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Chinese architect Professor Jianping Zheng has designed the Sea Pearl Hotel . He put forward his proposal during his visit to Brisbane in a lead-up event to the G20 summit . The floating hotel has been proposed for Broadwater in the Gold Coast, southeastern Queensland . It will feature 300 rooms, a casino, shopping mal...
[ "An innovative hotel shaped like a giant pearl could soon be floating on the waters off the Gold Coast. The Sea Pearl Hotel, the creation of Professor Jianping Zheng, will feature 300 rooms, a casino and an underwater restaurant. Mr Zheng believes the Broadwater in the Gold Coast as a 'perfect' location for his $25...
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Inventors in St Hubert, Canada, made the trainers that lace automatically . The soles contain a 'presser' that tightens the laces when a wearer puts the trainers on  - and puts weight on the mechanism . A small leaver on the back of the show releases the laces . Shoes will ship in may 2015 - the same year in which Mart...
[ "Along with the hoverboard and time travelling Delorean, self-tying shoelaces were an iconic invention featured in the Back To The Future film franchise. Now they have become a reality and you can even buy a pair for $175CAD (£99). Inventors in St Hubert, Canada, have created a pair of trainers where the laces auto...
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Gwyneth latest celebrity fan of fitness craze sweeping the globe . Participants use silk hammocks to improve blood flow and stretch spine . Can also form cocoons to find zen state . Made in Chelsea cast and Mariah Carey also fans .
[ "It is the quirky new fitness craze that swept fitness studios across America at the start of last year. Finding popularity in the UK and Europe too, it is the newest yoga trend on the block - and its health benefits come highly rated. And now, AntiGravity Yoga has found itself a very famous fan in the form of Gwyn...
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Mackintosh Library at the Glasgow School of Art was destroyed when fire broke out in the basement of the building . Six months after the blaze, forensic archaeologists have started the task of sifting through the charred remains . It is hoped that some of the books, furniture and artefacts can be salvaged as part of mu...
[ "It was a devastating inferno which engulfed one of Britain’s finest buildings and destroyed a world famous educational facility. But six months after a devastating blaze ripped through the Mackintosh Library at the Glasgow School of Art, fresh attempts are being made to recover some of its treasured contents. Many...
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Women who take the contraceptive pill are more likely to get glaucoma . Condition occurs when drainage tubes in the eye become blocked, preventing fluid from draining and causing pressure to build up in the eye . It causes progressive loss of vision, and eventually blindness, if not treated . Affects one in 50 white Eu...
[ "Women who take the contraceptive pill for more than three years are twice as likely to suffer from an eye condition that can lead to blindness . Women who take the contraceptive pill for more than three years are twice as likely to suffer from an eye condition that can lead to blindness, a new study has found. The...
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Alpine goats now weigh about 25 per cent less than animals of the same age in the 1980s . Higher temperatures also affecting how the Chamois goat's behave . warning animal is now facing 'real problems'
[ "Goats are shrinking as a result of climate change, researchers have claimed. They say Alpine goats now weigh about 25 per cent less than animals of the same age in the 1980s. Researchers say it is a stark indication of how quickly climate change can affect animals. The Alpine chamois goats now weigh about 25 per c...
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Brittany Maynard took lethal prescription of drugs at her home in Oregon . Monsignor Ignacio Carrasco de Paula criticized Brittany Maynard's death . The Vatican official's comments came as the family was grieving . The Roman Catholic Church opposes euthanasia and assisted suicide .
[ "The mother of Brittany Maynard has hit back at the Vatican's criticism of her daughter's decision to end her life early rather than suffer with terminal brain cancer. Just days after Maynard's death last month, the Vatican's top bioethics official called her choice 'reprehensible' and said physician-assisted suic...
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Melbourne man charged with stealing 18 pairs of women's underpants . The 27-year-old allegedly stole underwear off his neighbour's clothesline . Police are appealing to find the owners of 15 of the stolen garments .
[ "A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing 18 pairs of women’s underwear off nearby clotheslines. Police searched the 27-year-old’s Power Street apartment in Hawthorn in Melbourne’s east, where they discovered the stolen items. A 27-year-old Hawthorn man has been arrested and charged with theft after allegedly...
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Wendy Pratt, 36, and husband Chris, 46, sued Scarborough Hospital . Staff failed to notice their baby was in distress before she was stillborn . Couple were trying for baby for six years before Mrs Pratt fell pregnant . Hospital has apologised to couple who settled for undisclosed amount .
[ "A couple have been given compensation after NHS staff failed to recognise their baby was in distress - leading to her being stillborn. Wendy Pratt, 36, and husband Chris, 46, sued Scarborough Hospital, North Yorkshire, after staff missed vital signs that their daughter was struggling while in the womb. The couple ...
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Frank Onyeachonam, 40, 'sent letters to pensioners with news of prize' Told them to wire 'activation fee' to release winnings, Old Bailey heard . Jury told scam took more than £250,000 between 2005 and 2012 . Onyechonam, of east London, denies conspiracy to defraud, trial continues .
[ "Accused: Frank Onyeachonam, 40, is accused of swindling more than £250,000 out of pensioners by telling them they had won the lottery and asking for 'activation fees' A man swindled pensioners out of their life savings by telling them they had won millions of pounds on the lottery, a court has heard. Frank Onyeach...
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Judge Donald P. Harris told Chancery Court in Franklin, Tennessee that he believed neither Vernon, 81, nor his wife Barbara, 66, decided on the legal separation . The statement is revealed for the first time in official court records obtained by MailOnline . It adds fuel to Barbara Winfrey’s claim that Oprah took part ...
[ "The presiding judge in the bitter divorce battle between Oprah Winfrey's father Vernon and his wife Barbara said the 'decision' to end their 14-year marriage was made by a third party, MailOnline can reveal. Judge Donald P. Harris told Chancery Court in Franklin, Tennessee that he believed neither Vernon, 81, nor ...
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An internal source has claimed Facebook is testing a video feature for its Instagram app and will announce the plans at an upcoming event . Facebook bought the photo-sharing app in 2012 and plans to let users record and share five to ten-second video clips . The tool will compete with rival video-sharing app Vine .
[ "Rumours suggest that Facebook is about to add video features to its photo-sharing app Instagram and will announce the changes at a conference later this week. According to an internal source, the social network has been recently testing a feature that would let Instagram users record and share five to 10-second vi...
