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he fighter pilots could hardly conceal their surprise as they tracked the object moving at incredible speed above the waves. 'Wow, what is that, man?' says one excitedly. 'Look at it fly!' Infrared cockpit-camera footage taken on a later sortie by the same U.S. Navy squadron reveals another immensely fast-flying object, this one spinning in mid-air and moving against a 120-knot wind, again accompanied by commentary from totally baffled airmen. Although the footage shows only one of these objects, a pilot is heard to say: 'There's a whole fleet' showing up on his monitors. And as the one in the film turns slowly in the air, a shocked voice chimes in: 'Look at that thing! It's rotating!' Between the summer of 2014 and March 2015, it's now emerged, these unexplained objects were spotted almost every day over the skies off the U.S. East Coast.

A survey of how Britons might vote in a general election was set to show the main political parties in joint third place – behind the pro-Remain Lib Dems and Nigel Farage's Brexit Party. Sir Vince Cable's Liberal Democrats (pictured right) are predicted to garner 24 per cent – their best showing for years, according to the YouGov survey. Close behind is Nigel Farage's Brexit Party (inset) with 22 per cent – even though it has only been in existence for six weeks. However, the Conservatives and Labour are expected to be tied on an unprecedented 19 per cent. The Lib Dems came second in last week's European Parliament elections after attracting the support of hundreds of thousands of Remain-supporting Labour voters angry at their party's equivocal stance on a second Brexit referendum. The survey reveals the depth of the crisis the main parties face in the wake of the deadlock over Theresa May's Brexit deal.

Mr Wigmore (pictured left with Donald Trump), an associate of Nigel Farage and millionaire Brexit campaigner Arron Banks, took aim at Femi Oluwole (right) in a row over Britain's EU election results. Questioning Mr Oluwole's maths, he said on Twitter (bottom inset): 'Have you eaten Diane Abbott Femi? You sound like her, you have a grasp of numbers second only to her AND you even look like her, although you have much more of [a] glowing complexion.' The Twitter comment appeared to be a reference to Ms Abbott's (top inset) much-derided claims about Labour spending during the 2017 election campaign. Mr Oluwole reacted angrily to the 'racist' tweet, blaming Brexit Party leader Mr Farage for 'unleashing' prejudice as leader of the Brexit campaign.

PAUL BRACCHI: Almost all of Anderton's 800 pupils are Muslims, and for Muslims, homosexuality is sinful. The religious and cultural divide at the heart of this community has culminated in angry, but essentially peaceful, daily pickets outside the school, featuring placards reading 'My child, my choice', 'Our voice must be heard', and 'Let kids be kids'. Not everyone would necessarily disagree with these views. Tory leadership candidate Esther McVey is one such voice. 'I'm very clear, the final say is with the parents,' she declared in a TV interview yesterday.

In 2013, just 18 surgeries shut across the UK. By last year that number had increased nearly eight-fold, according to figures released today, meaning millions are struggling to secure appointments. It means that over the last six years, 585 practices have gone – covering a population of nearly 1.9million. Experts believe the rate of surgery closures is accelerating because rising numbers of under-pressure doctors are opting for early retirement – or deciding to abandon their careers.

Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen (pictured left), 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland (right) had their throats slit while camping in the Atlas mountains in Morocco last December. Nature lovers Jespersen and Ueland shared an apartment and went to Norway's Bo University, where they were studying to be guides. Today former street vendor Abdessamad Ejjoud (inset), 25, told a court that he had beheaded one of them, saying the murders were carried out in the name of ISIS and blaming co-defendant Younes Ouaziyad for killing the other hiker. 'We loved ISIS and we prayed to God for it,' he said. Twenty-four defendants - facing charges including promoting terrorism, forming a terrorist cell and premeditated murder - appeared in the court in Sale, near Rabat, under heavy security as the trial resumed today. In theory, the killers could face the death penalty, but Morocco has had a de facto freeze on executions since 1993.

