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The new site is said to be aimed specifically at children aged 10 and under . It would show videos and comments deemed to be safe for this age group . Reports came from ‘multiple sources’ but a launch date is unknown . Google-owned site is said to have approached video producers . YouTube already has a parental control...
[ "Almost two thirds of nine to 11-year-olds have mobiles now and limiting what content they see can be tricky. With this in mind, YouTube is rumoured to be working on a child-friendly version of its video site aimed specifically at children aged 10 and under. ‘Multiple sources’ told The Information the site would on...
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Australia's flag includes the Union Jack, which is made up of the red St George's Cross, the Scottish St Andrew's Cross and the St Patrick's saltire of Ireland . Australia's flag can be changed by referendum . New Zealand and Fiji are set to be among the first to act to change . Australian Republicans believe the suppo...
[ "Scotland's vote for independence could have direct implications for Australia, with perhaps the biggest one being a change to the national flag. Should Scots vote 'Yes' in today's referendum, the British flag could well lose the white cross of St Andrews which forms the base of the British Union Jack. That would m...
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Dario Guerrero Meneses, 21, a film major at Harvard, has been living in crime-ridden Mexico City suburb since the summer . He traveled to Mexico this summer to take his cancer-stricken mother to a clinic . Rocio Meneses Diaz passed away August 14, and when her son tried to re-enter the country, he was turned back . Dar...
[ "An undocumented Harvard University student was recently granted access to re-enter the U.S. after making the desperate decision to cross the border into Mexico to see his dying mother. Film student Dario Guerrero Meneses, 21, has been stranded in mexico for weeks after his mother's passing but on Tuesday he receiv...
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California professor Hugo Schwyzer tweeted almost non-stop for an hour, admitting to being a fraud and a hypocrite . Schwyzer made a career teaching feminism but said he has no academic qualifications in the area . He admitted to sexting a porn star and cheating on his wife with a 23-year-old . Schwyzer said he suffers...
[ "A Pasadena City College professor who's made a name for himself as a male feminist has had an epic online breakdown and admitted to having an affair with a 23-year-old. Hugo Schwyzer let loose in an hour-long Twitter tirade Friday following revelations in early August that the 46-year-old married father-of-two was...
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One reporter called the salted Wavy chips dipped in milk chocolate 'the best thing since the Cronut' They are on sale exclusively at Target during the holiday season, retailing for $3.49 per 5oz bag .
[ "When Lay's announced that it would be launching a chocolate-covered potato chip, the reception was divided. But now that the limited-edition snack has gone on sale, Femail has had a chance to put it to the test. Proving the doubters wrong, the reaction to the salted Wavy chips dipped on one side in milk chocolate ...
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A man appeared in a small circle on the live broadcast and smirked as he did his own fake sign language routine . 'That is horrific,' said co-host Natalie Morales, though it wasn't clear if she was referring to the thoughtless joke or the fraudulent interpreter .
[ "The Today show stirred up its own controversy Wednesday morning while discussing the fake sign language interpreter who managed to make it into the Nelson Mandela memorial. As hosts of the show's 9 o'clock hour showed footage of the fraud translating a memorial speech into gibberish, someone thought it would be fu...
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Study focused on DNA differences across globe with the A111T mutation . Those who had mutation also shared traces of an ancestral genetic code . This indicates that all instances of mutation originate from same person . The mutated segment of DNA was itself created from a combination of two other mutations commonly fou...
[ "Light skin in Europeans stems from a gene mutation from a single person who lived 10,000 years ago. This is according to a new U.S. study that claims the colour is due to an ancient ancestor who lived somewhere between the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Scientists made the discovery after identifying a k...
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Dutch study finds discussing sensitive ethnic concerns can be counter-productive . Education Secretary Michael Gove under fire over plans to stop teaching teenagers about multicultural topics .
[ "Children who are given anti-racism lessons in school are more likely to be intolerant outside the classroom, a major study found yesterday. It said accusing white pupils of racism causes animosity, and discussing sensitive ethnic concerns such as honour killings paints minority group children in a bad light. The s...
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Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine is still standing in the desert . Artist takes haunting images of disused set after finding it through Google .
[ "These surreal photographs are instantly familiar to any fan of Star Wars - they show the landscape of Tatooine, where Luke Skywalker grew up in the sci-fi blockbuster. But the pictures were not captured when the series was being filmed in the 1970s, but in fact date back just a few weeks. The sets which director G...
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School says math teacher was fired because of his 'conduct and performance' Bill Diss believes he was removed from the classroom because of his anti-abortion views . Teacher banned Planned Parenthood from coming to speak to his class and was abusive towards teachers and students who agreed with their views .
[ "A high school teacher from Portland says he was fired because of his religious beliefs and pro-life views. Math teacher Bill Diss had been out of the classroom since March after he was put on paid administrative leave after a teaching career spanning 11 years. He has now been formally fired by Portland Public Scho...
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More than two-thirds of Britons believe the EU has become over-mighty . 90% of Tory voters want . repatriation, with 60% believing negotiations . should begin immediately . Just 13% of supporters of all parties believe . Brussels does not have too much power and that reform is unnecessary .
[ "The British public are overwhelmingly in favour of clawing back a wide range of powers from Brussels. And a clear majority say that we should refuse to sign any new EU treaty until that happens. According to an exclusive poll for the Daily Mail, more than two-thirds believe the European Union has become over-might...
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Professor Richard Bateman and Dr Paula Rudall found the plant . There were only 250 plants of the unique species on island . Each plant could be worth a substantial sum to collectors .
[ "One of the world’s rarest orchids has been discovered by British botanists on a volcanic island in the Atlantic. Professor Richard Bateman and Dr Paula Rudall, experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, found the green-flowered plant on a wind-swept mountain ridge they compared to a scene from Sir Arthur Conan...
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Steven Gerrard gives rousing address to Liverpool team-mates on pitch . Skipper tells his colleagues 'This is gone. We go to Norwich' 'That was the longest 90 minutes I've ever played,' adds Gerrard . He adds that Liverpool have 'four cup finals left' 'That was the biggest statement we have made so far,' says Gerrard ....
[ "Click here to read Martin Samuel's match report from Anfield . Steven Gerrard was left in tears after Liverpool took a huge step towards winning the Barclays Premier League on a day of high emotion at Anfield. Liverpool’s captain called his team-mates together immediately after the 3-2 win over Manchester City and...
