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f65448f1edb7779bdb0562ba98972bc112269bf8 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Companion: Michael Jackson, pictured, had an Eastern European lady friend whom he'd hug and kiss in the back of his chauffeur-driven car, his former bodyguards have claimed in a tell-all book . Michael Jackson had an Eastern European lady friend whom he'd hug and kiss in the back of his chauf... | The bodyguards - Javon Beard and Bill Whitfield - write that the eccentric pop star sent them to pick up the mystery woman, referred to only as 'Friend'
They claim they also collected another gal pal, and were even sent to buy presents from Tiffany .
In the book, 'Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Fi... |
f6547865b3f4099622215721ffe2ba0c9c62e056 | The stage . was set for a command performance by Treve but it was The Fugue, named . after a technical musical term, who called the tune in the Group One . Prince of Wales’s Stakes. The . John Gosden-trained filly, third to Al Kazeem in the race last year, . has the petit feet of a ballerina and relished the quickening... | Andrew Lloyd Webber's horse The Fugue won the Prince of Wales Stakes .
Favourite Treve was beaten into third with Magician second .
Frankie Dettori blamed the ground for Treve's poor showing . |
f654ee4433d7235134524f58ec8889b98eee4e5a | (CNN) -- HBO and the "Game of Thrones" producers have apologized for comments made on the season one DVD about a prosthetic head that looks suspiciously like our nation's 43rd President. In the commentary, show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss admit that George W. Bush's likeness appears in a scene in which King J... | "Game of Thrones" creators admit that George W. Bush's likeness appears in a scene .
HBO statement: "We were deeply dismayed to see this and find it unacceptable"
Company says it will be removed from future DVDs . |
f656031d7708eb0d5878447469b07da112bea83f | By . Jill Reilly . This dramatic footage shows a gang of axe-wielding raiders executing a daytime smash and grab raid at a jewellers. Dressed in blue boiler suits and black balaclavas at least two members of the gang can clearly be seen attacking the shop window with axes while the others push in the protective glass, ... | Four-man gang struck at lunchtime on Thursday in Ilkley, West Yorkshire .
The getaway car was driven by a fifth gang member and was later dumped .
Witness: Thieves used an axe to threaten a police officer who approached .
Police spokesman said robbers took 'a number of watches' before escape . |
f65631554e97c05962fdd3f4d5d133efc3c0c9bd | By . Mike Dickson . Follow @@Mike_Dickson_DM . Andy Murray's trusted lieutenant Dani Vallverdu is believed to have considered his future with the deposed Wimbledon champion in the wake of Wednesday's Wimbledon quarter final letdown. With Amelie Mauresmo having departed back to France there was still no official word fr... | Murray's trusted lieutenant Dani Vallverdu considered his future .
The British No 1 had showdown talks with coach Amelie Mauresmo .
Fitness trainer Jez Green wants to know where they all stand . |
f65669cf5978180182bac38500ef497b6cb0f70f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:38 EST, 15 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:39 EST, 16 July 2013 . A woman who shot her lover has beaten an attempted murder rap and avoided years of jail time after her lovelorn partner refused to testify against her. Evelyn Barnave, 43, of Brooklyn was slapped on the wrist with... | Evelyn Barnave, 43, shot Randolph Costa, 59, at close range in 2011 .
'We love each other': Costa refused to testify against Barnave .
Barnave was convicted of assault but beat attempted murder rap and will serve five years probation .
Judge orders couple to stay away from each other for a year . |
f6566dc6c4b52d40f5624bdd83fe558bd45ae782 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 05:30 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:07 EST, 16 October 2013 . Legacy: Richard Greener was Harvard University's first African-American . A house clearance worker who discovered the papers of Harvard’s first African-American graduate is threatening to burn them unless the univer... | Rufus McDonald, 52, found the papers when clearing an Englewood home .
He sold two of the documents for $52,000 to University of South Carolina .
But he claims Harvard are only offering him an 'insulting' $7,500 . |
f656edc9511e1e53c26609b3fac8d7f7443d6f44 | (CNN) -- Topless photos of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, hit newsstands in yet another country Thursday, as a magazine in Denmark became at least the fifth outlet to run the pictures causing headaches for Britain's likely future queen. The Danish gossip magazine Se och Hoer ran the photos a day after its sister publ... | A gossip magazine in Denmark becomes at least the fifth publication to run the photos .
Closer magazine, the first to publish the photos, won't say if it obeyed a court order .
Catherine and Prince William got an injunction in France on Tuesday .
The royals have also filed a criminal complaint in France . |
f656f7d1e783fd3374e41c9d69b9bd63ce7c8010 | JFK Airport is looking for a few brave contractors willing to get close to potential Ebola patients for screenings at the airport, and who are willing to take the job for just $19 an hour. The staff will be hired by Angel Staffing Inc. who are looking for candidates with EMT or paramedic training. The lucky hires will ... | The staff will be hired by Angel Staffing Inc. who are looking for candidates with EMT or paramedic training .
Screeners will need to get so close they even take the possible patient's temperature .
Federal health officials say the entry screenings that start on Thursday add another layer of protection to halt the spre... |
f65778a3b0db67d76953d6a76ae77c878ed77dc0 | (CNN)Diego Lagomarsino is among the few who can offer clues about the puzzling death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman. The IT security expert was one of the last to see Nisman alive. Nisman was found dead in his apartment days after filing a report accusing the country's top leaders of covering up Iran's involvem... | The owner of the gun that killed Alberto Nisman explains his side of the story .
Diego Lagomarsino gives new details about Nisman's puzzling death .
He is also the only person charged in connection with the death . |
f6579a51f0ef17796edf7dd1f2c8bb9a0cab5888 | By . Misty White Sidell . PUBLISHED: . 15:04 EST, 25 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:04 EST, 25 November 2013 . His name might not be as recognizable as Cartier or Van Cleef & Arpels, but according to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Paris-based, American jeweler Joel A. Rosenthal is one of the world's most influentia... | The exhibit marks the MET's first retrospective of a living jewelry designer's work .
JAR's Joel A. Rosenthal is famously reclusive, and only creates around one-hundred of his renowned designs each year . |
f657b33f44696526476e933816710724a7cb5135 | Ask Claire Croft how many children she has and she'll say: 'Three.' In fact her youngest, Jake, tragically died just a few months ago. But as Claire explains: 'I'll always have three children. And I am still Jake's mother.' Her darling boy was just four-and-a-half when he passed away last October. The speed with which ... | Jake Croft was four-and-a-half when he passed away last October .
Youngster from Barnsley, South Yorkshire complained of 'achy legs'
Mother Claire thought it must be growing pains, but he didn't improve .
Six weeks later she took him to the GP who ordered blood and urine tests .
Jake was diagnosed with advanced neurobl... |
f6580fe8313b777ebbe294f83ee1062d1176d5a0 | By . Jill Reilly . A £150,000 Lamborghini has been destroyed after it caught fire at the side of the road. The white Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera started to smoke after the owner and his passenger jumped out when it lost power on the A41 dual carriageway near Watford. Witnesses described the horror of watching the... | Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera caught fire on Watford dual carriageway .
