BREAKING NEWS: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, 94, dies from heart failure at her Bel Air home 

Nancy Reagan has died at 94 

UPDATED Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94, a report claims. The former First Lady, who was married to President Ronald Reagan, passed away in Bel Air, according to TMZ.Formerly an actress, Reagan played a pivotal role in her husband's presidency. Notably she founded the 'Just Say No' to drugs campaign. In recent years, Reagan has struggled with her health after falling at home and breaking three ribs in 2012.

Trump-loving marine is discharged after being caught on camera in a mob of Donald supporters pushing and harassing a black woman

Marine discharged after getting caught on camera harassing black woman at Trump rally

Joseph Pryor, who had enlisted in the Corp's delayed entry program, was filmed shouting at University of Louisville student Kayisha Nwanguma at the political event at Kentucky International Convention Center on March 1. Nwanguma was seen being violently pushed around and screamed at to 'get out' by angry rally-goers in footage of the event. She later described how she had been cursed at and called racial slurs during the terrifying incident.

Trump and Clinton set to trounce their rivals in Michigan primary on Tuesday, two new polls reveal

NEW The frontrunners, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, are at the front of the pack in Michigan, two new polls show today. Trump bests his Republican rivals by 19 points in the state. Clinton is up by 17.

Comeback kid Cruz wounds Trump on Super Saturday: Ted crushes Donald in Kansas, gets an upset win in Maine and narrows the tycoon's lead in the South - while hapless Rubio gets WORSE

Cruz won Kansas with 48 per cent to Trump's 23 per cent and Maine by 46 per cent to Trump's 33. He'd always been predicted to do well in the Midwest, his victory in the North East is a surprise.

'I want Ted one on one': Trump urges Rubio to DROP OUT of the race after awful Super Saturday performance

'I think Marco Rubio had a very bad night,' Trump said in a post-election press conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. 'And personally I'd call for him to drop out of the race. I think it's time.'

Anyone but trump: Romney says he will endorse someone before the Republican convention (but it won't be The Donald)

Businessman and real estate developer Donald Trump (L) greets U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney after endorsing his candidacy for president at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada in this February 2, 2012 file photo. Romney gave a blistering rebuke of 2016 Republican front-runner Donald Trump on March 3, 2016, leading an attempt by the party establishment to halt the rise of the outspoken New York billionaire. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Files

NEW In case there was any doubt, Mitt Romney says he 'can't imagine' endorsing Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee.

Trump under fire for bizarre moment he made voters swear an OATH to him at his public rally as Louis C.K. compares him to Hitler in scathing open letter

Louis CK compares Donald Trump to Hitler calling him an 'insane bigot'

UPDATED Donald Trump told an Orlando rally: 'Don't forget you all raised your hand, you swore' as comedian Louis C.K. makes a direct comparison between The Donald and Hitler, calling him an 'insane bigot'. The comedian becomes the latest public figure to criticize the Republican presidential frontrunner. C.K. also made an impassioned plea for readers not to vote for Trump and to vote for a different GOP candidate in an email sent on Saturday about his web series Horace and Pete. In the email, C.K. implored conservative voters to listen to what fellow conservatives were saying about Trump, referencing statements made by John McCain and 60-plus national security experts who warned against a Trump presidency.

Hillary keeps hammering the Republican 'insult fest' of a race as she wins Louisiana and Bernie Sanders clings on with caucus victories in Kansas and Nebraska

Clinton's victory in Louisiana was announced just minutes after polls closed. It is the biggest prize of the night, with 59 delegates compared to the 37 in Kansas and 30 in Nebraska.

More than 100 emails written by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her private server have been deemed 'classified' by the government

One hundred and four emails written by Hillary Clinton on a private server during the time she served as secretary of state have been called 'classified' by the government.

How Donald Trump's tax-dodging migrant grandpa went from cutting hair to building an empire of brothels where customers could pay in gold dust or nuggets

How Donald Trump's tax-dodging migrant grandpa went from cutting hair to building an

Vowing to turn away immigrants and run America like his own glittering business empire, Donald Trump has become the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. But he has been less vocal about the root of his success: a chain of seedy brothels and restaurants setup by his immigrant grandfather Friedrich Drumpf. Born in Germany, Friedrich took a boat to New York City at the age of 16 in 1885 to join his older sister and find work.

Did Trump break the rules during Fox debate? The Donald is accused of speaking to his campaign manager at commercial breaks

Confusion surrounds the quality ratings given to Trump University, Donald's online education firm, as the GOP candidate was accused of cheating during Thursday's Fox News debate.

Donald Trump refuses to answer gay-marriage question as he insists he's answered it '150 times' - and won't elaborate during election-night press conference 

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a press conference, Saturday, March 5, 2016, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The GOP front-runner ordered a DailyMail.com reporter to sit down rather than staking out a position on the Supreme Court's 2015 gay marriage ruling - an issue on which he has come down on both sides.

