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1d96b5b85b13ecd52950af1758945e4e9292cd58 | Liberia, the hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic ravaging west Africa, should brace for thousands of new cases in coming weeks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned today. 'Many thousands of new cases are expected in Liberia over the coming three weeks,' the UN health agency said in a statement. The death toll from... | Thousands of new cases expected in next three weeks says WHO .
Death toll tops 2,000, out of nearly 4,000 people who are infected .
152 healthcare workers in Liberia have been infected and 79 have died . |
1d9864e378531f2bf45e7905beaa5976b70b899d | (CNN) -- The royal baby is great news for William and Kate, but is it also good news for British tourism? It's certainly a popular argument with fans of the British monarchy -- that the institution raises Britain's profile overseas and helps to boost tourist visits. The Daily Mail newspaper clearly hopes for such an ef... | Monarchists and tourist bodies propose link between royal birth and tourism .
Hard stats lacking .
Link "complete fiction," says republican group .
Visit Britain cites apparent tourist boost from royal wedding . |
1d9865ad9fbc38cd51336b694fbd7a0b321f4921 | A married middle school teacher was given a long seven-year prison sentence on Monday, after admitting to having sex with one of her 14-year-old students. Sarah Raymo, 32, was arrested last January after rumors started swirling around Bay City, Michigan's T.L. Handy Middle School that she was sleeping with one of her e... | Sarah Raymo, 32, was arrested last January after it was revealed she had sex with an eighth grade student six to eight times .
On Monday, a judge gave the middle school teacher a sentence on the high end of the sentencing range for the 'horrendous' nature of her crime . |
1d99080ad109eb98a38e16d60f3b020ac70c800e | Augusta, Georgia (CNN) -- Tiger Woods was penalized two strokes Saturday after a rules committee deemed he violated one of golf's ball-drop rules during Friday's play, an official with the Masters Tournament said. "I didn't know I had taken an incorrect drop prior to signing my scorecard," Woods said in a four-part twe... | NEW: Woods says the punishment was fair, adding, "I made a mistake"
Woods says he didn't mean to break any rules .
Official says Woods was "forthright' during meeting Saturday meeting .
The trouble started when his shot hit the flag stick and bounced into the water . |
1d991894e17380b420032c4441771bbb95dd0f81 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 11:27 EST, 21 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:20 EST, 21 June 2013 . Rebels fighting to hold Syria's economic hub from government forces are facing an enemy their AK47's cannot target. A virulent flesh-eating disease known as 'Aleppo boil' is sweeping the city as the destruction of its in... | Breakdown of sanitation in smashed city is exacerbating the problem .
Disease is non-lethal, but can leave sufferers permanently disfigured .
Russia warns supplying weapons to rebels could backfire on the West .
Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov dismisses chemical weapons claims . |
1d9965d8042148b7854ba7c1377423402878079f | Craig Gordon insists it’s wrong to bill Sunday’s Old Firm game as the most mismatched of all time - and claims Celtic’s chances of reaching the League Cup Final are no more than 50/50. The Scottish champions moved three points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Premiership with a 1-0 victory over Ross County in Dingwa... | Rangers and Celtic will play each other in the League Cup on Sunday .
There have been suggestions Celtic should win comfortably .
But Craig Gordon believes Rangers are capable of getting a result .
Celtic are currently three points clear at the top of the Premiership . |
1d99f4da47d653f5fc837c4dfd8e7a5f402cb676 | An entertainment company is suing the estate of Hollywood actress Marylin Monroe over the right to use the dead actress' three dimensional image. Delaware based company Virtual Marilyn LLC claim that they are the federal copyright owner of an 'audiovisual work and character artwork depicting a computer generated virtua... | Firm claims Marilyn Monroe's persona rights 'expired' with her death in 1962 .
Delaware company Virtual Marilyn claims it now owns the 'persona' rights .
They want to licence virtual videos of the 'deceased person Marilyn Monroe'
Her estate claims Virtual Marilyn 'is likely to confuse consumers'
The case could allow fi... |
1d9a23b9471d2cedccc3e65c8a9b559d87866929 | A mother in Texas has made history by giving birth to two sets of identical twins in one day. Tressa Montalvo, 36, defied the odds of one in 70 million to have her four sons, who were born on Valentine's Day, and were originally believed to be quadruplets. She and her husband Manuel, 43, had decided to have another chi... | Quadruplets Ace, Blaine, Cash and Dylan were born on Valentine's Day .
Odds of delivering two sets of naturally identical twins is one in 70 million .
But parents Tressa and Manuel Montalvo say they still want a little girl . |
1d9bfe5bce7f758b6d3e42f8cc13fa4e5c97a117 | (CNN) -- When Christopher Moore isn't jumping rope, shooting baskets or playing the board game Chutes and Ladders, the 8-year-old can often be found at home using his ninja fighting skills, protecting the world from would-be enemies. Roger Walland and daughters Rachel, 5, and Jennifer, 2, of Plano, Texas, play with Nin... | At-home entertainment businesses soar as other industries struggle in recession .
Netflix subscribers break 10 million; gaming industry grows to $22 billion business .
Games can bring families together and provide insights into children, experts say .
Tough times are good time to reflect, and do yoga, Rodney Yee says . |
1d9c6fde1c7d9e81e1d4ac5eb44f542ca85ffc9e | (CareerBuilder.com) -- While there certainly have been positive indicators for employment in 2011 -- The National Association of Colleges and Employers says employers plan to hire 13.5 percent more new college graduates in 2011 than in 2010, and the Federal Reserve predicts that in 2011, the unemployment rate may drop ... | Pursuing certain occupations will provide job seekers with a better return than others .
Accounting is the No.1 bachelor's degree employers will be looking for in 2011 .
Physical therapist assistant is a great option for those looking for a career change . |
1d9d77ab6eb4d440f431b710ff2eb40867270a34 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 06:08 EST, 3 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:05 EST, 3 July 2013 . A family escaped being hurt after a runaway car ploughed into their sitting room seconds after they left the room to go and inspect the father's DIY in a bedroom. Dylan Harries, wife Jody, and his stepchildren Sam, 19, a... | Dylan Harries was upstairs with family when Citroen smashed into lounge .
Mr Harries, 31, had asked his wife and children to admire his handiwork .
Their rented house in Penarth, south Wales, now 'structurally unstable'
Sean Richard Sweeney, of Llandough, charged with dangerous driving . |
1d9d8ef401e994c2e0390ebcf83eaa4d76544aac | By . John Drayton . BBC World Cup pundit Robbie Savage came within minutes of missing his flight to Brazil after taking his wife's passport to the airport. The former Wales international, who will line up alongside the likes of Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand on screen this summer, only realised his mistake when he arri... | Savage was rushed through the airport in order to make his flight .
This is the second time the former midfielder has taken his wife's passport .
The 39-year-old will work as a pundit for the BBC throughout the month-long tournament . |
1d9e81b62ac9fd4c1772ad167c93b2bf7518f8b2 | By . Ted Thornhill for MailOnline . He’s known as the Godfather of match-fixing. Brazen Wilson Raj Perumal has revealed that he made around £3million from rigging soccer matches around the world and claims that he would sometimes sit on team benches giving orders to players and coaches. The Singaporean, 49, admits that... | Wilson Raj Perumal says he would sit on team benches giving players orders .
