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2299098e4f311fd517fb63b419a60a5356d8822a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:12 EST, 19 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:53 EST, 19 November 2013 . The millionaire husband of former Congresswoman and Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris - who became known for the disputed presidential recount in 2000 - has committed suicide. Anders Ebbeson, 68,... | Anders Ebbeson, 68, was found dead at the waterfront home he shares with wife Katherine Harris in Sarasota on Tuesday .
Pastor said the Swedish business had been suffering health issues .
He was married to the former Congresswoman and Florida Secretary of State who became known for disputed 2000 presidential recount . |
229930bc3f7a4c93b9590401d42e23dcf01b745f | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 09:55 EST, 1 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:55 EST, 1 November 2013 . Ronald Phillips is a death row inmate who raped and killed a three-year-old girl . An Ohio death row inmate sentenced to die for raping and killing a three-year-old girl is expected to testify at a hearing in f... | Ronald Phillips is due to be executed on Nov. 14 but his attorneys want it delayed while they gather evidence for lawsuit over two-drug process .
The new lethal injection is midazolam, a sedative, and hydromorphone, a painkiller . |
229989c9544ee95bd9a50e8984e16706631403aa | Players, pundits and fans leapt to the defence of Nacer Chadli after the Tottenham midfielder was booked for celebrating his goal by cupping his ear to rival fans in the north London derby. The Belgian put the visitors ahead in the 56th minute when he raced clear and fired a shot past the outstretched hand of Arsenal k... | Tottenham midfielder Nacer Chadli was booked for celebrating his goal by cupping an ear to rival fans .
Everton defender Luke Garbutt and Sky Sports pundit Matt Le Tissier among those to criticise decision .
Steven Gerrard celebrated his goal in the Merseyside derby in similar fashion but he did not receive a booking . |
229a1050aece007e9c0807cdbdc99db13a00161a | In a remarkable interview a North Korean defector has revealed details about assassination attempts on the country’s former leader and plots to overthrow him that help explain the dangerous paranoia that engulfs his son's regime. What makes the revelations so extraordinary is that they’ve come from a highly credible so... | North Korean defector 'Mr K' revealed details of assassination plots .
He described how a 20-tonne truck rammed Kim Jong-il's motorcade .
Another plot involved a lone gunman attacking Jong-il with a machine gun .
Mr K said army officers planned a missile strike against Pyongyang .
Jong-un's security is so tight that ev... |
229a3289b6504b9c83489002912ddfd55ff9c27c | By . Emma Innes . A proud father live tweeted the birth of his daughter to keep family and friends up to date with developments. Paul Lorente updated his Twitter followers for almost 24 hours after his wife, Alana, 29, went into labour and gave birth at the Burnley Birthing Unit in Lancashire. Mr Lorente posted his twe... | Paul Lorente tweeted while his wife, Alana, gave birth on May 12 .
She had a baby girl called Eva Grace after almost 24 hours of labour .
He decided to do this as a way of keeping everyone up to date at once .
He says his followers were 'glued' to their screens awaiting updates . |
229a5e86238896a58b06522aace9a4be0a1ae660 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 02:36 EST, 26 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:19 EST, 27 August 2013 . The number of people renting homes has soared by a staggering 89 per cent in 10 years as householders struggle to get on the housing ladder, new data has revealed. Figures show a dramatic rise in the number of tenants... | Numbers rose from 1.9million tenant households in 2001 to 3.6million in 2011 .
There are now 51 rental hotspots in Britain compared to eight 10 years ago .
Popular areas with tenants now include Torquay, Hastings and Norwich .
Bournemouth is the largest rental hotspot outside of London . |
229bb833713171315264427ba986cf2992ca031c | Whether its the romance of Rapunzel or the magic of Jack and the Beanstalk, classic children's tales have long held appeal for both parents and their offspring alike. Now publisher Ladybird has now announced plans to make all of its books gender-neutral in a bid to ensure that children aren't swayed by their sex when c... | Ladybird, which publishes Peter and Jane, is to go gender-neutral .
Move in response to campaigners who want to remove gendered branding .
Let Books Be Books campaign started life in a Mumsnet thread . |
229c84af1ea915e704fb31b1a45a2dbecdd9cec8 | (CNN) -- Does it matter that the new pope comes from Argentina? It matters greatly, because Argentina shaped the life and the views of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis. Through Francis, Argentina will help shape the church. More than any country in Latin American, Argentina is a nation of immigrants, wi... | Frida Ghitis: Argentina has unique makeup, circumstances that were crucible for new pope .
She says Francis had close, good relationship with country's large Jewish community .
She says he's been accused of abetting dictator there in '70s, '80s; He denies this .
Ghitis: He's conservative, has shown interest in inequali... |
229dfcf136f9c41a19c799fad2823acc1d8e763f | Cautiously peering into the sunlight, these tiny tiger triplets take their first steps into the real world under the watchful eye of their mother. The three-week-old Sumatran cubs carefully emerged from their den at Chester Zoo, while doting parents, eight-year-old mother Kirana and seven-year-old father Fabi, proudly ... | Three-week-old Sumatran cubs carefully emerged from their den at Chester Zoo with parents Kirana and Fabi .
The gender of the cubs, born on January 2, is still unknown and it will be weeks until zookeepers discover the sex .
Sumatran tigers are found only on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra. They are the smallest of a... |
229e35c7a16389d08582994cc74ab246425dacb8 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 04:25 EST, 21 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:58 EST, 21 January 2013 . Heart failure brought on by syphilis claimed the life of one of the UK's top composer, it has been claimed. In a new book to mark what would have been Benjamin Britten's centenary year, author Paul Kildea claims tha... | Author claims composer caught syphilis from partner Peter Pears .
Paul Kildea says Britten was unaware he had the disease when he died .
The composer may have had the illness as early as 1940, author claims .
Revelations comes in the centenary of the celebrated composer's birth . |
229eff5716a19899a3ca06db3c9d07c331dcc571 | A teenage girl from a quiet village in Wales has been named one of the most influential teens in the world after writing a bestselling novel while still at school. Beth Reekles, 18, from Rogerstone, near Newport, saw almost overnight success after she penned a romance story in her bedroom as she studied for her A-level... | Beth Reekles from Rogerstone near Newport wrote the Kissing Booth at 15 .
Book went on to become bestseller .
Beth named at number 14 in Time magazine's list of 16 influential teens .
New Zealand popstar Lorde, 17, came top; Justin Bieber is at 12 .
Malala Yousafzai ranks at number 7 on the list; Malia Obama at number ... |
229f23e4237b2e11e01d7cb982d6d96ff5bc9146 | (CNN) -- The gruesome images circulated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria might have grabbed the headlines in recent weeks, but the group is merely the latest in the Arab world to try to manipulate Islam for their own ends. From the days of the first Islamic dynasty, ruling elites in the Muslim world have co-opted... | Tech rendered censorship largely ineffective in Arab world, argues Nadia Oweidat .
Social media usage is growing by 125% a year in the region, by one estimate .
