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1f8c736647d06c42beb553b25a02e44ca15ca0fb | Thursday was a busy day for the monarch as she and Prince Philip first bid farewell to Singapore's President at the end of his state visit before welcoming the President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama. The Queen, showing no sign of fatigue at her back-to-back schedule, greeted Mr Dramani and his wife Lordina Mahama in he... | Queen and Prince Philip said good to President of Singapore this morning .
Waved off President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife Mary .
The Queen then greeted the President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama .
Received him and his wife Lordina at Buckingham Palace . |
1f8cef4354303a9e7b549a8cbd6e231c30c39c69 | By . Richard Spillett . Open winner Rory McIlroy is dating a 'travel sized' model from near his hometown, it was revealed today. Weeks of speculation have surrounded the golfer's love-life ever since he broke off his engagement to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. It emerged today that he has been seeing 23-year-old rece... | Open winner takes new girlfriend Sasha Gale on date in South Belfast .
New relationship comes just two months after split from Caroline Wozniacki .
New girlfriend has boasted on Twitter that 'being small is a blessing'
Contrasts with Wozniacki, who had to wear flat shoes while with golfer . |
1f8dfffe11546abfe2035573e36e56dc499d93ad | (CNN) -- Journalism and national security have survived decades of lies; both can handle a little unexpected truth. Giving government secrets and classified documents to a nation's enemies or even its allies is certainly against the law. We've always called it spying. Now the equation is changed and people who approve ... | Timothy McNulty says journalism, national security survived lies, will survive WikiLeaks truth .
He says he's uneasy that what used to be called spying is now "transparency"
Still, he says, we should not use WikiLeaks to attack free media, increase government secrecy .
McNulty: Filter of news media for WikiLeaks dump ... |
1f8e1ce58d3f3668ff79f2a056eed649439c5049 | A lorry driver has dodged death after his cab erupted into flames, completely destroying his vehicle. Truck driver Wayne Catt had been delivering goods to Morecambe, Lancashire, and was travelling back to Burnley with his beloved dog Tinkerbell when he noticed smoke coming from the dashboard. The 43-year-old grabbed hi... | Truck driver Wayne Catt was travelling to Burnley with his beloved dog Tinkerbell when he noticed smoke .
He grabbed his dog and managed to escape from the lorry just seconds before the blaze took over .
The lorry, which was completely gutted following the fire, closed the road around the scene for about an hour . |
1f8e6ecf0f9595fb93fe28af823371c237a243d4 | By . Paul Bentley and Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 10:25 EST, 2 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:31 EST, 3 April 2013 . A funeral director's wife, whose husband was yesterday jailed for life for her murder, left a diary detailing his infidelity and her concerns over their marriage. John Taylor, 61, was told he must serve at... | John Taylor, 61, will serve at least 17 years for murder of wife Alethea, 63 .
Was having affair with widow of man whose funeral he organised .
Mrs Taylor wrote in diary of discovering her husband's infidelity .
Killer denounced by judge for showing 'no remorse' over the murder . |
1f8eb23edccae3624627a10908965c9752f996d9 | By . Nick Pisa . and Daily Mail Reporter . Amanda Knox has clarified statements she made to an Italian newspaper yesterday when she said that if she is re-convicted for the murder of her former roommate in an ongoing retrial then she will go on the lam. Today she put out a statement through her lawyers saying that if s... | Amanda Knox has told an Italian paper that she will be 'on the run' if an ongoing appeal trial finds her guilty .
Knox is currently being retried for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher .
She is not present at the trial in Florence, Italy and chose to stay in Seattle .
Her ex-boyfriend and alleged co-conspirator is at ... |
1f8f3ee660fb0e31ec7a6bf7623238256d6f0a81 | Theresa May is to be hauled before MPs to face questions over what she knew about a damaging letter leaked by her closest aide to undermine Michael Gove. The Home Secretary – who is seen as a Tory leadership contender – will be asked about her role in the ‘unseemly’ public feud with the Education Secretary over how Isl... | Michael Gove forced to apologise for criticising Theresa May's policies .
Row centred on the government's response to 'Trojan Horse' plot .
Gove hit out at Cabinet colleague and counter-terror boss Charles Farr .
May's aide Fiona Cunningham responded by publishing damaging letter .
Row complicated by Ms Cunningham bein... |
1f8fcd574d6cecfe17b2051e25f105edf7a47bae | The House of Representatives won't move to impeach President Barack Obama, and the idea is 'all a scam started by Democrats at the White House,' House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday. 'This whole talk about impeachment is coming from the president's own staff, and coming from Democrats on Capitol Hill,' Boehner told ... | House or Representatives won't move to impeach, Boehner told reporters .
He said talk of impeachment is an election-year fundraising ploy launched by the White House itself to help Democrats in November .
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee send a fundraising email on Monday asking for money to fend off imp... |
1f91b6dcae982517707fee9181fef281a7992480 | Teen girls who have sex should use IUDs or hormonal implants - long-acting birth control methods that are effective, safe and easy to use, the nation's most influential pediatricians' group recommends. In an updated policy, the American Academy of Pediatrics says condoms also should be used every time teens have sex, t... | IUDs or hormonal implants are long-acting birth control methods .
The American Academy of Pediatrics says condoms also should be used every time teens have sex, to provide protection against STIs . |
1f92296f92fe22833708ac2116f89620eb31f30f | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 11:06 EST, 15 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:06 EST, 15 September 2013 . A brain-damaged former motorbike stuntman last night revealed he blamed himself for suffering humiliating beatings from his now-jailed wife. Father-of-three Eddie Kidd, 54, of Peacehaven, East Sussex, was kicked ... | Father of three kicked and strangled by former stripper Samantha, 44 .
She told 54-year-old daredevil from Sussex that he was 'f****** spastic'
Kidd suffered serious head and pelvic injuries after failed jump in 1996 . |
1f92a890b14dd2671d0a2fa066f3fbba8b562d2e | Harvey Nichols was today slammed by activists for selling reindeer pate as a Christmas delicacy. The £15 product is described on the tins as an 'indulgent winter treat' coming from a 'farm-raised relative of Rudolph'. But campaigners were urging the store to ban the product as it 'exploits wild animals'. Fury: Reindeer... | £15 product dubbed a 'farm-raised relative of Rudolph'
Animal rights activists say eating reindeer pate is 'a 'twisted' idea of 'festive fun' |
1f92f74d757ffb538a7c673af35268a3102ee58e | New York (CNN) -- A New York taxi driver pleaded guilty Friday to involvement in a plot to blow up crowded subway trains. After entering his plea Zarein Ahmedzay delivered a message: "I strongly urge the American people to stop supporting the war against Islam," he said, adding, "I am thankful for myself that I did not... | Zarein Ahmedzay pleads guilty to conspiracy, faces possible life sentence .
After plea, he urges people in U.S. "to stop supporting the war against Islam"
Prosecutors reveal names of two al Qaeda leaders thought to have ordered the plot .
The two, Saleh al-Somali and Rashid Rauf, both were killed in U.S. drone attacks ... |
1f93cb84738d023fed77744756d9c370a9982a8f | Blue Mountains, Australia (CNN) -- Firefighters battling blazes that menaced the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia's largest city, are concerned about Thursday's weather conditions. "Still expecting strong winds today which is clearly our focus across the current fire grounds." Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane ... | Official: Strong winds main concern across current fire grounds .
