A mask, a bungee jump and Derren Brown: Sherlock fans finally find out how he faked his death... or do they? Cue Twitter fever

Sherlock

SPOILER ALERT: The detective, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, appeared to be dead on the pavement after tumbling from a rooftop at the end of the last series two years ago. But all can finally be revealed (eventually). Pictured clockwise from top left: The body of Moriarty, and a latex mask of Holmes; Sherlock before his leap; a collapsed Watson, with an inset of hypnotist Derren Brown; and Holmes on a bungee. Right, reaction, both positive and negative, on Twitter.

Is this the end of First Class rail? Ministers pay train firms to do away with premium seats

First class train

First class carriages will become a rarity as a result of the move designed to placate passengers angry at being packed into increasingly congested standard class carriages on busy routes. As commuters returning to work after the Christmas and New Year break are hit by another punishing round of fare rises, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is preparing to pay train companies to do away with first class seats that are left empty, Government sources say. Pictured in a first class carriage (bottom right) is the Queen and (bottom left) Her Majesty boarding a train from London to King's Lynn. At the top are first class commuters in their bowler hats and brollies in 1965.

State will make a profit from rising rail fares by 2018, when ticket prices will cover 103% of operational costs of railways

Research has found rail fares are rising so fast that the Government will be making a profit from passengers by 2018

The report said revenue from fares has increased from 54 per cent of overall funding for the railways in 2009 to 66 per cent today, and is forecast to grow to 69 per cent by 2018.

Trial by Twitter: Fury at police who name drink-drivers on internet BEFORE they're convicted

(File picture) A motorist is breathalised in Chichester, West Sussex, on New Years Eve as part of the forces crack down on drink driving

Several UK police forces adopted the new scheme this Christmas and New Year, in order to shame drink-drivers out of re-offending and 'scare' would-be offenders into not getting behind the wheel.

Don't give treats to friends who are trying to lose weight, says nannying watchdog

Don't tempt me... Britons are told not to offer sweets to friends on a diet

The watchdog, NICE, says it is neither ‘helpful’ nor ‘a joke’ to deliberately try to tempt those who are desperately trying to stick to resolutions to become healthier.

No one said finding The One would be easy: The average women will kiss FIFTEEN men enjoy TWO long-term relationships and have her heart broken TWICE

Finding the one: Researchers have released stats that lay bare the rocky path to true love

Researchers found she will also suffer four disaster dates and be stood up once before she finally settles down with the man of her dreams.

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Motorists typically have their eyes distracted from the road 10% of the time, research suggests

Motorists have their eyes off the road for a tenth of the time they are driving, equal to six minutes per hour, says a study. The most common distractions included eating, reaching for the phone, texting and phoning

Researchers analysed video footage from cameras installed in 150 cars, with sensors fitted to record acceleration, sudden braking, swerving, drifting out of a lane, and other data over a period of 12 to 18 months.

Want to be King Kong? Keep practising son! Baby silverback tries to impress by thumping his chest

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Birungi the 18-month-old silverback-in-waiting gave a chest-thumping display of prowess to fellow primates in his group - but fell out of a tree in Uganda.

Bank which employs Tony Blair as adviser paid 126 staff average salary of £2m in 2012

JP Morgan's top UK staff were each paid an average £2million in 2012, new documents show. Pictured here is JP Morgan Chase's building in New York

The 2012 average was a slight fall from the £2.2million average seen in 2011, but it will spark new concerns over fat-cat pay.

Two killed in stormy seas as gales and rain sweeping in from the Atlantic continue to lash Britain

Stormy weather

A 27-year-old man was feared drowned yesterday after he paddled into the sea in severe gales near Porthleven, Cornwall (pictured top left), and was swept away by 15ft waves. His friends raised the alarm at 1am on New Year's Day, triggering an unsuccessful rescue attempt. Twelve hours earlier, a woman was swept away while reportedly trying to body-board in 11ft waves off Croyde Bay in North Devon. She was pulled from the water, but died in hospital. Most of the country experienced heavy rain sweeping in from the Atlantic, bringing more than 100 flood alerts (right shows jockey Sam Twiston-Davies covered in mud at Cheltenham race course).

Afghan president to free scores of Taliban fighters: Karzai condemned over betrayal of British war dead

US soldiers stand guard beside prison cells during a media tour of Bagram prison, north of Kabul in 2009

The US only recently transferred the prison north of Kabul to Afghan control after it had become a serious source of tension with the government in Afghanistan

'One in four US drone deaths in Pakistan are civilian', report suggests as Washington and London face growing pressure to cut programmes

(File picture) Figures showing one in four U.S. drone deaths in Pakistan are civilian are certain to inflame relationships with Pakistan

With Washington and London facing growing pressure to cut drone programmes, the figures are certain to inflame relationships with Pakistan.

