F1 star Jenson Button and his model wife Jessica Michibata were GASSED by burglars who broke into their St Tropez villa and stole her £250,000 diamond engagement ring while they were out cold

Jenson Button and wife Jessica gassed as burglars steal £300k worth of belongings

Jenson Button and his wife, model Jessica Michibata, pictured together, were gassed as they slept in the rented villa in St Tropez in the south of France (pictured left). The criminals are understood to have pumped anaesthetic gas through air conditioning vents before raiding the property as the couple lay unconscious. The burglars took possessions worth more than £300,000 - including Jessica's £250,000 diamond engagement ring (inset right). The couple, who were holidaying with three friends who were also knocked out in the raid, only realised they had been targeted when they awoke in the morning to find the place had been ransacked.

Now for Songs of Praise... from 'the Jungle' migrant camp in Calais: Viewers' fury over BBC using licence fee to film show at makeshift Ethiopian church

BBC using licence fee to film Songs of Praise at makeshift Ethiopian church

The BBC's flagship religious show is being filmed from migrants' camps in Calais, it emerged last night. The corporation confirmed it is currently shooting an episode of Songs of Praise at the notorious 'Jungle' camp, which will be broadcast on a date to be finalised. Crews have already spent a day shooting around a makeshift Ethiopian Orthodox Church (main) in the centre of the 5,000-strong camp, with presenter Aled Jones (inset) expected to arrive over the weekend. Reaction on Twitter was furious (above), with one user writing: 'I really object to having my TV license fee being spent on Songs of Praise going to Calais for illegal migrants'. A BBC spokeswoman confirmed that the filming was 'going ahead as planned', adding it would not be a live special but a standard programme following the normal format.

Time for the 'nuclear option'? Ministers to consider closing the Channel Tunnel at night if the Calais migrant crisis deepens

Details of the proposal emerged following the arrest of a Sudanese migrant who evaded French security and ran almost the entire length of the 31-mile tunnel before being caught in Kent.

Spice Girls 'set to reunite for huge world tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary but WITHOUT Victoria Beckham' 

The girl group released their debut single in 1996 and will celebrate two decades in the spotlight by hitting the road together next year - however, Victoria has decided to sit the trek out.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN asks why a Christian who opposes gay marriage faces prosecution while radical Muslim preachers are allowed to rant against homosexuality

Mark Spencer, Tory MP for Sherwood, said people would still be free to express their opinions, but teachers will not be permitted to tell pupils that same-sex weddings are 'wrong'.

Black people are up to 17 times more likely to be searched by police: Figures show almost every force in England and Wales stops more people from ethnic minorities

Figures published by forces yesterday show black people are more likely to be stopped and searched than whites in almost every force in England and Wales.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: National Trust pays £375,000 repairs bill for Osborne's country pile 

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The National Trust, which is led by Dame Helen Ghosh, has agreed to hand over £375,000 to the trustees of Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire - which is George Osborne's grace-and-favour home.

A spectre on the stairs. A haunting figure looming over her bedside. The extraordinary story of the ghost who persuaded Cilla she'd see Bobby again in the afterlife

Cilla Black saw a ghost that made her believe she'd see husband Bobby again

Cilla (pictured with her husband Bobby, bottom right, and on their wedding day, left) had held a deep belief in the psychic world since 1990, when a very ghostly experience at her home in Buckinghamshire (top right) made her question her inherent scepticism. It was to change her outlook on life . . . and death. One day, however, dining at the Capital Hotel, just behind Harrods, where Cilla and Bobby had been shopping, she was not her usual effervescent self. She seemed tired and distracted, snappy with Bobby, and even the waiter got an irritable tut when he dropped a fork. 'I'm so sorry,' she said. 'It's just that I haven't been sleeping properly for a while. I'm lying awake all night, because I've literally seen a ghost at my bedside.'

Osama bin Laden's family were killed in £7m private jet crash after pilot had to overtake a microlight and landed too far down the runway, report finds

The £7million private jet carrying Bin Laden's stepmother and half-sister also issued six warning alerts before it plunged into a car auction site in Hampshire on Friday, an initial report found.

Forget the naughty step! REASONING with children is the best way to make them stop misbehaving

Scientists at the National University in the US studied how 102 parents dealt with their children when they were naughty and found the naughty step was one of the least effective approaches.

Wages are set to rise even faster than we thought, says Bank: Low prices and rising salaries set to make Britain's families feel richer

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The Bank of England expects weekly wages to increase by three per cent this year, with governor Mark Carney saying the economy is growing and unemployment has fallen substantially.

What a shower! The more money the Met Office gets, the more ludicrously inaccurate its doom-mongering on climate change 

On Wednesday morning Radio 4 put out a programme which ran flatly counter to the BBC's normal party line on one of its very favourite subjects, global warming, writes CHRISTOPHER BOOKER.

Kim's pregnant! Andy Murray and his new wife are expecting their first baby just four months after couple were married

Andy Murray and Kim Sears announce they are expecting their first baby

Andy Murray and his wife Kim are expecting their first child, it was confirmed tonight. The couple, who married in his home town of Dunblane, Scotland, in April, are said to be overjoyed. It is understood the former Wimbledon champion has only just broken the news to family and friends. Sources said the couple decided to make their announcement to their families after 27-year-old Kim visited hospital for a 12-week scan. It is believed the baby is due in February. Murray's mother Judy, who appeared in Strictly Come Dancing last year, is said to be ecstatic, having admitted only a few weeks ago that she is dreaming of being a 'very active granny'.

