As their mother, Welsh-born teacher Jennifer Jones, was held by police, family members released hand-written notes they claim prove a judge was wrong to order them to be sent away. In one, Jessica, 14, writes to the judge: 'I am not happy at all... I do not want to go back to Spain,' underlining the word 'not'. Pictured from left: Jessica Palacin Jones, 14, Sarah (who is not missing and has returned to Spain), Tomas, 12, David, eight, and Eva, nine.

A life-threatening blockage in Rosie and Ruby Formosa's shared intestine meant the girls had to be taken for emergency surgery the day after their birth. The delicate operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London - one of the world's leading centres for the procedure - took five hours, and was so successful that the sisters left hospital just two weeks later and are now 'thriving' at home with their parents Angela and Daniel Formosa.

The couple have been ordered to rip down the £10,000 panels from the £750,000 grade II-listed property - despite insisting that they are only visible from the bottom of one neighbour's garden. The panels will have 'a significant visual impact which will diminish the special interest of the building, including its character and setting', a council said in a report.

The Victorian Society published the list of the 10 most threatened buildings after calling on the public to highlight at-risk Victorian and Edwardian heritage in England and Wales. It includes the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Birch, Essex (left), the Pumphouse in Bootle, Merseyside (right) and the Waterloo Hotel in Smethwick, West Midlands (centre).

From Amy's Winehouse to Jason Donervan, these restaurant owners clearly had their tongues firmly in cheek when deciding on a business name. Now one food lover has put together a compilation of the best in 'Pu Pu Hot Pot: The World's Best Restaurant Names'. The 224-page book, published by Viking and selling for £8.99, was compiled by Ben Brusey, and features hilarious names such as Pita Pan, Lord of the Fries and Tequila Mockingbird.

Frances White, of Marple near Stockport, fell foul of anti truancy laws after teenager Harrison Thorpe (ringed, at the wedding) was taken out of classes for 11 days so he could walk his mother down the aisle. Mrs Harden (pictured left at court today, and, right, tying the knot) had originally booked her £8,000 ceremony at a four star hotel in St Lucia in 2011 in the belief this year's event would be taking place during the Easter holidays.

Catherine Gowing (right), 37, was last seen alive on Friday evening, leaving the veterinary practice where she worked in Mold, North Wales. Police began searching her home (left) after she failed to turn up for work on Monday morning, having also missed an appointment over the weekend. Officers are also trying to trace Miss Gowing's burgundy Renault Clio, which bears an Irish registration plate (inset).

As a staunch Nazi, Hugo Jaeger's photographs normally celebrate the glory and triumphalism of the Third Reich. But in this unique set of pictures, taken in the Polish town of Kutno in 1939 and 1940 and released to mark the official establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto, he depicts the tragic circumstances of Jews while at the same time allowing them to retain their humanity and dignity.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard slipped on her heel as she walked away from the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi while on a state visit to New Dehli. The prime minister stepped from a footpath on to wet grass - and her heel snagged, sending her tumbling to a fall in a political blooper caught on camera.

Miranda Hammond (left) claims to have spent three years tirelessly trying to get her son Ajay (right), to attend his school in Plymouth - but the youngster refuses because he 'doesn't like homework' and finds it 'boring'. She now faces hefty fines and being hauled before a court because of her son's truancy. She insists that because he is 'built like a mini rugby player' she is no longer able to physically force him through the school gates. On average he attends school just once a week, choosing when he pleases.

Carina Melchior was on life support at Aarhus hospital in Denmark after a tragic car accident and doctors believed she would not make it (main picture). She was being prepared for organ donation after her parents agreed to the procedure once Carina was declared brain dead. But this never happened and shortly after, she opened her eyes. She is now making a good recovery (inset).

A frosted flower near Inverness, a gorious sunrise over Malmesbury, Wiltshire, waves crashing onto the cobb at Lyme Regis and a picturesque scene in Sheffield Park, Haywards Heath, sum up the joys of Autumn in Britain today - almost as well as the memorably poem, The Autumn, by 19th century poet Elizabeth Barret Browning. For many it followed a night of heavy rain which left roads flooded and impassable, and the band of wet weather has been moving steadily north all day and is currently drenching parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland.

A reckless stag made the biggest mistake of his life when he decided to take on a one-ton bison.
The deer was found dying after he decided to take on the mighty animal in a Polish zoo.
'These things happen in the natural world,' one zookeeper said.

Stonemason Andy Manuell has been forced to go to extreme lengths after spending the last three years chasing payment of a 'star memorial' (bottom right). The headstone was torn down (centre) after Mr Manuell was left out of pocket for the headstone which was 'one of the biggest and most ornate graves' he had ever made.

Christine Chambers (left) and her two-year-old daughter Shania (centre) were shot by her violent ex-partner David Oakes (right) who was given two whole-life jail terms. Ms Chambers' family have criticised police for their insensitivity returning jewellery still with traces of their daughter and niece's blood on them.

The mystery world circling Alpha Centauri B is thought to be much too hot to support life, with surface temperatures of around 1,500C. But astronomers say it is likely to be part of a more extensive solar system containing other planets, one or more of which might be habitable. At just 4.3 light years from the Sun, Alpha Centauri B is only a step away in astronomical terms; still, with current propulsion technology it would take a probe 40,000 years to get there.

These incredible pictures show the bleak landscape of bitumen, sand and clay created by the frantic pursuit of 173billion barrels of untouched oil. The Tar Sands in Alberta, Canada, are the world's third largest oil reserve - but lush green forests once blanketed an area there larger than England. The region where the blackened earth now stands has been dubbed as the most destructive industrial project on earth by shocked environmentalists.

For these are the ancient works of some of the world's greatest artists, but thanks to a little modern technology, Hungarian artist Bence Hajdu has stripped the paintings of their evocative characters. So now we can see what happens when the disciples get bored of their Last Supper and went home, what Roman ports look like they are drained of people and animals - and instead of getting to witness the Angel Gabriel meeting the Virgin Mary, we get to watch an empty room being empty.

Doomsday predictors in Florida don't have to sacrifice comfort since a local Army Navy store has created a bomb shelter that costs nearly $60,000.

Richard Lee Norris, who was injured in a 1997 gun accident, was pictured seven months after being given a new face, teeth, tongue and jaw in a 36-hour surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. For 15 years, Mr Norris had lived as a recluse in Hillsville, Virginia, hiding behind a mask and only coming out at night time.

The extraordinary snapshot of a day in the life of the world was compiled online. Images include (top left) children at a Jewish private school in Florida, (top right) Michael Kristensen with his Greenland Sled Dogs near the Daneborg base on Young Sund Fjord, (bottom left) young members of the Saratov Ensemble rehearsing Russian folk songs and (bottom right) Salome Manuel selling stockfish at the Creek Road Market, in Nigeria.