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206b911da7f9dd3d046dead9538a4e99905b3790 | So, will Lewis Hamilton be Happy after Sunday’s Formula One season finale in Abu Dhabi? The Briton, who must finish second to guarantee the title, was, despite the semi-smiles and waves to the crowd, somewhat downbeat after Nico Rosberg stormed to pole in qualifying. Hamilton was unable to match the supremacy of his Me... | Hamilton will start behind pole-sitter Nico Rosberg at the Abu Dhabi GP .
Rosberg was almost four tenths quicker than team-mate Hamilton .
Hamilton will win the championship if he finishes second on Sunday .
He spoke to American hit-maker Pharrell Williams after qualifying . |
206dc29b752efd3391ad3cedfcf87899f90bc747 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 08:16 EST, 1 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:46 EST, 1 August 2013 . They are perhaps the most photographed band in music history with their domination of the charts in the 1960s documented by thousands of pictures. But a set of 34 unpublished pictures of the Beatles is set to go under t... | The pictures were discovered on undeveloped film shot by Derek Cooper .
He left the cameras to his childhood friend Tony Burke when he died .
The films were not discovered by Mr Burke for more than a decade .
A collection of 34 photographs will be sold at auction later this month . |
206de4767426d2f1180853f3b331c5999b902c26 | Rick Perry delivered a scathing indictment of Barack Obama on Thursday night in Washington, teeing up a presidential run with a speech that took little notice of presumptive Democratic favorite Hillary Clinton and instead castigated the president as feckless, clueless and gutless. Just 16 days removed from the 10,000-s... | Perry appeared at the annual gala of the American Principles project, an anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage group in Washington, DC .
He unveiled a list of 80 high-powered fundraisers who will work for him as he explores the presidential landscape .
One of them said 'he and his wife believe they are touched by God, and t... |
206ea891e081398f7c3e44d6fca60344e25b972c | By . David Williams . Bomber: Marian McGlinchey admitted buying a mobile phone linked to a Real IRA attack in which two British soldiers died . Old Bailey bomber Marian McGlinchey yesterday admitted buying a mobile phone linked to a Real IRA attack in which two British soldiers died. The 59-year-old was caught on CCTV ... | Marian McGlinchey changed her plea during trial at Belfast Crown Court .
Also admits charge of aiding and abetting a meeting to encourage support for terrorism .
McGlinchey released on bail and will be sentenced next month . |
206f16961d6d80450bc5137509654fff1032ca94 | (CNN) -- On the record, Pakistan has persistently criticized the United States' use of unmanned drones to attack militant hideouts in its mountainous border region. But diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks reveal that in private the Pakistani government was not unhappy about the strikes and secretly allowed small gr... | NEW: There is some public support for strikes, governing party spokeswoman says .
A WikiLeaks cable quotes Pakistan's prime minister supporting U.S. drone attacks .
Yousaf Raza Gilani: "I don't care if they do it as long as they get the right people."
Another cable refers to Pakistani approval of U.S. "special operatio... |
20716e04d4515049282e42aab6db65c01a81a81e | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 12:30 EST, 21 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:45 EST, 21 November 2013 . Death defying: Co-pilot Sergeant James Ward crawled out along the wing with nothing but a length of rope tied around his waist for security . It was an incredible act of bravery that saw a wartime pilot save his st... | Co-pilot Sgt James Ward crawled along wing rope tied around his waist .
Pilot Sq Ldr Reuben Widdowson's DFC has sold for £7,500 at an auction .
Widdowson kept plane steady while Ward draped canvas cover over fire .
After extinguishing flames Ward was pulled back into Wellington bomber . |
2071944c89f8e4e26ec7f99f89d0dd922ffea69d | A celebrity wannabe dubbed the 'vainest man in Britain' claims to have been punched in a nightclub for being a Joey Essex imitator. Sam Barton, 22, from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, suffered a bruised lip after allegedly being attacked in a nightclub in Romford, Greater London, on Friday night. During the altercation,... | Sam Barton suffered bruised lip after allegedly being punched in nightclub .
22-year-old had £5,000 nose job on NHS and wants to look like 'Joey Essex'
Suspect said: 'You will need a new nose job before I have finished with you'
Mr Barton is the grandson of Aston Villa's European Cup winning boss Tony .
Celebrity wanna... |
207224ddaeb57ae77f91cd645f70a1a67485ff53 | A former senior psychologist with the NYPD has been arrested and charged with trying to kill her husband last year during a staged home invasion. Mother-of-two Emily Dearden, 46, from Yonkers, New York, turned herself in after her spouse Kenneth, 47, filed a lawsuit earlier this month claiming she shot him in the back ... | Kenneth Dearden Jr, 47, filed a lawsuit claiming wife Emily, 46, shot him in November 2013 'execution-style'
Woke up to find bloodied bed sheets at their home in Yonkers, New York .
His wife was lying on the floor downstairs and said an intruder hit her .
Lawsuit filed this month claimed his wife met her lover for coff... |
20723a3827deed2401ba884285998f0e4c2854a1 | Eden Hazard offered a further stinging critique of Jose Mourinho's tactical methods after Chelsea exited the Champions League on Wednesday night. The Blues were criticised for defensive tactics employed in the semi-final first leg at Atletico Madrid and in the Premier League win at Liverpool before tumbling out of Euro... | Chelsea started six defenders at Stamford Bridge against Atletico Madrid .
Jose Mourinho's side conceded three .
Blues boss has recently received criticism for his defensive approach .
Eden Hazard told French media that 'Chelsea are set up to counter-attack.' |
2072bccc5de77bfefb0e74e3618d037f12932dbc | The second teenager accused of brutally killing a 16-year-old West Virginia girl because she no longer wanted to be her friend will be tried as an adult. Sheila Eddy, 16, was identified Wednesday by prosecutors as the second teen that lured Skylar Neese to a remote wooded area to stab her to death July 6, 2012 to avoid... | Sheila Eddy, 16, was publicly identified Wednesday by prosecutors and will be tried as an adult .
Prosecutors allege that Ms. Eddy and Rachel Shoaf,16, stabbed friend Skylar Neese, 16, to death last summer .
Ms Shoaf has already confessed to the killing and is awaiting sentencing . |
2072f656e2e188c69501f433f9b0c111ce2d8d12 | (CNN) -- A strong odor from an unidentified gas led firefighters to evacuate 151 homes in a Philadelphia-area community, a fire department said. Firefighters began evacuating homes from part of Skippack Township after a resident complained of an odor early Sunday evening, the township's fire department said. With the h... | NEW: Residents allowed to return to homes where tests reveal low levels, fire chief says .
A volatile organic compound was coming from sump pumps, a fire department says .
About 150 homes have been evacuated in Skippack Township . |
2075eaa92e9ba77986222c1f54a6a1512b996e10 | A U.S. Naval War College professor has resigned following an investigation into a complaint that he took a racy photo that wound up online. John Schindler voluntarily resigned his post as a professor of national security affairs, effective Aug. 29, a college spokeswoman said Monday. The former National Security Agency ... | John Schindler was a professor at the US Naval War College in Rhode Island .
Allegedly sent a photo of his penis to a woman .