The Singaporean, 49, admits to rigging up to 100 football matches .
He boasted that his success rate was about 70 to 80 per cent .
He says that he has gambled away the fortune he made from match-fixing . |
1d9eba6e5bf37ece8c2f7c70764fe2bef088171d | By . Adam Shergold . PUBLISHED: . 14:54 EST, 28 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:47 EST, 29 July 2012 . Last night, an audience of four billion people witnessed the lighting of the Olympic flame at the climax of a dazzling Opening Ceremony, marking the start of the 30th Summer Games in London. Athletes from all corners of... | Sailing team hold mini version of Opening Ceremony on south coast after missing out on last night's spectacle .
Last chance to practise on the water before the races begin tomorrow .
GB Performance Director tips podium finishes in all ten classes . |
1d9f4f0d773c15f4c72a7a30119930f05780725c | It might make up more than 80 per cent of the known universe, but as of yet scientists have still not managed to directly observe one of the universe’s greatest mysteries - dark matter. In recent months there have been detections from the sun and in orbit around Earth, but now scientists think they have found it in nei... | Research led by Leiden University in the Netherlands has found particles in other galaxies that could be dark matter .
They analysed X-ray signals emitted by the Perseus galaxy cluster and the Andromeda galaxy .
The signal could not be attributed to any regular form of matter .
Instead it must be a particle of dark mat... |
1d9fd20a6836146358644ac2430f2460a03e169c | By . Amy Oliver . PUBLISHED: . 06:11 EST, 26 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:18 EST, 26 May 2012 . Stopping off at a motorway services station is usually an unpleasant experience of greasy burgers, long toilet queues and toxic coffee. Unless, that is, you happen to be at Tebay Services in Westmorland, Cumbria. With its da... | Tebay Services awarded five stars following survey by Highways Agency and VisitEngland . |
1da0533d3b038caf1019917ecb5a18a9c770ab5c | Gareth Bale showed off his skills in his Instagram account as the Real Madrid forward posted a video of him scoring through a basketball hoop with his feet. The Welshman is seen juggling the ball with his feet before side-footing it into the air and through the hoop. Bale was obviously inspired by the NBA as he posted ... | Gareth Bales posted a video to his Instragram account of him scoring in a basketball hoop from the three-point line .
The Welshman was inspired after watching the NBA match in London .
Bale's Real Madrid face Getafe away in the league on Sunday . |
1da0dc6feb88d9deb025d4a9a6be75a6c2d95a08 | A curious smile playing on his face, the eyes and mouth are unmistakably human while the cheekbones and jutting brow say wild animal. Meet Karabo, probably our earliest ancestor and the ‘missing link’ between man and ape – ‘seen’ for the first time thanks to this incredible portrait. Created by paleo-artist John Gurche... | Paleo-artist bases painting on the well-preserved skeleton of a boy .
Karabo is probably our earliest ancestor . |
1da17b0750e586eaf3015986c401c6cbb9c165b1 | A drug dealer has been jailed after police found Class A drugs stashed inside children's Kinder Surprise eggs at his home . Police discovered 30-year-old Warren Christopher had concealed a large amount of the illegal class-A drugs inside the plastic containers that come with the children's treat. Christopher was also f... | Police raided Warren Christopher's home in Epsom, Surrey in August .
They found drugs hidden in Kinder Surprise eggs, guns and ammunition .
Christopher has now pleading guilty to seven drug and firearm offences .
30-year-old was jailed for five years at Guildford Crown Court this week . |
1da1e29aad8b5c6c169346eb453a51726d4ecf51 | (CNN) -- When "Game of Thrones" returns with season four, Kit Harington's Jon Snow is going to look a little different. After that nasty bird attack and run-in with wildling Ygritte, the character's face "is not OK," Harington told Access Hollywood. "It's far from OK! I have to have scars this season. ... Then obviousl... | Kit Harington talked about the new season at the Emmys .
The actor says his character, Jon Snow, will have scars from an attack .
Fans should also expect plenty of death .
Lena Headey adds that the "stakes are higher than ever" |
1da2aad0443f478fdedb0b7691e6e98c31974989 | (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday the United States and its allies must have patience if his country is not ready to assume control of its own security by July 2011, when U.S. troops would begin leaving under President Obama's plan. Karzai spoke to CNN's "Amanpour" program in his first television inter... | NEW: "Proof is in the pudding" on Afghan reform promises, Hillary Clinton says .
"We will try our best" to be ready to take over security in 2011, Karzai says .
President Obama has said U.S. troops will start leaving Afghanistan in 2011 .
Afghan president says Obama timeline is a goal, not "an exit announcement" |
1da3ba811038875f14b811d3db955c558a5bf58f | A body found off a central Massachusetts highway has been positively identified as that of Jeremiah Oliver, a 5-year-old boy who was missing for months before police were alerted. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s announcement on Saturday wasn't surprising: One day before, Early had said the body... | The body of Jeremiah Oliver, 5, was in a blanket inside a duffel bag, tossed by a highway .
No cause of death has been given yet; the autopsy on the child is not complete .
The head of a state agency criticized in this case says she's "deeply saddened"
The boy's mom, boyfriend were indicted in March in his disappearanc... |
1da444901cffe9d67d65a6e61a5763c22ea66363 | South Hadley, Massachusetts (CNN) -- As a co-author of an American history textbook that was effectively banned in Texas eight years ago, I get a strong feeling of déjà vu all over again as I follow the state's latest curricular wars. Historians and teachers have reason to be deeply concerned over the latest actions ta... | Daniel Czitrom co-wrote an American history textbook banned in Texas eight years ago .
Czitrom: Texas still putting hard-right conservative stamp on what students learn .
Writes: History according to Texas ignores blacks, women, Latinos, immigrants, pop culture .
It cheats students, trivializes history into pseudo-patr... |
1da6173dbf99984c6b01b62ea0147172cd976ba9 | (CNN) -- Comedy Central's successor to "The Colbert Report" will be "The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore." With "The Minority Report," which starts next January, the cable channel is trying out a new format in the crowded late-night talk show field, just as it did with "Colbert" nearly a decade ago. Stephen Colbert ... | Larry Wilmore will take over Stephen Colbert's time slot on Comedy Central .
Wilmore is known as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on "The Daily Show"
Wilmore will bring cable news panel style satire to "The Minority Report" |
1da6528fdf34d2226f0fbcd15754ba3e6a4e2058 | Cristiano Ronaldo could have been lining up with Lionel Messi at Barcelona had Real Madrid not held their nerve over his £80million move from Manchester United. The Portuguese was almost priced out of a switch to the capital club as Florentino Perez felt the striker was too expensive. That is the startling admission by... | Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid for £80m five years ago .
Manchester United had offered the Portuguese to Barcelona .
The Catalan club were prepared to pay the asking price .
