From campervan to Lady of the Manor: It's a delightfully dotty love story - about the air hostess who sold up to drive around Britain in search of Mr Right - and bagged a Scottish laird

Nicci Taylor drove around UK searching for Mr Right bagged Scottish laird James Pollard

Nicci Taylor (pictured main, and top and bottom right and left) sold her home in the Wirral and all her possessions to buy a campervan and set off on a to find love. She met James Pollard (main and bottom right), a Lord of the Manor in Scotland, and love blossomed. Within four days he had asked her to stay forever, uttering the words that every singleton living in a campervan wants to hear: 'What's mine is yours.'

Four out of five migrants are NOT from Syria: EU figures expose the 'lie' that the majority of refugees are fleeing war zone 

Four out of five migrants are NOT from Syria: EU figures expose the 'lie'

The EU logged 213,000 arrivals in April, May and June but only 44,000 of them were fleeing the Syrian civil war. Campaigners and left-wing MPs have suggested the vast majority of migrants are from the war-torn state, accusing the Government of doing too little to help them. 'This exposes the lie peddled in some quarters that vast numbers of those reaching Europe are from Syria,' said David Davies, Tory MP for Monmouth. 'Most people who are escaping the war will go to camps in Lebanon or Jordan.

British trafficking gang seized in raid: Suspects are believed to be Vietnamese nationals working for paymasters who 'infiltrated Dunkirk migrant camp' 

The gang, believed to be Vietnamese nationals, were allegedly working for paymasters based in Britain. Officers in riot gear swooped on the makeshift settlement before leading away the 15 men.

The folly of Europe's hand-wringing elite: In this courageously controversial article, a leading Left-wing voice says misguided compassion is only making the migrant catastrophe worse 

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On the Hungarian border, migrants press against fences. In Croatia, others try to board trains going west. Most will experience European hypocrisy as doors close, writes DAVID GOODHART.

Sick plea of £200k a year housing boss: We need a dead baby on beach moment

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Kate Davies, the head of a London housing association, said the deaths of 'some beautiful young children' are needed to overcome prejudice against state-subsidised tenants.

Cancer patient's £6m energy bill: E.on demands former electrician, 65, pay bill in four £1.5m monthly payments 

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Frank Lancaster, 65, from Birmingham, was told four monthly direct debit instalments of £1.53million would be taken automatically from his account from October. (file picture)

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Cherie v Mrs Clooney: It's the catfight of the century. One lawyer's charging a fortune to represent a despot. The other, for no pay, is battling to free a jailed hero. No prizes for guessing who's on which side! 

Amal Clooney and Cherie Blair in court over Mohamed Nasheed's release

Amal Clooney and Cherie Blair are going head-to-head in the case of jailed ex-president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed - the country's first democratically-elected president. Amnesty called his 2012 imprisonment a 'travesty of justice'. Mrs Clooney has flown to the Maldives to work pro-bono to secure Nasheed's freedom, but Cherie's London-based legal firm Omnia Strategy has taken the side of the Maldivian government.

The truth behind the five-second rule: Scientist reveals the chances of you getting sick from eating food dropped on the floor

A food scientist from Clemson University in South Carolina has explained the recent scientific breakthroughs in studying the rule and which surfaces are the most dangerous.

The experts' survival guide to flying with children: How to cope with your seat being kicked, in-flight tantrums and whether you should intervene if you hear a baby crying

With as many as one in four admitting they are too scared to take their children on a plane for fear of criticism by other passengers, here is our survival guide.

Chatshow Alex 'hounded by stalker at BBC and on Twitter': One Show presenter at the centre of sexual harassment case 

BBC presenter Alex Jones, who co-hosts The One Show, is at the centre of a harassment case against Twitter user Shane Goldsmith, who is accused of bombarding her with declarations of love.

Children as young as nine were left in tears after teacher asked them to draw a DEAD loved one as part of lesson on grief

The children at Camdean Primary School in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland, were set the task in a lesson about grief, and were also shown a video of other youngsters talking about deaths in their family.

