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0ab642aea9c58f175c93dddec15071d1a0b2e792 | A supercentenarian recognized as the oldest man in the U.S. has died at 110 years and 338 days. Conrad Johnson from Rockford, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday after his health deteriorated following a stroke back in April. He previously told WTVD TV that his secret to long life was exercising every day, eating oatmeal ... | Conrad Johnson from Rockford, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday .
His health deteriorated following a stroke back in April .
He was born before Albert Einstein introduced his theory of relativity and he saw 19 U.S. presidents take office . |
0ab92342d8a66208107c6226c3ab0a75ba42445b | Detectives investigating the murder of two British tourists on the Thai island of Kao Tao are hunting for three men - two of whom they say raped the female victim while the third watched. The bodies of David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were found on a beach on the holiday isle on September 15. A bloodstained... | Hannah Witheridge was attacked by three men before being beaten to death .
Police say that two men took advantage of her while one other watched .
The 23-year-old and David Miller were bludgeoned to death on September 15 .
Police take more than 200 DNA samples from men on isle without results .
Royal Thai Police offer ... |
0ab95726d0834eb6d079314deba2abc48ac72014 | By . Larisa Brown . PUBLISHED: . 07:27 EST, 10 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:25 EST, 10 October 2012 . While a blanket of mist shrouded parts of Britain's countryside this morning, autumnal light elsewhere captured the spectacular display of the season's vivid colours. An early morning cold snap delivered beautiful ... | Early morning mist shrouds swathes of Britain's countryside as breathtaking scenes of sun rise captured elsewhere .
Forecasters predict 'typical autumnal mix' of weather over next few days with showers, sun, wind and cloud .
Weather warnings out for rain in some places with as high as 80mm of rain predicted on higher g... |
0ab9e31c27d7d0d1519c34a7c4c9400b0bb027f0 | By . Mark Prigg . Netflix is to raise its prices for the first time in three years as the battle for online TV domination heats up. The increase, to take place sometime before July, will hike prices by $1 or $2 per month for new customers, and will help pay for more Internet video programming such as the smash hit 'Hou... | Increase of $1-$2 per months for new customers .
Comes as Microsoft and Yahoo reveal they will make more exclusive shows . |
0aba0839f663dabdcda7b5085d1c1763b8b902b7 | By . Jack Doyle . and James Slack . PUBLISHED: . 18:12 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:53 EST, 8 January 2014 . Supermarkets were yesterday accused of targeting parents by selling alcohol alongside school uniforms and sweets. Campaigners said the irresponsible tactic could encourage impulse buying and ‘normalis... | Campaigners said the irresponsible tactic could encourage impulse buying .
They also believe it could ‘normalise the role of alcohol’ at home .
Liberal Democrat crime prevention minister Norman Baker said supermarkets had been irresponsible . |
0abae4f1ae8799da281c357e8ee2d462b36c81b2 | By . Sam Creighton . On a gloriously sunny day, lazily sailing down the Thames in your own luxury boat is a lifestyle most people can only dream of. But for the would-be captain of a £1 million boat, it all went wrong when he forgot a cardinal maritime rule - always look where you are going. A Princess V57, called Vict... | A Princess V57 yacht, worth more than £1million, crashed into the bridge .
Powerful currents on the Thames contributed to the crash .
The boat only suffered minor damage and no one was injured . |
0abaf33d3a1925edab1e28b434442b4a558fb66c | A Russian grandmother has been caught abandoning her grandson on CCTV in a supermarket because she could not afford to feed him. Eugene Kapustina, 61, says she was asked to look after her grandson Vova, six, while his parents went to a different city to look for work. Kapustina says the pair promised they would send mo... | Eugene Kapustina, 61, filmed leaving grandchild Vova, six, in supermarket .
Police tracked her down and she claimed she was unable to feed him .
Says boy's parents left him with her a year ago but have not come home .
Police have moved boy to orphanage while they hunt his mother and father . |
0abb0e23ffeffd48727c05695023ebcabe121478 | By . Deni Kirkova . Sales of prosecco have increased by more than 90 per cent, making it nearly twice as popular as champagne. Experts say wine-lovers are more aware now than at any other time about what they are buying when it comes to bubbly, . The . Italian fizz market has almost doubled in the past year; while sale... | Sales of supermarket Italian fizz have increased by more than 90 per cent .
Own-brand prosecco is now nearly twice as popular as champagne . |
0abbbc34252feacc63d3b0b5c051c5f1b7b967fe | Raheem Sterling has been blasted by former England hero Alan Shearer for being too 'tired' to start for England against Estonia. The Liverpool starlet dropped to the bench for Roy Hodgson's side's clash in Tallinn, which saw Wayne Rooney's free-kick hand England three points. But Sterling faces a backlash over his reas... | Alan Shearer cannot believe Raheem Sterling's reasons for starting on the bench for England against Estonia .
Sterling was dropped to the bench after complaining of being too 'tired'
Shearer says he never heard anything like that in his career .
England beat Estonia 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday . |
0abc3f7afb2fb515b3c3dc814550c75aeccc5030 | By . Mia De Graaf . A 20-year-old soldier has returned safely from Afghanistan with the 100-year-old Bible that has accompanied four generations of his family into five conflicts. Private Curtis Welsby took the Armed Services Testament 1916 - issued as standard to his great-great grandfather when he fought in World War... | Private Curtis Welby, 20, took Armed Services Testament 1916 with him .
Tiny Bible was given to his great-great grandfather in World War One .
Ancestors have also taken it to conflicts in Korea and Northern Ireland .
Private Welsby believes it protected him while serving in Helmand Province . |
0abd120228317862a13da0797a520cca56aa1da2 | By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . Michael McIntyre took home a cool £9¿million from his latest stand-up tour . Michael McIntyre has cashed in a £9 million cheque from his latest stand-up comedy tour. The comedian turned BBC1 chat show host, left, pocketed the money for his 73-date Showtime tour, which included ten nights... | The comedian pocketed the money for his 73-date Showtime tour .
The tour included ten nights at London’s O2 Arena in 2012 .
A decade ago he was £40,000 in debt and struggling on the stand-up circuit . |
0abd3cee9c71303c18d78dbc4c82f86aa2f5443e | Apple says it sold a record breaking 39.3 million iPhones in the last quarter. The figure, 16 percent more than a year ago, is a record for the quarter due to due to excitement over new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models that Apple began selling last month. The surge in iPhone sales helped the company beat Wall Street's expect... | New version of iPad revealed last week expected to boost sales .
Company beat Wall Street's expectations with latest results .
Profit rose more than 12 percent from a year ago, to $8.5 billion . |
0abda53eef1633842e74842d4cececc6410e9d98 | When Sue Walters was diagnosed with leukaemia, she hoped that the best of medical science would be used to cure it. What she could never have anticipated was that her life would be saved by an 18-year-old boy from a remote German village. Sue’s only chance of survival was a stem cell transplant — previously known as a ... | Sue Walters’ only chance of survival from leukaemia was a stem cell transplant .
No one in her family matched her tissue type .
Doctors searched the worldwide donor register .