But Ronaldo had set his sights on signing for the capital club . |
1da872ba3ecec71900ec6cef8af66cb66ab025bb | Jakarta (CNN) -- Southeast Asia's top diplomat has warned that the South China Sea disputes risk becoming "Asia's Palestine", deteriorating into a violent conflict that draws sharp dividing lines between nations and destabilises the whole region. Surin Pitsuwan, the outgoing secretary-general of the 10-member Associati... | Southeast Asia's top diplomat has warned that the South China Sea disputes risk becoming "Asia's Palestine"
Pitsuwan: Could into a violent conflict that draws sharp dividing lines between nations and destabilize region .
Beijing has become more assertive about its territorial claims in the South China Sea, with vast oi... |
1da91a6f6b152492c455f83ae7ec56fa0f72f548 | By . Emma Glanfield . These incredible photographs showcase the vibrant landscape, wildlife and community vibe of the Falkland Islands. The images, which are going on display next week as part of a new exhibition, highlight a different side to the island which has been hit with war and poverty in previous years. From b... | Stunning new collection of photographs capture the landscape, wildlife and community lifestyle on the Falkland Islands .
Images have been shortlisted after competition and will be on display at We Are Falklands exhibition in central London . |
1da9782f92b4a4c88d84484b99797cf87fa54bb0 | By . Martha Cliff . Supermarket wines have once again proven that they are not to be sniffed at as own-brand bottles bag 360 medals at the Golden Aisle International Wine Challenge. Winners included a £5.25 Aldi sherry and a £6 Asda sauvignon blanc as well as Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, and Morrisons... | The International Wine Challenge handed out 360 medals to supermarkets .
M&S came out on top with six gold, 50 silver and 82 bronze awards .
The IWC says supermarket brands are becoming more socially accepted . |
1da9ed82a045fc080682d120cffd23c694010a8c | The Arkansas teen impaled through the jaw by a deer's antler during a horrific car crash has recalled the moment she first looked at her reflection moments after the accident. 'You look in that mirror and see your teeth aren't where they used to be. Your face is bleeding really bad, and you realize this isn't a time w... | Tori Henry, 17, hit the deer in early October and was severely injured .
Teen described the moment she saw her teeth rearranged and bleeding .
Was rushed to hospital in Arkansas and underwent emergency surgeries .
Is now recovering and thanks to doctors and nurses has only a small scar . |
1daa19d23c78d2b990d6287381524eb76403a6d7 | By . Mario Ledwith . PUBLISHED: . 13:42 EST, 10 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:26 EST, 10 January 2013 . A 99-year-old woman was killed when a delivery van crashed into her mobility scooter as she was leaving a hotel, a coroner heard. Mary Rawes died three months after being struck by the slow-moving UPS Mercedes Spr... | Mary Rawes died three months after the incident in Kendal, Cumbria .
Suffered a head injury when scooter was tossed and died three months later .
Coroner said she died from 'combination of natural causes and an accident'
He said he would investigate mobility scooter deaths nationwide after encountering three similar in... |
1daa1b98a2c9c462df609a229acd35d0ff3bd9b7 | By . Gerard Couzens . A teenager has died after falling from a rollercoaster called Hell at a theme park in Benidorm. The 18-year-old, from Iceland, is believed to have been flung from the ride at the Terra Mitica theme park after his harness failed, suffering horrific injuries including multiple fractures and head wou... | 18-year-old believed to have been flung from ride after his harness failed .
The rollercoaster where accident happened is called Inferno - Catalan for Hell .
Judicial source confirms court in Benidorm has opened an investigation . |
1daa4c84a45d10e1802d96cb4bae17230bc8ea85 | Clueless actress turned Fox News contributor Stacey Dash issued an apology this week following comments she made regarding the issue of rape at UVA that many saw as unabashed victim blaming. The controversy started after an appearance on Fox's Outnumbered, when the outspoken conservative said the school's recent ban on... | The Clueless actress and Fox News contributor was accused of victim blaming after her appearance on the show Outnumbered .
Dash said 'bad women — are the ones who like to be naughty, might go out and play and get hurt'
She was responding to last weeks news that UVA sorority girls had been banned from attending frat eve... |
1dab37dd8e198b530b28da9978965bc7b5e92820 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:37 EST, 9 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:10 EST, 9 July 2012 . The bulletproof armoured car that kept Al Capone safe from his enemies is up for auction for £325,000. The U.S, gangster’s 1928 Cadillac V-8 Town Sedan was fitted with 3,000lb of steel armour and painted green with ... | Steel armour weighing 3,000lbs and bulletproof windows to protect prohibition mob king .
1928 Cadillac painted to mirror those driven by contemporary Chicago police and the city's official .
Windows especially designed for exchanging fire with pursuers and protects it's precious cargo . |
1dae6afe45ffd76783bf66f052b8410ef3386de8 | (CNN) -- Kindergartens in three Chinese provinces are accused of giving prescription drugs to children without their parents' knowledge, according to Xinhua, China's state-run news agency. The drugs were given to prevent the children from getting sick in order to boost attendance, the news agency reported. The schools ... | State media: Several kindergartens in China gave prescription drugs to kids .
Several students had side effects from taking antiviral drug, meant to treat flu .
Xinhua: "Crisis of confidence in kindergarten managers" |
1db03a828c7c0d3ca25a1c557f63f13ab0f73e38 | (CNN) -- Real Salt Lake sealed an upset win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night with a 5-4 penalty victory, after extra-time in the Major League Soccer Cup final that ended with the score at 1-1. Robbie Russell netted the vital spot kick after Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made two saves and MLS Most V... | Galaxy strike first, with Mike Magee scoring in the 41st minute .
Robbie Findley nets Real Salt Lake's only goal as games ends 1-1 .
Beckham scores in shootout but Galaxy lose 5-4 .
Beckham is due to return to AC Milan in January on loan . |
1db3e8301cbe2660b397a4f8dd337526f69dfa94 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:00 EST, 11 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:12 EST, 11 February 2014 . A 23-year-old legislative intern in Florida - who had hopes of going to law school next year - has been missing for over a week, and authorities are running short on credible leads in their effort to find ... | 23-year-old Ryan Uhre was last seen on February 2 .
On Thursday, phone records show that his cell phone was turned on and then quickly off nearly 500 miles from where he was last seen .
Uhre was planning to attend law school after taking the LSATs .
Uhre had started an internship with Florida Re. Richard Stark just day... |
1db3eaf9f3b084a8cb91d3c2db1997aadf1a6b09 | Germ-ridden towels could be the worst culprits for spreading bugs around the home, researchers have warned. And its not just kitchen towels that are to blame - bath towels can also spread diseases. The problem is two fold: first, towels retain moisture for long periods of time, allowing the bacteria to survive. Secondl... | Main problem is that towels retain moisture, allowing bacteria to breed .
And they are used in the most germ-ridden areas of the house .
Researchers analysed tea towels for bacteria that causes food-poisoning .
Sickness-causing bacteria detected in 90% of towels and E. coli in 26% .
Hygiene experts warned bacteria can ... |
1db490c1e78e4625f4befdeb16f92d2d7fdd138e | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 12:55 EST, 9 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:14 EST, 9 July 2013 . Tragic: Gary Windle who collapsed and died in large snow drifts just half a mile from his home in March this year . A man died from hypothermia after collapsing in large snow drifts just half a mile from his home following a... | Gary Windle was found by a farmer in Briercliffe, Lancashire, on March 23 .
