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Sugar babies who get rich older men to fund their extravagant student lifestyles

Andrea Warren, 19, from Oxford, is one of an increasing number of students turning to the world's largest online dating website to find 'sugar daddies' to fund her student lifestyle. read


Angus Dalgleish warns health tourist migrants are leaving the NHS at breaking point

Professor Angus Dalgleish (pictured), the principal of the London based Cancer Vaccine Institute, says the NHS is being put under 'an intolerable strain' by the number of migrants seeking care. read


Australians to pay £200 for NHS care EU migrants get free

Antipodeans are incensed that they are being asked to make the new payment for NHS services while Eastern European migrants from inside the EU have limitless free access. read


Liam Neeson reveals he's romantically involved with an 'incredibly famous' woman

Liam Neeson, 63, is a step closer to finding love once again after revealing he is romantically involved with an 'incredibly famous' woman. read


Olympic ski-jumper Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards comments on The Jump injuries

As one contestant after another has found out the hard way on Channel Four’s reality gameshow The Jump, ski-jumping is a great deal harder than it looks, writes EDDIE 'THE EAGLE' EDWARDS. read


France insists it WON'T scrap the border deal with Britain

David Cameron warned yesterday the border deal with France could be threatened by Brexit and Downing Street went so far as to claim 'thousands' of people could de-camp to Britain overnight. read


Oscars 2016 nominees gather at star-studded Academy Awards luncheon

On Monday the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards gathered together at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hill, LA, for the annual Oscar lunch. read


Why the portrayal of gay men on screen is unrealistically positive

The psychologists, from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, cited movies and TV shows, like WIll and Grace (pictured) they say may have left gay viewers feeling depressed about themselves. read


Sunseekers warned by NICE there is no such thing as a healthy tan

New guidelines urge children and adults to put on eight teaspoons of suncream to stay safe during the British summer or when holidaying abroad as experts say a 'healthy tan' does not exist. read


Lack of sleep makes us more likely to own up to things we HAVEN'T done: Tiredness impairs our judgement and causes us to make false confessions

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine examined whether the likelihood of a false confession is increased by sleep deprivation using a simple computer experiment. read


Why We Snap: Understanding the Rage Circuit in your Brain released

In a new book, Why We Snap: Understanding the Rage Circuit in your Brain, Douglas Fields reveals the triggers that cause ‘normal’ people to lose their heads with rage, and become extremely violent. read


Andy Murray and wife Kim welcome the birth of their baby girl

The tennis star had promised to fly home from the Australian Open if his wife went into labour during the tournament. read


Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's brother shot dead in Dublin in suspected revenge attack

A man has been shot dead in Dublin this evening in an attack believed to be in retaliation for a shooting in the city last Friday. The victim has been named locally as Eddie Hutch, aged in his 50s. read


People who have experienced death explain what it REALLY feels like

People who believe they have had near-death experiences have explained what it feels like on the question site Quora, describing feelings of bliss, peace and excitement. read


1-800 Flowers survey reveals women and men's movie-inspired date fails

While hopeless romantics open up about their failed attempts to recreate iconic movie scenes, a recent study shows that most women prefer to be wooed by small, thoughtful gestures. read


Twin births almost double in rich countries: study

The rise is an 'important public health issue' as twins are 'more fragile than singleton babies, researchers from France's Ined demographic research institute said. read


Dylan Djohan, Ashwin Kumar and Waleed Latif paid off girl they raped in Croatia

Waleed Latif, 21, Ashwin Kumar, 23, and Dylan Djohan, 23, paid $30,000 to avoid jail after they were arrested for raping a 17-year-old Norwegian backpacker in July at a bar in Split, Croatia. read


Video shows terrifying moment pilot is forced to ABORT landing at London City Airport

A nerve-shredding video showed the Alitalia plane from Milan wobbling as it touched down at London City Airport, before bouncing back up again as Britain was hit by Storm Imogen. read


UK weather experiences Storm Imogen with rail tracks underwater and road chaos

Storm Imogen has battered the South and gave many commuters a horrendous journey to work as trains on various networks were disrupted and ferries across the Channel cancelled. read


Flooding in Cumbria dumps thousands of tons of sand onto farmer's field

More than three-and-a-half acres of a farmer's field in Warwick Bridge, on the outskirts of Carlisle, Cumbria, has been left covered in sand after the nearby River Eden burst its banks in the storms. read


EXCLUSIVE – ‘I was raped at 14... now I'm bringing up my rapist’s baby: Schoolgirl breastfeeds nine-month-old son she is forced to raise alone after attack in lawless South Sudan where boys are taught to murder, torture and kidnap

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline visited a settlement in the north of Uganda where 500 people are arriving everyday - fleeing rape, kidnapping, looting and murder in South Sudan. read


