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Michael Bublé and wife Luisana's eldest son Noah diagnosed with cancer 

Michael Bublé's eldest son Noah, three, has been diagnosed with cancer.  The singer, 41, and his model wife Luisana Lopilato, 29, said in a statement: 'We are devastated by the recent diagnosis of cancer of our oldest son Noah, who is currently receiving treatment in the United States.  'We've always talked a lot about the importance of family and the love we have for our children.'

Lorry driver kills pensioner on same stretch of A34 where family was crushed

Claudiu-Ioan Almasan drove his HGV into the back of Diana Allan's car on the A34 in Oxford, the same stretch of road where Tomasz Kroker killed a mother and three children in the summer. Almasan admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for 32 months by a judge at Oxford Crown Court. It comes in the same week that Kroker was jailed for the four deaths he cause on the same road. Pictured left, Claudiu-Ioan Almasan, the HGV driver who ploughed into Diana Allan. Pictured right, the scene of the crash in Oxford, where she lost her life.

The dramatic decision handed down at the High Court threatened to send the Prime Minister's plans for cutting ties with Brussels into turmoil and sparked fury that 'activist' judges are mounting a 'power grab'.

The High Court just decided the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016, didn't really count. It was just to make us feel better. To make us feel like we had a say, writes KATIE HOPKINS.

Theresa May could be forced to hold an early election if judges and Remain campaigners do not back down in the war against Brexit, Tory MPs warned last night.

All three judges who caused chaos yesterday were among a crowd who slow-handclapped Brexit campaigner Michael Gove earlier this year, ANDREW PIERCE reveals.

British soldier and father-of-three Lee John, 41, was found dead in France just days after his family was 'duped' by a property conman.

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BBC Question Time woman Nicola Gorb wishes illness on Brexiteers' children

Nicola Gorb (pictured), 47, a language and speech therapist at Great Ormond Street children's hospital, now faces calls to be sacked. Introduced by David Dimbleby as 'the woman shaking her head', she told the panel she is 'very much a Remainer' who believes that Brexit will impair medical research and funding. And amid gasps from the audience, the self-proclaimed 'professional anti-Brexiter', from Watford, said: 'I want people who are leaving to one day unfortunately have a child who needs that treatment but it's not there because collaboration's not been there'.

The Lord Chief Justice and two senior colleagues were accused of putting Britain on course for a full-blown 'constitutional crisis' by saying Brexit could not be triggered without a Westminster vote.

Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, 55, and his fiancee Michelle, 40, have been left devastated after discovering their baby son Valentino has Neuroblastoma cancer.

Ethem Orhon, 67, has been found guilty of attempted murder and two counts of wounding with intent to cause GBH after a stabbing spree in the car park of Sainsbury's in Hampton, west London.

Paul Downs, 36, decked his house in Morton, Lincolnshire, out with £700 worth of decorations including 'bodies' hanging from the upstairs window and graves stones on his front lawn.

Last month 13 cats were killed in 13 days making it the deadliest month since the killer first struck. Psychologists think the Croydon Cat Killer could now 'move to dogs' in an escalation of the violence.

Retired West Midlands Police sergeant Richards twice used his trusted position to lure youngsters to a police station and attacked his first victim when he was running a football team in the 70s.

Ashleigh Harris had just turned 14 when she broke her back after falling from Polly Perks, a thoroughbred mare owned by her ex-boyfriend's mother Rachel Miller in Mathern, near Chepstow.

Last of the Rotherham sex gang are jailed

Sageer Hussain (left) was one of a gang of eight men sentenced to a total of 96 years in prison for 'degrading and violent' sexual offences against youngsters. It can be revealed for the first time today that he and his three brothers - Arshid (right), Basharat (bottom) and Bannaras (top) - were the most notorious perpetrators of terrible abuse against teenage girls in the South Yorkshire town. His trial heard Sageer once proclaimed: 'All white girls are good for is sex and they are just sl*gs.'

