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'Hound of Hounslow' accused of causing £570bn share crash

The hunt is on for the £26million allegedly pocketed by a British rogue trader accused of triggering a £570billion Wall Street crash from the Hounslow semi he shares with his parents. read


Gangmasters blighting Britain: Shocking report reveals how EU's border rules leave UK wide open to people traffickers and benefits scams

Human traffickers run huge benefit frauds in the UK, including one that was used to fund a housing development in Slovakia. The trade also includes the sale of girls for prostitution and sham marriages. read


David Cameron under pressure over immigration as one in 10 voters happy

Of those who supported David Cameron in 2010, but now intend to vote for Nigel Farage’s party, 94 per cent are dissatisfied with immigration policy, pollster IpsosMori has revealed. read


Hi-tech sharks like Hounslow rogue trader cost us all dearly says Alex Brummer

Navinder Singh Sarao is one of a new breed of traders, operating far from the heavily policed glass and steel towers of Wall Street and Canary Wharf in London, writes ALEX BRUMMER. read


Why has Tesco become such a basket case? Experts and Mail writers reveal what they think has gone wrong with the supermarket giant 

Our mix of experts and writers give their opinions on exactly how, and why, Tesco lost £6.38billion last year - from a lack of brand loyalty, to over-ambitious expansion plans and rotten tomatoes. read


Cut-price bubbly that outsparkles champers: As it overtakes champagne as the UK's favourite fizz, our wine expert's guide to picking a perfect prosecco 

Britain always saw prosecco as the second choice to champagne, but that's all changing as prosecco sales in the UK have overtaken champagne for the first time ever. read


Britain's youngest ever organ donor: Parents tell of heartbreaking decision to donate kidneys and heart valves of their 'hero' twin son Teddy who lived for only 100 minutes

Jess Evans, 28, and her fiance Mike Houlston, 30, from Cardiff, Wales, described their son Teddy as a 'hero' after deciding to donate his organs when he died just 100 minutes after being born. read


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Walid Hnida and Courtney Morgan were part of a south London criminal gang who struck 46 times over 11 days targeting mostly women walking on the street while talking on mobile phones. read


Paedophile gang groomed families to rape and abuse babies live on internet

The seven men live across the UK, and would travel long distances to carry out sex attacks or watch someone else abuse a child using online broadcasts. Pictured is John Denham, 49. read


Woman reveals horrific ordeal of being groomed to be a sex slave as a teen

In her harrowing new book Lara reveals how at 13 she was trapped in a Oxford-based sex trafficking gang, raped, forced to take drugs and later accused of being a racist because the defendants were Muslim. read


Is it safe to use last year's suncream? From after-sun and mosquito repellent to fake tan and bite cream, experts reveal the summer essentials you can store for years

From sun cream and after-sun to mosquito repellent, bite cream and fake tan - Alice Smellie asks the experts which products we can use year after year, and which ones we'll need to restock each summer. read


Only one in 50 cars live up to miles per gallon boasts: Overstating performance means drivers are spending £133 a year more on fuel that they expect 

Consumer group Which? tested 200 new cars including the Mitsubishi Outlander (pictured) and found that 197 didn't have the fuel efficiency that their manufacturers advertised. read


What would a MONTH without sex do to your marriage?

The average couple has sex on average three times a month, meanwhile, an estimated one in 20 marriages are completely sexless. Femail challenged three couples to abstain from sex for a month. read


Life's top 50 misconceptions that have become modern day facts

Experts have revealed the 50 most popular 'faux facts' which we believe to be true but which are actually false, including that Mount Everest is the 'tallest' mountain in the world. read


Janet Street-Porter on what really drives her crackers

As an increasing number of surveys claim to reveal our favourite things, Janet Street-Porter asks, wouldn't a list of things we DON'T like be far more useful? Hers is a list that's growing by the day! read


Trussel Trust food bank admits its million users a year claim was false

Claims by the country's biggest food bank network - The Trussell Trust - that it served a million hungry people in a year were exposed as false yesterday. read


