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1ca57d7a6a43960ed6e683605590336589597951 | By . Matthew Blake . It's the tantrum every parent knows all too well - the kicking and screaming when a child isn't paid their pocket money. But when ten-year-old Xiao Wei's father was late in paying him his weekly 50p stipend, the stubborn youngster took matters into his own hands. Rather than break some toys or sulk... | Xiao Wei, 10, climbed onto window sill in Shangsi, and shouted: 'I'll jump'
It emerged that his hard-up father had been late in paying 50p pocket money .
Finally police and child services talked him down after 30 minutes on the sill .
When quizzed about the threat on TV, he said he'd seen adult do it on TV .
He's threa... |
1ca659c22a3caa45cb0676aa2ff125263bc4ba07 | Britain and its NATO allies spent billions freeing Libyans from the evil clutches of Colonel Gaddafi, but what exactly has replaced him? Democratic elections are still some way away, there's serious unrest in several cities and today a United Nations report reveal that up to 8,000 pro-Gaddafi supporters were being held... | 8,000 loyalists loyalists being ill-treated by militia men - human rights report .
Medicins Sans Frontieres pulls out of Misrata .
Amnesty International claim there have been deaths at Libyan detention centres . |
1ca6905e75a0f0f27d395d4fbb9fa3005f4de9e1 | Victim: Dr. Michael Davidson has died after he was shot twice on Tuesday morning . The cardiologist shot twice by a gunman at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital on Tuesday morning has died. Dr. Michael Davidson was killed outside an examination room on the second floor of the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular... | Shooting happened inside world renowned hospital 11.07am on Tuesday .
Stephen Pasceri, 55, entered the building asking for the cardiologist by name .
Dr. Michael Davidson was shot twice and died later from his injuries .
Pasceri ended his life in an examination room shortly after the shooting . |
1ca8205a671f085e888c5d627bceb8aa5941fbfc | By . Fiona Macrae . Fish oils could hold the key to saving pensioners’ sight. Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in oily fish, help stop tiny blood vessels from bleeding into the back of the eye, experiments show. The finding is important because damage to retinal blood is behind a range of conditions that can lead to loss ... | Damage to retinal blood can lead to age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the elderly .
AMD affects more than 600,000 Britons and the number is expected to treble in the next 25 years .
In the study, a diet rich in omega-3 cut damage to the blood vessels in mice with an AMD-like eye di... |
1ca84e2b1ac7e1a4dbdfad677171d3db4719d560 | By . Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 10:51 EST, 26 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:07 EST, 27 January 2014 . There's no light at the end of the tunnel for the bitter cold gripping most of the country. Another winter storm is expected to hit the Midwest and East Coast early this week, bringing even more snow and keeping ... | More snow is expected to fall in the Midwest and East Coast early this week .
Temperatures will remain freezing, 15-30 degrees below average in most parts .
The cold is compromising propane supplies in 20 states as prices hit a high not seen since 1990 . |
1ca8ae84d7620c6f326dc12d94ac76771b3923fd | By . Lucy Crossley . As one of Britain's most eligible bachelors, with a string of glamourous ex-girlfriends Prince Harry is probably used to female attention. But even the red-haired Prince turned a shade of crimson when he was he subject of an enthusiastic embrace by one fan as he greeted well-wishers at an anniversa... | Prince Harry attended Leicester Square charity screening of 1964 film .
Prince hugged tightly by enthusiastic fan as he went to talk to well-wishers .
He was also introduced to the Royal Welsh mascot, Shenkin the goat .
Prince tells daughter of director that he watches Zulu every Christmas .
Zulu, starring Michael Cain... |
1ca9bf09bf534add02b7cfe6ebae6d17cde66286 | By . Conor Sheils . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 12 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:08 EST, 13 April 2013 . Publican Alastair Scott discovered he was allergic to beer after taking an allergy test . A pub landlord who tastes ales for a living has discovered he is allergic to BEER. Alastair Scott was the first in the UK to qua... | Alastair Scott took home allergy test after feeling tired and unwell .
The pub landlord was shocked when he discovered he was allergic to wheat - a key ingredient in beer .
But the defiant ale lover insists he will continue to drink . |
1cabb60a2bd51c4a9af9084ad18f01977f9d05bc | It has been called Britain's most vulgar car - and now it could be yours for more than £89,999.00. Student Daria Radionova is selling her bling-on-wheels Mercedes CLS 350 encrusted with one million Swarovski crystals just three weeks after it came to the world's attention. Yet while boasting that the testament to point... | Daria Radionova, 21, had the crystals glued onto her motor over two months .
She unveiled it three weeks ago, now she's trying to sell it on eBay .
A portion of sale will go towards the fire-gutted Manchester dog's home .
It also has a personalised number plate - reading 'BAII BY' |
1cabd6d196844888dd21aff65b3f4cf504514e43 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:06 EST, 15 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:23 EST, 16 September 2013 . A young man risked his life to satisfy his thrills when he climbed an 84ft-high gas holder above a city centre to take a photo of the sunrise from the top. James Kingston, 23, sought to capture the entir... | Daredevil defies the heights of gas holder to capture sunrise city .
James Kingston, 23, photographed Southampton at its finest hour . |
1cacd010bfbb590334a3718e9fa6a41c0b870f09 | Rev Francis Cooke said he wasn't just a chaplain but a counsellor to all faiths . Every week for ten years the Rev Francis Cooke visited the shop floor at Bentley, offering counselling and advice to the luxury car maker's workers. But only days before Christmas he has been made redundant because the company says he mi... | Rev Francis Cooke made redundant just days before Christmas .
Company says too many people of different faiths to warrant chaplain .
Mr Cooke says his role provided counselling for all not just Christians .
Staff have started petition to bring the chaplain back . |
1cace2b62cf2c279d8f9890209ea9bcf71d791b3 | By . Hugo Gye . The brother of notorious crime bosses Terry and Tommy Adams was arrested along with his wife in a dawn raid today as part of a money-laundering investigation. Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Operation Octopod arrested a total of seven people this morning, including an accountant and a solicitor,... | Officers from Operation Octopod executed warrants on seven addresses across London and the Home Counties .
Seven people arrested on suspicion of laundering millions of pounds .
Michael Adams, brother of alleged kingpin, was arrested with wife Debra .
Previous raids in February saw the arrest of 15 people allegedly link... |
1cad08d3e39105e82e7d551a49d577c2a2b1ae26 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 06:31 EST, 29 January 2012 . For those enjoying the unseasonably warm weather, the blast of freezing Arctic cold sweeping across Britain is in unwelcome reminder of what winter's normally like. But anyone with an eye for a stunning photograph is sure to welcome the dusting of snow ... | Department of Health issue 'Level 2' cold-weather alert as freeze poses significant health .
risks .
Warning of ice forming on untreated surfaces . |
1cad4c336d05063ee2f824e35e79cec7d5ed4b77 | Houston, Texas (CNN) -- For years, Kathy Broussard flew her single-engine Piper Cherokee across Texas, bringing critically ill patients to Houston for life-saving medical treatments. "I would pick up patients and drop them off ... and they would call a cab, and that was how it was done," said Broussard, who was part of... | Kathy Broussard organized group of volunteer pilots, drivers to help patients get to hospitals .
