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2.8 million (2%) U.S. workers left their jobs voluntarily in September . Sharpest spike in 'quits rate' since 2008, shows confidence in the market . Analysts claim employees are optimistic about finding a new job . The figures could force employers to boost wages to retain talent .
[ "Americans are quitting their jobs at the fastest rate since before the economic crash. And analysts are overjoyed. The sharp spike in the 'quits rate' means workers feel more optimistic about finding a new job on the market. Other data on Thursday showed the number of new jobless claims rose last week but remained...
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Home of businessman Robert Stiff targeted by masked gunman . Police believe entrepreneur's property was staked out for several days . Robber battered Mr Stiff's wife and daughters to steal their gems . Intruder described by police as 'dangerous and violent' Neighbours say family have been left in a 'terrible state' aft...
[ "A masked gunman broke into the home of multi-millionaire businessman Robert Stiff and attacked his wife and daughters . A masked gunman who broke into the home of a multi-millionaire entrepreneur and forced his wife and daughter to hand over their jewels, was at the centre of a manhunt. Robert Stiff's wife, Cather...
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Sergey Brin appeared in San Francisco without trademark specs . He claimed to have left them in his car . Wearers have been dubbed 'glassholes' for donning the eyewear . Glass now sells on eBay for as little as half its $1500 list price .
[ "After two years of popping . up at high-profile events sporting Google Glass, the gadget . that transforms eyeglasses into spy-movie worthy technology, . Google co-founder Sergey Brin sauntered bare-faced into a . Silicon Valley red-carpet event on Sunday. He'd left his pair in the car, Brin told a reporter. Howe...
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The order by a Paris court enforces the 'right to be forgotten' rule . The case was brought by a law firm in France that was defamed online . The court ordered links to a defamatory article about the firm to be deleted . Google's French division complied, but the parent company did not . It meant that the article was i...
[ "Google’s French arm has been told it will have to pay a 1,000 euro fine every day should the parent company in America – Google Inc - fail to remove a defamatory article from its global network. The order, by a court in Paris, is an enforcement of the controversial so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling. The cas...
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Doctors not aware donor had the worm - known as Halicephalobus - when the transplants were carried at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff . Patients 'deteriorated rapidly' after surgery and died less than 3 weeks later . The two men are part of only five cases ever recorded across the world .
[ "Two patients died after being given kidney transplants infected with a parasitic worm, it was revealed today. Darren Hughes, 42, and Robert 'Jim' Stuart, 67, were each given a kidney from a transplant donor who was carrying the deadly worm in his organs when he died. Health bosses have confirmed the 'unique and tr...
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Salvador Zamaya, 24, charged with drug possession with intent to sell and trafficking . TSA agents came upon the meat-encased drugs during routine luggage inspection . Suspect was traveling aboard Alaska Airlines from San Jose to Seattle .
[ "A hunk of raw meat found inside a passenger’s luggage set off alarm bells for TSA agents in California last week, leading to an unexpected drug bust. Last Saturday, security agents at San Jose International Airport contacted the local police department about a suspicious package discovered inside a suitcase being ...
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Dealchecker.co.uk rounds up 12 markets around the world . Six traditional festivals include Liseberg, Brussels and Cologne . Alternative markets can be found in Chicago, Hamburg and Licques .
[ "The lights have gone up, the annual battle of the sentimental television adverts has started, and the invitations to parties are flooding in. The Christmas season is well and truly underway, and adding fuel to the festive spirit is of course the markets popping up in cities across Europe, and all over the world. T...
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Prynt case is set to launch on Kickstarter next year, and will cost $99 (£63) It will support 4-inch screens, but larger models will be released later . Prototype can only hold one piece of paper and takes 50 seconds to print . Final version is expected to take 30 seconds and hold up to 30 sheets .
[ "With Polaroid cameras facing a resurgence, especially among celebrities and the privacy conscious, Prynt’s phone case could not be launching at a more opportune time. The case turns digital images into physical photos at the touch of a button, without the need for a data connection. And the French firm is working ...
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The teacher snapped the rabbit's neck, skinned the animal and cut it up in front of 10th-graders at Columbia High School in Nampa, Idaho . The educator wanted to teach the students where their food comes from . The display was conducted at the request of the students, and those who didn't wish to watch had the choice t...
[ "An Idaho biology teacher landed in hot water after killing and skinning a rabbit in class to show students where their food comes from. Nampa School District spokeswoman Allison Westfall said the teacher restrained the rabbit and then killed it in front of 16 10th-graders by snapping its neck on November 6 at Colu...
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Politicians in Dortmund want to introduce female traffic light icons . They claim they should be introduced in the name of gender equality . Officials argued that they are also safer as they would emit more light .
[ "Gender equality with traffic lights is being pursued in Dortmund, with 50/50 quotas for male and female icons set to be introduced. Politicians from the Social Democratic and Green parties in the German city have asked the council to consider the idea. They’ve argued that some of the lights should be partially mod...
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Small fire started on board USS Miami by worker who wanted to go home . Fire crews were sent back by Navy chiefs before having to be recalled . Water not put on flames for two hours as officers wanted to flood dry dock . Craft was saved but had to be scrapped as repair bill topped $700million .
[ "A $900million nuclear submarine had to be scrapped after a worker started a small blaze because he wanted to go home early - and firefighters had no idea how to put it out, it has been claimed. Investigators say a fire on board the USS Miami at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 2012 got out of control because of co...
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The sweet treats were created by food blogger Josh Scherer, who claims that they taste 'like rice pudding .
[ "A food blogger has unveiled a new weird and wonderful donut hybrid made using fried ramen noodles. Josh Scherer's 'ramnut' follows in the footsteps of pastry chef Dominique Ansel's infamous Cronut - and Keizo Shimamoto's world-renowned Ramen Burger, taking the trend one step further in order to combine sweet and s...
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EXCLUSIVE: Iain Duncan Smith warns children need help earlier . Work and Pensions Secretary reveals plan to target 'at risk' teenagers . Jobcentres were banned from helping anyone until they turn 18 . It means school leavers ‘bump around’ doing cash-in-hand work for years . 489,258 people aged 16-24 are unemployed and ...
[ "Jobcentre staff are to be sent into schools under Tory plans to stop children as young as 14 from descending into a life on the dole. Iain Duncan Smith warns that too many children who leave school at 16 ‘bump around’ doing cash-in-hand work for years before they are offered help, and are left with a 'wage scar' o...
