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Kate Middleton joins Princes William and Harry at BAFTA for Shaun the Sheep premiere

The royal trio were at BAFTA in London’s Piccadilly with children from several of the charities they support to enjoy the premiere of Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas. read


Five Brits dead in Tofino as whale-watching boat sinks off British Columbia

The boat, which is operated by Jamie's Whaling Station, had been sailing in the waters off Tofino, a small town on Vancouver Island, before making a mayday call around 5pm. read


Becky Watts murder suspect claims she used to dream her boyfriend would dump her

Shauna Hoare denies helping Nathan Matthews to kidnap and murder the 16-year-old, pictured, at their Bristol home, saying she 'felt sick' when she found out he had killed his stepsister. read


Bacon, burgers and sausages 'are as big a cancer threat as cigarettes,' global health chiefs declare

A new World Health Organisation report has classified processed meat as carcinogenic alongside arsenic and asbestos. Officials said less than one sausage a day increases the risk by almost a fifth. read


England's Luke Shaw denies he is gay after growing internet rumours

The Manchester United ace (pictured) has denied he's one of two Premier League footballers - one of whom plays for England -set to reveal that they're gay before the start of next season. read


Dame Judi Dench's argument with taxi driver revealed by ex-Bond Roger Moore

The former Bond recounts the time Judi was crossing the road in London when a distracted Judi was nearly hit by a taxi - and the actress found herself in an argument. read


BA plane crash lands at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg

One passenger reported seeing sparks as the left wing of the plane 'scraped across the runway' as it came into land at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg earlier today. read


Raped Indian girl kidnaps her 'attacker's son and decapitates him' as revenge

The teenager claimed that she was assaulted in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh earlier this month. read


Why fat people should be charged more to fly than thin people

Julia Stephenson is sick of being squashed by fat people sitting next to her when she flies. She believes that the obese should pay more for flights as they weigh more than she does. read


George Osborne in retreat over tax credit cuts amid fears of constitutional crisis

George Osborne is prepared to do more to help low-paid workers hit by tax credit cuts, ministers signalled this morning in a last-ditch bid to stop peers throwing out the plans. read


40% of voters want Jeremy Corbyn gone BEFORE the next election

Overall more people think the Labour leader should be dumped than think he should be kept in place over the next four and a half years, an IpsosMori poll published today has revealed. read


Gunman drives vehicle packed with explosives into Belgian army barracks in Flawinne

The assault happened soon after 9am in the village of Flawinne, east of Charleroi, where a commando unit is stationed. read


Apprentice candidate Selina is given official verbal warning after shoving bitter rival for Lord Sugar's affections after boardroom bust-up

Selina Waterman-Smith has been given the warning after being involved in a tussle with Charleine Wain following filming for last Wednesday's show. read


Jenn Atler shares post-breast cancer treatment photos to reveal effects on Tumblr

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Breast cancer survivor Jenn Alter, 36, from Saint Louis, Missouri, uploaded the photos, which have now gone viral, to her Tumblr blog Pushing In the Pin . read


Wife of Russia's richest man Vladimir Potanin fights for half his £10bn fortune

EXCLUSIVE: The estranged wife of 'Russia's richest man', Vladimir Potanin (both pictured), ridiculed a Moscow judge's ruling that her 'multi-billionaire' husband is merely a millionaire. read


'White Widow' jihadi Sally Anne Jones warns she will 'expose more US military' in Twitter threat 

The Islamic State fanatic from Kent, whose husband Junaid Hussain was killed in a in a joint UK/ U.S. drone strike, also threatened to slip back into Britain. read


Mysterious UFO dubbed 'WTF' is on a collision course with Earth

WTF1190F (circled in this image from a Hawaiian telescope) is set to crash into the Indian Ocean, around 40 miles (65km) off the southern tip of Sri Lanka, at 6:20 UTC on November 13. read


Children should be given yearly 'obesity MOT' from nursery age to stop them gaining weight

The National Obesity Forum says the UK does more to protect the health of zoo animals than its children, amid the growing problems with childhood obesity. read


Widow's fury after Net Finance Relief uses photo of husband's funeral to advertise on Facebook

Heidi Kirkpatrick (pictured), from Llanelli, South Wales, found the image of her standing in tears beside the hearse of Cpl Jamie Kirkpatrick promoting life insurance on Facebook. read


Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson intervened in 4 sexual abuse cases

In at least two cases the men accused of being paedophiles by Mr Watson, pictured in the Commons last week, had their cases re-opened after his demands but were later formally cleared. read


Lewis Hamilton hails greatest moment of his life on winning 3rd F1 Championship

The 30-year-old had been reduced to tears as he became Britain’s joint most successful racing driver by securing this season’s championship with a win in the US Grand Prix yesterday evening. read


Kerry Katona's estranged husband George Kay has been charged with assaulting her

Kerry Katona's estranged husband George Kay has been charged with assaulting her by beating and unlawful possession of a stun gun disguised as a torch. read


