Scars of the Somme: Time has healed the landscape 100 years on but Flanders fields still

The landscape may have healed but the scars of the Battle of the Somme are still visible in the French countryside 100 years after one of the most famously futile clashes in military history. It lasted for 141 days and cost the lives of 300,000 British, French, German, Canadian, South African, Australian, New Zealand and Indian soldiers. On the first day alone - 1 July 1916 - 19,240 British soldiers were killed after 'going over the top' and more than 38,000 were wounded. Now a British photographer has spent 400 days in France taking pictures of the battlefield over a 10 year period will be displayed alongside old photos in London from June 1.

Woman ex-soldier used electric shock dog collar to punish toddler and beat him so hard she

Lanna Monaghan, 34, pictured right, shocked the boy with an electric collar (left) subjected the child to an 'appalling' 15-month campaign of physical abuse, kicking and biting the boy when he 'pushed her buttons'. She also forced the boy to have cold showers and, on one occasion, beat him so hard that she broke a wooden spoon. He was just three years old when the catalogue of abuse was uncovered. Monaghan, of Fort Augustus, was remanded in custody at the High Court in Edinburgh after admitting to five charges of assaulting the boy in 2014 and 2015.

The Office for National Statistics said the difference between those coming in and leaving the country in the year to December was up 10,000 on the year to September.

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A new report released earlier this week suggested that low-fat diets are doing more harm than good. Here, a FEMAIL expert reveals the fats you should be eating - and which ones to avoid.

The country is expecting to enjoy above-average temperatures of 20C this weekend but showers threaten to dampen the South West on Saturday and Monday could be a washout in the East.

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Distraught passengers told how they heard the woman screaming after her foot was crushed between the Tube train and platform at Canning Town station in east London at around 8.20am.

Amber Heard files for divorce from Johnny Depp three days after his mother died

Amber Heard, 30, (pictured alone, left, in Los Angeles on Tuesday) filed divorce papers (right inset) on Monday citing irreconcilable differences and seeking spousal support. A source says the couple do not have a pre-nuptial agreement in place. Johnny Depp, 52, (pictured, right, also going solo when he arrived at ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Hollywood on Monday) filed his own legal documents yesterday asking the judge to reject the actress's claim for spousal support. The actor is also mourning the death of his beloved mother Betty Sue Palmer (left inset) who passed away just two days before Heard lodged her divorce petition. The couple, who got married on Depp's private island in The Bahamas (right inset) in February last year, have not been photographed together in public since mid-April when Heard appeared with the actor (centre) at an Australian court for smuggling her dogs into the country.

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He was once the sultry heartthrob adored by millions - but since his marriage to Amber Heard, Johnny Depp has gone from Hollywood hotty to paunchy and puffy-faced.

The thoughts of three children who wrote on how it must feel to be 40 have gone viral on Twitter, detailing everything from aching legs, grey hair and wrinkles to being prepared to die.

Nutritionist Dr Marilyn Glenville reveals how you can instantly reduce bloating with these simple tips, from eating different vegetables and ditching dairy to eating more fibre than before.

Despite repeated claims by junior doctors that the dispute was about 'safety, not pay,' the leaked messages reveal their primary concern was the proposed cut in premium weekend pay.

Daniel Carter, from Hull, was diagnosed with a huge neuroblastoma - a cancer of the cells that form the nervous system - that had spread from his chest to his spine.

Bristol teen given too much change at Tesco for Jaffa Cakes has funny Twitter exchange

Josh Knight, 17, from Bristol, (pictured left) paid for the snack, which cost 59p, using a £1 coin - but got £1.41 back in return. He was so happy with the transaction, which meant technically the store had paid him for the Jaffa Cakes (stock pic inset), that he tweeted Tesco with his thanks. Josh wrote: 'Just bought some Jaffa cakes in tesco for 59p so paid on self service with a pound coin, gives me £1.41 change, cheers @Tesco'.

Society bible Tatler has penned the ultimate guide to Sloane's nicknames - from 'Bunter' to 'Nick Nock' - explaining that the origins often lie in 'long nights in dormitories' at boarding school.

'She passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends after enduring a long illness,' the Friends star said in a statement released Wednesday. The two had been estranged for a long time.

British tourist downed 75 SHOTS as a dare in Magaluf bar now in critical condition

The man, in his late 20s, necked the spirits as a dare in Spanish the resort of Magaluf. He was taken to hospital in a 'serious' condition after falling unconscious in the street (main) outside the bar. A witness said: 'The lad was being cocky. He drank them all, one after the other. Within minutes of going outside he collapsed on the street. He was out cold for about 15 minutes until the ambulance arrived.' The holidaymaker is understood to have drunk five pints in one bar before moving on to Lush bar (inset) where he was egged on by crowds to drink the 42 per cent proof Sambuca.

