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Denise Brewster, from Coleraine, Northern Ireland, challenged a ruling which said she is not automatically entitled to a 'survivor's pension' in the way she would have been if she were married.

Temperatures in the next few days will be up to 5C colder than expected at this time of year, and the Met Office has issued warnings for ice in parts of South West England.

Steeping or cooking it in excess water flushes out the industrial toxin, which has been linked to health problems from heart disease to cancer, says a contamination expert from Queens University Belfast.

Sex expert Tracey Cox is on hand to answer women's quirky but extremely common sex questions revealing more than half of British adults find sex the most challenging topic to talk about.

A revolutionary new type of scan developed by a London team could transform the way parents-to-be see their unborn babies. A video shows the astonishing detail the high-tech scan can grab.

Emotional Katie Price revealed how a sexual assault which happened when she was just seven years old affected her life.

Paying for power used to be simple. You cooked, did your chores and turned the heating on as needed. Then, every three months, your supplier sent you a bill and you'd pop a cheque in the post.

Lara Shoemark, 19, was sorting out her washing when she saw the pair having sex on a rainy Monday lunchtime in Bridgwater, Somerset.

A standoff between the EU and the International Monetary Fund has dragged on for months, raising fears of a new debt crisis and sparking fresh talk of Greece tumbling out of the euro.

Researchers from Montreal's McGill University blocked the production of natural opioid substances in the brains of volunteers and found that they no longer enjoyed listening to their favourite songs.

Professor Roger Ekirch of Virginia Polytechnic and State University claims people used to have a first sleep and a second sleep and it was a normal practice until the late 1800s.

Images of fed-up commuters at Glasgow's Central Station were revealed online. The passengers were unable to buy tickets at their departure station and were forced to queue up.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dr Faye Bethell carried out a 30-minute operation to rescue Bob - and his owners were delighted because 'he is older than their children and part of the family.'

Madonna posted this photo from Mchinji, Malawi, in July alongside the caption: 'Three beauties. Lola spends time with twins, Stella and Esther at Home of Hope Orphanage.'

The millionaire former footballer was pictured shaking hands with Yanomami tribal chief Davi Kopenawa for a television documentary which aired in 2014.

For viewers of The Moorside on BBC1, Sheridan Smith was an extraordinary gift, embodying the two faces of the Leeds housing estate where Shannon Matthews disappeared.

Etiquette expert William Hanson has revealed the top social media faux pas - including gym selfies, sharing relationship milestones, taking photos of your food and 'lonely' mirror selfies.

Troy Hawkins from Northamptonshire posted a photo on Co-op's Facebook page of the stomach-churning mystery object. The Co-op claims that the condom-like item is just 'white foam'.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that if Britain were to leave the EU and cease all contributions overnight, the government would have around £13.4billion extra to spend.

Hatch started his career in the daytime soap All My Children in 1970 and in 1978 landed the role in the original Battlestar Galactica that ran for one season and earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

Scriptwriter Alan Simpson famous for hits including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe And Son, has died at the age of 87 after a battle with lung disease.

A new round of leaks from the White House suggest that Donald Trump is angry at the roughness of the presidential jets' towels, and that he asked for economic advice from a military adviser at 3am.

Politics have become a distraction in the workplace with 29 per cent of employees saying they are less productive. Almost half saw political conversations turn into a argument at work.

Charlotte Robins, from Torquay, died at the age of 29 after battling with the illness since she was a teenager - and weighing the same as a small child.

Dave Mitchell, 49, of Withernsea, East Yorkshire, who took the trusty handset on military tours, says it is indestructible and only needs charging once every ten days.

Solicitor Katherine Simpson was convicted of stalking alongside her barrister husband Jonathan (pictured together) following a trial at Southwark Crown Court last June.

Daniel Harris, 33, of Theydon Bois, Essex, is accused of being a ringleader in a multi-million pound operation which dealt cocaine and heroin between 2012 and 2016.

