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Leonard Berney, 93, was one of the first through the gates at Bergen Belsen . He rescued Nanette Blitz Konig, who Frank wrote about in her famous diary . The two schoolgirls saw each other at the concentration camp . Her daughter called Mr Berney, himself Jewish, an 'amazing man'
[ "The daughter of a Jewish classmate of Anne Frank rescued from the horrors of Bergen Belsen concentration camp has met the British officer who saved her mother's life. Grateful Elizabeth Kahn, 59, flew to Israel to meet Major Leonard Berney, 93, from Plymouth, Devon, and present him with a special silver platter pa...
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Animals in a Ukraine Zoo are starving after government cuts funds . Kharkiv Zoo will run out of food by the end of the weekend .
[ "Animals in a Ukrainian zoo have been left to die of starvation in the wake of the country’s political turmoil, it has been claimed. The director of Kharkiv Zoo blamed Ukraine’s warring politicians for failing to provide funds, saying the zoo only have enough food to last until Monday. Alexey Grigoriev is said to b...
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Snuffles is in the Dog's Trust Rehoming Centre in Glasgow . Potential owners are put off by his peculiar facial features . Has been at the centre for a month but has been overlooked . Alongside his striking attribute, he can move each nose independently .
[ "His name is Snuffles and all he wants is a loving family to take him into a new home. But it seems when potential owners see him, they turn their noses up. Why? Because this particular pooch has two noses. Unfortunate: Snuffles is struggling to find a home because of his peculiar facial feature . The unfortunate d...
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Pope Francis denounced right to die movement in address this weekend . Comes as Vatican official condemned assisted suicide of American woman . Brittany Maynard was suffering terminal brain cancer when she ended life . He also criticised abortion, IVF and embryonic stem cell research . Pope said action is 'playing with...
[ "Pope Francis attacked the right to die movement saying euthanasia is a 'sin' Pope Francis denounced the right to die movement saying it was a 'false sense of compassion' to consider euthanasia as an act of dignity when in fact it's a sin against God and creation. His intervention in the end of life debate came aft...
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Dr. Martin Salia was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday and contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone . He landed at Eppley Airfield in Omaha on Saturday afternoon and was taken by ambulance to the Nebraska Medical Center . The U.S. Department of State said in a release Salia's wife 'has agreed to reimburse the U.S. G...
[ "A woman is going to refund the US government for the medical evacuation of her husband, a surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone. Dr. Martin Salia, who was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday, continued treatment Sunday at a biocontainment unit in Nebraska where two other people with the disease hav...
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Realistic silicone love dolls sell for upwards of £1,000 and can reach £33,000 for specialist models . Silicone models often have a metal or PVC skeleton and can have interchangeable faces to alter their 'moods' Other owners prefer softer 'teddy babes' which have velour skin and are used for cuddling up to . Dolls and ...
[ "With their long glossy hair, heavy make-up and perfect skin, at first glance these glamourous women appear to make the perfect companions. But look a little closer and their vacant stares give away the fact that they are in fact astonishingly realistic silicone love dolls, which sell for upwards of £1,000. Their ...
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Australian TV host, Karl Stefanovic, has worn the same suit for a year to prove a point about double standards for men and women . The Today host says he hasn't received one complaint about his cheap Burberry suit despite co-host Lisa Wilkinson copping regular criticism . Stefanovic's experiment has since garnered wor...
[ "Karl Stefanovic's blue suit is now world famous after the internet went 'a little bit crazy' over the fact the television presenter had been wearing the same thing every day for a year. The Today show co-host has worn the exact same cheap Burberry suit on air to prove a point about the double standards women face,...
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Manuel Juraci, 59, designs custom suit for beekeeping donkey Boneco . Unlikely pair are most successful beekeepers in Brazilian town of Itatira . Association of Honey Producers now wants more custom animal suits .
[ "He is the most unlikely of beekeepers. But shielded from the stings in his custom-made protective suit, Boneco the donkey has proved to be a remarkable success. Manuel Juraci, 59, designed the head-to-toe beekeeping suit for his donkey to increase honey production in Itatira, Brazil. Scroll down down for video . B...
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Justin Winebrenner, 32, was fatally shot and four others were injured early Sunday morning after an unruly patron opened fire in an Ohio bar . The shooter, Kenan Ivery, 35, fled on foot and was found by authorities an hour later in a nearby field he was was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated murder and f...
[ "An off-duty police officer was fatally shot early Sunday at a pub in northeast Ohio after he approached a patron described as 'unruly' who was carrying a firearm, police said. Police identified the deceased officer as Justin Winebrenner, 32, a seven-year veteran of the Akron Police Department who once pulled a man...
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Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu is tipped to replace him when he leaves at the end of the year . 'It has been an enormous privilege being . Archbishop of Canterbury,' he said . Despite waning congregations he believes that the church is not losing popularity just that too many 'don't know how religion works' He slam...
[ "Warning: 'There is a lot of ignorance and rather dim-witted prejudice of Christianity,' outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said . The Archbishop of Canterbury announced his decision to stand down yesterday – and took a parting shot at the 'dim-witted prejudice' of those who are trying to suppress Chr...
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Dr. Martin Salia, 44, is undergoing treatment at the the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha . He arrived in the country Saturday from Sierra Leone in West Africa . Surgeon was born in Sierre Leone, but is a permanent resident of the US and lives in Maryland . Dr. Salia's condition is said to be critical and he is 'possi...
[ "Dr. Martin Salia, who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, is in extremely critical condition on Sunday at a Nebraska hospital . A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is in extremely critical condition on Sunday at a Nebraska hospital, his doctors said. Dr. Martin Salia, who was d...
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Accused member of the infamous Mexican drug cartel Jorge Martín Torres was arrested in San Antonio last week . DEA authorities allege Torres, 37, helped 'El Chapo' Guzmán's infamously flashy sons secure a plane to ferry drugs as well as exotic cars . Authorities at Torres' bond hearing suggested Thursday that his arres...
[ "Two infamously flashy sons of arrested Sinaloa drug king pin El Chapo could see their flamboyant lifestyle slip away soon. Jorge Martín Torres was arrested last week and officials at his Thursday bond hearing said Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons Alfredo and Ivan Guzmán--known for their social media accounts fille...
