French authorities MISSED chance to return Alex Batty to UK when he tried to enroll in a school and police did not realise the boy was a missing person it emerges, as rescuer reveals he said he fled commune because 'I need a future'
EXCLUSIVE Man spots a 'UFO' from his balcony in Chicago resembling an alien FACE – and experts are baffled
I met my partner on a Facebook group for Britain's DULLEST men – it led me to a better relationship than Tinder
EXCLUSIVE 'Maya sent me a recording of her laugh because I loved it so much… I'll never hear it again': British mother describes the horror of losing her daughter during Nova festival terror attack where she was shot as she tried to flee
Jake Paul has swapped YouTube fame for flipping tyres, high level sparring and brutal sprint sessions as the internet star-turned-boxer talks through his 11 workouts a WEEK while getting serious about success in the ring
EXCLUSIVE Dreaming of a life abroad? British expats in France, Spain, Vietnam and Indonesia reveal if the grass really IS greener on the other side – and what they miss about the UK (spoiler… not the weather!)
PLATELL'S PEOPLE: The Sussexes must have felt on top of the world with Spare the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever and an '£88million Netflix deal' in the bag… So why was it this year that their sanctimonious bubble burst?
'You knew that was coming!': Hilarious moment King Charles comes to the rescue when Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby forgets his lines in Coronation rehearsal
The little boys who became Britain's most notorious childhood killers: How Robert Thompson developed streak of cruelty and Jon Venables came from broken home before they kidnapped and murdered James Bulger in crime that shocked the nation
EXCLUSIVE We ditched our two-bed semi detached to live in a prefab pod – bills are cheaper but here is what I HATE about it
Justice for Igor! K-9 WILL be allowed to retire and live with his cop handler after police chief finally accepts offer of $16,500 to pay for new dog and training after the loyal partner was put in a kennel for a week
We bought a rundown mansion for $155,000 that had been ABANDONED for 30 years – people said we were CRAZY but now it's worth $900,000
Don't look behind you! Golfer shows nerves of steel on the tee as two male snakes fight just yards away
EXCLUSIVE Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman has a new pup and guess what, it's a King cha-cha-Charles!
The NEW space race: China launches top-secret military plane into orbit just one day after US delayed mystery launch – and Space Force chief says timing is 'no coincidence'
'Out of control' XL Bully savagely mauls two Corgis in crazed park attack, leaving dog with life-threatening wounds ahead of Government ban on vicious breed
Dramatic moment Russia shoots down 26 drones over Crimea – as Putin's Kremlin accuses Ukraine of staging assault on annexed peninsula
EXCLUSIVE Sarah de Lagarde fell from a Tube platform and was run over by two trains. Doctors told her she nearly died 10 times. But here she tells how thinking of the faces of her children gave her the will to survive
Queen Camilla will launch a weekly podcast called the Reading Room – an audio version of her popular online book club
More and more Americans believe it's okay to be racist against WHITE people – and segregation is getting worse
'I hope you have an amazing festive season. And now, just… f*** off': Moment actor Brian Cox swears to camera while signing off on BBC's Newsnight in the style of his foul-mouthed Succession character
Bobby Brazier will be dancing for the Strictly glitterball on Saturday… but a family feud means his beloved grandmother hasn’t been invited. So what’s behind the rift?
The hot doctor whose face and voice are being used by deepfake fraudsters to seduce thousands of women into handing over cash… GUY ADAMS investigates
'Anti-Semitic' hooligans smash Jewish festival lights in a night of sickening attacks during Hanukkah
Just how much has our Foreign Secretary David Cameron been making in the Middle East? And why are his deals being kept secret?
Out here playing Rein-beer games! Brits enjoy a Christmas booze-up on 'Festive Friday' at pubs and bars across the country – with revellers hitting the streets of Leeds, London and Newcastle as offices throw Xmas parties
It could be our indomitable mother's last Christmas because of her stage-four cancer… Esther Rantzen expects a quiet one but her daughter REBECCA WILCOX has other ideas!
EXCLUSIVE This is the ramshackle French mountain farm where Alex Batty, the British boy who vanished, was known as Zak… as locals lift the lid on what the now-17-year-old from Oldham has been up to for the last six years
BBC's Question of Sport staff and presenters are 'gutted' as bosses AXE long-running quiz show after plunge in viewing figures amid fury over sacking of beloved host Sue Barker
George, the 'budding James Bond': French media gush over stylish black-and-white Christmas card photo of the young prince, calling him 'self-assured' and an 'apprentice gentleman'
Happy Holidays from Harry and Meghan! Sussexes thank fans for 'all the support in 2023' as they release official Archewell Christmas card without their children – a week after the King, William and Kate released theirs
Inside King Charles' first year on the throne: Landmark documentary narrated by Helena Bonham Carter takes behind-the-scenes look at monarch's first 12 months… including moment before Coronation when he donned ermine gown and joked 'I can fly!'
