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Celine Dion brings American Music Awards 2015 to tears with Paris tribute

The songstress sang Piaf's Hymne a l'Amour on Sunday night as a montage of Paris landmarks played behind her in the tribute to the lives lost in the November 13 terror attacks. read


Maria Ivleva was sitting on top of the bomb that downed Russian plane over Egypt

Investigators revealed that the bomb was stuffed under the seat of Maria Ivleva, 15, who is thought to have been the first of 224 victims to die when it went off, sending the plane crashing to the ground. read


One in five British Muslims have sympathy for those joining ISIS

The revelations come as it emerged that hate crime against Muslims in the UK has rocketed by 300 per cent in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, with women being the main targets. read


Belgians defy Brussels lockdown to marry in ceremony flanked by armed soldiers

Dutch journalist Joris Marseille captured the moment a couple refused to be cowed by terrorism and tied the knot in the wake of the Paris attacks and posed for pictures with heavily armed guards. read


Belgium remains on lockdown after 21 are arrested in hunt for Salah Abdeslam

Belgian police opened fire on the driver of a vehicle during raids targeting terror suspects across Brussels last night in which 21 people were arrested. read


Video of a musician performing Hallelujah on the streets of Brussels

This is the moment a cellist performed a moving rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah on the streets of panic-stricken Brussels in Belgium, with the city on lockdown due to a terrorist threat. read


Turkey warned France and Belgium about Paris attacks terrorists a YEAR ago

Security sources revealed lapses in communication between countries and on some occasions specific warnings were ignored leading up to the massacre on November 13. read


Prince Charles blames 'horrors' of the Syria war on a failure to tackle climate change

In a controversial interview, before the Paris terror attacks, Prince Charles (pictured) argued that the cumulative effect of global warming was ‘one of the major reasons for this horror in Syria’. read


David Cameron visits Paris as Francois Hollande discusses ISIS

David Cameron today paid tribute to the victims of the Paris terror attacks as Britain prepares to join the fight against ISIS in Syria, with momentum building for MPs to authorise strike action before Christmas. read


Chinese police use a FLAMETHROWER on 'Muslim terror suspects'

Chinese forces say they used a flamethrower to force more than 10 'terrorists' from a cave in the western Xinjiang region. It is part of a search for those behind an attack at a coal mine in September. read


Labour MP says Jeremy Corbyn could back Syria airstrikes ahead of vote next week

Shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle denied the Labour leader is a pacifist as dozens of the party's MPs prepare to support David Cameron's calls for military action against fanatics in Syria. read


David Cameron pledges 10,000 strong anti-terrorism Army strike force

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. read


Inside Russia's war room where Vladimir Putin masterminds Syria airstrikes

Russia's strongman Vladimir Putin has been overseeing the daily airstrikes in Syria from a colossal three-floor war room in Moscow. read


Russia destroys 472 ISIS targets in Syria bombing missions over the weekend

The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed that almost 500 ISIS targets in Syria had been destroyed by Russian jets in cities including the capital Damascus and the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa. read


Russian operatives kill 11 ISIS-linked smugglers in the North Caucasus as Putin cracks down

Russian security services have killed 11 Islamist militants who had been helping to smuggle fighters from the North Caucasus across borders to Syria to join ISIS. read


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 emerged tonight. read


Waheed Ahmed arrested on the Syrian border is back in Britain in 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. read


Paris attacks survivor who was shot in the Bataclan had survived 9/11 as well

The American man, known only as Matthew, 36, managed to crawl to safety despite having been shot in the leg. 'I sprinted across half of Manhattan, but Bataclan was 1,000 times worse,' he said. read


Southwest passengers had no idea 'what was going on' during flight diversion

The flight headed to Los Angeles International Airport from Indianapolis diverted to Kansas City on Sunday morning so the three men could be escorted off the plane and questioned by the FBI. read


Belgian Twitter users post cat pictures as police hunt Paris attack killers

Defence Minister Steven Vandeput tweeted: 'Police are asking the public not to report their movements on social media, please support & rt #BrusselsLockdown.' read


Paris police issue photograph of the third Stade de France bomber

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


'All the terrorists are basically migrants': claims Hungarian PM Viktor Orban

Viktor Orban has already sparked controversy after Hungary erected a huge razor-wire fence on its borders with Serbia and Croatia in a bid to divert the migrant flow across Europe. read


British Muslim schoolboy, 16, stood blindfolded in city centre offering free HUGS to ‘try and show not all members of his religion are terrorists’

