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Honeytrap beauty who lured TV exec to his death will become a MAYORESS four years after jail

Mundill Mahil, who lured an infatuated Sikh TV executive to his grisly death, is to become a mayoress just four years after leaving prison after her husband was made mayor elect of Redbridge read


'No Brexit is in sight' Jeremy Hunt warns Tory Eurosceptics

Peter Hargreaves, the billionaire who was the second biggest donor to Leave, and hedge fund manager Crispin Odey said they now expect Britain to stay in the EU despite the 2016 vote. read


Meghan Markle 'stressed' in new role as Prince Harry feels 'responsible'

A royal insider has claimed the duchess is struggling to juggle pregnancy with the negative backlash, while Harry feels 'responsible' for not being able to protect his wife from 'Diana-like' treatment. read


Map reveals how poor diets are killing millions across Europe

Research by the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany found hundreds of thousands of people in Europe and nearby Asian countries are dying every year because their diets trigger heart disease. read


Porn users will have to prove their age before they can view images online

Websites which harbour content which is more than one-third pornographic will be obliged to verify the age of UK visitors under a new law. read


Man left with 'doughnut-shaped' holes in vision after downing 10 TIMES recommended dose of Viagra

The unnamed man, of Massachusetts, drank a 30ml bottle, a JAMA report said. Doctors revealed he had sensitivity to light after two months of suffering. It is unknown if he recovered. read


Russian defence chiefs demand new powers allowing them to shoot down passenger planes

The Russian Defence Ministry is seeking approval from the Kremlin for a new decree which would allow the downing of civilian aircraft believed to have been hijacked. read


Woman in her 30s is found dead from critical head injury in east London home

Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to a residential address in City Island Way just after 4pm on Friday 11 November, following reports of an assault. read


Cabinet ministers warn Brexit date might need to be delayed beyond the end of March

No10 has again insisted the Brexit date will not be delayed beyond March 29. But a Cabinet minister told MailOnline a short extension will probably be required even if the PM's deal is approved by MPs. read


Amber Rudd refuses THREE times to rule out quitting Cabinet over no deal

Amber Rudd joins a group of ministers including Justice Secretary David Gauke and Business Secretary Greg Clark who are thought to be prepared to quit if the government tried to force no-deal. read


Alex Hepburn trial: Jury fails to reach verdict and is discharged

A jury has failed to reach a verdict and has been discharged in the trial of cricketer Alex Hepburn, 23, accused of raping a sleeping woman after she'd had sex with his team-mate. read


Fans go wild for Holly's £49 high-street leopard print skirt from Warehouse - and it sold out 24 hours after she wore it

Holly Willoughby, 37, wore a £49 leopard midi skirt from Warehouse when she presented This Morning yesterday - and it sold out less than 24 hours later. Fans praised her look as one of their favourites yet. read


Mothers have revealed the best cleaning hacks they've found 

Posting to an Australian Facebook group one woman asked members what their favourite cleaning 'hack' they've found in the group was. FEMAIL has shared the most popular ones. read


Charity worker, 28, died after her head hit a tree branch out of train window

Bethan Roper, 28, died after being struck by a tree branch when she put her head out of a window on a train travelling at 85mph near Bath last month and ignored a warning sign nearby. read


Man, 24, who became first person in UK to be convicted for paying for sex loses appeal

James Maloney (pictured outside court) was found guilty in 2016 after approaching a cleaner at a petrol station with a roll of cash and making a sexual gesture at Dungannon, Northern Ireland. read


Avalanche bursts through Swiss hotel restaurant as guests are eating

A 1,000ft wall of snow thundered into Hotel Säntis in Schwägalp in northeastern Switzerland, burying 25 cars and leaving three people injured. read


TalkSport host Alan Brazil is branded ‘caveman’ for slamming Andy Murray's tears

TalkSport presenter Alan Brazil has been criticised by fans of Andy Murray after the broadcaster mocked the former Wimbledon champion for crying during his retirement announcement. read


Celebrity chauffeurs reveal the secrets of driving high society

Jayne Amelia Larson moved to LA with the dream of breaking Hollywood, but years into her career she picked up the job as chauffeur, caddying around high society. read


Cost of Kate Middleton and Meghan's royal wardrobes revealed

Royal fashion experts at UFO No More compared clothing worn by the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex from 1 January to December 31 in the year in which they married. read


Duchess STILL on duty! Pregnant Meghan shows no sign of slowing down amid reports she'll work up until her due date - with yet ANOTHER outing scheduled for next week

Pregnant Meghan, 37, who is expecting her first child with husband Prince Harry this spring, is continuing to keep a busy schedule packed with royal engagements. read


Couple who raffled £3million riverside home change prize to £110,000

Mark and Sharon Beresford planned to raffle off their £3million Hampshire home but have sparked a backlash after changing the prize to £110,000 cash after failing to sell enough tickets. read


Beast from the East is set to sweep Britain in a fortnight as frozen Europe shivers

This weekend is likely to be mild, wet and windy in Britain, but forecasters predict a change, partly due to the recurrence of a phenomenon which preceded the Beast from the East last winter. read


