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f4044e398c7a68b1af43995677bdf80ac0657014 | London (CNN) -- Another day, another story about Prince Harry. The party-loving grandson of Queen Elizabeth II has been exposed again, this time naked, playing strip billiards flanked by an equally naked girl. But what makes this story interesting -- and not just gratuitous tittle-tattle -- is the initial reluctance of... | Prince Harry pictured naked, playing strip billiards flanked by an equally naked girl .
UK press reluctant to report story in print or on online digital media, says Robert Jobson .
Jobson: Problem for newspapers is that new generation wants news now .
Equally, Harry really must be more cautious about the company he kee... |
f40479608b6205ebc1b7bd626998ec041279b3b5 | (CNN) -- New Kids on the Block singer Jonathan Knight left fans confused and concerned Thursday when he walked off stage in the middle of a concert in New York. According to reports, the five-member boy band was performing a mix of their old hits from the late '80s and early '90s, along with music from their new album,... | Jonathan Knight walked off stage in New York on Thursday .
Those in attendance said he seemed out of it during the show .
After being asked to sing, he left and didn't return .
Knight later posted an apology on his Twitter account . |
f40499213f29da9b1a33167310525acf4c01a870 | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 10:57 EST, 22 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:13 EST, 22 November 2012 . A young boy with a rare lung disease has run around with his pet dog for the first time, after a student designed a lightweight backpack for his vital oxygen supply. Lenny Yule, 11, from Linwood, . Renfrewshire, ... | Lenny's original bag was designed to be used by older patients and restricted his movement as it was far too large for him .
A design student came up with an effective solution after a local hospital contacted a firm she was interning with .
The new bag doesn't sway from side to side, allowing him to run . |
f4049ccfddc7f1e4c3dc84978d6c2a89a2b1d640 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:23 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:48 EST, 15 October 2012 . Chronic stress during pregnancy can cause depression, a new study has found. Researchers also discovered that mental perks associated with pregnancy were negated by chronic stress. Lead author Doctor Benedet... | Those stressed twice a day showed 'depressive-like symptoms'
Mental perks associated with pregnancy were also 'negated' by chronic stress .
Ohio State University carried out the study on rat mothers . |
f404c506efbaf8def5973012cc932043e7c4d516 | Baa baa Boston Terrier? This cute mutt sounds just like goat when he gets excited. And his talents don’t just stop there. He does a pretty mean dolphin impression, too. Bruce the Boston Terrier is the Rory Bremner of the canine world. His excitement causes him to make silly noises. The one-and-a-half year old dog can’t... | Bruce the Boston terrier makes some very unusual animal noises .
Owner Angela says that her one-year-old dog 'just wants to play' |
f405276e40b0f7d6d14d7e8ce61a993a6699c6c3 | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . More than 500 people were attending a memorial service for a 17-year-old German exchange student who was shot dead a week ago in the United States. Friends, family, the mayor and American diplomats on Sunday assembled at a mosque in Hamburg to wish farewell to Diren Ded... | Diren Dede, 17, was shot dead a week ago in Montana .
He was a German student on exchange to the U.S.
The keen soccer player had trespassed on the home of Markus Kaarma and Janelle Pflager, who had set a trap .
The couple set sensors and cameras in their garage then left the door open with a purse in full view .
They s... |
f4052f912d84a832385e4c8ce89ece8ad13e96fa | By . Alex Gore . PUBLISHED: . 09:32 EST, 8 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:08 EST, 8 February 2013 . A police officer who was beaten unconscious in a savage attack as he walked home from a night out has died in hospital. PC Chris Findley, 33, had been off duty when he was set upon in the early hours of Monday morning... | PC Chris Findley was left unconscious in the road on Monday morning .
He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but died last night .
The officer became embroiled in a row with people leaving a nightclub .
Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to a 'hero' and 'amazing man' |
f4059d933b13b1fa9f6864b3523f616f427c4f39 | Bobby Keys, the saxophonist who played with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Buddy Holly, has died at the age of 70 at his home in Tennessee. According to friends Keys had been suffering with long-term liver problems following his well-documented problems with alcohol and heroin. While he played with many Rock 'n R... | Bobby Keys began playing for Buddy Holly while he was just 15 years old .
Met Stones while they were playing on the same bill in San Antonio, Texas .
Went to confront them over cover of Holly song, but joined group instead .
Can be heard on tracks Brown Sugar, Live With Me, and Emotional Rescue .
Was suffering from liv... |
f4059f7565dc31d34a9a31345a17a92177f2bfef | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 09:06 EST, 25 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:04 EST, 25 January 2014 . The rich of San Francisco have found a new way to flaunt their wealth – buying artisanal toast. Bakeries and cafes in the city have been cashing in on the wealth of the resident Silicon Valley high flyers by selli... | One cafe called The Mill sells toast covered in 'smallbatch almond butter'
The trend for gourmet toast has also spread to British shores . |
f405f878069a4a41086dee44dc09565ac13acfbb | By . Eleanor Crooks, Press Association . A year on from the lowest moment of his career, Marin Cilic defeated Tomas Berdych to reach his second grand slam semi-final at the US Open. Cilic dominated the match against sixth seed Berdych to win 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) and set up a last-four clash with either Roger Federer or ... | Marin Cilic beat Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) at US Open in New York .
The Croatian reached the second Grand Slam semi-final of his career .
Cilic will face either Roger Federer or Gael Monfils in last four .
Croat saw off his Czech opponent in straight sets at Flushing Meadows . |
f406b5ffb77d07cc9a46dec57b887e219d6be1d8 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 11:16 EST, 11 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:17 EST, 11 May 2012 . A man wearing an Afghan National Army uniform opened fire on NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan, killing one, officials said. A local police chief in Kunar province said the soldier was an American, but NATO's International... | Soldier killed one US soldier inside Afghan-US military base in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan .
Unclear whether attacker is Afghan soldier or infiltrator .
Death brings the number of NATO soldiers killed by Afghan colleagues to 20 so far this year .
Reports two other soldiers were injured unconfirmed . |
f40728db2c920e94405f9011749fa2adcfd7243e | By . Ted Thornhill . Corinna Schumacher, the wife of Michael Schumacher, has revealed that the Formula One driver, who’s been in a coma since December, is ‘getting better slowly’. She was speaking at a riding event in her native Switzerland last weekend after Michael was recently transferred from a hospital in Grenoble... | Corinna has spent months by bedside of her husband Michael since accident .
Was pictured laughing and smiling at riding event in her native Switzerland .
Just weeks ago experts warned Corinna was on the cusp of making herself ill worrying about the future for her husband . |
f4075b1b7ebbadc03d5e3d1e4a6408e0d0f0512c | London (CNN) -- Thousands of homes are under threat, rail services have been canceled, and soldiers have been called in to boost flood defenses as Britain braces for more devastating rain. Authorities in the UK spent the weekend battling widespread flooding in the south and west of the country, areas among the hardest ... | More severe flooding forecast in wet and windy Britain .
Fourteen severe flood warnings issued along River Thames .
