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0fa0ba6bda1eaa4a62d4614d7fd0c262feb42e2c | It was enough to leave the middle classes choking on their focaccia (well, if they'd had any to hand). A power cut left hundreds of Ocado customers without their online shopping at the weekend. Around 1,700 were told their groceries, mainly from Waitrose, had been cancelled or delayed – some were even warned their Ocad... | About 1,700 told their groceries, mainly from Waitrose, had been delayed .
Complained their weekend dinner parties and lunches had been ruined .
A power cut at a distribution centre caused the orders to be cancelled . |
0fa1d9d474fbefdbad0e960cc530ec9dd8c35d38 | By . Daniel Mills . An Australian rugby league player has become the first player banned for inappropriate use of social media after a gay slur was posted on his Twitter account. Grayson Goodwin, 24, was given a 26-week ban for the tweet 'Gay refs shouldn’t be allowed to ref because they r so s***' which appeared durin... | Goodwin is the first player to be banned from the rugby league for inappropriate social media use .
A friend of Goodwin's admitted that he was in fact the one who posted it .
NSWRL officials did not accept his testimony and still banned Goodwin .
He will not be eligible to play until September 20 . |
0fa3bdb545a052ddaaf66295840d1661cc8e2fe3 | The advice, published by the Medical Schools Council, comes amid concerns that youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds are still much less likely to study medicine (file picture) Children should learn about the medical world from the age of seven to encourage them to become doctors, according to experts. They say pri... | Primary school pupils should have chance to meet medics, experts claim .
Said learning about medical world from young age could encourage them .
Advice from the Medical Schools Council which represents UK medics . |
0fa52fd9a09613e4a686e891cc10638fff1bc625 | There are more than 7,000 islands and reefs sprinkled throughout the Caribbean Sea. Isn't it time you explored some place new? We've unearthed six singular destinations where you can stake out your own quiet stretch of sand. Isla de Providencia, Colombia The residents of Providencia, a 25-minute flight from neighboring... | Check out these six destinations to escape the winter cold .
More than 7,000 islands and reefs are sprinkled across the Caribbean Sea .
List includes places in Panama, Grenada, Colombia . |
0fa5d55f90eaca33133ed08eba3d73531cd6eee6 | Iago Aspas was given a rough welcome back to La Liga after feeling the full force of Cadiz striker Kike Lopez's head on Saturday in a friendly. This wan't a headbutt where a player barely brushes another as they both fall to the ground; on-loan Liverpool man Aspas was caught full on by Lopez after a minor scuffle durin... | Aspas reacted angrily to a nasty foul from Lopez during a 3-0 friendly win .
Sevilla man was then headbutted by Lopez before a brawl ensued .
Lopez was sent off as the referee attempted to calm the situation .
Thiago Motta was also headbutted on Saturday by forward Brandao during PSG's win over Bastia . |
0fa61141e1406eba2ef3a05520ba1d648caa9b3e | By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 11:50 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:50 EST, 19 February 2013 . A pregnant woman who was critically injured in a collision with a Florida trooper last week has lost her unborn baby, according to officials. Crystal Crawford-McClure, 28, of North Fort Myers, was five months... | Crystal Crawford McClure, 28, was five months pregnant with her second child at the time of the crash .
Her husband and one-year-old son were also in the Jeep Cherokee, but weren't seriously hurt . |
0fa6327fd669f534430a9a65bfbaa2b89f92fdc9 | By . Rob Cooper . Last updated at 4:11 PM on 16th January 2012 . Sales of Charles Dickens' novels have soared because of the popularity of television adaptations, booksellers revealed yesterday. The BBC versions of Great Expectations and the Mystery of Edwin Drood have created a resurgence of interest in the Victorian ... | Great Expectations was watched by six million people and The Mystery of Edwin Drood attracts TV audience of three million . |
0fa72cb866701504522d9fc00bdfb5e187d5a966 | Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- A Pakistani man was arrested in Barcelona for links to a group that allegedly supplied forged passports to terrorists close to al Qaeda, Spanish police said Friday. Suspect, Malik Imtanan Sarwar, 30, was arrested Thursday. He was missing when police arrested 10 suspects in December -- seven in Ba... | The man, 30, was missing when police arrested 10 suspects in December .
Police: He was part of an alleged ring that stole passports in Spain and sent them to Thailand .
The passports were forged in Thailand and supplied to groups linked to al Qaeda . |
0fa7689d7d003f6c8c62170dbf289f987be3442b | (CNN) -- Arsenal revived their English Premier League title hopes with a 3-1 win at relegation battlers Blackpool Sunday. The victory moved Arsene Wenger's men to within seven points of leaders Manchester United, with a further game in hand. Arsenal were forced to field 41-year German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann after Man... | Arsenal win 3-1 at Blackpool to close to within seven points of EPL leaders Man Utd .
41-year-old Jens Lehmann dons goalkeeping gloves for Arsenal .
Aston Villa beat Newcastle 1-0 to ease relegation fears . |
0fa791547b86d4a741fe9767e8d656403718a3dd | As Muslims from 160 countries descend on Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage, understandably the holy city is abuzz with excitement. Scores of pilgrims gather inside the Grand Mosque in anticipation of a religious journey that is considered one of the Muslim faith’s greatest acts of worship. Every adult Muslim is required t... | Every adult Muslim is expected to make pilgrimage at least once .
Pilgrims will pray towards the Kaaba - the Sacred House and focal point for Islam .
Shopkeepers set for bumper sales of souvenirs . |
0fa7da167b67c4e135d8edc12d01fda5b6631ba8 | By . Steve Doughty, Social Affairs Correspondent . Almost half of new mothers are now over 30 as record numbers of older women choose to start families. And most of these women are married, in comparison with new mums in their 20s who are far more likely to be single or living with a partner. Nearly 360,000 women in th... | Average age of women giving birth is now 29.8 years, ONS reveals .
Proportion of over-30s giving birth has doubled in a generation .
Babies born to older mothers are more likely to have married parents . |
0fa7f49e34a3e7720a725c9bcc25698af9814939 | (CNN) -- British billionaire Richard Branson's dream of space travel that thousands of people can afford took a leap toward reality with the maiden flight of the world's first commercial spacecraft over California's Mojave Desert. Branson's company Virgin Galactic announced Monday that the VSS Enterprise had successful... | VSS Enterprise remained attached to carrier aircraft for duration of near 3-hour flight .
Test-flight program is expected to continue through 2011 before commercial flights start .
Virgin Galactic has envisioned one flight a week, with six tourists aboard .
Each will pay $200,000 for the ride and train for at least thr... |
0fa9e50de915fa9c77428c096501737bddef3065 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 04:27 EST, 7 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:44 EST, 8 February 2013 . Iran has rejected Obama's offer to discuss their nuclear programme saying the U.S. was proposing talks while 'pointing a gun at Iran.' The refusal came as state television broadcast footage allegedly extracted from ... | The black and white aerial footage, Iran .
claims was from a RQ-170 spy plane .