Yusef Pirot, 16, stood in the middle of Nottingham city centre for two hours with a sign around his neck saying 'I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug' in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. read


Mali hotel terrorists shot at 'anything that moved' and hunted for Air France crew

The two al-Qaeda gunmen who carried out the deadly massacre at the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali were hunting for members of the Air France crew staying in the building. read


Germany to convert Berlin's Stasi HQ into a shelter to house refugees

Nearly 500 people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan have been moved into the foreign intelligence wing of the imposing former Ministry of State Security (pictured). read


Migrants face plummeting temperatures as snow sweeps across Europe

Growing numbers of migrants are camping out in the open with many lighting fires in a bid to keep their children warm as temperatures plunge below zero across Europe. read


Couple's Tesco delivery of a 24-piece dinner set came in 48 boxes

Joanne and Billy Murphy, from Greater Manchester, were mystified as to why every plate, bowl and mug they had ordered from Tesco was packed inside two separate boxes. read


Judge blasts Hampshire council social workers for doctoring a report in ‘cover-up’

At Portsmouth family court, Judge Mark Horton said there had been a 'deliberate and calculated' alteration to the dossier and changes improved the case for removing the children from their parents. read


Tania Clarence case: Authorities knew she was 'overwhelmed'

Tania Clarence previously admitted the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of Olivia, four, and three-year-old twins Ben and Max at the family home in New Malden, south London read


Ex-bodybuilder whose heart exploded after steroid overuse says it's a 'miracle' he's alive

Belgium-born Edouard 'Spyk' Gheur, 52, who now East Sussex, revealed on today's This Morning how he is lucky to be alive after taking the class C drugs for 15 years. read


Fire risk forces maker of Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda into recall on appliances

Hotpoint, Indesit & Creda tumble dryers bought between 2004 and 2015 could be a fire risk. The manufacturer is rolling out a national repair and upgrade programme. read


Andy McNab's top travel tips including the item EVERYONE should pack

Andy McNab (pictured) served with the SAS for nine years and has expert survival knowledge, having been trained to make it out alive from every possible hostile environment. read


Odourless gas radon linked to lung 'cancer causes thousands of deaths a year'

In some homes, the highest recorded concentration of Radon was 50 times over the recommended level, according to Keith Hardy, of Nottingham Trent University. read


Hatton Garden 'raiders spent 3 years planning how to get into the vault'

Carl Wood, William Lincoln, John Harbinson, and Hugh Doyle (pictured left to right in a court sketch) were allegedly involved in the Hatton Garden raid. read


Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel hotel slammed as ‘filthy and disgusting’ by guest

Peter Moss, from north London took photographs of 'broken furniture, condensation stains and damp' in his room during what he described as a 'dreadful' stay at Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel. read


King's Lynn woman cries after being told husband was dead when he was alive

Ursula Freeman, 79, burst into tears, along with her daughter, Elaine Faxton, 53, when medics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn told her that Dennis, 81, her husband of 60 years, had died. read


Toggl infographic reveals the travel hacks to breeze through the airport

Airports are a never-ending source of anxiety or frustration for tourists, but this infographic reveals how travellers can eliminate the stress and make the experience as enjoyable as possible. read


Woman who was raped by her father struggles to make Christnas special for her sons

Amelia, from Nottinghamshire, who is now in her twenties, said the abuse would be worse at Christmas time as her father would be on leave from his job (file photo). read


Bill Clinton rape accuser blasts Hillary for campaigning on women's issues

Juanita Broaddrick claims she was raped by Bill Clinton in a Little Rock, Arkansas hotel room in 1978, and that Hillary knew about the sexual assault and wanted it swept under the rug. read


Viagra maker Pfizer and Botox firm Allergan agree to a $160billion merger, the biggest pharmaceuticals deal in history 

The merger is the also largest so-called inversion deal in corporate history, a tax-saving manoeuvre in which a US company reorganises in another country with a lower corporate tax rate. read


England and Leicester player Jamie Vardy hasn't spoken to his parents for a year

The Leicester striker may be in the form of his career, but behind the scenes, his parents say a row has blown up between them and Vardy's girlfriend Becky Nicholson read


Ed Miliband backs Jeremy Corbyn to be the next prime minister

Mr Miliband said 'of course' Mr Corbyn and his shadow chancellor John McDonnell could run the next government in 2020. read


Gay drama teacher texts Christian parent who pulled children from class over his sexuality

Michael, from the UK, launched a witty response after the parent removed their two children from his class in a disagreement over sexuality. The exchange was viewed 130,000 times on Imgur. read


