Wish you were here? Cameron sparks row by 'swanning off' on holiday to Ibiza with his family just days after 'terror attack' and Tory backbencher says he has '12 months to turn it around'

Cameron on holiday

Critics are outraged the Prime Minister has taken a 'few days break' over the Bank Holiday with his family, while Britain is facing its biggest terror crisis since the 7/7 bombings. Mr Cameron went on a mid-morning flight yesterday with his wife Samantha and their children Nancy, Elwen and Florence. But Downing Street hit back at the criticism and said he 'remains in charge'. It came as Tory backbencher David Ruffley today warned that the Prime Minister may only have a year to save his job. The MP for Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk said the Prime Minister has to win the argument on the EU in the coming year or UKIP will split the Tory vote at the European Elections in 12 months.

Pictured: Man in his 20s is stabbed just 300m from the spot where soldier Lee Rigby was murdered

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Holding a blood-stained shirt and being treated at the scene, this is the man in his mid-20s who is believed to have been stabbed in Woolwich this afternoon. Police were at the scene in south-east London where thousands of people had gathered to pay their respects and leave floral tributes to Drummer Lee Rigby. Scotland Yard said this latest violent assault is not linked to the terror attack last Wednesday.

Controversy in Cannes as top honour awarded to film with lesbian sex scenes 'that leave nothing to the imagination'

Steamy: The prestigious award was given to steamy three hour lesbian movie Blue Is The Warmest Colour

Bombshell in Cannes as the jury led by Steven Spielberg and Nicole Kidman awarded the festival's top honour to a movie that features realistic lesbian sex.

Pakistani lesbians become the first Muslim gay couple to marry in the UK and claim asylum immediately afterwards because their lives are in danger at home

Defiance: Muslim Lesbians Rehana Kausar (left), 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, from Pakistan, married in Leeds earlier this month, despite death threats

Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, made history when they tied the knot in a register office civil ceremony.

Afghan interpreters fear they are being abandoned by Britain and left at the mercy of the vengeful Taliban

The note was handed to Wahid's seven-year-old daughter by a stranger on a motorbike. Also pictured are his wife, seven year old daughter (wearing yellow), five-year-old son (wearing blue) and three-year-old son (being held)

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: Hundreds, who say their lives and those of their families have been directly threatened because of their work with UK forces, believe they have been betrayed by the offer last week.

Pensioner mauled to death while he cooked roast lamb as two neighbours are arrested on suspicion of manslaughter

Police at the scene removing the dog, that was shot dead by armed police, from the house in Clubmoor

Cliff Clarke, of Liverpool, had slightly burnt the lamb shank he had cooked so he opened his back door. But the smell of the food attracted two large dogs.

United in grief: Distraught family and widow of murdered soldier Lee Rigby visit street where he died one day after his new fiancée flew home from Afghanistan to pay her own personal tribute

Rigby family

Pain etched on their faces, the family of murdered British soldier Lee Rigby today paid an emotional visit to the scene where he was hacked to death. Drummer Rigby's mother Lyn (far right, main image), stepfather Ian (centre) and estranged wife Rebecca (right picture) looked at the thousands of tributes in Woolwich, south-east London.

Missing swimmer rescued from North Sea charity race after half of 200 participants got into difficulties in freezing waters

Incident: Two swimmers are said to be missing after taking part in a charity swim off the Suffolk coast, which involved swimming around Southwold Pier (pictured)

More than 130 swimmers struggled during the event at Southwold, Suffolk, with dozens needing to plucked from the sea by the coastguard.

Scandal of the 100 patients a day waiting an hour or more in ambulances outside hospitals because A&E wards are too busy

Queues: Problems in A&E are causing ambulance 'jams' outside with some patients waiting over an hour to be moved into hospital

Nurses and doctors are so busy that at one overrun hospital, they set up a disaster-style major incident tent to treat emergencies.

Motorist killed after driving wrong way up motorway and smashing into four cars was NAKED

Wrong way: The woman drove north on the southbound carriage of the M5 near Weston-super-Mare (file photo)

The unnamed woman, believed to be in her late 20s or early 30s, had been driving naked, rescuers said today. She died after her blue Ford Ka collided with four vehicles on the M5 near Weston-super-Mare.

Oldest person to scale Mount Everest says climb will be his last despite rival, 81, bidding to break his record

Yuichiro Miura, 80, from Japan, said: 'I think three times is enough.'

