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Somerset homeowners found their gardens strewn with debris, fallen trees, collapsed walls and the foul stench of effluent and fuel filling the air.read

Sophie Jones was taken to Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, late on Tuesday evening but could not be saved. Police are investigating the circumstances around her deathread

Neville and Doreen Lawrence, now divorced, could not contain their fury after the Ellison Review detailed how an undercover Scotland Yard officer invaded their privacy.read

Ouldkount Belabbas, 42, kissed and led the child away while she was deciding how to spend her pocket money in the gift shop at the world famous London tourist attraction.read

The mother of schoolgirl Izzy Dix, 14, who hanged herself after being subjected to bullying now claims online trolls are targeting her.read

Three days after Sharon Birks, 42, from Derbyshire, had the operation at the Royal Derby Hospital she discovered a surgical glove had been left inside her body.read

Michael Piggin, 18, is accused of planning to bomb a school, a mosque and a court. The photograph shows a Nazi flag hanging over a map of the world, alongside military newspaper cuttings and other flags.read

The winner of Celebrity Big Brother and star of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding Paddy Doherty has walked free from court with a 6 month supervision order following a pub brawl with his step-brother.read

Sylvia Deehan, 46, is suing a bar near her Dublin home, claiming she was shoved into a speaker when a a crowd rushed to catch a sex toy thrown into the air.read

According to new research, soldiers made up words which are still used today, including 'plonker' and 'cushy'.read

Josh Grant, from London, said Apple refused to unlock an iPad belonging to his mother Anthea Grant who passed away from breast cancer in January, but it said he asked for a password, not an 'Activation Lock'.read

Singer Augie Johnson has declared that HE is the real father of Brandon Howard - the singer who will today reveal the results of a DNA test that will determine whether he is Michael Jackson's lovechild.read

Jasmine Clarkson (pictured) wrote 'the voices told me to do it' and recorded the date before taking her own life at St Michael's Park in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.read

Beth Warren, 28, from Birmingham, challenged a storage time limit imposed by the UK fertility regulator.read

Robert Halfon, an ally of Chancellor George Osborne and Tory chairman Grant Shapps, said the anti-EU party had played a helpful role in ‘cleansing’ the Conservatives of people with abhorrent views.read

A spokesman for Middle East Airlines said the flight from Lebanon was delayed for six minutes while staff looked for Mahdi al-Amiri, son of Hadi al-Amiri, but then took off without him.read

The Prime Minister was so keen to show how he has a direct line to the White House he tweeted a picture of himself calling Barack Obama.read

The government claims rules setting out detailed nutritional standards for pupils are too complex and costly for school cooks.read

The Muslim and Jewish populations in the UK have been asked to use more humane methods instead of the traditional practice of slitting animals' throats for halal and kosher meat.read

A major government report finally released today found that overall there was ‘relatively little evidence’ of workers being displaced by migrants.read

Staff at Ashbrook Junior School in Borrowash, Derbyshire, has admiited it made pupils march to the loo with a humiliating label round their necks.read

Radiologist Johan Stipp dashed to the Paralympian's home in Pretoria after hearing gunshots in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year.read

Top South African body language expert DR DENISE BJORKMAN analyses the Paralympian's every move in court - right down to the slightest muscle twitch.read

The silver tabby, nicknamed Diesel by coach staff, had curled up in Westward Ho!, Devon and clung on in terror while the coach drove all the way to Bristol.read

The Liberal Democrat minister was accused of being 'crass' and 'insulting' to teachers after suggesting they are to blame for a lack of good careers advice in schools.read

Anna Roberts, 19, from West Sussex, rarely leaves the house, is unable to work and finds it difficult to socialise because of her crippling phobia.read

Harry Styles' hometown of Redditch in Worcestershire has been revealed as the least musical place in the UK according to research by BBC Lab UK and Goldsmiths, University of London.read

The 70-year-old is accused of molesting seven teenage girls between 1966 and 1984 in his car or at his London offices.read

Christopher Stott, 58, was not allowed to sit next to his wife Nicola on a flight to Zante in Greece, even though he needs constant care and they had paid to do so.read

The 'wake up and smell the bacon' app has been developed by Oscar Mayer – a popular manufacturer of bacon and other meats in the U.S.read

Claire George said the practice at the Honeyhill pupil referral unit in Peterborough helps pupils concentrate and encourages them to attend lessons.read

