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1586d5c0dd8ccba132e8272aa1ef6cbbaf12849a | A Muslim community leader who had the Sydney cafe gunman at his house for lunch and dinner claims he was not capable of plotting and executing this week's deadly siege or his controversial activities over the past several years without help. Self-styled Sheikh Man Horan Monis held 18 people hostage for more than 16 hou... | Muslim community leader claims Man Horan Monis could not have been acting alone .
Jamal Daoud said Monis was not capable of plotting and executing this week's deadly siege without help .
'I don't think he was alone. I don't. I really don't,' Mr Daoud told Daily Mail Australia in an interview . |
1586fc5aa4c7523d52811565ef41aba1ef56d84d | Three Al Jazeera journalists detained for a month are among 20 people referred to Egypt's criminal court to face trial, Egyptian state media reported Wednesday. Four of the 20 defendants are foreigners: Australian Al Jazeera correspondent Peter Greste, two unidentified Englishmen and one unnamed Dutchman, state media s... | Prosecutors say three detained Al Jazeera journalists are among 20 people to face trial .
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been in jail for a month .
They are accused of holding illegal meetings with the banned Muslim Brotherhood .
16 of the defendants are Egyptian; charges they face include bel... |
1587bb9c4aba6ee43af23cd10a6c23b895dade33 | Friendly and attentive waiters are a key ingredient in the running of a successful restaurant. And now more and more robots are replacing humans by providing a reliable waitressing service in Chinese restaurants and hotels. One such new restaurant in Jiangsu Province, China, is staffed by 15 droids that not only carry ... | A restaurant in Jiangsu Province, China, is staffed by 15 droids .
They can cook food, as well as carry it to diners' tables .
Futuristic employees greet customers and can make conversation .
They each cost 50,000 Yuan (£4,843) each but don't need to be paid a salary .
Robots are also working in other restaurants and h... |
1589624a180218c033b154b19b49105921543348 | Protesters knocked down a statue of Vladimir Lenin on Sunday as outrage mounted over the Ukrainian government's push for closer ties with Russia. A crowd of cheering protesters chanted "Good job" after the statue fell in Kiev's Bessarabska Square. Some pounded the monument with hammers, leaving pieces of the statue sca... | "This is the end of Soviet occupation," nationalist party says .
The Communist Party says attacking the statue shows "hate, fear and destruction"
Crowds chant "Good job" after statue of Soviet hero falls .
Kiev suspended talks with the European Union last month . |
158a1654460091703263755cf9f2809bf3326535 | Using shovels, heavy machinery and their bare hands, rescue workers scrambled through piles of rubble to find survivors Monday after a deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake devastated parts of eastern Turkey. The death toll has risen to 279, with another 1,300 injured, Turkey's semi-official Anatolian news agency reported, c... | The death toll has risen to 279, Anatolian news agency reports .
970 buildings were destroyed, government officials say .
Authorities hope to restore power to the quake-hit areas by Monday night .
More than 2,000 emergency personnel are on the ground . |
158a20fafbcee228e5f673af54fc183652d050f6 | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 13:22 EST, 3 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:41 EST, 3 October 2012 . Her last words before she was shot to death by her daughter's boyfriend were: 'I'm not dead yet', prompting the gunman to return and shoot her again - this time fatally. The lone survivor of the shooting rampage Ca... | Lone survivor Candice Moten testified against ex-boyfriend James Morrison .
Said he shot her - killing her unborn child - before killing her sister and mother .
His lawyer said he acted in self defense because the three women were 240 pounds and he at the time was only 160 . |
158b001394f1406ac5549c4064fce8d472ef3fcd | By . Hamish Mackay . Alvaro Negredo insists he is happy at Manchester City and has no desire to quit the Premier League champions. The 28-year-old has been consistently liked with a move back to Spain amid suggestions that he has struggled to adapt to life in the north of England. But now the Spaniard, nicknamed 'The B... | Alvaro Negredo claims he is happy at Man City .
The Spanish striker has been linked with a move away due to homesickness .
Negredo lost his place in Manchester City's team to Edin Dzeko last season .
Atletico Madrid are looking for a striker after selling Diego Costa to Chelsea . |
158c2b1dc37066aaa205e6e7f359fbe323447bd4 | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed the most sweeping overhaul of America's food safety system since 1938. The legislation gives the federal Food and Drug Administration the authority to impose new rules to prevent contamination and allows the agency to order, rather than simply suggest, the re... | NEW: President Obama signs the food safety bill .
The bill allows for greater governmental regulation of the U.S. food system .
The Food and Drug Administration will be able to issue direct recalls of foods .
The bill includes the biggest overhaul of the food safety system since 1938 . |
158d971eed0620519842ce4ca2a21f079303354b | (CNN) -- North Korea is sending an onslaught of faxes to South Korea, blaming its neighbor for tensions over a disputed island, an official said Wednesday. Earlier this month, faxes started arriving at South Korean companies, South Korean Unification Ministry deputy spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said Wednesday. The faxes bl... | Faxes start arriving at South Korean companies this month .
They blame South Korea for a November 23 artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island .
Most companies that received faxes had prior contact with North Korea . |
158f61d1d1bc7e0625768232edacb692c751c3da | (CNN) -- South Africa has named Caster Semenya, the women's world 800 meter champion, in their squad for the 2010 Commonwealth Games which will take place in New Delhi, India. The selection -- which was confirmed on the official website of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) -- follows... | South Africa has named Caster Semenya in their squad for the 2010 Commonwealth Games .
The women's world 800 meter champion returned from a IAAF ban in July .
Fellow athletes have criticized the 19-year-old's return despite gender tests . |
158f624bc5983a88b175c51ddda6e5569333d4d9 | Investigators sifting through the wreckage of a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane that crashed in Afghanistan on April 29 have found that several of the straps used to tie down the 16-ton MRAP fighting vehicles broke after takeoff. This has led to speculation that the massive armored vehicles shifted shortly after the civilia... | Six crew members identified as Michigan residents - Jamie Brokaw, Rinku Summan, Gary Stockdale, Michael Sheets, Brad Hasler and Jeremy Lipka .
Mr Hasler was married just two weeks ago - and had a baby on the way; Sheets was engaged and due to marry later this year .
Seventh victim, Timothy Garrett, was from Kentucky .
... |
158fa5965db6dbd8b1b144b9fc678e4149c0738a | Brenda Leyland was accused of trolling Madeleine McCann's parents on Twitter . An inquest into the death of a woman accused of trolling Madeleine McCann's parents has been adjourned after a post-mortem examination yesterday failed to establish a cause of death. An inquest at Leicester Coroner's Court was told the post-... | Brenda Leyland died on Saturday after she was found at hotel near home .
But post-mortem examination failed to establish the cause of her death .
She was alleged to have been one of the trolls sending McCann family tweets .
Mrs Leyland said to have used handle @sweepyface in her online postings .
