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6d6cc4d1add1a954c88042af28ed79432849e789 | Summarize the following news article. | Greater Manchester Police made 35,000 calls to either 118 or 123 numbers between 2010-12 .
Calls to the speaking clock topped £6,000 during the period .
Critics say it 'beggared belief' money was spent on calls while there was 'real pressure on budgets' | [
"There was once a saying: 'If you want to know the time, ask a policeman'. But not in Manchester, apparently. New figures have revealed Greater Manchester Police has spent £16,000 of public money on calls to the speaking clock and directory enquiries. The force has notched up the substantial bill since April 2010, ... |
1534b17bb09e2c2444acec4f0df184cd19fa01db | Summarize the following news article. | Shauna Justice was supervising a trainee at a dispatch office in Volusia County, Florida .
When a call came through about a man having a heart attack, the trainee entered the wrong location .
Security footage also shows Justice looking at her cell phone .
The victim, Bob Hill, died in the 15 minutes it took the ambulan... | [
"A 911 dispatcher is under investigation after security footage proved she was using her cell phone during an emergency call while the victim lay dying. The call center operator, Shauna Justice, was training a new staff member in Volusia County, Florida, when the call came through on September 4. Bob Hill, 58, had ... |
822e197e703a0bc0df4d46cefdb32148bbb933e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Many genetic conditions such as Down's syndrome, Fragile X and Progeria are associated a distinct facial appearance .
New software uses facial recognition technology to scan photos of faces from regular family snaps .
It then builds a description of the structure of the face from various features such as corner of eyes... | [
"Doctors can now diagnose extremely rare genetic conditions simply using a family photo. This is thanks to computer software that can diagnose rare genetic diseases from snaps in just a few hours. The software, developed at the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford, scans ordinary photographs of patients’ faces usin... |
c4a9ef0d832eef1a9cad9723f4c2f6bea50b85fb | Summarize the following news article. | Kate to give birth at Lindo Wing at St Mary's in Paddington, west London .
The princes' cousins Peter and Zara Phillips was also born there . | [
"It’s not quite up to the standard of a royal palace, but the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s boasts every conceivable comfort for a mother-to-be. There is even a specially compiled wine list should patients and their guests wish to enjoy a glass of champagne to celebrate their baby’s arrival. The private maternity facilit... |
50f62204be052be09935c86f84f6be38940f1b94 | Summarize the following news article. | Royal couple drove to St Mary's Hospital shortly before 6am today .
They arrived in London on Friday after a week with family in Berkshire .
Kate has been relaxing since her last engagement more than a month ago . | [
"After a relaxing break at the Duchess' family home in sleepy Berkshire, the Royal couple's pace of life picked up considerably this morning after the Duchess went into labour. The Duke of Cambridge and his wife drove from their home in Kensington Palace without a police escort and Kate was tended to by doctors at ... |
6063edf4b48c3d27a913acb57dfb14e418a3b1ca | Summarize the following news article. | Christopher Dorner allegedly called Randall Quan after killing his daughter Monica and told him he should have 'protected her better'
Quan, a former LAPD captain, represented Dorner at the review board where he was stripped of his badge .
FAA warns that Dorner learned to fly in the Navy and could try to steal an airpla... | [
"The fugitive ex-cop who is wanted for three murders called the father of one of his alleged victims to taunt him about his daughter's death, it was revealed today. Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33, is suspected of shooting Monica Quan and her fiance Keith Lawrence in their car in Irvine, California, last Sunday as 'p... |
894662a24dd72782aadc2398014f0c431909ff34 | Summarize the following news article. | Stand-up paddle board yoga is a new craze becoming big in Australia .
Sharee Sanderson is the first certified stand-up yoga paddle board instructor in Australia .
She brings her kids out on her board every weekend to practice yoga .
Being out on the water practising yoga poses is pure 'bliss' for the mum .
Her classes ... | [
"Maintaining a yoga pose on dry land is considered a tricky process by many people. But one mother has taken the sport to a new extreme by practising her yoga poses out on the open water on a stand-up paddle board, with her three kids in tow. The new craze, which is already huge in America, is slowly but surely cat... |
7ab56203c168025ffd95b732e093742ac2552d01 | Summarize the following news article. | Kelly Young claimed company director Paul Carter was her landlord .
Investigators tipped off after she sent out Christmas cards from them both .
Video surveillance confirmed they were living together at £300,000 home .
Mother of four claimed income support, housing benefit and council tax .
Pregnant Young has avoided p... | [
"A woman who swindled £50,000 in benefits by claiming she was a single mother was caught after she sent joint Christmas cards with her live-in boyfriend. Kelly Young, 36, of Waterfoot, Lancashire, insisted that company director Paul Carter, 54, was just the landlord of her £300,000 home. But investigators were tipp... |
a808e373fb6f6ad8f088e56b419b725fe0daac56 | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds of dogs shipped from California to Washington state .
Pets are rescued from being euthanized and instead given new home .
Killing of dogs, many of them strays, is because there 'isn't space' | [
"These volunteers are packing up dogs and shipping them off to Washington state from California - as part of a 'Black Dog Friday' adoption blitz. They are shelter dogs, who were once set to be euthanized - before three charitable organizations stepped up to help find them homes. Holding one of the dogs affectionate... |
76e0d9418782596c949f3bcf38f0fc80f26121c8 | Summarize the following news article. | British shoppers are expected to spend £363million shopping online .
American concept was introduced to Britain by sites like Amazon in 2010 .
Black Friday is named after the day of frenzied shopping in the US after Thanksgiving when retailers traditionally started making a profit . | [
"It was already going to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Now experts are predicting this week ‘Black Friday’ will hit the record books as customers flock to the internet to buy Christmas gifts. British shoppers are expected to spend £363million online alone, an 11 per cent increase on 2012, accordi... |
82357b1fa5a7470d425f9303d774de83b42b8f41 | Summarize the following news article. | Mr and Mrs Zuckerberg, who were married on May 19, holidaying in Maui . | [
"He's built a billion-dollar fortune with Facebook but its not just web surfing that attracts Mark Zuckerberg. The social network founder, who is celebrating his first Christmas with wife Priscilla Chan after the couple tied the knot on May 19, laughed and joked during private surfing lessons on the island of Maui.... |
0186aac6869e85bc792ed6d6d36cb88a23c468fc | Summarize the following news article. | Grand jury indicted former teacher and cheerleading coach for rape and sodomy of a minor .
Jennifer Collins McNeill, 39, was arrested in August 2013 and charged with six counts of rape and two counts of sodomy .
McNeill has resigned from the school system . | [
"An Alabama grand jury has indicted a former teacher and cheerleading coach on eight counts of rape and sodomy of a boy under the age of sixteen. Sixth-grade teacher Jennifer Collins McNeill, 39, was arrested last year and charged with six counts of rape and two counts of sodomy of a juvenile male - some of the all... |
b2cad6cf8fc52e3b468903753a073690ddc50487 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsey Elizabeth Taylor, 17, charged with compelling prostitution in Texas .
Teen would 'drive friends to wealthy businessman's home and take a cut of money they were paid'
Michael Wayne McIntosh charged with 3 counts of sexual assault on a child . | [
"A teenage girl has been accused of recruiting her girlfriends to have sex with a 62-year-old businessman for money. Chelsey Elizabeth Taylor, 17, pushed her friends into prostitution, according to police and prosecutors in Webster, Texas. The League City high school student solicited her 'easily manipulated' frie... |
8de7436c8ce46f9b3770c4d73242fb60bd59789d | Summarize the following news article. | Michelle Obama watched the Princeton women's basketball team play American University Sunday night .
