The Bank of England today slashed interest rates to their lowest level since it was founded in 1694. In its fourth cut in as many months, it was cut to one per cent. read
The BBC has sparked fury after making fun of Marks & Spencer staff who have lost their jobs.read
Two young mothers have died of pneumonia since Christmas after being told by medical staff that they had nothing worse than a bout of flu or a virus. read
A pair of teenage lovers have been expelled from their private boarding school after the 16-year-old girl became pregnant, it has emerged.read
UFO experts believe that a flying saucer crashed into a wind turbine and that the incident could, at last, provide the evidence of other life forms they have been waiting for all their lives.read
An elderly spinster who obsessively hoarded clothes and accessories died in her own house when a mountain of suitcases fell on top of her, burying her alive.read
Three teenagers were today hailed as heroes for saving lives after their father suffered a seizure at the wheel of his car. read
It may have been -25C, but one mountaineering doctor dropped his trousers on Everest to measure his blood oxygen level in the hope of finding new treatments.read
The parents who were pictured walking across a frozen pond with their young son have defended their actions in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.read
Britons enjoying a respite from the recent cold snap today were warned another big freeze was on its way this weekend.read
Forget lipsticks, purses and glittery key rings. Laptops could soon be the latest must-have in every girl’s handbag. Elonex will start selling its ‘netbooks’ for £99.read
A police officer has resigned after posting foul-mouthed rants and racist slurs on his blog. Trainee special constable Rob Johnston, 22, listed 'Muslims and chavs' as things that annoyed him.read
Polish workers losing their UK jobs in the economic downturn are choosing not to return home but to stay and take advantage of the generous benefits system. read
The condemnation came as a diplomatic row broke out between the Vatican and Israel after a senior Catholic official slammed Gaza as 'one big concentration camp'.read
Terrified Scott Campbell, 44, made a run for it when three men and two women turned up at his second floor flat to give him a revenge beating.read
While we may now be enjoying longer lives, we are outliving our eyeballs, say researchers.read
Police are investigating reports that the Beast of Exmoor could have been washed up on a north Devon beachread
The parents of triplets born weighing just 2lb each have been forced to make 350-mile round trips to visit them after the babies were moved to three different hospitals.read
This teenage boy has lost half of his body weight – but he still weighs an incredible 30 stone. read
Thousands of taxpayers are being asked by fraudsters for their bank details in the run-up to the annual self-assessment deadline.read
A spray that stops all types of flu in its tracks is being developed by scientists. The drug would fight off all strains of the virus, including those behind bird flu and the winter flu that is currently wreaking havoc. read
An atheist advertising campaign claiming 'There's probably no God' has been reported to the regulator, it was announced today.read
A 30-year-old Afghan has been stabbed to death during a fight between rival gangs of illegal migrants heading for Britain.read
Police apologised today after the mis-identification of two dead bodies caused a family to cremate the wrong woman.read
Low-energy bulbs are incompatible with millions of lamps and sockets in homes, it has emerged. read
Men who do not find the shape of the curvier woman most attractive could be more likely to father children with autism, according to a study.read
Cotswold Gardens in Gateshead is home to 69 members of the Hall family, ranging in age from four weeks to 76 years.read
Investors and former employees will be quizzed after the Serious Fraud Office launched an investigation into the British activities of alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff.read
The shocked owner of a radio station whose website has been hijacked by Muslim extremists believes it was targeted because they played a song by Cliff Richard.read
A boy has been killed by a car while waiting for his school bus. Elliot Davies, 13, was waiting by the side of the road near his home for a bus to take him to school when the car ran into him.read
Undercover inspectors have found continued hygiene failings at the NHS trust where 270 people died of the superbug C. diff. read
Millions of people paying up to £30 a month for high-spreed broadband are getting a snail's pace service, an official study has revealed.read
A boy plunged more than 80 feet from a tower block balcony in while trying to flee a gang fight. read
Calls to banks, doctors' surgeries and energy companies are to be made free for millions after BT announced it was scrapped charges on its 0870 and 0845 numbers.read
Squirrels have been blamed for starting a fire at a home belonging to a former attorney general. They are believed to have chewed through a power cable.read
The man who designed Barbie and Ken was a kinky swinger with ‘a manic need for sexual gratification,’ according to an explosive new book.read