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Woman may have been murdered as she walked through London

Police found Iuliana Tudos, 22, next to a pavilion in the heart of Finsbury Park, North London, yesterday - three days after she was last seen. read


Woman with the surname 'Claus' who terrorised Woking

Natasha Claus (pictured), 36, arrived at court four hours late and jailed immediately, also being handed a behaviour order which means she has been barred from the town of Woking in Surrey. read


Lucy Earl reveals ten girls' names commonly mispronounced

British YouTuber Lucy Earl, who runs the English with Lucy channel, explains how to correctly pronounce names people regularly stumble over. Some names have more than one pronunciation. read


London woman injured after acid attack in Canary Wharf

A 26-year-old woman has been left with life-changing burns after an attacker threw acid in her face as she walked along a street in east London. read


Search set to begin at Yarmouth pier for missing student

Sophie Smith, 21, from neighbouring Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk, was said to be 'going through a rough time' before she vanished two days ago. read


Robert Mugabe to enjoy lavish lifestyle after ousting

Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace are to continue their lavish lifestyles with a retirement package including drivers, waiters, secretaries, maids and gardeners. read


The ordinary homes that hide a sinister secret

At first glance these snaps show your everyday homes and streets. But these in fact reveal the present day sites of some of the most horrific crimes to have been committed in British history. read


Cannock mum regains her curves to be a plus size model

A mum who dropped five dress sizes after being branded 'thunder thighs' by bullies has deliberately piled back on the pounds to regain her 'womanly' curves and become a plus size model. read


Devon mother buys nothing new for her family for a year

Katie Musgrave, 33, from Loddiswell, Devon, made the pledge in 2016 after becoming sick of the amount of barely-used equipment, clothing and toys that were being stored in her home. read


Scarlet fever cases soar by nearly 55% in seven days

Government statistics, issued by Public Health England, show 544 people were infected were struck down with scarlet fever last week, compared to 352 in the previous seven days. read


Irish executive who was called a 'pikey' wins £280k payout

Edward Bell (pictured), 52, was told he looked like a 'tinker' and asked where he left his 'horse and cart' by his line manager Sid Barnes at Cordant Recruitment in Manchester. read


Vicar splits with his Romanian male model husband

Rev Philip Clements, 79, sold his home in Kent and bought a property in Bucharest which he then signed over to his 24-year-old male model husband days before the couple split up. read


Argentine man jailed for 12 years for raping his daughter

DNA tests proved that Domingo Bulacio, 57, carried out the horrific crimes for which he has been dubbed 'The Monster of Villa Balnearia'. read


PC who died in Christmas smash was TV star in Sheffield

PC Dave Fields, 45, who was killed in a head-on collision in Sheffield on Christmas Day appeared on the Channel 5 fly-on-the-wall documentary series Police Interceptors. read


'Internal bathroom scales' are discovered by scientists

University of Gothenburg researchers have uncovered evidence of a mechanism in the brain of mice that operates in the exact same way as bathroom scales. read


Plasterer hanged himself on webcam on Christmas Day

Pictured: Tragic Gregory Tomkins hanged himself in front of other people who had logged onto the Apple Inc Insults chatroom. read


Identical twins with 139K Instagram followers to be models

Seven-year-old Leah Rose and Ava Marie who are based in LA and Orange County have amassed 139,000 followers since their mother Jaqi Clements started posting images of her two girls back in July. read


Paul McKenna's shares golden rules for good night's sleep

Paul McKenna believes he can help you to sleep better every night. Here, in his New Year - New You series with MailOnline, he shares techniques that can help you consistently enjoy a deep, restful sleep. read


Argentina doctors accidentally tore baby's head from body

The horrific incident occurred as medics struggled to deliver a premature child at a hospital in Tartagal, northwestern Argentina. The mother and father are now filing a complaint. read


Why most men feel they lost their 'spark' before 47

A poll of 1,000 men aged 40 and above said women are not alone when it comes to hitting a mid-life energy slump. Dr Meg Arroll, a psychologist for Healthspan, explains how to get your spark back. read


Chris Packham won't wed girlfriend while dog is alive

Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has now confessed that he won't marry his long-term girlfriend Charlotte Corney while his ageing poodle Scratchy is alive. read


Scientist advises changing sheets ‘at least’ once a week

Paul Morris, who has 20 years' experience in protection against the spread of microbes, claims we should be washing sheets every week - either at a high temperature or using antibacterial fluid. read


Cellphone and cash: 2017 list of bizarre items in vaginas

2017 list of bizarre items lost in vaginas and penises include deodorant caps and dominoes based off US Consumer Product Safety Commission's database of emergency room visits. read


UK weather: Tonight will be 2017's coldest night at -13C

The Met Office has warned that Arctic air hovering across the UK will cause the mercury to plummet on Thursday night, with temperatures below -13C (8.6F) expected in parts of Scotland. read


UK weather: Temperatures plummet to -10C with ice warnings

Temperatures in the UK plummeted to -10C and dozens of flights were cancelled which left some passengers being forced to sleep on 'baggage belts' at Stansted Airport. read


