Andres Moreno, who weighed 980lbs at his heaviest, passed away on the morning of Christmas Day while he was being rushed to hospital from his home in Ciudad Obregón in Sonora, Mexico.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 28, is believed to have visited London and could have made his way into the UK via Kent using a fake passport, weeks before carrying out the horrific attacks in Paris.

Up to 600 protesters ransacked the Muslim prayer hall in Corsica last night, leaving burned Korans littering the streets. It followed the 'ambush' of two firefighters by 'several hooded youths'.

The Syrian families who fled to Lebanon are finding themselves on the brink of destitution - and with adults unable to work legally, they are increasingly turning to their children for money.

The 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush mountain range last night, just two months after a killer quake in the same region left nearly 400 dead across Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Hello singer's (pictured) latest collection was the most popular gift, topping not only the Amazon album chart but the bestsellers list, which includes all other kinds of product.

Freedom of Information requests revealed that in 2014-2015 there were 199 Disclosure and Barring Service checks on church bell ringers, 726 on choristers and 23 on flower arrangers

Rodney, Derek, Donald and Ian are the top men's names facing extinction. The monikers Derek and Rodney gained worldwide fame as the characters in classic BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses.

Firefighters are now being called on to treat the injured and dying in Wales because they can respond quicker to a 999 call than paramedics.

Insurers are rushing to exclude the toys from policies and experts have said that even those who buy the remote controlled drones (file photo) as gifts could be liable over privacy and injury claims

Walk down Oxford's bustling High Street and it's easy to miss the statue of Cecil John Rhodes that adorns the historic facade of Oriel College.

As Christmas Day fairy tales go, Disney would struggle to produce one as heartwarming, even if they filled it with puppies and Dickensian street urchins with an NHS song being Bieber to number one.

For hundreds of families in Cumbria and Lancashire, Christmas was cancelled when flood waters swept through their homes but thanks to generous Mail readers, many will now get some respite.

Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Tracey Crouch, said Parliament had 'better things to be concerned with' than fulfilling the Tory pledge to hold a vote on scrapping the Hunting Act (file photo of fox hunting)

The champion of the BBC show's eighth series, which sees working chefs battle it out in the kitchen, has revealed his time honoured recipe for using up all of his Christmas Day leftovers.

An article on December 8 said 15,000 Welsh cancer patients a year were going to England for treatment. This was the number of patient appointments in 2012/13 rather than individual patients.

Doctors have warned that children and teenagers are risking severe damage to their health by consuming high volumes of these sugar-packed products (file photo of boy drinking Red Bull)

The link between wealth and health in Britain is well established, with the richest of us living up to eight years longer than the poorest.

The craze, started by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, has boosted sales of cosmetics by £59.3million in the past year to a total of £816.4million.

The 89-year-old royal looked stylish in a vintage fur coat as she stepped out for a private family service on the Sandringham estate, in Norfolk. Hours later, she was seen in a vibrant red coat and hat.

The Queen used her Christmas Day message to highlight the 'moments of darkness' the world has confronted - stressing the Christian message that light always triumphs over the dark.

The state of a royal marriage is, all too often, rather precisely mirrored by the choice of Christmas card the couple send. 

Steve Baker, chairman of the influential eurosceptic Conservatives for Britain group, said he was told by Lord Feldman about the donations to the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said borrowing was £14.2Billion in November 2015, £1.3Billion higher than a year ago while the national debt is now more than £1.5Trillion.

It comes amid growing pressure on the Prime Minister to allow cabinet ministers to campaign to leave the European Union, despite Mr Cameron being expected to lead the push to stay.

Kirsty Reed (right), 30, was watching Cinderella with her husband Matthew (left) at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth when her contractions began. By the time she got to the hospital, her water broke.

EXCLUSIVE: Karen Jones and Alan Johnson, from Liverpool, have been honoured with the Points of Light award from David Cameron, for 'working tirelessly for nearly 30 years' to help children.

The NHS choir has clinched the coveted Christmas No 1 spot after their charity single, A Bridge Over You, out-sold superstar Justin Bieber by 31,000 copies in the closest race in six years.

Lee Garrett, 33, manager of the pub in the Breacon Beacons, Wales, said Facebook 'lacked common sense' after his page for the Blackcock Inn was banned for use of racist or offensive language.

A former denim factory in West London was turned into 33 houses and shops from Dickens' most beloved novels for the ambitious 20-part BBC series, 'Dickensian', which aired tonight.

Former valet Mike Hewitson is among a number who have departed Sir Elton's sphere - apparently due to the influence of the singer's much-younger husband, David Furnish.

Around £2.9bn could be spent in the annual bargain frenzy, with more than 14 million people expected to take part in the sales, as hundreds of products are discounted by up to 75 per cent.

Catherine MacDiarmid, centre, pictured with her children Suzi, left, Zach and Marcus, right have been forced to move to her mother's home in Kendal, but have vowed not to allow the floods ruin Christmas.

Children from countries which Pope Francis (pictured) has visited as Pontiff were invited to watch him speak inside the grand 16th Century church - one of the largest in the world