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Two men 'hack soldier wearing Help for Heroes T-shirt to death with machetes in suspected terror attack in London street' before being shot by police

A serving soldier who was wearing a Help for Heroes t-shirt is believed to have been hacked to death with knives by two men who were later shot by police in Woolwich, south London.read


First picture: Hugging and smiling, the brother and sister 'murdered by their British father' in bitter custody battle with French mother

Mathew and Carla Stevenson were two of the most popular pupils at their primary school in rural France and renowned for being extremely close.read


Disqualified driver, 38, who mowed down a 'perfect couple' on their tandem bike had two children in his car as he fled police

Nicky Lovell, 38, was today jailed for ten years for causing the deaths of 'perfect couple' Ross Simon, 34, and wife Clare, 30, by dangerous driving in the crash at Hanham, near Bristol, on January 27 this year.read


Mark Bridger claims bone fragments found in fire were leftovers from chicken dinner NOT April Jones' skull

April's mother walked out of Mold Crown Court today as her daughter's alleged murderer told the jury he tried to give the five-year-old mouth to mouth after 'crushing' her with his Land Rover.read


Coroner criticises TV shows for 'making light of hoarding' after pensioner trapped by piles of rubbish dies during blaze

An inquest heard that hoarder Ann Bradshaw, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, might have survived the blaze had emergency services got to her sooner.read


Man charged with murder of four soldiers killed in IRA's 1982 Hyde Park bombing after being arrested stepping off plane from Ireland

John Anthony Downey, 61, of County Donegal, Ireland, is accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive.read


Kate's a sunny delight! Blossoming Duchess of Cambridge brightens up Buckingham Palace garden party in canary yellow coat

The sun may not have made it out in time for the annual Buckingham Palace garden party, but that didn't stop the Duchess of Cambridge debuting a beautiful summery look.read


Surgeons in Poland perform first life-saving full face transplant on man, 33, who lost his in an accident

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Doctors at the Oncology Center in Gliwice said the 27-hour operation was performed on May 15, just weeks after the accident. read


Ibragim Todashev: FBI agent fatally shoots suspect in Orlando 'who knew Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev'

The deceased is 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, FBI Special Agent Dave Couvertier confirmed to MailOnline. The shooting happened just after midnight Wednesday at Todashev's apartment complex near Universal studios.read


Nigel Farage refuses to kick out 'old-fashioned' UKIP members who say gay sex is 'disgusting'

UKIP leader accuses the government of 'picking a war with middle England' by legalising same-sex weddings, warning: 'Nobody knows where it will end up.'read


Orange hit me with a £163k bill and it took 7 months to stop them chasing it

Orange has now apologised for chasing the unlikely bill, but only after Alan Mazkouri fought for months to clear the debt, tonight’s BBC Watchdog programme will reveal.read


David McGreavy can be named for murdering three children in 1973

David McGreavy, now 62, was jailed for life in 1973 for the deaths of Paul Ralph, four, and his sisters Dawn, two, and nine-month-old Samantha in Worcester.read


Is this the first 3D-printed BULLET? YouTube video shows homemade ammunition fired

A YouTube video shows three different kinds of 3D printed bullets being fired at various targets using a Mossberg 590 shotgun. The plastic pellets are fitted into regular shotgun casing with lead shot added to give them weight.read


The gadget that lets you play with your pet (and send them barking mad) from anywhere in the world

The PetCube, developed by a Ukranian dog-owner, has a webcam and a low power laser in it it, and users can remotely control the laser and watch their pet's reaction.read


How singing a lot of songs doesn't make songbirds the cleverest in the flock

US researchers found that the best singers among a group of sparrows were the worst at food-finding puzzles.read


Dominique Venner: Outrage as Femen protestor mocks Notre Dame suicide by posing with gun in her mouth a DAY after right-wing historian killed himself on altar

The activist was arrested outside Notre Dame in Paris today after staging a protest against the 'fascist' beliefs of right-wing Dominique Venner, who shot himself inside the cathedral yesterday.read


The bride with 25,000 guests: Holding a sash, newlywed, 19, waits for relative to perform a 'Mitzvah dance' as she marries into Ultra Orthodox Jewish family

Jewish well-wishers from around the world attended the Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding to witness the marriage of the grandson and future leader of Hasidic dynasty head Belz Rebbe in Jerusalem, Israel, yesterday.read


Ten more years of Mugabe? President of Zimbabwe, 89, signs new constitution limiting power to two terms - unless you've been in office for 33 years

