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Between 1968 and 1972, Nick Hedges captured a series of images showing the grim reality of life on the breadline in Britain's cities - and the families in the photos will be revisited in a documentary tonight. read

Former Southampton footballer Matthew Le Tissier has claimed he was given a 'naked massage' by alleged abuser Bob Higgins. read

The Prime Minister, pictured in Bahrain today, had insisted she would not provide a 'running commentary' on her Brexit tactics and as late as this afternoon No 10 ruled out publishing plans. read

The grandparents of RAF serviceman Corrie McKeague, 23, who was last seen on September 24 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, have pledged the reward for information leading to his return. read

Twitter user 2SpikyHairedWweFans (pictured), a wrestling fan account run by a man from Leicester, called out the tea company for not growing their leaves in Yorkshire. read

Police in Ireland are investigating after star greyhound Clares Rocket was snatched from the kennels of trainer Graham Holland in County Tipperary in the early hours of Monday. read

Her title may be self-appointed, but Lady Gaga looked at ease in the company of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, the guests of honour the Royal Variety Performance in London. read

Arron Banks, who funded the Leave.EU campaign with Nigel Farage, announced on Twitter yesterday that the Roman Empire was 'effectively destroyed by immigration'. read

From budgeting like the Chancellor to employing the 50/20/30 rule, some of the best financial gurus in the business have shared their clever money saving hacks. read

A league table of the quietest stations in the country has been topped by Shippea Hill - which was astonishingly used by just 12 people last year. read

Police say that 2,004 people have been shot and killed by officers in self-defence during anti-drug operations since the president took office on July 1. read

Stacy Rosehill, 57, from Chicago, was carrying out the pre-flight demonstration at Manchester Airport, when police boarded the American Airlines flight and escorted her off. read

Al-Bayan, which broadcasts in Middle Eastern territories held by ISIS, is said to regularly feature a programme that discusses militants' personal issues and problems. read

A fascinating new global map has pinpointed what different countries in the world are the best at. The results range from the macabre to the mind-boggling. read

Claire Worrall, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, found her bust had shrunk from a DD to a C-cup after breastfeeding - and she contacted surgeon Dr Helena Antoniadou (pictured). read

New rumors about Samsung's next-generation handset reveal the firm is killing off the headphone socket and replacing the home button with an optical finger recognition system. read

A witness in the trial of 101-year-old Ralph Clarke has described him as a 'monster' during the first day of evidence at Birmingham Crown Court. read

An official review has cast doubt on Sergeant Alexander Blackman's conviction for killing a Taliban insurgent and concluded it could be overturned as a miscarriage of justice. read

Hayley Carter, from Crawley Down, West Sussex, was given a year prison sentence after her lies to police caused an innocent man to be jailed. She admitted her lie at a New Year's Eve party. read

Actor Peter Vaughan, best known for his roles in Porridge and Game Of Thrones, has died today aged 93, his agent said. read

New Zealand YouTuber Jordan Watson's latest How to Dad clip reveals how a simple balloon can help parents to keep an eye on their kids when braving crowded shops this Christmas. read

England's calamitous defeat to Iceland that cost Roy Hodgson his job as England boss was the most discussed moment on Twitter this year. read

Iris Seddon (pictured), 88, backed out of a parking bay and failed to spot Dulcie Roberts, 92, who was pushing a shopper trolley in the village of Felpham, near Bognor Regis, West Sussex. read

Gerard Zalewski, 32, fled the US on paedophile charges only to claim another victim in the UK. He has been jailed for 12 years and given an 'extended indeterminate licence period'. read

David Butlin, 22, and Louis Harris, 24, a locked in a legal fight with the woman they were accused of raping. The woman has applied to the High Court to stop the men releasing a tape of them having sex. read

Edward Moore, who was jailed for nine months last year, took advantage of the teenager while he was in his first year of teaching at the £29,000-a-year King Edward’s School in Witley, Surrey (pictured). read

While teaching at the Abertillery Comprehensive School in Gwent, South Wales science teacher Lisa Lock (pictured) submitted her pupils' results to an exam board saying they had all passed. read

Ian Hardie, 27, from Aberdeen, tried to pay for his meal with a new Scottish plastic £5 note at a McDonald's restaurant in Marble Arch on Sunday. But staff refused to accept the note. read

Alistair Cooke, 22, who studied geography at Durham University, denies three counts of rape on the same woman following a house party in June last year. read

