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Photo diary shows mother's STONE-a-month weight loss

Jane Morgan, 38, from Basildon, Essex pictured throughout her dramatic weight loss, tipped the scales at 28 stone when she was at her largest, left.read


Easyjet plane takes off leaving 29 passengers stranded at Spanish airport

The group, who had checked in on time, were steps away from boarding the Bristol-bound flight at the departure gate at Malaga after showing their boarding passes.read


Teenager crucified in 'week long exorcism carried out by boyfriend and his religious friends'

A teenager thought to be possessed by the devil was subjected to a violent crucifixion-style exorcism by four religious extremists, a court in France heard today (Monday).read


Mother withdraws son, 14, from Muslim Al-Madinah free school

Mother withdraws her son, 14, from Muslim school after he was 'banned from looking at female students' as Government threatens closure over how it is runread


Paedophile who walked free from court after his 13-year-old victim was branded 'predatory' is jailed for two years after appeal over lenient sentence

Judges at the Court of Appeal in London ruled the non-custodial term originally handed to Neil Wilson, 40, was 'plainly and without doubt unduly lenient'.read


Theresa May's fury at Home Office job for Norman Baker

Mr Baker wrote a book suggesting Dr Kelly was killed by an Iraqi hit squad and the incident was covered up by British security services.read


Earl of Cardigan, who is on benefits, faces loss of £10m estate

The Earl of Cardigan could be about to lose his dilapidated home on the Savernake Estate in Wiltshire as the trustees attempt to sell it for £10million.read


Drinker suffers severe burns after flaming Sambuca cocktail 'explodes'

Eyewitnesses said the young woman's face caught fire in the 'freak accident' in a cocktail bar in Manchester city centre.read


Rugby World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson banned from road

The 43-year-old former England rugby manager admitted on the M5 in Somerset speeding when he appeared at Taunton Magistrates' Court.read


One Skype sex worker lifts the lid on internet stripping on Refinery29

She blogged her account of internet stripping in LA in 2009 on Refinery29 under the name Abigail Fox.read


White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite plotted to blow up UN offices

Samantha Lewthwaite is said to have been part of a terrorist cell targeting Kenyan Defence Force camps, Western embassies and the country’s top politicians.read


StarbucksDrakeHands guy: 'seductive' selfie video goes viral

The video of the so-called StarbucksDrakeHands guy has been seen more than 70,000 times after he sent it to a woman he met in a Los Angeles coffee shop.read


A sour note on the Mull of Kintyre as Sir Paul sacks caretaker and estate manager who have 55 years service between them

The former Beatle, 71, found solace in the Scottish estate with his late wife Linda and their children. Caretaker Jimmy Paterson has three months to leave and estate manager Bobby Cairns has been fired.read


From the Sony Walkman to the humble zip: The past century¿s top 100 inventions that changed our lives (yet most of us take for granted)

The list was compiled following a survey of 3,900 gadget lovers and includes the pop up toaster, the world's first ever laptop and the PlayStation 4.read


Girl, 8, born with brain injury after hospital did nothing when her heart rate dropped during labour wins £4m payout

Hollie McDowall, eight, from Coventry, is unable to sit independently, is doubly incontinent, can't communicate and has limited vision.read


Police discover 'cannabis cave' on Greater Manchester farm

Trevor Winterbottom, 68, had been secretly growing the drug at his Manchester home. But when his crop grew so large he dug a giant hole underneath an n isolated farm he owned to house his plants.read


Last words of tourist killed in Madagascar by mob recorded

Sebastian Judalet and Roberto Gianfala were attacked by a lynch mob while on holiday in Madagascar after being accused of murdering an eight-year-old boy.read


You should NEVER ignore a mouth ulcer that won't heal. Natalie did for just six weeks - and now faces tragic consequences

Natalie Hurley was eight weeks pregnant with her third child when she noticed a small mouth ulcer on the side of her tongue.read


David Cameron vows to help with £12bn 'Help to Buy' scheme

The Prime Minister said he wanted to make the ‘dream of home ownership a reality’ as lenders braced themselves for a flood of interest in Help to Buy.read


