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British girl with cancer who fought for right to be frozen to be placed in tank in Michigan

The teen's frozen grave is a fibre-glass vat of liquid nitrogen, at the Cryonics Institute in Michigan, USA, and in a moving interview her father has accused its scientists of 'selling false hope' to patients. read


Nigel Farage vows to fight for Commons seat in Thanet South backed by Donald Trump 

The acting Ukip leader said he would stand for Parliament if corruption claims against the Tories over his General Election defeat in South Thanet lead to a New Year re-run. read


NASA cameras capture huge blue spherical object

Facebook user Pamela Jonhson, who lives in Mexico, shared the images from a link to Nasa's website, but she claims it is nothing to be alarmed by. read


Arrogant, spoilt, repellent: It's a heartbreaking case. But LIBBY PURVES - who knows the agony of losing a child - says duping a dying girl into believing she could return to life is simply inhuman

It is almost too sad, grim and gruesome to think about, says LIBBY PURVES. A girl of 14 on her deathbed wins the right to have her body cryonically frozen. read


England's Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson ‘partied with lapdancers before Spain match’

It is believed the Three Lions stars trekked 110 miles from England's base at the Grove hotel in Hertfordshire, to ogle at topless dancers at the For Your Eyes Only club in Bournemouth. read


Abuse inquiry chief on brink as lawyers who quit reveal all: Barristers set to lift the lid on toxic atmosphere including claims of bullying and harassment by top QC which were allegedly ignored by the chair 

Professor Alexis Jay is set to be hit by damaging claims by barristers who have left the £100 million investigation that she knew there was a culture of bullying, harassment and even sexual assault. read


How an ultra-secretive billionaire is set to be Scotland's biggest landowner

Anders Holch Povlsen (pictured) was already the second-largest private landowner in Britain when, last month, he made another purchase – the 18,000-acre Eriboll estate in Sutherland for £7m. read


Brothel owner Cynthia Payne leaves £1.3m after selling the south London house

Britain’s most notorious madam Cynthia Payne died in November last year, aged 82. The bulk of her estate came from the sale of her home in Streatham, south-west London. read


Going cheap - 12,000 chickens on death row: Free-range hens destined for slaughter are offered for sale for £1 

The hens are being offered to the public for £1 by the owner of Babthorpe Hall Farm, near Selby, North Yorkshire. The client who usually buys the eggs wants the flock changed every 13 months. read


Secret report reveals one serious incident every hour with seven deaths in just one week  

Official documents compiled detail the most high-profile events, including 300 inmates rioting at Bedford jail (pictured) and two prisoners escaping from Pentonville. read


PETER HITCHENS: Fifty years of 'enlightened' jails gave us one thing - More crime

Modern politicians don’t like taking responsibility for anything difficult. They hate the idea that you sometimes have to punish people, writes PETER HITCHENS. read


Leonardo DiCaprio's brother Adam Farrar reveals bitter feud with Hollywood star

Adam Farrar used to be close to Leonardo but they haven't spoken in years. Farrar, a former addict, lives a hand to mouth existence in Los Angeles and says Leo won't take his calls. read


Jeremy Clarkson dubs The Grand Tour's racetrack 'Eboladrome'

The remark brought an immediate backlash from viewers startled by the former Top Gear star’s apparent insensitivity over a disease that killed 30,000 in West Africa two years ago. read


LIZ JONES: Grumpy old men sitting around in dad jeans... that's great TV? 

To sum up for women who are too busy running the world to watch it, this is basically a TV show about old men sitting down. Because that is precisely what this generation of men do. read


Parents fear 15-second music clips could put schoolchildren at risk with strangers

Musical.ly allows users to create and share 15-second video clips for their favourite songs. But there are growing fears that the craze is putting children at risk of being sexually exploited. read


Scrap hard homework, it’s too stressful...for parents! (And don't expect pupils to complete it, says shock report) 

A government body suggested that after-school work causes family stress. The Teaching Schools Council says that if tasks are set, then they should be easy for pupils to complete without help. read


Netflix's The Crown depicts a close relationship of the Queen's, but how much is REAL?

