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Holding blow-up dolls, mile-high groping and stripping down to underwear: The passenger

From filthy bare feet invading a head rest to scantily clad couples groping each other in their seats, flying for many is challenging enough without having to share their trip with these passengers from hell. Holidaymakers have shared stomach-churning photos of some of the most shameless fliers in the sky with US-based Instagram account Passenger Shaming.

Former billionaire property tycoon 'hurled racist abuse at a bin man'

Simon Halabi, 58, pictured, allegedly shouted 'f*** off out the way you black c***' at Carl Thomas when the garbage truck stopped in the middle of the road to pick up rubbish bags outside Annabel's private members' club in London's Mayfair (inset). Halabi, who was once Britain's 12th richest man before declaring bankruptcy in 2010, also branded the 47 year-old West Indian a 'monkey' and a 'peasant' before shouting 'I own this road, I can do what I want', it is claimed.

Roger Freestone, 67, stayed with his wife Maureen, 65, as the flames ripped through the detached property in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, on March 28.

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It was revealed today that one of the notes was spent in the Square Cafe in Blackwood, south Wales at the end of last week.

A fake email purporting to be from the Seattle-based retail giant has been sent to thousands of users around the world. The email claims that there has been a problem with a recent order.

The ambitious hypersonic jet concept, which would also include brief suborbital trips to space on its flights, is the work of Juan Garcia Mansilla, an industrial designer based in Buenos Aires.

£148m lottery winner Gillian Bayford buys HOUSE for mother of severely disabled boy

Gillian Bayford and her ex-husband Adrian were among the EuroMillions' biggest ever winners after scooping the huge sum in 2012. After hearing that Jenny McMillan, a mother who runs a charity shop in her home town of Carnoustie, was in need of a home for her and her son Blake, Ms Bayford stepped in to help the family. Ms Bayford's estate agency has purchased a house very close to Ms McMillan's shop and the lottery winner is paying for adaptations to allow Ms McMillan to be near her four-year-old boy.

If you're hoping to retire comfortably some day, there's one move you can make now that will virtually guarantee it: Save an hour a day of your income, according to financial expert David Bach.

Royal Mail has today admitted the service is placed under so much strain during December, almost half of all post sent via first class will fail to arrive the next day.

Lilibeth Ambler-Lomax was last seen by her father at Huddersfield railway station in West Yorkshire yesterday. The girl was due to get a train to York after visiting her father, but failed to return home.

Brooklyn Beckham, 17, is red faced as his £37,615 Mercedes C-class receives its FOURTH

Brooklyn Beckham was left red faced on Monday afternoon after receiving his fourth parking ticket in two months. The teenager was seen retrieving the familiar looking ticket from the windscreen  of his £37,615 Mercedes C-class following a day out with friends in north London. The ticket is Brooklyn's fourth in total and his second in little more than a month after parking in the same leafy suburb.

In a one-hour TV special to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), presenter Phillip Schofield will be interviewing the charity's founder, Prince Philip.

No 10 today refused to comment on 'speculation' but said the biggest number of problems with social care were concentrated in a handful of poorly performing local authorities.

Nigel McGrath, 45, was found hanged at his isolated farmhouse in west Wales and his partner Tracy Cockrell was dead on the sofa, having been strangled.

Battersea Ferrari crash injures six people after car smashes into pedestrians

Six people have been injured and one thrown off a bridge onto a car below after a Ferrari mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, eyewitnesses claim. The red sports car is said to have sent at least one of the pedestrians 'flying over the railings' of a bridge just yards from Battersea Dogs' Home in south-west London. Witnesses say the 2015 Ferrari 458 may have been racing a Range Rover shortly before the collision at around 10.30am this morning. Barmaid Zoe Saxby, who works at a pub just yards from the scene, said: 'Apparently the car involved was racing with a Range Rover and knocked someone flying off the bridge, and they landed on a car below.'

Ronan Costello, 17, died three days after the collision, which took place during the first half of an under 19s rugby match at the Dram Centre, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on June 11.

