David Thomas, 50, died alongside his son Stephen, 18, from Swindon (both pictured right) when the Leviathan II capsized (inset) while whale watching off the Canadian coast. Mr Thomas, was on holiday with his youngest son, who was a talented photographer and won a prestigious international competition last year for people with Down's syndrome. Mr Thomas's wife Julie was also on board the boat at the time of the tragedy and escaped with minor injuries. She is currently being treated in hospital. The third British victim has been named as Jack Slater, 76 (left), originally from Salford, but living in Ontario for many years. A fourth British victim has been named as Katie Taylor, 29, not pictured, while the final British fatality has yet to be named.
Brother of 'selfie queen' Karen Danczuk is charged with historical sex attacks on three victims - including 11 counts of rape
Michael Burke, a 37-year-old security guard, was initially arrested last February at his home in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, by detectives investigating an historical complaint. He was rearrested last April following 'new information coming to light' and today was charged with 11 counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape. Ms Danczuk earlier this year waived her right to anonymity by giving media interviews claiming that as a child she was allegedly sexually abused by a 'family friend'.
- British victims of whale boat watching tragedy named: Microsoft ‘guru’ and Down’s syndrome son, 76-year-old grandfather and 29-year-old female tourist
- Brother of 'selfie queen' Karen Danczuk is charged with historical sex attacks on three victims - including 11 counts of rape
- Family of Mark Duggan - whose shooting led to the 2011 London riots - win the right to appeal the decision that he was ‘lawfully’ killed by police
- Is this the fastest workman in the world? Incredible video captures determined builder laying more than 90 bricks a minute
- Becky Watts's stepbrother tells court how the 16-year-old fought for her life as he killed her - but claims he was only trying to make her pass out
- Father of a murdered hairdresser slams Facebook for refusing to remove photographs of his daughter with the ex-boyfriend who killed her
- Is this how Britain would have looked under the Nazis? Incredible pictures from occupied Jersey in 1943 show shop signs in GERMAN and Swastikas hanging from the windows
- The king of the jungle: Archive pictures from George V's hunting trip in India in 1911 show him posing alongside the tigers and rhinos he had killed
- Superhero fan, four, with a rare bowel disease spends the day with Spiderman, Batman and Captain America and even helps police catch a burglar
- Road rage driver head-butted a trolley collector in the face in a supermarket spat over a parking space
- Paedophile snatched six-year-old girl dressed in Frozen outfit and tried to rape her – and when he was caught told officers they should ‘chop him up’ because ‘there’s something wrong with me’
- Bungling crime commissioner may not have been properly insured when she was caught in a car crash but she WON'T be prosecuted
- British father-of-two is found dead covered in bruises in Spanish police cell after he is arrested for being rowdy during a boozy night out in Benidorm
- Government facing SECOND humiliating Lords defeat in two days as peers ignore Cameron threat to rein in their power
- Lords force Osborne into U-turn: Peers overrule MPs and delay tax credit cuts as Cameron threatens them with reprisals
- EXCLUSIVE: Shopping in Ikea for $30 TV stands and driving a Prius - the humbling of Bernie Madoff's wife who once had four homes and three boats at her disposal
- EXCLUSIVE: Perverted Saudi prince ordered his entire staff to strip naked at his Beverly Hills mansion's pool and said: 'I want to see some naked p****,' court papers claim
- Widow of runner slain at random by machete-wielding former Texas A&M; football star kills herself three weeks later
- 'Give me your tired, your poor': Ellis Island register clerk's fascinating photographs document the birth of the American melting pot as the United States threw open its doors to become a nation of immigrants
- Lamar could face CRIMINAL charges after the ex-NBA star tests positive for cocaine as it is revealed his four-day drugs binge permanently damaged his lungs and kidneys
- 'Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself': Leah Remini blasts Hollywood star in a preview of her blistering expose of the shadowy religion
- Both Bush presidents rally for struggling Jeb – but even an ultra-loyalist says he fears hopes of a revival is 'delusional'
- Walking Dead fan used a guitar and a microwave to beat his friend to death because he 'thought he was turning into a zombie' after binge-watching the hit show
