Love all! William and Kate giggle affectionately as they cheer on Andy Murray at Wimbledon... and Zara, Sophie Wessex and David Beckham are there too

Kate Middleton and David Beckham cheer on Andy Murray at Wimbledon

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on Centre Court today to see Andy Murray take on Canada's Vasek Pospisil in his quarter final. The couple, who were making their first joint appearance since Princess Charlotte's christening on Sunday, were joined by an elegant Kim Murray. Kate in particular has long been a tennis fan and has become a familiar face at the tournament in recent years. Her family are also fans, with Pippa and James both seen in the crowd this week.

George Osborne sparks historic welfare revolution with first real Tory Budget for years - as he slashes benefits but makes work pay better than ever with tax cuts for 29m and new 'National Living Wage' of £9-an-hour

Budget 2015 Live: Osborne unveils a new National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour

George Osborne today took aim at Britain's welfare state, warning people able to work should look for a job and take it when it is offered. The Chancellor vowed to make Britain a low-tax, high-wage economy as he promised to finish the job of fixing the economy. He is using a speech in the Commons to announce sweeping tax cuts for the low paid and middle classes while taking the axe to Britain's benefits bill. But he also dramatically ditched plans to balance the books by 2018-19, with Britain now not expected to be back in the black and running a surplus until a year later.

LIVE BUDGET 2015 BLOG: Analysis, reaction and the verdict on the Chancellor's speech - and what it means for YOU

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George Osborne delivered the Budget today. Join us on the live blog for all the analysis, reaction and charts from the experts and our own journalists through the day.

DEFENCE: Military budget to increase EVERY year as Osborne finally commits to Nato defence spending target

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George Osborne committed the Government to spending 2 per cent of national income on the military every year until 2020, raising the defence budget by 0.5 per cent a year in real terms.

MORTGAGES: Boost for first-time buyers as buy-to-let landlords' profits are slashed in crackdown on mortgage interest tax relief

Buy-to-let landlords are facing cuts to the amount of tax relief they can claim on mortgage interest payments from April 2017, George Osborne revealed in the budget today.

INCOME TAX: Tax cuts for 29million people as Osborne vows to make Britain a 'higher wage, lower tax country'

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From next April workers will be able to earn £11,000 before paying tax, a year earlier than planned to let working people 'keep more of the money they earn', the Chancellor said.

BENEFITS: Osborne slashes tax credits and freezes benefits for FOUR years - but admits it will take TWICE as long as planned to make the savings

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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.

ROAD TAX: Road tax band of £140 will fall on 95% of new cars by 2017 as Chancellor overhauls vehicle excise duty

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.

Get in! Iain Duncan Smith caught 'punching the air like his Nandos order just arrived' as Osborne announces National Living Wage 

Iain Duncan Smith delighted as George Osborne announces National Living Wage

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith stood to the right of the Chancellor during the announcement and became frenzied when the living wage plans were unveiled. When the Chancellor announced moves to make the living wage of £9 an hour by 2020, a red-faced Mr Duncan Smith punched the air, cheering and shouting: 'Fantastic, get in!'. Footage of his response to the announcement was met with similar jubilation online, where internet jokers set about creating a number of mock-up pictures of the minister.

STUDENTS: Osborne axes student grants and replaces them with loans as he tells school-leavers to work or study in 'earn or learn' push 

Maintenance grants, which are not currently paid back, will be replaced with students loans, which are paid back. School leavers will also be told to get a job or study in changes to the benefits system

Motor and home cover could soar after Osborne hikes insurance tax to 9.5%, warns industry

Buying motor, home and other insurance cover is set to become pricier from November after Chancellor George Osborne announced a tax hike from 6% to 9.5%.

PENSIONS: Workers earning £150k-plus face curbs to annual pension allowance to fund inheritance tax cut

The size of the annual allowance will be gradually reduced from £40k to £10k for those making £150k a year or more, it was announced in today's Budget.

Demonstrators scuffle with police after pelting Downing Street with balls in protest at cuts unveiled in Budget

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.

Fresh blow for teachers, nurses and council workers as Osborne caps public sector pay rises at 1% for another FOUR YEARS

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Public sector wage rises will be capped at 1 per cent a year until 2020 as part of plans to eliminate the deficit. The announcement was immediately slammed by unions.

Motor and home cover could soar after Osborne hikes insurance tax to 9.5%, warns industry

Buying motor, home and other insurance cover is set to become pricier from November after Chancellor George Osborne announced a tax hike from 6% to 9.5%.

AMERICA UNDER CYBERATTACK? New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal fall victim to hackers

BREAKING NEWS: New York Stock Exchange halts trading

The New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal have all fallen victim to a massive cyber attack which appears to be targeting the US. The NYSE's website says 'additional information will follow as soon as possible.'

Revealed: How Tube drivers who are set to cause chaos in London tonight with a strike over pay earn more than some DOCTORS 

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.

Wondering how to get home during the Tube strike? New map shows how long it takes to WALK between stops on the London Underground 

The Tube is set to come to a standstill as almost 20,000 workers stage a 24 hour walkout in protest over pay and the new all-night services, with trains affected from 6.30pm tonight.

'There was blood and knee splattered on the carriage': Teenager tells of horror of Alton Towers crash - and how he refused painkillers because he is afraid of needles

Alton Towers crash victim Joe Pughon on ITV's This Morning telling of horror

Alton Towers crash survivor Joe Pugh, 18, (pictured, left on ITV's This Morning today) was sitting in the front row of The Smiler ride with 17-year-old Leah Washington (pictured with him, right) when their carriage crashed into an empty one in front on June 2. Mr Pugh, from Barnsley, south Yorkshire, was left with life-changing injuries to his knees and hands in the crash (inset), while girlfriend Miss Washington was forced to have her left leg amputated above the knee after it was crushed in the impact.