US weather: Bitter cold weather takes hold of northern US

Cold weather has taken hold of the northern U.S. and is expected to stay put for days to come into the New Year. International Falls, Minnesota plunged to 37 degrees below zero Wednesday. read


Distraught mother finally tracks down daughter in Egypt

Laura's mother, Roberta Synclair, drove three and a half hours to Qena prison - a notorious jail on the bank of the Nile holding murderers and jihadists - only to be told her daughter was not there. read


Bosses with 'Jekyll and Hyde' personalities bad for staff

University of Exeter researchers found having an unpredictable boss prone to mood swings was worse for staff morale than a consistently moody manager (stock image). read


Reports of sexual assaults by Uber drivers rise

The concerning figures from 23 of England and Wales' 43 police forces show that 337 attacks were reported between April 2016 and March 2017. read


Wishaw firefighter receives thank you from man he saved

Firefighter Chris Kendall performed CPR on heart attack victim, but was later told he had passed away. However after five months he received a thank you text from the man he had saved, Allan Hainey. read


Meme of Lewis Hamilton and Princess Diana goes viral

A photo of Formula One star Lewis Hamilton dressed in a tartan blazer almost identical to one worn by the Princess of Wales has gone viral after he made controversial comments to his nephew read


Royal butler reveals how Meghan Markle's curtsy went wrong

According to Grant Harrold, who has acted as a butler to members of the royal family, Prince Harry's uncertain fiancée stooped too low when curtsying to the Queen at Sandringham, read


Guests share gripes about staying at other people’s houses

British Mumsnet users have been sharing their complaints about other people's homes, ranging from toilets that don't lock to there not being a spare hairdryer for them to use during their stay. read


Two Saudi princes released from detention in...

Prince Meshaal bin Abdullah and Prince Faisal bin Abdullah have been released from their five-star prison in Riyadh after they reached financial settlements with the government. read


Ex Chelsea star Weah wins Liberia presidential run-off

Former football star George Weah handily beat Vice President Joseph Boakai, with 61.5 per cent of the vote in Liberia's presidential run-off, the country's election commission has said. read


Previously unseen asteroid skims past Earth in 'near miss'

The 2017 YZ4 asteroid, which is 22.6 to 49 feet in diameter (7 to 15 metres), skimmed past Earth at 4.56pm GMT (11.56 ET) this afternoon at a distance of just 139,433 miles (224,000 km). read


Penis mural on New York apartment building painted over

Easy come, easy go for a giant mural of a pink penis that popped up on a Manhattan building on Christmas Eve.  read


Welsh mum bringing up grandchildren after daughters died

Samantha Dorricott, 44, from South Wales is now bringing up her grandchildren Jenson, four, and Chantelle, three, after the deaths of children Emilie, Abbie and Amy since 2009. read


Editor's note on Milo Yiannopoulos book show racism, Nazis

Simon & Schuster has released the notes that Milo Yiannopoulos' editor handed back to the alt-right poster boy after looking at the first finished manuscript for his book Dangerous. read


Have YOU been cutting your cheese wrong?

The Good Housekeeping Institute has released a guide showing how you should slice up your cheeses differently depending on the texture, size and shape of the block. read


Trump 'very disappointed' in China after oil smuggling

Trump hinted at a possible confrontation in a Thursday tweet that said: 'There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!' read


Details of Chinese 7,680mph hypersonic aircraft emerge

Last month, China conducted the first flight tests of its new hypersonic ballistic missile, revealing new insight on how it might operate in the real world. DF-17 could hit 10 times the speed of sound. read


Pressure over iPhone slowdown as South Korea investigates

South Korea's Communications Commission has asked for an explanation of the issue from Apple, while in France a consumer group has filed filed preliminary, legal complaints in court. read


Skipton man accused of stabbing Aldi worker in court

Neville Hord, 44, accused of stabbing Aldi supermarket worker Jodie Willsher (pictured) to death has appeared at Leeds Crown Court and been remanded in custody. read


Wendi Deng gets intimate with Bertold Zahoran

The 49-year-old Chinese American entrepreneur could be seen enjoying a glass of wine with Bertold Zahoran on the Caribbean holiday island of St Barts on Wednesday. read


Bali's beaches disappearing under a garbage mountain

Pictures show how the golden shoreline of Bali is slowly disappearing under a mountain of garbage amid a growing problem with plastic waste on the island. read


Meghan Markle's sister hits back at Prince Harry's claim

Miss Markle's half-sister Samantha, lashed out at Prince Harry's comments and said the Suits actress loved ones' 'always' supported her growing up, but she was 'too busy' for them. read


Airline passengers reveal what first-class travel is like 

The online discussion came after a thread was started on US-based internet forum Reddit about the perks that come with flying on the most expensive tickets you can buy. read


Ex Page 3 girl police feared groomed by ISIS released

Kimberley Miners, who once appeared topless in The Sun, was quizzed last year under the Terrorism Act 2000 and had her home in Bradford searched. She's now been released without charge. read


Roxburghshire mother is 'killed on Boxing Day'

Kevin Armstrong, 53, and Pauline Cockburn, 48, were discovered at around 3pm at a property in Heiton, outside Kelso, Roxburghshire on Tuesday. read


