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Adam Johnson was arrested for possession of animal porn

Shocking details which could not be revealed during Johnson's trial can be reported today after he was given a six-year sentence at Bradford Crown Court read


Brussels airport CCTV image shows packed terminal moments before bombs went off

Taken at 7.58am on Tuesday, it was only 25 seconds later that suicide bombers Ibrahim El Bakraoui and Najim Laachraou detonated their explosives vests inside the Brussels airport terminal. read


'I stepped off the train... That's the last thing I remember': British survivor injured in Brussels metro bombing tells how heroic stranger helped him escape

Mark Beamish (pictured), from Birmingham, suffered cuts and burns to his head and hands when he was injured in the metro blast while on his way to work at the European Parliament. read


Turkey release picture of Brussels airport attack terrorist grinning in his mugshot

The chilling image of Ibrahim El Bakraoui was taken last summer by Turkish authorities after the jihadist was captured just a few miles from the border with ISIS's heartland in Syria. read


British ISIS fighters threaten Heathrow Airport and Downing Street in chilling video

EXCLUSIVE: The video shows masked men with British accents warning that the country's political landmarks and mass transit points are among the next possible terror targets. read


ISIS video showing Brussels and Donald Trump in flames is released

The heavily edited nine minute-long video, which is similar and style and appearance to other ISIS propaganda films, is titled 'The Exile of Islam and Brussels Attacks'. read


Donald Trump says Britain will leave the EU over migration ‘craziness’

The US Presidential hopeful told Piers Morgan he wasn't endorsing Brexit, but believed that 'people pouring in all over the place' would be the final straw for British voters when it came to Europe. read


Brussels attack images show bomb fragments that were pulled from survivors

Doctors showed the huge pieces of metal to the press and Belgium's royal family today after being removed from patients they treated in the aftermath of the airport and metro terror attacks. read


Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam 'unaware of Brussels bombings'

Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam claims he 'didn't know' about the Brussels suicide bombings - despite connections to the perpetrators - as he appeared in court in the Belgian capital today. read


Brussels bomber for ISIS Najim Laachraoui DID die in attack

Khalid Zerkani - who is currently in jail after recruiting Islamist fighters and petty criminals - had links with bombmaker Najim Laachraoui, one of the suicide bombers who attacked Brussels airport. read


PR boss now ARRESTED for 'inciting racial hatred' in Twitter row

Matthew Doyle, an LSE alumnus, who asked a Muslim woman to 'explain Brussels' has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after his tweet sparked an online row. read


Web of terror from Paris to Brussels and how police missed their chances

Belgian authorities have had the names and addresses of nearly 100 suspected Islamic militants weeks before the Paris atrocities. Here we reveal the links of the Molenbeek cell police missed. read


Sebastien Bellin shot by Brussels Airport explosion relives moment

Brazilian-born Sebastien Bellin, who lives in Michigan in the U.S., described the moment he was shot and an explosion blew his body through the air 'like a feather pillow' at Brussels Airport. read


Brussels attack survivor whose skin melted in the airport explosion speaks out

Sister Fanny Clain had just arrived at Brussels Airport when a bomb exploded and she was thrown to the ground. 'It was an enormous noise... the end of the world in a second,' the 20-year-old said. read


ISIS have 400 trained fighters in Europe who are poised to unleash more terror attacks

Officials believe hundreds of extremists have been trained specifically for external attacks on European cities, like the ones which have brought death and devastation to Brussels and Paris. read


Syrian army re-enters Palmyra as ISIS are warned they will be 'crushed'

Bashar al-Assad's forces have advanced to within 500 metres of the centre of Palmyra with the help of Russian airstrikes almost a year after they were forced out of the ancient city by ISIS. read


Indian Catholic priest 'kidnapped by ISIS' in Yemen may be crucified on Good Friday

Father Tom Uzhunnalil, from Bangalore, India was taken by ISIS-linked gunmen who attacked an old people's home in Aden, southern Yemen, killing at least 15 people, on March 4. read


Brussels airport attack video reveals a child crying amidst the wreckage

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Police at the scene of the Brussels bombing told Francisco Izquierdo not to help the girl - as she would be easier to identify if she was next to her mother. read


Brussels attacks bombers DID plan to attack nuclear power station

Footage showed the ISIS cell were spying on the Belgian’s nuclear power chief, possibly as part of a kidnap plan to force him to let them into an atomic facility. read


Why will no one admit the way some western Muslims raise their children is fomenting terror? 