Also allegedly sent an email which said he was in a non-traditional marriage and was looking forward to meeting his recipient, whom he called a 'vixen'
The photo and the email were posted to Twi... |
20762ee08a27f534ba66aa6de3021246460d76d7 | Published: . 10:02 EST, 1 May 2014 . | . Updated: . 11:10 EST, 1 May 2014 . An estate agent in Wales has whipped up a treat for those in the market for a new house - the former summer home of the family behind the Bird's custard empire, which has gone up for sale for £595,000. Villagers can remember the eccentric Bird ... | The Birds built 'Plas Tanat', near .
Welshpool, to join the wealthy Victorian set on weekend .
hunting and shooting parties .
Villagers can remember the eccentric Bird family arriving at the country house in a fleet of custard yellow Rolls Royces .
The five-bedroomed house has a beautifully landscaped garden and comes ... |
207801bc7ac4440dcaf12bb56182851d24e8a355 | Geography clearly isn’t his strong point but Jermain Defoe proved he still knows the route to goal. Having announced himself delighted to be in the USA when unveiled by Toronto FC last January, the 32-year-old was at it again — this time admitting he was stumped when asked to name the capital city of the country where ... | Jermain Defoe scored his first Sunderland goal since January switch .
He failed to name the capital city of Canada during his time at Toronto .
Sunderland picked up all three points with 2-0 win against Burnley . |
20783129e0c59a796d35d3931d7faa9179cb00e3 | By . Allan Hall . Cornelius Gurlitt, son of Hildebrand Gurlitt, said his father had acquired the priceless works legally . Art recluse Cornelius Gurlitt has said he wants the £1billion of art treasures taken from his flat by German customs officials returned to him – despite the fact at least some of the haul is Nazi l... | Cornelius Gurlitt hoarded a cache of 1,401 paintings in his Munich home .
Son of Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt who looted 'degenerate art' for Nazis .
Claims father acquired the works legally and as his heir he is rightful owner .
Customs launched a probe into him thinking he was a tax fiddler . |
2078caf9774800803380e55ecdffecf4f9b99e71 | It's official: Missouri plumbers vote too. Jay Nixon, the Show-Me State's Democratic governor, sent out an embarrassing tweet Tuesday morning as voters queued up to cast their ballots, showing a woman seated at the polls with her butt-crack exposed. 'ARSE-N-ALL' OF DEMOCRACY: Missouri?s governor tweeted this photo of a... | Tweet went up as voters descended on Missouri polling places .
Gov. Jay Nixon's staff deleted the embarrassing photo and replaced it with another .
Jokes began immediately, including a popular meme about the 'ARSE-n-all' of Democracy .
Nixon hasn't commented about the bum's rush he gave Missouri Twitter users on Tuesda... |
2079196ea8cb59b2a75babf1d2c0f3eb3ff620e0 | (CNN) -- So there he was, sitting on the queen's bed, wearing a soiled T-shirt and jeans, holding a broken ashtray and bleeding from a cut on his hand: . A man named Michael Fagan, who was 31 at the time, had climbed a wall of Buckingham Palace, crawled through an open window and made his way to the bedroom of Queen El... | Bob Greene: In 1982 a man got past everyone at Buckingham palace into the queen's bedroom .
It made headlines, showing that even the protective bubble of the exalted is not airtight .
Other breaches -- the Pope's butler, Reagan's stage crasher -- show this, he says .
Greene: Bizarre incursions are mesmerizing and show ... |
2079f35aca44978a7985afe0ddacdf02bedf98f2 | NFL bad boy Johnny Manziel was involved a fight during the early hours of Saturday morning after a member of his entourage attacked a fan for trying to hug the rookie quarterback, according to a police report. Manziel, who has gained a reputation for making headlines for his off-the-field antics, has been relatively qu... | Police were called to Manziel's apartment complex after a report of a 'riot' involving 20 men and two security guards at 2.36 a.m. on Saturday .
Chris Gonos, the alleged victim in the incident, said the brawl began after he approached Manziel and asked if he could hug him .
Gonos was punched in the face and beaten by a... |
207a8c02837093ade4e0b0e56ec76fbd62092051 | A secret eater who gorged on midnight snacks while pretending to eat healthily throughout the day has lost more than a stone - after taking up weight lifting. Aysha Hoare, 23, used to regularly binge on bars of chocolate before bed after a day of munching on salads - or sneak in sweets while on the way to the gym. Now ... | Aysha began to gain weight when she was working in a shop .
Struggled to shift her excess weight due to secret snacking .
Decided to try different approach, ditching her cardio for weight training .
In 2 weeks she had lost 11.2cm from her waist and 5.6cm from her hips .
Dropped from 10st 5lb to a slim 8st 11lb and a si... |
207acf09572aee87f393dcf02225f7f1f30b0d9b | If your annual Christmas wrapping session leaves you covered in screwed up balls of sellotape and torn paper, help is at hand. A new video showcasing an incredibly fast and simple technique has gone viral - revealing how to wrap a present in just 12 seconds. Using two pieces of tape, the trick, according to the footage... | Footage posted online by Todd Tripp and has already had three million hits .
Shows fast and simple technique for wrapping festive gifts in Japan .
Was filmed in Takashimaya Department Store in Tokyo . |
207af2c3d1ac381c1da3b97aa82f16a0946e2938 | (CNN) -- Everyone talks about our broken political system. Washington is too polarized. Money dominates politics. Politicians don't know how to lead. Citizens are not as attentive to governance and public policy as they should be. Americans either ignore politics or see it is one more form of entertainment, "American I... | Julian Zelizer: People deplore our broken political system, but don't seek root causes .
He says American education is turning away from fields such as history, civics, languages .
Zelizer says a new report points out humanities majors have declined sharply .
He says those who've studied history learn much that they ca... |
207bf561b592a7f6018b34120c3070cd9e54d34d | Italians have reacted furiously to a navy publicity campaign which uses English to urge recruits to 'be cool' and join the force. The prominent recruitment drive, which has been plastered across billboards and posters around the country, uses the phrase 'Be cool and join the navy' to entice would-be sailors into joinin... | Marina Militare, Italy's navy, launched prominent poster recruitment drive .
Campaign uses the slogan 'Be cool and join the navy' in English, not Italian .
MP Fabio Rampelli told parliament campaign had 'wounded patriotism'
Advertising expert said English use was like 'putting ketchup on macaroni'
Defence minister rebu... |
207c9f895d6744848801cb9724e9bcd5bda38444 | By . Alan Roden . and Bill Caven . PUBLISHED: . 18:40 EST, 30 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:08 EST, 30 January 2014 . Sasha Bell-Newman, age 13 from Burntisland, a pupil at Balwearie High School, Kirkcaldy, bullied because she is English . An English-born schoolgirl was left in tears when she became the victim of vi... | Bullied girl has lived in Scotland since she was ten months old .
Incident has sparked fears that internet abuse is spreading to real life .
Former PM Gordon Brown reached out personally to family of bullied girl . |
207d0c011b20d243a082ba49303fae4fae322b9a | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 10:58 EST, 13 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:02 EST, 13 January 2014 . Residents of a cul-de-sac claim their lives are being plagued by a continuous buzzing noise which is causing them to fall ill and making it impossible to sleep. The sound has been swarming Clay Place in Acomb, North ... | Sound has been swarming North Yorkshire road for more than a month .
Buzz is numbed by daytime traffic - but it's almost unbearable at night .
Some residents believe the noise is from nearby mobile phone masts .
