Veteran BBC radio presenter Paul Gambaccini arrested on suspicion of historical sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree

Paul Gambaccini has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences under Operation Yewtree

BBC broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has confirmed he was arrested as part of the Metropolitan Police's Operation Yewtree investigation and has denied all allegations. He was questioned by detectives for several hours before being released late on Tuesday. Detectives did not disclose details of the allegations facing Gambaccini, but it indicated in a statement that he is not suspected of committing offences with paedophile Savile.

Elderly couple found buried in their back garden 15 years after they vanished had been shot: Daughter arrested on suspicion of their murder

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The remains, believed to be William and Patricia Wycherley, were found in the garden (pictured) of a house in Forest Town, Mansfield, on October 9.

Former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks 'authorised £4,000 payment to member of Armed Forces for picture of Prince William in a bikini'

Prince William at his Sandhurst graduation

Her Old Bailey trial heard she agreed to pay a Sandhurst Army instructor who offered the tabloid the photograph of the future king in fancy dress at a James Bond party.

Judge lets convicted criminal out of prison so he can get MARRIED

Offender James Horan wept in court as he described his wish to get married

James Horan, 28, of East Dene, Rotherham, was released just 24 hours after being sent to jail for four weeks following the crash in September

Former police officer guilty of a string of sex crimes including EIGHT rapes... and now his colleagues are appealing for more victims to come forward

Guilty: Wayne Scott, who was employed by Cleveland Police, has been convicted of a string of sex crimes

NEW Wayne Scott, who was employed by Cleveland Police, has been convicted of a string of sex crimes - including eight rapes and two serious sexual offences against a child.

The Asda Nazi: Shameless tattooed father sparks fury after parading down aisles in SS uniform and pushing baby in trolley

Shoppers were horrified as this man wearing a Nazi SS uniform calmly walked down the aisles at Asda

Asda staff asked Paul Dutton to leave the Cambridge store when he was spotted wearing the distinctive black uniform of the brutal Nazi SS. Dutton, who appeared to be pushing a baby in a trolley was confronted by angry customers, riled by his offensive get up. Polish-born shopper Rosina Rusin, said 'mouths were falling open'. She added: 'I wanted to make sure he was evicted. My grandmother's family were annihilated in the gas chambers.'

'Hundreds of women may have aborted perfectly healthy babies' after NHS staff at a major teaching hospital routinely failed to make vital checks

Near miss: Emily Wheatley, 31, was wrongly told by staff that her daughter Ella, now eight monhts old, right, had died when she was nine weeks pregnant.

Emily Wheatley, 31, was told she needed an assisted abortion when her baby was fine, prompting fears hundreds of other women lost babies unnecessarily.

Striking firefighters recalled to tackle huge blaze in Essex after 1,500 tonnes of scrap metal is set alight

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More than 120 firefighters and 20 fire engines are battling the fire, which struck at a scrapyard in east London at around 3.20pm today.

Cocaine-addict lawyer who tipped off Mr Big about police investigation to stop his own drug habit being exposed is jailed

'Top brief' for criminals: The court heard Ditta fed information to drug dealers because of fears his cocaine addiction would become public

Basharat Ditta, 42, would feed sensitive intelligence to crime lord Neil Scarbrough about inquiries into his underworld drug trafficking.

Proud grandfather Prince Charles presented with a wooden helicopter for baby George on visit to Poundbury

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The Prince of Wales visited the development on its 20th anniversary - and got a gift for his first grandchild while he was there

Gurgling and thriving, first pictures of the baby girl carers named Jade after she was found abandoned in a carrier bag in a park

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The little girl, dubbed 'Baby Jade' after the dog which discovered her crying in the bushes, is believed to be just a day or two old, and still had the umbilical cord attached. Police are urgently hunting for the mother of the child, who is now 'happy and contented' in hospital. As well as several photos of the tiny girl, West Midlands Police have released a heartwarming Instagram video in order to raise the likelihood of someone recognising her.

'Rape victims can be partly responsible for their ordeal' says top woman barrister

'Moral responsibility': Barbara Hewson, a prominent barrister, suggested some victims may be partly responsible for being raped

Barbara Hewson, of Hardwicke Chambers in London, questioned whether victims are 'utterly innocent' in a debate at the London School of Economics.

iPhone 6 rumours begin: Mobile with 5-inch Full HD Retina display may launch next year

An illustration of what Apple's next generation iPhone might look-like

Rumours from Mac Fan, in Japan, suggest that Apple's next high-end handset could have a screen one inch larger than the current iPhone 5S.

Primary school apologises to parents after teachers showed six-year-old pupils a terrifying horror film as a Halloween 'treat'

Kintore Primary School in Aberdeenshire has apologised to parents after children as young as six were shown The Sandman

Pupils at Kintore Primary School in Aberdeenshire were upset and unable to sleep after watching the Paul Berry-directed film The Sandman as part of a project.

Businessman in £300million divorce battle 'transferred assets and shares after his marriage got into difficulty'

Michelle Young arriving at the high court where she is in the centre of a legal battle with her ex husband over missing millions. 31/10/13

Lawyers for Michelle Young suggested to Mr Justice Moor that assets belonging to her husband Scot Young had been transferred to a 'lieutenant' via other people.