Kate rides a rugby rollercoaster: Royals join 82,000 fans at 'Fortress Twickenham' as England begin quest for World Cup glory against Fiji... but it was a tense night for the Duchess and Harry 

Rugby World Cup 2015 kicks off as Royals join 82,000 England fans at Twickenham

Thousands of fans were on the edges of their seats at Twickenham tonight as they watched England triumph over Fiji in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. And the Duchess of Cambridge was no different. Dressed in a smart blue coat, the mother of two was remarkably animated (top left and top right) as she watched the tournament's opening game. At one point, she leaned back against her husband (bottom left) - who was viewing the game through a pair of black-framed glasses - with her mouth wide open. She later broke into a smile and applauded enthusiastically (bottom right) as England's Mike Brown scored the team's first try at Twickenham Stadium in London. Although England were made to work tirelessly against the underdogs, they managed to clinch their 35-11 victory with a late flourish.

Exploding rugby balls and Harry the thespian: The Rugby World Cup kicks off in the capital with happy echoes of London 2012 - and an opening ceremony that was only a tiny fraction of Danny Boyle's budget

There were so many happy echoes of London 2012 last night as the capital kicked off the world's third biggest sporting event - the Rugby World Cup, writes ROBERT HARDMAN.

'Super-cheesy. Looked a bit cheap': Viewers left unimpressed by Rugby World Cup opening ceremony

Tens of thousands of rugby fans have flocked to London's Twickenham stadium for the opening games of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but for many the highly-anticipated opening ceremony fell flat.

Anything the Queen can do... Prince Harry raises the roof after making cameo dressed as a GARDENER in film screened at Rugby World Cup opening ceremony

The prince, 31, appeared in a clip, dressed as a gardener alongside former England international Jonny Wilkinson, screened at the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup.

Battle of the rugby scrummies: Forget the action on the pitch, the rivalry between the girlfriends of two of England's star players is FAR more entertaining 

Rugby World Cup 2015's England WAGs are FAR more entertaining

Singer Camilla Kerslake (left) is the girlfriend of England Rugby captain Chris Robshaw, while lads' magazine model Chloe Madeley (right) is James Haskell's partner. The fiercely ambitious England WAGs deny reports of a rift. So what's the truth?

She's a good sport! Laura Wright wears semi-sheer dress as she performs at the Rugby World Cup's opening ceremony

She bowled over cricket fans. But soprano Laura Wright upped her game on Friday by performing at the opening ceremony ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool.

Anything you can do, Chloe! England World Cup star James Haskell follows in his model girlfriend's footsteps by posing naked for the cameras

He is willing to lay his body on the line for his country during the next six weeks and James Haskell isn't shy when it comes to showing off his impressive physique.

England 35-11 Fiji: Mike Brown stars as Lancaster's men begin Rugby World Cup 2015 with victory at Twickenham

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CHRIS FOY AT TWICKENHAM: England are on their way. The chariot is rolling. The host nation claimed the win they needed to ignite their World Cup campaign.

How Kate Winslet and I are three different dress sizes at once: Actress' body shape varies dramatically depending on the angle you look at her, says JULIA LAWRENCE

Kate Winslet's body shape varies depending on the angle you look at her

There were some very opposing views of actress Kate Winslet at the Toronto Film Festival this week. On Monday night it was not her acting that divided opinion, but her rather splendid figure, clad in a Badgley Mischka figure-hugging ball gown, as those on two sides of the catwalk were afforded a completely different Kate to the gawpers across the way. Kate, like me, seems to have one of those bodies that appears to occupy three parts of the dress-size spectrum: a size 12 from the front (left), a size 10 from the side (centre) and a size 14 from behind (right), writes JULIA LAWRENCE.

300m album sales, £85m in the bank - but can you name this low profile rock legend who now wears sensible anoraks and grey trousers? 

