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b49105f59f5597abba2ecb86ef592198035b3019 | Summarize the following news article. | Wesley Walker, 14, told to write 'expressive' note in creative writing class .
His parents brand exercise 'sick' and 'inappropriate' | [
"The words in her son’s homework left Vicki Walker numb with shock. In a letter which began ‘Dear mum’, Wesley, 14, assured her he loved her, made a request for bright colours at his funeral, and listed who should inherit his most prized possessions. Horrified, she ran to his bedroom praying he had not taken his ow... |
3d99ae1ebf5d59825881460087d8a4629ee4af40 | Summarize the following news article. | The 81-year-old Clippers owner allegedly yelled at Stiviano in an elevator at the Four Seasons hotel just 20 minutes before the interview .
Witness says Sterling called Stiviano a 'media w****' and 'f****** crazy'
Sterling was supposed to sit down for the interview with Stiviano and Walters but dropped out at the last ... | [
"Reviled Clippers owner Donald Sterling had a public row with girlfriend V. Stiviano just moments before she defended him in an interview with Barbara Walters on Friday. Sterling reportedly yelled at a silent Stiviano as they rode an elevator at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles where the interview was taped, c... |
ae2aaf82e81bea8069231927af3b533371f32900 | Summarize the following news article. | Photographer David Boni, 47, from Glasgow, captured the images .
Created a collection of portraits intended to make people laugh .
The portfolio includes a shy looking zebra and a mischievous llama . | [
"From a mischievous llama to a coy zebra, these animals are striking their best model poses for the camera. Professional photographer David Boni, from Glasgow, captured the tongue-in-cheek portraits as part of a six-month project. The 47-year-old set out to create a collection of head shots to make people laugh rat... |
fb756396b39c7220182d4573b236f7e05a9531ca | Summarize the following news article. | Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is one of the favourites to become its next president .
Called on Europe to take strong action over Crimea's attempt to join Russia .
Warned President Putin would take advantage of weakness by the West . | [
"Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said the use of military force against Russia should not be ruled out. Tymoshenko, who is one of the favourites to become Ukraine's next president, called for Europe to take strong action over Crimea's attempt to join Russia, warning that otherwise Moscow would ... |
440ffcfa78d48815a91fa906ce45f8b4e03a8fb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Footage of Ambam aping humans with his upright walking seen by millions .
The western lowlands gorilla reached his 24th birthday earlier this year .
220kg gorilla is kept at Port Lympne wild animal park near Hythe in Kent . | [
"He is famous the world over for aping humans with his unusual habit of walking upright. And Ambam has shown that he is still enjoying a good walk about as pictures emerged of him standing tall at Port Lympne wild animal park near Hythe, Kent. The gorilla, which turned 24 earlier this year, became an online sensati... |
223d3f3e031e31b41b978fdff48718b4062bc037 | Summarize the following news article. | Andre Johnson was rushed to hospital along with his penis on Wednesday after he jumped from a second-floor balcony at a building in Hollywood .
Doctors were unable to reattach the penis .
Friends said Mr Johnson 'acted without warning and no hard drugs were involved' although he is believed to have mental health proble... | [
"The rapper with loose connections to hip-hop's famed Wu-Tang Clan who cut his penis off before jumping off a second-floor balcony last week was high on PCP, it was revealed Friday. Additionally, Andre Johnson - whose stage name is Christ Bearer - posted on social media that he feels 'blessed;' after he used a serr... |
0629161059d572b7f5c1246e83455b16b1d863b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Oval arena with curved walls, floors made of marble, and an imperial box found on his estate near Rome .
Commodus dressed up as a gladiator and demanded the masses hail him as the second Hercules . | [
"Archeologists have unearthed a private mini-Colosseum built by the notorious Roman emperor who featured in the Oscar-winning film Gladiator. Commodus used the 2nd century ampitheatre on his estate in Genzano, southeast of Rome, to kill animals while dressed as a gladiator. The oval arena, measuring 200ft by 130ft,... |
134d5a213fd9cc6892027571b61b7986d5ebd8da | Summarize the following news article. | Kelly Swoboda kept handwritten surveillance notes on about 20 women - where he rated them and marked whether they were alone .
The 49-year-old died in an exchange of gun fire with police last month after officers got reports of a suspicious van following high school students .
Swoboda was suspect in bank robberies as w... | [
"A man fatally shot by a Portland police officer last month had been stalking young women in a van that he converted into a 'moveable dungeon' with chains and handcuffs after one of his victims managed to escape from it in January, according to authorities. Kelly Swoboda kept handwritten surveillance notes on about... |
73c6eaeac5a22cfd85b5049b033ec253ab3ba9c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Michelle's son Joey was given up for adoption during her time in captivity - and his new family feel he's too young to know about his birth mother .
Miss Knight has seen pictures of her son and says she's happy for all his accomplishments .
The 33-year-old detailed the vicious beatings from Castro when he discovered sh... | [
"Michelle Knight today said that she understands the decision of her son's new family not to share with the 14-year-old the identity of his birth mother. Miss Knight's son Joey was given up for adoption during her 11 years held in captivity by Ariel Castro at his Cleveland home. The 33-year-old told the Today show ... |
6ea8ea01ce063fe34fe4930b97391b00c4ccddb6 | Summarize the following news article. | Ofsted investigating claims Al-Madinah School in Derby has replaced lessons with prayers .
Inspection due later this month brought forward 'as a matter of urgency'
Female pupils have to sit at the back of class and give up their place in queues for male classmates, it is claimed . | [
"Covered: Female teachers at Al-Madinah School, pictured, have been ordered to cover their heads with Islamic scarves during school hours even if they are not Muslim . Inspectors are to be sent ‘within days’ to a Muslim free school where girls are segregated from boys and non-Muslim female staff forced to wear hija... |
e8e33250c973ad999f771b648de1af81d41e1062 | Summarize the following news article. | Hannah Graham went missing in Charlottesville at 2am on September 13 .
18-year-old's remains were discovered in a shallow grave in mid-October .
Now, over a month on, cause and manner of death have been confirmed .
But medical examiner will not reveal information - at the request of police .
Last weekend, memorial serv... | [
"The cause of death of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham has been confirmed by a medical examiner - but is being kept secret at the request of investigators, it today emerged. Miss Graham, 18, went missing in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, after leaving a bar at 2am on September 13. She was last see... |
73c2b5b4d0af6b1bc7b01b30cd1ce9d1017f6fb3 | Summarize the following news article. | Manuel Uribe had slimmed down from then record breaking weight of 1,230 pounds .
Had to be transported to the hospital by crane when experiencing an abnormal heartbeat .
Cause of death has yet to be certified . | [
"A Mexican man once listed as the world's heaviest human being died Monday at the age of 48. Manuel . Uribe had slimmed down to about 867 pounds, well below . his then-record peak weight of 1,230 pounds, which was . certified in 2006 as a Guinness World Record. Uribe's death was confirmed by an official of the heal... |
e713e5516587116b248f85d766aded2154acf557 | Summarize the following news article. | Schools in Bolton are being urged to fly the Union Jack and sing the national anthem .
Campaign launched by Tory councillor whose grandfather was an Indian immigrant .
