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Jamie Oliver's flagship London restaurant is cleared out by bailiffs

Jamie Oliver's flagship London Italian restaurant has been cleared out by bailiffs today after the business went into administration. read


Child 'falls off Twister rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley theme park'

The child was seriously injured at Lightwater Valley theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, and taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance. read


John Cleese defends remarks about London 'not being English city'

The Fawlty Towers star, 79. defended calling London 'not really an English city anymore' in his explanation as to why he moved to the Caribbean, after provoking outrage on social media. read


J. K. Rowling set to release FOUR new Harry Potter stories next month

The author, 53, will unveil the eBooks on Pottermore, which is a digital platform for all things about the Wizarding World, on 27 June. read


Police recruit rejected for being white heterosexual male joins force

Matthew Furlong wanted to follow in the footsteps of his detective inspector father but was rejected from Cheshire Police. A tribunal found he was discriminated against for being a white male. read


Alfie Lamb's mother is jailed for more than two years for child cruelty

Adrian Hoare, 24, of Gravesned, Kent, was today sentenced to two years and nine months at the Old Bailey after being convicted of child cruelty over the death of youngster (pictured). read


Michel Barnier says the UK voted for Brexit because of 'typical British nostalgia'

EU negotiator Michel Barnier gave the dismissive assessment of Brexit causes as he warned Tory hopefuls Brussels will not renegotiate the deal it agreed with Theresa May. read


Philip Hammond says he would step into the fray to stop a new PM forcing No Deal Brexit

Philip Hammond made clear he would put the 'national interest first' in a confidence vote if Theresa May's replacement was allowing the UK to crash out of the EU. read


Cherie Blair 'voted Lib Dem' in Euro elections

Sources close to Cherie Blair made clear she did not support Labour in the polls last week - amid claims she too backed the Lib Dems. read


Remainer prosecuting Boris Johnson 'spent £50,000 of donations'

Remainer entrepreneur Marcus Ball, of Norwich, has spent nearly £50,000 of £370,000 in donations to his private prosecution of Boris Johnson on rent, self-defence classes and branded cupcakes. read


STEPHEN GLOVER: If every politician who tells a whopper was taken to court

STEPHEN GLOVER: This time next year, will Boris Johnson be installed in No 10 as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and First Lord of the Treasury? read


GUY ADAMS on the man who took £24,000 out of fighting fund to pay himself 

GUY ADAMS: Marcus Ball hates lies. He especially hates politicians who lie, a fact trumpeted on his own page on a professional networking website which states: 'When politicians lie, democracy dies.' read


David Tennant is SPLASHING OUT on a swimming pool in £2.6million West London home  

Work on the pool – expected to cost between £100,000 and £150,000 – is to begin at his west London home soon after Tennant was granted planning permission by the council. read


Julian Assange is moved to hospital wing of Belmarsh prison after losing weight

The Wikileaks founder (pictured this month) who was not at Westminster Magistrates' Court today, is said to have suffered 'dramatic weightloss and ill health since being jailed for skipping bail. read


Climber dies and 12 people are injured in 'coasteering' accident

The group had been 'coasteering' on Sunday afternoon on the Purbeck coast in Dorset, which sees people climb along jagged coastal rocks, dive into the sea, swim to the next outcrop. read


Coronation Street star Irene Sutcliffe dies aged 88 

Former Coronation Street star Irene Sutcliffe has died aged 88. read


Debbie Harry claims she was nearly abducted by Ted Bundy in New York in 1972

Debbie Harry, the 73-year-old lead singer of Blondie, stands by her story about being abducted by Ted Bundy, which she is expected to discuss in-depth in her upcoming memoir. read


Seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 missing as river cruise boat crashes and sinks in Budapest

Footage shows the 442ft Viking Sigyn floating hotel colliding with the 89ft Mermaid on the River Danube close to the Parliament building amid torrential rain in the Hungarian city. read


Fraud trials could collapse after 'expert witness' revealed to have no academic qualifications

Andrew Ager was exposed at Southwark Crown Court during a trial of eight men when defence lawyers quizzed him and he admitted never having read a book on the subject of the case. read


Facebook wants to send 'emotional’ robots to explore and scan faces to ‘help users make friends’

The concept was outlined in a European patent filed on May 16, 2019. Each machine would be equipped with cameras to allow them to assess the 'likely emotional state' of people they encounter. read


Why arthritis sufferers are teaching their old dogs a few new tricks about joint care 

