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Behind the doors of New Zealand cult Gloriavale Christian Community in Haupiri

A family, many of whose children were born in the Gloriavale Christian Community in Haupiri, on New Zealand's west coast, have moved 200 miles away to live with a 'normal' family. read


BBC producer hit in Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson 'fracas' identified

The 54-year-old, whose BBC contract expires this month, is being investigated for allegedly 'smacking' Oisin Tymon, 36, during a row over his dinner while filming on location in Newcastle. read


Mother-of-two claims she spends £2,000-A-MONTH on the school run

Mother-of-two Louise Beard, 26, of Orpington, South London, claims she spends £100 per school day - £2,000 a month - on the school run after son Archie, four, did not get a place at a local school. read


Dr Ashleigh Witt, from Melbourne reveals the sexual harassment working in medicine

Dr Ashleigh Witt, from Melbourne, wrote an essay against sexism in medicine. She has been told to dye her hair dark to be taken seriously and said one doctor claimed she got her job as she was pretty. read


Apple's iTunes and App Store are down: Users unable to download songs and apps

Frustrated App Store and iTunes users have taken to Twitter to complain they are currently unable to download songs and apps from Apple's sites. read


Woman, 58, reveals how she was duped out of £50,000 by bigamist love rat who was in the UK illegally and married her just to get a British passport

Kim Sow, 58, from London, didn't know Laye already had a number of wives when she married him in 2008. He walked out on her after obtaining his British citizenship. read


Ex-wife of hippy turned wind farm tycoon who became a millionaire AFTER they split wins right to fight for £2million divorce payout

Supreme Court judges have allowed Kathleen Wyatt, of Monmouthshire, to apply for maintenance from ex-husband and millionaire Dale Vince, who launched green energy giant Ecotricity. read


How the Nazis bombed thousands of Germans - for TARGET PRACTICE: Uncovered classified documents belonging to secret SS unit reveal how Hitler used cities to test V-2 rockets

The top-secret SS documents are said to offer proof Adolf Hitler used his own towns and cities to test the scale of the devastation caused by the ballistic missiles. read


200,000 boys and girls kidnapped in China every year and sold online

Child trafficking has been a long-standing problem in China, but despite the efforts of the authorities, the sinister practice is thriving, leading to thousands of families being torn apart. read


Mourner hit with £60 parking ticket at funeral is ordered to produce friend's death certificate to prove her case against bungling council

Sylvian McMillan, 70, of Plaistow, east London, was told by Newham Council parking officers to ask her late friend’s relatives for a copy of the document, to prove she was at his funeral. read


Anni Dewani's father has his right arm severed as he was fixing lift

Vinod Hindocha, 65, was fixing a lift in Sweden when a chain slipped, dropping the cage he was standing in to the ground floor, but leaving his arm, which was extended out of the cage, one storey above. read


Samsung video reveals deaf man's neighbourhood has learnt sign language to talk to him

Muharrem sets out for the day in Istanbul unaware he is being filmed for an advert in which he will encounter a host of strangers who have learned sign language so they can talk to him. read


Everton fans 'sneak into ground' by posing as wheelchair-bound supporter and carer

The pair, who have not been identified, posted a photograph of one of them sitting in a wheelchair while watching the club's away game against Stoke City last Wednesday night. read


Tearful Paul Gascoigne claims phone hacking made his alcoholism worse

The 47-year-old former footballer gave evidence at the hearing in London to determine what compensation should be paid by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) in eight representative cases read


Gabby Logan praised for shaming Twitter troll who told her to 'get back to the kitchen'

Gabby Logan, pictured, hit back at a twitter troll who abused her online by claiming 'Occasionally you just need to deliver a little upper cut for your own sanity don’t you think?’ read


Rapist Ched Evans's sister Kylie 'set to appear on Big Brother'

Kylie Evans, 30, was fast tracked through the application process after getting an agent, and plans to use the appearance to convince the public of her brother's innocence, it has been claimed. read


Can you spot the correct Apple logo? New study reveals less than half of people can remember 'most recognizable' symbol

From iPhones to the latest Apple Watch, most people find it difficult to accurately recall what the Apple logo looks like because they are constantly hounded with logos - making it hard to remember them. read


One brave man reveals how it feels having a small penis

Ant Smith, a 47-year-old engineering manager from London, explains why he decided to share his vital statistics and explains what it's like to be a few inches short. read


Schoolgirl who cut the words 'fat' and 'hate' into her arm was found hanged after telling foster mother she was 'having a bad day' 

