Swear on oath you're innocent, lawyers for 'sex slave' tell Prince Andrew: Duke under growing pressure to testify after rejecting letter asking for his 'voluntary co-operation'

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Virginia Roberts lodged fresh documents at a Florida court saying her lawyers had served an extraordinary letter on the Duke last week requesting he answer questions about their sexual interactions - but he 'refused' to accept it. The letter offered to interview the prince under oath 'at a time and place of your choosing'. The latest documents filed at Palm Beach court house in Florida make plain Miss Roberts's determination to pursue the Prince - who she said 'I just called "Andy".' Miss Roberts also issued a stinging attack on 'false and hurtful' denials of her claims made by Andrew in the tumultuous past three weeks.

Wasteful Brits bin 6 meals every week: £12bn of food thrown away annually, MPs reveal

UK families throw away enough food to make six meals a week, claims a damning report into waste.
The average household could save up to £400 a year if everything bought was eaten.

Sky blocks internet porn - now will rivals follow? Provider set to make family-friendly filter default unless customers choose to 'opt in'

Sky's five million clients will now be forced to 'opt in' if they want to access adult material - in a move aimed at protecting children from stumbling across hardcore images and videos.

Cost of raising a child? £230,000: Amount soars by 63% in a decade with parents now spending third of their pre-tax salary on one son or daughter 

A study found parents now spend on average nearly a third of their pre-tax annual salary on just one son or daughter. Childcare costs have risen significantly.

Page 3 returns... after a week: Winking topless woman appears in The Sun under 'clarifications and corrections' headline

It had been widely thought the controversial segment in The Sun newspaper had been dropped after 44 years - and Government ministers welcomed the move.

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Snowblind! Motorist caught on camera driving down motorway with snow-covered windscreen

The motorist behind the wheel of the car was spotted driving with snow covering the front of the car on the M60 over Barton Bridge in Greater Manchester.

Six-year wait for £9m 'whitewash': 179 British men and women sacrificed their lives in the Iraq war. Yesterday their loved ones branded Chilcot delays an insult to their memories 

Families of soldiers killed in Iraq last night condemned the 'disgraceful' decision to further delay the Chilcot report. Six years after the £9million inquiry started - and 12 years on from the 2003 war - bereaved parents said they were expecting a whitewash. The delay is said to be linked to individuals, including Tony Blair, being given the chance to respond to criticism of them in the report. Pictured: Corporal Simon Miller (left) and Lance Corporal Tom Keys (right) who were among six military policemen killed by an Iraqi mob in 2003, and Fusilier Gordon Gentle (centre), killed when his military convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in Basra in 2004.

Families' fury at Iraq War 'cover-up disgrace': Relatives and MPs condemn Establishment meddling and 'disgraceful incompetence' for holding up inquiry

John Chilcot told David Cameron it will be 'some further months' before he can publish his report. Launched six years ago, Sir John's inquiry is expected to criticise dozens of senior figures.

Sir Cover-up under fire for his delaying tactics: Heywood is accused of defying vow to release all documents 

Sir Jeremy Heywood, pictured, who was responsible for negotiating which documents the Iraq Inquiry panel can publish, will be grilled next week by a Commons committee.

Miliband blocked Iraq war inquiry again and again, says Cameron... and Labour leader dismisses the delay in two sentences

The Prime Minister said the report's conclusions would have been published 'years ago' had it not been for Labour MPs blocking the plans.

Now even the SNP want a say on ENGLISH laws: After demanding North Sea oil bail-out, Sturgeon says MPs WILL vote on NHS reforms (which don't apply in Scotland)

Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon, confirms that two people in Scotland have tested positive for swine flu, during a press conference at St Andrews House in Edinburgh. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday April 27, 2009. Two people undergoing tests for swine flu in Monklands Hospital were confirmed as testing positive for the deadly virus today. The pair are being kept in isolation in hospital after showing flu-like symptoms following a trip to Mexico, where more than 100 people have been killed in an outbreak. See PA story HEALTH Flu. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The First Minister said SNP MPs elected in May would back Labour's bid to repeal the Government's NHS reforms, even though Holyrood is in complete control of the health service north of the border.

Cigarettes will be sold only in plain packages from next year, say ministers: Vote on introducing plain packaging to be held before the election

Britain is to become the second country to introduce plain packaging. The public health minister told MPs they would have a free vote on the issue -expected to be approved by a majority.

