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Adam Johnson pleads GUILTY to sexual activity with a child

The 28-year-old Sunderland winger turned up at Bradford Crown Court this morning with his girlfriend Stacey Flounders. read


Milly Dowler's family tell of their torment since Levi Bellfield's confession

The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, have spoken out over their 'torment and pain' after her killer Levi Bellfield finally gave details of his crimes read


Zika virus confirmed in the UK with four cases of pandemic affecting pregnant women

Public Health England's Dr Dilys Morgan told a committee of MPs in Westminster that the four cases were 'travel associated' and not believed to have been contracted in the UK. read


6 signs of heart disease you should NEVER ignore

A Texas A&M Health Science Center cardiologist revealed sexual dysfunction, puffy feet or legs, swollen or bleeding gums, heartburn and snoring are all symptoms of heart disease. read


Beth Tweddle is making progress post-surgery on her back after injury on The Jump

Beth Tweddle is up on her feet and has been able to walk a few steps following emergency surgery on her back.  read


Southend-on-Sea mother defends buying a waist trainer for her 15-year-old daughter

Karen Green, 48, from Southend, purchased the controversial slimming device for Kylie-Jenner-lookalike, Tilly, who says the device has defined her figure and given her lots more confidence. read


Michelle Little drunkenly dropped her trousers in Guildford and flashed

Michelle Little, 29, was walking through the centre of Guildford, Surrey with a friend following a heavy drinking session when she flashed the passers-by. read


City analyst Anthony Da Costa in a coma for a week after being hit by cyclist

Anthony Da Costa (pictured) was knocked unconscious in London last year. Cyclist Reeve Allen has now been fined for cycling without due care and attention read


National Single Awareness Day and the 15 things you need to know about love

After 30 years of researching relationships, FEMAIL's sex expert Tracey Cox has shared what she considers to be the most helpful pieces of advice for anyone struggling to find love. read


Non-lethal weapons like Tasers linked with dementia-like symptoms

The first clinical trial of the impact of Taser stun guns on brain function has been conducted by researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia, showed the effects could last for up to an hour. read


Winner of BBC's The Weakest Link Patricia Mallon dies after being burned at home

Grandmother-of-six Patricia Mallon, who won the BBC quiz show in 2010, died after the chair burst into flames at her home in Bournemouth, Dorset, while she was sleeping in it. read


Solicitor who claimed married Tory MP pestered her for an affair after they had one-night stand drops her £250,000 compensation claim 

Solicitor Patronia Campbell claimed she was unfairly dismissed from Lehman Brothers after she refused an affair with Tory Hugh Merriman when they worked together in London. read


Man claims he was sexually harassed by Selfridges Manchester shop assistant

Married David Lee, 37, said he was 'hounded' around Selfridges in Manchester by a female perfume seller while he was trying to find a Valentine's Day present for his wife. read


Academic challenges adults to take the 'daunting' grammar test faced by 11-year-olds

Dr Mary Bousted, the general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, has described grammar tests currently being sat by 11-year-olds as 'daunting and counterproductive.' read


Idris Elba 'splits from Naiyana Garth' after night with Naomi Campbell

The actor, 43, decided to move out of the London home he shared with the make-up artist and his son Winston, The Sun has claimed. read


Why some people find spiritual connections with events and others don't

Researchers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Victoria University, believe that suppression of the brain’s regulating functions boosts our chances of experiencing the mystical. read


Twitter IS changing its timeline to show tweets out of order for the best posts

The site has confirmed it is rolling out a feature that lets people change the order in which their tweets appear, to prioritise 'the best posts' from people they follow. The rest will be in chronological order. read


You've met the coupon queens now meet the wombling king: Shopper who finds supermarket receipts and swaps them for vouchers saves up £200 a month - and now thousands are following his lead

Stephen Auker, 58, a retiree who began wombling in 2010, estimates that he saves up to £200 per month - more than half of his shopping bill - through wombling in supermarket car parks. read


Teacher Michael White who groomed girl, 12, then sent her a naked picture is jailed

Mathematics teacher Michael White, 26, sent a naked picture of himself to a 12-year-old while aroused. He was now been jailed for three years and four months at Chelmsford Court Crown. read


BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker is a devout Christian who always keeps the Sabbath 

New BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker (pictured) was more worried about ensuring that he did not have to work on Sundays. The devout Christian has plotted his career around his faith. read


Couple who bought budget flights for £143 were charged an extra £2k after having to change travel dates

The second time Brian Kay, 84, and his wife Audrey, 80, of Mawdesley, Lancashire, had to amend the flights with travel agent CheapOair (pictured) was because their passports had been stolen. read


Mother left with horrific burns over 75% of her body after freak campfire accident creates scar cream to help other victims 

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Jane Healy, 56, of Kent, nearly died in 1969 when a camping stove blew up in her face and the pyjamas she was wearing melted on to her skin. read


Muslim man is taken off Thomson plane and quizzed over terror 'because he has a beard'

Ahmed Ali, 39, of Derby, said he feels 'victimised' after being taken off his honeymoon flight with his pregnant wife to Marrakech from Morocco by police who questioned him about terrorism. read