England suffered the wettest January in 248 years .
Government has come under pressure for its handling of the crisis . |
f4083d74aabcb3d82e54405768bdff25f8e381cf | France's . far-Right Front National (FN) has been convulsed by a family row after . founder Jean-Marie Le Pen accused his daughter of leading the party in a . politically correct direction. The . fall-out was sparked at the weekend when M Le Pen made a ‘joke’ in . which he appeared to suggest that a popular French Jewi... | Jean-Marie Le Pen appeared to make comments referring to Nazi gas chambers .
His daughter Marine Le Pen said her father had made a 'political mistake'
M Le Pen hit back at his daughter as he criticised stewardship of the party . |
f408746a16ce3ac380c6d3ffe8e08a1812e40d6d | VATICAN CITY, Vatican (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI called for peace in the Middle East and an end to the exploitation of children in the homily he delivered early Thursday during the annual Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Pope Benedict XVI calls for a "conversion of hearts" to help children. He later... | Pope Benedict XVI also calls for an end to exploitation of children .
Pope seeks end to violence in to "the land in which Jesus lived"
Person jumps barrier as Pope leaves; security quickly tackles person . |
f4087f56b84b65dfa6fa17ed245b9a37685ea54f | The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) is pulling millions of dollars in investments out of three U.S. companies tied to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. In a close vote at its annual assembly in Detroit on Friday, the church voted 310-303 to divest $21 million from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola ... | In a 310-303 vote, the church decides to pull $21 million in investments .
It is divesting from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions .
Jewish groups, and some Presbyterians, condemn the decision .
The church is keeping other investments in Israel, while investing in Palestinian territories, too . |
f4089fca6a3d813aa7870e6f9217d147f17e8db8 | The number of birds and hedgehogs in the UK has fallen dramatically as a result of climate change and extreme weather, according to a new report. The hedgehog population has dropped from 36million in 1950 to just one million today meaning the species is facing the same rapid decline as the tiger. During the last 50 yea... | UK bird numbers have also dropped by 44million in the last 50 years .
Warmer winters affecting dormice and other hibernating creatures . |
f408bcccc16c4d394ee9b50d722fccd133a8a048 | By . Pete Jenson . Follow @@petejenson . Back in the 2007-08 season a teenage striker by the name of Bojan Krkic was breaking into the Barcelona first team allowing nothing and nobody – not even Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – could stand in his way. On the club’s pre-season tour of Scotland, with Henry the expe... | Stoke make Bojan fifth signing of the season on four-year deal, leaving Barcelona after joining La Liga giants as an eight-year-old .
Forward became Barcelona's youngest-ever goalscorer aged 17 years and 54 days with strike against Villarreal .
Bojan became first choice ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thierry Henry, wh... |
f4092da5298c54ad939cd84d4a9211ca112068c1 | Dutch architects have designed a fascinating concept hotel that would be the jewel of any large city. The proposed Amethyst Hotel is shaped like a geode and features a facade that has the appearance of violet-coloured crystals in volcanic rock. Amsterdam-based NL Architects is envisioning a chain of striking hotel towe... | Amsterdam-based NL Architects is envisioning a chain of striking towers based on the 'positive powers' of amethyst .
Hotels are shaped like a geode, featuring a facade that has the appearance of crystals in volcanic rock .
First hotel is planned for China’s Ocean Flower, a man-made island under development in the sea n... |
f4092ebdf4401f9d81a716517a3bb9d41ed8dd65 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- They were entrusted with gold. The Beatles, shown here in 1964, left behind a wealth of material, which was carefully handled by EMI's engineers. When the Beatles' longtime record label, EMI, decided to remaster the Beatles' music, they gave the raw material to a handful of men. Among them were... | Engineers spent more than four years on Beatles catalog remastering .
Group strived to stay as close to originals as possible, yet clean up flaws .
One of the biggest surprises: hearing the mono versions . |
f409b5ee9878232d6ad3234603a732f596b85710 | Two weeks ago, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands sat politely through a talk on high tech toilets while visiting Japan. Today, she was back on the factory floor as she toured a cheese co-operative close to Utrecht and opened Cono Cheesemaker's new building. But although she had competition from a teetering stack of Beems... | The Dutch Queen, 43, was glamorous in gold at a Utrecht cheese factory .
Posed with a teetering pile of Beemster cheese and even cut a piece .
Light-hearted end to a week that began with MH17 memorial service .
Event saw Maxima and Willem-Alexander join 1,600 family members .
Maxima was photographed in tears as first r... |
f40a404d9e5e217e534cf5638123dd170eae05e1 | Each week Sportsmail gathers up the ratings from our team of reporters to provide the best Premier League starting XI of the day. Saturday saw Liverpool get back on track with a 2-1 home win over West Brom and Manchester City keep in touch with leaders Chelsea after their win at Aston Villa. There were wins too for Hul... | Sergio Aguero scored Man City's second goal in win at Aston Villa .
Papiss Cisse scored two as Newcastle drew at Swansea .
Jordan Henderson dominated in midfield as Liverpool beat West Brom .
Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Diame again impressed for Hull City .
Michael Kightly broke Burnley's goal drought at Leicester .
B... |
f40a6dbad6a71f5e0cc53652d927ff2dddc2a7fc | As national Democrats are jumping at the chance to sink Rep. Steve Scalise, Louisiana Democrats are throwing the House majority whip a buoy. Democrats from the Bayou State, including a current congressman and two former statewide elected officials, are giving Scalise some much needed cover after his position in the Rep... | A former Louisiana senator and governor also backed Scalise .
Rep. Cedric Richmond, an African American Democrat, defended Scalise earlier .
The backing from Bayou Democrats hasn't stopped national Democrats from striking . |
f40ab5bcd3e3b26edd8893cc62f2fe8c3bd41368 | (CNN) -- Out with seekers and brooms. In with stirrups and hooves. This is horseball, where rugby meets basketball on horseback -- but players have more fun comparing it to quidditch, the sport of Harry Potter's wizarding world. "I usually ask people if they've seen the Harry Potter movies," says British horseball play... | Horseball mixes rugby and basketball on horseback in teams of six .
France dominates the sport, which has its origins in Argentina's national game, pato .
Players say horseball is one of the only "true" team events in equestrian sport .
Horseball is coming to the U.S. and the sport has future Olympic ambitions . |
f40b2a640f91c3c2388b3f7f5d6050c32a8e541c | By . Freya Noble For Daily Mail Australia . A boy who grew up on the land in country Victoria and went on to serve in Australia's Defence Forces for nearly four decades, John Oddie recalled the moment that would the set the course for the rest of his life. He remembers watching the planes flying high and low across his... | John Oddie, retired Air Commodore of the Royal Australian Airforce has penned a book about his experiences on the front line .
Flight Command details the harsh emotional toll his service took, and focuses on the impact that war has on families .
Mr Oddie served in the Defence Forces for nearly four decades .