'You are a raging, angry, fat person!': Katie Hopkins is branded a bully after lashing out at audience member when arguing over 'fat tax' on controversial talk show 

Katie Hopkins branded a 'bully' for 'fat shaming' audience member

Hopkins (L) was accused of 'fat shaming' after accusing the woman (R) of weighing '25stone' while debating whether overweight people should pay more when flying. Sheryl, a member of the studio audience, said the columnist was full of 'pure hatred' in her view that anyone weighing more than 9stone should pay more when boarding a flight. Hopkins was accused of being 'cruel' by shouting back, 'You're a raging, fat, angry person in a pink jacket' during the argument which was shown on her talk show, If Katie Hopkins Ruled The World on TLC.

Jeremy Corbyn blasted for refusing to condemn IRA terror attacks FIVE TIMES when asked repeatedly on live radio in Northern Ireland

The Labour leadership frontrunner was repeatedly asked by BBC Radio Ulster if he wanted to criticise the IRA's atrocities during the Troubles - and each time he sidestepped the question.

Mysterious death of Russian supergrass was 'linked to death of Alexander Litvinenko' inquest hears: Whistleblower may have been poisoned using rare Chinese plant 

Alexander Perepilichnyy, pictured, a key witness in a £140million tax fraud investigation, collapsed while jogging outside his £3million mansion in Weybridge, Surrey, in November 2012.

The injection that could instantly cure addicts: Researchers reveal compound that can instantly erase memories of drug use

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Scripps researchers found a single injection of early drug candidate called blebbistatin cured animals. Researchers hope to first use the drug to treat meth addicts.

Will artificial intelligence be religious? Researchers say robots could someday be converted to a faith

Researchers from various fields say the laws of computer science mean robots could someday believe in God, but this won't necessarily make them kind to humanity.

Migrant climbed four fences, dodged 400 security cameras - then RAN 31 miles through Channel Tunnel from Calais to Kent as 100mph trains roared by

Sudanese migrant arrested in Kent after RUNNING from Calais in Channel Tunnel

Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, was almost at the end of the 31-mile long tunnel when he was caught be police less than a mile from Folkestone. The desperate migrant scaled four security fences and dodged 400 surveillance cameras before running in darkness through the tunnel - used by Eurostar trains destined for Paris and Brussels - and was only spotted when he set off an alarm 15 miles into his 'highly dangerous journey'. UK border police finally caught him as he was within sight of the tunnel mouth in Cheriton, near Folkestone, after services were delayed by four hours. He appeared at Medway Magistrates Court yesterday, charged with one count of trespassing on a railway line.

Exit, doctor who dared to speak out: Top cancer surgeon says he is forced out - just for telling the truth 

Leading cancer surgeon Joseph Meirion Thomas (pictured) has been made to quit the Royal Marsden Hospital in London after being told he brought the institution into 'disrepute'.

NHS 'missed mum's cancer': Woman died in France after 'doctors failed to diagnose her lymphoma NINE times' 

University graduate Claudine Tshiela, 42, visited her GP five times complaining of chest pains but was told she simply had an infection and not to worry.

Groom sues his bride for damages one day after their wedding after seeing her without make-up for the first time and feeling 'cheated'

The husband told an Algerian court that he was so shocked after seeing his bride's face the day after their wedding that he failed to even recognise her - accusing her of being a thief that had broken in.

Could YOU pass a sex test for teenagers? Try the exam devised by Belgian sexologist who wants to bring porn into the classroom

The questions form part of an exam devised by former Miss Belgium Goedele Liekens, which she has recommended be incorporated into a GCSE on sex in a C4 documentary tonight.

Now it's honeymoon time! Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux board private jet the morning after their shock secret wedding

Newlyweds Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux pictured boarding a private jet bound for

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux  were honeymoon bound on Thursday morning as they boarded a private jet after marrying in a secret ceremony at their Bel Air mansion last night. The newlyweds were pictured at a Los Angeles airport, walking up the steps to a plane as they headed off to celebrate their nuptials. It is believed they are currently en route to the small South Pacific island of Bora Bora. Jen, 46, was dressed casually for the trip in a striped top and jeans, hiding under a large floppy hat while Justin, who turns 44 next week, wore dark trousers, a white T-shirt and olive-colored hat.

Such a very profligate luvvie: Charity scandal raises troubling questions about BBC boss who loves spending your money by GEOFFREY LEVY 

Alan Yentob (pictured with Camila Batmanghelidjh) is celebrating 47 years at the BBC. And with a salary of £330,000, it's easy to see why he has never left, writes GEOFFREY LEVY.

JAN MOIR: Don't bleat, Camila, YOU'RE not the victim in this sorry mess 

Smears: Camila Batmanghelidjh, pictured yesterday

Every time the whine of her voice assails the airwaves, I find myself wondering why Camila Batmanghelidjh (pictured with Alan Yentob) trying to protect her own reputation, writes JAN MOIR.

If only there was a reset button! Now the internet thrashes Australia after they were humiliated by England in the Ashes and bowled out for just 60 RUNS

Australia gets thrashed in the Ashes against England and Twitter reacts

Australia's worst score since 1948 and the lowest score at Trent Bridge cricket ground against England in the Ashes sent social media into a frenzy on Thursday. Hilarious Tweets and memes took savage delight in highlighting the team's abysmal performance (main) with even Nottingham Police in England getting in on the act by Tweeting: 'We're receiving reports of Aussies in trouble' (inset).

Stuart the Aussie Slayer! Nationwide joy (and disbelief) as hero Broad humiliates the old enemy, by SIMON BARNES

Broad ended with staggering figures of 8-15 after he ripped through the Australian attack on his home pitch

SIMON BARNES: I hope no one touched the 6ft 5in fast bowler Stuart Broad during those blessed minutes. Any hand would have been blistered with third-degree burns.