We can't let Brexit be derailed by a City slicker and a Brazilian crimper

There may not be any tanks on the streets, but be under no illusion: what we're seeing now is an attempted coup designed to overthrow the will of the British people, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. Yesterday's decision by three unelected judges to side with the sore losers - including wealthy City investment manager Gina Miller (left with multi-millionaire husband Alan), Brexit turncoat hairdresser Deir Dos Santos (right) - who want to scupper Britain's departure from the European Union is a constitutional outrage, particularly considering former prime minister David Cameron's pledge to 'unequivocally' respect the result of the referendum. It is a victory for vested interests and the enemies of democracy.

Milloionaire Gina Miller has been the mouthpiece of the action, but Brazillian Deir Dos Santos and flamboyant plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins were just as smug when the result was announced.

Voters were too immature - and influenced by racism - to decide a big thing like Brexit, said a Labour MP with satisfaction after the High Court ruled against the Government.

Baroness Hale, pictured, is one of the 11 Supreme Court Justices who will consider the Brexit case after the Government was granted permission to appeal directly to the UK's highest legal authority.

Just as Britain is finding its feet after the political turmoil of recent months, an unholy alliance of Remoaners are unleashing wrecking tactics, writes DOMINIC RAAB.

A furious Nigel Farage today warned there would be public outrage if parliament used powers confirmed by the High Court to block the referendum result.

Martyn Foulds and Sally Mondryk, of Halifax, West Yorkshire, were enjoying a 'once in a lifetime' trip to the U.S. when he fell seriously ill in Los Angeles and died on the flight back to London Gatwick.

Anna Robinson, 27, from Nottingham, was terrified when she woke up earlier this year to discover she could no longer move her face. Doctors revealed she had Bell's palsy.

Maisy Goulden, 12, was collecting tadpoles with a group of friends in the River Darwen in Blackburn, Lancashire, but ended up trapped in the water after the horrifying incident.

While Otters are known to eat crabs and smaller fish, this audacious one on the Isle of Mull, Scotland decided to tackle a thornback ray - a spiny-backed fish which grows up to 4ft wide.

Disbelief as ticket machines STILL reject new plastic £5 note WEEKS

Muraq Qureshi was left scratching his head after a machine at Edgware Road Station (pictured left), refused to take his fiver, despite a £236million revamp on ATMs, ticket machines and self-service tills across the country to accept the notes. He tweeted: 'New plastic £5 not accepted - So when will accept legal tender as payment again?'

Famous Five grow up and visit Brexit Island in new spoof Ladybird series

Now, in a new series of tongue-in-cheek books, Julian, Dick, Anne, George and dog Timmy have all grown up - and been given a very modern makeover. The books see the five face some 21st-century dilemmas - such as what to do about Brexit, tackling clean eating, becoming parents and dealing with hangovers.

The Met Office has predicted a greater than normal chance of an unseasonably cold early winter, due to a change in Arctic conditions and 'unusual' tropical rainfall patterns.

Sir Craig Tunstall, who earns more than double the salary of the Prime Minister, is believed to be the best-paid primary head in Britain for running a group of eight academies in London.

All prison officers in England and Wales will wear bodyworn cameras in a crackdown on in-jail violence after it emerged attacks against staff are running at one every 90 minutes.

End of the Calais Jungle in pictures as mayor says 'Never again'

The last 291 women and children transferred to family centres around France so the government can close the camp for good. It follows a state-run relocation of nearly 7,000 people in 11 days. Calais Mayor Natacha Bouchart said: 'A painful page of history has been turned, which we do not want to revive.'

The Galleon Beach Cafe is famous among surfers and celebrities and the former PM and wife Samantha were often pictured there during their holidays in Polzeath.

A survey of 2,000 UK office workers has revealed that casual wear is becoming the new formal with just 18 per cent of men now wearing a smart suit to work.

9,321lb (4,228kg) of the Class A drug in England and Wales in 2015/16. It was a rise of a quarter compared with the previous year and the largest quantity since 2004.

