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This year's Pirelli calendar merely serves to make all us mere mortal women feel less graceful, less well-preserved, more dragged about by life and motherhood, says LIBBY PURVES.

Women have taken to the anonymous website Whisper to admit the ways in which they are trying to get pregnant. Some are so desperate for children that they don't mind if their partner leaves them.

EU citizens in post-Brexit Britain will be banned from accessing benefits for five years, under plans published today.

There's no escaping the fact that the shearing superstars with their own salons and product ranges have been predominantly male - just think of Vidal Sassoon, Nicky Clarke and John Frieda.

Insiders say half of the tickets for high-demand music concerts, theatre performances and sporting events are now being bought using sophisticated touting software.

Founder and CEO of the Sydney School of Protocol, Julie Lamberg-Burnet, has spoken to FEMAIL about the ways colleagues should behave and dress in order to avoid morning after regrets.

The gruesome plan came to light during hearings of two teenage Islamic State fanatics who blew up a Sikh temple in the industrial city of Essen during wedding celebrations.

The agency said the man had been accused of Islamist declarations on the internet and revealing internal agency material. The man had also reportedly planned to blow up the agency building.

While it's not the longest ever found, the existence of the new prime, 10223 × 2^31172165 + 1, now takes one of the six possible candidates for the lowest Sierpinski number out of the running.

Chapecoense defender Alan Ruschel, 27, was the first player named as a survivor. His wife Moa said: 'Thank God Alan is in the hospital. We are praying for everyone who wasn't saved.'

Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo was one of just seven people initially found alive in the mangled remains of the jet which crashed down on its way from Bolivia to Medellin in Colombia.

The propaganda video shows what are claimed to be ISIS snipers demonstrating frightening accuracy, as they peer through the scope of their rifles before taking aim and firing at Iraqi soldiers.

Melinda Messenger, TV presenter, agreed for her daughter to have the HPV jab, until she read some research about the side effects. She writes for The Daily Mail explaining why she was put off the jab.

The Foreign Secretary says he had a 'moral responsibility' to raise the issue at a meeting at No 10 chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May, a known opponent of the idea.

Amazon has removed a third-party line of 'door and dog mats' featuring the Arabic word for God - Allah - after a complaint from Muslim users, including British politician Miriam Khan.

Playing squash, tennis and badminton is the best way to reduce the risk of suddenly dying, a study has found.The racquet sports reduce the risk of death by 47 per cent compared to doing nothing.

Leonardo DiCaprio has had more than his fair share of supermodel girlfriends, many of them models for Victoria's Secret. Erin Foster played on this fact with a recent Instagram post.

The driver was seen scrolling through what appeared to be graphic images of naked women (pictured) on his tablet while sitting in his car on the M4 near Bristol.

SolarStratos has revealed its plans for a five hour mission to space and back, during which the plane and pilot will be subjected to frigid temperatures and extremely low pressures.

Former football coach Barry Bennell (inset), 62, has been charged with eight offences of sexual assault against a boy under the age of 14, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Caffeine consumption is known to prevent the formation of toxic clumps in the brain linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a report funded by six of Europe's biggest coffee companies.

A senior British judge who sits on the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has said it has the 'ultimate authority' over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.

Ukip claims the PM's strategy is 'to delay the whole process in order to fudge it,' warning Britain will 'continue to pay money to the EU, obey a large percentage of its laws and have open borders'.

An international team of researchers analyzed the behaviour of more than 140 children in the United States aged 2-and-a-half using a methodology known as the 'false belief task.'

Sophoullis Kyriacou and his daughter Nikki Kyriacou, from Blackburn, Lancashire, left precious pooch Neville with Victoria Powles while Nikki underwent a blood transfusion.

There were almost 900 reported 'hate incidents' across the country in the days immediately following Donald Trump's election win, a comprehensive new study has found.

Outgoing CIA boss John Brennan has warned president-elect Donald Trump against ditching the Iran nuclear deal describing the businessman's plan as 'the height of folly'.

