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163,892 | A Jersey City pilot miraculously walked away from a plane crash in the woods with only minor cuts and bruises Saturday. Shirley Onacilla, 62, was flying a single-engine plane when it plummeted into the woods not 100 feet from a house in Clinton, Conn. Onacilla was treated at Middlesex Memorial before being released. Sh... | Shirley Onacilla, 62, was flying a single-engine plane when the engine lost power and it plummeted into the woods .
A nearby home owner chopping wood heard the crash and went for help .
Firefighters rescued Oncilla from the plane where she had been trapped in the trees just ten feet above ground . | 1,489 | 298 |
38,068 | (CNN) -- A trio of rare Snow Leopard cubs have made their public debut at a zoo in Switzerland this week. The as yet unnamed triplets, born in Basel Zoo eight weeks ago, were displayed on Wednesday with their proud parents. Mayhan, the cubs' mother, was paired with father Pator in 2009 as part of a Europe-wide zoo bree... | Rare snow leopard triplets born eight weeks ago .
Parents Mayhan and Pator were brought together in 2009 .
Snow leopards are an endangered species in their natural habitat in the Himalayas . | 1,011 | 190 |
209,757 | Cornered: Taxi driver Kenneth Wolfe, 78, was left with a fractured eye socket and broken nose after he was attacked by the men in Southend, Essex . This distressing photo shows the face of a 78-year-old taxi driver after he was cornered beaten to a pulp by three men when he challenged them over an unpaid fare. Kenneth ... | Kenneth Wolfe was cornered and attacked by men in Southend, Essex .
The 78-year challenged them after they failed to pay their £11 fare .
The attackers, all in their 20s, were sentenced to total of 24 years in prison .
One of the men, Axl Gilbert, was determined to be at risk of killing someone . | 2,942 | 297 |
289,742 | (CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid move three points clear in Spain ahead of the winter break with his fifth hat-trick this season in Saturday's 6-2 win at Sevilla, as both teams had a player sent off. The Portugal forward claimed outright top spot in the La Liga scoring charts as he moved clear of Lionel Me... | Real Madrid three points clear of Barcelona going into Spain's winter break .
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his fifth hat-trick this season in 6-2 victory at Sevilla .
It takes him to 20 league goals this season, three more than Barca's Lionel Messi .
Espanyol move up to seventh with a 2-1 win at third-bottom Sporting Gijon... | 3,608 | 322 |
95,465 | (CNN) -- Over Valentine's Day weekend in 2003, a group of Italian thieves broke into a massive vault in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium's diamond district and got away with an estimated $500 million worth of precious stones and diamonds. While the rest of the city was busy celebrating romance and love, these tenacious me... | On Tuesday, armed men pulled a heist and made off with about $50 million worth of diamonds .
Scott Andrew Selby: You can never let down the guard when it comes to diamonds .
He says there are always clever people who will try to exploit any holes in the security .
Selby: Those tasked with securing highly valuable items... | 5,534 | 351 |
260,860 | Leeds defender Giuseppe Bellusci has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for alleged racist comments directed towards Norwich striker Cameron Jerome. The incident occurred in the Sky Bet Championship match between the two sides at Carrow Road on Tuesday October 21, which finished 1-1, when Jerome c... | Incident occurred during Sky Bet Championship match on October 21 .
Norwich's Cameron Jerome complained to referee Mark Clattenburg after confrontation between himself and Leeds' Giuseppe Bellusci .
Bellusci has until January 2 to respond to the charge . | 3,189 | 254 |
14,094 | An eastern Long Island widow and her 14-year-old have been missing for almost three weeks after a trip to New York City to see a play. Iona Costello, 51, and her daughter Emily, from Greenport, were going into the city when they were last seen on March 30 near their home in the the wealthy seaside village. Their car wa... | Iona Costello, 51, and her daughter Emily, 14, missing since late March .
Pair from posh suburb of Greenpoint, Long Island, often went to shows .
Video shows them with suitcases, but relatives are worried after daughter began missing school .
Mother told workers at her horse farm that she'd be 'back on Tuesday' | 3,607 | 312 |
147,727 | Ever get the feeling that a company isn’t taking your complaint all that seriously? Well, one United Airlines passenger has had that spelled out for her in bold capital letters. Reddit user ‘lyndy’ posted a photograph of an impersonal response from the airline on the social networking website to show just how insincere... | ‘lyndy’ posted a photograph of the letter on the social networking site .
Response appears to be a template for replying to customer complaints .
Sender forgot to fill in the case fields with the customer's details .
Letter refers to a ‘(SPECIFIC EVENT)’ and a ‘(SPECIFIC ITEM)’
Airline said that it could not confirm th... | 3,145 | 347 |
105,004 | By . Lydia Warren . UPDATED: . 17:55 EST, 7 March 2012 . Growing up in Tennessee, where her mother worked as a university professor, Satara Stratton had dreamed of escaping to Hollywood to become a movie star. But just eight months after the 24-year-old made the leap to pursue that dream, she has been reported missing ... | Satara Stratton, 24, moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to pursue her dream .
Last spoke to family in November but there have been sightings of her since .
Police hunting for a friend of the woman's who is a registered sex offender .
Mug shots document Satara's life spiralling out of control . | 5,441 | 288 |
168,430 | A 23-year-old black man has been charged in the grisly murder of a 67-year-old white supremacist in Brandon, Mississippi. Vincent McGee, an ex-convict, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, arson and burglary charges in connection with the murder of Richard Barrett in rural Mississippi in April 2010. Mr McGee, who had origin... | Richard Barrett was beaten, burned and stabbed 16 times .
He was founder of a Mississippi-based segregationist group the Nationalist Movement . | 3,007 | 143 |
266,434 | (CNN) -- The complex architecture of the human brain and how its billions of nerve cells communicate has baffled the greatest minds for centuries. But now, new technology is allowing neuroscientists to map the brain's connections in ever-greater detail. The creation of a map, or "connectome" as it has been dubbed, is r... | Emerging field of "Connectomics" aims to uncover the complex secrets of the brain .
Human Connectome Project shedding new light on connectivity and function .
New advances could pave the way for treatments of brain disorders like autism . | 4,487 | 238 |
76,922 | (CNN) -- Ukrainians are a lot less pro-Russian than separatists there would like the world to believe, even in regions along the border with Russia which are supposedly voting overwhelmingly to declare independence from Ukraine, a new poll for CNN suggests. The people of Ukraine feel much more loyal to Europe than to R... | Even in the east, a minority backs an alliance with Russia .
Two-thirds of Ukrainians back sanctions against Russia, CNN poll finds .
Ukrainians tend to see Putin as dangerous and strong, and Obama as friendly .
More than half of Ukrainians say the country should ally with Europe . | 3,422 | 282 |
118,893 | Title: "Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Potential Link Between Gut Microbiota and Alzheimer's Disease"
In a significant breakthrough for Alzheimer's research, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have uncovered a potential link between the gut microbiota and the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The st... | A groundbreaking study conducted by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered a possible link between gut microbiota and Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in Nature Medicine, indicates that an imbalance in gut bacteria might contribute to the development of Alzheimer's.