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Pauline Hanson is set to lead One Nation party again . Ms Hanson said demoted controversial Palmer United Party Senator Jacqui Lambie 'is walking in my shoes' She also said the G20 Summit in Brisbane was 'a waste of taxpayers money' Her leadership of One Nation is set to be ratified at a member's meeting in Queensland ...
[ "Pauline Hanson's is ready to again shake up the main political game, announcing that she is set to lead the One Nation party once more. Ms Hanson confirmed to Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday that she has returned to her former party and will aim to have the name officially changed to Pauline Hanson's One Nation....
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Heartbroken dog lay with the female puppy for two days . Witnesses spotted the pair in southwest China's Sichuan Province . When a grave was dug for the puppy its brother jumped into the hole too .
[ "This three-month-old puppy refused to leave the side of its dead sister after she was hit by a car. The heartbroken dog lay with the female puppy for two days until a kindhearted person buried her. Witnesses in Pixian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, said they saw two dogs, a grey one and a brown one, l...
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Treatment of grief with antidepressants is 'dangerously simplistic', experts say . Backlash follows the American . Psychiatric Association's reclassification of grief as a mental illness .
[ "Grief is not a mental illness that should be treated with anti-depressants, experts say. In an unsigned editorial in the influential medical journal The Lancet, experts argue that grief does not require psychiatrists . and that 'legitimising' the treatment of grief with antidepressants 'is . not only dangerously s...
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The rumour comes from a Japanese magazine called Mac Fan . It said Apple's forthcoming handset could have a screen that is one inch larger than the company's newly-launched iPhone 5S . It is believed that the handset could launch in September 2014 .
[ "Apple's iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C handsets are still in high demand following their launch in September, but already rumours are circulating about what the next handsets could look like. The latest speculate about what the size of the 'iPhone 6' handset's display might be and suggests the fabled smartphone will incl...
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Financial director Zafar Chishti, 34, was jailed in his absence for 12 years . But he had escaped before police came knocking and remains at large . Meanwhile, his associates are serving long sentences back in Britain .
[ "Wanted: Zafar Chishti, Britain's most-wanted tax fraudster, believed to be on the run in Dubai, was ordered to pay back £5million in criminal proceeds . Britain's most-wanted tax fraudster has been told he must pay back £5million from his share of a VAT swindle worth £176million - if police ever catch up with him....
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Aggie Dabska's chronic fear of spiders has stopped her opening window . 34-year-old asked Cardiff City Council to cut tree outside her home down . Spiders have been multiplying over summer and now run into thousands .
[ "An arachnophobe has kept her windows shut for three years because the tree outside her home is infested with spiders. Aggie Dabska, 34, is so terrified of the creatures that she has asked Cardiff City Council to cut the tree down. She said her chronic fear of arachnids brings her out in goosebumps. Scroll down for...
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Rampal Maharaj, a self-styled guru, is wanted on several criminal charges . 'Godman' is hiding from police in his ashram 110 miles north of New Delhi . Maharaj, 63, has been accused of using his followers as humans shields . Hundreds were injured today as his supporters clashed with riot police .
[ "Hundreds of armed supporters of a controversial religious leader clashed with riot police as they tried to storm his fortified ashram in northern India today. Police fired tear gas and water cannons at followers of Rampal Maharaj, 63, who have spent  several days holed up in a sprawling compound outside Hisar cit...
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Blacksmith Barney Devlin from south Derry was interviewed on Countryfile . BBC producers decided his accent was too strong and subtitled him . Sinn Fein's Francie Molloy accused the BBC of insulting the Irish people . Peter Weir of The Democratic Unionist party agreed with their bitter rivals . Countryfile said they su...
[ "IT takes a lot to unite Unionists and republicans in Northern Ireland – but the BBC has done it with just a few TV subtitles. Countryfile interviewed famed 96-year-old blacksmith Barney Devlin about Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, whose poem The Forge he inspired. But to help viewers understand the County Londonderr...
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The spooky image appeared in a photograph taken for insurers . The family has also encountered ghosts at their Birmingham home . A spiritualist said there was 'an awful lot of activity going on' at the property .
[ "Freda Murphy probably didn't think she needed to rely on a holy intervention to get the floor of her Birmingham home fixed. But that's exactly what she got. When the mother-of-five took a picture of her Erdington bathroom for insurers, she was stunned to discover the outline of a face she believes to be Jesus, wit...
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The site in Dalkieth contains 2,500 solar panels built for £1.2million . Solar meadow is one of most northerly sites to use the green technology . Edinburgh College is expected to save tens of thousands in energy bills . Staff and students needed umbrellas as solar farm opened in the rain .
[ "They were built to slash a college's carbon emissions and save them tens of thousands of pounds in energy bills. But some people must have been left wondering if the new 'solar meadow' will live up to its billing as it opened today under grey and rainy skies. The site at the Midlothian campus of Edinburgh College ...
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Father says boy was playing the game in his room in Middlesbrough . Sent 'sexually explicit comments by man in audio & written messages' Cleveland Police investigating after receiving a report from the father .
[ "A father warned other parents today of the dangers of children playing computer games online after sexual comments were made to his six-year-old son. The boy was playing Minecraft on his Xbox in his room in Middlesbrough, when he was allegedly sent a series of sexually explicit comments by an unknown man in audio ...
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Nine out of ten piracy suspects detained . by Royal Navy and other maritime forces are released without trial .
[ "Britain's failure to prosecute Somali pirates who attack ships, seize hostages and demand huge ransoms ‘beggars belief’, a withering Parliamentary report said today. Nine out of ten piracy suspects detained by the Royal Navy and other maritime forces in the Gulf of Aden or Indian Ocean are released without trial, ...
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Lakechia Schonta Stanley, 34, admitted to abuse against her three children that amounted to 34 felony counts . Her husband, Alexander Rui Stanley, 30, was sentenced last year to 160 years in prison for similar charges against the kids . Prosecutors said that the mother beat her children with a baseball bat, whipped the...
[ "A St Louis woman is going to prison after being sentenced Friday to 78 years for the 'systematic torture' of her children. Lakechia Schonta Stanley, 34, admitted to whipping, beating and waterboarding her three children and faced 34 felonies, including counts of assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The ...