Mother pictured breastfeeding at a Bernie Sanders rally gets hate mail and DEATH THREATS after image goes viral

Boobs for Bernie! Breastfeeding Ohio mother goes viral after nursing her daughter at a

Margaret Ellen Bradford attended the event in Barberton, Ohio, last week, with her six-month-old Harper. And when Harper got hungry in the middle of the rally, Bradford - standing in the second row, just feet away from Sanders - fed her in the midst of a cheering crowd. Later, when she realized a photographer had captured the moment, she shared the picture on Facebook, where it quickly went viral. Bradford, an advocate for public breastfeeding who has three children under four, also urged other mothers to share pictures of themselves breastfeeding their children alongside the hashtag: #BoobsForBernie. But along with praise came a harsh backlash, including death threats and 'a lot of hate mail' - as breastfeeding in public continues to be a divisive issue.

Caitlyn Jenner faces huge backlash from the LGBT community after saying she wants to be evangelical Christian Ted Cruz's 'trans ambassador'

Caitlyn Jenner is receiving massive backlash from the LGBTQ community after she said she would like to be Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's 'trans ambassador'.

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl's lawyers want to meet Trump over his comments about their client being a 'no good traitor'

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. Attorneys for Bergdahl said Saturday, March 5, 2016, they may seek a deposition from presidential contender Donald Trump or call him as a witness at a legal proceeding, saying they fear his comments could affect their client's right to a fair trial. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said they may seek a deposition from Donald Trump or call him as a witness at a legal proceeding, as they fear his comments could affect his right to a fair trial.

Mexico won't pay for THAT! Trump fan dresses up as 'The Wall' in white-checkered onesie with matching hat at rally in Florida

A Florida man dressed up as Trump's proposed US-Mexico wall at a rally in Orlando wearing a white-checkered onesie that read 'Mexico will pay'. He also wore a hat that said 'Trump Wall'.

SNL goes after Trump: Skits show the Donald talking about his huge d***, Chris Christie cowering in the background, and a fake campaign ad 'Racists for Trump'

SNL goes after Donald Trumps supporters with 'Racists for Trump' campaign ad

SNL targeted Donald Trump shortly after the primaries on Super Saturday saw mediocre results for the business tycoon. Comedian Darrell Hammond had the Republican frontrunner down to a tee with his impersonation, as a robotic Chris Christie hovered in the background (main). He mocked Trump's allusions to his manhood during the GOP debate on Thursday, and declared: 'PS America, I have a great big huge d***!' SNL alum Jason Sudeikis made an appearance as Mitt Romney (top left), lampooning the 2012 Republican candidate who made a speech earlier this week blasting Trump as a 'fool'. The show also ran a fake campaign ad titled 'Racists for Trump' (bottom left).

Iceberg that sank the Titanic killing 1,517 people was a 100,000-year-old giant, scientists discover 

The iceberg that sank the Titanic is thought to be 100,000 years old, according to scientists who have been tracing the origins of the colossal lump to Greenland.

Former Alabama trooper accused of raping a car crash survivor after being called to the scene is jailed for six months

Felony charges of rape and sodomy against Samuel McHenry II were dismissed as part of a plea agreement he filed in Butler County District Court in Greenville.

Texas man, 46, falls overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the coast of Florida and vanishes

Coast Guard searching for man who fell off cruise ship near Key Largo

David Mossman, 46, of Texas, went missing off the coast of Key Largo

Coast Guard search and rescue crews are searching for him

Search and rescue crews are hunting for a 46-year-old Texas man who plunged 100 feet from a Royal Caribbean cruise liner into the water near Key Largo early Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard is searching for David Mossman, 46, who fell from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Navigator of the Seas off the coast of Key Largo, Florida late on Friday night.

Salman Rushdie called me a 'bad investment' when our marriage broke down, says Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi

Salman Rushdie called me a 'bad investment', Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi says

In Love, Loss, and What We Ate, Padma Lakshmi (left) recalls how Salman Rushdie (pictured with her right) needed constant care and frequent sex and was even insensitive to a medical condition that made intercourse painful for her. In her memoir (inset), she also details her relationship with billionaire CEO of IMG, Ted Forstmann, and losing him to cancer as well as the birth of her daughter Krishna and custody battle with her father, venture capitalist Adam Dell.

If missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is ever found it will bring a host of new questions: Will they find the black box, how much will it reveal and who will pay for it all? 

The search for the Boeing 777-200ER, pictured, has so far cost $125million. Much of the expenditure relates to a survey which has inspected more than 46,300 square miles of the Indian Ocean's seabed.

Naked, sword-wielding Washington man arrested for 'vandalizing Sikh temple after mistaking it for ISIS stronghold'

Jeffrey C Pittman, 44, was arrested in Spokane County, Washington, for allegedly vandalizing a Sikh temple Thursday. He was said to be naked and carrying a ceremonial sword when he was found.

Maine votes on renaming Katie Crotch Road after spending hundreds replacing the repeatedly stolen street sign

Katie's Crotch Road

A referendum to rename Katie Crotch Road to Cadie Road was considered in Embden in Somerset County, Maine on Saturday because the street sign is constantly being stolen.

