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13064b4da5f6d9d5b519eae9210f48771314c18a | By . Stuart Fraser . Follow @@stu_fraser . Andy Murray may still be two wins away from a third consecutive Wimbledon final but already ticket prices for Sunday’s showpiece have soared to £13,600 on online secondary ticket exchange Viagogo. Even tickets for Murray’s quarter-final today against Grigor Dimitrov were sell... | Wimbledon men's final ticket prices have risen to £13,600 .
Andy Murray faces Grigor Dimitrov in quarter-finals .
Martina Hingis won her first game at SW19 since 2007 .
Jamie Murray ended British interest in the doubles .
Hulk actor Eric Bana requested tickets for after the tournament finished . |
130692f54d9009a7e52d98f510eac48698425dfc | By . William Turvill . PUBLISHED: . 05:43 EST, 28 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:37 EST, 29 December 2013 . The Metropolitan Police is being sued for £50,000 over claims a group of six officers allegedly called a suspect a 'black b*****d'. Jonathan Billinghurst is taking action after officers ambushed him, smashing ... | Six police officers ambushed Jonathan Billinghurst's Mini Cooper, smashing the windows with baseball bats .
Panel found that police had used excessive force, but all kept their jobs .
'Unconventional' arrest was designed to 'punish, demoralise and humilate' says Mr Billinghurst who claims he was physically and verbally... |
1306a4dbf504e71cd1948dc543c5b7b86bd6388a | Zachary Quinto opened up for the first time about his relationship with "Glee" and "Boss" star Jonathan Groff in Out magazine's October issue. While declining to give specifics, he said, "I'm incredibly happy, I'm incredibly lucky." Quinto also spoke of his decision to come out last year. "I thought about it as coming ... | Zachary Quinto opened up to Out magazine about his relationship with Jonathan Groff .
Quinto: "I'm incredibly happy, I'm incredibly lucky"
The "American Horror Story" star is very politically active on Twitter . |
130776c4dbc617a54bd3ab28c5907874ba7c9975 | By . Mark Prigg . PUBLISHED: . 13:02 EST, 28 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:23 EST, 28 February 2013 . For sports fans, it could be a whole new way to watch - and really feel like you are part of the game. American researchers have revealed a 'ball-cam' mounted inside an American football. They have developed specia... | Researchers placed a camera inside an American football .
Special software processes the image so it gives a clear view - even though the ball is spinning . |
1307f117d423d143e6083faa99255c2bf2a2f3fd | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Striking Hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards Wednesday after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100-day walkout that essentially shut down the entertainment industry. Writers Guild of America member Steven Binder shows his approval as he votes Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Califor... | More than 92 percent of writers vote to end 100-day walkout and return to work .
Writers Guild of America strike began November 5 .
Issues in walkout included handling of writers' work for new media such as Internet .
Report: February 24 Oscar show will go on as usual . |
13089093d184510f52b2635f2c2e93e0cf3b1736 | By . David Kent . Burnley have unveiled the new home kit they hope will inspire their players next season on their return to the top flight. It will be only Burnley’s second appearance in the Premier League for 37 years, after an ill-fated season in 2009/10 that saw them relegated straight back to the Championship. Sea... | The recently-promoted side will be sponsored by Puma for top flight return .
New kit is based on 'simple designs with a subtle and clever appearance' |
1308c62d85b06e946c652db4a642a877988e76fa | James Taylor and Ravi Bopara will be handed a late World Cup opportunity when they are named in an England one-day squad laden with experience to take on Sri Lanka under Alastair Cook’s captaincy. England will reveal what is, with the exception of the injured Stuart Broad, effectively their World Cup hand when they unv... | Alastair Cook will lead England for the one-day series starting in November .
Big-hitting Surrey opener Jason Roy not given a chance .
Ian Bell makes the cut with Gary Ballance set to miss out . |
1308d7b3e4cb9fb185383ee558c3f9827d1acb41 | (CNN) -- As a father, my heart breaks. The starting five of the University of Kentucky basketball team — the 2012 NCAA champions — announced earlier this month that they're leaving college to go pro. It happens every year in the wake of March Madness, but as an African-American father, I feel my heart crack a littl... | The starting five of the champion Kentucky basketball team are going pro .
David Pate says he understands their choice but wonders about larger message .
He says black men, hit hard by recession, need to focus on education .
Pate: Too many young men encouraged to perfect athletic skills, not academic ones . |
130a167f49b3a7c7851dccf9a87648611323b9fc | (Entertainment Weekly) -- It couldn't top its predecessors, but "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" still brought in quite a haul, grossing an estimated $87 million for the opening weekend of the summer movie season. Hugh Jackman stars as the title character in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." The Hugh Jackman pic brought in a stron... | "Wolverine" takes the top slot at the box office, earning an estimated $87 million .
"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" took in an estimated $15.3 million for second place .
Dreamworks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens" grossed another $5.8 million .
Check out the rest of the top 10 movies at the box office this weekend . |
130ab7e47454adfe2c39ee42e67f81077bd91099 | Manchester City aimed to put their Community Shield loss behind them as they trained ahead of their Premier League opener against Newcastle. Manuel Pellegrini's side were disappointing in their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal, but both the morale and the motivation appeared to have returned as they trained at Carrington. Frank L... | Manchester City train ahead of Premier League opener .
City begin their title defence away at Newcastle .
Manuel Pellegrini's men were disappointing in their defeat to Arsenal .
Frank Lampard and Sergio Aguero trained after missing Community Shield . |
130d3f8894367e476663315220cd79b289267c95 | (CNN) -- A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism. The village's chief of staff, Maronilton da Silva Clementino, said Kulina tribesmen too... | Five members of the Kulina tribe on the run after being accused of cannibalism .
They are accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act .
Victim was herding cattle when he met Indians who invited him back to their village .
Suspected Indians escaped after being held for a few hours at a police st... |
130d9c2ff9bed7ccbc82c76ecfb19228762a3a40 | Boris Johnson is to renounce his US citizenship, clearing the way for him to become Prime Minister. The London mayor has dual nationality because he was born in New York - but has now revealed he wants to hand back his American passport. He said: 'The reason I'm thinking I probably will want to make a change is that my... | London mayor has dual nationality because he was born in New York .
He has now revealed he wants to hand back his American passport .
London mayor said: 'My commitment is, and always has been, to Britain'
Mr Johnson is running for parliament in Uxbridge and South Ruislip .
He revealed he would approach the US ambassad... |
130d9e5d7a542207312928eab92591cd1e5c4084 | Paul Gauguin is famous for his use of bold lines and colourful imagery to depict Tahitian life. Little is known, however, about the techniques and materials the French artist used to create his unusual and complex graphic works. Now a team of US scientists and artists have used a light bulb, an SLR camera and a laptop ... | Scientists separated colour from shape using light and an SLR camera .
Light bulb was moved to different locations and a photo taken of the print .
From this, they were able to calculate the surface structure beneath paint .
