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  Wednesday 23 May 2012  

• Secret Service director apologises for prostitution scandal as it's revealed there have been 64 complaints of sexual misconduct made in the last five years
• I wheelie like you! One Direction's Zayn Malik and Little Mix's Perrie Edwards go public with their relationship as they mess around on a scooter
• Mac on... prisoners' right to vote
• Woman ordered off American Airlines flight for wearing T-shirt bearing slogan 'If I wanted the government in my womb, I’d f*** a senator'
• Law school grad pays off $114,000 student loan in CASH... and brags about it by posting the receipt on Facebook
• Diamonds are a girl's best friend... how to wear statement jewellery
• Minister busy electioneering keeps results on hold for a day
• From prison to the palace: Gerald Ronson, jailed for Guiness scam, picks up CBE
• 'I want to know what she keeps in her bag:' Her Majesty leaves Joan Collins weak at the knees
• The cult that stole my childhood: She grew up in an outwardly normal suburban home. But behind closed doors, Laura's life was ruled by a tyrannical guru
• When Britain really DID keep calm and carry on: Fed up with the way people whinge at every little set-back? A cache of lost propaganda films magically evokes a very different era
• Did Iran kill one of its own scientists? London dissident claims Iranian intelligence agents may have been real assassins
• Demand for probe into petrol prices amid fears motorists are being ripped off by profiteering oil companies
• RAISINA TATTLE: Drumming up support for Sangma's sake
• Cheats who avoided paying taxes last year created £35billion hole in the public purse
• Graveyard in the sky: Scaling Everest was once the peak of man's ambition. But with up to 150 climbers a day on the summit, it's now a death-trap for thrill hungry amateurs
• Moving on Miley? Removal truck spotted outside Cyrus's Los Angeles home
• It’s a corker! Red wine costing £3.59 and sold at Aldi scoops international award
• AMANDA PLATELL: I endured the trauma of IVF. Giving it to the over-40s on the NHS isn't just wasteful... it's cruel
• Zara Phillips clutches Olympic flame at Cheltenham... and huge crowds turn up to see her
• Kayne West leads BET Awards with seven nominations as Beyonce gains six nods
• CBI sniffing out a gold jewellery 'export scam' link to Peerzada
• Mac on... prisoners getting the vote
• Why men like 'dumb-looking' women: Gentlemen prefer flings with airheads... but not marriage
• Southgate: Criticism of Neville appointment is understandable, but he'll help Hodgson
• Calcium pills taken by hundreds of thousands of women 'double risk of heart attack and could do more harm than good'
• Blocking internet porn would fail to protect children and only give parents false sense of security, says Google
• Stephen Colbert voted Maxim's 69th 'hottest woman' (ahead of Christina Hendricks and Pippa Middleton) thanks to aggressive write-in campaign
• Clarifications and corrections
• Top Saudis will miss Olympics after being handed drugs ban
• After the drought, Britain's damp spring means now it's raining slugs ready to wreak havoc in our gardens
• MANOJ JOSHI: Beware of the soaring dragon as China's military power takes off
• We can't cope much longer, says Spain, as cost of borrowing cripples embattled economy
• I'm here to stay! Levein pledges to take Scotland through 2014 qualifiers
• Rihanna the chameleon trades in her glossy long hair for thick dreadlocks
• To catch an iThief: Woman whose iPhone is stolen on Disney cruise outs 'snatcher' after it automatically posts pictures he took to HER account
• My other car is really a Maybach... Billionaire Roman Abramovich rolls into town driving a small electric motor vehicle
• 'You're old news': TOWIE's Gemma Collins erupts with fury as ex Charlie King hits back at jibes over sexuality
• I will defy Europe on jail votes, says Cameron as he sets on collision course with judges in Strasbourg
• Charles Sale: FA make friends in Caribbean again after fall-out from 2018 vote defeat
• Caesarean section babies 'face double the risk of obesity' than those delivered naturally
• Revealed: The tricks behind so-called supermarket special offers that actually cost us MORE
• WHIPLASH: Pat yourself on the back if you can't do any better
• Adorable cheetah cubs settle in to Washington's National Zoo after vets perform third ever emergency cesarean to save them
• Move over Brangelina! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West complement each other beautifully in cream and gold at his film premiere in Cannes
• MAIL TODAY COMMENT: UPA must use SP support to push reforms agenda
• Who needs the red carpets when you have a yacht! Topless Adrien Brody sips from wine glass at sea during Cannes Film Festival
• How to...steal Pippa Middleton's wedding guest style
• Parents fury as 60 seniors on their last day of school are sent home for good-natured prank...even though they were joined by the police and the mayor
• The seductive IMF boss and a smitten BBC business guru: Lagarde's Gallic charms leave Peston flustered
• Headache for Hodgson as Welbeck continues to struggle with ankle injury
• How the holiday rows start... before the holiday does: Half of couples fail to agree on destination
• Stunning photos show a magnificent flotilla of tall ships from around the world as they sail into New York City for Fleet Week
• Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons quietly lets the world know he's gay
• Former England cap Kirkland joins Sheffield Wednesday on a free
• Fight to save house of the Baskervilles: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's home could be carved up into eight houses
• Boredom of not playing at the start of Euro 2012 will test Rooney, says Keane
• Jewellery that looks good enough to eat! The kitsch mini masterpieces inspired by junk food favourites
• 'I'm an idiot, I was scared': TOWIE's Sam Faiers gives Joey Essex another chance after he begs for forgiveness
• Chelsea target £24m CSKA Moscow striker Doumbia to replace Drogba
• Why Dave and Clegg are running scared of Cable the Coalition ‘Socialist’
• Usher accused of sleeping with ex-wife's bridesmaid in bombshell custody battle hearing
• Demure Nicole Kidman gives a glimpse of her cheeky side at Cannes Film Festival
• Celtic target £3.5m West Brom and Republic of Ireland striker Cox
• Delhi High Court Chief Justice Leila Seth reveals a mother's trial with a leap of faith
• EXCLUSIVE: Richards upset at Euro 2012 snub, but Man City defender won't quit England
• 'It was just awkward': Will Smith speaks out over slapping TV prankster for trying to kiss him on red carpet... as reporter apologises
• Bebe heading back to Old Trafford after loan spell at Besiktas
• My husband had an affair while I battled cancer... and then I landed in a police cell for taking revenge on his mistress
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cameron’s chance to deliver for Britain
• I don't worry about Olympics, I will just do my best says Dujardin
• R Prasad on... a call to reinstate Raja
• Bumping along nicely: Reese Witherspoon keeps active during third pregnancy with another game of tennis
• Gay and harassed: BCCI chief's son says 'homophobic' dad set up police assault on him and lover at Mumbai bar
• CEO fired for dating company's corporate jet flight attendant despite being given permission by board
• Villa prepared to be patient as they look to beat Liverpool to Martinez
• The last thing the Biased Broadcasting Corporation needs is yet another Labour stooge at the helm
• Double discount: Lord Sugar fires Gabrielle Omar and Stephen Brady on The Apprentice after they fail to secure website deals
• EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea star Luiz hoping to shine at London 2012 for Brazil
• I'm an actress too, remember! Kylie Minogue is a bronze beauty at Cannes premiere of her new film Holy Motors
• Manchester City to bid £25m for Athletic Bilbao's Martinez as champions cool on Hazard
• A clash with Bolt can only help my own times, says Chambers
• Greek hospital 'threatens to keep baby until mother can pay the cost of delivering the child'
• Modi absence hangs over BJP meet as party president expected to get second term
• EXCLUSIVE: Lampard lining up a new Blue deal as Chelsea stick with old guard
• Teen suspended for anti-bullying video portraying a 12-year-old's fake suicide that led to one parent's call to 911
• When in Mumbai drink without a permit at your own peril now
• Nick Clegg's alma mater haunts his new pledge to narrow the gap in schools
• CHRIS EVANS: What do you say that could be any interest to the most famous lady on the planet?