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There is a 90 per cent probability that ISON was destroyed in November . But there is a slim chance it left pieces that will be large enough to study . Nasa's STEREO spacecraft will search for bright ISON fragments this week . Its recently launched MAVEN spacecraft may  observe ISON next week . ‘I believe we will no lo...
[ "When the ‘comet of the century’ ISON swung perilously close to the sun last month, scientists were left stumped as to whether it had survived. Most astronomers now believe that the comet was destroyed by solar heat with Nasa stating a 90 per cent chance of this having happened. What they believe now remains from i...
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Hernandez is accused in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating his fiancée's sister . The accused murderer mouthed 'I love you' to his fiancée Shayanna Jenkins as she walked into the Massachusetts court on Tuesday . Last week, Miss Jenkins was granted immunity in the trial - a move likely made so that prosecuto...
[ "A friend of Aaron Hernandez appeared in a surveillance video with a towel that was found near the body of a man the former New England Patriots star is accused of murdering in 2013, a defense attorney said on Tuesday. Defense attorney James Sultan asked North Attleboro police officer John Grim about footage taken ...
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David Adam Pate, 24, seems to smile slightly in his mug shot as he sticks out his forked tongue . He has a least a dozen tattoos visible, including '974' - the sign of the street gang Gangster Disciples - on his neck and 'SATAN' above one eye .
[ "Nobody who has seen David Adam Pate's face is likely to forget it any time soon. The 24-year-old South Carolina murder suspect posted for a frightening mug shot after he alleged took a friend into the woods, killed him and left his body for neighborhood children to find. Pate seems to smile slightly as he sticks o...
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Baboons at Emmen Dierenpark have behaved this way four times in 20 years . Animals have stopped eating and have been sitting frozen on the ground . Baffled zoologists have failed to find an explanation for bizarre behaviour .
[ "The bizarre behaviour of a troop of 'hysterical' baboons at a Dutch zoo has been blamed on everything from an earthquake to a UFO. Ordinarily seen scampering around on their island at the Emmen Dierenpark in the northern Netherlands, the gang of 112 monkeys have been sitting frozen on the ground and turning their ...
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The Rampant surfboard was designed by New Zealand-based Roy Stuart . Part of it is made out of a rare wood and has a gold lion painted on it . Its tunnel fin is crafted from kahikatea wood - only found in New Zealand . Price tag is consequence of 'ultimate design and performance of a lifetime'
[ "Carved from rare wood with a 23-carat gold lion motif, the world's most expensive surfboard is worth $1.3 million. The beautiful board named The Rampant was created by New Zealand-based surfboard designer Roy Stuart - who has more than 20 years of experience behind him. At 3.2m long, the board is made with timber ...
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Scientists from Goethe University, Frankfurt and the Biospeleological Society in Croatia discovered the rare transparent mollusc . The species Zospeum tholussum belongs to a genus of minute air-breathing land snails that are solely found in dark, underground caves . It was discovered in one of the 20 deepest cave syste...
[ "A spooky snail with a transparent shell has been discovered within Croatia's deepest cave. The tiny creature has been declared a news species and lives in one of the 20 deepest cave systems in the world; Lukina Jama–Trojama in Croatia. The newly discovered species - Zospeum tholussum - belongs to a genus of minute...
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Plans by Mayor Boris Johnson could see diesel drivers hit with £10 charge . If given go-ahead, diesel cars would face charge in central London from 2020 . Other major cities could also introduce similar scheme as part of bid to reduce air pollution .
[ "Proposal: Diesel drivers could face a charge of £10 when driving through central London from 2020 . Drivers of diesel cars face financial penalties to curb air pollution in city centres. Under plans drawn up by London Mayor Boris Johnson, nearly all diesel vehicle drivers would be hit by a £10 charge to drive into...
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Pippa Middleton advises eating beetroot to help achieve toned physique . The 31-year-old also suggests investing in a pair of padded Lycra shorts . She has written that she has recently developed a passion for cycling . Claims that this has helped keep her famous toned behind in perfect shape .
[ "In her former life as a party planner, some said her advice verged on the blindingly obvious. But now she has reinvented herself as a fitness instructor, Pippa Middleton’s keep-fit tips are more unusual. The 31-year-old has advised her followers to feast on beetroot and invest in a pair of padded Lycra shorts to a...
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Three students hacked the machine for a challenge set by France's Culture Ministry, hosted by ENSCI les Ateliers, a famous design school in Paris . They first managed to get the 3D printer to draw a perfect circle on skin using a penand then modified it further to tattoo the skin permanently . The main challenge was ho...
[ "One volunteer is the proud of owner of what is thought to be the first tattoo etched by a machine (pictured) - a perfect circle on his forearm . Some people perceive tattoos to be a unique work of art on the skin, etched by skilled artists . But now a group of students have modified a 3D printer to prove that robo...
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The 'mega-culture' of chimps also like eating giant snails whose shells they pound open on rocks . Scientists found the 'unusually large' animals in DR Congo and believe the community is 10,000 strong . They say the thriving population lives in one of the world's 'last untouched wilderness'
[ "Researchers in Africa have discovered a huge population of 'unusually large' chimps who feast on leopards and giant snails in what is being described as the continent's 'last untouched wilderness'. The previously unknown 'mega-culture' was found in the heart of the Bili-Uele forest in the Democratic Republic of Co...
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Russian porn star, 22, was lured to Moscow flat by fake film deal . Woman, who uses name 'Lola Taylor', was raped and abused for hours . She finally escaped by jumping out of a window and broke both her legs .
[ "A Russian porn star broke both her legs as she escaped two thugs who brutally raped and assaulted her after luring her to their flat with a business deal. The 22-year-old adult actress had entered the flat after being invited by the two men to discuss a possible new production, but was attacked and jumped out of a...
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William and brother Harry are at country estate in Cordoba, southern Spain . The estate is owned by one of the richest men in Britain, the Duke of Westminster . Next week the prince is helping to lead conference on illegal wildlife trade .
[ "Prince William has flown off on a hunting trip days before taking part in a high-profile campaign to highlight poaching and the illegal wildlife trade. Accompanied by his brother, Prince Harry, the second in line to the throne flew out to Spain on Thursday to shoot wild boar and stag at an estate in rural Cordoba ...
