Google Doodle celebrates search engine's anniversary.

It’s the go-to search engine for many people, and amazingly, Google is now 20 years old. On this day in 1998, two students at Stanford University launched the new search engine, with the aim of making the world’s information accessible to all. Amazingly, Google Search is now available in more than 150 languages and over 190 countries. To celebrate the landmark, Google has created a special Google Doodle, which explores the most popular searches over the last two decades.

Creator of Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim John Cunliffe dies aged 85.

THE CREATOR OF much-loved children’s programmes Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim John Cunliffe has died. He was 85. Cunliffe died in his hometown of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, last week.

Father charged for gluing his toddler daughter's mouth and eyes shut with super glue.

A Texas father was arrested after he was suspected of glueing shut the eyes and mouth of his one-year-old daughter shut and then fleeing. El Paso County records show 29-year-old Johnnie Lee Carter is being held Wednesday on a charge of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury.

Ryanair cancels nearly 200 flights in latest strike action.

Ryanair has warned customers that they have pre-cancelled 190 flights this Friday due to a strike by their cabin crews in Spain, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Italy and Germany. All affected customers have received emails and text SMS messages this morning advising them of their flight cancellation three days in advance.

hilarious reason this little girl's makeup tutorial has gone viral.

Mastering the latest makeup techniques can be tough. With new products and tools coming out all the time, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with the options.

Simon Cowell's son Eric, 4, becomes world's youngest member of Soho House.

His daddy’s a global music mogul and he’s already a household name. So naturally, Eric Cowell is going to need somewhere to escape the stresses and strains of everyday life.

dad-to-be cut in HALF in horrific hit and run by 'wealthy Russian.

A father-to-be was cut in half after being hit by a speeding car allegedly driven by the son of a wealthy, influential Russian.

Adorable girl breaks down in tears after teacher finds puppy in her backpack.

An adorable young girl broke down in tears as she begged her teacher to let her keep a stray puppy she found hiding in her backpack.

Woman gets surprise Disney World proposal AND wedding in less than 24hours.

A Disney-mad woman got her fairytale proposal and wedding all in the space of fewer than 24 hours after her boyfriend conducted his own top-secret mission. Bank worker Bryan Stewart, 25, proposed to girlfriend Nicole Tully on a fortnight's holiday to Florida then launched his own fairy tale version of TV show Don’t Tell The Bride. First, he got down on one knee and proposed to a surprised Nicole in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.

Dad tried to wrestle two-year-old son from gator's jaws while dragged into water.

The dad of a toddler who was dragged into the water by an alligator at a luxury Disney World resort tried to wrestle his son from the creature's jaws, it has emerged. The father was relaxing with his young family on the shores of Disney's five-star Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, the US when the gator suddenly attacked.