Princess Diana’s stepmother Raine Spencer dies at the age of 87

Countess Spencer died on Friday morning at her London home, her son William Legge, the Earl of Dartmouth and a Ukip MEP, confirmed. In a short statement released today the family said: 'Raine, Countess Spencer, died peacefully at her home in London on 21st October, 2016, after a short illness.' Born in 1929, she was the only daughter of Alexander McCorquodale and the noted novelist Dame Barbara Cartland. Through her three marriages she was known as the Comtesse Jean-François Pineton de Chambrun, Lady Dartmouth, Countess Spencer and Lady Lewisham. She met Earl Spencer, Diana's father, when she was a young Conservative councillor on Westminster City Council, where she was known for her enormous bouffant hair, pearls, scarves and grand tones. They married in 1976 and remained together until his death in 1992. As Countess Spencer she was notoriously unpopular with her stepdaughter, Diana, Princess of Wales although personal letters between the two which were leaked in 2012 appeared to show a softer side to their relationship.

High Court sends boy to live with father after his mother raised him as her daughter 

Mr Justice Hayden said the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had caused her son 'significant emotional harm' by trying to raise him entirely as a girl. The judge said the woman had been 'absolutely convinced' that the youngster 'perceived himself as a girl' and was determined that he should be a female. She dressed him in girl's clothes at all times and registered him at the GP as a girl. Detail of the case emerged today in a judge's ruling following a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London.

Asian politician Dylan Butt, 57, from Trafford, Greater Manchester, is being investigated over allegations he used the race card against elderly villagers opposing a new Islamic 'community centre'.

London City Airport has been dramatically evacuated this afternoon as the capital remains on high alert following the terror alert at a North Greenwich Tube station just 24 hours ago.

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You may not have noticed but all packets of crisps by the Leicester-based manufacturer go out of date on a Saturday. But now the answer as to why is here: and it's all to do with the production cycle.

Gareth Wright, from Twickenham in London, was delighted when his auction attracted more than 100 bids for the bank note, with an eventual winning bid of £80,100.

Nigel Farrow, who was a Health and Safety Officer at the Sunderland store, used a series of excuses to show off his penis and testicles while 'having a laugh' with workmates.

Breaking Bad-obsessed Stefano Brizzi 'may have eaten parts of murdered PC Gordon Semple'

Satanist Stefano Brizzi (inset, bottom right) allegedly killed PC Gordon Semple (inset, centre) after organising a drug-fuelled orgy on the gay dating site. Jurors in his trial were today shown footage of him allegedly shopping for tools (left) to help him dispose of the body, some of which was dissolved in acid and other parts of which may have been eaten, the court has heard. Images from another camera shows PC Semple (right) shortly before he is thought to have been strangled by Brizzi.

Victims of revenge porn have opened up about how they felt and what action they took in a new Reddit thread, with several admitting they were suicidal after their intimate photos were leaked.

The boy, 12, simulated sexual intercourse with his victim, a sister of one of his friends, after lowering her clothes. He admitted sexual assault and inciting sexual activity with a child at Manchester youth court.

Customers left funny feedback on a quirky waffle iron, which makes waffles the shape of a computer keyboard. One review was seen 100,000 times after it went viral on Reddit and Imgur.

Viewers are shocked as Polish woman is BOOED by Question Time audience after saying she no longer feels welcome in Britain after Brexit vote 

The married Polish mother (pictured inset, right) explained that she had lived in Britain for 23 years and had 'never been discriminated until Brexit came about'. She was interrupted by Question Time panel member Lisa Duffy (ringed in the inset picture, bottom left) a Ukip councillor and former leadership contender, who told her: 'We don't want to stop immigration, we want to control immigration.' Tory MP Nigel Huddleston wrote on Twitter (pictured inset) that he was 'desperately sad to hear' the Polish woman being booed for saying she felt unwelcome.