Moderate voices are taking to Facebook and YouTube to debate ideas, Oweidat says . |
229f51310ac21ddaaff8170c049abd39bd407964 | STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CNN) -- Bjorn Ulvaeus was one half of the songwriting genius behind Swedish pop legend ABBA. After the band split up in 1982 Ulvaeus turned his talents to writing musicals, including "Mamma Mia," now a blockbuster movie. Bjorn Ulvaeus on the ABBA phenomenon: "I'm amazed how this could happen. I'm jus... | Bjorn Ulvaeus is half of the songwriting pair behind Swedish pop legend ABBA .
He lives in Stockholm, which he describes as being "dynamic" and trendy .
Ulvaeus thought ABBA would be forgotten and is "amazed" by its popularity .
An ABBA museum is being planned for Stockholm . |
22a087b1ed9854a8b291c62f3a1683f235b881a3 | Roy Keane has spoken to Celtic owner Dermot Desmond about the vacant manager’s job. Republic of Ireland coach Martin O’Neill said on Thursday night that he had given Desmond permission to speak to his assistant. While the appointment has yet to be confirmed, O’Neill appears to have accepted that Keane is poised to succ... | Ireland boss O'Neil says Keane has had informal chat with Celtic's majority shareholder Dermot Desmond .
Flurry of bets placed on Irish assistant manager taking over at Parkhead .
Celtic also considered Malky Mackay, Owen Coyle, Oscar Garcia and Henrik Larsson .
O'Neill said he would not stand in Keane's way .
Steve Wa... |
22a13f70d6bda12feae42e024c24a80ed74b5563 | In a $40 million federal lawsuit, five people arrested recently in Ferguson, Missouri, accuse police of using "wanton and excessive force" and treating U.S. citizens "as if they were war combatants." A complaint filed Thursday alleges that police officers from Ferguson and St. Louis County used unnecessary force and ma... | The office of the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney declined comment .
A lawsuit accuses police of violating rights and making unjustified arrests .
Five people arrested in Ferguson, Missouri, are seeking $40 million in damages .
Police in Ferguson and St. Louis County are defendants in the federal lawsuit . |
22a160ef96253eb8c0011bf42d85fadc32872d0c | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 00:14 EST, 9 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:18 EST, 9 May 2013 . A 63-year-old man who only leaves his Michigan apartment to make frequent trips to the doctor's office is now being summoned to a prison in Arkansas because he never served his full term for killi... | Lester Stiggers was arrested for his father's murder as a teen in 1965 .
Was granted a 5-day leave from prison for good behavior in 1971 .
Traveled to Michigan to visit his mother and never returned to Arkansas .
Michigan Governor at the time allowed him to stay because of the notorious state of the Arkansas prisons . |
22a2da07347287c210db3c596da6c061ee41cca3 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 05:25 EST, 28 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:25 EST, 28 January 2014 . More than 100 members of the family of the executed uncle of Kim Jong-Un have been killed or arrested, a report claims. A news website for North Korean defectors, Daily NK, reported that members of Jang Song-Thaek... | Children, brothers and grandchildren of Jang Song-Thaek said to be dead .
South Korean news agency reporting 'purge of entire family'
Executions mean 'no traces of Kim Jong-Un's uncle will be left' |
22a314952058e03b94951fee7e1d4eaeacf8e0dd | Her own mother bucked the royal trend for traditional baby names when she opted for Zara. So it is not surprising that new mum Zara Phillips decided against going with family favourites such as Elizabeth or Anne. Yesterday the Queen’s grand-daughter and her husband, former England rugby captain Mike Tindall, announced ... | Rugby star Mike Tendall reveals the name of newborn girl via Twitter .
Couple picked Mia because 'they both liked the name', says spokesman .
Zara gave birth to Mia last week but spent just six hours in hospital .
The baby is 16th in line to the throne but does not hold a royal title . |
22a36a36c53832a35a9ce6b47af1a23283b6111c | The House stenographer who had to be dragged out of the chamber last October after a religious rant at the end of the government shutdown debate has released a video statement in which she says that she didn’t ‘lose her mind’ or ‘have a breakdown’. Dianne Reidy, who has since been fired, said the spirit of the Lord had... | Dianne Reidy started yelling about God's message and the Constitution shortly after the debt ceiling vote in the House of Representatives last Oct .
Mother of two has since been fired .
She and her husband have released rambling YouTube video in which she says that the spirit of the lord had spoken to her . |
22a4d82e64a88aeba51f6fa35df7be8d92541943 | A new study describes the pitfalls of texting in relationships -- including the fact it can prevent understanding your partner's feelings face-to-face. Lori Schade and Jonathan Sandberg at Brigham Young University (BYU) followed the texting habits of 276 young adults. 38 percent were in a serious relationship, 46 perce... | 'You don't get to see the breadth of a person you need to see,' researcher Lori Schade says .
For men, sending the majority of texts linked to lower relationship quality .
Men also may be unhappy when dealing with 'frequent' texts .
Women may suffer from lower relationship quality when texting to solve relationship pro... |
22a50f6e46ad1391e3780a82441c3f85c10f3416 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 01:51 EST, 10 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:15 EST, 10 March 2014 . A former handyman serving life in prison for the 1993 murder of seven people at a suburban Chicago restaurant has been awarded nearly a half-million dollars in a civil lawsuit in which he alleged a jail guard punch... | A man convicted of murdering seven people has been awarded almost $500,000 in a civil lawsuit .
James Degorski alleged a jail guard punched him in the face .
Degorski killed seven during a botched robbery at a Chicago restaurant in 1993 . |
22a5c55f8b35260955b16934ca335469fc77b90d | Daniel Agger has paid for Denmark's homeless football team to attend the Homeless World Cup in Chile later this year. The former Liverpool defender, who returned to his old club Brondby this summer, paid £2,100 to help fund his nation's trip to South America after being approached by its organiser. Frits Ahlstrom the O... | Daniel Agger pays for Denmark team to attend Homeless World Cup in Chile .
Brondby defender helps to fund team's trip with £2,100 donation .
Agger returned to former club Brondby from Liverpool this summer . |
22a9005fe99c5dd536a4f41de4eb59d4f633ef9e | Graziano Pelle and Ronald Koeman have been awarded the Premier League player and manager of the month awards following Southampton's excellent start to the season. Koeman steered the Saints to victory in all three of their Premier League games last month, with a 4-0 win over Newcastle followed by a 1-0 away at Swansea ... | Saints duo collect manager and player of the month awards for September .
Koeman steered Southampton to three wins out of three last month .
Striker Pelle scored three times including a stunning winner against QPR .
Manager Koeman follows predecessor Mauricio Pochettino to win award .
James Beattie the last Saints play... |
22a96ca611924984839c700cbcb7cc8e17f6f883 | (CNN) -- Can a photo competition change the world? Probably not, but when paired with the brainpower of IBM and the problem-solving capabilities of the world's most advanced artificially intelligent computer systems, it might just stand a chance. Last November, IBM opened its 12th global research lab -- and first on th... | IBM photo competition looked at Africa's challenges and opportunities .
1,200 submissions captured everyday Africa .
IBM will use Watson computer to help develop ideas to spur development in Africa . |
22aaeb76fb91b0e89f08d7490320894950d78824 | Shocking images of Charles Saatchi grabbing Nigella Lawson by the throat were said by him to show nothing more than a ‘playful tiff’. But now it appears the wealthy art collector’s ugly physical manhandling of his wife went further than first realised and may have lasted as long as 27 minutes. Disturbing photographs ha... | Incident between Nigella and husband went on for longer than thought .
