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Probe into mystery call to captain of doomed jet: Unknown woman used a fake ID when buying phone to bypass security checks

The two minute call was made just hours before MH370 took off and increases fears Captain Shah may have links to terrorismread


China 'locates large 72ft-long object in Indian Ocean' in MH370 hunt

A third large object spotted via a Chinese satellite and a civilian plane sighting of debris in the search zone, about 2,500 kilometres off the coast of Perth, are among 'three significant developments' in the search operation.read


'Immense, untracked, complex': Search for MH370 complicated by bad weather, wind, light and the vastness of the Indian Ocean, warns retired astronaut Chris Hadfield

Commander Hadfield, who spent months viewing the ocean from space, said the immensity of the search area was 'difficult to express' and warned the operation to cover every grid pattern was a 'really complex'.read


Relatives of the missing passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 struggle with anger and frustration as they wait for answers two weeks after their loved ones went missing

Like other relatives of passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Wang Zheng's frustration and anger over a lack of any certain information about the fate of his loved ones continues to grow two weeks after the plane went missing.read


TV comic 'groomed' tragic overdose teenager: 18-year-old's mystery death after star 'showered him with gifts then made sexual advances'

Ben Cowburn, a fashion student in London, met the comedian in a pub. He was showered with gifts and taken to drug-fuelled parties by the unnamed star, and later said he felt 'dirty and used'.read


British holidaymaker 'is raped by security guard in her hotel room at Red Sea resort'

A businesswoman in her 40s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has allegedly been raped by a security guard at a five-star hotel in Sharm-el-Sheikh.read


Police arrest three 'teenagers' over fatal shooting of 15-year-old girl in East London

Officers were called to an address in Hackney Wick just before 4pm today. Paramedics pronounced the girl dead at the scene. The men are being held at a police station in East London.read


Google encrypts Gmail to thwart NSA attempts to snoop at emails

Tech giant Google now says it will encrypt all messages sent through its Gmail email service to prevent prying eyes from looking at private messages.read


'A beautiful woman in chains': Police launch murder probe after mother-of-four who had devoted her life to caring for her disabled husband is found dead at home

Alison Taylor 'did absolutely everything' for her wheelchair-bound husband Ashley, 42, neighbours said, as police investigated the circumstances surrounding her death.read


I keep my healthy four-year-old in a buggy - because it's easier for me! Defiant mother scoffs at warnings that stopping children from walking is harmful - but is she wrong?

My son Sebastian, aged, four, is more than capable of walking and sometimes complains about being strapped in. But its better, writes LAUREN GEE.read


Make your mind up, Gordon! Former PM who once spoke of joy at seeing England score against Scotland in Euro 96 now says the game actually left him heartbroken

While he was chancellor Brown described Gazza's goal against Scotland in Euro 96 as one of his favourite footballing moments, but now says Gary McAllister's botched penalty left him heartbroken.read


Fury as council has stray horses shot dead in park in front of horrified witnesses

Police were called to Leavesden Country Park in Hertfordshire following reports of loose horses, and both were shot dead in front of families.read


Revealed: L'Wren misled Jagger over secret loan as her family clashes with rock star over final resting place

L’Wren Scott misled Mick Jagger about her massive debts by secretly taking out a loan against the £3 million flat he bought her and where she was found dead, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.read


My best friend Luann, the high school misfit who became lonely L'Wren: Childhood pal of Mick's girlfriend pays tribute to tragic designer

Dressed in skintight jeans and cowboy hats, the two best friends jumped on to the stage in the crowded country and western bar and brought the house down with a rousing version of the 1980s classic All Night Long.read


L'Wren Scott's brother moves her funeral to Los Angeles at the request of heartbroken Mick Jagger

L'Wren Scott tragically left the world in New York, but those close to her will be saying their final goodbyes to the designer in California.read


Jade Jagger jets out of the UK to be alongside grieving father Mick in LA ahead of L'Wren's funeral

Jewellery designer Jade Jagger has flown to Los Angeles to be with her distraught father.read


BBC in bias row as Silk stars back the 'fat cat barristers' campaigning against cuts to legal aid

Tory MPs are furious that BBC1 courtroom drama Silk has been taking a stance against proposals to cut the legal aid bill, which currently costs taxpayers £2 billion a year.read


