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Prince charming! Swedish royals gather to see cherubic Alexander christened in a traditional ceremony organised by proud parents Sofia and Carl Philip

Guests gathered at Drottningholm Palace Church where Prince Alexander arrived carried by his glamorous mother, Princess Sofia, and his father, Carl Philip. read


West Midlands Police planning to let Muslim officers wear full BURKAS

West Midlands Police has said it will discuss allowing the traditional Islamic dress - which covers the entirety of a woman's face and body - to become part of Muslim female officers' uniform. read


Stockbroker found guilty of raping woman who slept under desk

Daniel Green, 26, attacked the victim after the late night drinking in May last year, and did not stop until she started crying. His victim had been out with a friend drinking in the City of London when they met. read


How to tell if YOUR partner is cheating on you

Guy, 29 and believed to be from the US, wrote the blog on Q&A site Quora after alleging that his ex-girlfriend had cheated on him. He detailed the five biggest warning signs to look out for. read


iPhone 7's new slogan translates to 'This is penis' in Cantonese

Apple launched its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus at a live event in San Francisco this week. One of the technology firm's biggest market is China, which includes the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong. read


Princess Anne is taken to hospital after 'feeling unwell'

The Queen's 66-year-old daughter was taken to hospital in Aberdeen for tests but is now back at Balmoral recuperating. However, she has cancelled several days of engagements. read


Brotherhood actor dies just days after the release of his breakthrough film

Actor and producer Noel Clarke and the rapper Stormzy are among those who have paid tribute to promising star Aaron Eaton, 29, who played the character 'Teardrop' in the British film Brotherhood. read


Shamed teacher who slept with pupil on prom night is seen sharing a kiss with him

Shona Wilkie, who was formerly known as Isabelle Graham, claimed her drink had been spiked and she had no recollection of sleeping with the boy at an Edinburgh Travelodge following the prom. read


Lesbian stalker 'fixated' with spiritual healer jailed for breaching order to stay away

Elizabeth Murray, of Easterhouse, Glasgow, was obsessed with Monika Thomson (pictured) and repeatedly contacted her by email and other social media with ‘lengthy and alarming’ content. read


Easyjet passengers cheered as a drunk and abusive grandmother was arrested

Rosemary Ben-Allee (pictured) pleaded guilty to being drunk on an aircraft at Liverpool Magistrates' Court over the incident. The grandmother-of-four was detained after a flight last month. read


Three former Tesco executives are charged with fraud over £263million black hole in supermarket's 2014 accounts 

Former UK managing director Chris Bush, 50, ex-UK finance director Carl Rogberg, 49, and former food commercial director John Scouler, 48, are accused of fraud and false accounting. read


Gay man found dead wearing a gas mask inside purpose-built 'sex shed' in Dublin after telling his partner he was going outside to 'chill out'

Graham Egan, of Rathmines, in Dublin, Ireland, told his partner of 11 years that he was going outside to 'chill out' shortly after midnight. read


Paedophile gang who abused children over five decades are branded 'monsters of the deepest, darkest depths'

Joseph Foster, Stephen Amos (pictured), Martin Belgium and Logan Morris were convicted of 27 offences at Bristol Crown Court. One victim claimed her abuse was as regular 'as washing up.' read


It's a property boom! Jeremy Clarkson blows up his old £4million Cotswold farmhouse to make way for his new six-bedroom 'gentrified' home

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson was granted permission to demolish his five-bedroom home near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire and build a new property two months ago. read


Anti-terror police smash 'ISIS plot' for attack on British soil

Counter terror officers swooped on the pair at their West London home. A third man, Ali Esayed (left), 19, who is connected to the brothers and originally from Mosul in Iraq, was also arrested. read


British Airways Florida flight diverted to Boston because of 'disruptive' passenger

A 24-year-old man from Glasgow was arrested by U.S. officers for interfering with a flight crew after a disturbance on a Florida-bound British Airways flight that departed London Gatwick last night. read


Ex-Woodfarm High pupil proposes to 60-year-old CARETAKER at Scottish International Airshow

Father-of-three Jim Kerr, 60, caused outrage after getting engaged to Lisa Miller, 18, who was a former pupil at Woodfarm High, in Woodfarm, East Renfrewshire, where he worked as a caretaker. read


Married couple discover their friend had hidden a video camera at the end of their bed 

Peter Brearey (pictured) secretly hid a camera and pointed it at the couple's bed for his own sexual gratification, having used a set of keys to get in the property in Croydon, South London. read


North Korea's Kim Jong Un taunts Obama with nuclear test

US, European and Chinese monitoring agencies are reporting a 5.0-5.3-magnitude quake near North Korea's nuclear test site amid fears it has conducted its second nuclear test this year. read


David Dimbleby hosts Labour special wearing tie that sends a clear message

Current Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and contender Owen Smith went head to head on the live BBC Question Time special, devoted to the Labour leadership election. read


Lewis Hamilton's rumoured girlfriend Winnie Harlow reveals she was called cow as child

From America's Next Top Model to landing a starring role in a Diesel campaign, it seems that 2016 is the year of Winnie Harlow. read


Jason Manford pulls out of a gig as daughter is injured during dance class

Father-of-five Jason Manford was due to perform to hundreds of excited fans at the sold-out show at the Middleton Arena in Greater Manchester, but they were left disappointed. read


