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fa506ceadc66b45d379f4812487f71888d5e1f47 | For those who puzzle over how supermodels stay so whippet thin, a former Vogue editor has lifted the lid on the horrific lengths some go to to maintain their wispy waistlines and cut-glass hipbones. Kirstie Clements, sensationally fired from her role as editor of Australian Vogue last May, has written a tell-all book a... | The Vogue Factor, by Kirstie Clements, former editor of Australian Vogue .
Clements says models eat tissues to stay full and starve themselves for days .
She was fired in May 2012 after 25 years at the magazine . |
fa50d085ca285eaa9868c7224d2ab0e34a3435fe | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:58 EST, 18 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:30 EST, 19 June 2013 . Victim: Viloude Louis, 5, was found unconscious on the floor after she was brutally beaten . A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly using wrestling moves he had seen on television on his five-year-old... | Viloude Louis was 'beaten by her half brother while their mother was out'
Devalon Armstrong 'repeated punched her in the stomach, jumped on her and slammed her on the bed as he copied WWE moves'
Death was initially ruled unclassified but he later admitted his role . |
fa50e12491607e03536661988475420bc67165d3 | By . Zoe Szathmary . A wounded 13-year-old girl and her dead baby sister were found in an Oregon hotel room Friday morning as police launched a desperate search for their mother, who is wanted in connection to the incident. The two children were found by housekeeping at Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach, Oregonlive.com r... | A wounded 13-year-old girl and her dead baby sister were found in an Oregon hotel room on Friday .
The two children were found at Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach .
The girls' mother, 40-year-old Jessica Smith, has been deemed a person of interest by authorities .
Smith checked into the hotel July 30, and her children w... |
fa50e195637f284e56c234f8d1c891576423106f | By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:06 EST, 22 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 23 October 2012 . Moments after Jennifer Shedid had arrived home from school, a massive explosion shook her entire apartment block. Knife-like shards of glass from the windows of her 4th-floor Beirut apar... | Blast happened last Friday outside Jennifer Shedid's apartment in Beirut .
Their block was shaken and glass slashed 10-year-old from head to toe .
Father Richard grabbed bleeding daughter and neighbour helped carry her .
Dramatic pictures showed girl carried out with deep head and face wounds .
Blast targeted Anti-Syri... |
fa51247f1ce813a25811b5e5047debee3678b098 | Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers sent a personal heartfelt letter to a supporter whose grandfather had recently passed away. Rodgers sent his condolences on January 26 to Joe Nelson after the death of Liverpool fan and season ticket holder, Roy. The letter ends with the Liverpool manager's signature and 'You'll Never ... | Liverpool manager Brendan Rodger sent his condolences to supporter Joe Nelson in January after the death of his grandfather Roy .
Roy was a Liverpool supporter and season ticket holder at Anfield .
The letter ends with Rodgers's signature and 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
'As one of our supporters and a season ticket holde... |
fa5140895a93e99d04205e217319812aee0d28cc | Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan has authorized passenger airlines to resume flights of Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the country starting Friday, authorities said. The move follows the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's online posting Thursday of a directive outlining the modifications necessary for the Dreamliner to fly again af... | The Japanese decision follows a directive from U.S. aviation authorities .
Japanese airlines, the biggest Dreamliner operators, are installing new batteries .
It remains unclear exactly when they will resume flights of the Boeing planes . |
fa51ccd412613f938e4e282cfddbcb8b811fafe1 | A Boston University student group is demanding the school cancel an upcoming Robin Thicke concert, complaining that the lyrics to the singer’s 2013 smash Blurred Lines are sexist. More than 1,600 people have signed an online petition started by members of Humanists of Boston University to get Thicke’s March 4 date at t... | A Boston University student group is demanding the school cancel an upcoming Robin Thicke concert .
They complain that the lyrics to the singer's 2013 smash hit Blurred Lines - 'I know you want it' - are sexist .
'We see this as a blatant form of reinforcing rape culture and sexism,’ said the organization's president .... |
fa51f2b259c4cc54acf8c300654b1fa680ef7c9a | Secret tapes: Carmen Segarra, a fired NY Fed regulator, recorded meetings which she claims show deferential officials failing to hold banks to account . A fired New York Fed regulator recorded hours of meetings which allegedly show how government supervisors were afraid to ask tough questions of the biggest banks on Wa... | Carmen Segarra, 41, made recordings while working for the Fed at Goldman .
Says her tapes show a culture of 'fear' and 'deference' towards bankers .
Senior regulator heard gently bringing up a potential lapse in meeting then trailing off - despite previously calling the deal 'shady'
In another meeting afterwards he con... |
fa5218c3b39bc63177c6a3e95e8683cee2d0157b | Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) -- The center of Newtown couldn't be more decked out for the holidays. It seems like there are ribbons and wreaths for every lamppost and door. Lights sparkle from trees, and a big wood sign calls residents to the local firehouse to pick up even more holiday sprigs. That same firehouse is whe... | Signs of holiday cheer replaced with calls for prayer and mourning .
Initial trauma turns to grief as Newtown families come together .
Parents begin to face the new reality in Newtown, Connecticut . |
fa52398266b57c62c0d00e70113f3a65105a8441 | A street robber shot dead a young woman who would not let go of her purse in Philadelphia last night. Recently graduated architect Amber Long, 26, died after she was shot in the chest by the gunman who stopped her and her mother as they walked in an upmarket area of the city. Miss Long was walking near her boyfriend's ... | Amber Long, 26, was walking car near her boyfriend's house with her mother, Stephanie Long, about 10.30pm Sunday .
They were on Front St in Northern Liberties when they were approached by a man demanding money .
Amber was shot in the middle of the chest and died in hospital .
Police have issued a $20,000 reward for hel... |
fa526d684e58d9acd13253c3104dd07a0f794c81 | (CNN) -- A relaxing day at Southern California's famed Venice Beach took a deadly turn Sunday afternoon when a powerful lightning bolt struck the water, killing one person and injuring at least 13, emergency officials said. The sudden lightning strike at Venice Beach caused panic as people tried to get out of the water... | A man in his 20s was killed in a lightning strike at California's Venice Beach .
Emergency responders treated 13 people injured in the storm .
Thunderstorms were in the forecast before deadly lightning strike .
Fatalities from lightning strikes are rare in California . |
fa5286db039c2a6c170363883b330a1c37a1a9f4 | By . Bianca London . Back in March it was revealed that supermodel Kate Upton would be taking over the reigns from Katie Holmes as the face of Bobbi Brown. And the curvy Vogue cover girl is certainly pulling out all the stops to prove her worth as a model for the beauty giant. Kate, 22, was only unveiled as the face of... | Kate, 22, is new face of Crazy for Colour collection .
Range is packed with 30 lip colour shades .
Kate replaces Katie Holmes, who was face of brand for a year . |
fa539b88df44f632aa201e90f84711136e071295 | Prisoner: British rifleman Victor Gregg, 25, was being held in the city of Dresden along with hundreds of other men who had been sentenced to death . On 13 February 1945, British rifleman Victor Gregg, 25, was being held by Germans in a makeshift prison in the city of Dresden along with hundreds of other condemned men.... | Victor Gregg was held in Dresden prison after being sentenced to death .