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Strolling near his London home holding a copy of the Daily Mail, the 64-year-old reclusive bass player looked a far cry from the flamboyantly-dressed figure who rose to fame with a band in the 1970s.

Why we didn't go to our sister's funeral: The two surviving Beverley Sisters break nearly a decade's silence following sibling's death

The Beverley Sisters spent their lives literally side by side, meaning the chasm left by Joy's death, aged 91, last month following a stroke is physical, palpable, writes FRANCES HARDY.

Owning a library card, watching subtitled films and being skilled in the use of chopsticks are among the traits which make us cultured 

Drinking 'proper' coffee, knowing the difference between cuts of meat and watching the Antiques Roadshow also set you apart from your less refined friends, according to a study of 2,000 people.

Dear Deidre, who should I choose? As Harry flip-flops between two blondes, we imagine the letter he'd write to the legendary agony aunt... 

As Prince Harry, who has just turned 31, flip-flops between beautiful blondes Chelsy Davy and Cressida Bonas, we imagine the letter he'd write to legendary agony aunt Deidre Sanders...

We'd rather discuss sex than our salary: Talking about money 'is polite society's last taboo', new research reveals

You might expect most of us to be fairly taciturn about what goes on inside our bedrooms. But it seems we're even less forthcoming about what goes on inside our bank accounts.

Has Kylie found love with a hunky public schoolboy 20 YEARS her junior? Joshua Sasse, 27, could perhaps be the man to finally make the pop star lucky in love

Joshua Sasse - who was pictured strolling through Chelsea with Kylie this week - seems more than capable of holding his own against the Australian pop princess's stellar line up of ex-lovers.

No laughing matter! Neighbours outraged over comedian Michael McIntyre's plans for 'extension of an extension of an extension' 

Michael McIntyre's plans for 'extension of an extension of an extension' 

Comedian Michael McIntyre, 39, has infuriated his neighbours in London's leafy Hampstead with proposals for 'destructive' changes to his £5.6million family home. The father of two wants to enclose the first-floor terrace, making it part of his study, and turn the roof of the extension into a new terrace. Since submitting the proposals in July, McIntrye has added French doors along with a Juliet balcony and sash windows to the plans. McIntyre lives in the semi-detached house with wife Kitty, 39, and their children, Lucas, ten, and Oscar, eight.

Jeremy Clarkson to return to BBC to present first episode of Have I Got News For You after previously pulling out following fracas with Top Gear producer

The former BBC star pulled out of the last series of the satirical panel show following the furore over his fracas with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon.

Ian Hislop refused to sign the BBC's controversial 'luvvies' letter' because he didn't want to appear like an 'overpaid w*****'

Journalist Ian Hislop at the Costa Book Awards, London, Britain, 27 Jan 2015.

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The Have I Got News For You presenter said the BBC asked him to put his name to the lobbying letter but he thought it would be 'entirely inappropriate'.

Embarrassing Bodies doctor Dawn Harper splits from husband of 20 years after 'fame goes to her head' 

The 52-year-old, best known for her appearances in Embarrassing Bodies and This Morning, has moved out of the family home in Gloucestershire after splitting with Dr Graham Isaac

Muslim plane passenger who threatened cabin staff on a Thomson flight from Egypt to Birmingham because they had run out of halal food is ordered to pay £1,400 

Ibrar Zada, 25, (pictured) verbally abused two air stewardesses as he returned to Birmingham Airport on a Thomson flight from Hurghada International Airport in Egypt on March 27.

Police find nine suspected illegal immigrants claiming to be Syrians in lorry on A14 near Cambridge 

The truck was escorted off the A road at 5:20am today after reports from witnesses. Police found eight men and one teenage boy in the back, who were taken to a local police station.

One boy. 114 convictions. And a loving mum left asking: What makes a child turn so bad?

Dale Carter, 23, of Middlesbrough, has spent the last decade in and out of the courts. He has committed 114 offences ranging from dangerous driving to vehicle theft and robbery.

