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f36500a76b78d6d94be9983926270aa5351c2084 | Last week, a 22-year-old Dutch journalist was gang-raped in Tahrir Square and had to undergo surgery for severe injuries. The assault reminds us yet again of an often overlooked aspect of the Egyptian revolution. When Egyptians overthrew their dictator in 2011, one of the first celebratory acts in Tahrir Square includ... | Dutch journalist, 22, was gang-raped in Tahrir Square and hospitalized for surgery .
Nina Burleigh: This is just one of scores of vicious rapes and beatings of female protesters .
Egyptian women are primary victims, she says. The message is: Stay home .
She says Muslim Brotherhood misogyny, attitude rapes are justified... |
f365f2276676b594b2dfea65461b5912c9965f06 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:45 EST, 14 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:45 EST, 14 September 2012 . Disgusted: Mother Wendy Gibbons, 39, from Sunderland, was shocked to find someone posted a fake profile of her on a swingers' website . A mother-of-four was horrified when she found out she had been plac... | Wendy Gibbons' only found out after a complete stranger contacted her on Facebook about the fake fabswingers.com advert .
The fake profile contained Ms Gibbon's home address and contact details .
The mother-of-four's profile has been taken down after she reported the incident to the police . |
f3663178592bc318e1ecb037b688b0b06e6f92ac | By . Paul Thompson . UPDATED: . 12:44 EST, 31 October 2011 . A ninth-grade science teacher is being investigated after pupils in his class found a mini camera hidden under a female student's desk. Police are examining the camera and computers at the home of Dave McMillen after the shocking discovery in his class at a j... | Ninth-grade science teacher now under investigation .
Pupils in Dave McMillen's class found hidden camera .
Police looking at camera and computers at his home .
He has resigned from school in Selah, Washington . |
f366376c4bad9ba0afbafaf63c8e42fce20c9adf | (CNN) -- An Arkansas man suspected in a shooting that killed one soldier and wounded another at a Little Rock military recruiting center was angry over the treatment of Muslims, authorities said Tuesday. Pvt. William Long, 23, of Conway, Arkansas, was killed in Monday's attack. Abdulhakim Bledsoe, 23, of Little Rock, a... | Police say "political and religious motives" were indicated .
Convert said he was angry over military's treatment of Muslims, police say .
One soldier killed, one wounded in Monday's shootings . |
f3664aebe2b0e9c059780f643f22ba6fd4912731 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 14:15 EST, 9 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:46 EST, 9 October 2013 . Chelsea Manning has spoken out for the first time since she was sentenced to say that she is not a pacifist - after learning that a peace award had been accepted on her behalf. Manning, who was previously known as Br... | Manning released statement to explain she was not a pacifist after receiving a peace prize without her knowledge .
Sean MacBride Peace Award was accepted on her behalf by Army colonel .
Instead, Manning insisted that she simply wanted transparency .
Her lawyer insisted that he had told Manning about the award . |
f36665a4cade83da660f507c4387c574b97aa639 | Computerised lorry convoys which are controlled by just one driver are set to be tested on British roads next year. The lorries would be electronically linked together, meaning the driver of the front vehicle could control the acceleration, braking and steering of the others. It would allow whole ‘road trains’ of lor... | Lead driver of the convoy would control braking, acceleration and steering .
Technology allows convoy's 10 other lorry drivers to relax while on road .
Supporters of the plan say it cuts fuel consumption and eases congestion .
Motoring organisations warn they could intimidate other road users .
Plans follow demonstrati... |
f366b684e4772eb9b0d3c6d65374ccc77ff76cf5 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (CNN) -- With hundreds wearing white shirts and hats bearing President Barack Obama's face, Tanzanians said "karibu," or "welcome," to him on Monday as they lined a street temporarily renamed Obama Avenue. Obama is in Africa to promote an increased partnership amid criticism the United States ha... | NEW: President Barack Obama meets with business leaders, including U.S. CEOs .
NEW: Obama sees opportunity for Africa and says the U.S. wants to be its partner .
Obama will attend an embassy attack commemoration with George W. Bush on Tuesday .
Tanzania welcomes Obama, temporarily renames street Obama Avenue . |
f366dbfcc24103992cdc86c2866cf4d54ed2ecbc | (CNN) -- Where there should be excitement there is trepidation. Where there is hope, there is also fear. England expects -- but what it also anticipates is a night of high drama, tension and nails being bitten until they are no longer visible to the human eye. When Roy Hodgson's side take to the turf at the iconic Wemb... | England will qualify for the 2014 World Cup with victory over Poland .
Ukraine can take top spot if it beats San Marino and England loses .
World Champion Spain expected to seal qualification .
Iceland can secure a playoff spot with victory in Norway . |
f36707c5e30c8f019f1990215eb5be6aeecc8a11 | He is familiar to viewers of Watchdog as one half of the motorbike-riding team of investigators who chase down unscrupulous tradesmen and bring them to justice. But Dan Penteado, who co-hosts the Rogue Traders part of the programme with presenter Matt Allwright, ended up as a wanted man himself this week. The 40-year-o... | Dan Penteado has been charged with benefit and council tax fraud .
Rogue Traders star allegedly pocketed payouts while working for the BBC .
Warrant issued for his arrest after he failed to turn up for court hearing .
He claims it is all a 'misunderstanding' |
f36721401e660e844c60275d3aef41eb26393bf8 | With a swimming pool, football pitch, and helipad sprawling across 16,000 square feet of land, it is hard to imagine this was once a tiny family home. The enormous estate, carved into a cliffside, started life as a two-storey cottage. But property developer Steve O'Connor and his wife Clare saw potential for a great de... | 16,000sq ft property started life as a tiny cottage, now has a helipad, football pitch, sports hall and swimming pool .
Property developer Steve O'Connor and wife Clare avoided planning restrictions by building underground .
Home is heated and ventilated by network of caves in Cheshire cliff, 100ft living space lit by ... |
f3679eb733cd299fc3d2080f9092876fabb4817c | A young woman has told how a gang of men blackmailed her into having sex with them when she was 13 years old, by threatening to burn her younger brother alive. The vulnerable schoolgirl was also sold to other men for sex from the age of 12 until she was15, under threat that the Oxford gang would hurt her family, a cour... | Predatory gang 'threatened 13-year-old so she would have sex with them'
Allegedly raped her and sold her to other men when she was 12-15 year old .
Nine men from Oxford deny 51 counts, including rape, trafficking and organising prostitution . |
f367e6f4326f9006bec72d11596170df440558d6 | Dale Anderson, 25, (pictured right) and Emma Oliver, 22, (left) outside Manchester Crown Court - they gave the judge in their case a box of chocolates when their case finished . A judge was given a box of chocolates as a 'thank you' present from a couple facing drugs charges moments after he let them walk free. Judge R... | Dale Anderson, 25, and Emma Oliver, 22, were in court on drugs charges .
Police found plants while investigating tragic death of couple's baby .
Daisy drowned in bath but parents were cleared of neglect in previous trial .
