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Fear, loathing and prejudice in Blunkett's back yard: A deeply disturbing dispatch as the ex-Labour Home Secretary warns of race riots over the Roma influx in Sheffield

People who live and work in the Page Hall suburb have been utterly overwhelmed in the past three years by Roma migrants who have settled here.read


Most of Britain to be covered by snow next week as temperatures fall below freezing

Most areas of the country will experience a light dusting of snow, with temperatures dipping as low as -3C. The weather is not expected to cause serious disruption.read


Death row inmate delays execution to donate kidney to his mother: Ohio governor postpones lethal injection after child killer's eleventh hour appeal

Ronald Phillips, 40, was due to receive lethal injection on Thursday in Ohio but Governor John Kasich called it off at the eleventh hour after the child killer's appeal.read


Pick a GP where you like: Families can register near work, school or where the surgery hours suit them

Patients will also have the option of switching to popular surgeries, which will have Ofsted-style ratings under health secretary Jeremy Hunt's reforms.read


Customers warned not to eat chocolate and nut ice cream cones from Tesco after painkillers found in them

Thousands of ice cream cones are being recalled and the supermarket is taking the four-packs off the shelves with sell-by dates up to and including July 2014.read


£300 off a designer handbag? Share perks lure investors as firms ramp up freebies handed to small shareholders

Major companies including luxury goods group Mulberry, BT, Next and Marks & Spencers all rewards their shareholders with discounts.read


Woman who claimed mystery man had crept into her house to take a selfie on her mobile remembers that she actually KNOWS him

The woman, named only as Susan, said she found a 'selfie', pictured, of a stranger sitting in her home in Plymouth, Devon, on her phone.read


French driver freed after fatal car accident because he forgot he was in Britain

Alexis Sebastien Fleury, pictured, had ‘lower culpability’ for causing the death of 62-year-old David Crane than a British driver would have done, the judges ruled.read


Self-styled 'hardcore huntress' sparks outrage after posting picture of herself with male lion she shot dead on social media as thousands sign petition to ban her from South Africa

TV presenter Melissa Bachman raised ire when she posted a photo of a male lion she allegedly shot and killed on Twitter and Facebook.read


David Cameron mobbed by 200 Tamil protesters

Up to 200 demonstrators brandishing photographs of missing relatives, letters and petitions gathered around the Prime Minister's motorcade after he met local officials in Jaffna.read


Teacher died in labour after she was 'reluctantly persuaded' to change her C-section birth plan to a natural delivery

Frances Cappuccini, 30, died a few hours after giving birth to her son Jack by emergency Caesarean on October 9 last year at Pembury Hospital, Kent.read


AMANDA PLATELL: Has the Prince of Petulance come of age at last?

Camilla has accomplished something Diana never could: she has made our future King happy and comfortable in his own skin. More importantly, she makes him a better man. Camilla has brought out the best in him.read


Yes, we should help. But too often incompetent, self-serving aid agencies make things worse

The stories are heartbreaking. Families have been ripped apart, houses flattened and communities crushed. Yet as the multi-billion-pound aid industry appeals for more money, I must warn that those armies of self-declared saviours — so keen to display their logos in front of the television cameras — can sometimes do more harm than good, writes IAN BIRRELLread


Cherie Blair's mummy's boys: Euan bought £3.6m home and Nicky making a fortune

Cherie and Euan co-own his marital home - with wife Suzanne's name nowhere on the contract. Nicky has his mother to thank for one of his first signings as a football agent.read


'Patient care being put at risk' as amount of NHS budget spent on general practice falls to lowest on record

The Royal College of General Practitioners has attacked the leaders of the NHS for sending mixed messages about their priorities.read


Gypsy who conned blind pensioner out of £49,000 over work worth just £1,000 is jailed

Adam Loveridge, 41, pictured, from Peterborough billed his 64 year-old victim for a staggering £49,000 - which she began paying back in installments.read


Taxi driver 'on way to kill David Cameron' found with stun gun and sword in his car

Irfaq Naz, pictured leaving Teeside Crown Court in Middlesbrough inside this van, was stopped by police going the wrong way down a north London street.read


Tens of millions of UK email users could be targeted in 'mass spamming event' designed to harvest their financial details warns National Crime Agency

The NCA warned that small and medium businesses in the UK are particular targets of the emails - that appear to be legitimate communication from banks.read