NFL Los Angeles Rams‬‬ owner Stan Kroenke‬ buys Waggoner Ranch

Stan Kroenke, who owns the Rams and is also the largest shareholder in the English football club Arsenal, closed a deal to buy the 535,000-acre W.T. Waggoner Ranch in Texas. read


Jeremy Hunt pleads with junior doctors to cancel the strike

The Health Secretary thanked the 43 per cent of junior doctors who did work today. He said he wanted to reach a solution by 'working together' with doctors and doing the 'right thing' for patients. read


'I am the doctor who...': Junior doctors stage an online protest promoting their work in the NHS on the second strike day

Today, junior doctors launched an online campaign on Twitter using the hashtag #IAmTheDoctorWho, before outlining some of the life-saving or caring they do. read


Jeremy Hunt's pledge for seven-day NHS 'backed by voters'

EXCLUSIVE: The findings - which have not been published - suggest voters are more sympathetic to Jeremy Hunt's attempts to impose a new contract on junior doctors than previously thought. read


Jacqueline Scott dies in hospital after life support machine suffered power cut

Jacqueline Scott, 55, died at St George's Hospital in Tooting, London, after nurses failed to recognise her life support machine that kept her breathing had a power failure and shut down. read


Croatian nightclub manager defends Dylan Djohan, Ashwin Kumar and Waleed Latif

Dylan Djohan, 23, Ashwin Kumar, 23, and Waleed Latif, 21, pleaded guilty to raping a teenager in July 16 at the Tropic nightclub in Split, Croatia, and paid the victim $31,594 to avoid a court trial. read


Family of Australian man who pleaded guilty to raping teen in Croatia say he has 'done nothing'

The family of one of three Australian men who pleaded guilty to raping a teenager in Croatia say he is just 'perfect' at the moment because - despite his conviction - he has done nothing wrong. read


Tory MP who earns £74,000 a year plus expenses moves back in with his parents because he can't afford deposit on a London house 

William Wragg, 28, MP for Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, has admitted that he is part of the 'clipped wing generation' of graduates who are forced to go home to save a deposit. read


MPs pay to rise AGAIN as expenses watchdog signs off an increase worth a third more than UK average

Their pay will increase by £962 in April - just months after they saw a massive 10 per cent hike after last year's General Election. The latest 1.3 per cent rise will cost the taxpayer more than half a million pounds. read


Retailers may offer subscription service that lets you rent outfits

A new report found one in five people in the UK are interested in renting everything from clothes to excercise equipment from their favourite store, and in London that figure rises to one in three. read


'BILL COSBY INNOCENT': Kanye unleashes Twitter war with shocking support for disgraced comedian

Comedian Sarah Silverman wrote in response: 'Kanye!! You can't be for real. FIFTY WOMEN. With nothing to gain thanks to a statute of limitations ON RAPE. Oy.' read


Fifties marriage advice that will make feminists choke on their cornflakes 

After we published childcare tips from the Fifties and Sixties last month, here's how experts from that era advised women on sex and marriage (file photo of fifties husband and wife) read


Cambridge man stung by a scorpion 'had to have his stomach removed'

WARNING: Graphic content. Dean Armstrong, 47, from Cambridge, was feeding Sue the scorpion in August 2012 when she attacked, paralysing him and flooding his body with potentially fatal poison. read


Brita Hollows 'cured' skin cancer by BURNING a chunk of her chest off

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Brita Hollows, from Taupo in New Zealand, opted to use black salve ointment after noticing a freckle on her chest had started to rise and change colour. read


Herts woman engaged to Ontario man she never met finds out he had a girlfriend

Evangelina Tsadiosou, 40, was planning to move 3,200 miles on Valentine's Day to live with Darryl Brown Fancey, 38, in Ontario - and the couple were set to marry at the airport. read


11 people are sentenced to 300 lashes and prison in Saudi Arabia for having a party

The group were charged with obscenity after police found alcohol and indecent pictures during a raid on a villa in the city of Jedda. read


Watch the revolting moment a man has a cyst the size of a GOLF BALL dragged out of his arm

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, aka Dr Pimple Popper, removes the white, bloody cyst which resembles an eyeball from a Halloween costume. read


Where the Great Fire of London REALLY started (and it's NOT Pudding Lane)

Using city plans and a plaque on the Monument, erected in memory of the fire, a historian has pinpointed the location. It now sits on the roadway of Monument Street, around 60ft from Pudding Lane. read


North Korea 'executes military chief on charges of corruption after he criticised Kim Jong-un's leadership appointments'

Ri Yong-gil (pictured), chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, was conspicuous in his absence from events celebrating the North's satellite launch in Pyongyang on Sunday. read


England 'could follow Scotland in lowering drink-drive limit'

Scotland cut the drink-driving limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg in December 2014. If the Scottish experiment is successful, England and Wales could be set to follow suit. read


Ewan Williamson collapsed on WA bush track and later died

The father of a Scottish teenager who died after collapsing on a remote walking trail in West Australia says police took too long to respond. read


IRA mole may have tipped off police about 1974 Birmingham pub bombing, coroner told as victims’ families begin bid to resume inquest

A representative some of the victims' families said there was suspicion among them that West Midlands Police lied to gain the wrongful convictions of the Birmingham Six. read


Death of Kristin Cavallari's brother's autopsy shows he died from hypothermia

Police have ruled that the death of 30-year-old Michael Cavallari was an accident after he crashed his car in freezing temperatures in rural Utah and then succumbed to hypothermia. read


