You'll never believe how nice this flat above a shop is! The incredible 'surprise' apartment above a Co-op that boasts three bedrooms, a jacuzzi and even a large garden

Rainford village apartment above a Co-op boasts 3 bedrooms and a large garden

It may look like a small, poky and somewhat dingy flat above a Co-op. But this property proves looks can be deceptive, as it boasts three bedrooms, a jacuzzi and a garden that backs onto a private meadow. Situated in Rainford village, in St Helens, the house is on the market for £225,000 and has been described as 'the perfect home for an executive couple or young family'. Inside, there is a dining room, lounge and kitchen area, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, second bedroom and a loft conversion that doubles up as a third room.

ISIS sniper team silenced by direct hit from a single Paveway bomb: RAF takes out terrorists firing on Iraqi troops near Ramadi as 150 British troops fly out to wage war in Syria which is set to last three years

RAF takes out ISIS terrorists firing on Iraqi troops near Ramadi

Four Tornado GR4 jets set out overnight from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with two carrying out reconnaissance in Syria and two providing air support for the Iraqi army. The Ministry of Defence revealed that when a 'terrorist sniper team' began firing on Britain's allies, they were 'silenced by a direct hit' from a 500lb laser-guided bomb dropped by one of the Tornados. The RAF has transported 150 military personnel and eight additional bomber jets to Cyprus in preparation for further airstrikes within Syria, following the first raids yesterday which saw seven Paveway bombs dropped on ISIS territory.

ISIS is 'planning to target Britain within WEEKS': European spy agencies have intercepted intelligence of a Paris-style attack, terror expert warns

Terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank, pictured, said he had spoken to a 'senior European counter-terrorism official' who received intelligence that ISIS is 'aiming to hit the UK next'.

Britain bound trucker hangs raw pork off the outside of his lorry in an attempt to keep desperate Muslim migrants from stowing in the back

A video clip - posted on YouTube - appears to show a German truck waiting at Calais with at least four parts of a pig attached to its rear bumper as a deterrent against Syrian migrants.

Paris bomber 'made phonecalls to Birmingham and another jihadi visited the UK in the run-up to the attacks' 

Police are investigating a link between a Paris bombers and a potential terror cell in the UK. One of the attackers reportedly made phonecalls to Birmingham and another visited London and Kent.

Bomb Syria - but don't forget the clear and present danger of the enemy within, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN 

Around the time MPs were voting on whether to bomb Syria, reports began to emerge of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN.

ISIS spreading 'flesh eating bug' across Syria as a result of 'abominable acts' by dumping rotting corpses in the streets

ISIS is responsible for spreading a flesh eating bug across Syria according to the Kurdish Red Crescent. The disease, Leishmaniasis, has infected more than 500 people.

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Man accused of 'sorcery' is paraded in front of a baying crowd including children before being decapitated... then left in the street with his head on display in latest sickening ISIS execution 

ISIS execute Iraqi man accused of 'sorcery' after he's paraded in front of crowd

Photographs of the brutal execution of the man in Nineveh, in Iraq, who is accused of 'sorcery' have emerged. In one image the man's head is placed on his body in a street following the beheading. The accused - dressed in blue overalls - is pictured on his knees with a blindfold on as a man from the terror group stands next to him with a huge rusty sword (left). One man speaks through a microphone as he reads out the charge to the crowd of people (right).

Police guard MPs and trawl thousands of 'violent and abusive' messages sent to Labour 'traitors' who voted to bomb Syria 

Deputy leader Tom Watson today called Jeremy Corbyn's closest supporters a 'rabble' and said bullies will be punished for abusing MPs over their decision to back bombing Syria.

'Terror threat is in our home': Blair backs Syria airstrikes as he warns support for ISIS runs 'deep into parts of Muslim societies'

Speaking at the Library of Congress in Washington DC, Tony Blair warned that a continued failure to recognise the scale of the challenge would lead to terrorist attacks 'worse that those in Paris'.

Labour MP who voted for Syria airstrikes calls in police after Twitter death threat as Corbyn urges party members not to bully the 66 rebels on 'traitor list' 

Neil Coyle, who is on a 'traitor list' of 66 MPs threatened with deselection, has called in Scotland Yard after a troll sent him a sinister message with pictures of knives.

