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Niki Lauda, the Austrian Formula 1 legend,dies aged 70 after a period of ill health

Niki Lauda, who won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren, passed away on Monday - eight months after undergoing a lung transplant. read


Philip Hammond issues warning to Boris over No Deal

Adding to Tory woes tonight, Philip Hammond will warn Boris Johnson and other Brexiteer party leadership candidates that they have ‘no mandate’ for No Deal. read


Bring me sunshine, bring me BREXIT: RICHARD LITTLEJOHN calls on voters ahead of the EU elections

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Lakeside Country Club in Surrey featured in that classic, knockabout episode of The Sweeney, starring Morecambe and Wise. read


The low-carb/high-fat diet: The latest way to lose weight and stay healthy is to switch between both

Growing evidence supports idea of switching between low-carb/high-fat diet. Both have benefits, including weight loss and improvement of diabetic markers. Here, Jerome Burne explains why... read


British Steel 'on the brink of collapse putting 25,000 jobs at risk'

British Steel, its lenders and Whitehall officials have until Tuesday afternoon to agree a deal, at which point it could go into administration. read


One in four Oxford University places will be ring-fenced for the poorest students by 2023

For the first time, 250 of the 2,500 places available every year will be reserved for disadvantaged state school pupils. The move is likely to spark accusations of ‘social engineering’. read


'Weed first, me second!' Texts from drugs kingpin's furious wife used as evidence against him

Darius Saidi-Bidokhti, 33, intended to flood Liverpool with class A and B drugs, keeping stashes at his Birkenhead home - until texts from his angry wife about state of 'grow shop' were hacked by police. read


How to make a pension last a lifetime: The essential guide to financial success in retirement 

Four years ago, the Government brought in a rule change that had dramatic consequences for retirees.The reforms, known as 'pension freedoms', gave savers unprecedented flexibility. read


'I'm like everyone else': Bodyguard star Keeley Hawes, 43, compares herself to a nurse

As one of the UK’s biggest acting stars, she is rarely off our screens. But Keeley Hawes insists she still worries about paying the mortgage and caring for her family – ‘exactly the same’ as everyone else. read


Humans must build a new life on Mars to survive when the earth's resources run out, says Brian Cox 

TV presenter Professor Brian Cox, 51, said building a new life on the Red Planet would be the only option for humanity and a first step to finding other places to live. read


Car parking firm NCP rakes in £500k a year from drivers who don’t have the right change

The UK car park firm kept more than £2million from drivers between 2009 and 2012, which it received in overpayments where its ticket machines did not give change. read


Former World's fattest man Paul Mason reveals he is moving back to UK from USA

Paul Mason, 59, originally from Suffolk, Ipswich, was 70 stone (980lb) at his heaviest and once branded himself the heaviest person on the planet. read


Donald Trump ‘will have afternoon tea with Charles and Camilla’ 

The unexpected meeting will take place at Clarence House, the heir to the throne’s official residence in London. read


RICHARD KAY: The Trump meeting is a defining moment in Charles’s preparation to be king 

For the first time, the prince will put personal and private antipathy to one side for the sake of protocol and the British monarchy. read


Shamed captain of Big Lizzie HMS Queen Elizabeth Nick Cooke-Priest to sail it back to Portsmouth

Despite being fired, Commodore Nick Cooke-Priest is being flown back to where the ship is stationed in Rosyth, on the Firth of Forth, so he can sail it back to its home port of Portsmouth today. read


Hygiene products women REALLY don't need

The feminine hygiene market is forecasted to be worth £33.5 billion worldwide by 2022, according to analyst Allied Market Research. read


Flower power! Duchess of Cambridge is radiant in Erdem frock at the Chelsea Flower Show

The Duchess of Cambridge swapped her casual culottes for an elegant floral maxi dress this evening as she attended the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show. read


It’s uncanny how often the Cambridges and Sussexes post on Instagram each day

Once, they were ‘the fab four’ — Wills and Kate, and Meghan and Harry all living at Kensington Palace, all sharing a single Instagram account. read


Nude model at Royal Chelsea Flower Show sets Chelsea pensioner's heart aflutter

A nude model wearing nothing more than body paint and carefully-placed patches is causing a stir at the Wedgwood garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, London. read


Prince George scores the Duchess of Cambridges's Chelsea Flower Show garden 20 out of 10

Prince George, five, gave his mother's Back To Nature garden the seal of approval by scoring it 20 out of 10. The youngster visited the space at the Chelsea Flower Show on Sunday. read


