George and Amal Clooney create their very own love nest with a swing chair and wood burner in grounds of their new UK home

George and Amal Clooney create their very own love nest in their new UK home

The 54-year-old actor and his 37-year-old lawyer wife are adapting their nine-bedroom home in Berkshire in a multi-million pound renovation. And new photographs show the pretty wooden hut in which the power couple who married in Venice last year will no doubt soon be relaxing. The couple will eventually be moving into what they hope will be an immaculate family home, complete with a home cinema and 360-degree security. The Clooneys are also installing a new 60ft swimming pool, surrounded in reclaimed York stone, a pool house and a tennis court. And the villagers will be happy when it is finished, following complaints that dozens of construction vehicles on local roads are ruining their quiet lifestyle.

'Police call handler could have saved my son from sex killer': Mother claims 101 operator ignored her pleas for help when her teenage son was being groomed online by predator who went on to murder him 

Breck Bednar's mother says Surrey Police could have 'saved son' from Lewis Daynes

Lorin LaFave called Surrey Police 'begging' them to help protect her 14-year-old son Breck Bednar who was being groomed online. But an 'incompetent and uncaring' non-emergency call operator fobbed her off with a reference number after just 12 minutes on the line. Within an hour the case had been 'closed' by junior civilian staff who failed to undertake even the most basic checks. If they had looked up killer Lewis Daynes on national police systems they would have found he was accused of raping a 15-year-old boy three years earlier.

Race row over Oxford University balls with 1920s and New Orleans themes amid claims it shows 'a nostalgia to an era of history steeped in racism'

Students claim the balls may upset women and ethnic minority students and have complained to the organising committees for the events. Magdalen College's promises to take revellers 'back to 1926'.

Working mothers who skip boozy dinners to see family don't get top jobs because they can't network to get ahead, says CBI chief 

Carolyn Fairbairn said even corporate events are too male-oriented - and is now calling for more early evening business meetings where people 'have a nice glass of wine and then go home'.

The phone you only have to charge once a WEEK: British scientists create material for the screen that uses no power

British scientists at Oxford University have created a material that replaces the screen glass for phones, tablets and smartwatches, but uses no power - meaning they could be charged weekly.

Stop the meddling, BBC boss tells MPs: Director-general says politicians have weakened the corporation by making it fund things not related to broadcasting

In a thinly-veiled attack on the Government, Tony Hall will today state politicians have diminished the BBC by making it fund things that are not related to broadcasting.

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Landlord arrested after lending his flat to the Paris massacre jihadis is convicted killer and 'violent gangland kingpin' who stabbed teenager to death

Jihadis Paris landlord was a convicted killer and 'violent gangland kingpin'

The landlord who allowed ISIS killers responsible for the Paris attacks to hide in his flat is a convicted killer and notorious gangland leader, it has emerged. News of Jawad Bendaoud's conviction for stabbing a teenage victim to death came as he was remanded in custody for a fourth night in a row. He has admitted lending his rundown apartment in the northern suburb of St-Denis to the ringleader of the massacres that left 130 people dead on November 13.

Belgian police open fire on motorist who drove at them during terror raids as 16 people are arrested across Brussels BUT Salah Abdeslam is still on the loose

Belgian police opened fire on the driver of a vehicle during raids targeting terror suspects across Brussels last night in which 16 people were arrested.

Third Stade de France suicide bomber 'snuck into Europe via Greece after posing as asylum seeker with fellow Paris jihadi'

French police today posted a photograph of the man on Twitter, appealing to the public for information that would help identify him.

Two Abdeslam brothers in Paris attacks 'stopped drinking and started praying' six months before atrocity, reveals their sibling

Mohamed Abdeslam claimed that fugitive Salah and Ibrahim, who blew himself up, told their mother that they were going skiing shortly before the attacks in the French capital ten days ago.

Son of a Labour councillor suspected of being an extremist after being arrested on the Syrian border is back in Britain and walking the streets of Rochdale 

Waheed Ahmed, 21, and eight relatives, including a one-year-old, were picked up by Turkish police who feared they planned to join the Islamic State terror group. Ahmed is now a regular sight in Rochdale.