The rese... | 1,816 | 1,510 |
35,180 | By . David Kent . Chijindu Ujah was unable to strengthen his claims for a 100 metres spot at the European Championships as he could only manage 10.20 seconds for sixth place on his Diamond League debut in Paris on Saturday night. The 20-year-old tops the British rankings after running 9.96s in Hengelo last month, but i... | Ujah manages just sixth place in 100m with time of 10.20 seconds .
Dasaolu could now have the advantage in their qualification battle .
American Mike Rodgers secured victory in Paris with 10.00s run . | 2,765 | 200 |
162,146 | (CNN) -- In the wake of the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday that left 13 dead, we have seen the resurrection of an all-too-familiar debate: Did violent video games make the killer do it? Reports suggest that the gunman, Aaron Alexis, played quite a bit of violent video games. Friends have said to... | Aaron Alexis killed 13 people at Washington Navy Yard on Monday .
Brad Bushman: Does playing violent video games contribute to aggression?
He says violent games alone may not push people to kill, but they aren't harmless .
Bushman: Playing video games can make players more aggressive . | 4,194 | 286 |
50,632 | Kinnock to urge reform in Lords
Neil Kinnock has said his acceptance of a seat in the House of Lords will allow him to help "achieve further progress with substantial democratic reform."
On the BBC's Breakfast with Frost it was put to Mr Kinnock that he had once referred to Lords members as "brigands, muggers, briber... | He said advocates for reform needed to be inside the Lords to vote for it.Neil Kinnock has said his acceptance of a seat in the House of Lords will allow him to help "achieve further progress with substantial democratic reform."Mr Kinnock added that the second factor behind his acceptance of the peerage was his appoint... | 1,465 | 483 |
126,090 | (CNN) -- "We are now locked in a rolling filibuster on every issue, which is totally gridlocking the U.S. Senate. That is wrong. It is wrong for America." Who said that? Democrat Harry Reid, majority leader of the Senate? Guess again. Try former Republican leader Trent Lott, bemoaning the troubled state of the Senate i... | Sarah Binder: Minority has always exploited filibuster rules to hang up rival proposals .
Reid's plans to reform procedures have faced tough opposition, she says .
Binder: Senate should set limits on filibuster rules that are fair to each party .
Binder: Confirmation process is glacial and contentious and needs "fast-t... | 5,560 | 334 |
203,080 | Nadal puts Spain 2-0 up
Result: Nadal 6-7 (6/8) 6-2 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 Roddick
Spain's Rafael Nadal beats Andy Roddick of the USA in the second singles match rubber of the 2004 Davis Cup final in Seville. Spain lead 1-0 after Carlos Moya beat Mardy Fish in straight sets in the opening match of the tie.
Nadal holds his ne... | Nadal puts the American under pressure and Roddick saves a break point with a superb stop volley before going on to hold.Nadal takes the next point but Roddick breaks again with a sharp volley at the net.Nadal enjoys another straightforward hold and Roddick must once again serve to stay in the set.Roddick still looks a... | 7,766 | 3,475 |
55,336 | They are one of the most recognised symbols of the festive season, emulated in nativity plays all over the world and whose imagery adorns the front of millions of Christmas cards. However the three wise men who presented the newborn baby Jesus with gold, frankincense and myrrh could have been larger in numbers if a new... | Eighth-century script claims the ancient 'Magi' stargazers came from 'as far away as China' | 5,582 | 91 |
60,486 | Video footage has surfaced of an octopus making an amazing escape from an Alaskan fishing boat by squeezing itself through the tiniest of gaps. The creature can be seen slithering towards the side of the vessel before improbably disappearing through the narrowest of spaces. The footage was recorded by fisherman Chance ... | Video footage has surfaced of an octopus making an amazing escape from an Alaskan fishing boat .
The creature can be seen slithering towards the side of the vessel before improbably disappearing through the narrowest of spaces .
The footage was recorded by fisherman Chance Miller who offers guided tours of the Chiswell... | 1,908 | 340 |
103,698 | (CNN) -- Imprisoned former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori won't receive a pardon because the nation's president determined that he does not have a terminal illness, officials said Friday. President Ollanta Humala made the decision for that reason and the fact that one of the charges Fujimori, 74, was convicted of can... | Family members argued Alberto Fujimori should be released for medical reasons .
They filed a request for a humanitarian pardon .
Country's current president turned them down . | 2,221 | 175 |
116,960 | This is the moment an armed robber was caught on CCTV flicking a cigarette butt into a garden seconds before carrying out a violent raid - providing police with a perfect DNA match. Mark O'Brien dropped the roll-up in a garden before launching a violent shop raid, hitting a staff member on the head with a fake handgun ... | Mark O'Brien pointed fake gun at victim during £500 cash raid in Leeds .
He ripped £1,000 gold chain from shopkeeper's neck and hit him on head .
CCTV revealed he had thrown something into garden across the street .
Police investigated and found a cigarette butt with his DNA on it .
O'Brien jailed for 4 years and 8 mon... | 3,052 | 351 |
1,679 | Miami (CNN) -- A Florida father found in a contaminated pest control truck with his seriously injured son and a bagged body has been charged with aggravated child abuse, authorities said Tuesday night. George Barahona, 53, will likely face other charges from the "complicated" investigation, said Chase Scott, a spokesma... | NEW: Father charged with aggravated child abuse .
No identification has been made on the body, which was found in a bag .
The son is in serious condition; the father is in intensive care .
Florida's Department of Children and Families is involved in the case . | 3,578 | 260 |
307,708 | (CNN) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is looking forward to renewing his "special" tennis rivalry with Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Masters Series event in Miami on Friday. The duo, who have won 110 ATP Tour titles between them, will meet on U.S. soil for the first time since 2005 -- which was also the last year ... | Rafael Nadal reaches semifinals in Miami, beating 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych .
World No. 1 will face his old rival Roger Federer in last four for first time since 2005 .
Two-time Miami winner Federer has easy progress as Gilles Simon retires injured .
Maria Sharapova will face 2009 champion Victoria Azarenka in women... | 4,596 | 330 |
126,275 | By . Alexandra Klausner . A group of fifth grade boys pretended to be a team of synchronized swimmers for their school's talent competition and not only stole the show but gained worldwide recognition. The eight-boy three-minute routine went viral after being posted on Youtube and has over 10,000 views. The video clip ... | A viral video on Youtube has over 10,000 views .
The boys' greatest challenge with their skit has been handling their sudden internet fame . | 2,395 | 140 |
62,299 | Actor Zach Braff has apologized after a tweet he sent on Sunday night comparing Pharrell’s bellboy outfit at the Grammys to the flying monkey in The Wizard of Oz got him into trouble . Scrubs actor Zach Braff has apologized after a tweet he sent on Sunday night comparing Pharrell’s bellboy outfit at the Grammys to the ... | Actor Zach Braff has apologized after a tweet he sent on Sunday night comparing Pharrell at the Grammys to the flying monkey in The Wizard of Oz .