They presented Judge Robert Atherton with chocolates at end of case .
Judge, who's retiring next ... |
f3683f618f99ef15b1bc9d089c83ef1dca644757 | Washington (CNN) -- Embattled U.S. Rep. David Wu will resign from the House of Representatives after being accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a fundraiser's daughter, he announced Tuesday. In a statement issued by his office, the seven-term Oregon Democrat said he would step down once the current standof... | NEW: Governor says he will call for special election .
Rep. David Wu has been accused of making unwanted sexual advances .
"The well-being of my children must come before anything else," he said in resigning .
Wu said he sought medical care after erratic behavior during his 2010 campaign . |
f36849226974bf6778c2d9787166635990522e4c | By . Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 11:00 EST, 27 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:01 EST, 27 December 2013 . The benefits offered by conventional supermarket loyalty cards, such as Tesco’s Clubcard, are ‘meaningless’ to customers, a rival has claimed. The boss of Waitrose argues that shoppers want instant rewards, rathe... | Mark Price from Waitrose says shoppers want instant rewards and not points collected over several months .
Waitrose is increasing sales while Tesco and Sainsburys which both offer loyalty cards are losing market share .
myWaitrose card gives shoppers instant benefits including a free cup of coffee or a newspaper . |
f368abd2b8ec32e2fc272007e08dc968f3e0d28f | (CNN) -- Musician Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy performed at a concert sponsored by Rock the Vote on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Before Monday night's show in Denver, Colorado, Wentz answered five questions for CNN.com. Pete Wentz says it's great to see his young fans get energized about the ele... | Pete Wentz says band's home base of Illinois rooting for Sen. Barack Obama .
Rocker: "I'm personally excited when I see people who are so excited about it"
Wentz says wife Ashlee Simpson not likely to tell him who she's voting for . |
f368d46c6e6bb7b0db07728deac0b7033dba9292 | (CNN) -- When two small caskets gradually descend into the ground Thursday in Atlanta, it may begin to sink into their father's head that his children are gone. It hasn't so far. As Mark Edge has cried over them, he has felt their presence at his side. Police recovered their bodies in a Santa Ana, California, hotel roo... | As he watches their burials, it may slowly sink in to Mark Edge that his children are dead .
Authorities allege that their mother poisoned them .
A court had just awarded their father custody, but their mother fled with them to California .
Police her in a parking lot, where they say she tried to kill herself . |
f369100b11791668ec3d429c74464d9d6a7f006b | (CNN) -- As reports of swine flu continue to rise in the United States and around the world, the average American is probably asking, "How should I protect myself?" U.S. health officials stress the importance of frequent hand washing during outbreaks of illness. Health officials' advice is to follow common-sense precau... | Take standard flu season precautions to avoid infection, CDC advises .
Chief risk factor is traveling to areas where swine flu has been identified .
No vaccine for new strain exists but antiviral drugs can shorten duration . |
f36924759884e4b4a3edc2aa9fc6b2ba6551c3c9 | By . Katie Silver . UPDATED: . 12:33 EST, 17 February 2012 . 'Fraudster': Jean-Claude Baumgartner, pictured on the slopes was sentenced to two years and eight months jail . A Dragons’ Den conman who blew . £230,000 invested by Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis was sentenced today to two years and eight months jail-time. Je... | Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis handed over money after he appeared on BBC show .
Today he received two years and eight months jail time . |
f3697a25c56dce99ef90050c865a865e7ccf9175 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 10:51 EST, 2 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:10 EST, 3 January 2013 . Drivers should always obey the Highway Code - although in this situation, it's impossible. Bizarre new road markings on a junction in Stamford Hill, north London, are leaving motorists with a headache by appearing to d... | Bizarre new road markings on a junction in Stamford Hill, north London .
Appears to give drivers the option of heading straight into traffic island .
Separate new marking further ahead leads drivers into oncoming traffic .
TfL: Temporary markings were left on road in error and will be removed . |
f369a9cecba64337a47d8738c5dce392d54ce38f | A man has been charged after he allegedly offered a lift to a 15-year-old girl and then drove her to a location where he sexually assaulted her. The 39-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday following the incident which occurred after he allegedly picked up the girl and her friend in Potts Point in inner-city Sydney on... | A man charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl .
The 39-year-old allegedly offered her a lift in Potts Point, inner-city Sydney .
The Marsfield man was refused bail to appear at Burwood Local Court . |
f36a12da71e4a92f88759670308493cdc719fe00 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 12:00 EST, 24 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:19 EST, 24 November 2012 . Majid Khan, 30, who has been jailed for 16 and a half years after flooding the north-east of England with heroin and cannabis, using his car wash business in Middlesbrough . A drug gang mastermind who used an acco... | Majid Khan, 30, used carwash business in Middlesbrough as a front .
Jailed drug offender Imran Bashir helped to orchestrate the team .
Police seized drugs worth £300,000, but the trade was worth millions .
Six other men involved in the plot were jailed for between 3 and 7 years . |
f36a13d80c913bbb414f2c8ac59653bbba43466b | By . Ted Thornhill . and Associated Press . Oscar Pistorius’ natural response to the intruder he believed had broken into his home the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp would be to fire his gun, rather than flee, according to an expert. Speaking for the defence on day 37 of the Paralympian’s murder trial in Pr... | Pistorius 'always more likely to fight than flee', says expert at murder trial .
Paralympian maintains shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was a mistake .
He says he thought that he was shooting an intruder the night she died .
Expert was speaking for the defence on day 37 of the trial in Pretoria .
The defence wants to show P... |
f36ac9b71ce36f7f4a75fd102cfd849611b4ca8f | By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 09:12 EST, 16 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:40 EST, 16 August 2013 . Spain's richest woman, Rosalia Mera, has died aged 69. She suffered a stroke on the Mediterranean island of . Menorca and died Thursday night at a hospital in La Coruna, the city . where she was born in Spain's Gali... | Ms Mera suffered a stroke while on holiday .
She died on Thursday night at a hospital in La Coruna, Spain .
Her fortune was estimated by Forbes at £3.9bn .
She co-founded Zara with her then husband in 1975 . |
f36b710086c69d27d9b87d195523cf63fc34e8a6 | (CNN) -- Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is happy to stay with the English Premier League side after reported interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Gerrard's future was the subject of much speculation after Liverpool finished seventh last season and failed to qualify for the lucrative European Champions Le... | Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is happy to stay at the club .
Gerrard has been linked with a move to Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid .
The 30-year-old was England captain during the recent World Cup .
Gerrard says he is pleased with Liverpool's capture of Joe Cole . |
f36b94374075327173d2ae9429015bff7534d374 | (CNN) -- After two days of violence and looting that claimed the lives of at least 48 people, relative calm settled over Madagascar Wednesday. But the possibility of further violence loomed as anti-government protesters gathered in a central square, vowing future demonstrations. At least 48 people were killed during th... | NEW: At least 48 people die in the violence in Madagascar, official says .
After two days of violence and looting, relative calms settles over country .
Further violence looms as anti-government protesters gather .
