- Italy school bomb: Melissa Bassi, 16, killed, 7 injured in 'Mafia' blast
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Melissa Bassi, 16, pictured, suffered horrific injuries in the explosion in the southern Italian town of Brindisi and died in hospital.Tragic: Melissa Bassi, 16, suffered horrific injuries in the explosion and was rushed to hospital but died a short while later from her injuries
- PM to back plans for workers to be sacked more easily and cap employment tribunal payouts
David Cameron is preparing to throw his weight behind a report from venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft, due to be published this week, which will recommend an overhaul of employment regulations.Backing: David Cameron will throw his weight behind Adrian Beecroft's report, which calls for employment regulations to be overhauled
- Princess Michael's Russian playboy friend shot and killed near Moscow in brutal 'contract murder'
The body of Mikhail Kravchenko, a 46-year-old furniture company tycoon, was found in his Mercedes car at the elite Peredelkino country house neighbourhood close to the Russian capital.Hand-in-hand: Princess Michael of Kent with Russian millionaire Mikhail Kravchenko in Venice, where they spent four days together. Kravchenko was found dead today
- At least four killed in Italian earthquake
The 6.0-magnitude quake, one of the strongest to shake northern Italy, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets. Its epicentre was about 20 miles from BolognaItaly earthquake preview
- Ministers hire filing clerks to guard UK borders during the London 2012 Olypmics
Low-level filing clerks and receptionists are among 700 usually desk-bound civil servants at the Home Office recruited for the temporary work as they cope with the massive influx of visitors expected for the Olympics.Theresa May
- Sub on way to Falklands
HMS Talent, armed with Tomahawk missiles, was despatched in a show of power after Argentina, led by Cristina de Fernandez Kirchner (pictured), increased tensions with inflammatory stuntsProvocative: Cristina de Fernandez Kirchner, Argentina's first female president since Eva Peron, has raised tensions with Britain
- Voodoo, violence and a mysterious death: How British AIDS expert's life in St Lucia turned into a nightmare
West Sussex woman Hilary Hughes' calls home painted a disturbing picture of her new life in the Caribbean, including being defrauded over the purchase of her land.Secret wedding: Hilary, her hair in dreadlocks, married Cleus in 2009 - she didn't tell her family she was marrying him
- Olympic flame carriers cash in by listing their torches on eBay for up to £150,000
Heralded as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a number of torch bearers have already taken to the internet auction site to sell their piece of history.Olympic Torch relay runners, including Andrew Bell, pictured, have put their torches up for sale on the internet
- Stress of trying for a baby can cause men 'impotence and lead to adultery'
Study finds that four out of 10 men with no history of impotency suffered after trying to conceive under pressure.Trying for a baby is a joyful time for any couple, but it may also be linked to impotency
- Is he a believer now? Atheist Richard Dawkins SUPPORTS plan for free bibles in schools
The author of The God Delusion (pictured) says that while the King James Bible is a great work of literature, he hopes the scheme will actually put children off religion because it is 'not a moral book'.Unlikely supporter: Atheistic scientist Richard Dawkins (above) is backing a Government scheme that is supplying state schools with King James Bibles
- 'I helped Lord Lucan live as an African fugitive': Assistant to peer's friend claims she helped Britain's most notorious murder suspect see his children - and that he was alive until 2000
The personal assistant to Lucan's casino owner friend John Aspinall has claimed the disgraced peer was living in Africa in the early 1980s, and that Lucan's children were also flown out to see him more than once.Mystery: Lord Lucan went missing after the death of his children's nanny in November 1974
- Boys as young as 10 having breast surgery on the NHS to remove their 'moobs'
Seventeen young boys have had NHS breast reductions in the last three years. Experts fear many more are having private surgery.Overweight boy being measured at Carnegie Weight Loss Centre for fat and overweight children Leeds United Kingdom
- The dreaded awkward silence: Why women's workplace jokes flop as men excel with 'witty banter'
The claim is made by linguistics expert Dr Judith Baxter, who undertook an 18-month study into the speech patterns of men and women in seven big companies.Research shows women often struggle to understand the 'tribal' humour of the boardroom. In hit TV show Mad Men (pictured) Peggy Olson finds it difficult working with an all-male advertising team
- Why are doctors still not warning about the 'new Thalidomide'?