EU's Brexit chief risks fury by signalling he wants to carry out negotiations in FRENCH

Michel Barnier is said to have demanded that his native tongue be the 'working language' during the fraught process. The extraordinary suggestion risks further inflaming tensions between the UK and the EU. But speaking at a press conference at the close of a fraught EU summit, Mrs May insisted the UK would not be dictated to. Former EU commissioner Lord Hill warned today that European politicians were 'emotional' about Brexit and could insist on tough terms even if it meant 'self harm'.

Kate Raine took her son to the Tyme Coffee Lounge in Glossop, Derbsyhire, but he ended up having full blown tantrum because he wanted a slice of cake - prompting the owners to write online about it.

The case against singer and former X Factor judge Tulisa collapsed when it emerged undercover reporter Mahmood had attempted to suppress evidence from his driver.

Lab mice were put through a series of tests at Oregon Health and Science University which should not have been painful - ticklish at the most. But the rodents reacted as if their feet were burning.

Two Spanish men have launched 'Napflix' - an online television channel containing programmes so dull you just won't be able to keep you eyes open when attempting a siesta.

'I thought it was tooth whitener': Pierce Brosnan apologises after appearing in advert for

The 63-year-old actor, famed for his role in the James Bond movie franchise, appeared in an Indian advert reprising his role as a dashing spy. Bearded and wearing a tuxedo he endorsed a tub of pan masala for a brand called Pan Bahar, turning to the screen and said: 'Class never goes out of style.' But he now claims that he was not made aware that many in India associate it as a highly addictive form of chewing tobacco.

You might like to think you're a stickler for proper grammar and correct spelling, but can you answer the questions in this tough 'grammar police' quiz devised by Playbuzz correctly.

The outage is said to be mainly affecting the US East Coast. Internet infrastructure provider Dyn said this was due to an ongoing interruption of its network.

Elderly computer expert Jimmy Newell, from Leeds, was born in October 11, 1913 and died holding the hand of his son Graham at the exact time and date in 2016.

Former soldiers were shocked when they were told by a volunteer at the 'Weeping Window' display at Caernarfon Castle in Wales, that wearing their berets was disrespectful.

Alcoholic ex-medical student in Louis Theroux documentary celebrates a YEAR of being sober

The plight of Joe Walker, 32, from London, reduced viewers to tears as he was shown walking out of hospital, covered in blood, to buy vodka after being told his alcoholism would kill him (left). The former university medical researcher was among several alcoholics followed by Louis Theroux for his BBC film 'Drinking to Oblivion'. Joe's battle with drink moved many people who watched in horror as he gave up drink only to relapse catastrophically. But a year on (right) he is still off the booze and reunited with his friends and family after his drinking left him alone and close to death. Mr Walker is still in touch with Louis Theroux and met with him recently, and revealed people who watched his plight on screen still hug him in the street. He said: 'It has been an incredible year. I got my family back in my life, friends have been incredible and shown me nothing but love'. He added: 'I feel free, because there are no secrets'.

Alarming pictures show the horrific blisters little Elsie Staddon had all over her body after she allegedly caught hand, foot and mouth disease at the hotel - ruining the family's Cyprus holiday.

A shocking photo shows the horrific bite wound sustained by an air hostess after a nervous flier sunk her teeth into her arm as passengers were boarding a flight in Barcelona to London.

Victim Nadezhda Avakumova, 31, said she was raped by the two men in a sauna in 2014. After accusing them of rape they killed her, cut her up and served her body parts at a party in Siberia.

Putin's warships sail past the White Cliffs of Dover: Russian attack fleet is spotted from the British coast on its way to launch a devastating wave of new air strikes on Syria 

Vladimir Putin's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has belched its way past the White Cliffs of Dover, circled, pumping out toxic black smoke from its diesel engines as it headed south to Syria. The aging flagship of the Russian Navy, which always travels with a massive ocean going tug in case it breaks down, is leading an eight-strong fleet including the nuclear-powered guided missile battle cruiser Peter the Great. The Russian flagship had armed guards posted along the vessel carrying AK-74 assault rifles. A pair of SU-33 Flanker attack jets carrying air-to-air missiles were lashed to the flight deck, inset centre, as the Russians were banned from conducting flight operations in the English Channel. The Russian flotilla was also ordered by UK authorities to pass through the busy shipping lanes in single file as it made its way towards the Mediterranean, inset right.