He saw con... |
f40ba24f62b86e0fbf80bbca687c2ad7d0c09c43 | Chris Ramsey is now the leading candidate to take the Queens Park Rangers manager's job until the end of the season. Senior figures within the Rangers dressing room believe the caretaker boss will be handed the role. The move to install Ramsey is yet to be finalised but the club are moving in that direction. Chris Rams... | Chris Ramsey is the leading candidate for the QPR manager's position .
The players would like Ramsey to take charge for the rest of the season .
Players have been impressed with the quality of his coaching sessions . |
f40c4e2301ab0408fe30f30e884bf1759b379d04 | By . Mario Ledwith . A radical Islamist group based in Nigeria today claimed it has killed seven hostages, believed to include one Briton. Ansaru seized the men on February 16 from the site of a construction company operating in the northern part of the country. In a statement, the terrorists cited reports from local m... | Video released by radical Islamist group Ansaru emerged today .
Blamed execution on fears Britain was about to stage rescue operation .
Hostages were seized on February 16 from a construction company .
Newspaper reported that five jets were spotted at airport two weeks ago .
Terrorists cited two reports claiming Britis... |
f40c9d71bc80069c32188c0d0c58b951202aa504 | (CNN) -- Just about six years after his career seemed to come to a crashing halt, when Barack Obama defeated him in the presidential election of 2008, Arizona Sen. John McCain is poised to re-emerge as a major player in the next two years. As the new chairman of the influential Armed Services Committee, McCain will be ... | Julian Zelizer: Sen. John McCain is poised to re-emerge as a major player in the next two years .
Zelizer: As the new chairman of the influential Armed Services Committee, he will have much to say .
He says McCain will be able to use new power to challenge Obama's foreign policy agenda .
Zelizer: Reports of McCain's po... |
f40d2982ad89bc9fa17f27afb0ea96376d63d878 | By . Damien Gayle . They sport the colours of the Brazilian flag and are flavoured, appropriately, like the nation's favourite cocktail. So its no wonder that these special-edition Prudence condoms, available only in Brazil, have been branded the unofficial contraceptive of the World Cup. Coloured yellow and green like... | Hundreds of thousands have sold in Brazil since their launch in February . |
f40d7c66c9bcd6b47857046d88914e7687e3489d | By . Alexandra Klausner . Two brave teenage pilots managed to land a plane that lost power mid-air without causing a single scratch on the plane or on their bodies. 18-year-old certified pilot Eric Nicholas and his pilot-in-training friend Tanner Price of Tulsa, Oklahoma, took off in a Cessina 172 from Riverside Airpor... | Eric Nicholas and his pilot-in-training friend Tanner price of Tulsa, Oklahoma made the perfect emergency landing in a Cessina 172 .
The plane lost power at 100 feet in the air and Nichols had to land the plane below as a car was driving beneath them .
Nichols only has 61 hours of training while Tanner has just 13 . |
f40d857ac61be841009efffa17415dddf8eaff49 | By . Mario Ledwith . PUBLISHED: . 07:38 EST, 22 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:06 EST, 22 December 2012 . Jailed: Tracey Connelly, mother of abused toddler Baby Peter, is understood to be working as a hairdresser in Low Newton women's prison Durham . The mother of Baby P has angered fellow inmates after being given ... | Tracey Connelly, 31, was jailed for five years for her role in Peter's death .
Getting paid for the job in Low Newton women's prison in Durham .
Her mother Mary revealed Connelly had gained significant weight in prison . |
f40d9e732a23dd8ddfb488906d4cf8fb425f6c30 | Getting a parking fine is a bad experience at the best of times. But getting one you haven't earned - that's even worse. This was the reality for Brisbane woman Julie Small last week, when she paid a visit to her local shopping mall during her work lunch break. However, what she didn't realise at the time was that the ... | Julie Small got a parking ticket in a two hour zone after less than an hour .
Her dashcam recorded the times she parked and returned to her car .
Ms Small said the parking company refused to listen when she told them .
The $88 fine has now been waived thanks to her video evidence . |
f40dcb7867facf68ad34659d0b426ecedaa78ad0 | David Williams, 34, swindled more than £120,000 in benefits that he was not entitled to . A benefits cheat swindled £120,000 by claiming he was wheelchair bound, but was actually working as a TV aerial fitter and climbing onto roofs, a court heard. David Williams, 34, from Prenton, Wirral, dishonestly obtained state be... | David Williams, 34, dishonestly obtained state benefits over 8 year period .
They included child credits for two daughters he claimed were disabled .
He also charged a woman, 88, £7,500 for a fuse box which he never fitted .
Williams appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on mobile scooter yesterday .
Judge sentenced him to... |
f40df675be12e0c2c97d49837a7832b2fffce740 | By . Emine Sinmaz . PUBLISHED: . 23:07 EST, 6 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:22 EST, 7 March 2013 . A Liberal Democrat councillor has been accused of holding sex parties hosted by a dominatrix at his home. David Fuller is said to have charged guests a £15 entry fee as a contribution to soft drinks and a buffet. The gat... | David Fuller said to have charged guests £15 entry to parties at his home .
Gatherings hosted by a dominatrix known as Mistress Sarah, it is claimed .
Portsmouth councillor has declined to comment on accusations . |
f40e31977f2bb54f9db11aeb51f5198d48a653a8 | (CNN) -- In the coming years, lifting the ban on women in combat, announced Thursday by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, might prove particularly challenging in the most iconic of military occupations -- the infantry, among the most physically demanding and tradition-bound branches of the Marines and the Army. Determini... | Maren Leed: Ban on women in combat has hurt operations, women's promotion .
Leed: Integrating women into the physically demanding infantry presents challenges .
Women are already in combat; she says, the "front line" and "rear line" no longer exist .
Leed: Research into women in infantry might show that some limits mig... |
f40ee50b03d05af29ca843dc8c5aa76ccd5bc6ab | (CNN) -- "Media must cease reporting on the discovery of a body at a psychiatric hospital in Dongguan." "Media must not report on corruption allegations relating to the eldest son of President Hu Jintao." "Media must not report on a lawsuit against China Eastern Airlines by victims of a plane crash in 2004 in which 52 ... | Press group notes more than 60 government restrictions on media in 2009 .
Report: Press was told not to organize questions for public to ask Obama during visit .
Chinese media barred from reporting on elections for chief executive in Macau, report says .
CNN's calls to Chinese Foreign Ministry, Embassy in Washington no... |
f40f581bb9a644dc31feeea1bdc3dd6bbc42ccca | Manchester United’s £16million signing of Marcos Rojo came amid pressure from outside influences for Sporting Lisbon to sell, according to their president Bruno de Carvalho. Due to third-party ownership laws in the United Kingdom, United had to also buy out Doyen Sports’ stake in the Argentina international defender wh... | Marcos Rojo joined Manchester United for £16million in August .
United had to buy out third-party owners Doyen Sports as part of deal .
Sporting president Bruno de Carvalho says club were put under pressure by third-party oeners to sell to Manchester United . |
f40f93f4b3f59553a790464c9304efcdd69dda09 | (CNN) -- Scientists say they have proven the existence of the Higgs boson -- a never-before-seen subatomic particle long thought to be a fundamental building block of the universe. Since 2012 researchers have made great strides in the hunt for the so-called "God particle" at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzer... | Scientists say they've found new evidence the Higgs boson exists .