Aspiring lawyer Aleysha McLoughlin, 16, had been living with her foster mother Beverley Sharples in Bolton and was found hanged in her bedroom. The teenager had a history of self harming. read


Now the National Gallery bans selfie sticks: British Museum may also follow suit after crackdown in France and New York

The gallery allowed cameras in for the first time last year, but has drawn the line at selfie sticks, saying they fall under the category of 'tripods' which are already banned. read


Is Van Gogh's Sunflowers at risk of fading away? Red paint in artist's masterpieces is turning white due to reaction with the air

Scientists at the University of Antwerp found that red lead pigment used by Vincent van Gogh has been fading as a rare lead-based mineral as formed in the paint and reacts with carbon dioxide in the air. read


Kate, Duchess of Cambridge wears animal print in Margate for Turner Contemporary gallery visit

The Duchess of Cambridge looked fresh and pretty in a coat by High Street favourte, Hobbs, as she arrived in Margate this morning. She was there to visit the Turner Contemporary. read


Tian Fulei, Chinese Apple factory employee was 'worked to death', claim family

Tian Fulei was found dead last month in a dormitory he shared at Pegatron Shanghai, one of Apple's largest product manufacturers, responsible for making items such as the iPhone 6. read


Grandmother, 66, killed in horror car crash had survived brain tumour 

Grandmother Margaret Challis, 66, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, was on her way back from a night out at the theatre when she died in a head on car crash which also killed three teenagers. read


Banksy ruined my life! Owner of 'Spybooth' mural property near GCHQ says he can't make house habitable after graffiti was given listed status

David Possee could have expected a windfall after the work was sprayed onto the side of his end-of-terrace property close to Britain's surveillance centre in Cheltenham. read


Man whose girlfriend ran off with stepfather discovers the baby is HIS thanks to DNA test

Ashley Mercer was 22 when he discovered his girlfriend Rachel Delaney, 18, was having an affair with his stepfather Stan Crowther, 43. Rachel, from Lancashire, gave birth after moving in with Stan. read


Baby shocks his parents by saying 'hello' at just SEVEN WEEKS old

Toni and Paul McCann, from Ireland, were shocked when their adorable baby boy Cillian said 'hello' at just seven weeks old. The moment was caught on camera by Toni. read


Number of NHS patients waiting too long for crucial medical tests including cancer hits RECORD high

Some 18,740 patients had to wait longer than six weeks to take cancer and other tests in January – more than five times higher than in May 2010 when the Coalition took over. read


'Worried well' swamping dementia clinics with trivial memory fears such as losing the car keys are just 'absent-minded'

Figures from the Royal College of Physicians show a four-fold rise in the number of patients being seen at specialist memory clinics but experts said the majority are just 'absent-minded'. read


One FEMAIL writer decided to shun cleanser for 31 days - with surprising results

Femail tested whether using just water and a washcloth to cleanse your face has an impact on your skin. read


Size 30 woman who ate a loaf of bread a DAY drops incredible 12 stone after giving up toast, sarnies and chip butties

Michelle Quinn, 42, from Tyneside, ballooned after gorging herself on bread, sandwiches and fish and chips but she's now lost half of her body weight dropping 12 and a half stone. read


Northern Irish police foil Republican dissident plot to bomb filming of Game of Thrones where former security staff were working as extras

The plot allegedly focused on a canteen at Paint Hall Titanic Studios in Belfast, Ireland, where several former members of the RUC and army, who now work on the show, were know to eat each day. read


Injured Johnny Depp displays bandaged hand as he heads back to the US for surgery after mystery accident on set of Pirates Of The Caribbean 

The 51-year-old actor will require surgery after injuring his right hand on Australia's Gold Coast while filming the latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. read


March of the Mad Hatters! Racegoers show off striking headgear as they battle it out in the style stakes on Ladies Day at Cheltenham

The sun wasn't shining quite so brightly but racegoers appeared intent on making up for it as the second day of Cheltenham Festival got underway, with racegoers opting for an array of bold brights. read


Reunited after 50 years: The brother and sister who were separated as babies but grew up 500 metres apart

Niall Boylan, 51, a radio presenter in Dublin, met his biological sister who now lives in London, Fran Kavanagh, 49, for the first time this weekend after finding each other online last year. read


The 10 mouthwatering meals you didn't know you could make using CHOCOLATE

From pod to plate: Long before anyone added a grain of sugar to them, cocoa beans were loved for their deep, savoury richness. read


How European hotels earn a five-star rating

While five stars seems like a straight-forward measurement, hotel and resort ratings aren't all created equal and each country can set its own criteria. read


Would YOU spot the signs your child was self-harming or suicidal? New book reveals what every parent should be aware of...