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Ruptures rates may be seven times higher than at first feared . Health Secretary 'concerned and unhappy' at new data . Plastic surgeons warned of dangers five years ago . Founder of French firm which supplied implants facing charges . Plastic surgeons had warned of the dangers five years ago; the NHS gave faulty implan...
[ "More than 3,000 women in the UK face complications from controversial French breast implants it was feared today as the Government launched a review of the risks. The reassessment was triggered after a major cosmetic surgery company told ministers privately that rupture rates could be as high as 7 or 8 per cent. A...
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The men staged the fight in front of the Scott Monument on Princes Street . A local councillor said it was a 'homage' to the movie Trainspotting . Once the Google car passed by the men stopped fighting each other .
[ "A pair of Scottish pranksters staged a fight in front of a famous Edinburgh monument when a Google Street View camera car passed by. The two young men can be seen having a fist fight on Princes Street next to the city's famous Scott Monument, in images captured by Google at the end of July this year. But council c...
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Cristian Pereira, 31, posed as woman on Facebook to befriend victim . The teen trusted him after he claimed to be a friend of the au pair . Taken to a remote field in Oxfordshire where she was raped and assaulted . At Oxford Crown Court it emerged he had been convicted of rape in Brazil . He came to the UK after fleei...
[ "Predator: Cristian Pereira, 31, was jailed for 13-and-a-half years by a judge after being convicted of rape . A wanted Brazilian rapist fled to the UK and attacked a student after posing as a female au pair, a court heard. Cristian Pereira tricked his 19-year-old victim into believing he was a woman after befriend...
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Payday loan giant will remove logo from children's replica shirts . Lender had to pay £2.6 million in compensation earlier this year . It put pressure on struggling customers to pay up with fake legal letters . It has also been fiercely attacked by the Archbishop of Canterbury . Wonga said the decision was made followi...
[ "Controversial payday lender Wonga has agreed with Newcastle United to remove its logo from all children's replica shirts and training wear from the 2016/17 season. Earlier this year, the payday loan giant was ordered to pay compensation of £2.6million to 45,000 customers who were harassed with threatening letters ...
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Merseyside and Linconshire chippies make it through to the top . Scotland's Cromar's in St Andrews, Fife serves lobster and monkfish . Simpsons in Cheltenham have once a month wheat and gluten-free days . Order a £20 bottle of white wine to go with the fish at Papa's Barn in Kent .
[ "A Scottish fish and chippie serving pricey lobster and expensive monkfish has been announced as one of the best in the UK. Cromars in St Andrews, Fife, which opened in September last year, has a specials board that changes daily, depending on the catch of the day. But the cheapest item on the menu is still a Briti...
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Zak Rowlands, 19, cannot talk and suffers with severe learning difficulties . His parents installed a camera at care home when they saw him flinching . Care worker Stanley Nkenka was caught hitting the teenager on the head . He pleaded guilty to ill-treatment and has been jailed for six months . Zak's mother Julie said...
[ "A care worker who was caught on camera hitting a disabled teenager on the back of the head has been jailed for six months. Zak Rowlands, 19, who cannot speak and suffers with autism and severe learning difficulties, was assaulted and called a 'stupid boy' by Stanley Nkenka on his birthday. When his parents noticed...
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Dangerous overtaking manoeuvre captured on lorry dashboard camera . Near miss happened on a country road in South Yorkshire . Footage shows the motorist squeeze between a lorry and a passing car . Expert says it's a 'miracle' a three vehicle smash was avoided . Not known whether the driver of the Peugeot has faced pros...
[ "This is the terrifying moment a reckless driver came within inches of causing a horrific three vehicle smash with a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre. In the shocking footage an impatient motorist can be seen trying to squeeze past a slow moving lorry as another car approaches from the opposite direction. The video, ...
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Jack Sykes, 12, and brother Paul, 9, died after blaze at their father's home . Family and friends packed church to say final farewell to 'terrific boys' Boy's teacher: 'Let's try and remember the shining light that was their lives' It's believed fire was set deliberately by their father Darren, who also died .
[ "Two boys who died in a house fire thought to have been started by their father have been described as 'a shining light' at a funeral service attended by hundreds of people. Talented musician Jack Sykes, 12, and his aspiring athlete brother Paul, nine, died after a blaze at their father's home in Penistone, South Y...
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Google Maps underwater street view launched on Friday afternoon . The underwater 3D mapping allows people to view sites such as Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Bondi Beach and Sydney Harbour . The project is part of a collaboration between Google and Australian researchers Catlin Seaview Survey . A specially-designed c...
[ "Google has launched an underwater 'street view', which gives curious minds all over the world a chance to take a virtual dive into some of the most stunning wonders of the sea. Among the treasured sites include Australia's World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. Viewers can also take a dip into Bondi Beach and S...
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Lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is inching closer to the small town of Pahoa . Molten rock is currently breaking out of three spots near the town, which has around 1,000 residents . Hawaii County Civil Defense say the breakouts do not pose an immediate threat to area residents . The Kilauea volcano has been ...
[ "Lava from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is inching closer to the small town of Pahoa. As these images show, molten rock is burning away at the asphalt as it fills the driveway of a disused refuse station. The first Hawaiian house was consumed this week by the months-long, slow-moving lava flow that ha...
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Squadron Leader Ronald Fairfax Hamlyn achieved 'ace' status in one day . He shot down five planes in just over three hours during Battle of Britain . Was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the 'ace in a day' feat . His medal haul, including the DFC and Air Force Cross, on sale at auction . Along with his log bo...
[ "Squadron Leader Ronald Fairfax Hamlyn shot down five enemy planes during three missions in a single day during the Battle of Britain in August 1940 . The remarkable story of an RAF hero who achieved 'ace' status in a single day of flying has come to light after his medals were put up for sale. Squadron Leader Rona...
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One nurse has died and a doctor has been infected after treating the man . Another woman being treated at a Bamako hospital also tested positive . More than 90 people are in quarantine after coming into contact . Mali is rushing to impose tougher measures to contain the spread of Ebola .
[ "More than 90 people are in quarantine in Mali after a cleric from Guinea who was carrying the Ebola virus infected a nurse and a doctor before dying. A nurse has already died after treating the imam at a private clinic in Bamako after he sought treatment for what doctors initially thought was kidney failure. Yeste...