Yuichiro Miura, 80, from Japan, said: 'I think three times is enough.' His rival, Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is at base camp and will break the record if he reaches the peak.

Pictured in the crowd which called for the beheading of British soldiers: Newly unearthed photo of terror suspect Adebolajo with banned extremist group

Pictured: A young man identified as Michael Adebolajo speaks at a rally of Muslims Against Crusaders in 2007, a group who had openly called for the beheading of British soldiers

This new picture shows the radical, now 28, at a Muslims Against Crusaders rally, six years before he and Michael Adebowale, 22, allegedly hacked Drummer Lee Rigby to death. Dressed in white robes, pointing to the sky and yelling aggressively, he joined dozens who protested outside Paddington Green police station in West London in 2007 after a Muslim extremist was arrested. The now-banned group became famous after members set fire to poppies on Remembrance Day in 2010, and chanted 'British soldiers burn in hell'. This new picture, which is almost certainly Adebolajo, raises further questions about how much the authorities knew about him.

Man, 22, is fourth person arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder over Woolwich attack

Ministry of Defence undated handout photo of Drummer Lee Rigby, 25,

Counter-terrorism officers supported by armed police swooped on an address in Highbury Grove, north London, Scotland Yard said.

Thousands in Britain may be on the path to 'violent extremism', Home Secretary warns, as she slams the BBC for giving airtime to 'disgusting' hate preacher Anjem Choudary

Warning: Theresa May said today that 'potentially' thousands could be on the pat the violent extremism

Theresa May gave the warning as she confirmed a fresh crackdown on radical and hate-preaching groups who are a potential threat to national security.

EXCLUSIVE: 'I will gag the hate clerics': Cameron to launch new terror task force to bring an end to religious extremism

Cameron is fighting back against radical clerics like Bakri

David Cameron is planning new powers to muzzle Islamic hate preachers accused of provoking terrorist outrages such as the killing of soldier Lee Rigby.

Murdered Drummer Rigby to be given the same tribute as soldiers who die in action

National Memorial Arboretum

Defence secretary Philip Hammond and military chiefs have decided that Lee Rigby should be remembered on the roll of honour at the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield, Staffordshire.

Pictured in the dock on terror charges: Woolwich suspect was held in Kenya and deported HERE

Exclusive: Michael Adebolajo in a Kenyan court in 2010 with five other men after he attempted to cross the border

Michael Adebolajo (circled) was arrested with five others in November 2010. All were said to have been heading for neighbouring Somalia, where they had been recruited by Al-Shabaab. Not long after it is alleged that MI5 targeted him as a potential informant. he refused and claimed he was being harassed by them.

'Michael is a hero. He didn't flee..': Hate preacher's rant that will fuel Prime Minster's crackdown on extremist teachings

Muslim cleric Omar Bakri has been banned for the UK

Islamist cleric Omar Bakri, who has been banned from the UK, described Woolwich terrorist Michael Adebolajo as a ‘hero’ from exile in Lebanon.

Portrait of terror suspect on anniversary of 9/11: Woolwich 'soldier-killer' pictured on march 'defending' mosque

History: Michael Adebolajo (centre in black) was part of the crowd who gathered to defend a mosque in Harrow on the anniversary of 9/11, in 2009

Standing at the centre of a crowd, wearing a skull-cap and holding a mobile phone, this is Michael Adebolajo on the anniversary of 9/11 in 2009.

The carpet of flowers for Drummer Rigby: Thousands leave floral tributes in the street where the soldier was hacked to death

Sea of flowers: Tributes pour in for Drummer Lee Rigby who was killed on Wednesday

The street in Woolwich, south east London, where Lee Rigby, 25, was killed has been carpeted in flowers as members of the public joined his family, friends and comrades in paying tribute. Flowers, balloons and flags have also been tied to the railings around Woolwich Barracks, just 200 yards from where the Drummer, of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, died.

Suspected terrorist who tried to kill a French soldier in copycat attack was 'caught on security camera footage removing his robes'

Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris

In an apparent copycat of an ambush in London in which a British serviceman was murdered, the 6ft 2ins attacker struck in front of dozens of passers-by on Saturday evening.

'I watched a man stabbed in a London street - and felt nothing'

Past experience: Maajid Nawaz, who now works against Islamist extremism, spent 13 years inside Hizb ut-Tahrir, the global Islamist organisation that banned terrorist group al-Muhajiroun

Although Maajid Nawaz, pictured, now works against extremist groups he says he was once like Woolwich murder suspects Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.