Waddling can be a sign of back disease: What your walk reveals about your health

The way someone walks can provide major clues about several diseases, from arthritis to dementia, and even their stress levels. read


The ear tickler that helps you lose weight using electrical pulses

The device clips on to the skin inside the ear, where you would put a headphone bud. read


Airbnb hosts in Sweden warned after homes used as brothels

Stockholm police said pimps are creating fake profiles to rent privately-owned homes for two or three weeks at a time and offer sexual services out of unsuspecting owners' bedrooms. read


Super Bowl 50 sees Twitter erupt with memes as Chris Martin gets sidelined

The Coldplay frontman hit the stage at the prestigious half-time slot where he was joined by previous Super Bowl performers Beyonce and Bruno Mars. read


What has Kate done to her eyebrows? She can't leave them alone! But critics say the results are unflattering - and ageing 

The Duchess of Cambridge (pictured) sported thick, dark, waxy-looking brows this week - emphasising crow's feet and shadows and making the skin around the eyes look hollow and saggy. read


Tobi Akingbade racially ridiculed on Twitter with black face photo

Tobi Akingbade, 24, from east London, had posted a photograph on her Twitter account after she graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in September at the third attempt. read


Starbucks loses disability discrimination case brought by dyslexic supervisor

Meseret Kumulchew, who struggles with reading, writing and telling the time, was accused of falsifying documents at the coffee giant's Clapham branch. read


The Queen took a train as Kate Middleton charged taxpayers £3k for a helicopter trip

The Queen arrived in London today after her extended Christmas break in Norfolk on a scheduled train service. Her Majesty sat in first class for the one hour 40-minute journey, at a cost of £54.90. read


Edinburgh teens trashed a house when a 14-year-old's house party spiralled out of control

As many as 100 youngsters descended on the house in Midlothian, Scotland. The father of the boy who held the party made the teenager visit neighbours afterwards to apologise for the carnage. read


Elderly Chidham couple found dead after their bungalow burned down were murdered

The man and woman, who have not yet been formally identified, died from neck and head injuries at their £300,000 home in Chidham, near Chichester, West Sussex, on Saturday morning. read


Saudi man Khaled Mohsen Al Shaeri walks for the first time 

Khaled Mohsen Al Shaeri, now aged 24, from Saudi Arabia, weighed an incredible 610kg (1,345lbs). He has now successfully lost 320kg (700lbs) thanks to an intensive fitness routine. read


Trio of killers posed for bedroom selfies hours before murder of Jordan Watson

George Thomson, 19, Brahnn Finley, 19, and Daniel Johnston, 20, posed for the photo before launching the 'brutal and sustained attack' on Jordan Watson in a graveyard in Carlisle. read


Neighbour charged with murder after a disabled woman, 52, was knifed to death in a double stabbing which also left her 80-year-old mother fighting for life

Maylyn Couperthwaite, 52, was knifed to death and Audrey Couperthwaite, 80, left fighting for her life in hospital following the double attack on Sunday at a home in Bury, Greater Manchester. read


Huntsman spider runs straight at camera in Australia

An unsuspecting cameraman in Queensland, Australia, has captured the horrifying moment a huge huntsman spider (pictured) charged at him. read


Gym infographic decodes the exercise jargon that leaves us all baffled

The handy chart details an A-Z of fitness jargon, from food and nutrition to exercise manoeuvres. It explains the meaning behind plyometrics, protein windows, deadlifts and downward dogs. read


Germany train crash kills four with 150 injured in Bavaria

Two trains packed with 'hundreds' of rush hour commuters collided near Bad Aibling, in Bavaria just before 6.50am on Tuesday morning, causing one of them to derail, killing at least eight people. read


Sir David Attenborough turned down Terry Wogan for a BBC job during 1965

His Irish lilt turned him into a star but it was also the reason Terry Wogan was turned down by then boss David Attenborough. Archive letters between the pair reveal why Wogan was turned away. read


Terry Wogan on Eurovision and the jibe that made him Public Enemy No1

In his memoirs, TERRY WOGAN recalls how he made just one Eurovision joke too many when he poked fun at two Danish presenters dubbing them 'Doctor Death and the Tooth Fairy'. read


13-year-old rape victim abused by gang of Asian men was reported missing to police 71 TIMES during her year-long ordeal

The 12 paedophiles subjected the schoolgirl from Keighley, (posed by model) to repeated brutal rapes and beatings but police ignored her mother's called and told her to keep a diary. read


Mishell Moloney killed in Birmingham fire that may have been started by a tumble dryer

Stay-at-home mother Mishell Moloney, 49, died following a fire at her home in Frankley, Birmingham, on Sunday despite the efforts of her daughter and neighbours to rescue her. read


South Korea unveils debris of North's rocket with '7,500 mile range'

Seoul's Defence Ministry released images purporting to show a section of nose cone  retrieved from the waters off the southern South Korean island of Jeju. read


KATIE HOPKINS: Is one in ten of our kids really mentally ill? Or is the industry devoted to giving everyone their own personal disorder utterly mad?

