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fc76c543e06c003644ca95197de33dd954774520 | Lord Turner: 'Innovative policies' A row erupted last night after a favourite to take over the Bank of England appeared to suggest that billions of pounds of government debt should be written off. Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, set alarm bells ringing when he called for ‘more innovative and ... | Lord Turner said the Bank of England’s controversial money printing programme had failed to boost growth .
The current chairman of the Financial Services Authority, called for 'more innovative and unconventional policies' to rejuvenate the economy . |
fc77a340fa3e8b4bb8e6443da2303b6ac680f6f1 | By . Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 17:43 EST, 8 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:49 EST, 8 April 2012 . A Tory donor avoided tax by flying outside UK airspace on his private jet at night, a lobbyist has claimed. The millionaire donor is said to have routinely flown out of Luton airport in the even... | Unnamed donor routinely flew out of Luton airport in the evening .
Dodge allowed him to extend the number of days he .
could stay in the UK without paying tax . |
fc7804c80dcc20d3254dd35db8e78cf8bd6bb7fb | A senior teacher is being made redundant in Dundee after councillors refused to reduce their drinks budget by £44,000. Norma Seith is set to lose her post at the Menzieshill Young Mum's Unit (YMU) - which helps teenage mothers stay in education. Ms Seith is principal teacher and manager of the organisation, which provi... | SNP administration voted to retain alcohol budget over saving senior role .
Means principal teacher at Young Mum's Unit (YMU) in Dundee will lose job .
Norma Seith currently paid £44,000 to manage the unit for pregnant teens .
More than 1,000 people signed petition urging council to reverse decision . |
fc782faaf418d3df8219fbb83c70d6ba142e926b | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 11:16 EST, 23 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:30 EST, 23 March 2013 . Cyprus has agreed a one-off levy on deposits over 100,000 euros in a dramatic U-turn today as it raced to satisfy lenders and seal an 11th-hour bailout deal to avert financial collapse. According to reports, Cyprus has... | 20 per cent levy on deposits over 100,000 euros agreed with lenders .
Finance Minister says 'significant progress' has been made towards bailout .
Island is racing to satisfy EU/IMF lenders and avert financial collapse .
Head of Eurogroup says meeting to be held at 6pm on Sunday in Brussels . |
fc787d5f4c97b66875382b47894500fec423c748 | A controversial anti-Islamic ad campaign will appear on the side of buses in Washington D.C. featuring the face of Adolf Hitler. The advert will be on 20 metro buses and depict a meeting between the leader of Nazi Germany and anti-Jewish Islamic leader Haj Amin al -Husseini during World War II. The group behind the cam... | The group behind the campaign is the American Freedom Defence Initiative .
Say they are concerned by 'global jihad and Islamic supremacism'
Have called for an end to U.S. foreign aid to Islamic countries .
Used the picture of Hitler and Haj Amin al-Husseini in the ad .
Council of American Islamic Relations is consideri... |
fc7901efd8ed20ff046fd59883df0cdafe43f86c | Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's career scoring list on Sunday night. Bryant entered the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves needing nine points to pass the icon with whom he is often compared. He reached the mark with two free throws with 5:24 to play in the second q... | Kobe Bryant moved into third place on career scoring list .
Los Angeles Lakers star leapfrogged the great Michael Jordan .
Bryant reached the mark with a pair of free-throws against Minnesota .
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928) ahead of Kobe . |
fc794c156503d76b2284ea68655e717cdb29d289 | A 2-year-old boy was found alone in a room in a filthy house full of garbage without access to food or water, police said. A family member contacted authorities in Cumming, Georgia, after the boy’s mother, 21-year-old Stephanie Davis, had been arrested on DUI charges. Several deputies found the boy crying loudly in a l... | Crying toddler found in locked room 'covered in feces with no access to food or water'
Mother Stephanie Davis, 21, arrested on DUI charges and called relative to check on son .
Family member called police to alert authorities . |
fc7a05f9dcf431f380230c0c0e40729c93d6895d | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The super-yachts of the super-rich could soon become super-green. The solar sail: super-yachts could cut fuel consumption and emissions by using a sail similar to this. Sydney-based technology company Solar Sailor is working on a "solar sail" which could act as both a sail and a solar power sou... | Solar sails are large solar-paneled wings which can harness sun or wind power .
Sydney-based company Solar Sailor is developing the technology .
The solar sails could be fixed to super-yachts to help reduce their fuel consumption . |
fc7aaf7247006dafca29d7e9b6e8e6340c3774e6 | Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano has admitted that Sergio Aguero could make his life a nightmare as Manchester City chase down a 2-0 Champions League deficit in the Nou Camp tomorrow night. City arrived in Spain this afternoon with a mountain to climb after losing their last sixteen first leg clash at the Etihad St... | Barcelona await Manchester City in second leg at Nou Camp .
Club president backs manager Tata Martino after shock defeat by Valladolid .
City also coming off back of poor result following Wigan loss at Etihad .
Javier Mascherano and Sergio Aguero both play for Argentina . |
fc7ae474286368f3e77eb9b44cb49c0372ea5c7c | (CNN) -- October 6, 1981, remains etched in the minds of Egyptians who witnessed the assassination of President Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat at the hands of four military officers during an annual parade celebrating the anniversary of Egypt's 1973 war with Israel. In 1979, Sadat signed the Camp David peace treaty with Israel... | Egyptian president was assassinated in October 1981 .
Sadat's daughter has implicated Hosni Mubarak .
Relations with Israel have deteriorated this year . |
fc7af5f118c56dcb5cfc3a4a803a92f5fe587834 | By . Nelson Groom For Daily Mail Australia . Google has a secret 'air base' in outback Australia which it has been using to test a drone delivery service. The base in Warwick, in southeast Queensland, has been in operation for two years and is part of a plan by the search engine giant to introduce a drone delivery call... | Google testing unmanned drones in outback Australia for two years .
Basing Project Wing in Australia to avoid harsh drone laws in America .
Drones have delivered food, medicine and emergency supplies .
Plans for commercial use in the future . |
fc7b4a29098a99875d9d712a0d17280d72f0a9e3 | (CNN) -- Henrik Stenson capped his recent rise with a record-equaling victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship which propelled the Swede to the top of the FedEx Cup standings. The new world No. 6 carded a five-under-par final round of 66 to finish 22 under for the tournament, tying the record score set by Vijay Singh ... | Henrik Stenson wins the Deutsche Bank Championship by two shots .
The Swede finished a tournament record-equaling 22-under par in Boston .
The win propels the new world No. 6 to the top of the FedEx Cup standings .
The winner of the FedEx Cup collects a check for $10 million . |
fc7b61b4b635506dafe91cc0387eb35ce1748fd6 | Traitor or patriot? Low-level systems analyst or highly trained spy? Slammed by top U.S. government officials and facing espionage charges in the United States, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden defended his decision to leak documents about classified surveillance programs during an interview wi... | Edward Snowden says NSA analysts can watch people's "thoughts as they type"
"The Constitution of the United States had been violated on a massive scale," he tells NBC .
Snowden says he considers himself a patriot and would like to return to the U.S. someday .