In looking for the reasons behind the Belgian atrocities, we have to face the fact that the ultimate cause lies in the upbringing of the killers, writes YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN. read


UK could be safer out of Europe, says former MI6 chief: Sir Richard Dearlove suggests Brexit would make it easier to deport terrorists

Sir Richard Dearlove, pictured, added that Europe could not turn its back on Britain if it left the EU because our intelligence services 'give much more' than they get in return. read


ISIS victim was among 1,500 people in Taza Iraq scalded by mustard gas

The young girl, pictured, suffered severe blistering to her abdomen after she came in contact with the mustard gas following the mortar attack in Taza, 135 miles north of Baghdad earlier this month. read


Hero of Irish pier tragedy holds the baby he saved as five members of the same family who died when car plunged into sea are laid to rest 

Evan McGrotty, eight, died alongside his 12-year-old brother, father, grandmother and her 14-year-old daughter when their SUV sank after sliding off a slipway in Buncrana, Co Donegal. read


Expert reveals six surprising ways to beat stress 

Ahead of National Stress Awareness Month, Nutritionist Dr Marilyn Glenville recommends six different ways to combat stress, from what you eat (and don't) to what time you exercise. read


The 35 signs that mean you're a successful woman

Researchers quizzed 2,000 women aged 18 to 45 on how they define success. Financial independence scored higher that any other factor for the women, along with a £49,000 salary. read


National Lottery winners who matched five numbers won just £15 each

Camelot said more than 4,000 UK Lotto players matched five of the six balls to win £15 each in last night's draw. This was compared to the 114,232 people who matched just three balls to get £25. read


Volkswagen and Porsche to recall 800,000 SUVs worldwide after identifying potential foot pedal problem

VW and Porsche identified a problem with a circlip responsible for holding onto the pedal bracket on their Touareg and Cayenne SUVs built between 2011 and 2016 and sold world wide. read


Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic faces war crimes verdict at UN court

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, has been found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to 40 years in prison after standing trial at a UN tribunal in the Hague today. read


Pastor, 73, 'didn't see any harm in spanking female member of his congregation to try to cure her depression'

Howard Curtis, 73, who ran Coulsdon Christian Fellowship in south London, claimed the 'deliverance counselling' sessions had to be done 'flesh to flesh' to cast out evil spirits. read


Labour MP reveals how his life was saved by the 'seven day' NHS that operated so quickly he was AWAKE when his surgery started

Mike Gapes made his first speech in Parliament since being taken ill and recounted how he was wheeled straight into surgery and his life-saving operation began before the anaesthetic kicked in. read


Morgan Huelin's death sees five teenagers convicted of covering up drug cause

Tragic Morgan Huelin, 16, (pictured) died after taking at least four different drugs at a house on Jersey where he was a pupil at the island’s prestigious Victoria College. read


Wealthy property developer faces jail for leaving taxi driver, 71, 'oozing blood' in unprovoked attack after champagne-fuelled school reunion 

Craig Pesch, 33, had drunk two bottles of champagne with two school friends at Maddox Club in central London, when he got in the back of a cab at around 4.20am last August 7. read


David Cameron flies to Lanzarote for 'time to think' after tough week

The Prime Minister (pictured on holiday in Lanzarote today) admitted to colleagues last night that it had been a 'tough week' but urged them 'not to lose sight of what we can do'. read


Defence Minister Penny Mordaunt says we must quit the EU to protect our 'freedom'

Penny Mordaunt, pictured, said 'freedom' was at stake in the EU referendum in June as the 'forced harmonisation' of single market rules stopped people achieving their ambitions. read


David Cameron and George Osborne's personal ratings plunge after disastrous Budget

An Ipsos Mori poll found six in 10 people are dissatisfied with the Chancellor, with just 27% satisfied - his worst rating in three years. Corbyn has a rating of 35 per cent - one higher than Cameron. read


MP John Woodcock's outburst after Labour politicians ranked according to loyalty to Jeremy Corbyn

John Woodcock, MP for Barrow in Cumbria, accidentally published his outburst to his thousands of Twitter followers before deleting it, after intending to post it as a private message; read


Amber Rudd blasted after she claimed Brexit will send household bills soaring

Amber Rudd has warned of an 'electric shock' to the energy market after a Brexit vote - warning of threats from Russian president Vladimir Putin. Vote Leave said the claim was 'absurd'. read


UK Army soldiers who shared images of disgusting meals warned of legal action

After the initial wave of photos was shared this week, soldiers posted even more images (pictured) and angry comments after being told they could face legal action. read


Welsh school shuts its gates after arrests of two pupils sparks online panic

The boys, pupils at the Bishop Vaughan Catholic School in Swansea (pictured), were arrested over what was believed to be a dispute, but wild rumours quickly spread among parents. read


Slough driver ‘DELIBERATELY runs down a cyclist’ who then chases after him

The black Volkswagon Golf is seen to veer onto the path and head towards the cyclist in Cippenham, Berkshire. Although the man is hit by the vehicle he manages to get up and chase it down the road. read


Hit-and-run driver jailed for dragging woman's body along the road for 100metres

Louise Wolstenholme, 52, was killed by a car driven by Tinashe Irvine Chikoto, 22, after the student ran her over and dragged her body 100 metres down a road - before fleeing the scene. read


Easter eggs order at Tesco is substituted broccoli and roast chicken SALAD

Joanne Bayley, 41, from Colchester, Essex, had paid £8 for a Cadbury's Mini Eggs extra large egg for each of her 12-year-old twin sons Matthew and James (pictured) as part of her Tesco online shop. read


Surrey farmer who built an illegal CASTLE and hid it finally starts knocking it down

Robert Fidler, 67, built his dream mock-Tudor home on green belt land in Salfords, Surrey, and hid it from town planners behind hay bales and a huge tarpaulin. read


Johan Cruyff dies aged 68 after losing battle with cancer

Dutch icon Johan Cruyff has died at the age of 68. Cruyff, who represented Holland 48 times as well as playing for Ajax and Barcelona, passed away in Barcelona on Thursday after a battle with cancer. read


