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165,204 | An exhilarating stunt video has now become a tribute to a renowned international pilot . Daring dirt bike rider Nick De Wit performs an outrageous and perfectly judged backflip over an aircraft in a memorable stunt. Under Over was a stunt which was completed by biker Nick De Wit and pilot Glen Dell from a remote airstr... | Bike rider Nick De Wit and pilot Glen Dell completed stunt in South Africa .
South African pair had been preparing for stunt for two years .
Duo are seen embracing after they achieve their goal .
Pilot died tragically five weeks later at Secunda airshow . | 2,199 | 256 |
234,561 | U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waded into the thicket of Mideast politics Friday, chiding the Turkish prime minister for a slam on Zionism while touting the ties the United States has with Turkey and Israel -- two once friendly nations now mired in antipathy. Kerry said he and the Obama administration disagreed wit... | The U.S. secretary of state addresses reporters in Ankara, Turkey .
He talks about the crisis in Syria and ties that Turkey and Israel share with the U.S.
"We want to see them work together to go beyond rhetoric," Kerry says of Israel and Turkey .
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the remark at a United ... | 4,097 | 340 |
24,584 | In the event of a zombie apocalypse, making your way to the Rocky Mountains in the US might be your best bet for survival. A team of scientists at Cornell University have simulated a zombie outbreak in the US as a novel approach to studying infectious disease. Using statistical mechanics, the team led by Alex Alemi sim... | Cities would fall in days, according to model of spread of fictional disease .
But mountain ranges like the Rockies would have months to prepare .
Simulation modeled millions of interactions between zombies and humans .
Scottish highlands might be your best bet if model was applied to UK .
Study was intended as a fun s... | 9,098 | 358 |
242,607 | Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea is relishing another tilt at major French opposition when the new European Rugby Champions Cup kicks off on Friday night. The 20-team tournament, formed earlier this year following months of wrangling and often bitter argument, replaces the Heineken Cup as European club rugby prepares for i... | Quins kick off their European campaign against French opposition .
The London club kick off at Twickenham Stoop against Castres, the 2013 French champions and 2014 runners-up .
Conor O'Shea's side have had a slow start to their Premiership campaign . | 3,377 | 250 |
177,751 | Washington (CNN) -- Foreign nationals who are HIV-positive will find it easier starting Monday to visit the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from the list of diseases that prevent non-U.S. citizens from entering the count... | Travel and immigration ban on HIV-positive travelers lifted .
Advocates for HIV-positive people say the new policy was long overdue .
HIV-infected visitors previously had to get a special waiver to obtain a visa . | 2,316 | 213 |
301,124 | London (CNN) -- There are few places in the world where you can see ancient statues, imperial European jewellery, masterpieces by Pieter Bruegel, paintings by Picasso and sculpture by Henry Moore all under one roof. But for a week starting Friday, you can see the finest examples of art from antiquity to the present day... | TEFAF celebrates 25 years showcasing the best in fine art and antiquities .
Classical sculpture, jewelry, Old Master paintings, antique furniture on display .
Highlights include necklace owned by Viennese Empress, works by Bruegel and Picasso .
Fair's organizers are confident, despite gloomy financial outlook . | 3,708 | 312 |
95,916 | Title: "Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Scientists Successfully Teleport Photons Over Long Distances"
In an exciting development for the field of quantum computing, a team of international researchers has announced the successful teleportation of photons over long distances. The accomplishment is a significant step t... | A team of international researchers has successfully teleported photons (particles of light) over long distances, which is a significant step towards building a practical quantum internet. This breakthrough was achieved at the Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) laboratory in China and involves encoding quantum... | 2,482 | 1,096 |
82,945 | By . Amanda Williams . David Cameron is expected to miss a vote on the controversial ban on people smoking in cars when they have children with them, because of the floods. The proposal will be subject to a free vote in the Commons and is likely to highlight differences of opinion within the coalition - allowing MPs ... | Controversial plans will be subject to a free vote in the Commons .
But Prime Minister expected to miss vote as he leads response to flooding .
He has not stated position, but said he wanted to .
'listen to the arguments' | 5,012 | 222 |
89,271 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor and Keith Gladdis . PUBLISHED: . 04:16 EST, 8 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:59 EST, 8 November 2012 . Turmoil in the Tory party seemed liked a million miles away as Nadine Dorries turned her attention to her tan in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Nadine Dorries ... | Parliamentary Standards Commissioner asked to investigate claim she has broken MPs' code of conduct .
Prime Minister insists it was Chief Whip Sir George Young's decision to withdraw the Tory whip .
Mid Bedfordshire MP is blissfully unaware of the political storm as she tops up her tan in the Australian sun .
Speculati... | 8,549 | 508 |
230,131 | By . Leesa Smith for Daily Mail Australia . Ryan McCann has been questioned by police after drugs were allegedly found in the walls of his home . A successful Brisbane real estate agent has been questioned by police after drugs were allegedly found in the walls of his home. Ryan McCann, 36, was interviewed by police on... | Ryan McCann was questioned by police after drugs were allegedly found in the walls of his home on Monday .
His office at L J Hooker real estate in Cleveland, Brisbane was also searched .
The 36-year-old was charged with 34 drug-related charges .
He is expected to appear at Cleveland Magistrates Court on Tuesday . | 1,581 | 314 |
55,931 | (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. can do more to help Mexico battle drug cartels that have started operating more like terrorists and insurgent groups. "It is one of my highest priorities," Clinton said Friday during a speech in San Francisco at the nonpartisan Commonwealth Club. "This is one of... | Clinton speaks at a club in San Francisco .
She compares drug cartels in Mexico to terror groups .
Remarks come the same week she talked about the Falcon Lake case . | 1,691 | 165 |
75,097 | (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors in California announced a series of actions Friday targeting what they characterized as the "large, for-profit marijuana industry" that has developed since the state legalized medical marijuana for select patients 15 years ago. Four U.S. attorneys -- Benjamin Wanger, Andre Birotte Jr., Laur... | NEW: A U.S. attorney says some take "advantage of (a) laxed enforcement environment"
NEW: Another U.S. attorney claims "profiteers" "hijacked" the state's medical marijuana law .
An advocate says there's a "terrific disconnect" between the feds and public on marijuana .
Steps taken in recent weeks include civil forfeit... | 5,884 | 363 |
63,394 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 04:22 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:54 EST, 6 August 2013 . The taxpayer is being saved millions of pounds by a group of internet geeks in jeans, a long way from the buttoned-up formality of mandarins in Whitehall. Jordan Hatch is the youngest, havi... | Jordan Hatch is part of a team dragging government into the 21st century .