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The unidentified man was accused of spying on al-Qaeda for the U.S. and was shot dead in the town of Shahr in Yemen’s southeastern Hadhramout province.read

The 29-year-old woman (not pictured) was taking part in a matchmaking show on a major TV channel when she committed suicide on the island of Jeju.read

Psychologist Tom G. Hall (left) guided 53-year-old Andrea Avigal, from New York, to a full recovery by effectively becoming her 'surogate parent' during treatment.read

Balbinder Dhillon, 39, who mowed down 42-year-old Donna Davies as she walked with her child, avoids jail after judge rules he suffers from 'post accident amnesia'read

The former French first lady and President are taking legal action over the tapes, in which the model refers to her husband as a 'kept man'.read

The Benefits Street star from Birmingham avoided paid commitments to preserve her handouts - but her agent said new single Your To Blame [sic] could finally give her an income.read

Fort Zverev, built in the 1870s by Russian engineer Konstantin Zverev, on an island in the Baltic Sea, just north of Kronstadt, lies in ruins after fire tore through the building.read

Simon Rock de Besombes said he was ‘shocked’ by his cousin’s resignation from Number 10 and subsequent arrest, and insisted ‘to date he is innocent’.read

Senior figures in the coalition faced embarrassment after new immigration minister James Brokenshire said the middle classes had enjoyed the upside of immigration 'for too long'.read

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Cohen, the Corporation's director of television, made the comments last night as plans were finalised to pull the flagship youth channel, which he once ran, off the air.read

Users of Ask Bongo text their name, town and a question to a premium rate shortcode. But some children were unaware it cost £2.50 a time.read

Police found the arsenal of World War II memorabilia after being called to the house of Martin Johnson, from Penistone, who died of natural causesread

Katheryn Deprill became known as the 'Burger King Baby' after she was found wrapped in a shirt and crying on the bathroom floor of the restaurant in Allentown, Pennsylvania.read

Gerry Fortuna, who works for Channel Nine, in Sydney, Australia, summoned up the courage to confess his devotion for Mia (pictured).read

Kirsty Livingstone, 28, was knocked down by Telicia Henry, 34, in Southbourne, Dorset, as she walked to school to collect her daughters Ella, seven, and Lillie, five.read

Engineers from Massachusetts-based Terrafugia will discuss how they designed and developed the Transition flying car, set to go on sale in 2015.read

A contest that challenged coders to create images where every pixel was a different colour was won by Hungarian Jozsef Fejes for 'rainbow smoke', pictured.read

A Manchester inquest heard how Catherine Furey, 38, collapsed after swallowing a mugful of concentrated vinegar. She later died in hospital.read

Tickle was built in California. It uses an iPhone's built-in accelerometer to detect movement and when a user scratches the phone, the app makes a fake phone call.read

Russian sailors sank the decommissioned warship at the entrance to Donuzlav Bay, the location of Ukraine's Southern Naval Headquarters in western Crimea.read

Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl resigned on-air Wednesday in protest of President Vladimir Putin's incursion into Crimea, a sovereign region of the Ukraine.read

The 28-nation bloc revealed the names of those it believes are responsible for embezzling state funds in Ukraine this morning.read

Jayde Dinsdale, 18, was drinking the Jagermeister spirit and energy drink cocktail, which cost £2.20 for two, on a night out with friends, in Yeovil, Somerset.read

Tiffani Edwards, 23, of Huntington, W.Virginia, enjoyed a fabulous lifestyle when her father, David, won the Powerball jackpot in 2001. But he burned through it in less than five years and was dead a decade later.read

Ben van Beurden, Shell's chief executive, warned of the economic risks of Scotland voting in favour of leaving the UK amid growing opposition from big business.read

The French emperor mysteriously died while in British custody on the South Atlantic island of St Helena on May 5, 1821 at the age of 51.read

The Energy Secretary singled out former Tory Chancellor Nigel Lawson and Conservative MP Peter Lilley for particular criticism, in the latest coalition spat over the environment.read

The standing stone is the first prehistoric carved rock recorded in the Brecon Beacons - and is thought to be the only example of its kind in Wales.read

Two students at the University of Huddersfield designed Iota, which takes up a third of the space of a standard toilet when it is folded in the upright position.read

The asteroid, named P/2013 R3, smashed into ten smaller pieces over a period of months. Some fragments are expected to eventually reach Earth's atmosphere.read

