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275,999 | A college student threatens to drop out of Dartmouth over the university's refusal to allow her to carry a handgun on its campus in New Hampshire. Taylor Woolrich, 20, says the university refused her request to carry a concealed firearm on campus to defend herself from Richard Bennett, 67, who she claims been stalking ... | Taylor Woolrich, 20, says the university denied her request for an exemption to their policy for firearms on campus .
She requested the exemption to protect herself from Richard Bennett, 67, who she alleges has stalked her since she was 16 .
Bennett is in jail in California on $300,000 bail for violating a restraining ... | 2,913 | 415 |
57,329 | Lachlan Mullen was fit and healthy like most 20-year-old men his age but in 2012, he got the shock of his life when he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Within months of diagnosis, he was so weak he was unable to stand up long enough to have a shower because of his chemotherapy treatment. But eventually, a drug changed a... | Lachlan Mullen was 20 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2012 .
He was rendered unable to walk because of chemotherapy treatment .
But the Adelaide man was eventually put on a 'life-changing' medication .
Drug helped him live a better life and 'within weeks' he was running again .
Now Mr Mullen is fighting for o... | 4,230 | 513 |
272,254 | A couple obsessed with super heroes saved their own day and organised an unforgettable wedding on a shoestring budget after the bride-to-be lost her job in the run-up to their nuptials. Newlyweds Becky and Steve Mear had planned to tie the knot in a traditional white wedding until she was made redundant. But the thrif... | Becky and Steve Mear re-planned wedding around their love for comic books .
Guests came dressed as their favourite heroes, like Superman and Batman .
The whole day ended up costing only £5,500 . | 3,042 | 194 |
193,279 | By . Rob Cooper and Luke Salkeld . PUBLISHED: . 02:59 EST, 7 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:08 EST, 7 June 2013 . A driver was found dead in the wreck of his car yesterday after it plunged over a 100ft cliff at a popular seaside resort. The white hatchback landed on rocks near the water’s edge. The engine was still runn... | Car went over the cliff face in Newquay, Cornwall, at 7.30am .
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene but the man died .
Eyewitness saw man hanging out the white Nissan Micra after the crash .
Vehicle came to a stop just a few feet above the water .
The death is not being treated as suspicious . | 4,032 | 304 |
49,474 | Climate change could increase the number and severity of global conflicts, according to a report from former US military generals. This is because it might make certain regions uninhabitable, and it will also open up more trade and military routes between countries. In a report published this year they explain how a wa... | Report says US should prepare for security issues from climate change .
Environmental changes could increase the chances of threats .
Poverty, population migration and more could raise chance of conflict .
And melting Arctic ice could open new military and trade routes .
Could lead to 'conditions that can enable terror... | 3,891 | 534 |
261,643 | (CNN) -- The Republican Party's support for same-sex marriage is starting to grow. In the past 16 months, the number of GOP legislators supporting equal access to civil marriage quadrupled -- from just two to eight. And recently, Republican Rep. David Jolly of Florida, a swing-district legislator with a deep personal a... | Margaret Hoover: More GOP legislators are starting to support civil same-sex marriage .
GOP's Jolly says a state can allow gay marriage, but houses of worship should have option .
Hoover: More conservatives think state determines legality, faith determines sanctity .
Hoover: Attitudes toward employment discrimination a... | 5,474 | 351 |
232,324 | By . Oliver Todd . Follow @@oliver_todd . Chelsea full back Wallace has joined Vitesse Arnhem on a season-long loan in order to gain more regular first-team football. The 20-year-old is the latest in a long line of Chelsea players to be loaned out to Vitesse and the move comes off the back of a difficult loan spell at ... | Chelsea have sent seven players to Vitesse in 12 months .
Wallace spent last season on loan at Inter Milan - playing just three games .
Young full back will help Vitesse in midfield and defence, club chief says . | 1,463 | 212 |
226,004 | By . Kirk Maltais . and Lydia Warren . The FBI has announced a nationwide manhunt for a San Francisco man after a raid on his apartment allegedly produced a cache of explosive materials and chemicals. Authorities have released a photo of Ryan Chamberlain, 42 - who they say is considered armed and dangerous - as part of... | The FBI is searching for Ryan Chamberlain, who lived in the apartment where explosives were found during a search at the weekend .
Police say he is considered armed and dangerous and he may have rigged his car with explosives, FBI says .
Suspect is a self-described 'political junkie and oft-times operative' but a frien... | 7,450 | 445 |
96,206 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 18:07 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:41 EST, 6 February 2014 . Scratch-off lottery ticket players are flocking in droves to buy $30 tickets. Both Georgia and Tennessee recently introduced higher priced tickets to target a different segment of people than those attracted by the ... | Georgia introduced the new tickets last week with a top prize of $10million .
They have greater odds of winning a prize than cheaper scratch-offs that typically cost $1 or $2 .
The most expensive scratch off is found in Texas - for $50 per ticket . | 2,123 | 248 |
162,372 | (CNN) -- Boy howdy, does the CNN Living team love a house tour! There's just something captivating about walking through a beautiful house, being inspired by design choices and seeing the personal treasures that make a home. And what better place to start a home tour than the front door? Starting this week, we're selec... | CNN Living is starting a weekly house tour with user-submitted photos .
This week, we're featuring lovely front porches .
Foyers are up next week, so send in photos! | 732 | 165 |
296,884 | Title: Historic Triumph for Serena Williams at Wimbledon as She Claims Record-Equaling 23rd Grand Slam Title
In a riveting display of tennis prowess, the indomitable Serena Williams made history at the prestigious Wimbledon Championships on Saturday. The American legend clinched her record-equaling 23rd Grand Slam ti... | Title: Historic Triumph for Serena Williams at Wimbledon as She Equals Margaret Court's Record of 23 Grand Slam Titles
Serena Williams, a legendary American tennis player, made history by winning her 23rd Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon Championships on July 14th. This achievement ties her record with Margaret Cour... | 1,562 | 1,323 |
36,125 | Thieves have taken off with the ten metre high Big Mango from a fruit-growing town in northern Queensland, Australia. The giant, bright orange replica of the famous Bowen mango is one of Australia's iconic tourist attractions, and was the pride of Bowen, before a team of robbers took off with it under the cover of dark... | Giant Australian tourist attraction stolen in the dead of night .
Daring 2am heist of ten tonne bright orange recorded on security TV .
Thieves unbolted mango and prised it from concrete platform .
Tyre marks on highway suggesting getaway vehicle is crane .
Big Mango may be on the large, unmarked crane heading south .