France set to demand UK helps pay for customs in Calais

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to raise the issue when he visits Theresa May early in the new year. Sources today said payments by Britain were 'out of the question'. read


Nazi underground tunnels for sale on Guernsey

These are the amazing Nazi tunnels which are for sale on Guernsey which were built using slave labour to store weapons and ammunition to keep them safe from allied air attack. read


Snapchat developing new 'Stories Everywhere' feature

The latest change comes after a series of improvements by the New York-based app to make it more user-friendly and stay one step ahead of Facebook and Instagram. read


Turkish teacher suspended after women in gym gear comment

Ercan Harmancı, a philosophy teacher at a religious vocational high school in Turkey, said that it was understandable for men to have 'kinky thoughts' when confronted by a young girl's figure. read


Jeremy Corbyn denies Labour is confused about Brexit

The confusion was laid bare in a YouGov poll which found 32 per cent of people believe Labour is 'completely against Brexit' while 31 per cent see the party as 'completely in favour'. read


Home and Away star and sister fight for life after crash

Family members continue to hold a bedside vigil for a Home and Away actress (pictured) and her younger sister involved in a horror Boxing Day car crash in NSW that killed both their parents. read


Gunman Tyann McCooty posts Instagram rap video in prison

A ruthless gunman who shot a young man in Birmingham has appeared in a video rapping and firing mock shots, from his prison cell. read


NHS IVF quadruplets celebrate their first Xmas at home

Anna Savchenko and Giovanni Sapia from Harlow, Essex, spent their first Christmas at home with the 'miracle' quadruplets who were born three months early after three rounds of IVF. read


Dell heiress flaunts 12 carat engagement ring

Alexa Dell, 24, whose billionaire father Michael is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies got engaged to her boyfriend Harisson Refoua, 40, during a candlelit dinner in Hawaii. read


ISIS claim responsibility for Kabul suicide bombing

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. ISIS have claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing involving multiple blasts at a Shia cultural centre in Kabul that killed at least 40 and injured a further 84. read


Palestinian student was attacked for being a Muslim

Durham University student Ihsan Abualrob (pictured) opened up about his terrifying ordeal and said he was kicked in his head and body as he lay cowering on the ground outside a pub in Durham. read


Albino Mexican model Ruby Vizcarra embraces differences

Ruby Vizcarra, 24, was born with albinism, meaning she has little or no melanin resulting in pale skin and hair. She was bullied as a kid in Guadalajara. read


These rare £2 coins could be worth a mint one day

Money experts at ChangeChecker have revealed a scarcity index of the UK's 20 rarest £2 coins that are set to mint one day. Many of the coins on the list are still in circulation. read


Tributes are paid to 'musician' stabbed in Crawley

Glyn Rouse, 61, was found stabbed on a pathway outside a children’s adventure playground in Crawley, West Sussex on Tuesday November 28. read


NASA's Cassini captures shot of 'glowing' Enceladus

The new image shows Saturn's moon Enceladus drifting before the rings, which glow in sunlight.Just visible at the moon's south pole is a plume of water ice that spews from an underground ocean. read


7-minute morning to kick your Christmas belly into gear

Most people who start ambitious weight-loss routines on January 1 end up packing them in by February. But this simple routine by KOBOX trainer Ollie Reed is short enough to squeeze in any time. read


Reservoir Dogs' Kirk Baltz on the infamous torture scene

Kirk Baltz, 58, played cop Marvin Nash in Reservoir Dogs, released 25 years ago, and had his ear sliced off by Mr Blonde. He tells DailMail.com he was lucky to be in something so memorable. read


Sir Cliff Richard sells off his property empire

Sir Cliff Richard has put his beautiful six-bedroom mansion (pictured) in the upscale Sugar Hill Resort on the west coast of Barbados up for sale. read


Zoopla reveals house prices rise of £28 a day in 2017

New research by property website Zoopla found that an average home in Britain rose in value by a total of £9,652 this year, the equivalent of £28 a day. read


Alcohol makes people more racist and homophobic

Researchers from Cardiff University interviewed people attending accident and emergency with injuries from violence in Cardiff, Blackburn and Leicester (stock image). read


Gogglebox's Tapper family matriarch hits beach in Barbados

Nikki, 44, and Jonathon, 50, spent a luxurious Christmas with their children Amy, 17, and 20-year-old Josh - along with his pretty girlfriend - soaking up the sun in a celebrity hotspot. read


Could freaky Albanian lake creature be the new nessie?

The creature was filmed in the Albanian section of the Great Prespa Lake, which is shared by Albania, Greece and Macedonia. read


SpaceX raises Elon Musk's 'megarocket' at Cape Canaveral

The Falcon Heavy is expected to blast off early next year on an unmanned mission with a unique payload - Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla roadster car. read


White House intern flashes 'white power' sign with Trump

Former White House intern Jack Breuer held up a 'white power' sign during a photo-op with President Trump and fellow interns in the East Room in November. He worked for Stephen Miller. read


Can you tell the £2,500 fur coat from the designer dupe?

