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fbd1616b4e2deacbe170f001aadcaa35104dfdf7 | A seven-year-old girl was killed and her brother is missing after a mud geyser unexpectedly erupted. The two children were walking with their father on the boy's ninth birthday in the Maccalube nature reserve, north of Agrigento, in southern Sicily. The father, a police officer, was uninjured, but the girl's body was f... | Seven-year-old girl killed after mud geyser erupted in the Maccalube reserve .
Her nine-year-old brother is also missing after the eruption in Sicily, Italy .
Reserve had been closed for part of August because of underground activity . |
fbd1a5279b5ce1e42f0948f37709e4612631a03a | For the past decade, a trip to the cinema using two-for-one cinema tickets on a Wednesday has become a regular habit for millions of Britons. But now, it’s curtains for Orange Wednesdays, as EE is closing the popular scheme in February 2015. When it launched, the offer may have proved an enticing incentive for cinema g... | EE is closing popular 2-for-1 ticket scheme in February 2015 .
Customers' 'changing viewing habits' cited as the reason for closure .
An alternative entertainment offer will be announced, EE says . |
fbd1f70bf0d36b074d384972cfcc177a6980402e | A 10-year-old schoolgirl died after being shot as she was walking home from a bible study class in Egypt. Jessi Boulus died from the single shot to the chest as she made her way through the streets of Cairo on Tuesday. Her death is yet another example of rising tensions against Christians in the country after supporter... | Jessi Boulus died from the single shot to the chest last Tuesday .
She was making her way through the streets of Cairo .
Her mother said she believes her daughter was targeted due to her religion . |
fbd2059adb37ed9c55621edfcf42ca4bbe9c5326 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 20:46 EST, 30 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:48 EST, 2 December 2013 . The ex-girlfriend of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins claims the paedophile rock musician had fantasies about kidnapping and murdering a baby. Joanne Mjadzelics, 38, claims Watkins' sick behaviour would have eventually... | Paedophile would have moved on to murder, claims former lover .
Joanne Mjadzelics says he wanted to get her pregnant and abuse the child .
'He wanted to rape and kill children', said the 38-year-old former banker .
Went to police when he sent her a photo of a three-year-old with cocaine .
Another ex, 4'11" Krysta Boyle... |
fbd215fe2764add15c7c8b1914251fc3b26b986c | By . Nick Enoch . PUBLISHED: . 07:09 EST, 19 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:13 EST, 19 June 2013 . An 18-year-old woman was recommended for exclusion by her college 'for bringing it into disrepute' after accusing three fellow students of rape and sexual assault, a court has heard. Three men have gone on trial at Hull . ... | Alleged victim was studying at Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire .
Three men 'took her by surprise before leading her to her room in hall of residence and engaging in group sex at 4am', court told .
Young student was recommended for exclusion because she had 'brought college into disrepute by having sexual actions ... |
fbd22fc3785b2f5f58bc18b16ed6163eee3897df | The Australian who gave up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of painful jellyfish stings said Thursday that she will not make another attempt. Chloe McCardel said that she had picked June because the jellyfish danger was supposed to be low. But about 11 hours and 14 miles into her expected 60-hour, 110-mil... | Chloe McCardel, 29, set-off on the 160-km (100-mile)
swim on Wednesday .
She had to quit after 11 hours because of the jelly fish sting .
Had planned on trip taking about 60 hours to complete .
Since 2011, four unsuccessful, uncaged swims have been attempted .
McCardel: 'It's the hardest marathon swim in the entire wor... |
fbd2952a26ad180111573da0aab2bac1358b14f6 | Many people may feel that they have spent a great deal of time on the A1 road, which connects London and Edinburgh. But the route has been in use for a staggering 10,000 years, according to newly-discovered archaeological evidence. A Mesolithic settlement, which has been compared to a modern-day service station, has be... | Mesolithic settlement was unearthed near Catterick in North Yorkshire .
Site beside the A1 was used as an overnight shelter 10,000 years ago .
This means the route predates previous estimates it was built by Romans .
Flint tools dating back to between 6000 and 8000 BC were found at the site .
The dig took place at know... |
fbd38894efd2f5949d227a827b791cbaa5b94024 | By . Deni Kirkova . PUBLISHED: . 06:20 EST, 5 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:12 EST, 7 November 2013 . Kelly Brook cooked up a storm in a set of sexy pictures for her new underwear range for New Look last week. Now the curvy Celebrity Juice presenter, 33, has put some clothes on for her latest venture with the High ... | Celerity Juice presenter, 33, models 3 looks from Christmas clothing line .
Cites Lily Allen and Lana Del Ray as influences .
Vampish collection features velvet, sequins and Aztec brocade .
Prices start at £19.99 for a clutch bag and the line hits stores today . |
fbd3abe840c716ae28dfbd903542ae54b1415329 | By . Chris Greenwood . PUBLISHED: . 12:56 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:04 EST, 17 January 2014 . Ordeal: Award winning actress Juliet Aubrey . A Bafta-winning actress yesterday spoke for the first time of how she was savaged by a police dog as she hid under a bed while intruders ransacked her home. Juliet ... | Juliet Aubrey was attacked by the dog in her London home .
The actress had called police to investigate a suspected burlgary .
Scotland Yard has apologised for the incident in March 2012 .
The dog handler involved will face misconduct proceedings . |
fbd3faa9a683b4b4ca0d92b33c787cef03918ac5 | A woman has spoken of her terror at discovering that she harboured flesh-eating maggots inside her ear. When Rochelle Harris, 27, from Derby, returned from the holiday of a lifetime in Peru, she thought little of the headaches that she had started to develop on the flight back to the UK. But within hours she had develo... | Rochelle Harris, 27, went on holiday to Peru with her boyfriend this year .
On the flight back she developed excruciating headaches, face pain, started hearing noises in her head and fluid then leaked from her ear .
Went to A&E where doctors thought she had a minor ear infection .
But closer inspection revealed a New W... |
fbd40b5bf703eb883ae733627349a4c070588292 | PHOENIX, Arizona (CNN) -- "Always you have to run for your life," says Boo Htoo, who grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand just across the border from Myanmar. Boo Htoo and his family lived at the Maela Refugee Camp before being resettled in Phoenix, Arizona. Ethnic minorities still flee the repressive military regime ... | Welcome to America Project helps refugees being resettled in Phoenix, Arizona .
Carolyn Manning founded the group after relative died in September 11 attacks .
Myanmar refugee Boo Htoo among 550-plus families the project has helped .
Nominate your Hero at CNN.com/Heroes . |
fbd430ac902b00f37619552fe720d14282764003 | (CNN) -- At least 26 bodies have been recovered from the sea after a Libyan trawler got into trouble last week, but hundreds are still missing, according to Tunisia's state-run TAP news agency. Bad weather is preventing the recovery of more bodies, the head of the Sfax coast guard told TAP Monday. The agency did not na... | 26 bodies are recovered, a coast guard official tells Tunisia's state news agency .
About 800 refugees were heading from Libya to Lampedusa, Italy .
