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Trains were stopped on the Central Line following reports of a man brandishing a blade at the busy Bank station this evening prompting commuters to be evacuated.

Felicity Wilcox, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, was shocked when she received an email warning that her artwork could see her sued by HBO for breach of copyright.

The 20-year-old rapist - named only as Amir A. in court - attacked the child at a swimming pool in Vienna. His victim was left with horrendous injuries and is still suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

The extraordinary assertion was made by an expert from the European Council on Foreign Relations, who said the foreign powers could collude to destabilise Germany ahead of next year's election.

TV channel France 2 went undercover in various areas with high Islamic populations in Paris to show how conservative Muslim men are enforcing social segregation in public spaces.

British children are also unaware of their size and four in ten who are either overweight or obese think they are 'about right', according to the findings of a major new NHS survey.

To make this holiday season a little less stressful, cleaning experts Hassle have compiled a list of crafty Christmas hacks to help keep your home clean and tidy.

From a woman eating her peas one at a time to somebody pronouncing 'coleslaw' as 'cold slaw', these are some of the most hilarious reasons people have broken up with their other halves.

Pamela Gower (pictured), from Hebburn in South Tyneside, died in September after falling 15,000ft to the ground. She had twice decided not to jump alone before the fatal fall.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A ceasefire deal has been struck between the pro-Syrian government forces and the rebels effectively ending the battle for Aleppo that has raged for many years.

Abu Abdallah al-Masri detonated a 12kg bomb targeting Cairo 's main Coptic Christian community killing six children and 19 adults, mostly women.

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry and Green leader Caroline Lucas have both urged the deployment of unmanned drones because of the risk of sending in aircrew.

The RMT's Mick Cash was blocked from joining a session at conciliation service Acas as the walkouts by drivers entered a second day, bringing all services to a halt.

The Prime Minister lashed out at the Labour leader as she dismissed the idea that Southern Rail strikes were motivated by safety fears.

Oxford University scientist Charles Michel says he's perfected cheese and crackers. He says the trick is to have six layers and cater for all five tastes, including umami.

Lisa Curtis, 48, is believed to have met the former England manager when he was a client of hers at Healing Hands Holistic Therapy in Maidenhead.

A damning new report has revealed Luke Jenkins, seven, died at Bristol Children's Hospital after a nurse walked off during cardiac arrest rather than pressing an emergency button.

Bryony Freestone, 19, from Northampton, was found washed up on a Koh Chang beach at 9am on August 14 while away in south-east Asia with friends.

Lorraine Burnett, 37, from Dunfermline, danced all night in heels, which doctors believe led to a devastating heel infection. Two years later, she was advised she would need a lower leg amputation

Harinder Kumar, 31, pictured, Talal Chowdhury, 30, Shaheen Ahmed, 33, and Mohammad Hasan, 37, were convicted of rigging English tests for more than 800 bogus overseas students.

The U.S. Marine Corps has suspended flights of its Osprey aircraft in Japan after one of the planes crash-landed off the coast of Okinawa, injuring five crew members.

Briton Michael Sandford, 20, has been jailed for 12 months by a Las Vegas court for trying to grab a policeman's gun at a Donald Trump rally in an alleged bid to kill the now US president-elect.

Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta became the victim of a cyber attack when he was sent an email claiming to be from Google in March saying he needed to change his password.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggested that Donald Trump could be Kennedy-esque, if the president-elect played his cards right.

The update, which allows people to share videos live through a tweet, will roll out worldwide over the next few weeks to anyone on Twitter with the latest Android and iOS updates.

Ben Emmerson, a senior QC, was suspended from his job on the inquiry at the time time the claims were made and he subsequently quit his post as senior counsel.

The 22-year-old (pictured) reality TV star was two-and-a-half times over the drink drive limit when he was arrested and spent the night in custody on August 15 this year.

