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ffddd5f58ff3d499b45467e70f8fb7bcaddca743 | Google is set to bring its $35 Chromecast dongle to hifi systems. The firm today revealed a major new push into audio designed to take on Apple TV. It plans to partner with hifi firms to create speakers for the service, and today revealed it will already work with speakers connected to a TV. Scroll down for video . The... | Will allow users to 'cast' audio to compatible speakers and hifi systems .
Google working with speaker manufacturers and app makers for service . |
ffde4d37de2223c55f0edb22143b388de2ba5071 | (CNN) -- If you set your alarm this morning for quarter-past ungodly (California time) to catch the predawn announcement of the Oscars nominations, then we're in the same twisted little club. The Order of the Oscars Freaks. Years before Oscars handicapping became an official Olympics sport -- What? It's not? -- two fel... | If you watched early morning Oscars nominations, you're in Tim Allis' Order of Oscar Freaks .
Allis: It's not just a horse race: Oscar mania is the spectacle, the show, the history .
Allis: Academy of Old couldn't have imagined dwindling viewership, competition from TV .
Despite its excesses, he says, Oscars are a grea... |
ffde6072b1663817b1abe8673b2ac245d46d175e | (CNN) -- Yes --- Marissa Mayer posed for Vogue. Her skin is creamy, her hair perfect. She looks gorgeous. It's not surprising; it's Vogue. It's also not surprising that the conversation about Mayer's Vogue piece -- the first major profile she agreed to since becoming CEO of Yahoo -- has remained squarely focused on how... | Peggy Drexler: Talk of Marissa Mayer's Vogue piece focused on her appearance .
Drexler: We can't blame Mayer, or Vogue, for society's obsession with appearance.
She says Mayer has no say over the fact that looks matter, pretty people succeed more .
But it's unfair, she says, to expect Mayer to sit for a photo that wasn... |
ffde6b21a87d7e4a8e88aa05fbc3c12a740bb828 | By . Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail . If your walls are covered in your child’s drawings, they may be worth a closer look. Because artistic talent early in life provides an indicator of intelligence later on, scientists have found. Children who can accurately depict the human form at the age of four are more likely to ... | Children who can depict human form at age of four more likely to be brighter .
Psychologists at King's College London analysed 15,000 pictures by children .
Those who drew with most skill were likely to do better in intelligence tests .
Research on 7,750 twins also found strong link between genetics and talent . |
ffde77e0c5357bfd254caad7cf5310efe1205c18 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . Ukip is preparing for a ‘vicious, insulting and borderline libelous’ attacks from the Labour party in the run-up to the European elections, Nigel Farage revealed today. The Ukip leader said he now expects to make the biggest electoral gains in Labour’s industrial heartla... | Labour election guru Douglas Alexander reveals fear of Ukip threat .
Now has a dedicated official to keep an eye on Ukip's activities .
Ukip and Labour in battle to come top in European Parliament elections .
Nigel Farage tells MailOnline Labour attack will be 'borderline libelous' |
ffde7918386e9e87453fc2e83095fd6c3c8f8fc8 | Spoon thieves are getting a chance to redeem themselves and get a free plate of food at the same time. Mexican restaurant Wahaca is offering an amnesty to light-fingered diners who keep stealing their spoons by giving away tacos for the safe return of their colourful cutlery. The street food chain is giving people unti... | Wahaca restaurant amnesty held throughout January .
Restaurant chain co-founded by Masterchef winner Thomasina Meirs .
Those returning spoons in 1 February will not be eligible for free food . |
ffde9e4779e4c71cb1b9b2716860c9864c133ed7 | "'God is great,'" the Taliban militants shouted as they roared through the hallways of a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. Then, 14-year-old student Ahmed Faraz recalled, one of them took a harsher tone. " 'A lot of the children are under the benches,' " a Pakistani Taliban said, according to Ahmed. " 'Kill them.' " By the... | Children "are dying on the frontline in the war against terror," Pakistan's defense minister says .
The death toll has climbed to 145 people, included 132 children and the school's principal .
Attackers gunned down students taking an exam in an auditorium, military spokesman says .
Attack was on a school mostly for sol... |
ffdf017bcaeda06f90a0ae5255fceeb011dd8a48 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:56 EST, 19 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:55 EST, 19 June 2013 . In the annals of crime, Jamie Neil is unlikely to be troubling anyone compiling a list of renowned masters of disguise. For the hapless 41-year-old could not even rustle up a balaclava or hoodie for his hold-up o... | Jamie Neil arrested days later after officer recognised him from CCTV .
Accomplice tried to pretend his phone was a gun - but keypad lit up .
Robbers jailed for two years over the raid of a store in St Austell, Cornwall . |
ffdf101da955c8221a2620c85fdf4db4244f64bf | Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is set to hand manager Louis van Gaal an almighty boost by declaring himself fit for Saturday evening’s visit to Arsenal. De Gea dislocated his little finger during a Spain training session last week but the injury is understood to have improved to such an extent that he now be... | David De Gea dislocated his finger while away with Spain last week .
It was believed De Gea would miss four weeks due to the injury .
Manchester United goalkeeper could now be fit for Saturday however .
Louis van Gaal's side travel to Arsenal in the Premier League . |
ffe0331769567b2679fedf77faab548241983dcb | By . Ian Leonard . PUBLISHED: . 19:03 EST, 22 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:16 EST, 22 April 2013 . A baby has amazed doctors by thriving despite being born with only half a heart. Scarlett Crowther’s parents Rebecca Turner and Daniel Crowther were advised to have a termination because her chances of surviving longer ... | Scarlett Crowther has half a heart due to hypoplastic left heart syndrome .
Parents were told to abort her as she only had a 50/50 chance of survival .
Has had two major heart operations - including one at five days old .
Is now a thriving nine-month-old with a promising future . |
ffe04331715e398946122850dfe7d289e03e0517 | By . Travelmail Reporter . It's not unusual for a British couple to escape the rat race by moving to France - but how about going back 75 years in time as well? Barry and Caroline Selwood have sunk every penny they have into creating their own shrine to the decades either side of the Second World War. But it doesn't en... | Barry and Caroline Selwood worked on the intensive project for four years .
Spent all their savings creating shrine to Forties and Fifties .
Couple met in England after Barry returned from working in France . |
ffe05238f82e2bc40b9a73111a4ef6c2dba46ea0 | PUBLISHED: . 13:38 EST, 4 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:52 EST, 4 September 2012 . The spurned ex of a 31-year-old woman picked her up at the airport and fatally shot her several times on the drive home, police said. Jamie Kimble was picked up from the Tampa International Airport last Sunday by on-again, off-again... | Luis Rodriguez was picking up ex-girlfriend from Tampa International Airport .
Jamie Kimble was visiting new boyfriend in London .
Suspect then shot her dead in front of horrified witnesses . |
ffe05db12f2b5c1c8b16a40a21c2fad2790e7cd0 | (CNN) -- Spring has sprung and as far as golf fans are concerned, that means only one thing -- it's time for the Masters. Golf's first major of 2014 begins at the famed Augusta National on Thursday, this year marking the 78th installment of one of sport's most enduring contests. They are four captivating days in Georgi... | CNN World Sport takes a look at six potential storylines ahead of the 2014 Masters .
Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott dominate most of the buildup to Augusta tournament .
Could the season's first golf major throw up the Masters' first Asian winner?
Masters runs from April 10-14 at world famous Augusta National Golf Club . |
ffe0c7e88ea96c3d925dbabfcf01fba7475c65d6 | (CNN) -- It's every flier's worst nightmare: Your pilot announces, "We're all going down!" and starts shouting about bombs and terrorists. He abandons the cockpit, frantically running up and down the aisles like a man unhinged. What do you do? That's what passengers on a JetBlue flight had to decide Tuesday when their ... | Jason Marsh calls quick action of JetBlue passengers with captain admirable .
He says "no way out" situation inhibited "bystander effect," where people don't react .
He says research shows people usually hang back, rely on others to act on danger .
Marsh: Crew asking for help made a difference, as did law enforcement p... |
ffe0cd7ddabb0afba3a5d1fae822b0ae983780ca | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:41 EST, 25 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:07 EST, 25 May 2013 . It was the first lighthouse to be powered by electricity and could be seen by ships from 26 miles away. So it is only fitting that Souter Lighthouse, one of the most iconic on the British coastline, gets a well-dese... | Souter lighthouse near South Shields, Tyneside, to get makeover .
Stunning pictures show intricacy of structure's glass prisms .
Team of conservationists will fix broken glass and tackle corrosion .
Famous structure was shut down in 1988 but has been open to public since 1990 . |
ffe0d73f951f86ac46f1beaa07dbb3d51e25a382 | This time last year Regane MacColl was excitedly planning her future. After achieving good grades in her Higher exams, the popular ‘fun-loving’ schoolgirl had applied to university with dreams of becoming a lawyer. Her proud family had just welcomed her back from a charitable mission to help orphaned children in Africa... | After achieving good grades, popular schoolgirl had applied to university .
Proud family had just welcomed her back from charitable mission in Africa .
But pn a night out with friends at the Arches Nightclub in Glasgow in early February, the 17-year-old fell victim to ‘party drug’ culture . |
ffe16392826970e871974f2097156551cb5e6157 | By . Freya Noble for Daily Mail Australia . Imagine writing off a car worth almost half a million dollars. Now imagine it wasn't even yours. That's the reality for one unlucky man who totalled his mate's $400,000 Lamborghini in Sydney on Saturday night. While cruising through EdeNsor Park in the city's west, the driver... | The luxury car was in an accident in Edesor Park in Sydney's west .
It ploughed into another car that was turning into its driveway .
The Lamborghini Murcielago was only picked up by its owners last week .
The 2007 model car was purchased by the driver Vince and a friend .
No one was seriously injured and police are in... |
ffe17257aa2c468ea3387ce6665bf0f4d160607b | (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama's transition team announced several key appointments to his communications team Saturday. Robert Gibbs will have one of the most highly visible roles in the Obama administration. Robert Gibbs, an Obama campaign spokesman who also has acted as spokesman for the transition, will beco... | NEW: Timothy Geithner to be announced as Treasury pick, AP reports .
Robert Gibbs, an Obama campaign spokesman, will be press secretary .
Ellen Moran, EMILY's List executive director, will be communications director .
Dan Pfeiffer named Obama's deputy communications director . |
ffe28b89c3289f3fa5dc751835d261017614cb5a | The mother of a barman who died after taking part in the NekNominate online drinking craze wept today as she told his inquest that he would still be alive if it were not for the game. But Melissa Richardson, whose son Isaac collapsed after drinking at the hostel where he worked in Woolwich, south east London, said she ... | Isaac Richardson died after taking part in online NekNominate drinking craze .
His mother tells an inquest he would still be alive if it were not for the game .
But Melissa Richardson refuses to blame friend who nominated her son for drinking challenge .
Barman drank a 1.5-litre cocktail containing wine, vodka, beer an... |
ffe2aea6f8d8a62a99bd2c60e225dce9f651e157 | Baghdad (CNN) -- A barrage of attacks struck Monday across Iraq, killing at least 84 people and wounding more than 200, said officials, who likened the attacks to another outbreak last year. "Once again, murderers and criminals have carried out attacks against innocent civilians to add a new page to their black crimina... | 84 are killed and more than 200 wounded, according to reports from across Iraq .
20 bombings and shooting attacks are reported .
Al-Maliki tells security forces to pursue the killers "until they finish them"
A jihadist website has a post praising the attacks, but no claim of responsibility . |
ffe2bfc24c20623a58bba5bdc85ad3c7b31797e6 | (CNN) -- In the final weeks of his brief life, little Myls Dobson suffered unspeakable acts of neglect and violence. A New York criminal complaint released Friday at the arraignment of Kryzie King, 27, with whom the 4-year-old had been staying since mid-December, said the boy had burn marks and abrasions on his head, n... | Four-year-old Myls Dobson was burned and beaten to death .
Police commissioner says the child suffered "Horrific injuries sustained over a period of days"
Caretaker is charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment .
The 27-year-old woman could face additional charges . |
ffe2d96c672f399d938a905237ca512b5543a5a9 | (CNN) -- In what activists call a victory for Latinos, the U.S. government has resolved allegations relating to a series of warrantless home raids by immigration agents and must now follow new guidelines for conducing similar operations in the future. The terms were part of a federal court settlement approved on Thursd... | Class-action suit revolved around raids of homes in New York .
Court settlement sets new rules for home searches by immigration agents .
Activists call settlement a victory for Latinos . |
ffe33945bf4ccdfc1d6cca7bb4d62123907daaa4 | A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria, 500 yards from the emergency room, died after waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance, officials confirmed on Thursday. Officials at the hospital said it took a half an hour for the ambulance to be dispatched and take the man from one building to... | Officials at Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Hospital said it took a .
half an hour for the ambulance to be dispatched .
The man, whose identity was not released, was only a five minute walk from the hospital .
A review last week cited 'significant and chronic system failures' in the nation's health system for veterans .
... |
ffe3c1723a9432655e20df79a3cd412cbff40abb | (CNN) -- Rightly billed as a clash of tennis titans, World No.1 versus World No.2, few were expecting the comprehensive manner of Novak Djokovic's defeat of Rafael Nadal to retain the ATP World Tour Finals title Monday night in London. Nadal will still end the year as the top ranked player in the world, but he was give... | Novak Djokovic wins ATP World Tour Finals title for second straight year .
Thrashes Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-3 6-4 .
Near faultless display from Serbian World No.2 .
Fernando Verdasco and David Marrero win thrilling doubles final . |
ffe471de85b2cd074405b702948927d549c780f4 | By . Deni Kirkova . PUBLISHED: . 09:32 EST, 15 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:35 EST, 15 October 2013 . He is one of Britain's most prolific and commercially successful artists with a rumoured fortune of more than £215m. And now Damien Hirst is getting a whole new generation hooked on his controversial artwork throug... | Artist, 48, from Bristol, has fortune of more than £215m .
Taps into new market with ABC alphabet book .