Aired by Iranian news agencies .
and placed on YouTube .
Black and white footage shows an aerial view of an airport and a city .
Obama asked for the drone back after it went missing 2011 . |
0faafdad1981ec9a96544b02a615fe9c8a10a4d7 | By . Chris Wheeler . Follow @@ChrisWheelerDM . Liverpool’s penalty shootout win over Manchester City in New York will be little consolation for losing out in the Premier League title race on the final day of last season, but it gave some indication that Brendan Rodgers’s side are set to be contenders again. Both sides ... | Liverpool defeated Manchester City on penalties in the International Champions Cup pre-season friendly, New York .
Steven Gerrard will resume his deep-lying midfield role this season .
Stevan Jovetic looks a new signing after scoring both City's goals .
Rahem Sterling impressed after coming on as a substitute to score ... |
0fad8446de13c5ba5ca0e8b7bfc9bd727ec085e5 | Incredible images showing the cratered surface of the moon are the first ever to be taken with a 3D printed telescope. The £100 ($160) Pikon is able to produce images with a quality equal to telescopes that cost ten times as much, according to its designers. And with plans available to download online, anyone can creat... | Quality of Pikon images are equal to telescopes costing 10 times as much .
Pikon plans are available to download online and create using a 3D printer .
It uses Raspberry Pi camera and is based on Newton's reflecting telescope .
On a clear night, it is capable of seeing galaxies, planets and star clusters . |
0fadd0085cac9c3d0fdb810a5012572e3be2156d | (CNN) -- The St. Louis Cardinals finished their improbable run Friday night with a convincing 6-2 win, beating the Texas Rangers and giving the franchise another World Series championship. Instead of the furious comebacks the Cards have been known for this year, the Cards grabbed a commanding lead in the fifth inning F... | The St. Louis Cardinals win 6-2 in Game 7 .
The win gives the Cardinals 11 World Series championships .
Cardinals' David Freese named World Series MVP .
"This is a dream come true," Freese says . |
0fae230f422573e9d7395e8fdf77a4e66dfacbac | (CNN) -- Folashade Abugan is the third Nigerian athlete to have failed a drugs test at the Commonwealth Games in India, where she won two silver medals, it was revealed on Friday. Abugan, who came second in the women's 400 meters last week and the 4x400m relay on Tuesday, has been stripped of both of her medals after t... | Nigeria's Folashade Abugan has tested positive for a banned substance .
She has been stripped of the silver medals she won in the 400m and 4x400m relay .
She is the third Nigerian to fail a drugs test at the Commonwealth Games . |
0fae7797b7722fba670a74ac419cb32a4b47cca1 | By . Anthony Bond . Two 'bullying' nurses at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital ordered staff to fake casualty records to meet waiting time targets, a hearing was told today. Sharon Turner and Tracy White falsely logged that patients were discharged earlier than they really were because of targets that required them to be d... | Sharon Turner and Tracy White accused of being 'bullying'
Claims they falsely .
logged when patients were discharged .
Targets required patients to be dealt with within four .
hours .
Turner allegedly racially abused Asian doctor - calling him 'Osama's mate'
Black patients also allegedly made to wait longer than other... |
0fae8999dbe2909b4d00411b7ece9f2bd2ccaac8 | (CNN) -- Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those demanding tougher measures are again a... | The United Nations' response to violence in Syria differs from its response in Libya .
Geman ambassador: Blood on hands of China, Russia .
Al-Assad has ably judged the "diplomatic red lines" to keep Moscow on its side, says Tabler . |
0faeb893be0d01a6b6a2517547d01faea5f3ef93 | You may be unlikely to get a reply, but a US firm has revealed the first postal service to send items to the moon. Astrobiotic hopes to fund the development of its lunar landing by offering to take items - with prices ranging from $460 to $26,000. The firm, which has dubbed the service MoonMail, says it can even offer ... | Prices range from $460 to $26,000 for capsules to be send to lunar surface .
Firm hopes to use cash to fund lunar lander attempt in 2015 .
Working with Carnegie Mellon University to win Google Lunar XPRIZE .
Also developing rover to search for minerals that can be mined . |
0faee21f1d82f5264ee787113b7c30e288c21db5 | By . Victoria Woollaston . The Yo app may have been criticised for being useless, but its brilliance was in its simplicity. It is the latest application to have made it through the Apple’s App Store Guidelines by promising to be functional - albeit loosely. Other apps that border on useless, and have come under similar... | The Electric Shaver Simulator costs 69p and turns a phone into a shaver .
Ghost Radar: Classic uses the microphone to scan for paranormal activity .
Abacus lets users count virtual beads, while Hold On! encourages users to press an onscreen button for as long as they can .
Alternatively, for £2.99, iPhone users can tra... |
0fb05ed09dbdefee6bb46bb97259eaf494d1afc2 | Everton need to stop trying to play like Barcelona and return to what they had under David Moyes, according to Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness. The Toffee's defensive frailties were once again exposed during their 3-2 defeat by Newcastle on Sunday - meaning only QPR have conceded more goals than Roberto Martinez's sid... | Everton were defeated 3-2 by Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday .
Toffees have now conceded more goals than anyone except QPR .
Roberto Martinez needs to change his expansive style for a more direct approach, says Graeme Souness . |
0fb088eacdae082b487919b2e33aeb579ac3be24 | The head of a maraschino cherry factory who shot himself dead last Tuesday after police found a secret drug lab on site could have been making up to $10million a year from his illicit venture. Arthur Mondella, 57, president of Dell's Maraschino Cherries factory in Brooklyn, was believed to have been managing a huge mar... | Arthur Mondella, 57, president of Dell's Maraschino Cherries factory in Brooklyn, shot himself dead at his home last Tuesday .
Authorities found a secret drug lab inside the manufacturing plant .
He could have brought in $6,500 per pound of the 'high quality' substance .
It is believed the smell of the cherries masked ... |
0fb0aa74d73c32c8805442e8e6fac0581d0f265e | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 12:22 EST, 8 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:22 EST, 8 April 2013 . Some 300 motorcycle taxi drivers parked on an airstrip and turned their headlights on so a critically ill mother and newborn baby could be flown to hospital at night from one of the poorest places in Peru. The single-eng... | 300 drivers turn up at Contamana airport, which does not have lights .
New mother and baby receiving treatment at hospital in Pucallpa .
The other patient onboard, a 17-year-old man, later died of leptospirosis . |
0fb0ab7099c7ed3bb2a546f89b10dbb29edbfd69 | The Oakland Raiders arrived in England battling jetlag and chasing a first win of the season. But that isn’t all, as they plan to make England their home for the remainder of the week. With a depleted linebacking corps and a worrying inability to score touchdowns, Dennis Allen’s side are certainly down, but not necessa... | The Raiders are 0-3 and face the Dolphins at Wembley on Sunday .
Designated as the ‘home’ team Dennis Allen’s side arrived in England on Monday .