PM's 10,000-strong strike force: David Cameron pledges new units as MPs are told to act like Churchill not Chamberlain

The two rapid-response brigades, which can be quickly deployed to war zones, are the centrepiece of the Prime Minister's long-awaited strategic defence and security review.

Muslim scholar who posted YouTube speech condemning Paris atrocities reveals he has received death threats from British-born children who support ISIS

EXCLUSIVE: Mufassil Islam, who has lived in Britain on and off for more than 22 years, received death threats after he spoke out following the terrorist attacks in Paris left 130 people dead.

'Everyone had blood on them': Australian survivor, 19, of Bataclan massacre recounts the moment she was shot in Paris terror attacks - and how one man's quick thinking saved her life

Australian Emma Parkinson recounts the  moment she was shot in the Paris terror attacks

The only Australian known to have been injured in the terrorist attacks across Paris last week has spoken of the moment she was shot and her incredible survival story. Emma Parkinson, 19, from Hobart was enjoying the Eagles of Death Metal gig at Bataclan when Islamic State gunmen stormed the concert hall and slaughtered 89. The young woman credits a stranger's quick thinking for so many people's escape from the horror. 'At one moment, one person yelled that we should run and I don't know if we would have if that person hadn't said that,' Ms Parkinson explained. It was then that the thousand-odd music lovers in the concert hall began running.

Family pay tribute to son, 20, who was killed by his bandmate who stabbed him 32 times while high on psychedelic drug called Mr Happy

Samuel Donley, 20, knifed Liam Miller (pictured) 32 times and then attacked an innocent passer-by after experimenting with a hallucinogenic drug - called Mr Happy - in July in York.

Camper says he is the 'luckiest man alive' after he was left with 112 broken bones after he pitched his tent on the edge of a 120ft cliff and fell of it

A camper in pursuit of a great view was nearly killed after choosing a precarious spot to pitch his tent. Steven Hill, 42, set up camp on the edge of a 120 foot cliff on Scotland's west coast.

Beware the BFF mothers: Headteacher warns that mollycoddling mums who are best friends with their daughters could make them LESS able to cope with adult life

Jenny Brown, headteacher of £15,450-a-year St Albans High School for Girls, in Hertfordshire, said teenage girls who see their mother as their best friend are anxiety-prone and less resourceful.

Tatler Tory gets away from it all... in Barbados - as Grant Shapps tells friends he knew nothing of sex and drugs claims after being made the fall guy in Mark Clarke affair

Tatler Tory Mark Clarke gets away from it all in Barbados amid party civil war

The man at the centre of the scandal engulfing the Conservative Party - 'Tatler Tory' Mark Clarke - is getting away from it all in Barbados (left), with his wife Sarah and their two children. They are staying at a £1,000-a-night villa at the elegant Coral Reef Club (inset bottom) - a favourite of former prime minister Tony Blair, with stylish villas and suites spread over 12 acres of gardens. But Clarke stands accused of bullying an activist to the point of suicide, blackmail and sexual misconduct on the campaign trail. A 25-year-old Tory aide, India Brummitt (right), quit her position after allegations of a long-term affair with Clarke. Meanwhile Grant Shapps (inset top) expressed fury over being singled out for blame in the scandal by the Conservative high command.

Police arrest 88-year-old husband in hospital over the death of his wife, 83, who was found battered to death at their home 

Paramedics discovered the body of 83-year-old Josephine Williamson when they were called to a home in Lower Earley, Berkshire. Her husband Philip was found with serious stomach injuries.

England star Steven Gerrard is 'captured on camera throwing a punch' during a street brawl despite previously telling a court he was 'trying to defuse the situation'

New footage has emerged that appears to show Steven Gerrard throwing a punch and throwing him against a wall in Formby, near Liverpool, despite claims to the contrary he made in court.

Why was death crash helicopter flying in heavy rain? Questions raised over disaster that killed four Britons after aircraft was allowed to take off in 'terrible' conditions 

Four Britons were among seven people who died at New Zealand hot-spot Fox Glacier, when their helicopter crashed into a crevasse. There was heavy rain and poor visibility at the time.