Couple arrested after their eight-month-old baby boy 'dies from multiple injuries'

The baby was taken to hospital with multiple injuries after police were called to an address in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday morning. He died two days later, police confirmed. read


JAN MOIR: Uniform wars: It's the parents who need a dressing down 

JAN MOIR: Day Four and the siege of Hartsdown Academy continues. On one side, new headmaster Matthew Tate who wants to raise standards by insisting that all pupils... read


Philip Green insists it's not his fault sorting out the BHS pensions crisis is taking so long

The billionaire, dubbed Sir Shifty by critics, has been sweltering on his new £100million superyacht Lionheart, pictured, across the Med all summer. read


Children will get the chance to join grammars at 14 and 16 as May takes on the critics of her education revolution with a vow for a 'meritocratic' Britain

In her first major speech as Prime Minister, Theresa May said sweeping school reforms were crucial to make Britain the 'world's great meritocracy'. read


Senior Tory blasts Theresa May's plans to let schools select pupils based on religion

Dr Sarah Wollaston (pictured), chair of the health select committee, said the Government should be removing barriers in communities, not putting them up. read


Why school 'selection by house prices' is an expensive business

You can't buy your children academic brilliance - but you can, at least, get them into the best possible school, where they might end up top of the class. read


KATIE HOPKINS experiences first-hand the terror of the Calais 'Jungle' camp

As migrants stormed the fence at the notorious Calais Jungle camp this afternoon, police surrounded the mob and fired tear gas at MailOnline columnist Katie Hopkins. Here is her story. read


Britain's youngest migrant born in Calais Jungle is saved with ten other Iraqis

There were fears the tiny child would not survive after the truck pulled into Watford Gap on the M1 and there was banging from inside the vehicle and shouts of ‘no air’. read


Facebook condemned for censoring iconic Vietnam War photograph

Norway's prime minister, Erna Solberg, criticised social media giant Facebook on Friday for censoring the iconic photo of a critically burned Vietnamese girl fleeing a napalm attack. read


The migrant camp set to blight Lake Como is built in Italian tourist spot

Almost 300 migrants are now living in the makeshift camp tucked away on a side street in the upmarket Italian resort of Como after being denied entry into neighbouring country Switzerland. read


Video of Paige Doherty killer groping stripper and screaming 'I'm a pervert' 

John Leathem, 32, who faces life in jail after knifing teenager Paige Doherty to death in Scotland, was filmed groping a naked stripper on his stag do in 2011 before screaming at a friend: 'I'm a pervert'. read


Bristol killer on trial for murdering second woman hurls insult at senior detective

Christopher Halliwell, 52, who is accused of murdering 20-year-old Becky Godden and burying her headless body in a remote field, cross-examined former Detective Sergeant Steve Fulcher. read


Council officer snaps photo of TWO 30-foot monsters swimming across Loch Ness

Ian Campbell, 56, from Argyll and Bute, Scotland snapped two shapes (pictured) 'swimming' in Loch Ness while out on a bike ride with his son Fraser, 13, and a family friend. read


Recipes for chicken curry and stuffed crust pizza are better than the real thing

The average person spends £28,420 on takeaways in their lifetime, according to research, so cut down on costs and opt for tastier make-at-home versions of your favourite takeaway dishes. read


Billionaire Christian Candy is told he CAN'T turn road into a private garden

World-renowned academics, doctors and other wealthy residents on Regent's Park's most exclusive streets were furious with Mr Candy, pictured with his wife Emily. read


How George Clooney's trendy Nespresso coffee pods are damaging the planet

Marketed as quicker and easier to use than old-fashioned cafetieres and of better quality than instant coffee, the gadgets have found their way into millions of homes and workplaces. read


Statins ARE safe and we should give them to six million more people says study

According to Oxford University researchers, the cheap daily pills prevent at least 80,000 heart attacks and strokes in the UK every year. read


Filmmaker Thomas Colbert sues FBI to prove DB Cooper theory

A filmmaker and his team of 40 experts sued the FBI Thursday in an attempt to prove that loose cannon ex-army pilot Robert Rackstraw (pictured) is in fact legendary hijacker DB Cooper. read


At least four people have died after a train derailed near a station in northern Spain

At least four people have died after a train derailed and ploughed into a pylon at a station in Galicia, northern Spain, but the national rail company Renfe believe there are 'several' fatalities. read


Bargain-loving teen reveals how to silence THAT irritating supermarket voice

MoneySavingExpert.com blogger Jordon Cox, 19, of Essex, pictured left, creates video guide showing you how to switch off the annoying message that plagues supermarket shoppers. read


Photo shows how parents REALLY feel about their children's first day at school

A hilarious photograph posted on Reddit by AidenAsh15 shows the doting dad, believed to be from the UK, clinging on to his son's feet as he walks out of the door. read


Devon school enforces new uniform only available from its own shop

Pupils at the Teignmouth Community School in Devon left) must have the school logo on all their uniform, even skirts and cardigans (pictured right). Parents say the school shop is too expensive. read


Wife of British man and her lover plotted to murder her husband

Devout Sikh Sukhjit Singh, 34, (pictured) a father-of-two from Derby, Derbyshire, was found in bed with his throat slit last Thursday while he was on holiday at his mother's house in India. read


