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0cb4fca7982fab35cec6d24993634b5b151dbf24 | By . Anna Hodgekiss . It has long been said it's possible to die from a broken heart - and now scientists say the phenomenon can also be triggered by the shock of natural disasters. They have discovered the stress of hurricanes and earthquakes can trigger a condition known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Also known as bro... | Stress of natural disasters triggers takotsubo cardiomyopathy .
Also known as broken heart syndrome, causes heart muscle to enlarge .
U.S. researchers found dramatic spikes in cases of broken heart syndrome in two states after major natural disasters in 2011 - Vermont and Missouri . |
0cb5187928d9e05b1f527b34ac9c7dca5f4d3ecc | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 13:08 EST, 16 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:08 EST, 16 November 2012 . Do Americans associate old age with telltale physical signs like wrinkles and crow’s feet? Or do they believe that passing a certain age defines a person as ‘over the hill’? According to a new study, neither – a... | Study from Oregon State University says that once an ‘elderly’ person cannot shop or drive for themselves, they are considered to be in ‘old age’
Also looks at how those who have reached ‘old age’ are marginalized by society .
Study looked at people in their 80s and 90s and found that even their adult children treated ... |
0cb575df1782efe0c4f4031b635300164f71d217 | Roger Federer finally appeared on court in Lille in a major boost for Switzerland ahead of their Davis Cup final against France starting Friday. Federer hadn't trained since his withdraw from Sunday's ATP World Tour Finals in London, where he told the crowd he wasn't 'match fit' to take on Novak Djokovic. The world No... | Roger Federer returned to the training court on Wednesday evening .
The Swiss world No 2 clashed with team-mate Stanislas Wawrinka during and after their ATP World Tour Finals semi over comments from his wife .
Federer and Wawrinka trained separately in Lille, where they'll face France .
Federer hadn't hit a ball since... |
0cb71bf637f81edc2e877255f025d195793c6fb0 | Black clouds, spectacular lightning strikes and howling thunder have rolled across Sydney, signalling an end to a glorious weekend stretch of hot, sunny weather. The weather turned quickly on Monday afternoon as apocalyptic-looking clouds descended on the city - and more is expected along Australia's east coast over th... | Storm watcher freaks out as lightning strikes .
Sydney battens down the hatches as a second severe storm hits inside 24 hours .
More severe weather conditions expected along the east coast .
Fire and rain sparked by Australian spring heatwave . |
0cb73f8590648d72ef0ca809c1df72026952fa6e | Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewer... | Heimo and Edna Korth have lived isolated life for 30 years, raising family in wilderness .
In an area the size of South Carolina, their nearest neighbors are more than 60 miles away .
VBS visits Korths, calls area one of most inhospitable environments in North America . |
0cb75b30a65ee53257896fb11d36af941b1cf274 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 11:33 EST, 18 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:31 EST, 18 November 2013 . Lisa Fairpo, 36, of Withernsea, East Yorkshire, is accused of plotting to kill her husband for his life insurance . A shopaholic wife plotted to murder her husband because she was on the brink of bankruptcy and... | Lisa Fairpo, of Withernsea, East Yorkshire, 'was on brink of bankruptcy'
Hull Crown Court hears she plotted to have Andrew Burr, 37, stabbed .
Fairpo told Mr Burr to take out maximum life cover, even offering to pay .
Her lover Darren Wilson, 45, has already been found guilty of conspiracy .
Would-be hitman Maikel Ward... |
0cb7f462064356ab32db64427a8cfab7dca71389 | (CNN) -- World No. 2 Novak Djokovic was on track to defend his Dubai Tennis Championship title when torrential rain, thunder and lightning halted play in Saturday's final against Mikhail Youzhny. The Serbian led 7-5 2-0 when the heavens opened on the desert emirate and flooded the court, and after a long delay it was d... | Novak Djokovic leads Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 2-0 in Dubai Tennis Championship final .
World No. 2 must wait until Sunday to complete successful defense of his title .
Russian seventh seed Youzhny beat Serbian in Rotterdam semifinals two weeks ago .
Elena Dementieva will face fellow Russian Alisa Kleybanova in Sunday's Mala... |
0cb800d08045e64bdd01417ab9dadd52a75b87c3 | Six of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s senators are reportedly plotting to vote against him when it comes to the softening of Australia’s race hate laws. The senators are in favour of a proposed bill, put forward by Family First senator Bob Day, that weakens the Racial Discrimination Act by removing the words ‘insult’ and... | Six of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's senators will vote against him .
They reportedly support Family First senator Bob Day's proposed changes .
Day wants the words 'insult' and 'offend' removed from the Racial Discrimination Act .
Means offending or insulting individuals based on their race would be OK .
Abbott backed d... |
0cb8c975bd8a0477496bcb5389a67ab9bfdcbd76 | Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's army chief said the military -- one of Thailand's most powerful institutions -- would not step into the current political crisis, saying that the country's laws were enough to confront deadly protests that have punctuated a three-month power struggle. In a televised address, Gen. P... | NEW: Thailand's army chief says military will not step into current political crisis .
The death toll from Sunday's bombing rises after a 6-year-old girl dies .
Dozens are wounded in attacks on anti-government protesters over the weekend .
U.N. secretary-general offers to help "in any way possible" |
0cb9186c7b1f3f99095c8895e97ffed31a319398 | Troubled former England football maestro Paul Gascoigne has said he can overcome the demons which saw him admitted to hospital in a drink-fuelled stupor. The ex-Tottenham Hotspur favourite, whose legacy on the pitch has been overshadowed by alcohol and drug attractions since retiring a decade ago, was treated in hospit... | Paul Gascoigne was admitted to a Dorset hospital in drink-fuelled stupor .
Ex-Tottenham midfielder suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction .
The 46-year-old told the Sunday Mirror he did not want sympathy .
He is determined to stop drinking for good and say he 'can overcome this'
Gascoigne says he will take it 'one ... |
0cba0c3408dc40b0c5da5dff5c65a4c90c484acd | By . Mia De Graaf . 'Stitched up': Nawal Msaad, 27, from north London, claims she did not know where the money came from when she agreed to carry €20,000 to Istanbul . A young British student accused of smuggling cash in her knickers to fund jihadists fighting in Syria today said she had been 'stitched up' by her frien... | Nawal Msaad, 27, was caught at Heathrow with €20,000 bound for Istanbul .
Claims she didn't know where money was from, denies funding terrorism .
Accused school friend and co-defendant Amal El Wahabi of 'stitching' her up .
Msaad 'thought the money was for El Wahabi to move abroad with husband'
Claims she thought it wo... |
0cba6b8bb42625bae49cd8ea60336e63e19b611c | New research sheds fresh light on the deadly toll of tobacco showing the an astonishing two-thirds of smokers will die early from smoking-related health issues. The new Australian research, published by BMC medicine, showed that doctors had a low estimate of smokers who die from their habit and that the actual figure w... | The new Australian research, published by BMC medicine, showed that doctors had a low estimate of smokers who die from their habit and that the actual figure was roughly 67 per cent .
Smoking can lead to elevated risks of at least 13 different types of cancer .