The tragedy happened on the weekend Britain experienced some of the heaviest snowfall in decades .
He was going to stay at a friend's house but changed his mind and decided to take a taxi home .
A coroner ruled a verdict of misadventure at his ... |
1db50f3d27c6fe1ae84a4fe28de9e95974c81206 | San Diego, California (CNN) -- Our politics have changed in America -- and, unfortunately, not for the better. With the Robert Bork hearings of the 1980s and later the Monica Lewinsky affair of the 1990s, we were introduced to the "politics of personal destruction." Today, we're living with the hangover and learning ho... | Ruben Navarrette: We're a nation divided into two camps that call each other names .
Navarrette: A black actress came out for Romney and got slammed and reviled .
Limbaugh calls activist a 'slut,' he says, columnist blasted for changing parties .
Nobody can disagree without going on the attack, he writes, and leaders j... |
1db587e4e5d286f6cac0a8689fe9fbf8e14148e9 | By . Emma Innes . A dangerously ill teenage boy was told he had an anxiety disorder and depression for more than a year before doctors finally realised he was actually suffering from liver failure. Shockingly, David Acott, 16, only received an accurate diagnosis after he was rushed to hospital suffering from acute live... | David Acott, 16, suffered from depression and anxiety for more than a year .
He had counselling and was put on antidepressants because he was so ill .
Then, his eyes started to turned yellow and his urine became bloody .
He was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with Wilson's disease .
This causes copper to build-up in t... |
1db5fba91a866c355dfcb7f8389b94c73fc2ed06 | If only this was just a Halloween trick. Visitors trying to log on to the Obamacare website early Thursday morning saw the same stubborn phrase that has roiled users for weeks: "The system is down at the moment." It's been almost a full month since the HealthCare.gov website launched, riddled with technical problems de... | Visitors trying to log in to Obamacare site early Thursday see "The system is down" message .
Biden said he didn't bother trying to log on because "it was clear that I was not getting online"
Obama: "I take full responsibility for making sure it gets fixed ASAP"
Sebelius says she was wrong to tell Obama the website was... |
1db695fe7a17e446c6422740b8f38816aa6a66e4 | A mother has slammed her son's Texas middle school for including a question about infidelity in his homework. Patricia Galvan, who helps her 12-year-old son with his school work every night, said she was shocked when she looked over the seventh-grader's science assignment. On a worksheet about genetics, one question re... | Patricia Galvan was stunned when she read a question on her son's seventh-grade genetics homework suggesting a woman had had an affair .
The question read: 'One of Opal's children is born with shocking red hair. Is Orville the father of this child? Opal swears she has been faithful'
Galvan said it left her in a positio... |
1db8bd5ff10f2eff7e6a48aadd0c0ba5bc95ff81 | Choosing Christmas gifts can either be the best or the worst part of the festive season, depending on who you are buying for. But a new app is aiming to take all of the stress out of picking the right present by using the information from a person's Twitter page. Clubcardsecretscanta.com from Tesco searches through a p... | Tesco has launched a website that finds perfect gift through Twitter .
It searches through a person's tweets and matches them to a product .
Femail found out Nigel Farage should be given 'The Boss' scent .
For Harry Styles it suggested a phone and Kim Kardashian a camera . |
1db9435fe51fffda72e9d2df9d8e9498637cbb2c | Building houses will create more ‘human happiness’ than preserving fields, the Planning Minister has claimed. Nick Boles says the Government is determined to speed up the rate of house building, despite opposition from countryside groups. And he said communities who refused to support the initiative risked losing their... | Nick Boles says the Government is determined to speed up the rate of house building .
Current planning laws are sending Britain 'back into the 19th century'
In Mr Boles’s Grantham constituency, 7,000 homes are being built on greenfield land .
Bribing home owners with compensation if new development causes their house p... |
1db98925d384460654f4be4171e1e057df5c226d | (CNN) -- A proposed health curriculum in Helena, Montana, public schools has riled up some parents who say it starts teaching students about sex far too early. Several hundred parents in the mountain state's capital packed a school board meeting earlier this week to debate the 62-page proposal. It includes four pages o... | Helena, Montana, schools are considering a health curriculum that includes sex education .
It would start in early years -- kindergartners would be told to properly name body parts .
Some parents say it starts teaching students about sex far too early .
School officials say parents could always opt out if they object . |
1db9db563a7b4e2f93b6a0160ddf8f84fd9ea6a1 | Washington (CNN) -- There was good news and bad news Thursday at a congressional hearing on the embattled Veterans Affairs health care system. Politicians, health care experts and a VA official agreed solutions exist, but more than three hours of questioning by the House Veterans' Affairs Committee showed that response... | House panel looks at organizational causes of VA problems .
Top VA official: "You deserve better from us"
Experts: VA needs to focus on veterans, not bureaucracy .
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Compromise on VA bill can't privatize veterans' care . |
1dba0c7ba6f30b8f799cb620ed32ef80c354efd5 | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 13:22 EST, 7 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:29 EST, 7 June 2013 . He's famous for his brutal putdowns, the worst of which have been directed at Pippa Middleton, Michelle Obama and Adele among others. And now the best of Karl Lagerfeld's quotes are to be immortalised in a new book. The Wor... | Pippa Middleton and Adele have both been on the receiving end of Karl's wit .
He has also managed to offend the entire population of Greece and Russia .
The designer once took a pop at people who object to skinny models .
The new book, The World According To Karl, is out in September .
The tome includes 50 of his best ... |
1dba363305fd2f08d73a84b6954f7da3b8705e57 | A worker at PC World planned a £38,000 robbery because his mum told him to, a court heard. Anthony Bradley, 22, succumbed to 'mummy pressure', and recruited a gunman for an inside job at the store in Kingston, Surrey, where both he and his mum Mina Bradley worked. Mina, 52, was assistant manager at the PC World store i... | Anthony Bradley, 22, recruited gunmen to rob the store where he worked in Kingston, Surrey .
Mother Mina Bradley, 52, was assistant manager of the store and 'instigator and planner' of heist .
Robbers threatened staff with replica gun and stole cash, but fell out over whether to take laptops . |
1dbab7cec17822bd2d506fff95ffd51f43446860 | A Florida woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death told police she did it because he 'put a curse on her.' Amanda Lopez, 26, of Tampa told police that her 57-year-old ex-boyfriend Larry Lee Fryer had 'done something to her' and that the only way to free herself from under his malicious spell was to 'kill him.' ... | Amanda Lopez, 26, of Tampa told police that her 57-year-old ex-boyfriend Larry Lee Fryer had 'put a curse on her'
Lopez said the only way to free herself from the curse was to 'kill him'
Lopez was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree murder and was taken to Osceola County jail on Tuesday without bond . |
1dbac4f435de030481456c8f3b669876291cdac9 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 06:13 EST, 29 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:54 EST, 29 April 2013 . Sales of compilation albums have soared to more than 20 million as music-lovers look to save money on buying individual tracks from iTunes. Purchases increased by an incredible 7.2 per cent last year to 20.6million and th... | Now That's What I Call Music! series dominated the best-seller compilation list .
The franchise's latest album is the fastest-selling album so far this year .
Sales of compilation albums increased by 7.2 per cent last year .
