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09462fc7907ff7aacc3e777f49640b54d4490fbe | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 12:01 EST, 19 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:02 EST, 19 December 2013 . He may not have won Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot, but Warren Buffett probably doesn't care. The investing genius made an eye-popping $37 million a day in 2013 - that's $1.5 million an hour - simply watching the s... | The Berkshire Hathaway boss' net worth bounced from $12.7 billion to $59.1 billion when shares in the conglomerate soared over 25 per cent .
But Microsoft founder Bill Gates took the top spot on the list of the world's richest people for another year, with a total net worth of $72.6 billion, up from $61.1 billion in 20... |
0946fd1525655ffbeb81a974856f29c0d45e1d39 | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:40 EST, 15 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:16 EST, 15 August 2013 . A 16th woman has come forward alleging that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner sexually harassed her. Peggy Shannon, 67, who works part-time at the Senior Citizens Service Desk in the lob... | Peggy Shannon, 67, works part-time at the Senior Citizens Service Desk in the lobby of the City Administration Building .
Shannon claimed in a press conference Thursday that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner .
once grabbed her and kissed her .
She says he also once told her he could 'go eight hours' in an apparent reference t... |
0948c6459b25123e34ef04a66aac8ab8be11a567 | Archaeologists working under the direction of the Israeli Antiquities Authority have uncovered a 1500-year-old road running through the center of Jerusalem's Old City. Excavation director Dr. Ofer Sion said the discovery lends further credence to the accuracy of what is known as the Madaba Map - a Byzantine period mosa... | Ancient road uncovered running through Jerusalem's center .
Discovery lends credence to Byzantine Madaba Map theory .
Road found near Jaffa Gate, 4.5 meters under current street level . |
0949aa4a17ab0feaf568d9728d4051eb93efc765 | By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 28 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:06 EST, 28 November 2013 . A rugby player who started growing cannabis to pay back cash owed to payday loan companies killed himself after his home was burgled and the plants stolen. Matthew Allott had amassed £17,000 in debt, including m... | Matthew Allott hoped to sell the marijuana for £8,000, inquest hears .
Centre played for Rotherham Phoenix and Rawmarsh Warriors rugby teams .
Told friends he had been struggling for money and took out payday loans .
Coroner records verdict of suicide . |
0949e5320ed12be100346268babad6cc99a5f333 | By . Dan Bloom . A humble bungalow which a family bought for just £1,000 almost a century ago has been turned into a luxury holiday home worth £5million. Dr Edward Andreae paid just £40,000 in today's money for the home on Dorset's Sandbanks peninsula, an exposed spit in Poole Harbour which many people feared would be ... | Bungalow bought cheaply in 1920s on Dorset's Sandbanks, when it was feared surface was too unstable to live on .
But since then the peninsula in Poole Harbour has become fourth most expensive property hotspot in the world .
Buyer's great-grandson Tim Baldwin turned home into luxury beachfront retreat in 2011 with work ... |
094a06fd920433493c65ae494b68e360ab2bdfe3 | By . Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 01:59 EST, 21 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:05 EST, 21 December 2013 . In the running: Ian Bayne used his platform as a Congressional candidate to compare reality star Phil Robertson to Rosa Parks . A Republican candidate for Congress from Illinois says ‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch Phil ... | Ian Bayne, 39, is running for the 11th District of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in 2014 .
He is not the first conservative politician to rush to 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson's defense . |
094af36b3d54db5bba958154ed1fd725a2f4ceb2 | (CNN) -- Real Madrid sealed a record-extending 32nd La Liga title after Wednesday's 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao maintained an unassailable seven-point lead over arch rivals and defending Spanish champions Barcelona with two matches to play. Goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up the clin... | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to clinch La Liga title .
Lionel Messi sets scoring record in earlier Barcelona win over Malaga .
Ajax clinch Dutch title with 2-0 win over VVV Venlo .
Juventus lead cut to one point in Serie A with 1-1 draw against Lecce . |
094b3813b872ff37cbb04a7174cd0a70f0beb8d4 | Nintendo games consoles might be wrapped up under a lot of trees this Christmas but scientists have found that unless you take plenty of breaks from playing, you might just end up in hospital. Nintendo consoles have been linked to dozens of injuries to gamers, including Wii-itis to a stroke, . While most have suffered ... | Dutch researchers looked at whether Nintendo consoles are a safe present .
They found 38 reports of injuries after searching two medical databases .
Findings of the study have been published in the British Medical Journal .
Researchers conclude Nintendo is a relatively safe present this Christmas . |
094c858141efdb7d6b5d61da1b6d800cc10e78c5 | The angry mother of a victim of the Oxford sex grooming gang last night demanded: ‘Someone needs to take the blame.’ Catastrophic failings by police and social services enabled the sadistic group to drug, rape and traffic girls as young as 11 for eight years. Victims repeatedly told police they had been abused and sexu... | Sara Thornton, who has been chief constable of Thames Valley Police since 2007, rejects suggestions she should resign .
Joanna .
Simons, chief executive of Oxfordshire County Council whose social .
services failed to help the girls, also refuses to resign .
Seven men found guilty of catalogue of offences involving unde... |
094c94e98d9707a805d50e35a896d52ca87f96d5 | We love Halloween season. Sweets. Sweaters. Sipping hot cider (maybe spiked). Halloween can certainly get you in the spirit, and nothing warms our hearts like these healthy Halloween treats that help you stay energized instead of stuck in a sugar coma. Don't worry, we've included all the good stuff: cheese, chocolate a... | These Halloween recipes are healthy and fun alternatives to popular treats .
Try chocolate-covered fruit, a veggie cockail, jello brains or peanut butter pumpkins . |
094d0a699eac6459bd0b9199cd315b8043dd04cb | A bride who spent her wedding night in police cells after hurling racist abuse at staff in a luxury hotel has today walked free from court. Mother of four Kirsty Bigland, 30, who was still wearing her white wedding dress, shouted racist language when a card payment was refused as she and her husband Nick tried to check... | Kirsty Bigland spent wedding night in the cells after hurling racist abuse .
Came after a card payment was refused checking into Manchester Hilton .
Mother of four also began running at security staff spitting and swearing .
Both she and husband Nick had to be restrained until police were called .
Bigland admitted raci... |
094dfd4ad046444b7bf92e5bae92b599dea5f27a | By . Dan Bloom . PUBLISHED: . 11:33 EST, 15 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:48 EST, 16 November 2013 . Cyclists were left baffled after they were given an apparent bike path just four inches wide. The bizarre white line was supposed to mark out a 'shared pavement' between walkers and cyclists in Grimsby, Lincolnshire... | White line in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, was meant to mark 'shared pavement'
It left just four inches between the line and the edge of the kerb .
Labour council admit it is 'a bit narrow' but insist the line is normal practice .
Baffled cyclist, 61: 'I am totally confused. Where is the cycle path?' |
094f9152c712949ad6c4e26e5c7bd21b5a6d817a | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 05:30 EST, 28 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:18 EST, 28 March 2013 . Dragons' Den star Peter Jones has relaunched camera chain Jessops - two months after it was forced from the High Street. Two Jessops stores will open today in London's Oxford Street and Birmingham, with four others openi... | Two stores opening today in London and Birmingham as part of relaunch .
