Hit for six! Nimble Kate keeps on her towering wedges to play cricket with Indian school children on first day of tour with William

Namaste! Kate and William arrive in India and pay tribute to victims of 2008 Mumbai terror

Kate was pictured having a bat (main) as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met children in Mumbai for a game of cricket as part of their first royal tour as a couple for almost two years. They were given an enthusiast welcome upon their arrival at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel earlier today, having touched down on a British Airways flight from London with part of the 11-strong entourage that will accompany them on their seven-day trip to India and Bhutan. William and Kate's first official engagement of the visit saw them lay a wreath at a memorial to the hotel's victims of the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, before the royal couple changed outfits for a trip to Mumbai's Oval Maidan (inset), the iconic recreation ground in the south of the city. There the Duke and Duchess were joined by thousands of street children, who put Kate through her paces with some sporty drills (left and right).

The great loyalty cards backlash: Savvy shoppers reveal their top tricks to get vouchers from the retailers who have slashed value of reward schemes

Rewards card tricks that shoppers use to increase returns on shop's perks

When it comes to loyalty cards, shoppers are increasingly finding it is disloyalty that pays. Many have discovered a series of ingenious tricks to fool retailers into thinking they have gone elsewhere. Anna Malek, 29, (top left) says she saves up to £500 a year by using two Sainsbury's Nectar cards; one in her name and the other in her husband's. And Amy Pay, 24, from Cardiff, (right) revealed she uses her myWaitrose loyalty card to 'play the system' by taking advantage of the supermarket's offer of a free coffee with any purchase.

Married celebrity at centre of injunction storm 'had affair with ANOTHER lover' five months after notorious threesome

The latest twist in the injunction saga comes amid rows over whether or not the celebrity and their famous partner were wrong to use the UK courts in an attempt to hide the extra-marital activities.

David Cameron is under pressure to reveal MORE tax details as Jeremy Corbyn calls for ALL MPs and public officials to publish tax returns

The Labour leader said the Prime Minister (pictured yesterday) must explain why he invested in an offshore fund and also called for all MPs to publish their tax returns in a major intervention today.

Half of Muslims want gay sex to be outlawed and nearly a quarter support areas of UK being run under sharia law, new research reveals

British Muslims disagree with the rest of the population on a range of key issues such as sexuality, freedom of speech and polygamy, according to new research.

'Hello Son, I am talking to you from the grave': Dad sends heartbreaking email to son TWO YEARS after his death and says he hopes he is coping

A bereaved son has been sent an email from his father from 'beyond the grave', two years after he died. The father begins the email: 'Hello Son, I am talking to you from the grave'

'This is the only birthday that I have had with people coming': State Troopers surprise ten-year-old boy after NONE of his 21 classmates show up for his party

Texas State Troopers surprise 10-year-old boy none of his classmates attend his party

Toxey (top right), of Hot Springs Village, sent out invitations to all 21 of his classmates, but not a single one attended his tenth birthday party on April 2. After his mom, Angela Andrews, posted a heartbroken message about the party on Facebook, four State Troopers (left) decided to surprise the boy two days later on April 4 by showing up at his front door, bringing him gifts and cake (bottom right). They played basketball with him and even let him tour the patrol cars.

Terror group which launched Brussels bombings were planning NEW attack on Paris say prosecutors 

Belgian bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui, centre, and a mystery fourth bomber, left, both wearing black gloves to hide their suicide bomb triggers, killed 14 at Brussels airport - their accomplice the 'Man in White' Laachraoui, right, walked out of the airport. This CCTV image from the Brussels Airport surveillance cameras made available by Belgian Police, shows what officials believe may be suspects in the Brussels airport attack on March 22, 2016. The Belgian state prosecutor said in a press conference on Tuesday, that a photograph of three male suspects was taken at Zaventem. "Two of them seem to have committed suicide attacks. The third, wearing a light-coloured jacket and a hat, is actively being sought," the prosecutor said. REUTERS/CCTV/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMP

Brussels and Paris terror attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini has admitted that he had been planning to carry out a new terror attack on Paris but switched to targeting Brussels due to the police search.

Mother-to-be arrives at hospital with stomach pains only to see PORN MOVIE being screened in the waiting room 

Bemused mum-to-be, 24, was at Northwick Park Hospital in London (pictured). She is 23 weeks pregnant and was with her husband at the time. Hospitals bosses have now apologised for the mix-up.

Harry Potter and the Spooks of GCHQ: Bizarre story of how British spies battled to stop internet leak of JK Rowling book

Spies from the British government's secretive GCHQ stepped in to help publishers Bloomsbury Publishing establish the veracity of versions of the book appearing on the internet.

