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Can YOU work out which of these identical twins is the mum?

Piling on pounds during pregnancy, sleepless nights and constant worry about your offspring - is it any wonder some British women say motherhood adds years to their faces, writes Jill Foster. read


Drone near Shard nearly collides with passenger plane headed for Heathrow Airport

The A320 aircraft with up to 165 passengers on board nearly collided with the remote controlled drone just 650ft east of the Shard skyscraper, central London, on July 18. read


Bridesmaids reveal the infidelity and drama of close friends' wedding day

Former bridesmaids tell the stories of infidelity, drama and last-minute declarations of love that rocked their close friends' wedding day. read


Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney apologises after weekend drunken antics

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney issued a grovelling apology after his drunken antics resulted in the Football Association banning England players from nights out. read


Leading doctor in Liverpool reveals the truth about very premature babies

Dr Care is a fellow at Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre in Liverpool. She says prematurity doesn't just mean having a small baby and the reality can be more distressing. read


9 in 10 names have a British origin and only small minority arrived due to immigration 

A project delved back as far as the Norman Conquest to examine 45,600 surnames that are carried by more than 100 people. It found that 40,000 had ancient origins in Britain and Ireland. read


Trump cosies up to Putin as Russian missiles rain down on Aleppo to 'rebuild USSR'

Theresa May and other European leaders will meet President Obama to discuss an extension to sanctions against Russia. But as Edward Lucas outlines, Donald Trump has very different ideas. read


MP Jack Lopresti and Tory lover announce they're expecting first child and are engaged

Conservative backbencher Jack Lopresti and fellow Tory MP for Morley and Outwood Andrea Jenkyns have now confirmed they are engaged – and she is expecting her first baby at the age of 42. read


STEPHEN GLOVER: Supreme Court speech could mean Brexit could be bogged down for years

STEPHEN GLOVER: Two weeks have passed since three judges in the High Court controversially ruled that the Government must have Parliamentary approval to trigger Article 50. read


The ultimate guide to anti-ageing as our writers put the latest treatments to the test

Today in the final part of our guide to looking fabulous is everything you need to know about anti-ageing. Our writers have put the latest treatments to the test including mud baths for legs. read


We reveal why the lipstick that looks fabulous on her looks horrid on you

Research from market analysts Mintel suggests sales could rocket to £306 million this year, a rise of 12 per cent. Its studies show that 40 per cent of UK women bought lipstick in the past year. read


Coach driver smashes double decker bus full of cheerleaders into Audi on M1 killing men 

Audi driver Allan Evans, 59, and passengers Nathan Reeves, 23, and Tom Aldridge, 20, all died in the horror smash on the M1 near Flitwick, Bedfordshire, following a night out. read


She's re-writing the rule book! Woman manages to convince the Merriam-Webster dictionary to change its definition of 'femininity' with just one perfectly-worded TWEET

Los Angeles writer Ali Segel discovered an example sentence for femininity on the dictionary's site read: 'She managed to become a CEO without sacrificing her femininity.' read


Ysenda Maxtone Graham's Terms & Conditions reveals what really happened at girls’ boarding schools

Ysenda Maxtone Graham quizzed dozens of former female boarders across the UK about their school life for her new book, Terms & Conditions: Life In Girls’ Boarding Schools 1939-1979. read


Nigerian Peter Odukoya jailed for sex attack after woman recorded pleas for him to stop

Cardiff Crown Court heard Peter Odukoya offered the 20-year-old a lift home with friends on a girls night out. He dropped the others off first before taking the drunken young woman back to his flat. read


Three World War Two warships VANISH from the sea bed off of Indonesia

HMS Exeter (pictured), HMS Encounter and HMS Electra have been completely removed from the seabed off the coast of Indonesia, an act condemned by The Ministry of Defence. read


Carrie Fisher admits affair with Harrison Ford on Star Wars set in explosive memoirs

In a new memoir, Fisher, 60, has revealed that they had a whirlwind three-month-long, drink-sozzled, drug-addled affair while filming the first Star Wars movie at Elstree studios in Hertforshire in 1976. read


Rachel Halliwell tells LSE and Oxford academics that children learn more from mother than nursery

Mother-of-three, Rachel Halliwell, says the academics behind a new study claiming that children learn more in nursery don’t know what they’re talking about. read