'Wearing headphones disrespects the game and the crowd': Martina Navratilova slams tennis stars for listening to music as they walk on Centre Court

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.

Come on Andy! Rain delays play at Wimbledon but Murray goes ahead in quarter-final clash watched by host of royals and celebrities

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Andy Murray took the lead as he took on Vasek Pospisil for a place in the semi-finals in a dramatic match on Centre Court at Wimbledon watched by a star-studded crowd including Kate and William.

'That refreshing feeling of rain falling on my head': Wimbledon ROOF on Centre Court has its own comedy Twitter account... with 16,000 fans and tweets from Roger Federer

There's more to the Centre Court roof than meets the eye. A Twitter wit set up the @WimbledonRoof account three years ago and regularly posts about life above the world's most famous tennis stage

Here comes Granny! Adorable new video reveals what little Prince George REALLY calls the Queen 

What Prince George REALLY calls the Queen

Prince William and Prince George were overheard referring to the Queen as 'Granny' in footage captured as father and son left St. Mary Magdalene church in Sandringham after the royal christening.

Yorkshire Ripper's sickening slur against Madeleine McCann's parents: Killer's cruel taunts about Kate and Gerry are revealed in his chilling notes to female admirers 

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.

Dame leading Jimmy Savile probe asks why BBC didn't investigate him even though its own Louis Theroux show hinted that he was a paedophile

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.

Retired Chelsea star 'scores £5.5million lottery win' by hitting the jackpot in Saturday's draw 

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.

The missing youth of Japan: One million lock themselves in their bedroom for years and risk health problems due to 'Hikikomori'

Hikikiomori occurs because of the strong sense of shame and embarrassment at not living up to accepted social standards, said Dr Takahiro Kato, of Kuushu University.

Academic who died weeks after giving birth was accused by medics of 'over-reacting' to breathing difficulties after warning them: 'I am dying' 

Woman who died weeks after giving birth was accused by medics of 'over-reacting'

Dr Khaulath Mohamed, a respected academic, was admitted to hospital when she was 36 weeks pregnant, claiming she could not breathe and pleading to be given an emergency cesarean. The 39-year-old (left at her graduation and right in hospital after the birth) told hospital staff she feared she was dying and warned her organs were failing. But medics at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, appeared to dismiss the concerns and wrote in her medical notes that her breathlessness was 'self-induced' and that she was 'working herself up'. Inset, the academic with her daughters, from left to right, Nihula, Sama and Rihula.

'The first cells were probably...? Lonely': The best things children have written in school tests when they had NO idea what the answer was

Best test answers kids have written when they had NO idea what the answer was

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. One pupil, top left, was posed with the question: 'The first cells were probably...?', to which they answered: 'lonely'. Another student, who was clearly struggling in a maths test when asked to fill in whether one number was greater or lesser than another simply wrote 'or' beside each question, bottom right. One rebel was instructed not to 'write your essay on this page', but instead wrote the words 'your essay' on that very page, bottom left.

Residents on an affluent London street are left terrified as 60 travellers brawl outside their homes and use the road as a toilet after a drunken wake 

Sixty mourners were involved in what one witness described as a 'huge fist fight' near the Red Lion pub in Shooter's Hill, London, which required an estimated 100 police officers to control.

Marriage is on the up after a 40 year decline: New ONS figures show numbers of married couples has increased to 51.2% of over 16s 

In 2011, married men and women were almost a minority at just 50.7 per cent of the adult population. But last year 51.2 per cent of people over the age of 16 were found to have tied the knot.

Leading HIV professor is celebrating after winning a planning battle with his High Court judge neighbour over a radio aerial the scientist installed without permission 

Neighbours Professor Martin Cranage and Judge Keith Cutler - who oversaw the high-profile Mark Duggan inquest - had been locked in a dispute over the former's radio aerial at his home in rural Wiltshire.

Raped in a playground at 11, abused by seven men a night aged 12: Victim of Rotherham Asian sex gang scandal tells her truly horrifying story

Rotherham Asian sex gang victim was raped by seven men a night aged 12

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Wilson (left now), 23, from Rotherham, was just 11 when she was befriended by a group of older men in her home town who showered her with gifts and made her feel special. The now 23-year-old admits she became so 'brainwashed' by the older British Pakistani men in the South Yorkshire town she considered it normal for them to expect to have sex with her in return for all they had given her. Writing an emotional account of her harrowing experience in new book Violated, Sarah (pictured aged four, inset, and right, as a teenager) reveals she was plied with alcohol and cannabis by sexual predators. They habitually abused her until she was 16, when they lost interest because she was no longer underage.

Use baking soda on blackheads, eat marshmallows to soothe sore throats, and soak feet in hot water to cure migraines: The top health hacks for everyday ailments

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

Facebook gets feminist: Social network puts women at the forefront in its new Friends and Groups icons - but did YOU notice?

It is not known when the icon was updated, but the thought process behind the changes has been explained by Facebook's San Francisco-based design manager Caitlin Winner on Medium.

Is your bag-for-life making you FAT? Shoppers using reusable bags 'feel virtuous, so treat themselves to junk food'

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.