Sainsbury’s apologises after a customer was told he could not have black pudding

Alan MacKay was furious when he was told he could not enjoy the staple, made up of animal fat, blood and oatmeal, with his breakfast at a branch of the supermarket giant in Nottingham. read


Redcar man is arrested over murder of two women in separate attacks

Police received a report that one woman had been seriously injured at 8.45pm last night on Mapleton Crescent in the seaside town of Redcar, Teesside. read


Greece marks first day without migrant arrivals after EU-Turkey deal

France's Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said 800,000 migrants are in Libya aiming for Europe, , amid fears the EU-Turkey deal will encourage people to attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. read


Indonesian woman sobs as she is caned in public for having sex outside marriage

The young woman was brought to the public stage in Banda Aceh and forced on to her knees before being repeatedly whipped by cane as a punishment for having sex outside of marriage. read


Online skin cancer risk assessment tool can predict non-melanoma skin cancer

A new online tool allows people to assess their risks of developing skin cancer in the next three years. Aimed at people over 40, the tool determines the risk level in only a few questions. read


Pregnant mother diagnosed with terminal cancer refuses to have an early C-section

Indira Jayasuriya, 39, from Bromley, Kent, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and later got the all clear - but discovered the disease returned while pregnant with her second child. read


Lottery calculator tells you how much you could have won with your lucky numbers

London-based games company, MrGamez.com created the tool that shows whether sets of lucky numbers have ever hit the jackpot as well as showing the most drawn numbers of all time, aren't that lucky. read


Watch the incredible waddling catfish that can climb WALLS: Researchers say strange blind animal is 'evolutionary relic'

An unusual fish from Thailand can walk and climb up rocks in a waterfall, similarly to a salamander, according to researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology. read


Kent family home is bulldozed by council after legal battle over conservation area

Canterbury council contractors flattened the family home after it said the breaches of planning law were 'flagrant' and they were left with no choice but to carry out the demolition notice. read


Girl sick for two days banned from seeing Kung Fu Panda 3 with classmates

Alissa Browning was penalised after falling less than one per cent below the attendance threshold required to go on the trip with Fairfield Community Primary School, in Warndon, Worcestershire. read


Victims of Somali child sex abusers who were groomed online warn youngsters 'stay away from Facebook' as police are probed for failing to stop the gang 

One 13-year-old was raped three times at a hotel in Bristol by gang members Jusuf Abdirizak (pictured), 20, and Said Zakaria, 22, who are among the 14 men jailed in November 2014. read


Family doctor who failed to diagnose Type 1 diabetes in a critically ill teenager just hours before she died made misleading notes on the consultation 

Claire Taylor, 17, (left) from Angus, Scotland, had been vomiting bile and suffering from abdominal pain. But Dr Michelle Watts, 47, suggested the stomach pain was due to 'constipation' read


Banks should not refund victims of online fraud because it ‘rewards’ them

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe (pictured) said UK bank customers were being 'rewarded for bad behaviour' instead of incentivised to update anti-virus software and improve passwords. read


Champion athlete is charged with attempted murder after former rugby star is stabbed at athletics stadium 

Fell runner Lauren Jeska, 41, was charged at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Police were called to Alexander Stadium on Tuesday after Ralph Knibbs (pictured) was stabbed. read


How today's men weep at the drop of a hat and why it isn't sexy

Kathy Gyngell admires the fact that men used to be stoic. She feels that young men today cry too easily and are weak-willed. Her generation was brought up never seeing men cry - and she hates seeing. read


UK's first couple to have a vampire facial to boost their sex life

Dentist Charl Chapman, 48, and mum-of-four Nina Howell, 38, from Essex, are the first UK couple to have the procedure in which blood is taken from the arm and then injected into the private parts. read


Drug lords who ran their cocaine-dealing gang while on day release from an open prison are jailed for a total of 34 years

A gang of nine from London, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes and Northampton, have been jailed for more than 90 years for their part in a large-scale drugs operation. read


Widow forces Tesco and Amazon to restrict knives sales after husband was stabbed to death

Tesco, Amazon and John Lewis are among retailers to sign up to new rules to make buying knives more difficult after 61-year-old Justin Skrebowski was stabbed to death in a Poundland in Oxfordshire. read


Road rage motorists jailed for a total of 25 years for spraying acid in man's face

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Ashley Russell, 30, and Christina Storey, 32, have been jailed for a combined 25 years after a vicious road rage acid attack on Darren Pidgeon, 29, in Essex. read


Couples reveal the stupidest fights they've ever had with their partner 

Reddit users have shared the stupidest fights they've have with their partners, including fighting over how many yoghurts to buy and because one person didn't understand a Sound of Music reference. read


Reddit users reveal the most bizarre things they’ve done while drunk

People have revealed their weirdest drunken antics - from accidentally buying a bulk order of lightbulbs to drinking vast amounts of chocolate syrup and dressing their cat as the Easter bunny. read


'Macho' men are more likely to die young because they refuse to go to the doctor

Even if these men did seek medical help, they would insist on seeing a male doctor and also be 'less honest' about their symptoms, say psychologists from Rutgers University. read


