Kate's jumping for joy! Duchess takes part in a game of 'three tins' during visit to athlete's village at Commonwealth Games

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Prince William, his wife Kate and Prince Harry met Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt today during their second visit to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (main picture). The royals had a whistlestop tour of the Games venues yesterday, watching gymnastics, boxing, hockey and swimming in a busy afternoon. After taking their seats in Hampden Park today, Kate (right) and Wills chatted to track legend Sebastian Coe while army officer Prince Harry wasted no time in getting to know the servicemen and women seated in front of him in the famous stadium. After she was spotting wincing during a brutal boxing match yesterday, Kate smiled and laughed as she cheered on the athletes this afternoon (left).

'You can trust me': Obsessive boyfriend sent his lover chilling text minutes before killing her baby as she enjoyed her first girls' night out since giving birth

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Michael John Pearce (bottom left) has been on trial at Newport Crown Court over the death of six-week-old Alfie Rhys Sullock (bottom right and, above, with his mother). A jury found the 33-year-old defendant not guilty of murder, but convicted him of manslaughter. The court heard Alfie suffered blunt head trauma before his death.

Tourists warned to stay out of the water as NINE beaches close in Kent after heavy rain causes sewage to leak into sea

Partially closed: Kingsgate Bay, in Thanet, Kent, has been affected by the sewage spill

Bathers have been told not to enter the sea below the high water mark and signs have been erected warning of the dangers.

'WOW! Just been told all 4 tickets have sold out in 14 minutes!!!!': Outrage as NHS boob job 'model' Josie Cunningham sells £10,000 tickets for strangers to watch her give birth at home 

Josie Cunningham, pictured, had originally planned to sell footage of the birth of her third child on DVDs through a nationwide chain of pound shops

Josie Cunningham, pictured, has told her 27,000 Twitter followers that she has sold tickets to the October birth of her third child. The 23-year-old from Leeds charged four fans £10,000 each for the ringside seats.

BREAKING NEWS: Jeffrey Archer's former mistress Sally Farmiloe dies after long battle with cancer

Sally Farmiloe has died aged 60 after a long battle with cancer, her agent has confirmed

A spokesman for the actress said that she had died peacefully yesterday afternoon, after a long battle with breast, bone and liver cancer.

Does Apple deliberately slow its old models before a new release? Searches for 'iPhone slow' show a spike ahead of launches

A new study is backing up long held suspicions that Apple slows down older models of iPhones to encourage users to buy its new release. The U.S. study analysed worldwide searches for 'iPhone slow' and found that the search term spiked significantly around the time of new phone releases

The study, by Harvard University in Massachusetts, compared Apple's results with similar searches for the term 'Samsung Galaxy slow', and found the term was unaffected by Samsung releases.

The Islamic State Killing Fields: Terror group releases horrifying video showing drive-by shootings, suicide bombings and dozens of other victims rounded up and executed

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GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: The slickly produced 30-minute clip shows terrified prisoners being piled onto trucks, where they hold each other and huddle in fear (top left). The film, apparently taken in Tikrit in Iraq, then cuts to dozens of prisoners lying face down on the ground (top left), hands bound behind their back, as they systematically executed by militant. In other scenes, Iraqi men are killed in what appear to be drive-by shootings. The scenes are then edited to show the sights from a sniper's rifle (bottom left) over the victim as they are gunned down. Another section shows a North African jihadist (inset) talking about his dreams of becoming a martyr before driving into an armoured car packed with explosives and detonating it near a large building (bottom right).

Tragedy as terminal cancer sufferer, 14, is awarded 'dream ride' in a Porsche... but breaks both legs and bites off his tongue when it crashes into oncoming traffic

Raphael Wittmann was put in intensive care after the crash in his hometown of Vienna. He died two months later and his parents are now suing Kinder Kerbshilfe the charity which arranged the ride, claiming they did nothing to help him in the aftermath of the horrific accident. The youngster was told he would not live following his diagnoses, so his father wanted to make his last months memorable. This included a ride in the high-powered sports car. The charity have denied organising the event.

