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Calais migrants storm fences around Channel Tunnel entrance for THIRD night running

For the second night running, migrants laid siege to the Channel Tunnel, with 1,500 trying to storm through, as senior MPs claimed Britain needs to send the Army in to control the Calais crisis. read


Why the French ARE to blame for Calais migrant crisis, by LEO MCKINSTRY

David Cameron yesterday repeated his view that ‘there is no point in trying to point fingers of blame. It’s about working with the French...’ but LEO MCKINSTRY says they are the ones to blame. read


We kept out Hitler so why can't we stop a few thousand migrants in Calais?

The ongoing crisis in the French port of Calais is a deeply disturbing reminder that Britain is no longer an island, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK, as migrants continue to try and force their way into Britain. read


French shifts blame of Calais crisis on UK, Eurotunnel and Libyan migrants

Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister, said the Channel Tunnel was not doing enough on security, and claimed too migrants were coming across the Mediterranean from North Africa. read


Expectant mother fears she may go into labour in Operation Stack traffic jams

Expectant mother Vanessa Challess, 39, fears she may end up giving birth on the side of the M20 in Kent if Operation Stack continues to cause traffic jams and delays as a result of the Calais crisis. read


Malaysia 'almost certain' MH370 has been found on La Reunion island

Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi made the announcement as investigators headed to La Reunion island to determine whether the wreckage is part of missing flight MH370. read


How debris from flight MH370 may have turned up on LA Reunion island

Aviation experts say the current of the Indian Ocean could have taken the discovered flap (pictured) up the WA coast, then Indonesia before ending up at La Reunion, off the coast of Africa. read


Seven theories of what happened to Malaysia Airlines MH370

In lieu of solid answers, theories both outlandish and credible have swirled around what triggered the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last year. read


Map prepared a year ago predicted debris from MH370 would arrive in Madagascar

Oceanographers from the University of Western Australia say the location of the newly-discovered aircraft debris is 'entirely consistent' with a graphic they created 12 months ago. read


From acid reflux to tooth damage, why fizzy water could be harming your health

Sparkling water can damage your health in surprising ways. It's so popular that we drank 300 million litres in the UK last year. Experts say the bubbly beverage can destroy your teeth. read


Kale: The toxic truth! How our obsession with the leafy greens could lead to bloated bellies, thyroid problems and even KIDNEY STONES

EXCLUSIVE: Eating raw kale does to your insides what a cactus does to your skin when you rub up against it, says wellness guru Lauren Imparato, who runs a studio in New York. read


Prince Andrew in command at Buckingham Palace says EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Two years ago, armed police failed to recognise Prince Andrew as he strolled in the gardens of Buckingham Palace and ordered him to lie face down. read


Four helicopter flights for Charles to watch polo says SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE

Prince Charles reportedly used the royal helicopter to take him to a polo match at Windsor Great Park in a round-trip that will have cost thousands of pounds, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. read


Black men are 'TWICE as likely to develop prostate cancer as white men', study warns

The study, published in the journal BMC Medicine, reveals one in four black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, compared with one in eight white men and one in 13 men of Asian heritage. read


What a can of Coca-Cola REALLY does to your body in just an hour

The graphic was compiled by The Renegade Pharmacist, a blog run by a former UK pharmacist Niraj Naik and includes a seven-stop breakdown. read


Cecil the lion's last hours and Walter Palmer's vanity

He was named Cecil after Cecil Rhodes, the British mining magnate, having first been spotted in 2008 at a place called White Man’s Watering Hole inside Zimbabwe’s famous Hwange National Park. read


Accomplices accused of helping Walter Palmer kill Cecil the lion in court

Professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst and local landowner Honest Ndlovu allegedly assisted Walter Palmer, who has since received death threats, catch and kill the lion in Zimbabwe. read


Cecil the lion killer Walter Palmer accused of sexual harassment by former employee

Dr. Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who has achieved worldwide notoriety for killing the most famous lion in Africa paid out $127,500 in 2009 to settle a sexual harassment claim. read


Lion killer who was Bank of England director pictured

Tory donor Sir David Scholey, a former director of the Bank of England, posed by the bloodied corpse of a male lion he apparently shot for fun in Zambia – and even defended the killing. read


The Namibian taxidermy factory which stuffs 6,000 animals a year

These striking images come from the workshop of Louw Mel and his 45 staff just outside the capital Windhoek, a country where taxidermy is legal dozens of big game hunters visit each week. read