United States is calling for calm and pushing for dialogue between sides . |
f36bb6583cd16440deffd9b8b208a7a6eee2fd6b | Britain’s spy agencies have been ordered to break up the ‘dark web’ used by paedophiles to share sick child abuse images online. Prime Minister David Cameron said he wanted GCHQ to do more to find those trying to ‘hide from justice’ by using encrypted internet networks. It comes ahead of a Downing Street summit where w... | Cameron demands intelligence agencies target secret networks .
20,000 people in UK will use encrypted links every day by the end of 2013 .
National Crime Agency to work with FBI in the US to crack web porn . |
f36bd903073ae33fe60c6849dd50943625949960 | (CNN) -- Bluegrass music legend Doc Watson, a Grammy winner known for his flatpicking and fingerstyle technique on the guitar, remained in critical condition at a hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, his representative said Saturday. Watson, 89, had colon surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, according t... | NEW: Doc Watson is in critical condition and resting after a follow-up procedure, his rep says .
Watson, 89, is recovering from colon surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center .
Born in Deep Gap, North Carolina, Watson was blinded from an eye infection as a baby .
The multiple Grammy winner is known for his flatpic... |
f36bdfdb84110d7e0ae2c601abd05e03a6e62068 | (CNN) -- Seven suspected undocumented immigrants were killed and eight others injured when a truck being chased by police crashed into a security barrier at a Navy facility in Texas, authorities said Thursday. Fifteen people were in the truck, with 10 crammed inside the cab and five under a tarp in the truck's bed, sai... | The victims, who may be undocumented immigrants, are from Guatemala and Honduras .
The driver is among those injured, a spokesman says .
Truck slams into a security barrier at the Kingsville, Texas, naval air station .
It was being chased by police at the time, another spokesman says . |
f36c0ecd543d11e6548f7a81dcb96bd147d52417 | GPs have been paid bonuses to put elderly patients on controversial ‘death lists’ in an attempt to save the NHS money by cutting the number of people who die in hospital. They have been given £50 a time to draw up ‘end-of-life advanced care plans’ for patients they predict will pass away within a year. The payments are... | GPs paid to draw up 'end-of-life advanced care plans'
Documents seen by Mail on Sunday say 'key objective' is 'reducing healthcare costs'
Every death outside of hospital saves the NHS almost £1,000 . |
f36cf62d75990550ea4b8919ad84de97ffa6399f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:38 EST, 5 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:13 EST, 5 November 2013 . Burka fugitive Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed is believed to be a follower of the world's most wanted female terrorist, British 'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite, and may have fled abroad to join her. The Somali-bor... | Al Qaeda-trained Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed gave police the slip after taking off his tag and disguising himself with a full-body cloak in mosque .
The terror suspect has been on the run from the authorities for four days .
Mohamed has now been linked to the terror group Al-Shabaab .
White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite is belie... |
f36d16ce78fbf356bedd369c1fb1d5d5798a3369 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 04:37 EST, 29 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:20 EST, 29 June 2012 . British airports charge more to park a family car than a private plane, an investigation has revealed. The survey into costs at the UK's ten busiest flight hubs has proved that it is cheaper to leave your six-seater light ... | The most expensive airport to park a car was Heathrow where it costs an eye-watering £51.80 for 24 hours .
At Liverpool, a 24-hour short-stay for a vehicle costs £39.99 while a plane would set you back just £10.72 .
World's biggest 'superjumbo' gets first four hours of parking for free at Manchester .
In Birmingham, Ed... |
f36d500d44ab9e48368df29c93257dd3437c0a6b | Wayne Rooney has said that former Manchester United players Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Scholes are the best he has ever played with, while current Red Devils winger Ashley Young is the funniest person at the club. Taking part in a Q and A session with some fans during a promotional campaign for Wing's Chinese Restauran... | Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Scholes are Wayne Rooney's 'best' team-mates .
Rooney says Ashley Young is the funniest player at Manchester United .
The England captain was taking part in a Q and A at Wing's Restaurant .
He has appeared in an advertising campaign for the venue . |
f36d6b54724346ebf6d1264fb6313cd1486b30ec | Warrington gatecrashed the party of their arch rivals with a 39-12 victory at Langtree Park to keep St Helens waiting for their first trophy for six years. Saints needed only a point to ensure they would finish top of the First Utility Super League for the first time since 2008 but the League Leaders' Shield was put ba... | Warrington beat St Helens 39-12 at Langtree Park on Thursday night .
Saints only needed a point to ensure they would win League Leaders' Shield .
They were forced to wait after Wolves ran in seven tries in the victory .
Super League's leading scorer Joel Monaghan scored a brace for Wolves .
St Helens will still claim s... |
f36d9c1a8d3ed369fc42dc7ef771af5909c2e5eb | By . Luke Garratt . PUBLISHED: . 07:16 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:50 EST, 15 January 2014 . The last portrait that Henry VIII posed for is thought to have been identified in a stately home where it has been hanging for more than 300 years. The oil painting, which was created on an oak panel, has been hang... | Painting hung in obscurity in Longleat House, Wiltshire, for over 300 years .
Modern scientific techniques revealed it is worth more than £1 million .
The painting may be the last posed painting of the King before his death . |
f36e42f81266fff0e593c648cff4aafba2b3f3bd | Using an Apple Watch while driving could put you in prison for up to two years, motoring experts have warned. When the gadget is released next year, it will allow users to make and receive calls, check their messages and monitor their health by operating the device on their wrists. But people who use Apple Watch while ... | This is according to the London-based Institute of Advanced Motorists .
They believe Apple Watch will 'significantly' impair driving performance .
Among other things, it will let users to make calls and check messages .
Using Apple Watch while driving carries same penalties as using mobile .
In the UK, this can be 3 pe... |
f36ef2115f1f195ac3670555f3338364b84ba8a9 | Two years into the Syrian conflict, President Obama has decided it's finally time to explain it to the American people in a speech he will give from the Oval Office on Tuesday. But from the beginning, President Obama's strategy in Syria -- if he ever had one -- has been confused. Years of dithering, red lines that went... | S.E. Cupp: President Obama's strategy in Syria has been confused from the start .
Cupp: Obama's failure of leadership on the crisis is clearer with every passing day .
She says the president sets the red line but then says the world sets the red line .
Cupp: It seems the president's main concern in Syria is himself and... |
f36f0ef4cb8cb003cb82081d51d46e93b90ae4da | (CNN) -- Some of the world's oldest and rarest Bibles and biblical texts were placed online Tuesday in newly digitized form by two of the world's most venerable libraries. The project, which aims to make 1.5 million pages of ancient texts freely available in virtual form over the next three years, is a joint effort by ... | The Bodleian and Vatican libraries are digitizing rare and ancient texts in a joint project .
The texts will be freely available online for anyone who wants to look at them .
They include Greek and Hebrew manuscripts and early printed books . |
f36f66d3a7d8ea82a59be746a4bcc1ca6ffdd57d | England star Adam Lallana faces having to knock down a £40,000 football pitch built in his back garden, because it doesn't have proper planning permission. The Southampton captain, who is set to play for England in the World Cup in Brazil before joining Liverpool, commissioned the large area to be built in the garden o... | Lallana planned to use pitch for .