Police hunt two Brazilian bank robbers who wrapped themselves head-to-toe in TINFOIL in successful bid to beat alarm system 

The daring ruse worked and the alarm didn't sound - but an armed police response unit was mobilised after they were picked up moving around inside the bank in their odd disguises

Betrayal of the Oxo mum's sons: Lynda Bellingham's boys accuse stepfather of splurging their inheritance and threatening to leave them homeless - and that claims he had sex with her GHOST were final straw

Lynda Bellingham's sons to fight stepfather in court over claims he spent inheritance

Michael and Robbie Peluso, sons of British television icon Lynda Bellingham, pictured centre with her children, are challenging stepfather Michael Pattemore, left, in court over their late mother's will. The men claim Mr Pattemore has been 'disrespecting' their Oxo advert actress mother's memory, inset and right, following her death from bowel cancer in 2014, with a recent interview in which he claimed to have had sex with her ghost being 'the last straw'. They also claim Mr Pattemore had forced Robbie out of his home and been 'womanising' despite stating in an interview he would not take another partner after Lynda's death. Bewildered and deeply hurt, the brothers are now giving their first and only interview to correct the misleading picture they say is being painted by their stepfather.

Distressed Susan Boyle 'is spotted pleading 'Help Me!' on the phone as she runs through airport and refuses flight home to Scotland' 

The Britain's Got Talent star (pictured) was flying home from Derry Airport in Northern Ireland when her frantic behaviour was allegedly seen. She was apparently calmed by airport staff.

Tulisa is dating a car dealer with an assault conviction who 'sold her the £150,000 Ferrari she crashed to earn driving ban' 

South East Prestige Cars owner Michael Vaughan has reportedly posted pictures of him and Tulisa (pictured) together on his private Instagram account and the couple have been spotted on nights out.

Archbishop of Canterbury's secret father was a serial seducer who was 'brought alive like an old dog by beautiful girls with good brains'

Archbishop of Canterbury's secret father was a serial seducer who was 'brought alive like

Round-the-world yachtsman Paddy Macklin one of Justin Welby's (left) new-found relatives, spoke out following the revelation the archbishop was Sir Anthony Montague Browne's (right) illegitimate son. Montague-Browne was the private secretary of Winston Churchill (inset top with former US president Dwight D. Eisenhower). Talking about his stepfather, Macklin said: 'Let me put it this way: le coq was tres sportif'. Welby spoke out yesterday about the discovery that his mother Jane (inset bottom) had had the affair with Sir Anthony, resulting in his birth.

How Welby ignored the 'mad truth' about his real dad: Archbishop of Canterbury was given bombshell news about his father the war hero THREE YEARS ago

In a private conversation in the robing room at the House of Lords, Justin Welby told his close friend Graham James, the Bishop of Norwich, of the claims regarding his father.

KATIE HOPKINS: I don't have much time for religion but I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the tangled Welby clan get back together in heaven! 

I raged when Justin Welby told us to be more tolerant of migrants and spoke out against welfare reform - but, after the revelations about his family, I've decided I like this flawed man a lot.

'I couldn't have dreamed this': Former Liberty X member Kevin Simm is stunned as he's crowned the winner of The Voice UK 2016

The Voice UK 2015 FINAL: Kevin Simm crowned the winner

The four finalists - Cody Frost, Jolan, Kevin Simm and Lydia Lucy - faced the ultimate test of their vocal abilities as they competed for The Voice UK winner's crown on Saturday night. But it was former Liberty X boy Kevin who reigned supreme and was crowned the winner of this series of the BBC singing competition.

Oxford-educated Harry Potter collector, 42, was victim of 'vicious and sustained attack' say murder detectives as they release man, 26, without charge

Police have launched a murder investigation after Adrian Greenwood, 42, was found by his cleaner in the hallway of his four-storey house in Oxford having been stabbed to death.

Grief-stricken woman says the sadistic ex-partner who murdered her sister and their two-year-old daughter 'got off lightly' after he died just a year into his life sentence

Jeanette Chambers, 40, from Essex, has spoken of how the family have tried to pick up the pieces following the horrific murder of her beloved sister, Christine, 38, and niece Shania, two.

Cameron's tax bill dodge on mother's £200,000 gift: New row over historic decision to publish the PM's tax return after it is revealed family avoided £70,000 bill when his father died

David Cameron's tax bill dodge over mother's £200k gift adds more pressure on PM

After thousands called for his resignation outside Downing Street in London, David Cameron (left) has come under more fire over a £70,000 tax bill he avoided after inheriting money from his late father. Ian Cameron (top right) left the Prime Minister, pictured, £300,000 in his will following his death in 2010, and months later his mother Mary (top right) gifted him £200,000. It mean he avoided paying the Inland Revenue as all bequests over £325,000 are subject to a 40 per cent tax. Pictured (bottom right) is a breakdown of what the tax papers reveal.