Bristol teen exposes her mother's battle with breast cancer to help break 'taboo'

Chloe Oliver, 18, from Bolton, documented her mother Samantha's breast cancer battle after the 49-year-old intensive care nurse endured six rounds of chemotherapy and a mastectomy. read


Billie Piper and Laurence Fox have split after eight years of marriage 

The 37-year-old actor has confirmed he and the singer-turned-actress, 33, have gone their separate ways and insisted there were 'no third parties involved' in their separation. read


British tourist from Blackpool who died may have been 'answering a call of nature', inquest hears

Company manageress Kay Flitcroft, 30, from Blackpool, Lancashire, who plunged to her death could have been finding a 'quiet spot' to urinate, an inquest was told. read


Racist car advert says ‘Muslims need not call as I WON'T sell you my car' 

The car seller received phone calls from angry social media users after the advert that included his mobile number was shared on Twitter. It is not yet clear where in the UK the poster appeared. read


Revealed, your body on sugar: From weakening the immune system to triggering thrush, this terrifying tool reveals exactly how the white stuff harms our health

Sugar not only causes rotten teeth and obesity, but can lead to kidney and liver problems as well as erectile dysfunction in men, this online tool by healthcare provider Beneden shows. read


Which of these women spends £1,000 a month on her beauty regime?

The average woman spends £166 a month on beauty products. Caroline Jackson, 44, a former advertising executive, spends £100 a month, including face cream containing placenta. read


Aminah Hart who tracked down her anonymous sperm donor Scott Andersen marries him

Two strangers who fell in love after conceiving a daughter through anonymous IVF have tied the knot in Melbourne, with their beautiful and unique love story set to become a feature film. read


Grade II-listed house of Winston Churchill's throat expert is up for sale of £2.5m 

Rignalls (pictured) in Buckinghamshire, has gone on sale for the first time in 40 years. It was built for Sir Felix Semon who treated 23-year-old Winston Churchill for a lisp. read


Prince William will attend marriage of Jecca Craig without Kate Middleton

Prince William is jetting off to Kenya over the Easter holiday weekend to attend the wedding of a girl he was once romantically linked to, conservationist's daughter Jecca Craig, on Saturday. read


A walk on the REALLY wild side: From massages with pythons to crocodile cages - how you can get up close and personal with nature's most fearsome predators

There are plenty of ways you can meet the natural world's most fearsome predators face to face, including crocodiles in Australia and pythons in the Philippines. read


Power your home with your CAR: Engineers turn an electric SUV into a 'power plant on wheels' to let homeowners go off-the-grid

Researchers at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands worked with Hyundai to add an outlet to the fuel cell of an ix35 (pictured). read


YouTube set to take on Periscope: 'Connect' streaming service will let you watch stars like PewDiePie and Zoella LIVE

YouTube Connect, a rumoured live video app from the Californian company, would give viewers a new way to watch stars like Zoella (pictured). read


Woman with terminal cancer realises her dream of becoming a bride

Yang Liu, 39, married Peng Xin, 43, yesterday at Wuhan Central Hospital in Wuhan, China. The couple had dated for over eight years, but didn’t get hitched due to family objections. read


Jeremy Kyle guest causes Twitter storm over DOUBLE leopard-patterned outfit

A mother who appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show to air her grievances against her estranged son didn't attract any sympathy from viewers who were instead more interested in her striking outfit. read


TESSA CUNNINGHAM tests out the Bodum Travel Coffee Press

As Tessa Cunningham explains, thanks to a raft of clever machines, you can make a single, barista-standard cup of coffee in minutes — and take it with you. read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Neighbour's fears over May's new superhome... with space for 40 motorbikes and fleet of cars 

Former Top Gear presenter James May has alarmed neighbours with plans to demolish his West London home and build a superhome complete with a garage for his fleet of luxury motors. read


Glasgow police hunting Paige Doherty's killer seal off Clydebank's Delicious Deli

The hunt for Paige Doherty’s killer took a dramatic twist last night when police swooped on the delicatessen in Clydebank where the murdered schoolgirl was last seen. read


Google puts AI programme on the cloud to create huge AI Cloud Platform

The California-based search giant has launched its new large-scale platform (illustrated). It can learn from available information and make predictions 'across a whole variety of scenarios.' read


Louise James who lost five members of her family in Buncrana pier drowning

Louise James had never been away from her family for more than a couple of hours – and had only reluctantly left for a hen party to Liverpool when her sons (pictured) insisted she go. read


Zoella reveals her new grey hair just days after posting a racy underwear selfie

The Brighton-based star, who is said to make £50,000 a month in books and endorsements, shared the silver-locked selfie last night along with a winking face and V for victory emoji. read


GI Jane Rachael Dorrian hit a man and woman with ONE punch outside nightclub

Lance Corporal Rachael Dorrian, 24 went 'berserk' and was 'like a mental wild person' when she and her two male friends were barged into on the floor of New York New York bar in Manchester. read


Brazil CCTV footage shows hitman attempting to execute shop owner

The attempted murder of 35-year-old shop owner Jaire Nato Gonzalo de Sousa was caught by CCTV in the small Brazilian town of Araguapaz in central Brazil’s State of Goias. read