The Mermaid sightseeing boat sunk in just seven seconds in the River Danube last night after colliding with a 'floating hotel' called the Viking Sigyn (collision pictured and circled, inset) outside the Hungarian Parliament building. Seven South Korean tourists died and 21 are still missing, including a six-year-old girl, with searches still ongoing (pictured right) through the night in the Hungarian capital more than 24 hours after the disaster. The captain of the Viking Sigyn, identified only as Yuriy C, 64, is suspected of 'endangering water transport leading to a deadly mass accident'. A 31-year-old survivor, who only gave her surname as Jung, told a South Korean news agency today: 'The current was so fast and people were floating away but the rescue team did not come.' A 66-year-old American tourist who was on board the 442ft Viking Sigyn said passengers weren't aware of what had happened until they saw bodies in the water. Ginger Brinton said: 'We were on our balcony, and we saw people in the water, screaming for help. We never felt any bump. We didn't realise. We just saw people in the water. It was just terrible.' Tributes (left and bottom right) have been laid to those who died along the banks of the river.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Doug Scott (inset), the first British man to climb Mount Everest, has broken his silence to deliver a devastating indictment on high-altitude tourism in the Himalayas (right, tourists walk past a dead body, circled). The 78-year-old, who with Dougal Haston scaled Everest's South West face on Chris Bonington's expedition in 1975 (left), plans to address a tourist conference in Nepal next week.

Kylie, 21, shared a 35-second clip of her 'morning and night' routine on the Kylie Skin Twitter and Instagram accounts on Monday. The beauty mogul used a floral filter while filming herself applying her $24 foaming face wash and leaving it on for less than 10 seconds (left). Kylie haphazardly washes it off with two splashes of water, and when she dries off her face with a white towel it gets covered in leftover foundation (right). Critics quickly slammed Kylie for her face-washing technique and pointed out that she did such a poor job that her washcloth was covered with makeup.

Claus von Bulow (left in 2010 and right, on trial in 1982) a big name on the New York social circuit, who was twice convicted and twice acquitted of trying to murder his then-wife (inset) on two separate occasions in 1980, has died. His son-in-law, Riccardo Pavoncelli, confirmed his death at 92 on Thursday, but did not give a cause for the passing at his London home on Saturday. Mr von Bülow is survived by his daughter with ex-wife Martha von Bülow, Cosima von Bülow Pavoncelli, and his three grandchildren. He remained a regular at theater openings and fashionable names – such as Caroline and Reinaldo Herrera - invited him to parties to create atmosphere even into his old age.

SIMON WALTERS: Dominic Raab's bulging muscles and athletic frame leap out of a photo (left) taken during his days as an Oxford University boxing blue in 1995. To this day, he does weekly karate classes. Allegations of sexism have dogged Raab ever since he said, eight years ago, that some feminists were 'obnoxious bigots'. Perhaps wary of his image as a chauvinist who believes a woman's place is in the kitchen, he launched his leadership bid with a Hello!-style interview and photo of himself and his wife in their Surrey kitchen (right).

In an extravagant display of pomp and ceremony, the military honours at Green Park (top right) and the Tower of London (bottom right) will be timed for the exact moment that Mr Trump (pictured inset with the Queen at Windsor Castle last year) arrives at Buckingham Palace. At the Palace he and his wife Melania will receive a formal ceremonial welcome, including a guard of honour by Nijmegen Company the Grenadier Guards (pictured left at the Palace). After inspecting the guard with Prince Charles, Mr Trump will hold a private lunch with the Queen before a state banquet on Monday evening - which some Trump opponents including Jeremy Corbyn will not attend.

The single-decker vehicle was filmed accelerating down a street in Rome towards the man before smacking into him and knocking him backwards. The pedestrian is seen lingering in the middle of the road deliberately blocking the bus from coming past, but it is unclear if any prior provocations had caused the driver's aggressive reaction. The bus company, Atac, which operates the public transport system in the Italian capital, is poised to fire the driver once identified.

After facing painfully high vet bills to treat a serious infection, The Daily Mail's Samantha Brick (inset with fox terrier Bebe) spoke to three women - Susie Sexton (left, with Paddy), Natalia George (centre, with Miska), and Nikki Butler (right, with husky Botus) who’ve splashed the cash to save their beloved pooches and ask them whether paying out the price of an expensive foreign holiday or repairs to a house had been worth it.

Ben Stokes took an unbelievable catch against South Africa in England's opening World Cup clash which is certain to live long in the memory.  The all-rounder sparked wild celebrations at The Oval with a one-handed grab over his head. Andile Phehlukwayo smashed shot that looked destined for the boundary but Stokes plucked it out of the air before receiving the crowd's acclaim.

