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• Mother wins right to stay in UK to see the baby girl she stabbed: Bangladeshi woman uses human rights laws to stay after she served five year jail term
• First Young, then Januzaj, now Rooney? Striker topples over at Hull to make it a hat-trick of United divers... on a day marked for celebration after 150th goal for the club!
• Earth mother! Alicia Silverstone cuddles up to her little boy Bear Blu on mother-son nature walk
• Fancy seeing you here! Naomi Campbell bumps into ex Flavio Briatore on Kenyan trip... 10 years after their split
• Male bonding! Frank Skinner enjoys a rare public outing with infant son Buzz Cody
• Clarifications and corrections
• McCoist angry as Rangers' perfect record ended by late Stranraer strike
• Pill could spare 500,000 the agony of Alzheimer's: Treatment can reduce crucial component of the disease by 90%
• Staying out of trouble! Brandi Glanville shrugs off drinking problem claims as she takes sons Mason and Jake to the movies
• Butcher dedicates win to youth team player David Paul who tragically died in his sleep
• Flip-flop chic! Glamazon Victoria Silvstedt hits the shops in Miami at Christmas in tiny shorts, a tight T-shirt and little else
• Father drops 40 pounds to become liver donor and save his baby daughter's life
• How your brain shuts down after 23minutes in the sales: Ability to spot a bargain drops off significantly after less than half an hour
• 'My heart breaks right now': Parents of girl, eight, who died on Christmas morning days after ten thousand sang her carols tell of their anguish
• Way off, Target: America's No. 2 retailer falls 45 points to record-low in brand popularity poll in yet another beating after data breach
• Burning off the Christmas calories! Make-up free Anne Hathaway enjoys a casual stroll with her dog Esmeralda
• Raking in the dough - now Bake Off Mary launches own range of cookware
• Arm in arm! Engaged couple Hilary Rhoda and Sean Avery look happy as they take a romantic Christmas Eve stroll through Manhattan
• Premier League match descends into chaos... in the UAE! Ajman official hits referee for awarding last minute penalty
• Boxing Day number crunching: Everton miss out on faultless calendar year at home, United have ALREADY conceded a season's worth of goals while City just keep scoring...
• Pro12 round-up: Ospreys' substitute Evans sinks Scarlets and Newport beat Cardiff
• Thousands flocked to the High Street in frenzied Boxing Day spree, but the best bargains are STILL online where items are 20% cheaper
• Axe routine cancer follow-ups to ease pressure on NHS: Charity says six-month appointments are wasteful and do not target those most in need
• EXCLUSIVE: Hayes finally at home and ready for life after rugby
• Rock solid: Vijay and Pujara strike half-centuries on a day shortened by poor light
• Hart of team now beating strong again... which is very bad news for City's rivals
• Chilling truth about the video games your children got for Christmas: How titles like Pay Day 2, Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat corrupt children as young as five
• Playing Captain Evil? I'm Hooked! (except for the very itchy moustache)
• Banking minnows given Government boost to take High Street giants who fail to lend to small businesses
• Baby be beatboxing! Adorable one-year-old proves she's a fast leaner as she mimics uncle's sophisticated rhythmic technique
• Are you being duped by the sales? Shopper fury at 'deals' that were cheaper before Christmas as stores enjoy £3bn record takings from Boxing Day spree
• Never mind the TV has-beens - these pantos have pizzazz: Our unmissable guide to the best Xmas shows near you
• Shaun White unveils new daredevil half pipe trick just in time for the Winter Olympics
• WORLD OF RUGBY: Referees are damned if they do and damned if they don't refer
• GRAHAM POLL: Rodgers' ref rant smacked of sour grapes and he should be charged for Mason moan
• Comedy partner look! Ricky Gervais and lady love Jane Fallon head out for a Christmas Day stroll in matching jackets
• A coffee maker, full-length mirror and a director's chair... just some of Katy Perry and John Mayer's strange diva demands
• Top five movies of 2013: Lesbian lovers, Tom Hanks and space turned the silver screen into gold this year
• Baby on board! Doting dad Matthew McConaughey enjoys a stroll in Brazil with his youngest son Livingston
• BLOGS OF THE DAY: Fast and Furious 7 is postponed until 2015
• Zakia Jafri breaks down after Modi is cleared in protest petition case
• Holiday havoc as winter weather causes TWO massive Pennsylvania pileups and widespread power outages continue for nearly 100,000 families
• Lights, camera... inaction: Drama behind the scenes at Pinewood as expansion plans are put on hold again
• He's the new Bruno Tonioli! Robbie Williams camps it up as flamboyant ballroom dancer Flavio in Gangsta Granny
• Life is sweet! Pregnant Gwen Stefani, 44, satisfies her cravings with tasty pastry run in Beverly Hills as she holds onto son Kingston
• Channel isle hit by earthquake: Jersey feels tremor measuring 2.9 on Richter scale
• ASHES LIVE: Australia v England - follow day two of the fourth Test from Melbourne as it happened
