Ladies let loose: Racegoers end first day of Aintree with a party (but few women are sticking to the Chanel-inspired style guide)

Grand National Festival sees revellers descend on Liverpool's Aintree racecourse

It's the second year running that a sophisticated Chanel-inspired dress code has been in place, but efforts to smarten up standards at Aintree today seem to have produced mixed results. The low-cut dresses, tight fitting skirts, bare legs and platform shoes that have become a Grand National staple in recent years were still out in force with one racegoer bravely opting for a slashed to the naval jumpsuit that was also completely backless (second from left). Others stood out in eye-wateringly bright shades of orange (left) and pink (second from right). One woman ensured she stood out in a baby pink mini dress with white applique hearts (right), while a fellow spectator sexed things up in a gingham mini and over the knee socks (second right).

BREAKING NEWS: David Cameron admits he DID have a £30,000 stake in his late father's offshore investment fund - but sold the shares in 2010 just before becoming PM

David Cameron admits he DID have a £30,000 stake in his late father's offshore investment

Mr Cameron tonight pledged to release his personal tax return in an attempt to limit the damage from his revelation. In a bid to close down a toxic row over tax avoidance earlier this week, Mr Cameron made an extraordinary public statement about his personal finances and income - insisting he received no money from shares or offshore trusts. But the statement only suggested more questions and Downing Street was forced to issue a string of further clarifications - making a total of four statements. Ian Cameron was named in the massive leak of more than 11 million files from the Panama tax haven. Shortly before his death the former stockbroker personally owned more than 6,000 shares in a Jersey fund he helped to manage, known by various names including the Close International Equity Growth Fund.

So much for Spring! Freezing temperatures, rain and even SLEET expected at the weekend as bitter plume from the Arctic hits Britain

The thermometer will struggle to reach 12C (53.6F) in the North this weekend, while night times could be as cold as -2C (28.4C), with snow and sleet falling over high ground.

Landlady who was beaten and strangled to death by her estranged husband called police NINE times before he murdered her 

Anne-Marie Birch, 47, was strangled in a field near her home in Ramsgate, Kent, in November 2013 after a relentless campaign of harassment by Lee Birch. He was later jailed for life for murder.

Police arrest man, 19, on suspicion of abduction after schoolgirl Jade Lynch, 14, was missing for 11 days

Jade Lynch, 14, of St Helens, missing for 10 days. Jade's social media accounts have been "silent" since she disappeared 10 days ago, say police. Det Supt Jon Betts, of Cheshire Police, said Jade Lynch's "very active" social media behaviour had changed significantly since she went missing. Jade, who lives in St Helens, Merseyside, told family members she was going to meet someone in the town on 26 March but has not been seen since.

The unnamed suspect was held less than 24 hours after the 14-year-old girl was found 'safe and well' in the Wigan area - ten miles from where she was last seen.

ISIS kidnaps 300 cement workers outside Syrian capital Damascus

ISIS extremists seized the cement workers from an area close to the town of Dumeir, northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus.

BREAKING NEWS: Jet2 plane aborts landing FIVE times at Leeds Airport because of flap malfunction

The Boeing 737 flight from Geneva in Switzerland to Leeds Bradford Airport in West Yorkshire had to be diverted to Manchester after pilots apparently spotted the fault as the plane was descending.

EXCLUSIVE: 'I'd only had a couple of drinks and my ex is a functioning alcoholic': Mother of baby boy who died wedged down the side of a bed when they forgot where he was insists they WEREN'T drunk

Mother whose baby died after she was drinking still lives with her other son

Little Freddie Neil (inset) was found dead wedged between a wall and bed at the family home in Blackpool on Boxing Day 2014 and a review later found his parents, Matthew Neil (right in 2009) and Kim Smart-Neil (left), had been drinking for the day and evening before. Speaking for the first time since a review into his death was made public, Ms Smart-Neil has insisted she was not to blame. She told MailOnline: 'I'm not an alcoholic and I only had two drinks on that evening.'

Christian NHS worker suspended for 'harassing' a Muslim colleague by giving her a religious book loses appeal against decision to discipline her 

Victoria Wasteney, 39, 'harassed and bullied' a work friend by giving her a book about a Muslim woman's encounter with Christianity while working at the St John Howard Centre in east London.

Divers begin searching River Thames for police officer who vanished while on duty after meeting at five-star hotel in the Shard 

PC Gordon Semple, pictured, was last seen last Friday when he was leaving the Shangri La hotel in The Shard while on duty. The 59-year-old officer was in plain clothes when he vanished.

Foster mother 'battered 18-month-old to death with such force the little girl had broken legs and ribs and severe head and spine injuries' 

Kandyce Downer (pictured), 35, is accused of beating little Keegan Downer so ferociously at their home in Birmingham that she had broken legs, ribs, and suffered severe head and spine injuries.

'If you censor 99% of documents, you are engaged in 1% journalism': WikiLeaks condemns reporters for refusing to release the vast majority of Panama Papers

The controversial group's Twitter account had previously been full of support for the investigation in the run-up to the publication of the documents - the result of a year's work.

EXCLUSIVE: Model girlfriend of One Direction's Niall Horan has 'abandoned' her 7-year-old son to pursue Hollywood fame and fortune, claims her ex-husband

Model girlfriend of One Direction's Niall Horan has 'abandoned' her 7-year-old son to

Jessica Serfaty (left), 25, is living a jet set lifestyle in Los Angeles Linked to Joe Jonas and most recently Niall Horan (inset) she left her 7-year-old son Roman behind in Arkansas with her ex-husband Ididia Serfaty (above right). Ididia tells Daily Mail Online that Jessica only sees Roman during summer vacation. and that their marriage began to deteriorate shortly after the family moved to Los Angeles for her to pursue her modeling and acting dreams. They moved back to Arkansas at one point, but months later she left them and hasn't looked back. Jessica tells Daily Mail Online she wants Ididia and her son to move back to Los Angeles. 'I don't want people to think that I'm not involved in Roman's life - I send him kid books and I buy the same ones so we can read them together on Face Time.

EXCLUSIVE - The cheater's guide to getting into Europe: Border guard exposes tricks migrants try to use to sneak past checks

Anna Smigielska, from the EU border force Frontex, who screens migrants and their application for confirmation of their identity. A new deal with Turkey and the EU that is designed to deal with the migrant crisis has started , returning failed applicants back to Turkey. Words Tom Kelly.

Around one in five migrants smuggled into Greece lie about their nationality in an apparent attempt to claim asylum in the EU, a guard who screens new arrivals revealed today.

Arabic overtakes Finnish to become the second most common language in Sweden after migrant influx

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Finnish has been the most commonly spoken non-Swedish mother tongue for more than 1,000 years, but it is now set to be overtaken by Arabic as a result of the influx of migrants in recent years.

Are YOU as healthy as you think? Follow this doctor's guide and give yourself a monthly health MOT

Most of us know we should be routinely checking for suspicious moles, lumps and bumps but how many of us actually do? Dr Sally Norton reveals a series of easy checks we should all perform each month.

How many people have YOU indirectly slept with? Take this quiz: Fewer than 10 partners means you've still been 'sexually exposed to the entire population of BELFAST'

Using the theory of six degrees of separation a new calculator reveals the number of direct and 'indirect' sexual partners a person has had, to highlight the importance of having regular STI tests.

One's had an upgrade! Social media-savvy Queen launches her revamped royal website with a page for each member of the family (including Charlotte) 

The monarch was given a sneak preview of the new Buckingham Palace website earlier this week. Launching tonight, it will feature a rolling screen of photographs and videos for every royal.

'They smell bad, are only washed once a year and are covered in mould': Asda driver reveals the inside of the filthy delivery van used to drop off customers' food 

The employee also claimed the supermarket giant only has its UK delivery vans cleaned once a year, while the trays used to deliver food are 'never washed' even after pigeons 'poo in them'.

