The 14 divers gathered in Thailand for the eighth and final round of the annual Red Bull Cliff Diving competition today. They have all spent months preparing.read
Apparently taken at an Army base, the photograph of two serving British soldiers giving Nazi-style salutes will provoke international disgust as Remembrance Day approaches.read
Letter to Nigella's solicitors makes allegations about her behaviour and will apparently depict notorious argument outside London restaurant in an 'entirely different light'.read
Germany is sending senior intelligence officials to Washington amid outrage over claims the U.S. National Security Agency monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone.read
Sam Cookney, a 30-year-old social media manager worked out an alternative way to cut the cost of his commute after becoming sick of rent prices.read
Aiswarya Dahiwal, a second year college student from Parbhani, in the Maharashtra state of India, had asked her parents for permission to log on to the site on Wednesday, but they said no.read
After the christening, and with all the other photographs done, George saved his best until last letting out a burst of giggles for this gorgeous image.read
The fast food chain says that the surprising split is down to 'recent management changes' - Heinz is now led by Bernardo Hees former chief executive of McDonald's arch-rivals Burger King.read
The clairvoyant driver, who has not been named, left the children standing at the side of the road in Dundee.read
Irene Brown, pictured with her husband Steve, spoke out against wrongdoing and turned whistleblower on her employer, Cumbria Police, but paid a high price.read
The FBI is investigating of the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by a sheriff's deputy in Northern California after it emerged that police took no more than 10 seconds to open fire on Lopez after seeing him with a toy pellet gun.read
Football Association president the Duke of Cambridge believes footballers can inspire the British nation in a similar manner to the Olympic stars of 2012.read
Prince Charles told friend of twenty-five years Selena Scott that he felt straight-jacketed by his royal life and longed to be able to decide for himself what he wanted to do.read
Dr Arjun Srinivasan, the associate director of the CDC, said that the misuse and overuse of antibiotics have rendered them powerless to fight continuously evolving infections like MRSA.read
The corporation has pledged to end the paying of stars, reported to include newsreader Sophie Raworth, (pictured) through 'personal service companies'.read
Activist May Al Sawyan said four women, including herself, have successfully driven in defiance of the ban. No law exists banning women from the roads but they are not issued licences.read
A large americano from Costa Coffee contains 370mg of caffeine. This is compared with the 32mg in a can of Coke, a drink already perceived as being high in caffeine.read
A vast area of low pressure is forming over the Atlantic Ocean and 'Storm St Jude' - named after the patron saint of lost causes - is expected to hit the South-West coast at around midnight before causing havoc across the South.read
Swansea Coastguard began looking for the man this morning when the man's empty boat was found on the St Pierre Pill, near Chepstow in South Wales.read
Researchers believe that additional layers of cartilage connecting dinosaurs' bones enabled their skeletons to hold more weight and not buckle under their own size.read
The Moors murderer's warped emotions are laid bare from beyond the grave at the start of an unpublished autobiography that hows no respect for the suffering of her victims.read
Scots Lewis Shand and John McKenzie spent nine months creating their latest beer, Snake Venom, with 67.5 per cent alcohol at £50 a bottleread
For over 20 years her laugh has been one of Hollywood's most distinctive, but Marcia Wallace passed away on Friday night.read
The body of a 36-year-old man was also found at the scene in the Scawsby area of Doncaster, and detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.read
Testing almost 400 different types of microbes, scientists were able to work out which had come from a white, Chinese, Latino or non-Hispanic black person.read
Bitstrips allows users to turn themselves into a cartoon alter-ego and amuse (or perhaps annoy) their friends in the form of a digital comic strip.read
Kadir Nurman, widely credited as the inventor of the popular fast food meal, passed away in Berlin at the age of 80.read
JK Rowling has revealed the heartbreaking moment she almost snatched a baby in a 'cold and frightening' so-called orphanage in Eastern Europe.read