They found Nicola Gerber, a student from Mechern, near the French border . |
0abe1f91951636a950286d8811a4a3649bf756c5 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 19:09 EST, 12 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:46 EST, 12 March 2013 . A case involving an Air Force general who dismissed charges against a lieutenant colonel convicted of sexual assault will be reviewed at the top levels of the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a lette... | Hagel responded to letter from Sen Barbara Boxer, asking him to take another look at sexual assault case .
Lt Gen Craig Franklin overturned a November conviction against Lt Col James Wilkerson, a former Air Force inspector general .
Figures for 2012 show there were nearly 800 reports of cases ranging from inappropriate... |
0abe5e19e4383b165f2569c7975d76a562c1d1e6 | (CNN) -- For a world-class shopping experience you should head to glitzy Ginza. As well as flagship fashion outlets, the area boasts one of the city's best department stores, Mitsukoshi (4-6-16 Chuo Dori). The real treat here, as at many Tokyo department stores, is the fantastic basement-level food hall ("depachika"). ... | Ginza offers world-class shopping - check out the food hall in Mitsukoshi .
Takeshita-Dori is where teenagers pick up their "cosplay" costumes .
Omotesando is lined with boutiques, including Louis Vuitton and Prada .
Akihabara, or "Electric Town," is the place to buy electronics and manga . |
0abe8517bb6909cad1d0e3e12e54c2623fa48a52 | (CNN) -- From designer John Galliano's anti-Semitic tirade to Vogue Italia's recent reference to "slave earrings" -- the fashion world is often, it seems, at the sharp end of the race debate. In 2007, several of the world's black supermodels, including Naomi Campbell, Somalian-born Iman, and male model Tyson Beckford l... | How far has fashion industry tackled racism since Vogue Italia "All Black" issue?
Young black model and editor of black women's magazine have different views .
But both agree that the future is only going to be more diverse . |
0abf4bacd3194af1f0c8f254489fddb925d0f4de | A skull dating back to the 1600s has been found in Australia, casting doubt over whether Captain Cook really was the first European to land on the east coast of the country. In preparation for a murder investigation, police ran carbon dating tests on the intact human skull but results showed it was a lot older than fi... | Carbon dating of the skull suggests it is of a man born in the mid-1600s .
It was found near the town of Taree, 200 miles north of Sydney .
Captain James Cook was thought to be the first white European to reach the east cost of Australia .
Historians have been cautious and suggest the relic may have been imported . |
0abff88b8d547aedb45a63dd0b5fe7a8c21823fc | By . Mark Prigg . NASA doesn't have enough money to get its new, $12 billion rocket system off the ground by the end of 2017 as planned, federal auditors warned today. The Government Accountability Office issued a report Wednesday saying Nasa's's Space Launch System is at 'high risk of missing' its planned December 201... | Construction of the Space Launch System has already begun .
Rocket will be 384 feet tall and weigh 6.5 million pounds .
First test flight scheduled for 2017 .
Could be used as part of Manned Mars missions . |
0ac00a2e9ff0d833ad4b2e4e1a37d74651fe8bc2 | Ed Miliband today described himself as a 'child of immigrants' but vowed to introduce a new bill to tighten rules on foreigners moving to Britain if he wins the next election. The Labour leader, in Rochester and Strood ahead of next month's crunch by-election, said he was 'proud of the contribution' immigrants like hi... | Labour leader pledges legislation in first Queen's Speech after the election .
Miliband made announcement during campaign visit to Rochester & Strood .
November 20 by-election in Kent town sparked by Mark Reckless defection .
Ukip on track to comfortably win the seat according to new polls . |
0ac03bd25693b98905c692a06b01b08247243887 | Three quarters of GPs want to charge foreigners for appointments, figures show. They say too many migrants and tourists are abusing the NHS, which is already under immense pressure. Many want foreigners to be regarded as private patients and made to pay at the surgery reception either by card or cash. Three quarters of... | Figures show majority of GPs want to charge foreigners for appointments .
Doctors say migrants are abusing NHS which is under immense pressure .
Ministers warned the NHS is becoming an ‘international health service’
Overseas patients are racking up health care bills of up to £300 million year . |
0ac087a38e319cdaf67876cb39bd0062ff1fa598 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's accident prone "Octopus UFO" is just one of hundreds of unexplained sightings in the same area where a wind turbine was wrecked over the weekend, according to the latest reports. The Sun tabloid newspaper's UFO splash. Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper Thursday proclaimed from its front... | British tabloid blames UFO for destroying wind turbine blade .
"Octopus UFO" may have been unmanned stealth bomber on test flight, paper says .
CNN readers remain skeptical about role of UFO in turbine's ruination . |
0ac097e2b312240f3dfa13bc5b01ca9a91f1964a | At least 50 people were injured when two trains crashed into each other in Switzerland today - with a passenger claiming one had jumped a red light. The crash happened in Rafz, north of Zurich, during the early morning rush-hour. A high-speed train from Zurich collided with an RER suburban one, causing it to derail. '... | Crash happened early today at Rafz train station 20 miles north of Zurich .
18-year-old passenger claims he thought one of the trains jumped a light . |
0ac0b846d8d643d339e347a474fbc4860467407d | A father has condemned the NHS for double standards after he was refused a surgery on his chest due to his gender, he believes. Gareth Edwards pleaded with the NHS for surgery after one side of his chest became bigger than the other, resembling a breast. The 24-year-old suffers from gynecomastia - swelling of the breas... | Gareth Edwards suffers from gynecomastia - swelling of breast tissue in men .
Condition is caused by imbalance of hormones oestrogen and testosterone .
Has left 24-year-old with one side of his chest bigger than the other .
Applied to have op to make his chest more symmetrical on the NHS .
But was refused surgery as th... |
0ac0dfdaca4ed1e3e559505b383919d727ddd603 | Arsenal named six academy products on their bench with an average age of just 18 for their Champions League victory at Galatasaray. Three of them - Gedion Zelalem, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Stefan O'Connor - got on to the field for the Gunners. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at how the youngsters performed during Tuesd... | Arsenal beat Galatasaray 4-1 in Champions League on Tuesday .
The Gunners' bench for the night had an average age of just 18 .
Three 17-year-olds came on for Arsenal in the second half .
Gedion Zelalem, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Stefan O'Connor came on .
Here, Sportsmail assesses how the three youngsters performed . |
0ac1fbe30fa074f91c280997ad8d980202430c5d | Two men have been charged in the United States with conspiring to help overthrow the government in the tiny West African nation of Gambia, federal prosecutors said Monday. Both men were in custody and were expected to make court appearances Monday in Baltimore and Minneapolis. The charges stem from a Dec. 30 coup attem... | Cherno Njie, 57, and Papa Faal, 46, were arrested upon their return to the US from the tiny West African nation following a thwarted December coup .
The men, both of Gambian descent, conspiring to help overthrow longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh--who Njie would have replaced following a victory .
The men were slated to appea... |
0ac2cb5ad039f37fc3fe8da10dd585ace769dee0 | Police shot a 17-year-old who opened fire during a high school football game between two local rivals. Eugene Brantley was hit in the arm by officers after interrupting the game between Mays and Carver high schools at Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday night. Witnesses say there were about nine minutes lef... | Eugene Brantley interrupted game at Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta .
