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A woman died after being hit by a falling tree in London, while a man was killed after the van he was repairing fell on him. Another man, 63, died after his car hit a railway bridge in Merseyside.read

Conman Alan Knight of Swansea, South Wales faked that he was in a vegetative state after he scammed his next door neighbour out of £40,000.read

Caroline Foxley, 58, was a 'greedy' woman who had made a 'calm, calculated and rational' decision to abuse the benefits system out of more than £20,000, Gloucester Crown Court heard. read

The ten biggest online scams lost victims across the country £670million over the last year – and this figure is likely to be far higher due to unreported cases.read

The Board of Deputies of British Jews said it was ‘gravely concerned’ by Ukip’s deal to accept a member of the Polish Congress of the new Right (KNP) into its grouping in the European Parliament.read

Mr Read said the Ukip anthem, sang in a Jamaican-accent warning of ‘illegal immigrants in every town’, was just ‘a bit of fun’. He added: 'I don't have a racist bone in my body.'read

After weeks hiding away at home as she battled acute ante-natal sickness, the Duchess of Cambridge today dazzled in a floor-length powder blue evening gown.read

The man, known only as 'Mikey', from the U.S., is seen shouting in agony before his friends remove a furry brown moth that had burrowed into his ear canal, batting its wings.read

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Timur Priznavsiesa and Rustam Karimov, from Uzbekistan, hatched a plan for revenge after their Russian bosses failed to pay their wages for more than a month.read

Glenn Gleeson, 16, pictured, of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, had taken morphine pills prescribed as medication for his mother's partner after a family party, an inquest heard today.read

Durham researchers say Alpine goats now weigh about 25 per cent less than animals of the same age in the 1980s.read

Spanish retailer Mango has come under fire for selling a shirt decorated in lightning bolts that resemble an insignia worn by secret police officers in Nazi Germany.read

Harley Pascoe lived for only 12 days because after doctors said he was not ill enough for essential surgery at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, it was revealed. read

Retired vet John Mallalieu, 89, of Caunton, Nottinghamshire, died in December last year after a call handler missed two opportunities to send an ambulance to his home, an inquest was toldread

The number of cancer 'refugees' quadrupled in a decade to 15,450 last year, and nearly four times as many Welsh patients cross the border as English ones do, a Daily Mail investigation found.read

The former Chancellor suggested the PM should let right wing MPs defect to Ukip so the party could get back to ‘common sense’. He said: ‘We mustn’t compete with ignorance and bigotry,’read

Indian police found the bodies of James and Alexandra Gaskell after they were notified when staff received no response from the couple's hotel room located near the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India.read

Laura Humpage, 27, and her sister Amy, 25, were initially flagged down by police near their home in Castle Vale, Birmingham, but they closed the car window on an officer's thumb and drove off.read

Ed Mitchell has returned to the airwaves and will present a slot on Share Radio. He lost his job and was left homeless and bankrupt after a lengthy battle with alcohol and mounting debts.read

The Attorney General has ruled that Dave Lee Travis' three month suspended sentence for groping a TV researcher on the Mrs Merton show will not be reviewed as he said it was 'not unduly lenient.'read

Professor Hugo Lövheim, from Umea University in Sweden, said the study findings could be used to develop treatment for the disease.read

While many things are often described as looking good enough to eat, jellyfish aren't usually among them.read

The Lib Dems' red lines for a new coalition in 2015 were revealed after photographers snapped papers carried by the party's strategy chief Ryan Coetzee as he left a meeting in Westminster.read

The woman, now 22, is seen walking into the Premier Inn in Rhyl where she was attacked by Evans, who was released from prison last week.read

Fiona Woolf confirmed that she lives on the same street as the Tory former Cabinet Minister - who has flatly denied failing to act on a dossier of abuse allegations in the 1980s.read

Heart attacks are not as strongly linked to family history and genetics as previously believed, say Scientists at the Intermountain Medical Centre, Utah.read

In the latest extract from his book, Dr Eben Alexander explores reincarnation and the moment a sceptical widower started to believe in the after-life despite his scientific inclinations.read