'Grammys are time-delayed in LA (?!) but someone just sent me this: #IWoreItBetter,’ he tweeted .
His post sparked much intense debate online and he was called out for not r... | 3,208 | 506 |
20,360 | An arrest has been made in the mysterious case of a New Hampshire 15-year-old girl who went missing nine months ago and reappared home last week. Nathaniel Kibby, 34, was arrested at his home in Gorham Monday afternoon and charged with the felony kidnapping of Conway teen Abigail Hernandez. The New Hampshire Attorney G... | Abigail Hernandez, 15, mysteriously returned to her North Conway, New Hampshire home last week, after disappearing in October .
On Monday, 34-year-old Nathaniel Kibby was arrested for her kidnapping .
According to a press release, Kibby confined Abigail on last year 'with purpose to commit an offense against her'
He is... | 8,453 | 378 |
306,815 | Amir Khan has solved his US visa problems and is flying to take his seat at ringside for Floyd Mayweather’s Saturday re-match with Marcos Maidana. Britain’s two-time world champion will land in Las Vegas just in time to hurry to the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where he expects Mayweather to successfully parry Maidana’s mac... | Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana fight in Vegas on Saturday .
It had looked increasingly likely Amir Khan would miss the fight after being refused entry to the US after having visa problems .
Khan took to Twitter to express his disappointment at the visa dramas .
Khan turned to Prime Minister David Cameron in an att... | 2,531 | 564 |
9,632 | By . Nick Pisa On Giglio Island and Matt Sandy In Sorrento . UPDATED: . 07:28 EST, 22 January 2012 . Admission: The captain of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino, told his bosses on the night of the disaster: 'I have messed up' The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia reassured coastguards... | Francesco Schettino's admission comes as the death toll from tragedy rises to 12 .
Tape recording reveals captain promised coastguards he would be last off the ship before he fled leaving hundreds of passengers onboard . | 4,097 | 220 |
103,212 | Her fur may be a little matted and her whiskers somewhat scruffy, but when you’re 115 you can be forgiven for letting yourself go just a bit. After turning 24 earlier this year – and hitting 115 in cat years this month – Olive is now laying claim to the title of the world’s oldest cat. But she has a potential catfight ... | Olive the cat was born in March 1990 - making her the world's oldest moggie .
Owner John Burgess, 74, has to submit proof to Guinness World Records .
The previous oldest cat, Poppy, from Bournemouth, died in June . | 2,300 | 214 |
14,748 | An identical twin whose sister was murdered by her stalker ex-boyfriend has revealed she wishes she had done more to save her. Grieving Nikki Thomas, from South Wales, says she wants to turn back the clock and tell Jenna that she didn't have to 'put up' with her former partner's obsessive behaviour, including bombardin... | Jenna Thomas, 21, was murdered by ex boyfriend Philip Packer .
He hounded her with calls, texts and visits after they split up .
Then strangled her to death one day in jealous rage .
Her twin, Nikki, now wishes they'd taken stalking behaviour more seriously .
Urges others not to 'put up with' harassment . | 3,908 | 306 |
17,412 | The $49 Neo jar (pictured) knows what food is inside, learns how often you use it and adds it to a shopping list before you run out . Getting home to discover your cupboards are bare could soon be a thing of the past. A Toronto-based firm has designed a smart jar that knows what food is inside and will automatically ... | $49 (£32) Neo smart jar is fitted with sensors and Bluetooth connectivity .
It syncs with a free Android or iOS app as well fitness devices .
Users scan the barcode of food before adding it to the jar .
Neo recognises the item, its weight and calculates its nutritional details .
From this, users can remotely track what... | 3,622 | 642 |
128,283 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 03:14 EST, 20 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:27 EST, 20 September 2013 . Victorian-style handwritten exams will be consigned to history within a decade, a leading schools chief predicts. Pen and paper tests will be scrapped and replaced with online quest... | By 2023 all exams will be completed using computers, David Hanson says .
Head of Independent Association of Prep Schools says lessons must adapt .
'Adaptive' online tests make questions harder for brighter pupils . | 2,866 | 214 |
21,788 | By . Nick Enoch . A woman is suing three police officers and the city of Chicago for $1.35million (£800,000) after an off-duty officer shot dead her pit bull puppy as her five-year-old daughter looked on in horror. Video footage of the aftermath of the incident last year shows distraught owner Samantha Maglaya wearing ... | Samantha Maglaya's four-month-old dog was shot eight .
times outside her home in Norwood Park last May, .
according to federal lawsuit .
Officer claimed dog, Maximus, was chasing his five-year-old son, who was riding bicycle nearby .
Mrs Maglaya: 'I heard my kid screaming, "They're shooting the dog in the front yard"' | 3,460 | 319 |
138,557 | By . Sam Adams . PUBLISHED: . 04:33 EST, 19 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:42 EST, 19 October 2012 . Sexually explicit messages revealing the ‘dirtiest secrets’ of pupils from a secondary school have been anonymously posted on Facebook. A message was posted on the site urging . pupils at the school, near Barnsley, to... | 'Penistone Grammar School's Dirtiest Secrets' page 'liked' by 600 users .
Contains crude messages - some of which are aimed at fellow pupils .
School warns pupils that using 'appalling' page puts them 'at risk' | 3,454 | 210 |
301,043 | Gadget growth fuels eco concerns
Technology firms and gadget lovers are being urged to think more about the environment when buying and disposing of the latest hi-tech products.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, several hi-tech firms were recognised for their strategies to help the env... | But more awareness is needed about how and where old gadgets can be recycled as well as how to be more energy efficient, said the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Initiatives like this are critical; if power adaptors continue to be made and used as they are now, consumer electronics and other small appliances w... | 5,398 | 2,507 |
235,866 | London, England (CNN) -- Police in London have reached a settlement with the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, whom officers shot dead in 2005, mistaking him for a suicide bomber. The police offered "a further unreserved apology" for the death of de Menezes in 2005, plus an undisclosed compensation package, the police... | UK police reach settlement with family of Jean Charles de Menezes, whom police shot dead in 2005 .
Officers mistook de Menezes for suicide bomber .
He was killed on Tube train weeks after four suicide bombers struck on London transport system . | 2,574 | 244 |
89,512 | By . Stuart Woledge . PUBLISHED: . 06:40 EST, 29 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:52 EST, 29 August 2013 . A zookeeper literally has to p-p-p-ick up a penguin every night because she cannot sleep until she has had a cuddle. Webster was separated from her natural parents when she was just three days old after they reject... | Humboldt penguin at Yorkshire zoo that 'thinks she is a human'
Webster was raised by her keeper after being rejected at birth by parents .
She became 'part of the family' and even answers to her own name .
