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Describing his prep school in Oxford as a ‘hotbed of all sorts of things that are coming out now’, Tom Parker Bowles told how one master would join the boys in the shower.read

Writing in the Daily Mail, the former Labour Home Secretary backs claims made by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon who he says was right to 'voice the concerns of ordinary voters'.read

As concern over immigration mounts, public debate on the subject becomes ever more sensitive and controversial, writes former Home Secretary DAVID BLUNKETT.read

Apps are the neatly packaged programs that make your smartphone smart and your tablet more than just a nice, shiny toy.read

The confectionery company announced the decision on Twitter today. Many consumers who have grown to love the traditional chocolate treats were questioning the logic behind the move.read

An 89-year-old war veteran was allegedly told there wasn't enough room for him to sell poppies inside by a manager at Morrisons in Taunton. Customer Veronica Roach, found him outside in the cold.read

A medium-sized drink from any McDonald's in the U.S., which contains 21oz of liquid, is an ounce more than Japan's large-sized drink.read

Using your mobile phone while speaking to another person, eating on public transport and reclining your seat during daytime flights have all been deemed rude by etiquette experts, Debrett's.read

Its maker, Flow Energy, claims that as well as making electricity bills cheaper, the boiler may eventually allow conventional power stations to be closed.read

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The unidentified girl, 13, from Venezuela, was brought to a hospital in Carcaras after being treated with her indigenous culture's remedies for a month.read

One lazy Sunday morning back in July, Emma Stephens, 44, from Hertfordshire, slipped while climbing out of the bath - landing teeth-first on the bath rim.read

US airline pilot and author Patrick Smith suggests that turbulence ‘is far and away the number one concern of nervous flyers’ but says no accidents have ever been caused by the phenomenon.read

The Washington-based firm announced the flaw in a recent security advisory note. It affects every supported version of Microsoft Windows, excluding Windows Server 2003.read

Barbara Bowman was a 17-year-old aspiring actress when Bill Cosby took her under his wing. In an interview with MailOnline she relived her ordeal.read

A child car seat has been branded dangerous by Which? after it failed crash safety tests. The consumer group urged parents with the seat to replace it but Argos is still selling existing stock.read

New research shows arrogance and egos are turn-offs for men AND women. The study at Hope College in Michigan, also showed a humble nature was a key attraction for both of the sexes.read

Shereka Fab-Ann Marsh, 15, died after being hit in the neck by a single bullet after her boyfriend posed with the fake Beretta in a bedroom in Hackney, east London.read

Mum-of-three Karen Lewis, 51, from London is used to the reaction she gets when she tells people she has dementia. 'They normally say: 'But you don't look old enough.'read

As the last British troops left Camp Bastion, a poll suggested the majority of the public are sceptical of claims that the 13-year conflict has made both Afghanistan and the UK safer from terrorism.read

When the Army lowered the Union flag at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan on Sunday, our memorial - etched with hundreds of names of the fallen - had been dismantled and flown home.read

The 45-year-old Bridget Jones actress, make-up free and sporting workout gear, appeared somewhat tired and anxious as she ran errands over the weekend in Mississippi.read

GPs say they are in the grip of a recruitment crisis and cannot provide safe care for the rising numbers of people moving to their areas.read

University of East Anglia scientists found women who ate foods high in the antioxidant compounds flavonoids had a much lower risk of developing ovarian tumours.read

The University and College Union (UCU) said yesterday that industrial action will start across 69 UK institutions on Thursday. Students will be set coursework, receive marks or any feedback.read

The San Francisco team say their would shows the potential for bringing back other viruses to study their biology and work out how to beat them.read

Cumbria County Council tried to suppress all information about the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington on the grounds it would be unfair to reveal shortcomings of public agencies.read

Around 13 times more powerful than the current model, the Cray XC40 will take up two large rooms, weigh as much as 11 double decker buses and perform 16,000 trillion calculations per second. read

Coleen Rooney has slammed plans for 15 homes to be built (plot in red box) just hundreds of yards from her eight-bedroom pile (circled) in the village of Prestbury, Cheshire.read

