Photographs of the little boy in Nigeria known as Hope broke the world's hearts last year (left) after a charity worker found him emaciated and riddled with worms after being abandoned. Having made a miraculous recovery, the now healthy-looking youngster set off to embark on his education in a strapping red outfit (right). Hope (inset) was dumped by his family because they thought he was a witch and was found in the streets by Anja Ringgren Loven, a Danish woman living in Africa, in January 2016.
Company director, 33, is held by police and wrongly accused of fraud after using a loophole in Britain's confusing train fare system to save money on a ticket from London to Preston
Company director Steve Morrissey, 33, would normally get the train to London from Preston - only to discover he could save almost £260 on his return ticket by getting on at Lancaster instead - even though it is 25 miles further away. But during his journey on a Virgin train to Euston, a guard examined his £92.20 ticket from Lancaster accused him of getting on at Preston and said he should got the £356 return it would cost to travel from there. When father-of-one Mr Morrissey protested and refused to pay up, police were waiting on the platform to question him when he arrived in London.
- Starving child who was left for dead by his parents who thought he was a WITCH is full of joy as he sets off for his first day at school, one year after amazing recovery
- Company director, 33, is held by police and wrongly accused of fraud after using a loophole in Britain's confusing train fare system to save money on a ticket from London to Preston
- Planned Tube strikes that were set to bring chaos to London commuters next week are SUSPENDED
- Deputy headteacher, 35, 'took a virgin schoolgirl, 16, into the woods, got her to strip and sexually touch him before making her walk home in the dark'
- Jailed by Skype: Judges will be able to sentence criminals over the internet in new plans to cut costs
- High court blocks fresh bid from campaigners for a 'soft Brexit' to keep the UK in the European single market – but four of the challengers get to keep their anonymity
- Jogger who hurt his ankle when he tripped on a pothole wins payout from council that failed to fix it
- Rapist, 34, who attacked a drunk woman before getting his Staffordshire bull terrier to sexually assault her is jailed for 13 years
- Corrections & clarifications
- Louvre 'attacker' was Egyptian: Machete-wielding man shot five times after attacking French soldiers outside Paris museum 'had been in the country for just over a week'
- 'I thought I’d lose my kids': Mother who was hauled through the courts for calling someone a p*ssy reveals her fears
- Car insurance at a record high thanks to Osborne’s tax hike and whiplash claims: Average cost of comprehensive cover goes past £460
- Four million patients are left without an out of hours GP: because trusts are unable to find doctors to work overnight and weekend shifts
- Cambridge lets in more state pupils than Bristol or Durham: Prestigious university ranks ninth in list of intake from private schools
- NOW millennials have something to moan about: Britons in their 20s can expect to work until they're 74
- Life-saving breast cancer drug considered as 'the closest thing to a cure' set to be rejected for use on the NHS because of its cost
- 'Mandy for deputy PM? Over my dead body!': Harman claims she stopped Gordon Brown from promoting Lord Mandelson ahead of her
- Louvre 'attacker' was Egyptian: Machete-wielding man shot five times after attacking French soldiers outside Paris museum 'had been in the country for just over a week'
- 'WAKE UP & JOIN THE RESISTANCE': Sarah Silverman calls for a military coup to overthrow President Trump
- EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Home sweet home! Neighbors welcome the Obamas back to their $4.3 million new D.C. home - two blocks from Ivanka and Jared - after their luxury island break with billionaire pal
- Can you spot the 1.8-metre snake? Photograph posted online of carpet python wrapped around a pot plant baffles the internet
- EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch founded and led club called 'Fascism Forever' against liberal faculty at his elite all-boys DC prep school
- Ivanka looks somber as Nordstrom dumps her fashion line from stores and online in response to boycott by thousands of women over the election as husband Jared poses up with Queen Rania
- Starving child who was left for dead by his parents who thought he was a WITCH is full of joy as he sets off for his first day at school, one year after amazing recovery