The final episodes of Netflix series The Crown centre on the Queen’s friendship with the late Henry Herbert, who was Lord Porchester, or Porchie to those close to him. read


Celebrities including Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven-Goran Eriksson face huge tax bills

Investors including Sir Alex (pictured) poured £2.2billion into British film investment schemes, with Revenues & Customs informing advisers it would be demanding sums far in excess of those paid in. read


Video shows Croydon tram driver 'ASLEEP at the controls doing 40mph'

The driver was caught nodding off as his tram headed towards New Addington in south London, just three miles from the scene of the Croydon crash. read


Storm Angus is set to batter the UK with 80mph winds and torrential rain

Yellow and amber weather warnings have been issued ahead of a storm set to batter the UK and coastal areas including Brighton and Kent will be hit by severe gales and torrential rain. read


Immigrant, 15, raped a five-year-old boy in a bathroom months after arriving in Britain 

The teenager admitted rape at Derbyshire Youth Court and was given a three year youth rehabilitation order and banned from having unsupervised contact with anyone under 13. read


Travel firm uses 'spies' to rumble company over bogus sick claims

The investigators – posing as a family-of-four on holiday in Benidorm – were approached by a British firm called Sick By The Sea which was caught on camera encouraging them to lie about falling ill. read


Duchess of York seeking £25m for Fake Sheikh sting

In explosive court documents, The Duchess of York claims undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood tricked her when she offered to introduce him to Prince Andrew for £500,000. read


ISIS has as many as 80 operatives in Europe who are primed to carry out attacks

Dutch counterterrorism coordinator Dick Schoof said that would-be fighters are heeding messages from the militant group 'asking them not to come to Syria and Iraq, but to prepare attacks in Europe.' read


Archbishop of Canterbury says it's wrong to claim ISIS isn't to do with Islam

In a speech delivered in Paris, the Most Reverend Justin Welby called upon religious leaders to 'stand up and take responsibility' for the actions of terrorists who commit atrocities in the name of their faith. read


No10 'gunnning for' NHS chief who defied PM: Aides warn they will 'fix' health boss who told MPs that Theresa May exaggerated money promised to hospitals 

Simon Stevens caused fury at No 10 by telling MPs that the Prime Minister had exaggerated the amount of extra money promised to the National Health Service. read


Women could be spared surgery which risks their ability to have children  

Ria Peake, 23, a student from Manchester, has been affected since the age of 12, and due to her young age, she was unaware that bleeding for six to eight weeks was abnormal. read


Princess Charlene joins Prince Albert for their annual National Day celebrations

Princess Charlene of Monaco looked every inch the fairytale princess in a stunning white gown as she attended a gala with Prince Albert on the National Day celebrations. read


Boris Johnson is accused of bringing the WRONG notes to a crucial Brexit meeting

The news fuelled suggestions that the Prime Minister was ‘coming to the end of her tether’ over a series of gaffes by Mr Johnson on handling Britain’s exit from the EU. read


Nigel Farage says Angela Merkel and Barack Obama are in denial

The UKIP leader said Barack Obama and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel 'simply can't face up to the fact that their worldview has taken an absolute beating in the year of 2016'. read


Yvette Cooper warns Brexit could lead to Scotland having its own border controls

The new chairman of the Commons’ Home Affairs Committee, raised the prospect of different parts of the UK operating under different immigration rules. read


Michael Gove pens a letter to Theresa May demanding 'hard Brexit'

A letter calling on Britain to leave the single market and the EU's customs union is set to be presented to the Prime Minister in the coming days, according to reports. Michael Gove is among those to sign. read


Supreme Court’s most senior judge is urged to stand down from crucial Brexit case