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Conor Friedmann-Kenny used camera attached to his ankle to capture the terrifying view . He is training to be a stunt man and has appeared on BBC's Tumble . But warning potential copycats, he says he has been 'training for years'
[ "An acrobat has taken his risk-taking a little bit higher - by performing an incredible handstand 24-storey up a tower block in Singapore. Conor Friedmann-Kenny captured the terrifying view from the high rise building using a camera attached to his ankle. The 22-year-old, who is from London, is training to be a stu...
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'Just having everything kind of stripped away from you,' said James Morgan of how it felt to notice the $27,000 charge on his card . Customers incorrectly paid anywhere from $8,000 to $99,000 due to a credit card machine glitch . The glitch only affected customers on October 21 and that the restaurant Chop House is wor...
[ "A man was charged $27,000 for chicken parmesan and two beers at a Tennessee restaurant after a card machine glitch added extra zeroes to customers' bills on October 21, one as high as $99,000. James Morgan, 22, never expected to leave Chop House in Knoxville with a full stomach and an empty bank account but last F...
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Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove's Neutral Bay semi will go under the hammer this weekend . The 'Tuscan inspired' home enjoys sweeping views over North Sydney city and a sun-washed private garden . Sir Cosgrove was recently appointed Australia's 26th Governor-General and was the first man to be knighted by PM Tony A...
[ "One of the more prestigious Sydney properties to go under the hammer this weekend will be the North Shore home of Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife, Lady Lynne Cosgrove. The couple, who recently moved to their official residences at Kirribilli's Admiralty House and Government House in Canberra, are ...
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Mother-of-four Tania Clarence, 42, admitted three counts of manslaughter . She smothered Ben and Max, both 3, and Olivia, 4, at £2m house in April . She wrote a letter to her husband after smothering her disabled twin sons . Letter says Clarence felt 'ghastly' after the killings and was 'so, so sorry' After penning the...
[ "Tragedy: Banker Gary Clarence arrives at the Old Bailey as his wife is being sentences for killing their three disabled children . A mother wrote a letter to her husband after suffocating two of their disabled children, telling him she was finding it 'difficult' to kill their daughter after smothering their twin s...
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Chris Denning has pleaded guilty to a total of 41 sex abuse charges . The crimes relate to 28 boys, some as young as nine-years-old . He admitted a dozen offences that he had previously denied . The 73-year-old will no longer stand trial and will be sentenced next month .
[ "Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning today admitted sexually assaulting 28 boys . Former Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning was facing jail yesterday after admitting sexually abusing 26 boys as young as nine while he was at the BBC. One of the founding disc jockeys at the station, the music producer molested children at the ...
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Jeremy Gutsche says he was 'gouged' for just 155 page views, file upload . He purchased a £20 wifi package but incurred additional charges . Singapore Airlines says its price plans are based on volume or time . Mr Gutsche says he contacted the carrier but has received no response .
[ "A Canadian traveller received a nasty surprise when he was hit with a sky-high $1,200 (£750) bill after using on-board wifi on a Singapore Airlines flight. Toronto businessman Jeremy Gutsche said he was shocked when he saw the charges and accused the airline of ripping off passengers who connect their devices to ...
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Shahnaz Qidwai was killed on June 15, 2012 at her Sydney home . A Supreme Court jury found tradesman Tony Halloun guilty in September . Halloun's sentencing hearing on Friday heard of the family's heartbreak over losing their 'angel' Shahnaz's daughter Maha said she was haunted by the image of her murdered mother .
[ "Maha Qidwai is still haunted by the image of her murdered mother Shahnaz's battered, bruised body on the floor of their Sydney waterfront home. Tony Halloun, 36, sat motionless in the dock as Maha, her father, her brother and her two sisters, one after the other broke down as they detailed how the loss of their fa...
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Foreign Secretary admits Britain will never have border control in the EU . Philip Hammond warned that the EU needs to reform or Britain will leave . Germany should realise UK will leave unless we get new powers, he said . Hinted that EU may have to pay for school places taken by migrant children . Only 20 per cent thi...
[ "Britain will never have full control of its borders as long as we are part of the EU, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond admitted . Britain can never have full control over national borders as long as we remain a member of the European Union, the Foreign Secretary has admitted. Philip Hammond warned the British peop...
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Scientists at the University of Aberdeen found how a person should best lift is determined by the shape of their spine . An individual's curvature of the spine is unique, like a fingerprint . So a 'one size fits all' approach is not effective, scientists say .
[ "The curve of a person's lower spine is unique, like a fingerprint, scientists say . The age old advice to help people safely lift heavy objects - 'bend your knees and keep your back straight' - is flawed, a group of scientists claim. New research by a team at Aberdeen University has found how a person should lift ...
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Hobsbawm, who died in October 2012, was one of Britain's most eminent historians, but was widely criticised for his defence of communist regimes . Accused of being apologist for the totalitarian evils of Soviet communism . According to Brighton probate office records, he left assets of £1,835,341 .
[ "Leading Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm left more than £1.8million in his will, it has been revealed . Leading Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm left more than £1.8million in his will, it has been revealed. Hobsbawm, who died aged 95 in October 2012, was one of Britain’s most eminent historians, but he was widely cr...
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Far-right group dogged by controversy since split from BNP in 2011 . Their merchandise uses image similar to the Queen's St Edward's Crown . The unauthorised use of the image is illegal under numerous trading laws . Metropolitan Police are investigating at request of the Cabinet Office . But group's leader remains def...
[ "Far-right political group Britain First is being investigated over claims it is misusing an image of the Queen's crown on its merchandise. A crown appears on top of an emblem which features on the BNP splinter group's hoodies, caps and beanie hats as well as election leaflets. It is an offence under both the Trade...
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Four police boats sent to investigate bubbles appearing on the surface . After 45 minutes of investigation, the boat and crew of seven men, sped off . A police spokeswoman said the bubbles are not 'anything suspicious' Thousands of police have been involved in huge G20 security operation .
[ "Four police boats rocketed up the Brisbane River and deployed divers to investigate some mysterious bubbles in the water this afternoon. But it seems that they were just bubbles. And police - on edge and out in force because of the G20 summit at the weekend - were just being very careful. Scroll down for video . A...
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Ian Ousey, 51, was chief financial officer at FremantleMedia; he was jailed for 40 months today . Company credit card was also used to pay for vehicles, mobile phones and other unauthorised expenses . Prosecutor James Benson said the fraudster spent thousands on ‘flights to Brazil and Australia’ Ousey, who lives in £1....
