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ALISON BOSHOFF: Former bad boy Jude secretly weds an academic 15 years his junior

Given Jude Law’s track record with women in the 16 years since he split from his first wife, you’d be forgiven for thinking re-marriage was the last thing on his mind, writes ALISON BOSHOFF. read


Tories braced for local election wipeout as millions go to polls across England and Northern Ireland

Polls closed at 10pm with the first results expected to start being announced around midnight. The Tories are braced to lose more than 800 seats in their worst performance since 1995 read


Father who sued a junior football club is ordered to repay the £3,000 he was awarded

The father took Berkshire-based Winnersh Rangers to a county court after his son's coach took the boy, 10, off the pitch during a pre-season football tournament in summer 2018. read


Persecution of Christians is modern-day 'genocide' says report

Christian are being driven out of the Middle East in a modern-day exodus that means the religion could be wiped out in parts 'where its roots go back furthest', a new report has found. read


TOM UTLEY: Spare me the karaoke hits when my time comes

TOM UTLEY: A survey this week highlights one of the most profound social changes of my lifetime in Britain. For the first time, the top ten most requested songs at funerals do not include one hymn. read


Expert reveals why the idea of alien life no longer seems like science fiction

According to a researcher from the University of Melbourne, the idea of alien life is not as far-fetched as it used to seem, thanks to remarkable discoveries over the past two decades. read


Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca in original Star Wars trilogy, passes away at age 74

The 7-foot-3 actor (pictured), who was born in Richmond-on-Thames, London, in 1944, died peacefully at his home in Texas on Tuesday surrounded by his family. read


Facebook BANS Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other far-right leaders from its platform

Facebook has removed a string of far-right extremists from its platform, saying their accounts violated its policies against dangerous individuals and organizations. read


Detectives probe whether a woman was already dead when a Mercedes collided with her on the M66

A woman was struck by a Mercedes in the early hours of Thursday morning on the M66 motorway near Bury, with road closures put in place causing congestion well into the morning rush-hour. read


Make failing to vaccinate children a CRIME, says MP

Labour's Paul Sweeney told MPs the rising 'anti-vaxx' movement is a 'national emergency' in the UK and parliament could make parents not vaccinating their children a criminal offence. read


Diesel drivers are 'fleeced' to curb petrol price rises 

The RAC said retailers had protected petrol drivers from even steeper hikes by overcharging diesel owners, meaning they had reason to feel ‘aggrieved’. read


Boy, three, 'who died after step-father's punch spent final hours sleeping in blood-soaked bedding' 

Three-year-old Riley Siswick lay dying on blood-soaked sheets as he wet himself repeatedly after his step-father injured his abdomen at their home in Huddersfield, Leeds Crown Court heard. read


London Marathon chiefs investigate abuse of slower runners after race officials branded them 'FAT'

Jack Glenny, 24, who ran Sunday's race in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, said that one of the 'proudest moments of his life' was ruined by nasty comments and mismanagement. read


Jon Snow's wage cut was '25 years too late' says colleague Cathy Newman

Jon Snow gave up a quarter of his salary last year in what he described as a ‘cooperative gesture’ amid a gender pay row. But Cathy Newman said the move should have come far sooner. read


ROSS CLARK: We must save the planet, but orders to eat less meat must be taken with a pinch of salt

ROSS CLARK: Suddenly, the Government is falling over itself in order to make gestures on climate change, but it shouldn't leap aboard every passing bandwagon without thinking it through. read


'Stop building c**p houses': Climate change chief's tirade over energy-wasting properties

Lord Deben, the former John Selwyn Gummer, told the House of Lords yesterday, the UK could reach net zero emissions by 2050, 'let's have the kind of heating that doesn't need fossil fuels,' he said. read


Pensioner, 79, who coroner ruled LAWFULLY killed burglar has had to change identity and leave home

Henry Vincent, 37, died after breaking into the south east London home of Richard Osborn-Brooks, then 78, last year. He and his wife now have new identities and live in a mystery location. read


Horrific night a pensioner, 79, stabbed an intruder in the chest while defending his frail wife

Pensioner Richard Osborn-Brooks has spoken for the first time about how he stabbed burglar in the chest in the hallway of his £500,000 home in Hither Green, south-east London. read


Mother, 28, strangled four-year-old son to death before taking her own life, police reveal

Snehashree Sudarshan, 28, and Abhay Rao, four, were both found dead at a property in Newmarket on Friday last week. Suffolk Police say there were called by a member of the public. read


