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A tragic young woman left a heartbreaking suicide note calling for better funding of mental health services, saying 'let this not be a tragedy; let this be a lesson.' Tormented Caroline Davis, 23, penned her powerful message demanding more mental health services and facilities before ending her own life, an inquest heard. She was diagnosed with borderline emotionally unstable personality disorder and made several suicide attempts after moving from Northampton to Exeter, Devon, in the summer of 2015. But the...

British soldiers have been using Xbox-style controllers to remotely drive 4x4s in a military first. The UK has been working with the US military on autonomous resupply, providing a glimpse into the future of getting much-needed supplies to the front line. In a week-long exercise in Michigan, the UK MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and organisations from the US Army’s Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) tested the all-terrain vehicles. They also used Hoverbike drones to practice delivering...

A little girl who lost both her feet after her dad accidentally ran over her with a lawnmower has defied the odds to keep doing her favorite thing - DANCE. Emma McGraw, 11, ran into the garden while oblivious dad Joe, 46, was cutting the grass on a ride-on mower when he backed into her, cutting off both her feet. The youngster, who was just five at the time, suffered profuse bleeding and was airlifted to hospital where she underwent...

Police have released chilling footage of a gangland attempted 'execution' - that saw the target sprayed with bullets at point blank range. Father-of-two Haroon Hussain was blasted point blank in the chest with a semi-automatic weapon by two gangsters who were caught on camera spraying more than a dozen rounds. The attackers were seen calmly getting out of a four-wheel-drive vehicle before heading into an alleyway - where they saw the 32-year-old and shot him with the deadly machine gun...

A randy teacher who sent a string of explicit emails acting out a schoolgirl sex fantasy has been allowed to keep his job. Christopher Perry used school computers to send messages, including telling the recipient: "I require you to be dressed as a schoolgirl with white knickers." In another message, Perry said: "You will kneel in the corner of the room, facing the wall while I set up my laptop. "You will be required to perform acts upon me live...

A senior Royal Navy officer sexually assaulted nine young men but believed he was 'unassailable' because of his powerful position, a court heard on Tuesday. Charles Howeson, 67, sexually assaulted victims while serving with the Navy including groping a junior rating during a man overboard drill, a court was told. A complaint to Navy officials was made but he was let off with a warning and went on to pursue a successful career in the service, it was said. Charles...

A partially blind woman who can barely walk is no longer eligible for a free NHS service to take her to hospital appointments - because she is "too healthy". Pamela Midgley, 61, has up to three check-ups a month at different hospitals as she battles a degenerative eye disease, chronic arthritis, asthma and ulcers. The legal bookkeeper, who was forced to give up work when she started losing her sight five years ago, has also been diagnosed with clinical depression....

The uncle of the Duchess of Cambridge punched his wife to the ground in a drunken row in the street. Gary Goldsmith, 52, hit Julie-Ann Goldsmith, 47, outside their £1.8 million home after returning from a charity do in the early hours of October 13. The pair had been arguing in the back of a black cab and as they got out outside their Marylebone house Goldsmith was slapped in the face by his wife. Millionaire Goldsmith, the younger brother...

Preparations for the 'wedding of the year' involving Britain's most violent prisoner Charles Bronson were today (Tues) underway. A suit believed to be the one hardman Bronson, 64, will wear when he ties the knot to soap star fiancee Paula Williamson was hand-delivered to HMP Wakefield at 10am in a white cotton bag. A black Saab convertible car with the words 'free Charles Bronson' emblazoned on the side is stationed in a hotel car park where the bride is thought...