BREAKING NEWS: Comedy legend Ronnie Corbett dies aged 85 surrounded by his family

Comedy legend Ronnie Corbett has died aged 85 

The comedian is best known for his appearances alongside Ronnie Barker in The Two Ronnies in the 1970s and 1980s. He spent his life on TV, appearing in programmes including the sitcom Sorry! and the game show Small Talk. He most recently starred in the Radio 4 sitcom When the Dog Dies. Corbett is survived by his wife, Anne Hart, who he married in 1965, and the couple's two daughters, actresses Emma and Sophie Corbett. Corbett and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year. The comedian has divided his time in recent years between his homes in Croydon, south London and Gullane, East Lothian, which is not far from his birthplace of Edinburgh. He was hospitalised with gall bladder problems in 2014 but was back on his feet a week later and was said to be 'enjoying work and life'.

BREAKING NEWS: Paris terrorist Salah Abdeslam agrees to turn supergrass for French police... making the world's most wanted man now the No.1 ISIS target 

Paris attacks' Salah Abdeslam agrees to turn supergrass for French police

The 26-year-old, suspected of being the logistics chief behind the deadly Paris terror attacks in November, was captured earlier this month during a raid in Brussels. Just days later terrorists targeted Brussels Airport and a Metro station killing 35 people. Now it has emerged that Abdeslam wants to 'cooperate' with French authorities, his lawyer said this morning, confirming that his client wanted to be extradited from Belgium to France.

Fury as Lottery bosses admit they published the WRONG winning numbers for a £19million draw 

The embarrassing 'balls-up' saw the wrong Euromillions Lucky Stars numbers published online, leading to confusion from many entrants as to whether they had won a share of the £19million.

How much exercise it REALLY takes to burn off a Big Mac: Online fast-food calculator reveals how long you need to run or swim to be guilt-free (and it's more than you think)

The online tool, created by Home Remedy Shop , uses an equation and nutritional information from eight chains to work out how much exercise you need to do to burn off the junk food calories.

Ex-boyfriend is jailed for sending his former girlfriend a gun EMOJI after a French judge ruled it could be deemed a death threat

The 22-year-old, from the Drôme area of southeast France, sent the cartoon image having taken the break-up of their relationship badly, a court heard.

Anorexic woman who was so weak she was told she would need a wheelchair enters her first bodybuilding competition after posting her two-year recovery journey on YouTube

Law graduate Aroosha Nekonam, 25, from Aberdeen, started losing her hair and struggled to lie down because she was so thin. Now she is toned and healthy and shares her journey online.

How 'the best selfie ever' was taken: Extraordinary video reveals moment EgyptAir air stewardess took THAT picture of hijacker and a British passenger - before asking if they wanted another photo

Moment EgyptAir hijacking selfie man Ben Innes is asked for a SECOND selfie

Incredible footage has emerged of the moment a British health and safety auditor calmly waltzed up the aisle of a hijacked plane and took an ill-advised selfie with a 'suicide belt'-wearing hostage taker. Ben Innes, 26, is beckoned to approach by two stewardesses (left) after asking if he could snap what he later hailed 'the best selfie ever' with hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa (inset). In a video recorded by a fellow passenger, Mr Innes is heard asking 'Is that OK?' when the flight attendants tell him to approach (centre). After being told to be 'very gentle', he then hands his phone to one of the women before grinning gleefully alongside his captor (right). Not content with just one photo, Mr Innes, from Leeds, then poses for a second time when asked by one of the stewardesses if he'd like her to take another one.

Back for an ear-bashing: Brit who got selfie with EgyptAir hijacker is scolded as 'stupid' by his furious mother as he returns home (and he seems less keen to have his picture taken this time)

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Ben Innes, from Leeds, was collected by his mother, Pauline, from Manchester Airport late on Wednesday and she told him: 'I don't know why you did it'

Vanity and inanity: JOHN HUMPHRYS on selfies, Twitter and the dangers of the mob taking over social media 

Ben Innes, from Aberdeen, shared the snap with the man who hijacked his plane with a friend who posted it on Twitter - where, of course, it went viral, writes JOHN HUMPHRYS.

E-cigarette exploded in father's pocket with foot-long flames 'like a Roman candle' that melted his cash card and left him with horrific burns 

Mr Crow's thigh after the explosion

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Colin Crow (pictured), from Manchester, was in a bar on a night out in Sheffield with friends when the terrifying incident happened.

Australian teacher awarded £115,000 after a £15 IKEA chair with a 'structural defect' collapsed under her during class (and no, she didn't put it together herself)

Teacher Jane Pisan was supervising students from Northam Senior High School at the town's recreation centre when a £15 'Martin' chair broke, causing her a serious knee injury.

'This is no love story, he was a cruel husband': Ex-wife of EgyptAir hijacker who seized plane to see her in Cyprus reveals he was a jobless drug addict and their five-year marriage was 'hell'

EgyptAir hijacker's Ex-Wife reveals he was a drug addict and marriage was hell

Cypriot Marina Paraschou met 59-year-old Mustafa in 1983, when she was just 18 years old, and married him two years later - divorcing him in 1990. Ms Paraschou, 51, from Oroklini  a village near Larnaca Airport, says the world has been painted a picture of a man who hijacked a plane for love - but says it could not be further from the truth.

Looks like he made the magic disappear! Watch the awkward moment one of Dynamo's trademark tricks 'goes horribly wrong' on the first night of his live tour in front of a star-studded audience 

Dynamo trick goes horribly wrong on the first night of live tour

A trick appeared to go horribly wrong for Dynamo during his live show at the 02 Arena, in London, last night. After he brought up two guests for a trick on the first night of his live tour, he captivated the audience by making the young man's mobile phone disappear into an empty water bottle. To prove the phone belonged to the gentleman - named Tom - he asked the other guest, Amy, to call the mobile, only for it to fail to ring. Dynamo then sent the pair back to their seats with Tom's phone still stuck inside the bottle, leaving him to point angrily at his trapped mobile as he walked off the stage. Dynamo told the crowd, which included stars such as Pixie Lott and Vicky Pattison: 'It's a live magic show people. Anything could happen.' But was it all part of the act?

Revealed: Man Utd star Marcus Rashford's cousin is a convicted killer who was jailed in 2004 for stabbing school friend to death 

Nicholas Rashford - the elder relation of the 18-year-old striker (pictured) - was jailed in 2004 after plunging a blade into the heart of 20-year-old Alex Doyle after a party in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Police investigate sudden death of schoolgirl, 15, who was found unconscious on Sunday amid fears she may have taken drugs 

Dione Melville, 15, was found unconscious on Sunday morning at a house in East Calder, West Lothian. She and two of her friends were rushed to hospital following the incident.

