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Berkshire's Yaron Ivry spends £80,000 raising house to protect it from flooding

Yaron Ivry, 59, and his wife Sigal, 49, spent almost £80,000 jacking up their property in Wraysbury, Berkshire, onto stilts after it was wrecked by floods last winter.read


Essex teacher Helen Carter who had phone sex with lesbian pupil jailed for one year

Helen Carter, 40, shared sexually explicit messages and pictures with the teenage pupil whilst working at Bromfords School in Wickford, Essex.read


Stevenage teacher Jacqueline Marks spared jail after having sex with pupil

Maths teacher Jacqueline Marks, 33, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, had sex four times with the 16-year-old pupil during a two-month relationship, including sessions in her car and at her house.read


The time and money-saving tips that airlines will never tell you

Almost all frequent flyers can tell their fair share of holiday travel horror stories. Ensure that things go smoothly with these money and time-saving tips that the airlines don't want you to know.read


Girlfriend of British convert called pictures of him in Syria 'beautiful' , court hears

Hana Khan, 23, also reacted with glee when she saw her fiance posing in front of the black Islamic State flag in Aleppo, it is alleged.read


BBC probes Stephen Fry's swearing at BAFTAs after complaints

Host Stephen Fry made a number of risqué and foul-mouthed remarks during Sunday's award ceremony, which was watched by 5.5 million viewers when it was aired on the BBC.read


Girl, 4, died when tipper truck crashed also killing three men in Bath, Somerset

Mitzi Rosanna Steady was walking hand-in-hand with her grandmother in Bath, Somerset yesterday when the 32-ton lorry veered out of control and crashed onto the pavementread


Girl killed by train on railway crossing in Kent

The 14-year-old girl, who has been named locally as Sacha Wheeler, was killed after being hit by a train at a railway crossing near Whitstable station in Kent on Sunday.read


Footballer Kariym Irving left fighting for life following clash of heads during match

Kariym Irving, 22, is said to have continued playing until the final whistle for Redhill reserves during their game against Knaphill in Surrey - before collapsing later on after saying he had a headache.read


Now 25 mortgages charge less interest than a savings account pays

There has never been a better time to be a mortgage borrower looking for a cheap fixed rate with home loan costs at record lows according to Bank of England figures.read


Sky Sports dominate £5bn Premier League TV rights deal as BT Sport are left with two live football packages

Sky have won a major power battle with BT Sport as the Premier League broadcast rights were sold in a staggering £5.136billion deal - worth over £10m per game.read


Anger over 'dirty deal' which saw 1,100 UK holders of HSBC Swiss accounts dodge prosecution and how the bank's boss walked into a top Government job 

It came as it emerged the Government probably knew about wrongdoing at HSBC months before David Cameron made the bank's executive chairman Lord Green, pictured on Panorama, a minister.read


Tories auction off an Iron Man challenge with Iain Duncan Smith

Hedge-fund kings, City tycoons and captains of industry at the exclusive Black and White Ball in London were invited to bid on lots including an early morning jog with Nicky Morgan.read


Families of babies switched at birth awarded 2m euros by French court

A court in the French town of Grasse ordered the clinic to pay the compensation to the families including Sophie Serrano who discovered her daughter Manon was not her biological child.read


ISIS hostage Kayla Jean Mueller confirmed dead

Mueller, 26, has been held in Syria since 2013. Last week, ISIS, claimed that she had died in a Jordanian air strike - but that has not yet been confirmed.read


Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh who was burned to death in ISIS video 'was sedated'

A report in Saudi Arabia's burnews.com claims ISIS militants admitted giving Moaz al-Kasasbeh drugs so that he did not scream as flames consumed his body during his grotesque execution.read


Picture of alleged mugger charged with assault on disabled man Alan Barnes

Richard Gatiss, from Gateshead, appeared in court today charged with assaulting the 67-year-old and intent to rob. He was remanded in custody until his next appearance on February 24.read


Mugabe 'suspends 27 bodyguards' for failing to stop his podium fall

The 90-year-old Zimbabwe President was caught on camera taking a tumble after addressing supporters at Harare Airport last week.read


Premier Inn security guard who reported 'legless' guest to police for drink driving was SACKED for breaching his confidentiality - because he told another customer

George McDonald, 52, spotted the drunk man getting into his car and driving away from the Chorley North branch in Whittle-Le-Woods, Lancashire, and called the police.read


Figures reveal 6,000 other offences committed by London rioters

Of the 3,914 people charged or cautioned by Met Police in the wake of the London riots in August 2011, at least 1,593 have re-offended and committed offences such as murder, rape, theft or assault.read


What has Uma Thurman done to her face?

