Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey recieved nothing but groans and ridicule after making probably the worst joke in the history of Prime Minister's Questions yesterday

Officers from the Metropolitan Police have been collecting DNA samples and are offering a £10,000 reward in a bid to identify a man responsible for rapes across the country

Clarice Berry, 77, was left buried under 10ft of rubble when the gable end of her semi-detached house came down when she was hanging out washing as neighbours rushed to help

A 16-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after he was shot near a mosque in Birmingham

A Welsh woman who backpacked around India in 2007 says she later suffered seizures and a mental health crisis after doctors found 38 parasitic cysts in her brain

New findings studying planet orbiting a “dead” star suggest that when the Sun swells into a red giant in about five billion years, Earth could be destroyed

Dave and Mayu Phillips have been granted planning permission by Pembrokeshire County Council for their eco-home development, which includes keeping guinea pigs for sustainable meat

From fake film directors to a phony princess, history features bold imposters who successfully bluffed their way into society, sports and positions of power

A 22-year-old Miami content creator who stands 6ft 7in says her height has helped her earn over $5 million (£3.8 million) from adult content in two years, letting her buy four rental homes

Kristen Naylor was taken to a police station after attacking his father and was banned from drinking for three months after throwing a flapjack at a police officer's genitals, having first missed with a Pot Noodle

A 23-year-old man has been named locally as one of two people to have died following a fatal crash in Bradford, West Yorkshire, after a car left the road and plummeted 100ft

Influencer Erzabel, who earns up to £60,000 a month and has 800,000 Instagram followers, says she was left speechless after a fan admitted selling his car

Alex Verdu Munoz, 26, was found dead in a healthcare unit at Strangeways prison a day before a scheduled court appearance

An 18-year-old boy has drowned in the River Wye while taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh expedition in Powys, Wales, the DofE has confirmed. His body has been pulled from the water

Police are probing reports that a naked man carried out a lewd act while “doing laps” of an unofficial nudist area at Botany Bay, Broadstairs, after shocked sunbathers complained about “disturbing” behaviour

Horror at Electric Forest as a sanitation worker found a newborn baby’s body in a portable toilet during early-morning servicing on June 28, prompting an urgent police probe

The children, who ranged in age from 1.5 to 18, were found in "deplorable" conditions in Hamden, Ohio, and were in urgent need of medical treatment, with two flown to trauma centres, officials said

A Salisbury woman is under investigation after allegedly leaving her American Akita tied to a lamppost in 34–35°C heat on the UK’s hottest day before flying to Egypt

Two masked people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City, hanging a peace flag from the nearly 1,500ft skyscraper before the man reportedly proposed to his partner

A routine training flight turned into a terrifying emergency when a wasp-like insect blocked a fuel jet, causing violent engine vibrations and power loss just minutes after take-off

Sheffield businessman Robert Stokes paid over £850,000 towards his grandson Sebastian's home and five-star wedding — but later sued to reclaim the cash, claiming it was a loan

WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGES: The mystery climber, known only as Green Boots to those familiar with the climb, has been revealed after three decades of his body laying frozen up the mountain

Shabir Ahmed, 73, convicted ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang and found guilty of 30 child rapes, is set to be released from prison on 2 July – but cannot be deported from the UK

Artificial intelligence analysis of each players’ kick has levelled the playing field between teams and is narrowing the gap, according to tech experts

EXCLUSIVE: Wimbledon's punters are queuing for ages to get into the official shop where they can buy an array of candles which reek of gin and tonic