Piers Morgan apologises for not dying in hospital snap

The Good Morning Britain anchor, 53, caused alarm when he posed for a selfie with medical tubes coming out of his nose while being treated at the private Bupa Cromwell Hospital in Kensington, west London. read


Police are slammed for showing CCTV of smartly-dressed pickpocket preying on elderly Waitrose shoppe

Surrey Police have come under fire after releasing CCTV footage of an elderly man being targeted by convicted pickpocket Lulian Vinatoru, 48, from Leicester, with the criminal's face blurred. read


Cuba bus crash: Several people dead ‘including Britons’

Cuban state media reports that the bus was carrying 18 Cubans and 22 tourists from Holland, Great Britain, France, Mexico and Canada when it crashed between Baracoa and Guantanamo. read


Heartbreaking moment Jack Russell is stolen from young boy

CCTV footage captured the moment a thief ran off with a young boy's Jack Russell terrier after picking the animal up and sprinting off down a side street in Crewe. read


Woman tweeted her nipple covers and asked men to guess what they were - with hilarious responses

A woman shared an image of nipple covers and asked men to guess what they were - and Twitter users were left in hysterics. The obscure responses ranged from a puncture repair kit to insoles. read


Woman, 25, says batteries in her brand new vibrator exploded

Cassie Esplin, 25, bought the Buzz Tongue Finger vibrator from online retailer Lovehoney.co.uk for £4 reduced from £12, The frustrated customer said angrily: 'I could have been blinded by a £4 sex toy'. read


'Little foot' walked like a CHIMP

The skeleton was first discovered in the 90s in South Africa and scientists have now found he walked more like a chimp than a human. read


Slimming World founder Margaret Whittaker OBE's life of luxury

Margaret Whittaker OBE, 70, is the owner of the UK’s most successful weight loss group and now lives a life of luxury after swapping Mansfield for the Spanish island of Mallorca. read


Formula One Racing Champ Lewis Hamilton snaps up Manhattan penthouse

Lewis Hamilton has spent a staggering $40 million on a luxury apartment in Tribeca, Manhattan. The Formula One champion already owns a luxury apartment just a block away which has a library. read


How Meghan uses 'breathing technique' as a clever trick to stay calm

Marina Novis, an interview coach at Smart Works charity which Meghan is a patron for, revealed the duchess highlighted the importance of breathing to master any stressful situations. read


Britain's burglary hotspots revealed - with B95 postcode topping the charts

The B95 postcode has soared to the top of the rankings, with a rate of 50.46 claims per 1,000 quotes, findings from price comparison website MoneySuperMarket show. read


Question Time viewers go wild for 'Woman in the Yellow Jacket'

Diana Good, 62, who was pointed out by new Question Time host Fiona Bruce as 'The Woman in the Yellow Jacket', criticised the Prime Minister in a forceful speech in North London. read


Jayden Moodie 'was excluded from school for social media posts'

Friends of the 14-year-old (pictured) told how he was sent home from Heathcote School in Chingford after teachers spotted etra-curricular activities on his social media feeds. read


Fireball maniac setting cars ablaze in petrol can spree across east London is hunted by police

The man was caught on CCTV dousing a car in Tower Hamlets, East London with an accelerant before igniting it with a lighter and leaving the black vehicle in a fireball on Friday. read


Are smart motorway speed cameras operating at all times and 70mph?

A notification doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter - apparently sent to taxi drivers - warns that motorists could be penalised if they exceed the 70mph national speed limit by just 2mph. read


New speed cameras that snare drivers on phone, eating or smoking

New speed cameras that use infrared to catch drivers who become distracted at the wheel have been spotted on the road in Plymouth, Devon, and are being rolled out across the country. read


Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson SLAMS Britain's 'snowflake generation' and says they're 'putting us back'

California native Dwayne, 46, told the Daily Star:  'I don’t have to agree with what somebody thinks, who they vote for, what they voted for, what they think, but I will back their right to say or believe it.' read


Saudi refugee who fled to Bangkok fearing her family would kill her will be put on a plane to Canada

A Saudi refugee who feared her family would kill her for renouncing Islam is bound for Canada, and has been welcomed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  read


Andy Murray posts emotional selfie with mother Judy

The former world number one tennis star from Dunblane has battled to recover from a chronic hip condition for more than 18 months, undergoing surgery a year ago, but he is still struggling. read


Woman reveals 'life-changing' keyboard shortcut to change chunks of text to lower case

Rachel Hawkins, 32, from Bristol replied to a tweet which about accidentally leaving on caps lock, and shared her simple trick which involves pressing shift and F3 to make text lower case again. read


Expert warns diets are contributing to Britain's obesity epidemic 

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Aria Campbell-Danesh, a behavioural psychologist based in Newcastle, said up to two thirds of dieters regain more weight than they lose on a diet. read


Boris Johnson, 54, spends New Year in Greece with his new ex-Tory aide girlfriend, 30, 

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds, 30 were spotted at a taverna in South Pelion, north of Athens. read


Gold Logie-winning actor Craig McLachlan is charged with eight counts of indecent assault

Gold Logie-winning actor Craig McLachlan has been charged with eight counts of indecent assault. read


