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Family and friends say Yasser Yaqub, 28, who has a young daughter, was gunned down by police marksmen on the M62 near Huddersfield at 6pm last night. read

Tracy Lyons, 46, was seen packing up her things and leaving her Southampton home in a taxi after neighbours learned she was previously jailed for sexually abusing a young boy. read

Sir Ivan Rogers, pictured right with Chancellor Philip Hammond, told staff today that he will be stepping down from his post early, despite his role being crucial in Britain's departure from the EU. read

Wisconsin-based David Meade, author of the book 'Planet X – The 2017 Arrival', believes a star, which he calls 'a binary twin of our sun' is coming 'at us towards the south pole'. read

Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington (pictured) died following an 'incident' at a base in Taji, north of Baghdad. read

The Narcissistic Personality Inventory test, contains 40 questions involving body image and attitudes to power. A score of higher than 17 reveals narcissistic traits. read

The hilarious moment, involving students Sarah and Mariam, was broadcast on BBC One yesterday. Sarah was tasked with coming up with the name of a country that ended in two consonants. read

The device installed last April on the North Circular Road in Ealing, West London, is the capital's most prolific camera and is behind a third of all tickets issued in the city. read

British wheelchair racer Anne Wafula Strike, who cannot use her legs, had been travelling home to Harlow in Essex from a meeting in Coventry when she needed to use the toilet on the train. read

The couple have been named as Robert Wells, 36, from Sunderland, and his wife Imogen Goldie, 28, from Camberwell, south London. read

Rocky Uzzell, 29, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, said a 'ghost-like person' that has 'taken control of his body since he was a child' had tried to 'get rid' of five-week-old baby Isabelle. read

Elrow - a Barcelona club which takes events around the world - has been forced to apologise for the way it has promoted the Indian themed night in Manchester. read

A mob allegedly carried out a string of sex attacks during celebrations in the Indian city of Bangalore with one minister saying the attacks were 'a consequence of women wearing western clothing.' read

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to rid the country of drug pushers and addicts and has mounted a brutal six month crackdown saying it was a matter of national security. read

Arthur Stephenson, 18, was attacked by teenagers in a park in London aged just five years old and the incident turned him into an 'anxious and introverted' child, according to his mother Jacqueline. read

Steven Knox, 30, from Sunderland, was jailed in November last year for posting pictures on Facebook identifying the girl, who was just 15 when she was sexually touched by Johnson in his car. read

Terrible at keeping your New Year resolutions? Start small. Researchers at Glasgow University recommend switching to Chilean wine, for instance, as it contains more health-promoting compounds. read

New Year hopes of getting thinner should be about improving health and not just losing weight, scientists have warned. read

Stuart Wilson, 37, bought the 4.6 acre plot of land, convinced there were secrets hidden below the soil. Twelve years later, he discovered the ancient town of Trellech, South Wales. read

Homicide detectives have joined an investigation into the death of Stacey Tierney, a 29-year-old British exotic dancer, whose body was found slumped over in a Melbourne strip club. read

Luisa Zissman, 29, paid an emotional tribute to her best friend of nine years Michelle, after she died of cancer on Monday. read

The Halcyon is Forties intrigue and romance – a love story in the tradition of Casablanca, a wartime adventure in the style of Dame Barbara Cartland, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS. read

The way the police detective in EastEnders handled Roxy and Ronnie's deaths were apparently littered with mistakes according to unimpressed viewers of the BBC soap. read

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Horton, 22, spent an hour trying to calculate the cheapest way of travelling from his home in Hampshire to his 23-year-old girlfriend Lucinda in Devon. read

So far the cyber criminals have targetted WhatsApp users in India, sending files disguised as coming from organisations like the National Defence Academy (NDA) or the National Investigation Agency (NIA). read

From assuming they are perfect to avoiding serious conversations, there are many things we can be blind to in the blissful early days of a new relationship. FEMAIL rounds up the mistakes to avoid read