Between 200 and 270 people are missing from the overcrowded boat . |
fbd4644282cd64b43aa0fa7bdde5d0801c993d2f | London (CNN) -- The intricate lace and embroidery of Catherine Middleton's wedding dress wowed millions as they watched her walk down the aisle with Prince William. Now, almost three months later, there's a chance for royal wedding fans to take a closer look. The ivory and white satin gown and nine-foot train, designed... | Catherine's wedding dress, veil and shoes are on show in London .
Visitors to Buckingham Palace can also see the royal couple's eight-tier cake .
The bridal bouquet has been recreated with artificial flowers for the display . |
fbd4bab770f8f371be4f4351ac272fab82822b4d | By . Tammy Hughes . PUBLISHED: . 03:30 EST, 9 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:36 EST, 9 July 2012 . An island offering a secluded beach, promises of great fishing and stunning views of the San Francisco skyline is up for sale — and at a heavily discounted price. Red Rock Island, a 6-acre mass of rock tucked away in a nor... | Red Rock Island in San Francisco is completely undeveloped and is accessible only by boat or helicopter .
In a desperate bid to sell the land current owner Mack Durning has slashed the asking price by $18 . |
fbd4ccb6ef420b72895af829db4f973684ed004f | Lewis Macleod insisted on Friday he would have been happy to stay at Rangers and only left for Brentford when it became clear the club weren’t trying to keep him. The midfielder completed his cut-price £850,000 move last weekend as the crisis-hit Ibrox outfit cashed in on their prize asset. Macleod, 20, has committed t... | Lewis Macleod left Rangers for Championship play-off hopefuls Brentford .
Midfielder says Rangers did not try and keep him at the club .
Macleod said he wasn't eager to leave Ibrox but was left with no choice .
The 20-year-old would like to return to Rangers at some point in the future .
But is looking forward to the c... |
fbd50db9f9f9da59f5cfc8c800dd9f7dfde91e10 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 06:06 EST, 22 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:22 EST, 22 November 2013 . Shoppers could be banned from buying hair bleach, nail varnish remover and drain cleaners under new anti-terrorism proposals. The Home Office is examining ways to restrict the availability of chemicals which wo... | Anti-terrorism proposals limit sale of chemicals used in home-made bombs .
Hydrogen peroxide is used in hair bleach and to clean pools and hot tubs .
Acetone, which is widely found in nail varnish remover, is also on the list .
Home-made explosives used in more than 70 per cent of UK terror attacks .
Under new rules, s... |
fbd58c9ffb9a7c451249dfcd2f06db9e5c9ea6ec | By . Victoria Allen . PUBLISHED: . 23:36 EST, 17 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:54 EST, 18 December 2012 . Leaving: Vicky Featherstone, outgoing artistic director for the National Theatre of Scotland, said she has been 'bullied' for being English . The outgoing director of the National Theatre of Scotland has reveal... | Outgoing director Vicky Featherstone fires parting shot at critics who 'paralysed' her .
Surrey-born founder of National Theatre of Scotland leaving after six years . |
fbd592b3f038f2593f28facc10657f54c0f34eaf | Two new lizard species have been discovered after living for millions of years in a remote rainforest area of far north Queensland. A James Cook University researcher, Dr Conrad Hoskin, came across the Cape Melville Rainbow Skink and Cape Melville Bar-lipped Skink on an expedition to the rainforest plateau on top of th... | Two new lizard species have been discovered in far north Queensland .
Hiding for millions of years in remote rainforest area behind boulders .
Dr Conrad Hoskin found the Cape Melville Rainbow Skink and Cape Melville Bar-lipped Skink on expedition in December last year .
James Cook University researcher also discovered ... |
fbd5a67b81b679a7be1b9a9333e1070f302898ba | (CNN) -- As Facebook continues the slow rollout of a tool to let users search out others by using common interests or other personal information, the site emphasized Thursday that minors will get special privacy protections. Graph Search capitalizes on Facebook's massive bank of data about its users, or "social graph,"... | Facebook Graph Search to have extra protections for minors .
Info on users under 18 will be hidden from the search .
That info includes birthday, school, current city and hometown .
Graph Search lets users search for others by common interests . |
fbd5bf7fcb87bfb6df199a2f6f7a4b5395e66868 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . From flower-filled meadows to scenic lakes and quaint villages, the photos captured the sights of a newlywed couple as they travelled across the east coast of England on the eve of World War Two. Now, the astonishing set of images documenting Denys and Margaret Gardiner's honeymoon in August 19... | Colour photos captured sights of newlywed couple as they travelled across east coast of England in August 1939 .
Just weeks later, the peace and tranquility of the country was shattered by the outbreak of the Second World War .
Now the images documenting Denys and Margaret Gardiner's honeymoon have been recreated in th... |
fbd62a54b21d215c6a33238b7296f957096bc2da | (EW.com) -- Director Baz Luhrmann's 3-D film "The Great Gatsby" will open in theaters nationwide and in Canada on May 10, then worldwide the following week. The film was initially scheduled to hit theaters on Christmas day, but Warner Bros. pushed the release back last August. The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's cl... | The eagerly anticipated "Great Gatsby" has been pushed back .
It will now open on May 10 .
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgerton . |
fbd643fb334d6e6968d63d9ee5da229ee7d5fb15 | Newmarket trainer John Ryan can lay claims to one of the buys of the season with Tenor but has warned the winner of the Listed Fortune Stakes at Sandown will not take his chance in the prestigious Cambridgeshire Handicap if the ground turns soft. The four-year-old son of Oratorio has now won six times this year and is ... | Tenor has proved to be one of the buys of the season so far .
He won the Listed Fortune Stakes at Sandown on Wednesday .
Trainer John Ryan has warned that Tenor will not be risked on soft ground .
The four-year-old son of Oratorio is a 16-1 shot for the Cambridgeshire . |
fbd6878f8a84b129f610a095ea7b9ae6046e8421 | By . Chris Parsons . PUBLISHED: . 03:44 EST, 11 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:12 EST, 11 July 2012 . Britain's washout summer has been blamed on melting Arctic sea ice, as forecasters warned that the torrential downpours and thunder would continue for the rest of the month. The soggiest June since records began has bee... | Five flood warnings still in place across UK, along with 26 flood alerts .
Experts warn that melting Arctic sea ice has sent plumes of cold air south, causing extreme weather in northern hemisphere .
Jet stream is further south than it should be for this time of year meaning Britain is under a blanket of low pressure .... |
fbd7368a53581ca577a9bf0f276ae3e649e3eda7 | By . David Charlesworth, Press Association . Hull boss Steve Bruce believes any side he chooses to field against Lokeren will be capable of overturning a 1-0 deficit in their Europa League play-off second leg - but has urged his players to show patience. Bruce made wholesale changes for the opening encounter against th... | Steve Bruce confident Hull can overcome Lokeren in Europa League play-off .
Tigers must overturn 1-0 deficit to progress in competition .
New defender Michael Dawson ineligible for Thursday's clash . |
fbd78b3f8dcc82eef70cc003ce21e44274bf10a5 | By . Hugo Duncan Economics Correspondent . Francois Hollande has been warned that high taxes are holding the French economy back as output flat-lines in 2014 . France was last night told high taxes are holding back the recovery after the economy ground to a halt. Official statistics agency Eurostat said output in Franc... | French growth has ground to a halt because of high taxes, IMF warns .