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Official figures published yesterday showed the UK gave citizenship – paving the way to a British passport – to 193,900 people . It was highest proportion of any of the 28 EU nations in 2012 . Migrants from India the list of those granted a UK passport,14.6 per cent . This was followed by Pakistan, Nigeria and Philippi...
[ "Britain is handing out citizenship to more migrants than any other European Union country after an influx of foreigners lasting more than a decade. Almost a quarter of all new citizenships – which invariably pave the way to a British passport – were provided by the UK. Official figures published by Eurostat, the o...
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Hawk showed off his moves in a new video showcasing the new technology from California company Arx Pax . Device weights 90 pounds and operates on magnetic surfaces . Once used to the device, Hawk was able to ride the board up and down the studio's pipe and even pull off a few tricks .
[ "Children of the 80s will stand in awe that a working hoverboard is finally a reality, but is it stable enough for skateboard legend Tony Hawk to master? Turns out the answer is yes, though even Hawk took a bit to find his comfort zone on the board. Hawk showed off his moves in a new video showcasing the new techno...
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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents appealed to the public for help after 25-year-old woman appeared to engage in explicit sex with young children in video posted to the internet . Less than 24 hours, Corrine Danielle Motley of Okaloosa County, Florida was arrested . Motley faces federal charges for the produ...
[ "Agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have caught the woman suspected of producing child pornography and appearing to abuse a young child in a sex video she posted on the internet - less than 24 hours after the Feds appealed to the American public for help. Corrine Danielle Motley of Okaloosa County, ...
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138 Australian species reside on unprotected land . A new WWF report has revealed 1652 species are listed as threatened with extinction . The hairy-nosed wombat, the green sawfish and the yellow chat are among the species under threat . The WWF says the Australian government needs to invest a further $170 million a yea...
[ "A new report has shown that Australia’s ecosystems and habitats are under threat, with 138 species residing on unprotected land. Among the list of  endangered animals are some of Australia’s most-loved creatures, including the Dawson Yellow Chat, the Northern Hairy-Nosed wombat and the Green Sawfish. According to ...
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'They could triple the national debt on these programs and it would still be impossible to challenge them,' complains a Republican congressional aide . Food stamp program paid out 2.4 billion is shouldn't have between October 2013 and August 2014 . National School Lunch Program doled out $1.7 billion extra . National S...
[ "The U.S. federal government spent more than $5.3 million that it shouldn't have on food stamps and other nutrition assistance programs during the 2014 fiscal year, according to an inspection report published this month. The spending, called 'improper payments' in government-speak, were totaled up through the end o...
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Survey of 2,500 children shows 80 per cent reported better work at school . Henley firm Intelligent Health says walking to school helps ADHD sufferers . Founder says exercise improves brain elasticity and promotes relaxation . ADHD is one of most common childhood problems, affecting 2-5 per cent .
[ "Walking children to school can help them perform better when they get there - and the benefits are especially clear for those with ADHD, a new study says . Walking to school helps children concentrate in lessons better and may even reduce the need for medication for conditions like ADHD, new research suggests. A s...
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Charlotte Garside no bigger than newborn and smaller than favourite teddy . Five-year-old was born was an extremely rare form of primordial dwarfism . Parents hope time at primary school will give her as normal a life as possible . Mother: 'She is not the sort of . person who will fade into the background'
[ "The world's smallest girl Charlotte Garside took a massive step this month after starting her first day at primary school. The five-year-old, who is just 68cm tall and weighs less than 9lbs, is no bigger than a newborn and smaller than her favourite teddy. Last week, she joined kids her own age in the classroom fo...
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Denis Burakov, 27, broke his neck and spine in the accident . Companion Vladimir Shcherbov, 33, was hospitalised with concussion and multiple lacerations to the head and body, but was later released .
[ "A father-of-two was killed in a . horrifying accident when a giant inflatable ball in which he and another . man were rolling down a mountain plunged off a cliff at a ski-resort in . southern Russia. Denis Burakov, 27, married with two young daughters, broke his neck and spine in the zorbing accident, say reports....
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Viewers criticised singers for 'shamelessly' promoting albums and tours . Fundraising appeal watched by 8.3 million and raised a record £32.6 million . There were performances by One Direction, Cheryl, Katherine Jenkins and S Club 7 - all of whom have new singles, albums or tours to promote .
[ "They are, of course, there to help raise money for charity. But some of the stars of this year’s Children in Need have been accused of also using it as a convenient opportunity to raise their own profiles. Viewers have criticised a string of singers for ‘shamelessly’ promoting their albums and tour dates during th...
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Legendary society photographer Cecil Beaton loathed Taylor's 'crassness' Photo kept in private collection of Beaton's friend now set to fetch £12k at auction .
[ "Legendary society photographer Cecil Beaton loathed Taylor's 'crassness' Photo kept in private collection of Beaton's friend now set to fetch £12k at auction . A photo of Elizabeth Taylor taken by Cecil Beaton has emerged after nearly 40 years after being kept in a private collection. But surfacing along with the ...
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Problem affecting those using Southern trains in/out of London Bridge . Commuters tell of 'static queues' at the station just to get off platform . Also difficulties today for passengers in Surrey and West Midlands .
[ "Rail commuters were suffering delays and cancellations this morning due to an electrical supply problem at a major station. The problem was affecting rush-hour travellers using the Southern train company’s services in and out of London Bridge station. Commuter Richard Knights told this morning of a 'static queue'...
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Robin Lovelock, 65, hoped to sail his four foot long boat 3,600 miles to American shores . His solar-powered craft set off from Barton-On-Sea, Hampshire, but crashed on Isle of Wight just hours later .
[ "Bad steer: Robin Lovelock, 65, spent four years building Snoopy Sloop and hoped it would be the first vessel to complete a 3,600-mile journey unaided . A retired scientist spent four years building a toy boat he hoped would be the first to cross the Atlantic unaided - only to see it crash after six miles. Robin Lo...
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Lawyer Michael Harmer said many employers are settling expensive sexual harassment claims out of court as female employees fight back . Topless barmaids called 'skimpies' are used by mining industry bosses . Some executives also put brothel visits on their company credit cards . Harmer's clients have received  $1millio...
[ "A lawyer battling sexual harassment in the workplace has revealed how strippers and brothels have cost Australian companies millions. Executives are being forced to cough up cash to female employees after using seedy corporate entertainment in scenes like something out of The Wolf Of Wall Street, lawyer Michael Ha...