Warren Buffet made an astonishing $10bn from the financial crisis

The American billionaire, Warren Buffett, invested during the recession and is now $10 billion better off. Buffet claims anyone could have done what he did.read


Nick Clegg: 'Leaving EU would be economic suicide'

The Lib Dem leader urged people drop pro-EU views into conversation and flood Twitter and Facebook with messages against cutting ties with Brussels.read


Britain's education crisis: Up to 8.5MILLION people are no better at numeracy than a 10 year old and young people are now among least literate in the developed world

A major new study has found the UK's 16-to 24-year-olds are very near the bottom of global league tables in terms of English and maths, and are falling further behind.read


New mother died month after giving birth due to STROKE

Hayley Constable, 27, from Manchester was said to have been 'absolutely thrilled' when son Alfie was born - a year after she suffered a miscarriage.read


Why wearing socks in bed can cure a low libido: It's a problem that afflicts millions. But from poor circulation to a blocked nose, the causes of a bad sex life can be as surprising as the cures

Are you happy with your sex life? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. Studies suggest that millions of Britons are struggling to find the time or desire to make love.read


'BBC is executive-run place for idiots' says Jennifer Saunders

The Absolutely fabulous star said that it is no longer fun to work at the BBC and that it has become 'unrecognisable' from what it once was, in an interview to promote her autobiography.read


Working through lunch may be good for you - as long as you have the freedom to choose

Employees who work through lunch appear less tired at the end of the day if they had the freedom to choose how they spent their break.read


Tinder for foodies? Cookisto app matches hungry people with budding chefs

Cookisto, which launches this month, allows users to locate cooks and menus in their community and snap up a hearty meal for around £8.read


Devil in Roland Doe: The Exorcist based on real-life Missouri possession

Accounts of the 14-year-old's exorcism at a house in Missouri (pictured) in 1949 are based on diary extracts by Father Raymond Bishop.read


Surrey Police warn parents they could be prosecuted if children skate in street

Surrey Police officers have apologised for posting the notices through doors on a street in Thames Ditton, which left children as young as six scared.read


Woman's body discovered and man found hanged in Waltham Abbey

A murder probe has been launched after police discovered the body of a man in Hertfordshire and a woman in Essex following a suspected murder suicide.read


Reshuffle Day: Cameron promote northerners, Working-class and women MPs promoted

Lib Dem Jeremy Browne and Tory Richard Benyon, Britain's richest MP, have been sacked while Labour's Liam Byrne and Stephen Twigg are demoted.read


Estranged wife of Tory whip sacked in reshuffle takes to Twitter to attack Cameron

Fiona-Natasha Syms, 44, unleashed a series of extraordinary messages on the social media website. Robert Syms, 57, had been a government whip since 2012.read


Six-bedroom house where Oliver Cromwell plotted key Civil War attack on Bristol is put on market for £800,000

Oliver Cromwell and his right-hand man General Sir Thomas Fairfax met at Wickham Court in Bristol on the eve of the New Model Army’s attack on the city.read


Why some dieters are doomed to fail: From a stressed-out immune system to a miswired brain, the reasons why you can't resist that extra biscuit

When you eat sensibly and work out diligently only to find the pounds still don't drop off, you must wonder what's going wrong.read


Stink yourself slim: Room spray that will stop you overeating

Spritz this room fragrance around your 'danger cupboard' - the place where you keep your junk food - and you won't feel hungryread


Nigerian prince Dr Yilkyes Bala 'behind massive migration scam': Royal accused of running complex web of companies in 'systematic attack' on British borders

Dr Yilkyes Bala has been accused of using a complex web of security companies to mask a ‘systematic attack’ on Britain’s borders at Canterbury Crown Court.read


NICE bars cancer drug that's free in Scotland: £4,000-a-month treatment that can halt disease will not be available in England or Wales

The drug regulation body decided that it would not pay out for Crizotinib, while the Scottish Medicines Consortium said that they would.read


Woman, 66, left with horrific blistered and swollen face after using anti-wrinkle cream - and it took SIX months and steroids for her to recover

Marlene Corrall, 66, from Leicestershire, was horrified at the reaction she had after using three L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Laser Renew anti-aging products on her face.read