Adds that years of huge public spending have bloated France's debt .
Calls on Francoise Holland to cut public spending rather than raise taxes .
Hollande has lowest approval rating of any French president in history . |
fbd7a186e47c9c05e648ecdc485209e838ed431e | (CNN) -- As Norway struggles to come to terms with its greatest loss of life in decades, all eyes are on the man charged in the explosion in central Oslo and the deadly shooting rampage at a youth camp. While police have not officially named him, Norwegian television and newspaper reports have identified the suspect as... | The 32-year-old suspect insists he acted alone, the national police chief says .
A manifesto purportedly by him details his anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant philosophy .
The head of a conservative party says she is horrified that this man is a former member .
Photos show the Norwegian with blond hair, blue-green eyes and ch... |
fbd91a5d37360bf0d343a5e3f82b86a6e25c2ed7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A Mormon with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was killed at weekend while serving at a mission in Sweden. Church officials said 19-year-old Elder Mason Lewis Bailey, from Richfield, Utah, died in a vehicle accident on Sunday in the country's capital, Stockholm. LDS spokesman C... | Elder Mason Lewis Bailey, 19, from Richfield, Utah, had been serving in Stockholm since July .
According to The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, he was hit by a car on Sunday .
He died the same day .
A companion he was walking with was not injured .
Local police are yet to comment .
There are 405 LDS missionar... |
fbd91f2a4e49cec964135f9cd054610749acf58e | (RollingStone.com ) -- It's nothing to "whoop whoop" about: The ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit against horrorcore hip-hop act Insane Clown Posse just got a lot more disgusting, and it involves a glass sex toy reportedly owned by Kid Rock. Attorneys for the group's former publicist, Andrea Pellegrini, have subpoenaed... | The rocker has reportedly been ordered to produce the sex toy .
A former employee of Insane Clown Posse is suing the group .
An attorney for the group has reportedly denied the allegations . |
fbd98b3f889cbc9dc0413bb7a99708c21fb3d8f5 | By . Nick Constable . Delayed inquiry: Ben Cowburn, 18, killed himself in 2010 after falling out with the TV comedian . A gay celebrity who is alleged to have groomed a teenager before he killed himself has contacted the youth’s grieving family to ‘explain’ their relationship. But last night the parents of Ben Cowburn ... | Comedian has contacted Ben Cowburn's family to 'explain' relationship .
But boy's parents spoke of dismay at his use of lawyers, Carter-Ruck .
'We are not used to dealing with media lawyers,' said Sharon Cowburn .
Ben, 18, found dead in 2010 after claiming he was raped by the celebrity . |
fbd993d08a0d6b0649c1619bff9ca9cc30154e61 | (CNN) -- The European Union is "shooting itself in the foot" by keeping Turkey at bay, the country's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek says. The nation, with an economy sprinting ahead of Europe's continental countries, would be an asset for the region, he said. But Turkey's path to EU membership remains fraught, in part ... | Turkey's finance minister says the country would be an asset to the EU .
Turkey's path to EU membership remains fraught, in part due to problems pitching the idea to the country and Europe .
Mehmet Simsek argues Turkey and Europe need each other . |
fbd993f6846032bdf280967a1faf81e26b05f252 | Washington (CNN) -- The Virginia couple accused of crashing President Obama's first White House state dinner on Tuesday are named in at least 16 different civil suits in Fauquier County, sometimes as plaintiffs, sometimes as defendants. A trawl through court records on Thursday revealed a more complete picture of Tareq... | NEW: Tareq and Michaele Salahi named in at least 16 lawsuits, filed for Chapter 7 in February .
Couple posts Facebook photos purportedly showing them at inauguration events .
Secret Service admits it "did not follow proper procedures"
Service said Salahis went through metal detectors, other levels of security . |
fbd99433875cf1d202fd490c032739d59e3efef8 | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Ap . PUBLISHED: . 00:18 EST, 8 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:29 EST, 8 September 2013 . Rapper Eminem made an unlikely and puzzling appearance on ESPN's 'Saturday Night Football' halftime show last night, in which he awkwardly ansered questions about his new album and expressed his adm... | The Grammy-winning rapper appeared spooked and uncomfortable during an ESPN appearance .
'I’m really uncomfortable right now': Eminem expressed his respect for announcer Brent Musburger but appeared terrified on the live broadcast . |
fbd9f898ac1f71abc89f059c5019039abaa0995d | Pakistani jets and ground forces killed 77 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said on Friday, days after Taliban fighters killed 148 people — most of them children — in a school massacre. The military said its ground forces killed 10 militants while airstrikes killed another 17,... | 148 people, mostly children, killed when Taliban fighters stormed school .
The military said its ground forces killed 10 militants late on Thursday .
17 more, including an Uzbek leader, were killed in strikes on Khyber area .
Another 32 alleged terrorists killed by security forces in ambush in Khyber .
Pakistan to try ... |
fbda5f0de6822534b021160dbc3e5c33fd5f3a9e | (CNN) -- Environmental activist Philippe Cousteau is to explore the Arctic with CNN to show how scientists in the wilderness are studying climate change in one of the coldest places on the planet. For "Extreme Science" Cousteau will see first-hand how they operate in brutal sub-zero temperatures, severe storms and high... | Philippe Cousteau will lead the three-person CNN team to the Arctic .
He has previously worked on CNN environmental specials and from the Gulf oil spill .
Cousteau is also chief ocean correspondent at Discovery's Animal Planet .
He is the grandson of the legendary Captain Jacques Cousteau . |
fbda98edc965e447f42f80a2530b9e34f0b31b76 | By . Ruth Styles . Prince Harry might have spent the past few days twerking with a bevy of beauties in Memphis, but as these photos reveal, the bank holiday weekend has been far from enjoyable for his former girlfriend, Cressida Bonas. Looking pale and thin, Ms Bonas cut a sombre figure as she strode through London's N... | Cressida looked strained as she strode along in an all-black outfit .
She has cut an increasingly wan figure since splitting with Prince Harry .
The 25-year-old has also taken compassionate leave from her job .
Her erstwhile boyfriend was photographed 'twerking' in Memphis .
According to onlookers, the eligible bachelo... |
fbdae61b20142a0ce9c8f3cf8950d8858251be38 | Lampedusa, Italy (CNN) -- Shortly after dawn, an open blue wooden fishing boat from Libya limped its way into the port of this tiny island, crammed with at least 166 shivering passengers, all of them apparently migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa. Italian coast guard officers and rescue workers helped offload the passenge... | NEW: More than 1,250 have arrived by sea .
Four boats make it to the island safely .
"Some people were in coma," one refugee says of the boat ride to Lampedusa .
Italian coast guard officers and rescue workers help offload the passengers . |
fbdaf1ff0a127e0f4528870a9611c7c627b3a464 | In some quarters it was hailed as a victory for computer ‘nerds’ over the world of celebrity. Music super couple Jay Z and Beyonce were reportedly outbid in their quest to purchase the most expensive mansion in Beverly Hills by the creator of the popular online video game Minecraft. Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is thought to... | UK web developer Dan Bovey recreated a stunning video tour of the eight-bed property in Minecraft .