Introduced children to his work: D is for diamond skull . |
ffe4d587f4542983b22ba1c3b227a3cf76d1ff88 | A Michigan hockey player and obvious Super Troopers fan did the 2001 cult favorite proud during a mid-game interview this week. Ray Kaunisto, of the Kalamazoo Wings, gave an on-ice interview during his team's match against the Fort Wayne Komets on November 28, managing to sneak in seven 'meows' during the 40-second cha... | Ray Kaunisto of the Kalamazoo Wings gave an on-ice interview during match against the Fort Wayne Komets on November 28 .
Decided to play a game made famous by 2001 comedy Super Troopers .
Aim is to drop 'meow' into a conversation 10 times, as seen in the film .
Afterwards Kaunisto said the interview helped him play be... |
ffe4e25d7d96684fcb255c318366d31590da2a06 | More than 15million viewers stayed up to watch England kick off their World Cup campaign at 11pm on Saturday night. But when all was said and done, our boys had slumped to another defeat ... and the nation needed a scapegoat. Yet for once the national team had given fans a performance to be proud of – and so it was the... | Commentator's performance panned as fans brand him 'dull' and 'robotic'
Even police force join the online mockery, saying his voice will calm crowds .
Neville was brought in as co-commentator by BBC for England vs Italy .
As England lose 2-1, supporters turn their anger on the former player . |
ffe4f2ed1ec64891addac466e716e6c0278b8898 | It will become a familiar sight as the season wears on. Every time Manchester United are awarded a free-kick in the general vicinity of the penalty box, a debate will ensue. Angel di Maria will fancy his chances and Robin van Persie will think it's well within his range. Juan Mata will remind everyone that he has a goo... | Louis van Gaal is blessed with plenty of accomplished free-kick takers at Manchester United .
Angel di Maria scored direct from a set-piece in the 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers last weekend .
Juan Mata has scored four goals direct from free-kicks since 2011 .
Wayne Rooney found the net from three dead ball situation... |
ffe52703d95f87870dd1ae991c907668acc9948b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:38 EST, 9 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:31 EST, 20 September 2012 . A lovesick 13-year-old Texas girl who took her brother’s car and drove almost 800 miles to visit a 12-year-old boy she met online is now heartbroken and fears that everything ‘Dylan’ told her was lies. Me... | Beth Robinson sneaked out of her Texas home and headed to Hodgenville, Kentucky on Wednesday night .
She was going to find a 'boy' she met through the Xbox game Call of Duty .
She was stopped by trooper 130 miles from where she was meeting 'Dylan' |
ffe54b4f7f747d5264835c2fbf855ad67477b6b2 | By . Joe Bernstein . Having slogged his way around the lower leagues for 25 years, Sean Dyche has suddenly become popular and fashionable after taking Burnley into the promised land of the Premier League. He has been granted the flattering nickname ‘Ginger Mourinho’, while agents have been bombarding him all summer wit... | Dyche slogged around in the lower leagues for 25 years before promotion .
He has been granted the flattering nickname 'Ginger Mourinho'
Dyche says he will tell his chairman not to spend excessively on signings .
His five summer signings have totalled just £2million in value .
Burnley can repeat success of Tony Pulis an... |
ffe59844cefb2a70356f0a6e2701af5791d0627f | By . Binky Felstead . Mums, mates and make-up: when a girl's feeling low, this triple-whammy of female gorgeousness is guaranteed to lift the spirits. For those who have been watching MIC recently, you'll know I've been through a rough patch, romantically - suffice to say, I'm grateful for the invention of waterproof m... | Been through a rough patch after break-up with co-star Alex Mytton .
Binky this week appeared in Stacey Jackson's latest music video .
The Made In Chelsea star says it was the perfect girly pick-me-up .
Here she shows you how to achieve her high-glamour look . |
ffe5e14e6002f9fa2a4563f1f39e90a82f0124cc | Forget the Top of the Rock or the Empire State. The best view of New York City last weekend was from the air, as five Red Bull Air Force Wingsuit Flyers accomplished their dream of skydiving from above one of the world’s most recognizable skylines - Manhattan and managed to catch it all on tape via headcam. The flight ... | The flight was in anticipation of the 2014 Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach in Long Island this Memorial Day Weekend .
The elite aerial athletes of the Red Bull Air Force jumped from an altitude of 7,500 feet .
The flight lasted about two miles and took about two minutes . |
ffe620d2b646e281409b3cd391a862d20e6f84d5 | By . John Drayton . MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS . Olympic champion Greg Rutherford is desperate to go one better than the silver medal he won at the Games in Delhi four years ago. The men’s long jump final is at 6.45pm. Max Whitlock is one of Sportsmail’s seven Road to Rio stars — will be hoping to add individual gold to ... | Greg Rutherford is in long jump final action from 6.45pm .
Max Whitlock will be looking to add to his Team England gold .
Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow are in the 10m synchronised diving . |
ffe64c5dea2951d4e2f269da585b09c3a1032837 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . Running the country is like being stuck in an ‘asteroid shower’, David Cameron has complained. The Prime Minister revealed his struggle to cope with the bombardment of questions on foreign affairs. And while trying to deal with global problems he also has to contend with... | David Cameron reveals the struggle to cope with flurry of questions .
International crises battle for attention with dealing with ministers .
Comes after he complained about making 'compromises' in coalition . |
ffe68381bd829f0c9845baac6254c0c8a86cc7a4 | Oxford University last night launched an investigation into claims that Tory students sang a ‘despicable’ song celebrating Nazi massacres during meetings. Members of the university’s Conservative Association were alleged to have given renditions of the song that revels in the killing of Jews during ‘port and policy’ ... | One video said to show student singing 'Dashing through the Reich' to tune of Jingle Bells . |
ffe6bf8097a6ac4ed133d3cf8c0b13ea2e08d50e | By . Associated Press . and Alex Greg For Mailonline . The FBI spied on citizens who were not the subject of investigation because of typographical errors, according to a government watchdog. The Justice Department's inspector general has found that while the FBI has improved handling of national security letters, the ... | The Justice Department's inspector general found the the FBI has spied on the wrong person because of 'typographical errors'
In a report, the inspector general says that the FBI has improved on handling national security letters but could do better .
'...typographical errors cause the FBI to .
request and... receive t... |
ffe6db2952b1a9e486034db03eb228305bcd4aa4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:08 EST, 23 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:35 EST, 24 April 2013 . The homeless older brother of billionaire pop star Madonna required nine stitches to his forehead after he resisted arrest in a public bathroom in northern Michigan, police revealed Tuesday. Law enforcement offi... | Anthony Ciccone, 56, refused to leave a bathroom at Grand Traverse County Civic Center .
Had outstanding warrant for trespassing in a bookstore .
Ciccone had blood-alcohol level of 0.40, or five times the legal limit in Michigan . |
ffe6fe6c60a3f747c290457d10f9e8c5a9a12239 | An e. You can write it with one fluid swoop of a pen or one tap of the keyboard. The most commonly used letter in the English dictionary. Simple, right? Now imagine it printed out millions of times on thousands of forms and documents. Then think of how much ink would be needed. OK, so that may have been a first for you... | Middle-school student says the federal government could cut printing costs with one decision .