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Charlotte Eisgrou and Ann Primack say secret to long life is drinking milk and never being fat . So sharp they do not need hearing aids or even need reading glasses . The pair celebrated their milestone birthday on Christmas Eve . Used to pretend to be one another when out walking with husbands .
[ "When twins Charlotte Eisgrou and Ann Primack were born Edward VII was still on the British throne, the South Pole still had not been conquered and the old age pension had only just been introduced. But despite being the world's oldest living identical twins, the 103-year-olds are proud to say they still have all t...
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Charities warn countryside is under threat from relaxed planning laws as developers build on greenbelt sites . Buntingford in Hertfordshire, Leintwardine in Herefordshire, and Castle Cary, Somerset, identified as most at risk . Magazine blames developers 'let off the leash' by David Cameron for ‘ugly, poorly conceived ...
[ "Britain's villages are under attack from predatory developers exploiting relaxed planning laws, the ‘countryside bible’ is warning. Country Life magazine says rural communities are being ruined by house builders ‘let off the leash’ by David Cameron. As a result, large estates are being built on the outskirts of vi...
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Shane Lindsay and Ted Tamburo completed 17-hour dash over four parks . Pair met 20 years ago through internet chat room dedicated to theme parks . They failed their first attempt last year when bad weather closed three rides .
[ "You might think it was a feat only achievable in the world of cartoons. But that didn't stop one pair setting themselves the challenge of going on all 46 rides at Disney World in just one day. And after running a total of 22 miles across all four parks in a frantic 17-hour dash, Shane Lindsay and Ted Tamburo, 46, ...
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Baroness Sandip Verma made the claims during a session in House of Lords . She said warming may have decreased, which could support the effectiveness of green policies . Assessment of Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change report will be published Friday . It is expected to address how measures are impacting global ...
[ "Baroness Sandip Verma (pictured) said that the rate of global warming might have decreased, and that this could support the effectiveness of green policies . Government environmental measures may already have helped to slow down global warming, an energy minister has claimed. Baroness Sandip Verma said the rate of...
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Javed Aktar, 42, will appear in court on Friday charged with a terrorism offence . He is one of more than a dozen suspected terrorists arrested in the last week .
[ "Anti-terrorism officers are grilling a man accused of planning to blow up the Olympic Park during the Games using a car filled with explosives. Specialist police from London are in Blackpool, Lancashire, to speak to Javed Aktar who has been charged with making the deadly threat. He is one of more than a dozen susp...
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Alexander Sotkin, a Russian soldier, has been posting selfies on social media . Several appear to show that they were uploaded from inside Ukraine . He has been swamped with abuse from Russians for embarrassing them .
[ "Alexander Sotkin may have thought he was harmlessly posting selfies to his friends back home, but last night the 24-year-old Russian soldier was at the centre of international intrigue. For the photographs he has posted on the web appear to offer evidence that Vladimir Putin’s forces have been operating inside Ukr...
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TAM Airlines flight experienced problems with landing gear on approach to Kennedy Airport from Rio . Pilot circled airport until the the nose gear finally dropped, but front . wheels remained turned at a right angle . Frightened passengers told to assume crash position . Landing gear finally locked into correct positio...
[ "An airplane carrying 190 people narrowly avoided crash landing at JFK Airport on Tuesday morning. Frightened passengers were told to assume the brace position after the nose gear on TAM Airlines Flight 8078 from Rio de Janeiro to New York appeared to be stuck sideways as the plane prepared to land. Disaster was av...
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B-25 bombers fly over National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, as a crowd of 5000 gather to mark the 70th anniversary of the Doolittle raid in World War II . It was the first air raid to strike Japan in the war in retaliation to the attack on Pearl Harbor, organized by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doo...
[ "The surviving Doolittle Raiders, now all in their 90s, have raised a glass to their place in history for their daring World War II attack on Japan during a final ceremonial toast on Saturday to their fallen comrades. Amind thousands of fans and a B-25 bomber flying overhead, the remaining four members opened a bot...
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Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to announce cuts between $200 million to $300 million for the ABC and SBS . He confirmed the ABC's annual funding would be cut by five per cent . Media Watch says cuts would mean 400 to 500 lost jobs before Christmas . The government announced a $9 million cut to the...
[ "The ABC is set to face annual budget cuts of about $50 million, which means the national broadcaster will potentially lose some 500 jobs before Christmas. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to announce within the next week cuts between $200 million and $300 million to both the ABC and SBS. Mr Tu...
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Researchers tracked 6,000 men over 37 years . Previous . research suggested tea-drinking had health benefits . Study found that subjects who drank most tea were often teetotal . Britons consume an estimated 165million cups of tea a day .
[ "Men who drink lots of tea are far more likely to develop prostate cancer, researchers have warned. They found that those who drank seven or more cups a day had a 50 per cent higher risk of contracting the disease than men who had three or fewer. The warning comes after scientists at the University of Glasgow track...
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Doug Fraser also told the coroner he thought some families were 'hotheads' He suggested cut-off point for . evidence should 'probably' be even earlier than planned . Independent Panel said it was 'a surprisingly critical, if not contemptuous, view of some of the bereaved families he represented' Families said they felt...
[ "Doug Fraser said a Hillsborough inquest should be . held early so a family didn't go to the pub . A solicitor who represented the families of Hillsborough victims after the disaster told the coroner he thought his clients just 'wanted their 15 minutes of fame'. Doug Fraser, who was on the Hillsborough Steering Com...
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Paul van der Velpen, head of Amsterdam's health service, says sugar is a drug and its use should be discouraged because it is addictive . He says when people are eating fats and proteins they stop when they are full but if they are eating sugar they keep eating for longer . He suggests sugar should be taxed and regulat...
[ "Sugary foods and drinks should come with a smoking-style health warning, according to a leading Dutch health expert. Paul van der Velpen, head of Amsterdam's health service, said that sugar is ‘the most dangerous drug of our time’. The health chief - from a city that has a famously liberal attitude to cannabis - a...
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Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood takes aim at coasting staff . Changes could lead to an increase in the number of special advisers . Plans copy systems in Australia, New Zealand and Canada .
[ "Warning: Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood took aim at 'lazy' civil servants who survive year after year . Thousands of civil servants are ‘lazy’ and have been allowed to remain unchallenged in their jobs for years, Britain’s top mandarin admitted today. Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, said the botto...
