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David Cameron treats China's Xi Jinping to a very British night at the pub

The royal couple waved goodbye to the dignitaries outside Buckingham Palace, where President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan have been staying as their guests since Monday. read


Processed meats added to list of substances most likely to cause cancer

Fresh red meat is also due to join the ‘encyclopaedia of carcinogens’ and is likely to be ranked as only slightly less dangerous than the preserved products. read


Facebook to make 2 TRILLION public posts searchable

The social networking giant said its users are already making over 1.5 billion searches per day - and it will now index all of its posts - which currently number 2 trillion. read


Back door to Britain: As migrants land at RAF base in Cyprus, MPs warn it could be new stepping stone to UK 

More than 100 refugees who landed at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, in two boats remained there last night as a diplomatic row continued over which country should take responsibility for them. read


Beyoncé and Jay Z secretly separated for a year amid Rihanna affair rumours, claims shock new unauthorised biography

Author J. Randy Taraborrelli alleges that the 34-year-old singer and her husband Jay-Z, 45, secretly separated amid rumours he was having an affair with Rihanna, 27. read


4m TalkTalk customers' bank details could have been accessed by criminals

The phone and broadband provider said credit card information along with personal details including addresses and dates of birth may have been accessed during the attack. read


Power lunch! Amal and George Clooney make a handsome couple as they dine with former British Labour MP David Miliband in Beverly Hills 

The trio were seen emerging from the posh Palm restaurant in Beverly Hills on Thursday, quietly chatting by the curb. read


Amy Sundve slashed man across face with stiletto heel outside pub

Amy Sundve, pictured, scarred her victim for life, with a cut artery, in the unprovoked attack after being thrown out of the Elm Tree pub in Kirkdale, Liverpool. It let a 7cm scar across his forehead. read


Parisian woman forced to have sex with 2,700 men by husband

The 54-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made the equivalent of more than £5000 a month through the suburban prostitution business. read


If Britain's sugar intake was cut to recommended levels it would save 77k lives

A suppressed study by Public Health England called for a 20 per cent sugar tax, curbs on cartoons being used to advertise unhealthy food and limits curbs on junk food promotions. read


James Beckett-Dunn ordered to pay man he punched £200 compensation 

James Beckett-Dunn, 29, admitted he was drunk on a cocktail of beer and shots when he attacked Ghali El Jalil Hamoudi leaving him with a bloody nose outside luxury flats in Sloane Square, London. read


Swedish killer stopped to pose with pupils and then continued his murder spree

Wearing a mask and holding a bloody sword, the attacker stands next to two young students at the school in Trollhättan, Sweden, seconds before stabbing another teacher, who later died. read


Samantha Cameron picks out Sophie Hulme bag for Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan

The Prime Minister will give Xi Jinping and his wife a selection of parting gifts that best represent British design as the UK's high profile guests spend their last night at a private meal at Chequers. read


Robert Mugabe is awarded China's version of the Nobel Peace Prize

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been awarded the Confucius Prize and praised his leadership in 'overcoming hardship.' Past winners include Vladimir Putin and Fidel Castro. read


How your passport could get you banned from going abroad 

Most travellers check several times before heading to an airport that they have packed their passport, but many don't realise that the condition is just as important. read


Drug made from bananas can kill viruses including hepatitis C and flu

University of Michigan researchers hope the new medicine will become a vital ‘broad spectrum anti-viral’ that could protect humanity from some of the most vicious diseases - perhaps even Ebola. read


Rowyn Johnson's mom forgave best friend who accidentally killed her toddler

Brynn Johnson has told how 'my heart feels just a little but better' after the arrival of daughter Mynrow. The mom of Tenino, WA, lost Rowyn when her best friend accidentally ran her over. read


Dennis Hof vows to go after Khloe Kardashian if Lamar Odom’s bill is not paid

The owner of the Nevada brothel where Lamar Odom spend $79,000 during a four-day bender has vowed to sue Khloe Kardashian if any problems arise with the basketball player's bill. read