Lidl's luxury organic cotton bed linen looks exactly like The White Company's but is £400 cheaper

Budget supermarket Lidl has launched a copy-cat range of the White Company's luxury bed linen, and the whole haul comes it at around £400 less than its designer counterpart. read


British hacker who masterminded cyber attack on Liberian telecoms firm jailed for nearly three years

Daniel Kaye, 30, of Egham, Surrey, was paid 30,000 US dollars by a rival company to disrupt the systems of mobile phone company Lonestar between October 2016 and February 2017. read


Former beauty queen teacher dies after being hit by 4x4

Dawn Croke, who was in her 30s, died instantly in the tragic road accident near St Crona's national School in Dungloe, which is in the Republic of Ireland. read


Single mums win High Court battle with Government over Universal Credit payments1839486

Lawyers for Danielle Johnson, Claire Woods, Erin Barrett and Katie Stewart said the problem is likely to affect 'tens of thousands of people' claiming Universal Credit, now run by Amber Rudd. read


Rudd hints at end to benefit freeze as she unveils universal credit reforms

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd admitted the new system - which is intended to ensure no-one is made worse off by taking jobs - was not 'compassionate' enough. read


The EU is working with May to thrash out 'clarifications' on Brexit deal

Theresa May has promised to get new reassurances from Brussels on the Irish border backstop element of the divorce deal could not become a permanent solution. read


RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Sorry folks, but I have to mention the B-word

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: For a couple of glorious weeks over the Christmas and New Year holiday, it was almost possible to avoid Brexit altogether if you tried hard enough. read


Leak reveals May fury at ministers manoeuvring for leadership as she fights to save Brexit deal

An email leaked to this newspaper lays bare the open warfare in the Cabinet as rival ministers jockey for position amid reports the Prime Minister could be forced to resign if her Brexit deal is defeated. read


Up to 4,000 civil servants 'shift to focus on no-deal Brexit'

Whitehall is stepping up its response amid a mounting political crisis with less than three months left until the UK is due to leave the EU. read


Gamblers predicted Brexit before traders

Economists from the University of Cambridge said currency markets were slow to react to the Brexit vote result, allowing astute gamblers to profit. read


'Loose lipped' Lauren Sanchez 'boasted to friends about her affair with Jeff Bezos'

According to Page Six, Sanchez sent a friend a photograph of Bezos' genitalia which he had sent her along with other messages which included him telling her he loved her. read


Jeff Bezos' sexts an explicit selfies to Lauren Sanchez

The messages, which were published by The National Enquirer , date back to April 2018, nine months before Bezos announced his split from his wife MacKenzie. read


Lauren Sanchez's husband seen for the first time since news broke of her affair with Jeff Bezos

Patrick Whitesell was seen leaving his Beverly Hills mansion in his black Mercedes S65 AMG on Thursday. He was seen for the first time since news of wife Lauren Sanchez's affair broke. read


How Lauren Sanchez went from morning news host to Jeff Bezo's girlfriend

Sources claim Sanchez and Bezos began dating while both were still married. Sanchez, 49, shares two children with agent Patrick Whitesell, who she was married to for 13 years. read


Twitter mocks Jeff Bezos for text messages to Lauren Sanchez

Twitter has been mocking Amazon boss Jeff Bezos after the steamy text messages he sent to married TV anchor Lauren Sanchez were made public following news of his divorce. read


Ex-BBC Radio 1 star Dianne Oxberry dies aged 51 from cancer

The married mother-of-two, who found fame working with Steve Wright and Simon Mayo on Radio 1, retrained as a meteorologist and became BBC North West's weather presenter. read


How millennials are ghosting bosses by quitting jobs without notice

British bosses are increasingly having to deal with employees who quit without formal notice or justification, while others are being 'ghosted' by applicants who never turn up for interviews. read


Twitter users share the most biggest lies they’ve told

American Twitter users have shared the biggest lies they have ever told this week, in a viral thread which even saw Monica Lewinsky, 45, confess her own untruth. read


Derby set to lodge formal complaint to EFL after spying storm

The FA are set to investigate the spy storm that is overshadowing Leeds v Derby - with the man caught by police outside their training ground confirmed as an employee of their rivals. read


Merkel says Germany 'takes responsibility for Nazi crimes in Greece'

Merkel, who is in Athens for a two-day visit, said Germany was 'aware of our historical responsibility' and 'how much suffering' it had caused Greece during the Second World War. read


Tesco shoppers shove each other out of the way and fling items into baskets in discount frenzy

Shoppers at a Tesco in Bromley by Bow, east London, push each other out of the way to grab discounted items. Around 10 people can be seen waiting for the bargains at the fire exit. read


Egyptian businessman loses claim over alleged agreement to introduce sheikh to Bollywood 'idols'

Egyptian businessman Ahmed Adel Abdallah Ahmed claimed Sheikh Hamad Isa Ali Al Khalifa (pictured) exclusively hired him to arrange meetings with 26 Indian film stars. read


Mystery donor hands £500,000 worth of designer clothes to online charity shop

The huge donation included a chic £2,600 Chloé dress, a £2,500 Gucci bag popular among WAGS and a much sought after pair of £1,160 Alexander McQueen boots. read