Thousands of ageing dogs suffer with arthritis in silence.But since turmeric became a common at-home remedy for joint pain, owners have been discovering that it could be help their dogs, too. read


Tuition fees should be cut if students agree to keep repaying until they RETIRE, review panel rules

The UK Government-commissioned report claimed its recommendations would be fairer to both students and taxpayers, but critics have labelled them 'a con'. read


Royal College of Pyschiatrists warn doctors anti-depressants have dangerous side effects

In a major victory for the Mail, the Royal College of Psychiatrists today admits for the first time that antidepressants can cause side effects lasting for months. read


SARAH VINE on Royal College of Psychiatry decision on severe side effects of antidepressants

SARAH VINE: With millions of Britons on antidepressants and growing concerns about severity and frequency of withdrawal symptoms, I felt it useful if I shared my own experiences. read


Joey Barton's stag do spirals into an 'extremely violent' mass brawl in front of families

A man rushed at Joey Barton's friend on a beach in Newquay, Cornwall, sparking a scrap that left shocked families running away as a shirtless thug kicked a man lying helplessly on the sand. read


Moby cancels UK book tour and is going 'away for awhile'... amid backlash from controversial memoir

The 53-year-old musician was reportedly set to appear at various speaking engagements in the UK to promote Then It Fell Apart. read


Tricky geography test challenges even the most well-travelled  players

A tricky new online quiz shared on American site Playbuzz, which claims to tell you whether your geography knowledge is better than that of an eight-year-old, is baffling the web. read


Electric vehicle drivers in the UK are risking death by electrocution by charging their car at home

A survey of 1,500 electric car users in the UK found that 74 per cent of users charge at home using multiple extensions leads unsuitable for outdoors and the practice could lead to electric shocks and fires read


Parents of baby boy almost killed by wild dogs in break their silence 

The parents of a 14-month-old who was dragged out of a caravan by dingoes during a family camping trip on Fraser Island, Queensland, in April have broken their silence on the ordeal. read


JANET STREET-PORTER on Simon Cowell's son Eric

Poor little Eric Cowell - just five years old and his (well-meaning but pushy) dad Simon has already drawn up an action plan, writes JANET STREET-PORTER. read


Woman who had her womb removed nearly died because of a rare ectopic pregnancy

Doctors in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, saved the life of a woman who had lost 4.5litres of blood when an ectopic pregnancy growing on her cervix 'ruptured'. She had spent years believing she was infertile. read


Being transgender is no longer recognized as 'disorder' by the World Health Organization

Transgender health issues will no longer be classified as a mental and behavior disorder by the World Health Organization in its latest manual approved Saturday. read


Teacher who drugged a woman's hot chocolate with MDMA is jailed for six years 

Junaid Iqbal-Wahid (pictured) had taken his victim on a drive in Manchester. When they stopped for a toilet break, the 28-year-old laced the woman's hot chocolate drink with MDMA. read


Cher says she wants President Trump to be sexually assaulted in prison as a 'Toy boy of Big Bubba'

Cher wrote on Twitter that she would love to see Donald Trump locked up in prison and made a 'Toy Boy of Big Bubba'. She called for his impeachment before saying it was a 'stupid joke'. read


Coleen Rooney hits back at critics who slammed her for a photo of her children glued to their iPads

Coleen Rooney had posted a picture of her children using the iPads at a park in Washington, while they waited for their sibling to finish his football game. read


Why Coleen’s family photo should be a wake-up call for all parents

KATHARINE HILL: When Coleen Rooney posted that photograph (pictured) on social media earlier this week, she can’t have realised it epitomised a modern malaise. read


Facebook removes `coordinated inauthentic behaviour´...

Some 51 Facebook accounts, 36 pages, seven groups and three Instagram accounts were removed, targeting public figures and politics in the UK and US, the social network said. read


Prince Harry officially opens the Cricket World Cup

Prince Harry was on hand to launch the global event with a short speech at the Oval in South London before the home side - and tournament favourites - begin their campaign. read


Six top Radio 2 presenters get half-term week off work 

The line-up of BBC Radio 2 hosts was rearranged so that Zoe Ball, Ken Bruce, Jeremy Vine, Steve Wright, Sara Cox and Trevor Nelson could all have breaks. read


Kirsty Lang reveals how her menopause symptoms were 'turbo charged' after cancer treatment

Appearing on Lorraine, Kirsty Lang, 57, said her menopause symptoms were 'much worse' after she had chemotherapy, and after trying natural remedies, she went back on HRT. read