Policeman awarded half a MILLION in sexual harassment suit after 'his female boss put her blouse over his head and forced his head into her breasts'

A former Texas deputy constable who claimed he was sexually harassed by his female boss has been awarded $567,000 by a Galveston County jury.read


Teenage girl pushed to safety by her 'first love' as the young couple was hit by a train as they walked to a high school dance

A 16-year-old girl is alive but in critical condition after she and her young boyfriend were hit by a train as they walked to a high school dance together at a school in northern California. Sadly, Mickayla Friend's 16-year-old boyfriend, Mateus Moore - who her family describes as her 'first love' - didn't survive.read


Mother's horror as neighbor shoots dead little girl's dog and posts picture of him standing over its dead body on Facebook

Warning: graphic images: A Maryland man shot dead his neighbor's dog after it wandered on to his property, and then posted a picture of its body on Facebook.read


Revealed: Prince George's Spanish nanny who was nicknamed 'The Saint' and nearly became a nun

Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, 43, has never had a boyfriend, had few friends at school, and was nicknamed Santa - Spanish for saint - by those close to her.read


My sister was killed by The Widower but Sheridan Smith has brought her back to life: Brother of murdered bride pays tribute to actress who portrays her

In a new series, The Widower, Sheridan Smith plays Claire Morris who was murdered by husband Malcolm Webster in Aberdeenshire. Brother Peter Morris said that the actress had captured Claire 'completely'read


Pregnant woman with wasp allergy discovers one of the insects buzzing around in her supermarket SALAD

Mother-to-be Hannah Bull, 28, from Brighton, found a wasp in her Tesco salad and is terrified of what could have happened to her baby if she was stungread


'Angelina effect' has doubled breast ops as star encourages women to undergo cancer screenings

About 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies this year – twice the normal figure – according to a nationwide study.read


Would you let your 14-year-old daughter quit school and all her GCSEs for a shot at TV stardom? This mother did and now Maisie Williams is killer in Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams joined the cast when she was just 12. The actress, from Bristol, then left school at 14 to focus on her career. She has no GCSEs to her name.read


Financial adviser stole £226,508 from pensioners to blow on GAMBLING

Marc Burnett, 30, pictured, of Preston, Lancashire, swindled the money while working as a senior banking advisor for Lloyds Bank.read


Newsnight reporter faces call to quit over secret links to BNP: Controversial Left-winger tried to cover up role in racist demonstrations

Newsnight reporter Duncan Weldon is facing calls to step down after attempting to cover up his involvement with the BNP. Mr Weldon took part in a racist leafleting campaign in 2000.read


'It was a bigger deal for her than me': Neurofibromatosis sufferer beats prejudice to film nude with Scarlett Johansson

Adam Pearson, 26, has the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis, but that did not stop him from shedding his clothes in front of Scar-Jo.read


Oxford University accused of 'betraying' alleged sex attack victims

More than a dozen men and women have described a 'culture of silence' preventing them from reporting claims of sex attacks and rapes.read


National Crime Agency rocked by allegations that two officers have been using their position to access secret documents and intelligence reports on criminals under investigation

Sheila Roberts and Brian Adair, who work for the National Crime Agency, have been arrested and charged with data protection offences.read


Top novelist Joanna Trollope saves her manuscripts for England... by giving them away to the Oxford library where she used to study

Joanna Trollope wants to ensure her works stay in England by donating them to her old university library, Bodleian Library in Oxfordread


Spectacular excess! MPs charge the taxpayer hundreds of pounds for designer glasses

Communities and Local Government Minister Stephen Williams, who sits on the expenses committee, claimed £319.50 for an employee's glasses.read


Cressie and Harry Now its official Significant new step in their romance as she is set to cohost formal dinner honouring war heroes at St James's Palace

The dinner will be a big moment for the couple, who have been dating for two years. The dinner will be to honour the friends Prince Harry made in his trek to the South Poleread


BBC probe into Savile 'won't find truth' says child abuse expert who gave evidence to inquiry

Mark Williams-Thomas, a former Surrey Police officer who gave evidence to the BBC's investigation into Jimmy Savile's crimes, said the panel will never uncover the whole truth about the DJ's wrongdoingsread