Taliban threat to Malala Yousafzai 'We will attack when we have chance'

The 16-year-old survived being shot by a gunman who boarded her school bus a year ago in Swat valley after angering the terror group.read


Almost 30 years on, Open All Hours is back... but without Arkwright: Sir David Jason to reprise role in Christmas special

In plans for a Christmas special revealed yesterday, Sir David Jason will once again play Granville. This time, however, the one-time hapless grocery assistant is in charge.read


Why was drunk Nicole Falkingham left to freeze to death? Estranged husband speaks out

Nicole Falkingham, 41 died from hypothermia and acute alcohol poisoning after a night out with friends in an upmarket wine bar in Liverpool.read


Want to guarantee a retweet? Attach a picture: Photo tweets 94% more likely to be shared than text-based ones

A Las Vegas social media scientist found photos tweeted using Twitter's own image host are most likely to be retweeted, while Instagram photos are least likely.read


BBC One to launch 'plus 1' channel to allow viewers to watch programmes an hour later

Director General Tony Hall also said the Corporation would be launching a next generation iPlayer which will offer a 30 day catchup service for the first time.read


Anger as paralympic hero David Weir refused home with downstairs toilet

The family of six-time gold medallist David Weir today called the situation a national disgrace and said he is being treated like a 'jailbird or a junkie' in his small south London home.read


'Most Wanted' Abu Anas al-Libi NOT Al-Qaeda terrorist insists son

Abu Anas al-Libi was wanted for planning the U.S. embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es-Salaam, but his son (pictured) says he's innocent.read


UK surgeon Asim Shahmalak to help Pakistani acid attack victims

Reconstruction expert Asim Shahmalak, from Cheadle, will rebuild the lives of seven women who were disfigured - often for just spurning a man's advances.read


How a dog's collar could help save its master's life: Device will indicate if elderly owners are unwell

The waterproof device, which monitors an animal’s mood, promises to transform every pet dog into a potential life-saver.read


London voted worst place to live in the UK: Capital criticised for costs, queues and binge-drinking in latest poll

The capital has been labelled the UK’s most hated area in a book identifying the country’s 50 least desirable locations, entitled ‘Crap Towns Returns’.read


Chick lit label makes me so angry, says Victoria Hislop: Author says she hates term as it oversimplifies women's writing

Mrs Hislop, 54, who is married to Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, also attacked the term 'women's fiction' in a speech at Cheltenham Literature Festival. She said she believed it came ‘partly from a desire to somehow make bookshops more manageable’.read


Stop labelling women as fluffy or scary, says Miriam Clegg: Deputy PM¿s wife claims there are not enough female roles models

Miriam Clegg said it was not surprising that many young girls struggled to find their identity. She added that there needed to be more visible female role models for girls to succeed.read


Scrumpy! After Swampy, meet the eco warrior living in a 150-year-old apple tree so it won't be chopped down to make space for luxury homes

Eco-warrior Rowan Burrough has been camping out in the boughs of the tree in Stroud, Gloucestershire, to keep developers off the site.read


Jonathan Aitken: A unique insight into the Thatchers' dysfunctional family life - by the man who dated Carol

Margaret Thatcher was always driven by ambition. She put country before family: that was the way she was made, says JONATHAN AITKEN.read


How six weeks at the mercy of home carers left me petrified of old age: One woman's scarring experience as councils are attacked over care visits that last just 15 minutes

After a report yesterday exposing the shocking figure that most elderly people only have 15 minutes with a home nurse, JEANETTE KUPFERMANN tells of her experience after breaking her left arm and leg.read


Sales of British TV shows to other countries makes £1.22bn

New figures from trade association Pact show the US remains the most lucrative market for British shows, with sales increasing by 11 per cent to £475 million in 2012.read


Middlesbrough pub tragedy: Benjamin Bolsenbroek died after 'large scale disturbance'

Benjamin Bolsenbroek, from Thornaby, Teesside, died after becoming involved in a 'large scale disturbance' inside a pub in Middlesbroughread


I'm stuck... I need to be toad away: Rat rescued from the middle of a pond after hitching a lift on a frog

The rat had been clinging to debris as it struggled to stay afloat in the pond in Lucknow, in northern India, and welcomed the assistance of a more aquatic creature.read


