Home

Updated: 09:24 EST

Prince Harry condemns abuse of girlfriend Meghan Markle

Prince Harry (right) has today finally confirmed he has been dating Suits actress Meghan Markle (left and centre) for 'a few months'. In a rare statement on his love life (inset), Kensington Palace said Harry is 'worried about Ms Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her'. The statement said: 'It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms Markle should be subjected to such a storm.' It added the 32-year-old prince feels 'this is not a game - it is her life and his'. Harry's secret love affair was revealed on Sunday, October 30 after they were given away by matching friendship bracelets they have both worn for months. Toronto-based actress Miss Markle shared photograph after photograph of her wearing the African-style jewellery on her near monthly trips to London.

Spurned lover posted revenge porn on wife's business page after he dismissed her

Kaylea Reid , 26, targeted Robert Page after they 'sexted' and she then lost her job after less than a year, Ipswich Magistrates' Court heard. Reid has admitted disclosing private sexual photographs of Mr Page without his consent with the intention of causing him distress. She could have been jailed for up to two years, but she was given a conditional discharge for six months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge fee of £20. Magistrates made no order to pay compensation to her victim due to what they described as his 'provocative behaviour'.

The Scottish First Minister said her top law officer was applying to join the case on whether parliamentary approval is needed to trigger Article 50.

Greg Rutherford's partner hits out after Strictly viewers criticise her child’s outfit 

Journalist Susie Verrill, girlfriend of Strictly star Greg Rutherford issued a withering riposte to viewers who criticised her two-year-old son Milo's clothing after the tot made an appearance on the show on Saturday night. Verrill admitted that Milo's top knot and colourful clothing did make him look 'girly' but that she was confident he's 'trendy' and 'happy'. (Pictured: Milo Rutherford on saturday's Strictly with his mum Susie Verrill and dad Greg Rutherford. Inset: Greg Rutherford and dance partner Natalie Lowe)

NEW Married bus driver Alex Hopkinson, 36, (pictured) a former cadet instructor of New Addington, south London, was charged with possessing and making indecent images of a boy.

Cheryl Prudham, 34, from Warrington, pleaded guilt to handling cash allegedly stolen by her ex-partner Robert Prudham (pictured) and another man Jacob Underdown.

Pc Kevin Ellis (pictured) was found dead in the grounds of a secondary school in Wakefield after he was taken into custody and then bailed by officers over the alleged offence in April 2013.

Temperatures fell to -5C (23F) in England overnight bringing frost, before sleet and snow arrives from the West - and it will stay cold for the next few days before conditions slightly warm up into the weekend.

The futuristic city-state of Dubai announced a deal on with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One to study the potential for building a line linking it to the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi.

Rurik Jutting found guilty of Hong Jong prostitute murders

British banker Rurik Jutting (top) was today found guilty of the sadistic murder of two prostitutes at his Hong Kong flat. The 31-year-old Cambridge University graduate faces a life sentence after being convicted at a trial that featured horrific video evidence of rape and torture. Twisted Jutting said he was 'sorry beyond words' and 'haunted' by the double murder of Indonesian women Sumarti Ningsih (inset left) and Seneng Mujiasih (inset right). But trial judge Mr Justice Stuart Moore ripped into the 'sadistic' murderer saying descriptions of 'evil' and a 'monster' were not adequate for the horror he had inflicted on his victims. Jurors had watched as one of the women begged for her life as she was forced to lick a toilet bowl before Jutting savagely slit her throat. He also made a video showing off his 'torture kit' that included a blowtorch and sex toy wrapped in sandpaper which he intended to use on his second victim. Bottom right and left: A bloodied knife could be seen in a box of evidence used to convict the murderer as police left Hong Kong's High Court today.

