Devastated father discovered his 13-year-old son had been killed in car accident when £30,000-a-year boarding school posted tragic news on its website

A father learned his son had died in a road accident after the 13 year-old's elite boarding school posted the news on its website.

William Avery-Wright's father Christopher (pictured with his son centre) was racing to hospital from his office when he started receiving calls, texts and emails of condolence after his death outside Worth School (bottom left) near Crawley in West Sussex. Friends had seen the school's announcement which had been made before police had formally informed Mr Avery-Wright of his talented son's death. The tragic detail emerged as Mr Avery-Wright, 48, and his wife Lisa (top left), 43, decided to sue the school for alleged failures in their duty of care to their son.

Drug addict burglar caught red-handed by grandfather, 58, who confronted him while filming him with video camera

Neal caught on camera in Mr Sawford's garden

Bernie Sawford, 58, was working on his computer at his home in Ely, Cambridgeshire, in March when he saw Stephen Neal, 26, in his garden.

Labour plots 'Bridget Jones tax': Party accused of demanding an end to council tax discounts for singletons

Singleton: Renee Zellwegger as Bridget Jones in the 2001 film Bridget Jones Diary

In a formal submission to ministers, the Local Government Association is calling for the power to end the 25 per cent discount offered in recognition of the fact single people place fewer demands on local services.

Holiday couple 'threw themselves overboard' as luxury cruise liner prepared to dock in Australia

Search: Police arrive at Sydney's Circular Quay - the alarm was raised when the couple did not disembark and a search of the ship failed to find them

Paul Rossington, 30 and Kristen Schroder, 27 were discovered missing when the Carnival Spirit liner arrived in Sydney today.

Cleveland 'kidnapper' Ariel Castro on suicide watch in prison as it emerges that prosecutors will seek the death penalty if charges of murder are brought for the unborn babies of the victims

Locked up: Brothers Onil, Pedro and Ariel Castro (l-r) were all arrested on kidnapping charges after it is believed that they held three young women at a Cleveland home for ten years

As Ariel Castro's charges were read out, the prosecutor said the tables were now turned on the alleged abductor who was now the one being held in captivity.

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Top chartered surveyor run over and killed by a car while lying in the road after two bottles of wine during eight-hour drinking session

Top chartered surveyor run over and killed by a car while lying in the road after two bottles of wine during eight-hour drinking session

Mother-of-three Caroline Vaughan-Salter, 49, was killed almost instantly after she was struck by a car on Hyde Park roundabout in central London, the inquest was told.

Manager who stole £160,000 to take her boyfriend on luxury holidays to stop him leaving her only has to pay back £10,000

Case: 'Broken woman' Caroline Woollen stole nearly £160,00 from her employers to bankroll a series of expensive holidays for her boyfriend

Caroline Woollen, 33, tricked her Danish employer, Nordic Offshore, into believing she had secured lucrative contracts for them with Shell and Siemens, Hull Crown Court heard.

London really is THE millionaires' playground: More 'ultra-high net worth' individuals live in English capital than any other city on Earth, new figures reveal

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The UK capital is home to more multimillionaires than any other city in the world according to new figures. London boasts a staggering 4,224 'ultra-high net worth' residents - people with a net worth of more than $30million, or £19.2million. Tokyo is in second place with 3,525 multi-millionaires, with Singapore in third with 3,154 and New York City in fourth with 2,929, reveal figures from WealthInsight. Oligarch Alisher Usmanov (inset left) is the UK's richest man while Nick Candy (inset right with wife Holly Valance) shares a £330million fortune with brother Christian. Both Usmanov and Candy have homes in London.

Leveson barrister to be a High Court judge: Robert Jay appointed to Queen's Bench Division where he will rule on civil actions

Robert Jay, QC, quizzed high-profile witnesses including David Cameron, Rupert Murdoch, Hugh Grant and the parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler during nine months of public hearings

Robert Jay, QC, quizzed high-profile witnesses including David Cameron, Rupert Murdoch, Hugh Grant and the parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler during nine months of public hearings.

Outrage at barrister who called Stuart Hall's crimes 'low level'

Top barrister Barbara Hewson has claimed the age of consent should be lowered to 13 to protect older men in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sex scandal

Barbara Hewson, a barrister at Hardwicke chambers in London, described the arrests of celebrities in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal as a 'grotesque spectacle'.