Greedy cashier Shanice Farier stole £15,000 from bosses to blow on the high life

Fashion conscious Shanice Farier, 22, from Derby, earned a 'decent salary' and received handouts from her father, but that wasn't enough for her expensive taste, the court heard. read


Wedding gown from Tesco costs just £80 complete with lace neckline

Tesco's dress (pictured) is estimated to be the cheapest bridal gown on the market. The £80 gown can be handwashed at home and worn again rather than being stashed away in the cupboard. read


Robert Downey Jr storms out on Channel 4 interview over drug questions

Robert Downey Jr has stormed out of a promo interview for his latest film. The Hollywood star was seen abruptly leaving a recorded chat with Channel 4 in Central London on Tuesday. read


Nurse 'found doctor's naked photos of patients while scrolling through his iPod'

Dr Christopher Valentine was out with colleagues from Clydebank Community Addiction Team, based near Glasgow, when one of them saw the pictures on his iPod Touch. read


Award-winning broker conned bank to fund £1m eco house: He now faces jail for lying on his mortgage application

Marcus Copeland (pictured) admitted a count of fraud at Caernarfon Crown Court today. He has previously spoken about building his dream £1million home in the north Wales countryside. read


Old Bailey judge blasts colleague for letting BT manager dodge jail

Judge Nicholas Cooke QC (pictured) said the sentence given to Christopher Starrs by Recorder Stuart Trimmer was ‘unlawful’ - adding the BT manager should have probably gone to prison. read


Top judge James Munby's tough rules for bringing up a family 

Mothers and fathers should use the ‘carrot and the stick’ approach to make children do the things they find boring or difficult – from going to the dentist to doing their homework, Sir James Munby said. read


'Skye dads': The fathers who only see their children on a computer screen

Following a legal ruling in 2011, British courts now consider video calling a sufficient way for fathers to keep in contact with their children, even when they might be living on different sides of the world. read


Anna Maxted on why her three young sons just can't play nice

Anna Maxted has three boys, and from the moment the second was born, tension between them has been comparable to that in the Middle East. Despite her best efforts, there's frequent violence. read


Can't buy me love: Survey reveals half of us lie to our partners about finances, while one in five won't admit how much we really earn

A survey by the Money Advice Service found 45 per cent of Britons have lied about their earnings, spending, bills or credit cards, while 41pc said they were in the dark about their partner's finances. read


Skin cancer at work kills 50 a year with 250 registered cases

Research by the Institution of Occupational Safety has found that 50 individuals are killed each year after being exposed to the sun at work. It also found 250 cases of skin melanoma were registered each year. read


Former Canada defence minister claims governments are HIDING aliens

Paul Hellyer, who was a Canadian minister from 1963 to 1967, made the outlandish comments in a keynote speech at the Disclosure Canada Tour at the University of Calgary. read


Towns evacuated and thick plume of ash and smoke shot miles into the sky after volcano that lay dormant for more than 40 years erupts in Chile

Volcano Calbuco, in southern Chile, erupted at around 6pm local time, as 1,500 residents from the town of Ensenada were forced to flee their homes while a 12 mile exclusion zone was established. read


Lord Janner gave his children his £2m home to slash abuse probe payouts 

Lord Janner signed over the deeds to his £2 million flat in Hampstead Health in north London, pictured, following a raid on his office by police investigating claims of child sex abuse against the Labour peer. read


UK's top prosecutor 'ignored advice of two QCs to charge Janner'

Alison Saunders, pictured, decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute Lord Janner despite 'overwhelming evidence' against the Labour peer because of his Alzheimer's diagnosis. read


Pagan mother plans to flout school absences ban for ancient Maypole festival

Anna James, from Cornwall, has vowed to defy her children's school ban on taking them to the 'Obby 'Oss celebrations - claiming the rituals are part of her 'religion, culture and heritage.' read


Judge sparks outrage over Karen Buckley 'vulnerable position' comment

Sitting in Worcester, District Judge Nigel Cadbury said he found it 'incredible that young people can get so drunk' and compared the case of Miss Buckley to the assault he was dealing with read