FoodLifeHacks on Youtube has come up with four very simple tips for home cooking. Use up all the honey in the jar by heating up the contents in hot water inside the sealed jar. read

From pretending you're in a TV show to acting out imaginary arguments and crawling up the stairs on all fours, people have revealed what they get up to when no one is watching. read

Following a festive with five Bank Holidays, councils have skipped the usual bin rounds meaning rubbish bags have spilled out onto the streets in cities including Birmingham and Bristol. read

Still blaming papers like the Mail for swinging the Brexit vote in favour of Leave, many at Westminster yearn to bring Fleet Street to heel, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN. read

The former motor racing boss Max Mosley, pictured, is hoping the Government will approve Impress, which is almost entirely reliant on his millions, as the new state-backed press regulator. read

British taxpayers are funding a scheme that is lavishing £300million on around 235,000 families in Pakistan to help them with their incomes - despite it being known to be dogged by corruption. read

The country has formerly held dozens of exercises each year alongside the US military, but these have been put on hold by Duterte, who took office in June. read

Turkish police reportedly released a statement made by the suspect's wife, who said she only found out about the Istanbul nightclub atrocity when reports emerged on television. read

Rita Chami was killed when an ISIS gunman went on the rampage at the upmarket Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey on New Year's Eve. read

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The bodies of revellers slaughtered by an ISIS gunman can be seen piled up on the floor of the exclusive venue in Istanbul as police examine the scene. read

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes - including extra small, as two-year-old Utah boy Brock Shoff discovered when his twin brother Bowdy rescued him from beneath a fallen dresser in their bedroom. read

Campaigners Action For Rail organised the day of action after the average increase came into force - and held demonstrations at train stations in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. read

Wigan Borough Council paid Iain McArthur £108 an hour for 20 hours work to settle the row between elected representatives Bob Brierley (pictured) and Stephen Murphy. read

When Fiona Cuffe was ill and feeling too poorly to go outside, she found a novel way to get medicine delivered to her Belfast home. read

The patient from Kelowna, Canada, kneels down to reveal a lump on his back the size of a ping pong ball - that has been growing for 30 years. And, as expected, removing it was no clean affair. read

Celebrity Big Brother is back once again for it's winter run, a few months after Stephen Bear took home the reigning winner's title last summer. read

On one of the busiest travel days of the year, many airplane passengers were trapped in hours-long lines because of a nationwide customs computer outage. read

EXCLUSIVE: Wayne Ingram, 46, collected an incredible £140,000 for Stefan Savic's surgery and after five operations, the Bosnian boy has completed an incredible full recovery. read

New research from Texas Christian University found that men with girlfriends are seen by single women as more intelligent, humorous, and trustworthy than single men. read

The website, whose creators are based in Russia, will provide you with a list of downloads for 24 hours, but will only work if the person you're spying on uses a torrent (stock image). read

The singer - who caused controversy last year when she 'apologised on behalf' of Britain during a trip to the migrant camp in Calais - made the comments during a Twitter row with Tommy Robinson. read

Temperatures all over the country fell to sub-zero overnight (pictured, Richmond Park), while the Met Office warned it is likely to get colder throughout the month. read

A United Airlines baggage handler was found in the cargo hold of the United Express Flight 6060 on Sunday afternoon when the plane landed at Washington Dulles International Airport. read

Detectives said she 'put up a hell of a fight' as she was attacked in a park in Bournemouth and although she was sexually assaulted, she foiled the man's attempts to rape her. read

A 64-year-old Manchester United fan has died after collapsing during their victory over West Ham. Tributes poured in on social media on Tuesday morning read

The mystery surrounding George Michael's last moments has deepened over recent days following his death on Christmas Day. Here we examine the questions still surrounding the singer's death. read

Friends of the Wham! star claim Fadi and Michael had already been 'estranged' for 18 months when the hairdresser found him dead at home in Goring-on-Thames on Christmas Day. read

Jo Maidment had her daughter Betsy in 2012 thanks to eggs frozen during IVF treatment paid for by George Michael. He anonymously donated the money after seeing her on This Morning in 2010. read