After their first practice on English soil, they are wary of Miami, who arrive on Friday afternoon . |
0fb0cee203c9c2fa451d5fecd04262df74690e13 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:26 EST, 1 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:48 EST, 2 September 2012 . Resignation: Suzanne Barr resigned today amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees . A senior Obama administration political a... | Suzanne Barr, the Immigrant and Customs Enforcement chief-of-staff, has stepped down amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour .
ICE employees have made alleged graphic comments made by Barr and another official working for Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano .
Affidavits given as part of a discrimination ... |
0fb1248dfed927fc87b32839751baafbdaad754a | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 15:24 EST, 10 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:39 EST, 11 December 2013 . The owners of DiGiorno - the nation's largest frozen pizza company - have said that they have cut all ties with a Wisconsin dairy farm after undercover video revealed sickening abuse against the cows kept there. The... | Shocking video shows Wisconsin based Wiese Brothers Farms employees viciously kicking, beating, stabbing and violently whipping cows in the face and body .
Sick or injured cows suffering from open wounds, infections and injuries left to suffer .
Baby calves being dragged away from their mothers immediately after birth ... |
0fb1848210ff4b24cedd722039b885f17aa5fdc4 | Sharp-eyed viewers criticised the first series of Downton Abbey when latter day sights including a TV aerial intruded into its Edwardian scenes. Now ITV's award-winning period drama has fallen foul of keen-eared fans too – over its use of modern slang. Characters in the second series – written by Julian Fellowes and se... | Editor of Oxford English Dictionary says slips 'felt quite wrong'
Creators defend their choice of phrases saying show is 'light entertainment' |
0fb25fd491a1996146d8069ccfa50997fe7621ac | It may boost lashes and hide signs of fatigue but your mascara could be wreaking havoc with your eyesight. A new survey has revealed that British women are putting themselves at severe risk of eye infections by using mascara that is up to ten years out of date. Unbeknown to many of us, mascara has a four month use-by d... | Some 70% of British women use mascara which is over a year old .
One in five Brits don't realise make-up has a recommended use-by date . |
0fb287ab30f3f28b96335e16048837c49e75d8c0 | Harry Kane scored with the final kick of the game as Tottenham fought back from two goals down to draw with West Ham. Cheikhou Kouyate and Diafra Sakho gave the Hammers what appeared to be comfortable lead but Spurs fought back first through Danny Rose and then Kane. Here, Sportsmail gives their player ratings. Tottenh... | Tottenham and West Ham drew 2-2 at White Hart Lane on Sunday .
West Ham took the lead through Cheikhou Kouyate and Diafra Sakho .
Spurs fought back through Danny Rose and Harry Kane . |
0fb2a6862eee3ed95b91db45fae6b21ebe9fc98c | There were only 27,099 supporters there to see it but Barcelona's lowest crowd of the season watched them give one of their most ruthless displays, beating La Liga's bottom club Elche in the Copa del Rey. Jeers for Luis Enrique and cheers for Lionel Messi echoed around the 98,000-capacity arena early in the first half.... | Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba all scored as Barcelona triumphed at the Nou Camp .
The victory gives them a strong lead to take into the second leg of the Copa del Rey last-16 clash .
Luis Enrique's side lost to David Moyes' Real Sociedad in their previous match on Sunday .
Elche have now won just one... |
0fb39f57a8898e027ecf05c3960472f1d0f40284 | (CNN) -- Last month, the Polish city of Krakow joined the likes of Dublin and Edinburgh to become the latest Unesco City of Literature. Most people could probably name a Scottish or Irish author, but how about a Polish one? Readers who are not Polish or of Polish descent face a few obstacles to opening the rich and dif... | Get over the tricky spelling and Polish literature has plenty to offer, says editor and author Michael Kandel .
Polish science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem inspired many, with his 'Solaris' twice made into a film .
Wisława Szymborska was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996 .
Irony, dark humor and faith are al... |
0fb40f811724ee2723c8b32c715a9bce99a1743b | Marco Reus scored one goal and set up another as Borussia Dortmund beat Augsburg 3-2 away on Friday for the side's first win of the new Bundesliga season. Reus opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finishing off a slick move involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Kevin Grosskreutz that carved open the Augsburg defense. Reus... | Marco Reus grabbed a goal and an assist in Dortmund's 3-2 win against Augsburg on Friday .
Arsenal target Sokratis Papastathopoulos also scored for Dortmund .
Reus missed Germany's World Cup triumph in Brazil through injury .
He reportedly turned down a move to Manchester United this summer .
Dortmund lost to Bayer Le... |
0fb4362e0f58c1b0f7275a6b01cd45c7ef79705d | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's decision to take executive action on immigration won praise from the religious community Sunday, when a leader of the U.S. Catholic Church endorsed the move. "The bishops of the United States -- we're very much in favor of action being taken to protect people who need to com... | Blase Cupich, newly appointed Archbishop of Chicago, praised President Obama's immigration action .
Cupich is Pope Francis' first American appointed archbishop . |
0fb4bbc18890d92e28752adbaf332b869dc3c43f | (CareerBuilder.com) -- People love to be the first person to do something. Anything. Look no further than those annoying posts on blogs and online news stories where someone simply writes, "FIRST!" because they're celebrating being the first person to comment. Or watch any news program and see how they will report the ... | Listed are five jobs that let you try new things before they hit the market .
Consumer Reports carries out tests on products, such as cars, gadgets and home furnishings .
Some bloggers who have a large readership are given impressive privileges . |
0fb5142e22910d27e7080ba81ee2b902359ce8b7 | A rail passenger was handed a bill of more than £1,000 by ticket inspectors - after he and his family boarded the wrong train to London. The man, in his 40s, was travelling from Birmingham New Street to London Euston with 38 of his family and friends who had each purchased London Midland only tickets. But they acciden... | Group of 39 people had all bought London Midland only tickets .
They then boarded the faster Virgin Trains service to London .
Mistake was spotted at Coventry, and group told they had to pay up .
Bill for all 39 to get to London came to £1,048 . |
0fb58968189d48e17eaa203967baf56952934314 | Washington (CNN) -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan has spent the past couple days backpedaling from comments he made Sunday suggesting that Hurricane Katrina was good for New Orleans' failing schools. But, while he's apologizing for poor word choice, his comments echo a truth spoken by many in New Orleans. "It was a d... | Arne Duncan said hurricane was best thing to happen to city's failing schools .
He apologizes for word choice but stands by sentiment .
"The progress we've seen ... has been absolutely remarkable," he says .
Many Louisiana education officials echo his thoughts . |
0fb5a3bc4311f8022596bb5180cd179df18a961d | (CNN) -- When a new president strolls into the White House, there's a kick in his step and a twinkle in his eyes. This photo illustration projects what President-elect Barack Obama may look like in four years. But as the years go by, the high-stakes decisions, constant criticisms and the fluctuating public opinion chip... | Presidents age twice as fast, says a theory by expert on aging at Cleveland Clinic .