A winter wonderland that's melting away: Britain will warm up today after freezing weekend brought snow and -6C temperatures

The cold snap brought on by a blast of Arctic air turned parts of the country into a winter wonderland. Temperatures plummeted to the lowest of the winter so far on Saturday night.

Baby who lost her limbs to meningitis is closer to walking after getting her first pair of prosthetic leg

Harmonie-Rose Allen, of Bath, Somerset, was struck down by deadly meningitis B when she was only ten months old - just ten days after she took her first steps.

'It's a nightmare come true. I was petrified - that's my life now': Mother's agony after reading 11-year-old son's note describing how he is being bulled at new school

When Kerry Mustafa (pictured), from Hull, East Yorkshire, asked son Ali Junior to write down how he felt about problems she suspected he was having at school, but it was much worse than she imagined.

Tory minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses to stay at the exclusive London club where he met his mistress

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Cabinet Minister Robert Halfon, 46, claimed for stays at the East India Club where he had secret trysts for six months with Alexandra Paterson behind his long-term partner's back.

How much is YOUR child worth? Overhaul of school funding which means some pupils get £3,000 more

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A new formula will be introduced in England from 2017-18 to close 'arbitrary and unfair' gaps between areas, the Chancellor will announce this week.

'You don't put diesel in a Ferrari!': MP who stripped off for shower advert reveals the reason he has never taken drugs

Conservative MP Johnny Mercer, who stripped off for a Dove shower advert, has said the reason he has never taken drugs is because 'you don't put diesel in a Ferrari'.

Would you go on a first date with millions watching? These women all did and the result's one of the most heart-warming (and occasionally cringe-making) TV hits of the moment

Femail takes a look inside Channel 4’s First Dates

There are few experiences more nerve-racking than a blind date. It can be the trigger for a new romance - or the most excruciating evening of your life. Now the hope and heartbreak are being captured on a reality TV show, Channel 4's First Dates, that's become an unexpected hit. Set in a swish real London restaurant, each episode focuses on five pairs of singletons - from lonely 80-year-olds to lovelorn estate agents - trying to find that elusive 'spark'.

Scorned wife takes the ultimate revenge on her cheating husband by selling their house while he is on holiday in New York

Laura Arnolds, 42, found steamy messages to her husband Craig, 44, on his phone from another woman. When he jetted off to New York for business, she sold the marital home and packed her bags.

Poundworld is fined £70,000 for selling £1 'High Vis' jackets with the logo 'be safe, be seen' that were not actually reflective 

Poundworld sold 95,700 of the Chinese-made £1 vests (pictured) but tests carried out on one of the jackets revealed its 'reflectivity' was no more than 2.4 per cent of what it should have been.

Keep your eyes on the road! Race ace Lewis Hamilton is caught with one hand on the steering wheel and another clutching a mobile phone

Lewis Hamilton was pictured driving the streets of Monaco while looking at his phone (pictured) within days of him crashing his £1.5million Zonda into stationary cars after a heavy night of partying.

Women who are thinking about delaying their family can now take a £65 fertility test to check their egg count

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The £65 test, offered by a New York fertility clinic, screens women aged 18-35 for future risk of developing Premature ovarian aging (POA), a condition which affects one in ten women.

The midlife crisis is real: Happiness DOES go downhill in adulthood and is lowest for people in their early 40s who are weighed down by 'burdens of life'

According to a study of 50,000 people, adults between 40 and 42 are at their most miserable as they care for children, elderly parents and work long hours but happiness improves for the over-60s.

How I became a secret-eating mummy: Mother says sheer stress of eating healthily with the kids makes her hide crisps in the bread bin and stash chocs in her bathroom

Mother-of-three Georgina Fuller, 37, from Warwickshire, says a new breed of mums only eat organic with their children but snack sneakily on junk food when their brood aren't looking.