When we are told 10% of children aged 5-16 have a recognised mental health disorder I can’t help but feel sceptical, writes KATIE HOPKINS. read


Mild pressure found to trigger 'brown fat' that burns calories 

Experts at Nottingham University found that when stress hormones are released into the body, healthy ‘brown fat’ is activated, burning up glucose in order to create body heat. read


Judge Paul Coleridge says divorce makes many wish they stayed together

A 'high proportion' of divorced couples in Britain 'wish they had stayed together' five years later, according to former High Court judge Sir Paul Coleridge. read


Jason Watkins and Clara Francis tell their shattering sepsis story

From the outside, Jason Watkins and Clara Francis look like a couple who have it all. But what outsiders don't see is the loss of their youngest daughter, Maude. read


Watching reality TV or wearing high heels may be to blame for flagging sex life

When your relationship has gone beyond the first flush of passion, maintaining your libido can be a delicate balance of health and desire. read


Video shows Dr Pimple Popper Sandra Lee cut open a blackhead to pull out an ingrown hair

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT - The video shows Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, extracting huge blackhead from an old man's back - as well as compacted hair, pus and flaked off skin. read


Mother reveals her friend KIDNAPPED her newborn baby

Kimberly Jamieson, 24, from New Zealand, was distraught when Konan went missing. Tequila Matekohi-Samuels, then 18, took him after suffering a miscarriage and claiming she'd given birth. read


It's the Flying Squad, guv - the eagle has landed! As the Met plans to introduce birds of prey to target drones above London RICHARD LITTLEJOHN asks: why stop there? 

Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe sent a chief inspector to investigate a drone-intercepting eagle after he saw a video of it on YouTube, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. read


Met police riot squad 'disbanded after officers fiddled overtime'

The Metropolitan Police said the withdrawal of the Territorial Support Group unit based at Paddington Green in Westminster was 'not linked' to misconduct investigations into some of its officers. read


Lord Bramall’s son calls for inquiry into police evidence about his dad

The 92-year-old D-Day veteran (pictured), whose home was raided by Scotland Yard last March while he had breakfast with his terminally-ill wife, has attacked the force for its handling of the case. read


Trident compared to World War Two spitfires by Shadow Defence Secretary Emily Thornberry

Labour MPs reacted angrily to the Shadow Defence Secretary's comparison and were heard shouting at her as they clashed over whether the party should oppose the renewal of Trident. read


Macedonia builds another fence on Greek border to ‘send message to migrants'

Macedonia has begun building a new razor-wire fence parallel to an existing one on its border with Greece to make it harder for migrants to enter the Balkan country. read


Iraqi man who raped boy in Austria said it was 'a sexual emergency'

Dunja – herself a refugee who had fled Serbia in the 90s – said she had told her five children to offer new arrivals the same hospitality she had received. read


Sheakepeare’s Globe Theatre performance for Calais migrants ends early

It was initially reported that the Shakespeare's Globe theatre company's Hamlet in the Calais Jungle was cut short because of bad weather, but it has now emerged that armed men had forced an early finish. read


Syria has executed and tortured prisoners since uprising against Assad in 2011, UN report says

UN investigators have accused the Assad regime of carrying out 'extermination' in its jails and detention centres through its brutal use of starvation, torture and executions of prisoners. read


Austria's Werner Faymann demands EU border patrols return every migrant

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said EU border police should send all refugees and migrants back to Turkey, as this is the only measure that would make enough of an impact on the influx. read


Brazilian medics advise women to wear a burka to stop Zika virus

Brazilian medics, in a request unsurprisingly ignored during the wild Carnival party, have suggested women should start wearing burqas in a bid to prevent the spread of the Zika virus. read


60 ISIS jihadis were in Europe ahead of the Paris attacks

The unnamed senior European counterterrorism source also revealed that intelligence agencies are concerned ISIS may attempt a an even more ambitious attack in the coming months. read


U.S. intelligence chief warns of increased ISIS attacks around the world

ISIS is likely to step up 'the pace and lethality' of its attacks in the months ahead as it seeks to intensify its campaign of violence, warned the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency director. read


The RAF blitz on ISIS has destroyed more than 585 targets across Iraq and Syria

Justine Greening, the International Development Secretary, said RAF aircraft and drones had helped in securing military success in Ramadi, Iraq and around the Tishrin Dam in Syria. read


