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Golden Globe Awards 2017 red carpet LIVE

The stars of Hollywood made no concession to the stormy weather, as they strutted their stuff in a dazzling array of couture gowns at the 74th Golden Globes on Sunday. read


Golden Globes 2017: Meryl Streep slams Trump in tearful acceptance speech

Meryl Streep, the Cecil B. DeMille honoree, used her Golden Globes acceptance speech on Sunday night to publicly slam Donald Trump for mocking a disabled reporter. read


Twitter explodes over Meryl Streep's anti-Trump Golden Globes speech

Meryl Streep pointedly criticized Donald Trump during her lifetime achievement award speech at the Golden Globes and Twitter went wild. read


Trump fires back at 'Hillary lover' Meryl Streep after her Golden Globes speech

President-elect Donald Trump has hit back at Meryl Streep saying he is 'not surprised' he was under attack for 'liberal movie people' after she used her Golden Globes speech to slam him. read


Dr Xand van Tulleken offers his tips and tricks to lose a stone in two weeks

Dr Xand Van Tulleken proves that it's not an impossible task. In fact, thanks to the Mail's exclusive serialisation of his Definitive Diet today and all this week, it's easier than ever. read


Why French women don't grow old: They outlive us by two years. Here France’s favourite top doctor shares their age-defying health secrets

He is the doctor whose book offering simple, but revelatory, advice on how to live longer has taken France by storm. Now Michel Cymes is sharing his medical insights and research with us Brits, too. read


They've found their fortune! Friends gain £100,000 investment on Dragons' Den for their tracking device for phones, keys and PETS (and it even takes the perfect selfie)

Vincenz Klemt and Raj Sark from Glasgow won a £100,000 investment from Peter Jones in return for a 30 percent stake in their business. The Dragon said he liked their product and its huge profit margin. read


Women shamed for shopping in Tesco in pyjamas brand critic 'racist'

Chris Cooke branded the shoppers 'bloody disgusting' when he posted the picture of the women swanning down an aisle in the chain's Salford store, in Manchester, in pink nightwear online. read


Kim Kardashian Paris robbery investigation leads to 16 arrests

The 36-year-old wife of Kanye West was robbed at gunpoint of about 9million euros worth of jewellery by masked men who tied her up in her apartment in the French capital early on October 3. read


Liverpool star Roberto Firmino targeted by hooded burglary gang as £70,000 worth of jewellery and clothes is stolen from his home

Premier League star Roberto Firmino suffered a burglary at his home in Liverpool by a hooded gang who stole £70,000 worth of possessions. His home was targeted by the thieves before Christmas. read


Great-grandmother forced to share an ambulance with a stray LABRADOR

Paramedics taking 86-year-old great Brenda Wilding to hospital pulled over to rescue the ‘cold wet’ labrador from the side of the road on their way to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. read


Class action is launched against Volkswagen by ten thousand owners over the Dieselgate scandal

Volkswagen owners who feel they were misled into buying polluting cars are seeking £3,000 each in compensation - a total of £30million - from the German car manufacturer. read


DOMINIC LAWSON: What Britain's grumpiest bookshop owner can teach us about the NHS crisis 

The 63-year-old has gained notoriety well beyond his Yorkshire Dales town of Hawes, as a result of his rudeness to customers. He has become known as 'the Basil Fawlty of bookshops'. read


Stockpile of U.S. tanks and military equipment arrives in Germany to 'deter Russian aggression'  

U.S. tanks, self-propelled howitzers and hundreds of other vehicles have been unloaded in Bremerhaven, Germany, and will be moved into Eastern Europe to deter Russian aggression. read


Hacking cough plaguing Britain could be caused by virus that gives sufferers PNEUMONIA

GP surgeries across Britain have reported seeing a large number of patients with a nasty cough. Experts warn it could be caused by the adenovirus which can lead to pneumonia. read


How Amazon's gadget blows your cash...by listening to TV: Owners left out of pocket after device ordered dollhouses that were being discussed on a news show

It's supposed to make life easier – but owners of the new Amazon Echo have fallen foul of the high-tech gadgets' automatic features. read


Why low-calorie sweeteners may actually make you FATTER: Sugar substitutes may trigger our bodies to gain extra pounds 