Pro-Brexit MPs accused Lord Neuberger, president of England’s highest court, of being ‘compromised’ by his wife Lady Neuberger tweets after she dismissed Brexit as just a protest vote. read


Brexit The Musical is reviewed by SIMON WALTERS

Other films and plays inspired by the referendum will have their work cut out to match the wit and pace of this musical romp, performed at London’s Canal Cafe Theatre. read


Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Ed Balls lights up Blackpool ballroom to Great Balls of Fire

Ed Balls continued the extraordinary run that has seen him delight viewers as he descended from the heavens playing Great Balls Of Fire on a piano in Blackpool on Saturday night. read


Defence cuts leave Army with less soldiers than number killed on first day of Somme battle

There were 19,130 infantry troops in August this year – down from 23,630 five years ago, Ministry of Defence figures reveal. This is fewer than the 19,240 British soldiers killed on July 1, 1916. read


Children In Need raise £46.6m after viewers donate in memory of Sir Terry Wogan

The BBC's Children In Need Appeal has raised a record £46.6 million after viewers were urged to 'give everything' in memory of Sir Terry Wogan (pictured). read


DAN HODGES: In three days' time, George Osborne is going to be erased from history

MPs will be taking the opportunity to pay their final respects to ‘Osbornomics’ during The Autumn Statement on Wednesday, writes DAN HODGES. read


Theresa May clips Philip Hammond's wings as she orders him to spend £1bn on roads

The Prime Minister has ordered Hammond to take a ‘hands-off’ approach to other ministers. Mrs May and her advisers are determined to shift more of the balance of power back to No 10. read


She wants to go to hospital - I'll give her morphine... that'll shut the t*** up: Unspeakable cruelty of nurse at £750-a-week care home when sick, elderly woman begged for help

An investigation was prompted after a whistleblower raised the alarm over appalling conditions at Morleigh Group care homes in Cornwall, including Clinton House (pictured). read


French conservatives rally voters in tightening primaries race

Opinion polls have for months suggested that far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen (pictured) will make it to the decisive run-off in May. read


Brisbane woman Jenna Louise Driscoll who had sex with a dog cries in court

Jenna Louise Driscoll, 27, who pleaded guilty to bestiality and drug charges was left sobbing at a Brisbane Court after she was told she must await her sentencing behind bars. read


Christian JP sacked for views on same-sex parents is suing Jeremy Hunt

Richard Page from Kent lost roles as both magistrate and Trust director. He complains that recent laws have 'silenced Christians' and is going to a tribunal, alleging religious discrimination. read


Aristocrat asks his heir to continue the family tradition after he dies at the age of 88 

Lord Montagu of Beaulieu wants the surname name Douglas-Scott-Montagu to continue. The New Forest peer, who founded the National Motor Museum, made the request of his eldest son in his will. read


The great 'must have' mark-ups which sees favourite Christmas toys vary in price

Mail On Sunday research has shown that some must-have gifts this year vary in price between stores by as much as 122 per cent. For example, you can buy a Furby Connect for just under £45 or £100. read


The 'IT' coats you need to know about right NOW

SPONSORED: No wardrobe is complete without a good coat so we’ve picked out the A-list approved outerwear trends so that you can take a few sartorial tips from your favourite stars. read


Food critic Tom Parker Bowles tries out this year's crazy Christmas snacks  

From mojito cured smoked salmon and pumpkin spiced latte yoghurt to bucks fizz flavoured crisps, you sometimes feel the food development folk have overdosed on the psychedelic eggnog. read


Foreign broadcasters forking out to have their own versions of I'm A Celebrity 

The success of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! means that foreign broadcasters are clamouring to fork out such six- figure sums to have their own version of the show. read


RACHEL JOHNSON: I'm not a cougar... get me out of here! (Or why I turned down I'm A Celebrity)  

RACHEL JOHNSON met a talent producer from the hit television show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here - but ended up turning down the chance to join the camp in Australia. read