America votes: Now a nation decides between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Americans go to the polls today in the bitterest presidential contest in living memory. Candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump conducted whistle-stop tours across battleground states last night in an effort to secure every possible vote. Clinton was joined on stage by two former presidents and rock legends Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. Trump had several of his children. The Republican candidate made a final visit to Michigan, in a last-ditch effort to turn the Democratic state red, by enticing disillusioned rust belt workers. The polls opened in some eastern states at 6am EST, while the final polls close at 1am tomorrow in Alaska.

Calling on voters to 'reject a media and political elite that has bled our country dry', he added: 'It's going to be amazing. We're going to drain the swamp,' speaking in vital swing state North Carolina.

The flagship S&P; 500 index rose 2 per cent in New York after the FBI dramatically cleared the Democratic presidential candidate of any wrongdoing relating to her emails.

Goldman Sachs, the bank which paid both Clintons six-figure sums for speeches, was among the biggest gainers on the stock markets as prices soared over belief Donald Trump will lose.

'An angry draft-dodging little orange groundhog': Jon Stewart has last pre-election dig at Trump as he interrupts Stephen Colbert monologue

In a sketch on the Late Show, he pretended to know nothing about the candidates, spitting a mouthful of water into Colbert's face when told Trump is on the ballot. He yells: 'What? Are you kidding me?' before laying into the Republican presidential hopeful, who he famously called 'F***face Von Clownstick' on Twitter in 2013.

'Nobody expected the big orange monster to rule the land': Benedict Cumberbatch tells James Corden an election bedtime story about Hillary and Trump in hilarious Late Late Show sketch 

He recently admitted that he's still proving himself as a father. But Benedict Cumberbatch, 40, certainly seemed to have perfected the art of telling a bedtime tale during an hilarious comedy sketch on The Late Late Show on Monday. The Doctor Strange actor, dressed in a red robe, entered a cosy children's bedroom occupied by his 'son' James Corden, who was tucked up in bed as a storm raged outside.

Eight years ago, I stood among thousands of cheering Americans in a Kansas City park and witnessed history being made with the creation of President Barack Obama.

David Walliams arrives at High Court for cash battle with ex-wife Lara Stone

The pair's five-year marriage was drawn to a close by a family court judge more than a year ago. Now a judge in London is analysing arguments about the division of assets. Mr Justice MacDonald began considering evidence at a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court this week.

EXCLUSIVE: The Labour leader has appointed Fabian Hamilton to the key role in his team, with a brief to 'reduce violence, war and conflict'.

The former President mocked the Labour leader as an 'interesting' example of what not to do while his wife Hillary was battling for her party's White House nomination last year.

British households throw away 3.5 million tonnes of food and drink every year - half of which is completely edible. Femail can now reveal what you can - and should NEVER - eat after the expiry date.

While Betty Russell consults Dr Martin Scurr about his son's "lemon-on-a-cocktail-stick" appearance, Nancy Joyce from Northants asks why she has bad bouts of hives with no apparent cause.

Sorsha Morava, 20, from Los Angeles, has come under fire for posting a series of controversial videos on veganism with titles such as 'Why you support the Holocaust and I Don't.'

The Cookie Monster, a character from American television show Sesame Street, had the scarlet flower pinned to his bright blue fur as he was interviewed on the BBC programme last night.

Cheshire boy writes heartbreaking letter to mother after her remains were found

Police discovered body parts believed to belong to missing 29-year-old Ellia Arathoon (left) close to the M53 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, on Thursday. Officers investigating believe she was murdered and a man has since been charged. Her son Reece Dunne, wrote the heart wrenching letter (right) with his dad, John Dunne, 29, after talking to him about the 'fantastic memories' he had of his mother.

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

'Washing as much as we do might not be a good idea,' says Dr Adam Roberts, a senior lecturer in molecular microbiology at University College London. 'We need bacteria as much as they need us.'

Russian fighter jets - like the Sukhoi SU-27 Flanker (pictured) - are constantly probing Nato's defences over the Baltic states, with more than 600 'interceptions' so far this year.

