists that, with less than 1,000 days until the next election, the Tories have 'a real fight on our hands'

The Prime Minister told activists the Tories had a 'real fight' on their hands at the party's spring conference in London today, with less than 1,000 days to go until the next election.

Maggie doesn't know who I am, says Archer: Lady Thatcher's friend reveals extent of her failing health

Former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher waves as she stands with Prime Minister, David Cameron, on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street

Lady Thatcher (pictured) is suffering memory loss to the extent that she no longer recognises her long-term friend Lord Archer, he revealed in an interview.

Determined Cameron pulls the plug on cross-party talks over new laws for newspaper industry

David Cameron used a press conference in Downing Street this morning to announce cross-party talks had collapsed

The Prime Minister failed to reach agreement with Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, who both want a new system of regulation to be written into law.

Revealed: Osborne's 50 meetings with bank bosses in just two years

Close relations: George Osborne met executives of Britain's banks 50 times between 2010 and 2012

George Osborne had 44 one-on-one discussions with bank bosses as well as four meetings with a small group of executives, Government records reveal.

British tourist breaks leg as she jumps out of the window of Indian hotel room to escape manager who 'tried to rape her'

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The tourist, who is in her early 30s, told police she fled after the man broke into a room at the hotel Agra Mahal in the city of Agra. She leapt from a second floor balcony (circled in main picture) and suffered a broken leg when she landed. Police have arrested the hotel's owner Sachin Chauhan (right).

Would you take a boy of 12 up a perilous icy trail to see a glacier? Mountain guides criticise tragedy father

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The British father, Peter Saunders, from Buckingham, has been criticised after he and son Charlie fell to their deaths in the Chamonix Valley in the Alps.

The hero always gets the girl: Victoria Cross winner Johnson Beharry marries sweetheart of two years in full uniform

Victoria Cross Corporal Johnson Beharry arriving at the registry office

Corporal Johnson Beharry (pictured), 33, wed Mallissa Venice Noel in a secretive ceremony at London's Old Marylebone Town Hall today.

'Bright and bubbly' schoolgirl, 15, found dead in park after family discovered her missing from her bedroom

Police are trying to work out what happened in Angelica Witt's last hours before she died

Angelica Witt, from Ynysybwl, south Wales, was found dead in the park by an early morning walker 30 minutes after her worried relatives reported her missing.

Newly qualified drivers could be banned from taking young passengers in bid to cut road deaths

Footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, who wept in court as he was jailed for 16 months for killing a brother and sister while speeding in his Mercedes

Minister hears case of Manchester City footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, pictured, jailed for 16 months for causing a fatal crash in central Manchester, during debate about cutting road deaths involving drivers who recently passed their test.

Are You Being Served? actor Frank Thornton who played Captain Peacock in classic comedy dies aged 92

Are You Being Served starring Frank Thornton.

Frank Thornton, who played Truly in Last Of The Summer Wine and Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served, has died aged 92.

Terror on the cruise: British couple shot by mugger during stopover in Barbados

Two Britons on a Caribbean cruise are recovering in hospital after being shot by an armed robber in Barbados

Horrified tourists rushed to the couple’s aid after hearing shots and screams in an area popular with holidaymakers on the outskirts of the island's usually safe capital, Bridgetown.

'It's just not me': Danny Boyle explains he turned down knighthood because he wouldn't have felt right accepting individual award for the Olympics opening ceremony

Oscar winner Danny Boyle said he turned down a knighthood for his work in masterminding London's £27million Olympic opening ceremony because 'it's just not me'

Boyle, 56, was in line for the New Year Honours list for his work in masterminding London's highly praised £27million Olympic opening ceremony.

'Kate and Wills had mud baths and learned to DJ at my £6m Ibiza villa': Duchess's uncle reveals intimate details

The Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at the St Patrick's Day Parade

The 47-year-old, who was once filmed taking drugs, is selling his luxury Ibiza mansion and has now decided it's time to tell his side of the story after being dubbed the 'black sheep' of the Middleton family.

Teatime screening of Most Haunted breached TV rules by showing 'psychic' Derek Acorah being possessed by dead child

TV regulator Ofcom said Most Haunted was too frightening for young viewers when presenter Derek Acorah simulated being possessed at a seance

A particularly spooky episode of Derek Acorah's paranormal TV show Most Haunted (pictured) breached the broadcasting code, regulator Ofcom has ruled.

