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429d5f1904167ce23f71d5c200c6ebeb611327c8 | Summarize the following news article. | Chairman claims to have turned down an approach from associates .
Evans jailed for five years for rape of teenager in Rhyl hotel room in 2012 .
Former club Sheffield United revoked invitation to let Evans train there .
No other British club has expressed interest in signing him since release .
Welsh striker has written... | [
"Rapist footballer Ched Evans has been rejected by Tranmere Rovers, the League Two side facing a relegation dog fight. Tranmere chairman Mark Palios claims to have turned down an approach from associates of the 25-year-old about the possibility of the convicted rapist playing for the club, which is currently second... |
ae701673f9fc687b4a280c81e16fc0e9c80897e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Royal Air Force Museum opens a new display to commemorate the role of air power during the First World War .
The First World War in the Air exhibition tells the incredible stories of men and women who served for the air force .
Replicas of British and German fighter planes, as well as fascinating films and photos, will... | [
"The Royal Air Force Museum is set to open a new permanent exhibition to commemorate the role British airmen and aircraft played during the First World War. The First World War in the Air exhibition, which opens a week today, will tell the incredible stories of men and women who served and protected our nation with... |
e9de322e8f13edbef18753a27a0a522944003186 | Summarize the following news article. | The man named Sean is seated on chair which is attached to paddle board .
While he's getting towed behind a speed boat, he cracks open a beer .
Sean and his friends enjoyed a weekend away at Swan River in Perth . | [
"Waterskiing is a little different Down Under. This is an unusual moment when a man sets up a fold-up camping chair to his paddle board. With a beer in one hand and holding a rope tightly with the other, the man is seated on his invention as he cruises by at high speed behind a speed boat at the Swan River in Perth... |
5d39872980ffcd7581b73c113b5b101ffaeed085 | Summarize the following news article. | Leslie Podd chucked the drugs over the wall of HMP Northumberland .
He'd been persuaded to pay off debt for his brother, a prisoner in Durham .
CCTV shows Podd hurling contraband on to grass near the laundry room .
He has been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to nine offences . | [
"Leslie Podd has been jailed for throwing £40,000 of drugs into HMP Northumberland . The brother of a prison inmate has been caught on CCTV hurling £40,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and vodka over a jail fence to help pay off a drug debt racked up by his sibling. Leslie Podd chucked the drugs and alcohol in empty ... |
c0ba6d4ba73148b4cc5269eb8d4f44b7caf6d76e | Summarize the following news article. | Louis van Gaal claims Manchester United are in need of a reliable striker .
Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao have struggled for goals this season .
Van Gaal believes his trio of strikers have not reached their required level .
Rooney has been played out of position as Van Gaal tinkers with his squad . | [
"Louis van Gaal prepared for the Barclays Premier League run-in by admitting that he does not have a reliable centre forward. Manchester United face Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday at the start of a 12-game run that will decide whether they make the Champions League places and whether Van Gaal’s first season... |
6d0ecd87951f98d691b75259a48bfe3041c6e8c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Police have spoken to the pupil at Abbotswood Junior School in Totton .
The child had the Swiss army knife in his hand in front of other pupils .
There are also claims from a mother that he threatened another child .
Concerned parents are now keeping their own children away from school . | [
"Police were called after a boy of just ten took a knife into a junior school and produced it in front of other children. The youngster had the Swiss army blade on him at Abbotswood Junior School in Totton, Hants - on the edge of the New Forest, which officers said was visible to fellow pupils. There are claims the... |
7113fc1ec9333995f4cfba8d11cc5c5b2b5b9ee3 | Summarize the following news article. | Resume seen by MailOnline reveals she worked for publicist to the stars .
Worked for student television station and appeared on game show Wheel of Fortune .
Email to 15 friends about 'insane experience' goes viral . | [
"It was as an email to 15 friends from a woman wanting to share the 'most insane experience of my life' and 'probably the best story I will ever get to tell'. But Beejoli Shah has become has become a web sensation after her claims of having her toes sucked by director Quentin Tarantino have gone viral. The young wo... |
bbf43c5296720b33e995fb5211d3b8f8307f7304 | Summarize the following news article. | School reversed their controversial decision to cancel their annual trip to see 'The Nutcracker' because parents complained it had 'religious content'
'I went once as a kid as well. I think it's anybody's choice. They should still offer it but you don't have to go if you don't like,' said parent Adam Campana .
Co-Presi... | [
"An elementary school in Massachusetts reversed their controversial decision to cancel their annual trip to see The Nutcracker because parents complained it had 'religious content.' The Butler Elementary School in Belmont has a long standing tradition of going to see the classic ballet but parents complained to the... |
3d2bfe71333ebf6a1b89ec8fb45a08b4d5770712 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Etihad on Tuesday night .
Sergio Aguero scored for City after Luis Suarez netted brace for visitors .
City were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona last season .
Manuel Pellegrini's side were beaten 2-0 at the Etihad in the last-16 .
Before going on to lose 4-1 on ... | [
"Most sportsmen will try to put a positive spin on things, no matter how bad they get. Sometimes the truth is unpalatable. For manager Manuel Pellegrini and his Manchester City players, however, the lessons of Tuesday night’s home defeat by Barcelona were clear. Once again they had come up short and they head to Sp... |
df25ff662e8bdcb063efcb1b3707ddaf126335c8 | Summarize the following news article. | Electrician James Ward plugged in iPhone at home in Romford, Essex .
A few minutes later it filled the room with smoke as the charger melted . | [
"Destroyed: This iPhone charger started giving off smoke and melted soon after James Ward plugged it in at his home in Romford, Essex . An iPhone user has told of his shock after he saw the device's charger melt in his hand. Smoke started billowing from the end of James Ward's phone cable just a few minutes after h... |
99ed463a72cab812e9542152f573aba66d25c497 | Summarize the following news article. | Two international arrest warrants were issued for the 43-year-old financier .
Both relate to 2011 sale of Rangers before club went into administration .
Whyte was due in court over a case brought by ticketing agency Ticketus .
Judge charged him with contempt of court, with custodial order of 28 days .
Second arrest war... | [
"Disgraced Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been arrested in Mexico in a major police raid . Disgraced Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been arrested in Mexico in a major police raid, after he failed to attend a London court hearing over a £17million debt. Two international arrest warrants have been issued ... |
ac3e89624842abf970aaac9822dbaca1bbc092bf | Summarize the following news article. | Research has modelled in detail a historic and deadly tsunami .
The most accurate computer models suggest it devastated landmasses .
These include Doggerland, a low-lying area that was home to tribes .
The tsunami would have wiped out any people remaining on the island .
Dr Jon Hill compares the event to the 2011 Japan... | [
"Just over 8,000 years ago a huge landslide occurred off the coast of Norway, known as the Storegga Slide. The event created a catastrophic tsunami, with waves almost half as high as the Statue of Liberty, that battered Britain and other land masses. And now the most accurate computer model ever made of the tsunami... |
34851b8c120e1b63bcd6f24c7b13354b7a03ae73 | Summarize the following news article. | Scott Laird gave Preston the lead after 47 minutes when his deflected effort caught out David de Gea .
Ander Herrera equalised for the visitors on 65 minutes with a low, curling effort into the bottom corner .
Marouane Fellaini completed Manchester United's comeback when he poked home from close-range .
Wayne Rooney wo... | [
"No matter how poorly they play, Louis van Gaal's Manchester United team are proving devilishly hard to beat. Here at a bouncing Deepdale, United were for long periods as feeble, as poor, as we have seen in recent times. A goal down as the hour mark came and went, United were in very real danger of being tossed out... |
3828d7736bfc50f1967f57b2496246f1690c7621 | Summarize the following news article. | Joni Edelman was 35 and had three children, but weighed only 123 pounds .