Lamar Odom 'overdosed on cocaine' as reports say he has pneumonia

A Nevada sheriff's detective who obtained a search warrant the night Lamar Odom was found unconscious in a brothel told a judge he believed the former NBA star overdosed on cocaine. read


Tom Jones faces backlash for homophobic comments after saying he was paranoid about gays

The ageing crooner (pictured) admitted he used to be prejudiced towards gays when he first arrived in London - so much so that he almost contemplated returning home to Wales. read


Reddit users reveal their biggest regrets including eating too many cream cakes

In the online thread, anonymous Reddit users share their regrets and the advice they wish they had been given at 15. Posts ranged from from 'give your dad a hug' to 'get out of the closet'. read


Land grab threat to plots Huddersfield residents tended for years

It's taken decades of toil and thousands of pounds to turn these gardens into pristine suburban oases. But there’ll be digging of a different kind soon – when developers send in the demolition squads. read


Scientists baffled by ancient carvings of civilisation that invented the toilet

London-based Andrew Robinson, author of ' The Indus: Lost Civilizations', says digital approaches to finding patterns in their mysterious script may soon help decipher the Indus language. read


You're more likely to get bowel cancer from eating CHOCOLATE than red meat

EXCLUSIVE: The 'scaremongering' over the link between red meat and cancer is based on 'notoriously inaccurate' dietary studies, says Roger Leicester, of St George's Hospital, London. read


Pair accused of Poppy Day beheading plot 'told police they bought knives for cooking'

Haseeb Hamayoon, 28, of Hayes, West London, allegedly told police he had a hospitality and management diploma from the Perth Institute of Hospitality and Management in Australia. read


Lorry driver who killed teenage pedestrian after choking on a cup of coffee he was drinking behind the wheel and passing out is spared jail 

Lucy Brown, 18, died instantly after she was hit by Kevin Rose's Mercedes box van as she walked along a pavement in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, in November 2013. read


Spectre glories in cruelty but have the censors turn a blind eye?

'Spectre is a proper joyride of a film,' wrote Daily Mail's film critic BRIAN VINER, but he also says that the latest installment in the 007 franchise contains some shocking scenes of torture. read


17 different brands linger in Spectre and Daniel Craig 'profits from each endorsement'

Spectre is believed to have more product placements than any of the 007 series' previous 23 offerings, with at least 17 brands including Land Rover (pictured) and Omega plying their wares on screen. read


Daniel Craig shuts down Sarah Powell in Spectre interview for asking him to 'pout'

An interview with Daniel Craig that aired on ITV's This Morning on Thursday has left viewers less than impressed, with some dubbing it 'embarrassing' and 'excruciating'. read


Military failed drug OD Royal Marine after PTSD was missed for 2 years

Tragic David O'Sullivan, 25, from Abbey Hulton in Staffordshire, was finally diagnosed with PTSD just three days before he collapsed and died from a drugs overdose while on leave in 2012. read


Competition and Markets Authority reveal families who live in their overdraft lose £260 a YEAR

Despite having ‘the most to gain’ from switching accounts people who rely on their overdraft are less likely to move banks than anyone else, an inquiry by the competition watchdog found today. read


Becky Watts's stepbrother Nathan Matthews admits he killed teen in video

Nathan Matthews confessed to killing Becky accidentally but he is now on trial for the Bristol teenager's murder. The jury has seen a video of the interview after he confessed to the killing read


Nasa gives go ahead to world's biggest rocket that will put man on mars

The agency's Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V. read


Car washer is killed after his colleague inserts a high pressure air hose into his rectum 'for a prank' in India 

The police maintain that the death of Yakub Sheikh at a Toyota showroom (pictured) in Mumbai was a prank gone wrong, but his family have said it is a hate crime and accused the police of covering it up. read