[ "Ian Ousey (outside court today), 51, was chief financial officer at FremantleMedia when he fleeced the media company so he could keep up with instalments on his dream home in Portugal . A former executive at the company behind The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent was jailed for 40 months today for stealing £225,0...
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Kenneth Brunner's wife received a letter on Monday from the U.S. Veterans Benefits Administration, saying her husband died . The letter went on to tell Mrs Brunner that she should not cash any more of her husband's benefits checks . Mr Brunner, who was injured serving in the Army in 1955, is alive and well at the age o...
[ "An 81-year-old Army veteran from Wisconsin wants the U.S. government to know he's alive and well, despite its information to the contrary. Kenneth Brunner's wife, Julie, received a letter Monday from the U.S. Veterans Benefits Administration, expressing sympathy for his passing and directing her not to cash anymor...
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Phillip Boudreau went missing after going out on his speedboat last year . Joseph James Landry, who was a crew member on lobster boat Twin Maggies, denies second-degree murder . Nova Scotia Supreme Court heard Mr Boudreau was attacked by Landry after he was spotted near his lobster traps . He allegedly hooked Mr Boudre...
[ "The case of a fisherman who was left dead at sea after his boat was attacked by a rival three-man fishing crew was 'murder for lobster,' his murder trial was told. The body of Phillip Boudreau, of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada, was never found after he went out on his speedboat in Petit de Grat harbour in Jun...
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David Lancos and Judith Brown, both 59, met at casino watching the races . Lancos allegedly told Ms Brown he had cancer and couldn't pay bills . She agreed to give him $300 a month and took out a $9,000 loan to help . After 15 months she discovered he wasn't ill and called police, she says .
[ "David Lancos, pictured, convinced a woman he was dying of cancer and conned her out of $15,000 . A gambling addict convinced a woman he was dying from cancer for two years in order to con her out of $15,000 to pay for his habit, police say. David Lancos, 59, from Pennsylvania, met Judith Brown, also 59, while watc...
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Boston Scientific Corp was ordered Thursday to pay four women $26.7million in compensatory damages . The company was found liable for selling faulty transvaginal mesh devices . Plaintiffs said they suffered injuries as a result of the company’s Pinnacle device, used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinen...
[ "Boston Scientific Corp was ordered Thursday to pay four women a total of $26.7million after it was found liable for selling faulty transvaginal mesh devices, following one of the first federal trials resulting from thousands of lawsuits over the devices. After deliberating for a few hours, a Miami federal court ju...
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Police investigating Westminster paedophile ring claims by Tom Watson . Dolphin Square alleged to be the site of 'sex parties' involving children . MPs, spy chiefs and military leaders are said to have hosted sordid events . Two victims have come forward reporting sexual abuse by VIP ring . Last July it emerged a dossi...
[ "Police probing an alleged VIP paedophile ring are examining its links to a number of suspected murders. Scotland Yard announced yesterday it is investigating a 'possible homicide' more than 30 years ago centring on a block of luxury flats long popular with MPs. The explosive allegation could even extend to a serie...
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CCTV footage shows the two unidentified suspects at Grove Liquors on Friday August 22 . As they wander down aisles they sneakily select products . Police are appealing for help in identifying the man and woman .
[ "Police in Miami are hunting for a man and woman who stole more than $700 worth of alcohol from a store by slipping bottles under their clothing. CCTV footage shows the two unidentified suspects at Grove Liquors on Friday August 22 wandering down aisles and sneakily thieving products from the shelves. The lady is s...
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Hundreds of smaller Tesco and Sainsbury's capitalised on growing area . Now Lidl and Aldi are set to join trend in lucrative London battleground . Aldi trialling shops in Kilburn and Tooting as part of £600m development . Asda is also said to be looking at opening its first high street store .
[ "Aldi and Lidl are to carpet Britain with dozens of smaller convenience outlets, threatening the dominance of big established stores. The move marks another blow for Tesco and Sainsbury’s, which are already under pressure from the discounters as their supermarkets lure customers with cheap food and special offers. ...
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Timothy Tebbe, 34, drove newlyweds Andrew and Ruth Bloomfield to buy a bottle of moonshine for their present but crashed the pick-up truck . Andrew, 27, and their friend Liz Shelton were killed, Ruth severely injured . Tebbe charged with driving 100 mph, Ruth has defended him .
[ "The double-fatal crash that killed an Ohio groom hours after the wedding has led to charges against his friend who was driving. Timothy Tebbe, 34, was driving newlyweds Andrew and Ruth Bloomfield home from buying their wedding present, a bottle of Moonshine, when the pick-up truck hurtled into a ditch in a cornfie...
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NSW Police have charged Daniel Poynton, 21, from Echuca with two counts of murder . He was arrested for an outstanding warrant for a traffic offence yesterday . The man was interviewed and later charged over the double murder . He is in custody and will appear at Deniliquin Local Court today . Jamie Edwards and Joelene...
[ "Police have charged a man with two counts of murder after a man and woman were found shot dead next a car on a deserted rural country road this week. Daniel Poynton, 21, from Echuca, in northern Victoria, was arrested by NSW Police after he was stopped for an outstanding traffic offence on Friday. He was taken to...
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Strip Hop combines hip hop and stripping for a total body workout . It has won a legion of fans at Equinox Fitness in West Hollywood . The high intensity exercise targets the legs, arms, neck, back, core and glutes and is said to burn around 800 calories an hour .
[ "These fitness fanatics are leaving their inhibitions at the door. This is Strip Hop, the latest Hollywood exercise class that combines two different techniques - hip hop and stripping - for a total body workout. Whether it's slow and sensual or strong and exact, Strip Hop has won a legion of fans at Equinox Fitnes...
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The High Court has rejected a challenge to Queensland's Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment (VLAD) laws, finding they are not unconstitutional . The challenge was brought by Hell's Angels member and tatooist Stefan Kuczborski, funded by The United Motorcycle Council . The laws were introduced following a bikie...
[ "Other Australian states and territories may follow Queensland's tough-cop lead in dealing with problem motorcycle gangs, after its controversial anti-bikie laws were upheld in the High Court on Friday. The High Court has rejected a challenge, brought by Hell's Angels member Stefan Kuczborski, to the new Vicious La...