A South African court has heard a list of sexual demands that Shrien Dewani made to his German Master escort in a check sheet before their sexual encounters.read

Just minutes after arriving in South Africa Shrien Dewani hired a driver to have 'a woman removed from sight' in a staged honeymoon carjacking.read

Two other supermarket chains, Morrisons and Tesco, announced they were following Asda's lead - also cutting petrol and diesel prices by up to 2p a litre from today.read

Despite all the many and varied diets out there, the one followed by Charlie Falconer (pictured) works best - it's a man diet and it contains willpower.read

The Prime Minister told MPs he will never pay ‘anything like’ the £1.7billion demanded by the European Commission, while MPs said he should tell the EU to ‘stick’ their bill.read

Prince Andrew flew to Beijing to undertake official engagements, including opening a school campus, hosting a technology discussion and meeting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.read

Father-of-four Stuart Calder, 52, pictured with his wife and children, died along with two other brave adults who ran into the sea to help the group of boys who were struggling off the Cornish coast.read

Scientists at Pacific Dental College and Hospital, in India, tested a choc-ice containing bifidobacteria, which normally live in human intestines.read

Dr Nemat Shafik said some of the behaviour displayed in the financial markets was 'outrageous' and that there were 'deep-rooted problems' in the industry which needed to be addressed.read

The $2.49 hybrid pastry will be rolled out nationwide next week - but Dunkin' high command denied it had copied the idea from New York pastry sensation Dominique Ansel.read

Twitter has posted a disappointing 7 percent slide in a closely watched measure of engagement even though its user base grew 23 percent in the third quarter.read

An astounding number of germs lurk invisibly everywhere we look or touch: on door handles, computer keyboards and kitchen counters.read

The BP oil spill left an oily 'bathub ring' on the sea floor that's about the size of Rhode Island, new research shows.read

Asked about the routine of life in IS stronghold Raqqa, Sabina Selimovic, 15, said: 'I like to eat. The food here is very similar to Austria even if it's mainly halal food.read

Foley, 40, was killed by the jihadists in August. But now new details have emerged of the harrowing torture the journalist, from New Hampshire, experienced in his two-year captivity in Syria.read

In the propaganda clip the photojournalist, who was captured last year while working in Syria, is seen addressing the camera as he walks around what he claims is the city in the style of a news broadcast.read

A year back the name Isis was associated only with an Egyptian deity. Now many are linking it with the Islamic jihadist organisation,read

Muhammed Mehdi Hassan tried to escape Syria, where he had been fighting for ISIS, but was captured only minutes away from meeting his mother across the Turkish border.read

Jamshed Javeed, 30, pictured, who taught children at Sharples High School in Bolton, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to two terror charges this morning.read

Daniel Rye Ottosen, who was held for 13 months with the Americans and Britons beheaded by Jihadi John in Syria, was freed after a secret fundraising campaign by his family and friends.read

The woman, known by the pseudonym Rehana, was celebrated as a symbol of hope for the embattled Syrian border town after a journalist tweeted a picture of her making a ‘V-sign’.read

Research by Ipsos Mori for The Times has found that one in five OAPs will use part of the windfall to pay for a holiday in the first detailed examination of George Osborne's reforms.read

Under Labour’s plans, owners of homes worth between £2million and £3million will pay £3,000 per year. Owners of homes worth more than £3 million could pay as much as £30,000 per year.read

Halloween is set to make an even bigger bang this year, with Britons expected to part with £350 million on costumes, treats and pumpkin paraphernalia, writes ANNE SHOOTER THE SAVVY SHOPPER.read

Now, salted caramel is everywhere, stocked by everyone on the High Street, and in brownies, cookies, ice cream, popcorn, profiteroles and even vodka, writes ANNE SHOOTER.read

In the drive to reduce our consumption, are there dangers in setting targets that are too low?read

The former grace and favour home in Belgravia, London, which was once used by David Blunkett but fell into disuse under Home Office ownership, has seen its value soar in the last four years.read

