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Dale Winton dead: UK mourns as Supermarket Sweep host dies aged 62

Friends including Davina McCall and David Walliams have paid tribute to the broadcaster, catapulted to fame in the 1990s as host of Supermarket Sweep. read


The Queen and Prince Charles welcome heads of the Commonwealth

A spectacle of pomp and pageantry is being staged to welcome the dignitaries, with bearers displaying the flags of the Commonwealth's 53 member states waiting to greet them. read


Meghan Markle's brother says she is 'tearing her family apart'

Thomas Jnr, 51, who is the American actress' half-brother, claims the 36-year-old has forgotten her roots by refusing to invite close relatives as she prepare to tie the knot with Prince Harry. read


Sleep calculator tells you what time to go to bed for body clock

Being woken in the middle of a sleep cycle, and potentially interrupting deep sleep, can make you feel groggy, but this calculator by a British interiors firm can help you time your sleep better. read


Mother-of-three stuns the internet after admitting her husband requires 'full assistance'

A mother-of-three from the UK has taken to the internet via Mumsnet with a conundrum about her husband's morning routine... and people are less than impressed with her. read


Peter Kay announces TV comeback with new Car Share episodes

The Bolton funnyman has revealed new episodes will air on May 7 and May 28. The show's return has been highly anticipated after Kay (pictured) cancelled his live tour suddenly in December. read


Two killed after light aircraft crashes close to Belfast Airport

Two people have been killed after a light aircraft, believed to be a Cessna, crashed close to Belfast International Airport. read


Girl, 15, cowers behind wall as she tries to escape gang of violent thugs armed with baseball bats 

Shocking footage shows a 15-year-old girl hiding from a gang of eight men, some with baseball bats. She climbs over a garden wall and hides to avoid detection from the yobs in Tipton. read


British Airways hostess quits job to be webcam porn star

Laura Birbeck, 27, from Worcester, quit her job as a British Airways stewardess in February to become a webcam porn star after she complained she found the constant flying 'too tiring' read


NHS surgeon forced to quit over racism allegations from colleagues

Peter Duffy, 56, of Lancaster, was the subject of racism allegations from two Indian consultants Dr Kavinda Madhra and Dr Ashutosh Jain and Pakistani Dr Saleem Nassem. read


Idiotic youngsters filmed 'tombstoning' from Dead Man's Cove cliff

Witnesses filmed the daredevils performing high-risk stunts off Plymouth Hoe in Devon. read


Indian father 'joins his friends to gang rape his daughter'

The Indian man took the 35-year-old woman to a friend's house where he was locked inside for 18 hours while they took turns raping her before she escaped to her mother's house. read


Theresa May to ban sale of plastic straws by the end of the year

Theresa May today urged Commonwealth leaders to rise to the 'challenge' to improve the environment for the next generation. read


False rape claim barmaid jailed again for killing man in road smash

Kate Woodhead, 39, climbed behind the wheel of her car while drunk and crashed near Horsham in West Sussex, killing Trevor Smith, 53. read


Commonwealth LIVE: Queen opens Heads of Government meeting 

A spectacle of pomp and pageantry is being staged to welcome the dignitaries at Buckingham Palace with a guard of honour and a display of the flags of the Commonwealth's 53 member states. read


Council flat covered in needles on Channel 5's Housing Yorkshire

Filmed for Channel 5's Housing Yorkshire, the Barnsley home was left in a squalid state, with used needles and dirty nappies left strewn across the floor, and even a dead snake abandoned in its tank. read


Elon Musk reveals his top six productivity tips to Tesla employees

Elon Musk is currently staying overnight at Tesla's factory in Freemont, California. The hard-working boss sent an-email to his employees revealing six tips to boost their productivity. read


Mistress whose daughter was cut out of Indian lover's £2.5million will wins the right to sue widow

Melissa Proles, 44, whose daughter was cut out of her 'larger than life' Indian lover Baldev Kohli's £2.5m will has won the right to sue his widow for a slice of his fortune after he died at 59 of mouth cancer. read


David Copperfield testifies in MGM Grand tourist injury case

David Copperfield, appearing in court in Las Vegas, didn't acknowledge responsibility for injuries British man Gavin Cox claims to have suffered when he fell during the illusion in 2013. read


Manchester dentist had affair with patient he met on dating website

A tribunal heard Richard Pym, who practised at the Church Lane Dental Practice, in Harpurhey, Manchester, met the woman online in March 2015. read


Party loving nurse is spared jail after being caught drink driving at nearly four times the limit

Ashley Drabble (pictured) had been drinking the night before but had another glass of wine went out for lunch with her new boyfriend the next day, Stockport Magistrates' Court heard. read


Fury over peer's 'Nazi' jibe at Theresa May over immigration

Lord Kerslake said the 'hostile environment' brought in against illegal immigrants in 2014 caused widespread anxiety among ministers. read


