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18cf2682a86ad45533ae38bac52fd8e615fba4b7 | 'Madame': Carmen Fluker, 42, was arrested last month after a raid on her Ferguson, Missouri, bungalow where police say they discovered a stripper poll, a fully stocked bar and a VIP room . A one-time aspiring singer from Missouri has been accused of running a brothel and strip club out of her suburban home - with her o... | Carmen 'Luscious' Fluker, 42, charged with promoting prostitution between 2011 and 2014 .
Police who raided her Ferguson, Missouri, bungalow found inside nude dancers, a stripper pole, and a full bar manned by Fluker's teenage son .
Fluker's Bel-Ridge home was raided in 2011 for similar reasons after police got a tip s... |
18cf7660e887362f828ce2da7e18101baab8fbb3 | Wojciech Szczesny is excited about the competition for Arsenal's No 1 jersey this season after the club signed David Ospina from Nice. Ospina moved to the Emirates in July after shining for Colombia as they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil. Szczesny says that after Lukasz Fabianski joined Swansea w... | Polish international says he loves a challenge, after Arsenal signed Ospina .
Szczesny was expecting Arsene Wenger to sign a goalkeeper after Lukasz Fabianski joined Swansea when his contract at the Emirates expired .
The 24-year-old says Arsenal squad are reaching right level of fitness ahead of the new Premier League... |
18d00fb13fa4711fe3f409b73893a7aa316f9b24 | Dozens of pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a New Zealand beach - but rescuers did manage to save another 22 of the animals. The whales came ashore at Ohiwa Harbour in the Bay of Plenty, prompting a major rescue effort involving volunteers and the local Maori community. The Department of Conservation sa... | Department of Conservation said 25 whales died and 11 were euthanized .
Rescuers released group of 22, which swam out of harbor to deeper water .
Rescue was thanks to co-ordinated effort from volunteers and community .
Mass pilot whale strandings are common but scientists are not sure why . |
18d011d1363ae9ca0ee2e798203aa91a14cfcc1b | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 06:01 EST, 15 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:08 EST, 15 April 2013 . A grandmother was today named as the fifth person to die in a head-on crash which killed theree generations of the same family. Angela Cockburn, 49, died in the accident along with her husband David, 48, daughters Carley... | Angela Cockburn, 49, died along with her husband David, two daughters and grandaughter .
They were on their way to Butlin's in Skegness for a dance competition .
Road featured on television show Britain's Most Dangerous Roads . |
18d0407f9fcbfe670ac7b76cdb6dcbd0ef5ff524 | She shot to fame as Hugo Taylor's petite model girlfriend on Made In Chelsea and while she was a lot more reserved than the rest of the E4 cast, Natalie Joel is making headlines now. Natalie has designed a brand new swimwear collection called Joel Swimwear - and showcases her incredibly toned body as she models a selec... | Natalie shot to fame as Hugo Taylor's girlfriend on Made In Chelsea .
Model, 23, has unveiled debut swimwear collection .
Says it's inspired by her Mediterranean heritage . |
18d0e086052dbc6f885dad2fe2db3b8e963f0b8a | Tell all: Sharon Savoy has written a book about her life as a professional ballroom dancer . On the popular BBC series Strictly Come Dancing, the professional dancers and their celebrity partners are often seen to become the best of friends, supporting one another throughout the competition. The reality of competing on... | Sharon Savoy has won national and international dance titles .
She said being a professional dancer is a glamorous life .
But it's also hard work and many sacrifices must be made to 'make it'
'Nothing else .
can matter more, not relationships or family,' she said .
Rivalry is fierce at competitions where tensions run h... |
18d16fb1b82f41d973349111dc1d31ef2a4abd6c | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Mel Martinez, a Florida Republican, announced Friday that he will resign his seat as soon as a replacement can be named by the governor. Sen. Mel Martinez is the only Hispanic Republican in the U.S. Senate. "My priorities have always been my faith, my family and my country, and, at this stage ... | NEW: Florida senator says there is no "impending reason" behind decision .
NEW: He has no plans to run for another office, he says .
He announced in December that he would not seek re-election .
Florida governor has said he will seek the seat . |
18d199cd53586aa6ad6e466b1a92f5baa811c860 | (CNN) -- Joe Kistel and Penny Malphrus have never met. But they are connected in a way that may help provide each of them with an answer to the same question: Could strewn pieces of metal recently found partially buried in the sandy ocean floor 20 miles off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida, be what's left of a plane... | NEW: Team cancels plans to dive this weekend due to bad weather .
Penny Malphrus has wondered for 16 years what became of her father .
He disappeared over the ocean after sending a distress call from his small plane .
