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Newlywed paedophile arrives to meet '11-year-old girl' for sex after grooming her online... only to be confronted by 'Dark Justice' vigilantes who had lured him into trap 

Dark Justice, while posing as 11-year-old 'Amanda', arranged to meet Hazaa Said (pictured), from Oman in the Gulf who had been married for just a matter of months, in Newcastle. read


Slovenia becomes the latest country to build a fence to cope with refugee crisis

The country has become overwhelmed with a massive influx of refugees after Hungary closed its border with Croatia, with some 10,000 entering in the past 24 hours alone. read


TalkTalk hackers send company ransom demand after stealing customers bank details

The company announced last night that it had suffered a 'significant and sustained cyber attack' in which the bank, credit card and personal details of its four million customers may have been accessed read


What's sapping YOUR energy? From cheese sandwiches to a lack of water, the common reasons why we feel exhausted...

Instead of reaching for another coffee, it's important to find the root cause of tiredness - which can often be a symptom of an undiagnosed health condition, says nutritionist Dr Marilyn Glenville. read


Child rapist Imran Khan is jailed after being caught on CCTV snatching girl in Burnley

Imran Khan, 34, from Accrington, was released on licence for abusing a 12-year-old girl when he found the little girl after 'doing laps' of the streets (pictured). read


These are the rarest (and scariest) tropical travel diseases

Dr Ron Behrens of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London revealed some of the nastiest illnesses it's possible to catch. WARNING: Graphic images. read


Woman who had a fit on a train was helped by stranger is now trying to find 'Tom'

Ellie Farnfield, 27, was travelling from Redhill in Surrey to London Victoria on Wednesday evening when she fell ill. She is now hoping to track down the mystery man known only as 'Tom'. read


Papua New Guinea Women accused of witchcraft are filmed being burned by mob

The footage was reportedly taken in a village in Papua New Guinea, a country where violence and murders linked to sorcery are rife. read


Ann-Marie Deaton left with £3,300 debt after falling for Facebook scammer

Ann-Marie Deaton, from Bridgwater, Somerset, was approached by a man on the social networking site and was told she could make £100 every time she sold a computer for more than £900. read


Beyoncé and Jay Z secretly separated for a year amid Rihanna affair rumours

The power couple, who started dating in 2000, allegedly split around the time Jay Z scouted then-17-year-old Rihanna in 2005 and managed the launch of her debut single Pon De Replay. read


The simple trick that promises the end of ladders in your tights for good

Ladders in tights are a thing of the past once you know this strange trick. Freezing tights after buying them strengthens the fibres and makes them less likely to ladder when worn. read


Guildford toddler flown to hospital after car crashes onto pavement

Witnesses said the little girl and a two-year-old boy were thrown from their pushchairs when the VW being driven by a 89-year-old woman mounted the curb in Guildford, Surrey. read


Coroner calls for homicide inquiry into baby Sunaria who died of shaking injuries

Sunaria Hamid-Howells, died in her father's arms weeks after being accidentally dropped by her mother, pictured, at a Santa's grotto in Pembrokeshire in November 2012. read


Phyllida Swift suffered facial injuries and a broken spine in crash in Ghana

Cheshire student Phyllida Swift was planning to spend the summer volunteering in Ghana but her plans were cut short by a horrific road accident which has left the 22-year-old scarred for life. read


Mum Yolanda Dolton left baby beside the tracks before she stepped into path of train

Yolanda Dolton, 35, pictured, made sure her son was safely away from the line before she walked on to the track near Stone station, Staffordshire. The driver saw Mrs Dolton but had no time to stop. read


Britain's tallest crook Jude Medcalf is back behind bars after breaching his licence

Jude Medcalf, 25, from Newton Abbot, Devon, was released from jail in March 2014 because he suffers from a growth disorder which means he's too big for standard prison beds and uniforms. read


Kate Middleton takes the wheel as she and Prince William board famous Dundee ship 

The mother-of-two joined her husband to highlight mental health issues affecting young people on their first official visit to Dundee on Friday. read


Swedish sword killer left hand-written 'suicide note' before launching racist hate attack on migrant students

Anton Lundin-Petterson, 21, left a suicide note where he wrote that he had to 'do something about immigration', before he launched the deadly attack on the school in Trollhattan, Sweden. read


Birmingham CCTV shows moment woman was led away to be raped

The 34-year-old victim was stopped by the man, believed to be in his early 20s, as she left the Chameleon Bar, in Birmingham, alone after a night out with friends on July 31. read


