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Which body types do women like best?

A chiselled adonis might be Hollywood's idea of male physical perfection but what do real women want? We asked ten ladies to wear eye-tracking glasses while they met three very different men. read


Ex Tory leader Michael Howard is CONVICTED and fined £900 over speeding

Lord Howard, 75, and his wife Sandra, 76, both claimed either could have been driving their Toyota Prius, which was clocked at 37.3 mph in a 30mph zone. read


Katie Price's stepfather is CLEARED of two charges of rape 

Paul Price, 53, who is married to the former glamour model's mother Amy, was accused of raping a woman after spending a drunken night out with his friends in Worthing. read


Tony Blair gifts all the money his business ventures have made to a new 'Institute'

The controversial former Prime Minister insisted his new Institute was neither a think tank or a vehicle for his own return to front line politics. read


Essex soldier with 18th century medical condition convinced him he was a ZOMBIE

Warren McKinlay, 35, of Braintree, Essex, who spent seven years in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, began starving himself to death because he believed he was a ‘ghost’. read


Healthy baby girl was found dead in her crib at just 17 days old

Holly-Mae Heys had no medical issues but was found unresponsive in her Moses basket in the home in Accrington, Lancashire, described as 'dirty and disheveled' by a paramedic. read


Prince Harry and pop superstar Rihanna take a HIV test together in Barbados on World Aids Day 

The pair have taken the tests in Bridgetown on the island of Barbados on World Aids Day. Both Rihanna and the prince tested negative after waiting 20 minutes. read


Surge in EU workers coming to Britain in run up to Brexit vote means net migration is still more than TRIPLE government target at 335,000

The new record immigration level was caused by a 'historically high level' of EU migrants coming to the UK before June's EU referendum, the Office for National Statistics said today. read


Number of EU nationals seeking British residency SURGED after Brexit

The backlog in applications being processed from people already in the UK appears to have risen from around 72,000 in June to some 90,000 in September. read


Police investigate after racist posters are plastered across Newbury

The posters, which show show a masked cartoon character doing a Hitler salute, with the words 'white zone, national action', were plastered along residential streets in Newbury, Berkshire. read


Scunthorpe father who slept rough for 18 months admits he spent money on drugs

Father-of-two Trevor Smith, 33, said he would spend his earnings on the streets of Scunthorpe on 'heroin, crack and other drugs' but now wants to help people learn from his mistakes. read


Egypt circus sees animal tamer fatally savaged by a lion in front of audience

This horrifying footage shows the gruesome moment a circus trainer was mauled by a lion during a live show in Egypt. He died in hospital a few days later from his injuries. read


North Devon nursery boss avoids jail despite 'Dark Ages' childcare techniques

Christine Button, now of Ilfracombe, North Devon, made one child sit on the floor alone for up to two-and-a-half hours a day and would wake him up if he fell asleep at her nursery in Warwickshire. read


Motorist, 24, 'was blowing up balloons at the wheel of his van just seconds before he crashed into another driver and killing a passenger' 

Rhys Hargreaves, 24, of Farnham, Surrey, caused the death of 36-year-old Garry Holmes (pictured with his wife Katie) after drifting into oncoming traffic while driving to work with a colleague. read


Periodic table just got longer with FOUR new elements to learn

The North Carolina-based International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) officially accepted the new elements, which are nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson. read


DMGT shares rise on robust financial results

The Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline publisher said that since the end of September circulation revenues had grown by 5 per cent and total advertising revenues were up 1 per cent. read


Husband of kidnapped California mom Sherri Papini describes moment she was released

The husband of Sherri Papini, who was missing for 22 days, is revealing in a new interview that his wife could not get anyone to stop and help her after she was released from captivity last Thursday. read


Chocolate that tastes just as sweet with half the sugar developed by Nestle 

The Swiss food giant, which makes KitKats and Aeros, last night announced it had developed a process to alter the structure of sugar to make it sweeter in smaller quantities. read


Study reveals a-sexuals think about others taking part in fetishes and BDSM

A survey conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia found that more than half of asexual men and woman masturbate and experience sexual fantasies. read


NSPCC says football child sex abuse is STILL going on

Former Newcastle United striker David Eatock, pictured today, who played alongside Alan Shearer, became the latest footballer to tell police he was abused in the sport - and the first adult victim. read


Hull axe attacker shot dead by police identified as father Lewis Skelton

Father-of-one Lewis Skelton, 31, (pictured) died after being shot by police in Hull, East Yorkshire on Tuesday. He has been described as a 'good lad' who 'would do anything for anybody.' read


Victoria's Secret models criticised on Twitter for being 'too thin' on Paris runway

Some social media commentators were less than impressed with the lingerie giant’s line-up of models, branding the likes of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid 'too thin'. read


Kendall Jenner chows down at Ferdi Paris after Victoria Secret Fashion Show

The 21-year-old Society Management model was joined at the French restaurant by fellow Angels Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Lily Donaldson, and Joan Smalls read


Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show sees Gigi and Bella Hadid hit the runway in Paris