Are fat people better at sniffing out food? Obese people 'imagine smells more vividly than their slimmer peers'

Scientists from Yale School of Medicine found differences in our ability to dream up odours - especially those that whet the appetite - may play a role in food cravings.

Man who blew up his own home to get back at his estranged wife is jailed for six years 

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.

'Nil by mouth' patient choked to death after a student nurse fed him sausage and mash 

James South (pictured), from Aviemore, Scotland, was being fed via a tube through his nose and had a deliberately obvious sign where he lay warning ward staff that he shouldn't be served solid food.

'I walked into McDonald's looking for a job and left with a modelling contract' Unemployed man, 21, becomes top model after being scouted in fast food restaurant

Christopher Kellie becomes one of Scotland's top models after popping to McDonald's

Christopher Kellie, 21, from Mount Vernon, Glasgow, ventured down to his local fast food joint in quest of a part-time job and he left with a modelling contract. The fledgling model is now the face of Harvey Nichols, JD Sports and Barbour, adorns billboards all over Scotland and has stripped to his boxers for underwear brand, D. Hedral.

Unhealthy lifestyles 'cut lifespan by 23 years'

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.

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins is sacked after just three years in the job... but still walks away with more than £2million and £360,000-a-year pension

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'.

Westfield shopping centre in west London evacuated after builders find unexploded WWII bomb

Police were called to the scene at 10:40am after labourers working in nearby Ariel Way, which runs around the back of the centre, uncovered the 'shell-like' device.

Bonobos give a glimpse back in time to Stone Age man: Apes seen making wooden spears, daggers and stone shovels like our human ancestors

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.

Can't resist a cigarette with your drink? Blame your mother! Gorging on junk food during pregnancy 'can shape child's taste for nicotine and alcohol', experts warn

Junk food appears to change an unborn child's brain, programming it to enjoy nicotine and alcohol together, researchers from Rockerfeller University found.

'You're the prettiest girl but I get turned on by someone slimmer': Woman shames 'shallow' Tinder date in open letter after being told she was TOO FAT to fancy

Tinder dater Michelle Thomas writes open letter after being told she was TOO FAT

Michelle Thomas, 30, from Crystal Palace, London, went on a Tinder date and the next day she received a message from him criticising her figure. The man said she was pretty and interesting but too big. Horrified at what it contained, Michelle decided to share it on her blog (inset) and write an open response that has since gone global. The man, who she didn't name, wrote: 'I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm trying to avoid bigger pain in the future by telling you now so we don't have to go through that embarrassment.'

45 ISIS fighters 'die after eating poisoned Ramadan meal in Iraq'

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.

Afghan interpreters who were severely injured by the Taliban while working for the British Army LOSE fight for compensation from the UK Government 

One of the claimants, father-of-three Mohammed Rafi Hottak, pictured, who was granted asylum in 2012, was blown up by the Taliban while on patrol with British troops in Afghanistan.

Britain 'tried to recruit' benefits hate preacher who inspired Tunisian beach massacre and campaigned to get him off UN's al-Qaida watch list 

Hani al-Sibai, who is living on £50,000-a-year state hand outs, is one of the 'key influencers' of the Islamic fanatics believed to have recruited beach gunman Seifeddine Rezgui.

Think Greece's economy is the one in trouble? It's CHINA that's facing financial meltdown and the biggest stock market crash since the Great Depression 

China's stock market crash biggest since the Great Depression

Almost $3trillion (£2trn) - more than the entire economic output of Brazil - has been wiped out since markets went into reverse just a few weeks ago, posing a bigger headache for many global investors than even the Greek debt crisis. China's government, regulators and financial institutions are now waging a concerted campaign to prop up the nation's stock markets - a move that failed spectacularly in the 1929 crash that triggered the Great Depression.

'Greece is on the edge of catastrophe. There will be riots and chaos': French central bank boss warns of dire consequences if the country does not make a deal this week 

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.

Pictured: The colourful way Greeks have vented their frustration at EU crisis with graffiti... they did invent the word after all

Every surface in Athens has been transformed into a piece of art where the people of the city have gone to voice their anger, frustration and fear over the decisions being made about their futures.

'It's like Christmas': Wealthy Greeks go on spending spree for Apple gadgets and jewellery as they fear they'll lose cash when banks collapse 

Wealthy Greeks have embarked on a luxury spending spree amid fears the banks will raid their bank accounts, and one jewellery store owner (pictured) is among those seeing a surge in sales.

Iranian artist who was jailed for 12 years for drawing satirical cartoons now faces 'indecency' charges... because she shook her male lawyer's hand

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.

Made in Chelsea star reveals he is battling cancer: Moving blog reveals actor's gruelling leukaemia treatment and his agony at being left infertile at 28 

Made in Chelsea's Fabian Bolin reveals he's battling cancer in a moving blog

Fabian Bolin, 28, from Stockholm, who has starred in the TV show Made In Chelsea, was diagnosed with leukaemia on July 1. He is currently receiving chemotherapy treatment which doctors have said will wreck his immune system and leave him infertile. He started a blog in which he writes frankly about how it felt to be diagnosed, and the gruelling nature of chemotherapy treatment. Since he launched his blog last weekend, it has gone viral and been shared thousands of times on social media sites. Writing in the blog, he said: 'I feel like it's unfair that I should have to go through this hell of a treatment, after fighting so hard to reach this stage in life and be on the cusp of fulfilling my acting dreams. But, I will not give up; I'm going to push myself through this in order to be able to continue to live the life that I love so much!'