Girls’ self-confidence falls below that of boys from around age of nine

Researchers from the University of Queensland looked at 100,000 students aged 12 to 17 in single-sex schools and found no significant difference between boys and girls. read


‘Put phone down, you won’t like what you hear’: Husband’s last call before walking into traffic

Steven Mason, 49, from Osgodby, near Selby, North Yorkshire, was on the phone to his wife of 15 years at the time. She heard an almighty thud from the impact before the phone line went dead. read


Jayme Closs kidnap: Man in custody named as Jake Thomas Patterson

Jayme Closs, 13, was abducted from her home in Barron, Wisconsin on October 15, the same day the teenager's parents, James, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, were found shot dead inside. read


Chinese Huawei 'director' arrested in Poland over spying claims

Security services have also searched the Polish offices of Huawei Technologies Cos Ltd and telecoms firm Orange, according to state public TV channel TVP. read


Russian media watchdog says BBC spreads 'terrorist ideologies'

Roskomnadzor, the state communications and media watchdog, said it would investigate whether the BBC was breaking the law over online publications of its Russian service. read


High flying entrepreneur puts her success down to being vegan 

Lisa Gawthorne, 37, from Liverpool, runs a vegan snack brand, but also competes for team GB, in duathlons. She says her plant-based diet gives her energy and keeps her sharp. read


Vegan diets for athletes: Cutting out meat 'boosts heart health, endurance and recovery'

The high intake of vitamins and minerals keeps inflammation low, experts led by George Washington University School of Medicine said in a review of current evidence. read


Earl's 'wild child' daughter loses claim to slice of his £1.3m fortune

Lady Tara Wellesley, 56, did not see her father, the seventh Earl Cowley, for 26 years before his death aged 81 in 2016. Today her claim for a larger share of his £1.3m fortune was dismissed by a judge. read


Fire breaks out at a farm just two days after RSPCA saves 200 animals

The RSPCA rescued over 200 animals from Hurst Farm in the Surrey village of Ripley on Wednesday morning in one of the largest cases of animal abuse it had ever seen. read


Knife thug in balaclava viciously SLASHES man outside shop

A man was repeatedly slashed with a huge knife outside a shop in Liverpool and left with stab wounds and ripped clothes while his sister screamed for help from a nearby van. read


Teachers in England take 51,000 sick days a WEEK

The National Education Union (NEU) called on the Government to do more to stop supply agencies charging large fees to schools already struggling financially. read


Sergei Skripal's niece Viktoria claims her uncle is actually died in nerve agent attack

Viktoria Skripal claimed the Britain may be covering up her uncle Sergei's death from nerve agent, Novichok, to make Russia look bad. He has not been in contact with his family since the attack. read


Dog owners share the hilarious struggles of owning huge Irish wolfhounds

Proud dog owners from across the globe have shared extraordinary pictures of the struggles of owning huge Irish wolfhounds in a hilarious gallery seen on Bored Panda. read


Special bacteria in mines, lakes and the human gut pump out ELECTRONS, scientists find

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found certain species of bacteria in oxygen-deprived environments have evolved the ability. read


State of the art 3D printer makes objects 100 times faste

Experts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor developed the new approach, which lifts complex shapes from a vat of liquid at up to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing processes. read


Fashion magazine criticised for spread featuring fashion inspired by Sylvia Plath

The feature was originally published in Glamour España in November 2017, but has recently gone viral after being shared by Twitter account Humans of Late Capitalism. read


Russia forced to import T-34 tanks that helped defeat Nazis from Laos to use in military parades

A consignment of 30 Soviet-era T-34 tanks arrived at the port of Vladivostok on New Year's Day to be used in military parades and displayed at museums after Russia ran out. read


Scientists hint they are close to capturing images of a black hole

Astronomers may have caught the first direct image of a black hole in the Milky Way. Scientists from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard say that it could be a 'significant' breakthrough. read


This Morning diet expert leaves viewers outraged

Weight loss and motivational guru Steve Miller encouraged users to tell themselves 'they're too gorgeous to be fat.' Twitter users quickly responded, accusing him of promoting eating disorders. read


Woman was caught faking a sickie by her boss after she was pictured with PRINCE CHARLES in her local paper the same day

Founder of Anaphase Store, Carly Thompsett from Cardiff, 29, called in sick after being invited to a Prince's Trust event. She quit her administrator job weeks later and is now a successful entrepreneur. read


Lawyer says pavements in London Bridge were ‘wide open’ for terror attack

Gareth Patterson QC, who is representing six families of victims of the June 2017 attack, made the comments as he set out his key concerns ahead of a full inquest at the Old Bailey starting in March. read


Schumacher and his wife remain 'a perfect couple', says his manager

The Formula 1 great suffered life-changing head injuries in a ski accident in the French Alps in December 2013 and has been battling to recover ever since. read


National Lottery launches new game offering £10,000-a-month over 30 years

The National Lottery has launched a new game offering £10,000-a-month over 30 year so that winners don't blow the whole prize in one go and need never work again. read