Lena Dunham is rushed to hospital for surgery due to ruptured ovarian cyst

PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 26:  Host Lena Dunham attends Glamour's Women Rewriting Hollywood Lunch at Sundance Hosted By Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner and Cindi Leive on January 26, 2016 in Park City, Utah.  (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Glamour)

The Girls creator has documented her struggles with endometriosis and said last month that she was unable to do press for the new season of her show.

And now for the party! Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall's children join celebrities and politicians for their wedding celebration (but Georgia Jagger can't crack a smile)

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall's children join celebrities for wedding breakfast

The daughters of Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch were the happy couple's 'something blue' at their wedding celebrations on Saturday. Grace and Chloe Murdoch(left) appeared to be having a whale of a time as they chatted to guests on the balcony of Spencer House in London's St James where the newly married couple held their wedding breakfast. Lizzie Jagger, the eldest daughter of Jerry and Mick Jagger, was seen enjoying a crafty cigarette outside the reception(right), while her younger sister, supermodel Georgia May, was reluctant to show her joy on the happy occasion(inset). Both upon arrival at St Bride's Church in Fleet Street, and leaving Spencer House later in the day, the 24-year-old looked sullen - in stark contract to her radiant mother, who could not stop smiling.

'I'm afraid to go blind': Germanwings pilot sent distressing email to his doctor weeks before he slammed jet into French Alps and killed all 150 people on board

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz (pictured) sent a distressing email to his doctor weeks before he crashed an A320 jet into the French Alps killing all 149 passengers and crew on board

EXCLUSIVE - O.J. Simpson knife is 'highly suspicious': Victim's family spokesman says discovery has 'striking parallels' to a blade found years ago

The latest twist in the O.J. Simpson case - in which a knife was found at his home and kept hidden by a traffic cop for years - is 'highly suspicious', a representative of the Goldman family warned.

Marine drowns in waters off Hawaii after boat capsizes

An active-duty Marine drowned Saturday morning near Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The man was part of a three-man crew aboard a boat that capsized around 2:37am.

Luke Skywalker 'could be gay': Mark Hamill says Star Wars should be 'interpreted by the viewer'

Mark Hamill has told The Sun that his Star Wars character, Luke Skywalker, could be gay. His comments came after producer JJ Abrams said that there was a future for gay characters in the films.

Hero firefighters, who rushed baby suffering a seizure to hospital in their fire engine, are SUSPENDED for 'breaking protocol'

Firefighters suspended for taking baby girl suffering seizures to hospital in fire engine

Captain James Kelley, pictured left, and Sgt. Virgil Bloom had been the first to respond to reports of a young child - the daughter of Brian and Stacy Nunamaker, all pictured right, suffering a seizure at a McDonald's restaurant in Fredericksburg, Virginia on Saturday February 27. Kelley immediately called to see how long medical back-up would take but was informed that the nearest ambulance was at least ten minutes away. Realizing every second was crucial, the volunteer firefighter made the decision to put the girl on oxygen and transport her to the hospital in the fire engine.

Iranian tycoon is sentenced to death for corruption after he was convicted of fraudulently pocketing $2.8billion of state funds 

Babak Zanjani, pictured, has been sentenced to death in Iran after being found guilty of stealing cash from black market oil sales the Tehran regime authorised to by-pass international sanctions.

The man who was sucked into a nuclear power plant's sea intake - and LIVED! Scuba diver's incredible escape stuns power workers

Christopher Le Cun, 30, a married father-of-two from Palm Bay, Florida, was out diving with friend Robert Blake when he swam too close to a pipe used to pump water into the plant which sucked him in.

'Definitely our mistake': Whole Foods pulls pre-peeled oranges from the shelves after being hammered on Twitter 

Whole Foods has decided to remove the pre-peeled oranges packed in plastic containers (pictured) from its stores after the market received backlash from furious Twitter users.

Economy will never feel the same again! Savvy travellers reveal how they flew from Boston to Washington in a $23million private jet for FREE

Gilbert Ott and Laura Burns reveal how they flew in a private jet for free

Married couple Gilbert Ott and Laura Burns (top left), from New York, didn't have to show up early or queue and they had the entire private jet to themselves on a flight that should have cost them $1,500. By following a simple trick that even cash-strapped travellers can replicate, they were able to board (inset, top right) in a matter of seconds and enjoy views into the cockpit (bottom left) throughout the one-hour flight. With more than enough legroom and privacy, they passed the time by drinking wine and playing cards (bottom right) and admiring the views from any leather seat they wanted.

Two brothers BOTH won the lottery with separate tickets on the same day - but one walked away with $291MILLION while the other took home a lousy jackpot of $7

Senior district judge James and Bob Stocklas, from Pennsylvania both bought the tickets while on holiday in Florida. But it wasn't until they returned home that they discovered the wins.

Rapper known as Bankroll Fresh shot dead outside popular Atlanta recording studio that had gained a reputation as a hotbed of criminal activity

Trentavious White, 28, - also known as Bankroll Fresh - was found dead outside Street Execs Studio in Atlanta at 11pm Friday. Local media say 50 shell casings were found at the scene.