Now reintegrated, she still insists on a cuddle before going to sleep . | 3,583 | 277 |
226,336 | Battery life is consistently listed as a major feature customers want from their gadgets – and it’s such a major sticking point, Apple is even said to have delayed launching its smartwatch to get it right. And while many smartwatches boast a two to seven-day battery life, an Illinois-based site is selling a design that... | The No-Charge watch is available from online retailer Hammacher Schlemer .
According to the gadget's product page, the watch uses one set of batteries for an entire year .
It connects to a range of smartphones using Bluetooth Smart technology .
The watch costs $179.95 (£110) plus international shipping . | 4,257 | 305 |
132,210 | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 14:49 EST, 1 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:55 EST, 1 August 2013 . The former Goldman Sachs trader known as 'Fabulous Fab' is liable in a massive mortgage securities fraud case, a New York City jury found today. The Securities and Exchange Commission had ac... | Former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre was charged with fraud for allegedly selling toxic mortgage investments deliberately designed to fail .
Prosecutors said 'Fabulous Fab' epitomized 'Wall St greed'
Tourre's lawyers said he did not deliberately mislead investors . | 6,369 | 271 |
235,896 | Title: "Revolutionary Solar-Powered Trains Launch in Switzerland: A Giant Leap Towards Sustainable Transportation"
In an exciting breakthrough for the global environment, Switzerland has unveiled its revolutionary solar-powered trains, marking a significant milestone in sustainable transportation. The new InterRegio ... | Title: Revolutionary Solar-Powered Trains Launch in Switzerland: A Step Forward in Sustainable Transportation
Innovative solar-powered trains have been launched in Switzerland, marking a substantial stride towards sustainable transportation. The new InterRegio trains, adorned with photovoltaic panels on their rooftop... | 2,078 | 1,530 |
174,407 | By . Daniel Martin . The Tories have secretly dropped their election pledge to reduce net migration to tens of thousands a year, Nick Clegg will say today. The Deputy Prime Minister will say David Cameron was ‘fixated’ on the target but has now realised he ‘won’t deliver it’. He risks sparking a Coalition row by saying... | PM 'so obsessed with the vow that he neglected to bolster basic checks'
Clegg says ministers couldn't deal with immigration system in 'disarray'
His Coalition partners 'came into government with the wrong priority' | 2,899 | 214 |
163,579 | (CNN) -- Serbian tennis has come a long way since some of its top players had to train in empty swimming pools to escape the conflict and bombings on the streets of the country's capital Belgrade. World number three and 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, and former female world number ones Jelena Jankovic a... | The final of the 2010 Davis Cup takes place in Belgrade from 3-5 December .
Serbia and France will meet in the competition for the first time .
France have won the event nine times most recently in 2001 .
Serbia will be playing in the final for the first time but have the advantage of playing on their home court . | 4,486 | 315 |
225,730 | By . Wills Robinson . In the last 25 years, they have been to the moon and back, defeated an evil robotic dog and have even masterminded a prison escape. Now Wallace and Gromit are heading to a museum, and it could be one of the last settings for Britain's favourite animated duo. Never-before-seen drawings penned by cr... | Drawings by animator Nick Park when he first came up with idea for the pair .
Started in the 1980s, simply as a plasticine master and his loyal dog .
Charts 25 years up until The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, released in 2005 .
Mr Park recently hinted the successful series could be ending . | 7,614 | 287 |
238,748 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 09:37 EST, 19 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:56 EST, 19 July 2012 . We’ve all heard of ‘wing men’, now it’s time to meet the ‘wing women.’ As it has been revealed that more than three quarters of British ladies now have a ‘pulling partner’ for nights out to help keep them safe, break th... | Three quarters of UK females need a ‘wing woman’ to help them pull .
More than half deliberately pick someone less attractive than them .
Four in ten have a secret SOS code to escape from dud dates . | 2,036 | 199 |
102,690 | By . Oliver Todd . Former England midfielder Gareth Barry has hit out at criticism of Wayne Rooney, saying that every England player would want Roy Hodgson to stick with the Manchester United man against Uruguay. Barry, who played alongside Rooney for the Three Lions at the South Africa 2010 World Cup, also claims Engl... | Rooney's former team-mate still ranks him as England's best option .
Barry spoke out on social media app Fanzai about talk of dropping Rooney .
England's number 10's assist against Italy showed his class, Barry says . | 2,552 | 217 |
216,244 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:47 EST, 6 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:04 EST, 7 March 2014 . Two Florida men who recorded video of themselves luring a pair manatees in a canal near Cape Canaveral to a dock so they could 'cannonball' the animals pleaded guilty Thursday to federal endangered species charges... | Manatees are endangered animals and protected by the endangered species act .
Blake Martin and Seth Andrew Stephenson were caught after they posted a video of their stunt on the Internet .
Manatees are mammals that eat primarily sea grass and other aquatic plants .
They are large, aquatic relatives of elephants . | 2,596 | 314 |
100,678 | (CNN) -- "I only ever really wanted a break/I've been away for too long," Chris Cornell sings on the new Soundgarden album, "King Animal," out November 13. It's the band's first all-new album since 1996's "Down On the Upside" and its breakup in 1997, so the lyric feels more like a status report. "Is it a statement?" Co... | Soundgarden's new album, "King Animal," is out November 13 .
It's the band's first all-new album since '96's "Down On the Upside" and its '97 breakup .
Soundgarden's breakup wasn't anything unusual: "It was just time for a break" | 5,644 | 229 |
9,254 | A British father-of-two stabbed to death in Barbados was a former Iraqi war veteran forced to quit the Army after a grenade blast damaged his hearing. Brian Mulligan, 28, was on a six month contract to the Caribbean island working as a telecoms engineer when he became involved in an early morning dispute with a suspect... | Brian Mulligan, 28, was stabbed in the chest by a suspected drug dealer in popular tourist area St Lawrence Gap .
He was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, on Sunday morning .
Mulligan was a telecoms engineer on a six month contract to the Caribbean .
Friends say former machine gunner loved serving his coun... | 4,327 | 325 |
225,842 | By . Helen Mcginn . Published: . 19:21 EST, 19 February 2014 . | . Updated: . 10:00 EST, 20 February 2014 . Fizz for a fiver? Chefs Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver say a decent bubbly can be yours for exactly this price — thanks to the 1970s drinks gadget SodaStream. They swear it can turn an average plonk into a dr... | Chef Jamie Oliver says carbonating cheap wine makes decent fizz .
Claims average wine is better than an 'OK champagne' when made bubbly .
Heston Blumenthal agrees - and both use SodaStream to fizz up the plonk .
Heston fooled testers into thinking they were drinking champagne using bottle of fizzed-up Blue Nun . | 4,058 | 313 |
172,134 | (CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton will take time out from his preparations for the Malaysia Grand Prix to see his disabled half-brother follow in his footsteps and compete on the racing circuit for the first time. The 2008 Formula One world champion will make the 10,500km trip from Kuala Lumpur to Britain to see Nicolas, who ha... | Lewis Hamilton will fly back to Britain to watch his brother compete for the first time .
