A 73-year-old woman has been charged with murdering her husband after he was found dead at a home in east London. Packiam Ramathan will appear in court on Monday charged with killing Kanagusabi Ramathan, 75, at a house on Burgess Road in Stratford. Police were called to the house shortly before 2.30pm on Friday when the London Ambulance Service alerted them to the death of an elderly man. When they arrived officers found Mr Ramathan had died...... read more

Obesity could overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in women 25 years from now, new research suggests. More must be done to raise awareness of the "huge public health threat" posed by obesity, Cancer Research UK said. If current trends continue obesity-related cancers in women could account for 23,000 cases by 2035 - just 2,000 shy of the number which researchers said would be caused by smoking by that year. By 2043 excess...... read more

Thousands of dead fish have been left scattered across roads in North Carolina as flood waters recede following Hurricane Florence. Fire crews have been sent to clear fish off highways with a hose after storm surges brought them far inland last week. Penderlea Fire Department posted pictures of the unusual scene on one interstate road, writing: "Well, we can add 'washing fish off of the interstate' to the long list of interesting things...... read more

As far as sales are concerned, some models matter more than others to car-makers. Kia, for example, is not too concerned about selling large numbers of its Stinger GT. The car's purpose is mainly to show people what the company is capable of. But the Golf-sized Ceed (note the change of spelling from cee'd) is another matter. This and the Sportage SUV make up 50 per cent of Kia's UK sales, so a new version has to be good. In some ways the new...... read more

In 2001 Audi produced just 17 different models. Now the arrival of its new flagship SUV, the Q8, brings the model count to a mind-boggling 51. Counterintuitively, the Q8 is smaller than its statuesque sibling the Q7 (which remains in production) with five seats instead of seven. It is 66mm shorter and 27mm wider than a Q7, and with its sloping coupe-like roofline it looks much more sporting. In fact it looks pretty gorgeous. Despite the 50 TDI...... read more

Jewish people this year experienced "more attacks from the left" than ever before, Luciana Berger has said. Speaking at the Jewish Labour Movement rally on Sunday, the Labour MP said: "We are under attack. There are Jews in this country who do not feel safe. "We expect attacks that come from the far right, we know them. But this year more than ever we have experienced attacks from the left from people who claim to share our party values." It...... read more

A man has been arrested at Buckingham Palace after allegedly trying to visit the royal residence with a Taser. Police said a 38-year-old had been detained at the tourist hotspot in central London "on suspicion of possessing a firearm". Security staff at the palace initially apprehended the man at the visitor entrance shortly after 12.45pm on Sunday. Scotland Yard said he had been taken into custody at a police station in central London. A...... read more

Authorities are warning of an eruption of a volcano in Iceland that could potentially dwarf the explosion of Eyjafjallajokull in 2010. Katla is "set to blow" with scientists recording escalating CO2 emissions from the caldera. The volcano, which translates to "kettle" or "boiler" sits in southern Iceland, close to the remains of the volcano which produced so much hot ash in 2010 it grounded air traffic across the continent. Follow our live...... read more

The old SsangYong Rexton offered space, heft and value to make up for lorry-like dynamics. The new one retains its predecessor's strengths but has much improved dynamics. According to SsangYong the styling is 'inspired by dignified motion,' which doesn't translate well so let's just describe the car as square and chunky. The interior is vast too, with big, comfortable seats. Fold away the second and optional third row and the rather high luggage...... read more

Scientists have warned that a huge volcano in Iceland is about to erupt, dwarfing the explosion that disrupted air travel across the world eight years ago. Katla, described as "highly hazardous", has been releasing a massive amount of carbon dioxide - a clear indication that its magma chambers are filling up fast. Researchers believe its eruption could overshadow that of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 - which caused a giant ash cloud...... read more

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Jeremy Corbyn today said he will 'die an anti-racist' when asked to apologise into the camera over the anti-Semitism crisis in the Labour party. The Labour leader was quizzed by the BBC's Andrew Marr over his handling of the crisis in the Party as the party's annual conference got underway. Mr Corbyn insisted "anti-Semitism is a scourge in any society, I have opposed it all my life." when asked to personally apologise for his handling of the...... read more

There were chaotic scenes at Euston station today as thousands of people made their way up north for the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool. Commuters were confronted with a 'wall of people' at the fifth busiest station in London, with travellers standing 'shoulder to shoulder' enduring long delays as they waited for their trains. James Davis, 32, said he was confronted by a "wall of people" as soon as he exited the Tube to catch a...... read more

More than 600 people stripped naked to welcome the Autumn Equinox in the cold waters of the North Sea. Organisers of the North East Skinny Dip said the event, at Druridge Bay in Northumberland, had its biggest ever turnout on Sunday as 200 more people than last year ran into the waves at dawn. The hundreds of people who took part in the annual event raised thousand of pounds for Mind - The Mental Health Charity. Organiser Jax Higginson said: "It...... read more

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has dismissed claims Theresa May and her top team are planning to call a snap election following the rejection of her Chequers plan by EU leaders. It comes following reports that aides to the PM have creating contingency plans for an election in November to save the Brexit talks and her job. Mr Raab told the BBC's Andrew Marr show this morning that suggestions that Downing Street aides were preparing contingency...... read more

Ant McPartlin has confirmed he has been sober for six months after a public battle with alcohol ended in a drink-drive crash.&nbsp;... read more

A man has been charged with fraud in relation to the Grenfell Tower fire. Moses Ettienne is alleged to have fraudulently obtained food and accommodation after the blaze, the Metropolitan Police said. The 48-year-old was arrested on Saturday and is charged with one count of fraud by false representation relating to a claim he lived in the tower block at the time of the fire on June 14 last year. Ettienne, of no fixed address, is due to appear at...... read more

There's a peculiar but well-known phenomenon in the world of motoring - the cleaner your car or bike is, the better it runs. Or so it seems. So as you roll out of the local hand car wash your car sounds sweeter, it's surely a little faster and of course it rides more smoothly too. The tricks your mind plays are baffling. Acutely aware of this phenomenon, the Kawasaki Z1000SX Tourer nevertheless felt like a new machine after I dropped into the...... read more

Manchester United footballer Timothy Fosu-Mensah has led tributes to a DJ who was stabbed to death at a house party in north east London. The victim, 20, named online by his DJ name Nana Banger, died after being stabbed at an 18th birthday party in Stamford Hill on Friday night. He died in the early hours of Saturday morning. A 17-year-old was also wounded at the event. Dutch Manchester United player Timothy Fosu-Mensah, 20, who is currently on...... read more

More of Meghan Markle's wedding secrets have been revealed thanks to the hotly anticipated ITV documentary, Queen of the World. In the most recent clip to be released ahead of the show's airing on Tuesday night, we see the Duchess of Sussex reunited with her wedding dress for the first time since her wedding day. Conservators for The Royal Collection are preparing the dress at at Buckingham Palace to go on display. "Is it as beautiful as you...... read more