25-year-old POW had burned down factory and twice tried to escape camp .
He witnessed first-hand the devastating assault on the German city .
In this powerful account, he recalls horrors that haunted him for decades . |
fa543c9187a6ee498864e7ff19989bf1556ae0eb | By . Nick Mcdermott and Michael Seamark . UPDATED: . 20:18 EST, 16 January 2012 . The editor of the Daily Mirror yesterday conceded its revelation about Sven Goran Eriksson’s affair with Ulrika Jonsson may have resulted from phone hacking. Speaking at the Leveson Inquiry into Press standards, Richard Wallace also admit... | Richard Wallace admits it was 'possible' a story about Sven Goran Eriksson’s affair with Ulrika Jonsson in 2002 may have come from phone hacking .
Editor uses platform to apologise to Chris Jefferies for Mirror front pages following his wrongful arrest . |
fa545a707a0251c7f41ea4f1194336b7bf34fab8 | (CNN) -- "New Moon," the latest film in "The Twilight Saga" is doing record business at the box office. In its opening weekend the film grossed $140.7 million -- more than any other film with an autumn release in history. The tales of teenage vampire love based on the best-selling books by Stephanie Meyer have wooed fi... | "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is breaking records at the box office .
Film contains plenty of sexual tension but no sex scenes .
Twilight Saga concentrates on matters of the heart and spirit says director Chris Weitz . |
fa54cf0c480ee33862fb516436d806be06de6fc9 | His approval ratings are at an all time low, and there is no getting away from it for the President. An Oregon basketball crowd greeted Barack Obama and the first family with boos last night as they watched Oregon State take on the University of Maryland. It's a yearly ritual for the Obama family to . watch the Oregon ... | Boos and jeers competed with more approving fans .
President's approval rating hit an all time low last week .
Just 39 per cent of Americans approve of his Presidency amid health care debacle . |
fa55a851e9fbf7debbefc9bc52faf4ac695beed7 | Princess Diana stayed there twice, it's a favourite with the New York Fashion Week set and every American president since Truman has visited the decadent tower building. New York's The Carlyle has been welcoming the world's power players for decades, including John.F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie and reams of kings and ... | Duke and Duchess reportedly planned to stay there during upcoming US visit .
Every American president since Truman has visited The Carlyle .
Built in 1930, the elegant hotel has 188 rooms and an Art Deco feel .
Woody Allen plays jazz live in the Cafe Carlyle every Monday . |
fa566d76e5d142f5ec29a9642472051df2e32c59 | A 93-year-old man has been charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for his role as an SS guard at Auschwitz concentration camp, prosecutors said today. A sergeant, Oskar Groening worked at the camp in German occupied Poland for two and a half years. Groening was charged with sorting the possessions of the in... | Oskar Groening was originally cleared of war crimes in 1948 .
Groening was in charge of sorting inmates' possessions and money .
He worked at Auschwitz for two and a half years until his transfer to the Ardennes where he was taken prisoner .
Has spoken of the atrocities he witnessed at the concentration camp . |
fa567ebc3adfd7855de59f73a3de4c7900c6f633 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 11:19 EST, 11 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:19 EST, 11 September 2013 . A mother tried frantically to revive her baby boy after finding him lying in blood-stained sheets in his cot at their Australian home, it is claimed. Casey Veal discovered the bloodied body of 11-month-old... | Casey Veal found 11-month-old Zayden lying in blood-stained sheets in his cot after a robbery at their home in Bendigo, Australia .
She desperately tried to revive him with CPR, but he died after suffering a heart attack and multiple injuries .
Harley Hicks, 20, from North Bendigo, has been charged with aggravated burg... |
fa56d28f2b147c4e28bf4bfb851d6ba2cd00605b | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 17:33 EST, 18 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:33 EST, 19 December 2013 . Bernie Goetz, the 'subway vigilante' who shot four panhandling youths on a New York City train in 1984 is fighting low-level drug charges. Goetz was arrested in November on misdemeanor drug charges after police s... | Bernie Goetz, 64, appeared at court in Manhattan today where he turned down the offer of community service on misdemeanor drug charges .
Goetz shot four panhandling youths in 1984 on a subway train . |
fa5726151295ab559c58422995c58a56243d172a | Authorities in Miami believe there may be a link between a group who filmed a rap video bragging about murder and the recent shooting of a police officer. Officer Lino Diaz was shot twice while executing a search warrant on a North Miami Beach house early Friday morning. Police say the home bears a striking resemblanc... | Officer Lino Diaz was shot three times while executing a search warrant on a North Miami Beach home early Friday morning .
Police say the home was used by agroup called NMB Stunnaz to film a rap video where they waved around guns and bragged about murder .
The suspected shooter, Elton Bandoo, was taken into custody Fri... |
fa5726342085e4b964748b24c28000330b428525 | A senior Labor frontbencher has broken ranks and says new anti-terror laws that allow journalists to be jailed for reporting on intelligence operations might have overstepped the mark. Tony Abbott's Parliament beefed up the domestic spy agency ASIO's powers earlier this month. Journalists will face 10 years in jail if... | Mr Albanese says new anti-terror guidelines have 'overstepped' the mark which allow reporters to be jailed for reporting on intelligence operations .
Reporters can now face up to 10 years in jail if they break the new laws .
Parliament beefed up strengthen spy agency ASIO's powers this month .
The senior Labor frontben... |
fa5788f7eaeef908f72511e91c9aa3abef0d1918 | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The company name flashed and swirled around the darkened convention hall as the music began to pump. Before squeezing into Body Magic, a before-and-after volunteer is measured by Monica Bennett. "Money money money money, money! Money money money money, money!" A man dressed in designer duds st... | Company behind Body Magic booms amid claims of big money, smaller waistlines .
Multilevel marketing businesses draw interest and spur hope during recession .
Staying cautious and realistic is important for prospective distributors .
HLN money expert Clark Howard: "Don't believe it's paved in gold" |
fa57b2bcc46c5830e439aa28904364a76398f17f | Television and movie streaming juggernaut, Netflix, is believed be planning to launch in Australia next year, with two Netflix acquisitions executives travelling to Sydney next week to meet with Australian-based distributors. The low-cost streaming service, which provides users with unlimited access to a library of sel... | Rumours Netflix ready for Australian launch next year .
Industry sources say the firm will charge users $10 per month .
An estimated 200,000 Australians already use the streaming service .
Australia has a number of other streaming and pay per view services . |
fa57f6bce1ae9ba1ee99c228250bcfbec47df95f | By . Michael Zennie and David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 14:14 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:39 EST, 3 April 2013 . A shocking new revelation has been uncovered in the infamous 31-year-old mystery surrounding the death of Hollywood actress Natalie Wood. Wood's body was found floating in the sea off Catalina Islan... | A log has been uncovered that suggests Wagner and Walken were engaged in a sexual act when Wood walked in on them on the night she died .