• The hottest property: Why nobody can keep up with Brand Bolt
• North-Eastern students find a safety saviour in minister Sibal
• Border Patrol stops UPS van which swerved checkpoint... to find it's fake with 13 illegal Mexican immigrants in the back
• What happened to three months' salary Mark? Billionaire Zuckerberg spends an estimated $25,000 on 'simple' ruby ring for Priscilla Chan
• BLOGS OF THE DAY: Waiting for marriage equality
• Gareth Barry: Germany crushed us but winning trophies has built me up again
• THE INSIDER: Thank you, Ma'am. I remain your loyal, and occasionally disobedient, servant
• How the size of an average restaurant meal has QUADRUPLED since the 1950s - with U.S. burgers now three times as big
• After 126 years, the oldest Italian restaurant in the U.S closes having survived two earthquakes, floods, robberies and being burnt down
• The PM went for the shot, calling Balls 'that muttering idiot opposite'
• Donna Summer's family and friends gather to farewell the Queen of Disco in private memorial service
• Pregnant daughter-in-law of Abu Hamza is caught smuggling phone card to hate cleric under burka
• Foden calls for focus as England prepare for first tour since World Cup farce
• Heidi Klum, 38, is sexier than ever in racy pole-dancing music video
• Anything AnnaLynne can do! Now 90210's Shenae Grimes bucks beauty products for the natural look
• Crowds cheer as Zara Philips rides in racecourse clutching Olympic flame
• Being a pushy parent has little affect on your child: Babies filter out information they see as too complicated
• Paul Newman: Finally, there was a bright idea amid the gloom at Lord's
• Badly cut, poorly designed and made from cheap fabric... shape up M&S, your knickers are pants!
• Dating at 38? Men will run a mile. That's what a lonely-heart agency told Sarah. She vowed to prove them wrong
• Turkish man who bragged on Facebook that he would cover London in blood stabbed his English wife and mother-in-law to death in ‘senseless slaughter’
• What pregnancy did to our bodies: Six brave mothers reveal the toll having a baby has taken on their figures
• 'At least I didn't do the students': Porn star teacher talks about her double life (during interview on X-rated movie)
• NEWS IN BRIEF: Dyal Singh College exam row resolved
• Actress hurt in Transformers 3 stunt wins $18MILLION payout for permanent brain injury after being hit by flying cable
• 'Gay' penguins who have been preparing for fatherhood for six years finally get their shot after keepers give them an egg to look after
• UPA sends Congress Samajwadi Party message to Trinamool
• Simon Cowell's right! Success is the best revenge, says a career woman driven by her enemies
• Why women trying to have babies need to think about their body clock as well as their biological clock
• Are your neighbours middle-class cocaine addicts like me? It's more likely than you think, as this startling confession reveals
• Never mind the Men In Black! Will Smith's new co-star Nicole Scherzinger suits up for Wall Street
• The Gold Rush: Bolt is back to business of being the fastest man on the planet...
• Government comes under petrol fire from opposition and allies alike
• Rally fans save driver and his race navigator who got trapped underwater after their race car landed upside down in a pond
• EXCLUSIVE: No Holding back - West Indies coach and board must sort their act out
• BCCI: ‘Door may still not be fully shut on Kapil’
• Why Hamilton is no longer the pits twelve months on from Monaco outburst
• Petrol bomb: Rising oil import bill and softening rupee fuels steep rise in prices at the pumps
• Hard day's work for Shane Warne as he chooses Liz Hurley's outfit and then supports her at bed linen launch
• Trainer to the stars Tracy Anderson gives birth to a baby girl (but will she shed the post-pregnancy weight as quickly as her clients?)
• Delhi done in by wrong strategy in IPL quarter final
• The beautiful model shots that will haunt her parents forever: Never-before-seen images show Emily Longley before she was strangled by her boyfriend
• Dhoni blitzkrieg takes Chennai to 187 for five in IPL
• Oprah Winfrey's Chicago apartment for sale at $2.8million - HALF the price she paid for it six years ago
• Pietersen fined by ECB over Knight tweets on eve of second Test
• India aim for podium finish at Azlan hockey
• Brave woman, 25, battling rare condition turning her into a human statue as smallest bump can change her muscles to bone
• Williams forced to replace 90 per cent of garage infrastructure and reveal new pit procedures for Monaco
• Marathon battle ends in stalemate in Anand and Gelfand clash in Chess Championships
• Laughing all the way to the bank: Iron magnate's daughter who Prince Philip poked fun at during Australian visit is crowned world's richest woman
• In the case of Shakil Afridi, none dare call it treason
• Can corsets ever be comfy? Our size 12 model puts the latest High Street garments to the test...