Suvir Mirchandani analyzed ink use for school project, then expanded his research .
So far, the Government Printing Office is noncommittal on Suvir's suggestion . |
ffe783ca570997227d8fa725883463bf662c200b | By . Stephen Wright . PUBLISHED: . 18:18 EST, 13 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:12 EST, 13 June 2013 . Stabbed to death: Stephen Lawrence . The two racist thugs convicted of murdering Stephen Lawrence were awarded a total of £425,000 of legal aid, official figures reveal. Gary Dobson, 37, and David Norris, 36, each rece... | Gary Dobson, 37, and David Norris, 36, each received more than £200,000 of taxpayers’ money to fight their murder charges .
Figures released after a six-month freedom of information battle by the Mail . |
ffe82e006c68bace26f1be1de78d181c2af6a780 | Incheon, South Korea (CNN) -- A small army of elite, highly trained clones are sent on a mission to root out drugs and ammunition from the city. Every few hours they report back to their masters, to whom they've been devoted since birth. But this isn't the set of a low-budget sci-fi flick; it's the departure lounge of ... | A breed of 'super clone' sniffer dogs is in action at Incheon Airport .
DNA taken from golden Labrador Retriever with "legendary" nose .
Professor behind project also makes clones of pets and endangered wolves . |
ffe83695834b28bc6b364393aa17e2976849d8a1 | (Financial Times) -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp was on Tuesday facing a fresh barrage of allegations over its business practices after an Australian newspaper released 14,000 emails concerning one of the group's security subsidiaries. The emails, said to be from the hard drive of a former head of security at NDS, a for... | Australian Financial Review released 14,000 e-mails regarding former News Corp security subsidiary .
E-mails reveal News Corp hired computer hackers, allegedly to damage rival pay-TV operations . |
ffe83952a4d33410a81777111fd59ac249ec93f9 | At Manchester City, Frank Lampard has established a reputation for his impeccable manners and his work-rate on the training ground. At 36, with three Barclays Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the biggest one of the lot - the Champions League - his appetite for the game is undiminished. That much was made clear w... | Frank Lampard is the ultimate professional and Chelsea will always be his club .
Lampard scored debut goal for Manchester City against Blues on Sunday .
Former Chelsea star dined out with fiancee Christine Bleakley .
City drew 1-1 with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday .
Lampard won three Premier League titles, f... |
ffe89ca2ce55b5614c7e0a9c6b8bffc35fe4b441 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 22:50 EST, 11 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:50 EST, 12 November 2013 . This is the moment the president and COO of discount chain Family Dollar is fired during an episode of television show ‘Undercover Boss.’ Michael Bloom was fired by a warehouse supervisor because he was unable to ... | Family Dollar president and COO Mike Bloom went on 'Undercover Boss' and was fired .
A forklift trainer fired him for dangerous mistakes he made in a warehouse .
Mr Bloom then paid off almost all of the man's debt and gave him a 40 per cent raise . |
ffe8c0fbb871fc4f2ae157ca4dff310c8021a43c | The world’s most powerful investment bank was last night accused of being ‘oblivious’ to public opinion after paying its staff almost a quarter of a million pounds last year on average. Goldman Sachs yesterday cemented its position as the world’s most generous big bank, dishing out £8.4billion in pay and perks for 2014... | Investment bank was accused of being ‘oblivious’ to public opinion .
Wall Street giant cemented position as world’s most generous big bank .
The bank, which employs 6,000 people in London, confirmed its 34,000 staff around the world received an average package of £246,000 .
But the figure represents a pay cut as £248,0... |
ffe978b67b714ee65d54d21f2e8ebff56ed42062 | After three months of closure, the Lindt Chocolate Café at the centre of the Sydney Siege is set to reopen in a matter of days. The scene of one of Australia’s most infamous terror attacks, workers at the Sydney CBD café said the café told The Daily Telegraph the shop will reopen by the end of the week. The café made h... | Lindt will reopen its Martin Place cafe in March after repairs are finished .
It was damaged during the siege that claimed the lives of cafe manager Tori Johnson and barrister Katrina Dawson in December .
Cafe is organising a memorial to honour 'bravery' of hostages .
Lindt say they spoke with cafe staff before decidin... |
ffe9fb1394fdc85aa83f6e42c32bb8763c16f457 | A man who had just bought something at a suburban New Orleans shopping mall on Christmas Eve was shot to death at close range and a suspect was in custody, police said. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has said that the victim was James Vaughn, 24, and the suspect is 25-year-old Gary M. Francois. Vaughn purchased ... | A man who had just bought something at a suburban New Orleans shopping mall on Christmas Eve was shot to death at close range and a suspect was in custody, police said .
The shooting happened 4:21 p.m. Wednesday, at the Oakwood Center Mall in Jefferson Parish, Sheriff Newell Normand said .
Victim James Vaughn, 24, had ... |
ffea0c8b29307469dea5cd49fd381ff7f656d5e5 | By . Sam Webb . A builder who battered and stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s father and then poured petrol over him before setting him alight was today jailed for a minimum of 27 years for his murder. James Carbott, 31, beat Thomas Baird with a crowbar and stabbed him with a retractable blade knife inside his bungalow in Hem... | James Carbott battered and stabbed Thomas Baird to death .
The 31-year-old torched the corpse and set his home on fire .
The pair had rowed over electrical work undertaken by Carbott . |
ffea383cee8f6a6883475c42d19fdce453ae6143 | BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Beijing Games Sunday as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history were declared at an end. A dancer performs Sunday during the Olympics Closing Ceremony in Beijing. Fireworks across China's capital as a crowd of more... | Extravagant climax closes Beijing's 2008 Summer Olympics .
Fireworks light up across China's capital .
Crowd of more than 90,000 attends closing ceremony .
Olympic torch passed to London, host of 2012 Summer Games . |
ffea89f31d85ed26254c6efdc4df8a0c0d2878c0 | By . Alex Greig, Ashley Collman and Daily Mail Repoter . PUBLISHED: . 22:14 EST, 11 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:04 EST, 12 December 2013 . The family of a Texas university student shot dead by a campus cop on Friday have said they do not believe the account given by the officer responsible for his death. Captain ... | Mickey and Valerie Redus say inquiry will show shooting was unjustified .
Robert Cameron Redus, 23, was killed after being pulled over for a traffic stop by campus police officer Chris Carter on Friday morning .
Police claimed student was charging at Carter when he was shot five times . |
ffeb87a2f560f245af6bcc84b1fdd0b39dbb2aac | (CNN) -- I carry in my mind a picture of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the beginning of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march on March 21, 1965. What makes that picture so vivid to me 48 years later, as we prepare to celebrate his 84th birthday this month, is that voting rights issues I once imagined were ov... | Nicolaus Mills remembers MLK's march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights .
King was fighting for voting rights, he says, 48 years later, voting issues are re-emerging .
Mills: Today's voter suppression is subtle compared with the past's crude, racist attempts .