The first Australians WERE Aborigines: DNA analysis quashes claims that unknown race preceded indigenous people that live there today

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.

DIY chain pays out £200,000 after three men died from Legionnaires' Disease caught from the store's filthy hot tub

Richard Griffin (pictured), William Hammersley and Harry Cadman died after contracting the disease at JTF Warehouse in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. It is said to have originated from a filthy hot tub on display.

War veteran with PTSD after serving three tours of Afghanistan killed himself after 'six of his Army friends also ended their lives'

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 Re: The heartbroken fianceÈ of an Afghan veteran has appealed for action against the "silent killer" that took her soulmate's life.
 Father of eight-year-old twins, Dylan Jones, who served three tours as a soldier in Afghanistan, was found dead on Saturday morning.
 He and fiancÈe Shan Thomas, owner of Pontardawe's The Pink Geranium Hotel, where Mr Jones had also been working, were due to be wed next month.
 The 37-year-old former soldier, who suffered with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), had left Miss Thomas a note expressing his love for her.

Father-of-two Dylan Jones, 37, of Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, was due to marry fiancée Shan Thomas but killed himself a month before the wedding after apparently suffering post-traumatic stress.

From eyelids glued shut to nasty infections... how eyelash extensions are a health hazard and could cause your natural lashes to fall out

With a huge trend for eyelash extensions, soaring numbers of people are visiting eye doctors with infections, Dr Robert Dorin, an expert based in New York, warns.

Caught on camera - the furious clash between a parish councillor and the group of cyclists who say he ran them off the road

Clash between a Devon parish councillor and group of cyclists caught on camera

Two cyclists came off their bikes and suffered injuries in the incident which happened in the Teign Valley in Devon on Sunday. South Devon parish councillor James Atkinson has been pictured raising his middle finger to the group of four cyclists in an image shared on Facebook, as he launches a counter claim that he was assaulted by the cyclists.

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'I remember she had beautiful, manicured hands. Her nails were painted pink.': Ukrainian woman relives horrific moment body of MH17 victim fell through her ceiling

Ina Tipunova haunted by MH17 crash relives the horror a year after disaster

EXCLUSIVE: Ina Tipunova was with friends when the Malaysian Airlines plane exploded and only discovered the woman's body on her kitchen floor when she returned home later on July 17, 2014. She now hopes to meet the family of the victim so she can help them with closure. Her story is just one of the horrific tales villagers from this remote corner of Ukraine are left to remember after the plane was shot down

Share tampons, keep the cubicle clean, and NEVER laugh at a fart: Women reveal their 'unspoken rules' for using a public restroom

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.

'Don't take selfies with a gun or while standing in front of a lion': Russia issues guidelines for people after dozens die taking self-portraits this year alone 

Around 10 people have been killed and 100 injured in Russia this year while snapping dangerous selfies, from posing with a loaded gun or a hand grenade to climbing on to a railway bridge.

Don't go in the water! Tourist filming an Italian beach sunrise inadvertently captures footage of a SHARK stalking its prey

An Italian tourist attempting to film a sunrise over the deserted Punta Prosciutto beach in southern Italy inadvertently captured footage of an aggressive shark stalking its prey.

Are smartphones making us dumb? Students given iPhones to help with their studies used them for social media instead

Psychologists at Rice University in Houston Texas wanted to see if the latest mobile technology would be used by the students (stock image) to improve their learning.

How to get the best seats without paying more: Experts reveal tricks of the trade from scoring cheap tickets to having a whole row to yourself

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.

Now Ryanair is to offer low-cost flights from ISRAEL with first tickets on sale tomorrow

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The Irish budget airline said it will offer twice-weekly flights between Israel's Ovda airport near Eilat and Budapest, Kaunas, and Krakow.

Britain's most prolific thief who has committed nearly 350 offences is back behind bars after stealing a pair of trousers which were too small for him 

Homeless alcoholic Robert Knowles (pictured) has now been jailed for stealing an outfit worth £158 - including the pair of ill-fitting trousers - from Marks and Spencer in Plymouth.

Shocking video shows the moment a drunk driver smashed through barriers blocking off a closed tunnel causing road workers to fear for their lives

Lloyd Johns, of Oxshott, Surrey, was driving at nearly double the drink drive limit when he ploughed through barrier put in place to protect workmen at the entrance to the Hindhead Tunnel.

Is this the world's worst football team: Micronesia let in a goal every two minutes as they suffer record 46-0 international football defeat - days after losing 38-0 

Micronesia suffer loss as they are thumped 46-0 by Vanuatu

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. Jean Kaltack was Vanuatu's top scorer, bagging 16 goals in the rout. Micronesia, making their first appearance at an Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) tournament, were also beaten 30-0 by Tahiti and 38-0 by Fiji at the Pacific Games, which double as the qualifying tournament for next year's Rio Olympics.

A stable relationship! Couple who played Mary and Joseph in their school nativity play are getting married 30 years later 

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.

How junk food fools us into overeating: Scientists discover too much fatty food damages nerves in the stomach that tell us we're full

Researchers in Georgia, U.S., found an unhealthy diet can alter the balance of bacteria in the gut - encouraging those that thrive on fat to multiply and killing off others which prefer healthier food.

Is the Brittas Empire set to return to screens? BBC confirm project involving popular 90s comedy is in development 

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.

Chimp porn, strangers and ourselves: Tracey Cox reveals the surprising and strange things that REALLY turn women on

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What really turns women on? Being seduced by a sexy stranger? Being tied up and spanked? Sex with another woman? Top scientists and TRACEY COX say the answer is all of the above - and more....