Analysis determined by looking at medical records of previous presidents .
Tolls of stress can be reversed with healthy habits, says Dr. Michael Roizen .
Roizen: Obama has good fitness habits of exercising, but smoking doesn't help . |
0fb5fc6a35df98c29bd6e318f373606db63da13c | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 13:01 EST, 27 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:01 EST, 27 June 2012 . Two million years ago, one of our distant ancestors lived on leaves and fruit from the trees in Africa. Scans of fossil teeth show the short and gangly South African Australopithecus sediba lived on a hard diet of trees, bu... | Two-million-year-old South African had different diet to other pre-humans .
'Missing link' fossil analysed to judge diet .
Short, gangly creature ate leaves and fruit like chimps . |
0fb6e919336992e449fcffe6dfb519eae393ef79 | (CNN) -- Argentina football coach Diego Maradona has undergone plastic surgery on his face after being bitten by one of his dogs. The 49-year-old was admitted to the Sanatorio Los Arcos clinic in Buenos Aires on Monday after suffering an injury to his top lip, hospital spokesperson Izarriaga Facundo told CNN. He is doi... | Diego Maradona has plastic surgery on his face after getting bitten by one of his dogs.
Maradona will be discharged on Tuesday, hospital spokesperson tells CNN.
Maradona will lead Argentina at the World Cup finals in South Africa in June. |
0fb7b0754edf602f269d4be150ec7c03552cb4f3 | By . Mark Prigg . A major security flaw in Google's Play Store that could expose user's private data has been revealed by researchers. The bug, which the team has worked with Google, Facebook and other app makers to fix before revealing it, put millions of users at risk, the researchers said. The bug would allow hacker... | Bug put millions of users at risk .
Team worked with Google, Facebook and others to fix before revealing their work . |
0fb83a849cc04b0e5790d5d754145a03c446b663 | Chelsea have re-opened talks with Atletico Madrid over their move to sign Filipe Luis. The left-back is viewed as a priority signing by boss Jose Mourinho but the Blues have so far been frustrated in their attempts to sign Luis. Target: Filipe Luis impressed for Atletico last season and is keen to make the move to Chel... | The 28-year-old has a release clause, understood to be around £20million .
The left-back is viewed as a priority signing by boss Jose Mourinho .
Long-term left-back Ashley Cole has left the club for Roma .
Brazilian Luis was not selected in Brazil's squad for the World Cup . |
0fb8c647ed9ff58b442bcf0cc832ed90703d15de | (CNN) -- Pakistan was aware of increased U.S. intelligence activity in the country weeks before the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May, an Arab diplomat with direct knowledge of the events and a senior Pakistani official told CNN Saturday. The two sources offered slightly different versions of who knew what, when.... | NEW: A second source says Pakistanis were aware of heightened activity, but did not pinpoint it to Abbottabad .
Pakistan knew about the intelligence activity in the city Abbottabad, first source says .
Pakistani officials did not suspect the uptick in activity was tied to Osama bin Laden, first source says .
The relati... |
0fb99dfede4fad1238d2728c406acc2f85e84b23 | Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander said business leaders have a 'patriotic duty' make the case for Brussels . Labour today urged supporters of the European Union to speak out before it is 'too late'. Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander said business leaders have a 'patriotic duty' make the case for Bruss... | Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander urges business to speak out .
Says companies have a 'patriotic duty' make the case for Brussels .
Warns the Tory EU plan poses 'biggest risk to British national prosperity'
David Cameron has promised an in-out referendum before 2017 . |
0fba0ed37ad567bb15ba082a79f860a0fa9191fe | A former British boxing champion accused of helping two men flee to Syria to fight with Islamic State (ISIS) will stand trial in June. Anthony Small, 33, who won both the British and Commonwealth championships in 2009, appeared at the Old Bailey alongside four other men today. Small allegedly helped Michael Coe, 33, an... | Four men due to stand trial over alleged plot to smuggle fighters to Syria .
Among them is Anthony Small, a former boxing champion from London .
Two others, aged 33 and 43, are charged with attempting to travel to Syria .
A fourth man is charged with offences relating to false ID documents .
A fifth man has admitted a ... |
0fba2b730327357d2fc24dc5f0f028a97750b676 | (CNN) -- Those aboard an American Airlines airplane from London got to see a little more of America than they expected Friday, after their flight was diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma, due to engine trouble. Flight 79 took off from Heathrow Airport at 3 p.m. (10 a.m. ET), destined for Dallas, Texas, according to American Air... | American Airlines Flight 79 took off from London, destined for Dallas .
Spokeswoman: Its crew declared an emergency due to a left engine issue .
The 777 had to sit on the tarmac because Tulsa didn't have Customs agents .
A new aircraft will pick up the passengers and fly them to Texas . |
0fba5c5624231e9db35871142895a750f8806bed | By . Matt Blake . Ever wondered what it's like to parachute into a sports stadium full of tens of thousands of screaming fans? Well, now you don't have to because the U.S. Navy Skydiving Team - aka The Leap Frogs - has done it for you ... and filmed the experience on a head-mounted camera. The footage begins with the t... | The team, aka The Leap Frogs, glided into the Padres' stadium on March 30 .
As they approach the ground the roar of the crowd can be heard growing .
Jim Woods filmed the jump on a head-cam, while teammates carried flags .
The jump was to honour late ex-Yankee and Padres manager Jerry Coleman . |
0fbacf9ceefc7a4e5760bf543f1fdf756a64a428 | James Ward slipped to a straight-sets second-round defeat to number four seed Grigor Dimitrov at the Queen's Club Aegon Championships. British No. 3 Ward saw off Slovenian Blaz Rola on Monday, but was unable to produce what would have been a big upset against Bulgarian Dimitrov. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Tomas Berdych... | British No. 3 loses 7-5, 6-3 to fourth seed at Queen's Club .
Ward follows compatriot Dan Evans in losing in the second round .
Maria Sharapova and Pippa Middleton soak up the sun in west London . |
0fbadf13bf92030f1af6dc4d8d849c1078baeea0 | An obese takeaway addict whose ankles were buckling under his 20 stone bulk has shed six stone - by eating Chinese food. Builder Matt Riggs, 35, piled on the pounds when his business was hit by the recession and he started binge eating for comfort. But he realised he had to change when he went to his GP with a suspecte... | Matt Riggs weighed 20st and his weight was damaging his ankles .
He worked in a Chinese takeaway and noticed the chefs cooked themselves food without as much fat as the food they sold .
He decided to ditch takeaways and start cooking his own low fat versions .
He has now slimmed down to 14st . |
0fbd4147b0ba3aae345d58a488a33f43d55b998d | When Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb split in late May, it was assumed they were geographically incompatible (she lives in Los Angeles while he calls New York City home). But the publicity man explained to InTouch this week that while he wanted a family, the Colombian beauty (who already has a 22-year-old son) was more int... | Nick and Sofia split in late May after a two year engagement .
The 39-year-old publicist said she was too interested in her career .
