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f9680c8f315c55feaa8a88729d35a22c209660d4 | Against all the odds, Esme is now eight . months old - although she is still battling lung and feeding . complications because of her early birth . A baby has astounded doctors by surviving despite being born four months premature and weighing just 1lb 6oz. Esme Poulsom was given just a one per cent chance of survival ... | Esme Poulsom was given just a one per cent chance of survival when her mother Kirsty Barrett's waters broke after just 19 weeks .
Esme was so fragile and her mother so ill after the birth that she was not allowed to see her for two agonising days .
Against all the odds, Esme is now eight .
months old - although she is ... |
f96823ed2766ae191fc4e337dc3f11302b9a320c | Berlin (CNN) -- Sprouts grown in Germany are the likely source for an E. coli outbreak that has killed 22 people, officials said Sunday. Gert Lindemann, agricultural minister of Lower Saxony, said there is a "direct link" between a company in the town of Bienenbuettel and "these people getting sick." The firm has been ... | NEW: There have been 30 outbreaks of food-borne illness from sprouts since 1996, the U.S. says .
Sprouts from central Germany are the likely cause, officials say .
At least 22 people have died in Europe after an outbreak of a virulent E. coli strain .
More than 2,200 people have been infected . |
f96925aa1a2d2976672881daaffe435d6dd3ebe6 | By . Sam Adams . PUBLISHED: . 03:59 EST, 17 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:39 EST, 17 August 2012 . Charged: Leonard Jackson, 53, has been charged with the murder of Estella Brantley in 1980 following the discovery of new DNA evidence . A man has been charged with murder after a DNA breakthrough linked him to the body... | Leonard Jackson, 53, 'admits' to the killing after being confronted by police .
Officers make breakthrough in case using new DNA evidence . |
f969900250ea33fc52be16b88c9250f783c33863 | By . Tamara Cohen . Lord Oakeshott's parting attack on Nick Clegg included the explosive allegation that the Liberal Democrats were embroiled in a potential ¿cash for peerages¿ scandal . Lord Oakeshott's parting attack on Nick Clegg included the explosive allegation that the Liberal Democrats were embroiled in a potent... | Lord Oakeshott made explosive claim in devastating leaving statement .
He also called House of Lords a 'bloated balloon' in need of reform .
An earlier version of this article reported previously published claims that Sudhir Choudhrie is an 'arms dealer'. Mr Choudhrie has contacted us to say that he has repeatedly deni... |
f969d70048b3bd831df7d067a3f78adbb9b7bd9c | The Manchester City players looked to be in high spirits as Manuel Pellegrini took his side for an open training session in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The Premier League champions flew to the Far East shortly after their shock 2-0 defeat by Arsenal on Sunday as they look to stay in shape with some warm-weather training. The... | Manuel Pellegrini's side flew to Far East after Arsenal defeat on Sunday .
City are five points behind Premier League leader Chelsea .
They face the Blues in their next Premier League game on January 24 .
But first up is Middlesbrough in the FA Cup this Saturday .
Click here for Manchester City transfer news . |
f96a0e2f299c12a49745e290b0ac12ce06f8fe01 | A mother-of-two died of cancer because she used to welcome her shipyard worker father home from work each night with a hug, an inquest heard today. Annette Bhatti, who was just 49, also helped her ill mother to scrub her father’s work uniform by hand more than 40 years ago. They did not know at the time that they were ... | Annette Bhatti also scrubbed his work uniform by hand over 40 years ago .
Her father, who survives her, is devastated by her death .
She was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2010 and died 18 months later . |
f96aa5e090c9597288bdac3783c4bc5e256bd727 | (The Frisky) -- Let's face it -- we've all got issues and sometimes need multiple attempts to surmount emotional obstacles. But some of us are better at dealing with them than others and, we argue, women are often better at working through emotional problems than men. The Frisky: 30 things every woman should quit doing... | Emotional immaturity usually isn't obvious right away .
"Emotionally stunted" guys are adult men who for some reason never matured emotionally .
A man needs to be secure with himself before he can be secure with someone else .
They range from Hero to Tragic Tom to Mamma's Boy to The Career Obsessive . |
f96aaa69db8f7c26cfcdde2956ad6cf6fa3871fb | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The negotiations are over. The treaty has been signed. The skies across the Atlantic are now open for free movement of flights between European and U.S. cities. Now the battle commences between airlines as they prepare for their new-found commercial freedom when the Open Skies agreement comes i... | Open Skies agreement lifts restrictions on transatlantic air services .
British Airways and Virgin will launch flights from European capitals .
Business-only services set to expand across London airports . |
f96ace7787d832733609ea840e7c702bd9ab2ca2 | With talks deadlocked between the United States and Russia over plans to deploy a missile defense shield in Europe, a top Russian general raised the possibility of a possible pre-emptive strike against launch sites if a deal could not be reached. The warning by Gen. Nikolai Makarov followed the conclusion of the intern... | Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov says a strike may be necessary in a period of tension .
Makarov makes the comments at the conclusion of a conference in Russia .
The United States and its allies are trying to ease Russian concerns about a defense shield .
Russia believes a missile defense system will be used as a deterrent... |
f96b277c34076cc6483b299f0685dfd485cb3db7 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 20 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:26 EST, 20 February 2013 . Well-known for its Grand Pier, promenade and beaches, the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare has emerged as an unlikely capital for unhappily married couples. Some 2,447 divorce petitions were lodged in the coastal ... | Town of 80,000 has incredible amount of divorce applications .
Second only to Birmingham, a city of more than a million people .
7.5 per cent of adult population applied for divorce in 2011 .
Figures released by Ministry of Justice as it urges couple to try mediation . |
f96b2a6653d33d49cf2bfbb209c11a242482f167 | A British wine merchant has created the world's first insect and wine matching guide. As well as pairing Chardonnay to tarantulas, buyers at Laithwaite's Wine matched sparkling rose to barbecued locusts, sherry to giant waterbugs and Shiraz to sago worms. Traditional food in parts of Asia, Latin America and Africa, edi... | Laithwaite's Wine lists ten bugs and the wines to drink with them .
Edible insects touted as new superfood due to high protein content .
Two billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with bugs . |
f96b2f230d779afa5ae5487f775710519179b7ec | Jimmy Case believes Liverpool would have been Premier League champions last season had Jamie Carragher not retired. Brendan Rodgers' side finished just two points adrift of champions Manchester City after slipping up towards the end of the season. And Liverpool legend Case, who was part of the successful team of the 19... | Jimmy Case believes Liverpool would have won the Premier League title if Jamie Carragher had not retired .
Defender Carragher hung up his boots at the end of the 2012-2013 season .
Case was part of the successful Liverpool team of the 1970s . |
f96b5d4b27387bc66d2d2f356a907e0f41f10f73 | By . Eleanor Harding . PUBLISHED: . 08:37 EST, 7 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:44 EST, 7 August 2013 . On trial: Andrew and Lesley Reeve outside Teesside Crown Court where they accused of stealing more than £100,000 from her godmother . A couple stole the life savings of an elderly godmother to buy a new car and bui... | Lesley, 56, and Andrew Reeve, 55, 'took advantage of her dementia'
Stole £100,000 and almost wiped out her life savings, court is told .