The law clips the powers of the president and imposes a two-term limit but it does not apply retroactively so Robert Mugabe could technically extend his three decades in office by another ten years.read


Third time's a charm: Angela Merkel named the most powerful woman in the world three years running

The Queen and JK Rowling are the only British women to appear in the top 100, in 40th and 93rd place respectively.read


Disgraced MP Eric Joyce is arrested AGAIN... this time for 'pushing police officer' at Edinburgh Airport

The MP allegedly became abusive when he was told he could not get back onto his plane to retrieve his mobile phone after leaving it behind.read


DVLA worker fired for using Facebook on his own phone during office hours

Managers took action even though there was no suggestion that the worker in Swansea, South Wales, had criticised his bosses or the agency.read


Taylor Swift 'lookalike' claims she has been beaten by bullies who envy her resemblance to star singer

Xenna Kristian, 18, from Shropshire, suffered bruising and a potentially broken jaw after allegedly being pulled from her chair and repeatedly kicked because she is the spitting image of the singer.read


Sir Alex Ferguson's £100,000-a-day deal to shake hands as Manchester United ambassador

Sir Alex, 71, is also receiving a £2million advance for his second autobiography which will be published in the weeks leading up to Christmas.read


Spending quality time with the family beats material possessions and holidays in new happiness poll

We are often fed the notion that wealth, career and possessions are the crucial ingredients of a happy life. But new research reveals that 95 per cent of parents think otherwise.read


Google boss Eric Schmidt misses his own Big Tent event where Ed Miliband attacks web giant's 'extraordinary' tax avoidance

The Labour leader criticised the 'extraordinary lengths' Google goes to in order to avoid paying tax in Britain but the company's executive chairman stayed away.read


High Court judge rules bipolar patient, 37, is capable of making the decision to have an abortion

Mr Justice Holman (pictured) heard at the Court of Protection that the 37-year-old married woman suffered from bipolar disorder.read


Sonali Mukherjee: Agony of acid attack victim forced to go on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire to pay for 27th operation

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Sonali Mukherjee, 28, who suffered 95 per cent burns to her face, won Rs 25 lakhs in December (pictured), which she used to pay for further reconstructive surgery.read


'Kate Middleton is just a bland Queen of WAGs': Joan Smith claims Duchess of Cambridge is 'no better than Cheryl Cole'

Republican Joan Smith, who has turned down an MBE, says that all Kate Middleton has done in life is graduate, get married and fall pregnant.read


Rise of the metrosexual leads to an increase in high-maintenance men

One in five women believes their man is 'high-maintenance' as researchers found the rise of the 'metrosexual' is leading to a wave of diva-like men in modern couples.read


30 is NOT the new 20: Top psychologist says 20-somethings are damaging future career and relationships by treating decade as 'downtime' before real life begins

Dr Meg Jay advises people to 'claim their twenties' by investing in who they want to be, expanding their inner circle and finding out what kind of person they want to marry sooner, rather than later.read


Nationwide says it is opening 1,000 current accounts a day as customers ditch banks

Nationwide said it opened over 365,000 new current accounts, with a record 123,000 customers switching their main account over the past year - up a whopping 58% on last year.read


Mr and Mrs Muscle! Engaged bodybuilders Don Akim, 43, and Rosanna Beckett, 33, from Loewstoft, Suffolk, win at Miami Pro World Champions held in St Albans

Don Akim, 43, and Rosanna Beckett, 33, from Loewstoft, Suffolk, won three trophies at the Miami Pro World Champions held in St Albans.read


Red wine helps you live longer and more energetic lives thanks to a 'miracle ingredient', claims study

Scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have tested the effects of reservatrol, an ingredient found in red wine, on worms. It was found to increase lifespan by 60% and a similar technique could work on humans, they believe.read


Terrible night's sleep? Blame your mobile phone: How exposure to artificial light 'fools' the brain into staying awake

A Harvard Medical School professor has warned that laptops, smartphones and tablet screens can cause sleeping problems. Poor sleep is associated with an increased risk of obesity, heart disease and depression.read


One in seven Italians in poverty as economy claims NINE MILLION victims, report claims

Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, according to national statistics institute ISTAT.read


Texas gang rape victim who was assaulted by 20 men when she was only 11 is now 7-months pregnant at age 14

The Texas girl, who was just 11 when she was raped by 20 men over a 3 month period in 2010 has revealed that she is now 7 months pregnant at age 14.read


At the third oak, the time will be... Carpenter carves functioning watches entirely from wood

Despite having no watchmaking training at all, Ukrainian Valerii Danevych has dedicated his life to crafting intricate timepieces which are accurate to within five minutes a day.read