He added Vergara, 42, wanted to enjoy her '15 minutes of fame' |
0fbdbfe1e395ccd2b41b712eabedc919a7cd1eb1 | An entire family of small frogs found on the coast of South America is thought to have been wiped out by a deadly amphibian disease. The Darwin's frog, and its cousin the Chile Darwin's frog, have not been spotted for months and scientists from Chile and Britain believe they are now extinct. The disease is called chytr... | Darwin’s frog and the Chile Darwin’s frog are both said to now be extinct .
It's thought a disease called chytridiomycosis has wiped them out .
One of the last known sightings of the small frog was in January 2013 . |
0fbe3a143f5481b77ae7ef65cdeef1a1f37c5d47 | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 09:39 EST, 2 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:00 EST, 2 January 2014 . A human skull has been found on a paper plate surrounded by beads in California. Police responded to a tip of a sighting of human bones along Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Grizzly Peak area of Berkley. Officer Johanna ... | Police found a human skull on a paper plate on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Berkley .
The skull is being examined by the county coroner .
It is not believed to be a Native American skull but does appear old .
Police have not released any further information about the skull . |
0fbf368e42ee268d0ed54582264d462d51a7eb2b | 'It shouldn't be five white men': Danny Cohen, the BBC's director of television, singled out Match of the Day for fresh criticism over the racial mix of pundits . Match Of The Day needs to become more diverse with fewer white men on its panel of pundits, the BBC has said. Days after announcing its dramas would include ... | Comes after BBC said dramas should have more black and gay actors . |
0fc0046c63a8dd83ba9ad781edbdd0a4a22b1bb3 | Ministers are being urged to take ‘urgent action’ after cancer patients in Scotland were given access to another drug not available in England and Wales. Axitinib, aimed at kidney cancer patients who have stopped responding to other treatments, is to be given the green light north of the border after it was shown to si... | Axitinib, aimed at kidney cancer .
patients is to be given .
the green light north of the border after it was shown to significantly .
extend life .
But the £3,000 month drug has been deemed not cost effective for patients in England and Wales . |
0fc00f7d7ceca200a3c520ad97c5eccaef16f565 | A 29-year-old Iowa man allegedly feigned working as a Victoria's Secret representative in a plot to obtain photos of women in their underwear. Charged: Sean Boies, pictured, allegedly feigned working as a Victoria's Secret representative in a plot to obtain photos of women in their underwear . Iowa City resident Sean ... | Sean Boies, 29, allegedly feigned working as a Victoria's Secret representative in a plot to obtain photos of women in their underwear .
He mentioned his bogus occupation in an online survey he put up in January, police said in charging documents .
Women were asked to submit racy underwear photographs - and the survey ... |
0fc0bca13411623e49ce72aa99dbd2545e557cbb | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 23:53 EST, 10 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:11 EST, 11 January 2013 . As survivors and victims' families are forced to relive the grisly details of the night James Holmes allegedly went on a gun rampage at a Colorado movie theater, one woman sits quietly, taking notes. Misty Benjamin... | Misty Benjamin, 30, lives in the town of Aurora where shooting took place .
She says: 'I don’t think he is a bad guy. What he did was bad' |
0fc0d10b9ac936e6cb33dba7960d523b1690f3eb | This isn't the first time Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has faced allegations that he's racist. Audio recordings from a conversation full of racist comments attributed to Sterling surfaced over the weekend, bringing national attention to him and his team. But the billionaire real estate mogul has found him... | Abdul-Jabbar: "Actions speak louder than words, and Mr. Sterling's actions have been consistent"
Court documents detail past discrimination claims against L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling .
In a 2009 settlement, Sterling agreed to pay nearly $3 million but denied accusations .
Sterling has repeatedly denied allegati... |
0fc1c3972978baf83044e4a5d0362e7e762a200a | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 08:01 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:11 EST, 12 July 2012 . A hacker group has posted online the details of 450,000 user accounts and passwords it claims to have stolen from a Yahoo server. The passwords could pose a severe security risk to Yahoo users if they use the same password... | Unknown group claims Yahoo's security is 'lax'
Passwords and emails posted online .
450,000 Yahoo users at risk . |
0fc36db77aedcae4ac51a87ec530b4e6473a4d15 | A group of alleged jewellery thieves used Craigslist to lure victims to California where they would rob them of watches and diamonds worth tens of thousands of dollars. As the FBI closed in on the gang they found a criminal mastermind at the heart of it was an inmate serving 12 years for armed robbery. When agents sear... | Gang 'paid for flights and limo for jewel sellers who would then be driven to remote location and robbed'
FBI began investigating after witnessing attempted robbery while on another stakeout .
Cellphone records led them to California inmate accused of finding potential victims online . |
0fc40f2c1c962a73f02a32f7eceef673f0c291f1 | (CNN) -- Google Places is gone, replaced by a new feature that combines its Google Plus social site and renowned restaurant reviewers Zagat. Announced Wednesday, Google Plus Local is the latest push by Google to incorporate its networking site into more of its other products, with the goal of creating a single, seamles... | Google Plus Local will replace Google Places for local recommendations .
The tool incorporates reviews from Zagat as well as from users' friends .
Google is working to incorporate Google+ with its other products . |
0fc46b2a35d3d1ab1746352397905da43f80f20b | By . Rob Waugh . Updated: . 10:35 EST, 20 January 2012 . Windows Phone will become the number two smartphone operating system in the world by 2015, predict analysts iSuppli. The analysts say that Android will remain the top operating system - as it is now - but Windows Phone will steadily rise until it overtakes iOS, t... | Revival driven by Nokia's Lumia handsets .
Will take second place from Apple's iPhone .
Android will remain world's top operating system . |
0fc698e99714687aeedb19e3968017157348e394 | (CNN) -- In the early hours of New Year's Eve in a small town in Michigan, two boys apparently got a rambunctious idea for some late night fun. When it was over, one of them was dead, authorities said. Brandon Burr and Adrian Chiquito sneaked out of the house early Tuesday in Niles, Michigan, and into Burr's grandfathe... | Two boys, 12 and 14, had an idea for late-night fun; it ended in tragedy .
They sneaked out of the house and made away with a family car .
Sheriff's deputies came knocking to question parents after the car hit a tree .
The 12-year-old passenger was killed; the older boy, who was driving, was injured . |
0fca9cb001fd2f60ff7bacb76b3db287366b1cd1 | (Mashable) -- According to documents leaked to Boy Genius Report, AppleCare representatives are being given a strong company line to deliver to unhappy iPhone 4 owners who complain about reception issues. Employees are told to say that the device's reception performance "is the best we have ever shipped" and that its c... | AppleCare reps are told not to perform service on iPhone 4s with reception problems .
They are instructed to instead give customers a PR-driven recitative .
The document's existence suggests Apple knows there is a widespread hardware flaw .