She is renowned as a natural beauty but Uma Thurman was almost unrecognisable at the premiere party for her new miniseries The Slap on Monday in New York City.read


It would be a 'disaster' if Britain left the European Union, Ed Balls warns in bid to repair Labour's relations with business

The shadow chancellor accused the Tories of 'flirting with exit' and sought to reassure business leaders that Labour would not put trading links with the rest of Europe at risk.read


David Cameron invites aides to pop into Number 10 for a 'chaterama'

Mr Cameron has taken to using the bizarre phrase with aides in Downing Street, in the latest signs of his relaxed approach to running the country.read


Deputy head's 1,500 spycam photos of pupils undressing were found when he hanged himself after being quizzed over child porn

Martin Goldberg, 46, (pictured) was found hanged in the garage of his home in Shoeburyness, Essex, the day after he was quizzed by police over child pornography he purchased online.read


Headteacher quits with letter to parents blaming 'faceless government' bureaucracy

Neil Jackson, pictured, headmaster of Hadleigh Community Primary School, Suffolk, said that teachers were left 'stressed and exhausted' by the demands of government paperwork.read


Labour's Harriet Harman launches bid to win over female voters in a women's election battle bus painted PINK

Miss Harman will travel the country on a women's-only battle bus, aiming to reach thousands of female voters across the country. But her decision to choose a bright pink minivan was ridiculed as an 'embarrassment'.read


Joshua Bonehill-Paine avoids jail despite branding innocent people as PAEDOPHILES online

Joshua Mark Bonehill-Paine, 24, from Yevoil, Somerset, attacked five different victims by cloning their Facebook accounts, publishing 'wanted' posters and creating false allegations about them.read


Bobbi Kristina's family 'want to let her die on the same day as Whitney Houston'

Bobbi Kristina Brown has been in a medically induced coma for 10 days after she was found face down in a bath tub in Georgia and was later discovered with bruises over her body and face.read


Was this Chinese baby born 'pregnant' with twins?

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Doctors diagnosed the baby, treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, with 'fetus in fetu' - a condition so rare it affects only one in 500,000 births.read


Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay finally closes its doors to the public

The Devon hotel that inspired BBC comedy Fawlty Hotels is facing an uncertain future after plans to turn it into a retirement home were rejected.read


How organs grow: Amazing timelapse reveals cells spreading out like tree branches in a KIDNEY

University of Edinburgh scientists took time-lapse kidney growth images. An amazing video reveals structures called nephrons branching out like a tree (shown) as the kidney grows.read


Synthetic antibodies created that could one day treat cancer and even HIV

Chemists at Yale University have created tiny molecules that mimic antibodies (pictured) in the immune system by binding prostate cancer cells and white blood cells.read


British 'killer of German tourist who filmed his daughter on an iPad was fitness fanatic who had matching Range Rovers with blonde bombshell girlfriend'

The ex-pat, named as Devinder Kainth, 40, has been charged with homicide after allegedly attacking Sandro Rottman in the millionaire's playground of Sotogrande in Spain.read


Teen Muslim convert Brustholm Ziamani told police he would 'harm David Cameron'

Brustholm Ziamani, 19, was arrested in London in August and found to be carrying a hammer and a knife wrapped in an Islamic flag, with prosecutors alleging he was on his way to a military base.read


Graffiti artist Combo attacked after drawing 'coexist' with Christian, Muslim and Jewish symbols

The artist, known as Combo, was left with a dislocated shoulder and bruises across his face after being set upon in a ghetto in the east of the capital.read


Anonymous claims it has 'exposed and destroyed' ISIS-related sites, accounts and emails

The group has released a video warning ISIS accounts and affiliated sites will 'be treated like a virus' as it boasts of its successes since #OpISIS was launched in the wake of the Paris attacks.read


ISIS release beheading video showing murder of eight men of 'Israel and Egypt's army'

The video, posted on the group's Twitter account, also showed what it said were victims of Egyptian military operations in Sinai where an insurgency has killed scores of policemen and soldiers.read


Hilarious collection of world's worst estate agent photos of houses for sale

Andy Donaldson, from Aberdeen, stumbled across the awful pictures while looking for a new flat in London in 2013 and decided to set up a hilarious blog to show friends his discoveries.read


