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ff38f1d538636efc6e30baf25dd87b93476bbe0a | Damien Baxendale was jailed for 10 years after he left his girlfriend so badly injured doctors said it was like she had been in a 'serious car crash' A vicious thug punched and kicked his girlfriend so hard doctors said it was like she had been in a car crash after she suffered a bleed on the brain, a fractured vertebr... | Damien Baxendale, 24, was jailed for 10 years for attack on Chelsea Hayes .
She was left unconscious, her clothing torn and blood splattered around .
Neighbour called police after seeing Baxendale kicking someone in face .
Miss Hayes was so badly swollen her daughter, 3, didn't recognise her .
He was granted bail in Fe... |
ff3923936c4452e993e0bf50d5675e0743eb0601 | By . Claudia Connell . PUBLISHED: . 20:58 EST, 22 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:58 EST, 22 December 2013 . The extent to which junk mail and nuisance phone calls had taken over my life became clear during one hellish day when I felt as though I was under siege in my own home. On this day, my letterbox seemed to ope... | Claudia tries to avoid spam, but still had 4,481 junk messages in 2013 .
There are ways to opt out of posted and telephone junk, but they are often not well-publicised or do not work .
17.5billion items of junk mail were distributed in the UK last year . |
ff39445a3b1f04929964ee6ef1c2e97a28ca24aa | FIFA president Sepp Blatter has ruled out revisiting the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups after the world governing body's executive committee agreed unanimously that an 'appropriate' form of the Garcia report should be published. Blatter said in a statement that 'external legal experts' supported the view that 't... | FIFA voted to publish Michael Garcia's World Cup bidding report .
The report concerns Russia and Qatar's successful World Cup bids .
But Sepp Blatter said they will not revisit the votes for Russia and Qatar . |
ff397a39a0e5019c4f945bb4b4cca991fc9ef2f5 | More than a year ago, Steve Carter was browsing online and came across a missing children's website. To his astonishment, after clicking through the pages, he found himself. What followed was a yearlong story of self-discovery. Carter, a 35-year-old software salesman, was adopted at age 4 from an orphanage in Honolulu.... | Steve Carter, 35, was adopted at age 4 from an orphanage in Honolulu.
It was only years later that the Philadelphia resident grew more curious about his own roots .
On a whim, he clicked on Missingkids.com .
There, he found an age-progression image made from a photograph of him as an infant . |
ff3a08afe0924d37d98e4761224f609bc6f2bf4a | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 07:00 EST, 20 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:09 EST, 20 November 2013 . This is the terrifying moment the engine of a microlight suddenly cuts out at 300ft - forcing the rookie pilot into an emergency landing in a field. Aviator John Merriman, 53, of Somerton, Somerset, was cruising at 5... | Trainee pilot John Merriman was 300ft over fields when engine cut out .
He calmly guided the stricken microlight to a nearby empty field .
The 53-year-old escaped without a scratch thanks to skilful landing .
Amazingly, Mr Merriman was back in the air within a few weeks . |
ff3ae82c0aa65da2b58a0277e6f3d6ccb07cd744 | It looks like a glittering golden palace fit for a Russian tsar, and its appearance on the Moscow property market is perhaps a sign of the crisis facing the super-rich amid the rouble's collapse. With nine sumptuous bedrooms, Baroque-style living areas and two swimming pools - as well as being decorated with gold throu... | 97-acre estate in capital's 'Beverly Hills' has nine bedrooms, two swimming pools, spa and custom chaise lounge .
Fully-furnished golden palace is one of several for sale in Rublyovka suburb, with others costing £85m and £98m .
But buyers have been put off by rouble's collapse and economic woes, with many buying homes ... |
ff3b03fb5e7d15256bcaee4b55ae3275e8be762f | By . Louise Boyle and Daniel Bates . PUBLISHED: . 17:54 EST, 17 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:17 EST, 18 September 2012 . Back in jail: Joseph Green Brown, 62, is being held over the murder of his wife Mamie in North Carolina last week after he was released from death row in 1987 . A former death row inmate who be... | Joseph Brown, 62, being held without bond over murder of wife Mamie, 71 .
Released 15 hours before execution in 1987 after being placed on death row for rape and murder of mother-of-five Earlene Barksdale . |
ff3b62b96ad45e038aa8b8985f212466857e0ccc | By . Jenny Hope . PUBLISHED: . 18:05 EST, 19 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:14 EST, 19 May 2013 . Vitamin D could help asthma patients breathe more easily, claim British researchers. Scientists at King’s College London have discovered vitamin D has the potential to significantly cut the symptoms of sufferers. They say it... | Vitamin D has the potential to significantly cut the symptoms of sufferers.
Scientists at King's College London made the discovery .
The ‘sunshine’ vitamin resulted in lower levels of a natural chemical in the body that aggravates symptoms in asthma patients . |
ff3c29646f6e5b83cc8436d1049d14ab3885d5c3 | Already qualified Bayern Munich beat CSKA Moscow 3-0 with another dominant performance on Wednesday to complete their fifth win in six Champions League Group E games and leave the Russians bottom of the table and out of Europe. A new-look Bayern side featured teenagers Gianluca Gaudino and Pierre Hojbjerg alongside Bas... | CSKA Moscow were level on points with Man City and Roma before their game against Bayern Munich .
Pep Guardiola's side had already secured top spot in Group E before the match began .
Thomas Muller scored the first goal of the game, from the penalty spot, before Sebastian Rode doubled the lead .
Mario Gotze secured the... |
ff3c3e6aeedab5803a74cb88623d4870b3c5d5f5 | The Department of Health and Human Services will spent an estimated $1.15 billion this year caring for minors in its Undocumented Alien Children (UAC) program, and Senate Democrats said Tuesday that they want to add an additional $1 billion for 2015. The program, part of the agency's Office of Refugee Resettlement, is ... | The Department of Health and Human Services has a $912 million budget in FY2014 to care for 'Undocumented Alien Children' but underestimated how many minors would flood across the border .
The funding will likely be upgraded to $1.15 billion this year .
Senate Democrats propose to add another $1 billion to the budget f... |
ff3c6d2df879448ddb51f433045209ab118dc56d | More than one fifth of the UK's workers will be having their office Christmas party at some point this week. But a new poll reveals that those getting drunk with colleagues would be wise to think ahead and pack a change of clothes... just in case. Almost one in six of us (15 per cent) admit to not having made it home a... | One million have come into work day after Christmas party wearing the same clothes as night before .
45-54 year olds almost twice as likely to have done so than the national average . |
ff3c78cc69c94190fdd622ebed7e5dd203ad6be0 | (CNN) -- A man who wrote a controversial book considered a "how-to" guide for pedophiles was booked into a Florida jail Tuesday after defending his book to reporters. Phillip Greaves, who was arrested Monday in Colorado, said "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct" can be used as a... | NEW: Phillip Greaves defends his book to reporters .
NEW: He is booked into jail in Florida .
NEW: Greaves says he wrote the book to "exorcise" his childhood .