Dawn French on why she can no longer live with adopted daughter Billie

Dawn French, 58, revealed that daughter Billie, 24, has flown the nest but insists that their relationship remains strong despite occasionally being at war with one another. read


2015 earthquake video shows ground in India shaking as Pakistan and Afghanistan are hit

The CCTV footage, captured in New Delhi, shows Indians grabbing poles and crouching on the floor to steady themselves as the ground shakes violently under them. read


Tony Blair sparks Army family fury as he says he's sorry over Iraq War

Tony Blair was last night accused of a ‘cynical spin operation’ after offering a feeble half-apology for the Iraq War. Bereaved families said the former PM was ‘passing the buck for his mistakes. read


Elton John and David Furnish buys Beverly Hills bargain for £22million

Sir Elton John and David Furnish may have snapped up this plush Beverly Hills mansion for just £22million after watching the price slowly drop from a staggering £41million. read


UK soldier who lost a leg in Afghanistan is BARRED from using a disabled toilet 

Former corporal Paul Vice, 32, who is known as 'the commando who refused to die', was left stunned after he claims staff told him he could not use the disabled toilet at a sports centre in Exeter, Devon. read


Economy Air Berlin passenger handcuffed and led off plane for using business class toilet

Edita Kmetova, from Slovakia, was flying with Air Berlin from Vienna to Abu Dhabi when she felt unwell. She rushed to use the business class toilet when the economy one was in use. read


Saudi Prince Majed Al-Saud ordered staff to strip naked at his Beverly Hills mansion’s pool

Prince Majed Al-Saud, son of the country's late King Abdullah, is facing fresh allegations he sexual abused three female workers while high and drunk at his $37m rented home in Beverly Hills. read


San Carlo Restaurant Group orders the UK's most expensive delivery of rare truffles at £60k

Aldo Zilli, Executive Consultant Chef for the San Carlo Restaurant Group, took the £60,000 delivery of the rare delicacy in honour of Truffle Week. read


CCTV shows passengers taking selfies on Matlock Bath train station tracks

CCTV taken at Matlock Bath station in Derbyshire captured video footage of children, teenagers and families taking photos and failing to pay attention. read


Can't get to sleep? Avoid weekend lie-ins and DO exercise before bed: Experts bust 6 common myths to help you nod off

Going to bed early could actually make insomnia worse, and 'catching up' on sleep by having a lie in at the weekend also ruins sleep patterns, according to leading sleep experts. read


Glasgow man woke up after night out to find he'd booked a non-refundable trip to Brazil

Scottish bank worker Jamie Ather woke up with more than just a hangover. He had booked a non-refundable trip to Rio de Janeiro and enjoyed drinking on Copacabana beach and hiking in Peru. read


Why One Born Every Minute should be banned, by Alexia Leachman

Mother-of-two Alexia Leachman, 41, from Nottingham, says the fly-on-the-wall show just fills mums-to-be with fear of childbirth and has launched a petition against it. read


Skreemr concept could travel five times faster than Concorde

Designers Charles Bombardier and Ray Mattison envisage the craft could be launched using a magnetic railgun system to catapult it into the sky to reach a staggering Mach 10. read


Kim Farry who made £2m shoplifting but now lives on benefits claims 'wants a job'

Kim Farry, 54, lives rent free in a flat in Fulham and collects up to £250-per-week in cash handouts so believes that finding a normal job would force her to take a pay cut. read


ISIS video shows militants crush captive under the tracks of a battle tank

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Blood-thirsty Islamic State militants have released a sick new execution video showing a 19-year-old Syrian soldier being run over by a tank. read


How British jihadis are using cheap holiday flights and paying off local fishermen to enter Syria from Northern Cyprus 

After flying to the Greek Island, the jihadis pay £1,000 to local fishermen in the Turkish-controlled north to be sailed across the water to the war-torn Syria, arriving in the dead of night. read


ISIS raid footage 'shows raid in which Delta Force sergeant was killed in Iraq'

Dramatic footage has emerged which seems to show the join Delta Force and Kurdish peshmerga raid on an ISIS compound in northern Iraq during which Master Sgt Joseph Wheeler was shot dead. read


Manhunt launched for Buckinghamshire gunman after teens shot in Burnham Park

The boys were found with serious injuries in a park in Burnham, a leafy village in Buckinghamshire (pictured), and Thames Valley Police emphasised that the shooting was not a random attack. read


Warren Farm Primary School in Birmingham wants PROOF that child has an ependymoma tumour

Leah Gillon, known as Lilly, was diagnosed with an ependymoma tumour four years ago. But her cancer is incurable and the tumour may return at any time, which has meant she has missed classes. read


Reeva Steenkamp's father wants to meet Oscar Pistorius face-to-face to seek 'closure'

Pistorius was released last week after just a year in prison for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door in their bedroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013. read


Abstaining from alcohol heals the liver, lower blood pressure and cholesterol

Patients who gave up alcohol for four weeks were at lower risk of developing cancer and diabetes, a new study at the Royal Free Hospital has revealed. read


Are these the stupidest tweets ever sent?