The grandparents did not find out that the youngster, who is now two, had been born until she was more than a year old and then set about trying to adopt her. The judge has now ruled against them. read

Single woman Claire Danes, 41, from Manchester, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages and being left infertile at age 21. read

The victim, who is under 15, was filmed during the attack, which happened in woodland in Uppsala, south east Sweden. read

In an astonishing U-turn, the German chancellor said wearing the burka should be outlawed 'wherever that is legally possible'. read

Donna Smith, of Ashton, Lancashire, stole the money over an 18-month period, making more than 400 payments to herself from the estates management company. read

Students at the Rhode Island School of Design have come up with a new, adjustable suit that closely resembles an actual space suit, and NASA plans to use it for its Hawaii simulation missions. read

The Vice Admiral Kulakov was met at the edge of the English Channel by the Royal Navy's HMS Sutherland, a Type 23 frigate sent from her base at Devonport in Plymouth. read

WikiLeaks has released a tranche of more than 57,000 personal emails from the account of Turkey's Minister of Oil Berat Albayrak, revealing his conversations with the Turkish 'ruling elite'. read

The German supermarket is launching its first Esmara Premium lingerie collection on December 18 - and shoppers can snap up a lingerie set for £10. read

The Russian President told metal workers at a plant in Chelyabinsk that he dreams of being able to travel to see 'nature' and 'historical sights'. read

Russian military designers say their 'submarine imitator', called Surrogat, will be capable of travelling at speeds of up to 24 knots for hours on end. read

Zakaria Boufassil, 26, was accused of giving money to Mohamed Abrini, suspected of involvement in the Brussels terror attack, after the Moroccan came to the West Midlands. read

A brave schoolboy whose campaign won the support of The Rolling Stones and top football players has lost his battle with cancer. West Ham fan Jack Howard, 12, of Kent, died at the weekend. read

New reports claim the Argentine footballer and his teammates were in the air for more than four hours - aboard an aircraft which could fly with a full fuel tank for just four hours and 22 minutes. read

The prince (pictured) was scheduled to fly home to London from Barbados on Sunday for an official job tomorrow. But instead he went to Toronto and spent the night with his actress girlfriend. read

Medical student Maria Ladenburger, who had also taken time out to help asylum seekers as a volunteer, was found dead in a river in the south-western German university city of Freiburg in October. read

Lady Susan Zetland, of the Zetland Estate, north of Richmond, appeared before Northallerton Magistrates Court following the collision involving her 4X4, two HGVs and another car. read

Martina Loosemore, 31, of Barnstaple, North Devon, avoided prison after making an effort to tackle her drinking problem but a judge said to her: 'If I see you again, that is where you will go.' read

Families in Trinity Close, in Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, switched on their twinkling lights last week despite freezing temperatures, and even hosted a special rendition of A Christmas Carol. read

The threat of a terror attack against a busy commuter rail station in the Los Angeles area has prompted authorities to increase security and urge commuters to report suspicious behavior. read

The south London home of Kelly Kepple, 21, was raided by police in August this year and they discovered the fearsome-looking weapon. read

A 26-year-old Scottish woman murdered in Lapland has been named as tour guide Rebecca Johnson. read

Justice Secretary LIz Truss (pictured in the Commons today) said she learned of the unorthodox approach to stopping the small radio controlled aircraft at HMP Pentonville. read

The harvesting of human organs is being described as the biggest ever in Egypt as officials also recovered millions of dollars from a network targeting Europe-bound African migrants. read

Anthony Brailsford, 69, who was acting headmaster of the £7,000-a-term St George's School, Windsor Castle in Berkshire, admitted repeatedly rubbing a young boy’s buttocks. read

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Bulgarian orphan Ryan Morse weighed just eight pounds when he was adopted last year by David and Priscilla Morse of Tennessee. read

Peter Morgan allegedly killed Georgina Symonds at her home in his castle grounds in Llanmartin, Wales before wrapping the body in plastic and duct tape and hiding it in farm buildings. read

A video shows the young boy hanging lifeless in the arms of a man, believed to be his father, at a church in Pretoria, South Africa. He walks around the church during a service led by prophet Shepherd Bushiri. read

Anna-Maria Galojan (pictured on the magazine cover) 34, allegedly assaulted Quentin Morales while drunk at the Gastro Restaurant in Venn Street, Clapham, south west London, in July. read