Friend who claimed Woolwich suspect was 'offered MI5 job' is linked to banned Islamist group

Abu Nusaybah told BBC's Newsnight that MI5 had been trying to recruit Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo

Abu Nusaybah sensationally claimed that MI5 had tried to recruit suspect Michael Adebolajo, but we can reveal he's an ex member of Al-Muhajiroun, the group banned in 2005.

Honour Lee on Forces Day: Labour MP calls on servicemen to publicly wear uniforms on June 29 in 'moment of defiance against our aggressors'

Honour: Shadow Defence Minister Jim Murphy has called on the nation to mark Armed Forces Day

The country reacted with collective revulsion at the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich. A hero whose life was stolen, writes Shadow Defence Secretary JIM MURPHY.

Busted! Drug smuggler caught after he spelled his nickname in cocaine while posing for mobile phone photograph

Wayne Braund

Wayne Braund (top and bottom right), 31, was snorting the drug with friends when he used his bank card to line up the white powder to say 'Braundy' for the camera, in a picture found by officers investigating a crime gang. The 10-man team operating out of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, had imported £4.5million worth of ecstasy, amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis into Britain disguised as tinned fruit and tomatoes. Other pictures showed lines of cocaine next to a rolled-up 500 note (bottom left) and bags of ecstasy (top left).

Two men charged with 'endangering an aircraft' after passenger jet from Pakistan was escorted by RAF Typhoon into London

Two men will appear in court charged with endangering an aircraft after a passenger jet was diverted mid-flight

The men, British nationals aged 30 and 41 and who have not been named, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Laughing all the way to the bank: The comics who are earning a fortune and even overtaking Premier League footballers

Peter Kay tops the list of the highest earning comedy stars, pocketing £32.8million in the past two years ¿ the equivalent of around £45,000 a day

Publicly available accounts have revealed Britain's funny men - and women - are out earning some of the most high profile football stars.

Google Glass 'eye wear' is 'potentially dangerous' as it may stop users from seeing something 'utterly obvious'

The revolutionary 'wearable computer' Google Glass could disrupt crucial cognitive capacity, two leading experts have warned

The revolutionary 'wearable computer' could disrupt crucial cognitive capacity, leading professors have warned.

Roman Polanski sparks controversy after complaining that birth control pills are making women masculine and calling gender equality 'idiotic'

Controversial remarks: Director Roman Polanski, 79, has lamented that the birth control pill has had a 'masculinizing' effect on women

The 79-year-old filmmaker, famously convicted of having sex with a minor, made the comments at the Cannes Film Festival where he was presenting Venus in Fur, which focuses on the subject of gender.

Was it suicide? Mystery over death of zoo worker killed by tiger in wildlife park enclosure as her colleagues say she had no reason to be in the animal pen

Sarah McClay, 24, was attacked by a Sumatran tiger at the park in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, on Friday afternoon after she went into its enclosure

Sarah McClay, 24, was attacked by a Sumatran tiger at the park in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, on Friday afternoon after she went into its enclosure. Bosses at the park say she had no reason to be in the area. Police say the enclosure had several compartments which were connected by lockable doors.

Mother and two daughters dumped in Nile were 'murdered in honour killings by 10 male relatives who believed they were having affairs'

Esna

NEW Three women were allegedly killed by ten of their male relatives in a town near Luxor, southern Egypt (pictured). The 'honour killing' allegedly took place because the women were believed to be having affairs.

Is your town posh enough for a Champagne Sainsbury's? Supermarket giant chooses just 53 of 1,000 stores to sell upmarket fizz

drinking champagne

Affluent neighbourhoods will now be getting deluxe Sainsbury's stores that sell champagne and luxurious spirits such as £120 bottles of Glenmorangie.

Baa, baa robot! Drone controlled by computer will be able to track and round up sheep and cows

Drone pack horse: One of the experimental robots developed by the U.S. Department of Defence. It can carry 400 pounds,walk on ice, and navigate streams and ditches

The drone, developed by Marc-Alexandre Favier at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, uses cameras and image recognition software to find and round up sheep and cows even in remote areas.