Ikea wows home improvement fans with £3 blinds that fits ANY window

The £3 Schottis pleated blind comes in a variety of different colours and has proved a huge hit - because DIY fans can cut them to size and there's no drill required to attach them to window frames. read


Just ONE 30-minute workout may improve memory by changing the way the brain works, study suggests 

Regions of the brain involved in recall for facts and ideas became more active after one 30-minute workout, priming them for better recall with more exercise, a University of Maryland study found. read


Actor’s look of surprise seems to turn to horror when his girlfriend makes an unannounced visit

Travelling to London to see him Paul's long-distance girlfriend waits outside his dressing room after he has performed in a play. But when he sees her his shock almost looks like horror. read


Extinction Rebellion climate change protests cost police at least £7m

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the bulk of the cost of managing the protests in London was for taking officers off other duties and bussing others in from other forces. read


Met say increased stop-and-search is helping win the war on London's cocaine-fuelled murder spree

Stats released today show the number of killings in the capital dropped by a quarter over the past year, while knife injuries among London's under-25s is down by 15%. read


Trial drug combination is created to treat super gonorrhoea

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have tested a new combination of antibiotics on 720 patients at 14 sexual health centres in England and found it is almost as effective as the current drugs. read


Eye doctor shares shocking photos after patient sleeps with contact lenses in

Dr. Patrick Vollmer, from Vita Eye Clinic in Shelby, North Carolina, took to Facebook this week to post stomach-churning images of a woman suffering from a 'cultured pseudomonas ulcer'. read


Shocking moment Tommy Robinson repeatedly PUNCHES man who tipped milkshake on his head

The encounter took place as the far-right extremist was campaigning in Warrington, Cheshire today and sparked a brawl after his blue striped suit was covered in the sticky McDonald's drink. read


Widow tells inquiry how nurses 'assumed I was a prostitute'

Clair Walton, 57, from Warwickshire, married husband Bryan, who was a severe haemophiliac, when she was 21 in 1983, two years before he was diagnosed with HIV. read


Butterflies with eyes in very private place, ants that send lonely hearts ads are explored in book 

Extraordinary Insects, by Norwegian author Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson reveals when it comes to the birds and the bees, bugs are truly bizarre. read


Williamson's allies demand 'kangaroo court' reveals the evidence Theresa May used to sack him

Theresa May faced a ferocious backlash from Gavin Williamson's Tory allies last night as MPs demanded to see the evidence showing he was behind the Huawei leak. read


HENRY DEEDES: Commons gloats over Williamson's defenestration and glee drips from every pore

HENRY DEEDES: There are some politicians who despite our confrontational parliamentary system remain universally liked. They're congenial, all-round good eggs. Although some may... read


Dark Side of PM's softly spoken Cabinet enforcer: ANDREW PIERCE on the rise of Sir Mark Sedwill

ANDREW PIERCE: On a wall in Sir Mark Sedwill's office in Whitehall is a striking black and white framed photograph of a lifeboat battling stormy waters. On a shelf beneath is a Christmas card from... read


Theresa May and No10 will NOT report sacked Gavin Williamson to police

The Defence Secretary was 'brutally' fired last night after his 11-minute call to a journalist who wrote the story on Huawei was uncovered by her civil service enforcer Sir Mark Sedwill. read


Huawei done it? How Gavin Williamson was snared

Sir Mark Sedwill even sent one of his staff to grill the disgraced Defence Secretary while he holidayed with his wife and children in Scotland over Easter as the net closed in. read


MOD release new pictures of Gavin Williamson touring a nuclear sub two days after his sacking

Ahead of his sacking from the Cabinet, former defence secretary Gavin Williamson visited HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, in Scotland on Monday. He was fired two days later. read


Cabinet leaks are undermining Brexit, says Jeremy Hunt after the sacking of Gavin Williamson

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has slammed his cabinet colleagues over damaging leaks warning they undermined Brexit as he spoke to reporters in Addis Ababa during a five-day tour of Ethiopia. read


Huawei more of a ‘security issue’ than leaks says Jacob Rees-Mogg after Gavin Williamson is sacked

The backbench Brexiteer leader spoke out the day after Williamson was sensationally sacked as defence secretary after a probe found he leaked top secret details about the firm from a meeting. read


