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Natacha Bouchart said migrants to UK 'can work on the black market easily' She demanded the presence of the Prime Minister in her port town . 'We are 75,000', she added. 'If we all go to the port together we can block it' Comments came as 250 men tried to storm a cross-channel ferry to Britain .
[ "The mayor of Calais yesterday begged David Cameron to come to France and tell migrants that Britain is no El Dorado. Natacha Bouchart also repeated her threat to blockade the town’s port to make the UK change its ‘generous’ welfare and asylum policy. ‘Everyone who comes to Calais, comes because they believe they w...
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Dianne Parr had gone into hospital to have two teeth extracted . Was told she would be given drugs to paralyse her and general anaesthetic . But breakdown in doctors' communication meant she didn't get the latter . By the time she realised she had no pain relief, she couldn't move or speak . Says she feared she would d...
[ "Dianne Parr was left paralysed on the operating table - having been given no anaesthetic . A woman who went in to hospital for routine dental surgery has described the hell of being left paralysed on the operating table - having been given no anaesthetic. Dianne Parr had been admitted to have two teeth extracted a...
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Police hope to reunite the jewellery with its owners after thefts in London . Among stolen jewellery are rings, bracelets, necklaces and watches . Theft of Asian gold increases around the time of religious celebrations .
[ "These pictures show hundreds of thousands of pounds of gold jewellery that police have recovered over the last six years. The haul, which has been recovered from across London, has been valued at £510,000 and detectives are hoping to reunite the valuables with their owners. There is an array of Asian gold rings, b...
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A 40-year-old man has been shot dead by Scotland Yard firearms officers . A number of shots were fired during the incident in Islington at around 1am . The man broke into a home on and threatened a woman with a knife . A police negotiator had been called to the home on leafy Shepperton Road . Residents woke to a volley...
[ "A siege ended yesterday with police marksmen shooting dead a man who was holding a knife to his lover’s throat. He had been keeping the woman hostage after smashing his way into her garden flat. A hostage negotiator was brought in to try to persuade the 40-year-old knifeman to come out of the basement property. Sc...
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Labour leader put on the spot on live TV about what his family's spending . Suggested he spent £70 or £80 each week feeding his family of four . But he appeared taken aback when told the average is more than £100 . Good Morning Britain's Susannah Reid said it was 'out of touch with reality'
[ "Ed Miliband was today accused on live TV of being out of ‘touch with reality’ after underestimating his family's weekly food shopping bill. The Labour leader, who has attacked the government over the cost of living, claimed he spent around £70 or £80 a week on groceries. But he appeared taken aback when told the a...
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Lewis Hamilton tops The Times' rich list, with a net worth of £68m . Britain's wealthiest sports players list also includes Jenson Button and Wayne Rooney, whose Manchester United salary is £300,000-a-week . Chelsea stars Frank Lampard, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Fernando Torres all feature .
[ "Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Wayne Rooney have topped The Times' wealthiest sports people in Britain for 2014. Hamilton has been in inspired Formula One form this season, picking up four wins in a row for Mercedes, collecting a £16million salary and is reportedly worth £68m. The top 10 of the 30-strong list a...
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In some English regions as many as a third of children have rotten teeth . Leicester has the most, with 34 per cent of three-year-olds suffering . Experts urge families to restrict children to milk and water .
[ "Tens of thousands of young children are suffering from rotting teeth caused by drinking fruit juice and squash, a major study has revealed. As many as one in eight children have suffered tooth decay by the age of three – although in some parts of England the rates are as high as a third. Senior dentists say the pr...
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Tucker, aged one, has unusual appearance due to genetic abnormalities . Put up for adoption at Purrfect Pals cat shelter in Arlington, Washington . Suffers from auto-immune disease making her skin thin and easy to bruise .
[ "A feline described as ‘the world’s saddest cat’ has found a new home after she was put up for adoption, it was revealed today. Tucker, a one-year-old cat with an unusual appearance due to genetic abnormalities, was taken to the Purrfect Pals cat shelter in Arlington, Washington, after her owners no longer wanted t...
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Met Police warn public against use of vigilante justice as crowds of football fans patrol roads intent on 'protecting the streets' Warning comes as murder probe launched in Birmingham after deaths of three men 'killed while protecting community from looters' Hundreds launch public patrols following claims riot police t...
[ "Some armed with swords, some carrying hockey sticks, defiant Sikhs stood guard outside their temples last night. More then 700 men, some in their 80s, took to the streets to protect the homes, businesses and places of worship in Southall, West London. The residents rallied together in a show of unity against loote...
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Attorney General George Brandis says there are 58 Australians fighting . But 150 were being monitored for supporting terrorist organisations . His comments come after a Sydney teenager went missing . Abdullah Elmir is believed to be on the way to Iraq after watching Jihadist videos . He is the third teenager to walk ou...
[ "Almost 60 Australians are fighting for the Islamic radicals in Iraq and Syria, according to the Federal Government. Attorney-General George Brandis has warned radical Australians fighting abroad is the greatest domestic security problem in many years. 'This is the government's number-one national security priority...
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A federal government contract issued in December provides $284,000 on shipping boxes for FRUIT FLIES . The EPA will pay a firm $11 million to publish a journal, despite its social media slogan 'more awesome, less suck' The VA is shelling out $450,000 on valet parking at a California hospital . The Navy Department is sp...
[ "The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division is paying $544,000 for a shiny new LinkedIn profile, in the wake of a partial government shutdown that followed a top Democrat's assurance that 'the cupboard is bare, there's no more cuts to make.' While Congress was wrangling in December over how many billions to...
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Hope Solo is accused of assaulting her nephew, 17, and sister-in-law . The incident took place at a family gathering on June 21 in Seattle . Solo, 32, was ordered not to drink alcohol or contact the alleged victims . She denies the charges and is facing trial on November 4 . U.S. Soccer said Solo can continue to play ...
[ "U.S. Soccer is standing by its decision to allow goalkeeper Hope Solo to continue to play while she faces domestic violence charges. Solo is charged with two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree domestic violence assault in Washington state stemming from a June 21 altercation with her sister-in-law and 17-year-old ...
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Leeds record first victory over Derby since 2005 with 2-0 win . Derby started stronger before the Leeds midfield took over the game . Striker Antenucci scored two goals either side of half-time .