Researchers said one possible explanation is that the sugar substitute is affecting our metabolism, triggering it to lay down more abdominal fat. read


Regenerating fatty cells could mean crow's feet and creases can be reversed

The secret to a line-free complexion could come from within your own cells, according to research carried out by a team of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania in America. read


Sherlock fans blast BBC show and some viewers switch to rival series Endeavour

Fans of detective dramas were left with their own mystery to solve on Sunday night - which hit show to watch, Sherlock on BBC One or Endeavour on ITV1. read


Sherlock fans' fury at £3k tickets to show convention before any stars confirm attendance

The Sherlock convention in October will feature props and costumes from the show as well as discussion panels and meet-and-greet opportunities. read


Taboo is so sinister it's as dark as a bat in a graveyard at midnight

Christopher Stevens says Taboo is morbid fare for a Saturday night, but the cast is so good, including Tom Hardy, that it would be unwise to write it off too soon. read


UK weather: Britain to shiver from Arctic blast with snow and -10C temperatures

Plunging temperatures have been blamed for dozens of deaths across Europe as winter takes its toll. And the cold snap is set to make its way to Britain. Pictured: A park in Bosnia. read


Trump says he's looking 'very much forward' to meeting Prime Minister Theresa May

The Prime Minister pointed out Mr Trump had apologised for the remarks but the intervention comes just hours after he said he was looking forward to the pair's first meeting in the spring. read


QUENTIN LETTS hears Theresa May deal with an awkward phrase on Sky TV  

Sophy Ridge, in three-inch stiletto heels, was opposite Prime Minister Theresa May across a space-age white table with black, interactive glass surface when she interviewed her in London on Sunday. read


Theresa May rejects claims the NHS is a 'humanitarian crisis'

The Prime Minister, pictured today in her first TV interview of the year, is being urged to authorise a £700million bailout for the health service as pressure on medics grows. read


Theresa May accused of ripping off David Cameron with new policy the 'Shared Society'

Prime Minister May has launched a new policy called the ‘Shared Society’ which aims to improve people’s lives by ‘responsibility, community and family’. read


Tube strikes to start TODAY in London as union bosses launch 24-hour walkout

Most of central London's stations are closed this morning with people forced on to packed buses or choosing to cycle, drive or walk to work. read


Tube strike sees desperate London commuters hiring coaches to beat travel chaos

The fed-up passengers - caught up in the Southern rail dispute - say they have been forced to arrange their own transport after being failed by the unions, the train company and the government. read


Thousands of AirBnB and eBay users hit by tax raid in HMRC crackdown

Families who use AirBnB, Etsy and eBay to earn extra cash could be liable for a fine if they fail to declare it as income to HMRC by the end of January. read


Tube passengers drop their TROUSERS for No Pants Day ahead of Underground strike

Bemused passengers on the tube awkwardly averted their gaze today as hundreds of commuters stripped down to their underwear across London for the bizarre annual tradition. read


Coming home: Family's relief as British mother jailed in Bahrain for alleged adultery is allowed to return to the UK after her Muslim husband drops the charges

Hannah James, 26, was detained last month in the ultra-conservative Muslim state where Sharia law is enforced after her husband Jassim Alhaddar, 30, reported her to police for adultery. read


Maria Strizzolo 'resigns' over Israel plot to 'take down' Tory minister

Captured in the footage seemingly egging the diplomat on is Maria Strizzolo, who is understood to have resigned from her post as a senior adviser to Minister of Skills Robert Halfon. read


'Easiest' weight loss plan on the block is the 5:5:5 diet

The 5:5:5 diet, devised by UK nutritionist Angela Dowden, has been billed as the easiest and healthiest way to a trimmer figure. But how does it compare to other diet trends out there? read


The doom-mongers say today's youth face mankind's gravest challenges but it's nonsense, says a leading academic

Top Swedish academic Johan Norberg argues that the outlook for humanity has never been brighter. Today, in the final part of our series, he looks to a positive future. read


Footage shows Esteban Santiago opening fire in Fort Lauderdale airport

Esteban Santiago, 26, has been seen in surveillance footage pulling out his handgun and shooting dead five people and wounding another six inside Fort Lauderdale airport. read