Age of the 50p discount deal: Supermarket chains in new battle to tackle low cost rivals

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Supermarket giants are fighting back against the rise of budget chains and pound shops in a raft of price cuts – with some everyday products slashed to just 50p.

Fans blast Hamilton's 'bad taste' ski photos: F1 driver posts snaps online as Schumacher lies in coma

'Horrendously bad taste': Lewis Hamilton has been criticised by Formula One fans for posting this and other pictures online of him skiing as Michael Schumacher fights for life after his horror crash

The Mercedes driver has been branded 'arrogant and insensitive' after posting the images on his Instagram page, some of which show him without a helmet.

Reading now a specialist activity and no longer enjoyed by general public, says crime novelist Ruth Rendell

Baroness Rendell said it was now possible to clearly make out the downturn in literature¿s popularity

The crime novelist and peer said reading is no longer an everyday pastime for most people, a change that she said would terrify anyone who loves books.

One in six over-50s suffers painful form of foot arthritis which tends to affect more women then men

The problem is caused by inflammation in and around the joints, damage to cartilage and swelling

Researchers found the condition tends to affect more women than men, and will often hit people who have spent a lot of time doing manual labour.

Wills joins the royal selfie craze: Prince stuns schoolgirl, 12, as he takes her phone to pose

Selfie: Prince William followed in his father's footsteps when he posed with Madison Lambe at Sandringham

The Duke of Cambridge took the snap after 12-year-old Madison Lambe visited the Sandringham Estate on Christmas Day to watch the Royal family walk from their house to church.

TV gardener Charlie Dimmock fears she will never be able to lose bra-less tag

Celebrity gardener Charlie Dimmock was nicknamed 'horticultural Viagra'

Now almost a decade after Charlie Dimmock's show Garden Force ended, she fears she'll never live down her reputation as 'the bra-less one'.

'Efforts to reform terrorists failing': Two-thirds jailed for Islamist terror offences remain attached to extremist ideology

(File picture) Sign of defiance: Muslims demonstrate in Luton. Report finds two-thirds jailed for Islamist terror offences remain attached to extremist ideology

Some 110 of the 150 convicted jihadists in Britain have refused to engage with a programme designed to stop them posing a threat to the public, it was reported.

Car thieves stole sick toddler's vital medical equipment and disabled parking badge ... but abandon the vehicle

The parents of a disabled tot are appealing for help

Audrey Frantzich has to be tube-fed and constantly hooked up to an oxygen supply but has now been left house-bound after the heartless crooks took her special car seat, buggy, chair and her oxygen canister from her home in Baildon, West Yorkshire. Also taken were a satellite navigation system and a camera full of irreplaceable pictures of Audrey.

Strawberry yields forever: LED lighting fools plants into thinking it's spring, not winter

Sweet news: British strawberries could soon appear in supermarkets all year round

British strawberries could soon be available all year round, thanks to pioneering new technology which will help them grow out of season.

The NOT the New Year's Honours List: ROBERT HARDMAN gives posthumous awards to those who died last year after REALLY enriching our lives

NOT the New Year Honours List

Instead of dwelling on the iniquities of a system which has never been perfect, let us celebrate a different New Year list of the great, the good and the not so good.

Forget selfies, here are the ill healthies! Now stars tweet from their sickbeds

They are the very epitome of narcissism - a self-shot portrait taken at the most flattering angle, and in the best light

They are the very epitome of narcissism - a self-shot portrait taken at the most flattering angle, and in the best light.

Breast cancer jab ‘prevents the disease in 75% of cases’: Treatment could spare thousands of women the trauma of surgery

'New approach': New jab

The main beneficiaries of the jab developed in the U.S. are likely to be women with a very early form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS.

A U-turn of Biblical proportions! Senior churchman calls Life of Brian an 'extraordinary tribute to Jesus' 34 years after its release

All change: Monty Python's 1979 film Life of Brian satirised the life of Christ and a senior clergyman has said the church were wrong to try to get it banned because it is an 'extraordinary tribute to Jesus'

The Rev Professor Richard Burridge, who sits on the General Synod of the Church of England, said Christians who opposed the satirical film were ‘embarrassingly’ ill-informed.

