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Tommy Robinson jailed for 9 months as supporters march on Parliament

The former English Defence League (EDL) founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was found to have committed contempt of court following a two-day hearing at the Old Bailey. read


M25 shut for eight hours after crash between lorry and two cars

A lorry has jackknifed on the M25, meaning the motorway will be closed for the next eight hours after the vehicle crashed with two cars near Leatherhead, Surrey. read


MPs' staff face 'unacceptable risk' risk of bullying, new report finds

A new report by Gemma White QC paints a grim picture of bullying and harassment in the House of Commons. Ms White said a culture of abuse had been 'tolerated and accepted for too long'. read


Baby boy dies after choking at Edinburgh Bright Horizons nursery

The 10-month-old boy was being cared for at the nursery in the Corstorphine area of the Scottish capital on Tuesday when he fell ill. read


Pensioner, 68, grabs crotch of paramedic treating her for a fall and asks, 'How big is it?'

Christine Roles, 68, from Flixton, Greater Manchester, felt the medic's knee as he checked her blood pressure before moving her right hand up to his crotch. read


Electric cars WON'T end air pollution because they still release brake and tyre particulates

The UK government's Air Quality Expert Group report has said that the best way to reduce emissions is to lower the overall volume of traffic. read


Boris Johnson sides with Trump's damning tweets branding May's premiership 'a disaster'

The favourite to be the next Prime Minister refused to 'stick up' for Mrs May when confronted with the US President's claims she had been a 'disaster' in negotiations with the EU. read


Sir Kim Darroch has QUIT as the UK's ambassador to the US

Boris Johnson tried to dampen criticism of his failure to give his full backing to Sir Kim Darroch today after it was announced that Britain's man in Washington was quitting. read


TOM LEONARD: If Sir Kim was scorned, why DID so many of Trump's friends flock to his lavish parties?

Despite President Trump's insistence that Sir Kim Darroch was 'not well liked or well thought of within the US', there were a lot of White House senior aides who begged to differ. read


Wimbledon 2019: Daisy Lowe, Suki Waterhouse and Claire Foy lead glamour at day ten of the tournament

Daisy Lowe, Suki Watherouse and Claire Foy looked absolutely flawless as they led the celebrity pack at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Thursday. read


Bautista Agut forced to cancel own stag do after booking Wimbledon semi-final against Djokovic

If you did not expect Bautista Agut to reach the semi finals of Wimbledon, then you are not alone. The man himself thought so little of his chances that he organised his stag do for this week. read


Wimbledon ninth day court report

KIERAN GILL AT WIMBLEDON: All England Club chairman Philip Brook says Wimbledon are considering erecting an Andy Murray statue but they will not be renaming a court after him. read


Iranian boats attempt to storm British oil tanker in the Gulf

A deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards added that retaliatory action against Britain for detaining its oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar last week will be announced soon. read


Gatwick Airport: Flights cancelled and nearly 40 delayed

Many passengers complained they had to sleep at the airport overnight after a 'gold emergency' was declared at around 6pm yesterday evening. read


Brendan Grace dies aged 68: Tributes paid to former Father Ted star

Dublin-born actor Brendan Grace, who played evil Father Fintan Stack in the 90s Channel 4 sitcom, has been remembered by comedians including Brendan O'Carroll from Mrs Brown's Boys. read


Married model mortified as elderly postwoman hands over 'extra girthy' sex toy

Holly-Ann Powell, from Eastbourne, ordered the cheeky £7 toy online because her husband 'doesn't always do what she wants'. But the tightly wrapped packaging gave the game away. read


Madonna's letter from Tupac Shakur finally hits the auction block

After a long-winded legal battle to halt it from being sold, Madonna 's love letter from Tupac Shakur is finally going on the auctioneers block. read


Reunited! Footballer Daniel Sturridge is pictured back with his beloved dog

The former Liverpool star was spotted leaving his Los Angeles home with a companion, before taking hold of the dog and cradling it under one arm as he walked towards his car. read


Warner Bros UK studios fire: Blaze where Harry Potter and James Bond were filmed

A huge blaze broke out at Warner Bros. UK film studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, last night where the James Bond and Harry Potter franchises have been filmed. read