A study of the jawbone and two teeth, which were found in South Ronaldsay, Scotland, suggests the man died when he was 50 or older sometime between AD120 and AD240. read

Lord Pannick told the Supreme Court that it was 'so obvious, so basic' that Theresa May does not have the power to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without MPs having a vote first. read

Michel Barnier insisted the UK will not be allowed to 'cherry pick' the best parts of membership - saying there will be no compromise on free movement rules within the single market. read

The Prime Minister invoked the colours of the union flag as she rejected criticism of her EU strategy - making clear that she will demand the 'right deal for Britain'. read

Once again Europe’s governing elites are struggling to come to terms with a political and financial earthquake after the Italian referendum, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK. read

Niall Ferguson said he was wrong to 'uncritically defend Cameron and Osborne' over the economic impact of Brexit and said he should have instead listened to 'people in pubs' over immigration. read

A masked man crouches down before beckoning his two companions forward down a darkened alleyway. The footage, filmed in Belfast, is being seen as a show of strength by the New IRA. read

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, believe it's because more sexually active adults are more likely to keep themselves trimmed down below. read

British swimmer Ben Hooper, 38, was stung by the jellyfish-like creature with potentially deadly tentacles a month into his swim from Dakar in Senegal to Natal in Brazil. read

By resigning today and forcing a leadership ballot, Len McCluskey, left, will be able to stay in charge of Unite until 2020 and beyond, allowing him to continue propping up 'the Corbyn project,' allies said. read

The 24-year-old victim was shot in the head execution-style as he got into his car in a quiet Fulham street where townhouses can fetch more than £3.5 million. read

A teenager selling her virginity to the highest bidder claims she has received an offer of £1.7million from a wealthy businessman. The parents of Aleexandra Khefren, 18, are disgusted at her plan. read

'The plane is totally out of control. ... And I think it's ridiculous,' Trump told reporters. 'I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money.' read

President-elect Donald Trump is considering billionaire Wall Street financier, Woody Johnson as his man in London. Johnson donated $100,000 to Trump's election campaign. read

Nichola Hart, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, says she was left 'very disappointed' to discover the £1 bag did not contain the letters 'L' and 'O', meaning she could not spell out 'Logan'. read

I-D magazine digital editor Steve Salter left for work from the home he shares with fashion writer Susie Lau in Seven Sisters, North London, at 10am yesterday, but he did not turn up at the office. read

Neighbours claim the sex workers, known as Lady Rosei and Lady Trixie, advertise the £300,000 property in Exeter, Devon, as the 'Milking Parlour' and the 'House of Kink' on a website for their services. read

Men have taken to Reddit to discuss the last thing that made them cry - from children's movies to family dramas - in a thread that has notched up almost 4,000 responses in less than 24 hours. read

Walker Sesay, 19, was sentenced for stabbing Che Labastide-Wellington, 17, through the heart outside of a 16-year-old girl's birthday party on November 7, 2015, in Harrow, northwest London. read

Computer game shop worker Nikki Willis, who is believed to be in her 20s, was found dead outside her home in Chelmsford, Essex, alongside a man who was believed to have been her boyfriend. read

Lea Ledesma, 48, gave 76-year-old Ali Huseyin blood meant for fellow patient Irfan Hussain, 37. He died within hours of the catastrophic blunder at the London Heart Hospital in May. read

She's one of the greatest living musical icons of our time - but Piers Morgan just cannot stick Madonna. read

Cannabis cafe Mellow Yellow was the first of its kind in Amsterdam, opening in 1967. Instead of celebrating its 50th birthday next year it will close its doors on January 1. read

The unnamed plane passenger was flying on a Ryanair Boeing 737 from Malaga to Bristol Airport when he looked out of the window and saw what appeared to be a levitating rod yesterday morning. read

Rajesh Patel, 54, became distracted while doing 56mph and smashed into a broken down Volvo truck which was carrying a full load of chopped iron and steel on the A46 near Coventry, West Midlands. read

Debbie Armstrong, 34, from Coventry, has been left incontinent after suffering a fourth degree perineal tear during labour in September 2010 and must now wear a colostomy bag for life. read

There's no point trying to fight the phenomenon that is the selfie; everyone and anyone is taking them...but sometimes they go a little beyond the pale when it comes to taste and decency. read

Like an advent calendar, the site will release a new game or activity each day. On Christmas Eve, Google's tracker will go live, allowing fans worldwide to follow Santa's progress from the North Pole. read