He was shot in the arm by officers and then restrained on the running track .
Match was between two long-time rivals Mays and Carver high schools .
Witnesses say a dozen shots were fired before police took him down .
Frenzied spectators and players were ... |
0ac51e091f15a102c144bf51d50c630dac02c2d2 | Claire Mills heard a pupil compare her to a king prawn because he'd 'keep the head but throw away the body' The comment prompted the mum-of-one to drop from 18-and-a-half stone to ten stone and a dress size 26 to ten . By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:25 EST, 15 October 2... | Claire Mills heard a pupil compare her to a king prawn because he'd 'keep the head but throw away the body'
The comment prompted the mum-of-one to drop from 18-and-a-half stone to ten stone and a dress size 26 to ten . |
0ac525e9135dee601bc15f8d1dd0c66d426dbb94 | Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars, 62, coincidentally was knocked over on Saturday night by an overzealous fan who was hauled off by security . By . Paul Chavez . PUBLISHED: . 16:31 EST, 5 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:27 EST, 6 May 2013 . A crazed fan stormed onstage and grabbed singer Justin Bieber from behind on Sunday... | Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars, 62, coincidentally was knocked over on Saturday night by an overzealous fan who was hauled off by security . |
0ac5971d4d798ba3bd8ad27c7a9486cc59b74679 | (CNN) -- On 9 March 2010 I stood outside the international bus terminal on Erdbergstraße in Vienna, waiting for the 11 a.m. bus from Zagreb to arrive. It was cold and breezy, typical of March in the Austrian capital. A steady stream of tourists emerged from the buses and headed to see the palaces of the Habsburgs. Jed... | Morten Storm was a double agent for the CIA .
He says Anwar al-Awlaki asked him to find the terrorist a wife .
Morten Storm met the woman who would become al-Awlaki's wife through Facebook .
For more on his story, watch CNN at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday . |
0ac5e76f11c9ed5c97683aaaad5f6ec6759d45c9 | (CNN) -- It was not too long ago -- in 2001, prior to the U.S. invasion -- that Afghanistan's women were all but entirely marginalized. With strict Taliban laws in place, half the country's populace was barred from practically every aspect of public life, from education to voting and most occupations. Afghan women, und... | Women an increasingly influential demographic in Afghan politics .
All three frontrunners in Saturday's election have pledged to support women's rights .
Habiba Sarabi, Afghanistan's first female governor, again makes history as vice-presidential candidate .
Optimism of female candidates is transmitted to the next gene... |
0ac72cce0d0219b1b13d5eadc75230bed6d4af16 | By . David Williams and Imtiaz Hussain . Last updated at 1:45 AM on 6th January 2012 . A British aid worker awarded the MBE for his work was kidnapped yesterday by at least four gunmen. Pro-Taliban fighters are suspected of seizing Khalil Dale, 60, in Pakistan after surrounding his Land Cruiser despite its clear Red Cr... | Khalil Ahmad Dale snatched outside office by gunmen . |
0ac8070fdb137867c9e2874a794847085b813cc9 | A New Jersey teacher has been arrested after she allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with one of her students. Nicole McDonough, 32, of Mount Olive, New Jersey, was arrested on a charge or second-degree charge of official misconduct and placed on immediate paid leave this week after being accused of having a sex... | Nicole McDonough of Mount Olive, New Jersey, was arrested on a charge or second-degree charge of official misconduct this week .
The 32-year-old married mother of two and English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School is accused of having sex with an 18-year-old .
She is currently on paid leave from the school as a... |
0ac866f94a108e8638ec99fa408ae27b48d8bf46 | Disney has announced huge profits from its movie studios, the same day it confirmed that the Toy Story franchise will return to cinemas in 2017 with a fourth installment. Pictures such as Frozen, as well as hits from its Marvel Studios subsidiary including The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Guardians of the Galaxy, made an a... | Company earning big on hits like Frozen, The Avengers and Iron Man .
Earnings news comes amid excitement about latest Toy Story entrant .
Film, due in 2017, will mark the return of original director John Lasseter .
However, overall share price fell after Disney fell short on cable earnings .
CEO Bob Iger committed to c... |
0aca6f06391572a3e19b2af791660a83bd7f9ea3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:51 EST, 30 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:19 EST, 30 March 2012 . An empty 'handcuff' box and two used condoms have been found in the desperate search for a missing 15-year-old schoolgirl. Sierra LaMar was reported missing by her . mother on March 16, having never made it to t... | Sierra LaMar, 15, was last seen 14 days ago by her mother as she got ready for school .
The potential clue was found near a mile from her California home being tested for evidence .
Her mobile and T-shirt, pants and undergarments found folded neatly inside a handbag were located blocks away last week .
Police and FBI h... |
0acb4d359aa7397a293e699890ba3c70c60f3fc0 | They've been dating for nearly two years but James Middleton and girlfriend Donna Air still keep the flame alive with regular date nights it seems. The loved-up duo enjoyed a night out at the theatre and were spotted walking arm in arm as they left a production of War Horse at the London Theatre in Covent Garden. Donna... | Donna, 35, and James, 27, visited Covent Garden theatre .
Donna looked trendy in leather skirt and khaki blazer .
Pair recently went on family summer holiday with Donna's daughter . |
0acbeb7fd6aec84e0f3c925c99d0b1dc45764b4d | Drugs such as low-dose aspirin (pictured) would be more effective if timed with the body’s natural rhythms, new research says . Many popular pills – including some cholesterol-busting statins – would be better taken at night than in the morning, scientists believe. They say widely-used tablets such as low-dose aspirin ... | Some drugs would be more effective if timed with body's natural rhythms .
US scientists found individual genes are governed by the body clock and become more or less active at certain times of the day .
Many common drugs home in on these genes – and so should be most effective if given when the genes are most active . |
0acbf6946446b6c97a1a33180400bcd843ab99a3 | By . Robin Cottle for MailOnline . Phil Mickelson will miss the FedEx Cup play-offs finale for the first time in his career after withdrawing from the BMW Championship in Denver after the second round. A six-over-par 76 left Mickelson 14 shots off the lead heading into the weekend and tied for 63rd in the 69-man field.... | Mickelson will miss the FedEx Cup play-offs finale for the first time in his career .
A six-over-par 76 left Mickelson seventh last in the 68-man field .
He said: 'My primary goal is to rest and prepare for the Ryder Cup'
2014 edition takes place at Gleneagles from September 26-28 .
Mickelson will be appearing in his e... |
0acc3d9dcd6ea19f087b0c7fec696796067965ed | Victoria Christensen weighs 308lbs (22st) and was called 'fatty' at school . Entered Miss Plus American pageant and was crowned Mrs Utah Plus America 2012 . Says the pageant 'turned her from a girl into a woman' By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 05:16 EST, 8 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:04 EST, 8 October 2012 . A g... | Victoria Christensen weighs 308lbs (22st) and was called 'fatty' at school .
Entered Miss Plus American pageant and was crowned Mrs Utah Plus America 2012 .
