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Ant McPartlin charged with drink-driving after London crash

TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been charged with drink-driving following his arrest on Sunday, and will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on April 4. read


Grandmother mounts pavement and kills pedestrian in horror crash

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Pertpall Sall, 68, of Woodley, Berkshire, has been jailed for 28 months after her Ford Focus careered onto wrong side of the road and onto pavement in Reading. read


Investigators probe what brought down Red Arrow jet at RAF Valley

Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, 41, was today named by the Ministry of Defence as the victim of the crash involving the Hawk T1 aircraft at RAF Valley in North Wales yesterday. read


Boris Johnson renews attack on Putin in evidence to MPs

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told MPs he was appalled at the prospect of the Russian President glorying in the tournament in the aftermath of the Salisbury attack. read


Tributes pour in for father who died in freak Vue cinema accident

Tributes have been paid to Ateeq Rafiq, 24, a father 'who had everything to live for' who died in a freak accident after he became wedged under a VIP seat in Birmingham and had a heart attack. read


Cocaine and a razor blade were smuggled into Daisy Boyd's room

Daisy Boyd, 28, was found dead in the private Nightingale Hospital, in Marylebone, central London, just months after she split from publishing heir Dan Macmillan, 42, (pictured together). read


Facebook shock as users find thousands of spying apps using data

Facebook, based in Menlo Park, California allows you to connect plugin apps specially designed to work with the social network, ranging from games and entertainment to fast-food delivery. read


Co-founder of WhatsApp says everyone should delete their Facebook

California-based Brian Acton has taken to Twitter to urge everyone to delete their Facebook profiles. Acton sold Whatsapp to Facebook for $19 billion (£11.4 billion) in 2014. read


Mark Zuckerberg would have known about Facebook data breaches

The tech giant's former operations manager Sandy Parakilas said the media giant handed over 'highly personal' data on its users to app developers. read


Mark Zuckerberg will address the public in the next 24 hours

The Facebook founder will make a statement several days after it was revealed the British data firm had obtained information belonging to more than 50 million Facebook users without their permission. read


Social media star Timmy Thick claims he was a Harvard study

Timmy Thick joined Instagram in 2016 and created his Twitter account in May 2017. He promptly shot to viral fame thanks in part to his outrageous jokes, and unapologetic brand. read


Amnesty International: Twitter not protecting women from abuse 

Twitter has landed in deep water after a report released by the human rights organisation Amnesty International detailed how the site fails to prevent abuse towards women online. read


DailyMailTV is nominated for two Daytime Emmys

The show has been nominated for Outstanding Entertainment News Program and Best Directing Team. The nominations were announced on Wednesday afternoon. read


Warring neighbours share snaps of their clever tactics

From misbehaving pets to loud music, these photos from around the world capture creative ways to tackle some of the most common complaints from the people next-door. read


Carpetright stores to close as B&Q and MossBros reveal sales woe

Jobs are under threat at Carpetright after the floorings retailer confirmed reports that it was 'exploring' a company voluntary arrangement to keep the business afloat. read


Operator of self-driving Uber had a history of traffic violations 

The Uber operator whose driverless car hit and killed a homeless woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday had racked up a string of traffic violations in recent years, DailyMail.com can reveal. read


NHS staff are set for average 6.5 per cent pay rise over three years

Ministers have finally draw a line under the public sector pay cap today as a new NHS deal is unveiled. read


Teachers step up campaign for a 5 per cent pay hike after NHS rises

Kevin Courtney (pictured), joint general secretary of the National Education Union said England's school system is in the middle of a teacher shortage 'crisis', and that pay increases are needed. read


Blitzing belly fat lowers your risk of diabetes and heart issues

While scores of papers have found this to be the case, few have been able to explain what makes belly fat riskier for insulin resistance than any other type of body fat, until this Columbia study. read


Ex-Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan robbed at gunpoint in London

Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has been held up and gunpoint and robbed of his £100,000 watch as he drove through Croydon, south London. read


Dec confirms he'll host final Saturday Night Takeaway shows alone

Dec, 42, today admitted 'I never thought I'd be in this position' as he is set to appear on one of their TV shows without his co-star for the first time in their 20-year career. read


Piers Morgan backs Dec to pursue TV career without Ant

Piers Morgan backed Declan Donnelly to go it alone while his embattled TV co-host Ant McPartlin tackles his demons during Wednesday's Good Morning Britain. read


Will Simon Cowell stand by troubled Ant McPartlin?