Monster earthworm specimen three times longer than average discovered in vegetable patch

The 15.7inch creature is three times longer than an average British earthworm and tips the scales at 26g - nearly the weight of three pound coins. Scientists believe that the earthworm is the biggest ever to surface in the UK. Paul Rees, a keen gardener from Widnes, Cheshire, was tending his vegetable patch when he spotted the monster. It is officially known as Lumbricus terrestris - but has been christened 'Dave' by Mr Rees' stepson George. Mr Rees emailed the Earthworm Society of Britain, based at London's Natural History Museum, after discovering Dave last month and sent in the specimen. Emma Sherlock (pictured) the society's chairman, said: 'When I opened up the Tupperware box I just said, 'Wow!' I was expecting a normal size earthworm and I was blown away.'

Mother-of-two Sarah Hargrave, 34, posed as a trustworthy figure of authority at the home in Oldham. But in reality she was exploiting her position to get access to vulnerable 73-year old's card and PIN.

Francois-Marie Marret, 55, was convicted of blending poor quality wine with high-end Saint-Emilions (pictured), Pomerols and Listrac-Medocs to create the 'moon wines', passed off as high-quality drink.

Dr Waney Squier had been deemed to have given evidence that was considered to be misleading after she disputed the existence of shaken baby syndrome.

H&M; is keen to encourage an older generation into its stores, but was accused of ageism last night with claims David Beckham (pictured) has been dropped in favour of a younger model.

Bake Off's Mary Berry teams up with James Martin for Christmas cookery show

Mary Berry has donned a leather jacket - emblazoned with her name (right) - and a motorbike helmet (left) to show off her wild side for her latest TV project. The 81-year-old has teamed up with James Martin (inset) for a Christmas cooking show reminiscent of the Hairy Bikers on TV channel Food Network.

Every 10 degrees in latitude was linked with a 10 month earlier onset of symptoms, according to a new study. and those in the most northerly climes start their symptoms almost two years earlier.

A study of more than 7,000 people found that the 'worried well' - those who needlessly agonise about their health - are more than twice as likely to develop severe heart problems later in life.

Figures show the contraceptive kit, dubbed The Stork, which uses a cap to hold sperm close to the cervix, has helped 150 British couples become parents since its launch.

The new method of spotting tumour cells in the blood, discovered by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, is still in its early stages but could soon revolutionise treatment.

Photographer tracks down people he snapped in his hometown almost 40 YEARS AGO

Paramedic Chris Porsz spent hours walking around the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the late 1970s and 80s, taking candid shots of punks and posers, siblings and sweethearts, traders and teenagers. Three decades later, Chris, known as the 'paramedic paparazzo,' decided it would be fun to reconstruct a handful of his favourite photos from the past. Incredibly, some of his long-lost subjects recognised themselves after he published their pictures in local and national papers, on his website and on Facebook. Pictured left, sisters Anna (left) and Emma Hankins posed for a picture blowing bubbles with Hubba Bubba bubblegum in 1980; they both went on to have careers in hairdressing. Right, Steve Osborn was known as Metal Mickey in the 1980s as he broke both his legs several times in a series of motor biking accidents and had plates and bolts put in them; he now uses walking sticks to get around.

Donald Trump boasts his New York towers are taller than they are

When does a 68 storey building really only have 58 floors? When the building in question is Trump Tower (pictured). Donald Trump has been accused of being creative with the height of many of his New York properties to make them look more prestigious. He has been adding on up to 20 storeys.

Melania Trump will speak this afternoon in suburban Philadelphia, her first speaking engagement since she delivered borrowed remarks from Michelle Obama at the RNC.

I was reminded of my turn on Celebrity Apprentice I was reminded of this today as I watched Obama tear into Trump, branding him a small-brained, star-f***ing, Ku Klux Klan tolerating 'loser', born rich.

The ex-head of the British Army rubbished claims Mr Trump's bombastic interventions on foreign policy would undermine Nato and threaten security.

Woman who lost child from ectopic pregnancy is delighted after giving birth to a SECRET

Sadie Brittle (left), 32, from Tamworth, only discovered she was carrying another child almost three months after she collapsed at work with a potentially deadly ruptured fallopian tube. Teddie (right), who was born via Caeserean section last Thursday, was hidden by the heavy internal bleeding she suffered following her ectopic pregnancy. He was only picked up by doctors after the hairdresser carried out a pregnancy test (inset her doctors scan) because her stomach was still swollen while she was on holiday following the surgery to remove her ectopic pregnancy.

