Polls predicted a narrow lead for Emmanuel Macron when campaigning ended Friday, with the incumbent ahead of far-right Marine Le Pen by 56.6 per cent to 43.5 per cent.

ROBERT TOMBS: Today, the French vote for the man or woman who will govern them for five whole years and with more extensive powers than any other democratic head of state. 

As the lead singer of vocal trio the Ronettes, Ronnie Spector helped bring a hot, sexy edge to the Sixties girl-group sound. She was the muse and would become the prisoner of Phil Spector.

Similarly staff are advised not to tell a disabled colleague they are 'inspiring' because that person should be treated with the same respect as 'non-disabled people'.

An investigation by The Mail on Sunday shows how easy it is to transform 'safe' e-scooters into 40mph death traps. High street cowboys are willing and able to almost triple their top speeds.

Former defence secretary Michael Fallon told the Sunday Times how concerns over provoking Vladimir Putin appeared to trump the plight of Ukrainian leadership.

The Sarmat missile is said to be the world's longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of striking a target 11,200 miles away - meaning it could easily strike targets in the US and Europe.

PIERS MORGAN: Shane Warne had it spot on when he said in a documentary about his life: 'Sometimes, just say get stuffed to the fun police.' It's time to say the same to the wokies seeking to kill joy.

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has been mischievously accused of 'pulling a Basic Instinct' in an attempt to distract Boris Johnson at Prime Minister's Questions. She categorically denies it.

ROBERT JOBSON: I've met William many times. I've watched him develop from a slightly awkward young man into one who's decisive and self-confident.

Sergiy Stakhovsky, who has been ranked as high as 31 in the world and who played in the Australian Open in January, joined the Ukrainian army when Vladimir Putin launched his invasion.

Prince George has had a 'trial day' at a school close to Windsor that his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have been to visit half a dozen times.

Sources believe a total of 46 letters calling for a vote have been sent to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the backbench Conservative 1922 Committee, just eight short of the total needed.

A spokeswoman for ITV said Peston, 61, had not been spoken to over his tweet saying that if Tory MPs kept the Prime Minister in office, it would look like Britain was an 'elected dictatorship'.

The red carpet was rolled out as Prince Edward and Sophie arrived at Argyle International Airport on Saturday, while steel drums playing One Love by Bob Marley welcomed them to the island.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WEMBLEY STADIUM: Tyson Fury again dominated his superb credentials in the ring but what are we to make of a man with links to Kinahan?

The pregnant star, 32, shared a snap of herself puckering up to husband Tyson on Saturday after he successfully retained his WBC world heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte .

The Home Secretary has blasted the BBC's coverage of her Rwanda migrants plan as containing 'undercurrents of xenophobia'. Priti Patel said she was 'taken aback' by some of the rhetoric.

The stars were out in force on Saturday night as they headed to London 's Wembley Stadium to watch Tyson Fury retain the WBC world heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte.

The Health Secretary said he was determined to improve the ongoing shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs in the NHS to treat menopause symptoms in Britain.

Rishi Sunak and his family have moved from No 10 to an even more gilded home. The £6.6million mews mansion in Kensington, west London is closer to the school of the Chancellor's daughter.

Will Smith was all smiles in India snapping pictures and waving to fans in his first public appearance since the infamous Oscar's slap last month.

The Duchess twice wore Alexander McQueen outfits on her recent tour of the Caribbean and is specifically seeking advice on what to wear when she appears this summer.

PETER HITCHENS: Did you ever see, in the old Yellow Pages or on the web, anyone advertising himself as an emergency journalist?  No, nor I.

LOUISE MINCHIN: Three years ago I was suffering - and seriously. The menopause had hit me with night sweats so intense I woke up feeling as though I had run a marathon in a jungle.

Evgeny Rylov was seen with nine other Russian athletes at the rally in Moscow, where he was wearing his two Olympic gold medals on top of a jacket with the 'Z' symbol emblazoned on it.

Prince Harry, pictured addressed competitors yesterday at the end of the Invictus Games in The Hague. The event was the first time Harry and Meghan returned to Europe since Megxit

Australian supermodelmodel Elle Macpherson has listed her incredible mansion in Florida for sale.

A woman and a man were found dead by Greater Manchester Police in Princess Road, Rusholme, on Saturday afternoon and evening respectively.

