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Pressures at school, body image issues and being in a state of 'extreme connectedness' are thought to be behind the trend.

Kevin Fowler and Aislyn Miller each face 130 years in prison after being convicted of five counts of child neglect against their twin infant daughters.

CCTV shows how a thief jumped off a moped ran into the Bread and Bean Café in Archway, north London, before snatching a woman's laptop and fleeing with an accomplice.

The Canadian province became the first place in North America to instute a ban effectively stopping Muslim women wearing the niqab or burqa from public services.

Police in Nigeria's southern Delta state say that a militant group kidnapped the four missionaries at around 2am local time on Friday (13 October).

Matthew Phelps told a 911 dispatcher he took too much cough syrup and awoke to find his wife stabbed to death. Lauren Phelps was found to have 123 stab wounds and cuts.

The FBI said they arrested 120 human trafficking suspects in the 4-day operation between from 12 and 15 October. Operation Cross Country XI was enforced in 55 FBI field offices.

The Supreme Court says Saudi envoy Jarallah al-Malki cannot hide behind diplomatic immunity on claims by Cherrylyn Reyes who accuses him of making her work for 17 hours a day.

An English aristocrat has lost a priceless family heirloom while on a shopping trip to a budget supermarket.

Bees, butterflies, moths and beetles are on the decline in Europe. Flying insects are essential pollinators for food security and agriculture.

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claims club are always on the lookout for top talent in order to maintain their status in world football.

The shareholders claim the bank failed to tell them HBOS was effectively bust before the transaction was completed.

Nearly 100 students reportedly walked out of a New Jersey school after the incident caught on Snapchat was widely shared.

The 27GB-sized cache was titled "MasterDeeds" and contained millions of records. The leaked records reportedly date back to the late 1990s.

Around 12,000 years ago the first farming communities emerged, fundamentally altering the history of our species.

Brooks, 20, has enjoyed a very encouraging start to life in the Championship and recently earned a call-up to the Wales senior squad.

Mundo Deportivo says the Catalans could even consider making a move for the Dutch starlet as soon as January.

Fitness model posed for family photo with baby Logan, her husband Kris Jason and their two-year-old James Hunter.

The Duchess of Cambridge seems to be over the worst of her acute morning sickness symptoms, and made her second public appearance this week.

Billboards have sprung up in several African countries for a product that claims to "visibly lighten women's skin colour".

Kane has attracted interest from Real Madrid and Manchester United and could leave if Spurs fail to win a trophy soon.

With the shock news that Dead Space creator Visceral Games is shutting down, IBTimes UK takes a look at EA's highest profile victims.

A new restaurant run by an order of nuns will serve food to patrons in east London - and it will be completely free.

At present, archaeologists are unclear on the purpose and exact age of these formations - which resemble gates when looked at from above.

Several people have died in recent years due to the conflict between rival gangs in the state of of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is set to be at the centre of a club vs county battle after being included in the Senegal squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

American Ariana Austin became an African princess when she married into the royal family of Ethiopia, after first meeting her man in a Washington nightclub.

Red Star Belgrade boss Vladan Milojevic has confirmed that Nemanja Milic, Ricardinho and Abraham Frimpong will all miss the Europa League clash against Arsenal.

Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) released a report this week detailing the issues after testing a number of the devices: the Gator 2, Tinitell, Viksfjord and Xplora.