David Cameron offers Boris Johnson a top Cabinet job in plot to stop London Mayor from ousting him as PM after EU vote

After one of the toughest weeks in Number 10, David Cameron (left) is plotting to save his career by offering Boris Johnson (right) a 'big job' in Cabinet after June's EU referendum.

Samantha, money and that 'field in Scunthorpe': How PM's wife's connections help push family into financial stratosphere

Samantha Cameron's father Sir Reginald Sheffield is thought to have a property portfolio worth more than £20million, including a £5million stately home near York.

You think this is all about money? It's about Brexit: Cameron's former speech writer on moneyed heritage threatening the PM's popularity

Moneyed heritage has left David Cameron wobbling after his most serious personal crisis since taking office - and it could not have come at a worse time, writes IAN BIRRELL.

So who's next to play my tax return is bigger than yours? George Osborne and Boris could be next in the spotlight...or even Jezza?

As David Cameron's tax returns come under greater scrutiny, which British politician will be next in the spotlight? George Osborne? Boris Johnson? Or even Jeremy Corbyn?

DAN HODGES: 'I have GOT to shield my mum': The moment Dave vowed to defend his family - and turned a tax row into an offshore disaster

David Cameron suddenly found himself and his family plunged into the middle of what was not just a domestic, but a full-blown international scandal, writes DAN HODGES.

Forget the finances, right now we need leaders - not morally perfect pygmies, writes TOBY YOUNG

If all senior UK politicians will be expected to disclose their personal finances from now on, even fewer talented people will enter public life than they do at present, writes TOBY YOUNG.

Does M stand for model? Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner join Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain on red carpet at MTV Movie Awards

Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain dazzle in black lace as they bring Hollywood glamour

There was no shortage of glamour on the 2016 MTV Movie Awards red carpet. The ceremony held in Los Angeles on Saturday night made room for some of the biggest names in entertainment including movie beauties Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain and modelling starlets Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.  Charlize, 40, stunned in a black lace Alexander McQueen dress with jewel-encrusted butterflies adorning her plunging neckline while her other superstar counterparts also opted for low-cut numbers. 

Kate plans to shake off 'Duchess of drab' comments by opting for risqué Indian designer dress

Kate wants to shake off those cruel 'Duchess of Drab' comments by opting for an Indian designer a little more risqué than Saloni, who was behind the demure navy spotted gown she wore last week.

Is Tata link too-too far for Wills and Kate's India tour? Royal couple turn down steel family's £9,500-a-night suite

There could hardly be a more fitting place for the opulent opening reception of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour of India than the Taj Mahal Palace hotel.

Married celebrity 'splashed around with threesome couple in paddling pool filled with OLIVE OIL'

Despite the identity of the well-established figure and their famous spouse being revealed in the US, a controversial Court of Appeal ruling has banned their names being exposed in the UK.

British mother and her son who enjoy 'mind-blowing sex' together go into hiding as police say they could face 15 years in jail

Kim West, 51, and her son Ben Ford, 32, who live in Michigan, US, revealed their relationship yesterday. But the pair are now in hiding after the US authorities became aware of their relationship.

Born with a penis AND a vagina and raised as a boy for 22 years - the hermaphrodite who has become a model so she can have surgery to make her a 'normal' woman

Inter-sex model Sophia Young with male and female genitals has a modelling career 

An Australian model who was born with a penis and vagina has kickstarted a modelling career despite being bullied mercilessly at school. Sophia Young, born in Nowra on the south coast of NSW, Australia, was only eight-years-old when she started feeling pain in her pelvic area, and doctors soon discovered her ovaries were positioned abnormally, with one being much higher than the other. As she got older, both reproductive organs developed, but her penis became so large that her parents stopped raising her as a girl, and changed her name to Harrison.

Star Wars fan refused a passport when she changed her name to SKYWALKER has had to swap back by deed poll before authorities agreed to give her one 

Laura Matthews, 30, from Southend, Essex, was refused a passport after she changed her name to Skywalker by deed poll and has been forced to revert to her original name to get a new one.

Revealed: Second man held over Brussels attacks posted Facebook pictures of himself with ISIS in Syria but was STILL able to sneak back into Europe with a fake passport

The second man arrested by Brussels police alongside Mohammed Abrini is believed to be a Swedish national who snuck back into Europe with a false passport after fighting with ISIS in Syria.

Scout leader, 67, could be stripped of his woggle after boasting on Facebook about snorting party drug meow meow 

Private messages on Facebook allegedly show Bob Hennegan, pictured, from Birmingham, boasting about buying the mephedrone powder, banned in the UK in 2011, for £20 a gram.

'My conviction's a joke.. hopefully I'll play again': Adam Johnson's amazing flirty texts sent to a lover just days before he was jailed for child sex crimes 

Adam Johnson's texts sent to a lover just days before he was jailed released

Adam Johnson, left, sent a string of flirtatious text messages, right, to an un-named woman, while he was awaiting sentencing at Bradford Crown Court as ex-girlfriend Stacey Flounders, inset, cared for their child. In the messages, Johnson claimed he would like to resume his football career and said he would spend his time in prison writing letters.