EXCLUSIVE Headache for This Morning bosses as Cat Deeley turns down chance to replace Holly Willoughby to host So You Think You Can Dance in America instead
Revealed: Matthew Perry had as much ketamine in his system as a person under general anaesthetic… as coroner says the Friends star – who said he was 19 months clean – lost consciousness and couldn't stay afloat in hot tub where his body was found
Has the air fryer had its chips? Howdens launches oven tray that mimics energy-efficient cooking of counter-top appliance, saying it 'does the same job' without cluttering worktops
Own a rock mecca! Welsh country house where Oasis, Queen, the Stone Roses and Black Sabbath all made hit records goes on the market for £1.95million
Secret garden hidden for years by a 12ft wall goes up for sale for £975,000 – but buyers do get a cottage thrown in too
Hilarious moment baffled firefighters are confronted by a bin put over a Ulez camera in London – before they get creative with a ladder to save the day
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine shares distressing videos of ex-girlfriend Yailin La Mas Viral threatening him with a knife and attacking the rapper with a blunt object
Kate 'is trying to raise our future King so it shouldn't be seen as not working hard', Richard Eden tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL – after she was called a 'part-time royal' by Omid Scobie
Even the royals can't resist a Freddo! Zara Tindall looks sharp in a grey blazer and trouser combo as she clutches chocolate bar
Lance Armstrong reveals how he escaped detection as a drug cheat despite being tested 500 TIMES before his spectacular fall from grace
Why did Gaynor Lord leave work early? Why did she call her friend… and what happened in the missing 34 minutes? All the unanswered questions as a body is found in hunt for missing mother-of-three
Two-time world darts champion Peter Wright reveals he lives on a budget of just £212 per week, transferred to him by his hairdresser-manager wife… despite earning a million in winnings this year!
Shameless moment thief steals couple's luggage from the roadside as they load their other bags into a taxi
'My car's gone, job's gone, life's gone!': Police release chilling footage of drink-drivers arrested while unsteady on their feet, slurring their words and with children in the car
Live in a shed for £1,400 a month! Estate agents insist wooden building in back garden is 'log cabin' as they say only working professionals need apply
The rise of the BBC face! As Vigil wows audiences, expert reveals how the BBC casts similar looking women like Suranne Jones, Keeley Hawes and Vicky McClure in lead roles – as they are 'pleasing to both sexes' and 'break the typically blonde stereotype'
England and Wales' death hotspots MAPPED as official statistics show mortality rates are twice as high in parts of country
Shocking moment Islamist terrorist launched frenzied attack on police officer quizzing him over Queen's funeral machine gun plot and plan to kill Christian preacher is revealed as he is jailed for life
EXCLUSIVE Nigel Farage splashes out £500,000 on beachside lovenest he will share with his French girlfriend – and it boasts easy access to beach where migrants arrive from France in small boats
Pictured: Talented scientist, 40, killed in industrial estate explosion as family describe her as a 'whirlwind of a woman whose love was boundless'
'He went to sleep, peacefully with his loved ones around him': Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell – who played loveable Zak Dingle – dies aged 77 as his family pays emotional tribute
Louis Theroux shaves his eyebrows off amid alopecia battle – before suggesting he could have them tattooed
Jade Goody's mother Jackiey Budden polishes her daughter's headstone and lays images of her Strictly star son Bobby during grave visit… as feud with Jeff Brazier rages on
Warning 'Doomsday wreck' SS Richard Montgomery could explode and unleash huge tidal wave in the Thames after deteriorating faster than feared
EXCLUSIVE Suella Braverman is pranked by Channel 4 comedy The Last Leg into accepting its 'D**k of the Year' award with the help of YouTube jokers hired to pose as her constituents
The most cringeworthy corporate video ever made? Private equity giant Blackstone is ridiculed for Taylor Swift-inspired skit featuring multi-millionaire execs in costume and singing 'we buy assets then we make 'em better'
Revealed: 'Pure evil' nurse who sedated patients for fun had A&E medic boyfriend who was caught trying to cover up her thefts by chewing up medicine packs and flushing tablets down the toilet
Inside Alex Batty's six years in 'reincarnation' commune: Boy moved house-to-house with mother who was ‘obsessed’ with solar panels, foraged for food… then decided to leave after grandfather died and mum insisted they move to Finland
EXCLUSIVE Families' disgust as fathers on school run are being targeted by sex workers in Britain's failed first legal red light district – who are now offering Christmas cut-price specials due to cost of living crisis
Gaynor Lord police say she DIDN'T meet anyone before she vanished but are 'keeping an open mind' as a body is found in Norwich river in search for missing mother-of-three
Pictured: The indigenous women in the Amazon who have brought a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction
Doctors debunk TikTok's 'DIY Botox': Two ingredient 'miracle cream' made from flaxseed and water becomes latest beauty hack to sweep social media – but scientists say it's nonsense
Mad Men legend Elisabeth Moss, 41, cuts a low-key figure as she goes make-up free while sporting a casual ensemble in LA
Meet the World Darts Championship's power couple who are rivals in going for glory… and while one's 'The Queen of Ally Pally', her boyfriend's working a plumbing shift hours before his match!