Connor Batty who boasted on Facebook of drug use died of accidental overdose

Connor Batty was known to have a serious drug habit, but police refused to intervene and carers at a home in Greater Manchester said they could not search him. read


Infographic reveals the most common travel scams in Europe right now and how to avoid them

Travellers may have car tyres deliberately punctured before a stranger robs them in Italy, while Czech scammers are posing as fake police and accusing tourists of 'crime'. read


Wilko shoplifter convicted of stealing more than £3,500 worth of cosmetics

Rosa Calaca, 45, was caught on CCTV shovelling 'handfuls' of items into shopping bags during one of five raids on the same shop in Crawley, West Sussex, in just nine days in March last year. read


The hidden health conditions millions of women suffer from but no-one wants to talk about... 

Some 75 per cent of women will suffer thrush in in their lifetime, and many know nothing about the common condition bacterial vaginosis. Here, experts explain symptoms can be debilitating.. read


Happy Valley viewers vent their anger over 'inaudible' sound quality

Many viewers of the second series of BBC police drama Happy Valley were left disappointed last night after reporting they couldn't hear the dialogue clearly. read


Hilarious moment baby meets his father's identical twin for the first time

Stephen Ratpojanakul, from New York, captured the hilarious moment when baby Reed met his uncle Michael for the first time - and goes from one to the other saying 'Dada'. read


Donald Trump wins the New Hampshire Republican primary with a third of the vote

Trump claimed victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary elections, predicting before a raucous crowd in Manchester that he'll also win the next contest in South Carolina. read


Hillary Clinton bested by Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire primaries

A humiliated Hillary Clinton conceded the New Hampshire primary within minutes as Bernie Sanders trounced her 60-38 read


Alaska Airlines flight diverts due to unruly passenger

Passengers on board the flight from Boston to San Diego, which was forced to divert to Denver, cheered and applauded as the man was removed from the plane by police officers. read


European stock markets recover after share collapse sparked amid meltdown fears

German banking giant Deutsche Bank, which saw shares fall to a 30-year low on Tuesday, surged as much as 17 per cent on cheer over reports it is looking to boost its balance sheet strength read


Camembert safety alert: Sainsbury's, Asda and Co-op withdraw the French cheese over Listeria fears

The bug is linked to miscarriage and is also a danger to the elderly and people who are already sick and so have a weakened immune system - and can take up eight weeks to appear. read


Saying 'I love you' during sex keeps you and your partner satisfied

A study, completed by Chapman University in California, has found that talking about love whilst in bed beats foreplay and wearing sexy lingerie to ensure you have a good time. read


Video shows Spanish cycle racers emerge into a 60mph headwind that stops them dead

The intense weather struck the 153 riders as they cycled through the neutralised zone towards the Terra Mitica circuit on the third stage of the Volta a La Marina in Benidorm, Spain. read


Syrian migrant rapist who attacked a schoolgirl escapes Swiss jail

Swiss police have released photos of prison guard Angela Magdici, who they say is on the run with her lover Hassan Kiko - a Syrian rapist jailed for attacking a 15-year-old girl in 2014. read


Angela Merkel is accused of having 'angry phone call' with Pope Francis

The German Chancellor reportedly made the call after the Pope delivered a withering attack on a 'haggard' Europe in a November 2014 address. read


Nearly 4,000 children offered asylum in UK were DEPORTED to war-zones

Labour attacks the Government for its 'astonishing' mistake after the Home Office admitted that it had miscalculated the number of youngsters sent back to war-torn countries. read


David Cameron's EU deal could see Polish workers paid more in Child Benefits

The Polish prime minister Beata Szydlo, pictured with David Cameron last week, is report introducing a new child benefit to encourage Polish workers to stay in the country and to have more children. read


Cologne police reveal there was an INCREASE in sex attacks at this year's festival

Police from Cologne and neighbouring Leverkusen said there had been 673 crimes reported of which 55 were of a sexual nature, ranging from people who had been groped through to rape. read


Video shows Turkish coastguards rescue migrant clinging on to sinking boat

A migrant was found clinging on to the upturned bow of his sinking boat in the Aegean Sea. Turkish coastguards spotted the boat in distress during their daily search and rescue flights. read


North Sea video shows EXACTLY what it is like to be on board a ship during a storm

The dramatic footage was filmed by a man standing on the bridge of the ship stranded in the North Sea around 100 miles from land during Storm Gertrude, which hit Britain last month. read


Father who delivered his baby daughter captured the moment on video

Martin Boyce, 35, from Leicester, had to turn midwife when his partner Holly Dawson's labour moved so fast that she gave birth to their baby Isabelle Olivia on the living room floor at 4.32am. read


Chinese police sends out appeal after careless officer loses his gun

The authorities of a Chinese county was panic-stricken last week after a police officer lost his gun. The officer misplaced his weapon on February 6 in a public toilet next to his station. read


Meet the 'acro-juggling' couple Bob and Trish Evans who travel the world performing

US couple Bob and Trish Evans travel the world performing nail-biting acrobatic stunts, where a single slip could mean the difference between a perfect show and an accidental knife wound. read


