Settling down to watch the Queen's speech after Christmas dinner, viewers could be transported to Buckingham Palace, almost able to feel the pine needles of the Royal Christmas tree as the speech is broadcast in 3D for the first time. Behind the scenes footage of the broadcast, recorded on December 7, has been released, revealing the monarch in snazzy 3D glasses. Not your average plastic iMax frames, the Queen's 3D specs are decorated on each side with the letter Q made from Swarovski crystals....

A nurse who was found dead days after transferring a prank call made to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness, had made two previous suicide attempts, it has been claimed. Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found dead days after she transferred the call from two Australian DJs to a colleague who then described Kate's condition in detail. It has now emerged she was being treated with anti-depressants and had made two attempts to take her own life during a...

Teachers are facing death threats, abuse and allegations of serious crimes by pupils and parents through social networking sites, a poll suggests. One was even told her throat would be slit, while another was accused of being a rapist. Online abuse of teachers is widespread, with more than two-fifths (42%) of those questioned saying they had been a victim of it, a survey by the NASUWT teaching union has found. Of those, more than three-fifths (61.2%) said a pupil had written an insulting comment...

Racegoers should wrap up warmly and bring an umbrella today as thousands flock to Aintree for the 165th John Smith's Grand National. A northerly breeze will keep the air icy cold as 40 runners and riders compete in the world's most famous steeplechase. Racing enthusiasts should also prepare for rain, forecasters warned. "It will be pretty chilly at the Grand National today, reaching about 9C. There will be showers this afternoon with hail mixed in," Paul Mott, forecaster at MeteoGroup, the weather...

A controversial new housekeeping service in the conservative depths of Texas has caught the attention of local police, despite its insistence that it isn't committing any illegalities. It's supposed crime? Providing an unlicensed sexual service of entirely nude maids. The business, Fantasy Maid Service, is based in Lubbock, Texas, which has legislation requiring businesses that are sexual in nature to have a permit to trade. Lubbock police told the Associated Press that the business "doesn't...

An Argentinian mother has spoken of her shock after her stillborn baby was found alive in a morgue. Analia Bouter's fifth child was born at 26 weeks - around three months premature - in Argentina's northern Chaco province. Doctors told her the baby had died, but when she and her husband visited the morgue 12 hours later, they realised their daughter was breathing. "That night I went with my husband to where the coffin was and he opened it up," she told journalists "Immediately I heard her cry......

A 8.6-magnitude earthquake and powerful aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people scurrying from shaking buildings in several countries and raising fears of a disastrous tsunami. Tsunami alerts were issued across the entire Indian Ocean, although they were later lifted. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the initial quake happened about 14 miles beneath the ocean floor and 270 miles from Banda Aceh, the provincial capital of Aceh, at 2:38 p.m. local time (4:38 a.m. ET). Reuters...

A tape allegedly showing X Factor Judge Tulisa Contostavlos performing oral sex on an unidentified man has emerged online. The video was featured on several websites, including one called NotTulisa, but it has since been taken down. A cached version however remains, with the following text: “Not Tulisa and an ex-boyfriend recorded themselves having sex in a public place, shot backstage at a music gig, on his Blackberry. “This crystal-clear movie is in no way is a hidden camera! Just look at Not...