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Prince Harry met Meghan Markle through her close friend Markus Anderson

Meghan Markle dined with one of her 'closest friends in the world', Markus Anderson, on Friday at one of their favourite spots, Cafe Boulud, inside the Four Seasons in Toronto. Markus (also pictured top left with Meghan) is understood to have set up a date between the TV star, 35, and the prince, with whom he is also on friendly terms. Meghan and Harry are believed to have carried on their trans-Atlantic love affair for several months after Harry bombarded her with texts. Best friend Markus is a consultant for the Soho House Group and former global membership director at the exclusive club where he worked his way up from being a waiter to the right-hand man of founder Nick Jones. Markus Anderson has been part of Meghan's inner circle for a number of years and has several photos with her on social media. This summer, they jetted to Madrid with a third friend, fashion designer Misha Nonoo (pictured bottom left with the pair).

Tottenham Hotspur's David Buchler punched Harrod's shopper'

The spat kicked off after David Buchler, who ran Spurs in the early 90s and oversaw Sir Alan Sugar's takeover of the north-London club, pushed to the front of the queue to pay for two croissants in Harrods' food hall( shown below), the court was told. Buchler, 54 claims that either James Birrane or his wife Rosaria, called him a 'dirty Jew'. But Isleworth Crown Court heard that he pushed to the front of the queue and when Mrs Birrane remonstrated he told her to 'f*** off' before striking Mr Birrane with a 'single punch that destroyed his life' and broke his nose. Buchler said he cannot recall exactly who called him a 'dirty Jew', but maintains that someone did.

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: 'We are responding with the biggest reinforcement of our collective defence since the end of the Cold War.'

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By ordering a 'poor man's Big Mac,' you can save £1.20 on your fast food order. The trick is to use the chain's secret menu. We reveal how YOU can order the burger for a fraction of the price.

Bath researchers found that a small number of people may have extraordinary face recognition skills, outperforming typical people on a range of face recognition tasks.

Those who had a baby after 35 had better verbal memory, and having two babies was found to be better than one for the brain, researchers from the University of Southern Carolina found.

Is this the REAL John Lewis Christmas ad? Twitter goes into a frenzy over a mystery clip featuring an adorable Boxer dog who's already leaving fans in tears

Twitter users are convinced a mystery clip featuring an adorable Boxer dog watching a little girl bounce on a spacehopper is a teaser for this year's John Lewis Christmas ad after it was posted on online this morning. Fans declared it would emotionally 'destroy' viewers and many said that having a cute dog in the starring role would definitely leave them in floods of tears.

Scientists at the University of Bristol have found a gene that is key to conducting our 'circadian rhythms' - physical, mental and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle (stock image used).

Emma-Jayne Magson, 23, was given a life sentence for murdering partner James Knight, 26, at her home in Leicester and then denying him vital medical help by delaying a 999 call.

This horrifying footage shows the chilling moment a rapist told nightclub staff in Dublin 'I'll take care of her, I'm a friend' before leading a woman away and attacking her.

A student being punished with lines has created a novel approach to getting around the task more easily. The pupil used one single vertical line down the page to write many letters.

Parenting website MadeforMums have named the top toys of 2016 from a £130 rocking woolly mammoth to a £39.99 very rude Meccano Micronoid robot.

Telomeres - protective segments of DNA on the end of chromosomes - become shorter every time a cell divides, researchers from Pittsburgh University found.

Andrew Lavender, a physiotherapist based at Curtin University, Perth, says don't eat a large meal in the two hours prior to exercise and in particular avoid sugary drinks like soft drinks and juice.

Apple BANS Rich Kids app from its devices to stop socialites from using it to boast

Apple has banned the Rich Kids app from all of its devices to stop swaggering socialites from using it to boast about their lifestyles. The app was created by Juraj Ivan and Michal Harustiak in October and members were charged just under £1,000 a month to post their photos exclusively. Mr Ivan and Mr Harustiak admitted they were inspired by the 'Rich Kids of Instagram' who showed off to the world their private jets, yachts in the Caribbean and the champagne-fuelled best parties.

Buyers' struggle to afford expensive homes even with mortgage rates at record lows has led to yearly growth slowing to 5.2 per cent, said Halifax.

Mobile phone footage has emerged of a man clinging to the back of a moving London bus as it goes through Ruislip. It was filmed from a car driving behind the bus and has been shared on Twitter.