'We can't predict the future and we never read clients' minds': Medium and 'ghost whisperer' - who gets booked up a YEAR in advance - reveals the most frustrating myths about psychics

Psychics are often at the centre of harsh and hurtful scepticism and criticism. Australian ghost whisperer Suzie Price has revealed the most common and frustrating myths she has faced in her career.

£2bn fiasco as huge recycling plant dumped: Hundreds of workers facing the sack as PFI facility is shut down leaving thousands of tons of waste destined for landfill

Only nine years after a private finance initiative contract was signed, two of Britain's biggest recycling plants are set to close, leaving more than 250 workers facing redundancy.

Vernon Kay jets off to Caribbean for make-or-break holiday with wife Tess Daly after being caught out texting page three model

Vernon Kay jets off to Caribbean for make-or-break holiday with wife Tess Daly after being

The couple's marriage was rocked by the revelations that Mr Kay (left, with Ms Daly), 41, had once again been texting Page 3 model Rhian Sugden (right), the same woman he was caught liasing with in 2010. Ms Daly, 46, has chosen once again to stand by her husband, and has jetted off to the idyllic islands with him and their two daughters.

'Losing my libido was a blessing in disguise': Author who made her name detailing her swinger's life and loved threesomes, foursomes and bondage tells why she is happy to lose her sex drive 

Suzanne Portnoy's bestselling memoir, 'The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick Maker', documented her explicit sexual encounters. But now she says she has lost her libido - and 'it's okay'.

WATERSTONED! Book giant sells 'grow your own' cannabis guides... complete with tips on how to avoid visits from the police 

Some of the books on sale advise readers how to set up a lucrative business selling the drug while others are cookbooks listing a range of recipes which include cannabis (pictured).

Don't get on the wrong side of mum! Amazing pictures show mother warthog fighting off the LEOPARD who was trying to snatch her baby for supper

Don't get on the wrong side of mum! Amazing pictures show mother warthog fighting off

The dramatic images show the leopard sink its teeth into the piglet (top left), before the baby warthog's mother begins to charge (top right). Running full throttle towards the leopard with her tusks bared (bottom left), the warthog forces the leopard to release the piglet, allowing it to escape (bottom right). The incredible photos were captured in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

The North Pole is on its way to London and NASA scientists think they have worked out the reason why

Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis which has meant the North Pole is now moving slowly towards the UK, a new NASA study finds.

Tiny scratch to the womb during a simple 15-minute procedure could end the misery and anxiety of miscarriage

Scientists from the University of Warwick believe it not only increases the chances of an IVF patient becoming pregnant but also of a woman at risk of miscarriage carrying full term.

Elton John enjoys date night with husband David Furnish as they step out for the closing show of Billy Elliot The Musical in London's West End

Elton John and David Furnish enjoy closing show of Billy Elliot The Musical

He famously composed the music for Billy Elliot The Musical. So it's no wonder Elton John wanted to say his final farewells to the hit show's last West End production at the Victoria Palace Theatre in central London on Saturday evening. The 69-year-old pop icon looked the picture of excitement while holding hands with his smiling husband David Furnish as they arrived through the VIP bar entrance.

Britain is giving more than £1m to train security forces who kidnapped Ethiopia's 'Mandela' as EU envoy to Rwanda admits: 'I am proud to fund a dictator' 

Collect Pic...Yemi Hailemariam, Menabe, Andargachew Tsege, Yialk, Helawit..."Andy", a UK citizen, is currently being held in Ethiopia without trial...22-1-2015 collect by Ian McIlgorm

Britain is giving more than a million pounds to train Ethiopia's security forces - even though the country's repressive regime abducted a British citizen and holds him under sentence of death.

Poverty barons' payday bonanza: Fatcats cashing in on British aid boom by driving up profits, pays and dividends in poorest parts of the world 

DADAAB, KENYA - JULY 20: Somalian refugees seek aid after escaping drought and conflict in Somalia, at a refugee camp on July 20, 2011 in Dadaab, Kenya. The first consignment of emergency aid from UNHCR arrived in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi last week with supplies destined for the refugee camps near the Kenya-Somalia border. An estimated 430,000 refugees are being affected by what the UN are describing as the "largest humanitarian crises in 50 years" as drought and famine take their toll on an already war-ravaged region. (Photo by Jacky Ghossein/The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

Private firms handing out British aid in the poorest parts of the world are driving up profits, pay and dividends despite Government attempts to restrain them.