• Wentworth recapturing lost hearts... and Brucie's enjoying a good game there as well
• Rabies victim 'failed to tell doctors about about dog bite or her trip to India'
• 'This is a camera I stole... and this is me': Dumb thief films himself and gives his name in clip on stolen camcorder
• Ohuruogu focused on 'ultimate' goal of winning second consecutive Olympic gold
• White supremacist jailed for 40 years for bomb attack that injured city's diversity officer
• Who looks most regal? Lily Cole puts on her sparkling tiara to meet the Queen at Diamond Jubilee celebration of the arts
• LORRAINE CANDY: There'll be no party for Mabel. All my birthday girl wants is to pull the dog's tail
• BEAUTY CONFIDENTIAL: What's your golden age?
• All the top tips and best bets for Thursday, May 24
• Suddenly shy Heidi Montag hides her surgically-enhanced figure under a demure top on dinner date with Spencer Pratt
• Laser peels promise dewy, youthful skin but the price is red-raw agony... so would YOU flay your face to look like Jennifer Aniston?
• Not feeling the heat... Lady Gaga keeps her cool in Bangkok despite wearing a rubber suit in temperatures of 33C
• Rooney's horse Tomway disappoints at Chepstow, finishing a tame second last
• Nottinghamshire coach Newell in discussions over Bangladesh job
• Fire scare in Capital after blaze breaks out in bank building with people trapped inside
• Feline greasy? Cute stray kitten saved from car wheel by RSPCA rescuers after getting her head stuck
• Army chief hauls up Lt-Gen Dalbir Suhag for 'botched' probe
• The wooden lightbulb that glows like a blazing fire - and makes you look nervously at your smoke alarm
• Prem again: Macho Salman is back to his lover boy image
• 'It was the pasta's fault': Dr Oz explains THAT trouser bulge... claiming spaghetti 'excited' him in Good Housekeeping shoot
• A Grand Day Out: Gizmos, gadgets and 4D bikes at the Life Science Centre
• 'Bomb explosion' in Allahabad kills four children and a woman
• Kim vs Gwyneth... who wore it better? Curvy Kardashian wears same midriff-baring dress as boyish Paltrow
• Smoking gun: 45 Rangers staff named as receiving cash extras
• Indian summer for the Clarkes as cricketer tweets photo of his wife in a traditional sari
• Tiny 2,700-year-old seal unearthed that bears the name Bethlehem and could prove the birthplace of Jesus was the bustling market town described in the Old Testament
• Fast-food company causes outrage to white AND latino groups after launching free pepperoni pizza deal for anyone who orders ONLY in Spanish
• QUANTAM LEAP: You are just a commodity for Facebook
• Mother's fury after teacher's aide tries to pull out autistic son's wobbly tooth... but takes out the WRONG one by mistake
• Why a priest would rather face jail than betray a penitent
• We have to improve! Britain coach disappointed after wheelchair basketball defeat
• PICTURED: Madonna before she became the Material Girl as yearbook goes up for auction
• We're off on holiday... to the shed! Writer angered by airport queues spends two weeks summer break in his Birmingham garden chalet
• CBI court hears Arushi case arguments but reserves order on charges
• The latest entrant to the space race is... Egypt!19-year-old student invents futuristic 'warp drive' for satellites
• Kristen Stewart gives it some leg at On The Road's Cannes premiere... as boyfriend Robert Pattinson shows his support on the red carpet
• THE CITY INTERVIEW: Tamara Mellon puts the boot into private equity
• Goddard warms up for London Olympics with silver at European Championships
• Turn the lights on! England star Cook calls for day-night Test matches
• MARKET REPORT: Italians batter London bourse
• Travellers 'forced homeless men to fight each other for entertainment' and gave one a horse tattoo 'to show they controlled him'
• And the MP most easily duped by the Queen is...
• Golden girls: Melissa Gilbert, Maria Menounos and Gladys Knight shimmer in shiny costumes on the season finale of Dancing With the Stars
• Geek chic: Bill Gates' 1979 Porsche Turbo to be auctioned off at starting bid of $21,000
• Team GB impress in narrow loss to Brazil in Paralympic World Cup football opener
• Burberry checks into menswear after 26 per cent jump in annual profit
• Investors suing Facebook after losing up to a fifth of their money since social networking site went public
• 'Mommy porn' hit Fifty Shades on track to become fastest selling series of all time as sales top 10million in just six weeks
• ALEX BRUMMER: Wall Street faces a fiasco over Facebook float
• Once you pop, you CAN stop: Adding bright-colored chips to a stack of snacks cuts the amount you eat by half
• Billie Faiers shows off her ample cleavage as she celebrates The Queen's Diamond Jubilee with fellow TOWIE cast members
• Barclays boss Bob Diamond plans to restore trust and burnish his bank's dented image
• Small suppliers furious at moves by Mothercare to slash their payments in an attempt to cut costs
• Banking giant predicts 'Greece will leave eurozone on New Year's Day' as EU politicians feud over euro crisis
• Doctors who plead Christian conscience over the contraceptive pill should take a hike
• The most beautiful rat's spine you'll ever see: Competition highlights stunning images which researchers use to study our cells
• Exiles vow to fight for Premiership status as Newcastle look likely to avoid drop
• Forget the Facebook investing hype, I'm making real money out of Pinterest giving me a shop window to the world
• Idowu set for warm up against rival Taylor less than a month before the Games
• Sales of dry shampoo rocket as TOWIE triggers trend for big hair
• Arise Sir Apple! British design genius behind the iPad is awarded a knighthood for services to enterprise
• Boy, 3, dies after unbuckling himself from booster seat, opening door and falling under wheels of his mother's car
• Morgan Stanley to reimburse investors ripped off by Facebook trades... as embattled social network may switch to New York Stock Exchange over bungled IPO
• 'You muttering idiot': David Cameron loses his temper after Ed Balls needles him with chillax jibe at PM's Questions
• Hello world! The magical moment rare Amazon river turtle hatches from egg in the palm of a hand
• Beautiful flowers? Look a little closer and you'll see these stunning bouquets are actually drops of paint
• Is your diet doomed to fail? Brits spend 14 YEARS of their lives counting calories
• Parents' fury as drink-drive footballer who killed their two boys in 90mph crash is set to be offered contract with new club on release from prison
• The Lone Ranger's Johnny Depp joins Native American tribe
• Ferry passengers hit by ashes as grieving family scatter relative's remains in river
• Dangerous driver who killed six-year-old boy while doing 59mph in a 30mph zone facing prison
• Kidd urges England fans to back Hodgson instead of moaning about Euros squad selection
• LIVE: Norway v England - follow the action from the Ullevaal Stadium as it happens
• FBI are not worried by London 2012 security, insists NYPD chief
• Chimpanzees have personalities 'just like people' - and are nearly as complex as us
• Girl, 11, binged on a 'vast quantity' of vodka and found slumped on a park bench late at night
• Too late for Tottenham! UEFA could change rule that smashed Spurs Champions League hopes
• 'I'm not flying with a female at the controls': Sexist passenger booted off plane for complaining that captain was a woman
• Froch: I've got it all to prove but home crowd will help me beat Bute
• Newcastle snap up highly-rated French midfielder Amalfitano on a free transfer
• Levi Johnston is 'penniless and living with his mother after squandering the $1million he's made on guns and boats'
• The sneezing monkey (...and nine other species we never knew existed until now)
• How plus-size model Kaela Humphries dropped 40lbs after she stopped eating like an athlete
• Now, that's model behaviour: Karolina Kurková works on her tan while sunbathing on Roberto Cavalli's luxury yacht
• The graduate! Justin Bieber wears a gown and mortarboard (that doesn't mess up his hair) as he celebrates finishing high school
• Heart Like Mine... Barry Gibb pays tribute to his late brother Robin Gibb with a touching video montage
• Kranjcar tempted by big money deals as he edges towards Spurs exit
• Skydiver dies and two others rescued from Lake Tahoe after jump from chopper ended in disaster
• Entirely new 'grapefruit-sized' organ found in jaws of giant whales - is it a 'second brain' built to help them eat more?
