David Cameron is said to be able to let his hair down when he's at exclusive parties held by the 'infamous Chipping Norton set', according to the new biography on the PM by LORD ASHCROFT. Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha are said to enjoy mingling with high-profile and wealthy Londoners - including the likes of newspaper boss Rebekah Brooks (right), TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson and former Blur bassist-turned-farmer Alex James (together left) - when they all return to their weekend homes in the Cotswolds. In the new unauthorised biography on the Prime Minister, claims have emerged that the elite parties held by the set in 2008 were riddled with booze and Class-A drugs. Lord Ashcroft has also unearthed a photo of hunt supporter Mr Cameron riding to the hounds at the final gathering of Heythrop Hunt before the hunting ban came into effect in Christmas 2004 (centre and inset). The fascinating insight into the Prime Minister's life behind closed doors has emerged in the new book, Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron.

The 40-year-old was in fits of laughter, top right, as the 44-year-old journalist chatted to him about retiring from football, being a father and the rumours about him playing the next Bond. Grinning throughout the interview for Good Morning Britain, Reid, bottom right, sat back in her seat and joked that it was 'hot' under the lights, prompting the star to compliment her dress.

Just days after announcing that his 20-year-old son Rufus (together inset), was diagnosed with the potentially fatal Lyme disease, high-profile billionaire John Caudwell has admitted his whole family is infected. Rufus, who tested positive in February this year, had previously been diagnosed with mental health problems including panic attacks and agoraphobia, which John says were, in fact, symptoms of Lyme disease. Rufus's mother is John's first wife, Kathryn McFarlane, whom he divorced in 2001 and with whom he also has two daughters - Rebekah, 35, and Rhiannon, 27 (together left with their father and his new partner - far right - Claire Johnson). John's daughters and their mother have have now all tested positive for Lyme disease as well.

Martin Shkreli, 32, founder and chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals, purchased the rights to Daraprim which is used for treating life-threatening parasitic infections - for $55million. He raised the price of the drug form $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet. Since the announcement, people across social media have criticized the price increase, but Shkreli has backed the decision, saying that his company 'needed to turn a profit on the drug'.

The image taken from the International Space Station Station reveals just how objects on Earth can appear from orbit. The photograph shows a single plane, flying just above the Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas. The plane wasn't the target of the image. Instead, the astronaut wanted to capture the small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them. According to Nasa, this is one of the most recognisable points on the planet for astronauts on the space station. The unnamed astronaut took the image using a Nikon D4 camera. Click on the story to find the plane.

Dr William Petit was the sole survivor of the shocking home invasion murders that claimed the lives of his family in 2007. Now a new book reveals the details of the grisly killings of his wife Jennifer, 48, daughters Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17, as well as how he is moving on with his life. Dr. Petit can't help but wonder 'What if that lock on the bulkhead door had been working properly?' That was the door through which evildoers Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes entered the Connecticut home.

The Emirati royal, 33, died of a heart attack on Friday according to the Zabeel Palace in Dubai but Rashid, who was stripped of the title of Crown Prince in 2008, has long been an enigmatic figure. Rashid, pictured left in 2006 with his father Sheikh Mohammed and inset in an official picture, has been beset by allegations of drug taking in recent years and was reportedly sent to rehab by his family in 2009. His brother Hamdan is now Crown Prince (main picture right) while another brother Maktoum (main picture left) has been made deputy ruler of Dubai.

They returned to our screens on Sunday like long-lost friends. In the five years since it began, Downton has become a worldwide hit but while its characters are household names, the fortunes of its real-life stars have been decidedly mixed. Lily James, 26, left, is one of the few to have crossed the divide from 1920s Yorkshire to 2015 Hollywood and is believed to be worth between as much as £2m. Joanne Froggatt, 35, centre left at the Emmys on Sunday, starred in The Secrets, True Love and Still Life and is thought to have earned £1.3m. Downton quitter Jessica Brown-Findlay, 26, centre right, left in 2012 to pursue other projects but The Riot Club, was a critical flop, she missed out on Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, and Jamaica Inn, was disliked by viewers for her 'incoherent mumbling'. Dan Steven, 32, (far right) left for Hollywood to much fanfare. But his first four films were flops, and his one blockbuster, the sequel to A Night At The Museum, earned no critical plaudits. His latest role, in an advert for fashion designer Giorgio Armani, doesn't even require him to speak.

