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The Duchess of Sussex, 37, described how she was 'privileged' to know the women of the Hubb Community Kitchen, who came together following the devastating Grenfell Tower fire. Meghan delivered the three-minute speech at the launch event of the charity cookbook at Kensington Palace today/

Chris Evans and his wife Natasha Shishmanian, 38, emerged from hospital on Thursday morning after welcoming their new twins.  The 52-year-old radio veteran, who he has continuously claimed are named Ping and Pong, looked delighted as they left Frimley Park Hospital. The star revealed the birth of the tots, who were conceived via IVF, live on his radio show on Thursday as he called in to guest host Sara Cox to reveal: 'Ping popped her head out at 2210, Pong popped his head out 12 minutes later at 22 minutes past 10...

Moors Murderer Myra Hindley claimed in newly-released papers (left) she had been raped and abused by her fellow child killer Ian Brady just hours before she died in documents she had written to secure her release from jail. Hindley, who was 60 when she died, said her then boyfriend Brady (together, right) had tried to killher and suggested that she was also one of his victims.

Despite the PM making a plea for compromise at a summit in Salzburg, EU council chief Donald Tusk insisted her Chequers plan would undermine the single market. Meanwhile, Mrs May bluntly dismissed the EU commission's latest proposals for resolving the Northern Ireland border issue, saying they would break up the UK. 'The backstop cannot divide the UK into two customs territories,' she told a press conference after the summit.

Kiesha Schofield was just 11 when she was assaulted by 'the secret assassin' Jade Binch, 28, following a row with the boxer's daughter. Her mother Tiffany Schofield, 33, reassured the youngster that Binch (pictured right) would be jailed for the attack, which she claims left Kiesha with a fractured nose. But despite being convicted of assault last September, Binch (shown boxing, inset) was handed just a £120 fine plus court costs, a community order and ten days of rehabilitation activities. After repeatedly encountering her attacker in the street since the conviction, poor Kiesha, now 13, is too scared to go out after Binch allegedly continued to heckle her. Mother Tiffany, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has now shared appalling images (shown left) showing her daughter's bloodied face and says she is devastated that Binch has 'got away with' the attack.

Dame Maggie Smith and the cast of Downton Abbey have officially begun shooting scenes for the forthcoming movie adaptation of the much-loved period TV series. The veteran actress, 83, was seen exiting a vicarage in her period garb, back in the saddle as Lady Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.

A Muslim group calling itself Dawoodi Bohra Women for Religious Freedom posted a tweet last week justifying 'khafz' - or female circumcision - on young girls. The tweet featured a video of group member Arwa Sohangpurwala saying: 'My daughters have also undergone khafz, and they're growing up as perfectly as other children of their age. As a mother, I can never do anything to harm them.' But because the group paid for the tweet to be 'promoted', it showed up on the timelines of users who didn't even follow the Dawoodi Bohra account. Twitter users were quick to slam the advert. Esmael Omar tweeted: 'Speak for yourself, woman. Don't speak on behalf of innocent girls.' Paul Hart added: 'Did you ask your daughters beforehand or did YOU make the decision to mutilate their genitals for them? Sick.'

Travel bloggers often go above and beyond to capture the ultimate picture-perfect snaps for their sumptuous feeds. But Instagram influencer Harimao Lee, from Hong Kong, has sparked outrage online after she shared a glamorous mid-air photograph enjoying business class on an international flight. Staring out of the window in awe as she sipped champagne at 30,000 feet, the photographer sat comfortably in her seat, with a blanket draped over her legs.

Hundreds of shoppers queued up in the rain as Tesco's first new Jack's discount stores opened for business today. The store in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, was unveiled on Wednesday and opened its doors to the public alongside a second store in Immingham, north-east Lincolnshire. The new brand is being widely hailed as a challenger to Aldi and fellow discount store Lidl, which have eaten into the market share of Britain's so called 'big four' supermarkets. Like the German duo, Jack's stores will have lower operating costs than Tesco outlets due to their smaller range of products and simplified design. Shopper Delia Fernandez, 41, arrived at 3am to be first in line at the Chatteris store, which opened at 10am with a ribbon cutting and a shower of confetti.