Diver Joe Kistel found sea-floor debris in an area where the plane might have fallen . |
18d34eed1eb891a0eeb28af002dc0f85b0ca50a2 | By . Kieran Gill for MailOnline . Follow @@kie1410 . Brazil's 1974 World Cup win over Zaire wasn't remembered as a straight-forward 3-0 win when, five minutes from time, right-back Mwepu Ilunga charged towards the stationary ball and booted it upfield. The Zairian went down in history as fans, commentators and players ... | Brazil vs Zaire in 1974 World Cup saw latter's right-back Mwepu Ilunga storm from the wall and boot the stationary ball downfield .
Czech First League defender does the same but creates counter-attack .
Referee allows play to continue as Zbrojovka Brno hit post at the other end . |
18d430be6c978f5bb9ce3b46a7b71a04bb6001d1 | The government finally released Obamacare enrollment figures Monday and the findings could spell higher premiums for those who need coverage most. Enrollments are lower for the healthy, younger Americans are needed to keep premiums from rising because they pay more and take less from the system. According to the statis... | New enrollment statistics show middle aged Americans the vastly outnumber young adults 18 to 34 .
The system needs younger, healthier buyers paying into the system to keep costs down for the more sickly .
More than 2 million Americans signed up for government-subsidized private insurance through the end of December . |
18d4d5ba16676577f7e41cdfb405ca45aa91dc23 | (CNN) -- The Iranian navy fired four missiles into the Persian Gulf, sinking a target the size of a warship, the country's military said, according to state-run Press TV. The missile drill comes as the United States and other military conduct massive minesweeping exercises in the Arabian Gulf. The U.S. military says th... | Iran says a drill included the launching of four missiles .
The missiles struck and sank a target the size of a warship, commander says .
The test comes as the United States and others conduct minesweeping exercise . |
18d4f70b6b072618379e4d8df923ab8b1e356f1f | Luxury Italian lingerie label La Perla has removed a mannequin displayed in front of its New York store, after a customer complained about its overly thin frame on Twitter. The discovery was made at the brand's SoHo store on Sunday, by passing customer Michael Rudoy, who snapped a photo of the skeletal mannequin and up... | The luxury lingerie label announced that the mannequin will not be displayed again in any of its U.S. boutiques .
A concerned customer uploaded a snap of the mannequin to Twitter on Sunday . |
18d518eed70fb00d114605975814ed57f9f64c1b | This is the shocking moment a thug knocks out a 60-year-old man in an unprovoked attack with a single punch. Gloucestershire Police have released CCTV footage of the violent assault in an attempt to find the man responsible. The footage shows the victim walking down a deserted shopping arcade in Gloucester at 4.15am. H... | Gloucestershire Police released the shocking footage in hunt for the thug .
A man in his 20s is seen approaching the victim in a deserted arcade .
He appears to confront him before punching the 60-year-old and flees .
Victim was left unconscious and suffered wounds to the face and head . |
18d5fcd264059ff923fd2e1d15b6610824cfdcdf | By . Associated Press Reporter . and Ted Thornhill for MailOnline . Just hours after introducing himself to L.A. Clippers fans with a 'larger than life' performance at a rally, the former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that he is stepping down from the company's board. Ballmer's decision brings to a close 34 ye... | Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that he is leaving the tech giant after 34 years .
Ballmer recently bought the Los Angeles Clippers from disgraced former owner Donald Sterling .
He introduced himself to the fans in typical style on Monday night - with a rousing speech .
Ballmer paid a record $2bn for ... |
18d674252b0dd4f1018eb71bd9b610472c2644ec | A new breed of digital pickpocket has been discovered lurking in stations and shopping centres. They come armed with technology that can effortlessly steal credit and debit card details without so much as touching your wallet. Standing just six inches (15cm) away, these criminals use radio-frequency identification (RFI... | Criminals use RFID and NFC wireless communication to steal numbers .
The readers can be brought online or downloaded to phone via an app .
They have to stand six inches away while a transaction is being made .
Within a matter of seconds, the technology can pick up and store data .
A $300 machine can then replicate the ... |
18d78a1096f4aa8560060d37d67f02d0ddac1504 | (CNN) -- California authorities have surrounded a wanted parolee accused of shooting federal and local officers, hitting three and wounding one more with shrapnel fragments, police said. After that initial shooting, Samuel Duran ran and hopped fences in a Roseville neighborhood as members of various law enforcement age... | NEW: Chief: None of the injuries to law enforcement officers are life-threatening .
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is shot in the leg, police say .
3 Roseville, California, officers are shot in the jaw, shoulder and hurt by fragments .
Authorities had "pinned ... down" the suspect, a wanted parolee, in a ... |
18d8e9c2278dd2f980f205443ad4e69602d55adf | By . Jill Reilly . A civil servant in Mexico has been forced to quit after a web camera recorded him having sex in his office. Carlos Caamal Reyes, 47, head of the department of Civil Protection in the Emergency Centre of the state of Campeche, in south-east Mexico, told fellow workers he was not to be disturbed becaus... | Carlos Caamal Reyes, 47, is head the Civil Protection in Campeche .