Big Brother star Chelsea Singh accused Catherine Ommanney of failing to finish a £75,000 makeover of his restaurant and bar in Windsor, Berkshire, two months after tweeting he'd hired her for the job. read

Rupert Murdoch's son James was complicit in authorising the deletion of emails when the News of the World hacking scandal emerged, a senior lawyer for alleged victims has claimed in the High Court. read

Scientists usually collect cosmic dust in the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Now, for the first time, the space debris has been found hidden in city dirt. read

Four Bank of England issued £5 polymer notes have been engraved with minute portraits of Jane Austen by Birmingham-based artist Graham Short and and gone into circulation. read

Shearer, the all time Premier League top goalscorer with 260 strikes, received the honour on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace from Prince William, who is also president of the FA. read

Aerial images have revealed remnants and wrecks from the Pacific conflict in the Second World War, scattered across the Solomon Islands and Northern Mariana Islands. read

London-based nutritionist Cassandra Barns says that you should ditch coffee a healthier alternative, such as matcha tea. Making the transition will provide you with a much needed energy boost. read

Serious collectors are willing to pay around £800 to £1,000 for the most iconic mobile phones but you can still make money even if your phone isn't that old with the iPhone 7 Plus going for £618. read

Tobacco causes epigenetic changes in the brain of a developing foetus which makes them more prone to trying new things, including cannabis, researchers from King's College London found. read

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The horrific reality of Polish mink farms has been laid bare by a whistle-blower who filmed the disgusting treatment of animals at his workplace in Masanów, Poland. read

The 28-year-old, who was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for her latest high-fashion shoot, looks stunning in the close-up photos featured on the cover of the magazine's January 2017 issue. read

Northrop Grumman has revealed its flying-wing tailsitter drone will take to the air in 2018 - and does not need a runway. Instead, it simply lands on its tail - a design first tested in the 1950s. read

Qandeel Baloch, 26, was found dead on July 15 in her home in Multan, Pakistan. Her brother, Waseem Mohammad Baloch, appeared in court today charged with her murder. read

Janis Patterson, 64, of Chilwell, Nottingham, said she contacted Broxtowe Borough Council and researched the law before she started flying her flags two months ago. read

The boy from Yantai had been playing on the floor when the toy was 'driven' under him. He was wearing open-crotch pants at the time, which allowed the toy to ram into his genitals. read

This is just another in the long line of brainteasers taking over the Internet. The latest puzzle comes from Playbuzz and asks you to see how quickly you can spot the hidden snake in between giraffes. read

The man who punched a kangaroo to save his beloved dog will keep his job as an elephant keeper at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, NSW, after video of the outback rumble went viral. read

Ben Staff, 35, of Norwich, used his reputation as an experienced PC to fleece victims out of tens of thousands of pounds through bogus building and property development deals. read

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the US is such a hit online that it beat Beyonce in Rollingstone.com's list of the best Instagram accounts of 2016. read

Forty-six percent of US citizens questioned in a Red Cross survey of 17,000 people said it was acceptable for the armed forces to torture enemy combatants to glean military information. read

Lawrence Burns (pictured), 26, from Cambridge, is accused of writing 140 Facebook posts on an alias account in which he is said to have stirred up racial hatred. read

The UK's teenagers are continuing to lag behind their peers in countries such as Singapore, Japan and tiny European nations when it comes to science, maths and reading, a major report has found. read

Witnesses claimed to have seen at least four vehicles travelling at high speeds and weaving in and out of traffic in north London moments before the 2013 accident. read

In its response to the Dame Janet Smith Review into sexual abuse at the BBC, the corporation said it would 'continue to do more' but that the attitudes to 'talent' in the past were no longer acceptable. read

Peter Noreiko, 67, from Troon in South Ayrshire, who followed his ex-wife Elaine Ferrie, 54, for nine months and repeatedly drove past her house has been spared jail. read

Rosemere do Nascimento Silva, of Sao Paulo in Brazil, was killed along with three others - the pilot, her brother and a photographer who was six months pregnant. read

Whether it's sleeping in for that little bit too long or leaving your umbrella behind on a rainy day, we've all had one of those days where everything seems to go wrong. These people know that feeling. read

Ten years ago former engineer Tod Kershaw turned his back on his comfortable life in California to go off-grid in the Appalachian mountains, where he forages for food. read

