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McCanns Twitter troll Brenda Leyland found dead in hotel room

Brenda Leyland, 63, was found dead at a Marriott hotel on Saturday around 15 miles from her immaculately kept village home.read


Two more womb swap babies due in weeks: Expectant mums use organ of their own mothers to have children (and here's the boy who made history) 

The expectant mums will be the first to carry children using the very uterus that carried them as unborn infants and will follow Vincent, the world's first, pictured.read


iCloud hacker releases fourth wave of celebrity nudes including first male victim 

Nick Hogan, son of wrestler and TV persona Hulk Hogan, is 4Chan's first male victim alongside Winona Ryder, AnnaLynne McCord and Victoria's Secret model Erin Heatherton.read


Now you'll have a month to catch up on BBC iPlayer: Changes put BBC under pressure to close loophole that allows viewers to use service without a TV licence 

Changes to the iPlayer service mean the current ‘catch-up window’ will be extended from the current seven days to 30 days.read


How a manicure could maim you: Agonising wounds. Nails destroyed forever. Even amputated fingers. The horrifying dangers of nail salons

Anna Cowie, 41,(left) suffered prolonged pain from a botched pedicure. Kate Cassidy, 53, (centre) had fungally infected fingernails and Becky Ashton, 35, (right) now has weak nails.read


Never suffer a 'senior moment' again: Ever go upstairs then forget what you went there for? Our memory-boosting series can help beat those mental blanks 

On Saturday, in a major new series, Professor Andre Aleman showed ways to help people to keep their memory fighting fit. Today, the professor reveals the tricks and tips to keep dementia at bay...read


PETER MCKAY: Come off it, Clarkson, you wanted argy-bargy 

Clarkson’s cocktails in the BBC’s Last Chance Saloon do not seem as hazardous to his career as we might have thought. And the more offensive he is, the more people tune in, writes PETER MCKAY.read


Lives were at stake as Argentine mob chased us to the border says Clarkson: Presenter claims he and fellow hosts hid under beds as mob waited outside hotel 

The Top Gear presenter described the terrifying experience of being chased and threatened by an angry Argentinian mob. He claims the controversial number plate was not intentional.read


House prices set to fall in 2015: Economic group says values will hit 'turning point' after three years of rises

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says 2014 has seen the largest rise in home values since 2007. Prices are expected to rise by 7.8%– more than double the average increase last year.read


'Drunk' doctor in C-section death of British mum: Anaesthetist was three-times drink- drive limit when she wrongly inserted tube causing mother to suffer a heart attack 

Belgian Helga Wauters, 45, admitted having a 'pathological problem' with alcohol. Yesterday she was in custody charged with aggravated manslaughter and faces up to five years in prison.read


Elizabeth Lorentz marries stepson Eric after couple win legal right to tie the knot in France

Elisabeth Lorentz, 48, finally married Eric Holder, who is three years her junior, in the parish church in the small village of Dabo in Alsace-Lorraine, north-east France.read


Drivers on the phone beware: The bicycling vigilante is after you! He's the self-appointed scourge of reckless motorists - filming their misdeeds then handing the evidence to police. And popular he ain't... 

Dave Sherry has spent two years filming drivers breaking the law and handing the footage over to police. The father-of-five said he has been sworn at, threatened and nearly killed on the road.read


Can washing your whites in a slow cooker make them sparkle again? 

A soak with dissolved denture tablets will transform off-whites while lemon is well known for its natural bleaching effects. Putting your whites in the oven with Borax could also make them sparkle.read


Unexpected help in bagging area! Phrase could become history as new camera system will register when a shopper puts wallet or phone down at self-service checkout 

The dreaded phrase 'unexpected item in the bagging area' could soon be a thing of the past at thousands of self-service checkouts in high street supermarkets around the UK.read


Ebola could hit UK 'within three weeks': Scientists warn of 50% chance virus will spread here 

Scientists have calculated the odds of the virus spreading to Europe, based on passenger movements. They predict there is a 50/50 chance that an infected person will travel to the UK by October 24.read


British woman held in Iran for trying to watch volleyball match goes on hunger strike to mark 100 days since she was jailed

Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, from London, has been refusing food in defiance of her detainment at the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, where she has been held since her arrest in June.read