The NEW health rules: Get your hands dirty, be unproductive and do something you love for 10 minutes every day

The New Health Rules, by New York-based Dr Frank Lipman, is a book offering readers 175 tips to help improve their health and wellbeing, covering eating habits, healing, energising and getting active.read


Romanian woman gives birth to twin girls nearly two MONTHS apart

The 41-year-old woman from Romania gave birth to her first twin girl prematurely at seven months. Amazingly, her contractions stopped and she was able to carry her second child for another two months.read


Birmingham City Council used Google Street View to decide which homes should receive wheelie bins

Dorothy Bradbury, 79, was told she must swap her black sacks for a wheelie bin, despite having to negotiate ten steps to leave her rubbish outside her home in Great Barr, Birmingham.read


Britain is now dependent on foreign regimes for HALF its energy

In 10 years, the UK has gone from exporting oil and gas to being dependent for almost half its energy. The rapid increase in energy dependence is the worst across the whole of the EU.read


Miller Redpath's body found in mother's back garden two months after he disappeared

Miller Redpath, 17, was last seen after what was described as a ‘difference of opinion’ with his mother Anastasia Miller at their home in Wenhaston, near Halesworth, Suffolk, an inquest has heard.read


Tesco wins back an extra 236,000 shoppers in 12 weeks

The embattled supermarket finally received some much-needed good news, after the latest till roll figures from Kantar Worldpanel show its sales lifted by 0.3 per cent.read


University of Brighton student dead from heart infection days after doctors prescribed paracetamol

Jordan Flynn, 19, who was living as a student in Brighton, died with his mother at his side in intensive care, after the tiredness and fatigue he believed was a virus was actually a heart infection.read


When will people take their passwords seriously? Researcher leaks 10 million login details to highlight how people STILL make bad choices

Mark Burnett, from Utah, claims his move to publish the data is for research purposes and he is worried that it may incur the wrath of the FBI.read


Thief tricked elderly by wearing a nappy and sucking a lollipop in Paraguay

Alberto Julian Meza pretended to be a lost toddler and asked for help in find his mother in the South American city of Paraguay, as a ploy to steal from the homes of elderly women.read


Susanna Reid goes giddy and flirty as she interviews David Beckham

She's known for her flirtatious and friendly manner in interviews.read


Butter ISN'T bad for you after all

Guidelines from the 1980s that told millions to avoid butter and full-fat milk should never have been introduced and experts say it lacked any solid trial evidence to back it up.read


Anglo-Saxon carving is discovered in a back GARDEN in Leicester

The stone was found in a garden in Leicester and was purchased by an archaeologist who believes the intricate pattern was probably carved in Anglo Saxon times, over 1,000 years ago.read


Gipsy man's body 'could be exhumed' because he's buried next to a Muslim

Shadrack Smith's family said they will fight 'tooth and nail' to ensure their loved one is not moved from his plot at the Lychgate Lane Cemetery, Burbage, Leicestershire.read


Is Apple building a CAR that could give 'Tesla a run for its money'?

A source claiming to be an employee at the Californian firm has hinted that the giant is developing a vehicle (mysterious Apple-owned car pictured) as part of a project that 'will change the landscape.'read


Fungus containing LSD compound is found on a 100-million-year-old fossilised grass

Palaeobiologists at Oregon State University found a fungus similar to ergot, which was used to make LSD, growing on a fossil of an early grass encased in amber from a mine in Myanmar.read


Terrifying point-of-view video captures deadly snake lunging at camera 

The footage, filmed by experts using a GoPro in New South Wales, Australia, shows how the poisonous serpent rises up and strikes its prey repeatedly.read


No-fly-zone service lets you ban drones over your own HOME

The database was set up by Ben Marcus from California. It lets people place zones (pictured) above their homes. Each address is sent to drone makers and added to a list of restricted airspace.read


Marine who killed American Sniper Chris Kyle revealed in never-before seen photos

Eddie Ray Routh, the Marine veteran accused of gunning down American Sniper Chris Kyle has a history of extreme violence a veterans group claimed today.read


David Cameron tells businesses 'It's time Britain had a pay rise'

In an attempt to create an election feed-good factor, the Prime Minister insists trading conditions are improving, with a sharp fall in oil prices fuelling growth and cutting business costs.read