Husband and brother punched wife in a vicious 'honour' beating in Bradford

Tahir Sait, 41, (pictured) and his brother Tariq Sait, 49, jointly assaulted Asia Parveen at her home in Bradford, West Yorkshire, because they 'wrongly' believed she was having an affair. read


First look at Netflix's new Amanda Knox documentary revealed

'That's everyone's nightmare,' says Knox, who was twice convicted and twice acquitted of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher. read


Brexit bounce continues as figures show Britain's trade gap narrowed in first month

The trade deficit in goods and services fell from £5.6billion in June to £4.5billion in July, driven by  a post-Brexit boost in exports. read


Labour plunges nine points to DEFEAT in Sheffield

In a humiliating night for Labour, the party lost out to a resurgent Liberal Democrats, whose candidate won the Mosborough seat by more than a 10 per cent margin. read


Alice Springs school apologises as student dresses up as Hitler for Book Week

A private school in the Northern Territory awarded a top Book Week prize to a boy dressed as Adolf Hitler - as Jewish exchange students watched on. read


Seven-year-old girl is declared a living GODDESS in Nepal

A seven-year-old girl in Nepal was selected to be a living and breathing goddess when she was just a toddler due to having 'eyelashes like a cow' and 'voice as clear as a duck.' read


Are YOU smart enough to pass the dot test?

This new hit-the-dot test challenges players to pick the most central point in a picture, but the quiz gets progressively harder as number of dots increases - leaving users well and truly stumped. read


33 tourists including  a child, 10, spend the NIGHT trapped in cable-cars above the French Alps after high winds cause mechanical failure

Dozens of terrified tourists, including a ten-year-old child, spent the night in cable cars high up in the French Alps after rescuers were forced to abandon their rescue attempts for the night. read


Indian man who killed woman with acid when she rejected his proposal sentenced to death

Ankur Panwar has been sentenced to death in India for killing Preeti Rathi by hurling sulphuric acid on her in a fit of jealously when she rejected his marriage proposal. read


Pomp and arrogance - The Last Night of Remain: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN imagines the Proms if the In camp had their way

The In camp have moaned ever since the Brexit and their latest target is the Proms, a rare occasion when the British are allowed to celebrate their identity, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. read


Is AI RACIST? Robot-judged beauty contest picks mostly white winners out of 6,000 contestants

The team at the Russia and Hong Kong-based Youth Laboratories used a robot panel to pick winners from the submitted photos in the hope that it could determine faces that show the human idea of beauty. read


Sarah Storey becomes most successful female British Paralympian ever as wins gold in Rio

Dame Sarah Storey has won her 12th Paralympic gold medal in the C5 three-kilometres individual pursuit in Rio. read


Brazil opts to stay away from Rio Paralympics as track and field gets underway

If the swathes of empty seats at much of the preceding Olympics were a sign of things to come, Paralympic officials and athletes could not have been prepared for such a devastating reception. read


Cyclist Megan Giglia kicks off Paralympic gold rush as Team GB scoop FIVE golds

Team GB has had an incredible first day at the Paralympic Games - scooping fivegold medals in the velodrome and pool in just over an hour. read


Four families share teenagers’ rap sheets of their maddening ways

From leaving clothes on the floor to always chatting on the phone, the sins committed by teenagers are endless. Here, four mums share their tales - and their offspring try to defend themselves. read


'No one cares how you feel': Twitter account for a DICTIONARY becomes an online hit thanks to its withering put down of man who foolishly tried to critique its use of the word 'mad'

Gabriel Roth, a senior editor at Slate, issued the Merriam-Webster dictionary's official account a touch of cheeky criticism on Wednesday. read


The honest account of one woman who trained herself to look on the bright side 

Despite being a highly successful editor, TV producer and novelist with a handsome husband, two terrific sons and two homes - Janice Kaplan found she always had something to moan about. read


Mother says 3 STONE chest almost suffocated her while riding rollercoaster

Rachel Brookes, 43, from Wolverhampton, says her size 40M breasts give her constant back and neck pain. But she was turned down for breast reduction surgery because of her weight. read


Gail Porter reveals she nearly became anorexic in effort to shrink cleavage

First she was a Blue Peter Presenter, then a lad's mag pin-up, when an image of her naked posterior was famously beamed onto the Houses of Parliament. read


Ma'nene Festival in Indonesia sees bodies of dead relatives dug up and dressed

Bizarre images show a remote indigenous Indonesian community digging up the dead and dressing them in new clothes before parading them around the village read


Teenage terror suspect gunned down by French police after she stabbed an officer was 'ISIS fanatic who wanted to attack a busy Paris train station'

Ines M. - whose full surname has not been revealed - was one of three women suspected of setting up an ISIS cell in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, south of the French capital. read


Two families attacked by gang who called women in sports gear ‘dirty wh**es’ in French town of Toulon as fears rise of increasing ‘Islamist morality police’

The violent attack on fathers in front of their children was sparked after local teenagers shouted 'dirty whore, get naked, at the women who were wearing sports gear to cycle and roller-blade. read


ISIS recruiting fanatics to butcher Christians in shopping centre using a CHAINSAW

The teenager, from the eastern Belgian city of Verviers, was arrested after a video emerged of him walking down a street and calling in Arabic for the murder of Christians. read


Francois Hollande calls for France to 'embrace' Islam and rejects burkini ban nationwide

French President Francois Hollande denounced the 'stigmatisation of Muslims' in a press conference on Thursday. He also said Islam can co-exist with other religions. read


French migrant family handed £44,000 in benefits warned about rejecting another house

Arnold and Jeanne Mballe Sube, who receive an estimated £44,000 a year in handouts, are demanding a larger home, claiming their three-bedroom house in Luton, is too small. read


Why is Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood being so NASTY?