Whether they are discussing politics and current events or geography and their favourite celebrities, some Twitter users have seen their misguided or incorrect posts go viral. read


William Hanson says James Bond is wrong as he reveals how to make a proper martini

Etiquette expert William Hanson visits Dukes Hotel in London, where Ian Fleming is thought to have taken inspiration for his character's drinking habit, to compile the perfect martini. read


Cordelia Roberts and Ciara Murphy are the strangers who could be twins

Cordelia Roberts, from the UK, and Ciara Murphy, from Wexford, Ireland, were studying abroad when they bumped into each other. They look incredibly similar despite not being related. read


How bedding can ruin your sex life and why your mattress might be making you ill

A study has found that bed can harbour dangerous bacteria and moulds. Mandy Francis explores the health hazards hiding underneath your sheets and finds out how to avoid them. read


Read these hilarious 1-star Amazon reviews of great literary classics

Amazon is host to thousands of reviewers sceptical about the merits of great writers, offering a harsh re-assessment of well-known works. read


Dying Coventry dad is fined for taking his children out of school for a ‘final holiday’

Neil Austin and his wife Tracey took their eight-year-old daughter Skye and son Reece, five, out of Parkgate Primary School, in Holbrooks, Coventry, for a family holiday in Tenerife. read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Mike Tindall joins Zara in the big money league: Former England rugby captain's company made £300,000 in past year

Former England rugby captain Mike Tindall made a profit of almost £300,000 through his company in the past year - a staggering increase of more than 2,000 per cent on 2014. read


Female Stoke PE teacher facing jail after admitting sex acts with 2 teenage girls

Sandrine Brown, 31, from Coventry, has pleaded guilty to inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and five counts of sexual activity with a child and has been sacked. read


Migrants march in bid to get through the Balkans to western Europe

As European leaders squabble about how best to deal with its mounting refugee crisis, tens of thousands of people are continuing to try and reach the Eurozone via the Balkans route. read


Refugees will freeze to death in Eastern Europe says EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, said a solution to the continuing crisis was needed urgently before people 'perished' in freezing winter conditions in Eastern Europe. read


Ukrainian police arrest Chewbacca at political rally campaigning for Darth Vader

Hilarious video shows four police officers struggling to handcuff the Wookie warrior in the Ukrainian city of Odessa as the music from the Star Wars films is played. read


The Inca shrine in the Vilcabamba Kingdom where CHILDREN were sacrificed

Spanish explorers travelling through the remote Vilcabamba region in Peru discovered the ruins of around 50 buildings and a system of caves containing human remains (pictured). read


YouTube video shows man's spot erupting with pus as it is squeezed

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The man, known only as Brett, from the US, has a long plug of pus removed from a spot on his back . ‘It looks like you got a bullet hole in you,' one family member says. read


H&M x Balmain clothes on eBay at over double the retail price a week before launch

Sought-after items from H&M's collaboration with Balmain are already being advertised on eBay for more than double the price, a week before the collection goes on sale in store and online. read


Kendall and Kylie Jenner 'being sued' by Island Company for copying PacSun logo

The famous sister are being sued by the resort clothing brand founded in 2002 for reportedly creating T-shirts within their PacSun with the similar motto. read


Jack Monroe splits from Allegra McEvedy as she announces she's transgender

Former Sainsbury’s pin-up girl and queen of austerity cuisine Jack Monroe has seen things go off the boil in her love life after calling off her engagement to chef and food writer Allegra McEvedy. read


What WILL Mick Jagger say about Jerry Hall's new beau Rupert Murdoch

The public debut of what is surely the globe’s most improbable love-birds - Texan model Jerry Hall, 59, and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 84 - is expected to happen at Twickenham on Saturday. read


Professor Colin McGinn sent 400 racy emails to pretty student 30 years his junior

Professor Colin McGinn, who was working at the University of Miami, started sending racy and innuendo-filled messages to Monica Morrison, a student and his research assistant, in 2011. read


Michael Schumacher's friend Ross Brawn says 'there's always hope' he will recover 

Ross Brawn, who worked with the 46-year-old F1 legend when he was dominating the sport, says he visits the Schumachers at their home on the banks of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. read


Page 3's Samantha Fox is booted off Wizz Air flight for being 'intoxicated' and 'abusive'

The 49-year-old was kicked off the £150 Wizz Air flight from London Luton airport to Vilnius, in Lithuania, where she was headlining a concert. read


Jekyll and Hyde screened by ITV at 6.30 in the evening despite violence and gore

The first episode of Jekyll and Hyde was broadcast two-and-a-half hours before the 9pm watershed, at a time when many children were likely to be watching. read