• Fore! Woman riding motorbike has several teeth knocked out... by an errant golf ball
• Hawaii finally verifies Obama birth records to Arizona after three-month wrangle
• So many workouts, so little time! Vanessa Hudgens limbers up for another fitness session at yoga class
• Feeling hormonal? How serious cycling could be playing havoc with male reproductive health
• Arrogant gangster racks up 71 parking tickets that he stuffed in glovebox of his yellow Lamborghini ... and has to pay up more than £7,000 in fines
• Bolton relegation was inevitable without investment, says Okocha
• Ten of the best convertible cars - but buy one when the sun shines and you'll pay more
• Hurt pride? Lion tries to maul shaggy-maned human visitor (but thankfully pane of glass got in the way)
• We want Moura! Sao Paulo REJECT mega £32m Chelsea bid for Brazilian teenager
• How Priscilla walked down the aisle with her dog and Mark wrote his own vows: Inside the Zuckerberg wedding
• Poisoned in the classroom: 125 Afghan girls rushed to hospital after 'Taliban attacked school with toxic powder'
• No leads in desperate search for missing college student, 22, after she disappeared cycling home
• Meningitis girl, 5, given hours to live recovers to become child model
• The day one boat gave another a piggyback following suicide bomber attack on US Navy ship
• Has nothing changed? Why the Facebook IPO proves you can never trust a bank
• 'It's a boy... but I was hoping for a girl,' says pregnant Snooki as she admits she's lost her sex drive
• 'He tucks me in, gives me a kiss and we'll talk': Michelle Obama on the First Couple's bedtime ritual
• Michelle Rodriguez takes a leap of faith... in a very daring nude bikini
• As its share price plunges, Facebook redesigns its hated 'Timeline' profile pages
• You two are so sweet! Hot new couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian cool off with ice cream in Cannes
• TOM PARKER BOWLES: The Queen of Puddings: Why a nation falls at her feet
• Monaco Grand Prix: All you need to know about round six of the 2012 championship
• Achtung... it's Spider-Man! Incredible photos reveal how Batman, Superman and friends helped the Allies win World War Two
• Public toilets must only have two flies: Extraordinary order from Chinese bureaucrats
• Kelly Clarkson: The superstar next door
• Newborn twins killed after doctor gave them TEN TIMES the prescribed dose of morphine
• That will never wash! Benefits cheat who claimed £33,000 by pretending he had to use a wheelchair caught cleaning windows
• Author Will Self and his family flee for their lives after roofs of £1 million houses in his street collapse
• Rupee crashes to an all-time low against the US Dollar and one Indian investment trust might suffer as a result
• Frumpy to fabulous! Jennifer Lopez swaps her sweats for sexy leather trousers on American Idol
• No one is expecting us to win! Shearer hopes reduced pressure will help England at Euros
• Going girly... Tulisa changes her casual gear for a flirty, floral dress for first day of X Factor auditions
• Daycare teacher 'scrubbed temporary tattoo from boy's face using cleaning chemicals which burned and scarred his skin'
• Men and women both love to gossip - but chatter tends to make males closer, whereas it can tear female friends apart
• Ocado racks up strong sales but growth lags behind big supermarkets
• Marching in heels: Town mayor causes outcry by wearing 'disrespectful' Union Flag shoes to army parade
• Allardyce makes room for new arrivals by axing Faubert, Carew and co
• More people struggle with catalogue shopping debt than payday loans
• Is property in France and Spain really that 'cheap' after the euro's dive?
• Lennon determined to have Celtic ready for Champions League qualifier in August
• Spanish star Michu will consider Premier League switch with Man United lurking
• AVB eyes longevity to take charge at Anfield... but didn't he say that at Chelsea?
• OLLY SMITH: Mine's by Royal appointment
• The Hundred Year Starship: First black astronaut receives $500,000 to ensure interstellar travel happens this century
• Revealed: Jillian Michaels' lesbian partner gave birth to baby boy TWO WEEKS before they adopted a girl from Haiti
• 'Just finish it here,' Shafilea Ahmed's mother told her husband as they suffocated her with a plastic bag, daughter tells court
• Grandson, 17, begged 911 dispatcher for help after grandmother shot him... and yelled he had been shot again before he died
• 'Prepare for the Grexit': Germans ready to boot Greece out of the euro ahead of emergency summit
• Here's looking at you, ma'am... but what do we really know about the woman who's ruled us for 60 years?