Driver escapes unhurt after 'dashboard caught fire' and her 4x4 Land Rover burst into flames in remote Welsh beauty spot

Pictured: The destroyed Land Rover Discovery after the blaze had been put out by firefighters

NEW According to eye witnesses who helped the unnamed driver, smoke started coming out from the vehicle's dashboard, while travelling on the A4059.

A living room IN a forest, jaw-dropping views and heated infinity pools. . . architects reveal the most beautiful homes of last year

best homes

The American Institute of Architects announced the winners of the 2013 AIA/HUD Secretary Housing Award with the top prize going to a contemporary-styled home in Orca Islands, Washington State that even features a living room inside a forest. The two other top contenders also made the most of their natural surroundings in California and Colorado and both have pools that can be used year-round.

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Make the most of it! Forecasters warn our 20C mini heatwave won't last. . . and the frosty weather will set in as early as tonight

Despite the recent wet weather the sunshine finally brought out the amazing blooms this weekend

Britain's unpredictable weather is set to continue this Bank Holiday as parts of the country bask in glorious sunshine today before temperatures plummet to near freezing in places overnight. While temperatures could hit 20C (68F) in London and south-east England throughout the day, the mercury could fall to 1C (33.8F) in some rural areas in the south tonight, forecasters said.

Crimewatch creator Nick Ross defends himself after backlash against his view that 'not all rape is rape'

Nick Ross wrote in his new book that 'not all rape is rape' and said that some situations are more complicated

The former Crimewatch presenter made the comments in his new book, Crime, serialised in the Mail on Sunday, in which he claimed half of all women who have had penetrative sex unwillingly do not think they were raped.

Remove children from criminal families at birth to save them from crime, says top judge

Concerns: Judge Alan Goldsack claimed the children of hardened criminals should be adopted at birth

Alan Goldsack QC said action was needed because it was 'frightening' he is now seeing the grandchildren of criminals he prosecuted or defended 40 years ago.

Coastguards release images of dramatic moment yachtsman was saved after fellow sailor calls a builders' merchant because he couldn't understand French coastguard

Winched to safety: The yachtsman is now being treated for hypothermia in hospital

The Ilfracombe man was swept into the sea off Ushant, north west France, on Thursday afternoon. Images released by the coastguard today show him being lowered to safety and carried in a stretcher.

Revealed: The EU's great green U-turn: on policy that is sending energy bills soaring across the continent

A fracking facility in Preston, Lancashire. The EU is now urging its members to adopt the technology in order to tap supplies of cheap natural gas

In ten days' time MPs will vote on a new carbon cap that will cost you millions, but now the EU is now urging members to begin 'fracking' for cheap natural gas from shale.

'We've got your back': Obama vows to help tornado-stricken Oklahoma rebuild as he tours flattened suburb of Moore

Support: US President Barack Obama is greeted as he tours a tornado affected area on May 26, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma

Obama thanked first responders in front of the flattened Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed when the monstrous EF5 tornado that barreled through last Monday afternoon. He also visited with families who lost everything in the storm that destroyed 1,200 homes and damaged 12,000.

Madeleine McCann mystery of ex-soldier and his camper van: Police contacted Army for information days before confirming they had identified new 'persons of interest'

Madeline McCann

Officers contacted the Army about former Guardsman Peter Verran. Sources close to the McCanns say the family also want to speak to him.

Creator of hit TV show The Wire claims moves to legalise cannabis in the US will only help 'white middle-class kids'

Drugs debate: Producer David Simon at the premiere of HBO's The Wire in 2006 in New York City. The thought-provoking series went on to be a massive hit

Former Baltimore crime reporter David Simon, whose bleak portrait of his drug-ravaged home city has been hailed as the greatest television drama of all time, said he wanted the drugs debate re-framed.

Is it time to start polishing your crown, Harry? Experts say prince's hair is thinning

Harry

He might enjoy teasing his brother about his rapidly receding hair but it seems Prince Harry (pictured) will soon go the same way. Experts say he is thinning from the crown of his head, because he has a form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone which reduces head hair and promotes body hair growth. Male baldness runs in the Royal family, with Princes Philip, Charles, Edward and William all suffering considerable hair loss.

Why I think we're wasting billions on global warming, by top British climate scientist

Futile: Subsidising windfarms, like Whitelee on the outskirts of Glasgow is a pointless policy, argues Professor Allen

Measures like Subsidising windfarms in Scotland, carbon taxes and Byzantine carbon trading systems are a waste of time and money argues PROFESSOR MYLES ALLEN.