• Tragic boy, 3, thrown from Manhattan highrise by his suicidal father laid to rest after emotional funeral Mass
• Now U.N. meddlers lecture Britain on migrants: Millions in peril in Syria, yet refugee chief finds time to condemn Cameron's reforms
• I'd stick to the catwalk! Rookie Cara Delevingne almost loses her bikini as she takes to the ocean for a wakeboarding lesson in Barbados
• 'Comeback proves we CAN win the title,' Wenger praises Arsenal's character after West Ham victory as Gunners hit top spot
• Bloodbath that nearly downed the world: In their own enthralling words, the spine-tingling heroism of the forgotten British troops who fought for their lives in the Korean War
• Hobbies? We'd rather watch the television: One in four now lists activity as their favourite pastime
• 'My sick little peanut will only sleep on me today': Kristin Cavallari cuddles baby Camden as he comes down with an illness
• VISUAL EDIT: India's biggest export? People
• WHIPLASH: The newcomer has made the old parties go bonkers
• Gmail's new feature allowing users to view images in the body of the email raises security fears
• Salman shoots extravagant Bigg Boss finalé early so he can attend his 48th birthday bash with friends and family
• Twitter valued at $40 BILLION as post-Christmas spike in stocks helps the social media site 'triple' its IPO
• Father and son die in tragic Christmas day diving accident while testing out their new equipment they'd gotten as presents
• RSA is under the weather as storms and flooding wreak havoc across Britain
• Doctors fail to spot mum's cancer despite 15 visits for back pain: Woman dies after months of 'obvious symptoms'
• Bangladesh police besiege opposition leader Khaleda Zia's house
• TV viewers hail the return of one-off classic sitcom Open All Hours as 'warmly nostalgic' and 'a fitting tribute to Ronnie Barker'
• Simon Cowell practices fatherhood by holding a baby on Barbados beach during romantic vacation with pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman
• Starved, isolated, duped... how I'm A Celeb tried to break me: Westlife's Kian Egan exposes how the stars are cynically manipulated behind the scenes
• Dance music lovers set to get Sunburnt as DJs Pete Tong, Markus Schulz and Anish Sood descend on Goa
• Kompany hails 'massive' three points against Liverpool as he revels in tightest Premier League title race for years
• BAE to keep Navy patrol ships afloat and seaworthy
• JAMIE REDKNAPP'S BOXING DAY WATCH: Wide boy Walcott is firing Gunners' charge to the top, don't write off Rio... and who is City's unsung hero?
• Texas thug, 27, charged with hate crime for beating up elderly black man in 'knockout game' attack
• Sam Turner's tips: All the best bets for Friday, December 27
• Neighbor of 9-year-old girl found raped and strangled at trailer park DENIES killing her
• How Robert Redford taught me to be a man: He's more pensioner than pin-up in his latest film, but for BRIAN VINER, he is STILL the ultimate male role model
• Moving on? Lamar Odom is the picture of good health as he spends Christmas playing basketball with pals in LA
• A faster route to growth for richer nations
• Boateng assaulted on Christmas Day in Germany while on break from Schalke
• Isabella Cruise goes from green hair to a shocking red buzz cut as she celebrates 21st birthday in Florida with dad Tom and brother Connor
• 'You look like Wendy from Peter Pan': Martha Stewart, 72, shares rare photo of herself age 14 spending Christmas at home
• Keeping those wrinkles at bay! Heidi Klum, 40, reveals her beauty regime as she posts mud facial selfie
• Sprinter Sacre at his most vulnerable at Kempton, says trainer Henderson
• Delta WILL honor tickets accidentally sold for as little 20 DOLLARS
• LIVE: Cardiff 2 Sunderland 2 - follow all the Premier League action as it happened
• Japan's Toshiba closing in on UK nuclear reactor mega-deal
• Hidden Obamacare taxes will appear on health insurance bills starting in 2014
• Rodgers' reffing hell! Liverpool boss blasts 'horrendous' officials and hints at Mason bias during defeat at City
• UP government evicts riot victims following Mulayam's description of refugee camp inhabitants as 'conspirators'
• LIVE: Follow all the Premier League action from around the grounds as it happened
• A surreal leap too far for Harry Hill and Keanu Reeves' wooden and woeful Samurai
• Viscount Linley's former business partner wanted in his home country of Russia on fraud charges
• Are they dating? Keri Russell and her Americans co-star Matthew Rhys 'looked like a couple during shopping trip' weeks after she announced split from husband
• Oh dear, now they've let Jane Austen be savaged by zombies: Christopher Stevens reviews last night's TV
• Poyet heaps praise on Mannone as inspired performance from Sunderland keeper ensures victory over Everton
• LIVE: West Ham v West Brom - follow all the Premier League action from Upton Park as it happens
• How did the A-list celebrate Christmas? From Katie Holmes' trip to The Nutcracker to Miranda Kerr's table of kale, celebrities reveal how they spent the holiday
• Is this how Victoria's Secret Angels look so good? Why the world's top models can't get enough of this little Australian label
• How Big Brother USA is spreading its wings in Indian skies