Entrants must be at least a dress size 14 but there is no maximum size .
Says the pageant 'turned her from a girl into a woman' |
0acdd651cbbbf44b55ae408cbcc2f4ce7e01d0a5 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:06 EST, 25 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:11 EST, 25 January 2013 . Britain would quit the European Union if a referendum was held now, a surprise new poll revealed today. In the wake of David Cameron’s high profile speech on giving voters a say on seve... | 40% back exit compared to 37 per cent who want to stay in European Union .
Populus poll result suggests 53-47 vote in favour of exit .
PM promised to claw back powers before staging referendum in 2017 .
Nick Clegg says he is 'none the wise' about how it would work in practice . |
0ace52bb69c82fbb9ad2ece26bf45bde746dc713 | Senator Dianne Feinstein has gone on record saying she believes there are terrorist sleeper cells present in the US laying in wait to carry out an attack similar to the deadly incidents that rocked Paris last week. The California Democrat and former Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman made the ominous comments whi... | The former Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman called program that lets certain foreign citizens enter the country without a visa 'America's Achilles heel'
Feinstein said had the Paris attackers wanted to enter the US, they could have done so using a fake passport without a visa .
New poll shows 65 per cent of Ame... |
0ace80efe4a955202e24c83fc542c8f6e6fb18fc | (CNN) -- A man celebrating his friend's impending marriage fell to his death from a Black Hawk, Colorado, hotel window early Saturday, police said. Dirk Anderson, 29, was sitting on the ledge of an open window in the 11th-floor room at the Lady Luck Hotel and Casino when the screen on which he was leaning gave way, acc... | Dirk Anderson, 29, landed on the roof of a parking garage five levels below .
Investigators don't know if Anderson had been drinking before his fall .
No evidence of horseplay and it appears to be an accident, police say . |
0acf0acbc5973655f9edab1d1bd5392ff5f2b865 | A day after Rafael Nadal exited the Madrid Masters and vowed never to return while the clay is still blue, a similarly disgruntled Novak Djokovic suffered a shock 7-6 (2), 6-3 loss to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic. The world No. 1 said he would join Nadal in boycotting the Madrid tournament next year if organizers did n... | Novak Djokovic loses 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Janko Tipsarevic in Madrid .
Djokovic says he will not play in Madrid again while the clay is blue .
Nadal said he would also boycott the event after his loss a day earlier .
Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka all through to semifinals . |
0acf9d91157baf50e0736b07961603a70b1a3ce7 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 12:53 EST, 12 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:08 EST, 12 August 2012 . Team GB's astonishing medal haul at London 2012 has been further boosted in the final event of the Games after Samantha Murray took a silver medal in the women's modern pentathlon. Cheered on by thousands of patrioti... | The 22-year-old finished the .
Games off in fine style with Team GB's 65th medal .
She said: 'Honestly, if you have a goal - if there's anything you want to achieve in life - don't let anybody get in your way' |
0ad00009f51f16e63fab0cd57456c00f119bbe8d | Cristiano Ronaldo has once again trained for Portugal ahead of their Group G clash with USA on Sunday - despite being warned that he risks his career by playing on at the World Cup. The 29-year-old Real Madrid forward has been struggling with a knee injury and doctors have told him that he could shorten his career by p... | Ronaldo trained on Friday with the squad ahead of USA match .
The 29-year-old has been suffering from a knee injury and wore a bandage .
He has been warned that he risks his future career by playing at World Cup .
Portugal need a goal on Sunday after 4-0 humbling at hands of Germany . |
0ad27a77b220f96c0dc62f94b0c8f1c9ae14b99a | (CNN) -- Josh and Jenni Johnston already have photos and memories of 4-year-old Anastasia, the HIV-positive Russian orphan they met in November and hoped to welcome into their family. Now they don't know what the future holds after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a controversial law that bans the adop... | Josh and Jenni Johnston told orphan Anastasia they would return for her .
The New Jersey couple has no idea how the new law will affect them .
Their faith, sympathy for special-needs children led them to look for HIV-positive orphan .
Mother of child adopted from Russia says bill will hurt orphans in need of homes . |
0ad280c431fb8cb20bfb00aef77d9a619bb49764 | By . Alexandra Klausner . The only thing worse than going back to school after a relaxing summer is watching a commercial about it deemed 'the worst commercial ever' by internet viewers. Or is it? A 30-second commercial for East Hills Shopping Center in St. Joseph, Missouri was posted on YouTube on Saturday and so far ... | A 30-second commercial for East Hills Shopping Center in St. Joseph, Missouri was posted on YouTube on Saturday .
So far, the commercial has over 1 million views .
viewers are split over finding the commercial amusing versus annoying .
It's too soon to tell if the commercial will boosts sales but it has certainly gotte... |
0ad378bcf780549a01b559fe5e30cd596edf297b | (CNN) -- If Donald Sterling was trying to make amends with his public mea culpa, he didn't seem to make any friends. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner apologized profusely for his comments about African-Americans but insisted he is not a racist. That assertio... | Sterling said his comments about black men stemmed from jealousy .
Attorney: Sterling has a history of discrimination from his real estate ventures .
Sterling says supporters are calling him "by the thousands"
He also slammed Magic Johnson, saying he hasn't helped the black community . |
0ad5d834479f8b88cc827c00fa26c3c617a39195 | Reaction: Arthur Stevenson-Hart became 'very giddy' A Frankenstein food breakfast cereal designed for children and packed with additives linked to bad behaviour and hyperactivity is being sold in Britain. Lucky Charms, which is imported from the US, is the first mainstream GM food to go on sale in this country. The cer... | Imported Lucky Charms can have adverse effects on children's behaviour .
It is marketed as nutritious, but contains four suspect colourings . |
0ad8abca96ce301ee54accdefa070392542ea242 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 08:17 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:05 EST, 30 October 2013 . Many fliers often switch off when airlines deliver the staid FAA's in-flight safety guidelines. But this new musical offering by Virgin America is guaranteed to get passengers' attention... even if they find it anno... | Video .
will deliver FAA's in-flight safety guidelines in a new fashion .
Elaborate video has 36 dancers and 14 dance styles .
Features contestants from So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol . |
0ad92958e68ed0c19bf2bc524947289845c4823b | (EW.com) -- Fox is pulling the plug on "Almost Human." The robot cop drama will not return for a second season. 'The Following' post-mortem: EP on who's REALLY dead . "Almost Human" starred Karl Urban and Michael Ealy as two cops, at least one a robot, who fought crime in the future. The freshman drama struggled in the... | Fox has pulled the plug on "Almost Human"
The freshman robot cop drama starred Karl Urban and Michael Ealy .
It struggled in ratings on Monday nights . |
0ada64f40ebeba9e675cbd37ad110e643d48e74a | The two British women accused of attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5 million out of Peru have been branded liars by the lawyer who prepared the preliminary case against them. And he says their refusal to confess increases their prospect of facing 15 years in prison. In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunda... | Lawyer brands women accused of attempting to smuggle cocaine as liars .
Dr Juan Mendoza Abarca said their excuses were 'very well practised'
He said the two women had no proof to back up their claims .