The so-called "God particle" is thought to be a building block of the universe .
The theoretical particle is key to understanding how universe works, experts say . |
f40fb43726a760c3a0abb522077a1e85b73a49ca | The world's highest railway rolls even closer to Mount Everest this month when China inaugurates a stretch of track connecting the Tibetan cities of Lhasa and Shigatse. Traversing valleys, mountains and crossing the glacier-fed Brahmaputra River, the line takes in breathtaking views of snow-capped peaks and majestic pl... | Lhasa to Shigatse railway due to be inaugurated at the end of August .
New line brings rail travel to within 150 miles of Mount Everest .
Track is part of huge Chinese investment program in country's remote western territories . |
f41055e0122ef51b98a1e0810fd01201ea4b897c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:05 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:39 EST, 30 August 2013 . A former policeman who became a feared cartel boss has been arrested on suspicion of killing hundreds of people and dumping their bodies in mass graves. Mario Nunez, also known as 'M-10', was a key figure in M... | Mario Nunez was lieutenant to Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin Guzman .
Former police officer linked to mass killings in Durango state in 2011 . |
f4106e0f6d5905f808adb9a9e1533788c4333e78 | HOHENWALD, Tennessee (CNN) -- A pair of African elephants tramps through lush vegetation, stopping to scoop dust with their trunks and toss it onto their backs for protection from the summer sun. Tarra, who was a year old when Buckley met her, was the inspiration for The Elephant Sanctuary. Meanwhile, two others submer... | The Elephant Sanctuary takes in old, injured, abused animals .
2,700-acre facility is largest of its kind in the United States .
Site closed to the public to make elephants' lives closer to in the wild .
Donations have always exceeded needs, but economy not keeping up this year . |
f410a6cb5483895e98f94f34c9008fcbe043b1fa | (CNN) -- My friend Susan had a solution to her days spent stressed out as the head of marketing for a global tech company: Shoes. She knew no problem could truly be solved by buying a new pair. But, she told herself, she could afford it, and shoes made her happier -- especially when she was thinking about what she was ... | Peggy Drexler: Retail therapy is a pick-me-up for the stressed, brokenhearted or bored .
Drexler: People enjoy anticipating ownership, but it's a let-down when they get it home .
Joy of shopping, she says, comes from wanting and anticipating, not from acquiring .
Drexler: Delay the purchase, don't impulse buy, and get ... |
f410c59b427b44776e0ca7c2d5181df9e1490b99 | By . Sean Rayment . PUBLISHED: . 20:00 EST, 4 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:00 EST, 4 May 2013 . A ‘political storm’ is brewing over a rising tide of sex offending and domestic violence in the Armed Forces, top brass have been warned. The alarm is raised in a confidential email, seen by The Mail on Sunday, from the For... | Bruce Houlder QC warns top brass to be aware of problems .
Incidences of sex offending and domestic violence on rise . |
f410f60477a38197813725ed9175752a4b91ff12 | (Mashable) -- Facebook has just announced a new mobile application designed specifically for feature phones. The app will give feature phone users access to Facebook messages, events, pictures, news feeds, profiles and more. The app gives users a better, almost smartphone-like Facebook experience that includes simple h... | Facebook has just announced a new mobile application for feature phones .
The app gives users a better, almost smartphone-like Facebook experience .
Users will be able to use the Facebook app without incurring data charges . |
f411176db3c747c20db54e9462433c9105144405 | By . Sanchez Manning . and Ben Ellery . A Health Minister last night led calls for a ban on ‘dangerous’ mobile phone apps that encourage young people to binge-drink. Norman Lamb, the Lib Dem Minister for Care, called on Google and Apple to launch an urgent investigation into ‘irresponsible’ drinking games sold through ... | Let's Get Wasted app asks players to tap in what alcohol they have to hand .
It then randomly selects a person and they are told what to drink .
Hundreds of alcohol-related apps are available on social media sites .
Norman Lamb has called on Google and Apple to launch investigation . |
f41172ad227ae5d15183290c104afe38a33de02a | A handicapped pensioner was killed and five others were seriously injured when a military jet crashed into a residential care home in France last night. The horrific accident took place in the town of Vouvray, near Tours, when the Alpha trainer hit the Bellangerie home, one of the biggest in the area, soon after 5.30pm... | A 63-year-old woman was killed and five injured in Vouvray, near Tours .
Pictures show Bellangerie home completely smashed to pieces .
Two pilots ejected and parachuted to safety after flying into a dark area .
Health Minister Marisol Touraine travelled to the scene from Paris and called for an investigation into the c... |
f411af184e89bfbb89e319dbf28f835e843fb062 | By . Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 15:21 EST, 18 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:20 EST, 18 October 2013 . When 22-year-old Sheena Morris was found hanging from a dog leash in her Florida hotel room on New Year's Day, Bradenton Beach police ruled it a suicide. But that's something Sheena's mother Kelly Osborn could ne... | Sheena Morris, 22, was discovered hanging in her hotel bathroom on New Year's Day 2009 .
Initially her death was reported a suicide, but her mother Kelly Osborn always believed it was a homicide .
Ms Osborn has worked hard for the last five years to find the real truth behind her daughter's death .
She believes that he... |
f411f4c79173f4aabe093dd8c8be65c6555b882c | McDonald's is testing a mobile app that enables customers to order and pay for food with a swipe of their cell phone. The fast food giant is trying out the new app at Salt Lake City, Utah and Austin, Texas stores with the intention of rolling it out country-wide if it proves successful. The new app is the latest attemp... | McDonald's is testing an app that enables customers to order and pay with their cell phones .
The app is currently being used in Utah and Texas .
If it is successful, the company will make the app available country-wide . |
f412145a4200f724f77c53e20c79b62918569891 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . and Chris Hastings . A grieving mother entrapped a ‘heartless’ thief who stole tributes from the grave of her murdered son by placing a tracking device inside a teddy bear. Heartbroken Joan Holland was so determined to discover who was stealing the items from her son Andrew’s final resting pla... | Joan Holland, 50, noticed items going missing from son Andrew's grave .
She hid £200 tracker inside a teddy bear, before placing it on gravestone .
Just one day later, she was sent alert telling her the toy had been moved .
Using GPS, she managed to track it down to the flat of Anthony Balshaw .
Balshaw jailed for 12 m... |
f412c119c26593e0e54eb53247f94830506ab804 | PUBLISHED: . 12:07 EST, 30 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:39 EST, 30 January 2013 . A snap-happy astronaut captured this incredible shot of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge from his perch hundreds of miles above the earth on board the International Space Station. Commander Chris Hadfield, 53, has posted hundreds of... | Tweeting astronaut Chris Hadfield shares incredible views from the International Space Station via social media .