Investigation confirms one of the fires sparked as the result of live ordnance exercises .
Fire chief praises firefighters' skill, "extraordinary" effort in battling blazes .
More than 60 wildfires reported in New South Wales; 24 are not contained . |
1f95fbfb2411b0601354e44b9ffac35516c1b335 | Cambridge, Massachusetts (CNN) -- In the coming weeks, Congress will attempt to forge a health care bill from proposals developed by five House and Senate committees. The final bill will likely include a mandate that most Americans buy health insurance, subsidies for the purchase of insurance and bans on denial of cove... | Miron: Government should not subsidize health insurance .
Public health insurance will increase costs and reduce quality, he says .
Providing everyone with health insurance rewards unhealthy behavior, Miron says .
Miron: Give the poor health insurance vouchers instead of public insurance . |
1f96d81c2f0c2a2a761e62cd6e0013d8a085ed71 | A Romanian man has been arrested after sneaking aboard a Wizz Air flight to Spain to visit his girlfriend. Claudiu-Gabriel Costin's plan was foiled after security spotted the light from his phone flashing as he took selfies inside the cockpit. The 30 year-old man arrived at Cluj international airport in north-western R... | Claudiu-Gabriel Costin found flights 'sold out' so decided to sneak onboard .
30 year-old grew bored waiting so began to take photos of the cockpit .
Flashing light gave him away to airport security who had him arrested .
Costin uploaded snaps to Facebook to show girlfriend where he was . |
1f972a48d16c4e5de18a8842dc9d12b43131c94f | Welcome to Britain’s most haunted B&B - where terrified guests have been left so scared they have even jumped out of the windows. The Ancient Ram Inn, in the village of Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, is believed to be riddled with up to 20 spectres who torment the paying punters of the 12th century home. Built on ... | Ancient Ram Inn in Wotton-under-Edge, Glos, is riddled with 20 ghosts .
Built in 1145 on pagan burial ground, believed to be scene of child sacrifice .
Guests have been pushed down onto a bed by incubus (male sex demon)
A stay in the spooky B&B costs £25 to £30 a night . |
1f973f2b1d1650eb9f21e72a633cf57361cd99bd | A grieving daughter had to be rushed to hospital after a coffin carrying her 290lb father snapped as it was lifted by pallbearers. 'I saw my father die twice,' said Debora Sebastianelli of the moment the dead man's corpse spilled from his casket in the middle of his funeral. 'I was already under shock over his sudden ... | Debora Sebastianelli rushed to hospital after seeing her father's corpse .
His funeral mass was delayed by the debacle and his burial postponed .
She is threatening to sue the undertakers if she is not compensated . |
1f979f26bf030bc6030158e895d7701ca80dc9c4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:56 EST, 20 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 21 November 2012 . The city of Dallas will mark the 50th anniversary of the . assassination of President John F. Kennedy next year with a ceremony . featuring the tolling of church bells, a moment of silence and readings . b... | City of Dallas planning ceremony with the tolling of church bells, a moment of silence and readings from JFK's most famous speeches .
45-minute memorial will be free and open to the public . |
1f97cec477a95288dc56f0e63108f8f12cc2da5f | Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- Prosecutors fighting to keep American student Amanda Knox behind bars for murder in Italy defended on Monday the DNA tests that linked her to the killing of British student Meredith Kercher. Knox is appealing her conviction and 26-year sentence for the murder of her housemate in 2007, with her d... | NEW: A police forensic expert testifies about methods used in initial DNA examination .
NEW: Curt Knox says his daughter is "anxious ... looking forward to a decision"
Victim's sister says Meredith Kercher has been forgotten in the "media frenzy"
Amanda Knox was convicted of killing roommate Kercher in 2009 and sentenc... |
1f9913f3167dbb6b7ac9f5db878f02d58db33e64 | Oklahoma lost another round in its effort to restrict abortions when the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday declined to hear an appeal in a case that would force women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound first. The justices, without comment, refused to accept the state's appeal over HB 2780, which would require healthcar... | This is the second abortion law Oklahoma has had shot down recently .
The Supreme Court justices refused to hear the appeal on sonagram requirement .
Justices could rule soon on injunction request for Texas abortion law . |
1f9970f8cf6d54648d621eac4e73079c316aebb4 | By . Ben Endley . PUBLISHED: . 09:17 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:17 EST, 7 March 2014 . This incredible X-Ray shows how a farmer was millimetres from death when an 18-inch metal prong speared his torso but miraculously missed all his vital organs after snagging on his key fob. Graham Heatley, 52, was speared ... | Graham Heatley was speared on a bailing fork attached to his tractor after leaving the handbrake off .
The farmer from Lyneal, Shropshire, avoided fatal injuries when the 18-inch spike snagged on a key fob attached to his belt .
Neighbours called emergency services after hearing his cries for help .
He was flown to hos... |
1f99b58d1f6a714b6acfe869b474864bdc22f380 | By . Sam Webb . A father was stopped by police after they saw him talking on his mobile phone while driving - and then discovered 20kgs of high-grade heroin in the car. Ian Hayton, of Garston, Liverpool, tried to outrun officers after they spotted him using the phone as he left a pub, ploughing through red lights, roun... | Ian Hayton was spotted using his phone at the wheel as he left a pub .
The 43-year-old tried to evade officers in a high speed chase .
He was trapped in traffic and officers found the drugs in the boot .
Hayton was given eight years and banned from driving .
The sentence was cut because he has a severely-disabled son . |
1f9aed77465301d7f3787a29555754a03728c4b7 | (CNN) -- South American champions Corinthians progressed to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Egyptian side Al-Ahly in Toyota, Japan. The defeat ended Al-Ahly's incredible run which had seen the Cairo team win the African Champions League despite domestic competition in Egypt being s... | Corinthians beat Al-Ahly 1-0 in FIFA World Club Cup semifinal .
Victory in Toyota puts the South American champions into Sunday's final .
Egypt's Al-Ahly reached the competition despite domestic competition being suspended .
Corinthians will play Chelsea or Monterrey in Sunday's final . |
1f9afc69266a40e1f428f27f12d082c33d3e1869 | Mario Balotelli was in his usual playful mood as Italy continued their preparations for the World Cup at a training camp in Coverciano. The former Manchester City striker was seen giving Andrea Pirlo a tap on the head as he ate a peach in a doorway. Balotelli, had been subjected to racist chants during a training sessi... | Italy team in good spirits at pre-World Cup training camp in Coverciano .
Mario Balotelli laughing and joking with Azzurri team-mates .
Italy will face England, Costa Rica and Uruguay in Brazil .
Coach Cesare Prandelli extended contract until after Euro 2016 . |
1f9b6b3e77aa7c7491f9fbcde94030719d403497 | Millions of last-minute Christmas shoppers flocked to the high street today in one of the busiest retail weekends of the year. Panic Saturday saw cities across the country packed with bargain-hunters, many hoping to secure discounts of up to 75 per cent. Over 15million people - around 31 per cent of the adult populatio... | 15million people, or 31 per cent of the nation, went shopping today .