Aldi is successful because it copies top brands and often improves quality

UK profits for the supermarket are up almost 32 per cent year-on-year. It has just opened its 500th store in Britain and has promised another 50 are on their way.read


Motorist appears in court charged with causing death of paramedic and 88-year-old patient after collision led to ambulance hitting tree

Richard Husband, 26, pictured, is accused of causing the deaths of ambulance driver Gillian Randall and patient Francis Ironside, who died in the crash in Hampshire.read


Mobile phone users being charged up to £5 a minute to call directory enquiries

Mobile phone company O2 has defended setting the minimum charge for calling 118 numbers at £5, compared to £3 previously.read


Goose fat or beef dripping? Celebrity chefs at war over the best way to roast potatoes

Heston Blumenthal says you need beef dripping to get the perfect result - putting him at loggerheads with other celebrity chefs, notably Nigella Lawson.read


Newlywed bride says she instinctively pushed her husband before he fell to his death off Montana cliff

A federal judge rejected a Montana woman's request on Friday to dismiss her murder indictment for pushing her newlywed husband off a Montana cliff during a row.read


Queen Victoria's ravishing daughter, a secret love and a sex scandal the Royal Family's STILL trying to cover up

In 2004, Nick Locock tried to prove he was the great-grandson of Princess Louise (pictured) one of Queen Victoria's five daughters.read


NHS staff at Mid Staffordshire hospital guilty of neglect or abuse face jail

David Cameron said doctors, nurses and hospital bureaucrats will feel 'the full force of the law' if they mistreat those in their care.read


Internet porn block to begin in new year: 20m families to make access choice

A scheme to combat the tide of web sleaze that is corroding childhood has been dramatically accelerated, David Cameron said last night.read


Prince Charles is King-in-waiting as Commonwealth crown jewels laid out in Sri Lanka

Having decided a long-haul summit was asking a little too much these days, the Queen requested Charles should take her place at the 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo.read


Gillian Taylforth's ex-partner, 58, has died after three-month battle with stomach cancer

The ex-partner of EastEnders actress Gillian Taylforth has died after a lengthy battle with stomach cancer, it has been reported. Geoff Knights spent 23 years with the star who played Kathy Beale in the popular soap. The couple lived in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, with their two children before separating in 2009.read


Camden canal lock has water drained for maintenance work

As part of the £130,000 refurbishment work, engineers are replacing both sets of lock gates, carrying brickwork repairs, repointing and timberwork.read


Baby P's mother Tracey Connelly spotted 'enjoying herself' shopping in Aldi

The 32-year-old, who ballooned to more than 22st while in a Durham jail, was spotted strolling to the shops from her bail hostel with a cheerful friend.read


Quantum physics proves that there IS an afterlife, claims scientist

Professor Robert Lanza from North Carolina, believes the theory of biocentrism teaches death as we know it is an illusion, and space and time are just 'tools of our minds'.read


Hundreds of paedophiles on alert list escape arrest as experts say police are struggling to cope with number of people suspected of viewing child abuse online

Although 350,000 images and 9,000 videos were found, and hundreds of British offenders were tracked down, not one person was arrested in the UK.read


Criminal barristers to 'strike' over government proposals to cut legal aid

Critics say rape, murder and child porn cases are at risk of failing to be prosecuted properly if the controversial axe is approved.read


Brad Pitt feared MikeTyson would beat him up for dating wife Robin Givens

Mike Tyson, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world became a byword for ferociousness and monstrous behaviour - in and out of the ring.read


Drinking even one strong coffee in the afternoon can knock an HOUR off your sleep

Researchers at Wayne State University, in Michigan, U.S., say the stimulating effects of caffeine last for up to six hours.read


Care home resident, 93, dies of blood poisoning following fight with pensioner, 73

Fred Adams had been staying at a home in Oldham, Greater Manchester, which cares for people with mental health issues.read


Now Alan Johnson joins chorus of Labour chiefs apologising on migration

Mr Johnson, who led the Home Office under Gordon Brown, suggested Labour encouraged immigration while in power to boost the economy but 'got the sums wrong'.read


Eating horsemeat? Leave that to the French, says PM as he dismisses suggestion by Princess Anne

David Cameron said he was 'not keen' on horse, despite Princess Anne's suggestion that Britons embrace the French delicacy.read


Skeletal remains found in desert are missing Californian family, the McStays

Human remains were found on Monday in the remote San Bernardino County sparking fears it could be the bodies of Joseph and Summer McStay and their sons.read


Eating a full English breakfast CAN help you lose weight: Protein - not cereal or fruit - is best for preventing hunger pangs

A meal high in protein instead of carbohydrate or fibre for breakfast can fight off hunger and avoid the urge to over-eat later in the day, say Missouri researchers.read


Online Dating Diaries: Illiterate, stupid or downright filthy, why ARE men so awful at online dating openers?