Left college after AS levels to start work aged 17 on gov.uk website .
Designed popular features, including a bank holiday checker . | 3,744 | 207 |
134,827 | (CNN) -- South Sudan's President has reached a cease-fire deal with a rebel leader following five months of violence in the world's youngest nation. The deal signed Friday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa comes a week after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with President Salva Kiir. During the meeting, he ... | Thousands of people have been killed since clashes erupted in December .
"The hard journey on a long road begins now and the work must continue," John Kerry says .
UK diplomat hails the cease-fire deal . | 2,510 | 203 |
64,468 | Washington (CNN) -- After years of planning and months of campaigning, the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to hold virtually nonst... | Romney and running mate Paul Ryan to campaign in Pennsylvania .
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney target battleground states in final days .
The focus is on turning out the vote and persuading the dwindling undecideds .
The campaigns compete with speeches and ads in states still up for grabs . | 9,299 | 299 |
194,001 | TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Officials say two men in Iran have been stoned to death for adultery and murder, while another escaped death by digging his way out of the hole where he was buried to face a similar fate, according to media reports. The sentences follow sharp criticism by human rights groups of Iran's use of such ... | Officials say two men in Iran stoned to death for adultery and murder .
Country heavily criticized for its use of stoning punishment .
One man escaped death by digging his way out of hole where he was buried . | 2,370 | 209 |
133,865 | A top private school ignored complaints that a paedophile teacher wanted to ‘spend time alone with boys’ while he was secretly drugging and abusing pupils, a report has ruled. William James Vahey is said to have abused 60 boys after a series of failings by Southbank International School, which failed to carry out check... | Teacher William James Vahey, 64, is said to have abused 60 boys at school .
London's Southbank International School failed to carry out checks on him .
Police believe he abused hundreds of victims over four decades as teacher .
He committed suicide earlier this year in America as authorities closed in . | 3,563 | 304 |
267,652 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 12:27 EST, 2 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:46 EST, 3 June 2013 . In a beautiful sea of red, yellow, navy and light blue, more than 1,300 cyclists took to central London's streets on Sunday in aid of Help for Heroes. They stood on the famous Mall for an extraordinary photography to mark ou... | Hero Ride saw hundreds of organised bike rides meeting in Blackheath before travelling to Horse Guards Parade .
Some 300 fundraisers arrived from Paris, having set off with the support of the Duchess of Cornwall on Tuesday .
Dawn Raid challenge involved 250 cyclists leaving Wiltshire recovery centre at 2am to embark on... | 6,050 | 338 |
306,490 | (CNN Student News) -- September 22, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • Washington, D.C. • Orange Beach, Alabama . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz, and welcome to this... | Discover why an American airman's heroics were held secret for decades .
Study up on genetically engineered salmon, and consider whether you'd eat it .
Join the volunteers who are cleaning up an Alabama beach .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | 9,736 | 295 |
18,150 | A banned driver who was chased by police when they spotted him driving recorded a 'selfie video' at the wheel documenting the high speed pursuit. Salim Shah raced through the streets of Burnley pursued by police and recorded the last 33 seconds of the chase on his mobile phone. The 23-year-old, who is recorded saying g... | Salim Shah was spotted by police in Burnley driving despite being banned .
Police chase ensued and Shah, 23, sped through 30mph zones at 60mph .
He recorded video and said: 'As you can see I am being chased by police'
He signed off saying 'I love you' and he expected to be out of prison soon .
Shah dumped car and tried... | 4,201 | 433 |
255,586 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 09:42 EST, 27 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:47 EST, 27 November 2012 . A formerly greedy greengrocer who was too fat to lift a crate of vegetables has lost the equivalent of three sacks of potatoes in weight - and has worn a skirt for the first time in 15 years . And mother-of-tw... | Mother-of-two Claire Robinson, 39, lost almost five stone .
The super-slimmer from Louth, Lincolnshire, dropped four dress sizes .
Has now worn a skirt for the first time in 15 years . | 3,512 | 184 |
188,379 | Hillary Clinton has garnered one of her first major endorsements in run bid for the White House: The nation's largest lesbian political action committee. The group, LPAC, launched Lesbians4Hillary on Monday to support the former First Lady's bid to become the nation's first female president. Lesbians4Hillary, co-chaire... | LPAC, a pro-LGBT Super PAC, launched Lesbians4Hillary on Monday .
Group is co-chaired by tennis great Billie Jean King .
Hillary Clinton opposed gay marriage until 2013 - a year after Obama came out in support .
She also did not publicly object to passage of Don't Ask Don't Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act as First... | 2,712 | 362 |
70,052 | Weighing in at 2st 2Ib, Ulric the cat (pictured below) is as heavy as a three year old child and is believed to be the heaviest cat in Britain. He’s also just been put on a crash diet by his owner to try to save his life. The tubby tomcat has been declared as morbidly obese by vets after he ballooned to twice his norma... | Norwegian Forest cat ranks as heaviest in Britain .
Ulric weighs the same as the average three year old child .
He isn't the heaviest cat in the world - that accolade goes to 2st 11lb Meow . | 3,835 | 190 |
38,641 | (CNN) -- Charlie Sheen's plea deal to resolve felony domestic violence charges in Aspen, Colorado, will allow the actor to serve his jail term at a Malibu, California, rehab center, his lawyer said Monday. "Guilty as charged, your honor," Sheen answered when the judge asked for his plea. But "as charged" did not includ... | NEW: An officer who investigated Sheen case said she was "appalled" by sentence .
NEW: Sheen will get credit for the days he's already spent in rehab .
Lawyer: "We are very pleased with the plea"
Sheen will be on the set when "Two and a Half Men" production resumes Tuesday . | 3,839 | 275 |
33,395 | (CNN)I kinda hate that there's a "day" for everything, these days. Friday, for example, was simultaneously Love Your Pet Day, Cherry Pie Day and Handcuff Day (apparently celebrating the 1912 patenting of the "de facto restraint of law enforcement agencies worldwide"), according to DaysOfTheYear.com, a website I'm embar... | World Pangolin Day is Saturday, in honor of the endangered, scale-covered mammal .
John Sutter urges readers to give to groups trying to stop illegal trade in pangolin products . | 5,606 | 178 |
16,532 | By . Katy Winter . A team of 16 talented bakers have completed the Great British Bug Off - aiming to create a jungle made of cake. The dung beetles look worthy of a Bushtucker Trial but they are all edible creations made from cake, icing and gelatine. Even the flowers and branches that they are perched on are edible de... | To be part of a jungle scene work by 16 bakers known as 'Cakebomb'
Will be exhibited at The Cake and Bake Show 2014 this weekend .