Mrs Obama graduated from Ivy League university in 1985 and now her niece Leslie Robinson plays basketball there as a freshman .
Leslie's father Craig Robinson, the first lady's brother, used to coach the men's basketbal... | [
"Michelle Obama spent Sunday night watching her niece play basketball for Princeton. The first lady attended her alma mater's game against American University with her daughters and mother. Mrs Obama graduated from Princeton in 1985. She spoke with the Tigers at the half, knocking on the locker room door and asking... |
5d919e9be603dfd26deef78abda4d84c682a8d2b | Summarize the following news article. | Daryne Gailey was found with a laceration to his neck from a boxcutter while his baby daughter, Charley, was killed by blunt force trauma to the head .
Her death has been ruled a homicide but the cause of his is still pending .
His mother was also found with cuts to her body but survived .
Gailey had been granted a div... | [
"A father and his seven-month-old daughter have been found dead in their Michigan home after he failed to return the little girl to her mother amid a divorce battle. The bodies of Daryne Gailey, who had learning disabilities and suffered seizures, and his daughter Charley Lillian Hendrick were found in the Oakland ... |
e8feb95e5314a1a514c4b3c3594d5bc2a76ae57d | Summarize the following news article. | Terry Hancock captured the images using a specialist astronomy camera attached to a telescope .
These set of images are unique because they are captured in one night rather than in several sittings .
The 61-year-old used a fast telescopic lens which collects the light quickly, speeding up the process .
Images include s... | [
"These photographs may look like incredible shots taken from telescopes in space, but they were in fact captured by amateur astronomer in his back garden. Located millions of light years away from Earth, the star-studded patterns fill the night sky with array of colours, from purples and pinks to blues and oranges.... |
c248a39bdea6460acbd793604112063c36be7d30 | Summarize the following news article. | Speed-fuelled 16,000-word letter written by Kerouac's muse Neal Cassady .
It tells the story of a brief romance on a drunken visit to Denver .
Kerouac believed Allen Ginsberg had lost the letter after loaning it out . | [
"Inspired: Jack Kerouac totally changed his style of writing after reading a 16,000-word, amphetamine-fuelled letter by his friend Neal Cassady. That letter is set to go up for auction in California next month . It has been called the letter that launched a literary genre. Neal Cassady wrote 16,000 amphetamine-fuel... |
4487a87e2220590badff7b9c40c3b9f3f8ebb643 | Summarize the following news article. | Marco Lavoie, 44, was close to death when a rescue crew found him .
His vital supplies were destroyed by a bear at start of planned three-month trip in July .
German Shepherd chased away bear, which destroyed food and canoe .
But three days later Lavoie killed his doting companion with a rock . | [
"The first words of a hiker who was forced to eat his beloved dog to stay alive in the wilderness were: 'I want to get a new dog.' Marco . Lavoie, killed and ate his beloved pet after a bear destroyed his canoe . and food supply - leaving him 500 miles outside Montreal for three . months. The German Shepherd saved ... |
03e5aa46a5ecf7d65333a21932096bc1299fdedb | Summarize the following news article. | Alexandre Pato has been offered to Hull City this month .
But the Tigers admitted defeat when posed with his wages .
Harry Redknapp has already confirmed QPR can't afford the Brazilian .
Everton have also held talks as they look to replace Samuel Eto'o . | [
"Hull City have failed in an ambitious bid to sign Alexandre Pato on loan. The 25-year-old Brazil striker has also been offered to Everton in recent days while QPR manager Harry Redknapp said his club could not afford the deal. Everton have held talks with intermediaries as they look to replace Samuel Eto'o and Hul... |
0f60ca8f05b3971b29877d307de6bddebe875ee4 | Summarize the following news article. | Shadow minister Tristram Hunt unveils 'class war' plans in speech today .
Attacked the 'Berlin Wall' between fee-paying and state education system .
He claims the 'corrosive divide of privilege' is harming children's prospects .
Also vows that Labour government will axe tax breaks for private sector . | [
"Shadow education spokesman Tristram Hunt (pictured) is set to attack the 'Berlin Wall' between the fee-paying and state education system today . The headmaster of Tristram Hunt’s former school yesterday accused Labour’s education spokesman of ‘offensive bigotry’ after he threatened to strip private schools of tax ... |
6f6a54e45d38d89fa7694bb81375b5b480028c09 | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Blacketer, from Penrith, set up a day-long proposal for his girlfriend .
She was pampered, treated to dinner and was chauffeured in a limousine .
Mr Blacketer, 25, proposed to Katie Crowther-Wilkinson on Saturday .
The loved-up couple are looking at getting married at the end of next year . | [
"A husband-to-be went to extreme lengths to make sure his fiancee had the most romantic proposal ever. Penrith's Tim Blacketer set up a 'scavenger hunt' day for Katie Crowther-Wilkinson, which included pampering, lunch with her friends and a hired limousine. The 25-year-old, who had just finished his masters in rad... |
c261a8520c7509f2977c55c53859361b73d58dee | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Forino, 34, of Presque Isle, was lucky to be alive after the massive beast totaled his Toyota Sienna on Sunday evening .
The moose, which was killed in the crash after Forino was unable to swerve out of the way, wound up completely inside the van .
Forino escaped with only minor scrapes and had his eyes flushed of... | [
"A Maine motorist is lucky to be alive after a moose smashed into the windshield and completely through to the back seat on Sunday. Mark Forino, 34, miraculously escaped with only minor scrapes after he was unable to swerve away from the massive beast while driving in Ashland Sunday night. The Presque Isle man narr... |
9f32e080e1d33131666b40de02e22f2fc9191c5e | Summarize the following news article. | New father separated from wife and child for eight months .
Peter Wilson accused of kissing and indecently touching girls . | [
"Acquitted: Teacher Peter Wilson, pictured at an earlier hearing, has spoken of the trauma of having social workers present at the birth of his child after unfounded allegations were made against him . A teacher cleared of sexually assaulting six pupils yesterday told of the agony of being ordered to live away from... |
bb032ee93ad1a7fe0b372455686a8ab0dcde7574 | Summarize the following news article. | Incident was caught on dashboard camera in Kettering, Northamptonshire .
Shows the driver crash and continue driving with parts hanging off .
Witnesses said the driver was intoxicated and abandoned the car later .
Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving . | [
"This clip captures the incredible moment a car smashes into the central reservation on the A14 and drives on with parts hanging off. It starts with the white vehicle swerving across lanes and spin around in a circle after crashing into the central reservation. The car then hurtles into the hard shoulder, but almos... |
3252eb0127fa160ba57fe38055e01f9574a84417 | Summarize the following news article. | Gustavo Villoldo was awarded billions in damages by a U.S. judge .
He wants access to Cuban money in accounts frozen since the revolution .
Villoldo has dedicated his life to opposition to the Castro goverment . | [
"Exiles from Cuba's communist revolution are fighting for the right to seize billions of dollars of Cuban money held in frozen U.S. bank accounts. Gustavo Villoldo, 78, and the families of fellow Cuban Aldo Vera and Bobby Fuller, an American, each won separate lawsuits in Florida seeking billions of dollars in dama... |
0d9a3e15c220c652155c4abe98a90cc97501d426 | Summarize the following news article. | Campaigners say using brownfield sites would solve housing crisis .
Say 400,000 could be built without delay as they have planning permisson .