Emma Murphy's three children were irreversibly damaged in the womb by the anti-epileptic drugs she had taken since she was 12.Emma Downes using her iPad to play with her son Kian Murphy at their home in Whitefield, Manchester
- Big Macs, KFCs and takeaway pizzas are HEALTHIER than NHS hospital meals
A study carried out by the campaign group Sustain has revealed that 75 per cent of hospital food contains more saturated fat than a Big Mac burger.Less salt: A study by campaign group Sustain suggests that a Big Mac could be healthier than 60 per cent of 75 per cent of hospital food
- A third of hay-fever victims lose control behind the wheel resulting in calls for suffers to be prosecuted if affected on the road
Sore, streaming eyes can impair vision, while constant sneezing due to the pollen allergy can force drivers to close their eyes, a survey from Halfords showed.Hay-fever
- Hague says work harder... but civil servants go on to 'compressed time': MPs claim Government reforms delayed as officials 'abuse' flexitime deal
Ministers claim civil servants' work allowances mean they are often able to take long weekends and that Government business is being delayed as a result.Foreign Secretary William Hague (pictured in 2010) is seeking to boost efficiency in the economy
- Pictured: The moment a bride emerged from the church to find hundreds of Occupy Chicago protestors had gate-crashed her wedding
Just-married Tim and Beth Sanders emerged from the church in downtown Chicago to be faced with hundreds of Occupy Chicago and anti-NATO protestors marching through their weddingTim and Beth Sanders walk past as Chicago Occupy Wall Street Protesters march through the streets of downtown Chicago, Illinois, May 19, 2012
- Breakthrough in diplomatic tussle as blind Chinese activist heads for the U.S. from Beijing
The iconic dissident's arrival at Newark, outside New York City, on Saturday evening apparently brings to an end a bizarre diplomatic fight which started when he sought sanctuary at the American embassy in China.Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng with his family
- Mother's fury after Facebook removes pictures of baby son who lived for just eight hours after being born with rare birth defect
Grayson James Walker, from Memphis, Tennessee, was born on February 15, 2012 with Anencephaly, a rare neural tube birth defect in which a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull.Magic moments: With the help of non-profit organization Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, they had a professional photographer to take photos of their newborn, just the same way as they did with their other two children
- 'Happy Birthday Mr President': Rare black and white pictures released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's iconic Madison Square Garden performance to JFK
Exactly 50 years ago today, Marilyn Monroe performed one the most famous versions of 'Happy Birthday' ever sung - definitely to a sitting U.S President.Actress Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday at the Democratic rally for President John F. Kennedy's birthday
- Mark Zuckerberg marries long-term girlfriend Priscilla Chan in secret ceremony day after Facebook's $104billion IPO
Mark Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his home in Palo Alto, California, capping a busy week for the couple.Wed: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
- Officials demand £800,000 to free Britain accused of African massacre: But killings widely believed to have been committed by supporters of notorious warlord Joseph Kony
David Simpson, 24, from North Yorkshire could face the death penalty if convicted of murder after finding 13 mutilated bodies in the Central African Republic.Behind bars: David Simpson could face the death penalty if convicted of murder after finding 18 mutilated bodies in the Central African Republic
- Flesh eating bacteria: Aimee Copeland now in critical condition after zip line accident
Georgia graduate Aimee Copeland (pictured) is in critical condition today as doctors listed her in critical condition after a zip line accident left her with a rare flesh-eating bacteria.Astounding: Aimee Copeland, 24, (pictured) was alert and bored enough to have asked for a book to read at the hospital in Augusta, Georgia. She contracted a flesh-eating bug through a gash in her leg
- KWASI KWARTENG: The Tory's new rising star reveals his vision for Britain after Eurogeddon
It seems only fair that people receiving benefits should also experience restraint, when people in employment have had to endure pressures.Rising star: Kwasi Kwarteng is Tory MP for Spelthorne
- Cameron deploys his secret weapon to save the Coalition... supper: PM and the Cleggs dine together
JAMES FORSYTH: After repeated failed efforts to pin down Nick and Miriam Clegg for a dinner date David and Samantha Cameron finally got them round suggesting relations remain warmer than many think.Nick Clegg and Miriam Clegg
- Mary Kennedy death: Emotional scenes at funeral as mourners lay her to rest
