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MICHAEL JACKSON'S bodyguard says Kim Kardashian's security looked 'fishy'

Investigators in Paris are now trying to track down the gang responsible for holding Kim Kardashian at gun point and stealing her jewellery but mystery still surrounds how the men got into her apartment. read


Would you dare track down and confront a thief who stole your phone?

Sarah Willetts, 28, a tutor from Newcastle, turned sleuth when her bag was stolen from an office at work. She used a mobile app on a colleague's phone to track down the thief. read


Why women in their 40s have more concerns about their bodies than older females

The decade when women are supposedly in the prime of their life is one in which they have most anxieties in the bedroom. They were found to be more worried about their bodies than older women. read


Why I'd give school bullies a taste of their own medicine writes SARAH VINE

A viral video emerged of a group of four boys standing around in a park in Romford, Essex. Without warning, one of them punches another hard on the side of his head, writes SARAH VINE. read


Theresa May uses keynote speech at Tory conference to reach out to blue-collar workers

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to take aim at the 'liberal elite' who sneer at millions of Britons over immigration and find public patriotism 'distasteful', it can be revealed. read


More cycle lanes are being built across Britain

Cycle superhighways such as the one built on London's Victoria Embankment are compromising key routes and causing gridlock and pollution, writes TOM RAWSTORNE. read


England's cancer shame: Eight out of 10 NHS groups are letting down patients

England's 209 NHS clinical commissioning groups were ranked on their quality of cancer care in terms of survival rates, diagnosis times and timely treatment. read


Britain's best fish and chip restaurants revealed

Britain's top 10 fish and chip shops have been named, and among them is Kingfisher Fish and Chips in Devon, which serves whole lobster and posh coffee to diners. read


Jamie Oliver's paella upsets Spanish chefs after including chorizo in his recipe

In his usual cheery tone to his 5.67million Twitter followers yesterday, the 41-year-old chef, restaurateur and campaigner said: ‘Good Spanish food doesn’t get much better than paella…’ read


The surprising household items that you never knew had an expiration date

It's not just food that goes out of date, cosmetics, bedding and electrical appliances all have an expiry date. Here we reveal what you should bin right now. read


Glamorous fake Instagram account of Louise Delange tricked 50,000 people

When a glamorous lifestyle Instagram profile of a French model, Louise Delage, appeared in August, few noticed that it was fake. Can you spot what's going on with Ms Delage's pictures? read


Homemade Vs. ready meal: Can your dinner party guests tell the difference?

SPONSORED M&S has released a new range of Cook Menu and Gastropub dishes so perfectly posh, we thought we could fool our friends... read


Opera is cancelled at Bristol University after claims of 'cultural appropriation'

Members of Music Theatre Bristol society cancelled the production following 'controversy in terms of racial diversity', adding: 'We would not want to cause offence in any way'. read


Diane James quits as Ukip leader just 18 days after succeeding Nigel Farage 

Diane James has sensationally quit as Ukip leader tonight just 18 days after winning the race to succeed Nigel Farage. read


Fitness bands 'do not boost health' finds study

Study leader Professor Eric Finkelstein, from Singapore, said: ‘Over the course of the year-long study, volunteers who wore the activity trackers recorded no change in their step count.' read


That sounds canny fishy! Cod found to use a range of different accents when they 'speak', depending on the waters they are from 

The work could shed light on whether southern fish will be able to understand their northern counterparts if they are forced to seek out the colder waters they prefer because of climate change. read


Kim Kardashian Paris heist robbers were not caught on CCTV

It has been revealed that an image of the armed gang who robbed the reality TV star in Paris was caught on a 'million-to-one' image after a camera facing a mirror reflected their getaway. read


Kim Kardashian 'was tailed by two men days before robbery'

Footage shows a grey Fiat 500 trying to constantly cut in front of photographers and wanting to tailgate the car carrying Kim, her husband Kanye and her sister Kourtney through the French capital. read


