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Lotto winner tries to stop woman publishing steamy book

Bricklayer turned millionaire Gareth Bull has won a High Court battle to stop his ex-mistress from publishing a book about their steamy affair (the couple pictured together, right). The judge heard how bar owner Donna Desporte, 48, (right), had met Mr Bull in October 2016 after he won £41million on the Euromillions in 2012 with his wife Catherine (together, inset). Miss Desporte told the court she was 'wounded' when her relationship with winner came to an end and she was inspired to write a book about their time together. But today the judge ruled in Mr Bull’s favour and has issued an injunction to prevent Miss Desporte from publishing any details about their time together or Mr Bull’s private life.

A famous entertainer received a letter ordering him to pay £50,000 within four days or risk being publicly exposed. Today London’s High Court issued an injunction against the blackmailer.

Kimberly Probert, from Worcester, 30, pictured, has been jailed over Christmas after her mother Wendy asked a trial judge to remand her in custody in an effort to help her address her drug problem.

Karl Anderson, 29, tried to get an autograph from Raheem Sterling outside Manchester City's training ground before racially abusing the footballer and kicking him four times.

A coroner warned parents not to sleep with young children in the same bed after Amy Leigh Howell found her two-and-a-half month old son Teneil dead next to her at her home in Bolton.

The Bolton-born former boxer, who is a practicing Muslim, posted a photo of the tree on Instagram yesterday night, saying his three-year-old would like it when she woke up.

Killer of convicted sex offender cut up his body and removed limbs from murder scene say police as they reveal CCTV of suspect carrying large rucksack

The body of Noel Brown (inset and right), 69, was found next to his daughter, Marie Brown (inset), 41, at his home in New Butt Lane, Deptford, south-east London, at about 2.30am on Monday December 4. Both had been strangled and detectives are hunting a suspect captured on CCTV (left) carrying a large rucksack. A neighbour saw Mr Brown at his home at about 8pm on Thursday November 30, and at around midday on Saturday December 2, his daughter went to his flat out of concern for his welfare. She was not seen alive again.

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A passerby alerted the RSPCA after spotting Ollie dumped in a canal-side field in Doncaster, in south Yorkshire. The dog was 'literally a bag of bones' with every 'single bone poking out of his skin'.

This Friday is expected to be the worst day for delays on the roads in Britain as people driving home from work battle for road space with 1.25 million motorists visiting friends and family.

The secondary headline to an article on 15 December (‘Another human rights fiasco!’) reported the claim of arresting soldiers that Abd Al-Waheed had been ‘caught red-handed with bomb’, and that he had been awarded £33,000 for being kept in  custody ‘for too long’.

Meghan Markle joins royals for the Queen's Christmas lunch

Meghan treated onlookers gathered outside Buckingham Palace to a cheeky flash of her dazzling diamond engagement ring (inset right) as she and Harry drove away (main image) after attending the Queen's annual pre-Christmas lunch. Also there were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children (inset left), Prince Charles and Camilla, and dozens of the Queen's other relatives. Coming less than a month after their engagement was announced to the world, Meghan's seat at the family table today is further evidence of just how warmly - not to mention rapidly - Harry's glowing bride-to-be has been welcomed into the royal fold.

Scotland Yard is to review hundreds of rape cases

Isaac Itiary, 24, (left) was released from prison yesterday after it emerged that his 15-year-old alleged victim routinely posed a 19-year-old and lied about her age. Last Thursday Liam Allan's rape trial collapsed because police failed to disclose damning text messages that showed his lover fantasised about being raped and asked Mr Allan (right with his mother Lorraine) for casual sex after she said she was attacked. Both cases were led by Met Detective Constable Mark Azariah who has not been suspended - but is reportedly off active investigations while Scotland Yard reviews 30 cases approaching trial. Barrister Jerry Hayes asked the judge in Mr Allan's case to end the Croydon Crown Court trial and said: 'If there's an ongoing investigation and you're about to go to trial I would demand in writing a letter for police and the CPS that there's nothing that could undermine the prosecution’. He added: '[And if you've already been convicted] They need to look at it again. There is a possibility there have been some very serious miscarriages of justice’.