Hartlepool couple deny four theft counts at Teesside Crown Court . |
f96b70af5fb34944b2bb3fd516b3965964653fca | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A model boat built by school children and launched off the coast of New Jersey in America survived an epic 14 months at sea before landing 3,000 miles away - in Guernsey. The 5ft vessel was constructed by pupils aged 11 and 12 for a class project on tides and released into the Atlantic in Dec... | 5ft vessel constructed by children in New Jersey for a project on tides .
They attached a photo of themselves and installed a GPS tracking device .
The pupils had been able to monitor its progress on a special website .
It zig-zagged across the ocean after being launched into the Gulf Stream .
The finder, who is a carp... |
f96c12c4648fff8b2129ded6ff38314e5a1bcaed | By . Luke Salkeld . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 31 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:00 EST, 1 June 2012 . Jailed: Patrick Besiris, 21, who was caught on CCTV hurling rocks at police officers during disorder in Bristol on the day of the Royal wedding . A university graduate has been jailed for 14 months for throwing rocks at po... | Police officers backed away in fear for their lives as Patrick Besiris, 21, pelted them with rocks .
The graduate was jailed for 14 months for his role in the disorder .
A 200-strong mob gathered opposite a Tesco store in Bristol, Avon, in a protest that turned violent . |
f96c44d44c0eaf2d95a88870acd86ef6bd684ea3 | By . Laura Collins . PUBLISHED: . 13:19 EST, 29 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:13 EST, 29 April 2013 . Deadliest Catch star Captain Phil Harris insisted the cameras rolled as he lay dying, his sons reveal in a new book. For seven years the crab fisherman’s public life of peril and brutality on the Bering Sea consistent... | Josh and Jake Harris have penned the brutally frank account of their father's life and death .
Mounds of cocaine, potent strains of cannabis and 'gallons' of Stoli vodka .
Tens of thousands of dollars gambled away while on shore .
A stepmother nicknamed 'Satan'
The life of fast bikes, fast cars and loose women that kil... |
f96c95377f27eb1a3577e29564ab964b0de99851 | By . Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 11:03 EST, 31 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:59 EST, 3 September 2012 . A Mexican street dance is putting a spring back in the step of British dementia patients. Twice-weekly sessions of Danzón, Latin ballroom-style dance, improved the mood and behaviour of care h... | Danzón originated in England in the 17th century and is still popular in Mexico today .
Care home residents who tried out the dance were less anxious and apathetic . |
f96c99fb4ef1bc654bd328f0fcbaf495862ddf42 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 07:05 EST, 1 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:56 EST, 1 August 2012 . She's more frequently seen sporting airtex T-shirts, sensible skirts, crisp white caps and comfortable trainers. And she's been wearing that outfit every day on the golfing green since she was just four years old. B... | Now 22, America's 'female Tiger Woods' has played golf since she was four .
Became pro-golfer at 15 . |
f96d55e2d061fc73304125a512231c559b6fa930 | Last week, the Anti-Defamation League issued a warning: The Passover holiday was coming up Monday. So was Adolf Hitler's birthday next Sunday -- two events that could coincide with the increased possibility of violent attacks against Jewish community centers. On Sunday, that dire prediction came true. A 73-year-old Mis... | Frazier Glenn Cross was an adherent of Odinism, a neo-pagan religion .
Police say his son was killed in a 2008 shooting .
Frazier Glenn Cross called "perennial but peripheral figure" in white supremacy movement .
Cross is "not your average hate offender," expert says . |
f96dea881e4905924c548c4bbb5d910a3e1199c2 | By . Phil Casey, Press Association Golf Correspondent . European captain Paul McGinley insists he has no concerns over Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell's relationship ahead of next week's Ryder Cup. The Northern Irish pair have played together six times in the last two contests but are currently involved, directly and ... | The European Ryder Cup captain has no worries over Rory McIIroy and Graeme McDowell's relationship .
The pair are currently embroiled in a court case with McIIroy's former management company .
McGinley insists there have been no problems between the two to date and the case has been going on well over a year . |
f96e29b971f78d1e28215a6ee96c005b59d78195 | (CNN) -- Tiger Woods completed the victory formalities at the WGC-Bridgestone tournament Sunday and immediately turned his attentions to the final major of the season, which starts later this week. Woods has been marooned on 14 majors for five years, but his form in 2013, this was his fifth win of the season and by a r... | Tiger Woods wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational .
Finishes seven shots clear of chasers .
Eighth victory at the tournament in Ohio .
PGA Championship starts Thursday at Oak Hill . |
f96ea70a86b295c6bd26f9618f1bff7ab6acd44c | By . Phil Vinter . Perhaps this half-witted couple had been smoking a little too much of their own stock when they decided to ring the police to report that their £10,000 cannabis farm had been stolen. Officers easily weeded out dumb duo Colin Roberts and Mandy Coghlan who had contacted them after discovering that doze... | Mandy Coghlan waved air pistol in face of officers when they tried to arrest her .
Colin Roberts took drug to relieve himself of pain as he suffered from Crohn's Disease .
Pair given 12-month jail terms which were suspended for two years . |
f96eeb8c1bfd41f3732a62c6b7ade65a1133ed89 | Take a White House state dinner and multiply it by 50. The result is the most elaborate and unusual dinner of President Barack Obama's administration, a one-of-a-kind affair put on Tuesday night for a one-of-a-kind gathering of several dozen leaders from countries across Africa. The leaders are attending a three-day co... | President Barack Obama is hosting a three-day conference aimed at boosting America's ties with Africa .
During a toast President Obama wasted little time highlighting his own personal connection to Africa .
The 400-odd guests were shuttled down to a massive tent erected on the South Lawn for dinner .
Award-winning sing... |
f96f2277cd39791ae84b0e83ae503a847e25e815 | A husband who fled the Middle East for Britain murdered his wife and buried her body next to a lay-by after he felt 'insulted' at her leaving him to become more Westernised, a court heard. Syrian-born Ahmed Khatib, 33, became resentful of mother-of-three Rania Alayed, 25, after she instructed a lawyer to help 'free her... | Ahmed Khatib resented mother-of-three Rania Alayed over legal row, court heard .
She was lured to Salford flat, killed and body stuffed in suitcase, jurors told .
Along with brother, accused of burying body at North Yorkshire lay-by .
Khatib claimed she died after he accidentally caused her to stumble and bang her head... |
f96ff148043201f42d715980c70510565e170fce | For the discerning hipster looking to travel about town and not worry about parking their fixed gear bicycle, a Hungarian designer may have the answer. The Scooter belt works as a full sized scooter - but also doubles as a belt. When you arrive at your destination, a simple velcro tab loosens the scooter's body, allowi... | Scooter becomes rigid when cord running through it pulled tight .