A UFO photobombed astronauts making repairs to the International Space (ISS) earlier this month - setting off a wild frenzy of speculation online.read

The body of Robert Kelvin Ellis, a 60-year-old father-of-two, was found wrapped in plastic and dumped in a ditch in the rice field near Sedang Village.read

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Gary Fawcett, 30, was playing for his team, Garstang FC, against Eagley in Bolton, Greater Manchester when the horrific accident happenedread

The images were captured by close friend Kerry Smith, 37, who attended university with MIss Steenkamp in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where they both grew up.read

The disgraced athlete was led down to holding cells as he was handed a five-year prison term after the judge ruled that a non-custodial sentence would send the 'wrong message to the community'.read

Michael Peluso told of his heartbreak on Twitter after his actress mother Lynda died in a London hospital on Sunday following a year-long battle with colon cancerread

She was rightly proud of her acting talent, but Lynda Bellingham also had a gift that was far greater: she was an exceptional human being, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS.read

The space agency recently teamed up with Elon Musk's firm to record thermal footage of the Falcon 9 rocket as its first stage pulled away after launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida.read

A San Francisco writer says the first mission to Mars should be only women. Kate Green for Slate took part in a simulated mission to the red planet.read

Kristi Rhines is accused of using the unique excuse to get out of paying a bill at an Oklahoma restaurant.read

Emma and Daniel Cowley, from Kent, got engaged after a whirlwind romance - but their wedding looked set to be cancelled after she accused him of cheating on her at a party.read

One Direction have just been named Britain's wealthiest stars under the age of 30 in Heat magazine's annual rich list, beating Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Pattinson and Cara Delevingne.read

Stefanie Russell, 72, from Steyning in West Sussex, has paid £4,000 to have four coats of the ray-repelling paint to be put inside and outside her house after suffering from nausea and headaches.read

Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha's nine-month random killing spree in Goiania, central Brazil, ended last week when he was arrested following a massive police manhunt.read

Vladimir Martynenkov insisted he was not guilty of causing the crash which killed Christophe de Margerie and three crew and denied the 'groundless' accusation that he was drunk.read

Police from eight European countries including Lithuania and Poland are spending a week in the UK, in a bid to clamp down on foreign criminals flouting the rules of the road.read

Police were called to the London-bound carriageway of the M20 in Kent at 12.15pm today following reports of suspected migrants on the vehicleread

The wealthy owner of a pharmaceutical company is selling his central London townhouse online and saving himself thousands in the process. The house has five bedrooms, a gym, wine cellar and garage.read

Hollywood stars including Michael Gambon, Daniel Mays and Toby Jones (pictured) as Captain Mainwaring were seen in their Home Guard uniforms as they shot the new film this weekread

Researchers from Brunel University London surveyed 12 populations. Feminine and masculine faces were more attractive in urban societies, but smaller societies preferred neutral faces.read

Research from Carnegie Mellon University claims feminine-looking faces are more trustworthy, while furrowed brows arouse suspicion, and round faces look incompetent.read

The little boy can be seen smiling as he is gently lifted out of his pushchair in the Prague park by his older brother Naveed, who then sits with him on a rocking toy while carefully supporting his head. read

Missey the kitten's life was saved after vets administered vodka through a drip. Her owner Sara, from Redcar in North Yorkshire, said the four-month-old was 'blind drunk' after the treatment.read

As any cat owner will tell you the feline of the species is the most cunning and manipulative of all household pets. These amazing photographs show some of their odd hiding spots.read

Satya Nadella, pictured, received a once-off stock option worth almost $80 million after being appointed chief executive officer of Seattle-based software firm Microsoft.read

Jane Woodhead, 38, from Barry, Wales, went for a routine smear test and was amazed to find she was born with two wombs, a condition called 'uterus didelphys' which carries risks during pregnancy.read

Houston researchers uncovered fossil evidence of an animal attacked by a stegosaur, and say it reveals exceptional attack skills.read

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, suggest women who experience early menopause may be ageing faster generally.read

