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17b0d3e8a7f3193229ebdfef08c425a54e469ec3 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The final European race of the 2009 Formula One season is being held at one of the world's most historic tracks. Monza hosted its first race in 1922 and has been the spiritual home of Italian motor sport and Ferrari ever since. The 1951 Italian Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari. Four years l... | Built in 1922 Monza is the oldest track on the Formula One calendar .
La Pista Magica has hosted some of the greatest races and deadliest crashes .
One of the quickest tracks in the world with speeds of up to 370 kph . |
17b1605fc59f43259b8e2b4ae46c160561eb95e5 | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 04:59 EST, 3 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:11 EST, 3 August 2012 . Well-off: Anthony Jarrard, 50, had £160,000 in the bank and earned money from fixing and teaching guitar and playing in a popular local band . A benefits cheat who played guitar in a band called Shady Deal has been or... | Had thousands in savings and owned house .
Earned cash from guitar playing, teaching and fixing .
Caught out when he was arrested for .
shoplifting at Halfords and found to have bank card in fake name . |
17b1c4ea45e32d40e79db8dec3fb42ced288544b | SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- A South Korean lawmaker has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for plotting an armed rebellion. The verdict makes Lee Seok-ki -- a member of South Korea's left-wing United Progressive Party -- the country's first sitting lawmaker to be convicted of treason since the 1980s. Lee was found gu... | South Korean lawmaker Lee Seok-ki has been jailed for 12 years for plotting a rebellion .
Lee was found guilty of leading a secret group of 130 members with alleged links to North Korea .
Lee had denied all charges and his party described the case as a "medieval witch-hunt"
Critics said it was being used to divert atte... |
17b1fdd54d0a18e1b218beb092702dc383f136f8 | One in five cancers is not diagnosed until patients turn up at A&E – dramatically slashing their chances of survival. Much of the reason for the shocking figure is that many people do not know the signs to look out for, so have no idea anything is wrong until the situation is so bad they need emergency help. But GPs ha... | Patients twice as likely to die within a year if diagnosed with cancer at A&E .
Their disease tends to be more advanced than those referred by GP .
GPs have also been criticised in the National Audit Office report . |
17b55fa86f175e5538dfe3ff52497aafe48b45b7 | (CNN) -- He had a distinguished voice like actor Robert Stack and the looks of a Hollywood actor. But it was his investigative and storytelling skills that set longtime CNN correspondent and bureau chief Robert Vito apart from the rest. Vito died Wednesday night at his son's home in Singapore after a long battle with p... | Vito was CNN's first Detroit bureau chief, taking the job in 1982 .
He was with CNN for 17 years, also working in Rome, Los Angeles, Miami .
Vito died Wednesday night after a long battle with pancreatic cancer . |
17b61a46b48a772bcaf89bfc48319ae8a7de2514 | By . Sarah Dean For Daily Mail Australia . and Aap . A lawyer has been charged with dealing and possession of the drugs 'ice' and GHB in Sydney after allegedly dealing to undercover police officers. Police arrested a 34-year-old solicitor in the city's centre on Thursday and also charged him with resisting arrest, deal... | A 34-year-old solicitor was arrested in Sydney's centre on Thursday .
Police allege undercover officers purchased drugs from him .
Also charged with resisting arrest, dealing in proceeds of crime, and possessing a prohibited weapon . |
17ba0139eadf17bd1f6927f2f9030b60a11c36ca | (CNN) -- All eyes at the Group of 20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, will be on Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, two men who are barely on speaking terms. Undoubtedly there will be drama. Putin brought his pet Labrador, Koni, to his first meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has a well-known fear of dogs... | Thomas Wright: Syria likely to overshadow G20's purpose: managing global economy .
He says G20 created in 2008 to respond to economic crisis and it was able to avert disaster .
G20 remains key to staving off global economic crises, Wright says .
Wright: Meeting likely won't do much to solve Syrian conflict, but world s... |
17baea341870c906a8539d63c436efd3c356d2bb | (CNN) -- One of the world's most iconic works of art will be auctioned in May, and could fetch tens of millions of dollars, according to Sotheby's Auction House in Manhattan. "The Scream," created in 1895 by artist Edvard Munch, will be on display at Sotheby's starting April 27 and then go up for sale May 2. "Munch's '... | This version of "The Scream" was painted in 1895 by artist Edvard Munch .
It will be on display at Sotheby's starting April 27 .
The composition is expected to go up for sale on May 2 .
It could fetch tens of millions of dollars . |
17baed26f1e5e9f4b878b5b99e4cbbd3bcb6f141 | By . Helen Pow and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:48 EST, 24 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:48 EST, 24 May 2013 . A teenage girl with Asperger's Syndrome and her boyfriend who has mental health problems have been charged with the murder of her father. Morgan Arnold, 14, has been charged with first-degree murder an... | Morgan Lane Arnold and Jason Anthony Bulmer charged as adults .
Teenagers arrested earlier this month in the brutal slaying of Arnold's dad Dennis Lane, 58 .
Couple also allegedly planned to kill Lane's fiance Denise Geiger .
Teenagers 'planned for months over Skype and Facebook'
Officers found the victim dead in an up... |
17bb8dc1823dd2bf28eaf24c1f72817f746f64c6 | While much of the East Coast is coated in snow, spare a thought for the crew of the French–Italian Halley research station in Antarctica. They are about to be 'locked in' - and will have to survive six months of complete isolation. To make things worse, four months will be in darkness because the Sun never rises above ... | The futuristic-looking Halley VI centre, was designed by British architect firm Hugh Broughton .
Consists of a series of four-legged pods .
which stand on moving ice and can be raised to keep them above the snow .
During winter a skeleton crew of 15 remain on the station, and must fend for themselves as aircraft cannot... |
17bd01faca4d1ec345640488d39245a901072937 | (CNN) -- Big-spending English Premier League club Manchester City have completed the much-anticipated signing of Argentina international Carlos Tevez. Carlos Tevez faces competiton from seven other forwards in Manchester City's first-team squad. The 25-year-old was presented to the media on Tuesday afternoon ahead of C... | Argentina striker Carlos Tevez joins Manchester City on a five-year contract .
The 25-year-old decided to leave City's bitter rivals Manchester United .
City pay a reported $40 million to buy the player's ownership rights .
Club have also contacted Arsenal over move for striker Emmanuel Adebayor . |
17bd53b7b500698ac42f10114d44537b8b1270cd | (CNN) -- This is the tale of Peter Rabbit, but not the classic version that Beatrix Potter created. Instead, this particular Peter Rabbit is one of 65 tattered, matted but, most importantly, cherished stuffed toys and teddy bears that photographer Mark Nixon features in "Much Loved" (Abrams Image), a book that comes ou... | Mark Nixon's photos were inspired by his son's attachment to a stuffed animal .
Nixon says the stories of the bears are just as integral as the photos .
The book of photos will be released on October 29 . |
17bd7121716a105f1edb4aa1a7369ec14564563e | By . Roz Lewis . Kris' first acting role was in Closing Numbers with Jane Asher . When I was boarding at Wells Cathedral School I'd really enjoyed acting, so after I'd flunked my A-levels and spent eight months in Hong Kong, staying with my father who was in the Air Force, I returned to the UK to pursue my dream. By th... | Kris earned his first acting role in Closing Numbers with Jane Asher .