The incident, which occurred outside The Middlesbrough Empire, happened just in the early hours of Saturday morning. Several doormen can be seen laying into one man. read

A report from the Shanghai Consumer Council includes eight reports of iPhones spontaneously catching fire while being used or charged. read

Matt Wright, of Tiverton in Devon, was killed while flying a glider plane at Dartmoor Gliding Society on Sunday. He was an experienced pilot who made YouTube videos. read

DailyMail.com has obtained pictures showing the debris-strewn interior of the Oakland warehouse where 36 died last Friday. Its appalling conditions were called a fire trap by one tenant. read

Terrence Wallis (pictured), 74, claims he was out recording the speed of passing cars in Alderholt, Dorset, when he was suddenly surrounded by 24 officers with fully automatic assault rifles. read

University of Edinburgh astronomers have found that the pressure and temperature in the atmosphere of gaseous brown dwarfs is similar to Earth's and could host alien life. read

Nasa scientists celebrated at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California as Cassini crossed through the plane of Saturn's rings yesterday at 13:09 GMT (08:09 EST). read

Despite frantic efforts to save Tanzanian footballer Ismail Mrisho Khalfan, the teenager was declared dead before he reached hospital. read

Researchers from the University of Western Australia suggest that plants are capable of learning an association between the occurrence of one event and the anticipation of another. read

Brian Godwin had been ordered to offer more protection to dog walkers crossing his farm near Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire before Mike Porter was trampled to death. read

An infographic is offering art fans a visual tour of 16 locations including London, New York, Boston and Jerusalem featuring elusive artist Banksy’s powerful and distinctive graffiti murals. read

Subhan Khan, 19, from Solihull, West Midlands, was a 'strong swimmer' but died after getting into difficulties in the Aegean coastal resort of Altinkum in Turkey on May 18 this year. read

Care home worker Gavin Vitler, of Middleton, Greater Manchester, has been ordered to remove the garden set up in honour of his grandfather Malcolm, who died of cancer in 2011. read

A motorcycle cavalcade accompanied the coffins of Andrew Broadhead, 42, and daughter Kiera, eight, who died in the blaze at their home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on October 19. read

The hand controllers are designed to work with the Oculus Rift headset are on sale today from US, UK, Canada, France and Germany. read

The global updates are the latest in a set of tools and controls that the California-based app firm has been adding to make Instagram a safer and more enjoyable experience for everyone. read

The sheikh, who lives in Chelsea, west London, is thought to have been dispossessed and the cars impounded by enforcement officers in accordance with a High Court writ. read

Cheryl Grimmer was just three when she vanished from outside a beach shower block in Wollongong, New South Wales, 46 years ago and police have never been able to solve the mystery. read

London City Airport near Canary Wharf in East London had an average delay time of 67 minutes this morning after 43 flights were cancelled – making up 53 per cent of the total. read

The men were in Pype Hayes Park, Birmingham, having travelled from different parts of the country such as Leicestershire and East Sussex. read

Ellie Newton (pictured), from Yorkshire shared side by side photos of her as a 'normal teenager' and her with puffy eyes and messy hair in the depths of a dark depression. read

The chief assassin of Pablo Escobar has been robbed at gunpoint in the Colombian city of Medellin. Jewellery worth a 'fortune' were stolen from the man who has admitting to killing 300 people. read

Chicken George in Luton was named best takeaway restaurant at The British Takeaway Awards. Pictured: Ainsley Harriott (left) with Takeaway Chef of the Year Michael Springer (right). read

Holly Holden was due to start her £8.20-an-hour cleaning job at Morrisons in Brough, East Yorkshire, when she received a message telling her there was 'someone else in mind for the job'. read

Hayley Andrew, 38, of California, Derby, said she was told by Bishop Lonsdale Primary School, in Derby, that her 11-year-old son, Sonny Lake, had breached uniform rules with his haircut. read

The presidential office has denied a news report stating that South Korean President Park Geun-hye wasted more than 90 minutes getting her hair done during a 2014 ferry disaster. read

Nancy and Rita Holgate, from Middlesborough, now three months, were rushed back to hospital just four days after they were born. Doctors discovered their mother had inadvertently passed on her enterovirus. read

Footage shows the man, from Peckham, London, twisting left and right, back and forth, as he takes down the baddies while searching for his wife in a derelict mansion - in the game that is. read