Contains 100 flowers, bugs, a leopard and even a waterfall .
Entire scene including logs, leaves and flowers is edible .
Baker Viki Smith spends days crafting a single 4 inch dung beetle . | 5,766 | 319 |
60,330 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Tokyo has overtaken Luanda, Angola, as the world's most expensive city for overseas staff after the cost of imported goods rose in the wake of last year's earthquake. An annual cost of living report, released Tuesday by U.S. consulting firm Mercer, showed several Japanese cities had moved up in the r... | Tokyo moved up from No. 2 last year to become world's most expensive city .
Housing costs are the biggest indicator of cost of living, researchers say .
Euro crisis caused many European cities to fall in rankings .
Asian cities make up five of the top 10 most expensive cities . | 1,628 | 278 |
227,097 | A Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to London was forced to turn around and make an unscheduled landing after the plane experienced an apparent hydraulic leak. The captain decided to abort the 12-hour journey and returned to Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Thai capital due to a fault that occurred shortly after take-off. Pa... | Passenger Matt Babai snapped a photo of the plane dumping fuel .
He says the plane suffered a technical fault 30 minutes after it departed .
Plane circled over Thailand and returned to Suvarnabhumi Airport . | 3,175 | 207 |
191,526 | (CNN) -- When animal rights activist Jasmin Singer found herself face to face with a scientist who conducts animal testing, a cupcake was exchanged instead of harsh words. "A good vegan cupcake has the power to transform everything for the better," Singer said. "It's almost like a political statement with icing." Singe... | Second annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale runs from April 24 to May 2 .
More than 120 groups worldwide selling tasty treats that contain no animal products .
Animal rights activist: "It's almost like a political statement with icing" | 4,367 | 231 |
240,727 | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq has signed its first major oil deal with a foreign company since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, a spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry said Saturday. Iraq's oil fields currently produce about 2.5 million barrels a day. It was the first time in more than 35 years that Iraq has allowed f... | Iraq signs $3 billion oil deal with Chinese national oil company .
Deal is first major contract with foreign company since fall of Saddam Hussein .
China National Petroleum Corporation to develop oil field in southern Wasit province .
Oil field expected to produce 125,000 barrels a day within three years . | 2,697 | 307 |
50,396 | As landings go, this will be one of the trickiest ever attempted. On August 6 Nasa’s Curiosity rover, packed inside the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, will hurtle towards the Martian surface at around 13,200mph – and has just over six minutes to slow down and make a soft landing. What’s more, the craft has to be a... | The robotic lab is due to land on Mars on August 6 .
Rock, soil, weather and environment will all be studied by the Curiosity rover . | 5,269 | 133 |
17,037 | (CNN Student News) -- March 8, 2013 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . If you were a news producer, what might you include in a story that aims to encourage young people to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering or math? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were cover... | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
Write your answers in the space provided .
Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | 1,418 | 197 |
88,380 | A stately home that has been owned by no less than three British monarchs since it was built nearly 1,000 years ago is for sale for nearly £5m. Horton Priory, which was built in the early 1100s, was owned by King Henry I, King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I, among other illustrious owners. But they would be hard-pres... | Horton Priory in Kent was owned by three monarchs, including King Henry I .
It dates back to early 1100s and was a Cluniac monastery until the 1500s .
Savills are selling it for £4.95m, with 55 acres and ancient ruins thrown in . | 4,151 | 229 |
293,329 | YouTube is once gain proving how lucrative it can be as yet another teenager claims to be making a living from the video site. Student Fred Pye, 17, is making more than £24,000 a year in advertising on videos of him playing Grand Theft Auto V - despite the fact he’s too young to play the game legally. Pye has amassed m... | Student Fred Pye records himself playing Grand Theft Auto V on his Xbox .
Since 2012 he has amassed over 25 million views of his YouTube clips .
His channel NoughtPointFourLive has more than 138,000 subscribers .
As a result of advertising, Pye earns more than £2,000 ($3,300) a month .
Pye splits his time between his G... | 5,787 | 470 |
31,925 | As the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, both the Malaysian government and the airline have come under sharp criticism. Some say that all involved parties, including the manufacturer Boeing, are circling their wagons and bracing for a long public relations siege while the families of the mi... | Danny Cevallos: Families of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 need legal counsel .
Cevallos: Malaysia Airlines and Boeing are looking to minimize their financial risks .
He says a treaty limits carriers to pay $175,000 per passenger in accidents .
Cevallos: Don't criticize the lawyers, because they can help relatives file c... | 5,851 | 327 |
287,298 | SARGODA, Pakistan (CNN) -- Mohammed Iqbal said he has been told by his landlord to pay up on debts and is left with a choice facing others in this impoverished corner of Pakistan: Sell your children or a kidney. This man's landlord forced him to pay off money he borrowed for his children's medical bills. For the 50-yea... | A law passed in late 2007 bans selling organs for money .
Still, many poor Pakistanis have no choice but to sell their kidneys .
At one time, there were about 2,000 transplants a years .
Law aims to end Pakistan's status as one of the world's leading organ bazaars . | 2,839 | 266 |
128,653 | HAMILTON, Bermuda (CNN) -- Four Chinese nationals of Uyghur ethnicity who had been held at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility have been resettled in Bermuda, officials said Thursday. Attorney General Eric Holder says the U.S. is "extremely grateful to the government of Bermuda." "Above all, th... | NEW: Bermudan premier: "Above all, this was a humanitarian act"
Uyghurs are native Chinese Muslims; the detainees were apprehended in Pakistan .
China urges U.S. to hand over all 17 Uyghurs held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba .
Official says U.S. still negotiating with Palau to take remaining 13 Uyghurs . | 5,065 | 299 |
288,770 | Editor's note: Uwe Reinhardt is James Madison professor of political economy at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. From 1986 to 1995 he served as a commissioner on the Physician Payment Review Committee, established in 1986 by Congress to advise it on issues related to the payment of physicians. Uwe Reinhard... | Uwe Reinhardt: Consider what will happen if health reform fails .
He says health costs have already doubled in a decade .
Reinhardt says dollars spent on health care come out of wages for middle class . | 5,069 | 202 |
313,759 | By . Michael Zennie . Last updated at 12:10 AM on 6th March 2012 . A small group of 'made men' with mob ties are raking in more than $400,000 a year as humble dockworkers at ports in New York and New Jersey, a new report reveals. These longshoremen are being paid for working 24 hour a day, seven days a week -- even tho... | Two of the men are relatives of Vincent 'the Chin' Gigante, a former Genovese crime boss .