Swapping fashion tips? Kate draws fashion inspiration from Princess Eugenie at Chelsea Flower Show

Kate donned an elegant floral maxi dress as she attended the event in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea with husband Prince William, and his grandmother the Queen. read


Prince and Princess Michael of Kent enjoy a day at the Chelsea Flower Show after daughter's wedding

Princess Michael of Kent, 74, wore a brown blazer over a midi-length orange dress for a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show today. Her husband Prince Michael, 76, was also present. read


Elm trees with resistance to Dutch Elm Disease are championed at Chelsea by Dame Judi Dench

Half a century ago Britain’s elm population stood at nearly 30 million but was massacred to fewer than 100 after Dutch elm disease spread across the country. read


Lizzie Cundy says 'Meghan Markle asked me to find her a famous British man'

Meghan Markle reportedly asked Lizzie Cundy to help her find a 'famous British man', three years before she met Prince Harry. read


The Queen and her mother showed how less is way more when it comes to selling the Monarchy 

The Queen Mother had a famously simple rulebook: ‘Never complain, never explain, and rarely be heard speaking in public.’ The young royals instead are choosing a relentless PR campaign. read


Deborah Meaden's tips on how to be a successful entrepreneur

Multi-millionaire Deborah Meaden offers her advice on becoming a successful entrepreneur at any age. Despite turning 60 this year, she has no intention of putting her feet up. read


Glucosamine: A supplement to help soothe sore joints and keep your heart healthy

CEO Jane Paterson-Todd, 55, decided to start competing in triathlons and refused to cut back on her gruelling fitness regime as she approaches 60. read


Penniless care worker, 31, inherits one of Britain’s finest National Trust stately homes

Jordan Adlard Rogers, 31, says he had spent several years trying to prove Charles Rogers was his real father while struggling to make ends meet. He has now moved in to the estate in Cornwall. read


Trump claims Iran is provoking terror in the UNITED STATES in dramatic escalation of tough talk

President Trump doubled down on his tough talk against Iran, calling them the 'number one provocateur of terror in this country' as the war of words between the two nations. read


Judge rules Trump CAN'T stop Democrats' subpoena of his financial records

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington also denied a request by Trump to stay his decision pending an appeal. Mehta's ruling will almost certainly be appealed quickly to a higher court. read


Is this proof just one tube of NHS wonder cream really can reverse sun damage and stop skin cancer? 

Lavinia Newlands, from Amberley, West Sussex, is one of thousands to have dangerous sun damage - but a single treatment of Daylight PDT could be the answer. read


Week-long crackdown on county lines gangs sees almost 600 people arrested

Almost 600 people were arrested in a series of raids last week. In one instance, a missing 14-year-old girl from Cambridge was found in London, where detectives believe she was being sexually abused. read


Moped gang 'armed with knives' attack Amir Jewellery Maida Vale north London caught on video

Dressed in black and riding scooters, the group of men were seen pulling up outside Amir Jewellery in Maida Vale, north London, before smashing their way into the shop. read


Britain basked in sunshine and up to 22C today... but rain on the way for bank holiday

After a few warm days, waterproofs will probably be required this weekend when wind and rain are forecast. Today should be the warmest day, with temperatures of up to 22C (72F) in southern England. read


Theresa May called a 'coward' by Tory MP for allowing 'witch hunt' against Northern Ireland veterans

Tory backbenchers who served as soldiers rounded on Prime Minister Theresa May in the House of Commons, accusing her of being 'complicit' in a witch-hunt. read


Hugh's in the Downton Abbey movie? First cast photo revealed for the upcoming film

Downton Abbey producers have released a first cast picture of the upcoming film, which takes over where the TV series left off. read


Briton held in Chicago after flying to visit girlfriend says immigration officials mocked his accent

Isaac Roblett, 24, from Hastings, East Sussex flew to the Illinois city on April 24 for the trip of a lifetime with American girlfriend Camila Iglesia, 23. They met while she studied in Kent last year. read


Teacher's dream of living in 300-year-old cottage turned into NINE YEARS of legal wrangles

Since she bought the cottage in a picturesque Peak District village of Glossop nine years ago, Rekha Patel s has been locked in a series of bitter court rows which ended with her being arrested. read


Hero doctor Jonathan Moses saved London Bridge victim Old Bailey inquest hears

Dr Jonathan Moses, who graduated a year-and-a-half before terrorists struck on London Bridge, spoke outside their victims' inquest today and apologised for not being able to save them. read