The X Factor mogul, who is the brains behind Ant and Dec-fronted Britain's Got Talent, has sparked questions over his position in the face of the drama read


Pregnant Kate Middleton looks blooming in mint at London event

The Duchess of Cambridge, 36, is attending a symposium of leading academics and charities championing early intervention into the lives of children in Lonodon. read


Liam Payne admits to 'tension' and 'struggles' with Cheryl

In a raw interview with The Evening Standard , the popstar said they have been torn between marriage and separation since becoming parents to baby Bear. read


Charles and Camilla’s plot to slur Princess Diana as a hysteric

After her marriage broke down, Princess Diana used every weapon in her arsenal to vilify her husband’s mistress, an upper-middle-class housewife from Wiltshire. Camilla counter-attacked. read


UK self-driving car trials to continue despite US pedestrian death

Britain's biggest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, pushed ahead with trials of its autonomous vehicles in the Midlands yesterday. read


7 diet tweaks to fight depression and anxiety

People with diets high in processed foods and sugar are far more likely to suffer with depression than healthier eaters. Nutritionist May Simpkin has a mood-friendly diet makeover to fix that. read


Why you need more fiber in your diet

Despite the healthy eating 'trend', fiber intake remains low, new figures show. Rob Hobson, Healthspan Head of Nutrition and a Registered Nutritionist, explains how to combat the issue. read


Donald Tusk says Brexit transition is on despite wrangling by Spain

The EU council president declared that he had formally recommended leaders welcome the package. read


Olive magazine reveals best Easter eggs in blind taste test

A new blind taste test reveals the top-rated chocolate treats, according to experts at Olive magazine. Asda won the battle of the supermarkets for a £7 dark chocolate and cherry egg. read


Ken Livingstone repeats claim Hitler supported Zionism

Ken Livingstone also cast doubt over the assertion the Kremlin was behind the Salisbury poisoning and suggested it could have been ordered by 'rogue' elements in Russia. read


Russian oligarch is 'hiding assets' to avoid divorce payout

Lawyers for Tatiana Akhmedova (pictured) say her ex husband Farkhad Akhmedov is using a series of complex financial systems to keep his assets to himself, which include a £350million superyacht. read


Tracey Cox reveals the seven mistakes women make in the bedroom

Sex and relationship expert Tracey Cox reveals the top seven mistakes women are making in the bedroom - and explains why denying your partner the chance to give or receive oral sex isn't fair. read


Will Harry and Meghan have a ‘mini-moon’ in IRELAND?

Prince Harry and Meghan are believe to be planning a series of engagements in the Irish capital, weeks after tying the knot. Sources say the visit could be their first trip abroad as newlyweds. read


Hoarder's body rotted underneath a mountain of clutter in Aberaeron

Gaynor Jones, 87, has been dead for up to four years in the 19th Century stone cottage in Wales which was full of hoarded possessions and her daughter Valerie is lucky to be alive after being found. read


Convicted killers shared a curry 'after murdering Vietnamese woman'

Stephen Unwin and William McFall are accused of raping and murdering young mother Quyen Ngoc Nguyen in Unwin's home in Houghton-le-Spring near Sunderland. read


Playboy model's lawyer gives details on alleged Trump affair

The lawyer for Karen McDougal is offering new details about her alleged affair with President Trump, which she's barred from talking about due to a non-disclosure agreement. read


The melting Greenland icecap could shut down the jet stream

A European team of researchers are urging the EU to change climate change policies as studies show that extreme weather events have increased in frequency drastically since 1980. read


Woman 'raped' by Cambridge student may have 'twisted her story'

Edward Gabbai, 30, who has a doctorate from Cambridge University, allegedly carried out sex attacks on three women after telling one he was 'into rape fantasies'. read


Police to quiz mother over River Teifi death tragedy in Cardigan

Police are due to interview Kim Rowlands, 25, who left little two-year-old Kiara Moore strapped in her Mini on a riverside slipway while she popped into her boyfriend's office in Cardigan, west Wales. read


Janet Street-Porter: Camilla has endured Mother-in-Law from Hell

I could write a book about the devious, scheming tactics employed by mothers when they suspect you might be more than a casual fling, a fleeting affair or a bit of hot sex. read


HMRC says it wants AI to monitor 'compliance' with the law

The department's digital transformation director Brigid McBride said it was stepping up a drive to automate processes. read


Aberdeen monster who raped victim when she was four could be freed

John Barbour, of Aberdeen, who was 19 when he first raped the victim when she just four-years-old (pictured), could be freed on parole after he serves just two years behind bars. read


Banker who plunged to death had been held hostage in Iraq

Elizabeth Cunningham was found by a passerby near a multi-storey car park in Worthing last December. An inquest heard she never fully recovered from being held hostage during the Gulf War in Iraq read


Photos show difference between Italian restaurant's ad and reality

The Italian at Redstones, located in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, has been advertising its new meal takeaway box, stuffed with appetising chips, mozzarella sticks and chicken strips. read


Mini-Concorde Baby Boom plane on track for take-off this year

CEO Blake Scholl revealed that Boom Supersonic's XB-1 engines are ready and will shortly arrive at Boom's hangar at Centennial Airport in Denver, Colorado. read