Kate Middleton's mum Carole promotes party firm's goods before royal baby's birth

The mother of the Duchess of Cambridge emailed customers of her Party Pieces firm yesterday, recommending the Chevron Divine tablewear range for parents-to-be. read


'6 weeks of paternity leave, Prince Wills? You'll send Kate Middleton crazy'

As Prince William announces he'll take six weeks paternity leave from training with East Anglia Air Ambulance when his second child is born, Quentin Letts - a father of three - asks, 'is he mad?' read


Islamic Al-Taqwa College principal claims girls running may lose their virginity

Omar Hallak, principal of Al-Taqwa College in Melbourne, reportedly banned female students from competing in cross country as he believed running would cause them to lose their virginity. read


NHS cold ration joint replacements and IVF to save money

More than a third of health trusts are considering rationing some types of surgery to save money. Obese patients may be denied knee and hip replacements while smokers could be banned IVF. read


Dad Kit Dale puts his muscly picture on T-shirt for his daughter to scare boys away

A protective dad has devised a creative way to keep the boys away from his young daughter - by printing his muscly torso on a t-shirt and making her wear it. 'Stay Clear Boys,' the t-shirt reads. read


Can you go for a strapless dress if you're big up top?

Flashing tanned shoulders and pretty decolletage is a red carpet staple, but it's not always the easiest look to pull off for those with larger chests. Claire Cisotti has put six strapless dresses to the test. read


Drink driving pub landlord from Torquay claims he was sleepwalking

Pub landlord James Boase, 36, claimed he was now giving up alcohol following his third drink-driving conviction after magistrates in Torquay dismissed his claim that he had been sleepwalking. read


Church treasurer accused of killing wife by smashing car into tree

Tracy Walters, 48, died after her 51-year-old husband Ian Walters veered off the M1 motorway in his 4x4 as they travelled back from a 'make or break' trip to the Yorkshire Dales. read


Back in the habit: Sister act on the up as the number of nuns hits a 25-year high with 45 women taking the vow last year

Figures from the Catholic Church show the number of women becoming nuns in Britain has trebled from 15 in 2009 to 45 last year and has been rising for more than a decade. read


Third of adults admit keeping their most valuable papers in a shoebox 

The survey of more than 2,000 Britons found a third of adults shun the storage possibilities of the internet and other technology and still keep their most important papers in a shoebox. read


Boris Johnson: Nobody's coming into my kitchen - no bloody way!

Boris Johnson has been receiving plenty of attention during canvassing trips up and down the country ahead of the election including in West Drayton, Ramsgate, Kent and Somerset. read


I want to be Tory leader, admits Boris: London Mayor says it would be a 'wonderful thing' to be in the position but insists it will not happen for 'five years' 

The London Mayor, pressed on his leadership ambitions by Sky News anchor Kay Burley, insisted the position would not become vacant for five years. Pictured, Mr Johnson with Mr Cameron. read


David Cameron and Boris Johnson warn of 'crisis' if SNP prop up Labour

David Cameron and Boris Johnson warned of a looming 'constitutional crisis' last night after Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond was caught boasting: 'I'm writing Labour's budget.' read


Dave Cameron and Boris Johnson struggle for NINE minutes with a puzzle

David Cameron and Boris Johnson were left scratching their heads today as they struggled with a children's jigsaw teaching toddlers about the seasons. read


David Cameron to unveil England's first manifesto inflaming SNP row

The document's centrepiece will be a pledge to introduce 'English votes for English laws' - giving English MPs an effective veto over legislation applying only to their constituents. read


Grant Shapps' Wikipedia accuser is a Liberal Democrat

The Wikipedia official who accused Grant Shapps of doctoring his own online biography was exposed yesterday as a former Liberal Democrat member. read


STEPHEN GLOVER: There have always been charlatans in politics - but this lot really take the biscuit 

When I read Grant Shapps stands accused of tampering with his Wikipedia entry under an alias, my sympathies were initially with him - but then I read on, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. read