Rural groups are unhappy at ease developers build on countryside .
Government says it must build 200,000 homes a year in England . | [
"Building on disused industrial sites and empty housing plots could dramatically ease pressure on the countryside, a study has found. There is space for more than one million homes on derelict land, vacant plots and disused ground, according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England. And 400,000 of them would be abl... |
81ab822a4425048071a38400ba9aa6bb2167ef02 | Summarize the following news article. | Jessica Padgett, 33, spoke to husband on phone at 1pm during lunch break from Pennsylvania childcare center where she works .
Police found her phone in her car at a parking lot a mile away .
Family said disappearance is out of the ordinary for the mom-of-three . | [
"A manhunt has been launched to find a mother-of-three who has not been seen since her lunch break from a childcare center on Friday. Jessica Padgett, 33, stepped out of Duck Duck Goose Child Care in Northampton, Pennsylvania, to call her husband and send a fax between 12.30pm and 2pm. Police later found her phone ... |
4b7be449b65794ab058713039246079a14700404 | Summarize the following news article. | Regin may have been created by Western state to spy on governments .
Bug can steal passwords, capture screenshots and restore deleted files .
Computers were infected through fake sites and messenger programs .
Regin is low-key and can be used for years before being noticed .
Ireland, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Mexico hav... | [
"The world's most sophisticated cyber spying tool has been stealing information from government, businesses and individuals for six years. The malware, called 'Regin', is probably run by a western intelligence agency and has mostly affected computers in Russia, Saudi Arabia and Ireland. Once installed on a computer... |
88f875442eff0e2dae049f6099a094a1762180ab | Summarize the following news article. | Adm. Giuseppe De Giorgi says migrants into Europe grown 'exponentially'
Says number of migrants entering Italy by boat grew 300 per cent in 2013 .
Comes as Angelino Alfano warns half a million migrants waiting in N Africa .
Since October last year almost 19,000 migrants have landed in Italy . | [
"The Mediterranean has become 'another Somalia', Italy's naval chief has warned, as criminal gangs importing migrants to Europe by the thousand wreak havoc on the high seas. Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, head of the Italian Navy, said that the influx of migrants had grown 'exponentially' in the last few months to rea... |
97d8f2a15065dd9ba3254698ca2ae41baa39cddd | Summarize the following news article. | Four schools to play at world's oldest football ground in South Yorkshire .
Games to be officiated by former Premier League referee Uriah Rennie .
Original rulebook written in 1858 bans scoring directly from free kicks .
Players used to compete in 20-a-side matches lasting up to three hours . | [
"In the rough and tumble of football more than a century and a half ago, the 40 players involved in each game were allowed to push over their opponents and even punch the ball to score. Now a group of four schools will tomorrow play a tournament by the 1858 rules at the world’s oldest football ground - Sandygate Ro... |
9334546e85e1266995c1539fdf9eee09ffd80b47 | Summarize the following news article. | Marcus Setchel is the Queen's current surgeon-gynaecologist .
Consultant Mr Farthing, 47, was fiance of murdered presenter Jill Dando .
Mr Setchell will take the lead for Kate's delivery, assisted by Mr Farthing . | [
"The . Queen’s current surgeon-gynaecologist Marcus Setchell, and Alan . Farthing, the surgeon-gynaecologist to the royal household, will both be present during Kate's delivery. They have both played key roles throughout the pregnancy and Mr Setchell will take the lead, assisted by Mr Farthing. Consultant . Mr Fart... |
3309e99296ac53b1e22a623179d3e76098ec6d67 | Summarize the following news article. | Bus drivers forced to wear diapers and urinate in jars on their routes .
Restrooms not open all hours buses run and some routes have no toilets .
Drivers searched for other restrooms but were punished for being late .
King County Metro Transit had to replace 60 urine-soaked driver's seats .
Company was fined $3,500 and... | [
"Bus drivers in Seattle were forced to wear diapers or carry a jar with them on their route because access to toilets was so bad, a report has claimed. Drivers' restrooms were not open all hour buses run and some routes did not have toilets within walking distance of bus stops, forcing drivers to wet themselves or ... |
028fc450c467d577da0971a5d1254e287345edc2 | Summarize the following news article. | Frankie Fraser, 90, is in a critical condition in Kings Hospital in London .
He is in an induced coma after complications during surgery on Friday .
It is believed he had a hip operation but doctors noticed a fractured leg .
His family are keeping a bedside vigil as one said 'it doesn't look good'
Part of Richardson ga... | [
"Fraser, pictured at the funeral of his former gangland boss Charlie Richardson in 2012, is currently in an induced coma in Kings Hospital in south London . Family and friends of notorious gangster 'Mad' Frankie Fraser, who is in a coma and being kept alive by a life support machine, have gathered to say their good... |
1257a0a39ae975d7a64e08ccfd235d304238c926 | Summarize the following news article. | Alexis Felstein was randomly attacked by a 22-year-old man at Lismore in northern New South Wales on Saturday, according to police .
Brett Fuller, a taxi driver who witnessed the attack, stopped to intervene .
Police say that he saved the 18-year-old's life when he took her into his cab and drove her to hospital .
Mr F... | [
"Brett Fuller, a NSW taxi driver, saved the life of 18-year-old Alexis Felstein who was the victim of an alleged random stabbing attack . Police have praised the actions of a taxi driver who risked his own life to save an 18-year-old woman from an alleged vicious attack. Alexis Felstein was randomly attacked by a 2... |
ade5a3546f2a1002ca063210ffb7bd478c35fd2b | Summarize the following news article. | Magnate hoped to bankroll attack by highlighting ties with Andy Coulson .
Labour source said party rejected cash as it had 'strings attached'
Coulson, Cameron’s former PR chief has just been released from prison . | [
"Privacy campaigner: Max Mosley . Labour has turned down a £1million offer from ex-Formula 1 boss Max Mosley to fund a campaign linking David Cameron to the phone hacking scandal. The multi-millionaire, who won damages from the now-defunct News of the World over claims he organised a Nazi-themed orgy, is now a priv... |
3f538871cb511c6c2fe16871a9d8ed7b7edffe03 | Summarize the following news article. | Labour says scrapping police commissioners would save £50million .
It also wants to raise the cost of a gun licence from £50 to almost £200 .
Said money would help protect front-line policing while reducing deficit . | [
"Labour last night unveiled plans to save £250million by scrapping police commissioners and quadrupling the cost of gun licenses. Yvette Cooper said the money, which would be saved from the Home Office budget, would help protect frontline policing in the first of Labour's reviews of Whitehall's departments to see w... |
76a2f2b7870c717e9edf2e17079c77e6fcb7607f | Summarize the following news article. | Nanny Melissa Medema was caught on a hidden camera spanking and shaking one-year-old Raylee Matney 'like a rag doll' in 2012 .
She pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a minor in 2014 and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years probation .
Since it was her first-time offence, Melissa can have her recor... | [
"An Arkansas mother is pushing for a 'child abuse registry' to be implemented in her home state to protect other families from the 'monster nanny' who terrorized her child and may now be free to harm others. Whitney Matney, a 28-year-old lawyer from Springdale, Arkansas, went through every parent's worst nightmare ... |
493dc323538a41b3a307b47cbe990ab0fbbb0608 | Summarize the following news article. | The former NSW Premier made the announcement via Twitter on Monday .
He said he had already informed the Liberal Party Ku-ring-gai branch members and his successor, Premier Mike Baird .