Kanye West had 'nervous breakdown' and 'FIRED 30 STAFFERS' following NY Fashion Week

The 39-year-old rapper, a source told the New York Post , 'had a nervous breakdown' and 'a massive meltdown' after his Yeezy Season 4 fashion show and heads rolled soon after. read


Lagerfeld chastises Kim Kardashian for flaunting her diamonds

Lagerfeld had written Kardashian a note on Monday saying: 'We are all with you' after she was robbed in Paris. But he criticised the star for showing off jewellery to her social media followers. read


Kim Kardashian's friend who hid in toilet during Paris heist is a stylist to the stars

Celebrity stylist Simone Harouche, 36, was caught up in the audacious robbery at the '€15-000-night' Hotel de Pourtalès complex where armed robbers stole Kardashian's £3.5m engagement ring. read


Kim Kardashian's ex-bodyguard who was fired by Kanye West says robbery was inside job

Kim Kardashian's former bodyguard Steve Stanulis, 42, has weighed in on Kim's terrifying Paris attack that took place earlier this week as being a product of 'karma' read


Why you can’t trust Google when renewing your driving licence

When you search for these services on Google, as many as four of the top entries on the first page of the search results are copycats that imitate official websites. read


Tyson Fury admits to taking 'lots of cocaine' but insists he's never used performance enhancing drugs

Tyson Fury has admitted taking ‘lots of cocaine’, with the heavyweight world champion claiming he ‘hopes to die every day’. In a lengthy interview he said: 'I don't want to live anymore' read


The baby with a bouffant: Junior has a huge head of hair and he's only nine weeks old

Junior Cox-Noon, from Brighton, turns heads wherever he goes thanks to his impressive mane which has continued to grow since his birth in July. read


Fury as Scotland Yard say they will redact report into bungled £2m VIP abuse inquiry

London police chiefs said they would only release a summary of Sir Richard Henriques report into a bungled VIP paedophile investigation after they consider whether they agreed with it. read


Two men in their 20s are arrested over murder of man in Kent

Two men, aged 20 and 27, have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a man who died after suffering serious injuries last night in Thanet, Kent. read


The white ghettos that blight South Africa

Photographer Jacques Nelles has captured life of a poor white community living in the Munsieville township, near Johannesburg, South Africa, in a series of depressing images. read


Beatles producer Sir George Martin left estate worth over £1million following his death

Father-of-four Sir George Martin, often described as 'The Fifth Beatle', died peacefully at his home in Coleshill, near Swindon, in March aged 90. It has now emerged he left a £1million estate. read


Britain's new £31billion Trident submarines will be built with steel coming from FRANCE 

Sir Michael Fallon announced work on the new Successor submarines will begin in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria today - but steel for the hulls will come from France. read


Vice Presidential debate sees Tim Kaine go all out attack on Trump

Hillary Clinton's running mate Tim Kaine turned the vice-presidential debate into an insult-driven attack on Donald Trump, interrupting rival Mike Pence and moderator Elaine Quijano repeatedly. read


The mother with Down's syndrome daughter who WON'T test her next baby

The mother, named only as Emma (pictured, with daughter Scarlett) said: 'I love Scarlett, she's amazing. Why wouldn't I want another child exactly like her?' read


US East Coast keeps close watch over Hurricane Matthew

People along the East Coast entered better-safe-than-sorry mode Tuesday and started preparing for Hurricane Matthew to make landfall in the next few days. Eleven people have died in the storm. read


How to boost your savings rate to 5% with regular savings plans and Help To Buy cash Isas

Typically, workers saving for a house, wedding or holiday use their bank's standard savings account. But these now pay next to nothing. read


More misery for savers as Halifax and Lloyds become the latest to slash rates on easy-access and cash Isas to 0.05%

The rate on Lloyds's Instant Saver and Instant Cash Isa will fall from 0.25 per cent to 0.05 per cent from December 8. So will the rate on the Halifax Instant Saver and Instant Isa Saver. read