He faces espionage charges in the United States and received... |
fc7c64903f99e0126a5b5510c77abe30365841f1 | (CNN) -- Have English Premier League club Sunderland's players set a dangerous precedent for under-performing sports teams? After losing 8-0 at Southampton on Saturday, Sunderland's squad has offered to refund the cost of match tickets to their 2,500 traveling supporters who made the 1,026 kilometer round trip from the... | Sunderland players offer refund to fans after team's 8-0 defeat by Southampton .
2,500 fans made 1,026 kilometer round trip at the weekend .
The gesture could cost Sunderland's players as much as $100,000 .
Any unclaimed money to be donated to charity . |
fc7d1a6661fd819447450f35127b5d51dc5f95e7 | By . Wills Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 12:59 EST, 25 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:49 EST, 25 February 2014 . A former soldier has been jailed after sickening CCTV footage captured him kicking a cat to death in a the middle of the street. Anthony Delaney had drunk at least 10 pints of lager at the time of the incident ... | Anthony Delaney drank 10 pints of lager before the sickening attack .
Tried to claim he was putting the animal out of its misery as it was injured .
Was filmed kicking the defenceless cat twice in Ashton-under-Lyne .
The 30-year-old was handed an 18-week prison sentence .
Former Army soldier was also banned from keepin... |
fc7dbbbfa96edd74c493c561118760ce224ff9b0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:04 EST, 8 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:02 EST, 9 October 2013 . Arrested: Joseph Callahan, 69, was arrested on Monday, accused of making a terrifying arsenal of guns and bombs at his home in Connecticut . A 69-year-old married Connecticut man accused of stockpiling an incr... | Joseph Callahan, 69, accused of having 274 firearms, huge amounts of ammunition and bombs at his Connecticut home .
He works at a chemical company and was previously employed by a firearms manufacturer .
Charged with 11 counts of illegal possession of explosives, six counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and one... |
fc7de23394eb85fe804ff7b8535c2e022af9ab6d | (CNN) -- Nadya Suleman, the single mother of newborn octuplets, is using the Internet to help support her family of 14 children. She's started a Web site seeking donations. Nadya Suleman, a single mother of 14 children, has set up a Web site asking for donations. The Web site features pictures of a rainbow, child's bl... | Nadya Suleman has created Web site to solicit donations to help support 14 kids .
Suleman, a mother of six, recently had octuplets .
Suleman has rejected notions that she would not be able to care for children . |
fc7e4a4ffe2384321720d3ebbc2d2d248b4cd4df | Failed to pay fines and said they would rather go to jail . Part of a conservative breakaway group known as Swartzentruber who live with no electricity or plumbing . By . Associated Press . UPDATED: . 04:28 EST, 13 January 2012 . A group of Amish men were sent to jail today for refusing to pay fines for breaking a stat... | Failed to pay fines and said they would rather go to jail .
Part of a conservative breakaway group known as Swartzentruber who live with no electricity or plumbing .
Men allowed to wear sombre blue suits instead of regulatory orange jumpsuits . |
fc7e774753e14a3854be047f4f76e5801ee768ae | Prince William felt he was being 'used' to further his father's interests and portray Charles in a positive light after Princess Diana's death, an explosive BBC documentary has revealed. Sandy Henney, a former press aide to Prince Charles, described how his image was in tatters when she took up her post in 1993 as he ... | Prince William was 'upset' about leaked details from meeting with Camilla .
BBC show reveals he felt he was being 'used' to improve father's image .
Prince Charles' former press aide said royal's image was in tatters in 1993 .
Sandy Henney said she feared for future of monarchy after Diana's death .
Author also claimed... |
fc7ee22cd74d0befce3eb8e1a18ac533044d6b29 | By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 10:45 EST, 5 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:02 EST, 5 December 2012 . She's an award-winning fashion designer beloved by the stars, but even Stella McCartney doesn't always get it spot on when it comes to style. The mother-of-four went a little too wild for leopard print last night ... | The outfit, all from her own spring 2013 collection, is worth a total of £2,010 .
Designer was out at art opening in Miami last night . |
fc7fe3f46040b73988c630e76f9dd7a6e43c3cc9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:43 EST, 7 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:43 EST, 7 December 2013 . Palestine's first-ever sex shop has opened for business after it was given the green light to start trading by Muslim scholars. The Ramallah-based online store - called Karaz, which means 'cherries' in Arabi... | Ramalla-based online shop hopes to attract business across the Arab world .
It stocks vibrators, edible underwear and a range of other erotic items .
But its appearance is rather more modest than sex shops in the West . |
fc7fff452ca20ac280aeab04609ba28cacbe6e62 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson "had a real monkey on his back" with a longtime drug addiction his family kept secret from the world, and it led to his overdose death, a lawyer for AEG Live said. The concert promoter's defense against the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit begins Tuesday and will include test... | AEG Live will question "all of the many, many doctors" who treated Jackson, lawyer says .
AEG lawyer: The Jacksons want "to blame somebody else for things that only they knew"
The lawyer "badgered" Michael Jackson's mom during cross-examination, her attorney says .
AEG's lawyer won't comment on questioning Katherine Ja... |
fc803d8dacad0261f32320e14b5f3674ab3a485e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:32 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:33 EST, 31 December 2013 . An alleged shark that appeared in a Manhattan Beach, California, wave on Friday as two children played in the water nearby was a dolphin, according to experts. A . local mother was taking a picture of . he... | Alleged shark is a bottlenose dolphin say experts .
Verdict based on the tail which is horizontal like a .
dolphin's .
There is also no sign of a second dorsal fin, which sharks have .
The shark-resembling creature swam in a wave behind a couple of children in the water at Manhattan Beach, California, on Friday .
The m... |
fc809f3e0179d338837288c968f718c11a317eff | Republicans will meet . July 18-21 next year in Cleveland, Ohio, to nominate their 2016 . presidential candidate, the party said on Wednesday. The party's presidential nomination convention will take place more . than a month earlier than it in did in 2012 and past election cycles. In the announcement, Republican Natio... | The GOP will meet July 18-21 next year in Cleveland, Ohio, to nominate its 2016 presidential candidate .
The convention would be held in July to allow 'access to crucial general election funds earlier than ever before,' the RNC's chief said .
Earlier convention ensures less intra-party bashing and will give the nomine... |
fc81406e8581e33e5c10944b0b8fbb0643a47e08 | What a disastrous festive period it has been for referees. They have sunk to their worst performance level that I can remember. It does not seem to matter who is appointed to which game as the majority of them cause controversy and ill-feeling. Managers are not even bothering to speak to them after games as limp apolog... | It has been a disastrous festive period for English referees .
Mike Riley heads up the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO)
If any team manager had overseen all these errors he would be sacked .
Liverpool penalty for handball when the ball hit Wes Morgan in the face .
QPR keeper Rob Green handling the ball outside ... |
fc81492803f38418c7a794744ae9ff867c531ec8 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 03:14 EST, 20 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:25 EST, 20 January 2014 . One of Morrisons' senior executives has been arrested after allegedly buying shares in Ocado before a £216million deal for the online grocer to deliver its food was announced, it emerged today. Paul Coyle, the s... | Paul Coyle held after Financial Conduct Authority insider trading probe .
He's accused of buying shares before Morrisons' deal with Ocado emerged .
