Patients shun NHS for cut-price clinics run by Polish GPs: Private surgeries where you can see a doctor seven days a week for £70

Clinic Manager Radek Przypis

Despite charging £70 a visit, the My Medyk clinic in West London already has almost 6,000 Britons, including dancer Julie Mess (bottom right) on its books. Customers are welcomed into the spotless and modern centre. Radek Przypis (top), who manages the clinic said he realised there was 'a gap in the market because NHS care was so poor'.

Fashion world in mourning after top celebrity stylist Annabel Tollman dies at the age of 39

Fashion stylist Annabel Tollman has died at the age of 57, according to reports this morning

A spokesman for the New York Police Department told MailOnline that they are waiting for a medical examiner report to ascertain a cause of death.

Student who tweeted that people wearing Help for Heroes shirt 'deserve to be beheaded' sentenced to community service over vile jibe

Deyka Ayan Hassan said she was 'disgusted' with herself after her vile comment

Deyka Ayan Hassan, 21, from north west London, was arrested after she contacted police complaining that she had received hundreds of vitriolic responses to her tweet.

Officials criticised for failing to stop three-year-old boy being battered to death by his mother's boyfriend

Peter Gavin Cawser, 22, has pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend's three-year-old son Dylan Crean (pictured)

Peter Cawser, of Albert Village, Swadlincote, on the Derbyshire/Leicestershire border, was jailed for life last September for the savage murder Dylan Crean. (Both pictured)

Vodafone pays NO corporation tax for a second year despite earning revenues of more than £5billion

Tax: Mobile phone giant Vodafone has paid no corporation tax for two years, despite earning revenues of more than £5billion in 2012-13

The company insisted it contributed to Britain in a 'variety of ways' but is just the latest multi-national to pay little or no tax despite huge incomes.

How Facebook can ruin your relationship: 'Site induced jealousy' increases risk of divorce and break-up

From emotional and physical cheating to break-up and divorce, researchers found 'Facebook-induced jealousy' significantly increased the risks for couples of all ages

Researchers at the University of Missouri found that Facebook use increases risk of cheating, break-up and divorce.

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Recently married father of two drowns in kayaking tragedy just yards from his wife and daughters

Wealthy property developer Michael Moore moved to Wargrave in Oxfordshire from his home in Surrey last year to spend more time on the water

Michael Moore capsized in a kayak in a weir in Shiplake, Oxfordshire just 300 yards away from his family including wife Sarah, whom he married just months ago.

Man admits murdering church organist who was attacked on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve

Killed: Organist Alan Greaves, 68, died after he was attacked on his way to midnight mass last Christmas Eve

Jonathan Bowling, 22, has admitted murdering Sheffield church organist Alan Greaves (pictured) in an attack on Christmas Eve last year. His co-defendant Ashley Foster denies murder and will go on trial this month.

They've got it down to a tea! Scientists work out how to make the perfect cuppa... and it needs a china cup

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Scientists from University College London say that the type of cup, the freshness and temperature of the water as well as the precise moment the milk is added are all crucial to tea's chemistry.

Shanty town on a suburban London street: Romanians scrape a living amid squalor of dump

Romanians have set up camp in a dump in north London

They could be scenes from the Third World as families eke out a living in makeshift shelters amid the filth of a dump - but this is north London. More than 50 Romanians are living among piles of rubbish on the site of the former Hendon Football Club grounds. The Transylvanian migrants say they earn more here than they do at home and are sending the money back to their families.

Council fined £150,000 over loss of 76 unencrypted laptops containing personal data and bank accounts of 20,000 people

'Beggars belief': A council has been fined £150,000 over the theft of unencrypted laptops containing personal data of 20,000 people, one of which was left in an unlocked drawer with key to another drawer

The computers were stolen from Glasgow City Council premises which were left insecure because they were being refurbished, the Information Commissioner's Office found.