... | 3,438 | 456 |
145,276 | Mourners gathered on Monday to pay their respects to the three Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers who were shot and killed as part of a rampage that shocked a New Brunswick city. The caskets of slain David Ross, 32, Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45, and Douglas James Larche, 40, will be visible inside Wesleyan C... | Mourners gathered on Monday to pay their respects to the three RCMP officers slain during a shooting spree in Moncton last week .
Victims were Constables Dave Ross, Douglas Larche and Fabrice Gevaudan .
Moncton will host a public memorial service for the officers on Tuesday at 1pm and the mayor expects up to 7,000 poli... | 3,252 | 469 |
88,497 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . Britain’s biggest energy suppliers have been criticised for keeping customer service callers on hold while answering calls to sales departments far quicker. Researchers for consumer watchdogs Which? found that phone callers to customer services were kept waiting up to 11 minutes at the sa... | Scottish Power and Npower kept customers waiting longest .
Which? called for companies to improve customer satisfaction . | 2,762 | 121 |
210,362 | Jailed: Carl Hull was jailed for 20 years for raping a trainee nurse in 1998 in a 'terrifying, painful and humiliating' ordeal . A sick rapist who told his victim he 'did not care' when she pleaded with him to stop because she was a nun has been jailed for 20 years. Carl Hull, 43, attacked the terrified woman on Decemb... | Carl Hull, 43, attacked the woman in 1998 but escaped justice for 16 years .
He raped her as she tried to get into her home in Edgbaston, Birmingham .
Subjected the trainee nurse to a 'terrifying, painful and humiliating' ordeal .
She thought telling him she was a nun would stop the attack but it failed .
Hull was fina... | 3,336 | 382 |
272,913 | By . Charles Sale . Follow @@charliesale . FA referee grandee David Elleray, fortunate to keep his football posts after making a ghastly racist comment to a fellow official, is now involved in another alleged discriminatory issue. Referee coach Martin Cassidy is taking the FA to an employment tribunal for unfair dismis... | David Elleray is facing renewed scrutiny for his actions at the FA .
Former Premier League official led a panel accused of unfair dismissal .
Elleray apologised for a recent racism scandal which threatened his position . | 5,805 | 220 |
95,493 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 06:48 EST, 5 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:59 EST, 5 March 2014 . Wannabe: Aspiring singer Elaine Rennie has had her guitar and amp confiscated after she was found performing in Newcastle at 4am . An aspiring musician and X Factor hopeful has been stripped of her guitar and amp after s... | Elaine Rennie, 42, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court .
The aspiring singer has racked up five noise pollution offences, court told .
In April last year she was caught performing for drinkers outside The Gate in Newcastle at 4am .
The city council's night-time noise team confiscated her guitar and amp .
'I'd give... | 5,055 | 365 |
38,392 | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) -- Abayte Ahmed and her husband learned of their son's death in the most heinous fashion. A family acquaintance called and told them to click on an Internet site. There on the screen were photographs of their 20-year-old son -- the boy with the movie-star looks -- shot through the head thou... | Jamal Bana had been missing for months; family learns of his death via Internet .
Death is part of wider federal inquiry of terror recruiting by Somali group in U.S.
Imam of Minneapolis mosque says terror recruiters are not at his mosque .
Two men charged in U.S. with providing material support to terrorists . | 6,108 | 311 |
146,650 | Well, she is a Victoria's Secret Angel. And model Lily Aldridge looks absolutely stunning as she is revealed as the face of Nelly.com's new 'Icon' line. The collection features a selection of party dresses, including the 29-year-old American model's favourite, a silver sequined mini. The mother-of-one says: 'My favorit... | 28-year-old model fronts Nelly.com's Icon range .
Models a selection of party dresses that are perfect for the holiday season .
Lily will also star in the Victoria's Secret show in London in December . | 3,923 | 201 |
180,552 | She's been modelling since the 1980s, has mothered three children and was - and still is - a permanent fixture on the London party season. But as Yasmin Le Bon celebrates her half century today, she still looks as youthful as she did in the 1987's Guess? campaign that made her a household name. Whether she's showcasing... | Yasmin celebrates 50th today .
Shot to fame in 1987 in Guess? campaign .
Has three children with Duran Duran star . | 4,293 | 115 |
113,988 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 05:21 EST, 26 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:11 EST, 26 June 2012 . David Cameron's spin doctor helped his celebrity wife run an 'avoidance' scheme that may have diverted thousands away from the tax man, it was claimed today. Craig Oliver's partner, BBC news presenter Joanna Gosling, ... | Craig Oliver was secretary of Paya Limited, a business set up to deal with his BBC presenter partner Joanna Gosling's earnings .
Companies House figures seen by MailOnline show around £150,000 a year was paid into the firm .
The Daily Mirror claims the business could have saved her £22,000 a year in tax .
'Speculation ... | 5,800 | 434 |
16,199 | (CNN) -- European Champions League winners Chelsea have announced the signing of Brazil international Oscar from Internacional. The 21-year-old is currently on international duty with Brazil at the London Olympics and has joined the English Premier League club on a five-year deal. Oscar, who has been compared to compat... | Premier League club Chelsea announce the signing of Brazilian international Oscar .
Oscar is currently on international duty with Brazil at the London Olympics .
The 20-year-old joins Chelsea from Brazilian club Internacional . | 2,366 | 227 |
126,992 | For such a small country -- it ranks 109th in the world for total area, right behind Iceland -- South Korea sure is in the news a lot. Occasionally that news is grim -- something to do with a troublesome cousin across the border. Sometimes it's pure mainstream pop -- a bunch of cute singers taking down Lady Gaga on the... | Crazy competitiveness leads to surprising superlatives .
South Koreans are devoted to cramming for tests, overworking, drinking and Starcraft .
It's a plastic surgery mecca .
Most made-up men? You'll find them in South Korea . | 9,067 | 226 |
184,816 | By . James Gordon . Eight people had to be rescued by the U.S. Coastguard in Hawaii after the boat they were on sank. Four adults and four children traveling to Molokai from Oahu on Sunday afternoon were forced to abandon ship when boat they were in sank in the Kaiwi Channel. 'We knew it was going to go down so we just... | They were 12 miles west of Molokai when their 21-foot vessel got hit by rough waters .
The U.S. Coastguard manage to locate the group thanks to signals from their cellphones . | 3,383 | 175 |
260,933 | Clay Aiken lost his bid for Congress on Tuesday and while others might retreat to lick their wounds, the former American Idol star has grasped the opportunity to bounce back on to TV. Aiken has parlayed his political campaigning as a Democrat in North Carolina into a new fly-on-the-wall docu-series with the Esquire Net... | Aiken has parlayed his stalled political career into a new fly-on-the-wall docu-series with the Esquire Network .