Mr Coyle was arrested before Christmas but has not been charged . |
fc81b33c15921d970068684fae8c197273a09961 | (CNN) -- Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan is calling a Tuesday night incident in which a baseball fan fell about 30 feet from the second deck of Rangers Ballpark trying to catch a foul ball an unfortunate accident. "It's pretty hard to guard against something of that nature," Ryan said at a Wednesday news conference.... | NEW: Rangers call ballpark incident involving a fan an unfortunate accident .
Tyler Morris, a firefighter, gets a hospital visit from Rangers President Nolan Ryan .
Morris fell 30 feet from the stadium's second deck as he tried to catch a foul ball .
Four fans that he fell on were also hurt; they were treated at the ba... |
fc81ba39982a6be3e722a24ae911573f9f606283 | By . Lucy Osborne . PUBLISHED: . 19:50 EST, 9 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:51 EST, 9 October 2012 . Olympic athletes wishing to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games will have to do five days of volunteering if they benefit from National Lottery funding, the Culture Secretary will announce today. Athletes will be requir... | Olympic athletes will be required to volunteer in schools or sports clubs .
The programme's purpose is to encourage and mentor children .
It will provide about 5,000 days of volunteering support . |
fc821e8264992195b143083b0a7581609b728375 | Laura Trott has a pre-race obsession: Bruce Springsteen's No Surrender. Team GB's 2012 Olympic gold medal whizz-kid listens to the song to rev herself up before each battle in the velodrome, but she might be unique in her track selection. It seems most people prefer plugging themselves into Queen, Madonna, Lady Gaga or... | 57% of people say music significantly helps them train .
Don't Stop Me Now by Queen is most popular workout track .
Tina Turner's Simply The Best popular with the over-55s . |
fc827104872903e6925174f79f8b301e8cbe9fa0 | (CNN) -- You've researched, planned and shot an excellent photographic story -- well, unfortunately your work is not done. You will need to edit your imagery into a cohesive body which best communicates the facts, the emotions and core storyline to your viewers. Processing and color-correcting your digital photos comes... | CNN's iReport boot camp challenges iReporters to improve their storytelling .
CNN's Matthew Rond shares his advice on photo post-production .
Show us your editing skills by September 13 . |
fc82c8bc36b2dc43de694b990f1ba94255ba2463 | (CNN) -- Every old-school journalist wants this assignment: test beer to see if it's been watered down, as a recent class-action lawsuit in California claims. CNN conducted an independent lab test of Budweiser and related brands this week. The results? Budweiser contained 4.94% alcohol by volume, compared with 5% state... | CNN hires an independent lab to test samples of Budweiser and three related brands .
Bud Ice showed 5.35% alcohol by volume compared with the label's 5.5% .
Anheuser-Busch calls results "well within the variability of the all-natural brewing process"
But plaintiffs' attorney says a fraction of less alcohol saves millio... |
fc83065ad22a75f56ca6489afcaa128aa27f69e4 | A strip club will open for the first time in an Atlantic City casino . A strip club will open for the first time inside an Atlantic City casino as gambling venues try to halt a decline in revenue worth billions of dollars. Scores, the famous New York strip club, will open a satellite establishment inside the Trump Taj ... | The strip club will open at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort next month .
First strip club in the city's casinos since gambling legalized 35 years ago .
Casinos seen $2.2billion drop in revenue since 2006 . |
fc838205d61a9e348ab836cb8e1698ea4e80f10b | A U.S. doctor is has warned people against taking health supplements, saying they could pose a risk to health. Dr Paul Offit, who has written a book called 'Do You Believe In Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine', said that very few alternative health supplements are of any benefit and could in fact ca... | Dr Paul Offit, who has written a book about 'alternative medicine', says that the trend for super-strength supplements are dangerous .
Said that multivitamin pills are unlikely to do harm but may be of no benefit .
But pediatrician added that in certain cases, such as during pregnancy, certain supplements, such as Vita... |
fc838369a98c45a83b97223bbcd3a1b25a5cb1e2 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . Jailed: Abbi Kinsella was jailed today after stealing her elderly mother's £100,000 life savings - leaving her 'homeless, penniless and in debt' A lottery winner was jailed today after stealing her elderly mother's £100,000 life savings - leaving her 'homeless, penniless and in debt'. Abbi Kins... | Abbi Kinsella stole 88-year-old Margaret Bowyer's £100,000 life savings .
She spent thousands on online bingo, holidays and Sky TV subscription .
She then cancelled her mother's direct debit payments for rent and bills .
As a result, Mrs Bowyer was left £20,000 in debt and evicted from home .
Kinsella denied stealing c... |
fc8396775f07d5ab04c42f0fc6576393e97cdae6 | Gus Poyet says he could have been sacked in any other country following the humiliation of an 8-0 defeat. Sunderland face Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday with Poyet still in charge despite equalling a club-record loss at Southampton last weekend. And the Uruguayan said: ‘In another country, maybe an 8-0 def... | Gus Poyet's side were beaten 8-0 by Southampton last weekend .
The Uruguayan was embarrassed by his side's performance .
Black Cats boss Poyet has brought in Anthony Reveillere to bolster his shaky defence . |
fc83b7acfc2ef36b09d2184853cabfa5f654bdc0 | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 06:49 EST, 11 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:47 EST, 11 May 2013 . X Factor finalist Rylan Clark has spoken out about his mother’s 30-year battle with crippling Crohn’s disease. In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, the Celebrity Big Brother 2013 winner said that his mother’s illness h... | Rylan Clark's mother, Linda, 60, has had severe Crohn's Disease for 30 years .
When Rylan was a child she was not able to go on school trips with him .
He was not always able to have friends to stay as she was embarrassed .
Linda has had multiple bowel operations and takes numerous medications .
Rylan is fighting to ra... |
fc85027399b67b5ef27414ce4312a93290709c7f | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 04:42 EST, 7 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:49 EST, 7 August 2012 . Britain's 'obsession' with wind farms will push up family electricity bills by more than £300 a year, a report claimed today. The Government's green energy plans for the next eight years are a £124billion 'blunder' ... | Report to be handed to Government says that electricity prices for average home will go up 58% by 2020 because of turbines .
Government's green energy plans are an expensive 'blunder', expert professor says . |
fc8556a08523ba1c689c479053f29f2f5e5cf6c8 | By . William Turvill . PUBLISHED: . 16:09 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:30 EST, 12 March 2014 . The restaurant manager and barman of an upmarket riverside restaurant stood before a judge today accused of killing a customer. The two men, along with the boyfriend of another colleague, allegedly restrained the ma... | Gary Eastley, Jake Corney and Dawid Lamkowski allegedly restrained Marcin Pastuszczak so forcefully he stopped breathing .
The jury heard Mr Pastuszczak was held on the ground for more than half an hour outside the restaurant in Maidenhead, Berkshire .
The three deny a charge of manslaughter at Guildford Crown Court . |
fc85c1fbb192bd6ce4b61a2c1c68677361f31f4d | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 07:59 EST, 24 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:31 EST, 24 May 2013 . Fraud: Benefit cheat Caroline Hartshorn, who claimed benefits, claiming she could barely walk due to arthritis, was working as a children's entertainer . A benefits cheat who claimed she could barely walk due to crippling arth... | Caroline Hartshorn, 38, claimed she was barely mobile .
But court heard the mum-of-two was working as a children's entertainer .
She also had three other paying jobs .