NEW: Sheriff says Greaves' arrest was not entrapment . |
ff3cdc0386d01c3fd959c8afc551ca35801b7a56 | The 9-year-old boy fatally stabbed in a Michigan playground on Monday spent his dying breaths telling his brother he loved him and re-assuring him that the shocking attack wasn’t his fault, a family member has revealed. Michael ‘Connor’ Verkerke was playing with two of his brothers and another boy Jamarion Lawhorn, 12,... | Michael 'Connor' Verkerke was fatally stabbed while playing in a Michigan playground on Monday .
He spent his dying breaths telling his brother he loved him and re-assuring him that the shocking attack wasn't his fault .
Connor was playing with two of his brothers when another boy, Jamarion Lawhorn, 12, who pulled out ... |
ff3d20d55bb437354c9b34f3550987d299a2c1aa | (CNN) -- He may not have won a tournament in almost two years, but Tiger Woods can still be a major force in golf according to his new high-profile sponsor. Woods lost some major backers in the wake of the scandal about his marital infidelities, including Tag Heuer. But another high-end watch-maker, Rolex, has taken on... | Tiger Woods signs new endorsement deal with Swiss watch-maker Rolex .
American had been dropped by big-name sponsors after scandal broke .
This week he was named Forbes' most valuable athlete despite form slump .
Woods will play PGA Tour fall season event in California, starting Thursday . |
ff3d7d0880e2ddfa51f7029c8178959160e7003f | (CNN) -- You knew Tony Soprano from the small things. The way he chewed his cigar in the opening credits of "The Sopranos." The way he shuffled to get his newspaper, sloppily clad in a white bathrobe. The way his voice changed, from a schmooze to a bark, when he talked to his psychiatrist. The way he killed. James Gand... | James Gandolfini had the role of a lifetime as Tony Soprano .
His performance made the character both darker and more relatable at once .
Gandolfini's nuanced acting made even his smaller roles shine . |
ff3dfe37cd854ed2fd811b2bc66e14c98e14c98f | LONDON, England (CNN) -- As Zimbabwe battles a cholera epidemic that has already killed hundreds, one company thinks it may have found a potential solution to the world water crisis. A shortage of clean drinking water has unleashed a cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe. Element Four, a small Canadian firm, has applied its wa... | Element Four has developed a machine that creates clean water out of air .
Growth of water use has been outpacing the rate of population increase .
Shortages of clean water pose health challenges in the developing world .
Zimbabwe's water crisis has unleashed a devastating cholera epidemic . |
ff3e280199bedfffcde1b5fb2342c691094568e0 | It started with a chance conversation between a doctor and a nurse several years ago. But that brief encounter may end up exposing what could be one of the largest Medicare frauds in U.S. history. Dr. Alon Vainer, a medical director at dialysis clinics in Georgia, was discussing clinic procedures with one of the nurses... | A doctor and nurse have filed a whistleblower suit against DaVita Dialysis .
The two claim the company was over-billing Medicare and Medicaid .
They say the company was wasting medication and throwing it away .
The company denies the claims, saying decisions were made in patients' best interests . |
ff3e40330995f567fa94da6d2510a603f5da2f21 | It is the news we have all been waiting for. That renowned flag-bearer for the aviation industry, Ryanair, is planning to branch out into the world of package holidays. This famed Irish purveyor of ‘low-cost’ travel has revealed that the grand concept of ‘Ryanair Holidays’ may be only a half-decade away. ‘If it becomes... | Ryanair has revealed plans to start selling package holidays as well as flights .
The service is expected to launch at some point during the next five years .
We take an entirely tongue-in-cheek look at what customers can 'expect' |
ff3e40c1ef7d26108366df080c15e06a0fedcbb9 | Former escort Madison Ashton has lost her appeal against the estate of billionaire Richard Pratt, who she says promised her millions. Ms Ashton launched an appeal against the 2012 decision to reject her bid for part of the cardboard king's estate. Ms Ashton said Mr Pratt had promised to set up two trust funds, worth $2... | Madison Ashton has lost her appeal against the estate of Richard Pratt .
Former escort said she was promised two trust funds worth $2.5m each .
Claimed Pratt promised her $500,000 to stop her working as an escort .
Pratt, late cardboard king billionaire, died in 2009 . |
ff3f34ee7412a46b00ab9068eb910d5374f26572 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 08:04 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:22 EST, 6 February 2014 . Pope John Paul II will be made a saint in April . Pope John Paul II spent decades constantly questioning whether he was worthy of the role, according to private diaries published yesterday. John Paul, who led the Rom... | John Paul led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005 .
The diaries give a glimpse into his thoughts and private spiritual life .
John Paul entrusted his diaries to Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz . |
ff3f9ab11de5d0a20e88ce87a629a6cb19c8bade | Chicago (CNN) -- Jurors deliberated a full day without reaching a verdict Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of entertainer Jennifer Hudson. William Balfour, Hudson's former brother-in-law, faces charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, residential burglary... | NEW: No verdict after a full day of deliberations .
A prosecutor says a "tsunami of circumstantial evidence" shows Balfour's guilt .
A defense attorney argues that prosecutors "failed to prove their case" |
ff3ff3a9c1b157ba41f10092cc2a565533eca092 | Studies have shown that people from Denmark are officially the happiest people on Earth, and now scientists think they know why. According to research from the University of Warwick, genetics could be the key to explaining a nation’s levels of happiness. Researchers who looked at survey data from 131 countries found th... | University of Warwick researchers investigated why Danes are so happy .
The country regularly tops polls of the world's happiest people .
They found there was a correlation between Danish genes and happiness .
And they also discovered people with Danish ancestry were more likely to have a positive outlook on life .
Las... |
ff40ccc46b73dbe699c6b9ed0f5114b689aa3849 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The Los Angeles Times' headquarters aptly sits where the U.S. Army corralled camels during the Civil War, when Southern California was a desert with no natural resources. A new film on PBS explores how the Chandler family helped develop Los Angeles through their newspaper. Los Angeles'... | "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times" premieres Monday on PBS .
Historian: Chandlers not only dominated Los Angeles, they invented it .
Los Angeles grew from small desert town to nation's second-largest city .
The Chandler family newspaper dynasty ended in 1985 . |
ff4192c80e960edc6ef35fc55be778c8211867fa | A judge in the murder trial of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez handed his defense pretrial legal victories Friday, throwing out as evidence text messages sent by the homicide victim the night he died and ruling that prosecutors may not tell jurors about two other slayings allegedly committed by the former New England P... | A judge throws out as evidence text messages sent by the homicide victim .
Massachusetts judge also says prosecutors may not tell jurors about two other murder cases .
Judge Susan Garsh rules out testimony about Hernandez's shooting of former friend .
Hernandez's murder trial is scheduled to begin next month . |
ff424a3c0be45b82e43551f43b1bbbd5735330ba | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 05:41 EST, 27 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:23 EST, 27 September 2012 . Top tweet: Models wore metallic purple trenchcoats during the Burberry Porsum show finale. Burberry won the social media battle at London Fashion Week this month, generating over 21,000 mentions on Facebook, Twi... | British label racked up 21,000 mentions on social networking sites .
Beckham gained 57,000 Twitter followers during New York Fashion Week .
Topshop took second place in London with 10,000 .