The girls all worked their magic on the catwalk at the Grand Palais in Paris on Wednesday night as the hotly-anticipated show began. read


The wealthiest Victoria’s Secret Angels to storm the catwalk 

The models striding down the Victoria's Secret runway in Paris last night included nine names from the Forbes list, as well as rising stars who've become millionaires before their 21st birthdays. read


Princess Helena College maths teacher struck off for kissing teen after overdose attempt

Darren Cassidy was a maths teacher at Princess Helena College in Preston, Hertfordshire when his relationship with the girl began. read


Mother so petrified of snow and ice she hasn't left her house in winter for eight years 

Catherine Clements' crippling phobia sees her suffer severe anxiety and panic attacks. The 49-year-old's difficulties began when her car spun out of control on an icy main road in 2008. read


Company that makes Christmas cards from children’s art goes bust leaving them out of pocket

Edinburgh-based printing firm Schoolcardshop suddenly stopped trading today - but furious parents have now been left out of pocket after paying for Christmas cards designed by their children. read


Poundland's first Christmas TV advert takes on Aldi and Lidl with surprising luxury items

EXCLUSIVE: The discount shop's first advert will air tonight across multiple channels. It shows a presenter asking members of the public how much they would pay for certain items. read


Farewell cakes employees have given to their leaving colleagues 

Employees have shared the hilarious and slightly hard farewell cakes they have made for their leaving colleagues, with some not holding back on how they really felt about their teammate. read


Ryanair launches package holidays declaring it wants to be the 'Amazon.com of travel'

Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, Ryanair will start by offering summer packages to customers in the United Kingdom and Germany. read


Ex-City boss jailed for sexually assaulting woman at 'Wolf of Wall Street' work drinks

'Sexual bully' Anthony Constantinou, 34, molested two women during after-work drinks at or near his firm's high-rise headquarters in the City of London's Heron Tower. read


Russia warships take position off Crimea in response to Ukrainian missile drills

Ukraine has begun two days of missile tests near Crimea in a move that has infuriated Russia in a fresh escalation of tensions between the two countries. read


Vladimir Putin says Russia 'will not allow any infringement of its interests'

The Russian president took aim at the US and EU during his annual address at the Kremlin in Moscow, hitting out over 'foreign pressure' and 'myths about Russian aggression'. read


Colombia plane crash: Interview with Chapecoense team and crew captures moment before flight

Sisy Arias, who was on her first flight as a civilian co-pilot, was speaking moments before the plane, which was carrying the Brazilian football team Chapecoense, took off from Bolivia. read


Doomed Colombia crash plane had been flying for 20 minutes longer than its four hour fuel capacity BEFORE it was told to circle as it is revealed desperate pilot pleaded with air traffic control for help as he declared 'We're going down'

Data shows the Bolivian LaMia plane was capable of holding 21,000 lbs of fuel and would have burnt up to 5,000 lbs an hour during its doomed flight to Medellin in Colombia. read


Mother of Brazilian footballer killed in Colombia crash had felt flight was doomed

The mother of Chapecoense striker Tiago, (circled). has revealed she had a 'bad feeling' about the flight. Barbara Rocha said she had 'felt restless all day'. read


United for one last time: Coffins containing the remains of the Brazilian footballers killed in Colombian plane disaster are laid out side by side in funeral home

Heartbreaking pictures show coffins laid out in the San Vicente Mortuary in Medellin, Colombia with chairs dressed in white left out for grieving friends and relatives. read


Just Eat completes the 'world’s first' takeaway delivery by a self-driving ROBOT

Online takeaway ordering service Just Eat claims to have made the world's first robot delivery of an online food order - a Turkish meal of falafel and lamb - to a woman in Greenwich, South London. read


BBC's Planet Earth 2 being watched by more young people than X Factor

The BBC has confirmed the first three episodes of Planet Earth II brought in more UK viewers aged 16 to 34 than The X Factor. The series gained 12.26 million total viewers in the first episode. read


Trump will pursue trade deals with individual countries in boost for post-Brexit Britain

Cabinet nominees including Wilbur Ross (pictured right with Donald Trump) have said the US will pursue 'lots' of 'very good' trade deals with individual countries. read


Tom Ford refused to dress Melania Trump and said his clothes are 'too expensive' for her

One of America's most talented and iconic fashion designers has revealed that he has no desire to dress Melania Trump in his clothes - and has already refused to work with her in the past. read


2k-year-old preserved body of the Lady of Dai still has her own hair and soft skin 

The body of Xin Zhui, also called the Lady of Dai who died more than 2,000 years ago, is considered the best preserved mummy ever discovered after being found in a tomb in China. read


Hereford police officer filmed 'PUNCHING a suspect during an arrest'

West Mercia Police has confirmed it has referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission due to the 'injuries the man received during the arrest' in Hereford. read


Ministers WILL consider paying for single market access after Brexit, David Davis admits

The Brexit Secretary told MPs that ministers want to 'get the best possible access for goods and services to the European market' after the UK has left the bloc. read