London to Edinburgh in just THREE hours: Now HS2 could be extended to Scotland to slash journey times further

Flying Scotsman: Extending the High Speed 2 line to Scotland could cut journey times between London and Edinburgh to just three hours, compared to almost five hours

The UK Government has ordered HS2 Ltd to look at ways to cut journey times between northern England and Scotland for both passengers and freight.

Was Charlene, 14, sexually abused by up to 100 men before she was murdered and chopped up for kebab meat? Police reopen missing girl case 10 years on

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Charlene Downes, 14, (pictured) disappeared in Blackpool on November 1 2003 amid claims that she was abused by up to 100 men and then chopped up for kebab meat. A new team will also concurrently investigate the disappearance of another local teenager, Paige Chivers, 15, (right) who vanished in August 2007. Police suspect she was groomed for sex and believe she was murdered, but her body has never been found. Officers have not ruled out a link between both cases with documents revealing there are around 100 'people of interest' they want to trace.

'She went to Wilkinsons in unusual kitten-heeled shoes': Undercover council snoopers' report on sick teacher with 28 years' experience

Caerphilly teacher Kim Shaw

English teacher Kim Shaw, 56, was followed by a surveillance team for three days after she went on stress-related sick leave from Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School in South Wales. The woman was filmed as she shopped in Asda and Wilkinson, pictured main, and while walking around near to her home in Blackwood, left and right, during a £3,600 exercise authorised by Caerphilly council.

Businessman banned from the roads after being caught driving at 130mph in his mother's Mercedes with cup of tea between his legs

Andrew Howie, 35, here pictured selling his supermarket-stocked milkshakes

Andrew Howie (pictured) told Colchester Magistrates’ Court he was surprised his mother’s luxury car did not have cup holders.

Woman wielding fake knife handed trick or treat children real lamb's heart when they knocked on her door

A group of four trick or treaters were handed this lamb's heart by a woman dressed in a blood-stained apron

The four children, aged between nine and 12, were confronted with the Halloween horror as they knocked on doors in Orpington, Kent, last night.

Your Christmas party diet OFFICIALLY starts here: Women keen to drop a dress size for festive season should start slimming now

The survey shows that women's weight fluctuates from 4-10lbs each year

Some 62 per cent say they plan to lose weight - and today's the day to start if you want to drop pounds safely.

Saatchi decides NOT to sue Nigella and reveal the 'truth' over their break-up as he 'wants to get on with his life'

Charles Saatchi has reportedly dropped his threat to sue ex-wife Nigella Lawson for £500,000

Sources close to Saatchi, 70, had suggested he was willing take his ex-wife (pictured) to court in order to reveal the ‘truth’ about their divorce.

Security officer shot dead by off-duty colleague at LAX airport: Three hurt after gunman opened fire with assault rifle

LAX

Gunfire was heard on Friday morning in the Virgin America terminal, witnesses said. The LAPD issued a tactical alert as aerial footage showed around 60 passengers fleeing the scene at Los Angeles International.

Man, 21, admits daubing 'Lee Rigby's killers should hang' on RAF Bomber Command War Memorial... and he didn't realise it was a tribute to the war dead

Police attend to graffiti demeaning murdered soldier Lee Rigby that is written on the Bomber Command Memorial

Daniel Smith, 21, from Salford, admitted defacing the memorial in central London on June 5, amid a wave of incidents in the aftermath of the soldier's killing.

Did the Kraken exist after all? Fossils revive idea of ancient sea monster that turned its prey's bones into works of ART

This fossil, found in Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada by Professor McMenamin is believed to be part of the beak of a giant ancient octopus- or squid-type creature.

Researchers from Massachusetts have found fossils of a beak as well as bones in an unusual arrangement that both support a 2011 theory that the Kraken could exist.

Fears for British great-grandmother, 73, who disappeared five days ago after going for a hike in the French Alps

Missing: Retired teacher Carol Sheridan, 73, has not been seen since she left her home in France on Sunday to embark on a hike in the Alps

Retired teacher Carol Sheridan was last seen by her neighbour as she drove off in her car in the village of Habere-Poche at 1pm on Sunday.

British 'Lady in the lake' killer is freed after serving nine years in French jail for his wife's manslaughter

Free man: Robert Lund in the dock in Albi, south west France. Lund, 55, originally from Darwen, Lancashire, was found guilty of killing his wife Evelyn and dumping her body in a lake

Expat Robert Lund, 63, was jailed for 12 years for the manslaughter of wife Evelyn, who vanished from their French farmhouse on December 29, 1999.

The mystery of Crooked Cottage: Home abandoned in 1950s is still filled with food and belongings of long-dead couple

Crooked Cottage

These eerie photographs show a home (top, centre), in rural Hertfordshire, left untouched since its owners departed more than half a century ago. Household items - including unopened jars of gooseberries (bottom, centre) - suggest the house has been left untouched ever since. The home also has a classic women's bicycle (top left), a made-up double bed (bottom right) and a piano.