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White House: 'The United States is at war' Pentagon: 'We know we are at war' State Department: 'If somebody wants to think about it as being a war ... they can do so' National security adviser: 'I think this is very different from that'
[ "The Obama administration's chief spokesman confirmed on Friday that the United States is officially 'at war' with the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, also called ISIL), the terror group that has become America's top military and foreign affairs priority. White House Press Secretary Josh Ea...
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Bradley Holt, 24, reportedly spotted a Ford Mustang driving erratically . Meters away, group of children were playing in a Miami neighborhood . Mr Holt confronted occupants of vehicle, warning them to slow down . But minutes later, someone inside the car allegedly fired at him twice . Victim, who was hit in head by one...
[ "A 24-year-old man has been shot to death after warning a reckless driver to slow down around children who were playing in a Florida street, police have said. Bradley Holt reportedly spotted a yellow Ford Mustang driving erratically around a group of youngsters outside his apartment in Miami's Allapattah neighborho...
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Pictures found by photo archivists at the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington DC during a renovation . Images, taken by photographer Douglas White, show all aspects of the Spanish-American war . Plans now in place to move the collection of photographs into new archival enclosures .
[ "Rare pictures of the U.S. Navy taken during the Spanish-American war have been unearthed after being found hidden away in storage by military archivists. A box, containing about 150 original glass plate photographs, was uncovered at the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington DC, featuring images of all a...
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President Obama earlier this week said he would use executive action to pass immigration reform . Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appeared on Face the Nation Sunday to critique that plan . Romney said the president should 'take a breath' and work with Republicans to find a long-term solution to the...
[ "Republicans may have overtaken Congress with the mid-term elections, but President Obama has made it known that he will make sure immigration reform happens during his next last years in the White House - even if that means taking executive action. On Sunday, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wa...
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Jihadists attempt to heighten disgust with horrifying new video . Security analysts believe clip is a tactic to lure West into conflict . Murder of Peter Kassig is not shown nor does he offer final message . Militants give away their location for the first time in video's background .
[ "The horrifying video of the mass murder of Syrian soldiers and an American aid worker is very different from other Islamic State propaganda films. Posted Sunday morning, it shows how the jihadists are seeking to heighten the disgust they provoke. Security and military analysts believe this new tactic is a plot to ...
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Single dad discovered his son's Google searches and turned to reddit for help .
[ "A single dad who stumbled upon some Google searches suggesting his son is gay took to reddit for advice on how subtly coax the news out of the 13-year-old. The redditor, who goes by the screen name HeMeYou, posted his touching query earlier this month and the story-- and how it touchingly played out -- has since g...
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David Mejias, 44 year-old Democrat, allegedly stole from ex's apartment . Accused of entering home in Garden City, New York, without permission . Police say he swiped book from counter-top then made for $800 bracelet . Mejias stood for the House of Representatives in 2006 but lost . Also tried for New York state senate...
[ "Alleged thief: David Mejias, 44, was accused of taking a bracelet and a pocket-book from his ex . A politician who once ran for Congress has been arrested after allegedly stealing a bracelet and a $3,000 Louis Vuitton pocketbook from his ex's apartment. David Mejias, 44, a Democrat, was accused of entering the 35-...
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Robert Cox, 59, was fired after being caught on CCTV pinning the boy's arms to his sides in March 2011 . A Nottingham employment tribunal today claimed the 59-year-old's reaction was 'inappropriate and excessive' and he deserved to lose his job . Mr Cox said the judgement sends the wrong message to troublesome pupils a...
[ "Fairly dismissed: A tribunal ruled Bemrose School was right to sack Robert Cox, pictured, after he grabbed a pupil who threw a milkshake at him . A teacher who manhandled a student after the teenager hurled a banana milkshake at him along with a torrent of abuse has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Robert Cox,...
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Jamie Oliver said his 12-year-old daughter Poppy was being disrepectful . He decided to rub the spicy chilli pepper into slices of a chopped up apple . Wife of 14 years, Jools, told him to never do it again as he stood laughing . A Scotch Bonnet has a heat rating of 100,000-350,000 on Scoville scale .
[ "With four young children underfoot, Jamie Oliver has resorted to drastic methods of enforcing discipline. The TV chef said he gives his brood hot peppers if they misbehave. He explained: ‘I give them chillies for punishment. It is not very popular beating kids any more, it’s not very fashionable and you are not al...
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Singer tumbled in New York ahead of week-long slot with Jimmy Fallon . Remaining band members said he hurt his arm and would require surgery . Came days after a door fell off his private jet during flight to Berlin .
[ "Bono and the rest of U2 have pulled out of a TV appearance after the frontman fell off his bike in Central Park on Sunday. The band canceled their weeklong 'residency' on NBC's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon after the 'spill', in which Bono, 54, hurt his arm. In a statement on their website, Bono's bandmates - Ada...
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A Channel 4 investigation shows foods may contain dangerous metals . Cadmium is found naturally in almost all vegetables and wholemeal grains . It builds up in the kidneys and can damage them in the long-term . Mercury released into the ocean can affect seafood like tuna . Sweets can also contain aluminium (used in fo...
[ "Arsenic may be something you think you last encountered in an Agatha Christie plot, but, in fact, the deadly poison can be found all around us, including on our plates. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has revealed that many popular rice products — including Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, Cheerios and some baby food...
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Heathrow parking costs more than double those of New York's JFK airport . Luton and Gatwick push up average UK prices, at £11 and £10 respectively . Athens airport has world's cheapest airport parking, at £5.40 for two hours .
[ "Britain has the most expensive airport parking in the world, costing a staggering £12 to stop at Heathrow for between one and two hours. The peak-time fee at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 is symptomatic of sky-high prices across the country, with a two hour stay costing £10 at Gatwick and Stansted, and £11 at Luton. Those...
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Human rights campaigners have raised concerns over the conditions of Chinese factory workers who make an estimated £150 a month . Chinese factories produce 75 per cent of the world's toys . In China there are an estimated 8,000 factories employing 3.5m people .