Scottish tourism chiefs claim poor mobile signal is GOOD news

A report by Visit Scotland praised what it called 'the novelty of Luddism!' - but the plan was criticised by the Scottish Tourism Alliance.read


House prices set to soar by 30 per cent as savers raid pension funds to invest in property

The spending spree will be fuelled by changes announced in last Wednesday's Budget, allowing people to use cash to buy a house or flat instead of taking an annuity.read


Red tape? It's criminal! 'Jobsworths' tell former Scotland Yard commander and Royal official that they can't be police volunteers ... because they once lived in Spain

Bob Marsh, 74, and wife Sandy Henney, 61, have both been cleared to work with the Royals but were turned down by the local force in their Sussex villageread


The bizarre secrets of how Fergie lost the fat: Venison for breakfast, chocolate avocados, four-hour 'Nordic' walks... and hiding from Prince Philip

The extraordinary transformation of the Duchess of York (pictured) from frump to magazine cover girl has made her the envy of millions of would-be dieters.read


'Scottish aristocrats' who had luxury lakeside home charged with fraud

Colin Chisholm the Third and his wife Lady Andrea, (pictured) of Deephaven, Minnesota, allegedly illegally obtained more than $165,000 in food stamps between 2005 and 2012.read


Is Apple set to launch an iTunes app for ANDROID?

It is claimed the firm is also mulling a streaming service to take on Spotify to help stem the tide of falling sales for the firm's iTunes store.read


Second top judge faces probe over 'defence' of paedophiles after links with controversial campaign group are exposed

Chief Coroner Peter Thornton faces probe by judicial watchdog. Thornton criticised the prosecution of the leader of the paedophile group at the time.read


Goves favourite rapper The one who calls Boris simple Cameron an airy-fairy dud and Osborne tight fisted

Education Secretary Michael Gove could face a dressing down after naming a Tory-bashing rapper as one of his favourite modern musicians.read


Real lives: Being married at 25 and widowed by 29 was not in my game plan

Spirited and independent, Elizabeth Scarboro was staunchly anti-marriage – but when she fell head over heels for cystic fibrosis sufferer Stephen, life rewrote all the rules.read


'Anorexia is not a style statement': Thin-framed 'Anorexxxy' sunglasses forced to rebrand after outraged mother's protest

Jennifer Ouellette from California noticed the French company Thierry Lasry stocked a $435 pair of 'thin-framed' shades called the 'Anorexxxy.'read


2-week on, 2-week off diet 'is the best way to lose weight'

It is thought that the on-off approach stops the body from finding ways to compensate for the lack of calories and so ensures the pounds keep falling off.read


I'm 41, but my liver is just turning 30... and it's all thanks to Esther: Three decades later, the first British child to survive a liver transplant, tells of the debt he owes to star

Matthew Whittaker, 41, underwent then-experimental transplant surgery as a boy, and today he is Britain’s longest-surviving child recipient of a donor liver.read


Environment Agency blows £13million on expenses for staff leading to claims flood bosses are 'out of control'

The figure, which was revealed by a Freedom of Information request, is up more than £3.8 million – or 43 per cent – on the previous 12 months.read


Mother-of-two left in a coma after having routine wisdom teeth surgery

Mother-of-two Kristen Tavares, pictured, has been left in a coma after having routine dental surgery in Hawaii to remove her wisdom teeth.read


Rebel Catholic priest who was too conservative for the CofE confesses he secretly married a Muslim man in sham wedding to help him stay in the UK

Father Donald Minchew (pictured) admitted entering into a civil partnership as a favour to a family friend desperate to work in Britain.read


Pope Francis warns Mafia to change their ways in wake of hit on mother and son

Pope Francis, right, made the stark warning following the death this week of two-year-old Domenico Petruzzelli, left, his mother Carla Maria Fornari and her partner Cosimo Orlando near Taranto, Italy.read


Soft justice scandal as armed raider twice jailed for life is freed by parole board, only to strike again (and he could be out in 12 years)

Derek Rossi, 58, lifelong criminal, had his first conviction at age 13, and has been handed three life sentences since 1984, with most counts including armed robbery and attempted murder.read


