Police hunt mystery woman who made final phone call to doomed jet captain as first picture emerges of his estranged wife and family

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The two-minute call was made shortly before MH370 took off. The woman has still to be traced and used a pay-as-you-go phone bought with a fake ID. The female caller used the ID to get around security measures put in place after 9/11 in a bid to tackle terrorism. The revelation increases fears that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah may have links to extremist groups. The captain's estranged wife, pictured left with her ex-husband and two of their children, will soon be questioned in detail by the investigation. Chinese satellite imagery, inset, has created a new focal point for the international search for the missing plane, right

'We hold increasing hope': Search for MH370 boosted by significant developments, including new satellite images and first sighting of possible debris

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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.

'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's time at the International Space Station gave him a unique perspective on ocean monitoring: 'If someone looks away or catches a wave the wrong way... trying to repeat a grid pattern to make sure they've truly exhausted everywhere they've looked - it's a really complex thing to do'

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'.

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

Sorrow: A man covers his face as he walks out from a room reserved for relatives of Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines, MH370, in Beijing, China

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.

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

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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 'Mr X', and later said he felt 'dirty and used'. The star's identity has been protected under an agreement at an inquest into Ben's death, where his sister gave a statement saying 'we had concerns about him being groomed by Mr X'.

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

A British businesswoman, believed to be in her 40s, was allegedly raped by a security guard walker her back to her room in a five-star hotel in Sharm-el-Sheikh

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.

Three teenagers arrested after 15-year-old girl is shot dead in East London house

Shooting scene: Police could be seen outside the East London address last night while officers continued to investigate the incident

UPDATED 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.

Google encrypts Gmail in an attempt to make it 'NSA proof' and stop mass surveillance

Google now encrypts all emails sent through Gmail to prevent the NSA and hackers from reading messages

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.

Woman, 42, who devoted her life to caring for wheelchair bound husband is murdered at the house they shared

'A beautiful woman in chains': A floral tribute left for Alison Taylor

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

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?

Pushed to the limit: Lauren Gee, from Loughton, Essex, believes transporting her four-year-old son Sebastian in a buggy is the the best way to save time on the school run

My four-and-a-half-year-old son Sebastian quite often emerges from the school gate exhausted, irritable and impossible to reason with,writes mother-of-two LAUREN GEE. Dragging his feet along the pavement, the ten-minute stroll home would take ten times longer if I let him go at his own pace. So I whisk him into his buggy and wheel him away.

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

On a visit to Scotland Gordon Brown has spoken of his heartache while watching Scotland lose to England during Euro 96, despite previously praising Gazza's wonder-goal as one of his favourite footballing moments

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

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

Upsetting scene: Police were called to Leavesden Country Park in Hertfordshire following reports of loose horses, and both were shot dead

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

Revealed: L'Wren Scott took out secret mortgage then asked Jagger for help - but was told there is no 'bottomless pit of cash'

Memorial: L'Wren's name etched on the headstone of her parents

L'Wren Scott misled Mick Jagger (both pictured right) about her massive debts by secretly taking out a loan against the £3 million flat he bought her and where she was found dead (bottom left), the Mail on Sunday can reveal. Meanwhile, L'Wren's final resting place is at the centre of a bitter dispute between her relatives and supporters of Jagger. Her devout Mormon sister Jan, 53, insists that L'Wren should be returned to the family plot to lay beneath a granite memorial alongside her mother and father (top left).

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

Cynthia Brimhall and Luann Bambrough (later known as L'Wren Scott) 'instantly bonded' over being misfits in a small town of deeply religious conformists in Roy, Utah

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.

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

Malcolm Webster murdered his wife Claire in a life insurance scam in Aberdeenshire. Sheridan Smith is now playing the murdered woman

In a new series, The Widower, Sheridan Smith plays Claire Morris who was murdered by husband Malcolm Webster in a life-insurance scam in Aberdeenshire. Her brother Peter Morris said that the actress had captured Claire 'completely'.