Freed before they're 30: Teenage girls who beat woman to death are jailed for 15 years - and their names will remain a secret after the older girl tried to kill herself IN COURT

Teenage girls who killed Angela Wrightson are jailed for 15 years 

The girls were just 13 and 14 when they spent nine hours battering frail Angela Wrightson (inset) with her possessions, including a television set, a shovel and a coffee table. Despite the 39-year-old begging for her life, the pair stopped the assault only to pose for pictures which the younger girl sent to friends on social network Snapchat. Sentencing, the judge said they mentally and physically tortured their victim before leaving her home in Hartlepool, County Durham, 'without knowing or caring whether she was alive or dead'. However Mr Justice Globe refused an application to name the girls (pictured main in a court sketch), saying the older one had attempted suicide on a number of occasions over the course of the trial.

Male Norwegian politician raped by asylum seeker says he feels GUILTY that his attacker will now be deported because the man might suffer back in Somalia

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Karsten Nordal Hauken, from Ås, Akershus, Norway, was raped in his home by a Somalian asylum seeker, and the perpetrator was subsequently caught and jailed for 4.5 years.

German minister 'told police to remove the word "rape" from reports about mass migrant sex attacks in Cologne on new Year's Eve' 

A German newspaper claimed that the interior ministry of North Rhine-Westphalia pressured a senior police officer to delete the word 'rape' from an internal report issued on January 1.

Father admits killing his own baby son after shaking the two-month-old so vigorously he suffered bleeding on the brain 

Sean Michael Mullender, 23, of Connah's Quay, North Wales, admitted the manslaughter of his son Daniel John Mullender, who died in October 2014. Mullender had been due to stand trial for murder.

Pound nears two-year low against the euro as it falls to €1.23 amid EU 'Brexit' fears and a relapse in UK productivity

The pound was down 0.5% vs. the euro to €1.23, its lowest level since June 2014. Sterling has now dropped 7% against the single currency in the year to date, and is down by 12% since December.

A new rebel heroine from a galaxy far, far away: Star Wars Rogue One trailer gives fans a first look at franchise's new female hero and the return of Darth Vader 

Star Wars Rogue One trailer premieres with the return of Darth Vader

The trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story had its premiere Thursday giving viewers their first look at the highly anticipated new film which will premiere in December. And once again it is a female hero who will take center stage, this time played by Felicity Jones. The trailer also gave fans a fist look at the new characters to be played by Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn and Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker.

Would you sacrifice one person to save the lives of many? Your answer to this moral dilemma may reveal how popular you are

Psychologists at the University of Oxford have found that choosing to sacrifice the life of one innocent person rather than five impacts on how trustworthy you are with other people.

'Added an extra second!' Outraged viewers accuse The Chase of being FIXED after the countdown clock appears to freeze to give a Chaser more time

Eagle-eyed fans of the show spotted a moment in which the countdown clock froze at 10 seconds a fraction longer than normal, appearing to give professional quizzer Mark Labbett an advantage.

Pictured: Taxi driver who admits killing fellow Muslim shopkeeper because 'he disrespected Islam by claiming he was a prophet'

Tanveer Ahmed (pictured) yesterday confessed to the brutal Glasgow murder of popular 40-year-old Muslim Asad Shah who only days earlier wished his Christian friends a happy Easter.

Harry Potter star's mother fired his agent after the actor was caught smoking on the set of The Goblet Of Fire when he was just 13, court hears

Harry Potter star’s mother fired her son’s agent after the actor was caught smoking on the

Devon Murray, pictured left with his mother Fidelma and father Michael, is being sued by his former agent for a £230,000 slice of around £808,000 that he earned from his role as Irish schoolboy wizard Seamus Finnigan in all eight Harry Potter films. The bitter spat has gone to the High Court in Dublin, where the young actor's mother today revealed how she sacked her son's Dublin-based agent Neil Brooks, inset, for failing to 'shield' her teenage son after pictures of him smoking emerged in late 2004, shown left. Mr Murray first signed with Mr Brooks in 1998 when he was just 10. He went on to beat thousands of other hopefuls to win the part of Seamus Finnigan in the first Harry Potter film, The Philosopher's Stone, back in 2000 and was catapulted to fame on the back of it.

NHS to recruit 400 doctors from India in desperate bid to plug staffing crisis 

It is understood Health Education England (HEE) - in charge of education and training within the health service - has signed an agreement with Apollo Hospitals, a major hospital chain in India.

More taxing questions for the PM: How Cameron's father stashed a fortune in Jersey that Dave could inherit from his mother

The assets in Jersey were left to the Prime Minister's mother Mary in 2010, leaving open the possibility that Mr Cameron could eventually benefit from it in the form of an inheritance.

Woman jailed for her part in the bloody cut-throat murder of a homeless teenage girl is found working as a barber under a fake name after being released early

In 2008 Leigh Mackinnon, 26, of Aberdeen, was sentenced to nine years in prison after admitting to the attempted murder of charity worker Laura Milne, 19, who was beaten and stamped on.

David Cameron admits he WON'T bail out steel in the same way as the banks because it's not vital to the economy as Sajid Javid makes a 'constructive' visit to Port Talbot

The Prime Minister said the last Labour government had no choice but to pour billions of pounds into the banking sector in 2008 because failure would have ruined the whole economy.

David Cameron mocked after claiming he likes to watch Glastonbury 'at home in front of a warm fire'

The Prime Minister raised questions over his depth of knowledge about the world-famous summer event with the comment during a question and answer session at Exeter University.

Casually walking among the Westerners he hated moments before his bombs claimed 32 innocent lives, new footage shows the 'Man in White' escaping Brussels airport

Brussels attacks investigators release CCTV footage of 'Man in White' FLEEING airport

Belgian Federal Prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt said on Thursday that authorities were especially appealing to people who might have filmed or photographed the man. Photos released by the prosecutors showed him leaving the airport on foot, walking to the nearby town of Zaventem and then into Brussels, where all traces of him were reportedly lost.

Brussels airport suicide bomber who killed 32 people in Islamic State attack 'previously worked as cleaner at European Parliament'

Although not named by the EU spokesman it is believed Belgian Najim Laachraoui, 25, one of the airport suitcase bombers, worked at the European Parliament for a month in both 2009 and 2010.

A 'staggering number' of EU citizens have become jihadists and returned to the continent hidden among the migrant influx, border agency admits 

Frontex said potential terrorists are exploiting the migrant crisis to travel unchecked through Europe while many migrants and refugees are arriving in Greece and Italy with false documents.

Danish police arrest four ISIS suspects who had 'travelled to Syria' and seize weapons and ammunition during raids on linked addresses

All four arrested were suspected of breaking Denmark's terrorism law while in Syria, and were arrested during raids in the Copenhagen area, police (pictured) said in a statement.

Humiliated ISIS fighter is paraded by Egyptian soldiers after disguising himself as a burka-clad WOMAN in desperate bid to defect from terrorists

No permission. Egyptian soliders pose with an ISIS fighter dressed as a woman

The alleged terrorist had attempted to disguise himself as a woman by wearing a burka, and is believed to have been trying to defect from ISIS-affiliates in Sinai, Egypt.

Father who put 'Hot Diggidy Dog Hot Original Pepper Sauce' on his constipated baby's bottom burning him so badly he needed reconstructive surgery is jailed

Father who put 'Hot Diggidy Dog Hot Original Pepper Sauce' on his son's bottom is jailed

The chemical injuries caused by the £1.99 chilli sauce were so bad that doctors had to perform a colostomy and reconstructive surgery to repair the damage to the 27-day-old child. And a forensic burns consultant and plastic surgeon told Salisbury Crown Court in Wiltshire that he had never seen anything like the injury in more than 3,000 burns cases. The baby's 25-year-old father, who cannot be named to protect the child's identity, has now been jailed after a judge branded his shocking behaviour 'fantastically irresponsible'. The court heard the father failed to seek medical help and denied a charge of child cruelty for two years - before finally admitting what he had done during family court proceedings.

Is your breakfast making you UGLY? Toast and jam makes skin sag, lattes encourage acne and yoghurt is the most ageing option

You may think that toast with honey or a pot of yoghurt are fuelling you for the day but, according to experts, your breakfast choices could be wreaking havoc with your skin and making you uglier.

Sex workers reveal their clients' most bizarre requests - including standing naked in a corner and reading Ulysses

Strippers, escorts and webcam girls have taken to Reddit to share the strangest things they've been asked to do ranging from the hilariously tame to the eye-wateringly perverted.