Southern Rail customer 'entertains' during Tube chaos

The passenger was in high spirits on the Southern service out of London Victoria yesterday as she aimed to ‘entertain’ other commuters packed into the carriage. read


Hundreds of Hampshire schoolchildren evacuated after chemical scare

Two students and three adults have been taken to hospital while a further 17 were treated at the scene as Warblington School in Havant, Hampshire, announced it will close early today. read


Men reveal their girlfriends' most annoying habits on Reddit

Men have revealed their partners' most cringeworthy tendencies on Reddit, accusing them of everything from telling 'boring' stories to singing in public and leaving the shower curtain open. read


Karen Danczuk reveals her torment after being raped and molested by her brother

Karen Danczuk (pictured) has waived her right to anonymity after older sibling Michael Burke, 38, was convicted of a string of sex offences at Manchester Crown Court yesterday. read


UK weather: Sub-zero temperatures for the South but in Scotland it's a balmy 10c

A yellow fog warning has been issued for the South West of England, with dense patches of freezing fog expected to cause travel chaos - and it comes after temperatures fell to -7C overnight. read


Drunken top female cop who 'mocked superintendent's boob job' remains a 'role model'

A senior policewomen, who drunkenly bared her breasts at a colleague as she shamed her for having a boob job, has arrived to hear the outcome of her misconduct hearing. read


Can YOU spot the elf in the forest?

A sneaky elf is hiding in this forest of more than 150 Christmas trees. Can you find him? The puzzle has many tricky elements to draw your eyes away, including a misleading gold mountain trail. read


Polish man wakes up in a morgue refrigerator after being declared dead

A 25-year-old, called Kamil, passed out after indulging on vodka in Poland. He went into cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead. However woke up to find himself inside a morgue. read


French tourist dead after being stabbed in neck in remote Northern Territory

A man has been arrested over the death of a French tourist who was allegedly stabbed in the neck in the Northern Territory outback. Police said the man was allegedly stabbed in an unprovoked attack. read


Dorset firefighters spend nine hours digging to free dog who got stuck down a drain

Eight officers carried out the nine-hours rescue in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, with specialist excavation, videoing and listening devices. read


Twitter users who have ALREADY eaten most of their advent calendars

More than a few people have caved early and have already eaten their advent chocs - and it's only December 1. They took to Twitter to share their guilt and remorse - including singer Bette Midler. read


Tcheky Karyo has become the breakout star of The Missing

Tcheky Karyo, 63, is a Turkish born actor living in France and has thrilled fans with his starring role in The Missing. He is a successful star in Europe but is enjoying a huge boost to his UK profile. read


The Missing review by CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

WARNING: SPOILERS That really was a cliffhanger. The plot was cruel and unpredictable enough that any of the characters could have died between one moment and the next. read


The Missing draws to a dramatic conclusion as Julien Baptiste cracks the case

It was a moment of pure joy when Julien Baptiste finally found the missing girls Alice Webster and Sophie Giroux in the hit BBC drama. But fans face a wait to learn if their hero will survive his surgery. read


Future first daughter Ivanka Trump to make combating climate change part of her platform 

While President-elect Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff Reince Priebus has called climate change 'a bunch of bunk,' his eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, has a different viewpoint. read


Have his nine lives run out? Corduroy the world's oldest cat is presumed dead at 27 after going missing seven weeks ago

At 27, and with 18,600 followers, Corduroy is officially the world's oldest cat, but he ran away from his home in Oregon on October 9 and his owners have not been able to track their pet down. read


Middle-aged members of a Protestant club strip to the waist and simulate sex moves as they sing along to the Killers at a wild party

Some joked they were 'traumatised' after seeing the shocking footage, which shows women in their bras and topless men on from the Saltcoats club in Scotland, North Ayrshire. read


Star of BBC's Love on the Transplant List dies at 27 days after writing bucket list

Kirstie Tancock, who underwent two double lung transplant operations when she was just hours from death, passed away aged 27 in the early hours of this morning. read


BBC's new Sherlock episode accused of being 'left-wing revenge'

The plot of the first episode of the new series of the BBC's Sherlock will feature the vandalism of artwork of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher raising questions as to whether it is 'left wing revenge'. read


'My 12-year-old called and asked why my boobs were all over Facebook': Mother-of-three, 42, 'sickened to the core' after her ex sent revenge porn to her DAUGHTER

David Derbyshire, 35, was initially jailed at Bolton Magistrates' Court for uploading naked pictures of former partner Emma Sutcliffe to the internet but had his sentence reduced on appeal. read


Boyfriend who beat fiancée who miscarried their baby walks free from court with a fine

Luke Adams, 28, of Congleton, Cheshire, grabbed former travel agent Akoya Burcu, 26, by the head and threw her against a cupboard when he saw her using an electronic cigarette. read


French lab animals struggle to walk or breathe after being bred for medical tests

This shocking eyewitness video footage was shot inside France's Alfort National Veterinary School, where dogs are deliberately bred to develop crippling and painful medical conditions. read


