ReadLog InSign Up

News | Mail Online

Record-breaking M6 speed camera trap set to make £3million in fines in a year Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:38 +0000


In little more than five weeks, this three-mile length of road in the scenic borderlands of North-West England has smashed the British record for speed camera victims.

My ordeal at being mistaken for Jon Venables: Terror of young father accused of being Bulger killerWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:49 +0000


Vigilantes set up a Facebook group claiming that David Calvert, 27, was one of the killers of James Bulger. They said he was living under the new identity with his family in a house in Fleetwood, near Blackpool.

My guilt at letting that evil man walk free: Prostitute held hostage for 15 hours by Facebook killer speaks of regret Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:21 +0000


The woman, who wishes to stay anonymous, was a 26-year-old drug addict when she was picked up in Liverpool's red light district by the serial sex attacker in 2003.

Labour targets a new 'public menace': Mothers with baby buggies on the busWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:25 +0000


Officials have identified parents with prams, passengers who drink or smoke and inconsiderate bus drivers as targets in a campaign to improve the public transport experience.

Police inspector 'left student to die in road after knocking him down and driving away'Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16 +0000


Jamie Jones allegedly killed Warwick University student Raymond Cheung on the Coventry-bound carriageway of the A45 in the early hours of March 8 last year.

Dead body was left on bed next to me for eight hours: Patient tells of horror on packed wardTue, 09 Mar 2010 22:56 +0000


Grandmother Sarah Stevenson, 64, said staff left the corpse on an adjacent bed from 1pm until after 8.30pm, while two other patients who died were also left for several hours.

Seven Muslims arrested in Ireland over plot to kill cartoonist who drew Mohammed with the body of a dogWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38 +0000


The four men and three women were detained after an investigation involving European security agencies and the United States' CIA and FBI.

Young woman jumped 100ft to her death just hours after father begged psychiatric hospital not to release herTue, 09 Mar 2010 20:51 +0000


Graham Nye was so concerned for his daughter Victoria's wellbeing that he warned hospital staff 'if she goes back to her flat she will throw herself off the balcony'.

Pensioner, 84, leaves 'bomb' outside dentist after claiming he was overchargedTue, 09 Mar 2010 20:40 +0000


Peter McShane, 84, wrapped up a large oblong box in a bin bag and carried it down to his local dental surgery. The fake device gave rise to a major police operation.

The agonising decision faced by the parents of conjoined twins who share a heart... and must be separated Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:08 +0000


Conjoined twins Emma and Taylor Bailey, three, will die if they are not separated because too much strain is being put on their shared heart.

Who's a naughty boy then? Owner of Pirates of the Caribbean parrot jailed for driving with Chip on her shoulderWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54 +0000


Chip the parrot's real-life owner is behind bars - after police stopped her trying to drive her van into a Dover ferry terminal with the three-foot pet bird perched on her shoulder.

Pound falls below $1.50 again as credit agency warns that efforts to cut deficit are moving at 'pedestrian pace'Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:26 +0000


Influential ratings agency Fitch warned that the shortfall in the country's finances must be reduced quickly because the nation’s credit profile has 'deteriorated'.

The walk on by raid: How a smash and grab motorbike gang can strike the Queen's silversmith in broad daylight - and no one turns a hairWed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01 +0000


With their faces hidden by helmets, the thieves struck in the West End of London, using a sledgehammer to smash through a plate glass window before snatching handfuls of gems and watches worth at least £50,000 each.

Pharmacist refuses to give mother, 38, contraceptive pills for period pain 'because of her religion'Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03 +0000


Shocked Janine Deeley initially thought the female pharmacist must be joking, but became angry when she was told to try another chemist or come back the next day.

How keeping fit could hold the key to enjoying your love life into your eightiesWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:48 +0000


Those who keep themselves fit and healthy are still interested in sex in their eighth decade, a study has found.

Irritable Baby Syndrome? Doctors mistook woman's pregnancy for IBS... until THREE HOURS before she gave birthWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:10 +0000


Belinda Waite, 21, had been to her local hospital several times during the past nine months and was told she had a severe case of IBS and gout.

Fate of SeaWorld whale that killed its trainer in front of tourists hangs in balanceWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:50 +0000


Plans to allow Tilikum to return to performing in shows at Florida tourist attraction SeaWorld have been put on hold.

Pakistani men arrested 'within days of massive Al Qaeda terror attack on Britain'Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:46 +0000


A senior British intelligence officer, identified only as ZR, told the Special Immigration Appeals Commission the group was set to stage an atrocity between April 15 and 20 last year.

Runaway Prius: Police come to driver's rescue after Toyota accelerates out of controlWed, 10 Mar 2010 09:59 +0000


Police in California shepherded the driver to safety after his Prius reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour. The sudden acceleration problem is at the centre of the Toyota safety scandal.

Gurkhas applying to live in Britain are being 'conned' out of money by 'unscrupulous groups'Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:13 +0000


An influential Commons committee was told that the Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen's Organisation (GAESO) in Nepal was charging each veteran £500 in cash for advice.

Britons who saved Holocaust victims during World War II honoured by Gordon BrownTue, 09 Mar 2010 23:08 +0000


Brown met two surviving recipients - Nicholas Winton and Denis Avey - at a Downing Street reception as he praised their role in saving the lives of those persecuted by the Nazis.

Chile earthquake moved whole city 10 feet to the westWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:08 +0000


The massive earthquake that struck near Maule in Chile, moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, experts have revealed.

India sets quota for female MPs: 1/3 of parliament must be womenTue, 09 Mar 2010 18:05 +0000


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the 186-1 vote a 'historic step forward toward emancipation of Indian womanhood.'

Woman skydiver who survived 3,000ft fall in botched parachute jump claims she was pushed Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:27 +0000


Lareece Butler, 26, escaped with bruises, a broken leg and concussion after slamming into the ground in South Africa.

Corpse of ex-President of Cyprus found three months after it was stolen by grave robbersTue, 09 Mar 2010 18:05 +0000


Spokesman Michalis Katsounotos says DNA results obtained early this morning positively identify the corpse as that of Tassos Papadopoulos.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Hurricanes hardly ever happen in Brum, so why supply a survival guide?Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06 +0000


When it comes to 'climate change', politicians and bureaucrats have lost touch with Ground Control.

MAX HASTINGS: From Bulger's killer to the Afghan war, Labour's cult of official secrecy is an insult to all of usTue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06 +0000


The alleged right of the Government and institutions to withhold information - even on issues of the utmost importance - is exercised again and again.

CRAIG BROWN: George Osborne on how the Tories will push the boat out for floating votersTue, 09 Mar 2010 18:07 +0000


The shadow chancellor speaks to our columnist and answers all your mathematics questions...

QUENTIN LETTS: On Venables, Straw did his 'open sort of guy' routineTue, 09 Mar 2010 18:07 +0000


He hoped the House would accept that he liked to give as much information about ministerial decisions as he possibly could.