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

Attack: Maxine Peake on Silk, accused of backing 'fat cat lawyers'

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.

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'

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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.

Teenage girl pushed to safety by her 'first love' as the young couple was hit by a train - killing her 16-year-old boyfriend - as they walked to a high school dance

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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.

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

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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.

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

Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, 43, Prince George's new nanny, was tipped to become a nun

Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo (left), 43, has never had a boyfriend, had few friends at school, and was nicknamed Santa - Spanish for saint - by those close to her. She would have become a nun, had she not followed her passion for bringing up children, graduating from Norland College (bottom right), the most well-known nanny school where students are required to wear a recognisable uniform (top right).

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 a killer in Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams left school at 14 to pursue her acting career. The actress has no GCSEs to her name

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 and has no GCSEs to her name. Mother Hilary said Maisie was given opportunities that they could not 'turn down'.

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

The live wasp was found in the £2 salad bag bought at a store in Hove, East Sussex

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 stung

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

Inspiration: Actress Angelina Jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year

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

Financial adviser stole £226,508 from six pensioners to blow on FOOTBALL ACCUMULATORS

Marc Burnett, 30, from Preston, Lancashire, swindled £226,508 in 45 false transactions while working as a senior banking advisor at Lloyds Bank

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

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

The article Duncan Weldon wrote about his time at Oxford with the BNP. He wrote under the false name Sam Healey and admitted being involved in a number of BNP events

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.

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

No joke: Adam Pearson stars alongside Scarlett Johansson in Under The Skin where they both shed their clothes

Adam Pearson, 26, has the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis, but that did not stop him from shedding his clothes in front of Scar-Jo. But last weekend the film, Under The Skin, opened with the 26-year-old appearing opposite one of the most beautiful women in the world – and for much of the time, both are naked.

Oxford University accused of 'betraying' alleged victims of sex attacks by hushing up reports of assaults carried out by students and professors

Oxford University has been accused of 'betraying' alleged victims of sexual assault by hushing up their reports

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

'Britain's FBI' rocked by allegations that two officers have been using their position to access secret documents and intelligence reports on criminals under investigation

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

Cressie and Harry: Now it’s official! 'Significant' new step in their romance as she is set to co-host formal dinner honouring war heroes at St James's Palace

The couple are hosting a meal at St James's Palace, inset

The dinner, hosted in the State rooms of St James's Palace, inset, 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, right, made in his trek to the South Pole. Harry and Cressida, left, have been seen together a number of times in recent weeks, prompting rumours that the couple's relationship has matured

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

An expert has claimed that the BBC's investigations into Savile's crimes is 'too narrow' to uncover the whole truth

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 wrongdoings

'Text me in two weeks, I'm off to Scotland!' Tourism chiefs claim lack of mobile signal is GOOD news because people will take 'digital detox' holidays in the Highlands

Tourists seen at Torridon mountains in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland

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

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

Spending spree: The hilke is expected to be fuelled by pensioners investing their money rather than buying an annuity

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.

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

Decorated: Bob Marsh and wife Sandy on the day she was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order

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 village

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

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The extraordinary transformation of the Duchess of York from frump to magazine cover girl has made her the envy of millions of would-be dieters. Now The Mail on Sunday can reveal the secret of her recent dramatic weight loss - eating venison for breakfast, shredded broccoli in place of pasta, thick, green spinach smoothies and avocado mixed with cacao powder as a special treat.

'Scottish aristocrats' at large after being charged with U.S. benefit fraud for receiving $165,000 in payouts while living on their $1.2m yacht

Colin Chisholm the Third, 62, and his wife Lady Andrea, 54, of Deephaven, Minnesota, have been charged with wrongfully obtaining $165,000 in welfare and are still at large

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.

Is Apple set to launch an iTunes app for ANDROID? Claims firm is considering software for arch rival to boost music sales

The move would be the first time ever apple has created an 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.