Search engine Bing is showing child PORNOGRAPHY

Researchers discovered that illegal photos of under-age boys and girls were displayed on the search engine's image results using simple search terms. read


83-year-old widower STILL looking for love - a year after he made his first emotional appeal

Dave Vallance, 83, from Devon, who charmed This Morning viewers last year when he announced he is looking for love returned to the show today to reveal he has still yet to find his perfect match. read


Company director, 30, threatened to throw ACID in ex-lover's face after collapse of pancake bar

Travis Holness, 30, began harassing Lauren Lockwood, 29, (pictured) after they split and he was left with debts of £30,000 due to the closure of their Cheshire pancake and milkshake cafe. read


Physicist wins prestigious award once given to Sir Stephen Hawking

Professor Bernard Schutz, 72,from Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy, will receive the prestigious Eddington Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society. read


Takeaway worker, 20, kills grandmother and paralyses grandson

Madni Ahmed, 20, repeatedly plunged the large blade into the neck and body of Riasat Bi, 86, as she tried to protect her grandson Faizaan Javed following an attack in Birmingham last year. read


Robbie Williams 'mocks neighbour Jimmy Page by dressing up as Led Zeppelin star's bandmate'

Williams was given planning permission for a subterranean extension to build a gym and 30ft swimming pool at his £17.5million Grade II listed property - something Page has fought against. read


Iranian minister offers to hold referendum on hijab as women protest

Ali Motahari, the deputy speaker of Iran's parliament, demanded a nationwide vote on compulsory hijab, adding that he was positive the country would vote for the law to stay. read


Dutch public warned not to lie on bombs after man lay on WWII device

Xavier Lucassen came across an unexploded World War II bomb while walking his dog in a communal garden in the Dutch town of Venlo. The device turned out to be harmless. read


James Reed reveals how to write the perfect CV

EXCLUSIVE: Recruitment expert James Reed - chairman of employment company REED - has revealed his ultimate tips for the perfect resumé exclusively with MailOnline. read


Police release 'proof' German far-right politician was NOT attacked with a plank of wood

The clip shows three people with their hoods pulled up following Frank Magnitz and one of them apparently hitting him in the head from behind in an alley in Bremen, northern Germany. read


Ex-scout leader is jailed for 12 years for 'utterly vile sex crimes'

Terence Hamblett, 44, of Cheshire, admitted 20 charges including inciting children to perform sex acts over the internet and installing a hidden camera in the toilets of a cafe he ran. read


Festival-goer who taunted a giant bull is flipped head over heels during Colombian bullfight

The incident took place in the area of Necocli in the north-western Colombian department of Antioquia during a 'corraleja' - a bullfighting festival in the Caribbean region of the South American country. read


Paintings that sparked feud between artists Turner and Constable go on display in London

John Constable's The Opening Of Waterloo and Helvoetsluys by JMW Turner are hanging across from one another in the Royal Academy in London, 187 years after their rivalry reached boiling point. read


Family of girl, 9, whose death was linked to air...

Ella Kissi-Debrah (pictured) lived less than 100 feet from the South Circular Road in Lewisham in south east London, which is one of the capital's busiest roads. read


Millions are at risk of an early death because they do not eat enough fibre, warns major study

A study by the University of Dundee found that people who get plenty of fibre in their diet cut their risk of early mortality by up to a third and reduce their risk of a heart attack or stroke by a quarter. read


Dr Mosley's Fast 800 Diet: It's so easy to stay slim - for ever!

Nearly seven years ago I lost 20 lb and returned my blood sugars to a healthy level by adopting this approach. I’m proud to say I’ve remained the same healthy weight since. read


Julian Assange 'is living in conditions akin to a Stasi-era dissident' at Ecuadorian embassy

American political commentator Cassandra Fairbanks (pictured) said going to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London was 'more invasive than visiting someone in a federal penitentiary'. read


Breakaway German far-right party adopts old Nazi cornflower symbol as part of its emblem 

André Poggenburg, who founded the AdP this year after quitting the AfD because it had shifted 'to the left', has announced his new party logo will feature the flower against a German flag. read


Drivers waste fuel to save a few pennies

Drivers are making a 50-mile round trip to save a few pennies when it comes to filling up with fuel at Dale Head garage in Hawes, North Yorkshire. read


Average petrol prices drop below £1.20 a litre for the first time since March

Yesterday, petrol averaged 119.94p a litre, which is the lowest it has been since 27 March 2018. However, wholesale costs are already back on the rise. read


Stunning panoramic image of the far side of the moon is captured by China's Chang'e-4 lander

A camera deployed on Chang'e-4 took a photo that was released by the China National Space Administration shows the grey moonscape, the lander and the rover with the track marks it left. read


Extraordinary photos of Jane Austen's family are discovered

An extraordinary collections photos of Jane Austen's family have been discovered by a history buff, offering a snapshot into the lives of the writer's nearest and dearest. read


Indian guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh convicted of murdering journalist

An Indian court Friday convicted a disgraced but still-powerful religious sect leader of murdering a journalist after he exposed rampant sexual abuses by the... read


Race row in South Africa as health officials advertise for 100 new doctors, but not for white medics