Moment Dana Vulin removes recovery mask after two and half years on video

The 28-year-old was doused with methylated spirits and set on fire in her Perth home by a woman jealous of her beauty two and a half years ago in a horrific premeditated attack to 'ruin her pretty face' .read


Women spend twice as much time doing chores each week than men: They spend 11.5 hours doing housework compared to men's six hours

Women devote well over the equivalent of a working day each week to household chores – double the amount undertaken by men, according to a survey by BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.read


The most stressful thing you'll ever do? Choosing your elderly parents' carers: It's worse than divorce or moving home

Some 84 per cent of those questioned by the Care Quality Commission said deciding how to care for an elderly relative was very stressful or quite stressful – making it the top choice.read


How DID police miss his body? Alice suspect found hanged in woods where he lived rough after arriving in Britain 

The badly decomposed body of Arnis Zalkalns, 41, was found hanged in a dense copse of trees that he is believed to have once called home.read


Two glasses of wine a night doesn't mean I'm a drunk, says JANET STREET-PORTER

As a nation we might be drinking more than is healthy. But prescribing drugs — ones that may have harmful side-effects — is no way to deal with what is a social problem, says JANET STREET-PORTERread


How shops hide the truth about your 'low calorie' lunchtime salad 

The calorie count of many salads doesn’t include those in the dressing, meaning it could be more calorific than a cheeseburger. Dietician Helen Bond (inset) warns consumers to beware.read


Two British jihadis thought to be among scores of prisoners traded by Turkey for hostages captured by the Islamic State

Former grammar school pupil Shabazz Suleman, 18, from High Wycombe, and Hisham Folkard, 26, are thought to be among as many as 180 fighters exchanged by Turkey in the deal with ISIS.read


Nick Clegg vetoes airstrikes on ISIS in Syria in snub to David Cameron

The Deputy Prime Minister said he ‘wouldn’t advocate’ attacks against Islamist fanatics in Syria – despite David Cameron’s public backing for airstrikes outside Iraq.read


Grief of the wife who's lost her hero: Family of Alan Henning join hundreds of mourners for service of reflection 

The taxi driver’s wife Barbara, and two children Lucy, 17, and Adam, 15, were embraced in emotional scenes at St Mary’s Church in Eccles, Manchester.read


The grannies with Kalashnikovs facing a bloodbath on Nato's doorstep: Gun-toting women symbol of Syrian town's Dad's Army style resistance against IS onslaught

Kobani, which lies just inside Syria on the border with Nato member Turkey, has been described as the town the world cannot afford to lose to the terrorists.read


TSA agents 'opened urn full of mother's ashes in airport security and spilled them' inside grieving son's baggage on trip to spread her remains in the Caribbean Sea

Shannon Thomas , from Cleveland, Ohio, had flown to Puerto Rico to spread his late mother's ashes in the Caribbean Sea - her dying wish - but alleges the TSA left them spilled in his bag after a search.read


French intelligence officer who defected to Al Qaeda was target of US air strikes on Iraq and Syria 

The unnamed man, said to be one of the highest ranking Western officials to join the terror group, managed to survive the strike that killed the group's leader Mushin Al Fadhl (pictured).read


FOREVER BEAUTIFUL: Make-up that's as good as any facelift 

Heather, from Enfield, was looking for make-up that hides flaws. With the help of the new Zelens range by plastic surgeon Dr Marko and make-up artist John Gustafso, Heather is transformedread


As heiress Tamara Ecclestone reveals that she doesn't know what toast is JAN MOIR asks Why are so many reality TV stars one slice short of a full loaf? 

Why on earth does Tamara Ecclestone put herself through the flour mill of public approbation, only to emerge at the other end as half-baked and flakier than ever?read


Sikh student could be cleared of killing lover's wife

Mindy Sanghera, 30, was jailed for life in 2007 after she was found guilty of murdering the 17-year-old pregnant wife of Sair Ali. Her legal team say they have 'compelling new evidence' for an appeal.read


'Patients don't want us crying at the end of the bed': Leading surgeon speaks of torture that doctors have to hide their distress at people's pain

Consultant Henry Marsh said: 'Families don’t want to see you weeping at the end of the bed.’ ‘The problem is, it needs to be intelligent. With the bureaucracy in this country, it’s not. It’s one size fits all.’read