Nicola Griffin, the oldest person to ever appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Nicola Griffin appears in a new body- positive Swimsuits for All ad that will run in the annual swimsuit issue. She is joined by Ashley Graham, who starred in the campaign last year. read


Bloodied elephant rampages through West Bengal in India

The panicked elephant had wandered from the Baikunthapur forest, crossing roads and a small river before entering the town of Siliguri in West Bengal state. read


Atlanta Airport installs BREAST FEEDING pods with seating and foldaway tables in private

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta introduced the Mamava pods, which are a huge step up for nursing mothers, who before only had public restrooms for privacy. read


Psychiatrist reveals the five personalities found in every workplace

Dr Judith Orloff from UCLA describes these five types as the narcissist, the anger addict (stock image), the passive-aggressive, the guilt-tripper and the gossip. read


Couple accused of sex act on Vegas Ferris wheel during a 30-minute ride 550 feet above the Strip

A Houston man and a New York woman are facing felony charges after authorities say they were recorded having sex in public during a ride in a glass-enclosed cabin on the High Roller attraction. read


Real-life Prince Charming launches a search to find woman who left her trainer behind 

Trainee management accountant Jay Breen, 32, from London, shared a taxi with a mystery woman from Heathrow Airport who left a Nike running shoe behind when she got out at Victoria Coach Station. read


UK weather temperatures set to plummet to -3C as Arctic blast brings snow

Showers are expected to fall in parts of Scotland and South West England while there are still about 170 flood alerts and warnings in place for England and Wales. read


Fitness blogger Planking for Pizza reveals the secrets behind her 30 second transformation

Jess, 26, from Orlando, Florida, posted two photos side by side, looking decidedly thinner, browner and more muscular in the 'after' shot - but she admitted 'not everything we see meets the eye'. read


Brazilian dancer causes a three-car crash after showing off her moves

The young blonde was filmed dancing in the street - causing a three-car pileup with her enticing moves and good looks - at an undisclosed location in Brazil during carnival. read


The companies that offer the benefits that will make you want to leave your job

According to employee review site, Glassdoor, Facebook, WWF and Accenture offer 'incredible, unique and surprising' benefits and perks. read


Roman arcade found in Essex was once part of a magnificent temple

Ruins (pictured) of the grand 393ft-long (120 metre) structure, which would have included more than 28 columns, were unearthed under a new apartment block in Colchester, Essex. read


Mail dossier exposes evidence over Kate Wilson the Deepcut coroner refuses to hear

Private Kate Wilson, whose name has been changed, claims she was viciously assaulted, sexually harassed and urinated upon while asleep during her time in the British Army. read


Firefighter Paul Keenor who rushed to answer 999 call died without seatbelt

Firefighter Paul Keenor, 23, a father-of-two, who was thrown from his car and killed while responding to a 999 false alarm was not wearing his seatbelt, an inquest has heard. read


Rusting old Jaguar E-Type restored to former glory after 3,000 hours 

The newly beautified car, which was discovered in a barn in Cernay, France, in late 2013 will go on show at the London Classic Car Show after experts spent a challenging 2,956 hours restoring it. read


Two Tennis umpires banned, four investigated over corruption

Two professional tennis umpires have been banned and four more are under investigation for fixing games to assist betting syndicates, the London-based ITF has confirmed. read


John Lewis shopper plummets off a balcony but survives when BED breaks her fall 

Shoppers watched in horror as the 60-year-old woman plunged two storeys to the basement of the shop in Cheadle (pictured), Manchester, and miraculously landed on a display bed. read


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

Jodie Moloney, 30, said she 'didn't get time' to tell her mother Mishell Moloney, 49, how much she meant to her after she was found dead following a fire at her home in Frankley, Birmingham. read


One tumble dryer bursts into flames EVERY DAY as major house fire cause

Fire brigades across Britain were called to 926 tumble dryer fires between 2011 and 2013, amounting to 309 each year - but millions of faulty models still have not been recalled. read


Fanbytes which predicts the success of YouTube stars founded by London friends

Timothy Armoo and Ambrose Cooke, 21 from London, established Fanbytes, which helps brands like Nickelodeon, Go Pro and Adidas run branded collaborations with social media stars. read


China confirms first case of imported Zika virus in 34-year-old traveller

The 34-year-old male victim from Ganxian county, Jiangxi province, southeast China, is now said to be quarantined in hospital while he recovers from a temperature and fever caused by Zika virus. read


Owner of James Bond's Pinewood Studios could be sold to 'maximise value'

Pinewood Group said it has engaged investment bank Rothschild to assist with a 'strategic review' of the company's structure and capital base, which 'could include a sale of the company.' read


Woman accused of being El Chapo's financial operator 'La Patrona' is arrested in Mexico

Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia, 55, also known as La Patrona, is described as the financial operator of the Sinaloa drugs cartel and was arrested by police in Mexico, close to where El Chapo was captured. read


Liam Neeson reveals he's romancing an 'incredibly famous' superstar

Liam Neeson has barely dated since his wife Natasha Richardson (pictured) died in 2009, but he has now announced he is dating someone 'incredibly famous', but won't say who. read


Gmail boosts security with its 'padlock alert' feature warning on unsafe accounts

Google has introduced the security measure to help people identify dodgy emails and make sure users stay safe from hackers while using Gmail. read