Witnesses said the car quickly burnt to 'a crisp' at the side of the road .
The supercar only had 18,000 miles on the clock . |
f658a1bb83c1189f44fb5a4f9a0b05298bd9ad34 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard for MailOnline . A ghostly portrait of Schrödinger's cat has revealed one of physics' most bizarre theories: quantum entanglement. Incredibly, the image was created using light that never interacted with the stencil, while the photons that hit the stencil were not seen by the camera. The exper... | In Schrödinger's cat experiment, a cat in a box, whose fate is decided by subatomic particles, is both alive and dead until someone looks at it .
But latest study let scientists observe the cat without ever seeing it .
Yellow light was sent to cat stencil and red light went to the camera .
As a result of quantum entang... |
f658a6796a74533f07fe2ff1043e04fdf61f62dc | (CNN) -- Fifty-four years after the Duval County, Florida, school board ignored the wishes of students and named a Jacksonville high school for a controversial Confederate general, the school will be getting a new name. The school board voted 7-0 Monday to change the name of Nathan B. Forrest High School after the curr... | Jacksonville, Florida, school board votes to drop name of Confederate general from school .
Critics say Nathan Bedford Forrest was slave trader whose name should not grace a school .
Supporters of keeping the name say Forrest was misunderstood .
The new name will hopefully be chosen in January . |
f658d9480770018f246776d0c4c70c6201e7bdd0 | Two U.S. Army recruiters are facing charges of unlawful sex with a minor after, police say, the two had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old they met while recruiting at a Florida high school. Christopher Glenn Doner, 30, and John Back, 33, reportedly met the girl earlier this year while recruiting at Harmony High ... | Christopher Glenn Doner, 30, and John Back, 33, are facing charges for having sex with a girl they met while recruiting at a high school .
The men were in a sexual relationship with the girl, at the same time, for several months and both asked the girl to stop seeing the other one .
Authorities are trying to track dow... |
f6595878cd07e5d5ba701e71095e4ad6c6e5b88f | By . Graeme Yorke . Manchester United striker James Wilson believes he can continue to grow at Old Trafford after enjoying a memorable debut against Hull on Tuesday evening. The 18-year-old scored twice as Ryan Giggs' side secured a comfortable win in their last home game of the season. Wilson, who is a product of the ... | James Wilson scored twice on his Manchester United debut against Hull .
The 18-year-old is a product of the club's academy system .
Wilson believes he can continue to improve at Old Trafford . |
f6597add671cbd17c8bb88e8c841c9123c9e5e51 | Albany, New York (CNN) -- An upstate school system apologized Friday after students got a writing assignment in which they were instructed to prove their loyalty to Nazi Germany by arguing Jews are "evil" and the source of that government's problems. Students in three Albany High School English classes received the ass... | English students get assignment from Albany, New York, teacher .
They were asked to blame Jews for Nazi Germany's problems .
It was part of persuasive writing project .
District superintendent apologizes for "unacceptable" task . |
f659fdeb5d1b4643be413ba49300d79b88eaec89 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 11:10 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:19 EST, 31 January 2013 . From fad diets to savvy gadgets, there are hundred of products claiming to aid us in the weight loss cause. And now, the latest slimming aid claims to help women shed pounds simply listening to a daily voice recor... | Slimpod has been .
created by a team of Harley Street specialists .
Claims to gently retune the .
mind, change user's relationship with food and make them eat .
less .
Listening for 10 minutes every day has effects similar to a personal life coach .
Barbara Greenwood, 48, lost 5st 7lbs in less than a year using it .
Sh... |
f65a09693937124d5e9c4a5dcda178c056f17b6a | British jihadi brides are being groomed online using a phone app run by extreme left-wing activists, the Mail can reveal. After they are brainwashed on Twitter, Islamic State recruiters tell the young girls to communicate with them using a messaging programme called Surespot. The app – run by privacy and drug legalisat... | Islamic State recruiters tell young girls to communicate using Surespot .
The app is run by privacy and drug legalisation campaigners in Colorado .
Messages are totally encrypted and cannot be intercepted by authorities . |
f65a337c731072bede23c18d23aaeb91417e8575 | (CNN) -- On Twitter, even the best intentions can lead to disastrous results. That's what happened to the NFL's New England Patriots this week, when the football team's attempt to reward their followers on Twitter turned into a social media manager's worst nightmare. It all began Thursday morning, when the Patriots twe... | The New England Patriots had a social fail on Thursday .
The football team inadvertently posted a tweet that included a racial slur .
It's the second social media gaffe this week .
Earlier, Bill Cosby's #CosbyMeme went awry . |
f65a41139e3d81d8031dbe1095b8ffa8a4befee5 | Guangzhou, China (CNN) -- It was 2 a.m. on a stormy summer morning. As the thunder rumbled in the sky, we were led out of a sprawling terminal building through a narrow side door and down a staircase into the pouring rain. A waiting bus quickly filled up with soaked passengers dragging carry-on luggage. After a short r... | CNN producer on board domestic flight in China that took off eight hours late .
Air travel has grown rapidly in world's most populous country .
But China has an abysmal on-time performance record .
Chinese air force controls the vast majority of the country's increasingly crowded airspace . |
f65c138144611301e6b18c127c03e533d19179af | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- If history is any guide, President Barack Obama will reach for the stars during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. But in the end, reality will bring his plans back down to Earth. Obama's "blueprint" for 2012 may run into similar partisan roadblocks that trimmed his lofty hopes for last y... | White House admits some plans announced last year haven't been carried out .
President rejects idea "nothing can get done in an election year," White House says .
Some plans are likely dead on arrival in Congress, Republican National Committee says . |
f65c3a25e950a06f34f0e82e953ca2176c8a6855 | New York (CNN) -- Firefighters continue to battle a series of brushfires raging on nearly 2,600 acres in the U.S. Northeast, which officials say were triggered by high winds and dry conditions. Parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service after a recent dry sp... | NEW: Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares a state of emergency for New York's Suffolk County .
National Weather Service has issued warnings in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania .
Weather Service says the fires occurred after a dry spell in the region .
Firefighters continue to battle brushfires on nearly 2,600 acres in the U.S.... |
f65c45733d00492274b345600bfee75c3952f5b1 | By . Neil Ashton . PUBLISHED: . 12:18 EST, 6 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:51 EST, 8 December 2013 . Will England qualify from tough Group D in Brazil? After upsetting the Mayor of Manaus earlier in the week, Roy Hodgson’s World Cup fears have been realised. England have had a mare. Jungle fever has already set in ... | England will face Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica after being drawn in Group D .
Roy Hodgson's side will open their campaign in Manaus, where temperatures can reach over 30 degrees, on June 15 (that's 2am for the fans back home)
Manaus is a five-and-a-half hour flight from England's base in Rio and is located in the Amaz... |
f65c46ad83c10cab56faeb3fb92176ef31df60b2 | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 20:38 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:48 EST, 30 July 2013 . The Saudi Royal princess accused of keeping a Kenyan woman as a domestic slave posted bail of $5 million on Thursday night was expected to be freed later in the evening. Meshael Alayban, who is married to the grandson of th... | Saudi princess Meshael Alayban, 42, to be freed on $5 million bail .
