Chilling new details of Tunisia beach massacre: Killer joked as he selected his tourist victims before opening fire with an AK47, killing 37 - including five Britons - and seriously wounding 36

Tunisia ‘ISIS’ terrorist is arrested for killing 37 tourists on Sousse beach

Eyewitnesses have described how the depraved gunman 'laughed and joked' with holidaymakers on a Tunisian beach before he mercilessly opened fire on them - slaughtering 37 and injuring another 36. Armed with an AK47 which was hidden underneath his parasol, Seifeddine Yacoubi was choosing who he wanted to kill in Sousse - even telling some to 'go away'. The massacre that ensued left at least five Britons dead, although the Foreign Secretary has warned the true number could be much higher. He began firing on the sand before violently bursting into the lobby of a nearby hotel. The bodies of his victims were covered with towels on the beach where he gunned them down (pictured). One of those killed was Lorna Carty (inset) from Ireland, who had taken her husband Declan on holiday to help him recover from his recent heart surgery. The assassin was later pictured stalking the streets of Sousse (left) looking for more victims before Tunisian police shot him dead.

Horrific footage captures terror of tourists fleeing Tunisian beach as gunshots and explosions ring out around seaside resort

British holidaymaker films tourists fleeing Tunisian beach attack

Matthew Kenyon, 21, from York, filmed from his hotel balcony in Sousse, Tunisia, as tourists fled along the beach and hid in the trees during today's attack in which 37 people were killed. Mr Kenyon was in the beach resort on the coast of the Mediterranean with girlfriend Diane Darlington in order to celebrate her 21st birthday when the attacks began. Like many British holidaymakers, the couple were sunbathing on the beach when the shooting began, but quickly fled to their hotel, where they barricaded themselves in.

Travel agents braced as thousands of British holidaymakers prepare to cancel their trips to Tunisia in wake of hotel massacre 

The travel association ABTA said its 1,200 member tour operators were holding urgent discussions over whether to bring tourists home and cancel holidays after Sousse terror attack.

ISIS suicide bomb rips through Kuwaiti mosque after Friday prayers killing at least 27 worshippers

Shocking photos show dozens of dead and wounded Muslims who were all observing the holy month of Ramadan in the Al-Imam al-Sadeq Shiite mosque in Kuwait City, pictured in the aftermath.

'Just go, tell our children that their daddy loves them': Fiancee tells how hero father used his body to shield her from bullets as he was shot three times in the stomach by terror gunmen in Tunisian massacre

Fiancee in Tunisia tells how Matthew James used his body to shield her from bullets

Matthew James, 30, from Cardiff, was on a two-week holiday with fiancee Sarea Wilson, 26 (pictured together, left), at the Bellevue Hotel in Tunisia when gunmen attacked the nearby beach earlier today, killing 37 and leaving 36 wounded (right). Miss Wilson has told how Mr James used his body to shield her from bullets, before telling her 'I love you babe. But just go - tell our children that their daddy loves them.' The news comes as a second Briton, James McGurie, believed to be in his 60s, was reported killed in the attack at a popular tourist destination.

Off-duty officers told not to wear their uniforms as police reveal they have foiled ISIS plot to bomb Lee Rigby parade

Off-duty policemen have been warned not to wear their uniforms in public amid fresh fears of a Lee Rigby-style attack in Britain following three separate attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait.

Irish mother who was gunned down on Tunisian beach had taken her husband on relaxing holiday to help him recover from heart surgery

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One of the 37 innocent people to be gunned down on a Tunisian beach today was Lorna Carty (pictured) from Ireland, who had taken her husband on holiday to help him recover from heart surgery.

UN secretary-general, White House and Kremlin condemn terror attacks as Pentagon investigates whether they were coordinated centrally

The White House and Kremlin have joined the secretary-general of the United Nations in condemning the suspected terrorist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France on Friday.

ISIS carries out one of its 'worst massacres' in Syria within 24 hours of re-entering Kobane as 120 civilians are killed by snipers and rockets 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said many of the dead in Kobane were in their homes when they were killed by the group's rockets. Snipers shot at 'anything that moved.'

French police seize woman at home of 'ISIS fanatic' who beheaded his boss and scrawled Arabic writing on the severed head

French police seize woman at home of ‘ISIS fanatic’ who beheaded man in attack

The woman was led away by police from an apartment building in Saint-Priest, near the city of Lyon, just hours after 30-year-old delivery driver Yassine Salhi was arrested on suspicion of decapitating his boss, writing Arabic slogans on the severed head and hanging it on a fence outside the nearby headquarters of a gas company.

Massacre on Tunisian beach, a beheading in France and suicide bomb set off in Kuwaiti mosque: Are today's attacks part of 'month of calamities' planned by ISIS for Ramadan? 

Experts believe Tunisia, France and Kuwait attacks are part of ISIS masterplan

As depraved gunmen opened fire on a packed beach in Tunisia today, a factory owner was beheaded in France and 27 worshipers were massacred in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Kuwait. It has raised fears that ISIS could be marking the holy month of Ramadan, and the one year anniversary of its self-proclaimed caliphate, to violently 'rise up against the non-believers'.