Judge Paul Hollywood has been coming across as arrogant, humourless and rude since the show returned, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS. And it is putting viewers off their high tea. read


Heroin and cocaine killed record amount of people last year

Overall, a record 3,674 drug poisoning deaths involving both legal and illegal substances were registered in 2015 in England and Wales. read


Researchers recreate killer waves in lab for the first time

The Tsunami Simulator has been used to re-enact the most devastating waves in recent history, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2011 event that ripped through Japan. read


Man creates floating LIVING ROOM to travel in style along canals in Dutch city

A floating living room has been spotted in the Dutch city of Groningen. The DIY project appears to consist of a floating dock with a motor attached and furniture including two L-shaped sofas. read


Ex-British soldier used his lorry to block the road and shield a crash victim

Iraq War veteran Darren DeMarco leapt into action after a woman flipped her car on the M1 in Yorkshire, he maneuvered his lorry across all lanes and pulled her to safety - much to the distaste of other drivers. read


MPs debate whether to introduce US-style first and second degree homicide laws

Alex Chalk, a Tory MP and barrister, has supported sweeping reforms to murder laws ahead of a Commons probe. Reform would draw a distinction between the worst murders and other killings. read


Proud to be British! 60 per cent say they would rather be citizens of the UK than anywhere else on earth – even if we drink and moan too much

An exclusive survey by Ipsos Mori found Brits are generally proud of their country with only 13 per cent actively thinking it would be better to be a citizen of another state. read


FAA warns airline passengers not to use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked baggage due to concerns over the phone's fire-prone batteries, the FAA said. read


Qantas Airlines issue warning after handset gets wedged in a seat and starts a fire

Last week a passenger on a Qantas flight heard an announcement telling fliers to ask staff to find their phones if they lose them after a missing phone started a fire mid-flight in May. read


Windsor jewellery store thieves tackled by brave passerby in dramatic video

Passing pedestrians pinned the alleged thieves to the ground outside the jewellers near Windsor Castle (left). The window of the shop was smashed (right) and motorbike abandoned (inset). read


The National Diet and Nutrition Survey found children are eating three times sugar limit

The National Diet and Nutrition Survey also found that people in the UK are not eating enough fruit and veg, while consumption of red meat and saturated fat is still too high. read


Sports Direct's boss Mike Ashley will get chapter in Great PR Cock-ups of Our Time book

With a security guard standing over him, first Mr Ashley dug into his left-hand trouser pocket, pulling out its contents to place in the airport-style tray... Whoops! Out came a wad of £50 notes. read


Italian fans boo Israel's national anthem and make Nazi salutes during World Cup qualifier

The Israel Football Association (IFA) has complained to the Italian Football Federation following their fans' conduct on Monday night. read


Greater Manchester killers high on drink and drugs beat man to death and then stole £5

Kevin Darbyshire and Dwayne Turner, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, have been jailed for beating father and grandfather-to-be Edward Wood, 50, to death outside chip shop. read


Aidan Turner's mystery woman is a 'badass' high-flying marketing executive

The Mirror Online claims the woman spotted enjoying the steamy clinch with the actor, 33, is no wallflower herself, but high-flying executive Tara Derakshan. read


Hillary Clinton recounts being yelled at by men during law school exam in HONY interview

Clinton revealed she was one of the few women in the room that day, where men told her 'You don't need to be here' and 'there's plenty else you can do'. read


Tory MP who had 49p expense claim for milk rejected now charges taxpayers £95 for FRIDGE

Torridge and West Devon MP Geoffrey Cox earns hundreds of thousands of pounds a year as an experienced barrister alongside his work in Parliament. read


Are YOU giving a bad first impression?

The season has arrived for making new introductions at school and work. Etiquette expert William Hanson offers his 'how to' guide for shaking hands, making eye contact and conducting small talk. read


Ross King's Mad Enchantment reveals how Monet made his money through obsession with work

When war broke out in 1914, and Europe began its ‘race into the abyss’ Monet was determined not to flee. Throughout the war he never stopped working. read


Fidget Cube with switches and buttons claims to be able to help you focus on work

Fidget Cube is a pocket-sized desk toy with six tactile surfaces that let users flip, roll, click, rub, spin and glide over until your heart's content, all while increasing focus and productivity. read


Shoppers may get share of £14bn Mastercard fees legal action

A collective action was launched today that accuses Mastercard of setting punitive transaction fees for retailers from 1992 to 2008, passed on to shoppers in the shape of higher prices. read


Contactless cards lost or stolen are warned fraudsters can still use them 8 MONTHS after

Justin Robson, pictured, from Cheshire had his Halifax cards taken last November but they were still being used fraudulently in July this year. read