Perks include unlimited vacation and you don't even have to be on site to get paid for working .
Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of public dollars are flowing to the ports employing these men . | 3,972 | 284 |
226,315 | Alexis Sanchez scored another crucial goal for Arsenal at the Emirates, just as as all appeared to be lost against Southampton. The Chile international hauled Arsenal from the depths of despair once more and it did not go unnoticed. Fraser Forster appeared to be a thorn in the Gunners side but Sanchez popped up with a ... | Alexis Sanchez scored in the 89th minute against Southampton .
Arsenal secured a 1-0 win to move them up to sixth place in the Premier League on 23 points .
Sanchez, a £30m summer buy, hit his tenth Premier League goal . | 954 | 220 |
147,299 | EU: Enhanced handwashing and sanitation measures reduce the spread of tuberculosis. This applies in cross-border regions for at-risk groups. Member States are encouraged to share data with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. | Enhanced handwashing and sanitation measures reduce the spread of tuberculosis. | 244 | 79 |
137,538 | Children with genetic material from three parents could be born from next year, after MPs voted to legalise the controversial technique. In a highly-charged debate yesterday, critics warned there was ‘no going back’ from allowing a couple to use an egg donor’s DNA to prevent genetic disease. But MPs voted by 382 to 128... | Children with genetic material from 3 parents could be born from next year .
MPs voted to legalise controversial technique yesterday following debate .
Couple can use an egg donor's DNA to prevent genetic diseases .
British scientists devised the new IVF technique where child has genetic material from three people but ... | 9,058 | 427 |
182,177 | Jonathan Walters made a beeline for the match ball at the final whistle. He stuffed it underneath his shirt and held it tightly as he strutted towards the tunnel. It was a tangible reminder of his 200th appearance for Stoke, the day he scored a perfect hat-trick — one with his right foot, one with his left and a header... | Jonathan Walters found the back of the net three times as Stoke City smashed QPR at the Britannia Stadium .
Walters put the hosts two goals ahead with just 34 minutes of the first half gone .
Niko Kranjcar threatened a comeback when he found the back of the net with 36 minutes of the game played .
But Walters secured a... | 6,427 | 399 |
212,877 | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 05:16 EST, 8 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:43 EST, 8 September 2013 . She was the 60's beauty famous for her epoch-defining music, wild ways and a passionate love affair with Mick Jagger but Marianne Faithfull has revealed that she didn't actually like men - or enjoy sex - at all. F... | Eva von Sacher-Masoch was raped by Red Army soldiers in 1945 .
She left Vienna for London where she had daughter Marianne .
The singer says her mother's hatred of men was passed on to her .
Left her 'hating men' and unable to enjoy sex without drugs or alcohol . | 3,132 | 262 |
63,839 | Washington (CNN) -- Citing a "deficit of trust" in government by the American people, President Obama's first State of the Union address urged Congress to erode the influence of special interests and work together to confront the nation's most pressing problems. In the nationally televised speech Wednesday night to a j... | Obama says he wants to close "deficit of trust" with American people .
Democrats say president hits right areas with speech .
Republicans say Obama doesn't go far enough to reach across aisle . | 3,554 | 193 |
103,851 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 05:49 EST, 9 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:31 EST, 9 March 2012 . In the run up to the Olympics, it is not just sport gripping the Britain - it is also expected to be a bumper year for art, with several London galleries planning blockbuster shows. The National Portrait . Gallery announc... | National Portrait .
Gallery has announced it has made 7,000 extra tickets available for Lucian .
Freud show to keep up with public demand .
Damien Hirst retrospective is among the most anticipated .
exhibitions of 2012 .
'Galleries are increasingly .
looking to opening longer because there are so many blockbuster shows... | 4,935 | 357 |
30,755 | Baghdad (CNN) -- A barrage of attacks struck Monday across Iraq, killing at least 84 people and wounding more than 200, said officials, who likened the attacks to another outbreak last year. "Once again, murderers and criminals have carried out attacks against innocent civilians to add a new page to their black crimina... | 84 are killed and more than 200 wounded, according to reports from across Iraq .
20 bombings and shooting attacks are reported .
Al-Maliki tells security forces to pursue the killers "until they finish them"
A jihadist website has a post praising the attacks, but no claim of responsibility . | 5,764 | 292 |
139,310 | Kit Symons has been appointed Felix Magath's successor at Fulham and lands an 18-month contract. The Cottagers' owner Shahid Khan flew back to London on Wednesday, with his caretaker boss given the job permanently straight away - as Sportsmail reported on Tuesday. Symons has overseen five wins from his nine games in ch... | Kit Symons has five wins in nine games to pull Fulham from relegation .
Fulham chairman Shahid Khan flew from America on Wednesday .
Cottagers lost 5-2 against Derby in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday .
Symons handed 18-month contract by the Championship side . | 2,378 | 261 |
20,901 | By . Katy Winter . A designer has created a clutch bag which costs a wallet-busting £105,000. Christopher Shellis, who runs the House of Borgeize in Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter, designed the bag, which is studded with 345 diamonds and embellished with 18ct gold clasps. The Du Palais clutch bag, which measures... | The clutch bag decorated with 345 diamonds and 18ct gold clasps .
Took team of goldsmiths and diamond setters 100 hours to create .
Inspiration drawn from Buckingham Palace gates . | 2,246 | 180 |
8,868 | (CNN) -- Ricky Ponting hopes memories of last year's Ashes defeat to England will spur Australia on when the latest series begins in Brisbane on Thursday. Ponting suffered his second reverse as captain in cricket's oldest battle, both coming in the northern hemisphere. After the 2005 setback he was able to bounce back ... | England seeking to retain Ashes urn in five-Test series starting in Brisbane .
Australia captain Ricky Ponting still haunted by 2-1 defeat in England last year .
Home team boosted by return to fitness of vice-captain Michael Clarke after back injury .
England have not won a series in Australia since 1986-87 under Mike ... | 2,948 | 329 |
299,948 | By . Matt Lawton . Follow @@Matt_Lawton_DM . Chris Froome and his team at Sky have had their ethics questioned by one of the leading anti-doping advocates in cycling on the eve of the Tour de France. In a fascinating interview with Sportsmail, Christophe Bassons also warns that cycling’s rejection of Lance Armstrong co... | Chris Froome and Team Sky have ethics questioned by anti-doping advocate and French former professional rider Christophe Bassons .