The French President has said he will stand by the 75 per cent levy on annual earnings over €1m despite strike threats from football clubs.read
The Duke of Cambridge has promised to take the little prince - christened on Wednesday - to watch his team in a video message released today to mark the 150th anniversary of the Football Assocaition.read
Mrs Blair has had lessons and now seems more authoritative, according to voice expert Caroline Goyder.read
Farmers have reported that crop yields are down by up to 80 per cent, meaning that anyone wanting to enjoy them in the UK will have to pay more.read
Ben Hinchliff, 46, who gave up his job as a London lawyer to pursue his dream of being a farmer, was found dead in an outbuilding on his farm on Friday.read
The crowd sourced online encyclopedia has seen volunteer editorial staff dwindle by a third since it made a raft of changes in 2007.read
The offensive message was posted on the Guildford Police website after a successful operation which saw several people detained.read
The executions took place hours after the rebels ambushed the border guards near the town of Saravan in southeast Iran Fars agency reported.read
Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have targeted the town of Azaz near the Turkish border where 200 residents have already pledged loyalty to the group.read
The highly damaging document, apparently written for the chef (pictured) and his former business partner, boasts of avoiding more than £2.2 million in tax.read
Britain's first DIY male fertility test appears in shops this weekend enabling men – and women – to do sperm count checks at home.read
Mohammed Inayat flew into a rage when his daughter Kalsoom Bibi (pictured) told him she planned to move to Dubai to marry a policeman.read
Portuguese police have finally admitted that Kate and Gerry McCann are no longer suspects more than five years after the original investigation, according to the couple's Portuguese lawyer.read
Police chief Luiz Tempestini, who led the investigation, said many of the women, who have not been named, worked as dancers, models or actresses on popular Brazilian TV shows.read
Louise-Marie Suisse was stopped by two police officers near a mosque in the centre of Marseille in late July, for wearing a niqab - full-face veil - in breach of a ban introduced last year.read
Natacha Bouchart said the number of people trying to make it across the Channel was becoming 'untenable' and radical action was needed.read
Miss Dynamix singer Jeanette Akua, 21, was in Johannesburg in her native South Africa when the attack happened.read
The woman is pictured strolling down a corridor in St. Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, where it is believed she lied to patients claiming that she worked there.read
Five birds tested were found to have Mobistix - a painkiller used to combat fever and inflammation - in their blood.read
After staging the simple escape, Dillon found love and was living with his unwitting partner - who had no idea he was on the run - and their two children when police finally tracked him down.read
Clifford Chance circulated the memo, entitled 'Speaking Effectively', to its U.S.-based female lawyers, who have accused the firm of singling out women as unprofessional and absent minded.read
Bus enthusiasts Harry Blakeway and Martin Anderson say they get called ‘bus perverts’ when they take photos and drivers threaten to smash their £300 cameras.read
Sainsbury's has apologised to Sabina Latto after a female member of staff made the comment having approached her in the Hedge End store in Hampshire.read
A High Court judge ruled that Brian and Patricia Davies, both in their 70s, and the couple's other daughter Melanie Williams, were in contempt of court after not revealing all they knew about Jacqueline Davies, 49, (right) and daughter Alice's (left) disappearance.read
A study of English hospitals found that the number of young women having their noses reset rose almost nine-fold in seven years.read
The boy (right) was found in the city of Roermond on June 18 this year, 62 miles away from where a baby girl (left) was abandoned in Huerth, Germany in October 2011.read
The recently privatised firm is putting barcodes on letters, allowing it to tell firms when their marketing messages have been delivered.read
A survey by bed manufacturer Silentnight found that Britons yearn for more sleep, but don't want to give up other things to get it.read
Controversial plans to impose a Royal Charter on the Press next week are ‘inconsistent with our democratic traditions’, senior peers warned last night.read