‘kickabouts’ with his young family .
But the construction has been built without proper planning permission .
Lallana must now apply for retrospective planning permission .
Now neighbours say they're concerned about noisy football games . |
f36fd4e1583f079f462bc199e7550cec5de002f5 | Anne McQuilter, 41, was jailed for seven years for the attack on PC Steven McCrone . A grandmother battered a policeman with his own truncheon, breaking his jaw, during a brawl at a family christening, a court heard. Anne McQuilter was jailed for seven years for smashing the officer in the face with the baton, as he tr... | Anne McQuilter was jailed for seven years for the violent baton attack .
Police constable Steve McCrone suffered a fractured jaw in the assault .
The grandmother-of-two was found guilty following a trial earlier this year .
She later blamed PC McCrone for his injuries saying 'it was his own fault' |
f37025952d64b1f9685f868c58929cd76cb33f3f | By . Daniel Bates . PUBLISHED: . 09:42 EST, 19 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:01 EST, 20 June 2013 . CNN’s new morning show came in third on its opening day amid mixed reviews which said it was a ‘shaky investment’ for the network. New Day got a total of 247,000 viewers which meant that languished behind Fox’s Fox & Fri... | New Day got a total of 247,000 viewers on its opening day .
Critics say the show is a 'shaky investment' for CNN chief Jeff Zucker .
New Day came in fourth amongst its coveted 25-54 demographic . |
f3706152079f999d95db0872f040607ca3c955df | Washington (CNN) -- An infected flash drive put in a U.S. military laptop in 2008 set off the most significant cyberattack ever against the military and brought a turning point in cyberdefense strategy, a top defense official wrote in an article published Wednesday. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, in an a... | Top defense official details previously classified cyberattack .
Infected flash drive in laptop infiltrated Defense Department systems .
U.S. Cyber Command, other steps are part of the response . |
f3708007dfbcf7f0b3018d412fbbea7102d940b7 | Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan was once a target for Manchester United and the 26-year-old put in a respectable performance at the heart of the home side’s midfield. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said of his hair. Sporting a peroxide blond mohican, Nainggolan was an unmissable presence throughout at the Stadio O... | Nainggolan's peroxide blond mohican was an unmissable presence .
Gael Clichy was targeted with laser pens during Champions League tie .
Manchester City’s youth side went through by winning six out of six games .
PLAYER RATINGS: Keeper Joe Hart in fine form to deny Roma .
MATCH REPORT by Martin Samuel at the Stadio Olim... |
f370f9064eba5bd09f52bb38ba9f9888d3768321 | Arsenic may be something you think you last encountered in an Agatha Christie plot, but, in fact, the deadly poison can be found all around us, including on our plates. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has revealed that many popular rice products — including Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, Cheerios and some baby food — ma... | A Channel 4 investigation shows foods may contain dangerous metals .
Cadmium is found naturally in almost all vegetables and wholemeal grains .
It builds up in the kidneys and can damage them in the long-term .
Mercury released into the ocean can affect seafood like tuna .
Sweets can also contain aluminium (used in fo... |
f370fa7d97041cfb02a459f65b77723bace5d911 | Luis Suarez has admitted he is undergoing psychological help to prevent him from biting more opponents. The striker was presented at the Nou Camp on Tuesday after making his debut on Monday night in a friendly, but is banned from competitive fixtures until October 25 after biting Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup.... | Suarez is undergoing psycological help to prevent biting more opponents .
Forward was presented as a Barcelona player at the Camp Nou on Tuesday .
Made his first appearance as a substitute in a friendly on Monday night .
He is banned from competitive action until October 26 after biting Giorgio Chiellini during the Wor... |
f3711e46785795da0da9400d30bfb1ee7d34854f | (CNN) -- To Erdal Inci, GIFs are a form of visual music. "When I started to look at the physics of music, I saw something that is unchanging. It's like you have a unique moment, and it repeats endlessly in the form of musical notes. I realized that I could do the same thing in video." The Turkish digital artist has mad... | Turkish artist Erdil Inci clones himself on GIFs to make surreal patterns .
He stages public performances in Istanbul when no one is around .
He views his work at the video equivalent of music . |
f371e036d3ea283430942b304f435e53a5827635 | By . Robert Verkaik . PUBLISHED: . 15:59 EST, 25 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:27 EST, 25 May 2013 . A police car for the smartphone generation, bristling with gadgetry to beat crime, is about to be unveiled on Britain’s streets. The high-tech ‘Robocop’ car uses face-recognition cameras to identify known criminals, whil... | High-tech ‘Robocop’ car uses face-recognition technology to identify known criminals .
Onboard computers have also been designed to locate crime hotspots before the incidents even happen .
The Astra costs £21,020 and has high-definition cameras that capture every movement surrounding it . |
f37262aac2c26fbc9bd6086f269551792897ca6e | MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The Mexican navy said Wednesday that it rescued five Ecuadorians who had been adrift without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas. Mexican medical personel examine two of five Ecuadorians rescued at sea. Mexican authorities initia... | The Mexican navy said Wednesday that it rescued five Ecuadorians adrift at sea .
Men apparently without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks .
Men found off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico . |
f3736a13d277a5e9c2960efb48902d0440f02b39 | (CNN) -- Affirmative action -- which is coming up before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in Fisher v. University of Texas -- has long been one of America's most divisive social policies. But it doesn't need to be. Universities engage in many forms of affirmative action that are uncontroversial, such as efforts to reach ... | Supreme Court is taking up affirmative action in Fisher v. University of Texas .
Richard Sander, Stuart Taylor: Large racial preferences can hurt minority students .
They say the court will probably not abolish affirmative action in the case .
Writers: Reforming affirmative action policies can improve diversity goals . |
f3737c016ce070a0abbae6b8d90c2331e4f20669 | By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 11:10 EST, 1 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:41 EST, 1 September 2012 . Grave charges: Danny Coston, 36, is accused of gunning down 17-year-old Jessica Evans and killing her 22-year-old boyfriend last weekend . An Illinois man has been arrested and charged with murdering a young ... | Danny Coston, 36, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder .
Jessica Evans, 17, was found shot in the head three times in her boyfriend, Jacob Wheeler's, pickup truck .
Wheeler, 22, was a person of interest in Evans' death until Coston confessed to the killings .
Wheeler's body was found in wooded area after ... |
f373b50559bfeb46e8daf175f4d1e89de18af845 | Extremist: Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki (pictured) was allegedly promoted in assemblies at one Birmingham school, Park View Academy . A Muslim headmistress told last night how she was driven out of her job by extremists bent on taking over state schools. Her school is one of 12 apparently targeted by Islamic fundamentalists ... | The 69-year-old claimed she was victim of 'pernicious' smear campaign .
She added: 'This is a dangerous, well-organised and sinister group'
Plot to spread Muslim extremism involved several schools in Birmingham .