• UFC 168: Silva bids to rediscover genius as Weidman chases repeat performance
• India tells the US it means business: Tough-talking Delhi sets the taxmen loose on the American Embassy
• 'After 50 years of marriage, Phil finally gave Kay a wedding ring!' Under fire Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson splashes out on diamond sparkler for long suffering wife
• Danny Dyer makes Albert Square debut in EastEnders Christmas special... but the show loses festive ratings war to Coronation Street for first time in a decade
• Is this Ukrainian helping to sell millions of stolen Target credit card numbers online? Security expert claims he has identified black market salesman
• World's cruellest zoo: Shackled elephants, starving camels, 150 pelicans crammed into one cage - and a death toll that rises daily
• Sprinter Sacre risks losing 10-race unbeaten record at Kempton, admits Henderson
• LAX shooter pleads not guilty after rampage at airport left TSA agent dead
• Once the world's most expensive teenager after signing for Liverpool for £250,000 in 1985, Harrison dies aged 46
• Is this the end of the cinnamon roll? Traditional Danish pastries under threat after EU threatens ban on the spice
• 'I'm not this perfect woman who has it all together': Full House star Candace Cameron Bure on trying to balance Hollywood and motherhood -- without a nanny
• Chrissy Teigen posts bad taste video of husband John Legend jokingly grabbing her by the throat... before quickly deleting it
• Littlejohn's makes you proud to be British quiz 2013: Coppers in monkey onesies, Oompa Loompas and bondage lessons in the village hall...
• Pigeon that started fire with a cigarette and dog that turned on a toaster, London Fire Brigade reveals its most bizarre call outs of 2013
• South Carolina man grows the hottest pepper on Earth
• So Dan, are you REALLY happy you ditched Downton? A year after his shock exit, he's still waiting for his big Hollywood break
• Someone's feeling 'fussy'! Shakira shows her playful side with little boy Milan in holiday tweets
• CHARLES SALE: Aussie skipper Clarke ignores bar on Warne brekkie
• 'I eat BEFORE I go to a restaurant': Sherri Shepherd on the unconventional technique that's helped her shed 60lbs
• Two-thirds of Americans say this is the worst Congress EVER
• Witty Mitty loses the plot: It's funny, but you'd be a fantasist if you thought Ben Stiller's take on Walter Mitty was a classic
• League One round-up: Super-sub Lasimant keeps Leyton Orient top with late winner
• My stolen sheepdog turned up 520 miles from home: Pet kidnapped for breeding found after seven months
• 'Cheeky!' Rita Ora's mum receives a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey for Christmas now her daughter is to appear in the movie version
• Robber fled open prison... because it was full of drugs! Inmate hoped he would be punished with switch to a tougher jail
• Baseball star, 17, SMILED, as he confessed to murdering his mother on Christmas Eve by beating her with a bat and 'then fatally slashing her throat and stabbing her in the eye'
• Boris school at the centre of probe into sexual abuse: Two teachers accused of subjecting children aged 7 to 13 to 'horrific' attacks during 1970s
• Monsignor jailed for endangerment over handling of church abuse scandal has conviction overturned
• 'I'll choose motherhood over fame': Fergie admits balancing work and career is a challenge as she and Josh Duhamel enjoy first Christmas with son Axl
• League Two round-up: Oxford blow chance to go top as Reid double fires Plymouth to shock win
• Dallas Cowboys asks a retired quarterback to fill in for injured star and he decides to donate his gameday $53,000 paycheck to the school where he was teaching math
• The elephant in the room is well worth watching: The Elephantom review
• Keeping shut with the Kardashians! Kanye West vows to keep quiet 'for at least six months' in 2014 to stay out of trouble
• The Good, The Bad... and The Bowie: From Gravity to Behind The Candelabra, 2013 in culture
• OMG! Girl power has invaded Neverland: Wendy & Peter Pan review
• Senior violence: Woman, 76, catches her husband, 77, looking at Eharmony so she slaps him and he brutally pushes her to the ground and breaks her hip
• Ramsey's birthday spoiled after Arsenal star is ruled out for rest of festive period
• St Johnstone 0 Celtic 1: Van Dijk's Dutch of class secures another win for the Bhoys
• Murray beaten by Tsonga in Abu Dhabi as Scotsman makes first return to action since back surgery
• Prest-o change-o! Jessica Alba slips out of her sexy evening outfit and into pajamas for fun Christmas photo
• Don't worry, be happy! Cara Delevingne reveals mystery inking on her chest as she makes a splash during festive break in Barbados
• CHRIS EVANS: The Honda CR-V is so dull and sexless that it probably comes in... Fifty shades of grey
• Gabrielle Gifford's astronaut husband Mark Kelly will stay on earth while his identical brother lives on the space station for a year in upcoming twin study
• Lomas sacked! Millwall get rid of manager after three successive defeats
• You make fighting fun: OK, Lindsey Buckingham admits, I did kick Stevie Nicks... Fleetwood Mac are back... and still settling old scores
• Rangers 1 Stranraer 1: Gers 100% record comes to an end as Longworth snatches late equaliser