Britain's top cop tells Cameron police should get a pay rise as well as everybody else, but is left red-faced after forgetting Scotland Yard's anti-terror hotline

Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan Howe said police officers had been hit by years of pay freezes and had seen their standard of living deteriorate 'like everybody else'.read


Ed Miliband's paternity leave plan proves he has no grasp of life outside the bubble

Ed Miliband promised yesterday that if Labour wins the next election he will double paid paternity leave. This idea was trailed last summer. It was bonkers then and it’s bonkers now.read


Danger of Greece crashing out of the Euro sparking a fresh economic crisis is 'growing each day' warns Osborne

The Chancellor said there was an increasing risk that the stand-off between Greece and the rest of the Eurozone would end with a 'very bad' outcome for all sides, speaking a fresh economic crisis.read


Jak Trueman's girlfriend leads hundreds of mourners at his funeral

More than 600 people gathered to pay their respects to ‘strong’ and ‘brave’ charity fundraiser Jak Trueman, 15, of Mid Calder, West Lothian, days after he lost his fight with a rare form of cancer.read


Prince Charles expected to intervene in the case of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi

The Prince of Wales landed in Riyadh earlier today at the start of a two-day visit to the strict Islamic country where he will later meet Saudi Arabia's new ruler, King Salman.read


BBC tells JK Rowling the conclusion of The Casual Vacancy is too 'grim'

JK Rowling's novel The Casual Vacancy paints such a bleak picture of modern Britain BBC scriptwriters decided to change its ending to provide a 'redemptive moment' for its audiences.read


Family win £12,300 settlement from Thomas Cook after Cancun holiday

Cheshire mother-of-two Dianne Blakeway, 57, suffered a double disaster on holiday in Mexico that ended in her family being paid a total of £12,300 in compensation.read


Pupils at St Peter's Catholic Academy are some of the brightest in Britain

Less than seven per cent of the 240 students at St Peter's Catholic Academy, in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, hold English as their first language.read


Topless Femen protesters jump on Dominique Strauss Kahn's car

The three women who had slogans scrawled on their half-naked bodies jumped on the vehicle carrying Dominique Strauss Kahn as he arrived at court in Lille, northern France to face trial.read


Inside the abandoned Welsh farmhouse which has been empty for decades

The stone built property in Wales is still full of belongings, from a black and white photograph of a smartly dressed couple to a chest of drawers topped with ornaments.read


Inside squalid flat of pensioner who kept 31 cats in such appalling conditions that many of them suffered respiratory diseases

Carol Sheridan, 67, kept 15 kittens and 16 cats in 'extremely unsuitable' conditions - including having no hot water or electricity - at her home in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester.read


German train station 3D body scanner spells the end of ill-fitting attire

Photo booth-like body scanners are appearing in train stations and even airports in Germany so men can order made-to-measure clothing without having to venture into a shop.read


Women trying to conceive or in the first three months of pregnancy should not drink at all, new guidelines recommend

There is no proven safe amount that women can drink during pregnancy, according to revised advice from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.read


Shirley Jensen who beat addiction hanged herself after split with boyfriend 

Shirley Johnson, pictured, who had been teetotal for 20 years, was found dead in her flat in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in September, months after her boyfriend moved out of their home.read


Athlete Abdi Abdi from top British club is jailed for holding teens at gunpoint

Abdi Abdi, 19, of Aston, Birmingham, represented Birchfield Harriers - where gold medallists Denise Lewis, Mark Lewis-Francis and Kelly Sotherton all started their careers.read


Kim Howe who died in pileup involving Bruce Jenner pictured

Kim Howe was driving a white Lexus, which Jenner's Cadillac Escalade rear-ended Saturday on a segment of the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.read


Rich kids of Instagram get over the winter blues

The wintry weather is another excuse for Instagram's wealthiest youngsters to escape in their private jets or sports cars to holiday homes and penthouses suites around the world.read


Ex-husband Grant Smith who attacked love rival with baseball bat is jailed for 12 years

Grant Smith, 39, brutally attacked his former partner Debbie's new lover David Snudden, 44, with a baseball bat after breaking into his house in Fareham, Hampshire, and finding the pair naked in bed.read


Today's teenagers are 'nicer and kinder', says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson said there is 'no evidence' teens are less sociable than their parents - and even claimed the recent falls in crime were linked to a 'rise in civility' sparked by social networking.read


UK is a nation of prudes who'd never act out Fifty Shades fantasies and only half would ever do it with the lights on