From moisturising bananas to antioxidant-rich avocados, the potential locked away in the kitchen is endless. Naomi Greenaway, 37, from London, put the products to the test.

The magazine says the 'freedom bush' is back and it's here to stay. Thanks to Lady Gaga, Gwyneth Paltrow and Miley Cyrus we should all be opting for 'resplendent, full, tufty, unkempt bushes'.

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Veronica Panarello, 27, from Santa Croce Camerina, Sicily, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars for strangling little Loris with an electrical cable at home before ditching his body.

'If he wants to tussle with the muscle, he'll get it': Passenger films himself claiming back an armrest in epic struggle on a flight

Andy Slamans, an American businessman, films his neighbour sleeping (left) with his arm on the centre armrest, before nudging it off with ninja speed, causing the stunned man to glare at Mr Slamans in utter disbelief for a solid 15 seconds (right). As a result of his hilarious video, which has been watched more than 80,000 times on YouTube, Mr Slamans triggered a heated debate over the general etiquette of armrest ownership.

The Swedish Cancer Society said Thursday that the video, displaying animated figures of women with circle-shaped breasts, had been removed from Facebook.

There are more uses for breast milk than simply feeding your baby. In fact, the milk can be used to treat a number of bodily ailments, as an ingredient in food and even as a beauty product.

Amanda Donnelly, 55, pretended to be a good neighbour to 76-year-old Patricia Bent in Leicester, but abused the pensioner's trust to steal from her on four different occasions.

William Hogarth's infamous 1751 cartoon Gin Lane, the the classic print that brought home the debilitating effects of the gin crisis in London, has now been reimagined for the 21st century.

Essex court hear baby Archie Joe Darby died after being snatched from mother by dog

Archie Joe Darby died after he was bitten by the animal at a house in Harwich Road in Colchester, Essex, on October 13. A post-mortem examination revealed he died of severe head injuries consistent with a dog attack, a hearing at Essex Coroner's Court in Chelmsford heard on Friday. His 22-month-old brother, Daniel-Jay, suffered life-changing injuries, and the boys' mother suffered minor injuries. Coroner's officer David Dinnell said: 'Archie Darby was a four-month-old baby being held in his mother's arms when he was taken out of her arms by the family dog and attacked.'

FEMAIL has revealed the children's food items being served at the country's most popular visitor attractions after the Soil Association published a league table of shame - and some may shock you.

Louise Redknapp has revealed that her mother-in-law Sandra is most upset that she will miss the Strictly Come Dancing live shows on Saturday after being run over by her husband in Poole, Dorset.

Fecal transplants have had success with treating C. difficile infections - which cause severe diarrhoea and inflammation, say three experts from the University of Sydney.

The European Space Agency mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, lost contact with Schiaparelli Mars probe this week shortly before it was meant to reach the red planet's surface.

ISIS fighter celebrates as he wins a guessing game to become the next suicide bomber in sick propaganda video

A disturbing video has emerged purporting to show the moment an ISIS fighter celebrates as he 'wins' the chance to become the next suicide bomber. The jihadi leaps with joy and hugs members of the group (left) after picking the hand containing a stone (top right), apparently meaning he is the next suicide bomber. It is not possible to verify if the man actually carried out an attack. ISIS are desperately attempting to promote their work as many of the terror group's fighters begin abandoning the sick cause.

Militants armed with assault rifles and suicide vests attacked a compound in the city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at a constructions site further north as the jihadists' grip on Mosul started to slip.