She was confronted a... |
1590ecb8eeb546a27fdc1a057b933d4654593c16 | By . Dominic King . Follow @@DominicKing_DM . Brendan Rodgers has confirmed he will sign a new long-term deal this summer as he prepares to lock horns with the man who advised him to join Liverpool. Though Rodgers has put all discussions about his future on hold to prevent distractions during Liverpool's title charge, ... | Brendan Rodgers will sign a new contract at Liverpool .
The manager had put talk about a new deal on hold .
Rodgers will lock horns with Jose Mourinho at Anfield on Sunday . |
159288fbac124008e4e1393ab3b1ef9be065aa78 | (CNN) -- Meriem Ben Salah's 2-month-old will never know his mother's Tunisia. He won't play in a neighborhood where government minders are lurking and watching. He won't have to praise and thank the president before giving a book report. He won't fear talking about politics, afraid that he'll say something the regime d... | On December 17, 2010, a street vendor set himself on fire to protest government .
Mohamed Bouazizi's act sparked a revolution in Tunisia .
Those demonstrations toppled Tunisia's leader, and prompted Arab Spring . |
1592ce31f17ca9b89837381f9053f7e411a35204 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 03:23 EST, 23 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:09 EST, 23 May 2013 . A video has emerged of terrifying moment a tornado hit an elementary school in Oklahoma. As they huddle in a bathroom, teachers can be heard trying to reassure their terrified students as the twister tears up Briarwood Elem... | Students and teachers huddle in a bathroom in pitch black .
Teachers .
can be heard trying to reassure their terrified students .
Children scream out in fear as the twister tears up Briarwood Elementary . |
1593ed6397e1607a30373a515110b653e8f2ab9d | Gavin Henson booted an 18-point haul as Bath moved up to second in the Premiership with a 33-23 win over struggling London Irish at the Madejski Stadium. The visitors' pack was the dominant force throughout as Irish conceded numerous penalties, especially when under pressure in the scrums. However behind the scrum, Bat... | Bath moved into second place in the Aviva Premiership with victory over London Irish at the Madejski Stadium .
Gavin Henson kicked 18-points with four penalties and three conversions .
Henry Thomas and Chris Cook scored tries for the visitors . |
159711055ece9842887e823f15f0a7ac9d5dc02c | By . James Rush . Rory McIlroy has announced he will represent Ireland at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil when golf makes its return to the Games for the first time since 1904. The 25-year-old, who would be eligible to play for either Great Britain or Ireland, had considered not playing at all to avoid upsetting people. Bu... | Rory McIlroy had considered not playing at all to avoid upsetting people .
But he said he has now made his decision ahead of this week's Irish Open .
Golf will makes its return to the Games in 2016 for the first time since 1904 .
Northern Irish golfer is Catholic by birth, but grew up in Protestant area .
Decision come... |
159823979faa41165677d85e6415cc4e7b45cfa4 | By . Sophie Jane Evans for MailOnline . It is just four days until the major golf contest between the U.S. and Europe gets underway. So, Rickie Fowler has decided to show his support for America in the 2014 Ryder Cup - by shaving the letters 'USA' into his hair. The 25-year-old golfer, who is making his second appeara... | Rickie Fowler, 25, showed off his new haircut during golf practice today .
Took off his cap to reveal letters 'USA' shaved into hair behind right ear .
Golfer is making his second appearance in biennial Ryder Cup this week .
He touched down at Edinburgh Airport with the U.S. team this morning .
Captain Tom Watson said ... |
15984fafc750e80e866cfe589545c3f72ebfdbdc | (CNN) -- An explosion of an apparent land mine that drifted from North Korea killed one fisherman and injured another, police said Sunday. The injured man is still hospitalized with serious injuries to his arms and hands, Yeoncheon County Police told CNN. Investigators have found 19 wooden box land mines washed up on t... | A fisherman is dead after an apparent land mine explosion .
The mine is one of "scores" South Korean military officials say drifted from North Korea .
Heavy downpours may have washed them ashore .
State media says searches of islands in the Yellow Sea revealed eight landmines . |
1598a6299fc7b2060db01eca243a947c7232d720 | (Mashable) -- A 56-page document from Microsoft, dating back to mid-2010, reveals company plans for an "Xbox 720" gaming console. The recently leaked document has been removed since its discovery. Notable features include Xbox SmartGlass, Blu-ray support, 3-D glasses, cloud-based gaming and an improved Kinect system. I... | A leaked 56-page document from Microsoft reveals plans for an "Xbox 720" system .
The document, which dates back to mid-2010, has been removed since its discovery .
Notable features include Xbox SmartGlass, Blu-ray support and cloud-based gaming .
Microsoft's goal is to sell 100 million units at around $299 each in 201... |
1599a32d50caab99d254233fc0bbf7938ccfb25e | Sir Donald Sinden, pictured receiving his knighthood at Buckingham Palace in 1997, has died aged 90 . Theatre, TV and film actor Sir Donald Sinden has died aged 90 after years battling cancer. Sir Donald made his name on stage as a Shakespearean actor and also had more than 70 credits for film and TV productions since... | Shakespearean actor also appeared in 70 film and TV projects in his career .
His son Marc reveals that he had battled prostate cancer for several years .
'My father has finished dying. Even though his death was expected, it is still a huge loss to his family,' he said . |
159a880945651a2992cd41c39e78d084167bf072 | London, England (CNN) -- British Airways cabin crew members went on strike Saturday, leaving thousands of would-be passengers' travel plans during the next two weeks in disarray. The strike came after British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh and the joint general secretary of the Unite union, Tony Woodley, emerged ... | NEW: British Airways posts lists on its Web site of flights it plans to operate .
Besides three-day strike, Unite to strike for four more days beginning March 27 .
Unite: Plans call for longer working hours, cut staff .
BA chief: Contingency plan will try to get customers to destinations . |
159a924e4ae1aed2af718e6ae0bad0b32bed9fd6 | Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin may have missed a Denver show if it wasn't for one die hard fan who bailed the post-grunge singer out of jail. Scantlin was arrested after being spotted running behind the baggage carousel and 'out of the secured area through an alarmed door' at the Denver International Airport. The... | Scantlin was arrested after being spotted running behind the baggage carousel and 'out of the secured area through an alarmed door' at the Denver International Airport .
The band was in town for a show at a venue called Casselman's and went on hours late .
Enraged promoter vows to 'never' book band again . |
159af00204927188e9d316e75cdfc4532df4a81e | (CNN) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is suing Puerto Rico's police department for discrimination, alleging a female officer suffered three years of harassment for her race, color and religion. The allegations are the latest in a series of claims against the commonwealth's troubled police force, and they ... | The suit says the PRPD discriminated against a female officer for 3 years .
It says a co-worker used slurs disparaging her race, color, and religion .
The Justice Department seeks monetary damages and corrective action .
The department and Puerto Rico signed a deal last week to reform the troubled force . |
159ba240e6b34872f633212df71462cfdf23c506 | (CNN) -- Napoli has had a two-point deduction for match-fixing overturned following a successful appeal. The Serie A club was hit with the punishment following former goalkeeper Matteo Gianello's admission that he attempted to fix the club's game with Sampdoria in 2010. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) judged tha... | Napoli has won it's appeal against the two point deduction for match-fixing .