Tracks on compilation albums cost equivalent of 28.5p each, a third of the price of buying song... |
1dbaf203948d3b1f28596140c7f32d99975ddaff | A cafe owner has outraged mothers and fathers after posting on social media that parents with badly-behaved children should steer clear of her cafe. On Monday The Little French Cafe in Broadmeadow, Newcastle, north of Sydney, asked customers to refrain from bringing their unruly offspring into the establishment in a Fa... | Owner of The Little French Cafe in Broadmeadow, NSW, penned a controversial post on the eatery's Facebook page on Monday .
Jodie Morris was responding to a bad review which scorned her for not being 'child-friendly'
Said she will welcome children if they behave well and sit at the tables .
Revealed children had previou... |
1dbe2694de5124935f64e10e88c80d20f41c6203 | (CNN) -- It's not specifically called a "birther" bill and it doesn't mention President Barack Obama by name, but proposed state legislation in Louisiana appears to be the latest attempt to keep alive arguments over whether Obama can prove he was born in the United States. The proposed Louisiana legislation would requi... | NEW: President Barack Obama touches on "birther" controversy at fundraiser .
Louisiana considers a bill requiring presidential candidates to prove "natural born" status .
The Constitution stipulates only a "natural born citizen" can be president .
Some Republicans distance themselves from the issue . |
1dbe36d0ad9422c35a7c3ec04a6dae8c14200cfa | Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor is poised to hand manager Paul Lambert a major boost by penning a new long-term deal. The forward has been an integral member of Lambert’s team and the Scot has been keen to secure his future. The forward has been locked in negotiations over fresh terms for several weeks and has now... | Striker Gabby Agbonlahor has been locked in talks for several weeks .
But he is now set to pen a new four-year deal at Villa Park .
Paul Lambert is hopeful of tying Fabian Delph and Ron Vlaar to new long-term contracts too .
Villa have also offered a deal to Chelsea target Jack Grealish . |
1dbe77467256c373b75a34e08df2c0ecfa27f5a9 | (CNN) -- Security at the G-20 summit in London, England, is tight as protesters fill the streets. CNN anchor Kiran Chetry spoke Wednesday with Frances Townsend, who was Homeland Security adviser under the Bush administration, about the security. Townsend now is a national security contributor on CNN. CNN national secur... | CNN national security contributor talks about police presence at G-20 summit .
Overwhelming presence of police is key, Frances Townsend says .
Police aim to protect dignitaries, keep streets open, allow peaceful protests . |
1dbebdd0c1932663d6ce183eda4374c3e4fcc036 | By . Sam Adams . PUBLISHED: . 09:40 EST, 3 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:37 EST, 3 May 2013 . Four sailors about to scatter a friend's ashes from a lovingly restored historic fishing boat were nearly killed when it was smashed to pieces on rocks. Skipper Ron Bygott, 66, and three crew members on the Courageous II were a... | Ron Bygott, 66, and three crew were on board the Courageous II at time .
He had spent 26 years and hundreds of thousands of pounds restoring it .
Were sailing off Cornwall to scatter remains of their friend John Fox, 45 .
Looters steal most of ship's remains after they wash up on beach . |
1dc11d02c831da933e2b07c58d21f168da947e92 | We're all living longer than ever - but will a poor lifestyle send some of us to an early grave? Worldwide, a girl born in 2012 can expect to live to 73 and a boy can . expect to live to 68, according to a recent World Health . Organisation report on life expectancy. In the UK, life expectancy for a boy born in 2012 is... | Called .
Project Big Life, it was created by Canadian medical experts investigating the deaths of 70,000 .
people .
Takes into account factors such as fruit and veg consumption, stress levels and existing medical conditions .
Plus the amount of sport and leisure activities undertaken each week, household income and hei... |
1dc1b11e5f68e9a60cc7af7a62b1fb82faffee51 | Gerald Howarth said Enoch Powell had been right to warn that mass movement of ‘non Christian’ migrants to Britain would cause problems . A veteran Tory MP has claimed controversial ‘rivers of blood’ MP Enoch Powell was right to warn against immigration. Gerald Howarth said the notorious Conservative MP had been correct... | Powell’s anti-immigration 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968 sparked fury .
Sir Gerald said 'many of us including Enoch Powell' warned about migration .
Comments came in a letter to a constituent over Islamist Trojan Horse plot . |
1dc1eb3c3ca3146a5a3549aa7e9c934066d4d6f9 | This is the retired Chinese woman who has spent every day for 14 years swatting flies. Ruan Tang, 80, from the Changmingsixiang Community in eastern China's Hangzhou City, has dedicated eight hours a day, seven days a week, to killing the pest. She estimates that she can kill about . 1,000 flies a day, sometimes sittin... | Ruan Tang hailed as a 'fly killing specialist' by her neighbours .
Woman from Hangzhou City, east China, kills up to 1,000 flies a day .
80-year-old is now being praised for her dedication by Chinese media . |
1dc2418514a02ebedc9f4f4a200489af39b985be | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:04 EST, 24 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:38 EST, 24 October 2013 . This pigeon got more than he bargained for when he 'tawt he'd seen a puddy tat'. In a scene like something out of Sylvester and Tweety Bird, the bird miraculously escaped from the jaws of a lion at Adelaide ... | The pigeon flew straight at the big cat's cage in Adelaide Zoo, Australia .
The lion armed with his killer claws and sharp teeth pounced on the bird .
Luckily, the bird flew to see another day escaping from the lion's jaws . |
1dc2d5ec32b480c14523504741786bb44072acc2 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 05:53 EST, 31 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:53 EST, 31 October 2012 . The owner of a pack of huskies that starred in a Spice Girls video has been banned for life from owning pets after her daughter reported her for animal cruelty. Lorna Vince’s six dogs were emaciated and had been le... | Lorna Vince dumped the emaciated animals at her daughter's home, who was so shocked at their condition she called the RSPCA .
The grandmother denies ever owning them and claims they belong to her daughter . |
1dc374ffc0cace09cc219de8203aa1bea70f8991 | Pasadena, California (CNN) -- A tender smile frames the face of Eva Perez as she remembers the life of her 6-year old son. "Hernan was a very happy boy," she says. "He gave me flowers all the time. He's the first 'man' (to) give me flowers." But her smile is thinly veiled -- her face splintering into tears as she permi... | Eva Perez's son died after a sledding accident when he was 6 years old .
She and her husband agreed to donate his organs .
His liver saved the life of a young girl with hepatitis .
Today, the two families have formed a special bond . |
1dc3af345d095d8183dbaefc26f17493c6de60be | Mike Dean awarded Arsenal a controversial penalty in the 24th minute against Manchester City on Sunday, and questions have been asked as to whether the referee even saw the foul. Replays highlighted on Match of the Day 2 appear to show the official looking away as Vincent Kompany blocks Nacho Monreal off the ball insid... | Arsenal beat champions Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad on Sunday .
Santi Cazorla scored the opener through a penalty in the 24th minute .
Replays show referee Mike Dean may have been looking elsewhere when Vincent Kompany fouled Nacho Monreal off the ball .