RAF asks France and Canada for help hunting Russian submarine off Scotland's coast

An RAF plane, a Royal Navy frigate, HMS Sutherland and submarine are involved in the search off the coast of Scotland along with French and Canadian maritime patrol aircraft. read


Divorce rate at lowest level in a decade but couples spend £3B on failing marriages

Official statistics published today show there were 114,720 divorces in England and Wales in 2013 - down from 118,140 a year earlier. read


Vandals graffiti headstones of ANZAC WW1 soldiers at Harefield churchyard

Residents in Hillingdon, west London, have been left outraged and 'in tears' after 24 headstones at Harefield churchyard were covered in blue spray-paint graffiti over the weekend. read


The teenager whose life was wrecked by acne drug Roaccutane

Elin Rowlands, 15, from near Bangor, was prescribed Roaccutane after being teased about her spots. She suffered pancreatic necrosis, where part of the organ dies, leaving her diabetic. read


Prince George loves driving his toy tractor around the lanes of his Norfolk home

The miniature tractor costs £100 and is from agricultural company, John Deere, which holds a royal warrant to supply his grandmother, the Queen, with farm and garden machinery. read


Femail takes a look inside Channel 4’s First Dates

Few experiences are more nerve-racking than a blind date. They can be the trigger for a new romance — or the most excruciating evening of your life. Tanith Carey looks at the secrets behind C4's First Dates. read


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. read


Easy access to online porn blamed for the rise of compulsive sexual behaviour

The ready supply of sexual images makes it difficult for young people with sex addictions to resist the urge to find porn, a University of Cambridge study found. One in 25 are thought to be sex addicts. read


Lord's Prayer advert the cinemas are trying to ban for being too 'Christian'

Professor Dawkins (pictured), an evolutionary biologist who is an outspoken critic of organised religion, said that the grounds on which the advert is being censored is ridiculous. read


DOMINIC LAWSON's wife's tears of anger over a Lord's Prayer cinema ban

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is not easily pushed to anger. Yet he has been provoked beyond endurance by a refusal to show a film of the Lord’s Prayer. read


Freemasons 'fixed inquiry into sinking of the Titanic to clear bosses'

The investigation into the 1912 Titanic tragedy that left 1,500 people dead cleared almost all of those involved. An archive of two million names of members from 1733 to 1923 is set to be published. read


Author Bruce Robinson claims Jack the Ripper was protected by Freemasons

The theory was put forward by an author of a new book who believes that all of the Ripper killings were the stamp of Masonic ritual and he was a man called Michael Maybrick. read


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, from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, found messages to her husband Craig, 44, on his phone from another woman. When he jetted off to New York she sold the marital home. read


Food critic Richard McComb reveals the top ten signs that an eatery is mediocre

Birmingham-based food critic Richard McComb talks you through the signs that a restaurant is trying too hard. He warns to watch out for long menus with fancy descriptions and hybrid foods. read


Bodle Technologies to make phone you only have to charge once a WEEK

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. read


Amal Clooney will no longer wear her diamond engagement ring at work

Amid concerns that her seven-carat sparkler is detracting from the seriousness of her job, 37-year-old Amal is said to be keen to replace her engagement ring with something more low-key. read


Angelina Jolie says she feels more 'settled' and 'grown up' since early menopause

Angelina Jolie-Pitt has been candid about her road to early menopause, after having her ovaries removed earlier this year. read


Portsmouth bodybuilder stuns colleagues when he returns as a woman

Bricklayer Shannon Moore, 44, from Portsmouth, shocked work mates when he didn't show up for his contractor role at a building site - but fun-loving Jessie-Rennee did instead. read


Nawnee Mackin is jailed for killing boy in front of his mum and sister in Manchester

Nawnee Mackin, of Manchester, knocked down and killed little Samuel Walker as the youngster crossed the road with his mother and sister read


Smart handbag humiliates shopaholics by SHOUTING 'do you need this?'