The health department in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, expanded its registrar programme for 2019 from 314 to 414, but aimed to fill the new posts with only black candidates read


Roman Catholic Oxford University professor branded homophobic defends his actions

The petition was sparked by an assertion he made in a paper published in 1994. In it, he said that homosexuality is 'never a valid, humanly acceptable choice and form of life'. He defended his claims today. read


Man who posed as Uber driver and kidnapped, raped and robbed woman jailed for nine years

Mohammed Awais, of East Ham, London, was driving a white Toyota Auris which arrived at the victim's location. The woman got into the car and when she voiced her suspicions, he locked the doors. read


Ryanair has quietly raised its priority boarding and luggage fees

Since November 1, the no-frills airline has no longer allowed passengers to take a small suitcase in the hold for free, forcing them to pay for any bag that won't fit under the seat in front. read


Can you spot why this building is being mocked online?

A hospital in south China is causing a stir online as onlookers think it resembles something else entirely. read


New York is the most popular place to be mentioned in songs followed by London and LA 

Researchers analysed over 200,000 songs to discover which places around the world have been name checked the most in tunes that have been released since the 1960s. read


With £850k budget would you rather buy six-bed Wiltshire castle or two-bed flat in West London? 

The properties have the same asking price, but would you prefer to buy a castle in the Wiltshire village of West Ashton or a modern two-bed flat in the West London borough of Hounslow? read


Wine salesman's chest was cut in two after being knocked off his bike

Yogendra Kumar, 36, was commuting when a vehicle hit him on November 23. After being passed between hospitals, he was eventually treated at Fortis Hospital in Noida, North India. read


Designer whose foot was rotting was saved by maggots that ate away his dead flesh

Matthew Blurton, 46, was volunteering in The Gambia in December 2017 when his temperature skyrocketed to 39.7°C (103.5°F) and a nasty blister on his foot left him unable to stand. read


Woman, 28, who suffered severe burns when pressure cooker exploded, has been healed by £8 MILK UDDER CREAM

Ashley Short, 28, from Missouri, suffered severe burns after her pressure cooker exploded. But after using $10.20 (£8) MooGoo Skin Milk Udder Cream, she's now scar-free. read


Madeleine McCann's parents are 'saving £85,000 in royalties'

Madeleine McCann's parents have said they will keep hold of the royalties received through Kate McCann's book 'Madeleine' to help continue in their search for their missing daughter. read


North Korea is still one of the world's worst human rights abusers

Blocked by the government from visiting North Korea, U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in North Korea Tomas Quintana visited South Korea this week as part of an investigation. read


Police warn the public not to approach a missing 12-year-old schoolboy who vanished before Christmas

The child is from Parrs Wood area of Didsbury, Greater Manchester but was last seen 100 miles away in Coniston, Cumbria in the last few days. read


David Beckham’s former brother-in-law jailed after boiler room scam

Darren Flood, 39, was among seven conmen jailed for more than 20 years at Kingston Crown Court after using Flood's links to the footballer to get pensioners to buy worthless 'rare metals'. read


Venue where Beatles were pelted with coins at 'worst ever gig' sells for just £1 

The historic Subscription Rooms in Stroud, Gloucester, hosted the Beatles in March 1962, a year before their big break, but was described by Sir Paul McCartney as their 'worst ever gig'. read


Large Rhea takes up residence in a Worcestershire golf club

Linford, the Rhea, escaped from his home in Harrvington before running some five and has moved into Evesham Golf Course in Worcestershire where he has been welcomed by members. read


Dental student who sent hundreds of pounds to his Jihadi brother in Syria jailed for eight years

Abdurahman Kaabar, 24, sent money to his brother fighting in Syria, helped by Badroddin Kazkaz, also 24. Kaabar was jailed for eight years and Kazkaz for four at Sheffield Crown Court. read


Fiancee has 'so many unanswered questions' over death of her boyfriend, 32

Nigel Yue Bun Li was rowing with another driver in a white Ford Transit, 37, when he ended up on the A19 southbound in North Tyneside on January 3. read


'Vile' YouTube 'pick up artist' is being probed by police

Police swooped have arrested a 37-year-old man after he shared videos online, following young women and asking for sex in public. read


Blogger sparks heated debate after accusing ASOS of padding slim models to look plus-size 

Plus size blogger Georgina Grogan has sparked a heated debate on Twitter over ASOS's choice of models after she accused the retailer of padding models to promote their curve range. read


Fears grow for British yachtsman, 67, who has gone missing on his way home to France

Robin Davie, pictured, has been missing since Saturday when he left France on a 300-mile journey to Falmouth, Cornwall on his yacht. read


Diabetic, 30, claims she was 'just days from death' at 5st after cutting back on insulin

Becky Rudkin, of Aberdeen, Scotland, battled with eating disorder diabulimia for five years. She was hospitalised for six weeks when her body began to feel numb. read


First airline to be aimed at 'millennials' looks set to close

Joon, launched by Air France in 2017, had been targeting young passengers with low cost fares, staff in trendy uniforms and by serving the likes of quinoa bowls and craft beers on board. read


Jaguar Land Rover moved 2,350 jobs to Slovakia with the help of £110m EU sweetener

The car manufacturer has been moving its production of the Land Rover Discovery model from its plant in Solihull, West Midlands to Eastern Europe since 2015. read


Student shares tear-jerking video of her 18-year-old dog's final day before he is put to sleep 

Kira Beltran, 18, from Elk Grove, California, captured an emotional video of the final moments shared with her dog Gizmo who is deaf, partially-sighted and wears a nappy. read


King George III letter signalling war intent sells at...

