Bumper cars overgrown by the forest and dolls left to rot in school: Incredible photographs reveal the decaying city of Pripyat where 50,000 people once lived before deadly 1986 Chernobyl disaster

Photographs reveal the decaying city of Pripyat abandoned after 1986 Chernobyl disaster

This is the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster - where rusted bumper cars and a ferris wheel (main picture and bottom left) lie untouched by human hands, discarded children's toys are scattered through schools (top left and bottom right) and the infamous Soviet hammer and sickle still stands tall (top right). Today the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine sits in ruin after its 50,000 residents were evacuated a day after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl power plant. Almost 30 years later, eerie new photographs of the city show its infrastructure and inhabitants' possessions are being slowly reclaimed by nature as they rot and decay.

Revealed: New evidence that rapist Ched Evans believes will help him clear his name as he appeals conviction 

Convicted rapist Ched Evans plans to ‘question the inconsistencies of his victim’s

Private investigators hired by the father of Evans fiancee, Natasha Massey, pictured, have reportedly spent 18 months finding new evidence, which they believe will help the 26-year-old have his rape conviction overturned. It is claimed it will show 'significant inconsistencies' in the lifestyle of his victim and question the police failure to seize 'significant' CCTV footage. Evans, inset, was convicted of rape in 2012 after it was found his victim was too drunk to consent to intercourse.

Facebook paid less than £5,000 in corporation tax to the Exchequer last year - that's less than what a British worker earning the average £26,500 wage pays

Accounts filed yesterday by Facebook UK reveal the company pushed itself into operating at a loss of £28.5million, effectively sidestepping a massive corporation tax bill.

BREAKING NEWS: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi's 'convoy hit by air strike' in Iraq

Iraq's Air Force have reportedly airstriked a military convoy carrying the leader of Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. A military statement said it was unclear if al-Baghdadi had been killed in Iraq.

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard branded a 'hypocrite' after he 'begged his ex girlfriend to have an abortion because he couldn't afford another child'

Christian father-of-two Tim Howard, 36, met his ex girlfriend at Everton's end of season party in 2014 and she fell pregnant with his child towards the end of the year, it is claimed.

Police wearing the Union Jack badge in tribute to PC David Phillips who was killed on duty were told to take the patch off in case it caused 'offence'

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Met Police officers were reportedly emailed to say they are forbidden to wear the patch - a black and white Union flag with a 'thin blue line' through - because it may 'cause offence' to some.

We don't care about the 5p bags tax because we're getting trollied! Shoppers ignore plastic bag charges and take home the trolleys instead

We don't care about the 5p bags because we're all getting trollied! Shoppers ignore

Customers are walking out of shops with trolleys stacked high with goods and then proudly posting evidence of the tactic on social media, after the charge was launched in England last Monday. Aden Djvibe, a 26-year-old DJ from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, uploaded an image (left) on Facebook of a Tesco trolley in his kitchen with the words: '5p for a bag, get f***ed - I got a £1 trolley.' And Paul Griffiths from Manchester proudly posted a picture of a Morrisons trolley in his living room (right) on Twitter, saying: '5p for a bag, quid for a trolley #NoBrainer #Needed6Bags.'

I'm running a shop not a bank: Shopkeeper refuses to serve customers who try to pay with bank notes for any items less than £1 just because they want change 

Jack Randhawa, 33, launched the controversial policy in September after he became fed up of people buying small items so they could get change for the bus and ticket machines.

Re-run of Scottish independence vote is now 'inevitable', says Sturgeon as she blames austerity for rising nationalism

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The Scottish First Minister said she believes independence would happen in her lifetime but will monitor public opinion before calling a repeat of the referendum in September 2014.

Revealed: How a third of the three million EU migrants living in Britain have arrived since David Cameron became Prime Minister

How a third of the 3million EU migrants living in Britain have arrived since David Cameron

EXCLUSIVE: The revelation that almost a million EU nationals have settled since 2010 will heap pressure on the Prime Minister to take control of our borders as part of his negotiations with Brussels.

