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1e67d8e608b6cf2b3bd1f5c45f0da6aca51d5c98 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown will seek an immediate stay of what he called an "unprecedented" federal court order to release almost 10,000 inmates to relieve prison overcrowding by the end of the year, he said Thursday. A three-judge federal court panel ordered the state to reduce its prison populat... | Gov. Jerry Brown will seek a stay of what he calls "unprecedented" court order .
A federal court orders prison population to fall to 137.5% of capacity .
Original lawsuits were filed when overcrowding was at 202% of capacity .
Federal court ruling threatens California with contempt but defers action . |
1e6a5707708398f6111bd24b289aca183437842e | By . Rob Cooper . A town clerk used a council credit card to pay to watch gay porn online and then altered the records to say he had been buying 'festive lighting', a court heard. Roy Hunt, 70, also bought petrol and two laptops at the taxpayers' expense before his scam was uncovered. Hunt was sacked by Dronfield Town ... | Roy Hunt, 70, also bought laptops and petrol on the council card .
He was sacked by Dronfield Town Council after fraud was uncovered .
Hunt escaped with a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of 11 charges . |
1e6a7ae3be782cbda34ba3e4e478ef2436a3336a | Hot days will get hotter and overall rain totals will reduce, climate experts say about Australia's weather outlook over the next 100 years. The projections released on Tuesday claim to be the most comprehensive ever produced, and are a joint effort by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. 'There is very high confid... | CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology have released a new report .
It predicts the weather outlook for Australia over the next 100 years .
Days are predicted to become hotter and more frequent .
Rain is predicted to become less frequent but storms will be more intense .
Sea levels are expected to rise and oceans will become ... |
1e6b3a6c68b9e453b2fe13408fc826143d9b55e6 | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 10:05 EST, 4 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:05 EST, 4 June 2013 . One in five adults in the UK wants to ban Google Glass completely because of privacy concerns, according to new research. Researchers based in London surveyed 4,000 adults about the rise of wearable technology. Desp... | Survey of 4,000 adults found that 20% of people think Google Glass and other wearable technology should be banned .
More than half of UK adults have privacy concerns about the device .
69% demanded greater regulation of people wearing the devices in public places . |
1e6c7005083b8a74d770febffe1b4a6985b4eee3 | Drama teacher Simon Parsons, 52, (pictured) had a long-term affair with a pupil and even had a child with the girl, but his wife is standing by him . The wife of a teacher who embarked on a five-year affair with a pupil of 17 has vowed to stand by him, insisting: ‘He is not a monster.’ Drama master Simon Parsons, 52, h... | Simon Parsons, 52, was a drama teacher at Castle School, Thornbury .
He met pupil at 13 and they began sexual relationship when she was 17 .
Teacher would take her on weekend trips to London and had sex at school .
Relationship continued after she left school, and she had a baby by him .
Affair only came to light some ... |
1e6c943d7105a2cadb35bde8ee5229434ae25b49 | By . Emma Glanfield . A derelict seven-storey building collapsed suddenly onto a busy street in West London leaving a Tube station without power and forcing the evacuation of a bus station. Witnesses have told how it sounded ‘like a bomb going off’ when part of the 125ft high office block in Hounslow High Street fell t... | Part of 125ft high office block in Hounslow High Street collapsed suddenly .
Hounslow West Tube Station left without power following rush-hour incident .
No injuries reported despite debris being thrown onto road and bus station .
Block was scheduled for demolition but collapse thought to be an accident . |
1e6d063663002b37539271d9998a2c1815e7825d | A grieving mother today released this harrowing photograph of her dying son as a warning to others about deadly legal highs. Keen sportsman Jimmy Guichard, 20, suffered a heart attack and severe brain damage within hours of taking one of the herbal substances. His mother Karen Audino said he was found unconscious next ... | Jimmy Guichard, 20, died in hospital within hours of taking a legal high .
His mother Karen Audino and MPs calling for ban on sale of herbal drugs .
'I just don't want his death to be a .
waste, I hope it will help in proving what these legal highs can do and .
get the laws changed on selling them,' she said .
A handbo... |
1e6de3d6936762d139f66365887e4f03ac5d86ed | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:00 EST, 24 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:16 EST, 24 July 2013 . This curious fox showed his true cunning when he decided to turn the tables on a stunned photographer. After spotting Michaela Walch's unattended camera, the creature crept up to experience life on the other side ... | Michaela Walch left camera unattended at campsite in north-west of Canada .
But when she returned the sneaky fox had taken over the photoshoot . |
1e6e4aa8c4f1a70c4707e0970208f36fd9b2d131 | The Iraqi government policemen and soldiers in Mosul abandoned their weapons and uniforms with barely a fight against the army of black-clad killers from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terror group. The gunmen quickly laid their hands on a mass of abandoned U.S. military equipment to add to their massi... | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rules nation-sized swathe of land .
Grew out of Al Qaeda in Iraq, but has eclipsed them in power and brutality .
Boasts 12,000 fighters, many of whom have flooded in from abroad .
Grew stronger thanks to unrest in Syria - and is well-armed and well-funded .
Rules its territor... |
1e6ee2c42983eb71b7ca69d02f22098c661f4e44 | By . Liz Hull . PUBLISHED: . 02:27 EST, 17 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:43 EST, 17 May 2013 . A former director of Chester City has been arrested over the sale of £4million worth of the illegal party drug mephedrone. Paula White, an accountant who was part of the senior team at the now-defunct football club for a three... | Police investigating death of two clubbers after taking drug last month .
Mephedrone - known as meow, meow - was made illegal in 2010 .
Paula White one of 12 held in raids linked to website selling 'legal highs'
Former Chester City FC director's £120,000 Aston Martin seized by police . |
1e6f9a0322fe83d4e65a1817c8011d8ba4f021a3 | (CNN) -- Among the thousands of diplomatic documents obtained by WikiLeaks, there is talk of Iranian missiles, German politicians and a myriad of other issues, including one cable about a British prince -- and his views on geography teachers, the French, journalists and Russian influence in central Asia. Back in 2008, ... | The U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan had lunch with Prince Andrew in 2008 .
"The discussion at times verged on the rude," she wrote .
He joked that the corruption in Kyrgyzstan reminded him of France, she wrote . |
1e6fdd7d886975c361b62c00084008d63212587e | Arsene Wenger's 65th birthday celebration finally went off with a bang on Wednesday night. When Lukas Poldolski hit the hugely unlikely 90th-minute winner here, frustrated Anderlecht fans threw an exploding firework on the pitch. It was an act of extreme recklessness but doubtless caused by utter frustration and disbel... | Substitute Podolski converted from close range in the 90th minute as Arsenal claimed all three points in Brussels .
The Gunners were heading for a shock loss after Andy Najar opened the scoring for Anderlecht in the 71st minute .
But Kieran Gibbs converted a Calum Chambers cross in the 89th minute before Podolski struc... |
1e70147eef347e24def73b80c1381bc9371cf01c | By . Christopher Stevens . PUBLISHED: . 17:30 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:30 EST, 7 March 2014 . Prince Harry's endless optimism kept spirits high during the polar trek . Prince Harry has earned a few minutes of quiet reflection. And late last year, the fourth in line to the throne, whose life of royal and mi... | Harry spent five weeks with servicemen and women on a polar trek .