Andrew Peryer, 53, accused the hospital of 'preying' on people under stress after getting the fine while at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

An investigation into the death of Gareth and Daniel Willington found they had been without lifejackets and locator beacons when they lost their lives while fishing off the Pembrokeshire coast.

Marie Buchan, 33, from Weoley Castle, Birmingham, said she would be better off staying at home on benefits rather than working 16 hours a week as a carer.

Andrea Kitt, 61, from Totnes, Devon, has written a book about her days as a lap dancer in 1985 at the Pink Pussy Cat club in Miami, Florida - despite her mother offering her £10,000 not to publish it.

Megan Dennis, 38, from Orlando, was left with just 17 per cent function on the left side of her face after developing Bell's palsy three years ago. It also meant she couldn't shut one of her eyelids.

Devoted couple forced to live in separate care homes are thrilled to be reunited 

Elderly couple Ray and Jessie Lorrison, who have spent nearly every day together since they met in 1946, have had an emotional reunion at Westoe Grange Care Home, in South Shields. They were initially kept apart by social services but after more than 25,000 people signed a petition urging the council to reconsider their decision, they performed a U-turn. After sealing their reunion with a kiss, Mr Lorrison, 95, said: 'I could jump over the moon'.

Tom Taylor, 17, died in a freak explosion after flash paper from his family's magic business ignited when he used hairspray on a 3D printer at the family home in Lincoln.

Jack Gudge, 17, died from serious head injuries following a fight outside a Tesco Express store in Bournemouth, Dorset, on July 16. Four people were arrested but will face no further action.

Lance Corporal Joe Spencer, 24, of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, died on Tuesday following a firearms incident at RAF Tain in the Scottish Highlands.

Louise Cowe (pictured), 43, was talking to a man in the smoking area of the Aruba nightclub, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, when a woman yanked her off the stall and launched the attack.

Alan Farthing, 73, from Essex, was stunned when he received a letter from the DVLA telling him he had been convicted in his absence of a fixed penalty offence somewhere in south west London.

Furious Katie Edwards, 30, was forced to breastfeed on a high street bench after staff at Boots in Stockton-on-tees refused to let her use a private room to tend to 11-day-old son Freddie.

Video shows brawl between thugs wielding machetes and baseball bats in Bradford

A gang of men brandish machetes and baseball bats as they brawl in a residential street (pictured) after a car crash. CCTV captured the terrifying fight, believed to have been filmed in Birmingham. A Volkswagen pulls out of a turning in a quiet, suburban street and a black Land Rover crashes into its side. Suddenly, men in tracksuits and balaclavas spill out of both cars and immediately draw a variety of weapons, including baseball bats, metal bars, hammers and machetes.

Travis Simpkins, 19, who starred in Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole, fled the shop in Rotherham, south Yorkshire, after failing to pay for a basket full of groceries in April.

Police discovered the remains while searching for Ellia Arathoon, 29, who has been missing since Friday October 28. Craig Proctor, 39, from Ellesmere Port, has been charged with murder.

The teenager had to be taken away by police after the weapons - including one homemade 'shank' and two kitchen knives - were discovered at the school in South Ayrshire.

Lorry driver Neville Fletcher hit and killed a mother and her daughter on pedestrian

Neville Fletcher (left, outside court today) struck mother-of-six Zena Jackson (middle), 43, and her little girl Cidalia Mendez-Jackson (right) while they were on a pedestrian crossing outside the supermarket (inset) in Hull in April this year. Today, Fletcher, 55, admitted two counts of causing death by careless driving. Hull Magistrates' Court heard how the driver should have stopped at a red light but failed to do so. He then collided with the pair and they died at the scene. Miss Jackson's daughter, Sadie, has previously described her as a 'great mother' and said Cidallia was a 'real girly girl'.

Daniel Flinter, 31, from Inverkeithing in Scotland, made the strange clip when he was caring for the youngster, but managed tp avoid jail or have his name placed on the sex offenders' register.

David Stokes is believed to have murdered sons Adam, 11, and Matthew, five, at their semi-detached house in Hinckley, Leicestershire, after barricading himself inside the property on Tuesday.