Harry, 32, who is currently on day ten of his two-week tour of the Caribbean, arrived in Barbados on Tuesday morning after spending a final night on the RFA Wave Knight tanker.

The royal, who studied at Trinity College between 1967 and 1970, confessed for the first time that he was 'run over' by a bus while cycling past the city's historic Fitzwilliam Museum.

Greater Manchester Assistant Chief Constable Rebekah Sutcliffe was suspended in May after she allegedly 'flashed' Superintendent Sarah Jackson during a Women In Policing conference.

Kettering MP Philip Hollobone, pictured, raised eyebrows when he told MPs that in his constituency 'it's the dads who are the coaches and the mums who wash the team kit'.

Sufyaan Collymore, 22, from Bucks, is not your typical clean eating vegan. His Instagram feed has 2,500 followers and he posts photos of McDonald's hash browns and beans on toast.

Oxford-educated Simon Ball, 42, admitted sexually abusing one girl while he was director of music at Kimbolton School near Huntingdon and Giggleswick School in Settle, North Yorkshire.

Nicola Brown (left) denies murdering her baby Jake Long at her home in Portsmouth. Her husband Jason Brown (right) denies allowing or causing the death of a child.

The Bellevue Medical Centre in Birmingham, where Professor Steve Field, chief inspector of general practice at the Care Quality Commission, is a partner, has been told it 'requires improvement'.

San Francisco police say a technician at the Cirque du Soleil 'Luzia' show has died from an 'industrial accident.' In a Facebook post a spokesperson for the play said a technician by a telescopic lift.

He has undergone a phenomenal body transformation over the years thanks to hours spent honing his buff physique. 

Denniel Higginson, 38, clambered over a rail and plunged four storeys to her death in Athens, Greece, despite the desperate attempts of her father and engineer husband Steve to save her.

Prostitutes Anda Berki, 27, (pictured) and Loredana Timos, 22, along with Alexandru Dorobantu, 24, told the women and a 17-year-old they would work in the sex industry when they arrived in Liverpool.

BT has been ordered to give more independence to Openreach, the subsidiary responsible for running the nation's broadband and telephone cables, after complaints it has abused its monopoly.

Only the Welsh Ambulance Service is meeting the target of reaching those in life-threatening situations within eight minutes, a BBC investigation found.

Turkey's EU Affairs Minister, Omer Celik said at least twenty-two other girls were injured in the fire (pictured) in the southern province of Adana.

Armed officers from Humberside Police were sent to the scene near a Post Office in Hull, East Yorkshire, shortly after 9.20am following 'concerns for the safety of the public'.

Jools Oliver, 42, looked content on a family outing to Primrose Hill as she carried baby son River, three-months-old, in a baby harness. However, some have criticised her choice of baby carrier.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Roy Alexander, 55, of Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, was tying rubbish to his car when the cord snapped, flinging the hook into his left eye.

Given a still image, the deep-learning system from Massachusetts Institute of Technology generates videos that predict what will happen next in a scene.

PC Paul Briggs, 43, answered questions about himself and his condition with a buzzer by pressing it once for yes or twice for no, the Court of Protection in Manchester was told.

Town halls in England were accused of fuelling Britain's social care crisis last night by hoarding extra council tax revenue - instead of passing it to struggling care homes.

Workers' representatives accused Theresa May of backing away from employer representation in the boardroom and dismissed today's proposals as 'disappointing'.

In a searingly honest radio interview, Mark Austin, 58, pictured, said his teenage daughter came close to organ failure as her weight dropped to five and a half stone.

Professor Jenny Gunton, from the Westmead Institute, Sydney, discovered a spate of cases after wounds on several of her diabetic patients failed to heal.

The California-based firm phased out the practice of asking the bizarre questions after realising that it they didn't really reveal whether the candidate could do the job in question.