PM 'to scare us into voting to stay in Europe' as leak lays out 'Project Fear' tactics

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Leaked details of the Prime Minister's talks with other EU leaders reveal he has set himself the 'firm aim' of keeping the UK in the EU, in a move likely to infuriate Eurosceptics.

Mortgage misery for 3million households: Those on punitive standard variable rates have to pay an extra £4billion a year 

More than three million homeowners are saddled with expensive mortgage deals that are costing an extra £4billion a year, and may soon be be unable to afford their mortgages if interest rates rise.

Tesco shareholders attack bosses over staff's 'slave wages' after it emerges taxpayer is topping up employees' incomes 

Bosses at the firm, which posted a record annual loss of £6.4billion last year, have faced fierce criticism over the supermarket's decline at an annual meeting of its small shareholders.

As scary as she is sexy: Maria Sharapova has all the warmth of her Siberian homeland, JANE FRYER found during a comical encounter with the tennis goddess

JANE FRYER meets MARIA SHARAPOVA

Maria Sharapova looks like a giantess dressed up as a doll. Her enormous shoulders jut out either side. Her thighs are rippling, surprisingly chunky and ever so slightly veiny. Her beautiful face is expressionless. And her eyes . . . her eyes are green, sleepy, incredibly sexy but also rather scary.Like a tiger that could turn any moment, and take out her entire (very extensive) entourage with one arm and then gobble us all up.

Janner WILL face justice: Top barrister to recommend DPP's decision is over-ruled so case against Labour peer IS heard in court

EXCLUSIVE: The independent QC is expected to reveal next week that the case should be heard in court, despite his severe dementia, after a review was launched into the controversial decision.

Crikey, that's a squeeze! Boris pushes the power-to-weight ratio as he takes electric racing car for a spin round Battersea Park track

Boris Johnson took the Formula E car around the track ahead of London's inaugural E Prix in which the world championship for the electric cars will be decided.

Now you can print your FACE on a latte: Coffee machine lets anyone create intricate foam art in just 10 seconds

The $999 (£640) 'Ripple Maker' works by combining 3D printing technology with an ink-jet system that prints out natural coffee extract, called Ripple Pods.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: I was stricken with M.E. for a year, says Sam Cam's sister

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Emily Sheffield, Samantha Cameron's younger sister, has revealed she suffered with ME, which causes chronic fatigue, for a year until she swam in the icy sea near County Galway.

The day Her Majesty reprimanded Lewis Hamilton for being too quick off the mark: Queen gives F1 star a lesson in table manners during royal lunch 

The day Her Majesty reprimanded Lewis Hamilton for being too quick off the mark: Queen

His  ability to get off to a flying start on the race track helped him become a Formula One world champion. But Lewis Hamilton would have been wise to be a little less hasty when he found himself sitting next to the Queen at a lunch event. The 30-year-old driver jumped straight in and began chatting to Her Majesty - prompting her to give him a lesson in table manners.

Dancer in Alton Towers roller coaster crash becomes second person to have leg amputated after seven surgeries to limb

Dancer in Alton Towers roller coaster crash is 2nd person to have leg amputated

Vicky Balch, 20 (left), who has been in intensive care since the crash on The Smiler ride on June 2, had her right leg removed below the knee yesterday morning, according to her lawyer. Miss Balch was riding in the front of a carriage on the ride when it smashed into a stationary coach at 20mph, burying the metal crash barrier into her knee. She was sat alongside Leah Washington, 17, who had her left leg amputated above the knee earlier this month.

Rwanda spy chief accused of war crimes who was bailed with the help of Cherie Blair 'was in Britain to meet the head of MI6' 

General Karenzi Karake, pictured, was to visit his British counterpart last Thursday, but the meeting is thought to have been cancelled at the last minute.

Worth the wait! After 40 years of entering Daily Mail competitions, reader finally wins buy-to-let house worth £260,000 

Veronica Clarke, 71, from Caldicot in South Wales, is is planning to enjoy the high life by taking out a mortgage on the property and splashing the cash during a three-week cruise through the Mediterranean

Same-sex couples rush to marry just hours after Supreme Court delivers momentous decision legalizing gay marriage - but hold-out states are STILL refusing to grant licenses 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex unions are the law of the land. 'No union is more profound than marriage,' the majority wrote. The chief justice wrote a scathing dissent.

The wonders of the grapefruit diet have been squashed! Celebrity fad would only hep you lose weight if you eat 40 at once 

The grapefruit diet has been championed by the likes of Kylie Minogue and Brooke Shields but scientists say you would need to eat 40 grapefruits to get the full benefit of its fat-burning chemicals.

Millionaire BBC boss who kept a secret family around the corner... until the shattering day his wife and mistress met at his hospital bedside

How wife of millionaire BBC boss Anthony Fry met his mistress by his hospital bed

Anthony Fry, left, managed to keep news of his mistress Claire Hoey, right and their two twin girls secret from his wife Anne, until he suffered a massive stroke on March 4 last year, when they bumped into each other in hospital. Mrs Fry initiated divorce proceedings when she discovered details of the affair. As a result the £13.5million marital home in Notting Hill, inset was sold.