[ "Mirco Antenucci scored twice and Leeds scratched a nine-year itch against Derby as the Championship pace-setters were beaten 2-0 at Elland Road. Prior to today United had failed to defeat the Rams since September 2005, some 12 games ago in their rivalry. That Derby won 10 of that dozen made it an all the more frus...
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Former Manchester United star photographed carrying detailed notes in Rio . They say team must make at least three passes before hitting centre forward . Tournament begins tonight in Brazil with England's first match on Saturday .
[ "It was a blunder more normally associated with politicians arriving in Downing Street. On the eve of the World Cup, after weeks of painstaking closed training sessions, England coach Gary Neville may just have given the game away. The former Manchester United star was photographed carrying what appeared to be coac...
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Christian Eriksen scores twice as Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield United . Eriksen joined Spurs in the summer of 2013 from Dutch club Ajax . Eriksen joint-top-scoring midfielder in the Premier League this season . Europe's top clubs interested in signing Eriksen . Click here for all the latest Tottenham Hotspur transf...
[ "Christian Eriksen was a visitor to the Steel City on Wednesday evening but it was he who showed the people of Sheffield a true cutting edge. His first goal was a thing of beauty, a sublime free kick that bounced into the top corner off the post, a strike the game’s true artists would be proud of. But increasingly ...
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Guido Westerwelle called in Simon McDonald for a formal protest . Security details leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden . Documents claim UK embassy has hi-tech equipment on embassy roof .
[ "Britain and Germany were at odds last night over claims that UK spies run an eavesdropping centre from the roof of the British Embassy in Berlin. Foreign minister Guido Westerwelle summoned the British ambassador to hear a formal protest about the snooping network allegedly operated by the Government Communication...
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Labour leader revealed passport checks 'would have to be looked at' His spokesman: 'It would be up to us to secure our northern border' Comes as shock poll puts Yes camp ahead on 51% to No camp's 49% . Revelation comes just 11 days before history-making referendum .
[ "Ed Miliband today issues the stark threat that manned border posts could be introduced if Scotland backs independence in next week's historic vote. With just 11 days to go until the referendum - and polls showing growing momentum for Alex Salmond's nationalists - the Labour leader has urged voters to face up to th...
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Trailer has been released for the latest documentary on Stephen Hawking . Promises a unique insight into the personal life of the physicist . Examines the contrast between his physical and mental abilities . The film, Hawking, will be in cinemas later this year .
[ "As one of science’s greatest minds, Stephen Hawking has captured the imagination of millions across the world. But, the physicist is almost as well known for his physical abilities as he is for his mental capacity. Now, a documentary is set to be released telling the story of his incredible life. Scroll down for v...
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Blair Cowan was born in New Zealand but is the son of a Scottish mother . The London Irish backrower already has three caps for Vern Cotter's men after being called-up for the summer tour of the Americas. Cowan first moved to the UK in 2009 when he signed for Cornish Pirates . The flanker then moved to Worcester Warrio...
[ "Blair Cowan may have been born in New Zealand but he insists he will be the proudest Scot on show if he is given his BT Murrayfield debut on Saturday. The son of a Scottish mother and Cook Islander father, the 28-year-old is in line to make his bow at the home of the Dark Blues when they host Argentina this weeken...
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Five-year-old kidnapped and raped by her neighbour in east Delhi . Man allegedly held her captive for four days, raped and mutilated her . Girl is fighting for her life in 'one of the worst cases' doctors have seen .
[ "A five year old girl is fighting for her life after she was raped by a neighbour in Gandhi Nagar, east Delhi, who held her captive for four days. The girl was kidnapped while playing outside her home and locked in her neighbour’s flat for days before someone heard her cries for help. Doctors reported finding ‘fore...
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Prince Charles becomes oldest heir apparent in British history . Oldest heir apparent was William IV, who succeeded George III in 1830 . Oldest heir to throne still Sophia of Hanover, who died aged 83 . Queen already the oldest monarch at the age of 87 .
[ "Tiring: Prince Charles has had a long wait - the longest ever . The birth of baby George, a boost in sales for Duchy's Originals - and Prince Charles has broken a record to add to his year of milestones - although this one may come with a pinch of frustration. The Prince of Wales - who has in the past joked about ...
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Irene Clark, 65, beat her husband James in row over ITV period drama . A neighbour heard the disagreement and called the police in Fife, Scotland . Four officers were sent and took Mrs Clark away in a riot van . Her husband was treated by paramedics for a paper cut on his forehead . Wife spent two nights in police cell...
[ "They were hardly the first couple to argue over what to watch on television on a Sunday evening. So Irene Clark and her husband Richard were astonished when four police officers turned up at their front door. And they were horrified when Mrs Clark, 65, was arrested and led away – because she had swiped at her husb...
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AJ Hayward avoided serious injury after his fall down the drain . He had to spend a night in hospital after suffering from concussion .
[ "A toddler escaped uninjured after falling 10ft down a drain when a rusty manhole cover broke under his weight. AJ Hayward, who is just 18 months old, hit his head on the side of the concrete culvert and narrowly missed being crushed by the iron cover which landed just inches away from him. He was taken to hospital...
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Diver Miguel Lasa, 49, was swimming without a cage when the Tiger shark approached . Deadly shark grabbed the specialist, £11,000 camera and swam off . Luckily, it dropped the equipment 100 metres away on the sea floor in the Bahamas . Tiger sharks are the world's second most dangerous breed - just behind the great whi...
[ "This snappy shark was clearly not in the mood for a close-up, snatching one petrified photographer's camera straight out of his arms before swimming off into the distance with it. After posing for several pictures during a diving expedition in the Bahamas, the toothy tyrant obviously decided enough was enough. Swi...
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Jodi Arias has to defend her previous statements during first day of prosecution . Admitted to shooting boyfriend Travis Alexander but said she 'had no memory' of stabbing him 27 times .
[ "The prosecution started their portion of the Jodi Arias murder trial on Thursday by aggressively questioning her about different stories that they believe she lied about on the stand. They used her own journal entries to argue that she lied about a specific explicit sex romp with boyfriend Travis Alexander that in...
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Watchdog is warning about acrylamide - substance linked to cancer risk . Chemical forms in starchy foods baked, fried or roasted at high temperature . Urging people not to eat dark chips, dark toast or drink instant coffee . Means many British favourites, such as roast and jacket potatoes, fall into danger category .