Don't tell us to sell up! Angry backlash at official with £1.3million home who insisted elderly should downsize 

Lynda Blackwell, the Financial Conduct Authority's head of mortgages, told a debate that older people who 'sit quite happily in a very big house' should be encouraged to downsize.

Mother and daughter died in a suicide pact after woman duped them into thinking they faced 20 years in jail as part of a bizarre scam that turned their family against them 

Nicola and Margaret McDonough were found with fatal slash wounds at a Premier Inn hotel in Greenock, Renfrewshire, in June 2013 after being conned by fraudster Linsey Cotton (pictured).

EXCLUSIVE: British mother of four-year-old girl who was thrown off a California cliff to her death by her FATHER finally confronts her monster ex-husband in court - and opens up about her 15-year ordeal

Mom of four-year-old girl who was thrown off a California cliff to her death by her FATHER

Cameron Brown was sentenced to life without parole today for first degree murder of his daughter Lauren Key. He threw her off a 120ft cliff because, it was argued, the former baggage handler didn't want to pay her mother $1,000 a month in child support. Lauren's mother, Sarah Key-Marer, broke down in tears as she told the court 'We are all so broken without her. Mr Brown - you will never take her memory from us,' she said directly to the murderer. She tells Daily Mail Online how she has coped with the pain of the past 15-year nightmare in an exclusive interview. 'I had such a bad feeling,' says Sarah of the day Brown had visitation. Brown always denied killing his daughter - but after three trials he was finally found guilty of the callous murder in May.

Aldi's £1.79 coffee beats deluxe brands in taste test: Budget ground coffee praised for being 'rich' and 'dark' by highly-experienced professionals

Aldi's Specially Selected Ethiopian Coffee, pictured, priced at £1.79 for a 200g pack, was both the cheapest and tastiest of 16 ground beans sampled by experts on behalf of consumer group Which?

The robot vacuum controlled by phone: App activates cleaner remotely meaning you can clean your carpets even when you're not at home

The Neato BotVac Connected is the first robotic vacuum linked to the internet, and uses the same technology as Google's driverless cars to map out a house and navigate around objects.

March of the teachers taking home salaries of more than £100k: Record number of earn six-figure salaries as the rise of academy schools brings bumper pay packages

Statistics show 1,230 teachers were paid more than £100,000 last year, up 4 per cent from 2013. Of those on six-figure salaries, 60 per cent worked at academies.

Revealed... the 10 things you can do to PREVENT cancer - and it's as simple as ditching salt, cutting out vitamin tablets and exercising

Avoiding high-calorie fizzy drinks, cutting down on alcohol and processed meats and throwing away vitamin tablets could reduce a third of common cancers, the World Cancer Research Fund says.

'Super gonorrhoea' outbreak sparks national alert: Experts warn 'many people could be infected by' drug-resistant STI

Fifteen cases have been reported to Public Health England since the outbreak was first detected in Leeds. Experts said they fear there could be 'many undetected cases' across the UK.

The secret sex lives of the over 70s: One in three are at it twice a month but experts warn of soaring rates of STIs - with a 500% jump in syphilis 

As a third of over-70s have sex twice a month, we should be taking about masturbation, sex, STIs and sex-related problems in older people, Dr Sharron Hinchcliff, of the University of Sheffield said.

An exquisitely waspish wife: Boris' dad? A beastly man! Her MP brother-in-law? A crashing bore! And don't get Marigold Johnson started on her historian husband's MANY mistresses...  

Oxford-educated psychotherapist Marigold Johnson is known for her gloriously waspish wit. As well as being a mother-of-four, she has an MBE for her work on the Northern Ireland Peace Process.