Thai senator's son who filmed up women's skirts spared jail

Pratyayoud Tupchareon, 27, is the son of Youdtana Tupchareon, (pictured together) a member of Thailand's parliament in Bangkok and he was caught filming up women's skirts in London. read


Kate Middleton and Prince William launch Royal Baby webpage 

Kate Middleton and Prince William have given their Royal Baby an internet presence and a page has been added to the royal website with information about the new member of the Royal Family. read


Kate Middleton's severe morning sickness may be down to two genes

Researchers from The University of California, Los Angeles, found hyperemesis gravidarum is associated with abnormally high variations in the genes GDF15 and IGFBP7. read


Trump defies aides to congratulate Putin on election 'victory'

The US president seemingly defied the advice of aides to praise Mr Putin in a phone call despite UK fury at Russia's involvement in the poisoning of a former spy. read


Trump furious at leak his staff urged him not to congratulate Putin

The disclosure that President Trump ignored an explicit warning from his security staff not to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his suspicious reelection has brought immediate finger-pointing. read


SWAT team descend on Austin bomber Mark Anthony Conditt's home

The Austin bomber is dead after blowing himself up in the early hours of Wednesday as police and FBI agents swooped in to arrest him at a hotel several miles north of the city. read


Underwater 'fountain' of magma found beneath Yellowstone

Researchers found a column of hot volcanic ash known as a magma 'plume' beneath Yellowstone volcano in Wyoming that stretches all the way from Mexico. read


Avocado-shaped Waitrose Easter Egg sells out thanks to millennials

Demand for the avocado Easter eggs is so great that they have sold out in stores across Britain and are not available online either. Waitrose has implemented an emergency restock. read


Family of Russian exile Nikolay Glushkov found dead are 'devastated'

Nikolay Glushkov, 68, was found dead by his daughter Natalia at his suburban home in New Malden. Scotland Yard have said they are treating his death as murder. read


Chemical weapons inspectors arrive at Salisbury spy poisoning pub

Experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons descended on The Mill pub, where Mr Skripal and his daughter had a drink before they collapsed. read


Foreign Office pour scorn on Russia’s theories over spy attack

As Theresa May attempts to convince the world that she is right in blaming Russia for the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, government officials put together an online video attacking the Kremlin. read


Moscow says Britain may have orchestrated Salisbury poison attack

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would not hesitate to 'hit back' blaming Britain for sending relations into the deep freeze. read


Stalker of Cambridge-educated House of Lords adviser spared jail

Jumshed Khan followed Roshani Palamakumbura and gave her a 26-page letter while stalking her after they both met at Millbank Bannatyne Health Club in Westminster, central London. read


Commons in hysterics during PMQs at Tom Pursglove's double entendre

Tom Pursglove was raising the important issue of disposable coffee cups that cannot be recycled when proceedings took an unexpected turn. read


EU unveils digital tax targeting Facebook, Google and Amazon

European Union officials unveiled Wednesday proposals for the levy which could heap more problems on Facebook after revelations over misused data of 50 million users shocked the world. read


Sleaze probe into Keith Vaz over male escorts is back on

The inquiry into the veteran Labour MP was suspended in December 'for medical reasons'. read


Why the genetic makeup of cockroaches makes them so hard to kill

Shui Zhan, who works at the Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology in Shanghai, has worked out the genes that make this creature so difficult to destroy (stock image). read


Boko Haram Islamists free 76 abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria

ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram militants abducted 110 girls on February 19. After the government negotiated, dozens of them were dropped back at the school they were taken from. read


Israel admits bombing suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007

Israel has today, for the first time, admitted that it bombed a suspected nuclear reactor near Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria in 2007, claiming that the reactor had been built with help from North Korea. read


Obesity crisis has turned the UK into the fat man of Europe

Only Americans, who weigh roughly 14st (88.9kg) and Australians, around the 13st 5lbs (85.9kg) mark, are heavier, according to the data compiled by Forza Supplements. read


Pregnant Durham woman loses appeal against £100 parking ticket

Mother-to-be Chloe Edmondson parked in a private car park near the University Hospital of North Tees in County Durham for what she thought would be a short visit to the maternity unit. read


Peter Madsen thought of Brad Pitt film Se7en decapitating Kim Wall

Peter Madsen, 47, told a Copenhagen court that he did not see anything 'unnatural', in thinking about the thriller - which features a decapitation - while dismembering Kim Wall's body. read


Shoreham air crash disaster pilot charged with manslaughter

The families of victims of the 2015 Shoreham Air Show disaster will discover tonight whether the Crown Prosecution Service has decided to charge pilot Andy Hill who survived the dramatic fireball. read


Man-made humanity 'STAR' will plummet back down to Earth TOMORROW

The glittering satellite, referred to by some as a 'beacon for humanity,' was launched into orbit in January and slated to orbit the Earth for about nine months. Now, the object is making an early exit. read