Scandal hit BBC Trust could be axed and replaced by Ofcom within two years under radical reform being drawn up by ministers 

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, pictured, is now drawing up a discussion paper featuring several options for radical reform of the Corporation's governance.

Woman teacher at £29,000-a-year private school let pupil touch her thigh and was seen having drunken sex with diving instructor during school trip to Cuba

Hayley Dimmock, 28, was banned indefinitely from teaching after admitting allowing a male pupil from Bedford School to run his hands up her ankle and inner thigh, and touch her bottom.

Lindsay Lohan 'stalker' who claimed he was the star's husband and sent abusive emails to Chiltern Firehouse gets restraining order

German national Daniel Vorderwulbecke (left), 37, claimed he was the star's husband and the Queen's nephew and thought the Mean Girls star was staying at the celebrity haunt Chiltern Firehouse.

Ian Brady security officer is jailed for smuggling camera into Moors murderer's high-security psychiatric hospital

Alan Hagan, 48, was on trial over his dealings with News Of The World crime reporter Lucy Panton in 2008 while he worked at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside.

'Bigger girls in bikinis are not asking for your feedback!' Plus-size fashion vlogger takes down hateful critics who claim 'fat' girls shouldn't wear two-piece swimsuits 

Plus-size fashion vlogger Loey Lane takes down critics of fat girls

Loey Lane, 22, talks about beauty and plus-size fashion on her popular YouTube channel. In a recent video, she came up with a tongue-in-cheek list of reasons why 'fat girls shouldn't wear bikinis'. She addresses each of the unfair objections, which include that it's 'unattractive', that it 'promotes obesity', and that it 'makes people uncomfortable'.

Hotter than Ibiza! Plume of hot air from France will send temperatures soaring into the 30s next week 

The balmy conditions will start crossing the Channel next week,bringing with it temperatures in the mid-30s, but forecasters are unable to say how long the heatwave will last.

BEL MOONEY: Is my man cheating... or has the menopause made me paranoid?

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This week, BEL MOONEY advises a woman with trust issues about her second husband. A woman he used to work with (who has had mental health problems) often texts him. She's 23; he's 42.

Phew! Smelly refrigerator sends almost a dozen people to hospital after mysterious odour overpowers them

Almost a dozen University of Kentucky workers were sent to the hospital Wednesday after inhaling the fetid fumes of a festering fridge.

Greek PM calls referendum on bailout terms paving way for vote to decide whether crisis-hit country stays in the euro

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, center, leaves after an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 26, 2015. European leaders have tasked finance ministers from the euro countries with concluding a debt financing agreement with Greece over the weekend, just days before Athens has to meet a crucial debt deadline. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Alexis Tsipras will give the Greek people a vote on July 5 on whether to accept the terms of a new bailout, despite Angela Merkel warning he he only has until tomorrow to reach an agreement.

A pizza man with his own key. Carers who brought him junk food. And £1,000 a month in benefits: How was 65st Karl allowed to eat himself to death on the taxpayer? 

How was Britain's fattest man Carl Thompson allowed to eat himself to death? 

Carl Thompson was Britain's fattest man - he was 65st. Or, to put it another way, he weighed roughly the same as a Steinway grand piano, or five washing machines. The analogy is not meant to be disrespectful or cruel, just an illustration of what it must have been like to be imprisoned in Carl's body. Imagine trying to function while strapped, metaphorically speaking, to a piano. The truth is that Carl didn't function, he existed, barely able to move, on a 10,000-calorie-a-day diet of junk food (four times the recommended daily amount for an active man).

Parents reveal the top ten things you should buy before the birth of your baby... and ten that are a waste of money

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A survey of 2,000 new parents by Which? has revealed that stair gates the are must-buy essential for new parents, which door bouncers, washing bowls, and breast pumps top the ditch list.

Bond and the birds: How Ian Fleming's passion for twitching inspired some of the exotic girls in the 007 novels and films

Ian Fleming was inspired by the wildlife of Jamaica where he wrote all the 007 novels at his house, Goldeneye, according to historian Matthew Parker

Andy Murray may have beat Nadal, Federer AND Djokovic if he is to win this year's Wimbledon after tough draw for the Scot

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Rafael Nadal may await in the quarter finals of this year's tournament, while Federer may follow up in the semis, and Djokovic will almost certainly play in the final.

The British tycoon who sleeps in Hitler's BED: World's biggest collector of Nazi memorabilia has £100million haul including Panzer tanks and V2 rockets

British tycoon sleeps in Hitler's bed and has £100million Nazi memorabilia collection

It started with a Nazi stomrtrooper helmet he got for his fifth birthday but Kevin Wheatcroft, pictured, from Leicestershire, is now worth £120million and has the world's largest Nazi collection. Wheatcroft looks after his late father's property portfolio and oversees the management of Donington Park Racetrack and motor museum, which he also owns. But what he calls The Wheatcroft Collection is his main passion in life and is spoken about in mythical tones by online enthusiasts.