- Mother reveals daughter, 13, 'was relentlessly bullied at school and lured to an abandoned house by the ringleaders where she was GANG RAPED before she committed suicide '
- Woman gives birth to 'FROG' baby in Zimbabwe… and is made to burn its corpse in front of the horrified village
- Woman, 26, posts video on Twitter of herself performing oral sex on a man INSIDE a Florida courthouse
- EXCLUSIVE: With frostbite on her hands and hair frozen to the ground, 14-year-old Daisy Coleman was raped and dumped by high school footballers. Now she speaks out about her ordeal
- Josh Duggar divorce battle: Anna is 'planning to file for divorce because details about how her husband molested his sisters may come to light in lawsuit'
- 'Jealous' boyfriend is found guilty of scalping his girlfriend and siccing his pit bull named Capone on her, then mocking the victim for being 'bald'
- 'I meant to say Bowling Green terrorists': Kellyanne Conway defends 'honest mistake' in which she used fictitious terror attack to defend Trump travel ban - and Chelsea Clinton can't help but put the boot in
- 'Not just a co-host, but a good friend': Al Roker pays tribute to Tamron Hall on Today after she quits over Megyn Kelly's arrival - as activists demand meeting with NBC to discuss 'whitewashing'
- Meghan Markle has 'virtually moved in' with Prince Harry reveal friends of the actress as the pair enjoy a dinner date in London
- Russian girl, 12, is raped by family friend before being thrown to her death down a 330ft mineshaft where her father died years earlier
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Machete-wielding man slumps to the ground after being shot in the stomach at the Louvre museum as he attacked French soldiers while screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’
A machete-wielding man shouting 'Allahu Akbar' was shot five times in the stomach outside the Louvre in Paris this morning after he attacked four soldiers. French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has described the attack as 'terrorist in nature' and a terror probe has been launched by authorities. An estimated 1,250 people were inside the famous art gallery, home to the Mona Lisa, when the shooting happened. Pictures from inside the museum shows schoolchildren cowering during the emergency lockdown.
No more than three lettuces per customer: Supermarkets RATION vegetables as floods, snow and storms in the Med hit supplies
Supermarkets have started rationing vegetables amid a shortage caused by floods, snow and storms across the Mediterranean farming belt. Morrisons has imposed a limit of three heads of broccoli and two iceberg lettuces (inset right) per customer throughout its 492 stores. Shoppers have also taken to social media to share pictures of empty fresh produce aisles in Sainsbury’s (top) and Morrisons (bottom right). A notice in a Tesco store (left) stated that they have started limiting bulk purchases of iceberg lettuces to three per person. And a private seller was flogging 12 lettuces for £50 on Gumtree (centre bottom).
Pensioner's bright yellow car that was blamed for 'photobombing' the views in a pretty a Cotswolds village is written off by vandals who scratch 'move' on the paintwork
Peter Maddox, 84, parks his banana-coloured Vauxhall Corsa (main image) outside his Cotswolds cottage Bibury, Gloucestershire, on a road which is owned by the National Trust. The chocolate box houses are the oldest inhabited properties in the UK and appear on the inside cover of millions of passports. But a row erupted in 2015 when visitors complained that Peter's 'ugly' car was wrecking the classic English scene. This week, a yob scratched the word 'MOVE FREDDIE' onto the bonnet (inset), scratched every other panel and smashed the driver's side window and rear windscreen.
Red-faced police FORGOT they'd parked ill man's car outside their own station - then called the bomb squad who blew it up with a remote-controlled robot
Tattoo artist, 47, known as 'Doctor Evil' 'split customer's tongue, removed an ear and sliced off someone's nipple without having proper qualifications at his salon'
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Brendan McCarthy, 47, from Wolverhampton, allegedly committed the offences at Dr Evil's Body Modification Emporium. He was arrested in December 2015 after concerns over his lack of medical qualifications, the unsuitability of his salon and unregulated actions. McCarthy appeared at Walsall Magistrates' Court today charged with three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and three alternative counts of wounding without intent. The charges relate to Ezechiel Lott and two other unnamed customers.