Bassons fears for Lance Armstrong: 'I don't want to hear that he has been found hanging from a ceiling, because I think it is possible'
Bassons met Armstrong last December: 'I saw a very ti... | 9,152 | 663 |
73,826 | As Spain's economy finds new lows, there is one clear winner in the eurozone crisis: Hong Kong football. The former British colony has had a long tradition with the sport but is ranked 154th in the world, according to FIFA. In the region, the territory ranks 25th, well below leaders Japan and Australia. Despite the cit... | Football players from hard-hit Spain are finding new careers in Hong Kong .
Player: "I've come to Hong Kong because opportunities in my country aren't very promising"
Spanish players and coaches brought in to develop the former British colony's talent .
Hong Kong football is ranked is ranked 154th in the world and 25th... | 2,560 | 336 |
49,827 | Melbourne motorists have been urged to stay away from the Monash Freeway this afternoon after it was closed earlier following a major chemical spill. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) reports that a specialist hazardous materials team has controlled the spill from a drum of highly flammable aviation fuel, which occurred... | Chemical spill closed Monash Freeway for several hours .
Truck carrying 200 litres of highly flammable aviation fuel began leaking .
Residents were told to stay inside and not to switch on air-conditioning units .
Motorists urged to stay away from area if possible . | 1,630 | 266 |
184,113 | (CNN) -- Rock group R.E.M. debuted a song from its upcoming album Wednesday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°" program. R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe says the band was honored to be involved with the "Planet in Peril" project. The song "Until the Day Is Done" also will appear later this month in "Planet in Peril," a four-h... | R.E.M. song "Until the Day Is Done" debuts on CNN .
Song also to be used in documentary "Planet in Peril"
Song will be on R.E.M.'s upcoming album .
Band releasing live CD/DVD next week . | 2,584 | 186 |
305,579 | Barcelona have dismissed Liverpool's claims that they paid £75m for Luis Suarez, insisting they only shelled out £65m for the striker. Suarez, who is unavailable to play until late October due to a FIFA ban, was finally unveiled at the Nou Camp on Tuesday. But while the Premier League side have insisted to Sportsmail t... | Liverpool insist that they received £75m release clause for the striker .
But at Suarez's unveiling Barca claim they got him for £10m less .
Uruguayan is banned from playing competitively until the end of October . | 1,994 | 214 |
296,807 | 'There's no cafetiere and there's no corkscrew!' Listening to my husband Dominic's rant minutes into our family Eurocamp adventure I was reminded that I'm not married to Bear Grylls. But his gripes were soon drowned out by the whoops of delight from our two young boys as they bounced on the beds… 'bunk beds! In a TENT!... | Eurocamp's Safari tents are more deluxe than a normal stay under canvas .
L'Ardéchoise site is in the Ardèche region in south central France .
An hour-and-half's drive from the south's beaches and Montpellier airport .
This site is a five-star park at the top end of what's on offer in France .
It has four pools and a c... | 9,576 | 375 |
293,354 | Many of Britain’s top code-breakers and analysts are able to crack complex problems because they suffer from dyslexia, GCHQ has revealed. A spokesman for the Government’s top-secret electronic eavesdropping station in Cheltenham said last night that some of their most talented code-breakers have difficulty in learning ... | GCHQ bosses say those with the disorder see things in codes others do not .
The Cheltenham-based agency has set up a dyslexia support group . | 2,465 | 141 |
225,219 | Title: Czech National Bank Makes Historic Decision to Lower Key Interest Rates
In a groundbreaking move, the Czech National Bank (CNB) has announced a significant reduction in its key interest rates. The decision, made during the latest policy meeting, aims to stimulate economic growth and support businesses amidst t... | The Czech National Bank (CNB) has made a historic decision to lower its key interest rates, reducing the two-week repo rate from 0.75% to 0.50%. This move is aimed at stimulating economic growth and supporting businesses amidst global financial uncertainties. The governor, Jiří Rusnok, stressed that the decision balan... | 1,571 | 859 |
38,352 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 06:17 EST, 22 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:59 EST, 22 November 2013 . All six Britons arrested by Russian authorities during a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic have been freed on bail after spending two months in detention. Anthony Perrett, from Newport in south Wales, freelance jou... | Anthony Perrett, from Newport in South .
Wales was released this morning .
Followed by freelance journalist Kieron Bryan - pair are first of six .
Britons .
Also freed on bail the U.S. captain following the protest two months ago .
The move followed court hearings in St Petersburg .
Group were arrested two months ago d... | 5,750 | 497 |
127,559 | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) -- His name is "Average" and the story of his desperate flight from the wreckage of President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe is an increasingly common one. Math teacher Mawise Gumba fled Zimbabwe and found his qualifications mean little as a refugee. The tall 34-year-old, slouching exhaus... | His name is "Average," he fled wreckage of President Mugabe's Zimbabwe .
One of the 4,000 who flee hunger, homelessness into South Africa a day .
Once-prosperous nation now an economic disaster with 5,000 percent inflation . | 3,743 | 224 |
26,365 | (CNN) -- There wasn't a cloud in the sky early Friday when Dave Samuels trained his telescopes at the moon, hoping to catch a glimpse of a NASA rocket striking the lunar landscape. The moon, shown shortly before NASA's rockets hit on Friday morning. "We saw nothing," he said. Samuels is vice president of the Fremont Pe... | NASA crashes rockets into the moon on Friday to test for lunar water .
The space agency touts the event as an opportunity for amateur astronomers .
Many say the event was a dud; a woman says she saw nothing on NASA TV .
Man says NASA should be more careful before asking people to wake at 4:30 a.m. | 5,185 | 298 |
17,672 | Cheetahs may be the fastest land animals in the world, but this pair look more content riding a car. Wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio held his nerve as a fully-grown mother and her juvenile son hopped on to the roof of his vehicle just feet away. 'I was already out from the hatch, and so we found ourselves sharing t... | Wildlife snapper Paolo Torchio held his nerve as cheetahs boarded .
The National Reserve in Kenya is home to thousands of cheetahs . | 2,326 | 132 |
273,648 | In the latest move in China's anti-corruption campaign, more than 1,000 people in Guangdong Province have been marked as "naked officials" -- those suspected of storing graft gains with overseas family members. According to Chinese state media, Xinhua news agency, an unnamed official source says 866 of the implicated o... | "Naked officials" are suspected of storing illicit graft cash with families overseas .
Guangdong to "naked officials": bring back your families or get demoted .