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Drax in North Yorkshire has committed to switching from coal to biomass . And the government agreed to pay DOUBLE for power generated this way . But offer withdrawn after it emerged it was shipping wood from the U.S. The biomass pellets were being brought 3,000 miles from North Carolina .
[ "Britain's biggest power station is suing the Government for losing a lucrative contract after a Mail on Sunday investigation revealed that it burns wood from precious US forests as a ‘green’ alternative to coal. Drax is committed to switching from coal to ‘biomass’, or wood pellets. In December, Energy and Climate...
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Researchers found spending too long in the workplace resulted in up to 80% greater chance of heart disease . Britain has some of the longest working hours in Europe, averaging out at 42.7 hours a week. Only Austria and Greece have longer .
[ "Doing overtime increases the risk of heart  disease by up to 80 per cent, a major study has claimed. Researchers say long working hours could be condemning thousands of employees to heart attacks and strokes. The warning follows analysis of 12 studies dating back as far as 1958, involving a total of 22,000 people ...
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Since Pope Francis took office in April he has made clear he intends to rid the Holy See of corruption . He has already forced his own number two Cardinal Bertone into retirement after he was accused of retirement . In one of his first sermons as Pope he took aim at mafia calling on them to repent for 'exploiting and e...
[ "The pontiff's life is in danger because his desire to sweep away corruptionis making organised criminal groups 'nervous', it has been said . The Mafia are considering a lethal strike on Pope Francis, a senior prosecutor in Italy's crime-torn deep South has warned. The pontiff's life is in danger because his desire...
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Image was claimed to have been taken at a BP garage in Cambridgeshire . Photo reportedly shows petrol being advertised at 123.9p per litre . Driver allegedly filled up one litre of fuel and was charged 125p per litre . Image of pump price has been shared on Facebook by over 15,000 people . Garage owner says more fuel h...
[ "A driver has taken a photograph of the moment he was allegedly charged more than the advertised pence per litre when he filled up his car with petrol at a BP garage. Attila Boros took the picture as he filled up his vehicle in Cambridgeshire, after noticing he was apparently being charged more per litre than the a...
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Auditor Generals report shows train drivers spent less than 30% of their shift operating trains . That figure is rated poorly against the North American average of 55% . The report also found it has been 11 years since TrainLink achieved its on time running target of 78% . Sydney trains and NSW trains had 41,916 compla...
[ "More than 500 million people use public transport in New South Wales each year so you'd expect being a train driver you'd be pretty busy getting everyone from A to B on time. But a report has shown that's not the case, finding that train drivers have a lot of down time waiting around, and not actually doing what t...
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A pre-dawn assault by Isis on Kobane has been thwarted by Kurdish forces . Peshmerga reinforcements from Turkey are preparing to join the fight . 'Technical issues' with their transit through Turkey still to be resolved . The fierce battle for the Syrian border town has now entered its 42nd day .
[ "Kurdish forces have thwarted a new attempt by Isis terrorists to cut off the Syrian town of Kobane from the border with Turkey before Iraqi Kurdish reinforcements can deploy. The pre-dawn assault marked the fourth straight day the jihadists had attacked the Syrian side of the border crossing as the Iraqi Kurdish p...
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Residents do not get enough UBV rays from the sun on the skin . Many do not eat enough vitamin D-rich food .
[ "Scotland's food supply should be laced with vitamin D in a bid to cut the high rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the sun-deprived region, experts have said. Scotland has some of the highest MS levels in the world and many experts believe vitamin D deficiency is a contributing factor. Vitamin D deficiency is cause...
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Drug worked within an hour and 20 minutes - current anti-depressants take weeks to have an impact . It works in a similar way to the Class C drug ketamine but without causing serious side-effects . However, the effects may be short-lived .
[ "An experimental drug has been found to lift depression in just over an hour in people who haven't responded to other treatments. The findings open up the prospect of developing a new fast-working type of anti-depressant. In a new study, a third of participants . responded to the treatment within one hour and 20 mi...
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Ashdon Muirhead found dead at her mother's home on Saturday . She had posted that she was going to 'miss you all' on Facebook . Friends take to social media to claim she had been bullied . Police say they are not treating the death as suspicious .
[ "A schoolgirl has been found dead amid claims from her friends that she was being bullied. Ashdon Muirhead, 14, was found at her home in Thornton Heath, south London on Saturday after posting 'Imma miss you all' on Facebook. Friends have since taken to the social network to claim Ashdon was bullied before her sudd...
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John Downer spent a year filming BBC1's Penguins: Spy In The Huddle . He says he knows Adelie penguins, which Monty is, better than most . Downer says he was impressed at how lifelike producers made penguin . But revealed while adorable they are not the romantic the advert portrays .
[ "By the time most people get to the end of the John Lewis Christmas ad about the little boy and Monty, his lovelorn penguin, they are wiping the tears from their eyes or launching into a ‘Bah, humbug!’ tirade about the commercialisation of Christmas. But not me. As the heart-tugging music swelled and Monty got a gi...
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Viviana Gunn, 34, has been given a sentence of more than 31-years for the systematic torture of her 13-year-old brother-in-law over the course of a year . She and her husband - the boys 27-year-old brother - beat him with a baseball bat, tied him naked inside a dog house and poured alcohol on his open wounds . The vict...
[ "A 34-year-old Washington woman who sadistically and systematically tortured her 13-year-old brother-in-law by beating him with a baseball bat, slicing his skin with a heated knife and forcing him to remain tied naked to a dog house without food and water has been sentenced to 31-years in jail. Silverdale mother Vi...
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Chris Stevens, 52, died with three other US officials in attack on US Consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday night . Appointed as ambassador in January after 21-year foreign service career . His mother Mary Commanday has spoken of the loss of her son saying 'this was his passion' Mr Stevens: 'I want peace in this part of the...
[ "The mother of slain U.S. ambassador to Libya, John Christopher Stevens, has spoken of her loss, saying her son’s death has left her with a ‘hole in her heart'. Mr Stevens, the first U.S. ambassador to be killed by terrorism in 33 years, was a career diplomat devoted to bringing democracy to the Middle East when he...
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Researchers found that adults performed much better in a creative test after spending four days outdoors disconnected from modern technology . It can boost brain power by as much as 50 per cent . Adults in Britain spend an average of 3.5hours watching TV - 15 per cent of their life .