A survey of 2,500 Brits has revealed that our famous reserve extends to the bedroom. Some 80 per cent don't want a threesome and 89 per cent wouldn't ask their partner for something new in bed.read


The real-life hardware store from Fifty Shades of Grey

Ladner VIllage Hardware Store in Delta, Vancouver (pictured) is just one of the locations that fans of Fifty Shades of Grey are expected to flock after the film opens on Valentine's Day.read


Hairdresser Taylor McDonnell 'was on phone to her grandfather when she killed couple'

Taylor McDonnell, 21, was said to have screamed 'Bampi' down the phone - the name for her grandfather - as she ploughed into Denis and Joyce Drew, both 86, in the village of Ponthir, Wales.read


Mystery of the holey skull solved: Bone powder was harvested from martyr's skull to treat epilepsy in the 18th century

Researchers at the University of Pisa, Italy, believe the circular marks are the only evidence that small drills were used to collect skull powder for medicinal purposes in the 18th century.read


How Sam Smith's mother sacrificed her job to make him a Grammy star

The first people Sam Smith thanked after his wins at the Grammys were his mother, father and sisters, who were all there at the ceremony, pictured with Taylor Smith.read


Inside Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, the prison for teen paedophiles

Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana houses 150 teen paedophiles aged between 13 and 18. Boys such as Tavarius McNair, 14, (pictured) must complete rehab before release.read


Southampton fan blasts QPR for selling him £38 ticket with obstructed view

Southampton supporter Sam White was horrified when he got to his seat at Loftus Road on Saturday to watch the away clash with QPR to find his view was almost completely blocked.read


Which Valentine's ready meals will make you hungry for love

Most supermarkets have brought out special Valentine's Day dishes and meal deals, and the latter offer particularly good value, writes HARRIET ARKELL THE SAVVY SHOPPER.read


RAF serviceman who shot fellow comrade in the stomach while showing off his 'party trick' is jailed for three years

Liam Gadsby was jailed for three years and was dismissed from the RAF after being found guilty of malicious wounding by a panel following two hours' deliberation at Colchester Military Court.read


Secret of card tricks revealed: Study analyses the psychology used by magicians

The Canadian study reveals how certain contextual factors can sway the decisions people make, even though they may feel that they are choosing freely.read


Kathy Anderson reunites with daughter she decided not to abort after being raped

Kathy Anderson, 50, from Garland, Texas, was reunited with Katie Wynn nearly three decades after she was taken from her arms in a hospital. The pair are now living together.read


Reverend Stephen Sizer posted 'anti-Semitic' comments claiming Israel was behind 9/11

The Church of England has banned Surrey priest Reverend Stephen Sizer from using social media for six months after he posted ideas which were 'clearly anti-Semitic'.read


Kobane homeowner returns to his house to find body of ISIS terrorist

Local journalist Jack Shahine returned to the Syrian city of Kobane to find a dead terrorist in his garden who had been using his home as a base, sleeping on his mattresses and cooking in his kitchen.read


Doctor claims she was warned about son's death in her own near-death experience

Dr. Mary Neal, a Wyoming surgeon, claims that in a near-death experience, not only did she experience heaven, but she was also forewarned of her son's tragic death.read


Rihanna's Grammys gown becomes an internet sensation

The 26-year-old singer's empire-waisted Giambattista Valli dress has been compared to everything from a shower loofah to one of Nicki Minaj's wigs.read


One in five lamb takeaways contain other types of meat and some none at all

An investigation by the Food Standards Agency found that more than 21 per cent of lamb dishes sold by takeaways contain other meat, and five per cent were mostly or entirely beef.read


Age limit means a million women will miss out on pensioner bonds despite qualifying for state handouts

Almost a million retired women in Britain have been barred from investing in pensioner bonds because they are under the age limit of 65.read


Girl discovers she is suffering from rare SLEEP-EATING disorder

Kate Archibald, 20, in her third year at the University of Aberdeen, has been diagnosed with nocturnal eating disorder, a rare form of sleep walking where sufferers unconsciously fulfil their dietary desires.read


'It wasn't the menopause making me fat - it was my thyroid': As Eighties pop star Carol Decker found out, the symptoms are VERY similar 

The lead singer of the Eighties band T'Pau has always managed to retain her size eight figure without much effort. But when she was 53, all that changed.read


Ageing population and poor productivity sees UK drop out of top 10 world economies  