Two skinny-dippers are threatened with a criminal record and being added to the sex offenders' register

Skinny dipping: This picture shows one of the men standing in Belfast Lough, County Down, talking to two police officers as he walks towards the shore. The police warned people skinny dipping could be added to the sex offenders' register

Two men in Northern Ireland were threatened by police when they stripped off to take a dip in Belfast Lough, County Down. Naturist campaigners have called the response 'absolutely monstrous'.

Addicted to cocaine at just FIFTEEN: A seemingly ordinary teenager reveals how she became hooked on class A drugs - and her parents had NO idea

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Karen Atkinson, 30, from Billericay, was 11 when she tried her first cigarette. By 13 she'd dabbled in cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine and at 15 was an addict. The mum-of-one appeared on ITV's This Morning with her own mother, Linda, who admitted she 'didn't have a clue' her daughter was on drugs. It was only when Karen witnessed a fellow addict dying of an overdose that she turned her life around.

Knees crumble under weight of obesity crisis: Joint replacements for fat people soar by 150% in four years, including operations for five overweight CHILDREN

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EXCLUSIVE: Almost 9,500 people had knee replacement surgery last year because their joints could not cope with their weight, at a cost of more than £50million to the NHS.

Beautiful Italian girl, 19, killed when her long hair caught on her steering wheel and her car veered into oncoming traffic 

Caterina Alzetta and her brother Pietro, 21, had to be cut free from the wreckage and she died later in hospital from her injuries in the northern Italian town of Montereale Valcellina.

'Sometimes I think I'm a bad mum, but I wouldn't change what I've done': Wife who abandoned her husband and 12 children to run off with young lover hits back at claims she is 'despicable'

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Tabitha Nimes, 39, from Rhyl, North Wales, now only sees her children once every six weeks, having moved in with boyfriend Colt Nimes, 32 (pictured together, left). Her ex-husband Peter Nimes, 47, (pictured third right main picture with the children) not only left devastated by the breakdown of the marriage but left to care for the children, has recently called Tabitha 'despicable', but she insists that her children, the youngest of which is just 19 months, are better off without her.

Forget the Costa del Sol, Ryanair announces plans to launch budget flights to the Middle East and Russia

New direction: Michael O'Leary has announced plans to launch flights from Cyprus

CEO Michael O'Leary has revealed the airline is looking to develop the business in Cyprus, to use it as a hub for flights to destinations including Israel and Jordan.

Is this theatre haunted? CCTV footage captures the spooky moment a chair moves all on its own... hours after a medium's show

Haunting: In the grainy CCTV footage of the main hall at Brookside Theatre, you can just make out a chair (ringed) mysteriously moving

This is the moment a chair was caught on CCTV moving mysteriously in a closed theatre hours after a psychic finished his show. It was recorded at Brookside Theatre in Romford, Essex, at around 4am on Sunday. Medium Roy Roberts told MailOnline he now believes the video could prove there's a resident ghost. 'I had a feeling earlier that there was the presence of something, a playful presence of a child, to one side of the room and it seems that must have been it,' he said.

Nigerian table tennis star celebrates winning bronze medal by pulling his shorts down

That's pants: Onaolapo was so overcome with emotion that he decided to pull his shorts down

The Nigeria table tennis team were responsible for the best scenes of celebration in the Commonwealth Games so far after Ojo Onaolapo's win over India's Sharath Kamal Achanta sealed a bronze medal.

Photobomb! Cheeky Prince Harry gives two thumbs up behind New Zealand Commonwealth Games officials

Cheeky: Prince Harry (back) photobombed Massey University Professor Emeritus Gary Hermansson, New Zealand rugby sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens and Sport Manawatu chief executive Trevor Shailer in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games

Prince Harry has photobombed New Zealand Commonwealth Games officials in Glasgow - and they were so chuffed one of them made it their profile picture on Facebook.

Britain's crazy summer weather continues: Country is bathed in sunshine - just hours after violent storms forced sunbathers to flee drenched beach in Brighton

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Sun shines across Barcroft Hall in Somerset today (main picture) as the country enjoys sunshine, while the clean-up in the South East following yesterday's thunderstorms has begun. Much of the South East was hit by hail and lightning yesterday, although that didn't stop two streakers in Brighton going for a quick run (right). Fortunately, most parts of the country can today expect sunshine and temperatures around the low to mid-twenties and forecasters say the warm weather is set to continue for the next few days.