One in five U.S. deaths is tied to smoking, the country's ... |
0cbac4105031ab76a31f39c09bf3242f8fc150a2 | (CNN) -- Two Finns and one Austrian believed to have been kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula last December in Yemen have been released, the Finnish government said. The three had been abducted in Sanaa, Yemen, in December, the Finnish foreign ministry said. The Finns, identified as Leila and Atte Kaleva, an... | 3 people kidnapped in Yemen in December are freed .
They were believed to have been kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula .
Two of the freed captives are Finnish, and one Austrian . |
0cbb7b04e5d9221ae2b2a1a517acfbf715592a9c | By . Nathan Klein . PUBLISHED: . 08:23 EST, 14 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:42 EST, 14 March 2014 . Singer Christine Anu is working on a brand new music track - and using the rhythm of Australian's heartbeat for the one-of-a-kind production. In an Australian first, the 43-year-old My Island Home singer has partnered ... | Christine Anu is using Australians heartbeat in new music track .
The Australian-first initiative is to promote lower cholesterol levels .
She partnered with Heart Research Australia and Metamucil for the initiative . |
0cbc7adbb39a333f2af98db19cf6d5c83bef6cbc | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 01:15 EST, 23 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:21 EST, 23 August 2012 . A disgraced Minnesota politician who had oral sex with a 17-year-old boy in a rest-stop dropped his re-election bid on Wednesday, admitting to what he called an 'obvious tragic embarrassment.' Rep. Kerry Gauth... | Representative Kerry Gauthier was found engaging in oral sex on July 22 .
Found teen on Craigslist after advertising for 'no strings attached' sex .
Withdrew bid for re-election Wednesday after calls from both parties to resign .
Charges were dropped because sexual encounter was consensual .
Gauthier said he tried to k... |
0cbc9a825ec3355284ef954b9a33512be7c0b7f4 | (CNN) -- They lined up hundreds strong to touch the dirt. Some fell to their knees, clutching the gritty stuff as though it were a long-lost child. Others lifted it to their lips to savor a taste of the home they left behind decades ago. Exiles -- who face never returning to Tibet as long as it is under Chinese rule --... | Tibetans who long to see their homeland were able to touch native soil again .
Artist Tenzing Rigdol smuggled the soil in sacks from Tibet to India .
The dirt was spread on a stage so Tibetans could walk on it .
Rigdol's father died without ever seeing Tibet again . |
0cbcd46b01aa6b8ff1cd7ee02623f251ededf4d3 | A Texas woman claims she was forced to give birth alone in jail during a horrific night in solitary confinement nearly two years ago, and that her baby died because of it, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week. Nicole Guerrero alleges in legal documents that "Wichita County denied (her) access to reasonable me... | Texas woman says she was forced to give birth alone in jail .
Nicole Guerrero says her baby died because of negligent birth .
Lawsuit names Wichita County, the Sheriff, the nurse on duty .
Complaint details horrific night of pain and suffering . |
0cbd0764173a82aa0e0e6190c5c1940c8f814d63 | Media mogul Sumner Redstone has reportedly been spending time with the baby that his girlfriend adopted on her own. The 90-year-old billionaire was not a part of his girlfriend Sydney Holland's adoption of a baby girl in June but apparently he has become a part of the child's life. Holland, who is less than half her bo... | Couple are 48 years apart in age .
Redstone is worth $4.7 billion and 91st on Forbes rich-list .
Baby called Alexandra Red and arrives in weeks . |
0cbe0f11d95a1cbc861c0fd325790da96edfb2a3 | By . Simon Jones . Alberto Moreno is poised to join Liverpool after appearing for Sevilla against Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup in Cardiff on Tuesday. Liverpool will pay around £16million for the exciting left-back, and midfielder Suso could be going the other way as part of the deal. Meanwhile, Pepe Reina has comp... | Spaniard will play for Sevilla in Super Cup tie with Real Madrid .
Liverpool will pay £16million for the left-back after the game in Cardiff .
Midfielder Suso could be going the other way as part of the deal . |
0cbec1bbdbb646bd3bc94a6a246a047f1d75c3d9 | Bollywood star Gauahar Khan was slapped by a man in the audience at a TV competition she was presenting after he took offence at the clothes she was wearing. Akil Malik, 24, reacted after seeing the model wearing a short dress while she hosted the grande finale of singing competition Raw Star at Film City in Goregaon, ... | Gauahar Khan was presenting singing competition Raw Star in Mumbai .
When a male audience member took offence at her clothing .
The 24-year-old threatened to assault her live on television .
As a Muslim woman, Khan should not have worn a short dress, he said . |
0cbf2c8691e9748dfc25a0b76a09d3157a85ef24 | A fire stoked by strong winds swept through a three-story house early Sunday, killing five people along with a 6-week-old baby. The Essex County prosecutor's office said the fire started about 6 am in the single-family home a few blocks north of Route 280. The cause is under investigation. The victims were identified a... | A fire swept through a three-story house early Sunday, killing five people along with a 6-week-old baby .
The victims were identified as 79-year-old Alice Horton; 20-year-old Breiona Love, 6-week-old Lanore Carter-Love; 56-year-old Randy Horton and 60-year-old Ronnie Horton .
The Essex County prosecutor's office said t... |
0cc0269fcf9c5b6cc84f1df7146908ce4ba5773c | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 21:13 EST, 21 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:06 EST, 22 February 2013 . Little more than ten years ago, they were barely known and barely used. The only people who really knew of their existence were military experts who used them for secretive surveillance missions. But following a ... | Unmanned drones have become President Obama's weapon of choice in war .
But fears are growing over their use on a domestic level .
Police forces in U.S already keen to deploy drones to catch criminals .
Campaigners across political spectrum left worried about personal privacy .
Images published in this article were fir... |
0cc1922056d969b090b3e0a0b64c2ade332feea3 | When Jack Nowell was told by Stuart Lancaster and his medical staff he risked being exposed as a one-trick pony if he didn’t undergo surgery, the young Exeter Chief hardly had a leg to stand on. Following five years of playing with pain in his left knee because of a chronic condition developed as a teenager, things got... | Jack Nowell played for five years with a chronic pain in his left knee .
Opponents started to notice the injury and he was targeted because of it .
Nowell has now had surgery on the problem and is back fully fit .
His target now is to make Stuart Lancaster's England World Cup squad . |
0cc2b17a3272ca42c0e8e291745e3bc15601aa6f | The NFL announced some major changes to their performance-enhancing drug policy earlier today that will likely have a huge impact on the league's players. Under the new rules, players who test positive for banned stimulants during the offseason will not be suspended once regular season play commences, and will instead ... | The NFL announced a few major changes to their performance-enhancing drug policy earlier today .
Under the new policy, usage of banned stimulants in the offseason will not be penalized with game suspensions .
The league will also start testing for human growth hormone .