Daniel Lloyd (top right), 43, from Bromley, London, was caught on CCTV raiding least 60 clubs across Britain with the help of Joe McCaughey, 26.read

Siobhan Delamare, 23, was cycling along the promenade at New Brighton on The Wirral when the 'booby trap' rope caught her throat and flung her off her bike.read

Hollywood stunt double Katina Waters, 40, says she was seriously injured on the set of 'iCarly' during a stunt and says she can no longer earn a living.read

In a stunt by guarantor lender Amigo Loans, Lisa Kelly tested the nation's biggest payday lenders to assess the affordability of their exorbitant short-term loans.read

Captain Dave Anderson, of Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari, in Dana Point, California, used a quadcopter drone to capture the incredible shots.read

Kennel Club breeds including Old English Sheepdogs and Newfoundlands arrived at Birmingham NEC for the Working and Pastoral Breed category.read

Al-Saadi Gadhafi fled Libya when his father's regime crumbled in 2011, seeking refuge in Niger, where he lived under house arrest.read

Pastry chef Dominique Ansel posted a photo of his new creation on Instagram. He got the inspiration after trying his first Oreo.read

The prints were preserved in a peat bed at Druridge Bay and are thought to have been uncovered by a recent tidal surge.read

Researchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences said a cat skeleton indicates humans cared for cats in 3,700BC.read

Blackbrook Zoo near Leek in Staffordshire went into administration due to poor visitor numbers, and so has gone on the market, animals included, for £350,000.read

Alan Eric Jeal, 64, was found by a dog walker at high tide at 2pm last Tuesday on Perranporth beach in Cornwall. He was wearing nothing but socks and one walking shoe.read

The publication highlighted the increasing problems facing President Francois Hollande as he seeks to reduce the country's huge public deficit.read

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say HIV patients who have genetically modified blood cells are better able to resist the virus.read

The Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces fought in the Alps in temperatures plummeting to minus 30C in battles which raged for more than three years and killed more than a million.read

Peter Bickerton, a PhD student at the University of Manchester, has a strong family history of heart disease so adopted the diet in a bid to avoid a heart attack.read

Wrinkly-featured Ted (pictured), a cute Chinese Shar Pei, was taken in by Pampered Pets, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, after he was seized from a household in the county for his own good.read

Scott Abbruzzese, from South Wales, broke his arm playing rugby and was shocked to be told that there was an ominous shadow on his X-ray.read

University of California researchers say the ocean removes about 15 percent chemicals overnight along the coast in cities such as Los Angeles (pictured).read

Dianne Staniforth, 51, discovered her husband Paul had been unfaithful after seeing a text message on his phone.read

Georgia Rankin has a condition where her bones are fused together, leaving her in terrible pain. This Morning host Philip Scofield described her sunny character as a 'delight to be around'.read

Nathan Paul Bantick, 22, argued about money with staff at the parlour in Swansea before attacking two female employees and another customer who came to their aid.read

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said all races should unite under Sharia law, and that it is 'a great achievement and not a backward step' for Brunei to implement it.read

Soldier Joe Stanton, 21, from Nottingham, who also has an angel tattoo and Green Day quotes, was told by the Scottish author: 'Amazing work there mate!'.read

The animals were photographed at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, where the otter attacked the juvenile alligator.read

Captain Kevin Oprey stood on the ship’s bulbous bow, which protrudes from the front of the 151,200 tonne liner, to pose for a portrait with his ship.The photographs, taken to mark the tenth anniversary of the liner in May this year, were shot while she was docked at a port off the coast of Bali.read

3420 Boelter Hall at UCLA saw the first the first Arapanet transmission with Stanford on October 29, 1969.read

Brandt Maybury, 31, dubbed the real life Willy Wonka, has the sweetest job as taste tester for chocolate company Green & Black'sread

Darren McGrady, Diana's personal chef at Kensington Palace for four years, recounts how during a lunch with the TV talk-show host, she 'pulled a fast one.'read

Great British Chefs give their recipes for some odd flavour pairings, which foodies such as Heston Blumnethal have been testing for years.read

British high street food stores like butchers, bakers and fishmongers have been making a comeback due to combinations of recent crazes and supermarket dissatisfaction.read

The dog, called Champ, broke through the police corden and sprinted down the street while armed cops were in the standoff in Phoenix, Arizona.read