Seema Malhotra who dressed Kate Middleton joins the Real Housewives of Cheshire

Fashion queen Seema Malhotra, 44, has revealed her ambitions for global fame as she joins the cast of the Real Housewives of Cheshire, saying she wants to be bigger than Victoria Beckham. read


Driver rolls down his window and PEPPER SPRAYS rival motorist

A driver got revenge on man who tried to jump the queue in a traffic jam in Ukraine by squirting pepper spray in his face. The attacked man drives off quickly to avoid further repercussions. read


Pensioner who sent hoax anthrax packages to Tony Blair jailed after posting an envelope of sugar to the House of Commons which sparked terror alert 

Shirley Freed, 81, from Walthamstow, was sentenced to over a year in prison after sending a mysterious package to Westminster with the hope it would be mistaken for deadly poison. read


Walthamstow mother whose partner died now forced to DNA test their baby

This is Joanna Niemeyer, from Walthamstow (right) who was forced to get DNA tests so she can have her dead partner's name on her baby daughter's birth certificate - because she is not married. read


Madonna angers neighbors by putting up fake 'No parking' signs outside $40million Upper East Side townhouse

The fake signage includes a 'No parking' sign posted on the singer's security gate, and a 'Tenant parking only' sign mounted on a pole in a flower bed on the sidewalk. read


North Korea could be expanding its nuclear programme as new structures appear

The three new objects at Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in Nyongbyon are 60ft long and 22ft wide and are believed to be intended to use as storage of chemicals or water. read


Leader of hi-tech gang which made up to £3.5m stealing luxury cars including Range Rovers, BMWs and Audis is ordered to pay back less than £100,000 

Alan Watkins, 45, from Essex, was ordered by a Southwark Crown Court judge to pay back the sum within three months, or face an extra year on top of the eight-year sentence he is serving. read


The Queen presents Maundy Thursday coins and moves pensioners to tears

The Queen marked Maundy Thursday with a moving ceremony, reducing members of the congregation to tears as she handed out traditional coins at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. read


Sketch restaurant cancels birthday party reservation over doggy bag row

Luisa Gottardo, 27, from Hertfordshire became embroiled in a Twitter storm with Sketch of Mayfair after they refused her request to take home a doggy bag and then cancelled her reservation. read


Vegetarian Jeremy Corbyn turned up at the Kebab Awards to hand out a prize

The bizarre appearance, at London's Park Plaza Hotel, was the culmination of a day which left Labour MPs in despair at Mr Corbyn's failure to land a blow on David Cameron at PMQs. read


Suffolk father left drenched in blood after being smashed over the head with an iron bar

Outraged farmer Richard Cross hit back at a masked gang after they attempted to steal from him. The 54-year-old's Suffolk farm has repeatedly been targeted by thieves in a matter of months. read


Drinking 2 cups of coffee a day before conception 'increases the risk of miscarriage'

In the weeks prior to becoming pregnant both men and women should reduce their caffeine intake, because the risk applies to both prospective parents, the National Institutes of Health advise. read


People who smoke a lot of cannabis in their youth are 'more antisocial, violent and less educated' in their 30s than non-smokers

Researchers assessed the frequency and duration of cannabis use (stock image) among participants in the 40-year Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study in New Zealand. read


CCTV footage shows couple beating pensioner unconscious on bus

The 69 year old man was punched, kicked and stamped as he rode thus bus in South Wales. Guilty Jasmine Jenkins, 22 and James Jenkins, 34 have now been jailed and the CCTV footage released. read


Is climate change making wine taste BETTER through high quality vintages

Since 1981, the best years for French wine have been wetter and warmer than they have been in the past, which scientists say is due to climate change producing consistently better wine. read


Jamie Oliver and Deliciously Ella 'are fuelling a health-conscious generation'

Celebrity chefs have helped create a foodie generation that is more conscious of the health aspect of eating out and the provenance and freshness of the ingredients. read


Facebook ad sales system uses likes to guess 'ethnic affiliation'

Facebook's 'ethnic affiliations' have been used as part of recent marketing strategies to help advertisers deliver targeted ads based on the interests of a particular group. read


Google Glass is found in pawn shop on sale for $20,000

When a leaked copy of Google's top secret new Glass wound up in a San Jose pawn shop, the internet giant was quick to seize the eye wear before its competitors could do the same. read


The Sun's superflares could destroy our atmosphere, astronomers warn

Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark discovered that, although unlikely, it's not impossible to think our sun (pictured) could produce superflares that would devastate Earth. read


Ringo Starr's childhood home in Liverpool goes to auction with £55K guide price

The rundown terrace property reveals the humble beginnings of the a member of the world's biggest band. It is due to be auctioned this evening at the famous Cavern Club. read


From the Grand Canyon to the Taj Mahal: Which attractions live up to the hype?