Hertfordshire council seize couple's DOORMAT claiming it was health and safety risk

The mat - which had been left by previous tenants - was confiscated from outside the council-owned flat Ashley Tofte shares with his fiancée Jade Bunce in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. read


Thailand three-year-old twins married because parents believe they were LOVERS in former life

Brother and sister Teekatat and Tawisa tied the knot in the traditional ceremony in central Thailand as their parents believe they were lovers in a former life and that they needed to ward off 'bad luck'. read


Apple could be using camera-equipped DRONES to improve its maps and take on Google

Cupertino-based Apple is said to be introducing drones in order to map locations and update its maps more quickly than its current fleet of mapping vans allows. read


NHS doctor moved to tears by thank you note from young cystic fibrosis patient

Consultant paediatrician Dr Ravi Jayaram wipes away tears after reading the letter from his patient Elle Grace Morris, 10, pictured hugging, from Cheshire, who suffers from cystic fibrosis (CF). read


The best Christmas gifts for babies and toddlers under £25

Christmas is a magical time of year for babies and children. To make it even more special, FEMAIL has compiled a list of toys and gifts that you can give to them as stocking fillers and they are all under £25. read


Escape from Colditz prisoner of war board game makes comeback

The game is based on break-outs from the infamous prisoner of war camp in a German castle and was hugely popular in the 1970s. read


Hordon fly-tipper caught on CCTV dumping 15 bags of rubbish at Warren House Gill

Nicholas Grant, 30, was caught when he left a letter containing his address in one of the bags, and fined more than £800 after leaving the waste at Warren House Gill, in Hordon, County Durham. read


Northern Rail customer service ‘sent 50 abusive emails to passenger who complained’

Thomas Sykes, 19, of Stockport, said he was outraged after receiving a 'barrage' of abusive emails when he tried to complain to Northern Rail's customer services team over a fine. read


American housewife distracted shop staff with cuddly toy to steal jewellery

American housewife Jutta Curatolo, 52, targeted London's Harvey Nichols, Liberty, Dolce & Gabbana and Basia Zarzycka in a series of ‘pre-meditated, pre-planned’ thefts. read


Saint-Tropez mega-rich homeowners furious after private jets are BANNED

The new rules will prevent private aircraft from countries outside the EU's passport-free Schengen zone from landing at the La Mole Saint-Tropez airstrip in the famous French resort. read


Andrew Lloyd Webber warns British theatre is 'hideously white'

The star composer, 68, who created Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Phantom of the Opera, has said that unless plays and musicals better reflect UK diversity its survival is at risk. read


'Whiplash' scammers caught out when they were seen playing rugby on Sky Sports

Caine Herbert (pictured) and Steven Blake tried to fiddle up to £17,000 in a bogus insurance claim by saying they had suffered whiplash neck injuries in the central London crash. read


Grand Designs explores the buildings competing for House of the Year 2016

Kevin McCloud visits five more houses on the Royal Institute of British Architects' long list tonight on Channel 4 - all of which are competing for the title of Grand Design's House of the Year. read


Japanese gift wrapping method will have your Christmas presents perfect in 30 seconds

This diagonal wrapping technique, understood to have originated in a Japanese department store, is said to cut the time spent labouring over each gift down to less than a minute. read


Mexico City temple to god of wind built more than 650 years ago is uncovered

The site in Mexico City, is believed to have been built to worship the god of wind, Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, one of the Mexica-Tlatelolca people's principal deities. read


Website lets you create and launch your own design (as long as you have £80 million to spare)

Colorado-based United Launch Alliance is opening up the commercial space race with its website for customs build launch missions to get payloads into orbit. read


Exercise obsessed women in their 20s may be risking INCONTINENCE

High intensity HIIT workouts are increasingly popular among woman in their 20s, but an expert has warned they subject the pelvic floor to 'abnormal forces' that could result in leakages. read


Feminist reluctantly admits women's fight for equality has gone too far

The time has come for women to recognise the ways in which men are missing out, because what good will it do us if future men are under-educated, angry and aren't able to be healthy role models? read


Aspirin a day could dramatically cut cancer and heart disease risk

The findings by USC contradict FDA fears that older Americans face an increased risk of stroke and bleeding in the brain and stomach if they take aspirin daily. read


UN Security Council hits North Korea with toughest-ever sanctions

A new UN security council resolution demands that North Korea abandon all its nuclear weapons and nuclear programmes and takes aim at the state's exports of coal - its top external revenue source. read


San Bernardino terror attacker pictured moments before opening fire with his wife

Husband-and-wife Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 and injured 22 in a shooting in San Bernardino, California last December 2. read


Heavily-pregnant charity worker and unborn baby killed in motorway crash

Eight months pregnant Rebecca Evans, 27, died instantly in the rush hour three-car crash, near Margam, South Wales, just three weeks before she was due to give birth. read


From space to Hollywood: Nasa astronauts transform into Jedi Knights and wizards to recreate iconic sci-fi film posters

