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Steve Morrissey, from Blackpool, would usually travel London from Preston but he can save almost £260 on his return by getting on at Lancaster - even though it is 25 miles further away.

David Walsh took the case to Ireland's High Court after claiming he was owed a sixth of Mary Walsh's (pictured) jackpot after purchasing the winning ticket as part of a syndicate.

Friends of Prince Harry, 32, and his actress girlfriend Meghan Markle, 35, have said the pair are 'taking things to the next level and practically living together'.

Michael Buble' and his wife actress Luisana Lopilato have confirmed that their son Noah is 'progressing well' during his treatment for liver cancer.

Huw Jones from Cardiff, was found dead just months after his school, Albert Primary School, was rated excellent. His body was discovered at  St Lawrence Church in Lavernock, near Penarth.

A study of 500,000 Chinese people found a 'significant' relationship between number of children and risk of coronary heart disease - the world's leading killer.

The Australian woman, known only as 'Denshan', resorted to seeking help online after she realized she could get out of the bath. She was at home sick when she got trapped in the coconut oil-lined tub.

I am very easy to get into, but it is hard to get out of me. What am I? This is just one of fifteen infuriating riddles, posted by Playbuzz , that will be sure to leave you scratching your head.

Oscar Pistorius's 'mum', Lois, was threatened by a hammer-wielding robber during a break-in at her mansion in Pretoria as her bodyguard was held at gun point by members of the armed gang.

A woman in is feared drowned after she was swept to sea on the Costa Nova, Portugal during a religious ceremony honouring a goddess of the sea in the middle of a storm.

Claire Cook, 24 from Bedworth gave birth to a child that was either still-born or died soon after in 2014. She chucked the body off a bridge with her boyfriend James Hamshaw from Sheffield.

Greta Jarasiute and boyfriend Jerome Anyanwu suffered serious injuries when the balcony of their five-star hotel in the Dominican Republic collapsed, falling 40ft to the ground below.

Kylie Minogue has ended her engagement to Joshua Sasse reportedly over suspicions about his friendship with Spanish actress Marta Milans, 34. The beauty shares her enviable life on Instagram.

The sentence was handed down using the principle of 'eye for an eye' of Iran's Islamic Sharia law after the convicted attacker was found guilty of throwing acid in the face of her victim two years ago.

But the harm - which could be even worse than second-hand smoke - is completely reversible if the toxic substance is removed, experts from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found.

As MPs trooped into the voting lobbies to authorise the triggering of Article 50, Chloe Smith, Tory member for Norwich North, turned up clutching her four-month-old son, Alastair.

Friends of the pensioner accused of 'groping' Harriet Harman when she was a clerk at a London law firm in the 1970s said they were 'horrified' at the accusation and that it was 'not possible'.

In talks on the sidelines of the EU summit in Malta, Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy told Mrs May he was in favour of an quick deal on 'reciprocal rights' for 300,000 Britons living in Spain.

The campaigners led by Peter Wilding and Adrian Yalland wanted judges to force Parliament to vote on keeping Britain in the European single market because they want a 'soft Brexit'.

Psychologist and behavioral expert Honey Langcaster James shares her advice on how to identify if you're involved in an unhealthy relationship dynamic.

More than 50 flood warnings and alerts are in place and yellow warnings for wind covering the south of England and southern Wales have been issued. Pictured are huge waves in Penzance.

Two sex toys which belonged to the rich and powerful in ancient China will go on display in the United States. One device was found in the tomb of an aristocrat and the other belonged to a king.

Detectives confirmed they had not found the Scottish mum-of-one Lisa Brown's body, but had located objects they have passed on to forensic experts to analyse so they can determine if they are hers.

John Buwalda, 52, delivered the drugs to Polish national Jan Polak, 61, at a Holiday Inn hotel near Rochester Airport in Kent after the trip from Holland. The pair were both found guilty

Midwife and fertility expert Zita West has spent decades helping couples through conception and pregnancy, and Cate Blanchett and Sophie Wessex are among clients who've sought her advice.