Nick: Victim or fantasist? Rape. Torture. Murders. These were the extraordinary claims made by one man against leading Establishment figures. Police called his story 'credible and true' but there's not a shred of evidence to back his allegations

'Nick' accuses leading Westminster Establishment figures of VIP pedophile ring

A special investigation looks into what is known about 'Nick' (pictured left), his connections to new deputy Labour leader Tom Watson, and suspicions about his VIP Westminster paedophile ring claims. One of the perpetrators he named was former Prime Minister Edward Heath (bottom right). Another was ex-Home Secretary Leon Brittan (top right). A third was Harvey Proctor (right, centre), once a Tory MP. But there are terrible ambiguities surrounding Nick's case that could now deter victims from coming forward and also damage trust in the forthcoming judge-led inquiry into historic allegations of child abuse. Senior officers at Scotland Yard are expected to face a grilling over the fiasco, which led to a murder investigation being opened without any bodies and without anyone knowing who it was that had actually been murdered.

Was the runaway albino wallaby killed by a dog? Creature known for 'posing' for hikers' photos was found dead with severe throat injuries 

The wallaby was often seen hopping about near the village of Hanslope in Buckinghamshire but on Thursday it was found dead in a field with throat and eye injuries, leaving residents distraught.

Up in smoke! Ten supercars worth more than £600,000 - including TVRs and TWO Porsches - destroyed as fire guts repair garage 

Pictures show the charred remains of the vehicles following the fire in Central Sports Cars in Stourbridge, West Midlands. Three TVRs, worth around £60,000 (pictured) were destroyed.

Be fair to older workers watchdog urges bosses: Employers told to cut out discrimination against staff aged old than 50 

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Health watchdog NICE says employers must not stereotype older staff by thinking they will find it difficult to learn how to operate new computer systems or take on additional tasks.

Teaching assistant whose life was left in tatters after a fling with a pupil is spared prison AGAIN after she ran down a motorist and damaged two cars while drunk

Helen Turnbull, 36, lost her job, marriage and two children over her relationship with a 16-year-old at her school in County Durham - and found herself in court again over the crashes.

Notorious beggar dubbed Billy The Quid is jailed after CHASING passers-by who refused to give him money 

The nuisance , who earned his name by asking every passer-by in Chatham, Kent, to give him £1, is now behind bars after breaching an Asbo banning him from panhandling.

Morrisons axes checkout sweets: Britain's fourth biggest supermarket removes unhealthy snacks amid pressure from parents and health campaigners 

Morrisons is removing the products under pressure from parents and health campaigners who say these 'guilt aisles' are fuelling obesity, particularly among children.

'Mandela was also freed by John McDonnell!': Labour's shadow chancellor ridiculed over 'nonsense' claim to have brought peace to Northern Ireland

Mr McDonnell faced mockery after apologising for his 2003 call for the IRA to be 'honoured' - but insisting it may well have saved lives by giving the terror group the excuse to give up its armed struggle.

Straw and Rifkind tipped for the House of Lords after being cleared of breaking rules in cash-for-access sting

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The two former foreign secretaries are facing accusations that they were prepared to use their positions and contacts to benefit a private company in return for payments of thousands of pounds. 

PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Saturday August 23, 2014. Straw and Rifkind have been named in an undercover investigation by the Daily Telegraph and Channel 4 Dispatches. Both men have strongly denied any wrongdoing. The two senior MPs were secretly filmed by reporters claiming to represent a Hong Kong-based communications agency called PMR which was seeking to hire senior British politicians to join its advisory board. See PA story POLITICS Lobbying. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire.

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MP Labour's Jack Straw (left) faced ending his political career in disgrace and Tory Sir Malcolm Rifkind was forced to quit as an MP after being accused of breaking rules on paid lobbying.

Corbyn backs down on Trident: Labour MPs force new leader to u-turn on party's opposition to nuclear weapons

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Corbyn - a life-long anti nuclear weapons campaigner - has now accepted that Labour MPs will not unite against the government's plan to renew Trident next year.

Corbyn backs EU so he can tax City: Labour leader emails MPs to confirm party will campaign to stay after revolt by the Shadow Cabinet

Jeremy Corbyn performed a humiliating U-turn over Europe last night, pledging to campaign to stay in the EU - as a means to impose punitive taxes on the City of London.