Fitness fanatic Dean Farley, 28, charged into the Prime Minister outside Leeds Civic Hall yesterday. Although he was uninjured, police faced withering criticism.read

Abbas Khan, a 32-year-old father-of-two from London, died last December while in custody in Damascus.read

Daniel Shankly, 30, (pictured) left HMP Leyhill Gloucestershire on Saturday, while the next day Lewis Hoare, 27, walked out of Spring Hill Open Prison, near Aylesbury.read

Budget commissioner Jacek Dominik said the the Prime Minister risked opening a 'Pandora's box' which could put the future of the UK's £3 billion-a-year rebate in question.read

Top judge Peter Ross branded it a ‘scandal’ that so many work permits were handed to a company which even its own inspector warned was a front for a massive immigration racket.read

The Angels star has posted a string of videos and pictures showing him in hospital with his wife Ayda Field, 35, including one showing her on a bed wearing high heels with the words:read

He was found next to a budget ‘Formule 1’ hotel in the Epenottes industrial estate in Dole, a town in the Jura department of the Franche-Comte region.read

Another world war or even a global pandemic would not significantly dent the global population (stock image shown). That's according to a study by the University of Adelaide, Australia.read

The pupils were spotted playing in floodwater on a busy road in Dudley, West Midlands, following flash floods which are set to subside as above-average temperatures of 21C hit the UK.read

Sisters Elise Casey, 13 (left) and Keira, 12, were sent home from Outwood Academy in Sheffield for refusing to remove Marie Curie dafffodils worn in support of their terminally ill grandfather.read

In a fortnight's time the magnificent memorial to the 888,246 Commonwealth soldiers who died in World War One will be complete - each ceramic poppy representing a lost life.read

They went as fresh-faced young men and women to deliver stability and peace. But 453 British soldiers who travelled to Afghanistan never returned.read

As British troops prepared to withdraw from Camp Bastion, the Royal Artillery 105mm light gun crew fire out and over the perimeter of the base on their last fire mission to deter the Taliban.read

Mr Clarke (Rushcliffe) began his sally by saying that he ‘sympathised’ with the PM over the big bill – ‘because everyone in the Treasury and Foreign Office must have known’ it was coming.read

A new book investigating the rush hour reveals some extraordinary facts about our daily grind. Here we pick out the best including staying quiet on every coach and the rise of road rage.read

Food experts voted Iceland’s pies the best in an annual review of Christmas food, praising their ‘crumbly buttery pastry’ that was ‘generously filled with sweet, fruity mincemeat’.read

Boston researchers say the shoebox-sized gadget can be operated by anyone, and could be shipped to West Africa to help monitor the spread of the disease.read

Buffalo researchers found that filoviruses - a family to which Ebola (pictured) and its similarly lethal relative, Marburg, belong - are at least 16-23 million years old.read

Samantha Power, a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet, claimed some countries are not 'taking the responsibility' to send doctors or supplies to Ebola-hit counties.read

Around 80 civil servants will carry out checks for the deadly virus on passengers arriving at Britain's busiest airport, it has been revealed.read

The child was reportedly vomiting and had a 103-degree temperature as New York emergency medical workers wearing protective Hazmat suits (pictured) carried him from his Bronx home yesterday.read

Jon Schultz, who monitors a number of 'disease domains' from his home in Las Vegas, bought Ebola.com in 2008 for $13,500 and has been waiting for the moment to cash in.read

California-based company Rehabs has released an 'alcoholic' tool (pictured). It shows you what your face will look like if you keep drinking for years.read

Mark Pilgrim, 48, was killed after being thrown from a moving car into the path of a lorry on the M4 between Junctions 8/9 and 10 near Maidenhead, Berkshire, Thames Valley Police said.read

Karen Sennett, 31, was charged with child neglect after an 18-month-old girl fell from a first floor window of a block of flats in Rainham, Kent.read

From December 1 next year, Wales is changing to an 'opt out' system. England has no plans to follow. Here Caroline Scott talks to two people affected by the issue.read

Diagnosed with two rare cancers Margot Martini, two, became the focal point of the Swab4Margot campaign and more than 35,000 people joined the stem cell register in the UK. Margot died today.read