The cocaine was concealed inside porridge and jelly packets with a lining of loose pepper on the inside to mask the sm... |
0adae7209c9c193e49fbdad6fd93cb95ef203582 | Short bursts of exercise lasting less than 10 minutes give you the same health benefits as slugging it out at the gym for hours. Researchers have found that even walking to the bus stop or cleaning your home can help you lose weight and lower your cholesterol. Activities like mowing the lawn and even fishing can also l... | Short bursts of exercise carry same health benefits, according to scientists at Boston University .
Activities like mowing the lawn or cleaning the home can help people lose weight . |
0adb73b7946a19e08179a84b4614d4435a9288d6 | By . Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Click here for fourth round ties in the Capital One Cup . Don't worry Andre Schurrle, you have scored in a World Cup semi-final. That memory should keep the Germany forward sane when he reflects on all the opportunities he wasted against Bolton last night... | Andre Schurrle spurned a host of chances and Bolton goalkeeper Andrew Lonergan was in fine form to deny the hosts .
French defender Kurt Zouma, on his debut, struck from a corner after 25 minutes to break the deadlock .
Chelsea's profligacy was punished when Bolton captain Matt Mills headed in an equaliser six minutes ... |
0adbcedec99d78d2c1399ce5fe01e5c953558035 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . Another life sentence: Nicky Suddons, 26, has been given a second life sentence after carrying out a savage sex attack while on day release from prison . A notorious rapist who carried out a savage sex attack at knifepoint after being let out of prison for a day on 'work experience' has been gi... | Nicky Suddons, 26, was originally jailed in 2004 for seven sex assaults .
He was ordered to serve minimum of four years as he was aged 17 at time .
Let out of prison for day on 'work experience' after being deemed safe .
But while out, he put together a 'rape kit' of balaclava, glove and knife .
Then lay in wait for wo... |
0add6b43e18072837f0bef41031d6f92f740d625 | Washing and peeling potatoes for the Sunday roast can be a time-consuming task, especially if you have 1kg of potatoes to prepare. However, one Danish man has found an ingenious solution to slash the time needed to peel the spuds using just a bucket, a hose, a drill and a toilet brush. Leo Lund from Grasten came up wit... | Leo Lund from Grasten, Denmark came up with idea to quickly peel potatoes .
Uses a bucket, hose, toilet brush and drill to prepare potatoes for cooking .
The potatoes become washed, peeled and ready to cook in under a minute . |
0add9e1b74b279fa9da3b8919a779dbaed7adc72 | By . John Hall . PUBLISHED: . 12:07 EST, 14 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:12 EST, 14 March 2014 . A driver had a lucky escape after his car smashed through a fence and plunged down a steep bank into an unsuspecting homeowner's back garden. Neighbours looked on in shock as the blue Ford Fiesta came to halt just yards f... | Driver of blue Ford Fiesta lost control of vehicle and careered off the road .
Crashed through fence and down bank, with car left upside down in garden .
Accident took place on Yearl Rise - a quiet street in Barepot village, Cumbria .
Despite dramatic crash, the man was able to climb out the vehicle unscathed . |
0addcdad25370af21d1c3831837c98ead636abf8 | Doctors say 16million Britons may not gain any benefit at all from taking a daily dose of Aspirin . Aspirin is pointless for a quarter of patients and hundreds could be needlessly dying as a result, doctors have warned. They say that 16million Britons may not gain any benefit at all from taking a daily dose of the drug... | 16million Britons may not gain any benefit from taking a daily dose of drug .
Aspirin-resistant patients are up to twice as likely to suffer a heart attack .
Scientists have developed a £10 urine test to tell whether drug is effective . |
0addeb0ae4b94f53f2fcca67a942c366cda27d63 | The Chicago Crime Commission named a new Public Enemy No. 1 on Thursday, a designation originally crafted for Al Capone. The new holder of this dubious distinction, however, is not American nor believed to be in the United States. He is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the infamous Mexican drug lord who is Chicago's most wan... | Chicago Crime Commission names a new Public Enemy No. 1 .
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is the most wanted man .
He is in hiding in Mexico but is blamed for the majority of narcotics in Chicago . |
0ade7b0c3e8d4618395d73afe7dcf52d44d0917d | A father and son are part of a group of seven Florida men accused of prostituting a 16-year-old girl and forcing her to have group sex while they plied her with drugs, prosecutors say. The high school student was reported missing by her school and disappeared for a week while she was driven across Miami-Dade and told t... | Derrick Powell, Sr, is charged with sexual battery and Derrick Powell, Jr, is charged with assault .
Five other men are accused of crimes related to the trafficking of the teenager, who was shuttled between homes and forced to engage in sex .
Prosecutors says on two occasions she was forced to have sex with up to eight... |
0adf2f28325c0db8d50f42ee4551f41321319fd9 | Chelsea may not be able to claim that Kurt Zouma is a product of their youth set-up, but the French youngster is quickly becoming the next big thing at Stamford Bridge. Zouma, who has only just turned 20, put in another impeccable performance during Chelsea's 2-0 victory against Newcastle on Saturday. For much of the s... | Kurt Zouma helped Chelsea to 2-0 win against Newcastle on Saturday .
French youngster has impressed despite limited first team chances .
20-year-old has been compared to former Blues captain Marcel Desailly .
Gary Cahill dropped to the bench for Newcastle clash .
Chelsea fans will hope Zouma can one day replace John Te... |
0ae14f569de2d086c5f426a1f31c9e31108d14f0 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 02:53 EST, 30 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:53 EST, 30 May 2012 . Around 1,500 airline passengers were forced to land at the wrong airports today as fog and emergency repairs forced Gatwick to shut their main runway. A total of 24 flights were forced to touch down at other UK destinations ... | Easyjet, British Airways and Thomson passengers diverted to other airports .
Flights sent to Stansted, Luton, Bristol and Heathrow .
Parts of Britain blanketed in fog this morning but more hot weather is expected later . |
0ae191ef90c63edaaccd8bc441d9c01ff1d59fa6 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 04:32 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:17 EST, 16 January 2014 . David Cameron faces the humiliating prospect of the Conservatives being pushed into third place in May’s European elections. A damning new poll reveals the Tories are on course to come ... | Damning YouGov survey reveals Conservatives will lose MEPs .
Tories have never been outside top two parties in modern political history .
Lib Dems face losing every seat in the European Parliament .
Ex-Tory Cabinet minister Liam Fox admits 'anything could happen'
Letter to David Cameron from 95 anti-EU Tory MPs 'does n... |
0ae424ae15992799870dc89a4fc82925ddeda32a | Elegant, seemingly resilient and as much of a perfectionist as her famous boyfriend, L’Wren Scott’s acquaintances would say she had ‘the legs of a gazelle and the hide of a rhino’. Following the shocking news of her suicide last night, we now know the latter must have been untrue. Indeed, she hinted at her terrible vul... | The designer and renowned beauty appeared to be enjoying success .
But beneath she suffered from depression and had recently self-harmed .
There was speculation she was insecure in relationship with Mick Jagger .