[ "Risk: The EU watchdog claims eating brown toast could put you at higher risk of getting cancer (file picture of model) It's enough to make you choke on your marmalade. An EU watchdog says toast, that most British of breakfast delicacies, should be eaten only when it is a light yellow colour – not an appetising bro...
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Human rights group says it reached conclusion after investigating three Israeli attacks on or near UN-run schools housing displaced Palestinians . Group carried out field research and interviews as part of investigation . It said no military targets apparent and some attacks were indiscriminate . It comes a day after I...
[ "An international human rights group has accused Israel of committing war crimes during the brutal 50-day war with Gaza which left more than 2,100 Palestinians dead. Human Rights Watch has said it reached the conclusion after investigating three attacks on or near United Nations-run schools housing displaced Palest...
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Builder claimed top rate of Disability Living Allowance while operating JCB . A doctor wrongly claimed £100,000 using several fake identities . 40% of fraudster’s gains can be reclaimed directly out of future benefits .
[ "The excuses given by benefit fraudsters make ‘the dog ate my homework’ look like child’s play, a list reveals. One doctor, who was also a UFO expert, wrongly claimed £100,000 using several fake identities. But it was all right, the man told officials – he took the money for ‘fellow agents’ because he was a spy wor...
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Benidorm is the most popular on Spain’s mainland for foreign buyers . A three-bedroom, two-bathroom villa with a pool costs £158,000 . Name Costa Blanca invented by BEA when it began to fly to . Valencia in 1957 .
[ "From package holidays to second homes, Britons are now returning to Benidorm in droves. In the 1970s it was the holiday destination of choice for sun-seeking Britons. The region is the most popular on Spain’s mainland for foreign buyers, according to land registry figures which show the proportion of villas and ap...
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TOWIE's Sam Faiers and Maria Fowler also on red carpet in daring frocks .
[ "TOWIE's Sam Faiers and Maria Fowler also on red carpet in daring frocks . She's had enough practice as her years as a model on the catwalk - and it seems that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is turning her movie red carpet outings into something of an art form. The ravishing Victoria's Secret model, 24, had the crowds g...
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Tony and Joanne Young from Felling Gateshead lost six stone each . Joanne, 34, fell pregnant nine weeks ago and is due in January . Before their weight-loss, they'd tried to conceive for almost a decade .
[ "A married couple who shed 12 stone between them to improve their chances of conceiving feel pregnant nine weeks ago. Tony and Joanne Young, from Felling, Gateshead, were clinically obese and thought they would never be able to have a second baby after trying for almost a decade. At their heaviest Tony, 41, tipped ...
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Ashley Talbot, 15, was run over and killed by his school minibus . Teenager died at the scene at Maesteg Comprehensive School, Wales . The minibus was being driven by popular PE teacher Chris Brooks . Police are treating Ashley's death yesterday as a 'tragic accident' The Health and Safety Executive have been informed ...
[ "Ashley Talbot, 15, was run over and killed by a school minibus at Maesteg Comprehensive School in South Wales . A teacher killed a 15-year-old pupil by accidentally running him over in the school minibus on the way to a rugby match. PE teacher Chris Brooks, 33, was driving the vehicle when he hit Ashley Talbot in ...
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President said black communities' distrust of white law enforcement is 'rooted in realities that have existed in this country for a long time' But he calmly condemned violent rioters and looters, saying 'people should be prosecuted if they engage in criminal acts' 'I have no sympathy at all for destroying your own comm...
[ "President Barack Obama said Tuesday in Chicago that while racism-related fears of some African-Americans are 'not made up' and 'rooted in realities,' there is 'no excuse' for the violence that turned parts of Ferguson, Missouri into an urban war zone on Monday night. 'A grand jury made a decision yesterday that up...
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There is less Arctic sea ice now than there has been at any time in the past 1,450 years .
[ "Britain is facing years of freezing winters because of the dramatic decline in Arctic sea ice, say scientists. Global warming means autumn levels of sea ice have dropped by almost 30 per cent since 1979 - but this is likely to trigger more frequent cold snaps such as those that brought blizzards to the UK earlier ...
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Victoria Wakefield has spent 30 years developing a new species of plant . She did it by selecting seeds of tallest sunflower from crop and re-planting . Repeated the process over three decades when they grew to average of 17ft .
[ "The pleasure of growing sunflowers is about to reach new heights – with the arrival of a new seed that guarantees 17ft plants. Green-fingered pensioner Victoria Wakefield has spent 30 years painstakingly developing a new species called 'Helianthus Giraffe' by selecting the seeds of the tallest sunflower from a cro...
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Former business partners are counter-suing him for £400,000 - £600,000 . Pierre White says he is entitled to share of sale of pub that used his name . Also says he should have received 38 per cent of £900,000 sale of Inn .
[ "Marco Pierre White arriving at the Rolls Building in London today where he launched a £174,000 claim against his former business partners . Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White is alleged to have hidden a stake in a pub in his name during his divorce from his wife, Mati. He denied the claims at the opening of a damag...
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Moroccan-born Amine El Khalifi arrested on Saturday in FBI sting . Has been living illegally in country for 12 years; lives in Alexandria, Va. FBI agents reportedly supplied El Khalifi with deactivated 'suicide vest' Wanted to 'set off the explosives where people would be around,' one official told NBC News .
[ "A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested on Friday in an FBI sting operation near the U.S. Capitol while planning to detonate what police said he thought were live explosives. Amine El Khalifi of Alexandria, Virginia, was taken into custody a year after the FBI received a tip from an informant fearful of his anti-U...
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Photographer Christian Kneidinger, 50, captured images in Linz, Austria . He was trying to focus on colours but after a closer look spotted the 'bird' Centre of pink moth orchid shows an optical illusion of animal in flight . Showed other visitors at Botanical Garden who could not believe it . Said he was surprised and...
[ "An eagle-eyed photographer has captured these incredible pictures of an orchid that looks just like a bird. Photographer Christian Kneidinger, 50, was taking pictures in a botanical garden in Linz, Austria, when he realised he was looking at something special. Initially the software engineer was trying to focus on...
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Bacharach-David song was written for Dionne Warwick in 1963 . One of two chart-toppers for Cilla - You're My World was the other . Sheridan Smith is playing the Liverpudlian singer on television drama .