A smart handbag which shouts when the credit card is removed has been created by three students from Dundee. Leanne Fischler, Kirsty Sneddon and Rebecca Smith made the bag themselves. read


A MAGNUM of Prosecco for £13 at Asda as supermarkets slash festive booze prices

Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S, Lidl, Asda and Iceland have slashed the prices of their top tipples ahead of Christmas with beers, bubbles, fine wines and quality spirits all in the firing line. read


Norfolk wife plans wedding vow renewal with husband who is now a woman

Amy and Gary Frary from Norfolk had been together for nearly a decade, but Amy had no idea her husband had been struggling with gender identity issues since the age of 12. read


Memphis suburb is overrun with thousands of spiders spinning a half mile web

The spiders' web in North Memphis, Tennessee, stretches half a mile. Thousands of spiders are said to be in the area. read


Hasidic woman kills herself months after sister's Manhattan rooftop bar suicide

The sister of a Hasidic Jewish woman who committed suicide by jumping from a New York rooftop bar has taken her own life. Sarah Mayer (right) was found dead on Sunday. read


Jessi Probert sparked a fight at a family funeral with another mourner

Jessi Probert, 22, from south Wales, who 'lost her rag' with another mourner at a family funeral sparked a brawl and ended up being stamped in the face with a stiletto. read


UFO hunters spot a 'MOUSE' on Mars in the latest images from the Curiosity rover

The 'mouse' (ringed) was spotted by amateur astronomer Joe White from Bristol. He noticed the bizarre rock on the ridge of the red planet's Gale Crater. read


Metropolitan Police hunt attempted murder suspect in London after CCTV shows him fleeing scene

Metropolitan Police officers are appealing for help finding a suspect after a 32-year-old man was stabbed several times by a group of four men outside a Betfred shop in Thornton Heath, south London. read


The girl who gave the gift of life to five others: 18-year-old who died from an asthma attack became an organ donor just a week before

The family of Elizabeth Ford, from Suffolk, hope her story will inspire other people to sign up to the transplant register. The fact she saved so many lives is a comforting thought, they said. read


Middlesbrough woman buys only budget supermarket items and saves £37

Mieka Smiles, from Middlesbrough, Teesside, survives on the budget aisle for FEMAIL. She makes a saving of £37 totting up bargains from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons. read


The Slow Mo Guys create their own fire tornado and capture it in slow motion video

Texas-based filmmakers The Slow Mo Guys used high-speed cameras and a ring of 12 fans to capture stunning footage of a fire tornado rising up to 10ft (3 metres) into the sky (pictured). read


Satnav software glitch reroutes drivers in Europe to Preitenegg, Austria

Even British users of Garmin GPS systems trying to dodge a hold up find themselves being diverted hundreds of miles and halfway across Europe to Preitenegg in the Austrian mountains. read


Ten of the best 4x4s: Top SUVs to beat the winter weather

Winter weather warnings means the demand for 4x4s is about to sky rocket. To help you choose the best one for you, AutoTrader has listed its ten best SUVs for different requirements. read


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, with his wife Sarah and their two children. read


First UK case of a mother using bleach to 'cure' son's autism reported to Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Police have confirmed they have received a complaint about the alleged use of MMS, which is similar to bleach read


Telford man battered by his own DAUGHTER after she stole £17.5k from him

Widower David Glass, 83, from Telford, Shropshire, said that he has now ‘lost faith in human nature’. A court heard how his daughter and her husband hit him 30 or 40 times. read


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 that it couldn't even open its eyes. She rushed it to the vet, where it was shaved. read


Henry Kissinger pays respects to ex-German German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt

Current chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck were at the state funeral in St Michaelis Church, Hamburg, for Helmut Schmidt, who died aged 96 earlier this month. read


Lauren Crouch whose Tinder date wanted a £3.50 refund is bought a dress by a stranger

Lauren Crouch, 28, had a kind stranger buy her a £55 dress after her date demanded she repay the £3.50 he spent on coffee. The blogger, from London, said she was confused but accepted the offer. read


Woman with HIV says the reaction to Charlie Sheen's diagnosis has been disgraceful

Becky Mitchell, 41, from Bristol, has taken part in a film called My HIV... MY Rules to explain that since her 2012 diagnosis she has qualified as an instructor and is planning to trek the Inca trail. read


Pictures show Foxie the ex-laboratory chimpanzee mothering troll dolls

Staff at the sanctuary in Washington where Foxie lives say that that the fact she has adopted the toys is endearing but it's also a sad reminder that she was never allowed to keep her own young. read


London mum tells how her 80-hour labour left her with PTSD

Annie Meier, 35, from London, went through an 80-hour labour with her daughter Bea. She battled PTSD and depression for two years before admitting to her husband Richard she was struggling. read


Major-General Alastair Duncan 'driven mentally ill by an anti-malaria drug'

November is a fraught month for Major-General Alastair Duncan, writes FRANCES HARDY. Fireworks transport him back into the thick of combat zones. read