The final insult: British aid's £21m boost to CHINESE steel in bid to revive failing economies 

DALIAN, CHINA - JULY 7: (CHINA OUT) Metalworkers at a steel factory on July 7, 2009 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. Figures for China's 2009 steel output are set to be higher than those of 2008, with China bucking a global fall in steel production, with what could be close to record production levels. (Photo by Liu Debin/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

The DFID paid £21 million to fund a project aimed at turning around a number of loss-making state-owned businesses in Liaoning and Sichuan between 1999 and 2004.

Scientists reveal how to wash your hands: Research shows six step process is most efficient at killing bacteria

Glasgow Caledonian University found the 6-step hygiene hand method is more effective than the 3-step. It reduced the median bacterial count from 3.28 to 2.58, the 3-step that only hit 2.88.

British Olympic boxing gold medalist Anthony Joshua wins world heavyweight title in TWO ROUNDS with spectacular knockout in front of star-studded O2 crowd

Jose Mourinho and Premier League stars sat ringside as Anthony Joshua wins world title

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (middle right) joined ex-England international Jamie Redknapp, boxer Tony Bellew and comedian Jack Whitehall (bottom right) among the star-studded crowd at the o2 Arena as the 26-year-old from Watford floored Martin with an incredible right-hand blow in the second round (top right). Joshua is now the first ever Briton to win both the super-heavyweight Olympic gold and a version of the world heavyweight title. He also joins Muhammad Ali in the history books by winning a professional heavyweight title (left and inset) while still a reigning Olympic champ, having won gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

'Hot, cheap, beach, Europe': The desperate Google search which finally led to love for woman left heartbroken after TWO long distance affairs

Milly Westwood bought a one-way ticket out of London, 10 years ago. Two globe-trotting heartbreaks took her to opposite sides of the globe before she found the one in a Spanish village.

RACHEL JOHNSON: You want the 'snip', Jamie? Leave in your wife's hands... 

If anyone's going to make unilateral as opposed to joint decisions when it comes to family planning, women want it to be them, writes RACHEL JOHNSON about Jamie Oliver (pictured).

Bullseye! The VERY eye-watering moment a matador is gored in the buttocks by a raging bull but incredibly he waddles away with just minor injuries

Shocking moment matador is gored in the bum by angry bull yet survives the scare

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. This is the shocking moment a matador was gored in the buttocks (left) by a bull, but incredibly walked away with just minor injuries. Andres Roca Rey, 19, was lucky to survive after the 1,176lb bull he was taking on appeared to impale him through the bottom. There was panic inside the La Maestranza bullring in Seville, Spain, as the animal lifted Roca Rey up with its left horn, shaking him like a rag doll as the fighter screamed in agony. While these horrific pictures appear to show the bull's horn goring Roca Rey through the buttocks, he was able to walk away with minor injuries. It is believed that the bull's horn grazed the matador's thigh, but miraculously avoided more delicate areas as he rode on top of the animal's head (right).

Austrian government wants to seize Adolf Hitler's birthplace to prevent it becoming a neo-Nazi shrine after owner refuses to sell the landmark building 

Austrian officials want to seize the landmark property in the town of Braunau am Inn to prevent it becoming a neo-Nazi shrine after the current owner refused to sell it to them.

Plunging 41 storeys and hitting 150mph in just 4.9 seconds: The ultimate rides and roller coasters revealed

From the Ferrari coaster that hits 150mph in under five seconds in Abu Dhabi to the 90mph vertical drop of Zumanjaro in the US, they are designed for those who have screaming to go faster in their DNA.

Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo: Has a Walking Dead superfan been able to crack who Negan beat to death in season finale?

Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo: Has this Walking Dead superfan cracked who Negan killed? 

WARNING SPOILERS. Villain Negan (pictured main) made his debut during this season's finale last week and slaughtered one of 11 characters with a bat during a game of Eenie Meenie Miney Mo. The scene showed the scene from the victim's point of view, making it impossible for fans to know who had died. Only the show's next episode, due in October, will reveal the whole truth, but a fan seems to have cracked the code. In a video, the user establishes the order in which Negan counts his potential victims as he goes through the Eenie Meenie Miney Mo routine (top picture). An animated bat moves from one character to the next as the villain's voice recites the lyrics. He comes to the conclusion that Glenn is Negan's most likely victim (bottom center), although Eugene may also be the one to meet a very grisly fate (bottom right)

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Pure white sand, coral and crystal clear waters... but it's not the Caribbean! Here are the top 10 island beaches in SCOTLAND 

Pure white sand, coral and crystal clear waters... but it's not the Caribbean! Here are

Beach lovers often overlook Scotland's islands in favour of the Caribbean. But places like Mull, Shetland and Skye offer beaches to rival almost anywhere in the world for beauty. Pictured clockwise from top left: West Beach on Berneray island, the tombolo on Saint Ninian Island on North Uist and the north coast of Iona.