Quiz reveals which sexual personality you are

The Come As You Are Workbook, by US author Emily Nagoski, allows you to determine the sexual category you fall into by rating a number of questions on a scale of one to four. read


Woman reveals horror as she was raped by her friend's fiance while they slept in the same BED

EXCLUSIVE: Katerina Hallsworth, 23, from Peterborough, was raped by her best friend's partner Lee Holland while the two women slept in the same bed, and says the attack changed her life forever. read


Man with machete raids Kent house

Emily Bushby from Knockholt near Sevenoaks, Kent, posted these shocking images of two men who raided her home on Monday. One of the men can clearly be seen with a machete. read


Prince George sports £5.99 H&M top and Gap shorts while Charlotte dons £140 floral frock at polo

The Cambridge children all attended Billingbear Polo Club in Wokingham yesterday with their mother Kate to cheer on dad William. The trio all looked smart in their summer gear. read


Duchess of Cambridge takes her three children to support William

The Duchess of Cambridge is enjoying a day out with Prince Louis at the polo at the Billingbear Polo Club in Wokingham, Surrey. Meghan and Archie also joined them. read


Prince Harry would be 'completely left out' by royal family growing up

Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty magazine, said in tonight's More4 documentary, Meghan and Harry: The Baby Years, that Diana was desperate for Harry not to feel second best. read


Meghan Markle is mom-shamed over how she holds baby Archie

Meghan, 37, was photographed cradling her newborn son Archie at Billingbear Polo Club in Wokingham, Surrey, on Wednesday, but critics claimed the royal was doing it all wrong. read


Storms will strike today as band of heavy rain sweeps UK threatening flooding and travel chaos

Heavy showers may cause travel disruption across the north of England and Scotland with a chance of power cuts. read


Glasgow police cordon off mosque after the body of an 80-year-old man is found

The body of an 80-year-old man was discovered at Glasgow Central Mosque (pictured) in the Gorbals, South Side. Police erected a cordon after the discovery at 3.40am today. read


Ex-Royal Navy officer and EU 'ambassador of the sea', 56, is jailed for four years

Former Lieutenant Commander Iain Shepherd, 65, swindled money from Joshua Powell, then aged just 10, which had been left to him by his late father. read


Mothers explain the reasons why they have 'ghosted' friends 

Taking to Mumsnet , a British mother asked if anyone had ever ghosted a former friend, saying it had happened to her a few times and she'd never really understood what she'd done wrong. read


British family caught in Greek storm that killed six describe their terror

Andy Gilchrist, 48, from Bangor in Northern Ireland, was on holiday with wife Katie, 43, and nine-year-old daughter Grace when a vicious storm struck, forcing them to shelter in a restaurant. read


Elephant uses its trunk to snatch girl, seven, from her bed before trampling her to death in India

Sini Munda, from Mundasahi in the Champua forest range, was asleep beside her brother Ganesh and sister Rani last night when the tusked animal battered the side of their house. read


Fraudster posed as a doctor to convince 30-year-old woman to marry him

Mohamad Yousef (pictured) met the woman online and within a month had asked her to take out a loan in her name to pay for their wedding at London's prestigious Dorchester Hotel. read


Moment parents of lesbian mother who ran away with children try to escape in dinghy off Jersey coast

Brian and Angela Etchells, 67, appeared before Jersey magistrates today and will be sentenced next month after admitting aiding and abetting their daughter Lauren. read


Selfie of 'Nick' posing in his pants is seen by jury as lawyer questions 'why he has NO scars'

The Newcastle Crown Court jury was shown this semi-naked selfie of Carl Beech, 51. Prosecutors claim it shows Beech has no scars from the years of extreme physical abuse he claims to have suffered. read


Policewoman who revealed the truth about Rochdale sex gangs breaks her silence

Former police officer Maggie Oliver worked on the Rochdale sex abuse investigation. The mother-of-four resigned from Greater Manchester Police after claiming victims had been failed by officers. read


Jilted bride says her fiancé dumped her for their newlywed wedding planner

Donna Bettiss, 28, from Horsham, West Sussex was left devastated after partner James Routledge, 30, dumped her just weeks before their big day in 2018 for their wedding planner. read


SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE Princess Diana's bridesmaid India Hicks speaks of closing company

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Princess Diana's bridesmaid India Hicks has spoken of her heartbreaking decision to close her company after four years. read


Acceptance of same-sex gay relationships falls for first time in decades since Aids crisis

Acceptance of lesbian, gay and bisexual Britons has steadily risen since the 1980s, reaching 68 per cent in 2017. Last year, however, that figure dropped to 66 per cent. read


Horrifying moment a teenager is stabbed in broad daylight by gang of attackers

A teenager was stabbed during a fight in broad daylight that was filmed in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Police have said one man is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and three people were arrested read


Fatal shooting of unarmed father by police 'could have been prevented'

Father-of-two Anthony Grainger, 36, was killed by Greater Manchester Police officers in 2012 after being shot through the window of a stolen Audi in Cheshire. read


Celebrity MasterChef 2019: Meet this year's famous foodies

The Celebrity MasterChef 2019 lineup has been unveiled, with popular stars from across the entertainment and sporting worlds battling it out for this year's coveted trophy. read


Hospital apologises over sepsis death of girl, four

Kessie Thomas, 4, died as a result of septicaemia after doctors at Darwent Valley Hospital in Kent missed the symptoms in April 2017 until it was too late. read


Father with 'tree man syndrome' can 'finally have a normal life' after undergoing four surgeries

Mahmoud Taluli, 44, of Gaza, suffers from epidermodysplasia verruciformis. This is thought to suppress the immune system, leaving it unable to fight off wart-causing viruses like HPV. read


Councillor faces police probe over claims he deliberately damaged habitat of endangered water voles

Mark Keating has been accused of an act of 'wanton vandalism' after he had the grass verges that run alongside a brook in Somerset cut back, in order to build 35 new homes. read


Police knock on mother's door because her children were playing naked in a garden paddling pool

Beth McKenna (pictured with her children), from Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne said she 'couldn't believe it' when two uniformed police officers turned up at her home on Thursday. read


Man goes on a furious rant about women 'hating men of his size' in New York bagel shop

Shocking video filmed by Diana Reyes, 18, shows the irate customer shouting at staff at Bagel Boss East in Bay Shore, New York, on Wednesday. read


Tory members ready to ditch Brexit Party if October 31 deadline met, poll finds

The Conservative Party was absolutely hammered at the European Parliament elections as Tories ditched the party in their droves to back Nigel Farage's new political vehicle. read


Poll finds Boris Johnson 'has already won' Tory leadership battle

A survey for the grassroots ConservativeHome website found the overwhelming majority have sent in their postal votes. read


STEPHEN GLOVER: John Major got his facts wrong. But he is right to say suspending Parliament is mad

STEPHEN GLOVER: Should Boris Johnson - assuming he becomes Prime Minister - prorogue Parliament? That would mean suspending it so that it couldn't prevent the UK leaving the EU in October. read


No Deal Brexit is not big risk, says Aston Martin boss

Andy Palmer said he is bored of Brexit and broke with other car bosses by calling for the country to leave the European Union in October even if no deal has been reached. read


Banker's ex-wife demands share of home that he says was a gift to his mother

Melanie Panzone (pictured) is locked in a legal battle with 73-year-old Anne Read, who says her son gave her Rio Mar apartment to thank her for the support she's given him over the years. read


How hay fever could give you anxiety: Expert reveals allergies can release stress hormones

Allergy patients have shown to have a higher risk of anxiety in studies. Dr Ahmad Sedaghat, a professor at the University of Cincinnati, called it 'sickness behaviour'. read


Woman, 49, reveals she's spent £3000 on a collection of noses

Jayne Hardman, 49, from Redditch, Worcestershire, has spent £3000 on a collection of prosthetic noses, after developing a rare disease that led to her nose being amputated. read


Corbyn supporters told to go online during Panorama anti-Semitism documentary

The party's 'outriders' and 'socialist social media activists' were urged to take to Facebook and Twitter to defend Mr Corbyn and his general secretary Jennie Formby. read