A Facebook campaign launched the 'Catch your thief' movement, which has inspired hundreds of Peruvians to take justice into their own hands. Most citizens don't trust the police to punish criminals. Social media users quickly began posting their own home-made footage showing alleged thieves and pickpockets receiving their comeuppance, often at the hands of a baying mob of revenge-seekers. One video shows a woman undressed and being walked through a busy street, with a banner around her neck reading 'I'm a thief'. Another shows two whimpering alleged pickpockets being forced to stand on anthills until they beg for mercy as the insects bite their legs, feet and private parts.

Amer Daoud, 45, and Raghda Hasan (left), 40, fought for freedom in Syria, and fled the regime to lead a peaceful life in France with their two children. While Amer (pictured with their son Bob, top right) wants to seek a quiet life for their children in Europe, Raghda (with Bob, bottom right), says she feels like a traitor for leaving her country behind and has left her family to help migrants in Turkey. The couple's heartbreaking predicament is featured in a film, A Syrian Love Story, airing on BBC4 next week.

Model and Big Brother star Sallie Axl today spoke of her horror at being sent home from hospital with her dead baby in a plastic bag 'like a takeaway'. The 27-year-old, famous for her tattoos and glamour modelling, took to her Facebook page to vent her anger at the treatment she received after miscarrying earlier this year. Seven weeks after the devastating event she claims she was given her child in a box and a plastic bag. Ms Axl also accused staff at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester of treating her with no compassion and claims she nearly died from an infection she contracted after the miscarriage. She wrote on her profile: 'On the 17th of July I received my dead baby at hospital in a box and a plastic bag ...!! With that another bag of medicines and sent on my way home to grieve. My dead baby was treated no more than someone handing me over a takeaway. This is the first time I have been able to talk about this as my ordeal was disgusting.'

Lianne Harris collapsed while she was on the Twister attraction at Robert Wilkinson's Fair at Sheldon Country Park in Birmingham on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said the 34-year-old had been on the ride for less than 15 seconds when she slumped over next to her two young children. Friends yesterday paid tribute to 'beautiful' Ms Harris, who they said 'lived for her kids'.

She may just be ten years old, but this pint-sized stand-up comedian is taking America by storm with her twisted sense of humor. Saffron Herndon has delighted crowds at comedy festivals across the country with her wildly age-inappropriate act. She's unafraid to delve into risky territory for most comedians, with dark and witty observations on topics ranging from religion to murder. But while her father Steve is also a comedian, Saffron insists she writes her own jokes. Her comedy heroes include Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Diller and Aubrey Plaza. And she has plans for a long career in comedy - to ultimately end up with her own television show after a stint on Saturday Night Live.

An infographic, by US-based website Fast Food Menu Price, exposes the short and long-term effects a Big Mac burger can have on your body. It claims that the meal will cause a sugar spike in the first ten minutes, dehydration after half an hour and sluggish digestion up to 72 hours later.

Designed by artists, no two rooms in Hotel No Hotel are the same, with guests staying in a range of quirky accommodation that looks like a colourful art gallery. Rooms include an Amsterdam Tram room (left), an elaborate wood carving haven (top right) and a pad based on 3D printing (bottom right).

Built for Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, 'Sailing Yacht A,' which Mr Melnichenko is thought to have named 'A' to ensure it is listed first in shipping registers, is taking its test voyage in Kiel, northern Germany. The ship is believed to have cost over £260million and is the world's largest sailing yacht. At 468ft in length, with masts nearing 300ft high, the 'mega-yacht,' has eight floors and has an underwater observation room.

Howard, 92, is seen singing the love song You'll Never Know to his dying wife, 93-year-old Laura, as she lies on a hospital bed in hospice care. The couple's granddaughter, Erin Solari, captured the tender moment in a Facebook video, which has earned more than 3.6 million views since she posted it on September 12.