The designs from the Washington-based agency have been inspired from everything from Star Wars to the Matrix, featuring astronauts taking on the role of Jedi Knights and wizards. read


Global warming could make the UK a major WINE exporter by 2100

Unlikely areas, including Peckham in south London, and Milton Keynes, could be ideal areas for sauvignon blanc and chardonnay, according to a study by University College London. read


Abundance of bugs in autumn leads to increase in number of venomous species 

If you spot a spider scuttling across your living room, don't shoo it away, experts warn. Mild autumn weather has led to an increase in numbers of Britain’s most venomous spider, the false widow. read


Man wanted for moped thefts comments on Met Police Facebook appeal to find him

Police in Wandsworth, south London, shared an appeal on Facebook for information relating to Nathan Bick, 18, wanted to motor vehicle theft, but may not have expected the suspect to comment. read


Teen charged with manslaughter of Polish man attacked outside Harlow takeaway

Initial reports suggested the death of Arkadiusz Jozwik, 40, who was attacked in Harlow, Essex, was being treated as a possible hate crime, but prosecutors are not treating it as such now. read


Half of BBC shows broadcast over Christmas are repeats

The festive schedules for BBC1 and BBC2 includes previously-seen films like Shrek The Halls and The Gruffalo as well as well-worn classics such as The Vicar of Dibley and Blackadder. read


The 10 simple festive food swaps to stay trim this Christmas

London nutritionist Shona Wilkinson says you can still eat festive favourites if you're on a diet over the Christmas period or want to watch your weight. She suggests swapping mince pies for Pavlova. read


Grandfather killed while on 'holiday of a lifetime' in Florida when he was hit by a car

Terry Doherty, 76, and his wife were celebrating their wedding anniversary and her forthcoming 60th birthday in Florida when the father-of-two from Lancashire was hit by a car. read


Whisper users lift the lid on sleeping with their co-workers

Office relationships can often lead to awkward and unpleasant gossip around the work place. But that didn't stop these employees from having full-on flings with their co-workers. read


Southampton secondary school forced to apologise after poster upsets parents

The tongue-in-cheek poster at Bitterne Park School in Southampton claims that the consequences of not having a pen can lead to a miserable life, depression and death. read


Boots Christmas shopper finds ‘f*** you' scrawled on her parcel

Optician Sally Turner, 28, from Birmingham, ordered a festive gift online from the health and beauty giant and collected it in-store on Cyber Monday. read


Thief in Manhattan stole bucket full of GOLD FLAKES worth $1.6m

The NYPD has released CCTV footage of the unidentified man who snatched the 86-pound pail containing $1.6million worth of gold flakes off the back of a truck in busy New York City. read


James Bond author Ian Fleming 'copied 007 character from female writer'

A BBC radio programme suggests that Ian Fleming may have based his dashing hero on another fictional spy in a book by his late novelist friend and mentor, Phyllis Bottome. read


Birmingham white witch says her weight loss is down to casting SPELLS

Skye Valuntino, 30, from Edgbaston, Birmingham, weighed 21 stone at her heaviest, but is now 11 stone. Skye, who was born as Ryan, calls herself a 'spiritualist witch', and says she wants to help others. read


Middle-class parents of Muslim convert 'Jihadi Jack' who ran away to join ISIS DENY funding terrorism after allegedly sending him £1,700

John Letts, 55, and wife Sally Lane, 54, pictured today, from Oxford, are accused of transferring cash to their son Jack despite being warned not to by police on at least three occasions. read


Number of newborns in England and Wales who have at least one foreign parent now at 33%

The number of children born in England and Wales with at least one parent born overseas has soared to a record 33 per cent - up from just 21.2 per cent in 2000. read


Duterte tells human rights campaigners he will KILL THEM for interfering with his bloody war on drug pushers in the Philippines 

Rodrigo Duterte issued the astonishing warning as the death toll from his crackdown climbed above 4,800 - an average of 30 deaths a day - since it began five months ago. read


xHamster hackers could reveal the email addresses and passwords of porn-lovers

The security breach accounts for only a small amount of the adult website’s 12 million global users, but if confirmed, would mark the latest in a strong of high profile attacks on adult websites. read


Jilted Chinese man gets revenge on ex-girlfriend by threatening to bomb her

A man in China was detained after he made four fake bombs from sausages. He made the bombs on November 28 and used them to threaten his ex-girlfriend. read


IAn air stewardess, etiquette expert and psychologist debate the rights and wrongs

A US-based flight attendant has reignited the seat recline debate. Etiquette expert William Hanson and psychologist Judi James weigh in on when, if ever, you can sprawl out on a flight. read


Birds drag cones into the road in New Zealand so that people will stop and feed them

Road workers along a popular tourist trail in New Zealand were baffled after road cones kept being found in the middle of the road, until CCTV revealed a group of kea birds were behind the mischief. read


Alicia Silverstone claims woolly jumpers are cruel in new PETA advert

Alicia Silverstone has starred in a new advert for PETA, which deters people from buying woolly jumpers. SARAH RAINEY finds out if shearing sheep really is cruel to the animals. read


Why ARE they letting Britain grind to a halt? The worst roads in Europe. Airports in meltdown. Trains paralysed. And it's driving QUENTIN LETTS crazy...