Space ships, drugs everywhere, and Freddie Mercury trying it on with Bono: The Live Aid story you've never heard before

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Freddie Mercury and Queen unashamedly stole the show at Wembley

Enormous egos, impossible demands, and backstage booze and drugs for the stars. The inside story of how Live Aid took charity global in the decade of greed.

Discriminate! Discriminate! Doctor Who branded 'thunderingly racist' by academics - because he conquers Daleks rather than slavery... and he even likes cricket!

David Tennant's Doctor Who with Freema Agyeman as his first black companion, Martha Jones

Doctor Who (pictured with first black sidekick Martha Jones) has been branded a racist whose attitudes 'subjugate people of colour' in a book, Doctor Who And Race.

I was sexually abused by boys at the age of nine (...try blaming the internet for THAT)

Online unknown: Concerned parents and teachers say access to explicit images on the internet is sexualising children at a young age

Young girls have been vulnerable to assault for decades because of poor sex education, writes LIZ JONES.

Beating his own odds! Maths genius who predicted he had just a one in 285,000 chance of finding love is now getting MARRIED

Lovestruck: Peter Backus found his other half just two years after figuring out he only had a 1 in 285,000 chance of doing so

Peter Backus figured out that there were only 26 women in the UK that were appropriate for him to be with. But, despite the odds, the mathematician is marrying Londoner Rose this weekend.

Miaowch! The moment Princess the cat is pulled from the engine of a car after being stuck for TWO WEEKS

Bedraggled Princess was whizzed around for hundreds of miles in her owner's BMW before she was discovered.

Princess was unwittingly driven around for hundreds of miles while trapped in her owner's BMW before she was discovered. It was only after the pet clawed her way through a coolant hose - triggering a warning light - that owner Julie Tansley, 40, of Nottingham, realised where she had been.

Woman arrested and charged with indecent exposure for wearing thong bikini

Tiara Monique Garness, 22, was arrested on Friday for refusing to cover up her thong swimsuit at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina

A 22-year-old woman was arrested for indecent exposure in North Carolina early on Friday morning after officers repeatedly told her to cover up.

Almost empty after a year... The Shard turns into the tallest white elephant in the world

Dim prospects: Lights blaze out from the viewing gallery but almost all the rest of the Shard lies in darkness as evening falls last week - in stark contrast to surrounding businesses

As our picture shows, London's 72-storey skyscraper is largely dark in the early evening, while the surrounding buildings are bright with office lights.

Six arrested after police raid live sex show staged inside a high street cinema

Side job: Police say Anael Ibeanez, 36, a janitor hired to clean a Utah movie theater, used Craigslist ads to recruit people to engage in sex acts during a live performance

Utah police say Anael Ibeanez (pictured), 36, a caretaker hired to clean the movie theater, organised the show and planned to charge $35-$75 for admission.

Outrage after new crime tsar spends £17,000 of taxpayer cash decorating his office

Outrage: Nick Alston has sparked fury after spending £17,000 on his office

Essex commissioner Nick Alston used taxpayers’ money to spruce up his office after being elected as the Conservative candidate last November. The bill included more than £10,000 on ‘wall coverings’.

British father-of-two snaps up entire abandoned Spanish village for just £39,000

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Neil Christie, 61, from Carlisle, and his wife Rosa are just one of many British couples taking advantage of the Spanish economic crisis to buy properties at a fraction of UK prices. Their four-property hamlet in rural north west Spain cost a fifth of the price of the average semi-detached house in Britain. Although all the houses need serious renovation, Mr Christie expects to have spent no more than £140,000 on the village in total when it is finished.

Fury as Tories look to limit the number of times you can see your GP each year

Documents examining health reforms ask Tory activists if they agree or disagree with an annual cap on the number of appointments patients can book

Documents examining health reforms ask Tory activists if they agree or disagree with an annual cap on the number of appointments patients can book.

Security chiefs launch urgent probe into plastic guns you can make at home on 3-D printers after MoS expose

Reporter Simon Murphy was able to carry the 3D gun on the Eurostar to Paris

Following an exposé by The Mail on Sunday (pictured), British Transport Police detectives will be launching an urgent inquiry into the threat posed by plastic guns produced on 3D printers.

