Celine Dion brings the American Music Awards to tears by singing haunting Edith Piaf love song in tribute to Paris terror victims

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 130 lives lost in the November 13 terror attacks. As the grand finale neared Celine's voice soared for one final incredible note as an image of the Eiffel Tower lit up in the French flag's colors displayed behind her. Multiple guests of the American Music Awards were shown wiping away tears as they watched Celine's powerful performance. She was introduced by Jared Leto, who paid tribute to a friend who was killed in the Bataclan concert hall on the night of the attacks. Leto then told the audience the 'entire world matters' before he seemed to hint at the Syrian refugee crisis when he reminded the audience that Steve Jobs and President Obama were the children of immigrants.

Judge blasts social workers for LYING under oath and doctoring a report as part of an attempted 'cover-up' over the future of five children taken away from their parents

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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. The original report of the parents, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had contained 'positives and negatives' and had been balanced. Proceedings started more than two years ago and the children, aged between three and 16, are currently living with foster parents as part of an interim agreement. Social workers for Hampshire County Council wanted them to stay in foster care but their parents wanted them returned to their care.

Social services should have stepped in to help 'overwhelmed' mother a YEAR before she smothered her three disabled children to death 

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

Hatton Garden 'raiders spent three years planning the £14m raid and researched online how to smash into the concrete 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.

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Belgian police open fire on motorist who tried to ram them during terror raids as 16 people are arrested across Brussels - BUT world's most wanted is still on the loose and 'on his way to Germany in a BMW' 

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

Central Brussels, usually bustling on a Sunday evening, was virtually deserted, with police and troops on patrol. Belgian police opened fire on the driver of a vehicle during raids targeting terror suspects across the city last night in which 16 people were arrested. Authorities raided 19 properties in the coordinated police operation, arresting 16 people who are set to appear before a judge today. The prosecutors office said it was during a raid on a snack bar in Molenbeek that the man drove at police, who opened fire on his vehicle.

Britain and France have 'joint obligations' to defeat ISIS, says Hollande as Cameron visits Bataclan theatre in Paris

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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.

Divided Kingdom: One in five British Muslims have sympathy for those joining ISIS - as it's revealed attacks on hijab-wearing women have rocketed since Paris massacre 

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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.

Now Prince Charles blames the 'horrors' of the Syria war on a failure to tackle climate change... so finally someone agrees with Charlotte Church 

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'.

Son of a Labour councillor who was suspected of being an extremist after being arrested on the Syrian border is back in Britain

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.

'The world is more dangerous and uncertain': Cameron promises new jets and a 10,000-strong strike force in multi-billion pound defence review

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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.

'All the terrorists are basically migrants': Controversial Hungarian prime minister calls for EU border clampdown in wake of Paris attacks 

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.

Russia destroys 472 ISIS targets in 141 bombing missions in Syria over the weekend as they intensify their campaign of airstrikes 

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.

The 15-year-old girl who was sitting on top of the bomb that brought down Russian jet over Egypt: Explosives hidden under seat 31A 'went off with the force of a tonne of TNT'

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.

American survivor who was shot but escaped the Bataclan terror atrocity in Paris had also survived the 9/11 attacks in New York

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.

Now that really does cost a packet! Couple ordered a 24-piece dinner set from Tesco who delivered it in 48 separate boxes and five items still arrived smashed

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

Joanne and Billy Murphy, from Greater Manchester, were left with a mountain of cardboard in their living room after their new dinner set was delivered in 48 separate boxes. The couple were mystified as to why every plate, bowl and mug they had ordered from Tesco was packed in their own individual box, which were then placed inside even bigger ones. The pile of boxes took up so much space the family could not see their living room floor once they had unwrapped all the items from the 24-piece set. Despite the careful packing, four bowls and a mug were smashed in the delivery.

Joyrider nicknamed 'Monster' who has enjoyed the high life during ten years on the run is finally jailed for killing boy, 5, in front of his mother and sister

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

Police hunting man over attempted murder in London after CCTV shows him fleeing the scene of stabbing in broad daylight

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.

Gaddafi loyalist arrested over the 1984 murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher is innocent, says his son 

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.

Mother who 'lost her rag' with another mourner sparked a huge fight at a family funeral and ended up being stamped in the face with a stiletto

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.

Police close off section of a cemetery after a grave was disturbed and headstone damaged 

Crime scene investigators and forensics were called to the cemetery in County Durham when the grave was disturbed three days ago. A forensic tent was put up and a number of graves were cordoned off.

RAF is hunting for a Russian submarine thought to have been off the coast of Scotland for at least 10 days

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.