[ "With the demand to produce toys in time for Christmas, Chinese factory workers are being forced to work long hours and sleep on factory floors, among piles of doll parts. In recent years, human rights campaigners have frequently raised concerns over the conditions of Chinese factory workers who make an estimated £...
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Chris Picco took his guitar to the baby's bedside in the Intensive care unit . He lost wife Ashley days earlier when she died unexpectedly in her sleep . Hours after Chris serenaded his son, Lennon died, aged just four days . Has paid an emotional tribute to the pair during a memorial in Los Angeles . Speech thanking p...
[ "A grieving father who was filmed singing 'Blackbird' to his dying newborn son just days after his wife died has said he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support after the video went viral. Chris Picco took his guitar and sang the Beatles' hit while baby Lennon James clung to life in an incubator at an Intensiv...
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First-person shooter-style game pits Dorner against police officers . Game was developed by online community 4chan . Dorner, 33, was killed in burning cabin after final standoff with authorities .
[ "Former LAPD officer Chris Dorner has become the hero of a violent new video game, which follows the murderer as he opens fire on police outside a burning cabin. The game, dubbed 'Chris Dorner's Last Stand: A True American Hero,' follows the rogue cop as he fires at authorities in a setting similar to final standof...
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Marie McKinlay, 40, is alleged to . have employed up to 25 hookers who could provide anything . from 'girlfriend experience to pornstar experience' She denies controlling a prostitution ring .
[ "Accused: Pregnant Marie McKinlay, 40, pictured arriving at court last week, is alleged to have run a high-class escort agency called Allure . A mother of two accused of running a ring of call girls through an online escort agency told a court: ‘My two favourite things in the world are money and sex.’ Marie McKinla...
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Home Secretary Theresa May says UK would be a 'honeypot' for criminals . Tory MP Damian Green warns against axing arrest warrant as 'sop' to Ukip . Critics say it makes it too easy to extradite Britons to other parts of Europe .
[ "Britain would become a safe haven for rapists, murderers and child molesters if it leaves the European Arrest Warrant, senior Tories warned today. Home Secretary Theresa May claimed opting out of the pan-European extradition deal risks Britain becoming a 'honeypot' for European fugitives. Amid signs Tory rebels wi...
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Small London cottage was bought eight months after next door property . Interlocking floors in the rear extension could create a five-bedroom house . Euan, 30, and Suzanne, 26, married last year and have yet to move into their new home while renovations are carried out .
[ "With four bedrooms and grand designs for a playroom, it would seem Euan Blair and his wife Suzanne’s new marital home will have everything they need. But nothing is ever simple when it comes to the Blair family and their properties. Because the family have also purchased a one-bedroom mews cottage immediately behi...
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Ben Sullivan, 21, was arrested and taken to station for questioning . History and politics student at Christ Church college remains in custody . Elected president last year, former presidents include Boris Johnson . Lives in Kensington, went to £22,000-a-year St Paul's School in west London .
[ "The president of the Oxford Union has been arrested on suspicion of rape and attempted rape. Ben Sullivan, a history and politics student at Christ Church, Oxford, was yesterday questioned by police over the allegations, which relate to two female students at the university. The 21-year-old was arrested yesterday ...
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68,100 children currently in local authority care according to recent figures . 50,900 of these children have been placed in stable foster homes . 233 children removed from foster homes due to safety concerns . Foster parents warned against 'hugging' children or physical contact .
[ "The couple in Buckinghamshire were investigated after a social worker spotted them holding the hands of their foster children 'too tightly' while crossing the road (picture posed by models) Social workers took two children away from their foster parents after claiming they were holding the children's hands too tig...
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Ella Hansen, five, had been experiencing more than 1,000 seizures a day . Consultant suggested she go on a 'ketogenic' diet rich in high-fat foods . Diet means she eats plenty of cream, cheese, butter and oil every day . Ella has now improved dramatically and has less than 10 seizures a day .
[ "A little girl who had more than 1,000 seizures a day has been cured by eating lots of cream and cheese. Ella Hansen, five, From Wirral, Merseyside, sticks to a 'ketogenic' diet rich in high-fat foods such as cheese, cream, butter and oil to control her epilepsy. Since starting the plan in May she has improved dram...
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MI6 has signed up to Stonewall’s diversity champions programme . It aims to make workplaces 'gay friendly' and compliant with equality law .
[ "In the 007 spy films, James Bond’s driving passions are deadly weapons, fast cars and faster women. But according to a job advert placed by MI6 yesterday, the world of espionage is rather more mundane. The Secret Intelligence Service says it wants ‘empathetic’ recruits who are ‘able to get on with diverse groups o...
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Jason said Paul broke the news about the pregnancy one morning . The couple had only been dating for six months . They have now split but Jason still sees his daughter once a month .
[ "Britain's first male mother has already split from his gay partner – less than a year after the birth of their daughter. 'Stupidly we always said it wouldn't change our lives,' the partner, named Jason, told the Daily Mail. 'Obviously we had no idea.' Jason had been with Paul – who was born a girl – for six months...
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Morning after pill can be ordered online and delivered to an address in London within two hours for £20 .
[ "Women will soon be able to have the morning-after pill delivered by courier to their office. A ‘pill-by-bike’ emergency contraception service is being launched in London to save women from visiting their GP or waiting for the post to arrive. This is the first time the morning-after pill will be delivered to the do...
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Mother is 'fuming at jury's wrong decision' to clear three of four accused . Iwan Walker, 24, was jailed for four years because he knew boy's real age . The others admitted Hughes had sex with the boy but denied knowing age . Mother says son is not dealing with it well, more than two years on .
[ "The mother of a 13-year-old boy told how he scrubbed himself in the shower for weeks after he had sex at a swingers' party. And she criticised the justice system after three of four defendants were cleared at Swansea Crown Court of inciting him to engage in sexual activity. She said the verdicts had shocked the fa...
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Disgraced Alan Roberts, 68, was banned from coaching for life . Tribunal found that he had carried out a series of assaults on young pupils between the 1970s and 2003 . But victims have been left horrified by the decision that he is still fit to work with children .
[ "A former Olympic judo coach has been thrown out of the sport after a disciplinary panel found that he sexually abused children in his care. Yet the agency responsible for preventing sex offenders and paedophiles from having contact with young people has cleared him to work with children again. Alan Roberts, who tr...