A further four to open over the weekend and up to 30 more next month .
Peter Jones will take role of chief executive and chairman at the store .
He says the brand can 'lead the retail resurgence' of High Street . |
095060a549b7b78bb2c3610a31fd443d89f907a6 | (CNN) -- The five snowboarders who died in a Colorado avalanche this weekend were all in their 30s and from Colorado, the sheriff's office said Sunday. They were found dead Saturday after being buried in snow on a high mountain pass in Colorado's White River National Forest, officials from the Clear Creek County Sherif... | The snowboarders were all in their 30s and from Colorado .
This was Colorado's deadliest avalanche accident since 1962 .
One member of a snowboarding group was able to free himself from the snow .
Loveland Pass is located about 50 miles west of Denver . |
09506d03f6eb639209a867336af9afa5e93e6d05 | National Football League owners unanimously endorsed what they called a 'revised and strengthened' Personal Conduct Policy in the wake of several domestic violence incidents involving players. 'With considerable assistance from the many people and organizations we consulted, NFL ownership has endorsed an enhanced polic... | NFL owners unanimously approved a revised personal conduct policy .
High-profile players Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice and Greg Hardy have been convicted of domestic abuse over the past few months .
'The policy is comprehensive. It is strong. It is tough. And it is better for everyone associated with the NFL,' said commiss... |
095163717dd7a8d5c62fd54eb18e5dfc50874266 | Zesty: Old Bay seasoning will be added to the Filet-O-Fish's tartar sauce from Monday . McDonald's are banking on beloved Old Bay seasoning to bring new life to one of their staple sandwiches. From Monday, the popular Maryland seafood spice - which has a Sriracha sauce-like following, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic a... | Old Bay seasoning, a Maryland institution, will be added to the tartar sauce .
New sandwich will be launched Monday in 700 stores .
Only available in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware and West Virginia . |
0951653845e942bc843d84752446a7abf3a1c0ee | London, England (CNN) -- A secret document that appears to show that Iran was working on building nuclear weapons as recently as 2007 is "alarming" and "part of a body of evidence backing up deep concerns over Iran's nuclear program," a Western diplomatic source with knowledge of the papers told CNN on Monday. The Inte... | NEW: Iran calls claim of work on nuclear bomb part "false and not worth paying any attention to"
Papers reinforce "deep concerns over Iran's nuclear program," source says .
It says U.N. nuke watchdog has a copy of papers, which Times of London also obtained .
IAEA says it's investigating document, hasn't formally asked... |
09519bef94d0ce563b88a850df0a9770a8ebf20e | (CNN) -- I first met Alvaro Palacios in 1989 when I was freelancing for the Wine Spectator magazine. That job required me to visit dozens of wineries, and I was even obligated to taste wine. Palacios, a fifth-generation Spanish vintner, understood these hardships. As he drove me around his family's operation in the Rio... | Alvaro Palacios gained international fame for two red wines, Finca Dofi, about $100 a bottle, and L'Ermita, about $1,000 a bottle .
Palacios has built a $16-million business in three Spanish wine regions Rioja, Priorat and Bierzo .
Most of Palacios' wine from these three appellations costs $18 a bottle or less . |
09525cffeacdba954a262af333c1ef58e5496c8a | Manchester United are keen to continue their recent resurgence by picking up all three points against West Brom according to Spanish playmaker Juan Mata. United won their last two games before the international break to climb the Premier League table after a difficult start to life under Louis van Gaal. And Mata believ... | Louis van Gaal's side have won last two games in a row .
Juan Mata says Manchester United are focussed after international break .
But Mata admits it won't be easy against West Brom . |
0952e50eb45f29d7c9ace8380b635fad3ae1db90 | Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan has started renovations on his Malibu home after a dramatic blaze ripped through it, last week. The star's California mansion caught fire last Wednesday evening, causing an estimated $1 million worth of devastating damage. A clean-up crew were seen arriving at the property on Thursday to ... | A fire that ripped through the $18.5 million Malibu mansion of actor Pierce Brosnan last Wednesday has caused $1million in damage .
The former James Bond star and his family were home when the blaze erupted in the property's garage .
Some sources are now saying an appliance caused the flames .
Clean-up crew seen arriv... |
095363457b43cedaf862aa23915a9858fb6d004a | He looked delighted when he was presented with a traditional black and white sombrero vueltiao hat during a visit to an organic fair on Wednesday. Now, Prince Charles has two after he was given another while inspecting the treasure at the Museo del Oro Zenu in Cartagena. The Prince, clearly delighted with his duplicate... | The royal couple are in Cartagena where they were met by a colourful dancer outside the Museo del Oro Zenu .
Charles was given a second cowboy hat - having already picked one up earlier in the week - while Camilla got her first .
The couple also enjoyed a walkabout among the huge Union flag waving crowd of people waiti... |
0955357a524a13fd581e11250c027954bd5b8cc3 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 10 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:12 EST, 10 December 2013 . After dramatically admitting snorting cocaine and cannabis, Nigella Lawson tried to put her court ordeal behind her by going out for dinner last night with Sir Salman Rushdie. The TV cook, 53, was seen dining with ... | Nigella and Sir Salman Rushdie were out last night in Mayfair, central London .
Miss Lawson and the 66-year-old author are long-term friends .
The TV cook admitted snorting cocaine and taking cannabis as she gave evidence against two of her former employees last week .
Charles Saatchi was seen buying Private Eye magazi... |
09553e8033d4086d5519835e9a5619d92e5b2f53 | Former glamour model Peta Todd was left disappointed but unhurt after crashing on the first competitive day of the 2014 World Rally Championship season finale in Wales. Todd, married to Tour de France superstar Mark Cavendish, teamed up with Tony Jardine, the Sky Sports F1 pundit, to take part in the Wales Rally GB. Ho... | Peta Todd and Tony Jardine were uninjured after crash at Wales Rally GB .
Former Page 3 model was allowed to take part in World Rally Championship finale after completing three trial rallies .
The 27-year-old is married to Tour de France legend Mark Cavendish .
The Prospeed team hope the car can be repaired to race on ... |
09558574f0c20340fa59bc522a99654521f97bff | (CNN) -- In the twinkle of an eye, Israel Folau has accomplished what most athletes would be happy to achieve in an entire career -- and in his case he has done it in three sports. Since bursting onto the scene in 2007, the Australian has made his considerable presence felt in not one but three oval-ball codes, weighin... | Australian rugby star has played Rugby League, Aussie Rules and Rugby Union .
Folau burst onto League scene as a 17-year-old and enjoying record-breaking career .
Now 25, Folau moved to Aussie Rules football in 2011; Played Union since 2013 .
Folau's game a mixture of speed, power and agility . |
095666dac141e371b41b0478b0ea54c5b60c9916 | By . Sam Webb . The West Ham footballer was initially arrested and charged with two counts of common assault after allegedly punching and slapping Miss Mansoor . Premier League footballer Ravel Morrison threatened to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend and have her killed, a court heard today. Former Manchester... | Former Manchester United player arrested for assault on Reah Mansoor .