Mr O'Farrell abruptly quit as Premiere in April after an ICAC investigation found he received a $3,000 bottle of wine from Nick Di Gir... | [
"Former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has announced he won't contest next year's state election. He made the announcement in a statement posted to his Twitter page on Monday night, after informing the Liberal Party Ku-ring-gai branch members and his successor, Premier Mike Baird. 'I will not seek re-election at next ... |
c13e5b8334addbae7fd21d092d3957a19d845d9e | Summarize the following news article. | Critics say those taking multiple resits shouldn't teach .
Michael Gove to limit re-takes from next year to two . | [
"One in five trainee teachers cannot do simple sums or pass basic spelling and grammar tests. One in ten have failed their final-year numeracy and literacy tests twice in a row, while dozens have needed an astonishing ten attempts. One clearly innumerate trainee was allowed 37 resits to get through the maths paper.... |
8153cb92d5d60e25e14ce86507b930206a196304 | Summarize the following news article. | New tougher GCSEs will start from September 2015 .
English exams will include more poetry and nineteenth-century novels .
Written exams will be favoured as pupils used coursework for easy marks .
NUT expresses concern with plans and claims they are being 'rushed' | [
"Challenging: Education Secretary Michael Gove today told MPs new GCSE exams would be more ambitious and more rigorous. Michael Gove today declared an end to . the 'cram and forget' style of learning as he unveiled new GCSE exams to . help young British teenagers compete with the best in the world. The Education Se... |
fe31f53fb31e79f422751a3a9342112a4cb56d8c | Summarize the following news article. | Prince of Wales visited the National Railway Museum and York Minster today .
Said he is excited about being a grandfather for the first time .
Jokes about his 'rather slowly approaching grandfatherhood'
Unclear when he plans to return to London to meet his grandson .
The Queen travelled from Windsor Castle to Buckingha... | [
"Prince Charles today revealed his excitement at becoming a grandfather for the first time as he went ahead with a scheduled visit to York today. The Prince couldn't hide his delight when discussing the royal arrival with a group of new mothers. Prince Charles was taking a tour of York Minster and its stoneyard whe... |
3a04e40d8ed7b662c2a4e2b1f2348ffaeb22f2be | Summarize the following news article. | Emma Czornobaj, 25, faces life in prison .
Andre Roy, 50, and his daughter Jessie, 16, died in 2010 after crashing into Czornobaj's car on a Canadian highway .
The financial analyst parked her car on the road with the driver's door open and no hazard lights on .
She said she wanted to catch the orphaned ducklings and t... | [
"Convicted: Emma Czornobaj, 25, faces life in prison after being found guilty of causing a crash which killed two people in 2010 . A woman who parked her car on a highway to rescue ducklings has been found guilty of causing the deaths of a motorcyclist and his daughter who slammed into her vehicle. Emma Czornobaj w... |
c926f32220a1fd1a1d70cfbff3840563de5a02da | Summarize the following news article. | The 20-minute underwater experience is available at Australia's Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin City .
Thrillseekers can get face-to-face with giant crocodile while in the safety of a nine-foot-high container .
Also have the chance to have underwater photo taken alongside snapper, which eats chicken and buffalo . | [
"If you have always fancied getting up close to a predator, this is your chance. A theme park is offering visitors the opportunity to go face-to-face with a deadly 16ft-long crocodile. Pictured underwater, plucky tourists are offered the chance to swim with the huge snapper, coming within inches of its huge jaws. ... |
494510f2a53211b62c68b71dbf61c4c4dff1561c | Summarize the following news article. | Cardiff Council sacked 77 people for calling in sick on too many occasions .
Workers went sick for an average of 10 days, compared to 4.4 nationally .
Health and social care department expected to take 17 days off sick .
Councillors branded statistics 'frightening' and said improvement needed . | [
"Almost 80 staff at a city council have been sacked for calling in sick too frequently as the average time taken off by employees rose to two week. Cardiff Council sacked 77 of its employees because of their high rates of sickness absence in the last 12 months. The sickest staff work in the health and environment... |
4995abebf8632c11a762776473f194733c319aef | Summarize the following news article. | ReadingMate adjusts text on a monitor to counteract head bobbing motion .
Allows a treadmill user to read text on a small monitor in front of machine . | [
"It can be hard to find enough hours in the day to catch up on both work and exercise. But now experts have designed a treadmill which allows runners to read while they are jogging. The system, called ReadingMate, adjusts text on a monitor to counteract the bobbing motion of a runner's head so that the text appears... |
eae5f62168a042c5960ee1bd979ed63da8f28bc4 | Summarize the following news article. | Timothy Lambesis, 33, was recorded telling an undercover cop he wanted his estranged wife Meggan Lambesis killed .
He told a man at the gym she was making it hard to see their three adopted children and finalize the divorce .
The Californian has been sentenced to six years in jail .
He fronted Grammy-nominated Christia... | [
"The frontman of a Grammy-nominated Christian metal band who plotted to have his wife killed admitted he's an atheist but lied about his faith to sell records. Timothy Lambesis, lead singer and founder of the band As I Lay Dying, was sentenced to six years prison last month for trying to hire a hitman to murder his... |
cfeeec7498ca7b2274f982a4e1147ef8d44f609a | Summarize the following news article. | The T-Band was created by California-based company Kairos .
Its smart module attaches to straps measuring between 18mm and 24mm .
T-Band comes in three versions - T-Band ND, HD and OD .
The ND works like a basic fitness band, the HD adds a touchscreen, and the OD shows more detailed notifications .
Each strap is compa... | [
"Smartwatches may come with a host of features, but they're rarely as fashionable and good looking as traditional timepieces. With this in mind, a California design team has created the T-Band - a clip that adds similar smart tools to everyday, dumb watches. The T-Band comes in three versions - a basic activity tra... |
9c7e36570b79d532cc3a158d6df94b9787faeee2 | Summarize the following news article. | Riley Nottingham took the matter to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal .
The budding actor said the cracked toilet seat at the one-bedroom Kensington apartment cut his skin and drew blood .
The landlords were ordered to pay $933.57 in compensation .
Mr Nottingham is yet to receive the payout as he cannot ... | [
"A Melbourne tenant has been awarded nearly $1000 in compensation over a cracked toilet seat dispute. Riley Nottingham, 23, took legal action after waiting four months to replace the broken seat at the one-bedroom Kensington rental apartment, north-west of Melbourne. He told the Victorian Civil and Administrative T... |
f031cb7979fa138b10895704b6fe88723349f587 | Summarize the following news article. | 24 of the deaths occurred in the desert town of Guelmim, officials said .
Authorities are being criticised for their slow and ineffective response .
Sparking fears of violent protests which have happened after earlier floods . | [
"Floods caused by heavy downpours have killed at least 32 people, swept away buildings, vehicles . and roads and forced the evacuation of more than 200 people in . southern Morocco. Of the confirmed deaths, 24 occurred in the region of . Guelmim, a desert town, the interior ministry said. A further six people remai... |
14156b9e1d6895a68123e7e52360a09ea6a26c79 | Summarize the following news article. | The system was developed by researchers at the University of Bristol .
It features a tabletop, touchscreen display surrounded by a ‘curtain of mist’
This mist is made of fog screens that act in a similar way to touchscreens .
For example, items can be controlled and moved around the mist .
Pushing the item through the ... | [
"Sci-fi film Minority Report introduced the idea that large, vertical screens could one day be controlled using just gestures. But while the film was a work of fiction set 40 years in the future, a university in Bristol has taken the technology one step closer to reality. The MisTable features a tabletop, touchscre... |
324cc663a12e5a57fbe52b57a7b0df5ba2b5c3bb | Summarize the following news article. | Hater of diets, when Carol realised she was fat she wasn't sure what to do .
