George Osborne froze benefits for four years and took an axe to tax credits today, but admitted it would take twice as long to find £12billion in savings as originally planned.

George Osborne has announced reforms to vehicle excise duty in the budget today, reducing the number of bands for new cars to three - zero, standard and premium.

The protest had been organised online, with demonstrators from the Disabled People Against Cuts, Class War and Streets Kitchen groups all descending on central London.

When Serena and Victoria Azarenka wore earphones as they walked on Centre Court for their match yesterday, they didn't count on getting a tongue-lashing from nine-time champion Martina.

Andy Murray enjoyed some much-needed rest and relaxation at Wimbledon yesterday and played with five cocker spaniel puppies in training to become sniffer dogs.

Peter Sutcliffe, pictured, claims 'there's something not quite right' about the case. The killer has several outlandish theories about Madeleine McCann's disappearance from Portugal in 2007.

Sources have revealed that Dame Janet Smith has voiced concern about why the BBC didn't investigate Jimmy Savile, despite hints of paedophilia in a documentary by Louis Theorux 15 years ago.

Jenkins took over in 2012 and told a Treasury Committee in February 2013 he would 'feel obliged to resign' if there was a 'grave regulatory event that happened under my watch'.

Terry Bradbury, pictured, who played for the London club between 1957 and 1962, will reportedly be unveiled as the winner at a press conference near his home in Buxton, Derbyshire, later today.

London Underground workers can earn as much as £49,673 for a 36-hour week, while a junior hospital doctor would take home a starting salary of £22,636.

A number of health hacks can help with common health concerns. The gelatin in marshmallows coats sore throats, baking soda and toothpaste gets rid of blackheads and hot water helps with migraines

Shackleton Crater on the moon's South Pole could be turned into 'an oasis of warm sunlight surrounded by a desert of freezing cold darkness' according to the Nasa.

The reduction in lifespan from a combination of diabetes, heart attack and a stroke is similar to that of people diagnosed with HIV, scientists from Cambridge University found.

Lauraine Dineen, 31, from Oxfordshire, was dumped by text after her fiancé met a pretty brunette on his lads' weekend away. The pregnant bride-to-be took James, 33, back and they now have two children.

Scientists at the Haifa University in Israel say bonobos skills to make and use tools resemble the technology used by early humans in the Oldowan stone tool culture.

Iraqi media reports that 45 ISIS militants (file photo) were killed after breaking their fast with a Ramadan meal laced with poison. 145 fanatics are thought to have sat down for the 'iftar' meal in Mosul, Iraq.

Jihadi supporters have been circulating a radical guidebook on social media, providing deadly instructions on how to create a active terror cell.

Deep in thought, the parents of 7/7 bus bomber Hasib Hussain stood by their son's grave yesterday to remember the boy they still love.

Garage manager Richard Dickenson, 47, doused his one-bedroom bungalow in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with petrol before torching the property. The blaze created a explosion which tore the roof off.

Iranian artist Atena Farghadani (pictured), 29, is currently serving a long stretch behind bars for depicting government officials, who decided to restrict women's access to birth control, as animals.

People who bring their own bags feel virtuous for being environmentally conscious and therefore treat themselves to fatty, salty or sugary foods, researchers from Harvard and Duke University found.

Dover's Carl Thompson, who weighed 65 stone when he died aged 33, was found dead at his flat last month after binge-eating for years following the death of his mother.

A book written in 2006 predicted that timeshare fraudster John Palmer would be murdered in his home outside London in an assassination, which looked like a suicide

There's no official set of rules when it comes to using a public restroom, but some women on Reddit took it upon themselves to highlight proper etiquette for doing one's business.

Warning that the Greek economy 'is on the edge of catastrophe', Christian Noyer (pictured) said he was concerned that major civil unrest could break out if a deal isn't struck by the weekend.