Edinburgh soars to top of 138 areas in quality of life league in the UK

Bradford and Hull fared less well, coming last and second-to-last respectively, as residents marked them down for low disposable income, low employment, high rent and crowded schools. read


Schoolboy memorised times tables perfectly but the poster he used got an answer WRONG

Kelly Haynes, from Islington, north London, bought the wall chart learning aids (pictured) from her local branch of 99p Stores. It contained a schoolboy howler on the 12 times table. read


Donna Karan cheated on her husband for YEARS with the married love of her life

Donna Karan was a tall, skinny flat-chested girl from Queens nicknamed Spaghetti Legs’ and ‘Meatball Head.' Karan became a force in fashion and even designed 20 suits for Bill Clinton. read


McDonald's customer films WORMS wriggling all over his breakfast meal

Jasper Lee, an IT worker from Singapore, was eating a breakfast meal that included pork sausage patty, scrambled eggs, hash browns and a toasted muffin when he made the shock discovery. read


Sammi-Rai Thompson 'screaming' after curry sauce melted through container

Warning graphic content: Sammi-Rai Thompson, 16 months, was scalded by piping hot curry sauce in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, after it allegedly melted through a takeaway container. read


Video of a teacher brutally beating a student in the UAE

The shocking video was captured by a student at the school and purports to show a teacher assaulting a student in a classroom in the city of Ajman, UAE. read


How much pain animals suffer during laboratory experiments revealed

Just under 2 million experiments were carried out on animals last year – with just over half classified as 'mild' but around a third causing 'moderate' or 'severe' distress. read


Video shows man raging at children who went into his garden to retrieve football

The unidentified British man's spectacular rant was caught on camera by one of the children and uploaded on to YouTube, where it has already received more than 18,500 views. read


How Britain is taking electricity to the most remote parts of Africa using solar panels

The striking image has inspired Africa minister Grants Shapps to back an ambitious plan to get mini-solar kits into every home home by 2030, with families paying for their power by text message. read


The Burma Rohingya Muslims being murdered by people smugglers

Exclusive: MailOnline has got behind the razor wire of the Rohingya refugee camp, where more than 100.000 people are forced to live 'for their own safety', according to the Burmese government. read


Manchester United star Bastian Schweinsteiger takes legal action over Nazi toys

The Bastian range of toy soldiers, marketed in Hong Kong, has the 31-year-old German midfielder dressed as a Wehrmacht veteran complete with the swastika-bearing eagle on his uniform. read


Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina's London mansion burgled while he played for Colombia

Burglars raided Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina's £16million mansion in north London while his wife Jesica Sterling and their young children were asleep upstairs. read


Zendaya forces Modeliste to pull issue after she slams them for retouched photo

The actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a side-by-side image of the retouched and untouched photo from the shoot. The image was manipulated to make her legs and torso slimmer. read


US soldier killed in fight against ISIS as Special Forces rescue 70 Iraqi hostages

A U.S. soldier has become the first victim of ground combat with ISIS, during a raid that rescued 70 Iraqi hostages, in the northern Iraqi town of Hawija. Five ISIS fighters were arrested and 'a number' killed. read


Chinese man disguises himself as a woman to rob men he meets on social media

Chinese man, surnamed Tang, disguised himself as a woman on social media and dated them in hotels in Chengdu, China. He allegedly drugged victims there before taking their valuables. read


Chris Grayling calls on Parliament to investigate Tom Watson over Leon Brittan

Commons Leader Chris Grayling said Mr Watson's decision to air unfounded claims about a VIP sex abuse ring operating out of Westminster 'betrays the principles' of Parliament. read


Pressure on George Osborne as £34BILLION in tax went uncollected

As the Chancellor face renewed criticism of his plan to cut billions from tax credits, it emerged that the amount of money lost through tax evasion alone rose by 7 per cent in a year. read