Police searching for headteacher Mark Bushnell find body on beach

Mark Bushnell, a 50-year-old married father of three, parked his car at a seaside picnic spot two weeks ago, having left the family home in Durham, and has not been seen since.read


'We had no idea chickenpox was deadly': Parents' heartbreak after healthy girl, 7, dies suddenly from the condition

Nicole Murphy, from Worcestershire, died in hospital on December 27 last year after her father found her unresponsive in bed.read


I'm just an ordinary boy who wants more homework...from teachers who turn up to class on time: Pupil who went on strike at school speaks out for the first time

'he strike wasn’t about being famous for a few minutes or about making trouble for my school, it is about my prospects and the success' - SARAH OLIVER talks to Aaron Parfitt, the striking schoolboy.read


Privilege, passion and the last Russian princesses

Born into immense wealth, the four daughters of Tsar Nicholas II grew up largely hidden from public view and little was known about them – until now. Author Helen Rappaport reveals how, just when they were able to start engaging with the wider world, events in Russia overtook themread


Conman blew £3.5m of vulnerable victims' savings on high living

David Reid stole money from 50 victims who lost their homes, live savings and pensions. In one case a boy with downs syndrome missed out on a trip to Disney Land after his parents were duped.read


Chaos returns to the streets of Madrid as protesters clash with police in huge anti-austerity demonstrations

Anti-austerity protesters demonstrating against government cuts in the Spanish capital of Madrid have clashed with police leaving six riot officers injured.read


Tories cash in on pensions joy: Dramatic poll reveals parties neck and neck after Budget boost

The Budget pension pot windfall for millions of older people has led to a dramatic 'grey power' surge in Tory popularity, reviving David Cameron’s hopes of winning a second term in power.read


The rage of Farage: Over balloons of brandy, UKIP leader fumes at 'drunk womaniser' claim, and delivers icy riposte to transsexual MEP who savaged him

Only stopping to drink one of the many pints of ale, Nigel Farage reveals his rage to his detractors and addresses the recent UKIP worries in conversation with SIMON WALTERS.read


VINCE CABLE: Smell the coffee, Boris... Mansion Tax has slipped in already

Last week saw a successful Coalition budget. One less publicised move was a crackdown on people using high-value property to make easy capital gains from property inflation and then dodge tax, hiding behind a corporate façade.read


I play bingo and even call the numbers, says Osborne as Clegg admits he has not gone eyes down for more than a decade

The rush to extol the virtues of legs eleven and two little ducks comes after the Tories were accused of patronising working class people with an ad saying ‘they’ just like to drink beer and play bingo.read


Just 800,000 worshippers attend a Church of England service on the average Sunday

The Church's figure for 'usual Sunday attendance', the method used since the 1930s to measure congregations, found CofE churches had 795,800 worshippers on Sundays in 2012. The numbers were 9,000 down on the previous year.read


Russians storm in: A dramatic despatch from inside the last Ukrainian base in Crimea as it was smashed by Putin's forces

The brutal assault at Pokryshkin airfield at Belbek, which left up to four wounded, was the first real clash since the Russians invaded the region four weeks ago.read


Shameless appeasement of a thug and a bully: Ex-Defence Secretary blasts at Putin - and says it's time to send fighter jets to vulnerable Baltic states

For too long, the serial bad behaviour of Putin’s Russia has been ignored – a combination of naivety, wishful thinking, poor analysis or a simple lack of willingness to enforce our international duty, writes LIAM FOX.read


PETER HITCHENS: We're being dragged into a new Cold War by a puffed-up bullfrog (and I don't mean President Putin)

Our PM is puffing himself up like a bullfrog, and busily creating a new Cold War that will benefit nobody except spies and weapons-makers, writes PETER HITCHENS.read


Metric zealots axe 600-year-old rules on allotments and force holders to stop using traditional terms

The shift, which ends a six-century tradition, has been branded 'officious'. Gardeners were notified via an official letter but government can't agree who the order came fromread


Neil Kinnock's son is the latest Labour heir to stand for Parliament as he is selected to fight safe seat 1,000 miles from his selfie-loving Danish wife

Stephen Kinnock, husband of Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, is running as an MP for Aberavon, another in the pattern of Labour heirs moving to safe seats.read


Diana: 'Diana changed clothes in front of me and asked me if I minded': The stunning portraits of the Princess of Wales, Joanna Lumley and Joan Collins

Ben Kingsley was ‘hilarious’, Bob Hoskins ‘obviously bored’, and in a new collection of her work, Gemma Levine reveals her most at-ease subject, the ‘warm and gracious’ Diana,read


LIZ JONES: If trolls are such a joy, why do I wake up scared every day?