Hartshorn was caught through an anonymous tip . |
fc8631bb3eb11230bd55723845aa2beb1b9c7439 | By . Aaron Sharp . PUBLISHED: . 10:29 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:11 EST, 22 October 2013 . Germany's central bank has warned of a housing boom in the country with soaring property prices in the country 'difficult to justify'. According to Bundesbank, a surge of foreign investment has seen housing in some ... | Investors have flocked to Germany because of strong economy .
Report by Bundesbank has sparked fear of property bubble .
They say prices of flats and apartments in major cities are 'difficult to justify' |
fc865853984b6d585b1652f5ca3217707324132c | By . Darren Boyle for MailOnline . The husband of New Forest murder victim Pennie Davis, 47 left a heartfelt floral tribute to the mother-of-five as he visited the scene with her children earlier today. Pete Davis, who married the victim in May, slowly bent as he laid down flowers at the edge of the police cordon in Be... | Penelope Davis, 47, found Tuesday afternoon in Beaulieu, Hampshire .
She had suffered stab wounds and was found by her 'distraught' husband .
Mrs Davis, nee Lambert, had only married her partner, Pete, in May .
Family members visited the murder scene at lunchtime to leave floral tributes .
Mr Davis wrote: 'Angel, all m... |
fc868cc614d17228bd4e3a91d9ddc3a5fa5c832d | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 03:18 EST, 29 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:45 EST, 29 August 2013 . Abuse of trust: Self-taught hypnotist Timothy Porter, 40, performed a vile act on a woman while she was in a trance . A man who hypnotised a married mother and made her perform sex acts is facing a prison sentence. S... | Woman had sought help from Timothy Porter, 40, for weight loss problems .
Woke from trance when she felt something touching her neck .
Porter, former serviceman based at RAF Leeming, had his trousers down and told her to fondle her own breasts .
Admits causing a person to engage in a sexual activity without consent . |
fc871319eee0e77834ebf5602f6d16d2d54a5d80 | By . Brendan Carlin, Jo Macfarlane and Ross Slater . PUBLISHED: . 20:45 EST, 24 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:03 EST, 24 November 2012 . Anger: UKIP leader Nigel Farage condemned 'another appalling case of . discrimination' after a member was prevented from volunteering as a . mentor for young adults by leading chi... | District nurse said charity told her it would 'not be appropriate'
New scandal follows revelation of UKIP parents banned from fostering . |
fc87e2ded9c7fc1a1c4c471a5af1a13f2888e02d | By . Eleanor Harding . PUBLISHED: . 12:16 EST, 21 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:25 EST, 21 January 2013 . 'Without warning': Bodybuilder Dale Burns was Tasered four times in less than a minute by police as they struggled to arrest him . A bodybuilder died after being stunned by a Taser four times in the space of a m... | Dale Burns, 27, had taken an illegal drug on the day he died .
He died in hospital around two hours after police were called to his flat .
Officers tried to hold him with handcuff and leg restraints while he was Tasered and pepper-sprayed in the face . |
fc881943c255c1a5ec198bd282f732858ecf33e0 | In a very personal post on his Facebook detailing his latest spat with his former spouse, South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford announced that he and his mistress turned fiancee, Maria Belen Chapur, a woman he once called his 'soul mate,' have called off their wedding plans. ''No relationship can stand forever this tension ... | Sanford said in a Facebook post on Friday that he and mistress turned fiancee Maria Belen Chapur had ended their relationship .
The announcement came a week and a half after Sanford's ex-wife suggested her former husband does illegal and prescription drugs .
In the 2,346 Facebook post Sanford claims he has never done d... |
fc8847d82e9f7042f51159ccf24dbdb9dc28c247 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 11:41 EST, 8 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:42 EST, 8 July 2013 . A boy of 15 was stabbed eight times in a frenzied knife attack at a bus stop as he walked his girlfriend home from school. Jake Anderson suffered a punctured lung when Dale Warburton, 17, lunged at him during a confront... | Jake Anderson attacked by 'dangerous' Dale Warburton, 17, in Preston .
Victim had confronted Warburton about texts he sent to a mutual friend .
Attack ceased thanks to 'bravery' of two boys who stepped in to seize knife .
Warburton jailed for six years after admitting causing grievous bodily harm .
Jake suffered a punc... |
fc8856f6daced53eef6dfac2eeb66478a6785306 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:30 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:35 EST, 7 August 2013 . Cleveland kidnapping victim Gina DeJesus and her parents will watch as officials bulldoze and grind to dust the house of horrors where she was kept in chains for a decade. The city hopes to make the four-bedroom... | House at 2207 Seymour Street in Cleveland will be bulldozed and ground to dust on Wednesday morning .
Plans for the land after the demolition are not known .
City trying to prevent 'murderabillia' sales - scraps of the house being auctioned off as sick souvenirs . |
fc886e77285dfebe09510414fdc7ee5593479902 | Cocaine worth more than £40million has been found aboard a private jet owned by a French tycoon based in London. The vast haul of drugs was found by customs officers in the Dominican Republic on a plane owned by millionaire businessman Alain Afflelou - who was not on board at the time. Officials boarded the Falcon jet ... | Vast haul of drugs was found by customs in the Dominican Republic .
It was on a Falcon jet owned by millionaire businessman Alain Afflelou .
Officials seized 26 suitcases packed with 680kg of the class A drug .
Mr Afflelou was not on board and denied all knowledge of the drugs . |
fc88a0f619042f314386783e70f50bc41f73923e | Jose Mourinho has hailed the way Didier Drogba reunited with Chelsea's squad as being like he had 'been on a holiday'. The Ivorian striker joined up with his new - and old - teammates in Ljubljana on Chelsea's pre season tour and looked to fit right in, almost as if he had never left the club two years ago. And Chelsea... | Legendary striker takes vacant No 15 shirt after Mo Salah moves to No 17 .
Drogba is known to prefer to wear No 11 but that is taken by Oscar .
Blues boss Mourinho paid tribute to striker after 2-1 win over Ljubljana .
He says 'it looks like he (Drogba) never left the club' and says Chelsea need Drogba in their fight f... |
fc88fb1ea0698877958bb5be73199555dd1cc660 | (CNN) -- It's been six years -- 2007, if you're into counting numbers -- since the once sleepy fishing port of Macau surpassed Las Vegas as the world leader in gambling revenue. We love the flash. And the occasional winning night at the tables. But there's a slower side to this city of just less than 600,000 residents,... | It's the gambling capital of the world, but there are plenty of ways to spend your winnings or forget about your losings .
Macanese cuisine combines Chinese and Portuguese styles .
Macau is the world's most densely populated place .
Residents have one of the world's highest life expectancy rates . |
fc89208566b081a37c07160c5cb50de70e06a6bb | By . Alex Gore . PUBLISHED: . 08:26 EST, 1 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:28 EST, 1 March 2013 . Moscow is home to more billionaires than any other place in the world, a newly published rich list has revealed. The Russian capital has 76 dollar billionaires, while New York comes a close second with 70, followed by Hong ... | Russian city has 76 dollar billionaires, while New York is second with 70 .
Hong Kong is ranked third ahead of Beijing in fourth and London in fifth .
Mexico City remains home to the world's richest person, Carlos Slim .
Paris boasts more dollar billionaires in the top ten then any other city .