Sorry Mo, an ice bath DOESN'T help you recover: Treatment found to be no better than warming down at reducing muscle pain after exercise 

A study found that trendy ice baths, favoured by athletes including Mo Farah (pictured) were no better than cool-down exercises at reducing inflammation in muscles after exercise. read


Healthy women in middle age 'only need a cervical test once every decade'

At the moment women in Britain aged between 25 and 49 are invited for screening every three years, and when they are aged 50 to 64, every five years. read


Horrific video shows prawns being injected with a jelly substance before being sold

A video has shown how factory workers in Vietnam inject tiger prawns with substances to make them look big and fresh when they are sold and imported to places like Australia. read


Texas set to execute man on death row 13 years after he murdered a couple

Barney Fuller, 58, will be administered lethal doses of poisonous chemicals through injection on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to murdering a couple and shooting one of their children. read


Tesco’s fightback against the budget supermarkets continues as the store reveals sales are up for the third quarter in a row but cost-cutting means profits are down 28%

The group posted a 28.3 per cent fall in bottom-line pre-tax profits to £71 million for the six months to August 26 after being hit amid the sector's fierce price war. read


Genes responsible for bigger brains are found: Discovery could be the key to tackling dementia

A team of scientists from the Universities of Bath and Lincoln compared the genomes of 28 mammals with differing sizes of neocortex to make the discovery. read


Your yawn may reveal how smart you are: Mammals with bigger and more complex brains gape for longer

Scientists at the State University of New York at Oneonta believe their findings may explain why yawning has evolved in mammals - it helps to keep the brain cool so it can operate properly. read


Banksy may been caught spraying Pauline Hanson graffiti in Melbourne

Shaky mobile phone footage taken by a woman in Melbourne is claimed to show world-renowned graffiti artist Banksy finishing off a piece before making a run for it. read


How phone firms are failing to give us decent 4G

As few as one in three connections link to the 4G network in some parts of rural Britain, new research has found. Even in London, where signal is best, connection can be very slow. read


The salesmen offering 40% returns on burial plots: As banks slash their rates, savers are being tempted by exotic deals... but can any be trusted?

Birmingham-based Harley Investments is currently marketing an East London Jewish cemetery as a prime spot for your cash, claiming you'll get 40 per cent returns within just two years. read


How a boy's voice at age seven can tell you what he will sound like as a man

Psychologists at the University of Sussex carried out research that found the voice pitch of males was often determined by the age of seven, rather than when puberty hit. read


Why girls must learn to be like Shakespeare's heroines... not reality TV stars

Teenage girls should learn to be less like Kim Kardashian and more like Cleopatra and other Shakespearean heroines, according to top London headteacher Jane Lunnon (pictured). read


QUENTIN LETTS watches Tory wafflers

How could so jellyish and unformed a political personality have been made Lord Chancellor? When she mentioned her predecessor, Michael Gove, the hall burst into applause. read


Tory delegates moved to tears as mother tells conference of son who died of sepsis aged 1

Audience members at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham were openly weeping after Melissa Mead, 29, spoke about the NHS blunders that contributed to her son's death aged one. read


Theresa May backtracks on comments that overseas staff will remain as an 'interim' measure

In an interview, the Prime Minister said her Government’s plan to train hundreds more British medics would mean overseas doctors would eventually cease to be needed. read


Theresa May says she doesn't mind that people focus on her distinctive footwear 

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan faced a furious backlash after claiming Theresa May (pictured) chooses to wear her famously distinctive footwear to make her more interesting. read


Amber Rudd promises we won't have to wait until Brexit to curb immigration

Home Secretary Amber Rudd promised the government will not wait for Brexit to try to curb numbers, but cautioned that progress will not be made 'overnight'. read


Cabinet colleagues tell Phillip Hammond to stop being so negative about Brexit

Philip Hammond has been accused of launching a 'tirade of negativity' by his fellow Cabinet ministers after warning the British economy could shrink by four per cent in the wake of Brexit. read