Scientists discover how to 'turn off' pain by altering chemistry in the brain

Research by scientists at the University of Manchester found the more opiate receptors an individual has, the better able they are to resist pain. 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


Man filmed screaming at kids is a high-flying barrister

The footage of the top prosecutor Richard Hearnden's four-minute rant at the youths in a park in Hove, East Sussex has been viewed more than 60,000 times read


Bradford schoolgirl could be scarred for life after being bitten by false widow spider

Amelia Nielson, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, developed cellulitis, a potentially life-threatening infection, after being bitten by a false widow spider. Pictured, the schoolgirl with her bite circled. read


British couple murdered at their Caribbean home were killed by the Tobago Ripper

Peter Green, 71, and his wife Murium, 65, who miraculously survived a brutal attack in Tobago fear their friends who were murdered this week were targeted by the 'Tobago Ripper'. read


Twitter account takes comments usually made to working mums and applies to men

An unnamed dad of three is posting satirical Tweets giving advice to busy working fathers including using 'me time' to 'hand wash your delicates' and sparking debates like 'Can dads still feel sexy?' read


Tesco launches FIZZY Prosecco as customers are already poking fun on Twitter

Retailing at £1.59, the 150g bagful is said to taste like, 'Sweet, delicately fragrant elderberry with the festive fizz of Prosecco,' according to the packaging. It is part of the Tesco Finest range. read


Video reveals hacks to make life easier in the kitchen

A life hacks video shows how you can peel a potato in a matter of seconds using ice-cold water. Other tricks include shelling a hard boiled egg instantly and peeling an orange with a knife. read


Colchester General Hospital patient is left covered in SEWAGE after drainage pipe bursts

The 51-year-old man was being treated in the Emergency Assessment Unit at Colchester General Hospital. He said water poured down the wall before the ceiling collapsed above him. read


Genetic Carrier Test lets couples screen for conditions they could pass onto their children

Spanish firm iGenomix developed the £1,800 ‘Genetic Carrier Test’ which tells prospective parents if they are at risk of having a disabled child before they start trying for a baby. read


NASA's New Horizons captures image of Pluto's double-lobed moon Kerberos

The new data shows that Kerberos appears to have a double-lobed shape, with the larger lobe approximately 5 miles (8 km) across and the smaller lobe approximately 3 miles (5 km) across. read


AsapScience video suggests what humans will look like in 1,000 years

The video, created by Canada-based AsapScience, describes a hypothetical scenario in which our bodies are part-human part-machine. read


Susanna Reid puts on a flirty display with Daniel Craig before wincing

In a segment filmed for Good Morning Britain on Friday, the 44-year-old presenter appeared to be enjoying herself as she talked to the actor while wearing a form-fitting floral dress from Zara. 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


Spectre's 17 product placements 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


Richard Davies' mum pays tribute after he was shot by police in St Neots

Gill Davies thanked friends and family for their sympathy after 41-year-old Richard Davies (pictured, with wife Samantha) was shot dead at his home in St Neots during a police incident on Wednesday. read


Marylebone home sold immediately when owner gave it a price with good Feng Shui

Staff at Lurot Brand estate agents were more than a bit miffed when a seller told them she wanted her London home to be marketed for the unusual - and intriguingly specific - price of £1,791,000. read


Watch moment huge section of mountain breaks off and plummets 1,000 feet

The incredible footage was captured by a geologist who just happened to be filming when the rockfall occurred on a mountain in the Swiss Alps. read


Thousands of migrants are buried in a landfill site after drowning in the Mediterranean

The anonymous graveyard is the final resting place for refugees who have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean, and whose bodies have washed up in Zarzis, a coastal town in southeastern Tunisia. read


The migrants putting their lives on the Channel Tunnel train line to get to Britain

These photos show one man desperate to start a new life in the UK having stopped a Eurotunnel freight train in Calais, France, by sitting down in front of it so others can storm its carriages. read


Taliban gains in Helmand present case to send back troops says ex-UK commander

Former colonel Lincoln Jopp, who commanded British forces in Lashkah Gar in 2010, said it was ‘impossible to look our widows and injured in the eye and say what you did came to nought’. read


ISIS vow to eradicate the 'disease' of Judaism from the world in new video

In the clip posted to YouTube ISIS, a militant dressed in army clothing and wearing a balaclava stares down the camera. Clutching his rifle, he warns: 'Soon there will no Jews left in Jerusalem'. read