Mother blames son's death on trying to prove he wasn't illegal migrant

Sentina Bristol blames her son Dexter's death on trying to prove he wasn't illegal. He collapsed on the street and died aged 57 on March 31. Dexter had delays getting records from the Home Office. read


Passerby shoves police officer off his motorbike

The footage, believed to be filmed in Essex, started with two officers in high-vis jackets who were seen driving motorbikes down a busy street in front of a police car. read


US Open tennis to be shown in UK exclusively on Amazon

Viewers in the UK and Ireland will only be able to view the New York fortnight via Amazon's Prime Video channel. In recent decades the event has been broadcast either by Sky or Eurosport. read


Shoreham air disaster pilot at court to face manslaughter charges

Andy Hill, 53, faces 11 counts of gross negligent manslaughter and one count of endangering an aircraft at Westminster Magistrates' Court over the Shoreham Air Show crash. read


Massive holes found in a 5,400-year-old cow skull reveal early attempts at brain surgery

The cow's skull is between 5,000 and 5,400 years old and was unearthed at a Neolithic site at Champ-Durand in France by the French National Centre for Scientific Research. read


Woman is killed after car ploughs into her house

The vehicle smashed into a property in Clevedon, Somerset, around 8.30pm on Friday. Avon and Somerset Police said significant damage was caused to the home. read


Mother of girl who was taken to hospital after Ant McPartlin drink-drive crash backs troubled star

The 42-year-old TV presenter was fined £86,000 and banned from the road for 20 months after he was caught more than twice the legal limit following a crash in Richmond, west London . read


North Korea wants 'complete denuclearisation' , South Korea says

North Korea has expressed its commitment to total denuclearisation in return for an end to 'hostile policies' and a guarantee of safety, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday. read


Southwest flight 1380 passengers didn't wear oxygen masks correctly

Several of the passengers pictured on board Southwest Airlines flight 1380, which made an emergency landing after an explosion at 32,500 ft, weren't wearing their oxygen masks correctly. read


Delta plane bursts into flames on runway at Atlanta airport

Passengers at at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport took photos of the dramatic scene as thick white smoke rose from the aircraft as crews tried to put out the blaze. read


Hero pilot of Southwest 1380 insists she was just doing her job

Tammie Jo Shults showed 'nerves of steel' and kept calm even as she told air traffic control that a passenger had almost been sucked out of the depressurized cabin of the Dallas-bound Boeing 737. read


The 110 mile trail of wreckage left by Southwest flight 1380

Enormous chunks of the plane's engine casing and inner parts were discovered by gobsmacked locals in Jefferson Township, Penn Township and Bernville in the state of Pennsylvania. read


Coroner reveals Southwest Airlines victim died from blunt impact

Jennifer Riordan, 43, died on Tuesday on a flight heading from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Dallas that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after its engine blew in midair. read


Southwest Airlines passenger trolled for live streaming landing

Marty Martinez, 29, began filming in selfie mode after one of the engines on the Dallas-bound Boeing 737 exploded on Tuesday, killing mother-of-two Jennifer Riordan, 43. read


Driver who ran over pedestrian's head jailed for 12 years

Shahid Ali, 43, of Birmingham, who had a previous conviction for assisting in acts of terrorism, sped off after driving over Patrick Colbert's head and his body (pictured) last year. read


HMRC embroiled in row over Lycamobile probe

An HMRC official mentioned the telecoms company's gifts as an 'aside' after being asked to carry out raids by the authorities across the Channel last year. read


Lancashire farmer hits out at neighbours who complained about noise

Stephen Nolan, 48, hit back at his neighbours who complained about his noisy livestock on his farm in Higher Wheelton, Lancashire, by putting up a sign on his property. read


BBC reporter 'was toast of newsroom' over Sir Cliff Richard scoop

The High Court in London heard BBC reporter Dan Johnson was considered 'the toast of the newsroom' and a 'hero' for his report on the South Yorkshire Police raid on Sir Cliff Richard's home in 2014. read


Owners reveal their pets' surprisingly clever behaviour

Pet owners from around the world took to Bored Panda to reveal the times their dogs, cats, birds and even fish demonstrated their human-like intelligence by imitating their behaviour. read


Meghan Markle is seen posing in a luxury gifting suite in 2012

As a royal bride-to-be Meghan Markle, 36, has her pick of which designers she chooses to wear. But these photos show Ms Markle enjoying a luxury gifting suite before she hit the big time. read


Meghan Markle's former personal trainer reveals 45-minute workout

Meghan Markle's former personal trainer of three years in her former home of Toronto, Craig McNamee has shared the secret to bagging a body like the bride-to-be. read


Suits: Meghan Markle walks down the aisle in season finale

The 36-year-old actress was finally seen walking down the aisle to say 'I do' on Wednesday, but just on her television show Suits. read


Putin-linked Russian billionaire's bid to hide £183m superyacht fails

The High Court in London heard Farkhad Akhmedov tried to 'hide' his £183million superyacht from ex-wife Tatiana by transferring her ownership through an array of offshore companies. read