Is this the most bizarre leadership campaign ever? Tory hopeful Rory Stewart admits smoking OPIUM

The International Development Secretary said he was wrong to accept a pipe that was being passed around at a wedding he attended in Iran while travelling 15 years ago. read


Esther McVey pledges to slash foreign aid to spend billions more on police and schools

Ms McVey, who says she is standing as a 'blue collar Conservative', says the Conservatives have lost its reputation as the party of law and order in Britain because of years of cuts. read


Government hands £100m to consultants to help them plan for Brexit

Money was spent on projects such as how to avoid a shortage of food, medical supplies and equipment by getting it through Britain's ports including Dover (pictured). read


New York beats out London as the world's center of finance, study finds as Brexit is blamed

Duff & Phelps, the New York-based consultancy firm, issued a report which said that financial institutions now view the Big Apple as the center of global activity. read


Car production falls as manufacturers shut factories to avoid Brexit disruption

Just 70,971 vehicles were made in the UK in April, down 44.5 per cent on a year earlier, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. read


Overs and out! Theresa May takes time out to watch England struggle early in the Cricket World Cup

The team initially showed less staying power than the outgoing premier, with opener Johnny Bairstow bowled out for a duck at the Oval when facing his very first ball of the morning. read


Labour's chairman attacks 'party's sneering 2nd referendum supporters'

Ian Lavery said Remain supporters were ignoring those who want to see the results of the 2016 poll respected. read


Which white trainers are right for you? 

Whether you favour a flat plimsoll style like the Duchess of Cambridge or a platform sole, there’s no doubt the white trainer is this summer’s most fashionable shoe in the UK. read


Uber to boot riders from app if they repeatedly misbehave

The company said that starting Wednesday, riders with a rating from drivers that's significantly below average could lose their ability to ride. It applies to Uber users in the US and Canada. read


Football fans will be able watch Saturday's Champions League final for free on TV

Typically fans need a subscription, but viewers will be able to watch the Madrid showdown between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur without paying. Pictured: Madrid. read


Game of Thrones Kit Harington in rehab for stress exhaustion and alcohol abuse

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington (pictured during filming), 32, is in rehab at the £95,000-a-month Prive Swiss wellness retreat in Connecticut. read


NSPCC say ethnic minority children are whitening their skin to avoid racist hate crime

Children as young as ten are whitening their skin to avoid being targeted in racist hate crimes. Head of Childline John Cameron said childhood bullying that is racist can cause long-term emotional harm. read


Bullying children about their weight makes them gain MORE fat

Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland, US, found 43 per cent of their group of 110 children had been bullied about their weight online or in person. read


Love Island 2019: FIRST LOOK at the villa ahead of show launch

Love Island fans have been given their first look at the Mallorcan villa which will house a troupe of sexy singletons over a long hot summer. read


Inquest into 'suicide' of Love Island star Mike Thalassitis is delayed

An inquest was set to be held this week at North London Coroner's Court into the death of Mike Thalassitis (pictured). It's now been pushed back to June 5, as there was no senior coroner available. read


Children at home run by Sisters of Nazareth subject to sexual abuse

Residential institutions run by the Sisters of Nazareth (SoN) were 'places of fear, hostility and confusion' for many children, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said. read


Man who set himself on fire outside the White House dies in hospital

Arnav Gupta, 33, was identified by US Park Police on Thursday after dying in the hospital. He had been reported missing by his family around the time that he set himself on fire at Ellipse Park. read


Naomi Wolf insists she's still right to tell story of gay Victorian men

Feminist author Naomi Wolf's contention that dozens of men in England were executed under sodomy law was corrected live on air on BBC Radio 3 by historian Matthew Sweet on May 23. read


EE launches the UK's first 5G network

EE is planning to reach 1,500 sites by the end of 2019, including the 'busiest parts' of Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield. read


Meet the couple who spent £20k converting an old bus into a home on four wheels

Jonathan and Megan Axworthy, from Buckinghamshire and Ohio respectively, went about purchasing and renovating an old mobility bus into a liveable space for £20,000. read


SAS on 'kill or capture' mission in hunt for Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi

SAS troops have reportedly joined American Special Forces to hunt down the world's most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Al Anbar Province, near Baghdad. read


TOM LEONARD probes the troubling truth behind the shaming of Martin Luther King

TOM LEONARD: Listening through headsets into the bugged hotel suite next door, the small group of FBI agents couldn’t quite believe the sordid events that were unfolding. read


Men whose mothers were stressed during pregnancy have fewer sperm

Researchers from the University of Western Australia looked at the sperm quality of more than 600 20-year-old men whose mothers had been studied while they were pregnant. read


A cup of blueberries a day to keep the doctor away!