The competitions where top prizes are never given away

Some companies are only giving out prizes if they receive an entry at an exact moment on a specific day determined by a computer algorithm. read


Celebrities reveal their dramatic transformations

Stars including Sid Owens, Sherrie Hewson and Shaun Ryder flew to a rejuvenation clinic in Sardinia in a bid to see if they could reverse the ageing clock - all without going under the knife. read


Emma Thompson at fracking protest after farmer sprayed manure at her

Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has joined a peaceful walk and silent protest at a controversial fracking site in Blackpool two years after a farmer in Preston sprayed her with manure. read


Cambridge Analytica researcher says Facebook made him a scapegoat

Cambridge University academic Dr Aleksandr Kogan (pictured) claims he has been made a 'scapegoat' for the scandal and accused Cambridge Analytica of 'selling magic' to its clients. read


How men behind Cambridge Analytica are linked to royalty and Tories

Old Etonian 'smoothie' Nigel Oakes, 55, was Lady Helen Windsor's boyfriend (pictured together) and gate-crashed her 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle in 1985 and was arrested. read


British data firm 'entrapped Caribbean politician with £1m sting'

The parent company of Cambridge Analytica was allegedly employed by the Labour Party of St Kitts and Nevis in order to smear the leader of the opposition, Lindsay Grant during the 2010 elections. read


Bannon oversaw Cambridge Analytica's plans to collect Facebook data

Chris Wylie said Bannon, who helped launch Cambridge Analytica with funding from the Mercer family before he became Trump's chief strategist, was involved with the company's strategy. read


Interactive map reveals the 200 vineyards you can visit in England

The wine-making prowess of England and Wales is fully revealed by website winecellardoor.co.uk, which lists the vineyards you can visit and the 70 or so where visitors can help with the harvest. read


Seven Year Switch star accuses show of 'violating' her

Going on the show to salvage her relationship, mother-of-one Michelle Bingley says her marriage was left in tatters after the show 'manipulated' footage to make it appear she was naked. read


Barcelona man agrees to pay woman £50k after kicking her in video

Mario Garcia Montealegre was filmed hitting his victim with a kung-fu kick in the Diagonal Mar area of Barcelona. He has now agreed to pay her £52,000 (60,000 EUR) in compensation. read


Chilling postcard sent to police by gloating Jack the Ripper 

The east London serial killer sent the warning that another murder was on the cards. Days later the Ripper slayed Irish prostitute Mary Kelly in his most gruesome murder. read


Cannibal chef sliced flesh from two volunteers and fed it to them

The stunt, carried out by artist Arturs Bērziņš in a museum in the Latvian capital of Riga, was streamed on Facebook live and has received a number of complaints from viewers. read


Man, 21, fighting for his life after officers fired 13 shots at him

The police watchdog has launched an investigation after a 21-year-old was shot at 13 times by armed officers at a property in Hackney, leaving him fighting for his life. read


Michael Schumacher's family thanks fans for their 'empathy'

Michael Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm said that the family appreciate fans' 'empathy' and their understanding that they want the F1 legend's state of health to remain a private matter. read


James Packer quits casino business for mental health reasons

James Packer, 50, the only son of the late media mogul Kerry and one of Australia's richest people with a personal fortune estimated at $3.9 billion, will 'step back from all commitments' indefinitely. read


Ex-British spy Christopher Steele to give evidence in US libel case

Lawyers for Christopher Steele (pictured) argued that the lengthy pre-trial questioning session could put potential intelligence sources at great risk - but it was today decided he has evidence to give. read


First look inside new £750,000 BBC television centre flats

The redevelopment of the iconic BBC Television Centre, (pictured) which was once home to some of Britain's best loved shows, has been unveiled to the public ahead of its official opening next month. read


Mystery of the $1 bill with tip from 1999 kidnap written on it

Mikelle Biggs, 11, was last seen with her younger sister waiting for an ice cream truck outside their home in Mesa, Arizona on January 2, 1999. read


Archbishop of Canterbury tells inquiry he is 'ashamed of the Church'

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby spoke at a child sexual abuse inquiry on Wednesday in London. The inquiry focuses on the diocese of Chichester in West Sussex. read


Study warns glacier melting already passed the point of no return

Human actions cannot limit glacier melting for the next 100 years, a report says. The new report says more than 30 percent of glacier ice will melt regardless. read


Many species of unknown fish found in water around the Caribbean

Biologists from the Smithsonian tropical Research Institute were studying the deep-water reefs off the coast of Curaçao when they named a new zone of ocean called the rariphotic. read


Knife-wielding crab fights back against a chef in Malaysia

The bizarre moment a knife-wielding crab fought back against a chef was caught on camera. The crustacean is seen waving a blade at the cook in a video taken in a Malaysian kitchen. read


British father-of-two dies during flight from New Zealand to UK

Chef Simon Gilby, originally from Exmouth, Devon, died after falling ill while on board Emirates flight EK413 from Christchurch to Dubai on Sunday. His cause of death is still unknown. read