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The animations were created by Dublin-based student Dave Whyte . His aim was to explore the hypnotic beauty and patterns in numbers . They were produced using programming language called Processing . By using basic shapes and colours, the Gifs draw attention to motion .
[ "'Maths' and 'mesmerising' aren’t words you often hear in the same sentence. But these dancing shapes, created by student Dave Whyte, could change your view on the beauty hidden in numbers. Mr Whyte’s GIFs have been swirling, bouncing and twisting their way around the internet for a number of years – but his latest...
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57 of 96 councils surveyed increased their charges or extended charging hours . Residents will endure a 400% increase on what they pay now . Drivers in Islington, London, charged up to £391 to park in their own street - up from £200 last year .
[ "Scandal: Motorists are facing huge increases in residential parking prices . Drivers are being hit with a ‘green’ tax of up to £391 a year as part of  sky-high charges simply to park in their own streets. The fees – which grade cars according to their carbon dioxide emissions – come as motorists across the country...
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Bill and Hillary Clinton consider Huma Abedin to be a 'second daughter' The former President officiated at her wedding to Weiner in July 2010 . Sydney Leathers says Weiner never mentioned his wife during their fling . She says Huma is 'too good' for Weiner - and is baffled that they're staying together .
[ "The woman at the center of the latest sex scandal to hit shamed Anthony Weiner has admitted that Bill and Hillary Clinton may be ‘embarrassed’ by her secret affair with the New York mayoral candidate. Weiner’s wife Huma Abedin is one of Hillary Clinton’s closest aides and has been described as a ‘second daughter’ ...
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It's hoped children aged 7 to 14 will be taught how to make up to 20 dishes . Education Secretary Michael Gove looking at new ways of improving diets . Leon founders Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent made recommendations .
[ "A ban on pupils’ packed lunches to help prop up the ‘economically bust’ school dinners system is being called for by  Government food advisers. Restaurateurs Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent argue that this would save parents £2billion a year which could then be ploughed into school canteens. And they believe that,...
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Study in north Chile found chemical is linked to 50 per cent drop in deaths . Scientists at University of California, Berkeley hailed findings 'astonishing' Focused on the town of Antofagasta where arsenic levels in drinking water were found to be 80 times higher than levels recommended by WHO . Among women aged under ...
[ "A new study has found arsenic could help cut breast cancer deaths . It is notoriously poisonous but arsenic may help cut the number of deaths from breast cancer, research suggests. A new study carried out in Chile has linked the chemical element with a 50 per cent drop in breast cancer deaths. Scientists at the Un...
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Critics alleged agency had divulged details of motorists to 'rogue firms' Rise in requests from enforcement companies from 1.9m to 2.4m in a year . DVLA last year collected £6.7m from parking firms seeking personal details .
[ "The ‘cowboy’ parking scandal deepened last night as official figures showed that nearly 100 private firms are applying to buy drivers’ personal details from the DVLA. The government quango, which holds details of all registered vehicle keepers in the UK, was accused of generating millions from the lucrative privat...
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Sharkeisha had to be restrained by another girl as her victim lay on the ground covering her face . The video was posted on Instagram on Tuesday but later removed by the site - but not before it went viral .
[ "A video of a horrifying assault on a young woman by a female attacker has spread across the Internet. In a smartphone clip, uploaded to Instagram on Tuesday, a girl called Sharkeisha is seen viciously sucker-punching a girl called Shay in the face before kicking her in the head as she lies curled up on the ground....
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Activist group Anonymous claim to have identified Frank Ancona, Imperial Wizard of the Traditionalist American Knights of the KKK . He and two other KKK members appear to have been at pro-Darren Wilson protest in Ferguson, Missouri . No suggestion organizers suspected any KKK involvement in protests . Town is flashpoin...
[ "Klu Klux Klan members may have infiltrated groups supporting Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, it can be disclosed. Supporters for Darren Wilson have removed a photograph from their Facebook page in which activist group Anonymous claim to identify three members of the Ku Klux Klan. Anonymous seized two of the...
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The short film was released yesterday by a production house called Sturmgruppe, which claimed it was filmed in 2012 . It contains dramatizations of Lana Del Rey being raped, as well as separate scenes starring Marilyn Manson . Mr Manson's representative denies his involvement with it and claims it must be a 'spliced up...
[ "Marilyn Manson has denied any involvement in the controversial film that emerged yesterday, thought to directed by Eli Roth, which sees Lana Del Rey in a violent rape scene, cut with footage of the Goth rocker. Mr Roth appeared to refer to the newly-released film back in 2013 when he told Larry King in an intervie...
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Alyssa Jo Lommel, sophomore at University of Minnesota, is in 'stable critical' condition after spending nine hours unconscious on neighbors' porch . Temperatures in Duluth, Minnesota, dropped down to -18, with a -36 wind chill . The 19-year-old suffered severe hypothermia and tissue damage to her hands and feet . Her ...
[ "A 19-year-old college student is facing the terrifying prospect of possibly losing her hands and feet after being found unconscious and suffering from extreme hypothermia on the porch of a Duluth, Minnesota, home. Alyssa Jo Lommel was found by passersby Saturday morning after spending the night outside in subzero ...
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The planned September fuel duty rise will not take place, says Chancellor . AA president says duty freeze is a 'welcome relief' for UK drivers . But he says a short-term cut would have 'got the UK mobile again' UK's 37m drivers pay highest proportion of petrol and diesel tax in Europe . £200m fund to repair potholes al...
[ "There was disappointment for motorists today as fuel duty was frozen rather than reduced, but good news for owners of Reliant Robins, which are now classed as classic cars exempt from road tax. Chancellor George Osborne announced that the planned September fuel duty rise will not take place, but he resisted calls ...
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Energy Savings Trust 'accidentally' publish report . Cuts could cost 25,000 jobs .
[ "Homeowners who fitted solar panels will soon be left out of pocket according to a leaked document which reveals the government is planning to slash the amount of money it pays for generating renewable energy. In an embarrassing slip-up, the Energy Savings Trust charity accidentally published confidential details o...
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A team leader at a Taco John's has been fired for preparing food while barefoot and sweating . A customer took a photo of Melinda Halvorsen at the Charles City, Iowa, restaurant . The franchise's owner says her business diminished after the picture went viral . Halvorsen has been denied unemployment benefits because sh...
