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Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead by gunman in Ankara art exhibition

Russia's ambassador to Turkey has been shot dead while visiting an art exhibition in the capital, Ankara. Andrey Karlov (pictured, inset) was about to give a speech at an art exhibition when a gunman screaming about Aleppo started firing. The attack came after days of protests in Turkey over Russia's role in Syria. Turkish authorities say the gunman (pictured) was later 'neutralised'. A shocking video of the incident has since emerged.

Met police to pay out £15k to man who was ARRESTED after giving CPR to gun shot victim

Nathan O'Brien (left), 23, of Woolwich, South East London, performed CPR on Marcus Innocent (right), 35, after he was shot twice. The trained first-aider spent more than two hours with the victim who had been shot for 'no reason' by a gang in a case of mistaken identity four years ago. But Mr O'Brien was then arrested on suspicion of murdering Mr Innocent. Now, following a four-year legal battle, he has finally received a letter of apology (centre) from the Metropolitan Police and a thank you for trying to save the victim's life. The former youth worker admitted he was friends with the victim and has a criminal record but insisted he was not involved in the shooting.

Prince William appeared to fluff his lines at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards last night. The royal told a bemused-looking Michael Phelps his medals: 'pale into sheer superhuman history.'

Kate Hunter, of Wetherby, West Yorkshire, was last seen on Friday at 6pm. Her older sister Natalie Horner posted an appeal on Facebook yesterday which has since been shared 10,000 times.

Ralph Clarke has been jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for 13 years for committing a string of sex offences against three young children in the 1970s and 1980s.

John Irwin, 77, who had terminal cancer, hit his wife Jean, 83, on the head with a hammer while she slept in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight before strangling her with a scarf.

Daniel Beacock, 43, from Scunthorpe, posted a photo to Facebook (pictured) just hours before he was handed a four-month prison sentenced for putting a flight in 'jeopardy'.

The 23-year-old victim has been named online as Abraham Ismail after his friend set up a crowdfunding page to give him a 'send off he deserves' and to raise money for his funeral.

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An article published in Katie Hopkins' column on 23 December 2015 ('Just because Britain's border security is a Mickey Mouse operation you can't blame America for not letting this lot travel to Disneyland - I wouldn't either') suggested that Mohammed Tariq Mahmood and his brother, Mohammed Zahid Mahmood, are extremists with links to Al Qaeda.

Slimming World consultant stunned byschool claim her son, five, is OVERWEIGHT

Gemma Bateman, 32, was shocked when she was warned her son Casey had fallen into the 'overweight' bracket after having his height and weight measured. The results came during a controversial Government-run health assessment at his primary school in Nottingham in a bid to crackdown on childhood obesity. Sports-mad Casey, who is 3.6ft and weighs 3.6 stone, was classed as fat despite going swimming, dancing and kickboxing every week. The youngster, who attends Warren Hill Primary School, was measured last month - and the results put his BMI in the top percentile for children of his age. Mrs Bateman, of Top Valley, Nottinghamshire, said: 'The letter said he is overweight for his age, height and sex and that's it.'

A Bulgarian who allegedly kicked a woman down the stairs at an underground station in Berlin has been arrested after complaining loudly on a coach about a fellow passenger using a mobile phone.

The 11 per cent increase in 999 calls was partly blamed on Britain's growing population. Christmas and New Year is the busiest time of the year for the emergency services.

Robert Smith, 76, was jailed for 20 years in 2006 by Leeds Crown Court after he admitted abusing more than 20 children over a 30-year period. However, now he is set for release before Christmas.

The band, called Yegna, are being funded by the UK taxpayer as part of a project to 'empower young women in Ethiopia through music', although critics have warned the cash may be wasted.

Sainsbury's said a lightly bubbled French Cremant de Loire NV, which it started selling for £9 last month, is flying off the shelves and it expects to sell 40% more than originally forecast.

As he prepares to spend his first Christmas behind bars, the £60,000-a-week England footballer spent 45 minutes with his daughter Ayla and former girlfriend, Stacey Flounders.

