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This would leave patrols in the north (pictured) at their weakest just as smugglers were ramping up operations to take advantage of calmer seas.

Flanked by impassive henchmen deep inside a ramshackle migrant camp, the kingpin of a major people smuggling operation (pictured) cracks into a cynical smirk.

This actress embodied the quintessential girl-next-door in a fictional Massachusetts coastal town on a groundbreaking 90s teen drama. Think you know who it is?

A Gladiators star has signed up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing, after 'impressing' BBC producers on the Christmas special.

Officers launched a probe after it was alleged that two children at Lambrook School in Berkshire molested another pupil during a school trip.

The streets here tell a rather depressing story of a region that has been left behind the rest of the UK.

The pre-tournament favourites were shellshocked as Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko cruised to an emphatic 8-4 victory on Saturday night.

JoJo Siwa has officially set the record straight on her sexuality amid her budding romance with Love Island star Chris Hughes.

Starbucks is selecting two lucky individuals for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel the world, spotlight global coffee culture and earn a very attractive salary.

After years of China's cruel One Child Policy and hundreds of adoptions to the West, Barbara Demick uncovers the truth behind one separated set of little girls.

We all know how invaluable animals can be for our wellbeing, but in a new book, Jay Griffiths reveals just how extraordinary animals really are.

Scientists say residents in these areas (pictured) - not too busy, not too quiet but just right - sandwiched between city centres and the countryside, are less likely to suffer anxiety and depression.

Fans have been harboring mounting concerns for Justin's health in recent months, and rumors are flying of possible marital strife between him and Hailey.

Gwyneth Paltrow shared a video of herself cooking breakfast in her gourmet kitchen. For part of the video, she stood at stove topless, sautéing sausage and eggs for her protein-packed breakfast.

In the latest illustration of the TV institution's demise, its famous garden is today unkempt and overgrown.

The TV chef, 48, is 'cooking up a comeback with a new travel series and a surprising dip into acting', after being axed from ITV amid a serious of misconduct claims.

This week, leading money educator Vanessa Stoykov helps a couple who feel trapped after their fix-rate mortgage ended a few months ago.

Her father made waves on the internet with his pitch-side fashion choices. Now Sir Gareth Southgate's daughter Mia, 24, (left) is following in his footsteps as a hotshot fashion influencer.

Will an expansion of biofuels increase greenhouse gas emissions, despite their purported climate benefits? That's the claim of a new report from the World Resources Institute, which has been critical of US biofuel policy in the past. Ars Technica has republished an article from the nonprofit, non-partisan news organization Inside Climate News, which investigates the claim. Drawing from 100 academic studies on biofuel impacts, the Institute's new report "concludes that [U.S.] ethanol policy has been largely a failure and ought to be reconsidered, especially as the world needs more land to produce food to meet growing demand." "Multiple studies show that U.S. biofuel policies have reshaped crop production, displacing food crops and driving up emissions from land conversion, tillage, and fertilizer use," said the report's lead author, Haley Leslie-Bole. "Corn-based ethanol, in particular, has contributed to nutrient runoff, degraded water quality and harmed wildlife habitat. As climate pressures grow, increasing irrigation and refining for first-gen biofuels could deepen water scarcity in already drought-prone parts of the Midwest...." It may, in fact, produce more greenhouse gases than the fossil fuels it was intended to replace. Recent research says that biofuel refiners also emit significant amounts of carcinogenic and dangerous substances, including hexane and formaldehyde, in greater amounts than petroleum refineries. The new report points to research saying that increased production of biofuels from corn and soy could actually raise greenhouse gas emissions, largely from carbon emissions linked to clearing land in other countries to compensate for the use of land in the Midwest. On top of that, corn is an especially fertilizer-hungry crop requiring large amounts of nitrogen-based fertilizer, which releases huge amounts of nitrous oxide when it interacts with the soil. American farming is, by far, the largest source of domestic nitrous oxide emissions already — about 50 percent. If biofuel policies lead to expanded production, emissions of this enormously powerful greenhouse gas will likely increase, too.

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The former Palace servant is set to release a third 'intimate' memoir, promising to reveal stories he felt he couldn't share while the late Queen was still alive.