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Naked pictures of Desire Luzinda went viral on social media websites . Images were leaked following alleged row between her and former lover . Country's Ethics and Integrity minister called for 26-year-old to be arrested . Comes after stricter anti-pornography rules were rolled out in Uganda . Singer, who has a young d...
[ "A Ugandan pop star faces arrest after her ex-boyfriend posted naked ‘revenge porn’ photographs of her on the internet. Desire Luzinda has gone into hiding after the pictures went viral on social media websites and were published in newspapers in the East African country. But the nation’s State Minister for Ethics ...
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Carolyn Wright, 22, beat up bartender Ashley Michaels-Hoder, 24, . She grabbed Michaels-Hoder by the the hair and hit her with a shoe . The brutal beating occurred at gentlemen's club, Chez Joey, South Carolina . The victim suffered a swollen left eye and puncture wounds on her scalp . Wright has not yet been arreste...
[ "An irate stripper went ballistic on a fellow employee at a gentlemen's club and attacked her with a clear plastic high-heeled shoe leaving the victim with huge puncture wounds on her scalp. Carolyn Wright, 22, allegedly grabbed Ashley Michaels-Hoder, 24, by the hair and began hitting her with the deadly spiked sho...
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Shauna Sims, a teacher at Parks Junior High School in Fullerton, California, charged with lewd acts with a 14-year-old . The alleged victim does not attend the school where Sims, who is believed to be married, teaches .
[ "A 35-year-old special-education teacher from California has been arrested and charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy. Shauna Sims, a teacher at Parks Junior High School in Fullerton, was taken into custody at her workplace at around 11am Thursday. According to police, the alleged victim is not a student at...
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Abandoned Angel weighed 14kg and was so ill she 'could barely stand' After being nursed back to health the one-year-old has doubled in weight . Cardiff Dogs Home said: 'How on earth she was still alive is a mystery' The centre is now desperate to rehome the resilient cross-breed .
[ "Only a few months ago she was knocking on death's door. Angel the puppy weighed just 14kgs when she arrived at Cardiff Dogs Home, was 'barely able to stand' and was described as a 'bag of bones' by shocked vets. After being nursed back to health and doubling in weight the brown and white cross-breed is unrecognisa...
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Last week Kmart announced that its stores would remain open for 42 hours straight over Thanksgiving and Black Friday . Jillian Fisher, 25, has launched an online petition asking the retailer to give employees more time off .
[ "A woman has launched an online petition asking Kmart to give its employees Thanksgiving Day off so that her mother can spend the holiday at home with her family. After the company announced plans to keep its stores open for 42 hours straight, from 6am on Thanksgiving straight through until midnight on Black Friday...
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A man entered The Lunch Club delicatessen in the Perth suburb of Carlisle on Saturday morning . Brendan John Lindsay was shot dead after he threatened to kill a woman . Lindsay grabbed a knife from behind the counter and took manager Sheila Tran hostage . Tran suffered stab wounds and remains in hospital with serious c...
[ "Four officers were arrested after they shot a man dead when he allegedly armed himself with a knife and took a delicatessen manager hostage. Brendan John Lindsay, 38, entered The Lunch Club in Carlisle, Perth and grabbed a knife from behind the counter as he threatened to kill Sheila Tran, 37, on Saturday morning...
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Three-year-old Victoria Wilcher was injured when she was mauled by three pit bulls in her grandfather's backyard . Toddler lost her right eye because of the attack, and cannot move the right side of her face . Wilcher must use a feeding tube to eat, was getting mashed potatoes when she was asked to leave by a KFC emplo...
[ "A little girl left with a scarred face after being attacked by a pit bull was thrown out of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi, after an employee said her face was 'scaring the other diners'. The family of three-year-old Victoria Wilcher were left horrified after they were asked to leave t...
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Care for the Wild International has launched the Zoo Review website . The site will give TripAdvisor-style ratings to animal attractions . Zoo Review launches with reviews of ten Thailand parks and zoos . Ratings range from 'best in class' to 'unacceptable'
[ "A new review site will speak on behalf of the animals at wildlife attractions around the world and give TripAdvisor-style ratings to the best and worst of them. Care for the Wild International has launched Zoo Review to provide assessments of tourist parks that feature animals, from giants such as SeaWorld to smal...
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Footage shows two kayakers coming into close contact with a shark . Mark Naumovitz and Brian Nelli were fishing in Palm Beach Florida . The pair was stalked relentlessly by a three metre hammerhead . But the dreaded jaws was seen circling the boat before swimming away .
[ "While a close encounter with a shark strikes fear into the heart of any fishermen, the last thing these kayakers wanted to experience was a real life scene taken straight from the film Jaws. Shocking footage has emerged of two kayakers from the United States who got a bit too close for comfort when they dropped a ...
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Sketches were done by Colin Cantwell two years before first film released . Show X-wings with only two wings and oddly-shaped Star Destroyers . Are being sold with original script called Adventures Of The Starkiller .
[ "A long time ago in a studio far, far away... artist Colin Cantwell created these incredible sketches of spaceships that would be made into icons by the Star Wars movies. The artwork includes early versions of the X-wing fighters, piloted by Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of films, and the Imperial Star Des...
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Kristine Biggs Johnson was drunkenly driving her truck through Morgan County, Utah, on November 24, 2012 when the shooting occurred . A 40-mile car chase ensued after she refused to stop for police who tried to pull her over . The chase eventually ended in a cul-de-sac and dash-cam footage sho...
[ "A woman who lost her left eye two years ago when a police officer fired a single shot at her following a drunken 40-mile car chase is suing the cop and police force involved. Kristine Biggs Johnson was driving drunk through Morgan County, Utah, on November 24, 2012 when the shooting occurred. At a press conference...
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Lord Hanningfield claimed daily allowance 11 times without doing any work . Needed cash to pay 'Bruce' to care for Bernese mountain dog and hens . But sleaze chief says he should be suspended until the next election . Archaic rules mean he cannot be kicked out of Lords permanently . In 2011 he served nine weeks in pris...
[ "Shamed former Tory peer Lord Hanningfield is set to be suspended from the House of Lords for claiming more than £3,000 for work he did not do, it was announced today. The former Essex County Council leader was caught turning up at Parliament to 'clock in and out' to claim his daily allowance before leaving minutes...
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The Strangers' Dining Room is a favourite among MPs and their staff . It can be hired out for events when the House of Commons is in recess . Taxpayers already subsidise food and drink for MPs by almost £5m a year .