Wood drowned, age 43, after going overboard her 60-foot yacht Splendor on November 29, 1981 .
Police and the coroner at the time ruled her death accidental .
Husband Robert Wagner, n... |
fa582e9942ffefbf6d15fc35ef26e41e1c3a5841 | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- An international medical group has cleared a South Korean biopharmaceutical company in the deaths of two patients following stem cell procedures in other countries. "It is not our conclusion that stem cells killed these patients," David Audley, the executive director of the International Cel... | Two patients die following stem cell treatments in China and Japan .
An independent group says the deaths are not due to the treatments .
Such procedures are not permitted in South Korea . |
fa5830978477b1e997919e057063f3d20f566ca5 | An American woman has been gang-raped by three men in India while hitchhiking back to a guest house, police announced today. The 30-year-old was picked up this morning by men in a truck and then attacked as she made her way home after visiting a friend. It comes just one day after it emerged a 21-year-old Irish charity... | U.S. woman hitchhiking home in Manali when she was raped by three men .
Indian police have issued an alert for the truck driver and two passengers .
Irish woman told officers she was raped while semi-conscious after .
drinking cup of tea .
Police have arrested businessman Sujoy Mitra, 35, on suspicion of rape .
The Iri... |
fa583af33efc252f6dd9a58689dc1803f0d71202 | Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldo was left to wash the dishes at London's Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday, after losing a charity game of poker to tennis star Rafael Nadal. The duo battled it out on the PokerStars table for a whopping $50,000 and it was Nadal that emerged victorious with a donation for the Rafa Nadal founda... | Spain's Rafael Nadal beat former Brazil striker Ronaldo in a game of poker .
Nadal walked away with $50,000 for his charity and served up a tapas feast .
Ronaldo was left to wash the dishes as a forefeit for losing to Nadal .
Click here to read why Ronaldo believes the Premier League is the perfect place for young Braz... |
fa58bba2c4ca6705dcb034235c001293e7d67f7f | Dylan Adams, 26, the brother of murder suspect Zachary Adams was arrested on Wednesday after Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents accused him of tampering with evidence tied to the Holly Bobo investigation . The brother of a man accused of kidnapping and killing a 20-year-old nursing student has been charged with t... | Dylan Adams, 26, the brother of murder suspect Zachary Adams was arrested on Wednesday accused him of tampering with evidence tied to the Holly Bobo investigation .
The nursing student, 20, disappeared in 2011 from Parsons, Tennessee .
Her skull was found and identified last week - the first physical evidence .
Two oth... |
fa596176003ccf18c4b2fb1711ea2fb2f9b56f87 | By . Sara Nathan . PUBLISHED: . 11:28 EST, 13 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:04 EST, 14 February 2013 . Beyoncé bares all as she poses naked in her new documentary - just three weeks before giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy. Gently cradling her stomach, Beyoncé casts off any doubt that she faked her pregnancy as she... | Superstar details rift with father Matthew - admitting: 'I didn't get my dad back, I had to let go.'
She hits out at rumours she faked her pregnancy, saying: 'There's certain things you just shouldn't play around with, and a child, you don't play around with that.'
Baby Blue Ivy has a starring role in the film as Beyon... |
fa59d38e0b46c1237cf2c8290d4f0e88b40ae9b6 | By . Lydia Warren . Traumatised children and parents have described the horrifying scene at the Connecticut elementary school where a gunman opened fire on Friday morning, killing 20 children and six adults. Terror unfolded after a gunman, identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, opened fire in the principal's office befo... | Children huddled in closets and teachers locked classrooms as gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday morning .
Police told children to close their eyes to avoid seeing gruesome scene .
Parents recounted seeing bloodied children taken out from school .
20 children and six adults are believed to be ... |
fa59d422d75023837af33fac0e50e5a413f5da02 | A third of Britons have admitted they can't delete people they dislike on Facebook - because they're too nosey or worried about the consequences of doing so. A survey has found the average number of friends on a person's Facebook is 287, yet just 10 per cent of people on these lists are friends the person likes and wou... | 34% of Brits admitted they have Facebook friends they'd ignore in real life .
Just 10% of an average person's friends list are considered actual friends .
Over half said they are friends with people they don't like to be nosey .
While 26% were worried about the consequences of deleting certain people .
A fifth of parti... |
fa5a92fb8417eac05408faab4e16983b9d8f1955 | By . Emma Thomas . PUBLISHED: . 09:53 EST, 8 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:25 EST, 9 November 2013 . The King of Belgium says his £770,000 a year allowance, handed to him after he abdicated in July, is not enough to live on. But Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo said there would be no negotiations and the money paid to K... | King of Belgium says his £770,000 a year allowance is not enough .
Options to save money include getting Navy to run his yacht .
He was given allowance and ten aides after abdication in July . |
fa5aa0b452875b58c1349bf664b401e23d3c2e9b | (CNN) -- Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, no stranger to provocative opinions, is at it again. During a recent interview in Toronto, Gladwell said that people a half-century from now will revere Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates but will have no clear memory of his longtime tech rival, Apple chief Steve Jobs. "Of th... | Author Malcolm Gladwell: In time, "people will have forgotten Steve Jobs"
Gladwell: "There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World"
He made the comments during a recent public appearance at the Toronto Public Library . |
fa5ac7358fd80f672ec7c73ba517ffb05bb8b519 | A Christian production company is waging battle against the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey movie adaption by releasing its own rival romance flick, Old Fashioned, in theaters on the same day, next Valentine's Day. 'A former frat boy and a free-spirited woman together attempt the impossible: an "old-fashioned" courtship in ... | Both films will hit theaters next Valentine's Day . |
fa5b17fc7dfb3204076f5ce83dc1340e76f9433e | (CNN) -- "Less is more" has reigned at the beach and the neighborhood pool when it comes to swimwear ever since the popularization of the bikini in the 20th century. Two-piece bathing suits might dominate the landscape, but style editors and trend forecasters say the one-piece is the "fashion-forward" choice this seaso... | Style experts say the one-piece is the fashion-forward choice this season .
Swimwear trends will be on display this weekend at Miami Swim Week .
The one-piece is a perfect canvas for sporty and sexy styles .
The modern version of the one-piece dates back to 1980s, historian says . |
fa5b2fac357b9d206b47a3c96e813e859f04ba08 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 06:27 EST, 22 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:28 EST, 22 August 2013 . It has witnessed major weather events from hurricane Katrina in 2005 to icy Christmas blizzards that crippled the U.S. in 2009. But the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 12 has finally stopped reco... | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a video to mark ten years of service by the GOES-12 satellite .
The satellite focused on the East Coast of the U.S. and witnessed weather events including hurricane Katrina and .
the Christmas blizzards of 2009 .
In the future, GOES-R will provide images ... |
fa5b6ae21d2c3135f8649bad5444bd2652c8e232 | Death: Gavin Bedford died after pipework collapsed on top of him at the Gerber plant in Llantrisant . A drinks firm has been ordered to pay an £80,000 fine over errors which led to the death of a promising young engineer. Gavin Bedford, 24, from Porthcawl was killed at a factory where the popular Innocent smoothie bran... | Gavin Bedford, 24, died when he was struck by falling pipework .