Mills: As we honor MLK, we should fight voter ID la... |
ffec04f3fcc8882e7420ce3fc0ee17b9cd2d6f4f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:57 EST, 6 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:55 EST, 6 December 2013 . Researchers in Ohio have found a revolutionary way to let amputees feel what they're touching with prosthetic hands. The team from Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Case Western Reserve Universit... | Researchers at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University have created a new way to connect prosthetic hands to human nerves . |
ffec4ef56785d564409786985a8f69cadc48bf36 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 02:44 EST, 14 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:07 EST, 14 January 2014 . Low numbers: Dr Ion Jinga, Romania's ambassador in Britain, says only two dozen of his countrymen have entered the UK since January 1 . Fewer than 25 Romanians have entered Britain since labour market restrictio... | Dr Ion Jinga says influx of migrants since January 1 never happened .
Britain has not released figures but in Holland, 21 Romanians entered there .
'I don't see why Holland would be less attractive than the .
UK', Dr Jinga said . |
ffec9ecb9d5d2dd0dc1d95923cd44554228f24c0 | Hundreds turn out for Mark Duggan's farewell in North London . Police massed nearby as his coffin was pulled in a white horse-drawn carriage . The father-of-four, 29, was found with a gun when he was shot dead by police . His loved ones wanted to remember him as an innocent family man. But there was no escaping the mur... | Hundreds turn out for Mark Duggan's farewell in North London .
Police massed nearby as his coffin was pulled in a white horse-drawn carriage .
The father-of-four, 29, was found with a gun when he was shot dead by police . |
ffecdadc82048694d3f55d2728fe30fc229cf565 | By . Talal Musa . PUBLISHED: . 12:34 EST, 6 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:33 EST, 6 February 2013 . The Uncharted games are some of the most cinematic ever made, raising the bar on PS3 in terms of story-telling and graphics. And even though the PS3 is coming to the end of its life, developers Naughty Dog - behind t... | Stunning graphics set to push PS3 to its limit .
'Balance of Power' AI makes enemies react to your every move and warn each other when a comrade dies .
Developed by Naughty Dog, behind the likes of Uncharted and Crash Bandicoot . |
ffecf1dad502ae57829862e3ab640f36ac4fecda | (CNN) -- Oil companies could soon be using an innovative new technique involving nanotechnology and magnets to help clean up offshore oil spills. Oil spills from container ships or offshore platforms are a frequent hazard to marine and coastal ecosystems and an expensive one to clean up. BP expects the Gulf of Mexico o... | MIT researchers develop new technique for recovering oil using magnets .
Could save oil companies money and reduce costs of clean up .
Some experts question whether technique can work in sea conditions .
Skimming technique may be better suited to offshore spills . |
ffed418c46b88670695d55d187b73714b77b5441 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 04:31 EST, 11 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:02 EST, 11 January 2013 . Scam: Richard Lowery stole £56,000 from his great grandmother - who brought him up after he was abandoned by his parents . A 'son' who robbed the great-grandmother who brought him up of her £56,000 life savings ... | Richard Lowery was dumped by his parents aged 4, and great-grandmother Brenda stepped in .
Lowery stole money from her bank account for seven years .
Despite this Brenda wrote to the judge begging for leniency . |
ffed6787eff6f1e01c8019328f5dcd53c697ad07 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 15:08 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:08 EST, 3 April 2013 . PC Eileen Arthurs, 52, has been jailed for two and a half years for misconduct in a public office . A police officer has been jailed today after she accessed the police national computer database to help a friend who was ... | PC Eileen Arthurs, 52, accessed the police national database to help friend Lee May - once suspected of involvement in the £52million Securitas robbery .
Arthurs was jailed for two and a half years for misconduct in a public office .
Court heard she lied to colleagues and made false entries in her notebooks .
Judge sai... |
ffed780e3c61e69339fd005410cbcab4d9a57ed9 | Depending who you ask, Yahoo's decision to hire Marissa Mayer several months into her pregnancy is either a boon to all working mothers or a misstep for the ailing tech company. "Talk about lousy timing. She'll be taking maternity leave when she needs to be at work. Yahoo has enough problems without a part-time CEO," o... | Yahoo CEO's plan to work through maternity leave stokes debate over maternity leave .
Some say Mayer's experience reflects demands of corporate America on men and women .
Author says Mayer proves that women who have it all are "superhuman, rich, in charge"
iReporters say flexible scheduling, working from home improve w... |
ffede4d68f777cb450d93901f5e70110f2c259dd | Frank Lampard brought the curtain down on his 13-year Chelsea career as his old club seized pole position in the chase for Cesc Fabregas. England’s 35-year-old midfielder is lining up a move to Major League Soccer with New York City.Fabregas is available from Barcelona for £30million and Arsenal do not want to take up ... | Fabregas disappointed at lack of interest shown by Arsenal .
Fabregas has been told he can leave Barcelona in the summer .
Chelsea want Fabregas to replace New York City bound Frank Lampard . |
ffee567a64c4d9a23627894a470fbd6f6de8e2b9 | By . Julian Robinson . A trainee nurse has been awarded over £75,000 compensation after a prick on her finger at work transformed her into a cleaning obsessive. Alcinda Tobbal could not kiss or make love to her husband for fear of 'contamination' after being jabbed with a dirty needle whilst working as a nurse assistan... | Alcinda Tobbal became cleaning obsessive after pricking finger at work .
Trainee nurse feared 'contamination' after injury at Whipps Cross Hospital .
OCD left 45-year-old incapable of having intimate relations with her husband .
Trainee nurse awarded £75,000 in compensation following court hearing .
Whipps Cross NHS Tr... |
ffee67cf410c32857f263cb5b8a15b492194ac53 | (CNN) -- A late Sergio Ramos goal earned Real Madrid a 2-1 win against Barcelona at the Bernabeu on Saturday as the La Liga leaders slumped to a second consecutive El Clasico defeat. Five days after being dumped out of the Copa del Rey by Jose Mourinho's side, the Catalan club were once again forced to play second fidd... | Sergio Ramos headed goal earns Real Madrid second El Clasico win in five days .
Benzema gives Madrid early lead before Messi leveled with 50th goal of the season .
Madrid play Manchester United in last 16 second leg Champions League tie on Tuesday .
In Serie A, AC Milan beat 10-man Lazio 3-0 to move up to fourth in the... |
ffee72fd91f2e9eac5f8fb6d85fe67b131c3c24f | Retired managing director: John Knott, 71, was found dead at his home on Monday . A retired managing director who feared . his home would be surrounded by travellers’ camps is thought to have . shot dead his seriously ill wife before turning the gun on himself. John . Knott, 71, and his wife Elizabeth were found dead a... | John and Elizabeth Knott were found dead at their home on Monday .
Worried relatives called police after they could not contact the couple .
Officers found the bodies and recovered a shotgun from the scene .
Mr Knott was worried about a planned traveller camp in front of his cottage .
The family retired to the 300-year... |
ffee964502c144ed62ddd5c1be678bfbb0d58f02 | By . Michael Zennie . PUBLISHED: . 08:52 EST, 2 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:51 EST, 3 August 2012 . The war over chicken sandwiches escalated today as gay rights advocates revealed plans for a 'Same Sex Kiss Day' at Chick-fil-A to counter the hundreds of thousands of people who lined drive-through lanes and filled ... | Nearly 700,000 people responded to 'Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day' as cars clogged drive through lanes at restaurants across the nation .