ITV's Jekyll and Hyde 'was simply callous' in review by CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

The concept of the watershed is dead. There is no longer any point in pretending that TV executives will hold back explicit violence or scenes of terror and sadism before 9pm, to protect children. read


Odeon charges a 'blockbuster tax' on Spectre and Star Wars with an extra £1 per ticket

Cinema-goers heading to their local Odeon to watch the latest James Bond offering or Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will pay £1 more to watch it in what's being dubbed a 'blockbuster tax.' read


British MPs tell their EU colleagues that UK is serious about leaving Europe

Politicians sympathetic to the European cause have been told to stress the closeness in the polls between those who want Britain to stay in and those who want to leave. read


Handyman who poses for selfie with Prince Harry and Wills on DIY SOS is a sex offender

Steven Bedford, 47, appeared on the BBC's DIY SOS show where William and Harry painted, and laid paving stones, for a street in Manchester rejuvenated for Armed Forces veterans. read


Bargain Brand Food outlet in Newquay charges 25p for most items

Charlotte Danks, 20, pictured, has opened a shop in Newquay stocked with household goods  retailers will not stock because of use by dates, damaged packaging or poor labelling. read


'Mortified' blind woman is told to leave Asda by a security guard for bringing her guide dog into the supermarket

Louise Cannon, 34, from Liverpool, had the run-in while doing her weekly shop at the Asda in Stonycroft, Merseyside, with her 12-year-old niece, Abbie, and guide dog, Harmony. read


My man’s too adventurous in bed - how do I tell him?

I’ve embarked on a sexual relationship for the first time since my marriage ended four years ago, when I was 45. My man’s very attractive, he insists on trying three positions when making love. read


Cassini space probe set to travel past Saturn's moon Enceladus to find life

On Wednesday, Nasa's Cassini probe will shoot through a fountain erupting from Saturn's frozen moon, Enceladus (pictured), at an altitude of 30 miles, in the hope of discovering signs of life. read


Mother's fury over anonymous letter from neighbour that urged her to keep kids quiet

An infuriated Sydney mother has shared an anonymous letter she received from her neighbour urging her to keep her child's noise levels 'to a minimum' on Facebook read


Michelle Mone puts her dream mansion back on the market for £1.45m

The bra tycoon's former marital home, a five-bed luxury property in the leafy village of Thorntonhall, Lanarkshire, is up for sale for £1.45m, a drop of £150,000 from its original price. read


Ian Brady 'is close to death' as he sends out early Christmas cards

Moors murderer Ian Brady is 'close to death' after he sent out his Christmas cards four months early. Brady, 77, who has not shown any remorse for the murders, sent his first cards in September. read


Canberra cafe owner closes because of 'disrespectful parents'

Another Australian cafe owner is considering closing its playroom doors. Ms Heather Martin has decided to temporarily shut down her Belconnen cafe because of a 'disrespectful minority.' read


How Germaine Greer is having her voice snatched away by feminist students

Germaine Greer, who dedicated her academic life to fighting for women to be heard in society, is having her voice snatched away by feminist students who want to stop her from giving a lecture in Cardiff. read


13-year-old sexual assault victim demanded to speak at Tobias Summers sentencing

The victim was just ten years old when Tobias Summers sneaked into her Los Angeles bedroom and kidnapped her at knifepoint, repeatedly raping her before letting her go and fleeing to Mexico. read


Skyscrapers are NOT ruining the London skyline claims The Shard architect Renzo Piano

The £1billion building at Paddington (pictured) will be the fourth largest in the capital it is one of hundreds of new towers planned and critics say they are at risk of ruining London's skyline forever. read


Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe claims his ex-wife's new husband is jealous of him

Convicted murderer Peter Sutcliffe is reportedly convinced his ex-wife Sonia's second husband, Michael, 55, a hairdresser, is the reason she is visiting him at Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire, less. read


Asda cuts 2p off petrol making it cheapest time to fill up since 2010

Supermarket giant Asda has lopped 2p off the price of a litre of unleaded at its 273 petrol stations UK-wide. It means drivers will not pay more than 103.7p-a-litre to fill up. read


UK house prices to jump £60,000 in five years as market skyrockets

Economic forecasters said it was becoming harder for families to move up the property ladder because the cost of buying a bigger house has 'skyrocketed', while the average house price is expected to soar. read


Tory MPs to vote with Labour against EU's 'tampon tax' imposed by Brussels

Eurosceptic Tories are demanding the Prime Minister confronts the European Union over the taxation of sanitary items as part of his renegotiation of Britain’s membership. read


A 19-stone woman loses 8 STONE after burning her house down during a drink binge

Size-24 Alison Davis, 30, was binge drinking and eating takeaways most nights. It was only after she accidentally burned down her flat she changed her ways and is now fit and healthy and a size 10. read


Video shows a father and his daughter being rescued off the Whitby coast

Ben Biltcliffe, 45, and his daughter Grace were playing in the shallow surf off the coast of Whitby. Yorkshire, when the beach was 'washed away' from under them. read


Swapping coffees and snacks for pension pot money could help you build a £136k nest by the time you retire 

On average, people spend £18.23 each week on 'invisible' goods, adding up to £947.96 a year. Over a person's lifetime, this could stack up to roughly £47,398 per person, Aviva reveals. read


Is this the Golden Fleece pub in York's hanged landlord?