'I love you mate': Harrowing video shows last moments of man suffering from terminal cancer as he takes euthanasia drug with his family by his side

Max Bromson was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer in 2012, which left him in constant and excruciating pain. In July 2014 he took his own life with euthanasia drug Nembutal. His sister filmed her brother's final moments in an Adelaide motel room. She hoped the footage would help to continue his bid to continue his advocacy for voluntary euthanasia. One family member can be heard saying: 'I love you mate', as he sips on a drink. The release of the footage comes as South Australian parliament attempts to pass a bill legalising the controversial practice.

James McCourt, 19, hid his girlfriend Kelsie Skillen's mobile phone and locked her in the flat they shared in Milton, Glasgow, before battering her for hours.

Viewers took to Twitter on Thursday night to express their disdain at the quality of candidates this year, querying whether the hapless bunch could possibly be the worst in the show's history.

Britain's finest half-wits, in their bow ties and plastic shoes, were on the seafront at Brighton and poisoning the public with wraps of bon-bons, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS.

Go to Ljubljana in Slovenia and you can ride around on a bus powered by natural gas, or pick Bhutan and you can stay with a local family, so your cash is ploughed back into the community.

Vikki Powell, 30, was finishing treatment for breast cancer when her mother Sandra Goldsmith, 54, was diagnosed with the disease. The pair, from Essex, said they 'laughed in disbelief' at the news.

Kim Kardashian is living like a nun after Paris heist and reinventing her blingtastic

Kim Kardashian has been laying low - but not for the reasons you might think. It's been less than three weeks since armed robbers busted into the reality star's exclusive Paris apartment, tied her up in her marble bathtub and ran off with $11 million in jewelry - including her diamond engagement ring. But as reports swirl that the star has gone into hiding get over the trauma, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal that in fact she is spending her time off working out how to use the shocking incident as grist for a major overhaul of her image. 'It's a perfect opportunity. Even though it's a terrible situation, you have to look at the silver lining,' a source, who has been part of Kim's circle for over a decade, told the DailyMail.com. 'Her mom said everyone has to renew themselves - look at Madonna. How much longer could what Kim was doing go on for? It's kind of nearing its peak. 'So it [the robbery] was perfect timing in the sense that this time away from the spotlight is giving her the chance to really focus on rebranding herself and what that will look like.' Kim (seen in September, right) has only been spotted three times (left) since the Oct. 3 incident - unusual for the normally omnipresent star. She is currently lying low at her mom's sprawling mansion in the exclusive Calabasas suburb of LA (inset).

The 61-year-old was eventually caught by police in Clermont-Ferrand in France where he had racked up thousands of pounds worth of bills in luxury restaurants and five-star hotels.

The Tinder bio of Nicole, a 27-year-old University of Illinois student, demanded a man who is 'healthy, non-smoker' who is not 'a big drinker or take(s) any drugs that could affect the liver.'

British warplanes will begin exercises in the Far East this weekend in a bid to strengthen defence cooperation in the region. Typhoon fighter jets will first fly to Misawa Air Base in Northern Japan.

A flight carrying crew of television show Made in Chelsea has crashed in the Pacific ahead of a Costa Rica special episode after the private plane ran into 'bad weather'.

'Here she is, pretending not to hate Catholics': Donald Trump is repeatedly BOOED as series of mean-spirited Clinton 'jokes' fall flat at traditionally light-hearted Catholic charity dinner in New York

The candidates could barely stand to look one another in the eye as they arrived for the Al Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York, frostily taking their seats on either side of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan (center). Clinton, colorful in a fuchsia suit, appeared to bypass her opponent's wife Melania, (inset) too. So tense was the atmosphere between the sparring pair, host Alfred Smith IV attempted to break the ice with a questionable joke. Welcoming guests to the dinner, a staple fixture in presidential campaigns, Smith joked: 'I have no doubt that our guests tonight are up to the task.

The pair each won laughs, some reluctant and others more enthusiastic, with their scripts of puns. Host Alfred Smith IV landed his own jokes, at the expense of the candidates' and other guests.