Shoppers forked out roughly £1.8million every minute .
Some retailers say they had customers waiting for doors to open at 9am .
London's Oxford and Regent Streets packed with people this lunchtime .
Parka coats, jewellery and tablet devices proving p... |
1f9bbc560a33f2b282d9838607c5043298f16a4c | (CNN) -- Classically trained ballet dancer Riyo Mori had dreams of dancing on Broadway, but her plans suddenly changed when, aged 21, she won the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Riyo Mori is a trained ballet dancer and plans to open her own dance school. Mori was born on December 1986 in Shizuoka, Japan. Her mother is a ... | Riyo Mori was born in Shizuoka, Japan, and was crowned Miss Universe in 2007 .
A trained dancer, Mori moved to Canada when she was 16 to study ballet .
She shared a house with other beauty queens for MTV reality show "Pageant Place"
Mori still dreams of dancing on Broadway and plans to open a dance school . |
1f9c8cb09cecd7cda78444be97fbeec87fa8165c | A new calendar created by Romanian Orthodox Christians featuring muscular male models in steamy poses has been unveiled. The men behind the Romanian Orthodox 2014 calendar say it pays tribute to gay . marriage, which, they say, 'is in the news all around the world and very timely'. One shot shows a half-naked model rea... | Romanian Orthodox 2014 calendar creators say it pays tribute to gay .
marriage .
Shots include nude models reading bible and posing on bed clutching some rosary beads . |
1f9c9797e549fa70702c1e04df10a93dd8c0acbc | Passengers on board a Qantas flight started vomiting and oxygen masks dropped from overhead when their plane was forced to abort a landing and suddenly increase altitude to avoid hitting a Virgin flight that was on the runway preparing to take off. The Qantas Boeing 717 flight carrying 95 passengers was 150 metres from... | Oxygen masks dropped from overhead and passengers vomited while a Qantas plane pulled out from landing to avoid collision .
A delayed Virgin flight was taking off from the runway at the same time .
Air traffic controllers sent out a safety warning . |
1f9dce3e4d4e89d74e6518d910e026551a2b8182 | (CNN)Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo -- who rose from the Depression-era streets of Queens to serve three times as governor and whose passionate keynote address at the 1984 Democratic political convention vaulted him onto the national political scene -- died Thursday. He was 82. Cuomo had been hospitalized recently to... | Mario Cuomo dies "from natural causes due to heart failure," his family says .
He shot to national fame at the 1984 Democratic National Convention .
Cuomo is remembered as "the last liberal giant of New York politics" |
1f9e2ec0b4462d76efa767f93a3285b210462c9b | Does anyone motor for pleasure any more? They do on the Wild Atlantic Way, which snakes 1,553 miles down Ireland's West Coast from County Donegal to County Cork. Two friends and I flew into Shannon planning to lay siege to some of West Ireland's famous golf courses, including Ballybunion and Lahinch, as well as sample ... | The Wild Atlantic Way runs for 1,553 epic miles along Ireland's west coast .
It stretches between County Donegal and County Cork in dramatic manner .
It is the perfect highway for a long road trip - particularly in a classic car . |
1f9ed2d4cd2ca4622ae095c0e80a53deed614d6f | A 48-year-old woman has died after being swept into the ocean while rock fishing with her husband. The man contacted police just after 6.30am on Saturday after noticing his wife was missing from the rocks in Killalea State Park at Shell Cove, south of Wollongong in New South Wales. Surf lifesavers (SLSA), police marine... | A 48-year-old woman was rock fishing with husband and swept into the ocean at Shell Cove, south of Wollongong in New South Wales .
Husband called triple zero after realising his wife was missing at 6.30am on Saturday .
Emergency crews searched for an hour before spotting the woman in the ocean .
She died at the scene . |
1f9fbc755325bc986b57ce236f736c0c405eeac5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 19:49 EST, 31 October 2011 . Homeowners who were duped into buying expensive insurance cover for burst pipes, broken boilers and blocked drains could be entitled to a refund. The news emerged as the giant Homeserve company suspended all telesales calls amid suspicions of widespread... | £500million wiped off market value as shares fall 30% .
Insurance firm has three million UK customers . |
1fa007f37e67909bc3c10cb328a7a25d99989a64 | One of the men who was trapped on broken scaffolding while working at One World Trade Center on Wednesday is sharing his story of the heartbreaking phone call he made to his wife. Juan Lizama, of Hudson County, New Jersey, says he called his wife Hilda to say farewell, unsure of what was going to happen to him and fell... | Juan Lizama was one of the two window washers trapped on One World Trade Center when their scaffold broke on Wednesday .
The two spent 90 minutes dangling in the air before they were rescued by members of FDNY .
Lizama, of Hudson County, New Jersey, called his wife at one point to say goodbye and tell her how much he l... |
1fa2bc6430b648699b08e14e44336125b34d3a8e | A love-struck former rugby star and his model bride-to-be have become a YouTube hit with a video he created of his surprise proposal on an Italian island. Garth Chamberlain, originally from Zimbabwe but now living in London, spent weeks secretly planning how he would pop the question to his girlfriend of three years, S... | Garth Chamberlain faked modelling job for his girlfriend in Favigana .
When she arrived, she was given an iPad with romantic footage from Garth .
He then stepped out to surprise her by popping the question .
He had filmed whole thing to share with friends and family .
It has become internet hit after they posted it on ... |
1fa2d4649775b8130e4845a77b1c3e342937eb24 | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 10:18 EST, 3 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:18 EST, 3 October 2012 . Natasha Keeling was told to give her daughter Georgia Tamiflu . A two-year-old girl who died after she was wrongly diagnosed with swine flu was failed by emergency services, a coroner has said. Georgia Keeling, from ... | Coroner returned a narrative verdict and ruled Georgia died following an 'erroneous diagnosis'
Georgia's mother called for an ambulance after she was told by swine flu hotline it was unlikely to be swine flu. But paramedic sent ambulance away and gave her Tamiflu .
Second ambulance called out four hours later after Geo... |
1fa32833bb5b16514fc48958f10eb3a0d8c55ea5 | Burglars have raided the home of former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton in Manchester stealing Rolex watches, credit cards, and a wad of 500 Euro notes. Police believe the detached property in Hyde was targeted after Mr Hatton tweeted on Saturday that he would be spending the day in London filming for Soccer AM and w... | Ricky Hatton tweeted fans on Saturday saying he was going to London .
Spent weekend in the capital filming Soccer AM and watching football .
When he returned to Hyde, Greater Manchester, he found home ransacked .
He had only just moved to property which didn't have burglar alarm fitted . |
1fa3b18da68b10db8e6733ea407f2d755b45aad5 | Adrian Lubecki, 19, has been accused of supplying a lethal batch of ecstasy linked to four deaths . This is the teenager accused of supplying a lethal batch of ecstasy tablets that have been linked to four separate deaths. Adrian Lubecki, 19, from Ipswich in Suffolk, appeared before magistrates this morning charged wit... | Adrian Lubecki, 19, has been accused of supplying the lethal drug .
Substance has been linked to four deaths in the same area by police .
Teenager appeared before magistrates this morning in Ipswich .