Tory conference leaves mountain of empty wine and beer bottles ready for recycling

Bleary-eyed Tories today trudged back into the Birmingham International Convention Centre this morning to hear speeches from Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Home Secretary Amber Rudd. read


Panasonic reveals OLED screen turns into transparent glass when not in use

Panasonic has eliminated the tint left behind when its transparent TV wasn't being used. The firm replaced the LED with an OLED and now when the TV is in transparent mode, it is undetectable. read


Mother-of-two died just moments after she took smiling selfie in London

Carmen Greenway, 41, was cycling home after having dinner at a pub to celebrate her mother’s birthday when she hit a bumpy patch of road and lost control 100 metre from her west London home. read


Ben Stiller reveals he was diagnosed with prostate cancer

The actor, 50, opened up about his battle with the disease for the first time in an interview on Tuesday's Howard Stern Show. read


Decomposed remains of dead greyhounds found at RAF base in Lincolnshire

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: The bodies of more than 20 dogs were discovered in a disused building at the former RAF Sturgate near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. read


Ben Needham police search team demolish Greek farmhouse

Police have started demolishing a farmhouse on the Greek island of Kos in the hope that it might help them solve the mystery surrounding toddler Ben Needham's disappearance. read


If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a surprisingly comfortable activity holiday: Wifi, underfloor heating and a HOT TUB make Forest Holidays a family winner 

All the usual activities are available for outdoors-loving families at a Forest Holidays resort. But the delightful cabins and their creature comforts mean you can relax in style after all that cycling. read


Two women who had babies by the SAME man say why their polyamorous relationship works

Married couple Buddy and Rose Sullivan from San Diego, California, are in a polyamorous relationship with Lauren, an ex girlfriend of Rose. They appear on TLC UK's My Extraordinary Pregnancy. read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Kate Moss parties (ever so politely) for mum's 69th

Kate Moss enjoyed a small family dinner at the new fashionable hotspot Casa Cruz, an Argentinian restaurant in Notting Hill, which regularly plays host to luminaries such as Victoria Beckham. read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: BBC needs a Right Wing Hour says David Baddiel

Comedian David Baddiel is calling for a Right-Wing Hour to air on Radio 4 in order to correct the imbalance. 'There is generally a centre-Left, liberal bias to the station's output,' says Baddiel, 52. read


Pounds slips to 31-YEAR low against dollar but FTSE share index soars above 7,000

The pound has tumbled to its lowest level against the US dollar since 1985, while the FTSE 100 share index surged above 7,000 amid nerves over Theresa May's tough Brexit approach.. read


IMF predict UK will be fastest growing major economy post Brexit

The International Monetary Fund said confidence in the economy had been maintained by swift action from the Bank of England, as it upgraded growth for this year to 1.8 per cent. read


Women who took up running ended up piling on the pounds instead of losing weight

Many of us take up jogging to help lose weight but for some people it could have just the opposite effect. A number of women in New York ran marathons and ended up heavier than ever. read


New York environmental activist dubbed 'trash man' spends a month wearing garbage

A man has been strolling around New York for two weeks weighed down with trash. Meet Rob Greenfield, an environmental activist asking America to wake up to its garbage problem. read


Jewellery from ancient warrior's tomb could give insights into origins of Greek civilisation

Dr Sharon Stocker and her husband Professor Jack Davis stumbled upon the remarkably undisturbed grave while digging near Pylos, an ancient city on the southwest coast of Greece. read


Hunt for missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague moves to rivers as fears grow for his safety

Police searching for missing serviceman Corrie McKeague have expanded their search to include rivers and lakes as fears for his safety continue to grow. read


Property tycoon who threatened to kill a pensioner is spared jail

Businessman Iain Catleugh Hutchinson (pictured) punched cowering Jeremy Lyons more than six times on May 29 this year, in Battersea, south London. read


Mass grave containing 200 people slaughtered by Spanish dictator Franco is discovered