Gary and Phil Neville rush to their father's side after Neville Neville suffers a heart attack in Australia

LEIGH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 26: Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville holds the microphone ahead of the Barclays U21 Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Leigh Sports Village on January 26, 2015 in Leigh, England. (Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Mark Leech Sports Photography/Getty Images)

Gary Neville is to miss the start of the Barclays Premier League season for Sky after his father, Neville, suffered a heart attack on his way to Australia.

Fury at huge bill for taxpayer in £700million Olympic Stadium deal: West Ham are paying just £15million towards cost of converting venue into a football stadium

Apprentice star Karren Brady's club, West Ham United, is paying just £15million towards t he £272million cost of converting the venue of the London 2012 Games (pictured).

Sports star wins an injunction gagging revelations about him cheating on his wife-to-be with a female celebrity

The 'prominent' sportsman, who has appeared in adverts and held positions of responsibility in his sport, got a High Court injunction banning him or his lover being named.

Harrison Ford's plane crash was caused by a faulty carburetor which meant fuel flooded into the engine causing a 'total loss of power', report says

The carburetor inside Harrison Ford's vintage Second World War broke and rotated, a report says, flooding the engine with fuel meaning it cut out during takeoff in California back in March.

DAVID JONES: The playboy patriot dubbed 'cricket's answer to David Beckham' who bowled this maiden over

The fast bowler Stuart Broad who bowled Bealey Mitchell over, writes DAVID JONES

Dubbed 'cricket's answer to David Beckham' by dint of his baby-faced good looks, beautiful girlfriends, hot-headedness and perceived anti-authoritarian attitude, Stuart Broad will doubtless celebrate with his favourite champagne cocktails - when the match is over, naturally. There's sure to be a hug from Zumba dancing teacher Bealey Mitchell, 27, (main picture) who succeeded Laura Coleman, a former Miss England, Inbetweeners actress Kacey Barnfield and pop star Mollie King as the latest glamorous girl in his life. Broad finished with 8 wickets for 15 runs today and became the first man in Test cricket history to dismiss eight batsman before lunch on the opening day of a match.

Bake Off girl accused of being 'too posh'... because she's got an Aga 

Great British Bake Off girl accused of being 'too posh' because of an Aga 

Viewers accused 19-year-old student Flora Shedden of being 'too posh' during the first episode of this year's contest on Wednesday evening after she said she was more used to baking in an Aga cooker than a conventional oven. Critics tweeted that she probably owned 'four ponies and a Range Rover'.

The Great British Bake Off MIXER scandal: Enraged viewers take to Twitter as much loved KitchenAids are replaced with the 'inferior' Kenwood kMix

Viewers have weighed in on the latest BGG scandal, with Twitter users enraged to find that their favourite appliance, KitchenAid, had been replaced with Kenwood kMix, in the BBC One series.

Has the name of Bake Off winner ALREADY been leaked? Bookies stop taking bets after suspicious flurry of wagers drives contestant to evens favourite

Ladbrokes said 90 per cent of bets were placed on one contestant, whose odds started at 12/1, with most placed in Ipswich, Suffolk, though the person is not know to have any links to the town.

Family insurance bill 'to rise by £100': Firms say they'll pass on costs of £8billion tax raid

A premium tax charged on all car, pet and buildings and contents policies will soar by almost 60 per cent and could add almost £100 to a family's (file photo) annual insurance bill.

Just one in four drink enough water: Four million Britons have not drunk a glass in over a week 

The survey of 1,000 Britons found that one in seven drank more alcohol than water and half prefer a tea or coffee, with many saying 'they need caffeine more'. A third of people also think water is boring.

The family rift that haunted Arfur Daley: Given away by his own mother, George Cole was adored by the public - but never got over the daughter who rejected him

Arfur Daley and the family rift that haunted him

Actor George Cole (left), who played lovable rogue Arthur Daley in Minder for 15 years, died on Wednesday aged 90. Mr Cole was rushed from his home to the Royal Berkshire Hospital on Wednesday and passed away from pneumonia with his wife, Penny, and their children Toby and Tara by his side. Mrs Cole, his wife of 48 years, said: 'He was a wonderful father and husband whom we will miss terribly. He made a lot of people happy.' Here, CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reveals his turbulent upbringing and how his home life was a constant cycle of rows and rejection until his 40s. Pictured: Celebrating the birth of his daughter Tara with second wife Penny, and two children Crispin and Harriet (top right) and starring alongside Dennis Waterman in Minder (bottom right), which came to an end after 107 episodes.

Gloucestershire Police become the SIXTH force to confirm they have received allegations against Sir Edward Heath as it is announced a new nationwide probe into the former PM will launch in days 

Gloucestershire Police said it has spoken to an alleged victim as it emerged a national police investigation into child abuse allegations against the former premier is to be launched within days.

I was sent parcels of hush money while in jail, says madam in Heath sex case: Brothel keeper also threatens to write book to 'name them all' 

The Filipina grandmother, real name Myra Ling-Ling Forde, pictured, she was sent cash after being jailed for brothel-running in Salisbury, Wiltshire - a mile from the ex-prime minister's home.

Senior firearms officer who was beaten up by the partner of colleague he had an affair with is sacked for telling bosses he got the injuries in a cycling accident

Lee Rukin, of Cleveland Police, pictured, suffered a fractured eye socket and cheek bone when he had his 'face smashed in' by the partner of a colleague with whom he had an affair.

Sky facing Ofcom probe over complaints from customers who claim they are unable to cancel its TV, phone and broadband services

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Ofcom said it had launched an investigation into Sky following complaints from customers who claim they are unable to cancel its TV, phone and broadband services.