Irene Rodriguez Caballero killed and her boyfriend crippled by boy racers

Irene Rodriguez Caballero and Jonatan Bosque were walking home after a romantic meal out, when a silver Vauxhall Astra driven by David Puryer span out of control and ploughed into the couple read


Laura Coel who was sexually abused by her stepfather reveals how she forgave him

Laura Coel, 30, from Morpeth, Northumberland, said she wanted to ‘wipe the slate clean’ with Brian Mowbray, 59, who assaulted her for six years and was jailed in 2006 over the attacks. read


How adverts fuel underage drinking: Teenagers are FIVE times more likely to buy alcohol after seeing it promoted on TV

Underage drinkers were also influenced by magazine adverts and were 36 per cent more likely to drink alcohol if they read about it, say Boston University researchers. read


Dr Myles Bradbury fooled families for years to abuse young boys without suspicion 

Dr Myles Bradbury (pictured) was able to manipulate both staff and the policies at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge to commit sexual offences against young boys. read


Dad describes the moment his three-year-old made crude remark in public toilet

The anonymous father, believed to be from America, took to Reddit to recall what happened when he took his toddler into a men's public toilet. He received an outpouring of support from users. read


Leicestershire traffic warden slaps a parking ticket on a £1.5m 240mph Formula One car

This is the moment that a parking warden slapped a ticket on a Sahara Force India Formula One car that had been hired to celebrate the grand opening of two new stores in Market Harborough. read


Desperate Slovenia brings out the tanks to deal with migrant arrivals as 12,000 enter the country in 24 hours 

The tens of thousands of migrants had been heading to Hungary, a member of Europe's Schengen zone of visa-free travel, before it closed its border with Croatia on Friday. read


UN says Britain is responsible for the 114 migrants who landed at RAF air base

Two boats carrying 114 people sparked a security alert yesterday when they came ashore at the RAF facility on Cyprus that is used to launch air strikes against the Islamic State. read


Russian ambassador tweets photo of a 'rejoicing terrorist' from Harold And Kumar

Russian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko tweeted the photo of actor Kal Penn - who played one of the title characters in the film Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - at 9.30pm last night. read


Women are filmed stripping naked in the middle of a Russian nightclub to win an iPhone

The embarrassing dance routine happened in the city of Berezniki - also known for its terrible air pollution - in central Russia's Perm Krai region and up for grabs was an iPhone 5s. read


Josh Paler Lin public with giant SPIDER that jumps out in front of people

In the prank video Josh Paler Lin hides his giant spider behind walls and in elevators and uses it to surprise the Californian public by having it run into their path. read


Experts reveal hi-tech extra-terrestrial cyberbattles to control surveillance satellites

Satellites are becoming 'trophy attacks' for hackers, a a senior strategist at the European Space Agency has warned. read


Malala Yousafzai's father joins his daughter and younger son at screening of film

Claudia Winkleman and Annie Lennox joined celebrities at a central London screening of documentary He Named Me Malala but the real star of the night was her dad Ziauddin. read


UN accuses Czech Republic of strip-searching migrants and stripping them of money

UN Human Rights chief, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, accused the country of 'systematic' rights violations, where migrants are packed together in camps with few toilets and beds without blankets. read


Hong Kong's Gudetama sweet goes to the toilet when you squeeze it

The sweet dim sum pudding has taken Hong Kong by storm thanks to its interactive experience despite it dripping with toilet humour. read


Michael J. Fox unimpressed during Jimmy Kimmel appearance with Doc Brown

Michael J. Fox celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the premiere of Back to the Future with an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night, appearing in character as Mart McFly. read


Back to the Future's Michael J. Fox models Nike's self lacing MAG sneakers

Self-tying laces were worn by Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly in the 1989 film Back to the Future II - which was set in 2015. read


Paedophile AA driving instructor Matthew Ottley filmed himself sexually abusing children

Matthew Ottley, 40, lured two children into his AA vehicle after befriending them at the school gates and then drove them to a remote country lane in Kent where he sexually abused them. read


Hillary Clinton celebrates fending off first round of Benghazi questions

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton submitted to a congressional grilling Thursday over her role during and after the deadly attacks on the US mission in Benghazi, LIbya. read


Music producer ran brothel from his £550,000 home in Bath

David Lord, 71, produced Gabriel's famous self-titled album in 1982 and also worked with The Stranglers and The Pretenders. He admitted admitted keeping and managing a brothel read


The truth about KALE: It's abundant in vitamins and minerals - but experts warn it can cause bloating, thyroid problems and even heart problems...