Eritrean migrant is killed at the Channel Tunnel after trying to board a moving freight train heading to Britain 

The man died after attempting to get on a train at Coquelles, according to firefighters quoted by the daily Le Parisien newspaper.The incident comes as French dock workers went on strike.

Insurance firms under pressure after Sheila Hancock reveals her car cover has rocketed from £873 to £2,346 in ONE YEAR 

Insurance firms are under pressure to justify high prices for older drivers after the actress Sheila Hancock was hit by an 'absurd' 157 per cent increase to her car premium.

Forget the Greek crisis or Britain's referendum, this tidal wave of migrants could be the biggest threat to Europe since the war, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH 

Migrants could be biggest threat to Europe since the war, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH

Yesterday the Mail revealed the Mediterranean boat crisis has now reached Britain, with police figures showing a 200 per cent increase in the number of migrants making it to our shores over the last year. The news came just hours after a pair of Kuwaiti migrants were caught strolling along the M1 as lorries rumble past just yards away (inset). Yet it would appear nobody is prepared to acknowledge that Europe's most urgent problem is the relentless human tide heading our way from several points of the compass, writes MICHAEL BURLEIGH.

Hope for 12-year-old girl with rare kidney disease as NHS could reverse decision not to pay for drug that may well save her life 

Abi Longfellow suffers from a rare kidney disease and has to spend ten hours a day undergoing dialysis. She has been denied a life-saving drug by NHS due to red tape over cost.

Mother-of-two's life is saved by her enormous 38JJ breasts which cushioned the impact when car ploughed into her 

Sarah Foster, 28, of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was dragged to safety by her wife after being hit by an out of control car on the A1. Paramedics said she'd probably be dead if it wasn't for her 'airbags'.

Getting some things off their chests! 40 per cent of women admit they have considered a boob job - while one in ten confess they have special names for their breasts

In a survey conducted by Elle.com, 7,000 women were asked to reveal intimate details about the way that they view their breasts, with only 16 per cent admitting that they like the way theirs look.

Let's get this party started! The Libertines and Florence and the Machine kick off Glastonbury as rain fails to dampen festival's first day... and Cressida Bonas gets into the spirit with a can of Strongbow 

Glastonbury 2015 kicks off with Florence and the Machine and The Libertines

The first of the big acts take to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury tonight as 175,000 revellers celebrate one of the world's most popular festivals. But campers might need to grab their ponchos as showers arrived this afternoon, as forecasters warned, with heavier rain due on Sunday. The change in weather comes as tens of thousands of fans enjoyed the first bands. Celebrities spotted mingling among the crowd include Prince Harry's ex Cressida Bonas (inset), model Daisy Lowe, Rio Ferdinand and Made In Chelsea's Fran Newman-Young.

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Kris Jenner steals the spotlight in VERY low-cut dress while out for Parisian dinner with Corey Gamble and daughter Kendall

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The 59-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has been in France throughout the week, first in Cannes and later in Paris, where she attended the Givenchy fashion show.

'We felt as if the whole world had turned against us': Father of girl killed by a drug driver tells how he was threatened with jail for speaking to the family of her killer 

'We felt as if the whole world had turned against us': Father of girl killed by a drug

Liberty Baker was 14 was killed by a drug driver as she walked to school with in June last year. Her parents, Paul and Maureen, visit their daughter's grave every night to light a candle for her. In April, 19-year-old Robert Blackwell was sentenced to four years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. He was travelling at 44 mph in a 30-zone when he lost control while texting at the wheel. Shockingly, just six days after he attended court to see his daughter's killer jailed, he was handed a summons on two 'harassment without violence' charges. One claimed Paul had given the Blackwells 'hard stares'.

University won't take back 'sexist' scientist: More noble winners back Sir Tim Hunt but ex-boss say gender equality comes first

Professor Michael Arthur, president and provost of University College London (pictured), broke his silence over the row and ruled out reversing his decision to accept Sir Tim Hunt's resignation.

Sex attacker ripped woman jogger's clothes off and tried to rape her in daylight attack after chasing her on his bike and only stopped when he was kicked repeatedly by passer-by

The victim told Manchester Crown Court how Bogdan Drezaliu, pictured, stole her dignity and threatened to ruin her life as she knew it but said the woman who came to her aid restored her faith in humanity.

British teenager arrested in FBI sting over internet bomb threats sent to US schools, universities and airports 

The 16-year-old was arrested at his home in Bidston, Merseyside, in a joint-sting between the FBI and TITAN, the north west's serious organised crime unit. Pictured, police removing computers.

A very flawed accuser: Investigation into the academic who hounded a Nobel Prize winning scientist out of his job reveals troubling questions about her testimony 

Sir Tim Hunt investigation reveals flaws about Connie St Louis' testimony

On Monday, June 8, a British academic called Connie St Louis uploaded a sensational document to her Twitter feed. Beginning with the question 'Why are the British so embarrassing abroad?', it offered an account of bizarre remarks that a Nobel Prize-winning biologist by the name of Sir Tim Hunt had made earlier that day at a conference in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

'Death Star' laser weapon could protect world leaders from drone attacks at Japanese G7 summit

In May 2015, MBDA Deutschland deployed a laser effector to acquire, track, and defeat a free-flying mini drone, the first time such technology has been used to this effect. The mini drone was destroyed within seconds of the start of the test which was carried out at MBDA Deutschland?s testing area in Schrobenhausen. The drone in question manoeuvred in the target area at a range of about 500m with the test proving the laser effector's capability to combat realistic targets with precision, speed and safety.