New shaving cream with a coffee kick can give an energy boost within five minutes

Men who normally head to the kitchen for a cup of coffee in the morning could now kick start their day in the bathroom, thanks to a new caffeinated shaving cream

A new product has added caffeine to normal shaving cream. It is absorbed by the skin – and an energy boost can be felt within five minutes, even before you've put your trousers on.

Mars-rock neck cream, lasers and red carpet facials: Jen's £12,000-a-month beauty regime

Star quality: Jennifer Aniston spends £12,000 a month on her beauty regime

Jennifer Aniston splashes out an average of £12,000 per month perfecting her look – including £3,000 on skincare alone, beauty experts have calculated.

One in three young women have though about committing suicide whilst almost as many have self-harmed, report warns

Research by The Prince's Trust found one in three young women have contemplated suicide

Research carried out by The Prince's Trust has revealed that young women are significantly more likely to suffer panic attacks and feelings of inferiority than men their age.

Charades enters 21st century as Heads Up app causes a sensation at festive parties

Gameon: The Heads Up app has proved a hit at Christmas parties

Singer Cheryl Cole is among fans of the game, which has been downloaded thousands of times, tweeting over Christmas: 'We're all playing it.'

Migrants: Give the people a say on EU freedom says Keith Vaz - the one man welcoming committee

Migrants: Give the people a say on EU freedom says Keith Vaz - the one man welcoming committee

Mr Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said the British people needed to decide if rules allowing free-flowing migration across the continent should be changed. His comments came as controls on migrants from the two impoverished Eastern European countries lapsed at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

UK firms place 8,000 job adverts in Romania for taxi drivers, hotel staff, nurses and even doctors

Recruitment drive: Companies are advertising British jobs for Romanians on this website, including across the NHS, as restrictions were lifted today

The adverts – some of which have attracted more than 500 applicants – are written in the local language and have been posted on job-search websites in Romania.

Fatal flaws in report claiming migrants boost the economy, according to one of the country's most senior statisticians

Unclear picture: The Government has not revealed estimates about how many Romanians or Bulgarians would arrive in the UK from today onwards

The report, by two researchers from University College London (UCL), was hailed as proof that immigration has a positive economic impact on Britain.

Millions will have to work beyond 75 say bosses: Just 15 per cent of workers will retire by the age of 65 in 2028, report warns

The trend to work until later in life is being fuelled by the Government's plans to raise the state pension age, which is currently 65 for men and 61 and nine months for women

At present, 80 per cent of workers retire by the age of 65, but by 2020 this is expected to have dropped sharply to 35 per cent.

Pensions black hole in Britain's leading companies has widened by £7bn since financial crisis, experts warn

Record low interest rates of 0.5 per cent and the Bank of England¿s £375billion money-printing programme have left large holes in company pension funds by driving down returns on government bonds

Final salary company pension schemes in the FTSE 100 index of blue chip firms swung from a surplus of £14billion at the end of 2008 to a deficit of £57billion at the end of 2013, according to the report.

Nudging towards the sea, the clifftop house with some very clear sea views on the market for just £25,000

Now: The house for sale is about 26ft from the edge of the cliff following December's surge tides at Easton Bavents near Southwold

The house, in Easton Bavents near Southwold, Suffolk, was a mile inland in the 17th century but is now just 26ft from the crumbling cliff edge.

University is just the 'icing on the cake', not an automatic route to a job, says Prince Andrew as he calls for vocational courses to be taken more seriously

Apprentice: Prince Andrew trained as a Navy pilot

Prince Andrew said the expansion of university technical colleges would give students an advantage over those who follow the usual path of A-levels followed by higher education.

British taxpayers fork out millions each year on diplomats' lavish perks

Elite: We pay for diplomats' children go to schools like Marlborough, pictured

A Daily Mail investigation found spending on perks such as dinners, receptions and fees to send ambassadors’ children to boarding schools like Marlborough (pictured) has soared since the election.

Ed Miliband's solution to the cost of living crisis? Cut gym prices: Labour leader branded out of touch over latest crusade

Complaining: Shadow Public Health Minister Luciana Berger

Shadow Public Health Minister Luciana Berger (pictured) complained that two-thirds of local authority gyms have hiked the cost of annual membership in the last three years.

Wind farm blight is 'industrialising our countryside': Ex-Poet Laureate accuses politicians of 'gung-ho' policies

Wind farm

Sir Andrew Motion condemns the ‘gung-ho’ way in which all three main political parties have put development ahead of protecting ‘Britain’s green spaces’.