'Deportations to begin': Boston Globe unveils lampoon Trump edition of Sunday newspaper... to give a taste of what America would be like if The Donald became President

The fake edition (pictured), revealed by Matt Drudge on Saturday, depicts a riot-torn country where curfews are enforced as mass deportations loom, while markets around the world collapse.

Romanian immigrant who screamed 'sex' at woman as he tried to rape her is finally caught and jailed after hiding out in his home country

Andu Nedelcu, pictured, fled to his homeland after an attack on a 20-year-old woman in a churchyard in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, but was extradited back to the UK to face charges half a year later.

Handbagged! Lady Thatcher's daughter blocks £300,000 statue of her mother - because sculptor omitted the one VITAL accessory

Margaret Thatcher's daughter Carol has blocked plans to place the sculpture of her mother on London's Parliament Square because the Iron Lady isn't carrying a handbag.

Siberian man, 77, dies of a broken heart after losing his wife, his job and finally his Alsatian dog 

Vladimir Davydov, 77, from Siberia, has died, allegedly of a broken heart, after he lost his dog, called Yan. The man searched with a sign that read 'Help me find my friend'.

Still The Greatest: Frail Muhammad Ali attends star-studded event to raise money in the fight against Parkinson's Disease - which has proved his toughest opponent 

Still The Greatest: Muhammad Ali bravely attends star-studded event to raise money in the

Muhammad Ali has attended a star-studded event in his honour to raise money for the fight against Parkinson's Disease. It was headlined by singer Carrie Underwood (pictured). The frail former heavyweight champion who suffers from Parkinson's has rarely been seen in recent years and his appearance electrified guests at the gala in Phoenix, Arizona. Ali received a standing ovation at the 22nd annual Celebrity Fight Night, which raises money for research into the disease, after a video tribute to the star was played.

CCTV catches trusted carer stealing £2,500 from a frail pensioner after her suspicious son set up a secret camera

Mary Kelly, 32, of Ardrossan, Ayrshire, was meant to be looking after Patricia Tracey, 80, at her home when she was secretly filmed rifling through her cupboard and stealing her money.

Have YOU seen your family lately? Chinese city set to punish those who don't visit their elderly parents with a bad credit rating

Shanghai policy makers are set to punish those who don't visit their parents with a bad credit rating. The new rule takes effect on May 1 enabling parents who don't receive a visit to sue their children.

Rebel Tory MP threatens to bring government 'grinding to a halt' in £9m pro-EU leaflet row

Sir Bill Cash (pictured) threatened to bring the Government 'grinding to a halt' in protest at David Cameron's pro-Brussels mailshot. And anti-EU MPs plan to boycott a Tory party 'away day'.

BLACK DOG: Anti-Brussels crusader John Redwood fires up the troops by describing referendum as 'English Civil War' 

Then, as now, an MPs' revolt spread across the land, except 'the two sides battle with words in TV studios, not with cavalry'. If Redwood had such fire in his belly 25 years ago, he could have been PM.

'I don't flirt with Piers, but we are playful and antagonistic and it works': Susanna Reid on staying top of the morning

Susanna Reid opens up on Piers Morgan and ITV’s Good Morning Britain

Susanna Reid (pictured) has reigned supreme for more than a decade on the UK's breakfast TV - and since joining forces with Piers Morgan on ITV's Good Morning Britain (pictured inset), ratings have soared. She talks to Richard Godwin about holding her own on the sofa and 'committed parenting' post break-up.

Mother who murdered Ayeeshia Jane Smith 'offered to SELL the tragic tot to a friend in return for drug money'

Mother who murdered Ayeeshia Jane Smith ‘offered to SELL the child for drug money'

Kathryn Smith, 23, of Burton, Staffordshire, is said to have tried to sell her daughter, left, for drugs money before murdering her in 2014, a source has claimed today. Smith, right, was found guilty of the crime at Birmingham Crown Court while her former partner Matthew Rigby was convicted of causing or allowing her death. Experts in the court case said the child was so badly injured she looked like she had been in a car accident.

ISIS are still holding 30 cement factory workers as they quiz captives over religion and execute those who are in the wrong sect 

The terrorist group abducted 300 members of staff from Al-Badia Cement Company in Dumeir, near Damascus in Syria, earlier this week as they launched a surprise attack on government forces.

The cellulite slayer: An hour-long operation to banish 'orange peel' skin...and gruesome though it sounds, surgeons insist it's virtually pain-free

The tiny blade inserts a miniature blade into the skin but but does not leave a scar, and it could help the eight in ten women looking for the Kim Kardashian (pictured) look but suffering from the condition.

Oxford-educated Harry Potter collector, 42, dies of stab wounds to chest and neck at his £640,000 home - as police arrest 26-year-old man 

Historian Adrian Greenwood, pictured, was discovered by a member of the public at his home in Oxford. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody.