Poised to kill, is this the face of ISIS's terrifying 20st 'Bulldozer' executioner? Speculation mounts after hulking butcher is seen beheading three Peshmerga prisoners

Poised to kill, is this the face of the 20st Bulldozer of ISIS? Speculation mounts after

A bearded Islamic State militant towers over kneeling prisoners before beheading them in the middle of a busy street in Iraq. His bulk led to speculation that he might be the 20-stone monster known only as the Bulldozer who is one of the terror group's bloodiest executioners. But the Bulldozer has never been known to show his face on camera unlike this extremist who made no attempt to hide his identity. He is thought to be of Kurdish origin as are the men in orange jumpsuits at his mercy.

Britain braced for ISIS cyber attacks on nuclear power plants as Cameron flies for talks with Obama on how to stop jihadis seizing radioactive material 

The Government has issued a warning for the UK to be on alert for terrorists trying to obtain nuclear materials or launch devastating cyber-attacks on nuclear power stations.

Harvard researcher warns ISIS may be on the brink of using nuclear weapons: Chilling report highlights risk of dirty bombs, power station sabotage and device detonation

The possibility of a nuclear-armed ISIS may not be as far-off as many experts suggest, a Harvard researcher has warned in recent report for Project on Managing the Atom from Harvard's Belfer Center.

Tess forgives 'sexting' Vernon... again: 'Humiliated' Strictly host will justify husband's contact with Page 3 glamour model as 'entrapment' - but she tells him to cease all contact or it's over

Tess forgives 'sexting' Kay... again: Strictly host will justify his contact with Page 3

Tess Daly, 46, is set to stand by husband Vernon Kay (together right) again after he got back in touch with former Page Three girl Rhian Sugden (left and inset), with sources claiming she will justify the episode as 'entrapment'. She has taken his actions 'really, really badly' and is likely to give him 'the frozen treatment' for a while, the source added, but ultimately she is set to forgive him. Last night a source close to the couple, who live with daughters Phoebe, 11, and Amber, six, in leafy Buckinghamshire, said the incident would affect the pair's 'brand' as the 'Ken and Barbie' of television. It emerged earlier this week that TV and radio presenter Kay, 41, was allegedly trying to arrange a hotel meeting with Miss Sugden.

Suffering from dry skin? Try the £5 oat cream that celebrities swear by - and it's available on prescription 

There are lots of expensive unguents that say they cure dry skin. But this simple Aveeno oat cream may well do a better job. Oats contain an ingredient that makes them soothing on dry skin.

'At night you killed or were killed - by day cannibalism was rampant': Harrowing details of the horrors of Nazi concentration camps revealed in a letter from the only British survivor of Belsen

British survivor of Belsen concentration camp had to battle rampant cannibalism

Harold Osmond Le Druillenec, left, the only British survivor found at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, was one of thousands of Nazi persecution victims, inset, forced to confront the horrors of their past to get compensation for their suffering. His experiences came to light as detailed applications for financial assistance made in the 1960s by UK victims and their families were released by the National Archives for the first time. In his application for compensation, Mr Le Druillenec, believed to be pictured at the camp, right, describes how he survived three concentration camps 'by a bit of luck'. He described Belsen as 'not as malicious as Banterweg but infinitely more uncomfortable - no food, no water, sleep was impossible'. 'Jungle law reigned among the prisoners. At night you killed or were killed; by day cannibalism was rampant,' Mr Le Druillenec added.

Is this the world's creepiest selfie? Twitter freaks out over couple's bizarre photo that shows woman facing the WRONG way in the reflection

A creepy selfie has gone viral after people spotted the face of a ghostly woman. The snap shows a couple in front of a reflected mirror...but the image in the glass behind them isn't as it should be.

Exasperated motorists wonder why two slow moving cars are causing a tailback and then realise the reason moments before they cause a crash 

Two motorists film a slow car head on them as they drive in the UK. But as it pulls out at the junction it's clear it's being towed - but an approaching car doesn't notice and crashes into the tow rope.

Wandering 24-year-old died after night out when he was hit by a car on the M62 and emergency services decided they didn't need to respond for four hours 

Ben Lloyd was hit by a VW Polo following a night out in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, at around 3.40am on December 21, 2013. He had wandered onto a stretch of the motorway near Castleford.

KERCHING! Their husbands built up some of Britain's most famous retail names while they brought up the children. Now they're divorcing and pocketing millions. Fair... or just greedy? 

Women who are divorcing men who've built up some of Britain's biggest retail names

A spate of divorce settlements involving some of Britain's most successful retail bosses and their out-of-favour spouses show judges are looking very favourably on the wives who stayed at home raising children while their husbands built up their empires. In some of the UK's most moneyed divorces there can be up to tens of millions of pounds at stake. On opposing sides of the courtroom in one of Britain's most expensive divorce battles are former merchant banker Tim Steiner, 46, inset, and Belinda, 45, middle, a former PR, his wife of 14 years and mother of his four children. Earlier this month, Nick Robertson, 48, co-founder of online fashion retailer Asos was ordered to pay former wife Janine, 43, right, £70 million after the end of their ten-year marriage. last month, Superdry tycoon Julian Dunkerton, 51, far left, sold £50 million of his shares in the High Street fashion chain to fund his divorce from Charlotte.

How women lose the most weight at the age 25... but are most likely to put it on five years later

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Women find it easiest to diet at 25 years old - while 30 is when they are most likely to put on weight, according to a survey.

'Be a mum for a change': Karen Danczuk is blasted on Twitter after posting sexy bikini selfies... after gushing about being a 'proud' mother on her son's sixth birthday

Selfie queen Karen Danczuk has been blasted for posting racy bikini snaps on Twitter on her son's sixth birthday, with critics claiming she should have been focusing on her little boy's celebrations.

New Captain Birds Eye admits he's a landlubber who gets SEASICK and will have to overcome his condition

The nation's favourite seafarer is returning to British TV for the first time in a decade, but the new Captain Birds Eye, shown, is not the hardened sailor you might expect to be suiting up for the role.

Could a HERB be the secret to living to 100? Diet rich in rosemary linked to good health and long life expectancy in Italian village

Experts from Rome and San Diego have been given permission to examine the residents of a coastal hamlet called Acciaroli, near Salerno, home to more than 300 people aged over 100.

Should YOU be removing all the hair from your forearms? As models and actresses are pilloried for the light down on her arms, FEMAIL investigates the phenomenon

Should YOU be removing all the hair from your forearms? As an M&S model is pilloried for

Diane Hillary, 38, a receptionist from Southend, began removing her forearm hair after a cruel comment about it from her boss. Beauty experts report a soaring demand for arm hair removal services, and celebrities such as Candice Swanepoel (above) who dare to flaunt their 'hairy arms' are lambasted online.