One of America's most wanted found hiding in KENT: Gun-crazed teacher convicted of attempted murder for kidnapping his ex found working at Sainsbury's and even has a family in the UK

Sean Lopes fled the US in 2004 when released on bail and has now been arrested in Chatham, Kent after nine years on the run

Sean Lopes, 47, was sentenced to 15 years in prison but jumped bail and has now been found living in Chatham in Kent, southeast England.

Radical reform that will allow shops and restaurants to open without planning permission 'threatens to suck life out of our high streets'

Needs reviving: Pictured are shops in Colchester High Street, in Essex

Shops, restaurants, banks and offices will be allowed to open without planning permission to try to encourage new business and kickstart the economy.

£90 fine if you're texting at the wheel: Minister warns of safety crackdown

Crackdown: Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has indicated that motorists who put lives at risk by sending text messages at the wheel are to face tougher penalties

Fines will be increased by 50 per cent to £90, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin indicated yesterday. However critics said the higher penalty has to be backed up by tougher enforcement.

Middle classes are 'ignoring the dangers of using casual drinking to combat stress'

 NHS figures show that professionals are almost twice as likely to drink heavily than those on lower incomes

Middle class professionals regard having a glass or two of wine or the odd tipple as a necessary 'reward' after a long day at work and looking after their children.

Fracking firm will drill 3,000ft well in Sussex in first test for gas in the Home Counties

The Cuadrilla shale fracking facility in Preston, Lancashire, last year

Cuadrilla, the firm behind the only exploratory dig to date near Blackpool, plans to drill a 3,000 feet deep well near the village of Balcombe in West Sussex.

Axing grammar schools has reduced social mobility, says Eton headmaster

Tony Little, the headmaster of the Eton College, claims the demise of grammar schools has reduced social mobility in Britain

Tony Little took over at the helm of the £32,000-a-year boarding school, attended by 20 former Prime Ministers and most male members of the Royal family, seven years ago.

Debt crisis for over-60s: Number unable to cope rises by 40% in three years

Over-60s typically have larger debts than any other age group, owing on average £23,000

Over-60s typically have larger debts than any other age group, owing on average £23,000, while the typical debts of the rest of those contacting the charity Step Change are around £17,650.

'I'm not like Ian Huntley': Tia Sharp's step-grandfather told prison officer she died falling down the stairs and tried to pin blame on Somali neighbours

Tia Sharp murder

Stuart Hazell (bottom right), 37, denied that 'anything sexual' had happened between himself and Tia Sharp (top right), whose mother Natalie, 32, and grandmother Christine Bicknell, 46, are pictured left outside court today. He also apparently tried to pin the blame on his Somali neighbours after the schoolgirl’s body was found in Hazell’s attic which stretches across their row of terrace houses. He also accused them of being sex offenders, the Old Bailey jury heard.

Finishing first and having the last word, Sir Alex Ferguson's lifelong obsession

Sir Alex Ferguson with wife Cathy and twins Jason and Darren in 1977

Right to the last Sir Alex Ferguson had to be a winner, writes Geoffrey Levy. And so it has turned out. No wonder he was so fulsome in his gratitude yesterday to Cathy, his wife of 47 years.

EXCLUSIVE: Man United line up Ronaldo return after chief Gill flies to Spain to talk to Madrid star's super-agent

Happy days: Ronaldo developed immensely as a player under Ferguson at United and enjoyed great success

An astonishing day at Manchester United took an incredible twist on Wednesday night when it emerged the club are close to securing the return of Cristiano Ronaldo.

'His achievement has been exceptional': Prime Minister David Cameron leads tributes to Sir Alex Ferguson

Calling time: Politicians, sportsmen and celebrities all paid tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson who announced his retirement from football today

Mr Cameron took to Twitter as news broke of Sir Alex's decision to step down at the end of the season describing his footballing achievements as 'exceptional'.

'I could feel the electricity racing through my body': Dramatic moment a motor-paraglider crashed into power lines... and survived

'I could feel the electric current racing through my body': Dramatic moment motor-paraglider crashes into power lines... and survives

The 30-year-old daredevil, known only as Daniel, misjudged his approach to an airfield in March, Cambridgeshire, and slammed into the power lines (right). He was left dangling precariously above the ground for 10 minutes before he jumped to safety and was taken to hospital. He managed to avoid touching any of the live wires and survive the ordeal. Another pilot can be seen (left, inset) taking the correct line as he lands at the airstrip - steering well clear of the cables.