Three players, including Wes Welker, had their su... |
0cc3ab74dd50f50a7500714854770a3cd40d12bb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:06 EST, 20 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:10 EST, 21 September 2012 . Adrienne Maloof has been granted a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband, Dr. Paul Nassif. The plastic surgeon, 50, was ordered by the court on Wednesday to stay at least 100 yards aw... | Dr Paul Nassif 'being investigated by Department of Children & Family Services' |
0cc3cb4e0a7efc2fed7dd6bd50fa6e2098acab1d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:41 EST, 16 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:21 EST, 16 April 2013 . Two brothers both lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings and were among the 183 injured and up to 10 victims who had a limb torn off. Liz Norden said one of her sons called her from his ambulance to say, 'Ma... | The brothers, both roofers, were watching friend run the marathon .
'Ma, I'm hurt real bad,' one of them told their mother from his ambulance .
Among the seriously wounded is .
11-year-old Aaron Hern, who had shrapnel tear into his leg while he .
waited for his mother to finish .
Man watched his wife lose both her legs... |
0cc4a3502eb9b5420e74d38af84964e66c909965 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 03:49 EST, 13 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:02 EST, 13 May 2013 . A row has broken out between academics at two Oxford University colleges after a professor said a planned student accommodation block would spoil the views from his rooms. Jonathan Bate, provost of Worcester College and ... | Worcester College provost Jonathan Bate opposes Exeter College's plans .
He says proposed student block is 'out of scale' and will 'obliterate' his view .
Exeter rector Frances Cairncross says historic college needs more space .
Plans for four-storey block submitted to Oxford city council 10 days ago . |
0cc67a6314ab68e3d06337807613acb60e7662cc | (CNN)When fields get plowed, diamonds don't usually pop up. That's unless you're visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. That's where Dean Filppula, an offshore steward from Shreveport, Louisiana, found a yellow 2.01-carat diamond last week. It's finders, keepers at the state park's 37-acre se... | A Louisiana man finds a 2-carat diamond in an Arkansas state park .
Crater of Diamonds is the only public diamond search site in the world . |
0cc687f15f35b98af1ace489b0938ae133577997 | (CNN) -- After stints as a guard in the jails of Washington, D.C., and on the streets of post-Katrina New Orleans, Stephen Tyrone Johns had settled in to a job he liked at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, family members said. Security officer Stephen Johns reportedly opened the door for the man police say was his ki... | Stephen Johns was prison guard, worked in New Orleans before museum .
"Gentle giant" opened door for the man accused of killing him, police say .
Security guard, 39, loved Washington Redskins, traveling .
Eleven-year-old son says dad was "a pretty great guy" |
0cc7a96f019f5fdfc6230458271c19dc1f64c8c2 | NBC's Nancy Snyderman has been told to 'take some time off' after she broke her Ebola quarantine to visit her favorite soup restaurant. The 62-year-old medical correspondent was ordered to avoid all human contact for 21 days as doctors treated her cameraman Ashoka Mukpo after he contracted the deadly virus in Liberia. ... | Nancy Snyderman has been released from her 21-day Ebola quarantine .
She caused outrage by visiting favorite soup restaurant while in isolation .
Instead of returning to screens, she has been told to 'take some time off'
Under fire medical correspondent will not be back on NBC until November .
Cameraman Ashoka Mukpo gi... |
0cc7b2f94f5e1e81b6d885ccc48962d9d0b7dadc | British detectives hunting for missing Madeleine McCann are looking for two German-speaking men whose computer-generated images will be broadcast on special TV appeals this week. Scotland Yard says the un-identified men were seen in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz at the time when Madeleine, then aged three, went... | Scotland Yard were aware of the two men when Maddie went missing in 2007 .
They were dismissed but the investigation team now want to find them .
E-fits of the suspects will be broadcast on Crimewatch on Monday at 9pm .
Similar appeals will be made on Dutch and German television next week .
Kate and Gerry McCann will f... |
0cc9a620c53eac715ae3630f9d1d06fd4b19e0fd | By . Nina Golgowski . PUBLISHED: . 18:34 EST, 4 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:53 EST, 4 August 2012 . Recovering: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., seen in 2008, is receiving treatment at a facility in Arizona after collapsing at his home in Washington, D.C. two months ago . Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from debi... | Wife Sandi Jackson dispels rumours husband tried to commit suicide and is receiving drug treatment .
Illinois Congressman has been out of office for nearly eight weeks .
His office has remained tight-lipped over his whereabouts .
Medical leave comes during ethics investigation over then-Senator Obama's vacated U.S. Sen... |
0cc9c8272078e0f868920254060d369b8114038a | Jessica Silva has been found guilty of manslaughter for the stabbing death of her estranged drug-using partner following years of abuse. Ms Silva, from Marrickville in Sydney's inner-west, lay down in the dock and began screaming and crying after the jury delivered their verdict following five days of anxious waiting.... | Jessica Silva was accused of murdering her estranged partner James Polkinghorne in 2012 by stabbing him up to five times outside her home .
Ms Silva pleaded not guilty to the charges and on Thursday afternoon NSW Supreme Court found her guilty for the lesser charge of manslaughter .
The court heard her Mr Polkinghorne ... |
0ccb903b3e03a7098730323649fc5139c1b37166 | Iconic: Thirty years ago this month, influential teen magazine Just Seventeen launched and after its untimely close in 2004, Stylist magazine have paid tribute . Thirty years ago this month influential teen magazine Just Seventeen landed on newsagents' shelves. With its hunky cover stars (Ronan Keating in a lilac satin... | Launched in 1983 but closed in 2004 after circulation fell by a third .
Cover stars included Ronan Keating, Madonna and Mandy Smith .
Stylist.co.uk pays tribute to the magazine that 'defined our teenage years' |
0ccc268cb5ed0f73245a763c063c0ffb6711d081 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 11:44 EST, 2 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:05 EST, 3 April 2013 . An abused dog was left tied to a rock next to rising creek water, it has emerged. The dog was spotted clinging to life next to the creek in north east Pennsylvania on Saturday. Passer-by Wyatt Erb spotted the Labrador mi... | The dog was clinging to life next to a creek in north east Pennsylvania .
A passer-by spotted the Labrador mix and jumped into creek to save its life . |
0ccc42764a603809f5549ca5664ccc716b44863a | By . Steve Doughty, Social Affairs Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 18:30 EST, 9 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:47 EST, 10 June 2013 . Doing it alone: In parts of the North of England, 75 per cent of families are headed by a single parent. Most of them are mothers . A million children are growing up in ‘men deserts’, living... | Number of single-parent families rising by 20,000 each year .
Areas of Sheffield, Liverpool and Birmingham have largest amount of single parents .
Children from broken homes 50 per cent more likely to struggle at school .
Family break-ups are costing taxpayers £46 billion a year . |
0ccc44524a08ad2606fa8847884e2b89f2957a6f | By . Chris Wheeler . Follow @@ChrisWheelerDM . Manchester City are close to tying up a £6million deal for Willy Caballero after the Malaga goalkeeper flew into the country on Monday. Cabellero, 32, is expected to undergo a medical before completing his move to the Premier League champions. The Argentine, who worked wit... | Goalkeeper Caballero will provide competition for Joe Hart .
Manuel Pellegrini worked with the Argentine during his time in La Liga .
The deal could rise to £10million depending on appearances and success .