Clair Jones, 42, from Rugby was sentenced to 19 months in prison at Warwick Crown Court for stealing the valuable items from her customers and then trying to pin the blame on a colleague.

Witnesses said they heard a 'loud bang' and saw an advertising hoarding fall on top of the child inside Terminal 1. he was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital.

Father John Coupland from Brockworth, Gloucestershire, claims his daughter Elizabeth was pulled out of class at Millbrook Academy three times in recent weeks for minor misdemeanors.

Charlotte Peers, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, already has Seb, two, and Jaxx, six months, and is currently 11 weeks pregnant with her third child, and says she doesn't want any more.

Chris Kolba, a physical therapist at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, coined the term to explain when the gluteus maximus muscles are not functioning properly, causing strain elsewhere.

The anonymous writer - a student teacher at City College Norwich - has apparently spent the last three years posting postcards to 'those who need a little love [and] hope'.

The moment lab test dogs saw sunlight for the first time: 150 canines used for experiments

This is the heartwarming moment 156 beagles saw natural sunlight for the first time after being set free from an animal testing facility in India. The dogs, mostly aged between two and five-years-old, were born and bred in the lab where they were kept in small cages and given minimal food. Animal activists from Compassion Unlimited Plus Action, an Indian NGO who care for mistreated animals, helped secure the dogs' release from the lab in Bangalore. Their lives were changed overnight on 16th May when the government turned down the laboratory's plea to use them for experiments and asked them to set the dogs free.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has hit out at foreign millionaires who buy UK flats but don't live in them as it is claimed the city's tallest residential building is mostly owned by overseas investors.

Ryan Morrish (pictured) killed Calvin Trevena and Ann Varran in his white Audi as they walked home from a carnival in St Agnes, Cornwall, in the early hours of August 2 last year.

A paediatric occupational therapist has warned that children are doing worse at school now than before, because parents let them use too much technology, don't let them be bored and never say 'no'.

Captain Richard Brown, a UK pilot with 20 years' aviation experience, came to MailOnline Travel's HQ to reveal what happens behind the flight-deck door for a series of insider video guides.

Kate Middleton outshines Princess' Beatrice and Eugenie in almost every photograph

A recent photo shows Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, dressed to the nines in expensive designer outfits that don't quite add up, appearing to look daggers at the nape of Kate's swan-like neck as she glides effortlessly ahead, a symphony in simple nudes and pale yellow. Next to a woman as genetically blessed as Catherine, they don't stand a chance. From her own mother to Samantha Cameron, Sarah Vine knows how it feels to always be the frumpy one in photographs, the one whose arm is at an odd angle, whose grin is just that little bit too wide, whose leg is askew.

Crystal Palace fan Eddie Izzard claimed he was subjected to homophobic abuse- despite not being gay - during his side's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Wembley Stadium in London.

Joanna Dennehy was given a whole-life sentence for murdering three men and stabbing two more (Cambridgeshire Police/PA)

Serial killer Joanna Dennehy, pictured, has lost her High Court claim that she is entitled to damages for human rights violations after being placed in solitary confinement in jail.

Speaking publicly about her shock diagnosis, the 51-year-old (pictured) said she lived a healthy life and did not expect to get cancer, but her biggest fear when she did was 'not being there as a mum'.

Amy Asker, 36, ploughed into schoolboy Seth Dixon as he was crossing the road near his home in Tydd Gote, Lincolnshire. She was speaking to a friend on the phone at the time of the accident.

Kate Middleton and Prince William's unseen portrait revealed on thank you card

A new portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been revealed on a thank you card the couple sent to everyone who wrote to them with congratulations on their fifth wedding anniversary. The image of the couple, was shared on Twitter by photographer Paul Ratcliffe along with the accompanying message in which Kate, 34, and William, 33, said they were 'deeply touched' by people's good wishes.

Divorcee who won £3.5m settlement from her ex-husband is allowed to keep the lot

Mother-of-two Karen Hart (left), 60, was awarded £3.5million from a £10million family fortune by a judge when she split from property mogul John Hart (right), 77, after more than 20 years of marriage. But Mr Hart, who had lived with her in a £1.1million home (centre) in Wishaw, Warwickshire, claimed the amount ignored that she has been living with another man 'for years' - and she should now look to him for financial support. However Mrs Hart insisted that she needed all of the £3.5million to remain 'financially independent' of her new partner Tim Chubb - and not be forced into marrying him by lack of funds. Now she has won the backing of Sir James Munby in London's Court of Appeal, who ruled that the 'presence of her new partner in her life did not diminish her needs' financially as a single woman.