Oscar Pistorius grins at his birthday party as he awaits murder appeal verdict

The paralympian, who is under house arrest at his uncle's mansion in Pretoria, South Africa, was pictured with his young cousins during his 29th birthday party on Sunday. read


2 women down glasses of helium-infused wine in this video

As soon as the two women, who live in Parkersburg, West Virginia, started speaking and singing, they couldn't contain themselves and almost fell off their chairs from laughing too hard. read


Yvonne Fletcher murder suspect Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk’s son says father is innocent

Dr Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk, was arrested at his home in south-east England last week on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Pc Fletcher (pictured). He has since been bailed. read


New Zealand rescuers abseil glacier to recover bodies of UK and Australian tourists from helicopter wreck

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission in New Zealand said cliff rescue staff attached to ropes could be called on to descend into the icy mountain to recover the seven bodies. read


Chinese shoppers brawl in front of a Rotterdam store as baby formula sells out

A video of a fight thought to have broken out over powdered milk in the Netherlands has emerged online. The argument was reportedly between three Chinese shoppers outside a Rotterdam supermarket. read


UK weather set to see temperatures drop to -6C as bookmakers slash White Christmas odds

Bookmakers are offering odds of 4/1 – the lowest for several years – of snow falling on Christmas Day, after the recent cold snap saw temperatures plummet to almost -6C overnight. read


DVSA figures reveal women far more likely to fail driving tests than men

Government statistics have revealed women are more likely to fail their driving tests than men - and the gap between genders only gets bigger with age with 50-year-old males twice as likely to pass as a woman. read


The iFuse 'hybrid' cigarette combines e-cig technology with tobacco to improve flavour

London-based British American Tobacco is to trial a new type of cigarette called iFuse that combines e-cigarette technology (stock image pictured) and tobacco. read


Pakistan WILL execute paraplegic murderer Abdul Basit this week

Paraplegic inmate Abdul Basit, has been paralysed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair since contracting meningitis in prison in Faisalabad in 2010. read


Vaporcade Jupiter comes with a built-in e-cigarette to let you 'vape' and dial

The Los Angeles-based company behind the Vaporcade Jupiter (illustrated) claims it is 'the world's first and only cellular vaporiser'. read


Jonah Lomu was killed by the long haul flight from Britain, All Blacks doctor claims

Jonah Lomu's former doctor, John Mayhew, has said the rugby great likely died from a blood clot which probably formed during a long haul flight to New Zealand. read


Durham Police close off Metal Bridge cemetery after a grave was disturbed and headstone damaged

The graves of Levi George Price, who hung himself in 2001 and his brother Gareth Price, who also committed suicide in 2005, were dug up in County Durham and their skulls were removed. read


Belgium footballer goes for WEE during match and watches his Eendracht Aalst team-mates score!

Playing with 10 men is usually a disadvantage but for Belgium Third Division side Eendracht Aalst, it proved the opposite when one of their players relieved themselves during a recent match. read


Turkish man whose wife had just given birth killed doctor and jumped to his death

Dr Aynur Dagdemir was stabbed to death by Yusuf Dogan after intervening in an argument between him and his wife. Dogan (pictured) then jumped to his death after stabbing her and died at the scene. read


Anaya and Myla born with DIFFERENT skin tones despite having the SAME parents

When Hannah Yarker, 20, from Wythenshawe, was expecting twins, she joked about who they might look like. Much to her surprise, they really did look like each of their parents... taking on their colouring. read


Teenager with curved spine fulfills her dream of performing on a trapeze

Louise Stewart-Scott, 14, of Jersey, has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, causing hypermobility and her joints to dislocate. She also suffers from scoliosis, an abnormal curvature in her spine. read


See the pockmarked poles of Ceres in unprecedented detail: Nasa's Dawn probe releases its first images of the polar regions

Nasa researchers in California mapped the regions by combining images captured by the Dawn probe between August and October this year. read


PENGUINS oily feathers have natural 'de-icer' that could keep aircraft wings clear

Researchers from he University of California, Los Angeles studied penguins' feathers in detail to reveal their de-icing trick that means their feathers are never clogged with ice. read


How to make your own cocktails on a plane with alcohol from the service cart

The in-flight holiday cocktail cheat sheet shows travellers how they can make everything from a screw driver or bloody mary to sangria or red eye express. read


Pictures show Polish Zarnowiec nuclear power station 25 years after Chernobyl disaster halted construction

The Zarnowiec facility, in northern Poland, was supposed to be the country's first nuclear power station - but it was never completed because of a public outcry after the Chernobyl disaster. read