The NEW baddest woman on the planet: Miesha Tate chokes Holly Holm unconscious to win UFC title in epic fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas 

Miesha Tate beats Holly Holm at UFC by choking her at MGM Grand in Las Vegas

There is a new women's UFC champion, just 112 days after Holly Holm stripped the title from Ronda Rousey. Miesha Tate, 29, completed an amazing comeback journey on Saturday night with a dramatic submission of Holly Holm, 34, Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 196 at the MGM Grand Garden. Tate sometimes known as 'Cupcake', who was beaten by Rousey in 2012, choked Holm unconscious with a rear naked choke at 3:30 of the fifth round. It was a sensational submission. Tate took Holm down, who fought to stand up. Tate stayed on her and sunk in a rear naked choke. Holm moved over to the cage and then somersaulted forward, flipping Tate over.

Luxury Brooklyn high-rise apartment building gets personal subway entrance... but residents will have to share it with 41,000 daily riders when it opens

The Ava DoBro building will have elevator and staircase access to an entrance for the Jay Street-Metro Tech station. The entrance was paid for entirely by developer Avalon Bay.

Potential jurors say watching Hulk Hogan's sex tape at his trial would go against their 'relationship with Jesus Christ'

Hogan is suing Gawker for defamation and invasion of privacy after the site published a portion of the video, filmed in 2006, in a 2012 article. It shows Hogan having sex with the wife of a close friend.

Madonna in meltdown: 'Bereft' star breaks down on stage in New Zealand and weeps over her son Rocco as she concedes defeat to ex Guy Ritchie in their bitter custody war over the 15-year-old

Madonna is left 'bereft' after defeat to Guy Ritchie over Rocco custody battle

Madonna has conceded defeat to her ex-husband Guy Ritchie over the custody of their 15-year-old son. The singer has told friends she has 'lost the battle' after finally admitting her son does not want to live with her. The saga began last December, when Rocco, pictured yesterday on a bike ride with his father, left his mother's world tour to fly to Britain to stay with his film director dad. Rocco then defied the superstar's pleas - as well as an order from a New York court - to return to Madonna's US home for Christmas, preferring instead to remain in Britain with Ritchie.

Florida mailman 'almost took out a jetliner with 150 people aboard when he flew his gyrocopter into Washington and landed on the Capitol front lawn'

Douglas Hughes, 61, landed his gyrocopter on the US Capitol lawn last April. Prosecutors claim he flew almost directly into the path of a Delta turbojet and are asking he receive 10 months in prison.

You can take the blue astronaut suit off now! Scott Kelly is pictured wearing the SAME blue jumpsuit at every press conference following his return from a year in space

Astronaut Scott Kelly of Texas can't seem to get enough of a blue jumpsuit he's been pictured in ever since his return to Earth on Tuesday after a year of being in outer space.

Comcast reporter, 32 resigns over rumors she was in a relationship with married Boston Red Sox manager, 53

Comcast reporter, 32 resigns over rumors she was in a relationship with married Boston Red

Jessica Moran, 32, quit the network as a result of growing questions over her involvement with 53-year-old father-of-three John Farrell. Speculation was mounting in Fort Meyers, Florida, where the team she had covered for seven years is in the middle of Spring Training. Farrell would not comment on the relationship, but confirmed he is in the process of divorcing his wife of 30 years, Sue. Moran wouldn't elaborate on what was going on between the pair, but insisted it was in her best interest to step down. When asked for comment, Farrell said: 'My private life is private.'

Father and son chase down hit and run suspect and make heroic citizen's arrest

Sajjad and Ali Chaudhary witnessed a hit-and-run in New Haven, Connecticut, and pursued the driver until they cornered him in a parking lot. Suspected driver David Diaz was arrested and charged.

Now that's one lucky dog! Doberman battles mountain lion in bloody scrape but somehow manages to survive the attack  

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A brave Doberman took on a mountain lion and somehow lived to tell the tale. Incredible CCTV footage captured the entire bloody encounter.

'It was like an affair': Adopted daughter reveals her heartache over a decade of secret meetings with the birth mother who kept her existence hidden

Caitriona Plamer, 43, from Dublin, tracked down the mother who gave her up for adoption and ended up having an 'affair' for more than a decade as her mum refused to reveal her existence to anyone.

Father, 51, arrested after 'leaving shotgun shells with referee's name written on them on a youth football field because he was unhappy with the league'

The father of a youth football player who was responsible for shotgun shells with a referees' names written on them has been arrested. Joseph Loughner was arrested for making the threats.

Don't believe me just watch! Norwegian Navy perform Uptown Funk flash mob at passing out ceremony... and one sailor steals the show!

Norwegian Navy perform Uptown Funk flash mob at passing out ceremony on video 

Sailors graduating from the Norwegian Navy celebrate by executing a brilliant flash mob dance routine to Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk. Only a few start the boogie before they all join in. Not everyone dances perfectly, but one man in particular does seem to be the star of the show and leads the dance at various intervals.