Nicolas, who has cerebral palsy, set to take part in Renault Clio Cup on April 2 .
2008 F1 champion is in Malaysia preparing for the second grand prix of the season .
British driver has described his disabled brother is his bigges... | 1,989 | 335 |
88,150 | Fans have criticised Manchester United heroes Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs for 'scandalous' prices at their new hotel on the doorstep of Old Trafford stadium. Supporters wanting to stay at the four-star Hotel Football on March 14 - the day the club plays Tottenham Hotspur - can expect to pay £250 for a room plus £10 per... | It will cost £250 to stay at Hotel Football on a matchday in March 14 .
Hotel opposite Old Trafford is brainchild of Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs .
Neville has promised it will cost just £3.50 for a pint at new hotel .
Philip Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt are also involved in project .
Hotel offers 'ultimate matc... | 2,271 | 367 |
119,590 | NEW YORK (CNN) -- Before heading out for a trio of well-publicized meetings with foreign dignitaries Tuesday, Sarah Palin received a briefing from the director of national security, Adm. Michael McConnell. Gov. Sarah Palin is in New York to meet with leaders from around the world. The appearances with world leaders, ta... | Palin meets with world leaders on sidelines of U.N. world summit .
Meeting with Kissinger stretches into an hour and a half .
Palin debates Sen. Joe Biden next week in St. Louis, Missouri .
Palin has had to defend herself against charges she lacks foreign policy experience . | 5,677 | 275 |
126,585 | Marcel Kittel won a third Tour de France stage in four attempts and Chris Froome suffered a crash as the 101st edition of the race resumed in northern France on Tuesday. There was drama early on the 163.5km stage from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Lille as defending champion Froome went down after six kilometres. Scroll do... | Marcel Kittel won the 163.5km stage from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Lille .
Kittel (Giant-Shimano) out-sprinted Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Arnaud Demare (FDJ) at the finish .
Defending champion Froome went down after six kilometres .
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was 24th to retain the race leader's yellow jersey . | 4,289 | 316 |
18,651 | (CNN) -- Does your company have in place what amounts to an "English-only" policy for employees? Yes? No? How do we get Whole Foods to tell the whole truth? At the very least, what we have at the trendy organic supermarket chain is a failure to communicate -- in any language. Bryan Baldizan and Lupe Gonzales -- two emp... | Two Whole Foods workers in New Mexico say they spoke Spanish, got suspended .
Ruben Navarrette: Does the company have some sort of "English-only" policy?
He says New Mexico's state constitution actually does not declare an official language .
Navarrette: Whole Foods need to be smarter about its language policy for empl... | 4,927 | 327 |
28,840 | Washington (CNN)The Obama administration's most significant legislative achievement is now, once again, teetering before the Supreme Court. The justices aren't weighing the fate of the entire statute this time. In fact, the dispute concerns what Congress meant in just four words in one section of the law. But the impac... | Affordable Care Act finds its future hinging once again on a Supreme Court decision .
Justices will hear arguments in the case on March 4 . | 6,634 | 139 |
246,960 | By . Graeme Yorke . Ivan Rakitic was the star man as Seville beat Benfica on penalties to win the Europa League in Turin on Wednesday night. The Croatian midfielder produced a man-of-the-match performance and then sealed it with a kiss as he exchanged peck on the cheek with former Reading defender Daniel Carrico. Rakit... | The Croatian midfielder kissed former Reading defender Carrico during the celebrations in Turin .
Rakitic was man of the match as Sevilla beat Benfica on penalties in the Europa League final .
The 26-year-old refused to answer a post-match question on his future .
Rakitic will play for Croatia at this summer's World Cu... | 1,954 | 333 |
10,257 | A South African cardinal who helped elect Pope Francis has described paedophilia as a psychological illness and not 'a criminal condition'. The Catholic Archbishop of Durban, Wilfrid Fox Napier, told BBC Radio 5 live that people who were abused as children and became paedophiles were not criminally responsible for thei... | Claimed people abused as youngsters who then become paedophiles 'not criminally responsible'
Says paedophilia 'is an illness, not a criminal condition'
Says those people do not deserve to be punished because they are damaged .
Pope Francis said that he wants a 'church for the poor' | 3,769 | 282 |
87,753 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:25 EST, 17 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:46 EST, 17 January 2014 . A hairdresser has claimed the makers of violent video game Grant Theft Auto V stole the name and look of his barber's shop. Anthony Braddon, 55, says the ‘Herr Kutz’ salon in the computer game is an exact re... | Anthony Braddon says Herr Kutz salon in game is exact replica of his shop .
He says shop in game has same name, windows, frontage and interior .
He says he has consulted lawyers over alleged trademark infringement but was told they could not do anything . | 3,083 | 255 |
197,671 | JACINTA TAYLOR . PUBLISHED: . 17:27 EST, 13 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:27 EST, 13 April 2013 . Friends were paying tribute last night to five members of the same family – including a toddler – who died in a car crash on their way to a dancing competition. David and Angela Cockburn, their daughters Carley, 21, and B... | David Cockburn, his two daughters and granddaughter among dead .
Family's Nissan Primera collided with light goods vehicle .
Three pronounced dead at the scene and two upon arrival at hospital .
Road has seen 20 accidents in the past three years .
It featured on TV show Britain's Most Dangerous Roads . | 2,965 | 303 |
165,865 | In a case that Pope Francis says he's taken an interest in after speaking to one of the alleged victims, a Spanish judge on Wednesday filed preliminary charges of sexual abuse against three Catholic priests and a religious teacher. Investigating magistrate Antonio Moreno, in the southern city of Granada, ordered the su... | Judge files preliminary charges of sexual abuse against three priests, one religious teacher .
Magistrate orders suspected ringleader to post $12,500 bond, court statement says .
Pope Francis is weighing in: "The truth is the truth, and we must not hide it"
An attorney representing all four defendants tells CNN that th... | 3,381 | 341 |
65,367 | (CNN) -- It was the best of times in 2004, when attorney Dave Dineen graduated from Boston University School of Law and landed a job at a top Massachusetts corporate firm, Foley Hoag LLP. Attorney Dave Dineen at his new job at Greater Boston Legal Services. By 2007, the National Association for Law Placement was report... | At least 2,149 attorneys have been laid off in 2009, according to Lawshucks.com .
Private firms are trying to place unemployed attorneys in public interest firms .
One firm will pay deferred associates $60,000 a year to work in the public sector .
Harvard Law School assistant dean: Tough times can be "tremendous opport... | 8,528 | 326 |
55,887 | By . Richard Marsden . PUBLISHED: . 12:15 EST, 19 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:20 EST, 19 November 2013 . Tragedy: Lady Jean Hilda Patricia Bancroft, from Wandsworth, London, died after her legs became tangled in her dog's lead and she fell over . The elderly widow of a top civil servant died after tripping over w... | Lady Bancroft, 87, fell over after becoming tangled in her dog's lead .