American firm develops light-weight solar-powered drone

The Solara series, the largest of which measures 60 metres wide, are classed as a 'High Altitude Long Endurance solar atmospheric satellites capable of carrying telecom, reconnaissance and atmospheric sensors.'read


Want to show your cat affection? DON'T stroke it: Our feline friends become stressed when touched

Animal behaviour experts from Lincoln stroked cats before testing their level of stress hormones. They found no cats enjoyed constant touching but some tolerated it.read


Washington shutdown must end, China tells the US: Finance minister demands they take 'concrete measures' to avoid catastrophic default

China is the U.S’s biggest foreign creditor, holding at least £794 billion in US Treasury bonds, and its leaders warned against jeopardising its huge stake.read


Better stock up on your favourites! Price of chocolate could rise by a third by Christmas

Crippling rises in the price of cocoa butter could add 21p to the cost of every 100g of milk chocolate by December, experts said. It would affect everything from truffles to advent calendars and chocolate coins.read


UNBREAKABLE flexible display phone screen unveiled by LG

The display is made of bendy plastic meaning it can be attached to curved phones. It's expected to feature on the South Korean firm's rumoured 6-inch G Flex phone.read


Donna George: Teacher collapsed at side of road when she pulled over while driving pupils

Donna George, 48, from Shepley, West Yorkshire, pictured with a pupil, right, and with her husband Ken, left, fell ill on Wednesday night.read


Fukushima worker accidentally turns off nuclear plant's cooling systems

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said yesterday that a worker inspecting equipment accidentally switched off power to pumps injecting water into the reactors.read


Babies born to mums who smoke while pregnant 'have smaller brains and are more anxious and moody than other children'

Children whose mothers smoked in pregnancy are more likely to become moody and depressed than other boys and girls, say scientists.read


RAF Museum app flies Nazi bomber in augmented reality

Using a specially developed Augmented Reality App, called Apparition: Dornier Do 17, a full scale, 3D vision of a Dornier Do17 German bomber can be placed in skies above various locations around the globe.read


It's no lie! 'Extinct' Pinocchio lizard caught on camera

The rare lizard was found in a pristine cloud forest in the north west of Ecuador by Alejandro Arteaga, the co-founder of an eco-tourism company.read


Human right to make a killing: Damning dossier reveals taxpayers' bill for European court payouts to murderers, terrorists and traitors

Judges in Strasbourg handed the criminals taxpayer-funded payouts of £4.4million – an average of £22,000 a head.read


Around 165,000 homes face child benefit fines: Families punished for failing to apply for tax return

Around 165,000 households that have an earner on a salary of at least £50,000 and have received child benefit this year failed to register for self assessment.read


Brazil protests: teachers strike sees fire bombs thrown at police

The march began peacefully, but ugly scenes erupted when it reached City Hall, where legislation that altered teachers' working conditions has been signed off.read


Newcastle University re-brand makes rude acronym

Newcastle University has reportedly applied for a series of different trademarks. But some of them carry rather unfortunate acronyms should the institution name be shortened.read


Diet apps don't work and 'lack motivation'

A study into 30 of the most popular diet apps found most included few or no behavioural weight-loss strategies.read


Dating app Twine uses interests not faces

Twine is banking on people wanting to meet others based on similar interests and not solely on looks. People can eventually choose to reveal pictures when they’re comfortable.read


Rise of extreme honeymoon: Newlyweds zip wire and bungee jump

Swimming with dolphins is the most popular honeymoon activity, but scuba and shark cage diving are growing in popularity.read


High school teacher Cristy Nicole Deweese posed for Playboy as 'Coed of the month'

Texas teacher Cristy Nicole Deweese, 21, featured in the magazine three years ago when she was just 18 as 'Coed of the Month'.read


Fit for a pharaoh: Pyramid house with own recording studio

Mexican architect Juan Carlos Ramos has spent months planning the layout and design of the house as part of an architectural competition.read


A&E wards on the brink, say doctors: Casualty departments get 'so busy they're unsafe'

Nearly two thirds of A&E doctors say they are being pushed to the limit, according to a report by the College of Emergency Medicine.read