Coronation Street star Bill Roache 'vigorously protests his innocence' as he arrives at court to face sex abuse charges after new 'victims' came forward

Accused: Bill Roache, 81, outside Preston magistrates' court this morning where his lawyer said he would 'vigorously' fight all the allegations

The soap star's lawyer said Roache, 81, finds the sex abuse allegations 'deeply upsetting', as he spoke outside Preston magistrates' court today.

Man, 50, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after running over police officer 'while escaping from foiled burglary'

Caught: A 50-year-old man was arrested in Aston after the incident in Erdington, Birmingham

The 44-year-old police officer had been attending a 999 call over the suspected shed burglary in Erdington, Birmingham before he was hit as he 'tried to stop the suspect'.

'I'm entitled to a lunchtime pint': Nigel Farage insists he works hard as figures show UKIP is the 'laziest' party in Brussels

Pint: UKIP leader Nigel Farage denied he was lazy but worked 18-hour days and deserved a lunchtime drink

MEPs from the UK Independence Party miss a third of all votes in the European Parliament - twice the average - but Mr Farage says his supporters do not want him to 'go native'.

Tory anger over Clegg's veto on childcare: Backbenchers' backlash at 'spineless' Cameron for failing to prevent Deputy from wrecking plans

'They thought this was a bad idea': Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister

The Deputy Prime Minister (pictured) yesterday revelled in his success in blocking proposals to give nurseries the option of increasing the number of toddlers they care for.

Waitrose staff refuse to fillet trout on 'elf and safety grounds - because it was deemed TOO SLIPPERY

Slippery customer: The Health and Safety Executive ruled Waitrose was in the wrong for refusing to fillet a trout

The upmarket chain has apologised to an unnamed female customer after the bizarre incident at her local branch.

Final picture of young graduate, 23, and her Polish boyfriend shopping in supermarket just hours before he murdered her with help of his secret lover so they could claim £123,000 life insurance

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Centre is the last known picture of Catherine Wells-Burr (also pictured left), 23, with her Polish boyfriend Rafal Nowak (top right). They were caught on supermarket CCTV hours before the 31-year-old smothered her to death as she slept at their newly-bought home in Chard, Somerset, in a plot hatched with his secret lover Anna Lagwinowicz (bottom right), 32, and her uncle, Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, 38. A jury at Bristol Crown Court today convicted Nowak, Lagwinowicz and Dmytryszyn of the Bath Spa University graduate's murder in September 2012.

Getting a tattoo makes you look promiscuous, study finds as it reveals women with body art are more likely to be chatted up

A study showed men were more likely to approach those with a tattoo quicker than those without

A study revealed that men were more likely to perceive a woman with a tattoo as more sexually promiscuous than those without - and they also believed they had a better chance of scoring a date with them.

Premier League footballer with Playboy model fiancee told tenants he would cut off gas and electricity if they did not leave within two weeks

Premier League player: Lee Barnard is a forward at Southampton but spent time on loan at Oldham Athletic last season

Southampton forward and landlord Lee Barnard, 28, (pictured) bought the 14-bedroom townhouse in Chelmsford, Essex recently and wants to evict his tenants.

Breast really is best if you want a brainy baby: Just THREE months of breastfeeding boosts development by 30%

Children fed breast milk have better brain development

Researchers at Brown University, in the U.S., found that children exclusively fed breast milk for at least three months have up to 30 per cent extra growth in parts of the brain which control language and understanding.

Britain's largest luxury yachtmaker Sunseeker set to be sold to Chinese property group for £300m

Deal: Luxury British yachtmaker is expected to be bought by a Chinese property group for around £300millionPoole, Dorset in 1968

The firm, based in Poole, Dorset, is expected to be bought out by Beijing-based Dalian Wanda.

For sale: Foxtons estate agent known for its company Minis and pushy sales staff may be valued at £400million in floatation after London property recovery

Boom time: The owners of Foxtons are lining up a stock market floatation in a bid to cash in on soaring house prices which at 2.6per cent are growing at their highest annual rate in more than two-and-a-half years

The company's owners are lining up a public listing in a bid to cash in on soaring house prices which at 2.6per cent are growing at their highest annual rate in more than two-and-a-half years.