Gove may slash jail terms to save cash: Ministry of Justice, which is in charge of keeping 85,000 criminals behind bars, faces swingeing cuts as part of spending review 

The Ministry of Justice, which is in charge of keeping 85,000 criminals behind bars in England and Wales, is facing swingeing cuts as part of the forthcoming spending review.

Sir Malcolm Rifkind interviewed and helped appoint the woman who cleared him of wrongdoing over 'cash-for-access' scandal

Former foreign secretary was part of a five-person panel which recommended Kathryn Hudson to the £108,000-a-year role of Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

Labour has decided to 'blow itself up' by electing Jeremy Corbyn, fumes former chancellor Alistair Darling

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In a damning intervention this morning, Mr Darling warned that Jeremy Corbyn's leadership would 'never get off the ground' unless he got a grip on what he wanted to do 'in the next few days'.

Rough justice! We reveal how killers and paedophiles are given softer sentences than jailed Marine who fought for his country 

Marine Sgt Alexander Blackman given longer sentence than killers and pedophiles

Research by the Daily Mail shows that dozens of killers, rapists and violent attackers are escaping with much lower sentences than that of Royal Marine Alexander Blackman (pictured). A court martial convicted the sergeant of murder after he shot a Taliban insurgent who was already fatally wounded. Marine Blackman (left) was given life for a 'moment of madness' in battle but, clockwise from top left, Lewis Gill, 21, John Burton, 72, Stuart Walker, 30, Neil Hotchkiss, 33, Michael Grieves and Steve Clark all received lesser sentences in the civilian courts despite committing appalling crimes.

The foreign call centre backlash claims another scalp as BT pledges to answer 80% of customer enquiries in the UK by next year

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The BT Tower will celebrate its 50th Birthday this week. The tower was topped out on 15 July 1964 and officially opened by the then Prime Minister Harold Wilson on 8 October 1965. It has also been known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower.



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Examiners' pity 'boosts grades in a re-mark': Markers are likely to be more generous with contested exam papers because they 'feel really bad' for students

Amanda Spielman, chair of Ofqual, said markers appear to 'feel really bad' about penalising stressed teenagers following the fraught exam season.

A (not so) humble home on London's Billionaires Row: Incredible 10-bedroom mansion with the Ecclestones and Mittals as neighbours goes on the market for a whopping £85million

10-bedroom mansion on London's Billionaires Row on the market for £85m

Number 15A Kensington Palace Gardens, on the road dubbed Billionaires Row, was made available by the Crown Estate after a luxury makeover. The property is said to have been discreetly marketed. The mansion boasts 10 bedrooms, one pictured bottom-right, a massive dining room with a dinner table for 22 people, bottom-left, and a spa and swimming pool area in the basement, top-right.

Are chocolate bars smaller, or are you just getting bigger? Research shows Mars Bars have shrunk 28% since 1990s and Yorkies 20% since 1970s launch...

New research backs up the complaint: many of our favourite chocolate bars have shrunk since the 1990s, even if they are now similar to the smaller sizes that were common in the 1980s.

'You have legs, use them!' Katie Hopkins hits out at 'Primark pyjama-wearing' school gate mums over bad parking 

Katie Hopkins has targeted driver mums who park too close to the school gates, telling them, 'Peel your cellulite from your cheap car seat and walk the last few metres.'

Will the world end on September 28? Rare 'super blood moon eclipse' later this month could herald the apocalypse, says pastor

The fourth lunar eclipse in just two years - each creating a red-colored 'blood moon' - will take place on September 28, and each one has taken place on a Jewish holy day.

Too many girls studying 'soft option' psychology: Schools should encourage female students to focus on 'hard sciences' so they get top places at university, education leader says 

Barnaby Lenon, who chairs the Independent Schools Council, said too many girls were taking psychology when they were capable of getting good grades in physics and chemistry instead.