QUENTIN LETTS recently took a train from Swindon to London and he says the depressing fact is that travelling anywhere in the United Kingdom has become a hellish ordeal. read


The original human ancestor 'Lucy' was a tree climbing champion

Evidence gleaned from scans of an ancient human ancestor could end the long-running debate among palaeontologists about whether Lucy lived in the trees or on the ground. read


New official UK crime figures give more weight to worst offences

Crime as judged by the severity score is up by almost 17 per cent in the UK since 2010-11. Figures were boosted by a surge in reported sex offences since the Jimmy Savile scandal. read


Russian model hits back at critics who brand her body 'fake' in racy Instagram video

Alena Vodonaeva, 34, from Russia, posted the video to her Instagram account flaunting her toned body. She said sarcastically: 'This is all Photoshop of course.' read


Husband launches desperate appeal to fund drugs the NHS WON’T pay for to keep wife alive

Mother-of-one Nina Cusick, 34, of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in February last year and the disease has spread to her liver and bones. read


Julie Lamberg-Burnet's advice on buying the perfect Christmas gift for your colleagues

Many employees find themselves stumped when it comes to buying a gift for their colleagues at Christmas. Here, FEMAIL reveals the etiquette behind picking the perfect presents. read


The strangest things children have asked Santa for at Christmas

Santas have revealed the strangest things children have asked them for while working before Christmas, including asparagus, gum, and even the zombie apocalypse. read


Futuristic yachts will be available from 2018, and they could someday FLY

A design team from Rome has created the concept watercraft, called UFO 2.0, that could be used for several purposes including hotel reception, gym or a floating restaurant. read


Labrador fetches tissues for his heavily pregnant owner every time she sneezes

Footage filmed in Dublin shows the dog crossing a room to fetch a tissue after hearing his owner let out a sneeze. He goes straight to her and offers the tissue, prompting her to respond, 'Thank you'. read


Community service sentences must be tougher, says Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas

Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, the most senior judge in England and Wales, said that community punishments given to more than 100,000 serious offenders each year are ‘a problem’. read


Sophie Guidolin reveals she does NO cardio and doesn't restrict her calorie intake

Fitness social media star and mum of four, Sophie Guidolin, from Queensland took to Instagram to reveal she does no cardio, even though her figure is very toned. She also said she doesn't restrict calories. read


Earthquake and tornado resistant biodome can run compeltely off grid

Biodomes let people live off the grid, but in style. These glass and metal geodesic domes run on solar power, protect you from earthquakes and can be sized and customized in a number of ways. read


Lincolnshire mother tells how BOTH of sons woke from comas in time to celebrate Christmas

Jayden and Ellis Pesterfield, from Boston in Lincolnshire, were both put in medically induced comas after sustaining critical injuries in a crash that killed their aunt at Christmas last year. read


How taxman wrongly cut benefits of 45,000 families when investigating fraud

An American contractor employed by HMRC adopted a 'guilty until proven innocent' approach in pursuing low-income households suspected of fraudulently claiming tax credits, a report says. read


Poul R Weule wants to put statue of Princess Diana riding a horse in Trafalgar Square

The memorial - which features the Princess riding a horse and carrying a mirror - is the work needs £430,000 of public donations if it is to have a chance of being made. read


High Street Christmas sandwiches tested

Ten years ago the concept of munching Christmas lunch between two slices of bread seemed odd. But thanks to stores such as M&s dreaming up evermore exciting twists, it’s now a tradition. read


Help meow-t! Cat rescued after getting its paws frozen in an icy puddle in Russia

This fluffy cat thought she was about to lose one of her nine lives when her paw became frozen in a puddle in Russia. read


Millionaire WAG Maria Pogrebnyak-Shatalova stuns with granny-style shopping trolley

Maria Pogrebnyak-Shatalova, 28, the Russian wife of ex-Reading and Fulham striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, 32, is known for her expensive tastes - but has opted for more understated accessories. read


Voters go to polls in Richmond Park by-election to give their verdict on Zac Goldsmith

Mr Goldsmith is standing as an Independent in the contest but faces no Tory rival after the party stood aside from his protest campaign. His closest rival is Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney. read


Carol Vorderman reveals jungle secret...£10 leg make-up that hides freckles

Carol Vorderman's must-have product in the I'm A Celebrity jungle has been revealed as a £10 leg make-up spray from Sally Hansen. The spray is said to cover varicose veins, freckles and blemishes. read


Wages of high-flying women hit hardest when they return to the office after taking time out to raise their children

Highly qualified and better paid women suffered more than their peers, according to the study by Paula England, Professor of Sociology at New York University. read


Family of murdered Clodagh Hawe to 'be her voice' on behalf of domestic violence victims

Alan Hawe took his own life after killing his schoolteacher wife Clodagh and their three children Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, six, in County Cavan, Ireland in August. read


