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The stepfather of Shannon Matthews (bottom right) who was jailed for child sex offences has been photographed for the first time (left) since her fake kidnap. Craig Meehan (inset, left), 30, is the ex-boyfriend of Shannon's mother, Karen Matthews (centre, bottom) and was spotted walking next to a woman just two miles from where the youngster was found. In 2008, police launched a desperate search after Shannon did not return to her home in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. A £50,000 reward was put up after she disappeared and her mother made emotional appeals on the television. However, just weeks later it was revealed that her kidnap was staged. He was photographed just before a new drama about the fake kidnap is due to be aired on BBC One. The drama stars Bafta-winning actress Sheridan Smith (top right) as Karen's friend Julie Bushby.

He bravely decided to compete on The Jump on Sunday evening, despite suffering a leg injury just one day before. But Sir Bradley Wiggins' determination was mildly overshadowed by his cheeky slip of the tongue - as he said 'piss' at half past seven before the watershed mark - forcing host Davina McCall to apologise. And he wasn't the only one swearing, as Jade Jones jokingly told her competitor, reality star Jade Jones: 'You're going down b**tch'.  

Nigel Farage (left) was pictured arriving in a car at his Kent home, which he owns with his wife, Kirsten. Mrs Farage was pictured stepping out onto the driveway without a wedding ring on her finger.(circled right, bottom) It follows news the former UKIP leader, 52, was sharing a house with Laure Ferrari.(top) She is 15 years younger than the Brexit campaigner and at the centre of a probe into illegal funding of his party.

Zoe Ball looked the picture of happiness as she helped her new boyfriend move into his new flat.  The It Takes Two presenter, 46, is said to have recently started dating Billy Yates, 40, an Antiques Roadshow cameraman. The new romance comes after she split from husband Norman Cook - better known as Fatboy Slim - in September. 

A minute-long clip (pictured) shows two rowdy groups facing off inside the fast food chain's Grand Central restaurant in Stockport around 5.30am on Sunday. Fighting quickly spread into the kitchen. Spectators can be heard laughing as the fighting breaks out. One man grabs another in a headlock and tries to smash him into a kitchen surface.

The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 51, posted an amusing video of his daughter nailing the lyrics to Fergie's L.A. Love while he stuck to muttering individual words. As the beats throbbed through the car stereo he mumbled, 'London... west side', while doing his best to look cool for the camera. The father-of-two posted the video online with the caption: 'Taking up the challenge to rap in the car with my daughter was a mistake - she knows every word.'

Even as my suspicions have been growing about the indoctrination of our young children by so-called liberals, so has the number of stories arriving in my inbox. Worried parents whose little kids come home repeating opinions they have been taught in school, rather than lessons, wondering how they should talk to the school about it without getting their kids into trouble. Children being taught that Trump is a bad man and a racist. That Brexit is wrong. That the correct answer is Clinton. I can accept that many teachers believe Trump to be an odious individual and/or that Trump equals hate. And I have heard the argument that it is right that teachers should teach children to be inclusive and to stand against hate, and by this logic teachers have a duty to speak out against Trump. But this is a sleight of hand. Deductive reasoning that has lost its way.

Newsreader Mark Austin, 58, has revealed that he once told his daughter Maddy, now 22, (pictured with her father) to 'starve to death' after failing to understand her anorexia. He said that he struggled to come to terms with the fact that it was a mental illness and said he once thought of it as 'crass, insensitive, selfish and pathetic'.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went head to head in a race this afternoon as they took part in a training day for the London Marathon at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (QEOP) in London. The pair were joined by Prince Harry at the training day for Team Heads Together which is the campaign to change the conversation on mental health which is spearheaded by the royal trio.

President Donald Trump raised eyebrows once again on Saturday after he justified his 'respect' for Russian President Vladimir Putin (right inset) by pointing out that the United States has 'a lot of killers' and asking, 'Well, you think our country is so innocent?' Trump made the remarks in a recorded interview with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly (right during the interview with Trump). The full interview will air on the Fox network before the Super Bowl on Sunday. The remarks angered conservatives on Twitter.

MailOnline Travel has rounded up some of the best-timed and most amusing photobombs ever to have taken place from around the world, starring humans and animals alike. Pictured, clockwise from top left, A cyclist suffering a close encounter with a lamp post; a camel with ulterior motives; a man imitating a beachgoer's moves; a swan crashing a photo of a temple; a man described as being 'never too old to photobomb a bikini shot'; and the priceless expression of someone in the background of a seaside shoot.

James Alton, 30, from Derby, (pictured) insists he cannot get a full-time job because of his illness, adding that 'entertaining is what I was born to do'. But his doctor says his symptoms do not 'fit the criteria for a classic bipolar illness'. The former Butlins Redcoat entertainer has spent £7,650 of the £10,400 he claimed in benefits in the past year on his dream to become famous, including on new clothes, a manager and casting websites. He has appeared on Big Brother's Bit On The Side and E4's Stage Show (bottom right), and also has an alter-ego called Mrs Plonker (top right).