Wild weather returns with 60mph gales, heavy rain and risk of flooding on washout weekend

People watch the waves batter into the sea wall of a marina in Brighton, south England on Monday

The Met Office has issued a warning for parts of southern England, including Brighton pictured, alerting people to the risk of localised flooding as torrential downpours hit the coast.

Soldier serving abroad watches in horror as his pregnant wife is STABBED on FaceTime after intruder breaks into their home

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Rachel Poole, 31, of Texas, was talking to her husband, Justin Pele Poole, online when a man identified as Corey Moss, 19, broke into their home and lunged at her.

GSCE students to study three hundred lines of poetry, a Shakespeare play and 19th century novels in exam shake-up

Pupils will have to study the work of Lord Byron

Pupils will have to study at least 15 poems by five different poets, including works by Romantic Poets such as Wordsworth, Byron (pictured) and Keats.

Two dozen women collapse unconscious during exorcism to rid ‘evil spirit or genie’ from Pakistan garment factory

One of the women is helped on to an ambulance after falling unconscious during the exorcism

24 workers fell unconscious as the owners of the Landhi garments factory in Karachi tried to get rid of a 'genie' they believed was haunting the building.

7ft and STILL growing: Rare condition means Robert, 24, is a prisoner in his own home - because he's grown out of his wheelchair

Robert

Robert Smith, 24, from Cambridgeshire, suffers from proteus syndrome, which causes the bones and skin to grow in an abnormal way. Robert (aged five, top left, and nine, bottom left) who weighs 19 stone, has size 16 feet and a 40-inch inside leg, also has sight and hearing problems - and has had 74 operations. His family are now desperately fundraising to buy him a new £8,000 wheelchair - because he has grown out of his current one. His mother Rita, 66, his main carer, said: 'Robert has only been out four times in three years - I can't push him out because he is too big and heavy. All he wants to do is go out with his sister Marie Louise and visit Asda in to buy some DVDs, CDs and chocolate caramel sweets.'

Barclays and RBS traders suspended in global probe into claims foreign currency markets were 'fixed'

As many as six traders at Barclays have reportedly been suspended in connection with claims of currency market fixing

Regulators are looking into whether traders shared information through instant messages to rig the foreign exchange market in their favour.

BBC apologises over royal godparent van Cutsem name error... but 'not sorry for Prince Harry cocaine joke'

'Slur': Jo Brand said a joke claiming the prince takes cocaine and it was left in the pre-recorded show by editors

Comedian Jo Brand said: ‘George’s godparents include Hugh van Cutsem – I presume that’s a nickname as in Hugh van cuts ’em and Harry then snorts ’em.’

Mass killer Anders Breivik apologised to his mother for ruining her life according to controversial new biography about her

No remorse: Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, makes a salute after arriving in the court room during his trial

Norwegian Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people, hugged his mother Wenche and apologised for ruining her life before she died of cancer this year, according to book 'The Mother'.

Knitwork television: Norwegian TV broadcasting nine-hour live knitting show (and you've already missed the start!)

Knitting: Norway is live-streaming a nine-hour program on knitting with a four-hour segment solely on the hobby and a world record attempt

In an attempt to beat the world 'sheep to sweater' record, a team of Norwegian knitters will shear a ewe on live TV before spinning its wool and knitting a jumper in the shortest possible time.

Traffic chaos: Lorry driver arrested after horrific M25 crash which left one man fighting for life and injured three others

Crash: A lorry has overturned in the middle of the M25 in Hertfordshire, injuring four people

Britain's busiest motorway has been hit with long tailbacks following the incident on a stretch of the road in Hertfordshire, which has left one man fighting for life in hospital. The stretch of road shut is the M25 between junction 23 at South Mimms and junction 25 at the junction with the A10 north of Enfield.

Madeleine McCann suspect who died in tractor accident revealed to have had violent past and 'behaved suspiciously' around children according to police profile

New theory: The main suspect in the reopened investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, pictured, was a former employee of the complex the McCann family were staying at and who died in 2009

Portuguese daily Correio da Manha said the profile had heightened police suspicions about the immigrant from Cape Verde who was former employee of the Ocean Club where Madeleine disappeared.

Art film showing a naked man rubbing himself against Christ on the crucifix prompts priest to take legal action against Polish culture ministry

Outrage: The film, which shows a naked man writhing on a statue of Jesus Christ, has provoked outrage

The film, exhibited at the Warsaw Centre for Contemporary Art in Poland, shows a naked man approaching Jesus, then lying on top of him while caressing and licking the statue.

Food waste crisis blamed on 'hotel parents' who still cook dinner for grown-up children who don't come home to eat it

Binned: Many meals end up being thrown away because parents have cooked for children who do not come home for dinner, a council has claimed

EXCLUSIVE: Mothers and fathers whose children treat their home 'like a hotel' routinely prepare for them only for it to end up in the bin, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

Imported spices from countries like India and Vietnam found to carry salmonella, insects, excrement and hair, claims FDA

Salmonella, insects, excrement and hair has been found in imported spices from countries such as Vietnam and India, the US Food and Drug Administration claims in a new report

Some 12 per cent of US-imported spices contained 'filth' between 2007 and 2010 while almost 7 per cent contained salmonella.