Agony of teenager orphaned after emigrating from Britain to New Zealand when both her parents died tragically young leaving her with no family to stay with 

Emma Sladek, 17, who is just a month from her exams, has admitted: 'I've lost everything' after her mother Charlotte, 44, died near Rotorua on the north island last weekend. read


The 'Cinderella' slaves of Nepal who were SAVED by the earthquake

Before the earthquake six months ago, Sumitra was a servant - one of an estimated 620,000 Nepalese children aged five to 17 working in jobs from rag picking to mining and carpet weaving. read


Surrey farmer Robert Fidler who refused to tear down secret castle to be arrested

Robert Fidler has refused to tear down the house in Surrey and claims he will be homeless if judges say he must demolish the home, which he hid behind straw bails so the council wouldn't see it. read


US schoolboy spends night on Mont Blanc's Les Droites after dad plunges to his death

The 15-year-old American schoolboy was with his 61-year-old father when disaster struck on the south face of Les Droites, a mountain in the Mont Blanc range. read


Adele's releases stunning new music video for comeback single Hello

In the black and white film, she can be seen entering the house of her past and removing the covers from her furniture in a nostalgic setting. read


Why didn't Bernard Hogan-Howe face MPs over VIP abuse?

MPs would have liked to have questioned Met Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe over the VIP abuse scandal but he cried off, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. read


Tom Watson in another sexual abuse claim intervention

Mr Watson asked Kier Starmer, then head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and now a Labour MP, to revisit the case of a wife of fellow politician three months after it was closed. read


Is YOUR sex life dead? Forget female Viagra - just TALK to your partner: Leading expert reveals 23 ways to improve your love life...

If you have always had trouble talking about sex with your partner, there are ways to make it easier, says Cate Campbell, author of the Relate Guide to Sex and Intimacy. read


Women are too emotional to understand fracking, says female scientist

Averil Macdonald, who is the new chair of UK Onshore Oil and Gas, believes women against the process, which includes Vivien Westwood, pictured, just go with their gut instincts. read


Would YOU help a child you saw being bullied? Experiment tests if bystanders intervene when two teenagers pick on young girl at bus stop 

This tear-jerking video shows bullies harassing a young girl in front of members of the public, telling her she can't sing, needs to wear make-up and has no friends. 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


Harry Potter and the magic of £10 West End tickets, BAZ BAMIGBOYE writes

The Cursed Child, Parts 1 and 2, takes J.K. Rowling’s fantastical world of wizards and magic to the London stage and will follow on from where Rowling’s seventh and final Potter novel ended. read


Apple's mysterious emoji is an I Am A Witness anti-bullying campaign icon

The campaign is being run by the Ad Council, a non-profit coalition that includes media outlets, US government agencies and tech partners. The icon is pictured on the iOS keyboard. read


England's mental health crisis: Patients sectioned rises by 10%

Charities say demand for mental health services is at an all time high but the NHS is buckling under the strain - causing more people to reach 'crisis point' due to the lack of early treatment available. read


Bad estate agent photos that will have buyers NOT wanting to move in

The genuine images were posted on the Terrible Real Estate Agent website, which was set up by Andy Donaldson after he came across some awful photographs while hunting for a flat in London in 2013. read


Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan grads fired for CHEATING on basic math test

The internal accounting tests run by banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan & Co for their graduates consist of basic maths problems, economic conundrums and accounting tasks. read


Prince Harry to meet with Michelle Obama and Jill Biden in US visit next week

While visiting America the prince will travel with Mrs Obama and Mrs Biden to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, to visit a facility which supports wounded servicemen and women and their loved ones. read


London gang try to smash into Lakshmis jewellery shop before fleeing empty-handed 

CCTV footage captures the moment a gang of eight men used crowbars and a sledgehammer to smash their way into Lakshmis jewellers in East Ham, London, before fleeing empty-handed. read


Kay Burley cuts the RSPCA out of her will, SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE writes

During a career in journalism spanning more than 30 years, Sky News anchor Kay Burley, pictured, has been unflinching in encounters with meandering politicians. read


Cocaine-fuelled drink-driver who killed student with his Mercedes is jailed

Bryony Hollands, 19, died when Thomas Burney, 26, mounted a kerb at 70mph and careered into her and her boyfriend Ben Evans, 20, in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, at about 12.30pm on August 21. read


The mystery of how a man got wire trapped in his bladder: Surgeons set to operate on 25-year-old who refuses to say what caused the injury