'Viscount' defrauded mother-in-law out of £150,000 while claiming to be due a £400m inheritance

Kirk Brown, from Farnham, changed his name by deed poll to Vizconde von Hoehen de Bessarabia. He persuaded Nicola Young to plough money into a bogus shipping firm.read


Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood shoot dead security forces

The security sources said the gunmen opened fire on the soldiers while they were sitting in a car at a checkpoint near Ismailia on the Suez Canal.read


Nicolas Sarkozy cleared of corruption charges

Judges investigating the so-called 'Bettencourt Affair' have now formally dropped all charges - but Mr Sarkozy still faces a number of other criminal enquiries.read


Boyfriend caught with another girl humiliated and hit in street by girlfriend

The man had supposedly cheated on the woman, bringing another girl back to his flat in Hong Kong, before the incident.read


Man 'murdered wife and made it look like accident when she discovered his affair'

Mother-of-three Louise Evans, 32, right, was found dead in the hallway of her home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire she shared with husband Alan, 35, left.read


Sex, Stags and Prague: BBC documentary reveals how drunken Brits are risking STDs

Stacey Dooley, pictured right, visited the Czech capital which has become a 'mecca' for men on the cusp of married life for a BBC documentary.read


John Lewis: Christmas decorations are put up at London store 79 DAYS before December 25th

More than eight miles of decorations including 250,000 lights and 5,000 stars have been shipped in to stores including the Oxford St John Lewis, where technicians abseiled to put up the ornaments.read


Was nine-year-old who bypassed TSA security to board Delta flight to Vegas visiting a friend he'd met playing games online?

When Las Vegas police met the Minneapolis boy upon landing he told them that he had a 'video game buddy' who he was there to visit.read


Boyfriend cheated death to propose to girlfriend in hospital

Love-struck Craig Mitchell popped the question to Claire Hoyle as doctors rushed him to the operating theatre following the crash in Grimsby.read


Edward Snowden? Russian website claims to have spotted former CIA analyst

There has been no reported sighting of Snowden since he walked out of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on August 1 after obtaining temporary asylum.read


Property developer breaks collarbone removing £15,000 lions from top of gateposts

Edward Packer, 73, pictured next to the ornate lions outside his home in Sneyd Park, Bristol, dislodged a stone while attempting to remove them and fell.read


Woody Allen bans Indian release of Blue Jasmine because of anti-cigarette adverts

The Indian government requires cinemas to play the adverts in any films that feature smoking but Allen refused to make 'customisations' to Blue Jasmine.read


'Always ask yourself: Can I live with that?' Ex-porn star pens open letter to her unborn son confronting her X-rated past

Aurora Snow, 31, from California, details in the memo, posted on The Daily Beast, that she went into the adult entertainment industry to pay off her student debt.read


'He raced in and fought until his ammunition was exhausted': Bravery of World War Two Mosquito pilot who took on FIVE German fighter planes and survived

Wing Commander Paul Bingham Elwell shot down at at least one or maybe two of the planes flying over the French coast in 1944.read


Gangland armourer who was caught with improvised single-shot handgun, a revolver and hundreds of bullets is jailed for nine years

Thomas Keatley, 28, of Sussex, was sentenced to nine years and four months after he was found with handguns, ammo and a large quantity of cannabis.read


Photographer takes raw self-portraits documenting her daily struggle with MS

A photographer suffering MS has documented her daily life in a series of self-portraits in order to challenge the idea of the disabled as 'other'.read


A-list stars to read Jackie Kennedy's moving letters of condolence sent after President's assassination in new documentary

Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams and Channing Tatum are among the stars to lend their voices to the film from Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Couturié.read


Meet the Ferragamo-loving American socialite - known as 'Princess' to Somalia's pirates- who claims to be the country's key to prosperity

Michele Ballarin, a wealthy 58-year-old North Virginian benefactor is said to have ‘more sway in Somalia than the whole U.S. Government.’read


Remarkable 3D images show how touch reflects an unborn child's development

Durham University researchers said touching different parts of the face can be an indicator of how well a baby is developing physically and psychologically in the womb.read


Geeks get chic! How Silicon Valley style is finally evolving past Mark Zuckerberg's T-shirt and sandal look