Benn hit by Left's poison: After electric Syria speech, a 'repulsive' backlash from the hardliners - and there's no prizes for guessing which member of the family is Corbyn's favourite

Hilary Benn is hit by Left's poison after Syria airstrikes speech

The Scottish National Party's Alex Salmond sparked fury for claiming socialist firebrand Tony Benn (left) would be 'birling in his grave' after his son Hilary (right) delivered a passionate speech in favour of military action. Mr Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, was cheered and applauded in Parliament after demolishing his own leader's arguments against military action, declaring: 'We never have and never should walk by on the other side of the road.' While supporters used social media to hail Mr Benn as a 'future PM in waiting', he faced an onslaught of online trolls who claimed he had 'betrayed' the memory of his socialist father Tony and was 'making a pitch for leader of the Labour party on the bones of the Syrian people'. It is understood Mr Benn has not spoken to Jeremy Corbyn since his barnstorming pro-airstrikes speech electrified the Labour party and led to calls for him to take over as leader.

Sudanese teenager becomes 18th migrant to die trying to reach Britain since June after he was struck by a van near the Channel Tunnel

The 16-year-old, from Sudan, was hit on the route connecting the tunnel to the port of Calais late Thursday afternoon, according to emergency services.

Migrant ran people smuggling ring from UK hostel: Asylum seeker made £7m... now he wants legal aid for fight to stay here 

Jamal Owda, who was living in a Liverpool hostel, helped tens of thousands of Syrians enter the continent via Greece, a court heard.

Mass migration 'will wreck the dream of a high-wage Britain': Top economist says large numbers of unskilled workers is 'damaging' for job prospects 

Cambridge University professor Robert Rowthorn, pictured, said mass immigration would lead to 'losers as well as winners... and the losers are those at the lower end of the pay scale.'

Migrants will get half of new homes built over the next five years: Report says nearly 100,000 properties a year are needed to cope with demand 

An adviser to George Osborne has written of the need for major expansion of towns and cities such as Guildford, Reading, Norwich and Oxford, pictured, which he said should double in size.

Two MPs being probed by police over claims they fiddled their taxpayer-funded expenses

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The Met's Special Inquiry Team will consider whether the unnamed politicians, who were re-elected in May, have broken the law.

Alan Yentob quits his £183,000 BBC executive job after claims of meddling over Kids Company - but will keep his other £150,000-a-year role and £6.5m pension pot

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh and chairman of trustees Alan Yentob appear before the Commons Public Administration Committee.
Alan Yentob arrives at Portcullis House.

The long-serving executive, 68, nicknamed 'two jobs' because he also earns around £150,000-a-year presenting the Imagine arts series, will keep that role and his £6.5million pension pot.

Train fares to rise by an average of 1.1% next year - meaning some prices have increased by 25% in just FIVE years

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UK train fares will rise by an average of 1.1% next year, rail industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has announced - the smallest annual increase since January 2010.

'I dug myself out with my nails': Bride-to-be who woke up in a shallow grave after she was strangled by her bodybuilder fiance speaks of her horrifying ordeal

'I dug myself out with my nails': Bride-to-be who woke up in a shallow grave after being

Stacey Gwilym, 34, pictured right, was attacked by Keith Hughes, 39, inset, after they got into a row during a romantic walk at Caswell Bay, on the Gower Peninsula, South Wales, just days after he proposed. She fell unconscious and Hughes, believing she was dead, tried to hide her body in woodland. The bodybuilder is facing a life sentence after he was convicted of attempted murder. Pictured left, the couple together.

Caught on camera: Benefits cheat filmed working out at the gym and lifting weights while claiming he could barely walk to get £36,000

Paramjit Randhawa was caught jogging on a treadmill for 50 minutes and lifting weights at a Wolverhampton gym - despite claiming that he had severe mobility problems.

Man, 28, charged with attempted murder after commuter 'was pushed in front of a Tube train' at north London station leaving him with 'life changing' injuries

Devindra Ferguson, from Colindale, is accused of deliberately shoving a commuter in front of the moving train at Kentish Town station, north London, on Wednesday.

Family doctor who twice married patients he met whilst counselling them on their relationships is suspended after admitting he was guilty of 'utter insanity'

Dr Simon Holmes, of Twickenham, south-west London, married one patient but later divorced her and married a second woman who he had been counselling

Get ready for another stormy weekend! Britain is braced for floods and 80mph winds as snow causes travel chaos across Scotland

Sudden heavy snow fall last night led to road closures across Scotland and had a major impact on key routes through the Borders. Pictured, a road near Penicuik, Midlothian, last night.