He allegedly punched and slapped Ms Mansoor and her mother .
The West Ham midfielder, 21, indicated he would plead not guilty . |
095785a58820ba9a2622ab06789b1c8823b8709b | A Chicago-born man kidnapped as a . toddler and taken to Mexico by his father more than three decades ago . has finally met his mother after being arrested trying to cross the border illegally. Mother Kathy Amaya, who lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and son, David Amaya Barrick, 37, finally reconnected Saturday at an a... | David Amaya Barrick thought his mother had abandoned him .
Kathy Amaya has spent the last 30 years looking for her son after her husband abducted him as a toddler .
The pair have finally met after decades apart . |
095847ff43bfc2c06e4bac2e12f0336d3628b110 | By . Mark Prigg . April was the joint hottest on record globally, forecasters have revealed. The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for April 2014 tied with 2010 as the highest on record for the month, at 0.77°C (1.39°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F). Researchers today ... | The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for April 2014 tied with 2010 as the highest on record .
Was 0.77°C (1.39°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F)
2014 El Niño could be one of the strongest for decades .
Some scientists claim areas such as Central America, Asia and Austr... |
09584f7cee7942104effa0197a0fe531664c9c49 | By . Graeme Croser . Inverness Caledonian Thistle remain proudly at the top of the table after capitalising on Ronny Deila’s decision to prioritise Champions League football ahead of Premiership points. With a seat at Europe’s top table at stake - not to mention £15million - the Norwegian coach made 10 changes to the t... | Celtic lose first game of the season away at Inverness Caledonian Thistle .
Eoghan O'Connell scores second half own goal to subject Hoops to defeat .
Inverness top of the table with 10 points from four games . |
095abf61897d895379ffe5ac7375bbd340c56a8a | He may have been allowed to leave the club without ever playing a league game for the first team, but Kristoffer Olsson still showed Arsenal some love as he departed. The 19-year-old Swede, whose only first-team appearance for the Gunners came off the bench in the Capital One Cup last season, has joined FC Midtjylland ... | Arsenal sell 19-year-old Swede to Danish club FC Midtjylland .
Kristoffer Olsson has been out on loan for the first half of this season .
Swedish international takes to social media to express love for Arsenal . |
095b50994bce3a7c0085f813b544746a010a9cb0 | A man suspected of taking a drugs overdose was arrested after he violently attacked two paramedics - before speeding off in their AMBULANCE. The ambulance crew treating the 37-year-old patient were forced to call police yesterday after he became so violent they were unable to control him. The man assaulted the two male... | Paramedics called to man suspected of overdosing on illegal drugs .
But as they tried to help him he attacked the men and drove off in vehicle .
Police car collided with ambulance in a bid to stop him and officer hurt .
Neither the arresting officer or the two paramedics were seriously injured .
Man, 37, arrested after... |
095c831720238ca7f7475a41e556e3b4ac12275e | A poaching ring illegally slaying deer in a spree of 'thrill killings' was cracked after one member posted a picture on Facebook. The incriminating photograph appeared to show Jose Manuel Ortega-Torres lumbering a dead animal over his shoulder in the baking summer sunlight - months before the fall hunting season. Game ... | Jose Manuel Ortega-Torres was pictured lumbering dead deer in summer, months before fall hunting season in Las Vegas, Nevada .
Police were tipped off, uncovered gang of 'thrill killers' with illegal licenses .
Nevada Wildlife officials said the men shot animals for an 'ego boost' |
095ca12c78836611369cfdbe7b0e58c99429dea3 | Washington (CNN) -- Using the most unlikely of clues -- a pretzel bag -- authorities in Denmark and the United States are zeroing in on a suspected child abuser, and they are asking for the public's help in ending the exploitation of a small girl. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday released five photog... | A man sexually abuses a girl in four videos posted on the Internet, authorities say .
A pretzel bag available only in the U.S. and Canada narrows the search, ICE says .
The bag is seen in the videos from which five images of the suspect are taken .
Danish authorities say they found the videos, made in April, earlier th... |
095e2cdaa97e8f65f25d29c853cad7be788527d5 | (CNN) -- Joe Paterno led the Penn State Nittany Lions for 46 seasons and -- in the process -- became the winningest coach in college football history. Then came the child molestation scandal involving his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and allegations that Paterno played a role in concealing it. The NCAA v... | The 40-page lawsuit was filed in Common Pleas Court on Thursday .
NCAA sanctions against Penn State include a $60 million fine .
Louis Freeh says family review was "self-serving"
Freeh review finds Joe Paterno and others showed "shocking disregard" for victims . |
095ed79e3bd0499f32585a690089a331b45a10e6 | (CNN) -- A knife-wielding man attacked a woman in a supermarket, eventually cutting off her head and running away with it, government officials in Spain's Tenerife Island said Friday. The man entered a shopping center in the town of Arona, in the Cristianos area of Tenerife, and stole a knife from the supermarket befor... | A knife-wielding man attacked a woman on Tenerife .
He cut off her head and ran away with it, officials say .
Security guards chased and subdued him .
Police identified him as Bulgarian national . |
095f4030bc41f552334f4b3152e90dfc3c193137 | An eight-year-old boy has left doctors baffled after his hands swelled to giant proportions and now weigh more than two stone. Young Kaleem, from India, is unable to carry out simple tasks, including tying his own shoe laces, after he was born with hands twice the size of an average baby. His mother Haleema, 27, said s... | Kaleem, from India, was born with hands twice the size of an average baby .
Continued to grow and now weigh two stone meaning simple tasks are hard .
They each measure 13 inches from the base of palm to end of middle finger .
Local doctors baffled by condition which has seen youngster be bullied over . |
095fd5b1351e1da89c94a7cb2524b001a79cc910 | A seven-month-old girl was taken to hospital Saturday by concerned parents after an area just below her jaw swelled up to the size of one and a half golf balls with a pimple on top. After initially diagnosing an infection, doctors were shocked when they discovered a two-inch-long black feather had got lodged underneath... | Mya Whittington's parents became concerned after an area below her jaw started to swell up .
Doctors initially diagnosed an infection but then plucked a two-inch-long black feather that was lodged under her skin .
Doctors believe Mya inhaled the feather, .
which then pierced the inside of her cheek and, .
over time, he... |
09612c511190363b24057db366c3b6b73c37590e | By . Ian Leonard . PUBLISHED: . 05:01 EST, 13 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:29 EST, 13 July 2013 . A cabbie whose wife left him for a Neil Diamond impersonator was attacked by a drunken passenger when he refused to sing along to the crooner's famous hit Sweet Caroline. Ken Collins, 77, was left bleeding after being pun... | Grandfather Ken Collins lost two teeth, was left traumatised after the attack .
Has been unable to listen to Neil Diamond since his wife left him 40 years ago .