Massive government blunder sees 70,000 people owed benefits

Meg Hillier (pictured), chairwoman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, hit out at the 'shoddy administration' at the Department for Work and Pensions which left people out of pocket. read


Grenfell Tower fire is recreated in 3D digital model at Goldsmiths

Forensic Architecture, a group of researchers based at Goldsmiths, University of London, have used minute-by-minute eyewitness accounts and videos to create the graphic. read


Gareth Bale reveals why he built a golf course in his back garden

Gareth Bale has revealed it was a lifelong dream of his to build a mini golf course in his back garden. Bale took his love for golf to the next level last year when he redeveloped part of his private estate in Wales. read


World's most expensive SUV the Karlmann King goes on sale for £1.56m

Only ten Karlmann Kings will ever be built, according to its Chinese maker, and when looking at the outside, the black four-wheel drives seem to have come straight out of a DC comic book. read


Ant and Dec super-fan has pairs' face tattooed onto his leg

Ant and Dec super-fan Kelvin Jackson-Bowers who hoped tattooing the pairs' face onto his leg would land him a prize holiday has been left distraught after the duo's ITV show was cancelled. read


Ruth Davidson says she feels 'hunted' online by homophobic abuse 

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson (pictured) said she was routinely abused for being openly gay but insisted she felt a responsibility to read and call it out. read


Gang of prisoners stamp on fellow inmate inside British jail

The victim was surrounded in his cell at an unidentified prison in Britain by three lags who repeatedly struck and taunted him as they filmed the sickening attack on an illegal mobile phone. read


Triceratops used its terrifying horns to attract sexual partners

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London found the elaborate frills and horns (pictured) seemed to evolve at a much faster rate than other traits and were highly desirable. read


Personal trainer claims to have encountered spirits on WWII plane

Tony Ferguson has made two visits to the former military seaplane at Southampton's Solent Sky Museum. He claims the aircraft is home to a poltergeist and the spirit of the female co-pilot. read


Peter Pickering convicted of raping woman weeks before killing girl

Leeds Crown Court heard how the victim, now in her 60s, was raped and burnt with cigarettes by the 'Beast of Wombewell, Peter Pickering', 80, just weeks before he raped and killed a 14-year-old. read


Welsh boyfriend who battered girlfriend during birthday trip jailed

Tiarna Greenaway's begged for her life as her boyfriend Otis Jeffries, 22, flew into a jealous rage. He brutally assaulted the 20-year-old during their stay at a luxury lakeside lodge near Cardiff. read


'Face stealing' cap uses infrared to fool facial recognition systems

The identity-stealing hat, developed by a Chinese and US team led by experts at Shanghai's Fudan University projects infrared light onto your face to trick AI systems. read


Brand MEMI pits itself against cult products with convincing results

New cruelty-free cosmetics brand MEMI has pitted its affordable range, starting from £10, against products such as MAC and Chanel to see if beauty fans can spot the difference. read


Jeremy Hunt: Too many failed by 'fragmented' social care system

The Health Secretary gave a damning assessment of 'fragmented services' under 'unprecedented pressure' as he vowed radical reform. read


Rick Hay reveals 11 foods proven to help you sleep

Brits are bad sleepers, according to a recent survey. Nutritional director Rick Hay is on hand to describe 11 superfoods, including cinnamon and ginger, to help insomniacs get a better night's sleep read


Millennials deficient in vitamin D don't eat war food such as spam

One in five adults are deficient in vitamin D, which keeps bones healthy, and a new study reveals that it may be because under-30s shun foods rich in the nutrients as they are not trendy. read


Women who eat their greens during pregnancy protect baby from asthma

The diet only works if expectant mums include healthy vegetables in their diet during the first few months of their pregnancy, according to researchers from Tokyo. read


Man is stabbed to death at an east London shopping centre

The young man, believed to be in his early 20s, was found suffering from stab wounds at the Stratford Centre. read


Uber driver filmed reversing on a busy road in terrifying footage

EXCLUSIVE: The jaw-dropping footage was captured by terrified passengers in London. The driver had taken the wrong slip road but instead of driving to the next one he decided to reverse. read


Woman cured lifelong depression by recalling her past lives

EXCLUSIVE: Joanne Tym, 57, from Cheshire said her 'pessimistic mind set ended overnight' after a session with London-based Past Life Regression expert Nicolas Aujula in November 2017. read


Passengers may be taken to planes at Gatwick on driverless buses

The West Sussex airport is trialling 'electric-powered autonomous vehicles' (pictured) for workers and says that if it's successful it could lead to driverless transport buses. read


Video shows FIU bridge collapse in Miami

The footage shows the man working on the top left corner of the bridge as cars passed beneath it. When it suddenly collapsed, the man was thrown into the air then fell to lie among the rubble. read


