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Police called in as school sends FIFTY children home on first day of term because they weren't wearing the right uniform

Fuming parents at Hartsdown Academy, in Margate, Kent, protested for two hours before police were called to diffuse tensions due to students being sent home because of incorrect uniform. read


Fury as Anjem Choudary gets five and a half years jail for hate campaign

The London-born cleric was found guilty of encouraging support for the bloodthirsty terror group in a series of incendiary lectures on YouTube. read


Simple blood test 'finds cancer BEFORE the symptoms start'

Swansea University Medical School scientists called it a 'cancer smoke detector' as it finds mutations in red blood cells which occur when cancer is present, rather than the cancer itself. read


Parents reveal the moment they realised their child was UGLY 

Mothers and fathers have taken to Reddit to share their feelings about their children who, despite having many wonderful qualities, don't boast good looks. read


Woman blasts friends who demanded a ‘handmade gift’ for their child’s christening

After parents asked their friends to bring a 'unique' handmade gift to their daughter's christening, they have been blasted by Mumsnetters - who suggested they bring a shoe box in revenge. read


New mother was killed just a day after giving birth after she pulled to take a call about her sick baby daughter

Nicola Kenny (pictured), from Co Tipperary, was in a car with her mother Ann and her aunt Irene Whelan on the hard shoulder of the M8 motorway on Monday afternoon when a lorry collided with them. read


Andrey Melnichenko moors his £225m Motor Yacht A on the Thames in London

The distinctive white ‘Motor Yacht A’- owned by Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichenko, who is known as the ‘King of Bling’ - was spotted sailing up the River Thames on a wet and windy afternoon. read


Ex-Apple engineer who switched Macs to Intel processors was REJECTED by Genius Bar

JK Scheinberg, who was spent 21 years working for the tech giants, applied to work in an Apple Store after he retired - but was turned down after going in for an interview. read


The proof a vitamin pill really CAN help you see better: TV's Dr Michael Mosley tried it himself 

After discovering some ground-breaking research at the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland, the team of Trust Me, I'm A Doctor decided to have a trial of their own, which presented jaw-dropping results. read


Christopher Halliwell ‘killed prostitute and led police to remains now denies murder’ 

Christopher Halliwell, 52, pictured in the dock, admitted he had taken Becky Godden, then aged 20, from the streets of Swindon in Wiltshire, had sex with her and then killed her. read


Spalding boy and girl plead guilty to manslaughter of a dinner lady and her daughter

The boy and girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are accused of killing 49-year-old Elizabeth Edwards and her 13-year-old daughter Katie at their home in Spalding, Lincolnshire. read


Woman 'raped by stockbroker' weeps as she denies consenting to sex

Daniel Green, 26, is said to have forced himself on the woman, who is in her 20s, after a night out in the City of London. read


Daniel Craig is 'offered $150million by Sony bosses for two more Jame Bond movies'

Sources tell Radar Online that Sony bosses are desperate to keep Daniel in the picture for a further two films, in order to 'phase in a younger long-term successor' read


Woman who had the world's first face transplant dies from cancer more than a decade after pioneering surgery

Isabelle Dinoire, 49, was given a new nose, mouth and chin at Amiens Hospital, France, in 2005 after being attacked by a dog. She has died after receiving treatment for two types of cancer. read


Pontardaw mother arrested after her four-year-old son died in fire while she slept

Jenny Davies, 28, escaped the inferno with three of her children but little Jac (pictured) was trapped in his bedroom. Davies was arrested and held for questioning into the fire near Swansea. read


Should parents stop uploading naked photos of kids to social media?

A mother has shared her horror after seeing increasing numbers of naked photos of children uploaded to Instagram, arguing that parents should be protecting their children. read


Social media goes into meltdown over Prince Harry’s Caribbean tour 

Following Kensington Palace's announcement that Prince Harry is set to visit the Caribbean this autumn, female fans have been sent into a frenzy on social media, vowing to track him down. read


Prince Harry gives Brazilian children a chance to attend Paralympic games with donation

Prince Harry made a personal donation to the #Filltheseats drive which aims to get a number of Brazilian children to attend events at the Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro this month. read


Black Lives Matter protesters storm the runway at London City Airport

Flights in and out of the airport have been disrupted since 5.40am when nine protesters chained themselves to a tripod in the middle of the tarmac over the UK's 'racist climate crisis'. read


British Airways passengers facing significant delays as IT glitch affects check-in desks

Travellers across the UK and U.S. have already complained of lengthy queues due to the IT glitch which is affecting British Airways check-in desks around the world. read


One-woman fashion brand Veggings run by a mother wins a major legal fight with rival  

Sonia Edwards, 44, pictured, from Newport in South Wales drew up plans for a figure-hugging V-shape waistband for women's jeans and trademarked them as 'Veggings'. read


RI boy dies after passing police officer rescued him and his sisters from a house fire

Ramon Arroyo, seven, has died despite passing police officer Brendan Behan's heroic efforts to save him as a fire blazed at the two-story house in Middletown, Rhode Island. read


Grimsby husband and wife found dead in 'suspected suicide' inside home

The bodies of a 55-year-old man and 46-year-old woman were found inside a new-build property in a quiet cul-de-sac in Grimsby, Lincolnshire in the early hours of this morning. read