Authorities didn't believe a dingo stole Lindy Chamberlain's baby daughter in the Australian outback, but they didn't believe the mother should have gone to jail for murder, it's been revealed. read

Footage of a man's defiant recovery from violent crime in Dublin, 2011, has become an internet smash-hit - four years after the fact. read

This collection of optical illusion photographs, posted to Imgur, will leave you scratching your heads trying to discover what's wrong with them, from a two-headed dog to a conjoined cat. read

The Duchess of Cambridge has been given an honorary lifetime membership in recognition of her ‘talent and enthusiasm’ for photography. read

Whilst Kate, 34, is said to be 'very pleased' with the accolade, it seems some of the British public are not as impressed. read

Dating expert Hayley Quinn, 30, took to the streets of Soho in London for her social experiment. She and her friend found that socialising in real life made for the best connections. read

Many travellers dream about flying business class for the price of an economy ticket. Travel site Skyscanner has five simple tips, and that could mean flying from Sydney to Singapore for $500. read

Around 20 per cent of drinkers will develop liver problems that could prove fatal. Professor Kevin Moore of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust says alcohol can also disrupt your sleep. read

A judge overruled the Government’s 21-year battle to deport the Algerian man, known only as ‘G’, ruling that the ongoing threat of deportation was breaching his human rights. read

Inmates at HMP Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire had already been writing scripts for the past two months after the suggestion was raised by a prison officer. read

Vietnamese man Ma Van Nhat, now 54, underwent surgery in 1998 after a car accident, and carried on his life oblivious to the huge medical mistake. read

Eloise Bemand-Wright, from Torquay, was told she could not join in with sleepovers because she could not go in a tent with the young men who help out, her mother Jane claims. read

There are four images that also contain concealed objects - and the site maintain that only introverts can see them. read

Men are getting arty with their chest hair, buzzing designs onto their upper torsos. In new photos, the craze for manscaping is writ large with popular designs including bikini tops, cats and love hearts. read

Britons encouraged each other to 'pick yourself up and get on with it' while others suggested they could 'do with another week off work to recover' as many people returned to work after 17 days off. read

The 12-year-old said she was in Chapel Street in Levenshulme, near to the Horseshoe pub, pictured, between 4pm and 4.30pm when she was grabbed from behind and dragged into an alleyway. read

The 52-year-old victim, named locally as Francis O'Sullivan, was airlifted to a specialist head injuries unit at Kings College Hospital but died this morning. read

Obama’s spent the past few weeks charging around like a guy who’s watching the clock tick down and is desperate to snatch some semblance of victory from the jaws of a humiliating defeat. read

The Obamas departed Hawaii around 10pm on Sunday and arrived Monday at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Obama spent his last day on the island visiting his grandfather's grave. read

Staffers have just six hours to move Barack Obama and his family's belongings out onto trucks on the South Lawn, and move Trump's items inside from trucks on the other side of the driveway. read

James Woolsey, an adviser to Trump on national security issues, believes the Russians were involved in hacking into US computers in order to influence the outcome of the election. read

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said Barack Obama is 'trying to delegitimize the Trump administration' by claiming the Russian government hacked Democrats' emails. read

The actress, 41, and her sweet eight-year-old looked the picture perfect duo in matching ski wear as they headed out hand-in-hand to indulge in the tasty treat. read

Yellow mucus that has a thick consistency and is quite dark, may mean you have a viral or bacterial infection, explains Guernsey-based GP Dr Sarah Brewer. read

The stunned driver was using his phone in a traffic jam in central London when he was caught by the cyclist, but rather than own up to it he simply dropped the phone to the floor. read

She’s rarely taken a day off sick, yet the Queen had to delay her trip to Sandringham for the Royal Family’s Christmas gathering, and was still too unwell to attend church on New Year’s Day. read

We're due to have a transformative and life-changing year thanks to a series of historic movements from Jupiter and Uranus, writes OSCAR CAINER. read