The shocking footage is understood to have been filmed in the city of Hama and shows a bearded cleric ranting at the woman and accusing her adultery while she pleads for her life.read

The unidentified woman is understood to have been kept as a prisoner of the jihadists somewhere in western Iraq having been captured by ISIS during the Sinjar massacre in early August.read

The families from the Yazidi minority have sought refuge in the Hotel Kayar - literally 'the place where one receives friends' - a few kilometres outside of Dohuk in Iraq, reports Eric Lafforgue.read

Mamunur Roshid, 24, joined the brutal terror group with his gang of extremists who pretended to go on a holiday to Turkey but then crossed into Syria (pictured at Gatwick).read

The before and after images show how in just one month hundreds of buildings have been levelled and a large number of roads have become completely impassable.read

Martin Couture-Rouleau, 25 sped into the two young soldiers Monday morning - killing one - near Montreal then drove off. Police gave chase and shot him dead after he charged at them with a knife.read

Taliban leadership said Shahidullah Shahid, pictured, no longer worked for them and reiterated their support for and allegiance to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar.read

The cache of weapons included hand grenades, ammunition and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, according to a video uploaded by a media group loyal to the Islamic State group.read

EXCLUSIVE: Launching a new campaign, the Tory minister today hit out at people who claim money they are not entitled to, which cost the taxpayer £1.1billion last year.read

Jenny Winder, head of Elstow School near Bedford has refused to give an explanation for taking the Caribbean holiday during term time saying her private life is private.read

Playing Big, written by American life coach Tara Mohr, helps women 'quiet self-doubt, find their voice and identify dreams' .The author believes our 'good schoolgirl' habits often hold us back.read

The new guidance urges those struggling to pay their heating bills to only warm their living room during the day and their bedroom at night. read

Raphael Carrondo, 32, from Canary Wharf, was cycling along the river in central London when another cyclist kicked out at his front wheel, sending him flying to the ground next to a bus.read

David Nicholls (left) a chef, raised £1m through a foundation set up after his son (middle) was paralysed. This was used to fund a successful trial to reverse paralysis in Darek Fidyka (inset).read

Darek Fidyka, 40, is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from such chronic injuries after receiving pioneering treatment from University College London.read

Sneha Mashru, Anni Dewani's best friend and cousin, told Shrien Dewani's South African murder trial the couple had pretended to be in love at their lavish Indian wedding.read

Australian man, Scott Robert Hansen, is the first to be convicted in an online sting where charity workers from an organisations in the Netherlands posed as a 10 year old girl from the Philippines called 'Sweetie'read

The doctors, nurses and consultants from the Royal Army Medical Corps flew from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire this morning.read

Ebola screening begins today at Gatwick Airport, Public Health England have confirmed. It will start in North Terminal, then checks will begin at South Terminal from tomorrow, followed by St Pancras.read

So many people are succumbing to the deadly virus that removing the dead bodies is becoming a serious problem. Sierra Leone is one of three West African nations at the epicenter of the outbreak.read

In a selection of happy snaps, animals, both furry and scaly, are shown beaming as they pose for pictures.read

Philip Spence, 32, faces a full life term after bludgeoning wealthy Arab sisters Khulood, Ohoud and Fatima Al-Najar and leaving them for dead as they slept in London's Cumberland Hotel.read

Chicago firm Vtech's $60 Kidizoom watch can play games, take video and even download apps and new watch faces.read

A boy racer who killed his girlfriend while driving at 'ludicrous' speeds was jailed for six years today. Paul Reddan, 21, was racing another car when he lost control in a crash.read

The actor died at a retirement home in Toronto on Sunday from natural causes and had been ill for the past several years, agent Gerry Jordan said.read

The new M&S Belgian Chocolate Jaffa Sphere is well on its way to becoming an iconic dessert. Here, Anne Shooter, the Mail's Savvy Shopper, reveals what went behind it.read

The drink is created using Rooibos leaves, a tea bush that only grows in the Western Cape. It is made by forcing water through the tea creating a drink that has the look of an espresso.read