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

Police hold back outraged mothers as they attack members of the Paedophile Information Exchange with eggs, stink-bombs and rotten fruit as they arrived for their first open meeting in London

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

Gove's favourite rapper revealed: Minister professes love for 'chap hop' star who calls Boris simple, Cameron an 'airy-fairy dud' and Osborne tight-fisted

Michael Gove, right, has identified Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, left, as one of his favourite musicians

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

Married at 25, widowed at 29: How Elizabeth wed husband knowing he was going to die of cystic fibrosis, but does not regret a single moment of first marriage

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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. On their wedding day, above, they started a life together knowing that his condition would make her a widow - and four years later it did. Now, as her moving memoir hits the UK, she tells JANE MULKERRINS how he taught her to seize every moment - and has found love again with her second husband, with whom she has two children

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

Inappropriate: The mother of an anorexic teenage girl has succeeded in getting a designer sunglasses brand to change the name of one of its designs which she said 'glamorized' the deadly eating disorder

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

Two-week on, two-week off diet 'is the best way to lose weight because it stops your metabolism slowing down'

Do both: Studies show that mixing up your diet with weeks or days with normal, balanced eating habits, means losing more weight

It is thought 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.

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

Pioneer: Britain's longest surviving liver transplant recipient Matthew Whitaker, 41, with his mother Irene

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.

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

Environment Agency staff claimed £12.8 million in expenses last year. Just half of that rise could have covered the cost of river dredging that may have saved the Somerset Levels from flooding (Moorland pictured)

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.

U.S. mother-of-two is left in a coma after having routine wisdom teeth surgery

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NEW Mother-of-two Kristen Tavares, pictured, has been left in a coma after having routine dental surgery in Hawaii to remove her wisdom teeth. The 23-year-old, pictured right with her boyfriend and children, went into cardiac arrest on Monday, as Dr John Stover, inset, tried to remove four teeth. Tavares, who gave birth to her second son just three months ago, was described as fit and healthy, and had no medical conditions or allergies.

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'I had a sham civil partnership with Muslim man to keep him in Britain': Catholic priest who quit CofE because it was too liberal confesses to immigration con

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Father Donald Minchew (left) - a former Anglican who converted to Catholicism after attacking the Church of England's loss of traditional values - admitted entering into a civil partnership (certificate inset) as a favour to a family friend desperate to work in Britain. Last night the Home Office said it was 'determined to crack down on immigration offenders' and Mustajab Hussain (right) now faces an investigation and possible deportation.

'Go to hell': Pope warns Mafia what will happen to them if they don't change their ways in the wake of mob hit on mother and two-year-old son

Pope Francis, pictured in Saint Peter Basilica, Vatican, in January, warned Italian mobsters they will go to hell if they don't change their ways and renounce their 'blood-stained money and blood-stained power'

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.

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)

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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.

Police searching for missing deputy headteacher at £25,000-a-year boarding school find body on beach

Mark Bushnell who was last seen almost two weeks ago

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.

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

Nicole Murphy, seven, died after developing chickenpox. It is thought the illness might have triggered a fit

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

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

Aaron Parfitt, 14, who organised a pupil walk-out at his school because they were being taught by too many supply teachers (and not getting enough homework)

'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 from Blackpool, about the reasons behind his strikes and his potential future.

True secret history of the last Russian princesses: amazing photographs of the Tsar's daughters reveal their privileged lives before the revolution which cost their lives

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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 them - and ended in their execution by the Bolsheviks far from the palaces where they grew up in a loving family and with almost unimaginable wealth

'Cold-hearted' conman blew £3.5 MILLION of vulnerable victims' savings on fast cars, high living and a speed boat

David Reid, 50, has been jailed for six years after admitting conning friends and vulnerable people out of £1.3million

David Reid stole money from 50 victims who lost their homes, live savings and pensions. A boy with Downs Syndrome missed out on a trip to Disney Land after his parents were duped.

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

Protesters have clashed with riot police in Madrid throwing bottles and bricks, leaving six officers injured

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

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

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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 - and dealing a blow to Ed Miliband's hopes of entering Downing Street. It has seen the Conservatives slash Labour's poll lead from 11 points less than a year ago to one.