'It's the saddest lap dance in history': Man is filmed gazing into the distance as his wife gyrates in front of him wearing a low-cut dress in a video storming the internet

Man on YouTube video gazing into the distance as his wife gyrates in front of him

YouTube user Lancasterjr, believed to be from the US, posted the video with the caption: 'The 1000 yard stare of a broken man,' and it now has more than one million views. The video begins with the woman introducing the floorshow. She said: 'This is a special video featuring my husband. It's to Lana Del Rey's "Lucky Ones" because we are the lucky ones.' Her husband can be seen sitting down in a desk chair wearing a Hawaiian shirt and khaki trousers. His sadness has been noticed also by many commenters on YouTube, in the video which has been seen 1,500,000 times since it was posted.

Delete, block or suffer them forever? An expert reveals how to deal with the Facebook friends you're sorry you ever met

British University lecturer Brian Lobel is holding the workshops in Australia to teach people the ethical way to go about culling your digital contacts.

Turkish model jumps naked to her death to escape estate agent who was trying to gang rape her with a friend after locking her in an apartment during Istanbul holiday

Gulay Bursali jumps to her death to escape men who were trying to gang rape her

The young university student and model, Gulay Bursali (pictured left and right), went on holiday to Istanbul with her boyfriend, only to allegedly be attacked by the estate agent of the apartment (inset) they were staying in. Police say the agent and a friend tricked their way into the building before locking her in a room - during which an eyewitness said he heard her threatening to jump before she fell to the ground.

How has he still got room? Tattoo fan David Beckham reveals ANOTHER new inking etched onto his ankle 

The 40-year-old football ace proudly exhibited his newly adorned body part to his 21.1million Instagram followers, while revealing the design took five hours to complete

The world's most expensive (and cheapest) tourist destinations revealed: Dubai and New York top the list while Budapest offers the best value for money

In Dubai, tourists spend an average of nearly £280 a person for a one-night stay - more than six times the price of a holiday in Budapest (£40.34), a new study found.

Where are the long queues? Apple's iPhone SE and iPad Pro go on sale - but the launch is missing the usual rush and fanfare  

Customers in the UK, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan (Daiki Shimizu is pictured), NZ, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and the US can buy the phone today.

Mother who 'tandem breastfeeds' BOTH of her daughters - aged one and three - insists it helps her children to feel 'nurtured and connected'

Mom who 'tandem breastfeeds' BOTH of her daughters at once hits back at critics

Chelsea Craig, from Corpus Christi, Texas, is pictured breastfeeding her two children, Emilynn and Addilynn, aged one and three, for series of intimate photographs by Mae Burke, who specializes in the subject. She said tandem feeding gives her 'time to be present' with her two children

100 toddlers expelled by nurseries for being violent: Children as young as one sent home for attacking toddlers and teachers 

Children as young as one are among dozens of infants excluded from nurseries for attacking other toddlers and teachers, figures reveal today.

To bare or not to bare? BBC is accused of sexing up Shakespeare by adding naked scene into Benedict Cumberbatch's new Wars of the Roses series 

The War of the Roses trilogy, which will air later this year, will include a sex scene between the King's wife Margaret, played by Sophie Okonedo, and the Duke of Somerset, played by Ben Miles.

'Sounds a bit steep for Blue Nun': Kay Burley is ridiculed after taking to Twitter to complain she 'wasn't allowed' to finish a £130 bottle of wine at Chiltern Firehouse

Sky News presenter Kay, 55, found herself at the centre of a Twitter storm after complaining she wasn't allowed to finish her £130 bottle of 'average' wine at celebrity haunt Chiltern Firehouse.

Meet the corporate lawyer who paid $7million for the Rolling Stones to play in Cuba - and they didn't even play his favorite song

Gregory Elias, a wealthy attorney from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, funded the gig in Havana through his charitable trust, and is still shocked he managed to arrange it.

The eight reasons why Port Talbot never stood a chance: As ministers scramble to save Britain's steel industry, ROSS CLARK reveals how the EU signed its death warrant

Eight reasons why Port Talbot never stood a chance (and the EU is the biggest of them

The day after Tata Steel announced plans to sell all its loss-making UK business - putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk - we reveal eight reasons why the dice were loaded against the Welsh plant (inset) in the first place. From the scandal of EU tariffs, which impose 'lesser duty' rules on the flood of cheap Chinese steel, to the Government's dithering, which has seen motorways, bridges and airports - structures that used to consume large quantities of British-made steel - no longer built, it is unsurprising other countries' industries have had an unfair advantage. Four workers from Tata Steel are pictured (above) after hearing the news.

Cameron says the Government is doing 'everything it can' to resolve the steel crisis but rules out nationalisation after holding an emergency summit with ministers

Ministers arrived at Downing Street this morning as they sought a buyer for Tata Steel's UK business. But Business Secretary Sajid Javid was still in transit as he returned from Australia.

Is this the man who can save British steel? The Indian commodities magnate who says Brexit will help

Sanjeev Gupta Photographed at Liberty Steel HQ for the Independent by Joe Plimmer

Sanjeev Gupta is already close to acquiring Tata's unwanted sites in Scotland, and he says he may be interested in some of Indian steelmakers other sites in Rotherham, Corby and Shotton.

Former Labour politician, 62, fleeced his mentally ill wife by selling their homes and leaving her to sleep in a park

Labour councillor Matthew Kyeremeh. See SWNS story SWDIVORCE; A Labour politician stole from his mentally-ill wife and sold their home to buy himself a new one - leaving her sleeping rough in a park. Matthew Kyeremeh, 62, fleeced his wife during their divorce proceedings leaving his former wife-of-ten-years destitute and living on the streets. A family court heard that the councillor, who is Croydon Council's justice chief, "consistently lied" to his wife, Angela, as well as the court over two years. As a result Kyeremeh's "significant financial misconduct" was able to buy a new home while the mother of his child ended up sleeping in a park in Thornton Heath, south London.

Councillor Matthew Kyeremeh 'fleeced' his wife during their divorce proceedings, leaving her destitute and living on the streets in Thornton Heath, London, a judge ruled.

Fail! Parents take to social media to share their children's most hilarious homework disasters

Parents take to social media to share their children's most hilarious homework fails

Parents have taken to the Instagram hashtag #homeworkfails to share hilarious photos of the answers their children have given when unsupervised.The responses have ranged from children accidentally spelling rude words to drawing very inappropriate pictures. One child, when asked to write something they do on Tuesdays, wrote 'meth' instead of 'math'.

Finally, sexy heels you can walk in! Sixties style icons swore by them: Now block heels are back on the catwalk

Victoria Beckham admitted high heels aren't suitable for everyday life and thankfully for Posh - and for us - the low block heel is the happy new middle ground between heels and comfy flats.

Women who fall asleep when they eat: It sounds bizarre, but it's a genuine medical condition - and it's wrecking their lives

Sharon Anne Jackson, a 42-year-old receptionist from Reading, will often find herself sinking into a brain fog when she goes out for an Italian. 'Food comas' are more common than we think.