Many patients are too financially strapped to afford flights, cab fare .
Houston Ground Angels and Pilots has completed 6,000 ground or air missions .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2010 CNN Heroes . |
1cad502383be1ea6f4a57147f1bf178d6d89c903 | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 23:15 EST, 19 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:29 EST, 20 September 2013 . A former South Texas street gang member started snoring as he was lethally injected in a Texas prison. Robert Gene Garza, 30, smiled and blew a kiss to friends and relatives as they ... | Robert Gene Garza became the 12th inmate executed this year in Texas .
He was a member of a Rio Grande Valley gang - the Tri-City Bombers . |
1cadd2cb506aa751a0394637287baa2722981dff | They are part-motor home, part-coach ... and all style. With 43 full-time drivers on NASCAR's elite Sprint Cup circuit and 36 races each season, it means lot of traveling across the country every year. So in order to avoid constantly checking in-and-out of confined, expensive hotel rooms, many of the drivers have inves... | 'Motor coaches' are 'homes away from home' for NASCAR drivers .
There are 43 full-time NASCAR drivers and 36 races each season all over the country .
Coaches cut out the need for hotels and can be parked near the speedways .
Typically the motor home driver will ferry the RV all over the country and the NASCAR stars fly... |
1cb070a10a2b62edf12c63a4938bc207a3d9de10 | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 23:32 EST, 15 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:36 EST, 16 June 2013 . Ryan Ferguson was 21 when he sentenced to 40 years in prison for a murder his friend Chuck Erikson had implicated him in, despite Erikson not remembering any details of the night in question. The only evidence that li... | Ryan Ferguson has always maintained his innocence .
No evidence links the two friends to scene of killing in Missouri .
Only witnesses retracted statements that put Ferguson at the scene .
Despite seven appeals and no evidence, 27-year-old is still in jail . |
1cb10697c5d31d1a7272cda79b40ee2cd7732e49 | By . Francesca Chambers . Democratic lawmakers are beginning to distance themselves from president Barack Obama's decision to trade five known associates of the Taliban with the terrorist network in exchange for the release of accused deserter Bowe Bergdahl. One Democratic lawmaker called Obama’s Taliban trade 'a dange... | Democratic lawmakers are distancing themselves from Obama's decision to swap terrorist prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an accused deserter .
One Maryland congressman called the Taliban trade 'a dangerous precedent,' others are reluctant to praise the president's choice .
'I just don't know enough about it. I really d... |
1cb2b643d74eb1791b3c493cf3e4c878d2ff485b | (CNN)Has Russian President Vladimir Putin gone completely mad? This question is actually being debated in serious circles. In a telephone conversation with President Obama a few months ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reported to have suggested her Russian counterpart is "living in another world." The Ukraine cr... | A solution to the Ukraine crisis may involve ruling the country out of any future NATO membership, writes Matthew Chance .
For Putin, this crisis is only the latest in a catalog of grievances, says Chance .
Putin's ultimate goal may be to tear up the post-Soviet assumptions about what Russia will tolerate, he says . |
1cb5d38ca8a313c1109c36c8c7163142ec03c5b3 | By . Steph Cockroft . He's been keeping disappointed England fans entertained with a stream of amusing tweets showing a more alternative side to the World Cup in Brazil. And today Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara continued to keep the drama alive - by posting photos of a robber he caught in Rio de Janeiro. Kamara, 56, po... | Sky TV pundit and former footballer caught the criminal on the streets of Rio .
Kamara posted pictures on Twitter of the topless thief being handcuffed .
He tweeted that he was 'done in' after tracking down the 'prize catch' |
1cb782817506cab702fd493343cc987e76db0c00 | A couple have been arrested after allegedly locking three of their adopted children in a bedroom and starving them - before enjoying a Thanksgiving feast downstairs with their biological son. The alleged treatment at the hands of Larry and Nikki Russell was uncovered when their eldest adopted son escaped at their Terr... | Four children adopted by Larry and Nikki Russell earlier this year .
One boy, 17, told police the couple 'doused them in urine, starved them, bound them to their beds and locked them in dark rooms' |
1cb891a254c069e0dad04e2bbc0c689f2c984c78 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Ap . Former Dallas Cowboys tackle Josh Brent was released from jail on Sunday following his conviction for a drunken car crash that killed his friend and teammate, Jerry Brown, the Dallas County sheriff's office said. The 26-year-old Brent was convicted in January of intoxication manslaug... | Brent was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 10 years probation and handed a $10,000 fine for the fiery 2012 crash that killed friend Jerry Brown .
He had faced up to 20 years in prison .
Brent's BAC at the time of the wreck was .18, which is more than twice the legal limit .
The former Cowboys tackle could potentially ... |
1cb91d87a984cea39ccdf8916630a767e1dad653 | A church has banned a yoga class from using its hall because of its links with 'alternative spiritualities'. Instructor Naomi Hayama has been told by church leaders at St Michael and All Angels in Bristol that she will have to find another venue – even though she has used the hall for nine years. In a letter, the paroc... | Naomi Hayama told her yoga class is banned as it's not 'Christ-centred'
Ms Hayama, 39, has until the end of the month to find alternative premises .
Church says primary use of its buildings is 'the worship of God' |
1cb9ab7c5e8ad20039dfd97c1f89a310552787f1 | The Gandhi scion will be away for 'three or four weeks' on a 'finding-himself journey' The day Parliament kicked off its Budget Session, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi surprised even his own party members by proceeding on a “leave of absence for a few weeks”. The development immediately spawned barbs from various... | Social media fills with jokes about the disappearance of the Gandhi heir .
Congress sources claim Rahul will take over as party chief in April or June .
He is expected to be away three or four weeks, despite the railway and general budgets . |
1cbbbed25ae5d9969e2b50d028e421e61586d7a7 | By . Hayley O'keeffe . PUBLISHED: . 06:58 EST, 26 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:03 EST, 26 October 2013 . Matthew Dillon, who found love and fathered two children during more than four years on the run . An escaped prisoner fathered two children with a woman who didn't know he was a wanted man before police caught u... | Matthew Dillon was sent back to jail after spending four years on run .
The dad of two found love while out of prison and had not broken the law .
Told in court that he may even have been eligible for parole at time of escape . |
1cbccba448db02250b467a614f2e0fd381165666 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:17 EST, 21 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:12 EST, 21 March 2013 . The historic vote on whether Scotland should break away from the rest of the UK will be held on September 2014, it was announced today. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond fired the starti... | First Minister names the date for the landmark referendum .
Opponents say he must now come clean about what independence means .