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Shocking figures exposed in Department for Education consultation . Almost a third of parents say their sons or daughters have received sexually explicit emails or texts . More than 50 per cent of parents questioned in favour of stricter controls .
[ "Shocking figures: Four out of ten parents say their children have been exposed to internet porn . More than four in ten parents say that their children have been exposed to internet porn, an official survey reveals. Almost a third say their sons or daughters have received sexually explicit emails or texts and a qu...
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Linda Kelsey says over-50s shouldn't resign themselves to being invisible . This is when women take greater pride in their appearance . She won't even go out to walk the dog without a slick of lipstick . Vain as that may seem, she says she is not alone .
[ "Linda Kelsey says that far from over-50s reconciling themselves to becoming invisible, this is when women take greater pride in their appearance . The air was heady as hundreds of women, ranging in age from 35 to 70 (and counting), wafted fragrantly into the room. But even more arresting was the fact that, withou...
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As men get super-groomed, the metrosexual is replaced by FOUR breeds . They are Mandrogynous, Mainstream Moustache, Metro-Dude and Remantic .
[ "The 90s were a breakthrough period for the modern man - a time when it finally became acceptable for the male sex to admit they use moisturiser. The new breed of men became so common that a new phrase was coined to describe them - the metrosexual, with stars like David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo leading the tre...
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Heather Wolfson gave her number to one pupil who was 'inconsolable' over her grandfather's illness . She drove other pupil home when lift didn't arrive and it was dark . She now feels her teaching career is now over and her reputation destroyed . Ysgol y Grango school, in North Wales: 'We believe the matter has been re...
[ "Hitting out: Heather Wolfson, who has two grown-up children, believes her 35-year teaching career is now over and feels her reputation has been destroyed . A dedicated teacher last night claimed her  35-year career was in ruins after she lost her job for handing out her mobile phone number to a schoolgirl who was ...
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Michael O'Brien admitted keeping around £1,500 in donations while in charge at Murray's Funeral Directors in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester . He said he has 'given into temptation' and stolen some of the cash as he struggled to balance the books after taking on his father's firm . The scale of his deceit unravelled whe...
[ "Michael O'Brien pocketed funeral charity donations to help balance the books of his struggling business . An undertaker pocketed funeral charity donations to help balance the books of his struggling business. Michael O'Brien admitted keeping around £1,500 in donations while in charge at Murray's Funeral Directors ...
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Swede Stefan Engeseth predicts ready-to-assemble clothing is the future . Customers could choose from different colours, buttons and sleeve length . He thinks Ikea has the perfect business structure to kick-start the trend .
[ "Flat pack furniture - three words that drum fear into the hearts of any women and men across the world who have ever walked the aisles of Ikea. But brace yourselves, because we could soon be buying flat-pack clothing from the Swedish furniture giant too. Fortune 500 business consultant Stefan Engeseth has predicte...
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Bikes outsold cars in Italy last year for the first time since World War II . In the UK, more than 3 million bikes were sold in 2012 compared to just over 2 million passenger cars . This trend was seen across 23 of the European member countries . Of the 27 countries analysed, only Belgium and Luxembourg bucked trend . ...
[ "With car sales dropping across Europe, the bicycle is becoming the preferred mode of transport for almost every member state, according to new research. News site NPR has discovered that the sales of bicycles are outselling cars in 23 European countries, with only Belgium and Luxembourg bucking the trend. More bik...
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Ed and Paula Kassig's son Abdul-Rahman, 26, was beheaded after being kidnapped and held by ISIS militants last year . A video of his killing was released Sunday . The former Army Ranger who turned aid worker was working in eastern Syria at the time of his kidnapping . Kassig converted to Islam while in captivity, chang...
[ "The parents of a US Army Ranger who volunteered as an aid worker in Syria expressed their grief Sunday, saying they are 'heartbroken' over his death but proud of the legacy of compassion he leaves behind. Ed and Paula Kassig of Indianapolis released a statement that their son 'lost lost his life as a result of his...
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Vail Resorts' Epic Pass  versus Liftopia's Mountain Collective . For weekend skiers, the cheaper Mountain Collective option may be best . But if you're looking to travel internationally, opt for the $749 Epic Pass .
[ "For those debating between which seasonal ski pass to purchase, experience level and location are two major factors to consider. Scout Ski's infographic is a detailed breakdown that helps winter tourists make an informed choice when it comes to deciding between popular season pass contenders: the Vail Resorts' Epi...
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Wai Kuen Kwok, 61, was pushed off the platform by an unidentified man . He was with his wife at the Grand Concourse and East 167th Street station . NYPD has released footage of a man hoping the public can identify him . He is seen exiting the station in the Bronx wearing a black balaclava . Unidentified man then walks ...
[ "Police have released CCTV footage of a suspect who is believed to have killed a man after pushing him onto a New York subway track. Wai Kuen Kwok from the Bronx was shoved off the platform by an unidentified man at the Grand Concourse and East 167th Street station in Highbridge. The 61-year-old was struck by a so...
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Dean Macfarlane says he became frustrated after being hit with snowballs . Said youths had gone into his garden and damaged property . Macfarlane was handed a community order after admitting assault . Fears he may lose job he has had for 34 years at school in Doncaster .
[ "Uncertain: Teacher Dean Macfarlane does not know if he can continue his job at a Doncaster school after admitting pushing a 12-year-old boy into a bush for throwing snowballs in his face . A teacher is facing the sack after he pushed a 12-year-old out of 'pure frustration' when the boy spat at him and hit him in t...
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New Band Aid stars three social media celebrities with millions of fans on the internet, but no singing experience . YouTubers Zoe Sugg, better known as Zoella, her brother Joe Sugg and Alfie Deyes are among the line-up . Some of the biggest acts are those made famous by reality television, including One Direction and ...
[ "They gathered in the same studio to record the same song... but what a difference 30 years makes. Back in 1984, the group that sang the original Do They Know It's Christmas? included such global superstars as David Bowie, Paul McCartney and George Michael. Today? The new Band Aid features three social media celebr...