STEPHEN GLOVER: Let's get this whole Williamson affair in perspective

STEPHEN GLOVER: Gavin Williamson was undoubtedly over-promoted to the position of Defence Secretary, and was guilty of dropping regular clangers and making repeated gaffes... read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Lord Mayor 'kowtows to China with Taiwan ban'

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The Lord Mayor of London Peter Estlin has been accused of kowtowing to China by refusing to include Taiwan as a float at the Lord Mayor's Show. read


Seven wonders of the Ancient World brought back to life in stunning 3D reconstructions

Only one of the original seven survives today, the Great Pyramid of Giza, with the others lost over time as a consequence of war, crumbling civilisations and natural disasters. read


Baby boomers are £78,000 better off than people the same age were a decade ago

The UK's City regulator, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a report examining the challenges facing different generations. read


May Bank Holiday will be coldest for 41 years with minus 6C chills, frost and snow and sleet on way

Snow and frost which is expected to creep in from Friday (pictured) could put a halt to the 13 million drivers who are expected to hit the roads across the UK over the weekend. read


Almost one in seven graduates admits they'd paid others for essays- so who is behind Cheating Inc?

Kaiesha Page, pictured, graduated with a first-class degree in history from the University of Aberystwyth in 2011, and, using this knowledge, has written five essays for other students over the past two years. read


Experts fear a heart attack timebomb as four MILLION people have undiagnosed high blood pressure

The figure includes 1.3million under the age of 45. The British Heart Foundation described the condition as a 'ticking timebomb' and urged people to get blood pressure checked. read


Out-of-hours GP services... that don't have ANY GPs

Millions of patients across the UK are being left without a GP at night, an investigation has revealed. Sick patients were tended to by paramedics or an experienced nurse instead. read


JAN MOIR: All we want is to share in the joy of Baby Sussex

JAN MOIR: Is the baby here yet, is it not? Has the stork delivered, or is it in a holding pattern over Windsor? Is it upon us like a storm or a second coming or a new single from Taylor Swift? read


Palace source confirms Meghan and Harry definitely HAVEN'T become new parents

Palace sources have 'categorically denied' that baby Sussex has been born, after speculation reached fever pitch following announcement of Prince Harry's trip abroad next week. read


Prince William reveals 'rowdy' party plans for Charlotte's birthday

Prince William revealed he's expecting to stage a 'rowdy' birthday party for his daughter who turns four today. The duke was speaking to children´s author Julia Donaldson as he made her a CBE. read


Kate Middleton's stylist Natasha Archer beams as she is made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Natasha Archer, who has worked with the Duchess for more than a decade, attended the ceremony today after being named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list 2019. read


Countess of Wessex stuns in a pink dress as she delivers a speech about eye health in India

Sophie Wessex, 54, gave a speech at a British High Commission reception in New Delhi about India and the UK's efforts to advance eye health. The mother-of-two wore a pink dress and wedge shoes. read


Trial for 'Hollywood Ripper' accused of murdering Ashton Kutcher's ex and 10 other women begins

The trial has begun for Michael Gargiulo, the 'Hollywood Ripper', 43, Thursday. He is facing two counts of murder and one of attempted murder. read


Easyjet: Inside the cockpit: Moment pilot lands at one of the most challenging airports in the world

In the first episode of ITV's new easyJet: Inside the cockpit series, captain Brij Kotecha is tasked with getting 162 passengers to Innsbruck, in the Austrian Alps, in the depths of winter. read


Vegans demand animal sanctuary café stops serving meat, despite profits helping vulnerable creatures

Campaigners have been bombarding Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare in Ringmer, East Sussex with emails and calls asking them to stop killing animals for its cafe. read


Coronation Street crisis: ‘Poor wages and exhausting hours to blame for mass exodus’

Sources told The Irish Sun that the recent increase in departures stems from a 'poisonous atmosphere' backstage, after Lucy Fallon announced on Thursday she would be leaving the soap in 2020. read


Teenage British brother and sister who died in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday attacks to be buried

The Linsey family have flown to California where they celebrate their Christmases to bury their children Daniel, 19, and Amelie, 15, who died in a terror attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. read


Ringleader of failed plot to blow up NYC subway on 9/11 anniversary to go free

Najibullah Zazi had faced the possibility of life in prison but federal prosecutors say that, after his arrest in 2009, Zazi provided 'extraordinary' assistance and will now go free soon. read


Michael Gove forced to cave into Tory MPs over bird shooting permit row

Michael Gove was forced into a U-turn last night as it emerged Natural England is to be stripped of its power over licences to shoot wild birds. read