• What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! Sarah Harding enjoys a wet and wild Christmas poolside in the US with boyfriend Mark Foster
• Floating palace: Inside Kimora Lee Simmons' decadent $325k-a-week yacht she's lounging on with lover Tim Leissner and ex-husband Russell in St. Bart's
• Christmas, With Love: Leona Lewis cuddles up to Dennis Jauch as they celebrate the holidays together in festive jumpers
• Don't forget to charge it! World's first electric two-seater helicopter makes maiden flight - and could soon be on sale in the UK
• 'Kids, no kids, WHO CARES!': Charlie Sheen boasts about spending Christmas Day with porn star Brett Rossi instead of family
• Rogue scientist faked AIDS research funded with $19M in taxpayer money by spiking rabbit blood
• Biblical swarm! 900-year-old village church is being devoured by a plague of BEETLES
• Work to restart on Dubai's artificial World islands as the emirate finally begins to recover from economic meltdown
• Huddersfield 1 Derby 1: Paterson's late equaliser stops Rams juggernaut
• CRAIG BROWN: Vegas or bust! Don't expect many laughs in Johnny Vegas's gripping memoir
• Farmer who became overnight millionaire when Staffordshire Hoard was found says MORE Saxon treasure may be buried under the M6 toll road
• Refuse firm director jailed after failing to clear 42 FOOT mountain of rubbish which loomed over housing estate
• Goodbye tablets, hello taxidermy: How hipsters are ditching modern hobbies to learn 'trendy' ancient skills -- like stuffing dead animals
• Inside the dangerous world of Britain's boy racers who risk their lives on the roads in customised versions of budget cars
• Mesmerizing pictures of cave formations reveal a hole new world beneath our feet from New Mexico to Vietnam
• Nicholls continues King George domination as Conti powers to Boxing Day glory
• That was one of my best, says Rooney after scoring 150th Premier League goal for United in 'massive win'
• Taylor Swift spent Christmas with the main man in her life right now
• 'I thought I'd got glandular fever... I'd actually got cancer', says shocked professional footballer, 24
• Ship shape-ly! Rihanna is a modern pin-up in large bikini bottoms and mismatched string top as takes a boat trip in Barbados
• Terrifying moment journalist's car is repeatedly rammed by thugs who then beat her up without saying a word
• Joseph Trump, growing up on Instagram: Intimate snap of Ivanka’s ten-week-old baby attracts 17,000 'likes' -- and all he's doing is sleeping!
• Touch-air technology: Minority Report comes to life as inventor creates floating interactive images
• 'You have to do what you have to do':Bomb squad officers and two civilians rescue 72-year-old driver from a burning vehicle following a crash
• Meningitis double amputee, 2, learns to walk again thanks to his sister enticing him with Haribo gummy bears
• All grown up! Abandoned pit bull puppy who was adopted by a CAT gets new home
• Now that's a close-knit family: Great-grandmother produces 28 matching Christmas jumpers for her four children, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren
• '1st Christmas together! Killed it!' Kaley Cuoco celebrates the three-month anniversary of her engagement to Ryan Sweeting with wine
• Is the iPad on the way out? Apple tablet was outsold by Android rivals for the first time this year as budget devices fuel boom
• My Tent Or Yours nails The New one in Christmas cracker at Kempton
• 'I can't help but feel grateful for my blessings': Tori Spelling gushes about her family the day after husband Dean McDermott is accused of cheating
• 'We both have regrets': Terry Richardson's ex Audrey Gelman defends Lena Dunham's involvement with the controversial photographer
• Mutton dressed as ham: Strange-looking 'sheep' that are actually woolly PIGS (but at least they don't get sunburn)
• Bride-to-be whose bones can dislocate up to 300 times a DAY vows to beat her agonising illness to walk down the aisle
• 2014, the year of the Bible: Hollywood cashes in on Christians by ditching superheroes for Noah, Mary and Jesus
• 911 call reporting unconscious woman at Justin Bieber's party revealed... and security team can't agree on what's wrong with her
• The way to her heart: Gemma Collins is engaged to beau Rami who proposes by popping ring in her Christmas pudding
• Hughes loses his cool - and his coat - as he is sent off during fiery game at St James' Park... and Bruce also loses it as Hull throw away two goal lead
• DEBORAH ROSS: What bounders! They've murdered Jane Austen
• Farmer chic: Rita Ora shows off her slender legs in wellies and white hotpants as she arrives for a photo shoot in the countryside
• LOUIS SAHA: Ferguson was the best because he could communicate with everyone... and I believe I can be a top boss
• 'My life is really simple... I even bore myself': Why Joaquin Phoenix is Hollywood's reluctant superstar
• 'I love my son': Anguish of mother as she buries the surgeon found hanging in Syrian jail after months of torture
• When's the best time to find love online? RIGHT NOW! Boxing Day at 5.18pm is the busiest moment of year for dating websites
• Now blogger sentenced to 600 lashes for starting Free Saudi Liberals site could be EXECUTED