Canadian flight engineer posted this shot of San Francisco's most famous landmark visible from space . |
f412d1eefde6f4ce1b1e10388c8c383d37adea20 | Paris (CNN) -- France carries out mass surveillance of phone calls and e-mails in a program similar to the American one revealed by U.S. leaker Edward Snowden, a French newspaper has claimed. The program is run by France's secret service, the Directorate General for External Security, and also is used by six other Fren... | France's secret service snoops on phone calls and e-mails, Le Monde says .
E-mails, SMS, phone call, Facebook and Twitter data are stored, it says .
This explains France's "weak response" to reports of U.S. spying on Europe, it says . |
f412e380cc2b319f350fa8e76622485941eb666a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:27 EST, 29 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:49 EST, 29 January 2013 . A grandmother of a baby violently shaken by his father spoke out today about how the child will suffer a 'lifetime of hurt' and disability after the shocking attack. Patti VanOmmen, whose daughter, Kaylee Za... | Six-month-old Bently will suffer health problems for rest of his life .
Full extent of health problems won't be known until he's older .
Father, Justin McIntyre, 23, will spend as much as 10 years behind bars for shaking him . |
f412fd73277c07994116aa5f6e397188d768c4db | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:59 EST, 2 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:05 EST, 2 December 2013 . A hijab-wearing rapper who starred on the Arabic version of Britain's Got Talent has told how she is using her music to stand up for women's rights in the Middle East. Mayam Mahmoud, an economics undergraduate f... | Mayam Mahmoud tackling expectations about how women should behave .
Economics student calls on victims of sex abuse to shout at their attackers .
Egyptian shot to fame after her appearance on Arabs Got Talent in October .
Gets 50 supportive messages a day on Facebook, but some claim she is creating a 'bad name for Isla... |
f41316befddaccf43e408b667f66d4dca0080461 | By . Adam Shergold and Richard Shears . PUBLISHED: . 10:11 EST, 6 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:02 EST, 6 August 2012 . When their women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay team swam to gold on the opening night of the London Olympics, millions of Australians thought the sleep deprivation necessary to watch the Games would b... | Australians finally get second gold medal in sailing laser class, 10 days after their first .
Still languishing behind Kazakhstan, Romania, Hungary and North Korea in medal table .
Great Britain third in medal table with 16 golds . |
f41345a40a05e3562fbd57e73afb6e6f7d651cb8 | By . James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 19:13 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:47 EST, 5 March 2014 . Detained: Patrick Rock, a key adviser to David Cameron and deputy director of the No 10 policy unit, resigned and was arrested almost three weeks ago . Downing Street was last night facing allegations of a cover-up over... | Patrick Rock resigned and was arrested nearly three weeks ago .
But No10 only confirmed it after being questioned by the Mail on Monday .
It also emerged that he was accused of sexual harassment by a colleague .
Officials face quiz as to why Rock was allowed to resign before his arrest .
And there are questions over si... |
f413db9624dbd091c3ee8d3165d38c2b89800403 | By . Hugo Gye . A teacher who slipped on a puddle of water at school was received £23,000 of taxpayers' money in compensation, it was revealed today. West Sussex County Council was forced to pay out nearly a full year's salary after the teacher took them to court arguing that the council was responsible for their injur... | West Sussex County Council forced to pay out nearly a year's salary .
The teacher claimed to have suffered ligament damage in feet and ankle . |
f413e3ac5a18370b0c81fc3d740359198196be1b | (CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton on Friday accused the camp of rival Sen. Barack Obama of politicizing the death of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Sen. Hillary Clinton says she regrets that Sen. Barack Obama's camp "would be politicizing this tragedy." Obama called that a... | Barack Obama adviser seems to link vote on Iraq war, Benazir Bhutto's death .
Adviser David Axelrod later backs down from comments on Hillary Clinton .
Obama says Axelrod "in no way" suggested Clinton was somehow to blame .
Clinton responds: Politics should not play a role in Pakistan tragedy . |
f413f26df0805d384a5aae43aa545dc1239898a1 | The trend for styling our animals in wacky costumes shows no sign of slowing down, but some pets are trickier to dress than others. Now one blogger, as seen on Buzzfeed.com, has found a way to have fun with her hamster's appearance without any fiddly fashion. When her daughter asked if they could dress up their pet ham... | Animal-mad blogger illustrates cardboard boxes with cartoon characters .
'David Bowie' takes on new personas by poking his head through holes .
Results are published on Mythsandfabricatrions tumblr account . |
f41533ea4369419d9c9efda43ff3b79278338249 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 13:15 EST, 29 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:32 EST, 29 October 2013 . A female sculptor has found that less is more since she forged herself a successful career making intricate miniature animals no bigger than a grain of rice. Sadie Campbell has to hold her breath as she moulds and dec... | Sadie Campbell, from Norfolk creates 1/12th scale models of animals .
Each work of art takes two weeks to mould and decorate using tweezers . |
f4159155e01ba126fb66d5c211022ee26383c5f5 | A dog found frozen to the ground in Ecorse, Michigan, last Tuesday is lucky to be alive but may yet loose a leg or two due to her owner's cruelty . Elsa, a 10-year-old chow mix, was rushed to Healthy Paws Medical Center after a Good Samaritan spotted the poor animal suffering in freezing conditions and called for help... | Elsa was rushed to Healthy Paws Medical Center after a Good Samaritan spotted the poor animal suffering in freezing conditions and called for help .
The 10-year-old chow mix, who was found frozen to the ground last Tuesday, is lucky to be alive but may yet loose a leg or two .
Elsa suffered frost bite to her ears and f... |
f415a637138354f551ab428b3c47049dbcbe8b54 | By . Sunni Upal for MailOnline . Follow @@RSUpal . Luka Modric has signed a new deal at Real Madrid to keep him at the Santiago Bernabeu for the next four years. The Croatian midfielder joined Real Madrid from Tottenham in 2012 and signed a five-year contract. However, the 28-year-old has agreed better terms and an ext... | Midfielder extends his deal at Real Madrid by an extra season .
Modric has become a regular in Carlo Ancelotti's midfield .
28-year-old helped Real Madrid to win Champions League last season .
Croatian joined Spanish side from Tottenham in 2012 . |
f4169639b90a1295fadb9f932cb27539a428ab16 | (CNN) -- Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova progressed to the fourth round of the Miami Masters on Sunday, neither impressed with their form as they battled windy, hot conditions. Djokovic, seeking to emulate Andre Agassi -- the only man to win at Key Biscayne three years in a row, from 2001-03 -- beat 254th-ranked Ind... | World No. 1 Novak Djokovic stays on course for third successive Miami title .
Serbian will next face 15th seed Tommy Haas in the last 16 of hard-court event .
Maria Sharapova, four times a runner-up at Key Biscayne, also through to round four .
Indian Wells winner will next play Czech world No. 22 Klara Zakopalova . |
f416dc5ed71fb61dcc6f84f7574f30daf66e5f9a | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 00:00 EST, 18 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:13 EST, 18 December 2012 . Looking at these stunning pictures, it's difficult to imagine glacial blonde Laura Whitmore ever losing her cool. But the host of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here Now - the popular spin-off of the main ITV... | The blonde beauty shows off an array of Christmas party looks in a stunning photo shoot .