• You thought Accenture and Consignia were bad? Well meet hibu - the new name for Yell.com
• The Queen on tour: Her strangest gift, where she's been the most and other remarkable facts about our globe-trotting monarch
• Exclusive interview: Charlize unbound
• BMW PGA Championship: Keep up to date with the latest scores
• Piers Morgan told me how to hack phones in 2002, claims Jeremy Paxman as he gives evidence to Leveson Inquiry
• Company that became a cash shell set to be littered with directors from a previously successful energy business
• Lambert new favourite to be Villa boss but he refuses to discuss potential Midlands switch
• Want to see an end to the euro crisis and return to a profitable UK? Then don't rely on a government which insists the EU has the answers
• What Will The Neighbours Say! Sarah Harding wears a daring daytime outfit as she shows off her toned tummy in a crop top
• Given set to be fit for Euros despite flying to London to see knee specialist
• Has Kat been kicking off again? EastEnders star Jessie Wallace reveals a nasty looking bruise on her forearm
• Baron's son dies in Kenya resort after drug arrest: Friends claim that 'police brutality' may have been a factor
• Were mermaids real? New theory suggests 'aquatic apes' might account for legends
• Hundreds of women need to have smear tests retaken - after medic found to be carrying out tests incorrectly for 13 YEARS
• Firm that provides gas connections to residential and commercial properties is a turnaround story
• Egrets, we've had a few! Rarely-seen graceful birds are nesting in Britain for the first time
• Meet the FATHER of the bride who is getting pre-wedding Botox for his daughters' big day… so he doesn't look old for the ceremony
• Teenager pees in the back of a sheriff's car after telling deputy: 'I told you I had to go, you stupid cop'
• 'Look what I've got!' Father of 6-year-old arrested after child reveals a backpack carrying POT at school's show and tell
• Anti-supermarket campaigner arrested and held for hours after putting up posters condemning councillors
• Dowson will lead the way for England in Barbarians clash in absence of Robshaw
• Georgia May Jagger to star in back-to-school-themed ad for Madonna's Material Girl line (but will she be on model behaviour?)
• Dog collared! Three cheers for the Chaplain who nabbed his parish metal thief
• Why ignoring emails could be good for your heart
• More drama for John Travolta as old cross-dressing photos surface
• Brothers charged with cruelty after bed-ridden mother, 84, found covered in rotten food, blood and waste
• Can you be blamed for texting a driver? Couple who both lost a leg in crash sue student for sending messages to boyfriend, 18, before he hit them with his truck
• Forget Ibiza, go to Inverness! Scotland posts hottest day of the year in the UK... and at 27C it's warmer than the Mediterranean party island
• Martha Lane Fox unveils scheme where £159 buys you a refurbished Windows 7 computer and broadband for a year
• Robson tells Levein he is always available for Scotland despite move to Canada
• She's shy, has a wicked wit and animals are really important to her: Ten personal insights into the Queen from Sir Roy Strong
• Twice-dumped businessman sues ex-fiance (and former Hooters girl) for $50K after she broke off engagement over the phone from 2,800 miles away
• Back with a bang! Lauren Goodger wows on her second day back on TOWIE showing off her curves in a figure hugging red dress
• Fired-up England paceman Broad vows to turn up the heat on Windies
• Baby bliss: Peaches Geldof and fiancé Tom enjoy a leisurely day in the sunshine with their bundle of joy
• Bloodied and with a broken leg: First picture of Spinal Tap star Michael McKean after after being hit by car in New York
• Is Obama as bright as he seems? New evidence reveals his college class got lower SAT scores than Dubya
• Versace ditches signature brights for sultry black and white fashion campaign
• The secret of a happy marriage? Don't tell your spouse you are angry, but tell them you are sad
• Make-up free Minnelli! Liza leaves the cosmetics at home as she enjoys an afternoon shopping trip
• Into the wild: Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff talks whales, snakes and how to eat wallaby
• BSkyB gets competition reprieve as Netflix undermines its TV movie dominance
• 'We are both old ladies now, but The Queen sometimes drops by on Sundays after Mattins. We talk about happy memories': Her Majesty's cousin on their close friendship
• 'She has the heart and stomach of a man': The Queen by the diarists of the day
• McShane drafted into Ireland squad for friendly amid concerns over injury trio
• Newcastle avoid relegation as London Welsh ground fails to meet standards
• Going Viral: PM lashes out at 'muttering idiot' Balls
• From the TV coronation to the first walkabout, how the monarchy has moved with the times over the past 60 years
• Are these made from pollyester? Potty parrots help owners with their daily chores including hanging out the washing
• White House accused of 'outing' Pakistani doctor who led U.S. to Bin Laden's hideout as he is jailed for 33 YEARS for treason 'as punishment for humiliating his country'
• Teeny bikinis and bombshell icons… See what inspires the sexiest brand in the world as Victoria's Secret launches Pinterest account
• So how many top BBC stars are exploiting tax loophole? Corporation under pressure to reveal who is channeling pay through private companies
• Family home obliterated in huge explosion, days after engineers told residents smell of gas 'was nothing to worry about'
• Ding dong: Eight huge bells will be ringing out from the Queen's Jubilee flotilla. It will be very loud...
• She wasn't named Sports Illustrated cover girl for nothing! Kate Upton turns up the heat in her new bikini collection campaign
• PCSO is an arresting sight stripped down to her underwear in racy modelling photographs... but what will her bosses say?
• After their own annus horribilis the Red Arrows make a thrilling royal return
• Cost of motoring soars by 14 per cent in one year as fuel prices run amok
• Frequent fliers: Kaleidoscopic video captures mesmerising trails of 27,000 flights over America in 24 hours
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• Cool of the wild: From sunhats to ice-cream, how animals around the world have taken tips from us to cope with the hot weather
• We're staying at City! Aguero rules out move to Madrid as Balotelli insists he won't leave
• Already a little heartbreaker! Kourtney Kardashian takes Mason his first play date
• From town squares to behind drawn blinds: A look at the evolution of execution in America
• Look up: Skytree changes the Tokyo skyline as the world's tallest free-standing tower
• Cleverley putting hellish season behind him as he prepares for next campaign
• Donald awarded life membership of European Tour as celebs turn out in force for Wentworth Pro-Am
• World’s worst typo? University of Texas students arrive at degree ceremony to discover they've graduated from the Department of 'Pubic' Affairs
• Brave father has entire face taken off to remove brain tumour - and is now looking forward to his wedding
• Leaving no stone unturned! Stunning photos of the daredevil climber who tackles ledges smaller than credit cards
• 'You have never had a full sexual relationship. It must be very frustrating': Judge's pity for predatory sex attacker as he SPARES him jail for stalking underage schoolgirls
• Obama administration DID leak classified information to filmmakers on Osama bin Laden raid
• Here we go! England stars arrive for first meeting with Hodgson ahead of Euro 2012
• Schoolgirl, 4, left in tears after she is banned from primary's annual photo because her hairdresser father made her a bow of hair
• She certainly knows how to make an entrance! Geri Halliwell ensures she's the star of the show as she arrives for first day of X Factor auditions
• Two Western female doctors among five aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
• Fraudsters trick people into handing PIN numbers and cards over to couriers
• Staff 'coerced heiress Huguette Clark into giving them $44 MILLION in gifts - including $31 million for her nurse alone'
• Busy day to be King! Dalglish takes Soccer Aid training...then competes in golf Pro-Am
• Geek-chic 'Ray Bans' outclass Google Goggles - and record EVERYTHING they see
• A Cuban athlete, a straight-A student and a career criminal: The motley crew who stole more than £200,000 of cars
• Burberry profits jump by 24% lifted by strong menswear sales
• Boris Berezovsky
• How the Trident replacement and the MoD's £38bn 'black hole' help to subsidise India
• Girl, 13, 'hired two friends to kill her mother because she was too strict'
• Drogba swansong in China could be scuppered by Le Sulk's threat to quit
• Asprey set to unveil diamond-encrusted holographic portrait of Her Majesty to mark Jubilee
• Sidibe handed new Stoke deal... but he's not played for two years!