Matthew Rothwell, 52, was handed a 12-month supervised community order and 200 hours unpaid work . |
0961a6a9fef7ad978ab866a57415578a49ba187f | (CNN) -- Canada announced Wednesday that it will dispatch a warship to Somalia's coast to protect U.N. aid ships from pirate attacks. The Canadian frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec will escort ships carrying food aid to Somalia. "Canada is stepping up to the plate by tasking Ville de Quebec with the role of escorting World... | Canada to send 440-foot frigate to help aid reach ports safely .
Mission must be authorized by Somalia's transitional government .
80 percent of U.N.'s food aid to Somalia sent by ship .
Heavily armed pirates frequently hijack cargo ships off Horn of Africa . |
096207775ae9a791afdacd67b263a7a637a52f70 | By . Nick Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 08:20 EST, 12 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:59 EST, 12 March 2013 . It used to be straight to bed without supper for boys and girls who misbehaved. But with many children now firmly attached to their electronic gadgets, parents are opting to punish them by confiscating their iPads, s... | Quarter of British households now own tablet computers .
Survey says eight out of ten parents restrict gadget use as punishment .
On average, children spend nearly two hours a day on favourite gadget . |
09628aeb8feb79a170a5b12fa1bae4f5ff936c33 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 14:46 EST, 28 June 2011 . 'Undesirable' and 'dangerous' immigrants who have committed serious crimes in Britain cannot be deported if they face 'ill-treatment' at home because it is against their human rights. European judges ruled today that regardless of how bad their crimes are,... | More than 200 foreign criminals could now be granted right to stay following test case .
Somali Abdisamad Adow Sufi convicted of burglary and robbery .
Abdiaziz Ibrahim Elmi guilty of robbery and supplying Class A drugs . |
0962eb94bad5134d67c6ce2dbef604d8980fb333 | (CNN) -- Kim Clijsters has regained the WTA Tour Championship title, seven years after last winning it, after a hard-fought three-set victory over Caroline Wozniacki in Doha, Qatar on Sunday. Belgian Clijsters, who was lifting the trophy for a third time following back-to-back wins in 2002 and 2003, beat world number o... | Kim Clijsters regains the WTA Tour Championship title after beating Caroline Wozniacki .
The 27-year-old Belgian wins 6-3 5-7 6-3 to regain the title she last won in 2003 .
Despite the defeat, Dane Wozniacki will still complete the year as world No.1 . |
09630e70a8e8d010a30ea74b4558f0769b601cb7 | (CNN) -- Springwood teenagers Dean, Kris, Jesse, Nancy and Quentin are having trouble not sleeping: They're knocking back coffee, popping pills, anything to delay another date with their dream stalker (which may explain why these high school students look like college grads). When one of them does drop off, the bedshee... | Director Samuel Bayer struggles to put own stamp on Wes Craven's 1984 original .
Jackie Earle Haley, as Freddy, finds Robert Englund a tough act to follow .
In wake of "Paranormal Activity," Freddy's theatrics seem pretty old hat . |
0963c147bc9d5370ae2062863e776853744c64a7 | By . Richard Hartley-parkinson . Last updated at 9:08 AM on 17th January 2012 . A YouGov poll found that 70 per cent of Labour voters believe Ed Miliband is not fit to become prime minister . After being deemed 'too ugly' to become prime minister, Ed Miliband has been dealt another blow after it was revealed that 70 pe... | Just one in five Labour voters say they think he would make a good prime minister .
Labour activist trends on Twitter after he switches allegiance to Tories with a scathing blog of the party . |
09645091d89ba7d9591de314c4e19e1a0d962de9 | England boss Roy Hodgson has been getting some social media stick for his decision to watch Chelsea's Champions League clash with Maribor at Stamford Bridge. The only English player to start the game was John Terry, who retired from international duty in September 2012 after being cleared of racially abusing then-QPR d... | Roy Hodgson was in attendance at Stamford Bridge with Ray Lewington .
Regular England centre-back Gary Cahill was named on the bench .
This meant the only English player that started was John Terry, who retired from international duty in September 2012 after being cleared of racism .
England youth international Dominic... |
0964fdd599f6239f7061a5e0bff60283b5c633a4 | Jose Mourinho should look to himself and his bosses rather than supporters if he wants to fix the atmosphere problem at Stamford Bridge. It’s true, the expectation of a comfortable win can breed complacency amongst supporters — but the club’s hierarchy have made it as hard as possible to arrest that slide. The prices —... | Jose Mourinho blasted the home atmosphere at Chelsea on Saturday .
Ticket prices have excluded a large number of Chelsea's traditional fanbase .
Anyone believed to be ‘persistently standing’ risks ejection from over-zealous stewards... no cauldron of noise has ever been created sitting down .
The travelling support is ... |
09660d01a55289246e6d4b3c6aff37a38f4b01f3 | Alan Turing, who was instrumental in cracking the Nazi Enigma code, was found dead in 1954 at the age of 41 - reportedly from suicide . Code-breaking genius Alan Turing - played by Benedict Cumberbatch in hit film The Imitation Game - was murdered, a new book claims. The brilliant mathematician who cracked Hitler's Eng... | The Code-breaking genius was found dead in 1954 at the age of 41 .
Post mortem gave official conclusion as suicide by cyanide poisoning .
But a note from pathologist said his death 'appears to be due to violence'
Author Roger Bristow claims the mathematician was murdered by the FBI .
He believes Turing was killed becau... |
09675ac0981f96265fae51f1155a9537c6c50627 | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 08:13 EST, 28 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:06 EST, 28 August 2013 . One of the two teens charged for the brutal bludgeoning to death of a WWII veteran in Spokane, Washington, has made the astonishing claim that he was buying crack cocaine from the 88-year-old and that the deal turned vi... | Murder suspect Kenan Adams-Kinard made the bizarre claim that he was buying drugs from 88-year-old Delbert Belton .
The 16-year-old claimed the deal he and his friend Demetrius Glenn were doing with the WWII veteran went bad and became violent .
Delbert Belton, 88, was set upon in the parking lot of the Eagles Lodge in... |
0967da2001f605517fd1fdacc10e417d572b2744 | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 10:54 EST, 9 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:54 EST, 9 May 2013 . Buzz Aldrin, the astronaut who was the second man to walk on the moon, has said he wants the US to permanently 'settle and colonise Mars.' And the 83-year-old former astronaut expects it to become a reality by 2040. A... | Former astronaut has devised a transport system to get to and from Earth .
Aldrin thinks 'too little progress' has happened since the Apollo 11 landing .
He expects humans to colonise the planet between 2035 and 2040 . |
0967e1285a95cfea097ed6e826ff9dc431d2991e | By . Lydia Warren and Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 10:14 EST, 27 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:14 EST, 27 May 2013 . Tragedy: Gabrielle Molina, 12, took her life after enduring relentless online bullying, family said . Police have confirmed that the 12-year-old girl who was found hanging in her Queen's home last week c... | Police confirm Gabrielle Molina left a note explaining she had been taunted .
Her sister, 15, forced open a bedroom door and found her body .
Classmates teased her over her looks and because she self harmed, and put a video on the internet showing her being beaten up, friends said . |
0968fb50d3a3900246e4f594dc48eb98036ebd7e | By . Steve Doughty . PUBLISHED: . 09:21 EST, 29 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:08 EST, 29 November 2012 . Prime Minister David Cameron said controlling immigration helped Britain compete in the 'global race' Migration into Britain has seen the biggest fall in 20 years, official figures revealed yesterday. A total of... | Minister hails success of government's 'tough' new policies .