[ "It was 1974 when Cilla Black last graced the Top 40 of the hit parade. The singer who started out working in the Cavern Club in Liverpool in the early 1960s first charted with Love of the Loved, a composition by her friends John Lennon and Paul McCartney. After 19 Top 40 hits, including a brace of chart-toppers sh...
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Schumacher is recovering at his Lake Geneva home after a skiing accident . He suffered a severe head injury while skiing in the French resort of Meribel . He has spent much of the time since in a coma, following major operations . Swiss police were forced to shield the property from journalists last week .
[ "Michael Schumacher has a team of 15 medical experts treating him at a special clinic built in the grounds of his mansion home in Switzerland, with wage bills and medical equipment rental costing more than an estimated £100,000 a week. The Lausanne rehabilitation clinic which Schumacher, 45, left two weeks ago to r...
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Property was built from the remains of a 15th century fortified castle which was largely destroyed in the Civil War . The gate house and guard room remained intact and their stone arches make up the current dinning room . A teacher of Western etiquette currently lives and works from the property . The house boasts six-...
[ "It is the castle home that has become the very English setting of etiquette lessons. Wiverton Hall, built out of the remains of a 15th century fortified castle which was largely destroyed during the Civil War, has been offered for sale for £1.5 million. The gate house and guard room from the original property rema...
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The ISIS terror army's social media agitators blanketed Twitter with a hashtag claiming 'Islamic State toppled the US defense minister' GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: One image retweeted endlessly is a Photoshopped image of an ISIS jihadi decapitating Hagel with a knife . Another shows President Barack Obama planting his foo...
[ "Militants aligned with the self-proclaimed 'Islamic State' (ISIS) boasted Monday on Twitter that the terror army was responsible for U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's ouster. 'The Islamic State has toppled the US defense minister,' one of the group's social media agitator gloated Monday on Twitter, launching a ...
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Researchers in South Carolina say invading species are releasing carbon . The scientists found both kudzu and knotweed unbalanced ecosystems . This caused them to release carbon that had been stored in the soil . U.S. kudzu invasion alone is comparable to 540 millions gallons of gasoline . And they say the effect on ag...
[ "We all know plants absorb carbon dioxide and expel oxygen, giving us the safe and clean air that  humans breathe. But now scientists have said that some invasive species of plant such as Japanese knotweed and kudzu can unbalance an ecosystem and release carbon stored in soil into the atmosphere. The researchers at...
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Built for a Channel 4 documentary, Rex the bionic man raises ethical dilemmas . The programme's presenter, Dr Bertolt Meyer, has a £30,000 bionic limb after he was born without a left hand .
[ "It cost six million dollars to create bionic superhero Steve Austin. Scientists however have built a man from artificial limbs for a sixth of the price. Known as Rex – short for robotic exoskeleton – his 6ft frame is made up of an array of artificial limbs and organs from around the world. Scroll down for video . ...
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was arraigned in his hospital bed, where he remains in serious condition . Charging documents reveal dramatic new details of the investigation into the deadly Boston Marathon bombings . Tsarnaev's brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, allegedly bragged that he carried out the bombings as he carjacked someo...
[ "Charged: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been formally charged in the Boston Marathon bombings and he will be tried in the U.S. criminal justice system . Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been formally charged in the Boston Marathon bombings, officials announced on Monday. Tsarnaev, 19, was arraigned in his hospital bed at Beth Israel ...
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Jaris Hayden, 29, will be arraigned December 3 on criminal charges he had sex with an inmate then let her go . That woman has filed a civil suit alleging the sex was forced . The suits reveal the woman was several months pregnant during the October 9 incident .
[ "More issues in Ferguson: Former Ferguson, Missouri correctional officer Jaris Hayden is accused in a criminal suit of having sex with a pregnant inmate and then setting her free. In a separate civil suit, the inmate says she was raped by Hayden . A former Ferguson corrections officer faces felony charges and a law...
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Journalist, 67, passed away yesterday after long battle pancreatic cancer . He was known to many as the host of Radio 4's News Quiz until 2006 . Radio 4 colleague Corrie Corfield said: 'Somewhere rather special Simon Hoggart is now being told to get a . move on by Alan Coren' Death announced in today's Guardian - where...
[ "Tributes have been paid to journalist and broadcaster Simon Hoggart who has died aged 67. Hoggart, who died yesterday, is perhaps best known as the long-standing host of BBC Radio 4's News Quiz until 2006. He was also a prolific writer, spending a lot of his career writing for the Guardian - including a long stint...
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Fruit of black nightshade is toxic-but could be mistaken for blueberries . Botanists say the berries can be turned into food once they are ripened . If they are consumed in their unripe state they contain the two poisons . Michelle Paine noticed the plant growing in Penzance, Cornwall .
[ "A cousin of the deadly nightshade plant is thriving in Britain because of the balmy weather - with experts warning its poisonous berries could kill. The fruit of the black nightshade, or solanum nigrum, is highly toxic but can easily be mistaken for plump, juicy blueberries. It normally grows in remote farmland bu...
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West Ham haven't heard for Cheikhou Kouyate for the past two days . Kouyate is due back from the Africa Cup of Nations after Senegal went out . Sam Allardyce reveals the club has had issues tracking the player down . The Hammers boss still believes the midfielder could face Liverpool . Click here for all the latest Wes...
[ "West Ham have had problems finding Cheikhou Kouyate after he went missing on international duty in the past two days. Kouyate is due back at the club after Senegal we're knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations. But West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has revealed they have had issues tracking him down. VIDEO Scroll do...
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Donna Senior bought charger for her iPhone from bus station shop . It exploded as she slept near her baby leaving socket black and frazzled .
[ "A mother has spoken about the horrifying moment when her phone charger exploded and parts of it hit the moses basket where her five-week-old baby was sleeping. Donna Senior had bought the charger for her iPhone a few days earlier, but after plugging it in for the first time, she and her newborn daughter Ella were ...
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Authorities say the arrest was unrelated to Elliot Rodger's Friday rampage . On Tuesday, 21-year-old Kevin Tym was arrested after accidentally shooting a bullet into his neighbor's apartment on the UCSB campus . Tym told authorities he was 'playing' with his Glock 17 when it accidentally fired - nearly missing his next...
[ "Four days after 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six people on the University of Santa Barbara campus, authorities seized seven guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition from another student who accidentally fired a bullet into his neighbor's apartment. Sheriff's Sgt. Mark Williams says the cases are unconnected. Kevin ...