[ "MPs have signed off on plans to spend more than £200,000 doing up Parliament's most exclusive restaurant. The plush Strangers’ Dining Room will be almost entirely refurbished, House of Commons authorities have confirmed. A ten-week touch up will take place during the MPs’ summer holiday this year - with the carpet...
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The two men first attempted to speed eat a pretzel in thirty seconds . Scraped the salt off the German baked good and folded them . Winner eventually declared at one minute and 42 seconds .
[ "In an effort to mark Guinness World Record Day, two German men have gotten their stomach into knots trying to speed eat a German food icon. Unfortunately, the two men failed their first World Record attempt: downing a pretzel in 30 seconds without any water. However, a winner was eventually declared - one minute a...
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The Steadfast Trust was filmed by undercover investigators for ITV . Supporters filmed giving Nazi salutes and chanting 'white power' Charity Commission has now revoked Trust's charity status . Investigators also infiltrated Islamic charity The Global Aid Trust . They witnessed worker expressing support for Charlie Heb...
[ "Supporters of a charity that provides books for school children were caught by undercover investigators chanting 'White Power', and using slogans from Hitler's Mein Kampf. The Steadfast Trust bills itself as being 'the first and only registered charity which undertakes work specifically for the English community' ...
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Tony Rohr worked at the Jackson Boulevard Pizza Hut in Elkhart for 10 years . He took a stand because it is 'immoral' to make his employees work on the holiday . His bosses disagreed and told him to sign a letter of resignation .
[ "An Indiana Pizza Hut manager has been fired for refusing to open the restaurant on Thanksgiving because he didn’t think it was fair to his employees. Tony Rohr says he thinks it is morally wrong to make people work on the holiday. Rohr, who worked at the Jackson Boulevard Pizza Hut in Elkhart for 10 years, was fir...
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James Bird, 53, was accused of repeatedly abusing boy for being naughty . Complainant, now 20, went to police ten years later after a drinking session . Mr Bird was suspended and subjected to a year-long investigation and trial . But the jury cleared him of four counts of abuse in just 15 minutes .
[ "Cleared in 15 minutes: Headteacher James Bird, 53, was found not guilty of 4 counts of gross indecency . A respected headmaster was cleared by a jury in just 15 minutes of molesting an unruly pupil in his study. James Bird, 53, was arrested at his desk and subjected to a year long court ordeal after he was accuse...
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The House today passed a bill by a vote of 252-161 with identical language to legislation under consideration in the Senate . Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana is begging her Democratic colleagues to approve construction of Keystone XL next Tuesday in a bid to get reelected . Her Senate seat hangs in the balance after ne...
[ "The House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation giving the makers of the Keystone pipeline the go-ahead to build the fourth and final section of the oil transportation system. The House has already sanctioned the construction of the XL portion of the pipeline eight times but today it passed language iden...
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'Pick-up artist' Julien Blanc should be barred from Britain, says minister . Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone said she is concerned by sexist remarks . She lobbied Theresa May to refuse the self-styled dating coach a visa . Mr Blanc has been criticised over his sexually abusive and racist methods .
[ "A Home Office minister last night demanded a ban on controversial US 'pick-up artist' Julien Blanc entering Britain. Liberal Democrat Lynne Featherstone took the rare step of speaking out publicly to say she was lobbying Home Secretary Theresa May to refuse the self-styled dating coach a visa. Mr Blanc has been he...
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Obama and Suu Kyi's embrace during 2012 meeting caught public attention . Obama's kiss was seen by some as inappropriate and in poor taste . But this time Suu Kyi kissed him twice before pulling him in for a hug . Tweets accused her of 'over compensating' and branded move 'awkward'
[ "When President Obama first met Burma's Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi two years ago, their awkward embrace caught the media's attention. A kiss on the cheek by the Commander in Chief was branded by some as inappropriate and in poor taste. But it seemed the democracy activist was over-compensating for their l...
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Professor Robert Coe warns teachers are falling into ‘bad behaviour’ Claims it is because they believe other schools were also bending the rules . Comes amid claims teachers 'telling learners what to write' to boost grades .
[ "Teachers have lost their ‘morality’ and are cheating in exams and coursework to boost pupils’ grades, an expert has claimed. Professor Robert Coe said teachers were falling into ‘bad behaviour’ because they believed other schools were bending the rules. It coincided with revelations that whistleblowers reported te...
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Notebook of handwritten Dylan Thomas poems was meant to be burned . Thomas did not get on with mother-in-law who sent the book to the boiler . But a servant saved the book and it is now expected to be sold for £150,00 . Scholar calls it 'the most exciting discovery since Thomas's death' Corrections and crossings-out co...
[ "It was a notebook that was meant to be burned. Ordered by his mother-in-law, perhaps a sign of their fractured relationship and his stormy marriage to her daughter, personal notes and 19 handwritten poems written by Dylan Thomas were meant to be destroyed. But the book was saved from being sent to the boiler, pres...
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Andrew Davies said he wanted it to be the 'Mr Darcy full-frontal nudity scene' Does not know why Firth wore a shirt but might be to hide his ‘love handles’ Famous scene in adaptation transformed the actor into household name .
[ "The sight of Colin Firth in a wet white shirt left millions of women swooning and transformed the actor into a household name. Playing the brooding Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, he dived into a lake and swam underwater before emerging with his clothes dripping and clinging to his body. But the screenwriter of t...
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Publishing house, Debrett, to offer £1,000 'social intelligence' courses to under 30s . Research shows employers feel younger generation lack social skills despite academic qualifications . Universities and schools face criticism for not producing 'well rounded' graduates .
[ "It has been giving Britain’s aristocracy advice on social etiquette for more than 200 years. Now Debrett’s is branching out from producing guides on elegant manners and will start offering courses in social skills to jobseekers. The publishing house is offering residential and day courses - starting at a £1,000 - ...
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Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman has been in prison since the 1990s but has used his sons and other devout followers in Egypt to run YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter pages . 'The Blind Sheik' was convicted as a terrorist for 1993 World Trade Center bombings and for conspiring to attack other New York City landmarks . Accounts wer...
[ "Though he is condemned to spend the rest of his life behind bars and likely in solitary confinement, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman has a prominent online presence with thousands of followers. The Blind Sheik, an Egyptian Muslim leader who was sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the 1993 World Trade Center bomb...