Presenter reveals her beauty secrets - and her tricks for staying cool in the heat of the jungle . |
f41748f53804b82e50b3c13aef539385b3e718b3 | The saying diamonds are a girl’s best . friend has been taken to a whole new level as the world's most . expensive dress has been unveiled. The . dazzling dress is encrusted with 2000 stones in total including the star of the show: the world's rarest and most expensive red diamond. The Abaya created by British designer... | Created by British designer Debbie Wingham .
Will go on display in Raffles, Dubai .
The .
Abaya is designed to respect the culture of Dubai that she admires .
2000 .
stones have been used in total, including 50 2 carat white diamonds .
Celebrity fans include Kate Winslet, Hilary Swank and Dita Von Teese . |
f4181d64c920df0e72045a8e0ca98b71ad5f5eb4 | (CNN) -- A former prison secretary has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for having sex with an inmate she was supposed to be supervising, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Colorado said Friday. Janine Sligar, 47, of Wray, Colorado, was sentenced Thursday for sexual abuse of a w... | Former prison secretary Janine Sligar had sex with inmate .
Sligar sentenced to six months on charge of sexual abuse of a ward .
Documents: Sligar, inmate had 10 to 20 sexual encounters .
Sligar detailed liaisons in journal, admitted taking and giving inmate graphic photos . |
f4187567cd855f452d4a5e9d666a51cdc11a5b18 | By . Jill Reilly . UPDATED: . 09:00 EST, 9 March 2012 . Ex-footballer Stan Collymore has told how he is receiving up to 200 vile hate messages a day by internet trolls . Ex-footballer Stan Collymore has . told how he is receiving up to 200 vile hate messages from users on a social network site, with one branding him a ... | Radio pundit retweeted of the racist messages he had received by one user to his Twitter followers .
Gary .
Lineker messaged Collymore to offer his support saying: 'My God! What is wrong with people?'
The latest abuse comes after a law .
student admitted racially abusing Collymore on Twitter . |
f41942c4a6f62c88d4304e16982ab9f352646b7b | A major power firm faces a ban on hunting for new customers after an IT fiasco left thousands in the dark about what they owe. Huge backlogs in demands followed the introduction of a new computerised billing system by Scottish Power. Regulator Ofgem has now threatened to stop any sales activity unless the firm deals wi... | Scottish Power faces a ban on hunting for new customers amid IT fiasco .
Thousands of customers have been left in the dark about what they owe .
Ofgem threatens to stop any sales activity unless firm deals with the issue .
Firm told to speed up call handling and reduce the number of overdue bills . |
f4197f7ded3de1083ff49b34de78dfe2c4c2d6e0 | (CNN)Saying war crimes have been committed on a massive scale in Syria, members of a United Nations commission indicated Friday they may soon publish a list of people suspected of atrocities during the protracted civil war. Four lists have already been compiled but have been kept secret because the alleged perpetrators... | U.N. commission has compiled four lists with names of suspected war criminals .
The lists are kept secret but the four commissioners are considering the appropriateness of releasing names .
March 17 may be the date, when the United Nations Human Rights Council meets . |
f41992c671717ff8beecbc8d4463f73ff5ac665b | By . James Chapman . UPDATED: . 13:25 EST, 24 January 2012 . Labour joined forces with Church of England bishops and Lib Dem rebels last night to try to wreck flagship plans for an annual limit on welfare handouts. Ministers reacted with fury as Church leaders suggested that capping benefits at a maximum of £26,000 a y... | Bishops help inflict dramatic defeat in the House of Lords, voting 252 to 237 for an amendment .
Poll shows 76 per cent of voters are in favour of the scheme .
Iain Duncan Smith vows to fight on, branding Labour a 'disgrace'
Labour say they support the principle of a cap .
Miliband suffers double blow in opinion polls ... |
f419959e39bd73d7148f0001ba5a2d49262a4583 | (CNN) -- Four years since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned massive walls of water that swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving more than 230,000 dead according to a United Nations estimate, improvements can be seen in many of the devastated areas, humanitarian groups said. Laborers work on a construction site in a fi... | The devastation of the 2004 tsunami stretched across the Indian Ocean .
Hundreds of thousands left homeless, and poor and isolated communities worse off .
Humanitarian groups have helped rebuild schools, homes, and get people working .
Groups say long-term improvement of water and sanitation is critical . |
f41a90c72a8b31d842ffd6ed7a7f8ffdb04113cd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:25 EST, 17 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:46 EST, 17 January 2014 . A hairdresser has claimed the makers of violent video game Grant Theft Auto V stole the name and look of his barber's shop. Anthony Braddon, 55, says the ‘Herr Kutz’ salon in the computer game is an exact re... | Anthony Braddon says Herr Kutz salon in game is exact replica of his shop .
He says shop in game has same name, windows, frontage and interior .
He says he has consulted lawyers over alleged trademark infringement but was told they could not do anything . |
f41b22e203550eb6764134ea43605190cd966527 | By . Anna Hodgekiss . Stress produces a chemical alteration to a gene called SKA2 - and people with suicidal tendencies also have depleted levels of this gene . A new blood test for spotting suicide has been developed by a scientists. Scientists have discovered stress produces a chemical alteration to a gene called SKA... | Stress produces a chemical alteration to a gene called SKA2 .
People with suicidal tendencies also have lower levels of the gene .
Doctors hope the test could help predict a person's risk of suicide . |
f41cdb47b039e3ca33058c8c671d62a4cea93d0b | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A 47-year-old charity worker who says she has never been kissed is now a YouTube sensation after a singing performance that wowed the notoriously harsh talent judge Simon Cowell. The YouTube video of Susan Boyle's performance has had more than 5 million hits. Susan Boyle, from West Lothian in S... | 47-year-old British charity worker wows Simon Cowell with singing .
Clip of Susan Boyle singing has become a YouTube sensation .
Boyle, from West Lothian, Scotland, said she wanted to be a professional singer . |
f41cde1812c8239d9264014b0ab8303908ac89b8 | (CNN) -- In my family, I'm always bringing up stories from the past, our family's story, our diversity. My daughter often rolls her eyes. "We don't need to keep talking about this stuff. We get it." My son admonishes. "We know!" In truth, their schools have done of a good job trying to make their population more closel... | Susan Bodnar: "White is not the signifier of normal"
Author: Work, students and her kid's schools altered her "white centric" perspective .
Bodnar: I want to live in a society where dignified difference constitutes our common core .
Raise children to accept their own stories so they can respect others, author says . |
f41d52f1b106baaf41d42c54eeba8a010946be30 | By . Cindy Tran for Daily Mail Australia . and Aap . South African cricketer Dale Steyn admits he hasn’t yet forgiven the Australian skipper Michael Clarke after their heated on-field spat during the Cape Town Test. Lifting the lid on the lingering bad blood between the pair, Steyn intimated he's never been more deeply... | South African cricketer Dale Steyn admits he hasn’t yet forgiven the Australian skipper Michael Clarke after their heated on-field dispute .