Captain Calamity Francesco Schettino faces 20 years in jail as he WILL stand trial over Costa Concordia shipwreck

Francesco Schettino was commanding the giant cruise liner when it ran aground and sank off the island of Giglio in January last year, killing 32 people.read


Troops in the classroom as Britain's first military-style free school gets the go-ahead

Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced 102 new free schools to open in 2014, including The Phoenix School in Oldham launched by ex-soldiers and airmen.read


Dale Cregan pleads guilty to murders of father and son in gun and grenade attacks

Dale Cregan 'bizarrely' denied murdering father and son David and Mark Short but today pleaded guilty at the last minute at Preston Crown Court after the prosecution had delivered their closing speech.read


MPs start ANOTHER holiday which means the Commons has been shut for more than half of the year so far

Just two weeks since they returned for the Queen's Speech, MPs today begin another recess for Whitsun, enjoying more time off than schoolchildren.read


Ledonna and Steve Cobb: Mother pictured in iconic photo of Oklahoma tornado devastation describes how she 'held on for dear life' to stop Briarwood students from flying away

Ledonna Cobb was inside a classroom at Briarwood Elementary School when the EF-5 twister struck. She, her husband, Steve Cobb, and their daughter Jordan appear in a now-iconic picture of Monday's twister in Moore, Oklahoma.read


Two girls, 9, who were 'inseparable' best friends, found dead in devastated Oklahoma elementary school 'holding onto each other'

Best friends Antonia Lee Candelaria, right, and Emily Conatzer, left, were found hand-in-hand at Plaza Towers Elementary School - two of seven children who died there. The little girls were described as 'inseparable'.read


Oklahoma tornado: Harrowing moment lifeless body of a little girl is found buried in rubble

Minutes after the twister struck in Moore, David Canavesio, a videographer by trade, got out his camera phone to record the devastation.read


Oklahoma tornado 2013: The heartbreaking faces of the dead and the missing

Ten children aged between four months and nine years, and 14 adults aged between 29 and 65 have now been identified as the victims of Monday's terrifying tornado while the desperate search for those among the rubble wraps up.read


Oklahoma tornado was 600 TIMES more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb

Wind speed, air moisture, temperature and timing all came together to create the perfect storm, which left at least 24 dead, including nine children, and some 237 injured.read


Oklahoma tornado: Four-year-old girl and baby sister killed as mother tried to protect them

Four-year-old Karrina and seven-month-old Sydney Vargyas have been identified as two of the tornado's youngest victims. Their mother Laurinda, pictured with the children, fought to protect them in their family home while her husband, Phillip, was at work and their two older children were at school.read


Horrendous racist rant of middle-aged woman on bus caught on video

The 37-second clip was posted on YouTube and shows the mystery woman, who appears to be middle-aged and speaking with a northern accent, shouting angrily at the man.read


Russian fury over Eurovision ¿fix¿ after Azerbaijan refused to give it a SINGLE vote

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded answers from his Azerbaijani counterpart after the former Soviet republic gave singer Dina Garipova 'nul points'.read


Lindsay Sandiford: Judges express 'great sympathy' with British grandmother facing death sentence

The Court of Appeal in London rejected Lindsay Sandiford's (pictured inside a Bali jail) appeal against the UK Government's decision not to pay for her lawyer as she fights against her death sentence.read


French newspaper Liberation publishes in English amid growing row over using language in the classroom

The French daily Liberation made the editorial decision to print its front page in English in support of a growing campaign to allow its use in the classroom.read


One in ten British households are now virtual millionaires: London property boom and stock market surge drive up value of assets

Soaring house prices in London, rising share prices and brimming pension pots mean that more people than ever are sitting on huge nest eggs totalling £5.5trillion in Britain.read


Woman, 31, died after being left with unqualified healthcare worker who mixed up blood samples and scribbled medical records on plastic surgical gloves

Michelle Jannetta, from Milton Keynes, died at Milton Keynes Hospital after taking an overdose of painkillers. An inquest heard that staff continued to think she was faking her illness even when she was in a coma.read


Star-gazing grandfather, 64, is banned from using telescope on his balcony by landlord 'in case he is a peeping tom'

Peter Norman, who has suffered a number of cardiac arrests, ditched his hectic life and settled in Swansea Marina with wife Kay to explore his astronomy passion.read


Ahmed Angel: Is this the most handsome man on the planet? He certainly thinks so

With his gelled hair, piercing blue eyes and expert Photoshopping skills, 18-year-old Ahmed Angel has been gathering followers at a phenomenal rate.read