Forth Road Bridge is CLOSED completely after defects were found in the steelwork bringing traffic chaos to millions of Scots

The closure of the bridge - which spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh in the south to Fife in the north - will cause problems for motorists as they scramble to find alternative routes.

Personal details of more than 650,000 Wetherspoon's customers could have been stolen by cyber criminals after the pub chain's website was hacked

JD Wetherspoon said the data breach took place in June on its old website which has now been replaced. The database had the personal details of 656,723 customers.

Radicalized US Muslim was teased by colleagues about his Islamic beard and had clashed with Jewish co-worker over religion before he and Pakistani wife killed 14 at San Bernardino holiday party

Muslim San Bernardino gunman was 'radicalized by known terrorists' before shooting

The family of San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook told FBI investigators that he was teased by colleagues about his long Islamic beard after it emerged that he clashed with a Jewish co-worker over religion weeks before the mass shooting. As the motive for the massacre remains unknown, lawyers for the Farook family said the only possible trigger for his murderous rampage to emerge so far was a series of disparaging comments about his traditional Muslim appearance. However, they said the slain health inspector had 'brushed off' the remarks and they remained at a loss to explain why he mercilessly gunned down 14 people, the majority his former co-workers, on Wednesday.

Socialite who was allowed to die at 50 because she didn't want to grow old and ugly was diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder and had a full-length mirror installed at her favourite restaurant 

Woman allowed to die at 50 had mirror installed at restaurant

The mother-of-three, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was at the centre of a Court of Protection case after she refused treatment for her severely-damaged kidneys because she did not want to 'live in a council flat, be poor or be ugly'. A psychological report into her case which emerged today revealed she had 'no ability to place herself in her daughter's shoes... or to weigh the impact on them of her suicide'. The socialite, whose death was announced earlier this week, was married four times and was 'hopeless' with money after tasting the high life while working with wealthy families.

Old mobiles are better for calls and texts than smartphones: Expensive handsets found to not be as good at picking up weaker signals

A study carried out by industry regulator Ofcom has found the no frills handsets of the past provide better signal performance for making calls and sending texts than modern smartphones

Virgin Galactic's 'Cosmic Girl' will fling rockets into space: Boeing 747 'mothership' will carry the firm's LauncherOne 

An artist's impression of a 747 jumbo jet which will be adapted for use as a launchpad for a Virgin Galactic spaceship (Virgin Galactic/PA)

The plane (artist's illustration) from the London-based aviation company will be used to carry the firm's Launcher One satellite to high altitude before the craft will blast into space.

Ryanair soars: Budget airline carries a record 99.9million passengers after campaign to shed its image for poor customer service and high surcharges

Europe's largest budget carrier - once known for a combative customer service approach - said its traffic has increased by 17 per cent on last year amid efforts to win over passengers.

What it's like to watch someone have a stroke: Distressing dashcam video captures the terrifying moment grandfather becomes unwell at the wheel

WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE. Charlie Hambley, from South Wales, gave MailOnline permission to publish the video to raise awareness and help others know what to do in the same situation.

Diaries reveal how Shakespeare posed as rival actor to 'entertain' a fan who had seen him perform in Richard III

According to a law student who knew Shakespeare, the playwright imitated actor Richard Burbage so he could seduce a fan who'd asked Burbage to return to her home.

Is this Britain's cheapest Christmas dinner? Mother-of-four spends just £6.50 a head on her festive feast and gets another SIX family meals out of the turkey 

Lorna Cooper, 39, from Paisley, slashed her Christmas food bill from nearly £100 to £39, feeding the family of six for just £6.50 a head by shopping in advance and freezing everything.

iPads leave young pupils too weak to grip pencils: Leading headteachers says lack of activity means four and five-year-olds are not strong enough 

Bob Drew, head of Gearies Infant School in Redbridge, East London, said four-year-olds are arriving at his primary school with poor upper body strength because of a lack of physical activity.