Some UK supermarkets, including Tesco and Morrisons, are rationing vegetables and are carrying a notice capping the number of lettuces customers can buy to just two per person.

Cancer patient Kelly Turner, 16, from Kent has been given a lifeline by X-Men star James McAvoy after he donated £50,000 towards pioneering treatment in the US.

Craig Barraza (pictured), 33, from Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, failed his test after just five seconds after suffering a mind blank.

California-based Uber has filed a patent for a feature that uses the social media profiles of UberPool riders to find mutual connections and interests between them for an easy ice-breaker.

European Council president Donald Tusk said the UK would 'help' smooth relations with the White House despite leaving the bloc.

The former Labour deputy leader made the comments as she joined guests on The Graham Norton Show - and said said Theresa May should been warned 'the man is an identified groper'.

Many in the Scandinavian country were quick to notice the similarity between the image posted by Isabella Lövin and one of President Trump signing an order in the Oval Office.

More than 100,000 visas have been revoked since the implementation of President Donald Trump's travel ban, a Justice Department attorney said at a Virginia court hearing today.

The Balkans nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been earmarked as an 'ideal refuge of last resort' for ISIS, said terrorism experts Djevad Galijasevic and Milan Pasanski.

Contestant Ryan, from Ipswich, sent fans of the show into a frenzy when he appeared on the BBC show, sparking a flood of innuendo-laden tweets about the 'hot' ceramics fan.

Curators from the National Archives in Trencin, Slovakia believe they have found the origins of the emoji - a smiley face drawn in a scripture by a lawyer to indicate he was happy with documents.

Being 'high' off the stimulant causes people to become impatient - possibly explaining why users are more likely to carry an STI, researchers from Johns Hopkins University claim.

Yew Tree Lane Community Primary School in Dukinfield, Manchester, has been placed on lockdown after reports that a man was lurking outside the grounds with a firearm.

VR Bangers' POV Head Rig is equipped with stereoscopic cameras in the eyes, binaural sound microphones, and multiple cameras across its surface to achieve 4K resolution for 'intimate' moments.

Boeing has hired a small company to make about 600 3D-printed parts for its Starliner space taxis. Oxford's parts will help Boeing lower costs and save weight on each seven-seat capsule.

Researchers at the University of Bristol suggest picky ants are more helpful to the colony for finding a new nest because they would be more likely to visit more locations before settling.

Borrowers looking to get on the property ladder can now expect to spend around 30 per cent of their take-home pay on their mortgage, compared to 48 per cent in 2007.

Niftie's opened its doors in Dover, Kent, last summer in a bid to help poverty-stricken families fill their cupboards for as little as £5 - and now its online outlet is enjoying a thriving trade.

A study of school pupils by scientists at the University of Michigan has found that our social interactions appear to play a key role in helping to shape our personalities as children.

Bodyguards to the rich and famous have been showing off the perks of the job, including private jet travel and pool parties, on Instagram, as well as flaunting their very muscular bodies.

A new study in Finland revealed men's preferred age range widens over time, and they too consider sex with a partner their age or older - and are more likely to act on it than with a younger interest.

Alistair Leiper, 37, pleaded guilty to four child sex crimes after police raided his home in Streatham, south London.

The BBC's innovative 'Spy in the Wild' series ends tonight with a special episode on how they made the show's realistic fake animal cameras. The episode airs in the UK tonight at 7.30pm.

Hayley Mitchell, 27, ordered an UberPOOL, which allows users to split the fare with other passengers, and was put in a car with a 'handsome stranger' called Charlie, who lived in south London.

A study found that bacteria thrived on plastic boards overnight but died on wood. The severe dents in a plastic board can also harbour germs. One experts says to use wood for everything except meat.

Researchers at the University of Helsinki and Aalto university have found that empathetic people interpret the facial expressions of dogs more intensely - and is they were humans.

Keen-eyed conspiracy theorists had spotted a strange circular object on Google Earth satellite images of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles earlier this week.