Germany consider 'electronic tags for potential terrorists' in wake of Berlin attack

Justice minister Heiko Maas is going to discuss the issue with police chiefs as it emerged officials estimate Germany has 600 highly dangerous potential terrorists in the country after the Berlin attack. read


ISIS' last stand in Mosul as group fight with booby traps and suicide car bombs

Iraqi forces that are battling ISIS in northern Iraq have managed to take control of parts of Mosul today after a 12 week operation. However, reclaiming other areas has been difficult as jihadists have fought back. read


ISIS video shows toddler shooting prisoner dead in abandoned children's PLAYGROUND

WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT The child is seen walking across a ball pit towards a prisoner who is tied to a fence by his wrists. He then is handed a gun and points it at the prisoner. read


Towns where house prices rises can cover your commuting costs in days

Homeowners in Esher, Surrey, commuting into London fared best as their homes' rising value paid for their annual train travel in just eight days, but other towns also saw house price gains pay off. read


DAILY MAIL COMMENT: After 300 years, the freedom of Britain's Press is in peril

After more than 300 years of being able to take Press freedom for granted in this country, there's a danger of losing sight of why it is so fundamentally important to the wellbeing of any civilised society. read


Golden Globes 2017: Red carpet fashion flops from frightening florals to fuchsia fails

The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, California on Sunday night, with Diana Madison, Renee Bargh and Karrueche Tran leading worst dressed. read


Ryan Gosling dedicates win to 'sweetheart' Eva Mendes while Emma Stone wells up as La La Land breaks record with SEVEN Golden Globes

The impressive mark is also historic as it is now the most decorated film in the 74 year history of the event beating out a five-way tie of five with classics classics from the 1960s and 70s. read


Golden Globes 2017: Ryan Reynolds consoles Andrew Garfield with a kiss

The pair were seated in the audience when they shared an embrace and kiss, while Ryan Gosling took to the stage to collect his Golden Globe Award read


Golden Globes 2017 surprise appearance by Brad Pitt receives huge cheer of support

Brad Pitt looked incredibly handsome as he made a surprise appearance at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. read


Golden Globes 2017: Pharrell Williams unimpressed after Jenna Bush Hager interview blunder

Jenna called Pharrell's movie 'Hidden Fences', having clearly mixed up the name of his movie, Hidden Figures, with Denzel Washington's film, Fences, read


Golden Globes 2017: Laura Dern unimpressed as ex Billy Bob Thornton squeezes past her

He famously dumped her to shack up with Angelina Jolie. And it seems all is not forgiven going by Laura Dern's expression as ex Billy Bob Thornton squeezed past her at the Golden Globes on Sunday read


Golden Globes 2017: The Crown's Claire Foy leads Brit winners along with The Night Manager

Netflix drama The Crown, about the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, was named best drama TV series. And Foy, 32, picked up her first major award as best actress in a television drama. read


Obama's inspiring Golden Globes letter sent to guests at the award show

Guests at the 74th Golden Globes in Beverly Hills were surprised with a letter from Obama Sunday night. The message thanks men and women who 'devoted their talents' to creating film and television. read


Jimmy Fallon slams Trump in his Golden Globes monologue

Jimmy Fallon wasted no time in taking a jab at Donald Trump in his Golden Globes monologue after comparing the president-elect to King Joffrey from the Game of Thrones Sunday night. read


Life after the final whistle: From a fisherman to a gang squad police officer...the obscure jobs ex-footballers have gone into after retirement

Rather than make the obvious move into coaching or punditry, these ex-footballers (such as Phil Mulryne, who is training to be a priest) opted to pursue obscure jobs after retiring. read


UK's first woman consul-general Antonia Romeo in NYC to lead Brexit trade drive

Britain's first woman consul-general in New York has been appointed to one of the Government's most high-powered posts to help strike post-Brexit trade deals with the rest of the world. read


ANDREW PIERCE: Sir Humphrey the revolting Remoaner: Former civil service chief has voted against the government 50 times in the Lords since being made a peer 

Lord Kerslake, head of the civil service from 2012-14, has taken up the baton in a letter to The Times, a Remain-supporting newspaper read