Was charged on Wednesday in California with human trafficking for allegedly holding a domestic worker against her will .
She has been charged with one count of human trafficking. If convicted, she faces up to 12 years in prison .
Her alleged victim, a... |
f65c87ab0fd722f0666020e753397b4cb7fe909a | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 23:23 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:48 EST, 26 July 2013 . A pair of conjoined twins have been born in India with two heads but just one body. The boys' heads, nervous systems and . backbones are separate. The backbones are joined below the pelvis and they . share a rib cage and sho... | The twins are only the second case of Dicephalic Parapagus in India .
Doctors in Jaipur are battling to save their lives .
The heads and nervous systems are separate, but backbone is joined . |
f65cc289e38a968013597af9c4b70967ed394172 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:28 EST, 8 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:05 EST, 9 August 2013 . Smiling for the camera, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and one-time presidential candidate Wesley Clark cuddles up to his rumoured new love, fashion entrepreneur Shauna Mei - who is nearly half his age. Th... | General Wesley Clark is believed to be dating fashion entrepreneur Shauna Mei just months after divorcing his wife of 46 years .
He launched a failed bid for the presidency in 2004 after retiring from the military in 2000 after a storied career .
Was married to his wife Gertrude for 46 years before filing for divorce i... |
f65e16928176987e94a3fd8cc6d6c07e58cb2aa5 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 05:35 EST, 4 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:40 EST, 4 August 2012 . Oscar Pistorius, nicknamed 'Blade Runner', made history this morning by becoming the first double amputee to compete in an Olympic Games when he ran in the 400 metre heat. Pistorius, a four-time Paralympic champion wh... | The four-time Paralympic champion circled the oval in 45.44 seconds - good enough for second place in his heat and a berth in the semifinals .
Did not beat his personal best of 45.07 .
Pistorius: 'On the blocks I didn't know whether to cry or be happy'
The 25-year-old runner was born without fibulas and his legs were a... |
f65e4a4859629633213da0e35372679b1cbf010f | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 09:25 EST, 24 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:28 EST, 24 September 2013 . Christopher Leggatt died of a heart attack after suffering a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. It is believed he would have survived if he had been able to have surgery quickly . A grieving daughter has accused... | Christopher Leggatt, 65, collapsed with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm .
Was rushed to Bradford Royal Infirmary where the problem was diagnosed .
As it was the weekend, the hospital had no surgeon on site .
He was transferred to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary but died en route .
Would probably have survived had he ha... |
f65eb0291fcdbca098de3d9caf4f379418869bfa | Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade has admitted he is 'proud' to be linked with the vacant managerial position at Cardiff City. Slade has emerged as the surprise new favourite to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the Welsh club, jumping ahead of the likes of Dave Jones and Neil Lennon. His odds with bookmakers fell from... | Russell Slade admits being proud to be linked with Cardiff City .
Leyton Orient bosshas emerged as new favourite to take over Bluebirds .
Dave Jones, Neil Lennon, Paul Hartley and Tugay are also in the frame .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer parted company after defeat to Middlesbrough .
Cardiff are 17th in the Championship after... |
f65ed02edbb7a6bb1f114167b4a4d10ef8608787 | (CNN)Here in London, you can tell that the U.S. presidential election is only about 600 days away because every restaurant here seems to contain a senator or a governor. Why do they come to Britain? Whatever their motivation, nine times out of 10 they wish they hadn't. Most recently, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker visited... | Timothy Stanley: U.S. politicians becoming regular feature in London .
Candidates considering visit to London should take second look at map, he says . |
f65f150b87cecf424a81d06496e32df100b834d7 | By . Steve Robson, Fiona Mcwhirter and Kirsten Johnson . PUBLISHED: . 14:17 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:08 EST, 12 May 2013 . Detectives were tonight still waiting to question a critically-ill woman over the death of her mother in a mysterious hotel-room tragedy. Margaret McDonough, 52, died in hospital after ... | Margaret and Nicola McDonough found by horrified guests at Premier Inn .
Rushed to Inverclyde Royal hospital but Margaret, 52, could not be saved .
Nicola, 23, in critical condition after being found slumped in hotel hallway .
Detectives are keeping a vigil at her bedside waiting for information .
Police treating death... |
f65f1c8c633d330c34c0525e76e29ae4f2614adb | By . Richard Shears . A holy man uttering a special chant succeeded today in calming a group of snarling tigers that had chased five men up a tree, leaving them trapped there for nearly five days. As the holy man uttered his mantra - a mind-calming chant that originates in ancient India - the tigers turned tail and sli... | Five men have been trapped up a tree by prowling Sumatran tigers .
Tigers killed a sixth member of the party and ate half of his remains .
Group were hunted down by tigers after they unwittingly killed a tiger cub .
Holy man chanted ancient mantra and the tigers walked away . |
f65f24a137052db9d6aa9398d102bd36db48088a | By . Hugo Gye . This luxury flat has been put on the market with a price tag of £9million - thanks to its view of London's hidden 'tropical' garden. The apartment block is situated on South Street in Mayfair, overlooking Mount Street Gardens, which was once a meeting place for Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower. A... | Four-bedroom flat on South Street in Mayfair has gone on the market with an asking price of £8.75million .
The apartment block overlooks Mount Street Gardens, believed to have a quasi-tropical micro-climate .
The garden - which many locals do not know about - was favoured by Churchill and Eisenhower during the War . |
f65f67d56d7aeab965b677a8e534ca3dfc982d98 | A technical problem could set back the planned finish date for work in the main search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The Joint Agency Coordination Centre said on Sunday that investigators could finish scouring the priority zone of the Indian Ocean by May if there were no delays with vessels, equipment ... | ACC revealed the vessel Fugro Discovery had a 'system issue'
Measures to fix the problem are being trialled and will be reviewed .
The Fugro Equator is scheduled to depart for Fremantle on Wednesday .
Over 200,000 sqkm has been surveyed and 11,000 sqkm has been searched .
Last week, family members of the 239 passenger... |
f65f7e4d2e9740b4e5e7cc0f4f4a5ca5868016d1 | British intelligence agencies have ‘more blind spots’ when monitoring potential terrorist threats than five years ago, the country's top anti-terror police officer has said. Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said the revelations by former US data analyst Edward Snowden and advances in technology le... | Scotland Yard's anti-terror chief Mark Rowley warns of growing threat .
Said revelations by whistle-blower Edward Snowden damaged terror fight .
Claimed terror detectives at Scotland Yard operating on a 'shaky platform' |
f65f87d421637d4f966ba29f28cf2dcc7cec1ffe | Following the criticisms of a number of Australian brands for producing halal-certified versions of their products, a new target has come under fire. In a post to their Facebook page on Wednesday, one angry chocoholic vowed they would be boycotting Cadbury Dairy Milk products simply because it is halal certified. 'Dear... | Cadbury is the latest brand to face criticism over halal certification .
One customer claimed she had stopped buying the chocolate because of it .
Last week Australian companies were being targeted over halal products .