Tory minister Ken Clarke warns SNP against banking on an oil windfall . |
1cbcdbdccead0f7e65f472e0aebc4d3451b4a5af | By . Abul Taher . Last updated at 3:47 PM on 20th November 2011 . Accused: Nurse Roger Dean is given oxygen after the blaze . A nurse who claimed to have rescued patients from a nursing home fire has been charged with murder after five people died and 13 were critically injured. Roger Dean is accused of four counts of ... | Nurse Roger Dean, 35, charged over deaths .
Flames flared in two different parts of the building .
Rescued residents in beds lined the footpath .
Firefighters had to crawl through thick black smoke . |
1cbd686f1b936be5d67565a7cb88e292601cc1bf | (CNN Student News) -- February 10, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Egypt • Silicon Valley • Texas . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Dedicating today's show to our Facebook fans at Woodbridge Hig... | Find out why the U.S. is frustrated with the pace of change in Egypt .
Discover which companies are showing signs of growth in Silicon Valley .
Consider a proposed law in Texas that aims to educate teens about sexting .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
1cbd7312ddeca006a01b415d30aae90e9484aa7f | Abu Dhabi (CNN) -- We are seeing the deadliest sectarian violence in Iraq since 2008 and that is causing major setbacks for Baghdad's aspiration to challenge Saudi Arabia as the top oil producer. The latest figures from Iraq's ministry of energy illustrate the direct link between the violence and the country's oil outp... | Iraq is experiencing the deadliest sectarian violence since 2008 and oil production has fallen .
Global oil companies in Iraq are paid for their services rather than getting a share of profits .
This means the companies have little appetite for risk, CNN's John Defterios says .
There are fears Iraq is not investing eno... |
1cbd863009956012e3941cab596e7a96bb47a974 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 00:44 EST, 31 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:45 EST, 31 July 2013 . The father of an unarmed man shot by a transit worker can sue the officer after a Tuesday court ruling. A federal appeals court in California said Tuesday that the father of Oscar Grant can sue the Bay Area Rapid Transit ... | Oscar Grant was shot dead on New Year's Day 2009 .
The transit officer has already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter . |
1cbf1fec5e9c28090cc4ee024de51b98720a9b50 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:21 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:37 EST, 7 March 2014 . An Arizona court has heard the voicemails that a former socialite left for her ex-boyfriend after she allegedly hired him to kill her ex-husband so that she could cash out on his $2million life insurance policy. P... | Pamela Phillips is heard telling her ex-boyfriend-turned-hitman Ron Young that 'there's no money left'
Her ex-husband Gary Triano .
died when his car exploded as he was leaving a Tucson-area country club .
after playing golf in 1996 .
She and Triano had already split but she was still the beneficiary of his $2million l... |
1cbf86427ae0fa068e4c13cbfc392c71c159f90a | (CNN) -- Kenyan fighter jets hit an Al-Shabaab camp in Somalia on Friday, killing at least 30 militants, the Kenya Defence Forces said. The attack took place while the militants met at the camp in Garbarahey in Somalia's western Gedo region near the border with Kenya, the Kenya Defence Forces said on its official Twitt... | At least 30 militants are killed in an airstrike on an Al-Shabaab training camp, Kenya's military says .
Among those killed are "key commanders," Kenyan military says .
The raid targeted the camp in the western Gedo region as militants were meeting, the military says .
Al-Shabaab, which is linked to al Qaeda, was behin... |
1cc0167e47eaa315194a3a60cde760e9ab4c2ede | By . Daily Mail Reporter . From chicken fillets to surgery and plunge bras, there's no shortage of ways for women to boost their assets. But for those who dread the double boob effect push-up bras can create, help is at hand in the shape of 'The One' bra - the latest addition to Ultimo's cleavage boosting arsenal. Fron... | The 28-year-old Liverpudlian is the current face of lingerie label Ultimo .
She stars in the new campaign for the cleaving boosting 'The One' bra .
Best selling bra has been relaunched and now comes in mint and polka dot . |
1cc0700a16429150c571d325d711976312c9bf74 | The Duke of Edinburgh was taken to hospital yesterday, but in typical style the Queen continued with her Diamond Jubilee celebrations alone. Hours before the start of last night’s concert at Buckingham Palace, Prince Philip was taken by ambulance from Windsor Castle, where the royal couple had been resting following Su... | The Prince, 90, has a bladder infection and will be in hospital 'for a few days'
He is 'disappointed he missed last night's concert and today's engagements'
Prince Philip also suffered from a bladder infection in February 2002 . |
1cc1768cc637a991f51be14a791a926d46305a02 | Chicago (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton may be creating a problem for herself. In over a year on the paid speaking circuit, Clinton has addressed recyclers, bankers, doctors, environmentalists, a fair share of Canadians and a number of other diverse groups. Her paid speeches have one thing in common: They are regularly to cor... | Clinton speaks to medical device industry leaders .
They want an end to tax that helps fund Obamacare .
Clinton doesn't give definitive stance on issue . |
1cc2672672486d56af35dac6b4ff77747339e466 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 06:02 EST, 12 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:29 EST, 12 June 2012 . These dramatic pictures show the moment robbers armed with crowbars burst into a family home. Chris Rustage, 38, was watching TV with his wife and three children when the pair burst through their front door of their Manch... | Chris Rustage, 38, was watching TV with his wife and three children when the thugs burst through their front door .
Mr Rustage has released the footage in a bid to catch the thieves and his father has also put a £1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction . |
1cc296ba2a02e1b4ccfc0325b12c18fd0c2096b6 | Mesut Ozil celebrated Arsenal's win over Aston Villa with a trip to see George Groves win the European super middleweight title alongside team-mate Lukas Podolski and golfer Rory McIlroy. And, after the bout, the Gunners stars were pictured celebrating in the ring with Groves - who is a massive Chelsea fan! The German ... | Ozil, Podolski and McIlroy attend George Groves fight at Wembley Arena .
The German pair celebrating Arsenal's 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday .
Groves defeats Frenchman Christopher Rebrasse in return to the ring . |
1cc2e216240b7956274c7d7b7481c0c24d50ba05 | By . Ryan Gorman . and Associated Press Reporter . The Indiana mother who - along with her boyfriend - overdosed on heroin in a McDonald's play area they were at with their children was sentenced Monday to six months behind bars. Tamica Lynn Jeffers, 33, and boyfriend Robert Palmer, 37, was were arrested march after th... | Robert Paul Palmer, 37, and girlfriend Tamica Lynn Jeffers, 33, were arrested last month while high at an Ohio McDonald's .
Couple admitted taking drugs while Palmer's five-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy played . |
1cc387776b7e421f9333e8d9389a6db41dc669c3 | Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has sparked an outpouring of reactions on social media about domestic violence after she appeared on Monday night's Q&A program on the ABC. The panel program had a frank discussion on the issue, which included former politician Natasha Stott Despoja, Victoria Acting Police Commissione... | Rosie Batty appeared on Monday's Q&A on ABC to discuss family violence .
She is a campaigner against abuse and was named Australian of the Year .
Her experiences sparked an outpouring of emotions on Twitter .