From the beaches of the Cote D'Azur to the roof of the Paris opera house, the blockbuster movie Befikre - 'Carefree' in English - is filled with picture postcard scenes of France. read

The probability soars even higher after less than four hours sleep – making an accident 11.5 times more likely than compared to rested motorists. Fatigue is a major factor in crashes in the UK. read

A soldier who fought in the same platoon as Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan has said he should not get a pardon from outgoing President Obama for desertion. read

A handwritten letter believed to have been given to a young Prince William by the Queen is among several pieces of unique royal memorabilia set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. read

Cocker spaniel Wanda was born with her front legs almost back to front and after an operation didn't fix her she was bought a wheelchair to help her walk again. read

The Paris-based video sharing website is the latest to be targeted by cyber criminals. The site has acknowledged the global security breach and is advising users to reset their security details. read

In our final extract from the memoir of the Queen's cousin Margaret Rhodes, who has died aged 91, she recalls a high society childhood that makes Downton Abbey look positively modest. read

Christopher Worthsworth (pictured) is fighting the National Grid plans to link the proposed nuclear plant at Moorside in Cumbria, to the UK power network at the Heysham power station in Morecambe. read

Buzz Aldrin, who was the second man to walk on the moon, is recovering in a New Zealand hospital after he was evacuated from the South Pole last week when he became short of breath. read

Helen Marten, 31, based in London, has scooped the £25,000 cheque after winning this year's Turner Prize because judges were impressed with her collage which was made from cotton and eggs. read

Ghasi Ram, 37, flew into a rage and chopped off his manhood after coming home drunk and pestering wife Manjhri Devi for sex in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. read

Poland's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid to extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to the United States, where he faces sentencing over a decades-old case of statutory rape. read

The man, named locally as 56-year-old Weimar Becerra, is a well known showman from Cobija in Bolivia, and was taking part in an air show at his hometown when the tragedy occurred. read

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said the report 'rings true' to him and said the Government would press ahead with plans to improve English among new arrivals. read

In October the actress, 52, and her partner, set up a Go Fund Me page for treatment not available on the NHS, and she has now thanked fans for helping her to raise the money for alternative therapies. read

Amazingly, the rider escaped with only minor injuries following the smash on the A665 in Ardwick, close to Manchester city centre. read

Eva Mozes Kor, 82, who was subjected to twisted experiments in Auschwitz, has said she is sorry the court did not comply with her request to set Oscar Groening, 95, free after he was jailed last year. read

Little Oscar vanished after smelling a rabbit and bolting to find his prey during a walk with owner Sylvia Dean, 28, in Whelford, Gloucestershire. read

Professor Lesley Regan, the new president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said young women often think a layer of 'padding' will protect the baby. read

Jessica Ruston, from Southport, Merseyside, also has Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, a rare uncontrollable growth condition that affects one in 14,000 children. read

Edward Dee, 10, who was a pupil at Clifton Primary School in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, was rushed to hospital on Saturday before passing away from suspected meningitis the next day. read

Last year MailOnline told the story of Sylvia Kalibeela, 31, from Masindi, Uganda, went blind overnight and was banned from seeing her children. She has recently been reunited with them. read

Student Eric Monkman has become a firm favourite thanks to his intense expressions and very loud answers. And his latest University Challenge appearance didn't disappoint. read

Simone Gutsche, 34, says shocked sunbathers on the beach near Orlando, Florida frantically waved to her - but she thought they were just being friendly. read

Photos of the dormitory at Yunnan Forestry Vocational Technical College in Kunming were posted to Chinese social media sites on December 5, triggering heated debate online. read

British artists including Adele and the late David Bowie are expected to win big at the glittering awards, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12. read

In an alarming vision for workers, Mark Carney warned many UK jobs would be 'hollowed out' as huge technological advances meant roles could be automated instead. read

The high street supermarket won 60 medals at Britain's biggest blind wine tasting event - the International Wine Challenge. Morrisons came with 45 medals. read

What a strange thing it is to stand in a street in Britain asking someone if they know of a white family living in the neighbourhood, writes Neil Tweedie. read

A third generation British-born Muslim blames 'lazy benefit scrounges' from Eastern Europe for ruining his home in Sheffield while a 21-year-old security guard says immigration has got out of hand. read

The baker was upset that his branch in China didn't hit his £16,000 business goal. To show his remorse, he decided to crawl from his branch to another one in the city. read