Neo-Nazi Marcel Zech, 28, who went swimming at a public baths with a picture of the death camp of Auschwitz tattooed on his back has been jailed for eight months.

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.

Morgan Lynn from Texas took to Twitter to reveal her dad sent her mom flowers after

Morgan Lynn, 17, from Pearland, Texas, took to Twitter, bottom inset, last week to share a photo of the flowers her dad sent her mum along with his note, which reads: 'Always gonna be you.' Morgan explained that her parents wedding song was Chesney's 'You Had Me From Hello', and when he heard his song 'Always Gonna Be You', he said it was their finale. The teen's tweet has been shared over 75,000 times and liked by more than 228,000 Twitter users. Morgan is pictured inset center. her mom and dad are seen top left and the note is seen bottom left and the flowers are top right.

Nothing of relevance to the suspected abduction and murder of Ms Payne (pictured) has been found during several weeks of inquiries at Coventry's Coombe Country Park, West Midlands Police said.

Sam Moorhouse, 27, suffered 'some of the most extreme injuries ever seen' after he lost control of his Mini Coupe on the A61 north of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and was impaled on a fence.

Baker Natasha Clark, 24, from London, made her own Crunchies, Fudge bars and Hobnobs by using top chef William Curley's recipes from his book: Nostalgic Delights. But did they work?

Celia Shroder, 32, from Grand Junction, Colorado, lost 224lbs (16 stone) but the mother-of-four was then left with over a foot and a half of loose skin and says she 'like a melted candle'.

TV detective Jill Gascoine is in the final stages of Alzheimer's reveals her husband

Actress Jill Gascoine, 79, who rose to fame as Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in the ITV series The Gentle Touch (left) is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, according to her husband, actor Alfred Molina (right with Gascoine). Gascoine played a recurring role in the hugely popular 1970s drama The Onedin Line, but became a household name after playing Forbes in the drama which ran from 1980 to 1984. She later went on to appear in the spin-off series, C.A.T.S Eyes, before building a career in America.

A classic Chanel 2.55 bag will set you back at least £3,990 and now high street retailers such as M&S; and Debenhams are offering budget copies for as little as £14. But can they ever match up?

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).

On the first day alone, British forces suffered 57,000 casualties. Many of the dead and wounded soldiers were teenagers, some as young as 16

Later this week we will be commemorating the sacrifice of those who fought for Britain. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Spoilers are coming. According to the Huffington Post , a Reddit user going by the name awayforthelads posted an enormous list of very detailed spoilers, before his account was deleted

Les Brierley, 68, from Bury but who now lives on the Sunshine Coast, survived 17 hours in shark-infested waters off the Queensland coast after strong currents pulled him 15 miles away from his yacht.

Joe Backhouse, 24, of Billericay, Essex, admitted riding a stolen Suzuki motorbike at a police officer when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday.

Toblerone increase the gaps between the bar's iconic peaks to make them lighter

Chocolate fans have vented their fury after Toblerone increased the gaps between the bar's iconic triangular chunks as a cost-cutting measure to reduce the weight. The controversial change to the Swiss chocolate bar was made because of the 'higher costs for numerous ingredients' in the wake of Brexit. Mondelez International, which owns Toblerone, denied the change was made 'as a direct result of Brexit', but it pointed out the exchange rate was 'not favourable'. The move has resulted in the weight of the 400g bars being reduced to 360g and the 170g bars to 150g, while the price remains the same. Hundreds have taken to social media to voice their 'disgust' that there will be bigger spaces between the peaks, although the packaging will remain the same size.

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.

The UK privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), said Facebook has agreed to suspend using data collected from UK WhatsApp users.

Hairdresser Ben couldn't resist sharing his feelings with Laura Trott but she shot him down reminding him that she was his waitress. Daisy saw through his cheeky act and dumped him.

American workers took 16 days holiday in 2015, but in the 1200s, English peasants enjoyed 150 days off a year. Professor Juliet Schor claims life was more much more leisurely pre-1800s capitalism.