Four'N Twenty, Vegemite, Milo and Byron Bay Cookie Company have all sparked an outrage through socia... |
f65fd25e0dfaff068f3f03dd3c710f43cea8a864 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 13:10 EST, 10 August 2011 . A NATO helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan this morning, just two days after 38 people were killed in another Chinook crash. Officials said there were no apparent casualties on board the ISAF helicopter, which mad a 'hard landing' in the volatile P... | NATO reports no casualties .
Taliban claim responsibility for 'hard landing'
Demonstrations after claims civilians were killed in night raids .
Incidents come barely two weeks after foreign troops began first phases of withdrawal from Afghanistan . |
f6604f638052a473b0819fbc50929c2c8b086e6e | It has all come together in a few days for Danny Welbeck. At the start of last week, he was unwanted by Louis van Gaal and well down the pecking order as a centre forward for Manchester United. A few days later, by which time he had moved to Arsenal for £16million and completed an excellent 20 minutes as a substitute w... | Daniel Sturridge's injury means Danny Welbeck could start upfront against Switzerland on Monday .
Welbeck is likely to start up front with former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney .
The 24-year-old is part of a generation called on to revitalise interest in the England team . |
f6607424c5055799be00936aa2b70b1c837be312 | Israel may have committed war crimes when commandos stormed an aid ship in 2010 killing nine people, but officials will not be prosecuted because the offences are 'not serious enough'. Eight Turks and one Turkish-American died after crack troops opened fire on the crew of the Mavi Marmara in the early hours of May 31, ... | International Criminal Court rules there is basis to say war crimes took place .
But lawyers will not prosecute as the offences are 'not sufficiently grave'
Eight Turks and one American-Turk died in raid on ship by Israeli troops .
Crew say soldiers fired first but Israel says troops fired after being attacked . |
f660886f8662a150966d25059ea4ab6a59c77324 | (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will convene a summit Monday at the White House of the heads of every key African nation -- except three: Ebola-plagued Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. And as of now, the African Ebola epidemic, the largest on record, is not officially on the summit agenda. As their epidemics spin out ... | President Obama's Africa summit does not have Ebola epidemic on agenda .
Record-breaking epidemic hits poverty-stricken Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone .
Laurie Garrett: We need to make long-term commitment to Ebola-struck nations .
Garrett: Summit urgently needs to address this and plan for the worst if it hits popul... |
f660bfe8b53f07a6a7c74d22c36980c3c9544fe8 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 16:40 EST, 22 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:08 EST, 23 August 2013 . Pressure on the Red Arrows to perform as many displays as possible could have been a factor in the death of a pilot, a hearing has heard. Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, 35, died in November 2011 after his ejectio... | Flt Lt Sean Cunningham, 35, died at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire .
He was thrown into the air and his parachute failed to work .
Questions over whether pressure on the team affected their .
performance . |
f661740deacd7a8ad2e052ab1e28f0b090494841 | For some managers it's an absolute Godsend - a chance to sign much-needed reinforcements and salvage an ailing season before it's too late. And in the last five campaigns it's been Newcastle United who are the most likely to get out the chequebook in the January transfer window. Forty-four per cent of the Tyneside club... | Newcastle United complete 44 per cent of transfer business in January .
This is the highest proportion of any Premier League club in last five years .
West Ham have done 37 per cent in January, QPR 36 per cent .
West Brom, by contrast, do just 12 per cent of dealings in winter .
Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool also o... |
f6617a99a3d8da261a4d08952f03cbfcda2472f4 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:02 EST, 30 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:15 EST, 30 May 2013 . There's a new breed of airport dog. They aren't looking for drugs or bombs - they are looking for people who need a buddy, a belly to rub or a paw to shake. 'His job is to be touched,' volunteer Kyra Hubis sai... | Airports in San Jose, Miami and Los Angeles are bringing in dogs to greet travelers .
The dogs, handled by volunteers, are meant to take the stress out of travel .
The Miami airport has just one dog while LAX has as many as 30 . |
f661bd458b6a8e7bfd015f0474036bdf9cceaabe | (CNN) -- President Hugo Chavez on Thursday ordered the nationalization of the Banco de Venezuela "to put it at the service of Venezuela" after denying approval for its sale. President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela says the banks owners aren't interested in selling but he's buying anyway. The leftist president said in a tele... | Banco de Venezuela's Spanish owner asked for permission to sell, Chavez says .
Chavez refused prospective buyer and seller's request for sale .
Bank now will be "at the service of Venezuela," Chavez says . |
f6624600f53e34b6602c3014aa81b7e6865428c7 | (CNN) -- After his infamous "brain freeze" that drew laughter and ridicule from his detractors, Texas Gov. Rick Perry poked fun at himself Thursday night while delivering the "Top Ten" list on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman." Perry sauntered on stage smiling, clapped his hands and saluted the crowd before rat... | NEW: Rick Perry is scheduled to participate in another debate Saturday .
Perry delivers the "Top Ten" list on "The Late Show with David Letterman"
At Wednesday's debate, Perry could name only 2 of 3 agencies he would eliminate .
Perry's team points to gaffes by presidents Obama, Reagan and Ford . |
f6629b2385cddd0f4df6fd419976c25f80b54cb7 | Three Gold Coast Titans players have been stood down from the team effective immediately amid the cocaine crisis currently rocking the NRL. State of Origin players Greg Bird and Dave Taylor are the latest players to be implicated in the scandal, and Gold Coast Titans CEO Graham Annesly announced in a press conference ... | Three Gold Coast Titans players have been stood down from the club .
Greg Bird, Dave Taylor and Kalifa Faifai Loa are the latest to be implicated in the NRL cocaine scandal .
Queensland Reds Super Rugby star Karmichael Hunt and Gold Coast Titans player Beau Falloon arrested for cocaine supply on Friday .
Former squad ... |
f66311c2febc8ee5df7e08ac1c0429130e4aa6ee | By . Harriet Arkell . With its elegant ballroom, banqueting hall, rolling acres and lake, Grade I-listed Halswell House looks as if it should be worth several million pounds. But the Palladian mansion, once described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most important house of its date in the country', is for sale at a knoc... | Halswell House in Bridgwater, Somerset, is one of Britain's finest houses and boasts Tudor buildings and 31 acres .
The Palladian mansion was described by Pevsner as 'the most important house of its date in the country'
Ballroom, banqueting hall, lake and follies all included with auctioneer's guide price of £250,000-£... |
f663ad58ab684808e7474b12b1649eaece14a56b | (CNN) -- The San Francisco Giants won their first World Series title since 1954 on Monday, after the California-based team beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 away at the Arlington Ballpark to secure a 4-1 victory in Major League baseball's best-of-seven-game contest. After narrowly missing out in the "Fall Classic" in 1962, 19... | San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 3-1 to win best-of-seven World Series 4-1 .
Calfornia-based Giants ended fans' 56-year wait for a championship pennant .
It is the franchise's sixth in total but first since it moved from New York in 1958 .