No 2 keeper Costel Pantilimon left City for Sunderland this summer .
Bacary Sagna and Fernando have already moved... |
0ccc596a430104060ee303b1bfcb5f5ea6e04f7c | It is a rare - and brutal - example of nature at work. A powerful golden eagle swoops on an unsuspecting Sika deer, digs in its claws in and tries to drag its prey away. These images, captured by zoologists in a nature reserve the remote Lazovsky region of southeast Russia, show a particularly audacious attack which se... | Vicious bird of prey attacks unsuspecting prey from behind .
Then drags the terrified beast away to be eaten .
Amazing shots were captured by scientists in Lazovsky, Russia .
Zoologists believe it is the first time such an attack has been photographed . |
0ccc9268c0a54cf43584de98af541af339196e36 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:27 EST, 14 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:21 EST, 14 September 2012 . An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty in the strangling deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her four young children. Joshua Durcho, 29, avoided the death penalty by his guilty plea on five counts of first... | 25-year-old Summer Rust and her four children were strangled to death in 2009 .
Seven-year-old twin daughters were sexually abused before they were murdered .
Joshua Durcho, 29, has apologized for the crime but says he does not remember much of what happened the day of the killings .
Family of the victims say they forg... |
0ccd0342228ccb89562b73c678f62ad54b15b4cf | Beau Biden has defended the judge who decided to let an heir to the du Pont family agree to a plea deal after being charged with sexually abusing his young daughter. Biden, the Vice President's son who is in his second term as Delaware Attorney General, wrote a letter supporting Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden and her ... | Delaware Attorney General Biden has written a letter supporting the judge who made a controversial call .
Robert Richards, great grandson of chemical baron Irenee du Pont, was charged with fourth-degree rape of his young daughter but was spared jail .
Judge Jan Jurden said that Roberts, 48, 'would not fare well' in pri... |
0cce249dcdae3b3e435c94f29c3856e6a2b1ed3a | By . Luke Mcilveen . A teenage thug who stabbed a partygoer - then urged a gang of friends to kick and stamp on him as he lay dying - has been jailed for a minimum of 15 years. Jimmy Connors, 17, was high on cocaine when he plunged a kitchen knife into Joe Walker, 23, outside a party in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Conn... | Jimmy Connors, 17, knifed Joe Walker, 23, at party in .
Sheffield .
Connors and pack of 12 chased Mr .
Walker onto grassland .
He stood back while the thugs repeatedly kicked and stamped on him .
Connors said to victim: ‘You’re not going to do nowt now you’re laid out’
Killer had been before courts for serious crimes s... |
0cce9837422fc69b55374e1985d78702c0e085a3 | (CNN Student News) -- January 27, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Davos, Switzerland; Slovakia . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcrip... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of stories covered on CNN Student News . |
0cd06ecbb1eaf661ff2f694a7eebdba944d69da3 | By . William Turvill . Hotel guests not keen on leaving large concierge tips might want to consider staying at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel - where one member of staff will only ask for a dog biscuit for their service. Catie Copley, a black labrador who trained as a guide dog before transferring to the hotel in Bost... | Catie Copley has worked at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel for ten years .
The 68lb black labrador originally trained as a guide dog in New York .
Catie has her own email address and business cards and is now thought to be the most famous dog in Boston, Massachusetts . |
0cd1388e3e9bb4712f57578d8843da98178711e1 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 06:50 EST, 15 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:49 EST, 15 August 2013 . A prisoner waiting for his case to be heard in court landed himself in even more trouble when he tried to snatch a police officer's gun from her holster. Robert Lewis Bridges III, 24, has been in jail since February c... | Robert Lewis Bridges III tried to grab the .40-caliber gun from officer's belt .
Quick thinking Sgt Tracey Wallace slapped his hand away from the weapon .
The incident, in front of a busy Florida courtroom, was captured on CCTV . |
0cd1a07921b454cc339f80f0df0cca1e41f70669 | Eliaquim Mangala has spoken of the difficulty he had staying fit while waiting for his £31.9million move to Manchester City to go through. City made Mangala the most expensive defender in the history of British football on Monday after finally agreeing terms with FC Porto and an investment company who owned 33 per cent... | Mangala speaks of difficulty in staying fit as he waited for Man City deal .
Frenchman became the most expensive defender in British football history .
The 23-year-old completed his move from Porto for £31.9million on Monday .
He has been training alone since returning from World Cup with France . |
0cd1b7e6b17a9a884868ab8fb281719b6413c6d7 | By . Luke Garratt . A First World War bomb killed two construction site workers when it exploded 100 years after being fired at a Belgian battlefield. The bomb had laid dormant for a century at an industrial site in the former area of Flanders battlegrounds, killing two and injuring two more. Johan Lescrauwaert of the ... | Armament was disturbed and exploded evacuation works at the site .
Killed two and injured two, all construction workers working in the area .
This area of Belgium is rife with unexploded bombs from the Great War .
It is the former Flanders battleground where many shells were fired . |
0cd227a31483e4b662cf0205e81fe8753ee54d2a | By . Sophie Jane Evans . Action: Obese children have been taken away by social workers after being overfed by their families, a survey has revealed . Obese children have been taken away by social workers after being overfed by their families, it has been revealed. The super-size youngsters were placed in care across th... | Super-size youngsters taken away by social workers after being overfed .
One child had a BMI of 35 - the equivalent of a six-foot man weighing 19st .
Comes as an increasing number of parents give in to children's cravings . |
0cd2355ae7f7f63ff49607310673fdfe4d03ada8 | She may be generous and polite, but police in Oklahoma City say that will not save a robbery suspect they're calling the 'tipping bandit' from prison. Investigators are appealing to the public for help in apprehending a woman who is accused of robbing the same Subway eatery at gunpoint twice less than a week apart. Acc... | A woman is suspected of robbing the same Subway eatery in Oklahoma City twice less than a week apart in January .
Police say she left $1 bill in tip jar for cashier telling her, 'this is for you'
During second robbery, the armed suspect didn't leave a tip but told fast-food worker 'thank you' |
0cd26d326c9295865d534b7cf5d064863103b86a | An adult son of southern Nevada rancher and states' rights advocate Cliven Bundy said he spent a night in a southern Utah jail after sheriff's deputies accused him of resisting arrest when he appeared in a justice court for an unrelated code violation summons. Ryan Bundy, 42, said on Wednesday that a judge in Cedar Cit... | Ryan Bundy, 42, spent a night in jail after deputies accused him of resisting arrest when he appeared in a court for an unrelated code violation summons .
Bundy allegedly improperly removed a horse that had been impounded after it was found loose thereby 'interfering with animal control officers'
'Interfering with what... |
0cd2be80b17c1d67ff3424e7b1f9ba34d4469034 | By . Aap . Members of the notorious Brothers 4 Life gang will face court next month over a range of shooting charges. NSW detectives last week arrested Nazir Akbari, 28, who is accused of shooting a man, 30, and a woman, 22, who were in a car parked outside a Wentworthville swimming pool, in Sydney's far west, in July ... | Brothers for Life gang members have appeared in court on firearms charges .