Two prisoners are on the run after escaping from Pentonville prison

Matthew Baker, 28, top, and James Anthony Whitlock, 31, below, believed to be cell mates, escaped HMP Pentonville (main), in north London, in an audacious Alcatraz-style break out after leaving mannequins in their cell beds in a bid to avoid detection. Baker had been awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of attempted murder. Whitlock was on remand charged with attempted burglary. A prison source claims the men used diamond-tipped cutting equipment to break out of the cell they shared within the category B prison before they scaled the perimeter wall. The bid has echoes of the notorious 1962 Alcatraz prison break (inset), when US inmates created mannequin heads out of paper, paint and hair purloined from the prison barber shop and left them in their beds while they escaped.

Ben Bamford, 18, pictured, is accused of murdering Paul Jefferies, 52, a reclusive figure who was found dead at his new house in Mayfield, East Sussex, in February.

David Davies, 25, from Clynnog, near Caernarfon, has admitted murdering Emma Baum, 22, but does not accept the full prosecution case.

X Factor fans have claimed the show is 'fixed' as the phone voting app 'stopped working' during Sunday's eviction show, which saw Four of Diamonds leave the competition.

Weeks after Arshad Khan, 18, set the internet alight with a broody picture at a market in Pakistan, Nepalese vegetable seller Kusum Shreestha, 18, now has social media users swooning.

In the latest study, an international team of researchers, including the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool looked at models of warming beyond this threshold.

Scientists, led by Dr Martin Hurst from the University of Glasgow, say this is a huge increase from the 0.8 inches (2 cm) a year the cliffs were losing up until a few hundred years ago.

Clinton campaign CANCELS New York election night fireworks display 

Hillary Clinton's campaign has called off its planned election night firework display over Manhattan, it emerged Monday, the day before America goes to the polls. Staffers were going to put on a two-minute show over the Hudson River after the results come in on Tuesday, but the proposal has been canned, TMZ reported on Monday. The campaign called the Coast Guard last week to tell them the event was off, three days after the New York Post reported it was planning the bash. The cancellation was made Thursday - before FBI director James Comey wrote to Congress to say that the FBI had not found anything to justify changing its verdict of no charges to the Democrat about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. The Democrat had been accused of tempting fate when her campaign notified the city of its plans for the pyrotechnic display launched from a barge in the Hudson, just off Manhattan's Javits Center.

The day before the election and the presidential race is on a knife edge. Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in most polls by three or four points, according to data published Monday.

Miss USA contestant Jennifer Murphy, who appeared on season four of The Apprentice, is once again speaking out about her kiss with a married Donald Trump - and how much she liked it.

The twenty-something woman was stood at the front of the crowd in Leesburg, Virginia, when she called out Trump. The candidate later said she was an 'obnoxious young lady'.

Sir Jimmy Young has died 'peacefully at home' at the age of 95 

Sir Jimmy Young, one of the most renowned voices on BBC radio, died 'peacefully at home' on Monday afternoon with his wife Alicia (together right) by his side, his spokesman said today. The long-serving DJ spent almost three decades at BBC Radio 2, where he became known for his on-air banter with friend and colleague Sir Terry Wogan (together left). Fans today paid tribute to Sir Jimmy (inset as a schoolboy), saying he would be 'reunited on Heaven FM' with Sir Terry, who died aged 77 in January this year after a short illness.

Speaking on today's This Morning, Andrea Pennington from Detroit, said many women are missing out on having mind-blowing climaxes because they are too stressed.

A seven-question test created by NHS Choices reveals how much stress you are under at work. Questions range from about how well you manage time to how well you get on with your boss.

Last year 132,138 patients in England did not see a cancer specialist within the 14-day target. It comes as cancer diagnoses are set to rise from unhealthy lifestyle choices including smoking and drinking.

Six people were inside the terraced home and a 16-month-old baby is among four family members fighting for their lives following the devastating blaze at the home in Swindon, Wiltshire.

Six granddaughters of John Hugh Smyth-Pigott, 'beloved' leader of the Agapemonites movement, want a share of the sale of the Church of the Arc of the Covenant in east London.

Celebrities including singer Charlotte Church have signed a petition along with 10,000 people which calls for a teenager who has lived in Cardiff for the last nine years not to be deported.

Shirtless rapper holds up thousands of beleaguered Southern Rail commuters on their way home as he refuses to move off the track at a suburban station

The trespasser (pictured) jumped onto the tracks at Norwood Junction, south London, at around 6pm. He then took off his shirt and begun blurting out expletive-laden lyrics while station staff urged him to move. Police with Tasers arrived to detain the man, but he ran away down the darkened track towards East Croydon before officers could reach him.

GoPro footage captured last week in Dublin by another bike user shows the man pedaling all the way across the carriageway, showing absolutely no regard for the cars that are on the road.

The girl was left badly injured following the attack which she claims happened at one of jockey's homes near Swindon. Three jockeys have been arrested and bailed by police.