He has been remanded in custody and will face Crown Court . |
1fa48d9eb8ecd9c5baa3f8ac3564172e357945db | Dragana Haines (pictured) has backed military force against IS extremists but said changes in such societies 'have to come from within' The widow of murdered British aid worker David Haines has backed military force against Islamic State extremists. Dragana Haines said the 'tragic event' had changed her life and alter... | Dragana Haines has backed military force against the terror group .
Mr Haines' daughter, Bethany, 17, also called for IS to be eradicated .
Her aid worker father David was captured by ISIS in Syria and killed .
The teenager hopes to follow her father into helping others despite his fate .
She spoke as MP vote to join U... |
1fa71ad9c478a52de163e02843c28212b9944136 | By . Sam Webb . Aged just 18, Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi waited nervously before the band played on Top of the Pops in 1968. The band's single Pictures of Matchstick Men had gone to number seven and the broadcast would be their first big break into TV - but as he stood there, he was approached by the presenter J... | Savile told Rossi to 'come and see the f****** tarts we've got' after Top of the Pops broadcast in 1968 .
The band kept their distance from the presenter because he was 'very odd' and there were rumours circulating about him .
The teenage star was recently married and refused invitation .
Frontman Rossi said he had hea... |
1fab471a88a6d7d6080303977b151ab059720093 | Popular films might have you believe there are no consequences to trashing cars, booby-trapping houses and being maimed in a variety of imaginative ways. But now one law firm has calculated the cost of random acts of God, as well as accidents in popular films such as Home Alone and Jurassic Park. They revealed the hapl... | A law firm in Chester made the valuations using industry guidelines .
These guidelines are used to calculate injury damages in the real world .
They produced the tongue-in-cheek tool to highlight all the different types of injuries people could potentially claim for .
Claims include £190,500 ($320,954) for the injuries... |
1fac766b1c4c49c5f177bee33c2fab139a6e886d | ACCRA, Ghana (CNN) -- President Obama reached out to Africa on Saturday with a wide-ranging address praising the continent's steady achievements, but he called its persistent violent conflicts "a millstone around Africa's neck." President Obama speaks before Ghana's Parliament on Saturday. "Despite the progress that h... | Obama tells Ghana's lawmakers Africa needs "opportunity for more people"
"Africa's diversity should be a source of strength, not a cause for division"
Pledges U.S. will help fight HIV/AIDS, tropical diseases, childhood illnesses . |
1fae5df8f7f7467ebeda06a9d2af5892a93829e1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:03 EST, 28 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:57 EST, 29 December 2013 . Immigration officials at one airport stopped more than 300 such health tourists over two years . Hundreds of pregnant foreigners are flying to Britain just days before they give birth so that they can rece... | Foreign women flying in to the UK to give birth days before due date .
Women show airlines forged doctors notes to conceal length of pregnancy .
Typically expectant mothers cannot fly if more than 36 weeks pregnant .
Women arrive at NHS hospitals where they must be admitted to give birth .
Though charged for treatment ... |
1faf0025069b4af1c3095278358ce26fcaa37287 | PC Neil Doyle, 36, died after an early morning assault on a group of three officers near a city centre nightclub - just weeks before his honeymoon . The wife of murdered off-duty police constable Neil Doyle has described his death as 'a great loss' as it emerged a second man has been arrested on suspicion of his murder... | Pc Neil Doyle, 36, died following an assault near a nightclub in Liverpool .
A second man, 30, has been arrested on suspicion of his murder .
Pc was attacked along with two off-duty police officers yesterday morning .
Police investigating possibility officers were recognised from their work .
'Hard-working bobby' due t... |
1faf026fbece9e42ccf95ae7245d55ae2cd18cf9 | A sheriff's deputy had a close encounter with some bears during a recent vehicle inspection in a California forest. The incident involving Ricky Hernandez, a deputy for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, took place Sunday at Angeles National Forest's Chantry Flat recreation area, KABC reported. A bear was obs... | Deputy Ricky Hernandez had a close encounter with some bears during a recent vehicle inspection in a California forest .
The incident took place Sunday at Angeles National Forest's Chantry Flat recreation area .
Hernandez's team observed a bear on the ground while the deputy was being dropped out of a helicopter so he ... |
1fb063fc70257a560f8959c645c0865d8bf47017 | (CNN) -- What does freedom mean for Barack Obama? If you asked Sarah Palin, a Tea Partier, or a Republican member of Congress what freedom means, each would likely have a ready answer: Freedom is individual autonomy and it is closely identified with the market. But with Obama, most Americans simply would not know his a... | Aziz Rana says GOP, Tea Party, Palin clear on defining freedom: free markets, autonomy .
Dems very bad at explaining how goals, like health reform, connect to personal liberty .
He says right's language ties populism to corporate freedoms not really in their interest .
Rana: Dems must explain link between liberty and c... |
1fb128bb3bbcfae648dc1b70168f4a853c46ef8b | This is the explosive moment the Norwegian navy blew up one of its own ships to test out their latest long-range stealth missile. The KNM Trondheim, a 300ft long decommissioned frigate, was transported out into the sea off the coast of Andoy to be used as target practice. Dramatic footage released by military bosses ca... | Military bosses used 300ft long decommissioned frigate for target practice .
Fired new 880lb missile at the vessel off coast of Andoy .
Frightening footage from on-board camera captures moment of impact . |
1fb172f727a7c9b2c188d88b3928d3cfc72e6a56 | Once at the heart of the Silk Road trade route, Herat in western Afghanistan has a long tradition of producing silk used to weave carpets and silk. The process dates back thousands of years and has kept thousands of families who live there in business. However, Afghanistan has suffered more than most as a country after... | The process dates back thousands of years and kept thousands of families who live there in business .
The once flourishing silk trade that it was so proud of has been threatened by cheaper foreign imports .
Supply routes and exports of silk were effectively cut off during the Afghan-Russian war of 1979-89 .
The industr... |
1fb31a80d3b12c0ecc10be1939c27090dfad7afd | If the mysterious underwater world wasn't already fascinating enough, a diver has captured various fish, crabs, shrimps and coral inhabitants of the Indo-Pacific oceans like never before. Underwater photographer Alex Tyrrell . used a standard DSLR camera in an underwater housing, along with external flash . strobes to ... | Underwater photographer Alex Tyrrell took the images on a standard DSLR camera in an underwater housing .
He used external flash strobes to illuminate the underwater flora and fauna off the coast of Thailand and Indonesia .
To create the glowing effect, Tyrrell also filmed the marine life using filters and fluorescent ... |
1fb3be37ff5a63bd3894cf71f12bf754b3dda809 | By . Lizzie Parry . A dissolvable tampon could soon offer women faster protection against HIV, scientists say. Those deemed to be at high risk of contracting HIV in the U.S. are currently prescribed daily drugs, taken orally, to protect against the virus. But a range of new topical protection methods, including gels an... | Scientists at the University of Washington have created dissolvable silk fibres which could be spun and inserted using an applicator .
Fibres carrying anti-viral drug dissolve when in contact with moisture .