Gauguin formed, layered and re-used imagery to make 19 graphic works . |
130ebddd2c7a65f57657e0586d4a5f60b53f4fdf | School pupils should have an hour a week of 'happiness classes' to prevent them costing taxpayers millions in mental health care, benefits and even jail time, a former health minister has warned. Influential surgeon Lord Darzi, who served under Labour from 2007 to 2009, made the call in a report which blasts 'exam fact... | Proposal detailed in report by influential former minister Lord Darzi .
Pupils should spend an hour a week discussing emotions and 'life goals'
Classes would also teach them how to deal with stresses of social media .
Childline says number of exam-related calls have tripled in just one year .
One worried young caller t... |
130ec3d4fc3e6e0a673d3577c5b75cee011fa87c | Washington (CNN) -- Imagine that some member of Congress back in the 1990s had devoted himself or herself to toughening America against terrorism. He or she had introduced legislation to require airlines to harden their cockpit doors. After years of work, he or she at last prevailed and the new law went into effect som... | David Frum: Politicians who prevent problems get little credit .
He says those who react after a crisis develops are recognized .
Don't judge politicians too hastily, Frum says . |
130eee9a6759a36303d0ecb2948f21788deca2d3 | LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- Some 700 people have been killed in clashes with Islamic militants in Nigeria, a military commander told CNN. Bodies of hard-line Islamic rebels killed in battle lie in a Nigerian city. Civilians and troops also have died. The fighting in the northeast Nigerian town of Maiduguri began with atta... | Hard-line Muslim militants fighting government troops in northern Nigeria .
Militants want strict Islamic law, or sharia, in entire north of country .
Unclear if 700 includes 400 deaths of rebels, troops and civilians reported before .
North of Nigeria predominantly Muslim; south is Christian . |
130fc55be6be43a15e310bf4d7e0475f14291624 | KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's opium production dropped dramatically this year partly because of new aggressive drug-fighting tactics in the country, a United Nations study found. Afghan police officers use tractors to destroy poppy crops in Helmand province earlier this year. According to the report from th... | U.N.: Drugs originating in Afghanistan have "catastrophic consequences"
Success attributed to aggressive drug-fighting tactics in the country .
Report: 20 of 34 provinces in Afghanistan now free of opium farming .
Local farmers also encouraged to grow legal crops . |
1310e8364c0751cb691d367f671c367994fb2b8f | Those who ignore the advice dolled out in fortune cookies at the end of a meal take heed: a retired U.S. Postal Service is $200,000 better off after using the numbers in his to play the lottery. Martin Fuentes, 73, is sitting pretty after putting his faith in the advice dolled out in the sweet end-of-meal treat. The g... | Martin Fuentes followed his mother's advice to play treat's 'lucky numbers'
Won life-changing amount in the Lucky Day Lotto .
Grandfather now plans to make the holidays 'very special' for his family .
But he isn't the only one to get lucky thanks to a fortune cookie . |
1312c2b13d140f9c7c284cdaacd89e1741530a0f | (CNN) -- Conestoga Wood Specialties was founded a half-century ago in a Pennsylvania garage. The Hahn family's commitment to quality is driven in large part by their Christian faith, which in turn may soon threaten the company's very existence. That financial and constitutional dynamic is now before the U.S. Supreme Co... | A Mennonite company challenged a requirement in Obamacare .
The requirement invoves birth-control coverage benefits for employees .
The family-owned Conestoga Wood Specialties firm opposes having to do that .
"We feel the government has gone too far in too many instances," says the firm's president . |
1312f0d4d5c334f45aef5032b66dfbc8c250a8cc | Families of those killed in the tragic Lockerbie bombing 25 years ago today have gathered in the Scottish town for a memorial service. The mourners, whose loved ones were killed when Pan Am flight 103 was struck by a terrorist bomb as it passed over Scotland, were joined by politicians, officials and members of the loc... | Loved ones of victims told: 'The comfort and reassurance you have given each other over the years is an inspiration'
Mourners were joined by politicians including First Minister Alex Salmond .
Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie in 1988, killing 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 Lockerbie residents . |
131351eed80ee88d6bcbb142379a752a251ab34c | By . Derek Lawrenson . You could say there was something of a cultural divide when the colourful Yank Rickie Fowler turned up wearing plus fours as a tribute to the late Payne Stewart. All the Americans rushed to Twitter to proclaim his 'classy' gesture. The Brits? They took one look and thought: what a prat. Fitting: ... | Fowler wore plus-fours in tribute to the late Payne Stewart .
Local man Webb Simpson is chasing victory after steady opening round .
American Maverick McNealy had a famous caddie - his father, billionaire Scott . |
131375bfec062ebf7e7a5c14762725df59c60c64 | The board showing two added minutes had just been held up and Croatia set about trying to salvage some pride. But the more those in blue shirts chased the ball, the further away it went. England, bursting with confidence and belief, were tormenting their hosts, sending them dizzy with possession as they dumped them out... | England secure place at 2015 European Under 21 Championship with play-off win over Croatia .
Liam Moore and Will Hughes score in second-leg victory for Gareth Southgate's side in Vinkovci .
England Under 21s have won their last 10 games to secure qualification for tournament in Czech Republic .
Leicester star Moore gav... |
1313abdee76a786016bde25b1384908dbe4fdaa8 | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Gen. David Petraeus, the outgoing top commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan, formally transferred authority Monday to incoming commander Marine Corps Gen. John Allen. Several senior Afghan and NATO officials, including U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, atte... | Allen: "In the end -- together we will prevail"
Three service members die in an attack in eastern Afghanistan .
Gen. David Petraeus is retiring from the military to take over the CIA .
Petraeus was the top U.S. commander in Iraq and later led NATO forces in Afghanistan . |
1314188da4b845b38abd6d2d672e2bc755adf9fd | (CNN) -- Every country has an unofficial doctrine -- a mantra if you will. In America, it's the "independent spirit." In Germany, it's the "no-nonsense work ethic." In Egypt, well, in Egypt it was always "laughter through adversity." Until now. Adel Imam, one of Egypt's most beloved comedic actors, was sentenced to jai... | Egyptian actor Adel Imam found guilty of defaming Islam in some of his movies .
The films are several years old and were approved by former President Hosni Mubarak's censors .
Comedian Ronnie Khalil says verdict will suppress creativity in Egypt . |
13159c664801f8df6039e9ea4b726dc8b5b339da | Arsenal legend George Graham has said that Danny Welbeck will work his socks off for Arsene Wenger's side, but must improve his finishing if he is to be a success at the Emirates. Graham, speaking to Alan Brazil on talkSPORT, described him as 'willing', but noted that he has a lot to prove before he is fully accepted a... | George Graham led Arsenal to two First Division titles from 1986-1995 .
He says that new Arsenal signing Danny Welbeck works his socks off .
Graham went on to doubt his finishing, noting that he must improve .
Welbeck has scored once for the Gunners since his £16m summer move . |
131783e853abf64831537b543e9c9b696684c521 | By . Fiona Macrae . Last updated at 11:42 PM on 28th February 2012 . Playing games: Nintendo billed its Wii as a way to stay fit . They are billed as the perfect way to exercise and have fun, all without having to leave the comfort of your own living room. But playing active video games won't help you stay fit, a study... | Users of Nintendo Wii no more active than those playing video games sat down .