Pictured: Moment solicitor was dragged along a street as robbers assaulted her and threatened to stab her unless she gave them the keys to her sports car

Mrs Crockett

These CCTV images show the shocking moment Helen Crockett (bottom right) was attacked outside her family law firm in Harehills, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Despite being terrified, the solicitor clung on to her handbag as she was dragged along the street (pictured) by a pair of robbers who were trying to get the keys to her BMW sports car (bottom right). She was saved when a car approached the scene, but the thieves got away with Mrs Crockett's keys.

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Chinese boy, 10, jumps to his death from 30th floor window 'on teacher's orders' after he did not apologise for talking in class

The heartbroken parents of 10-year-old Chinese boy Jun Jun

The fifth-grade primary school student, Jun Jun, had been told to write a 1,000-character apology by his teacher Miss Chen for talking in class. Neighbours say the teacher told him to jump out of a building after he didn't do the task. His devastated parents (pictured left) have now launched a campaign against pressure schools put on students. He wrote a message in his textbook (right) saying he couldn't jump as his teacher told him. Ten-year-old Jun Jun hit a parked car (pictured left) as he fell from the 30th floor.

Female getaway driver in baseball bat attack that left British woman unable to walk or talk is jailed for 22 years

Plea deal: In exchange for a lighter sentence, Marcy Cruz testified in the case of two girls who were brutally beaten with a baseball bat in April 2010 in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood

Marcy Cruz waited in the van while Heriberto Viramontes beat Natasha McShane, from Northern Ireland, and Stacy Jurich, both 27, during a Chicago robbery in 2010.

Soaring numbers of men are suffering from STRETCH MARKS as they try to get buff Hollywood bodies in the gym

Hugh Jackman, who bulked up for his role as Wolverine in X-Men

EXCLUSIVE: Men trying to emulate the likes of Hugh Jackman now account for a third of customers buying anti-stretch mark products, according to ChemistDirect.

Baby P's mother is released from jail after just four years: Tracey Connelly, who let 17-month-old son be tortured to death, will get a new name

Freed: Tracey Connelly will get a new name and her appearance will be changed when she is released

Last night, sources confirmed Tracey Connelly had been freed from jail after being granted parole earlier this month.

The brain-powered CAR: Vehicle monitors whether a driver is paying attention and slows down if they're distracted

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The RAC of Western Australia and Australia-based Emotiv created the technology to raise awareness of how dangerous distractions can be behind the wheel.

EXCLUSIVE: They're multiplying! THIRD mystery Google barge found in San Francisco bay as MailOnline takes closest look yet at secret 'party boats'. . . followed every step of the way by security guards

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Undeterred by high levels of security, MailOnline visited the Treasure Island site twice after hiring a boat to come closer than anyone else so far to the mystery project. From what MailOnline has seen and heard it is most likely the barges are showrooms for Google Glass, despite their rather depressing exterior - which hide tantalizing clues as to their true use.

Holidaymaker, 25, killed in freak Ibiza hotel room accident after slipping on shiny floor while wearing socks and banging his head

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Christopher Briggs, 25, from Blackburn, got up in the middle of the night to go the toilet but skidded on the marble-like surface, falling and smashing his head.

Now Cameron orders action on water bills to seize control of row over the rising cost of living from Labour

Bills: David Cameron, pictured on a visit to the M4 outside Cardiff today, has ordered ministers to draw up action on water charges

The government is to set out plans to tackle the cost of water next week after Labour leader Ed Miliband called for the industry to be ‘scrutinised’ to ensure it is not ripping off customers.

A stench that no deodorant can mask: Man, 40, suffered from extreme B.O. for four YEARS because his armpits were infected

A Chinese man suffered from extreme body odour because his armpit hair had become infected. He went to his doctor complaining of 'dirty', smelly armpits, which had 'creamy, yellow' secretions on the hairs

The Chinese man's chronic B.0. was the result of a bacterial infection of his armpit hair, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Toxic nuclear waste dumped illegally by the Mafia is blamed for surge in cancers in southern Italy

Cancer: A rise of almost 50 per cent in tumours found in the inhabitants of several towns around Naples. Naples is the capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy

The Italian Senate is investigating a link between buried pollutants and a rise of almost 50 per cent in tumours found in the inhabitants of several towns around Naples.

Iraq's untold stories: World's best photojournalists describe the horrors behind the headlines in iconic images and harrowing testimony

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'Photojournalists On War: The Untold Stories From Iraq' has brought together a collection of previously unpublished images from three dozen of the world's leading frontline photographers. However, the hardcover, by three time Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist and reporter Michael Kamber, also includes eyewitness accounts from the courageous photojournalists who risked their lives to bring the war home during America's nine-year conflict in the Middle East.

Half of girls under 15 are not using condoms because they think contraceptive pill is enough protection

The study, carried out by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, shows oral contraception is the most common first choice in all age groups

The study by the Health and Social Care Information Centre marks the first time the pill has caught up with condoms among the under-15 age group.