Four-year-old British boy drowns in swimming pool at a Costa Blanca villa at the start of family holiday

The four-year-old is said to have died after falling into a swimming pool in the Costa Blanca resort of Torrevieja a short drive south of Alicante, Spain.

Wedding venue boss claims a group of 'bridezillas' waged a hate campaign and called for a boycott against the 700-year old castle after a dispute over meal prices

Kelly Morris (pictured), manager at Balgonie Castle in Fife, last night announced that the ancient medieval property will no longer welcome couples tying the knot after a massive online row.

Mystery of couple and son, nine, who have not been seen since vanishing from suburban home three weeks ago 

Concerns growing for couple and their nine-year-old son who have not been seen since they

Police are anxious to trace Robert (right) and Suphan Goodman (left) and their nine-year-old son James (centre), after they disappeared from their home in Swindon, Wiltshire. They were reported missing by the local authority when James did not turn up for school.

Ready to face the music? Madonna finally arrives back in London as she plans to 'get estranged son Rocco Ritchie back in school'

Madonna returns to London after Rebel Heart tour as Rocco custody battle rages

Madonna returned to the UK today (left and right) for the first time since her son Rocco Ritchie left the Rebel Heart world tour to live with his British father Guy Ritchie (together inset). She is now in a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband over their 15-year-old son. The star, 57, flew into London's Heathrow Airport from New York's JFK this morning. The mother-of-four reportedly made plans to come back to Britain so that she could see Rocco following his Easter Maldives holiday with movie director Guy, 47, and his new wife Jacqui, 34. She has just completed 82 global concerts that earned over £120m and reached over a million fans around the world.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT Your right to know: Court of Appeal ruling banning British press from naming cheating married celebrity is draconian and unfair to the public 

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Millions of Americans will be talking about it but a Court of Appeal injunction means the once-free UK remains banned from naming a married celebrity dad who had a threesome with another couple.

Sky giving away free 32-inch TVs to new customers - after hiking the price of packages for existing punters by up to £30 a year

If they don't want the TV, they can grab a £100 Amazon or Tesco giftcard, £100 loaded onto a prepaid Mastercard, or a Samsung Galaxy Tab E.

Collection of Chinese antiques bought by a British farmer for as little as £100-a-piece sells for incredible £45.9MILLION 

The late Roger Pilkington of Aldbourne, Wiltshire, collected 100 pieces of exquisite Chinese ceramics in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The collection has sold for £45.9million.

Horrifying moment mother-of-six had acid thrown in her face leaving her scarred for life and blind in one eye 

Horrifying moment mother-of-six had acid thrown in her face leaving her scarred for life

Carla Whitlock (pictured left) was attacked with a drain cleaner containing highly concentrated sulphuric acid which left her blind in one eye, scarred her face and burnt her eye lids. The incident happened as the 37-year-old was walking past the Turtle Bay restaurant in Southampton city centre, Hampshire, on September 18 last year (main). Two brothers accused of carrying out the brutal attack were caught on CCTV 'jubilantly' giving high fives and fist bumps less than an hour later. Billy Midmore (inset, left), 22, is on trial at Southampton Crown Court where he denies a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. His brother Geoffrey (inset, right), 26, has previously pleaded guilty to the same charge.

Dementia and an ineffective flu jab are blamed for record spike in deaths for 50 years

Investigations into the largest annual increase in deaths in England and Wales since 1968 has been linked to respiratory diseases, including flu, and patients with dementia and Alzheimer's.

Fined £20 for writing a birthday card! Train commuter on packed rush-hour service forced to pay after she stepped into a first class carriage to use a table

Rebekah Weiler, 29, was travelling on a packed train from Clapham Junction to her office in Victoria when she momentarily went into the carriage to fill out the card for a colleague.

Saudi judge divorces eight-months-pregnant woman from her husband against the couple's will after deciding she could have married someone better

Maha Al Tamimi's uncles had called on the judge to bring an end to their niece's marriage to a soldier stationed in South Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen.

US house with major design flaw baffles the internet - but can you spot it? 

South Carolina house with major design flaw baffles the internet

Houses are expensive and complicated to build - so architects and construction crews usually take great care in making sure everything goes right. But apparently, not always. A brand-new looking house in South Carolina has baffled onlookers who spotted a major flaw in its design.

Shocking moment car skids over grass embankment on the WRONG side of the road after failing to overtake on a bend 

A Skoda attempted an overtake on a corner and was forced into a layby on the wrong side of the road near Teeside. The driver then mounted the grassy embankment to avoid a collision.

Teenager who was spared jail for killing girlfriend in horror crash dismisses her death with 's*** happens' Facebook message 

Mentesh Mouharrem, 19, lost control of his black Renault Clio on a country road near the village of Broad Oak in Kent before crashing into the tree, killing front passenger Emily Laker.

Now that's something to cry about! Doting parents' amateur photos of their children in cute Pinterest poses fall hilariously short of the glossy snaps online

Inspired by flawless photoshoots on Pinterest, parents have shared their attempts to capture a tender moment with their little ones - but it's not so easy to replicate the work of a professional.

And you thought the red dot was difficult! Now a 150-year-old woodland scene hiding SIXTEEN animal and human faces has the web baffled - so how many can YOU spot?

The Puzzled Fox scene hiding SIXTEEN animal and human faces has the web baffled

The Puzzled Fox by Currier and Ives, which baffled Victorian children when it was printed in 1872 has resurfaced to challenge a new generation of teaser addicts. A fox and three birds - including a now-extinct passenger pigeon - are plainly visible in this optical illusion, but 12 more faces of animals, men and women are hidden in the scene. On closer inspection it becomes clear that there is a wild boar, a horse and a lamb and if you look twice at the knots of the trees they appear to morph into people's features.

The teenager who 'came back from the dead' THREE TIMES: 19-year-old's heart stopped after she caught MRSA while having cancer treatment

Jessica Morgan Price, from Porthcawl, south Wales, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in 2013. Complications during treatment cause her heart to stop three times.

Woman pretended she had been KIDNAPPED by a sex fiend gangster to trick her ex-boyfriend into paying £2,500 'ransom'

Charlene Carasco, 30, told her ex-boyfriend she was being held hostage by a sex fiend gangster, and begged him to pay a ransom to free her. She was jailed for 12 months at Northampton Crown Court.

'Underwear or torture device?' Bizarre pants made from a band of lace and a string of pearls send the internet into a frenzy 

An ultra skimpy pair of knickers have sent Mumsnet users into a fluster after one mother shared an ad for a pair of barely there briefs that popped up on her mobile phone screen.

Another blow for George Osborne as productivity in the economy plunges in the deepest fall since the financial crisis  

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The figures are a fresh blow to the economic hopes of Chancellor George Osborne, who was forced to reveal sharply downgraded forecasts at last month's Budget.

Drummer boyfriend, 26, of Paris Jackson sparks racism row over his 'Confederate flag' tattoo but claims: 'I wouldn't be dating a black girl if I were a racist' 

Michael Snoddy posted an image of his body art - which appears to include the flag, which has been linked to racism, alongside the initials CFH - on Instagram alongside the hashtag 'Southern pride'.

How to go up a bra size in 30 SECONDS: Beauty blogger demonstrates a clever contouring technique to create the illusion of bigger breasts 

Duabi-based beauty guru Huda Heidi Kattan, 32, showed her 12.7 million followers the 30-second hack demonstrating how to give the illusion of a fuller chest using just a pencil and a concealer stick.

Obese woman who binged on carbs and sugary snacks reveals how she lost an incredible 150lbs - along with her 'jealous' boyfriend who wanted her to stay fat

Obese woman who binged on carbs and sugary snacks lost an incredible 150lbs

Christine Carter (left before), 28, from Dallas, lost 150lbs (11st) in 16 months and gained the confidence to ditch her ex, who she claims encouraged her to put on weight so she wouldn't leave him. At her heaviest in 2014, Christine, who is 5ft 5in tall, had to take 10 different medicines as well as having weekly medical check-ups. After 16 months, Christine reached her target weight of 125lbs (8st 13lbs) (pictured centre and right). Desperate to get fit, Christine had gastric surgery in 2014, hired a trainer and completely changed her lifestyle.