Baby is born with her BRAIN growing through the back of her head

Alana Long, of Accrington, Lancashire, was born with encephalocele, a birth defect causing parts of her brain to grow through a hole in the back of her skull in the womb. read


Video reveals ostrich's bizarre noise that it makes by inflating its neck 

A male ostrich at a farm in Iran makes a 'booming' noise by inflating his throat to three times its original size. It's the only sound they can make other than hissing. It is also part of their mating ritual. read


Karen Danczuk QUITS Twitter as she vows to unveil the 'new her'

The ex-Rochdale councillor, who is famed for her revealing selfies, took to Twitter to inform her 69,000 followers that she'd be taking a break. read


YouTube's Zoella fails to notice the 'random man' in her snap is Dave Gilmour

The 25-year-old YouTube star posted the snap of the guitarist in 2014. His wife Polly Samson came across the mistake last night and shared it with her Twitter followers with the hashtag 'RandomMan'. read


Dublin boxing shooting video reveals the aftermath and pool of blood

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Gangster David Byrne was gunned down at Dublin's Regency Hotel last Friday by a six-man hit squad read


Italian mother facing jail for not doing housework and denying husband sex says she is a 'perfect housewife'

A ‘lazy’ Italian mother who is facing six years' jail after her husband prosecuted her for not doing enough of the household chores or giving him enough sex told MailOnline that she is the 'perfect housewife'. read


Kylie Jenner is making the Levi Wedgie Fit jeans a thing

Your denim drawer just got cheeky with a re-imagined 'Mom Mean' by Levi. The new Wedgie Fit style hugs the bum in all the right places and Kylie Jenner can't get enough. Mom just knows, ya know? read


Kortney Olson jokes her watermelon crushing video scared off Roosh V

Kortney Olson, of the Gold Coast, has crushed a watermelon with her thighs - and said the show of strength is what prompted 'pro-rape' blogger 'Roosh the Douche' to abandon his plans to visit Australia. read


Beware 'smishing' scam that saw one Santander customer lose £23k

Bank customers are being warned to be vigilant after what is believed to be a spate of 'smishing' attacks which drain current accounts of cash. read


Iranian mothers pose in embroidered boreghehs that they wear from age 9

French photographer Eric Lafforgue travelled through villages in the Persian Gulf and the island of Qeshm in Iran meeting women who wear the intriguing ancestral boregheh mask. read


Tesco charges motorist for 5p carrier bag for filling up his Nissan Qashqai

John Green, 47, filled up his Nissan Qashqai with £25 of diesel at a store in Yardley, Birmingham, yesterday but was left perplexed when his receipt showed he was charged £25.05. read


Chidham couple's brother-in-law to be quizzed by police after visiting hospital with burns

Te remains of Dennis Jefferson, 76, and his wife Sheila, 73, were found in the burnt out bungalow in Chidham, West Sussex, and police now want to talk to her brother, Norman Williams, 70. read


Vee Nguyen asks her disabled best friend Ben Davis to high school dance

Vee Nguyen, 19, asked her disabled best friend, Ben Davis, 16, to prom by flying pink balloons resembling pigs at a pep rally at Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan. He said yes. read


NASA and Indian scientists say bus driver was NOT killed by a meteorite

Experts say the shape of the crater, the absence of a sonic boom, a lack of debris and the green and blue colour of rock recovered from the scene (pictured) in India all suggest some other cause. read


Titanic replica photos show how it will compare to the original ship

Captivating side-by-side images show how the planned Titanic II will stick to the incredible detail of the original ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean more than 100 years ago. read


Simon Binner's death featured in BBC Two's 'How to Die' documentary

Simon Binner, 57, from Purley, Surrey, was killed by a lethal dose of anaesthetic which he administered in a Swiss suicide clinic 600 miles from home on October 19 last year. read


The Palazzo Italia in Milan is made of cement that absorbs air pollution and turns it into salt

The Palazzo Italia (pictured) in Milan, Italy, has been constructed using a new type of cement that uses sunlight to catalyse a chemical reaction that converts pollutants into inert salts. read


Conwy residents’ outrage over council plan to empty bins ONCE a month

Conwy Council, who currently collect household waste fortnightly, would become the first authority in Wales to have monthly collections if the proposals are approved - but residents are not happy. read


GOAT is granted bail after arrest for criminal trespass for eating Indian official's vegetables

Police in Chhattisgarh state sprang into action on Monday, registering a case against the animal and its owner for raiding a district magistrate's petunias and cabbages. read


The brain of a rabbit that was frozen has been brought back to 'life' in near-perfect condition - and it may still contain the animal's long-term memories

A team of researchers at 21st Century Medicine, in Fontana, California, used combination of ultrafast chemical fixation and cryogenic storage to preserve the rabbit brain (pictured). read


King and Queen of Bhutan share the first photo of their newborn Prince

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 35, and Queen Jetsun Pema, 25, of Bhutan have released the first official photo of their newborn baby, being held by his proud grandfather. read


Cindy Kimberly made famous on Justin Bieber's Instagram becomes a model

Justin Bieber made Cindy Kimberly, 17, a Dutch-born student from Denia, Spain, famous after posting a picture of her on his Instagram account in December and asking: 'OMG who is this!' read