Pictured: The moment a woman gave birth on a pavement OUTSIDE the hospital

Amy Beth Cavaretta

Amy Beth Cavaretta was en route to a Boca Raton, Florida hospital for the birth of her second child, but 'Sienna' just couldn't wait very long. The amazing photos that show Cavaretta using a wheelchair to steady herself outside the hospital as she gave birth were captured by photographer Emily Robinson who shared the story on her personal blog.

Now UKIP leader Nigel Farage sets his sights on working-class Labour voters

Drive: UKIP leader Nigel Farageis mounting a drive to recruit UKIP supporters from 'white, working-class' Labour voters who feel abandoned by Ed Miliband's party

Nigel Farage, pictured, is mounting a drive to recruit UKIP supporters from 'white, working-class' Labour voters who feel abandoned by Ed Miliband's party.

Music teacher baronet jailed after ten-year-old pupil he abused breaks 30-year silence

Sir Newson-Smith has been jailed for sexual abuse

Sir Peter Newson-Smith was found guilty of two charges of indecent assault while head of music at a prestigious boarding school, Clayesmore Prep, in Dorset.

Cameron vetoed my peerage because I opposed foxhunting, claims Ann Widdecombe

Ann Widdecombe

In a new book, serialised in The Mail on Sunday, Ann Widdecombe says she 'had a strong probability' of joining the House of Lords but Mr Cameron was determined to stop it.

Key witness in bizarre trial of Alexander Lebedev backs media tycoon as the 'victim' goes missing AGAIN

Screen clash: Russian banker and media magnate Alexander Lebedev (pictured) faces up to five years in jail after he hit Sergei Polonsky

Russian media tycoon Alexander Lebedev could be sentenced to up to five years imprisonment for 'politically motivated hooliganism' after punching businessman Sergei Polonsky on TV.

It's ruff at sea: Celebrity life-dog Whizz back in the water with bespoke wet shoe after severely injuring his foot on glass

life dog

Whizz the Newfoundland hero, who is 13 stone and 6ft tall, can save up to a dozen people at a time on rescue missions in Clapton-in-Gordano, Somerset. The pooch has webbed paws that help him glide through the waves in emergency situations - but a severe gash from glass forced him out of action. But a Canadian company which designs state-of-the-art wetsuits had a specially-made glove flown in to help Whizz carry on his life-saving duties. Whizz is pictured (left) with his handler Ellie Bedford (far left), 17, of Swindon, Wiltshire.

Why developing MORE brain cells can means we forget the early days of our childhood

Scientists believe that he rapid growth of cells in the brain's memory hub in the first years of life means that key connections between existing cells are broken

Scientists from the University of Toronto, believe they have worked out why the phenomenon, christened infantile amnesia by Sigmund Freud, exists, and why we'll never get those memories back.

No wonder they think they are born to lead the country: Eton schoolboys told to imagine themselves as future prime minister

Fostering ambition: The 2011 exam paper asked 12-year-old boys to draft the speech they would deliver to the nation following a violent protest

A question on a King's Scholarship exam paper from the Berkshire school asked 12-year-old boys to draft the speech they would deliver to the country in the wake of a violent protest.

How COULD you boycott my daughter's wedding? Mother's fury as Lady Bath snubs marriage of her only son to bride set to become Britain's first Black marchioness

Lady bath snubs son's wedding

Emma McQuiston, 27, daughter of a Nigerian oil tycoon, will marry 38-year-old Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, in the orangery of Longleat House, Wiltshire, on June 8.

UK foreign aid, the final insult: Ethiopian sues Britain after claiming our £1.3billion programme supports 'Stalinist' regime that sent him to world's biggest refugee camp

ethiopia

The forced relocations of Ethiopians from their traditional lands (pictured left) have driven large numbers of Ethiopians into refugee camps (pictured right) over the Kenyan border. Mr O is suing Britain's Department for International Development.

Take a walk on the Tyne-side: Rare opportunity to march across iconic 120ft high Sage Gateshead roof

Daring: Brave members of the public take a rare opportunity to walk along the iconic Sage Gateshead roof

Climbing to twice the height of the Angel of the North, the intrepid roof walkers carefully tread on the steel panel shell of the landmark building, situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, taking in the magnificent Newcastle and Gateshead quayside under beautiful blue skies. The unique 'Roof Walk Experiences' includes a behind the scenes tour of the famous music and arts venue designed by Sir Norman Foster, and continues through weekends in June.