Mia Farrow posts address of man who killed Cecil the lion to Twitter

Mia Farrow was accused of inciting an angry mob on Wednesday when she posted an ill-advised message to Twitter containing the business address of the dentist who killed Cecil the lion. read


Ted Nugent hits out at Cecil the lion protesters, supporting hunting of African lions

The singer, hunter and gun activist defended Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who paid $50,000 to kill Cecil on a lavish hunting expedition. read


Jimmy Kimmel breaks down on Tonight Show over Cecil the lion killed by Dr Walter Palmer

The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! called Dr Walter Palmer a 'jackhole' and suggested that he feels compelled to kill things that are stronger than him because he's sexually impotent. read


Kenzie Kilpatrick has fathered TEN children for strangers in FOUR months

Kenzie Kilpatrick, 26, from Birmingham (pictured with son Tylan) has been dubbed 'the Sperminator', by one radio station. His twins Samuel, left, and Alfie, are pictured inset right. read


Why don't we BAN screaming brats from planes? AMANDA PLATELL writes

'Even before we were allowed to take our seatbelts off, I would be begging to move down to Economy', writes AMANDA PLATELL. read


Intern leaves angry note at bottom of post-it notes for ex-colleagues

An intern's note to his ex-colleagues has been uploaded to Reddit, which he wrote on a Post-It at the bottom of the block. In it, he revealed he had spat in his colleagues' coffee every day. read


Woody Allen on relationship with Mia Farrow's adopted daughter Soon-Yi

The prolific director, now 79, has been in a relationship with Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, 44, for 22 years. read


Fertility calculator which warns against leaving motherhood too late 

Professor Allan Pacey, a Sheffield University fertility expert, said: ‘We haven’ t got a time machine we can put people in….that’s just a blunt reality. Everyone thinks you can wait – this shows you can’t.’ read


Janet Street-Porter: Why no woman over 20 should ever wear a bikini

Can any woman past the youthful age of 20 ever look good in a bikini? Don't even try it, says Janet Street-Porter, who has proudly upheld a self-imposed bikini ban for the past two decades. read


Justice Peter Smith removed from £3b case involving British Airways

Mr Justice Peter Smith mentioned his own lost luggage 33 times in a single hearing, before being removed from an unrelated £3billion case involving British Airways. read


KGB denies David Cameron’s claims that they tried to recruit him as an operative

Moscow’s secret services even suggested a 19-year-old David Cameron and his Eton travelling friend, far from meriting the attention of Communist spies, had simply been the target of a gay pick-up. read


TSA chief vows to close security gaps at US airports as tests show 96% failure rate

The leader of the Transportation Security Administration said on Wednesday his top priority would be to close security gaps at airport checkpoints. read


Hulk Hogan making MORE racially-charged remarks to son Nick via jailhouse phone

A recording surfaced on Wednesday showing wrestling legend Hulk Hogan making racially-charged remarks to his then-imprisoned son, Nick Bollea, over a Florida jailhouse phone in 2008. read


Daddy, please find us a stepmother! It was a plea that widower Ben Westwood couldn't refuse. So why has it been so hard for him to find new love?

When Ben Westwood lost his wife of 14-years Carolina to cancer, he didn't think it would be his seven-year-old daughter, Isabella, encouraging him to move on. But can he find new love online? read


Museum to celebrate East End women unveiled as Jack the Ripper gallery

The team behind the project had promised to create a 'world class' museum in Cable Street, East London, dedicated to suffragettes and equal pay campaigners. read


Law & Order director Jace Alexander charged with child sex abuse

Jason 'Jace' Alexander, 51, allegedly published a short film on the file-sharing site Torrent showing a 12-year-old girl performing sex acts in June, according to a police report seen by the New York Post. read


Facial recognition technology can indentify you in complete darkness

Computer scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, developed the new technique that reads a person’s thermal signature (right). read


Wize Mirror uses scanners and sensors to spot early signs of disease

A group of researchers from seven EU countries are developing Wize Mirror to help spot the early signs of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and give users health advice. read


Lesbian model Randa Armstrong and wife Stephanie BOTH pregnant

Randa Armstrong, 31, and wife Stephanie, 25, from Galashiels, are expecting babies just three months apart after conceiving through a 'shy' 24-year-old science student they found on a website. read


Instagram account documents the worst messages that women get on Tinder

The Instagram account TinderNightmares is working to document the cringe-worthy Tinder messages that send women running, from the totally uninspired to the truly creepy. read


What are the ‘blood trails’ on Saturn’s moon?