Rangers were playing in the first World Series final of the team's 50-yea... |
f663c92b9fefdce8b1a1c0b46e59ac9c0e81fd9d | It was the bomb credited with ending World War II. Days after the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender. In Hiroshima, 80,000 people died instantly when the bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, and another 112,000 died in ... | Manhattan Project may become new national park site .
There are seven new sites included in Congressional legislation .
Some sites require land acquisition to become parks . |
f663eb39801ee9000ca3349def73d72f2e623530 | A new five-day break in Scotland is being launched which invites participants on 'an inner journey of discovery and remembering' with the goal of learning how to cope with loss. The retreat is aimed at those who have lost a loved one, or who are grieving for some other reason, such as relationship breakdown, 'empty nes... | Qualified counsellors will run the five-day grief retreat .
Held at Ardoch House, near Loch Lomond in Scotland .
Designed for anyone suffering from loss, including empty nesters, the bereaved and people who are separated or divorced . |
f664567acb3bc56a76b6e2b7a68845ef08edaa45 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A transgender woman has told of her joy after internet users paid for her to have a vagina. Samantha Allen said she is used to receiving abuse online, so could not believe it when she raised the $8,000 needed for her surgery in less than 24 hours. Ms Allen, a doctoral fellow in the Department... | Samantha Allen was born a man and wanted surgery to create a vagina .
She was told it would cost $20,000 and her insurance would only pay part .
She took to a crowdfunding website to raise the rest of the money .
Amazingly, she reached the total in less than 24 hours and had the surgery . |
f664b7197c08c4082d1c5b3b53e3a3b285d252fa | (CNN) -- The number of shark attacks last year dropped to a four-year low, but they were deadlier, a University of Florida report says. Worldwide, 10 people died in 72 shark attacks last year. That's higher than the average of 6.3 deaths over the past 10 years, said George Burgess, who conducts research on sharks at th... | There were 72 unprovoked shark attacks last year .
More than half, 47, happened in the United States .
Globally, 10 people died from shark attacks .
"Sharks have a lot more to fear from us than we do from them," researcher says . |
f664ccc05865bf221e3a132bbbb102a10441ec81 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 15:14 EST, 26 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:16 EST, 26 December 2012 . A couple who survived a Christmas Day aircraft crash in Burma that killed three people today recalled their dramatic escape as the carrier apologised for its worst accident since it started flying. Air Bagan offici... | Air Bagan plane crashed in a paddy field in heavy fog on Christmas Day .
British family survive but three Burmese die in tragedy - including child, 11 .
Australian Anna Bartsch, 31, and her boyfriend recall 'rollercoaster' ride . |
f6657f8d4edddc5d791166c851a92d4e5b76f45b | Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. His new book, "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security -- From World War II to the War on Terrorism," will be published this fall by Basic Books. Zelizer writes widely about cur... | Julian Zelizer: Sen. John Kerry held hearing on future of newspapers and news .
Zelizer says newspapers are endangered by rise of new media .
Focus should be on what new media can do to ensure quality reporting .
Zelizer: Pursuit of objectivity is a needed goal for Web-based news . |
f665c3f984bfd38e180daf02ad9c4b04da36eae4 | By . Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 29 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:03 EST, 29 October 2013 . Lullabies don’t only help babies get off to sleep, they also ease pain. A study found that Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Hush a Bye Baby and other well-loved children’s songs helped patients i... | Songs such as Twinkle, Twinkle .
Little Star, Hush a Bye Baby and other well-loved songs .
helped patients in Great Ormond Street Hospital feel better .
Heart rates dropped and the children were in visibly less pain .
But reading stories with pop-up pictures or sounds had no effect .
Calming tones may ease pain by dist... |
f665d6aed42808c3553c1be13193afa6e7d50329 | By . Tara Brady . World Cup organisers and Fifa are under pressure after TV viewers spotted hundreds of empty seats at opening games that were supposed to be sold out. Except for the opening game between Brazil and Croatia, most matches have been played in unfilled stadiums. Switzerland played Ecuador on Sunday in the ... | Switzerland played Ecuador on Sunday in the Arena Brasilia .
The stadium has a capacity of 72,500 but it appeared only two-thirds full .
Hundreds of empty seats spotted during the Spain Netherlands match .
Large number of tickets for Bosnia Herzegovina against Iran remain unsold . |
f666a430630b8af2a847e086643c26159e7d78a6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:03 EST, 25 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:25 EST, 25 November 2012 . A father has been charged with killing his 23-year-old son, after he allegedly engineered what appeared to be a gruesome accident four years ago. Karl Karlsen, 52, of Romulus, New York, told police that he... | Karl Karlsen, 52, of Romlus, New York told police he found son's body in barn and death was ruled tragic accident .
New information came to light in March and Karlsen charged with murder . |
f66732317567c14358182542e269a5636df89fa6 | (CNN) -- Mitt Romney is in a bind. He must present himself as a staunch conservative in order to appeal to skeptical right-wing voters in the Republican presidential primary, but if he plays it too conservative, he'll alienate moderate voters in the general election. Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom is not overly concern... | Michael Wolraich: Etch A Sketch gaffe-turned-joke highlights bind Romney was already in .
He says in truth Etch A Sketch leaves residue on screen after a shake, a better analogy here .
He says voters forget actual policy promises; they remember gaffes, one-liners, labels .
Wolraich: Romney can defend consistency all he... |
f667cf28727d1235fc8a6b26b6f68216174fcfd9 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:07 EST, 16 October 2013 . Almost destroyed and littered with unexploded bombs, it suffered some of the worst bombing of any airfield during the Battle of Britain and has a rich history of flight. But Manston Airport, near Margate, Kent - wher... | Sir Barnes Wallace carried out tests on bouncing bomb at Manston Airport .
Close to east coast and often used by badly-damaged aeroplanes in WWII .
Location is now called Kent’s International Airport and used by KLM planes . |
f66807b090fe884cb9660facc5c7442ced7979dc | (CNN) -- A coroner has adjourned the fourth inquest into the death of a baby believed to have been killed by a dingo in central Australia more than 30 years ago. Azaria Chamberlain was just two months old when she was snatched from a tent during a family holiday to Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, sparking one of the c... | Inquest adjourned into death of baby believed to have been killed by dingo .
Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a tent 31 years ago .
Her mother, Lindy, claimed her baby had been taken by a dingo .
Crown prosecution convinced a jury she was guilty of murder . |
f6681dbc94d89ca0f105607063d1297373f07c69 | San Diego (CNN) -- It can't be. The Republican Party's wise new sage on immigration is ... Mitt Romney? In a recent interview with Univision, the Spanish-language television network, the former presidential candidate -- whom some suspect may be gearing up to run again in 2016 -- criticized President Obama's use of exec... | Ruben Navarrette: In the 2012 election, Mitt Romney was a backward voice on immigration .
He criticized Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich for ideas that helped immigrants, Navarrette says .
Navarrette: This year, Romney is wisely calling on GOP to pass immigration reform .
He says it's the one smart way Republicans can respond... |
f6682b3bdbfcf01af8d9934604f2b21d4a67788c | Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- At least two people were killed and 48 others injured Saturday when a Russian passenger plane skidded off a runway after an emergency landing in Moscow. The plane made an emergency landing after all three of its engines failed, Russian Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Veronika Smolskaya... | All three engines of the plane failed, Russian official says .