Mother, 25, who put on over eight stone during pregnancy by 'eating for two' loses a massive NINE stone learning to pole dance

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Hazel Frewin, 25, from Poole, Dorset, reached 19st by the time she gave birth to baby Ivy, going from a size 12 to a maternity size 24. When her daughter was born - weighing in at a large 10lb 3oz- guilt-ridden Hazel blamed herself for making her baby fat. Now after a two-year battle, she has lost most of the weight thanks to a combination of diet and exercise - including pole dancing.

Teenage boy, 17, collapses in court as he accuses soap star of raping him on a 'weekly basis' to prove to his girlfriend he was bisexual

Court hearing: A 17-year-old child soap star is on trial at Blackfriars Crown Court, pictured, for allegedly molesting a fellow student at the Wimbledon Theatre stage school in London over three months in 2010

The actor, who cannot be named as he is underage himself, allegedly attacked the boy, who was 14 at the time, while they were both students at a stage school in London.

I am a disgrace, says mother who had a threesome after her six children died in house fire

Emotional: Mairead Philpott paid tribute to her husband Mick while testifying in court today

Mairead Philpott told Nottingham Crown Court that she was devoted to her husband Mick but denied that she was jealous of his mistress Lisa Willis, who lived in the same home in Derby, East Midlands as the couple.

Is this Britain's most prolific shoplifter? Thief is jailed for his 343rd offence after stealing clothes from charity shop

Serial shoplifter: David Archer has admitted to four offences. He now has 343 and is believed to be Britain's most prolific shoplifter

Today magistrates remanded Archer, of Mostyn, Flintshire, in custody after he admitted to four offences, including theft from a charity shop.

Trusted nanny jailed for stealing £30,000 of antiques from Duke of Wellington's youngest son despite being treated like 'part of the family'

Jailed: Sarah Hallcup has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to commit burglary

Sarah Hallcup was treated as 'part of the family' by Lord Christopher Wellesley and his wife Lady Emma, who was godmother to the nanny's child, but she helped her boyfriend burgle their home in Hampshire.

Michael Jackson impersonator who received Britain's Best Dad award assaulted his wife in row over Christmas presents

Attack: One-time TV dad of the year Keith Preddie could face jail after he admitted attacking his wife

Father of three Keith Preddie, 44, was warned he could face jail after he admitted assault by beating at Croydon Magistrates' Court today.

Married PCSO found guilty of using police database to strike up affairs with four vulnerable women on uniformed patrol

On trial: Police community support officer Peter Bunyan (above) is accused of using highly sensitive police data to have affairs with single mothers and victims of domestic abuse while on duty

Former Cornwall PCSO Peter Bunyan was found guilty of sleeping with four vulnerable women while on duty after finding their phone numbers and addresses on the police database where he was working.

Boob job horror for woman, 25, whose implant was left hanging OUT of her chest - leaving her with lopsided breasts for seven months

Complications: Lauren Yardley had surgery to go from an A to a DD cup - but was left with just one implant after the other one worked its way out of her body

Lauren Yardley, 25, from Coventry, had breast implants to go from a size A cup to a DD. But complications left her with a weak scar, and the implant on her right breast worked its way out of her body.

Boy, 6, dies after hitting head on metal pole while playing on trampoline with his friends

Tragic: Cain MacDonald, of Inverness, was described by his devastated parents as 'a loving, happy and active child'

Cain MacDonald, of Inverness, was described by his devastated parents Myrrh and George, 31, as 'a loving, happy and active child' after he died in hospital last week.

The woman who's looked eight months pregnant for the last 15 YEARS due to mysterious bowel condition

Painful: Joanne Turton says she has spent the last 15 years looking heavily pregnant due to an undiagnosed bowel condition that bloats her stomach

Joanne Turton, 33, from Hull, has suffered from an undiagnosed bowel condition, which has severely bloated her stomach, since she was 18.

Lost in translation: Hilarious advice signs from foreign airports... where their English leaves a little to be desired

But if you ever do fall foul of any of these hidden perils, remember... you can always just pull the 'Emergency Door Cock'.

Signs include warnings to avoid 'landslides' in the lounge, the 'flesh juice' in the canteen, the 'mind crotch' on the stairs... and to never 'bomb into the ash' in the smoking area. But if you ever do fall foul of any of these hidden perils, remember... you can always just pull the 'Emergency Door Cock'.

'Shocked' David Hockney could face police questions after assistant 'with family history of heart problems' dies following collapse at artist's home

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Dominic Elliott died in hospital after being taken from the home of renowned British artist David Hockney in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, yesterday.

Labour MP calls for Sun editor to be sacked after paper accessed text messages from assistant whip's stolen mobile

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MP Siobhain McDonagh's private mobile telephone was stolen from her car in south west London in October 2010, and police told her they had evidence that The Sun had seen her messages.