Theresa May dismisses mandarin attack on her 'ambitious' Brexit strategy

In her first TV interview of 2017, Mrs May drew a line under a week of bitter fighting about Brexit prompted by the incendiary resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers as Britain's EU ambassador. read


Tom Watson refuses to spell out Labour's post-Brexit immigration policy

Tom Watson's comments in a pre-recorded interview came on the day senior MPs demanded Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn call for the Government to adopt a two-tier immigration system. read


Residents welcome removal of 40ft-high stinking rubbish heap from cul-de-sac 

Beleaguered residents can finally breathe easily in their own homes after the removal of a 20,000-tonne rubbish heap in Orpington, Kent - which was like 'living next to rotting corpses'. read


Trump Navy will be biggest fleet expansion since the Cold War

Donald Trump is demanding an even larger naval fleet than what he had promoted on the campaign trail. The 355-ship proposal could require an additional $5bn to $5.5bn in spending. read


Boris Johnson has flown to New York for talks with Donald Trump's team

The Foreign Secretary - who branded Mr Trump ‘unfit’ to hold office 12 months ago - became the first minister to meet the president-elect’s team, ahead of an expected visit by Theresa May. read


Barack Obama set for pardon frenzy as he leaves office - So will it include Snowden?

Thousands of names have been submitted to Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks. So far he has granted 148 pardons and 1,176 commutations since taking office in 2009. read


Chinese state media warns Trump about breaking one China policy with Taiwan

Chinese tabloid Global Times has warned Donald Trump of going back on one-China policy after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (right) met with Republican lawmakers. read


Queen makes first public appearance for a month after heavy cold over Christmas

The Queen, 90, attended the church service at Sandringham today, after missing the traditional Christmas and New Year's services for the first time. She arrived by car with Prince Philip. read


ROBERT HARDMAN on Queen Elizabeth's milestone no previous monarch has reached

This is an important royal year. As of February 6 – the 65th anniversary of the Queen’s accession – the first Sapphire Jubilee in history will begin. read


The Middletons check in with the royals in Sandringham

Carole, 61, was joined by her family for the church service at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk after spending the Christmas break in Berkshire with Kate and William. read


Kate Middleton recycles her Sportmax coat at Sandringham alongside Prince William

Kate, 34, looked chic in a rather pricey £1,541 designer coat by Sportmax as she arrived at St Mary Magdalene Church with Prince Philip, the Queen, Prince William and the Middleton family. read


Prince William and Kate Middleton will spend £900 on Prince George's school uniform

Prince George is believed to be on the list for the £19,620-a-year Wetherby Pre-Prep School, where 'essential' items include a £115 Harris tweed overcoat and a £97 Wetherby blazer. read


Secret life of children's author Margaret Wide Brown: Wild life of Goodnight Moon writer who hated kids and had affairs with a female poet and a married man

Margaret Wide Brown's most famous work, Goodnight Moon, sold more than 14 million copies, making her one of the best selling American children's authors ever. read


British jihadi bride who married most senior Westerner in ISIS

American John Georgelas, a white Muslim convert and ISIS recruiter, married Joya Choudhury (pictured) in a town hall in Rochdale, Lancashire, before taking their three children into the Syrian warzone. read


Former Asda worker will be first British man to become PREGNANT

Former Asda worker Hayden Cross, 20, became pregnant four months ago. He found a sperm donor on Facebook and decided to pause his gender reassignment process. read


Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt dies aged 75 after six-year battle against rare brain disease 

Peter Sarstedt's most famous song Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?, about a girl born in poverty who becomes a member of the European jet-set, topped the UK singles charts in February 1969. read


The celebrities spending £8,000 a night on Airbnb

A-list celebrities from Mariah Carey to Rihanna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian and Angelina Jolie have been known to frequent Airbnb's across the world. read


Greek Orthodox Christians gather in Margate to mark Christ's baptism

Crowds gathered in the Church of St Michael the Archangel for a service, before following a piper through the town to the seafront in a huge procession. read


Nip & Tuck with Dr Tracy Mountford: How can I get rid of my ageing double chin?