Can be fastened around waist when not in use . |
f97044d3772e31b10e909370425c69b60f6414bd | This is the painful moment a man infested with parasitic ‘jigger’ fleas is forced to have them cut out of his foot with a scalpel. The man's foot is massively swollen and disfigured, having been plagued with jiggers for years, leaving him unable to walk. The skin on his foot is flaky and pitted from previous infestatio... | Man's feet are infested with 'jigger' fleas, common in Sub-Saharan climates .
They have caused his foot to become grossly swollen and disfigured .
His skin is flaky, pitted and covered with nodules from burrowing fleas .
Jiggers burrow into human flesh, lay pea-size eggs and multiply .
They cause swelling, itching, ulc... |
f97084ed972b5870ddf853d9e6ee3a08332e7377 | One of Air New Zealand’s two Dreamliners is back in the skies again just days after it was hit by lightning during a fierce spring storm last week. The lightning strike occurred as the Boeing 787-9 landed safely in Perth following a seven-hour journey from Auckland last Thursday afternoon. Aircraft engineers discovered... | Plane landed safely in Perth and was taken out of service for repairs .
It flew back to Auckland without passengers for further inspection .
At least 75 planes have been struck by lightning in Australia this year . |
f97127a6a9daec1131eaf23e38f080425800e4a1 | August 15, 2014, marks the 100th anniversary of the first use of the Panama Canal: one of the greatest feats of engineering the world has ever seen. The Canal is 48 miles long, was 17 years in the making and had enough rock and rubble dug from the isthmus of Central America to circle the earth four times. But as awe-in... | The famous canal is just one reason to visit Panama.
Full-on castaway experiences can be had on wild Bastimentos Island .
In the Chiriqui Highlands, the pretty mountain town of Boquette is a natural paradise .
The best place to eat in Panama City is still the fish market . |
f971b78f63c10454f953d6e7c502746414d7d7a5 | (CNN)It is not easy to capture a man's life in 152 minutes, let alone a life as illustrious and complex as Nelson Mandela's. For London-born actor Idris Elba, who played the South African leader in the 2013 biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," the task was sure to feel Herculean. "I could never really articulate wha... | Actor Idris Elba releases his first album, "Mi Mandela" next week .
It describes the sensation of playing Nelson Mandela in film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Elba plans to release other "character albums" for Luther and Stringer Bell in the future . |
f972116ffd7f93884d66e5865846986bf06c2bb9 | (CNN) -- A judge has ordered that accused Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes undergo an additional sanity examination, saying there was good cause to believe previous testing was "incomplete and inadequate," according to a ruling issued Wednesday. Arapahoe County District Judge Carlos Samour Jr. ordered Holmes... | District Judge Carlos Samour Jr. ruled James Holmes must undergo a new exam .
Defense attorneys claim Holmes is not guilty by reason of insanity .
Holmes is charged with opening fire in movie theater, killing 12 people . |
f9722c77ea8c46c7e8d14c0b08cbbc297d9e4be8 | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 03:38 EST, 6 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:10 EST, 6 November 2013 . Nineteen-year-old Giulia Arena was crowned Miss Italia 2013 in a glittering ceremony – but it was not aired by Italy’s state broadcaster, which dropped it from its schedules for the first time in 25 years. Anna Ma... | Anna Maria Tarantola, head of RAI, deems the contest a sexist anachronism .
She says the prevailing view of women on Italian TV is as showgirls . |
f9728caa3c9e4da93c09934b32e3cf02d6cb3778 | It is 11 years since it captured the imagination of a nation. Now, space probe Beagle 2 is creating excitement all over again. The UK Space Agency has announced it will be giving an ‘update’ on the ill-fated British-led mission to Mars on Friday – fuelling speculation that the dustbin lid-sized probe has finally been f... | Beagle 2 was due to land on Mars on Christmas Day, 2003 .
The probe was designed to search for signs of life on the Red Planet .
Blur composed craft's call sign and Damien Hirst painted its ‘test card’
The £50million spacecraft was last seen on December 19, 2003 . |
f972e1ec3917ed5ef61e0e233df4ca5d16a7e7c9 | Washington (CNN) -- State visits to the White House are full of show and symbolism, and Tuesday's visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is no exception. But Singh's visit, the first state visit hosted by the Obama administration, reflects India's growing political and economic importance to the United States an... | Visit by Indian PM reflects India's growing political, economic importance to the U.S.
Visit will build on deals for unity on security, nuclear, science, technology, education issues .
U.S. wants good relations with India as it seeks stability, influence in Asia .
Nations' frictions include relations with Pakistan, cli... |
f972f2c647d7da36c47c932db91a4920301e245a | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 03:25 EST, 3 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:51 EST, 3 March 2014 . Denial: Michael Le Vell, pictured yesterday, says he is not a drug addict as he faces showdown talks with Corrie bosses before he returns to the soap . Soap star Michael Le Vell has declared: 'I am not a drug addict' ... | The 49-year-old will be warned by Corrie bosses about his future conduct .
'He needs to cut down on his boozing and focus on his career', friend said .
Mr Le Vell says he took cocaine 'only once' at 'lowest ebb' before sex trial .
Le Vell was cleared of 12 child abuse charges at Preston Crown Court .
He is due to retur... |
f97302c3ba31975c1c36f4fa82f4b7adf5ddc21b | A little-used airport which is 70 miles from the capital has been renamed London Ashford ahead of work to transform it into a busy passenger hub . Construction work on a 965ft extension of the runway at Lydd airport in Kent, which once handled more passengers a year than Gatwick, will begin this year and will eventuall... | Airport to be named London Ashford despite being 70 miles from capital .
Construction work on a 965ft extension of the runway will begin this year .
Transformation will eventually lead to a brand new terminal being built .
£25 million development will enable the airport to handle larger aircraft . |
f97364814300138037ef8a873e0ce8c58f60365e | Rapist footballer Ched Evans, pictured this week, claims he has new evidence he believes will help him overturn his conviction and help him return to professional football . Rapist footballer Ched Evans claimed on Wednesday he has new evidence he believes will help him overturn his conviction. The disgraced striker, 26... | Footballer, 26, maintains he did not rape victim and sex was consensual .
Jury found him guilty of rape because woman was too drunk to consent .
Evans is appealing to Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which considers if convictions are unsafe .
He believes that fresh evidence not seen in his trial could clear hi... |
f97374b33778095e4a2884eefc581e2d14a06de9 | By . Jamie Mcginnes . PUBLISHED: . 10:53 EST, 22 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:56 EST, 22 June 2012 . A British soldier has died in a rafting accident during training in Austria after reportedly being swept away when his boat capsized. Austrian police said the 22-year-old man was one of a group of British Army servicem... | The 22-year-old man, who has not been named, was on armed services' 'adventurous training' exercise .
Austrian police investigating whether the trip should have gone ahead following days of torrential rain . |
f9743bb5c88b874829135f9c25d36b15eb1aa3b1 | Aston Villa have offered teenage sensation Jack Grealish a new four-year deal at the club. The 19-year-old has attracted interest from Chelsea and is in the final 12 months of his current contract at Villa Park. Grealish was handed his first-team debut at the end of last season against Manchester City after impressing ... | Talented teenager offered new four-year contract at Villa Park .
Grealish is attracting the attention of Premier League rivals Chelsea .