Bats confirmed as source of SARS virus that killed 774 and left 8094 seriously ill

Horseshoe Bat

Researchers in Beijing have uncovered two SARS coronaviruses in horseshoe bats which, they claim, are 95 cent the same as the one that infected humans.

'NSA spying HAS gone too far', John Kerry admits, after it emerged US snooped on Angela Merkel and the Pope

Frank: US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that on occasions the NSA's spying activities have gone too far

The Secretary of State (pictured) also said that he'd been guilty, with Barack Obama, of being on 'automatic pilot' as incendiary revelations about the NSA emerged.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden is prepared to testify in Merkel phone tapping case, claims German politician

High-level discussion: German Greens MP Hans-Christian Stroebele posted this picture of him with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on Twitter after a meeting in Moscow

The former CIA intelligence officer Edward Snowden met with German MP Hans-Christian Stroebele, both pictured, to discuss him becoming a star witness in future inquiries.

Aftermath of a 'murder': CCTV shows frantic reaction of man who 'hurled fiancée from balcony' as he goes to find her body

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Dressed in pyjama bottoms, Simon Gittany is seen slapping his hands on top of his head before crouching over and putting his hands on his knees as he descends the lift at his Sydney apartment block. The security camera footage was presented to the court by the prosecution, which claims 40-year-old Gittany, top right, threw his 30-year-old Canadian girlfriend Lisa Harnum, bottom right, to her death after a fierce argument over her plans to leave him.

Moment sham marriage suspect is led to police van just minutes before he was due to wed Czech woman at registry office

Sham wedding suspect

The 27-year-old Pakistani man was about to wed a 25-year-old woman at a registry office in Blackburn, Lancashire.

Italian PM says the rise of parties such as UKIP could usher in 'the most Eurosceptic, anti-European EU parliament in history' next year

Stark warning: Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, left, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels last week

Enrico Letta (pictured) said the growing popularity of Britain's UK Independence Party, France's National Front (FN) and Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) was the 'most dangerous phenomenon' facing the EU.

Sex attacker who took part in gang-rape of girl who was horribly mutilated and killed in shocking South African case is jailed for life

National outcry: Hundreds of mourners gather for the funeral of 17-year-old Anene Booysen who was brutally raped and murdered in a crime that has shocked south Africa

South African Johannes Kana was handed two life sentences by a court near Cape Town. The mutilated body of Anane Booysen was discovered on a building site.

Germany becomes first country to allow parents to register the gender of their babies as 'indeterminate sex'

Born without sex: According to 2007 government figures, at least 150 intersex babies are born in Germany each year and 8,000 to 10,000 people have 'serious variations' from physical gender-defining characteristics

The new regulation stems from a study by the German Ethics Council that concluded the rights of intersex individuals against irreversible medical interventions should be better protected.

Tot who trotted off with top prize: Fenton, three, and his Shetland pony Toffee beat 30 adults to win horse show

Winner: Fenton Kirkland, 3, who beat 30 adults to win gold cup and best of show rosette with his pet Shetland

Fenton Kirkland, (pictured) from Rudry near Cardiff, hasn't started school yet but he gave the crowd of experts a lesson in horsemanship, just months after he learned to walk. Parading his pet Shetland pony, Toffee, the toddler was lauded by judges for natural handling skills well beyond his years. Toffee received top marks for his appearance and personality.

Four million people are still paying off the cost of last Christmas… and one million plan to pay for this year with a payday loan

Worry: Millions of households are still paying off their debts from last Christmas

As many as two-fifths of those surveyed said they were already worrying about how they will cope with the costs this year, the Money Advice Service found.

Thief caught on camera trying break into a hospice for babies to 'steal memorabilia donated by Gary Barlow after he tweeted about visiting the charity'

Attack: Police are hunting for teenagers who smashed the babies hospice with an ornament

The singer, 43, donated dozens of signed pictures, records and books for the Coventry-based charity to auction to raise enough funds to open 24 hours a day.

The man who was banned from Facebook for writing 'I like faggots' after he was accused of being homophobic

Tasty: But Facebook users have been banned from discussing the English offal dish faggots

Robert Wilkes, 54, received a 12-hour ban from Facebook when he posted 'I like faggots' on his account and was accused of 'homophobic language'.

Horsemeat is found in cans of beef: Thousands of tins on sale in discount shops removed from shelves after discovery

Contaminated: Officials said the Food Hall Sliced Beef in Rich Gravy, sold in Home Bargains and Quality Save stores, has been withdrawn from sale

Officials said the Food Hall Sliced Beef in Rich Gravy, sold in Home Bargains and Quality Save stores, has been withdrawn from sale.

Teachers ban display of exotic reptiles and snakes for health and safety reasons (mind you, that snake does look hungry...)

Mr Louth has given talks about his animals around the country, and recently won an award for his work

Reptile specialist Rob Louth (pictured with his wife Susan) was due to present a workshop to a group of children during half-term at St George's Academy in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. But he was stunned when panicking staff rang him five minutes before his presentation began and ordered him to remove the creatures from the school premises.