Kate McCann returns to Portuguese resort on sixth anniversary of daughter Maddie's disappearance as she reveals renewed hopes of finding her

Kate McCann

The McCann family said the rescue of three women in the U.S, who went missing 10 years ago, has 'reaffirmed' their hope of finding their daughter.

There's a storm brewing! Beaches are deserted as Met Office issues warning for 65mph gusts and heavy rain

Deserted: Brighton beach, which was packed full of sunseekers over the bank holiday weekend, was empty today as the weather took a turn for the worse

The Met Office has issued weather warnings for much of southern England and Wales tomorrow with the most blustery weather expected in coastal areas.

Veteran film director Bryan Forbes who created The Stepford Wives dies age 86 following long illness

Veteran film director and author Bryan Forbes has died at the age of 86 following a long illness

The creator of 1970s classic horror film The Stepford Wives died surrounded by family members at his home in Virginia Water, Surrey.

Top of the locks: Cheryl's waves beat Holly's curls to most copied hairstyle crown

Holly Willoughby/Cheryl Cole

The singer's wavy brunette hair is the most copied celebrity hairstyle in the UK, according to a study.
The second most requested style is This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby's sleek honey-coloured locks, according to hairdressers Toni & Guy.

Average woman spends £15k in her lifetime replacing make-up she has lost

One in ten ladies - 11 per cent - would prefer to lose their coat than their makeup bag

Almost half have lost makeup in the back of a cab, a quarter has dropped some down the toilet and a third waved it goodbye after leaving it at an ex-partner’s house.

How we go colour blind with age but don't even notice: Brain compensates as we lose the ability to distinguish different shades

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered we go colour blind with age but don't even notice

Scientists have found that older people lose the ability to distinguish between colours as a part of the eye called the cone receptor becomes less capable of processing hues.

Labour MP Margaret Hodge accused of flooring cyclist with her car door while talking on mobile phone

Accident: Labour MP Margaret Hodge, left, has been accused of striking a cyclist, right, with her car door while talking on her mobile phone

The former children’s minister was canvassing in Barking, East London, when she swung open the door into the path of an overtaking cyclist, who crashed into it.

Civil servants set to be given chance to profit John Lewis-style from their advice if 'Nudge Unit' is privatised

End of the road: The move to transfer civil servants into private companies will signal the end of the traditional view of the Whitehall mandarin

A competition to find a business partner for the Behavioral Insights Team is to be announced today, raising fears of a high-level conflict of interest.

Well, have you ever seen the Cleggs in Primark? Deputy PM claims he shops in the budget high street store... in his £600 designer suit

Nick Clegg claimed his family often shop in Primark and Matalan

The Deputy Prime Minister admits buying budget clothes, insisting he does not think about the conditions in which they were produced.

Voters need facts about Scottish independence, Hague says as MPs warn rest of the UK's global reputation is at stake

Foreign Secretary William Hague said pro-independence campaigners had failed to spell out the facts of what it would mean in practice

Foreign Secretary William Hague (pictured) said pro-independence campaigners had failed to explain how they would create a Scottish secret service and embassies.

Ex-MPs demand public money to tour the country and a chance to return to the Commons for an annual debate

The former MPs want to hold a debate in the Commons chamber once a year to relive old glories

EXCLUSIVE: Critics slam the Association of Former Members of Parliament for suggesting the taxpayer should pick up the tab for their travels.

As more teenagers have weight-loss surgery, a horrifying insight into the terrible price they pay as they grow up: Agony of the children given gastric bands as young as 13

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A shocking number of children are undergoing potentially life-threatening surgery every year in a drastic antidote to the UK’s obesity crisis, which has seen a third of British school children classed as overweight before they start secondary school. Last year it was revealed that up to 20 children as young as 15 had invasive weight-loss surgery on the NHS in Britain.

British fitness instructor plunges to his death from Dubai balcony just weeks after getting married

Death plunge: Elwood McIlwraith

Former Royal Navy sailor Elwood McIlwraith (pictured), 29, fell from the 42-storey Laguna Tower in Jumeirah Lakes Towers district early on Saturday morning.

Baby boy born with half a heart amazes doctors by thriving despite only being given a 25% chance of survival

Ryan Black, now nine-months-old, was born with just half a heart because the left side of his heart did not develop in the womb

Ryan Black, nine-months-old, from Mansfield, was rushed to a specialist hospital 50 miles away in Leicester when he developed breathing difficulties after birth.