Sweden riots: Stockholm burns as rioters battle police after three days of violence in immigrant 'ghetto'

Hundreds of youths attacked police and emergency services last night as rioters in the Swedish capital set fire to two schools, torched dozens of cars and burned down a cultural centre.read


Jimmy Tarbuck 'faces second claim of sexual assault': Police confirm allegation reported by man, 32

The alleged male victim, who is now 32, has accused the 73-year-old of abusing him, according to The Sun. Tarbuck was arrested in April over claims he sexually abused a young boy in the 1970s.read


Bank still split on the need for more QE as poor retail sales show UK economy is not out of the woods

Just as in the three previous months, only Bank governor Sir Mervyn King and two other members of the monetary policy committee voted for a £25billion increase to quantitative easing in May.read


Lawyer tracks down his stolen iPad using special app after police refused to investigate

Dean Parnell, 45, from Birmingham, traced his missing iPad to a house but when he handed the evidence to police they told him no officers were available to help retrieve the stolen gadget.read


Joy for Ellie, 11, given the all-clear after two year cancer battle and taking nearly 50 different tablets to overcome the side-effects of chemo

Ellie Thompson, from Sheffield, battled leukaemia for more than two years. She had to take so many medications that her family had to use a whiteboard to keep track of the doses.read


The average British barbecue contains TWICE as many germs as a toilet seat

Research carried out for the cleaning brand Jeyes found that the typical outdoor grill contains 1.7 million microbes per 100cm sq - over 120 per cent more than the average toilet seat. This image highlights the most germ-ridden areas of the typical garden, with red zones harbouring the most microbes.read


Oldest climbers in the world do battle to get to the top of Everest as Japanese man, 80, vies with Nepalese man, 81

Juichiro Miura (pictured) plans to reach the summit of the planet's tallest peak by Thursday but his old rival Min Bahadur Sherchan is following fast at his heels.read


Teenage apprentice who was target of warehouse forklift pranks died after being accidentally crushed into wall

Niall Page, 17, would be illicitly raised up whilst stood on wooden pallets. The Salford resident later died when he was crushed against a wall.read


How teens are shunning Facebook in favor of Twitter and Tumblr to avoid peers' oversharing and prying parents' profiles

Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too much sharing of teenage angst and inane details like what a friend ate for dinner.read


Husband jailed for LOOTING his own wedding venue... and his heavily pregnant bride is standing by him

Bridie Sparks, 24, had just wed Christopher Richards, 25, when he and three friends went back to the Bacup Hub club in Bacup, Lancashire, and stole thousands of pounds worth of alcohol and computers.read


Out-of-hours doctor 'put baby at risk' after working back-to-back shifts for 24 days straight

German Dr Volker Bornmann is alleged to have put in the hours at different organisations and continued to work excessively despite being warned about the risks. He was reported to Hampshire NHS Primary Care Trust.read


Sneaky fees cards abroad will cost British holidaymakers millions summer

A quarter of adults leaving British shores this summer told a uSwitch.com survey that they will be using their credit card for purchases, with the same amount saying they will use their debit card.read


Osborne warned austerity is a drag on growth as IMF calls for more spending and tax cuts to bolster recovery

The International Monetary Fund stepped back from calling for deficit reduction to be slowed but said increased property taxes and VAT could fund projects to stimulate growth.read


Plenty Of Fish: Canadian founder Markus Frind removes 'intimate encounters' from dating website to stop 'sleazy' men harassing women for sex

PlentyofFish.com boss Markus Frind messaged users, outlining that the measures are being imposed in order for the service to focus on 'meaningful relationships'.read


Depressed Chinese man bungles two suicide attempts then vows to get a job

Graduate Awang Yao, 21, was rushed to hospital (main picture) in China after twice failing to commit suicide (inset) in Changsha when his family ordered him to find work.read


Mark Carney: New bank chief warns of a 'decade of stagnation' unless European leaders make 'substantial and significant' reforms

Mark Carney (pictured) made no specific reference to the UK in his last scheduled speech before he takes up the post in July, but his comments will be scoured for clues to his plans for reviving the economy.read


One in eight newlyweds are over £3000 in debt as the average cost of a wedding reaches £18,244

It is meant to be one of the most special days of your life, but many hoping to tie the knot are finding that the cost of getting married casts a shadow over their joyous nuptials.read


Is the 'hairy skyscraper' the future of cities? Radical eco-design covered in energy generating fibres revealed