WESTMINSTER TODAY
- Don't be sheepish your little baby is welcome! Speaker ushers in MP Chloe Smith who breaks maternity leave to take part in historic Brexit vote
- Trump's travel ban is 'divisive and wrong' and gives ISIS terrorists a 'propaganda opportunity', warns Home Secretary Amber Rudd
- Tory grandee Sir Nicholas Soames apologises after making BARKING noises at female SNP MP in the House of Commons
- 'Your time is running out!' Nicola Sturgeon threatens to call fresh Scottish independence vote within WEEKS after Brexit talks fail to break deadlock with PM
Painter and decorator, 52, who sued his 65-year-old stepmother for a share of her £2.9million Lotto windfall wins his case and will now get £480,000
David Walsh (pictured celebrating outside court, left) took the case to Ireland's High Court after claiming he was owed a sixth of Mary Walsh's jackpot after purchasing the winning ticket as part of a syndicate. The court heard how David's late father Peter Walsh, who was married to Mary (shown right), had promised his son he wouldn't have to ever worry about money again after the win. The winning ticket, bought in County Galway in January 2011, was signed by Peter Walsh, his wife Mary and his son David, as well as three other relatives. After winning £2.9million, Mrs Walsh's sons Tony and Jason received £380,000 and £257,000 respectively, while Mr Walsh's nephew Kevin Black was given £86,000. Mrs Walsh argued that David was offered £171,000 or the house she shared with her late husband, and claimed he opted for the home - which Mr Walsh denied.
Married headteacher, 51, who appeared on Come Dine With Me is found dead in a graveyard near his village primary school
Huw Jones (pictured) 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 (inset). Married Mr Jones featured in a Shrove Tuesday special of the Channel 4 series in 2011 (right), where he treated his guests to pancakes.
Become Lord of the Manor for just £2! Father, 37, struggling to find a buyer for his 18th century mansion offers the £650,000 home as a RAFFLE prize
Dunstan Low bought and renovated Melling Manor in Lancashire in 2011 for £435,000, but has fallen on hard times as he struggles to get work in the area. He is selling raffle tickets with the house as the grand prize and hopes to make £1million by selling 500,000 tickets at £2. The Grade II listed manor has been on and off the market since December 2014, but hasn't attracted any offers and he has been forced to try to recoup his costs by selling tickets to avoid repossession. He is still open to offers of more than £650,000 but will use the cash he's made selling tickets as a prize should he find a buyer. Pictured left, Dunstan outside the home, top right, the kitchen, and bottom right, expansive living space.
Moment burglar got wedged in a tiny first-floor window as he tried to break into pensioner's house
A hapless burglar who became wedged in a bathroom window as he tried to climb into a pensioner's house has been jailed. Sean Crawshaw, 47, was found stuck in the tiny upstairs window (pictured, left) of a property in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Crawshaw, who was rescued by the fire brigade from the window (right), pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal and was jailed for two years and four months. Sergeant Richard Garland, from Greater Manchester Police, said 'poetic justice' had been served.
Does this mysterious figure hold the key to Corrie McKeague's disappearance? Police release new CCTV image from the night missing RAF gunner was last seen
Police searching for missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague (left) have released a new CCTV image of a potential witness spotted in the area he was last seen. Mr McKeague, 23, from Fife, Scotland, vanished while on a night out with friends on September 24 in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. The last sighting shows him walking from a shop doorway and into a horseshoe-shaped area in Brentgovel Street, with no sign of him emerging. Suffolk Police officers combing through CCTV footage have released stills of three people who have yet to be traced. They are re-issuing some images along with a new image of one person that has now been obtained (right).