University of East Anglia scientists tested the effects of eating blueberries every day on 138 overweight and obese adults. The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. read


Couple who reject home because it needs redecorating buy a pricier one and spend £50,000 extending

Richard and Jo, who now live in Upper Basildon, Berkshire, had a budget of £650,000 and were looking for four-bedroom house near their new teaching jobs. read


Now even McDonald's could be joining the vegan revolution

McDonald's boss Steve Easterbrook said the U.S. firm is considering bringing in a plant-based burger at a time when its competitors are cashing in on the dietary trend (stock photo). read


One in ten Britons still NEVER uses the internet, new Ofcom study reveals

The average Briton spends 22 hours and 45 minutes a week on the internet - and well over half of UK adults saying the benefits of going online outweigh the risks, the Ofcom study finds. read


Mark Zuckerberg faces vote calling for him to stand down as chair of Facebook's board of directors

The vote of no confidence in Mr Zuckerberg will take part during Facebook's Annual Stockholder Meeting, which is being held today at the Hotel Nia in Menlo Park, California. read


Dozens of holidaymakers are forced to abandon five-star Greek hotel

The five star TUI Sensimar Meltemi Blu, in Santorini, Greece, (pictured) was due to open in May and promised guests a luxury stay, replete with a 'gourmet eatery' and 'chic bars.' read


Party-goer who 'blacked-up' is CLEARED of race hate crime on appeal

WARNING: OFFENSIVE CONTENT: Brian Davies, 62, was cleared of racially aggravated harassment at Cardiff Crown Court after a judge ruled he 'blacked up' at a party to 'entertain and not cause upset'. read


'We came, we saw, we lost': 4,000 Arsenal fans begin epic 2,500-mile trip home from Baku

Arsenal Fans complained of spending thousands to watch their team get hammered in the Europa League final - and some are demanding the Gunners pay their travel fees from Azerbaijan. read


Arsenal fans come to blows on packed tube following Europa League loss

WARNING EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: A video, taken after the match on the Piccadilly line, showed one supporter in a green jacket, surrounded by two friends in Arsenal tops, goading another. read


Cubs batsman Albert Almora Jr. is reduced to tears after his foul ball strikes a small toddler

The Minute Maid Stadium fell silent as Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr.’s line-drive collided with a toddler sitting behind Chicago’s third base. A shaken Almora quickly dropped to his knees. read


Paedophile ex-policeman, 39, who plotted to rape baby lives near nursery

Alexander McCracken, 39, was released back onto the streets of Ayr, South Ayrshire, just before Christmas and has been rehoused in a one-bedroom flat near a nursery school. read


Hammer-wielding woman, 56, who launched KFC car park attack spared jail

Carol Lea, 56, from St Helens, was seen in the video threatening a young woman with a hammer at Stonedale Retail Park in Croxteth on May 8. read


William H. Macy buys 'Congrats Grad!' balloons for daughter

William H. Macy was spotted collecting graduation balloons on Wednesday, despite the fact that his family are embroiled in the college admissions scandal. read


Woman blasts an Amazon retailer for urging her to change a one star review

A Reddit user from San Diego has revealed the pressure she received from an Amazon seller to change a one star rating and leave positive feedback. read


Britain's first English sparkling wine in a CAN launches in supermarkets

UK wine-makers The Uncommon have made around 150,000 cans to satisfy British drinkers' demand for the in vogue drinks. read


Jason Donovan comforts woman who collapsed on London street

Jason Donovan, 50, proved he was a Good Samaritan after comforting a woman that had collapsed in the street near his London home. read


Airports in the U.S. are introducing antimicrobial security trays to stop the spread of disease 

By the end of the summer more than 30 major hubs across the United States will have introduced the trays, which have all been treated with powerful antimicrobial technology. read


Colour footage of D-Day filmed by a Hollywood director reveals life on the front line

American George Stevens was assigned by General Dwight Eisenhower to lead the 'special coverage combat unit' during the war. But he took his own 16mm camera and filmed behind-the-scene shots. read


The destruction that followed D-Day: Stunning before and after images of northern France's recovery

Before and after images of the war-ravaged towns and cities of Normandy show how they have recovered from the infernal bombardments of Operation Overlord to today. read


Roman Polanski’s wife slams Quentin Tarantino for featuring Sharon Tate Once Upon Time in Hollywood