Is HUNGOVER the new beautiful? Bizarre make up trend in Japan sees women trying to look like they're suffering from a heavy night with puffy eyes and greasy hair 

Hangover make up trend in Japan sees women with red puffy eyes and greasy hair

There are few things worse than feeling hungover, but looking like you've had a heavy night is the latest beauty trend sweeping Japan. To achieve the look, women are applying blush under their eyes and sweeping their hair back with product to create a wet-look to create the ultimate disheveled appearance.

'You've been rumbled!' Union rep is caught lying on live radio show as he tried to defend striking tube drivers

The caller, who phoned into Vanessa Feltz's programme on BBC London, was unmasked by Underground managing director Nick Brown as RMT representative Jared Wood.

That's one way to beat the property boom! Master suite in west London pad is offered for £1-a-month rent with a catch... you have to treat the owner like a SLAVE

Richie Walker, 34, (pictured) was looking for a flat to rent when he saw an advert for a master suite in a home in Fulham for £1 a month. In return, the owner wanted to be treated as a slave.

Earl who was ousted from his £12million family seat in row with trustees slams 'stupid' prosecutors after he's cleared for 16TH TIME of harassing estate staff 

The Earl of Cardigan, 62, has been in and out of court after becoming embroiled in a row with trustees and employees at his the 4,500 acre Savernake Estate in Wiltshire.

Android fingerprint warning as hackers reveal sensor data can be stolen remotely and used for fraud

Hackers are set to demonstrate four different attacks at a Las Vegas conference showing how the data could be stolen and used for fraud.

The science behind optical illusions: Video reveals how easy it is to fool our brains into seeing something that isn't there

Optical illusions video reveals how easy it is to fool our brains

The video, created by Inside Science TV, takes a look at a number of famous illusions, including the Hermann Grid (top left) and the Mach Bands illusion. Take a look at the center of this figure on the left. It looks like a simple pattern. But when you look outside of it, it starts to move. The image on the bottom right shows two identical straight lines. By changing what is shown around them, they appear to change angle.

New era in war on cancer is delayed.... by NHS red tape: Groundbreaking treatment that could extend lives of thousands won't be available for a year 

Nivolumab, a lung cancer drug that could extend the lives of thousands. is being launched in the UK for the first time today but NHS patients will be denied access to the drug for at least a year.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Royal officials are intrigued by David Cameron's large and delayed honours list

St James's Palace is responsible for purchasing all relevant medals, badges and collars for the honours list and the Treasury deplores the costs, writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE.

We must teach kids to run wild again, says Springwatch host: Michaela Strachan claims youngsters 'don't know what to do' when left to their own devices outdoors

The 49-year-old called for the 're-wilding' of children who spend too much time playing with gadgets. She said that parents have a vital role in teaching children how to have fun in the garden or at the park.

Take off for project to bring back cranes to the UK: Wild chicks take to British skies for first time in four centuries

After being hunted to extinction and having had their marshland habitats drained cranes are now officially back and on the wing in Britain.

Here comes the sun: Never before seen photos of The Beatles hamming it up by the pool on 1964 Bel Air vacation

The Beatles hamming it up by the pool at British actor Reginald Owen's Bel Air mansion

Never before seen photos of legendary British rock group The Beatles taken by their manager Bob Bonis while on vacation in August 1964 were released on Thursday. The seven images show the band mates' playfulness in full force. With such a hectic schedule, the mini-vacation which took place in Bel Air from August 23-24 in 1964 was a treat for the boys who rarely got to goof off by the pool.

ISIS executes 19 girls for refusing to have sex with fighters as UN envoy reveals how sex slaves are 'peddled like barrels of petrol'

The women were being held in the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, Iraq, and refused to take part in the perversely-named practice of 'sexual jihad', according to a Kurdish official stationed in the same city (file photo).

Japan prays for an end to nuclear weapons as the country comes to a standstill to mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima 

Tens of thousands of people stood for a minute of silence at 8.15am local time at the ceremony in the city's 'peace park', marking the exact moment of the atomic blast.

It's war! Donald Trump refuses to rule out a third-party campaign if he does not get Republican nomination after being called an 'a**hole', 'buffoon' and a 'clown' in fiery US presidential debate

Donald Trump takes on all his rivals at the GOP Republican debates

Donald Trump began the presidential race's first prime-time debate last night with a bow to the PUMA crowd of old - an acronym that stands for 'Party Unity, My A**' - and refusing to rule out a third-party run if he's not the GOP's nominee. The move brought immediate condemnation from Rand Paul (right), a Kentucky senator who was among his nine on-stage rivals, and booing from an audience of thousands.

The future First Family? Glammed-up Trump clan photographed in debate audience as Donald causes a stir with 'Fat Pig' jibe at Rosie O'Donnell

Lara Trump, the wife of Donald's son Eric, shared an image of herself, Ivanka Trump's husband Jared, his sister Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared and her half-sister Tiffany.

I didn't call Trump a clown, says Jeb Bush but says he deplores his 'divisive' tone 

Prompted by debate moderator Megyn Kelly to comment on the claim, Bush said, 'it's not true' - but copped to criticising Trump's language as 'divisive' in the past.

Ruthless wasps turn their spider prey into ZOMBIES before forcing them to build homes ... before killing them and feeding them to their young

A Japanese study has revealed the Reclinervellus Nielseni wasp can conrol the mind and body of their spider hosts,forcing them to build webs which are 40 times stronger than usual.

Police should visit ALL victims of burglary in their homes, says Met Commissioner Hogan-Howe

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Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe rejected bizarre attempts by some forces to scale back investigations, including only attempting to solve break-ins at even-numbered homes.