The cable network made the announcement on Tuesday night after Aiken's defeat by Republican Renee Ellmers . | 5,304 | 221 |
180,388 | New York (CNN) -- New York City already had the highest cigarette taxes in the nation, and a new state law that went in to effect Thursday pushed the price of smoking even higher. The state legislature on Monday approved a bill adding an additional state tax of $1.60 to every pack. The bill, which was signed into law b... | New state law adds additional tax $1.60 per pack to existing state tax .
New York City also has tax of $1.50 per pack .
Smokers in the city now paying $5.85 per pack in state and local taxes .
State hopes to raise revenue; tobacco industry fears price hike will drive smokers to black market . | 2,384 | 293 |
301,766 | Karen Danczuk, the wife of Labour MP Simon, has revealed that Ed Miliband 'didn't know where to look' as he tried to avoid glancing at her cleavage when they squeezed into a lift. Mrs Danczuk – who has become well-known for posting revealing selfies on Twitter - said the Labour leader went red with embarrassment becaus... | Mother of two is well-known on social media for posting revealing selfies .
Ed Miliband 'didn't know where to look' when he saw her in a low-cut top .
Mother of two says he is struggling to connect with working class voters .
Yesterday she revealed she was repeatedly raped from the age of six .
31-year-old wife of Labo... | 5,329 | 432 |
296,500 | By . Mark Prigg and Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 07:36 EST, 8 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:47 EST, 18 October 2012 . Smartphone fans who rushed out to buy Apple's latest iPhone last month face an extra £5-a-month charge if they want to connect it to Britain's first 4G network, it was claimed today. Mobile network EE... | EE refuse to comment on speculation about the extra cost .
Company has spent £1.5million a day preparing for the upgrade .
4G will offer speeds five times faster than current connections .
Other networks expected to launch next summer . | 4,116 | 236 |
297,853 | By . Guy Adams . When Mark Thomas and Rebecca Howe registered the birth of their daughter Casey at Birmingham’s City Hospital in Winson Green in 2011, they left the section for their occupations blank. Today, the information that was — or rather was not — on Casey’s outwardly unremarkable birth certificate is entirely ... | Mark and Becky are a young, jobless couple on the controversial show .
They rely on the state to bring up their young daughter Casey .
Couple's grandparents all worked hard throughout their adult lives .
Their family say the couple both suffer from learning difficulties - a fact left out of the show . | 9,692 | 302 |
311,991 | Talk about a photo finish... A Budweiser Clydesdale was born on Super Bowl Sunday, just moments before the company's 'Lost Dog' commercial aired during NBC's broadcast of the game. Arizona, a filly, was born at Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville, Missouri, the 340-acre farm where the beer company raises, trains and cares ... | Horse was born at Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville, Missouri, on Sunday .
Beer company raises and cares for all of its horses on the 340-acre farm .
Arizona, a filly, will begin training at the ranch with other horses this spring . | 2,215 | 230 |
307,904 | By . Dan Bloom and Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 21:38 EST, 7 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:38 EST, 7 December 2013 . A 23-year-old American girl nearly won a Middle Eastern talent competition. Jennifer Grout, 23, from Cambridge, Massachusetts placed third in Arabs Got Talent on Saturday, ultimately losing out to S... | American singer Jennifer Grout, 23, placed third in Arabs Got Talent Saturday night .
She wowed the judges and audiences with her performances of classical Arabic music .
Grout started studying music when she was just 5 years old .
She was first exposed to Arabic music while studying opera in college .
After graduatio... | 4,958 | 393 |
213,658 | A new documentary is lifting the veil on one of the most exotic travel destinations that very few people know exists. Socotra: The Hidden Land offers a revealing look at the remote island’s stunning landscapes and its people, whose ancient beliefs and lifestyles are under threat as they embrace modern practices and tec... | Socotra: The Hidden Land offers a revealing look at the Yemeni territory .
Archipelago has been called the Galapagos Islands of the Indian Ocean .
It has around 800 rare species of flora and fauna .
A third of all 80 species are found nowhere else on the planet .
Islanders struggling to keep traditions while embracing ... | 5,022 | 336 |
144,904 | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 05:17 EST, 1 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:18 EST, 1 November 2012 . After taking tree bark for a decade, 72-year-old Marlene Barnes has no active trace of Crohn's disease in her system . A grandmother claims to have healed herself of a painful bowel condition by eating tree bark.... | Marlene Barnes suffers from Crohn’s disease .
Started chewing on bark chippings and now takes a bark supplement .
Her doctor says there is no active trace of Crohn's in her body any more . | 2,283 | 188 |
4,357 | River Plate are hoping to combat the effects of playing at high altitude by giving their players a cocktail of Viagra, coffee and aspirin in order to perform in the thin air. The Buenos Aires-based club face Bolivian outfit San Jose in their Copa Libertadores clash on Thursday. San Jose play their home games at the Est... | River Plate face San Jose in their Copa Libertadores clash on Thursday .
San Jose play their home games at the Estadio Jesus Bermudez .
The stadium is situated nearly 3,800 metres above sea level .
River Plate's team doctor confirmed that the cocktail of Viagra, coffee and aspirin was to counter the effects of the high... | 976 | 331 |
209,795 | Title: Pioneering Hydrogen-Powered Tram Fleet Introduced in London
Subtitle: The British capital unveils its zero-emission tram network, aiming for a greener and more sustainable city transport system.
In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable urban transportation, the city of London has introduced a fleet of hyd... | Title: Hydrogen-Powered Tram Fleet Debuts in London
Subtitle: London launches zero-emission tram network as part of an effort to create a greener and more sustainable city transport system.
London has launched a hydrogen-powered tram fleet as a pilot project to decrease emissions and combat air pollution, with opera... | 2,300 | 1,306 |
3,945 | (CNN) -- Super rookie Marc Marquez is human after all. The 20-year-old missed his first chance to win the MotoGP crown as he was disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix, Sunday. The sensational Spanish rider failed to return to the Honda pits for a mandatory bike change in time and was shown the black flag. His riv... | Marc Marquez disqualified in Australia for pit stop error .
The Spanish rookie misses first chance to win 2013 MotoGP title .
Jorge Lorenzo wins at Philip Island to boost title defence .
Lorenzo is now 18 points behind Marquez with two races to go . | 2,385 | 249 |
292,477 | (CNN Student News) -- April 11, 2014 . The Atlantic Hurricane Season is coming, but it's not expected to be particularly stormy. Today on CNN Student News, we'll tell you why and explain that forecasting is not an exact science. We also take you deep beneath the ocean's surface, and we look into the mystique of the Mas... | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The Daily Curriculum's Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news .