Daughter 'begged mental health crisis team to help her father'

Stephen Arnold murdered his wife Karen Arnold before killing himself on Tuesday. Their bodies were found inside the property in a quiet cul-de-sac in Grimsby at around 4am. read


'Robocop' policeman is sacked for gross misconduct after he shared photos of a murder scene 'to impress' his girlfriend and other women 

PC Jason Lobo of Lancashire Police sent numerous text messages describing the scene where Adam Wilson died after being stabbed to death in a frenzied knife attack near Preston. read


Yorkshire driver crashes in to verge while 'looking for sat nav'

The moment a motorist narrowly avoided oncoming traffic near Ottringham, East Yorkshire, and crashed while searching for gadget, was recorded on Dove family's dashcam. read


Bristol toddler Harry Studley who was shot by an airgun has been left severely disabled and blind in one eye

Bristol boy Harry Studley, just 19 months old, has been left severely disabled and blind in one eye after being shot by an airgun. Parents Edward Studley and Amy Allen took news as 'stab to the heart'. read


Italian accused of chopping up Met PC after meeting on Grindr denies murder

Stefano Brizzi, 50, is accused of killing 59-year-old PC Gordon Semple, pictured, before dismembering his body and dumping the pieces in the bins of his block of flats in south London. read


Travelers with cysts could be submitted to invasive airport security screening

A report by an American Medical Association publication has revealed cases where a woman with a cyst and a man with a hernia were submitted to invasive airport screening to look for explosives. read


Motorists worry if driverless cars will understand good driving etiquette

Three quarters of motorists polled believe future vehicles will misinterpret good driving etiquette and potentially make our roads more dangerous. read


Komodo dragon sticks its head inside another one’s mouth to snatch its food 

Startling images from Indonesia captured the moment a ravenous Komodo dragon placed its entire head into the mouth of his bigger and potentially deadly reptile pal. read


Theresa May opts for daring thigh-split skirt during meeting with EU chief

Mrs May, 59, kept her arms crossed on her thighs and sat leaning forward as she spoke with Donald Tusk, also 59, whose steely gaze remained firmly at eye-level. read


Apple's iPhone 7 Plus is over £200 more expensive in the UK than in the US

Apple unveiled its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus handsets in San Francisco this week, alongside its new Apple Watch Series 2. The smartphone maker caused controversy by dropping the headphone jack. read


Apple says it WON'T reveal first-weekend sales of new iPhone 7

The move will make it harder for analysts to get a read on the product's prospects amid questions over whether its popularity has peaked. read


Why you should NOT try to be like your Instagram heroes

While some of the clean eating stars are in line with the best evidence to lose weight or prevent ill health there are plenty that don't stand up to scrutiny, warns British nutritionist Sophie Medlin. read


Reddit chefs reveal simple secrets of tasty food

Australian chefs have revealed the simple secrets that can transform home cooked dishes from bland into brilliant. The tips included using the right cooking oil and adding yoghurt to macaroni. read


Burkini-clad Syrian refugees given police escort for Londonderry beach barbecue

Police said they escorted the refugees to the beach barbecue in Benone, Magilligan, County Londonderry¸Northern Ireland last Saturday after 'concerning' comments appeared on Facebook. read


Woman with metal rods in her spine reveals how POLE DANCING helped her recover

Daniella Smith, from Birmingham, was born with spinal scoliosis – a curvature of the spine – and had two metal rods bolted into her back to correct it before she discovered pole-dancing. read


Robots and computers will commit more crime than humans by 2040, expert warns

Researchers have found robots could be the offenders committing most crimes by 2040. Tracey Follows from The Future Laboratory, said there have been predictions of lone-wolf terror attacks. read


UK weather set for more vibrant Autumn than usual

Philip James, Professor of Ecology at the University of Salford, explains what affects the colour of autumn leaves and how a wet spring and warm August could mean a bright autumn. read


Children of 9/11 victims recall their final memories of their parents

More than 3,000 children and young adults lost a parent in the deadliest terror attack on American soil, instantly becoming known as the children of 9/11. Here are a few of their stories. read


How fashionable is YOUR child’s name?

The magazine hopes that by compiling its list, it will help parents dip into a discerning round-up of fashion-forward names that will help set children apart from their classmates. read


Unite put up 60% for Len McCluskey's £400,000 London flat

Unite denied the money was a ‘loan’ and said it would get the sum back when Mr McCluskey’s term of office comes to an end and the flat is sold. read


The bizarre things that are rapidly ageing you without you even realising

Experts have shed light on the surprising things that are causing men and women to age every day without even realising - and some of them will shock you. read


NICE says method is 'more effective and would cut abortions'

Health watchdog NICE say GPs and pharmacies should recommend the coil, which is inserted by a nurse or doctor, is more than 99 per cent effective, works as soon as it is in place, to women. read


Nasa's asteroid-hunting spacecraft set to blast off TONIGHT

Nasa's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will travel for two years to reach Bennu, and plans to return to Earth in 2023 with a sample of the space rock if the mission goes to plan. read


Virgin Atlantic test flights completed for VSS Unity aircraft

The six-passenger, two-pilot winged space plane, designed to take passengers on five-minute voyages into suborbital space, reaching altitudes of about 62 miles (100 km), was tested in the Mojave desert yesterday. read