He got the part the same day a horoscope said his life would change .
He kept the horoscope clipping as a good luck charm . |
17bddf65676de4b5854df361e1703f843c2b04a4 | By . Sarah Dean for Daily Mail Australia . The mother and her infant son who were killed in an explosion and fire in Sydney's inner west this month were laid to rest in the same coffin today, as loved ones remembered them as 'inseparable'. Bianka O'Brien, 31, and her 11-month-old son, Jude, were killed when the blast r... | Two of the victims of the Rozelle blast farewelled at a moving service today .
Bianka O'Brien and her infant son Jude died in their home on September 4 .
Loving husband and father John delivered a heart-wrenching eulogy at St Joseph's Catholic Church .
'Bianka was everything to me' and Jude 'changed everything,' he sai... |
17beeb78be82940a54c1aba4802799e8e7595cb8 | By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 05:43 EST, 10 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:58 EST, 11 September 2013 . As she poses in a bikini showing off her defined abs, bulging biceps and super toned legs, it's hard to believe that Rachel Turner was once a size 16 with body confidence issues. But the mother-of-three from T... | Mother-of-three Rachel Turner was a size 16 with body confidence issues .
She transformed her figure by taking up bodybuilding at age of 40 .
Now competes and hopes to qualify to represent England . |
17bf45c47b949a1a3e41f9e5e5016df3a7a6272b | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. first lady Laura Bush -- in a rare foray into foreign policy -- called on Myanmar's military junta to "step aside," give up the "terror campaigns" against its people and allow for a democratic Myanmar in a commentary published in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal. U.S. first lady Laura Bush said ... | Laura Bush calls on Myanmar junta to "step aside," allow for a democracy .
Military leaders must give up the "terror campaigns" against its people, she says .
Junta should release Aun Sung Suu Kyi and other opposition leaders, she says .
Her rare foray into foreign policy was published in the Wall Street Journal . |
17c0a2f2693531f8102d737bb76f73a3d897cec7 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two U.S. Air Force F-15s escorted two Russian Bear long-range bombers out of an air exclusion zone off the coast of Alaska, U.S. military officials said Wednesday. Two U.S. Air Force F-15s were dispatched to meet the Russian bombers. U.S. radar picked up the Russian turbo-prop Tupolev-95 planes abou... | U.S. radar picks up the Russian planes about 500 miles off the Alaska coast .
The Russians entered an air exclusion zone .
They are escorted out of the area without incident .
Russian planes last came near the U.S. coastline in February . |
17c1e869a1d7592937e8c2ef9d7a5bd76e0f2ad5 | On July 13, Andre Schurrle lifted the World Cup. After coming off the bench in the 31st minute, the winger played a crucial part in Germany eventually triumphing over Argentina – setting Mario Gotze up with a pinpoint cross to turn home the extra-time winner. It was a fitting end to his tournament, which cast him as Jo... | Andre Schurrle won the World Cup with Germany at Brazil 2014 .
Jose Mourinho criticised Schurrle for his poor display at Shrewsbury .
The Chelsea midfielder must shape up after turning in frustrating displays . |
17c242f800cfe23c471cfad90995485d164fe26d | By . John Drayton . Ander Herrera is getting used to his new life in England following his move to Manchester United. The midfielder tweeted a picture of himself in the city centre of his new city, tweeting: 'Enjoying my day off - getting to know my new home Manchester.' Herrera, 24, signed for the club for £28million ... | Herrera out and about as he gets used to life in England .
Joined Manchester United last month from Athletic Bilbao . |
17c286aa0d5eb9a0cb0d18f60678dd7fe4f235c1 | An Iraqi man has shot and killed seven ISIS militants in an act of revenge for his son who was executed by the terrorist group, local media reports. Basil Ramadan, said to be in his 60s, used an AK-47 to gun down a group of militants at a checkpoint in Tikrit, a city northwest of Baghdad currently under ISIS control, ... | Iraqi man opened fire on ISIS militants in revenge attack in Tikrit .
Basil Ramadan killed seven before he himself was shot dead .
Ahmed Basil Ramadan, 18, was one of eight men executed last month .
Islamic State released photographs and a video of the execution .
The victims are clearly identified and appear to have b... |
17c2e038633fb4d3524348b796c5d960b3b0b4a9 | One of Britain’s best teenage sailors has been found dead a day after celebrating her birthday. The body of Jessica Eales was discovered in woodland near her home in the New Forest, just weeks after she represented Great Britain in a youth world championships. The straight-A student, who lived near Lymington in Hamp... | Jess Eales discovered at Sway in the New Forest, Hampshire, last week .
Represented Great Britain in the World Sailing Championships last month .
The teenager finished 11th at the competition in Tavira, Portugal .
Had recently won gold in the National Championships in Weymouth, Dorset .
Hampshire Police confirmed her d... |
17c446453cdcff2c857f6462594a317a3ce4dc6c | (CNN) -- Peru's ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu should reopen April 1, more than two months after rain stranded hundreds of tourists at the popular spot, the government said. Heavy rain in January unleashed mudslides that cut off roads and blocked a rail line between Machu Picchu and the nearby city of Cusco. Water ... | Peru's ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu should reopen April 1, tourism official says .
Heavy rain in January unleashed mudslides that cut off roads and blocked a rail line .
Peruvian officials evacuated more than 1,000 stranded tourists . |
17c533582d80eec1c6a0853b11f37c400bc6d8ef | By . Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 15:18 EST, 25 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:56 EST, 25 February 2013 . IKEA says there is no horse meat in the Swedish meatballs sold in its American stores, after more than 1,600 pounds of the meatballs were pulled from shelves because they were tainted. The Swedish furniture manuf... | Ikea: Affected meatballs were also on sale in Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal .
Found in one-kilogram packs of frozen meat balls made in Sweden .
Ikea estimates: Sold 11.6 billion Swedish meatballs in Britain since 1987 .
Detected: Burger patties, .
lasagnas, meat pies and meat-filled pastas so far . |
17c5d3e34f7d4d263f94d3209e5a145f5edd17b2 | Mountaineer Mike Pescod fought through blizzards to make his way up the 13,000-ft high Barre de Ecrins mountain in the French Alps. The 42-year-old adventurer braved the elements and snow-covered peaks in return for a range of incredible images. Mike has worked as a full-time mountain guide for 14 years and has scaled ... | Brave adventurer Mike Pescod, from Fort William, Scotland, scaled the Barre de Ecrins mountain .
The full-time mountain guide has also scaled Scotland's Ben Nevis, Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya .
He says the weather during his ascent of the mountain was 'brutal' but it was a 'brilliant trip' |
17c60ddb8d8c11a55ff961c7f4f93f4edb18519b | Berlin, Germany (CNN) -- Thousands of German demonstrators urged their leaders Monday night to shut down nuclear power plants in their country. The protests were staged in Berlin and other cities days after a powerful earthquake damaged nuclear plants in Japan and spurred fears of radiation there. Thorben Becker of the... | Anti-nuke demos held in German cities .