Changing council tax bands 'could raise £3.5bn more than mansion tax': Embarrassment for Labour after report finds reforms would bring in four times as much

Ed Miliband claims his policy will raise £1.2bn a year for the NHS on homes worth more than £2m, but the Centre for Economic and Business Research says it is 'improbable' that they would raise so much.

Britain is hiring again: Record number of job vacancies as unemployment rate falls AGAIN to lowest level in six years

More than 700,000 posts are on offer, 127,000 more than a year ago. David Cameron said the drop in unemployment figures represented stories of those 'finding self-respect and purpose in life'.

£40billion a month bill to prop up ailing euro: Central Bank to announce it will start printing notes in fight against deflation

Europe was last night poised to start printing billions of euros in a bid to prop up the region's moribund economy. The European Central Bank will provide £40b a month for up to two years.

'She will be greatly missed by us all': William Roache moves his Coronation Street co-stars to tears with emotional tribute to 'soulmate' Anne Kirkbride at NTAs

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William Roache (top right) brought his Coronation Street co-stars to tears with an emotional tribute to Anne Kirkbride (bottom right) tonight at the National Television Awards at The O2 in Greenwich, south-east London. The 81-year-old actor, who played her on-screen husband Ken Barlow, spoke at length about his 'soulmate', who died at the age of 60 on Monday following a secret battle with cancer. Kym Marsh (centre), who plays Michelle Connor, was left in tears after his speech while Barbara Knox (left), who plays Rita Tanner, looked devastated. The Coronation Street stars - including Anthony Cotton (centre, in between Marsh and Knox), who plays Sean Tully - had chosen not to walk the red carpet at the ceremony.

The plots are murky, the lighting murkier, but the cast is simply dazzling: CHRISTOPHER STEVEN'S reviews first episode of Wolf Hall

The BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novels hit screens last night. But some viewers were left in the dark - and not just because of the plot, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS.

How old-fashioned Ladybird books are full of dangerous experiments which would never be allowed in classrooms of today 

These amazing images from the 1960s feature children dipping their hands in boiling water, cutting open batteries and using sharp knives without supervision in the name of science.

Incoming! Seagull knocked out by a cricket ball regains consciousness and ATTACKS the player who gently carried it off the field

The bird (pictured) was on the receiving end of a pull stroke from Perth batsman Adam Voges during Wednesday's T20 Big Bash League at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Number 10's secret sex file: Uncovered after 34 years, document that told Thatcher of the 'unnatural' sexual behaviour of Westminster figures

The paperwork, written at the height of the VIP paedophile scandal in 1980, has been classified for for 35 years on grounds of national security and is still in the hands of the Cabinet Office.

Judge defies the rules by jailing woman for contempt of court in secret because naming her will lead to her daughter being identified

A High Court judge has ordered the name of a British woman sent to prison to be kept from the public - despite rules saying no one should be jailed in secret.

Ex-Lib Dem peer puts up £600,000 to back Miliband: Lord Oakeshott bankrolls 45 candidates to boost chances of a Left-wing coalition government 

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (pictured) resigned last year after he was accused of plotting against his leader by paying for private research showing Mr Clegg would lose his seat.

Iris Murdoch's widower whose book about his wife's tragic decline due to Alzheimer's was made into a film dies at 89 

John Bayley, a Professor of English at Oxford University, (pictured with Dame Iris) wrote the best-selling memoir, Iris, which charted the decline of his wife's health and intellect to Alzheimer's disease.

Fathers account for one in ten stay-at-home parents: Number looking after their children grew by 15,000 in the past year 

Stay-at-home fathers are increasing almost as fast as stay-at-home mothers are declining. The number of men looking after kids grew by 15,000 while the number of women declined by 20,000.

REVEALED: The 14 ingredients in McDonald's FRIES - including a petrol-based chemical and form of silicone found in Silly Putty

'Potatoes, thank goodness, that's a good start,' former Mythbusters host Grant Imahara says as he goes on to reveal the 13 other ingredients contained in a humble McDonald's fry. The TV personality traveled to the fast food chain's potato processing plant in Idaho to see the production process from start to finish. During his investigation he found that dimethylpolysiloxane - a form of silicone found in Silly Putty - is used in the making of McDonald's fries along with a petrol-based chemical called tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ). However, he reassureds viewers that these are both used for perfectly good reasons.