Around 30 per cent has been knocked off the value of Chinese shares since mid-June and for some investors the fear that the turmoil will destabilise the real economy is a bigger risk than the euro crisis.

Dr Michael Westaway from Griffith University in Queensland, says recent DNA and archaeological evidence shows art like the paintings above were created by Aboriginal artists.

The annual summer camp for billionaires kicked off in Sun Valley, Idaho on Tuesday - and attendees were up early for breakfast Wednesday morning

These pictures reveal some of the cheeky, imaginative and downright comical wrong answers given by clueless students when presented with a question that leaves them stumped.

Jet2.com has sent an 'unruly passenger' an invoice for £4,809 to cover the costs of a mid-flight diversion to Toulouse.

A theater patron tried to recharge his dead cellphone in what looked like an outlet onstage before the production of Broadway's Hand to God on July 2 at Booth Theatre.

Hannah Witheridge, 23, (pictured) from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were brutally killed on the island of Koh Tao last September.

The graphic, by New York-based Body Labs, shows full-body scans of six people with the same BMI but different body shapes to highlight how BMI fails to take into account muscle and bone density.

Henry Bett, 26, was driving the agricultural vehicle when it was in a head-on collision with a red Fiat people carrier in Castle Acre, Norfolk in December 2013.

Scott Anderson, six, from Newcastle, suffers from Aplastic Anaemia, a rare illness which means his bone marrow is not making red blood cells, leaving him at risk of catching killer infections at any time.

The Federated States of Micronesia suffered their third record defeat when they were thrashed 46-0 by Vanuatu in an Olympic qualifying tournament on Tuesday.

Lindsay Taylor and Paul McGann were only five when they played Mary and Joseph in their school's annual nativity. They reunited on a night out in Liverpool last year and will wed on Sunday.

MailOnline consulted experts to determine how to help the odds to go in your favour. From flights being cheapest to buy 53 days before departure day to avoiding Fridays as the most expensive day.

Brittas Empire star Chris Barrie, pictured, said that work on the script of the new show has almost been completed. It is expected the comedy, which attracted 10million strong audiences, may return for a Christmas Special.

The Mutual UFO Network (Mufon) recorded sightings of 1,179 mysterious unexplained crafts in June - an increase from around 600 in the same period last year.

The leaked image was analysed by experts at fan site 9to5Mac and tech firm Chipworks. They claim the new NFC processor, used to make contactless Apple Pay payments, will add a secure element.

The Hydrofoil minidrones (Orak pictured), from French firm Parrot, sail at 10km/h (6mph or 5.4 knots) on water before taking off and flying at 11mph (18km/h).

X Factor NZ 'bully' Natalia Kills announces via Instagram that she changed to name to Teddy Sinclair and makes

Izzy Cornthwaite (pictured), from Chorley, Lancashire, was disappointed to find the Darth Vader outfit she wanted was classed 'for boys' - so she wrote to the industry giant to complain.

Researchers from the University of Exeter who tracked the animals over 35 years found that male badgers who live near a lot of other male competitors led shorter lives.

The remarkable photographs of the bird were taken near the village of Nahala, Israel, by wildlife photographer Shuki Cheled.

Chancellor George Osborne's family business pocketed £6million in a property deal with a developer based in a tax haven, it has been claimed.

According to personal trainer and lead fitness vlogger, Aj Odudu, being time-poor and drowning in misinformation can make it tricky to attain a healthy lifestyle.

Paranoid schizophrenic Timothy Crook, 51, pictured, is on trial for murdering his parents Robert, 83, and Elsie, 76, in their own bedroom in Swindon by strangling them with a belt.

In her first interview since splitting from MP husband Simon Danczuk, Karen Danczuk has insisted that things between the now separated couple are amicable and that they speak regularly.

More than 80 firefighters are tackling a ferocious blaze in east London this evening after a pallet yard caught fire, sending plumes of smoke into the sky visible nearly 30 miles away.