[ "The manager of an Iowa fast food restaurant has lost her job after a customer posted pictures of the woman making food in the kitchen barefoot and sweating. The Des Moines Register reports that 31-year-old Melinda Halvorsen was fired from the Taco John's restaurant in Charles City in August after Danielle Tiesmess...
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The $4 book aimed at three to seven-year-olds sees Barbie as an incompetent 'computer engineer' After a series of technical blunders, the doll gets her male friends to fix her problems . Parents argue the plot plays into damaging gender stereotypes . In a statement made to MailOnline, Barbie apologized and said 'all t...
[ "Mattel has pulled its Barbie book titled I Can Be a Computer Engineer, after it triggered outrage over the 'sexist' and 'patronizing' message it sends to young girls. The $4 book, which was published by Random House and is aimed at three to seven-year-olds, was labeled 'misogynistic' by parents for its plot line, ...
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Queen Letizia arrived in Italy with her husband King Felipe VI last night . Today she met with Pope Francis ahead of health conference in Rome . The Royal delivered an impassioned speech on the subject of malnutrition .
[ "Queen Letizia of Spain enjoyed her second audience with Pope Francis in just five months as they joined forces at a health conference today. The Spanish royal arrived in the Italian capital with her husband King Felipe on Wednesday but remained behind for the conference while he travelled home to Madrid. Looking a...
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Private First Class Bradley Manning had a history of suicidal thoughts and aloof . behavior, two former counselors testified Sunday . Manning is charged with sending U.S secrets to the website WikiLeaks, had a history of suicidal thoughts and aloof behavior, two former counselors testified Sunday .
[ "The Army private charged with sending U.S secrets to the website WikiLeaks had a history of suicidal thoughts and aloof behavior that outweighed a psychiatrist's opinion that he posed no risk to himself, two former counselors testified Sunday. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Jordan and Marine Master Sergeant Craig Blenis...
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Hua Ao got defensive as his keepers at a Chinese zoo try and cool him down in 30c heat . The rare bears usually live in cool forests and have thick fur so need help to stop over-heating .
[ "When it's a hot, sunny and you are really feeling the heat there is nothing better than a cooling shower. But this giant panda at Yantai Zoo in eastern China seems to be finding attempts to cool him down a little too bracing. Keepers at the zoo decided to spray down giant male panda Hua Ao with a hose as temperatu...
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62-year-old Herbert Jones of Assonet, Massachusetts was arrested Saturday on charges he grabbed the buttocks of an elf photographer . The unidentified woman was crying when she told police Jones said, 'I wish you were a few years older and I was younger' Jones denied the charge but a judge banned him from playing Santa...
[ "Ho HO HO: A Massachusetts man who plays Santa Claus at a local mall was arrested Saturday on charges he groped an 18-year-old elf assistant's butt . A shopping mall Santa Claus in Massachusetts will be bringing no more holiday cheer this year after one of his female little helpers told police he pinched her buttoc...
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Carmen Figueroa had always been told by her family that she was born in the U.S. Her illegal status was discovered when the State Department processed a passport application submitted by her brother . She discovered the truth after a confrontation with her mother . Figueroa, 42, resigned on Monday but would have been f...
[ "A detective with Arizona's state police force has been left with no option but to resign after discovering that she was living in the country illegally having been brought to the U.S. from Mexico by her family at a young age. Former detective, Carmen Figueroa, had always been told by her family that she was born i...
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Josh Robison, 24, lost consciously suddenly soon after holding his newborn son Logan . The Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University student had suffered from bleeding in his brain, the cause of which remains a mystery . Robison was taken off life support Friday night .
[ "Mixed blessing: This wrenching pictures shows Josh holding his newborn son Logan for the first and last time . A 24-year-old Utah college student died on Friday after living just long enough to hold his newborn son before slipping into a sudden coma from which he’d never wake up. Brigham Young University student a...
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Oleg Artemyev, a Russian astronaut currently stationed inside the International Space Station, shared images of the 'supermoon' on Twitter . The supermoon became full on Sunday - two days before the Perseid meteor shower . It has already been seen overhead in China, Australia and New Zealand . It is common to see more ...
[ "An astronaut uploaded photos taken outside Earth's orbit of a 'supermoon' to Twitter Sunday. Oleg Artemyev, a Russian astronaut currently stationed inside the International Space Station, shared the photos of a 'moonset' - which capture the moon passing the Earth, Sky reported. The 'supermoon' is set to accompany ...
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Efforts to thrash out a rescue deal in chaos after meeting with finance ministers cancelled . Germany's Chancellor Merkel says a bigger bailout fund is necessary to avoid economic catastrophe . Britain has already forked out around £12billion to bail out Ireland, Greece and Portugal . ‘If Osborne comes to the Commons ....
[ "Britain was facing a new multi-billion-pound bill to prop up the euro last night as the single currency teetered on the brink of collapse. Efforts by France and Germany to thrash out a rescue deal descended into chaos as a meeting of EU finance ministers scheduled for today was cancelled at the 11th hour because o...
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Danny Purdy saved up £7 of his own money for a haircut like his hero . The nine-year-old had his hair styled like that of Arsenal star Olivier Giroud . However, he arrived home in tears after teachers told him off about the cut . He will be isolated at his Bedfordshire school until his hair is 'rectified'
[ "A mother is refusing to send her son to primary school after teachers threatened him with isolation because he got his hair cut like Arsenal star Olivier Giroud. Nine year-old Danny Purdy saved up £7 of his own pocket money to get a style like that of his favourite Gunner. But his mum Sarah said he came back from ...
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Researchers in Beijing say some people are born with a 'singleton gene' Those with it are 20 per cent more likely to be single than others . Hair samples from almost 600 Chinese students were tested by scientists . Those with the ‘G’ version of the 5-HTA1 gene were much more likely to be single than those with the ‘C’ ...
[ "If it seems you are permanently single while everyone else around you is in a relationship, blame your DNA. Scientists have identified a ‘singleton gene’, and found that those who have it are 20 per cent more likely to be single than others. It is thought that by lowering levels of the feel-good brain chemical ser...
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Man, 50, being isolated at Bellevue Hospital tests negative for Evola . The man, who lives in Brooklyn, was taken by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Thursday to be tested for Ebola . The man had returned from Mali in West Africa this weekend . He was 'sent home from Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn ...
[ "A 50-year-old man tested negative for Ebola in New York City on Thursday evening. The man, who lives in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, was taken by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan to undergo tests for the deadly virus. The man had returned from Mali in West Africa this weekend and attended th...