Case of one man, 28, appeared at Burwood for an attempted shooting .
Police allege he shot at a man parked outside a swimming pool in western Sydney in July last year .
Six men due to appear on charges of a home invasion and shooting and woundi... |
0cd484f58d6ec1873d685aec7f73fa641ed180e1 | By . Wills Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:57 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:12 EST, 22 October 2013 . The number of white children being born in Washington D.C. has risen by 34 per cent, showing the capital is going through a baby boom. New figures released by the US Census Bureau suggested the number of infants ... | US Census Bureau figures show rise in infants under five being born .
Number of children aged between five and 13 also increased .
Drop in those over the age of 14 as families leave city before high school . |
0cd698da9202b6cab9b7e37b730282036c18ab27 | Jerusalem (CNN) -- British journalist Paul Martin was released without charge Thursday, a month after Hamas officials arrested him in Gaza, his lawyer and the British Foreign Office said. Martin was at the British consulate in Jerusalem, the Foreign Office said. His family said they expect him to fly home to London ove... | British journalist Paul Martin freed without charge by Hamas after month-long detention .
Martin was arrested in February on suspicion of espionage .
Adviser to Hamas PM said decision to release Martin was "good will gesture"
Hamas spokesman said group did not have enough evidence to push case further . |
0cd753e89bd0864d0cfb3fa61b0928a3bae86785 | Mexico City (CNN) -- A clandestine mass grave found near Mexico City may hold the answer to what befell 12 youths who were kidnapped from a bar in the capital back in May. Federal investigators swarmed a ranch east of Mexico City on Thursday, where they confirmed that at least seven bodies had been found, and that two ... | Authorities have found a clandestine mass grave near Mexico City .
A lawyer believes the bodies could be linked to a bar disappearance .
12 youths were disappeared from a Mexico City bar in May .
Officials say it could take days to identify the bodies . |
0cd78ad5d5ddc6963f5b08e0dd917d1c8c524d95 | Nigel Farage faced fury from Jewish community leaders today after he formed a pact with a Polish MEP whose party leader has been accused of denying the Holocaust to get EU funding. The Board of Deputies of British Jews said it was 'gravely concerned' by Ukip's deal to accept a member of the Polish Congress of the new R... | Robert Iwaszkiewicz's has joined Eurosceptic EFDD group led by Farage .
Move means it has enough members to increase funding and standing .
Board of Deputies of British Jews said it was 'gravely concerned' by deal .
NIgel Farage forced to insist he has never met or spoken to Iwaszkiewicz . |
0cd7c3ecc20554b0ab6584b8d675ca63f1aa454d | It takes just a few hours for a virus to spread through an office building, hotel or healthcare facility, according to a new study. U.S. researchers found that when they contaminated a single doorknob or table top with a 'tracer virus' it spread within two to four hours. Their findings showed 40 to 60 per cent of worke... | It took just two to four hours for a virus to spread through a building .
Researchers contaminated a doorknob or tabletop with 'tracer virus'
Tracer virus was similar to winter vomiting bug norovirus .
After two to four hours 40 to 60 per cent of workers were contaminated .
Workers given wipes containing special disin... |
0cd7ed6e4ef42294dfb7dd5d755eea710bd8418c | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea has said that Typhoon Bolaven, a powerful tropical cyclone that pounded the Korean Peninsula last week, killed 48 people in the country and left more than 21,000 homeless. The storm also injured more than 50 people and destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of crops, according t... | The storm destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of crops, North Korea says .
The reclusive regime already struggles to feed its people .
The U.N. organized emergency food aid for the country last month after flooding .
Typhoon Bolaven also killed at least 15 people in South Korea . |
0cd889c359c68fab8451c6314f69db6715d70ec7 | (CNN) -- No American family embodies mainstream Republicanism more than the Bushes, noted a New York Times article this year. For three generations, Bush men have occupied towering positions in the party pantheon, and the party's demographic and ideological shifts can be traced through the branches of the Bush family t... | Jeff Smith: No American family embodies Republicanism more than the Bushes .
Smith: Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, may be bucking the trend .
He says Jeb Bush advocates for fiscal responsibility and standing up to Grover Norquist .
Smith: If GOP can return to its more centrist roots, then it has a c... |
0cd88bad249842865f16b69ba2503deafacff3c0 | A former TV pitchman in Utah with a history of running afoul of the law was charged Tuesday with two federal misdemeanors by prosecutors who say he chased a barn owl in flight on his motorized paraglider. Dell 'Super Dell' Schanze is accused of knowingly using an aircraft to harass wildlife and pursuing a migratory bir... | Dell 'Super Dell' Schanze, 45, is known in Utah for his over-the-top personal style and the shrill, hyperactive TV commercials .
He is accused of knowingly using an aircraft to harass wildlife and pursuing a migratory bird . |
0cd99d7ebadebe3da6fd3264376c3111dab0dea7 | These are the pictures shown to a jury of a British student accused of joining rebel forces in Syria - posing for photos with machine guns and a tank in the war-torn country. David Souaan, a student at Birkbeck College, London told a court he only held the weapons because he 'wanted to look cool' and that the photograp... | Student David Souaan, 20, is accused of joining rebel forces in Syria .
Prosecution says pictures on his phone show 'extremist sympathies'
But he says he never had a weapon himself and only posed to look 'cool'
Photographs of student with guns were just to keep as 'trophies', he says .
Souaan denies a charge of prepari... |
0cdaadcae33d868f50c96df821c34aea3c03ff76 | By . Martin Robinson and Ray Massey . PUBLISHED: . 11:04 EST, 12 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:41 EST, 13 March 2013 . Supermarkets have sparked a forecourt price-war by slashing up to 4p a litre at the pumps. Motoring groups welcomed the cuts - worth up to £2 per fill-up - but said that the supermarkets had been unti... | Sainsbury's announced reductions first before Asda and Tesco followed suit .
It comes after months of rises with 5p alone added in the past month .
Chancellor being urged to scrap 3p-a-litre fuel duty rise in upcoming budget . |
0cdae9415cf3a79393962140578c598237bb0688 | Six singles have agreed to legally tie the knot with a total stranger for Married at First Sight, a new reality series. Billed as an 'extreme social experiment,' the show will follow the stories of three newlywed couples paired up by four experts: All applicants were evaluated by a sexologist, a spiritualist, a psychol... | Married at First Sight, a new reality series documenting the 'extreme social experiment,' airs tonight on the FYI network .
All applicants were evaluated by a .
sexologist, a spiritualist, a psychologist and a sociologist, who .
narrowed down hundreds of possible matches . |
0cdb2775a3bcdc6baedb45cd69bca36e569d189a | COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CNN) -- After flying through the night for seven hours aboard Air Force One, nobody would blame President Obama for being at least slightly groggy when he arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, for a quick four hours to make the final pitch for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics. Michelle Obama's speech i... | Obamas in Copenhagen making a pitch to bring 2016 Olympics to Chicago .
First lady talks about her roots on Chicago's South Side, father's battle with MS .
"I am dreaming of an Olympic and Paralympic Games in Chicago," she said .