Nigel Farage reveals his skinny-dipping youth and UKIP ambitions

The 51-year-old also discussed his battle with testicular cancer, keeping his children out of the public eye and how he plans to go on and on as Ukip leader - until 2030. read


Nigel Farage admits he prefers Australian immigrants to Eastern Europeans 

The Ukip leader said he had to 'confess' that he was happier accepting migrants from Commonwealth countries because they could speak English and understood Britain's legal system. read


Fresh blow for Farage as new poll reveals Ukip is now trailing in THIRD across 10 target seats

Mr Farage said he had 'made some mistakes' by trying to do too much and had had to scale back his commitments. It comes amid growing evidence Ukip is being badly squeezed in the polls. read


Radio 1 accused of 'leftist hostility' after 'childish' presenter offers Cameron £1,000 bet he would not win the election and repeatedly interrupts him

Live Lounge host Chris Smith (right) was accused of being biased and hostile towards Mr Cameron, while members of the audience repeatedly interrupted the Prime Minister as he spoke. read


Alex Salmond caught boasting that he will call the shots after election

The former Scottish First Minister, who is set to be one of up to 50 SNP MPs elected next month, was filmed at a rally mocking Labour's weakness north of the border. read


Duncan Hames and Jo Swinson both battling to hold on to Commons seats

The Lib Dem husband and wife Duncan Hames and Jo Swinson's expenses claims seem rather at odds with their boasts of being genuinely local MPs, writes ANDREW PIERCE. read


Nick Clegg defies David Cameron over redrawing constituency boundaries

Lib Dems voted in the last parliament against a plan to overhaul seats across the country, which would have given Tories 20 extra MPs. Mr Clegg says he will repeat the move if he holds the balance of power. read


The bookkeeper of death who wanted the world to know true horror of Auschwitz even if it means he's jailed for war crimes at 93... 

Oskar Groening had been at Auschwitz for only a few days when he first saw a transport of Jews arrive. The SS man left the camp after two years. Now he wants to convince Holocaust deniers, the massacre really happened. read


Aerobatics display pilot killed after crashing in flames at Norfolk airfield 

The pilot named locally as David Jenkins died when the single-engine Edge 360 plane (pictured) he was flying crashed into flames at Old Buckenham Airfield, near Attleborough, Norfolk. read


Jealous boyfriend killed love rival over 'intimate' picture threats

Gulam Chowdhury, 24, quoted verses from the Quran before stabbing his love-rival victim, Mohammed Afzal repeatedly in the Stratford, east London cab office where he worked. read


Meet the real life RAPUNZELS!

Most girls grow out of their yearning for tumbling tresses as adults, but there is now a growing trend for middle-aged women with long hair and Twiggy recently stood up for older women with longer locks read


Convictions for speeding up by nearly half in five years: 55,000 drivers were caught by each of the nation's police forces in 2014 

There has been a 43 per cent rise in convictions in just five years, according to a new report. It reflects a surge in the number of speed cameras. Motorways are the most likely place to be clocked. read


One in 10 pensioners planning their own 'silver start-up'

A survey of 1,500 over-55s has found many are looking for something to keep them busy in their retirement - from running a tea shop, to a travel business or going into computer repairs. read


Untrained care staff are 'lethal danger to OAPs': Home visitors fill gap left by nurses 

Care staff say they are increasingly being asked to perform tasks previously only carried out by nurses. Almost a quarter of those giving medication said they had received no training, a survey found. read


Sugar, not laziness, makes us fat: Poor diet responsible for more disease than lack of exercise, smoking and alcohol combined, say doctors

Doctors said poor diet was now recognised as being responsible for more disease than physical inactivity, alcohol and smoking combined. Obesity has rocketed in the past 30 years. read


Can't hear? It may be down to grinding your teeth or problems with your kidneys

Grinding or clenching the teeth can cause problems with the jaw joint, putting stress on the muscles and making them inflamed. It can also cause loss of hearing in one or both ears. read


Touching vigils held for 900 victims of Mediterranean's 'deadliest ever migrant tragedy' as hundreds more fleeing war-torn Africa continue to flood Europe's shores