Experts believe it could be one of more than 2,000 across the country dating back to the civil war and the brutal dictatorship of General Franco. read


L'Oreal electronic PATCH the size of a 50 cent coin claims to measure your UV exposure with the aim of revealing your 'sun behaviour'

Beauty brand L'Oréal has launched an electronic patch, designed to measure the wearer's exposure to UV in Australia. Its aim is educate the wearer about their sun behaviour. read


Fed-up parents share the RIDICULOUS reasons for their toddlers’ tantrums 

These funny photos show how difficult life as a toddler can be. Parents snapped photos of their children crying and written the reason. They include broken crackers and dropped receipts. read


Life hacks for the most common beauty mistakes

From the magic finger trick that will stop your lipstick smudging to beating mascara smudges with a spoon, we've rounded up the clever solutions for the most common beauty mistakes. read


Barbara McClatchie Andrews 'robbed and strangled to death by bus driver in Mexico'

Barbara McClatchie Andrews, whose work had appeared in the likes of National Geographic, was found strangled at the side of the road outside Merida, Mexico on Friday. read


Maria Sharapova has doping ban reduced to 15 months

Five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced to 15 months. This will allow to her to make her comeback at the French Open in May. read


'This is where it ends': Mountain guide describes the terror of being thrown down a remote mountain in an AVALANCHE

Jamie Hareb was hiking up a mountain gully in New Zealand's South Island when he heard a massive crack and saw a wave of snow and ice heading towards him from above. read


Syrian girl Eman who picked up bomb in Aleppo has now died from her injuries 

The young girl, named Eman (pictured) picked up the bomb believing it to be a silver ball. It exploded in her hands, her family told doctors, and shrapnel tore through her tiny body. read


Basingstoke girl died 'after swallowing spare battery from television's 3D glasses'

Francesca Asan, from Basingstoke, died after swallowing the battery at her home in Basingstoke. Her father George (pictured) told an inquest he did not do enough to hide the battery. read


90 years of the M&S bra...and how their ever-changing sizes and styles reveal so much

The average bra size in Britain is now a 36DD, making today's bras bigger than ever. In the 1920s, the average size was a 31A. By the 1950s, the average size was a 34C and bras were conical. read


Radwan Hamed wins £7m in damages for Tottenham doctors' decision to let him play with known heart problem

Despite scans showing that his heart was ‘unequivocally abnormal’ Tottenham youngster Radwan Hamed was allowed to continue playing football before collapsing in 2006. read


Albanian migrant given asylum in Britain despite being wanted by Interpol is jailed

Agustin Sula, 18, stabbed 21-year-old Mateusz Szleper seven times, piercing his heart and lungs, in a street attack in Hull in revenge for a 'perceived slight' by one of the victim's friends. read


Fighting breaks out as migrants march towards Hungarian border to plead for entry to EU

The 400 or so migrants are marching in protest from Belgrade in Serbia to the Hungarian border holding signs pleading the government to open their borders to allow them access to the EU. read


Russian-backed Syrian forces advance against rebels in Aleppo

Syrian soldiers, backed by Russian air support, have advanced against rebels during intense street battles in Aleppo, after the United States finally gave up on talks aimed at reviving a ceasefire deal. read


Grenadier Guardsman spent £4,5k with another soldier's bank card on champagne and lapdances

Thomas McLaughlin (pictured) convinced Matthew Massey to lend him his bank card so he could leave Wellington Barracks, Westminster, to withdraw £20 but went out and ran up a huge tab. read


Andy Murray reveals he once woke in a hotel to find a 'stalker' maid sat on his bed

Andy Murray, 29, said the woman came into his room in the morning even though a 'do not disturb sign' was on the door. He later spotted the same woman at in Rotterdam and Barcelona. read


Google's Pixel to take on the iPhone

At a special event in San Francisco the firm unveiled a a raft of new products, including the new Pixel handsets that will use Google's AI smart assistant. read


False black widow spider numbers on the rise after warm weather in September

The creepy crawly has been officially recorded as far north as Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, while populations have soared on the south coast. read