Owner of Wendy's franchise in North Carolina posts 'We stand with Chick-fil-A' on signs outside his stores .
Chicago Catholic Cardinal voices support for company after Mayor Rahm Eman... |
ffeeae175e5f04a713bcb69acde3c6120e555565 | A computer student suspected of trying to hack into police websites has been jailed for refusing to hand over his password in the interests of national security. University student Christopher Wilson caused the Northumbria Police website to shut down after ringing the force using a voice changing device to warn of a cy... | Christopher Wilson was ordered by a judge to hand over his password .
None of the 50 he provided worked so he was jailed for six months .
Wilson had talked of trolling a police memorial page . |
ffef234bc77d6fc58f56b03c2b0c7cd24239a0e3 | PUBLISHED: . 17:31 EST, 11 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:48 EST, 11 March 2014 . Accused: Ryan Wyngarden goes on trial this week for the murder of his sister and her husband . The jury in the murder trial of a Michigan man accused of killing his sister and her husband for fear that she would reveal their incestuous lo... | Ryan Wyngarden charged with shooting dead Rick and Gail Brink in 1987 because he was jealous of their relationship .
The case fell cold for years until investigators re-opened it in 2011 .
In 2013, Wyngarden's wife 'cracked and told cops that her husband had admitted to killing the couple but that she had vowed to keep... |
ffef4175e89a9287d4cfcc61582efafaa23d7b0e | (CNN) -- Africa's most active volcano, Mount Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic of Congo, erupted early Saturday, spewing lava off its southern flank, the Congolese Wildlife Authority reported. Rangers in Virunga National Park reported hearing a loud explosion at 3:45 a.m. and then seeing lava flowing from the crat... | Lava flowing down southern flank of Mount Nyamuragira, park rangers report .
Nyamuragira is in Virunga National Park .
Park's mountain gorillas not in danger, but lava threaten chimp habitat . |
ffef78d6ae31b3adc33505e31102a04d2bc72cb7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:21 EST, 26 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:09 EST, 26 February 2014 . Thirty-one of the passengers who were aboard the ill-fated February 2013 Carnival Triumph voyage turned cruise from hell are looking for compensation for their pain and suffering in a civil case that began... | 31 passengers who were stranded aboard the Carnival Triumph in February 2013 are alleging the company is responsible for their suffering .
3,000 passengers weer stranded for five days aboard the ship without electricity, little food, and as sewage flooded decks .
A fire knocked out the ships main power, for which a jud... |
ffefc7d023be35246146de75ddcf7948a4d9cf1a | Ryan Moore confirmed his position as one of the best jockeys in the world by winning the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington aboard German raider Protectionist. Moore came with a turbo-charged late surge inside the final furlong to deny the remarkable Red Cadeaux, finishing second in the Group One handicap for a third... | Briton Ryan Moore rode Protectionist to victory in the Melbourne Cup .
But the race was marred by the deaths of Admire Rakti and Araldo .
The Melbourne Cup's total prize money stands at more than £3million . |
fff048b7c5b9578c3a494d42a5bece64753af818 | (CNN) -- Even as they were rejecting as far-fetched an Australian company's assertion that it may have identified the resting place of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 -- thousands of miles from where investigators have been searching -- experts acknowledged Wednesday that they have little choice but to check it out. "The ... | Bangladesh sends two frigates into the Bay of Bengal to investigate .
"The investigators are going to be hard-pressed to blow this off," says aviation analyst .
More than 600 military members from around the world end their air search .
Crews will now search a larger area of the ocean floor . |
fff0d6fecbb534c2babafcf3baaaf342a7fc0755 | With Christmas barely out of the way, it might seem a bit soon to be thinking of a trip abroad. But experts say this is the ideal time to plan a foreign holiday after travel agents began slashing the price of package trips yesterday and it emerged that a strong pound is giving tourists up to 28 per cent more for their... | Destinations expected to enjoy price cuts include Turkey, Greece and Spain .
Some companies offering as much as £700 off exotic locations .
Study found on average people will spend £1,035 on their holiday in 2014 . |
fff0d92c6b4fdb0ef79eb101ba90939f8c462141 | The future of NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space observatory was in question Wednesday after a part that helps aim the spacecraft stopped working, the U.S. space agency said. Controllers found Tuesday that Kepler had gone into a "safe mode" and one of the reaction wheels needed to orient the spacecraft would not spin, ... | The Kepler space observatory has identified 132 new planets .
A control wheel has stopped responding, leaving the craft unable to aim precisely at stars .
"We're not ready to call the mission over," NASA official says . |
fff156ae1611cbaf243975c55681e735395c6368 | (CNN) -- At long last, Maria Toorpakai Wazir can indulge her life's greatest love without fear of persecution. Hounded out of the notoriously dangerous tribal region that borders Pakistan and Afghanistan -- once referred to as "Hell's door knocker" -- salvation has been found thousands of miles away on a different cont... | Pakistani Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled Taliban persecution to indulge her love of squash .
The 22-year-old grew up in the ultra-conservative region near border with Afghanistan .
Maria and her father suffered death threats for pursuing her dream of playing squash .
She now is training with former world number one Jona... |
fff1c52ce6e96d59ef6a0b477203e8c307df0d25 | George Groves is a force of nature. Carl Froch is a force which defies nature. The weather is set fair for London but the micro-climate about to be generated by 80,000 people inside Wembley Stadium is brewing up a storm. Froch’s thunderous punches and the lightning fists of Groves threaten to make this a Saturday night... | Carl Froch and George Groves prepare to clash at Wembley .
80,000 people will pack inside the national stadium on Saturday night .
The Cobra is a narrow favourite against St George .
Huge purse could be worth up to £10m for Froch and £2m for Groves .
I predict a battle-hardened Froch to win in the 10th or 11th round . |
fff1c884b8cb127f10cb5e7f00edf1f908bf6206 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:07 EST, 18 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:56 EST, 18 June 2013 . 'Sesame Street' is brought to you by the letter 'P' - for Prison. The children's educational show is about to tackle the problem of incarceration head on and they've created a new Muppet, Alex, whose dad is in jai... | 'Ales' is the first Muppet to have a dad in jail .
The long-running kid's favorite has launched an educational program to help child comes to terms with having a parent behind bars .
It is aimed at children aged 3-8 years of age .
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world with one in 28 children having a... |
fff311d98975e4cd88ddcaba551f41e7b3e783a4 | North Korea says it's ready for a 'full scale nuclear war' and called South Korea's president a 'crafty prostitute' with president Obama as her 'powerful pimp.' The North Korean insults come after President Obama visited South Korea and its president Park Geun-hye for two days in which both leaders asked that North Ko... | North Korea says it ready for nuclear war and satellite imagery has shown activity at their nuclear sight .
North Korea has called South Korean female president Park Geun-Hye a 'prostitute' and Obama her 'pimp' following Obama's two day visit to South Korea .