Musdasir Dean says he wanted to seize the Union Flag back from the Far Right . | [
"Schools are being urged to fly the Union Jack and sing the national anthem at every assembly as part of a campaign to foster patriotism among the young. The campaign in Bolton was launched by a Tory councillor whose grandfather was the town’s first Indian immigrant. It was approved this week despite a Labour counc... |
9bb5550391238088f97afdea46d02ad99ba661c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Research shows Catholics are more likely to vote Labour .
Church of England worshippers most consistently back the Conservatives .
Anglicans more authoritarian in their political views, think tank Theos finds .
However, 'religious block votes do not exist in Britain', researchers say . | [
"Leanings: Catholics are more likely to vote Labour while Church of England worshippers most consistently back the Conservatives, according to new research . Catholics are more likely to vote Labour while Church of England worshippers most consistently back the Conservatives, according to new research. Think tank T... |
27f545fc08e6ace5621466f5dbf3ba8c6203a897 | Summarize the following news article. | Michelle Amey, 37, has an advanced form of skin cancer which has spread .
She begged Dorset County Council to let her sons go to school together .
But authorities denied appeal on behalf of Charlie, nine, and George, six .
The pair want to go to Mudeford Junior School in Christchurch, Dorset .
But 'intrusive' appeal he... | [
"A mother who is dying from cancer begged her council to let both her sons attend the same primary school - but had her request denied because she lives 100ft outside of the catchment area. Michelle Amey, who was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2008 which has since spread all over her body, fears her family will stru... |
f38cb23f95cffe81b0f65f8c80882ea23cb66f0d | Summarize the following news article. | James Brokenshire blamed the 'wealthy metropolitan elite' for rising immigration because they hire foreign workers at home .
Both David Cameron and Nick Clegg have home help from abroad .
Now it has emerged that Theresa May also pays a foreign employee . | [
"Embarrassment: Home Secretary Theresa May has admitted employing a foreign worker . The Tories faced fresh embarrassment over immigration last night when it emerged that Home Secretary Theresa May uses a Brazilian-born cleaner. A day after Immigration Minister James Brokenshire condemned the ‘wealthy metropolitan ... |
4235a0e359bc97c85073a6218c6607f28536dd8b | Summarize the following news article. | Co-founder Paul Allen has pledged a donation of $9 million just a month after donating $2.8 million to fight Ebola .
Allen's donation joins that of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has pledged $50 million to support the cause . | [
"The good people from Microsoft Corp are at it again. The tech giant's co-founder, Paul Allen, says his charitable foundation is donating $9 million to support the fight against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, just a month after donating $2.8 million to the American Red Cross for its work on the outbreak. The gi... |
247ae0e5291f52b6a2915a3ef60cc75df881bc61 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Walden, private school headmaster, argues state schools create amoral children because they don't have time to teach right from wrong .
Says private school children do better because of 'value-rich' education .
Dismisses argument that success is down to privileged background . | [
"Schools are producing a generation of ‘amoral’ children because staff are too busy chasing exam results to teach pupils the difference between right and wrong, it is claimed today. A private school head will claim that teachers - mainly in state schools - are under so much pressure to meet exam targets they are fa... |
4c699aa514d1d3baf4f85f66ff3a114d6994ae2a | Summarize the following news article. | Pupils at the Jane Austen Academy in Norwich will do longer days at school .
When pupils go home they 'should enjoy quality family time' says head . | [
"It is the scourge of schoolchildren up and down the country. Classes can often be heard letting out a collective groan when the teacher mentions homework, ruining plans for a night watching films or playing out with friends. However, this will not be a concern for pupils attending a pioneering new secondary schoo... |
11e5ca76ba15cb6be59b67704d7464e2fcd36c4d | Summarize the following news article. | Footage showed dozens of Sikhs fighting with swords at the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Sikhism's holiest temple .
At least six people injured as Sikh radicals clashed with the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC)
They gathered to remember victims of military offensive Operation Blue Star that left hundreds d... | [
"A violent sword battle broke out at Sikhism's holiest temple today during a special prayer ceremony to mark the government massacre that took place there 30 years ago. At least eleven people were injured as dozens of Sikh radicals clashed with supporters of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) at th... |
db83c6b0168879b73a9801ad70c27884df11eee5 | Summarize the following news article. | Estelle Perrons, four, supposed to start primary school last September .
She was hoping to attend nearby school with her two sisters .
However school told single-mother Emily, 26, there was no space .
Another nine schools in the local area have also said they are full up .
Space found at school six miles away, but Emil... | [
"A mother has been left furious after being forced to home school her four-year-old daughter who was was rejected from nine schools in her local area. Estelle Perrons should have started term last September but now faces an uncertain future because no school in her catchment area has enough space to take her. Her m... |
e23e45a5dd32d068483344b7145e4c4726f7c56a | Summarize the following news article. | In this shocking expose the Duchess of Cornwall's brother reveals how baby elephant Raja was shockingly mistreated as he was kept captive in Sumatra. Following the deforestation of the land to produce palm oil, elephants have been forced to live with humans, destroying farms, flattening houses and sometimes killing peo... | [
"In all the 30 years I have been working in Asian elephant conservation, I thought I had seen it all – blatant corruption, the rape and total disregard of our beautiful planet and sickening wildlife atrocities, to name but a few. All due to the most dangerous animal of all: homo sapiens. Not much shocks me any more... |
9f55beac04267a1fceacd4e5dfd7819d8d02c7a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Shrimpton, 57, denies making two bomb hoaxes about the Olympics .
Southwark Crown Court heard he telephoned MP Philip Hammond .
He claimed bomb from a Russian submarine had been smuggled into Britain .
Shrimpton said he had 'credible' information it could be used to blow up the opening ceremony of the 2012 Oly... | [
"A barrister made a hoax call to the former Defence Secretary claiming to have intelligence about terrorist bomb attacks on the London Olympics and the assassination of the Queen, a court heard. Michael Shrimpton, 57, telephoned MP Philip Hammond to tell him that a bomb stolen from a sunken Russian submarine had be... |
7069c2fd6759bb1dde8e03a90d668b39623b2d95 | Summarize the following news article. | Staff rang 29 units but all 320 beds were already occupied by sick children .
A bed was eventually found nearly 100 miles away in Sheffield .
Case emerged as specialists warned of shortage of beds for children . | [
"A seriously ill baby was forced to wait in an Accident and Emergency ward for more than 12 hours because there were no suitable beds available anywhere in the UK. The shocking case emerged as specialists yesterday warned the Department of Health about a national shortage of intensive care beds for children this wi... |
7346a01e5edabfbffef3951c328803b8fe3ad317 | Summarize the following news article. | Damon Tobias Exum has spent the weekend in jail after his mistake .
He crashed into a patrol car while driving through suburban Atlanta .
He was arrested on eight misdemeanour charges, including DUI . | [
"Confused: Damon Tobias Exum, 37, who is said to have crashed into a police patrol car - then handed its driver a beer after he was stopped . A drunk driver spent the weekend in jail after crashing into a police car then handing its driver a beer when he was pulled over, police said. Confused Damon Tobias Exum is s... |
b89fb1e760c0b8535a561b433317a3009f8249e7 | Summarize the following news article. | 'This is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist military force that we have ever seen,' Clinton told the Economic Club of Chicago .