LIZ JONES takes on trolls, former friend Julie Birchill and India Knight (pictured), as well as the world of online comment and torment.read


Pensions revolution is charter for Nasty Nick fraud, says Labour MP: Crooks 'will prey on the elderly just like villain in EastEnders'

Ed Miliband has backed George Osborne's decision to let pensioners cash in retirement pots, but MP Austin Mitchell has said it will leave the elderly open to fraud.read


Why dark chocolate really IS good for you: Stomach microbes turn cocoa into a natural drug that reduces blood pressure

Researchers from Louisiana discovered microbes in the gut that feast on cocoa fibres. This ferments into an anti-inflammatory that is absorbed into the bloodstream.read


How to be a super sleeper: Transform your life by overcoming the modern malaise of insomnia

A major new book serialised in the Mail reveals how you can transform your life by getting the sleep you need.read


Britain's super-sub: Navy unveils James Bond-style mini submarine carried on board HMS Astute which can launch from under water

Attached to the HMS Astute, the mini pod can carry up to around eight commandos and is designed to be as stealthy as possible for covert ops including counter intelligence.read


Suleman Maknojioa who sexually abused schoolgirl, to have sentence reviewed

Suleman Maknojioa (pictured) from Blackburn was given a 40-week suspended sentence for the abuse, sparking dozens of complaints from members of Muslim women's groups.read


Ted Terry is cleared of headbutting Asian man and hurling racist abuse at him

Ted Terry, 59, had been accused of headbutting Amarjit Talafair and calling him a 'f****** P***' after a drunken row over a cigarette at The Windsor Pub near Fenchurch Street station in London.read


Inquest hears of Tom Acton's anguish days before killing himself

Tom Acton, 16, hanged himself after he was falsely branded a rapist by fellow pupils at the 1,700 pupil Poynton High School and Performing Arts College after pulling out of a playground drug dealing racket, an inquest heard.read


Baby faced tearaway given Asbo which bans him from going out without his parents after year-long reign of terror harassing vulnerable elderly and disabled people

Morgan Halstead, 14, terrorised residents in Grantham, Lincolnshire, for more than a year. The unusual Asbo orders his mother or father to go with him if he meets more than two friends in public.read


BY George! Can that REALLY be the Royals enjoying an early Mother's Day party...or has spoof photographer Alison Jackson struck again?

After champagne breakfast served up by her attentive husband, the Duchess of Cambridge welcomes herf family to dote on the baby George for a Mother's day celebration.read


Sikh extremist jailed over knife attack on Indian general Kuldip Singh Brar

Lakhbir Singh, 26, is the latest person to be imprisoned over the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar, 78, (pictured) in London in 2012.read


Love birds? Forget it: Birds spoilt for choice of partner are more likely to 'divorce' or be promiscuous

EXCLUSIVE: Researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Bath found that birds living in populations with a biased sex ratio are more likely to be promiscuous.read


Crooked lawyer struck off after he was exposed by the Mail is ordered to pay a further £230,000 in costs on top of £1.4m legal bill after abandoning appeal

Shahrokh Mireskandari, 53, has been given until April 4 to pay more than £230,000 in additional costs after being condemned by a leading judge for 'wholly abusive, unreasonable and manipulative conduct'.read


Now drones are being used to expose bank details and passwords: Hackers manage to access 150 phones an hour through Wi-Fi

Experts in London have proved it is possible to use drones (stock image pictured) to tap into a smartphone's Wi-Fi settings 150 times in one hour.read


'Is he being racist?': TV pundits spark Twitter storm after referee sends off wrong black Arsenal player in Chelsea's 6 - 0 demolition of rival

Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs was sent off the pitch after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain handled the ball during the Gunners' 6-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.read