Researchers say their discovery is easier to use than HIV gels and films . |
1fb3e311d314d8a4094bbaf6abf0a1a983f4698c | Tyson Fury has been fined £15,000 by the British Boxing Board of Control but has escaped a ban - clearing the way for his fight with Dereck Chisora to go ahead later this year. Fury landed himself in hot water in July when he launched a foul-mouth tirade at a press conference attended by women and children. But the Boa... | Heavyweight boxer fined £15,000 by British Boxing Board of Control .
Fury charged with misconduct after swearing at a press conference in July .
He escapes a ban meaning November fight with Chisora can go ahead .
Domestic rivals will meet on November 22 at London's ExCel Arena . |
1fb4c58a6c0f3512f0b237adcb12a2f0bfe55ebd | (EW) -- Looks like the mercurial Jay Gatsby will remain mysteriously out of reach for a bit longer. Warner Bros. announced today that "The Great Gatsby," director Baz Luhrmann's 3-D adaptation of the seminal novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has been pushed to Summer 2013. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, alon... | Warner Bros. announced 'The Great Gatsby' has been pushed to Summer 2013 .
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton .
It had been slated to open on Christmas day .
No specific date for release has been stated . |
1fb52ddcaac0716711b9f609d69795d62b768492 | (CNN) -- When Dustin Bockman, his younger brother Ryan and their friend Cole Landers put their 17-foot boat into the Big Black River last weekend about 20 minutes from where they live in Vicksburg, Mississippi, they had no clue that they would soon be caught up in an hours-long battle against a record-setting alligator... | Each time they approached, the alligator submerged, Dustin Bockman says .
"The gun barrel peeled back like a banana peel"
The snare wasn't big enough to cover the animal's head .
"There's bigger alligators out there," Bockman says . |
1fb533c9935f642194df1c6c88b2761a0a9dcf53 | (CNN) -- A blustery Thursday could mean more than canceled flights and frustrated travelers -- it could result in the grounding of the biggest attractions at the 87th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Winds greater than 23 mph and gusts of 34 mph would keep SpongeBob, Snoopy, Pikachu and the rest of Macy's he... | NEW: The official who decides whether the balloons will fly is optimistic they will .
High winds could force the largest balloons out of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade .
Past incidents in high winds have caused injury when balloons hit lamposts . |
1fb583f5d3a83c7d40937a5f5644d92d54ab6fc1 | I first saw the Costa Concordia glinting in the winter sun from 20,000 feet as my flight from London made a slow descent on its way to Rome's Fiumicino airport. It seemed a distant blade of light lying next to a speck of an island. A surge of gasps and chatter reverberated around the cabin as Italian passengers craned ... | Writer on seeing Concordia: It looked like an apartment block lying in the sea .
CNN documentary digs into why the ship capsized January 13 and the chaos on board the cruise ship .
The documentary examines questions about the cruise industry as a whole . |
1fb63ee8377e240ab9439603e1a9c0c2216ab43f | By . Emily Crane . Australians are drinking and smoking less but are getting more anxious and fatter with three in five people still considered overweight, a new report has found. In the new state of the nation health study, the report by Roy Morgan Research suggests anxiety might be a result of rising unemployment rat... | State of the nation health report suggests anti-smoking and drink driving campaigns have had positive effect .
Report by Roy Morgan Research found adults are still overweight and have body mass index of 25 .
Exercise and good eating among Australians was 'consistently good'
Biggest concern for mental health was anxiety... |
1fb6c8434b637953e8a420bf42819e33379cbc3e | Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu left Romanian club Petrolul Ploiesti on Friday and is poised to join FC Pune City in the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL). 'Petrolul decided to terminate Mutu's contract and the 35-year-old player is free to join any team he wants,' the Ploiesti-based club said in a statement. Much... | Adrian Mutu's contract was terminated by Petrolul Ploiesti .
Mutu is set to join Anelka, Pires and Trezeguet in the Indian Super League .
The 35-year-old could join FC Pune City and is free to join any team . |
1fb7912048415b951db691d2aedf15a5313be8b9 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:35 EST, 22 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:09 EST, 23 February 2014 . Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has hit out at the jailing of Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne and his former wife Vicky Pryce over their speeding points conspiracy. Millions commit the same crime and Pryce’... | Millions commit the same crime and Pryce's sentence for 'an act of kindness' was harsh, said the Top Gear star .
He also hit out at the jailing of Liberal Democrat Huhne for eight months .
Both were jailed for perverting the course of justice after Pryce took his speeding points in 2003 . |
1fbe43ae45efb0225a35a68b08698be857c36ab1 | The U.S. federal government spent more than $5.3 million that it shouldn't have on food stamps and other nutrition assistance programs during the 2014 fiscal year, according to an inspection report published this month. The spending, called 'improper payments' in government-speak, were totaled up through the end of Aug... | 'They could triple the national debt on these programs and it would still be impossible to challenge them,' complains a Republican congressional aide .
Food stamp program paid out 2.4 billion is shouldn't have between October 2013 and August 2014 .
National School Lunch Program doled out $1.7 billion extra .
National S... |
1fbfedc3eee3141ce191e564c4b0e294bfa6ef23 | International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde today revealed she has been charged with 'negligence' in a French corruption probe dating back to her days as finance minister. The shock announcement came a day after she was grilled by a special court in Paris that probes cases of ministerial misconduct, the fourth ... | Lagarde says she has been charged with 'negligence' in corruption probe .
Allegations date back to her time as French finance minister .
She says decision to investigate her was 'totally without merit'
Faces questions over role in £318m payment to businessman Bernard Tapie . |
1fc0003b96b8a5719aa5016d3f0128e1bb8acc89 | (CNN) -- Lyon coach Claude Puel is confident that his team can cause an upset in their European Champions League semifinal first leg against German giants Bayern Munich. The French side, appearing in the last four of the competition for the first time, are the underdogs as they take on the four-time champions in Munich... | Lyon coach Claude Puel believes his side can upset Bayern in the Champions League semifinals.
French side have never reached last four of Europe's premier competition.
Puel wary of threat posed by Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. |
1fc00cea6df02b7b744475579053af2bdc7cf96d | Washington (CNN) -- Federal officials and the nation's 15,000 air traffic controllers announced Wednesday they are extending an existing work contract for another four years. Controllers will get the same pay raise given to other federal government employees instead of independently negotiating raises, the Federal Avia... | The agreement avoids the fractious negotiation process of previous contract talks .
Air traffic controllers will get the same pay raises approved for other federal employees .
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has 15,000 members . |
1fc217e1071cf9eddcb93142f812aae928c7c890 | CSKA Moscow officials have accused Manchester airport immigration officials of deliberately refusing their star player Zoran Tosic the right to play in the Champions League match at the Etihad Stadium. Former Manchester United winger Tosic is not in the team to face City after allegedly arriving at the airport on Tuesd... | CSKA Moscow and Manchester City face each other in Champions League .
Zoran Tosic was told he couldn't play in the game due to a visa issue .
CSKA are furious, and are considering an official complaint .
The two sides drew 2-2 when they met in Russia two weeks ago . |
1fc22b2eb53d906fc02501a506ffeaaeb529ad40 | By . Joel Christie . and Associated Press Reporter . An archaeology museum in Philadelphia has made an extraordinary find — in its own storage rooms. The Penn Museum, part of the University of Pennsylvania, announced Tuesday that it had 'rediscovered' a 6,500-year-old human skeleton believed to have been a well-muscle... | Skeleton originally found by British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley around 1929/1930 in southern Iraq .
