MoD spending on consultants rises 45-fold in just five years
Fri, 25 May 2012 12:05:07 GMT

The huge sum could get even bigger as the MoD axes 54,000 jobs in an attempt to get back into the black, warns a Parliamentary watchdog.

Beginning of another great day as heatwave temperatures are expected to hit 27C over weekend
Fri, 25 May 2012 12:15:06 GMT

MeteoGroup forecaster Gemma Plumb said today would be 'very warm' - although she warned there could be some showers in Cornwall as the sun sets on Saturday.

Video: SpaceX capsule circles the Earth ahead of docking with ISS this afternoon
Fri, 25 May 2012 12:10:49 GMT

The Dragon space capsule, launched on Tuesday by commercial operator SpaceX, will dock with the ISS at around 4.30pm BST. Watch live video here courtesy of NASA.

Libyan prime minister lays wreath atembassy site where policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot in 1984
Fri, 25 May 2012 12:08:19 GMT

Abdurrahim El-Keib bowed at the spot where the WPC was gunned down during a siege outside the former Libyan embassy in London's St James's Square in 1984.

Our planet as you've never seen it before: Russian satellite captures day turning into night in incredible 121 megapixel video
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:59:55 GMT

Russia's latest weather satellite has captured the crispest-ever video of our planet - with unforgettable touches such as the sun reflecting off the sea as day turns to night.

Hunt, BSkyB and a damning memo to Mr Cameron: Email reveals PM knew Culture Secretary backed Murdoch bid a month before he gave him control
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:52:52 GMT

The bookings were announced as Mr Hunt's former special adviser today answered questions over the Culture Secretary's relationship with News Corp.

Jesus 'died on Friday, April 3, 33AD', claim researchers, who tie earthquake data with the gospels to find the date
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:50:55 GMT

The investigation, from the International Geology Review, looked at earthquake activity around the Dead Sea, which is around 13 miles from Jerusalem.

'Jessica Ennis is not fat!' Toned heptathlete's coach hits out at senior Olympics official who said the medal hopeful weighed too much
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:49:30 GMT

Furious Toni Minichiello claimed a high-ranking manager working for the Games had said Ennis was 'fat and she's got too much weight'.

Revealed: Heartwarming story behind boy's request to touch Obama's hair (and why the picture STILL hangs in the West Wing)
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:47:50 GMT

In 2009, Jacob Philadelphia, 5, asked President Obama if their hair felt the same. An obliging commander-in-chief bent over to offer his head to the boy, and White House photographer Pete Souza was there to snap it.

Goal-line technology brought in for England friendly at Wembley
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:47:46 GMT

It comes two years after Frank Lampard was denied a 'goal' during England's Second Round World Cup game against Germany in South Africa (pictured).

Six pupils taken to hospital after boy, 14, 'spikes cakes with cannabis' in cookery class
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:44:57 GMT

A pupil is said to have taken the Class B drug into the school in Newcastle before adding it to the brownies during the home economics lesson to make space cakes.

Rebecca Blake, accused of having sex in Dubai taxi, is 'fired from her job'
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:39:02 GMT

Rebecca Blake, 29, pictured, from Croydon, south London, wept after she was told to clear her desk by embarrassed bosses at recruitment firm Manpower Professional

UK recession: Britain's first double-dip recession since 1975 is deeper than estimated
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:33:17 GMT

Official figures showed that the economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in the first three months of the year. That is worse than the 0.2 per cent decline initially reported.

Another expenses farce! Watchdog who monitors MPs¿ money is claiming £400 a day for meetings they don¿t even attend
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:32:11 GMT

Liberal Democrat Sir Bob Russell (pictured) says members of a watchdog set up to monitor expenses claimed £400 a day for attending meetings despite only taking part by phone.

Hilarious video teaches girls how to pack suitcases just in time for the holidays
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:31:18 GMT

Blogger and YouTube personality Jenna Marbles, pictured, demonstrates a girl's packing process, asking tough questions like what if it gets cold, and what if there's a zombie apocalypse.