International Olympic Committee will announce winner after 12:30 p.m. ET. |
0cdb307cb5ff9b00da47b6667f732811c758bf7f | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 10:17 EST, 22 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:44 EST, 23 August 2012 . The parliamentary head of Angela Merkel's party has warned that crisis-wracked Greece has 'no room for manoeuvre' ahead of talks this week between the German chancellor and the Greek prime minister. Prime Minister An... | Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is due .
to visit Berlin on Friday before heading to Paris for talks with French .
President Francois Hollande .
According to Greek media, Samaras .
will discuss extending a deadline for Greece to make budget cuts in return for its next slice of aid .
But Volker .
Kauder, parliamentary gr... |
0cdccbb13ca1dc1f1e8910137171c4a19b8a0da3 | Seven players are set to make their Test debuts when Australia and New Zealand meet in Brisbane on Saturday. The match is the second part of a double-header which will get the 2014 Four Nations Series under way at the Suncorp Stadium. Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens, denied the services of 11 players through injury and unav... | Rugby League Four Nations Series begins this weekend in Brisbane .
England face Samoa in the tournament opener on Saturday afternoon .
Australia then take on New Zealand in the double-header, with seven players set to make their Test debuts across the two sides . |
0cdd88c91f7cd6935a15d84889b444bae7ba7bff | (CNN) -- J.K. Rowling still has some tricks up her sleeve. The "Harry Potter" author is returning to the world of wizards that made her famous, but it's not going to be with a new book -- and it's not going to feature The Boy Who Lived. J.K. Rowling revealed as secret author of crime novel . Instead, Rowling is going t... | J.K. Rowling will make her screenwriting debut with a wizarding movie .
It'll be based on one of Harry Potter's textbooks .
Studio Warner Bros. says it's the first in a film series . |
0cddf0b550a7243fac488744ee4b26a2f77de3a3 | A British man - who was a long-time resident of Australia - has been found dead in a ditch with his throat slashed, wrapped in plastic, and his feet and hands bound. The man has been identified as 60-year-old Robert Kelvin Ellis who was a resident of Sanur, Badung police officer Komang Suartana said. Bali police local ... | The body of Robert Kelvin Ellis was found about 8am local time in Bali .
Mr Ellis was found in a field with his throat slashed and wrapped in plastic .
He also had bruises to his face and torso, and had his hands and feet tied .
Balinese police said the British man was living in Sanur, south of Denpasar . |
0cdfa4205fda7df696b3f8729a4102baa6149738 | He sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake. But Santa Claus didn't spot the secret camera that was set up to film him as he delivered presents to one young American boy and his family. Seven-year-old Evan readied the small device to capture what happened in his living room once everyone had gone to sl... | Seven-year-old Evan sets up a small camera to film the room overnight .
After opening presents the next day, he and his family watched the footage .
Another camera captures Evan's face as he sees the magic unfold . |
0ce32c448a219bbf09cb843b30079418fcbc8e32 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:51 EST, 3 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:00 EST, 3 May 2013 . A dying, paralyzed shooting victim who couldn't speak, intentionally blinked his eyes to identify a photo of his attacker for authorities, prosecutors have said in the opening statements of the suspect's murder ... | David Chandler was left paralysed after he was shot and could only communicate by blinking .
Defense lawyers for Ricardo Woods say information gleamed from a dying man's blinks cannot be considered reliable . |
0ce3360c7a3448abbc8b78fc63afc1857e9365d2 | By . Graeme Yorke . Massimiliano Allegri is on the verge of being named as the new coach of Juventus, according to reports in Italy. Gazzetta dello Sport and Turin-based sports newspaper Tuttosport report on Wednesday that the former AC Milan tactician has agreed a two-year deal with the Serie A champions to replace An... | Massimiliano Allegri set to become new Juventus manager .
Former AC Milan boss Allegri will sign a two-year deal .
Antonio Conte resigned on Tuesday after winning three successive titles .
Conte is expected to take over as the new Italy manager . |
0ce3b5db05a86d553cb278a804f305f4a4790df8 | Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard has been named as an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust to help motivate disadvantaged children to read. The 36-year-old is the author of Frankie's Magic Football series of children's books and has always been a keen supporter of the National Literacy Trust - while also ... | Frank Lampard is the author of Frankie's Magic Football children's books .
Manchester City star has been named National Literacy Trust ambassador .
Former Chelsea midfielder will reprise his role as 'Reading Star' at Etihad . |
0ce47253edcb361d7bf513b78a46051903c10a62 | By . Matt Chorley and Tamara Cohen . PUBLISHED: . 07:27 EST, 1 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:47 EST, 1 November 2013 . Millions of families could benefit from a crackdown on water bills, as David Cameron tries to seize back the cost of living agenda. Ministers will announce a package of measures to shake up the mar... | Defra drawing up plans to tackle water charges to be unveiled next week .
Number 10 desperate to get back on the front foot after energy charges row .
Measures expected to include more discounts for pensioners and low paid .
Water bills rose by average of 3.5% this year but wages are up by only 1% . |
0ce48ddf3f5cc17700dd3f5ab13f0ed42b30895e | (CNN) -- For nearly 30 years, one man has dominated Egypt. Hosni Mubarak, 82, has survived would-be assassins and ill health, crushed a rising Islamist radical movement and maintained the peace with neighboring Israel that got his predecessor killed. His government's continued observance of the Camp David accords with ... | Hosni Mubarak has held power since 1981 .
A 30-year state of emergency has aided his rule .
He now faces widespread demonstrations after Tunisia's revolt .
The uprising removed the "barrier of fear," one analyst says . |
0ce5d709452a6809c734a1e3c9b6c64e79270a40 | Washington (CNN) -- The smell of exhaust from idling cars fills up the Capitol parking lot. Congressional aides have their engines revved -- ready to whisk their bosses to train stations and airports as soon as they cast their last vote. It's a familiar scene when Congress is getting ready to leave town, especially for... | Congress leaves D.C. to campaign full-time, with no vote yet on ISIS .
Republicans Democrats for not vote, Democrats blame Republicans .
Some members of Congress are openly appalled that their colleagues left town . |
0ce68518abdcf0fe839ee2ddd79343f8c9960aea | (Mental Floss) -- 1. Flower-Flavored PEZ® . There are some foods that people would eat only if they were stranded on a deserted island. No, that's not a typo. Although it would be equally disgusting, we're talking about flower, not flour. Introduced in the late 1960's, flower-flavored PEZ was designed to appeal to the ... | There are some foods that Americans refuse to eat .
Failed to sell: Funky Fries with chocolate, cinnamon-flavored fries .
Coffee or celery-flavored gelatin desserts .
Adults didn't eat up baby food for big people . |
0ce75e350d1bcf5c6742740cdd3bafe17a084f9f | (CNN) -- The first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution is today. Egyptian society and the forces in Egypt are in a state of anticipation. World media has its cameras and correspondents in Cairo and major cities around the country. But many Egyptians wonder if the revolution amounted to nothing more than a military c... | Wednesday marks one year since the revolution ending 30 years of Mubarak regime .