'Only Rosie O'Donnell is a fat pig': How Donald Trump responded after being accused of calling women 'fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals'

Donald Trump hit by Megyn Kelly for calling women 'fat pigs' and 'slobs'

Donald Trump found himself in a feud over what he has said about women when he was questioned by Megyn Kelly (above) in the US Republican presidential debate. After Kelly read out a series of words he had used to describe women, including 'dogs', 'fat pigs' and 'disgusting animals', he responded by insulting Rosie O'Donnell. But when he tried to laugh it off Kelly attacked him further. And then O'Donnell (inset) launched an attack on Twitter.

'We are witnessing a genocide caused by European selfishness': Sicilian mayor blasts EU over migrant crisis as 200 are feared dead in the Mediterranean after boat capsized

Migrants saved on Mediterranean sea from overcrowded smugglers boat

200 asylum seekers are feared to have drowned when a rickety fishing boat carrying 700 capsized 25 miles off the coast of Libya on Wednesday. And only yesterday, hundreds of migrants needed to be rescued from an overcrowded smugglers' boat in the Mediterranean (pictured). Women, children (inset) and babies were provided with life-jackets and rescued by aid workers off the coast of Libya. The incidents forced an Italian mayor whose city lies on the brink of Europe's migrant crisis to plead with Western countries to allow more refugees to settle on their land. Palermo's mayor blasted European leaders for failing to prevent a string of disasters in the Mediterranean, adding: 'We are witnessing a genocide caused by European selfishness.'

British anarchists are inciting Calais unrest, say French: Police union chief claims storming of tunnel was partly planned by left-wingers 

A French police chief said officers in Calais believe members of British activist group No Borders are among those 'manipulating' migrants into using more aggressive tactics.

Cameron's flagship crackdown on illegal migrants renting homes caught just SEVEN landlords and fined them £800 each

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Ministers boasted that a 'successful' pilot in the West Midlands had persuaded them to make it nationwide, but since December the trial has succeeded in catching one rogue landlord a month.

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'I accidentally glued myself to a crocodile': Scientists reveal most embarrassing #fieldworkfail mistakes

Most embarrassing #fieldworkfail mistakes revealed on Twitter

It can be a dangerous world for scientists out in the field. And to prove their job isn't all white lab coats and bunsen burners, researchers are now admitting to their hilarious mistakes on Twitter with the #fieldworkfail hashtag. From trying to free a drugged zebra (left), to accidentally exchanging getting stuck in the ground (right), research can be full of blunders.

Rise of the silver surfers: One in seven over-65s now use social media sites like Facebook and Twitter

New data shows a sharp rise in silver social surfers in the last three years. Between 2012 and 2015, the proportion of people aged 55 to 64 using social networking sites has doubled.

The £20 'universal remote' for cars that could give hackers access to your vehicle in seconds and even open your garage door

The hacker behind the project says it will open cars from Chrysler, Daewoo, Fiat, GM, Honda, Toyota, Volvo, Volkswagen Group, Clifford, Shurlok, and Jaguar.

Former patients of a neurosurgeon jailed for 16 years for multiple sex offences against them are suing trust where he worked

Nafees Hamid, a spinal surgery specialist, had abused his trusted status to abuse women while working at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth and Priory hospitals.

Five terror plots have been foiled in the last year as police reveal that they are arresting suspects EVERY day

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Scotland Yard chief Sir Bernard Hogan Howe warned of growing numbers travelling to Syria, adding it was 'impossible to understand' why people tried to take children to join ISIS.

School security guard's £30,000 fraud: Kick-boxing black belt benefits cheat claimed he was in so much pain he needed help getting in and out of bed

Pic Neil Jones. 07970 790893. Picture date 6th August 2015. Pic shows; Christopher Reilly who appeared at Preston Crown Court today and was sentenced to 27 weeks in prison for benefit fraud.\n \nSteven Snead, Fraud Manager said:\n \n¿We know that the vast majority of people play by the rules, however this case shows our investigators are cracking down on criminals who defraud the system to make sure they are brought to justice. Working while claiming is the most common benefit fraud and we are committed to stopping it.  \n \n¿Universal Credit will simplify and automate the welfare system, reducing fraud by £200m a year when rolled out fully across the country. By linking benefit claims with tax, our teams will be able too see almost immediately if a claimant is lying about work to stop fraudulent claims.\n 

Christopher Reilly, 62, was jailed for 27 weeks at Preston Crown Court after falsely claiming disability benefits while working as a security guard at the £30,000-a-year Stonyhurst College in Lancashire.

The woman who vomits 20 TIMES a day: 23-year-old is left bedridden for weeks on end and can no longer work due to rare illness 

Stephanie Horner, 23, from Gateshead, suffers cyclical vomiting syndrome, which induces severe bouts of sickness lasting between three days to four weeks, leaving her hospitalised at least once a month.

British millionaire and his Brazilian model wife sue luxury Miami hotel for £570,000 after thieves stole £51,000 in watches from room with a faulty door 

British millionaire and his Brazilian model wife sue luxury Miami hotel for £570,000 after

Millionaire British investor Oliver Ripley (left) and his supermodel wife Jeisa Chiminazzo (with Ripley, left) have sued a luxury hotel in Miami after thieves broke into their room and stole their £51,000 watches. The couple say that the security blunder meant that thieves struck whilst they were out celebrating Miss Chiminazzo's 30th birthday in the Marriott (right) in South Beach. Around 75 friends had jetted in from all over the world to celebrate with the couple at the venue, where they had hired a bowling alley, bar and ice rink. The raiders stole an Audemars Piguet Women's Royal Oak Offshore Limited Edition watch and a Jacob & Co. Brilliant Half Pave (inset), which are worth £25,500 each.

'Shut your pie hole!' Moment that stressed-out London bus driver who had been drafted in to combat crippling Tube strike loses his temper with commuters

This is the moment a London bus driver who was drafted in to deal with the congestion caused by the Tube strike lost his temper with commuters and told a passenger to 'shut your f****** pie hole'

Terrifying moment a gang of teenagers rampaged through a city centre brandishing guns

Shoppers fled in terror as the marauding gunmen strode through Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday afternoon, pointing their weapons at random members of the public.