Titled 'World in 2050'- the report said Mexico, Turkey, Nigeria, Vietnam, Colombia, Poland and Malaysia could all takeover the UK in the next 35 years.read


Johnny Cash's message to his wife is voted greatest love letter of all time

A new poll has revealed the ten greatest love letters of all time. Johnny Cash takes the top spot, followed by Churchill and Keats while Henry VIII's missive to doomed wife Anne Boleyn comes in seventh.read


Dog carries sign in China seeking help to find her mising puppy

A dog whose only puppy disappeared now walks the streets of a Chinese city carrying a board appealing for help to find her 'darling' puppy. The dog's owner made the sign after she refused to stop searching.read


Mother's fury after 'fit and active' 11-year-old son was sent home with a letter branding him overweight 

Coralyn Hobbs, 35, (left) was stunned when her son William Barnes-Hobbs (right) arrived home from Ely St Mary's Junior School in Cambridgeshire with a letter advising he needed to make 'lifestyle changes'.read


Ellen Debruin goes from rags to riches after divorce battle

Ellen Debruin, pictured today, started claiming benefits when she split from 45-year-old Stephen Debruin, an international haulage contractor, in 2010, the Appeal Court in London heard.read


A million over-50s being dumped on the scrapheap by 'ageist' employers

More than a million over-50s have been forced to stop working as employers continue to discriminate against older workers, a damning report claims.read


One in seven children admit to bullying others online

The charity Action For Children, which commissioned the survey, said many children bully others because of problems in their own lives.read


Laser eye surgery may be riskier than you think 

Sasha Rodoy, a 57-year-old Londoner, says that her eyesight was ruined by laser eye surgery in 2011. She has since been campaigning to have the industry regulated.read


Student who is just 39 inches tall says she won't let her condition prevent her from finding 'The One'

Hannah Kritzeck, 19, Minnesota, suffers from an extremely rare condition called primordial dwarfism which only affects 100 people in the world. Hannah is 3ft 3in tall and weighs just over two stone.read


Who is the real Sia? The story behind the singer who REFUSES to show her face

With 25 million record sales and a string of accolades to her name, why does the woman behind the wig choose to obscure her face?read


LA police chase sees car thief smash into oncoming traffic

The chase began in the city's Boyle Heights neighborhood with a report of a stolen vehicle and ended 40 minutes later after a police pursuit that spanned miles.read


Wayne Rooney gets parking ticket and passes fine to agent Paul Stetford

England captain Wayne Rooney could not stop smiling after a traffic warden left a ticket on his £100,000 silver Range Rover outside his favourite Chinese restaurant in Manchester.read


Ukrainian refugees tell of their desperation as they flee cities

Crowds pack into the cramped tents, which are serving as a base for a small group of volunteers providing food and clothing to an ever-increasing number of refugees.read


Video of rocket attack in Ukraine that has left at least six civilians dead

This is the moment at least six civilians were killed and more than 20 people injured in rocket strikes on Ukraine's military headquarters and the town of Kramatorsk in the east of the country.read


Incas were the first victims of greenhouse gases from silver production

The earliest evidence of large-scale human-produced greenhouse gases in South America was found encased in ice in the Andes.read


Romanian thieves nabbed on raid at Tower of London's Traitors' Gate moat

Ieronim Cancel, 24, Albert Pruteanu, 19, and Tarciziu Cancel and Istoc Ionut, both 22 have pleaded guilty to stealing £350 in coins from the moat at Traitors' Gate at the Tower of London.read


After fluoride, how lithium could be put in tap water to beat depression 

With Scottish researchers investigating whether lithium should be added to the water to boost mood, we look at what's being put in your water before it reaches your glass - and its impact on your health.read


Why Prince Harry's friend Natalie Pinkham has had her baby's blood frozen

No one can accuse Prince Harry’s chum Natalie Pinkham of not being forward-looking. She has had the blood from her baby son’s umbilical cord deep-frozen by a high-tech firm.read


FEMAIL puts Lidl's new budget fashion range to the test

Intrigued by a bargain, FEMAIL put the budget chain's new fashion line for 'savvy style hunters' to the test on a weekend away to ascertain whether you can style a three-day break for under £50.read


Call for allergy warnings on flights to prevent anaphylactic shock at 30,000ft

Ministers are facing calls to introduce mandatory pre-flight announcements about allergies of passengers alongside warnings about wearing seatbelts and emergency exits.read