Vet who had sex with a dog and a horse then boasted about it online is struck off

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Oliver Fraser Lown was found guilty of five charges by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in London disciplinary committee at a hearing at their London offices (pictured).

Israeli leader Netanyahu vows to continue strikes until entire Hamas tunnel network is wiped out as tanks destroy fuel tank at the Gaza Strip's only power plant 

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Today a huge cloud of black smoke was seen rising above Gaza City after the explosion at the power plant - a company spokesman said the shells hit one of three tanks in the plant compound which currently store fuel. Even before the strike, Gaza residents had electricity for only about three hours a day and today's hit is bound to reduce supplies even further. Right, a young girl receives treatment at the Al-Shifaa Hospital after she was injured when an Israeli shell hit her home.

'I have survived three wars and I think this is enough': The Gaza conflict as seen through the eyes of a terrified teenager

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Farah Baker (top left) lives opposite Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital. She can not eat breakfast without a bomb disturbing her meal, burning cars lay outside her front door and her neurosurgeon father has shown her 'a fragment from the brain of a 9 years old child' (bottom left). She is documenting her terrifying experiences of the war on Twitter, where her devastating cries for help (top right) are followed by 20,000 people. Farah has lived in the middle of a war zone three times already. Her bedroom windows are constantly shattered by attacks.

Nursery worker who was 'off sick' with tonsillitis is spotted by her bosses in Commonwealth Games opening ceremony... dressed as a giant Tunnock's tea cake

'Bold as brass': Nursery worker Amy McIntosh (centre) is fearing for her job after she was spotted by her bosses dancing during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Amy McIntosh, 25, had signed up to be a volunteer for the Games, but is not believed she had asked for time off to rehearse, which began three weeks ago. Ms McIntosh is now understood to be facing a crunch meeting with her bosses at the Woodlands Day Nursery in Houston, Renfrewshire.

Man jailed after his Jack Russell terrorised neighbours biting and snarling at them. . . in a place called Mutley 

Lesley Hodgson, pictured, from the Mutley area of Plymouth, Devon, was jailed for three months after his dog Scrappy attacked his 16-year-old neighbour.

Fury of murdered soldier Lee Rigby’s father at 'disgusting' £200,000 legal aid bill for his killers' failed defence

Phil McClure, 53, said it's ‘disgusting’ that his son’s killers Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 23, were granted legal aid for their three-month trial at the Old Bailey last year.

That's a very soggy doggy! Goofy photo of dog covered in soap suds beats 130,000 snaps to scoop top photo competition 

This adorable image of a spaniel having a bath, left, was head and shoulders above more than 130,000 images at the 2014 World Photography Awards announced in London. Other popular entries include a domestic cat snuggling with a lion, top right and a peasant woman from Poland with a horse, bottom right.

Could fossils from Earth could be discovered on the MOON? Meteorite strikes may have transported microscopic evidence

The truth is out there: Finding fossilised algae from Earth on the lunar surface, which travelled there by meteorite, (illustrated) could offer scientists a glimpse of ancient life on our planet - and some experts believe it may be possible to find such evidence with a lot of searching

Physicists at the University of Kent simulated whether it is possible for fossils to survive the impact of hitting the moon and are hopeful that evidence of life could be found.

Could humans colonise an alien planet? You'd need to send 40,000 people on a huge starship to ensure genetic diversity, claims expert

Dr Smith from Portland State University says a future interstellar mission would only work if a large human colony was taken along for the trip (illustration of a future space colony shown).

Are they watching themselves? MPs spend £160,000 of taxpayers' cash on 1,500 new TVs in a single year

More than £160,000 has been spent buying 1,500 new televisions for the House of Commons

The House of Commons has bought more than 1,500 new televisions during the last financial year at a cost of around £160,000. The televisions were needed because of the digital switchover.

Family-friendly circus troupe is told it can't open a bank account - because its burlesque-style outfits are a 'moral problem'

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Joshua Morris, the owner of Bristol-based Circus Uncertainty, seen right balancing a co-performer on his body, claims his local branch of Santander, bottom, has refused to let him open a business account. Mr Morris wanted to open an account so he could start applying for grants to run a program where terminally-ill children get visited by their favourite cartoon character. He says the bank refused him after looking on his company website and having a 'moral problem' with the burlesque-style outfits worn by show girl performers.