Odeon boss who boasts of lavish lifestyle: The tycoons behind Britain's three biggest cinema chains who have banned Lord's Prayer ad

Tycoons behind Odeon, Vue and Cineworld chains who have banned Lord's Prayer ad

As cinemas ban an advert encouraging the Lord's Prayer (right) while letting children see commercials selling alcohol and ultraviolent video games, the Mail looks at the bosses behind Britain's three top cinema chains. Odeon is part of a vast portfolio owned by multimillionaire tax exile Guy Hands's investment company Terra Firma. The Guernsey-based tycoon (left, with singer Katy Perry in 2008), whose family is worth an estimated £250million, bragged in a speech in Amsterdam last week about eating gourmet food in 'ludicrously expensive' restaurants, drinking fine wines and staying in five-star hotels. He said in February he would try to sell Odeon following poor results. But a series of Hollywood blockbusters saw profits rise by £14.5million in the first half of 2015.

Parents are warned not to leave their babies strapped into car seats while they sleep after figures reveal 31 babies have either suffocated or been strangled

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A study by experts at Penn State Medical Centre, Pennsylvania, of children under two who had died while sitting in a car seat, found that 31 had either suffocated or been strangled by seat straps.

The real-life Flintstones house: Holiday home is carved between four granite boulders and comes with a swimming pool and bulletproof windows (but there's no electricity)

Known as Casa do Penedo (House of Stone), this bizarre dwelling is nestled between four granite boulders in Portugal's Fafe Mountains and has become a growing tourist attraction.

Janis Joplin was haunted by self doubt, addicted to amphetamines and never recovered from being teased at school, according to a new film based on her journals

Rock's leading lady (pictured) was famous for her carefree attitude but she was also damaged from being bullied at school for her short skirts and dyed hair, and suffered from body dysmorphia.

It's enough to make you green with envy! Chris Evans and Jenson Button test a 200mph McLaren in first glimpse of new Top Gear show

Chris Evans and Jenson Button test a 200mph McLaren in new Top Gear

The 49-year-old presenter (top centre) was seen laughing with Button (top left and bottom centre) in a bright green McLaren 650S Spider on the BBC motoring show's test track at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey. And fans of the long-running programme will be delighted to see that the show's legendary driver The Stig (right) was also spotted on set in full costume during filming last Wednesday. The Radio 2 DJ has signed a three-year contract for the new series of Top Gear, and there will be two series of the show, each consisting of eight episodes, with the first airing in May 2016.

'Don't try this at home! Woman took advice she saw on Facebook to cook cheese on toast in her toaster and set fire to her whole kitchen 

Huge flames started shooting out of Suzaane Dale's toaster when she turned it on its side to cook cheese on toast in her home in Manchester. It took firefighters 20 minutes to put out the blaze.

Not much of a looker, eh Mr Inverdale? Transformed tennis star Marion Bartoli issues rebuke to BBC commentator after dropping two and a half stone 

BBC commentator John Inverdale sparked a huge sexism row when he said tennis star Marion Bartoli was 'never going to be a looker'. But the Wimbledon champion has undergone a dramatic transformation.

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Archbishop Welby's fury at cinema ban on 'offensive' Lord's prayer: Church threaten to sue after plug pulled on advert

Odeon, Cineworld and Vue have refused to show the film the Church of England planned to run in cinemas across the UK before the new Star Wars blockbuster, which opens a week before Christmas.

Kids Company boss Camila Batmanghelidjh admits she cheated to get into a top school when her mother took an exam for her 

Camila Batmanghelidjh got into Sherborne School for Girls, in Dorset, after letting her mother take the exam for her. She justified the decision by saying she 'would never have passed it myself'.

Mother-of-two horrified to discover cat covered in concrete from top to tail huddled outside her front door 

Faye Richards horrified to discover cat covered in concrete from top to tail

Mother-of-two Faye Richards, from Bristol, discovered the ginger tom huddled on her front step, so covered in concrete (right) that it couldn't even open its eyes. Faye (inset) rushed it to the vet, where it was shaved (left) and had the concrete combed out of its coat. The cat, which has no microchip to identify him, has now been completely shaved and is said to be well on the road to recovery. It is currently staying with the vet who cared for it.