Aladdin Elaasar: Egyptians are bitter about Military Council's own oppressive rule since then .
Military has brutally repressed demonstrations, he writes; arrested, even killed protesters .
Elaasar: Activists now want the immediate transf... |
0ce883068dd79e01248c1daa0f8106dfb9d7c591 | Manchester United will make a decision about the option to buy Radamel Falcao in April and not in the next few days. Reports in Spain have indicated United will rubber-stamp the Colombian's permanent move from Monaco next week but United's purchase option is at end of the season. Manchester United will make a decision ... | Radamel Falcao is on a season-long loan at Manchester United .
United will make a decision over a permanent move from Monaco in April .
Reports in Spain indicated they are ready to decide in the coming days . |
0ce89ccdf39d3fdb8bae817fa94ac7eded8ecfed | (CNN) -- Uncertainty over the fate of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was further compounded Saturday by reports that two men whose names matched those on the passenger manifest had reported their passports stolen. Malaysian authorities apparently did not check the stolen documents on an international law enforcem... | NEW: The NTSB is sending a team to Asia to be "positioned to offer U.S. assistance"
Sources say 1 of 2 stolen passports used on flight was on law enforcement database .
Malaysian authorities did not check passports on Interpol database, sources say .
The stolen passports raise concerns about the possibility of terroris... |
0ce9e862ad8326ebe83177875dd2b35e95be4a10 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 13:15 EST, 4 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:20 EST, 4 September 2012 . A mother whose nine-year-old daughter was kidnapped, raped and slashed to death in South Dakota 22 years ago has raised enough money to attend the convicted killer's execution. Tina Curl, 50, appealed for help la... | Tina Curl moved to New York shortly after murder of her daughter in 1990 .
Donald Moeller, 60, will be executed between October 28 and November 3 . |
0cea5385d29b1915e1cbae0e1db4c9da96b51184 | Guilty: Calliope 'Ope' Saaga from Sartoga Springs, Utah, admitted to taking money families had 'scrimped and saved' for a 2012 band trip that never happened . A travel agent who was paid $360,000 to organize a high school marching band's trip to Hawaii faces 20 years in prison - because he pocketed the fee and spent it... | Calliope 'Ope' Saga took the money from Willard High School, Missouri .
Was supposed to organize the 2012 trip, but used funds for gambling .
Also used the cash wired to him by boosters for travel and lifestyle .
'Lulled' them with emails suggesting the trip was going to schedule .
The 40-year-old from Utah did not ack... |
0ceabf11ca6ff93a06ca2ad30f8cff11533df931 | By . Lawrence Conway . PUBLISHED: . 05:20 EST, 18 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:22 EST, 18 June 2012 . The five U.S. cities with the highest violent crime rates are revealed in new FBI statistics released at a time when strained budgets are forcing police layoffs. No other city in the country, with more than 100,000 pe... | The worst five cities had 730 murders last year, according to the new FBI stats .
Flint, Michigan had highest violent crime rate in 2011, while Detroit, Michigan was second .
Last year after 20 officers were axed from Flint's police force and Detroit's law enforcement budget was cut by 18 per cent . |
0ceda2e6f999339fe5dc986cfe01724eab6504cc | Tall, slender and beautiful, fashion models appear to have it all. But as these shocking images show, maintaining lovely looks can take a horrifying toll on health. And at the Lenny show at Rio de Janeiro Fashion Week, the scale of the problem became clear, as models strutted down the runway with just skimpy bikinis to... | Model appeared on the catwalk during the Lenny show in Rio .
Slack muscles of models said to be result of poor diet and no exercise . |
0cef4a3a729d9f21bace81dc1f8d96695831e675 | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 13:44 EST, 18 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:41 EST, 19 July 2013 . Rupert Murdoch has backtracked on secretly-recorded claims that police probing the illegal payments scandal were 'totally incompetent' Rupert Murdoch yesterday condemned the police inquiry into phone hacking as ‘excessi... | Media mogul had been recorded telling staff police were 'totally incompetent'
He was responding to demands from MPs to explain his comments .
Upset over staff arrested in dawn raids and 'left in limbo' for a year and a half .
Described hacking probe as 'the biggest inquiry ever, over next to nothing'
Detectives trying ... |
0cefe8591ae0099592887e410d7f6ea0b03403f6 | For the first time, evidence of frankincense being used in the elaborate burials of Roman Britain's elite has been discovered. Archaeologists have been able to prove that the religious resin was used by wealthy Romans, who settled in areas of the country, including London and York, more than 1,700 years ago. The sweet ... | Experts at the University of Bradford analysed Roman coffins and bones .
They found traces of Frankincense on four of the 4th century caskets .
It's the first time archaeologists have been able to prove that the religious resin was used by wealthy Romans who lived and died in the UK .
Study shows resin was transported ... |
0cf099bb537e7e00848d123f208c0d8760cf0a60 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 08:30 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:43 EST, 16 January 2014 . A fifty-seven stone 'gentle giant' died following a five-hour battle to dismantle part of his home to get him to hospital. Popular former wrestler Clive Carpenter, 61, who went by the name Car-gantula, was taken il... | Clive Carpenter had diabetes and 'had not been outside for three years'
Nine paramedics tried to free him from home and take him to hospital .
His son allegedly had to saw off bannisters to make room for him .
Clive, 61, was a professional wrestler during the 1980s . |
0cf0aedc278206923515ba880b337e9ae2dacb6d | (CNN) -- A fugitive accused of stealing $2 million from an armored truck he was driving and killing his partner was caught early Tuesday in Florida, according to the FBI. Kenneth Konias Jr., 22, was arrested in Pompano Beach by the FBI, the Broward Sheriff's Office and a South Florida Violent Crimes Task Force. He had ... | NEW: Between $1.3 and $1.5 million was recovered with him, the FBI reported .
Konias was found in Pompano Beach, Florida .
Police found money at his grandmother's grave, parents' house .
Kenneth Konias Jr. was accused of shooting partner, stealing cash . |
0cf1cef25d8f95061aa771a19ddb00a104f637c3 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 06:10 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:39 EST, 24 January 2014 . Spy: 8,000 hidden cameras like this one photograph the cars on Britain's roads 26 million times every day . Police are recording 26million images of motorists every day – an increase of 61 per cent since 2012, it eme... | A network of 8,000 cameras photograph cars on Britain's roads every day .
Government has a database of 17 billion images stored for up to two years .
Pictures taken by Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras used to fight crime - but privacy campaigners have voiced concerns .
By 2018, up to 75 million pictures of ve... |
0cf1d6a1f25ed58aa78ef72dc9f5e34565953037 | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 07:54 EST, 16 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:48 EST, 16 July 2013 . A video apparently showing a Western man abusing a young Korean woman has sparked outrage across the country after it went viral on the internet. The 78-second clip shows a young Western club-goer with an American acce... | The 78-second-long clip was apparently filmed in a nightclub in South Korea .
It shows a Western man grabbing the face of a young Korean woman .
He pokes her while telling her she's disgusting and needs plastic surgery .