Cassini scientists are baffled by the presence of the red lines, with some suggesting they may be exposed ice with chemical impurities, or the result of outgassing from inside Tethys. read


Ex-Navy SEAL Brett Jones says 'CIA abandoned me in Afghan desert for being gay'

Brett Jones, 41, filed a complaint against the federal agency, saying he was forced to endure homophobic slurs, comments and the 120-degree desert heat because of his sexuality. read


Eva Longoria wants Australian newspaper to 'apologise' for Specsavers campaign accusations

Eva Longoria has taken umbrage at an Australian newspaper for accusing her of 'pretending' to need glasses to market herself through Specsavers and has demanded an apology. read


'Rain down the caravan represents my tears': Twitter users share uninspiring holiday photographs during Britain's washout summer

It's been an uninspiring start to the school summer holidays, with two inches of rain falling in 24 hours and gales of more than 50mph. read


Amazon starts selling wifi enabled ordering buttons you can stick around homes

The firm today started selling the Dash Button, a large, wifi enabled button that can be used to reorder common household products such as washing powder or even drinks. read


Could testosterone HRT help treat the male menopause?

Just like in women, male sex hormones drop as they age, and men suffer from hot flushes, low libido, night sweats and joint pain, according to academics. read


Tranquility can rub off on humans and lower blood pressure and heart rate

Experts from the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth University and the University of Exeter have found watching tropical fish swim around a tank can help lower blood pressure and heart rate. read


TV channel that claimed basil leaves and peppers could cure cancer fined by watchdog 

Ofcom fined Asia TV for broadcasting 'unsubstantiated and unqualified medical advice' from Dr Pankaj Naram, which it said carried 'an appreciable risk of harm to viewers'. read


Middle aged women can fake a waist using peplums and layered crop tops

As the menopause takes its natural course 90 per cent of women will gain 12lb to 15lb in weight - with most of it ending up round our midriffs. But there's an easy way to reclaim your waist. read


Number of anti-Semitic against British Jews have doubled in some parts of the country

In London the total more than doubled in a year, while there were also increases in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and West Midlands. Crimes reported included assault and arson. read


Farage tells Eurosceptics to 'get off their backsides' and make the case for Britain leaving the EU

The Ukip leader said pro-Europe campaigners were already at 'full throttle' ahead of David Cameron's promised in-out referendum and those who want to leave the EU need to 'get cracking'. read


Is this the best picture ever taken on an iPhone? Photographer snaps incredible aerial image of London as she comes in to land at Heathrow

The impressive image was taken on an iPhone 6 by wedding photographer Maria Farrelly, 37, from Newport, south Wales, as she came into land at London Heathrow Airport on Tuesday. read


Should smacking be a criminal offence? Two mothers with VERY different views argue if slapping children is ever acceptable

Maria Lally, 35, from Surrey, says she would never touch her two daughters in anger, while Daljit Aulakh, 45, from Birmingham, says light slaps were a key part of disciplining her sons. read


The Dodo and Reddit photographs see owners sharing precious moments with their pets

Reddit users have been sharing their first and last images of their pets. Many of the original photos capture the owners as children who have since grown up with their four legged friend. read


Gina Rinehart plans to give away HALF her $14bn fortune to charity

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart raised her desire to donate a 'significant portion' of her $14 billion estate as part of the complex and lengthy legal settlement with her children. read


Nottinghamshire police officers faced down man wielding an 8in knife

Alex Prentice and Debbie Wishart had been called out to a property in Corby, Northamptonshire, when they were confronted by knifeman Lee Vickers, who was brandishing a large kitchen knife. read


Dolphin species work together to BABYSIT: Bottlenose and Atlantic spotted mammals team up to chase away intruders

Atlantic spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins were studied by The Wild Dolphin Project in The Bahamas over the space of 30 years, providing insight into how the species rely on each other. read


Did heartburn evolve to protect us against food poisoning?