ISIS militants arrested in Russia planning terror attacks in Moscow

Seven suspected members of ISIS have been detained in Russia on suspicion of preparing to carry out terror acts in Moscow and St. Petersburg. read


Pilot whale in Japan slaughtered as the rest of its pod are drowned or kidnapped

Disturbing footage filmed during the current hunting season shows a pod of pilot whales being lured to their deaths in Taiji cove, Japan. The 'prettiest' are sold into captivity and the rest are slaughtered. read


Jane Austen's most romantic line was added for 1995 Sense and Sensibility adaptation

The famous line from the film version of the novel by Jane Austen, pictured, topped a poll of 2,000 British women, with Dirty Dancing, Titanic and Austen's Pride and Prejudice also featuring. read


Travel mad mum takes 10-week-old baby Esmé around the world while on maternity leave

Most people wouldn't even consider packing up their home and travelling the world, let alone do so with a baby - which is exactly what London couple, Karen and Shaun did after the birth of their daughter. read


Castleford father an over estranged wife's new boyfriend while his daughter was in the car 

Joseph Smith, 35, of West Yorkshire, was accused by a judge of using his car 'like a weapon' when he crashed into victim David Oddey who was in a relationship with his estranged wife. read


Gwyneth Paltrow testifies her 'stalker' sent her sex toys and porn

She took the stand at the trial of a man accused of stalking her for 17 years. The actress testified Monday in a LA courtroom about letters Dante Soiu sent her between 2009 and 2015. read


Open Rights Group warns that e-voting remains ‘unacceptably flawed'

Union members may be allowed to vote for strike action by text message or email – despite warnings that the system is vulnerable to fraud. read


Oxford University student didn't know Cecil Rhodes' name

In a survey the Oxford student added that paying ‘homage’ to a ‘great colonialist’ like ‘Caesar Rhodes’ made them feel ‘uncomfortable’ and helped ‘perpetuate racial inequality’. read


Two-bedroom flat sells for £140,000 in just three days despite honest estate agent's ad telling buyers: 'Wipe your feet on the way out!'

Essex-based Scott & Stapleton admitted that the flat priced at £125,000 in Westcliff-on-Sea was being sold complete with mouldy walls, mounds of rubbish and ‘fleas to keep you company’. read


Hillary Clinton ties with Bernie Sanders on the eve of New Hampshire primary

Hillary Clinton's on the cusp of being Bern-ed in New Hampshire and a new national poll shows more and more Democrats supporting the Vermont senator too. read


Cheryl James did NOT shoot herself dead at Deepcut Barracks evidence shows

Lawyers for Cheryl James's family said there was 'distinguished' new evidence which showed the shot that killed the teenager in 1995 might not have been self inflicted. read


Karren Brady outshines Samantha Cameron at the annual Tory Black And White Ball

Lunch with Tory party chairman Lord Feldman and a day campaigning with London mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith may not sound like everyone’s perfect Saturday activity.. read


'The Sirtfood diet is just another fad', experts warn

A health and wellness expert from University of Huddersfield revealed the popular Sirtfood diet, which involves consuming foods rich in sirutin proteins, doesn't offer any health benefits. read


David Cameron plans to free prisoners during the week as Andrew Coulson is subject of jokes

Under wholesale reforms to the prison system unveiled by The Prime Minister today, ex-inmates will only be required to declare their criminal record at the interview stage. read


Terrorists could be locked in separate prisons under David Cameron's crackdown

Imams could also be banned from preaching in prisons, the PM said as he unveiled radical reforms to the UK's justice system today. Around 1,000 inmates have been identified as extremist. read


Emma Watson and William Knight saw Hamilton on Broadway together before going public

Emma Watson, 25 and William 'Mack' Knight, 35, were seen together leaving a showing of Hamilton, the hit hip-hop musical about Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers. read


Parents in their 60s can finally cut the purse strings after they stop spending on their children 

A growing band of Britain’s 60-somethings are now living life to the fullest, according to a recent UK survey, which found many parents in their 60s are now finally free to spend money on themselves. read


2012 Olympics-Saunders Electrical Wholesalers Limited fraudsters face years in jail

Spencer Steinberg, 45, Michael Strubel, 53, and Jolan Saunders, 39, claimed they had won a contract to supply electricals to the Olympic Village ahead of the 2012 London games. read


George Osborne's changes could mean 1M extra families lose child benefit

A 'stealth tax' imposed by Chancellor George Osborne could lead to more than one million families in the UK losing child benefit, according to the London-based Institute for Fiscal Studies. read


Health Service patients unhappy about waiting times and the standard of appointments 