The Military Diet claims to help you lose 10 pounds (4.5 kilos) in a week, by consuming around 1000 calories on three days of the week. Khloe Kardashian has reportedly tried it. read

Leading the charge has been model Suki Waterhouse — at least, we assume it's her, as her face rarely makes it into view — posting pictures of her peachy bottom as she strolls in Barbados. read

Denise Huskins who the Vallejo, California police department wrongly accused of faking her own kidnapping has revealed she still receives cruel messages online. read

Two videos of the unidentified object hovering in the sky above houses in Houston, Texas, have now emerged online and sent social media users into a frenzy after amassing millions of views. read

The photographs were snapped by singer Ana Zinger, from Brazil, who said: 'They look like they're doing yoga, they must be very smart. I was just in awe of them - even I'm not that flexible!' read

Islanders on Orkney are considering their options after the Brexit vote - including breaking free from Scotland and the UK to become independent. read

Sumet Thongkhammuan was entertaining crowds on Nakhon Sawan at the Bung Boraphet Show of Crocodiles when one of the massive beasts clamped its jaws around his arm. read

Anders Clausager, 67, from Birmingham, has amassed so many toy cars over the past 60 years that an auctioneer held an individual auction to offload them and made double the estimate. read

In this important new series, Dr Muir Gray reveals that if you look after yourself in middle age, it will help you stay fit and well when you’re old. Today, he tackles good posture and exercise. read

They say you are what you eat. And, according to experts, that's partially true when it comes to chillies, which can help battle cancer cells. read

Jennifer McEvoy, 26, of Middlesbrough, was sectioned in an eating disorders unit for three months after a rare condition that caused her to vomit was misdiagnosed as bulimia. read

In the past 30 years obesity rates have doubled, along with the rise of diabetes. Dietary author Gary Taubes from New York blames our sugar intake, and how it affects our bodies. read

Donald Tsang, 72, former chief executive of Hong Kong is facing 21 years in prison if he is found guilty of three bribery charges. Mr Tsang said he will clear his name during the expected 20-day trial. read

Bobby Baldwin, one, from Wigan, is on the road to recovery from a second serious heart operation - thanks to his love of pork pies. read

Fr Andrea Contin, pictured, is also accused of making home made pornographic videos and hiding the movies in plain sight by placing them in boxes featuring the names of various popes. read

If the member states of the European Union had not appointed Jean-Claude Juncker (pictured) to run the European Commission in 2014, Brexit might very well not have happened. read

Workers at Harrods' 16 restaurants and cafes have launched an attack on their bosses, claiming that the company keeps up to 75 per cent of the service charge on each bill. read

There were seven fatal and 64 non-fatal accidents on civil passenger airliners. The largest number of fatalities happened in November when a LaMia jet crashed in Colombia, killing 71. read

The parents of fragile newborn twins from North Lanarkshire have revealed how bubble wrap and a sandwich bag saved their children's lives. read

With an audience of 8.1million, the BBC One programme was never going to be far from critique, in particular one especially hard-to-spot blunder in a scene featuring Dr Watson. read

A flurry of earthquakes struck the end of the Brawley Seismic Zone, which is described as an active region where tectonic plates are moving and the Earth's crust is getting stretched out. read

The deadly ancient warriors were banned from following religions after feudal Japan introduced strict anti-Christian measures in the 16th century. read

Philip and Emma Bier, who opened the first shop in Basingstoke back in 2005, have sold their stake in the company - and received a 'multimillion-pound windfall'. read

A new book from National Geographic has revealed spellbinding locations to visit with your loved one including trips to the London Eye and Yunan Province in China. read

From a giant panda in China to a cat in Japan, MailOnline Travel has rounded up a hilarious video collection of animals witnessing their first snowfall - with wildly differing reactions. read

Interior minister Thomas de Maizière (pictured) said the government needs 'more powers' to get failed asylum seekers on planes more quickly. read

Finland has become the first country in Europe to hand out a guaranteed 560 Euros (£476) a month to 2,000 randomly-selected citizens regardless of their employment status. read

