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The shocking find, which implicates the UK for the first time in the food fraud scandal, came during police raids in Yorkshire and West Wales. Peter Boddy, left, who runs the slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, top right, at the centre of the raids, last night denied any wrongdoing. Food officials believe burgers, bottom right, were labelled as beef and kebabs as lamb. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will fly to Brussels today for crisis talks on the scandal with other EU leaders.

Some of the 4,200 passengers on board the Carnival cruise ship stuck in the Gulf of Mexico have used patchy cellphone coverage to reveal that conditions are 'worsening by the hour'. Many people are sleeping in tents on deck and queuing up to four hours for a hamburger. A passenger on a sister ship which pulled up alongside to drop off supplies, took a picture of desperate passengers lined along the top deck (right).

A new psychological study from Brigham and Women's Hospital has demonstrated how 83 percent of radiologists fail to spot the gorilla that is in the lung scan below - despite running their eyes over it four times on average.

Fugitive Christopher Dorner Dorner, 33, is believed to be dead after taking refuge in a cabin in the San Bernardino National Forest that burned to the ground after an intense shootout with SWAT officers. His apparent death ends a five-day manhunt in which Dorner killed at least four people, including a sheriff's deputy shot in Tuesday's gunfight.

There were emotional scenes during the manslaughter trial of Mick and Mairead Philpott (left) at Nottingham Crown Court as the 999 call made by the couple as the fire took hold was played to the jury. Philpott stood and tried to leave the dock saying 'I can't listen to it' before being made to sit down by security officers. The Philpotts allegedly started the fire at their home, in Derby, to frame his ex-girlfriend Lisa Willis after he became locked in a custody battle with her. The three had lived together with 11 children - the six (right with Philpott) who died in the fire, belonged to Mick and Mairead Philpott. He also had four children with Miss Willis.

Images taken from CCTV cameras in Sydney reveal the extent of violence in the city's railway stations, with three attacks recorded every day according to the Bureau of Crime. Opposition transport minister Penny Sharpe said cutbacks were having an effect due to a reduction in the number of guards manning stations.

Fugitive Alan Watkins, 24, from Newport, South Wales, has been taunting Gwent Police officers who are trying to find him after he breached licence conditions. Watkins 'shared' a Facebook post on the Gwent Police page and commented: 'Wow, I'm on the Gwent police site. You catch me if you can - do your f****** job'. He has posted pictures of himself with alcohol, with a joint and urinating on a police car.

Catriona Bowman, pictured, 22, thought the digital pictures of her summer trip around Europe with friend Emily Fazah, 23, had gone forever when she lost the camera card in a bar in Amsterdam last July. But the miniature card, measuring just half an inch across, was later found by Dutch advertising agency boss Peter van Leeuwen on a baggage belt at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.

Lee Bassett, 29, clambered over the edge of the bridge above passing cars in Plymouth, Devon, 'after a few jars' for 'a bit of a dare'. Bassett climbed in to a harness and lowered himself down and had asked a fellow drinker to pull him up after a few minutes. But his friend was unable to lift him back over the bridge and the emergency services had to be called to rescue him.

His demonstration is the latest in a string of self-immolations protesting China's rule over Tibet. Witnesses in Nepal said the man entered a cafe in Katmandu's Boudhanath district - home to many Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries - and asked to use the bathroom. After spending some time there, he went onto the street and lit himself on fire outside Boudhanath stupa, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal.

Matt Seddon, 19, was thrown from the red Ford Fiesta and died at the scene of the crash in Reading, Berkshire, last night. He had reportedly failed to stop after being signalled to pull over by a marked police car. Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission is now investigating the conduct of Thames Valley traffic police officers during the incident.

The Duchess of Cornwall was visiting a number of community groups in Wiltshire, including the Wiltshire Scrapstore and Resource Centre in Lacock, where she was pictured fooling around with the pottery. The Duchess was later given a book called The Best Present Ever ahead of the royal baby birth.