Video sparked outrage across South Korea after being uploaded to YouTube . |
0cf2c303c60b5b9b650394e6bba05743e2c8893c | Herman Cain brushed off sexual harassment claims brought against him in the 1990s that he says were later dropped as 'baseless,' as he said of one of the women: 'I don't even remember her name.' The 2012 presidential hopeful today revealed why one of two female employees accused him of sexual harassment while he was he... | Cain reveals he gestured to a woman she was the same height as his wife .
Right-wing backers claim it's a 'racist' attack on a 'strong black man'
Allegations related to when he headed National Restaurant Group in 1990s .
Politico claims women accepted five-figure payouts to leave organisation .
Republican presidential ... |
0cf2db4ce96f8aeb91bf08ba9f9cadf6c44936fd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . If you thought it was hard getting out of bed on this chilly Monday morning, spare a thought for Steve Keeley. The Good Day Philadelphia reporter had a not-so-good start to his day, almost getting wiped out by a snow plow on live TV. The seasoned professional was doing a story on the storm th... | Good Day Philadelphia and Fox 29 reporter Steve Keeley was doing a live broadcast on the east coast storm from Salem County, New Jersey .
Standing on the side of a road in Woodstown, he was oblivious to a snow plow train approaching .
Keeley was slammed by a wall of snow but was not injured .
He continued with his weat... |
0cf2ecf24970bfc0716ddb165d1d4963e8762b23 | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 05:11 EST, 10 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:46 EST, 10 August 2013 . Gas and electricity bills could rise by 10 per cent before winter, households have been warned, despite energy companies enjoying £3.3bn profits since the last election (file picture) Energy bills could soar by up to 1... | Price comparison website warns price hike could be on the way .
Households warned bills could increase by up to 10 per cent before winter .
Britain's big six energy companies seen £3.3bn profits since last election . |
0cf312366d47e2037f2a2f327af15acc076ccc21 | (CNN) -- A Texas coroner declared the death of an adopted Russian boy accidental, prompting Moscow to demand a complete report from U.S. officials. Max Shatto, 3, who was adopted from Russia, lived in Texas with his adoptive parents. He reportedly died on January 21. Russia's Foreign Ministry expressed concerns over th... | Russia's Foreign Ministry expresses concerns over the ruling about his death .
It asks the United States to provide Russia with the relevant forensic documents .
Max Shatto, 3, who was adopted from Russia, lived in Texas . |
0cf3e8bd130f83305d53c4a886136e95fd4ba696 | By . Martin Scurr . PUBLISHED: . 07:35 EST, 27 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:03 EST, 27 August 2013 . Three years ago I underwent the menopause at the age of 50, shortly after losing my dear sister to breast cancer (she was just 50). I started to experience hot flushes, night sweats and high anxiety but was reluctant... | Dr Martin Scurr gives advice on herbal help for menopause . |
0cf437d15b4186811daef3cf5292f21a909e693d | Queen Letizia looked the picture of elegance on Spain's national day today. She wore a fitted dark teal dress in tweed fabric with matching earrings, shoes and a clutch bag. Her hair was blow dried into a straight style and she wore dark eye makeup with a soft lip. The Spanish Queen, 42, held her daughters' hands as th... | Spanish Queen Letizia looked graceful in a dark teal tweed dress with matching shoes today .
Daughters Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia wore blue and red dresses and had their hair braided .
Along with King Phillipe, the Royal family attended military parade marking Spain's National Day in Madrid . |
0cf4d18c4f626f98d654363783ce70dc91e24a90 | The former Baywatch star is back in action, but this time instead of rescuing swimmers from the water, he's saving you from your pesky cough. In a new advert for Bronchostop cold medicine, David Hasselhoff makes a special appearance - in an attempt to help take the 'hassle out of coughs.' 'Have you ever had a scenario ... | Former Baywatch star now acting as spokesperson for Bronchostop .
Makes a special appearance in commercial for the UK cold brand .
In humourous advert, David claims to take the 'hassel' out of coughs . |
0cf5ab3f649e9d91628bdf330d2dc17721d38792 | The BBC lavished nearly £7million on consultants last year – but has refused to say what they did for the money. The bill follows a promise made by BBC boss Tony Hall to rein in spending on external management ‘experts’. A freedom of information request revealed that the consultancy bill for the 12 months to May 2014 w... | FoI request revealed the BBC spent £7million on consultants during 2014 .
But the corporation refused to say what they did to earn their money .
Follows promise by director general Tony Hall to rein in external spending .
MPs say the BBC has a duty to explain where its licence fee is spent . |
0cf66b646e9b32076513c050edf32a799200c3c2 | Washington (CNN) -- 45 years ago, while on patrol in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Dennis Joyner was suddenly faced with his own mortality. He never heard the explosion that destroyed his legs and left arm, but be clearly saw what had happened to his body. "Let me die" -- was his immediate reaction. But it was his sergeant w... | The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial was dedicated Sunday in Washington .
President Obama emphasized the cost of war, his commitment to caring for vets .
Co-founders Lois Pope and Art Wilson have worked on the project for 16 years . |
0cf6e4cd58c55277a1504880a1bf3e515d7f86a2 | The Food and Drug Administration are reviewing what establishments should be forced to display calorie counts on their menus, with the idea that many people - ordering at a diner, for example - would pass on that bacon double cheeseburger if they realized it had 1,000 calories. The food industry is closely watching wha... | New menu labeling rules set to be released by the Food and Drug Administration later this year .
Grocery stores, convenient stores, movie theaters, diners, vending machines and airplanes are under review .
All would need to display calorie counts for any prepared food offered on menu boards .
Non-restaurant establishme... |
0cf70c08556ff33a6a20a6038c98f7f5948ffb3c | ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI preached and greeted well-wishers Sunday, three days after breaking his wrist in a fall. The pope celebrates mass with his broken wrist in plaster. He held the text of his speech in his uninjured left hand, then circulated among the crowd who came to hear him in Romano Canavese, p... | Pope preaches and greeted well-wishers, three days after breaking his wrist .
Benedict XVI had surgery on his right wrist after he fell Thursday night .
Most painful aspect for pope is having to stop writing by hand, spokesman says . |
0cf74875b9fddf7e0c96fe743d9c4f0990be02ab | By . Sophie Borland . PUBLISHED: . 03:34 EST, 13 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:34 EST, 13 September 2012 . The benefits of breast cancer screening programmes far outweigh the risks, according to research. Screening saves thousands of lives - even though it also results in many women wrongly being told they have tu... | Screening saves thousands of lives - but also results in many women wrongly being told they have tumours .
All women aged 50 to 70 are offered breast X-rays, or mammograms, for free on the NHS every three years .
Study concludes benefits of X-rays far outweigh risks . |
0cf79adee93372405700ea92c4a0a8860749c4a0 | (CNN) -- The alleged victim in a 1977 sexual assault case against director Roman Polanski has filed court papers seeking dismissal of the charges against him. Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski has lived in exile in France since fleeing the United States in 1978. The woman's declaration seeking dismissal was filed M... | Motion filed to dismiss a 31-year-old sex offense case against Roman Polanski .
Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in 1978 .
Director lives in exile in France after fleeing the United States . |
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