Doctors in China were surprised when scans came back to reveal the foreign object inside the 25-year-old's bladder. A video emerged this week of medics discussing the best way to remove it. read


Elephant suffers giant swollen genitals after injuring himself while mating

The animal was sighted earlier this month near Lake Kariba in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with painful swelling to his genitals. read


The Tripadvisor review of guest house turned into home for migrants

Passers-by say the migrants spend hours sitting outside the six four and five bedroom houses rented by the Home Office in the Roath area of Cardiff. read


Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon caught on video 'slashing his wrists'

Troubled former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon has been caught on video appearing to slash his wrists in an apparent suicide attempt. read


Prankster ties wheel of ‘unlocked’ bicycles to a tree

The video, filmed at an unknown Brazil location, shows the thieves cycle off on the bike, however, it does not take long before the rope - tied to the back wheel of the bike stops them in their tracks. read


Chinese president Xi Jinping and his wife in Manchester on last leg of British visit 

Waving flags and banners, cheering crowds stood four-deep outside the city's town hall as they waited to catch a glimpse of President Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan. read


Eric Cantona and Thierry Henry join football hall of fame as President Xi arrives in Manchester

Former Manchester City right back Sun Jihai (centre) will appear alongside more illustrious names of international football such as Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp. read


China's president Xi Jinping tells David Cameron to keep Britain in the EU

President Xi told the Prime Minister, during talks at Chequers, that China wanted to see Britain remain an 'important member of the EU' in order to deepen trade ties. read


Amal and George Clooney dine with David Miliband in LA

The Hollywood couple and former leadership hopeful were seen emerging from the posh Palm restaurant in Beverly Hills on Thursday, quietly chatting by the curb (pictured). read


The celebrity childhood pictures that will make your day

Brave A-list celebrities have been doing the unthinkable: posting photos of themselves when they were young and style-free on Instagram and Twitter. read


The Know dating app helps users keep tabs on their partners and weed out cheaters

Described by its San Francisco-based developers as 'crowdsourced dating intelligence', The Know lets people add details about their partners and compare this with others. read


Apple patent reveals 'bumpers' that extend when an iPhone is dropped

The patent was filed in April 2014 and awarded yesterday. The retractable 'bumpers' could be fitted to the front of a future device and extend if built-in sensors determine the phone is falling. read


David Amess MP put in charge of legal high scrutiny committee

Veteran backbencher David Amess was tricked into appearing on the 1990s comedy show Brass Eye where he was filmed warning people off the dangers of 'Cake'. read


Glasgow Police post a photo of mutilated hand on Twitter to promote firework safety

The bloody image, published by Glasgow South East Police Twitter page this morning, showed bone sticking out from mangled fingers. read


Michael Jackson's longtime doctor Arnold Klein and the rumored biological father of the pop singer's son Prince dies

Dr. Arnold Klein, who was Jackson's dermatologist, was admitted to the hospital four days ago suffering severe abdominal pains and passed away on Thursday night. read


Dermatologist warns Halloween make-up can cause acne breakouts, painful skin rashes

Dr Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, a New York dermatologist, says that the products are filled with harmful toxins, such as parabens and phthalates, which are associated with breast cancer. read


Negative TV weather forecasts are to blame for north France's tourism decline

Creator of the Festyland fun park near Caen and founder of the Normandie Sites tourist website Hervé Lebel believes highlighting rainfall is impacting upon the number of visitors. read


The things you should NEVER do on holiday

Going on foreign trips can be full of pitfalls if you don't know local customs. In Germany, tourists can get in trouble for running out of petrol, while in Singapore it is illegal to forget to flush the toilet. read


Slow-motion footage shows a ball full of water looking like a galaxy

The Texas-based Slow-Mo Guys filmed the waterlogged ball (pictured) as it was spun through the air and water was sprayed from the centre. read


Catastrophic category five storm with 200mph winds and 40ft waves barrels towards Mexico 

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Patricia was upgraded to a Category 5 storm late last night as it barreled towards the beach resort of Puerto Vallarta on the western Mexican coastline. read


Hero F18 pilot killed in crash on British farm after tour of duty in Iraq and Syria was devoted father to one-year-old daughter and 'ejected late to avoid hitting nearby homes'

Major Taj Sareen, 34, from Hillsborough, California, was named today as the pilot of the doomed F/A-18 Hornet, which came down in farmland near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, on Wednesday. read