A study from Edinburgh University has found that first-born children score higher than their siblings in IQ tests. This may be because they receive more mental stimulation at an early age (stock image).

Bartholomeo Joly de Lotbiniere, 21, is accused of raping a woman at York University. His victim claims that he came into her room at halls of residence and sex with her after a night out.

Researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology suggest that pieces of hydras have structural memory that help them shape their body plan.

The bizarre footage shows Russian Rinat Iskakov, 32, filming himself as he smashes the window of the specially adapted 4.4 D model, bought eight months ago, in the snow outside his home.

More than 30 years after the Challenger tragedy, an image from the International Space Station shared by Shane Kimbrough reveals the soccer ball has finally made it to orbit.

Finley Mitchell, 10, from Four Oaks, Birmingham, developed an angry, red rash all over his skin every time he stepped outdoors as a result of his cold urticaria. It left him in agony.

Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow's inability to button his lip over US President Donald Trump is hardly the first time he has sparked controversy, writes ANDREW PIERCE.

Theresa May vowed to reduce the number of cases being pursued by the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, which allowed Phil Shiner to 'make a business' out of hounding former troops.

Tory-run Surrey last month announced plans for the poll, blaming government cuts for leaving a huge black hole in the authority's social care budget - before scrapping the plan yesterday.

Paul Griew, 68, of Cliff Road in Sidmouth, Devon said he received a call from a neighbour to tell him a cliff fall swept away part of his garden on Tuesday - and he had a lucky escape.

Leading analysts have warned Islamist computer hackers linked to ISIS are deliberately targeting confidential NHS data - and exposing the vulnerability of institutions.

Gabriel Jesus's mother Vera (pictured together) has revealed she controls every aspect of the Manchester City's starlet's life - from the food he eats to where he goes out, and even the girls he meets.

Two fire engines, paramedics and a police team were called to Dalston Kingsland station in East London this morning, following what was called an 'electrical fault' on the train.

National Savings & Investments yesterday announced it is reducing the rates on its range of popular accounts by up to 0.25 percentage points.

York Minster's Police - the UK equivalent of the Vatican's Swiss guard - will gain the same powers as regular PCs this spring, giving them the power of arrest within the cathedral's precinct.

Richard Wood, from Horley, Surrey, groomed his victim for a week before they arranged to meet at a local Tesco, but the girl turned out to be a group called Internet Interceptors.

The two men, aged 23 and 34, are said to have molested the group of girls by touching them sexually under the water at a pool in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Scientists at Stanford and Cornell universities in the US said people were triggered to become angry internet trolls through 'herd behaviour' after seeing other personal attacks online.

Peter Atilla denied attacking the woman on his return from a half-year tour of Afghanistan in 2013. The 46-year-old told jurors he had a 'bad recollection' of the night.

Headteacher Fiona Donnelly said staff at Sandwood Primary School in Glasgow, had faced 'inappropriate behaviour' from parents, including being sworn and shouted at.

Corey Lee Destrow and his friend Nchinmunya Ntembe, from Lancaster, can be heard laughing as they begin drugging the rodent.

Potter author Rowling, who often gets involved in spats with readers on Twitter, hit back at a fan who wrote they would 'cry' when she died and that millions would 'pull out toy wands' in tribute to her.

For the first time ever, URLs have outdone hashtags in Super Bowl ads. A report has revealed that 30% of the ads had a hashtag - a 15 percent drop from last year - while 41% included URLs.

A study of thousands of compensation claims has unearthed some bizarre reasons for UK passengers to be held up on their journeys with some delays lasting up to 29 hours.

A man from China has had a dead cockroach pulled out from his ear after it got stuck there for more than three days. The 60-year-old sprayed insecticide into his ear after the bug had crawled in.

Concerned animal lovers apparently spotted the ailing three-and-half tonne jumbo, named Sanjay, tied up with spiked chains by his cruel captors in Gosaiganj, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Mark Frost abused children in the UK before fleeing abroad and carrying out sex attacks in South East Asia. He was finally jailed today after being caught in Spain.