Amanda Knox's DNA 'WAS found on knife prosecutors claim was used to murder British exchange student'

The DNA of Amanda Knox (left) has been found on a knife allegedly used to murder Meredith Kercher six years ago but none of the victim's DNA.

The knife was originally seized from suspect Raffaele Sollecito's home in Perugia, Italy, where Meredith, 20, was found brutally murdered six years ago this Friday.

Mystery of why hot water freezes faster than cold is solved - and it's all down to the strange behaviour of atom bonds

This graph shows how the Mpemba effect means hot water freezes faster than colder water.

Research by Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has revealed that the reason for the 'Mpemba effect' lies in the unique properties of the molecular bonds that hold water together.

Labour donor aided union thugs: How Miliband's millionaire friend gave vital support to Unite militants

Andrew Rosenfeld founded a company that gives free mobile calls and text messages to Unite members

The People’s Operator, a mobile phone company founded by multi-millionaire Andrew Rosenfeld – a close friend of Ed Miliband – gives free mobile calls and text messages to Unite members.

NHS gives £1m payoff to couple - and then rehires them a few weeks later at a different trust

Golden goodbye: Karen Straughair pocketed £605,000 and Chris Reed was given £345,000 redundancy

Karen Straughair, 50, pocketed more than £605,000 when NHS South of Tyne and Wear, where she was chief executive, was wound up at the end of March.

Has the Loch Ness Monster left Scotland for Down Under? Nessie-like creature spotted off Australia's Magnetic Island

Loch Ness Monster

The picture, which is eerily reminiscent of the famous 1934 image of the Loch Ness monster (inset), was taken near the Queensland coastal city of Townsville. With a population of just over 2,800, Magnetic Island is buzzing after the bizarre monster-like figure suddenly popped up out of the pristine waters off an area known as Picnic Bay last weekend. The spectacle had visitors and locals scratching their heads, with theories ranging from it being a large bird to a sunken boat.

Royal Bank of Scotland will NOT split in two as it creates £38bn internal 'bad bank' and announces sharp fall in profits

Changes: The Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced that it will not be split in two, instead creating an internal £38bn 'bad bank'

The ailing bank, which is 81 per cent owned by the taxpayer, says the decision would allow its 'good' parts to improve quicker as it was also forced to announce a sharp fall in profits this morning.

Osborne to consider new property tax on oligarchs: Chancellor plans to add capital gains on UK homes with foreign owners

Homes for the super rich: A property on Kensington Palace Gardens

The Chancellor is looking at putting capital gains tax on the UK homes of foreign owners in his Autumn Statement next month.

NHS gives £1m payoff to couple - and then rehires them a few weeks later at a different trust

Golden goodbye: Karen Straughair pocketed £605,000 and Chris Reed was given £345,000 redundancy

Karen Straughair, 50, pocketed more than £605,000 when NHS South of Tyne and Wear, where she was chief executive, was wound up at the end of March.

Apple fever returns: Hundreds queue to get their hands on the iPad Air - but the mini release remains a mystery

Customers show off their new iPad Air purchases in front of the Apple Store at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo.

Apple announced its fifth-generation iPad tablet in California last week. It is 20% thinner than the iPad 4 and Apple claims it is twice as fast.

Autumn in the amber city: Photographs capture Russia's imperial capital Saint Petersburg bathed in orange, gold and red

Awesome autumn: A picture of the Smolny Convent at sunset, taken by a camera mounted on a small drone helicopter

Landmarks captured include Mikhailovsky Castle, the Church of Spilled Blood, Hermitage Pavilion in the grounds of the Catherine Palace. When Kiwi photographer Amos Chapple sent a small drone helicopter up into the skies above the city to take pictures, he had no idea how they would turn out.

One in four children admit to abusing their teenage boyfriend or girlfriend

Hurt: 17 per cent of teenagers surveyed had experienced physical abuse (photo posed by model)

A three-year study which interviewed more than 1,200 schoolchildren, also found that almost half of children have been abused, and some think that it's acceptable.

HIV vaccine on the horizon thanks to major breakthrough in understanding structure of the virus

A vaccine which could prevent HIV infection is on the horizon, new research suggests

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute believe their findings will help scientists identify parts of the virus that could be mimicked by a vaccine.

Planet of the Apes? It’s an OCTOPUS UPRISING we need to worry about: Intelligent eight-tentacled animals could evolve to become even smarter

The mimic octopus

Dr Russell Burke from Hofstra University in Australia believes the creatures’ intelligence could one day allow them to build structures other than simple shelters.

Prehistoric sharks escaped mass extinction 252 million years ago by 'seeking refuge in the depths of the ocean'

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The findings come after the fossilised T-shaped teeth of a shark's ancestor were found at a site in the South of France.

Terrifying moment car mechanic was turned into a human fireball after spark from his drill set fire to fuel

CCTV of car mechanic Lee Roberts being turned into a human fireball when a salvage yard pit he was working in suddenly burst into flames

Lee Roberts, 33, from Wigan, (pictured bottom right) was draining petrol from a van in a salvage yard pit when the fuel suddenly burst into flames. Dramatic CCTV footage captured Mr Roberts running for his life and desperately trying to put out the flames that engulfed his overalls. His bosses have been fined after he suffered 22 per cent burns.