Controversial cap on testosterone levels in female athletes IS fair, rule scientists

Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden went through past evidence to find women with very high testosterone could achieve male levels of muscle mass and endurance. read


Great Big Fat Gypsy gallop! Hundreds of travellers descend on Wickham for annual horse fair

The Wickham Horse Fair near Fareham is one of two highlights of the horse-riding calendar which also includes the famous Appleby Horse Fair which takes place later on this year in June. read


Patients are STILL not being warned of withdrawal pain from depression pills, say experts 

Patients are still not being warned how difficult it can be to come off antidepressants, say psychiatrists campaigning for a reduction in the needless use of the drugs. read


What will happen to Huawei phones after Google’s block on apps?

Eoin Keary, CEO of cyber-security firm Edgescan, told MailOnline that this hammer-blow could spell 'the beginning of the end' for Chinese tech giant Huawei. read


Model railway owners tell ROBERT HARDMAN of their delight at donations

The members of Market Deeping Model Railway Club were last night in tears all over again following an astonishing global response to their appeal for help. read


Well-wishers raise nearly £50,000 for model railway club smashed up by yobs

Sir Rod Stewart has donated £10,000 to Market Deeping Model Railway Club in Lincolnshire after replica trains worth thousands of pounds were destroyed by vandals over the weekend. read


Conrad Black shares his shares in Britain's leading Catholic newspaper

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Now a visiting academic at the Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, Oxford, American-born Newmark, 61, has ambitious plans for the weekly magazine. read


Nigel Farage is pelted with MILKSHAKE on European election tour

Nigel Farage was heard saying 'how did you not stop that?' as he was bustled away by security. A 32-year-old-man identified as Paul Crowther was arrested on suspicion of common assault read


Pictured: Arch-Remainer Corbyn fan, 32, arrested after Nigel Farage was pelted with a milkshake

Paul Crowther, who was detained by police at the scene, said he threw the banana-and-salted caramel Five Guys shake to protest Nigel Farage's 'bile and racism.' read


Dominic Raab promises 5p income tax cut

The former Brexit secretary, 45, said such a move would ‘give working Britain a fairer deal’ and ‘reinvigorate social mobility’. read


HENRY DEEDES sees the new defence secretary Penny Mordaunt step up to the oche 

HENRY DEEDES: New Defence Minister Penny Mordaunt was making her first appearance at the despatch box since moving to the Ministry of Defence after Gavin Williamson was given his marching orders. read


Downing Street ramps up No Deal fears by warning the UK will be broken up

The Prime Minister is still hoping MPs will back her 'new and improved' deal next month - but will bill it as the last chance for Britain to get out of the EU without crashing out. read


Danny Alexander joins Nick Clegg for a photo with 'old pal' George Osborne

Sir Danny Alexander tweeted the photograph of himself alongside his ‘old friends’, the Tory ex-chancellor and former Lib Dem leader Sir Nick Clegg. read


Jean Claude Juncker angrily denies rumours he has a drink problem

The EU Commission President has repeatedly blamed his eccentric behaviour and unsteady walk on sciatica and said today: 'I've said it many times that I do not have a problem with alcohol'. read


Ex-Tory Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine, 86, has the party whip suspended

Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has had the Tory whip suspended after saying he would vote Liberal Democrat at the European elections. read


Divorcee, 50, who fought ex for £90m built property empire with new lover

Speaking exclusively to the Mail this week the former Chelsea-based nutritionist and neuromuscular expert accused his former lover’s legal team of ‘rewriting our whole relationship’. read


Gaining OR losing weight in old age raises the risk of dementia

A study by Kyungpook National University in South Korea found people over 60 who gain or shed more than ten per cent of their BMI over two years are 20 per cent more likely to develop dementia. read


ASK THE GP: What will stop my chronic dizzy spells? Dr Martin Scurr answers your health questions

Here, the Daily Mail's resident GP answers your health concerns in his weekly column. Today, he looks at long-term dizziness. read


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS brands Game Of Thrones finale 'the dullest story ever' and awards it two stars 

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The Game of Thrones finale – aired in the UK at 2am yesterday to coincide with the US screening – was 75 minutes of the dullest story ever told. read


Save our post offices! Mail launches campaign to preserve vital branches closing in their thousands 

More than 1,000 British post offices have already shut, and 3,000 other branches described as the ‘last shop in the village’ are only being kept alive by subsidies. read