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French couple put staff at Hall School, Wimbledon, south west London through an 'enduring nightmare' with their complaints, court heard . Mother angry her daughter got an A and not an A+ for a spelling test . Also complained about the position of her son's water bottle in the class . After a confrontational parents' ev...
[ "A couple who sent a barrage of emails and letters to their children’s school have been strongly criticised by a High Court judge. The unnamed French couple were described as ‘foolish, overbearing and demanding’ after swamping independent Hall School, Wimbledon, south west London, with complaints that verged on the...
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Gaynor Cooke, 41, told police she was suicidal after the imaginary attack in 2003 . Her taxi driver lover was due to stand trial next month before she was exposed as a liar . Detectives confronted her and she told them: 'You've got me' Cooke was jailed for 2 years for her 'pack of lies', judge says .
[ "Cried rape: Recorder Shaun Smith has jailed Gaynor Cooke for two years and said her 'pack of lies' almost wrecked the life of her former lover . An unfaithful wife has been jailed for two years - almost a decade after she cried rape just to hide a one-night stand from her husband. Gaynor Cooke, 41, had told police...
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Two fisherman in Troms, Norway, had an unexpected whale encounter . The men came within an arm's length of a pod of humpback whales . 'I don't want to be closer than that,' one man is heard saying in the video .
[ "When two Norwegian fishermen, Svein Aasjord and Trond Ivarjord set out on a trip last weekend, they did not expect to see what they did. Standing on the edge of their small fishing boat on 8 November, tucked between the scenic mountains of Troms, the two men were fishing for herring. But, their trip took a surpris...
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Whitepod eco-luxury resort is remotely located in Valais, Switzerland . 15 pods offer luxury 'camping' with cosy sheepskin beds and wood-burning ovens . Resorts has its own ski slopes open only to resort guests .
[ "Imagine waking up beneath cosy sheepskin in an igloo, walking outside to take in stunning views across the Rhone Valley, before hopping into your skis and carving your way down your own private ski slope. If overcrowded aprés bars and queues for the chairlift are winter holiday turn-offs, glamping in the snow at W...
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An artistic mother creates works of art for son's lunch boxes . Son, nicknamed 'Small Child', is aged six . Started making them as she was concerned about his lack of appetite . Grace Hall has created over 300 lunches for her son . She now has her own blog with over 7,500 followers .
[ "Her six-year-old son turned his nose up at sandwiches and sticks of carrot. So Grace Hall transformed them into aliens, elephants and superheroes. Now he cannot wait to open his packed lunch every day and tuck into his favourite characters. With the help of a few cutters and moulds, former accountant Mrs Hall has ...
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Research for seven destination show extra charges are over £40 . But in Geneva with Avis it could be as much as £114 . In Barcelona travellers will pay an additional 30% of original hire cost .
[ "Car rental companies in Europe are adding 'winterisation charges' on their vehicles that will see standard rates soar for tourists. Winter tyres and snow chains on hire cars are compulsory in some areas and can be up to £114. iCarhireinsurance.com researched the costs of five rental companies in seven European ski...
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Research by the Higher Education Statistics Agency paints sobering picture . Many graduates that have found employment are stuck in menial jobs . Fierce competition means many could wait years before finding meaningful work .
[ "A fifth of graduates are unemployed or in unsalaried or low-paid posts six months after leaving university, official figures reveal. One in ten are out of work and a similar proportion are on internships, doing voluntary work or travelling. Those that have found employment are often stuck in menial jobs such as wi...
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Munich Airport offers Europe's only in-airport, open-air brewery: Airbrau . London Heathrow is the first of its kind to offer 'on-board picnics' Singapore's Changi Airport boasts the tallest jumbo slide in the country . JFK Airport in NYC transforms its Terminal 5 into a private concert venue .
[ "Stopping off for a quick drink at the airport bar has forever been revolutionised thanks to Europe's only on-site airport brewery: the Airbrau at Munich's international airport. Instead of just hitting the bar, bored passengers can listen to live music as they enjoy tastings and even take a 30-minute brewery tour....
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Former newsreader Michael Buerk parachuted into the jungle today . BBC veteran looked less than composed as he skydived from a helicopter . Tinchy Stryder tried to teach journalist how to shake hands like a rapper . Buerk also given a twerking lesson by ex-Playboy bunny Kendra Wilkinson .
[ "For most viewers, the last time they saw Michael Buerk on television, he was smartly dressed, calmly relaying the world’s news. So they can be forgiven their shock at seeing the 68-year-old’s return to the screen last night on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here. Face aghast and stretched by the wind, the 30-year ...
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New global city car offers very low CO2 emissions of 99g/km . It also provides 'class leading luggage capacity' of 254 litres . It will be available in six colours and five metallic finishes . The AGS system also allows a low-speed 'creep' facility .
[ "It sounds like something between celery and cheerio. The Suzuki Celerio — its new global city car — goes on sale in the UK from February, costing around £7,000. Despite its compact size,the Japanese maker says it has plenty of cabin space for five occupants and provides' class leading luggage capacity' of 254 litr...
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Support for UKIP has soared from 3 per cent in 2010 to 16 per cent . News comes as Cameron plans to revive Coalition with mid-term review .
[ "Ed Miliband is on course to record a thumping victory at the next General Election owing to a surge in popularity for the anti-Brussels UKIP party. The dramatic rise in UKIP support will cost David Cameron a staggering 51 seats at the next Election, giving Labour an overall majority of 94 seats, according to surve...
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Sgt Alexander Blackman murdered an Afghan fighter in Helmand Province . Royal Marine recited Shakespeare after shooting injured man in the chest . More than 100,000 have called for Blackman to be released from prison . Petition says the soldier 'defended his country from a terrorist' Now the case could be discussed by ...
[ "More than 100,000 people have signed an e-petition asking for Sergeant Alexander Blackman to be freed . Calls to release a Royal Marine and quash his conviction for murdering an injured Afghan fighter could be debated in Parliament. More than 100,000 people have signed an e-petition asking for Sergeant Alexander B...
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David Cameron warned that the global economy risked another crash . Six years since 2008 crash, it's important to maintain finances, he said . He added that global instability and Ebola threatened Britain's recovery . 'Eurozone is teetering on brink of possible third recession,' he said . Mr Cameron said during credit ...