People in Berlin shouted "turn them off"
Moratorium announced on extensions of operation periods . |
17c816263a45d26067d3ab76410616fb79ce42b6 | Washington (CNN) -- Rep. Bill Cassidy, the Republican congressman running for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana, is taking heat from the left and the right after he said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "runs the Senate like a plantation." Reid, asked Tuesday by reporters about the comment, demanded an apology. "With all t... | Senate candidate Bill Cassidy criticizes Harry Reid for running "the Senate like a plantation."
Cassidy attacked from left and right for comment, which Reid called "very insensitive"
Cassidy's tea party opponent calls for an apology . |
17c8190aa856aefb87852e40fd2b91b8d0e9d4ea | PUBLISHED: . 11:23 EST, 11 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:23 EST, 11 July 2012 . A maid was stabbed to death with a meat skewer and another critically injured with a knife during a bloody fight in a laundry cupboard, police have revealed. The pair, both Ethiopian women in their 20s, clashed at their employer's villa in ... | Ethiopian pair found in pool of their own blood .
Room had been locked from outside . |
17c84b7d35372beca814739caf02b94c4b5c119b | An Arizona pharmaceuticals tycoon asked California's attorney general to review findings that his girlfriend killed herself by tying her wrists and ankles and hanging herself naked from a balcony of his historic mansion, according to a letter released on Tuesday. Jonah Shacknai said he hoped the review would give 'conf... | Rebecca Zahau, 32, died at Jonah Shacknai's California mansion in July .
Death came two days after his son was gravely injured in her care .
Mr Shacknai hopes review will give 'confidence' to closed suicide case .
Doubts persist as her family pushes to re-open case .
For confidential support in the UK call the Samarita... |
17c8c5517cbb84344afba94efa1f53837fc317f1 | By . Hamish Mackay . Tim Howard says he is impressed with how the MLS has progressed since he played there, but insists he wants to finish his career with Everton. The former Manchester United goalkeeper has been with The Toffees since 2007 – making almost 300 appearances for the club. When asked whether he could see h... | Tim Howard says he will not return to MLS .
USA international signed a new 4-year deal with Everton .
Former Manchester United keeper says he 'bleeds blue' |
17c947ab5bc02699a7b5dfe7188503806c1ed501 | By . James Tozer . Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell was yesterday suspended from the soap after he was charged with child sex offences. The 48-year-old actor, who has played mechanic Kevin Webster in the ITV series for 30 years, insists he is innocent of the allegations – which include child rape – and has vowed ... | Le Vell who plays Kevin Webster has been charged with 19 offences .
He was first arrested and questioned by police in September 2011 .
The charges include raping a child and sexual activity with a child .
Suspended from show 'pending the outcome of legal proceedings'
He insists he is innocent of all charges and will 'f... |
17c99fe20af7dc18aee5e62c0cb73739a83a53b9 | By . Nina Golgowski . PUBLISHED: . 21:05 EST, 4 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 22:22 EST, 4 December 2012 . A South Carolina man has won a long legal battle to gain back custody of his 21-month-old daughter after his wife placed her with an adoptive couple without telling him. Terry Achane, 31, will soon have his daugh... | Judge gives adoptive couple 60 days to return daughter to natural father .
Texas couple were experiencing marital trouble when husband took a job out of state leading to the quiet adoption .
Judge has since found birth mother had deceived her husband, the adoption agency and prospective parents .
Adoptive parents say t... |
17cd78506bb2f81434f6a85b77ede13701895c43 | Leicester have made an enquiry for Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani. The 26-year-old Algeria international, who has also attracted interest from West Ham, would set the club back around £7million. The striker impressed for Algeria at the World Cup as they reached the last-16 - where they lost to eventual champions... | Leicester enquire about Sporting Lisbon forward Islam Slimani .
26-year-old scored twice for Algeria at the World Cup . |
17ce291a865dc3be8b0573bb6e740312fbbb5fef | (Health.com) -- Lana, a 38 year-old publicist in Los Angeles, California, was diagnosed with genital herpes in 1997. Since then, she has "kind of been hiding" from the dating scene. Let's face it: How do you drop that bomb on a potential love interest? And when? She considered a number of online dating venues, but she... | Billion-dollar online dating industry has been booming despite recession .
Sites include Prescription 4 Love and STD-specific site Positivesingles.com .
People with mental health problems also benefited from specialized sites . |
17ce5e80673227f5fe0571c9bace7a5c6ccfba66 | By . James Nye . PUBLISHED: . 15:13 EST, 29 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:51 EST, 29 August 2012 . Most typical five-month-old babies can't crawl, let alone drive, but an experimental buggy has given some lucky children the chance to steer their own robot. Designed by researchers at Ithaca College in New York to assi... | Developed for children who suffer a mental disability the WeeBot is supposed to grant independent mobility to infants and kick start their development . |
17ce67acb01d6a3dba9e6731879dc1dbcae05074 | London (CNN) -- Fans and friends of Paul McCartney gathered in central London Sunday to watch the ex-Beatle walk down the aisle for the third time, as he married girlfriend Nancy Shevell. The couple arrived together just before 3:30 p.m., the groom in a blue suit and the bride in a long-sleeved white gown with a white ... | Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell leave their wedding in London .
"It just seems right," one well-wisher says of the match .
They'll wed at the same venue where the former Beatle married his first wife Linda .
His marriage to Linda ended with her death, and his second marriage ended in bitter divorce . |
17cefb0cc026a5da94646d98a65e8e2dbd52273b | By . Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Arsenal were locked in talks with Borussia Dortmund trying to agree a fee for central defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos. The German club want £20million for the Greece international, who can also play right-back and holding midfielder. Sportsmail first r... | Papastathopoulos is being linked with Arsenal as a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen, who has joined Barcelona .
The Greek international is valued at £20million by Borussia Dortmund .
But Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is trying to cut a deal with the Germans .
The defender has made 51 appearances for his country, scoring a... |
17cf199429766753434ca3f048c193194dfc08de | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 10:08 PM on 17th July 2011 . As the debt ceiling deadline draws . dangerously close, Barack Obama was spotted heading to church with his . family in Washington this morning. Perhaps . he was praying for a solution - or better a resolution - to the small . task of securing a mu... | White House and congressional aides were continuing discussions over the weekend .
There is hope that congressional leaders still had time 'to get something big done'
Obama calls for 'shared sacrifice' in a deficit reduction package to clear the way for raising of the debt ceiling .
Said he's willing to compromise and ... |
17cf58e1f43561794ded3645f66d290dcca8070c | The Chicago Bears have suspended and fined Martellus Bennett after he slammed rookie cornerback Kyle Fuller into the turf in training camp. Bennett reacted furiously to Fuller's high hit after he attempted to strip the ball, rearing up and piledriving the 22-year-old. The veteran tight end had to be restrained by sever... | Bennett slammed the first-round pick into the ground after a face mask .
The veteran tight end had to be restrained by team-mates .
Head coach Marc Trestman cut the practice short by ten minutes .