Sex with the woman on top is the most dangerous position for men, say scientists - but having him on top is the safest 

According to new research, the risky position is to blame for half of all penile fractures that occur during sex.

Want to know how long you're going to live? Your FRIENDS are the most accurate judges of the habits that could send you to an early grave

Researchers from Washington University in St Louis found friends are able to observe personality traits accurately enough to predict early death decades down the road.

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Keeping fit doesn't have to be hard: Just one hour of exercise a week found to reduce chance of premature death by 15% 

Despite public health campaigns urging a daily 20-minute workout, experts from Toulouse University Hospital, say people should focus on the benefits of small increases in activity.

Tory plan to cut spending slammed by Danny Alexander for leading to 'shrunken, shrivelled public services'

EXCLUSIVE: In his strongest attack yet, Mr Alexander told MailOnline he relishes going head to head with his Tory boss in debates about why he wants to cut spending year after year after year'.

Cameron flunks 'Cool PM' quiz: He 'doesn't get' the Kardashians and prefers Brian Ferry to Jay Z... but he does like Nandos

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The PM admitted he sounded 'very old' after telling a radio station he could not understand 'why everybody is interested in the Kardashians' - and preferred Brian Ferry to pop stars like Jay Z.

Support for Green party DOUBLES after Labour set up a unit to tackle the threat posed by minor party

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In a fresh blow for Ed Miliband, a YouGov survey put the Green party on 10 per cent as Labour slumped to just 30 per cent, its lowest rating with the pollster for five years.

Ministers urged to introduce 2p-a-pint 'treatment tax' to fund rehab for alcoholics amid surge in drink-fuelled A&E; admissions

Cheap beer on sale at a supermarket  in London, Britain, 23 March 2012. The British government vowed 22 March to 'turn the tide' against excessive drinking by proposing to make alcohol more expensive. Under its so-called alcohol strategy, the government aims to introduce a minimum price of 40 pence (63 US cents) per unit of alcohol purchased in shops and supermarkets.    The plan, which is to be put to a three-month consultation, would mean that the price for a can of cheap lager could rise from 75 pence to 1.20 pounds, and that for cider could double to 1.60 pounds. The minimum price per unit would act as a floor, meaning that retailers, especially supermarkets, would not be able to sell alcohol below that price. The government believes that heavily discounted drinks, including spirits, by supermarkets are key factors encouraging a 'binge drinking culture' which leads to 1.2 million hospital admissions and 1 million alcohol-related crimes a year.  EPA/ANDY RAIN

The Centre for Social Justice, which is close to Iain Duncan Smith, said wine, beer and spirits bought in supermarkets should be subject to a levy of a penny per unit to fund rehabilitation for alcoholics.

Ukip in chaos as party turns on Farage over claim NHS cannot survive... while policy chief is sacked for not coming up with any policies

File photo dated 20/11/14 of Ukip Leader Nigel Farage two-thirds of Ukip supporters think their party will be in government after the general election, according to a new poll. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday January 18, 2015. A quarter - or 24% - of Ukip supporters think the party's leader Nigel Farage will become prime minister in May, while 67% believe the party will be in Government, according to a new ICM poll published in a report from independent think-tank British Future. The report shows that expectations are higher among the 10% of the public who say they will "definitely" vote Ukip - with 35% of them expecting Mr Farage to be prime minister, compared with just 27% who say that David Cameron will occupy 10 Downing Street. The new research finds that most people overall - 54% - think the Conservatives will be in government after the election, while 25% think this is unlikely. But in a country that has become disenchanted with politics, more than 39% of respondents

Ukip health spokesman Louise Bours slapped down Nigel Farage after he suggested the NHS may need to be privatised to cope with the growing pressure on the health budget.

Grandfather desperately tried to save screaming grandson, 12, who was being dragged out to sea when they were both hit by a huge wave and became separated, inquest hears 

At an inquest held today businessman Paul Nash, 62, bottom right, described how he had been on the beach at Aberffraw in Anglesey, when he realised his grandson Isaac, 12, left, and his younger brother were in difficulty. The boys had been playing in the sea on the last day of a family holiday last August. Despite Mr Nash and his son's desperate efforts, Isaac was swept out to sea. A coroner today recorded a verdict of misadventure. Isaac's parents, Adam and Zoe, top right, attended the inquest with Mrs Nash saying she thanked 'God for giving me an amazing, special boy for 12 years'.