Critics threaten a boycott of Zoolander over Benedict Cumberbatch's 'cartoonish' transgender character and say it is the 'modern equivalent of blackface'

Cumberbatch plays androgynous model 'All' in the film. Ben Stiller's Zoolander asks if All is a 'male or female' and Owen Wilson's Hansel then asks the model 'do you have a hot dog or a bun?'

This is your captain... dancing! Leaked footage shows pilots busting a move to Bollywood pop song in cockpit

Leaked footage that has gone viral on the internet shows Pakistan International Airlines pilots dancing in the cockpit to the hit song Afghan Jalebi, from the action film Phantom.

I had those 16 ducklings in the back of my cab! Mother duck lets her babies hitch a 'taxi ride' on her back across the park pond

Mark Chimes, 49, captured the image in Queen's Park Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire, and realised that six were actually on their mother's back while the others tagged along behind.

Are these the remains of the last tsar's son? Bone fragments locked in a safe in state archive are not buried because the church wants more evidence 

A probe is being launched to determine whether the remains can be laid to rest next to the other members of Russia's last royal family, interred back in 1998 in their former capital Saint Petersburg.

Skull reveals the real Winnie the Pooh had tooth decay because Christopher Robin gave her too much HONEY

The author was influenced by a Canadian black bear called Winnipeg, who was loved and fed honey by his son, the real-life Christopher Robin, at London Zoo.

Fitting farewell to a rugby giant: Hundreds gather for public memorial remembering New Zealand legend Jonah Lomu

Hundreds gather for public memorial service for All Blacks Jonah Lomu

Hundreds of mourners filled a church for the emotional public memorial for rugby great Jonah Lomu on Sunday evening. Tongan leaders, community members and friends and family - including his mother Hepi Lomu (inset) - gathered at the Lotofalei'a Tongan Methodist Church in Auckland, New Zealand, to celebrate the life of the All Black hero, who died overnight on Tuesday after a cardiac arrest.

Critics of Europe's open borders are 'exploiting the suffering of Paris', says Juncker in vow to save Schengen Zone

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Terrorists were able to sneak into Europe posing as Syrian refugees but the European Commission president said he would fight to stop countries putting back up the walls of Europe.

How Afghans who want to move to Europe are buying forged Taliban threat letters to pretend their lives are in danger

This Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 photo shows a forged letter written in Pashto, in Dand district, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Threatening letters from the Taliban, once tantamount to a death sentence, are now being forged and sold to Afghans who want to start a new life in Europe. Recently the Taliban say they have mostly ceased the practice, while those selling forged threat letters are doing a brisk business as tens of thousands of Afghans flee to Europe, hoping to claim asylum. (AP Photo)

The Taliban say they have mostly ceased the practice, while those selling forged threat letters are doing a brisk business as tens of thousands of Afghans flee to Europe, hoping to claim asylum.

At least 100 die in landslide near jade mine in Myanmar as rescuers dig through rubble in desperate search for survivors

Nearly 100 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State as rescuers desperately search for 100 people who are still missing.

Indian doctor takes husband to court after he 'tricked her into revealing the sex of their unborn girl twins then pressured her to abort them'

Mitu Khurana, a doctor living in Jaipur, India, claims her husband secretly asked doctors to take an ultra-sound of her babies while she was in hospital with a stomach complaint in 2004.

US newspaper reporter sentenced to prison by Iranian regime after being found guilty of spying

The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief, who has both U.S. and Iranian citizenship, was convicted on October 11. He was given 20 days to appeal and has now been sentenced.

PETER HITCHENS: Cameron has guns, bombs and a plane - and not one good idea

So far there is little sign of serious thought about the Paris atrocities. We are to have more spooks, though spooks failed to see it coming, and new ones will be no more clairvoyant, writes PETER HITCHENS.

RACHEL JOHNSON: Sex once a week? Where DO they find the time?  

A third of British couples can't remember the last time they had sex. It gave fresh hope to all sex-slackers, to all exhausted parents for whom sex is low priority, that they were not alone.