The 49-year-old was also reportedly struggling financially .
For confidential support on suicide matters ca... |
0ae4d9626b0ae8c864f1850b145dfaba9bbae092 | Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg is planning to build a waterside town next to the firm's San Francisco headquarters. The 200-acre plot will be turned into Facebook's own company town, complete with supermarkets, hotels and homes for 10,000 of its employees and their families. The extravagant plans will see the conurbati... | Facebook plans to build its own town on a 200-acre plot in San Francisco .
Mark Zuckerberg wants homes for 10,000 workers next to company's HQ .
'Zee-town' will have supermarkets, hotels and luxurious accommodation .
Oak trees will be planted on 40ft high roofs to provide an eco-friendly feel .
Extravagant town designe... |
0ae57478507485c165c737f5922760f60db3506c | A man has been charged with murder after a married couple were subjected to a 'violent and sustained' attack in their £750,000 home. Lithuanian builder Viktoras Bruzas, 38, appeared at South East Surrey Magistrates' Court in Redhill today on two counts of murder. Patrick Kettyle, 55, and his wife Gillian Kettyle, 54, w... | Viktoras Bruzas was charged with murders of Patrick and Gillian Kettyle .
The 38-year-old appeared at South East Surrey Magistrates' Court today .
He has been remanded in custody and will appear in court on Tuesday .
Police said the Kettyles were subjected to a 'violent and sustained' attack . |
0ae58a5b4ad10ec89e92c0948db76ca2105cca6d | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 03:19 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:02 EST, 10 May 2013 . Texting while behind the wheel has overtaken drink driving as the biggest cause of death among teenagers in America. More than 3,000 teenagers are killed every year in car crashes caused by texting while driving compared... | More than 3,000 teens are killed every year in car crashes caused by texting .
It has overtaken drink driving, which kills 2,700 every year, as the biggest cause of teen deaths in America .
Calls for tougher laws to prevent drivers from texting while behind the wheel .
UK plans to increase fines for texting while drivi... |
0ae5da9af11553bcfcda0ecedc1666d45f0767bc | U.N. weapons inspectors are expected to report their findings regarding a chemical attack in Syria early next week, sources said Wednesday, but a leading human rights group is already pointing its finger at government troops. The inspectors collected evidence from the site of the August 21 attack outside Damascus, and ... | Inspectors could present Syria findings by Monday or Tuesday, sources say .
Government troops are "almost certainly responsible" for the August attack, rights group says .
Syrian government denies its forces used poison gas .
Top U.S. and Russian officials to discuss disarmament . |
0ae5e35dc2844afc251d082d8d5ef4be8edce58c | Firebrand senator Jacqui Lambie has revealed Botox is partly responsible for her new look, describing the wrinkle-smoothing procedure as 'addictive'. The former Palmer United Party member has also spoken out about being single and has again hit out Prime Minister Tony Abbott, saying he needs to 'grow a pair'. The artic... | Jacqui Lambie has given an interview with magazine Australian Women's Weekly .
She talks about how she fights the signs of ageing, and how she has been single for 10 years .
Senator Lambie also talks tough to Tony Abbott, saying he needs to 'grow a pair'
The interview comes after she resigned from the Palmer United Par... |
0ae77e45f2a7c2fe13d921160686d9c4ae531d77 | (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he welcomed plans by Britain to withdraw almost 4,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year. Afghan security forces are ready to ensure security and protect their country, Karzai said, according to a statement from his office. British Prime Minister David C... | President Hamid Karzai says Afghan forces are ready to protect their country .
He welcomes a decision by Britain to pull out nearly 4,000 troops next year .
David Cameron said UK troop numbers would fall to about 5,200 by the end of 2013 .
U.S. troops make up the bulk of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan . |
0ae8000e185c687f90b57c6b0852d79a0d97eb0f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Israeli naval forces have raided a . ship in the Red Sea and seized dozens of advanced rockets from Iran which they claim were . destined for Palestinian militants in Gaza. The weapons cache would have significantly boosted their ability to strike Israeli citizens, the military said. The . sh... | Rockets made in Syria sent from Iran meant for Gaza, Israeli army says .
Missiles found have a 100mile range and would 'threaten all of Israel'
Neither Hamas or the Iranian government have responded to accusations . |
0ae858b67563c20d937c4a6f394dc0c56f9c24d3 | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . A Maryland girl who disappeared after her mother was found dead last week has been located following a nationwide search, authorities say. The girl, 11-year-old Caitlyn Virts, was located along with her father, Timothy Virts, in a motel in Florence, South Carolina, poli... | The girl, 11-year-old Caitlyn Virts, was located along with her father, Timothy Virts, in a motel in Florence, South Carolina .
The owner of the Colonial Inn, Carol Gause, recognized the pair and called the police .
Timothy Virts was wanted for murder after body of Bobbie Jo Cortez was found on Thursday .
Virts was bel... |
0ae86fa472c851b0c33f8a54635e64ad3596f2b9 | Turkish Airlines has gone from strength to strength in recent years, adding new routes across Europe and Asia as well as expanding into Africa. A new multi-billion dollar hub airport in the works in Istanbul means this impressive growth story will soon be given yet another boost. But with many ambitious competitors als... | Turkish Airlines expanding into Asia, Europe and Africa .
New hub airport in Istanbul with first stage set to open in 2017 .
Aviation industry set to expand dramatically by 2030 . |
0ae88b39c235ce186faf892e35d06098a204ffc6 | Victoria avoids all eye contact. Her gaze alternates between boring into the ground and scouring the horizon out the window. Her right foot taps nervously on the wooden floor. She is one of the 55 female trafficking victims helped each year at the crisis intervention centre run by the International Organisation for Mig... | As many as 25,000 Moldovans fall prey to trafficking gangs each year .
Of those, 10% are thought to be children according to the IOM .
Author Stela Brinzeanu met trafficking victims while researching new novel .
Bessarabian Nights follows two friends as they hunt for a trafficked girl . |
0ae89d16ac1cb5f01f865b1751acbf21c40fe3ae | Beijing (CNN) -- Wang Jingyao creaks open a metal door to let us into his cramped apartment. In a modest living room, he shows us a meticulously kept shrine to his wife. "My wife had always been a kind person since she was young. She was kind-hearted and gentle," he says. The photos come from a different era in China. ... | Decades later, former students apologize for failing to stop teacher's murder .
Red Guards beat Bian Zhongyun to death in 1966 for "opposing Chairman Mao"
Husband Wang Jingyao wants justice for his wife, whom he described as "gentle"
Couple used to dream of helping Communist Party build a new China . |
0ae9054389e7ffe2fc58f45bcad63e5cb88f8698 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:25 EST, 10 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:31 EST, 12 October 2012 . Enraged: Robert Zimmerman Jr., pictured on Piers Morgan Tonight, launched a threatening Twitter tirade at the the Trayvon Martin family's attorneys . The older brother of George Zimmerman has launched a Twit... | Robert Zimmerman Jr. wrote threatening messages following a week of television appearances protesting his brother's innocence . |
0ae9a98265905048c44275607043b74c73e195f1 | Silly stunt: Judy and the rubber chicken. Her Grand Slam of public appearances and lucrative business commitments that could make her more than £150,000 in a year . Andy Murray may have cruised through the opening rounds of Wimbledon as reigning champion — but it’s his mum Judy who has taken on a Grand Slam of public a... | Judy Murray's business deals could make her more than £150,000 a year .