Young winger has featured in the wins against Stoke and Hull City . |
f97494d61e7abb48e8e7dae7721bdb40da673f3d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:43 EST, 10 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:08 EST, 10 January 2014 . The parents of a Virginia teenager shot by a neighbor when he accidentally broke into his home while drunk, have questioned whether he was killed in self-defense. Caleb Gordley, 16, was shot in the back by D... | Donald Wilder killed Caleb Gordley, 16, after mistaking him for an intruder .
Parents of high school athlete initially said they forgave Wilder .
Release of police reports made them question why son was shot in back and not leg . |
f974ba02d51c167f23ffb0f2e1b84021eee5763e | While most budgies are known to spread their wings and fly around the living room, this particular bird prefers a different mode of transport. This budgie, called Champ, was completely enthralled by his owner's tennis ball - particularly after he was successful in climbing atop it. Despite losing his footing several ti... | The budgie, called Champ, amazes his owners with balancing trick .
While most birds opt to fly around the living room, Champ prefers to roll .
The determined bird refused to give up on his feat, jumping on several times . |
f9750348261230402f9476f5abc5390888ffaac0 | By . Kieran Corcoran . PUBLISHED: . 16:23 EST, 5 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 6 January 2014 . Steakhouses around the world are well-known for touting their authenticity. But this Russian restaurant went the extra mile to show off their chargrilling process by setting an entire billboard on fire. These dram... | Double Grill and Bar in the city of Yekaterinburgh organised the stunt .
Men dressed as chefs set a photograph of a raw steak alight .
After the billboard was extinguished, the steak appeared to be cooked . |
f9752079f492466aa0d98c97c075372b07f53e49 | Corey Curtis, 44, owes about $90,000 in back child support and interest to the mothers of his children . A judge ordered him to curb his excessive breeding as a condition of a three-year probation term . By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:21 EST, 4 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:23 EST, 4 December 2012 . A W... | Corey Curtis, 44, owes about $90,000 in back child support and interest to the mothers of his children .
A judge ordered him to curb his excessive breeding as a condition of a three-year probation term .
America’s most infamous baby machine, Desmond Hatchett of Tennessee, has fathered more than 20 children with 11 wom... |
f9758f04398e42d3fab9bc56fa750260e4c675ed | A Pennsylvania architect says that two years ago airport security threw him in a jail cell for 23 hours because he wished to file a complaint when his search was taking too long, said a lawsuit for $75,000 in damages filed last week. Roger Vanderklok was at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on... | Roger Vanderklok was at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on January 26, 2013 when his bag was searched by TSA .
Vanderklok had Power Bars and a heart monitoring watch in his bag which airport security thought might be an explosive device .
Vanderklok filed a lawsuit against a TSA agent he cla... |
f975a3fbe9649d3b2bbf728d655454a7b257db49 | Men of the 1st battalion The . Royal Tank Regiment were told while serving in Afghanistan . By . Emily Allen and Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 19:34 EST, 4 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:29 EST, 5 July 2012 . The Army will be left at its weakest since 1750 after Philip Hammond announced the biggest shake-up for a century. ... | 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh, which can trace its history back to the Zulu war, faces axe .
Defence Secretary admits morale is 'fragile' as a result of 'uncertainty' over the cuts announcement .
20,000 troops cut in the biggest money-saving overhaul of the service for decade .
Scotland is relatively unscathed with all its... |
f975b861788596b72f15cefffc35116398d7611e | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber killed himself and five other people, including a senior police official, in an attack in the center of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday, a police officer at the scene said. Three police officials and two civilians were killed in the explosion, said ... | Three police officials, one of them senior, are killed in the blast .
The attack wounds 31 people, a police officer on the scene says .
Peshawar, where the attack took place, is a gateway to Pakistan's restive tribal region . |
f975d457772b5b022de1dd23cc488ad282baf6b0 | Joey Barton has given his version of events between him and Zlatan Ibrahimovic last season when the then-Marseille midfielder gestured that the PSG striker had a big nose. Barton reveals he was instructed to get under the Sweden international's skin by ex-Marseille manager Elie Baup, and that he and Ibrahimovic were s... | Joey Barton says he and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were exchanging taunts .
The QPR midfielder says the PSG star called him an 'English so-and-so'
Sweden international Ibrahimovic was told he had a 'huge nose' by Barton .
Barton says he did not know cameras would catch him making the gesture . |
f975e857f57f0f6d96ed50006a7b4e126edf1f1a | By . Michael Seamark and Stephen Wright . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 12 July 2011 . Scotland Yard declared war on Rupert Murdoch's News International last night over a 'deliberate' attempt to derail the phone-hacking and police bungs investigation into the News of the World. Senior officers are disgusted by a series of leak... | 'I was in tears': Gordon Brown reveals his agony after Rebekah Brooks told him The Sun had seen his sick four-month-old son's medical files .
BSkyB shares are down nearly 2% this morning to 703p .
News International 'accessed Brown's bank details and tricked lawyers into handing over information'
Blagger phoned Abbey N... |
f975e8d83bcbd2e4da4f72a764c9f1e011bba423 | FORT HOOD, Texas (CNN) -- The bumper sticker reading "Allah is Love" was torn off and the car was keyed. A police report was filed in the August 16 incident involving Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's Honda, and a neighbor was charged with criminal mischief. But what kind of impact that incident, and possibly others, had on Has... | Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan taunted for being a Muslim, family says .
"Allah is Love" bumper sticker torn off Hasan's car, apartment manager says .
Cousin says Hasan didn't receive the respect due to officer of his rank . |
f97603168a8a023a99995f73458eb49b3fc97ef0 | By . Darren Boyle . Montserrat Verdaguer i Clavera (pictured) dug a small hole with her hands in the 900-year-old cemetery to bury Tom Sharpe's ashes . The partner of comic author Tom Sharpe who died in Spain last year has driven his ashes 1,200 miles to a small Northumberland church for an impromptu burial service. Hi... | Tom Sharpe's long-term partner drove 1,200 miles with the author's ashes .
She decided to fulfill the author's wishes because he wrote about it fondly .
She dug a small hole by hand in the cemetery before interring the urn .
Ms Clavera marked the spot with a bottle of whisky, a Cuban cigar and the author's favourite pe... |
f9767b65a87e43a98c655eef6f01c71b741e1e4f | Poverty levels in the UK have fallen to levels last seen more than two decades ago, new figures showed today. The number of people in relative poverty has fallen by 100,000 over the past year to 9.7 million. Overall, 15 per cent of people were in relative poverty last year, the lowest level since the 1980s. The officia... | Number of people in relative poverty fell by 100,000 last year to 9.7 million .
15% of people were in relative poverty, the lowest level since the 1980s .
Iain Duncan Smith says poorest have been protected from impact of cuts . |
f977c468022100b04d913e0d2add0de1f7ed43d9 | Many people turn their phone off overnight or when charging, but a new malware could be taking advantage of this power-saving technique. Security researchers have spotted a virus that kicks in when the power button on Android phones and tablets is pressed. It makes the phone appear to be switched off but instead the ma... | The malware is installed when the user downloads infected Android apps .