Online Dating Diaries' Daphne reveals genuine opening messages she has received - along with how to get it right.read


Rapist Robert Weir jailed after victim, 12, spoke up after watching The Bill

Robert Weir, 37, was already charged with sexually assaulting the victim. But she broke down watching TV with her mother, revealing the full extent of his crime.read


Simon Cowell: The secret to success is being rubbish at school

Gove said the X Factor boss was wrong for claiming it did not matter that he was 'useless' at school because it was more important to 'get lucky'.read


Nothing will tear us apart! Adorable newborn twins cling to each other as they are bathed for the very first time

The two-minute 50-second long clip was uploaded to YouTube on November 8 by Paris-based midwife Sonia Rochel, and has been watched almost four million times.read


Local residents to get say on applications for wind farms in their area under new laws

Currently only developers of the biggest wind farms have to discuss the implications of their projects with local people.read


King Edward VIII dropped F-bomb at having to miss rendezvous with lover

The 25-year-old Prince of Wales told married socialite Freda Dudley Ward of his excitement at sleeping with her and even used the F word in the two-page note.read


Samsung to launch a wraparound screen next year: Rumours abound that new Galaxy model could have a THREE-sided screen

The curved display is based on Samsung's Youm technology used in the Galaxy Round smartphone (pictured) and is expected to feature in a handset launched in 2014.read


Over-75s promised a return to old-fashioned family doctors but they STILL won't be able to get a same-day appointment

The Health Secretary said patients could have telephone consultations day and night, but Labour said the reforms would do nothing to help get a face-to-face appointment.read


Blooming petty! Council order couple to tear up flowers outside their home because people might miss the kerb while looking at the floral display and trip over

Green-fingered Mary and William Geidt planted the roses, irises and other flowers ten years ago to brighten up a patch of grass outside their home in Great Cransley, Northamptonshire.read


JOHN SIMPSON confesses he'd prefer euthanasia to being burden on his son

There was a time when I’d have thought that being the 69-year-old father of an active, playful boy of seven was a definition of hell. Instead, I’ve realised, it’s the exact reverse: as close to heaven as it’s possible for someone like me to get, writes JOHN SIMPSONread


Orange juice supplies under threat as EU considers ban on South African citrus imports over fungal disease fears

35 shipments from South Africa, one of the biggest suppliers of citrus fruits to Europe in the summer months, were contaminated.read


Derby schoolboy James Fletcher, 8, loses testicle after being kicked in groin by bullies

James Fletcher, from Derby, was rushed to hospital for surgery after his parents found him writhing in pain because he had been too embarrassed to tell anyone what had happened.read


Man and woman killed in plane crash at Airbus UK Broughton, Hawarden Airport

The light aircraft crashed near the runway at Chester Hawarden Airport in Flintshire, North Wales, at about 1.10pm today.read


Grandson held for 'stabbing grandfather to death' in Southend retirement home

Police arrested a 34-year-old man at the scene, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who is believed to be the dead man’s grandson.read


Rihanna rebuffed by little beach boy who turned down boat ride

Theo Brewster, from Coventry, was invited to take a boat ride with the star when he met her in Barbados, but said no.read


Over half of women wake up in a mood with their partner - because he annoyed them in a DREAM in the night

Ever woken up with the urge to elbow your cheating, lying spouse in the side after dreaming about his infidelity?read


Boris Johnson says risk-taking cyclists are often to blame for accidents in wake of five bikers killed in nine days on London's roads

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The Mayor of London said cyclists taking 'rash decisions' were 'endangering their lives' - his comments came hours after another cyclist died in London.read


Top Shop boss Sir Philip Green lent 'hard-up' tycoon friend Scot Young £80,000

The retail billionaire, pictured, was a witness at the acrimonious London High Court divorce case between fallen tycoon Scot Young, 51, and his estranged wife, Michelle, 49.read


'Jobsworth' bus driver refused to let grandfather, 79, use OAP pass because pensioner was TWO minutes early