Why DO dogs smell each other's bottoms? Video reveals surprisingly complex chemical communication

A video produced by Washington DC's American Chemical Society reveals the science behind why dogs smell each other (stock image shown).

Which technology could YOU not live without? Internet, washing machine, and toaster listed among 'top 30 life-changers'

Peterborough-based Hotpoint surveyed 2,000 adults about the technology that had changed their lives. Many of those surveyed consider broadband, microwaves and the ability to send emails worthy of a place in the hall of fame. The iPhone (stock image shown), meanwhile, finished 15th out of 30

Peterborough-based Hotpoint surveyed 2,000 adults about the technology that had changed their lives, which included the iPhone (shown).

Now parking cowboys hit cancer victims: How scandal of 'disgraceful' fines is spreading to patients at NHS hospitals

Marilyn Heald, 64, is pictured at her home in Lichfield, England with her parking ticket on July 28 2014. Ms Heald was charged a   70 fine after she stayed 13 seconds too long when she went for an X-Ray at the Samuel Johnson Community College in Lichfield, England.

Rogue wardens working on hospital grounds have allegedly been ordered to focus on cancer wards because patients are likely to be distracted - and therefore late returning to their cars.

'Is he dead yet?': What shocked mother claims nurse asked as her son lay gravely ill in hospital

Young mother Louise Huart pictured with her newborn baby son Keegan-James Parker

Louise Huart (pictured left with her son) claims a Scarborough General Hospital staff member called the women's hospital she was staying in with her newborn and asked 'is he dead yet?' After she was transferred to Hull Women and Children's Hospital following the birth, she said nurses told her staff from Scarborough rang to see if her baby was 'dead yet' following his complicated birth. Her son, Keegan-James (pictured right in hospital), had suffered severe blood and fluid loss and contracted suspected sepsis - she claims they are both 'lucky to be here'.

Men can be maternal too! Neuroscientist reveals that fathers can care for children just as well as mothers

Study by a researcher at Oregon State University says that men can take on the role of being a mother (stock image shown). Dr Saturn says that when a mother is absent the father assumes the role.

Why living in the country means you'll have a bigger baby: Scientists discover green spaces 'increase birth weight'

Women who live near large green spaces have bigger babies, research suggests. This may be because women from poorer areas are less likely to have access to parks

Plenty of greenery near the home was associated with a significant increase of birth weight, say researchers at Ben Gurion University in Israel.

Honeymooners return home to find their house flooded with six inches of raw sewage after broken pipe caused their toilet to explode causing £20,000 of damage

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Richard Hall was preparing to carry his new wife Siobhan, bottom left, across the threshold of their Swansea home after returning from their honeymoon when they were stopped in their tracks by 'the most awful smell you can imagine'. The floors of their home, left, were covered in sewage which had left a high-tide mark across their bedroom and lounge room walls, right. While the couple were enjoying their romantic break in Crete a broken pipe had caused their toilet, bottom right, to explode.

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'No one gives me a second look': Shotgun victim who had the most ambitious face transplant ever models for men's magazine

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Horribly disfigured after a shotgun blew half his face off, Richard Norris underwent one of the most complex face transplants in history in Maryland, receiving teeth, a jaw and even a tongue from a donor, and is proud to be studied by doctors all over the world. Appearing on the cover of next month's GQ, the 39-year-old says he is both proud and willing to be studied by the doctors all over the world, with the groundbreaking operation allowing surgeons to better treat soldiers and other victims of severe facial injuries. 'A drop of hope can create an ocean, but a bucket of faith can create an entire world,' Norris told the magazine.

Revealed: The revolutionary rub-on hormone gel that can banish depression and transform the lives of countless women

Oestrogen gel rubbed into her leg every morning can help with depression

'My best friend Chloe tried to kill herself twice. Another suicide attempt and two admissions to the Priory later, she is fine,' writes HARRIET SERGEANT.

Female brains really ARE different to male minds with women possessing better recall and men excelling at maths 

Researchers say that if both sexes had access to the same levels of education, they’d expect women to do best on tests of memory – and men to excel at maths.