Mini-human brains implanted in mice grow successfully for months

Around 80 per cent of the mice survived the operation and within two weeks their brain implants (pictured) were spawning new neurons, according to researchers from the Salk Institute in San Diego. read


Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU

Many of Facebook's global members, whether they know it or not, are currently governed by terms of service agreed with the company's international headquarters in Dublin. read


Mary Beard makes 'grey haired lady' jibe as she is all but axed from US version of 'Civilisations'

Professor Mary Beard, 63, says American broadcaster PBS used 'talking heads' to replace her and altered arguments on religion. Fans of classicist left fuming over 'Civilisations' snub. read


Research finds junk food is linked to arthritis

The new study, published today by the University of Rochester Medical Center, suggests that junk food worsens symptoms, and balancing gut bacteria with a prebiotic supplement reversed the symptoms. read


Bovis Homes accused of deliberately delaying repairs to shoddy homes

Nearly 3,000 people across the UK have joined the 'Bovis Homes Victims Group' on Facebook, complaining of a long list of problems. read


Great white shark circles a father and his two sons before BITING their boat  

The small fishing vessel, occupied by Warren Brown and his two children, was in waters near Dunsborough when the shark swam up next to the boat, its fin breaching the surface. read


Dale Winton's star-studded wedding that never was

The TV star, 62, who was found dead at home in London yesterday, walked down the aisle and exchanged vows with Nell McAndrew in 2004. read


Dale Winton dead: David Walliams shares his hilarious memories of TV host

The popular Supermarket Sweep star died at his home on Wednesday at the age of 62, prompting a host of his fellow TV personalities to express their condolences on social media. read


Dale Winton dead: This Morning causes outrage over tribute

This Morning has slammed hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield for their 'rushed' tribute to TV presenter Dale Winton. read


Dale Winton dead: Lisa Armstrong saw presenter one week before death

Ant McPartlin's estranged wife, 41, divulged she only saw the late Dale Winton last week following the sad news of his death on Wednesday. read


Dale Winton dead: Davina McCall leads celebrity tributes

The popular Supermarket Sweep star died at his home on Wednesday at the age of 62, prompting a host of his fellow TV personalities to express their condolences on social media. read


Youthful Bolton mother gets mistaken for teenage son's girlfriend

Shimmi Munshi, 41, from Bolton has never had surgery and doesn't spend a fortune on beauty treatments but is regularly mistaken for her 20-year-old son's girlfriend or sibling. read


Family of British holidaymaker tell how he was airlifted from cruise ship

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Jarvis and his wife Vivian, from Hextable, Kent, were on a P&O ship heading for the Canary Islands when the 72-year-old started having breathing difficulties and seizures in their cabin. read


Swinton graduate who stalked former school friend jailed for a year

Daniel Berry, 21, of Greater Manchester who stalked and terrorised a female former school friend after they reconnected on Instagram told her: 'It's game on...I will slice you up.' read


Engineer killed himself after Bristol acid attack by ex-girlfriend

Mark Van Dongen, 29, was almost unrecognisable after the attack in the early hours of September 23 2015. After a year of pain he went to a euthanasia clinic in Belgium where he died last year. read


Famed autism doctor Hans Asperger assisted in Nazi euthanasia

Herwig Czech, a historian of medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, made the discovery after looking at Asperger's Nazi-era publications along with documents from Austrian archives. read


Corbyn sets out plan to build one million new homes over next decade

The Labour leader pledged to go on a house building spree which would see construction surge to levels not seen since the 1970s. read


Kent girl 'killed herself after reporting stepfather for sexual abuse'

Georgia Walsh, 16, killed herself last year after accusing her stepfather Brett Connell of sex abuse. He appeared at trial on Tuesday at Maidstone Crown Court in Kent. read


Charlize Theron got depressed after gaining 50lb for new film Tully

Playing an overweight and overwhelmed mother in new movie Tully, Charlize, 42, explained: 'I wanted to feel what this woman felt, and I think that was a way for me to get closer to her,' read


The five unexpected ways you can orgasm WITHOUT having sex

Almost everyone needs some sort of sexual activity to orgasm - but not all. Expert Dr Nikki Goldstein reveals some unusual ways people can reach that blissful state - without having sex. read


Norway road agency pleas students to stop having sex at roundabouts

Every year thousands of Norwegian high school graduates take part in the Russ celebrations that involve heavy drinking as well as sex and nudity themed challenges. read


Juror who took a £3,000 bribe is jailed for six years in Glasgow

Catherine Leahy, 62, accepted inappropriate payments while deliberating during a cocaine trafficking and money laundering trial at the High Court in Glasgow. read


British fugitive Simon Corner arrested at Heathrow Airport over missing mother Lisa Brown in Spain

Simon Corner, 35, is being held on a European Arrest Warrant, just weeks after Lisa Brown's family offered a £100,000 reward for information, it is reported. He could now be sent back to Spain. read