Police granted £2million to continue hunt for missing Madeleine McCann for another year

The investigation for the missing child, who would now be 12, has so far cost taxpayers more than £10million, it was revealed earlier this month. A further £2million has been allocated for the next year.

You'll escape over my dead body! Man dressed as Grim Reaper chased by security guards as he protested against an arms fair 

Protester dressed as Grim Reaper chased by security guards

The man, in a hooded black robe and carrying a scythe, was one of a group hoping to disrupt the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition at the ExCeL centre in London's Docklands. But as he lurked outside attempting to deter visitors with his ominous presence, he was given the runaround by guards. In the end, it appeared that the reaper himself had run out of time - as he tripped over his own robe and was carried away. The exhibition, which ended yesterday, is billed as the world's biggest arms fair. It takes place every two years, with 1,500 exhibitors selling to an estimated 32,000 visitors from 121 countries.

Midwife threw up in hospital when she found baby spiders in her bunch of Asda grapes after seeing one crawl out of the fridge

Stephanie Daniel accidentally popped what she believes was a white sac filled with baby spiders while tucking into the fruit at the start of her night shift at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester.

Husband is 'sticking by his wedding vows' after cheating wife gave birth to lover's baby in secret and dumped it outside block of flats 

Leigh-Anne Varley, 36, pictured, hid her pregnancy and after giving birth in her bathroom left the child outside a block of flats in Horden, County Durham where it was found by a dog.

Chilling moment a burglar was caught on camera by a mother taking a photo of her children - just minutes before he ransacked her home 

The mother-of-two, who lives in Coventry, decided to take some pictures of her children before they went to school, and one of the photos happened to capture career criminal John Hogan, 40.

Kate Winslet backs down on controversial plans to build 560-foot sea wall to protect her £3.25million beachside home from flooding 

Kate Winslet, 39, wanted to install a boulder and gravel seawall along the West Sussex coast to protect her property. But the multi BAFTA-winning actress has caved in to environmentalists.

'I'm sick of being a sugar daddy': Men reveal what it's REALLY like to shower younger women with money and gifts in return for sex 

A number of men admitted to being sugar daddies on the confessions app Whisper. Some said they were proud of their controversial lifestyles while others felt bitter.

Britain's oldest hit and run driver, 92, avoids jail despite ploughing into dog walker, killing her Jack Russell and driving away 

A court heard retired farmer Frederick Robinson, 92, mowed down a woman and her rescue dog as they walked across a pedestrian crossing on the A52 in Brailsford, Derbyshire.

Is YOUR house being targeted by gangs of burglars? The signs criminals use to alert each other to homes that are worth robbing - and those that aren't

The signs criminals use to alert each other to homes that are worth robbing

Trading standards chiefs have released images of the sinister 'tags' that criminal gangs are using to tell other would-be burglars how best to rob homes, and who to target. The symbols are used up and down the country by burglars, with similar instances reported in Devon, Yorkshire and West Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Battle to stop KFC opening second branch in city's 'takeaway alley' suburb where the people are already too fat 

Those living in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth are furious at proposals to open a KFC 'drive-thru' in a road already packed with fish and chip shops, pasty sellers and pizza outlets

Boxing legend Frank Bruno 'back in hospital after suffering relapse of bipolar disorder' just days after completing the Great North Run 

The former heavy weight champion, Frank Bruno, pictured, has voluntarily admitted himself to a hospital which specialises in bipolar after his friends and family grew concerned about him.

Bank of England could set NEGATIVE interest rate: Move would mean that rather than earning money, savers would be charged for keeping their cash in the bank

Andy Haldane, Executive Director for Financial Stability at the Bank of England. REXMAILPIX.

Interest rates may need to be slashed below zero to stave off another economic downturn, a senior Bank of England official warned yesterday.