Key witness in bizarre trial of Alexander Lebedev backs media tycoon as the 'victim' goes missing AGAIN

Screen clash: Russian banker and media magnate Alexander Lebedev (pictured) faces up to five years in jail after he hit Sergei Polonsky

Russian media tycoon Alexander Lebedev could be sentenced to up to five years imprisonment for 'politically motivated hooliganism' after punching businessman Sergei Polonsky on TV.

'Ghost ship' goes missing in the Atlantic four months after it snapped loose from dock where it was going to be scrapped

Ship

The MV Lyubov Orlova, a rat-infested Russian cruise ship cast adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, has not been seen since March and there are fears it has sunk and is leaking toxins into the sea. It broke free in January.

Raindrops keep falling on my head: Amazing shots of insects covered in microscopic water droplets

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Photographer, Dmitriy Reinshtein, 26, from Moldova in Kishinev, spent hours waiting for that one special shot as he tried to capture the beauty of the insect world. He created the photographs by positioning tiny water droplets, sticks and paper. He came up with the idea after spotting a spider sheltering from the rain.

Dozens of children and pensioners rescued from tourist boat that started sinking after it hit rocks during sight-seeing trip

Almost 50 people were rescued this afternoon after the birdwatching boat Lady Helen hit a rock off the Pembrokeshire coast and began to sink

The Lady Helen sent out a mayday call just before 1pm saying it had run aground at Little Sound, part of Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire coast and was taking on water.

Seventeen children and teacher burnt to death on school bus in Pakistan after faulty gas cylinder explodes

Vulnerable: Explosions are common on gas-powered vehicles in Pakistan

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Seven other children were also injured in the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, 120 miles from the capital Islamabad.

Cats beat dogs hands down... at least at drinking as scientists prove using super high speed cameras

who drinks best cats or dogs

It's an age-old question that has worried countless animal lovers - cats or dogs? Scientists have used super high speed cameras to side firmly with felines, at least when it comes to lapping up water.

Python hunter finds mystery gold pendant deep in the Florida everglades... but is it from tragic plane crash that killed hundreds of people?

A python hunter who found this gold, diamond and sapphire pendant hopes to reunited it with the rightful owner, or their living heir

Mark Rubenstein was taking part in the Florida state-wide python killing competition when he discovered a gold pendant adorned with pearls, diamonds and sapphires.

Decaying biblical theme park complete with Bethlehem replica could be yours for just $350,000

Holy Land preview

Holy Land USA in Connecticut was a religious attraction that shut to the public nearly 30 years ago and has been abandoned ever since. It was listed for sale in 2011 but has just had $150,000 slashed off the asking price. The property covers nearly 9,5500 square feet.

The price of under-staffed hospitals? Study finds link between the thousands that die and wards with too few doctors

Too low: Researchers say that some A&Es have only half the number of doctors they need for safe staffing

Thousands of patients are dying due to a chronic lack of doctors in England’s worst hospitals, according to a shocking new study.

Did suffragette who died under the King's horse mean to kill herself? Historian believes return ticket shows she just wanted to make a stand

Emily Davison (1872 - 1913), a few days before her fatal attempt to stop the King's horse 'Amner' on Derby Day to draw attention to the Women's Suffragette movement

Emily Davison (pictured) is remembered as the suffragette who died under the King's horse, but historian Maureen Howes has said there is more to her death than it seems.

The Roma gipsy beggars of Park Lane: 30 Romanians camp out with soiled duvets and cardboard boxes in exclusive London street

Romanian migrants living on the central reservation of Park Lane,London.

Around 30 Romanians have set up camp in London’s Park Lane near Marble Arch, prompting the leader of the local council to say 'the Government has to do more'.

Will astronauts LIVE on the moon by 2020? Nasa report predicts private firms will travel to the lunar surface

A model of an inflatable lunar base: A new Nasa report claims private firms could lead to astronauts living on the lunar surface by 2020

The study by Bigelow Aerospace, commissioned by NASA, shows 'a lot of excitement and interest from various companies' for private moon missions.

Scream if you want to go higher: The world's highest swing ride goes up a whopping 400ft in the air

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The world's tallest tower swing ride, which sends those foolhardy enough to get on-board a whopping 400 feet up in the air, was officially opened on Saturday at the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park in Arlington. The Texas SkyScreamer allows up to twenty-four riders to sit in open-air swings while spinning in a 124-foot circle at speeds up to 35 mph. At its 40 story peak - and if the riders still have their eyes open - they can see not only Arlington, but also Dallas and Fort Worth.