Do beautiful women really want beautiful friends? That's what a study claims. Two beauties and one self-confessed ugly duckling give very different views

Do beautiful women really want beautiful friends? That’s what a study claims. Two beauties

Beautiful women are likely to have good looking friends, according to a recent study conducted by experts from Oxford University and the University of Otago in New Zealand. They gathered together 172 strangers, asked them to rate themselves for attractiveness and then told them to mingle. The results found that the most attractive women gravitated towards each other. Samantha Brick, former TV producer, (bottom left, centre), Shona Sibary, writer and mother of four (main picture, centre), and Julia Stephenson, author (bottom right, centre), have weighed in with their very different views.

French minister sparks outrage by comparing Muslim women who wear the veil to 'negroes who supported slavery'

French families minister Laurence Rossignol (pictured) sparked outrage on social media with her comment comparing women who wear the veil to "negroes who supported slavery" ©Kenzo Tribouillard (AFP/File)

French families minister Laurence Rossignol sparked outrage after comparing women who wear the veil to 'negroes who supported slavery' in response to fashion lines catering for Muslims.

JENNI MURRAY: Men have molested me on trains, but single-sex carriages as Germany is proposing are not the answer

Germany is introducing women-only carriages to its trains. JENNI MURRAY disagrees with it as she thinks women shouldn't be hidden. She thinks that shaming men who grope women is the best tactic.

Turkish troops 'are KILLING refugees' as they try to cross border from Syria: Father and child are among 16 migrants 'shot dead in the past four months'

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 16 migrants, including three children, had been killed in the past four months as they tried to cross into Turkey. The troops involved are not pictured.

Tempers flare at cramped Idomeni migrant camp as KNIFE fight breaks out among stranded refugees - but Macedonia insists the Greek border will remain closed

Mounting tension in the overcrowded Idomeni refugee camp, on the Greek-Macedonian border, caused a knife fight to break out between two asylum-seekers at a makeshift party.

Give voters true figures on migrants before EU referendum, says watchdog: Concerns that current data 'falls short' of the 'full picture'

Falling short: David Cameron promised to reduce net migration to 'tens of thousands'

The UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) stepped into the heated EU referendum debate amid fears figures on the number of foreigners flooding into the country are wrong.

Britain won't be able to leave the EU for TWO YEARS because of biased Brussels rules, warns former head of the civil service

Britain's ex-top civil servant Lord O'Donnell (pictured) was today under withering attack for saying the idea of Britain quitting the EU is 'scary'. His warnings were dismissed as 'absurd'.

The $2MILLION makeover of Kimye's Bel Air mansion: Couple finally move in after spending two years ripping out the roof, moving the pool, bulldozing terraces and replacing walls with windows

The over $2million in renovations at Kimye mansion: From ripping out the roof and moving

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (inset) have finally moved out of her mother's home and into their newly renovated Bel-Air mansion. The couple bought the 9,000-square-foot home in 2013 (left) for $11million, and then reportedly spent over $2million on renovations (right:1. Enclosed outdoor patio with floor to ceiling windows; 2. Replace entire roof; 3. Enclose outdoor patio with floor to ceiling windows; 4. Replace pool house; 5. Remove pool, fill in area, put in new pool), with a complete overhaul of the home's exterior and interior as well as the yard. It is not clear however how long they plan to stay at their new digs, which they completely remodeled despite the fact that it was built in 2010 and virtually brand new.

Polish company wants funding for its attempt to brew beer with bacteria from a Czech model's vagina

Company The Order of Yoni is asking for £118,000 to launch 'Bottled Instinct', a drink which contains the 'quintessence of femininity' of model Alexandra Brendlova, pictured.

Watch what happens to a dead body at the bottom of the sea: Video reveals how a carcass is reduced to a skeleton in just four days

Video reveals carcass reduced to a skeleton in just four days

At hundreds of meters below the surface, what happens to a dead body in the deep sea has largely remained a mystery. Now, a study led by Simon Fraser University has investigated the decomposition process as it occurs in the deep, highly oxygenated water of the Strait of Georgia. The researchers found that, while the bones may remain for upwards of six months, a carcass can be reduced the skeleton in under four days due to scavenging.

Nun told elderly resident to 'just die, die, die' while working as a nurse at dementia care home, tribunal told 

Mary Olimma made a series of cruel comments while working at Roseway House, a home for elderly dementia patients in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear,  a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing was told.

Dyson that vacuums the AIR in your home: Firm launches bladeless purifier that 'removes 99.5% of pollutants' amid growing concerns about toxins inside home

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Dyson now aims to clear the pollutants and allergens from the air we breathe, with a filter system that removes items as small as 0.1 microns - one 750th the width of a human hair - from the air.

You're Billy Wright, right? British builder, 25, astonished to find his transatlantic doppelgänger who looks almost identical and even has the same name 

British builder Billy Wright finds his transatlantic doppelgänger has the same name

Billy Wright (pictured, left), 23, of Bournemouth, Dorset, was mistaken for American Billy Wright (right), 25, by a stranger who added him on Facebook. The men reside on opposite sides of the pond, have never met, and live completely different lives. But despite all that, they have everything else in common. The uncanny pair are the spitting image of each other - and even more remarkably, are both called Billy Wright. They were bought together by sheer chance when a man made friends with America Billy in a pub. After enjoying their conversation, he tried to track him down on Facebook - but found British Billy Wright instead.

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Is this the ultimate parenting hack? Mother's viral video reveals how to quickly make your own baby wipes using toilet paper, coconut oil and body wash

Parent hack video shows how to make baby wipes

A mother's time is precious, which is perhaps one of the reasons why this parenting hack video has gone viral. Joy Ratima, from Melbourne, has managed to DIY her own baby wipes in less than five minutes, in a video that has gone viral around the world. And the best bit? All you need is paper towel (left), coconut oil, body wash (right) and two plastic containers (bottom right).

Schoolgirl, 14, cowers on the floor as female bullies repeatedly stamp on her head, punch and spit on her and film the sickening attack

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Bethany Gallimore was set upon by the female gang in Staffordshire as she walked down the street. The attack forced Bethany to seek hospital treatment.

Girlfriend screamed 'I love you' as her boyfriend lay dying in her arms after being stabbed in upmarket London street 'over £120 debt'

The man, named by friends as Ali Nasrollahi (pictured), 22, was cut across the chest in Woodside Park, North-West London, before his girlfriend allegedly screamed 'I love you'.

New 12-sided one-pound coins go into production a year before they are set to enter circulation 

The coins have started rolling off the production line at a rate of more than 4,000 a minute as Chancellor George Osborne announced they will enter circulation in March 2017.

Spring has sprung (almost)! Britons flock to beaches and parks to make the most of crisp and clear weather... but there are April showers on the way this weekend

Photos taken in Wimbledon, south west London, pictured, show sailors making the most of the clear skies, while families were seen strolling around Basildon Park, in Berkshire.