Biologists at North Carolina State University found humans have similar stomach acidity to scavengers. A thermograph of heartburn in the stomach is shown. read


Neigbours fans can stay in Susan and Karl Kennedy's Ramsay Street home

Fans of iconic Australian soap Neighbours can now explore the Melbourne set in person, with the TV show listing its famous homes for rent on Airbnb as part of a special promotion. read


Unison backs leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn to be Labour leader

Unison, which has 1.3million members, said the leftwinger's anti-austerity message had 'resonated' with public sector workers, in a blow to Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper. read


Why this man's tops are simply the vest for Jeremy Corbyn

Ali Rifat, who owns B & H Quality Underwear & Socks in Nag’s Head Market, north London, said he recognised Jeremy Corbyn, but was unaware of his political status. read


Mother-of-four who found dead caterpillar in an Aldi tin of tomatoes was sent a £10 voucher when she complained - so she spent it on a FUNERAL for the critter 

Stephanie Harris, 34, from Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, discovered the two-inch long caterpillar when she opened up the Sweet Harvest-branded tin to make a beef stew for her family. read


Could websites block users according to their RACE? Software that checks genetic profile of users developed

Genetic Access Control was developed to look at the genetic profile held by DNA analysis firm 23andMe. It can check a user's ethnicity, gender or disease risk before they access a website. read


Never trust a man with a Satnav or you might end up like JOAN COLLINS

'You can find the directions on Amy and Chris's wedding website.' When I suggested to the man of the house, my husband Percy, that he do this, he was adamant that it wasn't necessary. read


Can Grumpy Mum turn into Joyful Mum for a day? LORRAINE CANDY writes

Inspired by a recent viewing of Disney's Inside Out, Lorraine Candy attempts to be joyful with her kids for a whole day. It has to be possible to remain positive - but her kids don't believe she can. read


Lingerie poll reveals men prefer push-up styles and skimpy thongs on women

The survey asked nearly 3,000 men various questions about lingerie and found that bralettes and cheeky briefs came close seconds. read


The best Great British Bake Off moments revealed

Ahead of the sixth season of the hit baking show airing on BBC1 on August 5th, FEMAIL has rounded up the ten funniest, cringeworthy and most scandalous moments from the last five series. read


What's the point of a police force that doesn't turn up to burglaries asks STEPHEN GLOVER

Sara Thornton (pictured), head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, says that public expectations have to change in the light of budget cuts, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. read


Elisabeth Luard is leaving her Wales home to move closer to family and friends

At age 73, after 22 years in her wild Welsh family home, food writer Elisabeth Luard has decided it's time to move on. Pictures: Elisabeth at her home and, inset, with her grandchildren read


David Cameron backs crackdown on pension fees rip-offs

David Cameron is to launch an immediate review into excessive charges preventing the over-55s from being able to withdraw their savings in an attempt to cap exit fees from pension plans. read


Campaigners say David Cameron's new peers will cost taxpayers millions

David Cameron, pictured today, has said he will press ahead with plans to hand out more peerages to boost Conservative representation in the Upper Chamber. read


Box-ticking NHS staff turned killing patients into an industry, says top doctor 

The Liverpool Care Pathway caused NHS staff to take an ‘industrialised approach’ to the treatment of dying patients, a leading doctor has admitted. read


With the end of the Liverpool Care Pathway, we can look forward to compassionate care, writes DR TONY COLE

Gone for ever, one hopes, are the days when, under the Liverpool Care Pathway, an elderly and sick patient effectively died of thirst, writes DR TONY COLE, chairman of the Medical Ethics Alliance. read


Ryanair passenger shocked when window frame of the plane falls into his lap

Laurence Gibson was flying back to London Stansted from Gdansk in Poland with his partner Matt when the window reveal fell out of the frame as the aircraft came into land. read


All six South-West counties make top 20 in Prudential's pensioner wellbeing index

Devon came top of the wellbeing index, followed by Dorset in second place, Gloucestershire in seventh, Wiltshire 12th, Somerset 13th and Cornwall 19th. read


Grandmother reveals she is still suffering with illness THREE YEARS after contracting food poisoning on family holiday to Sharm El Sheikh

Lillian Foote, 62, was struck down with a severe stomach illness at the Hauza Beach Resort in Sharm El Sheikh, just three days into her family holiday with her husband and granddaughter. read


British Airways' Emily Dunn found dead in Angola hotel room by colleagues

Emily Dunn, pictured with her boyfriend James, was found dead in her room in Angola after she failed to arrive for a flight to Heathrow. read


Drug dealer's girlfriend Courtney Randles is jailed for laundering his dirty cash

Courtney Randles, 26, lived a champagne lifestyle in a luxury apartment in Liverpool while her boyfriend Christopher Kenny worked as a major drug dealer across the UK. read


Leader of Malaysia is accused of receiving £450m of public money hours before Cameron is due to meet him for talks 