As mourners in both Italy and Malta (pictured) lit candles to remember the hundreds of migrants who died on Sunday, a new wave escaping the lawlessness in war-torn Libya arrived in Italy today. read


Australia turns down migrants while still at sea: Country's immigration controls are so tough that asylum seekers on naval ships are immediately returned  

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, pictured, has advised the European Union 'that the only way you can stop the deaths is to stop the boats'. Australia's hardline system returns migrants while still at sea. read


Dog owners unaware their pets can transmit Lyme disease to them say vets

Vets are urging pet owners to check their animals for the pests, as a poll found half did not realise ticks can transmit deadly diseases to humans. The move is part of The Big Tick Project. read


Tinder brings back long-lost siblings after they swiped right and flirted

Netherlands-born Erik de Vries, 24, and Josephine Egberts, 22, were separated back in 1999 after their parents' messy break-up but were reunited after Erik swiped right on his sister's profile. read


Sergio Canavero can do first human head transplant in an hour

Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero sees 'no problem' with the rich using the procedure in a quest for eternal life, and will go to China to perform it on a Russian volunteer if he is banned elsewhere. read


Insects are addicted to pesticides like humans to cigarettes

Scientists at Newcastle University and Trinity College Dublin say bees seem to prefer nectar laced with neonicotinoid chemicals - a type of pesticide commonly used on crops. read


Being attractive to bugs like mosquitoes is genetic

Whether or not a person has body odour that is attractive to mosquitoes is strongly influenced by genetics, scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found. read


Heartbroken bride-to-be finds out Turkish toyboy cheated on her

Karen Reidy, 40, met Sakir Candan on holiday in Marmaris, Turkey, in 2012. After getting engaged she was horrified to discover that he was seeing another woman and has sworn off relationships for life. read


Model Monica McDermott caught driving after downing bottle of wine

Former model Monica McDermott, 41, could not walk straight when police stopped her black Lexus on a road in Macclesfield, Cheshire, a court heard. She has been banned from driving for four years. read


American transgender woman set to move to UK and marry British bride

Hayley Carney, pictured, will undergo surgery to complete her gender transition before moving to live with her fiancee, identified only as Anne, in Plymouth, Devon, later this year. read


Accent colours, vibrant teal and bright lilac: The best ways to wear a printed skirt 

Match this gorgeous statement skirt with items in accent colours from its bold print. A vibrant teal shirt is an ideal pairing for lunch out and a bright lilac belt is pretty for the weekend. read


Stegosaurus had different shaped plates to attract opposite gender

Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that armour plates that were thought to belong to different species of stegosaurus actually belong to members of the opposite sex. read


3D simulation reveals how space-time warps during black hole collision

University of Illinois scientists have created the first 3D simulation of merging black holes (shown). It shows what happens when two supermassive black holes collide read


Brain condition means mother is incontinent and unable to walk

Samantha Rawcliffe, 40, from Morecambe, was diagnosed with functional neurological disorder following the accident. It has left her confined to her home, and reliant on 32 drugs a day. read


Brighter later, with a chance of (meteor) showers: Astronomer captures incredible image of shooting star as annual Lyrid display lights up the night sky

Graeme Whipps made the most of the clear skies over Britain last night when he captured this image of the Lyrid meteor shower in the skies above Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire yesterday evening. read


Abington SHEEPDOG 'takes control of tractor' and drives it onto M74 

The sheepdog, called Don, leaned on the controls of the tractor before driving it through a fence and on to the M74 near Abington in South Lanarkshire during rush hour. read


Motorists could be set for parking tickets refunds of 'millions'

Motorists will find out tomorrow whether millions of parking tickets issued on private land are legal when the High Court makes a landmark ruling on the issue. read


Student Charlotte Blakeway found dead in the bath after suffering epileptic fit 

Charlotte Blakeway, aged 17, was discovered dead at her home in Shropshire after suffering from a seizure, which has shocked family and friends at Shrewsbury Sixth Form, where she was studying. read