While some high-end designers are charging the equivalent of a house deposit for their sumptuous fur creations this season, the high street is offering a range of cut-price catwalk dupes. read


Worthing driver parks blocking man on disability scooter

The uncaring driver made the disabled man wait as he halfheartedly left his car parked between the pavement and a zig-zag zone on Teville Road in Worthing. The motorist had left to go to a barbers. read


Belfast mother who died saving daughter paid tribute to

Dancer Charlotte Reat, 21, said her mother (pictured) was stabbed repeatedly after jumping in to protect her after she was knifed in the head at a house party in Lisburn, Belfast on Christmas Day. read


Majorca families evacuated after blazing wildfire

Families have been evacuated from at least 60 houses after a forest wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca. Around 45 firefighters and police officers were called to the scene. read


London playboy admits attacking girlfriend in row over ex

Marco Nardone, 29, the son of a millionaire wine importer, dragged his girlfriend Toni Allcock (pictured together) by the hair and then kicked her in the stomach at his £2million flat in London. read


Christmas Day house fire causes family to lose everything

A family of five from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, say they have lost everything in a Christmas Day fire. Ann-Marie Mohammed, 34, escaped the blaze with her three children and they are all unharmed. read


Judy Murray makes £22k loss after selling Scottish mansion

The mother of tennis aces Andy and Jamie snapped up Khyber House in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, five years ago after she 'fell in love' with it at a viewing - but later put it on the market for £825,000. read


Colombian bus driver punches a passenger for ringing bell

Commuters found themselves having to forcibly stop the driver from seriously injuring his victim, passenger David Perez, on a bus ride in Cartagena, Colombia, on Tuesday night. read


Police hunt for man after mother was killed on Boxing Day

Damien Raeburn (pictured right), 31, is being sought by police after Susan Shaw, 47, was killed by a hit-and-run. Lancashire Police said they want to speak to Raeburn in connection to the incident. read


Hilarious video of man trying to ice skate goes viral

Jermaine Thompson tried ice skating for the very first time in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday - and the result was nothing short of hilarious. read


The gadget that can charge your electronics from 80ft away

Powercast's technology, set to be demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month, creates a coverage area similar to WiFi, to automatically charge devices over the air. read


Two teenagers from Suffolk died in Boxing Day crash on A14

Pictured: William Smedley, 18, from Bury St Edmunds, died at the scene of the crash. Jake Paxton, 18, has also died in hospital. read


Eagle flies over Aiguille du Midi mountain in French Alps

This is the spectacular first-person view of an eagle soaring above the Aiguille du Midi, one of the Mont Blanc mountains in the Swiss Alps. The two-minute clip shows the bird fly 12,000 feet high. read


The best British Army images of the year

As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the most memorable images, captured by service and Ministry of Defence civilian photographers. read


Thieves caught on CCTV mugging a frail pensioner in Hull

Police are hunting for two youths after an 89-year-old pensioner on a mobility scooter was robbed at a Sainsbury's cash point in Hull on Christmas Day. read


Yorkshire man hurled dead cat over wall after being mauled

Jessie, a four-year-old cat, was attacked and killed by the dogs right outside her owners' home at Mount, West Yorkshire. The dog walker then scooped her up with a spade and dumped her in a field. read


Indonesian volcano erupts causing ash clouds in Bali

Incredible video footage showed the volcano erupting which caused dangerous ash rain to fall. Locals near the North Sumatra town in Indonesia could only watch from afar. read


Images competing in the Sony Photography Awards revealed

Stunning images of animals, people and landscapes have been submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2018 as the deadline for hopeful snappers approaches. read


Harry and Meghan 'leading planning process for wedding'

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be surrounded by palace staff, but the planning for their wedding won’t be left to anyone but them, according to a report on Wednesday. read


Marie Osmond shares diet tips after shedding 50lbs

The beauty offered some interesting advice, like how consuming only 220 calories for lunch will lead to losing 10lbs a week. Normally Americans consume 500 to 600 calories for lunch. read


Colorado Labradoodle catches reflection in Instagram video

This is the hilarious moment a Labradoodle from Colorado catches her reflection in a mirror and can't work out what's going on. Instagram star 'Jolene the dolly doodle' has nearly 33,000 followers. read


Christmas joy for dog delighted to get a giant tennis ball

The chocolate Labrador has clearly been a good dog this year as the family rewarded her with what she really wanted - a giant tennis ball. James St Onge, from Canada, filmed the event. read


Men mock women’s most clichéd Instagram efforts in snaps

The Atlanta, Georgia-based pranksters behind the account Bros Being Basic have recreated some of the most popular 'girly' shots to show what it would look like if men did Instagram like women. read


Do Prince Charles and Camilla have three marital bedrooms?