President Barack Obama admitted last week that intelligence officials 'underestimated' ISIS' rapid accession in Iraq .
Clinton said Wednesday she believes ISIS 'will att... | [
"Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Wednesday that the Islamic State is far more dangerous than previous terrorist groups, including the one that led the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. 'It’s a serious threat because this is the best-funded, most professional, expansionist jihadist milit... |
2e5f731db79636ba9e268baa43f81b841292cdf2 | Summarize the following news article. | Seven-month-old rescue kitten Jock VI came to Chartwell in Kent this month .
He is the latest in a line of Jocks, named after a pet given to Churchill in 1962 .
Cat enjoys eating tuna, taking afternoon naps and lounging on Persian rugs .
PM requested that there always be a marmalade cat named Jock at Chartwell . | [
"A new kitten has taken up residence at Sir Winston Churchill's former country home in honour of one of the wartime prime minister's dying requests. Jock IV is the latest in a line of marmalade toms to live at Chartwell in Kent after the first was given to Churchill in 1962 by one of his private secretaries. He enj... |
ce06f292da38497902cf0c7a9a72607543cca126 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Morpurgo is one of 20 writers competing for the prestigious prize .
His latest novel, Listen To The Moon, is set in the First World War .
The book is on the shortlist in the children's book category .
Last year's winner was The Shock and Fall by Nathan Filer . | [
"War Horse author Michael Morpurgo, pictured receiving his OBE, is one of 20 writers competing for the Costa Book of the Year . War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is in the running for a prestigious literary prize with his latest book - also set in the First World War. Morpurgo, the author of more than 100 books, is... |
c3fd5c3f8784833c6b9350643bdd826d975cae3a | Summarize the following news article. | House Oversight Committee demands to hear from Secretary of State Kerry about why Benghazi emails were kept from Congress and the public .
House Speaker John Boehner has green-lighted a special investigative committee that will have broad powers .
President Obama and then-Secretary of State Clinton insisted the Benghaz... | [
"Angry congressional Republicans have commanded Secretary John Kerry to testify in a May 21 hearing about why the State Department hid documents showing how the aftermath of the deadly 2012 terror attack in Benghazi unfolded. They are also launching a new investigative . committee to dig further into the scandal, w... |
25f6d7ba037643c3bbfb835029a67aa609a75cec | Summarize the following news article. | Spanx loved by Princess Beatrice, Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey .
New Star Power range named 'Award Thinners' and 'Dress to Slimpress'
Priced between £18 - £53 .
Adele reportedly wore three pairs of Spanx to 2012 Grammys . | [
"They are the not-so-secret slimming saviour of the likes of Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey and Princess Beatrice. So it was only a matter of time before figure-skimming brand Spanx launched a collection of slimming undergarments in honour of their A-list fans. Spanx have launched a 'Star Power' range, which they pr... |
933a164b9e93409dd1c65b1f13063b2d4fa50718 | Summarize the following news article. | Islamic Education and Research Academy ran debate on Islam vs Atheism .
When audience was segregated speaker Lawrence Krauss walked out .
Debate eventually went ahead without the audience being divided by sex .
UCL said iERA would never be allowed to hold events on its grounds again . | [
"A Muslim group has been banned from a university after segregating men and women during a debate. Visitors to the event at University College London were told to use men’s or women’s entrances. Organisers Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) told women to sit at the back, while men and couples were sent t... |
b3a507d0465041a4b9548f5a232b0a4c7e673725 | Summarize the following news article. | Google tops the 2014 100 Top Brandz report by Millward Brown .
Its value shot up 40% in a year to a huge £158.84 billion (£92.24 billion)
Apple's value meanwhile fell by 20% to $147.88 billion (£87.74 billion)
Millward Brown says this could be due to Google's investment in new tech .
Highest riser was Chinese internet ... | [
"Google has overtaken rival technology firm Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said today. Google's brand value shot up 40 per cent in a year to $158.84 billion (£92.24 billion), Millward Brown said in its 2014 100 Top BrandZ report. This is apparently due... |
02634a9ddbc87dd8cc572da95a8ddcdb7ae914f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael James Deely, 48, was arrested for allegedly grabbing a woman through his car window and dragging her 50 feet .
He then ran her over, according to police, causing serious injury to her arm .
Deely drove up behind the woman and honked his horn at her repeatedly .
He then passed her, pulled in front of her and bra... | [
"A Florida man has been arrested in connection with a road rage incident late last month in which a woman was dragged and then run over by a man in a pick-up truck. Michael James Deely, 48, was taken into custody after detectives identified him as a suspect based on surveillance video from a parking garage. Deely h... |
9dca66aa2e0dcdc38d35c552fd7af6239a9c27bf | Summarize the following news article. | Key Government pledge to win Olympics was to 'inspire young people to choose .
sport'
Figures suggest decline in the amount of sport being organised in all English regions . | [
"School sport is in decline despite a pledge to use the Olympics to encourage more children to take part, figures have shown. Teachers are spending 60 per cent less time organising competitions and after-school clubs since the Coalition cut funding for school sports. The figures are sensitive for the Government sin... |
4cd64a8adfd4bf049c9d89a7ddde95319ab5e2bc | Summarize the following news article. | Meningitis B, the most common and deadliest .
form of meningitis, results in death for one in 10 .
sufferers .
Approval of the new 4CMenB vaccine has been hailed as the .
'biggest leap forward in the field in the three decades'
Has now been deemed safe and effective by experts . | [
"Meningitis B affects nearly 2,000 people in the UK each year, many of them children, and results in death for one in 10 sufferers . The first vaccine to offer broad protection against meningitis B is to be licensed for use in the UK, drastically reducing the number of children killed by the disease. There are 1,87... |
79f3b35581ae2405abacb4c59bdf37c0325d370b | Summarize the following news article. | Only 12 per cent of parents - about one in eight - passed challenging test modelled on the 11-plus examination .
Experts warn several pupils need to achieve between 75 per cent and 90 per cent for entry to grammar schools .
Survey taken by 500 parents from different backgrounds found overwhelming support for grammar sc... | [
"They are Britain’s most sought-after schools, where parents would be delighted for their children to have a place. But few parents would themselves make the grade in the exam that pupils must pass to be admitted to a grammar or public school. Just 12 per cent of parents – about one in eight – who attempted a test... |
555191be05ac445ffbd3c44bd8b3899340ac8561 | Summarize the following news article. | Security in Canada to be increased at US Embassy in Ottawa .
Fears growing of ISIS terror attacks on innocent members of the public .
Intelligence officials intercepted 'chatter' discussing imminent strike . | [
"Intelligence officials in Canada are closely monitoring 80 known extremists after they picked up 'chatter' among would-be terrorists plotting ISIS inspired 'knife and gun' attacks against American targets and citizens. US and Canadian officials have admitted they fear a public beheading or frenzied knife attack an... |
a770caef829dbe671860146f12660107ee6e7e5c | Summarize the following news article. | Number of such schools has more than doubled from 31 in 2008 .
Highest concentration of schools is Birmingham with 22 .
Primary schools make up 67 of the total number .
Critics say Labour's 'open-door' policy created integration problems . | [
"More than 80 state schools in England have no white British pupils, Government figures show. The number of such schools appears to have more than doubled over the past five years, and the findings will fuel concerns that some parts of the country are becoming increasingly segregated. The new figures follow researc... |
66bfcb871b06a02f70ff456f5580457f87b3c1f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Fats and sugars stunt short-term memory and stop brain developing .