The servicemen and women had lost limbs to Taliban bombs .
Now the trek will be documented in a two-part series on ITV . |
1e708e5408ae7fe125f8024cd8bdc57bc95752eb | A father-of-one was allegedly killed with a single blow during a 'Punch for Punch' game - which has become a new social media craze - at a birthday party. Desmond Bartley, 20, is accused of delivering the fatal blow to 23-year-old Tommy Main while they were at a party in south London, and has been charged with his man... | Tommy Main, 23, allegedly died after taking part in 'Punch for Punch' game .
Craze involves two people trading blows repeatedly until one backs down .
Footage of the 'game' is then posted online and shared on social media .
Desmond Bartley, 20, is accused of delivering fatal blow to Mr Main .
Bartley appeared at Bexley... |
1e709bdc44ccf086808e899b09cf24fca7d1a8ea | By . Mail Foreign Service . PUBLISHED: . 12:20 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:18 EST, 3 April 2013 . A family of five set themselves alight in a desperate final protest against the demolition of their home. Bharat Mansingh, 40, died in hospital after self-immolating in the centre of a local authority compound in... | Bharat Mansingh, 40, died in hospital after self-immolating in Rajkot .
Rekha, Asha, Vasumati and Girish Mansingh are all seriously injured .
Family believed that their home would be demolished .
Chotu Nagar .
Cooperative Housing Society denied plan to evict them . |
1e713005e16983f75222235967c0cbeb0b944f80 | A pensioner had a lucky escape after her car got stuck on top of a brick wall while she tried to reverse out of her garage. Margaret Holliday had to be rescued by paramedics after her silver Hyundai Getz was left teetering on the edge of the wall and another resident's lawn in Moseley, Birmingham. The 81-year-old was t... | Margaret Holliday had to be rescued after her car was left teetering on wall .
Her brakes failed as she tried to reverse Hyundai out of garage slightly .
The 81-year-old tried to get out the car but fell and bumped her head .
Fire crews were called at midday on Saturday to winch the car to safety .
She took car to gara... |
1e71736abf69ccb6ec7cf089e3b589f33dbe2b9d | Steven Gerrard has admitted he would have stayed with Liverpool had he been offered a contract last summer. Gerrard’s decision to quit Anfield sent shockwaves through football and he revealed he had turned down offers from clubs in the Barclays Premier League, Europe and the Middle East. Most significantly, though, Ger... | Steven Gerrard will leave Liverpool for the MLS at the end of the season .
The captain has admitted he would have signed a new deal in the summer .
Liverpool did not offer the 34-year-old and it left him with 'thinking time' |
1e71b77cb4ec0f4451c9be21d5876561cd73c281 | (CNN) -- In 1960, an unprecedented number of African nations won independence from their colonial masters, bringing to an end decades of rule by European powers. This year those 17 nations mark a major milestone as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of their freedom. As part of CNN's special coverage of this landmark ... | This year 17 African nations are marking the 50th anniversary of their independence .
CNN asked individuals from these countries to share their thoughts on their homelands .
Click on the video wall to see what people had to say .
Do you have a story about African independence to share? Share it on CNN iReport . |
1e738b9211a2dfe096d22cda6e681bbbb029206e | A teacher who appeared in the TV documentary Educating Yorkshire has been banned from the classroom after having sex with two former pupils. Neil Giffin, 35, began a relationship with an 18-year-old girl following his school’s end of term ball, which continued after she went to university. The fling ended when Giffin ‘... | Neil Giffin, 35, had relationships while at Bishop Heber High School .
Had sex with two girls aged over 18 in 2007 and 2008 after they graduated .
In 2012 he also admitted messaging another three Bishop Heber pupils .
Spoke of fantasies, including cross dressing, with vulnerable 17-year-old .
Wrote messages after movin... |
1e74b2c94471f8a14347ef5537ed5bc723fb5d92 | Ray Rice called his sickening attack on his wife Janay 'one bad night' that 'just happened to be on video' as he spoke out in his first interview since being reinstated by the NFL. The former Ravens running back told the Today show on Tuesday how a counselor 'ripped him apart' and put him back together after he punched... | The former Ravens player spoke out on the Today show on Tuesday - in his first interview since he was reinstated by the NFL last week .
He said that a counselor had 'ripped him apart' and put him back together .
But he said he lives in fear of the day his daughter will google his name and find out what happened .
He sa... |
1e753e85beeba74105488b18978ca52d338d0430 | By . Amy Ziniak for Daily Mail Australia . A teacher who had a major meltdown and suffered chronic depression, due to 'feral' and 'unruly' students, has been awarded almost $770,000 in damages. Peter Doulis, 48, sued the Victorian education department after he claimed he was left unable to work because he was forced to... | Melbourne teacher Peter Doulis has been awarded nearly $770K due to 'feral' and 'unruly' kids .
Mr Doulis claims he was forced to teach the worst students at Werribee Secondary College between 1998 and 2004 .
Mr Doulis taught students with ADHD, autism and dyslexia .
The Supreme court ruled the school had breached its ... |
1e75738b55b39e217bb81cc0f1966fcf5f52b65f | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 07:56 EST, 20 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:18 EST, 20 November 2012 . Lord Walton of Detchant said older peers would be willing to stand aside, if they were given a 'retirement gratuity' Elderly peers are offering to retire from the House of Lords - but... | Lord Walton says 'mature' peers would be willing to quit the red benches for a 'retirement gratuity'
Payout equal to a year's expenses could be worth more than £40,000 .
Cabinet minister Lord Strathclyde says he is open to the idea . |
1e7620c8157dd9bdd83f485e065f6dddbe7af4b9 | (CNN) -- It's a boy! And an Internet punchline! As you may have heard, Monday in London, Prince William and wife Catherine celebrated the birth of their first child -- the world's most-anticipated baby since ... well, Kim and Kanye's daughter last month. The little fella is named George Alexander Louis, or, if you're b... | The Internet had some laughs about Monday's royal birth .
Jokesters on Twitter offered suggestions for baby names .
Some companies used the occasion for baby-themed online marketing . |
1e766f7567b79aa89010245b48a77e23aaf17128 | By . Sara Nathan . PUBLISHED: . 13:25 EST, 28 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:56 EST, 29 November 2012 . He has been left without a buddy since the departure of his best friend Bryant Gumbel from the Today show. And now NBC chiefs are keen to find Matt Lauer a new 'bromance' on the ailing breakfast show in a desperat... | TV execs want to rival the chemistry ABC rival Good Morning America has found between Josh Elliott and Sam Champion .
There's no love lost between Matt Lauer and Al Roker after they fell out over Ann Curry's controversial departure . |
1e77890cf7046d6c9fcf03fc39bb410be3e94023 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 08:22 EST, 20 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:24 EST, 20 April 2013 . David Rodgers: The long-term heroin user, 62, stuffed the needle into a loaf on sale in a Tesco store . A heroin-using grandfather who stuffed a used syringe into a supermarket loaf of bread that was later bought by... | Heroin-user David Rodgers, 62, stuffed used needle into loaf at Tesco store .
Bread was later bought by unsuspecting mother from store in Salford .