Hunching over a screen means three in four of us have a bad back

Sitting hunched over a computer screen for hours at a time means three-quarters of us now suffer from back pain, according to the British Chiropractic Association.read


Assortment of 240 treats comes in box lined with 24-carat gold or studded with crystals

Delice has launched a box of assorted sweets at Harrods which will set chocolate-lovers back £600. Natural colourings from beetroot, chlorophyll and turmeric, are used to create the decoration.read


There's no place like your childhood home: Why our houses never live up to one we grew up in 

Childhood homes give young people unreasonable expectations when they buy their own property, a survey has found, with first-time buyers downgrading.read


'They said they'd murder me if I left': Beaten and starved, 40-year-old man kept as a slave in 'concentration camp' conditions FINALLY sees his captors brought to justice

SPONSORED BY HOME OFFICE: The man, now 40 years old, was lured to a campsite with the promise of food, lodging and £80 pay for every day's work.read


He exhorted his dervishes like the Mahdi at Omdurman: QUENTIN LETTS at the Lib Dem conference 

Tumbleweeds practically blow through the Lib Dem conference exhibition hall here in Glasgow, writes QUENTIN LETTS.read


Alexander says he is p****d off at Tories taking credit for economic recovery as he claims the Lib Dems 'rescued the country' 

In an interview yesterday, the Treasury chief secretary was ‘p****d off’ at the Tories claiming credit for tax cuts for low-income workers and Britain’s economic recovery. read


'Make the wealthy pay off the deficit': Clegg insists higher taxes are part of a coalition deal 

The Deputy Prime Minister, whose party is languishing on just 6 per cent in the polls, said he would 'certainly not allow' the Tories to get rid of the deficit through spending cuts alone.read


A trail of broken promises and why voters learned never to trust Nick Clegg says DOMINIC LAWSON

In April 2010 Nick Clegg was the most popular politician in Britain - remember 'I agree with Nick'? - now he faces electoral oblivion. DOMINIC LAWSON explains why it all went wrong.read


Depardieu reveals details of his troubled past in autobiography

Gerard Depardieu has revealed he was once a rent boy, a grave robber and a petty thief who was jailed for stealing a car before being saved from destitution by a gay theatre talent spotter.read


Green taxes DO harm the British economy and let other countries carry on polluting, Vince Cable admits

Mr Cable said environment levies on energy were undermining British exports by adding extra costs on heavy industry not faced by foreign competitors.read


Who knew my shipping forecasts were such a turn-on: Sacks of St Valentine's cards. Fan mail with very salty proposals. All because Radio 4's CHARLOTTE GREEN made even the weather sound sexy

Retiring from the BBC last January, Charlotte Green is still associated with the Shipping Forecast, not to mention Dead Ringers (as voiced by Jan Ravens. This is the second part of her autobiography.read


What is wrong with looking your age asks Mary Beard, 59: TV historian says she wants people to take pride in growing older 

The 59-year-old said she hoped to rally older people into joining her in a political debate to take away the word’s negative connotations.read


One in three employers say more and more staff are missing work to look after their elderly relatives or children

Dubbed the ‘sandwich generation’, a large number of people are stuck between ageing parents and looking after growing children, and it is forcing them to miss work.read


Why women should NEVER trust their husband with the purse strings: Denise did. Now her perfect middle-class life is in ruins...

As a book-keeper, Denise Bradford (inset) was always prudent but in April, her husband David (left) told her he had a gambling problem and had stolen £53,000 from his employers.read


Labour admits extra £2.5billion for NHS would not arrive until 2017

The £2.5billion Time to Care Fund would be paid for by a mansion tax, a levy on tobacco firms and a tax avoidance crackdown – all of which would need legislation before the money could be spent.read


John Prescott savages Ed Miliband as Tories pull further ahead in the polls

The former Deputy PM accused the Labour leader of not even trying to win over swing voters as a survey showed that the Conservative Party had moved two points clear on 36 per cent.read


ANDREW PIERCE: Betting donor who may give Ed a red face 

Bet365, which has donated more than £400,000 to Labour, risked embarrassing the party by announcing it is to relocate its international remote operations to the tax haven of Gibraltar.read


Streets of gold: Boris wants huge pension fund to pay for new roads, rail and airports

The 39,000 funds for public sector workers could be amalgamated to cut out waste from relying on thousands of pension managers, trustees and advisers, the Mayor of London suggested.read