The Bears suspended and fined Bennett for 'conduct detrimental to the team'
The pair have subsequently made up . |
17d03700f9fcc026b9154401b8490fbc61987f39 | Exchanging sexual images between children has become commonplace in many schools, campaigners warn . Teachers have been given powers to delete sexting images from pupils' phones which could be covering up the scale of the indecent images circulating in schools and online. Former culture secretary Maria Miller told Mail... | EXCLUSIVE: Maria Miller warns schools risk hiding the scale of problem .
Former Culture Secretary concerned data is not kept on sexting cases .
Concerns about not criminalising children could mask criminality .
The sharing of explicit images of under-18s is a criminal offence . |
17d058d5b6c6c14eecd79b794e1ac51f1809811d | Announcement: Anton Krasovsky, 37, was sacked from his job for admitting he was gay on live television . A Russian television presenter was sacked after coming out on live television. Anton Krasovsky, 37, made the announcement on the KontrTV network, a Kremlin-backed Internet and cable television network he helped to l... | Anton Krasovsky, 37, made the announcement on the KontrTV network .
'I’m gay, and I’m just the same person as you,' Mr Krasovsky said .
The footage of his announcement has been deleted from the internet . |
17d0a4a1509b3107629dd2d3bb9557d7b1bcd214 | By . Andrew Magee . HEARTBREAK FOR JERSEY GIRLS . Jersey came within a whisker of ending their 24-year Commonwealth Games medal drought in women’s pairs bowls, but were edged out by Northern Ireland. Katie Nixon and Lindsey Greechan were heartbroken after being beaten to the bronze medal by Barbara Cameron and Mandy Cu... | Jersey came close to ending their 24-year Games medal drought in the women's pairs bowls but fell just short .
Wales' women celebrated ninth in the hockey with some cake .
England saw off New Zealand on penalties to advance to the hockey final where they will face Australia women . |
17d0e2e8b4593023e55a317ca61663410a3abe2d | The mother of the Muslim convert who brought terror to Canada's parliament divorced her husband after admitting an affair - just two years before her son's life began to spiral out of control. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's mother, Susan Bibeau, made the stark admission: 'I committed adultery' in the papers filed in her divorc... | Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's mother Susan admitted she had an affair when she divorced Libyan Bulgasem Zehaf in 1999 .
Pulled out of strict private school and sent to down-at-heel institution .
In just two years he was arrested for his first of many criminal offences .
Fell into life of petty crime, crack addiction and becam... |
17d17dae2a34fae13f2a1a81d641802e0d5cc5bb | (CNN) -- In 1996, when she was 4 years old, Catherine MacLean learned she had aplastic anemia. For seven years, she lived from hospital visit to hospital visit, one transfusion to the next. It wasn't until the summer of 2002 that her world suddenly included what was possible beyond the walls of her illness. She was 11.... | In 1996, Catherine MacLean learned she had aplastic anemia, hospital stays became her norm .
Hole in the Wall Gang Camps, started by Paul Newman, helped her transition to more normal life .
There, campers learn how the world might be if a diagnosis didn't control their every move .
As Catherine finishes up her first ye... |
17d1825831a3170e105eb5db1310e0a9d7157728 | By . Ray Massey . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 20 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:15 EST, 21 January 2014 . Angry road safety and motoring groups have criticised England’s first controversial new £1million pub on the M40 motorway which opens today amid fears it could raise the risk of drink-driving . The RAC said it was a ... | Launch by JD Wetherspoon at Beaconsfield services on M40 in Bucks .
Safety campaigners warn motorists over temptations of drink-driving .
£1.2million will create 120 jobs and be open from 4am-1am at junction 2 . |
17d1de93bfabbd73c502968e690c4db4a63180d7 | Jenson Button finished 11th out of 1,675 entrants in a gruelling triathlon in the Philippines on Sunday. The McLaren driver took part in an Ironman challenge in the city of Cebu and managed to come second in his age group. The 34-year-old also competed in the event in March of last year as well as taking part in August... | Jenson Button finished 11th in Ironman challenge on Sunday .
34-year-old F1 star finished second in his age group .
McLaren driver posted pictures of the Philippines event to his Twitter account on Monday . |
17d3bebea1303c6efca0749c3b36726d9acbec46 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Former Super Bowl star Darren Sharper has been arrested in Los Angeles on charges of suspicion of rape. The 38-year-old has been accused of two sexual assaults which allegedly took place in October 2013 and January 2014. Sharper, an analyst for NFL Network, was released on $200,000 bail just ... | 38-year-old on $200,000 bail as Los Angeles police investigate claims .
Third allegation made against ex-Saints player in New Orleans . |
17d440461b1b5985784d3cd90cb2c78e24710f22 | (CNN) -- Pope Francis ignited a firestorm on the Internet with a few words about gay and lesbian people that seemed to suggest a new church position on homosexuality. I say "seemed to" because it would only appear new to someone who was unfamiliar with the old position. Speaking to a gang of reporters bringing up the r... | Kevin Clarke: Pope Francis' remarks about gays aren't a new position on homosexuality .
Clarke: His talking frankly was startling, but calling for compassion for gays is not new .
Clarke: The church may change its tone and approach to gay and lesbian Catholics, however .
But pope's call in Rio for action on social inju... |
17d4885de49765f15e71093b784c77841a156ebf | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 12:39 EST, 6 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:51 EST, 7 March 2014 . He lives for his four children so it's hardly surprising that David Beckham loves showing off the tattoos he has dedicated to them. In his new fragrance campaign, the footballer proudly showcases his ink inscription to ... | New campaign for Intense Instinct fragrance .
Shows off tattoos dedicated to children .
Jay Z's fragrance is outselling Beckham's for first time since launch in 2009 . |
17d54c3a405312f4dd96803f9f6adc6973d17cdc | Manchester United’s £59.7million signing Angel di Maria is set to break the British transfer record. It’s a switch far removed from the one which took Alf Common south from Sunderland to Middlesbrough in 1905, for the then princely sum of £1,000. Common was British football’s first grand star and he was the country’s m... | Angel di Maria on verge of Record transfer from Real Madrid .
Manchester United will pay £59.7m for the midfielder .
Fernando Torres broke record when he moved from Liverpool to Chelsea .
Alan Shearer was the record holder when Newcastle paid £15m for him .
Trevor Francis was British football's first million-pound play... |
17d550e0932545400e0cb52b65f7361be4f89a69 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 04:13 EST, 4 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:37 EST, 4 December 2013 . A teacher’s aide has been charged with four counts of sexual assault after admitting a physical relationship with a 17-year-old student, telling police he was her ‘soul mate’. Laura Bates, 44, said she had sex with th... | High school teacher's aide 'had sex with student several times'
Laura Bates, 44, told police she and 17-year-old were 'soul mates'
Relationship with special education student had been going for for weeks . |
17d55a7a4cd188fe0220a74764fb535a7da3a2d1 | By . Chris Hastings, Arts Correspondent . Angelina: 'I'm very similar to Maddox' Angelina Jolie believes a child's personality is already defined at birth - . remaining unaltered by the circumstances of their upbringing - and says . she has more in common with her adopted son Maddox than her own genetic . children. The... | Jolie, 38, said: 'I think children are exactly who they are when they're born'
Says she is not more similar to the children she has a genetic link with . |
17d5ca820293099025deb45b74d19fdbb0832a41 | American couple Matthew and Grace Huang fought the Qatari legal system for nearly two years over allegations that they starved their adopted daughter to death. Now cleared, they have begun their journey home to the United States. The Huangs left Qatar on a plane Wednesday afternoon, three days after an appellate court ... | Family spokesman tweets photo of Matthew and Grace Huang on plane headed home .