Scientist killed himself by swallowing a chemical so deadly that pathologists refused to carry out a post-mortem because it would have been too dangerous

David Shingler, 54, was found in his Suzuki car in Oulton, Staffordshire, on May 26 after taking a large bottle of the highly toxic powder from his place of work and swallowing it.

Rise of 'pet-nup' to decide who keeps the dog: One in 14 couples now have contract to decide who gets a cat or dog if they split 

Singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini won custody of her two chihuahuas after her 2010 divorce from footballer Ashley Cole (pictured together).

The Flip phone IS coming back! LG reveals it will sell budget 90s-style mobile with a small screen and 3MP camera in US and UK

Called the LG Wine Smart, the handset has a 3.2-inch colour touch screen and runs Android Lollipop 5.1. It also has physical buttons and a 3.2mp camera, and is expected to cost around $170 (£109).

Deadly frogs use their heads as SPEARS: Tropical amphibians thrust out bony spines to deliver toxin capable of killing 80 people

Biologists only realised the two species of frog, which live in the Brazilian rainforest, were venomous after getting on the wrong end of their spines while collecting the amphibians.

The 89-year-old bridesmaid: Grandmother helps her beloved granddaughter get married - and ends up being the life and soul of the party

Nana Betty, 89, serves as a bridesmaid for her granddaughter Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn, from Plymouth, Pennsylvania, said she asked Betty Govern, or Nana Betty for short, to stand beside her at her May 2 nuptials simply because she is one of her best friends. And while the octogenarian repeatedly asked her granddaughter if she was sure she wanted her to be a bridesmaid, Nana Betty ended up having a blast - choosing to get on the party bus with the wedding party instead of 'going home to rest'.

Bruce Springsteen joins Daily Show alumni Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and John Oliver at Jon Stewart's final taping

Fans of The Daily Show began lining up at dawn for a chance to get tickets to see the final taping of the Comedy Central show as Jon Stewart prepares to say farewell after 16 seasons.

Native Americans inmates in Alabama lose battle to wear their long hair due to 'security and hygiene reasons'

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court this week upheld an Alabama prison policy requiring male inmates to keep their hair cut short.

Eating plenty of fruit and veg DOES help us live longer - by keeping our immune system young and more able to fight infections

Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego found that antioxidants can keep a vital organ called the thymus healthy by stopping age-related damage in its tracks.

Restaurant chains that take 10% off staff's tips: Cafe Rouge, Prezzo and Strada among those accused of the practice that 'covers administration fees'

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Some of Britain's biggest restaurant chains, including Pizza Express, Ask Italian, Zizzi, Prezzo and Giraffe are routinely keeping a share of tips left by customers for waiting staff, it has emerged.

How a reliance on protein powder is as dangerous as anorexia: Workout supplements 'are the new eating disorder for men', experts warn

Scientists in California found more than 40 per cent of men surveyed increased their use of whey protein, creatine and other supplements over time, with eight per cent being warned to cut back by their doctor.

Apple reveals 11 million people have signed up for free trial of its music streaming service after just a month

Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services said the firm was 'thrilled' with the number - even though it is just over half of the 20 million paying customers Spotify has.

Transformers stuntman and son of daredevil killed in famous film chase is found dead in his hotel room while working with Mark Wahlberg

Shawn Robinson, 41, found dead in his New Orleans hotel room

Hollywood stuntman Shawn Robinson, 41, (left inset) who has worked on Captain America and Transformers, was found dead after he failed to report to work July 28. He was currently working in New Orleans on the new Mark Wahlberg film Deepwater Horizon.

Are climate scientists doom-mongering? Bulk of research on impacts of ocean acidification is FLAWED, new study finds

Scientists at the University of Western Australia have reviewed 465 studies on ocean acidification and found just 27 used 'appropriate experimental design'.

Homeowners told to be 'primed and ready' for an interest rate rise as Bank of England signals first hike will come early next year

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Governor Mark Carney said the time for a rate hike from historic lows is 'drawing closer' but was
urged to ensure any increase was 'slow and steady' so families have time to adjust.

Tesla reveals terrifying video of its 'solid metal snake' robot charger squirming in the air and automatically connecting to a car

Tesla reveals video of its 'solid metal snake' charger connecting to Model S

In December, Tesla-founder Elon Musk announced that he was working on an innovative car charger. '[It] automatically moves out from the wall and connects like a solid metal snake. For realz,' he tweeted. Now, the company has revealed the creepy prototype in action - and it looks like something out of a science fiction horror film. A video posted on Tesla's Twitter account on Thursday shows the probing metal snake slithering its way to the car before beginning the charging process.

Overweight children are likely to be seen as less intelligent and worse at social situations by PE teachers - with some believing obesity is 'worse than dying'

A new study has found PE teachers have a 'strong anti-fat bias' with some saying being obese is 'pretty much worse than dying'. So if you were bullied at school it wasn't just all in your head.

Well blow me down! Real life Popeye is arm-wrestling contest champion with 19 INCH forearms 

Jeff Dabe, pictured, from Minnesota, has earned himself the nickname Popeye because of his huge forearms in the World Armwrestling League where he can use his natural advantage.

Police arrest serial rapist for brutal murder of Mexican journalist after his fingerprints were found at the crime scene

A man has been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa in Mexico City. Four women, including social activist Nadia Vera pictured, were killed.

Russia hacked US military chiefs and shut down the email system of 4,000 Pentagon employees for ELEVEN DAYS

The 'sophisticated cyber intrusion' occurred sometime around July 25 and impacted military and civilian personnel working inside the Pentagon, reports suggest.