Dewani paid me to racially abuse and slap him, male escort tells murder police: Allegations emerge as millionaire businessman begins trial 

Millionaire businessman Shrien Dewani, who will go on trial today for the murder of his wife Anni, is accused of meeting Leopold Leisser three times before he married.read


Britain warned this week with heavy rain, flooding and winds up to 70mph 

Large areas of Britain were covered in a blanket of icy fog this morning, just a day before heavy rain and strong winds are set to batter parts of the north-west of Britain and Northern Ireland.read


Glasto sells out in 26 MINUTES: Thousands of music fans miss out as more than 150,000 tickets for festival are sold 

Eager music fans sent internet servers into meltdown as they snapped up an eye-watering 5,769 tickets per minute for the festival, with Fleetwood Mac rumoured to be performing.read


Sayings that stay with us: 'Practice makes perfect' named as phrase we are most likely to continue using as we grow older 

The poll was put together by children's charity the NSPCC, which is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the importance pearls of wisdom can have in shaping a child's life.read


Glow of giving can last weeks: Helping with charity work can lift spirits for up to 24 days 

Those who donate money feel positive for a week, but for those who sacrifice their time the effect lasts up to 24 days, and new study into links between happiness and giving to charity shows.read


Muslims around the world mark Eid al-Adha with prayers gifts and more

Eid al-Adha, known as the Feast of Sacrifice, commemorates what Muslims believe was Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son in accordance with God’s will.read


Unhappy about being shorter than your brother? Blame your genes - Scientists unlock DNA secrets of family heights 

Scientists at the University of Exeter found that a one-in-five genetic chance can leave people with a 'batch of short genes' - explaining why they are shorter than the rest of their family.read


France 'putting euro at risk with high spending': Top European economist says country must get to grips with austerity or it could bring down the currency 

Hans-Werner Sinn, the president of Germany’s Institute for Economic Research think tank, said the single currency bloc was heading for ‘decades of crisis’.read


Poorer pupils 'should jump schools queue': Plan would punish middle classes

A report by the social mobility and child poverty commission will call for priority to be given to low-income families. Chairman Alan Milburn warns schools against expensive uniforms and tricky forms.read


700,000 pupils to be given flu spray: Children are virus superspreaders, say officials

Pupils aged five to seventeen will be offered Fluenz nasal spray in what is set to be the biggest school immunisation pilot for 30 years. But it will cost the government twice as much as flu jabs per year.read


Clothes that'll cope whatever autumn's weather may bring

Cool and clammy, October can be a fashion nightmare. How can anyone choose a wardrobe that’ll cope with the extremes? Here, Femail fashion editor ELIZA SCARBOROUGH shows us how.read


Experts warn pets are actually harmed by being petted

Research by leading cat charity, Cats Protection, has revealed that more than half of people do not know how to cope with an anxious cat and think that petting them is the answer.read


GodTV CEO Rory Alec steps down citing 'moral failure' in his marriage

Rory Alec, who co-founded the network with his wife Wendy, says he will step down because of the 'disappointment I've caused.' Wendy Alec will assume leadership of the network.read


Twelve more public figures 'being looked into by Operation Yewtree'

The names of senior policemen and politicians were passed on to Operation Yewtree among other UK forces by Mark Williams Smith, an investigator who exposed the Jimmy Savile scandal.read


Counter-terror police raid Islam academy in London with links to extremists

Mizanur Rahman, who was jailed for six years in 2007 after calling for British soldiers to be brought back from Iraq in bodybags, manages the Siddeeq Academy in Tower Hamlets.read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Keira, poster girl for the anti-monarchists 

Keira Knightley is not just a pretty face. She has also become a pin-up girl for a radical anti-monarchy group. writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.read


Police hunt saboteur who left hundreds of drawing pins on cycle track where bikers were racing at speeds of up to 50mph 

The spikes, which were placed on a downhill stretch of road during the Valleys Velo Sportive race near Bridgend in South Wales, were painted black to blend in with the surface.read


Ed Balls boasts 'mansion tax' will apply to Royal Family too

The Shadow Chancellor said the party's proposed levy on expensive homes would 'rightly' apply to the Queen as much as anyone else.read


Prince Philip is praised for his 'raging intellect': Leading artist defends Duke against critics after spending hours with him when he painted his portrait 