Workers at the Golden Fleece, a centuries-old pub in York, say they have felt their necks tighten while working behind the bar. read


Atkinson Morley Hospital set within Duke of Wellington's grounds turned into luxury homes

With its luxurious interiors, home gym, private cinema room and a concierge service, it's hard to believe that Wimbledon Hill Park by Berkeley Homes was once a thriving hospital. read


Inside the San Pedro prison made famous by Australian author Rusty Young

In the heart of the mountainous La Paz city in west Bolivia sits San Pedro prison, where 3000 male inmates and their families call the shots virtually independent from external guards. read


Obese patients have cost the NHS £7m as hospitals have to buy specialist equipment

Rising obesity levels are being blamed for the increased NHS spending on bariatric equipment. About a quarter of adults are classed as obese and a further 40 per cent are overweight. read


Nilam Holmes-Patel reveals how to anti-age your eyebrows

Bold 'power brows' have become a trend in recent years, but the look can be tricky to achieve at home. Eyebrow guru Nilam Holmes-Patel demonstrates technique for brow problems. read


Vietnam 'napalm girl' Kim Phuc starts free course of laser treatment for her burns

Kim Phuc, who became famous for a horrific photo of her being burned in a napalm attack when she was nine, is now 52 and starting laser treatments that might finally end her chronic pain. read


Video of a man setting a firecracker off in his pocket for a dare

The footage from Grimsby shows the man holding the banger to the camera before dropping it into the lower pocket of his cargo shorts and lighting the fuse. read


Does Snapchat make you happier than Facebook?

A study by researchers at the University of Michigan found users of Snapchat reported having more rewarding interactions and feeling more positive, perhaps because they worried less about posts. read


False widow bite felt like Sunil Dade had 'been hit by lightning bolt'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Sunil Dade, 33, of Greenford, west London, squeezed out all the poison he could from the spider bite - but a huge section of skin turned black around it. read


Crown Princess Mary family feud hinted at in Facebook post by John Donaldson

A Facebook post by Crown Princess Mary's older brother has suggested that the family left their royal sibling out of their group holiday to Italy. read


Prostitution in Papua New Guinea where TWO THIRDS of young women sell sex for money

To girls in their teens selling sex on the streets of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Australia's nearest neighbour - Bertha is both mother figure and pimp. read


Tattoo enthusiasts gathered in China to showcase body art at an annual festival

Tattoo enthusiasts attended the annual international show in Nanning, China, a three-day event which brings body art aficionados together from all over the world. read


'Alien megastructure' is more likely to be a lopsided star than a Dyson sphere

Maine-based space blogger Jim Galasyn proposes that the dips in 'flux' around KIC 8462852 (pictured) are caused by the star having a lopsided disc, and two planets obstructing its view. read


Beautician Chelsea Ake found dead inside cryochamber of Rejuvenice salon in Nevada

Chelsea Ake, 24, the manager of Rejuvenice in Las Vegas, was found dead inside the salon's cryochamber last Tuesday by distraught employees. An official cause of death has not been determined. read


Jamie Higdon Randolph's Leggings Ain't Pants Facebook video goes viral

Jamie Higdon Randolph from Cleveland, Tennessee, has gained support after posting a video directed at women who like to wear 'leggins' - as she labels them in her Southern drawl. read


Video of armed police at Manchester Airport singing Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger

The officer performed Don't Look Back In Anger alongside singer Matthew Breen, who sang while playing the tune on the piano at Broderick's Love Coffee at Manchester Airport. read


Watchdog orders Dollar Financial must repay £15.4m to payday loan customers

Dollar Financial UK, which owns brands The Money Shop, Payday UK, Payday Express and Ladder Loans, has been forced to by the FCA to compensate 147,000 customers in the coming months. read


Volkswagen accused of funding pro-diesel research

The Times reported that Volkswagen has been providing financial backing to a transport-sector research group that has been downplaying the harmful impact of diesel emissions. read


Nanjing bus driver rescues suicidal woman about to jump off a bridge

Woman tried to jump off bridge in Nanjing, China, yesterday. A bus driver spotted her and stopped the vehicle in order to rescue her. He pulled her on to the bus. She later received police help and counselling. read


Donald Trump sent Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter pictures of his hands

Carter says Trump has sent him photographs of his hands for more than a quarter of a century to prove that he is not a 'short-fingered vulgarian' - as Carter wrote in the 1980s and 1990s. read