His injuries were not discovered until 40 minutes after the accident .
His mum Anna paid tribute to her 'perfect son' |
fa5b9336bce727e33234cc343b95485987692c5a | (CNN) -- A deal designed to end months of anti-government protests in Yemen suffered a setback Sunday when embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected the opposition signature, officials said Sunday. Saleh, who was due to sign the deal Sunday, refused to recognize the opposition signature on it from the day before.... | President Ali Abdullah Saleh wants the opposition to sign the agreement at the palace .
They refuse, saying he is not to be trusted .
Yemen, a key al Qaeda battleground, is a U.S. ally . |
fa5c0d45a48733d819fdd0d274da7242075e6d9e | New Labour's 24-hour drinking laws have left Britain 'awash' with cheap alcohol and plagued by late night violence, experts warned last night. Home Office figures reveal there are now a record number of trouble hotspots – with 208 neighbourhoods officially classified as being 'saturated' with problem pubs or bars. To t... | Home Office figures show shocking results of the 24-hour drinking laws .
Labour's laws, introduced in 2005, left Britain 'awash' with cheap booze .
Record number of supermarkets and shops selling booze round the clock .
Also number of takeaways servicing bars has hit all-time high of 87,000 . |
fa5c22f344a67df09cc425219a9421aa477506bb | Take a look at these pictures and consider for a moment what these rather brutal looking metal contraptions might be. Are they power tools? Medieval torture devices? The world's first hairdryers? Archaic egg whisks? Nope, these are actually Victorian vibrators, a collection of vintage self-massagers currently on displa... | Late 19th, early 20th century self-vibrators on display in Gloucestershire .
Were originally created by Victorian doctors to cure women of hysteria .
Female patients were treated with 'pelvic massage' using plug-in vibrators .
On display at .
Littledean Jail, former courthouse, in the Forest of Dean . |
fa5ced8193301de64b3dcfdbd52734b115fe5725 | It is the only all-European quarter-final of this World Cup and perhaps the most intriguing; two countries with three final appearances between them since 1998. France are building momentum from an unfancied position, Germany are stuttering a little among plenty of expectation. Each will play a variation on 4-3-3, with... | European heavyweights meet in Rio on Friday, but how do they compare?
Germany, with Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer, are looking for their fourth straight World Cup semi-final .
Didier Deschamps France won the World Cup in 1998 and reached the final in 2006, and will call upon Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema to... |
fa5d39c3869119eb48fb6103e4ea0143948f31b2 | (CNN) -- Missed it by that much! In a year that forecasters said there would be a few more hurricanes than normal, Humberto on Wednesday fell just a few hours short of setting a record for the latest first hurricane to form in the Atlantic Ocean. Normally, three hurricanes would have formed in the area by this time in ... | 2013 was almost a record-setter for latest first hurricane formation .
Humberto formed in the far eastern Atlantic early Wednesday .
Forecasters predict an above-average year for Atlantic storms .
Hurricane season ends on November 30 . |
fa5d75d02e187bc2a1ad197945edca300c30a83d | Brendan Rodgers admitted he was managing a fractured dressing room after Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat at a resurgent Manchester United. Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie inflicted Liverpool’s seventh defeat of the Barclays Premier League season to move within five points of Manchester City in second. Rodgers, who ... | Liverpool lost 3-0 at Old Trafford, their seventh league defeat of the season .
Brendan Rodgers says his players have lost their 'team ethos'
Rodgers confirms keeper Simon Mignolet has been dropped 'indefinitely'
Liverpool boss claims 'we didn't deserve to lose' to Manchester United . |
fa5da69d3a71c4706bdc080f6dce5acb2f54d1ef | Most of us remember the days when we could play football and ride our bikes in the street without too much fear of anything happening more ghastly than a grazed knee. But that's not the case for the growing number of children being brought up in cities and large towns. So a group of parents in Colchester have decided t... | Streets closed to cars for children who don't have access to green space .
Organisers hope it will help boost community spirit among neighbours .
Similar schemes running across Bristol where idea was first mooted . |
fa5e19a9cfa2158bb7acbc44d7664bcc0ec72ccd | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders from both parties to join him in a meeting to discuss what to do in the waning days of the current Congress, vowing Thursday that it will "not be just a photo-op." "I want us to talk substantively about how to move the American people's agenda... | NEW: White House spokesman says he expects multiple meetings to occur .
Obama wants the Senate to approve an arms control treaty with Russia .
He'll meet leaders of the outgoing Congress in two weeks, he says .
The Bush tax cuts will be on the agenda . |
fa5f0279312d24d11c230680e7f38628c0ccda6f | (CNN) -- For most of American history, the average farmer, shop owner or entrepreneur could live an entire life without getting anything from the federal government except mail service. But those days have gone the way of the Pony Express. Last year, the Wall Street Journal reported that 49% of the population lives in ... | Matthew Spalding: U.S. social welfare programs are creating a vast culture of dependency .
He says the welfare state removes the stigma from taking government support .
He says longtime recipients lose work habits and jobs skills .
Spalding: The U.S. must require work for assistance and better target poverty programs . |
fa5f1c5efd8b973bf50e28033dd7737c96d2ca52 | Mike Ashley may now hold the key to the power battle at Rangers after it was confirmed he has more than doubled his stake at Ibrox. A statement to the Stock Exchange revealed French bank BNP Paribas purchased 4.26 million shares from fund managers Hargreave Hale on behalf of the Newcastle United owner earlier this week... | Rangers confirm Mike Ashley has increased his stake to 8.92 per cent .
Ashley's MASH holdings Ltd confirmed as purchaser of four million shares .
Newcastle previously released a statement saying Ashley won't sell . |
fa5f22e3460943d1f3c558bbfd0a1b59bb021aa9 | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 02:47 EST, 23 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:40 EST, 23 July 2012 . Silence: Jacqueline Cartner, 42, has accepted a confidential payout and signed a gagging order . A former Wren has been given a payout by the Ministry of Defence after claiming she suffered sexual discrimination in the ... | Tribunal ruled she was discriminated against when going for promotion .
Wrens who retained non-seagoing status after rules changed were assured it would not harm their prospects .
MoD spent £126,000 fighting the rulings, fearing litigation from other ex-Wrens . |
fa5fdeac623dbede9202dbcd468bd5501f11a57a | (CNN) -- "Birdman" flew high at the nominations for the 72nd Golden Globes. The film, starring Michael Keaton as a former superhero-playing actor trying to recharge his career with a Broadway play, was nominated for seven Golden Globes on Thursday morning, leading all films. "Birdman" was nominated for best comedy or m... | "Birdman" picks up seven Golden Globe nominations .
"Boyhood," "Imitation Game" earn five .
Jennifer Aniston receives a nod .