A friend of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall has revealed their secret for wedded bliss is three bedrooms at their London residence, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE. read


Disabled woman cries in joy when Iceland offers her £100 

Ann Farrell says she was left in tears after the home delivery she ordered from Iceland arrived on December 22 without the turkey, sprouts, buck's fizz and chocolate log she had paid for. read


Bichon Frise mother teaches her pup how to sit for treats

This is the adorable moment Bichon Frise mum Millie gives nine-week-old pup Daisy a helping hand sitting for treats. She pushes her daughter's bottom down at their owner's Liverpool home. read


Brawl erupts at Chafford Hundred station in Essex

This is the moment a pair of thug passengers beat up a 49-year-old ticket inspector on a Chafford Hundred station platform in Essex. Horrified passengers watched the vicious brawl unfold. read


Car clocking has spiked by 25% since 2014

You’d think clocking cars would have died out with the Ford Escort. Not a bit of it. Experts say the practice has actually jumped 25 per cent since 2014 alone. read


Where in the world to get a cheap pint on New Year's Eve

Globally, the average cost of a pint of beer is around £2.61, comparison site Finder UK's research reveals. London is more expensive than in Sydney, Toronto, Tokyo, Shanghai and Berlin. read


Four inmates escape from Berlin prison after smashing bars

Four male inmates escaped from Ploetzensee prison in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday morning by smashing through reinforced concrete bars and climbing out a window of the facility. read


New couples should only see each other twice a week

A psychiatrist from the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital has warned spending time apart helps our subconscious work out if our new love interest is the one (stock image). read


Putin calls St Petersburg attack 'an act of terror'

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on police to 'act decisively' and 'liquidate bandits on the spot' today after an explosion in St Petersburg wounded 13 people yesterday. read


Home Office:Tasers used by police on thousands of children

According to the Home Office, more than 2,000 youngsters under 18 were targeted from 2011 to 2015 by officers armed with Tasers, which can deliver a shock of up to 50,000 volts. read


Instagram is rolling out 'Recommended' posts

The new section 'Recommended for You' contains three to five suggested posts and is rolling out on Android and iOS, reports suggest (stock image). read


Young women are turning their backs on the Pill 

Emma Everard, 23, Annelies Paris, 20, May Hart, 33 and Eve Greenow, 23 have all chosen to use natural methods of contraception instead of the Pill to avoid taking artificial hormones. read


Leicester shopkeeper tackles raider who pulled gun

Sibu Kuruvilla, 43, owns the Premier Leo's Supersaver store in Evington, Leicester. The shopkeeper disarmed the raider before he and a co-worker wrestled him to the floor on Christmas Eve. read


French most-wanted ISIS jihadi captured in Syria

An ISIS jihadi among the most wanted in France after being convicted of running a recruitment network in the country has been captured in northern Syria by Kurdish YPG militia. read


130-million-year-old dinosaur eggs found in China

Up to 30 fossolised eggs were found by construction workers on Christmas Day in the city of Ganzhou, which is known in China as the 'hometown of dinosaurs', according to Chinese state media. read


Taiwan wife accidentally bit off husband's testicle

A man in Taiwan was reportedly rushed to hospital on Boxing Day after his wife chewed off one of his testicles during an aggressive lovemaking session. The 51-year-old is being treated in hospital. read


Probe launched into 'suspicious' death of Worcester woman

The unexplained death of a woman in Worcester, named locally as Julie Fox, is now being treated as murder by police. Residents said she lived alone, was disabled and used a mobility scooter. read


Kirstie Allsopp told to tone it down by TV executives

The Channel 4 presenter, 46, was left furious by the 'ridiculous edict' claiming it 'belittles' genuinely sexist, racist and other discriminatory language. read


Met police plans major New Year's Eve security operation

Scotland Yard has increased security ahead of this weekend's New Year Eve celebrations after the capital suffered four major terrorist attacks over the past 12 months. read


Body of missing Sunderland man is found in a bin

A 28-year-old man's body was found at a recycling site after a night out. Jay McLaren was found dead at the plant in Houghton, Tyne and Wear, on Christmas Eve. Family reported him missing. read


Doll unearthed as part of 'world's oldest toy collection'

The find was made in the grave of a 'common' child from the Okunev culture, which was found in Siberia's remote Khakassia region. read


Snaps capture cats getting into all sorts of scrapes

The old saying has it that cats have nine lives, and these photos snapped by pet owners all over the world go some way towards proving exactly why they might need so many. read


Hull mum finds her 'lifeless' son covered in black vomit

Leanne Smith, from Hull, feared her son Freddie had a common sickness bug until he started to pass blood in his urine. he was rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary's paediatric emergency department. read


Santa leaves note for Huddersfield boy whose twin died

Leo Barrett, six, from Huddersfield,was facing his first Christmas as an only child after his twin brother Zack passed away but found Santa has left a special message at Zack's gravestone for Christmas. read


Boots under fire over price of morning-after pill

BPAS tweeted on Boxing Day that it was best to 'give Boots a miss'. The UK chain has lowered the price of the tablet in less than 3% of stores. It says the delay is due to a 'batch failure'. read


UK enjoys 'greenest year for electricity ever' in 2017

More than a dozen new 'green' records were set this year for Britain's power sector thanks to rising solar and wind generation, figures from the Warwick-based National Grid show. read


Corbyn claims porridge for breakfast will get him to 2022

The 68-year-old Labour leader denied he lacked the energy to grind through five years of opposition before the next scheduled general election. read


