A toddler died after his father force-fed him a mixture of cereal and bread, causing his lungs to fill with the substance and drowning him in his food, a British court heard today.

ENGLAND: David Beckham surprised a paramedic and her elderly patient with a hot cup of tea and coffee when he spotted them in the cold waiting for an ambulance.

Another British teen has been arrested over Syria- related terror offences. An 18-year-old from Birmingham was detained on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria to join militant group Islamic State, West Midlands Police said.

A young woman has been locked up for orchestrating a “revenge rape” on a teenager after telling her: “Snitches get stitches”.

New captain Wayne Rooney rescued Roy Hodgson from embarrassment as a record-low crowd watched England stumble past Norway in a dull and uninspiring friendly at Wembley.

A woman accused of arranging to send €20,000 to her husband fighting in Syria concealed in her friend’s underwear is "foul-mouthed" and a "phone-addicted, weed-smoking kaffir" and an unlikely terrorist, her barrister has told a court.

Former England footballer Ian Wright has revealed his MBE was among treasured memorabilia stolen by masked raiders held a knife to his wife’s throat and threatened to cut her and their two daughters’ fingers off during a robbery.

Former Arsenal footballer Ian Wright has revealed his MBE was among treasured memorabilia stolen by masked raiders who held a knife to his wife's throat and threatened to cut her and their two daughters' fingers off.

Grown Ups 2 Leads Razzies Nominees

Pictures of men seen in and around the Portuguese town of Praia da Luz at the time of Madeleine McCann's disappearance are to be released by British detectives.

The result could have been better, but at the end of a night which, in the lead-up, presented many questions and fears, it was heartening that leaving Wembley last night, the talk was mostly about events on the pitch.

An eerie silence hung over the scene of the London helicopter crash where mangled metal and the remains of a burnt-out car told of the horrors which unfolded in central London today.

Winter training is an undeniably hard slog in London, but it’s almost become second nature to Brian McBrearty.

His smug look took up most of the page; was he smiling thinking this was too easy?

A journalist was arrested today as part of Scotland Yard’s inquiry into payments to public officials.

Police chiefs and political leaders were struggling to restore calm to England’s streets today after riots spread across the country.

Judd Trump marched towards a quarter-final place at the Betfred.com World Championship as he sped into an 11-5 lead against Martin Gould.

I CANNOT believe that the England captaincy is still making headlines in the papers — isn’t it time to just move on?

A BROTHER and sister who unearthed a Chinese vase in a clear-out of a suburban house were stunned when it sold for a world record-breaking £43 million (€50.64m).

Courtney Love has reportedly rekindled her romance with hotelier Andre Balazs.

TWO more men were found guilty of taking part in Britain’s biggest jewellery robbery.

AN acid attacker who left a 25-year-old man severely disfigured in a horrific plot to avenge his family’s “dishonour” was jailed for 30 years yesterday.

Thousands of passengers were stranded today as ash from an Icelandic volcanic eruption caused the grounding of flights.

IF EVER a political event needed a warm-up man to instil even a scintilla of animation in the audience it was at yesterday’s launch of the Liberal Democrat general election manifesto in central London.

THE swine flu virus has reached its most virulent period yet since arriving in Ireland, with 29 people being infected since Friday evening.

Hundreds of travellers left stranded following the collapse of low-fare airline Zoom will attempt to make their way home today.

The family of TV presenter Mark Speight will today formally identify his body, which was found yesterday in a railway station.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse visited a drugs clinic after she was caught on video apparently smoking crack cocaine, it was reported today.

CHILDREN’S TV star Mark Speight yesterday insisted he had nothing to do with the death of his fiancée, Natasha Collins.

Police were confident tonight of being able to contain the expected climax of the climate camp at Heathrow Airport tomorrow.

VINCE Power, founder of the Mean Fiddler music empire, received an honorary CBE yesterday.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today confirmed he would leave office within 12 months, but refused to name a precise departure date.

Police were called to the home of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney after a person - reported to be his estranged wife Heather’s security guard – was found on the premises.

Irish-born Mark Papazian wanted to go down in history as a serial killer. But he was caught after writing a diary about the murder of his first victim, a gay pensioner, writes Paul Kelly in the first of a two-part series.

TWO men were fighting for their lives last night after falling desperately ill when taking part in a drug trial in London.

Ledley King maintains he would not consider following Sol Campbell in walking out on Tottenham at the end of his contract.

SENIOR British police officers last night insisted there would be no change to a controversial shoot-to-kill policy after an innocent man was gunned down.

A great grandmother wrongly imprisoned for nine years for involvement in IRA bomb attacks received a papal honour yesterday, bestowed upon her by the late Pope John Paul II in one of his final acts.

A dispute at English channel rail operator Eurostar escalated today when maintenance workers voted to take strike action in a row over pay and conditions.

FOOTBALL fan Stephen Smith was stabbed to death celebrating England’s win in Portugal while “living his dream”, his family said yesterday.

EastEnders star Kacey Ainsworth has given birth to a baby girl, it emerged today.

A 23-year-old man questioned by police over the gangland killings of a seven-year-old girl and her father has been freed on police bail.