MPs stun Mike Ashley's Sports Direct with unannounced visit to check working conditions

A group of MPs claim to have found a recording device (circled) during private discussions after an unannounced visit to Sports Direct's controversial warehouse in Derbyshire. Members of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee travelled to Shirebrook for an on-the-spot inspection on Monday afternoon and were taken on a three-hour tour of the premises. After the visit, the six MPs headed for a private room to discuss their impressions when they said a recording device was found, with one MP posting pictures on Twitter. Anna Turley, MP for Redcar (left inset), revealed the camera was planted by a woman dropping off coronation chicken sandwiches. Another MP revealed that he had 'not a particularly pleasant conversation' with company owner Mike Ashley (right inset) following the visit.

Walkers, whose crisps are made at a Leicester factory with British potatoes, has been slammed for the rise - with many angry crisp fans promising to boycott the brand.

The rally will coincide with the start of the Government's appeal against the High Court decision that MPs must be given a vote on triggering Article 50. It is expected to take place on December 5.

One of the founding fathers of the eurozone - German economist Otmar Issing - has admitted it is in great jeopardy because too many weak economies were allowed to join.

The ex-England opener - famed for his defensive style, grinding out runs over the course of long innings - is staying in the same hotel as the PM in Delhi, the Taj Palace.

The PM has said she is prepared to consider improvements to the UK's 'visa offer', but in return, India must make it easier for Britain to send back those who are in the country illegally.

Brexit campaigners were frequently criticised during an angry referendum battle for making claims - including that the EU costs £350 million a week - that were not true.

Peter Elliott who spent years barricaded inside farmhouse he lost in divorce battle is

Peter Elliott, 49, (main pictured) transformed the £500,000 property in Appleby, Cumbria, into a fortress and surrounded it with barbed wire, tree branches and fitted CCTV cameras after he lost the property in a bitter divorce battle. His ex-wife Leonie Butler, 45, (left, inset) obtained a court order in 2012 obliging him to leave Pinewood Farm (bottom right) following their bitter £6 million split. However, he refused to vacate the property and insisted he would only be removed 'in a body bag'. In his attempt to highlight his plight he burned an effigy of a man dressed in a suit, representing himself (top right). But the High Court issued a committal warrant for his arrest and Cumbria Police today confirmed that they 'executed' the warrant.

According to the World Health Organisation, a man needs a sperm count of at least 20 million sperm per millilitre of ejaculate to have a chance of conceiving a child without medical intervention.

The salad drawers in your fridge could be harbouring nearly 8,000 bacteria per square centimetre. Killer bugs such as E.coli and salmonella thrive in them too - so do you clean yours enough?

'You should be saying thanks buddy, for not knocking me off and putting me in a wheelchair:' White van driver in furious confrontation with motorbike rider after they almost crashed 

Helmet camera footage shows the moment a white van driver launches into a furious rant as a group of motorcyclists pull out in front of him at a roundabout. The man follows the group into a car park and tells one motorcyclist he should not have pulled out in front of him. In an explosive rant, he tells the biker to be aware of what is happening and that he has a responsibility to other road users. The footage was shot in the UK.

New research conducted by StarBrands, a British manufacturer of cleaning products, found cleaning the windows is as effective as as doing 25 minutes of circuit training.

The device in Cornwall is called 'Ceto 6', named after a sea goddess in Greek mythology. If it proves successful, fourteen more devices by Carnegie Wave Energy are expected to follow in 2020.

A shocking eight in 10 teenagers are involved in some kind of gambling, with 10 to 15 per cent of minors at risk of developing serious gambling problems, the research found.

Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods, including bread, to aid texture and extend their shelf life, alter gut bacteria, researchers from Georgia State University found.

Parents who faced 19 years in prison after being accused of rape speak out

Neil Coulson and Joanne Evans from Clavering, Hartlepool, appeared on today's This Morning to share their story after they were cleared of the allegations last week. They told presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield that their lives have been ruined due to the threat jail hanging over their family for nearly two years, as they battled to clear their names.

Emergency services rushed to a prison in Bedford following reports of prisoners rioting and taking over sections of the jail at around 5pm yesterday.

Playwright and poet Ben Jonson owned the 15th century property near Reigate, Surrey, between 1598 and 1611 and wrote many of his finest works there.

A shocking video has emerged of a white South African forcing a black man into a coffin and trying to put the lid on. The black man can be heard crying out in terror.

Asda was hit by the hefty fine after admitting breaching the Food Safety Act over the vermin infestation at its branch in Park Royal, west London, where mouse droppings were found in the bakery.