How fake reviewers using stolen identities of British schoolgirls can be hired for £3 to get books into bestseller lists on Amazon

The 'professional review writers' are paid to pen five-star reports for various products on the retail website, using the identities of real people from social media to make them seem more reliable.

Actress Lisa Hammond - who is often forced into a wheelchair with restricted growth condition - says she's abused in the street because she walked on EastEnders 

Lisa - who has a restricted growth condition, which leaves her in constant pain - says that appearing in scenes on the soap without her wheelchair has led to cruel comments from people in real life.

Police told to investigate garden bridge contract as campaigners claim companies were lined up before tenders were issued

Campaigners against the proposed landmark in London claim engineering firm Arup and design company Heatherwick were lined up for the contracts before tenders were issued.

'They said our son was stillborn - but we heard him cry': Anguish of former Premier League star and his wife  

Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore, pictured with his girlfriend Danielle Del-Giudice at their son's grave, accused a top private hospital of trying to avoid an inquest into the death of his son.

Doctors sent home nurse with ebola FOUR days before she was put back into isolation unit: Pauline Cafferkey's family condemn 'absolutely diabolical' treatment

Doctors sent home nurse Pauline Cafferkey with ebola FOUR days earlier

The sister of Pauline Cafferkey, 39, said doctors 'missed a big opportunity' to spot that the British nurse had symptoms of Ebola for a second time after initially diagnosing her with a virus and sending her home. Pauline, who originally contracted Ebola while volunteering in Sierra Leone last year, was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday after feeling unwell - four days after she was sent home by doctors who diagnosed her with a virus. She has since been flown to the Royal Free Hospital in London where she is being treated in an isolation unit. Her sister Toni Cafferkey has now branded her treatment 'absolutely diabolical', claiming doctors should have spotted the Ebola symptoms when she first visited an out-of-hour GP clinic.

Sophie Wessex speaks for the first time about how her daughter Louise's sight problems inspired her to campaign for the visually impaired

Sophie, Countess of Wessex speaks about her daughter Louise's sight problems

Sophie's daughter Louise was born prematurely in 2003, causing a condition called strabismus which left her with what the countess described as a 'profound' squint, inset. She has since had the problem corrected, main, because cosmetically it was awkward for her, Sophie said, and she can now see properly. Explaining Lady Louise's condition, the countess - wife of Edward, Earl of Wessex, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's youngest son - told the Sunday Express: 'Premature babies can often have squints because the eyes are the last thing in the baby package to really be finalised.'

Scouts appoint their first female leader in 108 years and she says her first priority is to get more girls to join up

Ann Limb, 62, who has become the first female leader in the movement's 108 year history, says she is keen to dash the image of Scouts being middle-class boys sitting around in khaki shorts.

Eurosceptics set sights on Eurovision: Tory MPs form a seven-piece band and joke they'll sing: 'I want to break free'

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Andrea Jenkyns is preparing for the international stage - by forming a new 'sceptical supergroup' of musically talented Tory MPs who hope to enter the Eurovision Song Contest.

Lenny Henry's secret father: After much-loved comic caused a sensation when he said he wasn't brought up by his real dad, the truth of six-decade saga is revealed 

Lenny Henry's secret father Albert Green is revealed 

Comedian and actor Lenny Henry (top right, bottom right and inset) has caused a stir in recent weeks with the announcement that the man who raised him isn't his biological father. But Mail on Sunday has finally solved the paternal mystery. When Albert Green (left) died 11 years ago, he took to his grave the well-guarded secret of one of the country's best-known entertainers. Today that grave is unloved. A few artificial flowers, faded by years of sun and rain, lie forlornly amid the weeds sprouting through the gravel of a cemetery in the West Midlands. Indeed, the decaying headstone would barely merit a second glance - but for the fact that it marks the last resting place of the real-life father of comedian and actor Sir Lenny Henry.

Russian jet 'shot down by Turkish forces after planes violated country's airspace on Syrian bombing run' 

It has been claimed by eyewitnesses that there was a large explosion in Huraytan, northern Syria, while three Turkish fighter planes were seen overhead.