Donald Trump says the world would be a BETTER with Saddam and Gaddafi

On Sunday, GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump said that the world would be a better place if dictators Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi were still in power. read


DNA screening on pregnant mothers to replace risky Down's Syndome's test

New test to be recommended following positive trial involving 11,692 women at two hospitals in England - King’s College Hospital, London, and the Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent. read


Women reveal what happened when they refused men's sexual advances

Women have posted their frightening stories on a new Tumblr page. When Women Refuse has hundreds of anonymous submissions about men turning nasty when they are rejected. read


Diana's niece Kitty Spencer pleased Althorp Estate will remain in family name

Lady Kitty Spencer has no qualms about being overlooked when it comes to Althorp House, in Northamptonshire, being handed over as she firmly believes primogeniture is the 'correct way'. read


Poland takes a turn to right after Eurosceptic Law and Justice party wins election

Run by Jaroslaw Kaczynski (right), the twin brother of Poland's late president Lech, the Law and Justice Party PiS secured 38 per cent of the vote, enough to govern alone, said pollster IPSOS. read


Brera bar in Perth's owner Terence Borgioli doesn't want 'plebs' as customers

Terence Borgioli recently took over what was formerly know as Gold Bar in Subiaco, Perth, rebranding it as Brera bar. He has been clear about his clientelle, telling 'plebs' to 'stay away'. read


Darren Gilbert smeared face with blood before murdering ex-girlfriend's father

Darren Gilbert, 22, of Clacton, Essex, used two carving knives to stab James Gregoire, 54, the father of his ex-partner, Jasmine, 14 times in a brutal onslaught in broad daylight in April. read


EU fibs on British jobs across Europe will drive us all crazy

It has emerged that there had been a 'persistent misrepresentation' of the jobs figure by the pro-Brussels lobby after Nick Clegg said three million people's jobs relied on a borderless single market. read


Retired reverend Peter Berry ordered to tear down Roman-style pergola by planning chiefs

Georgina Key, 71, and her brother Reverend Peter Berry, 80, erected the 9ft-high structure in the garden of their barn conversion using cast iron pillars and oak cross-beams in Staffordshire. read


Barclays' Jes Staley to be grilled over Prince Andrew's paedophile pal Jeffery Epstein

Jes Staley, a hedge fund manager and former high-flyer at Wall Street giant JPMorgan, is understood to have been chosen as the man to replace ousted Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins. read


A&E paramedics and police spend a quarter of their time dealing with drunks

A&E staff, paramedics and police officers are spending a quarter of their time dealing with drunks when they could be saving lives and solving crimes, a damning new report reveals. read


Tax rise puts £100 a year on families' insurance affecting 7.3m car premiums

A family with two cars, a pet and medical insurance could see their insurance costs surge by around £100 a year after a tax increase comes into force next weekend. read


Quantock ponies have become so addicted to sugar they are targeting the public

The Quantock ponies (pictured) have roamed hills around Bridgewater, Somerset, for 60 years but in recent years have became so sugar-crazed they have become a danger to the public. read


Video of a deer bounding across a football pitch and SCORING a goal

The runaway animal can be seen leaping across a playing field while a youth game was taking place before charging towards the action. read


Syed Shah who offered to fix mother's marriage if she slept with him 'bedded hundreds of women'

Syed Shah, 29, was jailed last week at Birmingham Crown Court, for sexually-assaulting a woman he was 'healing'. Since the trial, has second woman has come forward claiming he did the same to her. read


Heart attack patient given fine for pulling over with chest pains in Birmingham

David Hands, 64, followed his doctor's orders when he suffered an attack of angina at the wheel of his car in Birmingham and pulled over to take his medication - but was later handed a £35 fine read


UK universities won't see students' names on application forms to stop racism

Amid growing concern that white students are more likely to get into top universities, the Prime Minister will announce today that university application will be ‘name blind’ from 2017. read


Royal British Legion ban Scouts and Guides from poppy parade over 'health and safety'

Youth groups in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, were left perplexed after receiving a letter from the charity outlining the decision to ban them from taking part for ‘safety reasons’. read


Model Tayla-Jaye Gregory says carbs make her faint due to PoTs

Tayla-Jaye Gregory, 20, from Banstead, Surrey, suffers from postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTs) - a rare condition which makes her prone to suddenly collapsing. read


Adele's estranged father Marc Evans claims the pair have reconciled

The pair famously fell out in 2012 when Marc, who walked out on the singer when she was a child, claimed in an interview that she struggled to find love because of her abandonment issues. read


Google's Sydney headquarters reveals what life is REALLY at the internet giant

With more than 70 offices in 40 countries around the globe, Google is widely known for its bizarre office designs that range from sleep pods to hammocks - and their Australian office is no exception. read


Scientists unlock riddle of why people help their communities without a reward

Scientists have discovered that people who do good deeds with no expectation of reward are heavily influenced by their genes following a study of identical and non-identical twins. read