Steyn intimated he's never been more deeply offended by a personal sledge .
Clarke claims he apologised to Steyn immediately after the match and admits he was 'out of line'
Steyn'... |
f41d54cb7608a8234fb8f96b6caf496075639556 | By . Julian Robinson . Egypt is planning to build a new Suez canal alongside the existing 145-year-old waterway in a multi-billion pound bid to boost its economy. The 45-mile corridor will expand what is the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia and is part of several 'mega projects' designed to breathe new li... | The new 45-mile section would run alongside the existing Suez Canal .
Project could be complete in five years at a cost of more than £2.4billion .
101-mile-long Suez is the fastest shipping link between Europe and Asia .
New waterway will allow ships to travel in both directions for half that length .
Egyptian authorit... |
f41d5a21adeacd88b288a882816363e2747fa190 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:17 EST, 14 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:56 EST, 15 September 2013 . Parents should continuing reading to their children up to the age of nine and beyond to help boost their academic results, according to new research. The study by the Oxford University Press found a ... | Parents play vital role even after children learn to read, new study says .
Separate research says children who read to better at maths and English . |
f41dd76f3192465eac8ceb9c02e95c65280cb267 | By . Mark Prigg . Amsterdam has begun making the first 3D printed house that can simply be slotted together on site from giant plastic 'bricks'. Dubbed the 'Lego House', the project is designed to look like one of the tall, narrow brick houses common in Amsterdam. The team plan to constantly improve the house as techno... | Pieces of the house printed by giant on-site printer in Amsterdam .
Each block takes a week to print .
Once completed, modules were slotted together .
House can easily be remodelled by simply slotting in new modules . |
f41ddff459a13fdacde7466713849ce761127e6a | A heroic off-duty firefighter who helped rescue a young boy after finding him in a pool of his own blood has revealed how he gave Martin Richard two breaths of CPR before covering the eight-year-old victim's lifeless body. After Matt Patterson and brave stranger, Michael Chase, saved the life of the unidentified boy wh... | Matt Patterson, an off-duty firefighter, was among those trying to save Martin Richard, one of the three victims who died in the bombing .
He had earlier ran a savagely injured boy, aged 7 or 8, a full block and a half to medical teams .
Michael Chase, a trained police officer who works with troubled youths, helped him... |
f41e11b569015cc6395ffef145866f95084c77b3 | (CNN) -- Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had no traces of alcohol in her system when she took her own life in May, according to a toxicology report released Friday by the Westchester County medical examiner. Kennedy, who had been battling depression, was found dead May 16 in Bedfor... | Three anti-depressants are found in her system at the time of her suicide .
Kennedy was found dead May 16 .
The cause of death was ruled asphyxiation due to hanging . |
f41e3f534616baebe015dcc7e74f23e84f7260e1 | (CNN) -- A report from Canadian researchers published Monday says there is not enough sound evidence to support routine screening of children for autism, but several autism experts are questioning the paper's conclusions. The article, published in the journal Pediatrics, is based on a review of existing studies. Curren... | A new paper says "good screening tools and efficacious treatment" for autism are lacking .
Several leading autism experts question the article's conclusions .
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening at 18 and 24 months .
One of the report's authors says finding and helping children with autism is his go... |
f41e6a34cdf25b2cd1d4afc7b481b94a38164e5b | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 07:13 EST, 8 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:56 EST, 8 January 2014 . A senior police chief has been removed from his post while claims of his 'inappropriate behaviour' are investigated. Chief Superintendent Darren Williams, Merton Borough Commander in south west London, was suspende... | Father-of-two Darren Williams, 47, commands Merton Borough in London .
He was removed from the post yesterday while claims are investigated .
Chief Superintendent Williams, a keen boxer and former soldier, joined the force 26 years ago .
Met Police spokesman said there were: 'complaints relating to his conduct' |
f41e8fbaca778dd6783e039797bec76a6a974b7b | (CNN) -- High-Speed Rail (HSR) has been around been around for decades, but it's back in the transport spotlight amid a surge of interest from the United States and China. Despite cuts to President Obama's original plan to spend $53 billion on HSR over the next 25 years, an ambitious scheme for HSR to connect U.S. citi... | HSR can significantly cut oil use in transport in next 10 years, says Anthony Perl .
He believes HSR can reduce oil use before alternative energy technologies are ready .
If power stations use fossil fuels, HSR will still impact climate, says Tony Bosworth .
Bosworth argues HSR must be made affordable to get people out... |
f41eac0c7527c287e0cd863cd626c71c1cf9a166 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:18 EST, 25 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:15 EST, 25 March 2013 . Claims: Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has been arrested by U.S. intelligence services, according to unconfirmed reports . Roman Abramovich's agent today denied reports the Russian billionaire had been arr... | Unconfirmed reports by Russian website RBK were circulated online .
His Moscow-based agent and the FBI say reports are 'not true'
Billionaire owns Chelsea football club, which also issues denial .
Claims sent shares in his steel firm Evraz tumbling 6% before recovering . |
f41ef2120c4982289e8299f535909d991350fbe8 | (CNN) -- Novak Djokovic walked on to the court in a Darth Vader mask -- but it was the world No. 1 elect who was spooked after crashing out of the Paris Masters in his opening match. The Serbian tennis star, who is known for his pre-match antics, suffered a Halloween horror show as he lost 0-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to Sam Quer... | Novak Djokovic loses to Sam Querrey in his opening match at Paris Masters .
Serbian star will still become new world No.1 despite defeat .
American Querrey recovers after losing first eight games, firing 18 aces .
Richard Gasquet's hopes of reaching London finals end with defeat . |
f41fc2c9625c05810cd2dce2d03a2b6fcf2a4839 | Las Vegas (CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao continued his conquest of the boxing world Saturday night when he defeated "Sugar" Shane Mosley in Las Vegas. The Filipino fighter retained his World Boxing Organization welterweight title at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Pacquiao defeated Mosley by a unanimous decision, 119-108, 120... | Manny Pacquiao beats Shane Mosley to keep his world welterweight title .
The Filipino wins his 15th straight fight and retains one of 10 titles he's earned .
Mosley is a three-time world champion but has lost two of his last five fights . |
f420040befb7e15cb89199cef70758874a3e8184 | (CNN) -- I have the utmost respect for Dr. Cornel West and Tavis Smiley. Their accomplishments are vast. Dr. West, an academic philosopher at Princeton University, has for decades spoken up for the poor. Tavis Smiley, talk show host and author, has always used his platform to discuss the issues of the black community a... | Cornel West, Tavis Smiley critical of Obama's first term .
Etan Thomas rejects view that Obama has failed .
He says president has directed aid to those in need .
Thomas: If Obama loses, the poor will get much less help . |
f42030f959eed4a22e8d1d1be016643c4b0c70d6 | By . Lucy Osborne for the Daily Mail . 'Ugly': Research showed that 46 per cent of 16-year-old girls enjoy being active - but say they are put off physical exercise simply because they hate what they have to wear. (File picture) Plenty of youngsters will admit that PE is their least favourite part of the school day. Bu... | Research showed that 46% of 16-year-old girls enjoy being active .