Nevada woman 'stabbed and beat her dog to death to avoid fees to have it euthanized by a veterinarian'

Laura Beth Hesse, 30, of Stead was arrested on Tuesday in connection to an investigation that stemmed from the discovery of a dead dog in a dumpster on February 3, authorities said.

'So do you like men?': Atlanta Falcons coach asks Ohio State football player if he's gay during an NFL scouting meeting 

An Atlanta Falcons coach asked a potential recruit if he was gay during a scouting meeting. Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple was asked if he 'likes men' during a meeting with the Falcons' coaching staff.

Prostate cancer kept at bay by aspirin: Chance of getting disease dropped by more than half in those who regularly use drug

A study of more than 13,000 cardiac patients, by Italian medical researchers, showed that men taking aspirin had substantially lower levels of prostate cancer than those who did not take it.

Pope Francis tells of his 'profound shock and sadness' after four of Mother Teresa's nuns were among 16 people shot dead at a care home in Yemen 

Officials and witnesses said gunmen entered the facility in Aden, Yemen run by a charity established by Mother Teresa and handcuffed the victims before shooting them in the head.

Vivienne Westwood comes to the rescue of catwalk model suffering from embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at designer's Paris Fashion Week show

Vivienne Westwood rescues Paris catwalk model who suffers wardrobe malfunction

When your career is on the catwalk, there's always a risk of wardrobe malfunction. So models across the fashion industry will surely be reassured to know that designer Vivienne Westwood will always jump to their aide. The style guru proved this when she embraced a shell-shocked model who was left exposing her breast at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday evening.

Prince of Tides author Pat Conroy dies aged 70 just weeks after announcing he had pancreatic cancer

Conroy (pictured) passed away at home among family and loved ones in Beaufort, South Carolina. 'The water is wide and he has now passed over,' his wife, novelist Cassandra Conroy, said.

Michigan heiress, 83, swindled out of $16M by president of investment company who had been stealing from her trust fund for more than 16 years

Elsa Prince-Broekhuizen, 83, a prominent western Michigan philanthropist, was swindled out of $16 million over a span of 16 years by Robert Haveman, 68, the president of an investment company.

'Home': Joey Feek's bereaved husband returns to Tennessee with their two-year-old daughter a day after she died from terminal cancer

Joey Feek's bereaved husband Rory returns home to Tennessee with young daughter

Rory Feek returned home to Tennessee on Saturday with their young daughter. He shared a sweet snap of him holding Indiana on his shoulders as he pet a horse - a day after his wife Joey passed away age 40 on Friday afternoon after a lengthy battle with cancer. An outpouring of support and kind words flooded the comments section of the post as people offered their condolences and called Rory a 'strong man.'

Isis claims responsibility for tanker truck bomb in Baghdad that has killed up to 60 people

An explosive-laden tanker truck was detonated at an Iraqi police checkpoint at the entrance of the city of Hilla, south of Baghdad. At least 60 people were killed and a further 70 others wounded in the blast.

ISIS is 'copying Nazis' recruitment tactics and brainwashing young boys from BIRTH into becoming its next generation of killers'

Experts at the Quilliam foundation who analysed how ISIS indoctrinates young boys (pictured, in a propaganda video) said the terror group immerses them in its twisted ideology from the moment they are born.

Revealed: British intelligence services are compiling a secret dossier of Putin's 'war crimes' in Syria

MI6 and British police are investigating alleged attacks on civilians by Russian war planes in Syria - with a view to prosecuting President Vladimir Putin for war crimes.

ISIS hackers threaten 55 New Jersey police officers by releasing home addresses, phone numbers and working locations

ISIS hackers the Caliphate Cyber Army have threatened 55 New Jersey police officers by releasing their names, addresses, telephone numbers and working locations online.

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The secret Somme: 100 years on, the epic battle chronicled in photographs taken on the cameras which soldiers managed to smuggled into the trenches

World War I's Battle of the Somme as you've never seen it before

It was the bloodiest battle in our history. Yet it's taken 100 years to get an insight as vivid as this - from a brilliant new book commemorating the centenary, astonishing photographs taken by soldiers' illicit cameras... and their mesmerising, humbling descriptions of the horrors they endured. Pictured are Company 8th East Lancashire Regiment at Whizz-Bang Corner, Fonquevilliers in 1915 (left), men preparing a mortar minutes before the infantry attack on Thiepval (top right) and soldiers of the Royal West Surrey Regiment taking cover on the road to their Montauban (bottom right).

Tension mounts in South China Sea as US aircraft carrier strike group patrols disputed waters, testing Beijing's nerve

The US has sent an aircraft carrier strike group through disputed waters in the South China Sea, a move that will raise tensions with Beijing, which has engaged in a power-play in the area.

Have art prices PEAKED? Auction houses report falling profits as the value of even Picassos tumble 

Even works by the world's greatest names haven't been immune to the slump, with Picasso's Tete de Femme, shown, selling for $25m this year, compared to the $35m it sold for in 2013.