Use primer, buy peach blusher and avoid purple: Why you should change ALL your make-up when you hit the menopause 

Menopausal women are bombarded with advice about skincare. But make-up regimes also need to alter to accommodate changes. Claire Coleman finds out how new make-up can help.

'How did you do it?' Apple considers launching legal action against FBI to discover how San Bernardino killer's iPhone was hacked 

The technology company are reportedly desperate to find out how the FBI managed to crack the iPhone of Syed Farook, who killed 14 people at a Christmas party in San Bernardino, California.

Friends in powerful places? UFO hunters claim they have a video of an alien craft flying over Vladimir Putin's home

UFOlogist are now wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin gets advice from aliens. A video shows what looks like a glowing triangle formation hovering above St. Petersburg.

Teacher who looks completely different after shaving off his beard for a bet films the hilarious moment his own MOTHER fails to recognise him in a supermarket

Teacher who shaved off his beard bet his own MOTHER would fail to recognise him

UK-based teacher Dan Black, 27, grew his beard (left) for two years but shaved it off after losing a bet to his girlfriend Elisa Dutch that he'd beat her when they ran the Bath Half Marathon together. Once clean-shaven (right) he was left unrecognisable to the extent that when he browsed the chilled food aisle in Sainsbury's next to his mother, Ali, had no idea she was standing next to her son (inset).

Psychotic 'cannibal killer' was freed from prison two weeks before he 'ate young woman's face' while high on drugs - despite history of substance abuse and schizophrenia 

Matthew Williams, 34, (pictured) killed Cerys Yemm, 22, in South Wales. An investigation revealed today that Williams refused support when he was released from prison two weeks earlier.

Man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend's toddler daughter blames a 'big squeal' he originally claimed she made before she died on the family dog

Matthew Rigby, 22, is accused of killing 21-month-old Ayeeshia Jane Smith with his former partner Kathryn Smith, 23, at a property in Stretton, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, in May 2014.

Women who take HRT drugs soon after going through menopause are 'less likely to develop heart disease'

University of Southern California scientists found women who took oestrogen HRT pills within six years of periods stopping were less likely to suffer blocked arteries, a cause of heart disease.

Campaign for real ale turns attention to saving pubs after the rise of microbreweries and younger drinkers pull cask beers back from the brink 

An increase in micro-breweries and a generation of younger drinkers shunning big brands had saved real ale across Britain according to the The Campaign for Real Ale.

London's Qatari Quarter expands with wealthy Arabs snapping up £1billion of real estate including thousands of the capital's most valuable properties

Huge investment by the Qatari royal family and other rich nationals has formed an exclusive district in London's Mayfair which is said to cover about a quarter of its 279 acres and 4,300 homes.

'A bit of a thicko, bless her': The Chase viewers ridicule the 'daftest contestant' who thought King John was holding a MOBILE PHONE on last year's £2 coin

Hazel, 55, from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, was knocked out of the ITV game show after choosing the wrong option out of a multiple choice question about a 'schoolboy' error' on the 2015 £2 coin.

Welcome to the outside world! Adorable seven-week-old baby gorilla Afia gets her first taste of the open air after being born by caesarean at Bristol Zoo 

Welcome to the outside world! Seven-week-old baby gorilla Afia gets her first taste of

Seven-week-old Afia, the first gorilla born by caesarean section in the UK, blinked in the bright sunshine but looked contented as her keepers began familiarising her with the British climate (pictured main). The baby western lowland gorilla - a critically endangered species - was delivered by emergency caesarean at Bristol Zoo last month when her mother Kera (pictured inset) became ill.

What's the key to losing weight AND keeping it off? Add a portion of PULSES a day to your diet, experts say

Eating a 130 gram serving of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can help you stay trim without making any other dietary changes, experts at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, today revealed.

'Is my vagina normal?' Gynaecologist answers the top 5 questions women ask him

Dr Ahmed Ismail, founder of The London Gynaecology Clinic, said women are becoming increasing self-analytical about their vaginas and explains why most have no reason to worry.

US court halts execution of man who killed his two daughters while their mother listened on phone because of 'mental illness'

This undated handout photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows John David Battaglia. Enraged over his ex-wife going to police about his repeated harassment and likely arrest, Battaglia used a May 2001 visit with their two young daughters to avenge his anger. As their mother helplessly listened on the phone to one of the girls¿ cries, he fatally shot them both at his Dallas apartment. On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, Battaglia is set for lethal injection for the slayings. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

A federal appeals court on Wednesday stopped the scheduled lethal injection of former accountant John David Battaglia, 60, hours before he was to be taken to the Texas death chamber.

His greatest escape yet! Sylvester the lion may avoid being killed after wandering out of South African wildlife park after British charity vows to house him

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The big cat is considered a danger to humans after it slipped through a fence at Karoo National Park in South Africa and rangers had suggested they would have to euthanise the animal.

'I took my hair straighteners to work so I could check they were off': People reveal what living with OCD is REALLY like 

OCD sufferers share their painstaking daily struggles in The Wall art project

Dozens of people suffering from OCD have given an insight into their daily struggles in a series of confessions that form the basis of a new, virtual art project called The Wall, set up by The Secret Illness. From painstaking daily rituals to recurring, obsessive thoughts, it shows the extent to which OCD can dominate people's lives. Helen, 30, from Heidelberg in Germany confessed: 'I used to take my hair straighteners to work so I could always check they were off.' She added: 'It would probably have been easier just to stop straightening my hair than battling the thoughts that, through my carelessness, I would leave something electrical on that would result in a fire and, ultimately, harm coming to others.'

Mother-of-six, 37, 'was blinded in one eye in drain cleaner acid attack because she set up £2,000 drug deal that went wrong' 

Carla Whitlock, 37, was attacked with a drain cleaner containing highly concentrated sulphuric acid which scarred her face and burnt her eyelids as she was walking in Southampton city centre.

And you thought the campsite riddle was hard! Puzzling poster of a jungle scene that features SIXTEEN tigers confuses the internet - so can you spot them all?

The image, which appears to have been produced as a poster, has recently resurfaced online. On closer inspection, the felines can be seen hiding in the bushes, bark and even the sky.

How a perfectionist man can kill his wife's sex drive: Women expected to give a 10/10 performance are more anxious and likely to suffer pain

The Kent University researchers said: 'Women who have perfectionistic expectations for their sexual partner tend to be less satisfied with the sex they are having compared to women who don't .

Jeremy Corbyn gave 'tacit support' to terrorists, says former Labour home secretary Charles Clarke

Mr Clarke (right) said the Labour leader (left) and his allies were guilty of effectively backing extremists by refusing to back the Government's move to list al-Qaeda as a terror group.

Girls shy away from hard subjects at school because they don't want to be called 'swotty' by sexist bullies 

Members of the Association of Teacher and Lecturers (ATL) said girls across Britain often keep quiet and shy away from tough subjects because they think being clever is 'unattractive'.