'Vigilante' biker shames van driver using his mobile behind the wheel

The helmet-cam footage captures the biker pulling up alongside the van on a busy A-road in Aberdeen and gesturing with his hand for the man to get off his phone. read


Suicidal people are locked into coffins in 'death experience' schools in South Korea

South Korea has seen the highest rate of suicides in the developed world for the past eight years. In a growing trend, entrepreneurs are holding 'death experience' classes to persuade people to live. 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


Model Robyn Lawley shares her stretchmarks on Instagram and Facebook in topless selfie

The 26-year-old Australian posted the image to her Instagram and Facebook pages on Thursday and hit back at false media reports claiming she considered an abortion to avoid stretch marks. read


Daughter records father's priceless reaction to roller coaster ride

Throughout the video, captured in Farmington, Utah, it is hard to tell whether the father is enjoying himself or is completely terrified - adding to the overall humour of the footage. read


Watch the birth of a LIGHTNING bolt

Two electrical engineers caught the rare spectacle on camera in the Ebro Valley of north eastern Spain. The duo shot the footage in slow motion, taking 11,000 frames a second. read


6 men JUMP from rickety Ferris wheel and pull down on the seats to make it rotate

Based in India, the one-of-a-kind ride is powered by humans who run up the structure before jumping at the passenger cars and letting gravity take over. read


Durex video uncovers what men REALLY think about sex and condoms

As an insightful new video reveals, men prefer to take a more responsible approach when it comes to having sex and believe that it's the woman who are the 'gatekeepers'. read


Cohnor Coleman who beat his lover's golf professional husband to death is jailed

Cohnor Coleman attacked former golf professional Andrew Jackson following a night out in Richmond, North Yorkshire. He was convicted of manslaughter at Teesside Crown Court and sentenced today. read


Becky Keegan tells how the boyfriend she met online imprisoned her for NINE months

Becky Keegan, 24, only escaped David Lacey by jumping from a window of the house in Toxteth, Liverpool, and running away despite having a broken ankle. read


Study reveals cheese triggers the same part of the brain as drugs

The University of Michigan study found that cheese is as addictive as drugs because of a chemical called casein that can trigger the brain's opioid receptors. read


Calls versus balls: Monkeys with smaller testicles roar the loudest to make up for their shortcomings when attracting females

University of Cambridge researchers have revealed that male howler monkeys with larger throats tend to have more diminutive testes and produce less sperm than quieter monkeys. read


Co-founder of Britain's only US-style summer camp appears in court on child abuse charges 

Ben Lewis, 25, (pictured) the co-founder of Hertfordshire-based LL Camps, appeared at St Albans Crown Court charged with taking indecent photographs of a child and child neglect. read


Hillary Clinton IS guilty as charged over Benghazi, PIERS MORGAN writes

Hillary Clinton is ultimately responsible for the security failings that led to the Benghazi terrorist attack. That much, surely, is crystal clear to any impartial observer. read


360-degree video lets you edge along scary Alpine suspension bridge

Trift Bridge, in Switzerland, is 328ft high and 558ft long, and spans across the spectacular Trift Glacier, over Lake Triftsee, near Gadmen. Visitors can reach the bridge by cable car. read


HTC denies claims its One A9 handset is a clone of Apple's iPhone

The comments were made by HTC's president of North Asia Jack Tong at the Taiwan launch of the One A9. It was in response to reviews that accused HTC of building a 'blatant ripoff' of Apple's iPhone. read


France bus crash near Bordeaux kills over 40 pensioners as a coach collides with a lorry

The crash, one of France's worst in recent years, happened near the town of Libourne, around ten miles from Bordeaux, at around 7.30am. read


Former Premier League footballer Marcus Bent admits possessing cocaine but denies affray and wielding a meat cleaver

Former Premier League footballer Marcus Bent has admitted possessing cocaine. He appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday facing four charges stemming from an incident on September 13. read


Northwestern University scientists find we lack compassion for those with similar problems

Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois say we tend to forget the pain of past hardships, and so we have less compassion for people dealing with the same problems. read


Why a baby's first 'da-da' DOESN'T mean they're talking to daddy: Infants just like the sound of their own voice, study reveals

Experts at the University of Missouri-Columbia say repetitive babbles are mainly motivated by a baby's ability to hear their own voice, rather than wanting a kiss or cuddle from their parents. read


Remembrance Sunday service set to be shortened so people spend less time in cold

A Buckingham Palace source said it was not 'unreasonable' for the Queen - who will turn 90 next year - and hundreds of veterans to spend less time standing in the November cold. read