Rodgers, of Weaste, was traced via a speck of his blood in the syringe .
He wanted whoever found needle to be 'shocked and worried', judge said . |
1e778c58b4430fddb9036349c4ef4287a2527ee0 | Millions of workers are being hit with extra tax demands as officials attempt to claw back under-payments - despite £300 million of reforms which were supposed to reduce errors. HM Revenue and Customs last night revealed 5.3 million people paid the wrong amount in 2013-14, including 3.5 million who paid too little and ... | It has been revealed that 5.3million paid wrong amount in 2013-14 .
Two million people who paid too much tax will be able to claim refunds .
HMRC has now started writing to all those affected by the errors . |
1e77fdec714320afa8c93e42a144f9058b58c82b | Brazil’s latest hero Neymar found time to share a joke with Barcelona teammate Alex Song before playing down the pressure on his shoulders after inspiring the hosts into the last 16 of the World Cup to face Chile. Neymar scored twice in a 4-1 win over Song's Cameroon, with Fred and Fernandinho getting the others for Br... | Neymar found time to joke and then console Barca teammate Alex Song .
Brazil defeated Cameroon 4-1 to top Group A at the World Cup .
Neymar scored twice to lead the race for the Golden Boot .
Brazil will face fellow South Americans Chile in the round of 16 . |
1e7b3db6969c8ed2687e4bcaaa380ff3e93852bf | (CNN)A deal has been reached for 200 Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces to pass through Turkey to help Syrian Kurdish fighters in the besieged town of Kobani, just over the border in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday. The Syrian Kurdish fighters had originally declined the deployment of Peshmerga ... | U.S. is accused of arming terrorists as ISIS boasts of intercepting weapons .
Turkish President says deal reached for Iraqi Peshmerga to join Kurds in Kobani .
Group: 464 ISIS militants are among 553 people killed in a month's airstrikes in Syria .
32 civilians have also been killed, including six children and five wom... |
1e7bed8cf688e95548e0e9ef651de64b465e195d | (CNN) -- The Guatemalan army stole at least 333 children and sold them for adoption in other countries during the Central American nation's 36-year civil war, a government report has concluded. Around 45,000 people are believed to have disappeared during Guatemala's civil war, 5,000 of them children. Many of those chil... | Children stolen for adoption in the U.S., Sweden, Italy and France, report says .
Some parents were killed, others were unharmed when soldiers came calling .
Investigators examined period between 1977 and 1989, 'peak' adoption period .
Reports says many more could have been taken, investigation underway . |
1e7d3fc6c8af6636b80eb80e1cc4b068408da1e7 | (CNN) -- A joint drug investigation in Hong Kong hauled a record cocaine shipment worth an estimated street value of U.S. $98 million, customs officials said. The Customs Drug Investigation Bureau of Hong Kong seized 649 kilograms (about 1,425 pounds) of cocaine from a shipping container that arrived from Ecuador, Lee ... | Hong Kong authorities seize 649 kilograms of cocaine, an official says .
The operation, codenamed "Surfing Coke," started in April .
The cocaine seized has a street value of $98 million, an official says . |
1e7d831bcde144e5965c0bab913b450f097d5913 | Disgraced ex-Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette - who wrote a first hand account of the mission to kill Osama bin Laden - allegedly 'recruited' other fellow SEALs to provide classified information to the makers of popular video game 'Medal of Honor: Warfighter'. Senior Navy officials confirmed today that seven members of the s... | Seven members of Navy SEAL Team 6 have been disciplined for providing classified information to the makers of hit video game Medal of Honor .
CBS News is reporting that Matt Bissonnette - who published a first hand account of the May 2011 Osama bin Laden raid - helped organise the SEALs consultation .
Is the latest in ... |
1e7dcf42c8c89f655f16fff40e58a8025227680a | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 06:13 EST, 30 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:37 EST, 30 July 2013 . When it comes to incentivising weight loss and encouraging a healthy population, one apartment building in Asia thinks it has the answer. The Lady Share House B&D, an all-female residential facility in Osaka, Japan, h... | The Lady Share House B&D is a women-only residence in Osaka, Japan .
Rent lowered/raised by 1000 yen (£6.50) for every 2.2lb dropped/gained .
Residents are weighed every three months . |
1e7e5780fab274aab871c2e7db25b18c45d53bc3 | Jeep is recalling more than 228,000 SUVs worldwide to fix a software problem that can cause side air bags to inflate for no reason. The recall covers Jeep Cherokees from the 2014 and 2015 model years. Fiat Chrysler, which makes Jeeps, says there have been a small number of inadvertent air bag deployments. The 2014 Jeep... | The SUVs have a software problem that cause side air bags to inflate for no reason .
The recall covers Jeep Cherokees from the 2014 and 2015 model years .
Chrysler say it's not aware of any accidents or injuries from the problem . |
1e80659463e4414868945680eeda3b973af4bcfa | A dog that nearly chewed her legs off after a cruel owner strung her up by her hindquarters for three days is recovering with new owners in Britain. Irina, a collie-German Shepherd cross, was gagged, hung upside down by her back legs and left for dead by her previous owner in Romania. Her rear legs were so tightly boun... | WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .
Irina the collie-German Shepherd cross was hung upside down by her legs .
Her previous Romanian owners left her for three days before dumping her .
British animal charity Safe Rescue sent a team to Romania to rescue the dog .
Irina fostered by Quinn family in Norfolk before being re-homed per... |
1e80e988da0edc5b34d47c67d3c1fd8e10d6b2bb | Raheem Sterling is tired because of the pressure of trying to fill Luis Suarez's boots at Liverpool... not playing for England . If Mesut Ozil leaves Arsenal for Bayern Munich he will be considered an expensive Premier League flop . True measure of a top coach like Jose Mourinho or Louis van Gaal is to find a lower-lea... | Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere linked up brilliantly for England in Sunday's 1-0 qualifying win over Estonia .
They have an excellent understanding of each other's game .
It was reminiscent of Rooney and Steven Gerrard in Belarus back in 2008 .
Roy Hodgson must harness this when England head to Euro 2016 . |
1e8139a1e15e7708b40c485a371cb5604c1745d5 | U.S. minorities now represent more than half of America's population under the age of 1, the Census Bureau said, a historic demographic milestone with profound political, economic and social implications. The bureau -- defining a minority as anyone who is not "single race white" and "not Hispanic" -- released estimates... | Hispanics are most populous and fastest growing minority group, the Census says .
Asians are the second-fastest growing minority group, numbers show .
African-Americans are the second largest minority group, the Census says .
Four states and the District of Columbia have minority populations over 50% . |
1e816f116ebfd54492814b0ebc371231a852ad28 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:02 EST, 24 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:27 EST, 25 February 2013 . Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, whose fortune is estimated at more than $1 billion, has been on the run since 2001 when he escaped from a Mexican prison in a laundry truck . Officials now say there is no eviden... | Joaquin Guzman named 'world's most powerful drug lord' by US Treasury now still on the lam .
Locals reported violent gunfight between rival gangs in Peten region, but one body may have simply resembled the drug lord .
Has been on the run since daring 2001 Mexican jailbreak in a laundry truck .