The plane took off and landed in Moscow .
155 people were aboard the Dagestan Airlines flight . |
f6683049b11181aa1697f0e1e8619c1203da5b80 | (CNN) -- Educators and policymakers have long dreamed of providing universal, low cost, first-class higher education. Their wish may come true soon thanks to an unlikely source: Silicon Valley. The mecca of the technology universe is in the process of revolutionizing higher education in a way that educators, colleges a... | Bill Bennett: We have dreamed of providing universal, low cost, first-class higher education .
Bennett: Thanks to Silicon Valley, and Sebastian Thrun, we may soon attain that dream .
He says Thrun's Udacity is an inspiring model for the future of education .
Bennett: Traditional higher education has much to learn from ... |
f6684b0b95ebf41465a6c9f37f92b14ec82f80d7 | (CNN) -- Less than a decade after Radiohead offered up "In Rainbows" with a pay-what-you-want model, the group's frontman, Thom Yorke, is now selling a surprise new album via BitTorrent. The record, "Tomorrow's Modern Boxes," is available now at the pay-gated cost of $6. A video for the album's first track "A Brain in ... | Thom Yorke unveiled a new solo album via BitTorrent .
He joins Beyonce in unannounced releases .
Yorke encourages other artists to follow . |
f6686477230d597dcc541a1a999dfb69b67e2131 | By . Inderdeep Bains . PUBLISHED: . 21:04 EST, 12 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:43 EST, 13 November 2013 . 'Liar': Patricia Glancy stole almost £11,000 in deposits from brides and grooms-to-be . A wedding planner at the renowned Wentworth Golf Club stole almost £11,000 in deposits from couples hoping to get married... | Patricia Glancy, 36, from Ascot Berkshire, stole almost £11,000 in deposits .
Cheated couples hoping to get married at renowned Wenworth Golf Club .
Claimed she donated the stolen money to a cancer charity, a court heard .
'I'm going to be blunt - I just don't believe her,' said Judge Peter Moss .
Sentencing has been d... |
f668a93391b116bb3e8648becb9dda805ef2f585 | By . Jaya Narain . PUBLISHED: . 15:35 EST, 15 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:35 EST, 15 March 2013 . In the leafy avenues and boulevards of Brighton a very middle-class protest has erupted over the future of just one tree. The old elm tree has stood in the same place for more than 170 years, surviving two world wars an... | The Green Party council said the tree created a hazard for wheelchair users .
Locals have occupied the old elm tree in opposition to the move .
The tree has survived two world wars and Dutch Elm Disease . |
f668be130db1dcc4ebfda03db2a4beec9ed8e18f | Stoke chairman Peter Coates says Marko Arnautovic is not for sale despite the Austria international being disgruntled at his lack of first-team starts. Feyenoord are keen to take the 25-year-old on loan but Coates said he is a vital member of Mark Hughes’ squad. ‘He has been an important player for us and remains so,’ ... | Dutch club Feyenoord are interested in taking Marko Arnautovic on loan .
Arnautovic, 25, is unhappy with his lack of starts at Stoke this season .
Stoke chairman has hailed the Austria international as an important player . |
f6692fd0293b15412c111b5893d3b5b529a842ef | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 05:22 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:43 EST, 30 August 2013 . A newly discovered species of shark that 'walks' along the sea floor to hunt for its next meal, has been discovered and filmed by scientists. In the intriguing video, the spotty fish, which is a type of bamboo sha... | Scientists found the newly discovered species off the coast of Indonesia although local indigenous people were already aware of its hunting habits .
It's named hemiscyllium halmahera after a group of close shark relatives and the place it was found - the .
eastern Maluku island of Halmahera .
The find coincides with a... |
f6693a7c9717a1d19485d0e3e47da8e4a58d1699 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 10:34 EST, 12 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:45 EST, 12 February 2013 . A woman has been evicted from a trailer park after hundreds of pet rats were found inside her mobile home. Darlene Flatoff ‘s trailer in Plover, Wisconsin, was found to be infested with rat faeces and the rodents ha... | Darlene Flatoff kept hundreds of rats as pets in her Wisconsin trailer .
Rodents destroyed mobile home and chewed through floorboards . |
f669667b052fc553cc2eae3788c714404ec66dc9 | The family and friends of a 21-month-old Michigan girl who has died from enterovirus D68 have paid tribute to their 'sweet baby angel'. Madeline Reid, from Clinton Township, was put on life support on September 14 after contracting the deadly virus, which has flu-like symptoms and continues to sweep the country. But fo... | Madeline Reid put on life support on September 14 after contracting virus .
The 21-month-old suffered congestive heart failure and was left paralyzed .
She died in her parents' arms at Detroit hospital at around 3pm yesterday .
Family and friends have paid tribute to 'sweet baby girl who is now angel'
Enterovirus D68 h... |
f669e0b6bf2f041919eadb9250941613f78fb73b | (CNN) -- We're often told that sharing our feelings could save our relationships from sliding into emotional breakdowns -- perhaps talking it out could also shield us from the traveling blues too. A group of UK transport and technology experts has come together to create a new digital platform that would map the emotio... | A UK team is creating a new platform for mapping people's journey sentiments .
The goal is to combine social media data with other sources to improve commuting .
Project developers say it would help transport operators understand passengers' needs . |
f66a3e66cb1661b5ac875b068d6c4399beafba38 | By . Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 13:32 EST, 28 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:48 EST, 28 October 2013 . Wreckless: Ben Thomas was more than twice over the alcohol limit and had taken cocaine before he got behind the wheel last October . A driver who killed his three friends in a horrific car crash while he was h... | Ben Thomas, 26, from Birmingham was the only survivor of the crash which saw him hit a tree at 73 mph .
His friend James MacDonald and cousin James Wassell, both 24, died instantly while another cousin David Wassall, 26, died later in hospital .
PC Damian Gibson, from West Midlands Police: 'He had complete disregard fo... |
f66a86fb75dda3f35a1009d342a7665462117ffe | By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 17:41 EST, 15 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:46 EST, 15 November 2013 . Freed: Alexis Fleury, pictured with his English girlfriend, Emily Crick. Fleury will walk free from jail next week after having his sentence halved . A driver who killed a father of two by driving on the wrong si... | Alexis Sebastien Fleury had 'lower .
culpability' for causing the death of 62-year-old David Crane than a .
British driver would, say judges .
Mr Crane was driving home at 11.30pm on August 3, 2012, when his Skoda Fabia .
was hit head-on by Fleury’s grey Renault Laguna .
Mr Crane, a carer for his disabled wife, died at... |
f66befc26ca8f93da6b06180c416295d1f58b086 | (CNN) -- Track and field star Tyson Gay was handed a one-year ban by the U.S. Anti Doping Agency (USADA) Friday and has had to return the silver medal he won at the 2012 London Olympics. Gay, a former world 100 and 200m champion, tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid at the U.S. Championships on June 23, 2013 a... | Tyson Gay receives a one-year ban for doping offense .
Sprinter Gay tested positive for an anabolic steroid in 2013 .