Forest Hill Station knifeman shouting ‘kill all Muslims’ stabs a man

Eyewitnesses said officers had been called to arrest a suspect after at least one person was attacked. British Transport Police were unable to give any more details, saying: 'Officers are currently at Forest Hill railway station, Lewisham, following reports of a serious assault.' A BTP spokeswoman said: 'We were called at 1.18pm to Forest Hill railway station following reports of a serious assault. At this stage we understand that there is one person who has been injured. We are still there at the moment.'

Mumtaz Member, 56, was found dead by police a year ago today at her house in Leicester with 'brutal' head injuries - and her family have told of going through a 'horrific experience'.

Four men from Derby aged 22, 27, 35 and 36, a man, 27, from Burton upon Trent and a woman from London have all been arrested on suspicion of engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism.

Malak Al Shehri to be lashed over sharing picture of herself without hijab in Riyadh

A woman who received death threats after going out without her abaya in Saudi Arabia has been arrested and now faces being lashed. The woman, who has been identified as Malak Al Shehri, shared a photograph of herself without a hijab or abaya - a traditional body covering - on a street in the capital city of Riyadh. The ultra-conservative Muslim country enforces a strict dress code for women in public, banned them from driving and prohibits the mixing of sexes.

Khloé, 32, has treated fans to a 'natural' guide to ditching hangovers - extolling the virtues of drinking lemon tea and doing exercise, which she says will let you 'get s*** done the next day.'

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Hobson, head of London-based Healthspan Nutrition, says fats take longer to be digested and prevent blood sugar levels from dropping quickly, which can cause a hangover.

Dr Lisa Ackerley, Hygiene Doctor and Dettol Expert, reveals that if you don't wash your sheets weekly, you could be putting yourself at risk of serious viruses and infections.

The guidance in a document on 'increasing participation in women and girls' football' was spotted by Carol Hughes, deputy headmistress of Lumley Junior School in County Durham.

Bored Panda reveals how to fix faulty items instead of throwing them away

If something breaks, you don't automatically have to throw it away. These geniuses have found unique ways to fix their broken items - with an added twist. From mugs with the handle missing (far left) to a cracked mobile phone case (second from left), graffiti on the walls (second from right) and a torn sofa (far right), there are ways in which you can give your broken items a bit of a re-vamp. You might even leave them looking better than before.

India vs England cricket Test match sees Madeleine McCann and Adam Johnson jokes on screen

England cricket fans have sparked controversy by hijacking a stadium scoreboard in India to post tasteless messages about Adam Johnson, Madeleine McCann and Josef Fritzl. Those watching the fourth Test match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai were invited to send messages of support for their team that were then displayed on the giant screen. But soon sick jokes began to appear that were visible to thousands of spectators inside the stadium.

Local councils' - which fund contraception through their public health budget - will face a cut of £800million over six years. Experts warn it could lead to an increase of women seeking abortions.

The bacteria, found in New Mexico, developed the resistance through chemical warfare with other bacteria. Ohio University says the superbug may lead to new methods for fighting resistance.

'Getting a bit sick of seeing them in their underwear!' Little Mix suffer social media backlash after stripping off for raunchy X Factor final performance

They enjoyed a triumphant return to The X Factor on Sunday evening, five years after becoming what is still the one and only group to win the long-running talent show. But despite their enduring popularity Little Mix have once again been criticised for sporting skimpy, provocative stage costumes during their performance at Wembley Arena on Sunday evening. The girl group delighted fans with back to back performances of Charlie Puth collaboration Oops and forthcoming single Touch as contestant Matt Terry became the sixteenth winner of the ITV juggernaut.

Crime scene cleaner Josh Marsden talks of what he encounters when called by authorities

When you are confronted with blood-splatted walls, dead animals and murder scenes a strong stomach is a must when you apply to become a crime scene cleaner (left). Josh Marsden, managing director of Australian Forensic Cleaning, started his own commercial cleaning business more than 10 years ago, before he opened his own biohazard and trauma crime cleaning business. When Mr Marsden first got into crime scene cleaning it wasn't dealing with the meth labs, grisly crime scenes or unbelievable messes left by hoarders that struck him. 'My first reaction was how do you get rid of that smell. The first job we did was getting rid of the smell,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'That is the hardest part of the job. The gruesome and graphic scenes do not bother you, it is a prerequisite to the job and most people that apply have a background in the death industries or the police force so it is second nature.'