Council's noise pollution teams have left monitoring devices on street . |
207d95cd9fcb24fcb1c2a4333b696556dcc64b4f | By . Nick Mcdermott And Tamara Cohen . PUBLISHED: . 04:15 EST, 13 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:35 EST, 14 December 2012 . A new phase of drilling for shale gas, which the Government hopes will revolutionise Britain’s energy supply, was given the go-ahead yesterday. The controversial technique of extracting the gas... | Drilling can resume at fracking site where tremors caused previously .
Energy Secretary says shale gas could play key role in energy security .
David Cameron said Britain should be at heart of 'gas revolution'
Environmentalists warned of backlash if rural areas affected by drilling . |
207dc02e3f3a1349fea3744974aa756a3d52ea04 | By . Leon Watson and Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 10:50 EST, 2 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:24 EST, 10 May 2013 . A retired shipping boss and his wife found dead at their luxury farmhouse both died from gunshot wounds to the head, police have confirmed. Donald and Margaret Knight, aged 78 and 77, were found in different... | Mary and Donald Knight found dead at luxury farm in Northamptonshire .
Family dog, believed to be a Dachshund, also found dead .
Police confirm both died from single gunshot wounds to head .
Mr Knight had built Loddington Coppice Farm after retiring as haulage boss .
Close family friend said Mrs Knight had been ill for... |
207de0451002dd5090468ad36390cd3cdc7b7704 | By . Craig Hope . Follow @@CraigHope01 . Newcastle United have confirmed the signing of Tenerife striker Ayoze Perez. The 20-year-old becomes the Magpies’ first addition of the close season with a reported fee of £1.5m. Ayoze – as he is known – scored 16 times from 34 appearances in Segunda Division last season. Transf... | Perez is Newcastle United's first signing of the summer .
Striker scored 16 times in 34 appearances in Segunda Divison last season .
The 20-year-old says he is 'very happy' to sign for a 'magnificent club'
Pardew is 'delighted' with the signing and thinks he can develop on Tyneside . |
207e204b58cf95f6a353ac3fd867f5234b154af6 | Editor's note: Saturday marks one year since Hamas' defeat of Fatah in the fierce struggle for control of Gaza. CNN correspondent Ben Wedeman has been covering the region for over 15 years. He reports from Gaza on daily life and reality over the past year in this fractious land. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the past ye... | Wedeman describes violence, gunbattles, fear before Hamas .
Reports on encounters with assault rifles, children running from gunfire last year .
Now, it's safer but Gazans desperate for gas, cooking fuel, jobs .
One woman: "Hamas hasn't done anything for us, nor has Fatah" |
2080cbac3014f44360b34bfb65e1661b90e416a8 | A demolition crew made a spectacular blunder after it arrived at the right residential street, at the agreed time but then knocked down the wrong house. The property near Lake Worth, Texas, had been in David Underwood's family for decades and belonged to his late grandmother. But when he visited the house on Saturday, ... | Fort Worth City contractors admitted blunder .
David Underwood and his wife planned to move into Texas property which had been in his family for decades .
His house was 9716 Watercress Drive - but the one due to be knocked down was no. 9708 . |
20815ba630df7805abe863e26e7bd153d51e8c61 | By . Steve Hopkins . A retired nurse who is a self-confessed trouble-maker has been crowned 2014 Ms Nursing Home Alabama. Edna Farrell, 89, a resident of the Arbor Springs Health and Rehab Centre beat 58 other contestants from across the state to take the top honour earlier this week. The 58 contestants, who ranged in ... | Edna Farrell beat 58 other rest home winners to claim the beauty crown .
They were judged on their attitude, alertness, personality and happiness .
Her goal is to convince others that 'you're not nuts' because you're in care . |
208180cb23e5ed0fc887f3c40a65982d137369cb | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 11:35 EST, 6 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:46 EST, 19 December 2013 . Robert Ekaireb, who is accused of murdering his pregnant wife Li Hua Cao, arriving at the Old Bailey . A 'paranoid' millionaire accused of murdering his pregnant wife did not to tell police about bank statements '... | Former dancer Li Hua Cao was 22 weeks pregnant when she disappeared .
Robert Ekaireb, 38, denies murdering his wife .
Court heard millionaire flew into a jealous rage at the couple's luxury flat .
Jury told defendant owned another flat left as a time capsule from a previous relationship .
Expectant mother left her husb... |
2081b35641cd08bb5ccdc6da2cb03d55f53300a5 | By . Luke Garratt . PUBLISHED: . 04:46 EST, 25 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:18 EST, 25 February 2014 . Brittney Cason during her time with the Carolina Panthers before she switched to broadcasting . An ex-NFL cheerleader-turned-sports journalist almost became a victim of human sex trafficking at the Sochi Olympics... | Brittney Cason was approached by a 'talent acquisition agent'
Cason, from North Carolina, was contacted directly through her website .
Offered opportunity to report and present Sochi coverage for LA company .
She had four months of interviews before they gave her the job .
Suspicions were raised when they asked her to ... |
208284d6e80ad4d31f54e2a0f66d23bc4aad327e | (CNN) -- The problem of planes hitting birds comes down to a key fact: "We're competing for airspace," says Richard Dolbeer, a biologist who spent 20 years studying the problem at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Richard Dolbeer says "bird strikes that would disable both engines on an aircraft is fortunately a rare ... | Richard Dolbeer: Planes are contending with an increasing number of birds .
Environmental rules have led to large jump in numbers of big birds like geese .
Dolbeer says airports are taking steps to reduce risk of bird strikes .
He says more attention should be paid to solving the problem . |
2082f21764dbd1ee511ea6529f6bd93a43207a2b | By . Arthur Martin . PUBLISHED: . 11:21 EST, 16 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:29 EST, 16 October 2012 . In court: Thomas Ammann, 39, allegedly handed over price sensitive details about a takeover between photocopying firms involving Canon . A love-cheat investment banker helped . his two girlfriends make more than £... | Japanese bank Mizuho worker Thomas Ammann, 39, allegedly handed over price sensitive details to Christina Weckwerth, 44, and Jessica Mang, 29 .
Neither knew of each other's existence and both considered Ammann to be their boyfriend .
Spilled information about the forthcoming deal involving Canon and the Dutch photocopi... |
20837d7cd0347a909fd41542a87afd86240704d1 | Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- Tiger Woods' mother-in-law, Barbro Holmberg, was released from a hospital in "good condition" Tuesday afternoon, hours after she was admitted, a hospital spokesman said. Holmberg -- the mother of Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren -- was admitted to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida, early T... | NEW: Barbro Holmberg resting at Tiger Woods' home, hospital spokesman says .
Holmberg is mother of Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren .
Holmberg, 57, was admitted to hospital early Tuesday morning with stomach pain .
Tiger Woods taken to same hospital after crashing SUV on November 27 . |
208533205590e88b0db47546cf503172cd79986b | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 07:34 EST, 4 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:34 EST, 4 July 2013 . The family of a blind stroke patient who died from pneumonia after being left outside in the pouring rain by bungling hospital nurses has received a payout from the NHS. Frank Kelly, 79, was wearing just his pyjamas when... | Retired farmer Frank Kelly was left in a hospital car park in just his pyjamas .
His son found him outside in the rain when he arrived for his daily visit .
Mr Kelly died of pneumonia three months after the incident in Dec 2010 .