Teacher calls the police over parents' Christmas play fury

Families stormed Windsor Clive Primary School (right) in the Ely area of Cardiff, after devastated pupils were allegedly rebuked for their poor theatrical performances. Mothers and fathers also claim youngsters were warned they would be given only bread and water for their Christmas party if they did not behave. Such was the uproar at the school, that head Vicky Meadows (left) cancelled yesterday evening's second showing of the festive play. One furious mother has now urged fellow parents to write to the school’s governors, ranting on Facebook: ‘We want the best for our children and they don't deserve to be mistreated.’

Prince George terror suspect appears in court

Husnain Rashid (left) made the post about the four-year-old prince on messaging app Telegram, it is alleged. The British national, of Nelson, Lancashire, also allegedly planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. He was arrested on November 22 and charged with preparing acts of terrorism and assisting others to prepare acts of terrorism. Prince George started at school in south London (inset) in September, when his father, the Duke of Cambridge, brought him in for his first day (right).

Defiant lake owner defends sign banning Polish fishermen

Billy Evans, 80, who owns Field Farm Fisheries, near Bicester, Oxfordshire, has become embroiled in a discrimination row over the controversial sign. Rado Papiewski, 35, a Polish angler from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, said he was dismayed when other anglers pointed it out to him earlier this year. He has now launched a crowdfunding appeal to raise money for a discrimination case after the fishery ignored letters requesting that the sign is removed. Former Conservative councillor Mr Evans, who has had similar signs on the site for the past eight years, said : 'I shall still stand up for what I believe in. If they want to call me a racist for stopping thieves from coming on my private property that's what they'll do. I know I'm right and I'm doing the right thing.' It comes after Mr Papiewski approached human rights watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission over the sign.

British prisoners of war dressed up in drag during WWII

Men locked up in German camps during the Second World War would entertain comrades with pantomimes, often rehearsing for months on end and spending weeks making costumes. Cross-dressing was popular in officers’ camps and men in drag were ‘admired’ by their fellow prisoners, who sometimes even felt ‘attracted’ to them. The German guards even enjoyed the performances and would often sit in the front row to get the best view. Historian Dr Clare Makepeace has poured over the diaries, letters and log books of 75 PoWs to better understand how prisoners coped in confinement, in her new book ‘Captives of War: British Prisoners of War in Europe in the Second World War.’ She said: 'Female impersonators in theatrical productions might not have enabled these men to fulfil their reproductive duties, but they certainly provided them with a break from their all male existence.'

Former Ukip councillor Stephanie Todd, pictured, stole the cash from Philip Wall, 98, who served in the RAF in Egypt after meeting him in Richmond, North Yorkshire in 2013.

Brendon Constant, 87, was arrested after emergency services found him 'close to cardiac arrest' after his wife Jean Constant, 86, suffocated at a nursing home in Cambridgeshire.

James McGeown has revealed how he put himself in danger to selflessly guard £450 left unattended in a car in Glasgow - and told This Morning how he hopes to turn his life around.

A report has given a stark insight into the challenge facing the security services, revealing they are devoting more resources to watching individuals who have had terrorist training or are plotting attacks.

Cole Mackin, 18, from Nottingham, knocked Reece Seagrave unconscious in the street when he picked him up by the legs and slammed him to the ground.

Workers on Southern, South Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and the Isle of Wight's Island Line are to stage a series of 24-hour strikes on January 8, 10 and 12.

All Souls College will place the plaque as a memorial outside a library paid for by Christopher Codrington, who died in 1710 with a considerable fortune amassed through plantation slavery.

Antique shop owner Jeff Hughes (pictured), 70, of Worcester, had two liver section operations carried out by disgraced transplant surgeon Simon Bramhall in 2010 and 2012.

Richard Benyon, the MP for Newbury, Berkshire, was seen by a police officer in Islington using his phone while sitting in stationary traffic in London.

BBC director of religious programming James Purnell faced intense questioning on Radio 4's Today programme this morning, but insisted that being non-religious was not a problem for his role.

Lynn Lewis tried to stop the house in Tewkesbury, from being transferred to wealthy 91-year-old Thomas Warner, who had lived there for 19 years with Audrey Blackwell.