Nadia Murad escaped from her captors after three months, but said more than 6,500 women and girls have been taken and abused.

Scientists from the University of Helsinki are unsure if there is a safe limit of glycyrrhizin - found in liquorice - for pregnant women due to its harmful effects.

Although we spend a third of our lives unconscious, scientists have long been baffled by what happens during sleep. But two research papers published today have offered an explanation.

Jim Salveson from Chorlton, Greater Manchester found the unusual print. He was strolling through Kenworthy Wood with collie Ruby at the time and was amazed.

Laverne Crosebourne said she did not want daughter Shian (pictured) to have the jab at Top Valley Academy in Nottingham after reading about possible risks, including seizures and even death.

Corina Cole was in Detroit chatting to her father Paul Wells when he began to feel unwell and she told him to call 111. Later, Mr Wells had a heart attack and a medic treated him while Corina watched.

Archaeologists have discovered a new tomb in Thebes, Egypt, belonging to a man described as a 'true renowned scribe', which was intricately decorated with carvings of baboons (pictured).

Susan Plimmer (pictured), from Derby, was confused when she was given a fine from ParkingEye for being in the car park near the Royal Telegraph pub around 4pm on December 16, last year.

Little Harry Studley was shot by Jordan Walters when the youngster visited the flat he shared with girlfriend Emma Horseman, in Bristol.

Salah Koubar, 20, threw the South Korean woman over the railings at West Dulwich Station, dragging her into the bushes. The attack was only stopped after a passer-by found the woman.

Mr Aikman worked as a senior adviser to the Scottish Labour Party. His devastated husband, Joe Pike, announced his death on Twitter. 'We are all heartbroken. He was my best friend,' he wrote.

Horrifying footage shows a man trying to throw his girlfriend from a third floor terrace in China. The incident took place in a shopping mall on February 1. Police warned the man about his behaviour.

Randi Greene, 30, from Chesapeake in Ohio, says her impressive flexibility built up over three years spent practising yoga helped her when she gave birth to her baby, Quinn, in January.

The Train Hostel Hokutosei, located in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district, is fashioned from the retired Hokutosei sleeper train and opened in December, costing 2,500 Yen (£17.70) per night.

Berlinah Wallace is accused of hurling a corrosive substance over Mark Van Dongen, 29. Mark, a Dutch national who moved to Bristol six years ago died last month after suffering 80% burns.

From dribbling all over the table to talking to a ticket machine, it seems some men just don't know how to play it cool - and they've been sharing their most socially awkward moments on Reddit.

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the brains of astronauts change shape during spaceflight.

Bander Yahya A Alzahrani was also sentenced to more than two years in jail in Singapore after being convicted of 'outraging modesty' by molesting the young intern.

The Line-us robot (pictured) was launched on Kickstarter by London-based designers and was fully-funded in just 30 hours. This mini robot is a USB-powered arm that connects to an app.

The smitten seniors with the combined age of 172 years have separate rooms at a retirement home and were determined to prove it's never too late to be with your soulmate.

With a good chance of bumping into the likes of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy or Cinderella, it's virtually impossible not to enjoy a visit to Disney World. But the children in these photo's didn't.

The unlucky motorist needed rescuing after their blue Daewoo Matiz sank into the wet road in Dinas Powys, South Wales. Pranksters had moved traffic cones warning drivers of the roadworks.

Farmers have been forced to keep stocks of poultry birds inside since December 6 to stop them catching the virus from wild birds.

The Maguro roll is made with raspberry Kit Kats, the Tamago roll is made with pumpkin Kit Kats, and Uni rolls are made with melon and mascarpone cheese-flavored Kit Kats.

Digby was walking with his owner in Centennial Park in Sydney when he spotted the birds sitting on an algae covered pond. He charged towards them as his owner shouted for him to stop.

Office workers were filmed trying to feed a crow some toast before it sneakily stole a teaspoon and flew off in Russia. A video of the incident has been viewed more than 3million times online.