Labour councillor, 20, suspended over claims she called Hitler 'the greatest man in history' in latest anti-Semitic scandal to hit Corbyn's party  

Luton labour councillor suspended over anti-semtic tweets

Luton's youngest councillor, Aysegul Gurbuz (pictured) denies posting the series of anti-Semitic tweets, one of which said 'Ed Miliband is Jewish. He will never become prime minister of Britain'. The Warwick University student is also the institution's events organiser for the student union's Friends of Palestine society.

Three fishermen 'drowned in frigid seas after trying to swim to shore from their life raft' after their boat sank off the Outer Hebrides 

Two bodies were found after the Louisa sank early yesterday morning off the Western Isles of Scotland and one man remains missing. Another crew member was said to have escaped serious injury.

Killer of 16-year-old schoolgirl Becky Watts launches SECOND appeal against her sentence for brutal manslaughter 

Shauna Hoare, 22, had her first challenge against both her sentence and conviction rejected by a judge just last month after she was convicted of the manslaughter of the Bristol teenager.

Marvel at my Sports Direct £6m mansion: Underfire store chief slammed for 'extreme bad taste' after his wife flaunts palatial home on TV...as his boss faces questions over zero-hour contracts

Sports Direct's boss' £6m mansion featured on TV show despite zero-hour contracts scandal

Sports Direct chief executive David Forsey recently allowed his opulent six-bedroom Cheshire estate (top left), complete with indoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi (bottom left), to feature in the reality TV show The Real Housewives Of Cheshire. On the show Forsey's wife Stacey (pictured inset with Forsey and right) shows off the couple's champagne lifestyle along with other members of the area's elite. Sports Direct employs 80 per cent of its staff on zero-hours contracts, which oblige workers to take shifts at short notice but give no guarantees they will receive work. In April last year, a TV investigation claimed workers at the retail giant's warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, lived in fear of being sacked for talking, spending too long in the toilet or even falling ill.

Sesame Street's first AFGHAN character makes her debut as TV bosses hope she will show 'that a little girl can do as much as everybody else'

Producers hope Zari will help inspire young girls in Afghanistan, where women were until recently completely barred from school. Sesame Street is the most-watched kids TV programme in the country.

Pope Francis to make two trips to volatile Azerbaijan and Georgia on peace mission

The Vatican said Saturday the pontiff will visit Armenia on 24 June to 26 June. He will travel to Georgia and Azerbaijan from 30 September to 2 October.

Greek authorities vow to clear Tent City ahead of summer tourism season as hundreds more migrants are sent back to Turkey 

The Greek city of Piraeus, the main port linking the mainland with the country's vacation islands, is currently home to 4,000 migrants, leading to concerns over the country's tourism industry.

'You f*** off!' Man emerges unscathed from encounter with a BEAR by screaming at the top of his lungs to scare it away

YouTube video shows man screaming at bear to scare it away

The man, who was hiking with a friend when the bear (pictured) showed up looking ready to charge, said he didn't have a gun or spray to deter the bar and thus had to resort to screaming. He first tried walking backwards while still facing the bear, talking to it in a non-threatening manner. 'This technique has worked in every other bear encounter I have had,' the man said. 'When I realized it was not deterring him in the slightest I knew I was in for trouble and realized I had one tactic left to call out his bluff.'

Bright Young Thing who broke Evelyn Waugh's heart...though he found plenty of solace with 'voracious' women from Morocco to the Riviera

It was soon after Evelyn Waugh's first wife, Evelyn Gardner, left him for another man in 1929, a little over a year after they had married, that he began to fall for one of the great loves of his life, Baby (left).

Football star Kolo Toure's maid claims she was treated like a 'slave' - working 16 hours a day for below minimum wage and even had to tie his wife's shoelaces 

Premier League Footballer Kolo Toure's maid, Alice Sawyer, 30, has claimed she was treated like a 'slave' and was forced to work up to 16 hour days at his mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire.

Would you use the controversial 'Yes to Sex' app? Software requires each person to give consent - and even agree a safe word

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A new app called Yes to Sex aims to ensure both parties have agreed to sex before getting on with the deed. The free app will record verbal consent, including safe words and agreed upon protection.

Over 100 people are killed and 200 more injured in massive fire at Hindu temple in India during fireworks display

At least 84 feared dead and 200 more injured in massive fire at Hindu temple in India

At least 102 people are feared dead and 200 more injured (top right and bottom right) after a huge fire tore through a Hindu temple in India during a fireworks display. The Puttingal temple festival was set to end with a fireworks display and it is believed that a lit firework may have landed in a storage area filled with firecrackers, causing a massive blast (left). The explosion in Paravur, Kerala, is believed to have happened at around 3.30am local time (6pm EST).