Huangs leave Qatar after appellate court clears them in death of 8-year-old daughter .
There was delay in lifting travel ban that diplomatic sources blame on legal procedures .
Prosecutor alleged Huangs bought daughter cheaply in Africa, st... |
17d5d5afd0ebe132de79f1217ffc792f98a7b29b | By . Tom Mctague, Mail online Deputy Political Editor . Veteran Labour MP Austin Mitchell was elected MP for Great Grimsby in 1977 but will step down at the next election . A veteran Labour MP has claimed the 'problem' with female politicians is that they care too much about issues which are relevant to ordinary people... | Women MPs 'less inclined to discuss big issues, says Austin Mitchell .
Remarks on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour dismissed as 'nonsense'
Comes after Mr Mitchell, 79, said female MPs were making Labour too 'gentle'
He said he was worried party’s new 'preoccupations' will be 'family issues'
But claimed feminisation will mak... |
17d666fa6b0153fd7ec12085070815f0130a0b0d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 14:42 EST, 21 September 2011 . Gifted: Rachel Jardine . Gifted, beautiful and bright, Rachel Jardine appeared to have everything going for her. The daughter of hospital consultants and a former pupil at the £15,000 a year Badminton School, she won a place at university and the futu... | Inquest hears Rachel Jardine's parents knew nothing of her drug taking .
Philosophy student told her mother she wanted to 'jump off a building' before she died .
Parents say they forgive thief who stole daughter's phone as she lay dying . |
17d6b0ddcf35faec03109a45f28add890d272920 | GALVESTON, Texas (CNN) -- As Galveston's leaders on Monday repeatedly urged its residents to stay away, people who never left tried to make the best of their muggy, tree-strewn, powerless city. iReporter Carlos Ortega says there's "not an inch that isn't damaged" in his Galveston, Texas, neighborhood. Amy Reid and her ... | NEW: Storm leaves millions without power, with outages as far north as Ohio .
Aftermath of Hurricane Ike "worse than storm itself," Galveston mayor says .
Officials say they fear more bodies may be in Texas debris .
Ike and remnants leave at least 27 people dead in U.S. |
17d75813505081f80b9077e48116fc007d19ccca | A 95-year-old man has died weeks after his 96-year-old wife was taken from him by family members embroiled in an inheritance row. Eddie Harrison passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Virginia following a bout of influenza. He apparently became distressed when one of his daughter-in-laws left home with his spouse, Ed... | Eddie Harrison passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Virginia following a bout of influenza .
He apparently became distressed when one of his daughter-in-laws left home with his spouse, Edith Hill, in a bid to protect her share of assets .
The couple married in Alexandria earlier this year after being friends for mor... |
17d89957110abc71a5956719ec45756ca7085b25 | Two Illinois college students have been arrested and charged with the murder of a 20-year-old man last month, in what police say was a minor drug deal gone wrong. Vicente Mundo, 20, a University of Illinois student, was shot dead inside the garage of his own apartment complex in Champaign on the night of January 25. Hi... | Vincente Mundo, 20, was shot dead on January 25, in Champaign .
His body was found dumped on the side of the road miles away in Tolono .
On Monday police arrested Reginald James Scott, 21, and Daniel Gonzalez, 21, for first-degree murder .
Investigators say the shooting was a 'pre-planned armed robbery involving small ... |
17d8ac9ae709b5ec22e5ff1b29ac82ad11780346 | By . Rachel Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 10:46 EST, 19 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:09 EST, 19 July 2013 . A pregnant mother died just three days after being sent home from a hospital where staff twice misdiagnosed the symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy for a stomach bug. One doctor did suspect she might be suffering with the ... | Rebecca Ben-Nejma went to A&E at Maidstone Hospital with stomach pain .
Staff suspected she had gastroenteritis and sent her home with painkillers .
A doctor did suggest she be scanned to rule out an ectopic pregnancy, but the hospital's scanning department was closed for the weekend .
Mrs Ben-Nejma returned to A&E th... |
17d8e52c32d3d06f05c1bde7693282fdb4b049b3 | Manchester United have been offered Darijo Srna from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Croatia international is 32 but intermediaries are pushing for a short term move as cover for Rafael. United are short in the right back area and have been scouting for alternatives with Dani Alves of Barcelona also offered to them. Shakhtar Don... | Manchester United offered Croatia international right back Darijo Srna .
32-year-old could be brought in as short term cover for Rafael .
Red Devils have also been offered Dani Alves by Barcelona . |
17dca224b32cfe3973292972439c487782d0deb6 | Trion, Georgia (CNN) -- Christopher Wolfe has a Tough As Nails, I Love America attitude. His pride swells along with his tattooed biceps. He's a dying breed, a blue-collar American working on a product as American as apple pie. Blue jeans. "This is our lifeline," Wolfe says. Those jeans you squeezed into this morning? ... | Cotton mill in northwest Georgia is America's No. 1 producer of denim .
Mill has been operating since 1845 .
Most U.S. cotton mills shut in last decade, unable to compete with China .
"This mill here it feeds my family," says Christopher Wolfe, 31 . |
17dcec4a5cc777e6786569a8fd8544a9ffb7578c | Criminals are using the online small ads site Gumtree, which allows people to sell everything from cars to mobile phones and even pets, to steal millions of pounds from innocent consumers. Citizens Advice is issuing a warning today after revealing that one in six of the consumer problems it has investigated associated ... | Citizens Advice revealed that one in six of the consumer problems it has .
investigated associated with Gumtree was a scam or potential scam .
National Fraud Intelligence Bureaux .
reveal online shopping and auction scams most common fraud .
reported in 2013, costing £63.6 million .
Turn stolen items into cash, includi... |
17de4f8a70147520d947cfea062c8770e440f15c | New York (CNN) -- An apparent dispute over housing ended with an 86-year-old New York man shooting his grandson and killing his grandson's girlfriend before fatally shooting himself, a law enforcement source said Saturday. Police were still trying to sort out what led Heriberto Pagan to drive from his home in Brooklyn ... | Heriberto Pagan, 86, shot his grandson and killed his grandson's girlfriend, police say .
The shooting may have been triggered by housing dispute, a law enforcement source says .
Pagan fatally shot himself in the head after the double shooting . |
17de5d5bd7aabbe5077974a973e316cc3f6f3216 | He had his hand and part of his arm torn off but that didn't stop shark attack survivor Sean Pollard giving his footy mates an inspiring speech from his hospital bed ahead of their grand final match. The Bunbury man was due to play for his South Bunbury Football Club on Sunday but he was mauled by a shark at Wylie Bay ... | Sean Pollard was mauled by a shark at Wylie Bay at Kelpids Beach on Western Australia's south coast on Thursday .
The Bunbury man was due to play for his South Bunbury Football Club on Sunday but was recovering in hospital .