Is stomach vacuuming the key to perfect abs? It's the fitness industry's best kept secret and now YOU can incorporate the breathing exercise into your workout 

Woman exercising on mat --- Image by © Tetra Images/Corbis

As Fitness Expert Rich Sturla explains, focussing on tightening the right stomach muscles with a simple breathing exercise will result in a smaller, flatter and more taut tum.

Britain's fattest man who weighed 65 stone after years of binge-eating is laid to rest in double-sized coffin

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.

The day Goldfinger put a £20,000 bounty on my head: TV investigator Roger Cook on a chilling threat from the fearsome gangster shot dead last month

Roger Cook's The Cook Report aimed to expose high level criminality and corruption. But when he exposed John Palmer offering to launder millions of dollars, the criminal aimed to take revenge.

Revealed: Gangster John 'Goldfinger' Palmer's death was 'foretold' in chilling book written by Russian timeshare scam insider NINE years ago

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

Double trouble: Teenage twin models Tiffany and Taliah who terrorised their neighbours for seven years with loud music and swearing are given ASBOs 

Twins Tiffany and Taliah Sanderson who terrorised neighbours are given ASBOs

Tiffany and Taliah Sanderson, aged 19, of Stockport, were handed the interim behaviour order after neighbours said their lives had been made a misery with music and abusive language. The pair (pictured as children inset and main more recently) are both models for a top Manchester agency. They have been ordered by magistrates in Stockport not to 'generate any music or loud noise including shouting or screaming' between 8pm and 8am. Residents living close to the twins at their family home on Windlehurst Road, High Lane, repeatedly complained about the sisters' rowdy behaviour to the police. They said they are hopeful the seven-year saga is now at an end.

Forget the 'man in the moon', Pluto has a WHALE: Map of dwarf planet reveals odd shape on surface and a mysterious 'donut'

Nasa scientists in Colorado have produced the best map yet of Pluto's surface from images sent back by the New Horizons space probe and have nicknamed one long dark patch as 'The Whale'.

Get ready for another heatwave! Temperatures to soar across Britain just in time for the weekend - but a blast of chilly Arctic air will freeze the country tonight

Forecasters said the mercury could plummet to just 3C in rural areas tonight thanks to winds being pushed down from the north before warmer weather from the Continent returns to Britain on Friday.

Titans of media up early for first full day of Billionaire summer camp - in name tags and fleece vests

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

Faeces in the shower, a urine-soaked tent and torrential rain: Mother reveals why she's NEVER taking her children camping again 

Many Brits are saving the pennies with cheap and cheerful camping holidays this year. But Kate Morris, 49, from London, explains why she will not be taking shelter under canvas again any time soon.

Deaf girl, 4, hears her overjoyed parents sing happy birthday for the first time after becoming one of the youngest in the world to have breakthrough surgery

Four-year-old Leia Armitage, from Dagenham, Essex, was born deaf due to not having a cochlea and auditory nerve in both ears but has now had pioneering surgery so that she can finally hear.

The graphic that shows why BMI is useless: Scientists reveal how radically different body shapes can have the SAME readings

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.

Chile takes the first steps towards decriminalising cannabis for personal use and cultivation as Congress overwhelmingly backs new bill to change drug laws

Although socially conservative Chile is not following Uruguay's lead on full legalization, it is considering
decriminalizing it for personal use and cultivation.

Back in her mum's arms: The moment British woman was reunited with her baby girl - three weeks after Spanish doctors snatched her because they did not believe she was the mother

Stacie Cottle has baby returned to her after DNA proved she was the mother

Smiling while gazing into her newborn daughter's eyes, this is the moment Stacie Cottle, 27, from east London, was reunited with er daughter Anzelika after an extraordinary stand-off with doctors in Spain (main). Ms Cottle was staying with her mother on the Costa del Sol when she went into labour two weeks early, with Anzelika born after just 40 minutes. But when she took her daughter for a check-up in hospital the next day (inset), doctors claimed the baby was 'too old' to belong to her, and refused her access to the baby.

Crime tsar's son 'killed mother of two, 43, after taking cocaine and smashing his speeding tractor into her car'

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.

Amateur cricketer dies after being struck in the chest by a ball while batting during a match for his club 

Bavalan Pathmanathan, 24, pictured, suffered heart failure when the ball bounced and hit him in the chest while playing at the Long Ditton recreation grounds in Surrey on Sunday.

Friends out for a meal together had their bill paid by a family nearby because they were so polite 

Lisa McConnell and two friends were left 'gobsmacked' after the mystery man settled their £60 bill following a meal in Plymouth of Saturday night - because they weren't 'rowdy'.

The life-saving little sister: Heroic four-year-old is set to save her big brother's life by donating her stem cells to treat his rare blood disorder

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.

Shocking dashcam footage shows confused pensioner driving the wrong way down a busy dual carriageway for SEVEN MILES 

The 73-year-old man was filmed on another motorist's dashboard camera driving his silver BMW towards oncoming traffic after he accidentally joined the northbound side of the A23 near Brighton

Suburban dominatrix reported to police after whipping and screaming noises coming from her £750,000 home upset her middle-class neighbours and the tennis club

Mistress Evilyne reported to police for noises coming from her Dungeon Manor

Mistress Evilyne, 31 (pictured), who runs the Dungeon Manor in Orpington, south east London, has been reported to police after neighbours complained about the sounds coming from the dungeon at her £750,000 property. The former pastry chef, 31, charges clients between £200-an-hour to £1,200-a-night to 'be her slave' but insists she does not offer sexual services. The Dungeon Manor, which is kitted out with shackles and leather, is available to hire for couples and professionals and can be rented out for filming and photography. However, Mistress Evilyne has found herself being shunned by her neighbours in the leafy suburb, who are fed up with the noises and fear children may be 'exposed to something they shouldn't see'. One neighbour, who asked not to be named, even said the dungeon would 'affect property prices' in the area, where five-bedroom homes sell for upwards of £1million.