Teaching assistant, 19, was high on cocaine when she killed herself and best friend in car crash
Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:55 GMT

Sasha Jarvis, 19, (pictured) from Llanberis, north Wales, was high on the illegal drug and three times over the drink drive limit when she got behind the wheel at 6am.

How 30 scaffolders, builders, police, fire and ambulance crew rescued 63st teenager from her home
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:56:19 GMT

Georgia Davis, 19, from Aberdare, South Wales, needed urgent medical care but it took around 30 people almost eight hours to get her into an ambulance.

Richard the Lionheart's death to be investigated by a French forensic scientist... 812 years after an infection killed him
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:48:53 GMT

He succumbed to a mystery infection while being treated for a crossbow wound during a siege of a castle in France.

Eurozone's 'engine-room' of France and Germany now hit by economic slowdown... as Euro plunges to lowest in level in nearly two years
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:41:35 GMT

The eurozone's engine-room of France, led by Francois Hollande (pictured), and Germany is now being hit by Europe's economic slowdown, gloomy new indicators have revealed.

Touching The Void author faces teenage Twitter mob after they object to having to study his book on mountain survival
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:36:21 GMT

Joe Simpson, whose incredible tale of survival on the mountains of Peru has become part of climbing folklore, hit back at the GCSE students describing them as 'loathsome scroats'.

HIV positive soldier linked to al-Qaeda stands trial on terror charges in a surgical mask, manacled to the floor after biting his lip and spitting blood
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:17:49 GMT

Jurors in Waco deliberated around an hour before finding Naser Jason Abdo guilty of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and five other charges.

Brawl erupts in Ukrainian parliament after parties clash over language bill
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:11:04 GMT

A Ukrainian politician was left with blood streaming down his face after a brawl erupted in the main chamber of the country's parliament last night.

If you're afraid of skydiving this is why: Pensioner, 80, left hanging precariously from instructor after refusing to get out of plane in terrifying tandem dive
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:02:51 GMT

The 80-year-old desperately tried to cling onto the door after apparently deciding she no longer wanted to do the jump in California - and then her harness nearly fell off.

Nasa's
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:55:08 GMT

Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory is an 'eye' in space focused on the sun - but its scientists have found an all-new way of looking at the star that gives our planet heat and life.

British teacher, 40, fighting for his life in Thailand after 'stranger savagely attacked him with a metal bar'
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:49:00 GMT

Adam Pickles, 40, from Bradford, is in a coma after the brutal assault in the Thai resort of Pattaya which left him needing emergency brain surgery.

Toe curling tootsies:
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:48:02 GMT

As the feet come out to play in the warm weather this week, a peek beneath the shoes of A-lister celebs like Kate Moss, pictured, makes for some fairly unsavoury viewing.

Pram-pushing mother, 25, killed by lorry and toddler son injured as they went to shops to buy milk
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:41:56 GMT

Dawn Graves had gone to the shops for a pint of milk in Bolton, Greater Manchester, with her toddler son when she was hit as she crossed the road.

Hunt, BSkyB and a damning memo to Mr Cameron: Email reveals PM knew Culture Secretary backed Murdoch bid a month before he gave him control
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:37:38 GMT

Jeremy Hunt privately urged David Cameron to back Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB takeover bid just weeks before the Prime Minister put him in charge of ruling on the issue, it emerged last night.

A victory for press freedom: Judge rules Chris Huhne's lover only has herself to blame for reports about her bisexuality and affair with minister
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:36:48 GMT

Mr Justice Tugendhat threw out her claim for damages against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, leaving her with estimated legal costs of £410,000.

Shock 15% rise in suicides since the recession as unemployment and bankruptcy take their toll
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:31:52 GMT

Coroners courts concluded that 3,471 people had taken their own lives last year, a rise of 15 per cent compared to 2007. However, some areas have seen numbers more than double.