• Drunken dad 'didn't notice his four-year-old son was EJECTED from SUV in crash' and drove on for miles while toddler lay dying
• From wasteland to paradise in ten years: Vasant Vihar's biodiversity park has become a sanctuary for rare flora and fauna
• 'I do an excellent Alan Hansen and Roy Hodgson. And I frequently lapse into Brian Clough': Inside the head of... Gabby Logan
• 'Malky is our man'! True blue Cardiff fans protest in support of Mackay and against Tan's red regime before loss
• Elderly 'gentleman' knocked-down and killed on Christmas Day in suspected drink-drive incident named as Jim Smith, who was in his 80s
• Not lovin' it: Moment firefighters rescue girl, three, who got her head stuck in a gate at McDonald's
• OLLY SMITH: Forever flowing bubbles: You can have a fizz-fuelled New Year's Eve without being fleeced
• Tally ho, ho, ho! Farage's hunt for votes as thousands gather to watch traditional Boxing Day hunt as riders and hounds parade around the country
• Price splits from Booth to team up with former Tyson and Klitschkos trainer Brooks
• Agony of mother whose daughter 'was murdered and turned into kebab meat' after she was targeted by stalker who became obsessed with case
• Number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits drops to lowest point since November 2012 but analysts fear it is just because of seasonal holiday hiring
• From THAT super-short pixie to waist-length waves, Beyonce's hairdresser reveals the secrets behind her most iconic cuts
• Primary school teacher, 46, who drowned trying to save his beloved labrador on Christmas Eve was 'inspiration to children': Friends pay tribute to father-of-two
• TOM PARKER BOWLES: The Empire bites back: Pukka colonial surroundings, food fit for an Indian prince... a restaurant to worship and adore
• Baby rescued from a car after being left by its mother for an hour and a half in scorching Australian summer temperatures
• Shirtless Ryan Seacrest shows off his toned physique as he celebrates his birthday among friends in Cabo San Lucas
• A smile - the best Christmas gift ever! Boy, 11, born with facial paralysis is finally able to grin after ground breaking surgery
• Man dies while hanging Christmas lights for a 'winter wonderland' he built for his 4-year-old daughter and under which he planned to propose to his girlfriend
• Appy news year! From fine art to addictive games, here are the 40 best apps
• Major League Baseball pitcher who earns $2m a year but spends his off-seasons substitute TEACHING
• Former Betis boss Mel firms as favourite for West Brom post after arrival in England
• The airlines that are making seats even SMALLER: New 'slimline' designs with less legroom and no reclining backs
• UPS workers face torrents of abuse online over late deliveries as Amazon 'offers gift cards for shipping failures'
• Tragic firefighter who pulled dying woman out of car wreck on Christmas Eve initially didn't realize it was his own daughter
• Doctor Who's five minute regeneration sequence was most watched TV MOMENT with 10.2m viewers... but Mrs Brown's Boys was top rated Christmas show beating EastEnders
• Bottom falls out of the nappy market! Parents reject big names in favour of cheaper non-branded diapers
• Gisele Bündchen and husband Tom Brady, take out daughter Vivian and sons Benjamin and John Moynahan for play day on Christmas
• Revolutionary 'bio-pen' could allow doctors to DRAW-ON human cells to repair broken bones and cartilage
• Family of 22-year-old who went missing in while hiking in Canada fear he could be dead after 'getting into trouble' in the mountains
• BLOGS OF THE DAY: Disney files lawsuit over copy of 'Frozen'
• He's behind you, David! Fergie looks like he's never left as he watches over Moyes... sat with coaching staff and players while wearing full United gear
• R Prasad on... The AAP's minister selection
• New York taxi driver loses licence after making repeated advances to a female passenger during cab ride
• Delhi police rescue over 1,000 street children in one year
• At least Detroit has ONE booming industry: Photographers are flocking to capture crumbling remains of once-glorious buildings
• RAISINA TATTLE: Vajpayee's twitter fans
• The Year That Was... October: Januzaj makes an instant impact, Tendulkar calls it a day and Fergie's incendiary book comes out
• Flush with love: Wife returns to husband after he promises divorce court that he will build her a toilet
• WATCH: LeBron James sons' show they're a chip off the old block with stunning tag team basketball dunk
• Arsonists ruin Christmas for autistic boy: Sensory room built as a gift for disabled child is destroyed by fire
• Barcelona launch move to sign Chelsea's Courtois... and Atletico ready to battle for highly-rated keeper
• Manchester United suffer blow after Jones is ruled out for the Christmas period
• Abandoned at Christmas: Meet Snow White, Prince Charming, Cinderella and Buttons, the newborn puppies dumped behind Lidl in a battered old shoe box
• Police officer killed in violent clashes with protesters firing sling shots on the streets of Bangkok
• 534 balls, 425 dots... England's snails really need to pick up pace
• Travel companies due to slash prices by 30% in January sales as it is revealed British tourists will spend more than ever on their 2014 holiday