UKIP membership soars by two thirds in a YEAR while Tory numbers have halved since Cameron became PM

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has hailed a rise of two thirds in his party's membership in the past 12 months

Nigel Farage's party has been advancing in the polls and has been tipped to beat the Conservatives in the European elections to be held in May.

'Don't send 111 helpline emergencies to us': GPs say they do not have time for more patients

Busy: GPs are threatening to refuse to see patients passed on by NHS 111

The NHS announced plans in November to beef up the helpline to ensure patients can see or speak to a doctor quickly to take pressure off A&E; units

How my little girl (and her scissors) helped me beat cancer: Mother-of-six whose touching video of her daughter shaving her head went viral has finished chemotherapy and is starting to grow her hair back

cancer mum

Now just finished her chemotherapy sessions, Sara Etchells, 46, from Manchester, made the video so she could help daughter Lola deal with her breast cancer. The mother-of-six, from Oldham, Greater Manchester then carried on her chemotherapy treatment and, two years on, Sara's hair is growing back and the family are now living without the fear of chemotherapy or surgery for the first time since 2011.

A salute to Zulu: A spell binding story of raw courage with NO gore, NO political correctness and NO swaggering Yanks... a great British war film on its 50th anniversary

Best of enemies: Lt Bromhead (Michael Caine) clashes with a Zulu warrior in the 1964 epic

Zulu has the power to grip our attention because it is timeless in theme, look and style - which makes it even more of a surprise that it is half a century old.

Margaret Thatcher judged to be best post-war prime minister by politicians of all parties

Politicians of all parties have voted Margaret Thatcher the most successful prime minister since the Second World War

The Iron Lady was valued for her decisiveness, with most MPs citing this as a more important trait than principles, honesty or intelligence.

RICHARD KAY: Lady Victoria Hervey attacked by a monkey on Barbados holiday

Animal-loving Lady Victoria Hervey had a rude awakening when she happened upon the mischievous monkeys that run free on Barbados

Animal-loving Lady Victoria Hervey had a rude awakening when she happened upon the mischievous monkeys that run free on Barbados. And I don't mean her fellow New Year party animals.

Ooh Matron, this ginger ale just won't do! CRAIG BROWN creates his own 2014 Happy New Year Awards

Kenneth Williams

The All-Runners Trophy for Most Aggrieved Reaction to Someone Else’s Inclusion in a New Year’s Honours List goes to Kenneth Williams, writes CRAIG BROWN.

Jail killers for 100 years: Conservatives believe regulation change could overcome European Court ban on whole life terms

Convicted murderer Mark Bridger wearing make up

There are 49 criminals serving whole-life terms in the prison system of England and Wales - one of whom is Mark Bridger, who murdered Welsh girl April Jones.

Should your grumpy old man be on HRT? Despite doctors' concerns, growing numbers of men insist testosterone jabs have transformed their lives

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Although there's been no long-term research, and many specialists are sceptical, an increasing number of doctors are beginning to offer HRT to men.

Transgender academic gored by stag in the Highlands will be kept in a coma for a week after successful operation to repair her windpipe

Critically injured: Dr Kate Stone was gored by a giant stag and lay conscious for 20 minute while she waited for medical help, it emerged today Dr Stone requires surgery to fully reconnect her trachea after the antlers went through her throat

Dr Kate Stone, from Cambridge, was on holiday when the beast charged into her from out of the darkness, and she now needs an operation to fully reconnect her windpipe.

Hackers reveal mobile phone numbers of 4.6MILLION Snapchat users 'in bid to raise awareness of app's security issues'

Snapchat

A group of hackers has exposed a database of 4.6 million Snapchat users' mobile numbers and users names, just days after the website claimed it had the safeguards in place to protect users.

Why every woman MUST read their man's bank statements (but not for the reasons you think)

money

I speak as a happily-married woman but I'm a financial adviser who’s seen too many feckless husbands leave their financially naive wives penniless.

The four body shapes that hold they key to a woman's weight loss, according to celebrity personal trainer

Body shapes

Before signing up for a gym membership, perhaps you should decide which of these body shapes you are. Because that is the key to successfully achieving your goals, according to celebrity personal trainer Matt Roberts. He gave his New Year’s fitness tips, which include swearing off alcohol for at least a month and cutting out all dairy except for milk in tea, Mr Roberts said it was ‘crucial’ to work with your shape.