Around 15 per cent of young people, mostly girls, engage in self-harming, figure show. Now, Liz Quish, an Irish counsellor who works with those who self-harm, reveals the warning signs. read


Pension reform 'to boost house prices': Over-55s could cash in on buy-to-let market

New pension freedoms could spark a property boom this year as the over-55s cash in their retirement savings and invest in the housing market. read


Pensions revolution: Beware the tax trap that could snatch half your life savings

Our investigation shows some people could have almost half of their life savings wiped out by a single tax bill if they take their pension as a lump sum as it could push you into a higher tax bracket. read


160,000 sign petitions calling for winner of Crufts to be stripped of title

Animal lovers have accused the show's organisers of 'turning a blind eye' after footage emerged showing U.S competitor Rebecca Cross, picking up her Scottish terrier Knopa. read


Crufts dog owner lifts the lid on what it's REALLY like at the world's biggest canine stage

After the poisoning scandal at this year's Crufts, which has claimed the life of Irish Setter Jagger, one dog-lover says she'll think twice before letting a stranger near her prize-winning sheepdog at future shows read


Sticking rigidly to breakfast, lunch and dinner may be damaging our health

A quirk of history has meant eating three meals a day is heralded as healthy, when in fact skipping mealtimes could be better for our health, according to Vermont-based historian Abigail Carroll. read


Mystery of how chameleons change their colours solved: Crystals inside skin cells create flashing displays

Researchers at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, said chameleons change colour using a lattice of microscopic crystals in skin cells called iridophores. read


Whats the worst thing about a cyclone? Giant earthworms up to a METRE long invading your home! Gold Coast residents find the massive slimy creatures in their houses as the seek cover from the downpour

At first they thought they were snakes, but after closer inspection the Simoneau family from Buderim discovered they were actually two giant earthworms that had surfaced after heavy rain. read


Six-year-old Tanzanian albino boy's hand was hacked off for witchdoctors' potions

Baraka Cosmas' hand right-hand was chopped off by a gang of men on Saturday night, destined for a witchdoctor who will turn it into a potion or charm to bring a rich buyer luck and wealth. read


Heart-breaking moment humpback whale mother returns to her calf's corpse in doomed bid to save it after orcas isolated the young animal and killed it

Photographer Craig McInally, 40, caught the moment two orcas tore the young humpback whale to pieces when he was diving off the Revillagigedo Islands in the Pacific. read


Kate Middleton's 'sextrepreneur' friend launches sex parties for New York's social elite

Emma Sayle, founder of the Killing Kittens sex parties, is taking her events to New York City with the first party set to take place on Saturday in a rented loft near the Flatiron building. read


How men have the most weekly drinks of their life in their 20s but women peak in their 40s

Men drink considerably more than women and at around age 25 peak at around 13 drinks per week, according to a new study published in the Journal of BMC Medicine. read


How an arts-loving schoolgirl so beautiful she was mistaken for Brigitte Bardot ended her life as the tragic first Mrs Reggie Kray

Growing up in the fifties in London's east End, neither Frances Shea nor her family could have imagined her life would be tragically destroyed because she caught Reggie Kray's eye when she was just 16. read


'I got hit by a cab and then he tried to hit on me' says reddit ceo of alleged sexual harasser

Reddit CEO Ellen Pao told jurors in San Francisco on Tuesday that her former colleague, Ajit Nazre, first approached her romantically during a trip to Germany after she had been struck by a cab. read


Parents on Dr Phil who adopted son from meth addict are convinced he will kill someone

Kim and her ex-husband, Ryan, adopted Rylan when he was a baby. They thought the process had been smooth until they began to realize Ryan was not developing normally. read


The top 10 hair trends you NEED to know about this year 

Don't know your gringe from your choppy bob? Fear not, we called on Josh Wood - celebrity hair supremo - to guide us through the top ten hair trends for 2015 and how you can get the look. read


Paris tries to block Waterloo 200th anniversary coin because it will upset the French

Francoise Hollande's offices launched a bid to block the coin, which was proposed by Belgium, where the battle took place, claiming it is a 'negative symbol' for the French. read


Why being laid off can ruin your life: Redundancy leads to a DECADE of distrust, study claims

The study was carried out by the University of Manchester. They found being made redundant (stock image shown) made people less willing to trust others, even many years later. read


The six love lessons straight couples can learn from gay relationships

Sexpert Tracey Cox reveals how same-sex relationships appear to work better than straight relationships in several key ways. read


