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New Zealand's South Island hit with magnitude 7.4 earthquake

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake centred north of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island struck just after midnight on Sunday, triggering a two-metre high tsunami. The NZ government's GeoNet website said the earthquake, which was 15km deep, was severe and felt throughout the country. A tsunami has been generated in response to the earthquake and the first wave arrived on the eastern coast of the South Island just before 2am on Monday local time, according to the NZ Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management. The largest waves, between three to five metres, are expected between Marlborough Peninsula near Wellington and Banks Peninsula.

Amazon's low-price offers can be found cheaper elsewhere

Online giant Amazon is launching a massive 12-day sale starting tomorrow and culminating in Black Friday, when prices traditionally plunge for 24 hours in a shopping frenzy. Ahead of Black Friday, one of the busiest times of the year for online sales, the Government's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is warning online sellers that discussing and agreeing price levels with competitors is illegal, and can result in serious penalties. CMA have written to a number of online companies which may be denying customers the best available deals and reminding them of their obligations under competition law. There are claims some independent retailers who sell via Amazon Marketplace platform are matching the prices of their rivals on products to suggest a bargain for shoppers. But in fact some of these products can be found cheaper on other online stores including on occasions the Amazon sellers own website (pictured items compared on Amazon and their potential savings elsewhere).

The H5N8 virus has been found in a chicken coop in Grumby, northern Germany. It has also been found in Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Croatia.

The former England star, 49, had reportedly been drinking when he arrived at London's Waterloo Station around 2pm on Thursday, a day before England played Scotland at Wembley.

Wiltshire Police set up the £700,0000 Operation Conifer to probe allegations of abuse levelled at the former prime minister.

The Croydon tram driver was halfway through writing a text message when carriages derailed and flipped over on Wednesday morning - killing seven people, it has been claimed.

The in-demand toy is a £59.99 egg that contains an interactive furry bird - and it has sent every keen shopper into a blind panic that they won't get it in time for December 25th.

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has warned that, following the election of Donald Trump, the West faces 'the greatest challenges to our security in a generation'.

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An article last week said the Department for International Development (DFID) gave £5.5 million in UK foreign aid for schools in Uganda which the Ugandan government has now closed. In fact ...

Remembrance Sunday sees The Queen and world leaders honour the war dead at Cenotaph

A two-minute silence led by the Queen (shown left) has been held to honour the war dead as the nation's leaders gathered at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. The head of state was joined by Prime Minister Theresa May for the annual service in central London in memory of those killed in past and present conflicts. More than 750 Armed Forces personnel were applauded by the gathered crowd as they marched to form a hollow square around the memorial. As Big Ben struck 11am, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired their First World War-era guns to mark the beginning and end of the reflection in the heart of Whitehall. The Last Post was then sounded. The Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall and other royals watched on from the balcony (pictured main) as commemorations took place.

Detectives have launched an investigation after a woman's body was found burning in woodland popular with dog walkers near Hunts Hill Lane, (pictured) Naphill, Buckinghamshire.

A new network, Death Before Dishonour, has prompted a security warning to UK prison governors after recruiting members from high-security Close Supervision Units.

'Sadistic' prostitute murderer Rurik Jutting reportedly once had sex with eight prostitutes in one night in a £400-a-night hotel suite in the Philippines.

The number of ethnic minorities studying at top British universities, including Cambridge and Oxford, has increased to 18 per cent in 2016 from 9 per cent in 1995, according to a new study.

Are you struggling to share a bed with your loved one? Research has found that poor sleep can wreak havoc with our skin, mood and career so Dr Guy Meadows has shared tips for coping with co-sharing.

Nigel Farage poses with Donald Trump in his New York bling palace

The interim Ukip leader (left) is visiting Donald Trump and his team in New York after saying he would do 'very well' in an EU ambassadorial role. Mr Farage publically supported Trump's Presidential campaign and joined him on the trail in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was introduced by his friend as 'Mr Brexit'. The Eurosceptic was seen getting into a gold plated elevator at Trump Tower with Raheem Kassam (right), who made a bid to be his replacement at Ukip - only to take himself out of the running last month.

I wish I thought our liberal ruling classes, throughout the free world, would learn from the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. But they won't, writes PETER HITCHENS.

America is two countries. New York and California will vote Hillary, but many of the 'fly over' states in between are far less predictable. That's why the whole world is glued to this contest.