From their inception, tech companies went out of their way to be different - and that meant no more business suits.read


A third of people don't like their Facebook friends - but won't delete them because they're too nosey

Research carried out by VoucherCodesPro.co.uk found that 34% of Brits have friends on Facebook they don't like and would avoid in real life.read


'You'll get a fair share' minister promises Royal Mail investors amid fears City banks and hedge funds will eat up 70% of shares

Michael Fallon assured small investors they would be allowed to buy in to the Royal Mail when it floats on the stock market this Fridayread


Paxo blasts PM over his WWI 'knees-up': Newsnight host says Great War should be remembered as a disaster

In a Radio Times article, Jeremy Paxman objected to a speech in which David Cameron promised a 'truly national commemoration' of the conflict.read


How cute are my hot pants, mom! Fashion Kids Instagram turns toddlers into street style stars with nearly 1.3million followers

The Brazilian Instagram account, FashionKids, was started by Wilson Dorigon in February 2012 to 'inspire all parents' according to its website.read


Lesbian mother falsely claimed £60,000 in benefits after failing to declare she was living with lorry driver girlfriend

Alison Webb, 48, left, failed to notify benefit bosses that she was living with her partner of 12 years Nicola Dolton, 43, right, Southampton Crown Court heard.read


Would you visit me in prison?' The creepy dating profile of James Holmes

James Holmes had set up two dating profiles which asked 'Will you visit me in prison?' in the weeks leading up to the deadly Colorado shooting last July.read


Google Maps Street View photographs world's wildlife

As part of National Geographic's Great Nature Project, people of all ages have been invited to take pictures of animals and plants and upload them online, Google Maps has shared a collection of images purposely showing off the local wildlife in far-flung locales.read


Stier triplets: Woman gives birth to identical triplets with no fertility treatment

Laura and Kevin Stier of West Allis, Wisconsin weren't even trying to get pregnant when they defied genetic odds and conceived the identical triplets naturally.read


Ovadia Yosef 'What will become of us? Who will lead us?': Funeral of a Rabbi attracts 700,000 mourners

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was 93 when he died at 1.30pm today after a 'total failure of body systems'. Thousands took to Jerusalem's streets for his funeral procession.read


Dude, where's my car elevator? Inside Mitt Romney's new $9million Utah ski chalet

The former Massachusetts governor and presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a thing for fine real estate. And his newest interest in Park City, Utah is no exceptionread


The competition addict who's won everything in her house - right down to the kitchen mop!

Kim Searle, a bookseller from Powys, has won everything from holidays to gadgets. She is so addicted she enters competitions for things she doesn't need - such as winning nappies, despite having no children.read


RAF Stenigot radar posts left to rust

The RAF Stenigot was one of 20 vital relay centres which enabled NATO commanders communicate across the globe as relations the Soviet Union disappeared behind an Iron Curtain and the threat of nuclear war grew.read


Anonymous librarians confess to breaking their own rules

A website called Librarian Shaming has revealed that librarians have just as many guilty pleasures and embarrassing secrets as the rest of us.read


Photographer Mei Xu captures rainbow forms at bottom of waterfall in Yosemite

With just the right mix of water vapour and light, Bridalveil Fall, in Yosemite National Park, California, becomes an ethereal rainbow haze that permeates the lush vegetation and dramatic rock faces around it.read


Prehistoric elephant had giant spoonbill instead of trunk which had in-built 'scythe' used to cut its food

Platybelodon, which lived between eight and 20 million years ago, used its bizarre second pair of tusks to cut tough vegetation.read


Octogenarian couple back together almost 70 years after summer romance

In the summer of 1945, 16-year-old Sandy 'Franci' Riggins (now Gutting) and 17-year-old Chuck 'Red' Lewis fell in love and now, almost 70 years later, they're back together.read


'We can make nuclear weapons, rockets... and ski lifts': North Korea unveils luxury skiing resort in latest propaganda bid

Masik Pass winter wonderland of luxury chalets, ski runs and sleigh rides will open near the nation's east coast on Thursday, despite opposition from Swiss, Austrian and French ski resorts who refused to provide ski equipment.read