Told fellow workers he was not to be disturbed because he was in a meeting .
Caught after co-worker left a video camera on by mistake .
Government are investigating if the woman featured is also a civil servant . |
18d97e73deff5c9d423140c7f2ac30bd34fc8c88 | It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. This is the heart-warming and hilarious moment a baby teaches the family pet how to jump. As baby Alexis bounds up and down in her door bouncer, Dakota the dog cautiously watches her shadow on the kitchen floor before deciding to join in. As baby Alexis bounces up and d... | Baby bounces up and down in her door bouncer as dog watches shadow .
Dakota the family pet leaps in the air and pounces on the child's shadow .
Alexis giggles in delight as the dog steps back and leaps again and again . |
18d98885ca5c551319e2b792c7b0b55a28b7a09b | A Catholic Church official has said angels do exist - but that they 'do not have wings or look like cherubs'. Father Renzo Lavator, an 'angelologist', said the heavenly beings, which are 'back in fashion' thanks to New Age religions, are in fact more like shards of light. 'You do not see angels so much as feel . their ... | 'Angelologist' Father Renzo Lavator said the beings are 'back in fashion' thanks to the popularity of New Age religions .
Speaking at a conference on angels in Rome, Italy, he said: 'They are a bit like sunlight that refracts on you through a crystal vase' |
18dae45fcac559e8af41592ecc03e25412f0a2fc | They tour the world, party whenever they want and live truly lavish lifestyles but the hedonistic habits of musicians have a serious downside – they are likely to die younger than their vocally challenged counterparts. A professor at Sydney University has studied seven decades of popular musicians’ lifespans and found ... | Popular musicians' lifespans are up to 25 years shorter than the comparable US population .
Research by Sydney University also found suicide and homicide rates amongst musicians rose in the 1990s .
Professor Dianna Kenny examined 12,665 dead stars from all popular genres between 1950 and 2014 .
Plane and car crashes ki... |
18db06ff1404ace96328c77b5e7b692197dc7f32 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 05:49 EST, 6 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:40 EST, 6 September 2013 . Serial thief: Joshua Bennetts, 21, from the Longlevens area of Gloucester, was blasted for his contribution to a 'crime wave of bicycle thefts' A 21-year-old serial thief walked free from court yesterday despite ad... | Joshua Bennetts blasted for contribution to 'crime wave of bicycle thefts'
Judge Jamie Tabor QC criticises thief's 'simply appalling criminal record'
His previous crimes include dangerous driving and cannabis possession .
One of two defendants at Gloucester Crown Court for theft of two bikes .
Other was Rhys Shardlow, ... |
18dd12e5a12835490cfd73bd7e45bfd530117904 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 08:35 EST, 10 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:30 EST, 10 June 2013 . A drug addict has admitted killing his own toddler son, who died of an overdose after swallowing a huge amount of his father's heroin. Daniel Jones, who was 23 months old, passed away after consuming a whole wrap of t... | Daniel Jones died last May after swallowing whole wrap of Class A drug .
Father Simon Jones admits manslaughter of his young son today .
Mother Emma Bradburn admitted causing or allowing the death of her child .
Report found that Daniel ate so much heroin it would've killed an adult .
Officers also found a cannabis fac... |
18dd596ab640f5e190dc8abbcc1150b55247e512 | It is one of the country’s most exclusive public schools, where parents pay fees of up to £36,000 a year so that their sons can follow in the footsteps of old boys such as P. G. Wodehouse, Ernest Shackleton and Nigel Farage. But pupils arriving at Dulwich College may be surprised to discover that a music teacher at thi... | Lesley Larkum, music teacher at Dulwich College, also ardent communist .
Has spoken at far-left rallies and has also visited dictatorial North Korea .
Plans to teach students songs from nation praising leader Kim Jong Un . |
18de5b9eb32fade90cb550ca65052bc1e0095a99 | The stepson of an elderly man whose body parts were found strewn in creeks in rural Alabama has been charged with his murder, a sheriff's spokesman said on Wednesday. William A. Minton, 55, was charged with three counts - intentional killing, intentional murder and abuse of corpse - by police in the grisly death of 87-... | Remains of Kenneth Hood, 87, were found floating in an Alabama creek .
William Minton, 55, is being held and question by police in the grisly death .
Minton is on the sex offender's register in Alabama after being convicted of sodomy of 14-year-old victim in 1996 . |
18e01bd55902192f42934126a0589388ac0d7737 | Editor's note: Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration. Kathleen Sebelius says health care costs are a huge and growing burden on the economy. (CNN) -- Today in Washington, some politicians like to suggest that the many challenges we face as a nation mean we shouldn't tac... | Kathleen Sebelius: Health care represents growing burden on economy .
She says that because of rising cost, existing system is unsustainable .