Crimean Russians take to the streets to celebrate independence

Ethnic Russians took over Crimea tonight as they celebrated that the area has voted to join with neighbouring Russia.read


IBS ruined my sex life and left me in hospital

EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany Crawford, 45, from Scarborough, lived with a constantly bloated stomach and persistent pain down her right side, which left her feeling miserable.read


Men who gang raped journalist at deserted Mumbai factory jailed for life for doing the same to another woman weeks earlier

Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said the Mumbai court delivered the maximum punishment to the trio and another man after finding them guilty of rape, unnatural sex and abduction.read


Couple accused of murdering parents in great 'whodunnit' mystery admit burying them in their back yard nearly 16 years ago

Susan Edwards, 55, and husband Christopher, 57, have admitted burying her parents in the back garden of their home in Mansfield nearly 16 years ago but deny their murder.read


'White means pure': African singer defends 'Whitenicious' skin-bleaching cream after being accused of encouraging people to change skin tone

Nigerian and Cameroonian singer Dancia said 'white means pure' while defending her skin-bleaching cream 'Whitenicious', insisting it is only supposed to cover dark blemishes.read


Iran builds life-size replica of nuclear-powered U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier 'so they can BLOW IT UP'

Construction on the crude model, described by U.S. officials as a glorified barge, appears to be in full swing at a ship yard near Bandar Abbas, as shown in newly released commercial satellite images.read


Former RBS bank boss Fred Goodwin has hedge hacked down by neighbours

Long-suffering neighbours of shamed former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin took a chainsaw to the massive hedge at his exclusive Edinburgh home.read


Pictured: Journalist who was gunned down alongside his young family at Kabul's 'safest restaurant' after four teenage Taliban with mini pistols in their socks open fire

Journalist Sardar Ahmad was killed alongside his wife and children when four teenage Taliban gunmen attacked the Serena hotel in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The attackers used miniature guns hidden in their socks. The setting was the Serena hotel - dubbed the 'safest' place in the city.read


How serving God is more satisfying than pulling pints for a living: Clergy tops league table of happiest jobs with landlords bottom

Ministers believe that by giving people information about the levels of happiness enjoyed by different lifestyle they can make choices to improve their own wellbeing.read


It's official: Sitting around really DOES give you a fat behind (in case you didn't already know)

Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that fat cells in the buttocks expand when people spend a lot of time sitting down.read


Has the Jade Goody effect warn off? Charity launches app to encourage women to attend cervical screening as take up rate drops

Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust has launched the app as part of the Put Yourself In The Picture campaign which aims to address falling screening take up levels.read


Grant Shapps under fire from members of his own party for beer and bingo tax cuts advert

Critics said Grant Shapps (pictured in internet parody) reinforced the idea that the Tory Party is out of touch with ordinary voters after 'trying to court working class voters' by highlighting Budget cuts to bingo.read


Gaunt, sagging skin and sleep depraved: Here's what the average person arrested for meth possession looks like

To highlight the negative effects that drugs and alcohol can have on a user’s appearance, Recovery.org compiled 100 mugshots to create the average male and female face for abusers of marijuana, alcohol and meth.read


British snipers killed Afghans in pointless 'turkey shoot' and boosted support for the Taliban, says major who revealed how troops died due to lack of equipment

In a sensational new book, Major Richard Streatfeild condemns the ‘turkey shoot’ tactics that led to the ‘repetitive slaughter’ of people that UK troops were supposed to protect.read


Patients' records found in the street 40 miles away from hospital where they were supposed to be kept

Personal information from roughly 49 patients were found in Cardiff, more than 40 miles from Frenchay Hospital in Bristol where they were supposed to be kept.read


The top 10 best rated luxury hotels in the world

The five-star Palacio Nazarenas, set in a tranquil plaza behind Cusco's main square in Peru, came out on top of nearly 900,000 online hotel reviews.read


Pictured: Cute dog that died after being locked in kitchen for a week

Katy Gammon, 27, left her five-year-old boxer Roxy alone to die in the kitchen of her home in Bristol while she spent six days at her mother's house.read


Teen collapses and falls into a coma after consuming 4 LITERS of energy drinks during 16-hour video-game binge