Drunken Chinese man gets a full body X-ray after falling asleep on baggage inspection machine at train station
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:13 GMT

The man had entered a train station in the Zhejiang province in China late at night and slightly the worse for wear.

Doctors save life of toddler after they implant him with the world's smallest artificial heart
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:24:31 GMT

The boy had the operation at Rome's Bambino Gesu hospital last month (pictured) and had the implant for 13 days before a donor organ was found. He is now doing well.

Blow to Salmond as only 58% of his OWN party back Scottish independence as SNP launch 'Yes' campaign
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:18:03 GMT

The poll result is a major setback for Scotland's First Minister (pictured) on the day that he is to launch his separation campaign, which will use the slogan ‘Scotland’s Future in Scotland’s Hands’

'Why do people hate Jews?' Shocking GCSE religious studies question set by Britain's biggest examinations board
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:13:34 GMT

More than a thousand students sat the exam last Thursday, which was set by one of the three major English exam boards, AQA.

Gospel of Barnabas will cause Christianity's collapse, Iran claims
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:12:38 GMT

The book, thought to be an authentic version of the Gospel of Barnabas, was confiscated during an anti-smuggling operation in Turkey's Mediterranean region in 2000

Terrifying video shows how driver cheated death as a lorry barrel-rolled into his vehicle on a winding mountain road
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:08 GMT

Amazingly both drivers got out of their vehicles uninjured after the crash which happened on a winding mountain road in Russia.

Girl gang savagely attacked two legal secretaries after Royal Wedding street party
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:05:10 GMT

Kalee Powell, 18, and Precious Gordon, 19, attacked Daniela Holischeck and Birgit Habersetzer after spending the day boozing at a street party in London.

Counterfeit Queen: The latest in Chinese knock-offs sees mock monarch mobbed in Shanghai
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:01:35 GMT

The impersonator sparked a frenzy when she turned up for a surprise tea party designed to give China's biggest city a Diamond Jubilee celebration of its own.

You wouldn't get Boris doing that! Mayor of Italian city pictured celebrating re-election with a revolver in his trousers
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:58:09 GMT

Ippazio Stefano claims he carries the revolver after receiving a number of death threats during recent elections in Italy.

Labour joins war against secret justice as they say system undermines entire legal process
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:55:07 GMT

Sadiq Khan, Labour’s justice spokesman, (pictured) said that the Government plans for secret courts weakened ‘the principle of open justice.'

Use your phone as a train ticket: New app will allow travellers to pay via tap technology
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:54:59 GMT

A trial is already operating on buses in Cambridgeshire with a view to rolling out the technology across Stagecoach services around the country next year.

Why girls have green noses: Females are more adept at recognising garden scents
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:54:50 GMT

Nearly every one of the 15 smells tested – including rose, lilac, freshly cut grass and compost – was more likely to be identified by the women in the survey of 2,000 people.

All right for some! MPs head off on a 17-day Jubilee break just five weeks after 20-day Easter break
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:54:41 GMT

The break means MPs will not get the chance to debate key issues, such as the fall-out from Wednesday night’s European summit.

Is this the end of free banking? Watchdog calls for a monthly fee for ALL accounts
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:54:29 GMT

Charges of £15 a month could be applied, allowing a fixed number of cash machine withdrawals, direct debits, standing orders and cheques.

Detectives find record haul of fake coins worth £4.1million in freight container
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:52:31 GMT

A total of £4.1million in counterfeit coins was seized on Wednesday during raids in Enfield, north London, Hertfordshire and Essex.

Britain's Got Talent will need a license for children to perform
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:52:23 GMT

Proposals published today say that in future, producers will be expected to gain a licence if a child is going to be put in an 'artificial situation, which may have been contrived for artistic, editorial or dramatic effect'.

'This is to inform you of the unfortunate death of... well, me': Poignant last letter of youngest of six soldiers killed in Taliban bomb blast is read to 500 mourners
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:45:17 GMT

Private Chris Kershaw (pictured), 19, was buried with full military honours at his funeral at the church of Holy Trinity in the village of Idle, near Bradford, West Yorkshire.