The toymaker, which has its headquarters in Billund, Denmark, said the change was a reaction to the collapse in the value of the pound since the UK's vote to leave the EU in June.

Researchers from Warwick University and Imperial College London found giving overweight adults Modafinil, generally used to treat narcolepsy, helps to reduce impulsive behaviour.

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine, New York, found that even before cancer is diagnosed breakaway cancer cells head off to infiltrate other bodily organs.

Jayne Fisher, who was head of Sinn Fein's London office, is due to start working in the Labour leader's office in January, according to a Labour source.

A hilarious video shows father and daughter Rick Harnsberger and Holly Wolff, from Ohio, breaking out all kinds of moves as they take to the dancefloor on her wedding day - leaving guests wide-eyed.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, pictured, said it was vital that the re-opening of investigations into historical deaths in Ulster is proportionate and includes killings by terrorists.

The unmarked HGV gives officers a better vantage point to see people using their mobile phones at the wheel, but the truck has captured far more unusual crimes since going into operation in Devon.

Hairdresser Amy Merrifield (pictured), 21, and her older sister Rebecca, 24, went on the rampage at Goals five-a-side football centre in Dagenham, Essex, on January 16.

Google has released a list of the top 10 most searched for recipes online. Mid-week meals and tempting side dishes feature heavily while trendy foods don't rank at all.

Created by a team from the University of Koblenz-Landau, the Wikiwhere tool can be used to compare different language versions of the same article to see where the sources are from.

These are the shocking images of a driver using a mobile phone behind the wheel of their car in London while watching television on their tablet computer while stuck in heavy traffic.

Every year AFP, which has photographers around the globe, chooses a selection of their most powerful, moving, shocking or fascinating images, offering a look back at the highlights of the year.

Megan Wilson claims a man yelled at her and attacked her after she held up the check out line at Kroger in Memphis, Tennessee, but surveillance footage shows a different story.

According to one expert we should be washing our bras after every three to six wears. Putting off the laundry any longer than this will allow bacteria to build up, potentially causing acne breakouts.

Maya Rattab, eight-months, from Luton, Bedfordshire has hair the length of a bob that is washed and blow dried by parents Adam Rattab, 26 and Annabel Murchie, 28 every day.

Harvard researchers, who monitored nearly 25,000 teenagers aged 14 to 18 for two years, found 20 per cent of participants used their gadgets for more than five hours on an average school day.

Noel Hopkins, three, from Scotland shot to fame when his mother Laura shared a clip of him blaming a superhero on scrawling lipstick all over a mirror. He was treated to a surprise on This Morning.

The Prime Minister's barbed jibe at Boris Johnson came hours after he took a swipe at the Prime Minister by joking to ambassadors that she wears lederhosen.

Recent research has revealed the traditional Christmas dinner contains close to 6,000 calories - but nutritionist Dr Michelle Braude says it's not all bad for you.

A daredevil biker is being hunted by police after a video was posted online showing him pulling stunts on a school roof. The rider tried to do a trick from one level of the roof of Mascalls Academy in Kent.

Aiden Grimshaw, 25, from Blackpool, has been banned from driving for 20 months after he was caught at twice the drink-driving limit when he left a gig at his local golf club.

The Southend United striker is accused of being part of a telephone banking scam in February last year in which a vulnerable person was targeted.

The Wellcome Trust, the world's second biggest charitable foundation revealed one of its team earned the significant amount. This is believed to be Danny Truell, chief investment officer.

The service, offered by London's Meantime Brewery, costs £25,000 ($31,704). As part of the service, customers have their DNA analysed with a cheek swab.

Simon Halabi, 58, also called self-employed refuse collector Carl Thomas a 'peasant' and a 'monkey' as he picked up bin bags outside Annabel's in Mayfair.

The Duchess of Cornwall went into 'full grandmother mode' this afternoon as she invited youngsters with both serious and terminal illnesses into her home at Clarence House.

Today Kennecott, nestled in the south central Alaskan mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, is a derelict wooden shell, in a gradual state of decay.