'Frankly we were shocked by the complete lack of difference,' say scientists . |
1317a869cc1d6d534a93eaad67fb6550aa155ae6 | Chelsea were encouraged to battle for the signature of Sami Khedira on Wednesday night as his agent claimed no deal had yet been struck with Arsenal. Blues manager Jose Mourinho signed left-back Filipe Luis on Wednesday from Atletico Madrid for £18million and then set his sights on Germany midfielder Khedira. Arsenal w... | Sami Khedira's agent has revealed the German hasn't struck a deal with Arsenal .
Chelsea have been encouraged to battle for Khedira's signature .
Arsenal were understood to have agreed £20m for the midfielder . |
1317b8fde88270f41a3abeb276b0379b54efe8a0 | Odell Beckham Jr makes stunning touchdown catch for New York Giants against Dallas Cowboys . The New England Patriots continued their dominant winning streak as they thrashed the Detroit Lions on Sunday to strengthen their hold on the No 1 seeding in the AFC. Tom Brady threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns as the Patr... | New England beat Detroit 34-9 to record seventh win in a row .
Tom Brady threw for two TDs as Patriots maintained No 1 seed in AFC .
Detroit surrender first place in NFC North to Green Bay Packers .
Packers hold on for 24-21 victory over Minnesota Vikings .
Denver Broncos beat Miami Dolphins 39-36 to get back to winnin... |
131855cdc86c6aafbedabb36bb17851e9562f958 | Furious: Russian Natalia Pereverzeva stunned judges and her countrymen by launching a furious tirade at the state of her country during a beauty pageant . A Russian beauty pageant contestant sparked controversy by launching a scathing broadside at her home nation during a competition, calling it a 'beggar'. Astonishing... | Natalia Pereverzeva sparks furious debate after blasting modern Russia .
24-year-old calls her nation a 'beggar'
But she says she loves her country and believes in its future . |
1318a81b85a51655f3100df18e81ad8dbba93fc5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:35 EST, 14 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:36 EST, 14 May 2013 . In the Texas lawsuit where a football star is out to get an engagement ring returned, the ex-fiance is now telling her story and has returned fire with a counter-suit. With the help of a powerful Houston attorney, E... | Fomer Houston Texan star Mario Williams is suing his ex-fiancee, Erin Marzouki for the return of a $785,000 diamond ring .
Marzouki is now counter-suing and says Williams' suit is only meant to harass her .
Williams claims she used him to get his money and never intended to marry, Marzouki says Williams broke it off se... |
131908b8e744ab6142442f2685af5d8030b86c31 | Simferopol, Crimea (CNN) -- Money, time zones, flags, water, ships: just a few of the issues to deal with when you divorce one country and prepare to join another. The pro-Russian leadership of Crimea is now issuing declarations on an almost hourly basis about the practical consequences of joining the Russian Federatio... | There are issues when you divorce one country and join another, writes CNN's Tim Lister .
The biggest headache is geographical: Crimea has no land border with Russia .
There are still thousands of Ukrainian troops based in Crimea -- seen as their home .
Currently ATMs in Crimea still dispense hryvnia, the Ukrainian cur... |
13196bd4116c8ad9fe90592b449b3df573b84484 | By . Rob Cooper . UPDATED: . 06:25 EST, 19 December 2011 . A father-of-two will celebrate his first Christmas since 1994 after a brain injury wiped out 17 years of memories. Gary Rogers, 43, did not even recognise his own daughters after suffering a heart attack and being left in a coma while on holiday. The cardiac ar... | Gary Rogers, 43, was put into a medically-induced coma after suffering cardiac arrest in Turkey .
He didn't recognise his wife Linda and daughters Olivia, 18, and Lilly, 15, when he woke up .
He forgot Christmas Day by December 26 last year but his memory has improved since . |
131970856aa2eca2273902d5b5e7463da7b9350d | The highest paid female business executive in the United States was born a man. Martine Rothblatt, who earns $38 million-a-year as head of United Therapeutics, was a married father-of-four before undergoing a sex change in 1994. Born into a Jewish family in San Diego, Martin trained as a lawyer at UCLA, married, had ch... | Martine Rothblatt, 60, was married father-of-four before sex change .
Found success as a man by investing in digital radio in 1990 .
Had a sex change in 1994 then founded pharmaceutical company .
Now earns $38m-a-year after developing revolutionary drug . |
131d1b54c77bd30b2bdac27144381af447f8bf33 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- International golfers were choking on the greens in Beijing over the weekend -- but it wasn't due to an outbreak of the yips. Hazardous levels of pollution descended on the Chinese capital during its biggest sporting weekend of the year so far, affecting competitors and spectators alike at an LPGA go... | Beijing's biggest sporting weekend of 2013 was marred by hazardous smog levels .
Players at an LPGA tournament took to the fairways wearing surgical masks .
Swedish tennis player Robert Lindstedt called the air quality "a disaster" and "a joke"
Event organizer David Shin says Beijing may struggle to continue to attract... |
131db8678763268babb1e1b7871160b7bebc8816 | (CNN) -- Alex Rodriguez says his record contract makes him an attractive target for a baseball ban or suspension, and may play a major role in his current woes. The slugger with a stellar batting average faces allegations involving the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). ESPN reported he is in negotiations with ... | A-Rod complains of "creative ways to cancel your contract"
Slugger has 10-year deal with Yankees for $275 million .
Rodriguez could return to Yankees soon after season-long injury recovery .
Report: Baseball officials negotiating with him for suspension . |
131e2ea8dbecc9b0833b29be45d3279729030134 | A family is distraught after their pet cow died after being pelted with softballs, according to police. The cow was found in a field on the family's ranch on 52nd Street near Bell Rd in Phoenix, suffering from horrific injuries early on Friday morning. But Phoenix Police Department said that the cow's death was no... | The cow was found in a field on the family's ranch in Phoenix on Friday .
Police said it was not an accident as the cow was surrounded by softballs .
Some of the softballs came from a local school, according to police .
The cow had to be euthanized by a veterinarian over his appalling injuries .
The vet told authoritie... |
131e5a27b423079259c033e2215f4afdc7940193 | (CNN) -- A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday when a shark attacked him while he was surfing in Eureka, California, local authorities said. Other surfers pulled the injured man from the water, loaded him into a pickup truck and rushed him to a hospital before the local beach patrol could respond... | Unidentified man, 25, suffers life-threatening injury, sheriff's office says .