Mourners, including Mary's friend and sister-in-law Kerry Kennedy, pictured, gathered at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Bedford, New York, where Mary Kennedy was found hanged earlier this week.Kennedy
- 'Please don't think me churlish.': How soldier-turned-poet Robert Graves twice turned down the offer of an honour from Downing Street
Robert Graves, pictured, the soldier-turned-poet, twice turned down the offer of an honour from Downing Street, new documents have revealed.Robert Graves the soldier-turned-poet, (pictured in 1967), twice turned down the offer of an honour from Downing Street
- The 'geek' who is learning how to party with his Facebook billions
Eduardo Saverin, who saw his £600 investment in Facebook turn into a £1.28 billion fortune, seems to be enjoying himself more than Mark Zuckerberg with beautiful girls flinging themselves at him.Eduardo Saverin
- Soup kitchen chic of middle class Greeks brought to their knees by economic collapse
This elderly woman in Athens (right) had the undoubted look of a lady who lunched as she accepted her handout of bean soup in a plastic bowl with all the grace she could muster.Greek crisis in Athens
- David Cameron's Rasta friend guilty of hacksaw attack on cafe customer
Dreadlocked cafe owner Hugh 'Andy' Anderson, 67, (inset) served the future Prime Minister during his Oxford student days as they listened to reggae music in the Eighties.Andy Anderson
- Side by side on a gym treadmill, Obama and Cameron race to stop final euro catastrophe
Crunch talks between the PM and president (pictured either side of Angela Merkel), at the G8 Summit in Maryland, came as a group of influential Conservative MPs unveiled dramatic emergency proposals to be taken in the event of a currency meltdown.Divided we fall: From left, Italy's Mario Monti, David Cameron, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, Francois Hollande and Canada's Stephen Harper
- The hurtful family secrets that brought my famous twin back to me: On the eve of Tracey Emin's major new exhibition her twin brother reveals their painful bond
Artist Tracey Emin's twin brother Paul has spoken about the pain they experienced as children ahead of her new show opening in Margate, her home town.Connection: Tracey Emin and her twin brother Paul were close when they were six-years-old (pictured) and the bond remains strong
- It's the doc.com era: GP shake-up will see sicknotes sent by email and test results available online
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will announce the reforms tomorrow, saying he wants to ‘take the hassle out of the health service’ and ‘end the 8am rush to book GP appointments on the phone’.Andrew Lansley
- A father's love, and the miracle that pulled his son back from the brink
When Martin Spinelli's wife was killed and his son Lio was severely injured in a car crash he was told the youngster could remain in a coma for life - but he has gone from strength to strength and is on the road to recovery.martin spinelli
- Sam Hallam freed: I'm not surprised the detective in the bag 'Body In The Bag' spy case botched it. He's the one who stole eight years of my life for a murder I couldn't have done
Sam Hallam, 24, pictured, from Hoxton, east London, was just 17 when he was jailed for stabbing to death ‘Good Samaritan’ Essayas Kassahun as he tried to rescue a friend from a gang of thugs.Sam Hallam
- Firm axes flea collars after 'poison danger' is revealed by Mail on Sunday
Leading manufacturer Bob Martin is taking the action after dog and cat owners began calling demanding to know the risks after French scientists started looking into cases of them containing poisoning.Safety fears: A Bob Martin Cat Flea Collar with Dimpylate have been taken off the shelves
- Envoy offered Tory Party a 'serious contribution' from Bernie Ecclestone if Max Mosley became MP
The former chairman of Lotus cars, Sir Alan Curtis, told the Conservatives that if they secured a safe seat for Mr Mosley (right), it was ‘highly probable’ Mr Ecclestone (left) would give money to the party.Close: F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, left, and Max Mosley, ex-president of motorsport's governing body, the FIA
- Rally car kills two and injures 17 after ploughing into crowd of spectators
It is believed that children were among the 17 injured at the crash in Plan-de-la-Tour near Toulon on the Mediterranean coast yesterday.Fire stations deployed about 50 rescue workers to the site, and some of the victims were rushed to hospitals
- UNCOVERED: The foxy face of the irate hunt saboteur in THAT road rage attack... Nude model was the protagonist in last week's infamous YouTube hit
The Mail on Sunday can reveal the man cycling on the B4425 near Bibury in Gloucestershire, is Christopher Cox, a joint master of David Cameron’s local hunt, while his red-haired assailant is 5ft 2ins saboteur Emily Marsh, pictured.Emily Marsh
- Prince Harry could return to the front line in Afghanistan this year flying Apache helicopters in Helmand
A top military officer has said it is likely Prince Harry will 'serve operationally' again raising the prospect that he could return to Afghanistan.High flyer: Prince Harry could return to the front line in Afghanistan and fly Apache helicopters in Helmand