Frail Bernard Palfrey, 79, was forced to walk more than a mile from his home in Hereford to his doctor's appointment just two weeks after suffering a stroke.read


What ledg-ends! Spine-tingling footage of British passengers creeping along one of world's most deadliest roads as wagon teeters on brink of 2,000ft sheer drop

The hardy travellers, believed to be driving through the Himalayas, are happy to laugh off the impending danger of a 2,000ft plunge into a rushing river below them.read


Wildlife expert who appeared on Alan Titchmarsh's chatshow kept 70 exotic animals in 'unspeakable' conditions

Stephen Rowlands, 32, walked free from court although investigators found 74 tropical creatures starved and crammed in four holding pens in his company's HQ.read


Could symptoms of autism be ERASED by stimulating the brain? Magnets could boost social skills

Researchers at Monash University, in Melbourne, found magnetic brain stimulation could be used to improve the social skills of people with autism.read


Healthy 11-year-old girl collapsed at school and died in hsopital after suffering rare brain haemorrhage

Avon Coroners' Court heard Megan White (pictured) arrived at All Saint's Academy in Cheltenham and was 'merry and laughing' with friends before she suffered two fatal brain bleeds.read


Virus responsible for killing almost 800 dolphins now found in whales

A strand of the morbillivirus - which causes measles in humans - that responsible for wiping out 782 since July, has shown up in four wales washed ashore off the East Coast of America.read


Strip club owner buys a house next door to his ex-wife... and installs a giant middle finger statue on his lawn

A Michigan man has erected a giant bronze sculture of a hand with its middle finger raised in the direction of his neighbor - who also happens to be his ex-wife.read


Naked Florida realtor woos nudist clients in new fly-on-the-wall show

The episodes, premiering on TLC, see Jackie Youngblood, an active nudist herself, meeting with clients and talking about life in Pasco County, Florida.read


Mystery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot solved: Never-ending tempest is explained by the unusual motion of the planet's gases

Scientists from the universities of Harvard and Berkeley believe vertical motion is critical to explaining why the Great Red Spot still exists.read


Ella Hysom's mother says she must teach daughter 'how beautiful she is' after deputy head girl is found

Alison Hysom, 43, says her family has begun a long journey of convincing Ella (pictured) she is 'intelligent' and 'gorgeous'.read


Peaceful protests that disturb residents 'may be outlawed' under new powers to give local authorities

The orders are intended to give local authorities the power to deter drinking, aggressive begging and dog-fouling from nuisance hotspots.read


16,000 'free-range chickens' crammed into shed and many NEVER see daylight

Although they can technically go outside, many birds spend their life surrounded by darkness and filth and will start pecking each other to death from the stress.read


Batkid: San Francisco to be transformed into Gotham City today to grant five-year-old cancer victim's wish to be Batman

The streets of San Francisco have transformed into Gotham City so that young crime fighter Miles can today achieve his dream of becoming a superhero.read


Soldier returned from Afghanistan to find girlfriend hanged herself

Lance Sgt Robert Kopicki discovered Linzi Mannion's body when he returned home to Bolton, Manchester, from a tour of duty.read


NHS doctors prescribe watersports to young people with anxiety disorders

The £10,000 pilot scheme, funded by Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust, offers young people a series of surf lessons on prescription as a form of therapy.read


Wife, 58, questioned on suspicion of murder after GP husband, 60, is stabbed to death in their home

Gary Hughes, 60, pictured, was found dead in Feock, Cornwall, at 7.40am, and his wife Marion is believed to have been arrested on suspicion of his murder.read


Nancy Dell'Olio claims it's Ulrika Jonsson's fault for finding sex with Sven Goran Eriksson 'dull'

Nancy Dell'Olio speaks to JAN MOIR in her first interview since the publication of her former partner Sven Goran-Eriksson's explosive autobiography.read


Women expect a marriage proposal three years and four months into a relationship - and they want a ring worth at least £1,000

This study indicates most women want an engagement ring which is worth £1,046, has a white gold band and an impressive diamond.read


Council spends £50,000 a year driving pupils 800 metres in minibuses rather than build a footpath along dangerous road

A council is spending £50,000 a year to drive pupils 800 metres to school rather than build a footpath along a dangerous road in Bridport, Dorset.read