Fang Xuan, deputy chief of Guangzhou Party Committee, first casualty in war on "naked officials" | 2,703 | 257 |
259,052 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 04:21 EST, 21 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:19 EST, 21 August 2013 . New York has been voted the rudest and most arrogant state in the U.S by a newly released poll. But perhaps it has good reason for its inflated sense of superiority - because the survey also found that it had the ... | The poll quizzed 1,603 Americans on their feelings for each state .
They decided Empire State also had country's worst sports fans .
California was the best looking, and Colorado had the best scenery .
But Texas was picked to be 'kicked out of the country' completely . | 1,973 | 269 |
60,525 | Roy Hodgson's England squad have flown out to Tallinn as they prepare to face Estonia on Sunday in a Euro 2016 qualifier. The squad head to Estonia hoping to maintain their 100 per cent record in qualifying Group E following the 5-0 thumping of San Marino on Thursday evening, when Jack Wilshere caught the eye with a ma... | England squad flew out to Tallinn on Saturday for qualifier in Estonia .
Roy Hodgson's side currently sit top of group E with two wins from two .
Ray Parlour claims Jack Wilshere is wasted playing deep in midfield .
Wilshere was man of the match on Thursday in 5-0 win against San Marino . | 3,859 | 289 |
240,150 | By . Simon Walters . PUBLISHED: . 16:15 EST, 15 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:15 EST, 15 September 2012 . Ex-army Colonel Patrick Mercer yesterday became the first Tory MP to be named as having written to party chiefs calling for David Cameron to be ousted as Conservative leader. Former Tory Defence spokesman Mr M... | Patrick Mercer wrote to the chairman of the Party's backbench 1922 Committee, demanding a confidence vote in David Cameron .
It follows reports that as many as 14 Tory MPs have urged similar action . | 2,206 | 199 |
101,575 | Title: "Breakthrough Study Reveals Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease"
In a groundbreaking development, researchers from the University of California have announced a potential breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in the prestigious journal Nature, suggests a novel ... | A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals a potential new approach to slow down Alzheimer's disease progression. The study, led by Dr. Jane Lee from the University of California, identifies a small molecule that can inhibit the formation of beta-amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. This mole... | 1,968 | 955 |
252,818 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Three of Michael Jackson's brothers claim in a lawsuit filed this week that they've been "duped" by a company selling replicas of jackets worn by the pop icon. The endorsement deal was the first involving Michael Jackson's oldest son, Prince, who posed for pictures with his uncles as they autograph... | Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson signed 1,000 "Thriller," "Beat It" jackets .
Marketer failed to pay them $300,000 as agreed, their lawsuit says .
Michael Jackson replica jackets are on sale for $2,350 each .
Prince Jackson took part in jacket announcement . | 2,047 | 257 |
67,148 | (CNN) -- It was vintage Andy Kaufman: New rumors that he might be alive. This time, his younger brother gave it credence. Never mind that Michael Kaufman said he was with his brother when he died in 1984. Three decades later, he was now reading from a mysterious letter purportedly written by Andy in 1999 and standing o... | Internet buzzed this week after reports that Andy Kaufman might be alive .
Kaufman's brother ultimately said he felt he was victim of hoax .
People want to believe because "it would be the longest joke ever told" | 3,788 | 212 |
109,363 | Title: "U.S. Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill, Awaits House Approval"
In a historic bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate has passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The legislation, which includes investments in transportation, utilities, and broadband, now heads to the House of Representatives for approval... | The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, marking one of the largest infrastructure overhauls in recent history. The bill, titled the "Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act," includes investments in transportation, utilities, and broadband. It now awaits approval from the House of ... | 2,072 | 948 |
19,343 | A massive power outage across downtown Detroit has hit several government buildings, forced schools to close early and left some parts of the city without working traffic lights. Detroit's public lighting department, which serves areas of the city affected by the outage, said 'a major cable failure' around 10.30am on T... | Detroit's public lighting department said 'a major cable failure' is responsible for cutting out the power around 10.30am .
Around 100 customers on the grid were affected, including schools, jails, fire stations, courts and parts of Wayne State University .
Detroit Medical Center rerouted its most critical patients to ... | 4,416 | 337 |
207,066 | A woman forgave her rapist during his sentencing Tuesday. Survivor Jane Piper forgave Gilbert Lozano Trejo for the 2003 attack inside a Los Angeles U.S. District Courthouse, CBS Los Angeles reported. 'Before I go into detail about what your beating and raping me did to my life and did to me, I do want to thank you for ... | Survivor Jane Piper, who has been named by multiple media outlets, forgave Gilbert Lozano Trejo for the 2003 attack inside a courthouse on Tuesday .
During her questioning of Trejo, Piper said 'I'm acknowledging you did all these horrible things to me. But I forgive you for it. I've got to forgive you, okay?'
Trejo wil... | 2,202 | 399 |
72,141 | More customers are opting to shop from the comfort of their homes this Thanksgiving weekend, forgoing the chaos of Black Friday for the ease of Cyber Monday deals, a survey has found. But web shoppers beware: For the first time, residents in California, Texas and Pennsylvania will be automatically charged state sales t... | Cyber Monday is expected to earn online stores $1.5 billion, up from last year - but will still be dwarfed by Black Friday sales of $11.4 billion .
For the first time, residents in California, Texas and Pennsylvania will be automatically be charged state sales tax when shopping on Amazon .
Amazon critics say the move f... | 6,379 | 353 |
36,227 | Former Bayern Munich manager Ottmar Hitzfeld believes the German giants should replace Pep Guardiola with Borussia Monchengladbach boss Lucien Favre. The Spaniard, who has been in the dugout at the Allianz Arena since last season, has yet to commit his future to Bayern beyond the end of his contract which expires at th... | The Bayern Munich boss has yet to commit his future to the German giants .
Pep Guardiola has been linked with a switch to Manchester City .
Former Bayern boss Ottmar Hitzfeld says Lucien Favre should replace him .
Borussia Monchengladbach set for Champions League football next year . | 1,680 | 285 |
25,708 | A woman claims the air conditioning in her office helped save her life after she discovered a lump in her breast as she hugged herself to keep warm. Elaine Delaney, from Hackney, London, had always complained about the air con being on, even in the middle of winter. Now she credits it with saving her life, after it ale... | Elaine Delaney, 35, always complained the air con was on all year round .
Hugging herself to warm up she discovered a small lump in her left breast .
Within three days it had grown to the size of a golf ball, she says .
Doctors also discovered a tumour in her right breast after running tests .