Ex-Weakest Link host Anne Robinson admits she enjoys being admired

Anne Robinson (pictured) says misogynistic remarks are nothing to worry about and admits she enjoys being publicly admired by men, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. read


Charlie Sheen's ex Brooke Mueller 'is hospitalized for a psych evaluation

Mueller reportedly arrived barefoot in a bar in Salt Lake City, Utah with seven-year-old twins Bob and Max and asked people for a cigarette. read


Lambrusco is back in fashion and threatens to put Prosecco in the shade

With an alcohol percentage averaging four per cent higher than back in its heyday, it is now doing well in the traditionally high-end supermarkets, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer. read


Hillary Clinton says it 'wasn't easy' to show up at children's gala after election defeat

The losing presidential candidate said she 'wanted to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again' after conceding to Donald Trump a week ago today. read


Trump might not work out of the Oval Office yet after Obama put off security upgrades

President-elect Donald Trump might be unable to set up shop inside the Oval Office due to a scheduled security renovation, former George W. Bush advisor Karl Rove said Wednesday read


University students make campuses 'sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants' after Trump win

Thousands of college students across the US have held 'walk outs' in an attempt to make campuses a 'sanctuary' for undocumented immigrants and other minorities. read


PIERS MORGAN tells millennials to stop whinging about Trump's win

Cheer up, American millennials! Oh, I know you’ve had a rough week ever since Trump won the election but get a grip. STOP crying. STOP taking personal days off work to ‘process’ what happened. read


Team Trump could reinstate 'registry' of immigrants from terror-prone Muslim countries

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says Trump's advisers have discussed drafting a proposal for his consideration to reinstate a 9/11-era national registry of high-risk immigrants and visa-holding visitors. read


CRAIG BROWN's 12 things you didn't know about Donald Trump

Nigel Farage has been offered what he describes as ‘a major role’ in the Trump White House. Early reports suggest Farage will be in overall charge of cutlery and tableware, writes CRAIG BROWN. read


Trump Tower sees political and business elite coming to confer with Donald's team

Political and business elite as well as several family members have been spotted walking in and out of Trump Tower since the election and are believed to have met with Donald Trump's transition team. read


Reebok Classics offering free sneakers to New Balance owners trashing their shoes

New Balance shoe owners began throwing away their sneakers or lighting them on fire last week, to protest after the company reportedly voiced support for President-elect Donald Trump. read


Tiffany and Lara Trump attend dinner with Donald at 21 Club wearing SAME sweater 

The 23-year-old recent college graduate and her brother Eric's 34-year-old wife Lara both opted to wear a $385 embellished Alice + Olivia sweater to dinner with their family at 21 Club on Tuesday. read


Heathrow releases Christmas ad featuring teddy bears coming home for the holidays

The west London airport's first Christmas campaign is titled: 'Coming home - the greatest gift if all', and stars two ageing teddy bears (pictured) who are making their way home for the festive period. read


Freeze on fuel duty to help struggling households to be proposed in Autumn Statement 

Theresa May has told Chancellor Philip Hammond to make middle and low-income families in the UK a priority in next week’s Autumn Statement. read


Australian researchers find victims of sudden infant death syndrome have lower levels of orexin

Young victims of sudden infant death syndrome have been found to have lower levels of a protein called orexin, researchers based in Australia have found. read


Donald Trump supporting trolls target 'left wing loon' Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough, 90, came under fire after he suggested it would 'not be a bad idea' to 'shoot' the president-elect in an interview with Radio Times this month. read


BBC gives Sir David Attenborough his own app with clips spanning his 60 year career

On Thursday, Sir David Attenborough fans can watch over 1,000 curated clips from his series with a new app. Called Attenborough's Story of Life, this app showcases six decades of his work. read


Five women fed up with expensive salon prices have decided to chop their own locks

Helen Bang, a 47-year-old actress from London, achieves her fabulous look thanks to three pairs of £9 hairdressing scissors. She estimates that trimming her own hair has saved her around £26,000. read


Prince Harry is poised to hire full-time bodyguard for Meghan Markle

The glamorous American actress has become the centre of attention on both sides of the Atlantic since the prince announced their relationship earlier this month. read