Tourist spots have been called overrated but some are genuinely impressive. According to Reddit users, Ladakh in India and Sagrada Familia in Barcelona are better in real life than in images. read


Meet the children crippled by modern life thanks to iPads and laptops

Sophie Kent, 15, from Putney (left), has intense migraines from spending hours online and Tilly Brown, 15, (right), from Stroud, developed a slouch caused by hunching over devices. read


Warzone: British Marines and French counterparts turn rugby field into battlefield as massive brawl breaks out during annual ‘Le Crunch’ match 

Royal Navy and the Marine Nationale's teams clashed at annual match in Toulon, France. The rugby players were filmed punching and grappling with each other on the pitch. read


Germanwings crash victims relatives SUE Andreas Lubitz' training school

Lawyers for the British families say they are set to take legal action, exactly a year after 150 people died when Andreas Lubitz crashed the plane into a mountain after locking the captain out of the cockpit. read


Germanwings plane crash victims' families gather to mark first anniversary

Around 600 people held a vigil in the village of Le Vernet in the French Alps to remember the 150 people who died on the first anniversary of the Germanwings crash in France. read


Hoard of Roman jewellery hidden from the clutches of Queen Bouidcca 2,000 years ago goes on public display for the first time

The 'Fenwick treasure', valuables, believed to have been stashed by a terrified Roman woman in Colchester in 61AD, have gone on display at Colchester Castle in Essex. read


FEMAIL explores why women are lashing out at their partners

Royal Navy Leading Seaman Simon Smith lost six pints of blood after his ex-wife Crystal plunged a knife twice into his back and once into his arm. Domestic violence against men is a problem. read


Tale of World War Two hero who helped his friend escape Nazis revealed in old suitcase

Lance Corporal Antony Coulthard tasted freedom for a moment at the Swiss border but he selflessly went back for Sergeant Frederick Foster (pictured), a decision which cost him his life. read


Florida woman Miranda Johns arrested for having sex with her two pet dogs

Miranda Johns, 21, was arrested in Naples, Florida after reportedly filming herself having sex with her two pet dogs. read


British man who went out for 'a drink' in Essex wakes up in Barcelona

Alexander Caviel, 21, downed a dozen shots, and knocked back a bottle of champagne during a night out in Chelmsford. read


NASA claims a 'cheap' $10 billion lunar base will be ready for humans in 6 years

A group of scientists based at Nasa Ames Research Centre in California has outlined proposals for new low cost solutions for building a permanent base on the Moon to house 10 people by 2022. read


Older singles prefer a new pet to a new partner: Only 6% of single middle-aged people want to start a new relationship 

Older people are not interested in looking for romance. Just 6 per cent of single middle-aged people want another relationship in their twilight years, according to a report from consumer analysts Mintel. read


Obama dances while Brussels burns: President ignores calls to come home in wake of terror attacks as he and Michelle take to the floor to TANGO during glitzy state dinner in Buenos Aires

Obama was pictured strutting his stuff on the dance floor at a dinner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this evening as he continued with a two-day trip to the country despite calls to return home. read


CYBER RIFLE video shows silent weapon flooring a drone instantly 

A video shared on Twitter by the US Department of Defense, shows a soldier take aim at a quadcopter and fire the weapon before the drone becomes drops like a stone. read


Is this proof that love never dies? Your extraordinary and tender stories of encounters with lost loved ones that’ll touch even sceptics

Although we never forget our loved ones who passed away, many people have more than just memories. A Mail study found that six in ten people who lost a partner continue to sense them. read


Gregory King sold more cutting agents for drugs barons than Glaxo Smith Klein

Gregory King, 26, (pictured) was found guilty of conspiracy to supply drugs, after he made enough cutting agents in a Leeds workshop to make £90million worth of cocaine. read


Texas demolition company tears down the WRONG tornado-damaged home over a Google Maps glitch

Diaz and Alan Cutter were left devastated after each side of their Rowlett duplex was torn mistakenly down, almost three months after their properties were damaged in the storm. read


Horrific footage shows dozens of schoolgirls hacking each other with machetes and steel pipes in massive brawl 

A dramatic video has emerged from China of the moment a gang of around 20 girls attack each other with steel pipes and machetes. The huge fight was captured on March 20 in Xincheng County. read


Bodies found in search for missing Ben Nevis climbers Rachel Slater and Tim Newton

Two bodies have been found buried in snow on Ben Nevis by rescuers searching for missing Tim Newton, 27, and Rachel Slater, 24, who vanished on the peak on a Valentine's Day trip. read


Coronation Street's William Roache makes bold claims about Anne Kirkbride

Bill Roache has now revealed that Anne Kirkbride had been an alcoholic battling depression in the months before her death last year and had been on medication 'all her life'. read


Miss Bumbum model who nearly died after her bottom fillers 'rotted' has 'found God'

Brazilian Miss Bumbum model Andressa Urach earned worldwide notoriety thanks to her scandalous antics - but after she almost died, she decided to begin 'winning souls for God''. read


Police release e-fit of man who tried to snatch a two-year-old girl as she played in a London playground in front of her mother 

Police have released an e-fit of a suspect who tried to snatch a toddler in a London park. The two-year-old girl was playing in Albany Park, Enfield, when the man tried to lead her away. read


Sugar tax will be 'robustly' defended in the courts says George Osborne

Manufacturers have already signalled they will fight the tax in the courts but the Chancellor (pictured at the Treasury committee today) said the Government was 'very clear it's legal'. read


Microsoft's Twitter AI Tay starts posting offensive and racist comments

Yesterday, Microsoft launched its latest artificial intelligence (AI) bot. Within hours, the AI chatbot was responding to certain questions from Twitter users with racist answers. read