A new study of North Sea waters finds that climate change is driving cold-water species such as cod out. These species are then bring replaced by warm-water species such as squid.

If you're dreading your office Christmas party this year then you might not want to read these. From wearing the same outfit as the waiters to not even being invited, these are the best office party fails.

Michael Boothman, pictured, lost control of his delivery truck in Lincolnshire in January, having taken a corner too quickly, crashing into Brian Dickenson, 82 and his wife Ruth, 77.

Gloucestershire Police issued the alert to help find Elizabeth Manley, 49, who had last been seen in Cambridge on Saturday, but many people criticised the reference to her as 'chubby'.

Sandra Barclay talks about husband's death at Switzerland's Dignitas clinic on This

Sandra Barclay, 67, (far left) revealed for the first time the last words she and her husband Andrew, 65, (left and with Sandra) shared before he chose to die at Switzerland's Dignitas clinic. The emotional interview had viewers watching at home in tears as they praised her for being so honest and composed about her husband's decision to die with dignity. (Inset) The couple on their wedding day in 1974.

Woman left with huge bill after Plenty of Fish date eats expensive meal

Diane Guilmette, from L.A., had joined dating website Plenty of Fish when she received a 'very flattering' message from a man police later identified as Paul Gonzales. She agreed to meet up with Gonzales and the pair arranged to go to a fancy restaurant. He ordered plenty of food, and several glasses of wine as they sat chatting on their first date. It was all going well, or so Guilmette thought, until Gonzales went outside ostensibly to make a phone call. He never came back.

Singletons have revealed the heartbreaking responses they received after saying 'I love you' on Reddit - with one poor man being met with the reply, 'That's unfortunate'.

Parents are sharing their excited youngsters' missives to the man in red on social media - and they're not all PlayStations and Hatchimals. One wrote to ask Santa to help make sick children better.

Karen Kujawa, from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, lost her daughter Elizabeth Buckley when a 'petrol head' on a first date tried to impress the teenager and lost control of his Toyota at speeds of 60mph.

Nineteen players from Chapecoense were among the 71 killed when their plane crashed down on its way from Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Medellin, Colombia last month.

Is this Britain's toughest school run? Furious mother films her daughter getting STUCK in deep mud after council ordered her to take a three-mile walk to school 

Mother Julie Hewitt, 39, claims she is entitled to a subsidy for her petrol money to drive daughter Connie to school because they live more than three miles away in Bodmin, Cornwall. But a cost-cutting council has insisted there is a shorter cross-country route measuring 2.7 miles that the youngster can walk. She appealed against the refusal by filming the mud-clogged 'short cut' which runs past a dairy farm and along overgrown lanes. It has just four street lights and she said it was too dangerous and challenging for her daughter who suffers from asthma. The mother-of-four who works full-time running her own family farm, posted her video of the walk on Facebook in a bid to change the council's mind.

Lauren Atkinson, pictured, was found dead in her hotel room after taking the party drug after attending a sell-out rave with girlfriends in Manchester.

'Ghost trains' are scheduled passenger trains that are nearly empty, and run very infrequently and inconsistently, at strange hours. They operate to keep lines open.

Kris Murie (pictured) is a huge Molton Brown fan s and he agreed to test his favourite toiletry brand against the Aldi equivalent in a new episode of Supershoppers do Christmas.

From not being proposed to with a ring to lack of holidays together, India Kang shares the questions you should be asking yourself to figure out whether your engagement was premature.

Frosties to Skittles among products where over half the packaging is air

A consumer watchdog in Germany has slammed food companies who fill their packaging with air and 'grossly mislead' customers. One of the 12 food packs which was tested and found to contain large amounts of air was Kellogg's Frosties (pictured, left), which have long been marketed with adverts in which Tony the Tiger shouts: 'They'rrrrre grrrreat.' Other products which consumers felt 'tricked' by included Skittles (bottom right) while consumer watchdog spokesman Armin Valet said he noticed double bottoms and thick packaging on three cosmetic products (top right), designed to make products seem bigger from the outside.