Ball-shaped drone BOUNCES around buildings and disaster zones

Scientists from Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne hope their drone could be used in disaster relief efforts to find survivors in dangerous buildings.read


Damaging effect of obesity on a woman's eggs can now be reversed

Obese women have lower quality eggs and are more likely to have overweight babies. But University of Adelaide scientists have found a way to prevent the damage being passed from mother to child.read


The grinning galaxies: Hubble telescope spots giant smiley face in space

Officially known as galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849, it resembles the smiling face emoji.read


MPs should continue to rule on colleagues accused of breaking rules 

Sir Alistair Graham, former chairman of the committee on standards in public life, warned the ‘very modest’ reforms would fail to convince the public that MPs have cleaned up their act.read


Bristol church bans yoga class from using its hall

Instructor Naomi Hayama has been told by church leaders at St Michael and All Angels in Bristol that she will have to find another venue – even though she has used the hall for nine years.read


War widow tells of finding love with late husband's Army friend who fought with him in Afghanistan

When Nikki Scott, 33, from Norfolk, lost her husband and father of her two oldest children during his tour of Afghanistan in July 2009, she thought life was over. Now she has remarried and is a mum again.read


Facebook really CAN drive you to drink

Michigan researchers found the more a Facebook user likes, shares or comments on an alcohol-related pages or posts the more likely they will consider drinking alcohol.read


Jesse Matthew CHARGED with murder of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham

Jesse Matthew, 33, (pictured) was charged last year with 18-year-old Hannah Graham's abduction after she went missing on leaving a bar in Charlottesville, Virginia at 2am on September 13.read


Katie Amos and Lee Johnston tell on arriving back in UK with son Dax

Katie Amos and Lee Johnston, 30, from Burgh-le-Marsh, Lincolnshire, welcomed Dax just after Christmas - but faced a £85,000 hospital bill while they waited for their son to be well enough to travel.read


Viral image apparently shows Chinese worker manipulating App Store rankings

The photo shows a Chinese employee sitting in front of about 100 iPhones with the accompanying caption: 'Hardworking App Store ranking manipulation employee'.read


Tragic mother inspires new cancer breathalyser

Billy Boyle, pictured with his late wife Kate Gross in Cambridge, has invented a cancer detector which sniffs out chemicals associated with a number of cancers to be trialled by the NHS.read


After 200 years there is a girl in the Lawrie family

When Myla was born in October, she was the first girl to be born in her family since 1809. No wonder her proud parents Hannah and Mark, from Maidstone in Kent wanted to celebrate.read


Armed gangs brawled outside Wolverhampton city centre hotel

A gun was fired and an innocent teenage girl was battered with a hammer as children watched on in horror while the group of thugs brawled in the streets of Wolverhampton on April 9 last year.read


Could skin from DEAD people heal wounds faster? Cadaver tissue effectively treats burns and ulcers

A team of researchers led by Ardeshir Bayat, a bioengineer at the University of Manchester, demonstrated that skin from cadavers is more effective at healing wounds than artificial skin.read


Children suffer acid reflux too - and it can cause years of misery 

Kirsty Milne, 18, a student at Exeter University, was embarrassed. From the age of 13 she'd suffered from gastric reflux.read


The Lake District's Dove Crag offers an unforgettable overnight stay

The Priest's Hole cave, concealed within the rocks of Dove Crag in the Lake District, just might be the cheapest bed and breakfast in the world - and it's definitely got the most spectacular views.read


HPV vaccine does NOT cause riskier sexual behaviour among teen girls

The findings by a team of experts from Harvard Medical School and the University of Southern California were published yesterday in a journal of the American Medical Association.read


Two in three parents putting children at risk by strapping them into wrong size car seats

Two in three parents are putting their children's lives at risk by strapping them in to wrongly fitted car seats. Details are revealed in a report by campaign group Good Egg, which has tested 20,500 child seats.read


Google reveals smaller version of Boston Dynamics' robo-dog Spot

The Google-owned Boston firm behind Spot says the four legged robo-pet can run, climb stairs, job next to its owner and even cope with being kicked.read


Fall in the price of oil fuels fastest economic growth since 2006

The benefits are already filtering through to households, with lower petrol prices and energy bills helping to push inflation down to 0.5 per cent.read


Round-the-world holiday visits world's romantic hotspots for £68,500

Venice, which has trumped Paris to be named most romantic hotspot in the world, Santorini, St Moritz and Hawaii are just some of the locations you will visit on the 30-day tour.read


Teenage gymnast develops scoliosis after growing 6ins in two months

Lauren Hill, 16, from Feltham in Middlesex, was diagnosed with scoliosis - an abnormal curvature of the spine - after going through a growth spurt last year. It left her spine bent at a 45° angle.read


X-ray of boy blasted in the face with a shotgun in China and SURVIVED revealed

A six-year-old boy has had 325 shotgun pellets removed from his face after accidentally being shot by his cousin in Neijiang, in southwest China's Sichuan Province.read


Is this Two-tone velvet Land Rover Britain's most vulgar car?