'Shameful day for free press in Turkey': Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas into crowds protesting forced take-over of the country's largest-circulation newspaper

Officers stormed the headquarters of Zaman daily newspaper in Istanbul, Turkey, last night and enforced the court-ordered seizure of the publication, which is linked to the president 's top foe.

Putin is stirring up the migrant crisis to ignite anger in Germany and get Merkel ousted from power, senior Nato strategist claims 

Russia is using an 'information war' to spark dissent against the German leader who has been an advocate of sanctions against Putin's regime, the Nato expert said.

Soldier who shot his wife dead 'after another man bought her alcohol' is found guilty of manslaughter but CLEARED of murder because 'he thought gun was unloaded'

Skylar Nemetz found guilty of manslaughter after shooting his wife Tarrah dead

Skylar Nemetz, 21,(left) was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter after he shot his 19-year-old wife Tarrah (right) in the back of her head. The jury rejected the first-degree murder charge sought by prosecutors, and agreed on the less serious conviction instead, which carries with it a sentence ranging from 11.5 to 13.5 years. The former solider told the court he loved his wife and didn't mean to hurt her, but had given conflicting accounts of his wife's killing after the incident in October 2014. At one point, he admitted to police that he pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger intentionally thinking the AR-15 rifle was unloaded. Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said the 21-year-old returned home to Lakewood, Washington from military training at a base about three miles away. He said Nemetz thought his wife was having an affair after he learned that another man bought her alcohol. Pictured inset, several guns Nemetz and his wife kept at home

THIS is what skin cancer looks like: Woman, 49, lays bare the damaging effects of sunbeds in series of shocking pictures after she had invasive $27,000 surgery

This is the fourth surgery that Judy Cloud, 49, of Indiana had to undergo to remove her skin cancer. The painfully invasive surgery left her unable to eat solid food or move at all for two weeks.

Woman is horrified after her sister's cremains arrive in the mail with a giant hole in the box and ash and bone scattered around the package  

A Michigan woman was shocked when her sister's cremains were mailed to her home with a giant hole in the box holding the ashes. Janice Martin was mailed a box with her sisters ashes scattered.

Dystopian wastelands around Fukushima: Houses and schools remain abandoned five years after a devastating tsunami damaged the nuclear plant

Fukushima disaster photos show inside the dead zone five years on

Five years after the nuclear disaster emptied much of Japan's northeastern coast, tourism is giving locals of the abandoned town a chance to exorcise the horrors of the past. The areas devastated by the Fukushima disaster have now become hotspots for 'dark tourism' and draw annually more than 2,000 visitors keen to see the aftermath of the worst nuclear accident in a quarter century.

Scientists try to CLONE Stone Age cave lions after unearthing two 12,000-year-old cubs preserved in Siberian permafrost

The South Korean team seeking to reanimate the pair named Uya and Dina, found around 650 miles from the local capital of Yakutsk, is already trying to bring back the long extinct woolly mammoth

That's NOT how you say Smuckers! Hilarious video shows little girl's shocking accidental mispronunciation of her favorite snack

A mother captures her daughter's attempts to pronounce the brand Smuckers at their home in America. Despite trying to correct her daughter the girl insists she is speaking correctly.

Woman, 64, who was caught at New York airport carrying dried fish stuffed with three KILOS of heroin is sentenced to 27 months

NYC prosecutors sentenced a 64-year-old Ghanaian woman to over two years in prison Friday for stuffing heroin inside dried fish and smuggling the drug-filled treats into the United States.

A third San Bernardino gunman could be identified by unlocking terrorist's iPhone, says prosecutor

On January 5, 2015, Michael Ramos (@michaelramos) was sworn in as District Attorney of the County of San Bernardino for a fourth term. In his address, he noted the importance of continuing his mission to fight violent crime and corruption and make victims? rights a priority.

Michael Ramos on Friday supported the FBI's bid to force Apple to unlock the iPhone used by San Bernardino terrorists Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, saying it could identify a third shooter.

'They were my pride, my joy, and my hope': Three children killed in house fire despite mom's desperate attempts to save them

'It's the hardest grief to bear to lose all your children at once': Mother's desperate

Three children of a Washington state lobbyist who were killed in a house fire have been identified. Ben Tower, 12, Madeline Tower, 10, and Samuel Tower, 7, died in Friday's fire in the town of Centralia, Washington. Colleagues identified the young children's father as Brad Tower, who lives in another city and was 'totally grief-stricken' after he rushed to the Centralia home, police said. 'They were my pride, my joy, and my hope. And now they're gone,' Brad said in a statement on Facebook.

Pictured: The moment a 55-year-old sex offender is arrested for the 1980 murder of girl, 16, who was found stripped and beaten to death in her small Maine hometown

On Friday, police in Maine, arrested 55-year-old registered sex offender Philip Scott Fournier for the 1980 murder of 16-year-old Joyce McLain. Today they released images of the arrest.

Watch the incredible moment two heroes save truck driver from flaming wreck after crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike

After a driver crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, two truckers made the split-second decision to save the victim from the flaming wreck in an incredible moment that was caught on camera.