Jonathan Yeo, pictured, who painted the Duke of Edinburgh’s portrait several years ago, defended the royal against his critics, saying he was ‘very insightful’.read


'I want my bubble back': Bungling adventurer trying to walk the ocean who was rescued after getting lost is upset his plastic ball wasn't saved too 

Reza Baluchi, 42, whose attempt to ‘run’ more than 1,000 miles from South Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble had to be aborted after he got lost is extremely unhappy that his pod wasn’t rescued too.read


Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho push and shove on Chelsea v Arsenal touchline

It only took 20 minutes in the Chelsea v Arsenal Premier League clash for Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho's long-running feud to boil over.read


Image of Christ on 4th Century plate sheds new light on his appearance 

Archaeologists in Spain claim they have found one of the world's earliest known images of Jesus - and he doesn't have a beard. The figure is engraved on a glass plate dating back to 4AD.read


Was John Lewis boss RIGHT to call France 'hopeless and downbeat'

Andy Street has apologised for saying that in France 'nothing works and... nobody cares', but the latest economic data seems to prove him right.read


Who's the daddy? Lion cub tries to show off its tiny growl only for leader of the pack to put him in his place with real roar of the wild 

Two French photographers came across the 'adorable' scene where the father showed his son who is boss at the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya.read


X Factor and Britain's Got Talent scout Sean Jennings exposed as convicted paedophile

Sean Jennings, 42, has been submitting acts to the shows after changing his name to Jeffrey following a conviction for assaulting a 12-year-old boy in Bristol in 2003.read


MH370 could be found in a matter of days as search vessels join deep-sea search

Search vessels has reached its designated site in the southern Indian Ocean to join the deep sea search and solve the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.read


Jahi McMath family release video showing teen moving on command

The northern California 13-year-old is seen moving her foot and hand on command in two new videos released by her family.read


NHS bid to get 3m patients emailing their own health checks to doctors is axed

A flagship scheme launched by David Cameron to get three million people texting or emailing their blood pressure and other vital signs to their GP surgery has been quietly dropped.read


Premier Benjamin Netanyahu blasts White House's rebuke of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and says the criticism is 'against American values'

The tough words by the Israeli prime minister threaten to deepen a rift with the Obama Administration over construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.read


London, the job seeker's dream: City named the most desirable place to work beating New York and Paris 

One in six want to work in the capital, while the UK as a whole is the world's second favourite place to work, just behind the USA. Canada was the third most popular destination, and new poll shows.read


Jaguar Land Rover unveils new XE sport at the Paris Motor Show

Land Rover Discovery Sport has also received 1,200 orders in three weeks. Chief executive Dr Ralf Speth said the cars are 'at the very heart of Britain's manufacturing renaissance'.read


Jules Bianchi 'fighting for life' after Japanese Grand Prix crash

The race was cut short by nine laps as Marussia driver Jules Bianchi went off at the same site as Adrian Sutil's Sauber -which was being recovered by marshals and machinery at the time.read


Gruesome murder-suicide: Man 'killed his girlfriend and boiled her body parts in chemicals' before taking his own life as police arrived to investigate the smell

Police have confirmed they are investigating a murder-suicide after a woman's body parts were found strewn across a home in inner-Brisbane suburb Teneriffe on Saturday.read


Ben Affleck blasts Bill Maher and guests on-air on HBO's Real Time

The trio, including author Sam Harris collided while debating whether large numbers of the Muslim population share the beliefs of jihadists during Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday.read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Antiques Roadshow rides into storm over fox hunting ban

Members of the Earl of Lonsdale's family were horrified when told they could not show off their hunting memorabilia on Antiques Roadshow, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.read


Historians discover smiley faces, stick men and scribbles among 1000-year-old manuscripts

Historian Dr Erik Kwakkel from Leiden University, Netherlands, revealed that monastic scribes would doodle while they were copying out the manuscripts, which are now 1,000 years old.read


Look, no ring, as Murdoch girl gets set for £260million split from PR guru Freud

Rupert Murdoch’s daughter Elisabeth was seen without her wedding ring yesterday as it emerged she is to divorce PR guru Matthew Freud after 13 years.read


Can man live on meal substitutes alone? They're full of vitamins and promise all the benefits of a balanced diet. But when one volunteer tried to survive on bars and shakes for a week, he was shocked by the results...