'Peaceful, hardworking' family of British ISIS suicide bomber say they can't understand why went to join jihadis in Iraq 

Mohammed Rizwan Awan (pictured), 27, from Huddersfield, was among five suicide bombers who killed six Iraqi soldiers at a check-point in western Iraq last month.

Dying grandmother wins £37,000 payout after doctors mistook her ovarian cancer for irritable bowel syndrome until it was too late for chemotherapy 

Beverley Scott (pictured), 53, from Polesworth in Warwickshire, has now been given a maximum of two years to live after her she told it was too late for chemotherapy.

Is the BBC haunted? Bizarre moment ghostly black figure sweeps across Breakfast studio during interview

Presenters Louise Minchin and Dan Walker talked with actress Jo Horton about Channel 4 drama The People Next Door moments before a ghostly figure appeared to sweep across the BBC studio.

Prince Harry enjoys a curry as he chats with soldiers and veterans at Lord Mayor's lunch event with 'unlimited' beer and wine

Former British Army Captain Harry, 31, met high-ranking soldiers and veterans at the Lord Mayor's annual Big Curry Lunch at London's Guildhall in aid of the ABF Soldiers' Charity.

Drunk carers are filmed dancing naked and being sexually explicit around a severely disabled young man they are supposed to be looking after

Drunk carers are filmed dancing naked and being sexually explicit to a severely disabled

The phone footage was leaked by a whistleblower upset about treatment of residents at Thanet Lodge, attached to the Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate, Kent (inset). The extraordinary film shows drunk carers dancing around naked during an out of control party at work. Support worker Jane Smith (left and inset), who was sacked in September 2014, is shown clutching a bottle of spirits and dancing around a disabled man while completely naked. Moments later team leader Yvette Surrage (right and inset) was filmed lifting up her top to show her breasts before yelling sexually explicit comments into the camera.

Business tycoon, 75, cut his 'secret daughter' out of his will and left his entire £2million estate to his mistress - who happened to be his wife's glamorous cousin

Ken Jordan, formerly from Surrey, who cut his 'secret' daughter out of his fortune and left it all to his mistress Bernice Elliott (pictured together) 'knew and approved' of what he was doing, a judge has ruled.

Largest pink pear-shaped diamond to go under the hammer is set to fetch £27million at jewellery sale next month

A model displays 'The Unique Pink' the largest Fancy Vivid Pink pear shaped diamond ever offered at auction, at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Thursday, April 7, 2016. The diamond is expected to realise 28-38 million US dollars (19.9-27 million British pounds) (24.6-33.4 million Euros) when is goes for auction in Geneva on May 17. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The supremely rare and exceptional diamond weighs 15.38 carats. It has been classified as 'fancy vivid' and has received highest possible colour grading for a pink diamond.

Teenager who is always mistaken for a boy makes the finals of a beauty pageant - and has to wear a dress for the first time in THREE years to compete

Tyrah Sinclair, 17, from Blackpool, was entered into the Miss Fylde Coast heat of the Miss England pageant by a friend - but thought it was a joke when she got a text saying she'd made the final.

What happens when you don't switch your phone to flight mode? Why it won't bring down the plane... but might annoy the pilots

MailOnline Travel reveals why mobile phones must be switched to flight mode on most planes and what happens when passengers or crew don't follow the rules.

What is this bizarre structure found in the Egyptian desert? UFO hunters speculate after strange building is spotted on Google Earth

UFO hunters spot strange building in Egyptian desert on Google Earth

The strange complex, in barren landscape to the east of Egypt's capital Cairo, features two long pointed buildings surrounded by mysterious circles. Its futuristic design has prompted a range of suggestions over what it is used for - with some even believing it has links to UFO research. The existence of the building was highlighted by Secureteam1 0 which describes itself as a source for 'UFO sighting videos' as well as 'government cover-up and the alien activity happening on and off our planet'.

'I will never believe he did these terrible things': Mother of four vows to stand by her husband after he is convicted of raping a seven year old girl 

Michael Duncan, 33, of Milton Keynes, faces prison after being found guilty of two historic child sex crimes at Aylesbury Crown Court (pictured). They happened while he was babysitting aged 14.

Student who mocked Islamic extremists on Facebook is hacked with machetes and shot dead in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi policeman stands guard at the site of the murder of law student Nazimuddin Samad, hacked to death by four assailants in Dhaka on April 7, 2016 ©Munir Uz Zaman (AFP)

A 26-year-old law student has been murdered in Bangladesh after mocking Islamic extremists on his Facebook page. Several secular activists have been killed in the country in the last year.

Is this the most disgusting one yet? Dr Pimple Popper bursts blackheads on a man's back

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. California-based Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, is seen dragging her metal tool over the spots, which then ooze out their disgusting contents.

Teenage bride 'is strangled to death by her husband on their honeymoon in Pakistan after he found out she was not a virgin' 

Pakistani bride 'is strangled to death by husband after he finds she is not a virgin' 

Khanzadi Lashari, 19, was dressed in her bridal suit when her husband Qalandar Baksh Khokhar, 28, also her cousin, allegedly killed her on their wedding night, Sindh, Pakistan. Khanzadi's father, Lal Mohammad Lashari, 60, became suspicious after he didn't hear from his daughter and son-in-law after the wedding and failed to get any response when he reached their house. The family notified the police and after they forced their way into the house they found Khanzadi's lifeless body lying on the bed and Qalandar missing.

Mother's horror after drunk man snatched her daughter, 2, from her pushchair while her back was turned on a bus 

Rachel Cooper, 24, was on the Morebus service from Wimborne to Poole in Dorset when two men in their fifties started playing with her daughter Lily Rose (pictured together), lifting her out of her pram.

Reddit clamps down on harassment: Site upgrades its blocking tool to curb abuse

The California-based site said the tool, which has been expanded from private message blocking to entire user blocking, allows people to block those that reply in comments.

Jeremy Corbyn is blasted by Jewish leader for a 'deeply disturbing' response to claims his brother Piers 'belittled' anti-Semitism allegations rocking Labour

Jonathan Arkush on the Board of Deputies and is saying Ed Milband has lost the Jewish vote....

Jonathan Arkush, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said the response of the Labour leader was 'deeply disturbing'. Labour later insisted Mr Corbyn was 'taking action'.

'You are a c*** ain't you?' Shocking moment council boss launches foul-mouthed rant at voter and challenges him 'come and have a go if you think you are hard enough'

Tendring Council tourism boss Mick Skeels is facing calls to resign following his foul-mouthed outburst towards a voter, which took place outside Clacton Town Hall in Essex on Tuesday night.

Incredible moment a group of divers are surprised by a submarine which glided past them as they searched a shipwreck off Mexico 

Deep sea divers surprised by submarine which glided past them near a shipwreck

Troy Knabe from Eugene, Oregon had been with a group diving in Cozumel in Mexico when they heard an approaching noise and watched as submarine glided past a shipwreck they had been searching. Mr Knabe captured the moment on camera, clearly making out the name 'Atlantis' on the side of the vessel. Then Less than 60 seconds after the footage begins, the submarine disappears out of shot again.

German prosecutors are considering taking action against comedian for 'goat f*****' poem about Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

German prosecutors are considering whether to charge comedian Jan Böhmermann who read out a 'smear poem' about the Turkish president on television. He could go to jail for up to three years.

Student is left shocked after a Google search for 'unprofessional hairstyles at work' features ALL black women - while 'professional styles' lists just white models 

Bonnie Kamona, from Botswana, was shocked after when she googled 'professional' and 'unprofessional' hairstyles and tweeted the result which has been retweeted more than 8,000 times.

British student on work experience with Hawk-Eye firm plunged to his death down a lift shaft at a Chinese tennis stadium after 'a panel he was standing on gave way' 

Robin Llyr Evans, 20, was working for the company behind the Hawk Eye ball tracking system at the Optics Valley International Tennis Centre during the Wuhan Open in China last September.