Baby born with a luscious head of hair sends the internet into a frenzy

The user, known only as Double_Cross_Gender and believed to be from Oregon, shared a picture of her cradling the baby girl, commenting: 'My baby cousin has hair that looks like a news anchorman.' read


Natalie Portman look-a-like man at 13 has the internet in hysterics

Shannon Welch, 29, from New York, shared the sixth grade portrait of her partner, Clyff, 24, on her Reddit account pointing out the striking resemblance. It has been viewed 1.8 million times. read


Hijab wearing bus driver claims Christian group targeted her with protest

A Muslim women in California has said that she was targeted in a Christian protest - a claim that is now being investigated as a possible hate crime. The group deny the accusations. read


First contact in decades with rare rhino in Indonesia's Borneo

Environmentalists have made physical contact with a Sumatran rhino on the Indonesian part of Borneo island for the first time in over 40 years. She will be taken by helicopter to a safer habitat. read


Birmingham's oldest tree is cut down over fears the yew breaks health and safety

A park ranger demanded a full investigation, claiming the ancient tree (pictured) in Kings Heath, near Birmingham, was chopped down without consultation, which has sparked fury among local residents. read


Lotto gran who claimed she'd won £32m jackpot now sells the washing machine she said had washed her winning ticket

Susanne Hint, from Worcester, sold the machine that she claims cost her £32million by washing the numbers off her ticket, for £150 to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. read


Thug with a string of motoring convictions including drink-driving left his teenage passenger to die and his own ten-year-old daughter injured amid wreckage after ploughing into a tree during alcohol binge

Alexander McBride, 34, was jailed for more than four years at Bournemouth Crown Court after admitting being responsible for the death of passenger Rebecca Marchant, 15. read


Anorexic woman who could only wear children's clothes becomes a bodybuilder

Kristina Vassilieva, 28, from Essex, developed anorexia as a teenager and at 5ft 8in weighed seven stone. She has now transformed her body through diet and fitness and weighs 12 stone. read


Patients will be left in ‘harm’s way’ in all-out strike by NHS junior doctors

Summoned to the Commons to explain what the Government was doing to avert the strike, Health Minister Ben Gummer condemned the British Medical Association for a dangerous escalation. read


Argentina police officer is jailed for CRUCIFYING thief to wooden cross

Victor Robledo, 27, was discovered in May 2014 after an anonymous phone call to local police in the city of San Francisco in the northern Argentine province of Cordoba. read


FEMAIL reveals how Taylor Swift's style went from pretty to provocative

Sexy Swifty! After chopping off her golden locks,Taylor Swift has been dressing more provocatively. FEMAIL shines a spotlight on her pre and post haircut ensembles. read


Chernobyl photos reveal rotting houses and broken possessions after nuclear disaster

Crumbling fairground rides, abandoned homes and containers of radioactive waste are all that remain of the Ukraine's Soviet town Pripyat that went into meltdown in 1986. read


Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl backs Cornwall garage band Black Leaves of Envy

Cornwall Council told the metal band that there had been complaints about their practise sessions and imposed a noise limit - which Grohl (pictured) asked them to reconsider. read


Overweight Take That fan loses three stone after meeting Gary Barlow

Melanie Vaughan, from Brighton, was 12st 4lbs before Gary Barlow inspired her to slim down to a trim size 8. Melanie drank a bottle of wine a night after the breakdown of her marriage. read


Jurors in Hulk Hogan sex tape trial have 'absolutely no doubt' over decision to award $140m damages - but wrestler insists it's not enough

The wrestler was awarded an additional $25million in punitive damages in the sex-tape trial on Monday - three days after that same jury ruled in his favor with a $115million judgment. read


Prince Harry hails the Queen as 'remarkable' in candid documentary

Prince Harry, 31, has revealed that it can be 'hard' coping with the pressure that comes with being related to the Queen in footage released today ahead of a new documentary on her life. read


A product of plundering! Bronze Viking 'buckle' found in Denmark was a religious artefact stolen from the UK 1,000 years ago

The origins of the buckle (pictured) initially proved mysterious to Ernst Stidsing of the Museum of East Jutland in Denmark, but experts now think it originally came from Scotland or Ireland. read


Every dog DOES have its day: Depressed rescue animal who just stared at the wall of his cell is transformed the moment he leaves

March the pit bull who was so forlorn he could barely lift his head last week is now bursting with energy after being rescued from ACCT Philly dog shelter in Philadelphia this week. read


Let there be artificial life! Scientists create a 'minimal' cell using just the genes needed to survive

Scientists based at the J. Craig Venter Institute in California have created a new artificial bacterial cell nicknamed Synthia 3.0 by stripping down the Mycoplasma bacterial genome to just 473 genes. read


Prince William held former soldier's head after he was knocked out by tree branch

Jim Schembri, from Colchester, Essex, had no idea it was the Duke of Cambridge who had come to his rescue after he suffered a nasty accident at work on Tuesday. read


Driving over Easter? Here's the BEST way to sit in the car to prevent back pain

Sammy Margo, a London-based chartered physiotherapist, says sitting with the buttocks right at the back of the driving seat will support the spine. read