One law firm is seeking clients for a possible class-action lawsuit against App... |
0fcb2f2af079e52577164daf9aef5cded6f0a069 | Steven Gerrard was confirmed as an LA Galaxy player on Wednesday, but supporters of the MLS club will have to wait until July to see him with the shirt. LA Galaxy announced the signing of the former England international before Gerrard gave an interview to Galaxy TV where he insisted he wasn't joining the California-ba... | Steven Gerrard gave his first interview for LA Galaxy on Wednesday .
The MLS club confirmed the signing of the midfielder earlier that day .
Liverpool icon Gerrard did not pose with the Galaxy shirt .
Fans will have to wait until July to see him donning the white strip . |
0fcb92ac0da30be531e37eabfe9f82af93ce2391 | By . Jane Fryer . The view from Tim and Sheila Wilmot’s bedroom window is, frankly, rather astonishing. Palm trees as high as houses sway in the breeze, 15ft banana trees stand firm, Chinese windmill palms droop with huge clusters of green and purple seeds. There are enormous spiky agave plants, money trees the size of... | Tim Wilmot, a software developer from Yate, near Bristol, has been working on his lush paradise for 25 years .
Behind regular-looking suburban home is a veritable jungle of palms, ferns and exotic plants from around the world .
Maintaining the dense network of shrubs, trees and plants is a labour of love which takes ho... |
0fcc2314737f9699df48f1d39e75c52aa7af78fa | (CNN) -- A Somali militant group publicly executed two teenage girls Wednesday after accusing them of being spies for the Somali government, according to the group, eyewitnesses and a relative of one of the girls. "Those two girls were evil and they were spies for the enemy (the Somali government), but the mujahedeen c... | "Those two girls were evil," says an Al-Shabaab commander .
One man says the group called on residents to witness the execution .
A relative of one girl denies the two were spies . |
0fce8167ab54100aa39029fd96d49bbd2ff62982 | (CNN) -- Emergency crews called off a search in Texas for the wreckage of a C-17 transport plane after reports Monday of a possible crash proved unfounded. Callers to the Olney Police Department said they saw a low-flying plane, and a spokesman for Sheppard AFB initially reported a crash, but then retracted the report.... | Emergency crews call off search for C-17 transport plane .
Initial Air Force reports of a crash were incorrect, Air Force spokesman says .
Police reported that callers said a plane was flying low to ground, then crashed . |
0fcf42d04efbd42ca0ec1ec598b23916d73c5d65 | There are no brutal climbs, terrifying descents or ferocious man-eating beasts, but walking London's Thames Path has been named one of the world's greatest escapades. The capital's section of the trail that runs from its source in the Cotswolds almost to the North Sea came second in Lonely Planet's top 10 'city hikes'.... | Section of the Thames Path from Kingston .
eastwards to Greenwich came second in Lonely Planet's top 10 'city hikes'
Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, claimed the number one spot .
Other walks to make the list included the Hoerikwaggo Trail in Cape Town and the Coast to Coast walk in Auckland . |
0fcf4abcaf252559c07eb49e40cc53446d9b1450 | It used to be as simple as folding a piece of paper up your sleeve or writing on the inside of your wrist. But now, as students across the world ready themselves for exam season, cheating is going high tech. With smartwatches, smartpens and Google glasses now on the market, the modern pupil has an array of gadgets to t... | High-tech gadgets can be used by students to cheat in exams .
Examiners are trained to look for leads and hidden electronic equipment .
Some devices cannot be spotted, such as "invisible" Bluetooth earpieces .
Teachers could become redundant, some argue, because of technology . |
0fd0f6bc7b855fba60c6587a9f9e7474a9e46b0c | Covered in 'fish scales', Nusrit Shaheen lives each day in agonising pain, the oldest survivor of a rare skin disease. For the 30-year-old, each day is a battle. But she refuses to let her condition get in the way of living her life, playing sport and studying - determined to be a role model for children affected. She ... | Nusrit Shaheen suffers Harlequin Ichthyosis - a very rare skin disorder .
It causes the skin to grow seven times faster than normal .
It appears tight and splits causing deep cracks which can become infected .
Four of the 30-year-old's siblings died at birth from the disease .
She refuses to let her condition hold her ... |
0fd1f261a5932a936f0a6f7fbbb35e4770fd8cf8 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 10:51 EST, 10 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:05 EST, 10 May 2013 . A bitter husband posted pictures of his estranged wife on an adult website with a message declaring she would 'do anything for £40'. Michael Anderson, 49, posted holiday snaps of his wife Michelle - with whom he has two... | Michael Anderson, 49, admitted a charge of harassment without violence .
Posted holiday snaps of estranged wife Michelle wearing a bikini online .
Attached derogatory comments to pictures on Hot Mums and MILFs site .
Father-of-two given a community order and banned from contacting ex . |
0fd315a1c9a034f046a1753481e884ac6b2000d1 | Jack Rodwell made his first outing in a Sunderland shirt as late goals from Steven Fletcher and Connor Wickham saw the Black Cats win their latest pre-season friendly. With the game goalless and seemingly staying that way, Fletcher broke the deadlock with a typical poacher's goal with 11 minutes remaining. Latching on ... | Rodwell played the first half after completing his £10m move from Manchester City .
Sunderland were dominant throughout yet had to wait for Fletcher to beak the deadlock with 11 minutes to go .
Wickham added a second soon after to give the scoreline a air reflection of the game . |
0fd4182a9fdd172343e0d212abce2ee44a16c6e6 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 02:55 EST, 14 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:57 EST, 14 February 2013 . A shopkeeper who fought off two armed robbers said the streets around his inner city Birmingham store were 'more violent' than his native Iraq. Kochar Rasul, 30, made a new life for himself and his family in Brita... | Kochar Rasul, 30, was forced to defend himself using a shop sign .
Two men pounced as he locked up his shop in Handsworth, Birmingham . |
0fd45e4c11ed3c25e06cfcc4829e203d11946176 | (CNN) -- A whole lot of us are stuck with credit-card debt that goes up each month, mortgages worth more than our homes and student loans that extend into infinity. So it's only natural that we look at the debt crisis from the bottom up: from the perspective of the 99% who are getting screwed. But what if we instead lo... | Douglas Rushkoff says the richest people tend to make money from finance .
He says historically, aristocracy took control from peasants of currency and its value .
Over time, they learned how to extract value and forgot how to create it, he says .
Rushkoff : The 1% could play a key role in new ways of creating value . |
0fd5c71c593fdd5d40d3c41bc0267ea9562471c5 | By . Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 11:09 EST, 27 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:28 EST, 27 February 2013 . Taxpayers face a £2million bill after plans to increase the amount that MPs contribute towards their gold-plated pensions were quietly dropped. The Treasury was expecting a 1.85 per cent... | Expenses watchdog stuns the Treasury with decision to suspend planned rise in contributions made by MPs .
Decision leaves Chancellor George Osborne to find the extra money from the public coffers .