Russian shoplifter uses a TODDLER to cover hidden laptop he has under his sweater

The brazen father was caught on CCTV hiding the laptop in his trousers, before using his son to prevent prying eyes from spotting his theft as he exited the shop in Chelyabinsk, Russia. read


Amputees photographed in chic prosthetic leg covers by Alleles

McCauley Wanner, 29, and Ryan Palibroda, 34, from Toronto, started up Alleles, which creates prosthetic leg covers with stylish designs, after finding a lack of available options for amputees. read


Fife police may be charged over death of Sheku Bayoh restrained in the street

Mr Bayoh (pictured) died in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May. The father of two had been restrained by officers in the street, but a post-mortem examination found he suffered nearly 30 injuries across his body and head. read


Polish gang jailed for stripping and smothering a man to death for his Rolex

Miltiades Papadopoulos, 41, was found dead at his £850,000 luxury property in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, on October 22 last year. Three men were sentenced at the Old Bailey today. read


The real-life American Horror Story: Freak Show - meet the 555 pound woman who ate a 10,000 calorie a DAY diet, Zebraman and bearded lady who went from being laughed at to overnight sideshow sensations

Three eggs, eight strips of bacon, four slices of toast, orange juice every morning- but that wasn't enough for Ruth Smith to tip the scale to her liking. A new book showcases one-time sideshows. read


As Joy Milne stuns doctors, how 'super-smellers' could save lives

Though we have long known that some dogs have the ability to sniff out cancer in humans, the idea that grandmothers from Perth can smell Parkinson's disease seems imaginative. 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


Why New York and London are both among the world's grimiest tourist hot spots

They attract hundreds of visitors each day – but many of the world's most popular tourists sites also appeal to some unwelcome guests... in the shape of germs, pollution and general grime. read


Lunar watch fetches £1million: Bulova timepiece worn on Apollo 15 mission still has moondust on its face

The unique watch, which was worn by US astronaut Colonel Dave Scott during the 1971 Apollo 15 mission, was auctioned in Boston, Massachusetts. read


Constantin Volkov never seen again after Kim Philby sent him to his death

Constantin Volkov turned up at the British embassy in Istanbul in 1945 claiming to have details of Soviet spies in MI6, but he was killed by his own side after being put in the care of Kim Philby. read


Kim Philby exposed two of his fellow recruits to save himself

New documents reveal that Kim Philby (pictured) told MI5 that fellow Cambridge spies Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess were communist agents to avoid facing suspicion himself. read


Monsoon and Accessorize publicly shamed after not paying minimum wage

The fashion and accessories High Street chain owed more than £100,000 to around 1,400 low-paid staff who had not received their full pay entitlement, a review by HMRC found. read


12-year study found December conceptions result in highest birth rates 

The Indiana-based research team said mothers who conceive in December or January receive high levels of sunshine at a late stage of their pregnancy, which promotes a healthy birth. read


Excruciating video shows mother spending five minutes rolling around in ball pen

Captured on camera in America, the woman struggles to keep her balance before slipping over on the tiny balls under her feet. read


Wallington County Grammar to open new selective school in Croydon

Wallington County Grammar School in Sutton (pictured), south London, wants to open a new site in Croydon after a landmark decision last week to approve an 'annexe' school in Kent. read


Squatter invited to stay by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs is revealed as a violent racist

Wesley Hall, who has been convicted of assault and battery, was told by the former footballers he could stay in the Stock Exchange building in Manchester over the winter. read


Tory panic over 'kinky' Lord Boothby and Ronnie Kray exposé

Ministers feared that an expose about Lord Boothby, a former MP, and the Kray brother would ‘rival the Profumo affair’ which led to Harold Macmillan’s resignation as prime minister. read


Secret files reveal twist in Cold War spy death of Navy frogman 'Buster’ Crabb

The frogman vanished during a top secret MI6 mission in April 1956 when he was sent underwater to spy on a Russian naval cruiser docked in Portsmouth. read


Scottish MPs' grips on English laws watered down after debate in the Commons

English MPs will now have a final veto over laws that affect their own constituents, although Scottish nationalists said the move had made MPs from their country ‘second class citizens’. read


Debenhams chief Michael Sharp is stepping down from his post

Debenhams chief executive Michael Sharp (pictured) announced plans to quit in 2016 amid reports that he was under pressure from investors over the company's disappointing performance. read