Ms Batty became a voice against violence after her son was killed by ex-husband . |
1cc4a01de67f1b95345816e6ae3002fd650304a5 | (CNN) -- Park Geun-hye is living up to her nickname, the "Queen of Elections." A day after her ruling Saenuri (or New Frontier) party won a majority in general elections, Park, its leader and likely presidential candidate, pledged that people's lives will get better. "[We] will be sure to put into practice all the thin... | Results expected to boost Park's chances in December presidential election .
She as well as her rival, the DUP's Moon Jae-in, win seats in the Assembly.
Voter turnout this year was 54.3 percent, up 8.2 percent from four years ago.
Opposition DUP was expected to win landslide victory . |
1cc55c9b0cb13194766fc0ff4bb740b8eed334be | By . Damian Ghigliotty . PUBLISHED: . 22:25 EST, 24 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 23:58 EST, 24 November 2012 . Thanksgiving shopping took some of the wind out of Black Friday this year, as a recent survey shows in-store retail sales on the ‘busiest shopping day’ dropped from last year. Holiday shoppers spent $11.2 bi... | Holiday shoppers spent $11.2 billion at stores across the U.S. this Friday, down 1.8 per cent from last year, according to a recent survey .
Those lower in-store sales figures were impacted by more people shopping on Thanksgiving Day and a rise in online shopping this year .
E-commerce sales rose 17.4 per cent on Thank... |
1cc6e9de85aaa737768b09b51975b07f76c27ffb | When Sam Sheppard's boyfriend Ryan proposed to her it was, she says, more like 'being asked out for pizza'. So disappointing was this pivotal life moment that Sam decided to ensure no other women were ever let down in such a way again. So the 34-year-old from Gilwen, Monmouthshire, made it her mission to train men in t... | Sam Sheppard, 34, is from Gilwen, Monmouthshire .
Boyfriend Ryan Galeozzi's proposal was like 'being asked out for pizza'
The Welsh matchmaker has 100% success rate .
Can cater for budgets from £10 to £10,000 .
Clients can arrange to have moment recorded with paparazzi-style lens . |
1cc6f5d4b5e75063953673d12f1d988b0d666e48 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 17 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:59 EST, 17 February 2013 . Second Lieutenant Walter Tull was the first black British Army officer . A new play about Britain's first black Army officer hopes to strengthen a campaign to award him a Military Cross. Second Lieutenant Walter Tu... | Second Lieutenant Walter Tull was recommended for a Military Cross according to letters sent this his family .
The soldier was never given the award fuelling speculation he had been overlooked .
New play hopes to highlight campaign to award Tull a posthumous Military Cross . |
1cc752cbd40569f5bfb87eb9f36c068aa3d88e62 | The hits just keep coming for MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber, the Obamacare architect under fire for his controversial statements about the health care reform law. Video unearthed today by veteran White House reporter Keith Koffler shows Gruber agreeing that states' opposition to the Medicaid expansion dictate... | Video shows MIT professor Gruber discussing Obamaçare's Medicaid expansion with the University of Chicago's Harold Pollack in April .
Pollack said there's 'a politics of impunity towards poor people, particularly non-white poor people'
Gruber agreed moments later, saying, that’s a great way to put it' and states want ... |
1cc7892302e383302689a4de0cc733c36ca87b51 | The ex-wife of an Oklahoma oil tycoon who was awarded cash and assets worth more than $1 billion in the couple's divorce, plans to appeal the judgment on grounds that it grossly undervalued the marital wealth she is entitled to. Sue Ann Hamm claims she was short-changed by this week's ruling even though it was one of t... | Harold Hamm was ordered by an Oklahoma judge to hand over close to $1 billion to his ex-wife Sue Ann Hamm .
She has announced that she plans to appeal the settlement, claiming it 'grossly undervalued' what she was entitled to .
The couple, who married in 1988, have two adult daughters. They never signed a prenuptial ag... |
1cc830f6bc7e1d07bd392dfedc013321239b41a5 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 08:34 EST, 15 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:17 EST, 15 November 2013 . The Formaciones de Tepuyes, a nature reserve in Venezuela that inspired Disney Pixar’s Up, has been identified as one of the Earth’s most vulnerable nature reserves by scientists. The Tepuyes, or ‘the . table-top mo... | The Formaciones de Tepuyes included in top ten 'irreplaceable' sites .
The table-top mountains of Venezuela inspired 2009 film Up .
It is included in list of 78 sites critical to preventing species' extinction . |
1cc87173f9b64a151b54e7ef66d4da594a99acbe | (CNN) -- Hacking your Xbox: So easy, even a 5-year-old could do it? A San Diego boy has the gaming world's attention after he exposed a security flaw that let him log into his dad's Xbox Live account, without permission, on the family's Xbox One console. "I was like ... yeah!" young Kristoffer Von Hassel said to KGTV-1... | A 5-year-old California boy hacked his father's Xbox Live account .
Kristoffer Von Hassel was playing games he wasn't supposed to play .
Microsoft has fixed the exploit and credited Kristoffer .
Dad: "I thought that was pretty cool" |
1cc906b14c154a0c38bab235402f4d20632590ca | A marine biologist has killed off claims that a giant crab is living on the Kent coast - insisting the image is probably a well-doctored hoax. Residents of Whitstable were left shocked when a photo emerged appearing to show a huge crustacean just yards from the coastal town's harbour. But sea-life expert Dr Verity Nye,... | Picture emerges appearing to show giant crustacean off Kent coast .
Whitstable resident claimed he saw large creature while crabbing with son .
But marine biologist says that species of crab would never grow so big .
She says some species are as a big as cars, but brands photo a hoax . |
1cc912d3309d89b55d12bc4d4d793a26a6ff7c3f | Marius Siurkus was deported from Britain after committing burglary but was found living back at his Peterborough home only 12 days later . One in five attempts to deport foreign criminals fail, while the number of crimes committed by immigrants has doubled in the past five years, new figures reveal. Last year foreign c... | Figures show number of crimes committed by foreigners doubled since 2008 .
But one in five Home Office attempts to deport foreign criminals fails .
Britain's top police officer has warned justice system must adapt to trends . |
1cca5bbb52eb077219e0150eb2768b7952805663 | A Florida man who was caught on tape having sex with his family's chihuahua has been jailed. Marc Ramon Gonzalez, 61, from Palm Beach County, was found out by his wife after she looked at security camera footage of her husband abusing the pet near the patio door. He pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and sexual activity ... | Marc Gonzalez, 61, from Palm Beach County, to spend 100 days in jail .
Abused dog on patio of house he shared with wife and three children .
Dog bore 'physical trauma' from attack and repeatedly tried to escape . |
1cce8238a161fda411022c350d2b9a49072f366f | By . Michael Hellicar . PUBLISHED: . 16:34 EST, 14 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:34 EST, 14 June 2013 . Fifty years is a long time in rock'n'roll, and it's said any old rocker who can remember back that far either wasn't really there or didn't know how to have fun. But Tony Hicks insists he has a clear memory of everyt... | They wrote classic hits like I'm Alive and Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother .
They've toured with the Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and worked with Elton John .