The percentage of adults dissatisfied with the Health Service has risen to 23 per cent – the biggest reported increase in 30 years, a study by London based health charity The King's Fund has found. read


Dark, short winter days make it harder to concentrate and affect our memory

A team from the University of Liege has found that our brains are sharper in summer, and that winter may dull our senses, making us less mentally sharp and our minds more likely to wander. read


Chinese city Hangzhou imposes ban on spitting in public with threat of fines

The local government of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, east China, has decreed that the 'uncivilised behaviour' like spitting on the pavement will be punished from March 1 onwards. read


Why the new Instagram fitness buffs we're following are all MEN

A growing number of us are turning to men for our daily fix of fitspiration. Ben Mudge, 25, from Belfast, posts photos post 'leg session', while Ali Gordon, 26, from Buckinghamshire, has a 200,000 following. read


Leopard rampages through Bangalore school in India mauling six people

Wildlife expert Sanjay Gubbi (pictured) was one of six people who was mauled by the leopard as he attempted to capture the rogue animal during its ten-hour rampage. read


Twitter may soon roll out a Facebook-style timeline

The new timeline will look like an expanded version of the 'while you were away feature'. The tool shows users a selection of tweets that it considers to be important, and that the user may have missed. read


Scientists pinpoint brain structure that divides leaders and followers

Monash Institute found the prefrontal cortex and anterior insula were activated when people disagreed. These areas are linked to cognitive dissonance, a heightened state of mental stress. read


Millennials claim to prefer organic rainforest friendly chocolate but only 14% buy it

Millennials protest for more clean label products, but do they buy them? Kansas State University used chocolate to investigate and found Millennials do not want to pay high prices. read


Co-op research finds 1 in 5 people haven't spoken to their neighbors in a month

One in five Brits admit they have not spoken a word to their neighbours in more than a month - and some had never uttered a word to them at all. read


ScottishPower and SSE want to go back to doorstep selling despite rip-off tariffs

Energy giants are lobbying to resume doorstep selling despite their appalling record of rip-offs and heavy fines over false claims of savings. read


Japan's 100-year-old postcards reveal colourful tourist attractions and cities

These beautiful snapshots of Japan show the colourful country in a transitional period in the early 1900s when modern buildings and transport were starting to pop up. read


George Osborne’s brother Adam had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient

Dr Adam Osborne, 39, admitted having sex with a vulnerable woman who was a patient at his London practice ahead of a Fitness to Practise hearing which will last 10 days. read


George Osborne's financial tightrope could snap if petrol prices don't rise, IFS report warns

George Osborne could miss his target to create an overall surplus by 2020 if he does not increase petrol duty, an influential think tank warned today. read


Birth defects linked to Zika virus are 'more severe than simple microcephaly', expert warns

Leading world experts on microcephaly say a number of cases in Brazil show babies suffering a 'very severe form' of the condition, with signs of 'very severe destructive brain injury'. read


Watch the disgusting moment a highly-venomous cannibal snake slowly devours another of its kind WHOLE

A small but highly-venomous snake has been caught on film devouring another of its own kind in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, luckily it is immune to its victim's venom. read


Did hanging out with friends make us SMARTER? The brains of primates changed shape to adapt to living in large groups

Researchers from the National University of La Plata, Argentina analysed the brains of 49 New World primates (brown spider monkey shown) and found they evolved in two main stages. read


The testicle timebomb warning: Older fathers 'are more likely to have mutant sperm...and children with genetic diseases'

As a man ages, the risk of conditions such as Apert syndrome, which affects skull and limb development, and dwarfism increases, Oxford University researchers found. read


Pink-cheeked Gove staged the great escape: QUENTIN LETTS on the EU elephant in Dave's room 

Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove is an Unknown Quantity on the EU referendum, writes QUENTIN LETTS read


Zika Virus vaccine is on its way but years away says NIAID head Anthony Fauci

Twelve groups are now working on a vaccine to protect against the Zika virus, but Dr Anthony Fauci, director at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said it will be a few years before a shot is available. read


Mar Tarres who was bullied over her weight is crowned the 'best bod of the summer'

Comedian Mar Tarres, 28, who is based in Cordoba, Argentina, has had the last laugh by winning the accolade in a beauty contest after years of enduring cruel comments about her size. read


Georgy Girl author Margaret Forster dies aged 77 from cancer

Margaret Forster's husband Hunter Davies has paid homage to the author, whose best-known works include Georgy Girl, after she passed away yesterday at a hospice in north London. read


Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s three-mile-long red carpet for his motorcade is mocked

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is facing criticism after a massive red carpet was laid over public roads for his motorcade during a trip to open a social housing project in a Cairo suburb read


Banks are urged to ban £50 notes in a bid to end the cash-in-hand culture and help recoup billions in tax for the Treasury 