The Globes will be hosted by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler . |
fa6019cbf11e7d34f321d3f3c25a1d2a68782a99 | Crowded by sign-wielding supporters, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich made what's expected to be his final speech before he heads to Colorado to start a 14-year prison sentence on a corruption conviction. "This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do," he told the crowd. "But this is the law and we follow the law.... | Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says goodbye .
"This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do," he tells crowd of supporters .
On Thursday he begins serving a 14-year sentence on a corruption conviction . |
fa6027561e7e080f8a083f39f8d293e622a55e4b | It was sold as a property with 'incredible potential'.... which more or less means it's either ugly or needs a lot of fixing up. But that didn't stop a buyer forking out more than a million dollars for 24 Heller street in Brunswick, a modest and run down home in Melbourne's north. Rather worn and in need of a paint job... | 24 Heller street, Brunswick sold at auction for $1,101,000 .
The substantial Victorian period home has 'exciting prospects'
Three to four bedroom, one bathroom, on car parking space .
903 auctions listed in Melbourne on Saturday . |
fa6042574d25a2a29a2860ec3887666d5254add8 | By . Hugo Gye . Last updated at 6:00 PM on 9th December 2011 . Surrounded by screaming rioters . and in the grip of a mob mentality, this was the moment a mother and . daughter were caught on camera preparing to take part looting which left . a shopkeeper with just 25p to his name. Clarice . Ali, 38, was filmed gesturi... | Clarice Ali caught on camera gesturing obscenely at camera before looting with her daughter . |
fa607df48453d2107c1b806349d834afe62aaa1c | (CNN) -- Google opened an online music store and a free Web storage locker on Wednesday for listening to tracks from computers, tablets and phones, the company announced at a news conference in Los Angeles. The music store sells songs and albums for prices comparable to iTunes and Amazon MP3, but Google's catalog is sm... | Google opens a digital music store, and prices are comparable to iTunes .
The company is also opening Google Music, the storage service, to everyone in the U.S.
Google Music will be free for storing as many as 20,000 songs per account . |
fa612d874516ddc36abe3ee4a40194e138e637c5 | New York Giants team captain Victor Cruz suffered a hideous injury in last night's National Football League game and was taken to hospital. Cruz, the Giants star receiver was left writhing in agony on the ground when he tore his right knee tendon in the third quarter. The Giants team captain left the field in tears on ... | Cruz, a Giants team captain, suffered the hideous injury last night .
It happened in the third quarter in the match against Philadelphia Eagles .
He jumped for a ball, his right leg twisted and he tore his right knee tendon .
The star receiver is expected to miss the remainder of the season . |
fa6143a48486a5ea6d121c069bf5b61954f618bf | (CNN)Before you fly this holiday season, don't forget to remove your gun from your carry-on bag. Not remembering could get you in trouble. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has seized a record 2,000 firearms from carry-on luggage this year, as of December 1. That's more than the TSA has ever seized in any... | The TSA says it has seized 2,000 guns this year .
Most people probably forget their guns are in carry-on bags .
Follow TSA rules for including your guns in checked luggage . |
fa62b89e6afb82177fea086990166d00ee6bef0f | A British marketing rep who was sacked by the Jamaican Tourist Board after an outburst on Facebook about her father's brutal murder on the Caribbean island has won her case for unfair dismissal. Zoe Bennett, 35, from Preston, Lancashire, made the comments after she discovered that Errol Bennett, 59, had bled to death a... | Zoe Bennett, 35, from Preston, Lancs, wrote three comments on Facebook .
One was the day after she discovered her father Errol, 59, had been killed .
He bled to death on December 17, 2011 after being attacked at his villa .
She pledged to 'avenge' death saying: 'The b******* have murdered my dad'
She was suspended in J... |
fa62fd4aba1fcc8ee275f9fdf91907e924c053f4 | By . Simon Cable . PUBLISHED: . 19:06 EST, 2 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:06 EST, 2 October 2013 . If anyone knows how hard it is to make a fortune, it’s former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis, who clawed his way up from humble beginnings as a tea boy. Which is why the retail tycoon won’t be depriving his children ... | The 54-year-old disagrees with millionaires who do not pass on wealth .
Fears his children would not be able to cope without luxury lifestyle .
Received nothing from his Greek Cypriot immigrant parents .
Asks contestants: ‘Why should I spend my children’s inheritance on that?’ |
fa638699d0e80e53f995793f4f50f21c924cc93a | Peter Crouch used one word to describe his Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired celebration on Saturday: 'ImPECcable.' The Stoke striker tweeted his delight after scoring one of the goals in Stoke City's impressive 3-2 win against Arsenal, posting a picture comparing his body with the Real Madrid superstar's. Ronaldo himself wou... | Stoke beat Arsenal 3-2 in their Premier League clash on Saturday .
Peter Crouch scored the opener for the hosts at the Britannia Stadium .
Crouch mimicked Real Madrid star Cristiano's Ronaldo's topless celebration against Atletico in last season's Champions League final win . |
fa639c2b7809bd53dbf14eaf0decf4f80638428c | By . Jonathan O'Callaghan for MailOnline . How old are Saturn's rings? That’s a question that has puzzled scientists for quite some time. Some believe that they came to be in the last few hundred million years due to the accumulation of material, possibly from a destroyed moon. But now evidence from the Cassini spacecr... | Scientists at University of Colorado say rings could have an ancient origin .
It had been thought the cleanliness of the rings meant they formed recently .
But evidence shows that there just isn't much pollution for them to collect .
This means they could have formed up to 4.4 billion years ago .
Evidence for this come... |
fa63f973f2f302de41c58ee62813ae80bf11c1e9 | The CIA announced on Monday . that its inspector general, who investigated a dispute between . the agency and Congress regarding the handling of records of the . CIA's detention and interrogation activities, is resigning at the end of the month. The agency said in a statement that David Buckley, who had . served as the... | David Buckley is stepping aside to to pursue work in the private sector .
He has served as the agency's internal watchdog for more than four years .
Sent report on his investigation to Justice Department in July .
They declined to open a criminal probe into the matter .
Was nominated for the position by Barack Obama in... |
fa64352a21d0627784997e02d20e723e0c766eda | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 17:46 EST, 25 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:51 EST, 25 November 2013 . The cross-country custody battle between Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller and his ex-Sara McKenna became so bitter that the skier decided to change the name she gave their child at birth - without her permission. T... | Bode Miller and his ex-Sara McKenna appeared in court today in the latest round of their bitter custody battle over their nine-month-old son .
On November 14th court in New York overturned ruling saying child should live in California with Miller .
Sara McKenna dated Miller in San Diego for three months before becoming... |
fa6458239876380864da67422763809bd5896dbf | Billy Jones knows Sunderland have blown the chance to put serious distance between them and the bottom three. The Black Cats drew 0-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday despite the hosts playing most of the second half with 10 men. Fabian Delph was sent off but Gus Poyet's side could not break them down, 48 hours after losing 3-... | Billy Jones feels Sunderland dropped two precious points at Aston Villa .
The Black Cats could only manage a 0-0 draw against 10-man opponents .
Fabian Delph was sent off at Villa Park but Sunderland couldn't profit .