Twitter users troll Vice President-Elect Mike Pence after he was booed at Hamilton

Mike Pence won't be giving his regards to Broadway, but that hasn't stopped Twitter users from unleashing a torrent of fake musical titles aimed at the vice president-elect. read


Trump meets with old foe Mitt Romney at his New Jersey golf club

Trump greeted Romney at the front steps of his upscale clubhouse in Bedminister, New Jersey on Saturday. He was joined by Vice president-elect Mike Pence for a day of meetings. read


Hamilton cast address Mike Pence after he is booed by audience

Trump claimed the cast was 'very rude' to Pence, but actor Brandon Dixon thanked the VP-elect for coming to the show and even told the audience there was no reason to boo him. read


Steve Bannon revels in being called Satan as they 'have no f***ing idea what's going on'

Donald Trump's newly-minted chief strategist and senior counselor Stephen Bannon seems to get a kick out of the caricature liberals and the media have constructed for him. read


Donald Trump admits in Fox interview he wanted to one-up father Frank Trump Sr

Donald Trump revealed that he may have been driven to success by a need to one-up his father's business success in a revealing edition of Fox News's 'OBJECTified' Friday. read


Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau touch down in Peru

The 'true bromance' (right) between President Barack Obama (left) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin (left) Trudeau continues as the two touchdown in Peru as part of Obama's final international tour. read


Mike Pompeo defended waterboarding of America's enemies just like Trump

Pompeo said programs like waterboarding that were outlined in the Democratic-run Senate Intelligence Committee's 2014 torture report, 'were within the law' and 'within the constitution.' read


Alex Myteberi meets Barack Obama at the White House after Syrian refugee letter

President Obama shook hands with six-year-old Alex Myteberi at the White House last week after the young boy wrote a letter offering to help and befriend a young Syrian refugee boy. read


Donald Trump 'settles Trump University lawsuit for $25 million'

Donald Trump settled the fraud case Friday, New York's attorney general said. He had previously said he would never settle because he believed the case would be easy to win in court. read


Adored by the A-list, now 'bra-lets' are bringing underwear out into the open 

On the new season catwalks the bra-let was adorning models at Alexander Wang, DKNY and Victoria Beckham, the woman who first had the idea of wearing just her bra under a jacket. read


Karen Bradley vows to ban porn sites unless they agree to age verification rules 

The moves comes as research commissioned by children’s charity NSPCC and the Children’s Commissioner for England found that 53 per cent of children aged 11 to 16 had encountered porn online. read


Far-right historian David Irving goes on the road to spread his vile message 

Far-right historian David Irving (played by Timothy Spall, pictured) is to embark on a secretive tour of Britain – just as a new Hollywood film thrusts his most ignominious moment back into the spotlight. read


Top surgeon jailed when hospital buried evidence to support his case reveals his agony

Consultant surgeon David Sellu (pictured) was convicted of manslaughter over the death of patient James Hughes at the the Clementine Churchill in Harrow, owned by healthcare giant BMI. read


Fifteen arrested after campaigners against Heathrow expansion run onto M4 and lie down

Fifteen people were arrested over protests at Heathrow. Some ran onto the M4 spur road and lay down in front of oncoming traffic, while others were arrested on suspicion of public order offences. read


These smiling youngsters grew up to be some of Britain's biggest celebrities... but can you guess who they are? 