Kale's popularity has soared, causing farmers to warn of a global shortage. But does it stand up to the hype? MailOnline Health asked the experts to explain all... read


Cancer Research UK's aspirin trial could be a game-changer for the disease

The study will recruit 11,000 patients from across the UK who have recently had - or are having - treatment for bowel, breast, oesophagus, prostate or stomach cancer. read


Cambridgeshire Police shoot dead man on an estate in St Neots after armed stand-off

The victim, named locally as Richard Davies, 41, pictured, was shot in the chest and died in Duck Lane, St Neots, outside his three-bedroom mid-terrace house last night. read


Bill Palmer tells BBC radio DJ of loneliness since wife went into nursing home

Pensioner Bill Palmer, from Southampton, Hampshire, called the Alex Dyke show on BBC Radio Solent during a show about loneliness and described how 'every day is hell' being on his own. read


Cuts mean police won't bother immediately investigating some thefts in future

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police Ian Hopkins says that officers won't attend reports of burglaries straight away as they can investigate them in 'slow time'. read


Tesla's Model S pulled over for doing 75mph in a 60mph zone while using autopilot

The feature is designed to use a range of sensors to maintain a car's speed, keep a safe distance from the car in front and change lanes automatically, and was released last week. read


F***offee owner to take down 'offensive' coffee shop sign after legal threats

The manager of controversial coffee shop F***offee, in Bermondsey, south London, has vowed to remove its sign tomorrow after being threatened with legal action. read


Video of PORN being played on a TV in airport baggage carousel in front of passengers

Replacing the usual airport graphics, the clip was playing at around 3am at a Lisbon airport terminal and remained on the screen for several minutes before an employee reported it. read


Merseyside dad stops a stranger getting a parking fine by telling traffic warden it was his car

Taxi driver Ray Thorpe from St Helens, Merseyside, made the generous gesture on Monday afternoon after passing a car park and seeing a warden writing out a fine. read


English bulldog puppy caught in RAIN for first time has adorable reaction in video

Shelby the bulldog puppy gets caught in the rain in the Bay Area and her reaction couldn't be more adorable. read


Oasis under fire for using thin mannequin in London Westfield store

An emaciated mannequin was spotted in an Oasis store in Westfield London in Shepherd's Bush. Commentators on Twitter slammed it for being 'disgusting' and 'damaging'. read


Why rent in London when you could stay in a HOTEL for less? Soaring prices makes five-star rooms look like a bargain (and someone else makes your bed!)

With the cost of renting in London increasing by seven per cent in the past year alone, luxury hotels have become cheaper as prices have tumbled by five per cent over the same time. read


Astronomers reveal video showing eruptions on a red star OUTSIDE our solar system

Astronomers from Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) in Germany made the film (still pictured) using data collected by the Stella robotic telescopes on Tenerife. read


Girl makes threat in video believed to be posted by her father

Israel and Palestine are currently engulfed in a month-long wave of violence, with stabbings and shootings taking place daily amid increasingly tensions. read


As Kate Middleton's Lotus Flower steals the show, which royal family owns the best tiara?