Artist hangs the annual Tate Christmas tree upside down

Every year since 1988 Tate has commissioned a leading contemporary artist to design its Christmas Tree, which is situated in the Rotunda at Tate Britain in central London. read


Boris Johnson's plan for an amnesty for illegal immigrants is simply crackpot, says STEPHEN GLOVER

Alas, from time to time Boris says or does things which even his warmest admirers cannot defend. The most recent rush of blood to his head concerns illegal immigrants. read


Moscow roofer knocks over a stack of beams before falling off his ladder

This calamitous builder narrowly misses a falling beam on his head as he puts together a roof in Moscow, Russia, but he is brought off his ladder seconds later when another beam falls. read


Samworth Church Academy in Mansfield BANS pupils from raising hands in class

Barry Found, pictured, principal of the Samworth Church Academy in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, has written to parents to say it has abolished the 'age old practice'. read


Incredible map reveals the 37 countries you didn't realise were directly across the sea from Britain's coastline

A fascinating interactive map reveals what 37 countries you’d 'spot' from almost 2,000 locations on the UK's coastline if your vision were limitless. Countries include the US, Cuba and Spain. read


Just one glass of white a day can raise risk of developing skin cancer by 13%

Drinking alcohol is associated with higher rates of invasive melanoma and white wine carries the greatest risk, according to researchers from Brown University in the US. read


She went missing with four legs but came back two months later with three: Dipsy the cat returns home after disappearance but is one limb short

Jaya Patel, 68, had black and white Dipsy for 14 years until she disappeared. Mrs Patel, of Clacton, is now on the hunt to find out who looked after her over the years. read


Mysterious ‘guardian angel’ appears in Washington DC picture next to toddler

Natasha Rummelhoff from Washington D.C. caught the shape hovering above her five-year-old son Ryker while taking snaps of him and his father Devin building a camp fire in the family garden last month. read


Bank of England asking supplier of currency to find animal fat alternative

The notes were introduced in September but thousands of vegans complained this week and the Bank of England says its supplier, Innovia, is now looking for a replacement. read


Glasgow Caledonian University reveal why more over 45s are getting STIs

A new study shows a high rate of older adults divorcing and changing partners has created a conducive environment for STIs among those in middle age and beyond. read


Austrian court bans people from smoking IN THEIR OWN HOMES

The highest court in Austria has said a resident cannot on his balcony or with the windows open during set hours as it is disturbing his neighbour's sleep. read


Cyclist posts video of a bus racing through a pelican crossing AFTER light turns red 

Footage shot from Steve Montgomery's helmet camera clearly shows the signal change a full four seconds before the double-decker thunders past the crossing in Northampton. read


Mysterious video shows 'shapeshifting UFO' hovering in the skies over Texas 

Video footage captured the strange silver-gray shape, which appeared over Houston at about 3.15pm on November 23. An eyewitness said the mysterious object changed shape. read


Theresa May's Home Office 'to send children of illegal immigrants to bottom of school list'

Leaked letters between Cabinet ministers show the department made the suggestion last year as part of efforts to crack down on migrant numbers. read


Nationwide reveals house price inflation slowed to 10 month low

Britain's biggest building society said that house prices increased by 4.4 per cent in the year to November, with the average home now costing £8,642 more than a year ago. read


Work begins on life-size replica of the TITANIC in China

Construction on the life-size replica of the Titanic began in China's southwestern Sichuan province yesterday with a keel-laying ceremony and fireworks to mark the occasion. read


Mysterious jellied 'sea creatures' wash up by the thousands on California beach

Thousands of mysterious pinkish 'super squishy' sea creatures washed up on the shore on Huntington Beach in California on Tuesday. An expert says they are sea cucumbers. read


V’s KAY BURLEY cut out sweet treats to lose weight

TV's Kay Burley has given up sugar. She is 5 ft 5, in the throes of the menopause and with a to-do list as long as your arm. Yet, she is now a stone light and has skin more youthful than ever. read


Boris Johnson ' supports KEEPING freedom of movement after Brexit' 

Boris Johnson, pictured in Rome today, has strongly denied he told a string of ambassadors he was in favour of free movement of EU workers after Brexit, describing the claims as a 'total lie'. read


Culinary wizards finally solve the frustrating Mince Pie problem

Asda innovation chef Mark Richmond, 42, of Rippon, claims to have solved problem after discovering that if you use machine to press down pastry lid onto filling, it reduces the air gap significantly. read


Hilarious pictures show the intense look of concentration on pets' faces when it's dinner

Photographer Jonathan Pow, 31, from Devon, dangled food in the air to get the perfect pictures of the eager pets in order to raise awareness of Santa Paws. read


A wife’s agonising journey inside her darling husband’s broken mind: Novelist Laurie set out to see the world through the eyes of her husband, who has dementia

Laurie Graham, a novelist from Cambridge, is losing her husband Howard, 70, to dementia. His fine mind and memory have disappeared. She wrote this hauntingly moving diary. read