British woman nearly died after tapeworms burrowed into her BRAIN while she was volunteering in Madagascar

Sherry Fuller, 40, is thought to have picked up the worms from contaminated food or water

Sherry Fuller, 40, from Westcliff, Essex, started to suffer from headaches and seizures when she returned from doing charity work in Madagascar.

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£54 for some ice cream? Well, it is the food of gods: Just don't ruin it with a flake or sprinkles, says Antonio Carluccio (who's partial to a quince cornetto)

A great Italian ice cream is worth almost any price on a glorious sunny day, although £54 might be considered a bit expensive

The most expensive ice creams in Italy used to be at the Gran Caffe Lavena in Venice where two scoops cost nearly £12, but they seem to have been overtaken by the £13.50 ice creams in Rome.

Two pints of lager and a cheese and onion CHOCOLATE BAR! Crisp firm scores an unlikely hit with bizarre new flavour of treat

Tayto cheese and onion chocolate bar

Snack company Tayto has already sold out of the limited edition run of 100,000 bars it produced in Ireland following requests on social networking sites.

Is the flying car FINALLY here? First model set to go on sale in two years - and there is even a version that can take off vertically if you get stuck in a traffic jam

TF-X shown flying over the fields of Massachussets

The first flying car from Massachusetts-based firm Terrafugia is due to go on sale as early as 2015. It has also unveiled a new TF-X model could be small enough to fit in a garage, and can take off from a vertical position.

Is this London's narrowest home? Makeshift wooden house just 6 feet wide pops up sandwiched between two terraces

The makeshift house has sprung up in Manor Road, Leyton, in the past month, leaving neighbours puzzled

Puzzled neighbours in Manor Road, Leyton, said the makeshift house appeared in what was once a gap between two more solidly-built houses a month ago. Now Waltham Forest Council is investigating whether the Heath Robinson-style property has planning permission and if it does not, they will order it be torn down.

Schoolgirl, 8, says 'Mark Bridger asked her to join him for a sleepover just 90 minutes before April vanished'

Harrowing: Coral Jones, seen outside Mold Crown Court today with husband Paul, broke down as the desperate 999 call she made upon realising her daughter April had been kidnapped was played to the jury

Coral Jones, 43, heard how the man accused of abducting her daughter last October invited another schoolgirl to a sleepover less than two hours before April went missing.

Judge's fury as former police officer escapes with a caution after molesting a cleaner while on bail for another attack

Cawthorne is facing jail after being convicted of sexual assaulting the teenager following a trial at Southwark Crown Court. While on bail he then assaulted the cleaner after paying her £30 for an erotic massage but was handed a police caution

Gary Cawthorne, 50, groped the 20-year-old woman at his home three months after he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl while posing as a freelance model scout.

Schoolgirl, 14, 'was sold to newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah for £650 as a sex slave to settle credit card debts'

Accused: Eddy Shah, pictured outside the Old Bailey today with his wife Jennifer, is on trial for rape

Prostitute Susan Davies allegedly handed the 14-year-old over to the businessman (pictured) for sex in order to settle her credit card debts, the Old Bailey heard.

Biker caught doing 122mph went on to internet forum to ask for advice on how to avoid speeding points

Andrew John Kelly, 37, took to the forum to find out how he could get off the speeding charge after he was clocked with a friend.

Andrew John Kelly, 37, took to the forum to find out how he could get off the speeding charge after he was clocked with a friend.

Pictured for the first time: 51-year-old man accused of stealing £560,000 meant for Help for Heroes charity

Pictured: Christopher Copeland, 51, leaves Exeter Magistrates court, he faces 15 counts of fraud for allegedly pocketing more than £500,000 intended for forces' charity Help for Heroes

The 51 year old from Copplestone, Devon, pleaded not guilty to all 16 charges against him when he appeared before Central Devon magistrates court in Exeter today.

Champion swimmer, 28, who spied on woman in changing room using pair of mirrored goggles walks free from court

James Mackay shielded his face from the cameras outside Redditch Magistrates Court

Married James Mackay, 28, from Redditch, was placed under a supervision order and ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register today after being found guilty of voyeurism after a trial last month.

Caught on camera: Axe-wielding gangsters who used washing baskets to steal cash from shops in raids

Fleeing the scene: The thief grabs his laundry bag full of cigarettes as he prepares to flee the shop

The thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes and cash from shops across the Black Country, West Midlands - using washing baskets, bins and even a duvet to flee with their loot.