Student will graduate 4 inches TALLER after surgery to straighten her curved spine

Danielle Foster, 25, from London, was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 16. She recently had surgery to correct it after it became so bad it was causing her spine to bend at a 80 degree curve. read


Albums deemed as the worst of all time are announced including Justin Bieber's Believe

Noel Edmonds' sidekick from his Saturday night TV show Noel's House Party topped the list of the 'worst albums of all time' with his 1994 self-titled record, beating Justin Bieber to the unwanted title. read


Couple become famous online thanks to picture of them looking miserable at state fair

Chloe Atkinson, 16, and Jake Shepley, 17, were caught looking miserable at the Minnesota State Fair. Jake explains that his downcast expression can be traced to him running out of his favorite snack. read


Swansea 'Hitler House' which looks like Nazi leader Adolf is available for £85 a week 

Landlord Clive Davies, 70, is offering the low price despite the house in Swansea rising to fame after the resemblance was spotted by a local youth worker in 2011. read


Great Dane does his best to look innocent as his owner finds a bag of dog food ripped open

Pet owner Kevin Sacks returned home in Liverpool to find his Great Dane Toby had strewn a bag of food across the floor. In a hilarious video the dog looks innocent as he sits on the sofa. read


Neil Armstrong's accent 'may be to blame for claim first words on the moon were misquoted'

Neil Armstrong claims he said 'for a man' and not 'for man'. A University of Kent researcher says that most of us do not hear the 'a' because of the noisy radio link and Armstrong's Midwest accent. read


Bestival music lovers descend on the Isle of Wight as the sun shines

Covered in glitter and stocked up with rucksacks and tents, thousands of people hopped off the Isle of Wight ferry and trekked over to their campsite as the annual dance festival began today. read


High street sports stores are advertising black trainers as uniform 

High street stores are advertising sport branded trainers as being 'back to school' shoes - on the same week hundreds of children were banished from the classroom because of their uniform. read


Peterborough motorist jailed for 18 months after attacking traffic warden

Attacker Shamal Karim Asaad pushed the unnamed officer over in Peterborough. The warden had activated his bodycam and filmed the fuming driver confronting him after getting a ticket. read


Merseyside school excludes student for blonde highlights, claims furious mother

Merseyside student Faye Carney, 15, was placed in exclusion by her school for sporting subtle blonde highlights, claims her mother Kelly, 39. The Year 11 pupil has been told to change her hairstyle. read


Retired Pope says the destruction of a group of gay lobbyists at the Vatican was one of his biggest achievements in ground-breaking memoirs

Retired Benedict XVI's book, The Last Conversations, lifts the lid on the turbulent career of the first Pope in 2013 to retire as head of the Roman Catholic Church back in 2013. read


Male 'essence' gets females ready to reproduce (but also speeds up ageing)

The research team, led by Northwestern University in Illinois, found two signals produced by males that affect female reproduction, by looking at a transparent roundworm called C. elegan. read


Poldark actress Heida Reed says she was instrumental in decision to cut rape scene

Now, co-star Heida Reed, who was to play the rape victim Elizabeth, has disclosed that she was instrumental in the decision to replace the attack with a consensual seduction. read


Chinese grandmother killed after demolition team buried her alive after knocking down house

A pensioner in China was killed yesterday after builders knocked down her house while she was in bed. Demolition team claimed they bulldozed the wrong house. The driver of the digger was arrested. read


A tenth of Earth's wilderness has disappeared since 1990s

In the last 20 years, wilderness regions amounting to an area twice the size of Alaska have vanished, the research reveals. The Amazon basin and central Africa have been hit the hardest. read


Video of hedgehog toppling backwards into a drain while trying to scratch an itch

Paul Wright set up a camera to catch any night time visitors to a water bowl he left out after discovering a family of three hedgehogs were living in his garden in Cheshire. read


Mel B helps Bear Grylls with painful jellyfish sting on latest episode of Running Wild

Scary Spice Mel B, 41, proved that not much scares her, this week, after she was filmed relieving herself on TV in the name of survival for NBC show Running Wild With Bear Grylls. read


Hands off my man! Scorned Chinese wife drags her husband's 'mistress' along the street by her hair before violently kicking her 

A Chinese wife was filmed hitting and kicking her husband's alleged mistress in the middle of the street. The wife was then captured trying to strip the woman as she continued her rampage. read


Large earthquakes can trigger aftershocks on separate faults within SECONDS causing greater damage

Scientists at the University of California San Diego discovered 48 previously unidentified aftershocks that occurred between 2004 and 2015, within seconds to minutes after magnitude 7 to 8 earthquakes. read


Judging books by their covers: New 'brainwashing' technique allows scientists to alter feelings about faces

Scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, have developed a technique that allows them to manipulate how people feel about another person's face. read


Average age for a civil partnership to be recorded passes 50

People over 65 were more likely to register a partnership than those in age groups below pension age, the figures collected by the Office for National Statistics showed. read


Microsoft set to take a bite out of Apple's iMac with a Surface 'Cardinal'

Microsoft's Surface brand could soon be extended to an all in one desktop PC codenamed Cardinal that would compete against Apple's iMac, according to ZDnet read