Swedish billionaire Markus ‘Notch’ Persson now owns the most expensive property in Beverly Hills .
Beyonce and Jay Z were reported to have been 'on the verge of closing a deal' on the lavish home . |
fbdb5e9047330f06666540b412a2aac9d8ee7977 | Forty photographers joined forces in London to create the biggest ever crowd-sourced timelapse in just one day. The diversity, atmosphere, pace and buzz of the city make London the perfect canvas for any timelapse, and its unique flavour is captured over 80 clips in the official LapseLondon film produced by Triggertrap... | Unique flavour is captured over 80 clips in the official LapseLondon film produced by Triggertrap .
Group were under the expert guidance of professional timelapse photographer Chad Gordon Higgins .
Head of photography at Triggertrap Thomas Langley describes the day as 'tiring, but exceptional' |
fbdbb9713e0c596323494c4d3f85bdaf40a9a295 | Wayne Rooney moved joint-third alongside Jimmy Greaves on England's all-time scoring list after netting from the penalty spot during his 100th cap in the Three Lions' 3-1 victory over Slovenia. The England captain stormed into the box and was tripped as he won the penalty himself just moments after Jordan Henderson's o... | England beat Slovenia 3-1 at Wembley in Euro 2016 qualifier .
Wayne Rooney equalised from penalty spot during his 100th cap .
He moved joint-third on England's all-time scoring list with 44 goals .
Rooney presented with a golden cap before game by Sir Bobby Charlton .
Manchester United striker just five shy of Charlton... |
fbdc19aaaaac48e0fd737e853039bbec3637a571 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:12 EST, 15 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:16 EST, 15 November 2013 . Extradited: Former Playboy model Brandi Brandt was extradited to Australia today to face cocaine conspiracy charges . Former Playboy model Brandi Brandt was extradited to Australia today to face cocaine co... | The 45-year-old actress appeared in Sydney court after her arrival from US .
She was remanded in custody to appear in court in December .
Accused of being involved with a cocaine importation syndicate . |
fbdc9c86dab2489ca2a9b85f17a3cc9a6320be77 | (CNN) -- Storm-related power outages hit across the Northeast, leaving some chopping breadcrumbs by flashlight, cooking turkeys on the grill and watching Netflix on phones. Many New Englanders were without power -- but this was nothing new for the region. Tens of thousands spent Thanksgiving just as others did in New E... | New Hampshire hardest hit by outages: more than 133,000 still without power Friday .
More than 100,000 in Maine had no power for Thanksgiving .
"My mom is chopping breadcrumbs with a flashlight," Maine resident tweeted . |
fbdd0f235ce0135e30fde9c8a8e350e0da75cc96 | By . Victoria Woollaston . Concept images of Apple's Cupertino headquarters only reveal one part of a story which began in 2011 when co-founder Steve Jobs laid down plans for a futuristic new campus. During an interview with Architectural Record, chief architect Sir Norman Foster gave an additional insight into how App... | Apple founder Steve Jobs originally submitted the application for the Cupertino headquarters back in 2011 .
The campus will be a mile in circumference, feature glass .
walls and solar panels and cover 175 acres .
In an interview with Architectural Record, Sir Norman Foster gave an insight into how the 'spaceship' will ... |
fbdd8352f8ae2f50843c0b11c2a5dc397e987aae | (Budget Travel) -- With rates as low as $36, these flashy new European hotels take the convenience of the pod concept and expand it with style. Qbic hotels have a clever lighting concept -- Deep Purple Love, anyone? You can pick the color you like, or turn them off altogether. YOTEL . Where: Inside terminals at London'... | Pay just $36 for four hours in one of Yotel's London locations .
At Qbic hotels, colorful lighting schemes give the rooms a club-like feel .
CitizenM rooms feature an ultramodern cylindrical shower . |
fbdd95d2f0df5db9a63932165f33370ecc8ce0c9 | (Mashable) -- Nokia has taken Apple to task for comments made by Steve Jobs about how users experiencing reception problems on their new iPhone 4 devices should "avoid holding it that way" ("that way" meaning a grip that blocks the antenna). The maker of Symbian-based smartphones authored a post on its blog called "How... | A post on The Official Nokia Blog is titled "How do you hold your Nokia?"
"People generally tend to hold their phone like a ... well, like a phone," the blog says .
The two companies are currently embroiled in patent lawsuits . |
fbddd0c59e981b87702e212bb919ee1d4f6086b9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:05 EST, 9 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:05 EST, 9 March 2013 . A Vermont newspaper accused of being racist after it published a poster with the words 'fry Rice' written in an oriental-style typeface claims the slogan was just a play on words and wasn't meant to offend. The Ca... | The Caledonian Record in St Johnsbury published a poster using an oriental-looking typeface for the words 'Fry Rice'
The poster was designed to cheer on St Johnsbury Academy against Rice Memorial High School in a state championship basketball game .
The Asian American Journalists Association labelled the poster 'offens... |
fbddd784539a6eef2ed54f2db2366818779a1d98 | Moscow (CNN) -- The computer contractor who exposed details of U.S. surveillance programs was on the run late Sunday, seeking asylum in Ecuador with the aid of the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the organization and Ecuador's Foreign Ministry announced. Edward Snowden left Hong Kong after Washington sought his extraditi... | NEW: Justice says it's "disappointed" in Hong Kong's refusal to arrest Snowden .
Snowden faces "the rest of his life on the run," columnist says .
The United States has yanked Snowden's passport and asks countries to turn him away .
He "betrayed the trust and confidence" of the NSA, director says . |
fbde3c1bba37c34e04e18c0fde4fcd53dd542a8f | Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- It was not a quiet weekend for the prime minister of Japan, facing a diplomatic test abroad from China and questions at home about his leadership. Sitting down with CNN -- his first interview with an international television network -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan answered wide-ranging questions from ... | Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces a maze of domestic and international issues .
Economic issues are at the forefront in the week leading up to the APEC summit in Japan .
In a CNN interview, Kan defends his government's intervention in the currency market . |
fbdee9485e2865daffacfb5ada471237ee2dfdb7 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 13:13 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:00 EST, 16 October 2013 . The case of a 15-year-old girl arrested by police in front of fellow pupils so she could be expelled to Kosovo with her family as illegal immigrants has caused outrage across France. The government, trying to save face... | The case of teenager Leonarda Dibrani has shocked French society .
She was met by officers after trip and hauled off in front of her friends .
Now the French Government has backtracked and ordered a probe . |
fbdf2af89f3daef269241119b8110a4fc3373fb0 | Former Chelsea boss Ruud Gullit has revealed that the feud between Robin van Persie and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has resurfaced, and it's damaging Holland's squad. The Dutch legend claimed the pair's relationship has been strained ever since the 2010 World Cup, and said old problems came to the surface in Holland's recent 3... | Robin van Persie and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar have a strained relationship .
Ruud Gullit said it started at 2010 World Cup in South Africa .