It's the Hollies' golden anniversary year - and they're STILL touring . |
1ccf6d8a73c9e438ef854edc3c24728067675aad | London (CNN) -- It may appear to be the height of bad taste: a collection of handguns clad in silver and studded with precious stones. But although these weapons, which were produced by Tiffany & Co in the late 19th Century, were able to deliver lethal force, they were never designed to be fired. "So far as we know, th... | Tiffany & Co produced about 50 decorative guns .
They were intended as a showcase for craftsmanship and a symbol of American power .
The largest surviving collection is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York . |
1ccff8ffe8aee538d9599ab86b1cd141f1269b79 | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 12:24 EST, 28 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:31 EST, 29 August 2013 . He's famous for championing British design and for being a fan of a well cut suit but it seems David Gandy has simpler tastes when it comes to skincare. Instead of facials and Botox, Gandy, 33, says he relies on roseh... | The model, 33, swears by A'kin Pure Radiance Rosehip Oil .
Gandy uses the £18 oil to help his skin recover from flights .
Dermatologist Ole Henriksen says more men want to look good .
Added that they will happily use skincare products to achieve it . |
1cd0e8eca07745233d0aff210ca7b3e05f830d91 | A baby boy died after doctors repeatedly failed to diagnose a life-threatening heart condition, an inquest has heard. Thomas Duffy was 14-months-old when he died after going into cardiac arrest at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Worcestershire in March 2011. A coroner said medics were guilty of a 'gross failure' af... | Thomas Duffy died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Redditch in 2011 .
An inquest into his death that year found he died of natural causes .
Parents battled to have ruling overturned and judge ordered fresh hearing .
A second inquest last December was adjourned following evidence problem .
Now a coroner said doctors... |
1cd2257465cd8189a8f4e1e978719adb92a777f2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:40 EST, 3 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:42 EST, 4 October 2012 . When firefighters got a call asking them to pump 20,000 litres of water at an art gallery, they may have expected to find a serious case of flooding when they arrived. But the crews were actually needed to hel... | Project at Bristol's Arnolfini arts centre features 20,000 litres of water .
Visitors explore it by walking on logs from a 150-year-old Douglas fir tree .
Installation is highlight of German artist Matti Braun's Gost Log exhibition . |
1cd2a7685dd05901f43f40f26e88401d8177bc9d | By . Julian Gavaghan and Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 18:08 EST, 11 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:56 EST, 12 April 2012 . Nick Clegg believes he and his fellow MPs should be forced to publish their tax returns - but suggested this new transparency should not be extended to his own highly-paid lawyer wife and other poli... | Declaration goes further than PM David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne's view that only senior politicians should publish details .
But transparency should not extend to spouses such as his lawyer wife .
Cleggs own £1.5m home and have use of Alpine chalet and French chateau . |
1cd393125088667f1804fb2517269aecf9cea89f | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 13:12 EST, 3 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:13 EST, 3 August 2013 . Spelling lessons should be scrapped because children can correct mistakes on their mobile phone or computer, a university professor has claimed. Sugata Mitra, professor of educational technology at Newcastle University,... | A Newcastle University professor says spelling lessons were relevant 100 years ago .
Professor Sugata Mitra said youngsters should be encouraged to rely on technology instead . |
1cd5472fc4defd9212bbee4a5eba4db271295a41 | It's widely accepted that not knowing your biological parents can be psychologically damaging. There have been documented cases of how not knowing who your biological parents can damage your sense of identity and heritage. Damian Adams, from Adelaide, Australia, was conceived using an anonymous sperm donation in the 19... | Damian Adams has his adopted father listed on his birth certificate .
Mr Adams says this has a 'dehumanising' effect .
Mr Adams work as a medical researcher influenced his decision to pursue the action .
Mr Adams filed his application with Magistrates Court in Adelaide, South Australia .
Only one sperm donor child has ... |
1cd5f1ce20f1736bfacd5a99ad4c0798ce4645f0 | The old managerial head versus the emerging force, the established team of winners versus the homegrown heroes. The Capital One Cup has many intriguing sub-plots and Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai caught up with three legends of both clubs — Graham Roberts, Glenn Hoddle and Micky Hazard — to discuss how it might pan ou... | Chelsea play Tottenham in Capital One Cup final at Wembley on Sunday .
Graham Roberts, Glenn Hoddle and Micky Hazard played for both clubs .
Here, Sportsmail asks the trio how the final may pan out . |
1cd6245a290e39114c0fb2f3cc01e5d7cc345e02 | (CNN) -- The KCR train sped north through Hong Kong's New Territories, on its way to the city's border town crossing with mainland China. The spectacular towers and gates of Pingyao, which lie within the perimeter walls, are almost never out of sight. The Kowloon Tong to Lo Wu rail journey took just 35 minutes, and aft... | One of China's best attractions is the World Heritage-listed city of Pingyao .
Red and other colored lanterns blaze at every step along the cobbled streets .
There are no cars and hawkers, little tackiness and a relaxed atmosphere . |
1cd788343aad807408bd8bb778e272c89e183392 | Accused: Joshu Sasaki, 105, allegedly groped and sexually harassed female students for 50 years . A 105-year-old Zen Buddhist master has been accused of sexually assaulting his female students during private teaching sessions. Joshu Sasaki, best known for being the teacher of artist Leonard Cohen, has allegedly groped ... | Elderly Zen Buddhist teacher accused of sexually abusing his students .
Joshu Sasaki, aged 105, groped and harassed women for 50 years .
Complaints have circulated since the 70s but have been ignored .
Majority of those who brought up abuse were isolated or excommunicated . |
1cd84f9084b9aecab894d1a87c77710c6fd28e09 | The No Make Up Selfies which have taken the internet by storm over the last two days are thought to have raised a staggering £1 million for charity. And now the Fellas of Facebook and Twitter have decided they too want to get their mugs in on the action and a flurry of selfies featuring men in make-up have started appe... | Women joined forces to post pics of themselves with no make-up .
The idea is to raise awareness of cancer .
Cancer Research UK have no idea where idea came from but are in support .
Breakthrough Breast Cancer also seen huge spike in site visits .
Campaign has now raised around £1m .
Now men have joined in too...but the... |
1cd8c6f12556e7ddcc898ccb3fe5637c86cd6e9f | (CNN) -- For our seventh set of countries, we asked you to connect Australia and Angola. Both countries start with the letter, "A," but beyond that, their links aren't that apparent. Even Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales was initially stumped. He told CNN's Max Foster that it was difficult to connect the two because they... | Highlights of some of the connections viewers and readers made between Australia and Angola .
Both countries are rich raw materials and mineral resources .
They both also have a great sporting rivalry with South Africa .