Kept under lock and key, the world's most beautiful tiaras are largely in the possession of royal owners... but which family can boast the best tiaras? read


The evil spirits who visit the sleeping in new documentary

Helena Adelina, 24, a film student in London, would wake up unable to move and convinced that something evil was in her room, clawing at her inert body or whispering in her ear. read


Parents' outrage at 'terrifying' Tesco Halloween displays

Mothers in Colchester, Essex are calling for the displays and products in their local supermarket to be toned down after children were left in tears read


Sandstorm envelopes Highland town as strong winds blow in from the North Sea

Strong western winds blowing in off the North Sea made for hazardous driving conditions in Elgin as sand from the coast flew six miles inland and blanketed the sleepy Highland town. read


Prince Harry honours bomb disposal experts at St Paul's Cathedral

Prince Harry, 31, met engineers who lost limbs in the field at the service at St Paul's Cathedral for 1,500 people, which also included moving addresses from families who had lost loved ones. read


Cold diggers: Inside the freezing Siberian gold mine so remote that food has to be ordered two years in advance before it is driven along a 220-mile ice road that melts for most of the year 

Situated high above the Arctic circle, the Kupol mine of Siberia is one of the toughest places to work in the world with temperatures reaching as low as minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit. read


International Hotels Group sends customers calling a PHONE SEX line

The mistake, which saw the number on the back of the card start with 1-800, rather than the hotel's 1-844 prefix, left regular customers calling 'America's hottest' phone sex line. read


Newlyweds pose for their son's photo but he's watching Rugby World Cup 2015 instead

A picture of a bride and groom who believe they are posing for a photograph has been viewed more than 600,000 times but the image has users wondering if it hasn't been Photoshopped. read


5 arrested on suspicion of Darren Kelly's murder in Basildon, Essex

The daughter of murdered lorry driver Darren Kelly, 42, who was stabbed to death in a street confrontation in Basildon, Essex, told of her heartbreak as she paid tribute to her father. read


Johan Cruyff 'diagnosed with lung cancer' as Holland and Barcelona legend awaits results of further tests

The Barcelona, Ajax and Holland legend, regarded as one of the greatest footballers in history, was diagnosed with the disease last Tuesday in the Catalan capital. read


New Orleans couple claims a GHOST photobombed their snap

A West Virginia couple was dining at Tujague when they took a picture and saw a figure in the background. One expert says it was Julian Eltinge, a cross-dressing actor who liked to eat there. read


Thugs jailed for attack on Neill Mcathey who now needs round-the-clock care

Damien Taylor, 32, punched Neill Mcathey, 39, at a party with such force that he dislocated his jaw - because he was upset he had brought a dog to the house in Waterfoot, Lancashire. read


Drivers stunned to see prison van's back door open as it drives through Kent

The white truck, usually locked up securely to keep criminals from escaping, was driving along a road in Strood, Medway. The company in charge said it was heading for repairs read


Derek Sculthorpe fined £100 for stopping on yellow lines for 23 seconds

Derek Sculthorpe pulled over near Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster, to ask a passer-by for directions to the Vulcan Experience exhibition, which is on display at a hangar at the airfield. read


Glasgow grandmother killed herself after NHS helpline downgraded her call

Jane Taylor, from Glasgow, took her own life on her 62nd birthday. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman criticised her care, stating mental health cases should be treated as urgently as physical health read


Daniel Moore beat ex-girlfriend to a pulp and left her unconscious for TWO DAYS

Colleen Higgins, from Hednesford, Staffordshire, was left with a fractured skull, a broken cheek and bleeding from her ears after Daniel Moore, 36, beat her up at their home and left her unconscious. read


'Schools should make children walk a mile a day to tackle obesity'

Shirley Cramer, chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health, said a daily walk is a an 'inexpensive, sensible, common sense way to promote activity and being healthy. read


Chinese father caught dodging 10p bus fare beats the bus driver with a mop

Unidentified man started attacking a bus driver in Yan Tai, China, while his son tried to stop him. Attack was over dodged bus fare. Police are currently investigating the incident. read


5-month-old baby girl died of brain bleed after mum dropped her in Santa's grotto