Henrik Eide Dahl, 14, of Norway, was in the hospital for 13 days after his caffeine binge.read


New meningitis jab for every child on NHS as vaccines committee reverses its advice

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was expected to announce today that the Government is going to fund the Bexsero vaccine.read


'Try one of British jobless before hiring foreign workers', Duncan Smith tells firms

The Work and Pensions Secretary said more jobs were now going to people born in the UK after years of cheap labour from overseas undercutting Brits.read


Eureka! How a magic doughnut that fakes the sun could save our planet: But the Chinese will get it first thanks to the billions we spend on the 'eco-power' gravy train

Nuclear fusion – zerocarbon electric power produced from sea water in a doughnut-shaped reactor that imitates the sun – is also far closer to a reality than most people think.read


Middle-class parents should stop panicking about the internet and let their children explore, says leading psychologist

Speaking at teacher conference in Birmingham, Professor Tanya Byron expressed concerns about the 'moral panic' that surrounds young people and the web.read


Mother with cancer gambled on life-saving operation and give birth to daughter

Just days after finding out she was pregnant, Diane Mullineux was given the devastating news that she had developed cervical cancer.read


Premier League stars invest £50m to cash in on Britain's property boom

Liverpool players Luis Suarez, Lucas Leiva and Jose Enrique have partnered with Arsenal stars Mikel Arteta and Santi Cazorla to invest in Manchester-based Capital and Centric Investments LLP.read


Caught on CCTV - Robbers in failed smash and grab on London gem store

Dramatic video has emerged of a smash and grab raid on Watches and Jewellery of Bond Street, London, in which robbers wielded an axe and a sledgehammerread


Illegal taxi driver hides UNDER his cab in pathetic attempt to evade police after they stop him for driving without a permit

Jiang Tseng was driving his taxi illegally in the city of Chengdu, southwest China. When he was cornered by police he hid under his cab and refused to come out. Police had to call for back-up to drag Tseng out.read


My recipe for a wild life: Her roistering ways finally caught up with her this week. But as CLARISSA DICKSON WRIGHT's memoirs reveal, her life was a feast of adventure

My father was a brilliant surgeon — to the Royal Family no less — and a passionate raiser of funds for cancer charities. But he was also an explosive and violent alcoholic.read


Ghostly surveillance footage spooks New Hampshire store employees

Footage from the Ellacoya Country Store in Gilford, New Hampshire shows a glass cake tray flying off of the table once employee Bonnie Boyd leaves the room.read


Fancy a Chocosamosa? Man creates samosa filled with chocolate and now it's on sale at Morrisons

Ajay Kainth, 30, from Woodford Green, developed the idea in his kitchen growing up and now makes three flavours including peanut butter and chocolate.read


Vietnam's first McDonald's serves 400,000 customers in first month

The Asian outlet opened to a hungry crowd on Feb 8, and within 24 hours had served almost 22,500 customers.read


Matthew Ames, conman who used James Middleton to promote bogus scheme, jailed

Matthew Ames, 38 (bottom left), from Thundersley, Essex (top right) has been jailed for 40 months after being found guilty of defrauding people of their life savings and pensions.read


Dramatic CCTV footage reveals moment shotgun-wielding gang staged breakout of two inmates from prison van

Ryan MacDonald, 20, and Stevie McMullen, 32, masterminded a plot to have the prison van held up while on their way to court in Manchester in April last year.read


Are you happy at work? Researchers prove that the employees in a good mood are 15% more productive

In a series of lab tests, University of Warwich researchers found happiness made people around 12% more productive.read


Blood-soaked past of Mafia don Domenico Rancadore posing as 'Mr Suburbia'

Domenico Rancadore has been posing as Mark Skinner (main image)while living in the West London suburb, hiding his past as a bloodthirsty former Mafia don (inset).read


Baroque to the future: The mini palace of Versailles - lurking inside an unassuming block of flats

The 17th century two-bedroom 'baroque-style' flat, tucked away in Borough South-East London, is now on the market for £1.25 million.read


Scottish MP Eric Joyce 'considering future at Westminster' after admitting drunkenly racially abusing airport baggage handler and swearing at police officers

Joyce, 53, hurled abuse at Edinburgh Airport staff and racially insulted a black policeman. 'My instinct is to stay but I don't know how I will feel in a few days', he said outside court.read