Hoping to uncover dangerous criminals hiding in areas such as Benidorm, Malaga and Puerto Banus, the tactic is part of a joint campaign by Crimestoppers and the National Crime Agency.

A group of biologists, nautical engineers and biologists, backed by Paypal founder Peter Thiel plans on building a floating city, or 'seastead' by 2020, but the location has yet to be decided.

This makes the third new project for the Star Wars saga, as Episode VII - The Force Awakens is set for a December release with spinoff Rogue One due out the following year.

When the 30-year-old told them he had moved home, they hiked his car insurance by an extra £474 a year because they claimed it was a much more risky area.

Keith Richards named the limited edition car 'Blue Lena' after the singer Lena Horne. He began his relationship with Anita Pallenberg in the back seat of the car in 1967 on a trip to Morocco.

MailOnline consulted experts to determine how to help the odds to go in your favour. From flights being cheapest to buy 53 days before departure day to avoiding Fridays as the most expensive day.

Prescriptions for antidepressants and diabetes drugs also rose this year compared to last, figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.

The 71-year-old, who plays Homer Simpson's 'okely dokeley' neighbor Ned Flanders and the evil billionaire Mr Burns, has signed back onto the show.

When a user looks at a Tinder profile using the Austin-built app, the watch's built-in monitor starts recording heart rate. If it increases, the profile is liked (pictured), or rejected if the rate drops.

Merry Saltzman, the daughter of James Bond film producer Harry Saltzman, secured the rights and will be executive producer of the stage production. Show will also feature a new Bond girl.

The Boldest Wax collection, which come in three scents - Piperine Pepper, Citrus Essence and Ginger Root - are meant to intensify the flavour of your drink with every sip.

Gina Swannell claims she was sexually abused over six months by Father Charles Holdsworth when she was a student at St Francis Xavier's boarding school at Urana, in south-west NSW, in 1966.

Medical experts warn that the nation is becoming 'over-medicalised' as the increased demand for statins, painkillers, diabetes drugs and antidepressants, drives the rise.

The Chancellor will today confirm that councils and elected mayors will be given new powers to allow large stores to open for more than six hours on Sunday in a bid to boost the economy.

Despite having wrapped filming years ago, many movie sets are still in existence - and open to fan visits. Star Wars fans, for example, can head to Tezour, Tunisia, to visit Luke Skywalker's home.

The corrupt city of Vinci at the center of the new season of True Detective is based on the very real California city of Vernon, from the feel of the place to the corrupt city officials who run things.

Watchdog investigated after complaint suggested Oscar winner Dame Helen (pictured) had been airbrushed to digitally iron out her wrinkles in ad for moisturiser filmed on the Thames in London.

Over his 30-year career, Holz has captured unique qualities in a wide spectrum of stars from Heather Graham and Sigourney Weaver to Pink and Dennis Hopper to name but a few.

The advert, which had to be edited, had their trademark logo of a cartoon mouth and protruding tongue covering the crotch of a woman seemingly naked other than her underwear.

Thomas Meston, finance chief at Fortelus Capital Management, was reportedly getting ready to leave work on a Friday when he received a call from someone claiming to be from Coutts, in London.

Jonathan Pledger bravely stood his grounds to snap these incredible images of the giant animal as it thundered towards him at the Kruger National Park in South Africa.

Andy Thirlwell, a 35-year-old Sydney man who works in the pharmaceutical industry, captured stunning underwater photographs of seals and great white sharks off South Australia.

Lenin impersonator Igor Gorbunov suffered 'soft tissue injuries' after a Stalin lookalike repeatedly struck him in the back with an umbrella while vying for business from passing tourists near the Kremlin.

A humpback whale sprayed a rainbow from its blowhole in a mesmerising video captured on a drone off the coast of Newport Beach, California.

Kyoto, Japan was voted the World's Best City, for the second year in a row, in Travel + Leisure's annual awards. This year, nearly 17,000 readers participated in the travel survey.