Great-grandfather dies on his 100th birthday as family sing to him at his care home 

Sidney Doel had invited loved ones including some of his 14 great-grandchildren to lunch at his care home, in Plymouth, Devon to mark the milestone.

Amazing life of Britain's oldest woman: Aged 112, she recalls the Titanic sinking, played piano with Mantovani, and was pals with the flyer Amy Johnson

In 1903, the year Gladys Hooper, 112, was born, Arthur Balfour was Prime Minister, Edward VII was proclaimed Emperor of India and the Wright brothers made the first powered flight.

Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis suffers 'commuter rage' attack at Waterloo station while looking at his phone

Martin Lewis, pictured, said the man gripped him at the neck by his coat and shoved him hard before a launching a foul-mouthed tirade at around 9am this morning in London's Waterloo Station.

Search launched in English Channel for missing passenger who disappeared from ferry that set sail from UK for France last night

The passenger had been on board the Mont St Michel

Belongings were discovered in a cabin on board the Brittany Ferries vessel Mont St Michel (left) after it had docked at Caen in France having left Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Teenage boy, 16, drowned in water-filled quarry when he tried to swim across to meet girls on the other side after earlier smoking cannabis

The death of a teenager at a disused quarry in Bedfordshire has been recorded as misadventure. Conor McColl, 16, drowned after smoking cannabis and trying to swim across the water-filled quarry.

Couple born on the same day in hospital beds next to each other met again at 17 and ended up getting married - now they're celebrating their 60th birthdays together

Dave O'Callaghan and Jane Hammond didn't meet each other until they were 17 because they grew up on different sides of Exeter, but by 21 they were engaged, and at 22 they tied the knot.

Man dressed as a nurse on his stag do plummets down a pub staircase knocking himself unconscious - but survives to walk down the aisle

Andrew Croft, 29, tumbled down a flight of stairs at a pub in Covent Garden while celebrating his impending marriage. He credits London's Air Ambulance with saving his life.

Marathon running mother-of-two has her legs and fingers amputated after being hit by PNEUMONIA 

Tracy Ralph, of Hawkwell, Essex, was put into a medically-induced coma after her condition quickly deteriorated after she reported being short of breath of Christmas Eve

Caught on CCTV: Horrifying moment two women were struck by falling scaffolding pole in London street - leaving them with serious head injuries

This is the moment when two women, aged 53 and 72, were left motionless on the pavement after being struck by a falling scaffolding pole in the heart of London's financial district.

Middle-class couple enjoyed luxury life in £1.6million country pile with a Porsche, skiing holidays and Harrods shopping trips after pocketing £750,000 in business con 

Philip Murray-Shelley, 45 and then-wife, Margaret siphoned off cash from their south Wales business to fund a life of luxury - and continued even when the firm fell into serious financial difficulty. When the company went bust they turned their backs on staff and refused to pay out any compensation. Former company boss Margaret Murray-Shelley (left) drove a Porsche 911 (pictured), sent her children to public schools and kept horses at stables near her manor home in Brecon, Mid Wales (top). Her former husband (right), who masterminded the fraud, also operated from a separate address in Gatcombe Road, London. The couple were jailed for more than seven years.

Asda worker who stole store vouchers to cash in £400,000 and enjoyed champagne lifestyle of expensive Caribbean holidays, jewellery and cars must pay back £680,000

Accounts worker Jennifer Ward, 51, from York, used vouchers that she was supposed to destroy to fund a six-year crime spree, alongside her partner Alistair Lobban, 54.

Moors murderer Ian Brady writes letter from his hospital bed describing how he thinks he will die soon after breaking hip and arm but wishes he had taken his own life years ago 

The notorious 77-year-old wrote the letter from his bed at Ashworth psychiatric hospital in Merseyside. In it he complains of ill health - and still expresses no remorse for the killings.

Police arrest man in Germany on suspicion of murdering off-duty officer Neil Coyle

Timmy Donovan, who was wanted on a European Arrest Warrant over the death of Pc Neil Doyle, was held on suspicion of murder, Merseyside Police said.