Britain shivers as temperatures drop to almost -6C prompting bookmakers to slash the odds on a White Christmas 

A dog walker on a frosty Chobham Common in Surrey, as Britain shivered through a wintry weekend. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday November 23, 2015. Temperatures will rise by Tuesday and could be closer to the average for November or even slightly warmer. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

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.

Two people injured and terrified residents are evacuated from their street after suspected gas explosion 'like a bomb' destroys house 

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.

Grandmother burst into tears after doctors said her husband of 60 years had died only for him to walk in to the room minutes later 

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.

England striker Jamie Vardy hasn't spoken to his parents for a year and they won't be going to his wedding due to a family feud over his fiancée

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

The striker's career has never been better, with him scoring in his tenth consecutive game at the weekend and his Leicester City team sitting top of the Premier League. But behind the scenes, the player has not spoken to his parents for over a year due to an apparent row over his fiancée Becky Nicholson. His father Phil says he and Vardy's mother Lisa will not be going to the ceremony planned for next year.

Consumer confidence rises to three-month high as UK unemployment falls to lowest level for seven 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.

How online porn is fuelling sex addiction: Easy access to sexual images blamed for the rise of people with compulsive sexual behaviour, study claims

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.

The hidden killer in your home: Odourless gas 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.

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.

The teenager whose life was wrecked by controversial acne drug: Rare side effect nearly killed 15-year-old who lost all her hair and is now diabetic

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.

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'.

Freemasons fixed inquiry into Titanic to protect Establishment, claims secret archive that lists two million members - including Winston Churchill - and reveals secretive group of elites ruled society for 200 years 

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. While the Masonic connections of figures such as Sir Winston Churchill (bottom left), Oscar Wilde (second from left), Lord Kitchener (right), Rudyard Kipling (second from right) and Edward VIII are known, the records offer the first comprehensive view of the reach of Freemasonry at the height of the British Empire. Experts believe it could lead to a re-examination of almost 200 years of British history, revealing the scale of Masonic influence at all levels of British society when the UK was one of the world's most powerful countries.

Jack the Ripper was an 'obscure singer who was protected by his fellow Masons', new book claims 

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.

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.

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'.

Meet the real-life Mog! Grumpy Gus looks just like the star of Sainsbury's Christmas advert but he hates it so much he turns his back on the television

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.

'Ladies' man' bodybuilder who was signed off work for depression stuns colleagues by returning as a woman - but she says making the transition has left her bankrupt

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.

B16 DKK, OR16 ASM and CR16 PLE: The rude-sounding new number plates banned by the DVLA for sounding too naughty

Illustrative picture showing a mocked up number plate that has been banned.  Dozens of number plates for new motors including OR16 ASM and B16 DCK have been banned by the DVLA for being too rude.  See MASONS story MNRUDE.  In March every new car sold will bear a '16' number plate but on December 3 the DVLA will release some to the public.  The configuration, which has been in place since 2000, consists of number plates which have two letters, then two numbers, and ending in three more letters.  With the new '16' plates a whole series of new rude words are available, and have been banned ahead of the sale of the plates.  The list of personalised plates the DVLA believes to be in poor taste runs to many pages and includes religious or homophobic words.  It has barred drivers from taking to Britain's roads in a vehicle carrying personalised plates spelling out rude words or potentially offensive messages.   For the 2016 registration year, the DVLA's censors have already refused a large n

The DVLA has revealed a comprehensive list of registration plates which have been banned from Britain's roads including OR16 ASM and B16 DKK after being deemed inappropriate.

'Tatler Tory' gets away from it all in Barbados: Ex-Cameron aide at centre of sex and drugs scandal is holed up with his family at £1,000-a-night hotel - as civil war breaks out among party

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.

Delivery driver who hid the fact he was diabetic from his employers at Currys PC World killed a cyclist when he blacked out at the wheel during a hypoglycaemic attack 

Fred Sygrove, 24, from Hampshire, (pictured) was jailed after admitting killing cyclist David Badcock when he suffered a hypoglycaemic attack while driving the Currys PC World van.

Campus zealots hound student out of lectures and bars with shouts of 'rapist' after he dared to question the effectiveness of 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.

The man and wife who became WIFE and wife: Couple to renew their wedding vows after husband comes out as a transgender woman called Melissa (and this time BOTH of them will wear wedding dresses)

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

Amy Frary from Norfolk had been with her husband Gary (pictured inset on their wedding day in 2013) for nearly a decade, but had no idea he had struggled with gender identity issues since the age of 12. When Gary came out to her in March, telling her he wanted to be known as Melissa, Amy (with Melissa, left) felt shocked and rejected, but having built a life with her husband, she tried to understand what he was going through. Now the couple (pictured right with their daughter Laila, eight, and Amy's son Sam, 16) are happier than ever before, and are even planning on renewing their wedding vows next year.