An article published on 26th December suggested that fans stormed the football grounds at a match in Glasgow. We are happy to clarify that fans did not storm the football grounds and that the...

An MP revealed her husband saved their unborn baby's life after doctors failed to notice his heart rate was plunging. Alicia Kearns celebrated her 'alert and eagle-eyed' partner.

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT WEMBLEY STADIUM: Fury retained his world heavyweight title courtesy of a brutal uppercut that thudded off Whyte's chin and sent him tumbling to the canvas.

DAN HODGES: Boris Johnson was right to point out that the Archbishop of Canterbury has been softer on Putin's invasion of Ukraine than the government's Rwanda migrants plan.

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Government Efficiency Minister said that mandarins still working from home and not Whitehall could have their London-weighted pay and their jobs axed.

The Black Sabbath frontman, 73, has applied for permission to make a rehab wing for his Buckinghamshire mansion after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two years ago.

JACOB REES-MOGG: After a tip-off from a fellow Minister, I visited an office in Whitehall whose officials report to my department. In a room which could fit several dozen people, not a soul could be found.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the plans Saturday to meet with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE: The convicted rapist, who was made an 'arguido' or official suspect in the case earlier this week stressed he was 'not there at the time.'

Boris Johnson has vowed to reopen the UK's embassy in war torn Kyiv following the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian capital.

SARAH VINE: Forget Anatomy Of A Scandal, forget the new series of Sewing Bee. For me, there's only been one show in town this week: the Amber and Johnny show.

Thirty per cent of men say they are regularly kept awake by their snoring partners. But in a survey of 2,000 Britons just 21 per cent of women made the same complaint.

EMILY PRESCOTT: The spectacular displays that adorn the facade of Annabel's have become a much-loved fixture, brightening up the millionaires' playground in Mayfair.

James Bond and Paddington star Ben Whishaw has split from his husband of ten years, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Whishaw married composer Mark Bradshaw in Sydney in 2012.

Fury put in another stunning performance as he knocked out Whyte cold in the sixth round to retain his WBC heavyweight crown, before hinting at a retirement.

Pippa Middleton's father-in-law was questioned by a French judge over claims he raped a then teenage girl twice in the late-1990s. David Matthews, 78, is father to Pippa's husband James.

KATIE HIND: As I approached Rebekah Vardy's front door, her agent warned me she might not be the friendliest of interviewees. I can't say it came as a surprise.

Bath firm Lusso Stone used an actor to play its suave 'top designer' JP Mancinelli in its online ads and now faces an Advertising Standards Authority probe over the campaign.

The Culture Secretary was mocked online after saying 'downstreaming' and 'tennis pitches' on a TikTok - and has now opened up about her struggles with dyslexia which she says caused the gaffe.

Vladimir Putin's personal CIA has launched a probe into alleged SAS presence in Ukraine. The Kremlin said British elite forces 'specialising in sabotage and guerrilla warfare' were deployed in Lviv.

In the past 15 months, councils that are cashless or have limited availability of cash-accepting machines collected £257 million in fines.

Miss Winslet, 46, started dating Edward Smith, 44, after meeting him during a holiday on Sir Richard's private island and married him in 2012.

As a sex slave in the dystopian TV series The Handmaid's Tale, Elisabeth Moss is forced to produce children for the ruling class of men - but that hasn't put her off starting her own family.

Florence Fox, from Sidcup in South-East London, was diagnosed at just nine weeks with a rare disease that affects one of the valves which ensure oxygen-rich blood flows the right way.

The garments are sold by Carmen Liu, an eponymous company established by a transgender former ballet dancer.

More than 60 youngsters at the school which has about 1,000 students on its roll have declared their gender to be different from their birth sex or do not identify as either male or female.

DR ELLIE CANNON: Today's reader asks whether it was correct for her GP to refuse her a prescription for the Pill now she had turned 52 as she fears her body may go into shock, file photo.

Three cabinet ministers and two shadow cabinet ministers reportedly face sex misconduct allegations after Parliament watchdog probes. Around 70 complaints about MPs have been filed.

Savers have billions of pounds languishing in high street accounts earning just 0.02 per cent in annual interest on average.

Wannenburg, 41, was traveling through Houston with his wife, Evette, their ten-year-old daughter and son Francois, 8, on Friday at 6pm when they were hit by the other car.