Commercial mini drones represent a new type of threat that is nearly impossible to counter with conventional effectors. In 2013 a mini drone crashed at a distance of only two meters from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other dignitaries during an election campaign event being held in Dresden, Germany. In France alone, more than 60 overflights by such craft over strategically significant locations have been reported since October 2014. Highly precise and scalable laser weapon sy

World leaders attending the G7 summit in Japan could be protected by a radical new laser weapon.
that can shoot drones out of the sky.

Two boys rushed to hospital after man stabbed them as they walked home from school 

Police were called to the scene in Emsworth, near Havant, Hampshire, shortly after 3pm after a 999 call came in to say the two youngsters had been attacked in the street by a man.

Millionaire philanthropist 'dragged police officer who stopped him for speeding 30 yards along dual carriageway from the door of his Jaguar' 

Sir Harry Djanogly, 76, who was knighted for his services to charity, has appeared at Hammersmith Magistrates Court accused of dangerous driving and assault.

Twin is left paralysed down one side of his face after brain tumour surgery: Now, he hopes op to put LEG muscles into his cheek will help him regain movement 

Cory Davison, 11, from Blyth, defied the odds to survive a rare and aggressive form of cancer, diagnosed when he was just six. But the surgery damaged his sight, hearing and balance.

Amid the evil of Belsen, the Queen lays the past to rest: ROBERT HARDMAN on a poignant day for the monarch and Prince Philip 

The Queen and Prince Philip lay past to rest at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

ROBERT HARDMAN: While, as head of the Armed Forces and the Commonwealth, she has paid her respects at battlefields and war memorials on every continent, until yesterday afternoon the Queen had never seen a Nazi concentration camp. Alone with their thoughts amid chilling reminders of the evils of the Holocaust, the 89-year-old monarch and Prince Philip, 94, walked for a quarter of a mile through Belsen, now a memorial site.

Mentally ill woman who slit two children's throats as they slept is freed after jury ruled heavy cannabis use sent her temporarily insane 

Sadie Jenkins, pictured, from Newport, south wales was handed a two-year supervision order at Cardiff Crown court after a jury found her not guilty of attempted murder due to insanity following a knife attack on two children.

Can you FREEZE away flab? Radical procedure claims to freeze so you can poop it out, but doctors fear it may not be safe 

The CoolSculpting device, created by Zeltiq, features a gel patch that clamps on to the targeted area and freezes fat cells beneath the skin to temperatures of around -7°C.

Being watched at the zoo makes monkeys stressed: Apes become aggressive when people are staring at them, study finds 

Researchers from the University of Melbourne found that the primates scratched themselves and fought more when they could see human visitors compared to when they were behind a one-way screen.

The only pair of trainers you'll ever need: Concept sneakers allow you to change colour and design on-demand

The concept was dreamt up during +Rehabstudio's Hackweek and uses a combination of high-tech fibres, conductive woven threads, and advanced textiles.

BREAKING NEWS: US police in shoot-out with second 'Shawshank' fugitive after accomplice is shot dead in dramatic gun-battle three weeks after escape

Hundreds of heavily-armed cops circle on second 'Shawshank' fugitive in New York woods

Fugitive murderer David Sweat is engaged in a shoot-out with border police near Canada, reports claim. It comes minutes after his fellow escapee, killer Richard Matt, was shot dead by law enforcement in the area, which has been intensely searched in recent days.

Scottish airport to bring in BOUNCERS to its bars following spree of booze-fuelled incidents on flights taking off there

Nightclub-style doormen will stand guard at the Glasgow-Prestwick airport's main and airside bars, monitoring specific flights out to Ibiza and Alicante.

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Don't demonise the mentally ill. Drunks are far more deadly

Nicholas Salvador, the 25-year-old man with schizophrenia who beheaded cafe owner Palmira Silva in North London last September, was sent to Broadmoor this week after his trial.

Lance Armstrong plans to ride part of Tour de France route to raise money for charity in controversial move

The American will join former England footballer Geoff Thomas and a team of amateurs, who are aiming to raise one million pounds ($1.57 million) for Cure Leukaemia, by cycling in two stages.

Why you can smell the seaside: Source of aromatic molecule behind distinctive coastal scent traced to algal enzyme

Biologists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel found a compound called dimethylsulfide is produced by an enzyme in blooms of the ocean algae Emiliania huxleyi.

Love all! Boris Becker is fawned over by a bevvy of beauties... while he's supposed to be celebrating his wife's 39th birthday

Boris Becker celebrates wife Lilly's 39th birthday in London

The former tennis ace was seen surrounded by Lilly's extremely attractive female friends on Thursday night as they fawned over him in a new Instagram picture taken at the Ivy Garden in Chelsea during a private party to celebrate her 39th birthday.