Postman who spent 17 years in prison after wrongful conviction for attempted rape says he is a 'greater person' for being victim of miscarriage of justice

Victor Nealon

Victor Nealon, 53, says he wants 'wants justice' and is considering suing the police after being given a life sentence in January 1997 for the attempted rape of a 22-year-old woman.

BBC's ranks of middle management have ballooned by 14 per cent despite corporation's boasts that it has cut back on top brass

Cuts: Lord Hall, who took over the Director General post in April, is trying to cut the percentage of executives from 2.5 per cent to one per cent. The BBC says the high salaries are necessary to compete for talent

The Corporation has said it cut back on senior management but a Freedom of Information Request shows staff under seniors increased by 14 per cent over three years and the wages bill increased to £65.5million.

BBC snubs 50th anniversary of Top of the Pops over Jimmy Savile scandal

Tainted: DJ Jimmy Savile was the face of Top of the Pops for decades

The long-running series first aired on New Year's Day 1964, but will not be commemorated due to the taint of the Savile scandal - unlike other staples such as Dr Who.

Yoga cured my curved spine: Woman who suffered scoliosis for a DECADE fixed her condition in just a MONTH with exercise

Rebecca Berry before and after her treatment for scoliosis

Rebecca Berry, 29, planned to travel the world after finishing her education but was struck down by a crippling back condition in her late teens.

Apple insists it did not work with NSA to create iPhone spy program that eavesdrops on text messages and voicemails

Denials: Apple Inc. and their CEO Tim Cook have strenuously denied any collusion with the NSA in a backdoor spying program aimed at users of iPhones

Apple has strenuously denied it played any role in the National Security Agency's alleged efforts to hack the iPhone, after it emerged that the spy agency had developed a system to hack into and monitor the devices.

British adventurer who was running across Canada dressed as a SUPERHERO is beaten up and robbed of his man-bag

Beaten up: Jamie McDonald, 27, was attacked on New Year's Eve

Jamie McDonald, 27, from Gloucester, was attacked on New Year's Eve in the ski resort of Banff, Alberta, and his so-called 'man bag' containing computer hard drive, camera and wallet was taken.

Was Midsomer murder mansion used by swingers? Police question victim's rock roadie ex-lover as it's revealed

Police are investigating an advert on a well-known sex website, which suggests that the property could be used as a venue for 'casual sex' and a 'discreet relationship'.

Police are investigating an advert on a well-known sex website, which suggests that the property could be used as a venue for 'casual sex' and a 'discreet relationship'. Artist Valerie Graves, 55, was apparently bludgeoned to death while house-sitting for friends at the six-bedroom home, in a village that once featured in ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders.

Woman left with horrific damage to her nose after botched cosmetic surgery at cut-price clinic

Rita Nugent

Rita Nugent, 31, was left disfigured after surgeon Olufemi Adeyinka Adeogba botched a nose job operation at a Merseyside clinic.

Crazed man slams car into house before hurling furniture from upstairs window during three-hour stand-off with police

The man is understood to have slammed his car into the front of the property before disappearing upstairs and refusing to give himself up

Twelve police vehicles, a dog unit, a helicopter and fire crews were sent to the house in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire after reports a woman had been injured.

Police probe whether teenager found dead under railway bridge fell asleep and died from the cold after walking home from night out with friends

Adam Pickup was with friends in Manchester city centre before he left Fab Cafe in Portland Street at around 3.20am

Adam Pickup, 17, was wearing only a t-shirt and jeans when his body was found under a railway arch near Manchester’s Deansgate station on Monday.

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un hails the execution of his 'scum' uncle in a New Year message

Still in charge: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during his 2014 New Year address

In a message broadcast on state television, 30-year-old Kim Jong-Un declared that 'our party took resolute action to remove...scum elements within the party last year.'

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Fears grow for teenager missing since Saturday without her medication

Nida

Nida Ul-Naseer, 18, of Newport, south Wales has not been seen since she stepped outside to go to the bins at her home in Linton Street at 8pm on Saturday, December 28.

Frolicking free, the laboratory ponies saved by animal rescue teams hours before they were due to be slaughtered

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The foals, aged between six and eight months, were given their liberty not by animal rights activists storming the lab, but by quiet negotiation with the research centre. Instead of sending them to the knacker’s yard when they reached the end of their useful laboratory lives, it handed them over to the Unite To Care group, which campaigns to end all animal testing. The foals were sold to the laboratory by a breeder in Wales when they were around three months old. They are understood to have been injected and analysed as part of an undisclosed medical research programme (bottom left).

