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
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
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
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
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
John Anthony Downey, 61, of County Donegal, Ireland, is accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive.read
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
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
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
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 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, 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
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 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
US researchers found that the best singers among a group of sparrows were the worst at food-finding puzzles.read
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
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
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
The Queen and JK Rowling are the only British women to appear in the top 100, in 40th and 93rd place respectively.read
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
Managers took action even though there was no suggestion that the worker in Swansea, South Wales, had criticised his bosses or the agency.read
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, 71, is also receiving a £2million advance for his second autobiography which will be published in the weeks leading up to Christmas.read
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
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
Mr Justice Holman (pictured) heard at the Court of Protection that the 37-year-old married woman suffered from bipolar disorder.read
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
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
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
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 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
Don Akim, 43, and Rosanna Beckett, 33, from Loewstoft, Suffolk, won three trophies at the Miami Pro World Champions held in St Albans.read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 '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
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 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
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
Minutes after the twister struck in Moore, David Canavesio, a videographer by trade, got out his camera phone to record the devastation.read
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
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
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
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
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded answers from his Azerbaijani counterpart after the former Soviet republic gave singer Dina Garipova 'nul points'.read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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
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's mother today said he died while playing hide and seek in Aberdeen with his brother, Ryan, and a friend.read
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
Ben Thompson, 34, tumbled into the water as he tried to walk back to his hotel after drinking in an executive hospitality box.read
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
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
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
The giant panda, red panda, Tibetan stump-tailed macaque, takin and leopard are all regarded as endangered by the WWF.read
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
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
'To be honest, doctor, I've queued for four hours to talk about my stress, not yours'read
The cicadas invasion of the East Coast has begun, with the insects spotted everywhere from Virginia to Massachusetts.read
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
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
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
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
Liu Lingchao, from Liuzhou in China's Guangxi Province, says his unconventional living arrangement makes him 'feel free'.read
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
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