Interview with Esther and Gideon Roseman whose daughter suffocated in cot

Grace Roseman (right) died after suffocating in her Bednest cot (inset) at home in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, and now her parents have spoken of their anguish after the crib firm tried to blame her two-year-old sister Pearl for the tragedy. Esther and Gideon Roseman (left) were forced to endure a harrowing, 18-month wait for an inquest to conclude that Grace's death wasn't their fault. During proceedings Bednest claimed Grace was too young to lift her neck over the side of the crib, so Pearl must have moved the baby into the fatal position without her parents noticing.

Prince Harry reveals the effect of his mother's death in the ITV documentary Prince Harry In Africa, which celebrates the tenth anniversary of the charity he set up in her memory, Sentebale.

What this picture does is to give Charles, 68, the authority he has long craved, the Queen's endorsement for him as the next head of the family, writes RICHARD KAY.

Dickie Borthwick rolled back the years as he scored a goal against Dorset side Portland Town FC's veteran team in a charity match versus a team of talented youngsters.

The plans, drawn up the government, could broaden what youngsters are taught in all secondary schools as it is believed that sexual bullying and sexting are now endemic across Britain.

The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) says unless provision is made for passwords to be passed on, personal items stored online could be lost forever.

The plain-clothed officers will mingle among civilian passengers to protect the vessels in case ISIS decides to launch a terror attack in the middle of the English Channel.

Jeremy Corbyn speaks at Christmas party where hard-left backers revel in strike misery 

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed the Momentum Christmas party which was being held in a south London pub where he stressed the need for the left to remain unified. Revellers rejoiced at the ongoing chaos on the railways and threats to the postal service and flights before Christmas. Fans of the Labour leader even enjoyed bottles of a Corbyn-branded Indian Pale Ale, inset.

Ed Farmer, pictured, who was in his first year at Newcastle University studying economics, was rushed to hospital in the early hours and put on life support. The 20-year-old died the following day.

Some 3,000 Post Office staff at branches across Britain will today walk out in a dispute over pensions and job security. They could reportedly be joined by up to 1,000 Royal Mail employees.

The Cabinet Office is expected to announce today that Miss Abbott is to join in the new year. She will be accompanied by Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary.

Ministers were urged to pilot the reduction of National Insurance contributions for firms that 'actively' employ former convicts to helpo drive down re-offending rates that cost £15 billion a year.

Amid continuing Southern Railway strikes, there have been demands for emergency laws to enforce 'proportionate' industrial action that does not bring key services to a standstill.

The influential British Infrastructure Group said the push towards green energy and chronic mismanagement of the system had left the energy sector in 'crisis'.

Tory MP Dr Sarah Wollaston, pictured, heads the health committee in the Commons which has called for restrictions on websites which encourage suicide and urges more to be done to promote prevention.

Meg Hillier MP, pictured, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, said the Mail had revealed 'absolutely unacceptable' practices among Local Enterprise Partnerships.

16th-century thatched property in Bosbury on the market for £700,000 

The four-bedroom cottage, nestled on a peaceful hillside near the village of Bosbury, Herefordshire, has been owned by the same golf-mad family for 50 years and comes with two summer houses, as well as a woodland walk along a stream. The property dates back to 1580, but the pitch and putt golf course was added by the owner's father in 1982.

Marks and Spencer has come up with a ready-made version of Eggs Royale, a dish most of us would prefer to order in a restaurant than tackle at home in the kitchen.

Latest research shows sales of rashers have fallen by £123million since a WHO report in 2015 linking consumption of processed meats to the disease, according to The Grocer.

As people tried to head off for their Christmas getaways, the country's major airports were forced to cancel and divert scores of flights - with Heathrow cancelling 50 flights on Saturday alone.

Cllr Philip Jordan, who has stepped down in disgrace from his role at Isle of Wight Council, admitted driving while over the legal alcohol limit at Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

The pupils, who had been given the wine to take to school, opened the bottles and started drinking from them on their way to St Osmund's Middle School in Dorchester, Dorset.

The new figures revealed a count of 9,810,000 sheep compared to 3,026,000 people in Wales after a flocking surge of almost two million more sheep in the last seven years.