She needed to lose 42 pounds .
Decided to lose a pound a week for 42 weeks .
Relied upon 'more', 'less' and 'none', rather than calorie counting . | [
"Fat? Who? Me? Oh, get away with you. Yes, it’s strange, but true: two years ago, I was so far into self-deception that not only did I not mind being fat, I honestly didn’t even realise that I was. Where others might have been buffeted by shame, I had hurtled north of 60 in merrier mood, counting the blessings, but... |
33f86d0d850f819f4ed6e7c9479e722897b05629 | Summarize the following news article. | Ben Finfer and Alex Quigley appeared on 87.7FM talk show last Thursday .
While live on air, they discovered station was folding by end of the year .
Learned of closure via 'breaking news' tweet by journalist Robert Feder .
Mr Finfer criticized employers for not telling him, saying 'it's a letdown'
Pair spoke of shocki... | [
"They learned live on air that their radio station was shutting down and they would lose their jobs. So, the shocked hosts of 87.7FM in Chicago took the opportunity to condemn their employers. Ben Finfer, appearing with Alex Quigley on the 'Quigs and Finfer' show, told listeners: 'We’re doing a live show here. And ... |
34e669faedc76c354aca53eb8ffee5d3b833781b | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, murdered in 1964 .
They became known as the 'Mississippi Burning' trio after investigation .
National outrage saw Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act passed .
Now being awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously . | [
"Honoured: James Chaney will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously . Three civil rights workers who were killed by Ku Klux Klansmen in 1964 are going to be posthumously awarded the highest civilian honour of the US - the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The murders of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney ... |
0bc71e4ef5d06b4923c82c137c3e0824d8fbd3c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Andrew Benson charged his client for 'fictitious' court appearances .
The lawyer claims to have acted for a diamond dealer for three years .
Justice in civil case said he had no contact with court during that time .
Metropolitan Police and Solicitors Regulation Authority are investigating . | [
"A lawyer is being investigated by police for allegedly charging clients £25,000 for court appearances that never happened. Andrew Benson, who worked for London law firm Byrne & Partners, practised 'breathtaking deception' over three years while acting on behalf of a diamond dealer, a court has heard. His alleged d... |
d91f9687fbaf10a671c502976326dac9a497d793 | Summarize the following news article. | Margaret Holliday had to be rescued after her car was left teetering on wall .
Her brakes failed as she tried to reverse Hyundai out of garage slightly .
The 81-year-old tried to get out the car but fell and bumped her head .
Fire crews were called at midday on Saturday to winch the car to safety .
She took car to gara... | [
"A pensioner had a lucky escape after her car got stuck on top of a brick wall while she tried to reverse out of her garage. Margaret Holliday had to be rescued by paramedics after her silver Hyundai Getz was left teetering on the edge of the wall and another resident's lawn in Moseley, Birmingham. The 81-year-old ... |
644076ff722fabfb3af9b8c21035b227eee9b48a | Summarize the following news article. | Jacob, Daniel, Thomas, James and Adam are names of best behaved boys .
Joseph, Cameron, William and Joshua are among the naughtiest .
Amy, Georgia, Emma, Charlotte and Grace are best behaved girls .
Ella, Bethany, Eleanor, Olivia and Laura have space for improvement . | [
"It has long been claimed that names can influence your chances of doing well in life and now it seems that monikers can impact on behaviour at school as well. According to a new study, children named Jacob, Daniel, Amy and Emma are the most likely to display impeccable behaviour while those named Ella, William, Ol... |
0f8943e79cd642fa8dbad0cc6c73ebdd08650f52 | Summarize the following news article. | Gove calls current exam system 'grotesquely unfair' to students . | [
"'The current system is discredited': Gove orders inquiry into cheating row as teachers are 'coached by examiners' The heads of the country’s exam boards are being hauled before MPs in a bid to restore public confidence in GCSEs and A-levels, it was revealed yesterday. The Commons’ education select committee has ca... |
11aa4590fd45e9ebb548ae70bb20dec0ab96c79c | Summarize the following news article. | Tahir Alam is suspected ring leader of plot at Park View School, Birmingham .
Says Muslim women and girls should be covered except for face and hands .
Claims he does not force pupils to wear headscarves or pray .
Denied allegations he is promoting extremism or anti-American propaganda .
Scandal at Birmingham schools '... | [
"Controversial: Tahir Alam, the chairman of Park View School in Birmingham, said there should be sensitivity during swimming classes because pupils could accidentally 'swallow water.' A governor who is said to have orchestrated a plot by Muslim extremists to take over a group of schools believes children should not... |
7675b08f713dc44d0274777ad001234d2d64c68c | Summarize the following news article. | Surrounding a child with 'brainboxes' could mean they do worse academically, research has found .
Weaker students – both boys and girls – might be better off at a less competitive school, a paper from the London School of Economics claims .
Bright children thrive .
as they move through school because they are already .... | [
"Parents who have agonised over getting their children into the best school may have been wasting their time and effort. Surrounding a child with brighter peers could actually damage his or her education, researchers warn. They said constantly being outshone in the classroom by brainboxes could shatter their confid... |
18c774ea2e4fa434024e902399ac842dd2859159 | Summarize the following news article. | Satellite made in Glasgow's Maryhill .
Three linked 'cubes' will orbit Earth and radio to ground .
'Cubesat' vehicle is just 10cm by 10cm .
Expected to launch in 2013 . | [
"An unlikely entrant is about to join the space race next year, as Scotland launches its first home-built satellite. The country's first satellite may not cause too much jealousy at Nasa - the UKube-1 satellite is made of three 10cm by 10cm cubes, slightly more modest than the International Space Station. UKube-1 i... |
c32c041961a7267256d9241cbb84c218c07925dd | Summarize the following news article. | Youtube prank group Simple Pickup offered 'Free Testicle Exams'
Even man who let Marissa check them raised $100 (£64) for Movember .
Every 100,000 times to video is viewed the group donate a further £64 .
Video has been viewed more than 3.5million times .
Other motive of the video to show men how easy it is to self exa... | [
"'Not here though, right?' 'You're, like, a legit nurse?' 'This is awkward.' Yes, no and absolutely, but it was all for a good cause as YouTube prank video group Simple Pickup took on the taboo nature of testicular exams. Their video stars Marissa, an attractive woman in a novelty nurse's uniform and armed with a s... |
724d45cc78719ae7cd690014d9cf1ffb5aa05199 | Summarize the following news article. | Prominent Tory backbench MPs held talks with David Cameron today .
PM eager to keep MPs on side amid anger over devolution offer to Scotland .
William Hague said 'English votes for English' laws had to be introduced .
Comes after Boris Johnson said the issue was a matter of 'basic unfairness'
But Mayor said English vot... | [
"Commons leader William Hague tonight fired a warning at Labour that banning Scottish MPs from voting on English laws ‘cannot now be avoided’. The former Foreign Secretary, emerging from a summit with Tory MPs at the Prime Minister’s countryside retreat at Chequers, said ‘English votes for English laws’ was ‘someth... |
0b145bbaa7a3eab8384e7c02cd49641c4452efee | Summarize the following news article. | Same areas of East London at risk of poverty and illness 100 years on .