She would run 35 miles a week, eat 1,000 calories a day and sleep only three hours a night .
After an epiphany she stopped her diet obsession and has never felt better .
'Happiness does not require thinness and fatness does not presume sadness,' ... | [
"Joni Edelman knows that 'thin equals happy' is a fantasy - and wants more people to understand it, too. The mother-of-five from California has written an incredibly personal essay about how her quest to retain her picture-perfect size 4 body was not only making her unhealthy but miserable. A full-time nurse, Edelm... |
b08407476a9c3ff52e2a438db95b5ed62075c1a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Wayne Rooney played an hour in front of Man Utd's defence vs Burnley .
Rooney was filling in for the injured Daley Blind on Wednesday night .
Louis van Gaal has been playing Rooney in midfield for most of the season .
He is just 26 goals away from becoming United's all-time top scorer .
29-year-old scored overhead kick... | [
"Four years ago, Wayne Rooney scored one of the best goals of his career, an overhead kick against Manchester City. For some time afterwards, City captain Vincent Kompany admitted the image of Rooney mid-air was burned on to his retina. United won the Barclays Premier League that season. Rooney’s return of 16 club ... |
4e8df1580db6b2818b99681b860b2849f2ba9a06 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2012 Vincent Zanfardino was charged with second-degree murder, criminally negligent homicide, and assault .
Inside the car was Alfred Reitano, 25, who suffered a head injury and died the next day .
Also in the car were Brynn Rohlf and her fiancé, Dylan Gardineer who were injured .
Zanfardino was found not guilty by ... | [
"An epileptic driver who killed a passenger in his car after he had a seizure while driving no longer has charges imposed against him. In 2012 Vincent Zanfardino was charged with second-degree murder, criminally negligent homicide, and assault. On Tuesday, Zanfardino was found not guilty by the Bronx Supreme Court ... |
c003e35fd5e704c963a83b6525a4603b2046923a | Summarize the following news article. | Cattleman found lion wounded on ground in India's Gir wildlife sanctuary .
Realising it was hurt, they reported their find to local conservationists .
Forestry officials could not find the animal and they called the farmer back .
He found the lion again, grabbed its tail and poked it to prove it was alive .
Film taken ... | [
"This is the moment an Indian cattleman grabs a wild lion by the tail and pokes it with a stick - while his friend filmed it. The pair had been driving their cattle through the Jasadhar forest range area of India's Gir wildlife sanctuary - the only home of rare Asiatic lions and a key conservation area in Asia. Kan... |
01999cef731b5a054997fdd2d245239285442e9f | Summarize the following news article. | Elaine Campione of Toronto, Canada, told her daughters to 'blow bubbles in the bathtub' and then held their heads underwater until they died in 2006 .
She videotaped the entire thing, and then put the girls in princess dresses and curled their hair before waiting 33 hours to call police .
She was convicted of two count... | [
"A woman who drowned her two daughters while in the middle of a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband is trying to get her murder conviction overturned. Elaine Campione of Toronto, Canada, told her daughters to 'blow bubbles in the bathtub' and then held their heads underwater until they died. Now, she is tryin... |
048067f25b37b41e89a4e7e3c46ffe651b56edff | Summarize the following news article. | Newcastle girl, 12, takes the wheel of her father's car after he suffered possible cardiac arrest and blacked out .
The Kotara man, 51, could not be revived and died .
Police have labelled the girl heroic after she avoided oncoming traffic before the vehicle crashed into a tree . | [
"A heroic 12 year old girl has saved the lives of other motorists and her own, after she was forced to take the wheel of her father's car, and steer it clear from ongoing traffic, after he blacked out. The 51 year old Kotara man, who died after it's believed he went into cardiac arrest, crashed his Mazda MX5 into a... |
93c7011106d6d40add648fb9a6f2ca132a5c4ad0 | Summarize the following news article. | The NSW town of Macksville is mourning the death of Phillip Hughes .
The cricketer passed away on Thursday afternoon from injuries sustained during a match two days earlier .
The local school, his first cricket club and friends have paid tribute to the superstar cricketer .
Macksville have remembered him as its 'favour... | [
"Tributes have poured in from the hometown of young Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes following his tragic death on Thursday afternoon. The 25-year-old died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a bouncer while batting at the SCG on Tuesday. Hughes' hometown of Macksville in NSW is in mourning as the close-k... |
3eeba96d0723175928696516ccd8a94d5d0c43eb | Summarize the following news article. | 57,000 cars recalled worldwide on Thursday following death in Malaysia .
16 million cars have been recalled since 2008 by Japanese company .
US safety officials have called on airbag manufacturers to recall more . | [
"Toyota Motor Corp has recalled a further 57,000 cars to replace potentially deadly air bags. They are among 16 million vehicles recalled worldwide since 2008 over the faulty inflators made by Takata Corp. And the number will almost certainly rocket up as US safety regulators have urged Takata to issue a nationwide... |
50a87eaa5b536465ed58655333eda077477ec685 | Summarize the following news article. | The two men had been cleaning windows at Crowne Plaza hotel in Santiago .
They were dangling from a scaffold for nearly an hour before being rescued .
Rescuers had to be lowered from the building's roof to reach the two men . | [
"A video shows the incredible moment rescue crews descended from the roof of a hotel to save two window cleaners after the scaffold they had been working on broke loose. The two men had been clinging to the platform, which was dangling at a sharp angle 70 meters above the ground, for nearly an hour before firefight... |
f43eee2810fa7fa0bd02a589f22c2e0da73cb3a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian women above the age of 14 are buying their cosmetics from Coles and Woolworths .
Roy Morgan Research's general manager Geoffrey Smith says buying cosmetics at supermarkets saves time and money .
Australian's top selling make up brand are Maybelline and Covergirl .
These two brands aren't stocked at departmen... | [
"Australian women are increasingly choosing to save money by buying affordable cosmetics at supermarkets rather than paying a premium for designer brands from department and specialty stores. And Daily Mail Australian can reveal Australia's two top-selling brands are Maybelline and Covergirl, which aren't offered a... |
e00022406e5fa28fe54e9dc632667e5cf0872390 | Summarize the following news article. | Madam Speaker Bronwyn Bishop suspended 18 MPs from Question Time .
It was a record-breaking number of suspensions since Federation .
All of the suspended MPs were from the Labor Party .
Opposition said the MPs were trying to evade Question Time .
Madam Bishop claimed many needed to catch planes and go on the campaign t... | [
"Madam Speaker Bronwyn Bishop proved she was not to be messed with yesterday afternoon after she suspended a record-breaking 18 MPs from Question Time in Canberra. The penultimate sitting of the Parliament's Question Time seemed to bring out the raucous side of the MPs - all of whom represented the Labor Party - wh... |
9a4a580780fd91f7cb4ca6b7ab67fbee85a92ec6 | Summarize the following news article. | Results show every major retailer failed to meet targets to reduce bug .
Asda had the highest number of contaminated chickens at 78 per cent .
Co-operative had 73% while Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose had 69% .
Food Standards Agency said rise could be due to tests being done in summer .
British Poultry Council sa... | [
"Shoppers are being urged to boycott supermarket chicken after a report showed alarming numbers are contaminated with a potentially lethal bug. Seven out of ten fresh chickens are carrying campylobacter on the skin, according to new study from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The bug is responsible for an estimated... |
1d9c61e1d97a70b0606169bad93361d66bb1d54e | Summarize the following news article. | Shalaine Foster, 17, says her twin sister Shaina met victim Paul Aronson on the sugar daddy dating website Seeking Arrangement .