Celebrities such as Stephen Fry, Sharon Osbourne and Patrick Stewart have been posting photographs of their younger selves online as part of a new charity campaign. read


The Apprentice's Selina Waterman-Smith supports British woman who claimed rape in Dubai

The 32-year-old who competed on the BBC show last year, set up a support organisation for abused women in Dubai after she was raped in 2012 after her drink was spiked at a hotel. read


Millennials will moan about Brexit and Trump on Facebook, but won't actually do anything

Recent unexpected political revelations, such as Donald Trump winning the US presidency, have sparked protests. But only one third of young people take action on their beliefs, a new study suggests. read


Claims of secret tunnels under San Francisco's once-outlawed gay bars try to stop hotel development

Activists say they found evidence of underground escape tunnels in San Francisco that would have allowed homosexuals to flee from outlawed gay bars in police raids back in the 1940s. read


San Jose airport blanketed in 'snow-like' white foam after hangar accident

A California airport has been covered in white foam after the fire retardant accidentally began spilling out of a hangar and blanketed cars and businesses on a nearby street. read


Tory MP claims £1,400 expenses while away on 'fact-finding' missions

Tory David Morris claimed for 25 trips covering 4,402 miles. They included journeys of 250 miles between Westminster and his constituency in Morecambe, Lancashire. read


Twice-a-day pill recommended for NHS use slashes risk of second heart attack for patients 

Anti-clotting treatment ticagrelor was given alongside daily aspirin to thousands of patients who had already suffered a first attack and was found to reduce deaths from a cardiovascular event. read


New blood test helps oncologists tell the difference between types of the deadly disease 

Trials of the British-invented Parsortix system are being carried out at the Christie Hospital, Manchester, (pictured) and the Bart's Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University, London. read


Ejiao discovered in dried dates in London shop 

Millions of donkeys are slaughtered to meet demand for Chinese medicine. Now ejiao has been found in a Chinese food store in East London. Trading Standards is investigating. read


A third of Britons have changed energy deals after being promised bogus savings

An investigation found the UK's big six energy firms and most price-comparison websites use a ‘flawed’ calculation to work out savings – a calculation introduced by the energy regulator. read


Prince Harry's Clarence House being restored ahead of his arrival in Antigua

Builders raced against the clock to finish restoration work on Clarence House in Antigua ahead of Prince Harry's arrival as he kicks off his Caribbean tour on Sunday. read


British estate agent accused of poisoning her father in Kenya over his alleged cheating

Helen Veevers, 28, is accused of poisoning her tycoon father in Kenya over his alleged cheating. Her father Harry Veevers died at his home in Mombasa in February 2013. read


Downing Street officials warn politicians not to patronise Theresa May

Reports from within Downing Street say Mrs May is unhappy at the way she's been spoken to by some during her time in office, and will not tolerate boorish behaviour from those reporting to her. read


Campaigners urge Britain's universities to release sex attack figures

At least 463 sex attacks were reported by female university students during the past two years. But rape crisis groups warned that the figures were likely to be a ‘gross underestimate’. read


No sympathy for Prince William who says he 'struggled' with parenthood

The Duke of Cambridge revealed his softer side during a candid interview with Talk Vietnam, a popular English-language chat show. But he left Twitter users far from impressed. read


GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Pippa Middleton's bridesmaid bid to end rift with naughty uncle Gary 

Pippa Middleton (pictured) is set to heal the rift between her 'black sheep' uncle Gary Goldsmith and the rest of the family – by inviting his daughter Tallulah to be her bridesmaid. read


North Korea's Kim Jong-un has a team of doctors constantly battling heart disease

Kim Jong-un is renowned for his indulgent diet, and due to his love of fine food and wine and huge meals, he has piled on the pounds since he came to power, so scientists are battling to keep him fit. read


Father, 28, was ripped apart by tractor machinery in Serbia

The man was killed after a shaft caught his jacket and pulled him into the machinery in the Serbian town of Velika Plana. His young son was found standing next to the tractor shouting: 'Daddy, wake up.' read


Dalian Atkinson's old teammates join hundreds of mourners for funeral

Atkinson, 48, was pronounced dead around 90 minutes after being apprehended by West Mercia Police when they were called to an incident in his hometown of Telford, Shropshire. read


Grandfather with cancer who was forced from his house by floods begs insurers to finish their work so he can leave hospital

Harry Brentnall, 84, was forced from his home by floods just as he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and is pleading insurers to allow him back to his Birmingham house to die. read