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Prince Harry vowed to help the troubled children in Lesotho . Set up charity Sentebale to aid victims of extreme poverty . At the start, he and team were 'pretending we knew what we were doing' In 2008 the charity almost went bust, despite raising millions . But now they have learned from their mistakes .
[ "Ten years ago Prince Harry went on gap year trip to the AIDS-ridden southern African kingdom of Lesotho and vowed to devote the rest of his life to help the troubled children he met there. Today he played in a $1million polo match in the Middle East to raise funds for the continuing work of the charity he helped s...
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Astronomers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, spotted the ringed asteroid . Has a diameter of 155miles (250km) and orbits the sun between Saturn and Uranus, girdled by two thin rings composed of ice particles and pebbles . The space rock, called Chariklo, was originally located in th...
[ "It was thought that only planets have rings, but now an asteroid has proved experts wrong. A rocky body orbiting the sun between Saturn and Uranus is girdled by two rings, scientists have learned. Previously only giant gas planets, most famously Saturn, were thought to possess bands made up of dust, rocks and ice....
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Jenna Schumacher, of Wisconsin, allegedly caused her son's ears to bleed and left holes in his ear drums . The little boy may be left with permanent ear damage because of the abuse . Schumacher, 26, told authorities that 'she couldn't stand to look at the child because he looked so similar to his father'
[ "A mother has been charged with felony child abuse of her 14-month-old son after she violently jammed his ears with Q-tips. Jenna Schumacher, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, allegedly caused her son's ears to bleed and left holes in his ear drums which could lead to lasting hearing problems. The mother reportedly told ...
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, 49, visited London College of Fashion today . Joined students in helping make structured patchwork top on the machine . Fashion school's first ever patron has spend last 19 months in role . Has been lending her support to the College's Better Lives campaign . It aims to use fashion to help t...
[ "Sophie Wessex was at London College of Fashion to try her hand at working a sewing machine this afternoon - for the second time in seven days. Last week saw the Countess put the finishing touches to a charity quilt during a reception for a group of Girl Guides at Buckingham Palace. And the royal put her new found ...
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Family snapshot was visible in the background of live video-link interview . Shows Prince Charles cradling his grandson, Prince George, at christening . The royal was taking part in an event for charity, Step Up To Serve .
[ "He confessed last year that becoming a grandfather made him feel ‘really rather old’. But Prince Charles clearly dotes on Prince George, as this never-before-seen photograph of the baby’s christening last year shows. The delightful family snapshot was visible in the background of a live internet video-link conduct...
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Charles Broaderick smashes James Duckworth's head against the jail wall in Marion County, Florida after accusing the man of spitting at him . He then pins Duckworth to the wall by his neck as the man starts to bleed . Duckworth, who had been arrested before the October incident for driving under the influence, needed s...
[ "Dramatic video has revealed the moment a corrections officer smacked a suspect's head against a brick wall - leaving him with a bloody injury that needed stitches. Officer Charles Broaderick, 41, was arrested, charged with assault and locked up for just 13 minutes following the attack on James Duckworth at the Mar...
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Agnieszka Roguska put on weight when son was born premature . The emotional toll of his time in intensive care led to divorce . She began comfort eating and weight reached 23st . Only realized how large she had become after son's tactless comment . Managed to drop 13st in just 12 months and now weighs a healthy 10st .
[ "Children are known for their brutal honesty and it's thanks to an innocent but tactless comment from her young son that a mother lost 13 stone. Mother-of-two Agnieszka Roguska, 32, from Bristol, tipped the scales at 23st and was flabbergasted when her eight-year-old, Oliver, asked her why she was so fat. It was th...
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Jackie Turner wrote in her ad she would be willing to pay $8 per hour for a family to sit with her and listen . She has received replies from dozens of families eager to taker her in for free . Turner is a straight-A student with a 4.0 GPA at William Jessup University . Comes from a broken home where she was sexually m...
[ "A 26-year-old California college student from a broken home has put up an ad on Craigslist looking to rent a loving family for the holidays. Jackie Turner, of Rocklin, wrote in her touching notice: 'I am looking to rent a mom and dad who can give me attention and make me feel like the light of their life just for ...
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Bored with paper card routine, Holderness family releases rap video . Describing it as a family 'newsletter', they announce several personal revelations - including that husband Penn has had a vasectomy . The clip has so far been viewed on YouTube more than 500,000 times .
[ "Sending your family Christmas card to more than half a million people may sound impossible, but that is exactly what one family have managed to achieve. Bored with the ordinary paper Christmas greeting, the family decided to record and release a rap video of them in their Christmas pyjamas. The clip, which has bee...
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Alan Pickard, 82, said the 'artefact' should be kept within church grounds . Retired lawyer accused church in Brearton, North Yorkshire of 'arrogance' A parishioner sent a round-robin email to the villagers about cross's future . Mr Pickard replied saying he considered dressing it up as Worzel Gummidge . Said he will '...
[ "Offence: Retired lawyer Alan Pickard, 82, dumped the cross in a pond after it had been planted on a green in the village of Brearton, North Yorkshire, by the local church for lent . A retired lawyer was so offended when his local church placed a wooden cross in the village green for Lent that he threw it into a du...
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Zooming out provides a stunning look at the galactic plane and Milky Way . Zooming in gives a glimpse at the 100,000 stars close to our sun . Clicking each star name provides more information along with a digital image .
[ "If you ever need a reminder of just how tiny we are relative to the universe, then take a look at this. The interactive Google map called ‘100,000 Stars’, provides a spectacular fly-through of our galaxy. Taking users on an inspiring journey, it reveals, in incredible graphic detail, the vast distances which lie b...
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Astronomy student Joni Clark created simulations of a variety of so-called binary systems - solar systems with two suns - to see how far habitable zones within them could spread . This is because the two suns orbit each other and create a safe zone which reduces the threat to those planets from solar winds . This gives...
[ "Planets in solar systems that have two suns - similar to the fictional Tatooine planet from the film Star Wars - have more potential for supporting alien life than planets with single suns, according to an astronomy student. Joni Clark from New Mexico State University simulated various types of systems including b...
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Jahi McMath, 13, went to have her tonsils and adenoids out at Oakland Children's Hospital, California last week . Afterwards she was bleeding from the nose and mouth, suffered cardiac arrest and was declared brain dead . Hospital told her heartbroken family that they will switch off her life support as she has been dec...