The beautiful monsters of the deep: The jellyfish in Norway which look more like aliens than sea-dwellers
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:15:38 GMT

The beautiful animals, which are between one centimetre and a metre in size, swarm in their hundreds as they emerge from the murky depths.

Doctors await test results on SECOND suspected rabies case as grandmother fights for life in intensive care
Fri, 25 May 2012 07:51:27 GMT

The Health Protection Agency said a second person, a man from Leeds, was being tested for the disease, two days after the potentially fatal illness in a 50-year-old woman who had been bitten by a dog in South Asia.

Great Dames: All honoured as titans of the arts, this week they met the Queen for a unique photo. So which Dame has a tattoo?
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:50:28 GMT

The Queen met 24 dames from the world of arts at the Royal Academy of Art in London. Those attending included deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie and philanthropist Jillian Sackler.

From concept to completion: McLaren lifts lid on state-of-the-art factory for new £170,000 supercar - and see how it compares to Henry T Ford's production line of 1912
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:46:03 GMT

The factory in Woking is a far cry from the dawn of the car industry, when Henry Ford laboured to perfect his methods in Trafford Park, Manchester, exactly 100 years ago.

Babies are made into billboards with digital tattoos in incredible boundary-pushing art project
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:45:56 GMT

Using some digital trickery, artist Dietrich Wegner, from Pennsylvania, has sought to highlight how children are bombarded with adverts almost from birth by covering babies in an array of corporate logos.

World-record 100 millionaires to be created in one-off EuroMillions raffle to mark Olympic Games opening ceremony
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:45:32 GMT

The EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw will take place on the night of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27, a National Lottery spokesman said.

Clarke reveals 60,000 career criminals have been spared jail... day after blaming Press for too many offenders being in jail
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:40:02 GMT

The Justice Secretary attacked the ‘popular Press’ for demanding tough sentences and said many of those in prison were nothing more than a ‘damn nuisance’.

The broken pledges of immigration: Coalition promised to cut net migration to under 100,000. Yesterday, it hit 252,000
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:39:07 GMT

Immigration is at a near all time high according to figures released yesterday. A total of 590,000 long-term immigrants arrived in Britain in the first nine months of 2012.

Record 6.8m parking fines handed out by town halls
Fri, 25 May 2012 03:32:46 GMT

In London more than 4million parking fines were issued last year while Liverpool topped the regional cities table with 146,503 tickets being dished out to drivers.

Moment deaf girl, 10, moved to tears after new implant allows her to hear her own breathing
Fri, 25 May 2012 02:42:39 GMT

Dallas pre-teen Sammie Hicks, pictured, received cochlear implants which allowed her to hear sounds again. She cried when she heard herself breathing.

The historic carnival 'killed off by claim culture'
Fri, 25 May 2012 01:04:02 GMT

Organisers of Waverton carnival in Cheshire cannot get insurance for the traditional celebration after a 10-year-old boy injured his leg playing a game two years ago.

Woman, 25, arrested for chopping off the head of her three-year-old nephew on the orders of a witchcraft guru
Fri, 25 May 2012 00:36:54 GMT

Police in Nepal arrested Mahadevi Yadav in the town of Samanpur, south of the country's capital Kathmandu and charged her with 'sacrificing' a child.

Mac on... Birdman of Henley
Fri, 25 May 2012 00:32:09 GMT

'I told your mother how she could save the taxi fare to Heathrow.'

Missing World War Two pilots finally accounted for after plane crashes discovered in Himalayas
Fri, 25 May 2012 00:26:06 GMT

Professional adventurer Clayton Kuhles has spent $100,000 of his own money traveling to the Himalayas to search for pilots who went missing in action during the Second World War.

Buying euros? Beware the postcode lottery: Outlets offer different exchange rates across the country, reveals study
Fri, 25 May 2012 00:22:32 GMT

The Post Office and Thomas Cook are most likely to offer significantly different rates based on where the outlet is in Britain.