- Darling hosts secret summit to kill off Scottish independence at his Edinburgh home
Senior aides to David Cameron took part in a secret all-party 'council of war' at former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling's Edinburgh home in a bid to stop Scottish independence.Senior aides to David Cameron took part in a secret all-party 'council of war' at the home of former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling (pictured)
- Governor suspended after picket-line 'tussle' with union official outside prison gates
Witnesses claim Jim Bourke, governor of Swaleside prison in Kent, grabbed and pushed Public and Commercial Services Union branch official Malcolm Young.Tussle: Jim Bourke, governor of Swaleside prison,is on temporary leave officials investigate
- Real life Hunger Games: Two men charged with setting 'deadly' booby traps along hiking trail
A U.S. Forest Service officer on foot patrol discovered the devices crafted from sharpened tree limbs, rock, and rope earlier this month after spotting a trip wire just feet off a popular footpath in Provo Canyon, Utah.Head level: A booby trap found along a popular hiking trail in Utah consisted of this 20 pound rock, tied together with sharpened sticks that swung at head-level when a wire was tripped
- The girls, 3, with new hearts starting nursery after spending months strapped to an artificial organ
Holly Keogh, from Dublin, and Ellie Beale, from Berkshire, spent every hour of every day attached to the miracle machine at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital.Miracle: Holly Keogh is enjoying life at nursery school after a heart transplant
- Cameron makes John Terry gaffe at G8 summit... as Labour tells him to put down his iPad
David Cameron was embarrassed last night after he was caught on film telling Angela Merkel that it was 'good' that John Terry was disqualified from playing in last night's Champions League final in Munich.Caught on film: David Cameron told Angela Merkel that it was 'good' that John Terry was disqualified from playing in last night's Champions League final in Munich. Here the two leaders watch the final on TV at Camp David in Maryland
- SAS to stay in Afghanistan after pullout: Elite regiment will carry on fight against Al Qaeda remnants
The SAS and their naval counterparts, the SBS, seem certain to remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of UK combat soldiers.On the ground: SAS troops will stay in Afghanistan to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the remnants of Al Qaeda after UK combat soldiers leave in 2014
- How a criminologist probing the ritual 'boy in the Thames' murder had to confront the personal tragedy of his own daughter's mysterious death in Africa
When Dr Richard Hoskins, pictured, an expert on African religion, was asked to investigate the murder of a young boy in London, he was driven to revisit his own terrible experience of death and witchcraft in the Congo.Boy in The River by Richard Hoskins
- Valerie Trierweiler at the White House
Michelle Obama gave some of the most powerful women in the world a tour of the White House and a meal made from produce grown in her White House vegetable garden as a Group of Eight summit got underway.Powerful women: US First Lady Michelle Obama (Centre) gives a tour of White House to G8 leaders' spouses
- Living alone raises risk of depression
With a third of Britons now living alone a new study shows that 80 per cent of them will be more likely to be depressed than those who co-habit.Shocking: Between 2002 and 2008, those people living alone were 1.8 times more likely to purchase antidepressants
- Women over 40 to get free fertility treatment as NHS lifts age limit
The NHS is set to extend the controversial upper age limit for IVF by three years to 42, following advice that suggests many women in their late 30s and early 40s could conceive after treatment.Government guidelines: Women over 40 will be entitled to free fertility treatment on the NHS for the first time
- The sausage dog stays! I'll keep taking pet to the office, insists Minister who used staff microwave to warm dachshund's pillow
Energy Minister Greg Barker said he will keep taking his dachshund to work, despite complaints after he put the dog's 'warming pad' in the office microwave. He apologised for the mistake and said the small dog was very popular with his colleagues and helped get meetings with foreign dignitaries off to a smooth start.Popular: Dog loving Energy Minister Greg Barker at home with his 19-week-old Dachsund Otto who joins him at work from time to time
- Doctors accidentally tear baby's head off as mother struggles to give birth in Brazilian hospital
The horrific incident occurred after the child became stuck as it was being born in Aracaju, northeastern Brazil.Surgeons performing a surgery in an operating room
- Tattooed stars like Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga would be unemployable in Osaka, mayor of Japanese city warns
Toru Hashimoto the mayor of Osaka, in Japan, has caused a furore in the city by claiming he would never employee people with tattoos for public sector jobs - including stars from the world of show business.Johnny Depp