[ "A 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead after undergoing a routine operation to have her tonsils removed is to be taken off life support - against the wishes of her family. Jahi McMath suffered complications and went into cardiac arrest at Children's Hospital Oakland in Northern California following the pro...
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Solar system 'travelling more slowly than thought' 'Bow shock' - like a sonic boom in space - does not exist . 25 years of research turned on its head . Detected by the orbitiing IBEX probe, with information from Nasa's two Voyager craft .
[ "Nasa's probes have seen the 'edge' of our solar system for the first time - and it's completely different from what scientists thought. Our solar system is flying through space more slowly than we thought - and Nasa's IBEX - Interstellar Boundary Explorer - has found it doesn't have a 'bow shock', an area of gas o...
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Singer didn't believe he could succeed as a gay man in the country music industry . Ty has been married twice before to women, and says his wives 'absolutely' knew about his sexuality . The star was first rumoured to be gay in 1995 after he was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a male undercover police officer...
[ "Ty Herndon has come out as gay. The country star, 52, revealed he has had a partner for the past five years during an interview with Entertainment Tonight which airs on Thursday evening. Ty said that he hid his sexuality because he did not believe he could succeed as a gay man in the industry. Scroll down for vide...
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Audio from a National Enquirer interview shows Bill Cosby saying no one would wish for allegations to come out that could hurt their family . He said it was 'unfair' that the media was accusing him of lawyering up - insisting that anyone else would do the same in the situation . The interview was carried out shortly af...
[ "Bill Cosby slammed rape allegations made against him in 2005, saying he had become a target because of his celebrity, newly surfaced audio has revealed. The comedian spoke to The National Enquirer in 2005 shortly after one of his accusers, lawyer Tamara Green, said he had drugged and sexually abused her in the 197...
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Cile Precetaj, 40, of Detroit, Michigan, was ordered to report for deportation at Detroit Metro Airport at 10:30 a.m. today for a flight back to Albania . She received a letter from authorities informing her of her deportation on Monday, a day before her scheduled flight . However, in a desperate bid to buy time, she d...
[ "A Detroit family is being ripped apart after immigration officials gave a 40-year-old married mother 24 hours to leave the country despite having no criminal convictions, a husband who has lived here for decades and three U.S.-born children. Cile Precetaj, who came to the States seeking asylum 13 years ago, was or...
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Jaylen Fryberg, 15, shot and killed four students at Marysville Pilchuck High School in Washington on October 24 . All were friends he invited to the cafeteria to have lunch with him . He then turned the gun on himself . New police affidavit reveals Fryberg's final texts . Sent a picture of a gun between his legs to a...
[ "The teenager behind a Washington state school shooting last month that left five people dead 'turned dark' the week before he opened fire, texting friends and family threats and messages about his own funeral, and writing to one girl: 'Bang bang I'm dead.' Moments before Jaylen Fryberg, 15, shot his fellow student...
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Gabriel Harris, 33, was arrested at Taco Bell drive-through in Florida . Staff refused to take his order because he wasn't in a vehicle, according to his arrest report . Police scuffle ensued during which Harris scraped his forehead . Charged with resisting arrest with violence - released on $1,000 bond .
[ "Arrested: Gabriel Harris, was arrested at the restaurant in New Smyrna Beach, Florida . The wife of a man whose sad mugshot captured media attention this week is claiming police used excessive force against her husband after they went to a Taco Bell drive-through on bikes. Gabriel Harris, was arrested at the resta...
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Ruby Holt, 100, was taken to see the ocean for the first time this month ahead of her 101st birthday . The mother-of-four had never walked on a beach or seen the water in her life after spending her many years working as a cotton-picker and raising her family - with no extra money to spend on vacations . The centenaria...
[ "Ruby Holt spent most of her 100 years on a farm in rural Tennessee, picking cotton and raising four children. She never had the time or money to go to a beach. That finally changed this month, just a few weeks shy of Holt's 101st birthday. Thanks to a partnership between the assisted living center where Holt lives...
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June Shannon, who shot to fame on TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras has four daughters by four different men . Each of her partners has had run-ins with the law and she was arrested for theft and contempt of court .
[ "Jane Shannon, the mother of precocious pageant star . Honey Boo Boo, regularly makes headlines for all the wrong reasons and . now her relationship history is being scrutinised. According to The National Enquirer the larger-than-life character, who shot to fame on TLC'S Toddlers & Tiaras and currently stars in the...
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Curiosity rover found Mars's atmosphere was once thicker and wetter . It is believed to have contained oxygen long before Earth's atmosphere did . Yet no methane was found, which would have suggested life's still there . Nasa scientists now believe a collision with a Pluto-sized planet caused the air to shrink .
[ "The atmosphere on Mars was once thicker, warmer and wetter than it is today until it was damaged in a 'catastrophic collision' with a planet the size of Pluto, scientists claim. Data collected by Nasa's Curiosity rover suggests the Red Planet's atmosphere once had more oxygen in it than Earth, giving serious weigh...
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NHL star Jack Johnson made his parents his financial advisers in 2008, and signed over control of his money to his mother in 2011 . The parents of the Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman then spent his money on cars, travel and a new loan . Johnson's parents also took out non-conventional loans, and defaulted on them . Th...
[ "At just 27-years-old, Jack Johnson has had a remarkable hockey career. The Coulmbus Blue Jackets defenseman, who previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, was selected third in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, played for Team USA in the 2010 Olympics, and has earned a staggering $23million during his career. And now ...
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Ralph Knowles, 5, and Sharon Knowles, 7, found dead in Long Island . Bodies recovered from neighbor's pool after officer spotted floating shoe . Pool's owner had been cited by town for 'improper fencing,' police said .
[ "Tragic: Ralph Knowles, 5, and his sister Sharon Knowles, 7, who died in their backyard swimming pool . Two young siblings reported missing on New York's Long Island have been found dead. The fully clothed bodies of Ralph Knowles, 5, and Sharon Knowles, 7, were pulled from the black waters of a neighbor's pool in 5...
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New travel app allows backpackers to arrange to meet up all over the globe . Users can do preliminary research on potential travel buddies . Appeals to travellers put off more sexual nature of Tinder .