Mom checked dog into pet hotel but left girls aged 8 and 10 home alone while she went away for three days

Kristine Noffsinger was charged with two counts of abandoning a child after a child protective services investigator found she had left her two young children home alone

Kristine Noffsinger, 29, of Austin, is facing two years behind bars after she allegedly checked her dog into a pet hotel but left her two young children home alone last month.

Odd job man disguised himself as a GHOST before battering pensioner to death just so he could steal £3,000 of his savings

Odd job man Michael Fearon dressed as a ghost before battering a pensioner to death

Michael Fearon (pictured), 57, covered his head with a white sheet with eye holes cut in it as he lay in wait for Vincent Kershaw, 84, at his home in Greater Manchester.

Jailed for 30 years, mum who burned neighbours to death because they left pushchair in the hallway: Chilling pictures show remains of flat where five people died

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Melanie Smith received a life sentence at Mold Crown Court for killing her neighbours, including three young children, by setting fire to their pushchair while they slept. The blaze spread into a devastating inferno which ripped through the first-floor flat in Prestatyn, North Wales, last October. It trapped and killed Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, their baby son Charlie, 15 months, Miss Shiers’s nephew Bailey, four, and niece Skye, two.

Russian exile Boris Berezovsky is laid to rest in Surrey as executors admit his will could take years to settle because of complicated finances

The funeral of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky

A firm of accountants has been appointed to act as receivers to work their way through the chaotic estate of the Russian oligarch whose funeral was held today (pictured).

Victory for new age traveller turned green energy tycoon as judge rules he DOESN'T have to support ex-wife who he divorced before earning millions

Ecotricity boss Dale Vince who won his application to strike out a compensation claim by his ex-wife

Kathleen Wyatt's attempt to claim a £2million share of the fortune of Dale Vince (pictured), from Stroud, Gloucestershire, has been thrown out by a court.

Grandfather, 69, banned from selling award-winning flowers outside his home 'in case he distracts drivers'

Colourful display: Pensioner Joe Poultney, has been ordered to stop selling flowers outside his home in Barlaston, Staffordshire, in case it distracts passing drivers

Joe Poultney has been ordered him to stop selling the plants, used to raise hundreds of pounds for charity every year, by Stafford Borough Council chiefs who claim the colourful bouquets distract drivers.

Sleepy village descends into chaos when hundreds of ravers descend on private 'barn dance' organised by farmer's son

 The farmyard was over-run by teenagers who posted about the fundraiser on Facebook and Twitter

Police were forced to set up road blocks around the picturesque village of Sherfield English, Hampshire, as drunken revellers turned up 'in droves' to the barn dance which was advertised as a rave.

Doesn’t he know it's swan way? Dozy bird brings motorway traffic to a standstill for 30 minutes after getting in flap in foggy weather

Bizarre scene: Cars were left queuing up behind the swan, which wandered around the carriageway for around 30 minutes before it was eventually rescued

Rush hour drivers were left queuing behind the disorientated swan as it waddled along the M9 motorway near Linlithgow in Scotland this morning.

Joggers complete the world's shortest fun run in just SEVEN seconds (and of course it was held in the UK's smallest park)

Pace yourselves: Nearly 400 people entered the 55-yard race around the tiny Prince's Park in Burntwood, Staffordshire

Not much training was required for the 55-yard dash around Princes Park in Burntwood, Staffordshire which was completed by 390 competitors.

You won't see me for dust! Incredible slow-motion shots capture cheetah accelerating to 70mph (but did fearless photographer get out of the way in time?)

A cheetah chases a false chicken on a wire in Livingstone, Zambia

Adalberto Mangini, 51, held his nerve to get these pictures as the cheetah hurtled up an enclosed run as it chased a fake chicken at the Mukuni Big 5 Safari in Livingstone, Zambia. It was part of the big cat's rehabilitation as staff prepared it for life back in the wild.

Is this the world's first playground swing? Newly discovered photographs show how children had fun in the days before health and safety

Unique: This picture shows what is believed to be the world's first playground swing at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire in 1923

These incredible pictures which have been discovered by historians show what is believed to be the world’s first playground swing Wicksteed Park, Kettering.