213,000 students arrived this year compared to 232,000 last year .
Emigration increases from 336,000 to 353,000 as more Britons work abroad . |
096935783a453ad29959cf4ed24b84c0c4d0ade7 | (CNN) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger underwent heart surgery to replace an aortic valve at a New York hospital Tuesday, according to a hospital statement. Kissinger, 91, served as national security adviser and secretary of state during the Nixon administration. He remained secretary of state through ... | "He is resting comfortably," the hospital said.
Kissinger served as national security adviser and secretary of state during the Nixon administration .
He was also President Ford's secretary of state . |
09694f344f9810625ee9f74bdd697ad623026040 | (CNN) -- The news about "Clerks III" just keeps getting better. Writer and director Kevin Smith recently gave an update on the project while speaking with "Clerks" star Jeff Anderson (aka "Randal") on his podcast, saying that if all goes well, "Clerks III" will have a June start for production. Smith wrapped up the scr... | Kevin Smith gives an update on "Clerks III"
The filmmaker says it should go into production in June 2015 .
His original "Clerks" is a cult classic . |
0969dae2a158ddfecbf0ede0adcd8b9b4a072167 | By . Zoe Szathmary . Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways has been announced as the winner of the Airline of the Year 2014 award. The airline received the top honor as part of Skytrax's World Airline Awards. The prize was presented at the Farnborough International Airshow by CNN correspondent Jim Boulden. Winner: I... | Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways has been announced as the winner of the Airline of the Year 2014 award .
The airline received the top honor as part of Skytrax's World Airline Awards at the Farnborough International Airshow .
No American airlines cracked the top ten .
- and they were also outperformed by both A... |
096ae12ccdff3b1905c52239ea5bda02e95a8d96 | Actor Ralf Little has been criticised after accusing Clarke Carlisle of not telling the full story . Actor Ralf Little has accused his former friend, Clarke Carlisle of not telling the 'full story' in his interview about the depression that led to his suicide attempt last year. The Royle Family star said Carlisle was g... | Royle Family star tweeted Carlisle had 'got away with it again'
He was criticised for his 'crass and insensitive' comments .
Little and Carlisle had been friends in the early 2000s .
Carlisle wrote in autobiography he borrowed actor's bank card for petrol .
But instead he used the card to fund a drinking spree .
Footba... |
096b0034a1834df5374d60c5b7c18162c21218ff | By . Ruth Styles . PUBLISHED: . 04:16 EST, 25 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:41 EST, 25 September 2013 . A morbidly obese bus inspector who tipped the scales at 31st 7lb has shed more than half his body weight after being shamed for taking up multiple seats on the tube. Philip Kettle, 52, from Romford, was carrying... | Philip Kettle, 52, from Romford, weighed 31st 7lb at his heaviest .
The bus inspector has now lost 17st and weighs a slim 14st 7lb .
He was shamed after receiving cross looks from commuters .
Doctors also warned he was at risk of serious health problems .
Swapped snacking and junk food for three healthy meals a day . |
096b18f6a45f3b7aa0fa87bb41221d8fed98b9f8 | By . Martin Domin . Follow @@martin_domin . Kell Brook’s world title fight with Shawn Porter has been scheduled for August 16 at the StubHub Centre in California. The Sheffield welterweight has been the mandatory challenger for the IBF belt for more than 18 months but injury has prevented him from taking his chance. VI... | Sheffield fighter faces American at the StubHub Centre in California .
Brook has been mandatory challenger for more than 18 months .
Special K is undefeated in 32 fights ahead of world title fight . |
096b6fb2d4b7d6c84695194497f583f552cb1f63 | (CNN) -- News of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured 178 others Monday has understandably dominated CNN's coverage this week. You can follow the live updates here, as events unfold. Two men believed to be suspects in the case have been identified. One died of injuries suffered durin... | A deadly wave of bombings blasted Iraq ahead of elections on Saturday .
Trial of controversial breast implant company founder under way in France .
A powerful earthquake struck the Pakistan-Iran border region .
Pakistani court confines former president Pervez Musharraf to his home . |
096c37a5c0b16703258f5d7c3893cfd1dc0524e1 | Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud is to host the first television appeal ever made by the charity set up in the memory of Stephen Lawrence. He will hail the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust for helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to ‘smash through barriers’ in pursuit of their dream careers. The tr... | Kevin McCloud to host first TV appeal for Stephen Lawrence charity .
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust helps disadvantaged young people .
The trust was founded by the murdered teenager's mother in 1998 .
Trust has already reached more than 1,500 people attending workshops .
Also providing events, courses and programmes... |
096ce72f4a98cd610cca5f68c4bf9ac14cd4d8fd | By . Zoe Szathmary . A Pennsylvania waitress received a major surprise when a regular customer offered to pay about $20,000 for her nursing school tuition - and has already agreed to cover her masters degree, too. Melissa Manier, 25, was working at the Peachtree Restaurant and Lounge trying to pay off a student loan wh... | Melissa Manier, 25, was working as a waitress when regular customer Benjamin Olewine, 92, offered to cover her student loan for nursing school .
Olewine is Chairman Emeritus at Sysco Central Pennsylvania and is a known philanthropist .
Debt-free, Manier is now a registered nurse and works in a hospital wing named after... |
096cf8b7c30d9ad17d7f6a418d7205b4e9e5ad9b | Climbers and trekkers travelling to the Himalayas could soon be required to take GPS tracking units with them, following the country’s worst ever trekking disaster. Nepalese officials are planning to introduce new rules, improve weather forecasts and better monitor the movement of tourists and local guides after at lea... | Nepalese tourism officials plan to introduce new rules to monitor tourists .
It follows country's worst trekking disaster which killed at least 41 people .
Tourism Department say trekkers will also be required to take trained guides . |
096da80b46fadda3447a02dbe92e01e22494ef78 | By . Chris Pleasance . PUBLISHED: . 15:03 EST, 8 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:06 EST, 8 January 2014 . A motorist who hit and killed a delivery man has walked free from court after claiming he was dazzled by the sun shining in his eyes. Phillip White, 52, was accused of being 'on automatic pilot' when he hit Nigel ... | Phillip White, 52, found not guilty of death by dangerous driving .
Nigel Gutteridge, 61, died after being pinned to the back of his lorry .
White claimed he could not see because the sun was in his eyes . |
096e39f8980c7229e69c93f9de070cda2fce7d11 | Mirka Federer perched on a bench next to Court No 4 a fortnight ago and took the chance to add to the family album. Using her phone she snapped away, smiling and waiting for the right shots. Neither of her two sets of twins were around, nor were many others. Just the greatest player in the history of tennis and Stanisl... | Swiss star had a nightmare 2013 but is back on top form in SW19 .