[ "Next time you are confronted with a complex problem, don’t worry - the answer could lie at the bottom of your garden. Leaving your laptop at home, switching off the smartphone and taking a walk in nature can help boost brain power by as much as 50 per cent, a study has revealed. Researchers found that adults perfo...
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Nigel Leat was jailed indefinitely for abusing five girls - some as young as six . Teachers at Hillside First School, in Weston-Super-Mare, complained... ... but managers did nothing about his increasingly sexual behaviour . The 51-year-old continued to work at the primary school for 15 years . He was finally arrested ...
[ "A paedophile teacher filmed himself . abusing girls  in the classroom after school bosses failed over 14 . years  to act on 30 warnings about his behaviour. Nigel Leat, 51, was described by a judge as a ‘paedophile of the most sickening order’ when he was jailed indefinitely last year for abusing five girls, some ...
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Claim was made by Roy Spencer, a professor at University of Alabama . ‘When politicians and scientists started . calling people like me “deniers”, they crossed the line. They are still . doing it,’ he wrote in a blog post . His reasoning for using the word 'Nazi' is because climate activists are, he claims, anti-capita...
[ "Barack Obama, David Cameron and Richard Branson are all ‘global warming Nazis’. This is according to scientist Roy Spencer, who is a professor at the University of Alabama at Huntsville and a vocal denier of man-made climate change. Dr Spencer believe that people who label those against human-induced global warmin...
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Matt Denton built the world's biggest all-terrain operational hexapod robot . Weighs 1,900kg, stands 2.8m high and has 2.2 litre turbo diesel engine . Can be controlled manually from the cockpit or remotely using WiFi . Can move objects using 'feet' and tuck its legs in for ease of transport .
[ "A six-legged, 1,900kg all-terrain walking robot has been created by a designer in Hampshire. Matt Denton, from Winchester, believes that his six-legged ‘Mantis’ is the biggest, all-terrain operational hexapod robot in the world. It is powered by a 2.2 litre turbo diesel engine and stands 2.8 metres high. Scroll do...
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BBC political editor cracked joke while hosting Unicef gala dinner . 18 months since Rooney paid £30,000 for a hair transplant .
[ "Nick Robinson isn't known for his sense of humour, and neither is Wayne Rooney for that matter, so when the journalist attempted a hair joke at the balding footballer's expense, the tumbleweed started rolling. In fact, things looked like they might get a bit hairy as a bemused Rooney responded with the sort of dea...
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London and Berlin form strong alliance on the future of the Europe Union . Cameron eyes German report on kicking out migrants who do not get a job . Finance ministers also use joint article to insist euro plan will not hit UK .
[ "Germany has guaranteed Britain will be protected from a more powerful eurozone as the two countries examine plans to kick out jobless migrants after three months. David Cameron yesterday signalled his support for the idea to send migrants home if they fail to find work. Now Berlin has offered a fresh boost to the ...
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Michelle Buchholtz gave birth to Ava at 29 weeks in Melbourne last week . Doctors feared the 38-year-old's cancer-stricken body wouldn't cope with full term pregnancy . Her fiancé Alex Ansalone has been trying to raise money for cancer treatment to buy the new family more time together . The couple had to terminate two...
[ "A mother battling terminal cancer has given birth to her daughter three months prematurely to help prolong her own life as she holds out hope of living long enough to take her baby home. Michelle Buchholtz, 38, gave birth to Ava at 29 weeks in Melbourne on Thursday so she can undergo further cancer treatment as he...
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Bradford City take on Reading in the last eight of the FA Cup on March 7 . BT Sport will show the game for free on their website and Sky TV platform . The BBC rejected the chance to show Bradford's quarter-final tie . BBC were criticised for not airing club's fifth round win over Sunderland .
[ "BT Sport have announced that they will be showing Bradford's FA Cup quarter-final clash against Reading for free after the BBC snubbed the League One club for a second time. The last-eight tie will be played on Saturday March 7 and will be available for everyone to watch on btsport.com and on the Sky TV platform. ...
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Police raised concerns about the welfare of a vulnerable 17-year-old girl . The girl, in the care of Birmingham City Council, was at risk of grooming . The men were barred from approaching the girl until she turned 18 . It followed public hearing in the Family Division of High Court in London .
[ "A High Court judge has ordered two men to stay away from teenage girls in a landmark legal ruling to prevent sexual exploitation. It came after social services bosses in Birmingham became concerned about the welfare of a vulnerable 17-year-old girl who is in the care of the City Council who was seen with the men. ...
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Drug provides a lifeline for up to 1,600 youngsters in the UK with the tumours .
[ "Votubia (everolimus) could shrink brain tumours by up to 50 per cent in children with the rare disease tuberous sclerosis complex . A drug that can shrink brain tumours by up to 50 per cent in children with a rare disease has been launched in the UK. NHS doctors will be able to apply for funding from health trusts...
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Ryan Duckworth uploaded this hilarious video while at a US safari park . Camel pops its head into open driver's seat window in search of snacks . After he finishes the crisps, he attempts to gnaw on the driver's arm . The entire car erupts in fits of laughter and, thankfully, no one is injured .
[ "A family visiting a drive-through safari park got a closer encounter than they bargained for when a camel poked its head in their car. Driver Ryan Duckworth while visiting a local safari park with his family when the hilarious wildlife encounter took place. Calling out 'It's humpday!' as he drives slowly past the ...
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Historic prison in the centre of Reading is finally closing after 170 years . Photogarphers given last opportunity to take pictures inside the building . Wilde was sentenced to two years hard labour after trial for gross indecency . He spent the majority of his sentence in Reading before his release in 1897 . He then w...
[ "This is the tiny cell where Oscar Wilde was jailed for two years after being found guilty of homosexuality, inspiring him to write his last published work The Ballad of Reading Gaol. In 1895, at the very height of his fame, the celebrated writer was sentenced to two years hard labour after a showcase trial which s...
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Sheryl Kearney, 23, weighed 14st 7lb and was left embarrassed by her body . Moved to sunny Cyprus with her Army husband, Sam Kearney, 28 . Lived on a diet of fattening chips, burgers and sugary cereal . Eating plan left her too embarrassed to wear a bikini on the beach . Has now slimmed down from a size 18 to a svelte ...