Jeremy Clarkson 'moves back into £2.5million country estate where ex-wife Frances Cain and three children still live'

Jeremy Clarkson 'moves into £2.5million home with ex-wife' Frances Cain

He's been incredibly busy filming his new motoring series for Amazon Prime - and reports claim that Jeremy Clarkson has moved into the £2.5million estate where his ex-wife still lives.  According to the Sunday Mirror, the 55-year-old has moved back to the country estate, and spends his 'weekends and down-time at a guest cottage in the grounds in Chipping Norton.' The paper claims: 'He is still close to wife of 22 years Frances Cain and likes to pop to the main house for meals with her and their three children.'

Now he can say what he wants! Jeremy Clarkson tells of his relief to be free of 'finger wagging' Ofsted chiefs as he reveals details of his new motoring show for Amazon Prime 

His time at Top Gear may be over but Jeremy Clarkson seems happier than ever as he reveals his joy in making a new show without having to worry about Ofsted complaints and 'finger wagging'.

Fears grow for missing schoolgirl, 14, who has been missing since Friday after leaving her family home at 5pm 

Riiannah Percival, 14, was last seen leaving her family home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire on Friday evening and police believe she could be in the Sheffield area as concerns grow over her safety.

Witch-hunter Tom Watson's uncle is a child abuser: Scoutmaster was jailed for sex attacks on a nine-year-old boy 

Tom Watson's uncle, Peter Halliwell (pictured), was last year jailed for indecently assaulting a Cub Scout 50 years ago, in what was described as a 'gross abuse of his position of trust'.

My life has been shattered by bogus rape claim, says ex-MP: Politician accused of assaulting young girl fears vigilantes will attack his family

EXCLUSIVE: A former MP accused of raping a girl (pictured) in the 1980s has blamed two Labour MPs and investigations website Exaro for fuelling the story and compromising his family's safety.

Parents back Kanye in rant about children's iPad security: Angry star hits out at in-app purchases after North accidentally racks up costs... and he's not the first to complain

Kanye West takes to Twitter to rant about in-app purchases

Kanye West launched a tirade on Twitter about companies that include in-app purchases on games that kids play. The rant was sparked by the rapper's two-year-old daughter North racking up some charges while playing games on an iPad. 'F*** any game company that puts in-app purchases on kids games!!!' the 38-year-old tweeted.

Commons Speaker John Bercow has reunited with wife Sally following a 'make or break' holiday months after it was revealed she was having an affair with his cousin

Friends claim Sally Bercow has moved back into her husband's home in Westminster after he decided to give their relationship another chance following a 'make or break' holiday together.

'I thought I was going to die': Woman, 51, describes moment she was mauled by pit bull and left with gaping wound in her arm

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Marta Gombarova, 51, may require plastic surgery to her upper arm after she was mauled by a suspected pit bull outside her South Yorkshire home.

Tony Blair, a former army chief and Loose Women's June Sarpong join the campaign to keep Britain in the EU

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As key players in the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign are named, details of the four demands David Cameron will make in his renegotiation have also emerged.

Britons given a final chance to see an icon of the skies as the Vulcan fighter jet begins its farewell tour of the nation

Vulcan fighter jet begins farewell tour of UK giving Britons final chance to see it

Members of the public have been tweeting pictures of the four-engine bomber flying over their homes as it makes loops of the UK as part of its two final missions today and tomorrow. Following its £75,000 tour of Britain the Cold War veteran jet will take to the sky for the final time later this month. Today's flight headed north from Doncaster while tomorrow's will cover large areas of the south of England. The Avro Vulcan, which saw action in the Falklands, took off at 1pm and flew towards Scotland before looping back round in the direction of where its flight began.

Tory women blow the whistle on sex pest election guru under investigation for bullying aide who committed suicide 

Mark Clarke was in charge of young activists before the 2015 election but two women have now claimed he sexually assaulted them and one that he 'threatened to destroy her' following a relationship.