Forget the gym: Yoga is better at boosting memory and concentration than vigorous exercise

Relax: The ancient Indian practice of yoga has been found to provide almost instant mental benefits. Scientists found that a 20-minute session of Hatha yoga outperformed a run on the treadmill in terms of boosting memory and concentration

Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit found that doing just 20 minutes of Hatha yoga significantly improved brain function.

EXCLUSIVE: Gang wearing full-length burkas caught on video running through Selfridges during smash-and-grab axe raid before getaway on scooters (partially foiled by a 'gentle giant' pizza waiter)

Video of burkha-clad raiders targeting London department store Selfridges

Stunned Khalid Samata captured the moment robbers wearing Islamic dress fled the scene, pictured centre, after axing their way into display cabinets in London's Selfridges department store. Two suspected robbers were pinned down by members of the public, pictured left, after their moped slipped over while turning a corner at speed in central London. The smash and grab raiders left a trail of destruction in their wake, pictured right, including smashed glass and expensive jewellery. Witnesses said the suspects dropped a duffle bag containing several watches that spilled out onto the street.

Cameron less popular than his party for the first time as just one in four voters think the Tories are united

A word cloud of what voters think of David Cameron

Ex-Conservative donor Lord Ashcroft, who carried out the polling, said the Tory party was putting people off by ‘talking amongst ourselves’ about peripheral issues like Europe and gay marriage rather than focusing on voters' core priorities.

How we know David Cameron is a liberal: Researchers claim people who give their children 'soft' names are really left-wing

Liberal? New research suggests that our children's names reflect our political leaning. David Cameron called his daughter Florence suggesting that he is more left wing than we might have thought

The findings may give a clue into how the likes of David Cameron really think - he chose Nancy, Florence, Arthur and Ivan for his kids suggesting that he is really more liberal than conservative.

Amo, Amas, Amat! Teenage AS-level pupils asked to comment on sexual intercourse scenes in Latin exam

Controversial: The inclusion of passages from explicit erotic poetry in AS-level exams - typically sat by pupils aged 16 and 17 - has been criticised by a leading academic. (file picture)

Young classicists – usually aged between 16 and 17 – were asked to read and offer a ‘personal response’ to passages from a collection of explicit erotic poems.

Cliff-top cul-de-sac is Britain's most dangerous street after one home collapses into the sea and others are evacuated

This shot of the cliff-top cul-de-sac shows the house at the end that has already tumbled into the sea, and a neighbouring house which is deemed to be at risk of the same fate

The sprawling 90-year-old houses in Redcliffe Road, Torquay, have been rocked by a series of devastating landslides which left one house in ruins and others on the edge.

I was so ashamed of my size I didn't go out in public with my family for TEN years: Mother, 46, sheds 14 STONE and is finally proud to be seen with her daughters

Slimming down: Lisa Copeland, 46, has shed 14 stone behind closed doors with strict dieting and exercise so she can enjoy a 'normal' life with her three daughters

Lisa Copeland, 46, from Hornchurch, Essex, saw her weight rise to 23 and a half stone after the birth of her first daughter Victoria, who was later taunted about it.

Britain's worst cat burglar caught on CCTV falling out of window head-first - the SECOND time he is injured during a house raid

Bungling burglar: Stuart Marsden, 48, fell out the window during the burglary in Blackburn

Stuart Marsden, 48, fell to the ground after being disturbed during the burglary in Blackburn, Lancashire. Although he got away, he was caught by DNA on a hat left at the scene.

My dad was a GP. But in HIS hour of need the 111 helpline let him down, says Tory MP

Frustration: Tory MP Anne McIntosh hung up on a 111 call centre worker after 15 minutes of 'completely inappropriate' questioning

Anne McIntosh, 58, called the number after her father developed symptoms of an infection, from which he died four days later, but despite pleading to be put through to a doctor or nurse, she hung up after 15 minutes ‘in sheer frustration’.