Out of the 100,284 completed purchases under Help to Buy, 22,743 went to households earning more than £60,000 a year - more than double the average salary of at £26,500.

The European Commission's chief negotiator and former French minister Michel Barnier is believed to have told EU leaders of £50billion bill during his tour of EU capitals.

Scotland Yard said it has closed its investigation but the Labour MP now faces a probe by Parliament's sleaze watchdog over whether he breached Commons rules.

The prospect of making a counter-claim against Brussels has been raised after the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier threatened to present the huge bill in looming Brexit talks.

Pensioner trapped after falling from cliff is rescued after spending 17 hours in cave 

A pensioner was rescued on Saturday after being forced to spend the night in a cave when she plunged off a cliff as she walked along a treacherous path in Porlock, north Devon. The 69-year-old, known only as Sally, was found perched on a rock about 17 hours after she fell, having spent the night in a cave. Footage shows the moment one of the boats found her, and rescuers say she escaped with just a graze on her head and her parka saved her from hypothermia. She had an emotional reunion with her husband and son who had reported her missing.

The single-decker bus crashed into the property in Holmer Green in Buckinghamshire on Saturday. The driver and two passengers suffered minor injuries, with one person taken to hospital.

A schoolgirl from Blackburn has been left traumatised after a potentially venomous 'Death Stalker' scorpion crawled out of a bag of tangerines bought from supermarket Morrisons.

Gail Turley, 33, from south Wales, bought her daughter Kayla a Cry Baby doll after she asked for it repeatedly when she'd seen the advert but was horrified to find the noises it makes are erotic.

The Plymouth University International Business student, who has asked to be identified as 'Dave', was found dazed and bloodied with a gash on his face by the Hepper family in Devon.

Blenheim Palace has offered condolences to the family of Donald and Dilys Thompson, aged 92 and 81 years of age who were found dead after a fire engulfed their cottage on the grounds of the estate.

Fishing fanatic Jack Morrisson, 16, was reported missing on Friday after going fishing on on lakes at Sutton-at-Hone, near Dartford, Kent. His body was recovered from the water on Saturday.

Medals of Lieutenant Colonel who joined in Christmas Day truce sell for £15,000 at

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Naden, pictured left, was one of the first soldiers to leave the trenches on Christmas Day 1914 to mingle with German counterparts in No Man's Land. His five bravery medals, pictured top right, have sold for more than £15,000. His medals were sold by his family and were snapped up by a private collector at an auction run by Spink and Son in London.

No amount of fame and fortune can make up for the loss of the 82-year-old author's soulmate of 42 years, Liz, who died just over a year ago. He tended to her as she struggled with dementia.

A man ended up in hospital and his two dogs had to be rescued after a fire caused by Christmas lights destroyed his home in Weymouth, Dorset, He was treated for smoke inhalation and shock.

Linda Belnik, 35, claims her son Joshua was promised a Star Wars Death Star Lego set by the Santa at Westfield in White City, who said: 'I will call the elves now and get them to make it for you.'

Britain's oldest water chute among list of 21 unusual sites given protected status

More than 1,000 places have been given protected status by Historic England and the body has released details of unusual ones including gunboat sheds associated with the Crimean War in Gosport. The list of 21 strange monuments also includes the water chute at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, the oldest in Britain, built in 1926, pictured bottom right, and a former women's prison and exercise yard in Rye Castle, East Sussex. Pictured left is one of a series of six Victorian lamp-posts in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, designed in 1848 and top right, an 18th century artificial bee hives in St Teath, Bodmin, Cornwall, featuring 'bee bole walls'.

The scantily clad pair were seen battling it out after jumping from a tenement in Paisley, Renfrewshire, with a video of their bizarre antics shared almost 600 times on Twitter.

The lockdown, which is like 'a powder keg waiting to go off', comes just two days after 600 inmates trashed four wings of the Winson Green prison in Birmingham, West Midlands (pictured).

The man had been arrested after he allegedly became violent outside a Poundstretcher store in Newhaven, East Sussex, and footage shows an officer repeatedly hitting him,

Two people have been arrested after a 30-year-old man was found dead in Durham last night. Police were called to a house in Pine Street, Grange Villa, at about 7pm, following reports of an incident.