Intoxicating India: Breathtaking pictures of the colour and chaos of the world's most vibrant continent by legendary photographer Steve McCurry

US photographer Steve McCurry has travelled over 80 times to India capturing raw moments during his visits. His new book, India, features 100 images of everyday people in extraordinary settings. read


Hairdresser Jamie Stevens who can chop a decade off your looks

Multi-award winning stylist Jamie Stevens doesn't care what his clients who come into his salon say, and gives them no choice about their cut and what they will look like leaving the salon. read


Part of Eilean Shona that inspired JM Barrie to write Peter Pan goes up for sale

A plot of land on Eilean Shona (circled), Scotland's, is on the market for £125,000. JM Barrie rented the island for a summer holiday and the trip inspired him to write Peter Pan. read


Mark Carney faces backlash after he says Britain was 'leading beneficiary' of Europe

Governor Mark Carney urged David Cameron to use renegotiations with Brussels to secure ‘safeguards’ to protect Britain from new rules designed to save the crisis-torn eurozone. read


Beauty blogger Laura Meachem is left with 'lumpy lips' after botched filler injections

Laura Meachem, 23, from Leicester, says she bitterly regrets having the botched procedure and is now seeking corrective surgery to tackle the 'lumps and bumps' disfiguring her fuller pout. read


M25 road rage killer Kenneth Noye's bid to move to open prison blocked

Noye (pictured), 68, murdered Stephen Cameron, 21, on the M25 in Kent in 1996 but was due to be sent to an open prison, a move now blocked by the Justice Secretary. read


Mothers fighting back against Jihadi knife maniacs with frying pans and rolling pins 

David Jones meets the mothers and children who are enrolling in self-defence classes and hears the thoughts of the young Palestinians on the rise in knife attacks in Israel and the West Bank. 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


Designer bag loved by celebrity A-listers is sewn together by prisoners at a tough women's jail for just £10 a week 

Hardened criminals at HMP Bronzefield, Surrey, are sewing the black and white striped Anya Hindmarch tote dustbags that are now favourites with celebrities including Naomi Watts (pictured). read


Wide heads finally joining TOM UTLEY's crusade to bring back the trilby 

I wear my trilby not as a fashion statement, but because it’s warm and comfortable and it keeps off the rain when I’ve lost my umbrella, writes TOM UTLEY. read


easyProperty launches chance to sell your home for just £475

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyProperty offers homeowners the chance to sell from £475, now it must win sellers from rivals and High St agents read


Arpit Gohil who was born with ectopia cordis is pictured at 18

Extraordinary footage of a boy's heart beating outside his body under a thin layer of skin has emerged. Born with a rare defect, now 18, Arpit Gohil's parents were told he probably wouldn't survive and the slightest bump could kill him. read


New Zealand to scrape three racist location names off the map

The names of three places in New Zealand could be permanently wiped off the map - for being too offensive. WARNING: OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE read


London police called over Mauren Lipman's shopping mall clash 

After a three-hour manicure session which left her less than impressed, Maureen Lipman was involved in a fracas with the manager after she stormed out with one of their nail polishes to finish the job at home. read


Percy Pig and friends used to market sugar-laden products to children

A report by Public Health England has exposed how firms rely on techniques such as branding packaging with fictional characters popular with children to market junk food. 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


Teenagers are FIVE times more likely to buy alcohol after seeing TV adverts

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


Labour Lord Mayor Sonja Crisp suspended after leaked emails reveal diva demands

Leaked emails have revealed how Councillor Crisp (pictured) - the Lord Mayor of York - fired off a string of emails listing demands from the city council. read


Dog wearing GoPro camera is savagely mauled by two vicious predators

WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE The four-year-old Swedish elkhound stood off with the predators before she was bitten multiple times in a savage attack in Varmland County, Sweden. 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


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


George Osborne says his tax credit cuts will stop us going bust

The Chancellor has told MPs that controversial tax credit cuts were an essential part of the fight to bring Britain’s finances under control amid a growing backlash over the plans. read


Dumped Swedish man Andreas Carlson's Facebook plea for concert date goes viral

Andreas Carlson, from Sweden, was upset when his girlfriend dumped him and had planned to surprise her with gig tickets. But his plea to find a new date went viral with more than 14,000 likes. read


Australian rugby fan hits out at Mastercard for posting photo at Rugby World Cup

Australian Matthew Hannibal took to Mastcard's Facebook page on Thursday to thank them for posting the photo of him celebrating last week and effectively ending his relationship. 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