[ "A mother-of-two has shed an impressive five stone after being too embarrassed to hit the beach in a bikini - despite living in sunny Cyprus. Sheryl Kearney, 23, from Cottesmore in Sussex, weighed 15st when she moved to the island and wore size 18 clothes. But after swapping an unhealthy diet of chips and sugary ce...
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Archbishop of York sent 'abusive and threatening' emails . Cleric said ministers should not overrule Bible by allowing same-sex marriage .
[ "'Hate crime': Police are investigating 'abusive and threatening' emails sent to Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu . The Archbishop of York has been sent several ‘abusive and threatening’ racist emails after speaking out against gay marriage. The malicious messages to Dr John Sentamu have prompted a police investi...
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Medics told factory worker Chris Richmond he could have been decapitated . Claims middle-aged couple took revenge for him riding motorbike on grass . 'They could've called the police and they would've moved us on,' he said . Police are treating the attack as grievous bodily harm .
[ "'I couldn't breathe': Chris Richmond suffered burns and bruising on his . neck after hitting a leash stretched across his path by walkers . A motorcyclist feared he was going to die when two middle-aged walkers garrotted him with a dog lead by stretching it across his path as he rode a motorbike through a field. C...
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Researchers tracked more than one million Swedish . male adolescents over 24 years . They found stronger boys lived longer, even if they became overweight adults . Physically weaker people might be more mentally vulnerable, it was suggested .
[ "After a summer witnessing crowds of screaming girls jostling to catch a glimpse of Olympic diver Tod Daley's toned torso, there can't have been many young men who didn't feel a twinge of jealousy. But now it seems there could be more to having the teenager's athletic physique than unfailing female attention - it c...
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Singer Cher voiced her opinions about the former Alaska governor Sarah Palin on Friday . She has over two million followers . Cher tells her followers to look up the 'C' word in the dictionary to see a photo of Palin . The verbal attack is not thought to have been particularly provoked . Cher last vented her frustratio...
[ "The so-called 'Goddess of Pop', Cher has taken to Twitter to vent her feelings about Sarah Palin, calling her the ‘Dumb C Word’. Cher voiced her opinions about the former Alaska governor Sarah Palin on Friday. ‘Go to dictionary & look up The ‘C’ Word.... next 2 the definition...you’ll see a Pic of Sarah PALIN ! NO...
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Abu Ubaida Almaghribi was head of ISIS security in Aleppo, northern Syria . He was once in charge of prison where James Foley and others were held . But he had now been executed by fellow extremists, according to reports . Fanatics accused him of passing on information about ISIS activities to UK .
[ "Fanatics from the Islamic State terror group have beheaded one of their own commanders after accusing him of being an MI6 agent, according to reports. Abu Ubaida Almaghribi, head of IS security in Aleppo, northern Syria, was once in charge of a prison where American journalist James Foley and other Western hostage...
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Dick Cheney and his wife have spoken out about the public dispute between their daughters on the issue of gay marriage . Liz Cheney said on Sunday that she 'believes in the traditional definition of marriage' The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney is currently running for a Republican senate seat in Wyoming ...
[ "Former vice president Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne have said they are 'pained' over the public dispute between their two daughters over their differing views on gay marriage. On Sunday, Liz Cheney, who is currently running as a . Republican candidate for Senate in Wyoming, reaffirmed her disapproval . of gay mar...
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British citizens 'involved in beating and execution of fellow rebels' Footage of apparent torture of a Free Syrian Army fighter by British man . In separate picture posted on . Twitter three prisoners are seen . blindfolded . Text says: 'Can’t wait for that feeling when you just killed some1'
[ "British citizens fighting in Syria may have been involved in the beating and execution of fellow rebels, it has today been claimed. It comes after a man from London has posted an apparent 'torture' video on Facebook, which appears to show the beating of prisoners. The man - believed to be with a jihadist rebel gro...
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Australian team developed new method to predict warming estimates for 2100 . Claim exceeding 6C warming was 'unlikely' while exceeding 2C is 'very likely'
[ "Dramatic new research has claimed that the effects of global warming may be less that first predicted. Australian scientists have narrowed the predicted range of global warming through groundbreaking new research. However, the team behind it said the smaller rise could still have major effects - and warned we cann...
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Crowds of opponents descended on Tahrir Square in the heart of Cairo . Thousands of Mursi supporters gathered not far from the presidential palace . Some wore had armour, construction hats, shields and clubs . It is thought at least four people have been killed in the protests . The . national headquarters of the rulin...
[ "Thousands of opponents and supporters of Egypt's Islamist president have turned out in their masses for a nationwide protest which many fear could turn deadly. Waving Egyptian flags, crowds descended on Tahrir Square in the heart of Cairo, one of a number of sites in the capital and around the country, where ralli...
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Ikea has shelled out £100,000 on a warts-and-all look into the dark practice . Allegations about the practice surfaced two years ago . The 500 page report was presented in Berlin today .
[ "A new study about forced labour in former communist East Germany shows how companies like Ikea, Siemens and Aldi profited enormously from the slave workers who toiled for them in grim factory jails. Ikea has shelled out £100,000 on a warts-and-all look into the dark practice of selling items made in the totalitari...
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20-year-old Stephen Moreen had a wrestling match with a crocodile before poking its eyes and managing to escape on Friday night . He was 'mildly intoxicated' before the attack, and he drunk more afterwards to numb the pain . Mr Moreen said 'I have a scratch on my back, the rest on my arm. He ripped out a bit of skin an...
[ "A man has told how he was taken on a 'death roll' by a crocodile as he hunted near a creek but managed to escape when he poked the beast in the eye. Stephen Moreen, 20, was hunting pigs, geese and emu in Peppimenarti, 320 kilometres south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, about 7.20pm on Friday when he wa...
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Brisbane police officers break out into 'nutbush' on day two of the G20 leaders' summit . The popular song was blasting from an Irish pub in the CBD when party goers started dancing in the street . Seven officers joined in to the surprise of onlookers .
[ "Party goers in Brisbane got the shock of their lives after they challenged a group of 'bored' looking police officers to a dance off and they actually accepted. The Brisbane CBD may have been the location of all things serious with the G20 coming to town on the weekend but a team of seven police officers effective...