Caught on CCTV: Dramatic moment gang used 4x4 to ram-raid Red Bull Formula 1 team's factory and steal dozens of trophies 

Dramatic CCTV footage has been released by police of the moment six masked raiders used their cars to ram-raid the Milton Keynes headquarters of Formula 1 team Red Bull.

Wolf of Wall Street? No, it's the Fox of Folkestone! Conman who boasted of his wealth on Facebook is really butcher who lives with mum

Daniel Burgoyne, 24, who boasted of his 'wealth' on Facebook, tricked investors into thinking £75,000 was going to wine or diamonds through a City firm - but he was on a Kent business park

History in the making: Teenager uses Lego to depict scenes from the Second World War for school project

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The 16-year-old pupil, from St Helens, Merseyside decided to use Lego pieces to build a timeline of events of the Second World War for a GCSE history project to 'remember the holocaust'. The teenager said he wanted to build a timeline using his beloved Lego, instead of creating a poster, to help him 'remember the dates better'. The Lego creation depicts various key events in the Holocaust and the rise and fall of Hitler and the Nazis. The final project, featuring Lego models, depicts various key events in the Holocaust and the rise and fall of Hitler and the Nazis. The timeline includes Adolf Hitler standing in front of a crowd of people with a Swastika behind him made out of red and white Lego bricks (bottom left), as well as Allied forces liberating the concentration camp in 1945 (top right), landing on the beaches of Normandy in June 1944 (top left) and Germany invading Poland in September 1939 (bottom right).

Four of Marco Pierre White's pubs go into administration as staff claim bills are unpaid and suppliers have been left in the lurch 

The Wayford Bridge Inn (pictured) and the Acle Bridge Inn on the Norfolk Broads and the Chequers Inn and Lifeboat Inn in Thornham, Norfolk are set to be sold off.

Fur comment? Bizarre moment squirrel photobombs live television news broadcast outside Westminster

The bizarre photobombing incident happened as ITV journalist Romilly Weeks reported from outside Westminster in London for the lunchtime bulletin.

Fashion designer who dressed Cher and Gloria Estefan wins dispute with neighbours after she painted front door to historic building in conservation area bright pink

Jacqui Burke, 50, wanted to give her fashion school in Dunbar, East Lothian, a unique touch by painting the front doors in an eye-catching colour after she moved in last September.

Eric Pickles 'unlawfully discriminated' against gipsies who wanted to pitch on Green Belt land, High Court rules 

Mr Justice Gilbart, sitting in London, found both human rights and equality laws were breached by Mr Pickles and his department for 'calling in' cases normally considered by his planning inspectors.

Christian nurse claims NHS Trust she works for did not clear her of bullying Muslim colleague because it was 'politically incorrect', tribunal hears 

Victoria Wasteney, 37, was disciplined for alleged bullying and harassment after Enya Nawaz, 25, told managers at East London NHS Trust that Miss Wasteney had tried to convert her to Christianity.

£130,000 a year on holidays is too much, says judge as she slashes allowance for ex-Miss Malaysia locked in £200million divorce battle with Laura Ashley boss

Former Miss Malaysia, Pauline Chai, 68, told the High Court she wanted £130,000 a year to cover first class flights, hotel suites and chauffeurs, as part of her divorce from Khoo Kay Peng,76.

It doesn't get batter than that! Remote chippie in the Shetland islands crowned Britain's best fish and chip shop

Frankie's Fish & Chips nabbed top spot the National Fish and Chip Awards. Simpson's Fish& Chips in Cheltenham, and Papa's Barn in Ditton, Kent nabbed the second and third places respectively.

The great snow divide: As the North is carpeted in white, bringing with it travel chaos, the South escapes with barely a flake 

Determined to reach her horse in its paddock, Hilary Stephens shovels away snow to clear the way for her car. The wintry scene in the Peak District mirrored that in many parts of the North yesterday.

For the ultimate speed addict: Retired businessman builds 375mph Chevy with fighter jet engine that can outrun a PLANE

The vehicle, known as the 'Flash Fire Chevy' is the brainchild of retired businessman Neal Darnell of Missouri, who built the car around a Pratt and Whitney engine from a US Navy trainer jet. With the additional rocket power the car can reach a top speed of 375mph and can accelerate from 0 to 60 in just one and a half seconds.

