Former Charterhouse pupil who plunged to death on ski holiday �had taken designer drug Dr Death�

Myles Robinson, 23, died of multiple injuries including a severe head trauma after a night out drinking with friends in the Swiss ski resort of Wengen in 2009.

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Eiffel Tower evacuated: Terrorist attack fears as caller warns it will be 'blown to pieces'

More than 4,000 terrified tourists have been evacuated after an anonymous caller rang police to warn that the world famous monument was to be blown up at 5pm.

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Dramatic moment terrified boy, 10, was rescued as he sunk into mud

A team of eight coastguards worked for 30 minutes to rescue Callum Currie, who had been walking below cliffs near a recent landslide at Charmouth Beach in Dorset.

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Fish fan Jack Heathcote turns cellar into Britain's biggest home aquarium

Jack Heathcote, from Nottingham, spent �5,000 turning the basement of his home into a giant fishtank, and filling it with a large collection of underwater species.

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Russian WAG model dies in '100mph drunken' Bentley smash

Marina Malafeev, 36, had been driving the top-of-the range car while a friend was in the front passenger seat on an icy road in St Petersburg on March 17.

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Knut: Polar bear may be stuffed by taxidermists for Berlin museum display

A spokeswoman for the Berlin Natural History Museum, confirmed the bear's fur has been stripped off and the facility is in talks with the Berlin Zoo about the next step.

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Google books universal library in jeopardy as judge rejects deal with publishers

U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin said that the creation of the library would 'simply go too far' and claimed he was troubled by Google's views in comparison to those affected by the settlement.

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BUDGET 2011: Relief for motorists as Osborne cuts 1p off fuel duty

The cut was part of a ‘fair fuel stabiliser’ policy, funded by a �2billion tax-grab on oil firms’ profits, designed to keep pump prices lower when oil prices soar.

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BUDGET 2011: Economic recovery 'is taking longer than we expected', admits Osborne

The Office for Budget Responsibility – the Treasury watchdog set up by the Chancellor – said the economy will grow by only 1.7 per cent this year, not 2.1 per cent.

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Hope for infertile men as scientists grow test-tube sperm capable of fertilising eggs

In a world first, the researchers took just a just a sliver of tissue and coaxed it into producing sperm capable of fertilise eggs.

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Libya no-fly zone: Lone female Typhoon pilot keeps up the pressure on Gaddafi

Her hair blowing back in the airfield breeze, this is Britain’s first woman Typhoon pilot, Flight Lieutenant Helen Seymour, about to take off on her debut combat mission.

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Never mind the Budget... at least Spring has arrived, with sun and temperatures of 64f

Temperatures of more than 64f (17.8c) left Greece and Malaga in the shade with Britain’s hottest day of the year so far.

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Human rights laws result in a tripling of sham marriages

The courts have repeatedly weakened rules designed to prevent non-EU immigrants from marrying solely to remain in the UK - with up to 18 taking place weekly.

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Rapist Valentine Barnett trapped by DNA 25 years after 999 call over burglary

Valentine Barnett, now 60, attacked a 20-year-old woman in a church doorway in January 1986, but evaded justice for two and a half decades before leading police to his front door.

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Britain faces a �3bn bill to save Portugal in another EU bailout

The warning comes after a vote in the Portuguese parliament rejected a proposed package of tax increases and spending cuts, leading to the resignation of the prime minister Jose Socrates.

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He's boy George no more: Osborne is determined he can get the Tories to win the next General Election outright

If he fixes the economy, he will be a hero. If the economy sinks, then the Tory-led government will sink with it.

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Sir Steve Redgrave's daughter Natalie follows in footsteps by taking part in Boat Race

Natalie Redgrave is hoping to start emulating the success of her father Sir Steve, the five-times Olympic gold medallist.

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The Tories are squandering our billions on foreign aid that in reality betrays the countries it's meant to help

Lord Mandelson believes most aid to Africa has been squandered. That figure is estimated to be $1,000billion over the past 50 years - wastage on an epic scale.

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Elizabeth Taylor dies of congestive heart failure in hospital aged 79

Actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79, her publicist confirmed today.

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Apple iPad 2 and Nintendo 3DS launch and buyerswill pay more in UK than US

They promise to change the face of gaming and mobile computing, but as Apple and Nintendo launch their new products the hefty British premium hasn't changed.

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GPs are blamed for cancer care referral lottery

Dr Laurence Buckman from the British Medical Association said removing bureaucracy would help tackle a 35-fold variation in referral rates nationwide.

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Libyan expats plot revenge terror attacks on UK streets over Gaddafi bombing raids

The threat was exposed after intelligence officers monitored hundreds of conversations between Libyans in the UK who have 'maintained connections with Tripoli'.

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Osborne's clandestine raid on tax and benefits to cost families �30bn

Up to 40,000 more workers might have to pay National Insurance next year and pensioners could miss out on almost �700 of income as the basic state pension rises more slowly.

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Factory worker survives being dragged through five-inch gap in machinery that broke his back, pelvis, both hips and ribs

Father-of-one Matthew Lowe was so badly hurt in the accident his partner was told to 'expect the worst' when she arrived at his hospital bedside in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

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Japan tsunami and earthquake: Road repaired SIX days after it was destroyed

The speed of reconstruction is being used to highlight the nation’s ability to get back on its feet. Many workers returned to their jobs the day after the quake.

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Robert Talbot ran �500,000 criminal empire from cell with help from officer and police staff

Robert Talbot, 33, was jailed for 12 years after he arranged for drugs and mobile phones to be smuggled into prison while cloning luxury cars with outside assistance.

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BUDGET 2011: Shocks under the bonnet for middle earners - and you'll work longer for your pension

George Osborne put himself on the side of middle earners yesterday as he unveiled petrol and income tax cuts, which were designed to ‘put fuel in the tank’ of the backfiring British economy.

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Libya 'killer' of PC Yvonne Fletcher seized by rebels

Omar Ahmed Sodani was allegedly paraded before journalists yesterday by rebels who seized him from a Benghazi bolthole where he had been hiding.

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Royal wedding: Kate Middleton and Prince William's vows will be sold on iTunes

An official album of the ceremony, including the music and readings, is to be recorded inside Westminster Abbey on April 29 by classical label Decca and released on iTunes.

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Yellow Brick Road murder: E-fits of 2 men seen in woods on day Jia Ashton died

Artists' impressions of two men seen near the murder scene in Derbyshire on the day the young economics graduate was killed have been released by police.

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Could your saucepans bring on the menopause? Chemicals found around the home linked to health problems

A major study has shown that women with the highest levels of the substances in their bodies go through ‘the change’ sooner than women with low levels.

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Sian O'Callaghan missing: Helpers told not to search as police follow 'lines of inquiry'

Hundreds of volunteers were due to help police comb 4,500 acres of woodland near Marlborough, Wiltshire, for the 22-year-old who vanished after leaving a nightclub.

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