Photographer of shocking pictures describe it as '27 minutes of madness'
Initial images showed Saatchi repeatedly grabbing his wife by the neck .
Miss Lawson walked out on art mogul eight days ago and hasn't returned .
TV chef fled to £10,000-a-week... |
22aafac4311318e3766671554bf1c2b8bcf47445 | (CNN) -- A message thought to be from al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri criticizes the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy and urges Muslims to stand together to prevent Egypt from being divided. The 14-minute audio message -- which purportedly is al-Zawahiri's second this week -- was posted to jihadist forums o... | A message purportedly from Ayman al-Zawahiri is posted to jihadist forums .
In it, he criticizes how groups treated and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy .
Egypt's rulers are "plotting (with) Americans and Zionists to divide Egypt," he says . |
22ab285169b05273e3ec7212284441768abdc7cb | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 11:20 EST, 20 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:25 EST, 20 December 2012 . A key patent that Apple used to extract more than a billion dollars in damages from smartphone rival Samsung is under threat after U.S. authorities rejected its claims. Apple scored a sweeping legal victory over ... | 'Pinch to zoom' was one of six Apple patents a jury ruled that Samsung had infringed after August trial .
South Korean tech giant was ordered to pay $1.05billion to Apple in damages, but has since sought a retrial .
The patent rejection is the second to have rocked Apple in the past few months . |
22ab6531b87a0662aa23f78d07bbdf25a43a23a2 | Back in the days when Lysette Anthony could command £200,000 a movie, and her porcelain features granted her access to Hollywood’s A-list, she never imagined she would end up here. ‘Rough’ is the word Lysette uses to describe the pocket of North London where she now lives with her ten-year-old son Jimi. Geographically,... | David Bailey's photos catapulted her to fame aged 16 .
She now lives in North London with her ten-year-old son Jimi .
Lysette was subjected to abuse and vandalism when they first moved in . |
22ac6e830b545a0d264e63f20f89752194b6c174 | A model who was called 'ugly' by classmates has beaten the bullies by becoming a beauty queen. Rebekah Hemsley, 23, was constantly picked on until the torment became so severe she had to be home schooled. But now the casino hostess from Nottingham, who now models part-time for promotional photographers, is intent on b... | Rebekah Hemsley suffered years of bullying about her appearance .
The bullying got so bad that her mother hired a home tutor .
Now a part-time model and casino hostess, she hopes to win Miss England . |
22ace687ea53d8512c907f32b52ff2c7f93a0ab2 | Blood oozed from the cut beneath his right eye. The wound was so deep that the bright red claret streamed down his protruding right cheek. As Bastian Schweinsteiger lay sprawled on the touchline receiving treatment after a blow from Sergio Aguero, his leg twitched impatiently, eager to return to the battle as if a few ... | Schweinsteiger superb in midfield as Germany win the World Cup .
Germans beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to lift the trophy for the fourth time .
He was the first to console his beaten opponents following full time .
Adds World Cup triumph to seven Bundesliga titles, seven German cups, two League Cups and a Champions ... |
22acf502bcdbaf6b01c67f819f65d3915472930c | Everyone knows that break ups can be hard. But if you thought the end of your last relationship was awkward, spare a thought for these former lovers whose text messages to their ex-partners have been shared with the world via a new Instagram feed. Texts From Your Ex promises the spurned lovers, or the ones who broke th... | Texts From Your Ex gives former partners to hit back via Instagram .
Account promises 'real texts from real exes' and has 85,000 followers .
Messages include requests to get back together... and for divorce .
Others ask for the return of items such as cookbooks and toothbrushes . |
22aea77bc26da629d0ca6cf6da31060dba3c39e3 | (CNN) -- Amanda Wagner and Jessica Tuttle turn 50 this year, but they're not letting age hold them back from their favorite exercise: running. They've been lacing up their running shoes since their teens and show few signs of slowing down. Research on older runners suggests they may not have to. Jessica Tuttle, 50, lef... | Stanford University study finds that running did not damage joints in aging runners .
Runners still need to take precautions: Don't run with injuries, wear proper shoes .
Aging runners less likely to die from certain ailments, study says . |
22af021ae9ad720c6abab35f93f7258fa62a5960 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For the fifth time this year, a U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons unit failed an inspection, this time because of failure to document its handling of nuclear missiles and other critical issues, Air Force officials said. In an Air Force file photo, an airman inspects a missile part at a training site. A... | Unit at Wyoming base fails to document missile handling, Air Force officials say .
The 90th Missile Wing has 90 days to make corrections .
No risk to Minuteman III nuclear missiles, officials say . |
22afb0b5e28c627009990c6004fd5ed5cfd20555 | (CNN)Let me say at the start that there is no way around the topic of nakedness in front of your children without getting personal and slightly uncomfortable. I'm already feeling somewhat tense as I type this. I joke that the only person who should have to see me naked is my husband. He signed up for it, right? My kids... | In "Brutally Honest" video series, Kelly Wallace tackles provocative parenting questions .
There is no one size fits all answer to whether it's OK to be naked in front of your kids, parents say .
Studies show conflicting findings on the impact of parental nudity on kids . |
22b01d948e6274442726db7b72784de870733a91 | Rome (CNN) -- Saying it was "shocked and alarmed" after a Chinese man and infant were killed in a botched robbery in Rome, the Chinese Embassy urged Italian authorities to protect Chinese citizens in Italy. Zhou Zheng, 31, and his 9-month-old daughter were killed Wednesday, according to Italy's ANSA news agency. Two th... | A Chinese immigrant and his 9-month-old daughter die in a robbery .
The Chinese Embassy says it is "shocked and alarmed"
Report: Italian authorities vow to deploy more officers to combat wave of slayings . |
22b05e4a612a23b7c6b1c5d59c11990156b00a69 | He flies the world in a blood-red private jet, has an access-all-areas Formula 1 pass worth a cool £1 million and is fresh from the red carpet at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, resplendent in a solid gold chain worthy of a superstar rapper. And like most A-listers, this particular star is not without a ... | Roscoe Hamilton, a two-year-old bulldog, padded into Lewis's life in 2013 .
Since then he has ruled the roost at Hamilton's £10m apartment in Monaco .
He has his own passport and even owns a pass to the Forumla 1 paddock .
While racing driver jets between country's, Roscoe has his own seat on jet . |
22b1b52602682a892b5ebca8b9019e6f3a4526a9 | The mother of murdered schoolboy Breck Bednar warned police about his killer but they did not act despite him being on two crime databases . The mother of murdered schoolboy Breck Bednar has spoken of her fury after it emerged his sadistic killer was on two national crime databases but the police did not act. Breck's m... | Killer of 14-year-old Breck Bednar was on two national crime databases .
Lewis Daynes, 19, stabbed Breck to death in a 'sadistic and sexual' attack .
Breck's mother Lorin LaFave warned police about Daynes 2 months earlier .
But they didn't act despite Daynes having history of sex offence allegations .
