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A news story said about 250,000 people die in Britain each year from pulmonary embolism. In fact the figure, in 2012, was 2,300.

PETA argues in an extensive statement that, despite being fictional and set 37,983 years in the future, the intense suffering that animals go through for their fur is unacceptable.

Paul Freathy and his wife Gail own a photographic shop business in Devon where they live, but the Home Office say they have not earned enough money to support themselves.

Katharine Birbalsingh, (pictured) is advertising for a £35,000 a year 'detention director' who believes that children need 'clear firm discipline' at her North London school .

EXCLUSIVE: Despite a crackdown on perks in 2011, 'domestic assistance' for General Sir Nicholas Houghton at his London residence came in at £104,000.

Huge crowds of protesters were out in force in London and other major UK cities tonight, bringing with them a variety of weird and wonderful placards protesting against Donald Trump.

Yvette Cooper's eyes were bulging so much, she could have gone to a fancy dress party as Marty Feldman. Mike Gapes called the Prime Minister 'Theresa the Appeaser'.

Dennis Skinner said Britain should stand up to the new US President today, as thousands took to the streets all over Britain to protest over a planned state visit.

The Foreign Secretary said he had received assurances from the US administration that the restrictions would make 'no difference' to UK citizens even if they are dual nationals.

Tom Watson MP was replying to a letter from a campaigner concerned not enough was being done to find Mr McKeagie, who has not been seen since a night out in Bury St Edmonds in September.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said helping the UK Prime Minister agree a deal to keep UK-EU trade as close as possible would be an 'absolute priority' for Ireland ahead of Brexit negotiations.

Junior health minister David Mowat told UK MPs the social care crisis was now so great that families could no longer rely on the state, with an estimated £2.6billion needed to plug the gap.

As Peter Capaldi announced his decision to leave Doctor Who, fans are already looking into the future to predict who may be stepping into his time-travelling shoes.

ITV's News at Ten will be forced back half an hour to make room for a new show hosted by Gordon Ramsay. The foul-mouthed chef will join up comedian David Walliams on the show next year.

The 58-year-old actor was the twelfth actor to play the iconic role, having landed the coveted spot on the long-running series after Matt Smith's departure in June 2013. He announced he was quitting live on air.

Set in November 1941, the Germans have won the Battle of Britain in a new BBC television series which begins on Wednesday.

The 69-year-old, who has had decades of success in the music industry and on stage, insists she was never a 'sex symbol', but has admitted that she still has a group of smitten followers.

Margaret Thatcher's decision to literally take the wheel to help launch a new Rover in Downing Street provoked panic behind the scenes, her newly-released personal papers reveal

David Blunkett said he was a champion of representative democracy and encouraged politicians to bring their judgement to the process as well as following voters' instructions.

James McQuire, 66, was with his wife Ann, 63 (pictured), on their first holiday away after retiring when extremist Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire at Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel, leaving 38 people dead.

A young woman who died in a mystery crash in a seaside car park has been named as Katie Atkinson (pictured). The 23-year-old, from Salisbury, Wilts, crashed at the Alum Chine car park at Westbourne.

The former football boss (pictured) revealed on Good Morning Britain that he had no idea it was him who had run over his wife Sandra during the freak accident in Westbourne, Dorset.

Alisha Loco, 16, was told the skirt she had been wearing at Manchester Communication Academy since September did not conform with the school's 'business appropriate' uniform policy.

Freda Mudalige, 75, was duped by two cold callers claiming to be from an IT firm. They persuaded her to splash out multiple times on iTunes vouchers at Asda in Taunton, Somerset.

Angela Kovacs (pictured with her son) contacted her son Louis' head of year at the Park High School in Lancashire to explain that he would be absent after suffering an allergic reaction.

Leanne Harvey, 23, from Greater Manchester, wants stores to limit sales of painkillers to two boxes per person. Her boyfriend Aaron McCaffrey, 27, became addicted to diarrhoea-relief tablets.

Tomasz Babiak, 31, played a 'pivotal role' in the scheme to import drugs from Jamaica into Britain, concealed behind panels in British Airways aircraft in 2015.

Jason Clarke, 46, was also abusive to crew and holidaymakers during the two-hour flight from Malaga to Birmingham - during which he was seen crawling around the floor.

Craig Keane, 28, teaches design and technology at The Sandon School in Chelmsford, Essex, but the charges do not relate to any students involved with the school.

Gaby Stone (pictured) pocketed sponsorship and appearance fees from the Olympic champion and Strictly Come Dancing star Greg Rutherford between 2014 and 2015, Blackfriars Crown Court heard.

Jacek Szafranski, 34, was sent flying when Benjamin George crashed into him in the Westbourne area of Bournemouth. George, who had only a provisional licence, was jailed for five years for the crash.

The squatters were reportedly taking part in a peaceful poetry workshop when the masked thugs attacked the £15million London mansion on Saturday.

Alison Sharples, 46, became besotted with 31-year old Marvin Berkeley after he sent her love letters from his cell at Category B Garth jail in Leyland, Lancashire,

Harry Studley (pictured), then 18-months-old, was visiting couple Jordan Walters and Emma Horseman's flat with his mother when he was shot in the head, leaving him fighting for his life.

In the clip the 'very aggressive' Russian man can be seen growling and shouting while his fellow passengers are forced to restrain him in his seat on the 11-hour flight from London to Bangkok.

Gillian Zvomuya (pictured) was stabbed to death in the early hours of the morning in Tile Cross, Birmingham, and her 42-year-old husband was detained at the scene.

The shocking footage was shared on Facebook by members of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs, who were on the country road to protest against the Atherstone Hunt.

The man, who has not been named, was taken to hospital after 16 firefighters battled to free him from the cement mixer in Hamsteels Lane, Quebec, County Durham.

Welsh-born Penelope Fillon, 62, was accused of earning half a million euros for a fake job as a parliamentary aide. She was also questioned over receiving payments from a billionaire friend of Fillon.

BBC Radio 4 show Today has hired Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands (pictured last year) as the new editor of its flagship news programme.

Residents of Caddington Park in Dunstable say they have been under siege by travellers since March 2016 and when one group is evicted another returns to take its place.

Natural history painter Samuel Daniell became one of the first to depict the African country while on an expedition there at the turn of the 19th century.

The photos have captured the changing face of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, from 100 years ago to images of the town today. They have been collated for a book, to raise money for charities.

The company praised the UK's 'world-leading scientists' as it said the move - which will employ around 100 researchers - will go ahead.

A survey of British parents and their children found that 11 years old is the most common age to be given a phone - and a nine out of 10 youngsters have their own phone by the age of 15.

Mail Online has analysed all the terrorist attacks in Europe, including Turkey, since 9/11 and found only a handful came from the seven nations Trump has chosen to ban from emigrating to the US.

Russia is starting to build nuclear icebreakers as it vies for dominance in the polar region with traditional rivals Canada, the United States, and Norway as well as newcomer China.

Brunhilde Pomsel, the former secretary of Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels has died at her home in Munich, aged 106.

Masaya Nakamura, who died on January 22, founded Namco in 1955, and pioneered the release of Pac-Man in 1980, which went on to become the most successful coin-operated game ever.

The future of the special relationship between the UK and US is much too important to be left to the barometer of Twitter and Facebook, writes ROBERT HARDMAN.