Nasa want to turn the moon into a lunar science lab: Fleet of robots could terraform the football pitch-sized Shackleton Crater 

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.

Experts warn Apple and Google's in car technology raises 'serious public safety questions'

Apple?s CarPlay.

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Car firms and phone companies want bigger, more interactive dashboards - but experts say they could be too distracting for drivers.

The drone gets its sea legs: £120 hydrofoil-quadcopter seamlessly films from the air and on water - but it only reaches a top speed of 11mph

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).

'I wanted to teach him a lesson': Indian schoolgirl beats man accused of stalking her in front of police officers... before demanding he kisses her feet

Police watched and even offered encouragement as Grade 11 student Sanjana slapped and hit her alleged stalker at a police station in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, in India's north on Monday.

Girl, eight, who loves Star Wars forces Disney to change their sexist ways after complaining their Darth Vader outfits were marketed as being 'for boys' 

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.

It's puppy love! Father-of-two posts adorable video of what it's like to live in a house full of SIXTEEN excitable young dogs

Dog breeder Dag Christer Lie lives with his wife and two sons in Grua, Norway. He has posted a video on YouTube which shares the experience of what it is like to live in a house with 16 puppies.

Roman Abramovich lodges plans to scrap 'miserable' swimming pool at his £90million London home and replace it with a new model based on Victorian sewers 

Roman Abramovich lodges plans to scrap 'miserable' swimming pool at his £90million London

The billionaire wants to increase the size of his £90million Kensington mansion from 16,000 sq ft, to almost 20,000 sq ft - adding the new underground pool, plus a sauna and steam room. The design for the new complex takes its inspiration from 'Victorian subterranean construction', with tiled walls, lit by skylights concealed with stone troughs in the mansion's back garden.

Eyes bigger than your belly? Greedy bee-eating bird tries to eat a BAT

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 FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/qmgs  A bee-eater bird has been captured trying to bite off more than it can chew.  The remarkable photos of the hungry bird were taken near the village of Nahala, Israel, by wildlife photographer Shuki Cheled on 26 June.  Shuki was bird-watching when to his amazement he witnessed the bird killing the bat and attempting to swallow it, however the bird failed to do so.  European bee-eaters are known to feed on flying insects and are not known to try attack something as large as a bat.  Shuki said:  "We were amazed to see that the prey was actually a bat! The bat was alive and flapping at first. The bee-eater proceeded to hit the b

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

Now that's WRAP music! Inventor creates a playable 'vinyl' record using a TORTILLA (but can it play salsa?)

The tortilla record (pictured) was created by Instructables user UpgradeTech. He used a laser cutter on loan from Fab Lab in San Diego to cut grooves from audio of The Mexican Hat Dance.

Make love not war! Fighting speeds up aging... if you're a BADGER

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.

Alcohol-fuelled air rage incidents are up 40% from last year... proving 'floozing' phenomenon is on the rise

Civil Aviation Authority figures show that alcohol-fuelled air rage incidents are on the rise - up 40% from last year. This can be attributed to a new in-flight trend known as 'floozing.'

The haunting images that show how the untouched home where Peaches Geldof died is becoming reclaimed by nature 

Weeds and overgrown foliage cover the property in Wrotham, Kent, which has lay empty ever since Miss Geldof (pictured) was found dead on April 7 last year. Her husband is too traumatised to return.

Ex-Ministry of Defence worker 'battered and strangled his aged parents before dumping their bodies at his house 150 miles away'

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.

City trader accused of rigging Libor interest rates says colleagues called him 'Tommy Chocolate' when he did not join in their drinking sessions 

Tom Hayes, 35, who also alleges he was dubbed 'Rain Man' by friends and 'Jesse James' by media, made the comments during his first day of evidence at Southwark Crown Court yesterday.

Mother's fury as a photography firm airbrushes her toddler daughter's strawberry birthmark out of pictures and blames HER for not telling them not to 

Lauren Holsten, 20, had taken her 18-month-old daughter Lexi to have her photo taken wearing vintage clothing after spotting a stand at her local shopping centre in Sittingbourne, Kent.

This IS a Chupacabra, says Texas man with a biology degree who claims his dogs killed the mythical beast

Texas man believes he has the carcass of a CHUPACABRA

A Texas man named Philip Oliveira claims to have found a legendary chupacabra (pictured) on May 31 but experts say it's merely just a coyote with mange. 'When I got a good look at it, I was weirded out,' Oliveira said. 'I've spent a lot of time camping and fishing, and I've been outside my whole life and never even seen an animal that looked like that.'

Selfie queen Karen Danczuk takes to prime time TV news show to insist split from her Labour MP husband is 'a private matter between us and our boys' 

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.

Apple Watch is a FLOP: Sales of the gadget have fallen by 90% since April, report claims

Apple is now selling less than 20,000 watches a day in the U.S. since the Watch's opening week, according to a report by California-based Slice Intelligence.

More than 80 firefighters battle east London blaze as smoke from warehouse fire seen nearly 30 MILES away

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said there were no injuries in the fire

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.