Extremist Anwar al-Awlaki 'promoted' in assemblies at Park View School .
Regents Park Primary head teacher ... |
f373ef768651512f01a467ba0fbb15d086486803 | We all know that panic-stricken moment. You drop your mobile and watch, aghast, as it plunges towards the floor, fearing it will land screen-side down – with shattering consequences. But now Apple plans to spare you that agony, with an invention that will stop your iPhone hitting the ground face-first. The technology g... | Sensors predict speed of device in mid-air so it doesn't hit ground face first .
A motor shifts internal weight and spins the phone to land on its hard area .
Tech giant granted patent for invention that could also work with iPads .
Apple has yet to get a prototype into hands of users for a real-life test run . |
f37433bf5a69a52a51f1f2a4410f0e9c20c13ed7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:26 EST, 21 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:26 EST, 21 July 2012 . The gunman alleged to have slaughtered 12 people during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises worked as a counselor at a summer camp for underprivileged children, it emerged today. James Holmes was described as 'sh... | James Holmes was 'shy and reserved' at Camp Max Straus in California .
Put in charge of 10 underprivileged children while aged 20 in 2008 .
Launched gun attack which killed 12 during screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado on Thursday night . |
f375097ba25cbd95cac3ee3fc3a5b3742fce33f5 | Everyone's heard of the crocodile hunter, well meet the crocodile huntress - a school girl from Australia's Top End. This Northern Territory 17-year-old has been posted on possibly the most dangerous internship any school student has ever faced, catching crocodiles with some of Australia's most experienced reptile hand... | Rebekah Gesch is on a school internship catching crocodiles in Darwin .
She has been pictured at the helm of a boat and holding a baby crocodile .
The high school student joined team which caught 3.4-metre and two-metre crocodiles in Northern Territory . |
f37542a443a588e9d4402b9821b06642004eb186 | (CNN) -- After Michael Brown's August 9 shooting death, DeRay Mckesson could not believe what he was seeing on social media as he scrolled through posts tagged #Ferguson and #MikeBrown . The hashtags accompanied scenes of the dead teen lying in the street and videos of distressed community members up against police in ... | The hashtag #Ferguson is often used as a symbol of American racial politics .
People use hashtag to call out racist behavior unrelated to Michael Brown's shooting .
Protesters and activists use #Ferguson as a social media rallying call . |
f37590a0e8d7594edbcf3b8236a50195c148fb12 | By . Suzannah Hills . A callous conman who killed lonely millionairess Carole Waugh was today jailed for 27 years for a murder of ‘breathtaking wickedness.’ Rakesh Bhayani, 41, killed the upmarket escort and hid her body before plundering her life savings and attempting to sell her Marble Arch flat. Together with Nicho... | Carole Waugh was stabbed in the neck in her Marylebone flat, London .
Rakesh Bhayani has been jailed for 27 years at the Old Bailey for murder .
Co-accused Nicholas Kutner was jailed for a total of 13 years for perverting the course of justice by concealing the death and conspiracy to defraud .
Two conmen used .
Ms Wau... |
f375b43003c2fcada82bf326f8e5c3faed14d9d0 | (CNN) -- Desmond Tutu's distinctive cackle cuts through the noisy clatter of cutlery at one of his favorite cafes. Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has breakfast at the Scotch Coffee House in Cape Town. The South African cleric is at the Scotch Coffee House, a highland-themed restaurant complete with tartan tablecloths... | Desmond Tutu has spent his life preaching equality, tolerance and peace .
Campaigned for racial equality in South Africa which led to first vote in 1994 .
He was at Mandela's inauguration in 1994, in Washington today for Obama's .
Served as Archbishop of Cape Town for 10 years at St. George's Cathedral . |
f375f18db46f7f55f93ba440b5152d268ca60126 | Washington (CNN) -- A top judicial nominee of President Obama's was denied a final confirmation vote on the Senate floor Wednesday after Republicans expressed concern that she would be an "activist" on the bench. New York attorney Caitlin Halligan is one of two nominees named in January by Obama to the U.S. Court of Ap... | Obama says his judicial nominees have waited too long, blames GOP obstruction .
President nominated New York attorney Caitlin Halligan to D.C. appeals court in January .
Sen. Patrick Leahy: "Republicans resorted to smearing her distinguished record of service"
Sen. Jeff Sessions: Halligan "has a well-documented record ... |
f37676cb2df66e4bb3c7c0a900b4f81dc15db852 | (CNN) -- Bahrain has foiled a foreign plot to destabilize it, the country's king said Sunday. King Hamad said the plot had been in the making for more than two decades -- but did not name a country that he believed was trying to carry it out. Bahrain's Sunni Muslim monarchy has long suspected Iran of attempting to fome... | Bahrain denies accusations it has been singling out doctors for arrest .
King Hamad does not say which country he accuses of fomenting unrest .
Bahrain's Sunni monarchy has long suspected Iran of inciting its Shiite majority . |
f3769a43653701c064e23f080cefb51ee26a8c7a | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 05:04 EST, 23 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:24 EST, 23 July 2013 . A father-of-two faces losing his leg after breaking it in six places during an horrendous holiday accident on a Turkish waterslide. Des Jarvis has a bone infection in his right leg and could have to have sections of h... | Des Jarvis has bone infection and may have sections of his limb removed .
Plummeted through slide and hit wall with such force leg broke in 6 places .
Left him with horrific open wounds held together by metal plates and screws .
He is now planning to sue travel operators after the accident last August . |
f376a593025678614e39b741c4bb68125026221f | Blow for Chris Grayling: Judges ruled a crackdown on legal aid for immigrants was 'unlawful' Judges have inflicted a humiliating blow on Justice Secretary Chris Grayling after ruling a crackdown on legal aid for immigrants was ‘unlawful’. The Court of Appeal said guidelines determining whether public money should be gi... | Court of Appeal says guidelines on public money are 'too restrictive'
'Very high threshold’ for legal aid when someone is facing deportation .
Master of the Rolls upholds High Court decision that rules are 'unlawful'
MoJ must redraft guidelines and reassess funding for some immigrants . |
f376d1b10d79c8725146b292d50142d8de7a70cf | (CNN) -- The first time I viewed an al Qaeda recruitment video, I squinted at a scratchy black blob shimmying across the screen. It took a moment to recognize this was an amateur effort to obliterate the image of a woman from a clip of a politician's visit to Saudi Arabia. The blob was evidently his wife. I wondered at... | Susan Hasler: Too often role of women in counterterrorism is de-emphasized .
She says women were instrumental in early days of search for bin Laden .
The analysts proved better at understanding relationships and at suppressing ego, she says .
Hasler: Agencies should put female analysts in spotlight when attacks happen ... |
f376fd16a719285aff583c4a41e28fdaceccf9cc | (CNN) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has won Russia's presidential election, restoring the former KGB officer to the office he held for eight years before term limits forced him to step down in 2008. Putin won 63% of the votes with more than 99% of the vote counted in an election whose outcome was never in do... | Vladimir Putin poised to assume a third term as Russian president following election .