Police hunt man who hurled terrified dog off a Cornish clifftop

Falmouth police confirmed they are investigating the incident which shows a young man laughing after the black-and-white dog is hurled from a cliff into the ocean below where it swims to safety. read


Off Duty, bitter TV enemies are spotted looking VERY relaxed in each other's company 

Line of Duty viewers may not be used to seeing Anna Maxwell Martin and Adrian Dunbar so relaxed together, as they laughed and strolled arm-in-arm after a visit to London's Claridge's hotel. read


Church warden 'callously videoed hallucinating lecturer he was trying to murder'

Benjamin Field, 28, allegedly conspired with magician Martyn Smith, 32, to wear down 69-year-old Peter Farquhar by spiking his whisky before murdering him at his Buckinghamshire home. read


Fugitive rape suspect accused of attacking three women 'being hidden by a friend or family member'

Speaking outside New Scotland Yard today, Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin said that rape suspect Joseph McCann, 34, is being hidden by 'someone who knows him'. read


Festival-goer fighting for life after wooden horse costume strikes her at May Day celebration 

Every year hundreds of people gather in Padstow, Cornwall, for the Obby Oss festival, held to welcome the summer. But one female spectator, 33, sustained serious injuries and is in hospital. read


Dermaplaning treatment involves scraping away dead skin with a SCALPEL is not for the faint-hearted 

Marie Rosepink, licensed aesthetician and certified laser technician of 15 years, uses a fine surgical blade to smooth the face. Clients lie back for the 15-minute painless treatment in Arizona. read


Tory peer 'receives £4million bonus for lobbying the US to drop sanctions against Russia'

Lord Barker of Battle has been accused of receiving a bonus of up to £4million from Russian energy firm EN+ owned by oligarch Oleg Deripaska to lobby the US to drop sanctions. read


Diana's GP can keep working despite errors that led to City banker's death

Princess Diana's GP, Dr Peter Wheeler, 68, will be allowed to continue practising despite blunders that led to the death of City banker Stefanos Vavalidis. The 69-year-old was given cancer drugs for psoriasis. read


Fat and furious (but was it his fault?): Henry VIII

A compelling new book recounts the life of King Henry VIII who reigned for almost 38 years. Tudor expert Robert Hutchinson, considers if the Royal had Cushing’s syndrome. read


Nigel Farage's Brexit Party surges to a NINE point poll lead ahead of the European elections

The Eurosceptic party is now on 30 per cent, up from 28 per cent in a week, according to a survey by YouGov. Mr Farage ruled out a tilt at a seat in the Commons, saying it was 'impossible'. read


New Brexit Party treasurer is father of ex-Page Three model married to Nat Rothschild

Phillip Basey, accountant and father of ex-topless model Loretta, has been appointed as the new Treasurer for the Brexit Party after the previous incumbent was removed over anti-semitic posts. read


Meet Mrs Hunt: Foreign Secretary’s wife is centre stage on her husband’s African ‘leadership launch’

Mrs Hunt has been front and centre as her husband, seen as a strong unity candidate to replace the Prime Minister when she stands down, has travelled across the continent. read


On duty: UK's first female Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt starts her first full day

The 46-year-old Portsmouth MP was installed last night after Gavin Williamson was dramatically booted out of the Government over a leak involving Chinese media giant Huawei. read


Jordan Pickford parks his £160,000 Lamborghini Urus in disabled bay in Manchester 

Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was seen parking his £160,000 car in a disabled bay in Manchester City centre.  read


Schoolboy with dairy allergy who had 'cheese put down his collar' screamed 'I'm going to DIE'

Karanbir Singh Cheema - known as Karan - entered a state of anaphylactic shock and within just ten minutes his condition had collapsed from 'absolutely fine' to unconscious in Greenford, West London read


Canadian aircraft-maker Bombardier puts Northern Ireland operation up for sale

Bombardier has put their Belfast wing-making factory up for sale where 3,600 workers are employed in a Democratic Unionist Party stronghold in Northern Ireland. read


Maduro tells Venezuelan military to fight 'any coup plotter' after woman is shot dead

Nicolas Maduro sought to reestablish his grip on Venezuela's Presidency as he appeared alongside hundreds of troops, two days after Juan Guaido tried to start a military uprising. read


Detective who insisted Westminster 'VIP paedophile' allegations were credible retires from the force

Detective Superintendent Kenny McDonald, who was at the centre of the disastrous Westminster VIP paedophile inquiry, has retired on the eve of the trial of its key witness. read


Donald Trump slams Biden for being 'naive' in insisting China isn't a threat to the U.S.