Rare intersex shark found off the coast of Taiwan

The intersex Pacific spadenose shark was caught in a fishing trawl in the southern Taiwan Strait, and landed at Xiamen, China, earlier this year. read


Christmas burglaries, thefts and robberies surge by 20%

During the Christmas and new year fortnight, the number of thefts rose from 11,804 in 2014 to 15,148 in 2016 while burglaries were up from 5,222 to 6,278. Robberies rose from 674 to 918. read


NHS reveals hospitals are 90 per cent full

Labour warned the Government was 'sleepwalking into crisis' after the worst set of bed occupancy figures since 2010. The backlog means thousands of patients waiting in ambulances. read


Chinese boy's grapefruit-sized eye tumour is removed

An incredible crowdfunding effort in a rural village in Shandong Province in China has funded Li Zhenglu's operation. Doctors had previously said the child's aggressive growth was 'incurable'. read


Everton remove T-shirt using Kop image from online store

Everton have removed a T-shirt from their online store after eagle-eyed supporters noticed that the main image was in fact of Liverpool's Kop. The 'Everton Royal Crowd T-Shirt' was taken off sale. read


Cars from the '90s that are now on the brink of extinction

For instance, the first generation Ford Focus - a car launched in 1998 - is disappearing at a rate of 25 per cent a year. That means there won't be any Mk1 Focuses left on the road by 2020. read


Indian baby's head tripled in size due to hydrocephalus

Ankit Minj, from India, suffers from hydrocephalus - a build-up of fluid inside his skull which can be deadly. Doctors have inserted a shunt to remove some fluid. read


Hackers could crack your phone PIN in just three attempts

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore found that phone PINs can be easily hacked using sensors in your phone. (stock) read


Apple chief Tim Cook earnings go up 74% to $102 million

A bonus of 560,000 shares paid out in September added $89 million (£66 million) to Tim Cook's earnings, Cupertino-based company Apple disclosed in a regulatory filing. read


Man dies after being found on fire in Hull

A man has died after being found on fire in the middle of a street in Hull. Emergency services attended the scene at 8pm last night but the man sadly died. read


Private jet 'owned by Lord Ashcroft' is blown off runway

A private jet allegedly owned by Lord Ashcroft has hit a building after it was blown off the runway of Malta International Airport during strong winds read


How About Beirut pranksters trick unsuspecting shoppers

This is the hilarious moment pranksters Alex Stifler and Jad Khawandi, faces of social media channel How About Beirut, startle unsuspecting shoppers in the city with a mannequin-posing trick. read


Jan Moir is glued to Radio 4 as Prince Harry guest edits

Jan Moir longed for an incredulous John Humphrys snort as she was glued to Prince Harry guest editing the Today programme.. He interviewed Prince Charles and Barack Obama. read


Boris Johnson seen frustrated at car hire desk in Italy

The 53-year-old Foreign Secretary could be seen standing in front of a Fox Rent A Car kiosk at Turin airport in northern Italy. read


Facebook appeal reunites Polish worker with money

Mick Dore, 51, the landlord of The Alexandra pub in Wimbledon, south west London, found the envelope which contained hundreds of pounds and posted a picture of it to try and track down the man. read


Lithuanian police pull over 'drunk driver' who speeds off

The man, accompanied by another female passenger seemed calm and straight-faced before he drove off in full throttle. Lithuanian police gave chase, in four different cars, behind him. read


1 in 3 nursing homes must improve in 'postcode lottery'

Nearly one in three of nursing homes in the country are 'inadequate' or 'require improvement' according to Care Quality Commission reports which highlight the postcode lottery in the country. read


Julius Hamm and Sadie Nicholas test ten dishwasher tablets

Scientist Julius Hamm and Sadie Nicholas tried to remove stubborn stains using dishwasher tablets from ten UK brands. Sainsbury's and Aldi were among their highest rated products. read


Did the Queen's speech prove that she watches The Crown?

Social media users in the UK have questioned whether the Queen included a clip of her first televised broadcast because she'd seen actress Claire Foy re-create the moment on TV. read


California woman pole dances to fight osteoporosis

Greta Pontarelli, 67, from San Diego, California, took up the sport aged 59 in a bid to stave off the bone-weakening condition and has since competed in championships all over the world. read


Adele superfan battling illness dies in Northern Ireland

Rebecca Gibney, 14, had her dreams come true when the singer, 29, paid a visit to her bedside in Northern Ireland in March last year. read


My Little Baby Born 'devil doll' calls mum 'a b****'

The toy was a festive gift for the mum's two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Darcey. It had been bought by the parents from a Toys ‘R’ Us store in Tamworth and was at the top of Darcey's Christmas list. read


Being exposed to one day of air pollution can be deadly

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health researchers warn it's irrelevant whether they live in a heavily-polluted city or are far away from the hustle and bustle, both areas face a similar risk. read


Bitcoin prices slip $1,000 in a day amid South Korea plans

With fears increasing that the bitcoin bubble is set to burst, prices are swinging up and down wildly, with the cryptocurrency shedding 18 per cent of its value in a single day last week. read


Online gallery reveals graffiti spotted inside public loos

People from all over the world have shared the funny - and at times totally puzzling - doodles and graffiti they have come across while using public bathrooms and toilet cubicles. read


