An inquest into the death of Chris Hardman, better known as pop singer Lil Chris, heard his body was found hanged at him home in Lowestoft by a friend on March 23, shortly before he was pronounced dead.

The Bridesmaids star expressed his frustration in a sarcastic tweet, saying: 'Some might think body-searching a baby and binning his bottle was over zealous and weird, but not me!'

Morrisons has announced it will bring back staff at 1,000 'express' checkouts in response to shopper anxiety about using the self-scan tills, as part of a drive to win back shoppers who fled to Aldi and Lidl.

Elliot Fogel, 40, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison yesterday after he breached a lifetime restraining order that bans him from contacting Claire Waxman, pictured.

It's a lot easier for women to please men in bed than it is for men to please women. Why? Well, men are straightforward and women are complicated, physically and mentally.

Natalie Dicks, who suffers from hypermobility, was waiting for a scan at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon when her plastic chair 'crumbled', knocking her hand into the X-ray table

Police officers executing a search warrant in Newham, east London discovered a bathroom floor covered in a green leaf-like substance which someone had tried to flush down the toilet.

A new study has shown that the optimum time for sex for a man is 7.54am compared to 11.21pm for a woman. While the majority of women feel frisky in the evening, men prefer sex before they start their day.

Nicola Sturgeon's party has seen its support surge 34 per cent ahead of Labour, according to a poll published by Ipsos MORI this morning. David Cameron said the SNP saw the UK as the 'enemy'.

Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam served up lunch to schoolchildren in Chippenham today (pictured), as the Lib Dem leader announced he wants free meals for all primary pupils.

Mr Juncker approached the Ukip leader as he walked into the EU Parliament building in Strasbourg this morning. He wished him good luck in South Thanet, so he had to stand down as an MEP.

Putting tax at the heart of the Conservative pitch for victory in next week's General Election, the Prime Minister will say voters face their biggest choice on the economy 'for a generation'.

Lindsay Sandiford, 58, from Cheltenham, on death row in Bali for smuggling cocaine has accepted her fate and said she 'feels like just giving up' in the wake of the execution of the Bali Nine ringleaders.

Peter John Drummond, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, pictured, convinced his victim to let him into her home by claiming he needed help with his benefits forms, police said.

Authorities have been alerted to the game after a 13-year-old girl from northern France went missing for three days last week, and claimed to have been challenged to the 'Game of 72' dare.

Progress M-27M will fall back to Earth in a matter of days, experts have said. The ISS-bound spacecraft suffered a glitch after launching yesterday and is now spinning out of control.

Nearly 100 primary pupils from Lostwithiel School in Cornwall were due to travel to Exeter Mosque in Devon as part of an RE trip but 10 children pulled out after their parents expressed 'grave concerns'.

The Queen has placed an advertisement for a trainee butler on the royal website, which comes with a starting salary of £15,781. The successful applicant will also get accommodation thrown in.

The artichoke is is being deified amongst foodie trendsetters who insist just one baby heirloom in a bottle can offer life-improving immunity, inflammatory and detoxification benefits.

From meat and vegetable cuts and cooking techniques to the difference between a dash, pinch and smidgen, FEMAIL explains all the kitchen terms you should be armed with.

Russell Stanfield, 38, from Derker near Oldham, who has a long history of thefts, has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order, banning him from even touching coin-operated machines, in a world first.

Residents in Paignton, Devon, were on the lookout for a thug after finding toys had been taken from their children's graves and torn to shreds, but discovered the culprit was a seagull.

Dr Sergio Canavero wants to transplant volunteer Valery Spiridonov's head, but his identical appearance to a doctor in the trailer for the new Metal Gear Solid game has lead some to cry hoax.

Nearly 100 primary pupils from Lostwithiel School in Cornwall were due to travel to Exeter Mosque in Devon as part of an RE trip but 10 children pulled out after their parents expressed 'grave concerns'.

The world is holding its breath for the latest addition to the royal family but could the renewed parking restrictions outside the exclusive Lindo Wing mean that we could be waiting a little longer?

The Californian company has yet to comment on reports that some tattooed owners of the Apple Watch are experiencing problems with the heart rate sensor, which is used for various functions on the device.

Travellers face lengthy traffic jams on three of the biggest motorways in the country - the M6 in Birmingham, the M1 in Bedfordshire and the M40 in Oxfordshire - over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Seven properties have already reportedly vanished into the huge crater in the village of Solotvino in the Zakarpatska Oblast region of western Ukraine.

Thousands of police officers in Baltimore, Maryland threw tear gas and fired rubber bullets as they marched on about 100 defiant protesters who defied Tuesday night's curfew.

Property mogul Rob Moore, 36, bought the 458 Spider last week only to lose control on a corner, sending the car flying into the garden of an office building in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

EXCLUSIVE: Experienced mountaineer Tim Mosedale from Cumbria said he returned to base camp to find calculating thieves had picked through damaged tents to steal anything of value.

If your spare room is stuffed with junk, you could be sitting on a very expensive mess. Homeowners who rent out their spare rooms to guests make an average of £2,822 a year.

Lucy and Mike Carroll, 29 and 31, from Poynton, Cheshire, have been left devastated after being told both Ollie, four and Amelia, two have Late Infantile Batten Disease and are unlikely to live past age 12.

New Zealander Philip Lyle Hansen, 56, has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges, including unlawful sexual connection, after women accused him of removing their teeth during sex.

While marriage has been shown to boost a man's chance of a long life, the effect appears to be opposite for those who indulge in polygamy, say cardiologists in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Matthew Colvin, 26, was behind bars on Tuesday in Southhaven, Mississippi, and will be extradited back to Memphis on Wednesday.