Suicide clinics 'to be made legal in Guernsey'

Guernsey's Chief Minister Gavin St Pier said he is backing the controversial euthanasia plan after he witnessed his own father's painful death from cardiovascular disease. read


Drunk businesswoman who spat drink over BA stewardess is fined

Beverley Chapman, 45, of Chingford, who is the director of a construction company, claimed she was under pressure after splitting with her ex-girlfriend, who sued her for a share of their house. read


Trappist-1 planets may have too much water to be habitable

Experts from Arizona State and Vanderbilt University say planets in the Trappist-1 star system have very low densities for their mass, which they believe is due to their large volumes of water and ice. read


British surgeon’s computer was hacked ‘to find Syrian hospital'

London-based trauma surgeon David Nott fears his computer was hacked to find the location of an underground M10 hospital in Aleppo, Syria. read


Pope Francis reveals plans to attend 'family rally' in Ireland

The 81-year-old Pontiff will arrive in Dublin on Saturday August 25 and will take part in the Festival of Families, a faith-based cultural concert, in Croke Park. read


The shoppers who refuse to use anything but cash

Banks have launched an attack on cash by stripping the High Street of free ATMs and encouraging customers to use tap-and-go contactless cards for small payments. read


Teen mother-of-two married to 46-year-old removal man speaks out

Beth Telford, 19, and husband Andy, 46, were forced to move 170 miles away from North Wales to Nelson in Lancashire after receiving abusive comments from neighbours. read


Man is stabbed to death at east London shopping centre

The young man, believed to be in his early 20s, was found suffering from stab wounds at the Stratford Centre. read


Moment pilots struggle against strong cross winds in Amsterdam

The footage, shot at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport, shows a Boeing B747 making its awkward landing on the runway 36R 'Aalsmeerbaan'. read


Colonel Gaddafi's son says he would testify against Nicolas Sarkozy

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of the late dictator, says he is able provide evidence that the 63-year-old former French president was backed by illicit Libyan cash. read


British couple's shipping container flips on the Falkland Islands

Charlotte Bainbridge, 25, and her boyfriend Edd Hewett, 27, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, had been camping in the Falkland Islands when the adverse weather closed in and they decided to take cover. read


London law firm boss quits over messages sent to married woman

Bill Voge was the London-based global chairman of US firm Latham & Watkins before he resigned last night amid a growing sex scandal in the industry. read


Zsa Zsa Gabor’s widower sells thousands of her treasured possessions

Thousands of items belonging to Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hollywood star dubbed 'the original Kim Kardashian' are being auctioned by her widower who is taking advantage of her advice to sell it. read


Stormy Daniels goes further than ever with Trump sex claim

Clifford responded to a Twitter critic who said she was 'a slut' who claims to have 'slept with POTUS 12 yrs ago.' She replied: 'Technically I didn't sleep with the POTUS ... There was no sleeping (hehe).' read


Mother reveals her anguish after her son's battle with Alzheimer's

Levi Ormeroid, 19, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a healthy toddler, able to ride a bike, colour in pictures, count to 10 and sing along to his favourite song Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield. read


Rough-scaled snake perfectly camouflaged in Sunshine Coast bush

At first glance it just looks like a scattering of leaves and sticks found along an Australian bush track, but a deadly rough-scaled snake actually lies hidden beneath the foliage. read


Vandal set on fire after his Molotov cocktail bounces back at him

The man is seen on CCTV from outside the Russian Federation Council in Moscow throwing a petrol bomb into the road. He throws another but it bounces back and sets him on fire. read


Photobox ad cleared after 212 complaints about boy sitting on dog

The three television adverts for printing firm Photobox featured scenes of a family having a barbecue in their garden and showed them taking a picture of their son sitting on a Great Dane. read


Foozie Bristol opens Tiny Cookery School making small dishes

Thom Whitchurch, 34, of Bristol, has launched the adorable Tiny Cookery School, where students roll out meatballs the size of a pinhead, and cook with saucepans the width of a £1 coin. read


Fury as YouTube Kids channel aimed at children features gun guide

The four-minute guide to making an air rifle out of a pipe and plastic bottle, which had been viewed 3.6 million times, could be found on YouTube Kids by searching for 'gun'. read


Welsh catering boss jailed for forcing schoolgirl into sex games

Deborah Evans, from Ely, Cardiff (pictured) sexually abused the 15-year-old girl between 1999 and 2000, but was caught because her victim had recorded the abuse in a diary which was used as evidence. read


Sarah Vine: Why the lesson of Jeremy Corbyn’s cap scares me to death

Jeremy Corbyn's cap is a snugly-fitting metaphor for so much that is wrong with 21st-century Britain, says SARAH VINE. read


Women using plastic surgery to achieve Meghan Markle's golden ratio

Dr Costas Papageorgiou, based in London's Harley Street, has unveiled a new technique, which involves 3D face mapping, to determine what cosmetic procedures to perform. read