Britons ARE being spied on by surveillance agencies: GCHQ using phone records and online data gleaned by US government to snoop on citizens

Sinister powers: Britain's Government Communications Headquarters, based in Cheltenham, Gloucs., is largely responsible for monitoring the phone calls and emails of terror suspects

GCHQ has had direct access to the personal information of any Briton with a profile on almost all the mainstream social media sites since 2010 - all courtesy of America's National Security Agency.

Perverts WILL be allowed to stay in the classroom despite Gove's crackdown on paedophile teachers

Child porn: Geoffrey Bettley was allowed to keep working as a teacher

They include individuals like Geoffrey Bettley (pictured) who have downloaded child porn, one who kissed a pupil and another who allowed a teenager to drink alcohol.

Pictured: The lesbian housemaid who accused her Tory MP boss of trying to lure her into a threesome

First picture: Housekeeper Anne Lyndoe-Tavistock outside an employment tribunal in Southampton where she falsely accused her employer, South Dorset MP Richard Drax, of trying to entice her into a threesome with his wife

Claims made by Anne Lyndoe-Tavistock (pictured) against Richard Drax were dismissed after her former lover told a tribunal that she had wrongly accused an ex-employer of sexual assault.

Watchdog to probe MP Nadine Dorries over I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! TV appearance

 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' with Nadine Dorries

Tory MP Nadine Dorries has complained she is being 'hounded' as she faces a sleaze probe into whether she should have declared her payment for appearing on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Welcoming in the sunshine: Festival-goers strip down to bikinis in warm weather with conditions set to remain good over weekend

Rockness Festival

Rockness, a musical extravaganza held on the shores of Loch Ness, was blessed with perfect weather, and attendees took full advantage of the conditions. However, while parts of the country saw temperatures as high as 25C (77F), others were hit with thundery showers as the weather ensured that it was not necessarily safe to leave the house with an umbrella. On the Isle of Wight, thunderstorms lashed down yesterday morning, less than a week before its famous annual festival, which is taking extra precautions to prevent a repeat of the quagmire of last year.

Wind farms are a 'complete scam', claims the Environment Secretary who says turbines are causing 'huge unhappiness'

Unpopular: Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said many wind farms were causing huge unhappiness across the country

The extraordinary intervention by Tory Cabinet minister Owen Paterson risks fuelling a row with the Lib Dems as communities get new powers to oppose turbines.

Is your coffee making you FAT? Fattening latte, frappuccinos and ice blended drinks from High Street coffee chains will ruin your bikini diet

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It may appear healthy because it contains fruit in the title but a Starbucks strawberry frappuccino contains a massive 459 calories.

Eleven spectators injured after motorbike crash during first lap of Isle of Man TT race

Crash scene: he Kawasaki race bike of Jonathan Howarth lies at the scene of the crash on Bray Hill where 11 spectators were hurt

One person was seriously hurt after Sheff Pack Kawasaki rider Jonathan Howarth had an accident on the first lap of the final day's racing at the Isle of Man TT.

'I lost 5 stone... and my virginity!' 20-stone fast food addict who feared he would never have a girlfriend tones up and finds love

'I lost 5 stone... and my virginity!' 20-stone fast food addict who feared he would never have a girlfriend tones up and finds love

Ben Davis, 21, from Rochford, Essex, struggled with weight all his life and found it awkward and embarrassing even talking to girls... until he lost weight and met Fern.

Britain's largest luxury yachtmaker Sunseeker set to be sold to Chinese property group for £300m

Deal: Luxury British yachtmaker is expected to be bought by a Chinese property group for around £300millionPoole, Dorset in 1968

The firm, based in Poole, Dorset, is expected to be bought out by Beijing-based Dalian Wanda.