Other surfers off Eureka shore rescue victim, take him to hospital . |
131e9e6cc872a563bb890a0125b9c6b99dd348e8 | By . Lee Moran . Last updated at 5:01 PM on 9th January 2012 . Burglars broke into Greece's biggest art museum this morning and stole two paintings and a sketch. Pablo Picasso's 1939 Woman's Head and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian's Mill were taken in the dawn raid at Athens' National Art Gallery. They also took a sketch ... | Sketch by Italian painter Caccia also taken . |
131eb7f5e48ef04da69d9009fc694d453d8b2c5a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 07:41 EST, 18 December 2011 . A Tory MP who dismissed the way a D-Day veteran starved to death in hospital as 'a negative experience' has been forced to apologise for his 'stupid mistake'. Albert Buck, 84, lost eight stone in just two months at Darent Valley Hospital in Kent after ... | Albert Buck, 84, lost 8st in two months .
Had been admitted with fractured hip .
MP 'didn't read' family's email asking for help . |
131ef8a21e59cb4aaf28921efba9e5b2dfc8a517 | By . Associated Press Reporter and Marie-louise Olson . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 27 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:43 EST, 27 September 2013 . The Ku Klux Klan has been granted a permit to hold an event at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. The park is a highly symbolic place due to the Battle of Get... | The event will be held at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania on October 5 .
Park officials say it is their right under the First Amendment .
The group held another rally in early September . |
132199cf9175163bf105d9afd5f2f9ccd84a934d | By . Chris Hanlon . PUBLISHED: . 15:05 EST, 6 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:57 EST, 7 June 2012 . A 'super' strain of untreatable gonorrhea is sweeping developed countries across the world including Britain and Northern Ireland. The sexually transmitted disease, which infects millions of people every year, is becoming ... | Babies born to gonorrhea-infected mothers have 50 per cent chance of being blind .
106million new cases of disease annually - the second most common STD after chlamydia .
Scientists blame overuse of antibiotics coupled with bacteria's astonishing ability to adapt .
Doctors in Britain switching to using combination of a... |
1322464f12763c85d78ede836fe509fac7e99957 | (CNN) -- Australia's new captain Michael Clarke admits that he will have to earn the respect of the nation's cricket fans after being confirmed as the successor to Ricky Ponting on Wednesday. The 36-year-old Ponting stood down as skipper of Australia's Test and one-day teams on Tuesday following last week's World Cup q... | Michael Clarke confirmed as new captain of Australia's national cricket team .
The 29-year-old will succeed Ricky Ponting, who stood down on Tuesday .
Ponting has been included in 14-man squad for brief tour of Bangladesh .
Clarke admits that he is probably not the most popular choice as new skipper . |
13224a99bb318518b6b1ad7eab28c7593900d001 | South Africa (CNN) -- Competing unions, worker dissatisfaction and multiple reports of violence threaten to weaken the stability of Africa's largest economy. On Wednesday the world's top platinum producer, Anglo American, suspended all of its operations in Rustenburg, South Africa due to "intimidation" of its workers. ... | Anglo American, the world's top platinum producer, suspended operations in Rustenburg .
Makhasi dedicated 18 years of his life to dangerous work underground for Gold Fields .
Makhasi supports five children and his wife on 6,000 Rand or $730 a month . |
1322a6f7382a2c49286537d7b64ca120060f7b98 | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 07:34 EST, 3 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:31 EST, 3 September 2013 . The Pakistani teenager, who was shot by the Taliban after campaigning for women’s rights, declared herself an honorary Brummie today as she officially opened a new £188 million civic library. Sixteen-year-old Malala... | Malala Yousafzai, 16, used her speech to call for peace and advocate free education for children around the world .
She was shot in October last year during an assassination attempt and airlifted to Birmingham for emergency medical treatment .
The attack sparked worldwide condemnation . |
132406594d7e7e335ed5e9a00a2bcb2670b68b37 | By . Damian Spellman, Press Association . Wilfried Zaha is confident he can re-launch his career under Neil Warnock after announcing his return to Crystal Palace in style. The 21-year-old, who joined Manchester United from Palace in a £15million switch in January last year, headed back to Selhurst Park on loan last wee... | Wilfried Zaha believes Neil Warnock can help him re-launch his career .
Winger announced his return to Crystal Palace with a goal off the bench .
Zaha netted injury time to earn a 3-3 draw for Eagles against Newcastle .
The 21-year-old joined Manchester United for £15million in January 2013 .
He has moved back to Palac... |
13250922ece55671254807eb94004483480524c1 | The Senate Republican's most senior member is ready to support President Barack Obama's attorney general nominee, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch. Orrin Hatch, a high-ranking member of the upper chamber's judiciary committee, spoke to reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill about Lynch's credentials and Republican's desire to se... | GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch, a longtime Senate Judiciary Committee member, says Obama's attorney general pick is a "top-flight person"
U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch would replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder . |
132606c9f343dea6c8b5022b325829d4bcaacd19 | By . Carol Driver . Holidaymakers have been warned to stay out of the water at nine popular beaches after heavy rain caused sewage to spill into the sea. Bathers have been told not to enter the sea below the high water mark - the area of sand reached during a high tide – and signs have been erected warning of the dange... | Areas popular with daytrippers partially closed due to sewage leak .
Nine beaches in Kent affected by discharge, caused by heavy rain .
Bathers told not to enter sea below high water mark . |
13264940108de617482d89236db75f8ab25c4e55 | By . Tamara Cohen for the Daily Mail . Kevin Lee, who helps to manage the office of Labour MP Andy Burnham (pictured), is paid through a private company - an arrangement used to avoid tax . Labour is under fire for employing a senior adviser on an ‘off payroll’ arrangement which is often used to avoid tax. Kevin Lee, w... | Kevin Lee, adviser in Andy Burnham's office, has 'off payroll' arrangement .
Mr Lee is paid through private company which can be used to avoid tax .
Such schemes have been attacked by Labour grandee Margaret Hodge . |
1326538374aee1980e73bbdc26df66a6016e3d4d | The '25 O' plate is sought-after as it is ideal for some of the most valuable classic cars ever built . A classic car dealer gave the treasury a welcome boost yesterday by forking out record-breaking £650,000 on two registration plates. John Collins paid a staggering £518,480 for '25 O' and a further £130,000 for '250 ... | John Collins paid a staggering £518,480 for the '25 O' number plate .
Plate sought-after as it is ideal for world's most valuable classic cars .
This includes the £10 million Ferrari 250 GT SWB, £20 million Ferrari 250 TR and £35 million Ferrari 250 GTO . |
1326cc15c3cfe35c7449a1fcc6833bad22c2edb9 | By . Helen Collis . PUBLISHED: . 15:22 EST, 30 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:55 EST, 1 July 2013 . At least 17 people, including two children, were injured at a sports car rally in the Polish city of Poznan after a luxury vehicle skidded into a group of spectators. At least four people are reportedly seriously injured ... | Video shows how vehicle was accelerating from the start when it lost control .
Spectators flung into the air as car leaves the road and spins 180 degrees .