Her deal with Robinsons, the drinks brand, is worth around £50,000 .
Tennis fans have in the past struggled to warm to Andy Murray's mother . |
0ae9f1001efc220657ab53896659ac85030f8ad0 | Minot, North Dakota (CNN) -- The bloated Souris River has crested at an historic high in Minot, North Dakota, but floodwaters likely will remain at or near their current level for several days, authorities said Sunday. "At this point, the river has had its crest so far in Minot, but a number of locations downstream sti... | NEW: River levels at Minot begin their slow retreat, a NWS forecaster says .
"It's disheartening," says resident Steve Knab .
3,000 to 4,000 homes have been affected by floodwater in Minot .
The Souris River has topped its record crest from 1881 . |
0aea17326e550bc6227099d5f41a81815352c05b | A leading Tory MP has called on Boris Johnson to investigate claims that Scotland Yard officers have abused their position by trying to shut down newspaper investigations into Ukip. Zac Goldsmith made the demand after a former Ukip official received a harassment warning for talking to The Mail on Sunday about her claim... | A Former Ukip official received a harassment warning for talking to MoS .
About Annabelle Fuller making claims about Andrew Bridgen .
Detectives were thought to be preparing to speak to Ukip's Nigel Farage . |
0aeac929f869f839f49c8a5491ef1380b543d534 | "I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them," wrote Nora Ephron in Heartburn. If only most of us were so philosophical about the way we eat when we're in the throes of a powerful emotion. Unfortunately, after we celebrate our promotion with cham... | Celebratory or comforting meals can often make people feel remorse for indulging themselves .
"Foods that are laden with carbohydrates, sugar, or fat simply taste delicious," says Heather Hausenblas, Ph.D.
If you punish yourself after eating, your emotional eating may have gone too far . |
0aec0c26d3e13cf20686594bb26fc7459830d026 | By . Joshua Gardner . PUBLISHED: . 14:38 EST, 13 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:36 EST, 13 November 2013 . Famed Raiders tight end turned television sports broadcaster Todd Christensen died at 57 in a Utah hospital on Wednesday after suffering complications during a liver transplant. The two-time Super Bowl champ's ... | The former Raiders star tight end died from complications during a surgical procedure, according to his alma mater Brigham Young University .
Christensen had been battling health problems including liver disease . |
0aed65253a96642d92154bc826d47e1378b663fe | (CNN) -- Jared Remy, the son of famed Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, pleaded guilty in a Massachusetts court Tuesday to killing his fiancée Jennifer Martel just days after he was arrested for assaulting her. Remy, 35, was sentenced Tuesday to life in state prison without the possibility of parole after changin... | Jared Remy was sentenced to life in prison in the stabbing death of Jennifer Martel .
Remy was charged with assaulting his fiancee two days before he killed her .
Martel told police "slammed her face against a mirror" during an argument .
Remy's father, Jerry, is a Boston Red Sox announcer and former player . |
0aed82a5b444877d95bbacb1e5edde54a52d675f | What a match we have in store at the Rec on Sunday. Both Bath and Glasgow have everything to play for, with qualification to the knock-out stage of the Champions Cup up for grabs. It is remarkable that, along with Toulouse, all three teams can finish first, second or third so the group is on a knife-edge. It is still i... | Glasgow face Bath for a place in knock-out stage of Champions Cup .
Three sides in Pool 4 including Toulouse can still qualify .
George Ford v Finn Russell will be a key battle at the Rec on Sunday . |
0aedbe4d61a29a0cfca42cbd03a18e6a4dde0b37 | By . Lucy Osborne, Sam Webb and Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 05:28 EST, 3 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:56 EST, 4 November 2013 . This is the moment a group of coastguards edged along a cliff in gale force winds and high seas as they tried in vain to save a woman who drowned yesterday. The victim and her brother ... | Victim, 30, was 'coasteering' with her brother - who was unhurt - at Tilly Whim caves, near Swanage, Dorset .
Desperate rescuers spent two hours talking to woman through a blowhole - but could not reach her in time .
Two lifeboat crews battled against force nine 50mph winds to try to get to the mouth of the cave yester... |
0aede50bc797b7ae4bf73801c973e1080edc5eec | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 07:27 EST, 4 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:52 EST, 5 April 2013 . Plans for a giant new £2bn theme park on the edge of London to rival Disneyland Paris have been halted - by a colony of rare spiders. Developers say the Paramount scheme will be the third biggest theme park in the world an... | Paramount scheme is due to be third biggest theme park in the world .
Environmental audit of site found it is home to distinguished jumping spider .
Consortium behind the park say they 'will look after the spiders' |
0aee156ab0430ffe037564a74de272754b1477c2 | Call: Environment secretary Owen Paterson will today call for Britain to lead the way in adopting GM foods . Children will go blind or die if the world does not embrace genetically modified crops Owen Paterson claimed today. The Environment Secretary issued the controversial ultimatum as he claimed Britain could lead t... | Owen Paterson said children are dying because GM food isn't being adopted .
17million farmers now grow GM products around the world .
But resistance to so-called 'Frankenstein foods' has slowed uptake in the EU . |
0aee93724a5873e70d24052018826090edcb1fd8 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:13 EST, 6 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:42 EST, 7 October 2012 . The death toll has risen to seven from a 'rapidly evolving outbreak' of rare fungal meningitis that has been linked to spinal steroid injections, sparking fear as new cases have been reported in nine U.S. stat... | Two more deaths have been reported in Michigan, bringing the total death toll to seven .
64 people have been sickened in nine states - Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio .
Massachusetts company who made product has shut down operations . |
0aef0ffd5443bc582aa944bb8714617afbe51973 | The body of a British tycoon who plunged to his death from a fourth-floor window was identified by his brother-in-law, an inquest heard today. Scot Young, 52, was found impaled on railings after plummeting 60ft from his £3million penthouse in Montagu Square in Marylebone, London, on December 8. An inquest into his deat... | Scot Young found impaled on railings after plummeting 60ft from window .
Body of 52-year-old tycoon was identified by brother-in-law Guy van Ristell .
His daughter Sasha Young also gave details for registration, inquest heard .
Mr Young had been embroiled in bitter divorce battle with wife Michelle, 49 .
Inquest into h... |
0aef5a528446b7b39a0ed105a2021e95559b0902 | A mother who returned home from a trip to Tesco to find an illegal immigrant sitting in her driveway fed him chocolate and crisps to waylay him until police arrived. Jacky Goodfellow, 40, gave the 23-year-old Eritrean a Penguin chocolate bar and a packet of Hula Hoops - but said that he did not know how to open the cri... | Jacky Goodfellow, 40, gave the 23-year-old Eritrean snacks as they chatted .
He said he was a science graduate and wanted asylum to become a teacher .
The pair talked as her daughter called police to Elvington, near Dover .