She says U.S. pays more, but citizens aren't healthier than in other countries . |
18e04ddf3cff47da273f22b9915c530c7489415b | When Tottenham paid £26million for Roberto Soldado they knew they were getting a quality striker with proven experience at the highest level. He'd won La Liga, he'd represented Spain. But things haven't worked out as planned for the former Valencia man. Here, Dan Kilpatrick of Spurs blog TheTottenhamWay.com shares his ... | Tottenham signed Roberto Soldado from Valencia for £26m in 2013 .
But Soldado has struggled to reproduce the form he showed in La Liga .
A Tottenham blogger gives their view on the situation . |
18e093559b872181090335853e28b5dac2bd6c54 | In his youth: Sydney Swift (pictured as a Lance Sergeant), who helped bury Rifleman Horace Savage, wants his fallen comrade exhumed and re-buried . For seven decades Sydney Swift believed the soldier he buried in a battlefield after his death in front of him was given a proper military funeral and headstone in a cemete... | Sydney Swift buried Horace Savage after he died in battle in Catania, Italy .
He was buried along with Edwin Pearton and John Biggs, who died with him .
After war, bodies of Pearton and Biggs exhumed and put in Sicily cemetery .
Swift presumed Savage was too - but there is no gravestone for him there . |
18e12be4a217873936ad9555d3bca2b9309780fd | (CNN) -- I am Shane Stanford. To my family, I am a husband of 20 years and the boastful father of three. To my congregation of nearly 5,000, I am a pastor. To my readers, I am the author of nine Christian books. To my friends, I am one of the guys. And, to so many over the years who have known my story, I am a man in ... | Shane Stanford is husband and father, author, and a pastor .
He is racing against illness and fear: Stanford is an HIV-positive hemophiliac .
Journey has shown relationships, simplicity, giving are most important .
"No matter how I try to describe myself, I am more than the sum of what I can say" |
18e168f108ce1ed52d37adff905ada8b7a6ad03d | Police are prepared to use plastic bullets for the first time on the British mainland if student protests planned for tomorrow erupt into violence. Scotland Yard revealed yesterday that the baton rounds have been authorised for a student fees march in London amid fears it could be hijacked by anarchists and troublemake... | Rubber bullets will be used to protect officers being attacked .
4,000 officers will be on the street on Wednesday .
‘Any officer that shoots a student with a baton round will have to answer to the whole of London'
Never been used on mainland but have been linked to deaths in Northern Ireland . |
18e27665f80c64beab0e0302879f6411376e148e | (Financial Times) -- China's smog-ridden capital issued an unprecedented set of new anti-pollution measures at the weekend, as the authorities scramble to respond to rising public pressure over the city's deteriorating air quality. The far-reaching measures target everything from outdoor barbecues and dusty constructio... | China's smog-ridden capital issued an unprecedented set of new anti-pollution measures .
Authorities scramble to respond to rising public pressure over the city's deteriorating air quality .
Beijing published a draft of the new rules on its website on Saturday and asked for public feedback .
Earlier this month, an epis... |
18e45a7c0aafe3af43a1f43cf221ae0b98304c20 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 04:14 EST, 22 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:37 EST, 22 November 2013 . Singers like Charlotte Church who blame the music industry for their own 'failures' are just refusing to take responsibility for their own career flops, a record executive had claimed. Chrysalis Group found Chris... | Chrysalis Group found Chris Wright claimed the Welsh singer excused her own 'career frustrations' by criticising the music industry .
Miss Church, 27, recently attacked the music industry for coercing young women into 'sexually demonstrative behaviour' |
18e466948dd7abab9b5b9a7582992cb8c651bec3 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 16:27 EST, 8 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:40 EST, 9 August 2013 . A seven-year-old boy has claimed that a real-life Skippy The Bush Kangaroo saved him when he went missing in the Australian bush last weekend. Simon Kruger became lost when he followed a wallaby into trees at the vast D... | Simon Kruger went missing in the Deep Creek Conservation Park, South Australia .
He claims that he survived the night after a kangaroo slept next to him to keep him warm .
The youngster was spotted by rescue helicopters almost 24 hours later .
His parents believe that the kangaroo was sent by god to save the boy . |
18e5b2e91c680c10193df21eaa5dcbd1ba519198 | (Mashable) -- Back in December, Facebook introduced its new profiles to the world. For the first month, users could choose between the new profile and the old profile. Starting today, all accounts will be upgraded to the new profile. The new Facebook profiles feature a revamped interface, as well as easy access to phot... | Starting today all Facebook profiles will be upgraded to the new profile .
New profiles have a revamped interface that includes easy access to photos .