Ms Delaney was told she w... | 7,801 | 499 |
171,392 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that will allow undocumented immigrant students to receive privately funded scholarships administered at public universities and community colleges, officials said Tuesday. The law was needed because the University of California and California S... | Public colleges in California have raised funds for private scholarships .
But the private scholarships did not go directly to undocumented immigrant students .
A new law now allows for the award of such privately financed scholarships .
"Education is for life, but their legal status will change" | 4,020 | 297 |
79,238 | Title: Innovative Approach to Combat Diabetes: A New Era for Glucose Management
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, a groundbreaking development has emerged that could potentially revolutionize diabetes management. Researchers at the esteemed Stanford University have unveiled an innovative biodegradable cap... | A new biodegradable capsule developed at Stanford University could revolutionize diabetes management. This innovative capsule, equipped with a sensor to detect blood sugar levels, automatically releases glucose-responsive insulin when needed, mimicking the natural insulin production process of the human pancreas. If s... | 1,852 | 657 |
270,478 | Arsenal have made a dramatic last-minute bid to sign Loic Remy in an attempt to scupper Chelsea’s move for the QPR striker. Chelsea are close to agreeing terms with Remy after meeting the Frenchman’s £8m release clause - but on Saturday night Arsenal contacted QPR to confirm that they too would pay £8m and will now att... | Remy would be guaranteed first-team football at Arsenal .
The Blues triggered £8m release clause for France international .
But Gunners also meet it and will discuss personal terms .
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wanted another striker in his squad .
Fernando Torres agreed a two-year deal to move to AC Milan on Friday ... | 2,194 | 389 |
114,981 | The tomb of a previously unknown queen has been discovered, Egyptian officials have revealed. Unearthed by Czech archaeologists in Abu-Sir, south-west of Cairo, the tomb is thought to belong to the wife or mother of Pharaoh Neferefre who ruled 4,500 years ago. Abu-Sir was an Old Kingdom necropolis used by the ancient E... | Discovered in Abu-Sir, south-west of Cairo, the tomb is thought to belong to the wife or mother of Pharaoh Neferefre who ruled in the Fifth Dynasty .
The area was an Old Kingdom necropolis where pyramids dedicated to Fifth Dynatsy pharaohs, including Neferefre, can be found .
The location of the queen's grave has made ... | 2,927 | 390 |
101,147 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Associated Press . A second grand jury has indicted a North Carolina police officer who killed an unarmed former Florida A&M football player by shooting him ten times last year. Charlotte officer Randall Kerrick, 28, was indicted for voluntary manslaughter Monday in the shooting of 24-yea... | Second North Carolina grand jury indicts police officer Randall Kerrick, 28, who fatally shot unarmed Jonathan Ferrell, 24, ten times last September .
First jury declined to indict Kerrick on involuntary manslaughter last week .
Investigators say Kerrick shot Ferrell last September 14 as he looked for help after a car ... | 7,322 | 584 |
136,934 | Wizard news, Harry Potter fans: JK Rowling has written a new spin-off story for Halloween. The fans’ website Pottermore hinted it would focus on Harry’s arch-enemy Dolores Umbridge, played by Imelda Staunton in the series’ film adaptations. The 1,500-word story is due to be posted online next Friday – October 31. Scrol... | Author will upload short story to Harry Potter website on October 31 .
Will focus on the wizard's arch-enemy Dolores Umbridge in fifth book .
Earlier this year a story was published describing Harry as an adult .
Writer has ruled out releasing another Harry Potter novel in near future . | 2,204 | 287 |
205,827 | (CNET) -- An attack directed at the DNS provider for some of the Internet's larger e-commerce companies -- including Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Expedia -- took several Internet shopping sites offline Wednesday evening, two days before Christmas. Neustar, the company that provides DNS services under the UltraDNS brand name, ... | A DDoS attack Wednesday evening crippled some of larger e-commerce sites .
Neustar, a DNS provider in California, was targeted, hurting Amazon, Wal-Mart and more .
The attack, two days before Christmas, foiled plans of some last-minute shoppers . | 4,027 | 246 |
166,387 | Serena Williams attended an event for lingerie and sports bra brand Berlei on Thursday, the day after the world No 1 was announced as the top seed for the Australian Open. Williams, who is the face of Berlei, took centre-stage in a TV advertising campaign for the brand that aired for the first time on Monday, a week be... | Serena Williams has been seeded first for the Australian Open .
The world No 1 attended a Berlei event in Melbourne on Thursday .
Williams recently fronted an advertising campaign for the underwear brand . | 4,379 | 205 |
296,961 | The Des Moines, Iowa, woman named the world's oldest living person this month has died, according to her family. Dina Manfredini died overnight at the retirement center where she lived after suffering a fever, her granddaughter Lori Logli said Monday. She was 115 and apparently died in her sleep, Logli said. Guinness W... | 115-year-old Dina Manfredini died overnight .
She became the world's oldest person this month .
She apparently died in her sleep, her granddaughter says . | 986 | 154 |
140,484 | (CNN) -- Chinese mobile technology leader Huawei unveiled the latest additions to its stable Sunday in Barcelona, ahead of the 2014 World Mobile Congress, including its "hybrid" fitness band/smart watch. CEO Richard Yu presented the TalkBand B1 at the company's launch press conference. Connected to a smartphone via blu... | Chinese mobile giant unveils first wearable technology .
Will go on sale for €99 ($136)
2014 crucial year for wearable technology .
Launch also includes 8-inch tablet and 7-inch "phablet" | 1,694 | 189 |
111,349 | By . James Chapman, Political Editor . Tough stance: Home Secretary Theresa May is to insist Britain must pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights, to deport dangerous foreign criminals . Theresa May is to insist Britain must pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights, to deport dangerous foreign cr... | Home Secretary Theresa May advising Cameron to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights, Government sources say .
Number of foreign criminals avoiding deportation rose by 50% last year .
Tories plan to curtail role of European Court of Human Rights in the UK .
Defenders of convention, Dominic Grieve and Ken Cl... | 4,466 | 347 |
51,503 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:34 EST, 18 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:44 EST, 18 July 2013 . The wife of a top New York doctor has been charged with allegedly stalking his glamorous mistress, bombarding her with abusive messages and threatening to shoot the woman dead. Amy Goldenberg, 42, has been accused... | Amy Goldenberg bombarded her doctor husband and his mistress with text messages and emails branding her a 'homewrecking w****'
She 'called her husband and said she was outside his new girlfriend's home and was going to shoot her dead'
She now faces charges but claims the threats came from both sides . | 3,047 | 302 |
41,676 | Ghostly creatures come to life in otherworldly light paintings in a collection of pictures by a Finnish art teacher. The pictures were made with LED lights by Janne Parviainen, 34, from Helsinki, Finland. The blue and green bodies appear to exist in another dimension as they walk through the human world. Janne Parviain... | Janne Parviainen, 34, from Helsinki, Finland, makes light paintings .