• Wish they were here Tim? Relaxed Bale and Modric pose for cheesy Christmas pics as Spurs play through busy festive schedule
• On me head son: Elizabeth Berkley encourages Sky's footballing skills as they enjoy Christmas Day at the park
• 'It seems that I have been totally abandoned and forgotten': New video shows American worker, 72, pleading for help from President Obama after being abducted by al-Qaeda in Pakistan two years ago
• Color version of golden oldie I Love Lucy tops U.S TV ratings with 8.7m viewers nearly 60 years after it first aired
• Not a Tesco in sight! Forget today's soulless chain stores. These magical pictures show the lost British High Street in its idiosyncratic pomp
• Royal rumble: Bearded Prince Harry releases his inner 'Keano' during Christmas football match as he smashes big brother William and receives ticking off from referee for late tackles and barges
• Girl loses part of finger and 60 are injured in a mass piranha attack on Christmas Day swimmers in Argentina
• Hilarious pictures show how 'eyebombing' turns ordinary objects into friendly faces thanks to a pair of googly eyes
• VISUAL EDIT: From government motors to General Motors
• Forest take on QPR in a crucial battle in the Championship - all the action as it happened
• The Birth Of...Stephanie! Ms Seymour appears from the sea like a mythical goddess as she enjoys a family holiday in St Barts
• Pictured: The cruel Taiwanese college student who stuffed her pet cat Kiki into a glass jar as 'punishment for misbehaving'
• Armed guards surround car after it is driven into the gates of the Elysee Palace 'by Italian theatre director'
• WHIPLASH: Netaji tilting at windmills
• Santa's topless baby: Helen Flanagan wishes her fans a Merry Christmas in red sequin knickers... and not much else
• The 'kynicism' of the AAP's movement has started a national conversation on India's political ideologies
• Interest rate rise may boost Prime Minister's popularity, are we heading for a pre-election rate hike?
• China and South Korea outraged as Japan's Prime Minister visits shrine honouring war dead
• Burial box with first ever reference to Jesus etched on the side goes on display for first time since forgery trial
• Vogue, Nirvana, Tea, Reem and PEPPA: The most bizarre baby names of 2013
• Big B branded 'traitor' by SP MLA for sharing a stage with Raj Thackeray and accused of 'doing everything for money'
• I'll be back! Prior admits his axing was fair but vows to fight on for an England return
• Lonely Pellegrini has given up Chilean food and family photos as he strives to bring success to Man City
• Emotional reunion as daughter reunites with her mother 25 years after teenager was forced to give up her baby
• Nottingham Forest 2 QPR 0: Halford and Reid secure first home win since September
• Families of Pan Am 73 victims accuse US of double standards in Devyani case
• British film industry at risk of Hollywood boycott if iconic Pinewood studios is refused permission to expand: Marvel has already pulled latest film
• Blackpool 1 Leeds 1: Tangerines end losing streak as Ince snatches a valuable point
• Wigan 0 Birmingham 0: Lingard sees red but Latics fail to make extra man count
• Ronaldo (the Brazilian one) backs Messi to win Ballon d'Or ahead of the other Ronaldo
• Middlesbrough 1 Burnley 0: Karanka's men battle to victory after stunning Ledesma strike
• 'We STILL have no electricity, Prime Minister': Furious flood victim berates Cameron for lack of help during his visit to swamped town - as thousands still have no power after days of Christmas misery
• Leicester 1 Reading 0: Nugent lights up Foxes festive season as Pearson's men go top
• Machil encounter inquiry indicts two Army officers
• Doncaster 0 Ipswich 3: McGoldrick and Chambers punish haphazard Rovers
• Bournemouth 3 Yeovil 0: Ritchie double ends home slump for Cherries
• Blackburn 0 Sheff Wed 0: Rovers held to goalless draw after Owls flying visit
• Yasser Arafat died of natural causes and not radiation poisoning, Russian forensic scientists find
• Barnsley 0 Bolton 1: Danns signs off with a goal as Tykes remain rooted to the bottom
• 'He leaned in for a kiss and I realised he liked me:' Rebecca Ferguson recalls the moment she fell for her non-famous boyfriend
• Watford 4 Millwall 0: Lomas axed after rout! Boss pays the price as Hornets sting Lions
• Charlton 3 Brighton 2: Wilson strikes twice as the Addicks put the breaks on Albion
• Chopper Harry! Bearded Prince's below-the-belt tackles earn him a ticking off from referee (even big brother William was a target)
• Mulayam's PM hopes dashed by five criminal cases against SP members
• Man City 2 Liverpool 1: More home comfort for Pellegrini as Negredo's chip wins Boxing Day feast for hosts
• Young boy left paralysed by brain tumour defies doctors to become a black belt in Tae Kwon Do
• West Ham 1 Arsenal 3: Big Sam in big trouble after Walcott double puts Gunners title charge back on track
• Two teenagers shot dead and a third critically injured less than 24 hours after triple shooting at nearby strip club
• Tottenham 1 West Brom 1: Sherwood plans to give it a Real go despite Olsson equaliser making it a lacklustre start as Spurs boss
• Norwich 1 Fulham 2: Late Parker cracker earns Cottagers vital away win