Harry Reid was expelled from St Ambrose Barlow Catholic School in Hall Green, Birmingham, after the headmistress branded him ‘the naughtiest child I’ve ever dealt with’read
Documentary photographer Bruce Jackson has created a striking photographic record of Southern prison farms of the 1960s and '70s, when he was given unsupervised access to prison grounds, guards and prisoners themselves.read
The guidance was issued by a health watchdog following the research of 17,000 patients who had some of the implants.read
The Nestle snack will change the oil used to make the wafer filling to cut saturated fat. But makers insist that taste will not be compromised.read
The iconic site, which has lain unused for three decades, is set to become the backdrop for brides and grooms with money to burn in London, developers claim.read
Council worker David Henley had drunk ten pints with friends in a hotel but took an exit leading to six steps instead of a wheelchair ramp.read
A five-strong team work a two-day marathon shift to turn the hands of London's iconic Big Ben back as we say goodbye to British Summer Time and revert to GMT.read
Marian Burke, 73, from Highgate, north London, says she used the term entirely innocently to refer to a ‘lovely’ deliveryman who works for the supermarket.read
The former home secretary, foreign secretary and lord chancellor broke the news to his constituency Labour Party in Blackburn, the Lancashire town which he has served as MP since 1979.read
New figures released after a parliamentary question revealed more than 320 uses in a year - an 11-fold increase since they were first approved.read
EXCLUSIVE: A study by consumer champion Which? looked at the price of 12 packages with the travel giant Thomas Cook for some of the biggest games of the season.read
Chaps, if you fear your wife doesn’t entirely trust you, get on her good side by whipping up an omelette. And to really make an impression, serve chocolate mousse for dessert.read
Sarah Pearson woke at home in Barnsley to find she was in the final stages of labour leaving her boyfriend Graeme Smith to deliver their son, Charlie.read
The Chancellor has warned that voters cannot expect big giveaways in the coming weeks, and more difficult decisions on spending cuts will have to be made.read
The Prime Minister is locked in negotiations with his Lib Dem deputy Nick Clegg over the future of green levies which push up bills by more than £100-a-year.read
New Jersey-based photographer Tom Sperduto spent a year capturing wounded warriors returning from war and transitioning to their new lives at home.read
The former Question Time presenter (pictured) left his car in a retail park while he went shopping with his wife Sylvia at Pets at Home and Homebase in Sevenoaks, Kent, on Monday afternoon.read
As the Saudi Arabian Royal family sell off their 10 houses in The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, the next generation of the super-rich are preparing to move in.read
The photos were snapped by highly-skilled Spitfire pilots who recorded the landscape as seen from the sea ahead of the pivotal beach invasion.read
Cleaning, work stresses, child rearing and even bodily functions are all issues that can creep into sour married life and are wittily depicted in the book.read
Kings Science Academy in Bradford, visited by David Cameron last year, was given £86,335 in funding that had 'not been used for its intended purpose'.read
Ray Teret, 72, who was also a flatmate of the disgraced DJ, spoke only to confirm his name and address during the 30-minute hearing at Manchester City Magistrates' Court.read
Gina Nolan (pictured) and 11 colleagues from Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, in her work syndicate matched six numbers on the National Lottery last Saturday.read
The Prime Minister said his fellow EU leaders should stop complaining about snooping by GCHQ and the NSA because British spies have saved their citizens from terrorist attack.read
In the latest extraordinary twist in the global eavesdropping scandal, Israeli agents are said to have intercepted more than 70 million calls and text messages a month.read
Sudan-born Khalid Abdullah held a knife to his victim's throat, saying he 'needed sex', but could not carry out the rape and later apologised.read
In English literature pupils will focus on eight instead of 12 texts, while in history they will examine a broader sweep of crucial events to better prepare them for university.read
The Rochdale-born actress said she would have 'loved' to cross the border into Virunga National Park, but was not allowed to due to the 'armed conflict'.read