The remains were of a man in his 50s who survived an epic flood about 4400 BC .
Coffin was shipped to London then The Penn Museum in Philadelphia .
It has been in the basement of the museum since, with researchers... |
1fc2d1ecf1ffdc2f0b642b686e1c21de53a4fd28 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 12:11 EST, 19 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:47 EST, 19 June 2013 . A self-styled 'Lord' led the life of an international playboy bankrolled by a £34.5million global fraud scam, a court heard today. ‘Lord’ Edward Davenport, 46, hosted lavish parties at his £10m mansion, and boasted o... | Fraudster 'duped 51 victims out of life savings through bogus schemes'
‘Lord’ Edward Davenport, 46, hosted lavish parties at his £10m mansion .
'Fast Eddie' Boasted of befriending Kate Moss, Princes William and Harry . |
1fc35ab9a63d33245830133d3dae08cd13e597d0 | (CNN) -- Evangeline Lilly is in three of the highest-profile movies of the last few years: the last two "Hobbit" movies (the final one out this week), and next year's Marvel extravaganza "Ant-Man." Despite all this, Lilly's heart is really in writing. The actress, who first gained fame on the hit show "Lost," recently ... | 'Lost' star Evangeline Lilly has found big screen fame with 'The Hobbit'
She also stars in the upcoming 'Ant-Man'
She plans to mostly leave acting behind and concentrate on writing . |
1fc46b072a771e152a5bce0b4a8515963a179d75 | Justin Bieber's choice of wardrobe at a national ceremony with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has earned him searing disapproval from the celebrity gossip blogosphere. Bieber became the target of bloggers' wrath after he wore a striped pair of blue overalls - with one side . deliberately unbuttoned - over a whi... | Bieber received Diamond Jubilee Award for Canadians who earn achievements abroad . |
1fc48daf9d9fa8fdafb635053159ca356b367a51 | A model who claimed retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya assaulted her wants him to apologise and pay her $5million in damages for taking 'advantage of her in every way possible'. Angelica Marie Cecora, 25, claimed at a lawsuit hearing that he held a drug-fuelled hotel romp last March, wore women’s underwear and intimidated ... | Angelica Marie Cecora claims Olympic boxer 'took advantage of me'
De La Hoya held 'drug-fuelled romp' at posh Ritz hotel in New York .
Boxer 'put on her underwear and ordered drugs after consensual sex'
She alleges imprisonment, emotional distress and assault and battery .
His lawyer says the only way she suffered was... |
1fc50678935a5140e25f2e7f8b0434e08093dcda | New York (CNN) -- Helen Gurley Brown, who created the idea of a modern woman with her book "Sex and the Single Girl" and was editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for three decades, has died at age 90, the Hearst Corporation said Monday. Gurley Brown died Monday morning at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia aft... | Helen Gurley Brown died Monday after a brief hospitalization .
She was Cosmo's editor in chief for more than 30 years .
She helped develop the women's magazine into one of the world's most popular .
In later years, she was editor in chief of Cosmo's international editions . |
1fc50cbf623996b078851142c44bc961e53cbd57 | PADANG, Indonesia (CNN) -- As many as 4,000 people could be buried under the rubble in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Indonesia, United Nations officials said Saturday. Indonesian soldiers crawl under the rubble of a collapsed building to search for victims. Local disaster management officials put the ... | United Nations fears 4,000 buried beneath rubble, current death toll 540 .
Rescue efforts hampered by heavy rain, power outages, impassable roads .
People use hammers, chisels, bare hands to dig through rubble for survivors . |
1fc6d696a39b30101e156ff36f0aed6aa0a19f82 | Tottenham star Christian Eriksen has been blamed by Denmark manager Morten Olsen for their last-gasp defeat by Portugal on Tuesday. The 22-year-old was slammed by Olsen for his lack of impact in a Euro 2016 qualifier settled by Cristiano Ronaldo's last-gasp header. Olsen ripped into Eriksen's lack of impact at internat... | Denmark boss blames Christian Eriksen for lack of impact in defeat .
Cristiano Ronaldo's late header sealed win for Portugal in Euro 2016 tie .
Morten Olsen says Eriksen should have improved more at Tottenham .
Eriksen admits he wasn't near his best during the Portugal defeat . |
1fc7a25f81b5cdfa03fbca417f7829772de8d382 | By . Sam Webb for MailOnline . An Algerian group linked to Islamic State jihadists threatened to kill a French hostage within 24 hours unless Paris halts air strikes on the IS in Iraq, in a video posted Monday. Jund al-Khilifa (Soldiers of the Caliphate), which has pledged allegiance to IS, said in the video that it ca... | Herve Pierre Gourdel, 55, kidnapped while hiking with Algerian friends .
The group who took him have called on Hollande to stop air strikes on IS .
France mounted its first air strike to beat back the IS in Iraq on Friday . |
1fc7ffa4b61113f39b93400a05d6c3b6a39b89a7 | (CNN) -- TV's newest crime thriller, "The Bridge," is taking viewers to a volatile place most have only seen on the news: The U.S.-Mexican border. FX goes beyond the headlines with a series that aims to give a new twist to the serial killer storyline by setting it against the backdrop of a tumultuous border town. Named... | "The Bridge" is a new crime thriller set on the U.S.-Mexican border .
Show will explore real-world tensions and immigration issues .
Director of the pilot says people will "learn about certain realities" through the show . |
1fc8d94d00968e7cf10531247b38d09d22f1eccc | By . Associated Press . and Alexandra Klausner . A Salt Lake City police officer has been placed on leave after refusing an assignment to work at a gay pride parade Sunday. Department spokeswoman Lara Jones says the officer was among about 30 officers assigned to provide traffic control and security for the annual Utah... | Lara Jones of the Salt Lake City Police Department says the department does not allow bias or bigorty .
'We have gay men and women that serve in the police department,' Jones said .
Utah Pride Center officials say they're .
pleased with the department's stance and think officers should undergo .
sensitivity training . |
1fc9b8fb5b8586cd0d2ae1cb346099a3eec8905a | By . Eleanor Harding . PUBLISHED: . 07:20 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:18 EST, 25 July 2013 . A selfless father has won back his partner 20 years after they split – by donating his kidney to her. Gordon Henry, 53, has rekindled his love with Joanne Macfarlane following the extraordinary and brave gift that sav... | Gordon Henry and Jo Macfarlane split up in 1993 after having son together .
But when she needed kidney transplant he stepped forwards and donated .
The couple have now reconciled two decades later after braving the ordeal . |
1fca0586c58cf51e330cc73f7d6c8edc5cbd6720 | A web site that claims to be able to accurately predict your age from a few mouse clicks has been launched by US researchers. Harvard University experts produced the online experiment to examine how our motor controls change as we age. As users click on a series of dot patterns with their mouse or trackpad, the experim... | Site developed by researchers at Harvard University .