• Feliz Navidad! Falcao the centre of attention as he celebrates Christmas with his wife and her friends
• Newcastle 5 Stoke 1: It's ref justice for Hughes after he and his players see red as nine-man Potters are routed
• Everton 0 Sunderland 1: Ki sparks Poyet's survival bid with winner in 'incredible' victory over 10-man Toffees
• Chelsea 1 Swansea 0: Hazard spares blushes of wasteful Blues
• Cardiff 0 Southampton 3: Malky's last stand? Mackay and Tan set to hold crunch talks after Bluebirds are sunk
• Congress flexes its muscles: Party's Delhi leader threatens to withdraw support if Kejriwal resorts to a 'witch-hunt' against former ministers
• 'She's our little miracle!' Cancer survivor, 43, gives birth to baby after medics warned chemotherapy would leave her infertile
• Very Rooney Christmas: United ace Wayne combines business with festive pleasure ahead of Hull clash
• Aston Villa 0 Crystal Palace 1: Lambert can't find home comforts as Gayle's injury-time winner lifts Eagles out of drop zone
• Hull City 2 Manchester United 3: It's a crying shame as Old Trafford old boy Chester is close to tears after his own goal secures comeback victory for Moyes's men
• Nasa reveals breathtaking image of the Earth on Christmas morning (Santa must have been on the other side)
• Szczesny: We can win the league, the mood around the club is much better than it was...
• KING GEORGE DAY LIVE: All the action from the festive feature at Kempton
• Howdy! Sarah Harding looks like an all-American girl in jeans and pumps as she enjoys horse-riding session in LA
• Most beautiful yacht race in the world: Flotilla of 94 boats sail out of Sydney Harbour for gruelling three-day regatta
• Put her on the naughty list! Nine-year-old asks Santa to blacklist woman who brutally beat her mother for her bad PARKING
• Beards, bottom tattoos and sun-lounger selfies: Sarah Vine on the most talked-about beauty trends of 2013
• Could these three words stop your children nagging forever? LORRAINE CANDY plans to try a new technique with her four in 2014
• Posh will have to pay £1m to snatch hitman McKay from Inverness
• Unemployed mother-of-two borrows £1,700 from EIGHT payday loan companies to buy 'hundreds' of Christmas presents for her children... but says she can't pay them back
• World Wide Web founder backs Snowden, saying the world needs whistleblowers and that they should be protected
• What the back pages say on Thursday, December 26: Liverpool go to the Etihad with 'no fear', says Rodgers
• It's all skates off! Jorgie Porter is amongst the Dancing On Ice stars eager to take home the crown in the show's final series
• Police finance chief resigns after allegedly making 'n***** in the woodpile' remark during meeting
• Gunners star Sagna will listen to offers from rival clubs in January, as Wenger prepares to sign Belgian striker Batshuayi from Liege
• Cheese-y! Miley Cyrus and siblings recreate their awkward childhood Christmas photo
• Bhoys in for red-hot Hassan! Lennon sets sights on Egyptian 'Trezeguet'
• We can still post something competitive with Pietersen at the crease, says Bell
• Gunners honour champion jockey McCoy with specially commissioned '4000' shirt
• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: England were too negative for their own good... and the MCG is a spine-tingling place to be when it's full
• This is a ho ho hold up! Bank robber dressed as Santa puts suspicious package on teller’s counter and makes off with undisclosed amount
• Woman, 22, and the brother of her husband-to-be gunned down in Macy's parking lot
• NASSER HUSSAIN: Bell should be at No 3, Bairstow must get a proper chance now and watch out for the real KP on day two
• Man City reject Ibrahim attracting interest from Everton, Southampton and Swansea
• Chaos as bargain hunters from the East swamp stores: Chinese shoppers spend millions at Selfridges as thousands queue through the night for Boxing Day bargains across Britain
• All I want for Christmas is... a cool drink: Los Angeles bakes under near-record 80F temperatures
• Blood-stained revellers flee West End nightclub where man, 31, was shot dead at 3am on Boxing Day
• 'Merry Knickmas:' Lara Bingle cuddles up to boyfriend Sam Worthington as they enjoy a game of basketball on Christmas Day
• TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: The good, the bad and the ugly from day one in Melbourne
• Still in love after all these years: Nick Cannon plays Santa Claus for twins and posts fake flashbacks of wife Mariah Carey
• Thought you were retiring? Justin Bieber can't make up his mind as he sings for his beliebers in Christmas message
• Pietersen's hard-fought fifty can't conceal England's batting failures as Johnson and Harris strike in front of world record crowd
• Swann meets Pietersen to clear up misunderstanding over 'backsides' jibe and confirms it wasn't aimed at former England team-mate
• Sealed with a kiss: Adam Sandler and wife Jackie steal a quick smooch as they stroll about during family vacation in Hawaii
• Cross-dresser walks across two runways at Newark airport before wandering into terminal after a 'bad date' despite $300MILLION perimeter security system
• Meet the latest Kardashian... Kitten! Kourtney reveals the 'newest member of the family' showing off adorable new pet