Mother-of-two who was beaten 'black and blue' in a random attack as she celebrated her niece's birth on a night out 'was forced to wait two DAYS before police interviewed her' 

Michele Morley from Notts said a woman punched her repeatedly, leaving her with black eyes (pictured). She's upset that police did not interview her promptly after the incident in Bulwell (inset). read


C-section babies are more likely to grow up FAT as they are exposed to lower levels of good bacteria

Harvard School of Public Health found children whose mothers underwent the procedure were 15 per cent more likely to be obese by the time they were in their teens. read


American tourist breaks her back falling down cliff fleeing sex attacker in Thailand

Hannah Gavios, 23, got lost on pitch-black Railay Beach in the resort of Krabi when a local man who offered to show her the way to her hotel sexually molested her. read


Dead child's mother caught housesitting nurse having sex 'on foster daughter's clothes'

The dead child's mother says nurse Melissa Dye (pictured left) 'desecrated' the special room at their home in Hampshire. Dye met the child at a Sussex hospice (right). She admits having sex on her bed. read


Couple's fine for taking son on holiday is thrown out because of 'exemplary' attendance record 

Richard Davey (pictured) and wife Tania have hit back after their 'educational' trip to Malta, meaning their son missed five days of school. Swindon Borough Council tried to fine them £120. read


Jeremy Corbyn mocks band UB40 for splitting up as he holds joint press conference

The Labour leader said politicians had a lot to learn from the 'teamwork' espoused by bands such as the 1980s reggae band 'until they fall out' as he unveiled UB40 as his new backers in London today. read


Punk rock duo The Soap Girls are branded 'sl*ts' and have fake blood thrown on them at gig

South African sisters Mie, 22, (pictured) and Mille Debray, 24, aka The Soap Girls, were shocked when the fake blood was thrown over them mid-song during their gig at the Union Bar in Hastings, East Sussex. read


Wayne Rooney, Kerry Katona and Sir Elton John share back-to-school snaps of their children

Wayne Rooney, Kerry Katona and Sir Elton John were among a host of stars to share pictures of their little ones before embarking upon the school run on Tuesday. read


Ex-primary school headteacher, 48, is arrested on suspicion of grooming after he was confronted by 'Internet Interceptors' and accused of arranging to meet a boy for sex

Nicholas Wollaston, 48, was confronted by members of ‘Internet Interceptors’ in Greenhithe, Kent, after allegedly arranging to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex. read


PC Steven Walters faces jail after admitting two sex attacks against women while on duty

PC Steven Walters, 47, who was based at Sutton Coldfield police station in the West Midlands, has been told he will 'almost inevitably' be jailed for sexually assaulting two women while on duty. read


Anjem Choudary accused of hypocrisy after photo shows him eating McDonald’s

The photo of Choudary at McDonald's is understood to have been taken at the Watford Gap service station in April, while he was on bail ahead of his trial for inciting support for ISIS. read


Pokemon Go fan faces five years in prison for playing the game in a Russian church 

Ruslan Sokolovsky, 21, from the Urals city of Yekaterinburg has been charged with offending religious believers and inciting hatred after the filmed himself playing the game in church. read


KATIE HOPKINS says Keith Vaz can tell us to mind our own business

No matter how uncomfortable his dark deeds might make the missionary massive, Vaz has done nothing illegal, writes KATIE HOPKINS. read


Keith Vaz tapes cast claims he had been drugged during liasons into doubt

The Labour MP was also recorded asking the sex workers detailed questions about sex-enhancing drugs called 'poppers' and asked them: 'Let me see what you do. How do you do it?' read


Keith Vaz's brief encounter with young man at a London hotel

The married MP arrived at the Washington Mayfair in central London on June 4 2014 at 8.51pm with the mystery companion. read


Many have turned against Keith Vaz over rent boys scandal but Ken Livingstone defends him

The former London Mayor said Mr Vaz should not be forced to stand down from the committee even if the allegations were true - and could not resist reigniting the row over his claim Hitler supported Zionism. read


Keith Vaz complained that he was using MP salary to pay staff

It has emerged that the Labour MP has been using his Commons salary to pay staff, raising fresh questions about how he has built up his wealth. read


Keith Vaz quits home affairs committee chairman job over prostitute scandal

The Labour MP said 'those who hold others to account must themselves accountable' as he announced his departure. read


Keith Vaz and the case for the defence (or perhaps not)

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, in the matter of public opinion versus Keith 'Call Me Jim' Vaz MP, I appear for the defence. read


Keith Vaz a victim? No he alone is responsible for what he did, writes STEPHEN GLOVER

The Houdini of modern politics is attempting to turn the tables by putting the Sunday Mirror in the dock, where most fair-minded people would say he should be standing, says STEPHEN GLOVER. read


Baby Boomers take to Twitter with #HowToConfuseAMillenial hashtag

#Howtoconfuseamillenial began trending on Twitter as the previous generations mocked Millennials' stereotypical obsession with social media and unpractical university degrees. read


Google's self-driving cars could soon detect the POLICE

Google has been working on its smart vehicle project since 2009, with testing of the cars being carried out on the roads around its Mountain View headquarters in California. read


iPhone models are WORSE than competitors for antenna signal

A new report carried out by Gert Frølund Pedersen, a professor at Denmark's Aalborg University ranked 26 smartphones for call quality. Four iPhone models came out worst in the tests. read