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

Chatting in between pints, over balloons of brandy, Nigel Farage unleashes his torrent of rage of people who have wronged him in ope way or another

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.

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

Business secretary Vince Cable said last week's Budget reinforced the economic recovery with practical measures to help savers, business investment, manufacturers and young people starting an apprenticeship

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.

House! Osborne claims HE plays bingo and even call the numbers - while Clegg admits he has not gone eyes down for more than a decade

George Osborne says he has called the numbers for bingo, while Nick Clegg has not played since 2004

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.

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

Fewer than 800,000 worshippers attend Church of England services on Sundays. Census evidence has revealed a fall in the number of people denoting themselves as Christians. Congregation levels now stand at half the level of the 1960s

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.

They had toasted a wedding in champagne but hours later Russian armour and special forces stormed the gates: A dramatic despatch from inside Ukraine's last base in Crimea as it was smashed by Putin's forces

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Mail on Sunday correspondent IAN BIRRELL watched the brutal assault yesterday at Pokryshkin airfield at Belbek, which left up to four wounded. It was the first real clash since the Russians invaded the region four weeks ago. Armoured vehicles smash through the gates (top right) as specially-trained soldiers (bottom right) stormed in and fired automatic weapons. Hours earlier two members of the military had married at the base (left)

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

Putin's government is a thugish and bullying regime, says former defence secretary Liam Fox

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.

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

Our Prime Minister is puffing himself up like a bullfrog, and busily creating a new Cold War that will benefit nobody except spies and weapons-makers, for a cause he doesn¿t understand and can¿t explain, writes Peter Hitchens

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.

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

Central and local government cannot agree on who ordered the switch from imperial to metric measurements

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 from

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

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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.

'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

'Diana was warm, gracious and completely natural,' said Gemma Levine

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. Now in her seventies, she also photographed Kenneth Branagh and David Hockney.

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

India Knight, who writes for The Sunday Times, wrote  on Twitter Liz Jones 'sexually abuses cats and called her a ¿rancid c***¿.

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

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

'Nasty Nick' tried to poison Dot in EastEnders to take her pension money, and a Labour MP has warned that new pension rules could mean similar fraud becomes much more common

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.

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

Dark chocolate, pictured, can reduce blood pressure because gut microbes ferment fibres in cocoa and produce a natural anti-inflammatory

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.

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

Night School, by Professor Richard Wiseman, delves into the modern malaise of insomnia, helping transform people's lives by helping them get the sleep they need

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

Britain's secret mini-sub: SBS will launch covert frogman missions from tiny submarine carried on top of HMS Astute

The miniature submarine atop the HMS Astute, as manufacturers look on at its installation

Attached to the HMS Astute, the mini pod can carry up to around eight Special Boat Service commandos and is designed to be as stealthy as possible for covert ops. It can launch underwater in order to carry commandos to their destinations covertly so they can perform attacks or infiltration near the water. Pictured: Mini sub attached to the HMS Astute, docked in Gibraltar.

Islamic teacher who sexually abused schoolgirl but was spared jail because his wife can't speak English to have sentence reviewed after backlash

'Unduly lenient': Suleman Maknojioa got a 40-week suspended sentence

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.

John Terry's father 'relieved' as he is CLEARED of race attack and says: 'I'm off to phone John'

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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.

'It was always on his mind': Mother tells inquest into son's suicide of the 16-year-old's anguish at falsely being branded a rapist by drug-dealing gang

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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.

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

Baby-faced: Morgan Halstead, 14, is banned from meeting friends in public without his parents

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.

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

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After champagne breakfast served up by her attentive husband, the Duchess of Cambridge welcomes the Queen, the Duchess of Cornwall and Carole Middleton to dote on the latest member of the Royal Family for a Mother's day celebration.

Sikh extremist jailed for 10 years over knife attack on Indian general who was on holiday in London

Retired Indian soldier Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar survived a terrorist attack in London last September. Four men ambushed him and his wife Meena, slicing his throat before stabbing him in the jaw

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.