Alton Towers Smiler victim Vicky Balch, of Leyland, Lancashire, was forced to amputate her right leg following the horrific rollercoaster smash in June 2015 (inset top). The 23-year-old has struggled with body confidence in the years since the accident but wanted to celebrate her natural beauty in stunning new images (left and right). Posing without her prosthetic limb, Miss Balch donned a gold swimsuit and painted her scars in shimmering metallic gold for the shoot with photographer Murat Ozkasim. Inset bottom, Miss Balch before the crash.

Geoffrey Adams (inset), 70, may spend the rest of his life behind bars after allegedly coming clean about murdering his 24-year-old wife and burying her body in the backyard of their home 45 years ago. The elderly South Australian man was arrested at his Wallaroo home Wednesday and taken to the property he formerly shared with his wife, Colleen Adams (right), who disappeared in 1973. Chilling footage revealed the moment Adams, accompanied by detectives, walked into his former yard and pointed out a concrete slab (left) before appearing emotionally distraught.

Britain will today be hit by up to four inches of rain and 65mph gusts as Storm Bronagh, the second named storm of the season, sweeps across the country. It comes after a Swiss woman who died in a freak accident when her caravan was blown down a ledge to the seashore (bottom left) during Storm Ali yesterday was identified as a mother-of-three who was visiting the area. Elvira Ferrari (top left), 56, had only arrived the previous day in Connemara, County Galway, when she got caught up in the violent 102mph storm yesterday. Today, the Met Office has issued a rain warning for Wales and North West England until 10pm tonight, and a wind warning for most of England and Wales from 6pm today until 9am tomorrow. Also pictured: Heavy rain in Aberystwyth, West Wales (top right) and snow on CairnGorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands today (bottom right).

If you think you've got what it takes to be the next James Bond (inset) then give these a try. Some are historical conundrums of the sort that Edwardian and later agents would have been expected to tackle with speed. While others have been inspired directly by more modern secret service recruitment tests. There are ten for you to pit your wits against here and we've got all the answers you need to check whether you're right or wrong.

Most frequent flyers know it's inevitable to come face-to-face with rude passengers. And fed up travellers have had enough as they take their frustration out on social media to shame feral airline passengers with annoying habits - and it's enough to make you want to grab the paper bag behind your seat. Disgruntled flyers and flight attendants from around the globe have been documenting pictures of filthy passengers who carry on the unnecessary baggage.

PETA said workers rescued the male dog after finding it 'terrified and alone' on the porch of a flooded home in Lumberton, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. The organization initially said the canine was taken to police who arranged for it to be moved to a shelter, but later said that it was 'taken indoors by a family member.' Millions of animals died in flooding after hurricane Florence, largely chickens and turkeys being kept at poultry farms in the state.

NEW The new book TTT: Tattoo explores the link between the ancient art form, current tattoo culture and modern history in the making. Its features the work over 300 of the world's best tattoo studios and individuals, including French former graphic designer Lewisink, 27, (left), London-based British artist Stewart Robson (centre) and Abby Drielsma (right) from Melbourne, Australia, who works in black and grey.

The number one thing nearly everyone will say they value in a toilet? That it's the only one in the room. Yet some very poorly-designed bathrooms spotted by Twitter, Reddit, and Imgur users show multiple toilets crammed into the same space, at times even facing each other for a truly boundary-crossing experience. The funny and distributing images are sure to have anyone feeling thankful for the comfort of their own commode.

Wanda Barzee, who was convicted for aiding street preacher Brian David Mitchell in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, was released from a Utah state prison on Wednesday after being sentenced to 15 years jail (inset bottom, at the time). She was due to complete her sentence in 2024, but in a shock decision, the parole board agreed to credit her for time previously served, meaning her release was announced only a week ago. She was seen (left and right) carrying a banana and a takeaway box of salad as she followed authorities into a hotel, where she will stay until appropriate accommodation has been found for her. Smart said she would not the decision affect her life. In a powerful retelling of her story, just hours after Barzee was released, Elizabeth Smart (inset top) discussed the day of her kidnapping and the nine months of abuse that followed as she remained trapped with Barzee and her husband. At the end of her talk, she told the audience she would not allow her captor's release to impact her life. 'I'm not going to let these people, this woman, stop me from living the life that I want to live and that's how I still I feel,' she told the crowd.