Defence chiefs are accused of giving ISIS a 'hit list'

The Government website and the sites of Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force all contain various versions of the list, collectively detailing names and ranks of thousands of personnel. read


ISIS calls for lone-wolf attacks on commuters in ranting threat to the West

The terror group used the chilling examples as it urged its followers around the world to target non-believers in a 38-page booklet published in different languages. read


Three Afghan migrants are jailed for gang-raping another boy at Austrian asylum centre 

The three 18-year-olds were sentenced in the Austrian city of Salzburg to terms in jail ranging from two to three-and-a-half years each. read


Driver Odysseas Vafiadis 'murdered a pensioner in a fit of road rage' 

Odysseas Vafiadis, 70, was driving his grandson in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, when he stopped near a zebra crossing to let Paul Davidson pass, Reading Crown Court was told. read


Gardener returns home from holiday to discover immaculate lawn has been 'ploughed up'

Linda Bingham (pictured) returned from a family trip away to find large section of her quarter-acre garden in East Yorkshire looking as though it had been ploughed after a chafer beetle infestation. read


Foolproof tricks to get your child to eat their packed lunch EVERY day 

From tips to prevent soggy sandwiches to making stylish snacks, experts and creative mothers and fathers share how they keep their children's lunches interesting. read


Bride posts about her mother in law's white wedding outfit and the Internet is divided

One anonymous UK Mumsnet user posted on the parenting network about her mother in law's decision to wear white to her wedding. The forum was divided as to whether this is acceptable or not. read


Is THIS the meal of the future? Scientists create the world's first gene-edited dinner

Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden served pasta with a 'CRISPRy' vegetable fry to a radio reporter. The researchers say that this marks a new phase of agriculture read


Hacks for getting rid of fake tan patches

Hacks for removing fake tan patches without painful scrubbing include slathering on hair removal cream and baby oil or making a paste with lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda. read


Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's plans to demolish 122-year-old bath hous

The proposals to renovate the historic building (pictured) have sparked a protest in the form of a poster citing lyrics from one of the band's most famous hits to lay into the rocker's plans. read


Meet Cel Spellman, the heartthrob playing James Nesbitt's teenage son in Cold Feet

Cel Spellman, 21, plays angst-ridden Matthew, the son of Adam (James Nesbitt) in the new series of Cold Feet. The Radio 1 DJ revealed earlier this month he was bullied while at stage school. read


Cold Feet fans in a frenzy over James Nesbitt's character Adam's 'painted-on' arches

Irish actor Nesbitt's hair transplant is well documented but the sight of his 'drawn on' eyebrows sent fans of the new series of Cold Feet - aired last night on ITV - into a spin on Twitter. read


Cold Feet viewers urge James Nesbitt's Adam to ditch his young new bride

The new series of Cold Feet put James Nesbitt's character Adam in the centre of a potential love triangle...at least according to fans, who were willing him to pursue landlady Tina (Leanne Best). read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Why Helen Baxendale got Cold Feet about return to much-loved drama

Cold Feet Producers failed to persuade Helen Baxendale, whose character Rachel died in a car crash, to return to the comedy drama as a ghost. read


Boston pitbull injures owner gets of beagle trying to save her pet from being savaged

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Disturbing video footage shows a vicious pit bull attacking a beagle while its owner cries out for help and gets caught up in the mauling herself in Boston. read


Aircraft pieces that match missing MH370 which could prove Malaysian airliner exploded

Three suspected parts of the MH370, including a labelled item, have been found on Mozambique's coast two years after the plane disappeared. read


Pilot of Emirates jet that crashed at Dubai airport tried to take-off seconds after touching down... only to hit the ground with the wheels retracted, report finds

The plane, arriving from Thiruvananthapuram, India, skidded hundreds of metres on its fuselage at Dubai airport as 300 passengers were evacuated and a firefighter died battling the inferno. read


Obama reveals 'death stare' with Vladimir Putin came during cyber-attacks discussion

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin took sides on the topics of cyber-crime and Syria during an intense, 90-minute-long 'pull-aside' meeting at the G20 summit in China Monday. read


Barack Obama disembarked Air Force One using built-in hatch steps ahead of G20 in China

Before Obama even set foot in China on Saturday afternoon, tensions mounted over how the president would disembark his plane. read


Rebecca Loos reveals she has NO regrets about 'David Beckham affair'

The stunning 39-year-old is about to launch a blog about family life in the Scandinavian wilderness and today tells how caring for her 'little vikings' has transformed her into a Nordic domestic goddess. read


Renée Zellweger wears one-shoulder satin dress at Bridget Jones' Baby London premiere

The actress, 47, made a dazzling appearance on Leicester Square, where fans had gathered for a glimpse of the Hollywood star ahead of the film's official launch. read


BRIAN VINER reviews Bridget Jones's baby 

After 12 years and heaven knows how many calories, diets and satisfying post-coital cigarettes, to say nothing of anxious pre-coital cigarettes, Bridget Jones is back - and she's been much missed. read


Zack Porter whose face was glassed by drunk thug blasts attacker's soft sentence

Zack Porter, 19, a Derby University student, needed 21 stitches to his cheek after the entire right-side of his face was left 'hanging off' when he was brutally attacked by drunk Daniel Minns in the city centre. read