UK dormice numbers have plummeted by more than a THIRD since 2000

Hazel dormice were once widespread in England and Wales, but have disappeared from 17 counties. Now they are only found in the South of England and areas of the English-Welsh border. read


UK doctor claims he has rights to mars based on outdated space laws

Dr Philip Davies, a GP from Hampshire, is trying to claim legal ownership of of Mars under the Outer Space Treaty, having spent six years propelling light particles towards the Martian surface. read


Jeremy Corbyn supporters in online plot to flood Proms with EU flags

About 60 anti-Brexit campaigners have raised £1,175 to buy 5,000 blue EU flags to be handed out before the annual event at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow. read


American author Elizabeth Gilbert stuns fans with announcement about new partner

Her bestselling memoir about her journey after her divorce — Eat, Pray, Love - made American author Elizabeth Gilbert a multi-millionaire, but she has now revealed her love with her female best friend. read


Abuse survivor reveals how reborn dolls have helped her find peace

Jo Marsh, 32, from Gateshead, who sufferers from severe PTSD tells the heartbreaking story of how her reborn babies brought her back from the brink after she read


New erectile dysfunction GEL has the 'desired effect within minutes'

British manufacturer, Futuru Medical, could be line to grab a share of a global market for erectile dysfunction treatments worth billions a year after successful trials of the treatment. read


670,000 more people will get cancer in the next 20 years because of obesity claims study

Fat is as dangerous as cigarette smoking in reproductive cancers such as cancer of the womb, which less than a quarter of people know is linked to being overweight, Cancer Research UK said. read


Improving breastfeeding rates could save the NHS £40 million a year

Swansea University professor Amy Brown said improving uptake by two thirds would save the NHS millions in excess appointments for babies fed on formula milk who are more prone to illness. read


Fears anitdepressants are being handed out as a first treatment instead of counselling 

The study, by Swansea University, looked at 360,000 Welsh children aged six to 18 between 2003 and 2013 and found that prescriptions for antidepressants rose 28 per cent. read


Tear-jerking video of two tiny kittens being pulled out of a dumpster in LA

Animal rescue team Annette Ramirez and Armando Navarete saved two tiny kittens from a dumpster in California when they'd been abandoned there, using specialist camera gear. read


USS Zumwalt destroyer officially joins the Navy with Captain James Kirk at the helm

On Star Treks' 50th Anniversary, the stealthy Zumwalt is heading to its commissioning ceremony next month with a crew of 147 officers and sailors who have spent three years preparing it. read


Beauty blogger Farah Dhukai uses seaweed and coffee to banish her cellulite

Beauty blogger Farah Dhukai, from Ontario, Canada, used a piece of seaweed soaked in cool brewed coffee to banish the cellulite from her arms. After one week, her arm looked toned and trim. read


Could you get a private bank account like the rich and famous?

Even millionaires need mortgages but they tend not to pop down to HSBC for a loan against their stud farm, instead, Britain's super rich, aristocratic and famous families bank 'privately'.  read


Moneybox app encourages investing by rounding up everyday spending

New app Moneybox lets you top up your everyday spending and put the excess into a stocks and shares Isa. The founders say it will help cash-strapped millennials invest. read


Belgian study reveals how humans harnessed microbes to create the perfect drink

Scientists at University of Leuven in Belgium have created a ‘family tree’ of yeast microbes – focusing on beer yeast – revealing the first brewers domesticated yeasts in the 1500s. read


‘Dream lag’ means that we are likely to suffer the same nightmare a week later 

Scientists say we suffer a ‘dream lag’ - in which a dream, or nightmare, is repeated five or seven days after we initially have it. It can take the brain that time to process emotive events. read


Thousands flee as circus elephant runs amok in India

A circus elephant ran amok for three hours in a busy area of Pune, in India. The elephant, called Nitya, broke away from circus staff after she was taken for a bath. read


EU goes to war against HYPERLINKS

Playboy's Dutch publisher, Sanoma, had sought to get website GeenStijl to remove a hyperlink to photos of a television celebrity Britt Dekker, which were posted illegally. read


North Korea's Kim Jong-Un’s chauffeur-driven cronies travel alongside trams and PLANTS

Images taken in the North Korean capital Pyongyang show how high ranking officials drive around in gleaming Audis while ordinary workers have to struggle around the city on bicycles. read


Austria charges Moroccan and Algerian terror suspects over links to ISIS attack on Paris

The two men are accused of helping two other suspects who Austria extradited to France earlier this year through 'logistics as well as through gathering information and arranging contacts.' read


UFO hunter claims to have found an 'alien antenna' on the surface

Finland-based Mark Sawalha believes he has found strong evidence of an extraterrestrial base and alien mining activity on the moon based on an image captured by Nasa's Lunar Orbiter. read


Malia Obama pictured 'near a large bong at University of Pennsylvania frat house'

The image was reportedly taken at a University of Pennsylvania fraternity house in Philadelphia on Sunday. Malia attended the Budweiser Made in America festival in the city that day. read


Pygmies share knowledge of medicinal plants and use potions to punish cheaters

Researchers at University College London have examined how Pygmies living in the northern Republic of Congo use medicinal plants and pass the knowledge between families. read


Britain's high streets struggle as sales fall compared to 2015 for seventh month in a row

Last month, year-on-year sales fell by 1.5 per cent, the BDO monthly High Street Sales Tracker shows. read