Received shortened suspension for co-operating with authorities .
Gay won gold medal triple at 2007 World Championships . |
f66c1a830a2d0a49ec9cc403000adbe58aad7ce2 | Britain's biggest loyalty card scheme has boosted security after it was targeted by fraudsters in an apparent eBay scam. Nectar, which is used by more than 19 million people, is the latest card scheme to fall foul of fraudsters after it linked up with the auction website to allow customers to spend points online. Under... | Nectar is the latest card scheme to fall foul of online fraudsters .
Under the Nectar and eBay scheme, members can collects points on eBay and then change points into vouchers to spend on the auction site .
But customers have seen thousands of points going missing from their Nectar account - only to find out later they... |
f66cadbe69ac3bf24b75b3a81a7e4e7b452d6e65 | (CNN) -- Winning a World Cup can help bring a divided country together, but that sense of unity can all too easily be dissipated, according to France's Patrick Vieira, who helped his country secure football's greatest prize on home soil in 1998. Aime Jacquet's squad was seen as representing as a new France. Vieira hims... | Patrick Vieira says winning the World Cup in 1998 helped to unify a divided France .
But Vieira feels the nation's politicians did not do enough to build on the success .
Promoting education is key to solving France's current racial problems, says Vieira . |
f66d64772ebf63e5f2036b26f19a0e78d1806329 | A woman who struggled with body image throughout her childhood has proven once and for all that size does not matter when it comes to busting a move. Radio producer Whitney Way Thore's series of videos called A Fat Girl Dancing went viral in recent months thanks to her impressive skills on the dance floor. What began a... | Whitney Way Thore released series of videos called A Fat Girl Dancing .
She fights body shame and promotes idea of self-love and acceptance .
New video shows her dancing for personal trainer, Fitty Smallz . |
f66d7a85bf0ae6a6e10e9e0fca2003b1410d371b | Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- No building in this coastal city of 200,000 residents appears to have escaped damage from Super Typhoon Haiyan. Most roads were impassable Saturday; all communications except for satellite phones were down; medical supplies, food and water were scarce; and there were reports of looting. A... | NEW: Seen from the air, forests of palm trees flattened, flooded villages .
No communications except satellite phones .
A couple loses three of their daughters; two found dead .
Red Cross may charter a boat to reach area . |
f66dae24a11fd28aa56391ea8f93a524589f3de4 | (CNN) -- Bria Hunter tried to lie her way out of a meeting of the "Red Dawg Order," a club within the famed Marching 100 Band at Florida A&M University. For her deceit, according to police, the clarinet player was allegedly struck more than 20 times. And for failing to memorize and properly cite information about the c... | Attorney for one suspect said "inconsistencies"in account favor his client .
Attorney says Hunter is leaving FAMU, likely to file lawsuit .
Three suspects are charged with hazing; two are charged with felony battery .
A 1998 alleged incident left a student with severe bruising . |
f66f62fa4903ced6170e728cfbd34bb145c970b0 | By . Gerard Couzens . Hotels in the notorious party resort of Magaluf are set out to kick out a record number of yob British holidaymakers this year. Nearly 100 troublemakers have been asked to leave already this year for smashing up their hotel rooms, fighting with others guests or assaulting staff. And hotel bosses a... | Hotels in Magaluf expecting to kick out record number of British this year .
Almost 100 troublemakers already asked to leave for fighting and vandalism .
Local hotel association claims 92 of the 107 ejected this year were British . |
f66fa6ca0b6e8338ef4ee6e74cb13145a7870428 | After Wednesday night's resounding 4-1 victory over Stoke, Manchester City had more to be cheerful about as Yaya Toure returned to training. The 31-year-old had been away with Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, where the midfield powerhouse helped the Elephants to victory. City suffered in T... | Yaya Toure has returned from the Africa Cup of Nations .
The 31-year-old was back with Manchester City for training .
Manuel Pellegrini's side won just once while Toure was away .
The midfield powerhouse was part of the Ivory Coast's winning side .
City won for first time in Toure's absence on Wednesday against Stoke . |
f66fd5e95cc60774c0680a9f85500a9e19cb9452 | A Rotherham child abuse victim has told how her attacker warned she would be killed if she refused to have an abortion at the age of 14 (file image, victim not pictured) A Rotherham child abuse victim has told how her attacker warned she would be killed if she refused to have an abortion - at the age of 14. The woman,... | Child abuse victim reveals how she became pregnant twice by same attacker .
Woman reveals she was ordered by attacker to have abortion at just 14 .
She fell pregnant again six months later but was allowed to keep the baby .
The victim, named only as 'Jane', claimed she was failed twice by police .
There are reports tha... |
f6701d23cffad68fe9caf05e91c2cf668481f1c1 | By . Alexandra Klausner . PUBLISHED: . 18:03 EST, 9 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:17 EST, 10 October 2013 . DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg couldn’t let go . of ‘Breaking Bad’. Variety reports that . he was willing to pay $75 million to fund three more online episodes of the hit . AMC drama. Katzenberg ... | DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg was denied due to the show's cemented plot line .
The show would have made more profit from three episodes than they made in five years of the entire series .
The show would have been available online for 50 to 99 cents . |
f67034aaaa19ee30cab6e6b1869b636ca7b29368 | Shannon O'Roark Griffin was upset that her retired Army Colonel husband wanted to divorce her and wouldn't leave his mistress . By . Meghan Keneally . Updated: . 14:54 EST, 17 January 2012 . var twitterVia = 'MailOnline'; . DM.has('shareLinkTop', 'shareLinks', { . 'id': '2087895', . 'title': 'Former NASA trainer \'driv... | Shannon O'Roark Griffin was upset that her retired Army Colonel husband wanted to divorce her and wouldn't leave his mistress .
O'Roark Griffin then drove almost four hours to the mistress' home .
Shot the mistress three times when she answered the door . |
f67085928199e8e106c894f4373dab8435e3e991 | Cristiano Ronaldo stunned fans with another hat-trick on Sunday, and celebrated by taking partner Irina Shayk out for dinner. The Real Madrid superstar fired his side to a 5-0 mauling of Athletic Bilbao as Carlo Ancelotti's side moved within four points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga. The glamorous duo happily pose... | Cristiano Ronaldo dines out with girlfriend Irina Shayk after Real Madrid's 5-0 win against Athletic Bilbao .
Ronaldo referred to his loved one as 'tigriski' as they had dinner at Tse-Yang Chinese restaurant .
Portuguese star scored in his 14th consecutive home game for Madrid .
Famous couple could have enjoyed a speci... |
f670994e8b6b53822f4ffedb89bbdd4f5b2abccd | (CNN)How quickly it's all over. And yet, already, begun again. This Sunday's "Parts Unknown" marks the end of yet another season and we tried for a soft landing in Jamaica. I'd like to thank veteran field producer, Josh Ferrell (hopefully you follow his exploits on Twitter @TheMagicalGiant), for heroically volunteering... | Season four of "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" concludes in Jamaica .
Tony looks at the country's transition to a service economy .