Purity balls, in which girls 'gift their virginity' to their fathers, sweeping America

The balls resemble wedding ceremonies, with the girls wearing white gowns and dancing with their fathers who promise to ‘protect’ their daughter’s chastity.read


Norwegian museum to return Matisse painting looted by Hermann Goering

The 1937 painting, Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace, has been the centerpiece of the Henie Onstad Art Center near Oslo since 1968.read


Detective Nicholas McFadden who stole drugs from police compound pays back just £250k

A policeman who was convicted of stealing and selling drugs must hand over all of his assets to the court - totaling £250,000, despite make more than £1 million from his crimesread


Topless Femen protesters draggedout of Berlin's Islamic Week meeting

The event, designed to promote discussion between religious groups, was disrupted by the three protesters, who wrote messages attacking Sharia law across their bare chests.read


Thailand's general election ruled invalid by court

The ruling will further delay the formation of a new government after months of street protests aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.read


Piers Morgan calls Jeremy Clarkson chicken for refusing to fight him in boxing ring

TV presenter Piers Morgan last night called arch-enemy Jeremy Clarkson a chicken after the Top Gear man refused to face him in a boxing ring.read


Tourists on coach trip to Belgium caught up in an international drug smuggling ring when £3 MILLION of heroin was found on the bus they were travelling on

Retired Frank Cooper, who organised the trip, was shocked to discover drivers Glen and Gary Wheatley from Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, were using their coach company to import Class A drugs.read


Betting shop boss faked armed robbery after getting thousands of pounds into debt

Karl Swift, 25, pretended he had been robbed at a bookmakers in Wigan after getting into 'desperate financial straits'. He was jailed for 12 monthsread


Haul of shame: This shocking photo shows for the first time the biggest stockpile of illegal ivory on earth

In a special report, the Mail On Sunday reveals the scene behind the doors of the Dar es Salaam warehouse, Tanzania - the world's largest ivory stockpile.read


What happened to Spring? SNOW replaces sunshine in Yorkshire

The snow was captured falling through the air and settling in a fine sheet on the ground in Middleham in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, today.read


Michael Piggin throwing a Molotov cocktail at a wall

Michael Piggin, 18, asked friends to film him hurling the homemade bomb at a wall behind a Loughborough leisure centre where he had spray-painted the phrase 'no more mosques', the Old Bailey heard.read


Stop the 'barbaric slaughter' of British songbirds: Prince Charles demands in private letter to head of Army base in Cyprus

The heir to the throne has demanded urgent action to stop the annual 'barbaric slaughter' of half a million migrating songbirds at a British Army base in Cyprus.read


John Gilligan flees Ireland and seeks refuge in the UK

The veteran criminal, who was implicated in the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin, has fled his native Ireland and is said to have sought refuge with relatives in Birmingham.read


Qataris strike Olympic gold: Sheikhs who snapped up cheap flats in the Athletes Village set to rake in £1billion profit

A Middle-East firm that is co-owned by the powerful al-Thani royal family paid a knockdown £557million for 1,400 flats in the Athletes Village in 2011.read


The £1bn mine tunnel that won't scar the beauty of North York Moors

The ambitious engineering project would see the passageway built 1,100ft under the North York Moors national park to move a mineral used in fertilisers.read


Touching moment two brothers cling to each other after becoming perilously stuck on thin ice (but don't worry - firefighters came to the rescue)

As all big brothers should, Corbin Crawford, 12, was looking out for his younger sibling Dylan, 7, when the pair found themselves in a slippery situation on an Iowa river on Thursday.read


Anne the elephant will retire in luxury at £1.2million haven thanks to our generous readers

Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, is set to retire to a luxury elephant haven which includes underfloor heating a 'spa' to take the weight off her arthritic legs.read


British jihadi urges others to join him in Syria in video posted online

The unidentified man speaks with a London accent when he calls for his ‘brothers and sisters’ in Britain to join in Syria’s civil war.read


Father dies but two teen girls survive Florida plane crash

An Illinois father is dead, his teen daughter and her friend are injured after a plane he was piloting nose-dived into a residential neighborhood Saturday morning in Florida.read