Five-month-old Sunaria died in her father's arms on New Year's Eve just weeks after her mother Katherine Howells, 34, of Pontypridd, South Wales, slipped on a tiled floor while holding the baby girl. read


Bolton man jailed after snapping and punching an 11-year-old girl in the face

Lee Kilburn of Bolton, Greater Manchester, who was jailed for punching an 11-year-old girl in the face, was released early from prison after Appeal Court judges deemed his year-long sentence 'too harsh.' read


Manchester road blocked as motorist has road rage row with bus driver 

The furious motorist stopped at the traffic lights where Wilmslow Road merges with Oxford Road - Manchester's busiest stretch - after getting into an argument with the driver of the 41 bus. read


The plague was infecting humans 3,300 years earlier than thought

The University of Cambridge say the ancestral plague would have been spread by human-to-human contact - until genetic mutations allowed the bacteria to survive inside fleas. read


Russian husband 'beheaded 18-year-old bride and gouged out her innards'

Olga Onipenko, 18, had been beheaded and her innards gouged out of her corpse which was found near the city of Astrakhan, close to the border to Kazakhstan. read


Cardiff University students try to ban Germaine Greer from giving lecture

Germaine Greer (pictured), 76, was due to give a lecture entitled 'Women & Power: The Lessons of the 20th Century' in November but a petition calling for it to be banned has reached over 100 signatures. read


Kate Sell told she will NEVER walk again after breaking back while sleepwalking

Kate Sell, 44, from Chipping Sodbury, has been told her spinal cord has been severed 'beyond repair' after breaking her back in June. She is now adapting to life in a wheelchair. read


Airbnb reveals the galaxy of Star Wars-themed properties on its books 

These are Airbnb's galaxy of Star Wars-themed lodgings, which can be found not too far, far away in the likes of Chile, California and Tokyo. read


Melting ice could release devastating quantities of methane and accelerate global warming

Professor Vladimir Romanovsky has warned that permafrost in Alaska could start to thaw by 2070, which could trigger the release of methane frozen in the earth. read


DisneyLife takes on Netflix and lets you stream films and TV shows for £9.99 a month

DisneyLife (pictured) is launching in the UK on iOS and Android, including Chromecast, in November and will roll out to other European markets in the future. read


Early images from Japan depict classic scenes of geisha and samurai warriors

Pictures taken in 19th century Japan showing classic scenes of the country were actually shot in commercial photography studios and were designed to be sold to Western tourists. read


Inside the crumbling Berkyn Manor in Horton, Slough that was once John Milton's home

Once an elegant mansion, Berkyn Manor - a family home in Horton, Slough for 450 years - now lies decayed, damp and dirty, 28 years after it was abandoned by its last owners. read


Apprentice hopeful Jenny Garbis thinks she just was TOO beautiful for Lord Sugar

Former model Jenny Garbis, from London, became the third candidate to be booted of The Apprentice. The 28-year-old claims her good looks are hindering her business career. read


Vauxhall WILL recall some Zafiras but still has no idea what's caused explosions

Deliberation follows a campaign launched by a group of angry mothers across Britain that has found at least 77 cases of the cars exploding after fires developed behind the passenger glovebox. read


Dave Curnow survived Afghanistan only to die after attack outside a kebab shop

Dave Curnow, who served in 4 Rifles Battalion in the British Army, was found unconscious with serious head injuries outside a kebab shop in Redruth, Cornwall, in the early hours of September 20. read


Harry Veevers' faces murder charges for 'fatally poisoning her husband' in Kenya

Harry Veevers, 64, from Rochdale, was allegedly fatally poisoned by his wife Azra Parvin Din, and their daughters Helen (pictured), 25, and Alexandra, 23, in their home near Mombasa. read


A mum on holiday takes on a punchbag machine and the machine fights back

This is the hilarious moment that a mother trying to impress her children while on holiday in Turkey takes on a punchbag machine and loses. read


Russian birthday bash descends into a catfight after a mum complains about a child's behaviour