Three men were arrested moments before the car burst into flames in dramatic scenes after the high-speed chase on the M6 near Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham.

The 130-page report by Raymond Stevenson claims to have identified 60 alleged paedophiles at the Shirley Oaks care home, run by the borough of Lambeth in Croydon.

Zsa Zsa Gabor dies of a heart attack aged 99 

Hungarian-American actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor (pictured centre in 1958, centre inset in 2014 and right in 1976) has passed away at the age of 99. The icon suffered an apparent heart attack and died on Sunday after dealing with health troubles for a number of years. Zsa Zsa was a well-known socialite on the Beverly Hills scene for decades. She had nearly 80 TV and film acting credits, but was best known for her romantic life. She married nine times, perhaps most famously to Conrad Hilton, Paris's great grandfather, from 1942-1947. She had only one child, a daughter by Hilton, who passed away in 2015. Zsa Zsa, who is survived by her current husband Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, would have turned 100 in February. Her husbands are pictured on the left in the order as follows: Top row left to right - Burhan Asaf Belge, Conrad Hilton and George Sanders: Second row left to right - Herbert Hutner, Joshua Cosden Jr. and Jack Ryan: Third row left to right - Michael O'Hara, Felipe de Alba and Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt.

A man in his 40s was arrested at around 5.15pm on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following the incident in south London this morning.

Carl Brookes (left), 32, used his drug money to buy a £600,000 mansion in Alvechurch, Worcs. He and fellow prisoner Ross Queen, 30, were seen posing during the riot last Friday.

The mum of Paige Doherty said that she spoke to her daughter's killer as police searched for the missing girl. Pamela Munro was served in the killer's deli in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire.

24-carat tub described as ‘ultimate status symbol’ is adorned with 250,000 crystals

Designer Celia Sawyer created the incredible piece for an unnamed client, and one has already been snapped up by a man from the Middle East. The 24-caret gold bath tub has more than 250,000 clear and topaz crystals cascading down the sides and has been described as the 'ultimate status symbol' and 'opulence gone mad'. Miss Sawyer, 50, whose clients include Harry Redknapp, said it was over the top but not tacky.

Tickets to his latest talk on artificial intelligence at Royal Festival Hall went on sale for £15 but are now being sold online for as much as £1,200, including fees.

Thousands of fish have washed up on Marazion Beach in Cornwall for the second time in December. Locals came across stacks of dead mackerel and herring on a nearby beach three weeks ago.

The ex-wife of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is suing her former PA for a number of claims, including that she left her £17.3million out of pocket after purchasing a villa.

Miffy, the floppy-eared bunny which has been used in picture books since 1955, appears on t-shirts and jumpers alongside a cake and the slogan: 'Diet starts tomorrow.'

Theresa May's £995 leather trousers which she posed in for a photo shoot were made by factory workers in Turkey who earn £1.49 per hour. MP NIcky Morgan owns a £950 Mulberry handbag.

The couple will reportedly leave the 20,000-acre estate before the turkey is served to travel to the Middletons' £5million mansion in Berkshire then shoot on a country estate nearby.

Picture of fox drinking water scoops top prize in RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 

The Park Life picture (left), taken by 18-year-old Kyle Moore, beat thousands of images to win the competition, and was described as 'simply stunning' by naturalist and television presenter Chris Packham. He said the image 'really stood out' for the whole judging panel. The photograph was taken in a park in Ilford, east London, and Kyle used a slow shutter speed to give transparency to the fox's tail. Mr Moore also took the image of the bear in heavy rain (below). The image of the damselfly (right) was taken by Magnus McLeod for the Under 12 category. A bearded tit (above) performs the splits after perching on two separate reeds in the amusing photo.

A man was killed and a woman left fighting for her life after a speeding Mercedes (pictured) ploughed into them as they walked home after a night out in Willesden Green, North London.

Elite troopers will operate undercover in major British cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. They will work closely with MI5 intelligence officers to identify terror suspects.