His family received payout and apology from Worcestershire Royal Hospital . |
2085bcdd7b72e560784ac7e0e7461fde3f71b349 | Federal prosecutors say they'll seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, arguing that he acted in "an especially heinous, cruel and depraved manner" and lacks remorse. The highly anticipated announcement Thursday means that when the case against Tsarnaev goes to trial, jurors wi... | Bombing victim: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserves the death penalty .
Prosecutors argue Tsarnaev acted in a "depraved manner," lacks remorse .
Tsarnaev's mother: "We are ... sickened about our child"
Toobin: Defense will weigh whether to ask for change of venue . |
208619a62aa497fa57bfa422864b8620b08541f0 | Army chiefs who led Britain in Iraq and Afghanistan have praised Parliament for its decision not to join the U.S. in any military strikes against Syria. As America prepares for missile strikes against the war-torn country - possibly as early as tomorrow - David Cameron is still reeling from Thursday's shock Commons de... | General Lord Dannatt described vote as 'victory for common sense'
He said the 'drumbeat for war' had dwindled among British public .
Rear Admiral Chris Parry said serving colleagues were glad at decision .
U.N weapons inspectors left Syria earlier than expected today .
This has fuelled speculation U.S. could attack Syr... |
20876e9e97af06cf3fd872799f211093707c20a3 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 08:28 EST, 8 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:30 EST, 8 July 2013 . For those who live in fear of our eight-legged friends, it's the stuff of nightmares. Engineers in Hong Kong have made a robotic spider that accurately replicates the creepy leg movements of real arachnids. The Robugtix... | The Robugtix T8 robo-tarantula has 26 motors under a 3D-printed shell to move in a super realistic way .
Engineers in Hong Kong created the £900 octopod, which includes a clever engine to do the complex maths required to make the mini monster move .
A smaller, cheaper six-legged robot is also available for techie prang... |
2087cc5eb848857e0b67f88acbf81ac944a22adf | Paul Lambert will look to trigger the £7.5million purchase of Tom Cleverley from Manchester United once the January window opens but admits Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner and the player himself must agree first. Cleverley is on a season-long loan at Villa, who have a first option to buy, but could decide to wait until ... | Tom Cleverley has impressed since arrival on loan from Manchester United .
Aston Villa have the first option to buy the England international midfielder .
Paul Lambert will hold talks with Cleverley over his long-term future . |
2087d7bcfb9ac499d1a9942b5c2f0e81dfdb465f | A pregnant woman was gunned down just moments away from her Queens apartment building Wednesday, ending both her life and that of her unborn child. Anastasia Massey, 27, was reportedly on the way to her home at the Horace Harding Expressway building in LeFrak City at the time of the shooting, having just taken her thre... | Anastasia Massey, 27, was reportedly on the way to her home at the Horace Harding Expressway building in LeFrak City at the time of the shooting .
She had just taken her three children to school at 8:30 a.m. that morning .
Six-months pregnant, doctors were unable to save her child's life .
Shooter not yet arrested . |
20880b81d1f1f0425046175009331730bd187ec0 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 18:48 EST, 13 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:48 EST, 13 August 2013 . Disney and Harrods today announced they are to auction ten exclusive Disney Princess-inspired dresses, stunningly handcrafted by the world's leading fashion designers, including Oscar de la Renta, Versace and Elie S... | Disney and Harrods will auction ten exclusive Disney Princess-inspired dresses .
They are to be sold at Christie's in November .
All money raised will go to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity .
First showcased in Harrods Christmas 2012 window displays .
Designers include Valentino, Elie Saab and Missoni . |
20898424c6e479e05764f5f51dff962ea6195e7c | A Lotus Formula One car raced by British driver Graham Hill is set to fetch up to £1million at auction. The Lotus 49B Grand Prix car was also raced by fellow world champions Jim Clark, Jochen Rindt and Emerson Fittipaldi. Designed by Lotus legend Colin Chapman and built in 1968, the iconic car is one of only a handful ... | Lotus 49B Grand Prix car will go under the hammer at Goodwood Festival .
It was driven by champion Hill, as well as Jim Clark and Jochen Rindt .
Only a few remain, and the Bonhams sale is expected to excite collectors . |
208a2e55ca94da2cb50884931d60fec509ee0e8f | By . Lucy Osborne . A teenage girl abused by her karate teacher killed herself after being systematically failed by social workers, a coroner ruled yesterday. In a damning verdict, he said that Dana Baker might still be alive if she had received a proper standard of care. Dana, 16, was found hanged in March 2011 after ... | Dana Baker, 16, took her own life in March 2011 after affair with instructor .
Inquest heard the teenager admitted relationship two years before death .
Jaspal Riat, 52, was jailed in 2011 for sexual assault and seven counts of sexual activity with Miss Baker while she was under 16 .
For confidential support call the S... |
208bcdd2629648c9eaa8dbbb450babc39302919c | (CNN) -- Ten years and 1.2 billion users into its existence, there's no question that Facebook has changed our lives. Whether it was an inspired vision, deft execution, a bit of dumb luck or a combination of all three, Mark Zuckerberg's social juggernaut has ingrained itself into the daily lives of digital-age users in... | Facebook turns 10 next week and has undeniably changed how many of us live .
For many of those changes, there are positive and negative sides .
In the Facebook age, there's rarely such thing as a long-lost friend .
But some folks still haven't figured out etiquette of social sharing . |
208bdded75792665197541b0dbaca7c2add4a782 | (CNN) -- The European Tour has dropped Bahrain from its 2012 schedule. The second Volvo Golf Champions tournament was due to be played at the Royal Golf Club, a course designed by British golfer Colin Montgomerie, in January next year. But following a crackdown on anti-government protestors that left at least 32 people... | The European Tour drops Bahrain from its 2012 schedule .
Volvo Golf Champions was due to be played at Bahrain's Royal Golf Club .
Tour hope to return in future .
The postponement follows cancellation of Bahrain's F1 GP . |
208c4b437801e6facc282b683fed207dd6306f28 | By . Christian Gysin . PUBLISHED: . 17:24 EST, 12 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:24 EST, 13 September 2013 . Excluded: Sian Lloyd, with Jonathan Ashman on their 2007 wedding day . Sian Lloyd was said to be devastated last night after being ‘uninvited’ from the wedding of her stepdaughter Suzanne Ashman to Euan Blai... | Suzanne Ashman and Euan Blair are set to marry tomorrow .
Sian Lloyd married Suzanne's father racing entrepreneur Jonathan Ashman .
Just days ago she was told she would not be welcome at the wedding .
Party is due to take place at Blairs' family mansion in Buckinghamshire . |
208cea99173573c700a02be9957ea606cb9b0d9f | Washington (CNN) -- A key congressional committee opened its investigation Thursday into the November 5 Fort Hood shootings with a pledge to find out if authorities failed to "connect the dots" and could have prevented the attack. The head of the committee promised the inquiry would not interfere with a separate invest... | Incident has "broader implications for society," Sen. Joe Lieberman says .
Congressional committee opens inquiry into massacre at Fort Hood, Texas .
Lieberman: Feds' lack of response after uncovering e-mails will be examined .