UK Weather: Today will be hottest April day in nearly 70 years

South East England will enjoy the hottest of the weather, while most parts of England and Wales will bask in temperatures at least in the low 20s, the Met Office confirmed. read


UK weather LIVE: Heatwave hits with hottest April day in 70 years

If the mercury rises above 82.4F (28C), the Met Office said it would beat the 2001 April high of 82.04F (27.8C). The warmest April day on record was recorded in 1949 at 85F (29.4C). read


London Marathon set to be hottest ever with scorching temperatures

With over 40,000 runners taking to the capital for the 26.2-mile race in two days, organisers are warning them not to wear inappropriate fancy dress and 'look after their health'. read


Syria 'fired two missiles during US-led chemical weapons strike'

Syrian air defenses fired a total of 40 missiles in response to the attack, but only two of them made it off the ground before the attack was over and both of them missed their targets, it is claimed. read


Saudi Arabia's first movie theatre opens with Black Panther showing

Scenes of violence were not cut for the screening in Riyadh last night, but those involving kissing were axed by censors. Certain showings are also expected to be segregated by gender. read


Iran vows to 'make or buy any weapons it needs'

Iranian leader President Hassan Rouhani, centre, has vowed make or buy any weapons to defend itself from 'invading powers' during a major display of military might in Tehran earlier today. read


Trump says he will leave if Kim Jong Un meeting isn't working

'If the meeting when I'm there is not fruitful, I will respectfully leave the meeting,' Trump said at a news conference. read


Pope Francis comforts boy who feared atheist father isn't in heaven

The boy, known only as Emanuele, broke down in tears during a Q&A session with the pontiff who visited the St. Paul of the Cross parish on the outskirts of Rome on Sunday. read


Concert-goer facing jail over Manchester Arena bomb hoax

Scott Millett, 29, of Eccles, near Salford, (pictured) sparked an evacuation of the venue when he made two 999 calls claiming there was a device in the toilets adding: 'In 20 minutes it will explode.' read


Police searching for Brit couple feared murdered by ISIS find body

Rod, 73, and wife Rachel, 64, vanished nearly 10 weeks ago while on a seed-gathering mission in the remote Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa - and have not been seen or heard from since. read


Father who put burglar, 42, in hospital could faces assault charge

Michael Carr (pictured), 42, was taken to hospital 'in a bad way' after allegedly being assaulted by a man whose home in Hull he had just burgled, stealing a PlayStation, jewellery and cash. read


Firefighter, 32, takes on schizophrenic drug-addict burglar who tried to break into his home

Juan Latorre-Cruz, 32, who caught drug using and schizophrenic burglar, John Parker, 32, trying to break into his home in Lincoln has said the only thought on his mind was the safety of his family. read


Schoolboy who died after 'tripping on pavement' in Mirfield is named

The schoolboy who died of his injuries after reportedly tripping over on the way to school in West Yorkshire yesterday has been named locally as football-mad 14-year-old James Hicks. read


Robert De Niro hits out at Trump at Tribeca Film Festival

As the curtain went up on the 17th Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, Robert De Niro couldn't help using the festival's megawatt spotlight to direct his considerable ire at President Trump. read


James Comey is heckled by protesters in New York

The former director of the FBI was heckled by two activists as he tried to speak at the event at Barnes & Noble in Union Square, New York, to promote his book A Higher Loyalty. read


Officer caught on CCTV knocking down man during pursuit in Cambridge

This is the shocking moment police officer Rowan Huskisson, 33, uses his car to mow down suspect Sam Whitmore in Cambridge city centre - before saying 'that's how you deal with that'. read


CCTV shows Russian spy's daughter before she flew to Britain

Ex double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were poisoned in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent last month. read


The chilling moment a child killer hauls a dead five-year-old girl in bag

Tim Kosowicz killed Chloe Hoson when she came to his caravan in Lansvale, Sydney to play with his cat in 2003. Kosowicz confessed to the crime but escaped jail after being ruled ill. read


Trump's former lawyer warns that Michael Cohen will flip if charged

President Donald Trump’s former legal adviser says it is virtually certain that his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, will cooperate with federal investigators if he is faced with criminal charges. read


Cynthia Nixon: 'I would rather be the good Nixon than the bad Cuomo'

The actress was discussing her run for the city's Democratic candidate for governor with host Stephen Colbert, when he asked why she'd not used 'Nixon for New York' as her slogan. read


World's unofficial oldest man dies aged 121 in Chile

Celino Villaneuva Jaramillo, the unofficial world's oldest man, has died aged 121 in Chile a week after falling out of bed and breaking three ribs, according to the women who cared for him. read


Walsall mother has splurged £3000 on daughter's beauty pageants

Laura Chungh, 23, from Walsall in theWest Midlands, has been dressing Lilly-Mae, four, in false lashes and crop tops since she started competing in beauty pageants two years ago. read