Throughout my life I’ve been a fairly slim size 12, but I have a double chin that I’ve never been able to get rid of. Now, at 50, I find the excess fat under my jaw so ageing. What are my options? read


Police re-open 'bungled' probe into claims former England footballer Keith Weller abused blindfolded girls after two victims contact NSPCC hotline 

Two women say they were indecently assaulted by Keith Weller, who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Leicester City during a glittering career. read


Italian woman Paola Saulino starts tour after vowing to perform sex act on no voters

Paola Saulino, 27, announced 10 tour dates in Italy in December, with the first in Rome. She posted a photograph on Instagram on Saturday, with the caption: 'First step of #pompatour is gone!' read


The woman who discovered who REALLY wrote Shakespeare' s plays (and she says it was... William Shakespeare!) 

Described as the 'Sherlock Holmes of the archives', Dr Heather Wolfe from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC has unearthed new evidence 'helping us get closer to the man himself'. read


Elizabeth I's long-lost SKIRT goes on display after it was found in humble 13th century English church 

A piece of fabric which was draped over the altar in St Faith's church in Herefordshire is now going to be displayed in Hampton Court after experts concluded it once belonged to Elizabeth I. read


Gender row athlete Caster Semenya marries long-term partner in white wedding ceremony

The 26-year-old 800m runner wed Violet Raseboya in a lavish traditional ceremony in her native South Africa while also celebrating her 26th birthday. read


Couple who can't conceive naturally spend £350 creating their dream 'reborn baby'

Crystal Duke, 24 has a condition which means her body does not produce eggs. She and husband Terry, 34, of Ealing, West London, treat the doll, which they named George, like a real child. read


Traditional Morris Dancers are forced to abandon a city centre performance after being accused of being racist for painting their faces black

Witnesses claim the group, from Alvechurch in Worcestershire, were heckled and threatened by a minority of onlookers during performances near the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham. read


Jerusalem truck attacker shot dead after killing 3 and injuring 15 Israeli soldiers

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Palestinian attacker who mowed down and killed four Israeli soldiers and wounded 15 in Jerusalem was an ISIS terrorist. read


VoucherCodesPro infographic reveals what £100 can buy you around the world

As this handy infographic demonstrates, £100 in London will buy you 38 cups of coffee, but head to Havana and you'll get 93 cups. In Mexico, £100 will stretch to 102 pints of beer - in New York only 18. read


Aldi and Lidl 'suffer poor Christmas trading because shops look like they've been robbed'

UK budget supermarkets Aldi and Lidl are said to have endured a Christmas slump according to retail experts, with 'overcrowded' shops and 'understaffed' tills being labelled as the cause. read


Vegetarian burger that’s so much like meat it even sizzles and bleeds

Techniques backed by tech billionaires like Bill Gates and bosses at Google, mean plants can effectively be turned into convincing versions of beef or chicken. read


Victim's family slam decision to move murderer Colin Pitchfork to open prison

Colin Pitchfork, 55, was jailed for life after murdering two schoolgirls in Leicestershire in the 1980s. One victim's relatives have criticised the decision to move him to an open jail. read


Free range eggs are from chickens shut in for weeks over bird flu scare

Millions of eggs marketed as free range are being laid by hens that have not been outside for a month because of strict rules that force poultry to stay inside to counter a bird flu outbreak. read


Heart-stopping footage from Great Barrier Reef shows diver attacked by killer bull shark

This is the moment diver Kerry Daniel was almost savaged by a bull shark off the coast of Queensland after the predator charged at him and forced him to jam a spear gun into its mouth. read


Singhbury's shop owner forced to take down store sign after complaint from Sainsbury's 

A Sikh shop owner has reportedly been forced to take down his Singhbury's Local store sign in Aylesbury, Bucks, after a complaint from supermarket giant Sainsbury's. read


Armed police surround bookmakers in Jarrow amid reports of a hostage situation following a failed robbery 

Armed police have tonight arrested a man after four people were taken hostage inside a bookmakers following reports of a failed robbery in Jarrow, near Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. read


Improve your health and get more sleep, Tesco tells dubious staff

Tesco is asking staff to ‘pledge’ to improve everything from diet to fitness and getting more sleep as part of a programme which it insists is entirely voluntary. read


BBC is criticised AGAIN as viewers complain they need subtitles for Tom Hardy's Taboo