Critics slam the 'preferential treatment' being given to politicians . |
0fd63e6ca23c2984ebcaf1662eccb8ba79965fb6 | Glacial ice in the Peruvian Andes that took at least 1,600 years to form has melted in just 25 years, scientists have discovered. Researchers visiting Peru's Quelccaya Ice Cap have released a stunning pair of images to show the dramatic change. They were also able to obtain ice core samples from the area and track plan... | Images show the astonishing differences - with the Quelccaya glacier left at its smallest for 6,000 years .
Researchers also removed ice cores showing year by year changes over 1800 years . |
0fd692a35c57af790885949a7e90d826b2d8b157 | Victim's screams and cries for help heard after she accidentally calls 999 . Arrogant Matthew Duggan tells police he deserves better cell because he is 'better than anyone else here' By . David Baker . PUBLISHED: . 13:14 EST, 9 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:18 EST, 9 March 2012 . Appalling: Wealthy estate agent Matthe... | Victim's screams and cries for help heard after she accidentally calls 999 .
Arrogant Matthew Duggan tells police he deserves better cell because he is 'better than anyone else here' |
0fd7b853165c2058f3b04a8ba8c5743ae1c72afd | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 13:08 EST, 23 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:08 EST, 23 August 2012 . Struck off: Pathologist Dr Freddy Patel has been banned from working as a doctor after making 68 errors on G20 victim Ian Tomlinson's post-mortem . The pathologist who botched the post-mortem examination on G20 pr... | Dr Freddy Patel said the newspaper vendor died of a heart attack .
after he had been hit and pushed to the floor by PC Simon Harwood .
A medical tribunal found 68 failings in Patel's handling of the post-mortem on Mr Tomlinson after he died in April 2009 .
Patel found guilty of misconduct and struck off medical registe... |
0fd89e519d456b8a17bf9d631e99d6046e8e51ef | The New Zealand businesswoman who said she fell prey to an alleged group sex attack in Sydney after meeting a man on the dating app, Tinder, has retracted her statement. Police are no longer investigating the incident. They would not comment on why the woman withdrew her allegations. The 28-year-old, who was visiting S... | Woman behind Tinder gang rape allegations retracts her statement .
Police announce the investigation has concluded, pending any further information .
The 28-year-old businesswoman said she felt dizzy and numb after a night out with a man she met on the dating app . |
0fd9ad6ec2604bd85ed62cfe088c1dc85febac34 | SPRINGFIELD, Virginia (CNN) -- Georgia Keightley strolled through the religion section at Barnes and Noble in Springfield, Virginia, on Monday searching for a last-minute Christmas gift. The Green Bible looks at the text through the lens of the environment. "I'm looking for a book on [the Apostle] Paul for my husband,"... | Wide range of Bibles on the shelves this Christmas .
Green Bible printed on recycled paper with soy ink, sustainable linen cover .
The Illuminated Bible takes on magazine format .
"Always room for more Bibles," publishing exec says . |
0fda5becc5dc5ecfad8e8d9f19e24fd26feae42a | She is just 10 months old, but baby Juanita Valentina Hernandez weighs the same as an average five-year-old. While the youngster was a normal 6lb when she was born, she began to expand rapidly in size just weeks later. She now tips the scales at 44lb (20kgs or just over three stone) and is undergoing tests to determine... | Baby Juanita Valentina Hernandez was born weighing just 6lb .
But began expanding rapidly in size weeks later - and is now 44lb (20kg)
Average child of her age should weigh 19lb (8.5kg), experts said .
Juanita also risks developing type 2 diabetes within two years if not treated .
She is now being treated with help of ... |
0fda6aa7892e47ace1231b472e102ba96f9ff80c | By . Jonathan McEvoy . Roger Federer did not so much wield a racket as wave a wand on the sunlit grass of Wimbledon on Tuesday. It was another masterclass in a tournament of masterclasses from the seven-time champion, in this instance against Tommy Robredo, the usually stubborn Spaniard who was dismissed from the premi... | Federer took first set in just 21 minutes, and didn't lose a point on serve in the second .
Seven-time champion will face Wawrinka in the quarter-finals .
He hasn't lost a game on serve throught 2014 tournament . |
0fdb0b4d10dec048f36b2b81ed78f5881d2709c9 | By . Sean O'hare . PUBLISHED: . 09:43 EST, 4 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:54 EST, 4 December 2012 . An . over-protective son was jailed for life today after killing his mother’s toyboy lover with a kitchen knife. Manchester Crown Court heard how Ben Edgar, 20, was jealous of his 43-year-old mother's partner Mark W... | Ben Edgar sentenced to life at Manchester Crown Court today .
He must serve at least 12 years for the murder of Mark Wood, 28 . |
0fdbb690a3bc5203031f327236e58d377a603eec | By . Hannah Roberts and Meghan Keneally . UPDATED: . 10:06 EST, 22 January 2012 . The family of Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died Thursday after an accident during a training session, launched a fundraising website to help collect money to cover the estimated $200,000 in medical bills. Burke, who was 29 at... | Skier was injured on training run in Park City, Utah .
Tests showed she had irreversible brain damage after cardiac arrest .
Injured after 'freak accident' from doing a trick 'well within her capabilities' |
0fdbfbf6968de91cac7deb506e28536777138ba3 | (CNN) -- Manti Te'o -- one of the best defenders this season in college football -- defended himself in an ESPN interview, saying there was no way he was part of a hoax involving a deceased girlfriend. "I wasn't faking it," Te'o told ESPN's Jeremy Schaap in an off -camera interview highlighted on the network Friday ni... | NEW: A woman whose picture is tied to the scheme says she was exploited .
Manti Te'o talks to ESPN about hoax, telling the network, "I wasn't faking it"
Notre Dame's investigation backs Te'o claim of two men, one woman behind hoax .
Te'o rose to national prominence by leading the Fighting Irish to an undefeated regular... |
0fdca6359bc4ad2fd6efc2f8529bdd1b6d2f3c9d | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 10:58 EST, 7 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:37 EST, 8 June 2012 . A motorist who killed a six-year-old boy in a hit-and-run incident while driving at almost twice the speed limit was today jailed for five years and three months. Peter Renshaw, 22, struck and killed Owen Wightman, who wa... | Peter Renshaw, 22, killed Owen .
Wightman, who was crossing a road near his home in Wakefield, West .
Yorkshire, on June 18 last year .
Took .
three days to turn himself in to police despite stopping shortly after collision to check damage to his car .
He has previous convictions for possession of cannabis and driving ... |
0fe046219df750240599b11beaddaf84976038da | By . Rachel Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 09:21 EST, 20 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:46 EST, 20 November 2013 . An ancient pocket of seawater has been discovered deep underground in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, and provides hints at what the world's oceans were like during the time of the dinoaurs. The sample is thought to b... | Water was discovered deep underground in Chesapeake Bay, in Virgina .