How fear can be 'programmed' into infants by the smell their parents give off when they're scared

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Research on baby rats reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that newborn rats learn what to fear by sniffing odours given off by their mothers.

'I was so fat I didn't know I was 38 weeks pregnant': Mother gives birth to baby boy FOUR HOURS after first discovering she was expecting

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Sophie Bird, 32, from Oxfordshire, visited her GP surgery several times complaining of indigestion, stomach ache and nausea, but no-one spotted she was pregnant. Two days after being a bridesmaid in 2010 (left) - and still feeling dreadful - she returned to her doctor. A test confirmed she was pregnant, and the expectant mother was referred straight to A&E;, where an examination revealed she was already 4cm dilated and in labour. Four hours later, the new mother was cradling baby Rowan in her arms (centre). She has now lost 8st (right) through healthy eating, exercise and by using a new device called a Malory Band.

Human rights farce as Ecuadorian fraudster who faked his own death to claim £850,000 tries to dodge deportation by claiming 'right to family life' with wife he abandoned

The fraudster, 59, who is originally from Ecuador, was jailed for five years for fraud in 2012 and faced automatic deportation but now claims his human rights mean he should be allowed to stay in the UK.

Domino's customer eats a whole slice of pizza before discovering it was covered in green MOULD

Mr Hewett said he had stomach cramps the day after he ate a whole slice before discovering the mould

Matt Hewett, 41, from Chessington, Surrey, had eaten almost a whole slice before he turned it over and saw the base was mouldy.

25 miles and counting! Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity breaks record for distance roamed on an alien world

Nasa's Opportunity rover has now traveled over 25 miles (40 km) on Mars. The distance set by the Washington-based agency took 10 years and is a new record for off-Earth driving.

'Glamour modelling is about female power': Woman says appearing in lads' mags saved her from depression, panic attacks and OCD

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Rosie Doherty, 21, from Stoke-on-Trent, used to suffer from panic attacks, anxiety and OCD when she was in school (pictured inset, age 13), making her life a misery. At age 18 she began approaching lads' mags and soon began finding work. She says appearing in the magazines empowered her, boosted her self-confidence and helped her recover.

Diesel drivers set to pay an extra £10 in London in plans drawn up by mayor Boris Johnson to curb pollution

Nearly all diesel vehicle drivers who travel through central London could be hit with a £10 charge from 2020, if plans drawn up by London Mayor Boris Johnson are approved.

The best selfie accessory yet? iPhone case uses a fold-out mirror and a timer to let you take the perfect hands-free posed photo

The £25 CaseCam, created by Seattle-based Garett Ochs, uses a fold-out mirror to both prop the phone up and let the camera see what's in front of the device.

Personal trainer to the stars is spared jail for possessing a gun after string of personal references from his celebrity clients

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Cain Leathem, of Druids Heath, Birmingham, claimed to have worked with stars including former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore, top right, and DJ Kate Lawler.

A former custard factory, a concrete tower block and a BOG in Birmingham: Britain's most inspiring hidden 'urban gems' revealed

Life on the water: Houseboats in Little Venice on the Regent's Canal, London make the Top 50

A list of the top urban beauty spots of the UK has been complied by American Express based on the votes of top bloggers and communities to reconnect people with their home cities and highlight places of inspiration.

The wonder of fungus, dirt and parasites: Exhibition showcases stunning scientific photographs and animations

The images are part of the 'Art of Science' exhibition being held by Princeton University in New Jersey. The winner was this image of the patterns created by water moving back and forth on the Atlantic coast.

Our photobooth love affair: Couple document every year of their relationship spanning 14 years and two children

Giles Paley-Phillips and his wife Michelle documented every year of their life together using photobooth pictures taken annually

Giles Paley-Phillips and his wife Michelle, both from Seaford, East Sussex, have created a charming illustration of their life together using photobooth images taken annually. The couple took their first photo together in 2000 after they had been dating for a month and have continued for 14 years, documenting their marriage and the birth of their two sons.