The PM, who will today meet his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak, added to his itinerary talks with the premier's critics, after the leader was accused of taking £450m in public funds. read


ISIS plans to provoke 'end of the world' by attacking India to try and entice USA into all-out war

The Urdu document, passed to the American Media Institute from Pakistan reveals the scale of the ambition of ISIS, including targeting India and joining forces with the Taliban. read


BBC commentator Peter O'Sullevan dies at his home at the age of 97

Legendary horse racing commentator Sir Peter O’Sullevan – the voice of racing for five decades who covered more than 14,000 races – has died at his home in London aged 97. read


Japan fires world's most powerful laser and is compared to Death Star weapon

Osaka University was able to produce a 2-petawatt - or 2 quadrillion-watt - laser beam using the Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments. This is equivalent to 1,000 times the world's electricity consumption. read


The hipster cops takes to the beat at Sandringham flower show

The unnamed Norfolk Constabulary officer was photographed while on duty as Prince Charles and Camilla enjoyed the Sandringham flower show. read


Tesco customers vent fury after Ribena is banned in childhood obesity crackdown

The supermarket giant says it is aimed at helping customers ‘make healthier choices’, but many responded online with derision, challenging Tesco to stop selling Coca-Cola or cigarettes. read


Homeless man sets up shanty town shack made out of a crate, planks, bricks and a sheet in London 

The man, who is unknown to the authorities has used makeshift materials to create a shanty town shack on a busy street in Ilford and has attached a sign begging locals to leave it alone. read


Would you go out with your hair in curlers?

Sound unthinkable? Women in Liverpool think nothing of popping to the shops with a full head of rollers, and there's a spike in hairnets to prove it. But is the 'curly blow' culture about to go nationwide? read


Average Briton now spends 24 hours a week in front of the television

A typical British adult now watches around 24 hours of television a week. However, one in 14 are even more devoted, spending more than 40 hours a week glued to their screen. read


Taliban leader Mullah Omar 'still alive' despite Afghan officials claim he died two years ago

The whereabouts of Omar have remained a mystery for 13 years, but he was believed to be leading the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan from a hiding place somewhere in Pakistan. read


Islamic terrorist prisoners win Supreme Court case over segregation

Kamel Bourgass (left) is serving life for murdering a policeman and his role in the 2002 Ricin terrorist plot. 'Liquid bomber' Tanvir Hussain (right) was jailed over planned attacks on flights to America read


Video from fatal Virgin Galactic crash released as co-pilot talks about the accident

Video from onboard cameras revealing the fatal crash of a Virgin Galactic spaceship last year has been released, along with surviving pilot's recollection of his harrowing fall to Earth. read


Virgin Australia flight bound for Brisbane makes emergency landing in LA

Passengers on a Virgin Australia flight (pictured is crack) bound for Brisbane had only been in the air for about half an hour when they were told they were heading back to Los Angeles. read


Car which looks like Batmobile joins parade of flash motors in London

While this KTM X-Bow might look like it belongs to the masked superhero, it was a young man who was spotted sitting behind the wheel as the supercar cruised through the streets of Knightsbridge today. read


Is the truth out there: TEN UFOs are spotted ‘dancing’ in the skies above Japan sparking mystery

The lights, pictured, appear to float above Osaka for a full two minutes, making their way from one side of the skyline to the other as the cameraman catches the weird phenomenon on camera. read


David Dawson's 31-year wait for a new kidney ends with a phone call at 4am

David Dawson, a retired jeweller from Milton, Staffordshire, has suffered from kidney failure since the age of 16 and has had dialysis three times a week since being 22. read


Zambian student who came to the UK when she was six has won high court battle to be granted a student loan 

Beaurish Tigere, 20, went to primary and secondary schools in York, and won a place at Northumbria University. But she was told her immigration status meant she was not eligible for a student loan. read


Scientists discover there are five kinds of prostate cancer

In landmark research, British scientists in Cambridge have shown that the most common cancer among men in the UK can be classified into five types, depending on its DNA. read


Only 3 British writers make Man Booker prize 2015 longlist

Two British writers shortlisted in previous years, Tom McCarthy and Andrew O’Hagan, pictured, have made the list for their respective novels Satin Island and The Illuminations. read


Gravestone of Nazi's top tank commander is stolen from French cemetery

Police believe neo-Nazi fanatics are behind the theft of the stone marking the resting place of Michael Wittmann in the town of La Cambe, in northwestern France, near where he was killed in 1944. read