Study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine recommends poaching eggs .
Frying and grilling creates compounds that boiling does not . | [
"Cutting back on fry ups could cut your risk of dementia, according to new research. A ‘compelling’ study has linked compounds found in fried meat and eggs with one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Bacon is particularly problematic and the suspect chemicals are also found in many cakes, biscuits and pastrie... |
5135869e910765eb39d7a1665c89516a43cb9e17 | Summarize the following news article. | Adrian Peterson was arrested on Saturday for injuring his son .
Boy had injuries all over his body - including on his private parts .
The Vikings booted him from their roster in Sunday's 30-7 loss against the New England Patriots .
He will resume practice with the team today and will play next Sunday .
Peterson is the ... | [
"Adrian Peterson, 29, turned himself in on Saturday after police issued an arrest warrant . Adrian Peterson has spoken out for the first time since his arrest for severely whipping his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch - apologizing, but also defending his actions. The statement come as the Minnesota Vikings rein... |
3868d77ef4cb2058e9c97a8d0dfb864e62651831 | Summarize the following news article. | Investigation launched into Greenwich University .
Claims that Islamic Society could have had role in radicalising alleged Woolwich killers .
Home Secretary Theresa May criticised universities for complacency in tacking radicalisation .
Michael Adebolajo, 28, converted to Islam at the same time he studied at Greenwich ... | [
"Universities were under pressure tonight to crack down on Islamic extremists who spout hatred on campuses. An investigation has been launched into claims that a series of radical speakers were invited to events and distributed leaflets to students at the University where both killers are thought to have studied. T... |
ba6d72afc54573337d683ee895dd02e897c9da37 | Summarize the following news article. | Pupils at £15,000-a-year Hampton Court House will work from 1.30 to 7pm .
Move at school in East Molesey, Surrey, is for sixth form students only .
Head teacher says late start will improve pupils' cognition and productivity .
New regime based on research from neuroscientists who say young people are biologically progr... | [
"A private sixth form is set to move lessons to start at 1.30pm every day because the school's teacher thinks his teenage pupils will study better after a morning lie in. Instead of rising early for a 9am start, pupils at the £15,000-a-year Hampton Court House, in East Molesey, Surrey, will get to enjoy a lie in an... |
2de50fbc810a57ac8c834682c6c4ba7e1f27cbe6 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr Gijsbert Stoet says schools should stop trying to tackle gender gap .
Glasgow University academic says sexes will be drawn to certain subjects .
Argued Britain 'needs to give up idea we will get many female engineers'
Suggested the case was the same when it comes to male nurses . | [
"Contrast: Innate differences between the sexes mean they will always be drawn to certain subjects and careers . Attempts to encourage more girls to study the sciences ‘completely deny human biology and nature’, an academic has claimed. Schools should stop trying to close education gender gaps because innate differ... |
06f0cec921598b68d413aedc5b597cb546e1f2a6 | Summarize the following news article. | 33-year old Jon Egging pronounced dead at scene .
Mayday call made at 1.50pm - then the aircraft crashed .
Red Arrows had performed at Bournemouth Air Festival . | [
"Fatal: Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was flying Red 4 when his aircraft ran into difficulty . The horrified wife of a Red Arrows pilot was watching as he crashed his plane into a river and died yesterday. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging’s Hawk . T1 jet plummeted to the ground as it and eight other Red Arrows left . Bo... |
02782351042cada4f8bad28dc40c270ff9d0f5d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Paxman doesn't believe conflict like the Great War would happen today .
He thinks that the British culture these days is too 'hedonistic'
He also believes that the younger generation have little to fight for .
Jeremy Paxman is currently hosting a BBC show 'Britain's Great War'
He hopes to change the perception of the c... | [
"The First World War would not be fought today, according to Jeremy Paxman, because the younger generation are more concerned with their iPhones than any sense of ‘duty’. The BBC Newsnight host and historian said modern society is too ‘self-obsessed’ and ‘hedonistic’. Speaking at a literature festival in Dubai, he ... |
b9aebc2f29b777700f3dfd79eb32c2e032a2d70d | Summarize the following news article. | The Ipsos MORI poll surveyed 2,595 11 to 16-year-olds .
65 per cent of students surveyed were worried about university finances . | [
"Pupils are worried about living expenses and not being able to earn while studying . Two-thirds of children are worried about the cost of going to university even though they think it will help them ‘get on in life’, a new survey has revealed. They are concerned about living expenses and not being able to earn whi... |
c6cf836ae576ed233bdf75903f3fe5bcaa83d509 | Summarize the following news article. | Sport related video games could be used alongside traditional PE lessons .
Proposal aims to get more youngsters interested in sport .
Plan discussed by Scottish Association of Teachers of Physical Education . | [
"Pupils in Scotland could be swapping the real football pitch for a virtual one during PE classes, under proposals put forward at an education conference. Plans to introduce popular sport-related video games, such as Football Manager and Just Dance as part of PE lessons, were discussed during a meeting of the Scott... |
b05c25caa16858dac6bc69a0cd0b97d26a48d4e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Ohio man facing murder and robbery charges after police discover bodies .
Donald Hoffman, 41, currently in police custody awaiting court hearing .
Residents in small town of Bucyrus, Ohio, reeling after shock discovery .
Four dead men believed to have been beaten and 'suffered' during deaths . | [
"A man has been charged with aggravated murder and robbery after four men were found beaten to death in separate homes in a small Ohio town. The multiple homicides have shocked the small 12,000-strong community of Bucyrus, Ohio, with residents fearing it could be related to the town's drug problems. Friends and rel... |
54f4d73893dc1473e819113e82319688600d352c | Summarize the following news article. | University of Cambridge researchers looked at 13,525 women with breast cancer for an average of seven years .
Women who drank three and a half small glasses of wine a week were 10% more likely to .
survive than those who had nothing .
Those who drank seven glasses a week had 20% higher survival rates . | [
"New findings: Women diagnosed with breast cancer who drank three and a half small glasses of wine a week were 10% more likely to survive than non drinkers . A glass of wine a day boosts the survival chances of women with breast cancer by up to a fifth, scientists have found. Those who drink in moderation are more ... |
ff944f6b4055952313ef0656ace068cea4327924 | Summarize the following news article. | Huang Zihan, aged 15 months, was injured in a car crash with his parents .
Vehicle overturned into a 10-metre deep valley when passing a bridge .
Zihan was taken to hospital where he was then declared brain dead .
Parents Huang Yun and Liu Pingfen said a tearful goodbye to their son .
Heartbroken couple then decided th... | [
"Wrapped in each others' arms for comfort, these are the heartbroken parents saying farewell to their young son whose organs will save the lives of others in China. Parents Huang Yun and Liu Pingfen gathered at the bedside of their 15-month-old toddler Huang Zihan after he was injured in a car crash as they drove b... |
6cc876c999733771926453f18f98bd6bfc7ba08d | Summarize the following news article. | In 200 schools, 90% of pupils or more do not speak English at home .