'Must have had an easy life!' MasterChef hopeful is ridiculed on Twitter for saying a simple mushroom dish was the hardest thing he's ever had to make

Faced with a 'savoury invention test', masterChef contestant Andy whipped up grilled mushroom and mash - but viewers ridiculed him for saying it was the 'hardest thing he'd ever done.'

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Inside millionaires' mansions: Designers reveal the decadent interiors of the mega rich - including a £185,000 chandelier, crystal wallpaper and a STINGRAY table

Designers reveal the decadent interiors of millionaires' mansions

Juliette Thomas from Warwickshire is one of the designers who shares the secrets of her clients' extravagant furnishings in a new Channel 4 show Millionaires' Mansions. The single mother-of-four, who has opened her interior design studio in Kings Road, Chelsea, supplies luxury home decor to Premier League footballers and Russian oligarchs. Her latest most popular innovation includes light up wallpaper covered in LED and Swarovski crystals.

'No one knows that!' Children are shocked to learn that women are paid less than men - after girls were given fewer chocolate coins than boys in a gender pay gap game 

Now even children are fighting against workplace inequality, after finding out about inequality in the workplace. The concept was explained to the British youngsters by Expert Market.

Motorist involved in a head-on crash with a school bus which left the driver impaled on a fence was found hanged in nearby woodland just two days later 

College lecturer Shaun Kelly, 48, was found hanged in woodland two days after he was involved in a collision which left a bus driver impaled on a fence post in Culceth, Cheshire.

Farmer who regretted selling his prized heifer to a butcher organised a 100-mile rescue mission to get her back then discovered she is in calf 

Ben Drury, who lives near Dartmouth, chased after Cherry the cow (pictured together) after changing his mind about selling her to a butcher. This week he discovered he was right to - as she is now expecting.

Beauty products that cheat youth in an INSTANT: From a wrinkle-vanishing cream, droplets that give you a tan in seconds to a serum promising to airbrush your skin

Middle aged woman applying cream on face, Studio shot --- Image by © James Lightbown/London, 2014/Corbis

The beauty industry is rolling out a plethora of products with this in mind - fast-acting cosmetics that will make you look more groomed in seconds. Here, we round up the exciting new beauty buys.

Albert Einstein attacked the US for failing to stop Nazi Germany and claimed White House was 'controlled by near fascist financiers', private letter reveals

Albert Einstein privately criticized the United States for not doing enough to defeat Nazi Germany in a never-before-seen letter he sent to Princeton University's president in 1942.

Moment reckless cyclist whizzes across an M25 slip road before being caught pedalling to Heathrow along the hard shoulder 

Cyclist pedals to Heathrow airport along M25 hard shoulder

The cyclist in his 30s was first spotted on hard shoulder of the anti-clockwise carriageway between junctions 11 and 13 shortly before 6am, when he was escorted off the motorway and given a new route. But he reappeared a short time later, this time on the slip road off the clockwise carriageway between 13 and 14. Having darted across traffic, he then continued his journey on the spur road to Heathrow Terminal 5 before Highways officers caught up with him (bottom right).

Woman who cracked her rib sneezing and broke her ankle wearing heels is now WEIGHTLIFTING to stop her joints dislocating several times a day

Lauren Balmain-Davies, 27, from South Shields, Newcastle, suffers from Ehler Danlos Syndrome - which caused her joints to dislocate up to 17 times a day before she found relief through weighlifting.

Is LITHIUM the cure for ageing? Tests reveal the drug can boost lifespan by almost a fifth

The study from University College London shows that male and female flies live longer than average when given low doses of lithium (stock image), regardless of their genetic make-up.

'Loving family man' killed himself by stepping in front of speeding train because of chronic earache that 'felt like having boiling needles stabbed into his ears' 

John Ediss (pictured), from Kendal in Cumbria, told his wife that his pain felt like boiling needles had been stabbed into his ears. He struggled to sleep at nights and spoke of suicide.

Dramatic moment Uber driver threw pedestrian to the ground 'in self defence' after the man 'kicked and wrestled' him in West End scuffle

Motorist Shola Orejupe had beeped his horn at 26-year-old Bruno Scarnera, who was crossing a junction in Soho with his fiancée, Hammersmith Magistrates' Court heard.

Son of celebrated WWII poet to be kicked out of the home his hero dad built after bitter 'mud-slinging' squabble with his sister over £1million inheritance 

Rupert Dorgan, whose poems adorn memorials, never made a will, meaning his children, Paul (pictured) and Laurenne, have been locked in a legal battle over the family home in Wokingham

Mother who took her young son away to a new life in Benidorm despite his father's objections is spared jail

Julie Conroy, 48, of Middlesbrough, flew with her son to Benidorm, despite a warning letter from solicitors after his father learned of her plans, Teesside Crown Court was told.

'My mum couldn't figure out which one was me!' Woman is left in disbelief after her best friend finds her identical doppelganger on a DATING APP

NYC woman is left in disbelief after friend finds her doppelganger on JSwipe

David Aronin, 25, of New York City was on the Jewish dating app JSwipe when he came across what he thought was his 28-year-old friend Ilysse Ratner. However, when he saw that the woman was using a different name, he sent Ilysse a screengrab of the clone, who they would later learn is 27-year-old fashion designer Veronique Hadjibay.

'You got your justice right here': Last words of Vampire Killer who slit 12-year-old boy's throat and drank his blood as he gets lethal injection in front of victim's family

Pablo Lucio Vasquez, 38, from Donna, Texas, who admitted to killing David Cardenas, 12, in 1998 and drinking his blood while he was still alive was killed by lethal injection on Wednesday afternoon.

Co-operative boss - Richard Pennycook - takes unprecedented step of taking a pay CUT for good performance 

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Chief executive Richard Pennycook asked for his pay to be slashed to £750,000 from £1.25million in order to better reflect the less stressful demands of his job.

Salesman who wore contact lenses for 14 hours a day was nearly blinded by horrific ulcer on his eye which doctors had to 'pop' with a needle

Andy James, 32, from Lymm, Cheshire, began suffering eye pain which felt like 'daggers stabbing into his brain'. He was diagnosed with corneal ulcers from over-wearing his contact lenses.

Murder detectives are brought in to help trace a policeman who went missing after attending a meeting at The Shard while he was on duty 

Murder detectives brought in to help trace missing after Gordon Semple

Pc Gordon Semple (inset), 59, from Greenhithe, Kent has been missing since Friday when he attended a meeting at the central London skyscraper. He was seen leaving at 12.30pm and spotted on CCTV at 3pm (pictured left and right) but has not been seen since. The Met Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command is now leading the operation to find out why the 'happy-go-lucky' officer has not been seen for more than five days. Detective Chief Inspector Lyons, said: 'We continue to retain an open mind concerning the circumstances of Gordon's disappearance, and consideration has been given to whether he may have become a victim of a crime.'

Playboy artist who was killed in Kenya warned his mother-in-law was 'the most dangerous woman' in the country weeks before his death 

In 2001 Kenyan artist Tonio Trzebinski, 41, was driving towards the gates of the villa owned by his mistress when he was killed by a single shot fired at point-blank range into his chest.

The cheat retreat: Dating website to buy private ISLAND for illicit encounters (and it will even have fake offices so guests can Skype home and pretend they're at work)

Kitted out with individual accommodation, a spa and even STI tests on arrival, the sex resort off the coast of Portsmouth, which will be named Illicit Retreat, is expected to open in 2017.

Last surviving St Kilda native dies aged 93, more than 80 years after islanders were evacuated from the Outer Hebrides enclave where her duties included collecting puffin eggs and seaweed 

Last surviving St Kilda native dies aged 93, more than 80 years after islanders were

Rachel Johnson (centre, and pictured circled as a child on the island, lower left) was the last surviving native of the isolated archipelago of St Kilda (top left and bottom right), an island which sits on the outermost reach of the Outer Hebrides, some 110 miles off the west coast of Scotland. She was just eight years old when the remaining 36 residents were evacuated from the remote Atlantic island in 1930. In the 1850s, 42 islanders emigrated to Australia. Many of the emigrants died en-route, but a few settled in Melbourne - where to this day a suburb of the city is called St Kilda.