Troll Jade Jackson who threatened to stab a girl is jailed for eight months

Jade Jackson (pictured above), of Paisley, Renfrewshire, had originally avoided prison despite telling the schoolgirl that she would knife her during a Facebook argument. But the 21-year-old, who is the niece of serial killer Peter Tobin (centre), was imprisoned at Paisley Sheriff Court today for failing to complete unpaid work or meet social workers for court-ordered counselling. Jackson had smiled and waved at friends from the dock as she looked around the room - but this turned to tears when she was jailed by Sheriff Thomas Fyfe. The troll, whose late father is Tobin's brother, sent her victim a chilling Snapchat image of her holding a knife to her face during the hate-filled campaign. She used a Facebook profile in the fake name of Jade Brown to terrorise the schoolgirl after accusing her of speaking to her boyfriend.

Richards says a bizarre voodoo stick, acquired by the guitarist during the band's frequent travels, is often used to prevent rain before each live performance.

Shannon Bridges, 19, was given the Nintendo 3DS XL as an early birthday present from her boyfriend, who had bought it from a second-hand store in Cardiff city centre.

Alex Keel, 29, from Cheltenham, has been told that she is unlikely to be offered a fourth liver transplant if another liver fails again. But without one doctors have said she will die.

Christmas shopper who has ALREADY done all her festive shopping for just £6

Coupon queen Kerenza Richards has already bought all her gifts, ready to put under the Christmas tree - and she managed to bag £600 worth of goodies for her children Chloe, ten, and Connor, four, for just £6 (inset). And presents for her partner of eight-and-a-half years David Dancy, including a designer watch, as well as alcohol and household good worth £650 were also sewn up for £4. Frugal mother-of-two Kerenza, from Highbridge, Somerset, has spent the past year building up her Christmas haul - and by using online voucher codes, special offers and competitions, she has saved hundreds of pounds. Kerenza got Furbys worth £100 each for £2, Lego worth £89.99 for £2.23 and Ninja Turtles Toys worth £69.99 for free (all main picture) while paying next to nothing for lots of other items like cleaning products and food.

Can you spot the naughty image? A hotel sign telling people to 'enjoy peace of mind' has left the Internet divided. The image was posted to Imgur and has been viewed over 1.4 million times.

Surrey-based nutritionist May Simpkin says the best way to lose weight is by focusing on eating three good quality, balanced meals each day and to avoid excessive snacking.

Stephanie Meakin, 51, of Crewe, was also secretly filmed standing up as she delivered a sermon by Department of Work and Pensions employees investigating the £36,000 benefits claim.

Andrew Currie, 48, of south Croydon, admitted setting up a fake Facebook account in his neighbour Andrew Small's name and reporting false threats and insults against himself to the police.

Two Hartlepool children spent night naked after mother died while bathing them

Jamie Leigh Twidale, 24, was bathing her children Harley, four, and Skyelar, three, at their home in Hartlepool, County Durham. As she was emptying the water, she suffered an epileptic fit, collapsed and died last Sunday night. Little Harley and Skyelar (pictured with their mother) thought she had fallen asleep and spent the night naked, putting themselves to bed. It wasn't until the children failed to turn up for school the next day, that alarms were raised. Jamie Leigh's mother Elizabeth was phoned by their school and when she went to check on her family she found her daughter's body slumped over the bath tub.

One woman posted on the wedding forum, Wedding Bee, about her idea to host an alcohol-free wedding, and left the forum divided. While some thought it was clever, others thought it was miserly and no fun.

Find out how you can get fit in 15 minutes with the ski squat exercise. It is a great strengthener and toner for lower legs and calves, and lifts the bottom, says Nadya Fairweather of u-shape.co.uk.

Katie Hopkins says that opposing Assad has only given us ISIS and the real prospect of

Since the conflict erupted with anti-government protests in 2011, 300,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict. And the west has singularly failed to find a solution. The US financed the opposition party in Syria to take control. In failing to do so - ISIS attacked. The British have singularly failed to act apart from endless propaganda that Assad is evil. Ignoring the fact we have failed to differentiate between rebels and terrorists such as the al-Qaida-linked Fatah Sham Front. Years of pathetic foreign policy decisions by Blairites, the Clinton's and the Obama administration delivered the birth of ISIS and made Iran a super power in the Middle East. And the best we can do is weep over pictures of dead children, writes KATIE HOPKINS.

A hard-hitting video has been launched, in which men dressed as ISIS fighters give some of the reasons they ended up as jihadists, including having no friends and being unsuccessful with women.

More than a million pupils living under ISIS in Iraq have either been out of school or forced to learn from the terror group's warped curriculum in the last two years, it has emerged.

Former Premier League trainee Anas Abdalla and his associate were today jailed for a total of nine years and three months after they were caught hiding in lorry in Dover so they could join ISIS.