A new biography by Fred Schruers reveals that thew Piano Man was dating the supermodels (Brinkley pictured) at the same time while in New York, living in an apartment overlooking Central Park.read

Baroness Sandip Verma said during question time in the House of Lords that the rate of warming might have decreased, but that could support the effectiveness of green policies.read

The Most Rev Justin Welby said the sexual abuse in the Church was 'beyond description – terrible' and that he had been profoundly moved by his meetings with survivors.read

Lynsey Mitchell, 31, from Swindon, ruined the life of her 'technophobic' fiancé Richard Fortune - who was had a heart attack after discovering the con and remains in hospital awaiting a transplant.read

Marion Owens, a senior nurse at Liverpool Women's hospital, was dismissed after the foul-mouthed rant in which she claimed she would use cutlery during the labour of a patient.read

David Cameron and his wife Samantha were attending a bash put on by the Conservative party in Westminster to celebrate Diwali, the five-day Hindu festival celebrated in Autumn every year.read

Jennie Kay Blair Ferguson from Mississippi filmed her father's chihuahua being picked up by another family member whom he apparently 'hates'.read

Taxi apps including San-Francisco based Hailo and Uber have created a culture of e-hailing and as these apps become smarter, they will sync with other services to learn more about passengers.read

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Ben Thomas, 5, from Waltham Abbey in Essex, lost 99 per cent of his skin to a rare condition. His mother said she watched helplessly, unable to 'give him a cuddle'.read

Erol Incedal, 26, who denies preparing for an act of terror and having a 'bomb guide', insisted he had not opened the file Goodstuff.doc - which had instructions to make an improvised detonator.read

EXCLUSIVE: Latest figures show £2.5billion is owed in council tax areas in England, equivalent to more than £100 for every home in the country, with £3 in every £100 going uncollected last year.read

Maximus is extremely agile and can jump and leap like any kitten, according to his owners Leon and Eugenia Korovin from Petrozavodsk, north-western Russia.read

McManus said Derek Mitchell ‘looked angry’ when she and Miss McGuire were having photos taken with military personnel. at the event in exclusive Mar Hall in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.read

Every week veteran disc jockey Tony Blackburn runs through his charts of long ago in the present tense, gurgling with mounting excitement as he lists ‘this week’s chart run-down’. read

Six years on from Pippa Middleton (left) being crowned Britain's most eligible woman she has been usurped by 75-year-old Baroness Rawlings (right).read

On Friday, David Cameron was blustering that the EU’s demand for an extra £1.7billion had been sprung on him. Today, as it emerges that ministers had been expecting the bill for months.read

Some Labour officials are tiring of David Axelrod (pictured with Ed Miliband) and do not think he is earning his £300,000 wages. And which party grandee is more poisonous than Damian McBrdie?read

Peter Burgess, 30, and his wife Sophie (pictured) took instructions from his brother Lee as he served a five-year jail sentence in Warrington, to operate a drug ring from their home in Droylsden, Manchester.read

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens disclosed the name of a complainant to Chief Constable Nick Gargan, 47, who was accused of sexual harassment.read

Former hostages have described the physical abuse suffered by captives held by the Nigerian terror group, including the 219 girls kidnapped from a school in April (pictured).read

High Speed 2 chairman Sir David Higgins said the current two hour trip between London and Manchester meant people had to 'allow for a full day' if they wanted to get to Old Trafford.read

Castle Market in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, closed its doors last November - almost a year ago - as the new Moor Market opened in the city.read

The Pope said the scientific account of the beginning of the universe and the development of life through evolution are compatible with the Catholic Church's vision of creation.read

The campaign was prompted by more than 150,000 people on Facebook who want the My Christmas clip from 1984 screened on December 25.read

Jamie Bain, 30, sent the pictures from his cell at Shotts prison in Lanarkshire where he is serving time for gunning down former boxing champion Alex McKinnon in Edinburgh in 2006. read