Forbes estimated this mon... |
1e81838618d900fa7daa0024a210e3a1b1a62801 | By . Sarah Dean . Former Socceroo Robbie Slater has hit out at his ex teammate Craig Foster on Twitter, claiming the sportsman turned presenter has 'ruined the World Cup'. Foster, who has a long-running feud with Fox Sports pundit Slater, fired back telling him 'your thoughts are excretions'. The 45-year-old had just c... | Craig Foster is commentating on the World Cup from Brazil for SBS .
He had just reported on Australia v Spain on Tuesday when Slater hit out .
The Fox Sports pundit slammed Foster on Twitter .
Foster replied by saying Slater's 'thoughts are excretions' |
1e82f0707c7c9f34cc71e3320969fd56e50083db | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 10:51 EST, 17 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:42 EST, 17 December 2013 . Members of a Conservative social club have spoken out after the premises were apparently rented out to a group of swingers. One woman resigned from Bridgend Conservative Club after the raunchy events came to light, s... | Member of Bridgend Conservative Club resigns after swingers' group holds two events in function room .
Swingers claimed they had 'played in view of everyone' at the club .
But a spokesman insisted there was 'no inappropriate behaviour' |
1e8324467ec57c3d6edd9a57f258dc8f7f1224f9 | Since mid-August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 100 cases of Enterovirus D68 in 12 states: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New York and Oklahoma. Yet the real number of severe respiratory illnesses caused by this virus ... | Oklahoma confirms seven cases of Enterovirus D68 .
EV-D68 worsens breathing problems for children who have asthma .
Four children in Lake County, Indiana, were sickened by the virus .
Alabama has also confirmed four cases of Enterovirus D68 . |
1e83e5c7eec62b3f089ed14d3f2651cef5c1dc0b | By . Caroline Mcguire For Mailonline . It's one childhood experience that few have managed to escape: head over the bath while mum washes in some super-strength head lice potion, followed by hours having the little horrors combed out of the hair. But after years of being blasted by special shampoos, nits are now becomi... | Alex Butler turned to her straighteners after becoming fed up of potions .
Swears by the new method that was suggested by parent at local school .
But experts warn some new approaches actually make lice spread quicker .
Misinformed new processes include vinegar, bleach and dyeing a child's hair . |
1e841da09daeba2bf17f2944fab08891a8fc7f8b | By . Sami Mokbel . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Tottenham are prepared to drop their interest in Ben Davies as they grow increasingly frustrated in their attempts to land the Swansea man. New Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino wants the Wales international to be his first choice left back next season. But the club's f... | Mauricio Pochettino wants Davies as his first choice left back .
Tottenham are now considering alternative options .
Spurs thought they had made a breakthrough but Huw Jenkins pulled out .
A move for Alberto Moreno may prove too costly for Spurs . |
1e85a83e406c221a03247234529468b11659540f | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 09:48 EST, 21 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:37 EST, 22 March 2013 . A drinker caught with a stun gun disguised as a mobile phone claims he stole it from a nightclub and only realised it was a weapon when it started 'crackling', a court heard today. David Thompson, 35, told Stonehaven S... | David Thompson, 35, told court he stole phone from nightclub in Aberdeen .
Felt it 'crackling' and 'tingling' when he tried to call his girlfriend .
Defence lawyer claimed the scenario was 'certainly out of the ordinary'
Judge rejects argument and jails him for five years today . |
1e87e012f8fbb57ba6c87645e6530e2dd4b7be1b | (CNN) -- His trial's over. And now it turns out that George Zimmerman might need the same thing millions of Americans are looking for: a job. As Zimmerman and his legal team mounted their defense, they convinced people across the country to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him. Living expenses, bodyguard... | Trayvon Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, won't likely find a safe job, his lawyer says .
Zimmerman has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars .
Zimmerman's wife faces a perjury charge for allegedly lying about their financial situation .
Zimmerman has sued NBC Universal, but hasn't specified a dollar figure . |
1e893f28d198cfe04141ee9362a9facd743aad22 | (CNN) -- Legendary Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko called time on an 18-year soccer career back in July in order to concentrate on a new profession -- politics. But just four months after turning his back on football, Shevchenko has been offered the chance to immerse himself in the beautiful game once again, as coach... | Andriy Shevchenko invited to take charge as coach of Ukraine national team .
Former Chelsea and AC Milan star retired after an 18-year career after Euro 2012 .
The 36-year-old captained Ukraine 56 times and scored 56 goals in 111 games . |
1e897d780abc65d8975416d095c9bcbfe837b4c1 | One child has died and another four fell seriously ill after drinking dangerous raw milk sold in health stores as 'cosmetic milk' for bathing in. Unpasteurised cow's milk has been banned in Australia for more than 70 years but manufacturers can sell it as a cosmetic product rather than food. A three-year-old, from Morn... | Victoria's department of health has discovered 'several' cases of children falling ill with gastroenteritis after drinking raw milk .
A three-year-old from Melbourne died after consuming a product from a health store that was labelled as 'bath milk'
The raw milk sold is classed as cosmetic and marked 'not for human con... |
1e8a5cc5e7da84b476254fae1625db46703b1284 | (CNN) -- Serena Williams is looking forward to the "ultimate challenge" of trying to win the French Open after again proving her dominance over biggest rival Maria Sharapova and defending her Madrid title on Sunday. The American triumphed 6-1 6-4 to retain her No. 1 ranking and claim the 50th WTA Tour crown of her care... | World No. 1 Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in final to retain Madrid title .
American notches up 50th win of her career, becoming the 10th woman to do so .
Williams is hoping to win the French Open for the first time since 2002 .
Rafael Nadal wins the Madrid men's title for the third time . |
1e8bdd704c6728db8a6e35430a27484861feb196 | Just two servings of fish a week can slash the risk of hearing loss by a fifth, according to a new study. Oily fish such as sardines, salmon and mackerel are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which have already been shown to stave off heart disease, dementia, cancer, depression and arthritis. Now a study of women has shown ... | Eating fish such as sardines, salmon and mackerel can help maintain hearing .
US researchers looked at study of 65,215 nurses between 1991 and 2009 .
Those who ate fish twice a week were 20% less likely to develop deafness . |
1e8f00fe78d5697bd7b7ebac3be7eb6ce03466f3 | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 05:01 EST, 13 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:53 EST, 13 November 2012 . A 76-year-old was today ordered to stay away from the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall after planning to throw manure at them on their visit to New Zealand. Sam Bracanov was arrested in Auckland less tha... | Pensioner arrested after he was allegedly captured on CCTV in downtown Auckland preparing to commit a crime .
Sam Bracanov has been ordered to stay at least 500m from the royals .
He pleaded not guilty to the charge today, but admits he would have thrown manure after mixing it with water to make it easy to throw .
The ... |
1e90d350cc6d69cc0ae68ce4819757a1955b8354 | Theo Walcott has admitted he grew up fearing Gareth Bale during their time at Southampton - but more for his off-the-pitch activities rather than anything he did on the training field. The duo often roomed together when coming through the Saints' famed youth system and Walcott revealed that Bale was always trying to pl... | Theo Walcott roomed with Gareth Bale during their days at Southampton .
Walcott said he was wary because Welshman Bale was a prankster .