The baby whose heart is STAPLED to her rib cage

Gabriella Stearne had the lifesaving surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she was also fitted with a prosthetic lung. She was finally able to go home to Wisbech in Cambridgeshire this week. read


JonBenet Ramsey documentary debuts never-before-seen footage of Burke talking to police

The Killing of JonBenet: The Truth Uncovered aired Monday night on A&E. read


Shopping sites charge customers up to 25% more than buying direct from brand

FEMAIL has discovered that popular online shopping sites such as Littlewoods are charging up to 25 per cent more for clothing, than if the customer bought directly from the brand. read


Why a 4-day work week is NOT good for your health

Fundamentally, whatever work needs to be done, needs to get done in the same amount of total time, warns Allard Dembe, an Ohio State University public health professor. read


Scott Wilson's checklist for accident-prone wife so she doesn't ruin another car

Scott Wilson, from Fort William, Scotland, placed the note on the dashboard of his Volkswagen Golf for his wife Maria, pleading with her not to 'bump up kerbs' or ignore warning lights inside. read


Computers could offer praise and reassurance when they detect you getting stressed

Computer scientists at Aberdeen University have developed an algorithm that offers words of encouragement during stressful situations in an attempt to tackle mental health issues early. read


Vladimir Putin's 'favourite chauffeur' killed in Moscow crash

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: CCTV images of the footage taken in Moscow show how a Mercedes collided head-on with the presidential BMW, killing the driver. read


Theresa May's blueprint to curb EU migrants post-Brexit is revealed

Whitehall officials have been told that as a starting point EU citizens wanting to work in Britain must secure a job before setting foot here. read


No second vote to block Brexit warns David Davis

The Cabinet minister (pictured) for Brexit told MPs the public had delivered its ‘instructions’ to Parliament and pro-Remain MPs must get over it. read


New grammar schools WILL be backed by Theresa May

The document said Education Secretary Justine Greening would present new selective schools as an 'option' to be pursued after existing grammars were expanded and reformed. read


After EU, chaps! The 'Three Brexiteers' look to be getting on swimmingly after Cabinet meeting... but Theresa May slaps down Davis over claim UK is 'probably' quitting single

David Davis was all smiles as he left Downing Street with Boris Johnson and Liam Fox after Cabinet today, but No10 later slapped down the Brexit Secretary over comments about the single market. read


Spanish wildfire on Costa Blanca is declared 'environmental terrorism'

Emergency crews ordered a mass evacuation after a wildfire fuelled by intense heat roared through brush surrounding Javea, a popular tourist resort on Spain's Costa Blanca. read


Astonishing escape of British couple who fled Costa Blanca home as fire reached door

Ian and Cherry Clark were forced to leave Crispy behind as they fled their villa with half-empty suitcases, their dog and other cat, as the powerful blaze bared down on their property. read


Video shows Alaskan Malamute litter hear music for the very first time 

Many a mother coos over the first time her baby reacts to the sound of music and the owner of these adorable Alaskan Malamute puppies was no exception. read


Father-of-six Steve Beer is too fat for a gastric band at 35 stone

Unemployed Steve Beer, 46, from Plymouth, has reached his heaviest weight at 35 stone and says the NHS has 'let him down' after refusing to fit him with a gastric band until he loses weight. read


ISIS jihadi Israfil Yilmaz is killed in Raqqa air strike in Syria

Dutch citizen Israfil Yilmaz was reported to have died in a bombing raid on the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, in the north of Syria. read


Terror alert as armed police evacuate luxury Germany's Hotel Fuerstenhof in Leipzig

Guest at Hotel Fuerstenhof in Leipzig in eastern Germany, were evacuated as armed police moved in to check rooms for explosive devices. read


Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort considers euthanasia

Belgian Paralympic champion Marieke Vervoort has an incurable spinal degenerative disease, and is in such pain she is considering euthanising herself after the Games in Rio. read


Teacher who groomed future German Playboy model to be his lover as a teen is prosecuted

Teacher Michael Kersebaum, 46, from Muenster, Germany, is facing stalking and invasion of privacy charges after he allegedly sent the picture of 20-year-old Charlotte Gliszczynski. read


'We hate Americans': Woman's shocking racist outburst at crowded Chinese airport

A six second clip has emerged of the moment a woman screamed 'don't stay in China, we hate Americans'. According to captions posted, the footage was filmed in Shanghai Pudong Airport. read


The shocking difference in flight prices around the world

For domestic travel, India has the cheapest flights with each 100km costing just £1.75. But for international flights Chinese carriers offer the least expensive journeys at just 94p per 100km. read


Joggers do double take after running past Prince Charles strolls through Green Park

As Prince Charles strolled through London's Green Park today, he was spotted by a pair of surprised joggers, who did a double take when they recognised the 67-year-old royal. read


The prince's duties are a piece of cake! Charles and Camilla celebrate 500 years of the Royal Mail with an edible tribute at a reception in the capital

Prince Charles and Camilla attended the reception of the 500th anniversary of the Royal Mail at Merchant Taylor's Hall in London on Tuesday afternoon. read