French actress Emmanuelle Seigner (with her husband), 52, who has been married to Polanksi since 1989, accused Tarantino of profiting from her husband's tragedy. read


Britain's Got Talent contestant Mark McMullan reveals his music is a 'big comfort' to brother Declan

Mark McMullan spoke candidly with The Mirror on Wednesday about how his sibling's battle against Locked-In Syndrome helps to inspire him on a daily basis. read


Britain's Got Talent: Show suffers a major technical blunder as the WRONG acts go through

Britain's Got Talent viewers realised a major blunder during Wednesday's live show as a picture of stunt performer Matt Stirling was displayed on the leaderboard. read


B&Q sends stunned customer three tiny hinges costing £3.49 in 'ridiculous' giant-sized cardboard box

Martin Bower, 30, from Shropshire, was enraged when the hinges, together worth £3.49, turned up in their own box which was easily large enough to accommodate hundreds of the items. read


Parking woes could be ended by government data project

Research and development projects in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Manchester and Oxfordshire will receive a share of the funding to begin using the new standards. read


Hells Angels are outlawed in the Netherlands after Dutch court cites biker gang's violent record

Utrecht District Court banned the Hells Angels on Wednesday saying they had killed rivals and wore 'Filthy Few' patches denoting members who had committed violent offences, including murder. read


Miss India pageant comes under fire over lack of diversity

The Miss India beauty pageant has faced criticism over a lack of diversity in its finalists after a photo of all 30 were published online. read


Japanese man tapes up his wife and kicks her after learning she had been trolling his YouTube videos

In March, the 44-year-old husband discovered his wife had been behind the abuse and also recruited her friends to leave comments as well. He flew into a rage, taped her up and beat her in Oita CIty. read


Doctors' shock after pulling out eight spoons and a KNIFE from the stomach of a 35-year-old

Doctors also retrieved two toothbrushes, two screwdrivers and a metal bar. The unnamed man from India had suffered a puncture to his stomach from the knife, local reports state. read


'We clearly fell short': Boeing CEO breaks silence on 737 MAX crashes

Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg broke his silence on the deadly 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people saying the company 'fell short'. read


ROBERT HARDMAN: Britain is our blood brother and Camilla is a riot, says America's Man In London

ROBERT HARDMAN: Donald Trump regards Britain as a 'blood brother' and 'part of his DNA' — and he is not unduly bothered by the prospect of snubs or protests during next week's state visit. read


Netanyahu has just hours to arrange a coalition - or face another election

Israel's parliament voted to dissolve itself just weeks after the April 9 election, setting a new poll date for September 17, after Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) failed to agree a coalition. read


U.S. military spies accuse Putin of carrying out 'low-level' nuclear weapons tests

The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley said that Russia 'probably is not adhering to its nuclear testing moratorium,' hinting at evidence of atomic explosions. read


Drone crashes into the back of a drift racing car while trying to keep up with it

In the drone footage, the aircraft can be seen trying to keep up with the 1000 horsepower Nissan 6.7l Turbo car as it sweeps around corners, with clouds of smoke billowing from its tyres. read


'Charming' ex-prison officer is found GUILTY of raping five women and trying to rape sixth victim

Mark Scott, 34, flashed a wry smile as a jury found him guilty of nine counts of rape and one attempted rape at Hull Crown Court today. read


Hit-and-run driver injures worshipper and teenage boy after mowing them down outside a mosque

Officers in Leicester were called at around 1am this morning after reports that two people had been struck by a vehicle outside the Masjid At-Taqwa mosque. read


A cure for one of the world's deadliest viruses?

Nipah virus is listed as one of the World Health Organization's priority pathogens, meaning urgent action is needed against it. read


Obese woman who was immobile for 10 years loses 431lbs and finds love after weightloss surgery

Janine Mueller, 55, from Seattle, Washington, has lost almost two thirds of her bodyweight after undergoing weightloss surgery - and has found love after joining a dating site and getting a wig. read


Moment Tesla driver saved from being sideswiped by truck on a motorway by car's autopilot system

The near miss, which was captured on film by one of the Tesla Model 3's external cameras, shows the car driving in fading light on a motorway in the US. read


Four tiger poachers are killed in a Bangladesh mangrove after shootout with police

The poachers opened fire on officers from the Rapid Action Battalion, the anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police, after being questioned in the Sundarbans on Wednesday, officials said. read


Huawei  is 'reviewing its relationship with FedEx' after it says packages were 'diverted' to U.S.