Up for another challenge? Try connecting our next set of countries: South Korea and Poland . |
1cd8e2f10e9257f81af250fe9d226896957cc625 | On their way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guns N' Roses got together for one more gig. Axl Rose missed it. The hedonistic hard rockers, who became the world's top music act amid endless dysfunction, reunited for three songs on Saturday night before 6,000 fans, many of whom were thrilled to see at least most of ... | Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chilli Peppers also honoured . |
1cd90e6302f943720cd780854f22acbcf473cc12 | Useless: The turbine outside the Welsh government office in Aberystwyth is to be scrapped after only producing £5 of electricity a month . A wind turbine which cost the taxpayer almost £50,000 but generated just £5 of electricity a month is to be scrapped. Installed outside an office of the Welsh government, the turbin... | Structure was placed outside Welsh government offices in Aberystwyth .
Civil servants were warned the turbine would not get enough wind .
Last year it generated 33 kilowatts a month - equivalent to £5.28 of electricity .
It would have needed to stand for 757 years before its cost was offset .
Turbine is being removed b... |
1cda50df5c6343e9957cbc85605fed331b6efa01 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 04:32 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:08 EST, 7 January 2014 . Disgraced politician Eliot Spitzer sucked the toes of his topless mistress during a steamy hot tub session in front of young children, shocked witnesses have claimed. The married ex-governor was allegedly spotted ... | Married former governor 'had steamy session in front of young children'
Guests alerted when boy ran back screaming to parents, witnesses claim .
Spitzer's spokeswoman denies accounts, saying 'they are totally untrue'
Smith refused place as Bill de Blasio's press secretary after affair emerged . |
1cda941497301a9377fc074512f5bd0687a1b311 | (CNN) -- Ted Haggard, the former megachurch pastor and former National Association of Evangelicals chief whose career was undone by a gay prostitution and drugs scandal in 2006, plans to start a new church. Standing in front of his barn, Haggard and his family announced Wednesday that they are starting a church in Colo... | Ted Haggard's career as a pastor went south after a sex and drugs scandal in 2006 .
Haggard admitted to the sex allegations, but said he tossed the drugs .
He also stepped aside as pastor of the 14,000-member New Life Church .
First service to be Sunday at his house; "I don't expect to have another megachurch," he says... |
1cdaa87c59378c7977287d95d9b1fa2594d44642 | British combat troops will not be deployed in Afghanistan again ‘under any circumstances’, the Defence Secretary has vowed. Michael Fallon said yesterday: ‘We are not going to send combat troops back into Afghanistan. We’ve made that very, very clear. Under any circumstances, combat troops will not be going in there.’ ... | Michael Fallon says British combat troops would not return to Afghanistan .
Comments come as troops make one last assault on the Taliban .
Royal Artillery gunners fired 105mm shells into enemy positions .
UK preparing to withdraw combat personnel from Afghanistan by January .
Defence Secretary admits 'mistakes were mad... |
1cdad53438d03af891b43814d9490245db1a7ecd | Angela Merkel has warned European nations they must respect national deficit targets after France backed off promises to reduce overspending. Speaking in Berlin today, the German Chancellor said eurozone nations must commit to stability, adding that Europe's economy is 'still too fragile' for nations to fall back into ... | German chancellor warns EU nations they must respect deficit targets .
Merkel says European economy is 'still to fragile' for increase in borrowing .
Comments come as France backs off promises to reduce overspending .
French deficit rose in 2014, with heavy borrowing a feature of 2015 budget . |
1cdb8a721c7d38137617301f9e885b9d48148971 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:25 EST, 7 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:31 EST, 9 August 2012 . This is the dramatic moment a murder suspect was arrested in connection with the horrific stabbing of his partner, a mother-of-three, in the back of a taxi. The man, Junior Saleem Oakes, was arrested in the gard... | Suspect Junior Saleem Oakes arrested in garden 100 yards from scene of attack in the back of a taxi in Birmingham .
Police confirmed the 28-year-old man has been charged with murder .
He appeared in court this morning .
22-year-old victim Natasha Trevis had three children .
Her family say the pair had been in a relatio... |
1cdc7adf766b93d6a2ae61c2b3526e30ad606801 | A 27-year-old woman, who had her leg amputated just four years ago after a motorbike accident, has become a star in India with her remarkable dance moves on one leg. Subhreet Kaur Ghumman, from Ludhiana, India, came runner up on India’s version of Britain’s Got Talent this year but not before she won over the nation wi... | Subhreet lost her leg after a road accident in 2009 .
The young nurse needed 7 operation on her leg after infection set in .
Had to learn to walk again on just one leg .
Having always loved dance was determined not to stop after accident .
Found a dance school and in February auditioned for India's Got Talent .
Wowed t... |
1cdc88107fc263763260fe91ce25569de27334de | (CNN) -- All BlackBerry service has been restored following the largest network outage in that smartphone's history, Research in Motion executives said in a conference call on Thursday morning. "We've now restored full services," RIM's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis told reporters. Some BlackBerry users may still see e-mails co... | NEW: BlackBerry says service has been fully restored globally .
Customers say the outage has disrupted business and personal lives .
Backup systems did not perform as expected, an executive says .
Millions of people around the world were unable to send, receive messages . |
1cdea8961eadb51c919b3299ac42e5ba8e4e0c09 | (CNN) -- One of the two U.S. states that separates its HIV-infected inmates from its general prison population says it plans to stop doing so. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said Wednesday it intends to stop housing its HIV-positive inmates in facilities separate from the rest of its prisoners, as it has ... | South Carolina officials hope to end the policy within six months .
The state has separated HIV-positive patients from other prisoners since 1998 .
Alabama has similar policy; a judge ordered it to end, but litigation continues .
ACLU of South Carolina: The state's move is "a tremendous victory for human rights" |
1cdf38c3496ea735893b92279b447eaa84c49224 | By . Daily Mail Reporters . PUBLISHED: . 13:08 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:08 EST, 9 September 2013 . The son of a Florida fertility doctor has pleaded guilty to tricking his pregnant ex-girlfriend into taking a pill that caused her to suffer a miscarriage. John Welden, 29, faced a judge in Tampa on Monda... | John Welden gave his ex-girlfriend Remee Jo Lee pills and told her they were antibiotics - but they induced an abortion .
He gave her the pills 'because he was worried about his other girlfriend finding out about the pregnancy'
Pleaded guilty on Monday and will be sentenced in December . |
1ce01fa6d506877e4a5e12e7c857b0954a556151 | Twenty-five percent of 800 tested sunscreens are effective at protecting your skin without the use of potentially harmful ingredients, according to the 2012 Sunscreen Guide released Wednesday by the Environmental Working Group. "The results are slightly better than previous years, but it continues to surprise us that w... | Environmental Working Group tests hundreds of beach and sport sunscreens .
56% of sunscreens contain the chemical oxybenzone, group says .
FDA OK'd oxybenzone in sunscreen for use on children older than 6 months .
The America Academy of Dermatology maintains that oxybenzone is safe . |
1ce0e5fc5bd3d8ff7f02b2855b004a50702beee2 | A husband has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for poisoning his wife to death with nicotine two decades ago and then collecting on her life insurance policy. Paul Marshal Curry, 58, of Salina, Kansas, showed no emotion as he was sentenced by Orange County Superior Court Judge P... | Paul Marshal Curry, 58, of Salina, Kansas killed his wife Linda in 1994 .