Reports say Norwegian driver of the Koenigsegg being questioned by police . |
1326d2cf749c713d62ecdf322c6502c8cefb89cf | By . Claire Bates and Tom Leonard . PUBLISHED: . 05:39 EST, 4 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:03 EST, 4 April 2012 . Overweight or obese? BMI underestimates how fat a person is in nearly half of cases . The obesity epidemic could be far worse than previously realised because of serious flaws in the way body fat is meas... | Combining BMI with blood test to measure levels of key protein would be 'more accurate' |
1326e9b67dc405653dc7734dd85ae15155225062 | (CNN) -- A cracked windshield was not part of traveler Jennifer Squires' flight plan when she boarded a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Saturday, May 3. The Boeing 767-300 aircraft was flying at 38,000 feet when the pilot told passengers over the intercom that they would be making an emergency lan... | A Friday flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles diverted to Albuquerque .
A cracked windshield was to blame for the changed route .
Passenger Jennifer Squires credited the pilots' skill and calm demeanor . |
13271c58783b98c30d4f45cecad94e12019d9129 | Communications Minister Malcolm Turnball has said that police and spy agencies have better things to do than use new metadata laws to chase people illegally downloading Game of Thrones. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin on Thursday suggested metadata was crucial to being able to investigate not only ... | Malcolm Turnball said the police and agencies have better things to be doing than chasing people who download illegally .
Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said metadata was crucial for investigating terrorism and piracy .
His comments have sparked debate over the new laws .
The government's new anti-terrorism legislat... |
132783a55d5cb845a93cb8d7f5901eaf0e654acb | A top Dallas doctor today described the moment nurse Nina Pham learned she had contracted Ebola after caring for victim Thomas Eric Duncan in hospital, saying: 'She was scared'. Dr Gary Weinstein worked alongside 26-year-old Miss Pham to treat Mr Duncan, a 42-year-old Liberian who was rushed to Texas Health Presbyteri... | Dr Gary Weinstein worked with Nina Pham, 26, at Dallas-based hospital .
Both cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, who died from Ebola on October 8 .
He said the nurse was petrified when she learned she had caught virus .
'She risked her life for a patient, now she was afraid for her life,' he said .
He added that team followe... |
1327bf1d60cb9ec40fcc2e7214d1583dce45bbdf | (CNN) -- The Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka said Sunday they have "decided to silence our guns" as government forces closed in on their last stronghold. Sri Lanka's defense ministry says this handout photo shows troops with a captured Tamil Tiger craft Thursday. It is not the first time the rebels have called for an e... | Soldiers have cornered rebels in assault that has trapped 50,000-plus civilians .
Tamil fighters have called for an end to fighting before when backed into a corner .
Rebels have fought for an independent state for minority Tamils since 1983 .
As many as 70,000 people have been killed since the civil war began 25 years... |
13286d7c18c0b2c1fd97b53156db20e86322e6ba | Washington (CNN) -- A bipartisan group of senators is scrambling to reach a fresh compromise they hope can propel a proposal to overhaul U.S. immigration policy toward passage in that chamber and provide momentum heading into the Republican-controlled House. A deal remained elusive, however, on Tuesday evening and it w... | NEW: Key senators seek new compromise on immigration with time running short .
House Speaker John Boehner says he won't move bill without majority GOP support .
Boehner comments put new pressure on Senate to reach deal favorable to conservatives .
Senate bill would provide path to citizenship, but border security key s... |
1329124d6d31e0fd4a1d3781b5f02d54c91f4f40 | By . Amanda Williams . For years, rescuing cats from trees has been as much a part of a fireman's job as tackling burning buildings. But cat owners in Scotland will soon be charged £350 if their pet needs rescuing from a tree under a new charging policy for non-emergency call-outs being rolled out by fire chiefs. The S... | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is introducing a call-out price list .
Homeowners could pay for summoning firemen to pump out flood water .
And drivers involved in crashes could also face a fire brigade fee . |
13293af8e64258fb2cda9f9f2670a63938e58adc | London (CNN) -- Phone hacking was widespread at the Daily Mirror newspaper when Piers Morgan was its editor, a former employee testified Wednesday, stopping just short of saying Morgan definitely knew about it. James Hipwell said that he "cannot prove" that Morgan knew about illegal eavesdropping, but that it was "very... | A former Piers Morgan employee says he must have known about hacking .
It "happened every day" on the Mirror's show business desk in 1999, James Hipwell says .
Paul McCartney's ex-wife accuses Piers Morgan of using her as a scapegoat .
Morgan earlier said he did not believe there had been hacking at his paper . |
132996d0022b5e514450b2fa7bb6d26855795ea7 | (CNN) -- Ten people were killed and 18 injured in clashes between "criminal gangs" in a southwestern Mexican town, Mexico's federal government said Saturday. Mexico's interior ministry issued a statement blasting what it called "reprehensible acts" that it said contributed to the deaths, which occurred Friday night in ... | 10 people died in gang violence Friday, Mexico's federal government says .
The clashes occurred in the southwestern Mexican town of Tecalitlan .
A day earlier, authorities killed an alleged drug cartel boss in the neighboring state of Michoacan . |
132a63e6f1bc2628886a71b986c3fa952a791a99 | By . Matt Chorley, Political Editor for MailOnline . Prime Minister David Cameron, on a visit to Yateley in Hampshire today, has insisted he will not resign if Scotland votes Yes . Parliament could be recalled as early as Saturday, if Scotland votes for independence. David Cameron will come under immediate pressure to ... | MPs could be summoned to Westminster to hear first reaction to the result .
Cameron will face immediate pressure to explain the impact of independence .
He insists he will not resign as PM if the vote goes against him .
It would be the first time Parliament sat on a Saturday since the Falklands .
Even with a No vote, C... |
132a945c6b36f3efee9cf04948ff519a560bb503 | QPR striker Charlie Austin and Tottenham talisman Harry Kane are on the verge of a sensational call up for the England squad. Austin, who has scored five times for Rangers this season, is being monitored by England head coach Roy Hodgson and his scouts. The Rangers forward, who scored against Chelsea in the 2-1 defeat ... | Charlie Austin has scored five goals in the Premier League for QPR so far .
Harry Kane has scored 10 goals in all competitions for Tottenham .
The duo are being monitored by England boss Roy Hodgson . |
132b25e18df3d6b83596142c5055a078dd3df3f2 | The Justice Department will sue the state of North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination over tough new voting rules. This is the latest effort by the Obama administration to fight back against a Supreme Court decision that struck down the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act and freed southern sta... | North Carolina enacted more stringent voter ID laws after a recent Supreme Court decision .
The nation's highest court took federal oversight from the Voting Rights Act .
The Obama Administration is spearheading the effort to defend minorities' voting rights in southern states . |
132c5c14f47f3244ce418fb7386b316a7b26cded | (CNN) -- Syria has four chemical weapons facilities that it did not previously disclose to the United Nations, a Western diplomat told CNN on Tuesday. The diplomat said Sigrid Kaag, the U.N. special envoy overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical stockpiles, briefed the U.N. Security Council. Three of the sites ar... | Investigators also detail August chlorine attack allegations .
"All fingers point to Assad," U.S. ambassador says .
A U.N. special envoy briefs the Security Council on lingering chemical weapons .