Sherlock fans were sent into a frenzy today when the name of John and Mary Watson's newborn daughter was revealed in the births, marriages and deaths register of the Daily Telegraph.

Benedict Cumberbatch's titular character is shown in various states of unease and stress as the villainous Toby Jones taunts him with the threat of his darkest secrets being unleashed on his friends.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde goes on trial over ‘negligent’ £338million state payout to

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde went on trial today, accused of negligence for allowing the French government to give Adidas tycoon Bernard Tapie a £338million bailout. Lagarde, (pictured), faces up to a year in prison if convicted of the charge, which dates from 2008, when she was France's finance minister under President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde's trial and possible conviction may affect her ability to remain the head of the IMF.

Crewe Alexandra have confirmed that Dario Gradi has been suspended by the Football Association following claims he 'smoothed over' a complaint of child sex abuse.

The footballers, including the majority of the England team, are using the legal loophole to avoid tax on 'image rights' paid to them by their clubs, including Ander Herrera of Manchester United.

Adam McCalmont, 16, from Coleraine, Northern Ireland, was diagnosed with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma - a rare form of bone cancer - after complaining of a dull ache in his jaw.

Researchers from the University of Zurch, Switzerland, have found 90 per cent of a new strain of syphilis samples they analysed were resistant to antibiotics.

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'It was like a scene from the Wild West': Gang of men attack a takeaway outlet using a HAMMER in broad daylight

Footage taken from inside the takeaway appears to show a man throwing an object at a vehicle on Killinghall Road in Bradford, West Yorkshire, before a gang chased a man into a takeaway. One of the gang pulled out a hammer and started to smash the door and window using the tool. Later in the disturbing video, a man attacked a BMW with a hammer and smashed the passenger's window. Police are now urging witnesses and members of the gang to come forward following the shocking incident.

The research comes from Northeastern University in Boston, and suggests that people can achieve success at any point in their careers - and achieve it repeatedly - as long as they keep trying.

The procedure works by removing the vitreous gel that sits between the eye's lens and retina, and replacing it with saline solution, researchers from the University of Washington, found.

As the doctor in the unnamed clinic, believed to be in Australia, pulls several feet of the parasitic worm from the horrified man's right nostril with a pair of tweezers, he moans in pain.

Lawyers will argue Sgt Alexander Blackman, imprisoned for murder for shooting a wounded insurgent in Afghanistan, deserves to be granted bail and reunited with his family.

The donation to the Strategic Climate Fund, set up by George W Bush in 2008, pictured, was agreed so the Government can can meet its pledge to spend 0.7% of national income on foreign aid.

One concerned future parent has taken to parenting forum Mumsnet to say that she doesn't want to lie to her children about Santa. She has since received a barrage of abuse for her question.

Taking the daily tablets for at least two years reduced the risk of Alzheimer's by 15 per cent for women, researchers from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, found.

Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan has threatened a world war if Donald Trump provokes the nation and warned it could lead to the 'destruction' of Israel and small Gulf Arab states.

Barnaby Cork, four, died on the way to hospital after suffering severe head injuries caused by the collision at Thame Leisure Centre in Oxfordshire. His parents described the boy as their 'world'.

The skeleton of an allosauraus called Kan, that dates back to around 153 million-years-ago, fetched £1 million (€1.1 million or $1.2 million) at the Aguttes auction house in Lyon.

Just hours earlier a burst main had left this London suburb submerged under 3ft of water, But the clean-up in Stoke Newington was in full swing today as people returned to their homes and businesses.

Terrifying moment a family dog turns on a three-year-old boy who is playing with him and savagely mauls him as he desperately tries to escape 

The angry hound left three-year-old Marco Slabbert with hand and leg injuries after it attacked the youngster while he was playing in his family's garden in Hennenman, South Africa. Picked up by the family's CCTV camera, the dog leaps onto Marco and knocks him to the ground before biting at his arms and legs. Marco can be seen kicking furiously as he tries to escape the ferocious attack but the animal is too strong for him. Eventually the hound is scared away by the family's maid, who rushes Marco inside his house.