Inside secret 19th-century tunnel under Naples that used to be escape route for the king

Mysterious tunnels built by King Ferdinand II of Bourbon snake underground in central Naples. These intriguing passageways were designed as an escape route for the king in 1853 before serving as a military hospital and bomb shelter in WWII and finally as a warehouse for impounded vehicles in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The dusty aqueducts were recently rediscovered and now visitors can take a spell-binding tour of the tunnels encountering abandoned vintage motorbikes and cars along the way.

Brian and Pamela Pilling from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, had organised the luxury £17,000 break for 13 family members to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt but all but two of them fell ill.

According to estimates, Starbucks, Costa, Caffe Nero, Pret a Manger and the like dish out seven million single-use paper and plastic coffee cups a day. That's 2.5 billion a year in Britain alone.

Expert Pam Rogerson from the ELAS Group has shared the seven signs that you could well be ruffling feathers at work - and how you can make it right.

What every tiny apartment needs: Watch as incredible shape-shifting furniture transforms a small room 

Vancouver-based Expand Furniture has over 130 products on offer, which all transform from a fairly simple structure, into a more elaborate piece of furniture. One piece of furniture on offer is the 'Flexible love 16 chair.' When fully folded, the chair, which is made of paper, measures just 64cm x 56cm x 19.7cm. But when extended out, in the same way that an accordion can be pulled to inflate with air, the tiny chair grows all the way into a 16 seat bench, measuring 64cm x 56cm x 720cm.

Britain's FBI are investigating claims fraudsters in Brazil and Spain hit more than a quarter of Tesco's current-account customers in the biggest ever raid on a British bank.

Tesco shoppers have taken to Twitter to express their disdain for the £2 four-pack of toilet rolls, calling the festive-themed bathroom product 'wrong'.

The Santa Clara-based firm has recently acquired German makers of flight planning software and launched its Shooting Star drones, which so could create 'four billion colour combinations'.

I'm A Celebrity 2016 line up revealed with Carol Vorderman and Lisa Snowdon

After months of speculation, the line-up of stars heading into the Australian jungle to battle it out on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! has finally been unveiled. The new pack of brave celebs have changed into their outback outfits for the first official photos - giving viewers a hint of what they can expect from the dramatic launch on November 13. This year's celebs are, as ever, a diverse bunch, including TV legend Carol Vorderman, George Clooney's model ex Lisa Snowdon, reality favourite Scarlett Moffatt, and hunky Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas. The group will find themselves sharing the famed jungle camp with some equally notable faces from across the world of sport and entertainment. Also making their way into the Outback jungle are former England footballer Wayne Bridge, Olympian Sam Quek and ex EastEnders villain Larry Lamb. The line-up is rounded off with the addition of Diversity dancer Jordan Banjo and comedian Joel Dommett.

Goldsmiths University has been accused of racism after adopting the Palestinian flag for its kit in a move the students' union has described as 'progressive' but has been branded 'pathetic' online.

NEW WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, had a 20 minute battle trying to coax the lipoma out of an unnamed woman's arm.

Theresa May hails Britain and India's joint hi-tech future

Mrs May wore traditional Indian clothing as she visited the Sri Someshwara Hindu temple in Bangalore, the southern city which has become the IT sector hub of the sub-continent. The PM heading a business delegation with the aim of bringing down barriers to commerce and paving the way for a free trade agreement following Brexit. Wrapping up her three-day visit, she said: 'Leaving the EU presents us with a world of opportunities and I'm determined to seize them.'

Research shows that the number of days workers are taking off for coughs, cold and flu has fallen once again, as concerns over job security, Brexit and letting colleagues down have combined.

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.