London to Manchester in 18 MINUTES with radical Hyperloop system

Two Los Angeles firms racing to make Elon Musk's futuristic transport network a reality have had talks with the UK government about bringing the network to England. read


Coronation Street's Daniel Brocklebank hits back at 'homophobes'

Daniel Brocklebank’s character Billy Mahew embraced Todd Grimshaw, played by Bruno Langley, on a bed in a hotel room during last night’s episode of Coronation Street on ITV. read


MMA fighter Marcus Kowal's son Liam dies after being mowed down in stroller by 'drunk'

The 15-month-old son of MMA fighter Marcus Kowal has been hit and killed in a suspected drunk driving incident after a 72-year-old woman smashed into his stroller Saturday in in Hawthorne, California. read


Man's garden 'is ruined and foundations to his home put at risk by Tesco trees roots'

Damian Bell’s garden backs onto a store in Edenthorpe, South Yorkshire, which is lined by a row of 25ft trees - and he discovered his lawn was laced with giant roots creeping under the fence. read


Paris forced to open its first refugee centre in October

The male-only centre in Paris will open with an initial capacity of 400 where refugees will be able to receive medical and psychological care for between five to 10 days before being moved on. read


Owner hits back at TripAdvisor gripes by putting negative comments on the board

Arlo Calderbank (pictured), manager at the Nook Neighbourhood Café in Stockport, Greater Manchester, was stunned by the vitriolic comments left on the popular review website. read


Public support for junior doctor strikes plummets

A poll today found 48 per cent of the public oppose the planned five-day strikes in October, November and December, with just 34 per cent in favour. read


Kim Jong-un orders military in North Korea to 'continue making achievements in nuclear force'

The North Korean leader praised his military after watching troops test fire three ballistic rockets towards Japan on Monday as leaders from 20 major economies were in a summit in China. read


Antibiotics for babies raise the risk of eczema

Studies on almost 400,000 people found giving the drugs to infants increased their chance of developing the painful skin allergy by up to 41 per cent. The research will be presented today in London. read


Moment man was brutally stabbed in the neck as he walked to work 

The victim, who is in his 30s, was left with terrible neck injuries after the early morning attack in the Levenshulme area of Manchester. read


Dozens of crocodiles float beside flooded Cahills Crossing in Kakadu, Northern Territory

Kristi Moseley has filmed the terrifying moment dozens of crocodiles lingered beside Cahill Crossing in Kakadu National Park on Sunday as daring drivers ploughed through the floodwater. read


Facebook makes people as happy as getting MARRIED or having children

The findings, by researchers in California and Pennsylvania, contradict previous studies which had shown social media is associated with loneliness and depression. read


Facebook tests Twitter-like feature to highlight posts from friends

California-based Facebook appears to be testing the feature on some Android users, although it is not clear if this is just in certain areas. The feature collects and displays posts from your friends. read


Merging black holes create ripples after 10 million years

The discovery was made using a computer simulation, which took longer than a year, and was conducted in China, Zurich and Heidelberg. read


Was an early Mexican civilisation hit by a bid for independence?

Archaeologists believe that subtle difference found at Lambityeco - at the modern day city of Tlacolula de Matamoros in in Oaxaca - raise new questions about its local cultural ties. read


Newlywed Pakistani man Kamran Ahmed raped a 12-year-old schoolgirl

Kamran Ahmed, 27, was jailed for ten years and will then be deported after raping the girl then telling her that no-one would believe a child over an adult, Bradford Crown Court heard. read


Muslim who runs 'second wife' dating site says wanting multiple partners is as natural as being gay 

Azad Chaiwala (pictured) caused outrage as he said he was 'coming out' on Good Morning Britain, as he defended his websites, which now have more than 100,000 members. read


Incredible avalanche tumbles down a mountainside in India

Footage shows a group of researchers standing on a mountain in Zanskar, India when an avalanche begins to pour down a nearby mountain, leading them to gasp. read


NHS expert reveals the best detox brews in your local supermarket

Herbal teas claim to boost immunity, detox our liver and even help us sleep. But are they as healthy as they claim to be? NHS expert Noor Al-Refae have given five common favourites his verdict... read


Briton ‘burned down New Zealand villa from 260 miles away after booby-trapping printer’

Chris Robinson, 68, is accused by Insurance Australia Group Ltd of rigging up a printer to ignite matches and torch his Bay of Islands home as he continues to fight the firm for a £1.6million payout. read


Gabriella Wilde the 'unofficial step-sister' of Prince Harry's ex to star in Poldark

Fans are swooning over new Poldark star Gabriella Wilde. The a very aristocratic blonde, 27, with links to royalty calls Prince Harry's ex girlfriend Cressida Bonas her 'unofficial stepsister'. read


Why a lively sex life is good for older women but not for men

Experts in the US have found that frequent – and satisfying – sex significantly reduced the risk of heart problems for women in later life. But men from the same age group actually doubled their heart risk. read


'The difference between winning and losing is like a lick of paint': Britain's top female Paralympians admit to nerves ahead of Rio - where glory rests on a knife-edge

Team GB's Paralympians will be hoping for a huge medal haul when the Rio games open on Thursday. Canoeist Anne Dickins and rower Pam Relph have been speaking about their gruelling training. read


Remains of a German woman who disappeared 40 years ago are found in attic

The 33-year-old man made the harrowing discovery in Lower Saxony and police believe the skeleton belongs to a woman who went missing from an address three miles from the house in 1976. read