Both the U.S. and South Korea have threatened North Korea wi... |
fff34e3648411cb47a6c60d536535ad2766d7bec | A mother has been arrested after she allegedly forced her young daughter to take pornographic photographs of her to send to her inmate fiancé. Jodi Roberts, from Wabash Valley, Indiana, is facing a federal charge of conducting a performance harmful to minors after making her nine-year-old child take naked pictures of h... | Jodi Roberts, from Wabash Valley, Indiana, is facing federal charges . |
fff3f08c0d57bd3e439baa713566ad2cfb014507 | A Briton who was once the world's fattest man at 70st has spoken about how meeting his American fiancee is the 'best thing that has ever happened' in his life, as he revealed he will quit the UK for the U.S. Paul Mason, 53, from Ipswich, Suffolk, who has since slimmed down to a comparatively svelte 22st, immediately sa... | Rebecca Mountain proposed to Paul Mason, calls 'chemistry' the cause .
Totes his personality as the reason for emotional and physical attraction .
He immediately said 'yes', but a date for the wedding has not yet been set .
They are now searching for engagement rings following the proposal .
First he must have surgery ... |
fff4c6dd6e85e0d44c9617f19ae665cbf722ba87 | It may not be stamped in your passport, but everyone on Earth is now officially a citizen of Laniakea. That is the name scientists have given the gigantic super-cluster of galaxies that contains our own Milky Way, which is revealed in a stunning new 3D animation. The word means 'immeasurable heaven' in Hawaiian - an ap... | Word means 'immeasurable heaven' in Hawaiian .
Structure is 500 million light years across .
Contains 100,000 galaxies and the mass of a hundred quadrillion suns .
Around Laniakea are four neighbouring superclusters known as Shapley, Hercules, Coma and Perseus-Pisces .
First supercluster to have its size mapped by astr... |
fff5196262308ad6fae200e254c589631e3250e6 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 04:17 EST, 20 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 20 August 2013 . These spectacular images capture a colourful kingfisher creating a splash as it darts into a river and successfully emerges with a snack. The beating wings of the striking blue and orange bird kick up spray as it ... | Striking blue and orange bird can reach speeds of up to 25mph as it dive-bombs into rivers and lakes to catch prey .
Rambler Mark Bridger, 44, captured this darting kingfisher kicking up spray as it hit water in Kent countryside . |
fff658305a1b034d7149c1d1387f2bf916a980a4 | Britons are running up debt at the fastest rate in seven years, after £1.25billion was borrowed on credit cards, loans and overdrafts in November. The Bank of England figures showed that November saw the biggest rise in unsecured borrowing since February 2008, when Northern Rock was nationalised and the credit crunch t... | Figures show biggest rise in unsecured borrowing since February 2008 .
Statistics made up of credit card spending, bank loans and bank overdrafts .
Consumer helplines warn people will struggle with first 2015 credit card bill .
Research found a quarter of adults planned to borrow before Christmas . |
fff6e3a330ee6389d8ef795a47041a17887d2b1a | By . Liz Hull . PUBLISHED: . 10:26 EST, 2 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:34 EST, 2 October 2013 . The wife of a convicted drugs baron spent thousands of pounds on Botox, designer handbags and sports cars while claiming benefits, a court heard. Diane Brookhouse, 41, applied for the state handouts after her husband Ri... | Mother-of-two Diane Brookhouse, 41, denies being involved in a drugs ring .
Allegedly involved heroin and cocaine being smuggled into UK from France .
Collected husband on day release from jail for drugs meetings, court hears .
It's claimed she made 16 visits to a Toni and Guy hair salon in 13 months . |
fff6f8f6b9ff40a563a0a77c3a9d44aad41d9bac | (CNN) -- A Bahrain court sentenced eight Shiite opposition activists to life in prison after finding them guilty of plotting to overthrow the country's Sunni royal family, state media said Wednesday. They were among 21 people who were convicted on terrorism-related charges in connection with the anti-government protest... | NEW: An opposition leader says crackdown, not protests, are hurting country's standing .
Defendants are forcibly taken out of court after the verdict .
The verdicts come after human rights groups have urged Bahrain to stop the trials .
"This court does not meet international standards for human rights," an activist say... |
fff71bd592cbc1f0ae4e6ef3cbab516eda752957 | By . Richard Spillett for MailOnline . Prince Andrew has revealed he remained friends with Sarah Ferguson after their divorce 'more for family than anything else'. The royal spoke about the couple's split and continued friendship in a candid interview with US satellite TV channel CNBC. The couple married in 1986 but se... | Royal couple divorced after decade of marriage in 1996 - but stayed friends .
Prince now says post-married friendship is 'part of life's rich tapestry'
He opens up on US Satellite TV channel to improve image around the world .
The royal also spoke about his new youth employment scheme with Will.i.am . |
fff772d26d118e1c2b0fbeed34cdbe65999080ce | An orphaned bear with life-threatening third-degree burns on her body has made a remarkable recovery and is now set to return to the wild. Nine-month-old Cinder was found in a driveway in Washington state this summer after getting caught in a blazing wildfire which covered more than 250,000 acres, destroyed 300 homes, ... | Cinder the cub suffered third-degree burns in a massive Washington state wildfire over the summer .
For weeks she has received expert care .
The cub is now up to a healthy weight and her paw pads are healed .
She will spend the winter hibernating at a rehab center in Idaho and then come spring, return to her natural ha... |
fff783965cbff101da520c6ca8c63831f1ae363e | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 06:47 EST, 8 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:12 EST, 8 October 2013 . A four-year-old boy suffers from a rare condition that means a scrape or an argument could kill him, his parents say. Four-year-old Morgan Taylor has adrenal insufficiency which means he cannot naturally deal with phys... | Morgan Taylor, 4, has adrenal insufficiency which means his body doesn't produce the hormone cortisol, so he cannot deal with stress .
Has to be given a cortisol injection within 30 minutes of a stressful event .
He was diagnosed after being born at 28 weeks weighing just 1lb 8oz .
He also has growth problems, chronic ... |
fff7dffc9e5cb27d9fb1d4c270c7daa7b81e1b50 | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 06:17 EST, 23 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:04 EST, 23 September 2012 . After a summer in which the Olympics, the Paralympics and the Euro 2012 football tournament have caught the public's attention, they might seem a modest affair. But for more than 100 men who gathered in eastern F... | More than 100 take part in European Beard and Moustache Championships .
Event held in Wittersdorf, near Mulhouse, eastern France . |
fff7e817c5337da93e284d06f2ea50c3e862358f | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 07:08 EST, 16 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:10 EST, 16 January 2013 . A hospital has sparked outrage by announcing it is to erect a smoking shelter outside a cancer ward. Managers at the new £400 million University Hospital of North Staffordshire have applied for planning permissio... | Five shelters are planned at the new £400m University Hospital of North Staffordshire .
Bosses say the move was forced by patients repeatedly ignoring the no-smoking policy .
Cancer victims and charities have condemned the move . |
fff8c4836275d6079178a62d1badbaae8a6b0e07 | (CNN) -- Lane Kommer should be skiing this week. Instead he postponed a trip to Colorado because the snow situation just isn't looking good. "We've been keeping a close eye on the weather the last few weeks and keeping our fingers crossed, hoping for some good snow and it just got to the point where we decided it's bet... | Ski resorts have suffered from dry weather and warm temperatures .