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He's 'devastated' by tryst with British director . Rupert Sanders has two young children with model Liberty Ross . Relationship hangs in the balance after her grovelling apology .
[ "While Kristen Stewart and her married . director paramour Rupert Sanders have both issued grovelling apologies . for their exposed affair, Robert Pattinson has remained resolutely silent. Even the cuckolded wife, British . model Liberty Ross, has taken a few swipes via cryptic Twitter postings, . but sources close...
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Genavese Justin pleaded guilty to wounding Lasha Horton with intent . Before the attack the pair had been best friends . Miss Horton lost a £15,000-a-year modelling contract as a result of the attack .
[ "Lasha Horton was pushed through a glass panel by her best friend at her home . A woman has admitted to throwing a model through a glass panel, ending her career as a result of the injuries she inflicted. Genavese Justin attacked best friend . Lasha Horton, 23, at her home in Top Valley, Nottinghamshire, soon after...
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Dzokhar Tsarnaev, 20, lives a life of virtual solitary confinement one year after the deadly Boston bombings . Is allowed only one letter a week and is not allowed to watch television or listen to radio . He is limited to one phone call a week to his parents in Dagestan . Receives fan-mail from those who believe he is ...
[ "One year on: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is spending his days in literal solitary confinement at The Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts . One year ago today he and his brother killed three people and wounded 260 with two home-made pressure cooker bombs at the Boston marathon. Two days after the worst terror att...
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The ARGUS-IS can view an area of 15 sq/miles in a single image . Its zoom capability can detect an object as small as 6in on the ground . Developed by BAE as part of a $18million DARPA project . System works by stringing together 368 digital camera chips .
[ "A sinister airborne surveillance camera gives the U.S. military the ability to track movements in an entire city like a real-time Google Street View. The ARGUS-IS array can be mounted on unmanned drones to capture an area of 15 sq/miles in an incredible 1,800MP - that's 225 times more sensitive than an iPhone came...
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Heroin addict Nicholas Lovell jailed for ten years and six months . He crashed into Ross and Clare Simons as he tried to outrun police . Left the couple dying by the side of the road following the incident . Family of victims now calling for changes to the law .
[ "Nicky Lovell was today jailed for 10 years after knocking down and killing Ross and Clare Simons . A banned driver who knocked down and killed a 'perfect' couple as they rode on a tandem bike had two children in his car it was revealed today as he was sentenced. Heroin addict Nicholas Lovell crashed into Ross and ...
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Book about the Ripper's final victim puts forward intriguing theory . Author William J Perring outlines the killer and her motive for the slayings . He said: 'This is not just a novel but a solution to the Ripper mystery'
[ "Could the brutal murders attributed to Jack the Ripper have been committed by a woman charity worker in a perverse bid to bring the harrowing conditions in the East End into the light? This is the theory put forward in a new novel about the Victorian serial killer, whose elusive identity has occupied criminologist...
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The current junior, identified as 'Jackie' in Rolling Stone article, says she was raped by a group of Phi Kappa Psi men at the house in September 2012 . Jackie told a dean about the gang rape, but says the school never opened an investigation until threatened with a damaging article this week . She also says that two o...
[ "One of University of Virginia's most illustrious fraternities is now under investigation amid reports seven members gang-raped a female student in the house two years ago. The horrifying account was detailed in a recently-published Rolling Stone article, in which a current junior identified as 'Jackie' says she wa...
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Mitt Romney appeared on  Fox News Sunday to discuss the President's lack of response to ISIS . Romney faults President Obama for not having a coherent strategy for dealing with the terrorist group . A new poll found that could Americans go back to 2012 knowing what they know now, 53 percent would have voted for Romney ...
[ "Mitt Romney had some harsh words for President Obama earlier today, criticizing him over what he believes to be the lack of a coherent strategy to combat the terrorist group ISIS. The former presidential candidate appeared on Fox News Sunday, where he said President Obama was, 'too busy on the golf course to pick ...
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Umar Tufail, 25, was the victim of South London gang's 'deliberate execution' Aspiring rapper Tufail was killed in revenge for stabbing of Sanchez Thomas . Umar may have been mistaken for brother Amir who had stabbed Thomas . Kyrone Daley and Sanchez Thomas were jailed for a total of 47 years today .
[ "Two gunmen have been jailed for life for shooting dead an aspiring rapper in a case of mistaken identity as he sat in his car outside his family home. Umar Tufail, 25, was the victim of a South London gang's 'deliberate execution' after his younger brother Amir stabbed one of the two gunmen three months before, th...
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The beauty contests have been taking place in . Malaysia for decades . According to experts, there are about 250,000 serama in Malaysia . Champion birds can fetch up to $10,000 if they win the top prize . Judges look for a bird with a puffed out chest and good posture .
[ "A pageant for tiny chickens sees a bird with its puffed-out chest stand upright focusing on its posture, and strutting its rich yellow plumage for a stoney-faced judge. The chicken belongs to Mohamad Hatta who is as proud of his chicken as a father is of his children during the contest which took place near the ca...
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Dubbed the biggest mountain-moving . project in China's history ambitious scheme will see a . metropolis created 50 miles from the city of Lanzhou . According to state-run newspaper The China Daily, more than £7billion of corporate investment has already been attracted .
[ "China's insatiable appetite for development is showing no sign of abating with the Communist superpower announcing an audacious plan to flatten 700 mountains to make way for a new super-city. In what is being dubbed the biggest mountain-moving project in the country's history the ambitious scheme will see a metrop...
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Medicare can no longer automatically deny coverage requests for sex reassignment surgeries . 'Sometimes I am asked aren't I too old to have surgery. My answer is how old is too old?' the veteran, Denee Mallon said . Mallon was denied coverage for surgery two years ago .
[ "Medicare can no longer automatically deny coverage requests for sex reassignment surgeries, a federal board ruled on Friday in a groundbreaking decision that recognizes the procedures are medically necessary for people who don't identify with their biological sex. Ruling in favor of a 74-year-old transgender Army ...
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'Ryan looked really shaken up... he hit a van with real force' says witness . Father won £10,000 after betting son would one day play for Red Devils .