SugarDaters looking for a sugar daddy online prove they're not all 'blonde, thin and big-breasted'

The sugar babes featured in the calendar from Danish dating site SugarDaters share stories of alcoholism and abuse to challenge some of the common stereotypes surrounding its members. read


Video shows dog with such bad mange she had a 'coat of stone'

The helpless street dog, who has since been named Alice, was discovered lying in the back of an abandoned tuk-tuk in India before she was taken to a rescue centre in Udaipur for treatment. read


Mousy hair’s just got screamingly fashionable as exemplified by Taylor Swift

Alice Hart-Davis has had blonde hair for 20 years. Decides to try out having mousy hair, a trend popularised by celebrities. Alice doesn't think she's cool enough to pull off the transformation. read


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 son Breck Bednar, 14, who was being groomed online. But an ‘uncaring’ and 'incompetent' 101 call operator fobbed her off. read


Video of a cheeky two-year-old shouting a swear word repeatedly while playing

The footage was captured in Montreal, Canada and shows two-year-old Luca appearing to say 'oh f***' while running around the house knocking on doors. read


Indian doctor in landmark sex-selective abortion legal battle

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. read


The love letter I wish I'd written as writers finally bare their souls

Last week extracts were published of a 30,000-word love letter, written by Germaine Greer to her secret lover novelist Martin Amis, in 1976. Here five well-known women reveal their love letters. read


Two Palestinian girls in Jerusalem shot after stabbing Jewish man with SCISSORS

Two Palestinian teenage girls stabbed a 70-year-old Palestinian man with scissors in Jerusalem market before they were shot by police, in the latest incident in a two-month wave of violence. read


Barack Obama singing at Charleston shooting funeral to feature on Coldplay album

A recording of Obama singing 'Amazing Grace' at the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a victim of the Charleston shooting in June, will serve as an interlude on Coldplay's new album. read


Students are filmed watching PORN together for social experiment

Students from the University of Bristol have been filmed watching porn to show men and women's differing reactions. Male students giggled nervously while the women seemed more shocked by the clips. read


King of Sweden calls for a ban on BATHS and admits he is now ‘ashamed’ to run one

King Carl XVI Gustaf, who once had a reputation as a lothario and is now a staunch environmentalist, said he realised how much energy they used when he was staying somewhere without a shower. read


Wooburn Green 'gas explosion' sees house destroyed and residents evacuated

The suspected gas blast incident happened in the village of Wooburn Green, near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. The semi-detached property has reportedly been completely destroyed. read


Daisy the disabled dog's prosthetic legs allow her to run for the first time

Daisy the dog is so excited to run for the first time in her new prosthetic legs that she has no problem overtaking her 'fur brother' in a race around Los Angeles. read


Superyachts available for charter this winter for up to $1m a week

Chief executives, A-list actors and supermodels will be spending their winter holidays on these extravagant yachts as they sail from island to island in the Caribbean. read


Headteacher warns that BFF mums are ruining their daughters for 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. read


Zara Phillips celebrates 'dynamic' new relationship with the Chinese

Her Majesty's granddaughter Zara Phillips would appear to have more reason than most to celebrate Britain's 'dynamic' new economic relationship with the Chinese. read


How much is YOUR child worth? George Osborne overhauls school funding

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. read


Brace yourself for council tax hikes to pay for elderly care

Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce this week that he will allow councils to raise the levy by up to 2 per cent to cover shortfalls in social care for their residents. read


Why was Fox Glacier death crash helicopter flying in heavy rain?

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. read


George Lawlor hounded out of lectures after questioning rape consent workshops

Second-year George Lawlor, 19, fears for his future at Warwick University after being ostracised and bullied for challenging a student union drive to hold rape awareness sessions. read


New Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reveals Nazi-looking salute

New scenes released in the latest TV ad show the evil army known as The First Order giving something similar to a Nazi salute, standing next to officers in black uniform similar to that of the Gestapo. read


Sepp Blatter says he was 'close to death' at his parents' grave: I sat between angels and the devil

Sepp Blatter has said he nearly died after collapsing earlier this month. The 79-year-old suspended FIFA president spent several days in hospital but has since been released. read


Shooters open fire at Bunny Friend Park in New Orleans during music video filming

Gunfire erupted around 7pm Sunday at Bunny Friend Park in New Orleans's Ninth Ward during an after party for a parade where hundreds had gathered for a music video shoot. read


At least 100 die in landslide near jade mine in Myanmar

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. read


Johnny Mercer MP 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'. read


Consumer confidence rises to 3-month high as UK unemployment is lowest in 7 years