The £60,000 Land Rover Discovery, surrounded in a red and blue eye-catching wrap (pictured), was seen parked for ten minutes in the city's plush King Street shopping area today.read


Samuel Forrest has another child with Down syndrome who he hasn't seen since 2011

Samuel Forrest, the father forced to choose between his wife and newborn son with Down syndrome, already has four children, including a little girl with the same condition, who he hasn't seen since 2011.read


Thief who stole giant cuddly toy from a garden centre gave himself up after hearing it was for charity

Brodie Few, 26, walked into a police station clutching the 4ft tall soft bear that he had taken from the store in Weymouth, Dorset, after a CCTV appeal was launched to find him.read


Underground nuclear fallout bunker goes on the market for £75k

The underground shelter, which comes complete with instructions on what do in a nuclear fallout, has lain empty for more than two decades in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire.read


ISS video reveals moment aurora is eclipsed by a sunrise over Earth

Nasa astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore captured the amazing moment an aurora and a sunrise 'collide'.read


Cincinnati lawyer George Remus was known as King of Bootleggers

George Remus was a lawyer and bootlegger from Cincinnati, Ohio, who is believed to have been the real-life inspiration behind the eponymous character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.read


Elderly couple return from the shops to find home demolished in China

A Chinese couple who went to do some shopping in Longkou village returned to find their home had been demolished by a factory owner who wanted to expand his business.read


Demolition fail! Tower remains standing after more than 4,000lbs of explosives are used to implode Las Vegas Clarion Hotel-Casino

The 12-story Clarion casino-hotel, which opened its doors in 1970 and was briefly owned by actress Debbie Reynolds, became the 13th hotel to gain implosion infamy in Las Vegas.read


Taxi driver cheats death as stake spears windscreen

Mohammed Banaris and two passengers in the back were showered with glass as the post with nails in it came to rest on his shoulder as he drove through Abbey Hulton, Staffordshire.read


Rare pictures of two young male koalas sleeping together in the same tree fork 

Taronga Zoo koala-keeper Laura Jones said the scene of the cuddling Koalas was one of the most surprising things she had seen in five years on the job.read


Mac on...HSBC bank 'helping clients dodge millions in tax'

Mac on...HSBC bank helping clients dodge millions in taxread


Photographs capture grizzly bear hunting for salmon just inches from the camera

These spectacular photographs capture the moment a huge brown bear struggled to get his paws on the catch of the day in Ni'iinlii'njik Territorial Park in Yukon, Canada.read


Footage of Tomahawk missile punching a hole through a ship

A test of a Tomahawk missile off San Nicolas Island in California showed it ploughing through a shipping container on a moving ship with such force that it punched a hole all the way through.read


Is this proof Michael Rockefeller joined a tribe of naked cannibals in Papua New Guinea?

A recently unearthed picture shows a white-skinned man canoeing with a Papuan cannibal tribe in 1969, eight years after Michael Rockefeller mysteriously disappeared nearby.read


Friends cut an ice Stonehenge from frozen lake

Using chainsaws and ice cutters five men spent two weeks creating their very own frozen replica of Stonehenge using huge blocks of ice cut from a Wisconsin lake.read


Cheating husband's wife destroys his beloved Audi R8 in revenge

A woman at an unknown location, allegedly discovered that her husband had been cheating on her and took her revenge on his £94,000 Audi R8 V8.read


Photos of JFK and Jackie vacationing with friends in Cape Cod to go up for auction

The rare set of photographs, which were taken at Listerine heiress Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon's Cape Cod estate, includes an image of a then-44-year-old JFK enjoying a swim in the bay.read


Lion is left with bloody gash across its eye after battle with a lioness 

French photographers Laurent Renaud and Dominique Haution captured the vicious battle while on safari in the Masaï Mara National reserve, Kenya.read