The wave of shock results began with the Brexit vote in June, followed by Donald Trump winning the White House and Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigning over a constitutional referendum. read

Gemma Howard was due to pick up her youngsters Molly, four, and Oliver, six, after they had been with their father Chris Howard, 34, from Ashford in Kent - but they were not at home when she arrived. read

A doctor in China discovered a cockroach in a female patient's ear after she came in complaining of pain and discomfort. The insect was still alive and moved its legs during the inspection. read

Fans tuning into The Great American Baking Show fell head over heels for the 81-year-old baking doyenne's plummy accent. But ratings for the first episode of the ABC show still fell short, pulling in just 4.61million. read

Developed by a team at Washington University in St Louis, the artificial red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues and have already been shown to be effective in animal transfusions. read

Chris Grayling, pictured, announced plans for the first fully privatised railway line but faced criticism for pressing ahead with further privatisation and not sorting out the current chaos hitting the railways. read

A huntsman spider the size of a dinner plate has been spotted with a lizard dangling helplessly between its jaws outside a couple's dining room window in Queensland, Australia. read

The video shows a squadron of Kurdish fighters on the offensive against the terrorists as they continue to take over territory in the besieged city of Mosul, Iraq. read

A former teacher died after being exposed to asbestos in schools, a coroner has ruled. Sue Stephens, 68, worked as a teacher in Buckinghamshire for 30 years before retiring in 2008 to Crediton, Devon. read

A video emerged of an angry crowd of people confronting officers in Queens Square, Liverpool. Merseyside Police were accused of giving the three children, including a girl, rough treatment. read

Each year since 1989, the IceHotel365 has been built and rebuilt in the village of Jukkasjarvi, 200km north of the Arctic Circle and next to the shores of the Torne River. read

The four were arrested after Kulwinder Kaur, who was two months pregnant, was shot in the head while she performed as part of a dance troupe at a wedding in Punjab, India, on Saturday. read

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Greifswald, Germany, injected a tiny amount of hydrogen and heated it until it became plasma, effectively mimicking conditions inside the sun. read

The youngest child targeted with one of the weapons was just 12, according to shocking figures released under freedom of information rules. read

The laser-sighted weapons can hit two targets, or offer officers a second chance of incapacitating a suspect without reloading. read

A carer was filmed stealing money from her war veteran patient while she looked after him in his own home. Susan Pell, of Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire, stole a total of £50 from Peter Carpenter, of Spalding, Lincolnshire. read

If you don't recognise these sculptures, you are not alone. A bizarre sculpture garden in South Korea holds approximately 6,000 statues that are meant to be likenesses of notable figures. read

The incredible scene was spotted over St Petersburg and is the result of a rare phenomenon known as 'snow dogs'. These bright halos are created by light refracting through ice crystals in the air. read

Connie St Louis, who accused Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt of sexism in a row which cost him his job, has left her university post after claiming she was being 'bundled out'. read

Harry Wentworth-Stanley, 26, pictured, and three close friends will next week board a boat in the Canary Islands and set off for Antigua on a 3,000 rowing trip in memory of his late brother James. read

Jessica Bradford, from Gwent, Wales, was left infertile from chemotherapy and had her eggs frozen three years ago. In May, one of her embryos was inserted into Julie's womb. read

Shot in Peru, it shows an event at an unidentified school where two boys, aged around six, are partnered in dances with provocatively dressed young women. read

Gary Cody (pictured), 28, smuggled a phone into his cell to connect his console to Xbox Live at Ford Open Prison, near Arundel, West Sussex. read

Savannah West, from Hull, uses the revolutionary UpSee harness which allows her to experience the sensation of walking through being attached to her father, Richard's feet. read

CCTV footage shows the police officer entering the shop in Brazil as a regular customer, before being followed in seconds later by the robber. The officer pulls out his gun when the robber's back is turned. read

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The clip, taken from inside a car behind the cabbie on a busy street in Singapore, shows him leaning on his vehicle and clutching his head in agony before collapsing. read

CCTV managed to capture the driving mishap in Yangzhong City, China. The careless driver even knocked down a motorcyclist before falling into the river with his vehicle. read

Driving instructor Alan James, 63, of Reading, Berkshire, had grown misty-eyed at the idea of taking to the skies in the legendary fighter plane, and decided to build his own for £18,000. read