Couple who were ordered to tear down their £200,000 luxury house annexe win appeal to keep the extension after convincing planning inspectors it is not a separate building

Stephen and Mary Kindred replaced an old rotting barn at their property, a former public house, in Hurst, Berkshire, with a luxury building complete with space for offices, a gym and three guest bedrooms.

Are you an eager beaver, a chancer or a drama queen? Quiz reveals what your co-workers REALLY think of you 

While we're all guilty of moaning about a lazy colleague or a gossipy work friend, have you ever stopped to think what your co-workers may think about you?

Twin teenage models who terrorised neighbours with wild parties and loud music have ASBO lifted after moving house 

Taliah and Tiffany Anderson have ASBO lifted after moving house

Tiffany and Taliah Sanderson, both 19 and Manchester models, were said to have made their neighbours' lives a misery for seven years by inviting strangers round at all hours of the night. The twins, who are signed to a top modelling agency, were ordered by magistrates not to 'generate any music or loud noise including shouting or screaming' between the hours of 8am and 8pm to the delight of frustrated residents

Mystery of how Saturn's rings formed is solved: Rock and ice were repeatedly smashed together to create planetary wonder

Scientists at the University of Leicester have calculated particles in the rings appear to have repeatedly aggregated together and broken apart to produce more smaller particles than larger ones.

Revealed: Apprentice star Stuart Baggs, 27, died of an asthma attack after battling the condition for many years

Stuart Baggs was found dead at his home on the Isle of Man by police last Thursday just days after his 27th birthday. Police revealed that he died of 'natural causes' as a result of his asthma.

'Beautiful, amazing' female jetskiier, 22, dies in freak accident after crashing into fellow rider on popular lake 

Facebook profile picture of Beki Hellens age 22 from Chatteris, Cambs who died after an accident jet skiing on a lake near St Neots. Beki died after crashing into a fellow  jet ski rider at the South Lake ski School in Southoe, Beds. A female jet skiier has died after crashing into a fellow rider on a popular lake.  See MASONS story MNSKI.  Beki (corr) Hellens, 22, was experienced at the sport and lost her life doing something she loved, her grieving family said.  The accident happened at the South Lake Ski School in Southoe, Beds., where she was a regular visitor.  She was hauled from the water and rushed to hospital in cardiac arrest but died a few hours later on July 26.  An investigation has begun into the cause of the incident and an inquest into Beki's death has been opened and adjourned.  Her partner Paul Turner left a tribute to his "one true love" on Facebook.

Beki Hellens, 22, who was experienced at the sport, lost her life doing something she loved, her grieving family said. The accident happened at a lake in Cambridgeshire, where she was a regular.

Now that's a fisheye lens! 'GoPro for fishing' camera attaches to a line to capture all the action beneath the water

Houston-based brothers Ryan and Brandon Austin have developed the GoFish Cam that attaches to a line and can work at depths of 150 metres to reveal the moment a fish takes a bait.

Father's tattoo tribute to six-year-old daughter who has two hearing implants to combat her profound deafness goes viral

Father gets cochlear implant tattoo to match his daughter
So Alistair Campbell shaved all his hair off and had his own implant tattooed onto his bald head to show six-year-old Charlotte how much he loved her.
And Charlotte LOVED the gesture.
She giggled, touched it and said it was ?cool? when her father had the artwork etched on over the weekend. Mr Campbell also posted a picture to Facebook where it has been shared dozens of times.


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Alistair Campbell, from New Zealand, got the inking done as his daughter Charlotte was due to have her second cochlear implant fitted because she has almost total hearing loss.

Vet saves dying pet owner with first aid usually used on animals after she had a heart attack when her dog was put down 

Vet saves dying pet owner with first aid usually used on animals

Matthew Fry (main, right), 49, used resuscitation techniques he had only previously used on animals to rescue 30-year-old Lizzie Bevis (main, left) - whose dog he was putting down. Mrs Bevis had gone to the veterinary surgery with her seven-year-old dog Daisy (right) and was given the heartbreaking news that the Jack Russell needed to be put down. But the stress of the occasion triggered a heart attack and Mrs Bevis collapsed under the operating table and began turning blue.

The nightmare aftermath of Hiroshima: Parents carry burned children past corpses and rubble in rare photographs taken during the days after atomic bomb killed 140,000 people

Horrifically injured locals are pictured wandering along flattened streets strewn with corpses in the western Japanese city only hours after the nuclear bomb, nicknamed 'Little Boy', was dropped.

US bigamist and his 'first' wife are charged in the deaths of his 'second' pregnant wife, her child, 8, her mother, her nephew, 1, and their unborn baby girl

Bigamist Christopher Matthew Henderson, 40, (pictured right) and wife Rhonda Carlson, 42, of Alabama, have been charged Thursday in the deaths of four people including his 'second' wife.

Wife joined her husband of 35 years in double suicide pact - only to survive and wake up to find him lying dead next to her 

Melvyn and Wendy Zabrocki downed a lethal cocktail of drugs and alcohol before laying down on the bed to die at their home in Folkestone, Kent, last November, an inquest heard.

Creating 'PLANETS' in a laboratory: How particles clump together to create new worlds observed for the first time

Physicists at the University of Chicago have observed for the first time individual dust particles forming into clumps due to electrostatic interactions in a low gravity environment using a high speed camera.

'Everything was sensationalised': Woman dubbed Britain's most jealous wife who starred in 'too fat to work' show accuses producers of making her 'look like an ogre'

Debbi Wood, 43, from Leicestershire, who suffers from a psychiatric condition which causes jealous delusions, claims she was misrepresented in the documentary 87 Stone: Fat Chance Of Work.