Warren Buffett, Amancio ... |
fc89b29738b18fe4c0ece96bf00f2cbe687e45db | He is typically a stoic Commander-in-Chief. But now, Barack Obama's former top adviser has revealed in a new book what happens when the President loses his famous cool. David Axelrod, Obama's top strategist during his 2012 presidential campaign, claims the 53-year-old once cussed at him in front of others and stormed ... | In new book, David Axelrod claims he attempted to offer Barack Obama constructive criticism before first debate with Mitt Romney .
However, 53-year-old President reportedly refused to accept his advice .
Instead, Obama said of him: 'Motherf****r's never happy', Axelrod writes .
He then 'stormed out of preparation room... |
fc8a09bec70b301fdc49a6f29bdbcf7b5c5450bd | (CNN) -- Obsessed with keeping social order, China is now pushing to revise its laws in ways that will broaden police powers. The National People's Congress last week released a proposed revision of the Criminal Procedure Law that would allow the police to detain suspects for up to six months, at a location determined ... | If revised, law will secret detention, if notifying relatives or lawyer will hinder probe .
Activist-artist Ai Weiwei's lawyer says proposed revision has grim implications .
China's mainstream media have run stories saying revisions will help individual rights .
On Twitter-like Weibo, Netizens give proposed revisions a... |
fc8a2854d5e6ea5cb9b4abf82774487380740676 | (CNN) -- Another University of California official expressed dismay about the recent use of pepper spray by police on Occupy Davis protesters. UC Board of Regents chair Sherry Lansing said she was "shocked and appalled" by images of police actions during the protest last week on the campus of University of California D... | The UC Board of Regents chair says she supports the right to protest peacefully .
The UC Davis chancellor apologizes and says she feels "horrible" about the incident .
Video of police pepper-spraying demonstrators sparks widespread criticism .
The school has placed the police chief and two officers on administrative le... |
fc8ab6a2881f4bc20a032406f5db7b1aee850c51 | (CNN) -- Campus police at the University of South Florida were questioning two men in connection with back-to-back incidents on the school campus Monday. Police take a man into custody at the University of South Florida after receiving reports of a person with a bomb. Investigators were questioning one man following a ... | Campus police question 2 men after incidents on school campus Monday .
Report of armed intruder on the University of South Florida campus in Tampa, Florida .
Police received a report of person armed with bomb, gun near the library .
USF police say no one was hurt, no shots were fired . |
fc8b5b32fabce5516bbfbfec41a146a2c930d19d | Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan, whose works ranged from a bullet train to the red-capped Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser, has died, aged 85. His office, GK Industrial Design Group, said Monday that Ekuan died of a heart problem at a Tokyo hospital early Saturday. A former monk, Ekuan crafted his iconic tabletop ... | Kenji Ekuan died of a heart problem at a Tokyo hospital early Saturday .
He had success worldwide with his company, GK Industrial Design Group .
His goal as a designer was to be a maker of everyday things .
Before becoming an industrial designer he, like his father, was a monk .
The Tokyo native based soy sauce design ... |
fc8b7db4d7bf0e5847bc39a9c32621b3c3b031a1 | By . Snejana Farberov . Awkward: NFL commentator and Hall of Famer Warren Sapp found himself at the center of a controversy after he failed to leave a tip for a waitress in Florida citing bad service . NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp has come under fire for stiffing a waitress at a Florida sports bar Tuesday - but the fo... | Sapp, 41, withheld gratuity on $69.39 bill at Upper Deck Ale and Sports Grille in Hallandale, Florida, during U.S.-Belgium World Cup match .
The NFL commentator tweeted that he was upset his server called him a 'boy,' but waitress Corey D'Agata insisted she didn't know it was offensive . |
fc8b9ae80498461daec0dd1ccc2f6e00404f3f33 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 08:30 EST, 8 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:00 EST, 8 January 2014 . Nadia Lee, dubbed the 'Pigeon lady of Pimlico' has been found guilty of flouting an Asbo banning her from feeding the birds in her exclusive neighbourhood . A pensioner nicknamed the ‘Pigeon Lady of Pimlico’ has been... | Nadia Lee was banned from feeding pigeons in the street in December 2011 .
Westminster Council took action after neighbours complained their cars were being peppered with bird droppings .
67-year-old Lee said she rescues the birds, taking them to a pigeon sanctuary in her designer handbag .
Lee will be sentenced on Feb... |
fc8c030497f36baaf33633f76c835fb9d22755b5 | A Canadian judge was left stumped when faced with a tangled family feud stemming from a grisly throat-slashing incident on a Caribbean vacation. Cathy Clayson, a bank manager from Ajax, has accused her estranged husband, Paul Martin, of attacking her with a hooked gutting knife, strangling her and leaving her for dead ... | Paul Martin, 47, was acquitted in Jamaica in 2011 of attempting to kill his wife, Cathy Clayson .
Clayson claimed Martin took her to a secluded spot in Montego Bay on the last day of their 2010 vacation and slashed her twice across her throat .
Martin said his wife and mother of their two children attacked him first an... |
fc8c0633d5f42e455e528c9974688645b59a3cab | A Chicago man who served 32 years in . prison before being declared innocent in the 1980 rape and murder of a . 3-year-old girl is now facing a new murder charge. DNA evidence prompted the 2012 release of Andre Davis and an innocence declaration in the death of Brianna Stickle of Rantoul. Davis was charged Thursday in ... | Andre Davis was freed in the 1980 rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl after being cleared by DNA evidence .
Authorities claim he shot and stabbed Jamal Harmon 15 months after being released .
Davis, 53, is being held without bond . |
fc8c0e128c966223184d91995e3616c617fbeec9 | NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (CNN) -- A quiet rendition of "Amazing Grace" capped an emotional candlelight vigil Monday night for slain Yale University student Annie Le, whose body was found on what was to have been her wedding day. Students at Yale attend a candlelight vigil for Annie Le Monday night. Several hundred peopl... | NEW: Roommate says horrible tragedy is "incomprehensible"
Grad student Annie Le's remains found Sunday in basement wall in building .
Le, 24, was last seen entering the building Tuesday morning .
Police: No suspects in custody, but investigators questioning several people . |
fc8c21bddeff75a6101a012a1e7d9676c7061c92 | In 2012, audiences were shocked by the graphic violence and gore featured in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, the story of a freed slave who sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner. Now British-born director Steve McQueen, who won critical praise for Shame (2011), and its unflinching look at sex... | Some viewers walked out of 12 Years a Slave due to the violent scenes .
But critics at the Toronto Film Festival gave film a standing ovation .
It is now tipped to win multiple Oscars, including best actor and director . |
fc8c37b8d4149c3e26e5722b5f150f25447427f6 | Britons are falling out of love with plastic surgery. The number of men and women going under the knife fell by almost 10 per cent last year – the biggest drop on record. Much of the slump can be explained by women turning their backs on boob jobs. The annual audit of members of the British Association of Aesthetic Pla... | Surgeons say breast implant scandal made women think more carefully .
Men also having fewer procedures as metrosexual look wanes in fashion .