Tom Watson says Panorama expose on Labour anti-Semitism is 'chilling'

Tom Watson said he had been 'chilled' by the BBC expose - which reported claims that Labour's spin chief laughed at the idea Jeremy Corbyn should make a speech on Israel's right to exist. read


Labour's press team tweets 'this proves we are institutionally racist'

The Labour press team's Twitter account was hacked shortly after a BBC panorama programme on anti-Semitism in the party. read


Holly Willoughby wildly rolls around the This Morning studio floor with 10 sausage dogs

On the eve of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's seven-week break from This Morning, they were presented with 10 adorable sausage dogs to play with live on air. read


Kids at camp write hilarious and scandalous letters to their parents

Popular Instagram account, HomeSickDotCom, compiles the most outrageous handwritten letters from kids at sleepaway camp. read


Denise Nickerson dies aged 62: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory star passes away

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory star Denise Nickerson has passed away at the age 62. read


Hammer killer suspect, 28, in 'Midsomer murder' case in Sussex appears in Romanian court

Artist Valerie Graves, 55, was house-sitting a £1.6million property in the idyllic Sussex village of Bosham when she was bludgeoned to death with a claw hammer in a ground-floor bedroom. read


Airbnb: 5 Insta-worthy places to stay in the UK this summer

When it comes to envy-inducing holiday pictures, European city breaks are often our first port of call for a stylish getaway. read


NHS doctor's surgery manger diverted cash to herself in £700,000 scam

Mother-of-two Karen Evans, 44, of Hyde, Greater Manchester, used most of the money to log into online betting apps including Sky Bet, Gala Bingo and Bet Fred. read


Scientists believe we may be on the verge of a new Mad Cow Disease epidemic 

Mad Cow Disease remains Britain's biggest ever food scandal and fears remain that a second wave is on the horizon - with devastating consequences. read


Father blasts medical tribunal's decision to allow a drink-drive doctor to resume career

Wesley Hall was wheelchair-bound for months after Dr Julia Morch-Siddall crashed into him near Gateshead and has now hit out at the decision allowing her to return to work. read


The world's most sought-after 'super-penthouses' on the market for the ultra rich

Luxury brokerage List Sotheby's International Realty in Singapore has listed the most exclusive 'super penthouses' on the market, only affordable to the world's billionaires. read


Presenter Laura Hamilton reveals how she became a property developer by accident

EXCLUSIVE: A Place in the Sun presenter Laura Hamilton, 37, has renovated 16 properties since buying her first home at the age of 19. The mother-of-two juggles this with her TV work. read


ASOS introdcues a new 'responsible edit'

The online retailer ASOS has been known mainly as a fast fashion brand, but has become one of the first clothing companies to promote responsibly-made garments through a new filter. read


This Morning's mental health presenter Emma Kenny reveals her father has taken his own life

This Morning psychologist Emma Kenny slammed mental health services in the UK after she made the heartbreaking announcement she'd found her father's body on Monday. read


Former Miss Iraq could lose her Iraqi citizenship after she spoke in support of Israel

Miss Iraq 2017, who now lives in California, says she faces being stripped of her Iraqi citizenship after speaking out against the state and in support of Israel at at UN meeting in Geneva last month. read


World's 'largest moveable land-based structure' which will contain Chernobyl reactor is unveiled

The structure - which took nine years to build - was constructed to secure the molten reactor core and 200 tons of radioactive material at the site following the 1986 explosion. read


Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island

Jeffrey Epstein, 66, bought Little St. James Island off this U.S. Caribbean territory more than two decades ago and began to transform it. read


New Epstein accuser says he raped her when she was 15

Jennifer Araoz was 14 when she said she was approached outside her high school by the billionaire's staff. read


Jeffrey Epstein claims he introduced President Trump to wife Melania

President Trump threw a party in 1992 that was attended by 28 young women from a 'calendar girl' competition and just one guest - Jeffrey Epstein, who claims he introduced Melania to him read


Jeffrey Epstein accuser says his $77 million mansion housed unusual items

In court documents filed on Wednesday, Jennifer Araoz claims she noticed bizarre items when she was first brought to the businessman's Upper East Side townhouse back in 2001. read


