An alleged burglar was shot dead by a pensioner and his younger sister after 'trying to break into their isolated caravan'.
The man, aged in his 40s, was found dead by police in woodland in Berkshire near Heathrow Airport at around 3.30am today.
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Nearly a third of the world's population is now overweight or obese, a major study has revealed.
Experts said obesity has become a 'rising pandemic' and a 'disturbing global public health crisis', which is leading to booming rates of diabetes and (...)
A mother stabbed her newborn daughter to death with a pair of kitchen scissors because she feared having a child would harm her career, a court heard.
Rachel Tunstill, 26, dumped her newborn baby's lifeless body in a bin after allegedly butchering (...)
A boy born with a rare 'two face' condition has defied all odds to celebrate his 13th birthday.
Tres Johnson from Bernie in Missouri, US, marked the milestone - despite doctors giving him 'zero chance of survival' when he was born.
He has (...)
Prince Harry ate a simple dish of dates and porridge with a Muslim community breaking its Ramadan fast during his tour of Singapore.
Harry, who is on a two-day trip to Singapore, was visiting a community centre run by a Muslim-faith led voluntary (...)
We have been always told that eating too much salt will kill us. Doctors say it's as bad for our health as smoking or not exercising. The white stuff is not just addictive, goes the message, it's deadly. Too much of it causes high blood pressure and (...)
Manchester City look set to get the Premier League transfer ball rolling after agreeing a £43million fee for Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva.
The 22-year-old flew into England on Friday morning and a deal looks imminent, as Pep Guardiola swoops for (...)
It is easy to be curmudgeonly about what Jose Mourinho has achieved at Manchester United this season.
With his constant whining, his relentless narcissism, his stream of excuses, his attacks on Luke Shaw — a player who nearly lost his career playing (...)
A mother has told how her 'perfectly normal little girl' has been left unable to walk or talk - after eating tuna every day.
Lindsey Grant, 30, is adamant the reason for her daughter Lexi-Mae's deteriorating condition is because of the canned tuna (...)
Warren Beatty's first film this century (he is the director, writer, producer and star) fortuitously arrives in cinemas at a time when he would doubtless like to be talked about for something other than his unwitting role in screwing up the (...)
Research has shown that the world spent nearly one trillion hours using smartphone apps last year and according to new data, this trend is still on the rise.
App Annie, a business intelligent firm, has discovered that the amount of time had (...)
There comes a day, every once in a while, when we just can't be bothered with our jobs.
And while sometimes we can get away with doing a sloppy version, in other cases we really can't.
Take the traffic lights which were installed to face directly (...)
Luis Suarez ended a five-game run without a goal in Barcelona's 3-0 derby victory over Espanyol on Saturday, but insists he was never pressing the panic button.
Suarez bagged a brace as Luis Enrique's side secured another vital three points to keep (...)
A man has been awarded monthly social security payments after a court found that his brain tumor was caused by a company-issued cellphone.
Roberto Romeo was given a phone by Telecom Italia, which he used for three hours a day for 15 years in the (...)
Research has shown that it takes nearly 165 pounds of raw material to make the average smartphone – and these resources are on the verge of disappearing.
In order to combat these numbers and save the planet, Apple has vowed to end the destructive (...)
A leaked Apple document has hinted that the firm may be secretly working on its own virtual reality glasses.
A health and safety document has revealed how several employees suffered from eye pain after trying out a mystery 'new prototype'.
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Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi has died after being hit by a truck during a training ride.
The 37-year-old was involved in a collision with a heavy goods vehicle near his home in the Le Marche region of Italy on Saturday morning.
Scarponi had (...)
Cheaper and faster broadband could be on the way after BT was told to open up its telegraph poles and tunnels to rivals.
Communications regulator Ofcom has ordered BT to give competitors access to the infrastructure owned by its network arm (...)
Anthony Joshua could be forced to vacate a world title if he is successful in his mega-fight with Wladimir Klitschko next Saturday.
Joshua's IBF belt is on the line on April 29 at Wembley, as is the vacant WBA title. But in the same way that Tyson (...)
It was meant be Samsung's 'saving grace', but the Galaxy S8 has already caused Android users to worry.
An early reviewer discovered a flaw in the facial recognition feature, which lets users unlock the smartphone by looking at the front-facing 'with (...)
Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United's transfer targets to stop pontificating about English culture and sort out their priorities.
The United manager is flummoxed with an obsession over the club's northern location, in remarks which will (...)
Muslim women stood hand-in-hand with others on Westminster Bridge in a show of solidarity with the victims of Wednesday's terror attack.
A group of women, who said they were wearing blue as a symbol of hope, stood holding hands for five minutes on (...)
Manchester United are eyeing up a €200million (£173m) offer for Barcelona forward Neymar.
According to Spanish newspaper Sport, the Old Trafford club are willing to activate the release clause written into the Brazilian's contract to bring him to (...)
A woman in Santa Fe, Argentina has stumbled across a strange double-headed creature, and the internet is going crazy.
Luján Eroles, 46, was walking in her courtyard when she came across this creepy-looking critter, before she shouted her friends (...)
Coming face to face with Pep Guardiola still gets Zlatan Ibrahimovic a little hot under the collar.
The Swedish striker, who played for Guardiola during the pair's time at Barcelona in 2009-10, have always shared a somewhat fractious relationship (...)