• In the royal box (and bag)
• Sunseeker who went sailing in a rubber dinghy is saved in dramatic rescue after winds blew him a MILE out to sea on the hottest day of the year… as forecasters say warm weather is set to stay
• Chelsea's departing hero Drogba and future star McEachran honoured with Olympic Torch run
• Cost of motoring soars above £6,000 per year for the first time as fuel prices go through the roof
• In the royal box (and bag)
• Revealed: The Canadian actress who will play Casey Anthony in new movie of the trial of America's most hated mom
• One in 12 babies pick up dangerous new infections in hospital
• QPR chairman Fernandes uses Asia links to set up lucrative pre-season tour
• Keep up the oil embargo before risking war with Iran
• 'Money printing has not harmed pensions' claims Bank as it warns eurozone crisis could spark more QE
• 'Greece open for business', say tourism bosses as German travellers report hostility
• It's not fair! Australia's hockey coach complains about fixtures at Games
• Online shoppers enjoy low inflation rate of 0.3 per cent
• The £2billion backlash: Zuckerberg sued by Facebook shareholders for 'hiding forecasts of future problems'
• She's not Dunroamin': Ultimo boss Michelle Mone puts £1.6million luxury home up for sale after collapse of her marriage
• Save £5 on food and wine when you spend £25 or more in M&S with this weekend’s The Mail on Sunday
• Is your football team slashing prices or hiking them 18%? New Premier League season ticket prices revealed
• Cervical cancer sufferer, 22, left infertile because she was too young for NHS test which could have picked up condition and spared her hysterectomy
• Rare 'backwards' Beatles Abbey Road photograph that dispelled 43 years of conspiracy theories sold for £20,000
• Lifestyle: E.R. indoors (and out, weather permitting)
• Are Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady expecting their second child? Rumours emerge that supermodel is pregnant again
• Price could be right for Klitschko: Wladimir ready to hand Brit title shot
• Kean stays for now as Blackburn owners dither over future of manager
• Men who have diets forced on them by wives often get FATTER - after bingeing on 'landslides' of food away from home
• Liverpool chief insists Reds are closer to making a decision on new stadium
• Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam: Couple share their house with TWO giant beasts (and they even catch a lift in the family car)
• Drink-drive keeper McCormick set for Swindon trial after release from prison
• Pensioner sees care home fees double to £125,000 a year
• Anne Hathaway pales in comparison to her Dark Knight Rises alter ego Catwoman
• Finally, the IMF is asking Britain to prioritise a ‘Plan B’
• Paedophiles who raped 11-year-old girl in block of flats have their sentences doubled after trial judge gave them just three years in prison
• Revealed: RFK Jr’s new lover flaunted their relationship on Twitter in weeks before tragic Mary's suicide - and boasted how she had made friends with her close pals
• Nancy Reagan, 90, recovering at home after breaking ribs in a fall
• Beauty Buzz
• Record April showers caused worst high street clothing sales for years as shoppers believed there was no need for a summer wardrobe
• Sugar and Spice: Kirsten and Kristen go for very different looks as they promote On The Road at Cannes
• McGeady lashes out at Keane after criticism from former Ireland captain
• 'I feel like a cat with nine lives': Kylie Minogue opens up about her cancer battle as she promotes her new movie in Cannes
• Watson on track to make second successive French Open after beating Fichman in qualifying
• Operation Muddy Fox: Trapped cub is rescued from hole caked in sludge and is back to his adorable best after a good scrub
• 'I think you're dreadful!' U.S. chat show host Anderson Cooper cuts interview with 'Human Barbie' short as she justifies giving daughter Botox
• Baby 'suffocated' after he was left in queen size bed’ by day care operator who was minding ten children
• Hodgson reassures Bent of England future despite Euro 2012 omission
• 88,000 children branded racists: Pupils as young as three reported over name-calling
• Amazon's one-day delivery claim 'misleading', watchdog finds
• Savvy students can get a £40 TV Licence refund for summer holidays
• Fashion Forward: Future couture stars
• I will beat Amir! Unbeaten Garcia ready to battle Khan as Vegas bout is announced
• That's what happens to Bad Boys! Alexandra Burke keeps ex Jermain Defoe's Bentley firmly under lock and key
• 'You've got a double!' Iceland shoppers cannot believe their eyes after 26-stone supermarket worker sheds half her bodyweight
• Markets plunge as impasse on euro bonds sees hope for EU summit 'chucked out the window'
• So ladies, apparently it's official: Women really are 'happier and less stressed than overworked men'
• Trouble in Constable country: Amateur football team facing ban from picturesque village for swearing during games
• Grieving families given HMRC tax hotline to help sort estates
• Carn-Arg! TOWIE's Arg and Diags enjoy a night out in Funky Buddha to celebrate newbie Tom Pearce's 22nd birthday
• Savers finally given the chance to beat the rising cost of living
• England face drugs crackdown as UEFA adopt zero-tolerance policy for Euro 2012
• Free iPad app lets you create 3D images of any place, person or object - and you can even PRINT out perfect replicas
• Champions League hero Didier Drogba mobbed by thousands of screaming fans as he carries the Olympic flame
• First Big Eck, now Big Emile... Villa let three players go as club continue revamp
• The hunt for Planet X is back on: Noted astronomer calculates planet four times size of Earth must exist on fringe of solar system
• Remy keen to join Spurs in £22m move... but only if Redknapp stays
• Fashion victims: Skinny jeans can cause nerve damage, doctor warns
• Cash-rich landlords flourish thanks to low buy-to-let mortgage rates as first-time buyers suffer
• Retail sales fall at fastest rate for two years as fuel purchases dry up after the petrol panic
• Harte stopping at Reading for another year as he signs contract extension
• Hammers and Saints on alert as target Benitez hints at Premier League switch
• Thiago Silva would prefer remaining at Milan to joining Man City, claims agent
• Massive tsunami debris clean-up operation begins on Alaskan island... and there's 1.5MILLION TONS still to arrive on North America's beaches
• Lace becomes her: Demure Danielle Lineker is elegant in vintage style high-necked cocktail dress
• He'll leave when he wants! Hammers' Wembley hero Vaz Te drops quit bombshell
• I want to play! Defoe could leave Spurs if he does not become first choice
• Two-thirds of car buyers turn to forecourt finance loans despite cheaper deals available elsewhere
• Can we fix our mortgage for 25 years?