Marcus Brigstocke admits he couldn't work for a YEAR after The Jump injury

One person who knows better than anyone the affects of recovering after a winter sports injury is former The Jump contestant Marcus Brigstocke. read


Harmful bacterial molecules are the REAL reason junk food is so bad for us

University of Leicester scientists say these molecules are undetectable in fresh foods, but abundant in foods like ready-chopped vegetables, pasta sauces and sandwiches. read


An asteroid just half a mile wide could unleash a mini ICE AGE if it hits Earth

In the 'worst case scenario', soot would remain in the atmosphere for 10 years, while dust take six years to settle back on Earth, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. read


The 'born this way' ideology could make people more homophobic than less

Researchers are saying even those who believe sexual orientation is not a choice can still be homophobic in the same way that those who know race is not a choice can be racist. read


Cambridge student Giulo Regeni found murdered in Cairo 'had ears sliced off'

Giulio Regeni, 28, was found dead near a highway outside the Egyptian capital, nine days after he was reported missing, having suffered 'inhuman animal-like violence'. read


Second stage of Leveson probe is shelved after ministers decide there is 'no point'

A senior Government source told the Daily Mail the second stage, which would examine ties between newspapers and police, had been abandoned after a string of journalists were cleared. read


Teacher Lee Lewis 'seduced 16-year-old student and took her virginity'

Outdoor-pursuits leader Lee Lewis had a two-year sexual relationship with the girl when she was 16, a misconduct trial in Cardiff heard. The girl - now aged 18 - said: 'I found his power attractive.' read


Video shows Hulk the world's biggest pitbull's puppies learning to swim

4 week old pit bull puppy Tigger is taught to swim in a bathtub by owner Marlon Grennan of New Hampshire protection dog business Dark Dynasty K9s. Tigger is the son of 12 stone 'celebrity' Hulk. read


SARAH VINE: It's not just those brows - you need a whole new image, Kate 

Kate needs to do what her mother-in-law Princess Diana did all those years ago: update her style completely, writes SARAH VINE. read


Don't marry a Tory, say one in four Labour parents

Anti-Tory sentiment among British Labour supporters has increased most markedly, with 28 per cent of Labour parents saying they would be ‘unhappy’ with a Conservative son or daughter-in-law. read


Google's self-driving computers officially qualify as 'drivers'

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, based in Washington, told Google of its decision in a letter to the company, posted on the agency's website this week. read


One World Trade Center scare as 'smoke' is seen at top of the Freedom Tower

Some New Yorkers feared that the World Trade Center was on fire due to a strange cloud around the Freedom Tower's antenna. The FDNY said there was no fire to report and it was a steam release. read


Oscars put an end to long acceptance speeches as winners

The Academy Awards has decided to create some new rules as this year they will no longer allow winners to name those they feel indebted to during their speeches. read


New species of bacteria causes Lyme disease in humans, scientists warn

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed a new bacteria also causes Lyme disease - with more severe symptoms, such as nausea and rash, than a previously found bacteria. read


Bullied Tory Elliott Johnson's father calls for criminal charges against Mark Clarke

Elliott Johnson, 21, right, was said to have been threatened by senior Conservative election aide Mark Clarke, left, who has since been kicked out of the party. read


Video shows IRA Canary Wharf bomb blast 20 years ago

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the incident, which killed two men and injured more than 100 people. The blast happened on February 9, 1996, and marked the end of the IRA's ceasefire. read


Steph Booth reveals the pain of caring for Cherie Blair's father as he battles Alzheimer's

EXCLUSIVE Steph Booth, 61, the fourth wife of Tony Booth, has told how he often fails to recognise her and his daughter Cherie Blair, and described living with him as a 'very lonely place to be'. read


US intelligence says ISIS WILL attempt attacks on the US this year

Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, according to senior U.S. intelligence officials. They described Islamic State as the 'pre-eminent terrorist threat'. read


Villagers attack one another in brutal brawl... For GOOD LUCK: Men and even women bid to spill the most blood in Bolivian tradition 

The Machu Tinku in Bolivia sees men and women dressed in colourful clothes punch each other to please the local goddess Pachamama so she will allow a fruitful harvest. read


Climate change will cause planes to spend longer in the air and suffer more turbulence

Paul Williams, from the University of Reading predicts that while westbound transatlantic flights will take longer, planes travelling in the opposite direction will enjoy faster times. read


Why more of us tune out of BBC radio: Amount of time spent listening drops again as people opt for podcasts and online streaming services 

Amount of time people spend on listening BBC's radio stations has dropped to its lowest levels.The average Briton spent just 10.1 hours a week tuning in to BBC radio in the last three months of 2015 read


Katie Jean creates a wine list to match each contraceptive method

An infographic by the CDC advised women not on birth control to abstain from alcohol. In response, a New Jersey woman has mocked the advice with a guide of her own. read


ME chronic fatigue sufferers are 6 times more likely to commit suicide

The King’s College London research, published in The Lancet medical journal, is the first to highlight suicide as a major risk factor for the condition, which is also known as M.E. read


Jackie Collins' Beverly Hills mansion goes on the market for a whopping $30m

The sprawling home, owned by the late, beloved author Jackie Collins, boasts eight bedrooms, terraces overlooking the grounds and the Hollywood Hills and is now up for sale. read