RAF engineer builds a home in Australian Bush out of two SHIPPING CONTAINERS for just £36,000 - now he pays no bills and wakes up to baby wallabies in his garden

Paul Chambers, originally from Lincolnshire and who used to specialise in building military flight simulators, was inspired to create the unique house because his wife, Sarah (pictured bottom right in the kitchen) did not enjoy living near noisy neighbours. The DIY house is situated 62 miles from civilisation in the nearest city, Newcastle, and includes a cosy living room (bottom left) and a wood burner made from a Chubb safe. In their new home they are truly at one with nature, and all sorts of wildlife can often be seen hanging around on their premises. He said: 'The early years were a major test, I doubted Sarah would want to stay in the Bush, but it has turned out to be her natural environment.'

GP William Arnett, 41, allegedly began sending sexual texts to the woman before kissing her and fondling her breasts after her husband visited his surgery, Arnett's Roker Practice in Sunderland.

Joshua Gardner (pictured), was told he could eithacer let the Leeds Bradford Airport staff carry him up the steps or miss out on his family holiday to Disneyland Paris.

A 13-year-old boy in India whose head was hanging at a 180-degree angle has died just eight months after life-changing operation following a suspected heart attack unrelated to his surgery.

A British mother who now lives in Thailand is encouraging other women to consider breastfeeding older children by posting videos of her feeding her four-and-half-year old son.

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Meg Matthews looks VERY youthful following a £2,000 threadlift

The mother-of-one, inset top left, before, and, after, has undergone a 'threadlift' after going through the menopause left her feeling like her 'life was over'. Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL five minutes after having the £2,000 Silhouette Soft treatment, main during the procedure, Meg said: 'If you're a woman in your fifties and you're going through the menopause then you do feel s*** and you do feel like you're life is a little bit over. 'I would look in the mirror and hone in on my neck all the time. I would go "I hate my neck, I hate my neck". It was crepey and I thought it looked like a turkey neck. 'But,' she said, 'this treatment has made me feel great again. Your lack of hormones just makes you feel flat - not that you're depressed for any reason - but this lifts you.'

A new device called the Pisher is being billed as a potty training solution for young boys and even grown men, by projecting an image on the toilet bowl that will encourage them to 'aim' properly.

Distressing CCTV footage shows the moment a security guard in Thailand falls to his death when he loses his balance and topples off a chair he is napping on and down into an uncovered drain.

A man bravely turned to Mumsent for advice on ending his marriage after growing apart from his older wife, 48, who's focused on the menopause and retiring, while he longs for a child.

Josh Miller (pictured), 19, from Wishaw in Lanarkshire, lost control of his pet as it attacked Elaine McAllister in the street and sunk its teeth into her thigh, while she was out shopping.

Olivia Christopher, 18, was found dead by her boyfriend Dan Holmes in the tent they shared at the controversial BoomTown Fair festival in Winchester, Hampshire, after she took class A drugs.

Nicholas Hall, 53, who was a teacher at Soar Valley College in Leicester for 15 years and attended Britain First marches at least once, resigned earlier this year after being suspended by the school.

Simon Buckden, 44, of Bramley, Leeds, received more than £8,000 in cash, goods and services after lying about his traumatic experiences in the Army and claiming he was battling cancer.

A court in Saudi Arabia has ordered four men to be flogged and jailed for 52 years for raping a foreign woman in front of her expat husband and daughter.

The German Interior Ministry said the European Union should adopt an Australian-style system under which refugees intercepted at sea are sent for processing at camps in third countries.

Take That fan who 'stalked' Gary Barlow for 243 days is treated to a special guest

Atty Hussein (pictured with Barlow), of Gillingham, Kent, travelled across Britain, camped out overnight and launched a Twitter campaign #GetGarytoAttys40th in a bid to meet the star. It came after Barlow tweeted in March: 'If you have a milestone birthday this year start your campaign now, 21,30,40,60, 110! I'll come and sing at your party.' Retail director Ms Hussein said: "We basically bombarded him. I'm sure he would look up and see us in the audience and think "not them again".' The mother and her five friends wore distinctive superhero orange and purple capes to stand out in the crowd at anywhere Barlow was making an appearance. Ms Hussein has loved Take That since she was 14 and saw them performing in the very early days at an under-18s nightclub. She has lost count of the money she has spent pursuing her idols and the number of times she has seen them.

Roberta Jackson, 34, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, took on the authorities to adopt pit bulls Mimi, three, and two-year-old Tia after they were seized by police as dangerous dogs and sentenced to death.

In the heart-warming clip, filmed in Portugal, a pregnant woman gives the father a pair of Enchroma glasses so he can read the message 'it's a girl' spelled out in pink across her t-shirt.