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei is reviewing its relationship with FedEx Corp after it claimed the company diverted two parcels destined for Asia to the United States. read


Couple who support opposing teams and getting married on Champions League Final have tweaked wedding

Liverpool supporter Abby Norman and Tottenham fan James Alexander, from Plymouth, are getting married on Saturday, but have decided to embrace the clash with the Champions League final. read


Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Bill Dee Williams and creator George Lucas open Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Disney offered media a glimpse into Galaxy’s Edge on Wednesday with an exclusive tour that included a Star Wars-themed food tasting and a stroll through the Black Spire Outpost marketplace read


Woman, 33, suing Uber for £50,000 after male taxi driver 'groped her breasts' in Leeds

The passenger, 33, claims the incident happened after she ordered an Uber following a night out with friends in Leeds city centre in December 2015. read


World War II messages show how Nazis fell for D-Day deception

The messages, deciphered by Britain's Colossus machine which cracked the Lorenz code, show how Hitler was taken in by Allied feints which suggested the invasion would come near Calais. read


Older women can improve their life expectancy by taking just 4,400 steps a day

Hitting 10,000 steps a day is a common target for those wanting to stay fit and active but older women can improve their life expectancy by clocking up less than half that tally, according to research. read


Reliable executive cars without excessive repair bills

Reliability is a serious issue with executive cars, mainly because they're crammed with tech and gadgets that tends to go wrong. Fortunately, we can tell you the ones to look for and those to avoid. read


Parents of Bristol student, 20, who killed herself speak out

The parents of Natasha Abrahart, 20, have given a BBC documentary a glimpse into their legal fight to hold the University of Bristol responsible for the failings behind their daughter's death in 2018. read


Ways to future-proof your marriage

Belinda Luscombe who has been married for 28 years, advises on handling red flags for a lasting union. She says the secret to martial longevity is accepting unromantic truths. read


Gun-happy IDF veteran dubbed "Queen of Guns" says firearms are "love of her life"

Orin Julie, 25, who divides her time between the US and Israel, where she served in the IDF, has become an Instagram sensations thanks to posing for sexy snaps with guns. read


Eating too much ultra-processed foods raises the risk of death

A French study found every 10 per cent increase in the proportion of ultra-processed food within someone's diet raised their risk of cardiovascular problems, like a heart attack, by 12 per cent. read


Relying on satnavs and map-reading apps could lead to an increased risk of Alzheimer's, expert fears

David Barrie, a navigation expert, told the Hay festival in Wales that using Google Maps, satnavs and other 'very sad, dangerous' gadgets, people are cutting themselves off from the world. read


Nurse Mary Harraghy, 68, who has been a murder suspect for eight years without charge

Irish Mary Harraghy, 68,  has been the only suspect in the investigation into the murder of Seamus McCollum for over more than eight years – but she has never been charged with any offence. read


Thousands of households face energy bill shock as fixed deals expire

Thousands of households face huge annual energy bill increases of up to £362 - equivalent to 41% - from this week, data shows, if they fail to act. read


Forensic scientist warns police budget cuts could lead to miscarriages of justice

Angela Gallop (pictured), who worked on the Yorkshire Ripper and Stephen Lawrence cases, said UK police had been forced to choose which forensic tests to carry out. read


London Bridge terrorists planned to attack Oxford Street

Chilling footage released today shows Rachid Redouane shopping for £6 knives and £2.49 rosé wine at East Ham's Lidl as he planned to murder people with Molotov cocktails.  read


Ashton Kutcher testified in the Hollywood Ripper trial

Ashton Kutcher took the stand Wednesday to testify in the murder case of his friend who was stabbed 47 times by alleged Hollywood Ripper, Michael Gargiulo. read


D-Day hero, 90, beats Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber to No1 on Amazon chart with ballad about Normandy

Jim Radford, from Lewisham, south-east London, wrote The Shores Of Normandy about men who 'stormed the gates of hell' and 'died upon that blood-soaked sand'. read


Ferrari unveils the 211mph SF90 Stradale - its first plug-in hybrid supercar

The Italian firm says its new 211mph SF90 Stradale is ‘the most powerful Ferrari ever’ developing a total of 1,000 horsepower that helps it accelerate from rest to 62mph in just 2.5 seconds. read


Did infertility kill off the Neanderthals?