Constables Robert Ashcroft and Ataul Ahmad from Slough deliberately went to a different place after being called to a man with a knife in January and have been sacked by Thames Valley Police.

Sheffield University dentistry student Mohammed Awan, 24, has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of preparing an 'undefined' terror attack.

Martin Appleton-Clare was victorious after he scoffed a standard-sized pie in 32 seconds beating last years time by 13.5 seconds. The contest is held at Harry's Bar in Wigan every year.

Francesca Camicia, 23, was convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour following an incident at Heathrow Airport when she was trying to get through security.

The 23-year-old Roma woman was at Yarl's Wood in Bedfordshire, as she challenged plans to deport her back to Eastern Europe, a court heard.

Keith Gregory (pictured), 63, of Kettering, Northants, left two deep slash marks on The Morning Walk when he attacked it with a drill bit in front of horrified art lovers in March.

Melissa Morgan, 28, of Leicester, took money from two friends to bank with Park Christmas Savings, which would pay out vouchers just in time for the festive period.

A father-of-two who was taking his son to the dentist was shocked to discover he had been fined £50 because his van was too long for the parking space he had paid for in Louth, Lincs.

Mo Bro's in Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester, will be running the pop-up event from tomorrow, charging stressed-out shoppers £5 per five minutes to stroke men's beards.

Naseeb Chuhan, 21, from Leeds, was found hanged after his debts spiraled and his death has led to a coroner being asked to write to the FCA about students being handed dangerous loans.

The only version of the 1901 production of 'Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost', held by the British Film Institute, is incomplete but tells enough of the story to make it recognisable.

Barbara Hume, 31, was travelling home to Inverkeithing, Fife from Edinburgh last weekend on a trip that should be a short, 12-mile, journey across the Queensferry Crossing.

Shocking moment driver deliberately swerves his Ford Mondeo into a cyclist knocking him to the ground 

Dashcam footage captured Ashley Merrett ploughing into the cyclist following an altercation on the road in Colchester. The 30-year-old admitted dangerous driving, causing actual bodily harm and common assault at Ipswich Crown Court this week and will be sentenced in February next year. Video shows Merrett braking heavily near the cyclist, who gestures at him. Merrett can then be seen swerving into the cyclist, who was taken to hospital for treatment.

Beckhams built Cotswolds treehouse before permission given

EXCLUSIVE: Beckham's fashion designer wife Victoria posted a picture of the slate-roofed wooden structure to her 18million followers on Instagram this week (left). She showed the tree house decorated in Christmas lights, next to the message: 'Kisses from the country X'. But the application for the tree house is still deemed 'under consideration' by the council, who are waiting for locals to comment on an application over the reclaimed timber hut.

Ferne McCann posts video watching TOWIE episodes with Arg

Arthur Collins (inset), the father of McCann's baby, was handed a 20-year sentence yesterday for one of Britain's worst ever acid attacks. He injured 22 clubbers, three of whom gave emotional testimony to court yesterday telling of the lasting impact of Collins' crime. McCann, who has previously been criticised by Collins' victims over her insensitivity since the attack, posted a video (right) on Instagram of her laughing with James Argent (left together), known as 'Arg', at her home in Brentwood on the eve of the court appearance.

Police foil Christmas market bomb plot in Chesterfield

Fearing they had found a possible bomb factory in a flat over a fish and chip shop (pictured top right and inset), counter-terrorism officers urgently evacuated dozens of neighbours from their homes. Police dragged a man from his bed and led him away wearing only his underwear. An Army bomb disposal unit from the Royal Logistics Corps was also sent to the property in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. At the same time armed officers stormed into three properties 15 miles away in Sheffield by blowing off the front doors (left) and throwing stun grenades. Security sources suggested that the plot may have been intending to target a Christmas market in or around the London area. Meanwhile intelligence chiefs were said to have believed 'one or two bombs' were being made. Yesterday, police raided a flat at the back of the Fatima Community Centre (bottom right), a building used as a mosque and for teaching Arabic to children. The mosque is run by the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), which has previously been claimed to be an alleged Muslim Brotherhood front.