Sicilian wife 'who saw her husband elbowed in the face by David Buchler is a racist with a

Rosaria Birrane (right) said David Buchler (left), 64, 'destroyed her husband's life' in the incident in Harrods at London last New Year's Eve but was accused of being a racist at Isleworth Crown Court. A jury heard Buchler's defence barrister allege Mrs Birrane, 54, had a 'vendetta against Jews' and a 'history of Islamophobia'. Buchler denies assaulting Mr Birrane (inset with his wife) at the department store last year after allegedly 'jumping the queue to pay for two croissants'.

The location of the video is unclear, but it shows a truck with a huge mounted gun on pull up on a road. After letting off shots it moves away again, but one of men on board falls flat on his face.

French investigators have identified Oussama Atar - a cousin of the brothers who blew themselves in the March 22 attacks in Brussels - as the mastermind of last November's Paris attacks.

Bing
   

DON'T MISS

Pole dancer has just 'months to live' after her body has rejected her second transplant

Kirstie Tancock (left), 27, from Honiton, Devon, has suffered from cystic fibrosis since she was born and has since had two double lung transplants. But in a heartbreaking blog, the pole dancer (right) says she has suffered her second chronic rejection and is now to ill to receive a third lifesaving operation. She is now preparing to leave hospital and spend her final days at home with her husband Stuart and the rest of her friends and family. Mrs Tancock (inset on her wedding day), who starred in 'Love on the Transplant List', said in her blog that she has come to terms with her fate and just hopes she has left her mark on the world.

Geely is the biggest car maker you've never heard of. The Chinese firm has just invested £300m in a factory in Coventry to build electric versions of the iconic London cab.

The man appears to use only his left hand to cling on to the outside of a second floor flat while painting the windows with his other hand in the street in Glasgow, Scotland.

Jeremy Clarkson's childhood home goes on sale for £1.2m

Jeremy Clarkson grew up at the Grade II-listed Rowland Bridge House in the town of Tickhill near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in the early 1970s. The luxury property is located near the prestigious Hill House and Repton schools which he attended as a child. His mother Shirley, who ran a small manufacturing business called Gabrielle Designs with his father Edward at the time, created the first Paddington Bear soft toy there in a last-ditch bid to afford school fees for son Jeremy. This meant Clarkson, who was 12 at the time, became the first child in the UK to own a Paddington Bear toy as a result, alongside sister Joanna.

Vitamin D's potential use in cancer prevention is exciting and could potentially impact on the lives of many people, researchers from Warwick University believe.

These include Woolwich barracks in south-east London, Brecon barracks in Wales and Fort George in the Highlands - an 18th century fort used to train personnel for the D-day landings.

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

Marcus McCarthy, from Southend, underwent a selective dorsal rhizotomy to ease the movement in his legs. He also had 12 months of physiotherapy - but has now walked for the first time.

Jeffrey Karp of Brigham and Women's Hospital in the US, says nature has countless solutions for scientists because any species of plant or animal that survives has evolved to solve problems.

In a paper published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Dr Foad Nahai from Atlanta, Georgia, suggests a nip and tuck can boost self-esteem, and this may have a regenerating effect on the body.

Apple bans Rich Kids app where obnoxious rich kids boast about their wealth

You've heard of the Rich Kids of Instagram: those spoiled twenty somethings who love nothing more than flaunting their wealth online. Then there is the Rich Kids app, an exclusive club where some of the 25,000 members pay £890 a month to post their self-obsessed pictures, in a bid to weed out fake heirs. It's just been banned by Apple for violating its terms - to its narcissistic stars' frustration. So just who are these obnoxious rich kids? Sarah Rainey holds her nose and takes a look.

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.

James Young, 33, from Deeside, Wales, can be seen running towards his car after another vehicle reversed into it. Young was given a suspended jail sentence for making a false insurance claim.

Two weeks ago, two British tourists in Florida were reported to have contracted Zika. The news came as the richest man in the world announced the details of a major project to tackle the problem.

They look like images that a child might dream up about Christmas. And this year festive scenes captured after photographing paper sculptures feature on the Royal Mail's stamps.