Shaina allegedly invited her sister to come along on a date with Aronson, and then led the plot to tie him up and steal his credit cards and cash .
Both sisters pleaded not guilty to charges ... | [
"A 17-year-old girl who faces several serious charges after allegedly tying an elderly man up to a table and stealing his credit cards to go shopping, is blaming the date-gone-wrong on her twin sister. The defense attorney representing New York teen Shalaine Foster, says it was her twin sister Shaina who met victim... |
0250168702263980ee650aab0416b77865d36dff | Summarize the following news article. | Sean Abbott was one of the first players to help Phillip Hughes .
Abbott was seen for the first time after the incident, walking into SCG .
Australian Cricketers' Association said it was monitoring Abbott closely . | [
"Distraught bowler Sean Abbott - who delivered the ball that felled Phillip Hughes - was seen leaving St Vincent's Hospital in tears after the death of the batsman. The 21-year-old, who plays for New South Wales, was bowling when Hughes collapsed at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday and was the first player to r... |
7f72f5b85c6eed3cbb34a2895de2aa5edbfabb6d | Summarize the following news article. | Elvis Presley died of a heart attack in August 1977, aged 42 .
DNA from his hair offers new theory as to the cause of his death .
Scientists found that he was genetically prone to heart muscle disease .
Analysis also found 'mutations' causing obesity, glaucoma and migraines . | [
"Elvis Presley’s premature death may not have been caused by his lifestyle alone, but brought on by an undiagnosed genetic condition, a new documentary claims. After tracking down a sample of Elvis’ hair and analysing its DNA, scientists found evidence that the singer was genetically prone to migranes, obesity and ... |
0042ee63824a6617fbde2be8822aef7150d826c0 | Summarize the following news article. | John Leigh and Deborah Hancox jailed for a total of five-and-a-half years .
Couple supplied equipment and services to the NHS at inflated prices .
They pocketed £300,000, but the value of the fraud was around £1million .
Used profits to buy holiday homes in Cyprus, Dubai and the Lake District .
They also bought a brand... | [
"A couple who swindled £1million from the NHS to fund their luxury lifestyle of globetrotting and flashy cars have been jailed for a total of five-and-a-half years. John Leigh, 54, and Deborah Hancox, 45, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, were involved in a seven-year conspiracy supplying equipment and services to... |
e65010d667f8b903fe2cc5775c29aa4c504066a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraq warned U.N. of seizure in letter which appealed for help to 'stave off the threat of their use by terrorists in Iraq or abroad'
Iraq's envoy to U.N. said nearly 40kg of uranium compounds were kept at university .
U.N. atomic agency has today said it believed the nuclear material was 'low grade' and did not pose a ... | [
"Militants in Iraq have seized nuclear materials used for scientific research at a university, the United Nations has been warned. Iraq warned of the seizure in a letter on Wednesday to the U.N. in which it appealed for help to 'stave off the threat of their use by terrorists in Iraq or abroad.' In the letter, whic... |
d672a81f01650034a472ae52b53ae358c62d8015 | Summarize the following news article. | Helen Dawson Key was well-liked and had no links to crime or enemies .
Authorities now seeking public assistance in bizarre shooting death of 75-year-old great Grandmother .
Police have set up Strike Force Elermore because they are 'at a loss' as to why should would be targeted . | [
"Neighbours have described the moment they heard a 75-year-old great grandmother gunned down through her own door screen. The body of Helen Dawson Key was found just inside her home at Toongabbie, in western Sydney, about 10am last Thursday (November 20). Authorities have confirmed that Mrs Dawson Key was shot in t... |
695d54dfbae166038a1feddd20acdb48b6bc10e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Video shows French bulldog doing fascist salute when hears 'Hail Spain!'
Tiny dog, named Benito, also plays dead at mention of left wing politician .
But Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain's Podemos party says Benito is 'great'
Video only uploaded yesterday and has already had more than 50,000 hits . | [
"This is the moment a tiny French bulldog raises its paw in a fascist salute when its owner says 'Hail Spain!' and then plays dead when it hears the name of a left-wing politician. The 13-second video uploaded on YouTube shows a French bulldog, named Benito, raising one of his paws when his owner says 'Arriba Espa... |
4547d322d67a22960dabf518b0f4ac4f0dd85843 | Summarize the following news article. | Girl makes news reports on her smart phone from village of Nabi Saleh .
Has grown up around fear, but hopes to deliver the voice of her people .
Jana says: 'Israeli occupation is depriving them from their right to live' | [
"An eight-year-old Palestinian girl is opposing the Israeli occupation of her West Bank village - with a mobile telephone. Jana Tamimi makes news reports about the regular conflicts with Israeli soldiers in Nabi Saleh, filming video on a camera phone and posting it online. She films her reports about her village at... |
5daebf66ac42ddfc735322eea8f2a0c6e032c40f | Summarize the following news article. | Speculators are trying to exploit a loophole to build houses on open fields .
Gladman Developments offers farmers chance to increase value of land .
'Predatory' agent is pursuing 102 applications for housing developments .
Government wants to build 200,000 homes each year to meet demand .
Country Life said villages h... | [
"Speculators are offering 'no-win, no-fee' deals as they try to exploit a planning loophole to win permission to build houses on open fields. In a damning indictment of the Government's relaxed planning laws, one successful land agent is now so confident it can bulldoze past local objections that it does not charge... |
1a99af7e6354c6bdedd1158b0faf89bbfca993fa | Summarize the following news article. | Photo showing a naked woman tied to a bed appeared on his account .
The explicit image appeared on messages which he had 'favourited'
But the Lincoln MP insisted that he did not use the favourite button . | [
"A Conservative MP has denied ‘favouriting’ an explicit pornographic image on Twitter after a photo of a naked woman tied to a bed appeared on his account. Karl McCartney insisted he had never made use of the ‘favourite’ button on the cult website – used to endorse messages sent by other people. It came after the ‘... |
3a5c9b0f917e49844dcbf5fa6ec7c494c520ea14 | Summarize the following news article. | Swift - who used to play for the NBA's Seattle Supersonics - had a firearms charge arraignment Wednesday and did not appear . | [
"Authorities have put out a bench warrant for Robert Swift, it emerged on Wednesday. Swift - who used to play for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics - had a firearms charge arraignment the same day and did not turn up,The Seattle Times reported. According to the newspaper, the bench warrant is set for $20,000. Where is ... |
24fe17864ada607bbe6458a9ac020843f0ac6272 | Summarize the following news article. | The incident happened Tuesday .
in the city of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil .
Police officer's 3-month-old daughter suffered only minor injuries in the fall .
Convicted criminal who tried to rob cop's family at gunpoint was shot several times and later arrested . | [
"A surveillance video was released Wednesday showing the moment an off-duty police officer in Brazil dropped his infant daughter to the ground to shoot an armed robber who threatened his family. The unnamed officer was standing with his 3-month-old daughter in his arms and talking to his relatives in the city of Ca... |
91c4d81540d2067a8c9a588234ef00328891a8a1 | Summarize the following news article. | BG Group plans to lavish executive Helge Lund with a £12m 'golden hello'
The Norwegian boss will receive it on top of his £13m annual pay package .
Board approving the deal includes Sir David Manning and Baroness Hogg .
Business groups have labelled the deal 'excessive and inflammatory' | [
"Helge Lund is in line to receive a massive £25million pay package as the new boss of BG Group . Pressure is mounting on the board of one of Britain’s biggest energy firms to scale back a controversial £25million pay package for its new boss. BG Group plans to lavish Norwegian executive Helge Lund with a £12million... |
b9e810ca199476cc52619fb80e4eb5f300696ae0 | Summarize the following news article. | The footage was posted on the Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook .
Dash cam driver Stephen T was going between Gladstone and Mackay .
The dash cam records the ahead SUV driver going 80kph on a 100kph road .
The driver ahead is seen erratically tapping the breaks of his car .
As the dash cam driver tries to overtake the... | [
"Shocking footage has been posted on the Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook page of another road rage incident in Queensland. The driver, only known as Stephen T, was driving the 445 km journey between Gladstone to Mackay when he came across one driver who didn't take too kindly to being overtaken. Stephen T was in... |
149f6bc0a3e1540bc30c252a35894cbfce0249d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Fast food worker Tolga used food as a comfort in his teenage years .
At worst ate 3 chip meals, a whole cheesecake and a bottle of rose a day .
Was so ashamed of his size, refused to visit his family in Turkey for 5 years .
Meant he didn't get to see his granddad, Sevket Sert before he passed .
Determined to make a ch... | [
"An obese chip shop worker lost a huge 9st after missing out on seeing his grandfather before he died, because he was too ashamed of his size. Tolga Gunduz had been obese since the age of nine but ballooned to a top weight of 22st 8lb after becoming addicted to takeaways. At his heaviest, the now 24-year-old would ... |
96c96331a2d2b1e494b128ae1a8eae64d899f8a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Darwin was lashed with historic wind and rain on Christmas Eve 1974 .
Cyclone Tracy broke the recording equipment at the Bureau of Meteorology .
At least 66 people died in the storm .
One survivor likened the sound of the wind to that of a speeding train .
Survivors remember how the night changed the city forever .
The... | [
"On Christmas Day 1974, police officer Daryl Manzie emerged from what was left of his Darwin house and thought: 'We must be the only ones left alive.' The city's 45,000 inhabitants had spent a harrowing night lashed by winds so fierce they broke the recording equipment at the Bureau of Meteorology. At least 66 peop... |
29c083b07f8bdc83f8feedd6789a376b3a27057d | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Clarke read a statement on behalf of Phillip Hughes' family .
Phillip Hughes died on Thursday, just three days before his 26th birthday .
The Hughes family remembered fondly that 'Phillip lived for cricket'
The Australian captain showed incredible strength and composure .
'Phillip has always been like a little ... | [
"A distraught Michael Clarke showed incredible strength reading a statement on behalf of the Hughes family, following Phillip Hughes' tragic death on Thursday afternoon. With his voice breaking and his head down, he read a tribute from the 25-year-old's parents, Virginia and Greg, his brother Jason and his sister M... |
46acc06e4e047bf64b7ba92578a9bd2496bd9b25 | Summarize the following news article. | Mariusz Jamrozek was caught by council enforcement officers in Burton .
He failed to pay the original £75 on-the-spot fine and was taken to court .
Jamrozek says he will struggle to pay the £420 fine and £200 costs .
The 46 year-old claimed he did not know dropping the litter was a crime . | [
"A smoker is paying a heavy price for his habit after he was seen dropping his roll-up butt. Mariusz Jamrozek, 46, was handed a £75 on-the-spot fine after he was caught by two council enforcement officers in Burton, Staffordshire. When he failed to pay, he was summonsed to Stafford Magistrates Court, where he was f... |
03a03753e118d982962f102b5506efcad7da4f7d | Summarize the following news article. | NHS will continue to sell patients' medical records to insurance firms .
Data includes personal details of diagnoses, dates of birth and postcodes .
Expert said proper checks were now in place to prevent misuse of records . | [
"The NHS will continue to sell patients’ medical records despite its woeful history of blunders over the illegal use of private data. The Mail revealed in June that files had been sold to insurance firms and other companies without proper checks and balances. The data – including highly personal details of patient ... |
c4649cbdadc6d30d539982a8c5826b59bb7590c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Nicky Morgan said she wants a partnership with teachers not war of ideas .
Said she is no 'ideological warrior' out to impose her view on schools .
Speech marks clearest breach yet with predecessor Michael Gove .
But Mrs Morgan insists she remains committed to Mr Gove’s reforms . | [
"Nicky Morgan has delivered her strongest criticism yet of the culture at the Department for Education under Michael Gove. The Education Secretary last night said she wanted a partnership with teachers rather than a war of ideas. She said she intended to ‘tone down the rhetoric’ and was no ‘ideological warrior’ out... |
a42e3b35e92900c98e2f6b719c6bb3ff1f631356 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Turhan Canli is a professor from Stony Brook University, in the U.S.
Argues depression should be re-conceptualised as an infectious disease .
Condition is caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses, he claims .
People with depression show sickness like those suffering infection .
If his theory is true, a vaccination ... | [
"Depression should be re-defined as an infectious disease rather than an emotional disorder, argues one scientist. The condition could result from a parasitic, bacterial or viral infection and future research into the condition should search for these micro-organisms, argues Dr. Turhan Canli, of Stony Brook Univers... |
998286c80da77a119fa063185dd4f9045d82d9e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Xiao Fan, four, was walking to preschool with his grandma when they died .
His mother was just yards away and watched her son and mother crushed .
Load slipped after lorry driver swerved to avoid car that ran a red light . | [
"A grandmother and a boy were killed in a horrific accident when they were crushed under tons of metal poles. Four-year-old Xiao Fan had just left the funeral of his grandmother on his father's side and was walking to preschool with his grandmother on his mother's side, Jie Hou, 67. But as the pair stood waiting at... |
cecb224512df16938f25dfd19c5d56bbc3d5945a | Summarize the following news article. | Gong Tan and Li Ming Juan arrested at a hotel in China's Zhjiang province .
Were detained after they were overheard discussing prices for babies .
Believed that one of the babies they trafficked was their newborn daughter .
Had kidnapped children from their mothers in order to sell them on .
Told officers they started ... | [
"The baby girl, who was sold by its own parents in China after they realised how much money they could make from child trafficking . A married couple who trafficked children including their own baby have been arrested in China. Gong Tan, 43, and his wife Li Ming Juan were detained at a hotel after staff overheard t... |
145054baa965bddd559dc034e58eaa32573cbd10 | Summarize the following news article. | Fossil named Nothosaurus zhangi was found in China in 2008 .
Is 22-feet-long and is described as having fang-like teeth .
Suggests species could have survived more widely following the extinction .
'The Great Dying' wiped out 96 per cent of all species .
World's remaining animals said to have evolved from those who sur... | [
"The fossil of a 247-million-year-old giant sea dragon discovered in China could be evidence that more species survived during the world's greatest mass extinction. The Nothosaurus zhangi, named after the researcher who discovered the fossil 2008, is described in Nature Scientific Reports as being 22-feet-long. Its... |
0185f0f392ea28800da8431add5ed9e22391435e | Summarize the following news article. | The Pig on the Beach in Dorset, was honoured for its locally sourced menu .
Ham Yard Hotel in London’s Soho was handed the ‘Most Fun Ever’ award .
The Velaa Private Island resort in the Maldives was also among winners .
The magazine said resort was 'most beautiful place you could ever sleep in’ | [
"Two English hotels have scooped prizes at the 2015 Tatler Travel Awards. The Pig on the Beach at Studland Bay, Dorset, was honoured for its locally sourced menu, while the Ham Yard Hotel in London’s Soho was handed the ‘Most Fun Ever’ award. Judges at the magazine praised the Ham Yard Hotel’s restaurant, vibrant d... |
4979915d609bb829839a56d90dda7a92ab221973 | Summarize the following news article. | Immigration official says home secretary waited months to publish reports .