[ "The Conservatives were today accused by Labour of 'getting excuses in early' by issuing warnings about the global economy to explain grim news about the levels of government borrowing. Chancellor George Osborne said Britain is not 'immune' to a global economic slowdown while David Cameron said red warning lights' ...
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Tony Abbott and Xi Jinping expected to sign free-trade agreement Monday . Under the deal, 85 per cent of Australian exports will enter China tariff-free . Chinese President Mr Xi will address the federal parliament this afternoon . Alan Jones has hit out at Tony Abbott over the deal, saying it does not pass the 'pub te...
[ "Radio shock jock Alan Jones has hit out at Tony Abbott for signing a free-trade deal with China, saying it does not pass the 'pub test'. The Prime Minister appeared on the 2GB host's radio show on Monday morning where he was savaged by Mr Jones over the deal, projected to be worth at least $18 billion over a decad...
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Rocky was taken to the Orange County Animal Shelter by his owner . Vets could see bone and muscle exposed on his right hind leg . Was transported to the Alicia Pet Care Center where they amputated it . Authorities are now investigating what happened to him . His unidentified owner insists he d...
[ "A 10-month-old German Shepherd puppy which was tied up by a chain had to escape by chewing through his own leg. The dog, called Rocky, was taken into the Orange County Animal Shelter in Mission Viejo, California, by his owner on Wednesday. Vets saw that the skin on his right hind leg was down to the bone and an in...
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San Jose University students Logan Beaschler, 18, Joseph Bomgardner, 19, and Colin Warren, 18, are facing hate-crime and battery charges . Then-freshman Donald 'DJ' Williams Jr said in November he was afraid to come home to the dormitory suite he shared with the white teens . The teens nicknamed the then-17-year-old 't...
[ "San Jose State University has expelled three students accused of bullying their black roommate by putting a bike lock around his neck and repeatedly taunting him. A fourth student involved in the case has been put on probation for the rest of his college career. The four white students, including a juvenile who ha...
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Sir John blasted 'sheer nastiness' of Farage's party in BBC interview . 'They are anti-everything, anti-foreigner, anti-immigrant, anti-aid', he said . He conceded party may be elected because the public is frustrated . But he urged public to think of positivity of charity appeal for Ebola .
[ "Sir John Major has claimed Ukip is 'profoundly un-British in every way' just days before the party looks set to beat his in a crucial by-election. The former Conservative Prime Minister blasted the 'sheer nastiness' of Nigel Farage's party and said it was 'anti-everything... anti-politics, anti-foreigner, anti-imm...
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Terraced house is situated on one of the finest streets in the heart of Mayfair, London, near Hyde Park and Green Park . The property includes a spacious mews house to the rear and garage large enough for four limousines . Property is expected to appeal to international buyers 'with pockets deep enough to get foothold ...
[ "One of the most expensive houses on the British market has gone up for sale at a staggering £90million. The 21 bedroom terrace is situated on one of the finest streets in the heart of Mayfair, west London, within easy walking distance to Green Park and Hyde Park. The house, listed on property website Zoopla, exten...
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Paul Cummins designed the ceramic poppies used in the stunning exhibit . Tom Piper created Weeping Willow and Wave elements of the installation . Both could be appointed OBEs in new year honours list, it has been reported . Up to five million visited Tower of London ahead of Remembrance Sunday .
[ "The artists behind the First World War poppy memorial in London are in line for gongs in the Queen's new years honours list, it has been revealed. Paul Cummins and Tom Piper have been nominated by ministers for their work in creating Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, it has been reported. T...
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54 Australian men have given birth in the past year . Medicare statistics show that 22 men were from WA and 16 from NSW . Men also accessed abortions according to the figures . It is likely those who gave birth were transgender men who kept their female reproductive organs after transitioning . Transgender Victoria sai...
[ "Pregnancy is something which is traditionally only applicable to women, however new statistics reveal it may be becoming more prevalent among males. In the past year 54 Australian men have given birth according to Medicare - who recently allowed people to elect their own gender on documents, rather than being forc...
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Skie Floyd and Jazlyn Visek, both 15, missing since Saturday in Iowa . Went on the run with Austin Boggs, 13, and Corey Sunderman, 16 . Teens were staying in an abandoned house in Eureka, Ill.
[ "Four Iowa teens who met on Xbox and hatched a plan to run away from home were arrested today and charged with trespassing in an abandoned house 360 miles away from their homes. The girls, Skie Floyd and Jazlyn Visek, both 15, were last seen around noon Saturday at a park in Shellsburg, Iowa, before going on the ru...
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In a defamation trial, a NSW jury will decide whether Gordon Wood killed girlfriend Caroline Byrne . Mr Wood was acquitted of murdering Ms Byrne more than three years ago . It's believed Nationwide News - now News Corp Australia - intends to defend the defamation claims on the basis that the allegation of murder is tru...
[ "It's been almost three years since Gordon Wood was acquitted of murdering girlfriend Caroline Byrne but a jury will again be asked to decide whether he's guilty or innocent - this time in a defamation trial. The body of 24-year-old Ms Byrne, a Sydney model, was found at the bottom of The Gap, in Sydney's east, a n...
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30 per cent more students recognised the dog from Churchill Insurance's advertisements than war leader Sir Winston Churchill . Only a third knew World War Two began in 1939 and a fifth thought it ended on D-Day . One in 20 thought there had been three world wars .
[ "It was a turning point in the war, when only the bravery of The Few who took to the skies to defend their country stood between Britain and the might of Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe. But less than half of today’s secondary school pupils know the Battle of Britain was fought in the air, a poll has revealed. Only 62 per...
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Proposal is part of Mark Zuckerberg's plan to connect developing world . He is reportedly working with London-based satellite operator Avanti . Comes after social network launched donate button to fight Ebola .
[ "Facebook is in talks with a London-based satellite technology firm about a ground-breaking bid to prove free internet access in large parts of Africa. The project, under the social network's Internet.org initiative, is part of founder Mark Zuckerberg's plan to put the developing world online. It has been reported ...
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A pilot episode featuring Brady Williams and his family drew good ratings on the network in September . The Williams family are among an . estimated 15,000 independent polygamists in the West who don't belong to . an organized, fundamentalist Mormon church .