When the power button is pressed it makes the phone appear to shut down .
Malware shows a ‘Power Off’ message and even a shutdown animation .
It can then take control of the phone to make calls and send messages .
App works in the background, so w... |
f977d01ada3d7295b7f279b560691f9ea912888d | By . Tania Steere . A family found an unwelcome surprise in their salad as they sat down to eat their dinner – a live two-inch locust. Richard Loughton, 53, was dishing out the M&S Italian-style baby leaf salad to go with their pasta bake on Friday night when he noticed a ‘huge’ locust crawling around in the packet. He... | Richard Loughton, 53, from High Wycombe, spotted the 'huge' locust .
He found it as he dished out an M&S Italian-style baby leaf salad to his family .
Marks & Spencer apologised and gave the family £10 compensation . |
f977d7f6fe0f3e900cc2d471a2ff2eb00297d112 | (CNN) -- Authorities in Virginia are searching for a young pregnant woman, missing since the end of January. "Bethany Anne Decker, 21, was last seen on January 29, 2011, according to witnesses in the case, including family," a statement from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. She is believed to be about five mon... | Bethany Decker is believed to be about five months pregnant .
Her car was found at an apartment she was moving out of .
Her husband Emile Decker is serving in Afghanistan . |
f9788c25d10b46f1f80afc0cdb24d41d7cd422ad | By . Kieran Gill for MailOnline . Follow @@kie1410 . Roger Federer has entered the final 16 of the US Open after coming from a set down to beat Marcel Granollers at Flushing Meadows. A two-hour interruption in the opening set due to severe storms in New York saw the World No 3 leave court trailing 5-2 to the man 39 pl... | Roger Federer beats Marcel Granollers 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in third-round clash .
Two-hour break for severe weather saw Federer go in trailing first set 5-2 .
The 33-year-old returned and won 20 of 24 games after play was suspended .
World No 3 will play either Adrian Mannarino or Roberto Bautista Agut next . |
f9797e2ec1cacab9914a2a298d71f5c198270735 | Exotic animals can make popular pets but a cat with a touch of the supernatural will stand out in among the neighbours’ moggies. A new breed of cat that looks like a werewolf and behaves like a dog has been developed by U.S. breeders . The Lykoi gets its spooky looks because of a genetic mutation in a domestic shorthai... | Tennessee-based breeders used ablack domestic shorthair cat with a naturally occurring mutation to create the Lykoi .
New breed has a patchy coat caused by incomplete hair follicles and no hair around its eyes, nose, ears and muzzle - it can eve go completely bald .
It behaves like a dog as it has 'a strong prey drive... |
f97a29757959fd7e08b4bf1e737b26443f52aa29 | A Good Samaritan Royal Marine lost his leg after he was hit by flying debris when he stopped to help the victims of a motorway car crash. Lee Spencer, 45, had stopped to help the stricken driver and passengers, but as he tried to alert other motorists another car smashed into the BMW. In the force of the crash, the BMW... | Lee Spencer, 45, had stopped to help driver on the M3 in Surrey .
As he tried to warn oncoming traffic another car hit the stricken Audi .
Crash impact forced Audi's engine from the car and it hit Colour Sergeant .
Father-of-two's right leg was severed and had to be amputated by doctors .
He plans to use his experienc... |
f97ade72d3cc4c3fe280cabf413cbecd39c3e400 | It has been used by Britons to add a bit of zing to their food for almost 200 years. But Worcester sauce is losing out as our passion for hotter dishes grows. Figures show that for the first time sales of chilli sauce have overtaken those of Worcester sauce. The value of sales of chilli sauces increased to £19.2million... | Sales of chilli products increased nine per cent in last year .
In same period Worcester sauce fell by 3.3 per cent .
Almost £20million spent on chilli sauces in UK in 2013 . |
f97af469ad3de6bf050aca73f952fc488e74a9ac | Washington (CNN) -- Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon is expected to plead guilty on Tuesday in connection with his March arrest for allegedly soliciting bribes in exchange for promises to use his political influence to curry favors. According to court documents, Cannon, 47, is scheduled to admit guilt to a single ... | Patrick Cannon to enter plea to one fraud-related count, court documents show .
Cannon allegedly solicited bribes in exchange for his political influence .
He was a rising star in Democratic politics, but now faces up to 20 years in jail . |
f97b19e7c2ee35c3f2a56db6c2ee56df0383f07c | Paris (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lambasted Russia and China on Friday for blocking efforts to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has lost a key general to defection. Speaking at the Friends of Syria conference in Paris, Clinton called on Russia and China to "get off the sidelines" and ac... | Dozens of people were killed Friday in Syria, an opposition groups say .
Western officials: Bashar al-Assad ally Manaf Tlas has defected .
Hillary Clinton says an "increasing stream of military defectors" is leaving Syria .
France's foreign minister says the defection of a regime insider is a "hard blow" to al-Assad . |
f97b94473ffcbc81d0dc2c0a244fe65ac9f82c41 | Retired surgeon Ben Carson said on Sunday that he could form a committee to explore a bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination this month and make a formal announcement in May. 'That's a reasonable time frame,' Carson told Fox News Sunday when asked by host Chris Wallace about the timing of an exploratory co... | Carson said on Sunday that he could form a committee to explore a bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination this month .
The former Fox News contributor who is popular with Tea Party conservatives would then make a formal announcement in May .
He recently ranked fourth among possible Republican candidates in ... |
f97b9823aa8e6afc078d3ac234ad76cfa9cd1205 | By . Ruth Styles . With Bryan May, the RSPCA and Bill Oddie among the people and organisations lining up to attack it, news of the Government's badger culling scheme proved controversial to say the least. But in one Somerset village, the culls proved nothing short of disastrous with one animal rights obsessed resident'... | Meg Sunningdale, 67, from Somerset, is a committed animal rights activist .
Spent most of her life in town but moved to Withycombe eight years ago .
Campaigned against neighbour suspected of involvement in badger cull .
Neighbour recieved deluge of abusive calls, emails and visits from activists .
Was forced to leave v... |
f97bcf4cf54015f561dbea44d994ac8542d31127 | (CNN) -- In an anguished 911 call, a Georgia man told dispatchers that he arrived home to find "my whole family's dead." Seven people were found dead Saturday at a residence in a mobile home park in Brunswick, Georgia. "I just got home," a man identified as Guy Heinze Jr. told the emergency dispatcher in the Saturday c... | Police identify one of deceased as 19-year-old Michael Toller .
Guy Heinze Jr. heard on 911 call telling dispatcher he arrived home to find bodies .
"I don't know what to do, man," Heinze tells 911. "My dad, he's laying there dead"
Police say "no known suspects" in the attack; 7 dead at scene, 8th died later . |
f97c0772e6f97e11f27a05a9e09363ee79ca8c9b | (CNN) -- There are many reasons why Roz Savage is an extraordinary woman -- she has rowed single-handed across the Atlantic and is now tackling the Pacific, after all. Life changer: From successful career to ocean rower, Savage has been an inspiration for many. But her response to everyday commuter ennui is perhaps of ... | British woman swapped career for adventurous life and raising eco awareness .