Angela Merkel SITS next to Danish PM during their countries' national anthems

Angela Merkel showed no signs of ill-health as she sat alongside new Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen outside the chancellery in Berlin on Thursday - an unusual arrangement at a military honors ceremony. read


Liam Payne is urged to 'choose morals over money' and pull out of a concert in Saudi Arabia

Payne's scheduled appearance at the Jeddah World Fest has sparked fury among activists angry at Saudi Arabia's criminalisation of gays, and jailing of women's rights activists. read


Driver IMPALED with metal rod after an accident remains calm as a cucumber as he waits to be rescued

The man lost control of his pickup truck following a tyre burst and rammed into a row of metal barriers along a road in Xiaogan, central China on Monday. He is in stable condition following surgery. read


Couple embroiled in fertility clinic scandal speaks out

Anni and Ashot Manukyan of LA learned on APril 21 that another couple in New York, patients at the same LA clinic, had delivered their baby on March 31. read


Amal Clooney says Trump makes journalists 'all over the world vulnerable to abuse'   

The human rights lawyer was speaking along with British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt at a media freedom conference in London when she made the remarks on Thursday morning. read


Amal Clooney advised Julian Assange on how to flee Britain with diplomatic immunity

In her role as a human rights lawyer, Mrs Clooney told Assange, 47, he was 'uniquely qualified' to become a minister for Ecuador, in whose London embassy he was holed up for seven years. read


Anti-LGBTQ group calls for a boycott of Toy Story 4 over 'lesbian scene'

'One Million Moms' who have accused Disney of 'blindsiding families' by creating a 'dangerous moment of normalisation'. read


Japan's Hayabusa2 probe successfully lands on Ryugu and collected samples

The Japanese probe Hayabusa2 is the first to successfully collect underground soil samples from an asteroid. read


Doctor, 50, could be struck off for 'sexually-motivated conduct' after he kissed trainee medic

Married GP Dr Paul Linehan, 50, held the woman's face with his hands and kissed her on the lips as he said goodbye to her after a four month placement at his practice. read


Born-again Christian mother and son called their neighbour and autistic daughters WITCHES

Leonora Joseph, 76, and Mark Joseph, 56, plagued Samantha Ginsberg after delusions told them their landlord had placed her in the property to murder them, Wimbledon Magistrates Court heard. read


Mother-of-four, 33, who killed girl, 10, in Range Rover jailed for 20 months

Sobia Aftar ploughed into talented 10-year-old gymnast Marianne Haboc as she walked to meet her father on the way home from school in Rochdale. read


Humans left Africa and made it to modern-day Europe 210,000 years ago

Researchers claim nobody alive today is related to the individual found in the Apidima cave as the population the individual belonged to was eradicated during conflict with the neanderthals. read


Two-year-old girl becomes the youngest patient EVER to receive deep brain stimulation therapy

Viktoria Kaftanikaite, from Glasgow, had deep brain stimulation (DBS) in London to relieve the symptoms of a movement disorder called dystonia which caused her limbs to twitch uncontrollably. read


Pyramid-shaped site in Aegean Sea reveals clues on early Greek society

Archaeologists recently competed a four-year study of a site in the Aegean Sea called Dhaskalio, which is thought to date back roughly 4,600 years to the Cycladic Bronze Age. read


Illustrations 'peel away' the exteriors of U.S landmarks, from the White House to Lady Liberty

Researchers painstakingly studied images and floor plans in order to create an accurate representation of the inside of each U.S landmark. read


Arab leader at centre of UK's costliest-ever divorce row 'must not get custody of his children'

Arab leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, worth $4.5bn, and his wife are involved in what could be the costliest divorce in UK history. read


Cocktails in a can are cool. But how do they compare to a top barman's creations?