A video, believed to be filmed in the US, shows the woman lighting the firecrackers before they go off in a series of deafening explosions. Her boyfriend is seen running out of the smoke-filled room. read

Japanese firm Honda's latest concept car 'NeuV' comes with an emotional engine, which can react to its driver's conversations and emotions. Honda hopes that cars and drivers will form a social bond. read

The British Lions and Wales centre, 43, was with his wife Kate, 32, when she was hit at a pedestrian crossing in Verona, Northern Italy, where they have been living for a year after marrying in 2014. read

The exotic dancers appeared at the Christmas Market in Brest, western France before a guerrilla performance on several poles, including one on a children's merry-go-round. read

Mother-of-one Hannah Butler, 24, captured what appears to be a dark-haired girl dressed in white huddled by a tree during a ghost walk in Hessle, East Yorkshire. read

Sophie's mother, Sara Leigh, shared the animated video of Sophie opening the tickets on Twitter - and it quickly went viral after Little Mix shared the clip of their fan. read

Sales of the Apple Watch to consumers set a record during the first week of holiday shopping, and the current quarter is on track to be the best ever for the product,Tim Cook told Reuters. read

Ten alpacas guard thousands of turkeys from hungry foxes in Cookham, Berkshire. Owner of the farm, Tom Copas, brought in the alpacas as backup once he learned of their natural instinct to guard. read

CCTV footage showed how the female driver's error resulted in the vehicle rolling down a ramp and slamming into a wall at a car park in Chongqing, China, as she tried to catch up. read

Researchers at Stanford University crafted tiny goggles using lenses from human laser safety goggles, 3D-printed sockets and veterinary tape. read

After the 2014 disappearance of a child feared drowned Narges Ashtari, 28, became embroiled in a criminal case accused of manslaughter in India. She has now been found guilty. read

Keeley Johnson, 39, from Romford, is preparing to say goodbye to her one-year-old son Logan after he was diagnosed with the same neurological disorder that killed his sister Evelyn. read

Vice President Joe Biden has left the door open for a possible run for president in 2020, telling reporters in Washington on Monday that he is not ruling out a bid for the White House in another four years. read

It is unclear whether the foreign secretary was in his four-storey, £2.3million north London property when the flooding hit. The water is at a depth of two metres in the basements of homes in Islington. read

A Krispy Kreme doughnut contains 200 kcals - but three cocktails contain more than that. Pina coladas, white russians and Sex on the Beach should be avoided, says nutritionist Emma Clarke. read

Logan Sellers, from Bangor, Wales, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma after a lump developed behind his eye. But his condition has become so bad that he often turns down food. read

The footage shows the barber hammering on the meat cleaver as he gives his client a trim. It is not clear where the video was filmed, but the person who posted it online is based in Houston, Texas. read

A chilly elk was spotted trying to thaw himself out with steam from an exhaust pipe in southern Russia. At one point, it gets down on its knees to get up close and personal to the car's fumes. read

The clip shows Chris Linstrem, from Manchester, falling through the hole in the table after his friend successfully carried out the prank at a house party. read

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Police initially thought the attack on the 25-year-old in the town of Bellingwolde in the north-eastern part of the Netherlands was drugs-related. read

New pictures reveal just what Britain's busiest mince pie factory looks like. Park Cakes Bakery in Bolton makes 375 pies every minute for M&S, and it began making them way back in September. read

The video shows Eloise Lawrence, 22, from Braintree in Essex, letting her German Shephard Rottweiler Seppi have an Advent calendar treat - and his almighty strop when she refuses another. read

After she started taking the antidepressant drug SSRI escilatopram, Katinka Blackford Newman from London was unable to leave the house, read a book or hold a conversation. read

Photographers across the globe are taking pictures of doors and sharing them on social media. The so-called 'doortrait' has captured the imagination of Instagrammers from London to San Francisco. read

'Buona sera, Mr Farage. How woulda you like to be prime minister of Italy?' read

British photographer Anup Shah took these hilarious pictures during a trip to Tangkoko National Park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. read

The animal was spotted sprinting in the right-hand lane of the A454 near Bilston, West Midlands, by engineer Aaron Fellows. read

Rotherham artist Kevin Hill decided to build a smaller version of the famous spaceship (pictured) from scratch for a friend's Sci-fi convention in 2006 but he bit off more than he could chew. read

Remarkable footage has emerged of a boy showing off in a car park - the location of which is unclear - as he gets himself into some jaw-dropping positions. read