Players Paolo Cannavaro and Gianluca Grava both have six-month bans overturned .
Former goalkeeper Matteo Gianello admitted he attempted to fix the club's game with Sampdoria in 2010.
Club must pay $67,000 following decision of the court . |
159bb282b3a3fd56612da381a580da12525c70f0 | Do you wake up with bundles of energy, feeling healthy and ready to tackle the day? Well you’re on your own if so, because most people only rate themselves as being 61 per cent well on an average day. Across the country, people in Southampton feel the healthiest – rating themselves as 67 per cent well on average, with ... | Most of people only rate themselves as 61% well on an average day .
People in Southampton feel healthiest, rating themselves as 67% well .
Cardiff residents are the glummest, rating themselves at just 54% well .
Majority of people lie about feeling fine when they are less than 100% . |
159bcbd5f242a01a8521fd94b4a694db5aef1b0e | Surrounded by grinning, bikini-clad girls, Richard Stabler looks as though he is having the time of his life as an expatriate in Dubai. But the high-flying British executive is about to be forced to swap the yacht for a prison cell – after falling foul of the country’s strict Islamic laws. Company director Stabler, 33,... | British tourist accused of being drunk and running naked through building .
Richard Stabler, 33, entered reception in only his underwear .
Stripped off in a 'naked protest' and was arrested in Dubai hotel .
He has admitted drinking alcohol but denies committing an indecent act .
Richard Stabler was later cleared of all... |
159de91a73ba7cb3b040b8c6a1f4f03a2e151ba5 | By . Alex Finnis for MailOnline . Speaker John Bercow has come under fire for his choice of Carol Mills for Clerk of the House . Commons Speaker John Bercow will tomorrow face MPs for the first time since a row erupted over his recommended candidate for the post of clerk of the House. He will reportedly make a statemen... | Commons Speaker will make statement in the chamber tomorrow .
Selected Australian Carol Mills, head of the Department of Parliamentary Services in Canberra .
MPs have voiced concerns over her lack of knowledge of Westminster .
Tory MP Jesse Norman leads the critics of Bercow's choice . |
159e2fe9c845d604832bb3c6de4c1ff9d3b3a51b | The potentially massive impact of fracking on house prices was revealed yesterday – with one woman saying the value of her home has been cut by £535,000. Dianne Westgarth told how the price of her five-bedroom house had plummeted by over 70 per cent as a result of a proposed fracking site nearby. In 2012, the property ... | Dianna Westgarth said the price of her house had dropped by 70 per cent .
Her home is 300 yards from potential fracking site on Flyde peninsula, Lancs .
Valuation Office Agency said fracking could make council tax estimates lower .
Homeowners across country seeing drop in prices due to proposed sites . |
159f16cafd1f033ed3960405ae34cf82332c7ddb | Internet trolls who poisonously mock sportsmen behind a screen of anonymity take note - you're not as safe as you think you are. Ex-footballer turned boxer Curtis Woodhouse was so incensed by the vitriolic comments he received from one Twitter user he offered a cash reward for the man's address and drove to confront hi... | Curtis Woodhouse got fed up of abuse and decided to do something about it .
He offered a £1,000 reward for his tormentor's address .
Twitter users helped him out and he drove 70 miles to confront the troll . |
15a13baf6de6429301ef73a916c171bb411ba497 | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 08:10 EST, 7 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:02 EST, 7 September 2013 . The Pope has written to the Russian President urging him to tell President Obama and other world leaders at the G20 summit to oppose a strike in Syria. The letter was the latest in a series of moves by Pope Fr... | Vatican sends tweets and prepares prayer vigil and day of fasting .
Military action would be 'futile' Pope Francis writes to Russian President . |
15a14c2797e7bc017f2dcc0cb29443036572582e | Oxford, England (CNN) -- WikiLeaks.org, the website that released secret video of a U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed a dozen civilians, is "getting an enormous quantity of whistle-blower disclosures of high caliber," the site's founder, Julian Assange, said Friday in a rare public appearance here. Speaking at the TED... | NEW: Pentagon says Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is accused of "serious offenses"
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange: Site getting a number of whistle-blower disclosures .
Assange: Manning is a "political prisoner"
Assange says he has canceled U.S. appearances due to security concerns . |
15a27b001214859077320695921de930bd193f14 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 11:29 EST, 11 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:58 EST, 11 January 2013 . Guilty: Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, pictured today, who got into the Olympic Stadium without a ticket then threw a beer bottle at competitors lining up for the men's 100m final has been found guilty of public disorder . ... | Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, hurled abuse at Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt .
He then threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track before the race .
Gill-Webb was today found guilty of public disorder . |
15a27e67e3d662c399d68d7809172f5e9ba53dac | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Ted Stevens, indicted Tuesday on seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial disclosure forms, has a long history in the Senate. Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was charged Tuesday with making false statements on financial disclosure forms. And in the last few years, the Alaska Republic... | Ted Stevens of Alaska is the oldest serving GOP U.S. senator .
He drew criticism over his proposed 'bridge to nowhere' legislation .
Stevens' career in public service spans more than six decades .
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II . |
15a3b1a7f928c8c7377a95aad1c9004cd243e853 | (CNN) -- A drug that presents a new way to knock out cancer cells was approved Friday to treat patients with a certain type of late-stage metastatic breast cancer. The drug, referred to as T-DM1 during clinical research, will now be known by the brand name Kadcyla, the Food and Drug Administration said in its approval ... | The drug, Kadcyla, presents a new way to knock out cancer cells .
It's meant for some patients with a certain type of metastatic breast cancer .
The drug should be available to patients within two weeks . |
15a4ed5e8628b9546de69195a3b9cb35a418ffc0 | Gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden has learned a thing or two during his 64 months in the Obama administration, including the need to avoid broadcasting F-bombs like the one he let loose on Mar 23, 2010. That was the day the president triumphantly announced the signing of the Affordable Care Act. But Biden unwittingl... | Biden told Memorial Day charity bike riders that they he learned his lesson from the F-bomb he uttered on live television in 2010 .
'Assume every microphone is on,' he said, recalling his 'This is a big f***ing deal' gaffe after the Obamacare bill signing .
'Thank God my mother was gone or I'd have been one dead vice p... |
15a52a7b8f156a3e8a876f751c4d097c8db38990 | By . Chris Wheeler . Martin Demichelis and Manchester City didn't appear to be feeling the weight of expectation as the Argentine and his team-mates prepared for their crucial derby clash. And City manager Manuel Pellegrini underlined the confidence coursing City by claiming that his team ‘expect’ to win the Old Traffo... | Manuel Pellegrini confirms Sergio Aguero and Matija Nastasic are out .