Trump attacked Joe Biden on Thursday for downplaying the competitive threat China poses to the U.S. "For somebody to be so naive, and say China's not a problem,' Trump lamented. read


How GoT star Sophie Turner broke news of 'quickie' Joe Jonas wedding to her 'delighted' mother

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner's mother Sally told MailOnline of the moment her daughter phoned her to say she was marrying Joe Jonas. Sally Turner said she was delighted at the news read


Woman in her 80s who lived alone is found dead at home with police treating her death as suspicious

Police were called to the address in the Hall Green area of Birmingham at 8.30pm on Wednesday, where they discovered the woman, who is in her 80s. They are treating the death as suspicious. read


The sunscreen that has just been voted the best in the WORLD for the fifth year in a row 

It's the number one rule of skincare, and yet still it's all too easy to forget. But if there is one sunscreen you should invest in, make it La Roche-Posay's Anthelios Melt SPF 60. read


People in warm countries will have more children and educate them less - and opposite in cold ones

A new study from Williams College has found that climate change will have a negative effect in warmer countries, leading to children being taught agricultural skills rather than being educated. read


Asthmatics in England have to cut their food or household budgets to afford medication

The charity Asthma UK has warned around a million people in England have cut back on their medication because they struggle to afford the cost of prescriptions, which rose to £9 last month. read


Family of 10-year-old girl who died of excitement while going down slide sues the water park

The family of London Eisenbeis have sued Zehnder's Splash Village in Michigan this week. They claim she'd still be alive today if the park had used a defibrillator machine. read


Bizarre beauty hack video reveals how to make your own leg wax using sugar, water and lemon juice

The clever, penny-saving trick was shared on the Facebook page 5-Minute Crafts. It explains how you can make your own body wax using a combination of sugar, water and lemon juice. read


Hoof-slapping deer stand on hind legs in brutal fight

A pair of white-tailed deer have been captured going hoof to hoof in a brutal fight in Alberta, Canada. The two animals stand on their hind legs and land a number of blows on each other's torsos. read


Wealthy interior designer battles her estranged husband in court

Simrin Choudhrie and estranged husband Bhanu Choudhrie are fighting in the Family Division of the High Court in London. read


Custody fights blight four in 10 break-ups as 50,000 couples battle in court rooms every year 

The number of legal disputes over the children of separated couples is four times higher than estimates long accepted by lawyers, social workers and politicians. read


Naked woman who chased lover down hotel corridor is spared prison

Amelia Oxenford, 21, was caught on camera attacking her boyfriend Alex Buttigieg with a wine bottle and chasing him through a corridor while naked at a hotel in west London. read


Mother of Stanford student says her daughter is a victim in college scandal

Yusi 'Molly' Zhao, whose family lives in Beijing, was admitted to Stanford in 2017 and moved to California to attend the elite university. read


Grayling fails AGAIN as reoffending rates surge by a FIFTH under probation scheme worth billions 

Dubbed Failing Grayling, Chris Grayling's latest blunder is the Transforming Rehabilitation programme which was implemented by the then justice secretary in 2015. read


Ministers move to save cash machines as Chancellor vows to protect 3,500 ATMs

Chancellor Philip Hammond will today announce he is setting up a Treasury-led group in response to warnings that Britain is ‘sleepwalking towards a cashless society’. read


How Thailand's new queen went from flight attendant to bodyguard to royalty

Suthida Tidjai's marriage to King Vajiralongkorn marks a stratospheric rise for a woman who studied communications before becoming an air stewardess, where she met the future monarch. read


UK porn block will fail to hide indecent images on social media sites such as Twitter and Reddit

The new age verification system in the UK applies to sites with more than a third pornographic content but won't apply to social media sites or search engines. read


One in three people can't use first aid - even if a life depended on it, research reveals

Researchers asked 4,200 British adults what they would do in a medical emergency and if they knew how to perform resuscitation. read


Bawdy 1841 booklet detailing London's seedy brothels and sex workers sells for £4,000 at auction 

The lewd book of London's prostitute hotspots even scores sex workers on their looks, with grades ranging from 'a perfect English beauty' to a rather less flattering 'fair, fat and 50. read