Seven minute online test analyses how human motor performance changes with age . |
1fcb03ac9da382f0a40cf8e20c2582d1e009e252 | By . Vanessa Allen and Nick Craven . UPDATED: . 09:04 EST, 17 February 2012 . 'Tipping point': Pig farmer Stephen Brown was under investigation after serious allegations of animal cruelty were made about his farm . A farmer targeted by animal rights activists has been found dead days after evidence of horrific cruelty ... | Married father-of-two Stephen Brown, 52, is believed to have shot himself .
Investigation launched this week after covert video shows pigs being kicked and slapped and one being beaten to death with an iron bar .
Farm suspended from the .
Red Tractor food quality assurance scheme, which aims to ensure .
responsible far... |
1fcb08891936b3d1541f140da1ceba600c1c26a6 | By . Adrian Durham . I was at Carrow Road to watch Norwich 0-0 Manchester City, and here is the Durham Dossier. Lots of expensive attacking players forgot how to score. Blunted: Strikers Edin Dzeko (left) and Alvaro Negredo (right) were left frustrated at Norwich . Manuel . Pellegrini. He hasn’t won anything in Europe ... | Manuel Pellegrini was out-foxed by Jose Mourinho and now Chris Hughton .
Man City defender Martin Demichelis made Chico Flores looks like Rambo .
Yaya Toure lost his head and kicked out at Ricky van Wolfswinkel .
There must England opportunities for Norwich's Nathan Redmond .
Stevan Jovetic has to pull up his socks or ... |
1fcb7ce5ac4bcd74d60bb04d8970f4e7538286c7 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 07:20 EST, 26 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:54 EST, 26 March 2013 . A rotund opera singer has lost an impressive five stone and is in training to complete a 300 mile charity cycle after adopting a caveman diet . David Webb also took up Cross Fit, the new fitness phenomenon involving co... | David Webb went from 19 stone and 40% body fat to a super fit 13 stone .
Gained weight by comfort eating throughout teens and gap years .
Adopted caveman diet and started Crossfit exercise regime .
Sessions are high intensity but usually only last 10-20 minutes .
Part of opera group Amore who have achieved worldwide su... |
1fcce9f667de2a14d76aaa6cdb3f1e6f7900e463 | Robert Plant has reportedly thrown a wrench in another "Celebration Day" for Led Zeppelin fans -- though his publicist said the report was "rubbish." According to a report in the UK Daily Mirror, the Zeppelin lead singer turned down a £500 million ($800 million) contract for a Led Zeppelin reunion. The other members of... | Robert Plant reportedly turned down $800 million deal for Zeppelin reunion .
His publicist calls the report "rubbish"
According to the UK Daily Mirror, band would do concerts in three cities .
Plant is currently touring for his own solo album . |
1fccf7ef503b3f40c6b67050846b35d2793e721d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:38 EST, 17 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:55 EST, 18 February 2013 . Past it: Twenty-one per cent say the last time they were physically active was at school, college or university . If you feel you don’t get to the gym as much as you should, you’re far from alone. One in t... | Twenty-one per cent say the last time they were physically active was at school, college and university .
The typical Brit has given up doing any form of exercise by the age of 56 .
Report carried out by charity British Heart Foundation . |
1fcdd2b4eba329ce2375aad1f88de5142b9fae83 | By . James Nye . The boyfriend of the mother of missing Florida teen, Alexandria Chery, has been arrested and charged with destroying evidence and lying to the police investigating her disappearance. Sanel Saint Simon, 43, has been taken into custody in relation to the missing 16-year-old who was last seen by her moth... | Sanel Saint Simon, 43, has been arrested for destroying and falsifying evidence regarding disappearance of Alexandria Chery .
The 16-year-old Orange County girl has not been seen since Monday . |
1fcf93e59d33a9259211143e99543a3aa2b5807c | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:49 EST, 21 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:49 EST, 21 July 2013 . A heartbroken mother has demanded that her ex-husband sends her two sons back to Britain after he took them to Russia and refused to return them, in defiance of a court order. Rachael Neustadt, 35, allowed Daniel, seven, a... | Rachael Neustadt allowed two of her sons to visit Russia for Christmas .
But their father Ilya, 36, refused to send Daniel, 7, and Jonathan, 5, back at the end of the break .
He is defying a High Court order to send his children back to London .
Mother is now applying directly to the Russian courts for help .
Ms Neusta... |
1fd07ce19d4f104a1a27217fec4097f7a9e1ce53 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 14:48 EST, 27 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:38 EST, 27 February 2013 . A fugitive who hid under floorboards when police came looking for him blew his cover when he sneezed. Darius Olewski, 49, was on the run for dodging tens of thousands of pounds in child maintenance payments. To mak... | Darius Olewski hid down a 6ft hole in his home which he had dug .
Police only discovered his whereabouts after he sneezed . |
1fd0bb5b948ac0680acda3a744d0d29f4688dab9 | Just days before the Florida State Seminoles play for the ACC football championship, star quarterback Jameis Winston is appearing before a panel that can decide whether he will continue as a student at the university. It's been almost two years since the Heisman Trophy winner was accused of sexually assaulting a then-F... | Winston categorically denies any rape claim in a statement .
FSU student conduct code hearing for football star Jameis Winston begins .
Possible punishment ranges from a reprimand to expulsion from the university .
The hearing comes just four days before FSU plays for the ACC championship . |
1fd279fb12738a1e0ed83e05679a3483b614593d | (CNN) -- The MTV Video Music Awards nominations are out, and 2014's show is set to be all about Beyonce. The 32-year-old singer leads this year's group of nominees with a total of eight, including nods for video of the year, best female video, best choreography and best video with a social message. Two of Bey's nominat... | The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards nominees were announced Thursday .
Beyonce leads the pack with eight .
She shares two of her nods with husband, Jay Z .
Eminem and Iggy Azalea each received seven nominations . |
1fd3ba89925ade92d39746e2b5ebfaa0795fc287 | (CNN) -- Lenny Dykstra, the former New York Mets outfielder who became a successful self-taught investor, was sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 months in federal custody following bankruptcy fraud and other federal charges, authorities announced Monday. Dykstra, 49, faced 20 years in prison but prosecutors recommended 2 1/2 ye... | Former Mets star amassed fortune playing baseball and investing in stocks .
He had faced up to 20 years but pleaded guilty to three felonies .
Dykstra admitted he had sold items from his mansion after creditors seized property .
He was already in prison, serving a three-year sentence for another crime . |
1fd3d044c5594170df929aefd7ee52799c9f61e8 | (CNN) -- P.D. James, the British novelist renowned for her crime novels featuring detective Adam Dalgliesh as well as such works as "The Children of Men," died Thursday. She was 94. Faber & Faber, her UK publisher, reported her death on its website. "It is difficult to express our profound sadness at losing P. D. James... | P.D. James, noted crime novelist, dies at 94 .
James created detective Adam Dalgliesh, one of most renowned in modern lit .
Among her other books: "The Children of Men," made into 2006 film . |
1fd4509d3549e0cccd6125789fae9596b0f6770b | She has become known for her love of chic, pale hues and her outfit for today's coronation celebrations at Westminster Abbey proved no exception for the Duchess of Cornwall. Camilla's stunning eau de nil silk suit and matching hat drew almost as many admiring glances as the Duchess of Cambridge's peach ensemble as she ... | Camilla arrived with Prince Charles ahead of the thanksgiving service .