Every which way but woof! Dog 'steals' a semi-truck, crashes it into a tree and another vehicle in his path of destruction

This Friday, March 4, 2016 photo provided by David Stegora shows a semi-truck with a dog in the driver's seat that crashed at a convenience store in Mankato, Minn. Customers at a Minnesota gas station saw a golden Labrador retriever appear to drive the semi across a road Friday. Mankato police said the idling truck apparently was put into gear, then went through a parking lot, across the street and over a curb. (David Stegora via AP)

Customers at a Minnesota gas station saw a golden Labrador retriever appear to drive the semi across a road Friday and crash in into a tree and a parked car..

Charming pictures of the maternal bond between animals around the world

These pictures take us from the forests of Borneo, where an orang-utan baby shows its love by planting a smacker on its mother, to the Chinese winter, where a panda mother and son share a warming cuddle.

Take a look at us now! Phil Collins and his ex-wife divorced... found new partners... then reunited. In a moving interview, she reveals how post-natal depression tore them apart before a serious illness drew them together again

Phil Collins and his ex-wife Orianne divorced, found new partners, then reunited

It is a 'wonderfully surprising' second chance at love that even Orianne Collins (pictured main) says she has to pinch herself to believe. Eight years after divorcing her superstar husband Phil and receiving £25 million - then Britain's biggest ever settlement - the couple are 'profoundly and deeply' in love again, much to the delight of their two young sons. It has been a discreet reunion that took place last summer but was only revealed recently when Phil, promoting a re-release of his solo albums, told an interviewer: 'I'm actually back with my third wife. I haven't really talked about it. We've been together for a while and no one's noticed.' In a world exclusive interview from the £23 million Miami mansion she shares with the Genesis legend, Orianne opens her heart to tell the remarkable story of how the couple rekindled their romance.

Pope Francis tells of his 'profound shock and sadness' after four nuns were among 16 people shot dead at a care home in Yemen 

Officials and witnesses said gunmen entered the facility in Aden, Yemen run by a charity established by Mother Teresa and handcuffed the victims before shooting them in the head.

Harvard Law School dean asks to change the school's shield because of its ties to slavery

The current shield (pictured) depicts three bundles of wheat under the motto 'Veritas'. It comes from the family crest of Isaac Royall Jr, a plantation owner and slave trader from Antigua.

Looking for a doggie bag? Hilarious video sees pooch stare longingly at his owner eating but he quickly shakes off his hungry eyes each time he is busted

Dog stares at owner eating but turns its head away every time the man catches him

A hilarious video of a dog staring longingly at its owner eating has gained millions of views in just over a week. Anthony Jones can be seen catching his dog, Revy, gazing deeply at the man's meal over and over again. The short video has earned more than two million views in a week.

Ex-Chesapeake CEO and Oklahoma Thunder owner who died in a fireball car crash a day after being indicted is honored in 'paddle out' memorial on the city's riverfront 

Friends, family and employees of late Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon gathered at dawn on Saturday at Oklahoma City's riverfront to pay their respects to the entrepreneur.

New York man, 23, 'snapped selfies while wearing a bloody white T-shirt moments after bludgeoning his cousin's ex with a sledgehammer'

Jacob Nolan, who is on trial for attempted murder of his cousin's ex-boyfriend after allegedly being brainwashed was accused Friday of snapping selfies moments after the gruesome assault.

El Chapo's daughter claims drug kingpin crossed the U.S. border TWICE to visit her in California after his prison break

Rosa Isela Guzman Ortiz, who lives in California, told The Guardian her 58-year-old father entered the US last year shortly after his now-notorious October meeting with US actor Sean Penn.

Woman guilty of killing three generations of her family on Christmas Eve including two children aged three and five

Michele Anderson, 37, of Washington was found guilty on Friday of six counts of first-degree aggravated murder following a five-week trial in King County Superior Court.

Shaggy dog stories: Photographer's magical tribute to his goldendoodle best friend who saved his life

Photographer's magical tributes to the dog and best friend who saved his life

In real life Juji (inset) is a 100-pound goldendoodle from Virginia, but to the 51,000 eager followers of owner Christopher Cline's Instagram account, he's a world-travelling, bike-writing, building-climbing giant who stars in a series of adorable photographic adventures. Using photo-editing software, Christopher turns Juji into the biggest dog in the world, and sends them both off on adventures that take them from the highest peaks to frozen waterfalls and even disco dance floors. Christopher was introduced to Juji in August 2014, when his girlfriend Christine decided to get what was then a tiny goldendoodle puppy. The description attached to a simple Instagram photograph of Juji from around that time reads 'This Sunday we'll be adding one more to our family... I wasn't excited at first, but I'm now counting the days.'

Alabama court rejects religious groups' challenge of gay marriage 

Minoo Vafai, left, holds rainbow flags with others during a rally against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, outside the Alabama Supreme Court building in Montgomery, Ala. Supporters of gay marriage rallied Tuesday against Moore and his opposition to same-sex marriage. (Albert Cesare /The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)  NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the right to same-sex marriage, dismissing a challenge by conservative religious groups that opposed such unions.