Kate Middleton recommended organic Botox to Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama's make-up artist has revealed the secret behind the First Lady's youthful skin - a £43 'organic Botox' gel recommended to her by the Duchess of Cambridge. read


Jo Cox's final words were to protect her staff, Labour MP's assistant reveals

The Labour MP had already been shot once and repeatedly stabbed when she shouted at Fazila Aswat and Sandra Major to protect themselves from Thomas Mair, the Old Bailey heard. read


Officer who led Operation Midland told he is among five staff under investigation 

Deputy assistant commissioner Steve Rodhouse has been officially told he is under investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. read


The top 10 places in Britain where house hunters would like to live

The Isle of Skye won the accolade following a survey of nearly 24,000 people by property website Rightmove, in a list that heavily featured seaside locations. read


NHS to offer first new breast cancer drug for a decade

An estimated 1,380 women a year in England and Wales will benefit from the drug, which is given to patients with the HER2-positive form of breast cancer as soon as they are diagnosed. read


Ankle sprain treatment with painkillers and ice found to be as good as seeing a physio

Canadian researchers found little clinical difference between injured people who underwent regular physiotherapy sessions, and those who simply used ice, painkillers and rest. read


Chinese 'heaven' jar bought for £10 sells at auction for £1m

The 4ins tall jar (pictured) was bought as a present for the owner's parents from a London antique shop in May 1946 for £9 10 shillings - £200 in today's money. read


More 'motherese' an infant hears the better its language development 

Dr Victoria Leong, a researcher at Cambridge University said speaking in a soothing sing-song voice – dubbed ‘motherese’ – helps the baby to enter a state where it is more receptive to learning. read


Callum Hackett is accused of killing David Savage after having sex with his partner

Callum Hackett is accused of stabbing David Savage, 42, to death outside the home he shared with long-term girlfriend Donna Hawthorn, in Gosforth, Newcastle. read


Middle classes 'run hard but stand still' as pay is outstripped by house prices 

People born in Britain during the 1980s were the first generation since the war not to start their careers on higher salaries than their parents, warned the Social Mobility Commission. read


Phrase in firms' advertising means just 10% of users receive speeds promised 

As a result, more than 15million households in the UK get frustratingly slow access to the internet, emails and video-streaming services such as the BBC’s iPlayer and Netflix. read


QUENTIN LETTS: Theresa May flashed her eyes at a Tory comedian in Parliament yesterday

At PMQs, Richard Bacon put in a quirky plea for promotion. She flashed her eyes and gave a little lick of her lips before growling, ‘perhaps he’d like to come up and see me sometime’. read


Theresa May vows to fight Donald Trump if plan to ban UK Muslims entering US goes ahead

Theresa May told MPs at Prime Minister's Questions today that she would 'ensure the dignity of our citizens' if Donald Trump imposes his controversial campaign pledge to ban Muslims from the US. read


HMP Guys Marsh prisoners' relaxed life 'living like students' is revealed by a builder

Gloating pictures of life inside HMP Guys Marsh, in Dorset, were taken by prisoners who were snapped swigging booze, having takeaways delivered to their cells and with wads of cash. read


House of Lords decided not to push through amendment to the Snoopers’ Charter

The House of Lords backed down last night in a battle with MPs over a new law that could have prevented newspapers exposing corruption and speaking out against injustice. read


Theresa May refuses to rule out giving Nigel Farage a PEERAGE

Theresa May insisted the usual procedure is not to discuss future Lords appointments in public when she was grilled about the prospect of giving Nigel Farage, pictured, a peerage. read


Alzheimer’s Society say that neglect of dementia patients is ‘happening behind closed doors’

The Alzheimer’s Society today says the neglect is ‘happening behind close doors’ and ‘away from public attention’ which was mostly focused on poor care in hospitals. read


DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Care for the elderly is Britain's dirty secret

In a report that shames Britain, the Alzheimer’s Society today throws glaring light on ‘harrowing’ failings in the care of the 400,000 dementia sufferers who receive home visits. read


Mick Jagger's grandson Ray shows he's picked up his granddad's moves

Two-year-old Ray (pictured) proved he’s picked up his grandfather’s dance moves in a performance shared by his mum, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. read


Bank clampdown on buy-to-let loans as BoE to be granted power to intervene in market 