Pensioner who was threatened by NHS bosses with being put in a different care home from his wife of 66 years dies with her at his side 

John Smith, 93, was going to be moved to a different care home from his wife Marjorie, 87, after he suffered a severe stroke - but NHS bosses agreed to keep them together after anger in Blackburn

Polar bear cub Lili melts hearts as she makes her debut at Bremerhaven Zoo in Germany and goes for a swim with her mum

Polar bear cub Lili made her first public appearance at Bremerhaven Zoo in Germany this week. The four-month-old cub went for a swim in the pool with her mum, Valeska.

Trail of destruction and utter chaos left after 'travellers broke in and trashed the village hall causing thousands of pounds of damage' 

Glasses, bottles, doors and mirrors were smashed at the Rose Centre in Lowton, Warrington, while £2,500 worth of alcohol went missing on the night and furniture was dragged outside and set on fire.

'Burn the rich': Anarchist graffiti vandals target Tyneside's millionaire's row where Newcastle United chairman and property developers have their homes 

'Burn the rich': Anarchist graffiti vandals target Tyneside's millionaire's row where

Cars, gates and walls were attacked by the vandals as angry messages were sprayed with pink paint onto the property and belongings of Tyneside's rich and powerful (pictured). The opulent mansions that line Jesmond Park West, in Newcastle, are home to multi-millionaire tycoons such as former Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd (inset left) and businessman Barry Moat (inset right). It is believed the group hit late on Sunday night, with their handiwork causing hundreds of damage to property. No one has been arrested and detectives say they are still hunting for those responsible.

Mother claims blending her placenta into an avocado and cashew nut smoothie helped with postnatal depression - and even her husband said it tasted 'delicious'

Christina Simmons, 30, from Seattle, blended part of her afterbirth along with blueberries and other nutrient-packed foods, before having the remainder turned into capsules.

Brits on tour! Foreign Office reveals tourists have demanded to know where to buy bacon, how to hire an English butler and even the best way to get an illegal job 

A Butler Holding Tray of Champagne

The Foreign Office today said the great majority of requests for help were genuine emergencies as it revealed statistics showing they helped 3,250 Britons who were hospitalised last year.

Popstar carries on performing for 45 minutes despite being bitten by a COBRA - before collapsing and dying on stage

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT. This distressing video shows the moment Irma Bule, 29, was attacked mid-performance in the village of Karawang, West Java, by a king cobra.

German professor arrested after human SKULL was found in his luggage at airport in Rome

Travelling through Rome's Fiumicino airport to Dusseldorf on Monday, the man was stopped by airport security after something abnormal showed up in his luggage, local media reported.

Motherhood really is a balancing act! Mum who performed incredible acrobatic tricks with her husband while pregnant gets their newborn baby involved in on the act

Motherhood really is a balancing act! Mom who performed incredible acrobatic tricks with

Yoga and acrobatics enthusiast Lizzy Tomber of Washington astounded social media users with her acrobatics while heavily pregnant. She and her husband Josh Young welcomed son David on February 19, and have already got him started in the family favorite activity, with him being held in his mom's arms as dad lifts them into the air with his legs.

Money really CAN buy happiness - but only if you spend it on items that match your personality

Researchers from Cambridge found the happiness caused by having more spare cash actually depends on what you spend it on, and if those items match your personality.

Parkinson's disease drugs 'are likely to turn more sufferers into sex and gambling addicts than previously feared'

A study by scientists at Loyola University in the United States found the pills can also increase the risk of compulsive shopping and binge eating leading to disastrous consequences.

SNP election agent is condemned as 'a disgrace' after comparing David Cameron and Boris Johnson to child killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

Election agent Philomena Donnachie, 54, used the doctored photo (pictured) depicting Cameron and Johnson as the Moors murderers to attack the Government's welfare policy.

Oops! Hotel guest's shock after 'receiving randomly-generated Wi-Fi username reading f***'

The anonymous guest, who was staying at a hotel called the Cherry Tree Inn, believed to be in the US, posted a photo of the receipt with the rude username.

Student, 21, suffers a STROKE during a half marathon - forcing doctors to chop out part of his skull to save his life

Student, 21, suffers a STROKE during a half marathon - forcing doctors to cut out part of

Student Alex Valentine, 21, from Dorset, could run 20 miles before he suffered from a stroke in May last year (right). It meant part of his skull had to be removed by doctors (left) to ease the swelling, leaving him with scarring (top middle). He spent months in hospital (bottom middle) and has had to relearn how to talk and walk again. But the Leeds University student is determined to run again one day and return to his degree in electronics to develop technology to help others with disabilities. 'To be honest, every morning of my life I am able to get up and wash without the assistance of a carer I will be truly thankful for,' he said.

One trend, three styles: How to reinvent denim with a shirt dress, a red cotton top and a button-through midi skirt

Denim is a classic fabric and look. But it can be good to ring the changes and try a new style. These three items will breathe some fresh air into your wardrobe - spring is the time for new clothes.

Model Rosie, Sam Cam's Girl Friday paid by taxpayers: 'Special adviser' being paid £53,000 to organise PM's wife's diary and wardrobe

Rosie Lyburn, 29, adviser to Samantha Cameron going into back of Downing St this morning 05/04/16

The Prime Minister's wife is being helped by a new assistant, Rosie Lyburn, whose salary of up to £53,000 per year has been put on the public payroll, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.

'His favourite body part is his widgey': Matthew Wolfenden is left mortified by his son's embarrassing answer on Big Star's Little Star - but viewers think he's adorable

Emmerdale's Matthew Wolfenden mortified by son Buster's 'willy' comment

Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden was embarrassed when son Buster, five, revealed his dad's favourite body part was his 'willy' on Big Star's Little Star. Viewers tweeted he was 'the cutest little boy ever' (right) and loved his hilarious and cringe-worthy answers. He also said his dad liked to relax with '17 Champagnes and wines.'

Woman charged with leaking Vatican documents DENIES having sex with a priest - saying his mother was asleep in the hotel room they met in 

Francesca Chaouqui, 35, a married public relations consultant, and the priest, Spanish Monsignor Angel Lucio Vallejo Balda, are two of the people on trial in the so-called 'Vatileaks II' case.

The 'varicose vein' that was actually a WORM: Man contracts parasite in his foot after contact with animal faeces

The unidentified 42-year-old, who was treated at Peking Union Medical College ,China, was found to have the larvae of a hookworm in his foot, causing an intensely itchy rash.

'Ladies and Gentlemen, come and see the Till Rat!' Footage emerges of thief caught red handed as he is paraded around Mexican market without his trousers

Triumphant locals filmed an alleged thief as he was wheeled around a busy market in the city of Celaya, in central Mexico, tied up to a trolley with no trousers and a sign saying 'Till Rat.'

The submarine-hunting drone that takes off and lands on water: US Navy reveals new breed of amphibious UAVs

A four-propeller drone called the Aqua-Quad is being developed in California, and so far proven ability to achieve lift-off from the surface of water and ride out rough waves.

Can you spot the naked model? Make-up artist shows off her amazing skills by blending women with the background

Naked models are painted into the background by make-up artist Nicolle Vanessa

At first glance, she may be hard to spot, but look closer and you will see the young woman carefully blending into the background of a palm tree on a paradise beach. But rather than clever image wizardly, these optical illusion artworks have been created by an artist using human bodies as her canvases. Nicolle Vanessa, 29, from France, spends three to seven hours painting her 'human canvases' to ensure that they are camouflaged to perfection against her chosen background.

Hopeless son struggles to turn on a vacuum cleaner and pulls the chord like it's a LAWN MOWER - much to his father's amusement

The hilarious video shows a hopeless boy, named Conor, attempting to pull-start a vacuum cleaner as his amused Irish father looks on. His father encourages him, telling him 'that's it now, nearly'.

Man has re-constructive surgery on his intestines after carving an 18-inch yucca plant into the shape of a penis and using it as a sex toy

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Medics in San Jose, Costa Rica, were shocked to find an 18-inch long, three-inch thick, cassava root, carved into a phallic shape, stuck in a 55-year-old local man's anal cavity.

Teenager who gave birth on the loo had NO idea she was pregnant because she still had periods and didn't gain weight

Jenika Tailor, 19, from London (with mother Kuki and baby Zara), was not using contraception but claims didn't think she would pregnant. She is now speaking out to raise awareness of safe sex.