Student given detention for emergency GP appointment

Courtney Brain, 16, was taken out of lessons at Skegness Academy in Lincolnshire when she visited her GP for treatment for a water infection. read


New cancer treatment uses body's immune system to kill off cancerous cells 

The German team which carried out the research found that early trials of the new technique ‘profoundly retarded’ tumour growth in mice, with survival rates boosted by more than 50 per cent. read


Are you a victim of HIDDEN hearing loss? If you listen to the radio at maximum volume or lip reading you're probably suffering from the silent epidemic

Hearing loss affects around 10 million people, but that is set to rise dramatically to 14.5 million by 2031, according to Action on Hearing Loss, formerly the Royal National Institute for Deaf People. read


Hatton Garden heist in pictures released by Scotland Yard

The pictures, released this morning by Scotland Yard, reveal the mayhem which detectives discovered when they arrived at the crime scene in London's diamond distrcit following the Easter weekend raid. read


Chess prodigy Jonah Willow beats Russian grandmaster 3 times in tournament

Chess prodigy Jonah Willow, aged 12, played Russian grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev for two hours before the champion offered the youngster a well-deserved draw. read


Natalie Crayton, founder of Hebridean Sea Salt makes buckets of cash from sea water

Mums with businesses and children is a very inspiring trend these days and the Daily Mail wants its readers to send in nominations for their first Mumpreneur Of The Year Award. read


Husband who stabbed estranged wife in a graveyard jailed

David Norris, 51, launched the vicious attack on his wife in a church graveyard in Southfleet, Kent. He only stopped stabbing her when she 'played dead' and a member of the public intervened. read


Yeo Valley staff canteen enjoy lunch by Michelin chef for TWO POUNDS

The Yeo Valley staff canteen, which has been described as the best in the world and overlooks the Blagdon countryside in North Somerset, offers high-quality meals at subsidised prices. read


Drugs seized in classrooms from pupils as young as 8

Class A drugs have been seized from classrooms across the country teachers warning that the findings may be ‘the tip of the iceberg’. Police reported more than 2,000 incidents in four years. read


Birmingham millionaire Ronan Ghosh shoplifted from Tesco by hiding it in his bag

Ronan Ghosh, 39, was shopping at the supermarket in Birmingham, West Midlands, but when he went to the till he only paid for the items in his trolley. read


Kate Middleton's engagement dress, Carrie's Manolos up for auction

The 173-item collection - featuring Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Prada goods worth £300 to £2,000 - which was owned by an anonymous woman will be auctioned at House & Son in Bournemouth. read


Jihadist 'planning attack churches' is arrested in France after shooting himself

Sid Ahmed Ghlam, 24, was shot in the leg before his arrest by anti-terrorist officers in the 13th arrondissement in Paris on Sunday. Dancer Aurelie Chatelain, 33, (pictured) was killed earlier that day. read


Tracey Cox reveals what can be learnt from Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

Sexpert Tracey Cox says that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's split is refreshing and proves that it is possible to have a healthy divorce. Here she explores what we can learn from the soon-to-be exes. read


London criminal who dodged bullet that paralysed child jailed for break in 

Shaun Bryan was the intended target of the 2011 south London shooting which left little Thusha Kamaleswaran paralysed. He has now been jailed for another crime read


Transgender Scrabble champion killed herself after daily stigma and abuse 

Mikki Nicholson, who was a national Scrabble champion, stepped in front of a train, on November 7 last year after suffering daily verbal abuse in Carlisle, Cumbria. read


Craft beer BrewDog snubs City with world record £25m crowdfunding bid

The Aberdeenshire based company, which takes pride in its anti-establishment image, wants to raise the cash by offering 526,316 shares to the public through its 'Equity for Punks' scheme. read


Sally Lutkin left with black hole and scar in her leg after tattoo became infected

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Sally Lutkin, 49, of Hull, East Yorkshire, underwent emergency surgery to stop the infection from a botched tattoo spreading to her bone. read


UK weather ses April showers return as temperature drops to 10C

Photographs taken today in Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, pictured, show the flowers in full bloom weeks earlier than expected after an unseasonably warm start to the season. read