Rowed solo across Atlantic; now attempting same feat across the Pacific Ocean .
Her positive message has been inspirational to many across the world .
"I don't see myself as a hero, just a human being trying to be the best she can be" |
f97cf0f9f39bd8bfe29247c2be16c08d7e92309c | A pizza delivery guy brought a huge order to the Dolby Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood on Sunday only to be roped into appearing onstage at the Oscars. Edgar, pictured below at work at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria in Hollywood, was fulfilling an order for five of the chain's specialty Big Papa's and a selectio... | Ellen called Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria in Hollywood and order included five huge pies .
The Oscars host collected around $300 from stars in audience but 'delivery man didn't receive' bonus tip .
Pizza chain got lots of free publicity - advertising on show starts at $1.8m . |
f97d71a14189b7aeb2d9353f50c2785f597274bf | New York (CNN) -- One of the street vendors who alerted police to a smoking vehicle in Times Square that was later found to be carrying explosives says he's planning to run for Congress. Duane Jackson, a registered Democrat and Vietnam veteran, told CNN Wednesday he plans to face off against Republican Representative N... | Duane Jackson wants to represent New York's 19th district in Congress .
His goal is to establish bipartisan solutions to the country's problems, he says .
Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty to the attempted car bomb attack . |
f97d863e9403498a4260dfb23c8d1a5c75561847 | (CNN) -- The bodies of young elephants covered in the brown dirt of dried-up wells tell a heartrending story. A baby elephant in the Gourma region of central Mali had been trapped in a well for three days. Reaching desperately for drops of water, they had lowered their trunks, toppled in, remained trapped and died in M... | Elephants dying in Mali are among 350 to 450 left in the area .
Save the Elephants releases photos of elephants struggling during drought .
Soaring heat is killing cattle, which is leading to water pollution, group says .
There is hope that rain in June may provide relief to elephants . |
f97da442d19759ee32b839c26d94dc6ec3faeac7 | (CNN) -- Is Sepp Blatter angling for another term as head of world football? The 77-year-old vowed at the 2011 FIFA presidential elections, where he stood unopposed after a bribery controversy ruled out his only rival, that this would be his fourth and final four-year stint in office. However, this week he hinted that ... | Sepp Blatter says Africa is under-represented at the World Cup finals .
FIFA president claims the continent's footballing progress is being held back .
Blatter suggests that Europe has too many places at soccer's showpiece event .
Comments fuel speculation that the 77-year-old will stand for re-election in 2015 . |
f97e6c72d1750e8387c72810ab18e22f8e4604ff | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department threw aside diplomatic language Tuesday, attacking Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for creating what it calls a "catastrophe" by throwing many international aid workers out of the country. President Omar al-Bashir ordered the expulsion of aid groups after he was indicted... | State Department says Sudan president throwing out aid agencies is "catastrophe"
Hillary Clinton warns Sudan president will be "responsible for every single death"
Omar al-Bashir wanted aid groups out after indictment on war crime charges .
Spokesman: Bashir must reverse decision because "people's lives are at risk" |
f97e7a58ad0a4dfb64d03e54766d0ec6ea1cbb3c | Passengers who were hit by a vomiting bug that ‘ruined’ their eight-day cruise to Norway are taking legal action against Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. The luxury voyage to the Norwegian Fjords had to be cut short after the stomach virus – believed to be norovirus – left hundreds of guests suffering from symptoms of a gastro... | Passengers said their cruise to the Norwegian Fjords was 'ruined'
Voyage had to be cut short by one day because the outbreak was so bad .
One passenger said he suffered diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever .
Law firm said it has been contacted by multiple people afflicted by the bug .
Fred Olsen has declined to reveal ... |
f97eaa3f575f0fb5fd4009ba9de20bfa4edabe4b | NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Angry workers beat to death a human resources vice president after he laid off 42 employees at an auto-parts manufacturing company in southern India, police said Wednesday. Roy George was vice-president for human resources at Pricol, the auto-parts company. Some four to five workers, belongin... | Roy George was vice-president for human resources at Pricol auto-parts company .
Police: Four to five workers barged into his office and beat him with iron rods .
Police have arrested nine people and are expected to round up more . |
f97ecf6aec2d8ffcf0711ba6f46a0d034570d1b5 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 03:23 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:06 EST, 11 April 2013 . Heartbreak: Carol Thatcher found out her mother had died while she was in Spain . Carol Thatcher found out her mother had died while she was visiting Spain to begin a Spanish language course, it was reported today. The ... | Carol Thatcher was informed of .
mother’s death while she was in Madrid .
She has been attending the languages school for several years .
Emailed the school to tell them she could not attend classes . |
f97f0269415fa11b1b4efa0d1c8a73fb8de561fc | PUBLISHED: . 13:08 EST, 14 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:35 EST, 14 January 2013 . Court documents reveal a huge network of drug dealers that included outlaw bikers, the Canadian Mafia and a Mexican drug cartel responsible for supplying New York City with nearly a billion dollars in marijuana was taken down by the D... | The illicit network’s ringleader is French Canadian drug kingpin Jimmy ‘Cosmo’ Cournoyer, authorities and new court documents show .
Cournoyer's network allegedly specialized in growing and distributing potent hydroponic marijuana harvested in British Columbia .
Cournoyer was caught last spring after stepping off a jet... |
f97f2bd5d1b6174ff58a08fec98d52bc5da4560b | (CNN) -- Have you ever put on a full-body wetsuit? It takes some time. Lots of pulling, tugging and wriggling around to get it in the perfect position. In early June, I raced my first triathlon relay, completing the swim and run portions. It took three people -- my mom, my sister and my relay partner -- to help me get ... | When she joined Fit Nation, Tabitha McMahon imagined running, biking, swimming alone .
Now, McMahon runs and bikes with her husband, does strength training with her daughter .
She also has several coaches and mentors who have helped her along the way . |
f97f76d405a248a4b90ab4b3c1fb0bcbdc9e43ae | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 21:02 EST, 19 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:59 EST, 20 November 2013 . A dog has died after eating a decomposing ball of fat that had washed up on a Welsh beach. Surfer Daniel Hart, 32, was forced to put his pet Maisey to sleep after she became seriously ill with pneumonia and ... | Surfer Daniel Hart, 32, was forced to put his pet dog Maisey to sleep .
She suffered pneumonia and a bleeding nose after eating ball of fat .
Substance has been washing up along Welsh coast for a fortnight . |
f97fe8d765c3fcf85a4227bbc734b394dbfe89eb | By . Associated Press . The Detroit-area factory where 'Rosie the Riveter' showed that a woman could do a 'man's work' by building World War II-era bombers, making her an enduring symbol of American female empowerment, will be demolished if money can't be found to save it.The Willow Run Bomber Plant, a 332-acre former ... | Detroit factory that made almost 9,000 bombers for WWII is slated for demolition .
The Yankee Air Museum needs to raise $3.5 million by Thursday to save it .