Russian opposition leaders predict massive escalation in anti-Putin protests .
Expert: Putin cannot go back to old style of governing, must institute liberalizing reforms .
Zakaria: Post-election Russia will look remarkably similar t... |
f3776aef9b31cc0b0cb3b93655bbdb679a735d4f | (CNN) -- The voice is what you end up missing the most. If you've ever had a friend who has meant the world to you, and the friend has died, you'll find yourself half hoping to hear the voice even years after the friend has gone. I have a feeling that there are more than a few of you reading these words today who know ... | Bob Greene: Often it's the voice of a friend that you miss the most .
He recently heard an audiotape that brought back memories of a lifelong friend who died .
Greene: "Like friendship itself, the voices never die" |
f377bbfb236befd08d668c66c06d5fc636c17101 | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 00:24 EST, 19 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:25 EST, 19 May 2013 . A broken piece of track could be to blame for the commuter train collision outside New York City that injured more than 70 people. Officials investigating the cause of the crash ruled out foul play, and sent a damaged s... | Crash investigators start work at Bridgeport collision site .
Witnesses describe carriages 'ripped open like ribbons' |
f37805cc8827f9293ecce49020bc5656d050fa08 | By . Anthony Bond and Peter Allen . PUBLISHED: . 11:27 EST, 12 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:12 EST, 13 July 2013 . Emergency workers were today still searching for victims of France's worst rail crash in quarter of a century as it emerged that the crash was caused by a loose connector on the tracks. It came as police... | Intercity train carrying 385 passengers was travelling to the city of Limoges .
It derailed onto its side in train station at about 3.15pm GMT yesterday .
Rescue workers desperately battled to free passengers trapped inside train .
Six passengers died and eight left critically injured .
Police said looters were 'pickin... |
f378569faba1175cb68659c01dbe86d20b7d57de | By . Eve Mcgowan . At first the laughs are, perhaps understandably, nervous. But then Lee Ridley is far from a conventional stand-up comic. For a start, he doesn’t utter a single word on stage. Lee, who has cerebral palsy, cannot speak so he uses a text-to-speech iPad app to deliver his lines. During his show, Lost Voi... | Lee Ridley has cerebral palsy and cannot speak - but still managed to become a stand-up comic .
Lee uses a text-to-speech iPad app to deliver his lines on stage . |
f378e70150eed46e75d20f86c9261cb602be6f5e | (CNN) -- The United States on Monday handed over control of a U.S.-run prison near Bagram Air Base to Afghan authorities. The handover of control of the detention center in Parwan fulfills an agreement between Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The detention facility has been a sticking po... | The United States transfers control of Parwan detainees .
The handover of the facility has been a sticking point between U.S. and Afghan authorities .
The handover took place a year after the initial plan was announced .
Originally, the transfer was to have taken place within six months . |
f379148e71e1eff68a02b354ffc6377732ec1465 | By . Jack Doyle . PUBLISHED: . 16:48 EST, 14 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:20 EST, 15 May 2012 . Air passengers caught entering Britain with cannabis in their luggage are being let off with just a ‘slap on the wrist’. Customs staff were found to have handed out nothing more than a warning to passengers arriving at Brita... | Passengers caught with small amount of drug are escaping with a warning .
Critics fear smugglers will flock to Britain, without fear of prosecution . |
f37951541740dc012d65bf3a46cbed06009df207 | By . Chris Wheeler . Follow @@ChrisWheelerDM . Nemanja Vidic had to be separated from team-mate Patrice Evra by former boss David Moyes as Manchester United's season descended into bickering and acrimony. The furious bust-up came as United's players pored over replays of a 3-0 defeat by Liverpool at Old Trafford in Mar... | Nemanja Vidic accused Patrice Evra of neglecting his duties in the defeat .
The Manchester United pair had to be restrained by ex-boss David Moyes .
Vidic was sent off in the 3-0 loss to Liverpool at Old Trafford in March .
Vidic is joining Inter Milan after eight seasons at Manchester United . |
f3797e91f48d2d1027c1f3d1c3bc1cfc3364c0dc | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 25 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:23 EST, 25 December 2012 . Abandoned dogs that were facing death because they bark too loudly have been saved after hundreds of people stepped in to help. Twin sisters Pat Hartley and Jane Wright, who run Mill House Animal Sanctuary, feared... | The animals faced death after a neighbour complained about their noise .
Santuary owners Pat Hartley and Jane Wright say they are 'overwhelmed'
A soundproof fence can now be built at Mill House Animal Sanctuary . |
f37adfd7f9f3473ce975f4012e72e18c2686e7f6 | One is 6ft tall, British, good at putting on a show and has tweeted a selfie. He's also been trained to recognise gestures such as a wave, . say hello and is used to shaking a lot of hands. The other, you will be surprised to hear, is David Cameron. Britain's Prime Minister shook hands with a life-sized robot seemingly... | British-made robot was on show at a technology fair in Germany .
Mr Cameron opened event with German Chancellor Angela Merkel .
He used it to promote UK to more than 2,500 industry representatives . |
f37bbdb8cd5bc3d7eb092e0794966317c18e0651 | By . Sophie Borland . Plans to harvest private data from patients’ NHS files are causing a ‘crisis of public confidence’, the Royal College of GPs said yesterday. The professional body said it was ‘very worried’ that the public had not been properly informed about the scheme, which is due to begin this spring. Informat... | NHS warned that data sharing could cause 'crisis of public confidence'
Professional body, Royal College of GPs 'very worried'
Information about patients could be shared with private companies . |
f37c181058d6f4325d27b7d3d9ec21cf4abbfbc0 | Washington (CNN) -- Predictions of super PAC-fueled campaign ugliness seemed to come to reality on Thursday when reports broke of a potential conservative group's ad campaign aimed at tying President Barack Obama to a controversy many thought put to rest nearly four years ago. But conservative billionaire Joe Ricketts ... | Conservative billionaire Joe Ricketts nixes a controversial ad campaign .
The campaign would have featured the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's former pastor .
Sen. John McCain refused to use that tactic in the 2008 presidential campaign .
Both sides will reap benefits from super PAC spending, an analyst says . |
f37c3a1a9481f46ee17f7e3306975b644fb6453f | A father-of-three was beaten to a bloody pulp by a gang of as many as 15 thugs who stole his wedding ring and mobile phone. Joseph Frederic, 38, was punched to the ground before the gang repeatedly kicked him and stamped on his head. Mr Frederic, who was visiting from France, had attended a family friend’s birthday par... | Up to 15 people punched, kicked and stamped on the head of Joseph Frederic, 38 .
On visit from France to attend family friend's birthday . |
f37c886c2fba6980e0ccb374f3e8fc964079eb7e | Australia has raised its terror alert level to "high" for the first time since the national alert system was introduced in 2003. According to the four-level system, a reading of "high" means a terrorist attack "is likely," however the country's Prime Minister Tony Abbott said no specific threat had been made. "This doe... | Australia increases terror alert level for first time in 11 years .