High value bills are the ‘payment mechanism of choice’ for criminals and corrupt officials, according to Peter Sands, the former boss of British banking giant Standard Chartered. read


Woman who drank heavily for 40 years develops Madelung disease

The 64-year-old, treated at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, was diagnosed with Madelung disease, linked with alcoholism, which causes benign fatty tumours to grow on the body. read


Alex Jones's stalker Shane Goldsmith accepts restraining order after campaign of harassment

Shane Goldsmith agreed to accept a restraining order in return for prosecutors dropping the criminal case against him at Westminster magistrates' court. read


British motorcycle champion Sean Emmett cleared over wife's Dubai balcony fall death

Father-of-three Sean Emmett, 45, had initially been arrested by police as they probed the circumstances surrounding how his wfe plunged to her death from their hotel room in Dubai. read


Indian bus driver become first person 'to be killed by a meteorite strike'

The 40-year-old man was struck and killed by the splinters of the space rock which fell to ground near an engineering college in Vellore, in Tamil Nadu state (graphic image of an asteroid) read


University of Exeter Medical School finds 'those with type 1 diabetes at 7 suffer most'

Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School found the progression of the disease is radically different in those diagnosed as teenagers, leading to hopes of new treatments. read


Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas cruise is forced to turn around after 150mph winds

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship is turning around after passengers endured a 'horrendous' night of stomach-churning rocking when the ship made its way through a powerful nor'easter. read


Robo-roach to the rescue! Bots with squeezy exoskeletons could help find trapped survivors in disaster zones

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley came up with the design for the bot, with its compressible body, based on the ability of cockroaches to squeeze through tiny gaps. read


Press conference to unveil Albert Einstein's proved theory about ripples in space-time

It is believed an experiment called the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory has picked up signals from these waves. read


Pakistan lays claim to the Koh-i-Noor diamond centrepiece to the Crown Jewels

A judge in Pakistan has accepted a court petition from a British-trained lawyer arguing that the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the Crown Jewels belongs to Pakistan. read


Civil servants wined and dined by bankers and tobacco giants, National Audit Office reveals

The National Audit Office has concluded that UK hospitality rules are less stringent than those for the EU, with gifts such as tickets to Wimbledon, pictured, and iPads among those handed out. read


Met's bill to translate an extinct Dahomey language revealed

Britain's biggest police force spent £7million on interpreters in a year – including translators for suspects claiming to be from an extinct African kingdom. read


Google CEO Sundar Pichai receives restricted stock worth $199 MILLION

The move, revealed in a public filing on Friday, came at the same time parent company Alphabet overtook Apple to be the world's most valuable company. read


Sky Q Set-top box with a remote control goes on sale

Customers in the UK can choose either the Sky Q Silver Bundle or the Sky Q Bundle. The typical monthly cost for existing Sky+ customers will be an extra £12 compared with their current package. read


Images of Iranian military base may prove Tehran was carrying out secret nuclear tests whilst negotiating with U.S.

Satellite images of the Parchin military complex, 20miles south of Tehran, reveal that even as Iran was working to negotiate a nuclear deal, it was apparently working to hide its atomic work of the past. read


Never-before-seen snapshots of Marilyn Monroe taken by James Collins up for auction

The rare collection of 183 images are from the personal collection of Marilyn Monroe fan, James Collins. The images are being sold through Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas. read


How flashing lights can tackle jet lag as you SLEEP: Technique tricks people into thinking they're in a different time zone

The technique works through closed eyes and doesn't wake a sleeping subject, the team from Stanford University explained. This enables the body clock to adjust by as much as two hours. read


Andrew Wright used aerial photography business to smuggle cocaine into UK

Andrew Wright, 52, of Selby, Yorkshire, adopted the moniker of the fictional pilot and adventurer while using his light Cessna aircraft (pictured) to fly in huge quantities of the drug from Germany. read


Trendy 'clean eating' diets that can leave you starved of vital vitamins

Put simply, clean eating is choosing foods in their whole, natural state, avoiding processing and additives. read


Enzyme that turns banana peel brown 'indicates a person's risk of melanoma'

Scientists in Switzerland discovered the enzyme tyrosinase is a reliable marker for melanoma growth, with greater quantities in human skin indicating a greater risk of developing skin cancer. read


Michelle Lundberg reveals horror at suffering a painful reaction to EYELASH extensions

From itching to infections, are eyelash extensions worth the risk? Experts discuss the scary side effects of the expensive trend and why sticking to mascara is the safest way to achieve luscious lashes. read


Swedish telecom chief to steer web body ICANN to independence

Sweden's Goran Marby was Monday named head of the body that manages Internet addresses, pledging to uphold checks and balances as it steps out from under US government oversight. read