The 23-year-old had his second operation at Royal Perth Hospital on Sunday night and is in a st... |
17deb2ce516d1ce22972bfe59ddb94e4026c4be3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:00 EST, 4 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:28 EST, 4 June 2012 . A teenage girl who was born with a severely disfigured face was the belle of the ball at her first school prom after a lifetime of operations to give her a stunning smile. Katie Meehan, 16, was born with cystic hygr... | Katie Meehan was born with cystic hygroma, where fluid .
forms a mass on the head and neck .
The condition left her with a .
mis-shapen face and an enlarged tongue . |
17e0cdc6458f62a165003ac4c891f1f6cb76507e | By . Jonathan O'Callaghan for MailOnline . Most people have, at some point in their life, experienced the panic induced when they forget where their car is parked. But Apple have planned a solution in the form of an app that reveals where your car is hiding. And what’s more, the app doesn’t need an internet connection ... | California-based company is planning an app to locate parked cars .
It will track when a user exits a car and then direct them back later on .
The app will work without a network connection, instead using Bluetooth .
This means that even if a car is parked underground it could be found .
Google already has its own vers... |
17e144ae5ec79dd4a737c16d7ca8e4a7c839305c | By . Melissa Kite . PUBLISHED: . 19:13 EST, 29 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:59 EST, 29 October 2013 . As a handsome brown and white pony called Cappuccino trots smartly around the riding school, it’s impossible to tell he was once close to death. Three years ago, though, this shiny pony was one of 110 emaciated hor... | Some 7,000 horses are at risk of serious .
neglect this winter, according to World Horse Welfare, which is .
appealing for the public to help .
The Glenda Spooner Farm in Somerset has already taken in .
24% more horses this year than last and they fear more may .
arrive with winter weather .
If you think you can help, ... |
17e20b8b1cf47d50a7bbc3f76f54e4f09fea2272 | (CNN) -- Country music legend Dolly Parton on Thursday announced her company is in a partnership to open a new theme park in Nashville. The new 50/50 joint venture between Gaylord Entertainment Co. and Dollywood will be developed on a 114-acre site for a family entertainment zone across from the Gaylord Opryland Resort... | Dollywood, Gaylord Entertainment launching new theme park in Nashville .
Phase I will be a water and snow park for "family entertainment," Parton tells CNN .
The project will create 450 full- and part-time jobs, Parton says . |
17e2164d1c8f1f22f82df6ca8940f30f65d99384 | Criminal: Ian Watkins, 35, pictured with former girlfriend Fearne Cotton, faces jail after his guilty pleas . The lead singer of rock band Lostprophets was refused bail today after being accused of plotting to rape a child aged under 13. Ian Watkins, a former boyfriend of Radio 1 DJ and TV presenter Fearne Cotton, was ... | Ian Watkins, 35, arrested as part of ongoing police investigation .
Charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with girl under 13 .
Also charged with possession and distribution of of indecent images .
Singer appeared before magistrates in Cardiff today, along with two others . |
17e3f82a6ecd22a8ca967323250fda7435870f9a | Liverpool have been handed a boost after Daniel Sturridge returned to light training at Melwood as he continues his recovery from a thigh injury. The England striker had been expected to miss three weeks after suffering the injury while away on international duty but it seems his comeback could come sooner than expecte... | Daniel Sturridge took part in a light training session at Melwood .
Liverpool striker is continuing recovery from thigh injury .
Sturridge suffered knock on international duty with England .
He was initially expected to miss three weeks but could return sooner . |
17e43e8e7d2bbbb237df78537d108c3fa917d9fb | By . Dan Miller and Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 03:16 EST, 27 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:36 EST, 27 May 2013 . Splattered with blood, this is the face of a crazed madman who allegedly battered a betting shop manager to death with a hammer. The suspected killer was caught on CCTV leaving a branch of Ladbrokes in Morden... | Suspect caught on CCTV leaving Ladbrokes in Morden, south London .
Had 'bludgeoned manager to death with a hammer in an horrific attack'
Victim was father-of-three who had worked for bookmakers for 20 years . |
17e5ec2d6cbda419d868b195f4f991bd19b4d18b | By . Patrice Harrington . PUBLISHED: . 05:52 EST, 8 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:31 EST, 9 August 2012 . Muse: Jennifer Trouton is friends with erotic novellist E L James . When your granny mentions her haggard old mop bucket or tea-leaf tin, the last place you think they'll end up is in an erotic novel. But for one... | Irish painter's work immortalised in erotic novels by her friend E L James .
Jennifer Trouton describes her catapult to 'mummy porn' fame as 'surreal'
Her paintings are mentioned in all three of the Fifty Shades novels .
Artist kept involvement in the books hidden from friends and family . |
17e692c326dfbdfaa5863b3d0acd59b085499a08 | (CNN) -- Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas has spoken of his relief at finally making public the fact he is gay -- and now wants to become a role model for gay people in sport. Speaking to British news channel ITN, Thomas revealed why it has taken him so long to speak openly about his sexuality. "Every gay man w... | Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas has spoken of his relief at making public the fact he is gay .
The 35-year-old Thomas now wants to become a role model for gay people in general .
Thomas is the most capped player n Wales rugby history with 100 appearances for his country . |
17e85b5e961e8845d41ac412e9513bf7a460aaa6 | By . Shari Miller . PUBLISHED: . 08:14 EST, 14 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:03 EST, 14 August 2012 . Hunted down: Zhou Kehua, one of China's most wanted fugitives, was found and killed by police . China's most wanted fugitive, who is thought to have shot dead nine people since 2004 in armed robberies, was himself ki... | Zhou Kehua, 42, is thought to have shot dead nine people since 2004 in armed robberies .
After eight years on the run, Zhou was tracked down near a shoe factory in Chongqing and shot by police .
Authorities had described him as 'ruthless and extremely dangerous' |
17e85dd04072e22737e14681b922fb3babe517fb | They may have headed to the 'Land of the Free' for a better life, but a set of poignant black and white pictures illustrate the brutal hardships endured by immigrant families in 19th century New York. The images captured by Jacob A. Riis provide a window into the squalor, deprivation and poverty of a bygone age. The st... | City of sweat shops, shanty towns .
and slums is an unrecognisable New York, captured, in black and white .
Shots provide a window into the squalor, deprivation and poverty of a bygone age . |
17e9d48a40f740f67b2034296f32b4b7b3478800 | With only a month to go before sport's global spotlight rests on London, organisers of the Olympic Games began the countdown in spectacular fashion. Giant Olympic rings suspended from Tower Bridge have been unveiled, making a striking statement on one of the capital's most iconic landmarks. London 2012 chairman Lord Co... | London 2012 chairman Lord Coe and mayor Boris Johnson among the VIPs who watched the rings being lowered from one of the capital's most iconic landmarks . |
17eba4ce9bd27c4af2a59673d36824460726a995 | By . Misty White Sidell . PUBLISHED: . 16:48 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:02 EST, 12 March 2014 . Cate Blanchett and Julia Robert’s stylist has taken the top honor in a list of the top 25 ‘power stylists’ published by The Hollywood Reporter yesterday. Elizabeth Stewart, a former fashion editor for Women’s Wea... | Elizabeth Stewart, a former fashion editor, also constructs wardrobes for Julia Roberts, Amanda Seyfried and January Jones .