Last year BAAPS members carried out 5,000 fewer operation than in 2013 . |
fc8c49fe747681caf65be22e9b667f26c6f9cd45 | By . Rebecca Seales . PUBLISHED: . 10:08 EST, 26 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:15 EST, 26 April 2012 . British war heroes wounded in Afghanistan have been honoured . for their bravery in battle by a tribe of Native American Indians. A group of injured servicemen - many of whom lost limbs . fighting the Taliban - had t... | Hero servicemen received a 21-gun salute and were brushed with a sacred 'healing feather'
Hualapai tribal elders: 'We are warriors who fought for our freedom. You are warriors .
too.' |
fc8c86cb4f8045b377fc39693953175fe40f533e | Burnley’s talismanic forward Danny Ings has pledged to remain at the club until the end of the season. The forward’s contract is due to expire at the end of this season and a number of clubs are understood to be interested in attempting to prise Ings away from Turf Moor in the January transfer window. Ings produced ano... | Danny Ings has impressed during his first year in the Premier League .
The striker has been attracting interest from a number of top-flight clubs .
Ings is entering the final six months of his contract at Turf Moor .
But he has pledged to stay at the club for the remainder of the season . |
fc8d1dafc8f05ba049374541d4bd13734b661774 | By . Ian Parkes, Press Association . Lewis Hamilton heads into Formula One's summer break with a smile on his face after believing he has proven himself in times of adversity. Hamilton could have been cut severely adrift of Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg in the championship standings following disastro... | Lewis Hamilton just 11 points behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg .
British driver finished third in Hungarian Grand Prix last Sunday .
Comfortable in car, insists he can push on to win championship .
Felipe Massa believes Williams will be competitive again upon restart . |
fc8d3fade04c234b4612e1ef4e1bb3608dfa37c8 | (CNN) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have cost Paris Saint-Germain $30 million, but you can get your own chunk of the Swedish striker for just $41. A French restaurateur has unveiled "Le Zlatan", a monstrous 600 gram burger served up in homage to the moody PSG star. While the real life Ibrahimovic can boast eight league tit... | A Paris cafe manager has dedicated a burger to Zlatan Ibrahimovic .
"Le Zlatan" weighs over one kilogram and contains a 600 gram burger .
It is the brainchild of avid Paris Saint-Germain fan Jean-Philippe Grandin .
Ibrahimovic's 30 league goals powered PSG to the 2012-13 French title . |
fc8d67eff196c480f5997e3b5d43cced83619e02 | Boxed macaroni and cheese is off the menu at the White House. Michelle Obama said she banned it from her family's diet after being alerted to its processed ingredients. In an interview for the March issue of Cooking Light magazine, the mother-of-two recalled how her daughters used to love the cheap and easy-to-make mea... | The first lady said she banned it from her family's diet after being alerted to its processed ingredients .
It used to be her daughters' favorite foods .
However, Sam Kass, the family's former personal chef, gave a quick tutorial to highlight the 'unhealthiness' of the product .
He challenged Malia to turn a block of c... |
fc8dbd06432d0d47c959c2a534d8fe99b6e5e353 | The Baltimore Ravens say they didn't write a script for Ray Rice and Janay Rice during their joint news conference on May 23. In an interview this week on the 'Today' show, Janay Rice said the team suggested to her that she apologize for her involvement in the February incident in which Ray punched her in an elevator. ... | The Baltimore Ravens say they didn't write a script for Ray Rice and Janay Rice during their joint news conference on May 23 .
However, this week on 'Today', Janay Rice said the team gave her talking points and suggested she apologize for her involvement in the incident .
The team denied this Wednesday and said they pr... |
fc8dcf94e9285965be1bf19eda98c63a4beacf59 | (CNN) -- Two catchphrases have dominated stories about women in the election cycle this year: "the war on women" and "having it all." It is time to change the conversation. Women are the voters most likely to matter on November 6 -- they make up the majority of undecided voters and they outvote men. But to win women's ... | Kirsten Swinth: Time to go beyond catchphrases "war on women" and "having it all"
Women's votes are crucial for both candidates, she says, but they need to talk about jobs .
Swinth: Women bring home all or a share of household income and family is top concern .
She says pay equity, sick leave and workplace flexibility ... |
fc8e365afce17ada50c9855d52259a1a1e18f930 | By . Sam Webb for MailOnline . A teenager says he's grateful for 'a second chance in life' after breaking his neck in a freak swimming pool accident. Tristan Green, 18, of Colchester, Essex, was paralysed from the chest down after he dived into a 4ft pool and hit his head on the bottom. He said: 'Some days I don't like... | Tristan Green, 18, hit his head on bottom of pool in freak accident .
He is able to speak for first time since following surgery on his windpipe .
The youngster remains optimistic about recovery from his neck injury . |
fc8e4008e299ab9d740ffc499f8a47455fdfe9b3 | An Islamic group shot dead a Syrian 14-year-old boy in front of his parents for blasphemy after overhearing him say he 'wouldn't even give the Prophet a free coffee.' Mohammad Qataa was shot in the face and neck a day after being seized by members of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in the northern Syrian city of Alep... | Mohammad Qataa was shot in the face and neck by Al Qaeda-linked gunmen .
Teenager was heard arguing while working as street vendor selling coffee .
Britain has been looking to lift embargo on shipping weapons to rebels .
Twin suicide blasts kill at least 14, including police officers, in Damascus .
Russian President Vl... |
fc8e50e5bf3b4298ac333b28cb2a0c1987fd38f1 | (CNN) -- Dr. Jason Diamond knows what it's like to be sought after. The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon -- first made famous by reality show "Dr. 90210" -- has operated on a range of A-list celebrities (though he declines to name them). Yet even he was unprepared for the clamor that met him when he first visited Dubai in... | Dubai has dethroned Lebanon as plastic surgery capital of Middle East .
There are nearly 3 times as many plastic surgeons in Dubai as there were in 2006 .
15% of surgeries are performed on men . |
fc8e5f6c56a0f32d1ed860ec67f6794204f16a70 | (CNN) -- "Partisanship ought to end at the water's edge" is a longstanding adage of American politics. But in the hours after the death of the first U.S. ambassador killed in decades, Mitt Romney -- panicked as his poll numbers have slipped -- punched hard against the president, unleashing an unwise, inaccurate and unp... | John Avlon: Romney, slipping in polls, wrongly slammed Obama over Egypt, Libya attacks .
He says despite facts to contrary, Romney said Obama was sympathetic to attackers .
Avlon: The move, apparently for political points, was widely condemned even among GOP .
Avlon says politics must yield in crisis, as past politicia... |
fc8f4dda3afbe4d3dd138f33ac6e3cb3d8adeb90 | A St Louis County police officer working in Ferguson, Missouri in the aftermath of Michael Brown's shooting death has been suspended from duty after disturbing video emerged of him referring to black people as 'little perverts' and President Obama as an illegal immigrant. Officer Dan Page, who was caught live on CNN Ne... | St Louis County police officer Dan Page has been suspended after a video of him giving a hate-filled speech to far-right group surfaced .
Page was seen on CNN on Monday pushing anchor Don Lemon as he reported live from Ferguson .
Page spews vitriol about black people, gay people, President Obama, Muslims and more .
His... |
fc8fc0a6ecde0e2308b25cc9075255348d220680 | Having paintballs shot at you for a living may not sound appealing. But an unusual job advert for a Human Bullet Impact Tester at UKPaintball has attracted more than 10,000 applications from around the world. The firm, which operates at 60 locations across the UK, said it had received expressions of interest for the £4... | British company UKPaintball posted advert for Human Bullet Impact Tester .