- Graphic film about European women sex tourists and African gigolos cheered in Cannes
Paradise: Love, stars Margarethe Tiesel whose search for love turns increasingly predatory. Screened yesterday, Ms Tiesel appears nude through much of the film and has several graphic scenes with Kenyan beach boys.Paradise: Love, stars Margaret Tiesel whose search for love turns increasingly predatory. Screened yesterday, Ms Tiesel appears nude through much of the film and has several graphic scenes with Kenyan beach boys
- Analyst slaps 'SELL' rating on Facebook shares after proclaiming them 'implausibly priced' at trading debut
Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group in New York, warned his clients against buying Facebook shares, which he claims were implausibly priced.Skeptic: Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group in New York, urged investors not to buy Facebook shared, which he labeled 'implausibly priced'
- Incredible moment 300,000 cubic metres of rock collapsed in Swiss Alps landslide
A dramatic mountainside collapse in Switzerland which sent a huge volume of rock sliding into a valley below has been captured on video.Danger: The slab of rock that broke away from a mountain in southern Switzerland on Monday and crashed into the valley below close to the village of Preonzo
- Noisy sex couple become internet hit after fed-up neighbour records bedroom antics
The clip of the woman screaming in apparent ecstasy has had a million hits online. Neighbour Lee Moore is now scared the couple may seek revenge.Shaming: The note that Mr Moore left in the lobby of his apartment block, and later posted on Twitter
- Tajikistan ban Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Dictator because it's not compatible with nation's 'mentality'
The film, which features Baron Cohen as General Aladeen, the tyrannical ruler of the oil-rich north African rogue state Wadiya – has been refused a distribution licence.Courting controversy: Sacha Baron in Cohen in character as Admiral General Aladeen at the Cannes Film Festival this week
- Rebekah Brooks the MOVIE: Disgraced editor¿s life like Great Expectations, producer says as he announces film project
Planning is underway to make the life of former newspaper executive Rebekah Brooks into a feature length film - but would Nicole Kidman take the title role?Rebekah Brooks
- 'If there was a gold medal for chillaxing Dave would win it': New book lifts the lid on his love of karaoke, tennis, date nights with Sam (and he's hooked on Fruit Ninja iPad game)
David Cameron was forced into frantic denials over bizarre claims that he spends a 'crazy and scary' amount of time playing computer games on his iPad.David Cameron was forced into frantic denials over bizarre claims that he spends a 'crazy and scary' amount of time playing computer games on his iPad
- Cocktail and business card culture: How female high-flyers are drinking twice as much as working-class women
Figures show career women consume an average of 11.2 units of alcohol every week, compared to 5.2 units amongst female manual workers.Women in professional jobs are frequently emulating characters from 'Sex and the City' in their drinking habits, according to a shadow health minister
- Japanese woman, 73, becomes oldest woman to climb Everest¿ beating her OWN record in the process
Tamae Watanabe, from Japan, reached Everest's 8,850-metre-high summit from the northern side of the mountain in Tibet today with four other team members.Record breaker: Tamae Watanabe, 73, has become the oldest women ever to reach the top of Everest - breaking her own record
- Panic at the Laundromat: Parenting fail as man puts his SON in a washing machine and turns it on... but he survives
At an unidentified Laundromat somewhere in the U.S. a couple demonstrate exactly how not to be good parents as they put their child in the drum of a washing machine. Panic ensues as an auto-lock engages.Fail: A couple get themselves in a spin after accidentally shutting their child in a washing machine and turning it on
- Terror suspect Abu Qatada could be released on bail AGAIN within days
The radical cleric has launched a taxpayer-funded bail appeal which could see him back on Britain's streets before the Jubilee celebrations at the end of this month.Appeal: Qatada has launched a bail application which will be heard by a senior immigration judge on May 28
- Cyclist buys homeless man 'anything he wanted to eat'
Lewis Dediara offered to buy the man whatever he liked, but all he wanted was a packet of crisps and a pint of milk. The video, filmed on Regent Street in central London, has attracted more than 60,000 hits on YouTubeHomeless Man Food Preview.jpg
- Russian boy abandoned: U.S. mother who sent Artem Saveliev back to Russia must pay child support
A judge in Tennessee ruled that Torry Hansen must begin making the child support payments in June and continue to pay until Artem (pictured), who is now 10 years old, turns 18.Artem Saveliev, back in Moscow
- Free money! Customers cash in as ATM pays out double and bank says they can keep the windfall