The Treasury had been expected to cut borrowing by 12 per cent in 2014-15, but experts today said it was 'ever more unlikely' to meet the target after data emerged showing borrowing up every month.read

Derek Ledingham, 41, from Aberdeen, was left paralysed and fighting for his life after suffering a common cold. He has had to re-learn to walk again after seven months in hospital.read

Nicky Keefe collected the VW Golf convertible from private sellers on Sunday. The following morning, the car burst into flames as she was driving her three children to school in Cheam, Surrey.read

Australian researchers moved particles one fifth of a millimetre in diameter a distance of up to 20 centimetres, around 100 times further than previous experiments.read

The new feature for the dating app is set to be released in November and could involve travel, meaning location limits could be scrapped.read

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have come up with the first mathematical formulae that describes how human nails grow, including ingrown nails which cause suffering for many people.read

More than 1,500 cases of ruptured implants were reported in 2012/2013, compared to just 293 in 2009/2010 - with one expert putting the problem partly down to the ‘Jordan syndrome’.read

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTBianca Hart, 18, from Chelmsford, Essex, had a stud put in the top of her right ear shortly before leaving for university, but it soon became excruciatingly painful.read

The pregnant brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) was brought to the Sloth Institute Costa Rica, after a local hotel worker saw her fall out of a tree.read

CCTV reveals how the girl escaped a vast glass facade which fell to the ground after the Donbass Stadium was shelled - despite a ceasefire between separatists and the Ukrainian government.read

Haroon Rashid Aswat, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, is accused by US authorities of working with Hamza in 1999 to set up a Jihadist training camp in Oregon.read

Danielle Watson, 24, of Rowhedge, Essex, said she had late-stage cervical cancer to claim donations, freebies and cut-price deals for her upcoming wedding.read

The Prime Minister personally nominated the chairman of MigrationWatch to become a crossbench peer, as a former diplomat and for his role in the immigration debate.read

Mairia Cahill, 33, claims the IRA conducted its own kangaroo court inquiry into her account before acquitting her alleged attacker. Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams has denied the allegations.read

The Cupertino firm said it sold a record breaking 39.3 million iPhones in the last quarter - but just 12.3 million iPads.read

The sale will take place at Bonhams, New York on Wednesday. Other items includes a letter by Charles Darwin, rare globes and telescopes, and a Helmholtz Sound Synthesizer.read

Fashion designer Kat Su discovered taxidermy when she was looking for new ways to decorate her New York apartment. Now she has compiled the most bizarre examples in a book of 'Crap Taxidermy'.read

The property in Speke, Liverpool was home to George Harrison during Beatle-mania and was a popular hang-out for the band during their early years.read

Horror movie fan Jonathan Lockett, 17, was posing for his make-up artist sister Chantelle Delaney who had decked him out in fake blood and gruesome looking injuries for a photoshoot in Cheshire.read

The study, by researchers at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, looked at two years of data on pornographic terms from Google Trends in different US states.read

The poll, commissioned for Bupa, also found women were more likely to keep a diagnosis to themselves - even from their spouse.read

Jonny Shaw, pictured, tracked down Julian Morris, who was selling his stolen power tools on eBay and led police to his home in Oswaldwistle in Lancashire where they arrested him.read

Some specialists say women shouldn't just have to cope, but should be encouraged to take preventative action in their 40s, when early menopausal changes occur.read

The current owners of the island and its hotel say the site, on a former tennis court, will be protected from view by hedges.read

The legendary fashion designer was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, however a cause of death is yet to be revealed.read

Few of the local workers, who earn as little as £9 a day as porters, had warm coats or boots to protect them from the freezing storm, said Captain Adhikari of the Nepalese Army.read

Nepalese officials want to introduce new rules, improve weather forecasts and better monitor the movement of tourists and local guides in the Himalayas.read

Californian Greg Henderson created the Hendo Hoverboard using four ‘engines’ which emit magnetic fields that push against each other. He plans to raise £155,000 ($250,000) on Kickstarter.read

A free, downloadable simulator has been released. It has taken Vladimir Romanyuk from Saint Petersburg eight years to put Space Engine (shown) together.read