The simple trick that means you DON’T have to throw out your blunt tweezers

A Reddit user, believed to be based in the US, said she was recently left in despair after her favourite tweezers became 'dull'. She described how she managed to sharpen them using a nail file. read


AisleTalk therapist Landis Bejar's top causes of stress for brides

Landis Bejar is the founder of the New York-based therapy practice AisleTalk. She specializes in helping brides and groom cope with the stresses of planning a wedding. read


Mothercare's share price down 5% as chairman steps down

After six years in the job, Alan Parker is being replaced by Clive Whiley, who will act as interim executive chairman, the group revealed in a stock market statement. read


Asda charged mother £930 for banana that was supposed to cost 11p

A leading supermarket has been forced to apologise after it charged Bobbie Gordon of Sherwood, Nottingham more than £930 for just one banana. read


Footage of ‘magical stone that melts metal’ sends internet wild

The strange looking black stone was apparently found by a soldier in Myanmar. The video sparked conspiracy theories, with some saying it must have been left by an ancient civilisation. read


Hollywood makeup artist reveals her very simple anti-ageing routine

Judy Yonemoto, who has previously worked Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson and on the Pitch Perfect series has revealed the simple three-step routine that can take years off your face. read


Why millennials and their mothers can't agree on anything!

Radhika, 28, and her mother Naina Sanghani, 58, have grown distant in recent years. They visited psychotherapist David Keighley to help overcome their generational differences. read


Trump says he will sanction Russia when they deserve it

Trump broke off from a handshake with the Japanese prime minister to respond to shouted questions from the press on his decision Monday to abandon planned sanctions on Russia. read


Biggest plane ever built Stratolaunch will take off within months

Stratolaunch will conduct its first flight this summer, the company revealed at the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado. The aircraft still has to go through three taxi tests. read


London entrepreneur sets up Raffle House website

An entrepreneur has tapped into the growing trend for raffling homes by launching a platform that allows owners to sell tickets instead of their property - and first up is a £650,000 London flat. read


Why is the broadband in our new build so slow?

Ben Mains and his partner, bought their new build home in August 2016, but when they moved in found there was no way to access a decent speed of broadband. read


Shocking moment a shirtless motorist is caught masturbating in WA

Mobile phone footage taken from a car driving alongside captures the man performing the sex act while wearing sunglasses in Western Australia. read


Lady Colin Campbell walks free as CPS drops speeding charge

Lady Georgia Arianna Colin Campbell, 68, was found guilty last year of causing a three-car pile-up after pulling out into a dual carriageway near her home at Castle Goring, West Sussex. read


Ngozi Adichie says Meghan Markle should be head of the Commonwealth

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said Meghan, 36, should be given the position when asked if 'anyone would mind' if Prince Charles succeeded the Queen in the role. read


Blue passport betrayal: Home Office accused as British firm drops fight to win the contract

British firm De La Rue said that its bid to make new post-Brexit blue passports had been ‘holed below the waterline’ by the Home Office’s rigid adherence to oft-ignored EU competition laws. read


Poster girl police sergeant may face fresh probe over holiday pics

Police sergeant Leanne Carr, who shared holiday snaps while off sick may face a new probe over modelling shots for her millionaire lover's sports brand - including one of her kissing a girl's bum read


Travellers reveal the things that they'd love to find in hotels

The wish-lists were revealed on US-based internet forum Quora in response to the question: 'What's the one great thing that people would like to see in a hotel room?' read


Mother outraged after discovering she had been offered up as driver to friend's wedding

A furious mother has gone online to share her rage on UK parenting forum Mumsnet, revealing she'd being offered up as a driver for a wedding she hadn't even confirmed she was attending yet. read


'We have faith she is in heaven': President George H. W. Bush breaks silence on wife Barbara's death

Former president George H.W Bush has remarked on the passing off his wife of 73 years for the first time since her death on Tuesday. George H.W. was by his wife's side until the every end. read


Trump jokes about Barbara Bush's 73-year marriage

President Trump opened up his press conference Wednesday with a tribute to the late former first lady Barbara Bush. read


The man with half a body: Amputee, 30, is forced to get around on his hands and elbows

Rowdy Burton, 30, from Alabama, was born with a rare lower spinal disorder known as Sacral Agenesis. At just three years old, he had both of his legs amputated, which left him with two stumps. read


Prince Alexander pictured in adorable new portraits to mark second birthday

Prince Alexander of Sweden, who is the eldest son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, is seen wearing a bright yellow jumper and orange raincoat in the new official portraits. read


How would you feel if your husband's best friend was a woman?