It's fish'n'chicks! Teacher is revolted to find two squashed baby BIRDS in her packet of fishcakes

Aldi shopping teacher finds two squashed baby BIRDS in fishcakes pack

Rochelle Lainé (right) said she felt 'sick to her stomach' when she spotted the whole chick (left) - which even had wings and a beak - sticking out from one of the Northern Catch Fishcakes. The 27-year-old then spotted a wing and leg protruding from the second fishcake. Ms Lainé alerted her boyfriend Robert Charlton who initially thought she was mistaken. But she added: 'He then had a closer look and realised there were actually dead birds inside the food we had been about to cook.' The art teacher, who had bought the items from the store in Seaham, County Durham, has vowed never to step foot in Aldi again. The supermarket has apologised and said it has recalled the items from the shelves.

'Sitting on a sofa with a laptop': Chilling new details reveal how hackers took control of a Jeep to cause 1.4million car recall

The ethical hackers have passed on the results to the company but it shows that cars are just as vulnerable as they were five years ago, when a similar thing was done by university researchers.

Company that bombarded people with millions of nuisance cold calls hit with £200,000 fine under tough new laws

Claims management company The Hearing Clinic, based in Derby, is the first to be hit with a financial penalty for breaking cold-calling rules.

From blue-collar to blue-blooded! Mechanic discovers he is heir to the throne of the Isle of Man after researching his ancestry online - and travels 3,000 miles to claim his title

In the new TLC reality series Suddenly Royal, David Drew Howe, 45, an auto-repair specialist from Maryland, takes his wife Pam and their daughter Grace to the UK to learn how to act like royalty.

Executed for fighting back: Shocking moment bull is cut down with shotgun in front of baying crowd after goring man to death in Spanish bull-running festival

EXCLUSIVE: The bull, called Guapetón, was shot dead in Coria, south-west Spain, after he attacked a man during the town's annual bull running festival - sparking outrage from animal rights groups.

US husband surprises his wife by revealing that she's pregnant after doing a pregnancy test without her knowledge - when she failed to flush the toilet

Texas husband surprises his wife Nia Rader by revealing that she's pregnant

Sam Rader, 29 found out that his wife Nia, 26, was pregnant before she did because the mother-of-two doesn't flush in the middle of the night. So he decided to break the news to her on camera, eliciting a very surprised reaction. The Wills Point, Texas, high school sweethearts are planning to share their pregnancy journey on their popular YouTube channel.

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Girl's best friend! Creative mother captures picture-perfect images of her two-year-old daughter and their dog in identical poses

Photographer Jesse Holland captures her dog and daughter posing in identical images

Jesse Holland, from Victoria, British Columbia, began photographing her daughter Ella and their five-year-old French bulldog/Boston terrier mix Charlie just over a year ago when her parents gave Ella an adorable owl hat, which Jesse thought would look equally stylish on her dog. Since then the pair have posed in dozens of near-identical portraits which see them engaging in a variety of activities, from eating ice cream to napping.

There's love in the air: New Tinder-inspired app, CrewMe, connects pilots and cabin crew looking for romance

Inspired by the likes of Tinder, Hinge and OKCupid, CrewMe is a brand new dating app, developed by a pilot - catering to flight crew on layover in foreign locales.

See the world through an animal's eyes: Software reveals how colours entirely change when viewed a bee or lizard's perspective

The camera technology was developed by scientists at the University of Exeter and shows that dandelions look bright pink to bees and leaves a vibrant orange to lizards.

Mac on... Australia's Ashes meltdown

Mac on... Australia's Ashes meltdown

'Another desperate group of people fearing persecution and inhumane treatment if they return to their own country - it's the Australian cricket team.'

Why it IS easier to work out to music: Tunes help dull the pain of exercise by producing chemicals 'similar to morphine'

Listening to our favourite music makes the brain release natural painkilling chemicals called opioids - the same family of drugs as heroin and morphine, found research from McGill University.

Is this the future of room service? Robots deployed to cater to hotel guests' needs... and they can even navigate the lifts

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The Crowne Plaza San Jose-Silicon Valley hotel in the U.S. and the Aloft Hotels brand of Starwood Hotels are both utilising androids in the hospitality sector, both created by Savioke.

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The moment Romanian lorry driver did a U-turn on the M6 after barrelling the WRONG WAY down the hard-shoulder

Romanian lorry drivers drive the wrong way down the M6

CCTV footage shows the white HGV driving in the opposite direction to oncoming traffic (left and centre) before doing a sharp turn and narrowly avoiding a collision. Nicusor Paun, 34, even swapped seats with passenger Vasile Radoescu, 39, on the M6 Toll road near Shenstone, Staffordshire, before finally performing a U-turn (right) to face the right direction. Both Paun and Radoescu have been convicted of dangerous driving but were spared jail at Stafford Crown Court on Monday.

Touching moment a newlywed groom brought a room to tears by dropping to his knees to dance face-to-face with his wheelchair-bound mother at his wedding

In 2008, Luke Rheault, 33, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, danced with his ALS-stricken mother Rebekah at his wedding, less than a year before she died, and didn't watch the video until now.

Looks really don't run in the family! Strange new deep-sea anglerfish discovered - and it's just as grotesque as its cousins

The new fish was discovered by a researcher at the Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography in the gulf of Mexico.

The Lion King animator creates amazing time-lapse video of him painting a stunning illustration in honour of slain lion Cecil

The Lion King animator honors Cecil with illustration inspired by Disney classic 

Aaron Blaise is a Disney animator who worked on the 1994 hit film, as well as Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. After being 'extremely moved' by the slaughter of Cecil the Lion, he honored the late animal with a Lion King-inspired picture, which includes a moving quote from the movie. All profits from sales of the print with benefit the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit.

   

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