Absolutely absurd! Defeated Lib Dems to get seats in the Lords so they will have THIRTEEN times more peers than MPs

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Senior Conservatives have confirmed that Nick Clegg's party is planning to appoint more people to the Lords, despite trying to abolish it when in the coalition government.

Have POLICE found the Holy Grail? Wooden relic thought by some to be Christ's chalice is recovered a year after it was stolen by burglars 

The Nanteos Cup, pictured, claimed to be the cup Christ drank from at the Last Supper, has been found after it was stolen during a burglary in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, last year.

The new Gatwick? Airport reveals striking plans for expansion as it bids to be site of new runway - and lays into 'contaminated' Heathrow 

The Airport Commission is currently deciding whether to recommend expansion at Gatwick (plans pictured) or Heathrow as the Government looks to increase Britain's air capacity.

Alleged conman accused of posing as aristocrat in Fawlty Towers-esque scam to run up £650 bill at London hotel fails to appear in court

Alexander Wood, 33, was due at Highbury Magistrates Court, where he is accused of claiming to be the Duke of Marlborough at the luxury Great Northern Hotel in King's Cross.

500 strangers turn up at funeral of hero gunner who served his country for 30 years but died in a nursing home with no living friends or relatives

Hero Alex McDougall's send-off for brave gunner who served his country for 30 years

Alex McDougall, pictured, spent his last 17 years in a in a Nottinghamshire nursing home but more than 500 people attended his funeral after nurses put out a special appeal for fear of no-one coming. He didn't have friends or family and the army said he was married to the job. He died after suffering from dementia and cancer so nurses were worried that there was no-one to give him the send-off he deserved. But the appeal attracted people from all over the country who packed the chapel, which wasn't big enough to accommodate all the well-wishers.

I'm NOT lovin' it! McDonald's customer feels 'sick' at finding mould on his burger as he is about to bite into it... and is offered only £30 vouchers in apology

Edward Porter, 33, from Taplow, Berkshire was dining with a colleague at the Holborn branch of McDonald's when he was disgusted to see spots of blue mould growing on the bun.

One kidney, three owners: Romanian doctors give donor organ to a SECOND patient after the first recipient dies

The initial donation had been made by a man to his 36-year-old son, who was critically ill and died after the transplant. Worldwide, there have been only 30 procedures of this kind, it is estimated.

The most lethal burger ever created... or just the most delicious? McDonald's fan creates the ultimate junk food - a deep fried BIG MAC

A recipe for a deep-fried Big Mac are likely to divide opinion with some McDonald's fans lovin' it and others thinking it's a 1000-calorie indulgence too far. An American food blogger shared his recipe.

Getting ready for your next career, Mr President? Barack Obama turns TV interviewer to grill Sir David Attenborough 

US President Barack Obama has met Sir David Attenborough at the White House to ask for advice on climate change and conservation during an extraordinary interview on the future of the planet.

EXCLUSIVE: A sanctuary of peace for Bobbi Kristina's last moments - hospice where Brown is surrounded by family is place of 'Christian love and care'

Bobbi Kristina Brown's hospice is a place of 'Christian love and care'

The secluded hospice in Duluth, GA, where Bobbi Kristina Brown will spend her last days is a haven of tranquility whose nurses 'put their hearts into it', a man whose mom passed away there says. Chase Daugherty told Daily Mail Online it would be the 'best possible place' for the singer's daughter, who was taken off life support this week. Her family, including father Bobby Brown and aunt Pat Houston, are at her bedside at the hospice.

Hilarious moment family's Yorkshire terrier is photobombed by a SEAL as his owners snapped him on seaside walk 

Owner Lee Widdecombe, 24, was taking his family's seven-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Ted, on a walk along the Devon coast when he stopped to take some photos of his pet on Babbacombe Beach.

Dramatic moment Queen's Guard soldier turned rifle on tourist who grabbed him outside Windsor Castle

After touching the soldier's shoulder outside Windsor Castle, the guardsman points his gun at the man and barks: 'Get back from the Queen's Guard!'

Blast off for world's biggest satellite constellation as OneWeb signs deal to launch 600 craft to bring the internet to everyone on Earth

OneWeb has announced what it called the world's largest commercial rocket deal after raising $500m to bring broadband to billions of people via satellite.

Debt-ridden former doorman who murdered his parents for their money then staged break-in to cover his tracks is given two life sentences

Martin Ruddy, 29, beat father Eric, 64, to death with a brick, then strangled mother Carol with a television cable at their home in Elswick, Newcastle, after they refused to give him money.

WAG's dog dies after spending too long in dryer at pet parlour: Wife of Liverpool star heartbroken at death of golden retriever

WAG's dog dies after spending too long in dryer at pet parlour

Charlie (pictured right, playing in family album), a healthy six-year-old owned by ex-Liverpool defender Daniel Agger and his wife Sofie (left), had been inside the dryer at Dapper Dogs (inset) in Ainsdale, near Southport, for 15 minutes when he started pawing at the door. But professional dog groomer Lisa Healy, 45, failed to realise he was in distress. Instead she left the dog unattended for another ten minutes, by which time Charlie had collapsed.