Eerie pictures show decay of once-magnificent orphanage that was backed by Noel Coward and Laurence Olivier but then left to rot

Grade II listed Silverlands in Chertsey, Surrey, was once home to 60 destitute children, but now the ornate chandeliers and extensive wood panelling are the only hints of its former grandeur.

How to stretch a cruise ship! Amazing images show how vessels are extended by cutting them in HALF to add extra sections

MSC Sinfonia cruise ship at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Sicily is being stretched.
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These incredible photographs show how the luxury MSC Armonia cruise ship is taken apart almost like Lego, and a new section is fitted in the middle with 193 extra cabins.

Rust in peace! Trucks abandoned for 70 years are so corroded they blend into the stunning backdrop deep in the Canadian wilderness

Photographer Robert Postma from Yukon, Canada, travelled to the Canol Road to take the spectacular pictures, which show five military trucks abandoned at the foot of a brightly coloured hill.

Je suis graffiti: Parisian artists use city as a canvas to create lasting tributes to victims of Charlie Hebdo massacre

In the wake of the tragedy, artists have used the walls of the city to tell the magazine's survivors they have the backing of Parisians. Following the deaths of 12 people in the siege on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the slogan 'Je suis Charlie' has been a symbol of support for freedom of speech. On Wednesday January 7, Said and Cherif Kouachi stormed the magazine's offices and murdered 12 people, including staff and police officers.

#JeSuisCouteau hashtag meaning 'I am knife' sweeps Twitter as people PRAISE Palestinian who stabbed 11 people on Israeli bus

The tweets - often accompanied by illustrations which depict the Palestinian flag and a bloody knife - heap praise on the stabber who was shot by a prison officer after injuring 11 people.

Japan faces a 'race against time' to rescue the two hostages facing execution at the hands of Jihadi John, says country's prime minister 

ISIS executioner 'Jihadi John' threatens to kill Japanese hostages unless they receive $200m in 72-hour ultimatum after their Prime Minister pledged the same amount to countries fighting ISIS
New video featuring 'Jihadi John' threatens to kill two Japanese hostages
Demands $200m in 72 hours to save Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruma Yukawa
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged $200m to fight ISIS two days ago

Shinzo Abe has returned to Tokyo from a Middle East tour to tackle the crisis after the Islamic State threatened to kill Japanese nationals Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa within 72 hours.

'No! I said let's invade SEOUL!': Kim Jong-un 'offers guidance' during visit to North Korean shoe factory 

The North Korean leader surveyed a vast array of footwear from baby wellington boots to bright-yellow sandals at the Ryuwon Shoes Factory in the capital Pyongyang.

Warning alarms in doomed AirAsia jet were 'screaming' as the pilots desperately tried to stabilise the plane before it plunged into the ocean, investigators reveal 

Indonesian officials examine the wreckage from AirAsia flight QZ8501 after it was lifted into the Crest Onyx ship in the Java Sea, on January 10, 2015

The noise of several alarms - including one that indicated the plane was stalling - can be heard going off in recordings from the black box in the Airbus A320-200's cockpit before it crashed in the Java Sea.

Two murders a day, horrific kidnappings and even the police don't dare enter: Inside the ghost towns of Mexico's 'Murder Valley' - one of the deadliest places on earth

Two fences separate the American state of Texas from Mexico's 'murder valley' - a stretch of land where death and kidnap is a daily routine, and local residents are too scared to leave their homes.

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STEPHEN GLOVER: Grotesque Chilcot delays are an affront to democracy

News the report won't be published until after the election is a depressing reflection on our democratic procedures, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. Pictured, Tony Blair and Alistair Campbell.

That vindictive pillock Bercow failed to call Mr Straw to speak: QUENTIN LETTS at Prime Minister's Questions

Sir John Chilcot has much scrabbling to do if he is to retrieve his reputation, writes QUENTIN LETTS. The delay to his Iraq inquiry was given a prize spanking in Parliament yesterday.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Stench of conspiracy on Chilcot is growing 

Because of the scandalous delay in publishing the Chilcot Report, voters will go to the polls in ignorance of the parties' degree of blame for the most catastrophic foreign policy mistake of modern times.

CRAIG BROWN: Which unnamed soprano murdered Noel Coward's tropical pet fish?

In one brilliantly-mimicked spoof letter written by the late Lee Israel, she has the ageing playwright (pictured) question how his little fish has died - though he concedes that it 'could have been suicide'.