Paedophile footballer Adam Johnson who was sacked from his £60,000-a-week Sunderland contract now hopes for a job at the prison gym earning £11.50 a week 

Should Johnson, shown, land the 'cushy' role, where tasks would include giving fitness advice to inmates, the 28-year-old would spend most of his day outside of his cell at Armley Prison, Leeds.

'Daddy will love you enough for us both': Dying mother-of-three spends her final 48 hours writing heartfelt letters to her children before losing her battle with cancer

Tracy Langford, 37, from Blackburn, Lancashire, was diagnosed with terminal cancer just two weeks after her wedding to Jason. She bought her family urn jewellery so they can wear her ashes.

Woman posts a selfie just MINUTES after having a panic attack - to reveal the truth behind her glamorous pictures 

Amber Smith, 22, from Rugby, shared the post on Sunday, saying that she wanted to tackle the stigma around mental illness and show that social media selfies can be deceiving.

'I consider myself perfect': Russian model who refused to lose weight is compared to Kim Kardashian for her curvaceous figure - but DENIES she's ever had plastic surgery

Russian model who refused to lose weight is compared to Kim Kardashian

Model Anastasiya Kvitko, 21, now based in Miami has been compared to Kim Kardashian thanks to her curvaceous figure puts her success down to refusing to lose weight and denies she'd had plastic surgery. Anastasiya insists she sculpts her figure in the gym and has ruled out having surgery in the future as she considers herself 'perfect' already.

STOP drinking skim milk! Full-fat dairy 'reduces risk of diabetes - and helps you LOSE weight'

Tufts University scientists analyzed 3,333 adults over 15 years and found those who had higher levels of whole-fat dairy were 46 per cent less likely to develop diabetes than those who has lower levels.

Don't look down! Chinese tourists struggle to walk along the terrifying glass-bottomed passage at 2,300 feet high

Photos have emerged of tourists struggling to walk on a glass walkway in northern China. The attraction located in Dandong, Liaoning province opened in 2013 and upgraded in 2014.

Are 'anti-memories' making you forgetful? Scientists discover neurons that stop us remembering information and how to switch them off

Neuroscientists at the University of Oxford have shown that over time new memories can become silenced by a type of inhibitory connection between neurons in the brain. Stock image shown.

Woman who became psychotic fearing her husband was cheating on her actually had a rare BRAIN CYST causing her paranoia

The unnamed woman, 43, from Istanbul, had a large porencephalic cyst. The rare fluid-filled lump was on the right side of her brain - known as the control panel' of our personality.

No, I said I fancy a COOL refreshing drink: Cheetah laps up water from a swimming pool with its companion

South African cheetahs laps up water from a swimming pool

A cheetah and his brother have been snapped lapping up water from a swimming pool in South Africa. Hunter and Floppy were caught on camera by a British photographer, Tracey Jennings, from Leeds. They were spotted at Tshukudu Game Lodge near Hodespruit. The pair hunt together and share their food if only one is successful.

Girl with a $100,000 smile: Toddler can grin for the first time after having life-saving surgery to remove a growth the size of a GOLF BALL from her face

Jouri Tari, two, can smile for the first time after a charity funded the little girl's journey from Morocco to New York to have the dangerous vascular birthmark on her upper lip removed.

Suspicious bride joins Tinder but urges singletons 'not to swipe right' - as she's looking for her HUSBAND'S profile

Ben Brown, from Kent, a student from Portsmouth University, found 'Jenny's' profile on Tinder and shared it on Twitter. She said she had joined the dating site to find her husband's profile.

Going, going, gone! Dramatic moment lorry topples over and smashes into lamppost in high winds on bridge

Footage of the crash shows the lorry tilting to one side and swaying while travelling on the northbound carriageway of the Humber Bridge near Kingston upon Hull before toppling over completely.

Wish your car journeys were like this? Family raving to dance music get a surprise... when the 'king of trance' asks for a lift

Facebook famous 'Real Trance family' dance along to Armin Van Buuren's hit Shivers featuring Susana before the Dutch DJ joins the Irish family in their car and they all rave and sing along together.

Are these the best makeovers ever? Stylist transforms ordinary women into glamorous fashionistas at his image school

Konstantin Bogomolov, who is based in Latvia, creates dramatic new looks for women based on their profession and personality, picking new hair cuts and colour, clothes and accessories.

Camera catches ugly row over disputed cemetery plot as woman grabs coffin and refuses to let go as it is being lowered into the ground in front of sobbing relatives 

Relatives of Maria del Carmen had gathered at the cemetery in Sinaloa in Mexico when stranger Dora Diaz turned up and laid claim to the burial spot and trying to lift the coffin up from the ground.

Is this a UFO crashed in the Arizona desert? Google Earth footage shows black and white object in the middle of nowhere 

Does Google Earth show a UFO crashed in the Arizona desert?

The clip, which was sent to YouTube channel Secure Team by a viewer, shows the large black and white structure next to a white SUV on the border between Arizona and New Mexico (above). Other than the vehicle, there is nothing about asides from a few trees and what appears to be a dry riverbed. Enthusiasts have claimed it 'definitely' looks like a saucer-shaped craft, with one labelling it 'compelling evidence' of another life form, although others claimed it looked like a yurt or water tank. The inset picture shows where the 'UFO' (marked with 'X') is in comparison to the vast expanse of the desert.

Young women brazenly show off their #shopliftinghaul of make-up, lingerie and designer handbags on Tumblr (and it's worth thousands)

Hundreds of young women are joining a network of 'lifters' on Tumblr where they share tips and show off their stashes of stolen goods, often coming to thousands of pounds.

Hitting a bum note! Caterpillars use 'anal drumming' to call for help from fellow bugs when building a silky shelter

Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, recorded the noises made by masked birch caterpillars (pictured) scraping their bottoms against leaves.

Don't mess with this cyclist! Shocking moment angry man picks a fight with biker - who knocks him out cold with a single kick to the head 

Shocking footage of the incident, captured in an unknown location, shows an older man pushing and shoving a younger cyclist who responds by knocking him out cold with a brutal roundhouse kick.

That's not how you say 'Percy'! The hilarious moment little boy accidentally turns the air blue

Moment little boy accidentally tries to say 'Percy' and turns the air blue

A boy's dad asks his son to say 'vacuum'' as he pretends to hoover in their New York home, but the lad seems to accidentally say 'f**king' instead as he struggles with the tricky word, much to the dad's amusement. Entertained by his son's mistake the dad encourages him to keep say the word over and over again, although of course the boy has no idea of the expletive he's saying. 'Who's your favorite Thomas the Train?' the man asks next, 'Is it Percy? Say Percy.' But despite the boy's efforts his answer sounds distinctly like 'p***y'. Again the dad milks the mistake by continuously asking the boy, 'What's his name?' so he repeats his hilarious faux-pas. No doubt the family will have endless fun with they shows this to the boy when he grows up and realises what he was saying!

King of the road: The African monarch who works as a German mechanic (when he's not ruling his people via Skype)

Dressed in all his royal finery, Céphas Bansah, helps to govern more than two million Ghanaian and Togolese people - but he also works full-time mechanic in Germany.

Another blow for Vernon Kay! ITV's Drive fails to place pole position as debut episode draws in 2 million viewers LESS than BBC1 Autism drama

Drive\nVernon Kay presents a new series in which celebrities compete in motorsport challenges. In this edition, Louis Walsh, Johnny Vegas and Angus Deayton try out banger racing. S1 Ep1\nCREDIT ITV

The new ITV reality competition show hosted by Vernon Kay failed to nab first place in the ratings after pulling in just 2 million viewers during the premiere episode on Tuesday night.

Ex-RAF officer, 60, was caught on CCTV firing apples from a CATAPULT at his neighbours' dogs in their back garden

Stephen Hammond, 60, from Barry, was spotted strolling around the garden firing crab apples from a catapult at his neighbours' dogs. The RSPCA described the footage as 'shocking'.