At the bottom of the page, please share your feedback about our show and curriculum . | 2,877 | 313 |
173,193 | (CNN) -- Luis Suarez returned to the Liverpool team for the first time since serving his ban for biting an opponent -- but not even his presence could detract from his team's toothless display. The Uruguay striker, who was suspended by the English Football Association after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic la... | Luis Suarez made a return to action following his 10-match ban for biting an opponent .
Liverpool striker played against Manchester United at Old Trafford .
Cristiano Ronaldo rescues Real Madrid at Elche .
Roma continues perfect start to Serie A season . | 4,079 | 254 |
205,750 | Americans think sitting President Barack Obama is the nation's worst leader since the last World War, according to a poll released this morning. A third of Americans singled-out Obama as their least favorite president since 1945 in Quinnipiac University's latest presidential poll, just ahead of George W. Bush, who rece... | Sitting president Barack Obama was cited as the worst U.S. president out of the dozen men who have held the position dating back to 1945 .
Former Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan ranked first on survey-takers' lists, followed by philandering presidents Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy .
Americans are so chafed by Obama's ... | 5,913 | 460 |
270,218 | (EW.com ) -- In Brett Ratner's adaptation of Steve Moore's 2008 graphic novel, "Hercules," as played by Dwayne Johnson, is a world-weary mercenary who allows others to believe — and perhaps embellish — his heroic tales. Travelling with a Magnificent Seven-style band of warriors who are lured by riches to defend the bel... | The film is an adaptation of a graphic novel .
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars .
Reviewer says Johnson labors as a tortured hero . | 1,626 | 130 |
6,199 | By . Inderdeep Bains . A village cricket team has been banned from hitting sixes after an angry neighbour threatened to take the club to court over balls landing in her garden. Diana Attenborough, 69, complained that it was dangerous if the heavy cricket balls fell within the grounds of her detached home which lies at ... | Britwell Salome cricket club in Oxfordshire has played for 85 years .
But Diana Attenborough, 69, complained about heavy balls falling .
She threatened to take the club to court if they did not stop hitting sixes .
Now the club has added a rule discounting runs from maximum hits .
They have also had to spend all their ... | 4,420 | 355 |
122,928 | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Six people were killed in a suicide bombing at a military hospital in Kabul, a ministry of defense spokesman said. Zahir Azimi also said 26 people were injured. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility and said 51 people had died. Two Taliban members carried out suicide attacks on the Char... | The Taliban says two members carried out suicide attacks at the hospital .
A defense ministry spokesman says 26 are injured .
A Taliban spokesman says foreigners are among the dead . | 656 | 182 |
262,235 | It sounds like the plot for a new Indiana Jones film. Archaeologists say they have discovered the 'Gates of Hell', the mythical portal to the underworld in Greek and Roman legend. The site, in the ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis, now Pamukkale in southwestern Turkey, is said to closely match historical descriptions... | Site in ancient city of Hierapolis, now Pamukkale in southwestern Turkey .
Matches historical descriptions of what was thought be entrance to hell .
Birds flying past are killed by noxious gasses emanating from the doorway .
Inscriptions on temple columns are dedications to gods of the underworld . | 4,467 | 299 |
233,907 | Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Spain's El Gordo, or "the fat one," annual Christmas lottery paid a hefty $3 billion in prize money on Wednesday to thousands of people testing their luck in Spain's deep economic crisis. The top single prize was about $4 million, and many of the winning tickets in that series were sold in Barcel... | Ticket buyers poured $4.3 billion into Spain's lottery known as El Gordo .
The lottery paid out $3 billion in prizes .
Despite Spain's depressed economy, sales were brisk . | 2,621 | 172 |
223,409 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:21 EST, 10 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:07 EST, 10 September 2013 . ‘I prayed and prayed it would be me,’ said Jonathan Buchanan, 15, from Chandler, Arizona. He is reminiscing the day doctors tested him to see whether his bone marrow was compatible with that of his twin ... | Jonathan Buchanan, 15, was the only sibling out of three who was the perfect match .
Twins Jordan and Josh Buchanan, 16, will be cured from the disease with the transplant .
Sickle-cell anemia is a hereditary disease that affects the red blood cells .
It causes a lot of pain as the cells cannot pass through the body pr... | 6,139 | 487 |
113,724 | Sometimes, mother really doesn't know best. The mom of a seven-year old boy from Virginia dressed him up for Halloween night in a Ku Klux Klan costume. Jessica Black, from Craigsville, says her little boy, Jackson who is seven actually asked if he could also dress as a member of the white supremacist group, so she deci... | Jessica Brown asked her son if he wanted to go ahead with the costume .
Son, Jackson, says he will continue to wear the outfit in the future .
Neighbors are appalled at lack of sensitivity and poor judgement . | 2,809 | 209 |
139,300 | (CNN) -- Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher won five NBA championships when the former coached the latter in Los Angeles. Now, the two hope their latest partnership will achieve great things in New York. The New York Knicks on Tuesday introduced longtime NBA player Fisher as the team's 26th head coach. Fisher, 39, just wrap... | Former NBA player Derek Fisher named Knicks' 26th head coach .
"He's learned under some of the best coaches," Knicks President Phil Jackson says .
Jackson coached Fisher in Los Angeles; pair won 5 championships with Lakers . | 1,333 | 224 |
127,963 | Even when they’re just a few days old, it’s wise to take care with crocodiles. So this zookeeper kept fingers well out of the way as these rare Siamese crocs were shown off at the Crocodiles of the World attraction in Oxfordshire. Eight were hatched in all, each with a set of teeth which can already deliver a sharp bit... | Birth has single-handedly increased the global population by 2 per cent .
Eight of the animals were born at Crocodiles of the World in Oxfordshire .
Zoo was launched in 2011 by enthusiast and breeder Shaun Foggett .
He hopes they will be used to boost last remaining wild crocs in Cambodia . | 3,283 | 291 |
98,261 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House must release its visitor logs and cannot hide behind a shield of privilege, a federal judge ruled Monday. The Bush administration has resisted public disclosure while it fights a lawsuit over alleged political influence by conservative Christian leaders. The Bush administration has b... | Judge: Secret Service-controlled log is public under Freedom of Information Act .
White House battling suit alleging influence of conservative Christian leaders .
Separate legal action finds convicted lobbyist visited White House .
Records have been a key investigative tool for advocacy groups and Congress . | 3,875 | 309 |
1,344 | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh today braved heavy rain and driving winds to name a spectacular barge built to mark the Jubilee. The royal couple travelled to the East London dock where Gloriana is currently . moored, awaiting the moment when it will make its way to Wandsworth . Bridge on the Thames from where it w... | Monarch also formally reopened Cutty Sark five years after it was devastated by fire . | 9,378 | 86 |
128,634 | Spoon thieves are getting a chance to redeem themselves and get a free plate of food at the same time. Mexican restaurant Wahaca is offering an amnesty to light-fingered diners who keep stealing their spoons by giving away tacos for the safe return of their colourful cutlery. The street food chain is giving people unti... | Wahaca restaurant amnesty held throughout January .