 
   

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Left-wing radical who helped kidnap Patti Hearst and spent decades on the run posing as housewife breaks her silence to reveal she is now a grandmother

Sara Jane Olson

Until now, Sara Jane Olson - better known as bank-robbing pipe-bomber Kathleen Soliah - has done her best to stay out of the public eye. Following her release from a California prison in 2009, Olson has been living with her husband in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she lived as a fugitive with her family for nearly 25 years until her arrest in 1999.

The Robocopcar: High-tech Astra has it's own wi-fi 'bubble', predicts where crimes will happen and can even recognise crooks' faces

Police car: The Robocop car is the latest in the development of the police vehicle and will make officers more able to predict accurately where crimes will happen

The British-built Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer may look like an ordinary police car but inside it boasts a range of cyber weapons capable of tracking down suspects and beaming evidence back to base.

Revealed: The secret tapes of the orgy-loving playboy driven to suicide by the Profumo scandal...

Dr Stephen Ward Osteophath and artist involved in the Christine Keeler and John Profumo scandal in the sixties

Dr Stephen Ward, an osteopath who became embroiled in the Profumo scandal with Christine Keeler (pictured together), will be heard in his own words for the first time.

Through the Hollywood keyhole: This man knows the bedroom secrets of the stars and he's sharing them with you. . . but can you guess who would live in homes like these?

Through the Hollywood keyhole

British designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, pictured with Sir Elton John and David Furnish, is the king of Hollywood interior decor, spending the stars' millions to make their dream homes a reality, no matter how outrageous.

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What did they do to deserve this? When taxidermy goes VERY wrong

The World's Most Awkward Taxidermy

Taxidermy animals can be sold for thousands of pounds, but these sad creatures - ranging from the slightly distorted to the outright creepy - are unlikely to ever become collectors' items. It takes a lot of imagination to imagine this seal (top right) ever in the sea or this hideous hyena (bottom right) and creepy bear (left) wondering through their natural habitat.

Identity of double agent killed by MI6 in WWII revealed: How Ian Fleming helped cover up secret that stayed buried for 70 years

Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming helped to cover up the scandal

Fleming (pictured), then a Naval Intelligence officer, reported that Captain Pierre Lablache-Combier was 'missing presumed drowned' - in fact he was killed in a botched MI6 kidnapping.

Bud, Britain's bravest police horse, returns to duty after being punched by football thug

Bud the police horse returns to duty in Newcastle upon Tyne today, leading from the front during this afternoon's EDL march

Bud, who belongs to the West Yorkshire force, was hit by a Newcastle United fan following the team’s defeat to arch-rivals Sunderland last month.

Angler spent night with crocodile under his bed after catching it while out fishing on his birthday

Crocodile Dundee: Ashley Sala watched the reptile overnight until animal rescue services could attend to it in the morning

Ashley Sala thought he'd caught an Asian sea bass, called a barramundi, while on a fishing trip for his 45th birthday in Ninds Creek, south of Cairns, but discovered a crocodile on the end of his line.

The police cars you wouldn't mind getting a lift in: Dubai officers drive around in fleet of supercars including £1.6m Aston Martin

Please arrest me: Apparently people booked for speeding have actually asked to be taken to the station in the swish new cars, including this Bentley Continental

In an impressive show of largesse, the emirate's police force has added the eye-wateringly expensive supercar to its fleet, along with a Lamborghini, Ferrari and a Mercedes.

Alzheimer's 'wonder drug' could be completely ineffective, warn scientists

New research suggests that the drug, which has severe side effects, has no effect upon the plaques which cause Alzheimer's symptoms. Image shows CT scans of the brain of an Alzheimer's patient

Research published in the journal Science suggests that Targretin, a skin cancer drug which was thought to improve Alzheimer's symptoms, is actually ineffective in treating the condition.

The real-life MacGyver! High school student builds working one-man SUBMARINE

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Justin Beckerman, an 18-year-old high school junior from Mendham, New Jersey, built the nine-foot-long, 1,300-pound submarine dubbed The Nautilus in six months using a drainage pipe and salvaged parts, which set him back about $2,000. Beckerman, who has been creating mechanisms from common household items since he was 2 years old, plans to float the sub in the near future on Lake Hopatcong.

   

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