Nick Robertson was ordered to pay ex-wife Janine £70million following a High Court legal battle that was sparked when he moved in with his PA, who is 15 years his junior.

Nicola Landsdown, 38, from Buckinghamshire, was put into a medically induced coma just minutes after this photo of her and daughter Lexi was taken after suffering a potentially lethal bleed on her brain.

Britain's Got Talent drag act Danny Beard was bullied as a schoolboy by thugs

Life hasn't always been easy for Daniel Curtis (pictured) - the man behind the mask of Danny Beard (left). The 23-year-old grew up in Halewood, Liverpool, to mother Patricia, 46, and 'masculine' fireman father Luke, 50. Family was so close to his heart and he still has a special bond with his 'nana' Patricia Maybury, 70, and younger brother Jake, 20. Nobody said a word as he put on his mother's dresses and danced around the house. But, it was outside of his loving home, where he found his childhood (top right) very difficult. He said he had 'always felt different' and that classmates told him that he acted like a girl. At school he was picked on and it took its toll when the bullying became violent and a threat to his life. Pictured (bottom right) is Daniel with his fiance Joe Mildred Leacock.

Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fazwan issued the order in Saudi Arabia after being told of a new trend of animal lovers posing for pictures with their pets.

A convoy of US Army self-driving vehicles are due to cruise along a stretch of the Interstate 69 public highway in Michigan in June as part of an initial testing of driverless military vehicles.

New figures released in the animal welfare organisation's trustees report for 2015 reveals that membership subscriptions have fallen by a third over the past 10 years to just £500,000.

Aubrey Johansen, 25, from Cleveland, Ohio, who tipped the scales at 350lbs (25st) at her heaviest, was also warned by doctors that if she didn't improve her lifestyle, she had just 15 years to live.

Benedict Cumberbatch faces a planning battle with neighbours over a boiler room

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is facing a planning battle with neighbours after concerns were raised over plans to build a 'noisy' boiler room at his £3million mansion (pictured) in Camden, north London. The 39-year-old snapped up a five-bedroom mansion in Camden, north London, for just over £2.7million last April - but baffled neighbours by not moving into the home. Instead, the actor - who married opera director Sophie Hunter last year (pictured together inset) - got builders to put up huge black hoardings around the Victorian property while he made plans to renovate and extend it. He submitted plans to Camden Council to add another bedroom via an attic conversion - and also install a 'plant room', with a water heater and boiler in it, at the front of his semi-detached house. One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said locals were 'annoyed' when the actor didn't move straight in last April - saying the three-storey house is in 'perfect order'. They also raised concerns - along with the council - that the proposed boiler room, to be fitted in the garden, could generate noise.

The 26-year-old unidentified woman, from Cameroon, revealed she had accidentally swallowed the condom two weeks before while with her boyfriend.

How much extra would you be prepared to pay to live close to the best local school? Analysis suggests English families are paying almost £44K more on average to live close to outstanding primaries.

Geraldine Largay who went missing on the Appalachian Trail left messages for family

Geraldine Largay, from Brentwood, Tennessee, kept dated entries in a journal after going missing in Maine on July 23, 2013, showing that she survived until at least August 18. She also left a heartbreaking message for whoever found her body, writing: 'When you find my body, please call my husband George and my daughter Kerry. It will be the greatest kindness for them to know that I am dead and where you found me - no matter how many years from now.'

The man says he noticed the scary photograph while testing out the new phone. A video explaining what happened was posted by a Youtube star in Mexico and has had over three million views.

The condition, known medically as 'foetus in foetu', means that Mohd Zul Shahril Saidin, from Malaysia, had been carrying the foetus since birth. The unborn child has since been buried.

Charlotte Malley, 22, a hairdresser from Erdington, Birmingham, was 'terrified' at the idea of being gay. In a bid to repress her sexuality she turned to self-harm but now accepts she's gay.

The 85-year-old is believed to have been thrown across the kitchen of his flat in Thorntonhall, Glasgow, when the appliance exploded as he blasted it with half the heat of a jet engine.

Couple say their retirement is being ‘ruined’ by the horrendous smell of dog poo wafting

Derek and Margaret Taylor, left, said their neighbours let their three dogs, inset, out to foul in their back garden every day, but claim they never clear it up, leaving it in an old oil barrel, ringed, and 'blighting' their street in Oldham with a 'sickening smell'. Mrs Taylor, 72, recently battled breast cancer and had a mastectomy, and her husband, 67, said her recovery has been made more difficult by the situation. He added he complained to Oldham Council's environmental health team, who confirmed they are currently investigating the matter.

President of the Bangladesh Caterers Association Pasha Khandaker said the EU's freedom of movement rules had led to the UK to introduce crippling limits on non-EU workers.