80% of UK's car insurance claims are for whiplash compared to 3% in France

Britain's 'merry-go-round' compensation culture for whiplash claims is adding around £93 a year to people's motoring insurance premiums, research from Aviva shows. read


How 'world's ugliest woman' Lizzie Velasquez fought back against the bullies

Lizzie Velasquez, from Texas, was born with neonatal progeroid syndrome, a rare genetic disorder which saw her cruelly branded as the 'ugliest woman in the world' in a video online. read


Justine Greening shows off new look after having surgery on medical advice 

The difference is remarkable (pictured) - but at first glance it is almost impossible to pin-point what the changes have been to Justine Greening's face. read


Video shows moment a van drives straight into packed Dragonair passenger plane

The van was seen driving towards the Dragonair A330 plane at Hong Kong airport before making a sudden turn, straight into the engine of the aircraft. read


India acid attack survivor Reshma Quereshi redefines beauty at New York Fashion Week

Reshma Qureshi, 19, the survivor of an acid attack in India, walked the runway during NY Fashion Week to send a message empowerment to other victims of such attacks in her country. read


Viewers in a frenzy over Mexican weather girl's VERY tight shorts

Glamorous weather girl Sugey Abrego swept the web after she appeared on camera in a very low-cut top and a teeny tiny pair of denim shorts that left little to the imagination. read


Glasgow thug who attacked female police officer while mob filmed escapes jail

The assault happened on August 6 in Glasgow, when PCs Paula Lamont and Gordon Innes investigated a strong smell of cannabis coming from a group of men outside a solicitor's office and pub. read


Number of workers on zero-hours contracts rockets by 20% in one year

A record 903,000 people reported they are now working on the controversial contracts - which do not guarantee a minimum number of hours - an increase of 156,000 since last year. read


Psoriasis sufferer Judith Duncan shares make-up free photos of her skin condition

Former shop assistant Judith Duncan, 23, from Invercylde, was diagnosed with the long-lasting autoimmune disease almost three years ago. But rather than hide it, she say it is now 'part of her.' read


Video of girl giving her restaurant dinner to a homeless man sitting outside

Proud father Eddie Scott, from California, posted this video of his daughter Ella giving her dinner to a homeless man instead of eating it herself. He said he was so proud of her act of kindness. read


Bristol police left red-faced after creating a crime map which looks like a giant PENIS 

Bristol police wanted to highlight locale where man was stabbed. But jokers said the map (pictured) looked like a giant penis. Twitter saw the funny side - but police quickly redrew it. read


Tiggy Legge-Bourke's family estate poisoned leading to 'mass killing' of birds of prey

Investigators (one is pictured with a red kite carcass) found 20 dead birds on the Glanusk estate in Wales. The land belongs to the parents of former royal nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke. read


China claims to have developed radar that can detect STEALTH jets 

The quantum radar was reportedly created by Intelligent Perceception Technology and reportedly detected targets at a range of more than 60 miles, when it was tested last month. read


Basset hound Duke can finally see thanks to £1,000 FACELIFT

Duke, an American basset hound, had gruelling surgery to remove excess skin on his face. He was rushed in pain to vets, in Worcestershire, who performed a brow lift. read


Young Pennsylvania contortionist manages to shoot a bow and arrow with her FEET

Bella Gantt, a young contortionist from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, posted a video showing how she is able to hold a bow and arrow with her feet while performing a handstand. read


Uniformed Brazilian officer shoots himself in the leg as he plays with a loaded gun

The hapless Brazilian is captured on CCTV sitting on a chair and fiddling with the handgun before pulling the trigger, firing a bullet into his leg, and leaping to his feet while clutching the wound. read


Daredevil Olympic diver leaps into a river from a 26ft high CASTLE 

Blake Aldridge, 34, couldn't resist the challenge of conquering the 11th century Chepstow Castle, Wales. He dived from a height equivalent of six double-decker buses. read


Video of daredevil motorcyclist performing WHEELIES on dual carriageway 

Footage shows the motorcyclist speeding up the carriageway in Bilborough, Nottingham. He begins to perform wheelies. The daredevil motorcyclist sticks to the fast lane/ read


Actor James Barton recreates girlfriend's favourite rom-com scenes in London proposal

A video shows the touching moment James Barton, from Sussex, brought his girlfriend Lianne's favourite romcoms to life. He also had a special ring designed for her. read


Porsche driver tries to show off by racing away from onlookers but crashes into a 4x4 

A supercar driver was left with a red face and a bruised ego after crashing his Porsche 918 Spydercar after trying to show it off to a crowd and a woman in St Tropez, France. read


Haunting images from Abandoned Places book capture fascinating sites around the globe

New book Abandoned Places explores 65 fascinating lost worlds around the globe from rusted locomotives in Bolivia to a dilapidated opera house in Massachusetts. read


Video shows Chinese keeper giving panda cubs a full-body massage

Heart-melting footage shows two pandas getting a massage in China's Sichuan province. The video shows the animals' keeper playing with one of the bear's legs and rubbing its back. read


Inside the lavish 16th-century French chateau owned by a count and countess

Carol Driver stayed at the grand Chateau de Tocqueville, which is tucked away in a tiny village in northern France, close to the D-Day Landing Beaches. read