Pensioner battered by his own DAUGHTER after she had stolen £17,500 from him in three-year fraud 

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.

Woman who was beaten and raped by her father aged FOUR says Christmas brings back horrific memories

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).

Are women REALLY worse drivers than men? Figures show female motorists are far more likely to fail their tests than their male counterparts

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.

Prince George gets his first set of wheels: Royal tot loves driving his £100 toy tractor around the lanes of his Norfolk home as Duchess of Cambridge reveals he is 'obsessed' with combine harvesters 

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

The miniature tractor, right, 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. The bright green and yellow plastic toy has a front loader and tipping digger bucket. The Duchess of Cambridge, 33, last week revealed that her firstborn, left, is 'obsessed' with tractors, as well as combine harvesters and anything with 'big wheels'.

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

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A British Muslim teenager has become an internet sensation after a video of him offering free HUGS in the wake of the Paris terror attacks attracted over 2.1 million views. 
Yusef Pirot, 16, stood blindfolded 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."

Heart-warming footage shows strangers approaching the youngster in their droves to take him up on the offer and embrace him in the middle of the street. 
The Kurdish schoolboy then uploaded the video of the touching gesture to social media where it has gone viral with millions of views. 
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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.

Smart handbag humiliates shopaholics by SHOUTING 'do you need this?' when the owner takes out their credit card 'to stop them overspending'

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.

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UFO hunters catch a 'MOUSE' on Mars: Rock resembling a small rodent is spotted 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.

How PENGUINS can prevent plane crashes: Oil on their feathers is a natural 'de-icer' that could be used to 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.

The suit that makes you feel like you're on DRUGS: MailOnline tests the goggles, gloves and headphones that simulate the effects illegal substances have on the 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.

Haunting pictures show half-built remains of Polish nuclear power station - 25 years after construction was abandoned in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster

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

The Zarnowiec facility (main), 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. Pictures show deep chambers filled with water (bottom right) - making it dangerous for visitors - and trees and bushes growing up around its crumbling walls (left). Motorcyclist Laurens Corijn stumbled across the power plant whilst on a road trip through Europe.

It's 720,000th time lucky! Photographer takes perfect picture of diving kingfisher in honour of his grandfather - but it took him six years and 4,200 hours to get the shot

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.

Seeing treble! Breathtaking footage captures rare optical illusion over Russia as THREE suns appear in the sky

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.

Get your paws off me! Lioness playfully 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.

Nazis in space? Star Wars fans react with astonishment after new trailer shows army of stormtroopers giving 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.

Outdoor cinemas, swim-up bars and giant wine refrigerators: Inside the luxurious superyachts available for $1million 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.

Smile of a killer: Surrounded by children, Oscar Pistorius grins at his 29th birthday party as he awaits murder appeal verdict

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

The paralympian, who is under house arrest at uncle's mansion in Pretoria, South Africa, was pictured with 10 young cousins at his 29th birthday party (left). His aunt Lois uploaded the photo of the shamed sprinter's family party onto Twitter. Pistorius has been keeping a low profile since his release amid criticism of his 'light' sentence for shooting dead girlfriend Reeva on Valentine's Day 2013. He was released from prison in October after serving less than a year, just one fifth of his sentence, and will serve the rest under house arrest. Pistorius has been seen only twice since his release - once when he attended community service (right) and again in a selfie shared by friend, rugby player Brett Sharman (inset).

Mali gunmen hunted for Air France crew: Hotel terrorists shot at 'anything that moved' in hunt for foreigners

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.

Controversial Japanese WWII shrine that honours country's war criminals 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.

'He would play until there was no playtime left': Sister leads moving tributes to 18-year-old American who was shot dead in the West Bank

More than 1,500 people gathered to honour 18-year-old Ezra Schwartz, from Boston, Massachusetts, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the West Bank last week.

Pakistan WILL execute wheelchair-bound paraplegic murderer this week despite initial reprieve because he could not stand on the gallows

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

Germany to convert Berlin's abandoned Stasi HQ into a shelter to house 500 migrants amid refugee crisis

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).

Winter is coming: Migrants face plummeting temperatures as snow sweeps across Europe amid fears refugees could freeze to death

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.

All roads lead to... Preitenegg! Satnav software glitch reroutes drivers from all over Europe to tiny Austrian mountain village

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.

Germany says goodbye to Helmut Schmidt: Henry Kissinger and world leaders pay last respects to former Chancellor, 96, who guided nation through Cold War

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.

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.