A children's birthday party ended in disaster, in the Russian Moscow Oblast region, after a group of mothers descended on a woman and began beating and slapping her, and pulling her hair. read


Cannibal ship The Mignonette's sextant goes up for sale

The sextant (pictured) set to go to auction was from the yacht Mignonette whose men were shipwrecked in the south Atlantic in 1884. read


California king snakes have rows of fatty molecules on their bellies to help them slither

Scientists in Oregon and Germany examined a skin shed by a California king snake (stock image shown) under a microscope to reveal the molecular make-up of the scales’ surfaces. read


Stud run: 30-year-old Chicago bachelor's popularity explodes when he runs marathon with 'SINGLE' on his bare back

Chicagoan and runner Steve Bergstrom, 30, decided to advertise his single status on his bare back while participating in the Chicago marathon. It has so far led to over 2,000 new female 'friends.' read


Colombian drug cartel member Fernsterbein Ramirez is arrested in Italy

DJ 'Fexter', whose real name is Fernsterbein Ramirez, was arrested earlier this week in the north eastern Italian city of Udine. Police said he was 'one of the most dangerous offenders'. read


Meet Ric Gazarian who spent the night in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone

Discarded dolls lying in nurseries and the eerie remains of decaying bumper cars: This is the site of haunting Pripyat near to the famous Chernobyl power plant. read


Majority of Chinese football fans support UK Premier League clubs

51 per cent Chinese football fans claim to follow Britain's Premier League, a report reveals today. Chinese state media expect the game to help further the cooperation between the two countries. read


Backpackers spark fury after stripping naked on Malaysian beach

The pictures show a group of tourists stripping off on a beach in Sabah, Borneo - where former British public schoolgirl Eleanor Hawkins was arrested for going nude on a sacred mountain in May. read


Autistic woman shares images of 'meltdown' in the hopes of eradicating the shame

Sara LeeAnn Pryde, from California, said the portrait series is a visual documentation of one of her autistic meltdowns, which she photographed six years ago as a form of self-exploration. read


Chinese fitness fanatics CRAWL on their hands and feet for morning exercise

Residents of all ages have been spotted crawling every morning around public parks on all fours in Zhengzhou, central China. Some claimed the exercise helped cure their neck and back pains. read


Video of thousands of ducklings piling into a river to experience water for the first time

The video was captured on a duck farm in China’s eastern coastal province of Jiangsu and showed the baby birds running to the river with great enthusiasm. read


Mac on... the Chinese President's state visit to the UK 

'Honestly. Directions to the gents would have been enough, Mr Cameron.' read


Doberman puppy Rogue tries to copy large Labrador's leap into truck in video

The bigger dog, three-year-old Newton, leaps into the truck in Big, Sky, Montana with ease. But when 11-week-old Rogue tries to copy him, his little legs just aren't up to the job. read


Can Fitbit really be hacked in 10 seconds?

Malware researcher Axelle Apvrille, based in Sophia Antipolis in the south of France says an attack can be used to push malware over the device’s open Bluetooth connection within seconds. read


Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza captures owl siblings near the river Po in Italy

The two siblings were caught on camera near the river Po, north Italy, as they set off their day - one of them much less excited about the prospect of exploring the world than the other. read


Travellers are crowdfunding everything from Ibiza girls' trips to quick family getaways

Websites like Fund My Travel, Trevolta and Patchwork let users fund travel. Users can ask friends and family to chip in for otherwise expensive trips. read


SPIDERS helped defeat Nazis when silk was used as crosshairs in gun sights

The use of spider webs in Second World War weapons has been revealed by Ken Bass, a retired optical technician who says he used to gather the creepy crawlies from the North York Moors. read


Mariusz Dulaj grabs his son mid-air to stop him spinning after skydive

This dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment a father had to grab his son in mid-air to stop him spinning out of control in Piotrków Trybunalski, in Poland. read