Tom Grennan has insisted he is not going to let his attackers 'derail' him after he was assaulted outside a bar in New York earlier this week.

It is an electric battery-powered alternative to the current GLS SUV and goes on sale next year with a price-tag expected at about £110,000.

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Coles - former Strictly star, BBC presenter and ex-pop musician - announced this week that he was retiring from the Church to start a new life near the south coast.

'They are manipulative and cold and they use their very womanhood to play victim and turn the world against the man,' model Ireland Baldwin wrote.

The drug, brand name Evusheld, was approved by UK regulators last month and has been rolled out in other countries, including the US and France, but it is not available on the NHS.

Richard Caseby's son Matthew was able to leave Birmingham 's Priory Hospital Woodbourne, where he was an NHS patient, despite signs that he was at high risk of absconding.

Joan Ita Bergin, 58, had been suffering with a cough and bad chest for around a week in December of last year and had been drinking Lemsip sachets to manage the symptoms.

Max George has said it was an honour carrying Tom Parker's coffin in a further tribute to his late bandmate.

Peter Kay looked delighted as he launched a new wheelchair accessible boat in Chorley, Lancashire recently.

Rebecca Short, 26, (pictured) from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, told family she was on holiday in the US, before she married double murderer Manuel Ovante Jr, 35, in an Arizona jail.

A criminal probe has been launched after video showed an inferno ripping through the Second Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in Tver on Thursday.

Kennedy Marks, from Devon, revealed the 13 things she wouldn't let slide at her wedding and was hit with a mixed response in a clip that gained more than 690,000 views on TikTok.

The couple braced against the wind as they stepped out of their car at Sloane Street, London, both dressed casually and without their coats - despite the ever-changing weather.

Putin has launched a major salvage operation to the wreck of the downed Black Sea Fleet flagship to secure military secrets including coding devices and unexploded missiles, experts have claimed.

Of 180 volunteers whose sex lives were analysed after they jogged at least once a week, those who ran longer distances were 28 per cent more likely to reach a better climax.

Armed Metropolitan Police officers rushed to the scene on Lucas Street in Lewisham, South East London at around 3am this morning, where they found a woman suffering from a gunshot injury.

After Brexit the UK became a 'third country', meaning Britons lost access to the EU's airport passport e-gates. British passports must now be checked manually, increasing waiting times.

The 'edgy' letter reversal - part of a rebranding exercise costing £90,000 - is the brainchild of a local firm of architects who teamed up with a graphic designer and regeneration agency.

Johnny Depp shares two children with French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis. They were together for about 14 years from 1998 to 2012.

Firing up the nearly 17 mile-long LHC under Switzerland is a complex process, requiring everything to 'work like an orchestra', especially after the extended shut down due to Covid-19.

The unnamed Japanese news anchor was reporting that Vladimir Putin had honoured the soldiers for being 'a role model for special military operations' when she stopped to wipe away a tear.

The leader has faced sharp criticism for failing to delivery heavy weapons to the besieged country, such as tanks and howitzers to fend off savage Russian attacks.

Controversial Liberal candidate Katherine Deves has revealed her family has been forced to move out of Sydney after she received death threats over her comments about the trans community.

Multiple videos from Odesa yesterday showed the missile strike, with a huge ball of fire erupting from the building. At least eight people are believed to have been killed, and a further 18 injured.

Jamie Wallis, the Conservative MP for Bridgend, last month became the first MP to come out as trans as he spoke of having been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has come under fire from constituents who branded the cost of maintaining the new swimming pool at his North Yorkshire manor as 'disgraceful'.

The victim of an attempted robbery 'wrenched' a machete from two men o a moped before being chased with a hammer outside Elephant and Castle underground at around 6.20pm yesterday.

The Sarmat missile, or 'Satan II', is said to be the world's longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of striking a target 11,200 miles away - meaning it could easily strike the US and Europe.

The shooting took place just before 10 p.m., according to police. They found three people shot after some type of altercation that may have been a carjacking, Deputy Chief Timothy Peek said.

Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins will break the record when he plays hero of the Kindertransport Sir Nicholas Winton in the upcoming historical drama One Life.

Two graffiti artists who were tagging in on a Brooklyn subway and killed by an oncoming train have been identified as well-known French street artists, Pierre Audebert, 28, and Julien Blanc, 34.