The Arsenal man chose to join Southampton over Chelsea as a youngster . |
1e90db47dfdd93b2aebd48108f38897594d5d464 | By . James Tozer . José Hampson: 'They're getting special treatment' Gipsies who falsely accused a grandmother of racial abuse are set to be given a new caravan site at a cost to the taxpayer of more than £500,000. The move has outraged people living near what is currently tranquil farmland, with at least two imminent ... | The move has angered residents living near farmland at Chorley, Lancashire .
At least two imminent house sales said to have fallen through as a result .
Gipsies falsely accused 'community stalwart' José Hampson of racial abuse .
Local council has been told it must find the Linfoots a permanent site . |
1e923a2c86dda4ffdcae0a3f261a17ad99f62638 | A Republican tide ripped the Senate away from Democrats Tuesday, giving the GOP full control of Congress and the power to pin down President Barack Obama during his last two years in office. The thumping win upends the balance of power between the White House and Capitol Hill only six years after Obama's Democrats swep... | GOP wins Senate seats in Iowa, Colorado, Arkansas, S. Dakota, Montana, W. Virginia, N. Carolina .
CNN projects GOP will keep the House and Senate .
Mitch McConnell beat Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky .
Obama to make a statement Wednesday afternoon . |
1e92aab49ff3428224745659feb76c7e24a5b424 | Snakes don’t rank very high on the list of items you want to find inside your handbag, but that’s exactly what happened to a Queensland grandmother on a picnic with her grandson. Marilyn Condon was relaxing in Tygum Lagoon in Waterford - 30 kilometres south of Brisbane - last Sunday, when her nine-year-old grandson not... | Marilyn Condon noticed a red bellied blacksnake slithering inside her bag .
The snake is one of the top 20 most venomous land serpents in the world .
Some bystanders pushed the bag over and chased the snake away .
Local snake catcher Grant Browne said it was an unusual occurrence . |
1e93f2ba0e1fdb17e147ef4e8d3666c32ea195b8 | A transexual woman desperate to complete her journey has entered Deal Or No Deal to fund her next operation. Hinoi Tonkin, who was born Keith, has applied to the popular TV quiz show fronted by Noel Edmonds in the hope of winning enough money to pay for a thigh lift after she lost 12 stone. The 30-year-old, who says sh... | Hinoi Tonkin, born Keith, has lost 12st on her journey to become a woman .
30-year-old now wants a thigh lift ahead of gender reassignment surgery .
NHS refuse to pay for it so she has applied for TV game show .
Has already spent £15,000 having a tummy tuck and laser treatment . |
1e9415576d0b1dd6800f5c3d13034be12c995d92 | A couple who had been married for 67 years died just five hours apart at their farm in Easton, California, earlier this month. Floyd and Violet Hartwig had both suffered ill health in recent years, but with their beds pushed together the couple held hands until Floyd, 90, passed away first on February 11. Five hours la... | Floyd, 90, and Violet Hartwig, 89, passed away within five hours of each other on February 11 .
The couple from Easton, California, had began dating in the 1940s while Floyd was on leave from the Navy during World War II .
They married in 1947 and raised three children .
'When we went to the funeral home and saw the tw... |
1e9556f4afe89d3846fb21ef0f04114b177d88e4 | Many teams have tried to replicate the playing style of the dominant tiki-taka Barcelona side, but Charlton Athletic are taking it one step further by imitating the Catalan giants' 'tequila sunrise' kit. The Addicks unveiled their new away strip on Friday and it would have looked awfully familiar for fans of La Liga. T... | Addicks new strip looks just like Barcelona's from 2012/13 season .
Charlton will be hoping they can match Spanish side's performances .
Orange and yellow blend will be on show at away grounds next season . |
1e95d8aa085f3c037ed96f17a13fd507b8c11027 | By . Lillian Radulova . With Australia's strict asylum seeker policy putting an effective stop to boat arrivals, Indonesian people smugglers have set their sights on another 'safe haven'. More than 8,000 kilometres away, beyond the treacherous waters of the Indian Ocean and the fickle Tasman Sea, lies New Zealand, a co... | Australia's strict asylum seeker policies have deterred refugees .
Short on business, smugglers are keen to successfully get one boat to New Zealand to spike new interest .
Treacherous 8,000 kilometre journey considered impossible and dangerous .
Most recent attempt of 50 refugees heading to NZ on Wednesday, thwarted . |
1e981ca34f2035d298bef7b7183c8cc2e3f6b489 | PUBLISHED: . 10:03 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:00 EST, 12 March 2014 . A north Florida mayor who is in jail on drug charges has resigned from office. Hampton Mayor, Barry Layne Moore, was suspended from office in November and is being held in the Bradford County Jail on allegations of selling oxycodone. Moor... | Barry Layne Moore, the jailed mayor of Hampton, Florida, resigns after audit .
State audit finds rampant corruption, and lawmakers want to dissolve the city .
Moore is accused of selling one oxycodone pill for $20 in November .
Hampton is known for its speed trap along U.S. Highway 301 .
State officials fear at least $... |
1e98691bd3b3301fcb20d2cb5a6a8d92a35d64de | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:16 EST, 13 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:29 EST, 13 September 2013 . 'Wonderful son': Freddie Perry, 10, died after he was hit by a car in Didcot, Oxfordshire, on Tuesday . The family of a 10-year-old boy who died after he was hit by a car have paid tribute to their 'love... | Freddie Perry died a day after he suffered a serious head injury in smash .
The schoolboy was struck by black Nissan Micra driven by his sister's teacher in Didcot, Oxfordshire .
His parents say he was a 'fantastic brother' to sisters Rhiannon, 14, who has Down's Syndrome, and Eloise, 11 .
Thames Valley Police are appe... |
1e986c88887511a7130331efdfba944fd83e2a04 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 10:15 EST, 28 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:04 EST, 29 October 2012 . These heartwarming pictures show how an injured reindeer calf was nursed back to health after being taken in by a doting couple who let her play in their garden and even doze on their rug. Alan and Pauline Richards b... | Tula was hurt in a dog .
attack at her home in St Mary's on .
the Isles of Scilly .
Mother accidentally stamped on her daughter and she was taken to vet's .
Her owner Stella Wyburne-Ridsdale asked her friend Craig to .
look after her .
His parents Alan and Pauline Richards also helped reindeer with recovery . |
1e990018caf3baac1eabce52749ca935b86710a4 | By . Brian Viner . PUBLISHED: . 17:03 EST, 13 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:35 EST, 14 October 2013 . Long ago, when I was a schoolboy, an older cousin showed me round his office and introduced me to a strange piece of apparatus that he said could photograph a document and send an instant reproduction anywhere in th... | The Cube is now available for £1,195 and can 'print' small objects .
But the 3D printer proved tricky to assemble and prone to errors .
83 minutes on the line to tech support in the US had the problem solved .
The result was two green chess pieces and part of an 'aborted' tea cup . |
1e993a3d94dfa519df997b1ad149d7d594bba4ec | (CNN) -- When District Attorney Carol Chambers last tweeted about a shooting in Aurora, it was about a man found guilty of a killing at a liquor store. Chambers touted the success of her office in convicting Anthony Jahmar Gillespie for shooting to death Benigno Morales-Ramirez. Few outside Colorado probably knew Chamb... | District Attorney Carol Chambers has a reputation of being tough .