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

Birds in female-dominated populations are more likely to dump or 'divorce' their mates while promiscuity increases in predominantly male environments, scientists claim

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.

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

Mireskandari, pictured, was banned from practising as a solicitor after an investigation by the Mail revealed that he had faked his legal qualifications and hid criminal convictions while representing celebrity clients

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'.

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

Hackers have proved that it is possible to steal information, including Amazon passwords, bank details and even people s home addresses from smartphones with Wi-Fi turned on, using specially adapted drones (a stock image of a quadcopter is pictured)

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.

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

Arsenal's English defender Kieran Gibbs (L) is sent off by referee Andre Marriner (C) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London

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. This caught the eyes of TV pundits who questioned if referee Andre Marriner was being racist and could not tell the difference between the two young black players.

'IBS ruined my sex life and left me in hospital': Mother-of-two suffered in agony until she discovered 'healthy' bacteria

Happy: Tiffany says all aspects of her life have improved

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

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

Police officers escort one of the four convicts outside a prison to be taken to a court in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 21, 2014. An Indian court sentenced f...

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.

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

The dead bodies of William Wycherley and Patricia Wycherley, were discovered in the garden of 2 Blenheim Place, Forest Town, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Both had been shot in 1998

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.

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

Critics have branded the cream an 'abomination' saying it will make 'girls of colour' ashamed of having dark skin

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.

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.

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.

Fred the Shredded Hedge: Shamed RBS boss Goodwin has his treasured 25ft Leylandii hacked down to size by angry neighbours after four YEAR dispute

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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. The double-layer, 25ft Leylandii hedge, left, caused a four-year dispute with neighbours who chopped it back to the same level as their own fences, right.

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

Agence France-Press (AFP) reporter Sardar Ahmad was killed in the attack on Kabul's Serena hotel. This picture was taken just hours before Mr Ahmad, his wife and two of his three children were gunned down

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.

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

The clergy are the happiest in their work, according to a wellbeing survey

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.

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

When people sit down a lot the fat cells in their buttocks expand meaning their bottoms get bigger

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

Has the Jade Goody effect worn off? New selfie app encourages women to have smear tests after take-up plummets

When reality television star Jade Goody was diagnosed with cervical cancer the number of women attending cervical screening soared but it has now dropped back to 'pre-Jade Goody' levels with just 80 per cent of women taking up their invites

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.

Will 'patronising' ad cost party boss Shapps his job? Tory chairman under fire from members of his own party but Cameron says he has 'full confidence'

Cross-eyed: A distorted image of Mr Shapps in an internet parody after he promoted Budget cuts to bingo

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.

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

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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.

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

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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, when British soldiers pointlessly killed hundreds of armed villagers in Afghanistan who posed no imminent threat, according to a former officer.

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

The records of 49 patients from Frenchay Hospital, in Bristol, were found blowing around in a street in central Cardiff, more than 40 miles from where they were supposed to have been 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.

Historic former palace with suites 'enriched with oxygen' scoops top spot in the top 10 best-rated luxury hotels in the world

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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.

Pictured: Cute dog that died after being locked in kitchen for a week, now owner's ex boyfriend reveals 'she told me she couldn't cope'

Cute: Five-year-old boxer Roxy suffered a slow and agonising death at the hands of solicitor Kay Gammon who 'couldn't cope' with the responsibility of looking after her

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.

Teen collapses and falls into a coma after consuming 4 LITRES 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

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

New life-saving meningitis jab for ALL children on NHS as Health Secretary announces policy U-turn

Support: In January, 118 leading doctors wrote a letter urging Mr Hunt to give the jab the green light

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

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

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said employers should try to hire a British worker first

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.

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

The reluctance to spend big money on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor means it has had to be funded by an unwieldy coalition including the U.S., China, India, Japan, the EU and South Korea. Insiders say the project is bogged down by bureaucracy

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. It could stop man-made global warming once and for all – and give the world limitless, clean energy for as long as humanity lasts. But while Britain, the United States and the European Union spend hundreds of billions on subsidies for wind farms, solar panels and power stations fuelled by wood pellets, fusion is being starved of funds. As a result, the ultimate prize of developing this revolutionary technology now looks certain to be claimed by China and South Korea – despite the fact that the science behind it was pioneered here and in the U.S.