While older water has been discovered, this water is now thought to be the oldest large body of water known .
on the planet . |
0fe331584b0ad0471cffef6c4833a35c12a35777 | Want to try your banana trick shot? What better place than this completely potty, fruit-shaped pool table? The bright yellow gaming table is the work of British artist Cléon Daniel. The 25-year-old from Dorset roped in a family friend to help construct what he has dubbed BananaPool. Pot yellow: This wacky banana shaped... | Bizarre gaming table is the work of British artist Cléon Daniel .
He came up with the idea for the 8.5ft-long yellow table during a train ride . |
0fe3770eb88de9c50980d05fcb9fb655c6b5f35b | By . Martin Beckford . PUBLISHED: . 18:15 EST, 23 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:15 EST, 23 November 2013 . A plan to pay £1,000 ‘bonuses’ to Special Constables has been branded ‘policing on the cheap’ and a cut-price way to fill the gap created by the loss of 10,000 full-time officers. At present Special Constable... | Special Constables could be paid a bonus under new Government plans .
At the moment they only receive expenses for their work .
Police Federation has warned that it could replace qualified policemen . |
0fe4188f1bf91aa6749fb63c6410cee1d8e4e82f | By . James Daniel . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 10 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:59 EST, 10 March 2013 . Kimani Gray, 16, was fatally wounded late Saturday evening in Brooklyn after allegedly pointing a handgun at undercover police officers . A teenager in New York City was shot and killed by undercover police last night ... | NYPD shot and killed a 16-year-old gunman after police say he pointed a gun at officers .
Teenager was spotted by anti-crime patrol officers in an unmarked police car .
Officers saw the teenager fidgeting with his waistband as he walked away from the group of men .
When police approached to speak with the young man, co... |
0fe4b6f2566f6124687c6f0a6db663309bf89c17 | The traditional fillings for French eclairs are cream or confectioner’s custard — delicious. But would they be quite so appetising if they were filled with goat’s cheese, salmon mousse or caviar? Harrods has created a range of savoury pastries for its food hall. Harrods have launched a new range of pastries, with tradi... | Department store is offering French eclairs with goat's cheese and caviar .
There are also salmon millefeuilles made with flaky pastry and anchovies .
Piece de resistance is a salmon gateau with caviar balls and cream cheese . |
0fe501762cb5087968ae164ed1ef2231d3a427b1 | A 5-year-old boy was sent home on his first day of kindergarten after school officials said his hair was too long. Malachi Wilson, who is half Native American and a member of the Navajo Nation, was dismissed from F. J. Young Elementary in Seminole, Texas for violating school policy that states boys can't have hair that... | Malachi Wilson, 5, is a member of the Navajo Nation, who believe hair is sacred and should not be cut .
He was sent home on the first day of school, and his mother told by the school's principal his hair would have to be cut for him to return .
The young boy's school, F. J. Young Elementary in Seminole, Texas, says boy... |
0fe7249e03606f77cebdca52b75dd0d063031813 | (CNN) -- The political pyrotechnics of a face-to-face encounter between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could eclipse a spectacular fireworks show set to illuminate the Normandy coastline to commemorate the D-Day anniversary. French President Francois Hollande has gone to great le... | Obama and Putin could come face to face in France at D-Day commemoration .
French President Hollande dined with Obama before separate dinner with Putin .
No formal talks have been announced; Putin says he won't avoid anyone .
Obama said he would reiterate comments on Ukraine if leaders meet . |
0fe73d493ef970254a0872880b25da191e346fb4 | Bloomberg: 'Protesters are taking jobs away from the city' These are the shocking scenes that have led some people to accuse the Occupy Wall Street protesters living rough in New York's financial district of creating unsanitary and filthy conditions. Exclusive pictures obtained by Mail Online show one demonstrator reli... | Bloomberg: 'Protesters are taking jobs away from the city' |
0fe79af7032f34a3a39578b50a18cd3477eecc2d | The man who was mauled by a pack of lions after jumping into their enclosure at Barcelona Zoo, is a former police officer who now spends his time as a neo Nazi activist. Justo Jose, 45, remains in intensive care with serious injuries after he climbed into the lions' den, where he was attacked by three of the animals ... | Man entered the lion enclosure at Barcelona Zoo in army dress .
Justo Jose, 45, is a former police chief-turned-Nazi activist .
He was dragged into a tunnel by the animals before being rescued .
Emerged covered in scratches and bite marks, local newspapers report . |
0fe80250a945ceaed35a09194256a53f20fb400a | Schools across the country reported problems as Nick Clegg’s flagship policy of giving free meals to all young children was introduced yesterday. The initiative was hailed a ‘massive success’ by the Liberal Democrats, but even schools in Mr Clegg’s Sheffield backyard admitted they couldn’t cook their own hot meals. Nin... | Nick Clegg launched flagship policy of free means nationwide yesterday .
But schools in his own constituency Sheffield couldn't cook hot food .
Reports also emerged of vital equipment, tables and chairs not turning up .
How is your child’s school coping with the free meals policy? Please email us on schoolmeals@dailyma... |
0fe8de73817c9e0dbf146422a3740dba8befe1b0 | Former England captain Martin Corry doubts Sam Burgess has enough time to prove himself worthy of a place in Stuart Lancaster's World Cup squad. Burgess was officially unveiled by Aviva Premiership club Bath on Thursday after completing his high-profile move from rugby league. The 25-year-old Yorkshireman will have to ... | Sam Burgess joined Bath this week after switching from rugby league .
Rugby World Cup takes places in England in a year's time .
Burgess mooted as either an inside centre or No 8 .
Martin Corry worries Burgess won't have time to adapt to union . |
0fea0eba7e5302d66877c1ffa45505fb35eea5e5 | Mike Phelan is set to make an swift return to coaching by joining Hull City as number two to manager Steve Bruce. The former Manchester United assistant manager quit his coaching role at Carrow Road in the wake of Alex Neil’s shock appointment as Norwich boss. It looks like being a brief spell away from the game for Si... | Mike Phelan spent five years as Alex Ferguson's No 2 at Manchester United .
Phelan joined Norwich as first-team coach in November last year .
The 52-year-old is set to join struggling Hull as assistant to Steve Bruce . |
0feb009b1a66e4579904098c597aa0069844dbbe | The extraordinary revelation this week that the Internal Revenue Service targeted tea party groups for more aggressive enforcement highlights exactly why caution is needed in any response to the much-vilified Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. It also shows how all Americans, from the most liberal to the... | IRS targeted tea party groups for more aggressive tax law enforcement .
Authors say politically motivated enforcement is a risk of efforts to counter Citizens United ruling .
IRS has been under pressure from the left to crack down on conservative groups, they say .
Authors: Administration, Congress need to enact ironcl... |
0feb5abefc7a6cfde645710262d3a04420fe866a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:47 EST, 19 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:07 EST, 19 January 2013 . Appointed: John Witherow takes over as acting editor of the Times after 18 years at the helm of the Sunday Times . A new interim editor of The Times has been announced despite opposition from the newspaper's... | John Witherow takes over after 18 years at Sunday Times .
Murdoch understood to favour a merger of titles in 7-day operation . |
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