'Granny Ripper' detained amid fears she killed and dismembered ten

Police found the shocking diaries of a killer after arresting Tamara Samsonova, 68, pictured, who was caught on CCTV carrying the body parts of an elderly victim in plastic bags in St Petersburg. read


Failed stars have aurora that glow a million times brighter than northern lights

So-called failed stars, which are difficult to detect and also remain hard to classify, host powerful aurora just like Earth, researchers have found. read


Bramley apple pie joins Stilton cheese and the Cornish pasty in winning EU protection

The traditional Bramley apple pie filling has been placed alongside Mozzarella cheese, Parma ham, Polish Kabanos sausage and Cornish pasties as a protected delicacy. read


British Gas profits from family bills soar by 99% - so why have they only cut their prices by 5%?

The energy firm said it made £528million from supplying family homes in the first half of this year, more than the profits it made in the whole of 2014. read


British Gas owner Centrica slashes 6,000 jobs despite profits of £1bn

The company said half the jobs lost would be through redundancies. Centrica added that it would create an extra 2,000 jobs in better performing parts of the business. read


Are YOU prepared for a solar storm? World will get 12 hours warning if sun erupts

The British government has released its Space Weather Preparedness Strategy and warns a major solar storm could trigger power cuts and bring travel disruption as GPS networks go down. read


Curiosity sent back to Mars to examine 'Moose' and 'Elk' rocks on planet’s surface

The rocks contain high levels of silica and hydrogen which are ideal for preserving evidence of carbon-containing organic materials that could point to signs of ancient life. read


Tonkey the bear-coat Shar Pei puppy has 100,000 followers on Instagram 

Tonkey, pictured, lives in Alberta, Canada, and despite being just four months old and being on Instagram for only eight weeks, the bearcoat Shar Pei probably has more followers than you. read


ANTS coordinate to navigate and move massive meals

Researchers in Israel have revealed how ants use team work to carry large chunks of food. A carefully balanced system of leaders and lifters allows ants to coordinate their efforts. read


T-shirts emblazoned with swear words worn by children in Asia

Phrases such as 'Who the f*** is Jesus', 'Too drunk to f***' and '$ex for money', are emblazoned across T-shirts worn by children as young as eight in Asia - because they can't read English. read


RSPCA hunt for cat killer who has used antifreeze to fatally poison 44 pets

Jamie Brown, 37, told of how his family's five-year-old cat Freddie narrowly avoided death after consuming ecstasy. In total, 44 cats have been poisoned in Boston, Lincolnshire. read


Microsoft Windows 10 alert as 'feature' automatically shares wifi passwords

The feature is designed to easily let people share wifi passwords with friends, but security experts describe it as 'an accident waiting to happen'. read


Driver of Glasgow bin lorry 'did not tell bosses he'd blacked out before'

Harry Clarke, who was behind the wheel of the truck when it ploughed into shoppers, collapsed while working for First Bus in 2010 - but failed to disclose it when he started working at the council. read


UK weather set for blast of summer sun this weekend with temperatures to hit 26C

London and the South East could see 26C highs on Sunday, while the rest of the UK basks in the mid-20s and Glasgow is predicted to reach 22C. read


Astonishing drought unveils lost towns that have sat under Lake Mead for decades

Following this summer's record drought, Lake Mead has almost completely dried up, revealing entire towns that disappeared decades ago. read


World population set to hit 9.7bn by 2050 with India now world's most populous country

India will overtake China as having the world's biggest population within seven years, while Nigeria will have more people than the United States according to a new study by the United Nations. read


Landslides in a mountain area of Nepal bury two villages killing at least 16 people as devastated country is still reeling from April's powerful earthquake which claimed over 8,800 lives

Rescuers are searching through rubble for survivors after the natural disaster hit the western district of Kaski in the foothills of the Himalayas this morning. read


Oliver Ruse murdered wife Deborah by hacking her face, neck and head with axe

Butcher Oliver Ruse, 37, attacked his Zambian-born wife Deborah Ruse with an axe and left her dead in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor of their home in Long Melford, Suffolk, before later killing himself. read


What makes us cheat? HORMONES: People with high levels of certain chemicals 'are more likely to behave badly' 

New research from Harvard and the University of Texas suggests that higher levels of two hormones in our bodies, testosterone and cortisol, encourages cheating and other unethical behaviour. read