Father of Richard Davies shot dead by police says 'people are going unpunished'

Richard Davies, 41, was shot in the chest by a firearms officer, just 15 minutes after police were called because of 'concern' for people inside the house in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. read


Cologne police turn water cannon on left-wing radicals protesting against neo-Nazis

Police in Cologne deployed the watercannon after more than 10,000 left wing activists flooded the city centre to prevent neo-Nazis from marching through the city. read


Prince Harry looks glum as he watches Rugby World Cup 2015 semi-final

Going by the look on his face, Harry was disappointed to see Australia pull ahead early to 19-9 by the end of the first half at today's Rugby World Cup semi-final. read


Black bear breaks into a car and sits behind the wheel in the Smoky Mountains

The bear was caught on camera sneaking into a blue Chevrolet Impala by newlywed William Hefner and his wife while they were on honeymoon in the Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. read


Why salt and not that extra glass of wine that's to blame for your hangover

Once a week Lynda Lim, a 64-year-old actress wakes up with a hangover - but it's not caused by alcohol but by salt. Ingesting too much salt can cause dehydration and cause headaches and puffiness. read


Sex attacker who assaulted a woman claims he's Syrian to try and stay in UK

Abdulrahman Abunasir submitted an asylum claim while serving a jail-term for sexually assaulting a woman in London but is blocking deportation attempts by claiming he is a Syrian refugee. read


Aer Lingus plane aborts landing at the last second at Manchester Airport

The incident was filmed on a rainy day at Manchester Airport, and shows an Aer Lingus plane rocking from side to side on approach in the windy conditions. read


Hoard of gold set to raise £2.5m at auction after smuggling plot is smashed

The gold rings, bands and chains are being sold by HM Revenue and Customs after officers intercepted the £9m illegal plot, which was being run by Chaudry Ali, from west London, in 2012. read


Naked rollercoaster ride at Adventure Island in £10k cancer charity bid

Fifty-seven brave fundraisers stripped off in the cold to take part in the nude ride on board the Green Scream coaster at Adventure Island in Southend, all in the name of charity. read


Pink Floyd star's son boasts as No Borders try to storm St Pancras' Eurostar platforms

Charlie Gilmour was at St Pancras station in North London when about 150 protesters armed with smoke and paint bombs clashed with police as they tried to storm the Eurostar platforms. read


Lego is censoring Chinese artist Ai Weiwei 'to not offend Beijing'

Ai Weiwei suggested the Danish toymaker was worried about offending Beijing as it looks to expand in China and build a new manufacturing plant there. read


Bodies of refugee children washed up on the island of Lesbos

Coastguards say the two young refugees, aged seven and two, were on an inflatable dinghy carrying 63 migrants to the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey. read


Russia accused of killing 46 members of one family in Syria air strike

The deadly attack hit a house in the village of Ghantou in northern Homs on October 15 and locals believe Russia was responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports. read


Ross Barkley's down to earth WAG Zoe Riozzi revealed

Nursery school worker Zoe Riozzi grew up in the same area of Liverpool as the Everton star who football fans hope will become the next Wayne Rooney read


Supermarket ready meals containing as much sugar as a can of Coca-Cola

A new study of Britain's most popular supermarket ready meals has found many contain worrying levels of sugar - with some dishes containing more than an adult's entire daily allowance. read


British workers have an hour a day for our loved ones during the work week

One in eight working British men - along with one in 14 working women - admitted they spend no quality time whatsoever with their families during the week. read


Supermarkets told to do more to stop trolley thefts including CCTV and locks

The Local Government Association has warned that supermarkets need to do more to stop trolley thefts, as the ‘country is becoming blighted with abandoned carts’. read


Titanic's surviving cracker is sold for $22,968 at Henry Aldridge & Son auctioneers

The plain cracker was sold by Henry Aldridge & Son auctioneers in Devizes in Wiltshire and fetched 5,000 ($7656) more than it was expected to go for. The cracker survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. read


Salford OAPs become stars as video of them barricading thug inside a shop is viewed 21M times

More than 21 million people have watched Ron Smith, 78, and Robert Anderson, 72, successfully holding a door of a Salford shop closed while a thug was inside attempting to steal cash from the till. read


Memorabilia from Kate Middleton and Prince William's wedding up for auction 

The dinner menu, which auctioneers hope will fetch up to £650, is printed on thick ivory cardstock and features a green floral border trimmed in gold. read


the London attractions that mean YOU can live the James Bond lifestyle

Travelmail reporter John Hutchinson was given a mission to experience Bond-style thrills and spills by 'Daniel Craig' outside MI6's headquarters in London. read


Your parents are happy with 2 children then you arrive, COLIN DUNNE explains

A boy. A girl. One of each. How nice. These days, that is considered to be the ideal family size. Unless, of course, there is then a Little Mistake, writes COLIN DUNNE. read


Strobing is a new technique that enhances your features and makes you look slimmer