Federer, 32, is bidding for his 18th Grand Slam title this week . |
096e6a1c93314dc879b2487d94312d927977cc54 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two federal agencies warned consumers Friday not to eat raw Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. Consumers are advised to throw out all prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough products. The company said it is recalling an estimated 300,000 cases of the dough as a precaution ... | 300,000 cases of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough being recalled .
66 cases of food-borne illness reported in 28 states; dough is one common link .
Dough may be contaminated with E. coli, which causes gastric symptoms .
Nestle: E. coli not detected in product; recall is safety precaution . |
096eee5d1ae08657fc1b87e6271102f38edb606c | By . Sarah Griffiths . Google has started to remove search results, following last month's 'right to be forgotten' ruling. Europe's top court ruled that people have the right to have 'inadequate' and 'irrelevant' results about them wiped from the web, which led to the tech giant being bombarded with requests. Searches ... | Move follows Court of Justice of the European Union's ruling last month .
It requires search services to remove information deemed 'inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant' - or face penalties .
Google has started removing search results of some names this week .
Users are alerted by a message that says results 'm... |
096f58c0f6dba9891e6b0b13e457c4dd4002da6d | The sister of Australian jihadist Mohamed Elomar was stopped by border police from leaving Australia this week. The 29-year-old was flagged up at Sydney Airport trying to board a 6am flight to Dubai on Tuesday with her two children when she came to authorities attention. Border officials detained the woman, who has not... | Elomar's sister, who has not been named, is listed as a 'person on interest' to the police .
The 29-year-old was with her two children on Tuesday when she was trying to catch a flight out to Dubai .
Friends say she was not leaving to fly to Syria to join her jihadist brother .
She was questioned and released by officia... |
096fb4a6df33a35a8a4c28cf6707d6093b8fb483 | (CNN) -- Along the Rust Belt and in cities dotting the Northeast and Upper Midwest, Catholic communities are mourning the loss of parishes. It's a five-year trend of sweeping church closures that most recently hit Cleveland, Ohio. St. James parish in Lakewood, Ohio, is slated to close. The interior replicates a 16th-ce... | Parish closures hit Catholic communities across the Northeast and Upper Midwest .
Diocese of Cleveland is most recent one to announce sweeping changes .
Parishioners worry about the inner-city poor that rely on church outreach .
"This isn't what Jesus would do," says a nun-turned-activist . |
096fec64a2aa863784127f7125a1cebc9d146b13 | By . Nick Enoch . PUBLISHED: . 04:19 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 22:36 EST, 31 December 2013 . A customer who popped out for a lunchtime snack got more greens than she bargained for after finding a dead frog in her salad. The Wall Street Journal employee had visited the Pret a Manger on Sixth Avenue/47 Stree... | Journalist discovered creature in Tuna Nicoise Salad in Manhattan branch of fast food chain . |
096fed183954af54803727fde91aa3fe4d30e4c4 | Oscar Pistorius could face another murder trial after South African authorities admitted they had 'an appetite' to challenge his conviction on a lesser charge. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel is holding urgent meetings with the country's most senior legal experts to seek support of a possible appeal. Professor James Grant, who w... | Prosecutors have met with a criminal law expert to discuss an appeal .
Oscar Pistorius was give a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday .
If found guilty of murder, he would face a minimum of 15 years in prison . |
0970a04aa65b63f306f475aadafe9ef8d33864d1 | By . Steve Doughty . The historic national census is to move online to save the taxpayer . almost £400 million, national statistics chiefs said yesterday. The population count, first carried out more than 200 years ago, will . drop the requirement that every home and individual in the country must . fill in a paper for... | Census-takers will also turn to .
tax and NHS records to fill in any gaps left .
The population count was first carried out more than 200 years ago .
ONS officials say hey believe on-line census can be brought in for £625m . |
0970bdfb5cde2030831db9d5569836e18eb64411 | Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Sectarian violence flared up Saturday in Londonderry as Protestants continued their annual marching season in this predominantly Catholic city in Northern Ireland. Violence erupted earlier in the day in the city -- also known as Derry to some residents -- when masked youths attacked p... | Protestants march in Londonderry, a predominantly Catholic city .
Masked youths attack police vehicles .
Sporadic violence continues into the evening . |
0971ad16e3d219391a0691623e80d2abf1c4cfae | Archaeologists have uncovered cave art providing evidence that hunter-gatherer children may have attended a form of prehistoric pre-school. Researchers have revealed that 13,000 years ago, prehistoric children created art in caves with the help of their parents. A conference on the Archaeology of Childhood at Cambridge... | Experts can identify the age and gender of those behind the drawings, with one of the most prolific artists being a prehistoric girl aged five .
'Some of the children's flutings are .
high up on the walls and on the ceilings, so they must have been held up .
to make them or have been sitting on someone's shoulders'
Ima... |
09738c8a2de39567d8b6db33af9fafb1d5e74d16 | Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- An unemployed security guard from Ecuador is Spain's top snoozer. Pedro Soria Lopez, 62, was able to nap for 17 minutes and register a 70-decibel snore while sprawled out on a couch in the middle of a crowded shopping mall in what's been billed as the first-ever Spanish National Siesta Championsh... | Spain's first national siesta championship wraps up in Madrid .
Winner napped for 17 minutes and registered a 70-decibel snore .
The siesta in Spain often lasts an hour or more .
Traditionalists blame pace of modern life for decline of siesta . |
097436b547af95eeddcdff51aa235680429e46b1 | A Scottish fish and chippie serving pricey lobster and expensive monkfish has been announced as one of the best in the UK. Cromars in St Andrews, Fife, which opened in September last year, has a specials board that changes daily, depending on the catch of the day. But the cheapest item on the menu is still a British cl... | Merseyside and Linconshire chippies make it through to the top .
Scotland's Cromar's in St Andrews, Fife serves lobster and monkfish .
Simpsons in Cheltenham have once a month wheat and gluten-free days .
Order a £20 bottle of white wine to go with the fish at Papa's Barn in Kent . |
0975edfbba4c2be5b4fddfc94c553d0850a51c0e | Manchester United's summer target Arturo Vidal has aggravated his troublesome knee whilst on international duty for Chile. The Juventus star had to quit a routine training session in Miami, where Chile face Mexico and Haiti in friendlies, but is set to have a series of tests before returning to Italy. Vidal was heavily... | 27-year-old was linked with a move to Old Trafford throughout the summer .
Juventus star pulled out of training with Chile after aggravating knee .
Arturo Vidal had surgery on troublesome knee towards the end of last season and struggled to reach full fitness in time for the World Cup .
Louis van Gaal signed Angel di M... |
09764ec275bee6726a771a3cb8289dd5953fe0e6 | A conservative blogger is in jail -- arrested for allegedly breaking into a Mississippi nursing home to photograph U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's ailing wife, who is suffering from dementia. "It's the worst," says the narrator of a new Cochran campaign ad airing in the final stretch before the June 3 primary, not so subtly p... | Race for Senate seat, already one of ugliest, has gotten nastier .
Conservatives make much of Cochran's relationship with aide .