Stefano Brizzi invited PC Gordon Semple to his south London flat in April after the pair met on the gay dating app. He then strangled the 59-year-old and attempted to dispose of the body.

Politicians lined up to urge ministers to step in to prevent the mogul consolidating his grip on the media during an urgent question debate in parliament today.

Lesley Hazeldine, 48, from Knaphill, Surrey, says she nicknamed the Hotpoint washer/dryer Danny Dryer after realising that the spin cycle made a noise that sounded just like someone spoiling for a fight.

A politician has controversially voiced her backing for Sharia Law being introduced in Europe, calling it 'absolutely compatible' with current legislation.

The call will still be up to providers, meaning Apple and Google, as to which country flags are offered, but they could make an appearance worldwide in the first half of next year.

A family is calling for an inquiry after a man was wrongly pronounced dead after a car accident and spent two days alive in a mortuary fridge, only to die hours after his pulse was discovered.

Eric Schmitt-Matzen, 60, was called by a nurse to come to the Tennessee hospital right away, where the boy asked if Santa could help save him. Before he could answer, the boy passed away.

Katha was Eric Blair's last posting in the Imperial Police before he returned to England in 1927, adopted the name Orwell and launched a powerful writing career. Pictured is his former house.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said work was under way to eradicate "inappropriate out of area placements" over the next five years

Most of the patients are teenagers and young adults who have been transferred into residential care units in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Mystery surrounds giant shaggy barnacle-covered object in New Zealand beach

A giant alien-like object covered in barnacles that washed up on Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, has locals baffled with suggestions including a Maori canoe, a monster from the 1980s television series Under the Mountain, a shipwreck, artwork, a Caribbean walrus, a Rastafarian whale or an alien time capsule. In reality it was most likely a large piece of driftwood covered in what appeared to be gooseneck barnacles.

Researchers from Warwick University claim that powerful winds of rubies and sapphires are striking HAT-P-7b - a planet sixteen times larger than Earth.

Research from the University of Versailles Saint Quentin shows that the unexpected - and largely unexplained - increase on methane was especially sharp in 2014 and 2015.

Astronomers have spotted gases in three dark rings around a distant star for the first time (pictured). The rings mark spaces where planets are thought to have formed.

An expert at the University College London says Earth is due for another ice age, but with increased greenhouse gases caused by humans, our planet may not experience one for a very long time.

Cologne will have 1,500 police officers on the ground at the city's New Year's Eve celebration this year. In 2015, there were 600 reports of women sexually assaulted by migrant men at the event.

A Moroccan asylum seeker allegedly followed a woman into the toilet of a nightclub in Germany and raped her when she rejected his advances. The incident happened in the Bar 99 Cent, in Hamburg.

Festive brainteaser features a dolly hidden among the children's Christmas toys

The latest brainteaser wants you to try and spot the children's toy hidden among the teddies, dinosaurs, trains, cars and spaceships. In this eye-popping puzzle there is a solitary doll that is waiting to be found. So how long did it take you to spot her?

These new photos show the faces of survivors of the Nanjing Massacre 79 years after the bloodbath in 1937. Survivors told how they lived through the horrors and how it changed their lives.

The Syrian army says it has gained control of 98% of eastern Aleppo, leaving only a tiny enclave packed with rebels and civilians. Zakaria Malahifji, a rebel, said: 'The situation is extremely difficult today'.

Boxing Day opening hours are to be discussed by MPs this evening after an online petition calling for shops to be shut the day after Christmas hit 229,675 signatures.

The party of populist anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders is now the most popular party in Holland after he was found guilty of discrimination against Moroccans last week.

President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that Venezuela's largest bank note would be defunct. Citizens rushed to cash machines and only have ten days to exchange their £100-bolivar bills.

Documents uncovered by the Daily Mail reveal that the huge sums, paid by the Ministry of Defence since 2004, include individual payments of more than half a million pounds.

Sports reporter Gabby Logan, 43, daughter of football manager Terry Yorath, is one of only a handful of female sports journalists to break into television, rising to present Match Of The Day.