Israel honours it's fallen on Memorial Day

Israel marked its annual day of remembrance for fallen troops and slain civilians on Wednesday, with the country standing to attention for a two minute silence as a mark of respect. read


Asthma breakthrough as scientists discover root cause and treatment 5 years away

Cardiff University scientists have found a protein within the airways which they believe triggers all asthma attacks. And remarkably, a drug already exists which they think could deactivate it. read


Soft toys 'harbour germs putting children in hospital at risk of infection'

Scientists at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, advise parents and carers to wash and sterilise their children's soft toys and comfort items before they are admitted to hospital to reduce the risk. read


Queen Elizabeth presents the Duke of Edinburgh with Australian knighthood 

The Duke of Edinburgh has been presented with the insignia of his Australian knighthood by the Queen, in recognition of his contribution to the Commonwealth nation. read


Photo of Boston Bomber callously flipping off the camera three months after terror attack released

A still from a surveillance footage shows the moment Dzhokhar Tsarnaev flipped off a camera in his jail cell three months after his arrest. read


Carphone Warehouse launches own mobile network called iD

EXCLUSIVE: The London-based retailer's mobile network officially launches in May and will offer free roaming in 22 countries, including the US, Australia and across Europe. read


Aston Martin bought by Peter Ustinov after Oscar win set for £1m auction

The actor bought the Aston Martin DB4 Cabriolet in 1962, shortly after winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Spartacus. read


Home Office ordered to bring back five-year-old boy sent to Nigeria with mother

In a landmark ruling, Mr Justice Cranston has ordered that Rafeeq Atanda (pictured) and his mother Bola Fatumbi be returned to the UK while an appeal against their deportation is reviewed read


Taipei 101 tourists carry on taking pictures during earthquake

Tourists up the Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, barely noticed a powerful quake when it struck off the east coast of Taiwan, causing damage to cars and buildings. read


Thames swimming pool moves one step closer with David Walliams backing

In two years the Thames Bath Lido, which will sit near Blackfriars Bridge, should open with the backing of a recently launched crowdfunding project. read


1962 Aston Martin DB4 on the market for £220,000

It is an attractive prospect for many car enthusiasts by offering the rare chance to restore a virtually-untouched 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series III, and will be auctioned in Buckinghamshire. read


Miles Roberts with flat head syndrome now has a special helmet to treat it

Kate Thomas, 24, of Sunderland, raised £2,000 by setting up a GoFundMe page and hosting raffles in the pub. Her son Miles will now be fitted with a custom built helmet to change the shape of his head. read


Barack Obama says 'climate change can no longer be denied' at Florida Everglades

Obama took a half -hour walking tour of the the Anhinga Trail at the 1.5-million-acre national park before making a plea for Americans to protect the country's 'national treasures.' read


Rainbow zebra crossings to support gay rights could affect dementia sufferers

The brightly coloured crossing was due to be installed in Totnes in Devon - the first in Europe - as a mark of the town's pride for its gay community. read


Paedo Gary Glitter's victim breaks her ten year silence

One of Gary Glitter's young victims speaks exclusively to MailOnline of how he has destroyed her life. Depraved Glitter was jailed for three years for abusing a girl called 'N' in Vung Tau, Vietnam, in 2006 read


Dementia sufferers with demanding jobs live longer

The Penn State University research adds to the theory that have long held that keeping your brain active - especially in later years - could be the best insurance against developing dementia. read


'Who will win the vote for favourite parent? Not me!' writes LORRAINE CANDY

Lorraine Candy is beginning to find it extremely frustrating that her husband, Mr Candy, is winning the ‘favourite parent’ poll, just because he wears the ‘fun hat’ more often than she does. read


Indian man has hundreds of coins and nails removed from his stomach

Rajpal Singh, 34, from Bathinda in Punjab, India, sunk into a depression and began eating metal objects to ease his pain. Doctors removed 140 coins and 150 nails from his stomach. read


World's most powerful telescope to launch in 2018

The James Webb telescope should further the search for alien life by opening a new window on planets outside the solar system that might have water, says Houston-based Nasa. read