Treasury ministers will allow Bank of England officials to intervene in the market by specifying how much landlords can borrow if they fear the market is overheating. read


Whiplash fraud crackdown could help reduce insurance bills by £50

The threshold at which personal injury lawyers can take cases to the small claims court would be raised from £1,000 to £5,000 – meaning legal costs are reduced. read


Ex-prison governor IAN ACHESON says dire understaffing means prisons now face daily crisis

Pockets of anarchy have always existed in British prisons. But today that sense of chaos is more ferocious and more frequent. As a result of years of dire understaffing, it is becoming the norm. read


Home of BBC Radio 2 renamed in honour of the legendary Terry Wogan

BBC Western House in London, home to Radio 2, has been renamed BBC Wogan House. His family (pictured) attended the inauguration, where the new architectural signage was unveiled. read


I'm A Celebrity: Lisa Snowdon teaches the girls how to strut their stuff

Lisa Snowdon, 44, drew on her experience from the modelling industry to teach her female I'm A Celebrity campmates how to rock the runway. read


Manchester University concludes that your greatest ideas come after 50

What chipper news for the over-50s! Passing your half-century is not the beginning of a long and slow decline into forgotten phone numbers and mislaid car keys. read


Whether it is your tech-loving boyfriend, your new baby nephew or even your impossible-to-buy-for dad, we have the ultimate Christmas gift guide for EVERY man in your life 

SPONSORED Sit back, relax and get some ideas from our list of the Christmas gifts the boys really want to see under the tree this year... read


Jeremy Corbyn performed better at PMQs without Diane Abbott writes EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

Jeremy Corbyn was flanked by his MP colleagues Dawn Butler and Kate Osamor at PMQs. They looked happy to be there. Labour’s leader performed better than usual, I thought. read


Stuttgart Airport where Jeremy Clarkson 'was kicked off flight' say presenter was late

Airport worker Manuel Pereira was seen returning to work at Stuttgart airport in Germany today following the controversy involving Jeremy Clarkson, who is filming a new TV series. read


NSA 'has secret windowless spy base codenamed Titanpointe in the middle of New York's AT&T Long Lines Building'

Even in skyscraper-filled Manhattan, the windowless mass of 33 Thomas Street stands out: A faceless concrete tower, topped with vents and impervious to the outside world. read


Pupil who 'had a threesome' with teacher Simon Ball felt 'vilified' by staff

Choir master Simon Ball, 42, (shown) stands accused of abusing three schoolgirls aged between 13 and 16 when he was teaching at a private school in Yorkshire. read


Arthur Heeler-Frood who was reading George Orwell's famous novel before he went missing

Arthur Heeler-Frood, 15, who went missing from his home for 10 weeks 'explored London, Birmingham and Manchester by foot' and slept rough at night. read


Michael Schumacher continues to recover from serious skiing injury

The 47-year-old Formula 1 great has been treated at home in Switzerland as he battles to overcome serious head injuries suffered in a skiing accident in the French Alps in 2013. read


Lisa Withers from Stockport who stabbed her boyfriend over a 's*** birthday' is jailed

Lisa Withers repeatedly knifed Jason Capper, 45, as he grappled with her son Christopher outside her home in Stockport, Greater Manchester, on October 24, 2015 - the eve of her 48th birthday. read


Police force deletes Twitter posts with 'ISIS hand gesture logo'

Bedfordshire Police tweeted their support for the annual campaign, led by charity Muslim Engagement and Development, on Tuesday but removed the offending social media posts today. read


WWII Royal Navy veteran who risked his life on scouting missions hiding just yards from Nazis and taking detailed notes ahead of the beach landings has died aged 95 

Tributes have poured in praising the remarkable bravery of John Bowden, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) and Légion d'Honneur for his service. read


Jeremy Kyle is confronted by protester in Hull as films a homeless camp being demolished 

The homeless man rushed over to the presenter and shouted 'get the f*** out' and 'f*** off'. Mr Kyle, 51, was filming a show about the eviction of a homeless camp in Hull. read


Private Matthew Boyd ‘killed by an amateur boxer who boasted he was 'hardest in town'

Private Matthew Boyd, 20, who served with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, died following the incident in the barracks town of Brecon, South Wales, on May 8. Jake Vallely, 24, denies murdering him. read