Java coffee addicts give up beloved lattes for a day for caffeine alternatives

Growing numbers of products claim to replicate the effects of coffee without the drawbacks but do they really work? Three FEMAIL writers gave up coffee to put alternatives to the test read


Daresbury Hall in Lewis Carroll's village turned into a playground for the undead

Once home to the richest residents of Daresbury, Cheshire, this home has now fallen into disrepair and looks so much like a scene from The Walking Dead that it is used by zombie enthusiasts. read


HALF of 'healthy' smoothies and fruit juices contain more than a child's daily sugar allowance

The drinks - many of them branded with cartoon characters and packaged in lunchbox-sized cartons - contain up to ten teaspoons of sugar in a pack, Liverpool University researchers found. read


A potted history! Brooches, beads and gold rings stashed in a Viking vessel 1,000 years ago have been revealed for the first time

The rare pieces, discovered in a field in Galloway, Scotland, have now been removed from the silver pot in which they were buried and cleaned to show them in all their glory. read


Swansea branded Britain's cold call capital after two more firms are fined

Falcon and Pointer was fined £175,000 following more than 5,500 complaints about cold calls – including one received at 3.30am to a family whose grandfather was dying of cancer. read


Mozambique debris 'almost certainly' from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 

The Australian government has confirmed debris found in Mozambique is 'highly likely' to have come from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. read


Christians across the world celebrate Easter and the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Held to mark the beginning of Easter and resurrection of Jesus, the celebrations across the globe all take on varying forms according to local Christian customs and ancient traditions. read


Gnome stolen by thief who taunted the owner with a series of snaps from the pub

Thomas Watson, 20, from Luton, had his beloved 3ft tall gnome, Gnorman, taken from his front garden on Sunday. It was eventually returned by the mystery kidnapper last night. read


Claims Beijing university was duped by fake Rothschild scion grips China

Vice president of Tsinghua University in Beijing, Yang Bin, told reporters at a business forum there were 'oversights' in the institution's screening process of Oliver Rothschild. read


China baby girl is freed from sewer pipe after being flushed down the toilet

The little girl survived being flushed down the toilet after her mother gave birth to her, and then abandoned her on the second floor of the Xinping County Hospital in China’s Yuxi City, on March 20. read


How to make Cadbury Creme Eggs, Easter Eggs and hot cross buns at home

Joanna Gould, 30, from London, decided to create her own Easter treats to cut back on costs. She tried some of Cadbury's famous concoctions including the Creme Egg and Mini Egg cakes. read


Hotel guests reveal embarrassing situations they've ever been caught in by staff

More than 54 per cent of British holidaymakers have been interrupted and caught in a compromising situation by housekeeping staff according to new research. read


Father who spent 90 minutes a day disguising a bald patch now has tattoo 'hair'

Simon Lane, 44, from Birmingham, was scalded in a childhood accident. He had the scalp micropigmentation procedure to give the appearance of hair - after transplants failed. read


Panda bear caught on camera in Japan practising epic karate moves

Following the release of the third Kung Fu Panda film, this impressive panda bear was caught on camera at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo practising his best karate moves. read


British YouTube star Ben Brown accidentally films his own car crash

Vlogger Ben Brown, 29, was driving in Berlin with his friends when a car slammed into them as they passed a junction. The four men are hurled forward but saved by their seatbelts and airbags. read


Arctic circle surfers who ride the icy waves in Norway during winter

More than 1000 surfers travel each year to the Arctic waters of northern Norway, even during the winter, when the conditions provide extreme sports enthusiasts with a unique experience. read


Mac on... celebrities posing naked with dead fish

'If you must know, my husband is supporting a campaign by celebrities for raising awareness of the dangers of over-fishing' read


Who's a clever girl then? Talented parrot has been trained to go to the TOILET 

Pauline Guthrie, 39, from Scotland has toilet trained her African Grey parrot Skylar. The bird can now go on demand and is rewarded with endless praise, she also has an impressive vocabulary. read


Urban Love Story photos of couples capture what love really looks like

Natalia Mindru, from Bucharest, Romania, captured the 'natural attraction' between couples in the black and white images for a series titled Urban Love Stories. read


Gas clouds appear to form ghostly human features in incredible image

Researchers at the La Silla Observatory in Chile captured an image of the Carina Nebula, which shows a face-like outline glowing through the clouds. It was created by stellar winds and radiation. read


The Rich Kids of Instagram hit Miami and Hong Kong for spring break 

This year, the destination of choice for rich kids on spring break was Miami, Florida, where they partied by the pool and took in the night life - on daddy's credit card no doubt. read


Jordan Molina a.k.a. TutoDraw paints optical illusions in the palm of his hand 

This artist's optical illusions will have you in the palm of his hand. The holes, swimming pools, spiders and other seemingly 3D objects Jordan Molina paints in his hand look amazingly real. read


Are you throwing away the healthiest bit of the avocado, the SEED?

New York City nutritionist Amy Shapiro explained to Daily Mail Online that avocado seeds are packed with antioxidants and fiber, which can boost a person's health and aid in weight loss. read


Volcanic hydrothermal fields in Ethiopia that look like an alien planet

The Dallol Volcano, in Ethiopia, is an endless yellow-orange landscape, its craters stretching for miles around. There are also a number of hot springs, which discharge brine and acidic liquid. read