ISIS video shows boy shooting dead 'Israeli spy' at point blank range

Islamic State militants have released a video purporting to show a boy executing an captive Israeli-Arab, but several key details in the film raise doubts over its authenticity. read


Chinese Muslims are travelling to Syria to fight alongside ISIS, says Beijing

Authorities in Xinjiang said they were planning to strengthen a crackdown on terrorism and extremism in the area, home to the minority Muslim Uighur - some of whom want their own independent state. read


ISIS try to prove they have a softer side by showing off FAIRGROUND in Iraq

The footage is a propaganda video designed to show the 'lighter' side of living under the bloodthirsty Islamic State caliphate in Iraq. read


Now it's all the police's fault! After MI5 is blamed for evil of Jihadi John, runaway girls' families accuse the Met

Refusing to accept any responsibility for the teenagers’ actions, relatives (pictured yesterday) queued up to denounce the authorities for supposedly allowing the trio to reach Syria. read


The parents of those Jihadi runaway girls must take their share of the blame writes SAIRA KHAN

Rather than look at their own part in this grim tale, the parents of the three schoolgirls who ran away to Syria are seeking to blame the authorities - a line we have heard before. read


Jilted lover convinced his ex-girlfriend was dating another man 'stabbed her male friend to death in jealous rage' moments after texting her: 'Things are going to turn sour' 

Jason Taylor, 21, was allegedly convinced Jodie Emery, 26, of Preston, Lancashire, was dating another man, telling her: ‘Last chance, otherwise things are going to turn sour, tell me who is there.’ read


Japanese artefacts removed from Cambridge University by tourist who thought they were souvenirs

The Japanese artefacts – a wooden plaque and replica school textbook – went missing from the Kaetsu Educational and Cultural Centre last Saturday as it hosted a Japan Day celebration. read


No, quitting smoking WON'T make you gain weight - but it will help with stress relief: Leading experts bust the myths around giving up

Quitting can help a person lose fat, as smoking causes more toxic visceral fat to accumulate around the belly, said nutritional therapist Lucy McCrickard and exercise specialist Rob Jones. read


Mind and memory said to be sharper if a person is satisfied with their love life 

Elderly people who enjoy an active sex life have better mental capacity according to new Dutch research. Scientists assessed 1,700 volunteers aged between 58 and 98 about their sex lives. read


Woman caught with extreme animal porn on her phone when she took it to O2 for repairs

Dawn Love was found guilty of possessing extreme pornography after shocked staff at O2 found the clips of people having sex with horses on her faulty Blackberry and reported her to police. read


Holy cow! Incredible pictures of doubled-headed bullock called 'TWO FACE' which sold at auction for $537 (or $268.50 a head)

A cattle saleyard in Mareeba, North Queensland, hosted an unusual sight on Tuesday when a livestock agent arrived to hawk a two-faced cow. read


Britain to pass law on plain cigarette packets to deter a new generation of smokers

Ahead of a vote by MPs today, public health minister Jane Ellison insisted the plan would bring the country 'one step closer to our first smoke-free generation'. read


Marvin Gaye's family wins over $7m from Pharrell and Robin Thicke in Blurred Lines lawsuit

A jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children $7.4 million on Tuesday after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create Blurred Lines. read


Gordon Brown has a 'perverted sense of reality' if he thinks Britain outside the EU will be like North Korea, slams minister

Tory frontbencher Matt Hancock said the former prime minister was in danger of losing 'heads and hearts' by likening the UK outside the EU to Kim Jong Un's pariah state. read


Tony Blair's vicious secret war on Ed Miliband

The great untold story of the Ed Miliband years is that Blair chose to fight. The war is mostly discreetly hidden from view, but at stake is the heart and soul of the party and Labour's very future. read


No puddings till election day for David Cameron the dieting PM

Prime Minister David Cameron has reportedly adopted a celebrity-style ‘Low GI’ diet, which includes lots of protein, to help keep him lean and trim in the tumultuous weeks ahead. read


Former BBC chief slams 'completely unacceptable' threat to empty chair Cameron if he ducks TV debates

Tory peer Michael Grade accused the broadcasters of using 'bullying' tactics to force the Prime Minister into the debates and said they were in danger of breaching strict rules on impartiality. read


Armed robber in Birmingham confronts cashier with a gun and she keeps counting notes 

This dramatic video captures the moment a brave cashier kept her cool when she was confronted by an armed robber at work at a eurochange shop in Kings Heath, Birmingham. read


Max the hero police dog saves life of woman having a fit - then finishes off his night by sniffing out FOUR suspected criminals