The 7.3 magnitude tremor hit at 2.10am on Saturday (5.10pm GMT today) near the crippled Fukushima nuclear site.read
Unite, the union whose strike threat triggered the crisis at the oil refinery, has accepted a three-year pay freeze and committed not to strike during that period.read
Solar flares this week knocked out radio transmissions and had the potential to disrupt satellite communications and possibly harm astronauts in orbit.read
Sue Heeney, 38, who worked for Essex Police, says she chuckled with the caller to 'help him relax' as he tried to give her the car's registration number.read
An early morning hike turned into a rescue mission for an Arizona mother after she stumbled across a dog that had been shot and abandoned on a mountain.read
Sarah Palin found a novel way to turn down an interview request from Piers Morgan, posting a picture on Facebook of a bear she shot and saying she was busy.read
Officers searching for public schoolboy Miller Redpath, 18, said the body found his family home in Wenhaston, Suffolk is 'likely' to be him.read
A poll conducted by Sainsbury's also revealed that one in five adults in Briton think all types of fat are bad for one's health.read
The Institute of Fiscal Studies report said they are more likely to own their home, have better jobs and be more highly educated.read
The three bedroom house is the former home and studio of the American born Victorian artists James Whistler.read
Newly-released tablet computers from Tesco and Argos do not come fitted with filters, an expert warned last night.read
Professor J Meirion Thomas said the planned surcharge would create the 'best travel insurance on the planet'read
Hannah Notley, 30, who was based at Rayleigh Police Station in Essex, committed a 'gross breach of trust,' Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.read
Pavlo Lapshyn, 25, killed Mohammed Saleem as the 82-year-old made his way home from evening prayers and later bombed three mosques in the West Midlands.read
By drawing power from a smartphone’s battery, the South Korean company's design could have a longer life and be lighter than Google Glass.read
Jorge Cortell, of Katnerson Systems, posted a photo of a women's stiletto pumps while at Reverse Demo Day, a conference for entrepreneurs in New York City.read
The crude claim was sent to members of Pembroke College Rugby team for their 'Crew Date', a night where they were asked to bring a 'positive pregnancy test'.read
Liam Robert Sibbons, 16, squirted Tara Quigley, 28, with chromic acid solution at the front door of her home in Romford.read
Greater Manchester Police recovered a 3D printer along with plastic components which they believed were part of a handgun during a series of raids.read
Private William Dempsey was a 'facilitator' in a £3,500 deal to sell a Uzi sub-machine gun - which can fire 600 rounds a minute - and other weapons to Scottish criminals.read
Saad al-Hilli was reportedly in a heated discussion with an unidentified man at his campsite the night before he was gunned down last year.read
'Before we start, put out of your mind any rubbish you may have heard about high-risk hospitals.'read
Jordan Cobb, 16, leapt from the boat as it travelled from Devonport in Devon to Torpoint in Cornwall last year.read
The false widow is the most dangerous of the 12 species of biting spider known to be in Britain - and cases of people being bitten by the venomous creature have been on the rise in the last few months.read
Southwark Council is selling the Grade II listed building, which covers numbers 21 and 23 in Park Street, Borough, in a bid to cash in on its value.read
Jessica, 21, who appears in the new series of TLC's Hoarding: Buried Alive, says: 'Being a little person and living in a giant hoard is extremely challenging.'read
Most of the world may be struggling through another year of hard times, but, it seems, no one has told Harrods.read
Jamie Oliver's cook books have topped the Christmas bestseller list for the last two years so can he retain his title of top TV chef?read
'Del Boy' Trevor Wales, 56, and his son Richard, 30, were jailed in 2011 for selling counterfeit cigarettes during a six-year scam.read
Henry VIII seized stunning Westenhanger Manor, near Folkestone in Kent, in 1523 from Sir Edward Poynings, who had served as a diplomat under Henry VII.read
A Labour councillor has stood by the bizarre new scheme in the village of Arnprior, Stirlingshire, which have been met with scorn by baffled localsread
Phil Pauley says that he has dreamed about building an underwater city for the past 20 years, and has now released images of what the futuristic development might look like.read