Why reality TV stars like the Kardashians are turning into clones

Thanks to reality TV stars' love of heavy make-up, defined brows and lip fillers, as well as other cosmetic procedures, they all look so alike they're beginning to morph into clones of each other. read


Hungry caterpillar photo by boy takes top prize in photo awards 

A close-up photo of a caterpillar taken by a boy, 11, won a division of the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards in March. read


New York father wants joint custody over his son he has never met

The man, who lives in New York, explained the last time he had spoken to the mother was when he tried to convince her to get an abortion, shortly after they graduated high school four years ago. read


Twitter sparks debate on are tennis balls yellow or green

The latest internet colour argument revolves around tennis balls, with many suggesting that they're yellow, while others are contesting they're green. Sporting legend Roger Federer has even joined in. read


French female spies who worked for the British secret service

The heroism of the French women spies of the British Special Operations Executive who were captured in their homeland and executed by the Nazis has been commemorated in a new book. read


Balding Gay Times editor says a hair transplant changed his life

Darren Scott, from Hackney, spent his working life mixing with the A-list stars who graced the pages of Gay Times, the magazine he edited for almost a decade. read


Former underground water treatment plant is up for sale for £28,000

The subterranean property is in the middle of Dartmoor in Devon and used to belong to South West Water and it has not been touched since it was decommissioned during the 1960s. read


Disabled Hampshire man was 'beaten and tortured by couple'

Daniel and Katy Whelan and Gavin Buckle are on trial at Portsmouth Crown Court charged with subjecting their alleged victim to a sickening campaign of mental and physical torture. read


Thai Airways bans obese passengers from their new planes

Obese passengers and parents travelling with children will be banned from Thai Airways business class because of seatbelt safety regulations. read


UFO filmed speeding up to a passenger jet before overtaking it

Eerie footage has emerged showing a saucer-shaped UFO speeding after a passenger plane in the skies over the US city of Lincoln, New Hampshire. read


Freezing the hunger-signalling nerve may help patients lose weight

Researchers from Emory University froze parts of the vagus nerves in 10 obese patients, reducing all of their appetites and helping all but one to lose weight in a new experimental treatment. read


Nashville biker catapulted through the air after attempting wheelie

Brett Sewell, 18, was taking part in a mass 'ride-out' event when he attempted a wheelie and ploughed into the back of a quad bike, catapulting him into the air in Nashville, Tennessee. read


Model Chloe Ayling used ketamine two months before Milan kidnap

Miss Ayling, 20, claims she was lured to a fake photoshoot in Milan where she was drugged with ketamine, but a hair sample has found traces of the drug going back two months before the 'kidnap'. read


New index reveals in which UK city it's most expensive to use taxis

While many might expect London to have the highest priced taxi fares in the country, four other cities have higher average black cab costs than the nation's capital, a new index has revealed. read


Coastguard pilot filmed dancing after landing helicopter in blizzard

The Coastguard pilot was in a celebratory mood after landing his helicopter on top of Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, despite blizzard conditions with snow whirling in the air. read


Strikes in France set to cause travel disruption over Easter

Widespread industrial action is set to take hold across the country this Thursday and four Eurostar services between London and Paris have already been called off. read


One of Nepal's last dancing bears dies after rescue

Two sloth bears were rescued in southern Nepal in December last year from a pair of itinerant street performers who used the animals for entertainment. read


Scottish castle sells for £620,000 after buyer triples asking price

A secluded castle in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, has sold for £620,000 after it was originally listed for £200,000. A buyer plunked down three times the asking price in a bidding war over the home. read


Tesla shareholders approve CEO Musk's $2.6 billion compensation plan

The proposed compensation award for the Silicon Valley billionaire, valued at up to $2.6 billion, involves no salary or cash bonus but sets rewards based on Tesla's market value. read


Scourge of plastic in the oceans is expected to TREBLE in ten years

Scientists behind today’s report said the oceans are vital to Britain as 95 per cent of the UK’s international trade travels by water, while the internet is connected by underwater cables. read


Why a lioness suddenly grew a mane at Oklahoma City Zoo

Staff at Oklahoma City Zoo, where lioness Bridget (pictured) is kept, report her overall health is excellent for an 18-year-old and, besides the extra fur, the condition won’t affect her quality of life. read


Man builds bunker for nuclear war in town south-west of Melbourne

Jakov Loncarevic began digging up his backyard in Minyip, 308km north-west of Melbourne, in case of fire, flood or nuclear war, making sure he would be prepared for any disaster with his bunker. read


Countdown champion films gang abusing him after driving lesson

A Countdown champion filmed the moment his driving lesson in Birmingham was sabotaged by a group of yobs who tried to flip the car and and spat chewing gum at his instructor. read