Evaristo Roberto Candia Ortega tweeted the shocking photo of the abused boy in a bid to help police find him and bring his 'drug addict' parents to justice in Mexico City.read

The replica town in the the port city of Dalian in China's north-eastern Liaoning province was created by architects who made copies of the canals and popular Venetian buildings.read

Samuel Evan Lake made a mockery of New Zealand police when he responded to their pubic appeal for information on his whereabouts with the comment: 'I need to get a new mug shot'.read

The ‘witch bottle’ (pictured) was found during restoration of Old Magnus Building, Newark. It is 6-inches tall (15cm), dates to 1680 and would have been used to ward off evil spirits.read

It came as a poll put the Lib Dems behind the Green party for the first time, raising fresh fears Mr Clegg's party will be hammered in next year's general election.read

So impressed the the new couple's wedding look were the British public, that they're seeking cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to emulate the pair. read

Light-heavyweight boxer Vido Loncar launched an astonishing and vicious physical attack on the referee after losing his fight at the European Youth Boxing Championships in Croatia.read

Tesco sales were down 3.6%, while itss market share slumped to 28.8%, down from 30.1 per cent a year earlier, although the decline was the weakest since June.read

Paige Bilclough, 17, was forced off a street in Newcastle by Abdul Miah and then raped three times - but she now says his life is ruined while hers is only just beginning.read

Pub owner Mark Lingwood has spent over £20,000 on Britain's first iPub, in Swansea, where visitors now can pull their own pint after placing their orders on an iPad and scanning a special card.read

A report by The Verge says Microsoft is preparing to axe the Nokia name from its phones (Lumia 730 shown). The change by the Washington firm will see phones called Microsoft Lumia.read

The sex workers of the 200-year-old Kandapara brothel in Tangail, Bangladesh were forced to flee for their lives when a mob threatened to set brothel on fire in July this year.read

Latvia has warned the Swedish hunt for a Russian submarine spotting in its water could become a security 'game changer', as the search reached its fifth day.read

New research by the Queensland University of Technology has found that even though kids as young as three might not be hungry, most can't say no to a tasty high energy snackread

James Thornell, from Melbourne in Australia, travelled for 41 hours to see Southampton beat Sunderland 8-0 on Saturday - and said it was 'the best day of his life'.read

Once the preferred method for contacting friends and family, 35% of people asked said they usually or always ignore their landline, with most saying they only keep one for an Internet connection.read

This woman, known only as Leslie, found out she was expecting a baby just weeks before Halloween, so she decided to surprise her husband at their Philadelphia home in a particularly creative way.read

Dorothy was created by Washington-based iStrategyLabs and is powered by the LightBlue Bean - an Arduino micro-controller with a built-in Bluetooth chip (pictured).read

Coal miner Carlo Cani started work in 1980 and retired early, drawing a pension despite hardly ever putting in a day’s work over a 35-year career. (Stock image)read

Elephants may be one of the largest and strongest creatures in the animal kingdom but they are sadly no match for an electric fence as two of the majestic mammals found out on Saturday in India.read

Alicia Castro has lodged a formal complaint in a meeting with BBC TV Director Danny Cohen over Jeremy Clarkson's 'provocative behaviour and offensive remarks' after filming in Argentina.read

Researchers from the MedUni Vienna examined bones (pictured) from a 2nd century gladiator cemetery in Turkey. The cemetery was uncovered in 1933 on the site of the Roman city of Ephesos.read

Chinese people who come to the West to study, work or do business often choose and English sounding name. But it's a process fraught with pitfalls and can result in unintentional hilarity read

The Georgian House in Victoria offers die-hard Harry Potter fans the chance to stay in their own Hogwarts-themed Wizard Chambers, all that's missing is the boy wizard himself.read

US President Barack Obama joked with an elector as they stood in line to cast their ballot in Chicago after he was told 'I know you're Mr President, but don't touch my girlfriend.'read

The posters, left, feature a big picture of an executioner holding an axe and a bloody head, and have been put up around the cities of Cambridge and Chelmsford in Essex, right. read