Teapigs and Rachel's yoghurt among artisan brands owned by corporations 

Teapigs, Rachel’s organic yoghurt and Dorset Cereals are examples of seemingly ‘homespun’ brands, which are actually owned by large companies like TATA, Nestle and Associated British Foods. read


Videos reveal how the Queen's cut-glass accent is slipping

Analysis of Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas messages during her 64 year reign by scientists at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich have shown her vowels have shifted. read


Andy Murray and wife Kim's hometown Dunblane turns pink to celebrate baby girl

The 56-year-old grandmother celebrated the news her son Andy had welcomed a daughter with his wife Kim as she attended a performance of Annie at the King's Theatre in Glasgow. read


MPs pay to rise another £1,000 in April a year after they received a 10% increase 

MPs will benefit from another salary increase of almost £1,000 this April, with the basic wage of House of Commons members climbing to almost £75,000 a year, plus expenses. read


Nielsen reveals why we're shopping like Britain's still in recession

Research by analysts at Nielsen shows UK families are shopping as if the country is still in recession and households buy less and use leftovers in push to save money. read


Condoms made from latex and GRASS are thinner than a human hair but still super-strong

Scientists at the University of Queensland have developed a method of extracting plant fibres from grass, which can be added to latex to produce a thinner, stronger rubber fro condoms and other items. read


UK's trade to EU slumps as exports outside Europe continue to soar

In a sign that the UK could prosper if it quit Brussels, official figures showed that Britain bought far more from EU countries than they bought from us – with the gap at an all-time high of £89billion read


Student with a 22-inch waist who wants to be known as the 'British Barbie' says looks are RUINING her love life

Hannah Gregory, 22, from Skegby, Nottinghamshire, boasts the same body proportions and facial features as the doll, and loves dressing as a 'Barbie princess'. But her looks make it hard to find love. read


Sunday trading laws set to be scrapped within months

Councils will be able to ditch Sunday trading laws, which limit large stores across Britain to opening just six hours on a Sunday, by the autumn. Some Tory MPs oppose it on family and religious grounds. read


Amazon's new Lumberjack software can only be used to save the world from ZOMBIES!

Amazon has banned the use of its new game software from 'life-critical' or 'safety-critical' systems, unless the world is facing oblivion from a virus which causes 'human corpses to reanimate' and eat brains. read


Indian soldier found alive SIX DAYS after being buried in avalanche

Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad and nine of his colleagues were buried alive after a massive ice wall collapsed on an army post located on top of the Siachen glacier in the Himalayas. read


Passenger stopped by airport staff after trying to bring COW PAT into New Zealand

The man, who had just arrived at Auckland Airport in New Zealand following a lengthy flight from Malaysia,declared that he had 'commercially packaged dung' in his luggage. read


Tyson Fury claims he belongs to the 'most-hated race of people on earth'

The 27-year-old millionaire fighter, who last year became Britain's first world heavyweight champion in six years, said he will always struggle to be accepted, despite his success. read


Cornishman is the only traditional oyster fisherman in the world still using sail

Chris Ranger, of Fal Oysters, tows for his wild oysters using a vintage sailing boat and pulls the dredges in by hand from the River Fal in Cornwall. read


Impala gets impaled by part of a rival’s horn stuck in its EYE

The gory injury, which has left the horn protruding at least two inches out of the impala's eye socket, was caught on camera in South Africa's Kruger National Park. read


Running is not only good for your body, it gives your BRAIN a workout too

Finnish scientists found aerobic exercise, such as running, increases the neuron reserves in the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for learning, illustrated in red. read


Woman shares amazing chopstick discovery on Twitter

People worldwide have realised they've been using chopsticks wrong all their lives after a tweet from an Australian woman has unexpectedly become a viral online sensation. read


Helen Hall receives 'threatening email' from two-star Michelin restaurant Sat Bains

Helen Hall, 46, had booked a table for the ten-course taster menu at Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms in Nottingham as a special Christmas present for her and her husband Neil. read


BARLEY may be latest superfood as it 'helps prevent obesity, diabetes and heart disease'

Scientists at Lund University in Sweden found the mix of dietary fibers in barley kernels helps stimulate the growth of 'good' bacteria in the gut, and hormones to reduce inflammation. read


Two bed flat in Essex sells for £147k in just three days despite mouldy walls

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


Baroness Bling, sex tycoons - it must be the Tory Ball: ANDREW PIERCE goes inside the party's most lucrative fundraising event 

Hedge-fund kings and business tycoons mingled with David Cameron and a glittery heeled Karren Brady (pictured) at an 18th-century Brewery in the City of London for the party's fundraising ball read


Woman finds unidentified sea creature skeleton washed up on Waitarere Beach

A strange skeleton that washed up on a beach in New Zealand has piqued the interest of locals who struggled to work out what type of sea creature the remains belong to. read


Man had hiccups lasting FIVE DAYS because of tumor in his neck... 