[ "Arrested: Manchester United's Ryan Tunnicliffe . Manchester United soccer star Ryan Tunnicliffe has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after crashing his £60,000 motor. Tunnicliffe, 19, was held yesterday afternoon just hours after picking up the keys to the top of the range black Land Rover. He allegedly...
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Compelling photographs show dust-strewn children in recycling plants and making coloured balloons in Dhaka . Minimum working age in Bangladesh is 14, but 93% of child labourers work in small workshops and slip under radar . Last week the city marked the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse which...
[ "Caked in dust and wading through recycled plastic, these are just some of the thousands of children who work illegally in Bangladesh. More than a million children are involved in dangerous work in the country - despite the minimum working age being 14, according to the International Labour Organisation. These comp...
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Conditions inside the flat in Nurtigen, Germany, described as 'absolute hell' Firemen said the smell was 'indescribable' and vermin were 'rustling about' Neighbour called police after hearing tapping on ceiling - the man's SOS sign . Man was too fat to exit through door and had to be lowered out with a crane .
[ "Firemen in Germany were forced to don gas masks to rescue a bedridden obese man who had not washed in five years. Neighbours of the 25-stone man thought their apartment block in the town of Nurtigen near Stuttgart, had been targeted in a chemical attack when firemen turned up wearing bio-hazard suits and respirato...
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Bees gathered together . at the Moisés Lucarelli stadium . The match was between Ponte Preta and . Atletico Sorocaba .
[ "A swarm of bees caused a Brazilian football match to be delayed after settling on a goal crossbar. The match, between Ponte Preta and Atletico Sorocaba, was cast into doubt after the bees gathered together at the Moisés Lucarelli stadium in Sao Paulo. Firemen were called in to kill the bees, delaying the league ga...
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The purple-and-white printed shift was from the designer's spring/summer 2012 collection, and had originally cost $1,995 . The dress went on sale on MyHabit, just days after the Duchess of Cambridge wore it in Singapore last week .
[ "The Prabal Gurung dress worn by the Duchess of Cambridge last week has sold out just an hour after it went on sale on a discount fashion site. The purple-and-white printed shift, which originally cost $1,995, was chosen by Catherine to meet the President of the Republic of Singapore last Tuesday. Just days later, ...
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Louise, from Coventry, had suffered two failed miscarriages during a seven-year battle to have a baby . Decided to try hypnotherapy before embarking on IVF treatment . In session she was given subconscious suggestion she was having a baby . Fell pregnant just four weeks afterwards .
[ "A 36-year-old who was desperate for a baby after seven years of trying to conceive has finally had a baby girl - after she was hypnotised into believing she was pregnant. Louise Cheshire, 36, who also suffered two miscarriages, decided to try hypnotherapy before embarking on IVF treatment with her partner Ian Forr...
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Peter Nunn, 33, from Bristol, threatened to assault the Walthamstow MP . It came after she supported campaign to keep a woman on British banknote . Father-of-one called her a witch in a 'campaign of hatred' last summer . Nunn claimed he was exercising his right to freedom of speech . He also claimed he was trying to 's...
[ "Peter Nunn (pictured at court today) threatened to rape a Labour MP after she supported a successful campaign to put Jane Austen on the £10 note . An internet troll who threatened to rape a Labour MP after she supported a successful campaign to put Jane Austen on the £10 note has been jailed for 18 weeks. Peter Nu...
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Exit helped 32 people in Basel area die last year in hospitals or care homes . Exit's application has been met with anger from locals . 172 people travelled to Switzerland to die from overseas in 2012 .
[ "Swiss right-to-die group Exit has applied for permission to change its office into an assisted suicide centre. If the plan is agreed, it will become the second DIY death centre in the country. Dignitas operates an assisted suicide clinic on the outskirts of Zurich where hundreds of people, including dozens of Brit...
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A Kickstarter fund to sell trunks has been launched by Franky Shaw . Inventor said he was tired of having his car seats soaked after a swim . He developed a polyester-blend hydrophobic material that repels liquid . It works by bonding nanoparticles to fibres on a microscopic level . When water hits the fabric, the nano...
[ "A quick dip in the pool can sound appealing - until you realise you’ll be left wearing dripping swimwear for the rest of the day. Now one Toronto-based entrepreneur has come up with a range of swim trunks that means you can avoid leaving a trail of puddles in your wake. Inventor, Franky Shaw, has set-up a Kickstar...
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The prime minister made the comments at the Liberal National Party state conference in Brisbane . He said Operations Sovereign Border saves billions in unnecessary future spending and ends deaths . His words contrasted greatly with unhappy protestors outside . Less than a week ago, the High Court stopped the government...
[ "Prime Minister Tony Abbott has described stopping the boats as the 'most compassionate' thing his government could have done. Mr Abbott was trumpeting the success of Operations Sovereign Borders at the Liberal National Party state conference in Brisbane on Saturday when he made the comment, adding that secure bord...
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Colleen Ritzer was found killed behind Danvers High School last week . Her student, Philip Chism, has been arrested and faces murder charge . 1,000 people attended her funeral on Monday - including 400 students . At the service, Ritzer was remembered as a loving, selfless teacher who touched everyone she met .
[ "The mother of a beloved math teacher who was allegedly killed by a 14-year-old student sobbed as she left her daughter's funeral on Monday, her face etched with agony. Peggie Ritzer left St Augustine Church in Andover, Massachusetts supported by her son, Daniel, this morning as more than 1,000 mourners gathered to...
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Gang would send parcels to accomplices in Pakistan using a tracked service .
[ "The 'main player' Khalid Mahmood, 30, from Bradford, was jailed for 25 years . Five men have been jailed for a total of 109 years for smuggling more than £9m of heroin hidden in baby powder bottles into the UK. The gang would use British post offices send parcels to their accomplices in Pakistan using a tracked se...
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Scientists from the University of Sussex have discovered that koalas possess an extra pair of vocal folds that are located outside the voice box . The specialised sound-producing organ has never before been seen in any other land-dwelling mammal . The Australian marsupial’s mating call is about 20 times lower in pitch ...
[ "Koalas have a unique voice box that allows them to make a 'belching' call that only large animals like elephants are capable of . Koalas might look cute but they have a unique voice box that allows them to make a ‘belching’ call that only large animals like elephants are capable of. The Australian marsupial’s mati...