A former Premier League striker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after becoming the highest-profile player to be convicted of match-fixing allegations.

All this week, AMELIA FREER - nutritionist to the stars and author of bestseller Eat. Nourish. Glow. - shows how to change the way you eat. Today, how to achieve grace around food...

Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus described in their recently-published memoir how Castro raped them over and over each day, forcing them to watch while he attacked the other girls at his Cleveland home.

Fear of incidents and the growing threat of court fees has led to a boom in drivers putting video cameras on their dashboard. Vidur Gupta, pictured, says footage helped win his claim.

The gendarmes broke up groups of men who were trying to jump on trucks heading for the French port and then on to Dover in the latest game of cat and mouse around the town.

Tragically Jake the police dog died just one month before he was due to receive his 'animal OBE'. The Springer Spaniel was part of the combined dog team for Warwickshire and West Mercia police forces.

Ellemae Addison, now nine from Warrington, Cheshire, called 999 and let paramedics into the house to help her mother Loretta, 28, and then showed a policeman how to bottle-feed her sister.

American Jody Bochner, 28, was returning home from visiting his girlfriend in the UK when he became threatening and abusive while drunk and ignored requests from airline staff.

This footage, filmed by undercover investigators in August 2013, shows Susan Malpas, pictured, running three laps of the arena at the Canine Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warkwickshire.

Caffe Be On, in Bristol, has come under fire after A photo was tweeted of its a £7.95 meal deal menu, which offered men and woman a separate list of foods to choose from.

Villagers in the southern Indian state of Keral came to the aid of a two-year-old elephant trapped inside an abandoned well after they heard its cries for help and set it free by carving a makeshift slope.

MATT LAWTON - SPECIAL REPORT: David Haigh has borrowed a device off a prison guard to make the call on Skype. He has no idea if he will get five minutes or 40 to tell his extraordinary story.

A mother has captured her daughter's passionate rant against her brother's bad behaviour and the level of dirt in the family house in a hilarious home video, as the little girl yells: 'I have to move on sometimes.'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Frozen dog heads and more than 20 carcasses of animals including German Shepherds were found at a Luoyang city building being used as a slaughterhouse.

One in seven married people say their spouse's activities on social media has made them contemplate divorce, according to a new survey by UK family law firm Slater and Gordon.

The release of the girls and women came during a military operation to wrest back the Sambisa Forest from the Islamist terror group, the Nigerian Army confirmed last night.

Victoria's Secret is about to get even bigger - and hotter - after adding ten new Angels to its coveted roster.

The 78-year-old called for equal pay for equal work during his general audience speech in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Driver Mohammed Arif left his car parked on double yellow lines after apparently being involved in a crash with another vehicle in central Manchester.

Sophie Payne, 41, from Astley, Greater Manchester, who lives on £80-a-week disability benefits, has asked strangers to help fund her daughter's dreams of going to national theatre school.

Jill Eyre, 47, branded council bosses in Darlington, Co Durham, 'heavy handed' after they took her to court, but they say she was warned 'several times' about taking her pet into the cemetery.

Navinder Singh Sarao - dubbed 'the Hound of Hounslow' - was further detained after he was again unable to provide the full amount when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court

Dan Hill, who lives near Guildford in Surrey and appears on the auction show Storage Hunters UK on digital channel Dave, has told of shopping in Harrods for goodies for Isabella and Jacob.

Online shopping giant Amazon is rumoured to be about to hike the minimum spend for UK customers to qualify for free super saver delivery, from £10 to a £20 basket.

Police found 600 plants during a raid on an outbuilding at Daresbury Hall in the village of Daresbury, Cheshire, where Carroll lived for 11 years of his life.

Scientists led by the University of Tennessee detected the subsurface by using a hoop-like electromagnetic sensor suspended beneath a helicopter to map the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

Jan Gaye writes in an autobiography to be published next month that Ryan O'Neal rubbed himself on the back of her head with his groin during a lunch at a restaurant in Hollywood. He denies it.

The footage shows two masked men burst into a convenience shop in the Monton area of Salford last month before demanding the till be opened. When the shopkeeper defends himself, he is attacked

Children born to severely obese mothers were four times more likely to have ADHD and three times more likely to have autism, experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

The American Chemical Society in Washington DC explained the science behind the Avengers in a video. It looks at the composition of Iron Man's suit and Captain America's shield (shown).

Metropolitan Police officers have used their warrant cards to get into nightclubs, travel on first class rail services and even con their way into football matches while drunk according to new figures.

The bank is closing sites where it has two or more branches within 500 metres of each other. The closures include nine in England, including two in North London at Harrow on the Hill and Enfield.

Captured by famed photographer Douglas Kirkland, the images fill a new limited-edition book, Coco Chanel: Three Weeks/1962.

The Seoul-based company's latest handset (pictured) boasts a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera for sharper selfies.

Malcolm Lightner now lives in New York but was brought up in a trailer park in Naples, Florida, just a street away from the first official race that started the sport.

Video footage shows the streaker, clad in only his white boxer shorts race down the pitch during Southport's match with Welling United at their Park View Road stadium in south east London.

No matter what class you have paid for, sometimes the best part of a flight is the breathtaking view out of the window and there's no better guide to the sights than a pilot.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Parents only learnt of death of 13-year-old after reading a death notice in their local newspaper. The boy went missing last October but was taken in by a shelter.

Zhao Mashui, 53, paid for carvings of currencies on his house in south-east China to show the mother of his children, who reportedly left him 20 years ago, that he had been a success.