Childminder doesn't regret having tattoos of a guillotine and a noose

Sara, 22, from London, thought it would be 'hilarious' to have her sister Ellie's gruesome drawings inked on her thighs complete with darkly humorous puns. read


Intelligent Energy phone battery that lasts a WEEK is on its way

The Loughborough-based firm has not revealed the name of the manufacturer, simply describing it as an 'emerging operator,' but the move signals that the technology is about to become mainstream. read


Mark Pearson prosecutors 'slowed down' CCTV footage in sex assault case

Mark Pearson, 51, was accused of sexually assaulting a well-known actress in her 60s at a busy tube station when their paths crossed at London's Waterloo station. read


Sir Bernard Hogan Howe to say sorry for Lord Bramall child sex abuse probe

Sir Bernard will face MPs in two weeks to give evidence on how the Met handled allegations of historic sex abuse in both cases, all of which proved unfounded. read


Couple who tried to sell iPad left empty handed after new owners claimed it arrived 'bent and smashed' 

James Brown, 30, and fiancée Nicola Wilkinson, 24, of Bearpark, Durham, sold the iPad on eBay, sending it with courier myHermes. But when it arrived with its buyer it was damaged beyond repair. read


‘Bionic spine’ research at Royal Melbourne hospital could see paralysed patients walk

Patients left paralysed by injury or illness may be able to walk again, thanks to a revolutionary breakthrough by Melbourne researchers who have designed a bionic spine (pictured). read


Sore muscles from the gym? Stick with it! Exercise becomes less painful over time as your immune system helps you get fit

Brigham Young University scientists revealed T-cells repair muscles after they are damaged from exercise - similar to the immune system response when the body encounters toxins, viruses or bacteria. read


Kendall Jenner, Emma Watson and Kerri-Anne Kennerley love 'The Tinkerbell' trend

While 'bronde' locks and 'undone' styles flooded the red carpets in 2015, 'The Tinkerbell' is the latest look on the rise. The chic bun has been worn by the likes of Kendall Jenner and Emma Watson. read


Hannah Witheridge's mother reveals her heartbreak over Thailand murder

Susan Witheridge, 58, pleaded with the 23-year-old to stay at home after she made a last-minute decision to visit the south-east Asian country before starting a masters course. read


Oxford school called 'Isis Academy' is forced to change its name

Headmistress Kay Willett said the school in Oxford, which was only given the monicker in 2013 after becoming an academy, has been rebranded Iffley Academy to avoid confusion with ISIS. read


St John's Wort safety alert as packs of herbal supplement are recalled over poisoning fears

Batches of St John's Wort tablets manufactured for Superdrug and Asda have been recalled due to high levels of a plant material that can cause liver damage, the UK's drug regulator said today. read


Dutch man admits he came to the UK to rape a British girl, 12, after meeting her on Facebook 

Steven Van de Velde, 21, of Cornelis De Wittlaan, Den Haag, the Netherlands, travelled from Amsterdam to Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, to rape the girl, 12, he met on Facebook. read


Texas A&M Health Science Center dietitian busts 8 common diet myths 

Texas A&M Health Science Center dietitian explains gluten-free desserts can lead to weigh gain, not all carbs make you fat and advises eating seasonal fruit and veg to save money. read


Hong Kong's Lunar New Year celebrations descends into carnage

Hong Kong's Lunar New Year celebration descended into chaos after protesters and police, who fired warning shots into the air, clashed over a street market leaving dozens injured. read


6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Papua New Guinea near Solomon Islands

The quake struck to Papua New Guinean island of Bougainville at 3.19am (AEDT), according to Geoscience Australia and was close to the Solomon Islands. There is no threat to Australia. read


Video shows an electrician get his head stuck in hole in ceiling

This is the hilarious moment an electrician got his head stuck in a hole in the ceiling. The man, wearing a hooped T-shirt, had his whole head in the hole where he was due to fit lights in. read


Mother receives £100 from anonymous stranger who praised the 'amazing job' she was doing

Sarah Bartlett, 37, from Sidcup, London was stunned after receiving the gift. The message read: 'Darling Sarah, from another mummy who has noticed that you do an amazing job.' read


Air pollution from the 1970s is STILL being blamed for hundreds of deaths

People exposed to dirty air as long ago as 1971 have been more likely to die in the following decades than people living where the air was cleaner, Dr John Gulliver - London Imperial College - has found. read


Mark Zuckerberg slams India's decision to ban Facebook's free internet service

India's government has essentially banned a Facebook program offering free access to a limited version of the social network and other Internet services. read


Martina 'Big' who wants to be an 'extreme version of Barbie' pumps her 32N breasts with saline