Stephanie Browitt, 25, from Melbourne has been sharing her recovery after suffering through the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand in 2019.

The 1851 oil painting is one of three versions painted by Emanuel Leutze of the man who was to be the first U.S. president leading troops during a key moment of the American revolution.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the CDC should make the decision rather than U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Mizelle, 'a judge with no experience in public health.'

One of the homes where prolific Houston-area serial killer Dean Corll tortured and killed many of his 28-plus teenaged victims in the 1970's hit the market for $185,000.

The first votes in the French presidential runoff election have been cast as overseas territory had their say in the head-to-head between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen.

Scott Morrison has made a special appearance at a Greek Orthodox midnight mass at the conclusion of the second week of the federal election race.

A Florida sheriff is encouraging residents to take gun safety courses after a homeowner frightened a burglar by firing at them, saying that they are 'more than welcome to shoot them.'

Most of the UK's sunflower oil comes from Ukraine, where Russia's invasion has caused huge disruption to exports.

MOS COMMENT: We must get back into the habit of work, for in the end it is essential for the health, wellbeing and security of the nation, and good for us too.

Chilly weather has been predicted for Anzac Day dawn services across the country with temperatures in the south-east expected to drop to as low as 5C in some areas. 

Plans to hold Britain's first large-scale trial of medicinal cannabis had to be dramatically scaled back following ethical objections, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Tech firms are buying up new washing machines so they can harvest their computer parts in a desperate bid to beat the global microchip shortage.

Residents on the Isles of Scilly face having to fly or take the ferry to their nearest bank after the last branch there closes its doors tomorrow.

Four mothers are suing the Welsh Government over plans to force children as young as three to learn about sex and gender identity in Religious and Sex Education (RSE) lessons.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has lashed 'cruel' politicians fuelling debate over transgender kids playing school sports, suggesting it is a non-issue.

Masood Zakaria, one of the state's 'most wanted' gang members allegedly directed his wife Azza fake a series of documents about her annual income and employment history to obtain a home loan.

Jacinta Price stood alongside a smiling Scott Morrison at a press conference in Alice Springs on Sunday when she publicly backed Katherine Deves.

Ex-footballer and teacher Chris Dawson has been seen out with his third wife, Sue, just weeks before he goes on trial for the alleged murder of his first wife. He has pleaded not guilty.

Ryan and Karen Fowler, from Sydney, have pledged to raise money for end-of-life facilities for kids after their son Rio died of a mystery illness.

Scott Morrison slammed Labor over its 'sewer tactic' for an attack ad it has released about Hong Kong-born Liberal MP Gladys Liu. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg called Labor's ad 'racist'.

A video posted on social media has emerged of a vicious night-time melee spilling out onto a Darwin street as a handful of men throw punches and bystanders are knocked over. 

Under a new program, the US says it will streamline refugee applications for Ukrainians and others fleeing the fighting, but will no longer routinely grant entry through the border with Mexico.

Orrin G. Hatch, who became the longest-serving Republican senator in history as he represented Utah for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88.

Authorities continued searching for a missing Army guardsman on Saturday. The 22-year-old is still missing after jumping into the Rio Grande to save two drowning migrants.

The happy couple tied the knot on Saturday afternoon at Blackberry Farm, a luxury hotel and resort in the Great Smoky Mountains outside of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Despite the booming property market, Peter Dutton sold a luxury unit in Brisbane CBD for a $147,000 loss, just weeks after netting $6million for their beachfront Gold Coast holiday home.

The three-day Mundi Mundi Bash extravaganza west of Australia's outback capital, Broken Hill, attracted around 10,000 revellers for a festival under clear starry skies in cool weather.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Friday issued an urgent recall for a batch of Kyne Stress Relief tablets after users experienced an unexpected allergic reaction to the medication.

Witnesses reported hearing explosions were heard as the blaze took hold at the Comfort Hotel Meridien on Melbourne Street on Sunday morning.

Wynn Bruce, 50, of Colorado died after suffering critical burns from lighting himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court building on Friday. He had previously been airlifted to a nearby hospital.

Aschod Ewing-Meeks, allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend, Ashton Brown, and two daughters on April 18 before setting their house on fire. Police say he then turned the gun on himself.

More than six million Australians will begin receiving one-off payments of $250 from Thursday, April 28 as part of a government plan to ease the cost of living.