Syria has four chemical weapons facilities it didn't previously disclose . |
132de2ebafe2cf7dff866c50ab80e197d68ec694 | A judge described a teenage rape victim as ‘extremely foolish’ and ‘unwise’ for getting very drunk as he jailed the two men who attacked her. Craig Whitelaw and Kristofer McLaren, both 21, raped the 18-year-old student in an alley after leading her from a nearby nightclub in an ‘inebriated’ condition. Earlier the young... | Craig Whitelaw and Kristofer McLaren used their victim 'as a plaything'
Judge called victim 'foolish' and 'unwise' for getting extremely drunk .
But told guilty men: 'It was you and only you who took advantage of her'
Comments come amid debate over rape law following Ched Evans case .
Women's campaign group said that j... |
132ed02bddbd1edcbf9c4ef8f4bb5876489128e0 | With a happy grin on her face, Malone Farrow nestles into her husband - the man whom she credits for helping to put the troubling memories of her childhood behind her. At the age of 28, the adopted daughter of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow has settled down and is a college graduate, writer and artist, married to an inform... | Malone Farrow - whose birth name was Dylan - is now 28 and happily maried to a man whom she says: 'I would not be functioning without'
She broke her silence last year and told Vanity Fair 'If I could talk to the seven-year-old Dylan, I would tell her to be brave, to testify'
She recounted her subsequent depression and ... |
132fcc5196329d95db1eb3a924c0933db1945aec | Former West Brom manager Pepe Mel has been appointed coach of Spanish second division team Real Betis until the end of the season, the club announced on Saturday. It is the second time Mel has taken over as manager of the side he also played for as a striker, where he netted 50 times in a four year spell from 1989 to 1... | Pepe Mel guided West Brom to Premier League safety last season .
But the Spaniard led the club to only three wins in 17 games .
He left The Hawthorns in May and has now taken over at Real Betis . |
1330b885c1a8bb7dc8f979a89716b54d68e1bbab | (CNN) -- Two Gonzaga University students could be suspended or even expelled after using a handgun to defend themselves from an intruder in their university-owned apartment, an act which the university says violates the school's weapons policy. Gonzaga University, a private, four-year university in Spokane, Washington,... | Gonzaga University says students could be kicked out for violating the school's weapons policy .
Erik Fagan and Daniel McIntosh used a pistol to scare away a convicted felon from their apartment .
The apartment is not on campus but is owned by the university .
In a disciplinary hearing, the students were found guilty o... |
1330c2e6d5f22711897c36e4b1ba395dbb8c5eb1 | An obese couch potato that would only exercise when bribed with ham has shed a quarter of her body weight to be crowned pet slimmer of the year. Daisy the bulldog, from Middlesborough, is the top loser of 2014, beating off stiff competition from other porky pooches, fat cats and even bulging bunnies. The six-year-old d... | 'Lazy' Daisy, 6, from Middlesborough, would only exercise when bribed with ham .
Obese bulldog weighed 28.3 kg and lost a quarter of her body weight on gruelling diet and exercise plan .
PDSA Pet Fit Club returns for its ninth year to help slim down the podgiest pets in six months . |
13313ed4244cc3838fff3d5ab292511c4c315115 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 18:08 EST, 25 July 2011 . Evil: Anders Breivik details in his manifesto that he intended to use poison bullets during his killing spree . Anders Breivik could have used ‘chemically enhanced’ ammunition to ensure every shot was deadly, police believe. In his disturbing ‘manifesto’ h... | Killer talked in manifesto of using liquid nicotine in ammunition .
Revealed a Chinese supplier had sent him 50ml to use in the bullets . |
13330149061980ad717071405fbd48d565248e13 | By . Julian Gavaghan . PUBLISHED: . 00:57 EST, 22 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:16 EST, 22 May 2012 . Mystery surrounds a savage attack on the wife of a top marine biologist after she apparently blamed her husband for the beating and then told police she had no memory of the assault. Svetlana Guggenheim, who is married ... | Svetlana Guggenheim 'told nurses that ocean expert husband David left her with fractured skull and other injuries'
Now Mrs Guggenheim claims she has no memory of the attack - during which nothing was stolen from her apartment - or days before .
Mr Guggenheim returned from Philadelphia to Washington DC home a day after ... |
133306374f71a579d42c38f7deaf597c72166dde | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:59 EST, 2 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:23 EST, 2 October 2013 . Victim: Sabrina Moss died after she was shot while out celebrating her birthday. Four men were arrested today . Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a nursery school teacher who was mown do... | Sabrina Moss was hit in the chest while out celebrating her birthday .
Four men were arrested today and are being questioned by Scotland Yard .
Martell Warren, 22, has already been charged with Sabrina's murder . |
1333573485e98dd8c44e4fb8127706641a28fc4f | By . Simeon Gholam . Follow @@SimGholam . Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney have starred in an advert as animated versions of themselves in an attempt to prove that football can save the planet! 'The Match' as it is known, has been created by Samsung, and it sees the superstar trio playing for a Galaxy 1... | Messi, Ronaldo and Rooney star as animated versions of themselves .
Advert also features Franz Beckenbauer, Oscar, Mario Gotze, Iker Casillas, Stephan El Sharaawy, Lee Chung-Yong, Victor Moses and Martin Tyler .
Playing for a 'Galaxy 11' against a race of aliens called the 'Hurakan' |
1334ebc6f4e501a1e0773c4fb5677890e62358bb | (CNN) -- A former golf professional from Indiana in the United States played an incredible 612 holes in just 16 hours as part of a charity fundraising bid. Ben Berger accomplished the feat at the Juday Creek Golf Club, beginning his day at 5.29 am local and finishing at sunset at 9.30 pm. He averaged more than two 18-... | Ex golf professional plays 612 holes in 16 hours to raise money for charity .
Indiana-based Ben Berger averaged over two rounds an hour in the feat .
He finishes with an eagle three on a par-five hole at Juday Creek Golf Club . |
133566186cf627d17ffb47ba5c2bf38bb7e5cf65 | World Cup Group F could be decided by picking names out of a hat or a coin toss – if Iran and Nigeria finish level behind Argentina. Ahead of the final round of group stage games, 1-0 wins for Argentina against Nigeria and for Iran against Bosnia would leave the two teams level in every variant that FIFA consider befor... | Nigeria and Iran could finish with identical group stage records .
Argentina must beat Nigeria 1-0 and Iran must beat Bosnia 1-0 for it to occur .
FIFA will flip a coin or draw one team out of a hat to decide who reaches the last 16 if the two teams finish level on points, goal difference, goals scored and head-to-head... |
13364ff1b85a6f3f862c36ae1691e5af26a71949 | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . Last updated at 10:15 PM on 15th December 2011 . It was a gimmick proving to be quite a draw for diners at a restaurant in New York. Traditional Iraqi cuisine served on the very dinnerware used by the Butcher of Baghdad himself was being sold in an upmarket Upper East Side restaurant for $38 a he... | Butcher of Baghdad's gold-plated crockery returned to Iraqi administration .