No laughing matter: Garden gnomes at risk of dying out as sales halve in the last ten years 

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Gnomes are in danger of dying out in Britain after a huge fall in sales over the past decade. In the past 10 years, sales have nosedived as Brits 'fall out of love' with the ornaments.

Haven't I seen you somewhere before! How the same actors seem to appear in EVERY big new TV drama... 

They say you can never have too much of a good thing - but TV casting directors are testing that proverb to the limit by filling every major drama serial with the same faces, says Christopher Stevens.

Pregnant women who have the flu vaccine cut their risk of stillbirth by HALF  

The study of nearly 60,000 births, led by the University of Western Australia, strengthens the case for pregnant women to be vaccinated against the flu virus.

Did Hitler's favourite SS hero become an assassin for Israel? GUY WALTERS investigates whether Mossad hired hitman to kill scientists selling rockets to Egypt 

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Although it has long been known Otto Skorzeny was happy to work with any secret service, the idea that such a committed Nazi could be an Israeli executioner seems almost incredible.

'It's the definition of hell!' First Date fans take to Twitter after a woman brought her MOTHER on the show - calling their joint night out 'cringe'

Charlotte, 24, from Berkshire caused uproar on Twitter when she appeared with her mum Maria, 44, on Channel 4's First Dates, with viewers describing the idea as 'wrong in every way'.

An instant bond: Touching video shows the moment boy, 7, coaxes terrified rescued pitbull out of a corner without saying a word... after an adult spent TWO DAYS trying to gain the dog's trust

Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue's video shows the moment a child earns the trust of a

The bond between children and animals is something that cannot be explained. Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue, a dog rescue organisation in New Zealand, recently uploaded a touching video showing the moment seven-year-old Zach was able to coax a terrified rescue Pitbull, Nala, out of the corner of her cage. Zach's mother had been trying to earn the trust of Nala for two days but after calling Zach over, the once frightened and trembling dog was on her feet in seconds. Zach did not say a word throughout the process and simply sat by the cage. Nala is now being trained and will be available for adoption from the organisation soon.

What wiped out the 'Hobbit'? Mysterious species of human vanished from Indonesia 38,000 years earlier than first thought

Fresh excavations at the Liang Bua cave on the remote Indonesian island of Flores have shown the diminutive human species died out 50,000 years ago rather than 12,000 years ago as previously thought.

Japan's lost Hitomi satellite briefly comes 'back from the dead' before vanishing again

Japan's space agency has been trying to communicate with the X-ray Astronomy Satellite 'Hitomi' (Astro-H), illustrated, using ground stations both in Japan and overseas.

Pictured: Mother of three and her 'partner' who were killed in a knife attack 'bloodbath' in which two of her sons, aged 20 and 17, were also injured

Natasha Sadler, 40, and another man, thought to be her partner, were stabbed outside a family home in Canterbury just before 8pm last night. Ms Sadler, 40, is the mother to three boys aged 20, 16, and five.

A alien orb of your own! Firm reveals bizarre $59 ball that glows using bioluminescence

California based firm, BioPop, has designed a clear sphere that houses thousand of tiny plankton. Just combine the live dinoflagellates with water in the sphere and watch the orb glow a bright blue.

First male contraceptive injection 'IS effective at blocking sperm, lasts for up to 12 months and is reversible'

California pharmaceutical non-profit Parsemus Foundation said the Vasalgel shot forms a hydrogel in the duct of a man's testes to block sperm - causing them to be reabsorbed by the body.

Horrific moment laughing thug headbutted his pet bulldog, jumped on it and then threw it down the stairs leaving it so badly injured it had to be put down - but he AVOIDS jail 

Andrew Frankish, 22, from Redcar, North Yorkshire, was seen driving his dog Baby into the ground from head height, swinging her around and stamping on her - while filmed by his brother Daniel, 19.

Fraudsters target the pensions of 11m Britons by trying to persuade them to cash in their retirement pot with the lure of high interest rates

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Unwitting British savers are being hounded by unsolicited cold calls, text messages and emails trying to persuade them to cash in their retirement pot with the lure of high interest rates.

KFC customer is horrified to discover a 'use by' label INSIDE her cooked chicken after she had already eaten the rest of her 'boneless banquet'

KFC customer is horrified to discover a 'use by' label INSIDE her cooked chicken

Lana Taylor (right), of Swansea, was eating a boneless banquet (inset) from the fast food chain in the city when she discovered the label. Despite an apology from the fried chicken chain, the 23-year-old has vowed never to touch their food again. Ms Taylor had bought the £5.19 meal from a drive-through restaurant in Llansamlet, south Wales before taking it home and making the discovery.

Paedophile footballer Adam Johnson plans to appeal against his six year sentence for child sex crimes, his sister claims

The disgraced footballer has already launched an appeal against his conviction for sexually touching the 15-year-old, which his lawyers will claim is 'unsafe' and should be overturned

Drug dealer nick-named 'The Duke' whose family replaced The Krays as Britain's No1 crime family is jailed for 11 years 

Bekir Arif, 62, was imprisoned after police raided a caravan stuffed with £1.5million worth of drugs in Somerset. Arif was named one of Britain's most toxic underworld bosses in 2013.

Aston Villa star Gabriel Agbonlahor snapped with shisha pipe during mid-season trip to Dubai as his rock bottom side's campaign goes up in smoke 

Pictures have emerged of Gabriel Agbonlahor smoking water-cooled tobacco on Saturday, just hours before he was spotted in a Dubai nightclub alongside team-mate Micah Richards.

North Korea warns it is preparing a 'pre-emptive' nuclear strike against the US

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North Korea's Foreign Ministry has claimed it is preparing to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the U.S., after claiming its warheads are capable of reaching Manhattan.

Inside Edward VIII's secret love nest: Grade II-listed country pile with an orchard, a tennis court and a pool where royal wooed Wallis Simpson goes on sale for £2.7million 

Inside the secret stately love nest of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

Wenbans, a 15th century pile near Wadhurst, East Sussex (top left), which is currently up for sale for £2.695 million, was the secret love nest of Edward VIII - then Prince of Wales - and Wallis Simpson (centre) when it was owned by Lord George Cholmondeley in the 1920s and '30s. Set in more than five acres of land it has an outdoor pool complex (top right); and reception rooms with 16th century oak beamed ceilings (bottom left and right).

World's first ever HIV-positive to HIV-positive liver transplant has taken place in the US, surgeons reveal

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore recently performed the pioneering operation, transplanting a liver from an HIV-positive patient to another HIV positive patient.

Police watchdog is lambasted for urging suspects to be allowed to RATE how well officers arrested them 

The Independent Police Complaints Commission revealed the ideas in its Police Use of Force report - but critics warn they would lead to a surge in complaints against officers in England and Wales.