Dutch tourist charged with savage knife murder of beautiful British backpacker Sarah Groves on houseboat in India

Dutch tourist Richard De Wit was arrested after 24-year-old Miss Groves was found stabbed to death on a houseboat in Kashmir

Dutch tourist Richard De Wit was arrested after 24-year-old Miss Groves was found stabbed to death on a houseboat in Kashmir.

The Duke is 'not ill': Queen tours £1bn BBC centre alone and shrugs off remarks about Prince Philip’s health as he undergoes operation and is ‘progressing satisfactorily’

Her Majesty put on a brave face being forced to arrive without her husband at the revamped Broadcasting House in central London, as he lay in a bed less than half a mile away.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed the Duke of Edinburgh has had his operation and is making progress. Earlier the Queen (left) put on a brave face after being forced to arrive without her husband at the revamped Broadcasting House in central London, as he lay in hospital less than half a mile away. John Humphrys, the presenter of Radio 4's Today programme, asked how her husband was feeling (top right). 'I have no idea, he has only just gone in', she replied. Prince Philip is likely to be in hospital for two weeks. Without him by her side, The Queen made a live address to the nation (above centre). She also appeared in the background on the BBC News Channel (bottom right), with Twitter users jokingly calling it the 'greatest photobomb of all time' - a prank where a practical joker leaps into the background of a picture.

Tesco launches 'game-changer' credit card that charges NOTHING when you transfer other card debts

Game-changer? Tesco Bank is offering 0 per cent on balance transfers without any transfer fees.

The Tesco Bank Clubcard Credit Card offers a 0 per cent balance transfer fee, zero interest on balance transfers AND purchases for 12 months, a representative APR of 16.9 per cent, and one Clubcard point for every £4 spent on the card.

Mother, 39, sacked from department store's cafe because customers complained about her new tattoo

'Everything happens for a reason': Ms Stronach's tattoos celebrate her family

Joanne Stronach, 39, was sacked from her job in the cafe at Wetherells department store in Selby, North Yorkshire, after just three weeks.

Trio who tipped off London drugs gang about whereabouts of rival boss leading to his murder in Turkish turf war are jailed for total of 29 years

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The three men are said to have thought rival Ali Armagan (inset) would be beaten up by gang members. The leader of the 'Bombacilar' gang was shot six times outside a North London tube station.

John Wayne never wanted to be an actor and preferred directing, unpublished memoir reveals

The Duke: Hollywood icon John Wayne

Cinema’s most iconic cowboy could have spent his days behind the camera had he not inadvertently stepped in front of one on a John Ford set, allowing the director to see his potential.

Metrosexual trend for wearing loafers with no socks causes surge in fungal foot infections

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EXCLUSIVE: Forgoing socks may be a style statement for those such as Ryan Gosling (pictured), but it's causing a dramatic rise in cases of bad foot odour and athlete's foot, say pharmacists from Chemist Direct.

Austerity could last for another SEVEN years, think tank IFS says amid warning of £9billion in tax rises after the election

Honest: Chancellor George Osborne is urged to come clean about the need for long term austerity by the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank

The Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Institute for Government called on George Osborne to 'be frank' about cuts lasting until 2020 and beyond.

Head to toe in Muslim dress... Cherie's 'home-wrecking' sister steps out with her new husband

Then and now: Lauren Booth with new husband Sohale Ahmed (right), and in 1998 (left)

Muslim convert married Lauren Booth married Sohale Ahmed, in a Muslim ceremony earlier this year. But he is is said to be still legally wed under British law to Faiza Ahmed, his wife of 16 years. Mrs Ahmed has accused Miss Booth of stealing her husband after being invited into their home as a guest and dishonouring her new religion with brash, flirty behaviour.

Tiger Woods is back on top of Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes after losing the number 1 spot after his sex scandal

Show me the money: Woods is back at the top of the Forbes list

Tiger Woods is back on top of the world - in more ways than one. The iconic golfer returned this year to world No 1 and now he is back at the top of Forbes' annual list of the world's 100 highest paid athletes.