Plates plundered from dictator's palace were illegally smuggled into the U.S. and sold on eBay . |
13372359440917ef516aee7472fb57794d05c3a2 | They went on to become the biggest band of all time, selling millions of records and earning millions of pounds, but a house that is going up for auction in Liverpool shows the humble beginnings of The Beatles. It was the childhood home of George Harrison - where he first met Paul McCartney and John Lennon - and has a ... | Harrison lived at the three-bed Speke, Liverpool council house for 12 years .
Was living there when he first met Paul McCartney and John Lennon .
Their band The Quarrymen, which became The Beatles, practised there .
Guide price is £80,000 less than average house price in England and Wales . |
13375dae318c5feac789c567779774ac72de9c0c | A German Shepherd dog has become world famous for her insolence after her owner posted a video of her throwing a theatrical tantrum to YouTube. Bella was having such a great time playing in the lake that she simply refused to go home when called. When her owner announced 'Time to go Bella,' she threw a tantrum like a t... | Online video of a dog's endearing tantrum attracts over 1.5 million views .
Bella howled like a wolf and pounded the water with her paws when told play time was over .
'No dogs’ hearts were actually broken in the making of this video,' says owner after viewers accused her of animal cruelty . |
1338a8462f01aab45b0d1182f798e8bfe1830246 | U.S. intelligence agents have been hacking computer networks around the world for years, apparently targeting fat data pipes that push immense amounts of data around the Internet, NSA leaker Edward Snowden told the South China Morning Post on Wednesday. Among some 61,000 reported targets of the National Security Agency... | An EU commissioner wants to know whether the U.S. targeted European citizens .
A Gallup poll finds Americans are split over Edward Snowden's actions .
NSA chief rejects claims that the agency can tap any U.S. phone .
U.S. hacks computers in China, NSA leaker Snowden tells paper . |
13390415148842f3196afc60c981e971862c0e3f | New York (CNN) -- As news of his admission and apology reverberated Tuesday throughout the country and in the halls of Congress, those who hold Rep. Anthony Weiner's political future in their hands debated whether the scandal will be his downfall. Some voters in Weiner's district said he should "never resign," while ot... | NEW: Sen. Harry Reid: "I wish there was some way I could defend him, but I can't."
"Resign, Pervert Weiner," a sign posted outside his office says .
Bloomberg says it's time to focus on the country's problems, not this .
Republicans target lawmakers who've accepted donations from Weiner . |
13390a4518d439438bb921a34c44ff2ad236fa15 | Civil rights activists reenacting a 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, are doing more than just reliving an important part of American history -- they are bringing a new message to an old fight. Two days after NAACP President Ben Jealous -- along with organizer the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson... | Civil rights activists are reenacting a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama .
On March 7, 1965, police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge beat marchers seeking voter rights .
New march aims to highlight what's being called a modern-day attack on voter rights . |
1339980b7ab3bf19aa7da0be38940e9d368a2acd | (CNN) -- Tania Julin remembers the deep gut pain she felt when she found out nearly three years ago that Chiquita Brands International had paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Marxist rebel group in Colombia that had abducted and killed her missionary husband. The pain remains, but Julin felt some relief last wee... | Judge dismisses company's attempt to dismiss widows' damage suit .
Chiquita admitted making payments to Colombian rebels .
"They're like a household name. ... It's just horrible to think about," widow says . |
133af2e94b1d774f121147774bb2c1b6b0f6e525 | Anthony Marshall, who served time in prison last year for looting the estate of his multimillionaire philanthropist mother Brooke Astor, has died aged 90. Marshall, a decorated World War II veteran who later became a diplomat and Broadway producer, died on Sunday morning in New York, his attorney Kenneth Warner said. W... | Tony Marshall was convicted of swindling his mother out of millions after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in the last few years of her life .
Brooke Astor, a philanthropist and socialite, died in 2007, aged 105 .
One of Marshall's sons first tipped off authorities when he became concerned about his grandmother's liv... |
133b40fbb4d1dbfc1c77e4e6eebbc453addab849 | By . John Hutchinson . PUBLISHED: . 13:39 EST, 4 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:26 EST, 4 November 2012 . Afghanistan has suffered more than most as a country after decades of war and civil unrest. With the country now appearing on a more stable footing politically, the same cannot be said of its once flourishing si... | Herat, to the west of Kabul, was once an important stop on the Silk Road - but now their once-proud industry faces a serious threat .
Cheaper, imported, synthetic fibre could see Afghan silkmakers as well as silkworm farmers out of business .
A synthetic scarf will cost half as much as a genuine silk product .
Workers ... |
133bc03132b5522f784e263397795a33d585ed3e | (CNN) -- Brazil's most influential modern architect Oscar Niemeyer, whose resume includes the United Nations building in New York, passed away on Wednesday. He was 104. Niemeyer spent the last month in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro in frail health, according to his doctor Fernando Gjorup. Neimeyer died after suffering r... | He was one of Brazil's geniuses, the nation's president says .
He was 104 .
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro called for three days of mourning . |
133c3842d1bd081a76a70854bb4afcce26005cfc | England won their World Cup dress rehearsal against Wales by getting their RBS 6 Nations off to a perfect start with a 21-16 victory at the Millennium Stadium. Wales took a 10-0 lead inside eight minutes, with Rhys Webb scoring the game's first try, and led 16-8 at the interval. But Bath pair Anthony Watson and Jonatha... | England beat Wales 21-16 at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night .
Centre Jonathan Joseph took try brilliantly and tackled superbly .
George Ford kicked important penalties and managed game superbly . |
133e22c725fe9f9cab477b13e7972cc42d19456d | Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, and has recently entered a new eruptive phase. Activity has been rumbling for the last three months, but last week it entered a new episode in a region on its south-east side. Over the last few days, the volcano, which stands tall over the city of Catania, has put on an impress... | Europe's most active volcano entered an eruptive phase last week .
Regular explosions were accompanied by ash emissions .
Last month, volcanic activity caused disruption to flights to and from Catania . |
13436c586d82f43659702f4d09d75725590ea735 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 06:48 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:08 EST, 12 July 2012 . A school caretaker drilled holes into swimming pool changing rooms to watch high school girls naked in the showers, a court heard today. Nigel French, 51, was allegedly caught by a PE teacher on all fours above the girls ... | It is alleged he was caught by a PE teacher on all fours above the girls changing room .
Nigel French said he was waiting for the class to finish before cleaning the pool . |
1344bceb4fb0b3da445001d8d046097dee5c92be | By . Jennifer Smith . PUBLISHED: . 07:57 EST, 19 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:53 EST, 19 November 2013 . A youth worker has set himself the challenge of meeting 730 of his Facebook friends in one year, despite many of them living overseas. Daniel Shaw, vowed to meet each of his virtual friends in August, and will ... | Daniel Shaw plans to meet 730 of his 1,103 Facebook friends in one year .
Youth worker set himself challenge after being bet he 'didn't know' all his virtual friends .
The 38-year-old is raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association .