Footage shows London bus driver filing his nails and driving

The incident took place on the 403 bus travelling from Sanderstead Station towards Warlingham in London last night, when the passenger said the vehicle swung onto the opposite side of the road. read


City blackbirds live longer but have worse health than country birds

Blackbirds who live in the cities live longer but have worse health than their country cousins, a study by biologists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands has found. read


NASA powers on solar study instrument that moves 'like a sunflower'

NASA launched the TSIS-1 with the SpaceX Falcon 9 in December. But it only became fully operational this month. The TSIS-1 will study how much light energy the sun emits. read


Bumper delay windfall for passengers on Emirates

Under EU law, you are entitled to up to £529 compensation if you arrive at your destination more than three hours late. Emirates had refused to pay by treating connecting journeys as two flights. read


Bake Off fans mock Jamie Laing for banging on about biscuit heritage

Made In Chelsea's Jamie Laing took to the Great British Bake Off tent in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. And the biscuit jokes started rolling in thanks to the fact that Jamie comes from the McVities dynasty. read


Overtaking car spins out of control on Reading motorway

This is the moment a car spins out of control while overtaking on a busy motorway during icy road conditions in Reading. The shocking footage was caught on Dash-cam and posted on social media. read


Fascinating pictures give rare glimpse of 'Mao's China' in 1965

A recently published collection of photographs taken by a Japanese photographer captured the daily life of Chinese people in the year 1965 - the height of Mao Zedong's 27-year rule over China. read


BT charges rural familes £5,000 just to connect to the internet

Stuart Billinghurst and Emma Collison, who live in a hamlet on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, were told he and his neighbours would have to cough up £5,272 each for a broadband connection. read


Deaf man abducted 25 years ago is reunited with his family in China

Yu Zhongliang is finally reunited with his long-lost family 25 years after being abducted at a train station. Heart-warming footage shows the deaf man kneels in front of his father during the reunion. read


Inside Ireland's 13th century Ashford Castle declared world's best

Giles Coren and Monica Galetti explore Ashford Castle, in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, on the BBC show Amazing Hotels. It was named best in the world after being rescued from bankruptcy. read


Eastbourne parents of IVF triplets reveal their 'military regime'

Rachael and Chris Winterton, of Eastbourne, East Sussex, welcomed Jude, Lily-Rose and Esme in August last year following two rounds of IVF and now use a 'military regime'. read


Passenger captures lightning striking from above clouds in Alabama

The huge storm was filmed by a passenger on board American Airlines Flight 5566 headed to Birmingham, Alabama, after the pilot had to find a less turbulent route to the south of the storm. read


How to avoid catching the flu on an airplane

For somebody who doesn't want to get sick, 'get in that window seat and don't move,' warns the study's lead researcher, Vicki Stover Hertzberg of Emory University in Atlanta. read


Freestyle footballers show their skills by kicking ball on treadmill

DJ Diveny and JuanTimeFreestyle filmed themselves as they passed the ball to each other while standing opposite on the moving treadmills. read


Cheeky toddler runs head-first into a wall

Fifteen month old Gavin Good, from Ohio, was playing with a bucket when he thought he would be a great idea to put it on his head. read


Stunning new photos show cruise ship Silver Spirit being cut in two

The Silver Spirit, launched at the end of 2009 by Silversea, was photographed at a dry dock in Palermo, Sicily, with her giant body split in two and her innards exposed. read


Derbyshire woman has met 500 A-list stars

Sarah Winterman, from Derbyshire, has met 500 stars after dedicating her life to getting snapped with A-listers. Les Mis star Anne Hathaway even recognises the 25-year-old when they meet. read


Brave girl is unconcerned as LION paws at her through glass wall

This brave girl was nonplussed by a huge lion which pawed at her through a glass partition at the zoo in South Carolina. Caity Finley, from Rock Hill, South Carolina, posted the video online. read


Moment plane engine cuts out as pilot performs tricks in Florida

Chad Barber, 26, was carrying out a series of twists and spins above the ground in Coral Springs, Florida, when the his engine cut out hundreds of feet above the ground. read


Mac on…the EU fishing deal

'Och, Hamish. Throw it back in. You'll be exceeding EU fishing quotas.' read


Picture captures two stags rutting beneath rainbow

A nature-lover captured the moment two fierce stags were rutting underneath a picture perfect rainbow in the Scottish Highlands on Friday. read


Shed lovers become budding entrepreneurs making £5,000 a year

Entries to this year's Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition have revealed that 'sheddies' across Britain are growing plants, vegetables, keeping bees and even rearing animals. read


Instagram account captures the moment commuters miss their train

The Missedyabus account films passengers running up to the metro in Sydney before the doors close as they get within inches of the carriage. read


Bear cubs give the arrival of spring a round of a-paws in Alaska

Spring is here - and these brown bear cubs in Lake Clark National Park welcomed the warmer weather by putting on a show for the cameras as cavorted around their calm and patient mother. read