Why we eat a whole tub of ice cream when we're sad: Feeling down can reduce our ability to taste fat

People who are very emotional are less able to detect the fat in food. In Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (pictured) Renee Zellweger is seen tucking into a tub of Ben&Jerry's after breaking up with her boyfriend

Researchers at the University of Wurzburg, in Germany, found that people in a heightened state of emotion are less able to perceive the amount of fat in their food.

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Islamist gang that wanted to start war with the EDL: Bomb attack would have sparked 'spiral of terror' with far-Right

(from top row left to right) Jewel Uddin, Mohammed Saud, Zohaib Ahmed, and (bottom row left to right) Anzal Hussain, Mohammed Hasseen, Omar Khan

(from top row left to right) Jewel Uddin, Mohammed Saud, Zohaib Ahmed, and (bottom row left to right)
Anzal Hussain, Mohammed Hasseen, Omar Khan. The six Islamic extremists will be sentenced today for planning a murderous attack on an English Defence League rally.

Vodafone pays NO corporation tax for a second year despite earning revenues of more than £5billion

Tax: Mobile phone giant Vodafone has paid no corporation tax for two years, despite earning revenues of more than £5billion in 2012-13

The company insisted it contributed to Britain in a 'variety of ways' but is just the latest multi-national to pay little or no tax despite huge incomes.

Cameron to attend secretive Bilderberg conference (but will not say who he meets)

Secret: David Cameron is to attend the Bilderberg Group conference tonight, but Downing Street said it was a private meeting and will not say who he meets

The Prime Minister is to debate the global economy with ministers, business leaders, academics at royals tonight, despite promising to be the 'most open and transparent government in the world'.

Will Joker Jack have the last laugh or can a children's dance group pip the disabled teen comedian to the BGT title?

Britains Got Talent

Disabled comedian Jack Carroll gives us exclusive access to his diary and we size up his main competition, Pre Skool, the energetic dance troupe whose brand of fun has charmed the nation.

Well at least it's not blue! The £100k Porsche Panamera wrapped in VELVET

Velvet car

The velvet car, spotted in West Sussex, became an instant hit on Twitter. It is the first car in the country to have the £2,500 velvet wrap, which is the handiwork of car-wrap firm Raccoon.

Woman, 31, falsely claimed two strangers broke into her house and raped her after selecting their profiles from Facebook

Spared jail: Linsey Attridge, pictured, falsely accused two men of raping her and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service

In an attempt to garner sympathy from her partner, Linsey Attridge, 31, pictured, now of Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, claimed the two men broke into her house in Aberdeen and attacked her.

Teenager, 19, visited doctors FIVE times and was told she had IBS... just weeks later she died of bowel cancer

Layla Watt died aged just 19 because doctors failed to recognise that she was suffering with bowel cancer. She was repeatedly given painkillers and indigestion medication to relieve her symptoms

Layla Watt, 19, from Lanarkshire in Scotland, sought help because of stomach pain - and each time she saw a different GP. By the time she was diagnosed, the cancer had spread to her liver.

The great aviation graveyard: New aerial images show hundreds of planes left to die across the American deserts

Commercial aircraft sit on the tarmac November 26, 2001 at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.

The 'boneyards' in Arizona, California and New Mexico are home to hundreds of retired commercial and military aircraft that are stored in the dry desert conditions to prevent them from going rusty.

Home sweet little home: Tiny houses that look more like garden sheds become latest property craze

Home sweet home: Tiny homes on wheels could be the solution to getting on the property ladder at an affordable price

Tiny homes on wheels, which come complete with their own kitchen, toilet and shower, could be the solution for any young buyer looking to get on the property ladder.

World's most idyllic bomb site: Hidden beach created by giant blast from Mexican government during target practice is now a stunning strip of sand

The world's most idyllic bomb site: An aerial view of the Hidden Beach, located on the Marieta Islands in Peurto Vallarta

This secluded paradise, with its sandy beaches and crystal clear warm water, is believed to have formed decades ago when it was used as target practice by the Mexican Government prior to World War I in the early 1900s.