Alton Towers Smiler victim Leah Washington celebrates 18th birthday with boyfriend Joe Pugh

Leah Washington and Joe Pugh, 18, were among four people seriously injured when two carriages collided on the Smiler ride at the theme park in Staffordshire on June 2. read


Why your WET DOG smells so distinctive

A Bournemouth-based chemistry teacher explains bacteria and yeast dwelling in dog hair are mostly responsible for the nasty odour. read


Darren and Phillip the English Staffordshire terriers become social media stars

Darren and Phillip (pictured) are social media stars - known as the Blueboys, the English Staffordshire terriers have almost 40,000 followers on Instagram and more than 5,000 fans on Facebook. read


David Cameron planning to shut porn sites with no age checks

Mr Cameron, pictured today, is understood to be ‘frustrated’ firms have not done more to introduce measures voluntarily. He has told them he is prepared to legislate if progress is not made. read


Whitney-on-Wye Toll bridge with a cottage and two acres goes on sale for £850k 

The Whitney-on-Wye Toll Bridge in Herefordshire was built in 1797 and is one of only eight privately-owned toll bridges in the UK, which is exempt from tax and brings in an annual income of £100,000. read


Nokia reveals 'Star Wars' 360 degree virtual reality camera with live feed

The Ozo boasts eight cameras and microphones, and will work with headsets from Oculus and other makers, the Finnish firm says. It also looks uncannily like the Star Wars Jedi trainer. read


RBS suffers loss of £153m as it forks out £1.3bn in banking fines

The part-nationalised group, which includes the NatWest and Ulster Bank brands, made a loss of £153million in the first six months of this year, compared to a profit of £1.4billion in 2014. read


Driver on wrong side of A14 was 'following sat nav'

Someya Parveen, 26, was spotted by police driving on the wrong side of the A14 (pictured) close to the M1 exit at around 5am on New Year's Day. She then failed to stop and gave a false name read


As Pope Francis declares Jubilee Year in Rome as city faces transport chaos

Millions of Jubilee pilgrims are expected to flock to the Italian capital - just as civic leaders battle transport strikes amid a relentless heatwave. read


Heidi Hamoud shares YouTube make up tutorial on using green and orange concealer

Trying to cover facial flaws can be stressful, and chances are you have been doing it all wrong. Melbourne vlogger Heidi Hamoud shows why orange and green concealers work the best. read


Colombian model faces death penalty in China for 'carrying drugs'

Juliana Lopez, 22, also runs a boutique and is a well-known pro footballer. She flew into Guangzhou on a visit to purchase items for her shop, but was detained for allegedly smuggling an unspecified substance. read


Breaking Bad fan is found GUILTY for trying to buy ricin from the Dark Web

Mohammed Ali, from Liverpool, negotiated the deal on Dark Web in encrypted exchanges with a man called Psychochem - unaware that the dealer was in fact an FBI agent. read


Could one glass of red wine a day keep bowel cancer at bay? 'Miracle' ingredient may protect against the disease

Resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine, protects against bowel cancer, and scientists at Leicester University believe just one glass contains enough to have 'amazing effects'. read


Average Parent Problems Instagram account documents 'parent problems'

The photographs, taken from the Instagram account 'Average Parent Problems' offer a glimpse into the challenges parents face when raising their little ones. read


Police investigating after youngsters blacked up as Golliwogs 

Police Scotland has confirmed it is carrying out an investigation to identify the youngsters after receiving complaints from other visitors at the Wick Gala, in Caithness, Scotland. read


Football fan, 72, found guilty of making 'monkey gestures' towards black players

A great-grandfather has been found guilty of making monkey gestures at black Blackburn Rovers players after one of them scored a controversial goal against his Middlesbrough team in the Championship. read


Cyprus-born student Carly Potts found hanged in Blackpool hotel room

Carly Potts, who is originally from Cyprus, was discovered at the hotel near Blackpool seafront. A post-mortem examination has found the cause of death is hanging. read


Fruit and veg are getting SWEETER but are now 'less nutritious'

For example, coloured grapefruit are now twice as popular as white varieties, according Dutch researchers. But white grapefruit contain 50 per cent more compounds, linked to heart health. read


Motorists face 'postcode lottery' for car repairs as hourly rates vary by as much as 220% across Britain

London motorists are paying a great deal more when it comes to hourly labour rates charged by repair garages, according to a report. They pay an average of £101.60. read