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Schools setting bad example for young people by poor nutrition . Michael Gove granted exemption to academies in 2010 . Medical profession angry that food recommendations not adopted . DfE calls doctor's claims are 'disingenuous' and 'untrue'
[ "Children’s health is being harmed because academies and free schools are allowed to opt out of serving healthy lunches to their pupils, one of the country’s top doctors has warned. Professor Terence Stephenson believes that two million children are at risk of obesity because of the government’s divisive and ‘irres...
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Viagra maker expected to hike £60billion offer after it was rejected by UK firm . MPs, Trade Unions and science experts concerned takeover will cost jobs . Pfizer attempts to win support with pledge to safeguard British business . Cameron claims he has made 'very good progress' in winning guarantees .
[ "Pfizer last night signalled that its £63billion takeover of British rival AstraZeneca may cost thousands of jobs. The US drugs firm told MPs its planned takeover would ‘reduce overlaps’ between the firms and create ‘significant financial synergies’. The language is business shorthand for cost savings – such as lay...
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Judge Gladys Kessler ordered the military to stop force-feeding GITMO detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab . The order also says prison personnel can not forcibly remove the prisoner from his cell . 'This is a major crack in Guantanamo's . years-long effort to oppress prisoners and to exercise total control . over information abou...
[ "A federal judge in Washington ordered the U.S. military on Friday to at least temporarily stop force-feeding a hunger striking prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay naval base. The order from U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler bars the force feeding of prisoner Abu Wa'el Dhiab at least until a hearing on Wednesday....
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603 inmates have been released from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba . 100 are confirmed (and another 74 suspected) to have returned to terrorism . The U.S. military facility has recently been condemned for its controversial force-feeding processes .
[ "A shocking one in six inmates released from Guantanamo Bay prison have returned to terrorism, according to a U.S. intelligence report made public last week. Of the 603 prisoners set free from the military facility, 100 are confirmed to have rejoined jihad against the West. These include 17 ex-detainees that are de...
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Edinburgh, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham have drawn up the plans . It could see disadvantaged child with three Bs getting a place over . privately-educated child with three A*s .
[ "Universities have been accused of social engineering after drawing up admissions schemes that favour applicants from poorer backgrounds. Instead of selecting students solely on merit, four institutions – Edinburgh, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham – have devised systems which boost the grades of children from low-inc...
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Comments were made by Shinzo Abe during a tour of robotics factories . He announced the creation of a taskforce to treble size of the industry . Mr Abe hopes to increase Japan's market for machines to £13.8bn ($24bn) There are currently a number of smaller competitive robotic events such as the RoboCup and the Darpa Ro...
[ "When Japan hosts the summer Olympics in 2020, prime minister Shinzo Abe is determined to make it an event to remember. And what better way, he claims, than to include robotic competitors to show off the world’s technical achievements. Mr Abe made the comments during a tour of robotics factories in Tokyo and Saitam...
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Nichola Baird, 30, was overjoyed when told she was expecting twins . But Kyle and Jake arrived just 23 weeks into the pregnancy . The legal limit for abortion in the UK is 24 weeks . Research shows that babies born before 24 weeks rarely survive . The twins were born weighing just over 1lb - the equivalent of three ap...
[ "Tiny twin babies born just a week before the legal abortion limit have made a full recovery, despite doctors warning their parents to expect the worst. Nichola Baird, 30, from Hebburn in Tyne and Wear, gave birth to twin boys Kyle and Jake last September. The boys arrived just 23 weeks into the pregnancy, and wer...
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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...
[ "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...
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Millionaire art dealer died just two days before his 'cursed' watch was sold . Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar died suddenly aged 48 . He gave it to Sotheby's to cover an unpaid debt and it sold for £15million . Watch also brought bad luck to previous owner US banker Henry Graves Jr . His youngest son George...
[ "It is known as the most elaborate and beautiful watch in the world – a £15million masterpiece of breathtaking craftsmanship and exquisite design. But the 1933 Patek Philippe which came to be known as the Graves Supercomplication was said to be blighted by a deadly curse. The so-called holy grail of timepieces brou...
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Jason Hall, 39, spotted the elderly couple withdrawing £3,000 . He then followed the pair, aged 83 and 86, down an alleyway . Hall wrestled a bag from the woman's grasp and sprinted off . But witnesses in Bilston saw what happened and gave chase . Hall was caught and has been handed three years behind bars .
[ "Jason Hall was handed three years behind bars for attempting to mug an elderly woman when she was guiding her blind husband whilst out shopping . A thug who tried to mug a pensioner and her blind husband has been jailed after being caught when Good Samaritans gave chase. Jason Hall, 39, carried out the 'despicable...
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Carlos Machado stole £25,255 from his dying neighbour Brian Farlow . Scam uncovered when relatives found Farlow living in squalor . Machado said he intended to pay it back by appearing on 'Deal Or No Deal'
[ "A dying man ended up living in poverty after his 'good Samaritan' neighbour stole his savings to buy scratchcards and designer clothes, a court heard. Carlos Machado, 55, was supposedly caring for Brian . Farlow, who lived in the same apartment block, but instead plundered his bank account, transferring more than ...
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Sam Hobley filmed John Dale slap a sleeping woman with his penis . The victim had fallen asleep at a house party in Nottingham last year . Hobley also sexually assaulted the woman by touching her, court heard . He was sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for two years . Dale admitted sexual assault and was jai...
[ "Sam Hobley filmed his friend John Dale slapping a sleeping woman in the face with his penis . A man who filmed his friend drunkenly slapping a sleeping woman in the face with his penis has walked free from court. Estate agent Sam Hobley used a mobile phone to film John Dale, 21, humiliate the victim when she fell ...
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Jael Mullings killed her three-month-old and two-year-old children in 2008 . She spoke yesterday for the first time since being sectioned . Cannabis made her 'psychotic' and she 'suffered from paranoia' She tells inquest: 'I loved them with all my heart. I did my best'
[ "A mother who stabbed her two young sons to death has told how she had believed she was being pursued by the devil and how voices told her she must kill them. Jael Mullings killed Romario Mullings-Sewell, two, and his three-month-old brother Delayno at their home in Kilimington Drive, Cheetham Hill, Manchester in 2...
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Manchester schools use chocolate treats to teach children mindfulness . The 'self-control exercise' sees pupils having to resist eating a Malteser .
[ "Two primary schools are the  first in the country to teach pupils meditation techniques using Maltesers. Youngsters are taught self- control skills in a simple exercise where they have to resist eating one of the sweets. The training improves pupils’ performance by helping them concentrate, stay calm and cope with...