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The plane due to take Barcelona's squad home developed engine trouble . Cancelled flight meant Barcelona had to spend another night in Amsterdam . They will fly home on Thursday to prepare for Saturday's match in Almeria . Lionel Messi scored twice in 2-0 win at Amsterdam ArenA . His goals equalled Raul's Champions Le...
[ "Barcelona spent an unexpected extra night in Amsterdam following their Champions League win over Ajax after their plane broke down. Luis Enrique's squad had been due to return to Barcelona from the Dutch city straight after their match at the Amsterdam ArenA on Wednesday night, but their aircraft had engine troubl...
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Ohio Correctional Facility doesn't have enough pentobarbital to use as an injection so they are using a combination of a painkiller and a sedative . Ronald Phillips, 40, was sentenced to death for killing 3-year-old Sheila Marie Evans in 1993 after a long period of abusing her . Phillips' lawyers have pushed for mercy ...
[ "Ronald Phillips, 40, will be executed by Columbus, Ohio with an alternative form of lethal injection . Columbus, Ohio will use an untried-dose of two drugs to put to death a condemned inmate who raped and killed his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, the state prisons agency said on Monday. A warden determined the ...
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Paddy Doyle, from Solihull, West Midlands, broke his first record in 1987 . Records include most one-armed push ups - 4,000 per day - in calendar year . Also completed fastest cross-country marathon carrying 40lb backpack . He holds another 149 records which have been approved by other bodies .
[ "A former paratrooper has broken 55 Guinness World Records for endurance sports in the past 25 years. Paddy Doyle's world records include the most one arm push-ups in one calendar year - for which he had to do 4,000 per day - as well as the most competitive full contact rounds in boxing. The 49-year-old has also co...
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Nathan, Mal and their sister who will be named via an online competition, are six-week-old African lions living in Ben Britton's lounge room . They were abandoned by their mother after birth before being taken on by the director of Wild Animal Encounters . Lion numbers across the world have dropped from half a million ...
[ "At six weeks of age, little Nathan, Mal and their sister who is yet to be named, resemble three kittens purring and napping for the majority of the day. But by the end of the year, Ben Britton, 37, expects his current African lion roommates to weigh up to 40 kilograms each and no longer fit on his couch. As the di...
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CDC spent staff time organizing a 'Zombie Preparedness' website and creating a graphic novella . 'That’s right,' a CDC website read. 'I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you’ll be happy you read this' Tom Frieden, the embattled CDC director, helmed the agency in 2011 when the ...
[ "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, now under fire for its sloppy handling of Ebola virus cases in the U.S., spent time and resources in 2011 to educate Americans about the epidemic threat posed by a zombie apocalypse. 'If you're ready for a Zombie Apocalypse, you're ready for any emergency,' read one ...
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Jacquelyn Moore, principal of Jewett Middle Academy Magnet in Winter Haven, Florida, was suspended this week pending an internal investigation . Drill school officers went from classroom to classroom, with guns drawn . Some of the students panicked while others hid and ducked out of the way . Parents expressed their ou...
[ "Suspended: Jacquelyn Moore was suspended over the unannounced school shooting 'drill' A middle school principal has been suspended terrifying students and staff by staging a shooter 'drill' that involved police officers entering classrooms with guns drawn. Jacquelyn Moore, principal of Jewett Middle Academy Magnet...
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Wilson Burdis, 67, said council workers won't collect his garden waste bin . He said they blame 'health and safety' because bin is situated up three steps . Pensioner is unable to move bin to street level due to severe lung complaint . It means he has been left with two months' worth of rubbish at Leeds house .
[ "A disabled pensioner has been left with two months' worth of rubbish because bin men refuse to climb the three steps outside his house to collect it. Former delivery man Wilson Burdis, 67, who suffers from a severe lung complaint, said his bin has not been emptied for eight weeks due to 'health and safety' reasons...
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Scientists 'close to radical technique to develop personalised treatments' Want to sequence DNA of tumours in patients to deliver tailored treatment . Could help patients to carry on for a decade in relatively good health . Hopes that cancer could become a chronic disease rather than a killer . It would pave way for ra...
[ "Cancer will become a manageable condition rather than a death sentence within a decade, experts boldly predicted yesterday. Scientists believe they are close to rolling out a radical technique that allows them to develop extremely personalised cancer treatments, that will substantially increase life expectancy. Th...
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Death row mother Meriam Ibrahim, 27, gave birth to baby girl Maya yesterday . She has been locked up for eight months for marrying a Christian . Meriam's legs were chained as she gave birth to her daughter . Sentenced to death and 100 lashes for marrying US citizen Daniel Wani . Shadow foreign secretary slams 'barbaric...
[ "The United Nations needs to intervene to stop a Sudanese mother of two being executed for marrying a Christian, senior MPs from all parties have demanded today. Pregnant mother Meriam Ibrahim, 27, was thrown in jail in September for converting from Islam to Christianity after marrying US citizen Daniel Wani. She w...
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HagenBeck Zoo keepers set the apes the task as an 'enrichment challenge' The animals made tools out of twigs to get their dinner from a padlocked box . Otters from a neighbouring lake in the compound marvelled at the activity .
[ "They say good things come to those who wait. But these orangutans could not be bothered with that. Teased with a box of food that was padlocked shut, the furry animals decided to fashion tools out of twigs in a bid to break into the banquet. Curious: As the ape tries to work out the secret to getting his snack, an...
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The home and Ed and Elaine Brown who are serving time in prison for tax evasion is up for auction with the bid starting at $250,000 . After being convicted of tax evasion the two refused to surrender, stockpiling weapons and holding off for federal agents for 90 days . At this time Ed implied that the entire property w...
[ "The former compound of a New Hampshire couple who infamously held off federal agents there to arrest them in a 90 day standoff has hit the market for a very reasonable $250,000. The property is located in Plainfield on 100 acres and a features a large main house. The only problem is the somewhat high likelihood th...
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'Sophie Wittams' was an online alter-ego used by a reporter for the Sunday Mirror . He used her persona to tempt the interest of a number of Tory MPs . Women whose pictures were used say they are unhappy at being involved . Lawyers questioned whether sting could be justified in public interest . One said: 'I think memb...
[ "Anger: A photo by 'Sophie Wittams' was in fact of unsuspecting Charlene Tyler, from Lincolnshire . A Tory MP plans to make a formal complaint over allegations of 'entrapment' against a newspaper that forced Brooks Newmark to resign as a minister for sending an explicit photograph of himself. Mark Pritchard said th...