Post offices are the beating heart of towns and villages across Britain

The post office, which like the pub or the village green has been a part of the fabric of British life for so long, is an endangered species. read


Jim Carrey is slammed for cartoon showing Kay Ivey in the womb as she's being aborted with a needle

The Ace Ventura actor was responding to Kay Ivey’s signing into law on Wednesday of a controversial bill in Alabama that banned all abortions except in cases of a medical emergency. read


HIV victim was accused of ‘wanting to have her cake and eat it’ by government-established charity 

Bryan Walton was dying from Aids when he and his wife Clair, who contracted HIV from him, were ordered to give 58 per cent of their detached house in Warwickshire to the now-defunct Macfarlane Trust. read


Oceans could swell nearly SEVEN FEET by 2100 and wipe out the homes of almost 200 million people

An international study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science analyzed melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic - and the resulting sea level rise. read


Elton John joins Richard Madden and Taron Egerton at the star-studded UK premiere of Rocketman

The musical icon, 72, led the many stars attending the screening of the biopic about his life at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square, London on Monday night. read


Pictures of 'messages from God' Ann-Moore Martin 83 saw on mirror in attempted murder plot

Ann Moore-Martin (pictured), 83, was overcome with religious zeal when she saw the messages smeared on mirrors at her home in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire. read


Ex-JLS singer Oritse Williams told police sex with fan was consensual

Williams, 32, is accused of raping a woman after plying her with alcohol and inviting her back to his hotel room in Wolverhampton in the early hours of December 2, 2016. read


Labour Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips furious row with Muslim parent protestors outside school

This morning Labour MP Jess Phillips turned up at Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham to announce she is calling for an exclusion zone to ensure pupils can get to and from school safely. read


Aid worker captured by ISIS in 2013 recalls the moment he recognised his kidnapper was British

Federico Motka was captured alongside fellow aid worker David Haines in March 2013 on a road in Syria. The pair were pulled away from their car at gunpoint by masked men. read


Australian cricket legend and commentator Michael Slater kicked off a plane

Australian cricket legend and commentator Michael Slater has been kicked off a plane following an argument with two female friends. read


Pakistan cricketer Asif Ali’s two-year-old daughter dies just days before the Cricket World Cup 

Pakistan batsman Asif Ali has suffered the tragic loss of his 19-month-old daughter Noor Fatima from cancer just days before the start of his country's World Cup campaign. read


As critics lacerate Jacob Rees-Mogg's history book, CRAIG BROWN asks: Could only nanny love it?

CRAIG BROWN: Just how indomitable is Jacob Rees-Mogg? His first book has just come in for one of the most whole-hearted critical shreddings of recent years. read


Pressing shirts at work, why Mrs T was the Ironing Lady: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Never mind the politics, look at the presenters. Thatcher: A Very British Revolution transported us to telly heaven. read


Lorry tyre obliterates car roof after bouncing down the M6

A 22.5-inch tyre slammed in to a white Peugeot near Leyland, Lancashire, and completely crushed his son's car seat - landing in between the driver and passenger seats. read


Jaguar Land Rover racks up a record £3.6bn in losses as its diesel sales slump

Jaguar Land Rover racked up a record loss after diesel sales slumped – but insisted it is not trying to merge with French firm Peugeot. Britain's largest car maker swung to a £3.6 billion loss. read


Prostate cancer patients get their NHS test results online in new scheme

Men with prostate cancer can avoid long waits to see a doctor by getting their test results online, sometimes even on the day their blood was taken. It is hoped the system will be rolled out more widely. read


Woman reveals her sister kicked her out of her wedding because she got her hair cut

Reddit user Anonaccount623 claimed her sister got angry at her for cutting her hair a week and a half before her wedding, even though she said she could. read


Number of wedding ceremonies in barns or farms has doubled in the past five years

British couples are opting to step away from the traditional church location and instead embracing barns and farms for their nuptials. Data from John Lewis Wedding Insurance revealed the change. read


Hoarder, 47, 'created a hell to live in' surrounded by bottles of her own urine, cat faeces

Sally, 47, lives in an 18-storey flat in Dudley, West Midlands, along with her cat and mounds of rotting, maggot-infested plates of leftover food and clutter. Specialist cleaners are called in to help. read


Slipknot drummer Shawn Crahan's daughter posted sobriety celebration picture days before her death