While Victorians suffered ill-health through starvation, modern-day map shows current generation put health at risk through too much junk food . | [
"A century ago it was the pioneering 'poverty' map which charted starvation and deprivation across London and the squalor of Victorian Britain. Now a modern-day version of social researcher Charles Booth's influential health map has painted a similar picture of sickness and disease, but with very different 21st Cen... |
8b58c4b120faa336d90b66324163c92b1ab2c2d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Age UK warns elderly who eat too little are at greater risk of disease .
They also need more hospital visits and take longer on average to recover .
New Government-backed initiative aims to increase diagnosis and treatment of malnourishment .
Response comes in the wake of the Mid Staffs scandal, where many older people... | [
"A government-funded project is being launched to combat malnourishment among the elderly. One million people over the age of 65 in England suffer from or are at risk of malnutrition, according to the charity Age UK, which makes them more susceptible to poor health. The project aims to increase diagnosis and treatm... |
143e73b7bd06086c04550e2b89e71ae2b2ff739e | Summarize the following news article. | The New York Civil Liberties Union was invited to teach a two-day seminar by East Side Community High School Principal Mark Federman .
450 students learned about both stop-and-frisk as well as the use of the Fourth Amendment . | [
"'What to Do If You're Stopped By The Police' brochures were reportedly passed out to students at a Manhattan high school last week as part of a two-day seminar. The New York Civil Liberties Union was invited to teach the seminar by East Side Community High School Principal Mark Federman, The New York Post reported... |
cc407afd96f10a70ef0c5f504971916bd833ec1d | Summarize the following news article. | Last week, Austen Heinz and Gilad Gome announced they were launching a supplement that uses DNA printing technology to make your lady parts smell like peaches .
The founder of the company is 20-year-old Audrey Hutchison, a former Bard science student who says her invention has been grossly misinterpreted .
Mr Heinz is ... | [
"The CEO of Sweet Peach Probiotics is a woman, it has been revealed - and she is none too pleased with how her male colleagues have portrayed her product to the public. Last week, entrepreneurs Austen Heinz and Gilad Gome sparked an outrage after announcing they were launching a supplement that uses DNA printing te... |
f8204a32780437530a2c56895e4f02dff0426ec0 | Summarize the following news article. | Replica of car driven by Michael Keaton will be auctioned on 30 November .
Built in UK on a custom chassis, it goes from 0-60 in under five seconds .
It took a year to build, but visibility from the driver's seat isn't too good .
The Batmobile will be sold at the Historics car auction in Weybridge, Surrey . | [
"If you've a Batman fan in your life and you don't know what to buy them for Christmas, it would be hard to do better than this: a life-size, fully-functional Batmobile. Costing £90,000, which is considerably less than the £2.3million paid for the original TV Batmobile earlier this year, this replica with a straigh... |
22eef4d5e85a5e7f2593dfff30db4bbcccd2e429 | Summarize the following news article. | Couple, who cannot be named, had child removed last September .
Secret footage of the moment the newborn was removed went viral .
Now the father has spoken out about the traumatic experience .
The couple have not been reunited with their baby or elder children .
Appears on new ITV documentary, Exposure: Don't Take My C... | [
"Screaming desperately and weeping with fear, this is the harrowing moment social workers wrested an infant from his mother's arms moments after he was born. Almost a year on, the parents, who cannot be named, are no closer to getting their baby back. Now, the father has spoken of the moment his son was taken for t... |
1957adf827d02cb27f1ef80ad84b05dd92acaaa6 | Summarize the following news article. | Three men wearing balaclavas broke into the family home last Thursday .
One burglar threatened one of the victims with a 7in kitchen knife .
The thugs drove away with the victims' Audi A5 and BMW motorbike . | [
"The shocking moment that thugs used a home-made battering ram to smash their way into a family home was captured on CCTV. The three burglars threatened the occupants with knives before breaking into the garage and stealing an Audi A5 and a BMW motorbike. The men, dressed in dark clothing and wearing balaclavas, we... |
243165d5b5c945c410a4d05583a369baa28bfaf5 | Summarize the following news article. | Nasa scientists in Maryland recreated the atmosphere of Saturn's Titan .
This helped them identify a mystery material detected on the moon .
Results suggest it is benzene - an aromatic compound found in gasoline .
The method has helped them discover what the atmosphere is made of .
And it could be used for other worlds... | [
"In an episode of animated series Futurama, Professor Farnsworth unveiled a contraption known as the ‘Smell-O-Scope’, which let users ‘smell’ distant stars and planets. Although billed as a fictional device, Nasa scientists claim to have developed a similar system and have used it capture the 'flavours' of Saturn’s... |
07b01267d3faae4a6e05984407e9d580112c9e0d | Summarize the following news article. | 1,000 British skiers trapped in Alps after severe snowfalls .
Falling trees and rocks blocking many routes .
Avalanche warning raised to stage three, or 'considerable risk'
Holidaymakers advised to stay indoors . | [
"British holidaymakers are in a race against time to get out of Austrian ski resorts before more snowfalls arrive at the weekend. Many have become stranded since the weekend because of the heaviest snowfalls in Alps in the past 30 years. Some holiday makers are four days overdue to be back home and back at work due... |
cad5d5b8afb3e1e93dcb8a4b0475efb7505f6b27 | Summarize the following news article. | Baby boy born at 4.24pm is a Cancerian like his father and Diana, Princess of Wales .
New Royal would have been a Leo if he was born just half an hour later .
Old wives' tale says full moons cause many women to go into labour .
Duchess of Cambridge's labour coincided with July full moon at 11.16am . | [
"The timing of the birth of the future monarch was on everyone's minds today as the nation waited on tenderhooks for the little Prince's arrival. After the announcement that the baby boy arrived at 4.24 today, we now know he is a Cancerian, like his father Prince William and grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales. As... |
5928aa6f37609fd1dc7b19252fd961c740038709 | Summarize the following news article. | McDonald's is testing an app that enables customers to order and pay with their cell phones .
The app is currently being used in Utah and Texas .
If it is successful, the company will make the app available country-wide . | [
"McDonald's is testing a mobile app that enables customers to order and pay for food with a swipe of their cell phone. The fast food giant is trying out the new app at Salt Lake City, Utah and Austin, Texas stores with the intention of rolling it out country-wide if it proves successful. The new app is the latest a... |
6c4890d530ffd354459f9f684f0d28fafd05edbf | Summarize the following news article. | New York sex therapist Dr. Brandy Engler has released a new book, 'The Men on My Couch' which outlines the various sexual malfunctions of the men in the city .
Sexual insecurities are the most common cause of all philandering and perversions among men according to Dr. Engler . | [
"The sex secrets of New York men reveal them to be a collection of neurotic, insecure, unfeeling perverts, too scared to commit to a relationship with someone they care for. According to Big Apple sex therapist Dr. Brandy Engler, who has listened to the psychological issues of the men-folk of New York for seven-yea... |
0bee1684f3015d7762547d7f11dd7a98b5971394 | Summarize the following news article. | April-lee Gillen was thought to have been involved in a hit and run after she was found with serious head injuries near Wollongong in April .
Police say she was now dragged into a black BMW SUV by two men, but she managed to jump from the car after it drove off .
The 17-year-old took to Facebook moments before her susp... | [
"A 17-year-old girl who was found lying on the road with serious head injuries is believed to have been involved in an attempted kidnapping but managed to jump from the car. April-lee Gillen was thought to have been involved in a hit and run after she was found lying on the road at Warrawong, south of Wollongong, o... |
06c8492eba501a8ec9818b4eb4ecf588d4248baf | Summarize the following news article. | Dr Raj Mattu was sacked after exposing two patients had died in dangerously overcrowded bays at University Hospital Coventry .