The letter (pictured), dated May 14, 1803 - four days before Britain formally declared war on France - was sold at Cheffins in Cambridge to a private collector who bid for it by telephone. read


Married high school teacher, 26, is fired and accused of having sex with two students

Kathryn Houghtaling, 26, a former special education and science teacher, was fired from Rochester High School in Michigan on Tuesday for having sex with two students, aged 16 and 17. read


US official says troop withdrawal from Syria has started

Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman for the U.S.-coalition fighting the Islamic State group, says the U.S. started 'the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria.' read


Hatch, maternity label behind Meghan Markle's dress gushes over royal

Pregnant Meghan, 37, donned a $218 (£170) knit dress by US brand Hatch as she attended her first official engagement of the year in London yesterday. read


Law student dances around Atlanta airport during four hour wait

Katie Gould missed her flight from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport but decided to make the most of her four hour wait until the next plane and dance around the building. read


Hunted viewers blast 'grassers' who dobbed in early fan favourite Loren

Bank worker Loren Hannon, 26, of Essex, joined 'fugitives' including a Royal Marine and an ex-con who went on the run as hit Channel 4 show Hunted returned last night. read


Callous pet owner ties dog to a tree and abandons it just 50 yards from RSPCA shelter

Officers from the RSPCA Ashley Heath Animal Centre in Hampshire said Bruce was 'very scared and shaking' when they found him tied to a tree just 50 yards from an RSPCA shelter. read


Junior doctor, 25, who gatecrashed 2am party while 'ten out of ten drunk', attacked two guests

Dr Gareth Bryne mauled one victim and headbutted another three times after consuming two bottles of red wine and gatecrashing a party at his old home in Staffordshire. read


Sexism row hits Britain's biggest tractor show after exhibitor hires two F1 style dancers

Agricultural firm Agrifac has come under fire after using models to pose in front of their products at the Lamma show in Birmingham. read


Pictured: First of two men who leapt to their death at Canary Wharf

Osazuwa Otote, 32, (pictured) died on the underground platform after clambering up a glass balustrade at Canary Wharf's Jubilee Line station on Monday afternoon. read


Elon Musk unveils his 120-foot-tall 'Tintin' Starship for the first time

The SpaceX founder shared the images of the prototype on Twitter being constructed in Texas. He says this spacecraft will perform suborbital flights. read


BBC documentary viewers fume at the state of NHS hospital

The fourth series of the BBC's Hospital aired last night and revealed shocking conditions at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, where staff are forced to work in wellies because of regular flooding. read


New mother was forced to 'catch her intestines' after her C-section scar popped open

Mel Bremner, from Aberdeenshire, hobbled to the sofa with the help of partner Aidan Johnson, 40, who covered her with a towel while they waited for paramedics. read


Former Mr Universe competitor DITCHES food in favour of drinking his own urine during the week

John SePass, 46, from Canada has swapped his bodybuilding lifestyle for a diet of drinking nothing but his urine and the occasional raw fruit juice during the week, as well as one meal on weekends. read


Trial for HIV prevention drug could DOUBLE

Currently, PrEP - branded a 'game-changer' by supporters - is only available for up to 13,000 people in England signed up to a trial. NHS England has backed calls for it to double to 26,000. read


Rodrigo Duterte calls on the Catholic Church to allow its ‘useless’ priests to have boyfriends 

In a shocking speech given at a groundbreaking ceremony for a school near the capital Manila on Friday Duterte claimed 'most priests are gay' and labelled the clergy 'sons of b*****s'. read


Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn 'unlikely to be released' after more charges

Tokyo prosecutors on Friday filed two new charges of financial misconduct against former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who has now been in prison since December 21 last year. read


Striking portraits of rarely-photographed Ethiopian tribe show ancient body modification traditions

The Omi tribe of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia, have some of the world's most unique and radical body modifications. These portraits of the rarely-pictured tribe give a glimpse of their traditions. read


Vigilantes use metal plate to tattoo 'Por Rata, ‘For Being A Rat', on a suspected oil thief's back

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Shocking cell phone video emerges of vigilantes tattooing 'rat' in Spanish after a man was accused of stealing gasoline from residents near Mexico City. read


Prehistoric dogs hunted in the same way as modern-day foxes 

Scientists at the universities of Edinburgh and Vienna used computerised scans of fossils and modern animals to create digital models of the inner ears of 36 types of carnivoran, read


Yellow vests are BANNED from parts of France amid fears of violence

Tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets around France this weekend, including 3,500 in Paris alone, as officials in Bourges banned the marchers amid fears of rioting and looting. read


Police search for man caught on CCTV 'stealing the blue lights from a marked patrol car' 