Sir Kim Darroch (pictured), Britain's ambassador in Washington, sent an urgent diplomatic memo to No 10 this week after Mr Trump's shock White House win.

Widow of Guy Mascolo 'was duped out of £2million by her Swiss celebrity chef lover'

London's High Court heard how Flora Mascolo (pictured left with her daughter Emmanuella), widow of Toni&Guy; founder Guy Mascolo (inset), had an 18-month relationship with Swiss-born 'celebrity chef' and restaurateur Michael Riemenschneider. During the relationship she claims she bought him a £150,000 Mercedes and gave him £2.12m to invest in two new restaurants. But she now says Mr Riemenschneider (shown right) is a 'liar' and a gold-digger who 'used the restaurants as a front' to obtain her millions. She says he falsely 'led her to believe that he was a well-connected chef with a Michelin star grading' when he was in reality a 'professional conman'. Mr Riemenschneider, who has a string of UK restaurants, denies all the allegations against him, and says he is not being given a fair chance to defend himself.

Shelly Jensen's (pictured) seven-year-old son and her adult daughter both walked in on their mother and her teenage pupil on separate occasions at her home in Lawrence, Wisconsin.

Aunt of Gareth Bale's fiancee is arrested on suspicion of money laundering

Annabella Williams, 55, the aunt of Emma Rhys Jones (left) - Gareth Bale's fiancee - was seized on suspicion of money laundering before being released on bail by South Wales police. She was held on Friday after a raid on the house of another relative, a 50-year-old man. Ms Rhys' Jones grandparents, John and Eva McMurray, were the victims of a terrifying arson attack in September. In another incident, two cars, (right) belonging to Annabella Williams were burned in Flint, north Wales.

Activist and documentary film-maker GITA SAHGAL, who has spent more than two decades investigating religious fundamentalism in Britain, reveals how sharia courts seek to undermine British law.

The long range rockets will be moved to Estonia amid fears President Vladimir Putin could be planning to invade the country. The 15-nation force will include soldiers from the US, France and Denmark.

Support The Heroes was shut down on the eve of Remembrance Sunday. It allegedly mislead the public over how much it gives to good causes.

Boris Johnson last night appeared to have won the 'battle of Brexit Towers' after an extraordinary row involving Theresa May over the Government's palatial grace-and-favour stately home Chevening, in Kent.

A coalition of more than 80 Parliamentarians, led by Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, is planning to force a vote on sending voters back to the polls as a condition of supporting Article 50 being triggered.

Laura Spacagna was left in coma and fighting for her life in hospital after catching flu

A mother is urging people to get the flu jab after catching the flu suddenly left her in a coma fighting for her life. Doctors gave Laura Spacagna (pictured left with her mother Jan) a 20 per cent chance of survival after her common flu progressed into a series of frightening and life-threatening complications. The 32-year-old mum-of-one, from Torbay, in Devon, had been feeling unwell for two days before her GP diagnosed her with flu and sent her home with cough medicine and paracetamol. But within 24 hours the flu had become potentially fatal - and the healthcare worker was struggling to breathe and her fingers and lips had turned blue. Previously fit and healthy Miss Spacagna was rushed to Torbay Hospital A&E;, in Torquay, South Devon, where she suffered from double pneumonia, her oxygen levels plummeted and organs failed (inset and right).

Pigeons moved in to De Vere Gardens, Kensington, west London, pictured, after two hotels where they had nested were demolished to make way for a new £600million development.

Becky Watts' killer Shauna Hoare has reportedly been so badly beaten in jail she has had to be resuscitated twice. Hoare is serving 17 years for manslaughter in Bronzefield prison, in Surrey.

Marcus Elliot, 26, fleeced victims out of £250,000 and spent the money on a lavish lifestyle, enjoying luxury meals, buying expensive speedboats, cigars and a Playboy membership.

Joanna Maynard, 44, was attempting a three-point turn and thought she had just hit the kerb when she ran over and killed Elsie Sprague, 87, in Leytonstone, east London.

Martin and Catherine Joyce, aged 68 and 66, left their daughter notes and warned emergency service crews about the dangerous gas they had used to kill themselves at their Wimbledon home.

Research reveals that some of the nation's best-loved shops levy rates of almost 30 per cent on their credit cards, with those owned by former BHS boss Philip Green among the worst.