Did world-famous news agency Associated Press collaborate with the Nazis? Historian claims they aided Hitler's anti-Jewish propaganda machine

A picture taken in June 1940 during World War II shows Nazi Chancellor Adolf Hitler paying tribute to German soldiers fallen during the First World War

A historian has claimed the Associated Press collaborated with the Nazis and their propaganda ministry during the early stages of the Second World War.

Bloody good art! Artist uses his own BLOOD to create stunning paintings... and sprays it directly from his arm onto the canvas using an airbrush

This western Sydney man has painted hundreds of artworks with his own blood - even having his arm hooked up to an airbrush and spraying the crimson fluid directly onto a canvas.

Tourette's sufferer who couldn't find a job discovers that being a tree surgeon 'cures him' - as concentrating on wielding a chainsaw controls his tics

Tom, 27, from Staffordshire, has struggled to find an office job as his condition means he randomly touches his nose and punches his legs as well as making sudden noises like meow sounds.

Plane evacuated minutes before take-off after a passenger spots that it has a flat tyre

Flight JD5158 bound for Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province, was then delayed and evacuated after the cabin crew member informed the captain.

Has Prince Oscar been keeping you up? Princess Victoria of Sweden appears to nod off during a speech as she returns to work just FOUR WEEKS after giving birth

Princess Victoria of Sweden appears to nod off as she returns to work

The mother of two, who gave birth to Prince Oscar just four weeks ago, was seen attending an official engagement after just 27 days of maternity leave, despite the fact Sweden allows a total of 476. The wife of Prince Daniel of Sweden attended a a lecture given by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Stockholm City Hall last night. However, the royal looked as though she may have been kept up by her newborn as she appeared to almost nod off during Ban Ki-moon's speech.

Tay is back (for a spectacular few minutes): Microsoft accidentally relaunches controversial bot - which claims it is 'smoking kush in front of the police'

Microsoft's Tay was back online today, but just to send its followers the same tweet and talk about drugs. But the firm is unveiling new AIs that they say will assist humans manage tasks via chatting.

Is a cure for Parkinson's in sight? First ever human stem cell trials to replace those damaged by the disease 

California based International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCO) is set to start trials on 12 patients with the disease, which affects people including the boxer Muhammad Ali.

The on trend tots with better style than most grown-ups! Toddler fashionistas are back and taking over Seoul Fashion Week in spectacular style

Toddlers have taken centre stage at Seoul Fashion Week, with many stepping out in fancy designer outfits and tiny fashionable accessories and striking a pose outside the prestigious events.

How British victims of Nazi persecution had to spend years battling government red tape before they were awarded compensation for the horrors they experienced during WWII

The London-based National Archives have revealed how survivors of Nazi concentration camps spent years battling the Government to be awarded compensation for what they endured.

The kebab you don't want to eat drunk: Watch as the world's most expensive kebab is prepared at City restaurant where bankers pay £925 for one 

Late night revellers should be careful not to stray too close to the Hazev restaurant in Canary Wharf, as a kebab made from the finest Wagyu beef could set you back a whopping £925.

'Digital amnesia' can be a GOOD thing: Relying on phones to remember everyday items frees our brains to be more creative

The study was conducted by research firm Opinion Matters for Kaspersky Lab. It surveyed 6,000 people aged between 16 and 55 across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Benelux.

Chasing camels in the desert and taking a cheetah for a ride in his Mercedes: Inside the super-bling life of the Saudi playboy whose fleet of golden cars has taken London by storm 

Saudi playboy Bin Abdullah and his fleet of golden cars has taken London by storm

Turki Bin Abdullah has caused quite a stir in west London in recent days as his gold Bentley, Lamborghini and Bentley have been seen touring the streets and parked outside luxury hotels. But MailOnline can today reveal the billionaire's incredible lifestyle of the vehicles' owner, who divides his time between the oil-rich Middle East and the five-star hotels of London and Paris. In one video he posted on Instagram he is shown chasing a camel through the desert in his gold Mercedes G63, while other photos show a cheetah strapped into the driver's seat of his jeep (top left). He also posted a series of photos his gold-plated cars (bottom right and bottom left) and himself behind the wheel (centre) and with his friends on a private jet (top right).

Social experiment tests people to see if they stop to help a stranger collapsed in pain on the side of the road

A social experiment caught on camera has tested whether people 'care enough' to help a person in pain in the middle of a busy street in New Zealand.

'They're ain't no cure for the GP Blues': Family doctor records spoof song about NHS funding crisis

John Cormack, a GP at Greenwood Surgery in Essex, has released a spoof version of Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran to hit out at a lack of funding.

Terrifying moment driver skids across a rain-soaked road in Russia and careers into a lamp post

In the footage, the car skids across the rain-soaked road and smashes into the side of the pole - just in front of a parked vehicle. The video was recorded in North Ossetia, in Russia.

Village rock won't roll: 11,000-year-old boulder in middle of road will not be moved after highway chiefs ruled it was not a traffic hazard

The glacial deposit in the village of Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, came under threat when a driver crashed into it and claimed compensation but highways chiefs have said it is not a traffic hazard.

Dramatic CCTV footage shows toddler wandering into the middle of an armed robbery in a pharmacy 

Surveillance cameras shows the man in a white shirt pulling a gun during the armed robbery in Goiania in Brazil. As he carried out the armed robbery, a little girl wandered into the store.

IBM reveals the 'brain' supercomputer: 'neurosynaptic' chip can replicate 16 million neurons - and will help look after nation's nuclear weapons

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TrueNorth can replicate the equivalent of 16 million neurons and 4 billion synapses - yet consumes just 2.5 watts, the energy equivalent of a hearing aid battery.

Sat-navs are robbing us of our sense of direction: Expert warns we risk losing our navigation skills if we keep relying on GPS

Our increasing reliance on satellite navigation is coming at a cost and is harming our own ability to navigate, said satellite navigation consultant Roger McKinlay based in Leatherhead, UK.

Soldier mother who is charged with abusing and beating her daughter to death posed for Photoshopped images with the toddler appearing as an 'angel' at her own grave

Exactly a month after Macy Grace's death, Jeanie Ditty went to Pennsylvania photographer Sunny Jo and asked for images depicting her reading, walking and sitting with her dead daughter.

Teacher has BOWLING BALL sized tumor removed from her face - after it grew for 14 years and stopped her moving her head

Lalao, 50, from Madagascar, received a free operation to remove an 11-pound mass on the right side of her face from experts at Mercy Ships, a charity hospital vessel that sails around Africa.

Dog lover shells out £6,000 on a hen party for her pooch - including a pink limo, canine cocktails, a topless waiter and a STRIPPER

Helen Turner, 43, from Burnley, Lancshire, planned the lavish bash after one of her dogs, chihuahua Chi Chi, fell in love with her friend's pet Pomeranian Harvey.

The ancient creature that was 'nearly a spider': 305-million-year-old arachnid had similar legs and jaw but couldn't spin a web

A team of researchers led by the University of Manchester scanned a fossil originally discovered in France to reconstruct what Idmonarachne brasieri would have looked like (pictured).