Heart surgeon endured more than a decade of bullying from NHS bosses .
NHS submitted 200 false allegations against him that included claims of fraud, assault, professional negligence and sexual... | [
"Dr Raj Mattu, pictured with his wife Sangita, was sacked after blowing the whistle on shocking standards of care. A tribunal has now cleared him of any wrongdoing after a 13-year battle at a cost of £10million . The cardiologist sacked after blowing the whistle on shocking NHS failures was wrongly accused of sexua... |
51a342150b27c4d0b3e4581cea297452f7b3754b | Summarize the following news article. | Phyllis Hall was 28 when President John F Kennedy was shot in 1963 .
She described being dragged into the operating room in a bid to revive him .
Mrs Hall, now 78, claims she saw a bullet which, apparently, was bizarrely unmarked despite being lodged in his body .
She also says it looked nothing like ones later produce... | [
"A nurse who was part of desperate attempts to save the life of President John F Kennedy after he was assassinated has claimed he was shot by a 'mystery bullet'. Phyllis Hall, who was 28 at the time, says she was dragged into the operating room by a secret service agent as medics scrambled to help the president, wh... |
4877f32837e9795a2b7cdfa373fcec1af55e11a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Claims many of the accounts were abandoned after people signed up or are used to people to follow others .
Twitter defines a monthly active user as an account that logs in at least once a month . | [
"Almost half of Twitter's 974 million active users have never sent a tweet, it has been claimed. Research has revealed that 44% of accounts have never sent a tweet. It is believed the 'dark' users only ever read other people's tweets, or simply abandoned their account after they signed up. Research has revealed tha... |
fe299b2f97c2ca51bb4ec53de3432570aeb64487 | Summarize the following news article. | Campaign to find dogs was started on Facebook and seen by 3.5million .
Tina Drayson shared the video of thieves piling her dogs into their car .
Four hours later she was reunited with Nelson and Brock on Friday .
They were spotted by two teenagers who recognised them from video . | [
"This is the shocking moment two men brazenly stole two cocker spaniels from outside their owner's home. A campaign to find the dogs was started on Facebook after Tina Drayson captured thieves on CCTV as they piled her pets into a Renualt Clio and sped off from her home in Cranleigh, Surrey. She shared the footage ... |
aa0a3c8b52249e32c5b2d609c19bd2c5963192c2 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. Air Force's top secret military X-37B plane will land this week .
The spacecraft has been on a mystery mission for nearly two years .
Skeptics say the plane may have been used to spy on other countries .
The craft could finally land in California today after 22 months in orbit . | [
"The U.S. Air Force's top secret military plane which has orbited the Earth for nearly two years is set to finally land this week, and could touch down today. The X-37B space drone, otherwise known as the Orbital Test Vehicle, has been in flight since December 2012 on a secret mission. The mystery spacecraft, which... |
c3d740c9148df85cc25d291d2a43551f90cc2b81 | Summarize the following news article. | UK, US and Australian researchers have measured Antarctic sea ice .
The ice was up to 56ft (17 metres) thick in places - thicker than expected .
But the exact thickness, and how it varies from previous measurements is not yet known .
Measurements were made using an underwater robot called SeaBed .
This was sent under i... | [
"Scientists have made the first ever detailed 3D images of polar sea ice, using an underwater robot. The depth of Antarctic ice has previously been difficult to measure using satellites because it is often covered in a thick blanket of snow. But now, the high-resolution maps of Antarctic sea ice will help scientist... |
c8ededfcb173bdf01370ccec34bcc96a028fd899 | Summarize the following news article. | Duchess of Cambridge's uncle tweets his joy after she goes into labour .
Controversial businessman thanks his followers for their support .
No sign of Kate's mother or sister even though they were expected to join her at St Mary's Hospital .
She is apparently planning to return home to Bucklebury after the birth . | [
"Good wishes: Gary Goldsmith is the first relative of the Duchess of Cambridge to speak out . The Duchess of Cambridge's uncle Gary Goldsmith was the first member of her family to speak out today following news that she has gone into labour. The controversial businessman took to Twitter to discuss the 'very very ex... |
5fbcacb9255b8ff5f52d502314b480aa7db0f0d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Nice has approved the Oncotype DX test for use on the NHS .
It examines genes taken from the tumour to establish if it will spread .
It could prevent thousands of women being over treated .
Doctors will use the test with other information, such as the size and grade of the tumour, to .
work out if chemotherapy could be... | [
"A breast cancer test which could save thousands of women the ordeal of chemotherapy is to be made available on the NHS. The test can accurately predict the chances of a tumour returning once it has been removed by surgery. From today, doctors will be urged by the NHS rationing body NICE to offer women the test, ca... |
6a6a5a90a031a295d45b714a78de8360ed847111 | Summarize the following news article. | World Bank in Washington DC says Earth is locked on a path to warming .
They say extreme weather will become more common as climate changes .
This is due to past and predicted emissions from factories and plants .
Predicted effects include reduced crop yields and rising sea levels .
But the worst impacts could by avoid... | [
"A report from the World Bank Group has claimed that the world must brace itself for more extreme weather, as it is locked on a path to unstoppable warming. They say some effects of climate change will be unavoidable owing to past and predicted emissions from power plants, factories and cars. But they say the wors... |
92e251e4c0dfc18c2aa3eb7288682f1f4c1ac8c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Shocking footage has emerged of cab drivers apparently smoking ice .
A Current Affair investigates cab drivers at alleged drug house in Victoria .
The footage shows the drivers brazenly smoking in their car before they hit the streets for passengers on their job . | [
"Shocking footage has emerged of a group of taxi drivers allegedly buying and smoking drugs before heading out to pick up passengers. In an exclusive A Current Affair investigation, four different cab drivers are seen pulling up in the same street on several occasions and make a quick trip to the suspected drug ho... |
8726c00e70c8068aac9486ca1e08fd7355f8c247 | Summarize the following news article. | Professor Simon Kay performed the first hand transplant last year .
His team at Leeds General Infirmary have now approved two more ops .
But a row has broken out over who will fund the operations .
NHS England says the local funding board should pay and vice versa .
Situation means a Scottish patient will be next to be... | [
"Hand transplants are being denied to English patients because of a bureaucratic NHS row, Britain’s leading expert said last night. In the meantime, Scottish patients can jump the queue and be treated in England while the dispute drags on. Professor Simon Kay performed the UK’s first hand transplant a year ago on f... |
9b70854dcb4b45d4e0bf916ec5541dfc45821fb2 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr Christopher Driskill, a married dad with four kids, 'kept a stash of alcohol at work, drank on the job and worked while under the influence'
He 'had sex with multiple patients and former staff members'
He 'wrote lewd notes on medical charts and left women to give birth alone'
Driskill, the incoming president of the ... | [
"Suspended: Dr Christopher Driskill allegedly kept a stash of alcohol in his office and drank on the job . A doctor has been suspended by the New Mexico Medical Board after he allegedly had sex with patients, drank alcohol on the job and left women to give birth unattended. Dr Christopher Driskill, a married father... |
e870605eabf560b7f532429e24560a7c2dabdbe2 | Summarize the following news article. | Child has gash cut into his head as part of a Shi'ite Muslim Ashura ritual .
Rituals include people whipping and cutting themselves with chains in public .
Children were seen carrying large knives and bleeding from their heads .