The shocking moment staff at a Mexican kennel used a wooden club to beat dogs to death on orders of their boss - and then laughed about it

Sickening: In the shocking footage - which appears to have been filmed on a mobile phone - two dogs are seen being dragged out the back of a pick-up truck and beaten with a large wooden club

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A group of dog shelter employees in the south-western town of Huatulco were filmed by encouraging colleagues pulling two dogs out of their cages and battering them death with a log.

Embarrassment for Queen as top Buckingham Palace official is accused of taking £100,000 bribes

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Ronald Harper, 61, one of the most senior members of the Royal Household staff, is accused of taking bribes from directors of building, heating and energy firms.

Coe pulls out of the race to be chairman of BBC Trust (despite being PM's first choice)

Former Olympics boss: Lord Coe

The former Olympics boss has decided to withdraw his candidacy before the interview stage, so that he can bid to become president of the IAAF next year.

Running for just seven MINUTES a day can 'halve the risk of dying from heart disease'

Running for just seven minutes a day can drastically cut the risk of dying from heart disease, a new study has found

People who ran for less than an hour a week benefited as much as those running more than three hours a week, say scientists at Iowa University.

Cloaking devices could become a reality after scientists successfully build 'invisible' material using LIGHT

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed an 'invisible' metamaterial. They say their technique (illustration shown) can be scaled up to cloak large objects.

Why you should NEVER try a three-point turn outside the Foreign Secretary's house:
Minders tow away mortified woman's car after her manoeuvre became a seven-point turn (and she almost hit their BMW)

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The woman was forced to watch her black Seat be towed away after protection officers (bottom left) took action when her car apparently veered towards their black BMW outside Philip Hammond's central London home. They had been waiting outside the property ready to escort the Foreign Secretary when the unfortunate incident unfolded. After the woman's three-point turn deteriorated into a seven-point turn (top left), the minders confronted her (centre) before confiscating her keys and searching her car. She was later forced to get the bus home after her car was towed away by a truck (right).

Are aliens landing? Sun streams through the clouds like a scene from Close Encounters (and there's also a 'magic carpet' flying through the air in Exeter)

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Photographer Adrian Campfield was having dinner with his wife Louise at a restaurant at Beachy Head, East Sussex, when these eery rays (right) suddenly appeared from between the clouds and beamed into the water like a scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Meanwhile in Exeter residents snapped this image (left) of a cloud which looks like a magic carpet - but it was actually formed from the exhaust of a jet engine and not aliens, the Met Office confirmed.

Is your glass half empty? Scientists identify the 'pessimistic' part of the brain, paving the way for new depression treatments

The team found people with an over-active habenula were more likely to suffer depression, pessimism or a negative outlook on life, leading researchers to hope the study could pave the way for new treatments for depression

Researchers at University College London believe the habenula, an ancient part of the brain half the size of a pea, plays a key role in learning from bad experiences.

Do foam cups contain cancer-causing chemicals? Leading panel says styrene may be a 'human carcinogen'

Styrene - the chemical used in foam cups and disposable food containers - can be 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen', the National Research Council in the U.S. said yesterday

The National Research Council in the U.S. says styrene - the key chemical component of foam cups and disposable food containers - can be 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen'.

'It's part of the British beach experience': Cornish tourism bosses dismiss fears as jellyfish sightings hit record levels

Familiar visitor: The Barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in British waters

Low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures have been linked to a spike in the number of jellyfish being washed up on the beaches of the South West coast.

We may be buying more suncream - but we don't know how to use it:

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SAVVY SHOPPER ANNE SHOOTER: We may all be buying more sun cream this year than ever before - but experts say that we are not using it effectively because we don't understand the risks.

British shoppers get a raw deal on fruit compared to the continent, claims campaigner who calls for probe into supermarket pricing

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Joanna Blythman said she was shocked by the prices in big stores compared to the continent – where soft fruit, such as peaches, can cost as little as €1.50 (about £1.20) a kilo.

That's one way to wake up! The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can pay £70 to bungee jump off the top

This is the stunning crane hotel

The Amsterdam hotel sees a genuine dockside crane converted into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, with the old machine room transformed into three lavish suites.