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

Professor Byron, pictured, expressed her concerns about 'moral panic' surrounding young people and the web at a teacher conference in Birmingham

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

Mother who was told to abort her child after being diagnosed with cancer gambled on life-saving operation and give birth to a healthy daughter

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

Premier League stars put aside their rivalries to club together £50 MILLION to cash in on Britain's property boom

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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.

Caught on CCTV: Robbers on mopeds brought axes and pistols...but still failed in their smash and grab bid on a posh London gem store

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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 sledgehammer

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

When Tseng refused to come out from under the vehicle more police were called to the scene

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.

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

This photo shows Clarissa Dickson Wright as a young woman at her home in St John's Wood

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.

Who you gonna call? Ghost hunters called into 'haunted' store after CCTV caught glass spontaneously flying off table of its own accord

The video from Ellacoya Country Store in Gilford depicts what looks a glass object flying off a counter and breaking with no one around.

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A store employee is then seen rushing back into the room to see what happened.

The video was shared on the Ellacoya Barn & Grille Facebook page, with the simple description, "Haunted much?"

So, was it a ghost or something paranormal? The store commented on the Facebook post, saying ghost hunters will investigate the place soon.


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Footage from the Ellacoya Country Store in Gilford, New Hampshire shows a glass cake tray flying off of the table (pictured) once employee Bonnie Boyd (bottom right) leaves the room. The video was first shared on the Ellacoya Barn & Grille Facebook page which is connected to the store, with the tag line, 'Haunted much?' The Mail Online called the store to inquire about the event and other ghostly happenings. What employees and neighbors experienced was more chilling tales of the bizarre.

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

Ajay Kainth with his Chocomosa range which is now at sale at Morrisons after they picked up on his ingenious invention

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

Vietnam gets a taste for the Big Mac: Country's first McDonald's serves 400,000 customers in first month

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

Conman who used James Middleton to promote his bogus rainforest protection scheme which he used to swindle ethical investors out of £1.6million is jailed

Matthew Ames, who conned people out of their life savings and pensions using a fake conservation company, has been jailed for 40 months

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.

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

This dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment Ryan MacDonald, 20, and Stevie McMullen, 32, broke out of a prison van, with the help of shotgun-wielding masked accomplices

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.

Are you happy at work? Researchers prove that employees in a good mood are 12% more productive - and say perks could be the key

The researchers say that Google was at the forefront of improving its employee's happiness with its well known perks, which include free food, buses and gyms, along withe sports courts and even a slide to get between floors.

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

The Godfather of Uxbridge: Blood-soaked past of Mafia don posing as 'Mr Suburbia' who beat deportation because it would violate his human rights

Domenico Rancadore, aka Mimmo, is a former Mafia boss who escaped from Italy to England during a brutal turf war with other gangs

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).

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

Behind the door of jewelry designer Caroline Haelterman's flat lies a baroque palace. The flat, in Borough, South-East London, was purchased in 1997 by the former interior designer. The decor is inspired by her passion for 17th century art and design

This 17th century flat, on the market for £1.25 million is tucked away in Borough South-East London. Caroline Haelterman's apartment is filled with baroque artwork and quirky features such a stove hidden in a dining table. The staircase was once part of a gipsy caravan and a walnut wardrobe reveals a hidden computer and desk.

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

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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.

'You are married to the Lord and your daddy is your boyfriend': Purity balls, in which girls 'gift their virginity' to their fathers until marriage, sweeping America

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

Norwegian museum agrees to return £12m Matisse painting looted by Goering to family of Jewish art dealer

The 1937 painting, Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace, has been the centrepiece of the Henie Onstad Art Center near Oslo since the museum was established in 1968 by shipping magnate Niels Onstad and his wife, Olympic figure-skating champion Sonja Henie

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.