How Putin removed wedding ring while watching the ballet and emerged with his wife to announce their divorce on live TV

In April speculation was mounting as to why the first lady of Russia was rarely seen by his side

Vladimir Putin and his wife have announced that their marriage is over in a clearly staged interview after they watched the ballet - during which the president removed his wedding band.

At least 42 dead and 30 injured after Chinese bus burst into flames in rush hour

At least 42 people died when a bus burst into flames during rush hour in Xiamen, southeast China

An express bus burst into flames while on an elevated roadway in the prosperous port city of Xiamen, state media reported.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell to stand trial after 'attack on Italian photographer which put him in hospital'

Naomi Campbell

The supermodel allegedly flew at paparazzo Gaetano Di Giovanni battering him and scratching him, after he took pictures of her on holiday with her billionaire ex-boyfriend.

Anti-gay campaigners in Russia tell Elton John: 'Wear flamboyant clothes at your concert and we'll protest in the streets'

Elton John has been warned to wear 'respectable' Cossack dress for his gig in Russia next month - or face anti-gay protests

A communist leader in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, where Elton will play on July 14, says the singer should wear traditional Cossack dress such as a kaftan, leather boots and fur hat.

He's definitely gathered some dust! 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy undergoes cleaning at Boston hospital

Aging gracefully: Egyptologist Mimi Leveque begins to remove salt deposits from the face of a 2,500 year-old mummy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston

The mummy known as Padihershef has been on display at the hospital since it received him as a gift from the city of Boston in 1823 as a medical oddity.

Bolivian villagers punish rapist and murderer by throwing him into his victim's grave and burying him alive

Mob justice in Potosi

Mourners in a Bolivian village seized a 17-year-old boy who was named by police as a suspect in the rape and murder of a 35-year-old woman and buried him alive alongside her.

Parents of baby girl whose head swelled to twice its normal size plead for more money to fund her treatment

Appeal: The parents of a baby girl who suffers from a rare condition that caused her head to swell to nearly double its size have pleaded for more money to fund her treatment

Roona Begum, aged 18 months, from India, suffers from hydrocephalus, a build up of fluid inside the skull. She had surgery last month, but now needs more money for fund the aftercare.

Shock new bestseller in Norway is... the BIBLE! Secular nation turns to religious literature

A new translation of the Bible is now Norway's best-selling book, having overtaken Fifty Shades Of Grey

A new translation of the scriptures has topped the best-sellers list in the Scandinavian country, beating Fifty Shades Of Grey with sales of 160,000 copies in 2012.

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SIMON HEFFER: Coronation dream our politicians betrayed

Coronation dream our politicians have betrayed

Over the past six decades, key aspects of Britishness and vital institutions have all too often been insulted, rebuffed, ridiculed, despised, attacked and, to all intents and purposes, destroyed.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Restore our faith in out-of-hours care

Growing crisis: Out-of-hours healthcare has turned Britain's overstretched A&E departments into 'war zones'

This is a crisis that touches the real lives and peace of mind of millions, in ways far more immediate than the politicians’ obsessions with gay marriage, Europe, wind farms or overseas aid.

The citadel of profligacy... or how the BBC flushed another £200m of YOUR money down the drain

Late and over budget: BBC's new HQ, New Broadcasting House in London's West End, cost taxpayers' £1billion

The brand spanking new BBC HQ in the West End, New Broadcasting House, was £55m over budget and is just one example of the Corporation's failure to get value for money.

Era that changed Britain forever: How race riots, TV, shopping addiction, and gay rights transformed Britain in the late 50s

Racial tensions: Members of the White Defence League preach violence and hatred towards black immigrants at Trafalgar Square, London, on March 24, 1959

Historian David Kynaston's new book, on the late Fifties, focuses on how TV, shopping addiction, gay rights and mass immigration changed Britain more than ever before.