City boss aims to win and admits David Moyes has had 'difficult season'
Chilean denies that Blues are favourites against Manchester United . |
15a5591ab4a5740efede45dbcfb485c1a290139d | PUBLISHED: . 09:00 EST, 30 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:50 EST, 30 January 2013 . Hungry space explorers need to act fast when they get the urge for a snack, if this NASA footage is anything to go by. The video clip captured on board the International Space Station reveals what happens when a tin of mixed nuts is o... | Video clip shows nuts floating around inside tin as foil lid is peeled back .
Astronaut hastily replaces foil lid, but not before one nut manages to escape .
Commander Chris Hadfield is living on the International Space Station . |
15a56fce3ee76aa9b0d7cb115b3b454d376ee6b0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:33 EST, 8 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:27 EST, 8 October 2013 . Two tonnes of contaminated meat may have been making its way into the food chain every day from an illegal food processing plant, it has been revealed. Caterers were urged to destroy any meat bought from West ... | Caterers were urged to destroy meat bought from food processing plant .
Seized poultry was condemned and site in Bradford has been closed .
Business also faces £50,000 fine after five suspected illegal workers found . |
15a5fa6cd44828c396f3d3a13d3a20040c717fae | Ryder Cup star Graeme McDowell maintained his brilliant form at Sheshan International to remain in command at the halfway stage of the £5.4milllion WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. McDowell, who won all three of his matches in Europe's victory over the United States in September, carded a second successive 67 to l... | Graeme McDowell leads HSBC Champions by three shots .
Northern Irishman shot second round of 67 to sit on 10 under par .
Ryder Cup team-mate Ian Poulter is three shots back in second place .
Bubba Watson on seven under after incredible birdie run and two chip-ins . |
15a641335ac57225d84423173485f8985ae50ada | Radio DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans has been pictured for the first time since revealing that he is is in the middle of a prostate cancer scare. The father-of-three, 48, told millions of listeners about his plight on the Chris Evans Breakfast show yesterday. He spoke after The Who drummer Kenney Jones - who has over... | Evans said that he had not been able to stop 'peeing' since Christmas .
And had 'scared myself half to death' by looking up the condition online .
He thanked The Who's Kenney Jones for prompting him to get checked .
Last night Evans downplayed the scare saying it might be a urine infection . |
15a6c308ce5f7f33733353e2eb12a2a93ad6eee3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:04 EST, 30 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:33 EST, 1 August 2013 . The college student forgotten in a holding cell for five days without food or water, took a $4.1 million settlement from the Justice Department his lawyer announced Tuesday. 24-year-old University of California, ... | Daniel Chong, 24, was arrested on April 21 in a drug bust and taken to county jail for questioning .
He held in a holding cell and forgotten for five days, during which he consumed his own urine .
Mr Chong's lawyer announced Tuesday that he had settled out of court for $4.1million . |
15a71016e5bd1127476c516aa84b2317ff44c1d9 | By . Laura Pullman . PUBLISHED: . 09:35 EST, 2 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:23 EST, 2 July 2012 . The prime minister of Qatar has been revealed as the mystery buyer who spent almost $100 million to purchase New York City’s most expensive penthouse. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani brought . the luxurious two... | The property in Midtown's One57 building was purchased by 'mystery buyer' in May .
The Qatari PM brought the two story apartment for between $90-$100m .
He's discussing buying four separate condos for a further $100-$150m .
His earlier $31.5m bid for two Fifth Avenue apartments belonging to the late copper heiress, Hug... |
15a8d0b15cf8543cff8a2cd8ab02f144b9c63ee2 | A North Texas woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and was sentenced to 40 years in prison after earlier testifying that she helped her husband gun down a district attorney, his wife and a top assistant in a revenge plot. Kim Williams appeared in court two weeks after her husband, Eric Williams, was sentenced to deat... | Kim Williams pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and was sentenced to 40 years in prison .
She appeared in court two weeks after her husband, Eric Williams, was sentenced to death for one of three killings .
During her husband's sentencing hearing, she testified she was a 'willing participant' and drove the getaway car af... |
15a8d5419a477a0d9c46a654de26c21ea029738a | By . Rob Waugh . Last updated at 11:06 AM on 8th December 2011 . Apple's iPhone is already a 'games console' for many of its users - the average iPhone owner plays games for 14.7 hours a month, according to a Nielsen study. But a new app will ensure they have more to play than Angry Birds. The key? The 3D, hi-def games... | Free app gives access to library of 150 high-end console games .
Subscription of £6.99 a month .
Games 'stream' to iPad, iPhone or Android tablets .
Works via wi-fi to create far better graphics than any tablet or smartphone - as the processing happens on servers 'in the cloud'
App available on Android now, currently b... |
15a92b46ded383347b2c792c787a411c8cc07efd | Two weeks after Creed frontman Scott Stapp was placed on psych hold for 72 hours after telling cops he hears voices that say his son will be killed by ISIS, his estranged wife Jaclyn is trying to get him committed again - for 60 days. Jaclyn claims Scott is trying to detox with no help, and that he is 'deep into drugs,... | Jaclyn Stapp, the estranged wife of Creed frontman Scott Stapp, wants him placed on a 60-day psych hold as he tried to kick drugs .
Scott, 41, was just 'placed on psych hold for 72 hours after police found him drugged and rambling on Florida roadside'
Jaclyn, his wife of 8 years, has filed divorce papers claiming drugs... |
15a972640bbfe260244871363fda761b7b72d6ca | (CNN) -- UPDATE: High school football coach Bud Walpole was offered his job back, effective Thursday, CNN affiliate WCBD reported. The school district superintendent invited him back Wednesday only after Walpole submitted a written commitment to focus more on diversity and sensitivity training, according to a statement... | High school football coach fired after controversial "watermelon ritual"
Players would smash a watermelon and make "monkey sounds" after games .
Local NAACP supported the school's decision to fire Bud Walpole .
Former football player Harry Griffin shared this story with CNN iReport . |
15aa767e7c290335df0a82e0c070d7ee8839c639 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is already developing into a genuine star at Arsenal, and the England midfielder is now looking to legends of the game to improve his play. Oxlade-Chamberlain, the only Gunners player to feature in all of the club's 25 games this season, has been a shining light in a disappointing start for Arse... | Arsenal star trained alongside Thierry Henry for short spell in 2012 .
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says he learned a lot from club's record scorer .
Oxlade-Chamberlain is adapting his game to a central midfield role .
He is modelling his game on top players, including 'world's best' Sneijder . |
15aa7ec983082b37ef2ca5f0b629d0c261f91b16 | Candles lit up the plaza of a central Arizona courthouse yesterday as hundreds gathered to hear Eric Mueller offer a heart wrenching tribute to his sister Kayla, who died last month after being taken hostage by ISIS militants. The 26-year-old aid worker's death earlier this month was confirmed by her family and U.S. of... | Kayla Mueller, 26, was killed last month while held hostage by ISIS militants .
The international aid worker's death has been confirmed by U.S. officials .
Yesterday friends and family gathered for an emotional candlelight vigil .
Her brother Eric told the crowd his sister was his first, and best friend .