Helping him get to a higher place: Gandhi's sandals with special heel to heighten 5ft 4in Indian hero emerge for sale

For sale: A pair of Gandhi's sandals from the 1920s that were given to a friend by the great holy man are expected to fetch more than £15,000 at auction

The size eight sandals, said to be worth £15,000, form part of an £250,000 pounds archive of material relating to the Indian hero that is being auctioned by Mullocks in Ludlow, Shropshire.

Covering it in brown paper doesn't count as stealth! U.S bomber goes under wraps

Under wraps:

USS George H.W. Bush is scheduled to be the first aircraft carrier to catapult-launch the the X-47B drone unmanned aircraft from its flight deck.

Caught on camera: Moment unlucky bull runner dodges pack of charging animals... only to crash through glass shop window

I think he must be in some pane...

Footage shows the man trying to athletically dodge the hefty, horned farm animals but miscuing his leap and smashing straight into a clothes shop.

The final sunset: Antarctic researchers capture beautiful image as sun sets in the region for THREE MONTHS

The final sunset at the Concordia research base in Antarctica, where researchers will not see the sun for three months

The sunset is the last time researchers at the remote Concordia station in Antarctica will see the sun for three months.

It's super squirrel! Fearless flying rodent does a superman impression as it takes to the skies

Liftoff: The squirrel takes off from a snowy branch in its hunt for food

This fearless red squirrel was caught showcasing its 'super powers' , jumping between in the treetops of a forest in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Cardinal reveals 'shock' at declining health of Pope Emeritus Benedict that has left him 'half his previous size'

This picture taken last week shows Pope emeritus Benedict, left, being welcomed by Pope Francis as he returns at the Vatican from the pontifical summer residence of Castel Gandolfo

A German cardinal who visited him said he was 'shocked' at how his state of health had deteriorated.

Benetton admits it made clothes in illegal Bangladesh factory that collapsed killing 900 workers

Benetton, Primark, Matalan and Mango all had connections to the unsafe eight-storey factory

Biagio Chiarolanza, chief executive of the label, said the company bought shirts from New Wave Style, which was based at the building in capital Dhaka that collapsed two weeks ago (pictured).

Terrorists kidnap son of former Pakistan prime minister in middle of campaign rally, killing one and wounding five

Ali Haider Gilani

A police official, Abdul Rehman, said gunmen stormed the rally in the town of Multan, opened fire and seized Ali Haider Gilani.

Isn't she supposed to be a communist? Mao Zedong's granddaughter appears at 242 on Chinese rich list with fortune of £525MILLION

Rich legacy: Kong Dongmei, right, granddaughter of the father of Communist China, Mao Zedong, is the 242nd richest person in China - a country with a population of nearly 1.4 billion

Kong Dongmei, 41, the granddaughter of Chairman Mao, is believed to have made part of her fortune selling publications about her famous grandfather.

India's missing children: Haunting portraits of 'disappeared' generation as government reveals child of FOUR has been raped

Seven-year-old Mansi poses with a photograph of her missing three-year-old sister Muskaan

Photographer Mansi Thapliyal met families of missing children in Delhi to highlight the issue facing the country. This year alone 725 children have disappeared in the city.

WORLD NEWS

 A man is seen perched at the window on an elevated floor moments before being overcome by fumes and falling out of a window        

I'm no Fergie fan. But he's proof that if you want to be the best, you have to breathe fire, writes ROY HATTERSLEY

A comparison with other men and women who have - for a time - been the undisputed stars of their vocation leads to the conclusion that Ferguson may well be the most successful professional person of our generation

Although it is easy to admire what Sir Alex Ferguson has achieved, I find it impossible to like him. That said, he made himself, through sheer bloodymindedness, talent and stamina, the most successful manager of all time.

Charles's medals, like the grille of a vintage Lagonda

The Duchess of Cornwall sparkled to the left of the Queen. A champagne-coloured fringe, gems or sequins spangling like gold in a bandit's gums

What a remarkable monarch HM is. But yesterday, if we are to be honest, the Queen also seemed a little slower on her pins, perhaps a touch stooped – and croaky, writes QUENTIN LETTS.

Worthy enough, but where's the Big Idea?

The Queen's Speech promises welcome moves to make it easier to deport people who have no right to be here

On the plus side, the legislative programme outlined yesterday at least tries to address deep-rooted social and economic problems that successive governments have ignored for too long.

What a handy place to rest a teacup, Prezza!

John Prescott

This is the third and final part of CRAIG BROWN'S political quiz, to tie in with the recent onslaught of new political biographies and memoirs. The correct answers are, I should assure you, all absolutely true.