Also to be investigated is whether task force information about suspect was shared . |
208cfb7bd15ccb2ead24a6c199b797df8f308dea | A woman who had a five-month-old baby die in her care has given a tearful apology to the girl's parents in a Brisbane courtroom. Emma Hicks dropped off her daughter Indianna at the home of Tracey Cross, who provided services for the Sunshine Coast Family Day Care Scheme, on the morning of July 20, 2012. That afternoon,... | Mother Emma Hicks dropped off her baby Indianna at home of carer Tracey Cross on July 20, 2012 .
That afternoon Ms Cross found the baby girl laying face down on the kitchen floor, a Brisbane court was told .
Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at hospital .
During the coronial inquest o... |
208d1901d978f5103cc9e041ce174895ca30cd36 | The leader of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has issued a bizarre appeal for British help via UKIP leader Nigel Farage. Denis Pushilin, head of the self-declared 'Donetsk people's republic', sent his plea as Ukrainian forces arrived to crush an uprising against the country's new, pro-EU government. In an em... | Denis Pushilin tells Farage of his region's shared heritage with Britain .
Industrial city of Donetsk was founded by Welsh engineer in 1870 .
'We ask for your support for a referendum on independence,' he writes . |
208d65b3664f4a2f7ed985cc2aa188d85a163762 | By . Becky Barrow . PUBLISHED: . 18:34 EST, 1 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:02 EST, 1 October 2012 . The pensions revolution affecting up to 11million workers began yesterday. It is the biggest shake-up of pensions for more than a century and was hailed by ministers as ‘a truly radical social change’. For the first ... | New scheme has been hailed by ministers as 'truly radical social change'
800,000 workers are expected to be signed up before Christmas . |
208e5b4298ddfba19636e32d321fe54bfd7c19bb | Critics of the cease-fire reached Wednesday between Hamas and Israel argue that little has changed. For now, they say, the Egypt-brokered de-escalation has merely placed a Band-Aid over a seeping wound, restoring the status quo established after Israel's Operation Cast Lead offensive of late 2008. Certainly, we may wel... | In post-revolution Middle East, engagement with Hamas is feasible, Salman Shaikh says .
Influence of Egypt, Turkey and Qatar was instrumental in delivering cease-fire, he says .
Maintaining Gaza blockade only serves to further radicalize Gaza's population, he says .
Obama administration should push for Palestinian unit... |
208ef32775763aff913268714e4c2e6bf123f24e | Child killers Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead have been granted a divorce after he agreed to a separation while behind bars for killing their six children. Philpott, 58, who is serving life in prison for the manslaughter of six of his 17 children in Derby, agreed to a divorce after being asked by his 34-year-old wif... | Child killers Mick and Mairead Philpott granted divorce while behind bars .
Mairead, 34, said to have asked husband, 58, and father-of-17 to separate .
She told told cellmates earlier this year she no longer loved him .
Comes after she was reported to have sent romantic letters to Paul Mosley .
Mosley was sentenced to ... |
208efd1a306cf550fc577ff3fe2be65ee4e66b20 | By . Toby Harnden . President Barack Obama appears to be clinging to wafer-thin leads in most swing states, but Mitt Romney's decision to pull staffers out of North Carolina is a sign of his campaign's increasing confidence. Romney is now ahead in most Florida polls and ahead or level in Virginia, as Obama appears to b... | Romney pulls staff out of North Carolina in confidence he'll win the state .
Obama only appears to be winning in Ohio, as he intensifies campaigns in Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada .
Latest polling numbers show an extremely tight race in key states . |
208eff9cde013c90bdf5116000d2d611fe4f2eb3 | By . Matt West . Follow @@matt_west . Multi-millionaire: Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James's company posted revenue of £12million in its first six months of operation . Fifty Shades of Grey and its two . sequels brought in more than £12million for its author’s company in just . eight months last year, it emerged ye... | Accounts filed at Companies House show Fifty Shades Ltd revenues of £12.6m .
But......author still lives in family home in West London she bought in 1998 .
Accounts also show author gave £1.1m to charity .
Novelist has recently signed a Hollywood film deal thought to be worth £3m . |
208f79095e1117c3d55cb9df6bfa79984f2f1e00 | Two 15-year-old boys have been praised for their survival skills after they found shelter and started a fire in subzero temperatures when their snowmobile became stuck in deep snow in the Maine wilderness. Ty Howard-Gotto and Jonah May, both from Rhode Island, took a wrong turn as they traveled 15 miles from Mexico, Ma... | Ty Howard-Gotto and Jonah May took a wrong turn as they made their way to Ty's grandfather's home in Maine on Monday and became stranded .
They found a shed with a golf cart inside and used gasoline from the golf cart to start a fire before sleeping there overnight .
The next day they walked until they came across a mo... |
208f7b5b982fea7d082a881e62d3179ea1104d46 | By . Mark Duell and John Stevens . Last updated at 12:05 PM on 16th October 2011 . Her mysterious disappearance has gripped the nation for the last 12 days. Since 10 month old Lisa Irwin vanished from her crib at her parents' Kansas City home October 4 the family have been growing increasingly desperate for new leads. ... | Lisa Irwin disappeared from home in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 4 .
Cousin Mike Lerette insists he would give his own life for Lisa's safe return .
Private investigator reveals $100,000 reward for her return or a conviction . |
2090c83c8be4536bb5767e262b1c3ddc06b5cbc0 | By . David Kent . With a billion people expected to tune in and watch Germany’s World Cup final against Argentina, it is understandable that Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli will want to look his best. With less than six minutes on the clock, Rizzoli, who is an architect when he’s not taking charge of the biggest games i... | The Italian official spotted himself on the huge screen inside the Maracana and quickly sorted his quiff .
Game was less than six minutes old when Rizzoli deemed his hair needed a re-shuffle .
He was a controversial choice to referee the final after being accused of favouring Lionel Messi earlier in the tournament . |
209201aafa2b49f58a08d3baa2320a5ab6d41fc2 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 05:37 EST, 19 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:31 EST, 19 March 2013 . Now you can scale the most majestic mountains on Earth - and all you need is an internet connection. Google has now taken its Street View cameras to some of the world's highest peaks, including Mount Everest. From toda... | Google takes its Street View cameras to four of the world's Seven Summits .
The Seven Summits are the tallest peaks on each of the Earth's continents .
Comes after service was in January expanded to include the Grand Canyon . |
2092413e01009ca8c08785761b25e807495d6402 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:41 EST, 14 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:47 EST, 14 January 2013 . We may be cutting back in all sorts of ways to survive the economic downturn but it seems there is one thing we can’t do without – chocolate. Sales have held up throughout the hard times of the last few year... | Market research firm Mintel believes that low cost treats will help fuel consumer spending .
Chocolate is recession proof because we turn to it as a treat . |
20929bbbf7416c1c9997f2c1cefa7ff84efe1fb8 | Tottenham have announced the signing of Benjamin Stambouli from Montpellier on a £4.7million move after the defensive midfielder passed a medical. The player was present at White Hart Lane on Sunday to watch Tottenham lose to Liverpool and has signed a four-year deal. Fiorentina had been close to their own £4.7m move f... | Spurs reveal they have signed the midfielder after he passed a medical .
Midfielder Benjamin Stambouli had been interesting Swansea and Fiorentina .
Spurs swooped to hijack deal and is the club's sixth signing of the summer .
Stambouli can play as a defensive midfielder, full back and centre back . |
2094382dc2a929dd6829753386cac1d8bc204f73 | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A day after he made a swift exit from an Islamabad court when a judge revoked his bail, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf appeared before a magistrate on Friday and was formally placed under house arrest. The development is the latest setback to Musharraf since the former military... | Musharraf appears in court and then returns to his residence .