City are now five points behind Premier League leaders Chels... |
1dc422606580547131eb0a5a53eabbe90b9bd383 | By . Adam Shergold . PUBLISHED: . 09:59 EST, 9 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:51 EST, 9 November 2012 . About eight thousand refugees fleeing violence in Syria have crossed into Turkey in the last 24 hours, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Friday. It followed an offensive by rebels, who have driven Presid... | Residents in border towns flee intensifying battles between rebels and Assad troops .
Free Syria Army now has control of a number of border crossings into Turkey .
Turkey is now sheltering more than 120,000 Syrian refugees .
Kurdish Council calls on rebels to move out of border towns to prevent reprisals .
Further clas... |
1dc4aba4cff2882ead7f8b43617e9018ef39f220 | (CNN) -- The Syrian government resigned Tuesday amid an unusual wave of unrest that has roiled the nation, state TV reported. President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignations Tuesday, the same day that tens of thousands of Syrians poured onto the streets of Damascus to demonstrate in favor of the government. A new g... | NEW: The president is expected to speak on Wednesday .
A new government will be named shortly, a government spokeswoman says .
The government has resigned, state TV reports .
At least 37 people have been killed in demonstrations since last week, the U.N. says . |
1dc64135959c9075e9555709c147d90509cf2082 | Procedures used by Gwyneth Paltrow could cost around £14,000 a month but a new report suggests same effects can be had for £150 . The idea of chewing on a selection of garden weeds with a sprinkling of crushed seeds is enough to put most of us off our supper. But for health-obsessed actress Gwyneth Paltrow, these are k... | Procedures used by Gwyneth Paltrow could cost around £14,000 a month .
But a new report suggests same effects can be had for £150 .
Nutritionists have also criticised the January detox on her Goop website . |
1dc64ac569264bb635352deefd0202d3de0f3a7c | Naked self-portraits last night appeared on the Facebook account of a former London deputy mayor. Richard Barnes, 65, who is the Conservative councillor for Hillingdon, west London, claimed the photographs of the naked lower body of a man were posted after his account was hacked. Mr Barnes told MailOnline he was 'sad' ... | Richard Barnes, 65, is Conservative councillor for Hillingdon, west London .
Claims photos of a naked body were posted after his account was hacked .
Images appeared to have been taken on iPhone before being posted online . |
1dc6a55da9291804c47abef06690ec83a2a7136a | (CNN) -- For Christians, the wild celebrations of Mardi Gras come before the solemnity of Lent, a last chance to celebrate before the abstinence marking the 40 days to Good Friday and Easter. Muslims do it the other way around. First comes the month of daytime fasting during Ramadan, then the eruption of joy called Eid... | Tuesday marks the first Eid al-Fitr since the Arab Spring .
Egyptians put a revolutionary twist on the traditional Eid greeting, marking the toppling of Hosni Mubarak .
Many in Libya celebrate the festival as never before and hope the rest of the Arab world will follow suit .
Syrians and Pakistanis are much more pessim... |
1dc6c93acdc1a49b7cf61bf7cc89655d6c69732b | (CNN) -- Arjen Robben said it all -- "We didn't expect an easy game like that." Robben could have been forgiven for expecting more of a challenge from one of the most expensively assembled teams in European football. But the Dutchman will not lose too much sleep over the way Manchester City capitulated against a Bayern... | Bayern Munich cruises to victory over Manchester City .
Manchester United held in Ukraine by Shakhtar Donetsk .
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain both triumph .
Juventus held at home by Galatasaray . |
1dc6ff9046e5f2a97ba92c0b6dcf05ee50509a30 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:22 EST, 30 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:37 EST, 30 July 2012 . A teenager used his grandfather’s war bayonet to slaughter a lamb before trying to cook it on a campfire in front of his shocked friend, a court heard. Alex Sleigh, 18, stabbed the animal in the chest before carry... | Alex Sleigh, 18, told police he wished the lamb had 'put up more of a struggle'
Court heard Sleigh has a 'worrying interest in weaponry and explosives'
Teen diagnosed with Asperger's after incident .
Sleigh given a two-year supervision order and banned from keeping animals for five years . |
1dc79263f20ed604e8dbf6944054a6565c37caed | (CNN) -- Relationship breakdowns can happen to anyone -- even to cities. After nearly 20 years of building ties with their "sister city" of St. Petersburg, Russia, leaders in Lansing, Michigan, have found a key sticking point -- Russia's clampdown on discussion of gay issues. The city council in Michigan's capital voic... | Lansing's city council votes to end "sister cities" relationship with St. Petersburg, Russia .
A new Russian law bars public discussion of gay rights and relationships near children .
But the mayor wants to keep the relationship to increase "progressive dialogue"
Amd a local commission says that there's really no curre... |
1dc7fd0edb04c7ad415d45981a57e630309bdbbb | Jemima Khan's two sons have grown up in a world of immense privilege. Sulaiman Isa, 17, and Qasim, 15, will never want for material items and have a good chance of extremely successful careers ahead of them through their network of family contacts. It is is something that Jemima, a tireless campaigner for reufgees thro... | In war zones, Jemima is often reminded how privileged her two sons are .
The heiress wants to raise awareness of plight of Syrian children .
She explained reasons for launched Wake Up Call selfie for Unicef . |
1dc8c040187fc6306e22da5a556d60ed175e754e | Spain striker Paco Alcacer is confident Diego Costa will break his goalscoring duck for the national side sooner rather than later as La Roja prepare to face Luxembourg in a Euro 2016 qualification match on Sunday. Costa, who joined Chelsea from Atletico Madrid in July, has regularly hit the target for the Blues but is... | Diego Costa has six Spain caps but is yet to score for his adopted nation .
The Chelsea striker failed to find the back of the net in Spain's 2-1 loss against Slovakia on Thursday .
Valencia frontman Paco Alcacer scored Spain's goal in the defeat .
La Roja face Luxembourg on Sunday in a Euro 2016 qualification match .
... |
1dc951e4fa069eaa715a45f37a76dc6b36fcb0a8 | San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick launched an extraordinary Twitter rant at a fan who questioned his work ethic yesterday. The talented footballer had taken to the social media site to brag about his extreme exercise workout - while also fitting two hours of studying into the day. But when a fan responde... | NFL star had tweeted about intense workout routine, including '1,000 abs'
Fan responded saying: 'ab workout won't help find open receiver #study'
Kaepernick then sent three angry replies to supporter in quick succession .
He called him a 'clown' and asked if he was 'illiterate or just ignorant' |
1dc981ec98233ec5a0136f7f73ad70da6a940760 | England have officially added Kent wicketkeeper Sam Billings to their provisional World Cup squad, in place of Craig Kieswetter. The International Cricket Council acceded to England's request to add uncapped 23-year-old Billings, following Kieswetter's announcement that he is likely to be unavailable for the whole of 2... | Craig Kieswetter ruled out of whole of 2015 with serious eye injury .
Kent's Sam Billings called up as replacement in provisional squad .
England will announce smaller 16-man squad next week . |
1dca5d75384d8896f1be62e0eedf4c6e19eaf866 | (CNN) -- It's called the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, and weeks before authorities say he got on a plane with a bomb, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was in it. The vast government databank, known as TIDE, is administered by the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center. It contains information about hundreds of thousan... | Father's warning prompted man's inclusion in FBI database .