Alison Ramsden, 46, from Llithfaen, North West Wales was the victim of a vile revenge campaign led by her neighbour Erika Benedikta, after the pair fell out over a dog. read

The year ahead is coloured by the planets Jupiter and Uranus. Their dance through the sky weaves magic and adventure, exploration and change. read

Despite heavy smog blanketing northern and central China on Monday people in Fuyang, in the Anhui province took to the streets, donning face masks to dance. read

The new McDonalds branch - dubbed McVatican - has opened in Rome just 100 yards from St Peter's Square and the ancient basilica despite angry protests from some cardinals. read

The father of Keiana Herndon, the young woman who died while broadcasting on Facebook Live in Arkansas, has blasted his daughter's friends who watched and did nothing to help. read

June, from Nairn, Scotland, was horrified when she saw snaps of herself on a spa day during a girls' holiday where she was convinced she looked like the ogre princess from Shrek. read

Dan Dawson died after falling through the corrugated plastic ceiling of a kitchen annexe in Hastings, East Sussex, just after 4.45am on January 1 and five residents of the block were arrested. read

This collection, compiled by Awkward Family Photos, have been shared over 67,000 times on social media and have gone viral - but probably not for the reason that the couples intended. read

In her first interview since her brother, Michael Burke, 38, was convicted of sex crimes against her and two other women, 33-year-old Danczuk told Good Morning Britain that she no longer felt angry. read

The Tiny Gentle Asians account has 55,000 followers including stars. Creator Mel Kenny, a Thai Australian, mostly reposts photos of cute babies and makes up captions from their points of view. read

A study of wild walruses in the Chukchi Sea revealed they sneak up on floating seabirds to scare them away, attempt to slash them with tusks, and even use carcasses for ‘drop-catch’ games. read

Loong Jamlong was attacked by a group of men who repeatedly stamped on his head and left him for dead near his home in Bangkok in Thailand. read

Samsung revealed three new handsets for its Galaxy A lineup. The series includes the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A7,all are water and dust resistant.. Pre-orders start Jan. 20. read

The hilarious video - filmed at an airport in an unknown location - shows a toddler who has not quite grasped the concept of automatic doors thinking he is using magic to push them open from afar. read

A Melbourne tenant's claim about his landlord installing a coin-slot may be a hoax. One skeptic has gone to the trouble of debunking the story, showing how it resembles something in a laundry. read

Sydney's Centennial Park is being turned into a fairy tale wonderland as Margot Robbie and Rose Byrne prepare to 'move in' to shoot the new Peter Rabbit film. read

Nigel Farage distanced himself from George Cottrell, pictured together, after he admitted telling drug traffickers he could launder up to £122,000 a month through the Internet with complete anonymity. read

From Debonaire and Figgy for little girls to Euripides and Prince for boys, the extensive list is ideal for parents hoping to raise their children like a royal. read

A tourist found himself stranded at a checkpoint in the Russian town of Ivangorod, on the border with Estonia, after a crow snatched his passport - leaving him unable to continue his journey. read

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Mango was taken in off the streets of India by a local charity, Animal Aid Unlimited, with a huge lump growing under his chin. read

From adorable inkings on the hip to hyper-realistic tattoos of everything from flowers to famous faces, two celebrity tattooists in the US have given their predictions for what will be hot in 2017 read

Tina Moore, the former wife of late England football captain Bobby, has revealed she was still in love with him 10 years after they split - and that his treatment by the FA was 'outrageous'. read

Pupils from a middle school in Chuzhou, China, were told to wear newspapers around their heads. The school claimed the teachers were helping pupils deal with exam stress. read

A study by Action For Rail found UK workers will spend an average of 14 per cent of their income on a monthly season ticket in some parts of the country, after higher fares kicked in. read

The Earth has experienced a handful of 'mega tsunamis,' and the most famous may be the event that wiped out the dinosaurs – the asteroid generated a wave up to 3.1 miles high. read