A New York man was hospitalized three times in one month with a persistent case of hiccups - and the third time, doctors discovered a tumor in his neck that could have paralyzed him. read


Niranjan Rasalingam held in Myanmar' Insein prison for 14 months with no charge

Niranjan Rasalingam, 29, from Croydon, has revealed that he has been kept in horrible 'inhumane' conditions at Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, without any formal charge since December 2014. read


Border collies hugging is making Facebook flip out ahead of Valentine's Day

Canine internet stars Dewey and Blaze, whose antics are followed by over 51,000 people on Facebook, show how they get through the day in their latest, massively popular video: with a little hug. read


Crimewatch's Jason Mohammad looks like mugshot of a convicted thug

The likeness was flagged by dozens of Twitter users, including Cornish police officer PC Alice Nicholas, who tweeted: ‘That awkward moment… #Crimewatch.’ read


French ski resorts are exaggerating the size of their slopes by 30%

New report claims 38 of the 56 biggest French ski resorts over-estimated their size by 30 per cent while three doubled their actual size in estimates. Swiss resorts also inflated their slope sizes. read


Horses can recognise emotions in people's faces, University of Sussex scientists reveal

Scientists at the University of Sussex showed 28 horses pictures of happy and angry faces of men they had never seen before to test the animals’ ability to recognise emotions. read


Man is 'knifed in the head' outside of McDonald's takeaway in Bromley

The victim, thought to be in his 30s, was attacked outside a McDonald's restaurant in Bromley, South London. He was tended to by horrified shoppers, who described seeing 'blood everywhere'. read


Beast under attack from lions manages escape after it punctures tyre on safari truck

Two lions attacked the buffalo in Kruger National Park, South Africa. The first was gored in the leg and the second comes from behind forcing the buffalo to puncture a tyre, the noise frightening the lion. read


Harris Federation head Daniel Moynihan paid 3 times David Cameron's salary

Sir Daniel Moynihan was paid between £395,000 and £400,000 to head up the Harris Federation which runs 37 academies in and around London. read


Kittens have their PAWS chopped off by thugs who dumped them in a cardboard box 

Kittens Luke and Skywalker were found scared and covered in fleas in a wet cardboard box in Victoria Park, east London, both suffering from bleeding sores and broken bones. read


Floyd Mayweather rocks £400k watch during London private shopping spree

Mayweather, 38, wore his earnings on his sleeve as he sported a watch which is said to be worth no less than £400,000 on his left wrist during the Tuesday trip to Mayfair. read


Alyona Yarushina transforms herself into Gigi Hadid using nothing but make-up 

Beauty vlogger Alyona Yarushina who goes by 'Aly Art' used make-up to transform her face into the spitting image of Gigi Hadid's. The look required 11 make-up products and major contouring skills. read


Queensferry Crossing between Edinburgh and Fife's concrete towers stand tall

The Queensferry Crossing between Edinburgh and Fife is due to open later this year to ease traffic on the decades-old Forth Road Bridge, which was recently closed due to safety fears. read


Camilla Duchess of Cornwall is given a bunch of daffodils at school opening

The Duchess of Cornwall, 68, met the carers on a moving visit to Prospect Hospice, Wiltshire, before opening the new building at Forest and Sandridge Primary School in Melksham. read


Demolition worker inadvertently pulls whole side of a building on top of him

These are the amazing scenes where a demolition contractor in Houston, Texas emerged unscathed when a building he was working on collapsed unexpectedly on top of his massive machine. read


QUENTIN LETTS: The creeping corruption of Britain's civil service 

A report into civil servants’ freebies should trouble any taxpayer. Whitehall officials, their spouses and even their children, have been entertained by big businesses at London's most exclusive venues. read


Ailing fortunes of Deutsche Bank spark fears of a fresh banking crisis

The numbers are eye-watering and have left investors wondering just how serious this global sell-off really is. read


Father and child bonds captured in award-winning photographs

The 'father and child' themed photography award was run by Childphotocompetition.com and attracted more than 1,000 entries from around the globe. read


Orphaned baby orangutans wheeled to 'jungle school' to survive in the wild

International Animal Rescue charity in Keptang, Indonesia, have built a forest school for orphaned orangutans where the youngsters can climb and swing from the ropes and barrels to learn 'wild' life'. read


Dongara couple finds baby snakes trapped in a redback spider's webs inside shed 

Jennifer Fox stumbled on dozens of baby snakes writhing on the floor of her shed in Dongara, 350 kilometres north of Perth, stuck in the webs of deadly redback spiders. read


Storm Imogen: Mac's view

‘This lady from Cornwall says can she have her shed back – it’s got her husband in it’ read


Bubbles surfaces in Florida! Michael Jackson's pet chimp is enjoying his retirement in Florida but hates his picture being taken (and can you blame him?)

He used to hang on Michael Jackson's hip as they donned matching outfits, but now Bubbles, a 33-year-old chimpanzee, calls home a private sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida. read


Neal Fraser tricks food critics into eating a meal made with McDonald's ingredients

Los Angeles, California-based chef Neal Fraser invited about 40 food critics to a dinner last week and served them a five-course meal with the same ingredients used by McDonald's. read


Jeff Bezos reveals new video of Blue Origin's second flight

Blue Origin, the company created by Mr Bezos, successfully launched the New Shepard rocket for the first time in November, and repeated the take-off successfully just two months later. read


Well travelled children Mia and Caius visit their 65th country at the age of 7

Travel mad parents - web developer Josh and property manager Erin Bender realised that their 60-hour working weeks in Perth were not fulfilling them, so took their two kids on a worldwide adventure. read