The New Zealand All Blacks silenced a 89,000-strong crowd during their first Rugby World Cup game by unveiling a new-formation Ka Mate Haka. The team stood behind captain Richie McCaw (pictured centre) in an arrowhead shape, with players Kieran Read (left) and Ma'a Nonu (right) by his side and the rest of the team spreading out in rows behind. The never-before-seen structure was performed at the start of the team's title defence against Argentina on Sunday, and will be used until the end of their World Cup run. A video of the squad performing the new-look match ritual at Wembley Arena was posted on the Rugby World Cup's official Facebook page and within hours it was viewed 11 million times.

Louise Maycock, 35, from Bournemouth, almost died after she contracted encephalitis - a condition which causes inflammation of the brain - in August last year. After suffering a series of headaches Louise collapsed and was in a coma for three weeks - and when she woke up she could not move a muscle. But 11 months later, on July 21, she married the love of her life, Ben Maycock, after learning to walk again in less than a year.

Verity Sandford, 32, from Cranleigh, Surrey, had ballooned to a size 20 (left) and put pictures of the reality TV star (inset) on her fridge and as her phone screen saver for inspiration. The learning assistant, who is the same height as reality star Kim at 5' 2", said her friends compared her to the pregnant mother-of-one because of her 'big bum', but at the time she was much larger than Kim all over. Verity, who would scoff greasy burgers when hungover and had a weakness for chips and desserts, now weighs 10st 12lb (right) and wears a size 10 to 12 after sticking to a Weight Watchers regime, losing 8st 4lb in 15 months.

Soiled mattresses, gag-inducing blocked toilets and a deluge of festering takeaway dishes; these are the sickening scenes left behind after a series of guests. In one incident, six fraternities and sororities at a hotel in Michigan caused an estimated half a million dollars worth of damage by smashing ceilings and destroying furniture.

Four-year-old JoJo has revealed in a hilarious YouTube video that she takes her flower girl duties so seriously that she wants to make sure her dad does not embarrass her on the big day. 'You're going to see what weddings look like,' JoJo tells her dad in the 96-second clip, which has attracted more than 600,000 views since it was posted on September 14.

Spot the 160lb (73kg) robo-dog (pictured left in a drill and bottom right) which is capable of running on rough terrain and following soldiers, is being tested by a Darpa team at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia. The four-legged machine developed by Boston Dynamics was first unveiled in February and is controlled using a games controller and laptop (pictured top right).

Angry villagers beat and then burned two men to death on the streets of Mexico after accusing them of trying to steal a car. The men were grabbed by the mob in the town of San Juan Chamula on Monday, according to a civil defense official. The official, who was not authorized to be quoted by name, said the men had been turned over to police in the southern state of Chiapas. But then the crowd seized the men from the local jail and pushed them through the streets. They were placed in wooden chairs and set alight.

The heart-warming footage was captured by a group of tourists to the Kruger National Park in South Africa and shows the moment the elephant calf decides to show his mettle. In the clip the baby runs out from the long grass and goes in for the kill before stopping in his tracks and fleeing into the safety of the long grass and later underneath his mother.

Israel's Antiquities Authority discovered the strange, pillared structure (bottom right) at the Horbat Ha-Gardi site on the side of a highway near Modi'in, an ancient city partly located in Israel. Archaeologists cleared away rubble and exposed a simple mosaic cross (left and top right) at the structure. It is the only Byzantine-era site where a cross decorates the floor of a burial vault indicating that it may have marked the spot of an important figure. Researchers think it is likely that the Byzantines - early Christians - identified this site as the Maccabees' tomb.

The blue igloo abode near Perth, Australia, leaves the owner with no chance of blending anonymously into the neighbourhood. It was created by two brothers in 1978 as a gimmick and has been a popular spot for both short and long-term rentals.

Last week, Nasa released stunning new images of Pluto majestic mountains, frozen nitrogen rivers and low-lying hazes. Now, the space agency has combined these panoramas to create a spectacular flyover of the dwarf planet, revealing its icy terrain in incredible detail. The animation begins just above the mountains dubbed Norgay Montes region at a height of about 120 miles (200 km) (top left). It then flies north over Pluto's Sputnik Planum and Cthulhu Regio regions (bottom left and right).