Femail's drinks expert Helen McGinn met with top bartender Eric Kedroff at the Stables Bar in London's Milestone Hotel to put a selection of pre-mixed canned cocktails to the test. read


Alexa, here's why you can't replace my GP

When we remove the human element from the patient-doctor relationship, we further dilute the interaction with Britain's frontline healthcare professionals, writes MELISSA MEAD. read


Ocado boss reveals 'plastic lid' with 'no purpose' spread £110m fire

Tim Steiner also spoke for the first time about how a small charger sparked the blaze that destroyed the Andover distribution centre in February this year. read


Nine deer at Japanese park die after swallowing plastic waste

The picturesque park in Japan's ancient capital is home to more than 1,000 deer, and tourists can feed them special sugar-free crackers sold in nearby shops. read


London's climate will resemble that of BARCELONA by 2050

Researchers from Crowther labs also said that Edinburgh's climate would be more like Paris is now. They paired cities to help people visualise the impact of climate change in their own lives. read


How did proms go so wrong? 

The industry supporting British school proms is calculated at £90million a year; an average spend is £220, but it goes much higher as it becomes a status symbol that reflects parental income. read


How to prevent high charges for mobile phone roaming overseas

Even moderate phone usage in popular non-EU destinations could result in large fees thanks to roaming charges, price comparison site and switching service, uSwitch, is warning. read


Prince Harry attends Commonwealth Youth meeting - a day after taking on his brother William at polo

Duke of Sussex, 34, seemed in good spirits as he arrived at Marlborough House for a Commonwealth Youth roundtable this morning in his role as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. read


The time of our lives with SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE

In her monthly life lessons column Susannah Constantine, 57, from London, offers advice on how to turn a middle-aged man into a sliver fox and her relationship with her husband Sten. read


Glass ceilings are for wimps! Meet the women who took on their male colleagues and won

A study found that six in ten women find it hard to see themselves as a boss. Samantha Brick speaks to four incredibly confident British women who show just how far self-belief can get you. read


British scientists create a 'world first' method to turn plastic waste into electricity

Experts at the University of Chester focused on materials which cannot be recycled, such as food packaging or plastic recovered from beaches and turned them into hydrogen fuel. read


Expert reveals the moon landing would have been IMPOSSIBLE to fake 

Howard Berry, a film-making expert from the University of Hertfordshire debunks the most common conspiracy theories surrounding the filming of the Apollo 11 moon landing. read


Italy's Deputy PM denies the League Party received money from Russia

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has denied his League party received any money from Russian investors via a secret oil deal. read


Daily drink of fruit juice can increase the risk of cancer by 12%, major study suggests

The findings, from a major study in France, come a week after Boris Johnson said he may reverse the sugar tax on drinks. Doctors said it should serve as a warning to the Government to take action read


'Chuck Boris': Labour's Dawn Butler does a RAP by grime star Stormzy in the Commons

After she was deemed not to be out of order by Speaker John Bercow the 49-year-old Brent Central MP adapted the Glastonbury headliner's song Vossi Bop, which includes lyrics 'f*ck Boris' read


StepChange find 1 in 3 holders of high interest subprime credit cards are in problem debt

As many as one in three people who hold subprime credit cards with interest rates as high as 70% are in problem debt, according to a new report released by the debt charity StepChange. read


English Democrats leader loses first stage of his bid to prove UK's ALREADY left the EU

Robin Tilbrook believes Mrs May's agreement with the European Council to delay Brexit from March 29 to April 12 was illegal because it did not go before Parliament. read


Identical twins who transitioned from female to male within TWO YEARS of each other

Kasey and Shea Opilla, 20, from California, have transitioned from female to male, after being confused by gender issues growing up. They hope to encourage others to speak about gender issues. read


Virgin Holidays launches divorce holidays to Las Vegas 

The Las Vegas breaks include once-in-a-lifetime excursions and VIP parties. There are three packages available from starting from £999 per person based on four friends sharing. read


The deadly Western Australian ghost town tourists refuse to stop visiting

Authorities are begging tourists to stay out of a closed mining town in Western Australia, saying just breathing the air there could kill you.  read


Britain's fleet of fixed-wing aircraft has shrunk by more than ten per cent in just a year

The number of drones has also plummeted by around one third despite ministers' pledges to make the military fit for the future. read


Chernobyl nuclear accident site to be made an official tourism site by Ukrainian officials

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, made the announcement as he inaugurated a giant structure built to confine radioactive debris at the nuclear reactor that exploded in 1986. read