The new rating of "high" means a terrorist attack "is likely"
However, PM says no specific threat has been made . |
f37d5a9d86feb517bb3908e38632ca40c3086364 | (CNN) -- Mammoth cruise ships can be difficult to get around, even in the best of circumstances. In the worst -- which is how one might describe the situation aboard the listing Costa Concordia -- they are near impossible. Yet even before the sun rose Monday, about 120 rescue personnel were out in or around the liner t... | NEW: The rescue/recovery operation on the ship could take weeks, a diving expert says .
Rescue operations resume, despite concerns about the weather .
The search was temporarily suspended Monday because the ship started to sway .
The Concordia is practically a skyscraper in two directions: 17 decks high and 951 feet lo... |
f37dbd5909f32cbf133e0b408bf7c613fef8a67d | Almost £90,000 worth of goods has been stolen from Parliament buildings since 2010, official figures reveal. Expensive electronic gadgets including iPads, laptops and cameras have been regularly targeted by Parliamentary thieves. But House of Commons documents reveal that MPs and their staff have reported a host of oth... | Electronic gadgets including laptops and cameras regularly targeted .
But documents reveal MPs and staff have reported other bizarre thefts .
£900 in cash, £450 of knives and a £1,700 watch have also been stolen .
Thefts comes despite armed police and sniffer dogs patrolling Parliament . |
f37dc8ca4e0f660c2bf9f5ddf139c1d417e8cdc1 | Paris Saint-Germain must close two sections of the Parc des Princes stadium for their next European home game after their supporters threatened and insulted disabled Chelsea fans during a match in April, UEFA said on Tuesday. UEFA's control, ethics and disciplinary board ordered the closure of sections 104 and 105 of t... | UEFA punished Ligue 1 champions after Champions League quarter-final .
'Discriminatory conduct' was proven during the April 2 home leg .
PSG supporters insulted and abused disabled Chelsea supporters . |
f37e269da080b04339c8983ed598887957e0e232 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Basketball star and Kardashian spouse Lamar Odom settled his drunken driving charge with a no contest plea Monday. Odom, 33, must serve 36 months' probation, attend three months of alcohol counseling and pay a total of $1,814 in fines and fees for the DUI charge, according to Los Angeles City Attor... | The DMV will hold a hearing to decide when Odom can drive again .
Odom, who is married to reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, pleaded not guilty in October .
The basketball star was arrested in the early morning hours of August 30 .
The California Highway Patrol said he "showed objective signs of intoxication" |
f37e59ec58bac0ba703b6bbac47a5752de679a3f | Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, the old adage goes. And this week, it paid off for one shop assistant. An attempted robber marched into a Quick Save store in a balaclava in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, on Thursday. But CCTV footage shows him stop, look at the clerk, and give a thumbs up. Not today: This man ... | CCTV footage shows man in balaclava walk into a Colorado Quick Save .
Gives thumbs up to the clerk: 'I was gonna rob this place but I know you!'
Leaves calmly before allegedly robbing a 7-Eleven around the corner . |
f37e5d1845032a66e8525470c9f39ae092bb74e8 | Javier Mascherano believes that he has remained an integral part of Barcelona's success because of his work ethic, rather than any natural born talent. From Pep Guardiola to Luis Enrique, all the coaches Mascherano has worked under during his four years at Barca have relied on his graft and discipline, and the Copa del... | Mascherano completed the landmark against Huesca on Tuesday night .
The Argentine has won La Liga twice and the Champions League once .
Despite joining as a midfielder, Mascherano features more as a centre-back .
His Barcelona side are four points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid . |
f37f0bc12d65a0fe897ffcd63e98f906e4431b8b | (CNN) -- The aircraft that Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger heroically landed in New York's Hudson River began its long ride Saturday to an aviation museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Airbus A320, sans its wings and tail section, left a warehouse in Harrison, New Jersey, for the journey south, according to Shaw... | US Airways plane will have new home at North Carolina museum .
Crew of Flight 1549 was forced to land plane in Hudson River .
The Airbus 320 will be reassembled in Charlotte .
Capt. Sullenberger is expected to speak at a June 11 reception . |
f37f1d0bbe6b4ddbc27b2a09b529cc43fb6b5cf0 | England may try to improve their rapport with supporters by copying a Belgian initiative which saw stars such as Eden Hazard doing household chores for fans. The idea worked for Belgium before the World Cup and the FA won’t rule out the chance of Wayne Rooney popping over to do the dishes or mow the lawn for a competit... | Eden Hazard did household chores for fans as part of a Belgian initiative .
The idea worked for Belgium before the World Cup and Wayne Rooney could take part in a similar scheme for the 'Together for England' campaign .
Former England striker Michael Owen says it will take at least two years - at Euro 2016 in France - ... |
f37f4ac6fcd5c53cf9cf8a5c1d7c5b34d8c5054e | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A slate of Cabinet ministers for Libya's emerging government was finalized Sunday, two spokesmen for the National Transitional Council said. The names of those in the new Cabinet are expected to be released soon, said the spokesmen, who declined to be named. The transitional council has organize... | The slate of ministers was made final Sunday, 2 transitional council spokesmen say .
Many recognize the council as Libya's government, but it had not had a Cabinet .
The Red Cross delivers much-needed supplies in the besieged city of Sirte . |
f37ff4d34c446511d1d7272fce581a7ee82249b2 | Looking for a high-impact dish to grace your Christmas lunch table? The latest foodie craze is to serve up a bombe. Traditionally, these are dome-shaped French desserts made from ice-cream, so-called because they’re shaped like a cannonball or bomb, and with a hidden ‘exploding’ liquid or surprise centre. But this holi... | Serving a bombe instead of Christmas pudding is this year's latest craze .
Traditionally these dome-shaped French desserts are made from ice-cream .
This holiday season they come in all flavours and guises . |
f3805251b64279d87ef103615ac4b3c0d430d2de | (CNN) -- The University of California is offering to pay $30,000 to each of 21 protesters who were pepper-sprayed by a campus policeman last year, according to a proposed out-of-court lawsuit settlement. If approved by a federal court, the deal could end the suit by demonstrators at an Occupy Movement encampment who we... | University of California would pay $30,000 each to 21 plaintiffs in a class-action suit .
A federal court has yet to approve the settlement, officials say .
Davis campus police pepper-sprayed seated student protesters at an Occupy camp .
A video of the close-range pepper spraying went viral last year . |
f38074ccdf59d749d75c19b6c3b538d7f5dc434a | When is a strategy not a strategy? When it's a political football. President Barack Obama has ignited fresh conservative criticism by saying "we don't have a strategy yet" for airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria. Republicans immediately jumped on the President's comment during a news conference Thursday by saying ... | President Obama takes heat for saying "we don't have a strategy" on ISIS in Syria .
Critics say it shows the President's lack of focus on a major threat .
The White House says Obama was referring to military options for airstrikes in Syria .