Delays mean 'the independence of my role is compromised' - John Vine . | [
"Theresa May has been accused by a senior official of delaying reports into immigration that are critical of the Government . Theresa May has been accused by a senior official of delaying reports into immigration that are critical of the Government. The head of Britain’s immigration watchdog, John Vine, accused the... |
6ab5a473117370ebd3a33fdbda6ec86461665406 | Summarize the following news article. | Jackie Lithgow, 19, was attending the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania when he was assaulted almost nine months ago .
A police report states that he was 'bleeding excessively from the back of his head and did not regain consciousness'
Days after the incident Kutztown University football player Angel Cruz, 21, turn... | [
"A college freshman left in a month-long coma and permanently brain damaged after getting caught up in a fraternity party brawl has made a 'miracle' turnaround and returned home for Thanksgiving. Jackie Lithgow, 19, was attending the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania when he was assaulted by a student from a n... |
e168ab043a1d4f6ac742e69abbdd08b219c210b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Yves Denis, Denis Lefebvre, and Serge Pomerleau, escaped the Quebec prison in June this year .
Clip shows helicopter landing in the Orsainville Detention Centre's yard .
Brazen escape led to an international manhunt and no-fly zones announced over three other prisons .
A SWAT team captured them in a fancy condo in Mont... | [
"This clip shows the moment a group of Canadian gangsters perform a daring prison break using a helicopter that landed in the jail yard. Yves Denis, Denis Lefebvre, and Serge Pomerleau, escaped the Quebec prison in June this year but were found two weeks later in a fancy 10th-floor condo in the Old Port district of... |
599a0e0a5cb671ea6992a14c4581301c1dfd67a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Many drivers often become the victims of road myths .
But an insurance company has revealed the top five common myths to ensure drivers don't commit the same mistakes again .
With Christmas fast approaching, drivers are encouraged to take caution while travelling on the road . | [
"Many drivers often become the victims of road myths - from putting make-up on at the traffic lights to wearing a seat belt below your shoulder; these are among some of the most common myths that are often mistaken for on the road. With Christmas fast approaching and families planning road trips, Allianz Global Ass... |
337d97282818665b4ca41d45fb9d3b9e5f4e2a51 | Summarize the following news article. | Darrien Hunt was fatally shot by two police officers on September 10 .
The 22-year-old was dressed as a samurai warrior and carrying a sword .
CCTV has emerged of the moment he runs away from two police officers .
Hunt's mother has claimed he was treated differently because he was black .
Utah County Attorney said nar... | [
"Dramatic CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a man dressed as a samurai warrior and wielding a sword ran from police before he was fatally shot. Darrien Hunt was shot dead by officers after he was spotted with the sword at a bustling shopping mall in Saratago Springs, Utah. Now footage has been released that ap... |
bd460e5c4023a4f85dda6030c2dd80f6e1f46221 | Summarize the following news article. | Andy suffered with bulimia in his teens and comfort ate throughout his 20s .
At 28st would commute to work 3 hours early to ensure he could fit on tube .
He struggled to walk even 100 metres .
Began healthy eating regime and daily walks, losing 5st 10lb .
Then decided to pay privately for weight loss surgery, losing an... | [
"A man who got so fat he couldn't fit on the London Underground has shed an incredible 16st in just 10 months. At the beginning of 2014 Andy Butler, 33, weighed 28st and was so worried his enormous frame would get him stuck in a rush hour crush he'd get up to travel to work three hours early - to make sure he could... |
b2589be626fa67d0743196c4f88831ca9776eb03 | Summarize the following news article. | Teacher Bernadette Smith said to be infatuated with student Gary Ralston .
Obsession cost her job and her reputation, Stirling Sheriff Court heard .
He said: 'I was thinking I was quite lucky. A lot of the boys fancied her'
Smith under supervision for two years as part of community payback order . | [
"A woman teacher who spent the night in a pupil’s bed wearing only her jeans and bra has narrowly avoided a prison sentence. Bernadette Smith was said to be infatuated with Gary Ralston, who was 16 at the time. That obsession cost the married 35-year-old her job and reputation, a court heard. Abuse of trust: Sheri... |
0bc6b81cf26b583597013edcc0e3885060af15c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Lord Rogers named Parliamentarian of the Year at Spectator Awards .
He retired early as Commons Clerk after reports of clashes with Bercow .
In acceptance speech, Rogers hoped 'good governance will prevail'
Bercow was expected at bash but aides say he was otherwise engaged .
Home Secretary Theresa May hosted ceremony a... | [
"The ex-Commons clerk who clashed with John Bercow today took a thinly-veiled swipe at the Speaker. Lord Rogers, who was allegedly told to 'f*** off' by Mr Bercow before retiring early this year, was named Parliamentarian of the Year at a glitzy Westminster awards lunch. Collecting his award from Home Secretary The... |
54ab971992bf2d70f8fbf8d06fa8b0a534273672 | Summarize the following news article. | I was told I would go to hell, claims worker .
'Muslims made fun of colleague wearing crosses'
Lost job after speaking out about 'extremist' bullying .
Bullying a friend at the airport for wearing crosses.
Muslims telling her she would go to hell if she didn't convert.
A Muslim colleague insisting she read the Koran. A... | [
"A worker who claims she was the victim of a race-hate campaign by fundamentalist Muslims because of her Christian beliefs has launched a landmark case against her former employers. Nouhad Halawi, a saleswoman at Heathrow Airport's World Duty Free shop, said she and other Christian staff were systematically harass... |
37bc408e69f7af7f088657b55a5beebd446633e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Children were travelling home from Sunday school when blaze happened .
Driver allegedly tried to refuel bus from jerrycan when petrol ignited .
Flames trapped children on bus, burning 32 alive and injuring another 20 .
President of Colombia has declared a day of national mourning for victims .
Prosecutors call for maxi... | [
"A national day of mourning has been declared in Colombia to honour 32 children who were burned alive when the bus they were travelling in caught fire. President Juan Manuel Santos interrupted campaigning ahead of May 25 elections and . travelled to Fundacion, where the blaze happened, to pay his respects to the vi... |
c3c702efb7cd009027c45e8b9ed91cef4cf676a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Company's Kickstarter campaign has received £90,000 of funding so far .
The product enables people to 'rest on the go' says its designer .
Made of ultra-strong plastic, it can support a weight of up to 20 stone . | [
"Whether you're standing in an airport security line or waiting at a crowded gate, it would be nice to take the load off your feet while travelling sometimes. Now a company using Kickstarter to fund its new invention hopes people will be able to do just that with a handy seat that's so small it fits in a back pocke... |
71d1df2fd9c8634020a59794eb70ffc7d7a8d01d | Summarize the following news article. | Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary said victims being let down .
PCs failing to carry out basic police duties including door-to-door searches .
Overall, just quarter of crimes end up being 'detected' and solved .
Chief inspector said police had fallen 'behind the curve' of criminality . | [
"Police forces are stuck in a time warp, using out-of-date methods to deal with modern offences in substandard investigations, a report claimed yesterday. Inspectors found that only one in four crimes are being solved by police. A watchdog also said victims are routinely let down, as nearly half of the country’s po... |
7bb6f5a1f93cf063f6a5efbc94074849573d6422 | Summarize the following news article. | Consortium involving Virgin Trains has been awarded £3.3bn franchise .
It will give Branson control of both main lines from London to Glasgow .
Virgin Trains and Stagecoach have operated West Coast line since 1997 .
Transport Secretary said it would offer more trains and better services .