[ "TLC has announced it will air a full series about a progressive polygamous family from Utah that starred in a one-hour pilot earlier this year. The cable TV network said Thursday it will produce nine, one-hour episodes about Brady Williams and his five wives and 24 children. The first episode is set to debut March...
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Mike Watts, 63, is set to close his private £325,000 toll road in Somerset . He opened the 400-yard road after a landslip caused a 14-mile diversion . But the council has invested £660,000 to fund repairs five weeks early . Mr Watts claims he won't make a penny and will lose out on a healthy profit . His wife Wendy, 52...
[ "A businessman who built his own £325,000 toll road to bypass roadworks is to close the shortcut after the local council invested £660,000 to finish repairs five weeks early. Mike Watts, 63, claims he will now not make a penny and will lose out on a profit of several thousand pounds after Bath and North East Somers...
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Jessica McClure was 18 months old when she fell in the well in Midland, Texas . Now 26, she is married and has two children of her own .
[ "She became the biggest star on TV at just 18 months old, but today, 'Baby' Jessica McClure is a stay-at-home mom of two. Now Jessica Morales, the 26-year-old is married and still lives near the site of her dramatic rescue on October 16, 1987 - 25 years ago today. Millions around the world were glued to their telev...
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Fairskinned Violet Michener, 11, and sister Zoe, nine, seared from head to toe . State rules mean sunscreen is treated as prescription medicine and banned . Yet teacher using own cream wouldn't let girls use it, adding: 'It's just for me' Mother didn't apply sunscreen herself because of rain weather forecast .
[ "Teachers allowed two young sisters to get so badly sunburned that they needed hospital treatment because of a little-known law that bans students from applying sunscreen at school. Fair-skinned Violet Michener, 11, and her nine-year-old sister Zoe were left seared from head to toe after spending an afternoon in th...
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New image reportedly shows Billy the Kid, real name Henry McCarty, as a younger man . Only authenticated image of the American outlaw was sold at auction in 2011 for $2.3million .
[ "A gentler side of Billy the Kid can be seen in a rare new picture to emerge of the legendary Western outlaw. Respected forensic artist Louis Gibson, who previously identified the sailor kissing the nurse in the famous V-J Day picture taken in Times Square, has studied the latest image and says it is indeed the Kid...
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Sir Michael Wilshaw said heads are too worried about offending staff . 'Children can not thrive in a chaotic school,' says Ofsted chief in speech . Warning that too many school leaders 'lack vision' beyond a 'natty slogan'
[ "Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said that faint-hearted heads are failing to impose their authority on schools, resulting in low standards of education and poor discipline . Faint-hearted heads are failing to impose their authority on schools, resulting in low standards of  education and poor discipline among pu...
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Visitors to Oregon’s Pioneer Courthouse Square will be able to see statues . The yarn bombing 'exhibit' will run now through December 25, 2014 . This year, the statues will undergo wardrobe changes every Thursday .
[ "It is the latest way that knitters are decorating something dowdy with a colorful twist. The knitwear craze known as yarn bombing has hit the 'ugly statues' of Portland, Oregon. Visitors to Oregon’s Pioneer Courthouse Square, now through December 25, 2014, will be greeted with the sight of the surrounding area’s ...
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Iran experiencing a tourist boom as vacationers, especially Americans, flock to see its hidden wonders . Capital city Tehran is the final stop on a historic train route from Europe . The train takes two weeks to wind through the 7,000 kilometer journey across the Balkans, the Bosphorus and eastern Turkey to arrive in I...
[ "For years it was a no-go zone, locked in diplomatic disputes with the United States, which it famously decried as 'The Great Satan'. But now Iran, which sparked one of the 20th Century's tensest diplomatic stand-off by taking 52 Americans hostage, is once more a popular tourist spot. Tehran, the vibrant capital, i...
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Data released by education chiefs under Freedom of Information Act . Schools had to expand after government wrongly said numbers would fall . There are now 58 primary schools teaching 800 or more pupils .
[ "The number of children being educated in primary schools of at least 800 pupils has risen almost fourfold in three years. About 52,000 youngsters are currently taught in these ‘titan’ primaries, compared with 13,700 in 2010. And 5,350 are squeezed into primary schools with more than 1,000 pupils, according to data...
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Race organisers only announced times and placings . for the top three of 10,000 runners . Other entrants have been told their . achievement will be 'exclusively available' to them . Scotland's official athletics body has began . talks with GSi, as furious runners threaten to boycott future races .
[ "Angry runners have lashed out at organisers of Edinburgh's Marathon for not allowing them to see a complete list of winners and losers - because they are being 'respectful'. The race organisers for one of the major events in Britain's sporting calendar have only announced times and placings for the top three in an...
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Video shows extremists training at so-called 'Black War Training Camp' Soldiers seen stalking through wood and leaping from armoured truck . Professionally shot clip also shows off high-tech camera equipment .
[ "A powerful group of Islamist fighters in Syria have released a professionally made video showing the training programme their fighters are going through at a 'Black War Training Camp.' The Youtube video includes fighters abseiling down rock faces, descending on zip wires, and masked men clearing buildings in the s...
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Woman, known as Lisa, was left in room in secure hospital for nine years . She was fed through a hatch and workers brushed her hair through it . Lisa was discovered during an official inspection of the secure hospital . Norman Lamb, the care minister, described her situation as 'intolerable' She was sleeping on a bean ...
[ "Norman Lamb, care minister, said the case of 'Lisa', who was locked in a room and fed through a hatch in a secure hospital for 9 years was 'intolerable' A woman with severe mental health difficulties was kept locked in a room and was fed through a hatch for nine years. Care minister Norman Lamb, who wants to impro...
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Man lets 10 year old girl drive his Ford Falcon in Dunedin on Saturday night . Police stopped the vehicle after they saw it driving erratically . The owner said his actions were a result of a 'brain fart' He was served with an infringement notice for aiding and abetting an unlicensed driver .
[ "A man has had to explain himself to police after he let a 10 year old girl get behind the wheel of his powerful car, describing his actions as the result of a 'brain fart'. The New Zealand Herald said police stopped a Ford Falcon in Forbury road at Dunedin, on New Zealand's South Island, at around 9pm on Saturday ...