Marijuana users may have 'false memories' brain scans reveals

Using neuroimaging, scientists in Barcelona discovered that the brains of heavy cannabis had a less active hippocampus - and area that stores memories - compared with the general population. read


The Sound of Music's lederhosen costumes to fetch $800k at auction 

Seven of the ensembles worn in the film will be sold later this month. The costumes are being auctioned as one single lot, alongside a VHS tape of the movie signed by one of film's stars. read


Anthem of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas pass in Southampton

The Anthem of the Seas, which has 16 decks and can carry almost 5,000 passengers, towered over the Explorer of the Seas as it departed Southampton Docks in Hampshire this afternoon. read


Man, 21, banned from every Sainsbury's in Britain over 'shoplifting'

Aden Gould, 21, was told to pay a £150 'security fee' after he was seen testing speakers on sale in a branch of the supermarket in Stoke-on-Trent. read


Elon Musk's Tesla set to unveil a home battery power pack

The event will be held at Tesla's Hawthorne, California, Design Studio on April 30. Earlier this year, Elon Musk (pictured) said the batteries should go into production in the summer. read


Amazing refit of Boeing 747 for mystery billionaire took three years

The custom-built Boeing 747 is believed to have cost its ultra-wealthy owner £400million after it was customised to fit his specifications exactly over a three-year period. read


National Front's Marine Le Pen joins Time's 100 most influential people

The leader of France's anti-immigrant National Front, Marine Le Pen, 46, says being one of the Time 100, shows that her party's brand of political change is getting attention on both sides of the Atlantic. read


Thousands of people to remain isolated by floodwaters for days as the death toll of Australia's super storm hits EIGHT... and emergency services begin to clean up after the devastation

About 2000 people remain isolated by floodwaters in parts of NSW and the SES is working through 12,420 calls for help received since wild weather started smashing the east coast on Monday. read


Rock Hudson was refused on airlines after AIDS diagnosis became public

Airlines refused to fly Rock Hudson home after his AIDS diagnosis became public because they thought that he had an infectious disease, claims his former manager Wallace Sheft. read


Incredible time lapse video shows how a train station vanished underwater in just 45 minutes as Sydney became drenched in 225mm of rain

Bardwell Park train station in Sydney's south was flooded with storm water within just 45 minutes on Wednesday morning, as Sydney experienced its heaviest rain fall in 17 years. read


Clean Eating Alice shows off six-pack after transforming with 'clean eating'

Clean Eating Alice, Alice Liveing, 22, is an Instagram sensation from Buckinghamshire who has shared her body transformation on social media and now helps others to live healthily. read


Video shows woman applying MAKE-UP to Macaque monkey

A controversial video of a woman applying make-up to a monkey has sparked debate online. Teresa Bullock shot the footage of herself applying lipstick, mascara and eyeliner to the Macaque in Ohio. read


Mac on....the leader of the Conservatives 

'Lovely to meet you Prime Minister - who's your friend?' read


College student cooks bacon on George Foreman grill during lecture 

Roman Ehrhardt, a senior at Mississippi State, became an internet sensation after a snapshot of him cooking bacon while in the front row of a college lecture was shared online. read


Denmark bans bestiality in move against animal sex tourism

The Nordic country decided to tighten up its laws after reports of animal sex shows, clubs and even animal brothels frequented by tourists taking advantage of its lax regulations. read


Little girl cannot believe that Michelle Obama is 51

A little girl named Anya Brodie told Michelle Obama she looked to young to be 51 on Wednesday while visiting the White House for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. read


Moment stingray nibbles on a brave free diver's head in Australia

Incredible footage has captured the moment a huge stingray nibbles on a freediver Johnny Debnam's head, gliding back and forth over his body gently on the ocean floor on Rottnest Island. read


Student falls into orchestra pit on live TV accepting acting award in Texas

Harrison Poe was was announced as best supporting actor at the annual Tommy Tune Awards on Tuesday in Texas, but the high school student had a little difficulty navigating the stage. read