The Duchess wore a pale eau de nil silk ensemble .
They were joined by Prince Harry and the Cambridges . |
1fd4ee8c93bc89e1e114c2574f8e9efa9f624562 | Sports pundit and former-England footballer Michael Gray has undergone the first UK hair transplant to be streamed live on the internet. Some 22,000 people with strong stomachs watched Dr Bessam Farjo perform the surgery, which began at 10am yesterday morning and finished at 6.50pm. Tweeting after his procedure Mr Gray... | Surgery started at 10am and finished at 6.50pm .
Michael Gray said he was conscious of how he looked due to working in the media . |
1fd59c0ae79e85625e33d4d9c63c204b2ce8437d | London (CNN) -- In 1948, a hospital outside London witnessed the birth of the Paralympic movement, as a Jewish doctor who had fled Nazi Germany sought to change the lives of patients with spinal injuries -- and inspire new hope in them through sport. The first "Stoke Mandeville Games" were organized in 1948 to coincide... | Paralympic movement was born in Stoke Mandeville, outside London, in 1948 .
2012 Games will be the biggest yet, with 4,200 competitors from 165 countries .
In an echo of the first, post-World War II Games, injured veterans are among the athletes .
They include a U.S. naval officer blinded in Afghanistan and a Briton wh... |
1fd5fb03c569e8e10b6f8466f6081587b432edf3 | NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Police imposed a curfew in Jaipur on Wednesday, a day after near-simultaneous bomb attacks in the ancient Indian city killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 200. Indian women mourn the death of their relatives in the May 13 serial blasts in Jaipur. Vasundhara Raje, chief minister of ... | Police impose a curfew in Jaipur day after bomb attacks kill at least 63 people .
Local Indian official blames "unnamed international terror group" for blasts .
Bombs explode within 12 minutes of each other, 200 people also wounded .
Police suspect bicycles may have been used to carry the bombs . |
1fd608ddffc1617315176d204ff355dbee4683f7 | It’s the smile of an ecstatic young woman whose fortunes have dramatically turned from facing decades in an Italian prison to enjoying the prospect of a bumper $4million payday. Amanda Knox, 24, of Seattle, Washington, spent four years in jail in Perugia for allegedly murdering British student Meredith Kercher, 21, bef... | Amanda Knox, 24, signed major HarperCollins book deal on Thursday .
Seen out for lunch in hometown Seattle with boyfriend James Terrano .
Also pictured walking to Salvation Army with room-mate Madison Paxton . |
1fd6adb857a1a8a875ff8553234f7b22086f51f4 | The promise of $60 billion can do a lot to calm outrage. That point was underscored Wednesday, when House leaders met with irate representatives from New York and New Jersey who felt they had been ignored by House Speaker John Boehner when he scrapped a planned vote late Tuesday on a massive aid package for Superstorm ... | "Why should we believe (Boehner) at all?" asks New York City Council speaker .
Vote on the relief bill is a priority, Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor say .
President Obama: "Our citizens are still trying to put their lives back together"
"We're getting what New York and New Jersey need," Rep. King says . |
1fd700bb98ca7573349ab63a398191427318873d | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 5 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:10 EST, 5 June 2013 . Homes and businesses close to the banks of the Mississippi are braced to evacuate as the river continues to swell following torrential rain. The river reportedly reached its sixth highest level on record close to St Louis, ... | Torrential rain has seen the river rise to its sixth highest level on record close to St Louis .
Barriers were breached yesterday forcing authorities to urge some homeowners to flee .
Two miles of land were deluged yesterday after defences failed close to the Missouri River . |
1fd70da45245c7f52faa0e38f61daf9b8a365b3f | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:35 EST, 4 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:43 EST, 4 October 2013 . Alex Rodriguez has sued Major League Baseball and its commissioner, saying they are trying to destroy his reputation and career. Rodriguez took a swing for the fences and accused Major League Baseball an... | The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages .
Lawsuit says Selig wanted to secure legacy as 'savior' of baseball .
The 38-year-old third baseman is still owed almost $90million by the New York Yankees . |
1fd74e74a3522274db6d9ab7a1fceb4fe7d428d9 | Director of football Andoni Zubizarreta has rubbished reports suggesting Luis Enrique was not Barcelona's first choice replacement for Gerardo Martino and has hit back at claims suggesting his side's squad are too old. Enrique fielded six players in their 30s during Barcelona's recent 3-1 defeat in the first El Clasico... | Andoni Zubizarreta doesn't believe his side are too old to compete for silverware this season .
Luis Enrique fielded six players in their 30s against Real Madrid .
Zubizarreta has backed Enrique by claiming he was first choice to replace Gerardo Martino . |
1fd7e9e20ce70b5f585127afb8fa5eea5d47e00f | By . Sean Gallagher . After being reunited in the Match of the Day studios at the World Cup in Brazil, Ruud Gullit and Alan Shearer will be continuing to see a lot more of each other with Gullit joining the MOTD team for the upcoming season. The pair fell out when Gullit was Shearer's manager at Newcastle, but after la... | Gullit and Shearer were reunited on the MOTD sofa during the World Cup .
Both will be part of the show this season on their 50th anniversary .
The duo clashed when Gullit was manager at Newcastle .
They will be joined by new additions Rio Ferdinand and Phil Neville .
Robbie Savage and Danny Murphy are also part of the ... |
1fd95a33ed598ecf607f52d81a1a34e3292ecbc3 | Kim Kardashian yesterday revealed that her 16-month-old daughter with Kanye West will have to pay her own way in life - just like she did. And it seems that the reality TV star and entrepreneur is setting a good example for little North. On top of filming for her hit show, designing her clothing range for Lipsy, creati... | Fleur Fatale is designed to reflect Kim's love of roses .
Release describes her as 'magnetic energy that lures people into her world'
£24 fragrance aims to reflect that .
Star will also unveil Lipsy clothing collection next week . |
1fd97f0a5ad19b8714618f9cba4753ee343d8bd2 | By . Paul Donnelley . The unmanned . Dragon capsule from the private US firm SpaceX successfully reached the . International Space Station today, its third trip carrying supplies and equipment . to the orbiting lab. NASA broadcast . live images of the ISS's 17.6m (57.7ft) long robotic arm as it grabbed hold of . the gu... | NASA broadcast live feed of 57.7ft robotic arm as it grabbed hold of .
gumdrop-shaped capsule .
SpaceX has a .
$1.6bn contract with NASA for a series of future supply missions; third commercial resupply mission and fourth visit .
to the ISS .
After three .
delays, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off with the Dragon caps... |
1fd9ec89bee1a156ebe1a881febf7ff15812a0d4 | Police have started searching properties near the home where three missing women were imprisoned for a decade after one of the victims told police there could be other girls, it has emerged. Michelle Knight, who was found at the Cleveland home on Monday after being held against her will for more than 10 years, said tha... | Michelle Knight, who was found at the home on Monday, told police there was once another woman at the house .
She said she did not know if there were other women while she was there as they were locked in separate rooms .
Ashley .
Summers has been missing for almost six years and disappeared in the .
same neighborhood ... |
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