There will be an 50% increase ... | [
"A consortium involving Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Trains and transport group Stagecoach has won a £3.3billion contract to run the East Coast main line from next year. The decision means that the two primary rail routes between London and Scotland will be operated by the same two companies. Stagecoach and Virgi... |
1f2e42464bb79233dee08be82e91d2b3fd7d13c6 | Summarize the following news article. | One retailer is selling the controversial masks on eBay for £2.20 each .
Another has Rolf Harris masks on offer for £5.99 on internet giant Amazon .
An Edinburgh market was banned from selling the masks after complaints .
More than 780 of the masks have been sold on eBay making almost £2,000 .
Harris was found guilty o... | [
"Retailers are selling full-colour cardboard masks of shamed entertainer Rolf Harris on eBay and Amazon as well as in special festive Christmas Markets. One retailer has made almost £2,000 selling the masks on eBay for £2.20 each, while a second company on Amazon is charging £5.99. Purchasers buying the mask on eBa... |
ba86b70e9032cfb6482237d1c7715217bc023197 | Summarize the following news article. | A wildlife park in the Netherlands is celebrating the birth of bear triplets .
Keepers haven't yet approached the cubs to ascertain weight and gender .
CCTV cameras monitoring the new family caught them in a sweet cuddle . | [
"A wildlife park in the Netherlands is celebrating the rare birth of polar bear triplets. The three cubs were delivered to mother Freedom at the Ouwehands Dierenpark zoo in Rhenen, Utrecht, on Saturday, and keepers have been keeping a close watch on the new family ever since. The incredible moment was captured on C... |
6ec2adda3eb7514515bfebd85200a08045f62df8 | Summarize the following news article. | David de Gea posted a selfie on Twitter of him and injured Stoke striker Bojan Krkic on Wednesday night .
The Potters forward is out for the rest of the season after suffering a cruciate knee injury in his side's FA Cup win at Rochdale .
The former team-mates were all smiles as De Gea kept Bojan company .
The pair play... | [
"Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea took to Twitter on Wednesday night to show his support to injured Stoke striker Bojan Krkic. The 24-year-old suffered a cruciate knee injury in his side's FA Cup win against Rochdale on Monday night - ruling him out for the rest of the season as a result. And friend and fo... |
e2be644027b1a88e7b4eaec8febc182294aae66c | Summarize the following news article. | Luke Voss-Kernan, 19, was on a cross-country road-trip from Massachusetts to California with friends when he was killed in 2012 .
He fell from a structure in a Seattle park late at night .
Luke would have graduated college this year .
His mother, Gisela Voss, has penned an emotional letter to Luke's classmates on his b... | [
"The mother of a 19-year-old student who was killed in an accident in 2012 has penned an emotional open letter to her late son's classmates as they prepare to graduate from college. Still mourning the death of her beloved son Luke Voss-Kernan - who died on a cross-country road trip with friends after falling from a... |
e6ea222f7e2a813ab1cd75b0342a76997d84bc04 | Summarize the following news article. | Mother went to nursery after her son was bitten three times in six months .
She says she threatened to refer the matter to Ofsted if bosses didn't act .
But days later she was sent a letter saying nursery had expelled her son .
The nursery's owner says it went through the proper channels and has a 'zero tolerance polic... | [
"The parents of a toddler have hit out after their son was expelled from a nursery following a row over him being bitten by another child. Stacey Morris went to see bosses of Lilliputs Day Nursery in Westhoughton, Lancashire after her 14-month-old son Lewis was bitten three times in six months. After threatening th... |
01dc6e12030844a06dcedf9a7f0b570ac1167307 | Summarize the following news article. | Jamie Andrew, 44, lost his hands and feet in a mountaineering accident .
The incident, 15 years ago, claimed the life of his friend Jamie Fisher .
Now a quadruple amputee, Mr Andrew attempted the 4, 478m Matterhorn .
The peak, in the Swiss canton of Zermatt, is one of the deadliest in Europe .
Has claimed 500 lives sin... | [
"Towering 4,478m above the pretty town of Zermatt below, the Matterhorn is a formidable challenge for any mountaineer. So spare a thought for Jamie Andrew, 44, from Edinburgh, who not only scaled the mighty peak but, incredibly, did so 15 years after losing his hands and feet to frostbite during a mountaineering ac... |
04d8b2b97815eb9b0abbac2d2bdd758fd0bdaa67 | Summarize the following news article. | Mike Stuchbery, 35, banned the word 'banter' in his Norfolk classroom .
His blog saying it was a cover for bullying sparked national debate .
But he has now left Lynn Grove High School saying he felt 'forced out'
The school declined to comment when contacted for a response . | [
"Ditched: Mike Stuchbery, 35, has left his job at a Norfolk high school after an 'anti-banter' blog post . A supply teacher who banned the word 'banter' in his classroom because it 'encouraged bullying' has left his job - and says he feels like he was 'forced out'. Mike Stuchbery, 35, stepped down from Lynn Grove H... |
1ccef845d6589a1b15d3817b25dd1fa6c942cc23 | Summarize the following news article. | Jean-Claude Juncker survives European Parliament no-confidence vote .
Motion focused on claims over tax deals carried out while European Commission boss was Luxembourg PM .
Group of lawmakers held up red banners saying 'No Tax Havens' just seconds before the vote .
Motion filed by Nigel Farage's Ukip and Italian comedi... | [
"European Commission boss Jean-Claude Juncker has today survived a no-confidence vote over the 'Luxleaks' tax scandal - despite a protest staged by MEPs inside the European Parliament. In the parliament vote in Strasbourg, just 101 MEPs approved the censure motion filed by eurosceptic parties against the entire Eur... |
75347942a17e3fad9614a17372f22a6038152a86 | Summarize the following news article. | Nathan Robinson stabbed his 48-year-old father, William Spiller, to death .
He used a Stanley knife, hacksaw and saw to cut up his body in their flat .
Robinson placed the parts in storage boxes and put a television on top . | [
"A maths graduate has been found guilty of murdering his father before dismembering him and placing his body parts in storage boxes which he used as a television stand. Nathan Robinson used a Stanley knife, a hacksaw and a saw to cut up the body of his father, 48-year-old William Spiller, at the flat they shared in... |
f3a3e1d8de4f519d24193b22c85bde3e54819295 | Summarize the following news article. | Garth Chamberlain faked modelling job for his girlfriend in Favigana .
When she arrived, she was given an iPad with romantic footage from Garth .
He then stepped out to surprise her by popping the question .
He had filmed whole thing to share with friends and family .
It has become internet hit after they posted it on ... | [
"A love-struck former rugby star and his model bride-to-be have become a YouTube hit with a video he created of his surprise proposal on an Italian island. Garth Chamberlain, originally from Zimbabwe but now living in London, spent weeks secretly planning how he would pop the question to his girlfriend of three yea... |
4654683119f6ba51ef94aaaa3945da02341d7a97 | Summarize the following news article. | David Richards has been tasked with transforming Canberra's CBD with 120km of lights and more than one million light bulbs .
Father of three has taken out Guinness World Record two years in a row .
Mr Richards goes to the extraordinary lengths to raise money for SIDS and Kids charity after losing his one-month-old son ... | [
"He started out four years ago just decorating his family home but now this father of three is a self-confessed 'crazy Christmas lights guy'. With 120km of lights and more than one million light bulbs, David Richards has taken out the Guinness World Record for his epic Christmas lights display in Canberra. Mr Richa... |
f9c6e0e76c3b231062e7e07aec7c1f5a47a0adcf | Summarize the following news article. | Somaliland is a breakaway region of Somalia that declared independence from the rest in 1991 .
It currently has a democratic political system and a stable government, no pirates and no Al Shabaab .