People reveal the WORST Secret Santa presents they have ever received

Secret Santa is supposed to induce festive spirit, but some disgruntled office workers have taken to social media to vent their disappointment after receiving what are sure to be the worst Secret Santa gifts ever. One employee received a DIY Taylor Swift CD and a single used sock (left), while another was given a box of coal (inset). Some people appeared to take the exchanging of gifts as a chance to make a not-so-subtle dig at their colleague, with one person receiving a book on how to
'tone-up' for dummies and a measuring tape (right).

New findings from Nasa researchers were announced at the International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco last week and suggest self-healing chips could combat radiation.

Study the aircraft, dress like a celebrity and never order a 'special' meal - these are the top ten cheats for Australian passengers hoping to score a first-class upgrade on a flight. 

Astrobiologists at the Blue Marble Institute of Space Science in Seattle believe that despite Proxima b being in the right place for life, the planet's magnetic shield could scupper any chance of finding it.

A team of psychologists, including researchers from the University of Warwick, say their findings reinforce the importance of teaching people just how changeable their memory really is (stock image)

Rachid Nejjar, 71, of Casablanca, Morocco, allegedly crept up behind four young women watching the ceremony at The Royal Mews outside Buckingham Palace in London.

Egypt's Coptic Christian community held a funeral service today for 24 Christians killed as they worshipped by a bomb at a chapel next to the faith's main cathedral in Cairo.

Heroic fireman Costache Mugurel had just rescued the dog's 51-year-old owner from a burning building on December 9 in Pitesti near Bucharest, Romania, when he gave it life-saving treatment.

A prominent Australian psychic has predicted emotionally charged behaviour during the third supermoon in as many months that will impact our relationships and Christmas shopping.

Heartwarming moment staff in a US store chip in to buy a $300 WiiU for boy who came every day to play on a free demonstration model 

A video posted on YouTube shows a Best Buy employee in Valley Stream, Long Island, walking up to the boy and handing him the brand-new console in a box (right), telling him it would be an early Christmas present. The young customer, who was inside the location playing on the demonstration model (left), was left too stunned to grab it at first. The WiiU, sold at Best Buy as part of a set that also includes a Mario Kart game, is worth $300. The boy, according to a man who shared a clip of the moment, has two loving parents who couldn't afford to buy him one.

YouTube star Zoella, 26, from Brighton, has revealed that she has been accused of faking her anxiety in order to 'boost subscribers'. She says that she has also been called 'too skinny' by some viewers.

Sandra, a mother from Perth wrote a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post advertising that she was giving her 'hormonal teenage' daughter away to a free home has gone viral.

The man, from north-east China, presented his unique hairstyle in snow at a clip posted by People's Daily. Thousands of Chinese online users made fun of his hilarious fringe style.

A driver broke both his legs when he was run over by his own car during a trip to the beach. The car went so far under the sea at Penmaenmawr, near Conwy, North Wales, only the roof was showing.

The average weight of adult reindeer on Svalbard, a chain of islands north of Norway, has fallen to 48 kg (106 lb) from 55 kg (121 lb) in the 1990s as temperatures rise.

In Iran giving someone the thumbs up is the equivalent of the middle finger in the UK. Redditors reveal the things they say and do that are acceptable in the West but frowned upon elsewhere.

Sugar heiress Angela Lyle's former mansion Glaspant Manor goes on market for £1m

A manor house used as a hideaway by musicians including Freddie Mercury, inset right, and Ozzy Osbourne, left, of Black Sabbath, is up for sale for £1million. The artists wrote and rehearsed at the the historic manor, top left, owned by sugar heiress Angela Lyle in the 1970s - using its remote setting in the rolling Welsh hills for artistic inspiration, while enjoying their hosts hospitality in the comfortable rooms of Glaspant Manor, pictured. The on-site studio is where Genesis made their final album with Peter Gabriel The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in 1974.

When approached in Texas, US, the snake began to squirm vigorously to get away but, realising it can't, it stopped dead, mouth gaping and contorts its neck to appear as if it is broken.

The object appeared as the Miami Observatory in Florida streamed a live feed of the moon's surface earlier this month. Conspiracy theorists claim the rough edges show it is a UFO.