Croydon tram was travelling at three-and-a-half times the speed limit when it derailed

The tram arrived too fast at a sharp bend in Croydon, south London, and careered more than 80ft on its right side, shooting off the track at 43.5mph when the top permitted speed was 12.5mph. read


UK IT consultant facing jail in Dubai for 'extra-marital sex' after she was 'raped by two Britons' says 'it is petrifying being out here alone' as she fights to clear her name

The 25-year-old tourist claimed she was attacked by two men while she was on a five-day holiday in Dubai last month and went to police to report the incident. read


Three men are found guilty of shooting dead a 'wholly innocent' Lewis Dunne

Lewis Dunne (pictured) was shot in the back at close range in a 'cowardly' act by Jake Culshaw, 26, and brothers John, 20, and Paul Martin, 26, looking for revenge amid intensifying gang warfare in Liverpool. read


Former paratrooper, Ralph Jones died as Last Post was played at 11am on Remembrance Sunday

Ralph Jones, 93, was shot in the arm, foot and stomach after jumping into Normandy in 1944 but went on to take part in the largest single day airborne operation of the war in Germany in 1945. read


WWII veteran Ken Farlow who was photographed gazing at Spitfires has died aged 95

Ken Farlow, from Painswick, Gloucestershire, an electrical engineer during the war, said he wanted to see the aircraft 'one last time' as he battled terminal colon cancer. read


Married at First Sight is 'cruel' and 'leaves couples floundering' say critics

Harry Benson of The Marriage Foundation, said the show, which saw couples marry the first time they met, left those involved 'floundering' after the final episode saw three of the four couples split up. read


Salk Institute discovers how to fix genes to cure untreatable diseases and extend human lifespan

Until now, it has not been possible to alter genes in the brain, heart, liver and eyes - the root of many illnesses. Salk Institute researchers have used it to cure blind mice, paving the way for much more. read


Lorraine Candy's annual ice skating trip comes to an abrupt end

Lorraine Candy, editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, says ‘doing things together as a family’ is important to her. However, with four children it's not always easy to coordinate a big day out. read


Mothers confess the VERY bizarre things that have happened to their bodies

Women have taken to Mumsnet to share their bizarre and unexplained bodily functions. Several users admitted to having 'shrinking' feet while others said they experienced a 'nervous' feeling in their vagina. read


Hawksmoor steak restaurant rivals GREGGS with £20 version of its steak slice

Restaurant group Hawksmoor has revealed a high-end version of a classic Greggs pastry: the steak bake. But Hawksmoor's Steak Slice is 16 times pricier. read


Germany alarmed about potential Russian interference in election -agency head

Hans-Georg Maassen, head of Germany's BfV intelligence agency, has accused Moscow of spreading toxic lies in a bid to influence German public opinion. read


Theresa May has 'absolute confidence' in IICSA after Aileen McColgan quit

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse said tonight it had postponed hearings into the late peer Lord Janner to 'avoid potential issues around witness overlap' with police probes. read


Colourful brainteaser features a very carefully disguised aircraft

The Internet is known for its brainteasers and the latest is incredibly tough. The image shows pink and red starfish and green seaweed - but somewhere hidden inside is a plane waiting to be spotted. read


ISIS victim Alan Henning went to Syria on a convoy 'linked to extremists'

Mr Henning, of Salford, Greater Manchester, was beheaded by ISIS executioner Jihadi John in 2014 after travelling to the Middle East with men now on trial for terror offences. read


Rare Queen Anne Vigo coin found in toy treasure chest sells for £270,000

The unnamed vendor, a 35-year-old labourer from Herts, had given his son his granddad's bag of 'toy' coins to play pirate games with. One turned out to be a 300-year-old Queen Anne Vigo five guinea. read


The wife allergic to her HUSBAND: Woman, 29, has rare illness that means she has a severe reaction to almost everything and is confined to her bedroom

Johanna Watkins', 29, life changed forever when she was diagnosed with an incredibly rare disorder that makes her allergic to almost everything. read


Thorn Island in Pembrokeshire, Wales, has been put on the market for £550,000

Thorn Island, found off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, is on the market for £200,000 less than what it was last sold for and includes a 18th Century fort built as a defence against France. read


Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg accounts are hacked for second time this year

Hacking group OurMine was able to change the Facebook CEO’s Pinterest bio on Tuesday, and has gained access to the password and phone number associated with his Twitter account. read


Muslim teacher 'who was sacked for objecting to a 9/11 video' turns down a £11,000 payout'

Suriyah Bi lost her job at Heartlands Academy in September 2015 after raising concerns that the video of victims jumping from the towers could trouble 11 and 12-year-olds. read


Meet the women who've had Christmas wrapped up for months and shopping done by January

One in five of us leave it until Christmas Eve to start buying presents. However, FEMAIL meets three women who are leading a new trend, with their Christmases wrapped up for months. read


Filming locations for Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey revealed

For Harry Potter fans, a road trip across the UK stops at the home used for 4 Privet Drive, while a Walking Dead focused drive will take you through America's Georgia, culminating in 'Alexandria'. read


CCTV shows weasels jumping on a trampoline in the middle of the night 

Weasels have been caught on tape re-enacting the John Lewis Christmas advert. Robert Fuller, 44, an artist from North Yorkshire, filmed the animals playing on a trampoline on CCTV. read


Two shipments of dogs ‘puppy smuggled’ into Wales are intercepted and saved by RSPCA

Almost 100 puppies that were brought into the UK in filthy, unventilated lorries without food and water have been rescued. The vehicles holding them were stopped at Holyhead Port in North Wales. read


Confused dog can’t have the bone painted on the bottom of his bowl

The dog, called Quick, trying to grab on to the bone that has been painted on the bottom of his water bowl in the Netherlands. The video has been watched more than two million times. read


Pranksters at fast-food outlets including McDonald's, KFC and Burger King wreak havoc with their signs

Looking at these fast food signs gone-wrong, it's hard to believe such gaping errors ever managed to make it to the billboards - but American joints from McDonald's to KFC have all been guilty. read


J.K. Rowling looks younger than ever at Fantastic Beasts premiere

J.K. Rowling's magical way with words has made her rich. And it seems her Midas touch extends to her beauty routine too, after the 51-year-old attended a premiere looking better than she did 20 years ago. read


Revenge porn teen sent threesome pictures to friend's boyfriend after row

Abigail Stringfellow, of Manchester, has admitted disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress and faces a potential jail term. read


Kasztner's Crime reveals war hero Rezno Kasztner HELPED the Nazis kill Jews

Research published in a new book has suggested that Rezso Kasztner helped the Third Reich murder almost half-a-million Jewish men, women and children living in Hungary. read


Jack Mile was crushed to death by marble fireplace in an 'accident waiting to happen'

The fireplace that crushed Jack Miles, three, was attached to a wall 'not strong enough to support it' at a home in Gateshead, with the toddler suffering 'irrecoverable' injuries, an inquest heard. read


Sea Hero Quest can diagnose Alzheimer's in 5 MINUTES by testing navigation skills

More than 2.4million people around the world have downloaded the free Sea Hero Quest game which tests their ability to navigate a boat around mazes and misty seas in a fictional world. read


Manchester Royal Infirmary nurse 'showed colleagues shocking video of woman with sex toy'

Sanjeev Varghese said 'as nurses you should know these things' as she played the clip to Elaine Sellors at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard. read


Married headteacher, Patrick Toogood 57, jailed for 'sexting' a teenage girl

Married Patrick Toogood, of south Wales, groomed the schoolgirl by buying her gifts and offering her a weekend away in a countryside cottage, telling her she 'could turn up naked'. read


Themba Banana splits from Sarah Orange after he threw a plant pot at her

Themba Banana admitted assaulting his ex-partner Sarah Orange when he threw a plant pot into her midriff during a row at their former home in Blackburn after she accused him of cheating on her. read


FEMAIL dishes the latest tips on how you can stop YOUR hands giving away your age

Alice Hart-Davis tried the Hollywood Handacial procedure, which involves injecting special Ellansé fillers into the hands, at the Dr David Jack Cosmetic Surgery in London. read


Bob Dylan will not attend Nobel Prize award ceremony

The 75-year-old American folk singer told the Swedish Academy that 'he wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible'. read


HIV breakthrough as scientists discover antibody that neutralizes 98% strains of the virus 