Winter Wonderland visitors in Bakewell are shocked after finding a muddy field

There was 'not an ounce of Christmas cheer' at the Bakewell event. People paid £13 for a ticket and parking but called it 'a shambles'. Some waited hours to see Santa whose grotto had not been built. read


Mafia gang use bazookas and burning lorries for Fast and the Furious-style motorway heists

The daring robbers halt traffic before opening fire on security vans. They use diggers to flip over and rip open the vehicles. They've struck in Cerignola, Puglia, 15 times in the five years, netting millions of euros. read


Schoolies 2016: worse-for-wear teenagers assisted by emergency services at Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

Year 12 students began annual pilgrimage to Surfers Paradise on Queensland's Gold Coast on Friday night to celebrate end of high school, but for many it was over before it started. read


Tesco delivery driver runs over a family's pet cat - so store offers a substitution 

Mother-of-two Sharon Turner, from North Wales, is ourtraged that seven-month-old pet Willow was run over by the supermarket driver. read


A new lease of life: Lonely tiger taken from the world's worst zoo enjoys his new freedom at a South African enclosure 1,000 times the size of the 'hellhole' Gaza cage where he lived among the bleached bones of dead animals

EXCLUSIVE: The last tiger of Palestine (pictured) - rescued from a crumbling zoo in August - has taken his first joyous leaps to a new life at an enclosure 1,000 times the size of his hell-hole cage in Gaza. read


Photographer Billy Howard captures the eighties in 'Love, lust and loss' series

Billy Howard, based in Atlanta, Georgia, captured the essence of Ronald Reagan and Madonna's decade. Pictured, woman with bills ticked in her garter holds out her hand so a man can kiss it. read


Twitter musings can reveal your gender, political views and even how old you are

A study by the University of Pennsylvania, USA, found the giveaway terms by women included love, hair, make-up and chocolate, while men favoured words such as 'beer', 'football' and 'fantasy'. read


Notorious Fernhill Gang members jailed for 95 years

Terrence Nixon (pictured), who was found with £300 of heroin and cocaine in his sock. He was stopped by Merseyside Police officers and arrested in the street. read


Man hurls bricks from the roof of a house as a stand off with police closes roads in Twickenham ahead of England Fiji match 

After police arrived on the scene in south-west London at 5am today, a man climbed onto the roof of a building and started throwing objects, believed to be bricks, into the street below. read


Christmas advertising campaign onslaught is upon us once more

With just five weeks to go, our screens have been over-run by dancing reindeer, singing Santas and slushily sentimental family scenes and competition between them is as fierce as ever. read


Aleppo boy pulled from the rubble alive after rescuers battle for 4 hours to save him

Volunteer first responders desperately dug through the rubble to reach the child, whose mother was killed in the strike in Aleppo, Syria on Thursday. read


APEC Summit 2016: Obama talks tough on Syria ahead of possible meeting with Putin

The US demanded an immediate halt to Syrian strikes in eastern Aleppo after four hospitals were knocked out of service due to renewed bombings this week. read


Iraqi special forces soldiers pose next to body of an ISIS fighter in Mosul 

The soldiers were pictured standing straight-faced next to the face-down body of the dead jihadist as the battle for control of the city, Islamic State's last stronghold in Iraq, intensified. read


Isis member Rachid Kassim says beheading 'enemies of Allah' is 'a pleasure'

Rachid Kassim is one of the world's most wanted men after he was linked to a string of terror attacks in Europe, including the murder of a Catholic priest and the slaughter of a policeman and his partner. read


'ISIS terrorists' accused of plotting to carry out attacks in Spain are arrested

The two men, who have not been named, are said to have isolated themselves from the rest of society and limited their contact with the outside world through 'radical jihadist profiles' online. read


Violent boyfriend who killed Manchester teen Carly Fairhurst to be released after 10 years