Mobile phone footage has emerged of a man clinging to the back of a moving London bus as it goes through Ruislip. It was filmed from a car driving behind the bus and has been shared on Twitter.

Gloucestershire Police are searching for three people caught on CCTV in Coleford town centre around the time of the theft of the ornamental poppies from a war memorial.

Liam and Dannie Roberts, from Greater Manchester, say they are still suffering with severe gastric illness four months after their stay at the five-star Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico.

Scientists from the US and Denmark are seeking to map out the plumbing system hidden inside the earth's crust that's responsible for the famous Old Faithful geyser at Yellowstone National Park.

The series' legions of viewers took to social media as the finale episode came to a close, mourning the loss of their favourite Sunday night show, urging the BBC for more.

Viewers were left disappointed that Demelza Poldark didn't punish her husband for cheating on her with his ex-fiance Elizabeth, but all was forgiven when the series three trailer was revealed.

These fascinating pictures show a Soviet 'turbojet railcar', which was built in the 1970s and proved capable of reaching an astonishing 160mph, thanks to the huge jet engines on its roof.

The 47-year-old Blur bassist, who runs a cheese farm in the Cotswolds, said he only washed his locks after they were sprayed grey by his daughters for Halloween.

South Korea-based Samsung plans to integrate an AI platform, called Viv, into the Galaxy phones and expand voice-assistant services to home appliances and wearable technology devices.

Hilarious photos capture British parenting techniques

Lisa Williams, 34, from London, has made it her mission to celebrate British parents' unique - if sometimes unglamorous - approach raising our children. Clockwise from top left: Bringing your child to the pub, making the most of bad weather, leaving your child asleep in their Jumparoo, using your buggy as a Tesco trolley, dressing up as the Duchess of Cambridge, and tucking into an English roast while your child takes a kip in the background.

Depraved ex-pat Brit Richard Chapman who travelled hundreds of miles to the UK from his home in France in the sick hope of sexually abusing twin girls has been jailed.

Australian man Leo Kim killed a vast number of spiders - including the mother spider who was protecting the sac - after finding an infestation in his back yard.

A new infographic details the world's most beautiful subway stations. One station in Dubai has an underwater theme. Another in St Petersburg has chandeliers, swords and gilt columns.

Andrew Percy said landscapes from the 'windswept moors of Yorkshire to the craggy peaks of the Pennines' were home to stories ripe to be televised - including Dickens' Hard Times.

If you'd rather leave your phrasebook at home, then head to Sweden, Argentina or India as they are among the countries where it is surprisingly easy to strike up a conversation in English.

As Sierra Leone prepares to mark its first anniversary of being declared Ebola free, the desperate plight of 12,000 orphans provides a stark reminder that crisis is far from over.

Michael Donovan, from Pennsylvania State University made the discovery after look at insect damage to fossil leaves in various parts of the world.

'A real life horror film': Terrified viewers watch from edge of their seats as SNAKES hunting as a pack chase down baby iguana in amazing footage for BBC's Planet Earth II that even shocked Sir David Attenborough

The astonishing TV which showed marine iguanas attempting to outrun a knot of racer snakes on Fernandina Island was labelled 'the stuff of nightmares' by viewers as they hid behind the sofa. Hatchlings could be seen emerging from the sand of the Galápagos island in the Pacific Ocean in June for what is the snakes' best feeding opportunity of the year. The footage on BBC1 showed some iguanas outrun the snakes to safety by the sea while others were caught before the snakes wrapped themselves around them. When the crew saw the snakes for the first time, they were too shocked to film - and host Sir David Attenborough had never seen anything like it either, it was claimed. Among the millions of viewers captivated by the footage shown at 8pm last night was Olympic rower Will Satch, who described it as a 'real life horror film'.

A man from Australia filmed the moment a funnel web and a redback spider, both of which are lethal to humans, got locked into a vicious fight in a web outside his home.

Stacie Adamson, 22, was working in lost property at Asda in Leigh, Greater Manchester, when she found the 70-year-old letter addressed to LAC H Hughes, 13 MSU (Torps), Royal Air Force.

Researchers at the University of Kyoto found that older apes use the same trick as humans to overcome the limitations of their ageing eyes, with a 'strikingly similar pattern' seen in people.

The 'bomb scare' at Hackney Central station in East London sparked a huge stampede involving hundreds of passengers and some people jumped on to the tracks - fearing for their lives.

Richard Taylor, whose son was stabbed to death aged 10 in South London in 2000, said he first met Michael Adebowale after the murderer's mother asked him to try to help him.

Organisers of the Brit Awards have overhauled their voting system in a bid to become more diverse and gender-balanced after previously being accused of racism.