Dutch legend said the problems have resurfaced recently . |
fbdf5592fcda7bca0ec816b8040f75c841397647 | (CNN) -- An Alaska judge has denied Bristol Palin's request that her court fight with ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston over custody of their son be kept private to avoid a "media circus." The daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seeking full custody of 1-year-old Tripp, contending that Johnston is too immature to be... | Levi Johnston is seeking shared custody of Tripp Palin, now a year old .
Bristol Palin requested that proceedings be closed to prevent a "media circus"
Johnston wanted case kept public to protect himself from ex-fiancee's powerful mom .
Unsealed court documents were published online by the Anchorage Daily News . |
fbdfab47c5c94c9e5b550be90fd2c00d300fe29f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:26 EST, 31 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:15 EST, 1 November 2012 . These pictures of a surfboard with a large chunk missing are testament to a terrifying shark attack that left a 25-year-old man with wounds up and down his torso. The unidentified man was attacked off the co... | Surfer suffered 'four or five gashes between his nipple and hip' after attack on Samoa Beach, near Eureaka .
A off-duty EMT was able to help the man until an ambulance arrived .
Only last week a man died after being bitten by a Great White shark off Surf Beach on Vandenberg Air Force Base - also in California . |
fbe0b07a0814e7863eb8b75d65b25ce18079c212 | After successfully racing the tube, James Heptonstall and Noel Carroll are back and ready to amaze us with their next stunt. On November 3, 2014 at 10:08 am, the two men decided to #RacetheBoat - from the London Eye to Bankside Pier. The 1.3-mile (2.2km) journey included five bridges and countless pedestrians to dodge ... | The duo ran 2.2km along the South Bank of the Thames River on Nov 3 .
To beat the river boat, the pair had to reach Bankside Pier in 8 min, 30 secs .
The path included 5 bridges and countless pedestrians to contend with . |
fbe0d8828c046982ddcfc9d68f4aa0adb0c1d21f | (CNN) -- It's not just for French kissing or for showing your dissatisfaction. Besides showing off at concerts, licking lollipops, and teasing, the tongue could help people gain mobility. Aside from everyday functions of chewing, swallowing, talking and tasting, the tongue has new uses such as steering wheelchairs and ... | Researchers turn to the tongue for new ways to help people with disabilities .
Spanish doctors performed face transplant including tongue this summer .
Engineers are testing a wheelchair that can be steered by the tongue . |
fbe1025d3832eebe6e27a0995fb033c28ae9f541 | By . Ryan Lipman . Proud Melbourne mum Hiranthi Wijesinha is still pinching herself after specialists successfully performed a rare life-saving operation on her unborn twins Polly and Lucy in the womb. The need for surgery arose during Ms Wijesinha's pregnancy because her girls were sharing the same placenta. The Melbo... | Rare life-saving operation performed on Australian twins in the womb .
The operation stopped the uneven flow of blood to the twins .
Both twins were born 31 weeks and are progressing well .
Doctors only perform up to two of the surgeries in Victoria each year . |
fbe117dee501af80debf83d5e39536a9d4aca147 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 05:31 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:04 EST, 13 July 2012 . The John Terry racism trial will follow his accuser Anton Ferdinand ‘for the rest of his career’, a court heard yesterday. Duncan Penny, prosecuting, said it had taken courage to make a criminal allegation against a fello... | Terry claims he was sarcastically repeating a slur Ferdinand thought he used .
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho denies Terry is a racist .
Verdict expected tomorrow after today's closing speeches . |
fbe1b5c2fab2969a9901789c0d2007487c86a4c8 | (CNN) -- Jim Carrey has been making audiences laugh for years, but the star says he's really a "weird, serious person." Jim Carrey is a star on the big screen, but he says he would love to do a play on Broadway. He says he's battled depression and loves to do drama as much as the funny stuff. Fans of his lighter side, ... | Jim Carrey: Projects always come into my life at the perfect time .
The actor says he likes comedy and drama equally .
"I love Jenny [McCarthy] very much, and we have a great relationship," he says .
Carrey says he and McCarthy don't plan to marry . |
fbe1c8196077433dc52e9f085a0c105809ed28d2 | Immigration is responsible for 84 per cent of the surge in Britain’s population this century, a report claims today. It suggests the true impact of immigration has been ‘substantially understated’ because the Office for National Statistics did not count 1.3million children born to foreign parents as migrants. The repor... | MigrationWatch UK said 1.3 million children have been born to immigrants .
The think-tank complains that these children are not counted by the ONS .
A report claims the population has increased by 4.6 million since 2001 .
MigrationWatch UK said immigration placed services under pressure .
They also claimed that large n... |
fbe1fc0df875ebe04dc1851aac6727e1d45c1bb5 | Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos is set to seek damages for libel from The Sun newspaper over claims that she dealt cocaine. The N-Dubz singer has lodged a High Court application in Dublin for permission to sue Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun, The Sunday Times and The Times. The S... | The former X Factor judge to seek damages for libel from the Sun newspaper .
Undercover reporter known as the 'fake sheikh' set up a cocaine deal with her .
But the criminal case was thrown out after a year-long criminal investigation .
During that time Tulisa Contostavlos lost £470,000-a-year job on hit TV show .
She... |
fbe23da52069549ed8fb1e30f14619ed82102a2b | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 01:06 EST, 13 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:51 EST, 13 June 2013 . Men’s new favourite chore, believe it or not, is washing and cleaning, but only if they get to do it with their most beloved tool - a jet washer. It is now the top choice for DIY tools for men in Britain, replacing the powe... | Jet washer is the most popular DIY tool among British men .
Device took crown from the power drill after a 40 year reign . |
fbe2930991fa8b14afa7390457468de198ed7179 | Tarbuck spent 11 months on police bail, during which time he was unable to work . Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has said accusers in sexual assault cases should be named, after his harrowing ordeal when he spent nearly a year on police bail. The entertainer said he had suffered the 'worst year imaginable' since his arrest in ... | Jimmy Tarbuck said accusers in sexual assault cases should be named .
The comedian was arrested in April 2013 as part of Operation Yewtree .
In March he was told there would be no charges over allegations .
He said it had been the 'worst year imaginable' and that it was 'total lies'
Tarbuck makes a triumphant comeback ... |
fbe2af69b40a747ed1608077c93515b6288a59fe | An image being shared by the NYPD supposedly showing uniformed officers gathering for the funeral of Rafael Ramos was actually taken in 2007. The picture posted on Twitter by many of the department's precincts was actually taken from coverage of the funeral of Russel Timoshenko rather than of the thousands of officers ... | Photo of uniformed officers lying the street was shared by 72nd Precint .
However the photo is from another slain officer's funeral from 2007 .
The picture was from the coverage of the service for Russel Timoshenko .
23-year-old was shot after pulling over a stolen BMW in Brooklyn . |
fbe321cbbafda62018f58ffe422262151206d58f | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama renewed his push for comprehensive immigration reform Thursday, calling for bipartisan cooperation on an issue that has repeatedly proven to be a major cause of deep social and political division. The president tried to find what has often proven to be an elusive middle ground... | Arizona governor challenges Obama to secure the border with Mexico .