Not enough evidence to put him on watch list, official says .
Suspect then could not be added to TSA lists . |
1dca96570f96e8a9b5946e015c96e496743b75ee | By . Fiona Macrae . PUBLISHED: . 12:04 EST, 3 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:06 EST, 3 March 2014 . Two women are less likely to co-operate than two men, a study claims. Meryl Streep played mean boss Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada (pictured) They may lack the competitive streak of their male colleagues but w... | University of Quebec study found that two women are less likely to co-operate than two men, when one is more powerful than the other .
Women of the same rank didn’t seem to have difficulty in working together and mixed-sex collaborations were also common in the research .
The findings are consistent with results other ... |
1dcbb7eb618960bb605e95d14b74287c647c1597 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 07:34 EST, 23 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:09 EST, 23 October 2012 . Ceefax will take its final bow tonight as the beloved text service succumbs to the final stage of the UK's switch to digital television broadcasts. The world's first teletext service will finally end after 38 years... | Plain English Campaign announces lifetime achievement award for Ceefax .
Former PM Sir John Major says the service can be 'proud of its record' |
1dcbc60b553e1b1845add4f469d2cac34c5d1fe3 | Tiki Barber has revealed he and the 23-year-old woman he left his pregnant wife for are expecting their first child together. The retired New York Giants running back married one-time mistress and girlfriend Traci Johnson in a civil ceremony in New York's City Hall in July, eight days after his divorce to his wife of 1... | The retired New York Giants running back told Bethenny Frankel he and Traci Johnson's child was due in December before rubbing his young bride's belly .
Barber married his one-time mistress, a former NBC intern, in a civil ceremony in New York's City Hall in July .
He has four children with Ginny, who was eight months ... |
1dcc99c7d31781f732b1559cc6218413cc9eb5f8 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 13:10 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:43 EST, 11 July 2013 . The chance of it happening is 20,000 to one. But a family has beaten the odds and welcomed a third generation of twins into their family. Ethan and Eilidh were born last Wednesday to the delight of their parents Derek and ... | Ethan and Eilidh were born last week to the delight of their parents Derek and Ashley Whitton .
Mrs Whitton has twin sisters Brogan and Robyn, both 21 .
Her mother Jacqueline Glennie also has a twin sister Elizabeth McKenzie .
Two years ago a physic told Mrs Whitton she would give birth to twins . |
1dcceb3e2c2ab1d0a3083b65b52e068a41e5590f | Blue cannot become red, white cannot become black, and stripes cannot become hoops. The sacred law of football kits will be broken by Barcelona next summer when they play in hoops instead of stripes for the first time in their 115-year history. Barcelona’s first ever kit in 1899 was red and blue halves but by 1910 the ... | Barcelona will wear hooped shirts from the start of next season .
The Catalans have worn striped shirts for the majority of their history .
Giants have also opted for halved home jerseys on occasion . |
1dce626207b21b7e197ac1c3ea9b5bd2503046bc | (CNN) -- Niger's constitution has been suspended, a Niger military official announced Thursday night on the nation's three television channels. The order, read by Col. Goukoye Abdul Karimou, was attributed to the Superior Council for the Restoration of Democracy, which also suspended all institutions and called on the ... | NEW: Speaking to nation via television, colonel announces suspension of all institutions .
U.S. says there was "evidently" an assassination attempt on Niger's president .
Gunshots heard around Niger's presidential palace, says Niger Embassy .
Some media reports say President Mamadou Tandja is missing . |
1dcf2d3b03bfb7bddab47a63d01e21fc68523c68 | By . Mark Prigg . Amazon has launched a budget £159 tablet it hopes can take on the iPad mini. The Fire HD tablet, which is based on Google's Android software, has a 7inch touchscreen and is linked to Amazon's own app, music and book store. It will go head to head with Apple's £269 iPad mini, which is launched next wee... | First time Amazon has released tablet outside of the US - and has been priced significantly cheaper than Apple's £269 iPad mini .
New e-book has lit display allowing readers to use it at night .
Back to Mail Online home .
Back to the page you came from . |
1dcf3d38aa9725faf7a0806aa006eccbbb2788e9 | A couple of fumbling Florida fugitives led police on a wild river chase as they tried to escape from the cops by paddling away in a canoe. The hapless pair tried to flee cops by floating their way to freedom down the Withlacoochee River. They almost got away with it were it not for a police power boat that caught up w... | Undynamic duo thought they would float their way to freedom down a nearby river .
Police water patrol soon caught up with paddlers and brought them into custody .
Garrett Eure and Jessie Bryant, both 23, were wanted on charges of armed burglary and assault . |
1dcf70b7073524ceb83005226660cc8b23f101ea | (CNN) -- The rivalry is so intense that Barnes & Noble actually spoke its competitor's name: . "Kindle Fire is deficient for a media tablet," Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch said as he unveiled his company's Nook Tablet on Monday. "Content will render better on Nook than on Kindle Fire." That jab essentially re-opened... | Barnes & Noble launches the Nook Tablet to compete with Kindle Fire .
Both tablets are cheaper than iPads and feature color screens .
They tie in with Amazon and Barnes & Noble content libraries .
Amazon's Kindle fire is $50 cheaper than the Nook Tablet . |
1dcfb90b3be4afd62e83fc4c71fd3b35aa6d5450 | Gary Lineker has claimed Wayne Rooney was never destined to be an all-time great. The Manchester United striker has struggled to reproduce his best form for both club and country recently with opinion divided over his best position. And Lineker believes the 28-year-old's best days are behind him. VIDEO Scroll down to w... | Gary Lineker claims Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has not lived up his early promise .
He says that unlike Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Rooney was never going to be an all-time great .
But Lineker does say that Rooney is world class and one of the best English players of all time .
Although ... |
1dcfde751843676ae0ab82e208afb1118f466061 | By . Caroline Mcguire for MailOnline . 'Britain's vainest man' has applied for free Botox for life on the NHS - and also wants an operation to have his ears pinned back. Sam Barton, 22, has told doctors that he needs the free cosmetic treatment to combat the anxiety over his appearance that his 'new-found fame' has pro... | Sam Barton, 22, claims he needs Botox because of anxiety about fame .
Says regular injections will make him more confident .
He says if his NHS doctor says no, he will search until one says yes . |
1dd19e5c3559ff972f1bc630995360899b0a8ab3 | (CNN) -- United Airlines and US Airways have joined American Airlines in charging passengers to check bags on certain flights. Passengers check in at the United Airlines counter at the Miami International Airport Thursday in Miami, Florida. Citing higher fuel prices, United Airlines said Thursday it will begin charging... | United: Second bag to cost $25; $125 to apply to three or more or overweight bags .
$15 fee will not apply to those in United First, United Business or with premier status .
Some airlines add fees to once-free snacks .
United: $15 fee will apply to one out of three customers . |
1dd1ead432285b77134f504ab3da032274c80a11 | Roman Abramovich and his partner Darya Zhukova will supposedly stay in the hotel next week . Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has booked all 111-rooms in the Beresheet Hotel in the Israeli desert resort of Mitzpe Ramon for next week's Jewish Passover holiday, a source close to the hotel told the Daily Mail. Mr. Abramovic... | Roman Abramovich will reportedly host family and friends at the hotel between Sunday and Thursday next week for the Jewish holiday .