Majority of people living in rented property expect NEVER to be able buy their own home

Housing bubble: Around 4.5 million people living in rented accommodation today say they expect never to be able to buy their own property.

Most people living in rented accommodation in England expect never get onto the property ladder, a report has found today.

Feeling low? Log onto Facebook: Researchers find looking at your OWN profile and pictures online can boost your mood

Cheer up, Zuck: Researchers say looking at your own page on Mark Zuckerberg's site can improve your mood - and could be used as therapy for the depressed

Portsmouth researchers found users typically post positive pictures and status updates on the social networking site - and three quarters look at their own profile when feeling low.

You really CAN set your clock by a cockerel: Researchers find the birds use their own internal clock to crow

Researchers sat the Cockerel's crow is regulated by its own internal body clock - and does not rely on lighting conditions

Japanese scientists found cockerels crow at the crack of dawn - even in constantly lit rooms. The team at Nagoya University believe their behaviour is regulated by a circadian rhythm - the body’s internal clock.

Is British Al Qaeda hostage still alive? Nigerian president claims some of seven victims of kidnap gang could have survived

Online: A video grab taken from a video posted online by Islamist terror group Ansaru, claiming that they had killed seven hostages captured in February from a construction company operating in northern Nigeria

Goodluck Jonathan added that his government has been working to rescue any survivors among the foreign construction workers kidnapped in February.

Brought crashing to earth: Benefits fraudster who falsely claimed £18,000 because of crippling back pain is filmed working as JUDO INSTRUCTOR

David Roberts claimed he couldn't walk, shower or use the toilet unaided because he was in too much pain

David Roberts, from Widnes, Cheshire, received the highest rate of mobility-based disability allowance after claiming he was practically wheelchair-bound and could not wash himself, shower or go to the toilet unaided.

Killer 'growled like the devil as he twisted knife into victim' found with 49 stab wounds and carvings on his face

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Gary George, 42, (left) allegedly twisted a knife into Andrew Nall's chest while growling 'like the devil', his co-defendant Christine Holleran, 50, (right) told Chester Crown Court.

Teenage driver killed father-of-two when he lost control of car while eating crisps

Jailed: Adam Garthwaite has been sentenced to 12 months in a young offenders institution

Agriculture student Adam Garthwaite was driving home from college on country roads in Cornwall when his van veered off course and crashed head-on into an oncoming car.

Football hero Peter Shilton pleads poverty as he is fined £1,020 for drink-driving after caught by police via anonymous tip

The court heard that Peter Shilton was found to have more than double the legal amount of alcohol in his system when he was breathalysed

The 63-year-old pleaded guilty to the charge during a 15-minute hearing at Colchester Magistrates' Court this morning. He arrived with his partner Stephanie Hayward. The court heard that he was found to have more than double the legal amount of alcohol in his system when he was breathalysed on February 24.

The good news for buyers? Asking price for this home has been slashed by £35m! The bad? It still costs £65m

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London's Heath Hall, thought to be the most valuable house currently on the market, is only suitable for 'kings or princes', according to the estate agent selling the property.

The town that drowned: Eerie pictures of the real life Atlantis that was underwater for 25 years

Submerged: In the 1970s more rain than usual was delivered to the surrounding hills and Lago Epecuen began to swell. In 1985, the salty waters broke through the clay dam, and Villa Epecuen was flooded

Once a vibrant lake country spa town south of Buenos Aires, Epecuen was flooded nearly three decades ago - the lagoon salt water has left its mark with everything slowly emerging from the water covered in a silvery-white.

Man United fan set to make £20,000 after finding two copies of 'Holy Grail' programme in his attic

Poignant: The programmes for the cancelled match two days after the Munich disaster were supposed to be destroyed, but a handful still exist

A football fan is set to make £20,000 after finding two copies of the 'Holy Grail' of Manchester United programmes in his attic. The United Review programme is for a match with Wolves postponed two days after the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.

The world's ugliest face painting: Mother transforms her children into zombies, cave trolls and The Hulk

Maddi Lewis, five, with an Incredible Hulk face painted by her talented mother

Christy Lewis, from Wellington, New Zealand, delighted daughters Keira, seven, and Maddi, five, when she first transformed them into monsters and superheros.

Awesome slow motion video shows how 77-year-old bridge is demolished in less than one second

Experts opted for explosives instead of taking apart the 77-year-old metal-and-concrete bridge

Standing for 77-years, but brought down in less than one-second, incredible video captures the moment the Marble Falls Bridge in Texas was demolished today.