Martina 'Big', 27, from Bernkastel-Kues in Germany gave up her job as an air hostess to become a glamour model after having her cleavage enhanced using injections of saline solution. read


The perfect pancake recipe revealed by the University College London

Researchers at University College London compared recipes for pancakes from around the world, to determine how ratios effect the texture and pattern. This could give insight to treating glaucoma. read


Soy foods 'protect against chemical in food packaging that can block conception'

Harvard University scientists revealed eating soy can offset the reproductive effects of a chemical called bisphenol A - or BPA - which mimics estrogen in the body and disrupts conception. read


Masterchef winner Chelsea Winter fan posts picture of her epic fail with custard square

When a home cook shared a photo of her 'epic fail' custard square with the recipe's creator, MasterChef New Zealand winner Chelsea Winter, it prompted others to share their own kitchen fails. read


Natasha Grindley given weeks to live says JUICING is helping her beat cancer 18 months on

Natasha Grindley, 37, from Liverpool, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in July 2014. She claims she has lived for 18 months longer than predicted due to swapping junk food for healthy juices. read


Inside an eerie abandoned science classroom in Bulgaria

The classroom is a frozen in time as children's desks, textbooks and blackboard chalk remain in tact an untouched. read


The Slow Mo Guys film a mousetrap slamming down on a TONGUE in YouTube video

Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy, from Oxford, were asked to do the stunt by many of their ever-growing fanbase. At the beginning of the video the duo discuss whether or not to go ahead with it. read


Watch the hypnotic 'invisible' chameleon robot that can change colour as it moves 

A team of researchers from China and the United States has developed a way to make camouflage adaptable. With ‘active camouflage,’ colours switch in real time to match a changing background. read


Jourdan Dunn teams up with M&S to launch her first childrenswear range

Lil’ LonDunn by Jourdan Dunn celebrates Jourdan’s love of her hometown London, and has been designed by the model with her six year old son Riley as the inspiration. read


Facebook was the most popular app in the US across iOS and Android in 2015

Figures from the new market insight report show the social media app saturated the smartphone market, reaching almost 77 per cent of smartphone users in US for the quarter ending 31 December. read


Fears grow for missing 17-year-old Sinead McCluskey who disappeared eight days ago

Sinead McCluskey, 17, was last spotted in the Bolehall area of Tamworth, Staffordshire, at midday on January 31 after leaving home and telling her parents she was going to visit a friend. read


Video shows reindeer stick his head through the window of a car on a Canadian safari

One little girl got a big surprise as a giant caribou took a carrot from her tiny hands as it poked its head through their family car during an outdoor safari trip in Quebec, Canada. read


BBC's War And Peace fans take to Twitter to admit 'tearing up'

The BBC's War and Peace adaptation has made highly-charged emotional scenes par for the course on Sunday nights...but viewers of last night's final episode didn't expect to tear up over a potato. read


Louis and Ashleigh Davis pose outside New Zealand KFC on their wedding day

On his wedding day, Louis Davis posed outside KFC with his bride Ashleigh. The couple, from Whangarei, have seen their wedding snap go viral, with 11,000 likes on Facebook/ read


Mac on...Cameron's prison reforms

'Oh, do stop moaning, Wayne – at least you're home during the week now.' read


New York City Ballet's Ashley Bouder performs perfect pirouettes during pregnancy

Ashley Bouder, 32, a dance with the New York City Ballet since 2000, is six and a half months pregnant with her first child with fiance, finance worker Peter de Florio. read


'God... help Spot to stay good': Kids, ages 6 and 4, give their pet goldfish a touching toilet bowl funeral

Liam, 6, and Piper, 4, said a few touching words at Spot the goldfish's small funeral attended by his immediate family in the bathroom of their Seneca, South Carolina home on Tuesday. read


What a McDonald's Happy Meal looks like SIX YEARS later

Jennifer Lovdahl, 33, a chiropractor living in Anchorage, Alaska, shared a photo of her aging fries and nuggets on her Facebook page last week. read


Watch 'speed stacker' Daniel Lin aged just SIX show off his amazing skills

Daniel Lin, from Taiwan, has been filmed attempting to speed stack with his eyes closed. Using black cups, with a timer and iPad either side of his table, Daniel put on an impressive display. read


Overweight Saudi Arabian attempts to mount horse from a pickup truck

A large man in Saudi Arabia climbs onto a horse from a truck but the animal is unable to take the man's weight and his legs buckle beneath him. Admitting defeat, the portly man is forced to clamber off. read


Roux the cat is missing her two front legs but stlil enjoys life

New Orleans-based cat Roux, 2, was born with just nubs for front legs due to a congenital abnormality. A hit on social media, a new video of the adorable cat shows her enjoying life at her home. read