Yours for £40MILLION: Eighteen-bedroom Chelsea mansion for sale in Britain's second most expensive street

If you're after a vast house with two laundry rooms and a dedicated silver room where your staff can polish the candlesticks, this one in The Boltons, on the London's Chelsea/South Kensington border, is for you. Designed for entertaining, it boasts a large drawing room, top right, dining room with views over the garden, bottom right, and separate five-bedroom mews house at the end of the lawn. The Boltons (average house price £23.6m) is Britain's second most expensive street, after Kensington Palace Gardens, where the average property costs £36.1m.

The secret of the perfect selfie: Researchers reveal the facial features that are key to first impressions

We judge faces on three factors, the researchers say -  Approachability, dominance and youthful-attractiveness. Here, faces are ranked from least on the left to most on the right in a 'key' allowing researchers to rank faces.

York researchers created 'guide' images showing the three factors we use to create first impressions - Approachability (pictured), dominance and youthful-attractiveness.

Drinker shot at point-blank range in karaoke bar is saved when bullet lodges in his smartphone

Han Peng, 47, escaped with a bruise after a shot from another drinker at a bar in the Taiwanese city of Hsinchu was stopped by the phone in his shirt pocket (pictured).

Slippers, Marmite and TOILET ROLL: Brits reveal the essentials they feel the need to smuggle into their suitcases on holiday

British holidaymakers want their home comforts when they head to the sun, research reveals. Study finds that many crave familiarity, packing their favourite food and drink and slippers.

North Korea threatens to launch nuclear strike on 'the sources of all evil' - or the White House and the Pentagon

Hwang Pyong-So, director of the military's General Political Bureau, said tensions had been raised in the area following a series of drills by the U.S. and South Korea. Speaking at a military rally in Pyongyang on Sunday - the anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War - Hwang said: 'If the U.S. imperialists threaten our sovereignty and survival... our troops will fire our nuclear-armed rockets at the White House and the Pentagon - the sources of all evil.'

Now you can buy YOURSELF on Amazon: Firm starts selling 3D printed ‘bobblehead’ toys customers customise to look like themselves

But your own mini-me: Amazon has begun selling the $30 3D printed toys as part of a new 3D printed goods store

$30 figures can be customised to look like a 'mini-me' using a new amazon customisation app - and the firm promised 3D printing is the start of a 'shift in retail'.

You're never too old to be Happy! New Zealand nursing home's perfect frame-by-frame remake of Pharrell's hit tune

Sixty residents and staff at the Diana Isaac Retirement Village in Christchurch combined all their considerable talents to come up with this tribute, 80-odd years of happy

The 60 residents and staff from the Diana Isaac Retirement Village in Christchurch have received over a million views of the video clip, which mimics the moves of Pharrell himself.

Being the token female or minority boss is better for YOUR career than encouraging greater diversity, claims new study

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Women and ethnic minorities who reach executive level positions in corporate America have more to lose from encouraging and promoting diversity in the workplace than their white male counterparts, claims a new study.

The graphic horror of WWI: 100 years on, archive of harrowing photos captures brutality of the Great War

These archive images show in vivid detail the brutal conflict which began 100 years ago to the day when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, with unimaginable consequences.

US teenager bursts into tears as she gets to meet her hero Steven Gerrard (or maybe she's just watched the highlights of England's World Cup campaign)

Hysterical: Gerrard inspires tears in young fan

Most fans are ecstatic to meet their favourite players, but for one young girl it was all too much as an encounter with Steven Gerrard left her in tears. The Liverpool captain was signing autographs while on tour in the US. After posing for a selfie with the fan she became hysterical, mouthed 'I love you' and then burst in to tears when he signed a picture of himself.

Students use 3D printer to make $350 limb for boy, 6, born without an arm after doctors say it'll cost $40,000

Trying it out: Alex shakes hands with a reporter after receiving the new limb on Friday. His family had struggled to afford the $40,000 that doctors said it would cost to give the boy an arm

Alex Pring, from Groveland, Florida, was given the new prosthetic arm on Friday by a team headed by University of Central Florida student Albert Manero.

My insurer won't pay my £30k burglary claim because rising gold prices meant I had underestimated the value of my jewellery!

Would you know the value of your jewellery? Prices may have risen since you last had items valued, as one reader found out the hard way

Esure rejected the claim because it said some of the stolen items were worth more than the value for which we had insured them. They are worth more now than when we got them.