Thousands gather to say farewell to Arnold Palmer

The biggest names from all corners of the golf world have gathered to celebrate the life of Arnold Palmer in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Palmer died September 25 at age 87. read


Julie Dudhill drowned in the sea in after Spanish lifeguards claimed she was fine

Julie Dudhill, 57, a project manager for John Lewis, was swept out to sea in Alicante after drifting away just yards from her husband, Andy, 51, in the water on June 27. read


Giant Asian hornets nest takes over tree in Tetbury

The nest was found at the top of a 55ft conifer tree in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, close to where the insects were first seen. They have since been spotted in six different locations. read


British children's exercise books are stolen in the Calais Jungle

Jasmine Kay, a Year Five teacher at Wood Ley Community Primary in Stowmarket, Suffolk, had travelled to France at the weekend to help migrants at the infamous camp. read


Pennsylvania wheelchair bound dad pens book about adventures with daughter

Glen Dick, 47, from Pennsylvania thought he'd never be a dad after suffering a spinal cord injury, but now he and his daughter Elaina, 6, love going on adventures such as kayaking and hiking. read


Alan Rankin found dead in Benidorm 'was murdered before police covered it up'

Alan Rankin was found at the bottom of a cliff over a mile away from the popular holiday resort. Spanish authorities who suggested his death was accidental have been slammed at a new inquest in Nottingham. read


Hampshire girl 'was obsessed with serial murderers prepared a 'kill list'

Winchester Crown Court heard the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was said to be obsessed with serial murderers, including Ted Bundy (pictured). read


Grand Designs couple create a 'glorious' woodland home of their dreams for just £160k

Steam-bending expert Tom Raffield, 34 - along with his wife Danielle, 36 - upped the scale of his creative vision to design an impressive timber-framed family home in South Cornwall. read


Hackney girl who was grabbed by a stranger managed to escape after biting him

A schoolgirl who was grabbed from behind by a stranger with a spiky beard and a scratch on his left check escaped by biting her attacker's hand. The incident took place in Hackney, east London. read


Shipston Medical Centre GP had one-night stand with a depressed patient

Dr Jean Paton-Ker, 41, was a GP at Shipston Medical Centre in Warwickshire when she secretly met the man in a pub after a flurry of text messages before going home with him for sex. read


George Osborne's family furniture firm says weaker pound will help it after Brexit

Upmarket wallpaper and furnishings company Osborne & Little in London – run by the former chancellor's father Sir Peter Osborne – revealed it had not yet been affected by the EU referendum. read


Fulston Manor School bans water bottles over new 'flipping' social media craze

Parents and pupils have reacted online after Fulston Manor School (pictured) - in Sittingbourne, Kent - banned students from carrying water bottles because they keep throwing them. read


Are YOU applying the correct amount of skincare product?

Experts have revealed the ideal amount of beauty product to use, including keeping moisturiser to the size of a contact lens and only using a Berocca tablet size helping of sun screen. read


Fantastic fjords and beautiful beaches: Breathtaking photos from Lonely Planet's immense new travel book that celebrates every country in the world

Taken from Lonely Planet's 12th edition of its ongoing voyage bible, The Travel Book, these photos celebrate the beauty of far-flung locations, from Algeria to Mongolia and every country in between. read


WhatsApp adds tool that lets you write, draw, and add emoji to photos and videos

WhatsApp, which is owned by California-based Facebook, said other updates include a front-facing camera, and video zoom - two features which Snapchat also recently introduced. read


Why we ARE what we eat: Defective gene makes some people choose high fat foods

A variant in the melanocortin-4 receptor - found in the area of the brain that controls appetite - makes sugary foods more unappealing, experts from Cambridge University found. read


Brazilian man injected himself with oil to become a beefcake with 23 inch biceps 

A 48-year-old construction worker from Sao Paulo, Brazil has doubled his biceps in size from 12 to 23 inches by injecting a potentially lethal oil, synthol, but he says he is not big enough yet. read