Atlanta Zoo's panda Lun Lun shows parenting skills in cute new photos

Lun Lun, a resident panda at Zoo Atlanta, in Georgia, has been given her twin boys Mei Lun and Mei Huan to look after for the first time and is seen hugging one.read


Former Marine Michael Board first Briton to free-dive to 100m

Michael Board, 42, who lives in Indonesia with his girlfriend Kate Middleton, swam to a depth of 328ft (100m) using nothing but a fin and a piece of rope.read


Dragged to court just for trying to see her grandchildren but Norma insists: 'I'll never give up'

Widowed in 2009 when her husband Stephen, the only son of Norma and John Moore, died aged 41 from bowel cancer, Lesley fell out with her mother-in-law.read


Is this Britain's most ridiculous cycle path? Bungling council workers create new route just inches wide

Council workers in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, painted the white line four inches from the kerb to mark out a 'shared space' - but cyclists including Ray Lawrance, left, were left baffled.read


European officials say border checks in Gibraltar aren't breaking any laws and ask Britain and Spain to work together

A European Commission has said that the border checks are lawful, but conceded that the crossing point is 'challenging' before calling on Britain to work with Spain.read


William Hague says it's harder for comprehensive pupils to reach the top now

The Foreign Secretary, who attended a Yorkshire comprehensive, warned there has been a ‘disturbing’ decline in social mobility over the past three decades.read


Jeremy Paxman and Russell Brand may be right: 40% so alienated by politicians they might not vote

The Commons anti-sleaze watchdog warns that the under-30s are particularly disenchanted, raising fears for the voter turnout in the future.read


Marks and Spencer serves up orange wine surprise from Eastern Europe

Tblvino Quevris wine, which has arrived from the shelves in Kakheti, Georgia, is being sold by the retailers for £8.99 a bottleread


'Stop-and-Frisk does work' say NYPD

A report by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman analyzed 150,000 arrests that resulted from 2.4 millions stops by the NYPD between 2009 and 2012.read


Fury as Amazon sells 'racist' golliwog outfit including costume, wig and even mask

The online shopping giant has not removed the outfit from sale despite receiving a flood of complaints from furious customers.read


New mother with post-natal depression hit by train after six-month-old baby woke her up to 20 times a night

Army major's wife Emma Cadywould, of Wiltshire, was suffering from 'one of the worst cases of post-natal depression' a coroner had ever seen, he told an inquest into her death.read


Body found thought to be missing GP Elizabeth Kinston

Elizabeth Kinston, 37, from Beeston, who gave birth to second daughter Elise 10 months ago, has not been seen for a fortnight - yesterday Nottingham police found a body near where she was last seen.read


The cliff corridor: Incredible road cut through 360ft rock face which is only link to Chinese village was built purely by hand

The 1250m-long road which runs through mountains in Huixian County in central China's Henan Province, was built entirely by hand by 14 locals from Guoliang village.read


Is Hoarding: Buried Alive's 'mentally ill' man reality TV gone too far?

A former high school principal suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder starred in last night's episode of TLC's Hoarding: Buried Alive.read


Roy Harper, 72, who performed with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin to be charged with sexual abuse of girl, 12

Roy Harper was questioned by police at Heathrow in February, and now faces charges of indecent assault and gross decency.read


Search resumes for man who 'plummeted 2,000ft from plane into ocean off Miami'

A desperate search is underway in an area southeast of Miami after a pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that a passenger fell out of his small plane into the ocean Thursday.read


'It's like being in an asteroid shower': David Cameron says being Prime Minister is like having 'things flying at you every day'

The Prime Minister revealed his struggle to cope with the bombardment of questions on foreign affairs and gaffes by outspoken ministers.read


British father, partner and daughter feared dead in Philippines typhoon Haiyan

Colin Bembridge, 61, his Filipino partner Maybelle, 35, and their child Victoria were visiting relatives near Tacloban when the category five storm struck, killing thousands.read


Table-top mountains that inspired animated movie Up among the world's most vulnerable nature reserves, say scientists

The Formaciones de Tepuyes, a nature reserve in Venezuela, are the ‘real-life’ Paradise Falls from the 2009 Disney Pixar animated film Up.read


Adorable moment a little Russian girl tries to walk on ice for the first time but ends up falling over

The girl, thought to be called Polina and from Russia, is seen crunching around in a frozen puddle enjoying the sound it makes before realising that ice can be slippy.read


China finally eases its one-child policy over concerns of slowing economic growth