It leaves them just four points above the Premier League relegation zone .
Gus Poyet's team lost to Hu... |
fa657afc960060af7b55de1df6f845f81fbf6fb0 | (CNN) -- A U.S. plan to give new protection to polar bears was voted down Thursday at an international conference on endangered species. The American delegation at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, had sought a ban on the internatio... | U.S. wanted effective ban on trade of polar bear parts .
Plan voted down at endangered species conference, 42-38 .
Canada says hunting does not threaten bear populations . |
fa65c1e8ac7aee1f8a976ed1399536c681be05e9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:01 EST, 26 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:45 EST, 26 November 2013 . Prosecutors today asked for Amanda Knox to be jailed for 30 years during a retrial into the murder of her former housemate Meredith Kercher in Italy. Knox is being judged in absentia for the 2007 murder of... | Knox is being retried in absentia for murder of her former housemate in 2007 .
Prosecutors want Raffaele Sollecito to be given 26-year sentence .
British student Kercher was found dead in pool of blood at shared house .
Knox and Sollecito have already served .
four years in prison for her murder but were released on ap... |
fa65f39be6e0fc7fae305baf3fbb32a0876562ac | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 08:42 EST, 26 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:18 EST, 26 March 2013 . Bank account holders in Cyprus could be subjected to a weekly limit on cash withdrawals, it emerged today. Cypriot finance ministers have drafted a series of capital controls that also include export limits on euros... | Ministers also considering euro export limit and ban on cashing cheques .
Dept for Work and Pensions keeping 'watching brief' on bail-out crisis .
Up to 12,000 British expats are thought to be affected by the freeze .
Pensions minister says cash can be paid into account of 'trusted friend' |
fa663fbd7a6c71699b21a0168ccd94fd344826f6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:10 EST, 25 May 2012 . - . UPDATED: . 14:35 EST, 25 May 2012 . Brave tornado survivor Stephanie Decker has danced on national television just two months after being told it would be a year before she could even walk again. The mother who lost parts of both legs while protecting... | Stephanie Decker, 37, told children: 'You're not going to die. We'll make it'
Lost one leg, the other foot, suffered seven broken ribs and punctured lung .
Occurred in Henryville, Indiana, which suffered extensive damage . |
fa664f72ac0ef20b6a9cddc1de86488274c7c4a1 | Brooklyn is the least-affordable housing market in America, where residents would need to spend 98 per cent of the average income to buy a median-priced home of $615,000. One in five U.S. housing markets are now less affordable than they were more than a decade ago, according to a recent study, and Brooklyn is the the ... | Brooklyn is the most unafforable market, followed by Manhattan .
New Yorkers priced out of Manhattan are said to be driving up prices .
As are investors and foreign buyers, as residents continue to rent .
In October the median rent in Brooklyn was $2,858, up 6 per cent on 2013 . |
fa672cb49af3b1390d5f44c6e7bf137f217da784 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Actor Dennis Quaid told lawmakers Wednesday how his newborn twins came close to death after an overdose of blood-thinning medication, the fault of a drug company that did not recall easily confused bottles despite previous problems, he said. Actor Dennis Quaid says that what is happening in the nati... | Actor testifies before House committee on newborn twins' brush with death .
The newborns were given 1,000 times the normal dose of a blood thinner .
Quaid says pharmaceutical companies must be held accountable through lawsuits .
Baxter Healthcare said the incident resulted from human error . |
fa6818b5a16cf0bbaebe72301ba3b0f274fc0bff | Editor's Note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind events. John Blake, who helped write the CNN.com special report "Black in America," is author of the 2004 book "Children of the Movement," which profiles the children of the civil r... | Martin Luther King III: It was painful to hear mom say dad would be proud .
Families were never the same, according to some children of movement .
Civil rights leaders were traumatized by struggle .
Some children of segregationist leaders remain proud of their parents . |
fa68f9dd3f233e1bdd872368ced47730ae2575e1 | When Gary James went to see his Jack Russell in the front garden, he panicked after realising it had escaped through an open gate. The father-of-three frantically searched for his beloved dog, but his neighbour, Gavin Juliette, quickly informed them the pet already been found - trapped in the engine of his car. The 42-... | Dog called Betty Boop escaped when owner left garden gate open .
Gary James, 33, from Salford, Greater Manchester, went out to find pet .
Neighbour Gavin Juliette said the dog had got stuck in his car engine .
Had travelled 12 miles to pick up his mother-in-law while animal was stuck .
Pair had to take apart the engine... |
fa693580fee6e19edcd63cc4d253d80af554e4a1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Released: Steven Powell, 63, has been released from prison following a 2-year sentence . Steven Powell, the father-in-law of missing Utah woman Susan Powell, has been released from prison after serving more than two years for voyeurism charges. Powell, 63, left the Tacoma, Washington prison o... | Steven Powell, the father of Josh Powell who killed his sons in a house explosion, was released from a Washington prison on Sunday .
Powell, 63, was charged with taking naked pictures of girls living next door .
His grandsons were killed in 2012 by their father Josh and their mother - his daughter-in-law Susan - went m... |
fa69d739237807f8e9510eb52143b2c82d1f210e | For any Italians that harboured ambitions as a child of one day pulling on the famous red strip of Leyton Orient, the dream could be edging closer to reality. The east London club is the subject of a TV show on the continent in which footballers compete against one another to win a professional contract at Brisbane Roa... | Italian's are competing against each other to win contract at Leyton Orient .
Club owner Francesco Becchetti also owns TV channel show airs on .
Becchetti says it is a great success because of the exposure club is getting .
Fans are not so sure as Orient struggle at the bottom of League One . |
fa6a621e3cf1c43543680c6e0e60afe14c532de4 | (CNN) -- The action on the pitch at the World Cup has been sensational -- but one man is engineering plenty of eye-catching scenes off it too. The wild touchline antics of Mexico coach Miguel Herrera have fans the world over willing his team to score, just so they can revel in his reaction. During Monday's 3-1 win over... | Mexico coach Miguel Herrera becoming known for his touchline histrionics .
Herrera celebrates wildly with his players and remonstrates with referee .
Mexico through to last 16 after finishing second behind Brazil in Group A . |
fa6b3b9936281eda37f4f3737c6f114512637d17 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:47 EST, 6 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:34 EST, 6 September 2013 . Infant human remains discovered in the rafters of an Ohio garage are likely that of a 19-month-old girl last seen alive in June inside a house on the same property, police said Friday. Investigators said t... | Elaina Steinfurth, 18 months old, went missing June 1 while staying with family of her mother's boyfriend .
Computer box containing infant human remains found in rafters of detached garage in Toledo, Ohio .
Elaina's mother, Angela Steinfurth, and her ex-boyfriend, Steven King II, charged with obstruction of justice . |
fa6c078fca13d3721f778dddc28c6d3f5934330f | (CNN) -- It began with the self-immolation of an unemployed college graduate in Tunisia. Now, newfound people power in the Middle East and North Africa is spreading fast. Bolstered by the toppling of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, popular uprising has now taken root in a part of the world where it has not been a part of the t... | Protests erupted in Iran, Yemen and Bahrain this week .