Zimbabwean family stuck in Bangkok airport for two months

The Zimbabwean family of four adults and four children - who are aged between two and 11-years-old - have been trying to leave Thailand since late October. read


Pensioner found dead on Sevenoaks railway embankment

Ken Henson, 80, was found on the bank near Sevenoaks Railway Station on Boxing Day after he was reported missing in May. His family have been informed. read


Singapore model dies from brain haemorrhage during karaoke

Karen Stella Wong was rushed to Singapore General Hospital after feeling numbness down one side of her body and collapsing at the karaoke bar. read


David Davis forced to deny he has been sidelined

Olly Robbins (left), who was David Davis' principal secretary before being transferred to No 10, has held direct negotiations with Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator. read


Photos show how Mosul was obliterated in ISIS battle

Hardly a single building in the old part of Mosul remains intact, officials say, as questions remain about who will pay for such a huge multi-billion-dollar rebuilding project. read


App that lets men test sperm at home available on Amazon

YO Home Sperm Test lets men test their motile sperm count via an app and is now sold by Amazon in the US and UK. In about 40% of cases, the male is the sole or contributing cause of infertility. read


Former model who lost breast after blunder awarded £100k

Former model Diane Chambers who had a mastectomy after doctors over-estimated the size of a lump by nearly six times has been awarded £100,000 compensation. read


Folding electric car modelled on robots developed in Japan

Called 'Earth-1', the folding car was developed by Tokyo-based firm Four Link Systems and was designed after shape-shifting robots that feature in a popular Japanese anime series. read


Man breaks ice to save woman from frozen river in China

This is the dramatic moment a pedestrian risked his own life to save an elderly woman after she fell into a frozen river in northern China. Shi Lei, 54, used his bare hands to break the icy surface. read


Edinburgh motorcyclist killed in Boxing Day crash

Tributes have poured in for David McGarvey, from Edinburgh, after the tragic accident. The keen biker, who has two young children, was described as 'a friend, a brother and the leader of the wolfpack'. read


Captives released in Ukraine and rebel prisoner exchange

The swap took place close to the Ukrainian town of Gorlivka, and was the largest such exchange since the outbreak of an insurgency almost four years ago. read


Apple and Amazon in talks to set up in Saudi Arabia

The move is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's push to give the conservative kingdom a high-tech look. Both companies already sell products in Saudi Arabia via third parties. read


Senior C of E bishop attacks Trump's evangelical base

Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes criticised US President Donald Trump's evangelical base over their failure to embrace the ideals of Christianity when dealing with the poor and weak in society. read


Woman has leg broken after taxi fight in East London

The 30-year-old victim was assaulted outside the the Champs Sports Bar and Grill on Chapel Road in Ilford, East London. The suspect (pictured) is said to be in her late 30s with long dark hair. read


Morgan Schneiderlin reveals celebrity bowling scoreboard

Manchester All Star Lanes has been a regular haunt for United and City players. But who is the best ten-pin bowler at both clubs? A new picture appears to have revealed Micah Richards to be king. read


Blurring of the seasons confuses birds, bees and plants

A mild start to the winter and a damp summer was the story of 2017’s weather, according to a review of the year by Swindon based charity the National Trust. read


Rise of robots could cost nearly half of British jobs

Advances mean 44 per cent of current roles, generating wages of £290 billion in wages, could be automated, the London based Institute for Public Policy Research think-tank found. read


More than 6,000 drivers are caught on their phone twice

More than 6,000 motorists have been caught at least twice for driving while distracted by using a mobile phone, in the past four years. Over 400 drivers were caught three times, read


London Zoo lions so inbred that two out three cubs dying

The lions at London Zoo are part of a breeding programme where 70 per cent of cubs are dying. The European Endangered programme saw nine lions brough to Europe in the 90s. read


Rihanna's cousin says her brother didn't deserve to die

'My brother wasn't a saint, but he didn't go looking for trouble,' Tanella Alleyne, 22,  told reporters the day after her younger brother's tragic death. read


Sir David Attenborough recalls wrestling a wolf

Sixty years ago, Blue Planet’s Sir David Attenborough was an unknown film maker with a lust for adventure in the world’s most remote areas and a passion for wildlife. read


Christmas and Boxing Day sees 10,000 tax returns sent in

More than 10,000 tax returns were submitted online to the taxman in total over Christmas Day and Boxing Day, figures show. read


Sugary drinks face hospital ban unless they cut sales

Sugary drinks will be banned from hospital canteens and vending machines if managers fail to cut sales to no more than 10 per cent of all beverages sold. read


Critics of academic who defended colonialism Stalinist

The former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Trevor Phillips, has hit out at Oxford academics who signed a letter criticising their colleague Professor Nigel Biggar. read


Two travellers have bareknuckle fight in Hemel Hempstead

Two travellers slugging it out in a Hemel Hempstead car park to settle a feud between their families can be seen in this video in which the pair punch each other senseless until they are both soaked in blood. read


Putin critic Alexei Navalny calls election boycott rallies

Navalny unveiled his plan hours after President Vladimir Putin, who polls suggest is a shoo-in for re-Russian election, registered his candidacy at the central election commission. read