Lady Gaga's appearance on Phillip Treacy's catwalk generated 5,000 comments . |
ff424f14519848d4ddeb34b2dc191a548a2c17aa | An Indian man who was caught trying to rape a teenage girl is in a critical condition in hospital after locals chopped off his genitals with a meat cleaver. Suresh Kumar was set upon in Ganganagar, in India's northwestern Rajasthan state, after locals heard the girl's screams for help. After finding the 40-year-old pin... | Suresh Kumar was caught pinning a teenage girl against a wall .
He was then dragged to a butchers shop and beaten for an hour with sticks .
Before angry locals used a meat clever to castrate the 40-year-old . |
ff4272e3c83d1f3164d3214817c5af6dcbde118e | (CNN) -- Manchester United have overtaken rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table after a double from Wayne Rooney saw the champions defeat West Bromwich 2-0 on Sunday. Rooney's brace gives the defending champions a one point lead over rivals Manchester City, as Roberto Mancini's side surrendered ... | Manchester United defeat West Bromwich 2-0 to go top of the English Premier League .
Wayne Rooney scores both goals as United lead rivals Manchester City by a point .
Previous leaders City surrender top spot after a 1-0 reverse at Swansea City .
Luke Moore's late header saw City lose again after their midweek defeat in... |
ff42796f45447c52b11193ecfb48c7b407228896 | CNN) -- Australian paceman Peter Siddle took six wickets including a hat-trick as England were skittled for 260 on the first day of the Ashes series at the Gabba in Brisbane. The home side were 25 without loss in reply at the close with Simon Katich 15 not out and Shane Watson on nine, the openers having survived a te... | Peter Siddle takes hat-trick as England dismissed for 260 in first Test in Australia .
Siddle ends with 6-54 at the Gabba as home side dominate opening day .
Ian Bell top scores for England with 76 and Alastair Cook makes 67 .
Australia 25 without loss at stumps in reply . |
ff42921cbda10ebf3b35ac19d0f6eb1ec03ba62d | By . Richard Hartley-parkinson . Last updated at 8:29 PM on 26th January 2012 . Escape: A manhunt is underway for Andrew Farndon after he was freed from a taxi as he was taken to hospital after apparently stabbing himself . Dramatic new CCTV footage has emerged revealing the incredible moment a second prisoner in a wee... | Andrew Farndon, 26, 'stabbed himself' and was outside hospital when the raid took place .
Inmate had previously escaped custody during 2007 court case by jumping from dock . |
ff42c095048202b4d9a71df06137a6a6dbf44b52 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 07:57 EST, 24 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:41 EST, 25 July 2012 . A Russian fishing trip turned to horror when a man collecting firewood in the dead of night stumbled across hundreds of human foetuses scattered in the woods. The 248 embryos, most of which were already formed into babies'... | The 15-centimetre embryos had been stashed inside four huge vats of formaldehyde and dumped near Nevyansk in the Ural Mountains .
They were aged between 12 and 16 weeks and shrunken like mummies .
The family names of their mothers even appeared to be written on labels attached to their tiny hands and legs .
Mystery shr... |
ff42ca76d24ecf924d09d182788e594090bbdb3c | By . Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 11:23 EST, 19 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:39 EST, 20 August 2013 . 'Tenacious': Daphne Smallman, of Solihull, West Midlands, who died of cancer aged 78 in February, stood up to Tesco over the pricing issue . Tesco has been fined £300,000 in a landmark court case after it misled thou... | Customer Daphne Smallman stood up to Tesco in fight over £1.99 punnets .
Supermarket is fined two years after she launched a battle in Birmingham .
Punnets were sold at £4/£3 for two weeks - while promotion was 14 weeks .
But Solihull resident Miss Smallman died aged 78 in February from cancer . |
ff42e5b1da35ad6660f05e43c023f7fcf9c7cdde | (CNN) -- It was a year ago that 13-year-old Jon Carmichael committed suicide, hanging himself in a barn near his home in Cleburne, Texas. Monday, on the anniversary of his death, his parents, Jon Timothy and Tami Carmichael, filed a $20 million federal lawsuit against several officials at the school Jon attended, alleg... | 13-year-old Jon Carmichael committed suicide in Texas last year .
His parents say relentless bullying at school led teen to hang himself .
Their lawsuit blames school, says it turned a blind eye to many incidents .
School district has no comment on suit but says it works hard to prevent bullying . |
ff4325c559766208f70b20818c2c65925ad6db26 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:10 EST, 13 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:20 EST, 14 November 2013 . After experiencing the devastating pain of losing a child, this gorilla mother is once again full of the joys of parenthood. These heartwarming images were captured by freelance photographer and musician M... | Images captured at the Cabrceno Wildlife Park in Cantabria, Spain .
Chelewa lost her baby daughter last year after breaking two of her ribs . |
ff4367e01f7471e6e11e9199b4e611f7db3fa979 | By . Sophie Borland Health Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:05 EST, 13 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:02 EST, 14 October 2013 . Short supply: Hospital bosses have been forced abroad in their hunt for staff (file photo) One in three hospitals is bringing in nurses from abroad because wards are so understaffed, an investigat... | 40 out of 105 hospital trusts are recruiting from abroad, new figures show .
1,360 nurses have been recruited from Europe and beyond .
New data was unearthed in a Nursing Times investigation .
Patients groups have warned the practice could be making care worse .
But government spokesman says foreign nurses make a valua... |
ff43c9632a3deb56690beb10c6b7f2e2cc4f1589 | By . Sunni Upal . Follow @@RSUpal . Carmelo Anthony has ended speculation over his NBA future by agreeing a new deal to stay with the New York Knicks. The 30-year-old All-Star was linked with a move to a number of teams, including the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, but decided to stay in New York. The Knicks did... | Anthony will stay at New York Knicks despite a number of other offers .
Terms of new contract not confirmed by the team .
30-year-old will join Knicks on trip to London to face Milwaukee in January . |
ff442d01ef4aa769d6944a882e964c9b43679eb7 | By . Chris Greenwood . PUBLISHED: . 08:40 EST, 2 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:05 EST, 3 July 2012 . Victims of crime will be told to go to Tesco to get help as the shutters . at more than one in five police stations are brought down to cut costs. Chief constables will close 264 public counters over the next three year... | 264 front desks will be closed - meaning the public cannot cannot walk in to report crime .
Public will be steered to 'police offices' at libraries and supermarkets .
5,800 frontline officers face axe over the next three years .
But proportion of officers on the frontline will increase .
Met Police 'may not be able to ... |
ff44797f12edddfc144fee83baa86f0304b165d6 | By . Alex Finnis For Mail Online . If you flicked through his photographs, you might think that surfing instructor Callum Morse lives in Tenerife or Hawaii. You would never believe that his stunning pictures of sunrises and sunsets, captured from inside rolling waves, were taken literally just off these shores - on the... | Callum Morse, 22, spends as long as five hours in the water at a time with his Canon EOS 7D SLR .
He heads down to the beach in the early hours and gets into the sea while it is still dark to capture sunrise .