Restaurant chain co-founded by Masterchef winner Thomasina Meirs .
Those returning spoons in 1 February will not be eligible for free food . | 3,099 | 192 |
205,830 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:41 EST, 9 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:23 EST, 10 December 2013 . A testy face-off between a 'Google employee' and a protester has now been revealed as a set up as the man who barked at the protester was a member of the same activist group. A local paper uploaded a video ... | A union organizer originally posed as a Google employee when he got in a fight with a protestor .
Man told the protestor to 'go somewhere else' if they couldn't afford the rent in San Francisco .
Ends up he was a union activist who fights for the same cause . | 2,709 | 259 |
216,886 | By . Dan Bloom . and Julian Robinson . Filmmakers have been told they must meet stringent new targets on diversity if they want to win grants from one of Britain's biggest arts bodies. The British Film Institute, which hands out £27million a year, has introduced a 'Three Ticks' system which includes quotas on the numbe... | New rules issued by British Film Institute, which dishes out £27m a year .
Film firms must satisfy two out of three categories in 'Three Ticks' scheme .
One says 'at least 30%' of supporting actors must positively reflect diversity .
Another says 'two Heads of Department' must have diverse backgrounds .
Term also appli... | 5,957 | 379 |
23,197 | By . Martyn Halle . What an organ-isation: A British family has set a record for kidney transplants . A family with 11 members who have each received a donor kidney has set a UK transplant record. All of them suffer a genetic condition called Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Briggetta Greenaway, 55, who joined her brot... | Eleven members of a UK family suffer from Polycystic Kidney Disease .
The family is the first in Britain to have had so many kidney transplant . | 2,125 | 144 |
228,445 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Roberto Sanchez, the Argentine singer known as "Sandro" and who drew comparisons to Elvis Presley, died Monday night after complications from surgery, his doctor told reporters. He was 64. Sandro's romantic ballads made him a star in the 1960s, but he first found the limelight as rock a... | Argentine singer Roberto Sanchez dies at age 64 following surgery complications, his doctor says .
Performance style in the 1960s drew comparisons to Elvis Presley .
"Sandro" was considered one of pioneers of Latin rock music movement .
Singer also nicknamed "El Gitano" or "The Gypsy" because of his family's Roma roots... | 971 | 322 |
307,998 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 20:56 EST, 20 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:58 EST, 20 October 2013 . A man accused of shooting a golfer that broke a window at his home with a stray ball pleaded guilty to battery with a deadly weapon. Jeff Fleming of Reno, Nevada, entered the plea on Thursday in Washoe County D... | Shooter Jeff Fleming apparently has no felony criminal record .
Golfer was unable to find ball while doing drop shot .
'Live on a golf course and you got to expect your house to get hit .
every once in a while,' deputy DA says . | 2,427 | 228 |
251,100 | By . Julian Gavaghan . PUBLISHED: . 08:16 EST, 22 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:07 EST, 22 May 2012 . A thick layer of dust blanketed Baghdad today as one of the heaviest sandstorms in years hit the city a day before it is due to host global talks with Iran about nuclear weapons. The sky turned an ominous orange as sand... | Storm forces airport to shut, hindering travel for envoys from Iran and six other nations due to meet in city tomorrow .
Hundreds of residents also suffer from breathing problems and businesses forced to close amid choking orange dust . | 4,966 | 236 |
207,384 | Thousands join strike in Wales
Thousands of civil servants were on strike across Wales on Friday in protest at planned job cuts.
A range of services in Wales were affected as civil servants in Wales joined the UK-wide strike. The strike, called by the Public and Commercial Services Union, was the biggest by civil ser... | A range of services in Wales were affected as civil servants in Wales joined the UK-wide strike.PCS Union spokesman Jeff Evans said: "In Wales the civil service is major employer, there are more civil servants employed in Wales proportionately than in any other part of the country.Thousands of civil servants were on st... | 3,056 | 1,299 |
104,109 | By . David Kent . Ronnie O'Sullivan and his six-year-old son were left 'shaken' after they were involved in a car crash just hours after O'Sullivan lost the World Championship final to Mark Selby. The 38-year-old was driving back to his home in Chigwell, Essex from Sheffield at around 1.30am on Tuesday morning when his... | Ronnie O'Sullivan and son Ronnie Jnr were involved in the crash around 1.30am .
Collision came just hours after O'Sullivan lost the World Championship final to Mark Selby .
Five-time world snooker champion and son were left 'shaken' by the incident . | 1,821 | 250 |
5,933 | By . Hannah Roberts . EU funding intended to help disaster victims has been diverted to the Mafia, according to a report by the European Parliament. Money for relief and reconstruction efforts following a devastating earthquake in the Italian city of L’Aquila were ‘misused’ and relayed to companies with links to organi... | 2009 earthquake devastated L'Aquila in central Italy leaving over 300 dead .
Reconstruction funds were 'relayed to firms with links to organised crime'
Some of the work carried out was 'faulty, dangerous and unhealthy'
Wanted criminals discovered at one premises rebuilt with EU funds . | 2,398 | 286 |
120,655 | (CNN) -- World number one Rafael Nadal and second seed Roger Federer are through to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after straight sets victories on Thursday. Top seed Nadal, who is aiming for a remarkable seventh successive win on the Monaco clay, saw off local favorite and 13th seed Richard Gasquet 6-2 6... | Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both reach the Monte Carlo Masters last eight .
Nadal defeats Richard Gasquet while Federer sees off Marin Cilic in straight sets .
Spanish top seed Nadal now faces Ivan Ljubicic, who shocked Tomas Berdych .
Fourth seed David Ferrer also impressive in brushing past Milos Raonic . | 1,799 | 311 |
16,850 | By . Tamara Cohen, Political Correspondent . Agnieszka Pomaska said her fellow countrymen were applying for better paid jobs now than before . Poles have ended up competing for highly paid professional jobs in the UK because they are better educated and work harder than their British counterparts, a Polish MP has sugge... | MP said Polish immigrants were no longer seeking low-paid work in UK .
Agnieszka Pomaska said Britain welcomed foreigners to the labour market .
Having 'improved' their education Poles now seek more skilled jobs .
Miss Pomaska said Britain 'could not eat the cake and still have it' | 4,238 | 282 |
161,791 | (CNN Student News) -- July 27, 2011 . Download a PDF map related to today's show: . • Washington, D.C. 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: It's been one of the biggest stories of July: Whether you saw the news on the firs... | Use this week's CNN Student News webcast to understand the U.S. debt ceiling .