Firm said it had received notes of interest from India, U.S. and Canada .
Boss said he is considering an X Factor-style bootcamp to pick someone . |
fc8fee44806f0651aeb9fc6e92e6049e3bf6b02b | By . Snejana Farberov . A beloved 61-year-old psychology professor has been outed as a killer who murdered his family as a teenager and was committed to a mental hospital for only six years after being found insane. The bespectacled, mustachioed chairman of Millikin University’s department of behavior sciences in Illin... | On August 4, 1967, 15-year-old James Wolcott shot dead his parents and 17-year-old sister with .22-caliber rifle .
Wolcott admitted to the crimes, saying that he hated his mother because she chewed food loudly and his sister because she had a bad accent .
Doctors diagnosed Wolcott with paranoid schizophrenia made worse... |
fc90458de8809acfe557142d0b2591b5e864db78 | (CNN) -- His appointment at Bayern Munich was regarded as a something of coup, but less than a year after his arrival in Bavaria the first cracks have appeared in the relationship between Pep Guardiola and the German club. Widely regarded as the best coach in the world, Guardiola joined Bayern last year armed with a fo... | Pep Guardiola says Bayern Munich must decide if he is right coach for job .
Guardiola has faced criticism recently for his tactics .
The Spaniard wants to stay at Bayern for next season .
Karl Hopfner succeeds Uli Houness as Bayern club president . |
fc9071d6f87bb77f2fc58479276d79ade07bd67d | A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crewmates, one from the United States and one from Germany, returned safely to Earth this morning at 3:58am GMT (10:58pm EST). The parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan ended five and a half months in orbit aboard the International Space S... | Three crew members have safely landed in Kazakhstan after a three and a half hour journey from the ISS .
They departed the station in a Soyuz capsule on Sunday evening and returned early this morning .
Maxim Suraev, Reid Wiseman and Alexander Gerst were the three to depart the station .
They travelled in the same Soyuz... |
fc90dc66c30b0436334709745055df278ce816f9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:02 EST, 28 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:02 EST, 28 August 2013 . America's 10 richest former presidential candidates have been ranked in order of their wealth and surprisingly, the Clintons aren't even in the top five. Topping the list at No. 1 is Ross Perot - who ran as an... | The Clintons ranked sixth and seventh with a combined net worth of $100 million .
Ross Perot took the No. 1 spot with his wealth valued at $4.3 billion .
The rankings were done by Wealth-X, a company that helps private wealth firms, luxury brands and nonprofits find clients . |
fc91d6c99b7435237e5c4d1869c2d80078a7e987 | By . Lizzie Parry . A Tesco delivery driver who contracted a fatal disease claims he was infected at work after handling bags saturated with rat's urine. Darren Finn, 39, who was diagnosed with Weil's disease, said the supermarket's distribution centres were overrun with the vermin. The father-of-two, who captured this... | Darren Finn says he captured footage of rats crawling over food and crates .
39-year-old claims he was struck down by Weil's disease in November 2012 .
He claims he contracted the illness from bags soaked in rat's urine .
Father-of-two nearly died after suffering kidney and liver failure .
Tesco deny the claims, adding... |
fc92731c79edc8b96d1b164bf9d0a92ffc320be3 | Vicky Sewart, pictured in her jewellery shop in Plymouth, opted to treat her condition with a health regime involving exercise and special foods . A breast cancer patient refused to take powerful drugs she was offered to stop the disease returning – and chose to depend on a spicy low-fat diet instead. Following surger... | Miss Sewart's diet bans dairy and meat and contains frozen berries, vegetables and spices such as garlic, turmeric and ginger .
She says turmeric 'makes cancer cells commit suicide'
Worried about the side effects of cancer recovery drug Tamoxifen and chose to change her diet and exercise routines instead . |
fc92739aeb06ea959cc4f0a6e7722190ef1b4f11 | CANTON, Georgia (CNN) -- Meet Kaden, bomb-sniffing dog in training. Jeff Schettler coaches handlers on how to work with detection dogs, including Kaden, far right, in the field. His name, a Gaelic word meaning "little battle," is fitting for the energetic 12-pound puppy with a perky tail that curls like a cinnamon bun.... | Police dogs can nose out explosives, drugs, bodies and missing people .
Kaden, at 4 months old, is training to become of the the few basenjis bomb dogs .
Training usually begins in puppyhood so handlers can imprint skills .
About 35,000 police dogs work in the U.S., group says . |
fc928438b44216c351e66f192bbbf3a316a7c1e8 | It’s one of the most frustrating challenges every passenger encounters when they board a plane – the mad dash to find a generous spot for their hand baggage. Placing luggage in the overhead lockers is often a tight squeeze as passengers skirt the rules with bags that barely fit, and it’s no surprise that some airlines ... | Spanish carrier Iberia allows larger bags with no weight restrictions .
Thomas Cook and Thomson found themselves at the bottom of the list .
easyJet allows larger bags in overhead lockers if there is enough room . |
fc92a61b6b1f79334cc9502d7821695e9926ba52 | Robbie Henshaw went toe-to-toe with the mighty South Africa on Saturday as Ireland produced a stunning display to record a surprise 29-15 win against the Sprinkboks at the Aviva Stadium. Henshaw formed one half of a duo with Jared Payne in the middle that put in a brave defensive performance against the second best tea... | Robbie Henshaw won fourth cap for Ireland as they beat South Africa 29-15 .
Connacht team-mate JP Cooney scared the life out of the 21-year-old .
Cooney recorded the incident and captured the fear on Henshaw's face . |
fc92b848af75573fad2e9c2622d4b72f1000f310 | Port Sulphur, Louisiana (CNN) -- This Fourth of July weekend New Orleans will be packed with nearly 300,000 people, as the National Education Association holds its annual convention, and folks from across the country descend on the Crescent City for three days of partying and concerts featuring Mary J. Blige, Alicia Ke... | Roland Martin: Residents of small rural town totally dependent on fishing industry .
He says their way of life is threatened by the Gulf oil disaster .
Martin: Stress is intense and people are getting frustrated by pace of cleanup effort . |
fc92fbbadc6ba2e1a480ad50a1e818cffb1f3a00 | UPDATED: . 13:09 EST, 12 September 2011 . Ritesh Brahmbhatt: A crooked solicitor who smuggled drugs and mobile phones into two prisons in his hugely oversized shoes is facing years behind bars . A crooked solicitor who smuggled drugs and mobile phones into two prisons by hiding them in his oversized shoes is facing yea... | Ritesh Brahmbhatt, 31, caught out by sniffer dogs as he walked into Pentonville in huge slip-ons . |
fc93dd00260aaf80e8f380f42c9d43d801d89aff | (CNN) -- When I was growing up, to open my parents' refrigerator was to take a magical journey deep into a strange land of Tupperware that ultimately ended in sadness, confusion and some sort of round, congealed blob of food that may or may not have dated to the Carter administration. "Mom, what is this?" "Does it look... | Leftover Swap is an app that will allow users to share, trade away uneaten food .