The ousters of dictators in Tunisia and Egypt have inspired people, say analysts .
It's hard to predict if other governments will fall .
But the region will never be the same, analysts agree . |
fa6c236bbf29326399fc550fa1d75ed817bf680c | The FDA warns consumers to look out for products that contain two ingredients: benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid . By . Associated Press . Federal health officials are warning consumers who use popular anti-acne treatments about rare but potentially deadly allergic reactions that can cause swelling of the face and dif... | The FDA warns consumers to look out for products that contain two ingredients: benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid . |
fa6c7ae90016f2486a37280b00dbcf440e4abec3 | Cricket's corruption crisis took a new twist on Monday when former New Zealand star Chris Cairns was alleged to be the man at the centre of the latest fixing scandal. The 43-year-old former Notts all-rounder strongly denied reports that he had made illicit approaches to Lou Vincent and Brendon McCullum. Cairns was last... | New Zealand Herald named Cairns as the fixer .
Former New Zealand star Cairns released a statement denying he was 'Player X' referred to by Lou Vincent and Brendan McCullum .
Cairns says he believes it's being alleged that he is 'Player X'
If that's the case, he says that it's a 'complete lie'
He says 'there are dark f... |
fa6d9a67e9a39f141248fa40cdc3bbdc1f3bb539 | BILOXI, Mississippi (CNN) -- It's been almost three years since Hurricane Katrina cut a merciless path of destruction across the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people and displacing tens of thousands more. Cameron Sinclair on site in Biloxi, Mississippi -- one of many rebuilding projects that Architecture fo... | Cameron Sinclair is taking part in Principles Voices debate on July 9 .
Sinclair helping rebuild Biloxi three years after it was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina .
Architecture for Humanity operates in 26 countries and has about 4000 volunteers . |
fa6e49f0dc8e6bf0a90b7d637a378db4f67a7a01 | JOE AND MARILYN: LEGENDS IN LOVE by C. David Heymann (Simon & Schuster, £17.99) The undulating Marilyn Monroe may or may not have been a daffy comic actress of offbeat genius — what C. David Heymann calls her ‘soft simplicity’ could equally have been the consequence of drugs, rather than talent. But what is beyond disp... | He tried to control her career, read all her fan mail and hated her kissing other men in films .
He was known for violent tantrums and tried to break into her house .
Marilyn Monroe became dependent on sedatives and died of an overdose .
DiMaggio saw women as sex objects and had already been through a divorce because o... |
fa6e9dfef3d8bbd6bb8b1ce03d1d047085ea7c05 | Washington (CNN) -- Republican Rep. Cory Gardner has won the race for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat, defeating incumbent Sen. Mark Udall, according to a CNN projection. The state, which voted for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, is a significant pickup for Republicans. This election cycle saw more than $100 milli... | Rep. Cory Gardner unseated incumbent Sen. Mark Udall .
Udall was widely panned for running a one-issue race by focusing on women's issues . |
fa6eac67bea62dc4cbbb661b46f6810cc0c94be2 | (CNN)Goodbye, Stephen Colbert. We hardly knew you. In fact, that was the idea, wasn't it? Colbert -- the pugnacious, "nation"-inspiring champion -- hosted his last "Colbert Report" on Comedy Central Thursday night. About six months from now, he will take a new role as host of CBS' "Late Show." It will be like Superman ... | Stephen Colbert wraps up "The Colbert Report" Thursday night .
Colbert's blustering "Stephen Colbert" character has made him famous .
Real Colbert is a soft-spoken family man .
Colbert will take over for David Letterman in 2015 . |
fa6eb09b0a3ed11a97c717c201db42b6db9a4a33 | (CNN) -- The man accused of opening fire at a Colorado movie theater wanted to study "the primary source of all things, our own minds," according to a personal statement he submitted as part of a graduate studies application. The application included the statement, professional references and test scores. It offered ne... | The University of Illinois releases James Holmes' application for admission .
Documents released include his personal statement and resume .
His resume is titled "aspiring scientist"
Holmes also submits a picture of himself standing next to a llama . |
fa6ef5152abcaa7cf9f567cdfb65894981795c60 | Angel di Maria made his Manchester United debut at Premier League opponents Burnley on Saturday following his £60million transfer from Real Madrid - and we watched his every move. The Argentina star's arrival to Old Trafford is highly anticipated following a string of impressive displays last season in Spain where he p... | Angel di Maria made his Manchester United debut at Burnley .
Di Maria was named in Louis van Gaal's starting line-up for the game .
26-year-old created pass of the match for Robin van Persie after 14 minutes .
Former Real Madrid man showed glimpses of his undoubted quality .
Argentina international was taken off after ... |
fa6f2c0ed7bd3a55a7554c6efe25d18724caedff | By . Tara Brady . Mark Simmonds said Scotland Yard had flagged up 14 'serious' offices by people with diplomatic immunity . Two Saudi diplomats have avoided drink-drive charges in the UK because they have diplomatic immunity. However, anyone caught drink-driving in Saudi's capital Riyadh would face 800 lashes. Mark Sim... | Mark Simmonds, a Foreign Office minister, released a statement yesterday .
The Saudi pair among officials who have committed 14 serious offences but escaped prosecution because they have diplomatic immunity .
A Pakistani diplomat is alleged to have committed a domestic rape .
Foreign Office asks for immunity to be waiv... |
fa701077ad19f9cbb100e1f809009d9cf7a71e70 | By . Steve Hopkins . Two lovestruck pensioners have finally exchanged vows - 42 years after they got engaged. David Barker and Daphne Thorp from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, spent the past four decades waiting for the perfect moment to marry. Despite getting engaged just four weeks after they met at a dance in 1972, M... | David Barker asked his wife to marry him after just four weeks in 1972 .
But then they waited 42 years to tie the knot in a Huddersfield ceremony .
The wedding eventually took place on Daphne Thorp's 82nd birthday .
She can't wait to spend the rest of her life with the 'man of my dreams' |
fa703976b46caafd63cc78234af3fa5e44e21f89 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 17:36 EST, 10 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:46 EST, 10 June 2013 . Lululemon is on the hunt for a new CEO. The yoga clothing company that made . headlines earlier this year for its see-through pants snafu said Monday . that CEO Christine Day will step down as head of the company aft... | Christine Day has been CEO for five and a half years .
Now is 'right time to bring in a CEO who will drive the next phase,' she says .
Shares fell almost 14% in the hours after the announcement .
Vancouver-based company is one of fastest-growing retailers in recent years .
Company lost up to $67 million after it made i... |
fa7077ddcf8ce504f0ff83b4179d7c3c1af11108 | Washington (CNN) -- At the end of another long and confusing day of political wrangling over extending the payroll tax cut, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asked a question on everybody's mind. "The public has to be concerned and wondering why on Earth are we not getting a payroll tax cut when everybody says they're... | House Republicans criticize Senate payroll tax plan negotiated by GOP leaders .