Some schools 'have enlisted interpreters to help at parents' evenings' | [
"English is not the first language for the majority of children in more than one in nine schools, it emerged today. There are a total of 1,755 primary and secondary schools in England where more than half of the pupils speak another language, according to official figures. More than 200 schools have an even more ex... |
3cdd4ee0a2d615fca117f9138a6899adae7095af | Summarize the following news article. | NBA star cramped up during game one of NBA Finals between Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs .
James was forced off, and San Antonio won 110-95 .
Shirt LeBron wore during that game auctioned for $50,020 (£29,167)
James currently a free agent after opting out of Miami Heat contract . | [
"The jersey that LeBron James wore when the basketball superstar cramped up during the NBA Finals was auctioned off for $50,020 (£29,167). An air-conditioning failure during game one of the series between Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs in Texas saw the temperatures inside the AT&T Center rise to almost 100 degree... |
9a48a2910390a29ebb1b3c7e93b454eac0906e3a | Summarize the following news article. | Artist David Foster, 52, from Cheshire, uses just a hammer and nails .
Subjects include Marilyn Monroe, David Bowie and Nelson Mandela .
Former architect turned to art after retiring three years .
He now sells his pieces for £20,000-£40,000 . | [
"A British artist has created a series of incredibly lifelike images using the contents of his tool box. With only a hammer and nails to hand, David Foster, 52, has conjured up beautiful images of nature as well as portraits of icons including The Beatles and The Queen. The artist, who works from his home studio in... |
be96788a57b326d5af49f8738637e001f1eb1d0e | Summarize the following news article. | James enjoys family holiday as his agent meets teams to discuss future .
29-year-old is a free-agent after opting out of Miami Heat contract .
LeBron could return to Cleveland Cavaliers where he began NBA career .
James' agent Rich Paul also talks to Phoenix, Houston and Dallas . | [
"As LeBron James enjoys a family holiday following a gruelling NBA season, his old team Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the teams looking to tempt the free-agent into a move away from Miami. Cavaliers officials met with James' agent, Rich Paul, this week about the free-agent superstar's possible return to the team w... |
6478ede9e0b86241b7cd00bc63f5d9f45f86e79d | Summarize the following news article. | Government tracking system cannot find evidence students ever left UK .
Tens of thousands may now be living here illegally after completing studies .
Majority of students under suspicion are from the Indian sub-continent .
Records show they originally came to UK to attend universities and colleges . | [
"As many as 100,000 foreign students a year are thought to be staying on in Britain illegally after completing academic courses here. The students – believed to be mostly from the Indian sub-continent – come to Britain to attend universities and colleges, according to official immigration figures. But the Governmen... |
d4e9e91058ddd219cb30bd22fb60d1b735f0379a | Summarize the following news article. | 18-year-old managed an impressive time of just 56.16 seconds .
Shamier Little finished first, just half a second quicker .
Jader Miller scored a personal best of 56.22secs to finish with the bronze . | [
"Great Britain's Shona Richards was delighted after she broke the national record and claimed silver in the 400 metres hurdles on the fourth day of the World Junior Championships in Oregon. The 18-year-old came home second in a time of 56.16 seconds, close behind winner Shamier Little, who clocked 55.66secs, while ... |
a6333aca814bed769508027e5af56d517819bea3 | Summarize the following news article. | Stephen Barclay, 36, and Leanne Reid, 31, recruited total stranger on the internet for weekend-long sex session .
Owen Greenan was sprayed with bear repellent couple bought in Canada .
After fleeing in agony, Greenan was picked up on a remote rural road by a lorry driver .
Arrangement turned nasty after two days of con... | [
"A swinging couple sprayed a can of bear repellent into the face of a man after a weekend sex session arranged on the internet went wrong. Stephen Barclay, 36, and his lover Leanne Reid, 31, had spent a drug-fuelled weekend with total stranger Owen Greenan at their home. The couple had arranged for him to stay at t... |
31c77bc5eec2551827c5684b823733708e47aa65 | Summarize the following news article. | William Stuart's wife Sarah burst into tears at verdict while supporters cheered .
Girl had accused Stuart, who has 23 years' experience of shoving her to the ground and against some pegs .
Court tells her her terrible school record did nothing for her credibility . | [
"An assistant head teacher, who was accused of assaulting a 15-year-old pupil, has been cleared. William Stuart, 47, was today found not guilty of assaulting the girl at Graham School in Scarborough following a two-day trial. After the verdict was read out the court erupted into cheers largely from dozens of Mr Stu... |
7391f2fba24565fcdec7f813bd2b38e653d5eab9 | Summarize the following news article. | Cleveland Cavaliers have stepped up their bid for LeBron James to return .
Co-owner Usher keen for star man to return .
NBA side have removed a scathing letter from owner Dan Gilbert written after James decided to leave for Miami Heat .
James led Miami Heat to four consecutive NBA finals, winning two titles . | [
"Cleveland Cavaliers co-owner Usher says he is happy to pick up the phone and convince LeBron James back to the team. James has become a free agent after leaving Miami Heat at the end of last season and the Cavs are intent on luring the Akron, Ohio, native back to Cleveland. And singer and actor Usher, who is part ... |
4c7b0f04fe1ee5ceef479bad08b4480a814c51f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr Shakil Afridi led Navy SEALS to bin Laden by setting up fake vaccination programme that allowed him to take DNA samples from terrorist's children .
Ex-intelligence officials say White House didn't do enough to secure Dr Afridi's freedom .
Western officials say sentencing in Islamabad is punishment for humiliating Pa... | [
"Several former intelligence officials are accusing the White House of failing to act in the case of a Paksitani doctor who faces 33 years behind bars despite leading the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Outcry has erupted against the Obama administration since Dr Shakil Afridi's sentence on Tuesday, which was seen as puni... |
5217498f03790ff1751df1dab43feae2855cd9cf | Summarize the following news article. | Teaching union representative describes order as 'extreme and bizarre'
Woman works at an unidentified secondary school in west Berkshire . | [
"A teacher has been instructed by her school to lose her northern accent and sound ‘more southern’. The woman, who works at a secondary school in West Berkshire, was told to focus on ‘sounding less Cumbrian’ as one of her official performance targets by her bosses. The order apparently came after an Ofsted inspecto... |
f00af5a6702399986a2f24d733c34017ddaf11b8 | Summarize the following news article. | Darius Wlodarski, 41, started queuing on Wednesday to get new phone .
Wife of 20 years kicked him out because of his obsession with gadgets .
She wanted iPhone and he was determined to get her one as apology .
But he is currently out of work so bought £800 handset with credit card .
'I wasn't best husband and father a... | [
"A heartbroken husband queued for 44 hours to buy the new iPhone 6 in a bid to win back his wife after she kicked him out - because of his obsession with gadgets. Darius Wlodarski, 41, started queuing outside the Apple store in Cabot Circus, Bristol at midday on Wednesday to make sure he would definitely be able to... |
4503bcb7e2d0e2a9f1c145c599b81ecd8dd011eb | Summarize the following news article. | Labour increased top rate to 50p before general election .
George Osborne cut 50p rate to 45p in his 2012 budget .