How humans took over the world: Stunning animation reveals how the world's population has grown to 7.2 BILLION

The emergence of humans accounts for just a blink in the timeline of our planet - but in the short period that humans have lived on Earth, populations have risen to staggering numbers. A new animation from the American Museum of Natural History shows the exponential growth of our species, from less than a million people when modern humans began migrating out of Africa about 100,000 years ago to more than 7.2 billion alive today. The most dramatic increase has occurred only recently; while it took humans roughly 200,000 years to reach a population of 1 billion, it took just 200 years beyond that to get to where we are now.

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.

The trespasser 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.

The site is testing a global feature that would let page administrators create job postings and receive applications from candidates, in a move that could put pressure on LinkedIn.

Dr Andrew Green from the British Medical Association admits the BMA had realised there was a problem with the pills for 'quite a long time,' but that they didn't recognise its scale.

James Cadbury, great-great-great grandson of John Cadbury, founder of the famous chocolate business, is aiming to restore his family's legacy with his start-up.

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.

Jade Ambrose, from Leeds, was 33 weeks pregnant and asleep when she was awoken by Lola who started barking. It was only then that she realised she was losing blood and her waters had broken.

A study showed that 76 per cent of women went to their GP with a lump but only 17 per cent with other symptoms, and they typically waited twice as long to do so.

Horrifying moment two stuntmen die after jumping from a helicopter into a reservoir for an Indian movie... despite the fact 'neither of them could SWIM' 

Officials say neither Anil Verma, 31, nor Raghav Uday, 38, (inset) could swim, and a criminal investigation has been launched. The footage shows the duo - along with action hero Duniya Vijay, who survived the tragedy - leap into the water during a climactic scene for a movie called Maastigudi. Moments before the stunt, Uday had said: 'I hope that all will be fine with the grace of God.'

Researchers, worried about the high fat content of Atkins-style diets, hope the key ingredient of protein could be made into a pill or supplement.

Just as you can on a desktop, the Gmail app will give the option to 'Undo' an email in the seconds after it's been sent, allowing users to go back in and fix any errors before they can be seen.

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.

The boys, who have cerebral palsy, had travelled from their home in Gosport, Hampshire, to Portsmouth city centre on a bus with no trouble but were unable to do the same on their return.

Reece Scobie (pictured), 23, was dressed in full police gear, including body armour and handcuffs, when he gained backstage access at the Palace Theatre in Soho, central London.

Naked Warwick Rowers reveal 2017 calendar

Warwick University's female rowing team has shared a glimpse of its 2017 naked calendar. The tasteful black and white calendar will go on sale next week to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. It shows the girls cycling (top left), paddling boats (top right), lifting weights (bottom left), and proudly displaying their team flag (bottom right) - all without their kit. The team's first calendar was dubbed 'pornographic' and was briefly banned from Facebook, but went on to generate £12,000 for the cancer charity.

A week after Walt Disney World was told by the US FAA, that it would be able to fly drones over the resort, it has released a new behind-the-scenes video of a test flight for a nighttime show.

David Buchler, who ran Spurs in the early 90s and oversaw Sir Alan Sugar's takeover of the north-London club, is accused of punching a shopper after getting into a dispute with his wife at the till.

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.

Punjab boy is worshipped as reincarnation of Hindu GOD Ganesha by Indian villagers

Pranshu, from Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab, was born with a medical defect and is unable to walk. Villagers believe he is a divine child and a reincarnation of the god Ganesha. Ganesha, depicted with an elephant's head on a human body, is the god of good fortune who provides prosperity, fortune and success. Pranshu has embraced his role as a religious icon to his adoring flock. He said: 'I look like Ganesha and people don't even know my real name. My teachers also worship me at the school. My friends don't bully me at all as they believe I am Lord Ganesha. I am happy when people call me Ganesha Ji. It makes me happy. I want to be like this only. I am happy with my big head and face.'

