Revealed

Sobering truths about the UK's preparedness.. 221013

Remote-controlled toilets that disappear below ground during the day could be installed across Britain to stop people urinating in the street... 221011

Using mobile phones behind the wheel is the thing which annoys women most about male drivers, according to a new survey... 221008

New York's Sex in the City image has slipped as a survey revealed promiscuity has plummeted since September 11... 221007

The Women's Library opens in London on Friday, giving a permanent home to a collection that has its roots in the Suffragette movement... 221005

Showing it is never too late to meet the love of your life, a 96-year-old Frenchman has married his 95-year-old fiancee... 221002

People are highly attracted to images of themselves which have been distorted to make them look more like the opposite sex, a new study has discovered... 221000

Work is underway to exhume 126,000 graves at a cemetery in Singapore... 211133

The number of millionaires in the UK has fallen during the past two years as their wealth was hit by volatile stock market... 211131

Police are looking for over £100,000 worth of computers and mobile phones missing from Downing Street... 211129

A pet insurer has paid out nearly £10,000 to allow a three-year-old pet labrador to walk... 211127

London is the richest city in the European Union, a new report has showed... 211124

Everton and the BBC have bowed to divine intervention and changed the start time of an FA Cup tie to suit the local vicar... 211122

Queercompany, an online media and marketing business aimed at gay men and women, has gone under after running out of cash... 211120

Lady Thatcher, the former Conservative prime minister, has suffered a minor stroke, it has emerged... 211108

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A faithful dog lay beside its dead owner for almost a month before being discovered on the verge of death itself... 211104

A record number of women are taking up breast cancer screening, latest figures show... 211103

Aids will surpass the Black Death as the world's worst pandemic if the 40 million people living with HIV/Aids do not get life- prolonging drugs, a medical expert has warned... 211101

American soldiers in the Philippines will be encouraged to go on tours of museums instead of touring local brothels... 211099

Concerns are being raised about the long-term effects of the new generation of anti-depressants, such as Prozac... 211096

A US judge has postponed a pending copyright infringement legal case against the online music site Napster... 211094

The majority of Britons prefer staying at home to going out, according to a new study... 211092

A pub owned by a large brewery has won the title of best in Britain for the first time... 211089

Couples will be free to marry almost anywhere they like under proposals for the biggest shake-up of civil weddings since they were introduced in 1837... 211087

A sexual health expert has voiced concerns over what she calls a "dramatic rise" in a sexually transmitted disease (STD)... 211085

A third thought cabbage was lettuce, 17% didn't know what a cauliflower looked like, and some even confused melons with celery... 211083

Lesbian couples may be able to have a baby that shares both their genes following a new technique... 211082

This week, as ever, was a right royal week for the tabloids... 211080

Scientists claim people wanting to lose weight will soon be able to sniff themselves thinner... 211078

Merseyside has become the drugs distribution capital of Britain, according to a police document leaked on Thursday... 211077

Officers investigating the 14-year-old murder of a prostitute in Cardiff say they are closing in on the killer... 211075

New research shows UK men are just as keen as women to get hitched and settle down... 211073

Three pregnant women travelling in different cars were taken to hospital on Wednesday after a road accident, it has emerged... 211071

The chief executive of one of Britain's largest insurers has quit his £340,000-a-year job to spend more time with his young triplets... 211069

The entire cost of living is almost £1 million, according to a new study... 221012

Labour has an £6-10m overdraft in the wake of last year's general election, according to press reports... 211010

Women could reportedly soon be able to get the pill over the counter without repeat visits to their GP under new proposals... 221009

Staff at a Yorkshire nursing home are no longer allowed to call elderly residents love or sweetheart... 221006

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A woman is recovering after giving birth to a 12lb 2oz baby naturally, and without the help of any painkillers... 221003

Lisa Lashes and Fergie are to headline a one-off Naked party where clubbers are encouraged to attend in the nude... 221001

Are Britain's football stars under-paid?... 211135

Thai schools are offering sex education courses for 'inexperienced' parents... 211134

Almost half of all women questioned in a medical poll have suffered physical violence at the hands of their partner... 211132

The ultimate in 21st century living has been unveiled in the shape of a flat-pack house made of steel and polystyrene... 211130

A prize dog that was stolen by thieves for breeding has been found - exhausted by too much sex... 211128

A TV production company is looking for 'ugly people' to star in a new documentary for ITV1... 211126

Women who carry a rogue blood clot gene are at greater risk of miscarrying their baby, research suggests... 211125

A billionaire has broken his neck for the third time in six months and for the fourth time in his life... 211123

A new survey has revealed some British women take 'sickies' off work because they're having a bad hair day... 211121

The Queen has been given a seven-year-old elephant, a bull and two tortoises during her reign, according to 50 facts published by Buckingham Palace... 211107

An intensive form of chemotherapy is offering new hope to women desperately ill with ovarian cancer... 211105

The Conservative Party has signalled a change in its approach to gay issues by calling for homosexual partners to be given some of the legal rights held by married couples... 211102

Human volunteers will be used in new government projects to assess the safety of mobile phones... 211100

A six-part television series on Wales's fourth channel is set to reveal the naked truth about the sexual experiences, habits and preferences of the Welsh people... 211097

Leeds United manager David O'Leary has received anonymous letters threatening his wife with "serious harm", West Yorkshire Police have said... 211095

Most motorists think other drivers are guilty of speeding but are less keen to admit their own offence, according to a major annual motoring report... 211093

Balance and hand-eye co-ordination exercises, similar to those used by astronauts, are helping people with dyslexia, according to an independent study... 211091

At a glance: NFU disease report... 211090

Scientists have identified a gene which they believe is linked to an inherited form of prostate cancer... 211088

Couples are being encouraged to talk more during sex on courses run by an education centre partly funded by the church... 211086

When asked how much alcohol they could consume and still legally drive, 64% of drivers got the figure wrong... 211084

The leading contender to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury has attacked the West's war against terrorism... 211081

Property left in Novotel Hotel rooms includes monkey suites, wooden legs, handcuffs, buckets of sand, fake chest hair and a Darth Vadar mask... 211079

Girl power, decaff and haircare are among hundreds of new words featured in the latest version of the Oxford English Dictionary Online... 211076

Two companies are due in court over an experiment which threatened to explode at a nuclear and chemical research laboratory near Didcot in Oxfordshire... 211074

South Wales Police are set to announce what they call a significant breakthrough in the investigation of the murder of a prostitute in Cardiff 14 years ago... 211072

Middle aged men can have sex as many times as they like without increasing their risk of having a stroke, according to research... 211070