Alex Booth posts video showing how he became locked inside his friend's porch

Alex Booth had been staying at his friend's house and came to leave in the morning when he locked himself in the porch in between two doors and posted hilarious updates of himself being stuck. read


Couple inadvertently professed their love of S&M in wedding photo

A bride and groom named Stephanie and Miles tied the knot last week. They took at least one wedding photo in which they held up their initials, inadvertently spelling the message: 'I do S&M'. read


1950s video shows beavers parachuting out of planes in relocation project

Recently surfaced footage from the 1950s shows Idaho Department of Fish and Game agents airdropping beavers out of planes in a relocation effort. 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


Video of a daredevil free climber scrambling up a 1,000ft cliff without any support

This is the nail biting moment that daredevil Will Stanhope, 29, successfully clambers up a 1,000ft cliff in British Columbia, Canada, without any ropes. read


Astronomer Royal believes aliens have transitioned from organic forms to machines

British astrophysicist and cosmologist, Sir Martin Rees, believes if we manage to detect aliens, it will not be by stumbling across organic life, but from picking up a signal made by machines. read


Glasgow's Clutha crash victim's dad slams 'cack-handed' investigation

Ian O'Prey, whose son Mark was among 10 people killed in the Glasgow crash (pictured), has been left disappointed by the outcome of the official AAIB report into the 2013 tragedy. read


Moose charges dog who was trying to protect her owner's Utah garden

Deni the Labrador was caught on camera bravely trying to protect her owner Brian Olsen's garden in Wallsburg, Utah, after a wild moose trampled all over it last Sunday afternoon. read


Obese internet troll who bullied bodybuilders to make him feel better about his size loses 400lbs... after his victims offered to help him

Jesse Shand, 28, from Michigan, spent years trolling people online. But when he picked on bodybuilders, who asked to see his photo, it changed his life after they offered to help him. read


Cunard launches cruise that puts passengers in New York for the runway shows

Not only will style-savvy passengers arrive in one of the world's style capitals - New York City - in style, they'll also experience a week of special events on board the Queen Mary 2. read


Father who built his son a kitchen playset for his birthday hits back at internet trolls

Andrew Hook built his son Owen the toy kitchen because the toddler loves cooking with his parents, but some people posted vile abuse online calling his son a 'f****t'. read


University of South Florida golfer shoots ball off of her teammate's rear end

Maria Rodriguez used fellow USF student Maria Merchan as her tee in the stunt. Both women are on the school's women's golf team. read


Sumo wrestlers weighing more than 30 STONE take part in 50m sprint

The one-of-a-kind race was held during a day off while the wrestlers were on tour of Tokyo, Japan and was filmed by a friend who giggled hysterically while watching. 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


Hays County Sheriff's deputies rescue a deer with its face stuck in a pumpkin

Two Hays County Sheriff's Office deputies stepped in to aid the deer, which had been spotted on a road in Wimberley, Texas, wearing the pumpkin. read


Mac on... the sugar tax and Bond's new film

'Oh, very well. Two lumps - shaken not stirred.' read


Dashcam captures moment three cars have pile up to avoid running over a PIGEON 

The slapstick footage from Russia showed the bird hopping down from the curb and casually strutting across the road, forcing a driver into making an emergency stop. read


Photographer Peter Brooks captures images of Beachy Head cliffs surrounded by clouds

This strange phenomena at Beachy Head in Eastbourne makes the iconic cliffs look as though they are towering above the clouds but it is actually caused by warm air hitting the water below. read


Intruders behead 60 pheasants on David Cameron's cousin Joshua Dugdale's estate

The pheasants kept at the Wasing Estate, Berkshire, operated by David Cameron's cousin Joshua Dugdale, were killed overnight and their heads put on fence posts for staff to find. read


Nostalgic photos give a peek at life in 20th century New York

In the years 1910 to 1915 change was afoot in bustling New York with automobiles starting to dominate the streets. Incredible retro photos show the old transport and pastimes in the city. read


Peru baggage handlers are caught on camera rifling through luggage at airport

The pair were filmed by a passenger who was waiting to board a flight at Pucallpa Airport in the east Peruvian department of Ucayali. read


Fascinating images of the RMS Queen Mary surface after 80 years revealing the building and fitting of the opulent transatlantic liner

The liner became a byword for luxury on the prestigious route from Southampton to New York. She boasted five dining areas and lounges, two cocktail bars and two swimming pools. read