London houseboat available for £2.5million

A converted four-bedroom home that started life as a Dutch shipping barge has gone on the market for £2.5million. The 108ft boat is moored on the Thames at the entrance to Cheyne Walk, known as London's billionaire's row. The street, in the heart of Chelsea, is home to a string of high-profile current and former residents, including billionaire ex-mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg. Flagship has been turned into a stylish four-bedroom home with all the latest mod cons and comes with a 50-year mooring licence at Cadogan Pier.

Police chase ends with car smashing into house in Bolton

Reckless Liam Southeron, 20 crashed into the property in Bolton (left, smoke billows from the car seconds after the crash), while fleeing the police, but miraculously he has his three passengers managed to escape without a scratch. Such was the impact of the crash that part of the wall and gate (right and inset) from a neighbouring home shot through a window and ended up in the middle of victim’s living room. Thankfully, both residents were in bed at the time. Despite the horror smash, Southeron walked free after being handed a two-year suspended sentence at Bolton Crown Court.

Karen Stacey-Pope, pictured inset, said her new house in Banbury, Oxfordshire, bottom right, is a nightmare as a result of defects in the property, pictured.

The Office for National Statistics has looked at the income and economic productivity of every local authority to work out their gross value added (GVA) scores.

Naa'imur Rahman, 20, pictured, was allegedly planning to blow up the front gates and then rush in with knives, pepper spray and an explosive suicide vest to kill the Prime Minister.

Newsagents owner Abdul Sattar, 49, of Scotland, has been jailed for life after being found guilty of plotting the murder of his wife hours after they arrived for a holiday in Pakistan.

Roger Hartigan, 43, and his colleagues Joe Rich and David Harrison were out in the centre of Bristol for their work Christmas party when they met the elderly woman.

The bizarre role, which reads like a script from W1A, will be based at its headquarters in London and has been advertised online on the Corporation's website.

John Price, 60, from North Devon, claimed his car was damaged by a member of the parking staff at Bristol Airport while he was hundreds of miles away in Majorca.

Jon Crowe, 27, from Prudhoe, Northumberland, drove at twice the speed limit in an effort to prevent a BMW from overtaking him while he was under the influence of cocaine.

Officers from Scotland Yard carried out a series of dawn raids in south London this morning in a bid to tackle the crime wave which has been terrorising the city over the past year.

Liane Wilkinson (pictured) had been downing Champagne at a barbecue before she left her husband to watch Germany play Italy in Euro 2016 at a pub in Dunstable.

Suleyman Kilincarslan, 69, was caught by security staff with ten bullets in his coat pocket as he was about fly out of Manchester after attending his granddaughter's wedding.

More than half of customers told Which? that their orders hadn't been delivered when expected in the run up to Christmas. One had their fragile package tossed over their gate.

It seems this little plastic ship was discarded in a town or city close to Britain’s east coast, for eventually — perhaps via a gutter or stream — it found its way into the North Sea.

Connor McNally, 20, held up corner shop staff in Manchester with a potato peeler in October to steal £180. He wanted to buy a new puppy for his mum for Christmas after her old dog was put down.

Irish low cost airline Ryanair agreed to recognise cabin crew unions yesterday – hours after the Daily Mail revealed air stewards’ appalling working conditions.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured) unveiled the eye-watering increases today as he announced the new local government funding settlement.

A local authority has been accused of stealing Christmas from hundreds of people on a housing estate by hitting them with bills of more than £2,000 each to fix external water pipes.

The report also revealed that staff at the 2 Sisters plant in Coupar Angus, in Perth and Kinross, could not show what had happened to 250 crates of chicken earmarked for disposal.

May finally speaks to Trump on the phone

The Prime Minister finally spoke on the phone last night, nearly a fortnight after Mrs May pledged to call him to voice opposition to his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel 's capital. But although Mrs May did raise the Israel issue, no reference was apparently made to their extraordinary public spat over his retweets of anti-Muslim posts by the Britain First group. The delay in the call happening had sparked speculation that Mr Trump was snubbing Mrs May's attempts to make contact.