Sour grapes, Nigel? As Jeremy Corbyn celebrates Labour winning Oldham West by-election with 62% of the vote, Ukip leader is mocked for claiming the vote was 'bent'

Labour’s Jim McMahon holds Oldham West in by-election with 62% of the vote

At the end of a torrid week for a Labour party divided over airstrikes in Syria, Jeremy Corbyn's party took 62 per cent of the vote in Oldham West - a surprise increase on the 54.8 per cent secured in May's general election. Mr Farage - who had high hopes of wiping out Labour's 15,000 majority - was accused of 'crying over spilt milk' after claiming the result was 'bent'. Mr Corbyn today visited Oldham and was pictured hugging Labour's newest MP Jim McMahon as he said the result shows 'just how strong, how deep-rooted and how broad our party, the Labour Party, is for the whole of Britain'.

Skiers, surfers and joggers should pay for their OWN treatment if they become injured: Half of people surveyed said NHS shouldn't foot the bill 

Around 63 per cent of people think patients who are wealthy enough to afford to should pay to go private. according to a survey by Beneden, a healthcare and insurance provider.

The best supermarket mince pies to reach for if you're watching your waistline: Morrison's comes out on top for the least fat, calories AND sugar

FEMAIL reveals the best mince pies to opt for if you're watching your diet.
In our comparison of six supermarket mince pie varieties, Morrison's came out on top with the lowest calorie offering.

More Britons would cut back on weekly food shop than ditch paid-for TV package if money became tight, survey reveals

Britons would rather cut back on their weekly food shop if the going got tough than ditch their paid-for TV package, a new survey suggests.

Key to being a 'cool' parent? Roast spuds! Teenagers say cooking perfect potatoes and knowing text speak just two skills that make their mums and dads hip 

A survey of 1,000 teenagers found that parents who can make decent roast potatoes, know 'text speak' and can sign the words to current pop songs were considered the coolest.

Half of men over 50 will get LESS with new pension: Thousands stand to lose £11 a week when new system starts in April 

According to a study by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), more than half of those now in their early 50s stand to be up to £11 a week worse off in the system which starts in April.

Moment Red Ken squirmed on live TV as relatives of 7/7 victims called him a 'shameful stupid man' for saying bombers 'gave their lives for what they believed'

The former mayor of London told two heartbroken families he will not apologise for 'telling the truth' that the suicide bombers who killed 52 acted 'in protest at our invasion of Iraq'.

Fury at Labour's segregated rally: Sexism row after men and women are split up at Asian party event ahead of key Oldham West by-election 

The meeting organised by the party's Friends of Bangladesh group was held in Oldham West and Royton ahead of Thursday's crucial by-election, which Labour is in danger of losing.

Bercow was determined to get his gloop in first: QUENTIN LETTS Yesterday in Parliament 

Hostilities continue between Speaker of the Commons, John Bercow, and Tory backbender Sir Simon Burns. And Sir Simon makes no effort to disguise his unflattering opinion of Bercow.

Dramatic moment vigilante paedophile hunters confront would-be child abuser who thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex

Paedophile hunters confront would-be child abuser Michael Harper in Bangor

This is the dramatic moment masked vigilante paedophile hunters snared a would-be child abuser who thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex. Michael Harper, 34, arrived at Bangor Railway Station in Wales to meet teenager 'Lisa' after sending 'her' a number of sexually explicit messages including a picture of his penis. But the girl never existed and was actually a group called Emerald Dragon Anonymous who cornered Harper (pictured) and handed him over to the police.

Fears for 7,000 UK jobs as French government launches a power grab on car giant Nissan's owner Renault 'putting their Sunderland factory at risk' 

The future of British jobs at Nissan's car plant in Sunderland has been thrown into doubt after a power-grab by the French government as a result. Nissan is 40 per cent owned by Renault.

'My eyes were rolling back into my head': Mother who gave birth without drugs claims her five-hour labour was PLEASURABLE and says she can't wait to do it again

Caroline Sage, 35, from London, says her five-hour labour without pain relief 'felt amazing' thanks to hypnobirthing breathing techniques she learned throughout her pregnancy with Eva Rose.

Walter White would never stand for that! Inside the chaotic Breaking Bad-style drugs lab filled with burned out microwaves, rusted equipment and exposed wiring 

It took Merseyside Police's forensic officers four days to comb the dilapidated building after they raided the three-storey terraced house in Wavertree, Liverpool, at 3.50pm on Sunday.

Youth who was just 15 when he stabbed his mother's boyfriend to death because he disapproved of their relationship is jailed for life 

Liam Burke (pictured), from Newbiggin Hall in Newcastle, did not approve of his mother's new partner Simon Ramel, 45, and knifed him during a row in October last year.