Zombie-like ghost photobombs visitor tour at Newsham Park Hospital in Liverpool

The face, which resembles the famous ghost from the 2002 horror film The Ring, seemed to appear in the middle of the mysterious picture which was taken at the Newsham Park Hospital in Liverpool. Host Phil Barron, 45, was leading the 32-strong group at the former Victorian orphanage when he unwittingly snapped the photograph. The orphanage dates back to the Victorian era and was opened in 1874 to support and educate the orphans of British seamen. Legend has it that conditions there were harsh and cruel and after being converted into a hospital it's now home to a maze of corridors, wards, accommodation blocks, chapel and even a morgue.

Researchers spoke with 993 motorists, aged between 18 and 25 in France. The findings suggest that parental influence weighs far more heavily than the influence of an instructor (stock image).

A swooping magpie (pictured) has taught a British woman some of the strange things she discovered about living in Australia. She has listed 20 lessons it took him two years to figure out.

Campbell was killed, aged 45, on Coniston Water in Cumbria in January 1967 when his Bluebird K7 flipped over while traveling at speeds of more than 300mph. Pictured is Bill Smith who raised the craft.

The Red planet makeover in London's Trafalgar Square came complete with the robot rover British astronaut Tim Peake remotely controlled from space in April.

Researchers hailed the study as 'proof of principle that Zika virus during pregnancy is treatable'. Tested on pregnant mice, it reduced levels of the virus in mothers, and protected pups.

Researchers from the University of Exeter say it is possible bats 'switch off' their sonar when flying near wind turbines - and fail to detect them or are drawn by insects.

Rurik Jutting intended to return to the UK after killing 23-year-old Indonesian woman Sumarti Ningsih at his luxury Hong Kong apartment, the jury in his murder trial was told.

British couple who live on £6 a day in rural Hungary say they couldn't be happier

Julia Pryke and Gareth Shone swapped their 'boring' life in the UK for a £3,000 dilapidated farmhouse in rural Hungary (inset) where they live on £6 a day - and they couldn't be happier. The pair decided to leave their lives in Berkshire behind to start again with an austere lifestyle. The married couple live simply with their dog Pepper in the remote property, which has an outdoor shower, one tap outside and a compostable toilet.

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From an ornate cane concealing a sword to a replica suicide vest, the TSA has shared photos of shocking items that travellers across the US have tried to take on planes.

Lee Moffitt, 26, from Orlando, Florida, and her sister Amy Sylvia, 30, both nurse each other's babies - something they find both practical and special.

Novelist Janet Ellis, 60, advises readers on their problems. This reader invited her mother to live with her after her father died but now her mother has taken over the running of the house.

Drug dealer is rugby-tackled to the floor by undercover cops in CCTV footage that shows gangs brazenly operating in front of families in Manchester city centre 

For years now gangs have blighted the city's Piccadilly Gardens, handing out illegal substances for pocket money prices in plain sight of passers-by, and even in front of children. Ali Ahmed is among those caught on camera, as he was rugby-tackled to the ground by undercover officers. The 23-year-old was jailed for three years and nine months, and handed a four-year Criminal Behaviour Order after being caught with over 100 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine in the Gardens.

The beauty brand has named Nura Afia an ambassador for its So Lashy! BlastPro Mascara. Nura is featured alongside Katy Perry and Sofia Vergara in CoverGirl's new Lash Equality campaign.

Woman is taken into custody after 'shoving' another woman to her death in front of a

A 30-year-old woman was taken into custody (pictured) on Monday after allegedly shoving a 49-year-old woman to her death in front of a moving train at Times Square subway station. Police responded to the incident shortly after receiving a call at 1.20pm a NYPD spokesman told the Daily Mail Online. According to witnesses the suspect, who is 30 and has not been identified, looked 'proud' as she was led away by officers. She was taken into custody at the scene and police have not released her name or the identity of the victim pending notification of relatives. The NYPD said it is not clear if they knew each other, but witnesses said that they were seen arguing before the push. The deceased had been standing on the platform waiting for the 1 train when the other woman reportedly pushed her onto the tracks, authorities said. Two other women may have been involved in the incident, according to witnesses.

A survey found 58 per cent of young people who had veneers fitted, in an attempt to get a smile like The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex, were not told how long they would last.

Tea aficionados have been shaming 'the world's worst' brews on Twitter, with one user calling 'p***-weak tea' an insult. And high-street cafe chains serving badly brewed tea have been particularly slammed.

A science commentator has claimed that a recent experiment using the Large Hadron Collider could have been responsible for a recent string of earthquakes in Italy since August.