999 call handler ... |
22b49e64c40313cc9242c53004ac836612889db9 | (CNN) -- Robert J. Wussler, a pioneering television news executive at CBS before he joined Ted Turner to help build Turner Broadcasting System and CNN into cable industry giants, died on June 5 at his Connecticut home after a long illness, according to a family spokesman. He was 73. Wussler's career spanned five decade... | Robert Wussler, a pioneering television news executive who helped build TBS and CNN, dies at 73 .
Wussler won seven Emmy awards covering major stories of his era with CBS .
Wussler was instrumental in helping Ted Turner create the Goodwill Games .
At CBS Sports, Wussler created "The NFL Today" pre-game show . |
22b4cfe2b1286ff22ecc398fc47045d597fdf647 | The discovery comes as the funeral of . Ft . Lt Hywel Poole - who was also killed in the crash - was held this afternoon in his . hometown . By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 12:20 EST, 18 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:09 EST, 19 July 2012 . The remains of an RAF pilot have been recovered from the site of a Tornado jet ... | Ministry of Defence confirms remains found are those of Flight Lieutenant Adam Sanders, 27 .
He had been missing since the accident .
involving two jets over the Moray Firth on July 3 - along with Squadron .
Leader Samuel Bailey, 26 .
MoD said additional remains also recovered from the wreckage .
were still being forma... |
22b6a8e851834c4c3d3f97d2846172c305def2e6 | By . Ryan Kisiel and Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 06:33 EST, 2 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:41 EST, 2 May 2013 . In agony: Andy Norman, 33, is on high doses of morphine in an Icelandic hospital as he tries to cope with the excruciating pain of frostbite . A polar explorer whose charity . trek across the Greenland ice sh... | Andy Norman was crossing the Greenland ice cap with two friends .
They were on a 'trip of a lifetime' when the group got into trouble .
Part of the tent blew away, exposing the group to strong winds and snow .
Philip Goodeve-Docker died before rescue teams could reach them . |
22b70af06078608ef472a580f2ad2280df82d837 | (CNN) -- A Florida town has banned people -- let's face it, young people -- from wearing saggy pants. A councilwoman for Ocala pushed for passage of the law, but the town's Mayor Kent Guinn may ultimately veto the fashion police. If the law goes into effect, it's unclear what measuring tools the Ocala Police Department... | Danny Cevallos: Florida town passed legislation to ban sagging pants .
He says this is one fashion statement that courts won't say should be protected .
Cevallos: Constitution protects clothing with a specific message that will be widely understood .
He says saggy pants don't represent a political statement . |
22b84151315367923bfeee31bda3ae93c047fb28 | By . Emma Glanfield . With its steel grey exterior and makeshift wooden ramp, it looks no more than a workman’s hut. But this small metal container is in fact a visitor centre which has opened at Colwyn Bay on the north Wales coast. Measuring no more than two by three metres, the ‘centre’ has been put in place to give ... | Grey metal container at Colwyn Bay, on north Wales coast, is visitor centre .
It measures no more than two by three metres and overlooks popular beach .
Visitors have condemned the centre, branding it 'bleak' and 'disappointing' |
22b899fb41ad4ed1e952f909e7da6e1f7f8fcb82 | (CNN) -- After 302 days behind bars -- and 130 days on hunger strike -- Maikel Nabil is savoring his freedom and his food. Nabil, 26, was jailed after being convicted by an Egyptian military tribunal in March last year for writing a blog post and Facebook comments criticizing the country's military rulers who took over... | Maikel Nabil was jailed by military tribunal for criticizing Egyptian army in a blog post .
He was freed to celebrate the first anniversary of revolution and in time for release of film about his case .
Nabil is one of five stories of injustice featured in the film "Back to the Square"
Other stories include convict ask... |
22b8aa3f61fb26c082d50a2ee43943a1821dfdea | All 20 Premier League clubs have banded together for the first time to support the Tickets for Troops campaign which provides free match day passes to members of the Armed Forces. Free tickets have been offered to some soldiers to all of the November 8 and 9 top flight fixtures to mark Remembrance Weekend. Matches incl... | Premier League clubs have supported Tickets for Troops since 2009 .
This weekend, November 8 and 9, is the first time all have taken part .
Clubs are all taking part to coincide with Remembrance Weekend .
Chelsea captain John Terry said men and women of the Armed Forces allow us 'to live our lives the way we do today, ... |
22b8e5e111f14910f6d952b633baf31840a2817d | (CNN) -- Following the attempt to bomb a passenger jet on Christmas Day, President Obama said that "once the suspect attempted to take down Flight 253, it's clear Homeland Security and Aviation Security took all appropriate actions." I am a commercial airline pilot who was deep over the Atlantic flying from St. Kitts a... | Airline pilot Steve Danyluk was flying over Atlantic during bomb attempt but wasn't notified .
He only learned about it after landing "when I looked at the CNN Web site on my iPhone"
Writes "government clearly dropped the ball" after the incident as well as before .
Danyluk: Only luck that this was not a coordinated at... |
22ba00c9ee7d22d7408b2119daa3990d33f1024e | The French hospital treating Michael Schumacher has denied rumours that the Formula One legend has died. Grenoble University Hospital put an end to wild speculation circulating on the internet, including social networking site Twitter. A statement read: ‘The hospital denies that Michael Schumacher has died.’ The French... | Grenoble University Hospital put an end to wild speculation on the internet .
A statement read: 'The hospital denies that Michael Schumacher has died'
Rumours of his death prompted some journalists to gather at the hospital .
Schumacher, 45, was put into an artificial coma after accident .
Suffered traumatic brain inju... |
22ba7e38d1dd16b90d506ad82fa35ba41f77fb08 | Would-be MP: Clive Lewis has urged union bosses to use Press law to silence critical newspapers . A Labour candidate has urged union bosses to use new Press regulations to launch class action complaints against newspapers who criticise them. Clive Lewis – who is a member of three unions – criticised the Daily Mail’s ex... | Labour candidate Clive Lewis has urged unions to use new Press regulations to silence critical newspapers .
He has criticised the Daily Mail's exposure of bullying by Unite thugs .
Paper also led the way in covering the vote-rigging scandal in Falkirk . |
22bb33609849ed9bc1235da294b9caeeb351766a | (CNN) -- It can appear to the naked eye as a blur; a frenzied whirlwind of arms and legs, but for Ancient Greece it epitomized an intoxicating marriage of harmony and balance. A sport with an almost unparalleled heritage, stretching back to the fifth century BC, Melina Robert-Michon is almost evangelical about her desi... | Melina Robert-Michon has been France's premier discus thrower for the last 12 years .
The 34-year-old wants more people to rediscover the sport's art and beauty .
Discus has its origins in Ancient Greece and emerged in the fifth century BC .
Robert-Michon says the sport has changed from its rich heritage . |
22bbe00fbc86fad657b714a5f2fad49dfe871576 | England’s decision to change their team on the eve of the World Cup showed to me where we still are with one-day cricket. Would they have done the same to their Test side the day before the Ashes? No, they would have been ready to go. Maybe those switches will work as the World Cup goes on. Gary Ballance might go on to... | Ian Bell, Moeen Ali and Gary Ballance unthinkable as a top three a year ago .
Late alterations show that one-day cricket is still not a priority .
But now England have to keep a settled top order during the World Cup .
Ravi Bopara can't complain, he hasn't done enough to win back his place .