The show concerns itself, among other things, with who "owns" paradise . |
f670be1fca4fdccd15b79e875100f99c342d8ac7 | David Moyes has taken a bold step into the relatively unknown by moving to Real Sociedad but there is more than enough talent, history and potential at the club to make it the perfect coaching comeback for the former Everton and Manchester United manager. Sportsmail's Spanish football expert Pete Jenson tells us why...... | David Moyes has been announced as Real Sociedad manager .
Moyes' new job at Real Sociedad could be the perfect coaching comeback after his difficult tenure at Manchester United .
He inherits a squad 15th in La Liga, but they are a better team than that .
Real Sociedad are a selling club but benefit from a brilliant you... |
f670c833d6a1a5a4ad8f8564032b621e00511659 | Claim: Denise Lindsay has gone to the court to find out if the word 'golliwog' is 'inherently discriminatory' A black chef claims that her white boss racially harassed her when he mentioned the word ‘golliwog’ during a conversation about the famous Robertson’s jam labels. Lawyers for Denise Lindsay, 45, claim that the ... | Denise Lindsay worked at university hall of residence in London .
Her boss Mark McAleese was discussing removal of character from jars .
Robertson's used the controversial character on labels until 2001 . |
f670f8c90f099a79104aab9a3ee0b062b361f70f | Speaking at a memorial service just hours after the Sunday afternoon shooting at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park, Kansas, Mindy Corporan, the mother of Dr. William Lewis Corporan, and his grandson, Reat Griffin Underwood, repeatedly thanked the people in the audience for being there ... | Dr. William Lewis Corporan, and grandson, Reat Griffin Underwood, 14, were killed in the shootings on Sunday in Kansas City .
Mindy Corporan, Dr. Corporan's daughter and Underwood's son, said she is in shock but appreciated the turnout at a memorial service Sunday night .
Mrs. Corporan came onto the scene of the shooti... |
f67164201ab346c736f30e8dbecd8829a938c529 | (CNN) -- Barcelona ripped apart Spanish title rivals Real Madrid to take top spot in La Liga with an emphatic 5-0 home victory in the first "Clasico" of the season on Monday night. Real coach Jose Mourinho suffered an embarrassing first defeat since taking over in May as defending champions Barca moved two points clear... | Barcelona claim first place in La Liga with 5-0 demolition of previous leaders .
Defending champions move two points clear as striker David Villa scores twice .
Jose Mourinho suffers his first defeat since taking charge of Real Madrid .
Visitors have Sergio Ramos sent off at the end as tempers boil over at Nou Camp . |
f67202af57d50bd678f772a21acd352c280516d5 | Celtic defender Adam Matthews remembers Celtic being written off during his first season at Parkhead before bouncing back to claim the title. Now the Welsh defender insists Ronny Deila's men can do the same. The shock 1-0 defeat to Hamilton 10 days ago means the Scottish champions have dropped 10 Scottish Premiership p... | Scottish champions have dropped 10 Premiership points this season .
Ronny Deila's men trail table-topping Hamilton by six points and are currently languishing in sixth place .
Adam Matthews hoping to make his Celtic return soon after missing the last six weeks with a groin injury . |
f672b8742cac2f3d361e70d8f96dfdd053c4eb6b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 1:52 AM on 15th January 2012 . A failed Russian Mars probe, which became stuck in Earth's orbit after its rocket boosters failed to ignite, is expected to plunge back to Earth today somewhere in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar. The Phobos-Grunt mission, which was billed as th... | Fourteen ton spacecraft still has 11 tons of toxic rocket fuel on board .
Experts admit they have no idea when and where it will hit .
Mission aimed to retrieve soil samples from Mars moon Phobos . |
f672d0b6a32cfae0d39e12285c05d2b3ca249b54 | Uruguay international Edinson Cavani signed a five-year deal with French champions Paris Saint-Germain Tuesday -- for a reported French record fee of euro 64 million ($84 million). Striker Cavani, nicknamed "El Matador" for his flamboyant style on the pitch, joins PSG from Napoli, where he was Serie A top scorer last s... | Edinson Cavani signs for Paris-Saint Germain .
Five year deal for Uruguay international striker .
Signs from Napoli where he was Serie A top scorer last season .
Qatari-backed PSG reigning French champions . |
f67353f21da929bf49c3683831393d4f5be9e700 | (CNN) -- Nadir Lalani, arrived in the United Kingdom in the recession-hit 1970s from Tanzania and started a small corner shop. Since then, he has expanded his successful budget retail business '99p Stores', throughout the country. The stores, where everything is sold for 99 pence and are equivalent to dollar stores in ... | Nadir Lalani, founder of 99p Stores talks about growing a business in recession .
Lalani says the key to the success of his business is making fast decisions in buying .
Recession helps his business model as it profits from offering better value,says Lalani .
Lalani says he is also looking for opportunities in investin... |
f67386ced9e27722cab209a3906eaf89be7c5019 | One shopper was just picking up a few essentials from her local Target on Wednesday when she happened upon a heartwarming scene between an employee and a young man. Audrey Mark took a picture of the employee, now identified as Dennis Roberts, helping the unidentified young man tie a tie so he could look professional fo... | Young man in a suit came in to Raleigh, North Carolina Target to buy a clip-on tie for job interview at Chick Fil-A .
Since they were all out of clip-on ties, he bought a regular tie and store employee Dennis Roberts offered to help him learn to tie it .
He then offered the young man some tips to ace his interview .
Ki... |
f673a9eaf053327a1682ef3f26871d1c7c329196 | Last month, President Obama announced a new initiative, My Brother's Keeper, which aims to improve the life chances of young black men. It's an important effort designed to help one of American society's most vulnerable populations. Young black men are disproportionately likely to drop out of school, experience unemplo... | Laurence Steinberg: Obama initiative to improve life chances of young black men is a start .
To make impact, address disproportionate number of jailed black youth, he says .
He says black youth more likely to get locked up than whites; this impedes chance for life success .
Steinberg: Programs don't just need to "fix" ... |
f673bda9865cadf76b6b702896cb0ef96885a181 | A multi-millionaire businessman and his family have been left homeless after a fire wrecked their £3.5m mansion. Darren Browne, chief executive and a director of the Pertemps employment group, told how he arrived home from shopping to find his three-storey home by the River Thames in Caversham, Berkshire was alight. Th... | A fire destroyed a three-storey £3.5m mansion in Caversham, home to multi-millionaire businessman Darren Browne .
Mr Browne arrived home to his mansion on the Thames to see firefighters trying to control blaze at his mansion .
Two of the businessman's children had been inside at the time and had raised the alarm when t... |
f6741d4544203cffdcbfdd17de60e599dced932c | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Five people got the lavish ride of a lifetime as the only passengers on a transatlantic flight, causing environmental groups to criticize the major carrier for leaving a wasteful carbon footprint. American Airlines has faced criticism for a transatlantic flight carrying only five passengers. Us... | Environmental groups angry with American Airlines after five-passenger flight .
The passengers were unable to be rebooked after flight delayed by 14 hours .
AA says canceling flight would have left many more stranded in London next day .
The transatlantic flight did carry a full cargo load, according to the airline . |
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