A giant tornado in Italy has left two people dead in the latest nature disaster to hit the country. It uprooted trees, overturned cars and damaged buildings when it lashed Ladispoli on the coast north of Rome.

The contract, which is being launched in the UK, means customers will not be charged for data used by the specific apps. The firm also said it was introducing 'data rollover' to its 4G mobile plans.

A video shows more than 100 passengers evacuating the plane in El Dorado airport, Bogota, down emergency chutes. The smoke was later identified as having come from one of the wheels.

Businessman Ben Whitfield was said to have nearly 'doubled his money' after helping artist Paul Cummins put together the poignant First World War memorial in central London.

71-year-old Sir Tim Rice is reportedly yet to meet his four-week-old daughter Charlotte, although he plans to provide for her financially - writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE

Nazi ghosts still haunt Polish hospital taken over by Hitler's troops during World War II

A Polish medical centre that was once a state-of-the-art Nazi hospital is lying empty because it is haunted by 'ghosts'. The complex in western Poland's town of Legnica was built in the 1930s for the German Army and was operational from 1937. After World War II it ended up in Soviet hands and the high-tech facilities attracted the Soviet elite such as President Leonid Brezhnev's wife Viktoria. But it was mysteriously abandoned in 1993 and locals say it is home to Nazis ghosts.

Successful tests carried at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Texas show that the controversial technology, which could take astronauts to Mars (prototype pictured), is able to generate thrust.

Due to the low weight and ease of assembly, Oxfordshire-based company Charge says a production plant of 10 men working two shifts a day could churn out 10,000 of the vehicles a year.

In the murky world of surrogacy the law still struggles to keep up and the NHS is still clearly uncomfortable with its inevitable role in the booming, yet still deeply controversial, industry.

Footage shows the Alsatian, named Alex, walking away from his master to sniff an item by the side of the road, in India's Odisha state.

The mosasaur, a huge marine lizard with fearsome jaws and paddle-like limbs, lived 66 million years ago when Antarctica was much warmer than it is today.

Laura Crew, 33, from the Isle of Wight, suffered crippling pelvic pain during her pregnancy which led her to binge eat, but she has since dropped 4 stone 7lbs and become a bikini competitor.

China's new cybersecurity law requires companies to verify a user's identity, effectively making it illegal to go online anonymously ©Wang Zhao (AFP/File)

The law, approved by the National People's Congress Standing Committee, bans users from publishing a variety of information, including anything that damages 'national honour' (stock image).

Nathan Duce, from Leeds, took a unique approach to announcing his wife is expecting. In the short video, he takes on the role of Janet Leigh in Psycho faced not with a knife but a positive pregnancy test.

Horror as a huge glass door comes crashing down on a tiny three-year-old girl... but she miraculously SURVIVES

This is the horrifying moment a huge glass door came crashing down over a three-year-old girl. The girl was seen following her grandmother into a shopping mall in China, completely oblivious to the scene behind her (top left and right). And despite the girl's grandmother's best efforts to stop the inevitable, the door smashed the toddler to the floor (bottom left and right).

While much of the world is the modern traveller's oyster, there are regions you can't roam freely. Whether that be the mysterious lands of North Korea or Syria, currently in the throes of war.

The beast was spotted in Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada - many miles from the ice caps it's more accustomed to. Paul Zizka, from Alberta, Canada, spotted the lonely bear while walking in the park.

As the group keeps running the light on the busy London street, cars begin trying to turn out onto the road from a side street, but are unable to do so because of the group.

Camilla admitted she was absolutely terrified of the beautiful birds of prey and couldn't be persuaded to hold one - but did nervously allow a tiny owl called Baby to hop onto her hand.

Footballer KILLS referee after head-butting him in red card row in a weekend of violence that saw THIS horrifying scene where seven players try to stop their teammate attacking the official in Brazil

The AWOL player, who reportedly fled the scene (pictured, inset) in Mexico amid chaotic scenes as the ref was receiving medical attention, was named locally as Ruben Rivera Vazquez. The official, whose body was covered with a small blue tarpaulin which left his feet and part of his right leg exposed until a judge arrived and let undertakers remove him, was named as Victor Trejo. In the same weekend, a Brazilian footballer had to be held back by seven teammates after being red carded and pushing the ref to the ground (pictured). Police with riot shields had to protect the official as Guarani full-back Antonio Ferreira tried to assault him again following his sending off.

The researchers, from the Chinese Academy of Science, estimated the size based on a fossilised skull, which is roughly 8.3 million years old, found in China's Longjiagou Basin.

Private tenants paid more for their accommodation in 57 per cent of districts during the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2015, Experian research found.

A baby orang-utan who was shot and ripped away from his mother in the rain forests of Borneo has been learning to climb again after having a shotgun pellet removed.

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