Oxford University study shows good deeds can improve moods

An Oxford University analysis has found that performing good deeds, such as holding the door open for someone or donating to charity, gives the doer a warm glow. read


Greggs may take bread off its shelves to concentrate on 'food on the go'

Greggs the bakers could stop selling loaves of bread in Britain as it moves to target the health conscious. The company is moving away from the traditional bakery concept towards 'food on the go'. read


Welsh man's kidneys swell up after being diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease

Rob Thomas, 44, from Pembroke Dock, Wales, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease - an illness which causes cysts to develop in the organs - six years ago read


Founder of 'Man not Included' sperm bank 'raped woman he picked up on the street'

John Gonzalez, 54, offered his victim a lift home as she was walking from a nightclub in High Wycombe and demanded she call him Sir as he sexually assaulted her, a court heard. read


Our soldiers are innocent until proven guilty, says Sir Nicholas Carter

General Sir Nicholas Carter has told his officers to support soldiers accused of historic crimes in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and said they were all 'innocent until proven guilty'. read


Video shows Thai 'woman's soul leaving her body at scene of fatal motorbike accident' 

In a chilling scene showing the aftermath of a crash between a truck and a motorbike, a grainy spectre appears to hang in the air above the corpse of a girl caught up in the accident in Thailand. read


Nottingham's Juanila Smikle jailed for child cruelty after granddaughter was found dead

Juanila Smikle was convicted last month of cruelty allegations at Nottingham Crown Court. She was arrested after her granddaughter Shanay Walker was found dead in 2014. read


Arthur Simpson-Kent faces life sentence for murdering Sian Blake and their 2 children

Arthur Simpson-Kent, 49, killed former EastEnders actress Sian Blake, 43, and their sons, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, before burying their bodies in the garden of their home in Erith, Kent. read


Mastercard to allow European customers to pay using a selfie

Mastercard is rolling out its biometric identity check technology to 12 countries across Europe including the UK and Germany following successful trials in the US and Canada earlier this year. read


Michael Fallon to commit unit of armed cadets to Birmingham school

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced the first of the new units would be established in Birmingham's Rockwood Academy to boost efforts to instill 'British values'. read


Obese woman who gained a stone every year from the age of 10 to 22 finally slims down

Sharon Pannett, 49, from Worthing, West Sussex, had always struggled with her weight - and was first referred to a slimming club aged 10, weighing 10 stone - almost double the normal average. read


'Vain girl' who suffered third-degree burns to 85% of her body in a caravan inferno says she's GLAD it happened as it's 'made her a better person' 

Danielle Branch, 30, of Maidstone, Kent, suffered third degree burns to 85 per cent of her body on New Year's Day. She credits a personal visit from Katie Piper with helping her come to terms. read


Georgian mansion built for the Roosevelts and Astors goes up for sale at $22m

The Georgian manor (pictured) occupies a 289-acre property in the Hudson Valley near Red Hook, New York. It has seven bedrooms, a Greek temple-inspired pool house and a tennis court. read


Teaching assistant accused of schoolgirl affair 'pursued because Zayn Malik resemblance'

Maths assistant Hamid Bhatti, 24, who now lives in Rochdale, was on a placement at a school in Yeovil, Somerset, when he met the girl, Taunton Crown Court was told. read


Hilarious photos of exploding lunches and burnt dinners revealed

These 20 pictures of cooking disasters shared on social media will make you feel better about your own kitchen skills. One picture shows a smoothie bowl that isn't remotely Pinterest-worthy. read


Inside 'the most haunted city in America': Take a tour of Savannah's spooky Historic District... in the back of a hearse

Savannah dark underbelly features grisly tales of sordid murder, haunted houses and a colonial-era graveyard decorated with the lingering entrails of Spanish moss. read


Tidal activity on Venus, Earth and Jupiter linked to solar activity

Researchers in Germany suggest tidal forces from these three planets directly influence oscillations in a phenomenon known as the ‘alpha effect,’ dictating the 22-year cycle of the solar dynamo. read