Developer: "So much is going to waste"
Bellini: It's sort of like Craigslist for your pizza . |
fc93e5398a13a1e05764e6d6e8c1ea31a3b448da | Jaguar will go retro when it unveils its 'new' model tomorrow - a revived E-Type race car which will cost wealthy collectors $1.7million. The legendary E-Type from the 1960s is the Jaguar's best-known car and the Lightweight model is its most sought-after. Only 12 of the 18 planned cars were ever built between 1963 and... | The revived Jaguar E-Type Lightweight model race cars will be unveiled tomorrow in Pebble Beach, California .
Only 12 of the 18 planned iconic cars were ever built between 1963 and 1964 .
And the 'missing’ six Lightweights are due to be revealed 50 years later - with the original chassis numbers .
They will not be roa... |
fc942d1b6f49207e454cf65fed5e85e9aad383f2 | (CNN) -- U.S. Coast Guard officers continued to search for survivors Tuesday after a boat carrying 28 Haitian migrants ran into trouble in the Bahamas while on its way to the United States, leading to at least 11 deaths. Thirteen people are believed missing, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday. Four of those on board mad... | NEW: The search for survivors continues after a boat carrying 28 Haitian migrants sinks .
The boat, bound for the United States, ran aground off Hawksbill Cay, the U.S. Coast Guard says .
Eleven bodies have been found and 13 people remain missing; four made it to shore .
About 587,000 Haitian-born people live in the Un... |
fc94803af8b72e2f987bfb13a002f70544bed689 | By . Associated Press . New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called on Sunday for a more aggressive foreign policy that defends American values abroad — even in 'in some very messy, difficult places'. 'The rest of the world watches in desperation and hope that America will realize and act upon once again its indispensable pl... | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was the keynote speaker at the Champions of Jewish Values International awards gala in New York City on Sunday night .
Christie told attendees that the U.S. must stand up for its values abroad .
'And sometimes that's going to mean .
standing in some very messy, difficult places. Stand... |
fc948f0c537c024c89776c20bd1c85fe2748b150 | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 08:09 EST, 2 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:15 EST, 2 April 2012 . IBM is designing a computer which will digest twice as much information every day as the entire internet, sifting through radio waves from space in an effort to unravel the origin of the universe. The machine will be attach... | Machine will process more than an 'exabyte' of data every day - more than the entire internet, and enough to fill 15 million 64GB iPods every day .
More powerful than a million of today's fastest PCs .
Attached to huge radio telescope built to 'see back' to dawn of universe 13 billion years ago .
Machine will output 10... |
fc94ab0524b100f2d6cccbd5995d07ca6811c8b0 | A Harvard University student group plans to hold a re-enactment of a satanic ritual on the school's historic campus, drawing criticism from local Roman Catholic officials, who expressed 'deep sadness and strong opposition' to the plan. The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club said in a statement posted online that i... | The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club is planning to hold a black mass .
The club says the event will be a 'historical reenactment' with 'historical context and background'
It will be preceded by a lecture on the origins of the black mass .
The Catholic church has voiced strong opposition to the planned event .
T... |
fc951a6b5174b0f11e47aac9ca26a8ef85f7050a | The Cleaning Guys have dealt this toxic chemical spills, horrific crime scenes and industrial accidents, but company officials admit none of it had prepared them for their newest job - sanitizing the apartment where U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan spent three days before being admitted to the hospital. The Dallas... | The Dallas-based company specializes in cleaning up hazardous waste, industrial accidents and crime scenes .
Workers arrived on scene Friday - after Thomas Duncan's girlfriend revealed his sweat-stained sheets were still on the bed five days after he was admitted to the hospital . |
fc951f55ff49cf50f5bc51864b66bcc5bdcb9b5a | Mike Ashley's dramatic bid to oust Rangers chief executive Graham Wallace could thwart an initial £16million proposal being tabled by an alliance of potential investors including Dave King. A statement from former director Paul Murray and shareholder George Letham – two figureheads of the investment group – confirmed l... | Dave King and alliance of potential investors tabled £16million offer .
Rangers could take the offer, but Mike Ashley has other ideas .
Ashley attempting to oust Philip Nash and CEO Graham Wallace .
Both men are supportive of King deal .
If King deal doesn't happen, Ashley is only source of finance for Rangers . |
fc9557ed5ed5fd5d470e37b8f3dcdd8f69e2ec4c | Arsenal mischief makers Jack Wilshere and Wojciech Szczesny reflected their side's high spirits on Friday as they attempted to recreate Daniel Sturridge's famous goal celebration. As Sturridge closes in on a return to the Liverpool side after injuring his thigh on international duty, England team-mate Wilshere and Gunn... | Jack Wilshere and Wojciech Szczesny posted a Vine of the famous dance .
Daniel Sturridge has been out injured since August due to a thigh injury .
The Liverpool striker is nearing his highly-anticipated return for the Reds .
Click here for Arsenal transfer news . |
fc959da93ac1f87286b5cbe1b907f851ad8dc4c4 | A former woodwork teacher repeatedly molested children aged between three and 16 while reading passages from the bible and posing as a churchgoer. 79-year-old Stephen Gough admitted to nine acts of child sex abuse charges on Wednesday at Waitakere District Court in New Zealand. He received three-and-a-half years behind... | A former teacher molested children while reading the bible .
79-year-old Stephen Gough was sentenced to three-and-a-half years .
Gough admitted to molesting children aged between three and 16 .
He committed his crimes over an 11-year period .
The judge said Mr Gough used the children as 'sexual toys' |
fc95d687b222ca33447092fb4f8deb712c35a8e5 | By . Lawrence Booth . Follow @@the_topspin . If the adornments to Moeen Ali’s left wrist have been causing flutters at the ICC, it was the stuff propelled by his right one that briefly did for the Indians in Southampton on Tuesday. While the world of cricket was having its say on the rights and wrongs of the ‘Save Gaza... | England restricted India to 328-8 on day three of the Third Test .
Moeen Ali took 'freak wickets' from Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane .
ICC banned Ali from wearing 'Save Gaza' and 'Free Palestine' wristbands .
Stuart Broad insists the spin bowler is getting better with every game . |
fc9661e4ed8e34ade66326f09e580c66d532d3c9 | A British jihadist fighting for ISIS in the Middle East has revealed he hopes to be given the opportunity to murder a Western hostage 'as a brother did with James Foley'. Speaking via video link from an unknown location likely to be somewhere in northern Syria, a man calling himself Abu Anwar Al-Brittani told CNN that ... | Man calling himself Abu Anwar Al-Brittani called Foley murder 'a blessed act'
Appeared via video link from unknown location thought to be in north Syria .
He was joined in video by another British militant called Abu Bakr Al-Brittani .
Abu Bakr said he would return to fight in Britain if he ever left Islamic State .
Ch... |
fc969dd640341d476cd5d7ee5909cf2ee92570b5 | A Kentucky mother who was reported missing when she failed to pick up her child from school on Friday was found three days later, locked alive in the trunk of her daughter's car. Aundrea Stone, 44, of Louisville was last seen at the Jay's Food Mart in Okolona, but when she got back into her car she found another man i... | Aundrea Stone, 44, was reported missing on Friday when she failed to pick her daughter from class .
A Good Samaritan found her Monday trapped in the trunk of a parked car .
Stone was barely conscious when she was rushed to the hospital for dehydration and a broken arm .
She told police that she got into her car on Frid... |
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