Doctors say cognitive behavioural therapy is more effective at controlling the symptoms of PMS than antidepressants. Up to 40 per cent of women are affected by PMS.

The review, published in the journal Human Reproduction Update, examined 16 studies taking in 1.04 million women. It challenges guidance from the World Health Organization.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal took to Twitter to announce his stance saying overturning the law was a matter of equal opportunity and economic necessity linking to a four-page manifesto.

Paul Caplan and John Graham - both of whom left school with few qualifications - announced this week that they were selling the 58-store chain GO outdoors to JD Sports.

The average debt per household - excluding mortgages - stands at £7,300. Visa said £2billion went on its cards on Black Friday alone.

Responding to a question on Twitter, the UK's central bank confirmed that the notes contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat often used in soap and candles.

After weeks of furious speculation about ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage's links to the President-elect, Downing Street said there was an agreement for Mrs May and Mr Trump to stay in 'close touch'.

The bones of a people who died from the Black Death have been uncovered by a Sheffield University team, near a monastery hospital at Thornton Abbey, near Immingham, North Lincolnshire.

British actor Dan Baker, 35, pictured, beat 1,250 entrants from 37 countries to win an international competition to find the world's best Van Gogh look alike.

Chanelle Higgins, 30, is now in a wheelchair after being knocked down by a dark grey BMW 3 series that drove along the pavement close to Scandals Night Club, on Norwood High Street.

Mickey Francis, a father-of-eight, and the former leader of Manchester City's hooligan gang has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for running a loan shark that 'preyed on the vulnerable'.

Huntingdon District Council (HDC) collects tax from houses but refuses to fix the road and is also now demanding residents wheel their bins to the end of the dangerous road in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.

The Government rejected an appeal by Gladman Developments to build 119 homes in Goostrey, Cheshire, over its potential harm to the scientific work of nearby observatory Jodrell Bank.

Dashcam footage shows the man crossing a road in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on his electric device. He has waited for an opportunity to cross but does not see a car on the inside lane.

A group of boys, believed to be from the Netherlands, are walking down the street. The bully shoves his intended victim and gets no response - but when he swipes a kick at his legs, suddenly the boy snaps.

One irate mother has shared her story on Mumsnet of a pair of very inconsiderate diners who moved a load of dirty cups and plates onto the table she was sitting at in a cafe.

Natasha Coates, 19, from Warrington, suddenly began suffering from severe allergic reactions and doctors were left baffled over her condition which left her family worried she could die.

Rising fuel and transport costs are pushing up the cost of living for millions of people across the country, Asda's latest income tracker reveals today.

At one point Jareth Yorks' black Ford Focus narrowly avoids an oncoming bus in Rugby, Warwickshire., before he speeds onto a rural road. He was sentenced to eight months in prison.

Bearded backpacker Daniel Christos, a computer engineer, from Perth in Australia, has been mobbed while trekking in Nairobi, Kenya, by worshippers who think he is Jesus Christ.

Track It!, released today on the Apple Store to be used on the Apple Watch, allows patients with epilepsy to record seizure data, keep logs, and share information with clinics.

The video was filmed during a circus show at the Qingdao Wildlife Park, China, in October. The zoo said the bear was in heat and workers had to bring it under control.

Washington-based Microsoft has confirmed its Chinese chat bot, named Xiaoice, filters out certain topics considered sensitive by the government like the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Cardiac surgeons in Russia performed an incredible life-saving operation, taking the man's heart out of his body, repairing the damage and then replacing the organ in his chest.

Police in Gardner - southwest of Kansas City - found the images Monday on the two cameras that were set up at the park in an attempt to capture an animal seen lurking on the grounds after dark.

Philip Curry, an aircraft maintainer for the US Air Force, joined his four-year-old daughter Alison at the Brandon School of Dance, near Norwich, UK.

This child seems to have grasped the value of multi-tasking early. But perhaps her choice of activities to combine - sleeping and eating - was a little unwise, as this video, shot in an unknown location, shows.