Tragic death of toddler, 2, who became tangled in blind cord as he looked out of window for friend coming round to play
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:59:34 GMT

Arthur Winfield, of Markyate, Hertfordshire, had been on his own for 'a little time' when his mother came looking for him and discovered his lifeless body with the cord wrapped around his neck.

Britain is shamed by Europe over lonely and neglected elderly as many go weeks with little contact, says damning report
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:52:38 GMT

They are more likely to suffer ageism in health care and in their daily lives than in either Germany, Sweden or the Netherlands.

£26,000 gone with the wind: OAP's stolen life savings flutter along the prom
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:39:04 GMT

The victim, Walter Morris (pictured), 76, had taken a tin of Quality Street full of banknotes to Blackpool's Golden Mile to fulfil his dream of buying a seaside caravan for his mentally handicapped son.

How you could silence tinnitus just by talking about it... or listening to the soothing sounds of the sea
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:30:43 GMT

Scientists found that sufferers benefit more when psychological techniques are used alongside treatments which create sounds to mask the ringing in the ears.

Darent Valley Hospital staff accused of having sex in their cars
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:43 GMT

Residents of a quiet street close to Darent Valley Hospital (pictured), in Dartford, Kent, say they have frequently caught NHS workers performing sex acts in their vehicles - while wearing their uniforms.

191 calls, 158 emails and 1,056 texts: The true scale of contact between News Corp and Jeremy Hunt's office during BSkyB bid laid bare at Leveson Inquiry
Thu, 24 May 2012 23:08:09 GMT

Murdoch's lobbyist Frederic Michel admitted to the Leveson Inquiry they were exchanged with the Culture Secretary's former political adviser Adam Smith and some went directly to and from the now under-fire Mr Hunt but he was 'never told' told to halt contact.

Budget sunscreens are rated best on the market... as Hawaiian Tropic lotion is blasted for worst-possible UVA protection score
Thu, 24 May 2012 22:46:26 GMT

Consumer Reports tested 19 of the best-selling products on the market with an SPF of over 30.

Hospitals providing poor care to be named and shamed as part of 'dignity rating' scheme
Thu, 24 May 2012 22:42:54 GMT

In an effort to drive up standards of care, patients will be able to rate NHS hospitals on whether staff treated them with dignity.

Real girls post their 'fatkini' pictures in protest of society's obsession with 'beach-ready bodies'
Thu, 24 May 2012 22:36:20 GMT

Gabi Gregg, a writer for xojane.com and a U.S. size 18, posted the gallery to inspire women with similar bodies as her own to feel good about wearing a bikini.

Found: The breakthrough discovery of the gene that is key to the production of sperm and the male Pill
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:41:49 GMT

Edinburgh University scientists have discovered a gene that is key to the production of sperm and could be used as a contraceptive, liberating women from the burden of family planning.

Lake Norman High School scandal: Parents outrage after girl flashes her naked crotch under her graduation gown in high school yearbook
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:37:21 GMT

The unidentified girl, who is lifting her gown to expose her crotch, is in the middle of a group of girls at Lake Normal High School in North Carolina. Staff have said the photo went in the yearbook by accident.

I just snapped after keeping murder secret for seven years: 'Honour killing' sister tells court how she was driven to rob family
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:19:48 GMT

Alesha Ahmed told the court she 'cracked' after realising how 'wrong' her own family life in Warrington, Cheshire was’ when she went to university and wanted to be like other students she met.

Remorseful thug who watched footage of himself on Crimewatch hands himself in
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:15:42 GMT

Christopher Riley, 23, punched Scott Huxtable on a Valentines Day night out in Bath, Somerset, in an 'unprovoked' attack. After he saw himself on Crimewatch he immediately took a late-night train to the police station.