The incident occurred on Wednesday December 26 near Sunderland Railway Station in the city centre at around 4.29am. read


Aerial art: Stunning collection of US Air Force photographs show Thunderbirds and drone shows

These jaw-dropping photographs, collated by Airman Magazine, the official publication of the Air Force, showcase the amazing skill of the pilots in the U.S. Air Force. read


Etiquette expert says hosts should keep a handy bag of salad in the fridge for vegans

Etiquette expert William Hanson shares his tips on catering for vegan dinner guests during veganuary, even suggesting that those who are so inclined bring their own food to a dinner party. read


Grieving man spends four months creating a £12,000 jungle play area for his late brother's pet cats

Hilton Patton, 28, from Edmonton in Canada, created the play area for his brother's Bengal cats Benji and Nala. Hilton took in the cats after promising never to split them up when Boston, 24, died. read


Men who self-identify as women are 'routinely' put on NHS hospital wards for females  

Male patients do not even need to have started transitioning to be admitted on to a ward as a female, a probe into trusts in England has found. read


Lidl poaches £58million of Christmas food spend from rivals as shoppers gobble up its posh ranges

A surge in demand for its upmarket Deluxe range, helped the UK's sixth largest grocer snare an 8 per cent uplift in sales over the last six weeks. read


Grade I-listed Gothic mansion with wine cellar and cinema room on sale at £11.5m

The four-bed house is in an exclusive cul-de-sac in St Katharine's Precinct, opposite Regent's Park in north-west London, and has an adjoining wine cellar, and state-of-the-art cinema room. read


Light-fingered! Brazen thief steals blue light from roof of police car and walks away laughing

This is the astonishing moment a suspected thief walked past a CCTV camera having just removed the blue light from the top of a police car outside Sunderland railway station. read


From a $300 breast massager to a pregnancy band: The future of parenting revealed at CES

The Las Vegas CES show's growing 'family tech' sector encompasses products that range from artificially intelligent toys and baby monitors to internet-connected breast pumps. read


Can Fitbit-style gadget replace The Pill? Makers of £249 'Ava' fertility tracking bracelets say yes

The Ava bracelet, which is already being used by thousands of women in Britain, is close to launching a contraception setting which will show when fertility is high. read


'Alexa, make my vibrator go insane': OhMiBod unveils smart sex toys you can control from afar

Sex toy-maker OhMiBod has everybody buzzing at CES this year with its latest Bluetooth-connected pleasure devices. The wife and husband duo debuted a $119 new wearable vibrator and an Alexa skill. read


Olay's 'Future You Simulation' app gives users a terrifying peek at how they'll age

The app, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, uses AI to study the user's face and look for areas that will change. They can then see themselves 20 years younger or in the future. read


$550 headset could 'train your brain' to choose healthy foods

The meditation headset was on show at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and can also help kick nicotine addiction, its makers claim. read


Adorable three-year-old loves recreates Holly Willoughby's outfits

Hollie Lawlor, three, from Dublin, copied three of her namesake TV presenter's outfits, including a pussybow blouse, black mini skirt and chunky black boots, identical to a look Holly wore in the jungle. read


Man in Taiwan fined for posting a cat he no longer wanted in the mail 

The 33-year-old, named only as Mr Yang, told Taiwanese authorities that he could no longer care for the Scottish fold cat after it injured its leg in an accident and treatments failed to cure it. read


Police raid monastery of 'Buddha boy' after families of four devotees 'vanished' in Nepal

Ram Bahadur Bomjan, 28, dubbed 'Buddha Boy', became famous in 2005 after followers said he could meditate motionless for months without water, food or sleep in Nepal's jungles. read


Guy throws a dart with cup attached and lands a ping pong ball inside 

The clip, filmed in Adelaide, south Australia, shows a man launching a yellow ping pong ball which bounces twice along the ground before he throws a dart with a red plastic cup attached to it. read


Monkeys skilfully climb across phone wires in Japan

Filming in snow-covered Mutsu, Japan, a homeowner was stunned when a group of at least six Japanese macaques climbed up a telephone mast on January 6. read


Huge swarm of locusts descends on Mecca

Footage shared on social media showed the insects swarming around the Great Mosque in Mecca, which hosts millions of Muslim pilgrims every year. read


Kayaker captures a pod of dolphins chasing herring off the coast of Cornwall 

A pod of dolphins were caught on camera by Rupert Kirkwood while feeding in crystal blue waters off the coats off Mousehole, Penzance in Cornwall. read


There is 'nothing inherently offensive' about white actors blacking up, says Simon Callow      

The Four Weddings and a Funeral star said: ‘I don’t think there’s anything inherently offensive in changing your pigmentation as an actor to represent someone of a different race.' read


Incredible moment Chinese rocket carrying the country's new state of the art satellite takes off

Zhongxing-2D satellite took off on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre at exactly 1.11am local time on Friday morning and has entered its preset orbit. read


Former plane is converted into an £80-per-night hotel room 

The plane, which is situated in Le Haut Village, in western France, has the exterior of an aircraft but the inside tells a different story with a double bed, two single beds, a kitchen and a bathroom. read