Similar to the 'Cameron Direct' roadshows, the Prime Minister (pictured in June this year) will hold sessions with people in town halls and workplaces across the country and meet voters.

At the witness table in committee room six sat three suave suits from Facebook, Twitter and Google. They had been summoned to answer claims that they spread terrorism and hatred.

The Daily Mail can reveal they told a minister ‘the environmental impact of packaging was low on consumers’ priorities when buying a soft drink’.

MPs have said that watchdogs must be prepared to step in and prevent swathes of cash machines being shut under a shake-up demanded by big banks in an attempt to cut costs.

The forms will give those in nearly 5,000 schools – including a quarter of all primary schools – the means to report pupils, teachers or any other adults who are perceived to be bullying.

Proposals to modify driving rules to enable remote control parking have been outlined by the Government. Drivers could be able to use a mobile phone to park their car.

Yobs who shine lasers at planes, cards and boats could be jailed for up to five years under new laws. According to the Civil Aviation Authority there were 1,258 attacks with laser pens last year.

Ministers are today accused of an ‘abject failure’ to confront the ‘national crisis’ of homelessness. MPs in the House of Commons said 9,000 people are now sleeping rough.

Thanks to Make-A-Wish UK, the charity supported by the Daily Mail’s Quids For Kids campaign, two very brave girls have had their Christmas dreams come true.

Teacher Alan Hawe who murdered family wrote 'sorry' note

In a note found at the family home in Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan, Ireland, Hawe wrote: 'I am sorry for my brutality but I had no other way,' adding that it was easier for his sons to die than deal with his suicide. Alan Hawe (pictured with his family), 40, slaughtered his three sons Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, 6, by cutting their throats, an inquest found. He also murdered his wife Clodagh, 39, with an axe before he killed himself in August last year. But in a note found at the family home and published by the Irish Daily Star, Hawe wrote: 'I am sorry for how I murdered them all but I simply had no other way.' The note, which was addressed to his parents and siblings as well as his wife's mother and sister (inset left), also explained: 'I am sorry for my brutality but I had no other way.' Inset right: The hearse carrying the coffin of murdered Clodagh Hawe arriving for burial last year.

Conman Mijanur Rehnan, 19, 'convinced pensioner William Dickson, 73, to hand over £7,870 at the retiree's flat in west London'. He was arrested by a plain clothes police officer.

Edward Vines, 47, re-started his 27-year campaign of harassment from prison, despite a restraining order banning him from contacting journalist Ms Maitlis (pictured) or her relatives.

Gary Teague (pictured) preyed on the young victims he was offering his home to and waited until they were alone before he attacked, Canterbury Crown Court heard.

ISIS issues chilling 17-point plan to help lone wolves

Days after releasing a picture of a fanatic about to behead Santa in London's Regent's Street (bottom right), ISIS supporters have issued a 17-point plan to help lone wolves mount attacks at Christmas. The guide – featuring the image of wolf and an ISIS fighter on horseback (left) – is written in Arabic and English and reveals how to derail trains and suggests burning churches and targeting markets and important factories, according to the SITE terrorism monitoring group. A separate poster also shows jihadists lurking in the snow (top right) outside the home of a family celebrating indoors with the warning: 'Soon at Christmas.'

Rodrigo Duterte defends granddaughter's opulent photoshoot

Pictures show Isabelle Lovelie Duterte (right), 17, the daughter of the Philippines President's first son Paulo, posing in a sparkling red ballgown (left) at the presidential palace in the capital, Manila. But the opulence of the event has sparked anger online amid claims it mirrored the activities of the wife of the late President Ferdinand Marcos. Imelda Marcos (inset) was known for amassing a vast collection of shoes. The photo session, which involved a host of make-up artists and stylists, was part of her 'debut' party ahead of her 18th birthday and the dress is said to have been made by top designers including Garimon Roferos Couture, based in Dubai.

Barcroft photo series of most extraordinary people of 2017

The spectacularly different individuals - including an enormous baby from India weighing 38lbs (left) - were all featured in a series of truly unique people. Among the other fascinating folk featured in the collection are Martina Big (inset), a German glamour model who shocked her fans with a new tan that turned her skin dark brown. and Sara Geurts (right), 26, who is determined to carve out a successful modelling career despite battling with Dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) - a genetic condition which causes excessively saggy skin.