The former president is now being kept there under house arrest, his lawyer says .
Musharraf plans to pursue efforts to get the decision overturned .
He returned to Pakistan last month to run in elections after years in exile . |
20946cd867f196fab9c9a6c47d9e37776d6f1974 | We’re a week on now from the accident that left a cricketer dead and a sport in mourning. It’s too early to know what happens next. Emotions are raw, and the uncertainty over the dates for the Australia-India series reflected the sense that the sport had to go on – though no one could really say quite how, where or whe... | Phillip Hughes died after being struck by a bouncer one week ago .
Australia and India series has been delayed with Hughes' funeral this week .
Tragedy should remind everyone of the true spirit of cricket .
England captain Alastair Cook best summed up the right attitude .
Administrators must get their act together and ... |
2094944b21b02a1c4c23afb5eb7e18d0f7a57cd0 | Disturbing: Maddy Jackson, 4, sporting the new must-have accessory - removable breasts for toddlers . Barely out of nappies, four-year-old Maddy Jackson is already on the road to womanhood. Sporting fake C cup breasts and padding on her bottom, she is the latest shock contestant on Toddlers and Tiaras, the U.S. reality... | Maddy Jackson gets chicken fillets to emulate Dolly Parton on stage .
New series of Toddlers and Tiaras shows excesses of pushy parents . |
2097c4d867c19651361f9063820b8a2bdc6000a8 | (CNN) -- Michelin Travel Publications rolled out the results for New York City's 2015 Michelin Guide today, and 73 area restaurants earned one or more of the guide's highest honor - the Michelin star. The Michelin Guide, or Le Guide Michelin, originated in France in 1900 and has since offered its notes, recommendations... | The Michelin Guide has been published since 1900 .
It offers notes, recommendations and ratings on restaurants and hotels .
The New York City Guide has been published since 2005 .
Six restaurants were awards the highest rating: three stars . |
20984f24cc13d23eb6c8c0de5ec231f649acb7bf | By . Daniel Mills for Daily Mail Australia . The note which was left on the dash of the accident victim's car . A Sydney motorist who crashed into a parked car scrawled a note on the back of a fast food voucher offering it as compensation for the damage caused. The unknown driver of a 'nice, black fancy car' apologised... | Voucher for $6.25 is worth just 0.01% of the insurance excess on the damaged car .
Owner returned to find their car damaged and a note on the windshield .
Witnesses thought the driver was doing the right thing and leaving their details on the windshield .
Car was parked in the street in inner-Sydney suburb of Newtown .... |
209876b444536f27b600c741ffdf70c5d21ec265 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 09:51 EST, 13 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:32 EST, 13 November 2012 . British women are happiest with their breasts at the age of 26 - and cite Holly Willoughby’s cleavage as the curves they most covet, according to a new study. The research found women ideally want a D or DD cup - ... | Women of Britain say their dream cup size is D or DD, study reveals .
The biggest concern about breasts is sagging . |
20998f1daedb46da50a3648cb0b98ce2fa9ff08e | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 07:54 EST, 14 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:54 EST, 14 January 2013 . Nearly half of people in the UK still don't understand how HIV is contracted, according to a charity. A survey of 12,000 people found that 46 per cent wrongly think you can get HIV from unusual means such as being ... | Misconceptions about HIV 'feed discrimination about the disease'
Only four out of 10 people knew 95% infections in UK due to unsafe sex .
Highest number of gay men diagnosed with HIV in 2011 . |
209a3472bc5a2d24d221fd2d889b9ce98fe15d74 | By . Associated Press Reporter and Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 10:17 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:50 EST, 9 September 2013 . A small Kentucky liberal arts college said Monday a $250 million donation that was among the largest gifts to higher education in U.S. history has been withdrawn. Centre College annou... | The donation, to be made by the A. Eugene Brockman Charitable Trust, ranked in the top 20 gifts ever given to a US college or university .
Robert Brockman, son of the trust's namesake, and CEO of the company whose stock was to be donated, once attended the college .
It would have been the second-largest such gift since... |
209a9b741f78a3ec057aedb7bc96930f254d3697 | Tony Blair phoned the Commons Speaker to discuss his appearance before Parliament to explain ‘comfort letters’ sent to IRA fugitives, the Mail has been told. The former prime minister contacted John Bercow in an apparent attempt to wriggle out of giving evidence to MPs investigating a secret deal to offer Republican te... | MPs wanted to question him over deal for Republican terror suspects .
The call would seem to be an attempt to wriggle out of the appearance .
Former prime minister managed to limit his appearance to an hour .
A previous version of this article suggested that Mr Blair had begged the Speaker to overturn an order to appea... |
209b2c023fb526899e685ffa10f46a324e50abc8 | (CNN) -- Jacqueline Woodson's big win at the National Book Awards on Wednesday was briefly eclipsed by a racially charged joke. After Woodson accepted an award for her memoir "Brown Girl Dreaming," host Daniel Handler shared an anecdote he learned over the summer: that Woodson, who is black, is allergic to watermelon. ... | Jacqueline Woodson won the National Book Award for the memoir "Brown Girl Dreaming"
After she accepted the award, "Lemony Snicket" author Daniel Handler shared a story .
Handler said he told Woodson to write about a black girl who is allergic to watermelon .
Handler later apologized for the joke, which many denounced a... |
209b724935a3ff8dfd2b7d7f0842f8005e549665 | Settle back into a cosy chair and switch on the TV at 5.30pm tonight for a nine-hour knitting extravaganza. Norway is live streaming the prime-time hobby show in their attempt to air more sedate programs for their audience and British viewers will be able to tune in too. In an attempt to beat the world 'sheep to sweate... | Norway is trying to beat 'sheep to sweater' record .
Previous record held by Australia is four hours 51 minutes .
Knitting show is latest in a line of 'Slow TV' broadcasts . |
209b93af414cf6bcb7b1873db059440d1ef24b36 | (CNN) -- An Ohio distributor is recalling about 6 million Chinese-made tire valve stems after concluding that some of them were improperly made and could increase the risk of accidents. An Ohio distributor is recalling 6 million Chinese-made car tire valve stems. Tech International, the part's Johnstown, Ohio-based dis... | Ohio-based distributor says valves aren't working properly, could cause accidents .
Tech International estimates that just 8,600 of 6 million are defective .
Snap-in tire valve, Model TR413, was made between July and November 2006 .
Continuing to drive on underinflated tires can cause them to burst . |
209c53a468d38a6c1c55fc621acd740730de2714 | A tugboat captain has been jailed after one of his crew died during a violent storm. Martin Richley, who also owns the 31ft tug, admitted putting his crew at serious risk when they sailed out on February 3, 2013. They were towing a motor cruiser from the River Medway to Brighton when the towline snapped in the severe w... | Martin Richley admitted putting his crew at risk during dangerous 2013 sail .
The 39-year-old was sentenced to eight months in prison on Friday .
Steven Trice fell overboard when trying to reattach the boat's towline .
The 55-year-old's body was found 11 weeks later after washing ashore . |
209caf000144966ea13ec85b9cc38a3a24676698 | Manuel Pellegrini must have been looking for Mario Balotelli’s ‘Why Always Me’ T-shirt on Thursday night. Life could hardly get any worse for Manchester City in the Champions League. For the third successive season they were handed a ‘Group of Death’. There’s no sugar-coating it — Group E is gruesome, brutal, grim. If ... | City face German giants Bayern Munich for a third time in four years .