Transgender teens share 'then and now' photos as hashtag #MomentsInTransition sweeps social media

Transgender teens share their incredible before and after photos on Twitter

Gabrielle Diana, 17, from Ottawa, Canada, kickstarted the hashtag to encourage members of the transgender community around the world to share their stories and boost their confidence. She started by posting a picture of herself as a clean-cut boy (far left) and now as a glamorous teenage girl (second left). Another youngster Alex Jacob (centre, right) posted the moment that he cut his hair into a masculine style for the first time (far right).

Search for alien life expands to 20,000 star systems: Planets orbiting red dwarfs may be more habitable than thought, says Seti

New scientific data has led the SETI Institute in California to believe systems orbiting red dwarfs - dim, long-lived stars that are billions of years older than our sun - are worth investigating.

'Smooth light' may help us spot Earth's twin: Radical new optical system could take much sharper images of exoplanets

Russian scientists say they have a technique for creating a telescope that can see these planets directly - and they say it may even help us find Earth's twin.

US mother breaks down in tears as her soldier son returns home early from Afghanistan and surprises her with the help of the local fire department

Chris Adams worked as a firefighter before he was deployed in June, so called upon his old work buddies to tell his mother that there was a gas leak at her house - then he pulled up in the fire truck.

Bake Off spin-off leaves fans cold: Viewers furious after BBC show was littered with swearwords from pastry experts 

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Creme de la Creme was littered with swearwords as tensions ran high among the professional pastry experts. The obscenities had to be bleeped out of the pre-watershed first episode.

Take a guided tour of Mars: Nasa teams up with Microsoft to create a 'mixed reality' Hololens exhibition of the red planet

The exhibition, dubbed 'Destination: Mars', will offer a tour of an area of Mars with astronaut Buzz Aldrin. It will open at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida this summer.

'Muscles from Brussels' Jean-Claude Van Damme visits Kabbalah centre in Israel for 'spiritual advice' following terror attacks in his home nation 

Action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme has been pictured during a visit to a Kabbalah centre in Israel. He is reported to have visited the country for 'spiritual advice' following the Brussels attacks.

The LA 'murder mansion' that has been empty for 50 years: Infamous home where doctor bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer goes on the market for $2.75million 

Los Angele's Los Feliz 'murder mansion' on the market for $2.75 million

This innocuous-looking mansion at Glendower Place, on Los Feliz hill, was once home to Dr. Harold Perelson, a successful cardiologist who snapped and bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer before downing a glass of bleach to end his life. Ever since that fateful night, on December 6, 1959, the house has been left to fall into disrepair, it's only visitors - the odd ghost hunting tour. Decades later, and despite its grisly history, the murder house has been put on the market for $2.75 million.

New £28 Bush Oil goes on sale promising to enhance women's hair 'down there' as more people choose to ditch painful waxing

An organic beauty company called Natural Spa Factor has launched the UK's first oil designed for women boasting a full bush, costing £28 for a 15ml pot.

Could a cervical acid peel prevent cancer? New method 'completely removes precancerous cells caused by HPV virus'

Comprehensive Cancer Center in Vienna experts revealed an 85 per cent trichloroacetic acid peel, applied to affected areas of the cervix, led to pre-cancer remission in 82 per cent of patients.

Undercover police officers catch mother trying to sell her ten-day old baby for £1,500

Undercover police officers posing as potential buyers secretly recorded a mother trying to sell her newborn baby boy for the equivalent of £1,500 in the south-western Russian city of Vladikavkaz.

 

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That's some habit! Sisters who run a medicinal marijuana business pictured smoking cannabis, tending plants and making their pot-infused products in striking picture series

Sisters of the Valley pictured smoking cannabis and making their products

Sister Kate and Sister Darcy, who live in Merced, California, began their business Sisters of the Valley last year. Using marijuana, the nuns create salves and tinctures made to help with issues like back pain and migraines. However, the pair were recently banned from selling on Etsy for 'making medical claims' and are now battling to keep their business alive.

The drone that could control the weather: Cloud seeding UAV tested over California is hoped to increase rainfall by 15%

A team of Nevada scientists used a DAx8 eight-rotor drone to spracy fine particles of silver iodide into a cloud system in an effort to boost the amount of rain that falls.

Could blocking a protein in the brain halt the progression of Alzheimer's? Treatment stops toxic plaques from forming

Inhibiting certain chemicals stopped proteins from forming into toxic clumps - known as plaques - which cause memory loss, in the brain, a study by the Mayo Clinic, Florida, found.

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'You've invented a whole new way to be awful at 35,000 feet': Plane passenger is shamed online after hanging her ponytail over fellow traveller's TV screen

Plane passenger hanged her ponytail over fellow traveller's TV screen

A woman on a flight from Houston to Boston hung her hair over back of seat, obstructing her fellow passenger's TV screen. A photo of the incident was posted on Twitter and quickly went viral. It was captioned: 'Congrats to the ponytailed young woman in seat 22B. You've invented a whole new way to be awful at 35,000 feet.' Many on the social media site suggested that the person sitting behind the offending ponytail should cut it off. Others advised mixing up the hair with a drink or some well-placed chewing gum. One user thought that the ponytail had a practical use - that the passenger could use it to pull himself out of the chair.

Impawsible to resist: Adorable French Bulldog begs its owner to give back its favourite cuddly toy

A sweet video from Thailand captures the canine raising its paws in the air. The French Bulldog stands pleading on top of a bed at a house in Bangkok to get its favourite cuddly toy.

The real-life Mustafar: Star Wars-style planet is covered in LAVA and orbits so close to its star that a 'year' lasts just 18 hours

Astronomers from Cambridge University used Nasa's Spritzer telescope to obtain the most detailed fingerprint yet of a rocky planet outside our own solar system called 55 Cancri e.

Sorry Tefal, the Romans used non-stick cookware 2,000 years ago: 'Cumanae testae' has slippery coating to stop stews sticking

The fragments of cookware (pictured), known as Cumanae testae or Cumanae patellae, meaning pans from the city of Cumae, were found 12 miles (19km) west of Naples in the ancient city.

That's some Airfix kit! Full-size replica of a Eurofighter Typhoon is carefully unloaded at Horse Guards Parade and assembled ready for RAF's 100th anniversary 

Eurofighter Typhoon replica is ready to mark RAF's 100th anniversary 

Stunned Londoners watched a full-size replica of a Eurofighter Typhoon (pictured main and inset left) was assembled at Horse Guards Parade to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force. The modern combat aircraft was among a range of planes, including a First World War Sopwith Snipe (inset right) and a Second World War Spitfire Mk XVI, built in London today. The enormous replica of a Eurofighter Typhoon, which has a top speed of 1,320mph, has a maximum altitude of 65,000ft and costs £126million, was transported to the centre of the capital ahead of the 100th anniversary of the RAF.

   

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