Women have been granted equal treatment and are protected under Somaliland law - some are even policewomen .
The country h... | [
"It's the home of Al Shabab, pirates and a civil war that has ground on for almost three decades but for some intrepid tourists, Somalia, or to be specific, the breakaway region of Somaliland, has become the perfect place for a holiday. And as these incredible images taken by French photographer Eric Lafforgue reve... |
c9a077ad24a09200dafb6d9dce5dd8406175e9f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Police found 36 girls aged eight to 14 at a house in Pakistan capital Karachi .
They were secretly moved from rural madrassa without parent's knowledge .
Home owner reportedly reneged on promises to repay their teacher £2,000 . | [
"Police have rescued 36 young girls from a house in Pakistan after they were taken hostage from their school in a bizarre debt row involving their teacher. Officers found the girls, aged between eight and 14, after they had been secretly moved to the capital Karachi from their rural madrassa without their parents' ... |
46c5b8feb61567a204d54e12c614b343677a3acb | Summarize the following news article. | Bone fragment with engraving is believed to be at least 13,000 years old .
It was found by an amateur fossil hunter on a Florida beach . | [
"A 13,000-year-old bone fragment with an engraving of a mammoth or mastodon has been found in Florida. Scientists believe the etching is the oldest, and only known, example of Ice Age art to depict a proboscidean - or an animal with a trunk - in the Americas. The bone was found in Vero Beach by amateur fossil hunte... |
abc829b78bf2b0b178adceb14a4adc42fae6c56b | Summarize the following news article. | Brussels rules requiring UK to employ EU doctors without evidence is a 'myth'
Son of Briton killed by foreign doctor: 'GMC should be in charge of medics' background checks' | [
"Britain is free to ban foreign doctors if they cannot speak English or there are concerns about their professional ability, an EU Commissioner said today. Michel Barnier said it was a myth that rules in Brussels require the UK to employ EU doctors without evidence that their language and medical skills are of an a... |
ce115655e43fc22d551e4984f34e2d0023abe998 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, facing two federal lawsuits from conservation groups, canceled a permit late Tuesday issued to derby organizer Idaho for Wildlife on Nov. 13 .
Derby still would be held in January on private ranches in the Salmon area and on U.S. Forest Service land, which doesn't require a permit, a... | [
"Environmental groups have won the latest battle in their effort to halt a wolf- and coyote-shooting derby in Idaho, but a pro-hunting group says the contest with cash prizes for whoever kills the most predators will go on as planned early next year. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, facing two federal lawsuits f... |
42ee5ff750a6b9aff48ef053d1e5c2e101c08382 | Summarize the following news article. | Spitbank Fort boasts nine luxury bedrooms, a sauna and a swimming pool .
Island is a former gun emplacement, just off the south coast of England .
Offers incredible ocean views, a wine cellar and a games room . | [
"Holidaygoers looking for an unusual getaway can now hire their own private island. Spitbank Fort costs a whopping £5,000 to hire exclusively for a night and boasts nine luxury bedrooms, a sauna and a swimming pool. But potential visitors hoping for some winter sun will be disappointed as the island is just off the... |
a1de6b2fa19e2b8e1efd850a6f929c3db0f750d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Lord Carey accused ministers of 'aiding and abetting' the discrimination .
Poll: More than two-thirds of Christians feel they're a 'persecuted minority' | [
"Many Christians doubt David Cameron’s sincerity in pledging to protect their freedoms, former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey says today. In an article for the Daily Mail, Lord Carey squarely accuses ministers of ‘aiding and abetting’ discrimination against Christians. He says he believes there is an ‘aggres... |
03242ca2f7d2bb6814b1f1fe180da418e11285d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Agricultural college lodged plans for 70 new houses in 28-home hamlet .
Scheme would more than treble the size of Lower Bockhampton, Dorset .
Hardy went to school there and grew up in thatched cottage a mile away .
In the cottage he wrote Madding Crowd, his first major success in 1874 .
Villagers picketing college behi... | [
"Julian Fellowes is fighting to stop a tiny hamlet which inspired Thomas Hardy's most famous books from being 'obliterated' by a housing estate. Hardy wrote Far From the Madding Crowd in his parents' cottage near Lower Bockhampton, Dorset - which is also where he went to school and saw a milkmaid who inspired Tess ... |
76c567ddb6c5c21cb9c1fee6be25a1b9209e86ad | Summarize the following news article. | The inquisitive creature was captured clambering down a tree and calmly crawling over the beach to the shoreline .
The koala appeared not to be startled by the audience gathered to watch, and sat looking at the waves breaking on the shores .
It is unusual behaviour for a koala, but not unheard of, as koalas are natural... | [
"One of Australia's most iconic animals sought a change of scenery from it's usual leafy gumtree hideout, taking a casual stroll along the sandy beaches of Queensland's Magnetic Island. One curious koala was spotted by a surprised tourist clambering down from a tree and exploring the shoreline of the island. The fo... |
0fae5a978f696a925fce88780989552830701e44 | Summarize the following news article. | Careshare's Port Hamilton nursery staff found child had stopped breathing .
The baby girl was rushed to hospital but medics failed to resuscitate her .
Private nursery was closed today to allow police to carry out investigation .
Company which owns nursery chain has offered family its condolences . | [
"A 13-month old baby girl has died after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest while at nursery in Edinburgh, it has been reported. Staff at Careshare's Port Hamilton nursery in the city found the child had stopped breathing and she was rushed to hospital yesterday morning, and despite efforts medics failed to resus... |
da9a39417897d7e41151f57a9173b1563e481f1b | Summarize the following news article. | May Brown, 17, began pulling out her own hair at the age of 11 .
By the age of 16 she had several bald patches at the top of her head .
She endured cruel taunts from bullies who nicknamed her 'Baldy'
Anything could set her off, from lack of sleep to stress over school work .
Tried to hide bald patches with different ha... | [
"A teenager nicknamed 'Baldy' by bullies was left with unsightly bald patches at the back of her head, the result of a compelling but rare disorder. May Brown, from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk began pulling her own hair out at the age of 11. By the time she was 16 she had several bald patches on the top of her head. ... |
9e020357a32bb092ef9613246551d2b1cb94847a | Summarize the following news article. | Annual Lovers of Light photography competition is now taking submissions until February 20, 2015 .
Photographers of all levels can submit their entries depicting Scotland's most stunning places and landmarks .
The competition challenges entrants to 'creatively capture a moment of daylight' | [
"They are the breathtaking photos that reveal the true beauty of Scotland's varied landscapes. From the Edinburgh skylines to the dramatic Highlands and the rugged beauty of the western islands, photographers have submitted their most captivating images for a competition focusing on the beauty of Scotland. Autumn c... |
b3fd42089aec2ea9f460e865ce197ecf705cf549 | Summarize the following news article. | Kate Robertson, 34, was travelling to Aberdeen when a suitcase fell on her .
The overhead luggage narrowly missed hitting her 2 year old daughter .
ScotRail has offered Kate a £10 voucher in a gesture of goodwill . | [
"A mother of two has hit out at ScotRail for a 'lack of sympathy' after she was hit by luggage which broke her ribs on a busy train. Kate Robertson, 34, was travelling on a service to Aberdeen when a suitcase fell from overhead storage, hitting her and breaking her ribs. She taken off the train in agony while trav... |
b18be6c336817a2142667f5ad12f9636ef567ec4 | Summarize the following news article. | Police at LaGuardia Airport were forced to confiscate the loaded gun .
The unidentified elderly man is originally from Brooklyn, New York .