She has also courted controversy over the years .
She will leave office before James Holmes is brought to trial .
She is known to seek the death penalty in a state that does not embrace it . |
1e994deac879e40b4f055193d11a8590f36ffa84 | Manchester United ambassador Bryan Robson believes Louis van Gaal's decision to introduce double training sessions could be the reason behind the club's injury crisis. Van Gaal has been unable to call on the services of several first team stars during the course of the season due to muscular injuries and Robson believe... | Bryan Robson has questioned Louis van Gaal's coaching methods .
Man United's season has been hampered by several muscular injuries .
Van Gaal believes there is 'light at the end of the tunnel' as United will be without just four players against Liverpool . |
1e99927fab3f4cc08762c0423f3de80c71f9590f | Could a wooden marionette help solve Detroit's budgetary woes? With Detroit's declaration on Thursday of bankruptcy, some of the city's creditors may think so. The museum of the Detroit Institute of Arts, home to 60,000 pieces of art, is also home to the original Howdy Doody marionette puppet that was the star of its o... | Despite an opinion from Michigan's attorney general, Howdy Doody may be moving .
The city of Detroit owns Howdy and many other puppets .
A court may make Howdy Doody part of the booty in the bankruptcy .
Museum officials remain resolute in their determination to protect their collection . |
1e9a9654194b8034d53a10ae0bac600e65c1ccee | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 4 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:39 EST, 5 August 2013 . A video showing a woman performing a washing ritual on her pets has been branded ‘anti-Islamic’. The controversial two-minute YouTube clip features dog trainer Maznah Mohd Yusof, 38, celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival ... | Clip .
features Maznah Mohd Yusof, 38, celebrating the Eid al-Fitr .
festival .
Video shows woman washing her dog's legs and feeding them biscuits .
Investigated on suspicion of causing disharmony on religious grounds .
Arrested last Wednesday and taken into custody before being released . |
1e9b13c4901ec840a465b2a012523b7cb469e2e7 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Kepler Meo isn't nervous. As befits a singer playing a principal role in a major opera production, he suffers the last-minute adjustments to makeup, hair and wardrobe. Then finally he is left alone to prepare for this night's performance of Benjamin Britten's "The Turn of the Screw." Alone ... | Michael Kepler Meo, 12, performs pivotal role in "The Turn of the Screw"
He plays a troubled boy threatened by menacing ghosts in English country home .
L.A. Opera director: Only handful of boys have voices strong enough for opera .
Meo also had role in an operatic version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
1e9b95e73f69e9e4023e28ff3974b12978537acf | Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- Police forensic scientists involved in the Amanda Knox murder case made a series of glaring errors during their investigation, according to court-appointed experts who testified Monday in her appeal. Knox, 24, was convicted and sentenced to 26 years in prison for the murder of British student Me... | Court-appointed forensic experts testify during appeal for Knox and her boyfriend .
The experts poke holes in DNA evidence from a knife and victim's bra clasp .
Meredith Kercher, 21, was found dead in the apartment she shared with Knox .
Knox, her former boyfriend and another man were convicted and sentenced . |
1e9e31930c9e0306fea27edb17909f5395656109 | A £17-a-head children's party themed around Disney's Frozen that left disappointed children in tears has today been branded a 'dangerous' and 'shambolic nightmare' by parents. Organisers have apologised after the DJ played children Right Said Fred's 'I'm Too Sexy' and an actress playing one of the film's main character... | Parents say their children were left 'crying' after event over the weekend .
DJ played 'I'm Too Sexy' and Princess Anna actress wore a low-cut dress .
One mother said: 'The whole event was shambolic. Sadly, the highlight was Anna's boobs literally spilling out of her top'
Others were 'barged and pushed' around and ther... |
1e9f089602e8ab42ae65e273d866b53bdf9501bc | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 10:46 EST, 8 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:46 EST, 8 June 2012 . At least 19 people were killed today when a bomb blast destroyed a bus in Pakistan. Seven women and a child were among the dead, said local police investigating the explosion near the city of Peshawar in the north-west of th... | Mohammed Javed, 35, and Jalal Khan, 14, were among 42 people injured in the explosion in north-west Pakistan .
The bombing targeted government workers who were travelling to work .
Rescuers fear the death toll will rise .
No group has claimed responsibility for the atrocity . |
1e9ffe11d0a3864fc108e87a627c47a893872d59 | By . Sam Greenhill and Jason Groves . UPDATED: . 16:37 EST, 3 March 2012 . A cabinet minister has lost a High Court bid to hush up revelations that her rugby-playing son took banned steroids. Caroline Spelman’s son Jonny, who has played for England under-16s, last night issued an apology saying he was ‘very sorry’ for ... | Spelman got an injunction last month to prevent the story appearing in a Sunday newspaper .
Jonathan, 17, is an ex-England under-16 rugby player and suffered a leg injury last year that he feared with stop his sporting career . |
1ea061b80c42e013dfc385b98816ea08f59e139b | By . MailOnline Reporter . A ten-year-old boy in China has become the poster boy for anti-family cruelty campaigners after being beaten black and blue by his violent stepmother. Bin Bin, a pupil at a primary school in Heyuan city in Guangdong province, was asked by his teacher why he seemed in pain every time he moved.... | Schoolboy Bin Bin tells teacher how his stepmother 'beats me all the time'
Ten-year-old asked to show injuries as he was in pain whenever he moved .
His body was covered head to toe in bruises and lacerations from beatings .
Stepmother said to be jealous of youngster's relationship with his father .
The domestic abuse ... |
1ea06634a786912ae71ae3478b02902cd9830b12 | (CNN) -- When rehab and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings didn't work for Eddie Freas, he sought another way to kick his 20-year drug and alcohol addiction. Eddie Freas fights drug addiction by putting all his energy into training for triathlons. He swam 2.4 miles. He biked 112 miles. He ran 26.2 miles. The Pennsville, New... | New Jersey man finds solace in exercise after spending youth on drugs .
Eddie Freas now member of group that advocates physical fitness in place of drugs .
Freas competes in Ironman and also mentors a New Jersey teenager . |
1ea0cadbcf7b25e9c959080a9c84cb975bbb4fc6 | (CNN) -- A man believed to have been exposed to the deadly poison ricin in a hotel room in Las Vegas, Nevada, is out of his coma and is being questioned by authorities, FBI Special Agent David Staretz said Friday. Ricin, guns and an "anarchist-type textbook" were found in a room in this Las Vegas hotel, police say. Sta... | Roger Bergendorff thought exposed to ricin in Nevada hotel room .
Bergendorff, in coma since February, awake and being questioned .
Ricin is poison that can be made from waste after processing castor beans . |
1ea118770b086924b7037a4042f03cfefe0f84da | By . Chris Hastings . Icon: Jedi Master Yoda's creator George Lucas was worried the Star Wars film could be a flop . Star Wars mastermind George Lucas had doubts about the original 1977 film and feared it might flop. Lucas, now 70, worried the sci-fi blockbuster hadn’t lived up to his own high expectations and was litt... | Director George Lucas worried blockbuster hadn't lived up to expectations .
Confessions revealed in new four-part BBC 2 series charting history of sci-fi .