Scientists have yet to agree on a single reason explaining why Neanderthals disappeared. A researcher from France looked into the possibility it was due to decreasing fertility. read


Shocking moment driver swerves into cyclist and knocks him off his bike

This is the moment a driver appears to purposefully swerve into a cyclist. The pair are filmed 'having words' before the Range Rover smashes into the bike-user on Wandsworth street, London. read


Hatty the cat who sparked £5,000 rescue mission wanders back home on her own 

Owner Kirsty Howden (pictured with Hatty), 39, of Saltash, Cornwall, said she was 'shocked and elated' that her beloved pet, who initially went missing from her home on May 11, had returned. read


Gents! Stop milking your penises: Urologists warn 'jelqing' will NOT make your member bigger

The supposedly 'ancient' technique involves repeatedly stretching ('milking') a semi-erect penis over time in the hopes that it will enlarge the organ. Two urologists explain why it's a bad idea. read


How I conquered Imposter Syndrome: And you can too says Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon reveals she suffered from what psychologists refer to as Imposter Syndrome; a mindset that convinces sufferers — often high-fliers — that their success is undeserved. read


Wife of 'Taliban sympathizer' describes how he 'raped' her in captivity in Afghanistan

Caitlan Coleman was rescued along with her husband Joshua Boyle and their three children in 2017, five years after being taken by Taliban militants. read


Tests reveal two-thirds of baby safety devices fail to work

Assessments by consumer group Which? found two in three stair gates could be dislodged by youngsters with just a few shoves or repeated shaking. read


Cycle lanes reduce the number of deaths among CAR drivers according to new research

Cycle lanes make roads safer for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists, according to a new study. They caused cars to slow which, in Portland, Oregon, caused the road death rate to drop by 75 per cent. read


Gap in social care spending between England and Scotland widens

Pensioners in Scotland benefit from free personal care, while in England people must fund their own care down to their last £23,250 – including the value of their home – wiping out inheritances. read


Golden-doodle dog watches man sew favorite cuddly toy back together again in heart-warming video

Leo, the golden-doodle, was transfixed as the brown dog toy had his wounds repaired in Latham, New York. read


Should YOU buy into the £600m M&S fund raising? High street chain asks investors for cash

Marks & Spencer plans to raise £600m to invest in Ocado through one of the UK’s largest rights issues. The new shares are being offered at 185p each. The current market price is 232p. read


Twitter thread claims that all women have freckles of their breasts and their left wrist

Aaryn Whitley, believed to be from Florida went viral after tweeting about the identical freckle many people seem to have on the middle of their wrists, racking up almost 5,3000 likes. read


Government faces calls to relax migration rules as list of jobs Brits WON'T do is published

If a job is put on the official list – which already includes 34 occupations – then workers from outside the EU who are trained in those occupations can jump the queue ahead of other migrants. read


DR MAX PEMBERTON on Royal College of Psychiatry decision on severe side effects of anti-depressants

DR MAX PEMBERTON: At last, the UK medical establishment has woken up to a major problem — highlighted by this paper’s tireless campaign — in how we manage the treatment of depression. read


Pictures of Windrush-era migrants who found sanctuary in Britain from 1938 to 1956

The images of Kindertransport and Windrush-era migrations, as well as wartime African-American women Red Cross volunteers, appear in a new exhibition at Birkbeck's Peltz Gallery. read


Teenage girl who allowed two dogs to starve to death banned from keeping pets

Nicole Jones, 19, from Country Durham, has been banned from keeping pets for ten years after the authorities found severely malnourished and dead animals inside her littered home. read


There are MORE public charge points than petrol stations in the UK

New figures from Zap-Map revealed that - as of 22 May -  there are 8,471 charging locations across the UK with a total of 13,613 individual plug-in points. That compares to just 8,400 fuel stations. read


Solicitor was left in ‘absolute agony’ after his nose got infected following botched surgery

WARNING: Graphic content. Leicester solicitor Barry Fairbairn suffered from terrible pain and lost part of his nose after a beautician injected Botox into his artery. He suffered a month-long infection. read


Father-and-son vandals stole and destroyed Grade II-listed Victorian pier's historic clock

Ryan Andrews, 33, was caught trying to remove the black clock after entering Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, with his father Neil, 64. The duo were jailed for 18 months. read


ASOS is mocked for selling £15 'boob tubes' and long-sleeved crop tops for men

Online retailer ASOS is selling 'boob tubes' and long-sleeved crop tops for men as part of its Reclaimed Vintage range. But they haven't gone down well with shoppers on Twitter. read


Britain is set to be warmer than holiday hotspots Barcelona and St Tropez

The nation will enjoy highs of up to 86F (30C) this weekend and a balmy start to June following a wet and windy start to the Bank Holiday weekend. read