YORK, ENGLAND - MAY 23:  Boris Johnson MP talks to supporters during a Vote Leave rally at York Racecourse on May 23, 20016 in York, England. Boris Johnson and the Vote Leave campaign are touring the UK in their Brexit Battle Bus. The campaign is hoping to persuade voters to back leaving the European Union in the Referendum on the 23rd June 2016.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Martin Selmayr, chief of staff to European commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, classed Mr Johnson with France's Marine Le Pen and the US presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Roberto Azevedo said Brexit would leave the UK with the unprecedented task of having to strike new trade deals with 161 countries, warning Britain would not be able to 'cut and paste' existing terms.

MAX HASTINGS: Having known Boris for years, I cannot bring myself to cast a vote which could trigger his advance to Downing Street. He shares with Trump an absolute lack of equilibrium or stability.

Today, there is a desire in Brussels to establish a Europe-wide military structure, yet when UK defence resources are so scarce, it makes no sense, writes GENERAL SIR MICHAEL ROSE (pictured)

Welcome to the Redneck Yacht Club: Photographer documents experience inside Florida area

Each year thousands of people flock to the Redneck Yacht Club in Southwest Florida to enjoy days of camping, drinking and riding the mud trails in ATVs or pick up trucks. Brooklyn-based photographer Wesley Mann documented the experience on the 880 acres of terrain, which is also known as the Redneck Mud Park. He explained to Feature Shoot that everyone must pay in cash before entering and that 'there are very few rules' inside.

Mallam Abass Mahmud made the comments amid reports of heightened hostility among Zongo communities in Kumasi and the capital Accra towards people in same-sex relationships.

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The man, known only as L2 for legal reasons, who was associated with friends of Lee Rigby's killer Michael Adebolajo and Jihadi John, had his UK citizenship revoked by Theresa May in 2013.

Sajid Javid - pictured talking to Tata Steel workers in Port Talbot - is due to update MPs after returning from Mumbai

Business Secretary Sajid Javid told MPs he was determined to defend the steel industry as the government unveiled controversial plans to stabilise the huge pension scheme.

The toll all that bed-hopping and wild partying took on the Primrose Hill set

From Kate Moss and Sadie Frost to Meg Mathews and Davinia Taylor, they were the louchest crowd in London, notorious for their wild parties and allegations of partner-swapping. But how are the former hell-raisers of the Primrose Hill set coping with the fact that it's been 20 years and the party's over?

The ultra unique coin was dropped into a Royal British Legion collection tin on the streets of Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Volunteers have since had it valued and can now expect a hefty cash sum.

The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital said it will offer the treatment to patients with the most extreme cases of age-related macular degeneration.

Did my mother die at 50 because she used TALC? 

Katie Searle-Jones (right), 29, a mother of two from Pontypridd, lost her mother Pamela (top left), a midwife, to ovarian cancer 11 years ago. As Pamela died more than a decade ago, Katie never will get a conclusive answer as to why her mother developed ovarian cancer - which kills 4,000 women a year in Britain. However, she fears that her mother's regular use of talcum powder may have had something to do with it.

Concerns over repetitive strain injury - the pain in muscles, nerves and tendons - have forced Abellio Greater Anglia to do away with the traditional clipper that punches a hole in tickets.

The self-taught chef, who began as a waiter before rising to become owner and chef at a Michelin-starred hotel in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, said he loved the UK because of the culture of hard work.

Can YOU spot the gherkin among the burger ingredients?

The brainteaser features a solitary gherkin mixed in with beef burgers, fries and other tasty-looking garnishes. The challenge is made even more difficult because of all the other green items featured, including salad leaves, cucumber and avocado slices. The visual puzzle was created by illustrator Sally-Ann Heron. It is the latest in a series of Where's Wally Style puzzles to sweep the net.

G7 leaders resemble the Seven Dwarfs as they plant saplings

On the first day of talks, (pictured left to right) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Barack Obama, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, David Cameron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in a tree-planting ceremony. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (far right) also participated in the event at Ise-Jingu shrine in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture. Asked today what world leaders thought about Donald Trump, Obama said they are 'rattled' by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. He added that foreign leaders have good reason to feel that way, as he accused Trump of ignorance about world affairs.

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Hilarious cake fails show a botched Little Mermaid and icing mishaps

Miscommunication and lack of skill in the kitchen have resulted in a series of hilarious cake fails that are almost too funny to eat, and confusing Super Bowl in the US with 'Super Bowel' (top right) is just the beginning. From melted Little Mermaids (bottom right) to icing mishaps - including writing 'I want sprinkles' instead of putting them on the cake and writing 'Mark with the sea' instead of 'Marc' - these cakes prove sometimes things just don't go to plan.

Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, wipes away bubbles of blood with a tissue after pricking the man's face with a knife. Then, she squeezes out reams of white sebum.