Booking all 111 rooms supposedly cost $450,000 .
The banquet will take place in a specially constructed tent in the desert . |
1dd22aab869e15332ab6233f8230469d735840f6 | Wednesday afternoon, former teacher Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was just a passenger on a bus passing through southeast London. Thursday she was being hailed as one incredibly brave woman who confronted a man seconds after he hacked a British soldier to death in broad daylight. READ MORE: Cameron condemns brutal hacking death... | Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was on a bus when she saw what looked like a car wreck .
She decided to get off the bus to help but realized a man had been hacked to death .
She kept talking to a man who held a bloody knife to distract him .
The man told her that he hacked a British soldier to avenge killings of Muslims, she said... |
1dd2c1671ceb3c43c1b2cabbf5dc05620a4a28a9 | (CNN) -- Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Florida, sponsored by CNN, will be one of more than 20 such encounters in the past nine months. Beltway conventional wisdom says there have been too many debates. With a slight too-cool-for-school groan and accompanying eye-roll, the argument goe... | John Avlon: Some people in Washington say there are too many debates .
He says the debates have played a more important role than paid advertising .
Avlon says the candidates' performances under pressure are revealing . |
1dd3489499fd87bab62ff486109c2a412d015378 | (CNN) -- Consider the biggest stories in recent weeks: Three women in Cleveland end a decade's captivity. A Texas fertilizer plant explosion kills 15 people. A monster tornado strikes an Oklahoma suburb. A British soldier is savagely slain on a London street. Need an update on these important events? Welcome to CNN Res... | Residents put the 'Oklahoma standard' to work in rebuilding their lives .
Tourists visit as the city of Cleveland struggles with the legacy of a captivity house .
A Texas firefighter blown out of his boots survives a fertilizer plant explosion .
Two brothers share the recovery from right leg amputations in Boston Marat... |
1dd42df715a4c51debc4679e3b464f7ee83f9c65 | (CNN) -- In mid-July this year, a roar echoed around one of the most remote inlets of northern Greenland -- and an island was born. No ordinary island, but a huge chunk of ice, roughly twice the size of Manhattan, that had broken from the Petermann Glacier. Scientists gave it the romantic name of PII-2012 and watched i... | Greenland's glaciers and Canada's ice shelves are diminishing fast, scientists say .
Giant ice islands are breaking off, sometimes floating into shipping lanes .
Yet the number of icebergs surviving south of the 48th parallel has declined .
Scientists are just beginning to research the rate at which ice islands melt an... |
1dd47395a2c041ac533209fa036dac481df25252 | By . Paul Bentley . Tragedy: Daniela Ruggiero, 18, and a 17-year-old girl yet to be named died in the accident . A talented dancer was killed when her car exploded after she hit a deer on a country road. Daniela Ruggiero, 18, who only passed her driving test in January, was travelling with a female friend when the ani... | Victims are Daniela Ruggiero, 18, and a 17-year-old passenger yet to be named .
Both died at the scene, near Ware, Hertfordshire .
Citroen C1 hit a deer, collided with a Volvo V40 then burst into flames . |
1dd4c0a11bd2ae05e06616682586b38818009eb5 | Chelsea new boy Loic Remy trained at the club's Cobham training ground on Tuesday morning as the striker recovered from his international exploits with France. The former Queens Park Rangers forward will be hoping to be in contention for a place in Jose Mourinho's sqaud on Saturday as the Blues take on Swansea at Stamf... | Loic Remy takes part in light training session at Chelsea's training ground .
Striker has returned from international duty with France .
Remy will hope to feature against Swansea on Saturday . |
1dd6a867425e6d5418cd6bb314feebdc9737a123 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Eight Chinese officials have been fired or suspended after five boys died in a rubbish bin after suffocating on fumes from charcoal they burned to stay warm, according to state-run media. The bodies of the boys, aged between 9 and 13, were found by a trash collector on Friday in Bijie in China's sout... | Eight officials sacked or suspended over deaths of five boys in dumpster .
Children died from carbon monoxide poisoning after burning charcoal for heat .
Aged between 9 and 13, the boys came from one extended family .
UNICEF says one of China's biggest challenges is caring for "left behind children" |
1dd6a997d82a6537220220ddce9d7d106559663d | It's a source of sadness to grandparents everywhere – their teenage grandchildren don't spend enough time with them. And it appears that even fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, 73, isn't immune. Dame Vivienne – once the first lady of punk – said she was disappointed that her 17-year-old granddaughter Cora Corré h... | Vivienne Westwood is 'disappointed' grandchild does not call or see her .
She said model Cora Corré missed her London Fashion week show .
The 17-year-old model chose to go skiing and did not 'keep in touch'
Fashion designer said she thinks Cora is 'wasting her opportunity' |
1dd7806f471ac9b23c92ba48f53fde973f93da13 | KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The British journalist recently freed in a NATO military operation described his Taliban hostage-takers as "hopelessly inept," and praised his Afghan colleague who died in the rescue. Journalists carry flowers to the grave of Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi in Kabul on Thursday. New York Tim... | Freed British journalist: Taliban hostage-takers were "hopelessly inept"
New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was freed by NATO forces in Afghanistan .
Afghan journalist killed with British commando; woman, child die in crossfire .
Media Club of Afghanistan: Action "reckless and double-standard behavior" |
1dd8b2836047f4796e47ea0fea73846f78265568 | (CNN) -- The photographer who took the picture of a man about to be fatally struck by a New York subway car said Thursday that he did so in a desperate attempt to alert the driver of the train to stop. "From where I was, I could have screamed my lungs out; probably nobody would have heard it," R. Umar Abbasi told CNN's... | NEW: "I would have said, 'Mr. Han, run the other direction,'" photographer says .
"I had no idea what I was shooting," the photographer writes in a New York Post piece .
A media critic calls the photo "profit-motive journalism at its worst"
The image shows a man moments before he's struck by a subway train . |
1dd9141104959d05393780a179e91162012d6725 | (CNN) -- A drunk passenger tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight to Russia on Wednesday before he was brought under control, the head of Turkey's civil aviation authority said. The Turkish Airlines passenger jet was en route from Turkey to Russia when the incident took place. The plane landed safely and on time Wed... | Incident on flight between Antalya, Turkey and St Petersburg, Russia .
Turkish Airlines: Drunk man tried to hijack passenger plane .
Officials: Man brought under control, airline experienced "urgent situation"
NEW: Interfax: Flight arrives at St. Petersburg, police arrest Uzbek man in his 50s . |
1dd94dd767d0fe671d8414cb3107eac3b5cc052f | Martin Sculpher said he joined the EDL, pictured clashing with police in Birmingham, after feeling 'let down' by politicians in the wake of the 7/7 attacks . A tube worker who cut the bodies of victims from the mangled wreckage at Edgware Road station in the wake of the 7/7 bombings claims he is 'fighting to protect Br... | Martin Sculpher was publicly honoured for his bravery helping victims .
52-year-old felt 'let down' by politicians in wake of terrorist attacks .
Turned to far-right group to 'fight to protect Britain's future' |
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