England’s bowling is far to... |
22bc5c4024249d0649ee8cd81818b75ec480aa44 | Dozens of homeless Eastern Europeans are continuing to sleep rough in one of London's most exclusive neighbourhoods despite EU legislation giving authorities the power to deport those not actively looking for work. Photographs taken today show a group of around 25 men and women, believed to be mainly Romanian and Bulga... | Last month's operation saw 37 mainly Romanian and Bulgarian nationals detained .
But it resulted in just one person voluntarily returning home on a £200 taxpayer-funded flight .
Latest pictures show a makeshift camp of around 25 men and women at the centre of Marble Arch .
Westminster Council said the number has swelle... |
22bdba2f764e609c36ec38d528eeb6409f03556d | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Friday's two-train collision killed 25 people and injured more than 130 others near Los Angeles after an engineer failed to heed a traffic signal, a spokeswoman for Metrolink commuter trains said. A commuter rail car lies on its side after a collision Friday near Los Angeles, California... | NEW: Engineer failed to heed stop signal, Metrolink spokeswoman says .
NEW: At least 25 killed, 135 others injured in head-on wreck, officials say .
NEW: Search for bodies and survivors has finished, Los Angeles mayor says .
Passenger and freight trains collided Friday in Chatsworth . |
22c04a0197f1167dfd3fcad54598e8e1e5195324 | (CNN)Beantown vs. the Emerald City. Snow vs. rain. Tea vs. coffee. Why wait for the Super Bowl? Let's start the Boston-Seattle smack talk now. Sunday's preeminent football game is more than just the Patriots against the Seahawks. It also pits two northern coastal cities against each other in a clash of cultures: East v... | Sunday's Super Bowl pits the New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks .
It's also a cultural clash between Boston and Seattle. Here's our scorecard . |
22c08f16f5056c477a1e9356bf31bd82ec8fdd3f | (Rolling Stone) -- Even with just 10 tracks and no session details, this companion to Martin Scorsese's 2011 documentary deserves a brass--band welcome. Six outtakes come from the presumptuous stages of George Harrison's 1970 triumph, "All Things Must Pass," including a sweet--Nashville reading of "Behind That Locked D... | The new album is a companion to the 2011 Scorsese documentary on Harriosn .
Six of the 10 outtakes from from Harrison's 1970 album All Things Must Pass .
There are Bib Dylan and Everyl Brothers covers . |
22c0dc45aeec53d01382d963864f4637dbf60c9b | By . Kieran Corcoran . PUBLISHED: . 11:36 EST, 20 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:46 EST, 20 February 2014 . A mother-of seven died after getting addicted to a powerful legal high which is fifty times stronger than cannabis, an inquest heard. Selina Nicholas, 49, took 30 hits a day of a potent blend of synthetic cann... | Selina Nicholas, 49, would take 30 hits a day of potent cannabis substitute .
The substance was legal in November 2012, when she died .
Exeter coroner said it has not been proved that the legal highs killed her .
But Ms Nicholas's family say they are 'certain' that drugs are to blame . |
22c1781b5bf4c0a4b75fa55b1de9b67f5e9ad7ce | By . Janet Tappin Coelho In Brazil . Residents in a town in the north of Brazil screamed in horror as they watched their homes disappear into massive sink holes on the weekend. The terrifying incident was captured on CCTV cameras in the city of Abaetetuba in the northern state of Para. These pictures show the moment gi... | The terrifying incident was captured on CCTV in the city of Abaetetuba .
Gigantic craters, caused by water erosion, opened up in the ground .
Electrical wires above the houses started snapping - giving a warning sign . |
22c1bf90f6e1551f1e9756202c0f95d98266adf5 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 11:06 EST, 31 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:08 EST, 31 May 2012 . Anger: Warwickshire Chief Fire Officer Graeme Smith said the charges should never have been brought . The families of three firemen killed in a warehouse blaze have called a chief fire officer 'hypocritical', 'arrogant' and... | Four firefighters died tackling .
blaze in Warwickshire in 2007 .
Families call fire chief 'hypocritical, arrogant and small minded'
He welcomes acquittal of three firefighters charged with manslaughter .
Graeme Smith said accused were shown 'undue aggression' in custody . |
22c239ac6dadb2a1e67eaa719b97411eeb538026 | Celebrity: Stoned Fox may be a badly stuffed piece of taxidermy but that hasn't stopped him finding fame . It started with a bid. Now a taxidermied fox has become 'the winner of the internet' after becoming a popular meme in Russia. The stuffed creature, known as Stoned Fox because of his 'drug-addicted' look, has foun... | Stoned Fox found a Russian fanbase after being auctioned on eBay .
Fans using photo software to show him alongside presidents and film stars .
Creator Adele Morse said: 'He's not perfect but has lots of character' |
22c2e21fa32f7f4e20661404101c0bd39da1f328 | In the end an entire season of blood, sweat and tears was decided by one man sitting in a lorry in a Twickenham car park. This unimaginably tense game - taken to extra-time by two magnificently committed and professional teams - came down to the wire. As Northampton desperately hurled themselves at Saracens’ battered, ... | Northampton Saints beat Saracens 24-20 to win the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham .
Alex Waller scored a dramatic last gasp try in the dying moments of the match to win it for Saints .
It was the first-time ever that the final went into extra time .
Northampton fly-half Stephen Myler was named man-of-the-match .
... |
22c314b5262dd79fad66ef56871c03b3cab5e550 | (CNN) -- The next time Minnesota drivers looking to play the Powerball lottery pay at the pump, the pump might pay them back. The Minnesota State Lottery has launched a pilot program to allow customers to purchase lottery tickets while they fill up their cars. This week's winning tickets for the $587.5 million Powerbal... | Minnesota Lottery allows drivers to purchase tickets at the gas pump .
After purchase, lottery numbers are texted to players' cell phones .
Lottery officials impose $50-a-week limit to discourage overspending . |
22c376d79c4cf310c3b4039407313eb4dd2b1ed7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:05 EST, 16 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:09 EST, 17 September 2012 . Britain’s most expensive registration plate has been put up for sale for a record-breaking £1MILLION. The plate ‘X1’ has been described as 'exceptional and historical' and was originally issued by Northu... | The plate has been described as 'exceptional and historical'
It is 43 times more expensive than the car it is ideally suited for - the BMW X1 . |
22c59aa40144188e38bacfc49204142851b231e4 | A court has heard Rina Khan lost her temper and called the pupil a 'muppet' after he got a question wrong and hit him over the head with a ruler . A primary school teacher hit a boy of six over the head with a ruler so hard it snapped in half, a court heard yesterday. Rina Khan, 41, is accused of calling the child a 'm... | Rina Khan, 41, denies one count of child cruelty and another of assault .
Court heard she called child a 'muppet' when he got question wrong .
Prosecution say she hit boy on head with plastic ruler so hard it broke .
But she says she 'tapped' him on the head and the ruler snapped .
When asked about incident boy said it... |
22c5d94b4ad3d74ed30c8ed938320bc608b0a4a7 | By . Mike Dawes . PUBLISHED: . 07:45 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:00 EST, 6 February 2014 . Tim Bresnan has leapt to the defence of Matt Prior and insists the wicketkeeper said 'nothing wrong' in the team meeting which allegedly led to Kevin Pietersen's sacking by England. Broadcaster Piers Morgan, a friend... | Tim Bresnan defends Matt Prior after Piers Morgan attack on Twitter .