In the latest application, which was undertaken in an unknown location, the gunshot wound broke the soldier's femoral artery and vein to leave a cavity. XStat plugged the wound almost immediately.

Annemarie Fletcher, a single mother of two aged 44 from Glastonbury, Somerset was conned by Kris Lyndsay.This month he was jailed for four years at after admitting fraud charges.

Property consultant Marcus Heaney (pictured) faces a £250,000 bill after he tried to claim the piece of land near Wetherby, in Yorkshire - but the Court of Appeal has ruled against him after a four-year battle.

Kathleen Cann, 69, from Jarrow, has been at loggerheads with council chiefs and neighbour Janet Russell, 45, over the tree for almost two decades and desperately wants it to be cut down.

Paddy, one-year-old, was cruelly stolen from his owner's Aylesbury home in the early hours of May 2 before showing up three weeks later, dishevelled and unkempt in Denton, Greater Manchester.

Brussels said it would scrap rules limiting the length of breaks in shows. Audiences complain that programmes, such as BGT, are already being ruined by the constant disruption of ad breaks.

Netflix and Amazon will have to offer at least 20 per cent of their video content is from Europe if they want to broadcast in the EU. The European Commission also plans a ban on 'geoblocking'.

Dr Mahiben Maruthappu, of Imperial College London, said patients in countries such as the US and Russia - where healthcare must be paid for by employers or people themselves - fared the worst.

The child in Year 6 gave an extremely witty answer when asked to write a sentence using the word 'point' as a noun. It was posted on Facebook by teacher Damith Bandara, from Tunbridge Wells.

Couple hugging sends Internet crazy as they try to work out who is in front and behind

This photograph of a couple embracing has had the Internet scratching its head as viewers try to figure out whether the woman in the photo is stood in front or behind.The mind boggling photo posted on Imgur has received  over 1. 6 million views.

Jamie Vardy's mother Lisa (pictured) was seen leaving her house in Sheffield, apparently to go to work, just hours before her son tied the knot with Becky Nicholson at a Cheshire castle.

Ministers have brought in tough powers to deal with new psychoactive substances, but a Home Office document reveals it will be difficult to enforce and they expect just five prosecutions a year.

Health leaders warned that overprescribing antibiotics means that bacteria are evolving to become immune to the drugs, with new breeds of untreatable superbug emerging all the time.

Georgia Institute of Technology developed a control algorithm that 'taught' 3-ft, 48lb rally cars how to plan and execute optimal handling decisions in real-time while on rough terrain.

Research by Leeds University shows species living in the Antarctic were wiped out at the same time as the dinosaurs, despite some theories suggesting they would have been able to cope.

White supremacists have been spreading bizarre claims that the Bad Blood singer is a secret fascist who is simply waiting for Donald Trump to be elected to 'announce her Aryan agenda.'

A new inquest is being held into the republican killing of 10 Protestant workmen at a Co Armagh roadside 40 years ago. The sole survivor of the alleged reprisal, Alan Black, is giving evidence.

The findings of a Manchester University inquiry into young people and suicide add to growing evidence of links between cannabis and mental illness.

Royal Mail's commitment to deliver letters nationwide for the same price six days a week looks safe for the foreseeable future, following a watchdog's ruling.

The remains of an illegal cannabis factory were fly-tipped in the quiet village of Rhydypandy in the Swansea valley in South Wales, and worried locals fear the sheep have been munching the herb.

The prince, 31, who played in a pale blue and navy strip, competed at Chelsea's ground, Stamford Bridge, in Fulham, London, to launch the fundraising football tournament.

Drug-dealing thug who avoided jail after brutal attack on Afghanistan veteran posted

Ben Scott, 31, inset left, goaded Corporal Marc Jolly, right, on Facebook after being given a suspended sentence for brutally attacking the Marine by ambushing him from behind in Cornwall. Scott branded Corporal Jolly as 'scum' and posted: 'Real decent people prevail in the end and that scum Marc Jolly can stay at the bottom of my shoe where he belongs. I win.' But the attack has left Corporal Jolly, inset right, scared of going out in his hometown and says he would rather be back in Afghanistan.

Sir Christopher Meyer spoke out a day after it emerged the UK's aid budget is ballooning faster than that of any other major nation. The amount Britain gives rocketed by 144 per cent since 2004.

Matthew Barzun (with Lord and Lady Rothermere) was delivering a keynote lecture marking the 15th anniversary of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford.

When Linda Kelsey saw recent pictures of Katie Price showing that her breasts are riven with scars, she felt thoroughly vindicated in her campaign against breast enhancements.

In every respect, today's girls have the advantage over boys. Sarah Vine discusses why today's boys are being left behind. Report says girls have 35% more chance of going into higher education.