Masked revellers carry animal lanterns through the streets of Cumbria's Penrith town

Thousands of participants carried giant paper lanterns (left; right, top and bottom) through Penrith, Cumbria, during the Winter Droving Festival, which commemorates the traditional of farmers taking livestock to market. The event is in its fifth year and features food and drink stalls, rural games including as tug of war and street entertainment. The Kyloes Drovers Cup also included hay bale racing, pint carrying and sausage eating.

He has amused millions as the star of John Lewis's Christmas advert - but it seems Buster the boxer isn't the first dog whose escapades on a trampoline have raised a smile.

Retired RAF navigator John Nichol visited The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire ahead of Remembrance Sunday. He was shot down over Iraq and tortured in 1991.

Too Ugly For Love?'s Kayleight Winter with alopecia says telling dates about hair loss

Kayleigh Winter, 27, from Newcastle, has been single for five years as she said her hair loss has completely knocked her self-esteem. Kayleigh, who shares her story on TLC  show Too Ugly For Love?, said she has tried online dating but that 'didn't work' because of her anxiety over her condition. She explains as she takes the wig off, right, in front of the cameras: 'I know a lot of people have things they want to hide and mine is a big secret I have struggled with for years. 'It is a big deal in my life. Guys see me like this (wearing a wig) but the real me is this (bald).'

Within minutes of the Marks & Spencer advert's premier, dozens of excited viewers took to Twitter to declare it this year's best Christmas TV campaign - beating long-time favourite John Lewis.

Kelly Baker, 21, of Ilford, will appear in court today accused of helping Matthew Baker and James Whitlock break out of the north London prison on Monday.

Story of two brothers who died in each others arms on the Somme is revealed in letter

Letters, photographs and memoirs donated by parents whose sons were killed on the Somme have been released by the Imperial War Musuems to mark Remembrance Sunday. Among the stories is that of Cardiff-born Leonard Tregaskis and his brother Arthur Tregaskis (pictured right, front), who died in each other's arms in 1916 after one rushed to the aid of the other. The exhibit includes a letter written about them (inset), as well as a farewell letter from Second Lieutenant Frederick Bertram Key (pictured left), from Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, who wrote to his father on the day before he died, in which he stated: 'If you receive this you will know that I have unfortunately been "bowled out" middle peg, however you may be sure I battled well'. Synonymous for the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of men, the Battle of the Somme was one of the most controversial conflicts of the First World War, with the British suffering 429,000 casualties.

Kumudu Rupasingh, 38, has received £335,000 compensation from the NHS after doctors at Watford General Hospital did not spot her husband had heart failure - and he died aged 33 in 2010.

Josh Robinson, 22, (right) and Danny Hall, 25, (left) from Ashford in Kent, died in the Austrian Alps when they were thrown from their car during a high-speed race across Europe.

Ashleigh Harris, 18, broke her back after falling in a field near Chepstow. She was riding on Polly Perks, a powerful thoroughbred ex-racehorse which belonged to her boyfriend Kieran's mother.

Paris honours the 130 killed at seven sites during terror attacks year ago

France is remembering the horrors of one year ago, when Islamic extremists attacked the French national stadium, five bars and restaurants in eastern Paris and the Bataclan concert hall. President Francois Hollande was visiting each of the seven attack sites on Sunday to honour the 130 people killed on November 13, 2015, and the hundreds injured. Parisians released balloons (left) and laid flowers for those caught up in the attacks. 'Seeing the injured again, sometimes on crutches or in wheelchairs, took me back,' said Thierry, who was watching the Californian group The Eagles of Death Metal play when gunmen burst into the Bataclan. 'I am hoping I can now move on,' he said.

The H5N8 virus has been found in a chicken coop in Grumby, northern Germany. It has also been found in Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Croatia.

The mummy in a brightly coloured wooden sarcophagus, in a tomb dating from between 1075-664 BC, was found on the west bank of the Nile river 435 miles south of Cairo.

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Once again, prepare for many to close their eyes and refuse to see what impact the Trump presidency may have on Nato, on Europe and on Britain's hollow 'special relationship' with America.

Kensington Palace's statement was a passionate howl against the press for once again dabbling their dirty fingers in the stuff of other people's souls, writes RACHEL JOHNSON.

With the election of Donald Trump, many in Britain are distressed - and a little nervous - to see old friends in such a position. All the old rules seem to have gone.