In the shocking dashcam footage, a white Volkswagen Up can be seen travelling towards oncoming traffic just off junction nine of the M53 motorway near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

A German doctor's vacant home and surgery was left behind, filled with spooky belongings and surgical equipment. Urologist Doctor Klaus Kraft died in 1988 and his home was left to rot.

Vladimir Bukovsky, 74, pictured, would 'constantly' download indecent material of children, with a particular emphasis on young boys, over a 15 year period, Cambridge Crown Court heard.

The chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust believes up to 12,000 people are dying each year as a result of superbugs - more than double the number which was released by the Government.

Quora users shared some of the most mind-boggling facts about the UK and MailOnline Travel has selected some of the lesser known nuggets on tourist attractions, tea consumption and conflict.

The shocking dashcam footage, which was taken on the M11 near London, shows vehicles swerving to desperately avoid the van, which was straddled across two lanes.

The brown bear tears across trees and undergrowth in the Russian wilderness as it charges at the group of hunters, before it is brutally cut down by their rifles.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said work was under way to eradicate "inappropriate out of area placements" over the next five years

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the NHS bed shortage was 'unacceptable' and work was under way to eradicate 'inappropriate placements' over the next five years.

Stuart Barry, 45, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, told an elderly couple his son had been selected to pay for the Welsh national youth team but needed to raise funds to take part in a tour.

Debt collector gets more than he bargains for when digger driver jumps into his huge machine and FLIPS over his car in anger 

Video footage shows a man in silver car, believed to be a debt collector, reversing his vehicle in a yard in Israel before and angry worker jumps into a digger and uses it to flip the vehicle over. In the video, it appears an argument breaks out and a man runs back towards the giant yellow digger which is parked just metres away. He then quickly turns the machine around and heads towards the man - who is standing right next to his vehicle. The digger driver then flips the car over - to the amusement of the person recording the video from a distance. The man in the digger then drives off, leaving the silver vehicle upside down with the bemused motorist standing right next to it.

A man dices with death as he plays chicken with an oncoming train along a line in Poland. Incredibly, instead of leaping across the track he simply hops over the rail and misses the carriage by seconds.

Engineers at Cornell University in New York have looked to a different approach for robotic sensation, incorporating stretchable sensors which use light to carry signals.

Keith Lewin, 59, pictured, from Lancashire, suffered with back pain since his childhood, but his issues spiralled out of control in middle age and led to a devastating diagnosis in 2012.

 

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I'm the mane attraction round here! Lion comes face-to-face with toddler dressed as a cub in adorable video 

Incredible footage shows baby Aryeh high fiving a magnificent male lion from behind the glass of its enclosure at Zoo Atlanta, in the US. His godfather said: 'The lions were immediately interested in our little lion cub, and it wasn't long before they couldn't stand their curiosity any longer and came right up to the glass. Aryeh was completely unfazed and interacted with the lions for a few minutes.'

Professional competitive eater Emma Dalton, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, put outstanding effort into the challenge which saw her polish off more than 3kg of the veg in just 36 minutes.

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'Britain's best decorated Christmas house' owners spent four months decorating

Sheila Gill, 76, and John Reynolds, 72, (pictured centre) from Newport in south Wales have spent thousands of pounds perfecting their festive display to raise money for charity. And their house has been called one of the 'best decorated in Europe' for its light show - which they started putting together back in August. In fact their home has even been compared to the Christmas film Deck the Halls starring Danny DeVito - where he tries to adorn his house with so many lights it can be seen from space.

David Blount Jr, 28, blasted himself with a hunting rifle just before a deer shoot in Montgomery, Texas, on November 19 this year. The plumber and father-of-one may never regain feeling in his arm.

A mysterious 50p coin which is rarer than the much publicised Kew Gardens one has seen its value soar in recent months as numismatists cotton on to how few were minted.

North Korean guard tries an e-cig after he thought it was a bomb

A baffled North Korean border railway guard took his first puff of an electronic cigarette that he confiscated from British tourist Del Dinsdale (inset). The official thought the e-cig was a 'bomb' but gave it a try once Mr Dinsdale explained it was a vapour cigarette. Strict rules in the communist country means tourists are usually forbidden from taking photos of officials but the guard was so amazed that he happily posed for photos.

   

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