Pet Yorkshire terrier was savaged to death by pitbull let loose without a muzzle despite court order banning it from being off the lead 

Laura Gallagher, of Muswell Hill, north London, says she's been left traumatised after her beloved pet Maxy was bitten and chewed by the out-of-control animal

Spuds are losing the plot to figs: Britain's gardeners go mad for healthy Mediterranean-style diets 

Boosted by the craze for healthy Mediterranean diets, record numbers of British gardeners are now growing figs, olives and grapes alongside traditional apple and pear trees, new figures show.

No survival skills required! Inside Bear Grylls' new luxurious Battersea Power Station pad complete with creature comforts (and where a penthouse would set you back a wild £21.5m)

Bear Grylls buys new pad in plush Battersea Power Station redevelopment

He's able to survive in the most treacherous conditions anywhere in the world, but Bear Grylls' (inset) latest property acquisition in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station (pictured) proves he knows how to enjoy his luxury living too. The TV adventurer plans to live in the luxury pad with his wife and three sons - they also own a country home, seaside retreat and a houseboat on the Thames. At the lower end, the plush apartments start at £1.32million for a two-bedroom abode, but the penthouses are on sale for up to £21.5million.

Crabs on a train! The bizarre moment a Metro carriage is overrun with crustaceans before they spill onto the platform

A cleaning team was called to Gateshead Metro Station after a train was invaded by crabs. According to reports, a passenger was carrying the crustaceans in a plastic bag, which split.

I'm still swimming! Man feeding ornamental fish is stunned to find one that's the spitting image of Elton John 

Paul Storey was feeding fish in a pond in East Yorkshire. And the 53-year-old is adamant the ghost carp, pictured, is the spitting image of Sir Elton John's 1970s look.

British scientists set to genetically modify embryos for the first time in bid to understand why some women suffer repeated miscarriages 

Francis Crick Institute geneticists say they hope to use the technique to understand what causes women to suffer repeated miscarriages, as critics call for a ban on genetically modified babies.

BEL MOONEY: Should I leave my wife over her nude sex texts? 

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This week BEL MOONEY advises a man whose wife sent naked photos to another man and a woman who is worried her daughter, who has Asperger's syndrome, will be hurt if they move home.

Piled 12ft high, the ever growing mass of rubber dinghies and life jackets abandoned on Lesbos by migrants who have risked crossing the Mediterranean by boat 

The ever-growing mass of refugees' rubber dinghies abandoned on Lesbos

Photographs have emerged of a more than 12ft high mountain of dinghies and life-jackets, left abandoned on the Greek island of Lesbos, by migrants and refugees entering Europe. Tens of thousands of people have already made the perilous crossing from Turkey to the southern Greek islands this summer, but the route is also one of the most deadly ways to reach Europe.

The baby boy born at sea: Proud mother's joy as she holds her new child days after she and her son were plucked from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean 

Ester Terry, from Nigeria, went into labour as the dinghy she had boarded with more than 100 other refugees began to take on water. The 24-year-old was rescued by the Italian coast guard.

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Spanish councillor who moved to Chicago after being elected demands travel expenses so she can fly 4,000 miles to monthly meetings 

Carmen López, 42, claims family reasons have forced to her relocate to Chicago, Illinois, but wants to keep her position with Castilleja de la Cuesta council. She faces disciplinary action from her party.

Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida says her former toyboy lover meant 'zero' to her as they begin legal battle over their 'sham' marriage

The 88-year-old Italian, once described as 'the most beautiful woman in the world' claims 54-year-old Javier Rigau Rafols conned her into marriage in an attempt to inherit her £35million estate.

PLATELL'S PEOPLE: How could they turf the old from their homes? 

Who would want to grow old in this country? In the NHS, the elderly are dismissed as 'bed-blockers' who deprive more deserving, younger citizens of precious resources.

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Is it any wonder soldiers' minds crack?  

Alexander Blackman is a convicted murderer. In September 2011, he walked up to someone and shot them. On the face of it, it sounds as though justice has been done, right? Murder is murder.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cameron's chance to go down in history

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With each passing day, the idea that a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party could ever be fit to govern becomes more far-fetched. The Mail believes this presents David Cameron with a historic opportunity.