Called 911 and told operators the 50-year-old was in bed not breathing .
The day after her funeral, he began trying to collect her life insurance .
According to prosecutors he managed to garner a total of $547,000 .
Court heard he poisoned her sl... |
1ce2f41c4929e9d899ac3cd73ea66f811f917ac4 | Angel di Maria showed a glimpse of things to come as he made three and scored one in Argentina's win over World Cup winners Germany. Manchester United's record signing laid on goals for Sergio Aguero, Erik Lamela and Federico Fernandez before scoring himself as the Rio runners up took a form of revenge 52 days on from ... | Angel di Maria laid on goals for Sergio Aguero, Erik Lamela and Federico Fernandez .
Five of the six goals came from Premier League players, with Andre Schurrle scoring for Germany .
Argentina enjoyed revenge 52 days on from Mario Gotze's extra-time winner in World Cup final . |
1ce33dc0efc3ed5d29df1baf92a4aaba851d161f | Admit it girls - just because you've grown up, it doesn't mean your girlish dreams have faded. I may be a 20-something woman with my own home and career, but in my head I'm still a Disney princess, convinced that a handsome prince is waiting to whisk me away to his castle, where we'll live happily ever after… . So this... | This week Binky recreates Queen Elsa's make-up from Disney's Frozen .
She is joined by Olivia Newman-Young to help her emulate Elsa .
Olivia shares her tips on how to achieve the wide-eyed Disney look . |
1ce40eb65aa86fcdbf794204f97486bb8b39180d | By . Ali Bracken . and Ruaidhrí Giblin . and Alison O'riordan . and Neil Michael For The Irish Daily Mail . A town was in shock last night after nine-year-old twins were killed by their brother in an appalling family tragedy. Tommy and Patrick O’Driscoll were stabbed to death by their 22-year-old brother Jonathan, who... | Tommy and Patrick O’Driscoll stabbed to death by brother Jonathan .
He was in charge while parents were out shopping just six miles away .
The twins' bodies 'were found by younger siblings' at the home . |
1ce4ac708ea6f3f642d9096ce8fe17f59d4f5578 | When it comes to World Cup pedigree, four- time winners Italy must make Roy Hodgson’s England green with envy. But there were plenty of questions to ponder for coach Cesare Prandelli as Italy’s World Cup boot camp got under way at their fabulous training complex in Coverciano, just outside Florence. Prandelli’s men are... | Italy are the only World Cup squad without any English-based players .
England's first opponents in Brazil have begun their training camp .
Mario Balotelli, Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon in action . |
1ce4d9fc192284444fbde7362807e2c7d9c31fdb | Tragic: Air Force veteran Ronald Westbrook was shot on Wednesday morning . The Georgia man who shot a 72-year-old who had Alzheimer's, after he wandered into his yard at 4am, could use the Stand Your Ground law if charged. It is not yet clear if Joe Hendrix will be charged after shooting dead the Air Force veteran on W... | Ronald Westbrook, 72, rang the doorbell at 4am at a home on a new development after wandering for 4 hours in the dark .
Joe Hendrix, 34, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, fired four shots after the man did not respond to his commands .
Georgia's 2006 ‘stand-your-ground’ law allows people to use deadly force to protect themsel... |
1ce52b798c8aa9bf6b738df44f9d15df3c502bb2 | England put together their final preparations for the Six Nations opener against Wales in Thursday's Captain's Run at the Millennium Stadium. The traditional light training session gives teams the chance to get a feel for the turf they will do battle on a day before the main event. Skipper Chris Robshaw led out the 23-... | Wales host England on Friday night in the Six Nations opener .
England lost 30-3 the last time they played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium .
England head out for light training session during Captain's Run . |
1ce6506346968d55e85d66bcdbef44d2ad289b10 | Shaun Bailey has been moved to a position in the Cabinet Office after losing his job as a special adviser before a number of former public school pupils were appointed at Downing Street . The only black working class adviser to David Cameron has alleged he has been pushed out of Downing Street by an Old Etonian 'clique... | Shaun Bailey lost his job as special adviser at Downing Street in January .
Mr Bailey last night said he was 'very happy' with his new job .
But he had told friends he was moved out because he was 'different, according to reports . |
1ce662db10fe8b2ef3761a43fd1b618be796e37f | (Ars Technica) -- These days, it seems, it's not enough for a digital device to just play games. To keep up with the smartphones and tablet computers of the world, any game system needs to at least nod in the direction of cloud-based and social networking "apps" that are all the rage with the kiddies. Sony's PlayStatio... | The PS Vita is primarily a gaming device but also runs apps for Netflix, Twitter and other services .
The Vita screen's resolution isn't quite "HD," but high-definition content still looks good .
You can easily search through tweets with a handy conversation view .
Flickr has a nice interface with quick access to photo... |
1ce6b1952d21c8e24bd617a6630687c7c7673dbd | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A paper cape sits loosely around your shoulders, covering your naked chest. A radiology technologist directs you toward an imposing-looking machine. As you hold your breath, one bare breast at a time is tightly compressed between two flat panels and X-rayed. You'll undress from the waist up fo... | More than 35 million mammograms performed annually in the U.S.
Be screened at the same place every year; makes comparing images easier .
Minimize discomfort by going early in your monthly cycle . |
1ce97e1f14199f241f0cf87b11619e0d4c9469a2 | A man has been handed one of the most bizarre ASBOs ever issued by magistrates - he is banned from falling over anywhere in England and Wales. Serial attention-seeker Andrew Davies, 51, was given the anti-social behaviour order after he took to lying in the road and feigning injuries in order to dupe passing motorists... | Serial attention-seeker Andrew Davies, 51, is banned from deliberately falling .
Davies began by pestering emergency services with repeated prank calls .
He then moved on to wandering the streets and pretending to be injured .
Two-year ASBO also prohibits him from being drunk in public or calling 999 . |
1ce994053792dc8fbd0ded947a70b140d1251b5a | By . Sadie Whitelocks . PUBLISHED: . 10:35 EST, 23 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:46 EST, 23 May 2013 . A one-year-old whose face is paralyzed due to an extremely rare neurological condition is set to . undergo groundbreaking surgery that will see him smile for the first . time. Preston Tassi from Des Moines, Iowa, is on... | One-year-old Preston Tassi from Des Moines, Iowa, suffers from Moebius Syndrome, characterized by facial paralysis .
A 2007 study identified 2,000 cases worldwide . |
1cead79b5385e90c76c072227fe7c6dcdadca68f | (CNN) -- A woman who was found guilty of killing five patients at a Texas dialysis center by injecting them with bleach will learn her fate this week. A jury in Angelia County found Kimberly Saenz, 38, guilty last week of capital murder in connection with the deaths. On Monday, they will consider whether she should be ... | A jury finds Kimberly Saenz guilty of capital murder .
She faces the death penalty or life in prison .
Two witnesses say they saw her use a syringe to draw bleach from a cleaning pail .