Why BOTOX could be the best cure for female bladder incontinence - but it carries unpleasant side effects

Researchers at Duke University compared the standard nerve stimulation technique with the less common approach of injecting Botox into the bladder. To their surprise, Botox was more effective. read


Dogowners share hilarious photos of their very unphotogenic animals

It seems us humans aren't the only ones who struggle to take good photos or selfies. These pictures prove our pets are just as unphotogenic as we are and the results are hilariously funny. read


Hampshire police search for Ena Sharples-lookalike who approached a boy in her car

Police are hunting for a grey-haired woman wearing a black hairnet who tried to persuade an 11-year-old boy to get into her car close to Hurst Leisure Centre in Banghurst, Hampshire. read


The 7 mystery gut problems your doctor may not spot

For 22 years, Michelle O'Connor from Derbyshire struggled with debilitating gut symptoms. She has bile acid malabsorption, which affects a million Britons a year, and is often misdiagnosed by doctors. read


Computer glitch hits women's pensions leaving tens of thousands at risk being paid too little

Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb says that up to 50,000 women could be at risk of losing out. Those affected are women who took time out of work to care for children in the 1980s and 1990s. read


Clemson University professor attaches to a leash in class stopping it from flying away

Professor Ethan Kung presented the lassoed insect to his amazed class during a lecture in fluid mechanics at Clemson University, South Carolina. A ripple of laughter quickly spread across the room. read


No need to mourn the end of summer: Magnificent photos celebrate autumn's crimson leaves, misty mornings and foraging wildlife

For many people, autumn marks the most beautiful season of the year, as evidenced in these photos captured as the trees shed their leaves in Britain, Tuscany, Canada and beyond. read


Heartwarming video shows how a mother is able to calm down her daughter in seconds

Parenting blogger Esther Anderson from Florida has shared a video of how she ended her daughter Ellia's tantrum simply by encouraging her to hug her baby sister Tessa. read


Mother-of-one in Doncaster catches washing line shaking violently on a still day 

Lyndsey Mann, from Armthorpe, near Doncaster, filmed the spooky clip on her mobile yesterday afternoon which shows her dryer rattling on a still and clear afternoon. read


Apple may launch three new iPad Pro tablets in spring 2017 WITH headphones jacks

Rumours on Japanese tech site Mac Otakara suggest that Apple could be gearing up to launch a trio of new iPad Pros next year and could even be ditching the iPad Mini product line. read


Sleeping man has funny high-pitched snore

A man, believed to be from China, whose snores are so bizarre that he inadvertently had his friends in hysterics was woken up by their laughter. read


Special ed teacher touches the hearts of thousands after giving each of her students a role in her wedding

Kinsey French, of Louisville, Kentucky, is a teacher at the Christian Academy Providence School, which helps children with Down syndrome. read


Baby will never see his mother's face after being born without eyes due to anophthalmia

Fourteen-month-old Elijah Davies, from Seacombe, Merseyside, suffers from anophthalmia. He will have to go through a series of operations to rebuild the front of his skull. read


University Challenge fans poke fun at contestant who looked smug with his correct answers 

As the latest series of University Challenge hots up, one contestant, James Green from St Andrews, caught the eye of viewers of the BBC academic quiz - because he looked so darn pleased with himself. read


Russian 'serial rapist' grabs female victim in lift and beats her before dragging her away

Law enforcement officers in Russia are on the hunt for the 'maniac' rapist after his latest sickening attack was caught on CCTV in St Petersburg, where he grabbed a 58-year-old woman in a lift. read


Mac on...Tory plans to train more British doctors 

‘So what were you doing before you heard that the Government wants thousands of new British doctors?’ read


McMansions and the many terrible design features some hate about them 

From the 1990s to mid-2000s, cookie-cutter suburban homes known as McMansions could be bought in popularity in neighborhoods across the country. They're now going out of style. read