Love Island is just days away from welcoming a whole host of new contestants. And ahead of their arrival here is a sneak peek inside the newly-decorated villa which has been revamped for this years show with a whole new colour theme, Hideaway hot tub and hidden treat cupboards for the islanders. While the layout of the villa has stayed the same, ITV have given the traditional Spanish farmhouse an added zhoosh before the hit show commences its fifth series on Monday evening.

Five men who took part in a violent bar brawl where stools and glasses were thrown have been jailed. CCTV footage caught the terrifying fight in The Arc, Headingley, West Yorkshire. Being sentenced at Leeds Crown Court Dalian Cash, 24, who had been out drinking brandy and cocaine to celebrate the birth of his daughter, was jailed for 16 months along with Thomas Walker, also 24. Three other men received sentences for 12 months in prison at Leeds Crown Court while a further 13 were sentenced to up to 300 hours unpaid community work. Prosecutor Howard Shaw told the court the violent scenes, captured in CCTV, were 'reminiscent of a saloon in Dodge City in the Wild West rather than a pub in Headingley.' Footage of the frenzied fight show the two staff members outnumbered during the violent three-and-half minute clash.

For 123 years, the Westminster skyline has had pride of place on bottles of HP Sauce (left). But unlike the image on the label, Big Ben’s historic Elizabeth Tower is currently shrouded in scaffolding to allow for badly needed renovations. Now Heinz has decided to mark the change, with a truer reflection of the scene in the capital. The company said the new label (centre), featuring the tower in all its ‘scaffolded glory’, will remain in use until work is completed and the chimes of Big Ben ‘ring out across the land again in 2021’.

Chloe Wilson, from Newcastle, has been accused of 'blacking up' by some of her 296,000 Instagram followers. Filled with photographs of her bronzed look, Miss Wilson's social media account has been littered in recent days with comments slamming her appearance. One disgruntled social media user wrote: 'Stick to your original skin tone maybe? I get it to like get a little tan but to look like a whole other race.'

A parachuting dog, horses and carrier pigeons that fought in World War Two will be honoured at a new memorial in Normandy. Dog, Glen, will be commemorated in the same place as his 19-year-old handler Emile Corteil (Pictured left and right). They both completed a parachute landing together on D-Day but Emile was killed later that same day. Ever faithful, Glen was found dead by his side. On Emile's headstone at the Commonwealth cemetery of Ranville, his heartbroken mother Jesse had written: 'Had you known our boy you would have loved him too. 'Glen' his paratroop dog was killed with him'. What the inscription does not reveal - as it was a serious breach of military rules - is that Glen is actually in the same grave. Military figures have now agreed to a memorial stone for the dog in the wildflower meadow alongside the main memorial.

The Oscar-nominated actress, 72, and the little dog looked remarkably co-ordinated as they waited in the departure lounge of an airport together. Miss Close's beige trousers and jacket matched the colour of her beloved pet's fluffy mane. They even seemed to have perfected the same gentle expression. Pip, a Havanese, has himself become a social media star thanks to his doting owner. His Instagram account, on which he is called Sir Pippin of Beanfield, has more than 12,000 followers and offers an intimate insight into his life of luxury.

Three pelicans are being driven 17 hours from Prague to London, so that they can join the colony at St James's Park. This is the third time Prague Zoo has sent birds to join the flock founded in the 1600s. Keepers were photographed loading the birds into vans (left) before driving them to their new home, which has stunning views of Buckingham Palace (inset). Two pelicans strutting around St James's Park (right).

The Norwegian Air flight from New York (left in main picture) touched down in Scotland just two seconds after the EasyJet plane (right) had departed the runway, heading for London. Investigators said a trainee air traffic controller had been in the Edinburgh control tower and 'lacked the experience to resolve the situation in a timely manner'. An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report found there had been a 'rapid' closing of the gap between the two passenger planes (pictured inset, a CCTV image showing the two planes during the alarming incident on August 13, 2018.

She stumbled upon the scaly animal on a road at a Canadian wildlife reserve and decided to film herself patting its shell. And, clearly oblivious to the species of this 'snapping turtle', as she leaned in the creature exploded up towards her and tried to nip at her face. Fascinated by the animal, the girl rushes over to it with her camera and excitedly cries: 'oh look, it's a big old tortoise!'. But it is actually a common snapping turtle which are native to southeastern Canada and are notoriously fierce.