Profiles also offer more details about work and education information . |
18e62a1fc7bc82e6462ba17c60f483edc81b3d16 | French truckers are threatening to blockade the port of Calais in protest at steep fines imposed for British-bound migrants found hiding in their lorries. Haulage firms are fined £2,000 for each illegal immigrant they bring across the Channel from France. Drivers complain that lax border controls in Calais allow stowaw... | Firms fined £2,000 for each illegal immigrant they bring across the Channel .
Claims that financial penalties are driving some haulage firms to bankruptcy .
Drivers complain lax border controls in Calais allow stowaways easy access .
France's Haulage Federation says 'point of no return' has been reached . |
18e7102829100fe3063e6efbfc9c21bf0dad0e13 | (CNN) -- The organization that grants academic accreditation to Penn State has warned the school that it is in danger of losing that crucial status in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, the university announced this week. The move by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is the latest bl... | NEW: The warning will put more pressure on Penn State to reform, a CNN analyst says .
The Middle States Commission warns Penn State its accreditation is in jeopardy .
The warning is related to the school's governance, reporting, financial issues .
It is not about academic quality, a school official says . |
18e793b18017b5bca40eda144f0b029d2065625c | Santi Cazorla has been a bit hit and miss this season, but he was outstanding against Newcastle United. He scored twice — the perfect present on his 30th birthday — and was at the heart of an Arsenal performance that was a joy to watch. For his first goal he took an excellent touch, rode a challenge and then hit a deli... | Santi Cazorla stayed on his feet to score against Newcastle on Saturday .
Diego Costa, Gary Cahill and Sebastien Pocognoli were guilty of diving .
Teams still struggle to pick up Frank Lampard's trademark late runs .
Wojciech Szczesny is a far better goalkeeper than he is a singer .
Burnley are on course to stay in the... |
18e7bbbfbff5517afd607de8c4cdd19500c628d6 | By . Associated Press Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:20 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:28 EST, 6 August 2013 . Just days after serving as best man at his parents' wedding, a terminally ill 2-year-old boy has died from leukemia and other complications. Logan Stevenson died in his mother's arm... | Logan Stevenson died from leukemia on Monday night .
On Saturday he had served as best man at his parents' wedding .
Sean Stevenson and Christine Swidorsky, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania had planned to wed next July .
But moved the ceremony so Logan, who had been given only weeks to live, could participate .
His mom had c... |
18e9665463f6a864633e407e0d323df05f970c17 | New York (CNN) -- Beachgoers are being warned to stay out of the water this weekend at four popular beaches around New York City after raw sewage from a Manhattan plant spilled into the Hudson River, authorities said. Health advisories also have been issued for portions of the Hudson River, the East River, the Harlem R... | A sewage spill at a Manhattan wastewater plant has been brought under control .
The spill occurred after a fire at the plant .
Beachgoers are urged to avoid three beaches on Staten Island and one in Brooklyn .
Authorities are warning against swimming and kayaking in the Hudson and East rivers . |
18e9d8f37dcfcdfa4632de1b978fab48991660d3 | He celebrated his 22nd wedding anniversary yesterday. Now, President Barack Obama has offered marriage advice to a bride-to-be in Princeton, Indiana. The U.S. politician warned her that it typically takes around 10 years to train a man properly, telling her: 'He'll screw up a bunch.' He added: 'Eventually we learn, but... | Barack Obama gave marriage advice to bride-to-be in Princeton, Indiana .
President warned her it typically takes 10 years to train a man properly .
Said: 'He'll screw up a bunch. Eventually we learn, but it takes us longer'
Comes as First Lady, Michelle Obama, has tweeted a photo of wedding .
Couple, who have daughter... |
18ec12e8db8af6cb7315ad3c1c2974981fb87722 | By . Rob Waugh . UPDATED: . 10:12 EST, 22 December 2011 . On the Winter Solstice, the stones at Stonehenge align perfectly with the sun. 'Pagan' worshippers gathered this year - as they do every year - at Salisbury Plain to mark the occasion. But those of us who missed it can explore Stonehenge in considerably more com... | Pulling across screen lets you explore site in 3D .
Can 'walk through' the fenced-off area around stones .
Lets you 'dig up' relics such as the Amesbury Archer .
Acoustic engineer recreated sounds of Stonehenge . |
18ec14c58833d6d9f7e7f3204f3852eeb8d640b8 | (CNN) -- Underage sex trafficking is an awful thing, on that we can all agree. But the growing clamor by individual U.S. states for the shutdown of Village Voice Media's web-based advertising site, Backpage.com, is panicky, scattershot, legally suspect and potentially just as dangerous. Backpage.com is a personals webs... | Douglas Rushkoff: Calls to close Backpage.com are scattershot, potentially dangerous .
He says authorities say ads there peddle underage prostitutes, which is heinous .
He says federal law doesn't hold sites responsible for third-party generated content .