He's Banter Claus! Wife asked her husband to put up the Christmas tree... so he hung a novelty tree-shaped air freshener on the wall

PIC FROM MERCURY PRESS (PICTURED: BECKY WHARTON'S FACEBOOK POST OF HER HUSBAND'S CHRISTMAS TREE PRANK) A husband who had been nagged by his wife to set up the Christmas tree on his day off was left in the dog house when he instead hung up a novelty tree air freshener before putting his feet up.
Becky Wharton from Haslingden, Lancs, arrived home from work on Monday to be met by husband Ste excitedly announcing heíd finally put up their tree.
But rather than the real thing, prankster Ste had used a Christmas-scented car air freshener from B&M, which heíd hung on the wall and even added presents on the floor below.
Unamused, 34-year-old Becky took to Facebook to share a photo of Steís joke, describing it as ënot funny!í SEE MERCURY COPY

Becky Wharton from Haslingden, Lancashire, arrived home from work to be met by husband Ste who excitedly announced he had finally put up their Christmas tree - in the form of a novelty air freshener.

Pictured: The real-life Cruella de Vil with black-and-white hair who stole a Pomeranian puppy after its owner refused to sell it to her for £300 

Jessica Gerrard, the real-life Cruella de Vil who stole a Pomeranian puppy

Mother-of-three Jessica Gerrard (right) grabbed the Pomeranian dog (left) after Zsuzsanna Szilagyi refused her £300 offer, Liverpool Crown Court heard. Gerrard, 24, then handed the pup to Adam Conway, who was sitting in a waiting car with their baby and they drove off with Miss Svilagyi's hand still trapped in the car door, dragging her into the road. Conway, 22, and Gerrard - whose black and white hair bears a resemblance to the Disney baddie Cruella de Vil (inset) - were blasted by a judge for the 'nasty' offence.

Got ewe! Uncle and nephew who stole more than 100 sheep from fellow farmers are facing jail after their victims picked out their animals in a police ID PARADE

Charles Raine, also known as Neville, and his nephew stole more than 100 sheep from their neighbours on both sides of the Pennines and were found guilty after a four-week trial at Teeside Crown Court,

Abused woman was stabbed to death by her violent control freak boyfriend while she waited to be moved into a safe house

Mother-of-three Kelly Davies, 31, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, had been due to be transferred to a new secret address before the release from prison of ex-partner Joseph Davies.

Two bodies found in a burnt-out van owned by Australian and British-born surfers in cartel-ridden Mexico were 'shot before being burned'

The discovery suggests the victims were killed by gunfire before being set on fire inside the van in Mexico - though DNA tests are still needed to confirm the bodies are those of the two surfers.

M&S; shop assistant who lost her baby after her stomach was kicked and stamped on insists masked attacker WAS the on-off boyfriend who had pressured her to get an abortion

Malorie Bantala, 22, told the Old Bailey in London her former boyfriend Kevin Wilson threatened to kill himself unless she had an abortion and accused him of attacking her near her Peckham home.

Venture capitalist is found guilty of assaulting his GP wife at their £2.7million home when she told him she was leaving - but CLEARED of spitting in her face

Michiel Van Der Klooster, 44, was accused of attacking his partner Dr Victoria Owen three times over five months this year at their £2.7m home in Notting Hill, West London.

'Facebook queen' student nurse, 20, collapses and dies in toilets during the first day of her hospital placement

'Facebook queen' student nurse, 20, collapses and dies in toilets during the first day of

Lucy Bethany Blackburn, 20 (pictured), from Hapton, near Burnley, Lancashire, was found in the ladies toilets at Warrington Hospital (inset) in Cheshire after suffering a suspected epileptic fit during a work experience placement. In a poignant message sent to friends via Snapchat just hours before she died, the student nurse posted a picture of her feet with the message: 'Only two hours left'.
Soon after, her shocked colleagues found her collapsed and raised the alarm but attempts to revive her failed. Her mother Susan Thorley, 44, has now paid tribute to her 'kind-hearted Facebook queen' daughter as she gathered with friends and family to mourn her loss.