Photographs are compiled into calendars and sold, offering a rare glimpse into the life of a surfer . |
ff447f516d3ee25fa5debe5f040a4722a5989868 | (CNN) -- Villarreal have sacked coach Ernesto Valverde following Sunday's 2-0 Spanish Primera Liga defeat at home to Osasuna. Valverde only took over at Villarreal in the summer following Manuel Pellegrini's departure to Real Madrid. However, the Yellow Submarines, who finished fifth last year, have had a disappointing... | Spanish Primera Liga side Villarreal dismiss coach Ernesto Valverde .
Valverde becomes the sixth coach to be sacked in the Primera Liga this season .
Sevilla move up to fourth place in the table after a 2-1 home win over third-placed Valencia . |
ff448be1e628a80476e1fb76b0a4c94d269060b2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:50 EST, 18 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:02 EST, 18 May 2013 . Millions of U.S. children are living with mental health disorders, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC looked at the rates of various mental health conditions... | A fifth of all children may have mental disorders - ADHD is the most common .
More adolescents have disorders that previously thought .
However, experts say normal responses to life's challenges are too often labeled disorders .
Diagnoses have needlessly skyrocketed, say critics . |
ff44a3148087e3b9eefc5cdc8e4750ee653fff7a | (CNN) -- Top officials in Moscow have accepted a French offer to help supply the Russian navy with two new amphibious assault warships, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Friday. The offer came from a consortium led by two French manufacturers -- DCNS and STX -- working in conjunction with Russian shipyards... | French-led consortium will help build at least two new Russian naval vessels .
The deal will help employ 1,000 people for four years around Saint-Nazaire, France . |
ff44fc6d1aa278b3549c7ab70725cf9d6c0dcf50 | SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- A 100-inch, high definition screen projects an intense college basketball game. Massage therapists rub the nervous tensions of men and women away. Scissors skillfully cut men's hair. Two chandeliers adorn the main room, complimented by brick walls and a glass bar that doubles as a ret... | Entrepreneur read about famed Black Wall Street that was destroyed in 1921 .
He and partner created modern barbershop to honor memory of district .
Black Wall Street burned to ground during massive race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma .
Tulsa race riot survivor: "Learn how to forgive, but never forget" |
ff451dbe7af1c41aa1baa083f21aff7cc951501f | An American photographer held hostage by Syrian rebels for seven months has told of his horrors in dealing with the FBI after he managed to escape. Still recovering: Matthew Schrier, 36, was held by Syrian rebels with al-Qaeda links for seven months . Matthew Schrier, from Syosset, New York, was captured by Jabhat al-N... | Matthew Schrier was working as a freelance photographer when he was captured by al-Qaeda-linked rebels last December 2012 .
He was beaten and given electric shocks by the rebels, who also emptied his bank accounts and pretended to be him in emails to his family .
He eventually escaped in July last year through a gap in... |
ff453f552dcc285f302adcbb5c4c152ed7c410fd | By . Ryan Gorman . Shocking video has emerged of a young girl being hit by an out of control car trying to evade police. Eight-year-old Cassidy Wall was riding a scooter last week in front of her Erie, Pennsylvania, home when the car careened off the road, spun around and slammed into her – she suffered a concussion bu... | Cassidy Wall was struck by the car as it spun wildly out of control while trying escape a police chase .
She went head-over-heels into the cement but suffered only a concussion .
The young girl is expected to make a full recovery . |
ff45576139d185d025841a38b4a604f61a1e6284 | Diafra Sakho admits he is relishing the prospect of building a relationship with fellow West Ham forward Enner Valencia. The summer arrivals have looked like a well-established partnership in their last two games for the Hammers, both getting amongst the goals in the draw at Hull and Saturday's impressive 3-1 victory o... | Diafra Sakho scored in West Ham's 3-1 win over Liverpool at Upton Park .
Hammers new signing has now scored three goals in four games .
Senegal striker hopes to build a successful partnership with Enner Valencia . |
ff4649cd34e2d9fb2bbdbbe41836660368029b9e | (CNN) -- Manchester United and former England midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement Tuesday and will join the coaching staff of the English Premier League champions. The 36-year-old made 676 appearances for the Red Devils, the last as a substitute in their 3-1 Champions League final reverse to Barcelona Sat... | Paul Scholes announces his immediate retirement for football .
Scholes played 676 times for Manchester United and won 66 England caps .
Midfield star will join the coaching staff at EPL champions United .
His final game came as a substitute in 3-1 Champions League final loss to Barcelona . |
ff46bdff94f22a8993b3f24c021dea29c8b85dab | (CNN) -- Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara took control of state-run television and attacked the residence of Laurent Gbagbo on Friday as Ivory Coast's bloody, four-month battle for political power appeared to enter its final stages . Artillery and mortars joined the cacophony of gunfire Friday in Abidjan, the nation's... | NEW: At least 800 people were killed Tuesday in the Ivory Coast, the Red Cross says .
NEW: A witness says, "If you're out on the streets, you're basically a target"
Laurent Gbagbo has refused to cede power since a disputed November election .
Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara attack Gbagbo's home and take control of st... |
ff47bff651572300fec9dc42a41ae9046e98d1ee | Washington (CNN) -- Using firsthand accounts of coping with the threat of radioactive contamination, several Japanese citizens who lived near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant hope to convince U.S. officials that nuclear energy poses an unacceptable risk. Three operating reactors at the Fukushima facility suffe... | Farm families near failed nuclear plant call for full moratoriam .
Group meets with congressional, nuclear agency staff members .
Citizens critical of Japan's suspect standards for radiation contamination . |
ff4827f91f448a132c28d5100c9c22c3856f6bdb | Google gossip: Amanda Rosenberg is the . 27-year-old British woman who has struck up a romance with . multibilionaire Google co-founder Sergey Brin . A British woman who left London in search of fame and fortune with . Google is at the centre of Silicon Valley gossip after striking up a . romance with the search engine... | Amanda Rosenberg last night named as the new lover of Sergey Brin .
The Google co-founder is one of the world's richest men with £15bn fortune .
He and wife Anne Wojcicki, both 40, married in 2007 and have two children .
Miss Rosenberg went to the same £31,000-a-year school as the Middletons .
She is marketing manager ... |
ff4882909caca91aadf859d47cff906d39f18901 | (CNN) -- Many skiers who visit Colorado prefer the slopes of Aspen, Vail or Breckenridge. But there's a cool little day trip from Denver that often gets overlooked by out-of-towners. The Ski Train begins its round-trip journey to Winter Park at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. The Ski Train is a 68-year-old local fav... | Ski Train from Denver to Winter Park has been a local favorite for 68 years .
Train ferries skiers to slopes in Colorado's Rocky Mountains .
"The train ride up there is spectacular," says Denver resident .
Train passes through 6.2-mile Moffat Tunnel underneath the Continental Divide . |
ff488e84e995d85a182f064b2e57eacedea6ddb9 | The romance of journeying to your destination is clearly alive and well as these entries to a photographic competition entitled On The Road show. The images from 400 submitted from all over the world were the winners of a competition run by the Society of International Travel and Tourism Photographers. And it was a c... | First prize went to a black and while photo of the Eurostar with an interesting low angle .
More than 400 photographs were submitted from all over the world and a civil engineer from Bristol won the prize .