She initially refused to go to hospital, but was eventually treated .
However, her health quickly deteriorated and she died a few days later .
Widow's husband was leading civil servant Ian Bancroft . | 4,262 | 271 |
269,668 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 02:31 EST, 15 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:30 EST, 15 October 2013 . Models were given some seriously hair raising dos at the ENIGMA Alternative Hair Show in the Royal Albert Hall yesterday. From gravity-defying constructions to sculpted designs, hair was scraped, backcombed and co... | ENIGMA Alternative Hair Show in the Royal Albert Hall this week .
Launched 30 years ago by hair designer Tony Rizzo in honour of late son . | 2,326 | 139 |
69,940 | DUI: Rand Paul's eldest son William Paul, 22, was cited for a DUI on Sunday in Lexington, Kentucky but not arrested . A son of Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence on Sunday. However William Hilton Paul, 22, was not arrested. Paul was driving a 2006 Hon... | William Paul was 'revving his engine' while sitting alone in the truck Sunday when passersby alerted authorities in Lexington, Kentucky .
Paul failed field sobriety tests before being taken to a hospital for facial injuries - authorities say suspects in that situation are not arrested .
Paul had two previous alcohol-re... | 2,278 | 458 |
97,317 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:21 EST, 11 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:02 EST, 12 July 2012 . New warning signs have been erected around Blackburn Cathedral to stop prostitutes and drug addicts using the grounds. Cathedral bosses in Blackburn, Lancashire have finally run out of patience with prostitutes us... | Vice-girls use Cathedral's doorways for sex .
Piles of used needles and condoms left in churchyard .
New signs warn that site is 'ancient burial ground.' | 3,085 | 153 |
230,224 | An IT expert has been left in a web of fear after a massive spider has moved into his home. Darren Driscoll, 43, from Plymouth, Devon, filmed his encounter with the eight-legged fiend after spotting a funnel-shaped cobweb outside his house. He used a stick to poke it but as he did a large, green-fanged spider came char... | Darren Driscoll filmed terrifying encounter after spotting funnel-shaped web .
He used a stick to poke nest and green-fanged spider came charging out .
Father-of-three is fearful colder winter will bring the spider indoors to mate .
He believes it is a tube-web spider which hide in cracks and wait for prey .
Bites are ... | 4,169 | 455 |
291,610 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:19 EST, 16 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:15 EST, 16 August 2012 . Royal Mail has pleaded with the public to stop taking matters into their own hands by painting its postboxes in honour of Team GB's medal winners. The company spoke out as its initial gesture to colour postbox... | Royal Mail shows confused approach to the problem after allowing one 'illegally' painted box to stay gold .
Rob Smith was arrested after he painted the post box in tribute to sailor Ben Ainslie from Lymington, Hampshire .
Another box was painted bronze in Lincolnshire as a tribute to the British women's hockey team . | 4,590 | 318 |
57,062 | By . Chris Waugh . Follow @@ChrisDHWaugh . Former Fulham midfielder Urby Emanuelson has joined Ashley Cole at Italian giants Roma. The ex-Dutch international arrives in the Italian capital on a free transfer following his release from AC Milan at the end of last season. Emanuelson has agreed a one-year deal with the Ch... | Emanuelson has signed one-year deal with option of another .
He spent time on loan at Fulham during 2012-13 season, playing 13 times .
Former Dutch international was released by AC Milan at end of last season .
Roma signed ex-Chelsea left-back on free transfer earlier this week .
They also signed Turkey midfielder Sali... | 1,492 | 352 |
11,046 | By . Olivia Williams . This sporty goldfish is not afraid of hitting the back of the net after being taught to play football like a pro. Span the footballing fish can deftly nudge a submerged ball along the bottom of its tank into a Subbuteo goal. Owner Peter Bettison, 80, has used an intensive training course to teach... | Span the goldfish can shoot and score in its tank after intensive training .
Four-year-old Span is named after football legend Sir Stanley Matthews .
It can also play netball, swim through rings and limbo under tiny bars . | 2,554 | 222 |
236,369 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 12:22 EST, 10 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:09 EST, 10 June 2013 . Three men who raided 45 homes across the South East of England and stole £25,000 from elderly people in just six months have been jailed. Patrick Cawley, his brother John Cawley and James Boyle pretended to be police offic... | Patrick Cawley, John Cawley and James Boyle pretended to be police officers to trick their way into the homes .
The con artists targeted elderly people in their 80s and 90s .
All three have been jailed at St Albans Crown Court . | 3,417 | 228 |
241,090 | (CNN) -- They have barely met, lead lives a world apart and did not speak for two years. But Emma Lundell has made Mikaela Shiffrin cry, and Shiffrin has given Lundell hope. Lundell is a 13-year-old Swedish girl. Shiffrin is an Olympic champion ski racer, one of the finest the United States has ever produced. The story... | Olympic ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin forms bond with Swedish girl .
Emma Lundell was 11 and suffering from leukemia when she met Shiffrin .
Lundell, now 13, is recovering well and hails Shiffrin as her inspiration .
Shiffrin says Lundell reminds her of the impact she and her sport can have . | 7,359 | 293 |
64,490 | Fred Nile has stirred up controversy by saying that male hostages who fled the tragic Sydney siege shouldn't receive bravery awards. The Christian Democrat politician, who is a long-standing member of the NSW uppper house, believes that only Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson, who were both killed along with gunman Man Ha... | NSW MP Fred Nile believes only Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson, who were both killed, should be given awards .
But the men who escaped from the Lindt Cafe don’t deserve to receive any awards for bravery .
'They should get recognition for what they suffered as hostages,' he says .
However, Mr Nile argued giving bravery ... | 1,475 | 492 |
106,017 | Yohan Cabaye has left Newcastle’s base in Norfolk to complete his £23million move to Paris St Germain. The France international has said his final farewells to his Newcastle team-mates, including close friend Mathieu Debuchy, after the French club offered a deal, with add-ons, which is closer to owner Mike Ashley’s val... | A fee of £23million is agreed between the two clubs .
A delegate of Paris Saint-Germain officials were on Tyneside and initially offered £14m .
But Newcastle face bitter rivals Sunderland on Saturday .
Cabaye will be an enormous loss to the Magpies - he has scored five goals in his last seven outings .
Alan Pardew is h... | 3,241 | 604 |
268,322 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:19 EST, 10 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:23 EST, 10 May 2012 . Innocent: Rachel Ehmke, 13, killed herself after a group of girls scrawled 'slut' across her locker and sent her texts telling her to leave the school . Bullied: Rachel Ehmke, 13, is believed to have sent an anonymo... | Rachel Ehmke killed herself after months of harassment and bullying .
But investigators announce they will NOT be filing any charges .
Father believes she sent the text so she would be kicked out the school .
Hanged herself at home after pretending she had homework to do .