The factory is where Rosie Monroe aka Rosie the Riveter, subject of the famous 'We Can Do It' poster, worked during the war . |
f98056d96687e7a00e4d0a75c914dd2fd1674256 | The Bard: Myths and doubts surround William Shakespeare . Dame Janet Suzman has hit out at two acclaimed Shakespearean actors who believe the Bard was not the true author of the plays. The actress said it was 'strange' that Sir Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance took the 'haughty' view that they were penned by an English ar... | 'I got mad as a snake about the conspiracy theorists,' she says .
Jacobi and Rylance claims 16th century aristocrat penned dramas . |
f9807d176c96a96bb4edbadbf8e0091ffb642189 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 06:13 EST, 8 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:15 EST, 8 January 2013 . Eight suspected militants were killed on the Afghan border of Pakistan today in a strike by several missiles from American drones. Two Pakistani intelligence officials said the compound was located near the town of Mi... | Today's strike was the fourth since the start of the new year .
Compound was located near town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan tribal area . |
f9808631930223215aac83dcb67c7bcd5bde8aa0 | (CNN) -- With 182 Formula One wins, McLaren is one of the most successful marques in the history of the sport, but F1's second oldest team could be waiting some time for the next victory. So much so, that after the team's stuttering start to the new F1 season last weekend, McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez... | Jenson Button and Sergio Perez say McLaren will not compete in Malaysia .
Button finished ninth at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix .
Lewis Hamilton confident Mercedes can challenge Red Bull in 2013 .
Kimi Raikkonen plays down suggestions he's the man to beat at Sepang . |
f980a305f079ce667a34a238a35ea7b789c79151 | Newcastle Falcons maintained their 100 per cent start to their European Challenge Cup campaign with a 30-23 victory against Stade Francais on Friday. Wins over Newport Gwent Dragons and Bucuresti meant Newcastle topped Pool Three ahead of Friday night's encounter at Kingston Park, and the Falcons ran in four tries on t... | Newcastle Falcons beat Stade Francais 30-23 on Friday night .
As a result they maintain their 100 per cent winning start to their European Challenge Cup campaign .
The win means Newcastle currently hold a eight-point lead over Newport . |
f98161c9d22a3ad3191bab306b303cef3f6a545c | Dramatic footage of confiscated motorcycles and quad bikes has been released to warn drivers to be responsible on the roads. The Quad Squad was set up by West Yorkshire Police in July to crack down on the number of dangerous drivers. In just two months the group has seized almost 80 quads and motorbikes which have all ... | West Yorkshire Police launched The Quad Squad to fight dangerous driving .
Team seizes motorbikes or quad bikes being wrongfully used on roads .
Footage shows dozens of vehicles being crushed down to cubes of metal .
Officers hope the dramatic images will deter irresponsible driving . |
f981a0889918f6540dd27be2ed81c12a72170bc3 | Martin Bashir has resigned from MSNBC following the backlash from his inappropriate on-air comments about Sarah Palin. He released a statement on Wednesday afternoon explaining his decision to resign over the 'ill-judged' comments about the former Alaskan governor's comparison of the federal debt to slavery. He previou... | Bashir made lewd on-air comments on November 15 calling for someone to defecate in Palin's mouth after she compared the federal debt to slavery .
MSNBC did not formally reprimand Bashir .
Came around the same time as fellow MSNBC host Alec Baldwin got suspended- and later fired- for using homophobic slurs outside his h... |
f9822dab400f384ca779c736b1bf64c8ee06d719 | By . Mark Duell . Royal Marine: Sergeant Alexander Blackman was found guilty of murdering an injured Afghan fighter . A Royal Marine jailed for life for executing a severely wounded Taliban captive ‘lost his head’ amid fears he would be ‘skinned alive’ if caught by insurgents, a court heard. Sergeant Alexander Blackman... | Sergeant Alexander Blackman's case heard at Court Martial Appeal Court .
39-year-old convicted last November at court martial in Bulford, Wiltshire .
Was also dismissed from Marines, which he had served with for 15 years .
Killing was in 2011 while he served with Plymouth-based 42 Commando . |
f9825d50b8f543008adae21370626eaa3b686be7 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 11:56 EST, 1 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:56 EST, 1 May 2013 . A vulnerable woman who married a predatory sex offender whilst he was behind bars will be allowed to live with him after top judges today upheld her right to choose in a landmark ruling. Although it might be ‘extremely unwise’... | Court of Appeal: Law has no power to stop woman cohabiting with man .
She began seeing him before he was convicted and jailed for sex offences .
Judge ruled last year she needed 'phased transition' before cohabitation .
But she can now move in with him because of her legal capacity to marry . |
f9825d646af728336f9f517764da132fe2f90cc5 | By . Elliott Bretland . Follow @@EllBretland . Iker Casillas claims to have learned from the mistakes he made for Real Madrid and Spain towards the end of last season. The goalkeeper was at fault for Atletico Madrid's goal in May's Champions League final and also made costly errors as Spain crashed out of the World Cu... | Iker Casillas claims to have learned from mistakes he made last term .
Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper admits his high standards had dropped .
Spanish giants take on Sevilla in Super Cup on Friday . |
f982bed64b80660d850d8da10f01d4292c0c8efa | A bar of Kendal Mint Cake dating back to 1964, recently found in an attic, is believed to be the oldest in Britain. Peter Truelove, 68, bought the bar of . Robert Wiper’s Original Kendal Mint Cake when he and a friend visited . Kendal, Cumbria as 21-year-olds. The 48-year-old confectionery was made before the introduct... | Peter Truelove said he was not sure why he'd kept the bar in a box in his loft . |
f9831b29d62c665d6c5a8639e68e3f8d95087187 | La Paz, Bolivia (CNN) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday defended his decision to end fuel subsidies, a move that caused gasoline and diesel prices to spike and has led to protests in major cities since it was announced over the weekend. The country's subsidies led to an artificially low price for diesel and... | President Evo Morales: Under the policy of subsidies, smuggling was rampant .
He says $150 million has been siphoned out of the country by smugglers .
Morales predicts calm will return and Bolivians will benefit from the revenue .
Business rep rejects Morales' claim that the business sector is behind protests . |
f98381e309bb62e92383a4a0674981163da37499 | (CNN) -- A Singapore lawmaker was in intensive care Monday after a man set him on fire at a community event, a hospital official told CNN. Seng Han Thong of the ruling People's Action Party underwent skin graft surgery at Singapore General Hospital Monday morning and was in stable condition, said hospital spokeswoman J... | Man in his 70s poured thinner on lawmaker and set him on fire while he had lunch .
Seng Han Thong of the ruling People's Action Party is in intensive care .
He suffered burns to his face and chest and underwent skin graft surgery .
Attacker is a former cab driver who has been in a mental clinic, media says . |
f983903f39057b5a3524418e4095dd23cfccfe76 | West Brom are closing in on the signing of Shola Ameobi. The former Newcastle striker is available on a free transfer after leaving Turkish side Gaziantep. The Baggies have agreed a deal with the 33-year-old as head coach Tony Pulis looks to beef up his forward line. West Brom are closing in on the signing of former Ne... | Former Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi is available having left Gaziantep .
West Brom have agreed a deal with the 33-year-old forward .