Questions about challenger's relationship with picture-snapping blogger . |
097688e1a5077edd2875aaac19ca4b22a8c668d2 | (CNN) -- Bill Tilden was a controversial tennis legend who dominated the sport in the 1920s, but died in disgrace. The American achieved fame and fortune through his tennis exploits and befriended Hollywood stars such as Charlie Chaplin, but he spent over a year in jail in the 1940s on a morals charge, which ruined hi... | Bill Tilden holds record of six straight U.S. Open crowns, but was a controversial figure .
Tilden dominated tennis in the 1920s, winning 10 grand slam titles .
The American legend served two prison sentences on morals charges in the 1940s .
Tilden was shunned by the tennis community and died at the age of 60 . |
0976d596be768af494b912cbbc0a7a3134424ed3 | Convenience of staff: Inspections have uncovered cases where residents are woken in the early hours – in one case as early as 4am (file picture) Elderly people should not be woken up early to fit in with care home staff rotas and save them extra work, new guidelines say. Inspections have uncovered cases where residents... | Residents are woken in the early hours for the convenience of staff .
Staff do not bother to ensure residents get enough to eat, NICE says .
Home managers must give residents choices about 'personal routines'
Guidelines warn that one in ten people over 65 suffer from malnutrition . |
0977ed3943075fab083c1bb3bd763e925ef1c3e3 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 03:04 EST, 21 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:49 EST, 21 May 2013 . Lord Tebbit suggested gay marriage should be extended to family members to avoid inheritance tax . Norman Tebbit has launched a foul-mouthed attack on David Cameron, claiming the Tory leader ha... | Former Tory chairman's foul-mouthed attack on party leadership .
Warns disaffected Conservatives will flock to UKIP .
Family members should be able to marry to avoid inheritance tax, he says .
Declares in Big Issue interview: 'I quite fancy my brother!'
Plans have tonight cleared the Commons, despite efforts to derail ... |
0977f78d50635dcb53d1b688fd98d306d465d758 | Tourists to Churchill, Manitoba, in northern Canada are getting nose-to-nose with fearsome polar bears thanks to a massive hand-built machine that is dubbed a 'cruise liner on wheels'. Tundra Buggies, which tower 13ft over the Arctic tundra, bring holidaymakers within touching distance of the world's largest land preda... | Tours are in Churchill, Manitoba, billed the Polar Bear Capital of the World .
Frontiers North America offers one-week excursions in Tundra Buggy lodges .
Not unusual for bears to balance on their hind legs and gaze up at tourists .
Excursions range from £250 per person to over £6,000 . |
097823bb4a2fe41875509cd35b403a03e4dd5509 | A smartphone app that gives you the full lowdown on VIP airport lounges is available to download - for free. Many lounges offer their facilities for a one-off fee, busting the myth that these have to be booked in advance when sorting your flights. There are hundreds of lounges around the world that are there to be take... | LoungeBuddy can advise of walk-in lounges as well as reviews .
The app also tells you what facilities are on offer, and what will be 'free'
App is available on IOS and Android platforms, and is free to download . |
097854d6610d2bbdd1a79c4428b8042b6b385015 | (CNN) -- The University of Vermont's Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is under investigation after a survey surfaced online asking fraternity brothers whom they would rape. The national Sigma Phi Epsilon organization said in a statement that "the fraternity has instructed the chapter to cease all operations, pending furthe... | Leadership from Sigma Phi Epsilon met with the university Wednesday .
"It is technically free speech, and yet it is deplorable," a school official says .
The national office of the fraternity says it is investigating the incident . |
0978f4d970e35f415d753a364d01ff20c9ed3c8d | (CNN) -- Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Brandt Snedeker and Dustin Johnson were named as wild card picks Tuesday for the United States Ryder Cup team to face holders Europe later this month. Captain Davis Love III had four places available for the match at Medinah, near Chicago from September 28-30 and has arrived at a mix... | U.S. Ryder Cup team for match against Europe finalized .
Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Brandt Snedeker and Dustin Johnson wild card picks .
Snedeker will be fourth Ryder Cup rookie in team for match at Medinah later this month .
Europe hold the trophy after home win at Celtic Manor two years ago . |
0979838ef2e4b9b7832b38a94cab5a25158fac9e | By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 10:00 EST, 22 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:20 EST, 25 November 2013 . Sexy lingerie may be at the top of many women's Christmas lists this year but you'll need an especially rich and generous partner to receive an item from a new capsule collection in Selfridges. The department st... | Department store will exclusively stock lingerie by Bordelle .
Label make made-to-measure pieces .
£4,000 price tag is on corset embellished with Swarovski crystals .
Cheapest item is thong for £54 . |
097a67d25d54c640946f7f70061344ffba7c5678 | Never one to be outdone by its biggest competitor, Samsung is now looking to launch its own mobile payment service to rival Apple Pay. Sources told Re/code that the South Korean tech giant is in talks with startup LoopPay to let people pay for goods using their phones. Samsung has previously allowed NFC payments on cer... | Samsung is said to be in talks with Massachusetts-based startup LoopPay .
LoopPay offers cases and cards that let people pay for goods wirelessly .
Its app and technology could be built into future Samsung devices .
It would use NFC technology and would rival Apple Pay .
Service is available at more than 90% of shops, ... |
097d5f1ea7d423d67aa983e655ab6a5f04a8cee4 | Police are solving less than a third of all crimes reported, with conviction rates varying depending on where people live. Figures released by the Ministry of Justice reveal that criminals are more likely to escape prosecution in London, where fewer than a quarter are caught. On public transport conviction rates are ev... | Police in England and Wales are solving less than a third of all crimes .
Despite overall crime falling conviction rates have remained at 30 per cent .
Conviction rates vary by area - just 25 per cent of crimes solved in London .
But in Wales, Dyfed Powys police has a conviction rate of 58 per cent .
Crime victims on b... |
097ebdf375e3f532e6abb7048419895a9c6696c7 | (CNN) -- More than a month ago, the public health community celebrated the polio-free certification of Southeast Asia including India, viewed as a hopeful step toward global eradication. But the euphoria has waned as concerns grow the virus is making a comeback and re-appearing in countries that had previously eliminat... | India celebrated its polio-free certification in late March .
Its neighbor Pakistan grapples with polio efforts with several cases reported in 2014 .
World Health Organization recommends emergency measures in Pakistan .
Pakistan has public health challenges including tribal areas, threats to health workers . |
097ee9341dcdc05cc3569342dc4f1178c9bac05b | (CNN) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dominated debates leading up to Sunday's local elections, even though he wasn't on the ballot. Even before results were announced, a triumphant Erdogan spoke to cheering supporters from the balcony of the headquarters of his ruling Justice and Development Party, call... | NEW: Turkey's Prime Minister calls the vote a victory for democracy .
Rival parties claim victory in municipal races as authorities count votes .
Prime Minister Erdogan's government faces a wide-ranging corruption probe .
Erdogan has tried to shut down Twitter, Facebook and YouTube as outlets for critics . |
097f112f0659f109da337dd5048d155e0b0d5c20 | The most boring calendar for 2015 has hit the shelves - featuring the post boxes of Wales. Self-confessed 'dull man' Kevin Beresford from Redditch, Worcestershire, came up with the idea to celebrate post boxes which stand in the cities, mountains and valleys of Wales. It follows his 2014 calendar which featured the tel... | Kevin Beresford said post boxes aren't boring 'are things of great beauty and of historical importance'
He has previously published calendars celebrating the Britain's best roundabouts and prisons.