Explore the limits of government spending if the debt limit isn't raised .
Understand how some government programs could lose some of their funding . | 4,216 | 228 |
315,036 | Pulling a stunt like this could get you labelled as loopy – but the man with jet-powered wings doing stunning aerial gymnastics with a plane knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s ex Swiss fighter pilot Yves Rossy – aka Jetman – and a new video of him showing off his aerial skills has emerged. Rossy was filmed 5,000 feet ... | A new video of Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy - aka Jetman - has emerged .
He was filmed above Dubai desert with aerobatics champion Veres Zoltán .
Rossy has completed flights over the Swiss Alps and the English Channel . | 2,787 | 218 |
73,748 | Labour MP Maria Eagle was 'ballistic' over motion Scotland should be allowed to vary 24-week upper limit as part of devolving powers to Edinburgh . Ed Miliband has been caught up in a furious Labour row over plans to let Scotland decide its own abortion laws. The proposal is outlined in the cross-party Smith Commission... | Motion part of report on devolving powers to Edinburgh after referendum .
Suggestion Scotland could vary the 24-week upper limit has sparked fury .
Frontbencher has called for 'outrageous' motion 'by men' to be thrown out .
But told proposal in the Smith Commission report will be 'watered down'
Pro-abortion activists f... | 2,115 | 372 |
37,348 | A madcap decorator has painted a baseball every day for 34 years to create the world's - largest ball of paint. Dedicated Michael Carmichael, 64, has plastered a new coat daily since embarking on the bizarre project in 1960s. He has plastered an incredible 22,894 coats of paint to create the mammoth ball - which now we... | Decorator Michael Carmichael will hand down ball as a a family heirloom . | 3,948 | 73 |
278,875 | The RFU have invested £76million in Twickenham over the past two years in an attempt to transform the famous old ground into one of the leading sports venues on the planet ahead of next year’s World Cup. An army of workers spent the summer upgrading stadium facilities. Here Sportsmail lets fans attending Saturday’s mat... | New big screens at Twickenham will hang from the roof behind both posts .
Twickenham’s new LED, low-energy floodlights will be used on Saturday .
Medics are able to access real-time video content to better assess injuries . | 3,038 | 224 |
268,565 | Guilty: Gurminder Singh, 29, (pictured) has been jailed for life after he murdered his lover Amandeep Kaur Hothi after he discovered she was married . A jilted boyfriend was jailed for life today for murdering his lover by slashing her throat in a hotel room after he discovered she was already married. Gurminder Singh,... | Gurminder Singh, 29, had lured Amandeep Haur Hothi to a city hotel room .
He attacked the mother-of-two with a knife, and cut her throat .
She had tried to call her husband for help telling him 'I'm dying'
Singh only called police 24 hours later, telling them he had self-harmed .
Judge rules he will serve at least 24 y... | 3,398 | 338 |
218,072 | A trove of sunken treasure from the has been unearthed thanks to a drought that reduced a Polish river to puddles. More than ten tons of ornate marble statues, fountains and palace pillars appeared on the bed of Poland's River Vistula as its waters gradually receded to record lows over the summer. The haul is believed ... | The 10-ton haul includes more than ten tons of elaborate marble statues, fountains and palace pillars looted from Polish rulers .
The haul is believed to have been left behind by marauding 17th Century Swedish invaders stolen during the Second Northern War in 1655 .
Possibly was too heavy for the warships which sank o... | 5,047 | 405 |
85,873 | San Francisco (CNN) -- When Microsoft released the first Xbox nearly a decade ago, analysts considered the then-money-losing endeavor to be a sort of Trojan horse into the living room: a bid to become the home's central media hub. Now, Microsoft is facing an undisguised assault from Apple, Google, Samsung Electronics a... | Sony is redesigning its video download service for the PlayStation 3 .
Microsoft plans to launch live TV for the Xbox .
Push for game consoles as media hubs faces competition from big tech companies . | 6,226 | 200 |
147,642 | By . Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 18:25 EST, 31 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:43 EST, 1 August 2013 . If your name is Susan Smith and you have a husband named David, a semi-detached house and drive a Ford Ka the chances are you are not alone. You are in fact the UK’s Mr and Mrs Average and like a significant propor... | Study of one million reveals most common names, cars, homes and holidays .
Three quarters of people called Ronald, Joan, Joyce and Jean aged over 65 .
People say they were at their happiest when they were aged 32 . | 4,060 | 214 |
55,703 | The family of Eric Garner, who died after a police officer placed him in a chokehold, said Tuesday it was suing New York City and the NYPD for $75million, according to Agence France-Presse. His death brought claims of police brutality after video showed the 43-year-old being choked by an officer while being arrested fo... | The notice of claim also named the NYPD and eight officers .
Garner, 43, died shortly after officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in a chokehold and, with the help of four other officers, pushes him to the ground .
The use of chokeholds was banned in 1993 but the Civilian Complaint Review Board released a study Tuesday that ... | 2,579 | 350 |
124,793 | White House staff are tip-toeing around revelations that the French president has a mistress as they face the awkward question of just who will be his plus one at a state dinner next month. Francois Hollande, 59, faced the world's media for the first time on Tuesday after it was reported that he had been sneaking to a ... | Francois Hollande, 59, has refused to say if partner Valerie Trierweiler is still the de facto first lady of France .
President said he will decide by February 11 - just in time for a state dinner in DC with President Obama and First Lady Michelle . | 4,916 | 249 |
56,079 | The quest for peace in Syria is now crippled with setbacks, as a U.N. observer mission has suspended operations and attempts to rescue civilians trapped amid violence have proved futile. At least 71 people were killed Monday, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The dead included "entire families tr... | At least 71 people were killed Monday, an opposition group says .
Civilians are trapped by rising violence in Homs, a U.N. official says .
Opposition officials call for world leaders to consider the use of force .
The opposition says children were used as human shields in Tafas . | 4,659 | 280 |
41,901 | By . Victoria Woollaston . Dressing more casually in the office may be frowned upon in many workplaces, but it could actually be helping to tackle climate change. Researchers from Lancaster University found that as more people wear hoodies, jeans and warmer clothes, offices no longer need to be heated to the same level... | Lancaster University claims homes and workplaces are too warm .
Office temperatures are traditionally designed for people wearing suits .
As fewer people wear suits, and dress more casually, offices no longer need to be heated to the same levels .