Judges said it was very difficult to pick a winner as the standard was so high . |
ff48a926c17950537e42d8ae096f5e4c4747d94a | Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is still confident he will land Fabio Borini in a £14million deal, despite the striker boarding the flight to Liverpool's tour to the States. The two clubs have agreed the fee for the Italian forward. And Poyet is still planning to speak to Borini and his representatives on Monday. VIDEO Sc... | Fabio Borini travels to United States with Liverpool amid transfer saga .
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is willing to fly Borini back from America to join up with Black Cats training camp in Portugal .
Borini wants to keep options open in case Champions League club from abroad match agreed £14milion fee .
23-year-old sc... |
ff48e7e308258462ffb597adbead276c4d789363 | (CNN) -- The European Union will launch its first naval operation Tuesday, protecting vessels from pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia, EU policy chief Javier Solana announced Monday. A French army helicopter taking off from French frigate Nivose, on patrol in the Gulf of Aden. EU foreign ministers approved the mi... | EU force will take over the role of escorting U.N. World Food Program vessels .
Role includes "protection of vulnerable vessels cruising off the Somali coast"
Pirates have attacked almost 100 vessels off Somalia's coast this year .
Warships from U.S., India, Russia and Malaysia also patrol region . |
ff48fc2af4f0ec33bc8bd6a0311b85f1c29e51fd | By . Matt Chorley, Tom Kelly and Alan Roden . PUBLISHED: . 13:52 EST, 7 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:50 EST, 8 July 2013 . Alex Salmond today tried to laugh off complaints about his decision to unfurl a Scottish Saltire in Centre Court, insisting Wimbledon rules were there to be broken. The Scottish First Minister was... | Scottish First Minister smuggled flag into Centre Court in wife's handbag .
Accused of photo-bombing David Cameron with political stunt .
Hails Murray as the 'King of Scotland' who can have whatever he likes .
Mr Salmond insists no-one sticks to rule banning large flags .
Asks for leniency on flag after 117 wait for a ... |
ff493f1118b27e9b9b2aee02fa65710b945c636a | By . Paul Donnelley for MailOnline . When it comes to choosing a home-grown apple, Peter Collett is spoilt for choice. For the 83-year-old has 50 varieties growing on a single tree. Mr Collett grafted buds from a range of apple plants on to an established specimen to produce the amazing tree. Scroll down for video . He... | Peter Collett, 83, had his interest in apples piqued during WW2 .
Mr Collett grafted buds from a range of apple plants on to an established specimen to produce his tree .
One of the rarest apples in his orchard is Ashmead’s Kernel, first grown in Gloucestershire in the 1700s . |
ff49436056604234c7429de644e7b030abae4915 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 06:49 EST, 14 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:59 EST, 14 September 2012 . Benjamin Benit's remains were found wrapped up in a sheet in a bush . A RAF war hero lay dead and forgotten in his council flat for nine years before his body was thrown under a bush, an inquest heard. An unkno... | Body was discovered dumped under a bush in Peckham, south London .
Left hand was missing and later discovered in his home by cleaners .
Police do not know who fraudster was or how body was moved there .
Dog walker made the grisly discovery of Mr Benit's decomposed body . |
ff494b50a3b9e8e921c781086abb6807aa3986f4 | Four people including a toddler were killed Tuesday and two more people were taken to hospitals after an early morning trailer home fire in southeast Ohio. Neighbors calling 911 reported hearing an explosion just after 4 a.m. Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen said those reports were under investigation, and the caus... | Neighbors reported hearing an explosion and called 911 .
Authorities are searching for a 7th person who may have been inside .
The trailer fire was the third multiple-death home fire in Ohio in less than four weeks . |
ff497b90daccb0a2d0ea21a8e84d02706a475a65 | (CNN) -- The "Linsanity" surrounding the New York Knicks' surprise phenom at point guard may be motivated by something bigger than sports. Yes, Jeremy Lin is a terrific athlete, whose almost accidental discovery by the Knicks and little-engine-that-could perseverance make for great radio commentary and pop cultural myt... | Douglas Rushkoff says Jeremy Lin is iconic of a new kind of hero for the 21st century .
Lin, Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama are cool, strategic facilitators, he says .
He says they must keep the ball moving and keep the story from being about themselves .
Rushkoff: Obama must avoid having teamwork approach cast by ot... |
ff4a2f4503c0e6b931d2c2872957d5dca1dac1b7 | By . Martin Robinson . A family dog helped snare a burglar after biting him so hard that police were able to use blood left in the dog's mouth to trace him. Missy, an 11 year-old rottweiler sank her . teeth into the crook as he reached his hand through the cat flap at the home in . Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The usu... | Missy saw a hand come through the cat flap and bit it, which allowed police to collect DNA .
The attempted burglary was not noticed until blood was spotted all over the back door the next morning .
'She’s now a crime fighting dog. Usually she’s a very docile family pet. It’s so out of character for Miss,' owner Pauline... |
ff4a579a2830d48516fca9ac152af2a341437928 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 01:38 EST, 10 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:38 EST, 10 September 2013 . The video where the girl is twerking alone in her apartment before her roomate inadvertently walks in on her and sets herself on fire has been revealed to be fake. The video has been viewed more than 9.3... | Video where woman tried showing off her skills while four candles burned on a table behind her is revealed to be fake .
Clip has been viewed more than nine million times on YouTube .
Video was recorded for Jimmy Kimmel TV show and filmed months ago . |
ff4aa5d4c6da9480b3a94e2d9d0ff7b737d2838b | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:37 EST, 1 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:45 EST, 1 March 2013 . A son was denied a fair slice of his dead mother's £1m fortune after he stopped visiting her and neglected to send flowers on Mother's Day, the High Court has heard. Kenneth Hart is suing his sister, Susan Burbidge, 4... | Kenneth Hart suing sister over claims she controlled mother's finances .
He and brother are urging High Court to overturn £450k executed to her .
Their sister Susan Burbidge claims Mr Hart had 'alienated' their mother .
Says mother 'entitled to feel upset and distribute property as she wanted' |
ff4ad35e8d257a7d47995e440d47c58a122ca8a9 | Adventurer Nick Hancock headed out into the Atlantic today to begin his second bid to live for two months on Britain's loneliest outpost, Rockall. His last attempt to break the record for living alone on the tiny, remote rock in the Outer Hebrides ended before it even began at the end of May last year. Heavy seas stop... | Only four people have ever managed to spend a night on the rock, which is just 100ft wide and 70ft high .
Hancock hopes to raise money for Help For Heroes charity and will live in an 8 foot long 'survival pod'
His first attempt to break the current record failed due to bad weather . |
ff4af11f5e3028362818e7120554316f589e8e3e | Watching from his seat up in the Villa Park stands, Alan Pardew will know Crystal Palace need to perform better than this once he steps down to the dug-out. Keith Millen oversaw a second away point in succession as caretaker manager — not to be sniffed at in their predicament. But, quite simply, Pardew must make Palace... | New Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew watched the match in the directors' box .
Aston Villa were booed off at half time and again at full time in a game of little chances .
Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie hit the crossbar in the first half . |
ff4b92fd9f7bb31e3aa56b5fcef93248edb7f91d | By . Lucy Thackray For Daily Mail Australia . AFL player, Adelaide Crows forward Tom Lynch has suffered a neck fracture, which was detected four days after he suffered the injury during last weekend's clash with Brisbane Lions. A statement from the Adelaide Crows confirms that 'after complaining of soreness and pain in... | Adelaide Crows forward Tom Lynch has suffered a small neck fracture .
Lynch injured himself during last weekend's clash with Brisbane Lions .
23-year-old was stretchered off after heavy head and neck impact .
Initial scans cleared Lynch of any serious neck injury .
Lynch has had terrible luck with injuries, having alre... |
ff4c1691a64554e7f1df77a6311fa993554626e2 | Pictures and footage have emerged showing a man and his partner waving a giant Australian flag in the crowd at the Melbourne Cup - and the shocking moment Araldo flipped out and broke his leg on the way back to the mounting yard that led vets to put him down. Channel Seven have identified a man in a green polo shirt an... | Araldo broke his leg after being spooked by an Aussie flag on way back to mounting yard after the race .
The Victorian Racing Club have banned flags from horse areas and changed the path they take after the race .
The changes will be implemented for the final two days of the spring carnival .
Flag-waver Michael Schneid... |
ff4cdc576587417b05a4694930270b5c8eb0be60 | By . Sam Cunningham . Follow @@samcunningham . Considering Russell Slade is on the verge of making history at Leyton Orient, he is in a remarkably jovial and relaxed mood. Slade’s side face Rotherham in the League One play-off final on Sunday, when he will attempt to lead the club into the second tier of English footba... | Leyton Orient face Rotherham in Sunday's League One play-off final .
Manager Russell Slade attempting to lead Orient into the second tier of English football for the first time in 32 years .
Slade is the fourth-longest serving manager in the Football League . |
ff4d89cd9ade5765879e734cf3071a37ec21b4a8 | The mistress of married 60 minutes correspondent Steven Kroft sent him raunchy selfies while he demanded she dress low key in a bid to keep their illicit affair secret. The messages between veteran broadcaster Kroft, 69, and Lisan Goines, 41, include pictures of the corporate lawyer posing in her underwear. The newsman... | CBS Newsman, 69, and corporate lawyer Lisan Goines had lengthy affair .
Pair sent raunchy messages and images to each other during relationship .
Told her to dress professionally for a date in Washington D.C. in 2011 .
Kroft was reportedly 'paranoid about right-wing zealots' finding out .
He has admitted to the affair ... |
ff4d9305d0462afbe3a21535cf5feaab50346197 | (CNN) -- Whether they're raising their adopted baby girl, dodging homophobic quips from their fraternity brothers or teaching the "Single Ladies" dance to the football team after glee club, it seems gay characters are becoming a vital part of prime time TV. With characters like "Modern Family's" Mitchell and Cameron, C... | The number of LGBT characters on scripted programs has doubled since 2005 .
LGBT characters represent more than 3 percent of characters on broadcast networks .
It doesn't matter if an LGBT actor plays an LGBT role, said GLAAD's Jarrett Barrios . |
ff4dde6b49ff8e1fcaafee202cc5c4ba9c900817 | A breakthrough in fertility science could lead to a huge boost in the success of IVF, scientists said today. IVF - or ‘in vitro fertilisation’ - is currently the only hope for many women to have a baby, and some 50,000 undergo the treatment every year in Britain. But despite its popularity, the procedure has a poor suc... | IVF has a poor success rate, with 75% of rounds failing to produce a baby .
Scientists have now discovered 'molecular switch' involved in the process .
This stops an embryo being accepted in the mother’s womb, they say .
If switch could be blocked with drugs, it could boost success of IVF . |
ff4eb0d0f741f13fbedf6761c40cbbac6835cc05 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Omar Saeed Sheikh (pictured in 2002), who was convicted of the murder of reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002, has attempted to commit suicide in prison, police have said . A British man serving life imprisonment in Pakistan for the killing of American reporter Daniel Pearl has tried to commit suici... | British-born Omar Saeed Sheikh convicted of Daniel Pearl's murder in 2002 .
Police officials have now said he has tried to commit suicide in prison .
Reporter had been investigating militant groups when he was abducted in Karachi in January, 2002 .
In the U.S., for support on suicide matters call the National Suicide P... |
ff4edbe5b4b63b2656a794887dbd8ef60e5b5641 | By . Larisa Brown . PUBLISHED: . 11:15 EST, 22 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:05 EST, 23 January 2013 . Controversial: Emma Hadley, executive principal at the school, has defended the decision to use taxpayers' money to fund the trip . There was a time when a school trip involved an outing to a castle or a museum to ... | 40 sixth form students and six teachers will be flown to the Big Apple .
The trip is designed to 'broaden their experiences' and 'enhance study' |
ff4f3a99d38cf3c3db207e8f94d84b64205f20c8 | England coach Steve McNamara is confident his side can overcome the shock of losing new captain Sean O'Loughlin for their opening Four Nations Series clash with Samoa. The influential Wigan loose forward, who was the logical choice to succeed Kevin Sinfield as captain of the national team, has failed to recover from a ... | Wigan loose forward Sean O'Loughlin failed to recover from a calf strain .
Canterbury Bulldogs prop James Graham will lead England against Samoa .
Hull loose forward Joe Westerman set to deputise for O'Loughlin . |
ff50028ae73c68cd1d20655a03a20c3c440c5c89 | (CNN) -- Formula One's main protagonists are used to living under the glare of the paparazzi's flash bulbs but they have turned the tables to raise money for charity. Red Bull's four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari ace Fernando Alonso are some of the big names who have g... | Formula One's stars have taken photographs to raise money for charity .
Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have donated personal snaps .
The signed photos will be auctioned in central London Friday .
The money raised is going to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity . |
ff5044fb2907b21bcb4555e24bb1568607862039 | By . Richard Arrowsmith . England World Cup stars put their club rivalries to one side as players from Liverpool and Manchester United competed in a basketball match. The game paired Wayne Rooney and Jordan Henderson against Raheem Sterling and Danny Welbeck - with an (over) enthusiastic video commentary from Daniel St... | England stars staged a mixed basketball game between Manchester united and Liverpool players .
Wayne Rooney and Jordan Henderson took on Raheem Sterling and Danny Welbeck with video commentary from Daniel Sturridge .
World Cup stars didn't manage to score a basket during the video .
Highlight came when Rooney blocked a... |
ff50bc857f9881d8da63aceaab3f67ec21c907fe | (CNN) -- Traveling just below the equator, deep in the Sumatran jungle of Indonesia for CNN's new "Expedition: Sumatra" series, my team and I were on assignment to capture the story of a region at a critical crossroads, where rainforests that provide habitat to some of the most rare and endangered species in the world ... | CNN Special Correspondent Philippe Cousteau explores Indonesia in "Expedition: Sumatra"
The Sumatran rainforest has fallen victim to species loss and deforestation .