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President Obama visiting West Coast and due to pass through LA today . Travel plans sparked speculation he would appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live . White House was in talks with network but turned opportunity down . Spokesman said decision was 'at least in part' due to crises overseas .
[ "A White House spokesman says officials were in touch with the Jimmy Kimmel show over President Obama appearing, but turned the opportunity down because of crises in Gaza and Ukraine . The White House has confirmed that it was in touch with the Jimmy Kimmel Live show over President Obama appearing, but decided not ...
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A Melbourne label has created a 100 per cent cotton waterproof T-shirt . The technology is woven into the fabric and repels liquid and dirt . Chemical free, the Australian invention by Threadsmiths has been patented . The waterproof effect can last up to 80 machine washes .
[ "Ever wanted to stay dry in a water fight? Melbourne clothing and technology label Threadsmiths has created a revolutionary T-shirt that remains waterproof no matter how hard you try to soak it. Made from 100 per cent cotton, the plain white T-shirts called The Cavalier feature a 'hydrophobic' nano-technology appli...
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Liverpool beat Stoke City 1-0 in their Premier League clash . It was the 16th anniversary of Steven Gerard's Liverpool debut . Brendan Rodgers didn't realise and left him out of the side . The Reds boss said he felt bad for not starting him .
[ "Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had no idea it was the 16th anniversary of Steven Gerrard's debut and felt bad leaving him out of the team for the 1-0 win over Stoke. However, the captain was on the pitch when the winner was scored by Glen Johnson five minutes from time to end a three-match losing streak in the ...
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Michael Connor Verkerke, aged nine, was fatally stabbed in a Michigan playground on August 4 . He was playing with two of his brothers when a 12-year-old boy pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed him . He spent his dying breaths telling his brother he loved him and re-assuring him that the shocking attack wasn't hi...
[ "The little brother of a nine-year-old fatally stabbed at a playground near his western Michigan home had touching and shockingly mature words to share at a memorial service Wednesday. Kameron Verkerke, at just 7-years-old, told a packed church in Kent County that his brother Connor--who he helped get home in the w...
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Cameras on Kimberley’s Margaret River used to film saltwater crocodiles . When one went missing, local rangers assumed it had fallen into the water . The camera was found three weeks later intact 65 miles upriver . Footage revealed it was stolen by a sea eagle and had recorded its flight . Bird is shown stealing the ca...
[ "When a camera trap set up on the banks of Australia’s Kimberley’s Margaret River went missing earlier this year, local rangers assumed it had fallen into the water. Yet three weeks later the camera was found almost 65 miles upriver and the footage revealed it had actually been stolen by a sea eagle. The wings of t...
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Jonathan Tebbs had 'possessive' 12-year relationship with Kate Dixon . She found a new lover on an Oxbridge dating website last year . After she told Tebbs about the relationship he stabbed her 29 times . Tebbs, 46, was convicted of murder and handed a life sentence .
[ "A jealous lover who murdered his girlfriend over her affair with a man she met on a dating site for Oxbridge graduates was jailed for life today. Jonathan Tebbs, 46, stabbed dedicated town hall chief Kate Dixon 29 times with a Swiss Army knife before reading an Oscar Wilde poem about a man who kills his wife. He s...
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Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen smashed world record by a second and her own personal best by five . Last 50m was slightly faster than men's gold medallist Ryan Lochte . U.S. star hails teen's 'impressive'  achievement and says she could beat him . But British presenter controversially suggests win could be down to doping .
[ "Ryan Lochte knocked Olympic icon Michael Phelps off his perch on Saturday with a brilliant performance to win the men's 400m individual medley. But just minutes later, in the women's version of the event, a 16-year-old Chinese prodigy performed an even more amazing feat as she smashed the world record and left her...
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Belgravia property will be stripped of modern features added by new owners . Five-bedroom house will feature a 'security room' and a 'snug' Former prime minister, who died aged 87 last April, lived there since 1991 .
[ "For sale: The five-bedroom property on Chester Square in Belgravia will have its Georgian features restored . Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher's London home is going on the market for an estimated £12million. The five-bedroom property, in the exclusive Chester Square in Belgravia, is being restored to reins...
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The former firearms officer is identified only as Miss M for security reasons . Raised catalogue of complaints against officers at North Yorkshire Police . She was also ordered to follow sniffer dog to a cabinet containing porn .
[ "A special firearms police officer been awarded £20,000 for sexual . discrimination against the North Yorkshire Police. The officer can only . be identified as Mrs M for security reasons . An elite police markswoman has won £20,000 compensation after being bullied by colleagues. She was accused of having an affair ...
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Magaye Gueye strikes late for Millwall to hold Bournemouth . David Cotterill scores as Birmingham beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 . Rudy Gestede rescues point for Blackburn away at Middlesbrough . Neil Lennon leads Bolton to a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield .
[ "Bournemouth squandered their chance to claim top spot in the Sky Bet Championship as they surrendered a two-goal lead against Millwall. First-half goals from Steve Cook and Brett Pitman had given the hosts firm control of the match. But Edward Upson pulled one back for the Lions before substitute Magaye Gueye stru...
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The fire was started by arsonists at stables in Bolton, Manchester . Police believe the culprits broke into the stables and used petrol and firelighters to start the blaze . Shetland pony Penny and a cob named The General were burned alive . Owners Milli Knowles, 10 and her mother Samantha Brierley, 38, are devastated ...
[ "A young girl and her mother have been left heartbroken after their beloved pony and horse were burned alive by arsonists. Milli Knowles, 10, and stablehand Samantha Brierley, 38, were called to the stables near Bolton where they kept their pet animals after reports of an early-morning fire. Their nine-year-old cob...
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Hamas member Yosuf abu Zaghah, 20, killed during police raid in Hebron . Israel also carries out air strikes in Gaza, sending fireballs into the air . Air force claims the strikes were in response to rockets fired from the area . Israeli PM has vowed to punish Hamas for murder of three teenagers . Netanyahu's threat pr...
[ "Created: . 04:40 EST, 1 July 2014 . Joined by thousands of mourners, the mothers of three Israeli teenagers murdered on their way home from school saw their bodies laid to rest yesterday. Eyal Yifrach, 19, and 16-year-olds Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad Shaar are believed to have been shot dead in the backseat of a ca...