Two-bedroom flat where serial killer Dennis Nilsen killed male escorts and threw their remains down the DRAINS goes on the market for half a million
The flat in Muswell Hill, north London, was where Nilsen murdered a handful of male escorts before cooking their body parts and eating them. The two-bedroom home seems unremarkable, but it was the subject of a massive police investigation after reports of a strange smell coming from the drains. Officers raided the house and discovered that the odour was from rotting human remains in the house of horrors, also finding body parts in the wardrobes.
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Scoop your chin off the floor and try to stop rubbing your eyes in disbelief - RM Sotheby's first classic car sale of the year is rammed with a bounty of automotive beauty. We feature the most exclusive, including clockwise from top left: Porsche 959 Sport, Ferrari 275GTB, OSCA MT4, Porsche 917 Spyder. Centre: Ferrari F40.
THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
Brought to tears by Sharia justice: Woman is forced to endure 26 agonising lashes of the cane for having sex outside of marriage in Indonesia
The woman clutched her head in her hands after being lashed with a cane after being found guilty of having sex outside of wedlock, which is against Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia. Pictures show how the woman was forced to kneel on the ground on the public stage in front of a mosque in Indonesia's Aceh province. Looking fearful, the man who hands out the punishment uses a cane to crack her across the back 26 times for violating the law as a crowd of people look on.
Romanian president challenges new government's rules decriminalising corruption as thousands of protesters take to the streets
The Romanian government has sparked anger after decriminalising official misconduct - despite warnings it will make corruption legal with thousands taking to the street. And the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has confirmed he will file a challenge with the country's Constitutional Court against the new legislation. In a televised new conference he said: 'It is obviously a legal constitutional conflict between the government and the judicial system and parliament.'
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- Romanian president challenges new government's rules decriminalising corruption as thousands of protesters take to the streets
- Trump's fury at Iran over ballistic missile test as he slams Obama's nuclear deal for giving Islamic regime a $150 billion 'life-line'
- Iran dismisses 'useless' threats from Donald Trump that Tehran has been 'put on notice' and declares the new President 'an inexperienced person'
- Heartbreaking photos reveal suffering of Mosul zoo animals including a lion and a bear left to starve to death by cruel ISIS brutes
- ISIS amputate the hands of two boys aged ten and 12 who refused to execute two civilians in front of their families in Mosul
- The children of the kiln: Boys and girls work their fingers to the bone toiling for pennies to make bricks in Nepal
- Hit-and-run victim bleeds to death after witnesses ignored his pleas for help so they could film him on their phones in India
- Doctor who made an 80-year-old dementia patient's family hold her down while he gave her a lethal euthanasia injection 'acted in good faith', rules Dutch review panel
- Husband hunts down and shoots dead a driver who crashed into and killed his wife in Italy after changing Facebook profile pic to Russell Crowe's avenging Gladiator character
- The Angels of Death: Inside the squalid brothels of Nigeria where tens of thousands of HIV-positive prostitutes are fuelling an AIDS epidemic claiming 10 million lives a year
- Child refugees aged EIGHT mauled by dogs, beaten by police and forced to sleep in squalid warehouses in temperatures of -10C
- EXCLUSIVE: Mosque gunman pumped bullets into pile of victims even though they were dead, leaving trail of blood in prayer room - after killing hero who tried to stop massacre
- Armed police officer undergoing psychiatric treatment barricades himself in Turkish hospital and threatens to kill himself, sparking stand-off with cops
- Former child bride has her EARS hacked off by her husband in Afghanistan after he accused her of speaking to other men
- UAE say Donald Trump's migration ban is NOT anti-Islamic and point out that the majority of Muslims are still free to travel to the US
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- German police arrest a Tunisian man suspected of planning a terror attack as 1,100 officers raid mosques and businesses across the country
- The force of nature: Footage shows dirty brown floodwater suddenly surging through the Peruvian capital Lima after a river burst its banks
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