His message t... |
15abae574f00b9cfd556af69b1c23ca9ce82e125 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 09:38 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:56 EST, 6 August 2013 . A DVD cover for a film about an Aboriginal girl group has been labelled 'racist and sexist' for relegating its female stars to the background to give Irish actor Chris O'Dowd centre stage. The original DVD cover for... | Film based on true-life story of an Aboriginal girl group in the 1960s .
Original DVD cover gave prominent role to film's female stars .
U.S. version places Irish supporting actor Chris O'Dowd at forefront . |
15abd3cd1080bd4952f2d5a82f0c05495e596c4d | Women do not want to 'have it all' in life, they just want what men have, Miriam Clegg has claimed. The high-flying lawyer, married to Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, insisted she wanted to be able to combine a successful professional life with having a family. Mrs Clegg said she makes sure her husband does his share of the... | High-flying lawyer talks about combining a career with family life .
Wife of Deputy PM Nick Clegg insists they both do their share of the chores .
Says the most important decision of your life is who you have children with . |
15ac0abc5e67a4171c4cb706a873bdc3786eb362 | By . Bianca London . The World Cup is just around the corner but it seems that the England team are making headlines for more than just their football skills. Joe Hart was unveiled as the new face of Hugo Boss fragrance, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard acted as clothes horses for M&S and now the team's midfielder is g... | Adam, 26, plays for Southampton and just been selected for World Cup team .
French Connection chose him to model first-ever pre-fall men's range .
Say he is committed athlete and family man, which fits brand .
Moved wedding to wed fiancee before World Cup . |
15ac295f15243e437348904fe221a626fa0a29fe | New footage has emerged of one of the directors of the Kony 2012 video running along a busy street naked while cursing and ranting about the devil. Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell was taken away by San . Diego police responding to complaints about him cursing, potentially . masturbating and hitting the pave... | Jason Russell, co-founder of the charity Invisible Children, was being held in a psychiatric ward after reportedly masturbating and running naked through the streets .
His wife Danica has blamed his breakdown on the attention and personal criticism the YouTube film has generated .
Ugandan government released YouTube re... |
15acf57c3061354f717ea1c74b3001ee76fe00b5 | Apple's new iPad Air Plus will boast a 12.2 inch screen and four speakers to allow stereo sound however it is placed, it has been claimed. The new gadget is expected to be revealed next year, with some reports even claiming a larger 12.9inch screen. It will also feature a new, much faster A9 processor, according to Jap... | Japanese magazine claims to have found designs for the gadget .
Comes and study reveals iPhone 6 users use phone more than iPad . |
15ad19fec63aa007cd87da44a1abe3812297abc8 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 17:37 EST, 17 January 2012 . Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23, is the primary suspect in the deaths of four homeless men in Southern California. His father said his son came back a changed man after serving in Iraq . As prosecutors prepare to file murder charges against a Marine veteran in the ... | Murder charges to be filed today against Itzcoati Ocampo .
Family said deployment in Iraq 'killed the man he used to be'
Before arrest, was known to dedicate his life to the homeless . |
15adc4ceb07a618a4018c51b935b77efb16265a9 | Director James Cameron, a self-proclaimed perfectionist, has made only one change in the re-release of his 1997 blockbuster, Titanic – and it’s all thanks to one man. American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was on Cameron’s case for more than a decade trying to have a historically accurate night sky - spoiler alert... | Harvard-trained astrophysicist Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson said Rose looks up at wrong night sky in famous scene .
After several attempts, Cameron said he'd change it if Tyson provided correct configuration . |
15ae5e0b56ccd048a8b2e12be7f00ecf61cd9c92 | The Detroit Lions have landed at Gatwick Airport ahead of their clash with the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley on Sunday. Sunday's game is the second of three NFL fixtures being played at Wembley in 2014. In front of a 83,436 crowd at the London stadium, the Miami Dolphins trounced Oakland Raiders 38-14. The Dallas Cowboys ... | Miami Dolphins defeated Oakland Raiders 38-14 in front of 83,436 people at Wembley in September .
Dallas Cowboys will play Jacksonville Jaguars in London in November .
Atlanta Falcons defensive end Osi Umenyiora describes returning to his city of birth for Wembley match as a 'dream come true'.
Atlanta Falcons landed in... |
15aeafafbf97b55fea2653871ccdd2b59576417b | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 13:53 EST, 15 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:13 EST, 15 August 2013 . Skeletal remains found in the Arizona desert could be those of a 19-year-old student who went missing in June, police said. More than 100 officers combed the sparse desert in Apache Junction, near Tempe, where the... | More than 100 officers search Apache Junction for evidence .
Adrienne Salinas was last seen by her housemates on June 15 .
Family reported her missing after she failed to call home on Father's Day .
Police waiting for DNA results to confirm if body is teenager . |
15afaf144a8b865b2d3ca6cdbe9771b2575f6301 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- During London Mayor Boris Johnson's recent visit to Dubai on an investment promotion trip, he jokingly declared that he is "mayor of the eighth emirate." Though uttered in typical self-deprecating jest, the mayor of the world's greatest city proclaiming that London is a mere provinc... | Dubai's fortunes have revived since real estate crash and debt restructuring .
In a generation, Dubai has graduated from village to global financial center, demographic microcosm .
City has become crucial outpost for China; 2,000 Chinese companies registered there .
Country is open and tolerant; Parag Khanna says freed... |
15b03d681752277ec81e09e42b930fe0de412412 | By . Bianca London . One is the most iconic supermodel of all time, while the other is quickly rising up the ranks. And now Cara Delevingne, widely cited as the new Kate Moss, has opened up about her friend. To celebrate the launch of the Kate . Moss x Topshop collection, the high street mecca has collaborated with . N... | Cara is star of short fashion film to promote Kate's Topshop collection .
Discusses Kate as 'icon' and how 'perfect' collaboration with Topshop is .
Kate's range lands in stores on April 30 .
Cara currently in Shanghai with Suki Waterhouse . |
15b13f50d41dd8fe6151c125cbdfbac95c33efd9 | The 10 golden rules to help avoid dementia have been unveiled by British scientists. From popping a fish oil pill to enjoying a glass of red wine, the simple everyday lifestyle changes can cut the risk of the disease by more than half, they say. Another recommendation is ballroom dancing - because having to remember th... | The simple everyday lifestyle changes can cut the risk of the disease by more than half, say Scottish scientists .
Drinking green tea and taking fish oils are among other recommendations .
Dementia rates are set to triple by 2050 because of our unhealthy lifestyles, previous research has warned . |
15b13f885c68bdbef93114d930b7ee6bc38d7fb6 | (EW.com) -- Harvey Weinstein never met a ratings controversy that he couldn't massage into a publicity campaign. He did it in the '90s, when he turned up the heat on the teensploitation psychodrama "Kids," all because the film received a rating of NC-17 (which it probably deserved). He did it two years ago, when the do... | "Bully" received an R rating because the F-word is used in it a handful of times .
Director Lee Hirsch takes a sympathetic, insightful look at five anguished kids .