Corbyn snubbed the Queen to go HIKING in the Scottish Highlands: Labour leader's photo outside restaurant while on holiday

Jeremy Corbyn dodged kissing the Queen's hand in Privy Council ceremony

The republican Labour leader was accused of snubbing the monarch last week when he missed a ceremony to join the Privy Council, with aides saying he needed some 'relaxation' time. Now it has been revealed that instead of being in London preparing to take an oath to protect state secrets he was posing for photos outside the Tavern restaurant in Fort William with its owner John MacLennan, right, and manager Ali Smith.

'String 'em up!' Corbyn allies' sick threat to Shadow Cabinet as they plot to gag Sadiq Khan as Mayor candidate 

Warning was issued at a secret meeting in London, details of which were leaked to The Mail on Sunday. Attendees also discussed gagging Sadiq Khan after he criticised Corbyn.

SIMON DANCZUK: My party is now a cult locked in a trance, and the bigotry of the past 

Under the starry-eyed terms of the 'new politics', it's now permissible for Labour to talk about celebrating losing a General Election. Good grief, writes SIMON DANCZUK.

Bitter Labour row erupts as more than 50 MPs prepare to defy Corbyn and back British military action in Syria

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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at a CWU union Anti-Austerity rally at Manchester Cathedral, Greater Manchester.

Amid growing tensions over tackling Assad adn ISIS, frontbencher Diane Abbott branded those Labour MPs supporting intervention 'sad' but Jess Phillips hit back, tweeting: 'WTF.'

The Taliban 10-year-old who ran for his life... all the way to the Olympics: He was destined for death as a suicide bomber. So how DID a small boy make it here to star in London 2012?

At the age of 17, more than six years after Gulwali Passarlay had tearfully said goodbye to his mother in Waziristan, he stood in Burnley Town Hall having been selected to carry the Olympic torch.

What happened to the Milk Tray men? As hunt for new star begins, the lives and loves of past actors revealed (including the jilted ex-fiancé of EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy)

Hunt for the new Milk Tray Man begins, but where are the actors now?

The Milk Tray Man is one of the best loved advertising campaigns, but where did the actors end up after they took off the iconic black polo neck? FEMAIL charts the next steps of (top left to right) Gary Meyers, Ged Allen, Graham Rogers, (bottom left to right) James Coombe, Jonathan Cake and Ben Porter.

Get ready for a £20m cake war! BBC is celebrating its most successful series of Bake Off yet... but are the show's biggest stars about to be tempted elsewhere?

The BBC's contract to air Bake Off is set to expire after the next series, and rival channels are said to be ready to spend big to ensure they secure a slice of television's biggest pie.

Is Queen Letizia dressing inappropriately on her official duties? Spanish monarch sparks debate with her short dress... and it's not the first time

The 43-year-old mother-of-two's wardrobe of tailored sheath dresses, sky-scraping court shoes and eye-catching jewels is much more daring than the play-it-safe style of the former Kate Middleton.

Freddie Starr's wife reveals she reported him to the police for hitting her and claims she was even left with a black eye after one of his flare ups in a 'marriage that was hell' 

Freddie Starr’s wife reveals she reported him to the police for hitting her

Sophie Lea Starr, 33, who married the comedian two years ago, left, despite a 39 year age gap, says that her husband cracked under the pressure of abuse allegations, taking his anger out on her. The mother-of-three claims Starr, right, became impossible to live with at their mansion in Warwickshire and fly into rages if she even tried to watch TV or read magazines. It comes after it was revealed Starr, inset outside court, fled the UK for Spain to escape a million pound legal bill.

Father of Gareth Bale's girlfriend kept in prison over fears footballer could use his wealth to help him dodge trial 

Martin Rhys-Jones has been on remand in New York for two years over allegations he ran a 'boiler room' investment scam that netted £3.2 million, much of it from British victims.

Is 007 getting a Mad Men makeover? Bond set to return to the Sixties as film bosses make a play for the creator of hit US series

007 could return to his roots after Daniel Craig's rumoured departure. Mad Men's Matthew Weiner has been tasked with taking the franchise back to the Sixties, when the first six films were released.