Oxford theology student 'raped two vulnerable teenage girls he groomed while working as a pastor for children' 

Timothy Storey spent years manipulating girls who attended bible studies at his church by sending them flattering messages over Facebook before allegedly launching his attacks, it was alleged.

Will cities of the future FLOAT? $167 million project using concrete platforms could be home to 300 people by 2020

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.

Plankton are eating PLASTIC: Feasting on ocean litter could devastate marine ecosystems, scientists warn

Biologists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory have captured copepods ingesting flourescent plastic debris (pictured) on video and say it appears to interfere with the rate they feed on algae.

We shall find them on the beaches: Faces of 18 wanted British criminals are displayed on electronic billboards around Spain in bid to track them hiding in the Costas

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 swing that resembles a medieval torture device and a human wheel of fortune: Is this the world's most dangerous playground?

A playground made from scrapyard metal may just be the most dangerous in the world. Located in Russia, the play area features a chair-swing resembling a medieval torture device.

Han Solo gets his own film! Disney announces spinoff movie for beloved Star Wars rebel hero set to debut in 2018

In a scene from George Lucas' epic space opera Star Wars, the American actor Harrison Ford as rebel smuggler Han Solo draws a gun against enemies; behind him can be seen a fantastic space shuttle. USA, 1977. . (Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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.

Mother reveals fiancé called off wedding while she was pregnant after falling for brunette he met on his STAG DO... but she took him back and married him anyway

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.

Teaching young criminals to recognise other people's emotions can cut serious crime, study claims

Cardiff University psychologists recorded a 44 per cent drop in the severity of crimes committed by persistent reoffenders after they took an emotional awareness course.

How to get the best seats without paying more: Experts reveal tricks of the trade from scoring cheap tickets to having a whole row to yourself

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.

From Popeye's picturesque fishing village to the Star Wars desert planet of Tatooine: Movie sets that are still there for fans to visit

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 rise of Viagra: Prescriptions for erectile dysfunction drugs soar by nearly 25% in 12 months

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

Searching Google at night? You're probably looking for porn, feeling suicidal or checking medical symptoms, new analysis reveals

If you are searching for porn, feeling lonely or suicidal, or checking the symptoms of a medical ailment, you are more likely to be scouring Google late at night, a new data analysis reveals.

Bond on Broadway! 007 is coming to the stage for a MUSICAL featuring well-known villains and soundtrack by a country singer

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.

'Love from the girl in seat 5F': Mystery of the romantic note found wedged in an in-flight magazine... but who is it written for?

Girl in seat 5F leaves lovely note to fellow pasenger

Alan Higgins, from Canberra, was flying on a Virgin Australia flight to Brisbane when he was flipping through a magazine and came across the handwritten note (pictured).

The ultimate walk of shame: Wife is made to parade through the streets in her underwear with a sign saying 'I want to sell my body' after her husband finds out about her affair in China 

Chinese wife walks streets in underwear with sign saying ‘I want to sell my body’

'I want to sell my body' reads the handwritten sign in Chinese hung around the neck of the woman as she walks despairingly through the streets in Jiangxi province, China.Head bowed, the woman appears to be wearing only her underwear and looks close to tears. The shocking treatment was inflicted by her husband, who reportedly beat his wife whilst under the influence of alcohol and forced her to walk shamefully through the streets.

EXCLUSIVE: 'That man was hand-picked by God!' What a six-year-old girl was told by a nun when she tried to report sexual abuse by a priest during CONFESSION

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.

'You couldn't even hear him screaming': The terrifying moment a four-year-old boy jumping on a bouncy castle disappeared INTO the inflatable cushion and was trapped

A concerned parent has posted a video of the moment his four-year-old son disappeared from sight when he was silently sucked underneath an inflatable jumping castle in New Zealand.

We're a nation of pill-poppers: Prescriptions up 50% in the past decade as one billion handed out a year and experts warn of harmful side-effects

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

Save us from Monet mania: A genius, of course. But as yet another Monet exhibition is unveiled, one art lover says it's time to try something more original

Monet's paintings are delicious, irresistible even. The dahlias painted in his garden at Argenteuil, are blowsy and gorgeous - but has he become too irresistible, asks LAURA FREEMAN.

From Popeye's picturesque fishing village to the Star Wars desert planet of Tatooine: Movie sets that are still there for fans to visit

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.

Forget coconut water: Chilled CAMEL's milk is the latest must-have tipple... but a bottle will set you back £19!

For half a litre, the unusual drink retails at the same price as a supermarket bottle of Champagne. A 100ml-serving of camel's milk contains 53 calories, compared to 62 in full-fat cow's milk.

The REAL city of 'Vinci': Corrupt, covered in industrial waste and home to a mysteriously dead local official - the California town that inspired the new season of True Detective

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.

'I'm getting paid to live the dream': Super blogger Aimee-Rose Francis can command up to £5,000 from big brands... just for talking about their products on social media

The London-based former student is enjoying international travel for free and huge sums from commercial partners for promoting their products. Aimee-Rose, 23, says she's living the 'dream'.

The rise of the silent airport: How cuts in noise pollution mean passengers can increasingly expect a 'calm, relaxed ambiance' before their flights

To communicate with travellers, airports are now turning to new technologies and adopting a more 'silent' philosophy in an attempt to cut down on noise pollution from overhead announcements.