She is joined in the top three by Petra Flannery and Micaela Erlanger, who are responsible for Amy Adams and Lupita Nyong'o respectively . |
17ebb9ebfe5b1d4e809d0021beab29a4cff06612 | By . Lizzie Parry . Twin brothers who suffered a rare condition which meant they shared the same placenta and blood supply, were saved when doctors performed laser surgery in the womb. Nathaniel and Joshua Cavalier had a condition known as twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, which resulted in an unequal flow of blood fr... | At her 21-week scan Verena Cavalier was told her twin sons had a rare condition known as twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome .
Life-threatening condition causes unequal flow of blood from the placenta .
Doctors rushed the 32-year-old to King's College Hospital in London where they operated on the expectant mother using l... |
17ecf1b702c6224b8e092e9f15895b2402dc8524 | SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- On the question of whether recent immigrants assimilate as quickly as previous waves, many Americans exhibit short fuses -- and even shorter memories. Ruben Navarrette Jr. notes that immigrants have been criticized throughout history for not assimilating. They have convinced themselves th... | Navarrette: Americans perceive new immigrants as not assimilating .
Americans think ancestors got off the boat waving the Stars and Stripes, he says .
That leads to resentment of current wave of immigrants, he says .
But a recent study says new immigrants are joining the mainstream . |
17ef368795f27005db9ed36f2b761af7847ec440 | Manchester United will not be pursuing a return for Nemanja Vidic. Silvano Martina, the player's agent, refuted suggestions of a return to Old Trafford last week but reports continue to emanate from Italy that the former United captain is unsettled and yearning for a return to Manchester. The 33-year-old is understood ... | Manchester United do not want to re-sign defender Nemanja Vidic .
Vidic wants Inter Milan exit after growing frustrated under Roberto Mancini .
Juventus want Radamel Falcao but may struggle to put finances together .
Derby County are ready to launch a bid for Fulham's Ross McCormack .
West Ham United scouts watched Bor... |
17ef6b8c2e621084805439bbf16f3c822fd4aff1 | The lavish Sydney mansion which once belonged Lachlan Murdoch is back on the market, this time it may topple this year's sale record. In the affluent harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, the Point Piper property is expected to sell for more than $37 million according to its selling agent. The waterfront three-storey h... | Selling agent Bart Doff from Laing+Simmons Double Bay says the Point Piper mansion, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, is expected to sell for more than $37 million .
Murdoch and his model wife Sarah sold the three-storey property to Karyn Zamel, wife of mining engineer Gary Zamel, in 2005 for $20.6 million .
The waterfront ... |
17f0444d34a9d6ed161c9bf8107329c2da53143b | By . David Baker . Last updated at 5:14 PM on 26th January 2012 . Write off: Pc Paul Fletcher appeared on TV police show Car Wars before he wrecked a £40,000 supercar on a test drive . The policeman who wrecked a £40,000 supercar on a test drive has been unveiled as the former star of a police TV show. Pc . Paul Fletch... | Police officer who wrote off top of the range car is named as Pc Paul Fletcher .
The suspended officer was once the star of police TV show Car Wars . |
17f05e601ce1629bdf4e0c06b2d72e939ef598ec | The mother of a 17-year-old girl who was shot and killed by Colorado police earlier this week is calling for an independent autopsy because she doesn't trust the official investigation . Laura Sonya Rosales Hernandez made the demand after her daughter Jessica was shot on Monday - the fourth time in seven months a Denve... | Police shot and killed Jessica Hernandez early on Monday morning .
Laura Sonya Rosales Hernandez called for a second autopsy yesterday .
The officers involved were placed on leave and an investigation is ongoing .
This is the fourth time in seven months a Denver officer fired at a vehicle .
A vigil decrying police brut... |
17f1f4e0ce2269beed8184bc0933e93943193043 | Kentucky Senator Rand Paul cautioned on Wednesday that the government's health experts may not be as capable of containing Ebola as they're telling Americans. 'It's a big mistake to downplay and act as if "oh, this is not a big deal, we can control all this." This could get beyond our control,' Paul, who has an MD in o... | 'It's a big mistake to downplay and act as if "oh, this is not a big deal, we can control all this,' " Paul said Wednesday .
Paul warned that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may not be as capable of containing Ebola as they're telling Americans .
'We should not underestimate the transmissibility' of the viru... |
17f1feacd31dd7fc68a15eeb9dea48e5b41925bb | Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was in Tucson Monday to finish what she started -- a "Congress on Your Corner" meeting that was interrupted by gunfire, a shooting rampage that left six people dead and Giffords with a gunshot wound to her head just over a year ago. The meeting came one day after Gifford... | NEW: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords tours an area food bank .
NEW: "She'll be back and I'll be voting for her," says an Arizona resident .
She completes her "Congress on Your Corner," in Tucson .
Giffords, 41, was shot in the head in January 2011 in a rampage that left six dead . |
17f2235806a71b190364d40b324a66e7face482b | Benefits Street has been cleared of breaching broadcasting rules despite sparking more than 900 complaints. The controversial Channel 4 show prompted a furore in January from viewers who claimed it was 'poverty porn' which misrepresented benefit claimants across Britain. But broadcasting watchdog Ofcom ruled the show a... | C4 show sparked complaints over 'skewed' portrayal of people on benefits .
Those in James Turner Street, Birmingham, said they were misrepresented .
But Ofcom said the show had a clear disclaimer that street was 'not average' |
17f37fcaba6cc34924362ea6538f2de6f358839e | Washington (CNN)Jim Webb has skipped the usual full Washington media tour since launching a presidential exploratory committee late last year. He has done fewer than a handful of interviews, given one high-profile speech and has shied away from attacking other Democrats who are considering a run in 2016. But that doesn... | Jim Webb has quietly been outlining a presidential platform on Twitter since launching a presidential exploratory committee late last year .
He regularly tweets about criminal justice reform, mental health issues and efforts to increase middle class incomes .
He will live-tweet President Barack Obama's State of the Uni... |
17f395775730250954e25b3b3a8d32afa934c254 | By . Lucy Crossley . George Osborne today announced that he would put £340million towards fixing Britain's battered infrastructure by repairing potholes and building new flood defences. Following the winter storms which left areas of the country underwater, the Chancellor announced that he would be making an extra £140... | George Osborne pledges an extra £140million for repairs to flood defences .
£200million will be available for local authorities to fix potholes .
But money has been criticised for not going far enough .
Flood defence money described as a 'sticking plaster' by leading engineer . |
17f4be0058b1492af6c627348ade8e48f85dbc59 | A father is outraged after going to watch his son's soccer game against a rival high school and seeing his son's mugshot on the t-shirts of the opposing team. Father Kevin Rittenhouse was shocked to see his son, Alex Rittenhouse's, mugshot not just on the t-shirts of students at Marion High School on September 3 but on... | Alex Rittenhouse's mughsot was on the t-shirts of soccer players from Marion High School in Indiana .