[ "A new Tinder style app allows travellers to connect all over the globe, without having ever met in person. Tripr allows tourists and backpackers to maximise the social side of their trips, by introducing them to people who will be in the same place, at the same time -  before they even get there. 'With Tripr, plan...
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Kathy Gyngell believes women in the UK are high-achieving and capable of standing up for ourselves . She believes men are blamed for being 'sexist' when they are not .
[ "A couple of decades ago my late husband Bruce, then chief executive of a TV company, and I, were dining with a group of television executives. When Bruce momentarily left the table the man on my right — successful, educated, middle-aged — leered at me, groped my knee and announced: ‘If ever you get bored with the ...
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At the start of a Parliament the OBR will forecast welfare spending . If the cap is breached, ministers will have to explain it to the Commons . MPs will then hold a vote on whether the costs should be allowed to rise . Only the state pension and Jobseekers Allowance will be excluded . Housing benefit, income support a...
[ "Britain's welfare budget is to be capped at around £120billion-a-year to stop the benefits bill ballooning out of control. Chancellor George Osborne wants to limit the total amount the state spends on handouts, with ministers forced to face a Commons vote if costs spiral. Only pensions and Jobseekers Allowance wil...
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The budget carrier is creating three ticket classes in 2015 . It will add 15 seats to Airbus A320 planes, decreasing legroom by an inch . Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp have risen by more than four per cent .
[ "Low-cost American airline JetBlue is the latest in a string of budget carriers to add fees to checked baggage and squeeze seats even closer together in order to boost profit. The airline said it will create three ticket classes beginning in the first half of 2015, and only the top two include at least one free che...
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Surfing legend Garrett McNamara rode the enormous wall of water to shore as bystanders looked on in amazement in Nazare, Portugal . He is believed to have beaten his own record for the biggest wave ever surfed by catching the 100ft break .
[ "This thrill-seeking surfer was but a speck on this enormous wall of water as he appeared to set a new world record for the biggest wave ever ridden. Surfing legend Garrett McNamara caught the towering wave - believed to have measured around 100ft - off the coast of Nazare, in Portugal, yesterday. If the claims are...
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Rats and cockroaches roam in hidden world . Planning rules are clearly flouted as council claims it is a growing problem across London .
[ "It looks like something which could be seen in the hit film Slumdog Millionaire. But these shocking images - which show garden sheds and garages transformed into dodgy homes for immigrants - are not from the slums of Mumbai. Incredibly, they are from a west London suburb. According to The Sun, the sheds in Southal...
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Illinois student Katie Lentz, 19, had been pinned inside her Mercedes for over an hour and was fading fast when she asked her rescuers to pray . A priest appeared and began to offer up a blessing - after which emergency workers delivered Katie from the wreck to hospital . When they turned to thank the priest he had van...
[ "Five days on, the identity of the guardian angel priest of Missouri's Highway 19 remains as mysterious as his appearance on the roadside was miraculous. Friends and family of Katie Lentz, along with rescue workers still want to thank the unidentified man whose prayers they credit with bestowing a supernatural calm...
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Sophia Putney-Wilcox, 17, revealed her sickening injuries after her ex Adam Shigwadja allegedly assaulted her at her Michigan home on Monday . Shigwadja is facing attempted murder, arson and home invasion charges . Miss Putney-Wilcox has already been attacked in her home by Shigwadja in February 2013 . She had asked a ...
[ "A teenager has shared images of her horrifying scars after her ex-boyfriend broke into her house, brutally assaulted her and torched her room. Sophia Putney-Wilcox, 17, revealed her sickening injuries after her ex Adam Shigwadja allegedly assaulted her with a knife in the bedroom of her Michigan home before settin...
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PSG defeated Lens 3-1 in their Ligue 1 clash at the Stade de France . Adamo Coulibaly opened the scoring for the home side after only 10mins . Former Newcastle playmaker Yohan Cabaye equalised in the first half . Edinson Cavani scored from the penalty spot before being sent off following a gun toting celebration and ar...
[ "Edinson Cavani was one of three players sent off as injury-hit Paris St Germain beat struggling RC Lens 3-1 in a heated Ligue 1 game at the Stade de France on Friday. The Uruguay international was booked after celebrating with a gun toting gesture and was then shown a red card after arguing with the referee. At on...
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Shake It Off received 43.6 million plays during October, meaning Spotify will have had to pay out between $280,000 and $390,000 . Spotify published its royalty payouts formula in 2013, including the claim that its average 'per stream' payout is between $0.006 and $0.0084 . Those figures cover payments to labels, publis...
[ "When Taylor Swift decided to pull her music off Spotify earlier this month she said she was unhappy that listeners could stream her songs for free. Yet based on the number of streams that her massive hit Shake It Off enjoyed during the month of October, Spotify will have paid out somewhere between $280,000 and $39...
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Ms Vorderman, 53, is new Ambassador for the RAF Air Cadets in London . Role involves inspiring young people and promoting air cadet experience . The former Countdown presenter recently split from pilot Graham Duff . He was 14 years her junior and worked with Prince William .
[ "It's only been a few weeks since she split from her toyboy pilot lover but Carol Vorderman was all smiles as she became the first woman to be named an honorary ambassador for the Air Cadets. The former Countdown presenter, 53, was welcomed to RAF Syerston near Newark in Nottingham by Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew P...
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Monika Pon said she was given £6 for six weeks of sittings in Johannesburg . Millions of prints of the painting, also known as the Green Lady, were sold . The original is now expected to fetch £500,000 at auction next month .
[ "She may be recognisable across the globe as the face of the 'Chinese Girl' but Monika Pon has revealed she made no money from being in one of the most famous artworks ever. Vladimir Tretchikoff's piece is one of the most reproduced art prints in the world and is expected to sell for up to £500,000 when it goes und...
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Slapstick star confirmed his retirement on the Jonathan Ross show . The actor and comedian said he'd quit comedy at the end of current tour . It comes after the death of his manager, Addison Cresswell, last year .
[ "Comedian Lee Evans has announced his retirement from comedy. The slapstick star confirmed on the Jonathan Ross show that his stand up career is 'finished' and he wants to retire to spend more time with his family. The actor and comedian said he would quit comedy at the end of his current tour, saying: 'This is it....
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Many assumed the Aldrich family, the 10th generation of Astor heirs, were eccentric hippies living off trust funds but, in fact, the money had run out . Alexandra Aldrich and her parents shared the cramped servants' quarters of Rokeby, the famous 420-acre estate . 'I lived a double life. Our poverty was the big secret,...