Pictures show people being a bit too blunt

Social media users have shared the hilarious signs, tweets, and dating profiles that show the pure bluntness people use every day. Stores across the United States appear to have said they're hiring 'losers', announced they're selling 'ugly' merchandise, and only having a sale because 'business sucks'. When it comes to dating profiles and relationships, one woman told her boyfriend she was 'pooping' when he asked what she was doing, while another said she was 'much fatter in person' in her dating profile.

Gunman shoots at South African family at home to steal TV

The husband had gone outside to investigate a noise allowing the gunman to slip inside the home in the Florida area of Johannesburg, South Africa. Once indoors, the robber then shot at the mother and child at least three times as they tried to flee into another room. The husband, alerted by the gunshots, ran back into the house before being shot in the head by the gunman who had The husband had gone outside to investigate a noise allowing the gunman (top left) to slip inside the home in the Florida area of Johannesburg, South Africa. Once indoors, the robber then shot at the mother and child (main) at least three times as they tried to flee into another room. The husband (top right), alerted by the gunshots, ran back into the house before being shot in the head by the gunman who had been trying to wrench a TV off the wall. With the husband in a position of surrender, the gunman unlocked the front door and let in his accomplice who attacked the homeowner with a hammer. They then fled with the television (bottom right).been trying to wrench a TV off the wall.

Man smashes the face and breasts off a naked female statue in Algeria before being arrested

The man used a hammer and chisel to vandalise the statue which sits on top of the famous Ain El Fouara fountain in Setif, some 167 miles east of the capital Algiers. Passersby caught the incident on camera and video shows the man wearing a tunic hacking off the breasts and face of the statue.

The city of Malmo, Sweden has seen three violent gang rapes in less than six weeks, most recent incident involving a 17-year-old girl who was raped in a children's playground.

Anti-semitic attacks have been taking place across Sweden since Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but Jews there say that that they have been under attack for years.

This is the heart-rending moment a Chinese prisoner bid a final farewell to his young daughter, his wife and his mother. The girl was too young and couldn't understand what was about to happen.

The case, heard at the European Court of Justice, is yet another blow for US-based Uber, which has drawn the fury of taxi drivers and officials around the world for flouting local regulations.

Margarita Grachyova, 25, had her fingers crushed before her arms were severed at the wrists in a jealous rage by her spouse Dmitry, 26, at their home near Serpukhov, in western Russia.

Shocking new details have emerged about how a horrific fatal attack by a man on his common-law wife In Russia began in a cafe in front of witnesses but nobody called the police.

The country's military - which has long been restricted by its post-Second World War pacifist constitution - is constructing anti-aircraft and anti-ship weapons 200 miles off China’s coast.

A North Korean soldier shot while escaping to South Korea has been given a life time supply of Choco Pies, a snack popular in both nations, after he asked for them following surgery.

President Trump's mood soured hours after he tasted the thrill of victory on his first major legislative achievement, as he blasted the 'Fake News' media demeaning the final $1.5 trillion tax cut.

Altogether, 36 percent of those polled said they were likely to reelect Trump, while 52 percent of Americans surveyed by NBC News said they're leaning against another Trump presidency.

Technology experts have also warned that North Korea's cyber army is doubly lethal because there is little chance to hit back against it given its lack of connectivity.

Fanya Shamis, 78, of Coconut Creek, Florida, died in a bus crash in Mexico on Tuesday. She is one of eight American fatalities in the crash.

Herbert Goodine, 91, was ordered to leave the care home where he sleeps in the same bed as his wife Audrey, 89, just one week before Christmas. The home said his health had declined too much.

A massive programme of war games featuring tens of thousands of troops and code named 'Zapad' took place near the Belarus capital Minsk in September.

Deepa Ram took his wives Daria Devi, 25, and Mali Devi, 27, in his car pretending that he was going to buy them jewellery in Rajasthan, India. He stopped the car on the side of the road.

Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion said there was a seven to 40 per cent chance the island of Hokkaido could be hit by a quake exceeding 8.8 magnitude in 30 years.