Haley Hall, from Georgia, USA, locked herself in her bedroom to practice the unusual hobby after reading about it in a book when she was just 14.read

The Persian stray with a face to rival the famous Grumpy Cat meme was saved by rescuers after he was found wandering the streets in North Carolina, USA.read

The revolution of the football has taken a dramatic shift. The battle of the brands has begun and it is claimed ‘football will never be the same again’.read

The remains of Tucson, Arizona boy Roman Barreras were found in the blue plastic box on Tuesday in the back yard of an apartment building.read

Trevor and Suzanne Thompson bought the potting shed in Talgarth, Brecon Beacons, at auction nine years ago. They spent £200,000 on the house they call The Market Garden. After working on the property for three years it is now worth £450,000.read

It was bought by Jason Speer, a successful businessman who lives near Chicago who was also Albert Speer's third cousin, he said he was 'proud' to keep the jacket in the family.read

The University of Bristol (pictured) has followed Leeds and Sheffield in dropping out of a top 100 table which ranks universities according to their reputation around the world.read

Ever wanted to roll up your computer tablet? Scientists might have found a way to make that possible. A collaboration between the University of Surrey and Phillips has produced new tech that could lead to bendy tablets.read

Astrium has announced plans to test its prototype spaceplane at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,048 metres) over Singapore later this year.read

As winter gives way to spring in Britain, hares have been spotted boxing clever as part of their curious annual courtship ritual.read

Prince Harry launched an inspirational Paralympic-style sporting event for injured servicemen and women today in typical hands-on style.read

The monarch broke into a broad smile as she caught sight of the Union Flag waving machine during a tour of Reed's School in Cobham.read

Students from Arizona were shown Facebook photos of a subject before meeting them in person. During the meetings, participants suffered an increase in arousal, which researchers linked an increase in social anxiety.read

As One World Trade Center nears total completion, a stunning new panoramic photograph dubbed 'The Top of America' has been released to mark the proud occasion.read

Found in a house in Norfolk, the small pencil drawing - said to have inspired The Hay Wain - was one of seven 'lost' works produced by the English painter.read

The flames shot up more than 16ft into the air and destroyed several cars parked on the side of the river, in the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.read

Valerie Trierweiler won £9,800 from Closer magazine on the same day actress Julie Gayet is seeking damages from the glossy for invasion of privacy.read

Public Health England says the number of cases of a gut bacteria that can destroy antibiotics has risen from just five in 2006 to more than 600 last year.read

Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina were attacked while they sat and had breakfast in the city of Nizhny Novgorod.read

Nathan Ripperger, from Dubuque, Iowa turned the conversations he had with his kids into endearing, arty, posters.read

Mohammed Khurshid Hussain, 23, from India, practiced for six hours a day to achieve his second record - as he already holds one for typing the English alphabet in 3.43 seconds.read

The Akanksha Infertility Clinic in Anand, a small town in the Indian state of Gujarat, has been at the forefront of the commercial surrogacy in India.read

After four days without charge, Reddit user Glarznak found an app on his Californian-built phone had recorded his steps, meaning motion sensors had carried on working.read

MAC on...cutting your sugar intake in halfread

Using underwater scooters, divers are documenting sea life found at the bottom of Australian beaches.read

Ohio-based artist Gary Hovey, a father-of-four who suffers from Parkinson's disease, has been building his intricate sculptures since 2004.read

Built in 1812, the deserted Royal York Hotel in Ryde, Isle of Wight was once a popular destination for high-society holiday-makers in the 1930s but was forced to close in 2006 due to dwindling guest numbers. Today the hotel stands ruined and abandoned, but retaining the same period features that made it popular.read

The endangered Kakapo chick stunned workers at the Kakapo Recovery Centre on Codfish Island, New Zealand, when it hatched last week.read

The pet crow, from Nanning, Guangxi Province, likes catching rodents, barking like a dog, and also manages basic Chinese phrases like 'Hello'.read

Arthur Findlater, 57, started the collection as a boy in Cirencester in Gloucestershire, with most coming from the store rooms of failing toy shops.read

Photographer Dr Peter Allinson was on hand to witness the attack (pictured) as it took place in his garden in Kingsville, Maryland.read

Project Breastfeeding hopes to educate men about breastfeeding - and all the nipple guards and latching problems that come with it.read