Arsenal also handed tough draw but Chelsea given easy ride .
Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard could have a surprise re-union as City are also matched with Roma .
Despite difficult draw Txiki Beguiristan says the aim is to top the group . |
209dd19f011f757340fc2031ea71a51b80d43381 | West Ham supporters have given a mixed reaction after details of a £2,616 corporate hospitality packages at their new Olympic Stadium home were announced. The Barclays Premier League club launched the Boleyn package on Monday, which involves a dedicated bar with free half-time drinks, a VIP entrance and seats on the ha... | West Ham have announced details of the Boleyn package at their new Olympic Stadium home for August 2016 .
Fans have to pay £2,616 for the first season and £2,016 the years after .
The package includes a dedicated bar with free half-time drinks, a VIP entrance, seats on the halfway line and match-day programmes .
It als... |
209de04e04124a00010986aef0a0cb34ed4406ae | After a rookie season in which he saw limited game time and suffered difficult losses in his only two starts, Johnny Manziel was no doubt hoping to step out of the spotlight following the Cleveland Browns final game of the season on Sunday. That was not to be however, as after partying until well past midnight last Fri... | Johnny Manziel was spotted chugging champagne straight from the bottle while poolside at his hotel in Miami on Wednesday .
This just days after the quarterback came under fire when he missed a treatment session because he overslept after a night of partying .
Manziel was fined by the Cleveland Browns for missing the ap... |
209e3bc65bf7ea0a81bb8dae299baeaa79c83c8e | At least three Americans are millions of dollars richer. Winning $564.1 million jackpot Powerball tickets were sold in Texas, Puerto Rico, and North Carolina, said California Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso late on Wednesday night. 'Check your #Powerball tickets! Look like we have a jackpot winner in Texas tonight!,'Th... | A winning $564.1 million jackpot Powerball ticket was sold in Texas, Puerto Rico, and North Carolina .
The winning numbers for the $564.1 million jackpot are 11-13-25-39-54 .
It's not yet known if there are any more winners .
The Powerball red number is 19 and the Powerplay is 3x .
The cash payout reached $337.8 milli... |
209f26504a6828d5158dd3df1b553cc5eb4f1164 | The hotly-anticipated Fifty Shades Of Grey film may not have got critics hot under the collar - but that hasn't stopped fans camping out in the freezing cold ahead of the UK premiere. The big-screen adaptation of EL James' erotic romance novel will screen in Leicester Square tonight. Die-hard enthusiasts slept out over... | Early reviews haven't stopped fans camping out ahead of the UK premiere .
Big-screen adaptation of erotic novel to screen in Leicester Square tonight .
Die-hard enthusiasts slept out overnight, others arrived before sunrise . |
209f7a841ba5bd43289780e867952fae78ce4df2 | By . Ruth Styles . The teenage years are rarely easy for anyone but Kelly Smith, now 22, from Bristol, had a particularly difficult time. But it wasn't because of bad boyfriends or bullying classmates: Instead, aged 17, doctors broke the devastating news that she had been born with an unusually shallow vagina and no wo... | Kelly Smith, 22, has Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome .
Kelly, who comes from Bristol, has no womb as a result .
Undergoing a treatment to stretch vagina but can never have children .
Syndrome affects one in every 5,000 people and is incurable .
Kelly appears on tonight's episode of Embarrassing Bodies . |
209ff3be842d614cf6e56d09c0d69976e95b243f | By . Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 18:37 EST, 23 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:39 EST, 23 August 2013 . Living the high life: Speaker John Bercow's stays at top hotels have cost the taxpayer £96,000 since 2010. His wife Sally did not accompany him on the trips . John Bercow has billed the taxpayer for stays at some of ... | Stop offs included hotels where rooms can cost up to £2,000 a night .
Stayed at Boston Harbor Hotel billed as one of 'world's best places to stay'
Bercow has said Parliament must help reduce the deficit and is driving through cost-cutting measures .
But £142,162-a-year Speaker appears to enjoy the finer things in life ... |
20a08a08419a7effeb1f50b40904f37a4445d74b | By . James Rush . Casey Kasem's wife has fought back against his children by filing court papers in which she accuses his daughter of wanting to give the star's fortune to the Church of Scientology. Jean Kasem, 59, has also accused Kerri Kasem, 41, of owing her and her husband $1.3m and filed a doctor's letter which di... | Jean Kasem accuses Kerrie Kasem of owing her and her husband $1.3m .
She has also filed doctor's letter disputing claims made in court last week .
Kerri Kasem has denied being a member of the Church of Scientology .
She has also denied borrowing money and called claims 'a defamation of character' |
20a0f373cee80f1db546c9126617777e9ebee323 | (CNN) -- Joe Cocker, the British blues-rock singer whose raspy voice brought plaintive soul to such hits as "You Are So Beautiful" and the duet "Up Where We Belong," died Monday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70. Cocker's performing career spanned some 50 years, from Woodstock, where he sang the Beatles' "With... | British-born singer Joe Cocker has died after a battle with lung cancer .
Cocker, 70, had hits with "You are So Beautiful" and "Up Where We Belong"
Cocker performed "With a Little Help From My Friends" at Woodstock . |
20a2bd9d228d283e00c2dcd64a36636da3a4baab | In an emotional confession to some of his fellow wrestlers, WWE legend Pat Patterson came out and revealed that he was gay. Patterson, 73, came out during a scene in the WWE reality series Legends' House, while seated at a table with wrestling royalty like 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan, 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, 'Mean' Gene Okerlund... | Patterson, 73, was the WWE's first intercontinental champion .
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996 .
The wrestling legend told his former WWE colleagues in an emotional moment that had several of them wiping away tears .
'I survived the business. I did, I'm so proud of me,' he said while wiping away tears... |
20a2c4ae0bd8d38c4a028ce56ca3c94e4a055e51 | Jason Collins, the first openly gay man to play in the NBA, announced his retirement from the league on Wednesday. The 35-year-old Collins made the announcement in a first-person story for Sports Illustrated magazine. It's the same forum he used in April, 2013, to publicly reveal his sexuality and become the first ope... | Jason Collins, the first openly gay man to play in the NBA, announced his retirement from the league on Wednesday .
The 35-year-old Collins made the announcement in a first-person story for Sports Illustrated magazine .
Collins would officially announce his retirement at the Barclays Center before the Nets host the Mil... |
20a3e91d848a848c9c5e1733fb84c1c57bca2fc1 | By . Lizzie Edmonds . PUBLISHED: . 15:19 EST, 19 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:29 EST, 19 March 2014 . A pub owner has riled gun enthusiasts by putting up a sign in his window banning firearms from the establishment and calling those who carry them 'losers'. The owner of the Backstreets Pub and Deli in Clemson, South ... | Owner of Backstreets Pub and Deli put up handmade sign in bar window .
Notice in Clemson, South Carolina bar banned firearms from establishment .
Also called those who carry concealed guns 'losers' and 'd****bags'
Gun advocates posted it online - and now owner is getting piles of abuse .