Anja Neugebauer, 35, and her husband Stuart, 48, a plasterer from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, spent nearly three years trying to start a family naturally, before seeking medical help.

The high-street giant announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday, sparking a flurry of excitement from fans on social media. Pas collaborations have caused chaos in stores.

WWII photos reveal kamikaze attacks on Allied aircraft carriers in the Pacific

The photographs of the Royal Navy Pacific Fleet include the flaming wreckage of Japanese planes that were deliberately flown towards ships by suicidal pilots. The album belonged to the late Edward Stewart of Raglan, Monmouthshire, who served in the Royal Navy. It is thought he worked on the Pacific Post newspaper for naval servicemen and that is how he came by the photos that are mostly unpublished. The images highlight the huge risks aircraft carrier pilots had to face in taking off, landing and engaging in dogfights with the enemy. However, they also reveal leisure time on board, with one showing liberated Australian prisoners of war playing cricket at practice nets on deck.

Child development experts in Canada tested 808 children aged 12 months and found more fruit eaten during pregnancy directly correlated with better performance in the tests.

Norwegian scientists say taking work to the extreme could be a sign of deeper psychological or emotional issues, leaving people prone to ADHD, OCD, anxiety, depression and other psychiatric illnesses.

A new survey of 2,000 British adults found Bonnie Tyler's power ballad is the song most likely to get people singing at the top of their voices when they hear it, whether it is in the shower or in the car.

As the mystery of what caused EgyptAir Flight MS804 to crash into the Mediterranean Sea deepens, the latest theory to emerge claims it was brought down by a meteor fragment.

The move follows campaigning from MPs, charities and parents, who have warned that youngsters with the disorder risk being misunderstood in English classrooms.

Condor Ferries is the first firm to change the gender-specific signs on the doors after Erin Bisson, from Jersey, (pictured) proved she was 'humiliated' at being told to use the disabled toilets.

Kim Kardashian lookalike Jelena Peric storms the internet with pouty selfies

Jelena Peric, 24, from Zagrebm Croatia, who boasts 700,000 fans on Instagram, has been described as a 'Kim twin' after her selfies have been compared to the reality star. Jelena hosts several video tutorials, expertly advising women on how to use makeup to get the Kim Kardashian (inset) look. The makeup artist says she is not surprised to see her Instagram profile take the internet by storm, explaining that there was 'a very big effort' to look like Kim - who has more than 71.4 million followers on Instagram.

Christie's auction house in London auctioned off the rare collection to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death today after the First Folio surfaced for the first time in 200 years.

Phoebe Campbell, from North London, 31, has a condition called nocturnal lagophthalmos - meaning she cannot fully close her eyes when she sleeps. It can cause distressing health problems.

New research has found that 'red geysers' appear to be galaxies hosting supermassive black holes that drive high winds. This could be the mechanism that prevents new stars from forming.

Professor Basil Ammori, 53, grabbed his daughter Huda by the neck as they argued on his doorstep over him leaving his GP wife and setting up home with his new lover, a Manchester tribunal heard.

Sovereign Housing have told Kevin Sheehan (pictured) to demolish the water feature at his home in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, because 'if someone breaks in they could fall in the pond'.

FEMAIL reveals the hilarious selfie fails sweeping the web

Most people don't think twice before snapping a selfie - but maybe they should. These hilarious fails shared online show what happens when you don't check out your surroundings before striking a pose. From accidentally revealing that you're sitting on the loo (top centre), or capturing animal droppings in the background (bottom right) to showing off your unbelievably messy room (top right) - here's FEMAIL's guide to how not to snap a picture with your own phone.

In a stinging rebuke, the Home Secretary warned there was 'no excuse' for the 'toxic and corrosive' attitudes identified in some of the country's fire and rescue services.

Motorists waste more than a day each year stuck in gridlock thanks to roadworks, figures reveal.
Roadworks add nearly 17 minutes to the average affected car journey.

David Cameron has promoted and embraced some pretty strange people as 'tsars' and 'ambassadors'. But is Lord Sugar the ideal role model for entrepreneurs, writes STEPHEN GLOVER.

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Britons don't hold back on the alcohol when it's time for their holiday - with nearly two thirds admitting they head straight to the bar as soon as they reach the airport departure lounge.

Researchers at Harvard University say vibrating insoles can improve balance in both young and elderly people. Recent studies have shown it can modify gait in recreational athletes, and boost agility.

Two brothers, Ted and James Dresnok, who grew up in North Korea after their American soldier father defected there in the 1960s have become the hermit state's latest propaganda stars.