Swedish designers hope to built the experimental building in the centre of Stockholm, and cover it is 'straws' which turn movement by the wind into energy.read


Babies who breathe second-hand smoke are more likely to be aggressive adults

New research from the University of Montreal claims even temporary exposure to passive smoke can cause lasting damage to the brains of children under 10.read


Kyle Allan, 8, killed bike crash with crane 'in front of brother' in Aberdeen

Kyle Allan's mother today said he died while playing hide and seek in Aberdeen with his brother, Ryan, and a friend.read


Bin Laden death photos will NOT be released as U.S. court rules they must stay classified

The unanimous ruling by three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a request for the images by a conservative nonprofit watchdog group.read


Rugby fan, 34, died in river during all-day drinking session after winning £250 free bar package for Six Nations match at Millennium Stadium

Ben Thompson, 34, tumbled into the water as he tried to walk back to his hotel after drinking in an executive hospitality box.read


Mills and Boon writer inspires German tourists to visit Devon and Cornwall where her romantic tales were set

Rosamunde Pilcher, who is now 88, set many of her romance tales in the South West region which have been transformed into long-running television adaptations in Germany with German actors.read


Women who drink organic milk in pregnancy could be harming their baby's IQ

Children born to women who are deficient in iodine, which is found in non-organic milk, but less so in organic milk, are 60 per cent more likely to have low IQ scores, researchers from Bristol and Surrey Universities claim.read


Cruel friends killed sheep with hammer then butchered it in field so they could have a free roast dinner

Matthew Davidson, 28, and Kevin Sherratt, 33, stole the mutilated remains and paraded the animal's head around after beating it to death in a field in Macclesfield, Cheshire.read


Strike a pose: World's rarest animals are caught on hidden camera exploring their habitats

The giant panda, red panda, Tibetan stump-tailed macaque, takin and leopard are all regarded as endangered by the WWF.read


Boruch Spiegel: 'Reluctant hero' of Warsaw Ghetto uprising dies at 93

Boruch Spiegel is believed to have given the signal to launch the largest Jewish revolt of the Second World War as a young man in the Warsaw Ghetto.read


Beautiful pictures of a very foggy Chicago as it gets blanketed by the morning mist

Shot from the 69th floor of the iconic John Hancock Center the spectacular snaps capture the rare sight of early morning fog rolling in from Lake Michigan shrouding the Windy City. Photographer John Harrison, 60, captured the breathtaking scenes from his home office in the 98-floor skyscraper which he calls his 'room with a view'.read


Mac on... The crisis in A&E departments

'To be honest, doctor, I've queued for four hours to talk about my stress, not yours'read


Brood II is HERE: The moment cicadas burst into life from underground in Virginia yards after 17 years

The cicadas invasion of the East Coast has begun, with the insects spotted everywhere from Virginia to Massachusetts.read


Team set to solve Mount Everest's pollution problem for good

The problem escalated to the point where the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayas was under threat. But after three years of hard graft in life-threatening conditions, a pioneering to team of clean up experts believe they are about to solve the mountain's pollution problem for good.read


Three couples married on same day in St John's Church, Flookburgh, Cumbria, celebrate golden wedding anniversaries

Norman and Mary Dickinson, Harry and Jean Winstanley, and Alan and Anne Akrigg were all married at St John's Church in Flookburgh on the same day 50 years ago in 1963.read


Pedestrian killed and two bank customers injured after car ploughs through Australian shopping centre wall

The 72-year-old pedestrian was walking through the car park when he was hit by the out-of-control Mercedes sedan that then became embedded in the ANZ branch in Adelaide.read


Open wide! Fearless diver pictured feeding fish to world's most dangerous shark

Freediver Carlos Estrabeau not only swam alongside bull sharks without a cage, he even coaxed them to open their mouths so he could feed them fish. read


Now that's a mobile home! Chinese man carries his portable house on his back wherever he goes

Liu Lingchao, from Liuzhou in China's Guangxi Province, says his unconventional living arrangement makes him 'feel free'.read


The faces hidden in Google Earth: System set to scan the globe for human-looking features around the globe

German researchers have developed a computer system that scans Google Earth satellite images looking for faces. The scanner searches the entire world, switches to the next zoom level and starts again, taking snapshots and co-ordinates of all the 'faces' it finds.read


Save Haven For Donkeys: Donkey covered in third-degree burns after boy doused it in petrol and set it alight

Fur on his back and abdomen was almost totally burned off in the attack in Immaten, Palestine, but Burnie has been nursed back to health by charity Safe Haven For Donkeys In The Holy Land.read