German Shepherd Max and handler Pc Janson Wong were first called to search for a vulnerable a missing woman in Gloucester who had wandered off after suffering a seizure. read


Why P&O's Britannia is quintessentially British (and that includes irate diners and quiet panic over blocked toilets)

Yesterday Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth christened Britain’s largest cruise ship among great pomp and pageantry… But what is it really like to spend the night onboard P&O’s Britannia? read


Victims of female genital mutilation speak out as it's revealed thousands of Brits are STILL planning to cut their daughters

Leyla Hussein, 32, and Nimco Ali, 31, who both live in Manchester, were both victims of FGM when they were children and are now campaigning to stop the practice. read


The World allows passengers to live on a cruise ship year round

The World offers wealthy individuals the chance to live on a ship while visiting the most exotic or remote locations on the planet. This year's itinerary will take them from Singapore to the Antarctic. read


That's MY barking space! Stray dog kicked by driver for being in his parking bay returns with a pack of friends... and trashes his car 

They say you should let sleeping dogs lie - advice that one driver in Chongquing, China, paid the price for ignoring. read


How Brits getting a job are more likely to move out of poverty than anywhere in Europe

Seven in 10 people in the UK were no longer classed as poor after finding work, compared to the EU average of just half, which Iain Duncan Smith said showed work is the best route out of poverty. read


How Max survived a crash thanks to black box designed to cut his car insurance

Little black box insurance, or telematics to use its proper name, is soaring in popularity among young drivers. The built-in GPS saves Max's life. read


Hillary Clinton finally addresses email controversy after DAYS of silence

Clinton's own acknowledgement of the email controversy had previously been limited to a a single tweet, in which she called on the State Department to make public her emails. read


David Cameron under pressure to guarantee 2% defence spending target

Britain will miss its target by more than £2billion next year, says a new study, so the Prime Ministe has suggested re-badging the £2billion budget for security services as defence spending. read


Apple Watche knock offs already being sold in China for just £25 

Fake versions like these (left and right) are already on sale at Huaqiangbei electronics market in Shenzhen, mimicking the design and style of the new watch (centre) right to the digital crown. read


Russian children's football coach kicks a young player into the air as punishment

Russian prosecutors are examining shocking footage of a football coach kicking a seven-year-old boy in the air then ordering the frightened child back into the game during a training session. read


Did Jane Austen's Mr Darcy make his fortune from the slave trade?

The great unspoken background of Jane Austen's world is that both Mr Darcy (pictured) and Mr Bingley in Pride and Prejudice got rich from the slave trade, says author Joanna Trollope. read


600 million-year-old sponge pushes back the date for animal evolution

The sponge, found in the Doushantuo Formation in southern China, suggests the date of multicellular animal evolution was 60 million years before the Cambrian explosion started. read


A cat with his own Facebook and Instagram pages is becoming an online star thanks to his expressive EYEBROWS

Sam the cat has 530,000 Facebook fans and 150,000 Instagram followers thanks to photos featuring his amazing eyebrows posted online by owner Amanda Collado, 26, from New York. read


Big arrest: Mexican police capture chunky leader of Acapulco's notorious cartel dubbed 'The Fat One'

A suspected drug cartel boss known as 'The Fat One' has been arrested by Mexican authorities. Victor Aguirre Garzón or 'El Gordo' is accused of supplying drugs to state prison in Acapulco. read


Pupils get lessons in how to deal with sexting and cyberbullying

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said lessons on online threats, as well as safe relationships, needed to be made 'central' to the curriculum through Personal, Social and Health classes. read


How fruit juices rot toddlers' teeth

Dentists say parents assume they are giving their children something healthy, when in fact sugar in the juice is eating away at their teeth. read


Take note! Reusable paper book lets you upload scribbles to the CLOUD using an app - and text is erased in the microwave

The creator of Rocketbook, from Cambridge Massachusetts, says musings written inside the notebook in pen can be uploaded to the cloud via an app using image recognition. read


Elderly patients will get consultations with GPs via webcams to reduce pressure on A&E

Simon Stevens, the health service’s chief executive, today announced a £200 million scheme aimed at providing better care for the most vulnerable patients so they don’t end up in hospital. read


Teaching 11-year-olds about rape is a form of child abuse, writes Sarah Vine

The Government is right. The early sexualisation of our children is a huge worry. But I fail to see how lecturing 11-year-olds about rape consent will improve matters, writes SARAH VINE. read


Oscar Pistorius 'playing football in prison with alleged gangster'