Gabrielle Crahan, 22, from Des Moines, Iowa, shared a photo of her Alcoholics (pictured) Anonymous 'sobriety coin' on Thursday last week, just three days before her death on Saturday. read


Doctors demand appointments be at least 50% longer because more people have multiple illnesses

The Royal College of General Practitioners in England has warned increasing numbers of patients have more than one medical problem, which is complicating their doctors' work. read


'Nitrous oxide is no laughing matter': Top nurses warn young people against the illegal drug

The Royal College of Nursing in England has warned there needs to be better awareness about laughing gas, known as nos, because making it illegal hasn't stopped young people using it. read


Lonely Planet's top 10 places to visit in Europe in 2019

Lonely Planet's Best in Europe is compiled annually by the travel company's European experts to reveal their pick of the most exciting and underrated destinations to visit across the continent. read


Breakthrough as scientists can now spot leading cause of cardiac arrest in young people

Oxford University scientists have found a way to use MRI scanners to picture the arrangement of muscle fibres in the heart to pick out warning signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. read


Placenta cell injections repaired damage in mice after a heart attack

The study at Mount Sinai in New York, on lab rodents, shows injections of certain placenta-derived cells - known as Cdx2 cells - repaired their hearts. read


ME & MY OPERATION: The ‘Smart’ pump that could mean end of type 1 diabetes jabs

In a breakthrough for type 1 diabetes, a new insulin pump could help millions. Alice Beagley, 25, an events organiser in London, was given the device to try... read


Massive online database left MILLIONS of Instagram influencers' personal information exposed

Researcher Anurag Sen discovered the database which contains personal contact information of 'prominent food bloggers, celebrities and other social media influencers.' read


Farmer claims she could be stopped from letting children see her lambs due to red tape

Farmer Jenny Passmore, of West Sussex, lets families visit during the lambing and calving seasons for a fee, but this year she has had to buy an ‘animal activity licence’ under new rules. read


HALF of plastic pots put in recycling bins are being incinerated

The plastic is collected from homes on the basis it will be recycled and turned into new products, but it is actually being burned to generate electricity. read


Security boosted for India-Pakistan powder-keg World Cup clash

EXCLUSIVE: While authorities remain tight-lipped over numbers, Sportsmail understands that more officers will be on duty for this fixture than for any other in the city during the tournament. read


West Ham academy coach Phillips escapes punishment over verbal attack

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Sportsmail understands that a Local Authority Designated Officer has been handling the complaint, made following the incident in an Under 18s fixture. read


Father of baby who was cut from dead mother's womb cuddles him in hospital

Yovani Lopez is the widower of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, a 19-year-old who was strangled on April 23 after going to a house in Chicago to pick up free baby clothes. read


Prince Charles plants a tree on the first day of his and Camilla's two-day trip to Ireland

Prince Charles, 70, and Camilla, 71, visited Powerscourt House and Gardens, in Enniskerry, today and planted a tree. They also met the republic of Ireland's president Michael D Higgins. read


Jessica Mulroney and her daughter Ivy are spotted boarding London flight to meet baby Archie

Jessica Mulroney, 39, from Toronto, and daughter Ivy, 5, were spotted at Pearson International Airport in Toronto boarding a flight to London. read


Former Romanian football star is breathalysed but is so drunk he stumbles and falls into a heap

This is the moment a former Rapid Bucharest star takes a breathalyser test on Bucharest - Ploiesti motorway in Romania. Andrei Cretu, 31, falls to the ground after blowing into the machine. read


DNA test uncovers D-Day love story 75 years later

After decades of searching, Andre Gantois of Ludres, France had lost hope of finding the father he never knew until results of a DNA test led him to his long lost half-brother living in South Carolina. read


19 UK terror attacks have been foiled in the last two years

Anti-terror police and MI5 have thwarted 14 Islamist-inspired atrocities and five planned attacks by 'extreme right-wing' plotters, Sajid Javid said during a speech in London. read


Execution book of Britain's most famous hangman goes up for auction with notes on all his hangings

Britain's most prolific hangman Albert Pierrepoint, who executed around 600 criminals, recorded the details of every hanging in a leather notebook which is going up for auction. read


Jaw-dropping images reveal 150-FOOT-TALL glacial masses floating through Canada's 'iceberg alley'

In a series of tweets, an amateur photographer captured the breadth and versatility of icebergs from his vantage in what's known as 'iceberg alley' located off the coast of Canada. read


Tamzin Outhwaite splashes out £12k on luxury sauna in garden of her £1.7m London home