'Mean girls' had scrawled 'slut' on her locker... | 5,310 | 341 |
208,745 | Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Sunday against arming Syrian rebels "who kill their enemies and eat their organs," referencing a widely circulated video that purports to show a rebel fighter eating the heart of a dead soldier. Putin's comments signaled a clear disapproval of a U.S. plan to increase ... | Vladimir Putin blames both sides for the bloodshed in Syria .
Russian president says alleged acts by rebels don't represent the values of Europe or Russia .
Russia's arms contracts with Syria are in ''full compliance'' with international law, he says .
Russia warns the U.S. against a no-fly zone over Syria . | 5,572 | 309 |
236,288 | By . Jaymi Mccann . PUBLISHED: . 20:16 EST, 29 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:19 EST, 29 March 2013 . Only 6 per cent of those questioned would trust the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove . Parents are concerned about the effect the Government is having on their child's education, a poll suggests. Around on... | Only 8% of parents think that the coalition has had a positive impact .
More than half of people would trust a head teacher the most .
6% of parents said they would trust Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove . | 4,326 | 218 |
255,118 | As every celebrity and fashionista knows, no look is complete without a statement bag. But for many stars, such as Madonna who's been showing off her mock croc 'dealer' purse, that statement is becoming increasingly controversial, with clutches and handbags emblazoned with unsavoury slogans and pictures. And bad taste ... | Madonna's new handbag is emblazoned with the slogan 'Dealer'
Rihanna has been seen with purses covered in guns and cannabis leaves .
Other offensive designs include male genitalia, knives and knuckledusters . | 8,895 | 208 |
293,680 | (CNN) -- Three officials in a Los Angeles suburb whose high salaries sparked statewide outrage will step down from their jobs, the city's mayor said Friday. Oscar Hernandez, the mayor of Bell, California, said the City Council accepted the resignations of City Manager Robert Rizzo, Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia... | The state attorney general says the salaries are "beyond belief"
The Los Angeles Times reported that the city manager had a nearly $800,000 salary .
The median yearly income in the town is under $35,000 a year . | 4,416 | 211 |
228,165 | Battered by 25ft waves, a terrified British couple and their pet Jack Russell clung for hours to a life raft after their yacht sank. Leonard and Lisa Rorke are lucky to be alive after finding themselves stranded in the open ocean during a storm, 900 miles off Bermuda. They were eventually rescued after a passing tanker... | Leonard and Lisa Rorke were stranded in ocean with pet Jack Russell .
Eventually rescued after a passing tanker answered their distress call .
Belgian Henri Worthalter, 29, also recovered from the damaged life raft .
The couple's 15 metre yacht, Blue Pearl, sank on Thursday . | 3,723 | 276 |
202,403 | Title: Groundbreaking Study Unveils Potential for Artificial Pancreas in Diabetes Management
In a significant breakthrough, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Virginia have developed an advanced artificial pancreas system that could revolutionize diabetes management. ... | A groundbreaking study has developed an advanced artificial pancreas system that mimics a healthy human pancreas by continuously monitoring blood sugar levels and administering insulin as needed, potentially revolutionizing diabetes management. The artificial pancreas, a combination of continuous glucose monitors (CGM... | 2,024 | 1,319 |
101,373 | Marilyn Manson has denied any involvement in the controversial film that emerged yesterday, thought to directed by Eli Roth, which sees Lana Del Rey in a violent rape scene, cut with footage of the Goth rocker. Mr Roth appeared to refer to the newly-released film back in 2013 when he told Larry King in an interview: 'I... | The short film was released yesterday by a production house called Sturmgruppe, which claimed it was filmed in 2012 .
It contains dramatizations of Lana Del Rey being raped, as well as separate scenes starring Marilyn Manson .
Mr Manson's representative denies his involvement with it and claims it must be a 'spliced up... | 6,609 | 579 |
187,259 | (CNN) -- A makeup artist, writer and model who loves monkeys and struggles with demons. That's how Alix Catherine Tichelman, 26, describes herself on various social media sites. A Facebook profile shows modeling shots of Tichelman in varying states of undress and examples of her poetry. It gives a glimpse into the life... | Alix Catherine Tichelman, 26, is accused in the death of a Google executive in California .
She's lived in Atlanta and describes herself online as a makeup artist, writer and model .
Tichelman loves monkeys, Marilyn Manson, her mom and the TV show "Dexter" | 5,169 | 256 |
163,642 | By . Jill Reilly . An 14-year-old obese Chinese teenager, weighing 23 stone is to get gastric band surgery. Xu Zhoule, from Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong Province has turned to doctor's to help him tackle his obesity. According to Xu Zhoulei's father his son has always had 'a very good appetite.' He ... | Xu Zhoule, from Guangzhou, lives in southern China's Guangdong Province .
He began cooking for himself when he was at home aged four .
Said each time he loses a few pounds the weigh just comes back .
According to medical guidelines the surgery can is only for people aged 16+ . | 1,792 | 277 |
118,887 | By . Peter Allen . PUBLISHED: . 09:55 EST, 4 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:31 EST, 4 July 2012 . Nicolas Sarkozy knew police would come ‘looking’ for him, close friends of the ex-president have claimed. As the former French leader and his wife Carla Bruni sought refuge in the home of a Canadian billionaire, it has emer... | Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy travelled to Canada seeking refuge with a Canadian billionaire Paul Desmarais .
Sarkozy allegedly accepted bribes from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt .
Police swept his Paris mansion and office on Tuesday . | 3,861 | 248 |
46,294 | A chorus of naysayers is emerging with predictions that President Obama's plan to 'degrade and destroy' the ISIS terror group will fail unless he abandons his pledge that avoid a ground war in Iraq and Syria. Rep. Buck McKeon, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said Thursday that 'there is n... | Leading congressman calls on Obama to put 'boots on the ground' in the Middle East to stop the spread of ISIS .
'There is simply no other way to do this,' Rep. Buck McKeon said .
Other experts argue that Obama's targeted airstrikes won't be sufficient to defeat what has become an Islamist army of 31,000 fighters .
One ... | 5,747 | 617 |
87,433 | Blow: The poor result will come as an embarrassing blow to Chancellor George Osborne's Project Merlin agreement . Net lending by banks to cash-strapped businesses collapsed by nearly £10billion last year, figures revealed yesterday. The Bank of England statistics make a mockery of Project Merlin, the Government's attem... | Royal Bank of Scotland is being blamed for the shortfall .
Top five agreed to lend SMEs £76bn last year under Osborne's Project Merlin .
Number of SMEs to use a bank overdraft or loan has fallen in the past two years .
Meanwhile, Chancellor is preparing to green light more than £500m in RBS bonuses . | 6,577 | 301 |
48,831 | By . Steve Nolan . An unemployed and homeless man beat his sister-in-law with a dumbbell bar and cut her throat leaving her to bleed to death in the arms of her young children - out of shame at his lack of 'status' in the community. Foyez Ahmed, 31, flew into a rage and beat 38-year-old Razu Khan before slashing her th... | Foyez Ahmed, 31, was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in jail after killing Razu Khan in Oldham, Greater Manchester .