This means heat is being wasted, which has an impact on global climates ... | 5,135 | 419 |
195,895 | A Florida man who once supported George Zimmerman described Wednesday a phone call he received before Zimmerman's arrest - from someone who claimed to be Zimmerman and made a 'racial comment.' Frank Taaffe described the phone call to the media, before his testimony to a federal grand jury, WFTV reported. He said a man,... | Frank Taaffe talked Wednesday about a mysterious phone call he received before his then-neighbor George Zimmerman was arrested .
Taaffe said the person on the phone claimed to be Zimmerman and made a 'racial comment'
He also said that the remark from the caller was 'something that was pretty disparaging to Trayvon and ... | 2,562 | 341 |
53,718 | (CNN) -- India batsman Sachin Tendulkar became the first player in history to score 2,000 runs at the Cricket World Cup, as the hosts eased to a five-wicket win over the Netherlands on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 189 runs to win, India booked their place in the quarterfinals of the tournament with 13 overs to spare ... | India beat Netherlands by five wickets to book their place in the quarterfinals .
Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first player to score 2,000 World Cup runs .
Tendulkar made his World Cup debut in 1992 and he has played in six tournaments .
The win leaves India top of Group A with seven points and assured of a last eight ... | 1,235 | 327 |
265,814 | Netflix has announced that they will be postponing Bill Cosby's upcoming standup comedy special. A spokesperson for the company said that Bill Cosby, 77, will be pushed back from its scheduled November 28 air date, this after several woman have come forward to allege that they were 'drugged and raped' by the actor. The... | Netflix has postponed the November 28 air date of the Bill Cosby standup special Bill Cosby 77 .
This after multiple women, including supermodel Janice Dickinson, have come forward to say Cosby 'drugged and raped' them .
Cosby has also had appearances on The Queen Latifah Show and Late Night With David Letterman cancel... | 2,250 | 468 |
82,481 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:20 EST, 16 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:22 EST, 16 September 2012 . Change of leadership: Col. Deborah Liddick, pictured, has been chosen to lead the basic training unit at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas . The U.S. Air Force has chosen a woman to lead its ... | Col. Deborah Liddick is to command the 737th Training Group .
The Lackland Air Force Base in Texas is where every new American airman reports .
One in five recruits are women with most instructors men .
She takes over for Col. Glenn Palmer who was ousted last month as attention to the scandal intensified . | 4,486 | 307 |
115,400 | (CNN) -- Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, died at the age of 71, his former club Benfica said Sunday. He died from a heart attack, the Lisbon side said on its website. The striker, affectionately known as the "Black Panther," was admired throughout the Portuguese-speaking worl... | Eusebio, 71, died from a heart attack, former club says .
The striker was considered one of the sport's greatest players .
Eusebio was top scorer at 1966 World Cup .
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo among those to pay tribute . | 3,164 | 229 |
138,741 | Federal investigators are looking into a former county prosecutor's allegation in a lawsuit that he was fired because he complained about Gov. Chris Christie officials dropping indictments against political allies of the governor. Bennett Barlyn, a former Hunterdon County assistant prosecutor, claims in the lawsuit tha... | Bennett Barlyn alleged he was fired because he complained about Gov. Chris Christie officials dropping indictments against Christie's political allies .
Christie spokesman: 'This is conspiracy theory stuff...it's nonsense' | 4,695 | 222 |
89,301 | Parmalat founder offers apology
The founder and former boss of Parmalat has apologised to investors who lost money as a result of the Italian dairy firm's collapse.
Calisto Tanzi said he would co-operate fully with prosecutors investigating the background to one of Europe's largest financial scandals. Parmalat was pl... | The founder and former boss of Parmalat has apologised to investors who lost money as a result of the Italian dairy firm's collapse.Mr Tanzi spent several months in jail in the wake of Parmalat's collapse and was kept under house arrest until last September.He has alleged that these companies were aware of the true sta... | 2,173 | 751 |
108,004 | (CNN) -- You can calm down now, Internet. Ben Affleck has gotten the original TV Batman's stamp of approval. Adam West told People magazine at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday that he has faith in Affleck's ability to carry the role of the Caped Crusader in the highly anticipated movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justic... | TV Batman Adam West spoke on the Affleck casting at Comic-Con .
Affleck will be "really good" in new movie, West believes .
The complete "Batman" TV series is being released on DVD . | 1,232 | 182 |
143,704 | By . Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 06:25 EST, 12 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:57 EST, 12 March 2013 . Changed in what we eat, the way we read and how we celebrate have been reflected in the basket of goods used to calculate inflation. Out go lettuce and restaurant champagne, in come stir-fry vegetables, blueberries, sa... | Changing shopping habits lead to a shake-up in the list of items used to calculate inflation rates .
eBooks, white rum, chacuterie and hot chocolate are included in the for the first time .
But Champagne, basin taps, Freeview boxes and desserts in staff canteens are dropped by the Office for National Statistics . | 2,207 | 314 |
238,054 | Baghdad (CNN) -- Some 48 Syrians, most of them soldiers, and nine Iraqi soldiers were killed Monday in an attack near the western Iraqi town of Ar Rutbah, an official said, raising concerns that Syria's civil war could spill over into Iraq. The Syrian soldiers' convoy was ambushed by gunmen using roadside bombs and mac... | Most of the 48 Syrians were soldiers; nine Iraqi soldiers were also killed .
Their convoy was ambushed by gunmen using roadside bombs and machine guns .
The violence raises concerns that Syria's civil war could spill over into Iraq . | 1,695 | 233 |
272,438 | By . Margot Peppers for MailOnline . An 11-year-old who fought and survived cancer three years ago has made it her mission to help other kids fighting the disease. Kylie Simonds, from Naugatuck, Connecticut, was just eight when she was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare bone and soft tissue cancer, and she says th... | The backpack has the pole and IV bag attached to the upper corner so that children can be mobile and do activities while receiving chemotherapy .
So far, Kylie has raised more than $46,000 via a Go Fund Me page, with an ultimate goal of $50,000 to fund the manufacturing of a usable IV backpack . | 3,213 | 296 |
175,019 | Returning to Earth from orbit is no easy feat. To do so, spacecraft must endure temperatures of more than 1,650°C (3,000°F) as they hit the atmosphere at 25 times the speed of sound. Thankfully, over the years the technique has been refined to a tee; astronauts can get from the ISS to the surface of Earth in just 3.5 h... | The return of three astronauts to Earth is shown from inside Soyuz capsule .
Short clip reveals the capsule's heat shield burning away .
This shield is burnt on purpose to protect the astronauts inside .
Temperatures on re-entry reach 1,650°C (3,000°F) as the spacecraft hits the atmosphere at 25 times the speed of soun... | 5,744 | 391 |
259,258 | Suspected Islamist Boko Haram fighters have abducted dozens of boys and men from a village in northeast Nigeria, according to witnesses. After loading them onto trucks and driving them off more 97 people are now missing. The kidnappings come four months after Boko Haram, which is fighting to reinstate a medieval Islami... | Militants burned several houses and witnesses said 97 people are missing .