Tom Hardy's new television drama Taboo aired last night but its debut was met with criticism from viewers over his 'mumbling' dialogue, with some complaining they needed subtitles. read


Fugitive posts 'Where's Wally?' Facebook picture telling police 'Dude, I'm right here'

Jj Mcmenamin, 30, of Middlesborough, North Yorkshire, published an image of him as 'Where's Wally?' on Facebook yesterday after officers failed to find him. read


Paris police are accused of stealing BLANKETS from migrants in freezing conditions

Police in Paris are threatening the lives of homeless migrants by stealing their blankets as temperatures drop to freezing, Doctors Without Borders claimed today (file photo). read


UK superyacht sales hit £3bn: First time the figure has been passed since the financial crash 

Industry revenues rose 1.6% to £3.01 billion in the year to April 2016 which is the first time that sales figures breached £3 billion since the economic crash of 2008-2009. read


Sister Agatha: From my fiance's sports car to a nun's cell - and tears every night

As the nun closed the big wooden door behind me, she held up a finger to her lips. It was so quiet I could hear his Lagonda as he left the convent grounds, cutting off my last lifeline to the outside world. read


World's oldest yoga instructor from NYC shares the mantras she swears by

Tao Porchon-Lynch, 98, is the world's oldest yoga instructor. Now, the spirited yogi, who was raised in India and lives in New York, has shared her advice and the mantras she swears by in life. read


Brad Pitt's fury over leaked court records as friends accuse Angelina Jolie of 'hurting family'

A friend of Brad Pitt has revealed frustration that their divorce will continue in the public eye - though Brad was 'cleared by both the FBI and Child services'. read


Migrants filmed suffering in snow-covered tents on Greek island of Lesbos

The video was reportedly filmed this weekend by a migrant whose tent was destroyed by snow while living in the UN camp Moira, on the Greek island of Lesbos. read


Glass penny made in World War Two sells for £57,000

The experimental coin was manufactured in 1942 when the US Mint tried out other materials, such as plastic and rubber, so the country's copper supply could be used for ammunition. read


WOLVERHAMPTON residents say they have most sexual partners in the UK 

Residents of Wolverhampton claim they have had close to 50 sexual partners in their lives making it the most promiscuous city in the UK. read


Theresa May declares war on school cyber-bullies to tackle scourge of mental illness

Prime Minister Theresa May (pictured) will use a wide-ranging speech on social reform to unveil a new fight against the 'burning injustices' suffered by those suffering mental health problems. read


London to Edinburgh in 45 minutes: 760mph UK rail link takes step closer to reality as it makes shortlist for Elon Musk's Hyperloop One project

The US startup has disclosed a list of locations around the world vying to put near-supersonic rail transit system to the test - and the England to Scotland captial city link is among the contenders. read


Metropolitan Police officers are asked if they want to be armed both on and off duty

More than 30,000 officers at the Metropolitan Police are being polled on their views over being routinely armed both on and off duty. read


Nine in ten vaping shops are caught selling nicotine to children

For the latest research shows that out of ten shops visited by the volunteer for Sandwell Trading Standards in the West Midlands, nine sold them products containing nicotine (file image). read


Princess Mary's twins Vincent and Josephine celebrate sixth birthday

Australian-born Crown Princess Mary's twins Vincent and Josephine have celebrated their sixth birthday. To celebrate, the Royal family released new black-and-white portraits of the pair. read


Ex-girlfriend horrified when she learned of Ross Queen's role in Birmingham prison riot

Melissa Parsons, 32, said she was horrified to see her abusive ex-boyfriend was involved in a riot at HMP Birmingham just weeks before he was jailed for attacking her last year. read


Fan you very much! Massive 250ft-long wind turbine blade is unveiled at centre of Hull's City of Culture events as the biggest thing ever made in the city 

A massive 250ft-long wind turbine blade has been unveiled in the centre of Hull as it celebrates its year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture. read


Boyfriend finds the nude pictures his girlfriend sent to her ex on her DAUGHTER'S iPad

Reddit user Katash said his partner's devices were all linked to her iPhone, and when he used her daughter's iPad to log out of an app, he stumbled upon explicit pictures. read