The EastEnders star, 48, is forking out £12,200 on the 'igloo-style' Scandinavian steam bath for her home in London - that will be big enough to house her and toyboy, Tom Child, plus four friends read


The world's best superyachts for 2019 are named in prestigious awards

Boat International Media's World Superyacht Awards 2019 took place this weekend in London with the 90m Dar scooping the Motor Yacht of the Year award. read


Boyfriend jailed for 19 years after murdering girlfriend in frenzied 'pure butchery' attack

Adam Brettle, 24, murdered his girlfriend Samantha Gosney in a 'frenzied and gruesome' attack in St Helens. Brettle then went on a four-day drinks and drugs binge before being arrested. read


Eiffel Tower is CLOSED as man climbs more than halfway up the structure

The climber clung on for six hours in Paris today until emergency services managed to 'grab' him, while evacuees were forced to wait in the Champs de Mars park below. read


How to treat anosmia: There ARE ways to help if you’ve lost your sense of smell and taste

Tony Francis, from Buckinghamshire, has long suffered with anosmia - an inability to perceive odor. Here, he tells his story. read


The hand-held breath test that spots lung diseases in just one minute 

The device is being trialled on NHS patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of lung conditions including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. read


Man City trophy parade: Pep Guardiola's men celebrate historic Treble

The Treble-winning stars of Manchester City showed off their array of domestic silverware to supporters on Monday evening after embarking on a victory parade throughout the city. read


Bride reveals how she watched her husband die from cancer just 16 DAYS after their dream wedding

Becca Thomas, from Kent, enjoyed a whirlwind romance with her late husband Dan, 32 - a renowned vlogger who battled a rare type of cancer. She has now started her own blog. read


Boosting 'good' gut bacteria could curb anxiety - but a varied diet will do better than probiotics

Studies that regulated the gut bacteria to improve anxiety were reviewed by researchers in China. Half of all interventions to improve gut bacteria helped anxiety symptoms. read


Fly-tippers dump vast mountain of trash including syringes in picturesque village

Syringes, batteries and bottles are strewn across a bridleway on the outskirts of Upton Grey, Hampshire, where a councillor has warned that the clean-up could cost thousands. read


From UV dresses to high-tech sensors: How to stay safe in the sun

Sun cream is not the only way to protect against sunburn and the risk of skin cancer. Here, we give verdict on sun protection products read


Incredible footage shows Royal Navy warship HMS Defender fire a missile at four times speed of sound

The Portsmouth-based HMS Defender warship practices hitting a fast-moving, low-level target in a fiery test off the coast of Scotland. The ship's senior warfare officer called it a 'rewarding experience'. read


Video shows the moment referee collapses on the pitch before he dies following second heart attack

Local television video showed the horrible moment a referee in Bolivia collapsed on the pitch before he suffered two heart attacks and later died at a local hospital on Sunday. read


Treasure hunter finds the remains of a pirate's sword from 335-year-old wreck

Robert Felce made the discovery from the site at the rocky Dollar Cove at Gunwalloe, on Mount's Bay near Helston, Cornwall. read


PAUL THOMAS on... Britain's declining Post Offices

‘Hold up a post office, Knuckles? Where we gonna find one of them?’ read


'He's the Messi of dogs' French bulldog takes on kids playing football with incredible skills

Not the usual dog dribble! A football team playing in Dublin, Ireland, were astonished when 'Messi' the french bull dog swooped in, stealing the limelight ducking through players' legs with the ball. read


Proud Canada Geese parents take more than 50 chicks for a swim in the spring sunshine 

The graceful gaggle were spotted at Ricjkamsworth Aquadrome in Watford. Gliding in perfect formation, they soaked up the suns rays while looking at the quacking view. read


The horrifying moment a woman is hit by a falling pile of bricks as she walks along the street

Jaw dropping footage captures a pile of bricks plummeting from fourth floor construction site onto the head of a 19-year-old girl walking underneath. CCTV caught the incident in west Turkey. read


Briton, 43, is arrested on suspicion of sparking huge forest fire near Costa Del Sol resort

The unnamed 43-year-old reportedly confessed the blaze had got out of hand after he lit a small fire to burn rubbish, near the Costa del Sol tourist resort of Nerja. read


Inside Facebook's robotics lab where it teaches six-legged bots to walk and makes its AI smarter

Among the machines being developed are walking hexapods that resemble a spider, a robotic arm and a human-like hand complete with sensors to help it touch. read