Base snow averaged about 14 inches this week at Lake Tahoe resorts .
Bright spots include New Mexico, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska . |
fff8ca1a8f1e87f3a9190e7c37b58c723263ef28 | As outrage builds over the shock death of Melbourne Cup favourite Admire Rakti, the horse's jockey has paid tribute to the Japanese raider, which collapsed and died in its stall following the race. Jockey Zac Purton made an emotional statement about the Caulfield Cup winner's sudden death to the TVN Racing Network. 'He... | Animal rights activists and many punters have expressed shock and outrage following Admire Rakti's death .
The stallion's jockey, Zac Purton, made an emotional statement about the sudden death this afternoon .
'For this to happen to him, it's not fair,' Mr Purton said .
The cause of Admire Rakti's death remains unknown... |
fff8ff4bb91ffa4f70fc6654d001d9f7391f0adb | By . Ellie Buchdahl . PUBLISHED: . 10:42 EST, 12 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:42 EST, 12 October 2013 . A mother who created false alibis for her murdering son and his friend has been imprisoned for two years. Maria Keane, 37, told police her then 16-year-old son George Keane and his friend Luke Garner had been wat... | George Keane, then 16, stabbed to death David Scott in December .
Mother Maria Keane said he had been watching DVDs at her house .
Pregnant mother-of-seven has been imprisoned for two years .
George Keane and accomplice Luke Garner given indefinite jail sentences . |
fff9111ecffc3198a44de5dbee5d1442f307a13b | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 08:16 EST, 5 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:33 EST, 7 January 2013 . Most couples who renew their wedding vows do so several years after they first step down the aisle. But Gemma and Luke Stewart are not a couple with time on their side. Their vow renewal on a beautiful Corfu beach ... | Gemma was diagnosed with malignant melanoma after finding lump in groin .
Told it was terminal in May 2011 and she had just months to live .
Says news was the trigger for realising on-off boyfriend Luke was 'the one'
Couple married that year and have since renewed their vows . |
fff95a57a982743cc4752dc154a8f7ba701304a5 | By . Stephanie Linning . A reclusive pensioner died surrounded by a huge pile of rubbish that he had been hoarding - and his body was not found until police broke down his door eight months later. Denis Walsby, 74, who had not had contact with his family for years, was found lying underneath a stack of papers at the fo... | Denis Walsby was found underneath stack of papers, surrounded by rubbish .
74-year-old hoarded plastic bags, cardboard boxes and broken furniture .
Alarm was raised by postman who noticed uncollected mail at his door .
Dates on letters indicate he could have been lying dead for eight months .
Post-mortem found he died ... |
fffa4ac85eba774b928557a9c86b0645d0bb8bdd | Washington (CNN) -- The District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island are all to receive a portion of the $3.4 billion remaining in the "Race to the Top" fund for education in those states. "We had many more competitive applications than money ... | Nine states plus the District of Columbia are winners .
Each will receive a portion of $3.4 billion .
Winners had to show they have plans for school reforms . |
fffa5b51768e8689c470e64bb4bfb039ccc1eaf9 | Blaze: A teenage work experience girl set fire to the wilko store in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, because she was 'a bit bored' A teenage private schoolgirl who was 'fed up' of her work experience in a shop set fire to it, causing £1million damage, a court heard. The girl, 15, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was work... | Teenager, who cannot be named, was on placement from fee-paying school .
Used a cigarette lighter to light a cardboard box in warehouse behind shop .
Fire quickly swept through the wilko store in Nuneaton, Warwickshire .
Customers and staff were evacuated as thick black smoke filled the shop .
Girl is said to come from... |
fffaf50d60eb097e3909ac9c702cb9c8b865615e | (CNN) -- In the old days, being passive-aggressive took effort. An annoyance -- like, say, a neighbor who has elected to make the stairwell his own personal broom closet -- would fester and fester until one was finally forced into action. IE, leaving a note to the effect of: "Hi! I tripped over a bucket of liquid in th... | Face-Invaders is an iPad game that allows you to blast your Facebook friends in effigy .
It's always a bad idea to post anything disparaging about your boss or workplace online .
Facebook app Enemy Graph allows you to declare friends or public figures "enemies" |
fffafbfcfd9d95f06f9459f16403fb89c1998675 | As the hours count down to $85 billion in government-wide spending cuts, there's one transportation service that won't be derailed -- Amtrak. Officials of the nation's only long-haul passenger railroad say there will be no cutbacks or changes in its schedule, especially on its popular Northeast Corridor route between W... | Amtrak says no changes or cutbacks in schedules due to federal budget cuts .
Rail line carried record number of passengers last year and has reported strong revenues .
It has also cut costs and made capital improvements to boost efficiency .
Amtrak receives annual taxpayer subsidies for operating and capital improvemen... |
fffb01b12e9c495e127eeab0bfe70ac5b2066fe0 | A 27-year-old Catholic charity worker has been killed after she was hit by a piece of scaffolding during a visit to the Philippines by Pope Francis. Kristel Padasas was volunteering at a mass officiated by the Pope near Tacloban's airport today when a scaffolding reportedly holding huge speakers was blown over by stron... | Kristel Padasas was volunteering at a mass officiated by the Pope today .
Scaffolding holding speakers blown over in strong winds and struck her .
She suffered fractured skull and she taken to hospital where she died .
The Pope was informed and asked he could show 'his own suffering' |
fffb05893ffcce449c43b1ac6112b6be99355b91 | By . Colin Fernandez . Last updated at 12:55 AM on 19th August 2011 . Deceit: Dr Ellen MacInnes (pictured) was banned from the roads for drink-driving and used a sample of clean blood from her own patient in Essex to try to con testers that she was all clear . A family doctor has been found guilty of a ‘grave abuse of ... | Suspended by the GMC in 2004, 2009 and in 2011 for working or driving under the influence of alcohol . |
fffb34770ef63478d7f1154bc473f95f1efbc769 | Much like Sam from the Dr. Seuss book, 'Green Eggs and Ham,' American kids were met with both delight and disgust when served typical breakfasts from around the world which to them seemed utterly foreign. 'It tastes like cow poop!' said one young boy when tasting coffee from Brazil as part of the gustatory experiment f... | 'It tastes like cow poop!' said one young boy when tasting coffee from Brazil as part of the gustatory experiment from website KitchenBowl.com .
Video of the American youngsters trying foods from aroud the globe has nearly half a million views on YouTube .
The most popular foods were the eggs, sausage, and potato from ... |
fffc255b6446f381c781b6d8b5aa3651db333d91 | By . Joshua Gardner . An 89-year-old Washington State shop owner fearlessly used a golf club to fend off a robber who entered her store Sunday morning armed with a 3-foot samurai sword. Miyo Koba had never faced a robber in her 60 years as owner of Frank's Market in Moses Lake, but handled her first such encounter like... | Miyo Koba of Moses Lake, Washington was threatened with a samurai sword on Sunday by the first robber she faced in 60 years as a shop owner .
Koba first grabbed a pair of scissors but says she didn't have the nerve to stab the man as he demanded she open her register .
Koba grabbed a 5 wood as the robber pushed her to ... |
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