Say what you like about this unedifying American presidential campaign, but at least, unlike us, they're holding an election to choose the next leader of their country, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN.

Not only could the candidates barely look at one another, as they arrived for the Al Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, in New York, but Melania also had a death stare for Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump crossed a red line in last night's final TV debate - and he crossed a red line that he himself had very deliberately and firmly drawn up earlier in the evening.

Caroline Paul captured the incredible moment as she flew from New York to San Francisco on Wednesday night, adding the caption 'Democracy'. People wrote the picture restored their 'confidence in mankind'.

Teen refugee who met Lily Allen has emotional reunion with Afghan father in Birmingham

Shamsher Sherin, 13, has joined his asylum seeker father Hazrat Gul Sherin, 49, (together left) who entered Britain illegally eleven years ago, leaving his family behind in war-torn Afghanistan. Shamsher crossed the border legally after being brought over by the Home Office along with dozens of other children from Calais on Wednesday. Last week Lily Allen sobbed (right and inset) as he told her how he had a legal right to move to Britain because his father already lived in Birmingham - but had waited years to get to the UK. Translator Mohammad Ishaq said the pair were now 'very happy' to be together again, and the boy hopes to go to school soon.

Scaffolders working outside the reception centre in Croydon said they were called in to put up the wall by the Home Office 'at the last minute' today with more young refugees on the way.

Thieves roll on the ground in agony after Mexican gang cuts their HANDS off

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: The video, filmed in the Mexican state of Jalisco, shows two terrified men and one woman bound and gagged and rolling around on the ground (pictured left). In total six men and one woman (pictured centre) had their hands severed by members of an alleged drug gang. One of the victims reportedly died before he could get medical treatment and the other six were in critical condition in hospital. Local media reported that the reason for the attach was 'vigilante justice', and the latest in a string of similar attacks on people accused of being involved in crime.

Military wife Hayleigh Flak, 28, a mother of two who is currently 16 weeks pregnant with her third child, admitted harassing Craig Brooks, who worked with her at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire.

The teenager was detained at 12.20pm in Holloway, North London, after the item was detonated in a controlled explosion at North Greenwich Tube station yesterday.

Fulvia Serra, from Colorado, who is raising her 1-year-old son Sebastiano as a vegan, said pinning bad parenting on a vegan diet are unfair on those who have done their homework.

Naming all 20 Premier League badges would be a walk in the park, wouldn't it? But what if you could only see a very small section of each one. Could you identify them all then?

Poole thug smashes Spanish man’s face and screams ‘speak English’ in a racist attack

This is the shocking moment a thug smashed a plank of wood into a man's face after he screamed at him to 'speak English'. Daniel Way initially gave a no comment interview to police following the racially aggravated attack on 27-year-old victim Tomas Gil, in Bournemouth, Dorset. But the 37-year-old, from Poole, admitted to the offence after being shown CCTV footage of himself assaulting Mr Gil, and a police officer claimed Way 'smirked' as he was shown photographs of his victim's injuries.

Bakery chain Greggs has removed all fruit, cheese and bran scones from all of its 1,700 stores across Britain - a decision branded 'a joke' by furious customers.

According to a new survey, other bucket list favourites on the top 20 list include the Great Wall of China, the Grand Canyon, the Egyptian Pyramids and Venice.

Scientists based in Israel and Bristol researched how, by changing oxygen levels in the blood, mice could recover from the effects of jet lag faster than normal.

Melissa Kang, a health lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, reveals when a woman's vaginal discharge is healthy and when it is showing signs of infection or disease.

Cheryl fires back at ex-husband Jean-Bernard as he demands his late mother's ring

Cheryl has hit back after JB demanded his ex return his late mother's ring, with a source close to the star telling MailOnline that she's 'baffled' by the request and will return the jewel 'immediately.' The French restaurateur gave the singer - who is reportedly expecting her first child with boyfriend Liam Payne - the bling to mark their one-year anniversary.