• The world's hottest woman...? Scowling Bar Refaeli shows off a decidedly average off duty look
• How can we get my deceased father's ING savings account?
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• 'Black magic' curse inscribed onto ancient stone tablet calling on the 'mother of witches' to bind victim found hidden in museum
• Can I use my dead wife's inheritance tax allowance when I die?
• Zabaleta pledges loyalty to Manchester City despite Barcelona interest
• FirstGroup accelerates overhaul of its bus operations amid tough economic conditions
• MBNA are chasing me for debt - can you help?
• Hulk ready to replace outgoing Drogba as Porto star eyes Chelsea switch
• Rate plunge: Interest continues to tumble on top savings account deals
• That's what you call a power date night! Ricky Gervais, Paul McCartney and Ronnie Wood take their ladies out for dinner
• Priscilla Chan bought wedding dress under fake name in Denver last October… and went back in April to buy accessories
• Spurs leading the way in chase for West Brom's Swedish star Olsson
• I'm a title winner, get me out of here... Dzeko ready to quit City
• Facebook under attack as investors sue social network giant over misleading forecasts after share price plunge
• Come on, Heinz, catch up! Enterprising students create ketchup bottle that pours like milk (and it only took them two months)
• God pushed me out:’ Theology student who got trapped between rocks 100ft below the ground for 20 HOURS
• QPR target Man City midfield bruiser De Jong as they look to toughen up
• He's done it! Birdman of Henley jumps 2,400ft onto a pile of cardboard boxes... and lives to tell the tale
• Nationwide bucks trend of slow mortgage lending with 44% rise in home loans
• The fountain pen is mightier than emails or texts as the 'luxury item' makes a comeback
• Barton handed record 12-game ban for Etihad shame with QPR to kick thug out of 25-man squad
• Desperate man commits suicide before his home is foreclosed
• It's Elvis Priestly! I'm on a mission from God, says vicar who quit his church to become The King impersonator
• Double vision! Jedward reach the Eurovision Song Contest finals for the second year running
• From rickshaws to riches: Amazing photos of Bangkok from 100 years ago that show a metropolis in the making
• The lost tribe of Cambodia: Mysterious 'body jars' buried on cliffs in death rituals by 'previously unknown ancient people'
• Families' electricity bills to rise by up to £200 to ensure firms profit on their nuclear reactors and wind farms
• Arsenal line up £10m raid for Toulouse star Capoue as M'Vila talks stall
• 'My Big Fat Gypsy fairytale is over': TV couple getting divorced after 'some awful rows'
• Policeman shot dead outside Cairo polling station as political violence mars Egypt's first free election in 5000 years
• 'It was his worst nightmare': Court hears of newlywed's frantic bid to revive honeymoon bride found 'strangled to death in Mauritius hotel room'
• 'It's been an absolute dream': Disappointed Katherine Jenkins is graceful in defeat as she is named runner-up on DWTS
• Cameron should just say No to Strasbourg on prisoners getting the vote
• Bale boost for Redknapp as winger pledges his future to Tottenham
• The best Google Doodle ever? Search giant unveils synthesiser you can play in honour of electronic pioneer Robert Moog
• Shoppers bin £165 a year worth of discounted food as sell by dates expire before goods are used
• Honeymoon from hell: Couple's dream break at 5* resort was such a 'nightmare' they left after just two nights
• Cesc tells RVP to stay at Arsenal... one year after leaving them for Barcelona
• Kate Moss snubbed by her hometown Croydon as she's left off fame list (but Darth Vader and Ronnie Corbett are on there)
• Welcome to the People’s Republic of Britain: 'Socialist' Cable and his 'Communist' comrade Clegg are accused of stifling real Tory policies
• Mancini denies trying to offload Balotelli and Tevez to AC Milan
• Mother forces daughter to shoplift then refuses to pick her up from police
• Britain weighs up military options against Iran... as Tehran edges closer to letting UN inspect key 'nuclear weapons' site
• Cheaper supermarket own-label goods take over from big brands as consumers stretch their budgets
• He's my Rock: Muscle man Shayne Ward enjoys a romantic day out with long-time love Faye
• M&S workers angry as full-time staff has annual bonuses cut from £350 to only £100
• The waiting is almost over... Hazard set to decide between United, City and Chelsea by June 2
• 'Its time to face the music!!!!' tweets Caroline Flack as she dances around the set on her first day back to the Xtra Factor
• From Yell.com to Hibu? Online directory service rebrands itself (and even chief executive admits new name is meaningless)
• FTSE CLOSE: Dashed hopes for Brussels 'growth summit' triggers slump; Burberry down despite profits jump
• Cameron has 'given up' on move to make dismissing staff easier, says venture capitalist behind plan
• That's not very green: The Voice judge Will.i.am turns up to climate change debate... in a huge gas-guzzling helicopter
• RICHARD KAY: Joanne's new love of polo: Harrow art teacher at centre of topless photos row finds love with dashing England star
• Middle classes face five financial barriers to access care in old age, report claims
• Coronation Street's Beverley Callard crisis as she faces bankruptcy again after receiving £60,000 tax bill
• Man who beheaded and cannibalised fellow passenger on Greyhound bus thought he was attacking an alien
• Broken Britons: How average person suffers 9,672 ailments in a lifetime
• Chelsea winning the European Cup was a bad day, admits Arsenal midfielder Frimpong
• Former Land Girl died from infection after being 'starved in hospital for ten days'
• Hot metal! Kelly Brook smoulders in a gold chainmail basque.. before slipping into a corset and coat to party on Diddy's yacht
• What we DIDN'T expect! Cheryl Cole makes a fashion blunder as her stick-on bra peeks out from under her dress at premiere
• What the back pages say: Over to you, Torres! £50m Fernando can fill my boots, says Drogba
• Muslim woman told to 'remove face covering or get out' of New Jersey shopping mall
• Every reason to smile! Parents-to-be Giuliana and Bill Rancic are grinners at the Gracie Awards
• Broadway heir arrested for abusing girlfriend for THIRD time in past year by trying to' break into her apartment in jealous rage'
• Made in China: 'Flood' of counterfeit parts used in U.S. military gear - which could 'compromise national security'
• Fletcher boost for Manchester United as midfielder set to resume training
• Neighbours fight Matt Lauer's plans for lavish Hamptons horse farm with room for 30 horses
• Did second-day Facebook sell-off almost become a run on shares? Claims Nasdaq glitch caused chaos among investors
• 'Anti-racist' vigilante gang arrested after 18-strong mob attack white supremacist bar with hammers
• What not to do when you're expecting! Cameron Diaz looks like she's partied hard at premiere after-party
• Rio's simply the best! Ronaldo stunned by England snub for Ferdinand
• Everyone loves an underdog! Dancing With The Stars sees surprise win as Donald Driver scoops the mirrorball trophy
• The gr8 way to say what you REALLY think: Study finds people are more truthful in text messages than in person
• Airport security queues could last for four hours during the London Olympics
• American Pie actress Tara Reid struggles to get her sea legs as she stumbles off P Diddy's yacht
• Now FBI launch investigation into founder of 'revenge porn' site Is Anyone Up?