Is this the tidiest street in the world? Factory boss who is obsessed with cleanliness has 150 bins fitted along 200-yard pavement alongside his workplace 

The order to install the bins came after wealthy factory owner Chan Wu, 58, complained about staff sitting on the benches in the warm summer months to eat their lunch at midday, and leaving behind litter in the city of Shenzhen in south-eastern China's Guangdong province.

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Outrage as Paramount Australia tweets poster for Ninja Turtles film set for release on 9/11 - which shows heroes jumping from exploding building

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The poster (left), which was shared through Paramount Australia's official Twitter page, evoked anger (inset) due to its visual similarity to the 9/11 terror attacks, which killed 2,996 people in 2001 (right). The film, which stars Megan Fox and Johnny Knoxville, is released in August in the United States and October in Europe, but its Australian release date comes exactly 13 years to the day after 19 hijackers took control of four airliners and carried out the deadly September 11 attacks.

A very, VERY long engagement: Pensioners finally tie the knot 42 YEARS after he proposed because they 'didn't want to rush'

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It only took David Barker four weeks to ask Daphne Thorp to marry him after the pair met at a dance in 1972. But it took the Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, couple another 42 years to marry.

'You can't keep a good dog down': Stray puppy learns to walk on wheels after being paralysed by neighbour who stamped on her

'You can't keep a good dog down': Stray puppy learns to walk on wheels after being paralysed by neighbour who stamped on her... because she wandered into his garden

Ashley, a chow chow mix, had her back, pelvis and femurs broken by an angry homeowner after she drifted into his garden in Florida when she was just six-months old.

Mac on... the 'parking cowboys' lurking at NHS hospitals

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I’m ready to Kermit to this relationship: Desperate villagers in Indian region hit by droughts hold wedding ceremony for frogs in bid to appease rain gods

The two frogs were dressed up and adorned with traditional colour. The female frog was even gifted a chain

The amphibian ritual took place in the village of Dibrugarh in the north eastern Indian state of Assam. Villagers perform the ceremony to try and bring rainfall during dry spells.

No more soggy tents! Festival circuit abuzz with new honeycomb pods promising a queen bee experience

Tired of cramped damp tents and unable to afford boutique camping? Belgian initiative B-and-Bee provides inspired alternative with a stackable honeycomb structure.

'Giant' rats infesting public gardens next to the Louvre... and officials blame tourists for throwing scraps of food everywhere

It is one of the most beautiful public parks in the world and a top spot for picnickers who want to relax in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. But visitors to Paris's Tuileries Garden are being interrupted by rodents. Rats are arriving at the park in huge numbers to pick up leftovers from the hundreds of visitors who flock their daily during the summer. Gardeners who blame the infestation on tourists leaving 'pizza and sandwiches' on the grass have been trying to control the problem using 'ecological poison', but it has failed to stop them. Photographer Xavier Francolon captured around 30 of the animals scurrying over the grass in the space of two days and prompted city officials to call in pest control.

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From the Italian hotel only accessible by cable car, to a plane in the Costa Rican rainforest ... are these ultimate rooms with a view?

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There is no need to request a room with a view if you book into one of these vertigo-inducing hotels with stunning panoramas and breathtaking vistas. Rifugio Lagazuoi is located on the summit of Mount Lagazuoi; Sabi Sand Game Reserve on the border of the Kruger National Park in South Africa; The Miralago Hotel has been built on a steep cliff, 400 metres above Lake Garda; a 1965 Boeing 727 has been converted into a luxury hotel suite at the Costa Verde resort in the Costa Rican rainforest.

Tunnelling to safety: Tokyo builds huge underground reservoirs and coastal defences to protect city from disasters for 2020 Olympics

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Experts have predicted there is a 70 per cent chance the Tokyo area would be hit by a magnitude-7 earthquake within 30 years. Efforts to build public confidence ahead of the Games have never been more important three years after the Fukushima power plant meltdown - the worst atomic disaster since Chernobyl - which was caused by an earthquake-triggered tsunami. Among measures to prevent flooding, Tokyo has built a system of massive underground tunnels that act as regulating reservoirs. Meanwhile, the High Tide Management Center and its system of barriers protects the waterfront from tsunamis.

   

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