Sen. Reid, D-Nevada, hits GOP for "polarizing rhetoric"
Sen. Cornyn, R-Texas, says speeches "won't cut it anymore"
Obama calls for bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform . |
fbe365f7b07911e369fbcbf2d5e31963f0494832 | A school netball team have been banned after reaching the national finals of a tournament - because of a 10p debt. Central Newcastle High School's under-16s and under-18s teams made their way through county and regional heats earlier this year, but as the girls trained for the upcoming national finals, they were told t... | Central Newcastle High School's under 18s and under 16s made the finals .
But they had underpaid last season's fees by 10p and not paid for this year .
England Netball refuses to back down over ban after school settles debt . |
fbe3c827e0758fb34ff9ab8786713ade94cbe233 | A Whitehall mole has sabotaged hundreds of raids against immigrants working illegally in Britain by leaking sensitive government documents to activists, it was claimed last night. Small businesses suspected of illicitly employing foreigners were tipped off after a radical protest group was covertly handed the hit-list.... | Mole allegedly handed sensitive government list to radical protest group .
Anti Raids Network warned business employing illegals before raids .
It said the operation was a response to gains made by Ukip in Euro elections . |
fbe43e5a6d698c4159d4cd0cf5e439d664814edb | By . Chris Pleasance . Marco Pierre White’s flagship restaurant in Birmingham has been given a zero food hygiene rating from environmental health officers. The four-star Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, which is on the 25th floor of The Cube, although it has now been revealed they failed a visit by the Food Standards Age... | Marco Pierre White's flagship steakhouse given zero rating by inspectors .
Score means poor standards of hygiene or lack of confidence in managers .
Menu includes 28 day aged steaks and costs around £50 per head .
Restaurant says it is working with council to address the problems . |
fbe498e2eb605344f9d7b16510aec9bd1dc84004 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Billionaire oil tycoon William 'Bill' Koch has revealed he splashed out about $5 million on rare French wines which turned out to be fake. Many of the counterfeits were produced by convicted fraudster Rudy Kurniawan who re-marked bottles of cheap wine with photocopied labels of top vintages. ... | William 'Bill' Koch, 74, was cheated out of $5m on rare vintages .
Many of them were supplied by Rudy Kurniawan who was convicted in December .
Koch worked with the FBI to expose the fakes, saying 'I cannot stand to be cheated'
He is estimated to be worth $4bn from oil and other investments . |
fbe53f96d5c05febf538b05f68f490bd831ef8fb | Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has turned to Twitter to help find an earring she lost on Monday morning before doing a live TV interview. Ms Bishop appeared live in the Sky News studio in Sydney's Martin Place with one pearl earring noticeably missing. Later on Monday morning she tweeted: 'Hi Twitter I lost earring in M... | Foreign Minister Julie Bishop turned to Twitter to find a lost earring .
Ms Bishop appeared on Sky News at Sydney's Martin Place on Monday .
She gave an interview with one pearl earring noticeably missing . |
fbe55ab07d9f50f914279950904b954f98e306cf | By . Jenny Awford for MailOnline . Texas Governor Rick Perry's mug-shot has gone viral after he turned himself in at Travis County Courthouse in Texas . He turned himself in at a Texas courthouse after being indicted on two counts of abuse of power. But after posing for a smirking mugshot, Texas Governor Rick Perry's p... | Texas Governor Rick Perry posed for a mug shot at a Texas courthouse .
The smirking photo went viral overnight, inspiring hundreds of memes .
He was given comedy glasses and put on the front cover of a spoof GQ .
Perry handed himself in after being indicted over abuse of power charges . |
fbe55ee646506deb16031f092c0bd2cae728a1e4 | The identity of Mr WH has been puzzled over for centuries after it appeared in Shakespeare's book of sonnets . The identity of the man Shakespeare's book of sonnets was dedicated to - a enigma that has puzzled scholars for centuries - may now finally have been established. The first edition of Shakespeare's sonnets, p... | Identity of Shakespeare's 'Mr WH' has been puzzled over for centuries .
The playwright's book of sonnets was dedicated to the mystery man .
Previous theories have claimed he was an aristocrat or male lover .
But new research shows he may have been an associate of the publisher .
Geoffrey Caveney found evidence linking ... |
fbe570ecb028509a04909b57ab09d24cf1b90099 | By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 10:53 EST, 18 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:09 EST, 31 January 2013 . A football-mad four-year-old boy has been refused an operation to enable him to walk and play his favourite sport due to an NHS postcode lottery. Jack Rooke suffers from cerebral . palsy but a procedure available ... | Jack suffers from spastic cerebral palsy, meaning muscle tightness in his legs makes it impossible for him to walk .
An operation that cuts the faulty nerves in the spine could improve his condition .
However, his NHS Trust has refused to fund it, despite Jack only living seven miles from the specialist hospital that p... |
fbe5ec3ef0e8026dfffcc36dc385907d67a6133c | Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- In January 2010 a seven-point magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, killing more than 250,000 people and damaging its infrastructure, including some water systems. Even before the quake, Haiti's water systems were fragile, and just months after the quake the country was hit with a devastatin... | Haiti still recovering from cholera epidemic that left 8,000 dead .
Hospital is training doctors to prepare for new outbreak .
Poor water and sanitation infrastructure mean Haiti is still at risk . |
fbe630bb3c935de84111ab12446af3c05da0e883 | By . Jaymi Mccann . PUBLISHED: . 14:54 EST, 19 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:50 EST, 19 July 2013 . They are the bane of every driver's life, but today one traffic warden proved that they can be kindhearted after all. On an upmarket street in Kensington a traffic warden made the decision to help a driver that had parke... | Brown Volkswagen was taken from one space to another in the same street .
Car had been parked in a bay that was suspended due to work taking place .
It was moved 30metres and given a ticket rather than taken to the pound .
Upmarket area has residents such as Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant . |
fbe6e0dbfe7327e711e408f9c7afaa99fcc7c951 | By . Erin Van Der Meer . and Sarah Michael . The father of Heath Ledger has said he is saddened to hear of the drug scandal surrounding Australian actor Ryan Corr, who received a scholarship named after the late Hollywood star. Kim Ledger, who presented Corr with an Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2011,... | 'We have enough problems with alcohol and drugs,' Kim Ledger said .
Corr was the recipient of the Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2011 .
He was found by police with heroin and arrested on May 27 .
Corr is due in court on September 2 .
The actor had a long-running role in Packed To The Rafters . |
fbe6e3356f85d13d038fb82a52f3c93f0c40f508 | Luke Batty's father told ambulance workers to let him die after he killed his 11-year-old son at a Victorian cricket oval during a custody visit. Greg Anderson was covered with blood and holding a knife when he lunged at emergency services workers called to the Tyabb oval on February 12, an inquest into Luke's death ha... | Greg Anderson, 56, was shot by police after lunging at emergency workers .
Mr Anderson killed his 11-year-old son, Luke Batty, with a cricket bat and knife on a Victorian cricket oval on February 12 .
He begged paramedics to 'let him die' and told them his son 'was in heaven'
An inquest heard Mr Anderson threatened Lu... |
fbe7358801935572a25e907f73be5eb3c2f7e216 | This is the moment an Afghan police officer dramatically apprehended a man suspected of throwing a grenade in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul this morning. The blast shook houses in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of the city, which is home to embassies, international media offices and aid groups, but there were no casualtie... | Grenade blast shook houses in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul - home to embassies and media centres .