The great Christmas hamper rip-off: Harrods offers festive food and wine for £20,000 but it's £4,000 overpriced... and cheaper ones elsewhere don't give you a bargain either 

Harrods offers festive food and wine for £20,000 but it's £4,000 overpriced

Britain's biggest retailers are boosting their profits by putting huge mark-ups on their festive hampers, a Mail on Sunday investigation has revealed. The items in Harrods hamper can be purchased individually for £4,000 less, while those in John Lewis' festive offering cost £161 less bought separately, and savvy shoppers can save themselves £32 on Asda's 'Pure Indulgence' hamper. But there is one shop where the hamper is value for money - but you won't believe which it is.

Jeremy Hunt is conning you... The NHS is broke and crippled by fear: Top hospital chief's astonishing outburst in bombshell letter to the Government

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Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett accused the Health Secretary of misleading Britain by claiming he can deliver more round-the-clock NHS services despite the organisation's crippling financial crisis.

RIP free NHS care: Health service supremo warns Cameron that patient charges are inevitable if he won't inject billions more into sinking hospitals 

The health service is facing very stormy weather and unless we put in place some radical solutions, I believe there is a real danger it will sink, writes SIR THOMAS HUGHES-HALLETT.

Pentagon will pay compensation to victims of US air strike on Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan that killed 22 people

The U.S. Department of Defense will seek to make "condolence payments" to families of
victims of a U.S. air strike that mistakenly hit a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Kunduz.

Fears for cruise passenger who fell overboard off the coast of the Isle of Wight as search is called off

Ventura was returning to Southampton from a two-week voyage around the Mediterranean when the man was thought to have fallen into the water on Saturday morning.

Watch out Rita for my EX-FACTOR: As talent show judge Ora finds love with a tattooed rocker, his beauty queen ex-wife gives a grim warning 

As Rita Ora finds love with Travis Barker his ex-wife gives a grim warning

According to Shanna Moakler, Rita Ora's new boyfriend, Travis Barker (pictured, left, with Ora), brings with him not just a wild appearance and history of substance abuse, but an addiction to infidelity which left her broken and humiliated. As the former Miss USA (inset) explains in an interview with The Mail on Sunday: 'Our marriage was plagued by his addictions to pills and other women.' Barker, a former drug addict who at 39 is 15 years Ora's senior, described his new girlfriend (right) in gushing terms as the pair enjoyed a night out in LA last week.

Riddle of Kids Company's tax-free payments to staff who were registered as vulnerable 'clients' 

The scandal-hit charity is facing new questions after giving hundreds of thousands of pounds tax-free to employees. The revelation comes as the chief executive (pictured) faces a grilling by MPs.

Apprentice star Karren Brady tells immigrants they are welcome to Britain... but only if they can speak English

Brady, now a government small business tsar, made comments about building a 'cohesive society' that echoed Home Secretary Theresa May's conference speech.

X Factor singer reveals horror injuries after she was dragged off the streets into a car and beaten up in a failed kidnap bid by a jealous friend

X Factor's Chloe Baker reveals she was dragged off the streets into a car and beaten up

Chloe Baker, 21, posted a selfie of her bruised face (left) from hospital after she was dragged into a car and beaten up by a 'jealous friend' while on a night out in her home city of Liverpool. Underneath the picture, she said she was 'sickened to her stomach' by the attack and described the assailant, who she had known for years, as a 'monster'. Another one of Chloe's friends said she was traumatised by the attack. Merseyside police have said they are looking into the incident. Chloe (on the show, right) was given a seat in the 'Six Chair Challenge' by British chart-topper and judge Rita Ora, but later told to give up her place to 17-year-old student Louisa Johnson.

Doctor whose blunder left couple accused of abusing their baby made the same mistake six years ago 

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Karrissa Cox and Richard Carter's case has strong parallels with that of Matthew and Katie Dean (left), from Southampton, who were accused of abuse in 2009.