Birmingham street brawl sees man hit another over the head with road sign

The six revellers were caught on camera during the fight on Broad Street, in Birmingham, as they punched and kicked each other - next to a highway maintenance truck filled with road signs. read


Swedish prison holding A$AP Rocky denies claims the rapper is being held in 'inhumane conditions'

Sources close to the American hip-hop artist this week launched a volley of allegations against Stockholm's Kronoberg Detention Center, which they claim is lacking clean water. read


Husband and wife hunters from France forced to sell up after outcry

Jacques Alboud and wife Martine, who owned a franchise in L'Arbresle, near Lyons, have been forced to sell up after photos of them hunting in Tanzania years ago led to calls for a boycott. read


Why do the Australian cricket team have their team talks barefoot?

Australia coach Justin Langer - who has confessed to being 'a bit of a hippy' - has been getting his team to sit barefoot in a circle on a field within Edgbaston's cricket grounds. read


Travel agents are now offering shopping excursions to the world's biggest PRIMARK in Birmingham

The Primark store, in Birmingham city centre, boasts five floors of fashion, three restaurants and a hair and beauty salon. One coach trip includes a visit to the store and a night in a hotel. read


Greek police say they are doing a rape test on the murdered American biologist

Dr. Suzanne Eaton was found dumped in the cavernous tunnel network near Chania on Monday night. Authorities are testing her body for rape after discovering foreign DNA. read


More than half of 'new' drugs are no better than established treatments

A study by the technology-assessment agency IQWiG assessed the 216 drugs that entered the German market in 2011-to-2017. Only a quarter had a 'considerable or major added benefit'. read


Girl, 11, has a mysterious condition that caused her head to bend to a 90° angle

Afsheen Kumbar, 11, of Mithi in Sindh, Pakistan, is thought to suffer from a muscular disorder that has caused her to develop a severely-twisted neck, known medically as torticollis. read


The face yoga exercises that could make you look years younger in a few months

Ideally, you should practice face yoga for at least 20 to 30 minutes a day. A recent study found that it can make you look three years younger in 20 weeks. read


'Bombshell' WWII recruitment poster to go under the hammer

Doreen Murphy, pictured, posed for artist Abram Games who produced a poster to encourage younger women to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II. read


Minsters call for a crackdown on car tyres and brakes over air pollution

A new report published by the Air Quality Expert Group said particles from brakes, tyres and road surfaces directly contribute to more than half of particle pollution from road transport. read


Can you speed up your blow dry? We put the clever new 'accelerators' to the test

You can now speed up your blow dry according to the manufacturers of a new breed of 'blow dry accelerators' that promise to help you get the job done as much as 50 per cent faster. read


Offshore gun tower with its own artillery is for sale for £70,000

The former gun tower is a renovation project on the south west coast of Wales, and is on the market for £70,000 - but it comes without mains drainage. read


Scientists awaken 41,000-year-old WORMS from permafrost (or did they?): Debate rages over study

Scientists not involved with the research described in a Washington Post report this week say the nematode findings come as a 'huge surprise,' and some warn they should be taken with a grain of salt. read


Brain-damaged French patient at the centre of right-to-die case passes away

Vincent Lambert, the French man at the centre of a bitter row over right-to-die legislation passed away in hospital more than a week after doctors removed his hydration and nutrition tubes. read


Ex-Caribbean soccer official hit with $79 million judgment

Jack Warner (pictured) was charged in 2017 with embezzling tens of millions of dollars from the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. read


Warwick University's vice chancellor apologises over rape chat scandal

A report into the case at Warwick University found there was an 'unsatisfactory' outcome for those involved, with the vice chancellor Stuart Croft (pictured) admitting personal failings. read


Beagle owner is stunned to see her pet's markings look exactly like another dog

Shannon Austin, 31, from Yorkshire, spotted the markings while lounging with her puppy, Hazel, in her garden, leading social media users to compare it to the multiple layers of reality in the film Inception. read


Children 'breathe in chemicals linked to cancer from their MATTRESSES' while they sleep 