Sumatra is the only place in the world where tigers, elephants, rhinos and orangutans co-exist . |
ff515f3963f8e2ca7d3776fb84a78db63258359a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A Chicago man has caught on video what could be the worst effect yet of the polar vortex: A burst pipe raining a storm of human waste through the ceiling of his advertising agency office. Kasey Moore, an advertising art director for Arc Worldwide, posted the stomach churning scene from the 15... | Kasey Moore of Arc Worldwide, an advertising firm, posted the since-removed video of what he dubbed a 'poo eruption' Tuesday afternoon .
A spokesman for the one million square foot Leo Burnett Building has officially denied the liquid contained feces .
It remained unclear if Polar Vortex freezing caused the pipes to bu... |
ff5177bbbdda5a5d8d5f2050607ef9ef7c0d57b9 | (CNN) -- The body of a man found Saturday in a mangrove area near Miami may be that of a 42-year-old passenger who fell Thursday from a small plane, police said. "Even though we presume that the body found is that of Gerardo Nales, investigators are pending 'official identification' from the Medical Examiner's Office,"... | A man's body was found Saturday morning in a mangrove area near Miami .
"We presume that the body found is that of Gerardo Nales," police say .
Pilot tells authorities his passenger fell out at 1,800 feet . |
ff518e366f3aa9037484c983f268fe841987affc | West Ham striker Andy Carroll declared on Twitter on Saturday that he is chomping at the bit to return to Sam Allardyce's squad sooner than later. And the 25-year-old now has even more reason to be cheerful after it has emerged that he and his long-term partner, former TOWIE star Billi Mucklow, are now engaged. The pai... | Andy Carroll could return to the West Ham squad for the first time this season when the Hammers play Aston Villa on Saturday .
Friends of Billi Mucklow have revealed that she has got engaged to Hammers striker Carroll .
The pair are currently on a break away in Rome . |
ff51b0c4e9abc06f64807335244423bafeecc60b | This aerial view of the battle-scarred Donetsk Airport shows how it has been reduced to a crumbling ruin two years since nearly £500million was spent making it the gateway to Euro 2012. The eery footage, which shows abandoned planes standing next to the shrapnel-covered runway, appears to have been recorded by a Ukrain... | Footage shows how Donetsk Airport has been reduced to a crumbling ruin .
The airport has become a symbol of Ukraine's fight against separatists .
Has been a scene of fighting almost every day as well as two major battles .
Almost £500m was spent rebuilding it when country was a Euro 2012 host .
Today marks a year since... |
ff51d04738a417d6d32beebca29ea7e1eecd90e1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . William Shatner may have mastered futuristic technology as Captain Kirk but he's less than happy about Facebook's new app for celebrities, called Mentions. The app, released last week, would force Shatner to follow other celebrity accounts. 'The first person on the list I . was given was Geor... | Star Trek star called experience 'ill conceived'
Did not want to be forced to follow other celebrities .
Took pot shots at former costar George Takei, who he refused to follow, and Robert Downey Jr. who he hid . |
ff51dab1deb469dbba2378ef94e917471034c0e8 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:32 EST, 27 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:28 EST, 27 December 2012 . 'Like being awake in a coma': Teenager Shannon Magee suffers from a rare disorder which makes her sleep for nearly a fortnight at a time . A teenager has been dubbed a real-life 'Sleeping Beauty' after being s... | Shannon Magee has rare neurological disorder called Kleine-Levin Syndrome .
Suffers bizarre episodes where she will sleepwalk naked and gorge sweets .
Has slept through Christmases, skiing holidays and even her GCSE exams .
Likens illness, dubbed Sleeping Beauty syndrome, to 'being awake in coma' |
ff520f1ee53f008cdc220db3ad2bc56f939765e2 | A lucky terrapin has defied the odds and swum away unharmed after being tossed in the air and nearly swallowed whole by a crocodile. This series of images captures the moment the terrapin looked sure to become lunch until the crocodile discovered it was slightly too big to be eaten in one gulp. Taken at Lake Panic in K... | A terrapin in Kruger National Park, South Africa, swims away unharmed after being tossed in the air by crocodile .
Series of images shows the terrapin being thrown in the air then bitten as the crocodile tries to crush it .
But it managed to swim away safely when its slippery shell helped it slide out of the crocodile'... |
ff522b1659343457d9da2e54efd7b14c35e4b0f1 | (CNN) -- Police are investigating whether a North Carolina country road may have become the dumping ground for a serial killer, a man one woman believes could have given her a terrifying ride she will never forget. Jackie Nikelia Thorpe's body was found along Seven Bridges Road in August 2007. Since May 2005, the rema... | Remains of five women found since 2005 along road outside Rocky Mount .
Police chief says it appears women "suffered a similar death"
One local woman recounts terrifying ride with suspicious man .
City, county, state agencies have formed task force . |
ff5241d66ad64fbcd8d2ee5ece891f032a495b68 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 14:07 EST, 30 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:37 EST, 30 August 2012 . Accused: Former model and talent scout Jon Bruce . A High Court catfight has erupted between the bosses of a top London modelling agency and a former catwalk king whom they accuse of poaching models, 'fraud' and breach... | Premier Model .
Management accuse Jon Bruce of diverting away models from the agency to a rival business while still under their employment .
Mr Bruce also accused of 'perpetrating a very serious fraud' whilst working for Premier and of breaching his contract of employment . |
ff527e4edf27c0cdfe951cad390b352a5cf6cd18 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:53 EST, 4 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:41 EST, 5 January 2014 . Actress Alicia Rhett, who was the oldest surviving cast member of the classic 1939 film Gone With The Wind, has died aged 98. Rhett, left, portrayed India Wilkes, sister of Ashley Wilkes, in the award-wi... | Alicia Rhett played India Wilkes, sister of Ashley Wilkes, in the classic film . |
ff52926dd5f2db6ba133c5ccf312bc7fbc259836 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:35 EST, 6 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 21:35 EST, 6 January 2014 . The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the . first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting . unemployment and a backer of the central bank's efforts to spur the econ... | Janet Yellen is the first woman to head the Federal Reserve .
She previously served as vice-chair under outgoing head Ben Bernanke .
She was confirmed with a Senate vote of 56-26 . |
ff52a78f5361b0a1bf85a099b70e430f08702e85 | By . Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 12:22 EST, 13 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:09 EST, 13 December 2013 . It seems like the Holiday season starts earlier every year, with Christmas lights on store shelves in October, and carols on the radio before Thanksgiving. But for Bronx chef Jon Lovtich, the season started eve... | Gingerbread Lane was deemed the world's largest edible gingerbread village by Guinness World Records .
The cookie construction is on view at the New York Hall of Science in Queens until January 12 .
It is made out of 400 pounds of candy, 500 pounds of gingerbread dough and 2,240 pounds of icing .
Chef Jon Lovitch baked... |
ff52d4d91b741e660b0ff41263f20d785bad67e5 | If predictions hold true, Florida may soon overtake New York as the nation's third-most populous state. Pointing to the states' growth rates, demographers say it's not a question of if, but when. "If it doesn't happen this year -- it probably will -- but if not, probably next year," said Thomas Boswell, a University of... | New York could soon trail Florida in population .
Florida's growth stems mostly from newcomers looking for work .