The extraordinary footage appears to show Pistorius enjoying a penalty shoot-out competition with Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir at the Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria. read


Beyonce to Kim Kardashian, the stars who look different from their Instagram snaps

From Britney Spears to Beyonce, our favourite gorgeous stars have been spotted looking suspiciously slimmer in their Instagram pictures than they do in real life. So are they editing them? read


'Serial animal rapist' is accused of forcing himself on cattle, horse AND water buffalo

Andy Loyola, 46, was arrested after he was allegedly caught having sex with a cow which had been reported missing by its owner in Silang, south of Manila. read


Posing with poisonous snakes, defacing historic sites... and kidnapping a llama: The most ridiculous things tourists do abroad 

From defacing historic sites, to theft and questionable selfies with wild animals, it seems there are many travellers who think they can act however they wish abroad. read


Seven Marines and four soldiers missing after Black Hawk helicopter crashes in night training exercise in Florida

A UH-60 Black Hawk crashed in the Gulf of Mexico close to Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday night. read


Nephew accused of taking 'the sickest selfie ever' after posing for a photograph with his uncle's corpse during funeral

A Sri Lankan man has caused a storm on social media after posting a selfie of himself posing at a funeral with his uncle's corpse clearly visible in the background. read


The terrifying moment William Hurt and Kurt Russell's son ran for their lives from train that killed camerawoman on set of Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider

The crew of the film Midnight Rider can be seen dashing to get off the tracks of a railroad bridge this as the actors filming the scene, Wyatt Russell and William Hurt, were also forced to scramble. read


Moment helicopters carrying French Dropped stars smash into each other killing ten

The video, shown on Argentinian TV this morning, reveals how one of the aircraft smashes into the other from below while flying over trees in a remote town in La Rioja province. read


Skiers in Italy are rescued from stationery ski lift after tree falls on cables

After waiting an hour and a half to be rescued, a woman is attached to a harness by a rescuer and lowered from the cabin stuck over a ski slope in Val Gardena, Italy. read


Twitter anger 'is like road rage', psychologist says

A dangerous combination of people feeling distanced from the person they are abusing and having a vast platform on which to vent their rage instantly encourages users to become more aggressive. read


Pound buys more than 1.42 euros: Sterling rides high against weak single currency

The pound has soared from €1.38 in just five days of trading as currency markets also anticipated the flood of euros set to be unleashed by the European Central Bank's new QE scheme. read


Man first learned to throw two million years ago: Change to collar bone and shoulders allowed human ancestors to use spears

Scientists at the George Washington University in Washington compared the throwing skills of people from the Daasanach tribes in Kenya and Ethiopia with the skeletons of Homo erectus. read


A cabbage knows what creature is attacking it by the way it chews, claims study

Researchers at the University of Missouri studied the genes of the Arabidopsis plant and found it could tell different insects apart, even when they were eating the leaves simultaneously. read


Brain's 'GPS system' still works when we're asleep, study finds

Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Centre, in New York, studied direction system in mice, which acts as a compass. read


Mild winters lead to perfect conditions for slug species that can withstand 20 pellets 

Giant ‘cannibal’ slugs from Spain are set to wreak a trail of destruction in gardens across Britain, experts have warned following two mild winters which failed to kill off the foreign invaders. read


Denise Williams relives horror of the day her children were murdered by ex-husband

Denise Williams, 38, from West Bromwich, was abused by husband Steve Wilson for years. When she left him in 2002, he killed their two sons. She has since found happiness with a new family. read


Credit card fees slash will help save retailers and restaurants up to £500million a year

New rules will impose a cap on how much banks can charge to process sales made with debit or credit cards, with claims it could lead to lower prices for customers. read


Star science and maths pupils get £15,000 bribe to be teachers

Top maths and science A-level students are to be offered £15,000 to help with university costs in return for a commitment to teach for three years after graduating, David Cameron will say today. read


Thousands of grandparents now taking breaks after the school holidays because of increasing childcare duties 

Holiday bookings for the over-55s now peak in September after the school holidays, according to a survey of customers by travel firm Warner Leisure Hotels. read


Passengers to get cash back if train is two minutes late

Rail passengers will get an automatic compensation pay-out if their train is more than two minutes late under a new crackdown according to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, left. read


Brazilian teenager killed when game of Russian roulette goes tragically wrong - but heartbroken mum insists she was murdered

Natalia Jeane Germano, 19, died instantly after being shot in the head whilst at the house of a friend in the city of Maringá in the southern state of Parana. Friends say her death was an accident. read