It's a portrait of good kids reduced to shells of themselves by a climate of hate and fear . |
15b180dfe14a3aeb67f2f687bac8d03e370c3a50 | Elaborate funeral plans have been set in motion in South Africa following the death of the country’s revered first black president Nelson Mandela. The memorial, expected to last ten days, will be an unparalleled event in South Africa’s history, drawing a plethora of foreign dignitaries of every stripe, royals and a sma... | President Jacob Zuma ordered nation's flags to be flown at half-mast .
President Obama will travel to South Africa and the first family likely to join .
Public memorial service will be held at Johannesburg soccer stadium .
Mandela will lie in state in glass-topped coffin in Pretoria for service .
Mr Mandela will be lai... |
15b1e7921715216e7c58a081f3f82ad123a9eb00 | Being married could be the key to a longer life - by improving your chances of surviving middle age, claim scientists. People who never married were almost three times as likely to die early than those who had been in a stable marriage throughout their adult life US researchers found. The new research suggests for the ... | Being single after 40 cuts your chances of reaching 60 .
Loneliness may have a negative effect on health .
Follows Swedish study that found marriage could protect against Alzheimer's . |
15b1fc230b5bad6a283b96cdbea4f943fe9e90c5 | The artists behind the First World War poppy memorial in London are in line for gongs in the Queen's new years honours list, it has been revealed. Paul Cummins and Tom Piper have been nominated by ministers for their work in creating Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, it has been reported. The pa... | Paul Cummins designed the ceramic poppies used in the stunning exhibit .
Tom Piper created Weeping Willow and Wave elements of the installation .
Both could be appointed OBEs in new year honours list, it has been reported .
Up to five million visited Tower of London ahead of Remembrance Sunday . |
15b24baf15477a3f0852651d154d38ea2b20860f | (CNN) -- In 1979, Jarreth Merz, then a young boy in Ghana, saw the dramatic results of a military coup. Watching on an old black and white television set, he and a group of his friends witnessed one of the nation's generals being blindfolded and shot to death by a firing squad. Shortly afterward, his family fled the in... | As a boy, Jarreth Merz witnessed violent coup in Ghana .
His family left for Europe, but he returned in 2008 to film Ghana's election .
After close vote and a runoff, a winner was declared and power transferred .
Merz: Election helped show that democracy is viable in Africa . |
15b2b00d202753329ff0247dbe7cd5353ef173cc | By . Amy Ziniak for Daily Mail Australia . In a bid to lure new customers, Foxtel are set to slash its prices in November, while existing customers will be rewarded with extra benefits, free of charge. In a big incentive, the pay TV operator will slash the price of its entry level and cable subscriptions to half, set t... | FOXTEL set to slash prices for new customers to just $25 per month .
Existing customers will be given a range of extra channels and free content .
New customers will get access to over 40 channels in entertainment pack .
'We're serious about going the extra mile', said FOXTEL CEO Richard Freudenstein .
FOXTEL face a va... |
15b365448cd7c228dcb5ffe308dd7838e81b7ecc | Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes striker Diego Costa can now put his injury problems behind him and will be back in prime condition when the Premier League resumes after the international break. The Spain international has been plagued by hamstring and pelvic injuries since joining from Atletico Madrid for £32mil... | Striker Diego Costa has been hampered by a hamstring issue this season .
Jose Mourinho hopes the 15-day break he has will allow him to overcome it .
Brendan Rodgers feels Daniel Sturridge's return is essential for Liverpool . |
15b5df6afb192272cfb8086010b41e0772d44f27 | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 05:11 EST, 6 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:51 EST, 6 October 2012 . They were once vital industrial routes used to supply coal to Britain's biggest mines and home to hundreds of workers. But now relegated to leisure use, a unique collection of photos of Britain's canals give a rare... | Pictures of Hawkesbury Junction in Warwickshire in the 1940s and 1950s taken by Coventry factory worker turned .
photographer Robert Longden .
Exhibition of the images are now displayed at the London Canal Museum . |
15b6da75e1c70f9f4814dd95f8c490759d3a09eb | (CNN) -- What most of us take for granted, assuming you are reading this page, has become an obsession for our next member of Be the Change, who is from the U.S. At 26, Jennifer Staple has already proven herself a caring and accomplished individual. Graduation from Yale University, for most over-achievers, marks the la... | Jennifer Staple will report on her experiences in Ghana and India .
At university she founded the non-profit organization Unite For Sight .
She will lead a trip to take her charitable work overseas . |
15b7e9c00596be3e1013ed4319e3f6158e932a00 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 07:27 EST, 8 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:52 EST, 8 March 2013 . A father-of-four from Chepstow in south Wales has become a real-life man who would be king after he was crowned 'King Bazza' to head a tribe in India. English-born Barry Watson, 60, has been given the lofty title by the Y... | Englishman Barry Watson given title by Yanadi tribe, from Andhra Pradesh .
The 60-year-old paid £20,000 for land for farmers to .
construct new village .
It has 31 huts with lighting, water pumps, a .
school and church . |
15b8d972fa1a9192dfb6049a5737a592e403aceb | By . Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia . Wearing a picture of his twin brother pinned to a red rose and draped over his heart, Bradley Morcombe married his schoolgirl sweetheart Anna Martin in a church ceremony before family and friends. Bradley's twin brother, Daniel Morcombe was abducted and murdered on Queensl... | Bradley Morcombe has worn a photo of his twin brother Daniel over his heart for his wedding to sweetheart, Anna Martin .
Bradley and older brother Dean both wore pendant photos of Daniel, who was abducted and murdered in December 2003 .
Red roses were a theme at the happy family ceremony, symbolising the colour which r... |
15b9a3ecca34869d4132d6ec3afc01b0170b74c6 | By . Beth Stebner . PUBLISHED: . 23:13 EST, 8 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:21 EST, 9 May 2012 . Rush Limbaugh’s parent company lost millions of dollars in revenue after the controversy following the right wing radio host’s referral to a college student as a ‘slut,’ Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey said. Mr Dickey noted in ... | Cumulus Media CEO said company lost 'couple of million bucks' in both first and second quarter .
Media group estimates that around 100 advertisers pulled out after Limbaugh called law student a 'slut' |
15b9ee671b7477bd239c76e068b662ccd17cd3df | By . Chris Brooke . PUBLISHED: . 10:32 EST, 3 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:01 EST, 4 January 2014 . Guilty: Kirsty Cox wept as she was jailed for two years for fraud totalling £450,000 . It seemed like an impossibly good deal. But when word spread about new iPads being sold at cut-price rates, dozens of buyers paid... | Kirsty Cox tricked people into thinking she could get hold of cheap iPads .
But after taking their money she failed to deliver the goods .
37-year-old admitted four counts of fraud totalling £450,000 .
Prosecutor told court Cox's customers had lost more than £1.1million .