Mrs Khan was found fatally injured on the sofa by three of her children who held her hand and tried to revive her .
Ahmed felt he had been 'treated badly' by his brother Mohammed Rahman and his wife d... | 5,431 | 361 |
143,618 | Manchester United have opened negotiations with David de Gea over a new contract. The Spaniard's contract expires next summer and he has been linked with a move to Real Madrid. But the 24-year-old's agent, Jorge Mendes, denied speculation De Gea had agreed a deal to move to the Bernabeu confirmed he has started negotia... | Man United ace David de Gea has been linked with a move to Real Madrid .
However his agent Jorge Mendes insists De Gea is keen to stay at United .
De Gea was in impressive form during 1-1 draw with West Ham . | 1,869 | 208 |
73,675 | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 00:23 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:35 EST, 16 January 2014 . Police in Philadelphia suspect that the pungent trail left by the Swiss cheese pervert has led them to the door of a man arrested twice in the past for exhibiting the same unusual fromage fetish. Sources at the Phila... | Police sources in Philadelphia have said that 41-year-old Chris Pagano is a 'subject' in their investigation of the city's now notorious 'Swiss Cheese Pervert'
Pagano was arrested in 2006 and 2009 for allegedly propositioning women with Swiss cheese on the streets of Norristown, Philadelphia .
In recent weeks the city ... | 8,070 | 790 |
13,779 | The brother of Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah could be deported from Britain after being released early from prison. Ahmed Farah, 25, a younger brother of the long-distance runner, is said to be waiting to hear if he is to be sent back to his native Somalia. He was jailed for false imprisonment for his part in a knife ... | Ahmed Farah, 25, is facing being deported from Britain back to Somalia .
Was jailed in 2010 for his part in a knife raid in Southall, west London in 2010 .
Reported that he is being held at Dungavel Detention Centre in Lanarkshire .
Is now awaiting an immigration tribunal after an earlier case collapsed .
Moved to Brit... | 2,193 | 377 |
77,977 | (CNN) -- We had no idea five guys with a clever photo tradition would capture so much interest. But the overwhelming response to a recent story about high school friends who've kept in touch over three decades through summer lakeside reunions and a commemorative photo shoot made us wonder what other creative ways peopl... | One iReporter does handstands in front of world landmarks .
Three childhood friends meet on a Bronx stoop every 10 years .
It's never too late to start a photo-taking tradition . | 6,154 | 178 |
97,776 | By . Nadia Gilani . UPDATED: . 14:35 EST, 5 January 2012 . Drug lord: Benjamin Arellano Felix was at the helm of a cartel that smuggled tons of cocaine into the U.S. A Mexican drug lord who pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to launder money can be sentenced to no more than 25 years in jail. An agreement bet... | Benjamin Arellano Felix was at the helm of a cartel peddling drugs with his brothers in the 1990s .
Cartel tortured and killed .
rivals in the U.S. and Mexico as it smuggled Mexican marijuana .
and Colombian cocaine .
Lawyers say lighter sentence may be .
because alleged crimes took place years ago and relied on witnes... | 4,724 | 466 |
8,909 | By . Mark Duell . A controversial futuristic-looking advertising board dubbed the '21st Century Piccadilly Circus' was today officially announced by developers. The London Octopus will be a 160ft-high office block resembling the sea creature when viewed from above, and covered in a staggering 6,000 sq ft of LED screens... | London Octopus will be 160ft block covered in 6,000 sq ft of LED screens .
Structure will be built near Chiswick Roundabout junction in West London .
Will feature 46,500 sq ft of office space and grand double-height entrance .
Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned of Qatar is said to be interested .
Also 'eyeing it up' ... | 4,488 | 371 |
284,256 | Percy von Lipinski stood on a chair as he decorated his family's Christmas tree. While hanging a German glass ornament, he lost his balance and grabbed a branch, pricking his left hand on a pine needle as he regained his footing. Sounds pretty benign, right? At this point, Von Lipinski, 57, had no idea that the inciden... | iReporter Percy von Lipinski of Vancouver, British Columbia, had flesh-eating disease .
His wife, a doctor, insisted that he go to the hospital when his hand hurt .
He had surgery to remove dead tissue from his hand .
Today he has full function of his hand and fingers again . | 7,338 | 276 |
230,947 | Steven Bruno was found guilty of one felony count of second degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the 2012 crime . A 23-year-old California man has been convicted of murdering his adoptive father in order to steal his car and money so he could visit his internet girlfriend in Ohio. Steven Bruno was found guilty... | Steven Bruno of Irvine, California, was found guilty of one felony count of second degree murder on Wednesday .
In 2012 he shot his adoptive father in the chest and head before taking off with the dead man's car, cash and credit cards .
He faces up to 40 years in prison and is due to be sentenced in December . | 2,217 | 311 |
200,610 | The world's oldest working barmaid has died aged 100 after pulling more than two million pints during her 74-year career behind the bar. Great-great grandmother Dolly Saville began her first job at a Buckinghamshire public house in 1940, when a pint cost just eight pence. Over the last seven decades she has pulled mil... | Dolly Saville, from Buckinghamshire, had been a barmaid since 1940 .
During her long career she pulled millions of pints and served celebrities .
At her 100th birthday last year Mrs Saville said she'd had no plans to retire . | 7,616 | 225 |
232,785 | Title: A Giant Leap for Europe: ESA's ExoMars Rover Successfully Lands on Mars
In a historic milestone for European space exploration, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced today that its ExoMars rover, named Rosalind Franklin, has successfully landed on Mars. The rover, which is equipped with state-of-the-art in... | The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that its ExoMars rover, named Rosalind Franklin, has successfully landed on Mars. This historic event marks a significant milestone for European space exploration. The rover, equipped with advanced instruments to search for signs of past life and study the Martian environm... | 2,373 | 1,265 |
275,730 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A 37-year-old man missing for nearly a year has been found dead by his ex-wife under the stairs of an Alaska home they had rented out. Samuel Ephram McAlpine was reported missing on March 29 last year by his sister after failing to return home from a date. But on Monday, McAlpine's ex-wife Ch... | Samuel Ephram McAlpine found dead by his ex-wife Christine Elizabeth McAlpine on March 31 .
He was reported missing on March 29, 2013 while he was going through a divorce .
The McAlpine's had rented out the Alaska house last year after failing to find a buyer .
Police believe McAlpine crawled into the house before the ... | 2,511 | 439 |
84,519 | (CNN) -- Throw confetti! Drop balloons! Give someone a snog! What better way to welcome the new year than with a party, some good food or a burning boat? And of course, few parties are as lavish, ridiculous or exhilarating as a New Year's Eve party. Whether it's the champagne, the fancy dress, the delicious food, the s... | Few parties are as lavish, ridiculous or exhilarating as a New Year's Eve party .
You shared your most spectacular party shots with us on iReport . | 663 | 147 |
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