Woman accidentally discovers dinosaur footprints at Broome's Cable Beach

Bindi Lee Porth was walking along Broome's Cable Beach at sunset on Sunday afternoon when she stepped in the fossilised footprint of a carnivorous dinosaur from 130 million years ago. read


Dr Scurr reveals a 'gold standard' op to prevent constant pain

Glynis Lawrence from Dorset has hallux rigidus in his big toe, with limited movement and severe pain. His attempts for pain relief have yet to be successful, and he turns to Dr Martin Scurr for help. read


Tourists fling themselves off the edge of a 22-storey building in Amsterdam 

A set of vertigo inducing photos have revealed the incredible view the 'Over The Edge' swing in Amsterdam offers its visitors. read


Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 70th birthday

The announcement was first shown at the Freddie Mercury 70th Birthday Party in Montreux, Switzerland. The asteroid was discovered in 1991, the year Mercury died. read


Brain circuit that helps us get ready for bed also plays a role in helping us feel rewarded

Scientists at Stanford University in California have found the ventral tegmental area, which is part of our internal reward system, also plays a role in preparing our brains for bed. read


Morbidly obese model who dreams of weighing 1000lb loves being fed through a FUNNEL

Monica Riley, 27, from Fort Worth, Texas, already tips scales at 700lb but wants to reach 1,000 lbs to achieve the title of the world's fattest woman and become entirely bed-bound. read


Is Snapchat working on its own smart glasses? Rumours of new hardware emerge

The photo- and video-based social networking app firm, which is based in Venice, California, has already dabbled in augmented reality with its wildly popular filters, hinting at an AR gadget read


Baby girl with an 'evil genius laugh' sweeps the web

A baby girl has gone viral after a mother posted a video to YouTube of her laughing like an 'evil genius'. Thanks to the little girl's infectious giggle the video has been viewed 320,000 times. read


Government's child sex abuse inquiry is TOO BIG to uncover the truth, Dame Lowell Goddard warns

Dame Lowell Goddard, the New Zealand judge who resigned from the inquiry last month, has delivered a damning assessment of its prospect of success. read


Customers go into meltdown as Sainsbury's changes its £3 meal deal range 

Rebranded as On The Go, the supermarket's lunch range now excludes the supermarket's luxury Taste the Difference sandwiches, while other popular choices are no longer included. read


Sports Direct drops zero hour contracts and guarantees minimum wage

The retailer also said that its warehouse staff in Derbyshire will be paid above National Minimum Wage following a review into its working practices which found 'serious shortcomings'. read


British priests and peers condemned for posing for photo with President Assad in Syria

Assad - who has faced demands from the West to quit after he gassed civilians - posted the photograph on Twitter after meeting with the group. read


The Retronaut Guide To Raising Children proves that childcare used to look very different

Author Chris Wild has unearthed some astonishing historic photos for his new book — The Retronaut Guide To Raising Children: The Past Like You Wouldn’t Believe. read


Alton van driver behind the wheel was reading 'inane' text when he killed cyclist

At Winchester Crown Court yesterday, Christopher Gard (pictured), of Alton, Hampshire, was jailed for nine years after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving. read


Female hunter who killed her first prey aged 10 feels no shame over slaying animals 

Rachel Carrie, 31, from Yorkshire, who is trolled for her pastime says she'll never stop killing animals because her efforts aid conservation, as well as keeping her fridge stocked up with meat. read


Raheem Sterling's Instagram photo of daughter Melody subjected to vile abuse

The Manchester City winger shared a photo of his four-year-old Melody, dressed in her new school uniform, and it attracted a barrage of insulting comments, with disgruntled fans calling him a 'snake'. read


Over half of Brits would sacrifice thousands from their salary for more annual leave

The survey of British workers revealed that one in five would be happy to give up 10 per cent of their salary, the equivalent of £2,760 a year, for a well-deserved break. read


Passenger uses Snapchat to face swap with an aircraft cabin in terrifying photo

An American passenger face swapped with an aeroplane cabin's ceiling during a flight. On her face, two reading lights serve as her eyes and the operating buttons are her nostrils. read


Can a spray-on plaster help to heal chronic wounds?  

Scientists at Northwestern University in Chicago have developed the spray-on bandage which contains a protein called stromal cell derived factor-1, which is normally produced by the body to recruit cells. read


Moment Georgian mob boss is killed and his lawyer is seriously wounded in Tbilisi

The dramatic shooting happened in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and was caught on CCTV cameras. read


Working from home can be just as unproductive as being in the office

Resentment can build, according to a study by the London School of Economics. Home workers feel isolated and annoyed that they have to pay utility bills. Bosses find their employees feel 'entitled'. read


London bus driver ‘launched a homophobic rant at a theatre manager'

Omar Okai, 51, said the driver in central London launched into the aggressive tirade before making suggestive comments and asking how long they had been using buses 'in this country'. read


Chevy Chase checks into rehab for 'alcohol-related problem'

The 72-year-old admitted himself to Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center in Minnesota, TMZ reported. His rep confirmed the actor was getting help for an 'alcohol-related problem' read


Chiswick police hunt attacker who stabbed man and 'pregnant' woman in broad daylight