Facebook sets up politics unit to influence elections

Facebook is offering political parties support to help them win elections. The social media giant has set up a government and politics unit and had staff involved in Donald Trump's US election campaign. read


Champagne brand sued for using former porn star to promote

A descendant of the Charles de Cazanove family is suing the owners of the champagne brand that bears his family name after they used Clara Morgane, a former porn star, to promote it. read


Mum suing Thomas Cook after daughter catches Lyme Disease

Gemma Moran claims her eight-year-old daughter Clio caught the life-long debilitating disease after she was bitten by ticks in their 'disgusting' apartment in Majorca. read


The surprising new way to save your marriage

As the number of women in their 30s filing for divorce continues to increase, family lawyer Jane Keir believes a ‘reconciliation contract' could help more marriages have a fighting chance. read


Parenting tips to keep kids entertained in the holidays

Once the stress of Christmas is out of the way, the days following can drag for those with young children. Here savvy mums reveal their top tips for Crimbo limbo. read


Nelson's letters to his married lover revealed

A set of letters for sale at Sotheby's include two from the 35-year-old married captain to his mistress Emma Hamilton - and one where he complains about the behaviour of his wife, Fanny. read


Phantom Architecture details exciting unbuilt structures

Philip Wilkinson’s new book explores the unbuilt buildings of the past and reveals how some of the most iconic buildings in Britain nearly looked very different when they were originally designed. read


London's 163ft Great Pagoda tower gets £4.5million revamp

The 163ft tall Great Pagoda in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, south west London, is undergoing a £4.5 million revamp that will see it re-opened to the public permanently in 2018. read


Lord Heseltine is a bigot on Brexit says Stephen Glover

Michael Heseltine, the former Tory deputy prime minister is a lifelong ardent Europhile, and when it comes to Europe is a 'bigot' whose mind is very hard to change on the subject. read


New York lesbian couple and kids had 'throats slashed'

Multiple law enforcement sources said the family from Troy, New York,, identified as two young siblings, the mother and her lesbian partner were found bound and with their throats slashed. read


Crime stats show police fail to find suspect in most cases

Official statistics show how hundreds of thousands of crimes, including burglary, shoplifting, robbery and vehicle theft, are going unpunished by police forces across England and Wales. read


Our vanishing bobbies on the beat

The findings will raise fears in Whitehall that forces are retreating from the front line and the ‘bobby on the beat’ could soon be extinct. read


True story of All The Money In The World's Getty family

The terrifying tale of how an heir to the billion-dollar Getty fortune was kidnapped and then held captive for five months has been brought to the big screen by Ridley Scott in All the Money in the World read


The diet behind Crown Princess Mary's beach figure

Princess Mary, 45, wowed at Palm Beach in Sydney while on holiday with her family last week. Now sources claim the princess decided to try something new after feeling 'sluggish' recently. read


Hitler's 1939 armor-plated 'super Mercedes' up for auction

The German 770 Grosser, which became known as the Super Mercedes, was used by the Führer during victory parades such as the conquering of France, Greece and Yugoslavia and to entertain guests. read


From the royals to Corbyn: How Mac illustrated this year

Donald Trump promises to seek a rapid trade deal with the UK once it leaves the European Union, in one of many cartoons Mac has used to illustrate this year's news. read


Police give Coulsdon couple a car after theirs was stolen

Michael and Linda Gibbs were given a 2004 Vauxhall Corsa at their home in Coulsdon, South London, after their Austin Metro was stolen. The Met Police organised the donation. read


Pictures of the most jaw-dropping mountains in the world 

From a moody image of Scotland’s Cuillin range to a striking picture of the Matterhorn, which straddles the Swiss/Italian border, this is material likely to send a shiver or two up the spine. read


Entire skyscraper goes up for auction online in China

A 156-metre-tall (510 feet) tower, in northern China's Shanxi Province, is set to be auctioned on Taobao, a Chinese shopping site. The unfinished 37-storey building was originally built to be a Hilton hotel. read


Remote control Liebherr crane made of Lego in action

This almighty toy crane built by LEGO lover Dawid Szmandra in Poland stands at about 10 feet tall and takes up half the size of a large living room. It is still 24 times smaller than real life Liebherr cranes. read


Parish council minibus spells out 'Churchill Anus Society'

The Churchill and Langford Minibus Society from north Somerset were left red-faced after a shopper noticed the rude message on the side of their bus when the sliding door was opened. read


RSPCA reveal most bizarre animal rescues of the year 

The RSPCA has revealed its greatest animal rescues of 2017, including saving an unlucky fox trapped between two headstones at St Mary Magdalene Church in Leamington Spa (pictured). read


Girl, two, rescued after falling down water well

The rescue involved a number of men working together to pull the child out of the muddy well as she helplessly sat in the water, covered in mud. The video appears to be in a rural part of India. read


Australian Kookaburra's laugh filmed in slow motion

Dacelo, a Laughing Kookaburra bird, was recorded howling in slow motion which sounded more demonic than endearing. The bird was filmed in South Australia, where it is native. read