At the time he said the increase had raised 'next to nothing'
New figures show cut has boosted revenue by £9billion . | [
"John Redwood, who produced the figures, says cutting the rate further would produce another surge in revenue helping to ease the deficit . The amount of tax paid by the best-off has soared since George Osborne slashed the top rate of tax from 50p to 45p, according to a new analysis. New figures from HM Revenue & C... |
987bf4ad39001be748228edb517293f30b5d376f | Summarize the following news article. | A western Pennsylvania boy has been charged with desecrating a statue of Jesus by standing in front of it and mimicking a sex act .
The boy reportedly shared photos of the incident on Facebook .
Authorities charged the boy through a 1972 law, which makes it a crime to desecrate a venerated object . | [
"A 14-year-old western Pennsylvania boy has been charged with desecrating a statue of Jesus by standing in front of it and mimicking a sex act, and then posting pictures of it on the Internet. Bedford County officials say the court papers against the boy are sealed, because they're filed in juvenile court. The Alto... |
4cf60091df65c265e979519198f8aeaea5bb4aac | Summarize the following news article. | Uppingham Head Richard Harman will defend private schools today .
Speaking at Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference .
Harman is chairman of the conference, representing 260 private schools .
Will claim private schools being made ‘scapegoats’ for society’s problems .
Will say many in power ‘embarrassed’ to be se... | [
"Richard Harman will lambast the hypocrisy of critics who ‘lecture’ top fee-paying schools even though they benefited from a private education themselves or chose one for their children . Scroll down for video . Private schools are under attack from the ‘politics of envy’ and ‘class war dinosaurs’, a leading headma... |
e99a467c3d56b1abd001f49f52475c0c6df07b44 | Summarize the following news article. | Hilary French, headmistress of .
Central Newcastle High School, said employers were .
now demanding more practical skills in the work place .
The president of the Girls’ Schools .
Association predicted a shift away from university as .
the automatic first choice for young people .
Speaking at the organisation's confere... | [
"Parents and independent schools should stop being ‘sniffy’ about vocational qualifications and assuming university is the automatic route after A-levels, a leading headteacher has said. Hilary French, the headmistress of Central Newcastle High School, said employers were increasingly demanding skills that were of ... |
1e35f636b23bb10470e9c6762bfae6c2b784b212 | Summarize the following news article. | Energy Secretary unveils deal for eight new renewables schemes .
Government to guarantee price paid for power, pushing up bills .
Mr Davey insists charges would be higher without going green . | [
"A Tory MP criticised the Liberal Democrat Energy Secretary yesterday after he announced new green energy projects that will lead to higher bills. Ed Davey said the five new offshore wind farms and three wood-burning plants would supply 2million homes, create 8,500 jobs and attract £12billion of private investment.... |
bf57128f65eb9023d190737358f86c8a74dcf68c | Summarize the following news article. | FBI agent says Chiheb Esseghaier told him of the dastardly eruption plan .
Yellowstone sits on a reservoir of magma 55 miles long and 30 miles wide .
Experts have said an eruption would be catastrophic for the entire world .
But PhD student Esseghaier eventually decided the idea was futile . | [
"A man on trial in Canada for an alleged plot to derail a passenger train wanted to trigger a catastrophic natural disaster by blowing up Yellowstone Park, his trial heard. Tunisian student Chiheb Esseghaier spoke of the 'death and destruction' an eruption of the massive supervolcano beneath the national park would... |
7f686d1b29f1714a9b316a40328559bf5ef3f0aa | Summarize the following news article. | Exclusive breastfeeding for first .
six months .
reduced risk of obesity .
UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe . | [
"Breastfeeding can halve the risk of children being obese by the age of eight, a study says. The risk of children being overweight is also cut by around 15 per cent in those breastfed for six months, compared with those fed formula milk. Only a small number of women in the UK breastfeed for long periods, with less ... |
6dcffaabe0462d8553ce8823608efda18c9c7437 | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Mathieson rebukes Margie Abbott for her apparent lack of charity work .
Mrs Abbott takes part in many charity and community events .
Mathieson said it's the responsibility of every prime minister's spouse since Edmund Barton to participate . | [
"The former 'First Bloke' of Australia Tim Mathieson has hit out at Margie Abbott, claiming she isn't doing enough charity work. Julia Gillard's partner claims that Tony Abbott's wife, who manages a child-care centre part time and regularly attends community events, isn't properly fulfilling her duties as a Prime M... |
f5ccf0f930c216dafb1a962b2f8541bfd51e834c | Summarize the following news article. | Professor Helen Fulton said students cannot put works in historical context .
The head of English at York said undergraduates also fear being stretched .
Criticised the curriculum for emphasising 'skills rather than knowledge’ | [
"Top English students reach university believing Charles Dickens is ‘just as old’ as William Shakespeare, an academic has warned. Even those with three As at A-level including English can’t put books in historical context, according to Professor Helen Fulton, head of English and related literature at the University... |
4a8083d701aa1e4c1a5f9b667800b6299fdff359 | Summarize the following news article. | Valerie, a Jack Russel-cross, and Pixie the kitten were both born with heart shaped patches of fur .
The puppy is the latest addition to a household of 25 dogs .
Their distinctive birthmarks were apparent as soon as they were born, say owners . | [
"With their big eyes and fluffy paws, it’s not hard to find puppies and kittens adorable. These two, however, have a larger dose of the ahhh-factor. Jack Russell-cross Valerie, and kitten Pixie, were born with giant love heart markings in their fur. Adorable 16-day-old Valerie is one of 25 dogs in her owner's house... |
faf7e424ff2659f4a3ca6b28a519c49c7d1230ad | Summarize the following news article. | 'Take a moment to remember #Pearlharbor with us,' read the tweet last Friday night .
The tweet went along with a cartoon of an 'O' shaped pasta with its tongue hanging out and holding up an American flag .
The Campbell's owned company issued a formal apology and took down the posting after public outcry . | [
"SpaghettiOs made a faux pas on the 72nd anniversary of Japan's attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base when it decided to remember the event by tweeting a photo of it's grinning mascot with an American Flag. 'Take a moment to remember #Pearlharbor with us,' read the tweet last Friday night. Pearl Harbor commemorates... |
d041229e17adcc572ace0625e9f5148ce3626c5d | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists from McMaster University in Canada found the so called 'fat gene' FTO is also a 'happy gene', too .
Associated with an eight per cent reduction in the risk of depression . | [
"The word 'jolly' has long been a byword word for 'plump' - hijacked by experts in the back handed compliment. But scientists believe there could be genetic evidence which explains why fat people are often happier than their skinny friends. It comes after Strictly favourite Lisa Riley has been flying the flag for l... |
7098405538269d0e0893894c44310321cac834c8 | Summarize the following news article. | Fury erupts after health spokesman confirms pet dog has been destroyed .
Teresa Romero Ramos's animal was put to sleep inside her home in Spain .
House disinfected before Excalibur's body was taken away in white van .
Demonstrators mounted a vigil outside to try to stop the move yesterday .
300,000 people had already s... | [
"A Spanish ebola victim’s pet dog was put down last night over fears it could transmit the disease, prompting outrage from animal lovers who chanted ‘murderers’ outside the woman’s home. Fury erupted after a government health spokesman confirmed that Teresa Romero Ramos’s dog, Excalibur, had been destroyed. The off... |
0debca79778031343fbf24c1154a555e5d535259 | Summarize the following news article. | Farmer Mark Baggs estimates pumpkin weighs the same as a Smart Car .