Pretoria sons who refused to give up smoking cut out of father's £2million will

Former cancer sufferer Dawid van Vuuren, 87, made the threat to cut his sons Daniel, 60, and Marius, 55, out of his £2million will but they did not listen to him when he told them to quit. read


How Churchill planned to give the US priceless copy of the Magna Carta in 1941 in attempt to gain their support in Second World War

New letters written in 1941 explain how Americans saw the British as 'cold-blooded', 'calculating' people who 'failed to say it with flowers', so it was hoped the gift would win them over. read


Winston Churchill's family donate art collection to help settle £9.4m inheritance tax bill 

A collection of Winston Churchill’s paintings has been given to the public by the late Prime Minister’s family to settle a £9.4 million inheritance tax bill following the death of his last remaining child. read


Life in the slums: First-hand account of East End life by author who disguised himself as a stranded sailor reveals 'chronic misery' of London's early-20th-century workhouses

Disguised as a stranded sailor, American journalist Jack London took to the streets of Whitechapel to document the struggles of London's destitute. read


Mahatma Gandhi was a British spy, claims Justice Markandey Ketju

Justice Markandey Ketju, one of India's top judges and an outspoken figure, made the comments ahead Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond paying his first visit to India. read


Tim Burton to direct Disney's new Dumbo movie

Tim Burton is to direct Disney's live action remake of the 1941 classic Dumbo. read


New government guide to childhood accused of 'patronising parents' 

The guide produced by the Department for Education was designed to help parents understand their children's development up to age five - and suggests letting children put their boots on themselves. read


High cholesterol LOWERS risk of diabetes and study reveals why taking statins may be harmful

People with hypercholesterolemia - genetically high cholesterol levels' were half as likely develop diabetes, scientists from the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam found. read


Motoring chiefs call for end to 'unfair' charges for diesel drivers

Officials at Islington Council, London, told diesel drivers to pay a £96 'surcharge' for parking to promote green cars, but bosses from BMW, Jaguar and Ford today said such measures should stop. read


It has 528 miles of quiet beaches, incredible historic relics dating back to 3000BC and claims to have a 0% tourist crime rate... so why isn't everyone flocking to Somaliland?

With mile upon mile of untouched golden beaches, corals reefs and ancient artifacts Somaliland has plenty to offer the tourists it craves, but is not recognised as a country internationally.  read


Garage owner who helped smuggle a quarter of a ton of heroin into Britain in secret panels in specially-adapted X-type Jaguar jailed

The 230 kilos had been hidden in a series of secret compartments inside a specially-adapted X type Jaguar car that arrived at the port of Felixstowe on a container ship from Pakistan. read


China's fattest man loses 13 stone after being humiliated when he was 35 STONE

The fattest man in China has lost 13 stone so far in a battle to bring his weight under control. Liang Yong, 26, has spent five years dieting after being humiliated by the unwelcome title. read


Italy court upholds Berlusconi acquittal in prostitution case

Berlusconi was accused of paying for sex with former teenage nightclub dancer Kharima El Mahroug, known by her stage name 'Ruby the Heartstealer', during 'bunga bunga' erotic parties near Milan in 2010. read


French police hunting 15 armed robbers who stole vans containing millions of euros worth of jewels 

Authorities are combing the Yonne region in Burgundy southeast of Paris and surrounding areas for the attackers. read


Kent woman still hasn't passed her test after over 250 lessons over 14 years 

Janine Mars, pictured, has vowed to continue her marathon attempt to pass her driving test even though she has been blacklisted by all her local driving schools in Chatham, Kent. read


Woman claims mysterious ghost baby photobombed family portrait

A chilling image has surfaced which people are claiming shows the ghost of a young drowning victim. The spine-tingling photograph shows six people at Murphy's Hole in Helidon, Queensland. read


Comfort food without the calories

All this week I’m bringing you a fabulous collection of mouthwatering recipes where I’ve cut the calories as much as possible while keeping all the flavour, writes JUSTINE PATTISON. read


Brandon Scott Wolf the bartender so desperate to find love he created his own dating site

Brandon Scott Wolf, a 25-year-old college educated bartender based in Brooklyn, New York, launched the tongue-in-cheek site in search of a 'serious relationship.' read


Pound's seven-year high against the euro

A British family now changing £500 would get 70 euros more than they would have done just six months ago and more than 120 euros more than two years ago - great news for holidaymakers. read


The Milky Way is 50% BIGGER than we thought: Extra ring of stars belongs to our galaxy making it 150,000 light-years wide