Julie Cullen, 46, was left furious with the Oriental Garden restaurant in Cardiff after staff said her son Zyon did not qualify for the children's menu because he was over the 140cm limit for youngsters.

The vehicle hit a road sign outside the station (pictured) fatally injuring the 19-year-old driver at around 12.10am on Wednesday morning in Stevenage.

The children were photographed screaming, squirming and hiding when their parents brought them to meet Santa at Christmas fairs and shopping centres across the UK.

The mother-of-three explained that she wanted to take her 18-year-old daughter to a university interview that would require an overnight stay - but it would mean leaving her other children alone.

The incident occurred at the International Film Festival of Kerala. Last month, India's Supreme Court ruled the anthem must be played before a movie and audiences must stand.

Bill Cosby was back in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday where a judge was deciding whether or not to allow 13 of the women who have accused the actor of rape to testify against him.

The amount of taxpayers' money blown on the 'white elephant' on the island of St Helena could have funded more than 7,500 beds in England's crisis-hit social care sector.

The number of people out of work fell by 16,000 in October to 1.62million, leaving the UK unemployment rate at just 4.8 per cent - one of the lowest in Europe.

Not eating every alternate day can actually halt the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre found.

Thomas Laessing, 40, a maths teacher and head of tennis at the prestigious St Paul's School (pictured), south west London, harassed a teenage girl by phone and two others on social media.

Gemma Garfirth, 21, from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, suffers from the incurable sleep disorder - Kleine-Levin Syndrome. The disorder is believed to affect just 1,000 people worldwide.

Meg Alexander, 29, and Brett Greenhill were due to tie the knot in just ten weeks time when tragedy struck while at the beach in Naples, Florida, on December 3.

Jayne Sefton, 26, of New Brighton, Merseyside, was pregnant when she found out her twins had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. It is known to be fatal in 90 per cent of cases if left untreated.

The rare moment the rhinos started to fight was captured by senior field guide Wayne Howarth in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa during an evening game drive looking for a pride of lions.

Shoppers could not believe their eyes when they saw animal lover Rosemary Bean taking her beloved pet raccoon Rhara for a stroll in the centre of Cardiff.

Financial companies will activate contingency plans to shift operations to the continent if they are not reassured about access to the single market, a report is expected to warn.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made the comments in a speech about his war on drugs, which has seen police and unknown assailants kill thousands of people since he became leader.

A poll of 2,000 women in the UK revealed that the average woman will take eight hours to browse and select her outfit and make-up for each function - but only three and a half hours at the festive do itself.

A Portsmouth University study sheds light on the evolutionary purposes of orgasms, revealing the feelings act as positive reinforcement between partners and can, in turn, motivate our behavior.

The competition was organised by the British Society of Underwater Photographers, and the winners' gallery takes viewers on a fascinating wildlife tour of UK waters.

Spooky images of an abandoned theme park in West Virginia only tell half the story - six people died in horrific accidents in the jinxed theme park, built on the site of a Native American burial ground.

Gary Davy, 22, was playing the game on his Xbox in Peterborough when he noticed he kept getting killed by the same player - which was Kayleigh Hopgood, 22, from Grays, Essex.

Detective Chief Superintendent David Clark, who oversees the UK's national fraud reporting centre, accused shoppers of leaving their 'crown jewels' on display.

Photographer David Jenkins captured the heated moment two lions engaged in an aggressive play fight at Antelope Park in Zimbabwe, Africa - pawing at each other with their teeth bared.

Pictures show newborn babies at Christmas. And whether they're sleeping in Santa hats, pulling funny faces or snuggled in nappies and festive ensembles, Christmas doesn't get cuter than this.

A cheeky German Shepherd was filmed shoving a cat's face into some snow. Lindsay Roy-Bernatchez, of Canada, filmed her poor ginger cat, Kiwi, having his face pushed into the snow.