Neville Fletcher struck mother-of-six Zena Jackson, 43, and little Cidalia Mendez-Jackson while they were on a pedestrian crossing outside the supermarket in Hull in April this year.

£3m artificial reef off Bournemouth coast is finally declared useless

The underwater structure (top right) is made up of 55 enormous sandbags that were supposed to create 'breakers' for surfers (centre) but has never worked since being installed in 2009 (top left, being lowered into the water). Roger Brown (bottom right) was head of leisure services at Bournemouth Council at the time the idea was approved. It was closed in 2011 after being declared unsafe and was due to be converted into a trail for divers, but those plans too have now been dropped. All that remains of the grand plan now is a sign stuck in the sand (bottom left), saying: 'Surf reef not in operation.'

Middlesbrough Council is employing wardens to go through its residents' bins and check whether the right substances are being put in the correct containers, with prizes for 'good recyclers'.

Regina Hungerford, 55, is battling to save her career despite being cleared in court of hitting a disruptive pupil with a notebook. She is fighting to clear her name at a 'fitness to practice' hearing in Cardiff.

PC Nadeem Saddique, 45, (shown) took his employer, Cleveland Police, to a tribunal, saying he was subjected to 'terrible bullying' and 'racial discrimination'.

Police have reported the children, aged between nine and 12, were 'messing around' with the fireworks in Nelson, near Burnley, Lancashire, when one exploded at around 1.30pm today.

A total of 1,581 pupils out of 5,032 in Nottinghamshire said they had received a message with unwanted sexual suggestions (file photo posed by model).

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after the 35 second clip, shot in South Wales, was sent to inspectors. The footage shows a companion horse, which is not meant to be ridden, throw off a girl.

Price Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle in wedding dress - only to be jilted at altar

The image of Meghan Markle in a wedding gown could be a look into the future for Prince Harry, who is rumoured to be 'besotted' with the actress after being introduced by a mutual friend in June. The couple are said to be serious enough that Miss Markle has been introduced to Prince Charles and has reportedly stayed with Harry, 32, in Kensington Palace. But for now, at least, Miss Markle is simply playing dress up, posing in the stunning £5,400 Anne Barge gown in a scene for US legal drama Suits.

Eagle-eyed royal fans have spotted that Prince Harry's new girlfriend Meghan Markle, 35, looks remarkably like Pippa Middleton except that the Suits actress has 'better eyebrows'.

Fashion designer Misha Nonoo (shown), who split from Alexander Gilkes last month after four years of marriage, is believed to have introduced the loved-up pair over the summer.

The 35-year-old Suits actress looks incredible as she showcases her new incredibly honed figure modelling her new fashion range for Canadian retailer, Reitmans.

Iraqi grandfather hugs son and granddaughter following three years of separation

Nadir Ali was finally reunited with his father and daughter at the Hazir refugee camp on the outskirts of Mosul after they had all fled their villages which had been under ISIS control. One reconvening, Nadir dropped to his knees on seeing his father before they tearfully hugged for the first time in years. He also embraced with this mother, while his young daughter was picked up and held close by her grandfather.

The Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons today that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's call for fanatics to continue fighting against Iraqi forces was 'cruelly ironic'.

The 32-year-old told reporters as she sat alongside her husband, both with their faces covered: 'Far more than rape, it was the police threats and humiliation that was unbearable.'

The Russian president has spoken of his disbelief over the handling of the migrant crisis in Europe citing the case of a 10-year-old boy in Austria who was violently raped by an Iraqi migrant at a swimming pool.

Pope Francis spoke out on a flight back to Rome from Sweden that even though countries shouldn't 'close their hearts' to refugees, they do have the right to assess their capacity to effectively integrate them.

The soldiers made the bizarre discovery in Qaraqosh, near the city of Mosul, during an major offensive to drive Islamic State militants from the area - the group's last urban stronghold in Iraq.

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To the mass of the fair-minded public, yesterday's ruling by three High Court judges that Parliament should have the chance to reconsider Brexit will have come as an outrageous betrayal of democracy.

Love sweet love is in the air once more for dashing Prince Harry, who has been linked to a sultry American actress called Meghan Markle, writes JAN MOIR.