There is speculation the move is designed to protect the brand from breaking EU rules after the Brexit vote. There are concerns that when the UK leaves the EU, other countries will block sales.

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?

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 German TV show featured a man who had lost his daughter to ISIS, a politician, an expert on Islam and an imam discussing 'why young people are being radicalised.'

Paul Chanbers, originally from Lincolnshire, used to specialise in building military flight simulators and was inspired to create the unique house his wife, Sarah, did not enjoy living near noisy neighbours.

Chinese teen sells her body on social media for £41k to save her cancer-stricken mother

A desperate 19-year-old in China has posted an advertisement to sell herself in order to raise money for her ill mother's medical treatment. In a post on Chinese social media, Cao Mengyuan (pictured) said the treatment would cost around 350,000 Yuan (£41,000), but whoever offered the highest money would win the right to 'use her body at will'. An insider today told MailOnline that a 'generous boss' had responded to the advertisement and agreed to help Cao cover her mother's medical bills. However, the insider declined to reveal what the man intended to do with Cao (pictured in the inset with her mother).

Aaron Cawley, 25, was spotted at Leeds United's match at Norwich on Saturday after his six-year ban from football for attacking ex-England keeper Chris Kirkland was lifted by magistrates.

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.

Penny the ginger micro-pig sleeps all night on the sofa, taken for long strolls on a lead, and munches on cheddar cheese while curled up in front of the TV with her owners in Worle, Somerset.

Hundreds answer appeal to commemorate veteran John Kearns who died with no known relatives

Veterans and serving soldiers alike turned out for the funeral of John Kearns (top inset and bottom right), 95, who served in the Army for more than 30 years but died in Derbyshire with no known relatives. A friend of the former private contacted the Royal British Legion, which put out a social media appeal for well-wishers to attend his cremation, with 200 people answering the call (bottom inset). A piper and standard bearers (top right) marched in front of his hearse ahead of the ceremony to perform a special tribute to Mr Kearns (left), who was described as a 'completely reliable and trustworthy' soldier during his career.

Denise Lehane, 30, from Ireland, was burnt in a accident when she was just 9 months old. She spent months fighting for her life in intensive care - but doctors were able to save her.

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.

One way of making a home more cosy this winter is by installing a wood-burning stove. They are becoming increasingly popular, but will they save you money?

ArtAlien TV's Joe White said the 'U-shaped object' in an image taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover looked like the 'back of a swivel chair'. He also pointed to another object that looked 'unnatural'.

An automotive group has called for the abolition of indirect tyre pressure monitoring systems after finding they don't work under real-world driving conditions.

A brave Australian mum has shown off her mastectomy scars and baby bump in a raw photoshoot, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant with her second child.

Cycling protesters stage 'die in' outside London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office

Cycling protesters staged a 'die in' (bottom left and right) last night as they called for HGVs to be banned from London's roads. They gathered outside London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office after Filippo Corsini (top left) died in Knightsbridge last week. The Italian prince's bike was hit by a lorry and he became the tenth cyclist to die on the capital's roads this year. 'Stop Killing Cyclists' activists and safety campaigners staged the vigil outside City Hall near Tower Bridge. Mr Corsini's bike was dragged under the wheels of a lorry outside a Harvey Nichols store on Monday last week. The 21-year-old was the heir to a Florentine noble family and a student at Regent's University London. The lorry driver, a man aged 42, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.

Taken by Cassini last week,the image shows the mysterious structure of the rings. Astronomers are still unsure whether they have always appeared this way, or if their appearance has evolved over time.

Scott Fitzsimmons, 27, is photographed swimming in clear Icelandic waters - touching rock belonging to Europe with one hand, and the tip of a north American tectonic plate with the other.