Officers believe the victims knew the man who attacked them in Chiswick, west London, at around 6.15pm this evening. Eyewitnesses said the woman who was stabbed was pregnant. read


Mother 'smothered her five-month-old son' during French holiday

The 42-year-old accountant is suspected of smothering the baby, named only as Daniel, as he and his older brother slept beside her on the final day of their week-long holiday in France. read


Families of 9/11 victims describe the 'pain in their hearts' at not having graves

The unidentified remains of people killed in the twin-towers have been stored at a repository underneath the World Trade Center site since 2014 after hope of identifying them diminished. read


Prince Harry set to go on a royal tour of the Caribbean

Harry is to visit Barbados this autumn for the first time in six years, Kensington Palace has announced today. The trip is part of a whistle-stop Caribbean tour including St Kitts and Nevis. read


'Clooney effect' sparks boom despite them costing up to 15 times more a cup

Nespresso, advertised by George Clooney, has helped to push sales up by 30% despite a typical pack of 10 pods costing £3. A spoon from a jar of basic instant costs 2p. read


Alcatel launches a smartphone-free VR headset to compete with Oculus

The new headset was unveiled at the recent IFA tech show in Berlin and will compete with more established devices like the Oculus-made Samsung Gear VR and the HTC Vive read


Moscow man falls to his death from Crimean Bridge as he tried to climb back to safety

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The 22-year-old man had climbed on to the Crimean Bridge in Moscow. A witness said a bystander had managed to persuade him to come down but the man fell. read


Rare bird discovered 9,000 miles from home on a beach in East Sussex

A rare Red Footed Booby which is native to tropical and subtropical islands including the Galapagos more than 9,000 miles away, was picked up on St Leonards Beach in East Sussex on Sunday. read


Jeannette Hunnisett sheds 11 stone after she almost killed her daughter in a car crash

Jeannette Hunnisett, 45, from Surrey, weighed a whopping 23 stone when she drifted off while driving her five-year-old daughter and brother. The near-miss then prompted her to overhaul her lifestyle. read


Couple discover they're the only ones on a Firfly flight and dance across the aisle

Carrie Fisher and her partner Kyle McNicol, both from York, were travelling from Krabi, Thailand, to Penang in Malaysia when they made the surprising discovery. read


Mother-of-four SHONA SIBARY gives her guide to the art of being an imperfect parent

As a slew of new books celebrates being an imperfect parent, shambolic mother-of-four Shona Sibary has shared her (sauvignon-soaked) guide and the art of being a slummy mummy. read


Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial for 'financing an illegal election campaign'

The former French president is accused of using illegal financing during his failed 2012 election campaign, which allegedly raised £33million - nearly double the £18.5million limit. read


City worker, 26, ‘raped a young woman after a cocaine and champagne-fuelled party at a stockbrokers’ office’

Stockbroker Daniel Green, 26, allegedly attacked the young woman while she was asleep under a desk at his office following a late-night drinking session in central London. read


Devon woman pleads guilty to performing sex act on stranger on a park bench

Anita Jane Hare, 45, has pleaded guilty to outraging public decency after she was caught performing sex acts on a park bench on a female strange in Pilton Park, Barnstaple, in Devon. read


Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw says grammar schools won't help poor pupils

Sir Michael Wilshaw placed himself on a collision course with Theresa May after he rubbished the Prime Minister’s plans to approve a fresh wave of grammar schools. read


We will act on chicken E.coli, says food watchdog

The Food Standards Agency said last night that consumers faced a ‘significant threat’ to health from antibiotic-resistant superbugs. read


Scientists studying whales in South Africa come face-to-face with great white shark

The small team of scientists were observing southern right whales' behaviour in Hermanus, Eastern Cape, South Africa, when a great white shark came just feet from their craft. read


Science teacher Lynsey Haycock dies after falling putting up display in classroom 

Science and health teacher Lynsey Haycock fell at the Forge Valley School in Sheffield last Thursday. She later died of medical complications from a broken leg. read


Meet the OX: World's first flatpack vehicle can be built in 12 hours

Three people can put together the OX in 12 hours using all the parts which are packed together – many inside one another - in a clever compact kit form. read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Now Kate's aide finds her own Prince Charming: Duchess's private assistant gets engaged to Royal photographer

Kate’s highly influential personal assistant Natasha Archer has become engaged to royal snapper Chris Jackson, who has been on private photoshoots with her and Prince William. read


GPs at Essex health trusts urging patients to go private to cut NHS costs

It has been revealed that GPs at two health trusts in Essex have been instructed to ask anyone needing surgery whether they have a private healthcare policy, to 'balance the books'. read


A touching picture of true devotion: Elderly couple hold hands in bed days before wife’s death aged 96 in image shared by their granddaughter 

The couple were married for 77 years and stayed together until the end. This heartbreaking image was shared on Reddit by the couple's Californian granddaughter. read


11,000 asylum seekers ‘broke the law’ in Austria during the first half of 2016

A total of 11,158 asylum seekers that have entered Austria have been suspected of committing criminal offences in the first half of 2016 with a fifth of offenders of Afghan origin. read


Holidaymaker photobombs other tourists posing at the Leaning Tower of Pisa in hilarious pictures