Horrific pictures show why you should NEVER give a child with chickenpox ibuprofen: Boy left fighting for his life after developing blood poisoning

Hayley Lyons, from Warrington, shared photos of her son Lewis at Alder Hey Children's Hospital after he developed septicaemia. The post has now been shared almost 350,000 times.

Touching moment injured swan 'hugs' man who saved her life in remarkable show of gratitude because she 'knew she was in caring arms' 

Richard Wiese visited the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset a few years ago to host the TV show Born To Explore when he first met the swan. The presenter built up a relationship with the injured animal.

Outraged audience members boo opening night of 'feminist' production at Royal Opera House amid 'gratuitous' scenes featuring S&M;, blood and murder 

Ticket-holders for the opening night of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House were left shocked by an unscripted and 'exceptionally bloody' on-stage miscarriage'.

Charity boss and his wife who flew hundreds of Bangladeshi migrants to Britain for a day to claim £1.6million in benefits are jailed

Chowdhury Muyeed, 52, from London, and his wife Asma Khanam, 47, who flew hundreds of Bangladeshis to Britain to claim £1.6million in benefits have been jailed.

Here's how Somalia deals with terrorists: Islamist extremists who killed journalist in car bomb attack are executed by firing squad

Abdirisak Mohamed Barow et Hassan Nur Ali, who admitted being al-Shabaab members during their trial, were shot in Mogadishu. They had been found guilty of the murder of journalist Hindiyo Haji Mohamed.

Break-in bad! Police hunt Walter White lookalike after he is spotted on CCTV stealing items left on charity shop doorstep 

Police hunt Walter White lookalike after he is spotted on CCTV stealing items left on

The Walter White lookalike (left) is being sought after the theft outside The Children's Society shop in Newark, Nottinghamshire, overnight on March 20. He is described as being white and in his mid-40s. He has a large moustache and was wearing a black fedora hat - just like Brian Cranston's 'Heisenberg' character in the hit US crime drama series (right). A police spokesman said: 'Officers would like to speak with the man pictured in connection with the theft of items which were left on the door step of a charity shop. If you recognise the man or think you can help in any way please call Nottinghamshire Police.'

French illustrator slams publisher after being told her 'curvy' subject was too fat to grace a novel cover

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Maureen Wingrove, 28, of Lyon, France, was given ten days to create the a novel cover. The brief described the main character (right) as a thirty-year-old woman and said she was 'curvy all over'.

Dying for the Motherland and dumped in a mass grave: Skulls of Soviet WWII soldiers are uncovered in middle of a German village

A volunteer group that works to recover the bodies of fallen soldiers in eastern Europe has unearthed the skulls of Soviet soldiers at a mass grave in Brandenburg, Germany.

That's what you call a cottage industry... Unique home with it's own quay that once shipped Welsh slate all over the world

Laundry Cottage (pictured) in North Wales was originally built as lodgings for the sailors who transported the slate from the nearby Blaenau Ffestiniog mines to other parts of Britain and beyond.

 

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The Stratford Townhouse built in Shakespeare's day that's the perfect place to stay on a pilgrimage to the Bard's birthplace

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Sharp Shooter: Talented gunman fires off the end of friend's cigarette with AK-47 as Pakistani daredevils play dangerous game

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Fly away home! Man sets bird free after hearing strange noises from his gutter and finding it trapped inside

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Bright Young Thing who broke Evelyn Waugh's heart...though he found plenty of solace with 'voracious' women from Morocco to the Riviera

Eveylyn Waugh's first love 'Baby' broke his heart after rejected proposal

It was soon after Evelyn Waugh's first wife, Evelyn Gardner, left him for another man in 1929, a little over a year after they had married, that he began to fall for one of the great loves of his life. Known as 'Baby', Teresa Jungman (left on the right picture, with her sister Zita) was the younger daughter of prominent London hostess Beatrix Guinness. Eventually, she refused his proposal and he fell in love with Laura Herbert (pictured together, left) who he married in 1937.

Afghan migrant boy, 6, who couldn't breathe while trapped in a lorry in the UK is rescued after TEXTING a charity volunteer in New York

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Monkey is finally rescued after cruel owner kept him in tiny, dark, rat-filled cage for 25 YEARS

Joe the macaque was captured in 1991 - and spent the next 25 years in a cage crammed between two buildings in a Bangkok slum, until a passer-by spotted him and alerted an animal charity.

Student turns Rice Krispies into amazing art including edible emojis, cartoon characters and Kim Kardashian (just DON'T add milk)

Student turns Rice Krispies into amazing art including David Bowie and Kim Kardashian

Jessica Siskin, from New York, began experimenting with the cereal three years ago and has since created everything from emojis to celebrity portraits. Her designs include, clockwise from top left, a cheeseburger; David Bowie's iconic Aladdin Sane photo; Homer Simpson; Kim Kardashian's infamous Paper magazine cover; a packet of Haribo sweets and Spongebob.

   

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