Falling energy and fuel bills helped keep consumer spending on essentials down for the eleventh consecutive month, Lloyds Bank's Spending Power report said. read


Almost a third of motorists are spreading the cost of car tax with Direct Debit payments

More than 10 million drivers pay their car tax using Direct Debit. The option to spread VED payments out monthly was introduced in October last year, and now almost one in three use this method. read


Canadian Rockies images show a frozen world deep inside Sentry Mountain

Photographer Paul Zizka went deep inside Canadian Rockies to explore Booming Ice Chasm. These amazing images show a world that will be frozen forever. read


Ford's Drug Driving Suit simulates the effects illegal substances have on your body

Scientists at the Meyer-Hentschel Institute in Germany developed the suit for Ford's Driving Skills for Life programme so motorists can understand the risks of driving under the influence. read


Photographer Alan McFadyen takes perfect picture of a kingfisher diving

Alan McFadyen, 46, finally managed to capture a flawless kingfisher dive at Kirkcudbright in Scotland, where he used to watch the birds as a boy with his late grandfather Robert Murray. read


Remi Brixton launches Freck Yourself to give skin a dusting of FAKE freckles

Remi Brixton, from LA, launched Freck Yourself because she said there is 'nothing more beautiful than bare skin and fresh freckles' - but people with real freckles have been left unimpressed. read


British soldiers lectured for not making commanding officer enough hot drinks

Captain Clare Coward sent an email (pictured) to six officers in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Tidworth Camp accusing the of being 'idiots' for not being able to make a brew. read


MPs call for diesel scrappage scheme and car tax changes after VW emissions scandal

The Chancellor is due to deliver his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, and MPs have called for it to include new incentives to encourage drivers to do away with high polluting diesels. read


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

Evans was seen laughing with Formula One driver Button in a bright green McLaren 650S Spider on the BBC motoring show’s test track at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey. read


Hull mother is heartbroken to read note on bullies by son, 11

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. read


Thousands died needlessly from ebola because of World Health Organisation’s response

Thousands of people needlessly died because the global response to the ebola crisis was ‘late, feeble and uncoordinated’, a damning report concludes today. read


Poundworld is fined £70,000 for selling £1 'High Vis' jackets that were not 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. read


Toys R Us ditches 'girls' and 'boys' categories online as its website goes gender neutral

Retail giant Toys R Us have stopped categorising toys by gender on their website, amid pressure from campaigners who say it puts girls off science toys and makes boys feel they can't play with dolls. read


Grumpy cat looks just like Mog from Sainsbury's Christmas advert

Laura and Tom Reed, of Warwickshire, bought a toy Mog for seven-month-old son Henry but their four-year-old exotic shorthair Gus has taken an instant dislike to his doppelganger. read


Police could save money from historic sex abuse inquiries, says Lord Lawson

Lord Lawson said money should be directed at national security and not wasted on the multi-million pound operations investigating 'unsubstantiated' historic sex abuse claims. read


Steven Gerrard is accused of throwing a punch during a street brawl

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. read


CBI chief says working mothers who skip boozy dinners don't get top jobs

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’. read


Mortgage lenders to explain array of fees that can add 1000s to cost of a home loan

The UK’s biggest lenders have agreed to introduce a standardised ‘tariff of mortgage charges’ to communicate what charges mean and what borrowers will have to pay. read


Google Star Wars' #ChooseYourSide game adds Easter eggs to Gmail, Chrome and Maps

Users can select either the Light side or the Dark side at Google Star Wars and once a side has been selected (pictured), Easter eggs are added to Google apps. read


Crowdsourcing project aims to look for UFOs with a swarm of CubeSats

A team of developers in Canada has come up with a way for ordinary people to track extraterrestrial encounters. The team hopes to raise $50,000 to launch the device, called CubeSat for Disclosure. read


FEMAIL reveals the most fun-filled calendars to help you count down to Christmas

While chocolate is one of the most traditional calendar fillings, many lifestyle, beauty and fashion brands now release their own versions. Options include beauty, food, fashion and toys. read


Camper breaks 112 bones after falling off a 120ft cliff in Scotland

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. read


Pfizer and Allergan's $150bn merger to create world's largest pharmaceutical company

Pfizer and Allergan may be on the cusp of a $150billion merger, according to sources at the Wall Street Journal. The combined company would be the world's largest drug maker by sales. read