Mike Gayle, 47, from Birmingham had already developed a close friendship with Jackie when he met his now wife Claire. They revealed how the friendship has impacted their relationship read


Hairdresser paid £3,000 for Ibiza villa only to find out it was scam

Hairdresser Daizie Kerr, 27, who is originally from Retford, Nottinghamshire but now lives in Australia, booked the villa after seeing it advertised on holiday website HomeAway. read


Chislehurst is in the grip of so-called 'spree burglary'

Chislehurst, a leafy corner of the South-East London stockbroker belt bordering Kent, is in the grip of so-called 'spree burglary' - brazen lightning raids on tightly focused areas by ruthless gangs. read


SpaceX launches NASA's $337 million planet-hunting TESS spacecraft

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) blasted toward space atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:51 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. read


New York nanny Yoselyn Ortega guilty in stabbing death of two kids

Yoselyn Ortega (left) was found guilty Wednesday for murdering siblings Lulu (top inset) and Leo Krim (bottom inset), ages six and two respectively, in 2012. She faces the possibility of life in prison. read


Debenhams' revamp fails to pay off as profits plunge 85%

Debenhams said the 'challenging' UK market saw like-for-like sales drop 2.2 per cent, with the 'Beast from the East' forcing 100 stores to close and contributing around 1 per cent of the sales drop. read


Trial begins in Germany for couple who sold their son to perverts

The trials are underway at Freiburg State Court in Germany (pictured) of a group of paedophiles who filmed themselves raping a nine-year-old boy. read


Union warns foreign firms are 'eyeing up' £1bn contract for ships

Because the boats needed are not warships, defence rules do not prevent them being built overseas at lower cost. The new ships could sail with aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (pictured). read


Should special needs children go to mainstream schools

Zoe Greenwood, 42, and Jody Coxon, 37, shared the difficulties they've faced with getting the right support for their children who suffer from autism. They've taken their kids out of mainstream school. read


Mother, 25, became paraylsed from a rare condition weeks after people thought she was just drunk

Charlotte Debieux, 25, believed to be from Southampton, was mortified when she was asked if she had been drinking when she collected her daughter Poppy, three. read


Romanian teen whose virginity was sold for £2m claims it was a stunt

Aleexandra Khefren, 19, made headlines around the world when she announced she was offering herself to the highest bidder in November 2016. She has now claimed it was a lie. read


Britain's Got Talent magician Marc Spelmann brands show 'mockery'

Saturday's golden buzzer act made the cutting dig that the series was a 'mockery of entertainment' in now-deleted social media posts, revealed by The Sun. read


VAR replays to be shown on big screens inside stadiums at World Cup

The controversial video assistant referee system is set to be used in the tournament for the first time despite heavy criticism of its use in domestic competition. read


Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes to write new Netflix series

The six-part show, called The English Game, will be set in the late 19th century and concern the sport's power struggle between former public schoolboys and the working class. read


Stunning high-quality video shows 1911 NYC when horses and trams filled the streets

The Museum of Modern Art released surprisingly clear footage of what life was like in New York City in 1911. The video was filmed by a team of cameramen with a Swedish company. read


Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of cot death

Researchers from the University of Birmingham found that exposure to fine-air particles, which weigh less than 0.0025mg, is associated with sudden infant death syndrome, or cot death. read


The huge 'ghost net' killing dozens of sea creatures in the Caribbean

British dive instructor Dominick Martin-Mayes discovered the shocking 'ghost net' drifting north of the Cayman Islands, on Monday afternoon. read


'Healthy' toddler, 3, is battling a devastating condition similar to ALZHEIMER'S

Single mother Elaine Fisher, 38, of Dudley, West Midlands, has been left 'mourning' following the heartbreaking diagnosis of her daughter, Holly, with Niemann-Pick Type C. read


Experts who deemed John Worboys fit for release blast backlash

The two psychologists have hit back after they were slammed by the High Court at a hearing last month for failing to probe if the the serial sex attacker was being 'open and honest.' with them. read


Iranian woman ‘is viciously beaten because of her red head scarf'

The outrageous scene, in what appears to be a public park in Iran in broad daylight, was secretly filmed by an onlooker and has been spread online by dissident groups who oppose the hijab. read


Chihuahua born with a cleft lip that lost its siblings to the same condition finally finds a home

Bruno, was born in Liverpool in September last year with the birth defect along with his two siblings who unfortunately died as they struggled to eat. Five weeks ago he was adopted by Frankie Doughty, 32. read


Retail sales slump in March after the 'Beast from the East'

The downturn was sharpest in March as repeated heavy snow blanketed Britain, the Office for National Statistics revealed today. read


iPhone users under threat after Grayshift breaks through passcodes

A secretive US company has created a portable device that can break into iPhones within minutes. Anonymous sources who have seen the documents are urging Apple uses to change their passcodes. read


Boris Johnson in new challenge to Theresa May on stop and search

The Foreign Secretary said the police need to 'take knives off the streets' and 'come down like a ton of bricks' on gangs. read


Music festival fashion: Glitter boobs trend popular at Coachella

Glitter has become a festival favorite over the past few years. It has become especially popular to put glitter and gemstones on breasts - instead of clothes. read