Jayne Stone (pictured), from West Malling in Kent, launched a 'sinister' three-year campaign of harassment against her ex when he ended their four year relationship in 2014.

Ana Victoria Lago, 17, who lives with her family in Manaus, north Brazil, has a smaller than normal head and an under-developed brain because of a genetic abnormality.

The stunning aerial views of Iceland and Norway show a geyser shooting water high into the air as well as the intricate patterns the land makes when looked at from above.

The dramatic footage from the frontine was shown in court at Sgt Blackman's appeal as his legal team argued that his environment was a 'breeding ground' for mental illness.

The film is from the band's performance in Montreal, Canada in September 1964 - when the group were at the height of their fame. It also contains rare colour footage of the Fab Four backstage.

According to Will Strafach, CEO of New-York based Sudo Security Group, there are dozens of iPhone apps which are at risk of being hacked. They include apps such as Music Tube and Gift Saga.

Greater Manchester Sustainable Engineering University Technical College in Oldham will shut down in August and transfer students to other schools.

Burnt timbers line what is left of the roof and mould flecks up the blackened ramshackle brick walls, in Crays Hill, Essex, with spooky memories of the bungalow's previous inhabitants still there.

Customers at John Lewis who got used to the fact they can take back an item for up to 90 days, providing it was unused, have been told the deadline is being cut to 35 days.

Blackpool-based Great Northern Sandwich Co Ltd is recalling six different sandwiches and rolls containing chicken because of a blue discolouration on the meat.

Mondelez is looking for a chocolate and cocoa beverage taster to work seven and a half hours a week from their Reading campus to help them try their new products before they're launched.

While the death rate for women has dropped across the South East and East of England, it has gone up sharply in the rest of the country.

You've heard of clean eating before, but what about 'clean sleeping'? The Gwyneth Paltrow goop-approved experts discuss what clean sleeping is and why it's so important.

Santander has also removed its minimum income requirement to qualify for an interest-only mortgage from a previous threshold of £50,000.

One of the monks, named Arsara, was stopped on Sunday as he drove in northern Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh, where an anti-drug task force found 400,000 pills in his car.

In a new thread on the secret sharing app Whisper desperately unhappy wives have revealed why they feel they have to stay with their husbands despite no longer loving them.

British Airways said we could stay at the Holiday Inn, but then we were told it was full so slept at the airport and have only been able to claim back our $25 breakfast costs.

The distressing video was taken in a private hospital in New Delhi, where the child was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for respiratory problems.

Researchers with James Cook University found the massive event, about 30 times the volume of Australia's monolith Uluru, left behind a debris field spanning nearly 20 miles from the main site.

The anonymous woman shared her story with Humans Of New York in a post published Friday (pictured). Women who get an abortion in Argentina risk one to four years behind bars.

LG is planning to unveil its new G6 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. A teaser image suggests the new phone will have an edge-to-edge display.

Daniel Miller, 45, became stuck after his excavator rolled in Charlotte Bay, NSW following heavy rain on Wednesday. Rescue crewman Simon Black, 43, opens up about the moment he freed him.

Malachi Halstead (pictured), of Newport, South Wales, allegedly drove Teerath Mann, 23, to a secluded area to hack off his fingerbecause suspected he was stealing money.

A video shows the man swimming in the lava zone of a volcano on the Big Island in Hawaii, as waves push him towards the rocks. A close-up shows the molten lava streaming into the ocean.

A thirsty party-goer wowed his friends on a night out by drinking his beer through his nose. Footage of the creative drinker downing his pint was filmed in the Lanzhou district of China.

Doing less than 68 minutes of vigorous daily exercise can cause permanent damage to a youngster's blood vessels, a study by the University of Eastern Finland found.

A cameraman gave viewers an eyeful of Patricia Martinez's low cut golden swimming costume when she appeared on Mira Quien Salta - the Spanish version of the show Splash!