SpaceX boss reveals he mistook President Obama for cold-calling salesman when he phoned to congratulate him on successful rocket launch
Thu, 24 May 2012 20:47:02 GMT

Elon Musk, the SpaceX boss has revealed how he almost hung up on President Obama after mistaking his withheld White House number for a cold-calling salesman

Eggs, lobster and mountains of caviar... Would you pay $1,000 for the world's most expensive omelette?
Thu, 24 May 2012 20:10:22 GMT

Called the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata, it is featured on the menu at Norma’s restaurant in Manhattan's Le Parker Meridien Hotel.

Jobsworths ban Jubilee bunting: Council insists lampposts must be 'stress tested' to hold paper flags as part of health and safety
Thu, 24 May 2012 19:57:08 GMT

Somerset County Council says every lamppost would have to be checked to ensure they are strong enough to hold the lightweight decorations.

Pretty accounts manager who left woman fighting for her life after nightclub glass attack walks free as judge describes her as a 'decent young woman'
Thu, 24 May 2012 19:23:20 GMT

Claire Stephens, 23, attacked Rachel Spikula after the pair knocked into each other on the dance floor at Club 49 in London’s West End.

Former employee of Sir Paul McCartney 'didn't want to go to court over masseur sex assault claims to keep ex-Beatle's name out of the press'
Thu, 24 May 2012 19:19:14 GMT

Masseur Daniel Pytlarz, 34, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman during a complimentary massage after he was recommended by one of Sir Paul’s daughters.

Bringing the house down! Pink Floyd star David Gilmour lops the top off his beach hut after falling foul of planners
Thu, 24 May 2012 19:06:02 GMT

The guitarist was told the bright yellow hut in Hove, East Sussex, was an eyesore in a conservation area and would have to go or else he would face prosecution.

Facebook IPO: Sheryl Sandberg asks Harvard students to 'click on ads'
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:50:12 GMT

During a speech at Harvard Business School in Allston, Massachusetts Sheryl Sandberg, 42 (pictured), asked the class to hit the advertisements now that Facebook had gone public.

Cruel owner left Staffordshire bull terrier to suffer from pneumonia and skin complaints until she had to be put down
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:48:08 GMT

WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES Mark Lacy has been banned from keeping animals for a decade for severely neglecting his Staffordshire bull terrier at his home in Tyne and Wear.

The foulmouthed Facebooking vicar who moans about going to church and has a pierced tongue
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:41:29 GMT

Canon Dr Paul Shackerley, Vicar of Doncaster, is being investigated by senior clerics over complains that he uses 'abhorrent' language and mocks religion.

Man goes to hospital with a kidney stone... and discovers he's a woman
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:29:03 GMT

Steve Crecelius, from Denver, Colorado, was stunned when an ultrasound revealed he had internal female sex organs. Steve now lives as Stevie - a move her wife and their six children support.

Hundreds of London Tube passengers stranded underground on hottest night of year
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:03:30 GMT

More than 770 people had to be walked through tunnels last night (pictured) because of a broken down train, leading to fears London could become a 'laughing stock' during the Olympics.

Toddler survives 30ft plunge after crawling out of flat window and falling onto roof of shops
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:00:20 GMT

The 22-month-old tumbled onto the roof of a shop below his flat in Lower Clapton, London. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was found to have escaped with a broken jaw, cuts and bruises.

Is the desire to 'sext' naked pictures hard-wired into human brains? Being wanted is important to women in particular
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:56:58 GMT

Nevada scientists say our willingness to share naked picture of ourselves with others might actually not be our fault - it could be hardwired into our brain.

Mother saves her premature baby son with kiss of life after he stops breathing in intensive care
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:55:39 GMT

Pippa Reed, pumped air into the lungs of her premature son Jacob after he stopped breathing while under sedation at Queens Hospital in Burton, Staffordshire.

Gang snatched schoolboy, 14, off street and threatened to behead him unless family paid £40,000 ransom
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:23:28 GMT

Abdal Miah, 29, Liban Mohammed, 20, Anjam Shaffique, 30, and Carlos Treazure, 27, are on trial accused of snatching the unnamed youngster.