- 'She is still alive and just as beautiful as ever': Family of Jahi McMath, declared 'brain dead' by doctors, mark her 15th birthday as she remains on life support two years later
- Inside Brazil’s toughest jails where inmates rule: Prisons where top dog ‘chaveiros’ sell crack cocaine, charge taxes, gang rape, murder rivals and even have their own keys
- ‘It was the scariest thing I have ever done’; Josh Powell's sister reveals how she wore a wire to take down her pedophile father and killer brother
- Malibu celebrities and billionaires band together to spend $31 MILLION to replenish sand on shoreline of their beach homes
- On the march to western Europe: Shocking pictures show thousands of determined men, women and children trudging across the Balkans as politicians warn EU could collapse in weeks
- Terror on board BA flight as captain announces 'the landing gear has broken off' then crash lands the jet at Johannesburg airport
- Country music star Kevin Fowler posts horrific rattlesnake bite photos on social media after he defends himself against criticism over killing one
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The UK under the Nazis: Incredible pictures from occupied Jersey in 1943 show shop signs in German and Swastikas hanging from the windows
Taken in 1943, the black-and-white pictures capture how daily life in Jersey was transformed during the occupation of the Channel Islands in the Second World War. Shop signs are replaced by ones written in German (left) as Swastikas hang from the windows (left and top right). In one image, a British policeman directs traffic in front of the 'Frontbuchhandlung' or 'front bookstore' on one main street (bottom right).
Government facing SECOND humiliating Lords defeat in two days as peers ignore Cameron threat to rein in their power
Lords force Osborne into U-turn: Peers overrule MPs and delay tax credit cuts as Cameron threatens them with reprisals
Monsoon boss worth £600million upsets his west London neighbours by knocking FIVE houses into one to form his own palace complete with massive mega-basement
Peter Simon, 67, (pictured with daughter Zara), is combining a row of houses in his west London neighbourhood ( to create a palace with underground swimming pool, gym, wine cellar and two flats (right). The hippy chic tycoon and ethical fashion pioneer worth £600million has outraged other residents by embarking on a huge programme of building works at his 19th-century home in West London. Mr Simon was left red-faced last week when his High Street chains Monsoon and Accessorize were shamed for failing to pay some workers the minimum wage, but that's nothing compared with the opprobrium he faces at home. The works, which are expected to take more than a year to complete and cost more than £1 million, involve extensions and the digging of two basements beneath the period properties. One angry neighbour said: ''What's so frustrating is there's nothing I can do about it. I got in touch with the council - I wasn't the first to complain. I can't do yoga at home any more. I can't meditate either. My stress levels have definitely increased.'
One Direction superfan, seven, with sleep disorder gets dream ticket to see her heroes live only to snooze through the whole show
Lacey Yorston of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, had waited more than a year to see her idols but due to a mystery sleep condition she dozed off just they took to the stage (inset). The youngster slept for 15 hours straight including during the gig (left) and on the way home (right) and now has no memories of her favourite band. She is unable to fall into a deep sleep until 5am, leaving her exhausted, and means she struggles to get up in the mornings and attend school. However, little Lacey will be able to try again thanks to her local paper the Shields Gazette who fixed her to see One Direction during their final concert at Metro Radio Arena tonight.
The new meat rules: As experts warn it increases the chance of cancer, we reveal which types are the riskiest...
Eating just 50g a day of processed meats increases the risk of bowel cancer by 18 per cent, the World Health Organisation report said. Processed meat refers to meat that has been salted, cured, fermented, smoked, or has gone through any other processes to enhance flavour or improve preservation. This includes ham, salami, chorizo, corned beef, bilton or beef jerky as well as canned meat and meat-based preparations and sauces. It does not include most mince from butchers and supermarkets but sausages and burgers count unless they are home made. Here, we reveal what 50g of processed meat looks like, including 1.7 meatballs (top left), half a hot dog (bottom centre) and 10 slices of chorizo (top right).