Judge told the mother-of-two she had caused 'mi... |
15ba20a16a85af58f49a43c326e5a93605806bcb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 9:06 PM on 26th February 2012 . A couple were married at a gas station pump with police officers as witnesses after the groom was arrested on the way to his wedding. Police pounced on Caleb Rogers, 28, with their weapons drawn after he was found at a gas station on Thursday. R... | Caleb Rogers, 28, said vows in handcuffs . |
15bac2216541c0f9cfc2d734973c82ef08294cdf | These shocking pictures show the terrible injuries inflicted on a nurse when two muggers punched, stamped on and kicked her as she waited for a bus outside a hospital. Lorna Hobson, 65, believed she was going to die as she was beaten on her way home from work. As she lay screaming in agony opposite Sheffield’s Northern... | Lorna Hobson, 65, was attacked near Sheffield's Northern General Hospital .
Her two attackers ran off before returning to steal her handbag .
The health care assistant is still recovering from the assault on Dec 28 . |
15bc1130591f9b8dfbea09b9f3ac0eec9c97fab4 | By . Mark Duell . ITV is set to increase the number of black, Asian and ethnic minority actors on its drama shows by introducing quotas, it was claimed today. The US-style diversity system would give guaranteed roles to an agreed number of minority actors, and will reportedly be announced later this month by ITV televi... | US-style 'quota' system would give minority actors guaranteed roles .
Some of ITV's top shows including Mr Selfridge have 'all-white casts'
David Harewood and Lenny Henry want more done on TV diversity . |
15be0cc5495bf2e1e9fe0d0ffc62dec41ad8b997 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:19 EST, 12 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 22:19 EST, 12 April 2013 . Authorities are reopening the case of a teen who hanged herself after she was allegedly raped and bullied for months. The police force's Nova Scotia office said it had received new and credible information in th... | Rehtaeh Parsons 'was raped by four classmates when she was 15'
They 'took a photo of the attack and circulated it around the school'
Photo shows 'rapist smiling as he has sex with Rehtaeh while she drunkenly vomits out of window'
Police investigated but did not press charges due to insufficient evidence .
Now the Royal... |
15be4b7a90796d5f3fdd40cb7ef61d0129c0ac50 | Drug addicts should be given free heroin and not be regarded as criminals, one of the country’s most senior police officers said last night. Mike Barton said addicts deserve support and police could not ‘arrest our way out of the problem’. Outspoken: Mike Barton's campaign for drug reform has been widely critcised. He ... | Chief Constable Mike Barton advocates giving registered addicts the drug .
Believes users deserve support and police can't ‘arrest way out of problem'
Cop says addicts should take drug under supervision in a special room .
Durham chief constable's drug reform campaign has been widely criticised . |
15c0670e79554c910da5dd59817b4755eacfe406 | By . Emily Crane . Safety levels at three Australian airports run by military air traffic controllers has come under fire after a former Qantas chief pilot called on the government to investigate why their safety records were poorer than those of civilian counterparts. Chris Manning, who was Qantas' chief pilot from 20... | Chris Manning has called for an inquiry to investigate why safety records of military air traffic controllers is poorer than civilian counterparts .
Darwin, Townsville and Newcastle airports are at a higher risk of mid-air collisions, according to safety bureau figures .
Mr Manning, who was Qantas' chief pilot from 200... |
15c129fd8f981fbbde040629b3dd5c67f08252ec | By . Jessica Satherley . UPDATED: . 13:49 EST, 11 November 2011 . Three gang members faced jail today after being found guilty of possessing a sub-machine gun and its ammunition, which was found stashed near a children's playground. The . Sterling 9mm weapon, which fires 500 rounds a minute, and a . balaclava, were dis... | They are believed to be members of the Pembury Boys, whose turf war inspired TV show Top Boy .
Sterling gun can fire 500 rounds a minute . |
15c14d4d734cd465fb8af2d9b37f646c15669055 | Pauline Cafferkey (pictured) faces disciplinary action over claims she concealed being unwell when she returned from Africa . The nurse who became the first Briton to be diagnosed with ebola in the UK faces disciplinary action over claims she concealed being unwell when she returned from Africa. Pauline Cafferkey, who ... | Pauline Cafferkey became first Briton to be diagnosed with ebola in the UK .
The nurse spent almost a month in isolation unit in London earlier this year .
Faces disciplinary action over claims she concealed being unwell on return from Africa .
The 39-year-old is one of five medics being investigated, it has emerged .
... |
15c1bd18fef5458c5d1413564df19c3af6b94ce1 | (CNN) -- The 5-year-olds in Janet Vollmer's kindergarten class heard the noise: Pop. Pop. Pop. What was that noise? They looked to Vollmer for answers. They were too young to understand what it meant when they heard the gunfire Friday outside their classroom door at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.... | Teacher Janet Vollmer read out loud to students to calm them during the shooting .
"You could hear what sounded like pops, gunshots," she told CNN .
Twenty children and six educators were killed in the shooting, authorities say .
The gunman appears to have committed suicide, police say . |
15c20324e900c89290a2702370521fcb64101d7f | WASHINGTON -- You can blame it on out-of-towners. In January, passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 had to be rescued out of the Hudson River after a bird strike. Smithsonian Institution scientists say it was migratory Canada geese -- and not resident Canada geese -- that caused US Airways Flight 1549 to ditch in New Yo... | Feather samples lead Smithsonian Institution to migratory Canadian geese .
Birds probably nested in Canada's Labrador area and migrated to New York .
Smithsonian has been conducting bird strike IDs for FAA , military for decades .
Species weighs about 8 pounds, while plane engines built to handle 4-pound birds . |
15c38d317181925b251e01ffbd723bd93815e754 | Amazing footage of a migrating humpback whale caught on a GoPro camera off the coast of Sydney has emerged. Tourist Michael Theis captured the moments the chilled out creature peered out of the water to say hello to the wildlife lovers while he was on a tour with Whale Watching Sydney. The excited boatload of people ha... | The relaxed migrating whale was heading south back towards to the Antarctic for feeding after mating season at the Great Barrier reef .
Tourist Michael Theis caught the footage on a high definition underwater GoPro camera while he was on board a tour .
It's been a record year with around 20,000 whales on this migration... |
15c65dfd2db58d368a048e25ed61178cb82ba413 | A man has been arrested after an attempt was made to steal a statue of Eric Morecambe, the late comedian. Police were called to Marine Road Central in Morecambe at about noon today following reports that the statue had been damaged. Lancashire Constabulary said it is thought that someone attempted to cut through one of... | Police called at noon today following reports the statue had been vandalised .
Statue taken away and area around Marine Road Central in Morecambe fenced off; just one foot remains .
A 32-year-old man from Morecambe arrested on suspicion of attempted theft . |
15c721e058549f59aeef1f772c61bbc7174c6dcf | Luis Suarez claims to be loving life at Liverpool and has no thoughts of leaving Anfield. The Uruguay star has enjoyed a superb season for the Reds, scoring 31 goals and winning both the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' player of the year awards. That came after a hugely controversial summer ... | Luis Suarez says he loves Liverpool and won't be leaving this summer .
Real Madrid and Barcelona linked with the striker .