It was highest grossing movie of all time until ET was released six years later . |
1ea1c0fe4aa39ce28a2385b4e790ed64a7623686 | (CNN) -- U.S. Navy SEALs have taken control of a commercial tanker that had been seized by three armed Libyans this month. In response to the U.S. operation, a leader of the armed federalist group that seized oil ports in east Libya last year released a statement on Monday. In that statement, Ibrahim Jadran said the ta... | NEW: Militia leader accuses the U.S. of violating international maritime law by seizing tanker .
Libya says it asked for U.S. help, thanks Washington for sending in SEALs .
The Libyan government and rebels jockey over oil revenues .
Rebels sailed with the tanker from the port of As-Sidra last week . |
1ea28c943d68b72da679bb9f64d8929857241a76 | Eurostar has raised a glass – 515 of them, to be exact – to kick off its 20th anniversary celebrations as a high-speed rail link between London, Paris and Brussels. The company’s inaugural journey took place on 14 November 1994 and to kick off the countdown to its milestone birthday it set a Guinness World Record on Th... | Record-setting event was part of Eurostar's 20th anniversary celebrations .
Company's inaugural journey took place on 14 November 1994 .
Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc led passengers through the tasting .
Eurostar plans to expand its services to Amsterdam, Lyon and Marseille .
Its fleet of 28 trains has carried mo... |
1ea3274b8978bc3bc97d06e8035b11c608662e58 | By . Peter Allen . Alpine tourist meccas which attract thousands of British tourist every year are among the most polluted in France, new research reveals. It shows that Annecy, the beautiful waterside town surrounded by ski slopes, has the second worst air quality in the whole of France. Despite claiming to have ‘Euro... | Ski town of Annecy has second highest air pollution in France .
Has average of 25 microgrammes of fine PM2.5 particles per cubic metre .
Delhi, most polluted city on Earth, has 153 micrograms per cubic metre . |
1ea3b77b7271b9dffba9934e8783f3f5c65942dd | Washington (CNN) -- The National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee released a tough ad Friday that links the Democratic challenger in a competitive House race in Nebraska to a convicted serial killer. The ad, which comes weeks before voters will decide the fate of incumbent Rep. Lee Terry, slams Democrat Brad... | Campaign ad for Nebraska incumbent Rep. Lee Terry slams Democrat Brad Ashford .
It criticizes his support for a "good time" law that led to convict's early release .
Ad notes the convict later killed four people . |
1ea3cf5849f1f874b72f2e54fee023318b214e1b | The presenter regrets divorcing second husband Paddy King and blames it on pressures of her career . By . Alasdair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 20:02 EST, 26 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:26 EST, 27 April 2012 . She shot to fame 30 years ago as the co-presenter of quiz show Countdown alongside Richard Whiteley. And seven ye... | The presenter regrets divorcing second husband Paddy King and blames it on pressures of her career . |
1ea4c875fd81b997acf9ba7344fde4710431e2e2 | CLICK HERE to read Martin Samuel's match report from the Allianz Arena . At £42.5m Mesut Ozil is the most expensive export in the history of German football. After his performance in Munich you wouldn’t pay two-bob for him. There should be something special about returning to the country where it all started for the Ar... | Mesut Ozil is the highest-paid player Arsenal have ever had .
Midfielder is the most expensive export in German football history .
Ozil was lucky to get to half-time after display in Munich .
He was taken off at the break and replaced by Tomas Rosicky .
Ozil will have scans on a hamstring injury on Wednesday . |
1ea5ce8a458df467da2608cf6e76e4806f2c0d87 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 07:08 EST, 7 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:05 EST, 7 January 2013 . The parents of two young children allegedly killed by their nanny in . the family's Manhattan home spoke today of the comfort that their surviving four-year-old daughter brings them in a series of emotional . posts on... | Kevin and Marina Krim have spoken of their heartache on Facebook .
Their children Leo, 2, and Lucia, 6, were murdered in October .
Nanny Yoselyn Ortega denies killing the young pair in New York . |
1ea5eaf46e02659579553d33b74f0f34c2b74c8f | (CNN) -- Airbus has showed off its new A350 XWB, rolling out its first flyable plane on Monday fresh from the paintshop in company livery. The aircraft is the first in a family of super efficient passenger planes Airbus designed to go head-to-head against rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and 777s. "XWB" means "extra wide ... | A350 XWB is Airbus' new family of super efficient aircraft .
New plane will undergo more tests before maiden flight in summer .
Plane seen as company's response to Boeing's 787 and 777 . |
1ea62ec033f89ef8a74dfcb8d6b3da056e363ce4 | Cut down: Draft guidelines suggest limiting the amount of sugar eaten daily . Children should not be given fizzy drinks because they contain dangerous amounts of sugar, UN health chiefs said yesterday. They also warned adults should halve their average intake to six teaspoons a day to avoid obesity, heart disease and o... | The WHO recommends sugar makes up less than 10% of energy intake .
This is the equivalent of about 12 level teaspoons a day .
Now, experts say halving this could have additional health benefits .
Guideline amount slashed amid fears sugar poses same threat as tobacco .
They say 5%, or six teaspoons, is the ideal figure ... |
1ea64aeff251c6235ffa929256f415d451d16d93 | (CNN) -- The sudden death of Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has sent shock waves throughout the world. The 63-year-old was not only known for bringing laughter to so many throughout his career but for bringing compassion to his philanthropic causes as well. Impact Your World remembers Williams'... | Robin Williams was involved in several charitable causes .
He toured with the USO and volunteered with St. Jude Children's Hospital .
The comedian also served on the board of The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation . |
1ea791dd22ec522cb01285001349bafe6ea2a1c8 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pirates off the eastern coast of Africa fired on U.S. sailors Saturday as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held, a U.S. official familiar with the situation told CNN. The guided missile frigate USS Halyburton, with helicopter capabilities, is now at the scene. The ... | NEW: Gunfire from pirates forces sailors, who did not return fire, to turn back .
NEW: FBI launches criminal investigation into hijacking, hostage-taking .
Maersk Alabama arrives in Mombasa, Kenya under armed guard .
Capt. Richard Phillips is being held by four gunmen in covered, fiberglass lifeboat . |
1ea7971780538f433c42704ccb6e94e2cb1546c2 | Two Southwestern senators say their colleagues might find some common ground if they start holding monthly bipartisan lunches. Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, and Martin Henrich, D-New Mexico, are lobbying their parties' top members, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and incoming Minority Leader Harry Reid, ... | Sens. Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich want senators to hold monthly bipartisan lunches .
They said a July 2013 meeting in the Old Senate Chamber was a useful model .
The two noted that the parties meet separately behind closed doors twice a week already . |
1ea90ffd4a0f3f889180bb2390dc3b3b274078ff | Rating: . We had envisaged waking up to the sound of York Minster’s pealing bells and were sorry when our taxi from the station went through the beautiful city centre, past the famous Gothic cathedral - and then continued out the other side. Although Marmadukes is only half a mile from the city walls, you are either in... | Pleasingly old-fashioned hotel occupies two red-brick properties in York .
The hotel stands outside the city's famous walls, but loses little for this .