Biblical king was historical figure, claim scientists

The Mesha Stele was found in the 19th century in the ruins of the biblical town of Dibon in Moab (present day Jordan). Researchers now think that the last line refers to King Balak. read


Woman contracts pneumonia during self-build project on Grand Designs

Garrie and Sue, 57, are determined to build their dream home in Bicester which will cater for Sue's disability. But during the build, she contracts pneumonia and is left 15-30 minutes from death. read


Savage crow steals a duckling from its mother

This is the heartbreaking moment a young duckling is snatched in front of its mother by a savage crow. The video, captured in Belgium, shows the helpless mother unable to save the young duckling. read


Manchester Police dog handler 'deliberately unleashed German Shepherd on five suspects'

Greater Manchester Police Officer Paul Jackson is being accused of unlawfully unleashing his German Shepherd, Jerry, to 'attack' and inflict 'gratuitous violence' on five suspects. read


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Myleene? Don't know her, says Hello! editor (seven)

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Entertaining telly doesn't have to be rocket science. Sometimes it's just a matter of taking two well-tried elements and banging them together. read


New Gardener's Question Time presenter Kathy Clugston receiving same pay as male co-host

Kathy Clugston, presenter of British programme Gardeners’ Question Time will earn the same amount as co-presenter Peter Gibbs even though he has worked on it for 15 years. read


Julian Assange begins fight against computer hacking extradition to US

The WikiLeaks founder appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court for his first extradition hearing since being hauled out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he hid for nearly seven years. read


Veggie-eating giant panda's nutrient intake looks a lot like a carnivore's

Panda's may live on an almost exclusively plant-based diet, but according to new research, their nutrient intake looks like a carnivores -- a finding that helps shed light on pandas evolution. read


Beauty who prefers her tractor to a husband

Heida Asgeirsdottir from Iceland recounts the years she's spent at her beloved 1,000-year-old farm in a new memoir. She explains why she prefers her solitude instead of living with others. read


The pint-sized heroine who CAN stand the heat

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton recounts the years she's spent working in the fire service in a new memoir. she reveals that she has experienced sexist abuse and sexual assault throughout her career. read


Brave botanist who fell off the edge of the world

Gabriel Hemery explores the fate of botanist John Jeffrey who was last seen in San Francisco in 1854, in a new book. John was 23-years-old and working for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. read


Chilling words jealous boyfriend spoke just six days before he bludgeoned girlfriend to death 

The family of a 29-year-old Melbourne mother of two have revealed the words her jealous boyfriend spoke to them just days before he beat her to death with a barbell last year. read


Six Liverpool fans arrested in Barcelona to face trial in Spain but can return to UK beforehand

The six Liverpool fans arrested following disturbances in Barcelona ahead of their side's Champions League semi-final have been summonsed to return to court for a speedy trial. read


Squirrel initially snuggled with commuters on Boston subway

A baby squirrel surprised passengers on a Boston commuter train when it hopped on for two stops before it left again. The creature snuggled up to one commuter and was given food by another one. read


Endometriosis sufferers share photos of their severely bloated stomachs on social media

People who are suffering from endometriosis have been taking to social media to share photos of their distended stomachs using the hashtag #endobelly. read


Behind the scenes photos of the 'Greatest Show on Earth' in the 1940s

Stunning color photographs offer an inside look at the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as they toured and sold out shows in America in the 1940s. read


Rafts carried feathery sea creatures to all corners of the globe during the era of the dinosaurs

Researchers from the University of Cambridge researchers have shown that huge floating wooden rafts were colonies of marine creatures that floated for up to 20 years during the Jurassic. read


SpaceX finally admits it Crew Dragon capsule was DESTROYED during fiery test failure last month

In a statement that aired on NASA TV, Hans Koenigsmann said the investigation so far indicates that the failure occurred during activation of the SuperDraco propulsion system. read


Mother wins battle for fresh inquest into the death of daughter

A fresh inquest will be held into the death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, who suffered a fatal asthma attack believed to have been linked to air pollution near her home in south London. read


Wide-reaching child abuse inquiry will investigate religious organisations including Buddhism

The newly announced probe will see institutions across England and Wales be investigated by the Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Christian Sunday schools could also be investigated. read


BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Ball's digging out his 54EEE treasure chest for Hairspray

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Michael Ball flashed a broad smile and revealed he will be stepping into plus-size frocks once more - as laundress Edna Turnblad, in the joyous musical Hairspray. read


BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Hopkins and Colman team up for a tale of family heartbreak

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Anthony Hopkins will join fellow Oscar winner Olivia Colman in heartbreaking family drama The Father. As predicted in this column a year ago, Hopkins will take the title role. read


Rag'n'Bone Man MARRIES Beth Rouy at registry office

Rag'n'Bone Man married his fiancée Beth Rouy in an intimate ceremony where the bride and groom and their guests were clad in tracksuits today. read


Instagram tells story of 13-year-old victim of Holocaust

The account Eva.Stories is bringing the diary of Eva Heyman to life on Instagram. Heyman was one of 430,000 Hungarian Jews deported to concentration camps. read


Israel falls silent to honour six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust

Pedestrians stopped in their tracks and motorists got out of their cars and stood on busy streets with their heads bowed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid a wreath at a ceremony in Jerusalem. read


Garden centre worker gets £45,000 compensation from bungling dentist

Gisella Gillett, 61, who lives in Gloucestershire, suffered headaches and repeated infections after her dentist performed work to replace old bridgework. read


Footballer, 24, with extreme phobia of dentist died from accidental overdose of Fentanyl painkiller

Jaye Milner, 24, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire was found dead in June last year having taken too much of the potent drug Fentanyl, considered to be 50 times more powerful than heroin. read


U.S. Marine poses for a VERY racy shoot inspired by WWII pin-up posters

Sgt. Rianna Conner, 26, joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 18 and is a proud veteran after serving in the military for seven years. read


Couple's Cotswolds idyll shattered by row with neighbour over ownership of tiny 7ft x 12ft patio

Andrew Roland and his wife Skipper are locked in a three-year legal battle with their neighbour over who owns a tiny patio in the market town of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire read


Anorexia survivor, 20, THANKS teenagers who made pig noises at her after she gained weight

Eva Vermeiren, 20, developed anorexia when she was 16 but is now 'on the road to recovery.' The Dutch woman revealed that on Monday teenagers made snorting noises at her while on the street. read


Incredible moment a pack of dogs jump into the ocean to play with sharks during a feeding frenzy

Greg MacKinnon had just finished work and decided to take a walk along a beach on Murray Island in the Torres Strait Isles when he witnessed the amazing interaction. read


India braces for its worst storm this century as 125mph cyclone barrels towards the country

More than 800,000 people have been evacuated along India's eastern coast on Thursday as authorities braced for tropical cyclone Fani moving through the Bay of Bengal forecast to bring gale-force winds. read


Classic Le Mans racing car goes up for auction for £55,000 – despite being in DOZENS of pieces

A classic Le Mans racing car could fetch up to £55,000 at auction- despite being in bits. The car was owned from new by a Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot but needs a huge amount of work to restore. read


60% of women use cannabis for period pain - and 60% of non-users say they would

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University interviewed more than 1,000 women across the US. Two-thirds of those who had never used cannabis said they would for their period. read


Amazon says it's a decade away from full automation at its shipping warehouses

Amazon said that by the end of the next decade packages in the company's warehouses could be readied for delivery without touching a single human hand. read


PAUL THOMAS on... Gavin Williamson's sacking 

PAUL THOMAS: 'Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and Huawei... Then down came a spider who spun dark webs beside her 'til ordered to "just go away".' read


Desperate search to find buyer for 'ugly' but FREE four-bedroom Minnesota house in 90 days

Barb Kochlin is willing to give away her four-bedroom property in Jordan, Minnesota for free or it will be demolished if she can't get if off her brewery complex by the end of the summer. read


The 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest continues to amaze

The entries just keep on coming for this year's competition. Here we reveal another 10 mesmerising images taken around the world that are all in contention to win the grand prize. read


Secluded Cornish coastal home with breathtaking sea views goes up for sale for £2.5m

Epphaven House, next to Port Quin in Cornwall would be perfect for sunbathers, as it is tucked away in six acres of private grounds which overlook the Atlantic Ocean. read


Brexit saga hits the housing market as Bank of England warns prices will fall by 1.25% this year

The Bank said property price growth had been weak since the 2016 EU referendum, adding that 'Brexit-related uncertainties', as well as other factors, had taken their toll on house prices. read


Give us a wave! Excited bears dance in their swimming pool in front of bemused children

A pair of dancing bears at Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri have delighted visitors after jumping up and down in the water. The children by the glass join in with the moves of the giant mammals. read