• Pastor condemns homosexuals in sermon saying gays and lesbians 'should be put in electrified pen to let them die off'
• Woman frowns and laughs while being charged with stabbing two women to death in Atlantic City
• Glee graduates! Emotional finale sees Finn and Rachel in tear-jerking split, while fans are left with end of series cliffhangers...
• Cannes we both come? Kim Kardashian and reality star rival Paris Hilton both spotted at P Diddy boat party
• Coalition agrees huge spending boost on infrastructure projects
• Bringing some sex back to the city: Kim Cattrall, 55, turns heads in plunging dress at New York garden party
• Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels finally come to domestic partnership settlement agreement
• 'It's a battle of opposites!' Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips kick off American Idol final with powerhouse performances
• Leaving no stone unturned: Mystery as 13 historic military tombstones found in man's backyard... while he's gardening
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• 'Mountain man' who fled from drug charges turns himself in to Montana police after months-long search
• Honest to goodness! Florida crossing guard finds $1,800 hanging out of an ATM... and returns it
• Get that guy a contract! Baseball fan, 20, honoured by Cincinnati Reds after catching back-to-back homerun balls
• His car is sexy black! Justin Timberlake cruises in classic Pontiac convertible
• Police launch hunt for father who put his TODDLER inside a laundry machine after surveillance video captures the incident
• Obama daughters' school hit with prank email about condoms and 'inappropriate sexual behaviour'
• A fanfare fit for the Queen: Military musicians mark the Diamond Jubilee with record-breaking 91-trumpet fanfare within earshot of Buckingham Palace
• All she's missing is a mohawk: Willow Smith channels 1970s punk look with spiked shorts and shoes
• Sizzling chemistry: First trailer for The Great Gatsby shows Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in steamy sex scene
• How sweet! Jennifer Garner treats three-year-old Seraphina to ice cream
• Chariots of Fire: Gold medals all round for this adaptation of the celebrated film
• The recession's silver lining: Traffic congestion down 30% in America's 100 largest metropolitan areas
• Alone in the wilderness: Ejector seat from B-52 crash that killed seven men fifty years ago is found in Maine forest
• Naked ambition: Female candidate for Mexican congress goes TOPLESS on giant billboard in an effort to win votes
• Wood you believe it! Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson buys Heath Ledger's $3m Tree House
• Now that's a whirlwind romance! Couple has a TORNADO as uninvited guest to their wedding
• That's not the best way to do demure! Lindsay Lohan attempts an elegant look... but forgets her bra
• Now they're really taking off: First official Angry Birds theme park opens as game's creators look to become as big as Disney
• Hero father saves son, 5, from falling off 35-ft cliff - but is ticketed TWICE after he fails to stop Jeep plummeting into river
• Mac on... The end of the Asbo
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• Jessica Alba recycles wardrobe as she dons denim gilet second day running... but achieves two very different looks
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• The Fresh Prince of... Toronto! Prince Charles spins some tunes on the decks as he tries his hand at DJ-ing
• 'Killer' abducted missing Sierra LaMar, 15, at random as she walked to school, say police as her DNA is found in his bag
• Police kill two in Syrian crowd after they gathered to welcome UN observers
• Anti-corruption detective and 3 ex-officers arrested after claims Met police were 'pocketing bribes worth £20,000 from private investigators'
• Veteran broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby quits Radio 4 show Any Answers? after 24 years
• Diamond Jubilee strike by BBC staff averted after agreement over new pay deal
• M&S staff in revolt after annual bonuses for full-time staff slashed to only £100
• Off Duty: Jennifer Love Hewitt gives the sexy lingerie a rest as she arrives at LAX in sweats
• Communist Clegg: Private school head hits out at Deputy PM after he says universities should favour state pupils
• Marvel Comics announces plans to have gay superhero marry on their pages... just one day after rival publication house promises to 'out' a famous character
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• So much for the low profile, Madame First Lady: Valerie Trierweiler given civil servants and bodyguards
• Hope your dress isn't that tight! Danielle Lloyd enjoys a pampering session ahead of her wedding in super skinny jeans
• Cheap own labels overtake branded goods at the shops as consumers try to make their budgets go further
• Slopbuckets farce: UK-wide scheme to turn leftovers into energy only creates enough power for one small town
• Royal lawyer who advised News International defends the use of surveillance on hacking victims
• Incriminating Facebook photos and restaurant check-ins see a THIRD of married couples change their status to 'divorced'
• Christians' anger at plans to sack GPs if they refuse to give single women the Pill
• Father 'murders mother and three young children and then burns house down before killing himself 75 miles away'
• I’ve landed the Codfather! Angler catches largest ever example of the species caught in Europe weighing in at a whopping 91lb