Rwandan spy chief arrested in London over alleged war crimes is freed from jail on £1m bail - with a little help from Cherie Blair

General Karenzi Karake, director-general of Rwanda's national intelligence agency, is accused of ordering massacres in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

US Disney bans ALL selfie sticks after roller coaster is left stranded at top of hill for nearly an hour because a rider used one

The man extended a selfie stick on the California Screamin' ride despite a ban on using them on Disney attractions. The company has now extended the ban to everywhere in its parks.

Haven't we seen that look before? Queen Mathilde takes style inspiration from Duchess of Cambridge as she wears red dress and matching hat in Shanghai

The Queen of the Belgians, 41, wore a vibrant red dress and matching hat in Shanghai today with her husband King Philippe, which looked strikingly similar to a 2012 frock of Kate's.

'No one wants to be snapped in the same look twice': Woman only wears outfits once because she doesn't want to be judged on Facebook for recycling clothes

Millie Clarke, 25, from Birmingham, spends £500 a month on new garments because she is terrified of being judged. The public relations assistant has even converted a spare room into a walk-in closet.

Obama's amazing grace: President gives searing speech on race and leads church in song during emotional eulogy for pastor killed by race-hate gunman as reverend's daughters and Michelle look on

President Obama gives searing speech in eulogy for Rev Clementa Pinckeny

President Barack Obama delivered a searing message on race relations in a wide-ranging, emotional eulogy for Rev Clementa Pinckeny that touched upon gun violence, voter suppression and the fate of the Confederate flag. He spoke before an audience of more than 5,000 mourners gathered at the College of Charleston's TD Arena for just under 40 minutes. Top right: Obama hugs the daughter of the slain pastor.

Village cricketers stunned when match descends into violence: 'They sorted it out like gentlemen. Everyone had tea together. Then the police arrived.' 

Andrew Footner (pictured) of Beanacre & Melksham Cricket Club in Swindon, was left needing treatment from paramedics after being floored by the single punch in the final over of Sunday's amateur clash.

Pictured: The shocking moment a foreign-registered lorry REVERSES on the M1 motorway to avoid a traffic jam 

The heavy goods vehicle was spotted trying to avoid major tailbacks on the northbound carriageway in Bedfordshire after a crash between a lorry and a van left part of the M1 closed yesterday.

Farmer ordered to demolish the illegal £1million castle he secretly built behind hay bales claims he can't - because he's sold it 

Robert Fidler, 66, lost a nine-year legal battle to save his mock-Tudor dream home in Surrey, complete with cannons and battlements, and was told to destroy it by Wednesday.

'Staycations' reach seven-year high: Major boost for England's economy with 19.7million domestic holidays in 2015

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There were 19.7 million trips domestically for the first quarter of 2015. This was a significant increase on last year where much of the country was hit by flooding and stormy conditions.

Inside Japan's Premier Inn: Remarkable pictures reveal the cramped conditions inside Tokyo's infamous 'shoebox' hotels

No windows or walls, and barely enough room to lie down: Remarkable pictures reveal the

You don't need a big house to be happy. The proof is in these revealing photographs of life in one of Tokyo's shoebox hotels. Despite living in rooms where they cannot stand up and crawling is the only means of transportation, tourists and international students are pictured eking out remarkably cozy and fulfilling lives. Korean photographer Won Kim has captured the peaceful day-to-day existence of tourists living peacefully in cheap, tiny apartments in one of the world's most bustling cities. What struck him most was how people's mess brought life to a room. 'What I personally find interesting was that the messier the room was, the cosier I felt inside.'

Forget Game of Thrones, this dragon is double trouble! Rare two-headed leatherback lizard hatches at breeding centre

The leatherback bearded dragon is thought to be one of only four in the world to be born with two heads, a condition known as polycephaly which most commonly occurs in snakes.

'Bridge-and-tunnel' added to Oxford English Dictionary but 'unsophisticated' bridge-and-tunnelers probably not happy about definition

A bridge-and-tunneler is defined in the new OED words list as a person 'living in the suburbs and perceived as unsophisticated'. The dictionary also added words like twerk and Masshole.

Meet the robot BUILDER: Fully automated bricklaying machine can create an entire house in just two days

The robot (pictured), called Hadrian, was developed by an Australian inventor. It can lay 1,000 bricks an hour and work around the clock, 24 hours a day. It 3D scans its surroundings to place the bricks.

Romanian gangs mount bonnets of cars at 50mph and form human chains to steal from lorries in audacious raids across UK

Police said today Romania's EU membership has allowed 'feudal' criminal syndicates to freely cross Europe carrying out these crimes, pictured, making them up to £30,000 per day.

Oh, what a rollicking life! Four marriages, a glittering TV career and he could have been PM: John Freeman was a star when celebrities really were talented 

John Freeman was a star when celebrities really were talented

As British ambassador, John Freeman had quickly gained the trust of the notoriously tricky President Nixon. Meanwhile, his wife Catherine, a former BBC television producer, was winning renown for her warmth and energy as a hostess. Behind the scenes, however, something was amiss. A chill wind seemed to have entered Freeman's relationship with his wife - and Catherine was growing uneasy.