Makeup artist creates incredible 3D optical illusions of holes in his hand using basic cosmetics in just 30 MINUTES

Italian Luca Luce, 37, creates 3D drawings that look like there are jigsaw pieces missing, a paintbrush peeking through his palm or a huge crack breaking open on his skin. read


Woman who was terrorised by sex pest neighbour for nine years says she's living in fear as he's released from prison and is now free to return to his home next door 

Former military historian, Kenneth Ward, 67, was jailed in 2011 for exposing himself to Mandy Dunford, 54, who lives alone in a remote farm in Chop Gate, the North Yorkshire Dales. read


Roads and caravans are swallowed up by giant sinkholes appearing as Dead Sea shrinks

Hundreds of sinkholes, some the size of a basketball court and some two storeys deep, are wreaking havoc by devouring land where the Israeli shoreline once stood. read


Cannabis is 'more likely to trigger psychosis in men than in women'

Scientists at the University of York drew on key literature, as well as detailed analyses of data regarding admissions for cannabis psychosis across the NHS over an 11-year period. read


Abudi Alsagoff does 'human flag' on world's tallest residential building in Dubai

As if dangling from the top of a 400-metre building was not enough, one fearless thrill-seeker has taken the human flag trend to new heights. read


Chinese shoppers avoiding escalators after woman was killed by one

Photos of the bizarre techniques being used to avoid the footplate at the end of escalators have emerged from China, after a woman fell through and died when she was dragged into the machine. read


Panda tricks zookeepers into giving her special treatment by faking pregnancy

Experts claim Yuan Yuan, the star attraction at Taipei Zoo in Taiwan, noticed she was provided with better living conditions during her last pregnancy and so acted in the same way. read


Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall meet an eagle at Sandringham Flower Show 

Introduced to the Prince of Wales at the annual Sandringham Flower Show today, the four-year-old bird stretched her considerable wings out to their full span and sent the royal into a right flap. read


Mr Holmes' Sir Ian McKellen shares his family's scrambled eggs recipe in video

In the four-minute video, the 76-year-old Lord of The Rings actor swaps his staff for a spatula to demonstrate his recipe for perfect scrambled eggs at Chateau Marmont, Hollywood. read


Baby hippo squeezes his way between the giant adults wallowing in the mud 

The calf, who was at the South African watering hole with its mother, is seen standing on its hind legs before it clambers on to the back of a bull and propels itself into the group. read


From the trenches of WWI to conquering the South Pole: How Australian photographer Frank Hurley captured history in iconic images of human endurance... and alienated every friend he had

Frank Hurley was responsible for some of the most iconic images of the First World War and Douglas Mawson's Antarctic expedition but the famed photographer died a lonely man. read


Titanic themed hotel resort is open in Turkey

The Turkish firm that built the hotel wanted to recreate the glamour and vastness of the impressive ship, which tragically sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912. read


The holiday photo album which caught out £36,000 benefits cheat Cheryl Brooks

Cheryl Brooks, 45, was pictured stroking a leopard in Thailand, visiting the Sydney Opera House and singing karaoke in India as she and her partner jetted to a number of exotic destinations. read


Mac on... The migrant chaos in Calais

‘There it is, lads. The land of plenty, where the police ignore burglaries and cannabis farms...’ read


Naked Kirsty Gallacher and Chloe Madley wow in Women's Health photoshoot

Sportswomen and celebrities, including Olympians Sophie Hitchon and Samantha Murray and the model Chrissy Teigen reveal what they are most proud and insecure about in their bodies. read


In the shadow of K2: Photographer captures stunning pictures of Pakistani glacier using a drone after treacherous three week hike through the Himalayas 

These breath-taking pictures were taken by Polish photographer David Kaszlikowski, whilst hiking near K2, the second highest mountain in the world. read


Cut.com video reveals 100 years of German beauty

A two-minute timelapse film showcases German style from 1910 and through each decade until the present day, featuring punk style, 80s excess and 90s glamour and today's low maintenance look. read


Pictures capture the moment an otter caught a 4ft-long conger eel in Scotland

Wildlife photographer Gordon Yates, 69, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was on the Isle of Mull off the west coast of Scotland last week searching for sea eagles. read


Makeup artist Magali Beauvue transforms into Caitlyn Jenner, Nicki Minaj and Morgan Freeman

Magali Beauvue, from France, transforms her face into both men and women from rapper Nikki Minaj to actor Morgan Freeman just by using makeup. read