Ancient Jewish cemetery is discovered by construction workers digging tunnel in Turkey... beneath museum of archaeology

Discovery: The ancient Jewish cemetery was found by a construction team building a tunnel in the Aegean province of Izmir

Graves and bones belonging to an ancient Jewish cemetery were found in the ground during the construction of the tunnel in the Aegean province of Izmir.

Ready meals and takeaways fall off the menu as families cook for themselves to save money

A survey found that most meals are cooked totally from scratch in eight out of ten households

A poll of 2,000 Britons found that 83 per cent said that they mostly cooked from scratch.

Costs of staying the EU outweigh the benefits, warn business leaders as they overwhelmingly back plans for referendum

The results undermine the conventional wisdom in Westminster that the business community would campaign for Britain to remain in the EU if a vote were held in 2017, as David Cameron has promised

A poll of more than 1,000 bosses found overwhelming backing for plans for an in-out referendum on Britain's place in Europe, with 66 per cent in favour.

US lifts ban on air travellers using iPads and mobiles: Passengers will be able to use devices during take-off and landing - as long as they are in 'airplane mode'

In flight: The US is relaxing its rules to allow air passengers to listen to music, play video games and watch films on their phones and tablets during takeoffs and landings

On transatlantic flights British passengers will be able to use their gadgets as they land on American soil, although not when they take off from the UK.

A Who's Who of Doctor Who: Adorable little girl insists on dressing as 11 different Time Lords for family Halloween photo shoot

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Katie Kent (pictured), from Dallas, Texas, modelled the costumes after her father Todd, had spent months scouring the internet for them. He posted the pictures on his Comic Book Literacy blog in a gallery called 'Happy Wholloween', alongside pictures of the doctors that the costumes mimic.

Perfect for bibliophiles! 15th Century cathedral is transformed into a book shop

Transformation: A collection of book stands now fills the void beneath the stunning vaulted ceiling of the 15th Century cathedral in Zwolle, Netherlands

Architects were allowed to redesign the interior of the 547-year-old Gothic building in Zwolle, Netherlands, on the strict condition they left the original features, such as the pipe organ, stained glass windows intact.

November, the month you're most likely to be burgled: House is broken into every two minutes

While burglary rates are falling across the UK, certain areas have seen a marked increase in the crime. File picture

Police data obtained by a freedom of information request reveals that one in ten domestic burglaries take place in November.

Lorry transporting 60 horses to Chinese market overturns, killing five of the animals… and a further two die when they are struck by cars

Crash: The horses were thrown from the lorry after the driver swerved to avoid a car in front on a busy Chinese motorway

The busy main road in Changsha, Hunan province in the south of China, was closed for five hours after the HGV crashed.

Our £3.7bn a year bill for illegal immigrants' health and education: Huge cost emerges as ministers admit controversial 'go home' vans led to just 11 people leaving the country

Essential, but costly, services: The NHS

Each one taking advantage of Britain’s free NHS and schools costs the Treasury £4,250 per year, a Home Office report reveals.

High five for best friends! Adorable moment little girl bonds with baby gorilla who mimic each other through a pane of glass

The incredible interaction between three year old Anya Goncalves and Indigo the one year old gorilla

Three-year-old Anya Goncalves (pictured her with gorillia Indigo) was approached by baby gorilla on a trip to Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey. The pair gazed at one another and pressed their hands against the glass as Anya’s mother Aimee Leaman-Goncalves, 28, captured their extraordinary rapport in a series of photos. Anya and Indigo shared a series of waves, finger pokes, arm raises and even a high-five in the amazing interaction which lasted over five minutes.

Fancy a glow-in-the-dark ice cream? World first uses jellyfish protein to create glow - but each scoop costs £140

Cone of light: Charlie Francis with the World's first glow-in-the-dark ice cream created using synthesised jellyfish luminescence

Charlie Francis has harnessed the fluorescent properties of the marine animal to develop the luminescent treat.

Buried side by side in the desert that claimed their lives: Bodies of 92 migrants who died trying to cross the Sahara are laid to rest

Volunteers and soldiers pause while digging graves to inter the bodies of migrants who died of thirst after their the truck they were traveling in broke down in the Sahara Desert north of Arlit, Niger

These new photographs show the horrifying scene which confronted the first people to discover the trail of decomposing corpses of men, women and children, found in Niger's desert north.

We run into problems deporting foreign criminals caused by the Human Rights Act, Justice Secretary warns

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said there was a 'lot more work to do' to speed up the deportation process

Chris Grayling said efforts were being made to strike prisoner transfer agreements with other countries but it 'isn’t easy' and will take time.

Living next to a fracking site will NOT cause cancer: Public health watchdog dismisses risks

Health watchdog Public Health England has dismissed claims that fracking causes cancer - but admitted more research is needed. More than 1,000 protestors set up camp this summer outside an 'exploratory' site in Balcombe, West Sussex (pictured)

Public Health England (PHE) criticised a US study which claimed residents living within half a mile of a site were slightly more likely to get cancer.