Israeli researchers have shown volatile organic compounds (VCOs), which are toxic to health over long periods of time and emitted by hundreds of other household items, are released by mattresses. read


Chinese overtake Northern Irish in applications for UK university places

Recent figures reveal the number of students from China applying to British universities has outstripped those from Northern Ireland for the first time. read


Chinese military vehicles are deployed on European soil for the first time for war games in Germany

Chinese military vehicles have been deployed in Europe for the first time as the country's Liberation Army takes part in drills with German troops on the outskirts of Munich dubbed Combined Aid 2019. read


'Sandwich generation' will inherit £50,000 less than the previous one

Current UK pensioners have an average of £260,000 in retirement funds and can expect to leave around £125,000 to their children. But this will drop to £235,000 with £74,000 to pass on. read


Surgeon snaps a VERY rare selfie with the QUEEN

Jason Ali snapped the candid shot of himself and Her Majesty, who was looking directly at the camera and smiling, at the new Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge on Tuesday. read


Great white sharks spotted interacting off the coast of Cape Cod for the first time in drone footage

Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shared the footage on Twitter this week, revealing the moment the two huge predators appear to square off in the ocean. read


British man, 20, is pickpocketed by girls who stole £400 as they 'touched him up' in Benidorm

Alex Ayland, 20, from Gloucesterhsire, was with friends at the Spanish resort when he was approached by a group of girls who pretended to touch him up while actually stealing all his money. read


Is this Instagram's most photographed FIELD? Surrey lavender farm is 'overrun' with selfie-seekers

Mayfields lavender farm in Banstead, Surrey has become overrun as an Instagram hot-spot after its purple haze began drawing in crowds looking for the perfect snap, with tickets costing just £2.50. read


Desperate husband yells 'brake!' as wife rams SUV into row of scooter riders after mixing up pedals

Dashcam footage of the accident in Zhongshan, China shows the woman veering onto the wrong side of the road while her husband is heard yelling at her. Seven people were hurt in the accident. read


New homeowner reveals shock at discovering a raised bed could be a grave

A new homeowner shared the unnerving discovery they made after clearing out the overgrown back garden. The Mumsnet user shared photos of a 'raised flowerbed' and asked 'is it a tomb?'. read


Astonishing photo of the moment TWO kingfishers perched on an angler's rods

Keith Garfield, 42, was lying on his bedchair by the River Trent the morning after an overnight fishing session when he spotted one of the birds had landed on his left-hand rod. read


The electric Bentley EXP 100 GT car of the future revealed

Bentley has long prided itself on making luxury cars that are a thrill to drive, but to celebrate its 100th birthday it has revealed an electric grand tourer that could pilot itself. read


Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket flies freely for the first time EVER in milestone drop test

Virgin One conducted a secretive test on Wednesday in California's Mojave Desert, releasing updates on Twitter only just as it all began. The test uses a modified Boeing 747. read


PAUL THOMAS on... Camera-shy Meghan

'Two things: One, I wasn't photographing Meghan, and two, it's my balcony!' read


Pamplona protesters complain that the festival is no longer DANGEROUS enough

As the army of revellers stampeded down the 930-yard course away from the rampaging bulls, five people tripped up and suffered nasty blows as they crashed on to the Spanish city's street. read


CANNIBAL Great White sharks tear chunks out of each other in a frenzied attack

The rare footage shows the two predators attacking each other with their famed jaws as they grapple in the waters off Australia's Gold Coast. It comes amid rising reports of shark on shark attacks. read


Runners wearing inflatable T-Rex costumes dash along a horse track in hilarious race

The unusual race at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington, sees around 20 runners wearing the bizarre costumes. It is now in its third year and is a fan favourite at the race course. read


Puppy tilts its head and paws tablet screen as it tries to figure out computer game

Taohuay, a two-month-old puppy from Bangkok, Thailand, became so engrossed in its owner Arada's game on her tablet that she tried to play along. read


Russian MMA fighter nicknamed 'Mad Max' accidentally stabs his training partner with an AXE

Andrey Kynyazev was trying to lose weight with a Russian MMA fighter nicknamed 'Mad Max' in an unusual session when he was accidentally stabbed by an axe which pierced his shield. read