Some senators call on the GOP-led House to pass the Senate proposal .
Gergen: Republicans have been outmaneuvered .
Sen. McCain says the impasse is hurting the Republican Party . |
fa708c2722daccb499a065dc4986a7639ddfb6cf | Nicklas Bendtner may have struggled to find the back of the net for Wolfsburg, but the controversial Dane scored a spectacular scissor kick in training with the national side. The 26-year-old joined the German club in the summer and has failed to score in his first five outings for his new side, but the inconsistent f... | Nicklas Bendtner scores scissor kick in training .
Denmark squad at Nordsjaelland ahead of Euro 2016 qualifiers .
Bendtner has struggled for Wolfsburg this season .
Danish striker left Arsenal this summer after nine years at the club . |
fa70e585e7498a776fa743aa375cfd94fe7b254c | Comedian, journalist and disability advocate Stella Young has died aged 32. Young died on Saturday evening, according to a statement released by her family. 'With great sadness we acknowledge the passing of Stella Young, our much loved and irreplaceable daughter and sister. Stella passed away on Saturday evening, unexp... | Stella Young died on Saturday evening, her family said in a statement .
The well-known comedian, journalist and disability advocate died aged 32 .
She has been remembered for taking great delight in challenging 'conventional wisdom' and 'lazy thinking' about disability . |
fa7157fb428a38e95dda7f5632314bd3af1fbb06 | Female doctors provide a better quality of care than their male counterparts, according to a new study. Canadian research found that female GPs tended to spend longer with patients, were more likely to prescribe recommended medication and referred more patients for further examinations. However, it also revealed that m... | A University of Montreal study found female GPs tended to spend longer with .
patients and prescribed more recommended medication than men .
However, male GPs reported carrying out 1,000 more procedures a year than their female counterparts .
The researchers found the differences between male and female medics were gre... |
fa71d34aa9480ad4c65ce409bf0139fcab9de9fc | By . Jaya Narain, James Tozer And Nazia Parveen . PUBLISHED: . 08:19 EST, 22 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:37 EST, 22 January 2013 . A deadly batch of super-strength ecstasy known as ‘Dr Death’ is suspected to be behind a spate of tragic deaths among young partygoers. Five people have died in the last month – three ... | Charlotte Woodiwiss' uncle Matt urged her friends to 'learn' from her death .
Police have not ruled out a link between her death and that of four others all believed to have taken super-strong drug and lived in a 60 mile radius .
Two men died in the Greater Manchester area on Sunday and Monday . |
fa71f8d5b8c1b9c32c35981ed59517a062c25df1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:56 EST, 12 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:49 EST, 13 December 2013 . If you want to be among Britain’s best educated, you’d think that Oxford or Cambridge were the ideal places to find them. However, yesterday the brainiest place in the country was named as the South-West L... | Graduates flock to borough because of low London rents .
However the area has low life expectancy and GCSE pass rates .
Residents also enjoy low council tax bills in Wandsworth . |
fa7280ffbf215f2e264ae51400c577aa9ce54e47 | A man from Sierra Leone has been charged with brokering a uranium deal intended for Iran, federal officials revealed today. Patrick Campbell, 33, was arrested on Wednesday at JFK Airport in New York after traveling to the U.S. via Paris from Sierra Leone with a sample of uranium hidden in the soles of his shoes and in ... | Patrick Campbell, 33, was arrested on Wednesday at JFK Airport .
He has been the subject of 15-month sting operation by Homeland Security .
Yellowcake uranium can be processed to make nuclear weapons . |
fa7296caf9e84d1a151ee59c0e18a9b38cf7ee48 | By . Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail . Follow @@ChrisWheelerDM . Bacary Sagna has hit back at suggestions from Arsene Wenger that he was tapped up by Manchester City before quitting Arsenal to join the Premier League champions this summer. The France full-back left as a free agent after seven years at the Emirates, wi... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes Bacary Sagna was tapped up .
However Sagna has downplayed claims he was approached by City .
The Frenchman has revealed he stayed on the same contract for six years during his time at Arsenal . |
fa72b656a1958f59523c1be533fdfd98f051e462 | By . Emily Crane . It took just 20 minutes to turn this street in NSW's Blue Mountains into a graveyard of ash and rubble when an inferno tore through nine months ago. Buena Vista Road in Winmalee, 80km west of Sydney, lost 42 homes when the worst fires in the state's history destroyed everything in its path. But the b... | Buena Vista Road in Winmalee lost 42 homes in the Blue Mountains bushfires on October 17, 2013 .
At least 10 houses are now under construction in the street with 143 development applications lodged with Blue Mountains Council .
185 houses were destroyed across Winmalee, Springwood and Yellow Rock and a further 132 were... |
fa734861e5795253ce8d89cc795703130431c069 | Just before 11am on a crisp March morning, 30 men and women from one of England’s most fashionable hunts gathered near Dorchester. Resplendent in their distinctive ‘True Blue’ livery, Dorset’s Cattistock Hunt members passed around the stirrup cup for the traditional toast before the huntsman blew his horn and the rider... | Honourable Mrs Charlotte Townshend is master of Dorset’s Cattistock Hunt .
Group, one of UK's richest, has long been targeted by anti-hunt protesters .
They are now involved in court battle with animal rights group and RSPCA .
RSPCA spent £22.5 million on animal welfare prosecutions in two years .
A previous version of... |
fa734c7d38cb8c9455e562738517af4cf043ae7b | Free wi-fi access will be available to rail passengers across England and Wales within two years, David Cameron announced yesterday. He said it was 'vital' that commuters could work online while travelling after warnings that too many operators are 'stuck in the analogue age'. A major extension of on-board wireless int... | Prime Minister announces £50million plan to invest in web access on trains .
Funding will come from fines against rail companies for poor punctuality .
Free wi-fi access will cover most lines including Thameslink and Chiltern .
David Cameron said it was 'vital' train commuters were able to work online . |
fa736954b784031ce3658fd03111984a0ca3f6b3 | Most of us have been surprised at least once by our phone or internet bill after spending more time on our devices than usual or using them abroad. But spare a thought for John Gibson, who picked up a bill for $11,000 after his two grandchildren watched five films via Netflix on his laptop on holiday. Mr Gibson, of Sas... | Canadian John Gibson took grandchildren to Arizona .
Huge bill from data roaming on laptop's mobile stick .
They watched Shrek, Spider-Man and Curious George .
SaskTel agree to make him pay just $1,000 of balance . |
fa73982784550dc4de4e6d48e615a7f6314ee9f8 | By . Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent . The dream of creating ethically sound stem cells on a large scale to combat diseases from Alzheimer’s to cancer is closer to being realised. Scientists say they have found a way to produce stem cells that overcome the issues relating to the death of the embryos. And the method ... | Swedish scientists say they have written the recipe for making ethically acceptable, highly versatile stem cells in large numbers .
The embryonic stem cells could be banked .
and turned into treatments for patients who need to replace .
diseased, damaged and worn out body parts .
Previously, taking stem cells from embr... |
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