Skull and crossbones from a submarine with a sinister cargo: Flag is unearthed from undercover mission to plant dead tramp dressed as British officer in Spain which changed course of WW2

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A Jolly Roger flag from HMS Seraph - which had a crucial role in the mission known as 'Operation Mincemeat' - has emerged, 70 years after the famous event. In April 1943 the senior crew of the Royal Navy submarine dropped the body of a Welsh tramp a mile off the Spanish coast dressed up as a uniformed commando. False identity papers showed the corpse to be that of Major William Martin of the Royal Marines and attached to his wrist was a briefcase containing secret bogus plans claiming the Allied forces planned to invade through Sardinia.

 
   

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Walk (over the Thames) on the wild side: Designer's £60m garden bridge where Londoners can cross the river walking among trees

Consultation opened today for Londoners to give their say on the 370-ft aerial oasis

After 15 years of negotiations, the idyllic aerial park has finally reached a public consultation which could see this masterpiece become a reality. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, who masterminded the Olympic cauldron for London 2012, it is tipped to be a 370-ft horticultural oasis running from London's Temple to Southbank.

US student expelled and arrested after setting fire to Muslim supply teacher's hijab

Attack: The boy set fire to the teacher's hijab, a headscarf worn by Muslim women that covers only the head and neck but leaves the face clear (stock image)

The 14-year-old eighth grader, who has not been named, was attending a lesson at Westdale Middle School (pictured), in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when the substitute teacher reprimanded him for misbehaving.

Disturbing video shows prison guards wearing gas masks and protective suits to douse naked, mentally ill inmate's face in pepper spray

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The distressing tape was released on Thursday by a California judge as part of a lawsuit brought for 30,000 prisoners seeking the ban of pepper spray.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The distressing tape was released on Thursday by a California judge as part of a lawsuit brought for 30,000 prisoners seeking the ban of pepper spray.

Mac on... cameras in court

'I hear you've got cameras in your court, today Gerald'

'I hear you've got cameras in your court, today Gerald'

The real adventures of Curious George: Teddy bear travels the globe for more than five years - with the selfies to prove it

The real adventures of Curious George: Teddy Bear travels the globe for more than five years - with the selfies to prove it

He has been snapped hanging out at the Sydney Harbour Bridge, drinking beer in Germany, and posing on the River Thames and in the cat cafes of Tokyo. George, who travels with owner Pamela Lin, 31, began his extravagant voyages in 2008 and is showing no signs of slowing down, with trips to New York and further abroad on the horizon.

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Tensions rise: Israeli warplanes have attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a Syrian government stronghold that were destined for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah (file picture)        

Reflected glory: Spectacular mirror images of North America's wilderness which are guaranteed to make you feel calm

Sparks Lake in Oregon: Photographer Mark Brodkin, 45, racked up months of research and spent hours at the locations in his quest for the perfectly symmetrical shot

Photographer Mark Brodkin, 45, racked up months of research and spent hours at the locations throughout Canada and America in his quest for the perfectly symmetrical shot.

US truck driver 'was looking at pictures of women on facebook' when he crashed into emergency vehicles, killing police officer

Shock: Espinoza (pictured left) only realises the police cars are in the road when he hits one

The whole incident was captured on the driver's dashcam and shows the heartstopping moment Jorge Espinoza (pictured left) ploughs into the emergency vehicles at 65mph on an Arizona interstate.

First-class train carriage used as a CRICKET pavilion for 50 years is finally back on the rails after 27-year restoration

This Victorian train, once used as a cricket pavilion, has been returned to the tracks after more than 80 years

This four-compartment carriage was built in 1886 and was used at a Somerset coal mine before being adopted by a cricket club.

Rutting season in all its glory: Battling stags scrap for supremacy in autumnal Richmond Park

Deer rutting in Richmond Park

Photographer Mark Bridger, 45, took the beautiful autumnal images over the last two weeks at The Old Deer Park in south west London.

The jet-powered COFFIN inspired by The Munsters that does 0 to 60 in nine seconds

The Maddoxjet Coffin Car, pictured, was created by pulsejet expert Robert Maddox.

Oregon inventor Robert Maddox designed the pulsejet coffin after being inspired by Grandpa Munster' Dragula car, made famous in the 1960s children’s TV show.

British black actors go to America to find success because they can't get roles outside 'stereotypes', claims Labour MP

Stateside: Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said it was 'unacceptable' that British black actors have to go to the USA to find success

Chuka Umunna (pictured), the party’s business spokesman condemned the ‘lazy stereotypes’ that mean too many strong black role models are ‘ignored’.

It's NOT safe to go back in the water! Sea lion escapes killer whale by fleeing to the beach… but then heads back where second predator awaits

Narrow escape: This lucky seal (circled) manages to escape the terrifying killer whale attack

A lucky sea lion managed to escape the huge jaws of Mica the killer whale as it hunted on the coast of Argentina. Wildlife photographer Pablo Cersosimo captured the slippery pup's swift escape as the three-tonne whale hunted in Patagonia. Mr Cersosimo returns to the same peninsula every year to shoot whales’ hunting season.

   

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