Towie model slams Tesco over baby milk that was ten MONTHS out of date and made her two-month-old daughter sick

Worried: Jerri Lee fed the milk to her two-month-old daughter Milan who was then sick

Jerri Lee, 28, of Epping Forest, Essex, gave two-month-old daughter Milan a bottle of organic milk she had bought on the way home from work.

'Gorgeous girls eat meat': New diet book says the secret to staying slim is replacing bread with beef jerky

Beef not bread: In Cave Women Don't Get Fat, women are encouraged to eat a lot of protein (posed by model)

In Cavewomen Don't Get Fat, author Esther Blum introduces a paleo-based eating plan - and it's not exactly vegetarian-friendly.

Amazing camera ball lets you capture incredible 360-degree photos - just by THROWING it in the air

The Panono camera ball takes these unique 360 degree angle pictures

The grapefruit-sized Panono camera ball is loaded with 36 cameras to make sure that you get a 360 degree shot with a difference.

Former first lady Barbara Bush, 88, hospitalized over fears she has pneumonia

Health scare: Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday for treatment of pneumonia

The former first lady Barbara Bush was taken to a Houston hospital today as doctors feared she was showing signs of pneumonia.

Pictured: Boy, 4, who died in lorry crash tragedy just two days before Christmas

Tragic: Dylan Walker, from Mexborough, South Yorkshire, was a passenger in a car that crashed

Dylan Walker, of Mexborough, South Yorkshire, was a passenger in a white Mazda MX-5 when it was involved in a crash with an Iveco-Ford lorry at 11.35am.

Sky News presenter Jacquie Beltrao announces on Twitter that she has breast cancer (and apologises that it's stopped her tweeting)

Veteran: Mrs Beltrao, who presents sports news on Sky's early-morning Sunrise show, has been with the channel for 21 years

The broadcaster and former Olympic gymnast, who has been with Sky for 21 years, told her 33,000 followers that she had been diagnosed on Christmas Eve.

Pictured: Syrian rebels use bodged-together rocket launcher to fend off onslaught from Assad's forces

Armed: The men load a rocket constructed from a domestic gas canister into the launcher

Free Syria Army fighters were pictured preparing to fire the device which uses rockets made from domestic gas canisters, from a position in the city of Aleppo's old town.

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's treason trial stalled again after explosive device found near his home

Facing charges: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf (centre) is escorted by soldiers

The former Pakistani president's lawyers, citing the bomb scare, said it was too dangerous for Musharraf to appear in court.

At least 12 are injured in New Year's Eve shooting in Brazil after man 'attacks wife in front of their children before stealing policeman's gun'

Da Silva, who was drunk, according to police, was seen being taken away in an ambulance with a chest injury, and is said to be in a stable condition. He is now in police custody

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Officers were called to the scene, in Copacabana, after Rufino Adilson da Silva, 34, is said to have assaulted Rosilene de Azevedo, 37.

Palestinian ambassador in Prague killed in explosion at his house

Died: Jamal Al Jamale 56, died this afternoon following the blast

Ambassador Jamel al-Jamal, 56, was taken to hospital with serious injuries from the blast this morning and put in a medically induced coma, but died this afternoon.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin        

STEPHEN GLOVER: For the BBC to give airtime to such a grubby man is both cringe making and unpatriotic

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will deliver the traditional faith spot on Radio 4's Today programme

For those who have been fretting about the well-being of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Radio Four’s Today programme this morning promises to be a bumper edition.

Why having so many women doctors is hurting the NHS: A provocative but powerful argument from a leading surgeon

By 2017, for the first time, there will be more female than male doctors in the United Kingdom.

By 2017 there will be more female than male doctors in the UK. Although I am a feminist this shift is a worrying trend, writes PROFESSOR J. MEIRION THOMAS.

How I've become addicted to this binge-drinking, whoring raconteur: DOUGLAS MURRAY on his love affair with Samuel Pepys

Loose living: Steve Coogan as Samuel Pepys in a BBC dramatisation

I've discovered for myself what an amusing, addictive and heart-warming companion Samuel Pepys is. (Steve Coogan is pictured as Pepys in a BBC dramatisation)

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Still, the voters are ignored on migrants

Welcome to Britain: MP Keith Vaz greets Romanian Victor Spiresau as he arrived at Luton Airport today as UK labour market rules were relaxed today

Yesterday a publicity-conscious Keith Vaz visited Luton Airport to greet the first Romanian and Bulgarian workers to arrive in Britain.