Is this rock proof of a lost European civilisation? Archaeologist claims boulder is the world's oldest man-made sphere

Semir Osmanagic claims boulder in Podubravlje is the world's oldest man-made sphere

Controversial archaeologist Semir Osmanagic (pictured) discovered the 'stone ball' (also shown main and inset) in a forest at Podubravlje, near the town Zavidovici in central Bosnia and Herzegovina and said it is the heaviest man-made ball in the world. It has a radius of between four and five feet (1.2 to 1.5 metres) and weighs 30 tonnes.

'I thought they were going to rape me': Brits imprisoned in Dubai describe how they were tasered, tortured and beaten during horrific ordeals at the hands of their Emirati jailers

Karl Williams (pictured) and David Haigh claim to have been tortured during their time in prisons in Dubai, casting a light on corruption and abuses occurring within the UAE's judiciary system.

Take home a piece of space history: Signed camera lens used on Apollo 15 mission is up for auction - but it will cost you $400,000

The Zeiss camera lens, which was used by astronaut Dave Scott to take photos of the moon while the spacecraft was in orbit and on the surface, is going up for sale in New Hampshire.

It won't just wake you up, your morning coffee 'speeds up reaction times too' - raising hopes caffeine could help treat dementia 

University of Bristol experts gave 20 healthy older people caffeine and decaffeinated pills. Those on caffeine pills, which is equivalent to two cups of coffee, scored higher in tests relating to attention.

Have YOU reached peak friendship? Study reveals popularity is all downhill after 25 (and men have MORE friends than women)

According to a new study, from researchers at Aalto and Oxford Universities, people will have the highest number of friends around the time they reach 25. But, these numbers decline soon after.

The cutest video you will see today! Baby smiles in delight at seeing his mother for the first time in his life after receiving new glasses

The cutest video you will see today! Baby smiles in delight at seeing his mother for the

Baby Leopold, who lives with his parents near Seattle, Washington, suffers with a rare disorder called oculocutaneous albinism. The condition affects the color of a person's hair, skin and eyes and means that the youngster is unable to see properly. Captured on camera is the tear-jerking moment Leopold smiles in delight after his new glasses allow him to see his mother clearly for the first time in his life.

New book claims working dads of newborns are MORE sleep deprived than stay-at-home mums - who catch up on sleep during the day

A new book on parenting has claimed that dads are actually more sleep deprived than mums, as most fathers are working long hours as well as being woken up at night.

Planet Nine could be found by the end of the YEAR: Dark Energy Survey data is being used to identify the mysterious object 'tugging' on Nasa's Cassini

This artist's concept illustration received January 20, 2016 courtesy of Caltech/Robert Hurt shows a distant view from Planet Nine back towards the sun

Astronomers from Caltech predicted the existence of what they dubbed Planet Nine. Since then a team in France has used data from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft to narrow down the search.

Could this be the worst job in the world? Digging for salt in the 'Gateway to Hell', one of the hottest places on Earth  

These images show just how tough life is for the men who dig for salt in the so-called 'Gateway to Hell'. Early shifts are essential in in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression to avoid the worst of the heat.

 

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Princess for a day: Chinese children as young as SEVEN learn to drink tea and use cutlery for £400 English etiquette course

Chinese children learn to drink tea and use cutlery in English etiquette class

Hosted by UK luxury children's dress brand David Charles, the Royal Etiquette Training programme saw a group of wealthy youngsters learn about British style and etiquette in an expensive club in Shanghai. The tuition, for seven to 12-year-olds, was delivered by etiquette expert James Seatton (pictured left) and each student paid 3,800 RMB (approximately £400) for the one-day course, which included table manners (left), a make-up session (inset) and an afternoon tea lesson (right).

Weirdest advert ever? Bizarre Japanese Heinz commercial sees married women falling in love with a pig-man and 'having an affair' with spaghetti bolognese

The bizarre advertising campaign from Japan shows a half-man half-pig leaning in to kiss women in two scenarios. However, before their lips touch the scene fades to show the women eating pasta.

The happiest bear in the world! Cub cannot hide its delights as it gets a cuddle and plays with its mother

**MANDATORY BYLINE ARDEA / SVEN-ERIK ARDNT / CATERS NEWS AGENCY** - **DIRECT SALES ONLY PLEASE** - (PICTURED: A female Brown Bear plays with her cub.) Squirming in its mothers arms and seemingly shrieking with laughter - this is one ticklish baby! The adorable photographs show a mother bear and her cub appearing to have a really good giggle. The mum can be seen playfully biting her cubs neck and tickling it with its huge paws, while both look highly amused. German photographer Sven-Erik Arndt was lucky enough to witness this cuteness overload in a captive area in Sweden. - SEE CATERS COPY

These photographs perfectly capture a baby bear's pure, unadulterated joy as he gets to play with its mother in an animal park in northern Sweden.

Mac on... David Cameron's tax affairs 

Mac on... David Cameron's tax affairs 

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It's all downhill from here! Dramatic moment chaos ensues after skier takes a tumble causing MASSIVE pile up

It's all downhill from here! Dramatic moment chaos ensues after skier takes a tumble

A funny video shows a man with POV camera falling over on a Swedish slope in Åre - only to look back and see that numerous others had done the same, leading to a hilarious pile up. Despite their best efforts to avoid the fallen masses the sportsmen continue to come a cropper resulting in an almost farcical dominos effect. The skiers and snowboarders try to pick themselves up as quickly as they can but people continue to tumble as the video comes to an end. Åre is a self-proclaimedly big city in miniature form according to its website and has been featured in countless world cup competitions.

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Now THAT'S what we call teamwork! Aerial pictures show the mind-boggling patterns formed by 26,000 Kung Fu students

Now THAT'S what we call teamwork! Aerial pictures show the mind-boggling patterns formed

Incredible photos have emerged of more than 26,000 Kung Fu students forming patterns at a school in China's Henan province today. The group got into formations, practicing martial arts at the Tagou Martial Arts School near Dengfeng city. The spring mass training is held by the school with the aim of enhancing the stamina and physical agility of its pupils.

Is this the cutest job EVER? Tourism body searches for a 'Chief Wombat Cuddler' to look after orphaned 10-month-old Derek

Tourism Tasmania searching for 'Chief Wombat Cuddler for baby Derek (pictured). The Flinders Island resident went viral this year after a video showed him running on the beach

The exoskeleton that reveals the trauma of ageing: Suit mimics cataracts, arthritis and the problems faced by 85 year olds

The Genworth Ageing Experience allows museum visitors to feel first-hand the effects of ageing at Liberty Science Center on Tuesday. The suit is pictured.

God's Own County as you've never seen it before: Photographer captures the beauty of Yorkshire with stunning landscape images

Dave Zdanowicz, who has only been behind the camera since 2013, has captured Yorkshire's stunning essence in his new book which showcases a collection of amazing images.

Hogging the attention: Latest animal-themed cafe sees Japanese line up to cuddle adorable hedgehogs

As if cat, rabbit, owl and even snake-themed cafes aren't enough in a country which loves all things cute, Tokyo residents wanting to spend time with animals have a new choice - a hedgehog-themed cafe.

Can your granny do this? Astonishing moment 70-year-old woman stuns judges with amazing pole dancing routine on Italia's Got Talent

Tomoko, 70, removes kimono to reveal muscular body in red underwear before performing an incredible pole dancing routine in Italia's Got Talent stunning judges and the audience.

Ten-year-old Chinese boy caught by police driving himself to school with his grandma in the passenger seat

Police in east China were stunned to find a ten-year-old boy in the driving seat of a car when they pulled it over to perform a routine road inspection in downtown Jinan, Shandong province.

Inside the 13th century castle that has been transformed into a £2.3million luxury hotel complete with five bedrooms, ocean views and its own drawbridge

Inside Mingary Castle that has been transformed into a £2.3million luxury hotel

Mingary Castle looks out on the Atlantic Ocean from the tiny village of Kilchoan - the most westerly point of the British mainland. Over its 700 year history the hexagonal keep - with 10ft-thick walls - has been at the centre of bitter battles between kings and clans. But from May, after a two year £2.3million restoration, it's set to welcome guests who can stay in one of its five double bedrooms (bottom left) with en-suite bathrooms (bottom right).

   

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