Rushkoff: Village Voice may be right to resist challenge but sho... |
18eda843670fc82c1153af3e9c1ab54f0443c37d | By . Ryan Gorman . Booked: San Francisco 49ers cornerback Christopher Culliver, who was arrested Friday March 28, 2014 on suspicion of felony hit and run and reckless driving . San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver was tossed in jail Friday after hitting a bicyclist with his car, fleeing the scene and threateni... | Chris Culliver faces multiple felony counts after police say he struck a bicyclist a fled the scene .
He then reportedly was cornered by another driver until police arrived but threatened at least one witness with brass knuckles .
Culliver was driving on a suspended license . |
18edf210c645f9180353310d04cd31d62a1c7f2d | (CNN) -- Former Dutch football star Edgar Davids has called on authorities to take a stronger stance against racism. Davids, who has been embroiled in a racism row with his country's soccer icon Johan Cruyff, told CNN that the problem is not being addressed despite all the recent publicity surrounding controversial rem... | Edgar Davids says the problem of racism in football is not being addressed .
The former AC Milan star has been involved in a war of words with Johan Cruyff .
Davids tells CNN that action must be taken when racist abuse occurs .
He says the Dutch press have "let slide" Cruyff's comments at a board meeting . |
18ee34efd5d58634558b9c6496182ad2ef2876c9 | Batsman remains in induced coma . Stuart Broad defends Sean Abbott . Sean Abbott is reportedly struggling after bowling the bouncer that has left Phillip Hughes fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital. Abbott was seen walking into Sydney Cricket Ground, where Hughes was struck on the back of the head by his short-pi... | Sean Abbott helped Phillip Hughes after his bouncer struck the batsman .
England bowler Stuart Broad tells Sportsmail it is not Abbott's fault .
Abbott was seen for the first time after the incident, walking into SCG .
Australian Cricketers' Association said it was monitoring Abbott closely .
Glenn McGrath and Marcus N... |
18ee44beaf872d6f58023074086cbcbab7a28307 | Comedian Tracy Morgan, who was badly injured in a collision June 7, has been upgraded from critical to fair condition, his publicist said. "Happy to pass along that Tracy has been upgraded to fair condition, which is a great improvement," publicist Lewis Kay said. "His personality is certainly starting to come back as ... | Tracy Morgan seriously injured in a collision June 7 .
He has been upgraded to fair condition .
A Walmart truck slammed into the limo bus he was riding in .
Comedian James McNair died in the crash . |
18ee6e0e99cd1cad49d771df9cbfde2bc9c6cdac | Snout-nosed crocodiles with jaws strong enough to crush clam shells ruled the swampy wetlands that covered Peru 13 million years ago. Palaeontologists have discovered the remains of seven different species of crocodile and cayman, including three new species, in the area around the modern Amazon river. The fossils were... | Scientists discovered seven species of caymen in Pebas, northern Perus .
The area at the time 13m years ago was covered in a huge swampy wetland .
The fossils show the area supported a 'hyperdiverse' crocodile population .
Three of the fossils discovered are new species of broad-snouted caymen .
One had a shovel-shaped... |
18eea78b6a788ed1180ce1d83a0768b8465845ca | This is the horrifying moment greyhounds charged into the traps at their top speed of around 40mph after race organisers failed to lift them from the track. Footage at Romford track in east London last week shows how the dogs were so focussed on chasing the hare several could not avoid the obstruction in front of them.... | Footage shows how several greyhounds could not avoid metal stalls .
At least two dogs were injured and are being treated by vets .
Fellow greyhounds who missed the traps turned to check on other dogs .
Investigation launched after incident at Romford track in east London . |
18eec6dc26ddadc9b154119bea32017b3b14a6b0 | Members of Islamic State have admitted for the first time that they were defeated in the Syrian town of Kobane. Airstrikes by the US-led coalition were the main reason why extremists were forced to withdraw from the town, according to two of the group's fighters. It comes days after activists and Kurdish officials said... | Islamic State fighters admit for the first time they were defeated in Kobane .
Two militants revealed airstrikes by US-led coalition prompted withdrawal .
Comes days after Kurdish officials said Kobane was cleared of ISIS fighters .
US and allies launched 27 air strikes across Iraq and Syria since Friday . |
18ef8b853483ab0b94dca20e44d0764a8e9b6a98 | Hollywood star was having breakfast near Dawson's home when told . Pair knew each other as teenagers and lived in same apartment complex . Former Australia's Next Top Model judge found in her Woolloomooloo unit . Dawson reportedly made a suicide attempt back in September 2012 . Police say there were no suspicious circu... | Hollywood star was having breakfast near Dawson's home when told .
Pair knew each other as teenagers and lived in same apartment complex .
Former Australia's Next Top Model judge found in her Woolloomooloo unit .
Dawson reportedly made a suicide attempt back in September 2012 .