Diana’s wedding dress designer predicts what Meghan Markle will wear

Elizabeth Emanuel, who with her then husband David was behind the iconic gown Princess Diana wore to marry Prince Charles in 1980, said Meghan would 'make a fashion statement'. read


Smokers banned from lifts in Japanese city hall for 45 minutes

Government officials in Ikoma, Japan, said 'exhaled air from smokers could cause passive smoking, and the impact is especially serious in closed spaces'. read


WhatsApp hoax message circulating does have some truth to it

The text, which tells global users to pass it on to their friends, claims that a video is about to come out that could hack your phone. It also warns against clicking on a message about WhatsApp Gold. read


Data firm scraped info from Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

Personal information scraped from the social media profiles of up to 48 million people was left unsecured on a publicly available web storage platform, security firm UpGuard has warned. read


'Violent' gang member, 23, filmed friend's shotgun attack on rival's house

Jamie Wood, 23, was jailed for almost four years after 'orchestrating' a shotgun attack on a rival gang member's home in Birmingham which was filmed on his mobile phone. read


A £130k supercar against a £12k supermini in a race to see which is fastest in the real world

With car makers quoting astronomical speeds for their latest performance models, we wanted to find out if you can really use all that extra power when you're driving within the legal limits on UK roads. read


George Gilbey will face trial on charges of battering girlfriend

Gogglebox star George Gilbey will face trial on charges of battering his girlfriend Gemma Conway and smashing up her home in March. He appeared at a London court on Wednesday read


Spanish YouTuber RetSet faces jail for tricking homeless man

Kanghua Ren, who video blogs as RetSet, filmed himself replacing the white filling in a whole packet of the biscuits with toothpaste and re-packaging it, then fed it to a Barcelona beggar. read


Video shows monk seal pup playing with a knife in Hawaii

Manu'iwa, a female monk seal pup born in February, is seen wielding an orange knife in her mouth in a video posted last Sunday from Hawaii, Hawaii. read


Equalution's superfood meals contains MORE calories than fast foods, including McDonald's

Sydney founders of science-based nutrition program Equalution Jade Spooner, 25, and Amal Wakim, 24, illustrated the comparisons in graphs to show what calories really look like in different foods. read


Royal fans show off their devotion with VERY dubious tattoos

However, some people have taken their devotion to European royalty to extreme levels by immortalising their favourite person in ink - with somewhat dubious results. read


UCL researchers find that blood pressure is being measured all wrong

University College London researchers are urging doctors to switch to a new blood pressure measuring technique whereby patients are sent home with portable devices to wear for 24 hours. read


Men and women land grapple between two parked cars in late-night Wolverhampton street brawl

Shocking footage shows youngsters brawling on Wolverhampton streets at 2am in the morning. The clip shows a man hitting a woman in the face before repeatedly being hit himself. read


Divers up the ante by playing a game of POKER on the ocean bed off Egypt

Two divers were left gobsmacked after they saw a group playing underwater poker off the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, in Dahab, Egypt. read


The correct way to eat oysters revealed ahead of London Oyster Week

Oyster connoisseur Katy Davidson reveals you should never slurp a bivalve as it's like chugging a shot of fine wine. Instead you should chew it on the way down to get more of the flavour. read


This Morning TV doctor brands Alife Evans supporters 'lynch mob'

Dr Ravi Jayaram, (pictured) who has appeared on This Morning, said some of the abuse given to staff at Alder Hey children's hospital, where the sick youngster is being treated, is 'terrifying.' read


Detective 'called key witness to Stephen Lawrence murder 'a n*****'

A former Met Police detective alleges one of his colleagues responsible for looking after Stephen Lawrence murder witness Duwayne Brooks called him a 'n*****'. read


24 best supplements for a healthier body, according to the experts

A panel of experts has put together a definitive list of which dietary supplements are best and safest to take for women looking to improve their general health, clear up bad skin or lose fat. read


American Apparel returns to the UK with unretouched campaign

The Los Angeles-based retailer closed the last of its 13 British stores in January last year after going into administration in November 2016. It is now relaunching with a UK online store. read


Abandoned baby fox Phoebe becomes best friends with orphaned two BADGERS at Whitby animal sanctuary

Phoebe the fox cub is thriving after being taken in by Betty and Bella the badgers, who were found wandering at the roadside. The unlikely friendship was formed at Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary. read


The children as young as FOUR who are forgetting their parents

Ceridwen Hughes, 49, from North Wales was commissioned by the Dementia Strikes Children Too campaign to capture special moments for parents whose children are losing their memories. read


Untreatable gonorrhoea superbug is spreading through Australia

Two people in Australia have been diagnosed with 'super gonorrhoea.'The cases are in Queensland and Western Australia and one is believed to be linked to the sex tourism trade. read


Men burst into Nigerian senate and steal ceremonial golden mace before outrunning security guards 

Video shows the moment the mace was snatched by one of a group of men, who lifted it above his head in triumph as he made his way out of the Nigerian senate, with officials in pursuit. read


