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Faces of 20m Britons are being held on the police database

Police forces hold more than 20million mugshots and this risks undermining public confidence, a watchdog has warned. Professor Paul Wiles, the independent Biome... read more

Celine Dion dons dramatic pink silk dress in Montreal

She’s back on her home turf following a mammoth tour across Europe. And Celine Dion was met with a hero’s welcome when she stepped out in her native... read more

Experts share the perfect day hour by hour for activities

What would be your perfect day? While most of us imagine fine dining and sunny beaches, scientists have a different picture. Last week, research revealed that 7... read more

C4 hoping for ‘anything north’ of 3m Bake Off viewers

The new series of The Great British Bake Off returns next week – on Channel 4 It paid £75m for the show after it pulled in more than 15m viewers for the ... read more

School history lessons leaving kids with ‘sense of guilt’

As fights to alter the date of Australia Day and pull down or alter statues come to a head, some experts are warning changes to the history curriculum taught in... read more

Over-40s most at risk in UK’s laziness epidemic, says PHE

Britain is in the grip of an ‘inactivity epidemic’, with nearly half of adults failing to go for a brisk walk even once a month. Health bosses say 4... read more

Bristol schoolgirl, 13, hanged herself in her bedroom

A schoolgirl hanged herself in her bedroom just hours after a row with her mother during half term. Chloe Morris, 13, from Bristol, was found dead by her step-f... read more

Pilot circled airport dozens of time before belly landing

Light plane forced to make an emergency belly landing at Bankstown Airport The pilot was unable to engage the the landing gear despite multiple attempts The p... read more

Toby Robyns could be ‘missing’ in Turkey

Toby Robyns, 52, (pictured) was arrested at Milas-Bodrum Airport after he found 13 coins which are ‘historical treasures’  The family of the Britis... read more

Canadian village won’t remove SWASTIKAS from a Quebec park

An anti-hate campaigner has slammed the mayor and police of a small Quebec village after they told him he couldn’t remove swastikas from a park, because t... read more

Conor McGregor is ‘a hell of a fighter’ – Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather surprisingly labelled Conor McGregor as a ‘stand-up guy’ in their final altercation before locking horns in the ring. The build-up ... read more

Conor McGregor promises he will stick to boxing

Conor McGregor insists he will abide by boxing’s rules, rather than resort to MMA tactics in Saturday’s showdown with Floyd Mayweather. McGregor and... read more

Nostalgic photos reveal British staycations of yesteryear

Brits’ holiday habits of yesteryear have been revealed by a vault of images dating back 150 years. They show how in many ways little has changed. For ins... read more

Michelle Gibbings flags five most common signs of burnout

If you’re waking up on a workday wishing you could be anywhere else than where you’re headed for the next eight hours, it could be you’re on t... read more

Hellboy accused of whitewashing by casting white actor

The new Hellboy reboot is stirring up controversy even before it starts filming. Earlier this week, British actor Ed Skrein joined the cast as Ben Daimio in Hel... read more

How becoming paralytic on planes is a new epidemic

The man from the stag party boarded the 8am EasyJet flight from Spain to London Gatwick with bloodshot eyes, wearing a flamenco dress with a red frill that bare... read more

Floyd Mayweather ready to place biggest bet of his life

By Jeff Powell For Mailonline Published: 22:41 BST, 23 August 2017 | Updated: 23:27 BST, 23 August 2017 Floyd Mayweather is preparing to put the biggest bet of ... read more

Royal Mail threatens daughter over dead father’s uniform

The Royal Mail has apologised after demanding a postman’s uniform back – the day after he died. Much-loved Garth Linham – a postie for 30 year... read more

Sydney plotters ‘were to blow up Ethad flight 20 mins in’

An alleged terror plot to bring down a passenger plane jetting out of Sydney Airport involved blowing up an Etihad jet 20 minutes into a flight to Abu Dhabi –... read more

Germany draws up rules of the road for driverless cars

Germany is home to some of the world’s largest car companies Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW are investing heavily in self-driving technology By Reuters Publi... read more

ISIS video shows boy threatening Donald Trump

Boy calls Mr Trump a ‘puppet of Jews’ in clip, said to have been filmed in Raqqa The young boy, called Yusuf, emigrated to Syria two years ago with ... read more

Malcolm Turnbull yet to pay tribute to MP Fiona Richardson

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is yet to offer his condolences to the family of Victorian MP Fiona Richardson, who suddenly died from cancer on Wednesday. Bill... read more

Princess Charlene takes Jacques and Gabriella to visit

Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco might be just two years old, but the twins performed their royal duties just like grown-ups when they accompanie... read more

Teen ‘blew up mother’s new home’ in Germany

Explosion in apartment in north Germany burned down six flats and two shops  A 69-year-old woman was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation  Police... read more