Nobody hurt in blast and plain clothes officers from the Afghan special forces quickly arrested a suspect .
He was led from the scene with shawl covering his head as police investigate motive for the grenade attack ... |
fbe78951f0713f70a6e699c25aaf3556e1207a0b | By . Graham Smith . PUBLISHED: . 09:42 EST, 3 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:43 EST, 3 July 2012 . A mother almost died after losing an astonishing 12 pints of blood while giving birth to a boy weighing more than 11lbs. Rachel London, 29, is lucky to be alive after having a blood transfusion followed by emergency surger... | Average woman has 8 to 10 pints of blood in her body .
Rachel London lucky to be alive after losing 12 pints while giving birth to Jacob, who weighed 11lbs 2oz .
She had blood transfusion, then emergency surgery to stem blood flow .
Jacob taken to special care unit with vomiting bug . |
fbe849b53ce62cad8c927db65052eed5b9b22c03 | The U.S. has ordered diplomats' families and non-essential staff to leave its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia as protests against an anti-Muslim video continue to rage across the Islamic world. American citizens have also been warned not to visit either country due to the dangers posed by anti-U.S. riots. The announceme... | Diplomats' families and non-essential staff ordered to return to the U.S.
Violent protests continue in Tunisia, Sudan and throughout Muslim world .
Officials in Sudan prevent U.S. from deploying Marines to protect embassy .
Libyan government says Al Qaeda may be responsible for attack which killed American ambassador o... |
fbe97f6e0e81634a1f4089e402aab0509409c796 | Boasting a private tasting room, a cinema and an on-call personal trainer, this lavish London penthouse is more like a top hotel than a home - and it comes with a price tag to match. The lavish Marylebone apartment has gone on sale for £25 million and comes complete with a local in the shape of top celebrity hangout, t... | The penthouse is part of The Chilterns, a development in Marylebone .
London's top celebrity hotspot, The Chiltern Firehouse, is on the doorstep .
The apartment is the most expensive ever in the Marylebone area .
Also has a gym, sauna, private cinema, 24-hour hotel-style concierge . |
fbe9c3419104bdcc6594bf16b96a76de8623440c | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 14:23 EST, 3 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:47 EST, 3 January 2013 . Two men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a suspect package was found today. Fifteen homes were evacuated in Torquay when police were called to a house in Lymington Road at about 11am after residents ra... | The 18 and 20-year-old men arrested in Torquay today .
Neighbours raised the alarm and 15 homes evacuated .
Area cordoned off for five hours during police search . |
fbe9eba15229c5e132bb33aec156858f303e1f3a | At first glance, this copper rockfish may not seem out of the ordinary. But the ageing fish does look a little different, after undergoing eye surgery to remove cataracts. Vets in Vancouver carried out the first-of-its-kind surgery at an aquarium to stop the fish being attacked by others. Scroll down for video . Medica... | The copper rockfish had its eye removed after developing cataracts .
The damaged eye was replaced with a fake taxidermy eye .
It was replaced for cosmetic as well as health reasons, said the vet .
Losing an eye can make fish appear weak, causing other fish to attack it .
It wasfirst time the surgery has been carried ou... |
fbe9f3636cc4199ebaa8f3486958aedca6daddbf | (CNN) -- The music isn't new, but the discovery that a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "almost certainly" composed it is a stunning revelation. A researcher in Austria says the works were probably transcribed by Mozart's father, as young Mozart played. The two compositions -- a concerto in G and a prelude in G -- have lo... | Researcher: Two pieces likely composed by Mozart before he could write music .
Mozart's father probably transcribed the music, researcher says .
Compositions have long been known but as anonymous works .
Pieces were in book compiled by Mozart's father . |
fbea04519b1a014e0718344e70586b558a9955b0 | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- In spite of prevention efforts, new cases of some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are going up, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Much of the burden of STDs falls on adolescents and people in their early 20s, the CDC says. The repor... | CDC: Women, minorities, 15- to 24-year-olds bear greatest STD burden .
Progress in eliminating syphilis has, to some extent, been reversed .
STDs cost the U.S. health care system as much as $15.3 billion annually . |
fbead4de324cae59290e80a7254ad41965e93f96 | (CNN) -- The 14-year-old victim of Tuesday's school shooting in Oregon was a sweet kid who sometimes put on a tough front, friends said. Emilio Hoffman was shot in a locker room at Reynolds High School in Troutdale. The motive of the shooter, identified as 15-year-old Jared Padgett, is not known. Padgett died of a self... | NEW: "Be happy like Emilio. Smile like him. Laugh like him," his mother says .
Emilio Hoffman was killed in the school shooting in Troutdale .
He was 14 and a standout soccer player .
Friends remember the sweetness beneath a tough persona . |
fbeb35f35e272aedb0638854220b9158637841e2 | By . Simeon Gholam . Follow @@SimGholam . Edwin van der Sar believes that Louis van Gaal and Ryan Giggs are the perfect match to take Manchester United forward from their dismal campaign. The 43-year-old former goalkeeper, who made 266 appearances for the club in a six-year spell, told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek tha... | Van der Sar believes that Van Gaal and Giggs are the right men for the job .
The former keeper played with the Welshman for six seasons at Man Utd .
And he played under the manager for both Ajax and Netherlands .
Van Gaal is set to take charge of Man Utd after the World Cup . |
fbeb39fdb55d24b827bdd578cd6a471a0a1063b4 | By . Meghan Keneally . PUBLISHED: . 19:17 EST, 29 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:02 EST, 29 August 2012 . The longterm girlfriend of Steven Ercolino, the victim in last week's Empire State Building shooting, talked at length about her slain ‘soulmate’. 'When we were together, we weren’t two adults. We were big kids,' ... | Steven Ercolino, 41, was shot and killed outside of the Empire State Building on Friday .
Was the target of a disgruntled former employee . |
fbeb629bc13a1902c31644171df150d4a93c60ac | MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Ike made landfall on the north coast of eastern Cuba Sunday as a Category 3 storm that weather experts were calling a "major hurricane." The eye of the hurricane made landfall in the province of Holguin near Punto de Sama, with maximum winds near 125 mph. Earlier Sunday, Ike hit Turks... | NEW: Rains and flooding from Hurricane Ike kill at least 73 people in Haiti .
NEW: Ike makes landfall on north coast in province of Holguin as Category 3 storm .
Ike tears up Turks and Caicos, drawing comparisons to damage from Katrina .
Evacuation order prompts 15,000 tourists to flee Keys, mayor says . |
fbeb7aac153d0b2e19e9bde998a39f14c867a426 | The former pupils of a school which used a historic stately home as its base during the Second World War have returned after nearly 70 years. Penrhos College, a girls’ school in Colwyn Bay in Wales, moved to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, East Midlands, for around seven years during the war while the government used i... | Pupils at Penrhos College in Wales were moved to Chatsworth during war .
They spent seven years at stately home while government used buildings .
Exhibition featuring collection of photographs now on show at Chatsworth .