The hotel has no restaurant, but serves a traditional Full English breakfast . |
1ea94800f13a5d5483ee91c8839809eb41b45afb | Washington (CNN) -- It's a problem that has been around for awhile, and the longer it stays, the tougher it is to reverse. That's because it's a riddle that's almost impossible to resolve: Americans want the government to fix our problems, but they don't trust the government to do it. We want health care to be fixed, M... | New CNN/ORC poll finds trust in government dropped to all-time low .
Borger: Americans want government programs such as Social Security, Medicare .
She says Americans don't believe government can solve problems .
Borger: Obama hasn't demonstrated leadership needed to reverse trend . |
1ea9b441dd8e8d6a7aa891c163c418849edfc6d6 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 08:49 EST, 14 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:13 EST, 14 November 2012 . A man uses Skype on an iPad: A security flaw has . been revealed that allows hackers to seize control of accounts using their . victim's email address . Skype was today forced to pull its password reset function ... | Russian-language forum first revealed the vulnerability two months ago .
Hack allowed attackers to lock out victims by changing account password .
Embarrassment for Microsoft which bought Skype for $8.5bn last year . |
1ea9c7298eb89a35d2c217046bd320c2c3143af5 | (Financial Times) -- A US appeals court has put on hold a New York judge's order for Argentina to pay $1.3bn into escrow for holders of its defaulted debt by December 15, quelling fears of an imminent default. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted the stay and set a hearing for February 27. There was no immediate... | President Fernández has said Argentina would keep paying "as befits a country which has recovered its self-esteem"
New York Judge has ordered Argentina to make the escrow payment as it is due to pay over $3bn in restructured debt . |
1ea9dd5aceb24120aa8d349a8990352f8ceb921b | (CNN) -- The Supreme Court on Monday took away some of the government's power to tighten emission standards, but preserved the majority of its authority under federal law to regulate greenhouse gases. In a 5-4 decision, the justices affirmed conclusions by much of the scientific community that greenhouse gases blamed f... | Obama administration authority to tighten pollution standards limited .
EPA cannot extend its complete authority on new or expanded power plants .
Industry had objected, saying new rules were a slippery slope .
But EPA does not see ruling as a negative, says it reaffirms its policies mostly . |
1eaa5170a92b43b34731cc73e80e10231a837e2b | (CNN) -- Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong won't be allowed to compete in international Ironman triathlon contests while he's under investigation for doping, the World Triathlon Corporation announced Thursday. The ruling bars him from the Ironman France competition scheduled for June 24 in Nice, the agency said. The dec... | USA Triathlon says Lance Armstrong can still compete in its events .
The World Triathlon Corporation suspends Armstrong ahead of Ironman France .
The Anti-Doping Agency says it "only initiates matters supported by the evidence"
Armstrong has been repeatedly accused of doping but never failed a drug test . |
1eaa63576db9a8769798f55332902d2edb52b9a7 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 10:04 EST, 11 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:29 EST, 11 January 2013 . Missed: Jimmy Savile could have been prosecuted in 2009 but police and prosecutors were too cautious, a report has found . A chance to convict Jimmy Savile for sex offences when he was alive was missed because p... | Official report finds police and CPS treated Savile prosecutions 'with a degree of caution which was neither justified nor required'
Alison Levitt QC says victims were dissuaded from taking cases to court while the DJ was alive .
Victim told by Sussex police in 2008 she would be 'publicly branded a liar and that her na... |
1eaa73dbd364868cf0d5b4ad99e3ea5a1c3f5b71 | Changzi Deng was charged with aggravated assault after the incident in Austin, Texas . A man obsessed with his ex-girlfriend flew more than 7,000 miles from China to Texas to plead for a second chance, but stabbed her in the face with a fork when she rejected him. Changxi Deng was arrested last Wednesday on the Univers... | Changxi Deng was arrested at the University of Texas after the attack .
He was jailed for aggravated assault causing serious bodily harm . |
1eaaf3a8bb4512ea598e6bc2fcf17fd4a5c1ec9c | By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:52 EST, 10 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:00 EST, 10 August 2012 . This dramatic video shows the moment a Utah woman smashed her SUV into an office building, with the alleged intent of hitting her estranged husband. Surveillance footage captures 26-year-o... | Trial of Brenda Christine White, 36, began Tuesday in Utah .
During the 2006 incident, she crashed her ex-husband twice with her car but he lived .
She smashed her car through the glass of an office building and into the foyer .
Claimed she was suffering from panic attacks and had taken a large amount of Xanax . |
1eab4ce326ed80282e17947e801f26d0773038bc | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 12:43 EST, 9 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:43 EST, 9 August 2012 . The eldest son of missing Utah mother Susan Powell told his teacher 'my mom is dead' after her disappearance and also told police she went on the camping trip with them but 'did not come back'. This is just some of t... | Charlie Powell told police his mom went on camping trip and didn't come back .
Authorities treated case like murder and kidnapping from the start .
Susan Powell's blood found on the couch and carpet of her home .
Wrote a letter to family saying she feared Josh would kill her and if she died it would 'not be an accident... |
1eacfb65d7eddc1062313f202cab01df2f6893d3 | (CNN) -- The father of George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting and killing an unarmed black teen, says the teen threatened to kill Zimmerman and then beat him so badly that it forced Zimmerman to shoot him. "Trayvon Martin said something to the effect of, 'You're going to die now' or 'You're going to die tonight,... | "He continued to beat George," father tells news station .
A video shows Zimmerman at police station .
Martin family, some legal experts say video shows Zimmerman not severely beaten . |
1eaeb3df7e2e5c9864233775c9170e80d48807fd | (CNN) -- A Russian rocket docked late Tuesday with the International Space Station, bringing two space veterans and a rookie astronaut one step closer to a long stay orbiting the Earth. The three -- Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, American astronaut Karen Nyberg and Italian Luca Parmitano of the European Space Age... | NEW: The Soyuz capsule docked to the space station late Tuesday .
Two veteran space travelers and one rookie is inside the Russian rocket .
They'll spend the next six months in space .
The latest ISS crew set off hours earlier from Kazakhstan . |
1eafdc00734ebbba464e0fdd52d7e950f89c5199 | Their combined worth is more than £165 million but that doesn't mean that David and Victoria Beckham will be spending more than they need to this Christmas. The thrifty couple have reportedly turned their backs on extravagant Xmas dining, choosing instead to enjoy the £7.99 festive meal in Wetherspoon pub The Half Moon... | Power couple may celebrate Xmas at The Half Moon in Stepney, east London .
The duo and their children were invited by David's sister and her partner .
Budget meal has turkey with all the trimmings and includes a drink .
Bargain dining becoming a trend as celebs opt for high street restaurants . |
1eb0780aad658db467a1aea067d4b373bf05abe6 | Gordon Brown is being urged by Labour MPs to make a return to frontline politics and take on Scotland's next First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Senior members of Ed Miliband's inner circle are increasingly alarmed at the performance of 'unimpressive' Scottish leader Johann Lamont and believe Mr Brown could write a 'new en... | Ex-PM being urged to return to frontline Labour politics in Scotland .
Growing alarm about 'unimpressive' Labour leader Johann Lamont .
Plea comes as Sturgeon made history being lined up as next First Minister .
SNP insists their new leader is nothing like Margaret Thatcher . |
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