High school bully is put in a chokehold for so long he PASSES OUT and goes purple 

A high school fight quickly got out of control after one of the students passed out from an aggressive chock-hold. The ruckus broke out at East Rowan High School in North Carolina allegedly as a result of cyber bullying. It's said the feud began after threats were made on Facebook between the two students, according to Rowan County Sheriff's Office. The 16-year-old has been charged with cyber bullying but the younger teen is believed to be facing more severe charges - both of which are pending.

Jacob Welna in Bathgate, Scotland, recorded this comical clip between his niece and nephew as they were playing - only for the cute-looking toddler to whack her brother across the head with a frying pan.

Claire Coleman tests cosmetics containing SPF to see if they work. Worryingly, none of the products tested provide adequate protection. Only wearing SPF 50+ suncream will protect you.

India's buses will be fitted with panic buttons, sending an emergency message to a police control room ©Prakash Singh (AFP/File)

The panic buttons will send a message to a police control room that will view live footage of the bus interior in a bid to curb attacks on women, three years after fatal gang-rape of a student in Delhi.

Pay off your mortgage as soon as you can. That tip has stood for years as a cornerstone of financial wisdom. But it's coming under attack from lenders and low rates, so is it still wise?

This rare footage of two black mamba snakes entangling their bodies in a battle to win a female was captured by Kirstie Bowers of Johannesburg, South Africa while she was on safari in the country.

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The care home taking dementia patients back in time: Vintage train carriage funded by

The railway room at Scarlet House, near Stroud, features luggage racks, a table and opposite-facing seats and is designed to look just like an old-fashioned steam locomotive. A 60-inch TV screen sits where the window should be playing footage from a real journey - meaning 'passengers' can watch the English countryside roll by. Staff say the nostalgia rooms improve the quality of life for dementia patients, allowing elderly residents to forget their surroundings as they're whisked away to a bygone era.

These giraffes appear unfazed as they help themselves to mouthfuls of leafs in South Africa despite suffering from a rare and rather unsightly skin condition.

Charlene Taylor, 20, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, has been honing her dance skills for three years in her council house bedroom so she can give her autistic son a better life.

Elderly patients in Britain are losing the equivalent of ten years of life by being stuck in hospital unnecessarily, a report says - and the bedblocking crisis is costing the NHS £2million a day.

The fashionable private Soho club The Groucho is the scene of a growing revolt against its private equity owners, accused of turning it into a corporate watering hole, writes Sebastian Shakespeare.

The masked raiders were filmed smashing their way inside a Barclays bank in Walton, Liverpool and making off with nearly £100,000 in cash before they later targeted a branch in Magull.

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Archaeologists have used laser analysis to gain new insight into cave paintings left high in the within the Parc National des Ecrins of the the Southern French Alps thousands of years ago (pictured).

The two-page note, written by Eliot (pictured) while a director at London based Faber & Faber Publishers Ltd and dated July 13, 1944, criticises the famed novelist's narrative as 'not convincing'.

He messed with the WRONG woman! Robber is forced by his victim to strip naked and run

Footage shows the victim grabbing the young offender by the hair after he tried to rob her with a knife in the Colombian capital Bogota. After disarming the attacker, she screams at him and slaps in around the head before searching his pockets and ordering him to kneel down. As a crowd of onlookers gather around, she then completes the robber's humiliation by ordering him to strip naked - before he sprints off down the street covering his private parts with his hands.

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Lorraine Candy's eldest daughter is supposed to be revising for exams. But instead she's spending her time colour-coding her revision timetable. Lorraine decides to leave her well alone.

A cookbook written by 15-year-old Margaret Savile in 1683 advises single women that the key to finding a man and having a happy 'union' is 'the advice of sober friends' and 'contentment'.

Researchers in China witnessed the heartbreaking moments a dying snub-nosed monkey was tended to by the alpha male and other females, and suggest the male may have grieved her death.

Playing an astronaut in the blockbuster Oblivion didn't satisfy Tom Cruise's outer-space ambitions. The star wanted to join the crew of the US Space Shuttle Columbia, which crashed killing all on board.

Shameful clips - uploaded to the 'HMP TV' Facebook page and filmed in jails across the country - demonstrate the lawlessness in prisons and the escalation in violence among inmates.

Remarkable footage has emerged of an injured bovine with a bad hoof being airlifted to the vets in the Swiss Alps because she was unable to reach the clinic under her own power.

Conservationists in South Africa removed the black rhino's horn to protect it from poachers and were stunned to discover the shape of a perfect love heart running throughout it.

Pin-up girl returns to the spot where she flashed her knickers 65 years ago

Pat Stewart was a teenage dancer when she and a friend were persuaded to pose for a picture on Blackpool seafront. As the camera clicked a gust of wind lifted her skirt to give just a glimpse of what appeared to be her underwear. She became known as the Girl in the Spotty Dress and it helped kick-off her showbusiness career. And 65 years later, Mrs Stewart posed on the same spot after returning to Blackpool for the first time since the snap was taken.