Tourists caught up French cab strike chaos reveal how 'taxi mafia' are stopping travellers getting to airports as footage shows protesters dropping rocks onto cars from bridges

Protesters try to turn over a mini-cab at Porte Maillot in Paris as hundreds of taxi drivers converged on airports and other areas in the city

Around 3,000 cabbies took part in the strike yesterday, blocking access to the capital's Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports and preventing cars reaching other transport hubs around the country.

Chimpanzees can tell right from wrong: Apes' reactions to violent video footage may give clues to how human morality evolved

Anthropologists at the University of Zurich showed captive chimps films on an infant being killed by other apes, revealing they have a strong sense of morality.

Couple who were part of family cocaine ring blew £40,000 on wedding and took lavish holidays in the Maldives and Dubai while claiming benefits

Couple in family cocaine ring blew £40k on wedding while on benefits

Carl Honey-Jones, 31, his wife Donna, 32 (pictured, left, at their wedding), and four relatives appeared in court today for their part in flooding the streets of Swansea with cocaine. The couple drove around in a top-of-the-range Audi and BMW, with private number plates (inset left), and lived in a suburban four-bedroomed home - while still in minimum-wage jobs and claiming thousands in benefits. Among their lavish holidays were trips to Dubai (right) and Florida. The drugs network was dismantled after police raided 11 addresses in Swansea last year. Cocaine with a potential street value of £750,000, and almost £60,000 in cash was seized along with expensive jewellery - including a genuine Rolex watch - as well as cars and quad bikes. Mr Honey-Jones (also inset, right) was jailed for nine years.

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From cruising in luxury cars and drinking expensive bottles of champagne to relaxing on private, million-dollar yachts, these unapologetically rich teenagers are celebrating their summers in style. The adolescents, who feature on the now-renowned Rich Kids of Instagram blog , have been documenting their self-indulgent experiences on social media - for the rest of the world to see. Far from cheap and cheerful family holidays or high-street shopping trips with friends, they have been flying to lavish resorts via private jet and splashing out on an array of jaw-dropping purchases. Pictured: A young man relaxes on the front of a luxury car in Marbella, Spain (left), another cuddles up to three giant bottles of champagne (top right) and a girl poses in the sunlit garden of her mansion in Southampton, New York (bottom right).

Animal rights campaigners demand 'Nancy the dolphin trainer' dolls are removed from shelves in Spain because 'it promotes animal cruelty' 

A petition has been launched in Spain demanding that toymaker Famosa recalls the toy, which retails for the equivalent of £24.

Would you pay for your own SHOOTING STARS? Japanese company to create celestial fireworks using artificial meteors in Earth's atmosphere

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Napoleon's hat - complete with the bullet mark from when it was shot at while he was wearing it - set to sell for £500,000

Napoleon Bonaparte's hat set to sell for £500k in London auction

The iconic black bicorne hat was worn by Napoleon during battles with Russia and was actually shot off his head in Friedland in 1807. A similar hat was sold last year for £1.5million. The hat was bought for just £2 - equivalent to £150 in today's money - by an aristocrat traveling Europe 200 years ago during a rare moment of peace. Sir Michael Shaw Stewart then became borderline obsessed with Napoleon and traveled the continent meeting members of his family.

Secrets of the PERFECT holiday snap revealed: Instagram star shares her tips for stunning, envy-inducing pics

On average, Britons have over 500 photos stored in their smartphones. But are your grainy, hurriedly taken holiday snaps worth sharing?

The sky's not the limit! Sip champagne on a luxurious private jet on 4th of July... for just FOUR DOLLARS

Alerts for the $4 deal - to destinations in the US, Mexico and Caribbean -will be sent via text or email on July 3, giving passengers time to stroll up to the private jet just 15 minutes before takeoff.

Just call him Donald Dog! Meet the fluffy pet pooch who has become an online sensation thanks to his ridiculous quacking bark 

Caleb, an eight-year-old Japanese Spitz, has been videoed trying - and failing - to bark at a passing siren. Many viewers have commented that the pet pooch sounds more like a duck than a dog.

Start me up? Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman sells 1966 Mercedes and 1971 Citroen Maserati for £82,000 at auction

Wyman drove the cars to studios during the recording of several Stones albums, including Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Exile on Main St. (1972) and Tattoo You (1981).

The battlefields of the Civil War then and now: Pictures reveal how settings of the bloodiest conflicts in U.S. history look 150 years on

US Civil War battlefield pictures reveal how settings  look 150 years on

Thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers perished in these places, and more the century after the bloodshed, the memories of the Civil War still remain. Pictures released by the national archive show corpses lying in front of churches, soldiers being hung and troops preparing for battle across the country. They have been compared with images taken at the same spot today, and many locations have stayed the same, including Dunker Church in Antietam, Maryland (pictured), the scene of a battle where 20,000 troops from both sides died.

   

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