The strength and dynamism of the antibody - known as N6 - means it could be developed and re-purposed to treat and prevent HIV infections, according to a National Institutes of Health team. read


NASA's Peggy Whitson,56, set to become the oldest woman in space

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will be 56 when she rockets off the planet Thursday. She'll celebrate her 57th birthday in February on the International Space Station. read


Christmas tree harvest is underway after the first fir from plantation is felled

More than a quarter of a million trees are set to be sold to households across the country after ten years of growing in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. read


Portsmouth harbour evacuated after unexploded WWII bomb was found

The Royal Navy today destroyed an unexploded 500lb German World War Two bomb which closed Portsmouth harbour for six hours when dredging workers discovered it on the sea bed. read


David Taylor who faces prison in Bali for killing policeman Wayan Sudarsa denies murder

Brit David Taylor, 34, accused of murdering a Bali policeman, has been visited by his vicar father, Rev John Taylor. Police officer Wayan Sudarsa's corpse was found on Kuta Beach in August. read


Facebook user 'Zeng Shaocen' asks 'How can I open the cupboard without breaking plates?'

Web user Tseng Shao-Tsen uploaded the picture on Sunday onto Baoliao Commune, a Taiwan-based Facebook community. People have flocked to suggest ways of removing the plates safely. read


Prince Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle stars as anarchist's lover in Anti-Social

Prince Harry's girlfriend appears in newly released pictures from London-based 2015 gangster movie Anti-Social. The US actress, 35, plays fashion model Kirsten in the 2015 film. read


China ex-vice mayor wanted for corruption returns from US

Yang Xiuzhu, a former deputy mayor in the eastern city of Wenzhou, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday after hiding in countries across Asia, Europe and North America. read


Scottish mother cures eczema using breast milk soap

Kimberly Gladman, 31, who is originally from Ayr in Scotland, says her home-made breast milk soap cleared up the rash on her arms and thighs when steroid cream and traditional remedies failed. read


Etiquette expert reveals the worst public transport transgressions

Etiquette expert William Hanson has said it is essential to get the code of conduct down pat before climbing aboard public transport. The bad habits he lists include selfies, BO and littering. read


Aldi takes on John Lewis with copycat versions of its Christmas decorations

The German budget supermarket chain is offering look-a-like versions of many of John Lewis' Christmas products, including lighting, decorations, and even hot water bottle covers. read


Devon police probe 'unexplained' deaths of Mitchell Valentine and Katie Wilding

The man, 33, and woman, 21, were found inside a property on Marldon Road, pictured, in Paignton, Devon. The pair have been named locally as Mitchell Valentine and Katie Wilding. read


BBC presenter Victoria Fritz goes into LABOUR after appearing on live TV

Victoria Fritz went into labour shortly after reading the business news on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday. She gave birth to a baby boy at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester. read


Christmas shopping can be as stressful as running a marathon

The study was run by eBay, who investigated the physiological responses of 100 shoppers, during a 60-minute shopping experience in London (stock image used). read


Best food to forage in London

Jonathan Cook, 39, who has been living off the land for more than 20 years, has now revealed the 20 most delicious types of food you can forage - legally - in parks and open spaces across London. read


Robbie Savage's wife targeted by offensive message left on car windscreen outside gym

Robbie Savage’s wife has been targeted by an abusive message left on her car while she was in the gym. The former midfielder posted a pictures of the offensive note on his Twitter account read


Gulf between 'haves' and 'have nots' is widening and middle income families are being held back

A government-backed study says the 'rungs on the social mobility ladder are growing further apart' and highlights a growing gulf between big cities like London and struggling towns. read


DIY breast reconstruction with AirXpanders' AeroForm device

More than 100,000 women each year in the United States have surgery to remove a cancerous breast, and many of them choose reconstruction with an implant. read


Lichfield couple who built a secret cottage on their estate are ordered to tear it down

Roy Coles, 80, and wife Gail, 52, from Lichfield, deliberately avoided installing windows on one side and used shutters to cover others to hoodwink planners into thinking it was just a green barn. read


Brussels set to demand £50BN Brexit 'settlement' to cover pensions and debts

The EU's Brexit negotiating team, run by the French ex-European Commissioner Michael Barnier, pictured, is planning for a draft deal for Britain's EU exit to be reached by autumn 2018. read


Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau takes out full-page adverts to announce split with girlfriend

Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau used the newspaper announcements to say he had split from Yvonne Lui in 2014 - and that she would not be receiving any more money. read


Theresa May's 'secretive' plans for Brexit are 'chaotic and dysfunctional'

The Institute for Government warned that Brexit represented an 'existential threat' to the operation of departments whose budges and staffing had been cut sharply in recent years. read


Number of east Europeans with jobs in UK leaps by 50k in 3 months after Brexit vote  

The rise from July to September 2016 took the total number of workers from the 'EU8' countries to 1,077,000 from 1,029,000 in the previous three months. read


Unemployment rate hits 11-year low of 4.8% in figures entirely based on post-Brexit period 

The jobless total dropped 37,000 in the period from July to September to 1.6 million - the lowest since 2006. read


Immigration controls are the key Brexit demand of voters, major study finds

Some 70 per cent want to see limits on numbers coming from the EU - and nearly three quarters suggest there should be visa-style work permits similar to those required from the rest of the world. read


Once cashmere and other luxury woollens had to be dry-cleaned... not anymore

FEMAIL reveals this season’s most fashionable offerings in both wool and cashmere that can be kept clean with minimal fuss. read


Inside the £59 MILLION wedding of Indian tycoon Janardhana Reddy's daughter

First images have emerged of the wedding of Gali Janardhan Reddy's daughter as dozens of dancers appear on stage accompanied by booming music in scenes akin to a concert. read


Coventry boxing match turns into mass brawl as spectators start fighting with competitors

The event in Coventry, which was attended by children, turned into a brawl after two of the competitors started arguing and this quickly escalated. read


M&S launch bizarre new stripy lemons called 'Pink Tiger'

EXCLUSIVE: Supermarket is the first on the high street to sell the stripy fruit. The bizarre variety, called 'Pink Tiger,' has pink flesh and yellow and green striped skin. Can you tell what it is? read


eBay sellers flog 2016's Christmas present Hatchimals for $48,000

Ruthless eBay sellers are cashing in on parents' desperation to get their hands on this year's most sought-after children's toys such as Hatchimals by selling them at up to six times the retail price. read


The Secret Life of Four Year Olds viewers in fits of laughter

Two youngsters on the show decide to get hitched but they hit a snag when they can't kiss because of a 'coleslaw'. Mixing up the word cold sore was an adorable moment on the Channel 4 show. read


BBC's The Missing is a web of murder, sex and lies and a must-see for fans and newcomers

The Missing on BBC1 is like televisual Sudoku, yet it is utterly compelling, brilliantly acted and written, and a match for the much-lauded Scandinavian noir of recent years. read


Guinness World Records Day sees man bungee dunk a biscuit into a cup of tea from 230ft

Among the global hopefuls are Simon Berry, 24, from Sheffield. He can be seen dunking a Chocolate Hobnob into a cup of tea just as his bungee reaches its full extension. read


Swedish train passenger performs an amazing acrobatic flip to move rows

An acrobatic Swedish man - 'freerunning artist' Marcus Soderberg - has shared footage in which he performs a daring flip from one set of seats to another on a moving train in Stockholm. read


Car battery is sliced in half by powerful waterjet

With razor-sharp precision, a waterjet can slice perfectly through an iPhone, creating the distinctive Apple logo in seconds. read


Mac on...Van Gogh and his missing ear

'Yes, madam. If this is indeed Van Gogh's missing ear, it's worth a fortune - where did you find it? ' read


'Hawk's eye view' of a rabbit being hunted down reveals raptors 'think like humans'

Researchers from Haverford and New Jersey found the neural processes underlying visual search behavior in hawks were similar to those in humans. read


Bradley Martyn's mannequin challenge clocks up more than 20 MILLION views

The stunt was choreographed by US online fitness star Bradley Martyn in a gym. A video of the challenge shows men and women posing completely still upside-down and mid-air. read


Beyond Magic's David Blaine prepared to take bullet in his MOUTH but didn't go to plan

The 43-year-old llusionist, magician and escape artist pulled off yet another death-defying stunt on Tuesday night - catching a speeding bullet in his mouth during the ABC special Beyond Magic. read