British reservoirs are already running low and it's only May

Lower than average rainfall during May meant water levels at Wayoh Reservoir, which supplies 50% of the drinking water to Bolton, have receded - with deep cracks now appearing in a desert-like landscape. read


Marie Kondo is set to release her first ever CHILDREN'S book

Kondo, 34, has announced that she is releasing her first children's book, Kiki and Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship, on November 5. read


Stowaway seen clinging to top of lorry on M20 in death-defying James Bond-style stunt

A stowaway sneaking into Britain was spotted clinging to the roof of a lorry doing 50mph during the morning rush hour on the M20 in Kent, to the shock of other drivers. read


Animals that inspired Winnie The Pooh stories in remarkable photos from World War One

Remarkable photographs from World War One show the animals that served on the front line, including the black bear who inspired the beloved stories of Winnie The Pooh. read


Figures show three in four mothers are now working but critics claim it is harming children

A record three out of four mothers have taken up work, according to official figures from the Office of National Statistics. It is the first time the number of mothers in work has gone above 75 per cent. read


Obese woman who used to binge on cakes and fried goods shed 204lbs in ten months

Annie Foster, 32, from Spartanburg, South Carolina shed 204lbs in just ten months thanks to a gastric bypass, a healthier diet and working out. She's now preparing to take her first flight later this year. read


Thrill-seekers ride a new 377ft high zipwire from the Eiffel Tower

Thrill-seekers have the chance to prove their nerves on a temporary 377ft zipline from the Eiffel Tower. Riders shoot down at 55mph for a nail-biting 60 seconds before arriving at the Ecole Militaire. read


Stephen Hawking was right: 'Black hole' created in lab confirms the late physicist's predictions

Scientists say that have verified the scientists namesake theory which hypothesized black holes emit radiation from their surfaces due to a mix of quantum physics and gravity. read


Footage reveals hydrogen-powered 120mph taxi 'drone'

US-based firm Alaka'i Technologies revealed its Skai vehicle which is inspired by current drones and powered by hydrogen fuel cells. It can take off and land vertically and has a range of 400 miles. read


Twitter is working to decide whether it should ban white supremacists from its platform

Twitter is examining how white nationalists and supremacists use its platform to help it decide whether the groups should be banned, or if they should be allowed to continue to post. read


Bungalow frozen in the 1960s for sale for £180,000

The home located in a quiet cul-de-sac in Abergele, Wales would be a perfect home for somebody who loved living in the 1960s. read


Urban explorer uncovers abandoned hospital which still has MRI machine despite closing a decade ago

The striking pictures show medical equipment left behind including an MRI machine - as well as fully furnished patient rooms with beds and chairs still in this creepy abandoned hospital near Atlanta. read


Incredible photos show climbers lining up to reach Snowdon's peak

The peak of Mount Snowdon in Wales, which is 3,560 feet tall, was packed with people over the Bank Holiday weekend, with videos showing long queues shared on social media. read


World's smallest surviving premature baby goes home after five months in the NICU

Saybie was born in San Diego, California, in December 2018 at just 23 weeks and three days. At birth she weighed 8.6 ounces,which is about as much as a large apple weighs. read


PAUL THOMAS on… Justice, Westminster-style 

PAUL THOMAS: Turns out you got off lightly Boris! read


British adventurers reach Pacific after flying across Russia in James Bond-style GYROCOPTERS

British explorers James Ketchell, 37, and Norman Surplus, 56, documented their stunning journey to Magadan in the Russian Far East after nine weeks of flying over the world's largest country. read


Dramatic images show the construction of the Tyne Bridge

The Tyne Bridge was officially opened on October 10, 1928 by King George V, but it was not finally completed until August 1929 and cost £1.2 million. read


Stunning footage shows a huge shoal of salmon creating mesmerising patterns as they evade sea lion 

British videographer Nick Holton, originally from Bristol, Gloucestershire but now living in Sydney, captured the footage on his drone on May 9, 2019, off the coast of Sydney, Australia. read


Painting by 17th Century female artist Artemisia Gentileschi has been loaned to a women's PRISON

A £3.6million painting by a 16th century artist was loaned to a women's prison by the National Gallery. The self-portrait, by Artemisia Gentileschi, was sent to HMP Send in Surrey for two days. read


Hilarious video shows a lizard outsmarting a hungry cat by hanging onto its neck

Footage filmed in a room of a home in Florida, US shows the lizard hanging onto a cat’s neck for dear life with just one of its feet, as a cat frantically tried to find it. read