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WESTMINSTER TODAY
- Labour signals fresh raid on the middle class: McDonnell calls for 'wealth tax' on family assets to pay for higher tax credits
- Purge of the moderates! Ken Livingstone calls for Labour MPs undermining Corbyn to be replaced by hard left-wingers
- Fury as Tory grandee Lord Heseltine claims it is a 'good time' for steelworkers to lose their jobs
Headcam footage captures the dramatic moment a cyclist smashes into the front wing of a car and goes flying - while overtaking it as it is turning right
The clip shows the unidentified cyclist travelling at speed along the busy road in Bristol (pictured top left) before he begins to pull out in order to overtake a car in front, which is slowing down (top right). As the car begins the manoeuvre the cyclist realises he is about to be hit and unsuccessfully tries to swerve out of the way - (bottom left) but was clipped by the car's front bonnet, sending him flying (right). The scene jolts sickeningly as he hits the front bonnet, falls off and rolls several times into the road.
Officer dubbed 'PC Strumpet' who was SACKED after 'flaunting herself in low-cut tops as she seduced an 82-year-old to milk him of £100,000' says she has done nothing wrong and the man was 'just a father figure'
PC Clare Stretton (left), who was 37 at the time, is said to have groomed 82-year-old Charles Foulkes (right) in a bid to gain the £180,000 he inherited after his son Colin was hacked to death with an axe. Stretton had been sent to the family home in Church Stretton, Shropshire, to guide Mr Foulkes and his terminally ill wife Dorothy - who died a few months later - though the traumatic death and subsequent court case. But the officer instead set about trying to get her hands on the fortune and encouraged Mr Foulkes to start buying condoms and Viagra, his family claim. She has now been dismissed from West Mercia Police for misconduct after being found to have had an 'inappropriate relationship' with the elderly man over a ten-year period. The hearing came after an appeal by Mr Foulkes's three daughters, who asked the Independent Police Complaints Commission for action to be taken against the officer. The women also took the case to the High Court in a bid to claim back the £100,000 which they claimed she had extracted from their father.
Two young women and two men brawl outside a KFC in the middle of the day in shocking video as one shouts 'Are you dissing my mum?'
Shoppers looked on in horror as two young women and several men got into a fight outside a KFC shop in South London. One of the women can be heard accusing one man of dragging her by her hair and insulting her mother as the fight escalated into a dramatic brawl. Footage emerged on social media showing the ugly scenes which took place in Croydon.
Gary Neville drops in to meet the squatters who have moved into the hotel he owns with Ryan Giggs after agreeing to let them stay for the winter
Gary Neville has been pictured paying a visit to the £1.5million building he and Ryan Giggs have allowed at least 30 homeless people to stay in over winter. The former Manchester United and England footballer spent an hour greeting the group of squatters as he and his representatives checked on the building's upkeep. Last week the group of homeless people thanked Neville after revealing that he had paid for showers, toilets and hot meals in addition to agreeing to let them stay at the Manchester Stock Exchange (inset) over winter.
The house that was ahead of its time: Modernist mansion designed by innovative architect who sent shockwaves through the upper classes in the 1930s goes on the market for £2.3million
The Grade II listed property, called the White House, was designed by architect Amyas Connell in 1931. Such homes were popular in Europe at the time but unheard of in much of Britain, with the poet Sir John Betjeman writing that a similar home designed by Connell had 'scandalised the whole of Buckinghamshire'. Two of the main features of the five-bedroom home in Grayswood, Surrey (pictured) are the eye-catching stairway encased in glass and a roof garden that is ideal for hosting parties. It is surrounded by about 12 acres of land including areas of formal garden, flat lawn, orchard, woodland and a large paddock.
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Inside Brazil's toughest jails where inmates rule: Prisons where top dog 'chaveiros' sell crack cocaine, charge taxes, gang rape, murder rivals and even have their own keys
The 'chaveiros' - or 'key holders' - rule Brazil's toughest jails, selling crack cocaine to inmates, charge them taxes, order henchmen to kill those with unpaid debts and pay the guards to turn a blind eye, according to an investigation by Humans Right Watch (HRW). The 'chaveiros' rule the prisons with an iron fist and have control over their cell block with a mandate from bosses to 'maintain order'. While most inmates live in overcrowded sweat boxes, the top dogs have their own private cells with TVs, fridges, fans, bathrooms and even have their own personal servants, known as 'chegados'.
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