[ "Insider: Astor family heir Alexandra Aldrich, pictured, has revealed the juicy details of growing up within Rokeby - the prominent clan's 43-room Hudson River manor . An Astor family heir has revealed the juicy details of growing up within Rokeby - the prominent clan's 43-room Hudson River manor - and it was more ...
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Urban Outfitters has caused outrage with its Vanguard Pitchfork t-shirt . Critics say it looks disturbingly like Gangster Disciples gang's symbol . Infamous gang is responsible for violence and murder across Chicago .
[ "Urban Outfitters' latest t-shirt has created a stir for all the wrong reasons, as the sign on the front looks uncomfortably similar to a gang symbol. The Vanguard Pitchfork t-shirt looks similar to a gang sign for the the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples that began in the 1960s. Urban Outfitters prides itself on i...
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21% of those polled believe God played no part in mankind's evolution . Some 25% believe God guided evolution; and 37% believe in creationism . Proportion of Americans leaning towards pure evolution belief is rising . Trend expected to continue - young people tend to lean towards this belief .
[ "Just a fifth of Americans believe that . humans evolved naturally over millions of years, while the vast majority . believe that God had a hand in the evolution of humans, according to . new research. According to a YouGov poll, 21 per cent of U.S. citizens believe that 'human beings evolved from less advanced lif...
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Huge 'river-like structure' caputured by Mars Express spacecraft and is almost 1,000 feet (300m) deep . Experts say the images show a 'striking resemblance' to areas of Earth affected by glaciation .
[ "They are yet more proof of the red planet's wet past. The European Space Agency today released an astonishing series of pictures showing the remnants of a huge river than once ran across Mars. Taken by the ESA’s Mars Express, they show Reull Vallis, the 'river-like structure' is believed to . have formed when runn...
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Best-selling author Kathy Lette's sporty black BMW became latest victim . Police now warn keyless ignition systems can be vulnerable to thefts . Sophisticated criminals are able to reprogramme blank key fobs to start cars .
[ "Theft: Kathy Lette had her high-tech car stolen . When best-selling author Kathy Lette spotted that her sporty black BMW was missing, it took a few moments for the truth to dawn. ‘At first I thought I must have got tipsy the night before and left the car at a pal’s place,’ she says. ‘But a quick mental reconnoitre...
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Discovery of five new planets made by Nasa's Kepler telescope . Two of the planets, Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f, are rocky or mostly ice . All five are within the 'habitable' zone of a Sun-like star .
[ "A star system containing two potentially habitable Earth-like planets is being targeted by scientists searching for extra-terrestrial intelligence. In the coming months, astronomers will turn an array of radio telescope dishes towards Kepler-62, a star smaller and dimmer than the Sun about 1,000 light years away i...
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Silver could be used to help fight antibiotic resistance . Can make bugs which are antibiotic resistant treatable . Works by making bacteria more ‘leaky’, allowing antibiotics to get inside them and kill them . Britain’s top doctor says the rise of drug-resistant superbugs could trigger an ‘apocalyptic scenario’
[ "Silver could be a precious weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Scientists have shown that giving tiny amounts of silver at the same time as antibiotics makes the drugs up to a thousand times more effective. The finding comes in the wake of warnings by Britain’s top doctor that the rise of drug-resis...
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Mariella Frostrup said ageism is 'last frontier of acceptable discrimination' TV presenter, 52, believes there will soon be a 'social revolution' She has lost half her work but believes her 'work-life balance' has improved . Claims Radio 4's Today programme is 'run by a bunch of misogynists'
[ "Her striking looks and gravelly voice may not have diminished with age. But Mariella Frostrup has claimed she lost half of her TV work the moment she turned 50. The presenter said the 'unwelcome' development had improved her 'work-life balance' but hit out against ageism, saying it is 'the last frontier of accepta...
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Rocks examined by Nasa's Spirit Rover suggest oxygen affected Mars' surface four billion years ago, more than a billion years before Earth . Findings have implications for the possibility of past life on Mars . 'Oxidation makes Mars the 'red planet' - it was wet, warm and . rusty billions of years before Earth's atmosp...
[ "Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere more than a billion years before the Earth, scientists believe. An examination of meteorites and rocks on the planet suggests that oxygen was affecting the Martian surface four billion years ago. On Earth, oxygen did not build up to appreciable quantities in the atmosphere for at...
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Prakash Patel, 56, attacked while on a tram in Manchester with his daughter . Man Utd fan was on his way home from a match at Old Trafford . Suffered two black eyes and concussion in sustained assault . Hundreds of passengers on packed carriage but none stepped in, he said . CCTV shows passengers leaning in 'for better...
[ "A father who was racially abused and beaten on a tram packed with hundreds of passengers has told how not a single person came to his aid as he was attacked. Manchester United fan Prakash Patel, 56, was on his way home from a match at Old Trafford with his daughter Devyani when a group of men boarded the tram and ...
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YouTube video leaves commentators baffled . Creature could be a jellyfish - but it appears to have organs . It could be a discarded whale placenta - but it has strange markings . It could be a fishing net - but it seems to move under its own control .
[ "A mysterious ocean 'blob' has been recorded by a deep-sea remote-controlled underwater camera. The creature looks like nothing seen before, with speculators suggesting it is everything from a jellyfish to the remains of a whale placenta. While, at a quick glance, the description of a jellyfish makes sense, the cre...
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Barbara Windsor handed honorary doctorate by University of East London . Nominated for career in stage, film and television spanning seven decades . 77-year-old, born in Shoreditch, London describes award as 'great honour'
[ "In her many roles, she has not normally portrayed the academic sort but Barbara Windsor went to university yesterday to pick up a degree. The 77-year-old Carry On star was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of East London. Miss Windsor, who played landlady Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders for more than te...
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Couple attacked by eight men as they camped near Madhya Pradesh village . Men allegedly gang-raped the woman after beating couple with sticks . Six men have been arrested and charged with gang rape . Campaigners say latest attack shows growing vulnerability of women .
[ "Six men accused of raping a 39-year-old tourist and beating her husband with sticks during a cycling holiday in India have appeared in court. The suspects, who police say are local farmers, were arrested yesterday and have been charged with gang rape. The attack comes just three months after the gang rape and fata...