For seven days I swapped my usual healthy diet with on-the-go, meal replacement products, writes NICK HARDING. I was intrigued to find out if man could live on substitutes alone.read


How police hacked Mail on Sunday to identify source who exposed Chris Huhne

Detectives sidestepped a judge's agreement to protect the source of Mail on Sunday stories exposing how Mr Huhne illegally conspired to have his speeding points put on his wife's licence.read


Praise for Michaela as she tells of cancer fight and double mastectomy: Springwatch host hailed as inspirational for speaking out about trauma of undergoing surgery 

The Springwatch star was told that she had breast cancer following a routine mammogram in February. Yesterday she spoke publicly for the first time about her diagnosis and treatment.read


One is six women would give up sex forever for slice of their favourite cake

A study has revealed that people in the UK would be willing to give up a surprising list of essentials –including their car and the internet – so they could eat cake.read


Green tea could helps scientists develop new cancer fighting drugs

Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore, believe chemicals in green tea could be used to combat cancer and target tumour sites.read


'My night literally stopped dead in its tracks': Interviewer's moment of horror when he realised he left behind notes describing British DJ as 'F***ING boring'

British Electronic music producer, Orlando Higginbottom, found his interviewers notes about him after his performance in Melbourne on Saturday during his Australian tour.read


North Korean officials dispel rumours leader Kim Jong Un is ill and say 'there's nothing wrong with his health' 

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in South Korea, Kim Yang-Gon insisted there was nothing wrong with his 'dear leader' - dispelling rumours of gout or ill health.read


Thunderbirds are Go! to come back in time for 50th anniversary

The classic British 1960s television series, which was as much loved for its rousing introduction as its puppets' jerky movements, is set to return to the small screen 50 years after it first went on air. read


Scott Humphrey jailed after punching friend to death because he poked girlfriend on FACEBOOK 

Scott Humphrey, left, repeatedly punched father-of-one Richard Rovetto, right, after the pair had a row in a taxi on the way home from a stag do in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.read


Smoke in cabin of Emirates plane leads to emergency evacuation at Karachi airport

Everyone escaped the plane safely and the passengers were taken to a lounge to wait for another aircraft to transport them from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi to Dubai.read


Wounded soldiers retrace Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission after almost 100 years

Four British explorers, including two who were wounded in Afghanistan, fly out today to begin the five-week mission backed by Prince William which echoes that taken by Shackleton in April 1916.read


Tech world rocked after three suicides at high-profile Las Vegas start-up that planned to 'bring happiness to everyone'

At a cost of $350million, it aimed to revive Downtown Las Vegas and 'bring happiness to everyone'. But today, the Downtown Project's success bubble has burst.read


Hong Kong protester threatens to throw himself from bridge

The demonstrator shouted and waved to crowds below, threatening to throw himself off the bridge as he protested against blocking of roads near the Government Complex, in Hong Kong.read


How Victorians patented inventions but didn't get round to making them

A host of wacky designs, held at the National Archives in Kew for 150 years, have been revealed for the first time and made into a book. They include a ventilating hat and a combined knife and fork.read


Police admit they were told Jimmy Savile was a paedophile a DECADE before

Surrey Police admitted that a journalist called in 2003 with information that a victim had been abused by Savile as a child in London – but the force did nothing and no crime record was made.read


Figures reveal computer science graduates earn best wages after university

Computer scientists from Oxford receive the most lucrative pay packets after graduating, earning an average of £43,895 six months after leaving university.read


£50,000 winner's lucky find: Warehouse worker discovers winning lottery ticket on day before it was due to expire 

James Wilson, 28, from Bradley Stoke, Bristol, was clearing out an old wallet when he stumbled across the EuroMillions ticket, which turned out to be worth more than £50,000.read


Mail's Mac among the judges in hunt for Britain's best young cartoonist 

Each year the British Cartoonists’ Association’s Young Cartoonists of the Year competition attracts thousands of entries letting budding cartoonists have their work judged by the best in the business.read


Farmer who lost 800 acres of land during last winter's flood refused compensation

Cattle farmer James Winslade lost 810 acres of land in Bridgwater, Somerset, because of heavy flooding. He applied for funding but was initially refused as pictures did not show sufficient damage.read