Retired Gen. George Joulwan: Obama has waffled, but airstrikes need lots of pl... |
f38094cf19e0483d7b86fa69b4539cb7aa381a43 | A doctor has appeared in court accused of offering an abortion based on an unborn child's gender in a private prosecution launched by a pro-life campaigner. Dr Prabha Sivaraman, 46, appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court yesterday in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK. At an appointment in Fe... | Dr Prabha Sivaraman accused of offering an abortion due to baby's gender .
The 46-year-old appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court yesterday .
Thought to be the first case of its kind to be brought in the UK .
Case is a private prosecution brought by a pro-life campaigner .
Aisling Hubert, 21, has brought prosecution ... |
f380b24532c4bb06d26346d8b272aad51d2cff62 | The top half of the Premier League table shows just how close the race for a place in the top four is . The race for the Champions League is shaping up to be the most tense in years. With Chelsea and Manchester City in a two-way fight for the Barclays Premier League title, five teams are battling it out for the remaini... | Southampton, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool are all in contention for top-four finish .
Champions League race promises to be most exciting in years .
Just three points separate third place from eighth in the table .
Harry Kane, Daniel Sturridge and Alexis Sanchez are among the key players who will ... |
f380b300b2550d0e91d4e22e92d0a3acb6627e76 | This is the dramatic moment a British fugitive on the run from police in Belgium was arrested on Spain's Costa del Sol. Trevor Moore, 45, was detained by Guardia Civil agents as he stepped out of his car after driving to the village of Manilva, near the popular tourist destination of Estepona, last Thursday. He was wan... | Trevor Moore, 45, was detained by Guardia Civil agents .
He was wanted over alleged drug trafficking and money laundering charges .
Police in Spain launched an investigation into alleged activities in June 2013 . |
f38134f938d804ea49c61c93e41c80092874a0c9 | Nearly 1,000 paratroopers dropped out of the sky in Normandy on Sunday - but this time they did so in peace, instead of to wrest western France from the Nazis as they did during World War II. Drawing huge crowds who braved hot weather and lined the historic landing area at La Fiere, the aerial spectacle re-enacted the ... | Thousands gather at Sainte-Mere-Eglise to observe aerial drop of 1,000 paratroopers - reenacting their assault on the French town hours before D-Day armada launched .
Veterans of the attack flew in restored C-47 US military transport plane that dropped American, British and Canadian troops over Normandy .
Final commemo... |
f38157e57e83d6d1bfbaa82e3d6a90693ae0fdf0 | Jens Lehmann is confident Germany will win a fourth World Cup in their history when they face Argentina in Sunday's final. The former German international goalkeeper believes Joachim Low's side have far too much for their South American counterparts even if they do boast the talents of four-time Ballon d'Or winner Lion... | Jens Lehmann believes Germany will beat Argentina in the World Cup final .
The former German international cites his nation's strength in depth and big game experience will prove to strong for Argentina .
Germany face Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio on Sunday . |
f3817731a3e383c6b50c90f6cc0af3b3b78c6053 | BELGRADE, Serbia (CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade is evacuating all nonessential personnel following Thursday's attack on the building by a crowd of protesters, a spokesman for the embassy told CNN Friday. Serbian riot police stand in front of the damaged U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on Friday. The U.S. ambassador, Ca... | U.S.: An event like embassy attack "should not happen in a civilized country"
U.S. warns Serbia of responsibility to protect U.S. diplomats, building .
Embassy evacuating nonessential personnel; ambassador will stay in Belgrade .
No embassy documents taken during Thursday attack and fire, spokesman says . |
f381849be7064f8d2ba01e22b5ca84288ad8bbca | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:06 EST, 10 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:48 EST, 10 March 2014 . He landed himself in trouble when he declared he would support anyone but England at football. But it seems Andy Murray might have learned from the furore – by keeping his opinion over Scottish independence to h... | Murray says he will be keeping opinions on Scottish independence private .
Tennis star cannot vote in the referendum anyway, as he lives in England .
Says it took eight years to regain English support after 2006 World Cup joke . |
f3819f2f79eb1cdcbd3e4e77aa598c41c2fccde5 | New York (CNN) -- The Space Shuttle Enterprise made its final descent Wednesday, landing at its new home at New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Though it never traveled into outer space, the Enterprise did make its way from a Smithsonian Institution museum near Washington, above the New York skyline mou... | Space Shuttle Enterprise is hoisted by crane into its new home .
It will be on display at New York's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum .
The Enterprise was a training vehicle; it never flew in space . |
f381e80d22d20d6aba62af0d07019752fd516fb7 | Michael Dawson was delighted Hull once again took a point from a trip to one of the Barclays Premier League's major sides but feels games like Saturday's against West Brom hold the key to the Tigers' season. Ending a run of four straight defeats, Steve Bruce's men drew 1-1 with Everton at Goodison Park after a strike a... | Hull drew 1-1 away at Everton in Wednesday's Premier League encounter .
Hull sit above the relegation zone on goal difference .
Tigers host fellow Premier League struggles West Brom on Saturday . |
f382e0d9a2c31729edd59393ddcefaca18692723 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 07:33 EST, 7 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:08 EST, 7 February 2013 . A workman suffered horrific burns to his arm after he was electrocuted with a million watts of power when he broke through a power cable with a jackhammer. Tom Sharp, 52, wasn't told that high voltage cables ran und... | Tom Sharp was hospitalised for a month for treatment to his burns .
He was erecting a fence in a car park in Darlington, County Durham .
Car park owner Northgate Vehicle Services breached health and safety laws .
The company was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs . |
f382fcfc3348cf671ab0436ae94e23d28fe48180 | President Barack Obama welcomed his newly-elected counterpart Francois Hollande to the White House today – while his wife Michelle hosts the French president’s twice-divorced girlfriend. When the leaders of the G8 nations gather at Camp David tomorrow, Mrs Obama will treat their spouses to a tour of the White House and... | Leaders could clash over French plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan . |
f38300652f05cbb16db7581ad78f598fc8089c32 | A health and safety inspector suffered life-changing burns in an NHS hospital while undergoing routine surgery after staff made a mistake using an electric blanket known as a 'hot dog'. Mike Wilcock, 58, required a skin graft after suffering third-degree burns to his right buttock after undergoing surgery to remove a c... | Mike Wilcock was undergoing routine surgery in Maidstone in 2012 .
Staff were using an electric blanket called 'a hot dog' to keep him warm .
A mistake made the blanket heat up and cause him serious burns .
Maidstone NHS Trust admitted a breach of the 1974 Health and Safety Act .
The trust now faces a possible six-figu... |
f383a4202955a5f09150aafee63889b5b04ed3bd | By . Chris Pleasance . A millionaire businessman extradited to the US for arms dealing is back at home with his family after being released. Christopher Tappin, 67, from Orpington, south London, has been released from a London prison after he was transferred from the US in September last year. In November 2012 he plead... | Christopher Tappin was extradited to US in 2012 for arms dealing .
Accused of using company to sell batteries used in missiles to Iran .
Tappin agreed to plead guilty in return for a reduced sentence .
Jailed in January 2013, moved back to UK prison in September last year .
Now back at home after being released but sti... |
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