With this ring I thee text... so will the iRing by Apple's tiniest gadget yet?  

Apple has been granted a patent for what could be its tiniest gadget yet. The 'iRing' features a tiny touchscreen, apps to be operated with the thumb, a camera, and can even be used to send texts.

Autumn blooms bring kaleidoscope colours across Britain: UK is set for another glorious week but Jack Frost will be biting in some areas as temperatures dip below freezing

Autumn blooms bring kaleidoscope colours across Britain: UK is set for another glorious

The glorious autumn hues of green and brown bracken in the Lake District could be seen reflected in the glassy waters of Buttermere this morning (main image). Forecasters did warn overnight temperatures could dip below freezing in rural areas this week, but they are expected to reach 14C (57F) in the daytime. And while the North West and South East could face showers, most of the country should stay dry - and there is no chance of snow just yet. Today will be dry with variable cloud and sunny spells in England and Wales, although Northern Ireland and Scotland could see some showers. Also pictured: Autumn colour pictured today in the North Esk Valley near Rosslyn Chapel, south of Edinburgh (inset).

Anger as poorer pupils with low 11-plus marks get grammar school places while middle-class children miss out  

Some schools lowered the 11-plus qualifying score for disadvantaged children. Chris McGovern, of the Campaign for Real Education, (pictured) said the move was 'very worrying'.

Fury as supermarkets ditch rewards for reusing bags after new law brings in 5p charge

Supermarkets including Tesco have been accused of undermining the Government's campaign to reduce the number of plastic bags by scrapping loyalty schemes for reusing carriers.

Three children 'strangled and drowned by their mother told her how much they loved her while they died'

Children who were drowned by their mother told her how much they loved her

Jessica McCarty, (pictured center and top right and left in her mugshots), 33, told police officers in Brevard County,Florida, that she didn't deserve to live after allegedly killing her three children, Lacey, 7 (center right), Phillip, 6 (front center) and Christopher (in her arms). Handwritten notes from an officer who arrested her show that the mother, who tried to take her own life in the incident, told police that she did not want to live. The newly released documents also say that the mother recalled her children telling her that they loved her during the alleged killings in the house she shared with boyfriend Christopher Swist (center). Video from the crime scene shows cops wrestling the mother-of-three to the floor as she demanded they kill her and 'let her bleed' for her crimes.

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Singapore Airlines plane COLLAPSES at Changi Airport just before it was due to fly to Hong Kong

Singapore Airlines plane collapses at Changi Airport just before it was due to leave for

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 collapsed at Changi Airport on Sunday morning before it was due to depart for Hong Kong. No crew or passengers were on board at the time. An engineer was in the plane but Singapore Airlines said he was not hurt.

Doctor whose blunder left couple accused of abusing their baby made the same mistake six years ago 

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Karrissa Cox and Richard Carter's case has strong parallels with that of Matthew and Katie Dean (left), from Southampton, who were accused of abuse in 2009.

Solved! Riddle of Sir Tom and Engelbert's 20-year hump: Singers fell out after fighting over a GIRL

Last night, Californian entrepreneur Charlotte Laws said she believed the feud between her ex-boyfriend, Tom Jones, and Engelbert Humperdinck had erupted after the latter tried to seduce her.

Labour law chief's £2million human rights hypocrisy: Lord Falconer represents torture state of Djibouti in court

Lord Falconer has spoken about his pride that it was a Labour government that passed the Human Rights Act, but last week acted as lead counsel for a country accused of 'crimes against humanity'.

'Poisoned air is killing residents near Heathrow': Shadow chancellor John McDonnell hits out at 'lying' aviation officials over third runway

Addressing hundreds of people gathered in London's Parliament Square, John McDonnell, 64, declared the aviation industry has 'consistently lied' about expanding the UK's largest airport.