The firearm had at least six rounds in it, and was hooked on the man's belt . | [
"A 94-year-old man gave airport security staff the surprise of a lifetime when they realized he was carrying a loaded .38-caliber gun on his hip at a checkpoint. Staff at LaGuardia Airport said the man entered a body scanner on Wednesday with the dangerous weapon clipped to his belt. The Transportation Security Adm... |
0f3771286b879dcd52a2096d2f4d2b524ab0f430 | Summarize the following news article. | Phillip Hughes died on Thursday afternoon of vertebral artery dissection .
Mark Waugh said Hughes would have been in the upcoming Test line-up .
Hughes had been vying for a fourth recall to the Australian side .
The 25-year-old was one of the most likeable cricketers across the country .
News of his death has garnered ... | [
"Just hours after Phillip Hughes succumbed to the most freakish of sports injuries, it was revealed he had earned himself his cherished Test recall. The poignant news was revealed by Test selector Mark Waugh, just hours after Hughes died on Thursday afternoon at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. If a 135kmh bouncer ... |
7a554073b70b06f416e6fe7ca6571fa4b44fd17e | Summarize the following news article. | Anand Kumar, from New Jersey, was hit in the eye with a baseball .
He claims two players were playing catch negligently close to the stands .
Pitcher Mo'ne Davis became a sensation last summer after leading the Taney Dragons to victory over Nashville aged just 13 . | [
"A couple are suing the Philadelphia Little League, which is home to starlet Mo'ne Davis, for more than $50,000 in damages over an errant throw. Anand and Sujata Kumar, from New Jersey, are suing the Taney Youth Baseball Association. They couple filed a lawsuit last week claiming Mr Kumar, 73, was injured on May 18... |
06cbcf37f1629fae22826083735b2073d6120375 | Summarize the following news article. | *WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT* .
The gruesome discovery was made in southwest Mexico on Thursday .
Some of the naked torsos of the corpses were burnt, and decapitated .
Discovery came ahead of President Nieto's plans for sweeping changes .
The president is set to launch measures to cope with drug gang violence . | [
"Authorities have found eleven mutilated corpses, . many of them decapitated and burnt dumped by the roadside in . southwest Mexico. The gruesome discovery was made on Thursday in the same state where 43 trainee . teachers were abducted and apparently massacred two months ago, . local authorities said. A law enforc... |
f202c287d5ed4bc126623a431202aba08fa5bba4 | Summarize the following news article. | Scotland Yard counter-terror chief Terri Nicholson reveals 'shocking' fraud .
Jihadists fighting for ISIS are fraudulently claiming taxpayers’ money .
A 'number of cases' discovered of terrorists making student loan claims .
Comes after two brothers became first Britons jailed for fighting in Syria . | [
"Jihadi fighters in the Middle East are claiming benefits in the UK to fund terror, police chiefs have revealed. Scotland Yard counter-terror officer Terri Nicholson revealed terrorists fighting for ISIS in Iraq and Syria were fraudulently claiming taxpayers’ money to fund attacks abroad. She revealed there had bee... |
bfa157ae91c205c467973ee6b886441f69d21b3f | Summarize the following news article. | Mr Farage is trailing the Conservatives by five points in Thanet South .
A similar survey in July gave him a 4-point lead in the Kent constituency .
Nick Clegg also faces a tough fight to hold onto his Sheffield Hallam seat . | [
"Nigel Farage is facing defeat in his bid to enter Parliament next year, a new poll has revealed . Ukip leader Nigel Farage is facing defeat in his bid to become an MP in next year's general election, a new poll has suggested. The survey, carried out for former Tory treasurer Lord Ashcroft, found that Mr Farage is... |
375d232774df8e7ec5d52b665f5ab54e808a7a5b | Summarize the following news article. | Zimbabwean tyrant 'close to death'
He is believed to be suffering from prostate cancer .
Close family members are at his bedside .
Mugabe has already greed to hand over power to Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa . | [
"Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe was said to be close to death tonight. The 88-year-old, who is believed to be suffering from prostate cancer, flew to Singapore by private jet on Saturday for treatment. His wife, Grace, and close family members are reported to be at his bedside. Vigil: Robert Mugabe's family are ... |
8fd6327c98864db80ee77d9b2d3143d8df03c03d | Summarize the following news article. | Harry's girlfriend Cressida Bonas had short cameo in ITV2 drama Trinity .
Cressida in group of girls escorted into bedroom full of male students .
Dancer also donned midriff-baring cheerleader outfit for show . | [
"Prince Harry's girlfriend Cressida Bonas once appeared in a tawdry television show where girls offered up sexual favours to win votes for a university election campaign, it has emerged. The Prince's 24-year-old partner donned a midriff-baring cheerleader uniform in the 2009 drama Trinity, which aimed to be the UK'... |
0b70e7b227000ba9dacb319da174acc2e2762553 | Summarize the following news article. | The 81-year-old jurist was sent home on Thursday after the operation .
She is expected to be at work on Monday, according to a spokeswoman .
Ginsburg was appointed to the court by President Bill Clinton in 1993 . | [
"US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from the hospital after having a heart stent implanted to clear a blocked artery. The 81-year-old jurist was sent home Thursday and is expected to be at work when the court hears its next round of oral arguments on Monday, according to a spokeswoman. G... |
d3d4510ae5a562e9e517af6933b0c19f5fd1f49a | Summarize the following news article. | Two-month-old twins Saboora and Safoora beat incredible odds to survive .
They were joined at the abdomen and had shared a liver since birth .
Complicated procedure performed at the Medicity Hospital in Haryana . | [
"The overjoyed parents of twin girls in India who survived a complex operation to separate them after they were born joined at the liver are now desperate to take their healthy daughters home. The two-month-old girls, Saboora and Safoora, beat incredible odds of one-in-50million of surviving such a procedure. They ... |
65a9b2465c75e406b314f5e5a861dc6ac91b104e | Summarize the following news article. | Lamborghini Miura SV caught fire less than a mile from London garage .
Property tycoon Jon Hunt claims wrong type of spark plugs was fitted .
His son was driving the rare 1971 supercar when it burst into flames .
Mr Hunt, 61, is claiming £700,000 in compensation, plus damages . | [
"The billionaire founder of Foxtons is suing a London garage after his rare £1million Lamborghini blew up while his son was driving it. Property tycoon Jon Hunt claims that the wrong type of spark plugs was fitted when his Lamborghini Miura SV was serviced by the garage last year. His son had driven less than a mil... |
56f00f83acf6b08f249f6d6ef346792d6dc6e685 | Summarize the following news article. | Laithwaite's Wine lists ten bugs and the wines to drink with them .
Edible insects touted as new superfood due to high protein content .
Two billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with bugs . | [
"A British wine merchant has created the world's first insect and wine matching guide. As well as pairing Chardonnay to tarantulas, buyers at Laithwaite's Wine matched sparkling rose to barbecued locusts, sherry to giant waterbugs and Shiraz to sago worms. Traditional food in parts of Asia, Latin America and Africa... |
046365b9f70617cc5cd7b15f956a3f36e8f1c68a | Summarize the following news article. | Sergei Pugachev has been placed on Interpol's 'red notice' wanted list .
Russian authorities are seeking him over an alleged large scale fraud .
But he claims allegations are politically motivated to seize his assets .
Also fighting to lift an order issued in London on his assets worth £1billion .
His partner Alexandra... | [
"Interpol has put tycoon Sergei Pugachev, the partner of former BBC television presenter Alexandra Tolstoy, on its wanted list. The 51-year-old Russian businessman was once so close to the Kremlin he was dubbed 'Putin's banker'. The Interpol 'red notice' - seeking his immediate arrest - has been issued by Russia af... |
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