Sarah Shulze's family confirmed the track star took her own life in a 'single, desperate moment'. She was overwhelmed as she balanced school, athletics and everyday life.

Peter Dutton described the country's strategic position as 'dire', comparing it with the lead up to the Second World War in the 1930s and claimed China would play Penny Wong 'like a fool' if she was minister.

The visit comes just 10 days before Ohioans head to the polls - but no candidates will appear on the May 3 ballot for the State House as lawmakers remain unable to get a new district map passed.

First Lady Jill Biden was opposed to her husband selected Kamala Harris as his presidential running mate, according to an explosive new book.

Rose Rock, an author and motivational speaker, spoke to WIS about the incident, in which Smith approached the stage and slapped Rock after he told a joke regarding Smith's wife.

Tory MP Caroline Nokes waded into the issue of HRT shortages in Britain saying she is about to run out of the menopause medication which is experiencing shortages in Britain.

In a scathing article in the Yorkshire Post, Sir Bernard says he 'nearly had a fit' on hearing that Sunak put up Lawson's portrait and asked: 'Has the man gone mad?'

The Halo Trust is preparing to launch a huge operation to find and clear landmines and unexploded bombs in the towns and villages surrounding the capital, Kyiv.

David Bonola allegedly went to Chipotle hours before being arrested for Orsolya Gaal's murder. Staff said he was 'as friendly as ever' during his visit. He was a regular at the restaurant.

The 2.6-hectare block in Yatala Vale, 17km northeast of the city, was empty in 2004 when Lorelai and Gary Williams snapped it up for $610,000 to build their dream home.

The sale on British train tickets touted by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been dubbed the 'Great British Rail Fail' by disappointed critics. Just 0.66 per cent of all journeys are discounted.

A billionaire climate activist made a $1million bet on Bill Shorten becoming prime minister in 2019, which looked like a sure thing, with Labor leading in all polls and near unbackable at the bookies.

In a major overhaul of the retail experience Woolworths customers will be invited to make their orders online and then pick them up from a drive-through site in an allocated time window.

Maher on his HBO show argued that restrictive new voting laws, bitter acrimony over the 2020 election, and the US Capitol riot show that the GOP is willing to abandon democratic principles.

The 2GB broadcaster and the NSW premier appeared to get very personal with each other on the Today Show - until the reason for the sledging was revealed.

The residents of South Lake Tahoe - who have been unidentified - claimed to have heard what they described as 'some odd rumbling, snoring-like sounds' during their winter but it had largely ignored.

Tanya Rodriguez, 44, and James Carolfi, 52, were killed while practicing fractal wood burning in the garage of their home in Rozellville, Marathon County, on April 6.

Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life yesterday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 hit Brazil.

Eric Schwerin, former president of Hunter's now-dissolved firm Rosemont Seneca, met with Joe Biden in 2010, one of nine meetings he had at the White House with Biden and his staffers.

Dulce Ortiz, 21, was arrested on Wednesday after drunkenly crashing her car, hitting a curb and sign and driving over a flower bed in the process.

Parliament is set to strike down EU legislation which forces ride-on mower drivers to pay extra on their car insurance. Grant Shapps hailed the move as a Brexit dividend saving Brits around £50.

James Moshier, 64, was arrested after he shot a 15-year-old boy who continuously knocked on the door of his Long Island home as part of a 'ding dong ditch' prank with his friends during a sleepover.

Business leaders say that the UK could become a world leader in producing 'SAF' eco-fuel from cooking waste as Britain seeks to take on its dependence on Russia for aviation fuel.

On Thursday, Christian Brueckner, 44, was made an official suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann by Portuguese prosecutors.

Former football coach Joseph Kennedy, a Marine, said the Bremerton School District infringed on his religious freedom by refusing to let him continue praying at the 50-yard line after games.

The devastated Portugal footballer scored in the first half at Arsenal after the home fans had risen to applaud United's No 7 when the clock hit the seventh minute in a show of solidarity.

A shopkeeper claimed that a man 'assaulted people coming from town and supposedly kicked a man's dog' before 'pulling a pair of scissors on staff' inside a shop in Bedworth.

Tina Brown, the author of The Palace Papers: Inside The House Of Windsor - The Truth And The Turmoil, says the Duke of Sussex grew 'angry' at William and the pair had 'Olympic rows'.