Are these Britain's biggest Aldi fans? Friends travel 70 miles and camp for 48 hours to be first in the doors at new store

Lyn Wakelin (left) and Carol Wright (middle) from Nottingham spent two full days in the car park of the new store in Louth, Lincolnshire, before it opened its doors this morning,

Yes, you really are seeing double! Identical twin defies the odds to give birth to her OWN set of twin girls 

Identical twin Michelle Cooke, 33, from Cobham Surrey, was astonished to learn she was expecting twins and even more shocked to find out they were identical.

Grandmother's horror after she is forced to watch her pet chihuahuas being 'ripped to pieces' by rampant bull terriers as their owners stood by 'doing nothing'

Jean Tuck, 83, was bitten on the ankle while the owner of the vicious dogs stood nearby for several minutes 'doing nothing' during the attack in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

Police raid a lorry carrying illegal immigrants in Harlow - as across the Channel dozens more migrants maraud through the streets of Calais

Police raid a lorry carrying illegal immigrants in Harlow, Essex

Officers stopped the lorry in Harlow, Essex and drivers behind the vehicle then watched as six men and a woman emerged from a narrow gap on top of the cargo (left and right). Eyewitnesses said the stowaways, believed to be in their 20s and 30s, looked 'distraught' as they emerged from the lorry and immediately asked for water before being handcuffed. It happened this afternoon as police across the Channel, Calais dispersed migrants trying to reach the Eurotunnel terminal (inset).

Wreckage found as light aircraft flying from Isle of Man to Blackpool vanishes from radar over the Irish Sea

A missing light aircraft may have ditched into the sea after disappearing from radar screens just three miles short of Blackpool Airport, the UK Coastguard has confirmed.

Slimmer, 52, collapsed and died of a massive heart attack just hours after celebrating reaching her target weight

Jayne Harris, 52, from Glossop, Derbyshire, had been suffering from chest pain but blamed it on the menopause. An inquest heard she had undiagnosed heart bdisease.

Father faces commuting from FRANCE every day because his sick sons need a drug to help them walk that's not available on the NHS

William and Isaac Baker both have the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The drug, Translarna, is now available in several European countries.

Parents rally round school's LGBT week after mother launched homophobic rant on Facebook when her daughter brought rainbow badge home

Parents have rallied around a London school's LGBT week after a mother launched a homophobic rant on Facebook when her daughter brought a rainbow badge home.

New safety crossing to help blind people walk on the pavement leads straight into a plate glass WINDOW

The 15metre-long lines were installed on a pavement near a busy road in Gloucester to help blind people find the nearby pedestrian crossing.

Two wheel drive! Customs officers searching a van at Dover discover a £40,000 BMW sawed in HALF in the back

Dover Customs officers searching a van discover a BMW sawed in HALF in the back

The black BMW 425d was stolen in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and found in the back of a van 300 miles away in Dover, Kent. Customs officers discovered the black BMW 425d while carrying out searches at the Port of Dover after becoming suspicious when the van fitted with Polish plates appeared to be very overweight. When they opened it up they found the black BMW had been wrapped in plastic and sheared in half behind its front seats before trying to take it out of the country on a ferry.

How Edward VIII wrote that he couldn't be king: Letter reveals monarch expressed doubts about taking the 'biggest job in the world' 17 years before he was crowned 

The future monarch, the Queen's uncle, suffered a major loss of self-confidence about one day having to take on the 'biggest job in the world' while he was Prince of Wales in 1919

Has Rory McIlroy popped the question? Golfer sparks rumours he has got engaged to American girlfriend Erica Stoll after cryptic Facebook photo from Paris

Sources close to the former World No1 golf star say he proposed to his American girlfriend of nearly a year Erica Stoll in Paris.The couple are currently in the French capital.

Who knew Maggie had a kaftan? Iron Lady's African tunic, diamond necklace, copper saucepans and hundreds of personal items expected to fetch £500,000 at auction

Margaret Thatcher's family have put more than 300 of her personal items, including a £120,000 diamond necklace and the dress she wore when she danced with President Reagan (pictured) on sale

Would you buy this house? It's £700k for a one-bedroom flat but it does have gardens overlooking the Thames, a badminton court, and a children's maze

In the first of a new series looking at properties for sale, we ask would you buy this house? We kick off with a trip to Fulham Riverside's luxury development of 463 homes.