It's a bird! it's a plane! it's a... Snoopy drone? Inventor builds quadcopter shaped like beloved Peanuts character

Inventor Otto dieffenbach builds drone shaped like Peanuts character Snoopy for Comic-Con

Inventor Otto Dieffenbach (right) has created a fully functional drone shaped like Charlie Brown's pet beagle perched atop his red doghouse (left). The airborne display, inspired by the upcoming The Peanuts Movie, will be unveiled at San Diego's Comic-Con International this week.

Hedge fund lost £740,000 in an apparent Friday Afternoon Fraud where conmen trick people who have one eye on the weekend

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.

How a juicy steak and an ice cream can stave off frailty in the elderly: Nutrient found in meat and dairy improves stamina

Carnitine helps muscles work more efficiently, increasing stamina. It could be given as supplements to the elderly to prevent them becoming tired, according to researchers from Duke University.

Mesmerising footage captures ghostly waterfall made entirely of FOG cascading down cliff and pouring into Icelandic bay

A waterfall made entirely of fog cascaded from a cliff in Iceland - and the mesmerising sight was captured on camera. Kjartan Gunnsteinsson shot the footage while on a hike in Iceland.

'This is what a REAL post-baby body looks like!' Mother-of-three shows off her stretch marks and 'wobbly bits' to protest against images of famous beach-ready new parents

Sophia Cooper, from Birmingham, posted a photograph of herself wearing a revealing crop top on Facebook. The 29-year-old fitness company owner admitted it was 'hard' to share the image.

Not to be sniffed at! The world's first whisky moustache wax that promises to enhance the flavour of your drink goes on sale

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.

New threat from Russia as Putin revives Cold War programme of midget 'Piranha' submarines that are virtually undetectable 

Russian president Vladimir Putin is planning to recommission Cold War-era fleet of midget submarines which are virtually undetectable as part of his increasingly aggressive military policy.

The way things used to be: Remarkable treasure trove of rare home movies, newsreels and films bring Britain's past to life in new online archive

From black-and-white home movies to footage of bathing beauties in Blackpool, the collection of more than 10,000 titles, spanning more than a century of British life, has been put online by the BFI.

Ready for my close-up! Group of Pamplona bull runners all holding their phones to take a picture get squashed by raging animal 

The photographs were taken at the entrance to Pamplona's main bull fighting arena and shows revellers risking their lives as lay down and encourage the beast to run over their backs.

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You're never too young for a ticket! Three-year-old biker boy's hilarious reaction when he's 'pulled over by cop'

Declan Tramley gets first 'parking ticket' from Halifax police 

Declan Tramley perfectly captured the way we all feel getting written up when he put his hand to his forehead in disappointment. He was ticketed by Constable Shawn Currie for illegally stopping his red plastic bike at a ferry terminal's no-parking zone in Halifax, Canada. Declan's father had told Currie his son loves the police and they hatched a plan together to give him the ticket for fun. The little rebel, who has a motorcycle jacket and chats up bikers, now loves his parking ticket and tries to bring it to bed.

Exploring the universe from his back garden: Amateur astronomer takes stunning images of galaxies, sun spots and nebulae

Engineer Mike Greenham recorded cosmic scenes from up to 50 million light years away from his garden in Northamptonshire.

Lenin v Stalin... the rematch! Street performers impersonating Soviet leaders come to blows after one accused other of stealing his business 

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.

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Five-bedroom cliff-top house that comes with its own beach and featured in a Daphne du Maurier novel goes on the market for £3million 

Cornwall's house from Daphne du Maurier novel goes on the market for £3m

Chapel Point House (right) in Cornwall is a unique Grade II listed home with 4,000 sq/ft of space. It has five bedrooms, four reception rooms and three bathrooms - plus two more separate properties. Take a walk out the back door and down a few steps and you'll find yourself on your own perfect paradise; a secluded sandy beach (bottom left).

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Museum transformed in to giant beach-themed play area complete with nearly a MILLION recycled balls representing the ocean and a 50ft 'shoreline'

Washington DC's National Building Museum turned into giant beach-themed ball pit

The 'Beach' is meant to represent an ocean and is made up of nearly a million recyclable translucent balls across the floor at the National Building Museum in Washington DC in the US. Along with the expansive ball ocean - in which visitors are encouraged to jump, flip and submerse themselves - there is also a 50ft-wide shoreline, which houses beach chairs, umbrella and a snack bar. The creation is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based studio Snarkitecture and will run until September 7, bringing the quintessential summer experience indoors.

Drone captures mesmerising footage of humpback whale spraying a RAINBOW from its blow hole

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

There's always a bigger fish: Incredible moment one great white shark is photobombed by another leaping out of the water behind it 

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A group of divers captured the unexpected show while filming the great white shark devouring a piece of tuna dangling from the side of their boat in South Africa's Mossel Bay.

Kyoto voted the world's best city... with Charleston, South Carolina and Siem Reap close behind (but London and New York are nowhere in sight)

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.

'Girls love gluten!' Instagram account featuring pictures of pretty women eating fatty carbs earns a legion of followers - and even a few celebrity fans 

There's something for everyone on the Girls with Gluten Instragram page, which documents cute girls enjoying carb-heavy diets - unless you happen to have a gluten intolerance, that is.

Boys in burkas: Male models walk the runway wearing face-covering robes created by Hunger Games costume designer at Berlin Fashion Week

Male models in burkas at Berlin Fashion Week made by Hunger Games costume designer

A twist on traditional Islamic dress featured as part of the Sadak spring/summer 2016 show at Brandenburg Gate. As well as burqa-inspired outfits models showed off printed raincoats and pastel-coloured summer suits.

   

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