MacKinnon's Cave on Mull is choked by bags of plastic rubbish

MacKinnon's Cave on the Isle of Mull was choked by pollution including milk cartons, plastic containers and fishing lines. The cave was first measured by Dr Johnson and James Boswell in the early 1770s. read


Animals are nearly impossible to see thanks to their camouflage 

These fascinating pictures show how a wide variety of creatures use their surroundings to camouflage themselves in a bid to hide from predators or to stalk prey themselves. read


Thieves steal $1m in Samsung Galaxy smartphones from Rio airport

Three armed members of a gang disguised as airport workers in Rio de Janeiro brazenly stole the phones before escaping and hiding them in a nearby favela, or impoverished community. read


Lion looks to have adopted hipster hairstyle 

These pictures taken in Kenya's Nairobi National Park show a lion with a slick top knot and apparently unshaven beard, looking like he's had a little help securing his hipster look. read


Best hotel in the UK named as 30 James Street in Liverpool

The 30 James Street Hotel, the former headquarters of Titanic's White Star Line, in Liverpool, was voted number one in Britain in the Travel Republic Hotel Awards 2018. read


Military toy collection of 250,000 figures to be sold off for £10,000 after their owner died

The figures, made out of materials including lead, metal and plastic, belonged to Carmelo Mazzotta, of Brislington, Bristol, who died of leukaemia aged 55. read


Two-year-old girl with spina bifida shows off her wheelchair tricks 

Alice, two, a toddler from West Bromwich suffers from spina bifida and hydrocephalus which has left her in a wheelchair since she was 11 months old. In adorable footage she performs tricks. read


Brits celebrate heatwave hot weather with barbecues and ice cream

Sun worshippers have had their first barbecues and ice creams of the year, making the most of the sunny and warm weather that has graced the UK this week. They shared snaps on social media. read


The West's forgotten black cowboys, ranch hands and gunslingers who got the worst jobs

These photos reveal the hidden history of the legendary black cowboys of the Wild West. By the 1870s, they are thought to have made up a quarter of the 35,000 cowboys in the Old West. read


Justin Trudeau meets his second female PM at Downing Street

The Canadian leader had been welcomed to No10 by another female PM more than three decades ago - when he accompanied his father on an official visit to Margaret Thatcher. read


Beijing holds live-fire exercise off its coast to warn Taiwan

China has held live-fire exercises off its south-east coast in an apparent warning to the democratic, self-ruled island of Taiwan against what Beijing deems as provocative remarks on independence. read


Two-year-old covered herself head to toe in EYELINER - and it took her half an hour to scrub if off 

Stevie-Lee Longworth, 21, from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, spent half an hour scrubbing two-year-old Ellie-Jane clean after she spent the morning covering herself in black gel eyeliner. read


Al Capone’s $15m mansion in Miami goes on sale

The incredible Spanish-style villa on Palm Island, Miami, was bought by the notorious mobster for $40,000 back in 1928. It was the planning HQ for the Valentine's Day massacre a year later. read


Turtle trapped in a plastic fishing net is rescued by Brit crew

The British sailing crew spotted the turtle struggling around 200 miles north of the Cape Verde Islands while taking part in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers and decided to stop to help. read


Australian natives Giant Burrowing Cockroaches barely fit into the palm of a hand

A video of three massive cockroaches crawling over a pair of hands has been shared to YouTube. The huge roaches are Aussie natives and put their kitchen counterparts to shame. read


Adorable moment a golden retriever enjoys a jar of peanut butter

Adorable golden retriever, Luna, was captured on video enjoying her favorite snack: peanut butter. The cute pooch is seen in the video lying on the floor with her tongue in the jar. Luna resides in Vermont. read


The £149 shoes that promise to end the agony of bunions 

Dr Dawn Harper developed bunions on her right foot after turning 40. She shared her advice for coping with the problem and how new Sole Bliss shoes can provide cushion and support. read


Stray dog amuses commuters as he tries to walk the WRONG WAY down an escalator at a metro station

The stray had wandered into the first floor of a metro station in Bangkok, Thailand, before attempting to negotiate the moving stairs. read


Baffled cat is transfixed by the flame on a birthday candle in China

The footage, filmed in Wuwei City in northwestern China's Gansu Province, captured the cute white and grey moggy standing perfectly still in front of its delicious sweet treat. read


Truck carrying a mobile home edges its way across a tiny bridge

This is the hair-raising moment a truck driver took his life in his hands by crossing a tiny wooden bridge spanning a fast-flowing river while carrying a mobile home on the truck bed. read


Images show progress of Disney's Star Wars attraction in California

Images show a mass of scaffolding around some of the huge buildings under construction and trucks and diggers scattered around the site of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Anaheim park. read


Scientists create robots that can put together an Ikea chair

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore can build an Ikea STEFAN chair in under nine minutes. People take around 15 minutes to build the same item. read