Oscar Pistorius could be rearrested and back in jail before Christmas after he is convicted of MURDERING Reeva Steenkamp... and her family say the model can now 'rest in peace'

Oscar Pistorius could serve just THREE years after being convicted of murder

Oscar Pistorius (pictured top right) could yet be rearrested and jailed prior to Christmas Day after senior judges earlier overturned his manslaughter conviction for killing Reeva Steenkamp (together, bottom right). While the model's family (left) has stated she can now finally rest in peace, Pistorius may be forced to fight for bail or else face spending Christmas behind bars. Pistorius was today convicted of murdering his former girlfriend on Valentine's Day 2013 and faces being sent back to prison until he is well into his forties.

Revealed: Russian spy beheaded by ISIS was orphan 'recruited by secret service and sent to Syria after being caught with drugs'

Magomed Khasiev, the Russian 'spy' beheaded by ISIS in Syrian was recruited by the secret service in February last year after being caught with prescription drugs, a journalist told MailOnline.

Taliban leader 'shot dead after argument breaks out during meeting of the group's commanders in Pakistan' 

An Afghan Taliban image is said to show leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was reportedly shot in a firefight during an argument with commanders of the divided movement

The Islamist group rejected claims by militant sources and intelligence officials that Mullah Akhtar Mansour was critically wounded in a shootout at an insurgent gathering near Quetta in Pakistan.

Swimming pool in Calais bans 'Jungle' camp migrants from entering after complaints that men had performed 'obscene acts' in front of women swimmers 

Mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchart made the decision to turn migrants from the jungle camp away from the Iceo leisure centre, saying she had been inundated with complaints.

Moroccan migrant is electrocuted after climbing onto train carriage at Greece's border with Macedonia to evade new fence

The man is believed to have climbed on top of the carriage before he accidentally touched the high-power electrical lines on top of the stationery train at the Greek border.

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Child films himself driving a car at 90mph in response to 'challenge' sweeping Saudi Arabia where boys are dared to speed illegally

The footage, which emerged online, shows the young boy behind the wheel of a car on a highway in Saudi Arabia and he can be heard getting excited as he drives at excessive speed.

Is Kim Jong-un preparing new nuclear tests? Satellite images reveal construction work and new tunnel at site of North Korea's power programme 

This image provided by the U.S.-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies via 38 North and via a satellite image from Centre National dí&tudes Spatiales and Airbus Defense & Space, shows a satellite image dated Oct. 25, 2015, of what appears to be a new tunnel under mountains where North Korea conducts nuclear test explosions. The U.S. website 38 North said Wednesday, Dec. 2, that a nuclear test does not appear imminent, but the new tunneling adds to North Koreaís ability to conduct more nuclear tests over the coming years if it chooses to do so.  (Centre National dí&tudes Spatiales/38 North/Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies via AP)

The tunnel (pictured) is in a new area of the Punggye-ri site, separate from three other tunnels which have been excavated or used for tests, a monitoring website said today.

Is it the end for Pink Panther jewel thieves? Gang behind world's most elaborate gem heists 'on brink' as founder is caught with flat full of Croatian ambassador's jewellery

Security experts are predicting 'gentlemen' jewel thief gang, the Pink Panthers' days might be numbered after its co-founder was arrested with the Croatia ambassador's unique gem collection

The starving girl with legs so thin you could wrap your thumb and forefinger around them: Remarkable recovery of malnourished South Sudan victim Nyajime, four

Nyajime was bought to the clinic in the capital Juba by her desperate father in October, weighing just nine kilos and close to death - one of more than 150,000 starving under-fives in South Sudan.

TOM UTLEY: Sorry - but I'm sick of politicians who apologise for everything except their own sins

Like a great many Englishmen of my generation, I spend half my life apologising to my fellow human beings - and that's whether or not I'm the one who's at fault, writes TOM UTLEY.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Syria and Labour's poisonous civil war 

While the Mail has expressed deep reservations about bombing Islamic State in Syria, we congratulate David Cameron on the 174-vote majority he achieved.

ANDREW PIERCE: Could Hilary Benn now oust Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader after passionate Syria speech?

After the Syria speech, the bookmakers have made Hilary Benn a favourite to succeed the hapless Jeremy Corbyn, writes ANDREW PIERCE.

JOHN R BRADLEY: ISIS's barbaric new crucible of terror? Libya - the last place Dave bombed 

With Syria suddenly under siege from a Western coalition that has pledged to wipe Isis out both there and in Iraq, Libya is fast becoming a new crucible of terror on Europe's doorstep.