Around 48 pupils have returned to reunite and mark anniversary of war . |
fbeb8501ffe067740a541fa2e53c6b48f35c1c97 | (CNN) -- The distraught mother of a missing five-year-old girl broke down in sobs Wednesday as she pleaded for help to find her daughter, April Jones, who was snatched from a street in Wales as she played. Coral Jones' televised appeal for information was brief but heart-rending in its desperation. "It has been 36 hour... | "There must be someone out there who knows where she is," says April's mother .
Coral Jones sobs as she pleads for information leading to the missing five-year-old .
April Jones was abducted from the street near her home in a small mid-Wales town .
Police appeal for details on the movements of 46-year-old Mark Bridger ... |
fbebf46524d827d450ac4e5c29431ec86be1e863 | (CNN) -- It's bad enough that the recovery from the Great Recession has been slow and uneven. What's much worse is that several key indicators were heading in the wrong direction well before it started. Median income in the U.S. has been stagnant or worse for at least 15 years, even as the big-ticket items of college, ... | Authors: Economy is generating tech innovation, but too many people are left out .
Are immigration laws welcoming to innovators? Are employers flexible in hiring?
Will schools replace rote learning with the teaching of problem-solving skills?
Authors say U.S. economic system isn't faulty but needs wider inclusiveness . |
fbecd870a1d80354098a2198716b13e27cc8b571 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:56 EST, 15 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:42 EST, 15 August 2013 . A 58-year-old woman died after crashing her Jeep through the fence of her apartment complex and plunging into the swimming pool yesterday - one day before she was moving interstate. Diane Lobel was trapped und... | Diane Lobel, 58, died after crashing her Jeep through the fence of her apartment complex and into the pool .
She was underwater for up to five minutes before she was pulled out and taken to hospital .
The long-time resident of Massachusetts' Castle Village Estates planned to move to Florida today .
Her car was packed w... |
fbed20be2949260a13f3a8f9e9348124f24ec5ef | A Wichita childcare worker and her boyfriend have been charged with murdering the woman's three-year-old daughter, who police believe had been beaten for weeks before her death. Monica Krueger, 24, and Evan Schuessler, 23, were arrested on child abuse charges after her daughter Emma Krueger was rushed to hospital last ... | Monica Krueger and Evan Schuessler were arrested on child abuse charges .
They have now been charged with murder of three-year-old Emma Krueger .
Police believe little girl had been abused for about a month before her death . |
fbed2469a972da6bbf8c2973e3ef4395cffd971b | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 09:34 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:21 EST, 7 March 2014 . We've already had apps and gadgets that stop you from posting Facebook statuses or sending texts when you're drunk - but the latest actively encourages it. Called Livr, it is a social network that is only availabl... | Livr is a social network accessed via a breathalyser plugged into a phone .
It only allows access when a user's blood alcohol level is high enough .
The app features a Truth or Dare game as well as a Drunk Dial option .
Hot Spots helps users find nearby bars based on how busy they are .
Photos are uploaded to the app a... |
fbed55611bd73231cdece8d149a5f1ee9dd6da83 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Barack Obama's victory Tuesday over John McCain capped an unprecedented rise in American politics. Barack Obama, addressing supporters after his victory, was an unlikely nominee not that long ago. The obscure state legislator with, as he put it, "a funny name" propelled himself onto the national sta... | Barack Obama seemed unlikely to be Democrat nominee a year ago .
Well-planned and well-executed campaign helped fortunes soar .
Fund-raising, support of Kennedy clan important in his success . |
fbed78b58817a421122e7adf48f2cbe1c4eb6ef9 | (CNN) -- Spain have won the Davis Cup for a fifth time, and the third time in four years, after Rafael Nadal recovered from dropping the opening set to defeat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday's penultimate singles rubber in Sevilla. The hosts won Friday's first two singles matches, but Argentina claimed Satu... | World number two Rafa Nadal beats Juan Martin del Potro to win Spain the Davis Cup .
Nadal fights back from dropping the opening set to secure the point Spain needed .
Spain's victory over Argentina ensured they won the Davis Cup trophy for a fifth time . |
fbedb5b3db52500e25cb1887604296c77e4f3fc2 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 05:00 EST, 18 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:02 EST, 18 January 2013 . It seems that Hillary is not the only Clinton to be in the wars lately as daughter Chelsea stepped out with a plaster on her leg. But despite the unsightly fashion faux-pas,Chelsea was all smiles in New York yesterday... | Chelsea will be the honorary chair for the National Day of Service tomorrow . |
fbee177ada2133b036359b96f6e1893e50c7d311 | (CNN) -- Maya is about to become the most famous CIA operative since Valerie Plame. Except that's not her real name. We're not allowed to know her real name. Maya is the name of her character in the film "Zero Dark Thirty", which is already generating controversy for its depiction of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. This ... | Howard Kurtz: 'Maya' in new film on finding bin Laden is based on real, but anonymous, operative .
He says questions are mounting about the CIA employee but she can't speak to the press .
"Zero Dark Thirty" producers had unusual access to real story of bin Laden operation, he says .
Kurtz: Giving filmmakers such access... |
fbeeeac0845c0f31723113176410754db287376b | Washington (CNN) -- Less than 100 feet from where a hijacked airplane slammed into the Pentagon, Muslim military personnel bring prayer rugs on weekday afternoons for group worship. On Fridays, a local imam conducts a service in the Pentagon Memorial Chapel built after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks by al Qaeda... | The military chapel near the 9/11 crash site is nondenominational .
Officials say the tolerance is part of military culture .
184 people died when a hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon .
Christians, Jews, Muslims and Hindus use the space . |
fbef47a50f03a15a01ecf279cbdbe308f88cea16 | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . PUBLISHED: . 04:53 EST, 3 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:20 EST, 3 July 2012 . Theft: Roberts took a bag when he got in to the warehouse (file picture) A thief who burgled a factory returned to the scene of his crime just days later - when he turned up for a job interview. Robert Anthony Roberts w... | Heroin addict was captured on CCTV leaving the premises with stolen goods .
He was rumbled when he returned for a job interview and a manager recognised him from the footage . |
fbef7ef752965d2592dd188618a178d867ca6fc1 | By . Laura Clark . Former Labour Education Secretary David Blunkett has drawn up a raft of proposals on improving schools . Schools would face tighter admissions rules and close scrutiny from ‘standards tsars’ under sweeping Labour proposals for reforming state education. Ministers accused Labour of attempting to bring... | Ex-Education Secretary sets out plans to tackle poor standards .
Wants a new standards supremo who can be called into schools .
Plans expected to form centerpiece of Labour's manifesto for education . |
fbef93759dbe9be79967ca482e099b8d109f2de6 | Beijing (CNN) -- In recent years Halloween has become a big deal in Beijing, with locals and foreigners hitting up dozens of themed parties around the city in their wackiest costumes. Some, however, seek out something truly macabre -- an authentic haunted house. Among the freakier options in the city is a building simp... | A century-old 'haunted' building on busy Beijing road is attracting Halloween thrill seekers .
Legend says building haunted by people who died mysteriously on the property .
Current owner claims it's not really haunted, police say no record of deaths . |
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