Natasa Novakovic (left, right and inset), 36, from Sydney, has revealed how people can use makeup to shave years off their appearance and highlight their natural beauty. A look she shared online has social media abuzz and she has shared exactly how she did it as well as her top tips to follow for a flawless complexion.

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A man (right) filmed himself mowing down a mob of emus on a road in the Australian outback (left). He can be heard hysterically laughing as each bird is taken out. 'One, two three', he counts as each bird is hit by the vehicle. He can be heard laughing hysterically, before saying: 'This is f****** great'.

Russia has unveiled its 'stealth sea ghost' submarine - but the diesel-electric vessel can only operate for weeks without surfacing while HMS Artful can stay submerged for months. The Russian Navy's Project 677 submarine Kronstadt was launched in a special ceremony at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg on Thursday. Navy personnel watched as the impressive 68-metre vessel was wheeled into the shipyard for the ceremony.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Ashura is celebrated by Shiite Muslims, and mourns the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, on the battlefield in the 7th Century. The gory ceremonies, which sees male Shiite of all ages cut themselves across the scalp and forehead, or whip themselves with blades attached to chains, are meant to commemorate Imam Hussein's violent end. Photographs show babies spattered with blood after having been held by their fathers during a cutting ceremony in Najaf, Iraq (left), and young boys being bandaged up after taking part (right).

Scientists observed an adult male hunting and devouring guppies in a pond located in a private roof garden in Karnataka, India, in a world first discovery.

A 23-year-old vegan woman has posted a video of her comforting a shackled calf moments before it's slaughtered at an abattoir (pictured, left). Alix Livingstone, an animal rights activist from Melbourne, stormed the Benella slaughterhouse, located in Victoria, and chained herself to railings next to the animal. Another activist chained themselves to a calf in a bold attempt to set it free.

A model who was mauled by a dog says she has to work two jobs to make ends meet following the horrific attack that ruined her career (pictured, left). Perth woman Suzel Mackintosh had been working as a model in London (pictured, right) before returning to Western Australia to visit friends. The 23-year-old sustained horrific injuries(pictured, inset) when she was attacked by a Staffordshire-pit bull crossbreed while camping in the remote Pemberton area.

A secluded property in the heart of the Thimble Islands (left), which boasts panoramic views and a wrap-around porch, has been put on the market for $3million. Cut In Two Island West is it's own private island, however features a unique walkway to another breathtaking isle, dubbed Cut in Two Island East, giving the illusion they were once a single island carved in two. The classic Hamptons-style house (centre right) is located in Long Island Sound, Branford, Connecticut, USA and sits in 0.8 acres of land in the middle of the luxury spot. Inside the property is a sleek, modern kitchen with contemporary cabinets (bottom right) and mahogany-framed windows in order to view the incredible vista (top right).

WARNING: Distressing content. John Michael, from Texas, crushed both of his legs in a botched base jump attempt after unexpected winds. The jump took place from the top of the Forum Jaeren building in Bryne, Norway. Local media reported that there were actually supposed to be two jumpers, both from the US, but the second daredevil's attempt was blocked after the first man's accident.

The young male fallow deer (pictured) emerges from woodland on the edge of the field in Harlow, Essex, each morning to frolic with the bay foal - and spend time with his 'adoptive' horse family. Chinara Djumanalieva who has visited the paddock a few times this week, pictured the fawn and foal as they followed each other round before affectionately nuzzling and preening each other.

The clip thought to be filmed in Edinburgh is captioned 'Get back to class ya wet wipe' and the driver can be heard laughing in the background. It is believed they have broken two laws and could be slapped with a £5,000 fine for purposely splashing pedestrians. Cameron Paton, 22, who uploaded the video, has since received dozens of messages trolling him although at no point does he admit being behind the wheel.

The African penguin chased Arianna during her visit to Jenkinsons Aquarium in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. When coming across the bird, she was instantly mesmerised as it closely followed her pointed finger as she ran back and forth in front of the glass. The inquisitive bird even spots Arianna as she appears to hide behind a pole. It swims down into the water while often coming back up for air even though, they can dive underwater for up to two-and-a-half minutes.

The Greek town of Aitoliko has been swarmed with spiders known as 'stretch spiders' have created the monstrosity over 1,000 foot of shoreline covered with rocks, trees and plants. Experts say it is a rare phenomenon but nothing to be worried about as the spiders will soon perish and the  web will vanish naturally.