Strobing is a fairly new concept in the beauty world and describes a technique that involves using highlights on the parts of your face that would naturally be hit by the sun. read


Don't see God as man says first woman bishop to sit in House of Lords

Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek, 52, (pictured) who will be the first woman inaugurated in Parliament as one of the 26 Lords Spiritual, said: 'God is not to be seen as male. God is god.' read


Rita Ora says she was abused aged 14 but claims she 'wanted it'

The X Factor judge said the sexual abuse took place when she was a drama student at London's Sylvia Young Theatre School. read


Yellowstone National Park man rescues injured fawn and returns it to family

The man, who has only been identified as Darius, rescued the fawn last spring and took the fawn into his home to rehabilitate it over a two-week period. read


Halloween pumpkin shortage sees English Heritage remind you of turnips

Halloween revellers have been urged to consider using turnips instead of pumpkins amid fears of a pumpkin shortage. The move may be necessary as wet weather has drastically reduced supplies, according to reports. read


Los Angeles' 6th Street Bridge gets farewell party before it is torn down

Hundreds of people gathered on the 6th Street Bridge - a 3,500ft winding concrete overpass that connects downtown Arts District to Boyle Heights - to celebrate the structure on Saturday. read


Owlman who rooms abandoned hospitals is now on Chatroulette

With Halloween round the corner, people may draw inspiration from 'Owlman', a haunting creature stalking abandoned hospitals and now even Chatroulette. read


Lyme disease carried by ticks that are more resistant to drugs

Ticks in the UK have been found to cause a new illness similar to Lyme disease - an antibiotic-resistant bug spread by ticks (pictured) that causes headaches, fatigue and muscle disease. read


Barclays' customers hit by IT problems as clocks change

Barclays said on Twitter on Saturday that it was ‘experiencing technical issues’ and that these were being ‘investigated urgently’, but customers on Sunday tweeted they were still running in to problems. read


Things that go WOOF in the night: Dogs get dressed up for Hallowe'en to raise cash for homeless pooches 

Dozens of dogs dressed as pumpkins, scary skeletons and witches were pictured at the All Dogs Matter Hallowe'en Dog Show in Hampstead Heath, north London, earlier today. read


Wear stripes with high-waisted trousers, pencil skirts and offset with dots

Stripes are a year-round way to look fun yet not too serious. They look great in any situation. Offset with coloured accessories - or even with a dotted jumper. read


Alex Paez and wife Milagros Cowan charged with starving horses and animal cruelty

Miami-Dade Agricultural Patrol officials seized the animals on May 27 and Alex Paez, 48, was hit with four counts of animal abuse and issued a promise to appear. His wife Milagros Cowan, 50, was charged on Friday. read


Self-taught make-up artist Rachael Divers creates realistic Halloween designs

Rachael Divers, 27, from South Yorkshire, who has no formal training, creates horrifying special effects looks with make-up, including zombies, witches and clowns. read


Star Wars fan dressed as Darth Vader gets caught short in ladies toilet at Comic Con

Attendees arrived at ExCel London today dressed in a variety of colourful outfits from films including Batman, Mad Max and Tangled. read


US brings in laws to slash toxic gas pollution from superyachts

Changes to environmental rules on nitrogen oxide emissions made by superyachts in the US are likely to affect oligarchs, oil barons and seafaring celebrities such as Steven Spielberg and Bono. read


Dashcam catches motorist's last-ditch swerve to avoid motorway smash 

The shocking footage was captured on the M1 North in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and shows two vehicles coming within inches of ploughing into the back of a broken down vehicle. read


Woman steals armoured personnel carrier at Russian exhibition and crashes into wall

The bizarre incident happened in one of the pavilions of an all-Russian exhibition centre that is located in the Russian capital Moscow. read


Jack Miller’s motorbike bursts into FLAMES during Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying

Grand Prix motorcycle racer Jack Mille was competing to qualify for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepand Circuit when his LCR Honda suddenly turned into a raging fireball. read


Spice Girls' Geri Halliwell wants to set up her own free school

Former Spice Girl Geri Haliwell, pictured with her husband F1 boss Christian Horner said she has held meetings with Downing Street and the Department of Education about establishing a free school. read


Napoleon Perdis shares Halloween make-up transformations on YouTube

A red-eyed werewolf, part-human, part-machine cyborg and sorrowful 1920s Hollywood darling will come alive this Halloween as Napoleon Perdis make-up artists share their haunting looks read


Photos show surfers taking the plunge against backdrop of shipwreck in Indonesia

The striking images were taken by professional photographer John Seaton Callahan as he toured the Indonesian coast with experienced surfers Emiliano Cataldi and Erwan Simon. read


A humpback whale sprays HEART SHAPES from its blow hole in Alaska

Wildlife photographer, Ken Archer captured three feeding humpback whales in the Gulf of Alaska spraying the unique shapes from their blowholes in between dives. read