Mr Shaw has so far met 129 friends in Manchester, Birmingham and Stoke-on-T... |
1345b8bb228ed84ca643f545887f9c02706c8e5c | It is the exclusive Caribbean playground of the ultra-wealthy – a real-life fantasy island where nothing is too much trouble for its elite guests. Richard Branson’s idyllic Necker Island promises A-listers privacy and discretion, as well as the sort of unparalleled luxury that £40,000 a night buys. But now some of the ... | Staff on Richard Branson's Caribbean island reveal bizarre goings-on .
One employee revealed she allowed guests to eat sushi off her naked body .
Visitors hit golf balls at staff who wear sumo costumes on trampolines .
Branson says staff are free to drink and have relationships with visitors .
The Virgin tycoon bought ... |
13463102e10b2d12fad5b7bd4c0ce64a565f108e | By . James King . PUBLISHED: . 18:40 EST, 13 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:51 EST, 14 March 2014 . The murder trial is underway of a private school student who allegedly beat his father to death with a baseball bat before using money he robbed from him to go on a two-day shopping spree. Matthew Nellessen, who was 19 a... | Matthew Nellessen 'swung that bat as hard as he could at his father’s head a number of times'
Nellessen 'recruited a gang member he met in jail to help him rob father'
Gang member Marlon Green then recruited two friends for robbery .
The group of thugs tied George Nellessen to a chair and 'forced him to deposit $100,... |
134656a94ad21a5ff3af93e5dcfdb8555b98c1e4 | A two-year-old Virginia girl is lucky to have escaped injury after knocking her mother's SUV into netural while being left unnattended in the car at a gas station. Authorities say the toddler somehow managed to get out of her car seat and put the vehicle out of gear while her mom was inside paying at the station on Hop... | Incident occurred Wednesday on Hopkins Road in Chesterfield, Virginia .
Toddler was left in a car seat while mom paid for gas .
She managed to knock the car out of gear and it started rolling .
Crossed four lanes and down an embankment before striking an auto shop . |
13485ce2edcd9c0f6f2e09780ba05dfa281d00a0 | Washington (CNN) -- Private health insurance exchanges still are not able to directly enroll consumers in subsidized health plans offered through Obamacare even though the government has said problems doing so should have been cleared up weeks ago. Executives from three online health exchanges that contract with both i... | Three online companies that enroll Obamacare consumers say problems persist .
eHealth.com CEO says process isn't even ready for testing .
Government officials said on conference call last month that fixes had been made .
One CEO says call center operators are reporting customers exasperated . |
134866d0b9deb702cb2a4abf758be22a8ef44f49 | The six climbers missing, presumed dead on Mount Rainier in Washington state are believed to have fallen more than 3,000 feet to their deaths. Four climbers, most of them believed to be from out-of-state, and two local guides took off on a very challenging journey on Mount Rainier on Monday. On Saturday, aerial crews s... | Missing group includes four clients of Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International .
Among those presumed dead are guide Matt Hegeman and climber Mark Mahaney, 26 .
Climbers were last heard from Wednesday while they were in Liberty Ridge area at 12,800 feet . |
13487cd9193a3d2a72e24afb91996e75d222cf56 | Among the qualities required in the heat of a relegation battle, a cool head and composure always come in handy. Step forward Joey Barton. The QPR captain has spent much of his controversial career tackling his demons and trying to control his anger, not always with the greatest success. Even by his questionable standa... | Hull striker Nikica Jelavic opened the scoring in the 16th minute to put his side in the lead .
Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin levelled the scoreline in the 39th minute .
Joey Barton was sent off shortly after the half-hour mark after lashing out at Tom Huddlestone .
Dame N'Doye scored his second Premier L... |
1348c443a4538178764ddff7338b495221d924e8 | By . Laura Cox and Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 04:28 EST, 30 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:08 EST, 31 May 2013 . The woman on the left? Alison Moyet. The woman on the right? Also Alison Moyet. Once a size 22, the singer is now a svelte size ten – and almost unrecognisable. But while many dieters would be deeply envious o... | Eighties 'Yazoo' singer has dropped from a size 22 to size 10 .
Began losing weight four years ago to improve her health .
Feels she has lost too much and is trying to gain weight again .
Says: 'Women look better with a bit of chub on them'
Just released 8th album inspired by her fight with depression . |
134b13ebd106d54e8ffaa57b08a87339b8463aea | (CNN) -- They were taken before Marilyn Monroe became branded as the voluptuous blonde who oozed sex appeal in dozens of Hollywood films. A 24-year-old Marilyn Monroe poses for Life magazine in August 1950. They were taken before rumors of an affair with President John F. Kennedy swirled and her mental breakdowns becam... | Unpublished photos of Monroe shot by a Life photographer surfaced in May .
The photos, taken in Los Angeles, California, show a more innocent Monroe .
Life.com has over 7 million images, and lost images are occasionally recovered .
The Monroe pictures were "in a warehouse in New Jersey" |
134b6aad12384fcfa5d1c38c58ae63aa9777726a | This the final photograph of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko, taken as he was dying in hospital shortly before he lost consciousness for the last time. The public inquiry into his death heard today that Mr Litvinenko agreed to have pictures taken during his final days, so that the world could see how 'he was poisoned... | Alexander Litvinenko drank tea laced with polonium while meeting Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitri Kovtun at a London hotel .
Fell ill later that day and died of radiation poisoning three weeks later .
He later told police 'I knew they wanted to kill me' as soon as he left hotel .
Two Russians have refused to give evidence to... |
134c90cd68ad3f321302549aee937744b22a2980 | (CNN) -- A dramatic confrontation in Hong Kong between Michael Bay's film crew and men who wanted money might be better set in a Jackie Chan movie. The street vendors allegedly became violent when Bay refused to quadruple the payment they would get for the disruption caused by filming for the fourth installment in his ... | NEW: Bay: "Some drugged up guys were being belligerent asses" to Transformers crew .
NEW: "It was like a Zombie in Brad Pitt's movie 'World War Z,' Bay says"
The director is in Hong Kong filming the fourth installment of 'Transformers' franchise .
Charges against the men include extortion and assault . |
134d63cb5793f5504bc2cc5a5bf003067845a3c0 | (CNN) -- Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is set to lose half his wealth after being ordered to pay his former wife $4.5 billion in a settlement dubbed the "most expensive divorce in history." Elena Rybolovleva's lawyer Marc Bonnant said the order from a Geneva court was unprecedented, and "this record judgment is a ... | Dmitry Rybolovlev ordered to pay his former wife $4.5 billion in a divorce settlement .
Rybolovlev's total wealth is estimated at $8.8 billion, according to Forbes .
Elena Rybolovleva's lawyer called the settlement a "record judgment" |
134d9f140c3428c6e82313e687406c86ab219189 | London (CNN)A UK tribunal censured a UK intelligence agency Friday for not making enough information public about how it shares Internet surveillance data with its U.S. counterpart, the National Security Agency. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal said that the intelligence agency known as GCHQ, or Government Communicati... | Tribunal says that until December, GCHQ was too secretive about how it shared data .
This meant UK intelligence agency contravened European law on right to privacy .
UK Home Office says government is committed to transparency and complies with law . |
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