It will need to weight more than 107 stone if it is to break UK record .
The squash has a 15ft circumference and has to be lifted using a forklift . | [
"This monster pumpkin could smash the UK record after growing to the weight of a small car. Farmer Mark Baggs has spent countless hours nurturing the giant squash after planting it in a 500ft polytunnel six months ago. He estimates it currently weighs 1,500lbs, the same as a Smart Car, but he hopes it will break th... |
ee5fd4d5f933a8504748cdbadb1d1877ab6bb6d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Sunken vessel off coast of Java confirmed as wreck of USS Houston .
Houston was sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of Sunda Strait in 1942 .
The wreck has long been a popular destination for recreational divers . | [
"A sunken vessel in the Java Sea has been confirmed as the wreck of the USS Houston, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese during a ferocious Second World War battle. It serves as the final resting place for about 700 sailors and Marines. The wreck has long been a popular recreational diving site, but has been confirmed b... |
4195c86ac8328f38b8af83bc59d73575bbf027e2 | Summarize the following news article. | MP committee finds current system strips out content from GCSEs and A-levels .
Education Secretary proposing only one board design exam in each subject . | [
"Exam standards have dropped because boards are competing to offer the easiest papers, a damning year-long inquiry has found. An influential committee of MPs concluded that the current system allows boards to 'strip out' content from GCSEs and A-levels so they can boast to schools that their exams are 'more accessi... |
84ba6f17e58a5c49e49f31c2eefc03b52264b5b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Head of Beechen Cliff school in Bath wrote to all parents asking for money .
Andrew Davies suggested they agree to £10, £20 or £30 a month donations .
Ofsted 'outstanding' school already receives £20,000 a year this way .
Mr Davies wanted more boys' parents to join the contributions scheme .
One mother, Jane Middleton,... | [
"Andrew Davies, head of the high-flying Beechen Cliff secondary school in Bath, asked parents to make monthly donations . A high-flying state school head who wrote to parents asking them to make voluntary contributions of up to £30 a month has said sorry after being accused of pressurising struggling families. Andr... |
d8d28fe5c1e964136f7860b2061f82d14f90945a | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Feltham, 51, visited Loch Ness as a child and saw monster-hunters .
Since then, he's been obsessed with finding the legendary Nessie himself .
He left his home and job in Wimborne, Dorset, in 1991 to move to Scotland .
The bachelor bought an old mobile library and lives in it, in a pub car park .
Says he spotted ... | [
"A full-time Loch Ness monster hunter who's spent nearly quarter of a century looking for the elusive beast says it showed up on the one day he didn't have his camera on him. Steve Feltham, 51, left his job fitting security cameras and his home in Dorset to move to the banks of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire and devo... |
7a63c6c5ddf93de2826ae34d141e91df0f3bac2c | Summarize the following news article. | Pupils at a Wisbech primary school taught song for a singing festival .
Third of children at Peckover Primary are from migrant backgrounds .
Parents claim children in tears because they did not understand song .
'Inclusive' festival will also see youngsters singing a Polish tune . | [
"Angry parents have launched a protest over a primary school's plans to make their children sing songs in Lithuanian and Polish. A third of pupils at the Peckover Primary School in Wisbech - a Cambridgeshire town popular with eastern European families - are from migrant backgrounds, but some parents claim their chi... |
4638ebd19cbbac3418b6b9b9f4a33ef70d7e92e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Cambridge University's three exam boards are urging changes .
Currently candidates can have different marks but end up with same grade .
Others with similar marks are being awarded different grades .
Schools focusing on grade C boundary to improve their standing . | [
"GCSE grades should be scrapped and replaced with points scores, according to the influential organisation that operates Cambridge University’s three exam boards. The current system needs to be replaced because it creates ‘arbitrary’ categories that conceal the true level of a pupil’s achievement, said Cambridge As... |
1964f938f1154fa8f2d1df9dd95d526a8642a49a | Summarize the following news article. | Brooklyn College student Nova Bajamonti announced that she was an illegal immigrant at an event in New York City today .
The 19-year-old told Clinton and the audience at the Lower Eastside Girls Club that she moved to the U.S. when she was five from Split, Serbia .
Ms Bajamonti explained that her citizenship status has... | [
"A 19-year-old college student announced for the first time Thursday that she was an undocumented immigrant while addressing Hillary Clinton at an event in New York City. Nova Bajamonti was picked to ask the former Secretary of State a question at a 'No Ceilings' event at the Lower Eastside Girls Club on Thursday. ... |
91ba5b205fce8a438cb7ffa9607af18308e18947 | Summarize the following news article. | Tony Little says it is possible social mobility is 'flat-lining' or even reversing .
He has cautiously welcomed the government's education reforms . | [
"Tony Little, the headmaster of the Eton College, claims the demise of grammar schools has reduced social mobility in Britain . The headmaster of Eton College claims the demise of grammar schools has reduced social mobility in Britain. Tony Little took over at the helm of the £32,000-a-year boarding school, attende... |
03bbf6a153bff8061426e5aa0d8089c88784f8ff | Summarize the following news article. | Some desperate universities admitting candidates with two Es at A-level .
Leading headmaster warns of increasing 'brain drain' to U.S. colleges . | [
"The number of students starting university has slumped by around 30,000 following the imposition of £9,000-a-year tuition fees. The disclosure will fuel claims that the Coalition Government’s steep rise in maximum fees from £3,375 a year is deterring many youngsters from taking degree courses. The shortfall of 28,... |
42b9ed8f091bf02df0b2f6978950b48f1f1b312f | Summarize the following news article. | Ayapaneco is spoken at Ayapa, a village six miles east of Comalcalco, in Tabasco, Mexico .
Last speakers Manuel Segovia, 78, and Isidro Velazquez, 72, stopped speaking to each other after a disagreement .
Vodafone Firsts is an initiative to allow people to do something that they had never done before . | [
"A centuries old language that was close to extinction has been saved after the last two speakers decided to end a feud that has lasted decades. Manuel Segovia, 78, and Isidro Velazquez, 72, stopped speaking to each other after a disagreement and it was feared that Ayapaneco could die out. Ayapaneco is spoken at Ay... |
4da1111f7ccf96cf25db8b152f116886ad489581 | Summarize the following news article. | Prime Minister says he will not order 'boots on the ground' in Iraq .
William Hague adds: 'We are not planning a British military intervention'
Former PM Tony Blair is yet to speak out over the growing crisis .
Barack Obama today also ruled out sending troops back into the country . | [
"David Cameron and the Foreign Secretary William Hague today vowed not to send any troops to Iraq - despite the country descending into bloody anarchy. Downing Street dismissed any notion of a military intervention. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said: 'We have been clear that we won't be getting involved in ... |
e56e519796e5d1ade754da1913cffea299befd05 | Summarize the following news article. | The penthouse is part of The Chilterns, a development in Marylebone .
London's top celebrity hotspot, The Chiltern Firehouse, is on the doorstep .
The apartment is the most expensive ever in the Marylebone area .