A massive sinkhole swallows a 5-LANE road in Japan: 30ft deep void causes widespread chaos

Parts of a main street collapsed in the heart of Fukuoka, a major city in southern Japan on Tuesday, creating a massive sinkhole (pictured) and cutting off power, water and gas supplies to parts of the city. The cause of the collapse is under investigation, Fukuoka officials said, but they linked it to ongoing subway construction nearby. A smaller sinkhole occurred in Fukuoka in 2014 at another location of the subway construction.

The man, known only by his first name, Ramulu, was trying to take his wife, Kavitha, back to her home town after she died near a railway station in Hyderabad, western India.

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.

The AWOL player, who reportedly fled the scene (pictured) in Mexico, was named locally as Ruben Rivera Vazquez. Hours before, Guarani's Antonio Ferreira pushed over the official in his game.

CCTV shows them entering the supermarket in South Holland, Netherlands, carrying sacks - before scurrying out moments later empty-handed because they had set off a smoke cannon.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall meets sick children at a hospital in Dubai

Camilla, right, with a patient, visited the newly opened Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital in Dubai, which treats up to 60 patients per day from birth to age 16. 'It is a very good facility, it is brilliant,' Camilla said. After arriving by helicopter, Camilla was handed a bouquet of red, white and blue flowers by eight-year-old Omar Ahmed. Camilla first viewed the imaging room before going into the rehabilitation centre to meet two children on exercise balls, used to strengthen their muscles, left. She also went into the media centre of the hospital, where children can play on a virtual football pitch and communicate with friends and family remotely. Camilla was accompanied by the glamorous Princess Haya, 42, wife of Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, inset together.

The footage shows the goat nuzzling the man and stroking his face after they met on the side of a rock face. It is not clear exactly where the video was filmed, but it is believed to be in the Middle East.

The stunned audience of 2,000 people watched as fearless fireball Antony Britton ran for over 50 seconds through Wandle Park, in Croydon, before falling to the ground in a crumpled heap.

 

Today's hottestfashion finds

  • Taylor

    Take a walk on the wild side in Taylor's leopard print coat

    Read more ›
  • Bella

    Work a laid-back denim look like Bella in Second Skin Overalls

    Read more ›
  • Meghan

    Invest in a classic Max Mara coat like Meghan

    Read more ›
  • Meghan

    Get Meghan's style with a chic tote from Saint Laurent

    Read more ›
   

MORE DON'T MISS

Bill Gates (pictured) during the signing of a partnership vaccination in the Sahel with France

IN GOOD HEALTH TODAY

'Nothing can stop us unless it's death': Shocking footage shows teenage 'train surfers' posing for photos as they cling to carriages travelling at 70mph

Teenage 'train surfers' have filmed themselves clinging onto carriages travelling at speeds of 115km/h. The dangerous craze sees the masked teenagers - who call themselves the Sky High Idiots - hang onto the back of speeding trains in Melbourne. Shocking footage shows a teenage girl (left) and four male friends (right) hanging onto the back of a train. Three teenagers have died in the last four years while riding the outside of the trains, but the irresponsible group say they are not afraid of death.

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.

WORLD NEWS

       

Is this China’s most luxurious hotel?

The Wanda Reign on the Bund hotel in Shanghai, China, took more than three years to build. The 20-storey building combines art deco style and early 20th century Chinese design. Pictured clockwise from top left: One of the four restaurants, a private karaoke room, a spa suite and the lobby. Inset: The hotel's exterior.

Mac On...The US election 2016

'I'm sorry to take so long. I can't make up my mind which one I loathe the most'

Had a ruff night's sleep? Adorable video shows a Chihuahua puppy desperately trying to stay awake outside its owner's home 

The tiny pup, Chica, was filmed trying to fight off sleep but finding it impossible. Lying on her front, the cute pup's eyes begin to close and her head starts falling. She attempts vainly to pull her head back up and it ends up on the floor. The clip, filmed in Birmingham, was posted to Chica's Instagram page, where it has received thousands of views.

   

TOP SPORT STORIES