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the Labour leader Ed Miliband both accepted the challenge – alongside celebrities Benedict Cumberbatch, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Tom Hiddleston.read

Photographer Kristhian Castro, during a visit to Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador, came across this unusual site at a fishing port sea food market.read

Christophe de Margerie, died when his plane crashed hit a snow plough at Moscow's Vnukovo airport a week ago. French president Francois Hollande led mourners at the service in Paris today.read

Colin Rogers, from the Wirral, Merseyside, was phoned by A4e, who run the Government's work programme, telling him to get back to work just days after a major heart attack.read

Chronic snoring is often a sign of sleep apnoea, a condition that affects nearly one in 20 people and causes the tissues in the throat to collapse, blocking the airways.read

New research suggests that the anti-impotence drug for men also helps to ease symptoms in women with interstitial cystitis, a severe form of the bladder infection.read

Kelly Noble's family (pictured) was kicked out of a pool at Butlin's, Skegness, because a lifeguard feared she would not be able to care for four young children and her autistic son, 14.read

The refugees, who hail mostly from Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran and Eritrea, live in squalor as they wait for an opportunity to stow away on lorries bound for the UK.read

Carl Bovard, who is blind in one eye, believes living with 14 big cats including two lions and six tigers in his Florida home is a risk worth taking to raise awareness of endangered species.read

Originally uncovered in 2009, the temple (pictured) was at the heart of a vast prehistoric settlement near modern-day Nebelivka,Ukraine, thought to cover an area of 288 acres (238 hectares).read

Similar to boarding passes on smartphones, passengers who are wearing one of the devices simply have to scan the electronic bar code on the app to get through airport checkpoints.read

Yesterday, in our exclusive serialisation, she told how she fought off Marlon Brando’s amorous advances and survived prison. Today, she shares how miscarriages made her feel 'inadequate'.read

Lucky Di Coke, 40, from Brighton, enters 400 competitions a week and wins at least £15,000 worth of prizes a year, from TVs to holidays enabling her to give up her job as a graphic designer.read

The 22-year-old driver from Bristol got into difficulty on Berrow Beach in Somerset after attempting to drive through deep mud in his Toyota Celica on Saturday evening.read

Bosses in Devon said the measures are ‘urgent and necessary’ to help recover a £14.5 million debt. Patients with a BMI of 40 or more will be targeted under the plans.read

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The toddler's mother from Suriname, South America, appears to be encouraging her daughter as she grabs the ginger kitten by the ears and slams it to the floor.read

JFK Jr is said to have started a steamy affair with the Material Girl star in 1988 following the breakdown of her marriage to actor Sean Penn.read

The work sold in 2006 was attributed to a follower of the Italian master - but the buyer now says it is a £10m original, despite Sotheby's standing by its experts and insisting the painting is 'clearly inferior'.read

The woman confronted retired dentist Norman Shepherd, a trusted family friend, after her son, now in his 20s, broke down and told her th man sexually assaulted him hundreds of times.read

Dilma Rousseff secured a slim majority of the vote against Aecio Neves, as her anti-poverty program proved popular over the pro-business platform of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.read

Ukrainians gave decisive backing for a pro-Western future today as election results showed a massive rejection of parties wanting to cosy up to Moscow.read

Senzo Meyiwa was at the home of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, with his childhood friend Turmelo Madlala when three men stormed the house and shot him at point blank range.read

Abigail Harris, 12, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was on a family holiday when the driver mounted a pavement and ploughed into her in the resort of Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria.read

Kelly Lee Dekay from New York started 'waist-training' seven years ago aged 20. The fetish model claims it helps overcome shyness. She struggles to climb stairs and lift heavy items when wearing the corset.read

Barry Walsh, 43, suffered five broken ribs and a ruptured spleen before he bled to death internally at his bedsit in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex while left alone with the dog, an inquest heard.read

The Welsh singing phenomenon appears to be planning on packing in the crowds at the grand old age of 103.read

The Hollywood actor was the star guest on this morning’s ‘start the week’ show on Radio 4, just days after sparking fury by claiming the US may have been responsible for 9/11 on Newsnight.read