Bar's three-star rating and nos... |
20a496f36ced76bb537f723da4cde3ec4de60721 | A spokesman for eBay said Sunday that the company has removed items described as Holocaust memorabilia from its online auction site. The removal comes after an investigation by Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper, which reported that a uniform and a pair of shoes purportedly belonging to concentration camp victims and y... | World Jewish Congress CEO: "It is outrageous, disgusting and disrespectful"
Report: EBay removes 30 items after a newspaper's investigation .
Mail on Sunday: Concentration camp uniform, Star of David armbands were for sale .
Spokesman: "We are very sorry that these items have been listed on eBay" |
20a57f2308548d52f03c57f2bfb2899a12d498cf | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:30 EST, 8 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:30 EST, 8 May 2013 . Convicted: Ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling (pictured) will have his sentence reduced from 24 years to around 14 and 17.5 years . Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sente... | The agreement will allow victims of Enron's collapse to finally receive more than $40 million in restitution .
The case has so far prevented the government from distributing Skilling's seized assets to victims .
Skilling was convicted in 2006 on 19 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, insider trading and lying to au... |
20a71e5c946fd21be0e716950ea3db2ceb0b3580 | Washington (CNN) -- Broadcast television networks won an important constitutional fight Thursday when the Supreme Court said government regulators imposed unfair punishment for isolated profanity and sexual content during evening "prime time" hours. In an 8-0 vote, justices concluded the Federal Communications Commissi... | The Supreme Court blocks FCC policies against "fleeting" expletives and nudity .
The commission failed to give networks fair notice of punishment, the ruling says .
A federal appeals court had concluded the policies were vague and inconsistently applied . |
20a71fba6ce1f64b98f7e075a6705c5104093a5e | (CNN) -- Chelsea's attempt to make FA Cup history came to a halt on Saturday when the holders were eliminated from England's top knockout competition in a penalty shootout by Premier League rivals Everton. The London club, seeking to become the first to win the trophy three years in a row, were held 1-1 at home in the ... | Two-time defending champions Chelsea knocked out of FA Cup in fourth-round replay .
Everton claim last-16 place after winning the penalty shootout 4-3 on Saturday .
Manchester United reach quarterfinals with 1-0 win over non-league side Crawley .
Premier League Birmingham and Stoke also progress, beating third-division... |
20a731707c8d2676441648211ceaf1025c79bd3e | Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that elections taking place this weekend would not be "free and fair" but that her party still hoped to win as many parliamentary seats as possible. Suu Kyi, who was released in 2010 by Myanmar's military rulers after years under house arre... | Worldwide attention is trained on by-elections in Myanmar over the weekend .
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the vote won't be 'free and fair'
But she says she doesn't regret participating, as the campaign has raised awareness .
The international community has applauded recent steps toward greater openness in M... |
20a831636e309bca4649be698f5280e0acdedd63 | Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Monday that the situation over the massive Ebola outbreak in her country "remains grave." "Our health delivery system is under stress. The international community couldn't respond quickly," Johnson Sirleaf told CNN's Nima Elbagir in an interview. Liberia is one of three nat... | President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf warns Liberia's health system is under stress .
Stay-at-home order for all nonessential government workers extended .
Quarantine on Liberian township lifted on advice of health agency and others .
Johnson Sirleaf wants bigger response from international community . |
20a9153cf9861d2eb9f8f9186538c0c9b692bf67 | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 05:19 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:39 EST, 11 September 2012 . An NHS hospital trust losing £1m a week has been put into administration to try and stop it collapsing, the Department of Health said today. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has appointed a trust special administrato... | Health Secretary says the ground-breaking decision is in the interest of patients .
Trust is struggling to pay off Labour-agreed PFI deals costing £61m a year in interest . |
20a969e20907ac95b4fce51ae34bb02fe6ad8df0 | By . James Tozer . PUBLISHED: . 08:58 EST, 20 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:56 EST, 20 March 2013 . When they moved into their purpose-built £50million offices, the council staff of Rochdale had high hopes for the lavatories. Instead, the new facilities caused a revolt – because they are unisex. Some workers at the ne... | Employees have just started working at modern complex in Rochdale .
Workers complained to union reps over mixed-sex bathrooms . |
20aaf30aadeaeccdc1c4c9a96feb1c057b1a3bd3 | Paedophile Jeffrey Epstein hosted Stephen Hawking on the private Caribbean island where Prince Andrew is alleged to have slept with an underage ‘sex slave’. The celebrated physicist attended a conference on the Caribbean island of St Thomas as part of an event sponsored by shamed Epstein, who describes himself on his b... | Sex offender hosted Stephen Hawking on his private Caribbean island .
Shamed Jeffrey Epstein sponsored a science conference on St Thomas .
Professor Hawking was invited to the event, which featured a number of top scientists .
The event also featured trips to billionaire Epstein's private retreat .
Virginia Roberts has... |
20ab280e1e331e5a2b04ac085e31b473dc84bea7 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore oil drilling on Monday and urged Congress to follow suit. If President Bush can persuade Congress, more oil rigs like this one off Canada could appear off U.S. shores. Citing the high prices Americans are paying at the pump, Bush said from th... | End to executive ban on offshore drilling does not affect separate federal law .
President Bush has been urging Congress to repeal law banning offshore drilling .
Offshore drilling ban has become a campaign issue .
John McCain supports ending ban on drilling; Barack Obama wants to keep it . |
20ad87dd7b779f8843f3c6229420bd688460ef08 | (CNN) -- Chances are, there are some people in your life who spend a whole lot of their free time fiddling on the computer, tinkering with their phones in public settings, and yelling at the television when players perform poorly for professional sports teams that they supposedly hate. Yes, fantasy sports has become as... | "The League" was created by "Seinfeld" vet Jeff Schaffer and his wife, Jackie .
Jeff Schaffer: "'The League' is written and produced the same way that 'Curb' is"
Jackie Marcus Schaffer: "It's a funny show about a shared passion" |
20ae36671d5f55ae05ad3940385ab79a7577bf3a | British hostage John Cantlie believes 'two-thirds' of what he is saying in propaganda videos released by Islamic State, according to his sister. The photojournalist, who was kidnapped by jihadists nearly two years ago, has been shown in a series of videos recently in which he speaks about ISIS, and criticises both the ... | John Cantlie was kidnapped by jihadists nearly two years ago .
He has criticised both the U.S. and UK governments in ISIS videos .
His sister Jessica says her brother believes 'two-thirds' of what he says . |
20ae64ceff1076484db5ec4d15196ff21ce1d31a | Cairo (CNN)A bleeding woman collapses on the ground. A police officer totes a weapon behind her. It's an image that spread rapidly on social media -- and fueled furor among activists in Egypt who claimed it cast light on a devastating reality, four years after protests shaped a revolution that toppled Egypt's governmen... | 16 people were killed at protests marking the anniversary of Egypt's revolution .
Images of one protester killed Saturday have spread rapidly on social media .
Accounts of her death differ; some activists blame police . |
20aeefe73c2eb465020155c1576740214c3a388a | Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, got in touch with nature as they explored the TCT Coho River Trail in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday. The royal couple, who are on a five-day visit to Canada, looked more casual than usual as they explored the nature trail. Sophi... | Royals on whistle-stop tour of British Columbia .
Walked a portion of Trans Canada Trail in Capilano River Regional Park .
Earlier in day, Sophie visited Blusson Spinal Cord Centre .
Couple in Canada until Tuesday and have busy schedule . |
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