Rittenhouse transferred from Marion to another school after he was arrested for marijuana possession .
Following the arrest Rittenhosue was harshly bullied by his peers .
Rittenhouse's father Kevin Rittenhouse believes... |
17f54d13db71c16e215fe1887c5207c788b711b1 | (CNN) -- American Bill Haas claimed a one-shot victory in the Bob Hope Classic on the final hole to join his father as a winner of the tournament. The 27-year-old went into the final day in California a stroke behind the lead but was able to break clear of the pack with a flawless 64 to finish on 30 under par. Tim Clar... | American Bill Haas claimed a one-shot victory in the Bob Hope Classic on the final hole to join his father as a winner of the tournament.
Tim Clark, Matt Kuchar and Bubba Watson all finished tied for second place on 29 under.
Haas completed victory with a birdie four at the last hole after he struck a brave tee shot to... |
17f56447467d948272997ad68446ec4737677f16 | A woman has denied child neglect after a baby fell from the first floor window of a block of flats. Karen Sennett, 31, was arrested on August 5 after the child plunged from an open window of the flat in Rainham, Kent. The 18-month-old struck an awning before hitting an elderly man who was walking past. Karen Sennett, 3... | Karen Sennett, 31, appears in court charged with child neglect .
She was arrested after a baby fell from a first floor window of a block of flats .
18-month-old girl struck an awning before hitting an elderly man .
Sennett pleaded not guilty at Medway Magistrates' Court today . |
17f5bb5b2d9cfe0d80c45deeb47511170be02329 | By . Steve Robson . An investment manager dying from Motor Neurone Disease today called on the Government to allow people with terminal illnesses to take experimental drugs. Les Halpin, 55, was diagnosed with the degenerative condition two years ago and although the likelihood of finding a cure for him is unlikely, he ... | Investment manager Les Halpin, 55, calls for drug laws to be reformed .
Wants terminally ill to be able to try unlicensed drugs in return for giving up the right to sue pharmaceutical companies .
Argues bureaucracy prevents new drugs coming to the market . |
17f6d4f48c43079b74c1e2391b231a7fcd7c1819 | When Glynis Barnett shows friends her new yellow diamond nestling in its jewellery box, they never fail to be impressed. ‘People always say how sparkly it is and compliment me on the fabulous colour,’ says Glynis, 63, a retired PA from Kent. ‘They’re so surprised when I tell them the diamond used to be my husband John.... | Glynis Barnett, 63, paid £5,000 to have a laboratory turn her husband's ashes into a gem .
Tributes made from ashes, or 'cremorials', are becoming more popular .
Sue White, a company director from Ascot, had husband Bruce's ashes contained inside a modern sculpture .
The flower bud sculpture memorial cost £645 .
Patr... |
17f6e4e345070517c8b7d96edeacb3db51e374f3 | This is the moment a foul-mouthed rail fare cheat was on the receiving end of some rough justice, after being bundled off a train by a passenger. Footage of the teenage troublemaker being thrown off a train by a fed-up fellow traveller on the ScotRail service between Edinburgh and Perth has become a viral hit after be... | Teenage 'fare dodger' Sam Main, 19, comes forward to defend his behaviour, saying he did have the right ticket and was 'manhandled' by the 'big man' |
17f80ba8e8a504f7b571cbe88b7f02e20cabd70f | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 11:51 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:41 EST, 20 February 2013 . They are famously the world's largest land animal, but this particular elephant looks far more at home in the water. The playful baby elephant made a real splash as it frolicked in the ocean on the Thai island... | Video shows elephant calf throwing itself into the waves in Phuket, Thailand .
Playful baby elephant is seen rolling on its back in the crashing surf . |
17f972b5352efc662508fcc022bf45b8c6237b68 | (Financial Times) -- The chief executive of BTG Pactual has been fined for insider trading by Italian regulators in a move that has forced the rapidly growing Brazilian investment bank to amend the prospectus for its high-profile listing next week. Consob, the Italian financial watchdog, imposed a €350,000 fine and a s... | The chief executive, André Esteves, of BTG Pactual has been fined for insider trading .
Esteves was banned from senior positions at Italian companies .
The news marked a blow for the Rio de Janeiro-based bank . |
17f97a6213f813a11cd94c4381fd36dd0b67da3b | Fin Rayner (pictured with her daughter Rhiannon), who left Kai the Shar-Pei tied up at a train station, has insisted she did nothing wrong . The woman who left Kai the Shar-Pei tied up outside a train station insists she did nothing wrong by abandoning the dog. As the first picture of Fin Rayner, from Aberdeenshire, em... | Fin Rayner, 39, left Kai the Shar-Pei dog tied up at Ayr train station .
But she insists that she did nothing wrong by abandoning the dog .
Mother claims she was trying to buy the dog after seeing ad on Gumtree .
But she left him behind with staff because he did not look like the advert .
Kai was spotted by a commuter ... |
17f99ec98ef5830627a09c9d277aba5793238549 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:09 EST, 16 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:15 EST, 16 September 2013 . A Polygamous family have told how they have shunned Mormonism and opted to preach 'love and commitment' over 'fear of . hell or the promise of heaven.' TV program My Five Wives, which debuted Sunday, fol... | My Five Wives follows Brady Williams, his five wives and 24 children .
He says they will preach love and commitment instead of fear of god .
They shunned Mormonism in 2000 after 'reevaluating their beliefs'
Instead they take from teachings such as .
Buddhism to instill moral values . |
17fae7b1bc11462e49d61c2d20eda7d4747ed6d6 | (CNN) -- Former President Bill Clinton voiced support for the U.S. strategy to defeat ISIS and said only the Iraqi people can win a land war in Iraq. Speaking Thursday night on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Clinton said the United States has proven it can't win an Iraq war with boots on the ground, but that modera... | "We can't win a land war in Iraq, but they can and we can help them," Bill Clinton says .
Former president was on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Thursday .
He says inclusion of Sunnis in Iraqi government is essential to defeating ISIS .
Stopping the Ebola outbreak in West Africa "will take a Herculean effort" |
17fb73c9aceb617bddf36de58eed73af9ca0cb0c | (CNN) -- Norway's world 100-meter breaststroke champion and Olympic silver medalist Alexander Dale Oen has died suddenly at the age 26. In a statement on its official website, the Norwegian swimming federation said Dale Oen was found collapsed in his bathroom after a cardiac arrest late Monday in Arizona where he was p... | Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen dies suddenly at the age of 26 .
Dale Oen was on at a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona when he collapsed .
Swimmer was the world 100-meter breaststroke champion and Olympic silver medalist . |
17fc0b472c1ee28ecd7a8354dc4db02ffc67e156 | By . Suzannah Hills . The price of nutty snacks and treats is set to soar as almond orchard owners struggle to pollinate their crops because of the dwindling honey bee population. Almond nuts and milk are a vital ingredient for confectioners and cereal-makers around the world with the global market worth around $5 bill... | Almonds are a vital ingredient for confectioners around the world .
Californian almond orchards require 1.5m beehives every year for pollination .
They account for 80% of the world's almond crop .
But farmers have seen the price of beehive hire triple in the last decade .
The declining honey bee population is likely to... |
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