This is the amazing $400,000 Mercedes Sprinter van which has an interior customized by a Californian-based company which can rival the cabin of any executive jet.

Items once owned by the screen icon are on display in London this week. Among the pieces fans can see are the diamond pendant earrings Monroe wore at 'The Seven Year Itch' premiere in 1955.

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Charley was happy to help out her owners in announcing that they were having a boy to their friends on social media - that is until the blue balloons were actually on her collar.

Beaches of Dunkirk lined with film extras to recreate World War II evacuation

On Thursday 325 extras lined up on the beaches of Dunkirk, in the exact spot where 76 years ago this week 338,000 British, French and Belgian troops were evacuated. Director Christopher Nolan assembled his men alongside a few cardboard cut-outs to bolster the troops, as he continues shooting his epic new movie which stars the likes of Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance and One Direction singer Harry Styles.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has shown off the two projects is had backed to create next generation stealth motorbikes.

The idea of wine in bags is enough to make some aficionados choke on their expensive claret. But, thanks to a new breed of winemaker, buying it this way might just show you're actually in the know.

Nautical striped wellies are perfect for a ramble in the countryside, Hunter wellies are a must for any summer festival and add Chelsea boot wellies to any outfit for a chic but drizzle-proof finish.

Homes damaged but small town spared after Kansas tornado

These incredible pictures show a rare 'triple touchdown' tornado (main image) as it tore through Midwest America - part of a series of storms (inset left and right) which have caused devastation across the Midwest states. Wedding photographer David Christie, 39, was staying in Dodge City, Kansas, when meteorological service Netweather predicted perfect conditions for twisters. He raced onto the plains where he saw a ferocious tornado hit the ground in three places - which he believes has only ever been caught on camera once before.

Style sudoku will help you to find an outfit that always matches perfectly. Whether you like dresses or jeans, there's something for you. Get ready for summer with floral embroidery.

A cave in south west France was discovered with around 400 structures made from broken stalagmites, about 1,100 feet (336 metres) from the cave's entrance, dated to 176,000 years ago, at the time of the Neanderthals.

This cute bulldog puppy struggles to leave a spring doorstep alone as it playfully paws at the contraption in a hilarious video - it is not known where it was filmed - that emerged on Facebook.

 

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These stunning shots may look like alien landscapes but they were actually taken in the deserts of south-western America. Devon-based photographer David Clapp travelled to remote areas including Farmington in New Mexico (top left), White Pocket in Arizona (top and bottom right and bottom left) and Page in Arizona (inset).

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Climber Mich Kemeter scales 1,000ft gorge in Austria without safety ropes

Mich Kemeter, 27, from Austria, scaled Gorge du Verdon in the south of France (pictured). He barely rested when he reached the summit - and then base jumped back down again (bottom right). Mich said: 'I had to plan the climb for years before I managed to build up the confidence to do both the climb and the base jump. I listened to myself and trained for a long time before actually making the climb - I didn't fancy falling off.'

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Ryanair flight becomes a dance party at 35,000ft on route to Milan

Some passengers were brave enough to jump out of their seats and join the dance group and flight attendants for an improvised shim sham (left) as the plane flew from Vilnius, Lithuania, to Milan, Italy. One of the group's members made an announcement over the Tannoy (top left) before the music kicked in and people began dancing in the plane's aisle (bottom right). The group was returning to Milan after performing abroad.

A Russian cat has gone viral after getting stuck in the ceiling. His owner came home to find the feline in the roof and started filming the cat wandering around - his paws clearly visible.

Renderings of the UAE's first-ever water homes show two-storey residences with outdoor terraces, floor-to-ceiling windows and boat access on a 7.5-mile extension of the Dubai Creek.

From a back garden in Norfolk to a forest in Canada and tropical Brazil, swimming ponds are sweeping across the globe, using plants and gravel to clean themselves rather than chemicals.

The artist covered the façade of the pyramid outside the Louvre with a printed black-and-white image that forces visitors to hide the structure by walking around to find the right angle.

The housing shortage must be getting desperate! Developers queue up to buy Cold War

Nestled in rural Essex, the concrete centre was used to protect regional government in the event of a deadly Soviet strike, but it will soon be turned against a very different foe - the south-east's housing crisis. The bunker was converted into a much-loved museum (inset) after the Cold War but it closed in 2002 and will go under the hammer today at a property auction. The winning bidder can pick up the 2,000 square metres for the same price as a one-bedroom flat in swanky Notting Hill, London. Pictured clockwise from top left: The exterior, the office, an artist's impression of the new development, and the old dormitory.

   

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