Why Ladybird books for GROWN-UPS have flown to the top of the charts

They’re spoofs squarely aimed at grown-ups rather than children, with titles such as The Ladybird Book Of Dating, The Book Of The Hangover, and the How It Works guide to The Husband and The Wife. read


Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent list Manhattan duplex penthouse for $10.5m

Interior designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent's 2,800-sq-ft apartment located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village is on the market after they received several inquiries about selling it. read


Pope Francis' kiss on the head 'helped shrink baby girl's brain tumor'

Pope Francis kissed one-year-old Gianna in September, during a papal procession in Philadelphia. read


Japan's Yasukuni shrine is damaged in 'guerrilla' toilet bomb blast

The Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo has been the target of criticism from China and South Korea, which suffered from Japan's World War II atrocities and aggression. read


Chocolate with flavours to 'rival fine wines' developed

Scientists from Belgium have found they can select specific yeasts to ferment cocoa beans shortly after they have been harvested to produce a range of different aromas and flavours. read


Mother-of-three Georgina Fuller says having children has turned her into a secret eater

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. read


An Israeli woman is stabbed to death and three Palestinians are killed in the West Bank

An Israeli woman was stabbed to death and three Palestinians killed in the latest wave of violence in the region that shows no sign of abating. read


Robert Mugabe's wife Grace tells women not to ‘wear mini-skirts inviting men to rape’ 

Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has sparked outrage after claiming last Friday that women are to blame for rape if they wear mini skirts and revealing clothing. read


Seagulls attack southern right whale calves when they come to the surface to breathe

Southern right whales off the coast of Argentina are increasingly being attacked by kelp gulls, which gouge skin and blubber from the mammals backs as they swim at the surface. read


Kim Kardashian pregnancy style replicated by Popsugar editor Lauren Turner

Writer Lauren Turner, who is nine months pregnant, has stepped out in a series of skin tight, cleavage baring ensembles in a bit to replicate Kim Kardashian's pregnancy style. read


Mauricio Macri wins Argentina's presidential election

Opposition candidate Mauricio Macri won Argentina's presidential election on Sunday, marking an end to the left-leaning and often-combative era of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. read


Video shows THREE suns appear in the sky over Russia

The unusual spectacle, which was visible from the Ural Mountains all the way to Russia's remote Far East, is called a parhelion and is sometimes considered to be a bad omen. read


Nevis Island in the Caribbean was loved by Princess Diana

Princess Diana stayed on Nevis in the Caribbean 20 years ago with the young Princes William and Harry. From horse-riding at sunset to catamaran cruises, the island offers a blissful getaway. read


Power leggings slim legs, flatten tums and make the wearer look motivated

The CEO of Nike has said that leggings are the new denim - they reflect healthy lifestyle choices and makes the wearing seem like they've just finished a trendy gym workout. read


Video of a dog leaping onto its owner's face for a kiss after she had been away

The little Schnauzer sprints out of the room and leaps onto a female who is kneeling down by the front door at the house in Utah after she had been away for a few days. read


Indian man makes child smoke a cigarette in video

The video, taken in India, shows a child, believed to be around three to four-years old, sat on the knee of a man who then places a cigarette in the little boy's mouth and lights it up. read


Two police officers attempt audacious motorcycle stunt in Brazil

The unfortunate crash was captured on camera and showed the two officers from Brazil riding a motorbike around a car park during an impromptu show. read


Ginkgo tree becomes tourist hit after its leaves form a golden carpet in China

A 1,400-year-old tree has become the centre of attention in the city of Xi’an, central China.  Stunning photos taken recently of the ginkgo tree show its majestic sea of golden leaves. read


Suzanne Dale's toaster caught fire after cooking cheese on toast with it

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. read


The most futuristic and bizarre ski lodges from around the world

With winter on the horizon now is the time to start thinking about heading to the slopes. From Iran to Austria here are the top futuristic ski lodges from around the world. read


Oasis in the desert: Inside Bahrain's award-winning luxury resort ART Rotana

While some consider Dubai to be the new Ibiza for Essex girls seeking sun, Bahrain maintains a rich heritage. ART Rotana was named Bahrain's Leading Hotel at the World Travel Awards last month. read


Photographer Alex Bernasconi's journey through the Antarctic in photos

Alex Bernasconi has travelled to Antarctica and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands to capture and compile a selection of stunning photographs into a new book, Blue Ice. read


Lioness tickles her cub who rolls around roaring with laughter 

The cute images show the intimate moment a young cub tried to wake his mother in Kenya's Masai Mara national reserve but she takes the young animal by surprise by tickling his stomach. read