Also has a gym, sauna, private cinema, 24-hour hotel-style concierge . | [
"Boasting a private tasting room, a cinema and an on-call personal trainer, this lavish London penthouse is more like a top hotel than a home - and it comes with a price tag to match. The lavish Marylebone apartment has gone on sale for £25 million and comes complete with a local in the shape of top celebrity hango... |
c5c6000a6afee580fd17d6403f7f9b120ee4bd94 | Summarize the following news article. | Barrel jellyfish spotted this week by diver off the coast of Cornwall .
Beast is latest sighting of giant jellyfish of the shores of Britain .
Experts believe warming seas and strong winds are to blame for rise . | [
"When scuba diver Will Hood zipped up his wetsuit and secured his mask for a dive off the coast of Cornwall, he was perhaps hoping to see crabs scuttling on the sea bed. What the 6ft 3in teenager did not expect was to find himself overshadowed by a vast, white, barrel jellyfish with a violet fringe and lace-like tr... |
be21f43357be6d2bfae458dcdcfd7bff769b84d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Ravers left behind 45 bags full of rubbish .
including cans and broken bottles .
Signs, rocks and trees at the beauty spot were .
tagged with graffiti .
The 'witch is dead' event took place at Goyt Valley in Derbyshire . | [
"A major clean-up is underway after thousands of people wrecked a beauty spot in a 12-hour illegal rave organised to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's death. They left behind 45 bags full of rubbish including cans, broken bottles and food wrappers while monuments were tagged with graffiti. Police said around 2,000 peop... |
b18bfe2cb7953ea79c4be4d979dad9ea536767ea | Summarize the following news article. | The world's smallest waterlily was stolen from Kew Gardens last week .
Officials say theft has occurred with women stealing flowers in handbags .
Experts describe the trade in stolen plants as a 'global issue' | [
"The thieves struck in broad daylight, seemingly undaunted by the fact that they were surrounded by dozens of members of the public. Yesterday, the Metropolitan Police announced that between 8am and 3pm last Thursday — peak visiting hours — a rare species of water lily, the nymphaea thermarum, had been stolen from ... |
ed3cd716116f4952d3108cfce797d66c04a3cf22 | Summarize the following news article. | Research from the University of Exeter says a warming Earth is influencing the distribution of crop pests .
The scientists claim that many crop-producing countries could be saturated by pests by the middle of the century .
This will pose 'a grave threat to global food security' says Dr Dan Bebber of the Biosciences dep... | [
"Many of the world's most important crop-producing countries will be fully saturated with pests by the middle of the century if current trends continue, a study has found. More than one-in-ten pest types can already be found in around half the countries that grow their host crops. And if this spread advances at its... |
28a3c4e3bcf4c21d995368482c2768781ad177c1 | Summarize the following news article. | HIV drug lopinavir has been shown to kill-off the human papilloma virus (HPV) that leads to cervical cancer .
University of Manchester study found drug wiped out pre-cancerous cells in 90 per cent of women - with no side effects .
Scientists said that in the future, women could be prescribed a drug to use at home, inst... | [
"Cervical cancer could be prevented by a commonly-used HIV drug, scientists say. The medicine has been shown to kill-off the human papilloma virus (HPV) that leads to cervical cancer. A husband and wife team from the University of Manchester treated women with lopinavir and found that it wiped out pre-cancerous cel... |
34e069b122fc284a490d6c266cc6cd4972a32917 | Summarize the following news article. | Infra red tests dated the cloth to some time between 300BC and 400AD .
The shroud will appear in a live TV broadcast on Saturday . | [
"Some venerate it as the burial cloth of Christ. To others, the Turin Shroud is nothing more than a medieval hoax. Now, science has come down on the side of the believers. Researchers have dated a sample of the 14ft linen sheet to anything between 300BC to 400AD. Separated at birth: Split screen showing the likenes... |
e34037323d17bde7b834d30fb35dab2ea30bb726 | Summarize the following news article. | Ashoka Mukpo, a freelance cameraman from Rhode Island, landed back in the US on Monday .
The 33-year-old was working for NBC News in Liberia when he fell ill .
Mr Mukpo is on his way to a bio-containment unit at the Nebraska Medical Center .
His family, including his father, his mom Diana and British girlfriend Helen, ... | [
"The American photojournalist infected with Ebola has landed in the U.S. after returning on a specially-contained medical flight from Liberia. Ashoka Mukpo, a freelancer from Providence, Rhode Island, was working as a cameraman for NBC when he fell ill last Wednesday. He left Liberia around 5.30pm (ET) and stopped ... |
87a601be208afa990e25bbeae68ac2b153a907ec | Summarize the following news article. | US research suggests the higher a country's chocolate consumption, the more Nobel laureates it spawns .
The Swiss take the lead, with the Swedes and Danes following closely behind. The UK was above average .
Researcher admits research is tongue-in-cheek, but maintains findings are scientifically sound . | [
"The higher a country's chocolate consumption, the more Nobel laureates it spawns, new research suggests . Does eating chocolate make you clever? It seems that might well be the case after scientists in New York found the higher a country's chocolate consumption, the more Nobel laureates it spawns. The new research... |
d68101f38bfe23e60118fc49587549c9e241f0df | Summarize the following news article. | Father-and-son running team Dick and Rick Hoyt were competing in their 31st Boston Marathon .
Dick has finished more than 1,091 races pushing his cerebral palsy son Rick, 51, in a specially designed chair .
Inspirational team were stopped at 25-mile mark after bombs went off .
A good Samaritan in a Jeep gave them a lif... | [
"Monday started out jubilantly for father-and-son running team Dick and Rick Hoyt as they posed for pictures with a life-sized bronze statue unveiled to commemorate their 31st Boston Marathon. But, as for many runners, the happy day turned to terror at the 25-mile mark, and the inspirational pair were left confused... |
91a90b2db097fa07b4e4fef6de91faa0e97b8915 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Charles sketched by artists during visit to Drawing School, London .
He opened facility 14 years ago and has now renamed it with 'Royal' title .
During Shoreditch visit, he viewed drawings and talked to budding artists . | [
"A keen artist, Prince Charles knows that a person can be portrayed in many different ways. So when he saw two less than flattering drawings of himself yesterday, he was able to see the funny side. The Prince was visiting an arts facility he set up 14 years ago which has been renamed the Royal Drawing School after ... |
6002098cd8a6b5edf101a9681d5481b1e6b66c8c | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities had been watching the three men - none of whom have been named - for some time .
The trio may have been plotting terror attacks in Spain or elsewhere in Europe . | [
"Police have arrested three suspected members of Al Qaeda in Spain who had amassed enough explosives to blow up a bus. The trio - two of whom had practiced flying light aircraft - may have been plotting attacks in Spain or elsewhere in Europe according to Spain's interior minister. The three - a Russian, a Russian ... |
82e513bfde31595458e6ab49af52b7180d93668f | Summarize the following news article. | Lord Steel says 'no complaint or rumour' reached his office that Smith had been accused of paedophile activities during the 1970s .
But admitted he was informed in 1979 that Smith was being investigated .
Simon Danczuk MP today accused Lord Steal of being disingenuous .
In the 1980s Smith’s car was pulled over on the m... | [
"Lord Steel yesterday continued to insist he had heard nothing to suggest Cyril Smith had been involved in any offending while a Liberal MP. The peer, who led the Liberals between 1976 and 1988, admitted he had been informed in 1979 that Smith had been investigated by police for child abuse when he was a Labour cou... |
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