Devastated in an instant, the blameless victims of UK's acid attack epidemic: How brave man disfigured in case of mistaken identity has rebuilt his life with his family's help 

Andreas Christopheros disfigured in an acid attack has rebuilt his life with his family's

Andreas Christopheros, 30, suffered a permanent loss of vision and horrific burns when David Phillips (top right) threw acid in his face outside his home in Hastings, East Sussex (bottom right) in a case of mistaken identity. For Andreas, the past ten months since the attack have been a huge personal battle. He has dealt uncomplainingly with his disfigurement, endured endless, painful skin grafts, nd spent agonising hours have surgery on his eyes. But Andreas (pictured centre right before the attack and left with his family after) is determined not to allow what happened to him define his life.

Prisoners who escaped Alcatraz in 1962 'could be ALIVE': Relatives claim to have proof three escapees survived paddle to shore, decades after FBI said they 'drowned' 

Brothers Clarence and John Anglin (left and right) and fellow inmate Frank Morris fled Alcatraz on a makeshift raft in June 1962 and were never seen again, with prison officials insisting they drowned.

New book claims 'there's no way' legendary crooner Frank Sinatra is Ronan Farrow's biological father

A new Frank Sinatra biography claims that there is no way Ronan Farrow could be the legendary crooner's son, despite hints from Mia Farrow.

Pope Francis hits out against 'escalation of violence' in Middle East after air strikes in Syria and Iraq

Pope Francis delivers a speech before the start of the morning session of the Synod of bishops, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Francis, addressing a bishops' conference in the Vatican, said that warfare across the region is 'affecting innocent civilians' and 'fuelling a humanitarian crisis of enormous proportions'.

Geoffrey Howe, soft-spoken nemesis of Mrs Thatcher, is hailed as a 'quiet radical' after he dies aged 88 

George Osborne last night paid tribute to Geoffrey Howe, who suffered a suspected heart attack on Friday evening, as 'a quietly spoken radical whose bitterly contested Budgets rescued Britain'.

Mother outraged after hospital worker tells her four-year-old daughter 'I bet he likes you' after schoolboy hits her and leaves her needing stitches 

Ohio hospital worker tells four-year-old daughter 'I bet he likes you' after boy hits her

Merritt Smith, from Ohio, explained that his comment sets a culture where violence is accepted as a boy trying to show his affections - and should be stopped. She wrote: 'Dear man at the registration desk at Nationwide Children's hospital, l'm positive that you didn't think that statement through. As soon as I heard it I knew that is where it begins. That statement is where the idea that hurting is flirting begins to set a tone for what is acceptable behavior. My four year old knows "That's not how we show we like someone. That was not a good choice."

Families urged to hire 'nannies for grannies' so the State doesn't have to look after the elderly 

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The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, wants Britain to follow Italy, where it is common for elderly parents to move in with their children instead of moving to a care home.

BLACK DOG: No cause for alarm over Zac 

Delegates got the wrong end of the stick when they saw London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith tumbling, all ruffled, out of Manchester's mid-ranking Mercure hotel when a fire alarm went off at 4.30am.

Massacre of Les Snobs: On the 600th anniversary of Agincourt, how snooty French nobles too posh for our peasants handed us our finest hour

On the 600th anniversary of Agincourt, how French nobles handed us our finest hour

The Battle of Agincourt, which took place 600 years ago this month, is remembered with huge national pride as one of England's greatest military triumphs. But there is much more to the famous victory than the plucky underdog out-fighting a mighty foe. Here novelist David Churchill shatters the myths surrounding the battle and reveals the real story... a tale of suicidal snobbery by French nobles - and cold-blooded mass-murder by Henry. Pictured: The battle scene from the 1989 film version of Shakespeare's Henry V (main), Kenneth Branagh as the English King (inset left) and the area of France where Henry fought (inset right).

North Korea shows off military might at huge 70th anniversary parade - as Kim Jong Un warns he is ready for war with the U.S.

In this image made from video, North Korean jet planes fly over the Kim Il Sung Square during the ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's ruling party in Pyongyang, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared Saturday that his country was ready to stand up to any threat posed by the United States as he spoke at a lavish military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the North's ruling party and trumpet his third-generation leadership. (KRT via AP Video) TV OUT, NORTH KOREA OUT

The parade in Pyongyang, featuring thousands of goose-stepping soldiers and military hardware including missiles and tanks, kicked off an enormous celebration.