Anthony Wartson, 44, has been jailed after his DNA was found on a sawn-off shotgun and an exploding bullet at a house in Bradford. He was jailed for five years for stowing weapons for criminals.read

The organised criminals are targeting sought-after BMWs, Range Rovers, Audis and even trucks and diggers, and exporting them from Britain in less than 60 minutes.read

The documents, some penned by boys as young as 14, offer a rare glimpse into what life was like for many of the soldiers before war began on July 28, 1914. read

Parts of the country are having their bins collected once every three weeks while homes in Gwynedd became the first in Wales to have their refuse picked-up in new move.read

Agents' testimony and the findings of the Warren Commission show numerous agents were out until the early hours of the morning and showed up sleep deprived on the day of the assassination.read

Despite winning the Mr Universe title recently, Ruben Lopez has vowed to continue learning and stick with his career in the army instead of seeking bigger or better things.read

The likes of Toronto in Canada and mountainous Zermatt in Switzerland are also included in the list drawn up by the Lonely Planet travel guide.read

A study of 2,000 men and women who have been married for a decade or more revealed their best single piece of advice to newlyweds was that it's good to talk, with 'compromise' coming next.read

Canadian researchers believe the previously unknown mechanism could be implicated in why we choose the foods we do.read

Scientists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville recorded the behaviour of three male fish over two years, to capture them 'playing' with a thermometer (pictured).read

Intel, based in Santa Clara California, plans on incorporating a 3D scanner into a tablet set to be released next year and believes its technology will change the way people interact with objects.read

Over half of mothers (55 per cent) admitted that balancing childcare and work has been a barrier to staying in work, found a new survey.read

Taiwan's China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane has seats that convert into sofas, a tea-tasting area, a coffee saloon and cocktail bar, and even a library so passengers can sit back and read a good book.read

Price comparison websites have been accused of keeping customers in the dark about the cheapest energy deals and pushing consumers away from rival cheaper companies.read

Scotland hopes the move will have the same positive effects as in Wales and Northern Ireland, where there has been a massive reduction in the number of bags issued at tills.read

An estimated 400 migrants attempted to storm lorries before they crossed the Channel at the French port town today as tensions between would-be immigrants and local police flared.read

Ukrainian indie band Brunettes Shoot Blondes produced the unique and innovative video featuring an animation across at least 16 Apple devices which took dozens of takes to complete.read

Hamish Mitchell Cotts and his family are among those featured in a BBC documentary into Britain's eating habits. Here, the 63-year-old invites KATHRYN KNIGHT to the dinner table.read

The Swedish version of the exhausting and haphazard challenge was carried out by Philip Thuden, who sprinted nearly 1,500ft between two stations.read

Hong Kong's leader said open elections would result in the city's poor dominating politics, as he ruled out reforms before talks scheduled to end three weeks of protest rallies in the city.read

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's claim echoed that China's view that foreign powers are involved in the unrest, an accusation that protest leaders deny.read

These are the unbelievable images which show the way Halloween has been celebrated in America since 1875 to the height of the cold war in 1955.read

The new Business Suite will be available on A330 aircraft flying to Asia and Hawaii. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and ambassador Lindy Klim announced the changes at an event in Sydney on Tuesday.read

South Florida photographer Adam Opris makes mothers-to-be look almost mermaid-like with their gauzy dresses and loose, flowing hair.read

'No wonder there's no pulse, Blodwen. He's escaped to England!'read

Police responded to calls that crying was heard from the chimney in a home in Thousand Oaks early Sunday morning.read

Professional wrestler Sharran Alexander from London has had 10 instructors turn her away from driving lessons and has failed the driving test five times saying she suffers from nerves.read

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Monterey County in California, stands to gain a million dollar donation from the sale of Fontain's Californian home.read

The colourful reactions were captured by three chemistry professors at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Anhui, China.read

Abandoned rooms of The Retreat have been revealed and include equipment preserved for 40 years, as Martyn Ferguson, of the hospital in York says its history is 'wonderful'read