Astronomers in New York have revised the size estimate for our galaxy. They now say the Milky Way (shown) is 150,000 light-years wide, not 100,000 light-years. read


Bank chief Mark Carney says inflation will fall to ZERO and stay there for the rest of the year

Mark Carney said prices were likely to remain flat for the rest of the year, amid falling oil and food costs. Inflation already hit the lowest level on record in January at just 0.3 per cent. read


Shamed payday lenders are 'still hounding vulnerable customers'

Only one year after the Financial Conduct Authority was tasked with keeping loan companies in check, many are still employing bully boy tactics when a customer defaults on their repayments. read


TV news crew are robbed on camera of their mobile phones and a laptop as they prepare to give a report in Johannesburg

The robbery of a South African news team has sent shock waves through the country after the brazen muggers were filmed on the crew's camera stealing their equipment at gunpoint. read


At last the sun is out and we can dream of summer! But this chimp better enjoy it while he can because wind and rain return tomorrow

It was a lazy day for these chimpanzees as they basked in the unseasonably warm weather today at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. read


Icebergs wash up on the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

The ice chunks were captured by a Wellfleet, Masshachusetts-based photographer. read


Five-year-old suffers bizarre cravings due to rare eating disorder Pica

Eoin Collins, from Chester, was diagnosed with Pica, a rare disorder meaning he craves inedible substances. His mother must supervise him constantly in case he eats anything harmful. read


Sparking lights of Europe captured from space: Vine films ISS orbit as it soars across the UK and Scandinavia

ISS crew member Samantha Cristoforetti filmed the Vine from on board the ISS last night. The six-second loop shows the station orbiting over the UK and Scandinavia (shown). read


Space suits, pressure chambers and rocket simulators: Photos reveal singer Sarah Brightman's gruelling training regime to become an astronaut

In one shot the singer is shown strapped into a harness, while in another the 54-year-old is filmed inside a hyperbaric chamber at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Centre in Moscow. read


Supersized Maine Coon cat Ludo is THREE TIMES the size of average feline

Ludo belongs to Kelsey and Matthew Gill from Ryhill, West Yorkshire, who bought him from a breeder around a year ago. He already tips the scales at 24.5lbs (11kg) and is 45 inches long. read


Google opens its first SHOP on Tottenham Court Road, London

The shop, which includes a Doodle Wall (pictured) enabling people to use a digital spray can to leave their mark, is located on London's Tottenham Court Road. read


German Shepherds sniff out unexploded mines in Afghanistan

The mines are a legacy of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980's and children are particularly vulnerable to the blasts when they go out to play or tend to their herds of cattle. read


Mac on... the hype surrounding the launch of the Apple iWatch 

Doris, love. That fancy new Apple wristwatch you bought... which app did you just press?' read


Sydney family's pet magpie that thinks it's human is a hit on social media

The Bloom family's pet magpie, named 'Penguin' because of her resemblance to the aquatic creature, has been living at their Newport home in northern Sydney since 2013. read


Man who shares his bedroom with 32 reptiles can't get a girlfriend

Shaun Dixon shares his Cheshire home with up to 32 lizards at any one time, as well as pythons and other snakes - and he has suffered gory bite wounds from his unusual pets. read


Push-ups off a double pram, lunges on her daughter's scooter and squats with a baby tucked under each arm: The super-fit mother of three who uses her kids as weights in quirky new workout regime

Kimberley Welman, 31, has become a fitness sensation after photos of her using her 18-month-old twins as weights in her Queensland backyard went viral. read


Disabled Sally Walker hasn't moved from her armchair for three years

Sally Walker, 50, lives, sleeps and eats in the seat at her home in Southampton, Hampshire, and relies on photographs taken by her family to see what the outside world looks like. read


That's one way to avoid taking the stairs! Hotel in Taiwan creates £100,000 SLIDE so guests can exit in style

Are you scared of lifts, or fed up of taking the stairs? RedDot Hotel in Taichung City, Taiwan has installed a 30 metre long slide for guests to make the ultimate exit. The steel attraction cost £100,000. read


Bailey the beagle is ecstatic in video as he sees his owner after TWO YEARS away

Allen Back from Provo, Utah, filmed the moment his 21-year-old son Nathan returned home from a two-year Mormon mission in Russia and was ecstatically greeted by his pet hound. read


It's the tiny house of God! Retired minister builds his own travelling chapel on wheels and offers cut price weddings (just don't invite a lot of guests)

Bil Malbon of Richmond, Virginia has built the tiny wedding chapel, which measures just 100 square feet and now plans to take it on the road offering wedding services costing as little as $100 (£66). read