The art teacher takes up to 20 hours to create each picture .
He draws images using chalk and then tracks the lines with LED lights . | 2,405 | 203 |
131,118 | By . Toni Jones . PUBLISHED: . 07:10 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:43 EST, 15 October 2012 . Justin Lee Collins' ex-girlfriend Anna Larke has revealed that she is horrified at the sentence handed to her controlling ex after a judge ordered the comedian to do just 140 hours community service and pay £3,500 in... | 'Terrifying campaign' of abuse included death threats, weight taunts and cutting off all contact with friends and family .
Collins convicted of harassment causing fear of violence .
Sentenced to 140 hours community service and ordered to pay £3,500 costs . | 3,217 | 256 |
115,328 | Referees are ready to clampdown on the dark arts highlighted in Sportsmail’s ‘Hands Off In The Box’ campaign. After another weekend blighted by grappling in the penalty area, this newspaper has called for tough action on wrestling, grabbing and shirt pulling. Premier League bosses privately agree that this escalating p... | Refs to target penalty area wrestling following Sportsmail campaign .
Professional Game Match Officials Limited have discussed the issue .
Premier League bosses privately agree this problem must be dealt with .
Gary Cahill has backed Sportsmail's Hands Off In The Box campaign .
Chelsea centre-back Cahill feels grabbing... | 4,688 | 355 |
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50,048 | The £4billion battle for live TV coverage of the Premier League is set to be a three-way contest. The current dominance of Sky and BT Sport is likely to be challenged by Discovery Communications, the American documentary channel, when bidding for the 2016-19 seasons closes Friday. The fierce competition for the seven p... | Discovery Communications will bid for Premier League rights .
American documentary channel looking at 2016-19 seasons .
Sky and BT Sport will also be bidding for total of 168 live games a season . | 1,882 | 196 |
42,705 | U.S. drone strikes are believed to have killed the leader of the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, who ordered the massacre at a Kenyan shopping mall last year that killed 67 people. U.S. Intelligence officials believe Ahmed Abdi Godane was traveling in a two-car convoy Monday night near al-Shabab's main base in Barawe... | Ahmed Abdi Godane is the spiritual leader of al-Shabab .
He is believed among six people killed in a U.S. airstrike on two cars near the al-Shabab stronghold of Barawe .
Godane is believed to have ordered the Westgate Mall massacre in Kenya in September 2013 that killed 67 people .
U.S. officials have not yet confirmed... | 4,850 | 347 |
116,165 | (CNN) -- The weather can affect your travel, your mood and apparently the size of your family. Edie is a proud blizzard baby, and her parents have already bought her a snowsuit for this year. Denver hospitals are reporting a baby boom, which is arriving about nine months after two blizzards walloped Colorado's capital ... | Denver hospitals reporting increase in baby deliveries .
Staff at one hospital working overtime to handle deliveries .
One couple escaped snow but got caught in baby blizzard . | 3,141 | 176 |
309,411 | Millions of English holidaymakers could face passport checks at Berwick if Scotland votes for independence. Families would be forced to undergo Calais-style identity checks as they returned to England by car on roads such as the A1, A68 and M74. Rail passengers would also need to prove they had a right to enter the cou... | Families would be forced to undergo Calais-style identity checks as they returned to England by car on roads such as the A1, A68 and M74 .
Rail passengers would also need to prove they had a right to enter the country before boarding a train destined for England .
There are an estimated 23 million vehicle crossings per... | 4,750 | 375 |
175,892 | (CNN) -- The news this week might have made Corky Ra roll over in his mummiform, his specially commissioned $40,000 bronze final resting place. Ron Temu, a licensed funeral director, is in charge of mummification practices for Summum. The founder of Summum, a small Utah-based spiritual group, died in January 2008 at ag... | Summum takes monument fight to Supreme Court and loses .
Spiritual group practices meditation and mummification .
Group meets in pyramid in Salt Lake City, Utah .
Founder Corky Ra is preserved in a mummiform soon to be displayed . | 5,741 | 230 |
94,211 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:00 EST, 9 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:12 EST, 10 August 2012 . A five-month-old boy died in the scorching heat of a minivan after his mother forgot to drop him off at a daycare center. Stephanie Gray made the heartbreaking discovery after she went to pick up her son and wa... | Mother-of-four Stephanie Gray, 38, has not been charged after the tragic incident in Nashville, Tennessee .
Mrs Gray and husband Aaron said to be 'extremely distraught' | 3,010 | 168 |
157,617 | Low calorie champagne contains the same amount of alcohol with almost half the calories of a regular glass . As a style editor with over 30 years experience in the fizz-guzzling fashion industry there's not much that Christa D'Souza doesn't know about champagne. One things she DOES know is that she doesn't actually lik... | 'Low dosage' products have same amount of alcohol but 40 calories per glass less than standard champagne .
Showbiz reporter inspired to create affordable version after too many VIP parties .
Vogue ed Christa D'Souza reviewed the £49 Thomson & Scott champagne . | 5,150 | 260 |
231,355 | Ed Miliband was facing a backbench revolt last night over Labour’s failure to support a judge-led inquiry into British complicity in torture. The party’s high command still insists a Westminster committee should investigate even though it presided over an alleged whitewash in the extraordinary rendition affair. A strin... | Labour high command insists Westminster committee should investigate .
But string of MPs say only a judge's probe can clear up torture questions .
Miliband's brother David could be called to give evidence to any inquiry .
He is accused of trying to cover up UK's part in CIA wrongdoing .
Other Labour figures facing que... | 6,403 | 730 |
116,211 | The migrants rescued from a shipping container in a British dockyard were ‘20 minutes from death’, it emerged yesterday. The 35 Afghan Sikhs had been locked inside the ‘metal coffin’ for 18 hours during their desperate attempt to reach the UK and were beginning to run out of air. During their terrifying journey on a ca... | International manhunt continues for traffickers who crammed 35 migrants into container bound for Port of Tilbury .
Disturbing footage showed migrants crawling helplessly on the floor, while harrowing screams echo around docks .
13 children, including a baby, and adults up to the age of 72 were among group locked in 'me... | 5,075 | 705 |
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