Ameobi played under Baggies boss Tony Pulis at Stoke in 2008 . |
f983a4aec62bf128b2b95b85be49bbbd24cc35c1 | By . Alex Greg for MailOnline . The third wife of beloved TV comic actor Phil Hartman, who shot him dead in a murder-suicide in 1998, wrote a venomous four-page letter to his former wife threatening to 'rip [her] eyes out.' For the first time since Hartman's death 17 years ago, the events leading up to his untimely dea... | Phil Hartman's third wife Brynn Hartman wrote a vitriol-filled letter to his second wife Lisa Strain .
Strain had written the couple a card congratulating them on the birth of their first child .
Brynn threatened Strain's life and said if she contacted her again, she'd 'rip [her] eyes out'
Ten years after she sent the ... |
f984ada93c976a8f7d0663f6fb0bba3a6e35d237 | (CNN) -- The military operation to clear a Rio de Janeiro slum of drug traffickers will effectively turn into an occupation of the area at least through October of next year, Gov. Sergio Cabral said in a radio interview Tuesday. Rio state Gov. Sergio Cabral said that at least 2,000 troops will remain at the Alemao slum... | Police and soldiers mounted an operation in the Alemao slum .
Some 2,000 troops will remain to maintain order .
They will stay until a police station is set up .
Domestic pressure, sporting events cited in crackdown . |
f98568ec3e65d613f99fb64742df55a7ea8bea01 | Inflammatory language: Nina Shtanski, foreign minister of Transdniestria . The glamorous foreign minister of a breakaway region of Moldova is calling on Vladimir Putin to make her country his next conquest in eastern Europe. Few may have heard of Transdniestria, the unofficial and fictitious-sounding statelet whose hea... | Nina Shtanski said: 'The people's wish for unity cannot be stopped'
She is foreign minister of Russian-speaking region Transdniestria .
Shtanski is calling for a similar takeover of her breakaway republic . |
f9856c90f5ac7b6c549c7f6a9866c7ff5962a076 | Andrew Castle pleaded guilty to attempted murder after trying to kill his wife of 18 years . He rigged a metal chair up to the mains then invited Margaret in 'for a chat' By . James Tozer . UPDATED: . 06:15 EST, 7 July 2011 . Andrew Castle set up the home-made electric chair after his wife Margaret asked to end their 1... | Andrew Castle pleaded guilty to attempted murder after trying to kill his wife of 18 years .
He rigged a metal chair up to the mains then invited Margaret in 'for a chat' |
f98593ba8143cc81d69e54f423f6ae2b82d56b50 | (CNN) -- Judy Warzenski didn't realize how bad her father, Donald's, memory had gotten until he turned to her sister Joyce and asked, "Where's the girl who was sitting next to you?" He did not recognize Joyce as his own daughter. This Thanksgiving, Warzenski and her younger siblings will eat Thanksgiving dinner with th... | About 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's, the Alzheimer's Association says .
More than 15 million Americans are providing unpaid care for a person with dementia .
Don't begin conversations with people with dementia with "Do you remember ..."
Instead, try saying "Wasn't it fun when we ..." |
f98639b08d87dbfa51758306516139b220738899 | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 10:47 EST, 30 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:26 EST, 31 May 2012 . Jailed: Christopher Grierson, 60, forged travel documents to defraud his law firm out of £1.2million in bogus travel expenses . A senior partner at a top City law firm stole more than £1.2million from his company to help... | Solicitor Christopher Grierson stole from the company over a three-year period .
The father-of-four forged travel documents to claim multiple trips between Heathrow and LA in a 'sophisticated' scam .
He had become one of the 'most highly-regarded lawyers in London' |
f986951ef6db408b7f145162a7da317431319f8c | Acute pain: Sarah Bignell contracted Lyme disease whilst on a walking holiday in the Scottish Highlands . When Sarah Bignell developed pain in her hands and wrists in autumn 2011, she thought she might be developing arthritis that was being aggravated by the cold. In fact, Sarah, 37, who is a vet, was displaying the fi... | Sarah Bignell got Lyme disease from after a walking holiday in Scotland .
It was so painful she was signed off from work and had to use a wheelchair .
It can take from six weeks to six months to fully recover from the disease .
Lyme disease, carried by ticks, is affecting increasing numbers of Britons . |
f986e01cb0241ce31d5bb67528037634251e6d4f | A woman had her flesh burnt and eaten, was violently raped and allegedly had noughts and crosses carved on her back by her ex-boyfriend in an horrific domestic violence attack. The couple had been together for about 18 months when the man, 41, forced the woman into a prolonged session of abuse at his cousin's Sydney ho... | The couple, who can't be named, were together 18 months when the woman was forced into a prolonged session of abuse .
The 41-year-old man from Sydney's northwest pleaded guilty to a string of charges, including sexual assault and kidnap .
He allegedly forced her to lean over a chair and struck her with a belt .
He also... |
f98702cb3b94e4491113fd9526948a8832193975 | Texas Senator Ted Cruz says this month's partial government shutdown and his key role in it were a success: They got people talking. 'One of the things we accomplished in the fight over Obamacare is we elevated the national debate over what a disaster, what a train wreck, how much Obamacare is hurting millions of Ameri... | Texas Senator continues to rail against Obamacare even after shutdown vote defeat and public dismay at Congress .
Looking toward 2016 Presidential nomination Cruz hunts pheasants in Iowa but is vague on future strategy to defund Affordable Care Act .
Longtime Republicans say Cruz misfiring ideology is the cause of poor... |
f98718680481cdb2419d5dab8347cf7e341b86d5 | (CNN) -- A woman has accused George Zimmerman, the man charged in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, of having sexually abused her for about a decade, beginning when she was 6 years old and he was 8. "He would reach under the blankets and try to do things and I would try to push him off," said the w... | "Witness 9" accuses George Zimmerman of sexual abuse years ago .
"He was bigger and stronger and older," she says .
The accuser has not been identified publicly .
Zimmerman's lawyer calls the claim "not relevant" to Martin case . |
f98735629a76a6bfdba377c8b1bbc413129a0a2e | Walking your dog, enjoying wine with a picnic and even meeting friends in the street have been turned into offences in a sweeping expansion of police and Town Hall powers, a report warned last night. A study by the Manifesto Club revealed widespread use of a string of little-noticed laws introduced by the last Labour g... | Widespread use of little-noticed laws from Labour .
Manifesto Club warns 'ordinary freedoms' suspended .
Laws aimed to crack down on anti-social behaviour . |
f987ae949fffee3abd64a198c8e08d3bacd4703e | By . Derek Lawrenson . Remember those Black Fridays from not so long ago where Rory McIlroy would turn up with his B game, shoot 40 or so for nine holes and blow his chances of winning? If truth be told, he had another ordinary Friday here at the 96th USPGA Championship, hitting just eight fairways and 11 greens in reg... | McIlroy hits 67 to take one-shot lead into third round .
Northern Irishman says his split from tennis star has helped him refocus .
Tiger Woods misses cut after another poor round .
Jason Day one shot behind McIlroy on eight under . |
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