She gave him Hula Hoops and Penguin bar - but he couldn't open the crisps .
Mrs Goodfellow said... |
0aefbf4c6076a6c81211452a7052f93499044a87 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 5:07 PM on 2nd November 2011 . Two-year-old twin girls who were joined at the chest and abdomen have been separated after nine hours of surgery at a California hospital. Doctors at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital said Angelica and Angelina Sabuco shoul... | Two-year-old Angelica and Angelina Sabuco were joined at the chest and abdomen .
Doctors say operation ran 'smoothly' and girls could be awake later today .
Twins likely to remain in hospital for at least two weeks . |
0af04d35b37f8dbb7d5d691ecf78f901b9ac9c7a | It was a seemingly wistful moment at the halfway mark of his presidency, before the celebratory parade and the evening's galas. Shortly after exhorting the United States to continue its "never-ending journey" to live up to the ideals of its founders, on his way off the platform at the West Front of the Capitol, Preside... | Michelle Obama wears a floor-length, custom, red gown designed by Jason Wu .
She and the president dance to Jennifer Hudson singing "Let's Stay Together"
"Today is the day for all of us in this country to come together," says a GOP leader .
A civil rights veteran struggles "to keep from crying" as Obama takes oath on M... |
0af0ec68a97182c455853e4f0e3122d86ad6a459 | Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel approved Wednesday the construction of a settlement in East Jerusalem just before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit the country on a peace mission. Kerry will meet with Israeli, Palestinian Authority and Jordanian officials in Jordan and Jerusalem from Thursday to Saturday in the ... | NEW: Palestinian chief negotiator calls international community to stop settlements .
Israeli planning committee approves 69 homes for an East Jerusalem settlement .
Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit Jerusalem this week to renew peace talks .
Settlement approval is "provocation... a foolish move," Jerusalem cou... |
0af0f6ab08d9927fac59a1bf084d2296b73b760d | By . Tara Brady . A couple allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old boy and forced him to apologise to their six-year-old son after the teenager made him cry. Rebecca and Jose Molina have been remanded in custody after allegedly abducting Nicholas Sanapaw while he was walking home. It is claimed Nicholas was playing near a ri... | Rebecca and Jose Molina have been remanded in custody .
Accused of abducting Nicholas Sanapaw while he was walking home .
Claimed Nicholas hurt the Molina's six-year-son and made him cry .
Couple allegedly took the boy to their home where they made him apologise . |
0af101376443976e731cfba5ea1a8324c1999c3c | A force of up to 100 Paras is being sent to join the battle against Islamic State (IS) with authority to shoot and kill when needed. The elite troops are the first detachment of British soldiers to go to Iraq in a fighting role since 2009. The Paras’ job will be to protect around 350 British military instructors who ar... | Paras' job will be to protect 350 British instructors being sent in January .
They will train up a force of 20,000 from Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga .
Paras will be authorised to shoot and kill jihadis if they come under attack .
Move due to be approved in UK's National Security Council next week .
Former intellige... |
0af16250b718402470fd731152ba4c5d5579f022 | By . Will Stewart . PUBLISHED: . 18:34 EST, 5 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:00 EST, 6 September 2012 . No mission is too much for former KGB spy turned strongman leader Vladimir Putin as he sets off on his latest bid to put right the wrongs of nature by teaching birds to fly. Hang-gliding over Arctic Siberia this ... | Vladimir Putin pulls audacious stunt to help Siberian white cranes to Asia using hang-glider .
Cranes born in captivity did not know how to fly south, so environmentalists devised an imitation lead bird to guide the way .
It follows other escapades by Mr Putin, including posing bare-chested with rifles and petting a po... |
0af1bad942a8cab168699c03d2675a8d7523ab6d | Michelle Obama spent Sunday night watching her niece play basketball for Princeton. The first lady attended her alma mater's game against American University with her daughters and mother. Mrs Obama graduated from Princeton in 1985. She spoke with the Tigers at the half, knocking on the locker room door and asking, 'if... | Michelle Obama watched the Princeton women's basketball team play American University Sunday night .
Mrs Obama graduated from Ivy League university in 1985 and now her niece Leslie Robinson plays basketball there as a freshman .
Leslie's father Craig Robinson, the first lady's brother, used to coach the men's basketbal... |
0af40285aaefec4f6052d8f6486a01e1d3ddf94e | The United States has brought Abu Anas al Libi -- an alleged al Qaeda operative whom U.S. Army Delta Force soldiers captured in Libya this month -- to New York, a U.S. attorney's office said Monday. He was transferred to law enforcement custody and brought to the United States on Saturday, according to a letter from t... | Al Libi received medical treatment in New York for pre-existing condition, official says .
Abu Anas al Libi was a member of al Qaeda, U.S. officials say .
Authorities say he played role in bombings at American embassies in 1998 .
He is scheduled to appear before a federal official in NYC on Tuesday . |
0af42cd3db65375ae1b5948bb3ef06b3a762fc10 | A Columbus man holding five young children hostage in a home has surrendered to SWAT police after barricading himself inside and threatening to shoot them. The tense standoff between officers and and the man began at around 2am on Monday when Columbus Police responded to a domestic violence call. Local 10 TV in the Ohi... | Columbus, Ohio man surrendered to police after six-hour negotiation .
Threatened to shoot at police if they tried to enter the home .
Held five children between the ages of five and 11 years old hostage . |
0af6eb754130e6d8d52d9e8967d4a756a0db6591 | (OPRAH.COM) -- Here's a little fact of life that took me by surprise: Roughly 23 million women in this country are 40 to 49 years of age and about 6,000 of us turn 50 every single day. We are a thoroughly undefined constituency. Some of us are what the wonderful Wendy Wasserstein used to call "bachelor girls," some of ... | Columnist Lisa Kogan heads toward 50s with fond look back at younger years .
Back then, she still had her "new car smell" and could enjoy solitude .
Says women in her generation are tired, considering scheduling a breakdown .
But since no one is sleeping these days, she'd like life-affirming, really fun sex . |
0afa71f0144414baefce106bb4b64bc229f592c1 | PUBLISHED: . 17:52 EST, 6 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:58 EST, 6 August 2012 . An 87-year-old Denver man has been charged with cultivating more than 400 marijuana plants in his backyard, igniting a Facebook protest in his defence. Edward Bogunovich initially denied the charges, telling ABC News, 'I didn't even have ... | Facebook protest on news organization's page ignited by arrest .
Police say he was growing 414 plants, or about 200 more than the state said he could for medical reasons . |
0afa876ed0bc145ea426d3bf4a1953fcd3678551 | Washington (CNN) -- In the emotional aftermath of the Trayvon Martin killing last year, Attorney General Eric Holder signaled the unlikelihood of filing federal hate crimes charges against admitted shooter George Zimmerman. "For a federal hate crime, we have to prove the highest standard in the law," Holder said in Apr... | President Obama will have no role in deciding on federal charges .
Federal hate crimes laws require proof of racial motivation, legal experts say .
AG Holder has called that a high legal bar; says Monday that facts and law are paramount .
The jury in the George Zimmerman case rejected state criminal charges . |
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