Police say there were no suspicious circu... |
18f0abe88b9a0bbe780ccb46a86b62ecc36d8c96 | By . Tom Kelly . PUBLISHED: . 20:22 EST, 14 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:03 EST, 15 November 2013 . Plans for a multi-million pound ‘space port’ in Britain were yesterday enthusiastically backed by the science minister David Willetts. He hailed the ‘very exciting ambition’ to construct a mini UK Cape Canaveral as ... | Locations are also being considered in the West Country and Scotland .
Would be the launching base for space tourism programmes .
Plans enthusiastically backed by Science Minister David Willetts .
Could become the home of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic programme . |
18f19e1a7bdba43fcf51552a3747249af094f40f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . The Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, has released an additional 400 pages of once-secret security documents in response to changes laid out by President Obama on Friday relating to the nation's polarizing surveillance practices. The declassification of the spy documents is pa... | In a speech about the National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday, President .
Barack Obama trimmed the powers of the secretive US eavesdropping agency .
As a result, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released more previously-secret documents about the controversial cell phone surveillance program .
Among th... |
18f1ded19de481dd1a28431b5fc982988e177894 | By . Chris Parsons . UPDATED: . 08:59 EST, 18 January 2012 . As three young talented brothers, there was always a chance their sporting careers would go down similar paths. But twins Rio and Cole Dasilva and their older brother Jay are unlike any other footballing family - as all three have been snapped up by Premier L... | Rio, Cole and Jay Dasilva all sign for Chelsea in unique deal .
Deal could make Luton £1m if they make Chelsea first team . |
18f37d05b32df062988fa640033130b85d85398b | By . Paul Milligan . PUBLISHED: . 12:10 EST, 30 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:06 EST, 30 April 2013 . Serial rapist Dean Goodwin was jailed for nine terms of life imprisonment but told him he must serve a minimum of 15 years in jail . A serial sex offender who raped two women - leaving one for dead - while on the run ... | Dean Goodwin had been released EARLY from jail in 2010 for similar offences .
He told his first victim 'I'm not leaving until i get what i want' and said when it was over: 'I'm off now, see you in court' |
18f45f52a44c6e6d816ec7e2c9bcf1dea7d3c5a5 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:50 EST, 22 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:22 EST, 22 January 2014 . The elderly widow of a World War II spy who spent six months hiding in a loft from the Nazis ended her own life by taking poison, an inquest heard. Noreen Orange, 85, killed herself four years after the death of her ... | Noreen Orange's husband John was a British army spy, coroner is told .
He was shot in the leg during the war but 'never discussed' life in the military .
Mrs Orange, 85, ended her own life four years after her husband died .
She poisoned herself in the family home in Devon . |
18f48f8ebeb2e01cbe9aee0d98baf21ca058ff16 | By . Martin Beckford . PUBLISHED: . 15:56 EST, 24 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:59 EST, 25 August 2013 . Accused: Winston Roddick, allegedly listed his brother's address as his home instead of his house in Cardiff . Two of Britain’s controversial crime tsars face being stripped of their titles after being investigate... | Winston Roddick listed his brother’s house in Caernarfon as his address .
The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales really lives in Cardiff .
Hampshire PCC Simon Hayes clams he lives outside Southampton .
His wife is registered on an address in a Northamptonshire village . |
18f4ed5c8b8f85b466db6e6ac3988a86a62cc80c | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:39 EST, 18 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:14 EST, 18 May 2012 . Bono's wealth soared today as Facebook floated on the stock exchange - boosting his stunning portfolio which includes properties, shares and even a Broadway show. The Irish rocker's investment company Elevation Partners hold... | U2 rocker's investment company Elevation Partners have 2.3% stake in Facebook worth $1.5bn .
Bono and his band invested $65million in the Broadway Spider-Man musical panned by critics .
He owns a number of properties and cars around the globe .
His band U2 were already worth $813million before their Facebook windfall . |
18f5b01167cd7189057deeb5f4719726b14f88b7 | By . Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 07:21 EST, 12 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:58 EST, 12 November 2013 . On trial: Anxiang Du, 54, murdered a family of four with 'ruthless efficiency', a court heard . A businessman massacred a family of four in their home in revenge at losing a seven-year legal dispute, a court heard ... | Anxiang Du 'killed Jifeng Ding, Ge Chui and their children Xing and Alice'
Du 'armed himself with a kitchen knife and stabbed family to death in 2011'
He 'found couple's daughters cowering in bedroom before stabbing them' |
18f74047e9b098671c694147bf1ff625050a71e2 | By . Jim Van Wijk, Press Association . Jack Wilshere maintains Arsenal must not take it for granted they will sweep aside the challenge of Besiktas at the Emirates Stadium next week to secure their place in the Champions League group stages. The Gunners battled to a goalless draw in the play-off first-leg at the cauldr... | Wilshere maintains Arsenal will not take Besiktas for granted in second leg .
The Gunners battled to a goalless draw in the first leg on Tuesday night .