Office tea runs, whip rounds and sponsoring colleagues for charity cost you £40,000 over your working life

Office workers will spend an astonishing £40,000 in whip-rounds for colleagues, tea runs and other incidentals by the time they retire, research claims. read


'Doctors are too busy for more than one problem per appointment'

Those with multiple illnesses are being banned from booking 20-minute consultations – instead being told to book a standard ten-minute appointment for each condition. read


Penthouse Pet mother of Ukip activist facing jail after admitting money laundering says he has 'turned his life around' since meeting Nigel Farage 

Ukip activist George Cottrell, 23, (pictured) was arrested and led away in handcuffs as he and the former leader of the party, Nigel Farage, got off a flight in Chicago in July last year. read


Victoria Beckham's fashion brand 'files loss of £4.6million

News of her financial strife comes just days after it was revealed she was formally warned the business could be closed down after failing to file its accounts on time read


MI5 'launch hunt for Syrian scientist posing as refugee plotting a chemical attack'

Counter-terror police raided an airport-turned migrant centre in Berlin (pictured) after Christmas market massacre and are said to have found memos detailing chemicals and English towns. read


Female leopard shows off her pace in the wild as she hunts down a warthog in incredible wildlife pictures 

A leopard soars through the air with her front legs spread like wings as she hunts a warthog. The female predator almost seemed to be flying as she pounced on her prey in Kenya. read


Freelance BBC News editor Trevor Peterson found dead in his car in California

Deputies pursued a phone tip and found Trevor Peterson's Volvo in a garage located in the 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge. read


That's tree-mendous! Locals don extraordinary costumes to usher in 2017 at traditional Spanish festival

Participants ran through the town of Silio, northern Spain, to celebrate the La Vijanera carnival on Sunday to symbolise the triumph of good over evil and the change of the old for the new. read


Justin Browning plunges to his death from Japanese high-rise as he celebrates New Year

Justin Browning, 21, pictured smiling, is understood to have sought a vantage point to watch the fireworks in Tokyo. A taxi driver found the Durham University student on the ground below. read


Teen criminals should be made to wear wi-fi jammers stopping them using the internet

Chief Superintendent Gavin Thomas, pictured, described prison as a 19th century solution to the 21st century problem of cyber crime and said while jailing people feels good, it is not very effective at stopping re-offending. read


Conservative MP Jake Berry once ate David Cameron's toast by accident at Tory away day

Conservative MP Jake Berry revealed he accidentally ate former PM David Cameron's toast, which had the crusts cut off for him. He added: ‘I think the Prime Minister has a man or woman to do that.' read


Morrison's gives disgruntled customer sex advice on Twitter

Twitter user @silverfox complained that his doughnut was missing its ring, explaining that his girlfriend wouldn't be able to 'eat it off his w****' - and the supermarket hit back with a hilarious response. read


Mother warn others not to take ecstasy by posting pictures of teen daughter in coma

Kerry Robinson posted pictures of her own 16 year-old daughter Leah in a hospital coma after taking Ecstasy over Christmas. read


A gloriously non-PC encounter with the action man Bear Grylls

For some reason, I'd expected Bear Grylls to be a loud, alarmingly muscular, annoyingly competitive, privileged old Etonian to whom success came easily. How lovely to be so wrong. read


Warning over testosterone jabs that help men through 'male menopause'

Testosterone is being misused as a ‘lifestyle drug’, according to Professor Ilpo Huhtaniemi, from Imperial College London. read


Drivers to face fines for littering even if their PASSENGERS are the culprits

A leaked government document on litter strategy reveals that every driver in Britain could be charged £60 if litter is thrown from their car. If a driver fails to pay the fine on time then it could be tripled. read


Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies of heart attack

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died in hospital aged 82 after suffering a heart attack. He had been in power between 1989 and 1997. read


Girl is having BREAST IMPLANTS on her skull in a bid to save her life

Lylah Fairless, four, of Missouri, the US, was born with a huge mole on the back of her head that doctors feared could become a melanoma and develop fatal cancerous tumours. read


Miniature railway which has enchanted tourists since 1949 closes as council brings in 28 pages of new Health and Safety rules to make sure the 4mph attraction is safe 