The original easy rider: Incredible photos reveal the FIRST motorcycle journey across America made in 1903

George Wyman traveled from San Francisco to New York City in 1903 across mountains, deserts and mud tracks. His California Moto Bike was a bike frame with one and a quarter horsepower motor.

Are you a Hannah or a Marnie? Hairstylist on the HBO hit Girls reveals how to copy the stars' effortless looks in minutes with just a few products (including a $6 dry shampoo) 

It's the hair of a generation! Hairstylist on the HBO hit Girls reveals how to copy the

Hair secrets from HBO's Girls season five revealed! An on-set hairstylist shares the $6 drugstore dry shampoo she swears by and the playful looks we can expect to see on the rest of this season's episodes. Plus: Shop hair products to enhance your natural texture a la the characters on the show and find out which actors spend the most time getting their strands camera-ready.

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Is this THE cutest guard dog in the world? Adorable pint-sized pooch opens and closes the gate for visitors

Orsk guard dog opens and closes the gate for visitors in Russia

The clip, which was uploaded to ViralHog, shows the fluffy brown dog sprinting from one side of the security barrier in Russia to the other in a bid to help it to move. The video, which was filmed by a spectator in Orsk, begins with the small pooch on its hind legs as it holds the front of a large gate in its mouth and pulls it along through the snow.

That's one benefit of El Nino! Stunning pictures of rare 'super bloom' of wildflowers in the California DESERT

A rare 'super bloom' has carpeted Death Valley National Park in California, with an enchanting and stunning display of gold, pink, purple and white wildflowers.

Lolloping camels, racetrack-wide roads and the vast desert: An Arabian adventure by motorbike on the same two wheels as Brad Pitt and George Clooney

MailOnline Travel's Jeremy Taylor headed off to a lesser discovered corner of the Middle East to try out Oman's latest tourism drive - motorcycle tours on a Harley Davidson bike.

Dining on 15 courses, learning from culinary masters and visiting the busiest fish market in the world: The ultimate foodie tour of Japan

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A real hair-raiser: The moment mom completely loses it when her cruel son pretends to shave her curly locks

The son captured a video of the prank at the family home in South Gate, California. His mother's shock turns instantly to anger and she chases him round the house as he howls with laughter.

Is this the world's most obedient dog? Disciplined Finn refuses to eat biscuit without his owner's permission... EVEN when it touches his tongue

Disciplined dog Finn refuses to eat biscuit without his owner's permission in video

In a clip, which was uploaded on US-based website Rumble Viral, fluffy pooch Finn shows off his zen-like focus as he stares at a biscuit but manages to refrain from actually eating it. The twitching pup shows no sign of struggle as his owner slowly pushes the plate with the treat on closer to his nose.

   

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Incredible moment a Skua swoops down and snatches a baby penguin from the rest of the flock 

Moment a Falklands Island Skua snatches a baby penguin from the rest of the flock 

The predatory skua was seen biding its time before it dived towards a flock of penguins at Volunteer Lagoon, on the Falkland Islands, with deadly precision. Within moments the seabird had plucked a defenceless young chick from the flock (pictured main) and carried it into the air as the adults squawked loudly in desperation. Pictured inset, the skua with the penguin chick in its beak.

British tourist, 23, is arrested after stripping NAKED and posing for pictures at Machu Picchu ruins in Peru

The police stopped 23-year-old Adam Burton and French national Eric Xavier Mariec, 28, while they were still naked at the ancient site, which re-opened this week after maintenance work.

Now you can play matchmaker on Tinder: Dating app tests a button that lets you share promising profiles with friends

The link will expire after five clicks or 72 hours - whichever comes first. Tinder added that users can choose to opt out of having a sharable profile by visiting Discovery Settings.

Mesmerising beauty at 'the place of skulls': Daredevil photographer goes inside the monster waves at one of the deadliest surfing spots in the world

Photographer Ben Thouard, 29, captured the stunning snaps while swimming into the waves at Teahupo'o, on the south-west coast of Tahiti, where at least five surfers have died since 2000.

Terrifying moment a panic-ridden father watches his daughter, five, being swept under a truck making a wrong turn before she makes a miraculous escape

The pair are seen waiting at junction on a motorbike in Taizhou, China, before the truck turns into them. In shocking footage the girl is flung from the bike but thankfully escapes with only minor injuries.

Nail-biting moment daredevil on the world's tallest rope swing swooped 288ft across Olympic football stadium

Nail-biting moment Daredevil captures terrifying swing across Olympic football stadium

At the Moses Mabhida Stadium in South Africa the man plunges plunges nearly 300 feet across the football pitch. He conquers the world's tallest rope swing, called Big Rush in Durban. Unfazed he takes on the daunting leap and plummets towards the ground spinning around as he goes. Daredevils need to climb 550 steps to reach the jumping platform at the top of the stadium, which has a capacity of 54,000.

   

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