The party announced the changes in a policy document on Friday following a key, four-day meeting of party leaders that ended on Tuesday in Beijing.read


Vase found to be rare 18th century Chinese artefact sells for £3m

The owner of the 300-year-old artefact inherited it and used it to keep flowers - until it was spotted by eagle-eyed valuers who came on another errand.read


Little brothers are annoying whatever species you are! Panda cub just can't resist waking his sleeping sibling

One of Atlanta Zoo's Giant Panda cubs was desperate to play after waking refreshed from a sleep, but despite his best efforts, he couldn't wake his brother.read


Christian 'love guru' Justin Lookadoo's speech at Texas high school sparks outrage

Students at Richardson High School in Dallas, Texas walked out of Justin Lookadoo's speech Wednesday and others tweeted their disgust at his misogynistic comments, using the hashtag #lookadouche.read


Hertsmere Tower in London's Docklands set to be overshadowed by £1bn 800ft tower block

The Hertsmere Tower, left, is set to be Europe's tallest residential building and will be just 23ft higher than London's nearby Canary Wharf skyscraper, centre right.read


Daughter and son-in-law of elderly couple found buried in their garden appear in court charged with their murders

Susan and Christopher Edwards attended a preliminary hearing at Nottingham Crown Court charged with murdering William and Patricia Wycherley.read


Undercover police officer recorded asking Cambridge student to become his informant

The plain-clothes detective was caught on camera (pictured) offering cash to an undergraduate to provide details about his friends and any links they might have to political or environmental groups.read


The £7,000 TV that lets you watch one show - and your wife another

It's a typical evening in - my wife and I are happily snuggled on the sofa watching television, large glasses of red wine in hand WRITES BEN HATCH.read


Australia's Surfers Paradise is turned apocalyptic by gigantic dark clouds that roll in over the beach

Seen from Narrowneck beach on Thursday, they rise hundreds of feet into the air and have turned a sunny afternoon dark and gloomy.read


Homeless cannibal eats the heart and tongue of elderly French villager after hearing voices in his head

The 26-year-old broke the 90-year-old man's home in Nouilhan, southern France, bashed his head open with an iron rod before eating his body parts.read


Man removes wine cork from a bottle using a plastic bag - then uses the same technique to make forceps for childbirth

Jorge Odón, 59, from Argentina, created the Odón Device, which is safer and easier to use than forceps or a ventouse.read


Toronto Mayor Rob Ford goes on sex rant during press conference

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford held two press conferences today: One full of graphic language about oral sex and the second apologizing for the language.read


UK pay £4m to fund Ethiopian Spice Girls: New aid project, Yegna, ridiculed

Yegna are a five-strong group that aim to empower women and are part of of a £30million scheme called Girl Hub that also operates in Nigeria and Rwanda.read


Monty Halls on the dangerous dives he undertook in new TV series

Earlier this year I put together a team of five specialist explorers and we undertook four separate diving expeditions.read


Nationwide takes fight to the banks as profits leap 155% and mortgage lending soars by nearly £4billion in just six months

Nationwide said mortgage lending surged 37 per cent to £14billion in six months, £13.2million for every working hour and £10.2billion higher than the year before.read


Area: The ever-changing New York club where revelers swam in alphabet soup and mingled with Madonna and Andy Warhol

For a brief moment Area was the hippest club in downtown Manhattan, with an ever-evolving look that attracted lines of revelers desperate to see and be seen.read


Photographer attempting to capture perfect sunset from the top of Mount Snowdon fell 500ft to his death

Gerry Coyle, 65, was trying to capture sundown at the 3,500ft peak in Wales of Mount Snowdon in Wales and probably slipped as he tried to take a dramatic picture.read


Fall in mince pie sales prompts Tesco to introduce chocolate and hazelnut version of Christmas treat

Mince pie sales fell by 1.5 per cent last year and young people are turning away from the mincemeat treat, says Tesco - which has launched five new 'flavours'.read


Norman Bel Geddes exhibition's designs that shaped modern America

A major exhibition dedicated to the designer -- dubbed the 'Leonardo da Vinci of the 20th Century' -- is being presented at the Museum of the City of New York.read


The true story of Princess Vicky and her son Wilhelm

The power-hungry Kaiser, who had rushed to join the family at Victoria’s deathbed, liked to boast he was her favourite grandchild (wishful thinking on his part).read