Comes four months after Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls .
Six older men were also killed in Sunday's raid . | 3,606 | 197 |
111,012 | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- The prosecution's final accuser Thursday refused to look at Jerry Sandusky when he pointed to him minutes after telling jurors the former Penn State assistant football coach sodomized him and forced him to perform oral sex while he stayed in Sandusky's basement during visits. The sexua... | Another accuser testifies; the trial recesses until Monday .
Photos of some of the accusers are found at Sandusky's home, an agent testifies .
Another accuser says Jerry Sandusky touched him inappropriately .
An accuser says he can't remember part of a shower with Sandusky . | 9,145 | 275 |
136,022 | A mother-of-six with a Paddington Bear collection worth £10,000 has gone into overdrive since the release of the recent Hollywood film about the lovable animal. Emma Bending's house is filled to the brim with teddies, books and prints that are all fuelled by her love for the small Peruvian bear character. The 44-year-... | Emma Bending's Northampton house is filled with Paddington memorabilia .
The 44-year-old's 400-item collection is worth more than £10,000 .
She fell in love with the character as a young child and now owns 30 bears . | 4,967 | 216 |
135,206 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 07:13 EST, 3 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:35 EST, 3 December 2012 . More than 100 residents have been . trapped in their village for almost a fortnight after heavy flooding cut . off all access roads - and they face the possibility of being stranded . there until Christmas. The Somer... | Historic Somerset village of Muchelney aptly means 'Big Island' in Saxon .
More than 100 trapped residents being taken by boat to buy essentials .
Vicar arrives by tractor to give morning sermon at 15th century church .
Flood 'worst in area for 90 years' but many villagers still refuse to leave . | 4,593 | 298 |
206,309 | Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it will begin sending condolence letters to the next-of-kin of service members who commit suicide, said a White House statement. "This issue is emotional, painful, and complicated," President Barack Obama said in the statement. "But these Americans ... | Decision will help end "stigma" of wars' mental health toll, says senator .
Senators, family of a deceased soldier had asked president to reverse the policy .
Army report showed a steady rise in 2004-2009 Army and Marine suicide rates . | 2,828 | 236 |
294,087 | The father of Yessenia Suarez - the Florida woman who was murdered, allegedly along with her two children, by her husband last year - is now seeking to marry the sister of his daughter's killer. And in a further disturbing twist, Emilio A. Suarez has asked his former son-in-law - who is in prison awaiting trial for his... | Luis Toledo, 32, has admitted to killing his wife, Yessenia Suarez, 28, at their home in Deltona, Florida, in October last year .
He has also been charged with the murder of his stepchildren, Thalia Otto, 9, and Michael Elijah Otto, 8, which he denies .
Police have not found the bodies of Suarez or her children .
Now S... | 4,554 | 469 |
43,628 | By . Lewis Smith . PUBLISHED: . 07:38 EST, 15 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:15 EST, 15 January 2013 . A prototype ‘bouncy’ space module is to be tested aboard the International Space Station, NASA has announced. The inflatable module is being heralded as a key component of future exploration and the development of c... | Inflatable modules hailed as cheaper to launch and transport .
Module to be tested on board International Space Station .
Unit could be used for deep space exploration if tested successfully . | 3,455 | 192 |
236,475 | A schoolgirl who went to hospital suffering from headaches was horrified to be told she had a brain tumour the size of an orange. Doctors discovered the benign tumour inside Holly Dougill-Brooks's brain after they realised she had lost sight in her left eye over a matter of months. Holly, eight, had started getting hea... | Holly will have a revolutionary treatment in America to try and remove most of the brain tumour . | 3,589 | 97 |
165,767 | Welcome to Man City's new £200m Football Factory... with circular dressing rooms, cookery classes and altitude training . Manchester City are opening the doors to their new training facility on Monday. Here are the staggering numbers behind what is being hailed as the best training complex in world football. An aerial ... | Manchester City are opening their new training ground and academy .
£200m Etihad Campus is built just across road from the club's stadium .
Facility is being hailed as best in world football .
Sportsmail's Martin Keown was given tour of complex by Patrick Vieira .
Staggering numbers behind City Football Academy can be ... | 3,721 | 335 |
24,280 | By . Nathan Klein . PUBLISHED: . 06:28 EST, 13 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:31 EST, 13 March 2014 . The best man is supposed to take care of planning the bachelor party, take care of the wedding rings and maybe make a speech at some stage during the night. But one man went above and beyond his call of duty to help th... | Life savings stolen from couple's California home a week before wedding .
Christina Scheuplein and Ray De Santiago couldn't afford flowers, bar or celebrant .
Best man launched social media campaign, raising $7,000 to make sure day went on .
Couple even have extra money to beef up security on their La Puente home . | 2,524 | 316 |
61,786 | By . Robin Cottle for MailOnline . The latest hot prospect to come out of Barcelona showed there is no end to the talent with a brilliant individual goal. South Korean teenager Seung-Woo Lee is currently competing for his country in the Asian Under-16 Championships in Thailand and lit up his country's clash with Malays... | The 16-year-old dribbled past five players to score a sensational goal against Malaysia under-16s .
Finished off the run with an outside of the foot half volley .
Currently competing in the Asian Under-16 Championships in Thailand .
Big things are expecting of Lee, the latest exciting talent to come out of Barcelona's ... | 1,355 | 398 |
195,556 | A long list of celebrities including Australian model Elle Macpherson and media tycoon Kerry Packer have become embroiled in a massive tax scandal with a British bank. A cache of leaked files shows prominent Australians are among thousands identified as having held secret Swiss accounts with one of the world's largest ... | Australian celebrities have been caught up in a tax scandal in the UK .
Elle Macpherson and Kerry Packer have been accused of dodging taxes in Switzerland .
A BBC investigation claims HSBC helped clients evade the taxman .
Almost 500 prominent Australians have been linked to the tax scandal .
Of the 856 Australian acc... | 5,280 | 370 |
196,217 | By . Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 11:22 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:08 EST, 11 May 2013 . Smiling for the camera, they appear like any other happy newlyweds, ready to embark on their life together. But a week after this picture was taken, Jamie Starbuck had killed and dismembered wife Debbie, ready to embark on a... | Debbie Starbuck's body was never found after she was murdered .
It is thought she was killed and dismembered eight days after marrying .
Her husband Jamie was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for her murder .
He used money she had inherited to visit six different continents .
Family and friends were duped into thinking... | 7,691 | 381 |
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