Australian-born Danish royal Princess Mary, 44, donned floor-sweeping gown to attend New Year's Diplomatic Reception at Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace on Tuesday. read

Cunningham Falls, Maryland, appeared to provide the perfect romantic setting at which to pop the question - but the groom-to-be failed to calculate the risks that come with it. read

Despite looking like a normal photograph, the picture does in fact appear to be an optical illusion which some people can see and others can't. So, can you? read

The gel was developed by the UK company Biotherapy Services, and worked in nine out of ten cases. According to research, 40 per cent of diabetic ulcers take at least three months to heal. read

While Tania Lee asks our experts if she will one day need an angioplasty or a bypass to treat her heart disease, Philip Hollowell from Surrey wonders if he can run a half-marathon with an injured knee. read

Joely Fisher penned an emotional tribute to her sister Carrie describing how she sat by her comatose sibling's hospital bedside after they promised they would spend Christmas together. read

Thor Pedersen, 37, from Denmark wants to be the first person ever to see every country without taking a single flight. He has already been to 121 countries across four continents. read

While Pearl Moses and her carer Larry Ozoh slowly swayed in her home in Lawrenceville, Georgia, during their last physical therapy appointment, the pair discussed her relationship status. read

A group of 'competition winners' were seen on Australian television show The Loop begrudgingly ringing in the new year as hosts Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland tried to keep them enthused. read

Stargazers pictured the planet, known as the 'evening star', which was visible on a particularly clear Monday night, as well as Mars and a bright crescent moon. read

Snake catchers Sally and Norman Hill were called to a home in the Ipswich suburb of Goodna, west of Brisbane, after a deadly brown snake was found eating a carpet python. read

South Korean President Park Guen-hye refused to appear in court today in Seoul despite briefing reporters on Sunday claiming she was not guilty of corruption allegations. read

A prankster disrupted the world darts championship final last night by climbing on stage and lifting the trophy before being frantically wrestled away by security guards.  read

Chrysler is set to unveil a model of the concept car at CES in Las Vegas today. The futuristic vehicle is semi-autonomous, and comes with facial and voice recognition. read

Photographs of the grimy and somewhat sinister abandoned power station used in blockbuster Transformers have been released. The rust-ridden plant is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. read

James Ware, from London, celebrated New Year's Eve twice by flying 3,000 miles from Sydney to the Cook Islands in the South Pacific to welcome 2017 for the second time. read

The woman posted her discovery to Twitter along with the caption: 'When you can't directly say you don't want black people to buy your house...' She was searching for homes in Doncaster at the time. read

New parents Murat Engin, 30, and his wife Ceyda, 28, couldn't believe their eyes when their baby Çinar was born with a red mark on his forehead at a maternity hospital in Ankara. read

The three-month-old male, named Paijo by rescuers, is the youngest ape to be taken in by the International Animal Rescue Orangutan Centre in Ketapang, Borneo. read

The unexpected cargo disrupted passengers on the Virgin Trains East Coast service heading to the Scottish capital on Sunday afternoon. read

‘Yes. A lot better, thank you. Luckily Philip has managed to avoid it.’ read

The hilarious video shows Pastor Don Grosvenor leading the prayer during a Christmas Eve service at the Phoenix Christian Assembly church in Arizona, America - before chaos ensues. read

Vinyl records enjoyed a staggering renaissance in 2016, with sales jumping to their highest level in 25 years as Millenials continued to discover the delights of listening to their favourite artists on 12-inch. read

While there are nearly four times as many British families with children headed by married couples, the number of break-ups among cohabitee parents is now higher, said a think-tank. read

While his fellow cats lap up jellied meat from a bowl, this Russian kitten lives the high life. In footage filmed by its owner, the cougar can be seen lying on its back on a bed. read

A law passing through Parliament will create vast new data-sharing powers to help enforce debts owed to the State. Private information would be shared between government bodies. read

This is the moment a Brazilian woman is struck by lightning on a beach near São Paulo. Video shows the woman walking down a rainy beach when lightning strikes. read