The newborn baby (pictured left) was among more than 120 migrants rescued by Libyan coastguards off the coast of Tripoli in the early hours of Sunday morning. More than 2,000 migrants have been rescued from deadly boats attempting to cross from Turkey and North Africa into Europe so far this month, according to newly released figures. Several children (bottom right) were among those rescued from a boat which sank off the coast of Turkey, including a young girl (top right).

Cesilie Carlton, a 35-year-old American high diver, is seen leaping headfirst from a 55ft high platform aboard the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship as the fast-moving ocean churns past below her. Cesilie, who is also currently a Red Bull cliff diver, has amassed more than 250,000 views on Instagram since the footage was posted last week.

Faron Paul (pictured), 31, said he would allow his 14-year-old daughter (far left) to go to her cousin's birthday party in Tottenham if he could supervise. However, he then received a call from his brother who said 20 teenagers were trying to force their way inside the party. Mr Paul then confiscated three knives (centre and right) from the teenagers and filmed the shocking discovery and posted it on Facebook. It has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times.

Gary Johnston, the owner of Gary's Snacks in Beckenham, south London, was fined £7,530 at Bromley Magistrates' Court after keeping his van in a 'filthy condition' (inset). Inspectors found the floor of his van was 'soiled with dirt' and even his food hygiene manual was covered in filth (left). Fridges (right) and freezers in the van were caked in dirt, while the washing basins were too small.

Daniel Thatcher, 40, and Shantelle Ma, 31, (left) from Kent have put their wedding on hold to find a dream home, but the bride-to-be won't live too far away from her very demanding sisters (bottom right). They couple appear on the Watch show Honey I Bought the House (top right) and will get £15,000 towards their deposit if Dan can find them a property all by himself in just three weeks. But he has a list of demands to meet from Shantelle and her siblings who call themselves the Kardashians of Kent.

Queen Letizia, 44, showed off her more sporty side as she took to the ski slopes with husband King Felipe and daughters Sofia, nine, and Leonor, 11, during her family's annual winter break in Jaca, Spain (left). King Felipe gave the cameras a cheerful wave (top right) as they took part in a photo shoot in exchange for enjoying the rest of their break in private. And the Queen looked in great spirits (bottom right) despite reportedly not enjoying skiing.

A stricken BMW driver had to be winched to safety after he followed his sat nav into a river. Emergency services raced to the scene in Carmarthen, South Wales, to rescue the motorist when his car became almost completely submerged. Fortunately the man escaped with his life - but police are now warning drivers of the dangers of using sat navs.

June and Gordon Matthews described BBC drama The Moorside as a disgrace. The two-part series dramatises the abduction of their granddaughter Shannon, by their daughter Karen. Shannon, then nine, was found 24 days later drugged and tethered beneath a bed. Karen, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was jailed for eight years in 2008 but was released in 2012 after serving half her sentence. Sheridan Smith stars in the drama as neighbour Julie Bushby.

A black power activist has labelled Sir Winston Churchill a whore's son during a speech in the House of Commons. Omowale Rupert of the Pan-African Society Community Forum claimed that Great Britain's wartime Prime Minister was conceived after his father visited an African prostitute's bondage den. Rupert told attendees of the talk, which was arranged by former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler, how Churchill was really the son of an infamous London prostitute called Agnes Bronte.The controversial Rupert also lambasted William Wilberforce, the MP who was part of the campaign to abolish, slavery, calling him a 'junkie.'

Pinterest held its first ever UK Food Awards, handing out prizes for best recipes in categories including best brunch. Recipes from the Hemsley sisters (top centre) and Fearne Cotton (top right) were among winners. Six winners have shared their recipes with FEMAIL for you to try at home, including (top left to right): chicken tikka masala, one-pan English breakfast, goji berry bars and (bottom left to right) travelling noodles, no-bake chocolate fruit pizza and spiced butterflied lamb.

There's never been a trickier time to be one of the stinking rich. Take poor old Johnny Depp. Last week, legal papers lodged by his former management company revealed he got through a staggering £21 million in the past year alone - including £24,000 a month on wine, £159,000 a month on private planes and £238,600 a month maintaining his staff of 40. But then today's super-rich need far more help than a chauffeur and a butler or two. This is where Spear's can help. The magazine and research company publishes a directory of 500 advisers, consultants, agents and managers for Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) - and this year's entries are so eclectic they'll stretch your credulity, as well as your wallet. Just don't query what they cost. As they say, if you need to ask you can't afford it. Here's our pick of the most peculiar...

This beautiful 19th century converted church (pictured) in the scenic town of Malvern, Worcestershire comes complete with five floors, three bedrooms and a huge stained-glass window. But house-hunters may be most divinely inspired by the price. At £600,000, it costs less than an average terraced house in London.