Bresnan says Prior victim of 'undeserved criticism'
Graeme Swann 'baffled' by England's decision to axe Kevin Pietersen .
PM David Cameron says there's a 'powerful argument' for keeping KP . |
22c6c341b6913e4fe58e235e19314dbd0fc04f8b | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 08:29 EST, 23 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:07 EST, 23 January 2014 . A man who allegedly posed as not one, but two rock guitar legends, in order to dupe hospitals where he ran up expensive medical bills, has failed to turn up in court. Phillip Michael Schaeffer, 54, from Monticello... | Phillip Schaeffer, 54, from Minnesota, has been charged with fraud .
He was due in court on Tuesday but failed to show up as he's currently in jail .
It's alleged that he duped hospital staff on four separate occasions .
He claimed he was Alex Lifeson and three times that he was David Gilmour .
Each time he avoided bil... |
22c706c1f14dbdbec506a26129260d4f6635eeac | Meet Britain's biggest bull who tips the scales at almost two tonnes in weight, the same size as an adult hippopotamus. Barnsford Ferny is double the weight of most other bulls and has enough meat on him to make 45,000 Big Macs. Standing at an impressive 7ft in height, the bulky bovine, who is used for stud, has sired ... | Bulky bull Barnsford Ferny weighs almost two tonnes and stands at 7ft tall .
He is double the weight of most bulls and could make 45,000 Big Macs .
The bovine, owned by Charlie Boden, has fathered 150 calves in 12 months . |
22c7527d94aa08923cd5dff12effea245d2bf8ba | By . Louise Boyle and Daniel Miller . UPDATED: . 02:59 EST, 31 January 2013 . A lawsuit filed today has alleged that the reason a veteran police officer committed suicide was because he was forced to have sex with a female boss in order not to be punished by workload and scheduling. Officer Matthew Schindler, 39, shot ... | Father-of-three Matthew Schindler, 39, shot himself in patrol car on way home from work . |
22c75abfe07fb399a3e2d3513d9ab73f84df85e0 | (CNN) -- Your saliva is doing all kinds of useful things for you all the time -- for instance, helping you chew and taste food. It's also home to more than 600 species of bacteria, which are harmlessly enjoying the moisture of your mouth. There's a slew of bacteria floating around in your mouth, but it's generally harm... | Saliva contains more DNA than blood because of all of the oral bacteria .
Most common type of bacteria in saliva is Streptococcus, in a mostly harmless form .
Saliva spreads molecules to the taste receptors on the tongue . |
22c8292f74e713c6ca8115a9ba450adde70bb1b6 | (CNN) -- Nurburgring was confirmed Thursday as the venue for the 2013 German Grand Prix after reaching a deal with F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone. The famous circuit, nicknamed the "Green Hell", alternates hosting its home grand prix with Hockenheim, but financial problems left this year's staging in doubt. A statement on ... | Red Bull team principal Christian Horner signs new multi-year deal .
Horner has led Red Bull to three straight F1 constructors' titles .
Ferrari to unveil new F138 car at Maranello Friday .
Nurburgring confirmed as venue for 2013 German Grand Prix . |
22c8ea1be06e6791b27f43b2059c6149a8dcf7a0 | Daley Blind will not be joining Manchester United on the cheap this summer, according to the Ajax director of football Marc Overmars. The Dutchman player has been linked with a switch to join former national team coach Van Gaal at Old Trafford, praised for being able to play in a number of positions. But Overmars insis... | Director of football Marc Overmars says Blind won't be leaving on the cheap .
Utility player has been linked with United all summer .
Louis van Gaal admired Blind after his World Cup displays for Holland .
Overmars says United haven't contacted the club about signature . |
22c971c78f91077b66b996f264e2cbe8eb04cd05 | By . Alexandra Klausner . PUBLISHED: . 02:26 EST, 3 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:51 EST, 3 February 2014 . Super Bowl fans were outraged about the the price of Metlife Stadium concessions in Rutherford, New Jersey--especially the price of normally inexpensive beverages like hot chocolate. Astonishingly, Hot chocol... | Concessions at Metlife stadium climbed as high as $20.00 for hot chocolate in a souvenir mug that without the mug cost the high price of $11.00 .
Beer was priced from $12.00 to $14.00 .
Twitter users, including sportscasters, blasted the astonishingly high prices on their pages . |
22cb12694ee5d90fb308ed3cfe268216c1ecf521 | (CNN) -- As a concept, recycling has lived and died many times throughout its 4,000-year old history. But it always re-emerges as an idea when humans need it most, such as during the Great Depression, and later during World War II, when American companies recycled or reused around 25 percent of the waste stream. A sign... | Recycling as a movement 4,000 years old .
More than 500 million tons of material recycled every year .
Recycling a boom industry in developing world .
Health risks arising from poor recycling operations in China . |
22cb6df7430f1f6ae5a1429f495615a3dd137122 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Top Bush administration officials are shifting into damage-control mode after a House committee narrowly approved a resolution that labels the killings of Armenians in Turkey during World War I as "genocide." The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the measure 27-21 Wednesday evening, even though... | NEW: Rice to call Turkish leaders to express "deep disappointment" with vote .
House panel approves Armenian genocide resolution with 27-21 vote .
Decision called "unacceptable" in statement on Web site of Turkey's president .
House resolution calls killing of Armenians during World War I "genocide" |
22cbb84644a4c696ccbb7c7a0ecffeccb8dc7df9 | (CNN) -- Preliminary results in Honduras' presidential election show ruling party candidate Juan Hernandez with the lead. With more than 40% of the votes counted, he had 34%, while his closest competitor, Xiomara Castro, the wife of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, had 28%, according to the country's elections authority... | NEW: Early results show ruling party candidate Juan Hernandez with the lead .
NEW: At the same time, the wife of ousted President Manuel Zelaya claims victory .
Security concerns and economic woes are top issues for voters . |
22cca21783f20fff9be1d5f6aa8aef0ae288ae3a | A clever child from a loving middle class home, William Cornick was the most unlikely perpetrator of a crime that would shock Britain. As the 16-year-old was sentenced to life in prison after becoming the first pupil to kill a teacher in a British classroom, friends said they were stunned by his senseless stabbing of h... | William Cornick sentenced to life in prison for murder of his teacher .
The 16-year-old stabbed teacher Ann Maguire in his classroom .
His parents described as 'loving' and 'devoted to their children'
Although parents divorced a decade ago, he had a 'happy home life' |
22cd2e4488ebc631148d273eca8caf3a280da3d6 | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama sought to link the past and future on Monday in his second inaugural address, tying the nation's founding principles to the challenges confronting his second term in a call for Americans to fulfill the responsibility of citizenship. Eschewing poetic language for rhetorical pow... | President Obama's inaugural address eschews poetry for rhetorical power .
The president's speech invokes core themes of his re-election campaign .
His progressive address mentions climate change, gay marriage .
David Gergen: Obama said "let's talk about what's essential" |
22ce954db0488368ecbdf57458d8ccb7dfbff08a | By . Bianca London . With World Cup fever due to grip the nation in a couple of weeks time, . it seems that British men will make some serious sacrifices to watch their team in action. The boys, including Joe Hart, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney, may struggle to get past the group stage but devoted football fans don't... | Some 77% of men will watch World Cup compared to 44% of women .