Grieving parents, from Manchester, are living in fear that their daughter's killer is soon to be released but they are not going to be told until the day and they 'don't want another family to suffer'. read


Mother-of-one, 27, is branded a sl*g after complaining to a garage

Hayley Louise (pictured), 27, from Bristol, took her Mercedes to New Cheltenham Workshop for repairs after he car failed its MOT. read


Amazing fightback of voice coach silenced by a brain haemorrhage  

Singer CeCe Sammy, 39, from north London, who suffered a sudden, inexplicable brain haemorrhage, will appear in choirmaster Gareth Malone's new show as a judge. read


Heart attack and stroke victims could wait 40mins for ambulance as NHS trials slower response times to downgrade calls 

Under the trial, paramedics will no longer be sent immediately if patients are already with a GP or nurse. The pilot is being carried out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service. read


Four dead after medical transport plane carrying heart patient crashed in Nevada

At least four people have died when a medical transport plane crashed into a parking lot and caused multiple explosions in Elko, Nevada. read


Inmates who attack guards won't do more jail time (if they say sorry)

Ministers have quietly drawn up plans to introduce the system to speed up dealing with ill-discipline in prisoners who commit ‘lower-level violence’ while still in Britain's jails. read


He won't be needing the receipt for that one! Boy screams with delight after unwrapping a Transformers toy for his birthday 

This boy could not hide his delight after getting the latest Transformers toy for his birthday. In footage thought to have been filmed in the USA, he screamed and pumped his fists. read


Blast arthritis with an 'Exocet' thumb implant: Using the latest technology

A trial of the device involving more than 600 arthritis patients found that 98 per cent experienced an improvement in symptoms after surgery and most can now open jars and turn door handles. read


Minecraft designed to help fans learn about the Romans and the Blitz is slammed

Microsoft has launched a classroom version of the video construction game to help youngsters learn about history. But experts say it could lower teaching standards and feed computer addiction. read


Michael Parkinson blasts back at Helen Mirren over 'sluttish eroticism' row

Michael Parkinson introduced Helen Mirren to his audience in 1975 as the 'sex queen' of the Royal Shakespeare Company and told her she was good at 'sluttish eroticism'. read


Elderly man with walking stick left to stand on busy train on Circle Line tube

Fierce debate has been sparked on social media after an elderly man with a walking stick was left standing on a packed London tube with no one offering him a seat. read


Shocking photos show the battered and bruised face of a grandmother

Joyce Holden (pictured) was approached from behind and punched in the face by her attacker as the grandmother-of-two made her way home from the shops in Blackpool, Lancashire. read


Suspected gangster 'Teflon Don' says he stopped further bloodshed when he shot a knifeman

Arran Coghlan, 44, has won a High Court challenge to order a second inquest into the death of Stephen Akinyemi in Cheshire when murder charges against him were dropped. read


Nigerian butcher stole meat after witchdoctor sold him charm that would make him invisible

Thinking no one could see him, after being sold a charm by a witchdoctor, the butcher kept on visiting the warehouse and stuffed slabs of meat into his sack. read


Uncle and another man are charged with manslaughter after brothers, six and nine, drowned after being washed over a 70-foot waterfall

Six-year-old Preston Giangregorio and his 9-year-old brother, Dylan, were killed in the New York state incident. Preston was in kindergarten and Dylan was in the third grade. read


BLACK DOG: John admits to major slip-up 

John Major has suggested he could have beaten Tony Blair in the 1997 General Election – if he hadn’t dithered over his controversial Maastricht Treaty EU bill. read


Rats go on the menu in a Russian restaurant and they're considered quite the delicacy 

The Krasnodar Bistro in southern Russia serves up the furry rodents in a soft bun with lashings of relish and salad. The so-called nutria burger is pale and succulent but rather bland. read


Syrian baby smiles for the camera just seconds before a BOMB goes off

The two-month-old girl grins and flaps her hands with pleasure as her father films, before an explosion just outside their home in the besieged city of Aleppo, Syria, shatters the peaceful scene. read


Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady found guilty on cocaine smuggling charges

Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady could face life in prison after they were convicted for trying to smuggle almost 2,000 pounds of cocaine into the US. read


Moment a 2,500-tonne motorway bridge comes crashing down after being blown up in a controlled demolition

A 2,500 tonne motorway bridge in Surrey was brought crumbling down in a controlled explosion which has been captured on video. read


The mystery of the wobbly woodland! Dog walkers are left baffled after a patch of ground in a park started inexplicably shaking like jelly

The mysterious phenomenon, in which the ground wobbles like jelly beneath people's feet, was discovered in the grounds of a greenspace in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen (pictured). read


Chinese officials start inspecting family barbecues as they fight against the country's blanket of smog 

China has adopted various measures over the years to reduce the blankets of smog which shroud many of the country's northern cities in the winter, posing risks to traffic and health. read


Husband, 46, who left his wife and daughter is forced to pay an extra £65-a-month maintenance for the family's pet dogs 

In return, the man from Vicenza in northern Italy will be allowed to regularly visit the dogs and take them for walks. read


Gang who stole supercar tried to claim reward when it turned up in Essex showroom

The luxury sports car, owned by a German man, was stolen from Mallorca this summer by a sophisticated gang of international car thieves, and was later found in an Essex car showroom. read


Make-up artist Georgina Condon drinks blood for medical reasons and avoids the sunlight

Brisbane make-up artist Georgina Condon (pictured) developed a thirst for blood when she was 12. She also drinks blood for medical reasons related to her iron deficiency and thalassemia. read


Mills & Boon launch spoof ‘feisty and feminist’ guides to drink, diets and work

The Modern Girl’s Guides To Happy Hour and Working 9-5 parody 21st century life. 'Booze doesn't count if you drink it in front of Bargain Hunt' they explain. read


Brits go wild in Benidorm on the Costa Blanca for the annual fancy dress day

About 40,000 party goers descended on Spain's southern coast for the largest fancy dress party in Europe. Revelers braved cold temperatures to strip off for a variety of risqué costumes. read


Can you name the show just by looking at the FLOORPLAN? 

Each colorful poster offers a bird's-eye view into a home you are sure to recognise. The roofs have been completely removed and you can see exactly where everything is situated. read


HBO Game of Thrones security threatened by drones in bid to get spoilers

G4S, which is in charge of security at the HBO series' Belfast studios, says they are plagued with drones flying overhead as they film the seventh series. read


My Jutland retreat: Tucked away in land-locked Leicestershire, the house of a dashing - and highly controversial - admiral who played a pivotal role in epic sea battle 

Admiral Sir David Beatty commanded a squadron at the Battle of Jutland and retired in 1927 before retreating to Dingley Hall, a Grade I listed house near Market Harborough in Leicestershire. read


Hollywood had seen nothing like it when Audrey Hepburn first burst on to the scene

A remarkable new book brings together rare images of the iconic star who caused a sensation with her slender frame, petite bosom, short hair, prominent eyebrows and strong jawline. read


Underweight males may earn less money than bigger colleagues because they lack an 'aura'

Researchers from the universities of Strathclyde in Glasgow and Potsdam, Germany, analysed data from nearly 15,000 working men (file image). read


Polar bear KILLS and eats sled dog from Canada sanctuary where viral video was shot

The viral clip showed an enormous polar bear stroking a lounging dog on the head inside the Mile 5 Dog Sanctuary in Churchill, Manitoba. Days later, one of the sled dogs was eaten by a bear. read


To Birmingham, and beyond! Thousands of sci fi, computer game and animation fans dress to impress as the arrive for one of the UK's biggest Comic Cons

Bright and bold outfits were worn by many visitors to the weekend showcase of everything involving superheroes and villains at Birmingham's NEC arena (pictured). read