| Openly gay verger accused of groping married woman in cathedral is cleared |
 Nicholas Whitaker, 34, was accused of putting his arms around the woman and fondling her breasts. Today a jury at Leeds Crown Court took less than 30 minutes to acquit him of sexual assault. |
| Chris Huhne quits as Energy Minister after being charged with lying to police over speeding points that 'wife took for him' |
 Mr Huhne, pictured, the first Cabinet minister in history to be forced from office by a criminal prosecution, fiercely protested his innocence. |
| Prince William, the Birdsong heart-throb and the wacky waistcoats of the Eton society |
 Prince William, just starting a gruelling deployment to the Falklands, was in the elite group known as the Eton Society 12 years ago. Here the Mail track down members of the class of 2000 to find where they are now. |
| 'She doesn't care for celebrity': Princes Harry and William pay tribute to the Queen for first time |
 The 21-year-old, pictured, made the revelations in an insightful BBC mini-series to mark the Diamond Jubilee set to air on Monday. |
| Fresh choice for Mr Cameron: No special treatment for PM as he queues like the rest of us on supermarket dash |
 The Prime Minister made the impromptu visit to a branch of Morrisons on his way home to Oxfordshire after spending the day in Plymouth, Devon, meeting Royal Marines. |
| FA strips John Terry of England captaincy for second time ahead of Anton Ferdinand race row trial |
 John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy for the second time yesterday and a number of team-mates believe he should not be picked by Fabio Capello while allegations of racism persist. |
| Grief and pride of organ donor's parents: Our son's death helped this little girl to be born |
 Mark Smith's life was transformed after he was given Adam Rogers' kidney following the latter's untimely death after being attacked on a night out. |
| Prince Charles right that plants really can communicate with one another |
 In news to gladden the heart of Prince Charles, who was once much mocked for having conversations with cabbages and the like, it appears science has caught up with what many gardeners have long held true – plants can communicate. |
| Thanks Ma'am, that's one planted. Now just 5,999,999 trees to go! How you can take part in the Queen's Jubilee Woods celebration |
 Just as the Coronation of King George VI was marked by the planting of millions of trees, so Britain is about to start putting down royal roots once again with help from the Mail. |
| Mars is too dry to support life on its surface |
 Samples of soil found that the surface had been starved of any moisture that might enhance the view that there are living organisms on the red planet. |