The mummified man the world forgot: Body lay undiscovered in house for months as post piled high in mailbox
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:16:57 GMT

Eugene 'Sonny' Davis, 70, said to be estranged from his family, died forgotten and alone in his run-down home in Blue Island, near Chicago, Illinois.

Lauren Smee: Novice driver died when satnav took her into the path of oncoming traffic
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:09:21 GMT

Inexperienced Lauren Smee (pictured) drove the wrong way down a slip road near Worthing after she misunderstood the satnav's instruction to take the first left exit on a roundabout.

Women trying to lose weight suffer from ¿diet brain¿ causing extreme mood swings and nausea, says study
Thu, 24 May 2012 17:03:16 GMT

Diet experts say the serious condition also brings on extreme mood swings and nausea and impacts on close relationships and performance at work.

Pornography websites are NOT the most dangerous place on the web any more - more viruses are spread by blogs
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:57:08 GMT

Security experts Symantec released their annual report on the state of malicious software, and pornographic sites now rank 10th, whereas 20% of blogs are infected

Middle-aged thug stamped on young woman¿s head in vicious 'hate crime' simply because she was dressed as a goth
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:17:10 GMT

Kenneth Kelsall, 47, battered innocent Melody McDermott, 22, after he spotted her and a male friend aboard a crowded tram in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Hungarian doctor who burned hole in spine of boy, 4, with massive overdose of ¿acid¿ is suspended
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:06:39 GMT

Hungarian Dr Gyorgy Rakoczy had trouble speaking English and communicating with other staff, a General Medical Council hearing heard. The boy was left with a hole in his spine and needed 30 operations.

British couple killed with future son-in-law when he crashes plane into Canadian forest
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:02:59 GMT

Peter Keate, 81, and 79-year-old wife Inez died in a float plane flown by Colin Moyes when near Okanagan Lake in British Colombia.

Royal Mail unveils special stamps to celebrate Queen¿s Diamond Jubilee
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:01:42 GMT

Her side portrait appears on every standard British stamp. But now letter-senders will be able to see the Queen from a range of different angles, as the Royal Mail launches a new collection to mark the Diamond Jubilee.

Pregnant women struck down by fever 'twice as likely to have autistic child'
Thu, 24 May 2012 14:17:32 GMT

Researchers from the University of California said it was possible that inflammatory proteins could cross the placenta and potentially alter a baby's brain development.

One-third of e-book readers admit to using gadgets to hide that they're reading erotic novels
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:51:00 GMT

In a poll of 1,863 people conducted in Britain this week, 34% admitted to having read erotic novels on the devices.

Ben Needham latest news: Greek police fear missing toddler died in tragic accident
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:30:09 GMT

Officers on the island of Kos want to dig up a mound of rubble near where the Sheffield toddler vanished in 1991, but his mother Kerry (pictured) believes he is still alive.

Apples that never go brown could be on sale by 2014 - with GM fruit staying white for weeks
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:08:54 GMT

A Canadian biotech company has filed a request with food regulators to start selling two varieties it claims will stay fresh for weeks on end.

A royal idiot! Drug dealer caught after police find phone picture of him wearing CROWN of cash and crack hanging from mouth
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:40:01 GMT

Ayub Hagos, 19, was arrested after officers searched a flat in Southsea, Hants and found drugs and cash. He denied it was his until police found a gallery of incriminating photos on his phone.

Woman 'sold schoolgirl, 14, to builder for £60 sex in his van after plying her with crack cocaine'
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:32:55 GMT

Leanne Gilder, 26, is accused of setting up the teenager to be molested by Michael Booth in the back of his Ford Transit van in central Manchester.

Doctor who botched patient's abortion ordered to pay £780 per month for child's upkeep until he is 25
Thu, 24 May 2012 10:40:32 GMT

A Spanish judge ordered the unnamed gynecologist to pay £780 a month maintenance to the boy's mum after he bungled a termination at a clinic in Majorca.