Jemima Prees, pictured, was killed after losing control at the popular Mayrhofen resort where she was staying with family. Witnesses say the girl was unable to stop after skiing into an off-piste area and hit the tree at top speed - suffering massive head and upper body injuries. Jemima, of Colerne, near Chippenham, Wilts, was flown to a hospital in Innsbruck by helicopter within minutes of Sunday's ski crash, but later died.

In a dramatic development at Preston Crown Court this afternoon, the 29-year-old (inset) admitted killing Pcs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in Mottram, Greater Manchester, last year. Earlier the court heard how Pc Bone fell in a hail of 24 bullets while Pc Hughes was also blasted three times as she lay paralysed on the floor. Cregan continues to deny the murders of father and son Mark and David Short and the trial will resume tomorrow. Police have also released footage showing the moment Cregan handed himself in to police at Hyde police station along with an image of a gun that was found close to where the two officers were murdered.

The body of Julia Pastrana, who had a rare disease that left her body covered in hair, had been languishing in a storage room at the University of Oslo until a New York-based artist launched a campaign to return her body to Sinaloa de Leyva nearly 10 years ago. The campaign has finally succeeded and Pastrana will be buried in the town on Tuesday - almost 153 years since her death following childbirth. Before and after she died, she was exhibited throughout Europe, the U.S. and Canada, where critics called her 'revolting in the extreme'.

Low-cost carrier Nok Air's calendar features models in different outfits posing around Nok Air planes, including a shot with 12 women in yellow bikinis -- the airline's signature colour. But according to Thai media, the Ministry of Culture says the calendar demonstrates that some businesses refuse to stop using women's bodies as a marketing tool.

Kim Leighton (right with baby Leanne) went into labour outside the Eden shopping centre in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (bottom left) and gave birth to her daughter on the pavement. She was helped by security guards (left) from the shopping complex who had raced to the scene with blankets after spotting the emergency delivery on their CCTV cameras.

The old saying goes that 'Love is Blind,' but as this collection of extremely awkward Valentine's photos show, at least there appears to be someone for everyone. On Valentine's Day most people will express their feelings by sending flowers, confectionery and greeting cards, but some may decide to get a photograph taken to mark the occasion, something unique that truly expresses how they feel for each other.

The exhibition offers a glimpse in to the palace of King Herod (centre bottom), including his bath (top left) and the decorations that adorned his palace, including a bust of the Roman Emperor Augustus, who ruled at the time (right). The 250 artifacts were excavated over a period of 40 years at Herodium, the builder-king's excavated palace on an arid hilltop a short drive from Jerusalem.

With cheetahs in danger of becoming extinct because they don't breed easily, zoos are introducing 'companion dogs' to serve as playmates and provide the cats with guidance of how to act.

John Wood, 37, pictured, managed to fight off four would-be muggers who stabbed him with a screwdriver as he lived a takeaway in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire - and he still kept hold of his dinner. Mr Wood, a pub landlord from Cambridgeshire, put martial arts training from when he was a teenager into good use to fend off his attackers. Cambridgeshire Police said that they are investigating the incident.

These extraordinary images, taken by photographers across the globe, show Mother Nature is also gearing up to celebrate the big day with iconic heart shapes appearing all over the natural world. The charming pictures capture Mother Nature's romantic side and feature several signs of love including an adorable fluffy penguin with a white heart emblazoned on its chest.

The first mugshots were the brainchild of Robert Evan Roberts, the governor of Bedford Prison in the 1850s, who became concerned that too many habitual criminals were getting away. The convicts include, top left, George Henry Charles Perry, 32, who was arrested for posing as a vicar to con people; top right, Catherine May, 26, a dressmaker sentenced to three years for stealing a purse; bottom right, George Bennett, who clearly wanted the camera to capture his best side, had many poaching convictions and assaulted a police constable; and, bottom left, James Knapton, a 22-year-old miner sentenced for six years for setting fire to a stack of oats.

In a scene reminiscent of the cliffhanger ending of 1969 film The Italian Job, a truck carrying food was left teetering on the edge of a bridge on the M6 in Cumbria. The road passing under the bridge was closed off by quick thinking passers-by following the incident between junctions 41 and 42 at around 8.25am. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident and the driver of the lorry was taken to Cumberland Infirmary purely for a cautionary check-up.