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Gun is valued at £1,250 and has a tank that can hold 10 litres of water . London engineer spent 50 hours designing and building it from scratch . Alex Bygrave, 27, used 55 separate parts from everyday life to make it . Windscreen wiper gives rotary motion, walking pole handle makes pump .
[ "With a value of £1,250, a tank that can hold 10 litres of water and a firing range of 40ft, it is said to be the world's most sophisticated machine gun water pistol. Engineer Alex Bygrave, 27, of Streatham Hill, south London, spent 50 hours designing and building the first-ever Gatling-style water pistol from scra...
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The 2012 average was a slight fall from £2.2million average seen in 2012 . But disclosure by JP Morgan will spark new concerns over fat-cat pay . It comes after Archbishop of Canterbury criticised foreign-owned banks .
[ "More than 100 staff at a bank that employs Tony Blair as an adviser were each paid an average salary package of more than £2million in 2012. Documents disclosed by JP Morgan to European regulators show that 126 of the US bank’s London-based employees were paid £41million in salaries and a further £222million in bo...
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Theresa May appointed Fiona Woolf after her original choice quit . Lady Butler-Sloss stepped down because her brother was attorney general . But Woolf admitted she is a dinner party friend of top Tory Leon Brittan . Brittan rejects claims he failed to act on 1980s dossier of abuse allegations . Lawyer for victims said...
[ "This is the picture which last night intensified pressure on the head of the Government’s child abuse inquiry to resign. It shows Fiona Woolf with Lady Brittan, the wife of former Home Secretary Lord Brittan, at an awards ceremony in October 2013. This is despite Mrs Woolf telling MPs that she had had no social co...
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Rezgar Nouri, 27, and Mohammed Ibrahim, 24, repeatedly raped the woman, 24, in Preston . But judges rule there was 'insufficient evidence' that they should be defined as 'dangerous' They allowed the men's appeal against original indeterminate sentence and instead handed each a 12-year term .
[ "Two men who laughed during a horrific 'gang rape' of a drunken woman . have had their sentences slashed after three senior judges ruled they were not 'dangerous'. Rezgar Nouri, 27, of Preston, and Mohammed Ibrahim, 24, of London, were jailed indeterminately after being convicted of assaulting the 24-year-old in Pr...
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Cherie Blair and eldest son Euan have bought 14 apartments in Stockport . This has increased the family's property empire to 31 homes . Last month they splashed out £650,000 on ten-flat block in Manchester .
[ "Cherie Blair has bought yet another block of flats – just weeks after snapping up ten apartments in Manchester. She and eldest son Euan have purchased 14 apartments in nearby Stockport – dramatically increasing the family’s property empire to 31 homes. The total would have been 32, but earlier this month Mrs Blair...
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Elan Gale, whose Twitter bio says he's a producer on ABC's The Bachelor, began tweeting about 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving . He said his flight was delayed and described an apparently horrid fellow passenger who was outraged she'd miss 'her Thanksgiving' What came next was a blow by blow account, from 30,000 feet, of Gale's...
[ "A Los Angeles TV producer pulled off an epic Thanksgiving Twitter take-down of an apparently horrid fellow passenger on his flight to Phoenix yesterday that ended with the middle-aged woman slapping him in the face. Elan Gale, whose Twitter bio says he's a producer on ABC's The Bachelor, began tweeting from the ai...
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Gemma Sheppard is show's head stylist . Dressed Fleur in Dolce and Gabbana, Moschino, DKNY and vintage Chanel . Said singer knows how to show off her 'incredible body'
[ "Fleur East may have been accused by Mel B of 'cheating' in her Eighties Week performance of Monie Love's It's A Shame on X Factor but at least her outfit won plaudits. The aspiring singer, who was told by Mel B that she couldn't hear her voice pop against the backing track, looked on-trend in a super luxe outfit o...
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FA under scrutiny for using Prince William to spearhead World Cup bid . FIFA yesterday condemned England's campaigning as 'improper' 2018 and 2022 hosts Russia and Qatar were both cleared of wrongdoing . The Prince was left 'bitterly disappointed' when England's bid failed .
[ "The decision to use Prince William as the spearhead for England’s 2018 World Cup bid was under scrutiny last night after a controversial inquiry ruled that the FA used corrupt tactics. The England bid was condemned as ‘improper’ yesterday by a FIFA ethics probe, which cleared Russia and Qatar of any wrongdoing. Th...
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Welsh artist Lee Hadwin, 37, picked up the bizarre talent at the age of four . Leaves pads of paper around his flat so he can draw in his sleep . Fans include illusionist Derren Brown and businessman Donald Trump .
[ "An artist who can only draw in his sleep is hoping to raise £1million by selling his entire collection of work. Lee Hadwin, 37, places pads of paper around his London flat for the bizarre talent which he picked up at the age of four. He has drawn numerous portraits of screen siren Marilyn Monroe but most of his ar...
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Country's most senior judges rule it 'unlawful' for police to hold onto the data of innocent citizens . Police will have to destroy photographs of suspects later cleared of wrongdoing . Civil rights campaigners trumpet judgement a major victory against creation of Big Brother society . Judges reject Met Police's argume...
[ "Police will have to destroy mugshots of innocent people following a landmark case brought by a 15-year-old. The boy went to court after being told his image would be held until he reached 100 – even though no charges were laid against him. The High Court ruled yesterday that retaining photographs of suspects who h...
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Care Quality Commission: 1,200 practices may not be providing safe care . Watchdog has categorised 864 surgeries in England as of 'highest concern' Failings include misdiagnosis, inadequate care and appointments delays .
[ "The Care Quality Commission has identified 1,200 GP practices in England which may not be providing safe care (file picture, posed by model) One in six GP surgeries could be putting tens of thousands of patients at risk, according to the NHS watchdog. The Care Quality Commission has identified 1,200 practices in E...
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Police closed the drugs website in 2013, with the arrest of Ross Ulbricht . They seized 173,991 bitcoins, including 144,336 from Ulbricht's computer . The proceeds of the auction will he held until after Ulbricht's court case . Replacement website Silk Road 2.0 was launched soon after the first bust . But authorities c...
[ "The US Marshall Service is to auction $20million worth of Bitcoins seized during the prosecution of Ross Ulbricht, above, the alleged founder of black-market drugs website, Silk Road . The US Marshals Service is to auction $20 million worth of bitcoins seized during the prosecution of the alleged owner of black-ma...