• 'Just watch the Rockets game Christmas night': NBA star Chandler Parsons shaves head for terminally ill 10-year-old and 'new friend', who then finds out on live TV
• Smile! (You're in Hawaii): President Obama breaks from family Christmas and golf to visit military families with wife Michelle
• Bizarre WWE Christmas brawl proves that yes, Virginia, there is a black Santa Claus and he can kick white Santa's butt
• Amanda Bynes continues to look happy and healthy as she takes a walk with her family on Christmas Day in LA
• Florida's smallest ever baby who weighed just 14oz when he was born 16 weeks early finally comes home in time for the holidays
• Miley's Christmas nightmare! Cyrus tweets her disappointment after raunchy new video Adore You leaks online
• A lotto to be thankful for! Florida police issue scratch-off tickets to people caught speeding during Christmas Day traffic stops
• Festive friends! Jessica Alba poses with godson James and his mother Jaime King as they join a host of celebrities posting Christmas selfies
• Teenager arrested after decapitated body was found in his basement
• 'Victory or death': Washington's daring Christmas Day crossing in Revolutionary War recreated on banks of the Delaware
• 'Merry Christmas from us': Chris Brown spends day with girlfriend Karrueche Tran while ex Rihanna looks sombre in solo selfie
• Sibling rivalry? Dakota and Elle Fanning are 'growing apart' as the pair move away from one another
• Now Kimora Lee Simmons kisses her female pal as she continues her Christmas break with new beau, ex-husband Russell and their children
• Formerly conjoined twins celebrate first Christmas in the hospital dressed as Santa's helpers while awaiting next major surgery
• Missing girl, 19, is found stabbed to death and trapped under ice in river days after abusive ex-boyfriend shot himself
• My, what a festive disguise you have! Selma Blair channels Red Riding Hood for a last minute Christmas shopping spree in LA
• Police arrest 72-year-old dementia patient for a five-year-old unpaid SEAT BELT ticket
• Scrawled notes from al-Qaida leader reveal plot to kidnap UN peacekeepers in Syria
• Memorable quotes from EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE's column: Who said what
• Couldn’t wait to show it off! Gabrielle Union displays new engagement sparkler at Los Angeles Lakers game as fiance's team wins
• 'My mom threw out our tree before Christmas because it was too messy': Anna Wintour's daughter shares photo of presents stacked in a corner
• ALEX BRUMMER: A renaissance that could restore not just our economy, but our pride
• STEPHEN GLOVER: Mr Cameron is deluded if he thinks his new 'cutie' Karren Brady is what the Tories need
• 'Married 14 years ago today!': Jessica Seinfeld shares touching anniversary picture of husband Jerry and shows off newly-cropped hair
• Hitler's greatest enemy? A nun with unholy talent for swearing: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
• Not even Shirl's marmalade hair brightened up this dreary Downton Abbey Christmas Special
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The gesture Mr Balls deserves from voters
• Tess Daly ends the year on a fashion high as she wears sequined dress with sheer skirt for Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
• Lifeline to small firms under bank lending shake-up: Easier to borrow for businesses as new rules are revealed
• Family show their support for Tom Daley as they give gifts adorned with colours of the gays rights rainbow flag... while star wears 'Gay Icon' apron
• A bra for Simon Cowell - and stage fright for Miley Cyrus: What the mischievous QUENTIN LETTS wishes Santa had put in the stars' stockings
• I lost 100lb and won £5,000 bet: Man shed third of his body weight in just three months after staking £50
• Who had to have a drugs test before getting his OBE? And what was Britain's first flavoured crisp? Find out in our fiendishly fun Boxing Day quiz
• Pay in cheque... by sending bank a picture of it: Customers could have money in account in two days under new scheme
• 'They talk about getting married and having kids!' Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis set for exciting 2014 with 'imminent' engagement
• 'Jennifer Lawrence should grow up!': Joan Rivers reveals her New Year's resolution as she takes another swipe at Hunger Games star
• Doctor attacked female patient who disagreed with diagnosis: GP given six month conditional discharge
• 'A great sport': Brad Pitt steps away from dramatic roles to film cameo in 22 Jump Street playing himself... but as a librarian
• Another day in paradise: Terri Seymour kisses her toyboy lover on the beach... but there's no sign of Simon Cowell
• Britain's littlest shepherd, aged two, a lamb called Twinkle - and a bond between boy and sheep that will melt your heart
• Three's company! Kate Moss takes a Christmas walk with hubbie Jamie Hince and ex-boyfriend Jefferson Hack
• 'You can always hold my hand': Carson and Mrs Hughes share touching scene as their friendship blossoms in Downton Abbey Christmas Special
• Christmas Day online shoppers outnumber today's high street bargain hunters for the first time: Survey finds 31% planned to spend part of yesterday surfing for bargains