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Pup spent two weeks at bottom of well

The 2-year-old is thought to have survived by licking condensation off the well's brick walls and eating insects in mud at the bottom.

Spy chiefs to recruit middle-aged mums as 'Jane Bonds'

British intelligence agencies now want to recruit more middle-aged mothers and are relaxing their requirements for a university degree in favour of "emotional intelligence".

Stay in Princess Diana's childhood home

The childhood home of Princess Diana is opening to overnight guests for the first time in order to raise money for charity.

Serial killer's sick jail break plot

British serial killer Joanna Dennehy had plotted to murder a guard and use their fingerprints to bypass a biometric system to escape from jail.

UK wants to deport boy who speaks Gaelic

Young Australian boy whose first language is Gaelic faces deportation from Scotland.

Kiwis heading to warmer weather

Thousands of Kiwis are packing their sunhats and sun cream, preparing for a winter getaway.

The new backlash against the McCanns

The ugly attacks have returned with a vengeance - and receiving public applause.

Stonehenge not so hard to build after all

It is an archaeological conundrum that has baffled generations of experts, but a group of university students have found the feat really isn't as hard as everyone imagined.

Editorial: Khan victory shows new face of Britain

The election of a candidate of Islamic Pakistani extraction as mayor of London is a proud moment for Britain and inclusion of minorities in its politics.

Bra queen's 'boy' is a 22yo estate agent

The "six-year-old boy" cuddled by "Baroness Bra" Michelle Mone has threatened to take up drinking.

Lingerie queen's small gaffe

British lingerie magnate Michelle Mone has told of her embarrassment after lifting up a man she mistook for a 6-year-old boy.

Lion cub photo-shoot draws charity's fire

Photos of him feeding two lions taken to his home in west London have angered a wildlife charity.

'Hope she was worth it'

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, it is said, and this car parked up near Harrods appears to be a classic example.

Alexander Gillespie: Unhappy British don't see benefits union has offered

COMMENT: The possibility of a majority of British voting for absolute sovereignty in their referendum has many people worried.

Labour digs itself deeper into scandal

For many in Britain, the scandal is part of a wider problem for Labour's left wing.

Kiwi in UK court after tapas bar outburst

A New Zealand man faces the prospect of being deported after allegedly abusing a waitress and assaulting a waiter.