'I do feel like a different species': British filmmaker with rare leg disability shares joy after finally finding others who look like her
Still living in the Mad Men age! From ignoring women's safety to obsessing over leading male stars, advertising campaigners reveal the modern-day commercials guilty of 'sneaky sexism'
EXCLUSIVE Vigil star Rose Leslie and her Game of Thrones husband Kit Harington are locked in row with conservationists over plans to turn 15th century barn at their £1.75m country house into guest bedrooms – amid fears work would disturb BATS
Undertaker reveals why Johnny Depp carried Shane MacGowan's coffin – as furious Irish priest says star's funeral was a 'scandal' and 'completely inappropriate'
'Can they only afford two hats?': Rishi Sunak's black-and-white Christmas card featuring wife Akshata Murthy and their two daughters raises eyebrows online
Shocking moment man threatens to 'kill' Orthodox Jews in north London as Hanukkah candelabras are smashed up amid rising wave of anti-Semitic attacks
Sophie Turner enjoys a smooch with her PR pal after an al fresco coffee date amid blossoming romance with Peregrine Pearson
Horrifying moment teenager falls in front of moving train and is dragged along platform at Russian station – but miraculously survives after friends pull him to safety
Don't make the same mistake as me, I was the healthiest man in the world but now I'm dying aged 31: Cancer-stricken man reveals his regret at 'manning up' and ignoring tell-tale symptom
Dynamo is buried alive on live TV in his most treacherous trick yet: Magician gasps for air as he desperately tries to escape from grave filled with five tonnes of soil
Moment Lime bike cyclist smashes into a double-decker bus when it suddenly stops – so who do YOU think was in the wrong?
Inside horrifying world of the Nullo castration cult whose followers use amateur 'cutters' or even vets to remove their private parts inspired by Japanese artist who sold his penis and testicles to eat for £800
Your ultimate guide to what to watch on TV this Christmas: From the best dramas to family shows, films, comedies and specials, all you need to know about this year's festive telly extravaganza
Alex Batty's grandmother says she is 'over the moon' after speaking to her grandson for the first time in six years and 'desperate to see him' as she waits for him to return to the UK 'in next few days'
Lorraine's tears for tragic Hannah: Presenter sobs during emotional tribute to ITV producer who died from breast cancer aged 33 – as she is joined by the 'wonderful mummy's' widower and baby son
Moment millionaire property tycoon uses a chainsaw to cut through door 'to evict tenants' (but social media is NOT impressed)
BREAKING NEWS Body is found in river in search for married mother-of-three Gaynor Lord – a week after she vanished and was seen running through Norwich city centre
Ailing George VI could barely stand. The Archbishop seemed about to drop the baby. Yet through it all, Prince Charles 'lay quiet as a mouse' – the Christening of a King on this day 75 years ago.
Still rubbing shoulders with high society! Proud Susannah Constantine, who use to date King Charles's cousin David Armstrong-Jones, watches son Joe Bertelsen pass out from Naval Cadets (and Prince William watches on too!)
Beggars CAN be choosers! People share cheeky messages sent by entitled people who demand free designer handbags and rent
They're getting ready for a VERY Merry Christmas! Students hit the town to celebrate the end of term as they get into the festive spirit early
‘Hello grandma, it is me Alex. I love you I want to come home’: Facebook message sent by missing Brit Alex Batty, 17, to grandmother who has waited six years to be reunited with him