Emmerdale viewers were left in shock on Thursday night when the hotly-anticipated car crash scene finally aired - giving viewers more than what they bargained for.

In this Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 photo a 19th century bronze statue of Puritan John Winthrop, by sculptor Richard Saltonstall Greenough, stands outside the First Church in Boston, in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. The famously straight-laced 17th-century sectarians who helped settle America weren't nearly as priggish as you might think, says leading Puritan scholar Francis Bremer, who points to a love letter that Winthrop wrote in 1618 to his wife Margaret as an example of Puritan passion. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Francis Bremer, a professor emeritus of history at Pennsylvania's Millersville University, is presenting his latest research next week at Boston's Old South Meeting House.

Aberfan disaster that claimed 144 victims marked with silence on 50th anniversary

Fifty years ago his grandmother was an eight-year-old girl when she was carried out of the Aberfan disaster alive (inset right). And proud Mackenzie Robertson (centre), ten, today got the chance to show Prince Charles (left) his school project about his grandmother Susan's miraculous escape from the horrifying landslide (inset left) that almost wiped out a generation. Ms Robertson's dramatic rescue by policeman Victor Jones was captured in an iconic photograph in October 1966 - and Mackenzie attended today's memorial service to help keep the memory alive for today's generation. Mackenzie was just a little older than Ms Robertson when he was given a project on the disaster which saw 116 children killed after 150,000 tonnes of coal waste slid down a hillside. Also pictured: A silence is observed this morning (left) and the graveyard is seen at sunrise (right).

Women in the idyllic German ski town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen are worried for their safety after police blamed a record increase in crime on the 250 asylum seekers living there.

David Cowell, 42, ran over Riley Ferguson, causing horrific head and neck injuries while trying to scare a ten-year-old girl off his drive, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

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Bristol man who has turned into a 'human parrot' sends This Morning viewers crazy

Ted Parrotman Richards, 57, from Bristol, left, has had his ears removed, bottom right, his eyes tattooed vibrant red and blue hues, top right, and even had spikes embedded into his head. Ted was interviewed by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford about why he's spent his pension on the transformation - and revealed his plans to reshape his nose like a beak.

Hannah Humphrey, 25, from Ipswich,dropped from a size 18 to a size eight in just 18 months, which triggered her gallstones. An operation to remove them also found a cancerous tumour.

Mark McKenna, pictured, was confronted by anti-paedophile group The Hunted One after he thought he was meeting an 11-year-old girl for sex at a busy shopping centre in Kent.

NEW Club bouncer, Shaun Torevell, 48, travelled from Manchester to Luton expecting to meet a 14-year-old schoolgirl for sex, but was met by vigilante and has been jailed for twelve months today.

George Osborne, architect of Project Fear, said in a frank interview today that many northern voters felt 'completely disconnected' from Westminster and used the EU vote to express their anger.

Father Salvatore Anello, 59, from Palermo, Sicily, has been arrested on suspicion of molesting women while carrying out exorcisms and spiritual 'healing' (file photo).

Parents have criticised teachers at Murray Park School in Mickleover, Derby, for setting a research project on the controversial subject of abortion for children as young as 11.

The study was carried out by Ipsos Public Affairs, a tech research group in Wasthington, along with Microsoft. It involved a survey of 1,000 people from 12 countries, including the UK and US.

Dr Theodore Berger from the University of Southern California has teamed up with Bryan Johnson, founder of Braintree, to develop prototypes of the brain implant device for humans.

In 2002, a prevalent music producer ordered a takeaway from his favourite curry house in Cardiff and had it flown alone via private jet to a recording studio in New York.

How many classic children's shows do YOU recognise?

BBC children's TV programming celebrates its 70th birthday this year, but how many classic shows can you recognise? Clockwise from top left: A wooden horse known for dancing on the piano; a puppet family who lived on a farm; the residents of Trumptonshire; mouse-like creatures who live on a tiny planet; seeking the world's deadliest creatures; a hypnosis genius who wanted to rule the world and a famous postman and his cat.

Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors have launched a three-year project, demonstrating a number of future vehicle technologies at Horiba Mira's testing facility in Nuneaton.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Alina Orlova, 21, was arrested while waiting for a flight to St Petersburg. She is accused of torturing and killing cats and dogs.

Located around five miles off the Antarctic Peninsular and 730 miles from the nearest port in South America - Faraday Bar is considered the southernmost drinking hole in the world.

Statistical physicists at Coventry University, Joseph Yose and Ralph Kenna along with other colleagues at the University of Oxford and the National University of Ireland made the discovery.

Boko Haram forcibly bought this 17-year-old and she spent two years living with the insurgents. Now the pregnant teenager is rebuilding her life and dreams of owning a business.

A study by Cancer Council Victoria has found women who drink alcohol before their first pregnancy could increase their risk of breast cancer by 35 per cent.

London man Brett Leppard attempts to get a chiselled body in just 10 weeks

Brett Leppard, 25, from London, wasn't really into exercise so he decided to take on a challenge to see if he could transform his body and overhaul his lifestyle in just 10 weeks. Here he explains whether is was possible, practical and most importantly: was it worth it? Brett is pictured, left, before he started, weighing 72.3kg and with a 15.4 per cent body fat, and right, after 10 weeks, weighing 70.5kg and with a body fat percentage of 9.8.

FILE - In a Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 file photo, Spanish bullfighter Mario Palacios performs with an Aguadulce ranch fighting bull during a bullfight at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain.  Spain's top court on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 overruled a local ban against bullfighting in the powerful northeastern region of Catalonia, saying it violated a national law protecting the spectacle. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Catalonia and Spain go head-to-head in the debate about bulllfighting as Spain says it must continue because it is part of the country's heritage. Catalonia banned the sport in 2010.

Henry Pelly, 38, closed off the path after buying his £1.25million country pad in Wiltshire, but has claimed he is the victim of a 'witch hunt' as angry neighbours campaign to get the route re-instated.

The Prime Minister's spokesman called for Miss Sturgeon to respect the 'resounding result' of the 2014 referendum after the SNP leader published her blueprint for another independence vote.

Rich J. Guy, from Bishop's Stortford, ballooned to more than 16stone 7lbs and had suffered bullying since his teens. But after seeing unflattering photos of himself he dropped almost 4 stone.

Joshua Arnold, was just 16, when he suffered second degree burns whilst working at KFC fast food chain, in Thonaby-on-Tees. The teen says he was told to move hot gravy without gloves.

An Austrian court has found a police officer guilty of contravening anti-Nazi laws by saying "Heil Hitler" while on duty at the border to Hungary

The 24-year-old woman was riding in the cab on the Dobratsch mountain when her boyfriend lost control of the machine designed to plough ski runs and shift tonnes of snow to prepare ski runs.

Olympic swimmer Mack Horton gets potentially life-saving warning from an fan

Swimmer Mack Horton (left and right) has undergone surgery after receiving crucial advice from an anonymous fan who noticed a potentially life-threatening mark on the Olympic 400m freestyle champion. Horton, 20, posted a picture on Instagram (inset) on Friday showing that he had undergone surgery and offered thanks to the person who contacted the Australia swim team doctor via email to raise the alarm.

Abdul Halim, 41, from Magura, south-western Bangladesh, is able to keep the football balanced on top of his head while cycling, swimming, running and even getting changed.

One mark for each answer of the nation the note is from and the name of the currency, and another if you guess correctly whether the pound has risen or fallen against it since June 23.

Crayfisherman Kevin Ostel took the remarkable video of the feeding frenzy as he was sailing off the coast of Lancelin, north of Perth, in Western Australia. Their blood and blubber spilled into the water.

The killings in 2016 have seen the total number of executions double to around 134 since the North Korean leader took power in 2011.