Starfish rush hour: Delightful video shows traffic jam at bottom of the ocean

Caught on camera: The starfish may be one of the most common sights on the seabed, but are vary rarely seen moving

Photographer Karin Brussaard, 40, from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, captured the stunning footage while on a trip to the Philippines.

56 dead and 200 wounded as bomb blasts tear through Baghdad on eve of Iraq War's tenth anniversary

This car bomb attack near the gates of the Green Zone which houses both the US and Britain's embassies, left six dead

Most of this morning's attacks, including this one in Baghdad, involved car bombs targeted on Shiite areas, small restaurants, labourers and bus stops in the Iraqi capital and nearby towns.

Cyprus REJECTS bank bill which would have forced people to hand over 10% of their savings

'Voice of the people': Crowds outside the island's parliament broke into applause after learning the measure had been rejected

The deeply unpopular tax on bank deposits has been rejected by lawmakers in Cyprus tonight, jeopardising an international bailout needed to avert a banking collapse.

Drug mule dogs forced to swallow bags of cocaine by gangs before being brutally sliced open and left for dead

Drugs: dogs 'stuffed' drug gang of Latinos

Police said they arrested 75 people across northern Italy and Rome for international drug trafficking that involved using the dogs.

Has Syria become a chemical war? Russia accuses rebels of using 'toxic' weapons in attack that left 25 dead

Residents and medics transport a Syrian Army soldier, wounded in what they said was a chemical attack near Aleppo, to hospital today

Russia's Foreign Ministry said the attack, which if confirmed would be the first use of such weapons in the two-year conflict, was an alarming and dangerous development.

British tourist leaps from Indian hotel balcony to escape sex attack after owner 'forced his way into her room, offered her a massage and refused to leave'

Under arrest: Sachin Chauhan, manager of the Hotel Agra Mahal, has been arrested after a British tourist fled an alleged assault in her room

The tourist, a dentist in her early 30s, told police she fled after the man broke into the room in the city of Agra, close to the Taj Mahal. Hotel owner Sachin Chauhan (pictured) has been arrested.

Dr Livingstone's only convert in 32 years: African chief who became a Christian thanks to the famous missionary (but he still wouldn't give up his five wives)

Sechele

Chief Sechele was a young ruler who controlled just half of his tribe when he first met David Livingstone, who visited his ancestral home in what is now Botswana.

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My Budget for Britain by Mr Tesco: We need to cut taxes and slash State spending, says TERRY LEAHY

Sir Terry Leahy

Cutting the debt should be part of a bigger plan to create a competitive, enterprising economy capable of winning in cut-throat markets. To do this, Britain must become a low-tax, small-state economy, says former Tesco chief SIR TERRY LEAHY.

Kebabbed by the Banko Kleftiko

Worry: Like the euro, the assurance that overseas customers of Cyprus-based banks will not be affected isn't worth the paper it's printed on. But, inevitably, Britain has been dragged into this latest crisis

The Bank of Cyprus has thousands of customers in this country. And although depositors in Britain have been assured their savings are safe, would you take the chance? Writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN.

So Jacob, did you really go canvassing in a Bentley with your nanny? No! It was mummy's Mercedes: JANE FRYER meets the poshest man in politics

Jacob Rees-Mogg has recently been described as a 'mini Boris' and the 'undisputed star of the backbenches', constantly perking up dreary Commons sessions with his brilliant speeches and wonderfully dry humour

He has recently been described as the ‘mini Boris'. And despite his penchant for nannies, Bentleys, ridiculous private loos and preposterous poshness, I would love Jacob Rees-Mogg to be my MP, writes JANE FRYER.

A grim day for all who value freedom

British Prime Minister David Cameron

Far be it from the Mail to intrude on the politicians’ orgy of self-congratulation over their plans to rein in the freedom of the Press, but may we introduce some inconvenient facts?

Scrabble is so annoying now, innit

Competitive: Anthony Ogogo said that the Duchess of Cambridge told him that games of Scrabble with her husband tend to end with one or other of them getting in a mood and slamming the board shut

Apparently, WILLIAM (12) and KATE (8) rarely finish a game of Scrabble without one or other of them getting in a mood and slamming the board shut. This is, in fact, the correct way to play Scrabble, writes CRAIG BROWN.

MPs' eyes sparkled. Their day of vengeance had arrived

David Cameron, Captain Compromise, initially looked embarrassed but later relished Labour's plaudits

Sticky self-congratulation – ‘Real power! Fantastic job! Great tenacity!’ – was more evident than self-regulation. The House was hot to boss the Press, writes QUENTIN LETTS.