Ceremony commemorates the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson . | [
"This picture shows the moment a small boy has a gash cut in his head as part of a Shi'ite Muslim Ashura ritual. The tradition, which commemorates the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, is seen by some Shi'ite Muslims as away of washing away their sins. The Day of Ashura is a national holiday in some Muslim ... |
009bd9569450d2d5cc12fedc2a6e9b23fdb5f396 | Summarize the following news article. | Fraudster Gerald Porter 'cheated property firm out of millions of pounds'
His wife, Jacqui, is accused of being in on scams, which she denies .
She says her husband is a 'cad' who cheated the company and on her .
Mrs Porter says he would be away for long periods while she was at home .
'I was totally unaware of a lot o... | [
"In the dock: Jacqui Porter, 40, denies a single count of concealing or converting proceeds of crime and says her husband's life of crime happened without her knowledge . The wife of a fraudster who stole millions from a property company claims she knew nothing about his life of crime despite it funding luxury car... |
d8f0f8fca80ac20c1b1609c00e9a6450e551b86f | Summarize the following news article. | Fusilier Rigby was butchered by Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale .
Both men were known to MI5 but spies ruled they were not a major threat .
Adebolajo posted extremist material on internet in months before murder .
Official report to be published tomorrow with statement by David Cameron . | [
"British spies failed to track the jihadi killers of soldier Lee Rigby – after MI5 decided they did not pose enough of a danger, an official report into the terror attack is set to reveal. Fusilier Rigby, 25, was run over and then butchered by Muslim converts Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale last year outsi... |
6bad6c48a5def500d1fea1c53aec6a2454902419 | Summarize the following news article. | Lee Wright is accused of owning dangerous dog which killed 11-month-old .
Dog mauled Ava-Jane Corless to death as she slept in Blackburn house .
Police say dog was a pitbull terrier but Wright says it was American bulldog .
Experts have been unable to identify animal and trial has been postponed .
Pitbull terriers are ... | [
"The trial of a man accused of owning a dangerous dog which savaged his former partner's baby girl to death has been postponed because experts have not been able to identify the breed of the animal. Lee Wright, 27, was charged with possessing an illegal fighting dog after 11-month-old Ava-Jayne Corless was attacked... |
203eb7e9654976085ec17812ed397be647231089 | Summarize the following news article. | French national, 22, climbed over the railing to meditate .
She was with friends at Evans Lookout on Monday night .
Police helicopter spotted her body in a tree after an overnight search . | [
"The body of a woman who fell to her death while meditating at a popular lookout in the NSW Blue Mountains has been found in a tree 40 metres below. Police are trying recover the body of the 22-year-old woman who fell from a cliff at Evans Lookout, near Blackheath. The woman, who hails from Victoria, was with frien... |
8692e81b5d2ed94be6cc52dc9d40fb3803328b9d | Summarize the following news article. | Stars joined the likes of Kim Kardashian and Piers Morgan .
1,000 people were asked which celebs they found the most tiresome .
Phenomena such as tweking and the selfie also featured in the list of most bothersome trends . | [
"Miley Cyrus gyrating on-screen, Justin Bieber's childish antics and Russell Brand's incoherent political ramblings have been chosen as the most irritating things of the year. The tiresome stars, whose performances have been endlessly documented, were singled out by 1,000 people asked to list the things that have a... |
ec0e5e93e68a2df55fb074ef49b081bed42298f5 | Summarize the following news article. | A 14-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to yelling abuse from a car outside a Maronite church and school in Sydney's west .
Two days after the September 16 drive-by incident his family home was raided on September 18 in the counter terror raids .
He will be sentenced later this year for the death threats . | [
"The family home of a 14-year-old Islamic State supporter who threatened to kill Christians as he drove past a school was targeted in Australia’s biggest-ever counter terror raids just two days later. The Sydney boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, drove by the Maronite College of the Holy Family in Harris P... |
e629beb9c6c9120459cc1fdcedb92689d51692a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Kieu was reportedly sitting in his car in Orlando watching gay porn on a portable DVD player when he spotted his victim .
Kieu reportedly got on top of the man and tried to strip his clothing .
Unidentified victim escaped but Kieu tore away his backpack which contained $220 cash . | [
"You can't say Phuc Kieu doesn't live up to his name. The Florida man with the unfortunate moniker has been charged with sexual assault, kidnapping, and robbery without a weapon after allegedly assaulting a man Sunday. Kieu was reportedly sitting in his car in Orlando watching gay porn on a portable DVD player when... |
a263282ef8d9c8175e818994008e0f6d7ce9951e | Summarize the following news article. | Steph McGovern received a note that described her accent as 'an affliction'
The journalist, from Middlesbrough, was told to have 'correction therapy'
Miss McGovern also said people underestimate her because of her accent . | [
"Steph McGovern, 32, from Middlesbrough, was sent the money along with a letter from someone who said they were 'sorry' for the way she spoke . A BBC Breakfast presenter was sent £20 by a viewer who described her northern accent as 'a terrible affliction'. Steph McGovern, 32, who is originally from Middlesbrough, w... |
810b59fcde0ce59ae735ea388c4ed1c80997950a | Summarize the following news article. | Announcement of her death quickly became the most talked about topic on China's version of Twitter .
Lawmakers set to meet to discuss introduction of 'Good Samaritan' legislation .
Country's economic boom and disparity between rich and poor have made changing social values a contentious topic . | [
"Lawmakers set to meet to discuss introduction of 'Good Samaritan' legislation . The Chinese girl left bleeding in a road after being run over by two different vehicles and then ignored by 18 passersby has finally died. Horrific video footage emerged earlier this week of two-year-old Wang Yue - known as Yue Yue - b... |
c59f365535b5373fcd0ef52fee2eecd2064231a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Cinder the cub suffered third-degree burns in a massive Washington state wildfire over the summer .
For weeks she has received expert care .
The cub is now up to a healthy weight and her paw pads are healed .
She will spend the winter hibernating at a rehab center in Idaho and then come spring, return to her natural ha... | [
"An orphaned bear with life-threatening third-degree burns on her body has made a remarkable recovery and is now set to return to the wild. Nine-month-old Cinder was found in a driveway in Washington state this summer after getting caught in a blazing wildfire which covered more than 250,000 acres, destroyed 300 ho... |
320b0d0c9a2c5d581347498f6e88a98691e1a635 | Summarize the following news article. | Just 21% think Tories are best on immigration, down from 47% in 2010 .
Prime Minister promised to cut net migration to the 'tens of thousands'
But net migration hit 243,000 in 2013/14, returning to levels under Labour .
Latest figures to be published on Thursday - expected to show fresh surge .
Ex-minister Owen Paterso... | [
"Trust in the Tories to control Britain's borders has halved in the four years since David Cameron promised to cut net migration to under 100,000, dramatic polling data shows. In 2010 almost half of voters (47 per cent) said the Tories had the best policies on immigration and asylum, but the figure has slumped to j... |
6d5746c24746e17196d87fd67ea71bb4eb978272 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney General making final attempt to block release of Charles' letters .
The letters to Government ministers subject of 10-year legal battle .
High Court wanted release but Government appealed to Supreme Court .
Known as 'black spider' memos because of royal's scrawled handwriting .
Prince wrote to at least seven d... | [
"Legal action: The Government is making a final attempt to stop letters from Prince Charles (pictured last week) to ministers being released . Publishing dozens of letters in which Prince Charles lobbied ministers would infringe his ‘freedom of expression’, the Government claimed today. The heir to the throne’s cor... |
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