Suarez signed new contract earlier this season . |
15c8018bc518420ca1972dc076c4dc8723bd9c19 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 08:54 EST, 11 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:20 EST, 11 February 2013 . A family has been reunited with their two missing cocker spaniels after actress and model Liz Hurley lent her support to their Twitter appeal. Matt and Laura Goodwin feared their beloved pets Ben and Muddles h... | Matt and Laura Goodwin feared their beloved pets Ben and Muddles had been stolen .
The couple launched an online appeal for the safe return of their dogs .
It was given unexpected boost when spaniel owner Hurley saw the appeal on Twitter and urged her .
376,000 followers to help . |
15c834099acd6069d23de11d423218b8e061237c | For David Moyes, the best, most suitable job in football is about to pass by. While Moyes considers taking a sabbatical following his dismal spell at Manchester United, Roy Keane is likely to land the manager’s role at Celtic. That would have been perfect for Moyes, who is still to win a trophy despite 10 fine years in... | David Moyes should have taken the vacant Celtic job .
It would have been the perfect place to resurrect his tarnished reputation .
Republic of Ireland assistant Roy Keane likely to land the job . |
15c85881b7961b316f4395a0654322b10e95ee9b | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 00:34 EST, 2 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:38 EST, 2 September 2013 . The National Security Agency's spy program targeted the communications of the Brazilian and Mexican presidents, and in the case of Mexico's leader accessed the content of emails before he was elected, the U.S... | More secret documents released from NSA leaker Edward Snowden .
Journalist Glenn Greenwald made revelations on Brazilian TV show .
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's emails were being read .
Brazil's leader Dilma Rousseff's emails were also being looked at . |
15c98bec0d7e09e8eea3a9ce914ffd368c5fc66f | By . Lyle Brennan . PUBLISHED: . 13:08 EST, 5 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:12 EST, 5 April 2012 . A police chase gone wrong has left a 25-year-old woman with 'potentially life-changing injuries' after a patrol car smashed into her hatchback early this morning. Two officers were also injured when their Ford S-Max coll... | Essex Police holding a 21-year-old on suspicion of stealing a car in Suffolk . |
15ca0c0261289b3c25e87e72b6d4491cd11501f2 | Lewis Hamilton is adamant his situation and mindset have not changed now he is again leading the Formula One World Championship. So long the hunter over the course of the current campaign, Hamilton is back in front for only the second time this season in the wake of the events in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. After bi... | Hamilton won in Singapore to move top of championship standings .
British driver 'still hunting' despite being out in front .
Hamilton says momentum can change very quickly but he will be positive . |
15ca63cf7178906ddff9eb804f7cbf94efd9292f | By . Jessica Satherley . Last updated at 10:20 AM on 18th November 2011 . Aidan McSweeney, 18, sustained multiple injuries when he fell from the rooftop in the suspected accident . A teenager climbed scaffolding while high on meow meow and plunged to his death, an inquest heard. Aidan McSweeney, 18, sustained multiple ... | Aidan McSweeney had not slept for three days before his death, while on the drug, his mother said .
She said her son wanted to fit in with his peers .
Aidan's mother believed he climbed the scaffolding during a drug-fuelled prank . |
15ca817009a2903e9284c8994b41c3caab3dca68 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 04:25 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:26 EST, 11 April 2013 . Feeding the horses is a wholesome activity but might need an adults-only warning in future after a pensioner came across two X-rated carrots in one bag. Pam Wilson, 65, discovered the rude vegetables that look like a na... | Pam Wilson, 65, from Louth, found the X-rated carrots in the same bag .
Retired home tutor laughed when she found Mr and Mrs Carrot .
She took pictures of the carrot couple before feeding them to the horses . |
15ca9d3a50ee16c699256bfb1c27680c2e3b5b42 | (CNN) -- The buzzword in gaming at Mobile World Congress was definitely "quad-core," and that's likely to become an even hotter topic when Apple is expected to unveil its iPad 3 device next week in San Francisco. Game developers are pushing the very concept of portable gaming on tablets and smartphones at a breakneck r... | "Hamilton's Great Adventure THD" is example of a console-quality game gone portable .
"Dark Kingdom THD" was developed in South Korea and promises a rich experience .
"Zombie Driver THD" puts players behind the wheel of one of 13 different vehicles . |
15cbb43741b87c063325a75ab3a00788c055b989 | Martin Keown has accused Erik Lamela of being self-indulgent after his spectacular rabona goal against Astera Tripoli in the Europa League. Lamela scored what some experts have called one of the finest goals ever seen at White Hart Lane. Lamela wrapped his left foot around his right leg to score with a rabona strike fr... | Erik Lamela scored a 'rabona' in Europa League clash with Astera Tripoli .
Spurs fans are unlikely to ever forget the strike at White Hart Lane .
Martin Keown has criticised the Argentine for being self-indulgent . |
15cd44bde9381387d8d8840f74cb48d60f1bacce | (CNN) -- Tour de France legend Laurent Fignon has died from cancer in a Paris hospital aged just 50. Fignon won the Tour in 1983 and 1984 but was perhaps most famous for the 1989 contest, when he was beaten by Greg Lemond by only eight seconds -- the smallest winning margin in the history of the race. The Frenchman act... | Tour de France legend Laurent Fignon has died from cancer in a Paris hospital .
The 50-year-old won the Tour de France twice in the 1980s and was second in 1989 .
Fignon lost the 1989 Tour to Greg Lemond by eight seconds, the smallest-margin ever . |
15cf60acbec2633dd2c405fcd27bcbedaac87d32 | By . Steven Doughty . PUBLISHED: . 13:09 EST, 11 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:24 EST, 11 March 2014 . A City fund manager who fathered a child during an affair and lied to the courts about his wealth to reduce his paternity payments cannot be named, a judge ruled yesterday. The financial chief executive sold a compan... | Financial chief executive quietly sold a company abroad for £111,000 and then hid the profit from the family courts for more than three years .
He lied to avoid having to pay more to support his son by an ex-girlfriend .
But a High Court judge has ruled that his name and details of his cheating should not be given to t... |
15d048caf8122a1d80125a3b20a1a2c99a5a182a | Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- In some parts of the South, Friday's rare snowfall didn't pack the punch anticipated, but it still forced the closure of schools and the cancellation of flights. Cities put emergency crews to work throughout much of the region while state offices and schools were shut down. An estimated 8 inch... | NEW: Caution advised overnight because lower temperatures may freeze roads .
"This is amazing," CNN iReporter says of snowfall in Dallas-Fort Worth area .
Flights canceled in Atlanta; Dallas-Fort Worth gets 12.5'' of snow, a 24-hour record .
Are you snowed in? Send us your iReports to tell how you're staying warm and d... |
15d08d23699db60593477f38c3bcbf775186349f | (CNN)Not one, but two alligators have been found just a few miles apart in the Los Angeles area this week. On Thursday, Los Angeles Animal Services responded to a home with an eviction notice only to find an abandoned alligator in the backyard -- about six miles from where another alligator was found Monday. The 2½-foo... | On Monday, authorities found an 8-foot-long alligator at an LA home .
Another was found in the backyard of a different home Thursday . |
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