A tourist has made a photo album of himself at the Leaning Tower Of Pisa in Italy, using his fellow tourists as props. In the pictures, he looks like he is high-fiving or leaning against mini people. read


Moment a Victoria burglar CRAWLS across the floor to hide from security camera

The criminal broke into the home in Forest Hill, Victoria, Australia, on August 20, where he was seen worming on the floor to disable a web camera that would implicate him in the crime. read


People of Calais are fighting back against 'Jungle' with a VERY French revolution

The entire resident population of Calais had a succinct and clear message aimed at the French government: the time has come for the vast migrant camp, ‘the Jungle’, to be dismantled. read


Minke whale wrapped in beach towel to keep her wet as beachgoers struggled to save her

Bicheno locals have come up with a unique way to rescue a stranded dwarf minke whale while waiting for Tasmanian authorities, wrapping it in a colourful towel to keep it wet. read


The ultimate beach huts of Airbnb revealed

Plan your next trip to one of these Airbnb beach huts - from houses made of bamboo on a jungle-fringed beach in the Philippines to quintessentially British painted huts on the sand. read


Alzheimer's 'linked to diesel engine fumes' as tiny particles emitted could cause disease

The researchers from Lancaster University suggested that vehicle engines – especially diesels – could release the tiny magnetic particles during the combustion process. read


Shop at Argos... in Sainsbury's

Sainsbury’s paid £1.4billion for Argos and Habitat earlier this year in a deal that gives customers access to over 90,000 products under one roof. read


18th-century The Summer House on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment could be yours

The Summer House (pictured) is perched on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment with views over an area of natural beauty and is being sold fully furnished and ready to move into. read


'Walter Mitty' conmen who lie about military past could soon face jail

A private members bill will be discussed in Parliament today over whether a British version of America's Stolen Valour Act should come into force. Many use the tactic for financial gain. read


Japan's Prince Hisahito celebrates his tenth birthday by posing alongside older sisters

Images show Prince Hisahito of Akishino with his sisters, Princess Kako and Princess Mako at a rice field of the Akishino-no-miya residence in Tokyo, Japan. read


Eastbourne baby nearly dies after growth spread over his windpipe

Twins Ethan and Ahren Masters, from Eastbourne, were born looking identical but within weeks Ethan, developed an angry red lump across his face. read


Photographer Xavi Bou uses Victorian animation technique to create bird photos 

The pictures were snapped by Spanish photographer Xavi Bou and show the exact path the birds take as they spread their wings using the 19th century technique chronophotography. read


The £420,000 solar-powered motor boat that travels up to six knots in SILENCE

The eye-catching 39ft catamaran is being developed by Dutch marine designers Soel Yachts in a bid to capitalise on the growing ecotourism market. read


The ghosts of U576: German U-Boat is found is 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina

Wreckage of the submerged U-576 submarine, which went down during a wild battle in 1942, was discovered by sonar near Ocracoke seven years after the search began read


Costume performer shows off in front of crowd before falling into Wellington harbour

Footage from Wellington in New Zealand shows a performer clad in a bizarre costume losing his balance while performing for spectators and taking an embarrassing tumble into the water. read


Photographer Paul Reiffer brings landscapes to life with slowly shifting 3D images

Professional photographer Paul Reiffer, 36, spent six years compiling superb landscape shots from all over the world that could be transformed into 3D. read


HMRC helpline to open for 12 hours a day in bid to improve customer service

HM Revenue & Customs has revealed plans to open its call centres for the first time on a Sunday, and to extend opening times on a Saturday, after coming under fire for keeping callers waiting. read


Mother-of-two who exercised throughout her pregnancy flaunts her washboard abs

Kristy Ardo, 25, from Phoenix, Arizona has revealed that she restored her pre-baby body just ten days after giving birth to her second child, Tate. read


A tourist-free side of China that few ever get to see

These stunning photographs of densely-populated China shows there are rare moments and remote regions where another soul is not seen for miles. read


Women share the worst photos of them snapped by their boyfriends

A selection of hilarious pictures from Chinese social media have proved how men could turn their girlfriends or wives from attractive to unflattering with a click on the camera. read


Heart-stopping moment Indian mother narrowly avoids death trying to cross railway tracks

The mother had jumped onto the track with her child at Dahod station in Gujarat, India. CCTV footage shows the mother pushing her child back onto the platform as the train approaches. read


Clearwater woman charged with arson after 'setting fire to car she thought belonged to ex'

A security camera caught footage of a woman stirring up a blaze at the back of the Honda (pictured). Police believe this is Carmen Chamblee, 19, who was arrested near Clearwater on Saturday. read


Oppin firefighters lift a classic Trabant into the air just by using their powerful hoses

The firefighters in Oppin, eastern Germany, managed to elevate the Trabant just by using the pressure from the water. A video shows how they attached multiple hoses to the car. read


Pet groomer caught dancing with a dog sweeps the internet

Luis Antonio Caballero, 58, who works at PetShop Perrito Feliz, a dog grooming salon in Buenos Aires, was filmed dancing to the B-52s Love Shack with a small white pooch by his wife Gabriela. read


New Zealand lodge where you can gaze upon the landscape that inspired Peter Jackson's movies

At Queenstown's Azur Lodge guests are treated to incredible views and there are chic restaurants, sophisticated spas and a thumping nightlife nearby. read