The railway in Poole Park, Dorset, (pictured) which travels at just 4mph and has enchanted tourists and locals for almost 70 years, will have to temporarily shut for up to a year. read


Reeling from a painful split? Britain’s first break-up retreat shows you how to get over him – for good: Welcome to Heartbreak Hotel

January is the most popular time to file for divorce so welcome to Ashdown Park Hotel, in East Grinstead, East Sussex. It is home to Britain’s only divorce and break-up retreat. read


How workouts practiced by celebrities like Hugh Jackman can also work wonders for YOU

Functional 45 – or F45 as it is better known – emerged in Australia where it has gained a cult following among celebrity fans including Hugh Jackman (pictured) and Nicole Richie. read


Wife of policeman Paul Briggs on her legal battle to allow her husband to die

Lindsey Biggs has just won a heartbreaking legal battle against NHS doctors and Government lawyers. They believe in the sanctity husband Paul’s life. Lindsey insists he would want to die. read


Classical musician Nigel Kennedy named his favourite violin after Kylie Minogue

Classical musician Nigel Kennedy is world famous for his violin performances but it turns out that despite his pedigree pop star Kylie Minogue is his biggest inspiration.  read


Stockholm University study finds people bumped up career ladder complain of being sicker

The damaging effects of a promotion can last for up to four years, the Stockholm University study showed. After that, health starts to improve as workers adapt to their new roles. read


Channel 5's The Week We Went Wild follows familyas they work through brutal conditions

Marc Reed, 26, mother Dawn, 46, brother Nathan, 27, and sister Megan Brown, 14, all appear in Channel 5's The Week We Went Wild. The eldest son blames his mother for all their problems. read


Britis play paintball at Pablo Escobar bombed-out Colombian estate  

Various posts on Twitter show the group at the the vast estate in Guatape, in the northwest of the country, posing with equipment for the game. read


SeaWorld San Diego ENDS its killer whale show after years of outcry

The show that featured killer whales cavorting with trainers and leaping high out of the Shamu Stadium pool will have its final performances on Sunday. read


Citroen fans dust off their vintage 2CVs for 80-mile rally through Yorkshire Dales

The annual road trip led keen Citroen 2CV drivers from Leeds, through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, along the Wharfedale Valley and to the Tan Hill Inn - the highest pub in Britain. read


Virtualy reality glasses remember where you've left your important items

The HoloLens device – a set of virtual reality glasses – works by ‘remembering’ what things look like when the person wearing the glasses holds an item up to tiny cameras fitted into them. read


Lioness claws off cub who tried to take her dinner in South Africa

This is the moment a 'hangry' lioness in the Kruger Park, South Africa snarled and clocked her tiny cub around the ear when he came between her and her supper. read


Vintage photographs reveal the sad decline of Britain’s parks (but there’s good news… they're being spruced up with National Lottery funding)

The Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund announced a £33million grant to restore and revitalise 13 public parks across the UK, from Great Yarmouth to Brighton. read


Dad live streams wife's childbirth including emergency C-section on Facebook

Video blogger Stephen Skinner, 32, recorded the moments before, during and after his wife Holly, 28, gave birth to a baby boy called Atlas in London. read


Martin Clunes gets hero's welcome on Doc Martin-mad Pacific island

When the actor, 55, visited the tiny Pacific land - almost 1,500 miles off the coast of Australia and around the size of Swindon - it transpired they are huge Doc Marin fans. read


From Patagonia to Persia the ten hottest travel spots for 2017 revealed

Travel Mail has compiled a top ten list of timely breaks; with destinations including Patagonia, Canada, Catalonia, Moscow, New Orleans, Denmark, Cape Town, Iran, Turks and Caicos, and Yorkshire. read


Saudi king steps in to pay for operation to separate conjoined twin sisters from Egypt

The young girls, named Menna and May, will be treated at the kingdom's expense. Father Islam Saqr Ramadan Hassan said the move had brought 'happiness and joy to our hearts'. read


What could possibly go wrong? Traditional 'wassailing' event features fire, cider, morris dancers in blackface and even PAGANISM

Members of the Leominster Morris led a procession to an orchard near Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, to bless trees with a good crop and to frighten away evil spirits. read