Florida could gain congressional seats, New York could lose some . |
ff539c4f76050037fce5cc92fbd10605d6b062d6 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 04:06 EST, 14 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:48 EST, 14 October 2013 . Boy band One Direction are Britain’s biggest pin-ups, selling more calendars than any other celebrity including long-time favourite Cliff Richard. The 1D boys - Harry Styles, 19, Liam Payne, 20, Zayn Malik, 20, Niall ... | One Direction named as the top selling male celebrity calendar of all time .
Cheryl Cole topped the women's top seller calendar list ahead of pop icon Kylie Minogue .
Amazon is celebrating its 15th anniversary tomorrow . |
ff53badd600cfe01fb36629842d92ef5e109cb4b | Escalating violence in the Central African Republic is posing a threat to children, with at least two beheaded and thousands recruited as soldiers, the United Nations said. The United Nations says it verified the deaths of 16 children since violence broke out in the capital of Bangui on December 5. Dozens of others hav... | Internally displaced number exceeds 935,000, U.N. says .
U.N. reports escalating violence against children .
Thousands of children recruited into armed groups .
Number of child soldiers in the nation has doubled to 6,000, U.N. says . |
ff53e0986ad13ad424a6821fd19afe91029887ce | (CNN) -- A snowplow driver who's been blamed by Russian authorities for a plane crash that killed the chief executive of the oil company Total has been sent to pretrial detention, his lawyer said Thursday. Snowplow driver Vladimir Martynenko has denied claims by Russian officials that he was drunk at the time of the cr... | NEW: Judge orders snowplow driver involved in crash to be held in pretrial detention .
Director general of the airport and his deputy resign from their posts .
Four other people are detained over a crash that killed the head of a French oil firm .
Total CEO Christophe de Margerie and three others were killed in the cra... |
ff544cbc9ce6ea7e67470458f8172a8544ea7d3b | A Florida woman accused of killing a neighbor was indicted on a first-degree murder charge Wednesday after it was revealed in court that she allegedly hacked the victim’s body into pieces and tried to cremate them using her stove after drugging and stabbing him to death. Angela Stoldt, 42, of Deltona, was arrested in A... | Angela Stoldt, 42, confessed to killing limo driver James Sheaffer, 36, in April 2013 by stabbing him in the face and strangling him with a cord .
She then dismembered the slain man with a hacksaw and tried to dispose of remains by cooking some of them in pots, according to court documents .
Placed one of Sheaffer's le... |
ff559ae7fdf453def035b03f5a96321281700125 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:11 EST, 5 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:18 EST, 6 February 2013 . Helping hand: A report by the University of Buffalo found that being generous to friends, neighbours and relatives can improve our health . It has long been said that it’s better to give than receive. Now sc... | Scientists from America's University of Buffalo conducted five-year study .
Looked at amount of time people spent helping friends and neighbours . |
ff563bb80672dc7e9625bf8f318fcda25baf1264 | (CNN) -- Can you remember what you were doing 30 years ago? In 1983, Bjorn Borg retired from a glittering tennis career, the Nazi Klaus Barbie was officially charged with war crimes and the final episode of M*A*S*H was breaking TV records. More importantly, for the purpose of this exercise, millions of black and "non-w... | Thirty years ago, a West Indies cricket team took part in unauthorized tours .
Sporting sanctions had been placed on apartheid-era South Africa .
The players who took part in the tours were branded as rebels, ending their careers .
Some remain defiant about their decision, but few have profited from it . |
ff56473d2e88a02f96c9a5c0be850e59ed71af34 | (CNN) -- Microsoft is taking its last big step before releasing what promises to be a massive overhaul of its Windows operating system -- and, by extension, how almost all devices running it work. Nearing the end of a long process of tinkering under the hood, the computing giant on Friday rolled out its final preview o... | Microsoft rolls out its final preview version of Windows 8 .
The operating system is a massive overhaul of Windows .
It's considered the company's way of moving into the tablet market .
Windows 8 also will connect PCs, tablets and phones . |
ff566cc45da640118f0e8f5e0b09b2523ae21a0e | He's got blue wings, an adventurous spirit and is poised to be the latest film star to come out of South Africa. A high-spirited young falcon, Kai is the main character in "Zambezia," a new South African 3D animation film featuring an all-star voice cast, including Hollywood A-listers Samuel L. Jackson, Abigail Breslin... | "Zambezia" is a new South African 3D animation feature film .
The movie stars the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Suarez and Jeff Goldblum .
It has been chosen to close the 33rd edition of the Durban International Film Festival .
"Zambezia" is targeted toward children aged five to 11 . |
ff577e74bc53471f4bab5f7a728d733002b6377b | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 05:56 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:16 EST, 24 January 2014 . It raised more than a few eyebrows when it was first unveiled by Team Sky in January. But now it seems that the black 'fishnet style' suit showcased by cyclist Chris Froome is attracting attention for all the wr... | Defending Tour de France champion released pictures of red raw back .
He was burned through the black 'fishnet style' aerodynamic suit .
Features sheer black mesh and a modesty-protecting .
black panel in groin . |
ff5790867a25efd8dd7fd8de2bb7deb7866cc05f | A Chinese property group is closing in on a deal to buy Britain's biggest luxury yachtmaker Sunseeker. The firm, whose Predator 108 model appeared in the James Bond film Casino Royale, is expected to be bought by Beijing-based Dalian Wanda for around £300million. It is the latest in a string of British companies to hav... | Firm expected to be bought out by Beijing-based Dalian Wanda .
Manufacturer, based in Poole, Dorset, founded in 1968 has 2,300 staff .
Models have appeared in several James Bond films .
Favourite of celebs including Michael Douglas and Simon Cowell .
Spokesman insists company 'will remain British' if a deal goes throug... |
ff57cfc48437a53d0680fe7e30402d46f43e93de | By . Jill Reilly and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:45 EST, 2 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:01 EST, 2 May 2013 . Acknowledging the uncertainty that lies ahead, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. will cooperate with Mexico in fighting drug-trafficking and organized crime in any way Mexico's g... | Obama needs growing economy in Mexico to sell immigration overhaul .
Hopes Mexican president willing to help him secure the border . |
ff585668eb440ae1e07df2665fa01d3311f0d843 | The mother of a toddler who suffered a . brain injury and burns cried in court on Thursday as a Massachusetts court was shown . videos of her son cowering and being yelled at. The footage was taken in November 2012 just before Jessica Linscott and her boyfriend Roland Dow left her son at a hospital and fled to Florida.... | Jessica Linscott testified against Roland Dow who is charged with beating and burning child .
Linscott, who is in prison on child endangerment charges, claimed Dow often punished her three-year-old .
Couple fled to Florida after leaving the child at a hospital in 2012 . |
ff58785fad3e69d85c09653115766a361d44cbe2 | Editor's note: Nell Minow is editor and chairwoman of the Corporate Library, an independent research company, and was named one of the 20 most influential people in corporate governance by Directorship magazine and "the queen of good corporate governance" by BusinessWeek Online. She has co-written three books. Nell Min... | Nell Minow: People often overlook crucial role of company board of directors .
She says AIG's board is ultimately responsible for the firm's mistakes .
Minow: Compensation committee members should be held to account .
She says many finance firm board members are too busy on other boards . |
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