Over 20% would miss a funeral, wedding or birth of child to watch . |
22cf0e458c7cf90861763ecec995d8c1a8c105eb | By . Ashley Collman . Tragic end: Henrietta Dickson, 55 (pictured), was killed Tuesday after falling asleep in a parking space and being run over by a car . A homeless woman in Florida was tragically found dead Wednesday after spending the night pinned underneath a parked car. Police believe Henrietta Regina Dickson, 5... | Henrietta Regina Dickson, 55, fell asleep in a Tampa, Florida carport Tuesday night .
Apartment complex resident Fathima K Masud rolled her car over the homeless woman, thinking she simply hit a tote bag .
It wasn't until the following morning that a passerby noticed Dickson's arm poking out from under the front end of... |
22cf4c030115167981870d6ab5f7a82cc462cdc9 | Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- A cholera outbreak in Haiti continues to spread to previously unaffected areas in rural communities, killing 442 people and hospitalizing 6,742 others, the Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday. Health authorities are concerned that the situation may worsen as Tropical Storm Tom... | NEW: Cholera causes up to 120,000 deaths worldwide every year .
Tropical Storm Tomas could worsen the situation, officials say .
The storm is forecast to pass over Haiti on Friday . |
22d0b66840421e4ce7dbe3121cb967e0a37f2b6c | Brazil have returned to training as they look to put their nightmare World Cup exit behind them against Colombia in a friendly on Friday. Dunga, who is returning for his second spell as Brazil manager, leads the Selecao into their first game since the semi-final 7-1 humiliation to Germany and 3-0 drubbing in the third-... | New manager Dunga has picked only 10 of the 23 man World Cup squad .
Brazil thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the semi-finals of their home World Cup .
Players back in training ahead of friendly with Colombia in Miami on Friday .
Brazil beat Colombia at the World Cup 2-1 at the quarter-finals stage . |
22d0e0f8c46eafd05fc3ae7db6df53511b967d44 | By . Emily Crane . Mana Lumm, 20, was last seen at the facility about 12.30am on Sunday morning where he was jailed for a sexual-related offence . A dangerous sex-offender is on the run after escaping from a correctional facility in central Victoria. Mana Lumm, 20, was last seen at the facility about 12.30am on Sunday ... | Mana Lumm has escaped from a central Victorian correctional facility .
The 20-year-old was last seen at facility about 12.30am on Sunday .
He is Caucasian, about 175cm tall with a solid build, brown eyes and hair .
Police also arrested a child rapist who escaped from a facility nicknamed 'Village of the Damned' in cen... |
22d0f0e4f669d33e2f87378f459d33517073e848 | New York (CNN) -- The father of a 4-year-old boy tortured and beaten to death in New York will be freed from jail to attend his son's funeral, authorities said Thursday. Myls Dobson was found unconscious and unresponsive January 8 on the floor of a bathroom at The Ritz Plaza, a luxury high-rise in the Hell's Kitchen se... | Father of tortured 4-year-old to be released from jail for son's funeral .
Myls Dobson was found unconscious January 8 at caregiver's apartment .
Judge to dad: "I'm letting you out to go give your son a proper burial" |
22d17697d2b0fe77ef117a606c79b17e19867448 | By . Laura Collins and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 14 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:12 EST, 14 November 2012 . The New York nanny accused of stabbing to death two children she cared for has has been indicted on murder charges today. Six-year-old Lucia Krim and her two-year-old brother, Leo, were kill... | Yoselyn Ortega, 50, remains in hospital with self-inflicted stab wounds .
Lucia Krim, six, and brother Leo, two, stabbed to death in bathtub at apartment on Upper West Side . |
22d2cce874be091be8553448d9862a44872013d2 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:24 EST, 30 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:07 EST, 10 July 2012 . David Cameron was yesterday seen in public with Andy Coulson for the first time since the former spin doctor’s arrest. Mr Coulson, who has been charged in connection with alleged perjury, chatted to the Prime ... | Prime Minister initially bumped into Andy Coulson at Cornbury Music Festival near his constituency home in Chipping Norton .
Former News of the World editor has been charged with perjury .
Rebekah Brooks, also a friend of the Prime Minister, was seen at the festival . |
22d2e90229f960b3765b8e593726d1d2bc229ed2 | Billy Jones has joined Sunderland on a free transfer after rejecting a new contract from West Bromwich Albion. The right-back, 27, was offered a three-year deal at the Hawthorns but has opted for the extra year tabled by the north-east club. Jones has been one of West Brom’s most consistent performers since signing in ... | Defender was offered three-year deal at the Hawthorns .
Jones becomes Gus Poyet's first signing of the summer . |
22d4243acf4010d5bf2bcfcd98a2caa006f8a5e8 | By . Naomi Greenaway . Married with a child, Pyretta Blaze and Andy Filth (not their real names) from South Wales, say they're just like any other couple, apart from one slight difference -- they like to drink each other's blood. Andy and Pyretta, who appeared on This Morning to encourage more open-mindedness for their... | Pyretta Blaze and Andy Filth from South Wales are married with a child and drink blood in the privacy of their own bedroom .
They liken their habit to sex and say it creates a spiritual connection .
They're part of a 15,000 strong vampire 'religion' in the UK . |
22d44a32030e73df3aa1f2b547bfd6b1bb85d310 | Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Four English football fans were attacked in Italy on the eve of a game Thursday between Liverpool and Naples, Naples police told CNN. Two were stabbed and have been hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening conditions, police said. Two were beaten with sticks and one is hospitalized in ser... | Two Liverpool supporters are stabbed and two are beaten with sticks .
An Italian man is injured defending British tourists .
Police arrest three men and continue looking for others .
Liverpool is set to play SSC Napoli Thursday night . |
22d4f30b75bf7fab1495d49b17a8742f93fed349 | Former bikie gang boss Toby Mitchell and Australian footy player Jake King have continued their association, despite the Australian Football League's clear stance against the friendship. Mitchell, an ex-Bandidos enforcer, posted pictures on his social media account of the pair at a fight night last weekend at Melbourne... | Former boss of Bandidos Motorcycle Club was pictured with Richmond Tiger's forward at a fight night last weekend in Melbourne .
They were also spotted together at a football game last month .
AFL and Richmond have made their dislike for the friendship very clear . |
22d5c8f09cc1b505aa237e96488730d3a532e439 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- African regional authorities are prepared to remove from office self-proclaimed President Laurent Gbagbo, who election observers say lost last November's presidential runoff but has refused to step down, Ivory Coast's President-elect Alassane Ouattara said Thursday. "I think it's clear tha... | NEW: "He will be removed; this shouldn't be a difficult operation," says Ouattara .
The U.S. Treasury freezes Laurent Gbagbo's assets .
Alassane Ouattara says he will negotiate with his rival if Gbagbo concedes Ouattara is president .