What a supersonic nose for a bargain! Fan saved classic Concorde feature from scrap heap - and now he's selling it for £250,000 

Paul Phillips spotted the oddly shaped object in a Staffordshire scrapyard 40 years ago. Now the helicopter crewman has restored the cone and is hoping it will fetch £250,000.

Gove's astonishing bid to cut crime by letting violent offenders avoid jail even if they keep committing crimes

Justice Secretary Michael Gove will ask judges across the UK to set up specialist courts that focus on reforming criminals with drink, drug and mental health problems as an alternative to jail.

Drug overdose? No, British aristocrat, 28, 'died after being hit by rifle butt in Kenyan cell when he was arrested for smoking cannabis'

Police claimed that Alexander Monson, 28, died of a drug overdose in a cell but an inquest heard how medical evidence proved he was killed by blunt trauma to the head, probably from a gun butt.

At least eight people dead including a baby after large fire breaks out overnight at traveller site in Ireland

Eight people have been killed including a baby, after a fire started at a traveller site in Carrickmines, south of Dublin. The death toll may rise after police said there had been 'a number of fatalities.'

Fury as lock of Princess Diana's hair is put up for sale on Amazon for £800

Sales of Princess Diana memorabilia reach disturbing new low on Amazon

The lock of hair said to belong to the late Princess of Wales is currently on sale on Amazon and ebay. The American art dealer behind the sale of a 'few strands' of Diana's hair has described it as 'an extraordinary opportunity to purchase a piece of authentic Princess Diana memorabilia.' (Pictured clockwise from left Princess Diana, the framed lock of hair on sale, a close-up of the lock of hair)

'There was something about Diana and something about me that just worked': Julia Samuel on her friendship with the late princess and their shared compassion for charitable causes

Julia Samuel found a kindred spirit in Princess Diana. Now godmother to Prince George, she tells Catherine O'Brien about her friendship with the world's most famous woman.

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With clenched fists and gritted teeth: Passionate William and Kate watch Wales in desperately tight match with Australia in rugby world cup

Prince William watched the game with Kate through gritted teeth at Twickenham as Wales battled valiantly against Australia, but couldn't quite match the Wallabies in a thriller of a match.

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Some people branded the sign, pictured, 'disgusting' after Kiko Loiacono posted it on Facebook and Twitter after passing it in East London earlier this week, but others defended it as satire.

Now THAT'S astronomical: The jaw-dropping photographs of the Milky Way as you've never seen it before

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ANNE McELVOY: Who'll decide the next Tory leader? The Europeans! 

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The laser controlled HEART: Researchers say new technique could replace pacemakers

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The technique, used to pace or 'even out' abnormal heart rhythms in live fruit flies, could one day be an alternative to electrical stimulation by pacemakers, the researchers say.

'No to TTIP!' 150,000 protesters fill streets of Berlin to demonstrate against controversial Europe-US trade deal that would give corporations the right to sue governments in secret courts

Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Berlin, demonstrating against the TTIP deal. Critics claim the deal would hand too much power to big multinationals at the expense of workers.

Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone gives it a shot with golf star Stefan Soroka: New baroness says she's 'never felt this way before'

Michelle Mone gives it a shot with golfer Stefan Soroka in GIRL ABOUT TOWN

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Liz Taylor had sex with Mickey Rooney at just 14, new book claims: Wife of womanising star 'caught the couple in his dressing room' 

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So BBC defector Peston IS a pain in the neck! ITV's new political editor has ex-colleague in a headlock during meeting at literary festival

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'Love cannot be lost': Jim Carrey posts heartfelt tribute to his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White on the day he laid her to rest at funeral with her family in Ireland 

Jim Carrey carries Cathriona White's coffin at funeral as she is laid to rest

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That's put the cat among the pigs pen! Ginger kitty called Sheldon is such good friends with a pig called Sundae he even likes to pretend he is one of the litter

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