Mr Beresford has featured as Mr January in a calender showcasing Britain's dullest men . |
097fd46c61c876c930a09750e9af2a79c13e2004 | The chef behind 'the world's greatest restaurant' has launched a pop-up version in Japan, with a tasting menu priced £440 - complete with a surprisingly delicious starter of still-twitching prawns... and ants. Chef Rene Redzepi's two-Michelin-star restaurant in Copenhagen has been voted the best in the world several ti... | Rene Redzepi's Copenhagen eatery has been voted the best in the world .
Now the Michelin-starred chef has taken his talent to Tokyo with a pop-up .
The three-hour 15-course tasting menu costs £440 a head, including wine .
It kicks off with a starter of jumbo shrimp served on ice with black ants . |
09805b767995720aeb2bc992bc97bd548e90f5ba | A sex party dubbed ‘dirty Downton’ which was due to be held at a prestigious British manor house has been cancelled, after the historic property was taken over by new owners. Bovey Castle, a 64-bedroom retreat in Devon, was to host five nights of naked pool parties and sex shows next summer. Adult travel company shoeso... | Bovey Castle in Devon due to host five nights of sex shows next summer .
The £2,500-a-head event includes naked pool parties and risque golf .
US-based adult travel company hosted similar event at the manor in July .
Eden Hotel Collection has since bought and taken over 64-bedroom retreat .
Hotel group say the raunchy... |
0980f090aa14a73cd82a342d7329bcdbdc28984b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:44 EST, 13 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:47 EST, 13 December 2013 . A giggle, a chuckle or a full-blown guffaw, we’re told laughter is the best way to deal with the stress and strain life throws at you. But according to researchers, laughter might not be the best medicine... | One woman with racing heart syndrome died after laughing .
University's research involved sending clowns to a hospital . |
098118782d5840f7d0e3af19316dc7ac3596fe3d | (CNN) -- Immigration reform returned to the U.S. political arena in 2010, three years after it was knocked down by a much-debated Senate vote. The issue drew national outrage and support after Arizona enacted a state law that allows police to ask for proof of legal U.S. residency. The law initially allowed police to as... | Anger about Arizona ID law puts talk of reform back in political spotlight .
Other states considering similar law, which allows police to ask for proof of legal residency .
Obama criticizes law, sends troops to patrol Mexican border, calls on Congress for reform .
In 2007, Congress didn't pass immigration reform bill . |
098167b092c347962f15644ff07bb005e237500c | A Singaporean 'toy nerd' has spent the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of pounds and even lost girlfriends to a highly unusual hobby: collecting dolls. Jian Yang has decorated the living room of his otherwise rather spartan townhouse a vivid pink (Barbie's signature colour Pantone 219 C, naturally) in order to do ... | Jian Yang has spent 20 years and over £251,699 on his collection .
As well as 6000 Barbie dolls Yang owns about 3000 other types of doll .
His 'crazy obsession' started when he was just 13-years-old .
Dolls now take up three walls of his living room, 9 cabinets and shelves .
Owns rare Grace Kelly, Barbra Streisand and ... |
09820b1f0615c4d6407ff10f4c8d21a1bfb5ae51 | Washington (CNN) -- The White House said President Barack Obama supports reinstatement of a federal ban on assault weapons -- a position he took in the 2008 campaign but failed to press during his first term. "It does remain a commitment of his," presidential spokesman Jay Carney told reporters as the nation reeled fro... | Clinton-era assault weapons ban expired in 2004 .
Obama carefully avoided thorny Second Amendment questions during first term .
Three guns recovered in Connecticut; school shooting mostly killed children .
A tearful Obama urges "meaningful action" to prevent more tragedies . |
09822b77a9638e71c9d233c65d8de8ba00e02ce2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:59 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:13 EST, 15 January 2014 . A dilapidated farmhouse with no kitchen or bathroom which is situated on land once used by soldiers defending Hadrian’s wall has gone up for sale. The two-bedroom 19th-century home in Gilsland’s remote count... | Dilapidated farmhouse has fallen into disrepair after being purchased by English Heritage 30 years ago .
The two-bedroom farmhouse on the 56-acre estate needs 'complete renovation' despite £700,000 price tag .
It is situated in remote countryside on the Northumberland border where Roman soldiers once patrolled . |
098374731d92834f30e85e29558e123aca65e65a | Zurich, Switzerland (CNN) -- "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -- John Adams, 'Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials', December 1770. At the heart of the maelstrom ... | Mansoor Ijaz: My disclosure of confidential memo touched off debate in Pakistan .
Ijaz's opinion piece in the Financial Times led to resignation of Pakistan's ambassador to U.S.
He says the discussion of the nature of Pakistani democracy is good for that nation .
Ijaz says an inquiry will bring to light the full facts ... |
0984c583436436794de3081fa7d395fe1034d6f9 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 09:38 EST, 22 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:38 EST, 22 May 2013 . I owe Dr Deepa Apte, the gentle, softly-spoken medic-turned-Ayurvedic masseuse who slathered my whole body in fragrant sesame oil for an hour, a sincere apology. Some two-thirds of the way into my decadent session on he... | Ayurveda Pura is award-winning day spa in North Greenwich, London .
Dr Deepa Apte offers Ayurvedic treatments including massage . |
0985cf17e1d4d1cb7612a66efdf69eabb4f0836d | Broadchurch fans were left shocked last night after the programme aired a lesbian kiss between middle-aged women - who many viewers mistakenly thought were sisters. The passionate embrace between lawyer Jocelyn Knight and newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe, atmospherically staged on the programme's iconic cliff top, was... | Lawyer Jocelyn Knight declared her feelings for editor Maggie Radcliffe .
Kiss unfolded after the pair poured open their hearts during cliff-top picnic .
The 5.7m viewers were left stunned because they thought they were related .
Others wondered why the kiss had been introduced in penultimate episode . |
098619cb62244b0ca247fd46ff2c1e483dfb76d0 | (CNN) -- More than 300 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship have become ill during a voyage, the Centers for Disease Control said on its website. According to the statement, 281 of the 3,050 passengers and 22 of 1,165 crew members of Explorer of the Seas reported vomiting and diarrhea. In a statement to CNN, Royal C... | 281 passengers and 22 crew on Explorer of the Seas report gastrointestinal problems .
People responding to medications, Royal Caribbean says .
Vessel undergoes sanitizing in San Juan, Puerto Rico .
A CDC official will board the ship Sunday to investigate . |
09861b49ebe1ac1374da93563b232bd43c4f8c5a | Manufacturers of antibacterial hand soap and body wash will be required to prove their products are more effective than plain soap and water in preventing illness and the spread of infection, under a proposed rule announced Monday by the Food and Drug Administration. Those manufacturers also will be required to prove t... | The FDA says there's no evidence antibacterial washes are better than soap and water .
Some data shows there may be long-term health risks from exposure .
Hand sanitizers and wipes are not covered by the proposed rule . |
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