Some people walked away with thousands of pounds better off in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, after a HSBC machine began paying out double.Out of order: The cash machine in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, which was dishing out free money
- Facebook paedophile who collected 1,000 schoolgirl¿s phone numbers in online grooming campaign is jailed
Ryan Chambers, 19, had been living in his father’s flat in Milton Keynes, Bucks., on his own and used it as a place to have sex with the girls.Predator: Ryan Chambers, 19, had been living in his father¿s flat on his own and used it as a place to have sex with the girls
- Could seaweed-based face ash be the cure for acne? Scientists claim it can cut spots by two thirds
It is a problem that has always plagued teenagers but seaweed could finally put an end to acne woes, according to a clinical study.It might not look very appealing but seaweed similar to that shown here could help to cure spots
- Jeremy Hunt under fresh pressure as he faces Leveson grilling over handling of Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB bid
The Culture Secretary is likely to have more questions to answer on Thursday after his former special adviser appears at the Leveson Inquiry.Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is likely to face another difficult week after potentially-embarrassing Leveson appearances
- 'She's the one that attacked me': Eye-gouger Shane Jenkin tries to blame horrific assault on his ex-lover Tina Nash
Shane Jenkins subjected his ex-lover to a 12-hour attack. But now he blames ex Tina Nash for the assault - and says he's actually a caring person.Tina Nash arrives at Truro Crown Court, Cornwall, for the sentencing of her former partner Shane Jenkin today
- Anger as the SNP rewrite history: New school curriculum downplays role of British Empire
History lessons are to be revamped in a bid to downplay the British Empire and promote Scottish Nationalism. Senior history teachers said Government ‘tinkering’ would lead to a further slide in standards.Under the SNP shakeup, Scottish history will focus predominantly on a Braveheart portrayal of great battles
- Huge asteroid that is set to side-swipe Earth in February may destroy satellites...and it might return to hit us in 2020
A newly discovered 150-foot-wide asteroid called 2012 DA14 may come so close to the Earth in February that it might hit communications satellites.A newly discovered 150-foot-wide asteroid may come so close to the Earth in February that it might hit communications satellites.
- Asda shrine for mother, 33, who died after collapsing in car park while her child watched in horror
It is believed that the 33-year-old Victoria Clayton collapsed in the car park after leaving the store in Hartlepool on Tuesday afternoon.Reserved for mourners: A parking space filled with tributes for Victoria Clayton, who collapsed there
- Tory council leader convicted of bigamy after suspicious second wife hires private detective to investigate his past
Pervez Choudhry, the former leader of Slough Borough Council’s Conservative Party, was caught out when his second wife hired a detective to investigate him after a flippant remark from a relative aroused her suspicions.Two wives: Former Tory council leader Pervez Choudhry has escaped jail despite being convicted of bigamy.=
- Sinking of Bin Laden: Boat named as a joke 'is security risk to Olympics'
The 13ft motorboat owned by Laurence Godfrey (pictured with son Waylan), from Herts, was given the name ‘Bin Laden 1’ by his son Dylan, then aged 11.The 13ft motorboat was stopped by police after landing at Greenwich Yacht Club following a trip on the Thames last weekend. Dr Godfrey is pictured with his six-year-old son Waylan
- That's our baby up there: Couple make spectacular display of pregnancy by projecting scan on to cliffs
Adrian and Emma Bradbury invited family and friends to see their baby scan projected on to the white cliffs at Eastbourne in East Sussex.Telling the world: Adrian and Emma Bradbury invited family and friends to their 'portrait gallery' as they projected the 20-week scan of their child on to the Eastbourne cliffs
- She looks utterly respectable. But this mother is accused of being a wicked 'troll' who posts vile abuse online (And who put her in the frame? The self-confessed troll she lives with...)
Appearances, they say, can be deceptive. Kirsty Chapman is perhaps living proof of this. To the outside world, she is a respectable housewife and mother of three.Appearances, they say, can be deceptive. Kirsty Chapman (pictured right, with partner and self-confessed troll Darren Burton on the left
- Battle of the super yachts¿ as billionaires ¿extend¿ their pleasure craft in bid to have the biggest in the world
Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich has ordered ship builders to give his yacht a makeover at the same time as fellow billionaire Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid gets work done on his vessel Dubai.Great white: Roman Abramovich's 158 metre yacht Eclipse is covered in tarpaulin and scaffolding as it undergoes a refit at the dock in Barcelona