But say they are put off simply because they hate what they have to wear .
More than a quarter said they feel ugly when they play sport .
Girls would be happy to wear leggings, high-necked collars and dark colours . |
f420d3b25c5ffd63f67d03d53c69ea4966be2207 | (CareerBuilder.com) -- "I met my mentor before I knew what a mentor was or that I would ever need one," says Debra Yergen of Yakima, Washington. Fresh out of college and conducting an interview at a hotel in Seattle as a freelance journalist, Yergen "just connected" with the establishment's public relations director. B... | Working with a mentor can widen your network of contacts .
A mentor can provide you with honest advice and candid opinions .
Some find mentors via LinkedIn, Brightfuse and other business/social groups . |
f421446977361953ffba8478c28e761e34035250 | Man with a plan: Iain Duncan Smith arrives at Number 10 for a Cabinet meeting. A think tank said today his benefit reforms will work . Iain Duncan Smith’s plan to persuade millions of people that working is more lucrative than living on benefits could succeed, Britain’s leading economic think tank said today. Reforms ... | Institute for Fiscal Studies backs the complicated benefits reforms .
It says Universal Credit 'will strengthen people's incentives to work'
Boost comes a week after National Audit Office condemned the plan . |
f421abc57b4158e2743e62da98eb47bb79deb0a5 | Washington (CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board hopes air traffic controllers may soon benefit from long-standing research into worker fatigue by implementing strategies that include intentional sleeping on the job, the use of caffeine and other methods shown by science to deal with the overnight shift. "A... | "Controlled napping" may help those on the overnight shift stay awake .
NTSB for 30 years has cited problem of fatigue among air traffic controllers .
Adding staff may add more sleepy people without wide reform, board says . |
f422830cf7a31fd3529f1e12756a2bcde18652d1 | Buras, Louisiana (CNN) -- The sign out front points the way: birds, please enter to the right; humans, enter on the left. Huddled in a pen and covered in brown streaks of oil, a dozen pelicans await treatment after exposure to the pools of crude on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Increasing numbers of birds are arri... | About 50 birds treated Tuesday at Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center .
After rehab, the birds are scheduled for release in Florida .
Workers planning to build more receiving pens to handle increased influx of birds . |
f422c773b4ac861b6cc3c14ae9fdeb62bb2be348 | (CNN)It's all fun and games in the world of comic book movies -- until pro football gets involved. Chris Pratt and Chris Evans -- two of the hottest actors in Hollywood because of their superhero roles in recent Marvel Studios movies -- are waging a friendly feud on Twitter, resulting in an epic bet over the Super Bowl... | Marvel stars Chris Evans and Chris Pratt made a Twitter bet over the Super Bowl .
Pratt is pulling for the Seattle Seahawks, Evans for the New England Patriots .
Both agreed to appear in their Marvel characters for charity if they lose . |
f4239d60506a220fc4e43cbe4c30f18d4ec21df5 | People from around the UK seem to have been having eerie premonitions of how the independence referendum will pan out - as maps of the UK with Scotland missing are appearing all over everyday objects. After the ominous vision first appeared in a cloud and then a piece of chicken from KFC, web users reacted by posting j... | First the map appeared in a cloud and then in a piece of chicken from KFC .
Now other web users have posted jokey pictures of British maps . |
f424009b2f7be16b8c9f4f732893aab03b99a670 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 08:33 EST, 1 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:50 EST, 1 March 2014 . New footage has emerged showing Oscar Pistorius acting loved-up with his girlfriend just ten days before he shot her dead. The images of the double amputee athlete and Reeva Steenkamp were captured on CCTV at a groc... | Footage shows Pistorius and his girlfriend acting loved-up at grocery store .
Couple can be seen laughing, flirting and kissing as they browse shelves .
They were later remembered by staff at the store after leaving hefty £8 tip .
Comes as video has emerged showing Pistorius shooting melon with gun .
Paralympian due t... |
f42422db5a364dc028df6e5d766203239a1c2b27 | Organizing for Action wants its supporters to know its around for the long haul and will continue on past the next set of election, even though its founder, Barack Obama, will be leaving the presidency. 'OFA is not a political campaign,' OFA executive and former Obama adviser Jim Messina said in an email to supporters,... | 'We're a built-to-last movement that's not going anywhere,' OFA executive and former Obama adviser Jim Messina said in an email to supporters .
OFA is offspring of Obama's presidential campaign apparatus, Organizing for Action, reconfigured in January of 2013 as he began his second term .
They staying power of OFA is u... |
f4245c5efbebf835ca9c77563ea5685a264c1fd6 | Gloucestershire All Golds have appointed former Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, London Broncos and Huddersfield winger Lee Greenwood as their new head coach ahead of the 2015 Kingstone Press League One campaign. The 34-year-old who was assistant coach to Karl Harrison at Batley and Halifax, succeeds Scotland head coach Stev... | Gloucestershire University side have made Lee Greenwood their head coach .
Former winger has played for Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, London Broncos and Huddersfield during his playing career .
Greenwood worked as assistant coach at Batley and Halifax and will replace Scotland coach Steve McCormack at the All Golds . |
f42473cabb81d447785c15a46e0ccd2a9eb70434 | By . Sophie Borland . PUBLISHED: . 21:43 EST, 27 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:17 EST, 28 August 2012 . Patients will soon be able to find out whether their GP or hospital is rationing drugs to save money. Ministers are to force all NHS trusts to publish lists of any new treatments they are refusing to give patients ... | Ministers are to force all NHS trusts to publish lists of any new treatments they are refusing to give patients .
Under the plans trusts will also have to explain to the public why these drugs are not yet available .
Scheme is to be be rolled out in the Autumn .
An 'innovation scorecard' will be published, which will a... |
f424cbfcacd24dfbb696aacc6d085fe926fdc7b9 | (CNN)Could a prisoner handover spare the lives of two ISIS hostages? A message purporting to be from the Islamist terror group sets a new deadline for a possible deal with the Jordanian government. The latest demand: Bring convicted terrorist Sajida al-Rishawi to the Turkish border by sunset Thursday, or Jordanian ISIS... | A message sets sunset on Thursday as a new prisoner handover deadline .
Japan's prime minister says his government is analyzing the purported ISIS post .
Jordan's government says it's willing to make a prisoner swap with ISIS . |
f425249ae6c7ffdec81126476289eef091c65969 | By . Ian Garland . PUBLISHED: . 10:39 EST, 2 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:34 EST, 13 June 2012 . Anti-smoking campaigner Duncan Bannatyne was among those targetted for abuse online . Pro-tobacco activists have been accused of harassing and threatening to kill health experts and anti-smoking campaigners - as the gover... | Smokers encouraged to 'shoot' targets including anti-smoking campaigner Duncan Bannatyne .
Others subjected to abusive phone calls, emails . |
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