The defense says she is being used as a scapegoat . |
1ceae9d8ccbae28797948a14f007cb4733870ecc | By . Joshua Gardner . A Miami police officer has been suspended pending an investigation into a brawl he had with an alleged speeding driver he recently pulled over who turned out to be his ranking officer. Officer Marcel Jackson didn't know he was pulling over a fellow cop when he made the traffic stop and was shocked... | Miami police officer Marcel Jackson pulled over a speeder as his personal GoPro camera rolled .
Jackson approached the car and the door suddenly flung open and the man stepped out and appeared to argue with Jackson .
When the interaction turned physical, Jackson flung the man to the ground before learning he was Lieute... |
1ceb7d4841a84186d8542bb4b14ecd12b28c77a8 | A woman accused of murdering her newborn son waited 17 hours after the baby died before calling an ambulance and reporting her child stillborn, a court has heard. Paramedics arrived to find the dead infant wrapped in a towel and lying on a washing machine at the Gold Coast home on June 8, the woman's bail hearing was ... | Jodie Tarnawsky allegedly murdered her newborn son on June 8 at their Gold Coast home .
The 35-year-old waited 17 hours after baby died to call an ambulance .
Paramedics found the dead boy wrapped in a towel on a washing machine .
She was deemed a risk and was refused bail in Brisbane Supreme Court . |
1cebd0e4046f235feb216aafc27934ff329af736 | A British tourist found dead in a hotel car park in eastern France is thought to have been murdered, police said today. The body of the unnamed victim, who was in his 50s, was lying in a pool of blood and had a large head wound. He was found next to a budget Formule 1 hotel in the Epenottes industrial estate in Dole, a... | Body of unnamed victim, in his 50s, was lying in a pool of blood in Dole .
Police said he had been due to spend Saturday night with his wife .
However, he went out 'to meet someone' and 'did not return', police said . |
1cebdb36ba67798ba6c6c0b41e4221cde527c652 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 12:15 PM on 24th November 2011 . A couple of lovestruck farmers said 'I moo' when they got married in a cow themed wedding. Beef farmer Michael Hanson, 26, and surveyor Hayley Morgan, 31, decided they wanted to tie the knot in an 'udderly' brilliant style that celebrated their... | Couple honeymoon in Texas... touring cattle farms . |
1cecb5f24805afcc15eb5cfa0500130f107c8bcb | By . Ruth Styles . With a Caribbean cruise with friends booked for November and a job she loves, Ashley Kurpiel, 31, considers herself lucky. But the Essex-born naturalised American has struggled all her life with a condition that is slowly turning her muscles into solid bone - and has already cost her her right arm. N... | Ashley Kurpiel, 31, suffers from Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva .
Just 700 people worldwide have the illness which turns muscle to bone .
She has already lost an arm and the movement in one leg to the condition .
Nevertheless, she says she is lucky and is trying to live life to the full . |
1cecd75538759c50ae35d77fe9a39dcce52d8891 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called on voters to back a third-party candidate for president Wednesday, rejecting his party's nominee and offering equally harsh words for the Democratic candidate. Paul, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination this year, told supporters a... | Rep. Ron Paul says he's not backing Sens. John McCain or Barack Obama .
Texas Republican says major parties, media have "colluded" to avoid issues .
Paul says he instead will endorse a third-party candidate for president .
These include Cynthia McKinney, Bob Barr, Ralph Nader, Chuck Baldwin . |
1cedd9c817c5b7858b4d92a341800fcc6ac76a6a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:40 EST, 13 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:28 EST, 13 March 2013 . The newly-announced Pope Francis is the first leader of the Catholic Church to hail from Latin America and his selection is being hailed as a triumph throughout the United States. President Barack Obama offered ... | Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, 76, selected as new Pope .
First time that the leader of the Catholic Church hails from Latin America .
Known for his charity work and preference for humble surroundings, opting to shun the grand surroundings of other archbishops .
Americans appear thrilled at the selection, many hop... |
1cee6b44bbcf063d58ccb3e9586843cc21560dbc | (CNN)Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is back at home following several days in the hospital, a family spokesman said Friday. Ali, who has Parkinson's disease and received follow-up care for a urinary tract infection this week at an undisclosed hospital, was released as expected Friday, the day before his 73rd birthday. Bob ... | Muhammad Ali was getting follow-up care for a urinary tract infection, a spokesman says .
His 73rd birthday is Saturday .
His family thanks fans for support and well wishes . |
1cef35a32c927fbaf70263424348bfe7b879e10e | Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has a stash of 38,000 menthol cigarettes in his home, because he fears the EU will try to ban them . Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has a stash of 38,000 menthol cigarettes in his home, because he fears the EU will try to ban them. Lifelong nicotene addict Mr Schmidt, 94... | Lifelong nicotene addict Schmidt, 94, puffs away on 40-a-day .
He stashed 200 cartons totalling 38,000 cigarettes of favourite brand - Reyno .
It is believed the panic buying would have cost him more than £6,080 . |
1cefb14ccafa6495043418e16f233507d0262bc7 | (CNN) -- After Thursday's vice presidential debate, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell was emphatic that moderator Martha Raddatz's question about the role of the candidates' faith in their positions on abortion had "absolutely no business in a government that has a separation of church and state." In the now-famous words of V... | Debate moderator was criticized for asking question about candidates' faith and abortion .
Anika Rahman says the question gave voters important information .
Rahman: Can a candidate reconcile church teachings with reproductive rights? |
1cf0d69af4729c6879d83aaad9b8bded657ce0dc | By . Deborah Arthurs . His Christmas menu last year consisted of edible fairy lights, tasty tinsel, pork baubles and a partridge in a pear tree. And, odd as it may sound, the limited edition festive feast, served at Heston Blumenthal's restaurant Fat Duck in Bray, was such a success that the experimental chef is set to... | Festive feast to be served on three Sundays in December - 1, 8 and 15 .
Menu costs £350 without alcohol and service .
Heston's other pub in Bray, The Hinds Head also hosting festive activities . |
1cf0dc7e9029220682ddc81dd0d43844b8aaf26f | The true scale of Britain's soft justice system has been laid bare after it emerged 29,000 criminals have avoided prison sentences despite racking up 25 or more previous conditions. Research from the Centre for Crime Prevention revealed how habitual criminals are routinely avoiding jail terms with some even having rece... | Northumbria has softest courts in UK with 96% of defendants spared jail .
8 criminals have avoided jail despite 300 or more convictions or cautions .
Many were found guilty of serious crimes including rape, kidnap and arson . |
1cf150392ff7dd119f71b8c17cb4ef691119d497 | (CNN) -- Libya's transition from autocratic to democratic rule will be a delicate one that will not occur overnight, observers told CNN Monday as rebel forces appeared to solidify their hold on Tripoli. The National Transitional Council, founded months ago in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, is likely to move to Tripo... | The NTC is trying to minimize revenge killings, a Libyan dissident says .
Libya's rebel government: It will take 18 to 20 months to create a political framework .
Several entities will have influence in a post-Gadhafi world, an analyst says .
The council's chairman recently dismissed the rebels' executive board . |
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