Labour candidate Ms Brabin was forced to restart her victory speech as rivals yelled insults like 'racist and 'fascist' after she took 85.8 per cent of the vote in Batley and Spen, West Yorkshire.

Martin Kane, from Scotland, tries to wake his sleeping eight-year-old daughter Brianie (pictured), but when she does not even stir he starts to mimic her reasons for not waking up in a high-pitched voice.

Safety regulations introduced in 1985 imposed strict regulations on flammability standards for children's and some adults' nightwear, but this does not extend to adult bath robes.

A survey by parenting website Mumsnet found 65 per cent do not like children wandering around in the dark, and 31 per cent would be happy if Halloween did not exist.

Elephant screams in agonising pain after being shot by French footballer on a hunting trip to Zimbabwe before being finished off with a bullet to the head

Pascal Olmeta, a former Marseille and Lyon goalkeeper, celebrated with his hunting group - as seen in the inset top left - after the elephant was shot in the head and even advertised the trip to Africa on his children's charity's website. He said he took part in the hunt - pictured in the main photo - because elephants were over-populated in Zimbabwe. Animal rights activists have blasted the video, calling it 'absolutely sickening'.

Starbucks customers have been sharing 'name fails' since Twitter and Instagram became available. One Lauren revealed she had been dubbed 'Dorin', while Chris was promoted to 'Christ'.

The report from London-based human right charity Amnesty International ranks 11 companies that run the world's most popular messaging apps, including Skype, Snapchat and Facebook Messenger.

Surveillance footage shows the horrific moment a man beats a woman in an elevator in China on October 12. According to reports, the woman had asked the man to stop smoking.

Offal has alarmingly high levels of a chemical that causes tumours, and concentrations of the chemical - a sialic acid called Neu5Gc - increase during cooking (file photo).

CCTV captures shocking moment gunman fires three shots in a London street during violent gangland clash 

A hooded gunman pulls out a handgun (pictured right) and fires at a rival gang member in a shocking altercation captured on CCTV in a quiet area of Wood Green, north London on Wednesday. The rival gangs are seen pulling up in separate cars before having a heated argument in the middle of the road (pictured left). Three men aged 22, 27 and 31 were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. The others are still being hunted by police.

A Chelsea bun which was posted to Private Alex Hodges, from Herefordshire, whilst he was fighting in the Battle of the Somme has been found in mint condition by his 84-year-old daughter.

The diminutive, towable chalet was designed for a Utah-based couple. It is just 240sq ft and features a double bedroom, kitchen, living area, bathroom, crafts room and two balconies.

Photographer Norman Ord narrowly avoided being wiped out by a large wave as he captured dramatic images of a storm battering the beach in New Brighton, Merseyside.

Nasa has revealed its Juno spacecraft has lost its main computer and science instruments shortly before it was due to make an orbital pass near Jupiter on Wednesday.

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Professor Mike Brown at the California Institute of Technology, who's team proposed the existence of the mystery world, made the claims at a conference in Pasadena earlier this week.

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A man in China has been caught trying to smuggle 133 diamonds into the country by hiding them in his underpants. Customs in Shenzhen announced the number of smugglers so far this year.

A Canberra bride and groom's dream day was nearly shattered when a ute carrying 35 cases of beer lost its load on Friday - sending the golden nectar spewing across the road.

A mysterious Nazi base named 'Treasure Hunter' has been unearthed by Russian researchers in the Arctic, who believe the military installation was abandoned after staff ate infected polar bear meat.

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Driver filming himself singing to 'pass the time' captures terrifying moment he crashes in heavy rain at 70mph 

Travis Carpenter was travelling from Indianapolis to Whitewater, Wisconsin, when he crashed his car at 70mph. The footage shows him belting out the lines 'Now my life to you I give' from a Casting Crowns song, before he realises what is happening and screams out in fear. He ducks as his car comes to a stop after hitting a road sign. Travis did not suffer any injuries in the crash and says his car is still 'completely driveable'.

 

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