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Marion Vita, 48, was killed after husband Tony, 47, discovered her secret . He claimed the death was an 'accident' at High Court in Glasgow . Jury heard how Mrs Vita was secretly seeing fraud analyst Elwira Ruminak . Vita had discovered text messages which revealed their relationship . He was jailed for life by Judge S...
[ "A man who murdered his wife after discovering she was having a lesbian affair has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years. Marion Vita, 48, was stabbed to death by her husband Tony at their family home in Glasgow last September. He flew into a rage having earlier discovered his wife of 19 years was in a sexual relat...
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Leanne Gilder, 26,  allegedly sold vulnerable teen to Michael Booth for 'intimate' encounter . Girl 'woke up after encounter to find Booth dressing himself in back of van'
[ "A woman plied a vulnerable 14-year-old schoolgirl with alcohol and cocaine before selling her to a builder for sex for £60, a court has heard. Leanne Gilder, 26, is accused of setting up the teenager to be molested by Michael Booth in the back of his Ford Transit van in central Manchester. Miss Gilder, is alleged ...
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Lionel Messi has got a new tattoo of a football with a sword and his 'No 10' Barcelona star's girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo posted photo on Instagram . Messi's leg is also being drawn on in red pen by his son, Thiago . Barcelona and Messi face Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday .
[ "Lionel Messi may arguably be the best footballer on the planet - but he has now got a contender for the worst tattoo in the world inked on to his leg. The Barcelona star's girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo posted a picture on Instagram showing the design. The 27-year-old's tattoo is of a sword, surrounded by roses, w...
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Passenger reported missing just after 1.30am around six miles from Dover . Helicopter, lifeboats and tug boat all scrambled to join the overnight hunt . Witness insists person drinking on deck climbed over railings and jumped . A head count of passengers and staff at Calais found no missing people .
[ "A major sea search has been called off after a passenger was reported to have 'jumped' from a ferry in the English Channel. The passenger was reported missing by the crew just after 1.30am when the Pride of Kent ferry was around six miles off the coast of Dover. HM Coastguard sent a helicopter, three lifeboats and...
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Dr Kenneth Thompson, 68, is accused of a string of sexual encounters at his surgery . Patient told him she was raped by members of her family when she was a child . Dr 'claimed intercourse was a demonstration of how she should have sex with her husband' The doctor also 'asked her to visit him wearing a white tennis ski...
[ "Family doctor Kenneth Thompson is accused of having had illicit sex sessions with a troubled patient at his surgery in Belfast between July 2003 and December 2005 . A family doctor had sex sessions with a troubled patient saying it would help save her marriage, it was claimed yesterday. In one encounter Dr Kenneth...
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Michelle Kerrins owns over 3,000 trolls . 38-year-old began her crazy obsession . when she was just 10 years old . Spends four days a week . scouring flea markets and thrift stores for more . Gymnastics instructor spends several hours a day in her 'troll . sanctuary' Evens wears a troll outfit to flirt with husband .
[ "Ugly, flame-haired plastic dolls became one of the United States' biggest toy fads in the early 1960s. And although they are usually the plaything of small children, one grown woman is so obsessed with trolls dolls that she owns over 3,000. And mother-of-one Michelle Kerrins' obsession shows no sign of abating. Sc...
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Ed Haines, 40, has been identified as the E train passenger who let it all hang out last week . Haines: 'I like to be naked. It turns me on' Haines is regularly seen in the buff on park benches in Madison Square Park .
[ "The New York man photographed on Nov. 6 riding the subway naked has been identified and says his days of letting it all hang out are far from over. The New York Post has identified the naked subway rider who appeared on the cover of the newspaper last Saturday as Ed Haines, a homeless 40-year-old man. Haines is re...
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Joseph Smith, 80, 'fired nine shots at police from his apartment window' When officers tried to arrest him, he then reportedly lashed out at them . Finally detained after being Tasered, handcuffed and fixed to a stretcher . 'He's a nasty senior citizen,' police said following Wednesday's incident . Smith allegedly had ...
[ "An 80-year-old man was Tasered, handcuffed and finally restrained on a stretcher after allegedly firing nine shots at police over a dispute with his daily newspaper. Joseph Smith reportedly called 911 and threatened to kill himself and the dispatcher because he had 'some beef' with The Philadelphia Inquirer follow...
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Chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean was first reported last December . Over 700,000 suspected cases have been reported in the region . Health agencies say over 100 people have died from the virus . Worst-hit nations include Dominican Republic and Martinique .
[ "British tourists in the Caribbean are being struck down by a debilitating and potentially deadly virus carried by mosquitoes. An unprecedented outbreak of the Chikungunya virus is affecting islands including Barbados, St Lucia and the Grenadines, where many UK holidaymakers flock during the festive season. Thousan...
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Angela Stoldt, 42, confessed to killing limo driver James Sheaffer, 36, in April 2013 by stabbing him in the face and strangling him with a cord . She then dismembered the slain man with a hacksaw and tried to dispose of remains by cooking some of them in pots, according to court documents . Placed one of Sheaffer's le...
[ "A Florida woman accused of killing a neighbor was indicted on a first-degree murder charge Wednesday after it was revealed in court that she allegedly hacked the victim’s body into pieces and tried to cremate them using her stove after drugging and stabbing him to death. Angela Stoldt, 42, of Deltona, was arrested...
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The 34-year-old woman was attacked by a Royal Bengal tiger in India . An autopsy revealed injuries caused by claws but tooth marks were absent . The tiger was found dead the next day - with no functional teeth .
[ "An Indian woman was clawed by a tiger in the first known case of its kind - because it had no teeth to bite with. Tigers usually kill by biting the neck, but the 34-year-old woman was clawed to death in the rare case. It is believed the tiger's teeth had fallen out or were not functional, according to findings pub...
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Alejandro Camacho, 16, was airlifted from a water poo match in Chino Thursday night after he suddenly sank to the bottom of the pool while suffering a seizure . Camacho's father jumped into the pool fully clothed, along with other spectators, to save his son . Camacho called his coach from the hospital and asked 'did w...
[ "A California high school water polo player was found at the bottom of the pool during a match when the boy suffered an epileptic seizure, authorities say. Alejandro Camacho, 16, was airlifted from Don Antonio Lugo High School in Chino Thursday night after he suddenly sank to the bottom of the pool while suffering ...