Riley Ceriani, two, was left sobbing after a donkey bit him on his arm outside St Mary's Church in Barry, Wales on Thursday. A spokeswoman from the church said they have now been removed.

THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
 

Three people shot and wounded at Islamic centre in Zurich

Three people have been shot and wounded at an Islamic centre in Zurich, Switzerland. Heavily-armed police have began searching for the gunman who escaped from the scene in the city centre.

The first photos of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher since his accident are being hawked around Europe for £1million. The images were taken at his home in Geneva, Switzerland.

Paris judges on Monday found IMF chief Christine Lagarde guilty of financial negligence - but she will not be formally punished nor obtain a criminal record.

Two years after heart-breaking footage of Mahmoud Idilbi's rescue was beamed around the world, his mother has told of how he will one day rise up against those who killed his family.

A little girl from Aleppo who found fame tweeting about the Syrian civil war from her home before it was destroyed has finally been evacuated to safety.

Footage has emerged of the visit of Joachim Gauck to the school in Offenbach where a Muslim girl wearing a hijab refused to shake his hand as a lineup of students welcomed him to the school.

New statistics from the German government's Institute for Labour Research (IAB) reveal how only three per cent of those who travelled to the country in the past two years are now working.

A Bulgarian who allegedly kicked a woman down the stairs at an underground station in Berlin has been arrested after complaining loudly on a coach about a fellow passenger using a mobile phone.

An Islamic State smartphone app allows its users to carry out 9/11 style terror attacks on Western landmarks such as Big Ben. The app aims to radicalize children in ISIS strongholds.

WORLD NEWS

       

Police in Cologne have revealed how they are preparing empty cells at a prison in the city which will be used to lock up any sex attackers or pick-pocketers trying to ruin New Year's Eve celebrations.

The President of the Philippines has called for 'five or six' criminals to be executed every day, sparking fierce condemnation from Catholic leaders and human rights activists.

A total of 33 Russians in the Siberian city of Irkutsk have died from poisoning after drinking a 'bath lotion' containing alcohol. Another 21 are in hospital, most in a 'gravely ill' state say local authorities.

Zsa Zsa Gabor pictured on her hospital bed is last known photo of the Hollywood star

The actress and socialite was pictured being comforted by her daughter Francesca Hilton at her home in Bel-Air, Los Angeles in 2014. At the time, there were fears the Hungarian-American was days away from death while Francesca, who died last year, said her mother was 'really not happy'. But she would survive for a further two years before passing away on Sunday aged 99 with her family and friends at her bedside. Gabor had long suffered from ill health after being partly paralysed in a car accident in 2002 and suffering a stroke in 2005. The actress, who married nine times, hadn't been seen in public for years and was hospitalised after developing a severe throat infection in 2012.

A photograph shows an Iraqi special forces soldier, looking angrily in the direction of a group of children, one of whom seems to be giggling at the sight of a half-buried ISIS militant in Mosul.

Pakistan's national airline has been widely mocked for sacrificing a goat next to a plane to ward off bad luck, weeks after a crash which killed 47 people.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Nguyet Tran, five, from Cam Ranh was born with a tumour that grew to cover half of her face but has now had surgery in Spain to enable her to smile.

A vial containing the blood of St Janarius failed to liquefy during a ceremony by the bishop of Naples and the city's cathedral and now Italians fear that 2017 could bring a disaster.

Aduragbemi Saka,12, from Ondo, Nigeria was stuck in a wall for three days after running away from home. He was eventually freed after a passerby heard his singing.

Shocked residents of the Virpur-Gadhia village in the Amreli district in India took cover on their roofs and balconies as a lion killed and devoured a cow in the narrow streets.

COMMENT
 

International Development Secretary Priti Patel is showing an increasing alertness to the problems in foreign aid spending, and acknowledges the role that a powerful, critical free press has played.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Or in Corbyn's case, if you can't beat 'em, Trump 'em. The Labour leader has hit upon a new strategy to turn around his political fortunes. He is going to embrace his inner Donald.

In the past few days we have been bombarded with colourful reports of events in eastern Aleppo, written or transmitted by people in Beirut or even London, writes PETER HITCHENS.

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