Winter swimmers in China form a human chain to save skater who fell through ice

Video footage has caught the dramatic rescue of a man who fell through ice while skating in China. Swimmers formed a human chain on November 23 to rescue the man. read


Death Valley's 'secret' fossil canyon could finally be opened to the public

The remote canyon in Death Valley National Park, which straddles the border between California and Nevada, is also known as 'The Barnyard' because of the diverse animal prints. read


Buffalo escapes the jaws of TWO prides of hungry lions in South Africa

It looked like dinner was served when the lions leapt ferociously onto the back of their prey, in the Mala Mala Private Game Reserve, South Africa, but an unwanted guest was to offer the perfect getaway. read


People who quit smoking in their 60's are less at risk of an early death

A study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, discovered smokers aged 70 and over are three times more likely to die than someone who has never had a cigarette. read


Fidel Castro's ashes spend night in Che Guevara's mausoleum on way to burial place

Fidel Castro's ashes spent a night with the bones of his slain revolutionary comrade Che Guevara in his Santa Clara mausoleum before continuing their 500-mile journey to their final resting place in Santiago de Cuba. read


Ukraine female soldiers become stars after posting images from the frontline

These pictures show the glamorous female soldiers defending Ukraine in the crisis-torn east of the country following a rule change which allowed them to take up arms. read


Baby girl does not like broccoli after she tries it for the first time in video

An adorable little girl from the United States has been filmed trying broccoli for the first time. Happy and hungry at the start of the video, she hangs her head in her hands at the end. read


GREEN snow blankets Russia after accident at a chrome factory

The disturbing emerald scene (pictured) was caused by an 'accident' at a plant in Pervouralsk, in the industrial Chelyabinsk region, according to officials. read


Take a journey through 128 years of fascinating National Geographic illustrations

A new book, 'National Geographic Infographics ', edited by Cologne-based Julius Wiedemann, reveals some of its most iconic infographics published by the organisation over more than a century. read


Baby grimaces as he tries a pickle for the first time - but keeps going back for more

This funny video, filmed in the USA, shows a little boy giving gherkin a try for the first time. His parents chuckle as he grimaces when he tries it but keeps going back for another bite of the divisive food. read


Remains of Hardy and Hanson brewery in Kimberley which dates back to 1832

The brewery in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, dates back to 1832 but has been abandoned since 2006 - and these eerie images show the machines that would have produced gallons of beer a day. read


Irate Greek bodybuilder flattens a judge and whips out his penis in protest

Giannis Magos looked set to win the 2016 IFBB Diamond Cup title in Athens. But when he was not declared champion, he went into a rage, hitting respected judge Armando Marquez in the face. read


Mother reveals horrifying moment she found her son, two, hanging from his neck

Karen Shelley, 42, from Sheerness, Kent, described how Riley, two, got the cord caught around his neck as he climbed down from a living room windowsill. read


Retired judge and her husband admit forging relative's will to steal two cottages and using elderly cousin's account as their personal piggy bank 

Margaret Hampshire, 69, and her husband Alan, 67, pictured today, admitted forging the will of a relative so they could concert two properties into one large country pile in Nottinghamshire. read


London husky puppy's growl sounds like 'I love you' in adorable video

All dog lovers would love to know how their pet really feels about them, but for Mark Jones, from London, this dream has become a reality – well, almost. read


Russia man hangs onto the front of a Moscow Metro train to avoid paying

A video showing a man hitching a ride on the front of a metro train in Moscow, Russia, has emerged. The illegal practice, known as train surfing, has become a craze in the country as a way to get a free ride. read


National Geographic photographers capture the devastating effects of climate change

The images were submitted by dozens of photographers who had each observed global warming in their pocket of the globe or abroad. read


1970s men's clothing ads reveal the cringe-worthy fashion fads of the disco decade

A range of 1970s adverts showcase the most popular men's fashions of the day, with high-waist pants, skimpy briefs, synthetic fabrics and psychedelic patterns being the must-have purchases. read


Video sees US Air Force father practicing plies and pirouettes alongside his daughter

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. read


Nasa's Cassini spacecraft descent into Saturn's icy rings shown in animation

On Tuesday, Cassini got a gravitational assist from Saturn's moon Titan. This put the spacecraft, operated by Washington-based Nasa, on course to graze Saturn's main outer rings over the next five months. read


Australian ocean photographer Lloyd Meudell captures waves in New South Wales

As an avid surfer, ocean photographer Lloyd Meudell can read the waves to capture striking images that resemble mountains and glaciers. The surreal images are all taken on Australia's coast. read


Sugarshine Farm Sanctuary in Lismore adopts piglet who thinks she's a dog

An abandoned piglet has found a family in a group of dogs at an animal sanctuary. Dreamy was found at the Sugarshine Farm Sanctuary, in Lismore on the NSW north coast by the farm founder. read


National Geographic book showcases stunning landscapes including Golden Gate Bridge

New book Greatest Landscapes: Stunning Photographs that Inspire and Astonish from National Geographic, showcases some of the most iconic landscapes in the society's archives. read