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Wicked Campers creator John Webb says crime in Darwin is worse than Johannesburg . The budget hire company in Darwin was broken into on Friday night . Two vehicles were stolen and thieves smashed through gates to escape .
[ "While South Africa's largest city Johannesburg is riddled with a high rate of crime, Wicked Campers creator John Webb claims the crime in Darwin is 'worse'. Two vehicles from Wicked Campers were stolen on Friday night after brazen thieves broke into the budget hire company's inner-city headquarters on McMinn Stree...
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First-grader Coy Mathis, from Fountain, Colorado, made the transition from boy to girl when she was four years old .
[ "A six-year-old transgender child is fighting alongside her parents for the right to be recognized as a girl at school. Coy Mathis, who was born male but has identified as female since the age of four, was barred from using the girls' restroom at Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain, Colorado in December. On a s...
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Gulnaz's lawyer says not legally bound to marriage . She has a 'safe place' to go . But she might still proceed 'to restore family honour'
[ "The President of Afghanistan has personally pardoned a rape victim later jailed for 'adultery by force' - sparking fears she may now marry her attacker to restore her family's honour. President Hamid Karzai took the highly unusual step of freeing the 21-year-old woman, known as Gulnaz, from Kabul's Badam Bagh jail...
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Police have announced that University of New Hampshire student Elizabeth 'Lizzi' Marriott is dead and have arrested 29-year-old Seth Mazzaglia for her murder . Mazzaglia is an aspiring actor, model and trained martial arts expert who is thought to have known Marriott . Divers equipped with sonar and underwater cameras ...
[ "Divers equipped with sonar and underwater cameras are scouring the ocean for Elizabeth 'Lizzi' Marriott, who authorities believe was 'strangled' or 'suffocated' a week ago by an aspiring . actor and martial arts instructor. 'We truly believe she’s in the ocean, and we’re just waiting for her to . come back to shor...
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Ceremony involved just the actor's family and close friends . An American flag was allegedly folded in a triangle and displayed during the ceremony . Slew of Hollywood stars are buried at cemetery including Michael Jackson .
[ "Actor Paul Walker was laid to rest Saturday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park following a brief non-denominational ceremony attended by his family and close friends. The Fast & The Furious star, 40, whose remains were cremated Thursday, was interred at the iconic Hollywood cemetery, . According to the website, the cere...
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An orange tabby cat called Ginger has a strange response to packing tape . Each time she hears the sound of tape, she can't help but stick out tongue . The silly owner-uploaded video now has over 780,000 views on YouTube .
[ "Cat lovers won't be able to resist this adorable orange feline called Ginger. In this hilarious video, uploaded by Cesiley Trevino, each time the cat hears the sound of packing tape ripping, she immediately sticks out her tongue in response. And it's no fluke - in just 50 seconds, the cat drops its tongue 20 times...
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Mercedes S-Class was left in Broadway Plaza car park in Birmingham . It costs £13-a-day to park vehicles in one of the 1,400 sheltered spaces . Car is unlocked but damage to the rear axle means it can't be driven away . All attempts to contact owner, believed to be from Coventry, have failed .
[ "A Mercedes that has been abandoned in a multi-storey car park for three years has racked up thousands of pounds in parking charges. The owner of the car could be asked to foot a bill of £14,235 after leaving the vehicle at Broadway Plaza, Birmingham, where parking costs £13-a-day. But all attempts to contact the d...
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Khalsa Secondary Academy is planned for exclusive village of Stoke Poges . Sign on proposed site has 'DON'T SELL TO P*** SCHOOL' scrawled on it . Opponents say those 'for' the school are turning it into 'race issue'
[ "A race row has erupted in one of Britain's wealthiest villages after offensive graffiti was plastered on the site of a proposed Sikh school. If the Khalsa Secondary Academy is built it would see more than 1,000 people flock into Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, from as far afield as West London. Tension in the villag...
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Man has been detained at the back of Barack Obama's hotel . Was stopped by police just minutes after the US President left the building . The man was travelling with two suitcases which were searched and photographed by police .
[ "A man has been detained at the back of a Brisbane hotel by police, mere moments after US President Barack Obama left the building. The man was forced to remain at scene after being stopped at the rear of the Marriott Hotel. He was questioned by an officer and forced to remove his shoes while a swarm of police sear...
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Governors acted on accusation from member of staff . Child refused to make complaint . Even his parents want head James Gallogly to return . Autistic boy later suspended for unruly behaviour .
[ "Bring him back: Parents are demanding headteacher James Gallogly stays at the school . A dedicated head accused of manhandling a disruptive pupil has been forced to resign, despite a parents’ protest and the staunch support of the mother and father of the ‘victim’. James Gallogly, 45, was suspended from his £60,00...
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University guide ranks institutions based on grades, spending and more . London School of Economics, St Andrews and Durham in top five . Number of undergraduates dropped in 2012/2013 .
[ "Oxford has lost out to Cambridge for the fourth year running in a new league table of universities. The prestigious institutions took the top two places in the latest annual Complete University Guide. In third place, the same as last year, was the London School of Economics and Political Science, followed by St An...
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Shae works as a skimpy bartender in rural Western Australian pubs serving beer to miners in her lingerie . She's been a skimpy for almost a decade and says the money is the biggest draw card for the 300-odd women in the industry . The 29-year-old says she had to develop thick skin for the job as she often cops criticis...
[ "These women make a living pouring beers and collecting tips but they aren't your average bartenders. They call themselves 'skimpies' and can earn up to $6,000 a night by travelling to pubs in remote towns in Western Australia just to entertain miners and farmers in their lingerie. Shae, 29, has worked as a skimpy ...
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Chancellor gives heads power to reward teachers if they perform better than their colleagues . Annual rises for teachers will be scrapped and heads given almost complete freedom to dictate salary increases . NASUWT union: 'It will be bad for children's education and bad for the teaching profession' Unions warn that the...
[ "Teachers who under-perform will have their salaries frozen under plans to end the system of national pay deals for classroom staff. Annual rises for teachers will be scrapped and heads given almost complete freedom to dictate salary increases in the shake-up outlined in the Autumn Statement. National pay scales wh...