Ouattara is "confident" that West African nations will intervene . |
22d6d518d1d1ff4eee807e06a5ed80188e29840b | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 04:48 EST, 15 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:17 EST, 15 May 2013 . Child murderer Stuart Hazell is 'worse than Ian Huntley' because he killed a member of his own family, Tia Sharp's grandmother said today. Christine Bicknell, 47 sobbed as she said she had loved the convicted drug deale... | Couple met in 2007 and Christine Bicknell believed he was the 'perfect man'
Killer had earlier been in short relationship with Tia's mother Natalie, 31 .
Hazell's time in care, on streets and in jail made Christine feel 'sorry for him'
'Now I know nothing would have changed that .
man – and he can’t blame his actions o... |
22d7e3beecfa7813c026a8cca519648f964dfb67 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:44 EST, 16 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:13 EST, 16 January 2013 . Passing of a legend: Diff'rent Strokes star Conrad Bain has died at the age of 89 on Monday, it was reported on Wednesday . Diff'rent Strokes star Conrad Bain has died aged 89. The Canadian-American actor, w... | Bain's daughter pays tribute: 'He was an amazing man' |
22d8690a757fc98076992d0bcfde07b1784d7dce | By . Sarah Griffiths . The Roman city of Pompeii has been drawing visitors eager to get a glimpse of everyday life almost 2,000 years ago ever since it was discovered. And now a well-preserved Roman funerary complex has been unearthed 40miles (70km) northeast of Venice. It is the largest ancient necropolis found in Ita... | The Roman colony of Iulia Concordia, 70 km northeast of Venice, was hit by floods that covered it in sediment and rubbish in the fifth century AD .
The largest ancient funerary complex found in Italy since the 19th century .
Preserved sarcophagi have been uncovered as well as a necropolis . |
22d8df5c13072c389c563f2daa66f9741400c49b | Manchester City have asked to be kept informed on developments with Marco Reus at Borussia Dortmund. The 25-year-old has a £20m release clause that kicks in next summer and has refused to sign a new contract. Reus has not played since damaging his ankle ligaments during Germany's European Championships qualifier agains... | City ask to be kept informed on developments with Reus at Dortmund .
25-year-old has a £20m release clause that kicks in next summer .
Reus has not play since getting injured for Germany last month .
City also want to sign a striker and centre-back in January . |
22d8eb88761b9957de9ae8882564ff8b3b912edc | By . Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 20:13 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 03:04 EST, 7 February 2014 . Ukip could force the Tories into third place in next week’s by-election in the Manchester constituency of Wythenshawe and Sale East. A poll by former Tory treasurer Lord Ashcroft suggests Labour will comfortably r... | Eurosceptic party polls just above the Conservatives in safe Labour seat .
But only 43 per cent of voters there rate Miliband higher than Cameron . |
22d90f2f2656cb019106309bf5515e8554ab4f9d | By . Lucy Buckland and Charles Walford . Last updated at 3:02 PM on 18th January 2012 . A neighbour of two feuding men found dead in their homes has revealed how he feared for his life as one of them tried to smash into his house with an axe. Roofer Mark Taylor said it was like a scene from The Shining when Richard Wig... | Mark Taylor says Richard Wight hacked at his front door with a 3ft axe .
Mr wight 55 died from his stab wounds, post-mortem examination confirms . |
22d9acba3dd07c001df0200efbe741e7b4a21d7f | (CNN) -- As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in the constitutionality of the health care reform law, CNN spoke with two experts on opposing sides of the issue. Karen Harned is executive director of Small Business Legal Center for the National Federation of Independent Business. The group, along with 26 stat... | Karen Harned speaks for the National Federation of Independent Business .
Harned: Reforms that we advocated were the ones that ended up being cut .
If health law is upheld, it will "create a command-and-control economy," she says .
Her assessment of having reform struck down: "We think the law is on our side" |
22d9ce289deff6d74c0f54062b926b84a6e3d781 | "You! You have moto, yes?" An elderly woman, her craggy face peering out from the folds of her voluminous black chador, demands my attention. I'm in the immigration line at the Turkey-Iran border and my heart is pounding as I wait to be stamped into the Islamic Republic. I nod warily, confirming that yes, that is me --... | British travel writer Lois Pryce motorcycled 3,000 miles through Iran on her own .
Her travels revealed a nation divided between an authoritarian regime and a friendly, welcoming people .
Breaking into 1980s song "The Final Countdown" with an ex-army general was one of her highlights . |
22db8e1043abab18c6f145b9ca8659f93b3722b3 | By . Simon Walters and Brendan Carlin . PUBLISHED: . 17:29 EST, 17 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:02 EST, 17 August 2013 . Ed Miliband was dealt a twin blow last night after two former allies launched devastating attacks on his leadership skills. Lord Glasman, the political ‘guru’ who was rewarded by Mr Miliband with ... | Lord Glasman says Ed Miliband has failed present good economic policies .
Twin blow as rebel MP Tom Watson criticises Miliband over Falkirk affair .
Devastating attacks come amid mounting criticism within Labour ranks . |
22db90f71a3b145b5f8017eba3b39a98de7ab3a9 | Luis Enrique changed his Barcelona line-up for the 28th time in a row, dropping Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, but this time nobody was complaining as they racked up a big victory to ease through to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. The Asturian coach put out an entirely different side to the team that saw off At... | Already 5-0 up from the first leg, Barca rested many of their first team .
It did not take long for class to tell with Jeremy Mathieu opening the scoring after 21 minutes .
Sergi Roberto and Pedro (penalty) added further goals with Adriano nodding a late fourth to complete the stroll .
Barca's win sees them drawn again... |
22dc3e68d78955e940caeebb4df33c7deebebbc2 | (CNN) -- Art Ginsburg, who as "Mr. Food" demonstrated recipes and cooking tips in 90-second segments for millions of TV viewers over more than 30 years, died Wednesday of cancer, a company official said. Ginsburg, 81, died at his home in Weston, Florida, said Howard Rosenthal, an executive at Ginsberg's Florida-based M... | Ginsburg started syndicating his "Mr. Food" TV segments more than 30 years ago .
The "Mr. Food" segments were on more than 125 TV stations as of June, company says .
Ginsburg ended his segments with signature "Ooh, it's so good!"
He "paved a road" for TV celebrity chefs, company says . |
22dc429378c983fe0ce770e8a5d763d2ad6de684 | Yosemite National Park has almost everything a nature lover could desire: Glorious waterfalls, spectacular meadows and valleys, groves of ancient sequoias and the wildlife that call the park home. Of course, Half Dome looms large for visitors. Each year, thousands of seasoned hikers make it to the summit 8,800 feet abo... | Yosemite National Park's Half Dome welcomes seasoned hikers to its summit .
Visitors might see bears and other wildlife wandering through Cook's Meadow .
Visit Mariposa Grove or any of the sequoia groves to see the ancient sequoias . |
22dc8d262595bcc1f68665c09e0fda16da767f73 | (CNN) -- New Zealand's center-right National Party, led by Prime Minister John Key, won Saturday's general election with 48% of the vote, according to a complete preliminary count. It was followed by the Labour Party, which took 25% of the vote, the Green Party with 10%, and the New Zealand First Party with 9%, the Ele... | NEW: Prime Minister John Key says he aims to build "a broader majority"
His National Party wins third term with 48% of vote; opposition Labour Party gets 25% .
Scandals over the government's integrity and spying allegations brought drama to the race .
New Zealanders voted on Saturday after an explosive campaign . |
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