Detective who stole drugs from police compound and sold them for £1million to fund lavish lifestyle including buying an ORANGERY pays back just £250,000

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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 crimes

Troupe of topless Femen protesters get dragged kicking and screaming out of Berlin's Islamic Week meeting after covering themselves in anti-Islam messages

'Dialogue': The women were dragged out of the event, at a Berlin town hall, after revealing their stridently anti-Islam views

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.

Thailand's general election ruled invalid after constitution was violated when voting did not happen on same day across country

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

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

'Cluck, cluck, cluck': Piers Morgan calls Jeremy Clarkson a chicken for refusing to fight him in boxing ring for £100,000 in latest round of long-running feud

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TV presenter Piers Morgan (left) last night called arch-enemy Jeremy Clarkson (right) a chicken after the Top Gear man refused to face him in a boxing ring. The chat show host challenged Clarkson to a punch-up to settle their ten-year long feud. Morgan wanted to fight Clarkson to raise money for Help for Heroes, the Armed Forced charity.

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

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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.

Betting shop boss faked armed robbery after getting thousands of pounds into debt...because he was secretly addicted to gambling

Swift, from Orrell, near Wigan, said he had only become addicted to gambling after starting work in the betting industry four years earlier

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

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

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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. The creatures, familiar to millions of British gardens, often suffer for hours after being illegally snared in nets or on glue-coated sticks, before being killed and served up as a delicacy in Greek restaurants for £65 a plate. In a private letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, the Prince has taken the highly unusual step of writing to the most senior Army commander in Cyprus, as well as to the island’s president, condemning the 'industrial scale killing'. Charles claims that it is big business, run by 'serious organised criminals'.

Ireland's godfather flees to 'safety' in UK after he is grazed by bullet in assassination attempt by rivals furious at his attention-seeking after murder of Veronica Guerin

'Godfather': John Gilligan today and in when he was arrested

The veteran drug-dealer (left today and right in 2001), who was implicated in the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin (inset bottom), has fled his native Ireland and is said to have sought refuge with relatives in the Birmingham. He reportedly looked gaunt and had bruises on his face where a bullet hit him as he was wheeled out of by armed guards and taken to the ferry. Guerin's death in 1996 was eventually made into a feature film starring Cate Blanchett (inset top) and made Gilligan notorious.

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What happened to Spring? SNOW replaces sunshine in Yorkshire... as freezing temperatures and ice are expected overnight across UK

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The snow was captured falling through the air and settling in a fine sheet on the ground in Middleham in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, today. Race horses and their riders could be seen battling the snowfall (pictured) as they exercised at first light on the gallops in the small market town. Forecasters have warned the snow is likely to continue into the evening - with motorists across the country advised to look out for patches of ice overnight. It comes as much of Britain has experienced an unseasonably warm and dry March following the wettest winter on record.

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

Good buy: Qatari Diar and Delancey, co-owned by the powerful al-Thani royal family, paid a knockdown £557million for the 1,400 flats, some pictured, in the Athletes Village in 2011

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.

The £1billion mine that won't scar the beauty of the moors thanks to a 22-mile tunnel long enough to go under the Channel

Countryside: The tunnel, 1,500 metres under ground, was designed in response to environmental concerns

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.

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

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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.

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

Anne, who is in her sixties, is Britain's last circus elephant and was filmed being beaten by her groom

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.

'The doors of jihad are still open': British fighter urges others to join him in Syria in video posted online

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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.

Pilot father dies in street plane crash while flying his teen daughter and her friend to their spring break vacation - but the girls are miraculously pulled out alive

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 in Florida. Jeffrey Bronken (top right), 53, died, but daughter Katherine Bronken and Keyana Linbo (pictured together at bottom right), both 15, survived the early morning crash in suburban Tampa.

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 in Florida. Jeffrey Bronken (top right), 53, died, but daughter Katherine Bronken and Keyana Linbo (pictured together at bottom right), both 15, survived the early morning crash in suburban Tampa.