Father-of-three Kevin O'Connell pulled over while driving to step in and help the victim of an alleged assault when he gave chase and was hit by a car in Derby, East Midlands.read

He Bohai, 29, returned to his home in the city of Taipei with his pregnant wife Li Sun one evening to find a burglar in their bathroom.read

The report led by the Medical Research Council warns the 'unacceptable stigma' deters patients from being properly diagnosed as they feel ashamed of their condition.read

Thousands of parents are working more hours and even taking on second jobs to afford care for older relatives and to fund adult children, according to new research.read

The Scottish Office opened a file on the Loch Ness Monster in December 1933 after being bombarded with inquiries following sightings that year.read

Lucy Richards, 21, from Warrington, was diagnosed with the rare womb disorder placenta previa, which causes severe bleeding. She discovered she was expecting at five weeks when doctors said she was in the midst of a miscarriage.read

An intruder who jumped up on stage at the Rolling Stones concert in Adelaide was not a fan from the audience but actually appeared from the back of the live set.read

London-based company Tannus has made solid tyres for bikes (shown). The company claims the tyres never get a puncture. They are made from a polymer called nanofoam, also found in trainers.read

It is not clear exactly how the unlucky nag ended up in the swimming pool in the Arizona city of Mesa but following the dramatic rescue on Saturday morning it has made a full recovery.read

Sandy Cramer, from Rockbridge, Ohio, spends three hours a day turning her four-year-old horse Raven into a walking skeleton in the weeks leading up to Halloween.read

The Dexmo exoskeleton (pictured) has been created by a Chinese company called Dexta Robotics, which is raising money on Kickstarter in order to put its device into production.read

Natalia Chardymova suffered once when she discovered her daughter had been murdered. Now she has learned that Olga's body was then stolen and turned into a macabre 'doll' for nine years in Russia.read

The San Francisco firm revealed The $129 charge, the $149 chargeHR which also has a heart rate sensors, and the $249 surge smartwatch.read

A sports coach and 23 children aged between 11 and 16 from County Durham were treated en masse at Dubai hospital. They were all suffering from severe dehydration, diarrhoea and vomiting.read

David and Debs Hurst, along with their sons Daniel and Darley and Colin the dog, have put their lives in Devon on hold to travel around Britain and Europe.read

Hayley Wilkinson, 31, from Whoberley, Coventry, struggled to cope with losing her younger sister Kirsty after she was strangled to death and dumped next to the M4 in Bridgend five years ago.read

Dennis Jacobs from Los Angeles, California, caught the moment his little boy Ace performed a double fist pump signaling a score for their favorite college team, Syracuse Orange.read

George Georgious' natural quiff has led the baby to be compared to Elvis. He was born with the hair style which mother Maria, of Palmers Green, London, thinks is from eating Mars bars during pregnancy,read

Video released of the altercation at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport showed a man who looked like the 45-year-old Hollywood star - sparking internet rumorsread

French police officer appears to trip over his own feet while trying to stop the topless Femen protesters running through the streets near the Palace of Justice in Paris.read

British Extreme Enduro star Ben Hemingway shows us just how tough going his day job can be with a brilliant point-of-view video as he zips through obstacles in the Portuguese city.read

'Helen Mirren has got a chill. Are you free for a photo session tomorrow?'read

The woman, who is aged in her early 60s, sat motionlessly as the water poured into her Volkswagen Golf off the Dorset coast today.read

Elaine Delaney, from Hackney, London, now credits her cold office with saving her life, after it alerted her to the tumour last December.read

The driver - who was not named - hit a guardrail and flipped his car on a toll road near Richmond, Virginia. Minutes after he was plucked to safety, there was an explosion in the car.read

Of the 3,000 British holidaymakers who were polled, 23 per cent said losing their passport or having it stolen is their number one holiday nightmare.read

A brief look across nearly all retailers shows that most women's costumes involve a short skirt or plunging neckline and are often pushing the boundaries of modesty. read

Susan Smith, now 43, remains in prison in South Carolina but has a long history of delinquent behavior while behind bars.read