Aaron Ramsey will miss the return game after being sent off in Istanbul .
Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic may be banned from Emirates touchline . |
18f84d21a29345dd8f8400e3c8e7479496103350 | The Chinese government is sponsoring cyber-espionage to attack top U.S. companies, according to Grady Summers, vice president of security firm Mandiant. Virginia-based Mandiant published a 60-page report detailing allegations over a six-year period against a group of hackers -- known as Comment Crew -- which Summers li... | Mandiant say thousands of cyber attacks have come from one neighborhood near Shanghai .
The espionage group mainly targeted U.S. blue chip companies in 20 separate industries .
Mandiant VP Grady Summers says diplomatic pressure is needed on Beijng from Washington . |
18f8ba8cecf772f71c3228291ef99f45b614eb7a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:00 EST, 5 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:39 EST, 5 October 2013 . This is the moment an entire train carriage was taken over by drunken students who can be seen jumping on seats and banging on the roof as they sing 'We love drinking in the morning'. Up to 30 revellers, the m... | Up to 30 revellers appeared to simply take over the carriage of the train .
Train was making its way into central London when scene was captured .
Passengers on other carriages at first thought singing was by rugby fans . |
18f966d31896594b241385d267287f503d97dfe4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:48 EST, 18 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:20 EST, 18 November 2013 . A Minnesota doctor was shot and killed on Friday by a man he helped deliver 30 years ago. Dr Stephen Larson, 74, of Orono, was found dead inside his home Friday night from multiple gunshot wounds, the Henn... | Dr Stephen Larson, 74, found dead inside his home Friday night from multiple gunshot wounds .
Suspect, Ted Hoffstrom, 30, an aspiring lawyer, shot dead by police outside the doctor's home .
The Minneapolis obstetrician/gynecologist had 'assisted in the birth of Hoffstrom in 1983'
Authorities have yet to give a possible... |
18f9b3ee70da0f01c772f4b33b268cfe4b2ecb18 | Emoticons such as smiley and sad faces are changing the way our brain works, Australian researchers have claimed. They say the use of the punctuation faces trigger parts of the brain usually reserved for looking at real faces. They believe this may be the key to their popularity - as we process them as a real face. Res... | Emoticons first appeared in the 1980, and have become hugely popular .
Australians experts sat they are changing our brain activity as we adapt to decode them . |
18fa228e02e9d0e91477a840d2193b713179f335 | (CNN) -- When it comes to facial hair, there are few more passionate advocates than Phil Olsen. As the "founder and self-appointed captain" of Beard Team USA, he was responsible for bringing the sport of competitive bearding to the United States in 2003. Since then, things have, well, grown. "It really is quite amazing... | World Beard and Mustache Championships took place in Portland, Oregon .
One analyst says a beard has always been a powerful social symbol .
Will bearding continue to rise, or is it due for a fall? Opinions differ . |
18fb58456f82c25d3820981bf31d238752f02437 | By . Charles Sale . PUBLISHED: . 18:16 EST, 19 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:01 EST, 20 December 2013 . Rio Ferdinand’s retirement at the end of the season looks all the more likely, with the top football pundit role on BT Sport waiting for him. The 35-year-old, who is on a one-year contract at Manchester United wi... | Former England captain on one-year contract at Old Trafford .
Leeds United consortium secure wealthy Gibraltar-based backers .
NBC to broadcast 40 live Premier League games in U.S. over Christmas .
FA land new security chief for World Cup . |
18fbcc08e9384885ec09ad7bdb134eff424c9429 | More people now live in London than at any point in history, Boris Johnson revealed today. The London Mayor announced 8.615million people call the capital home, overtaking the pre-Second World War peak. Growing numbers of people moving to London and having children mean than the population is on course to hit 11million... | London Mayor Boris Johnson reveals London has passed its historic peak .
Capital now has its 8,615,246th inhabitant, higher than seen in 1939 .
Growing number calling capital home is on course to hit 11million by 2050 . |
18fc2806509c995726915e8a9b6c3a726da53c0b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:52 EST, 4 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:21 EST, 5 August 2013 . Health and Safety in the workplace began with an illustrated magazine for workers on the railways 100 years ago this month, according to a historian. The magazine paved the way for today's health and safety laws... | The feature attempts to inform workers at Great Western Railway of the dangers they face in August 1913 .
The discovery was made by Dr Mike Esbester from the University of Portsmouth . |
18fc5eeed5e7a0d579812235f3d5d68524b54afb | The tumultuous history of Europe over the last Millennium, including its many revolutions and wars, has been captured in a remarkable video lasting just over three minutes. From the Crusaders until modern times, the lines on the map of Europe have been redrawn many times and tell a tale of the rise and fall of nations ... | A video tracking the rise and fall of nations shows the last 1,012 years of European history .
The map in the video invites viewers to test their historical knowledge and question the impact of major events shown by moving boundaries .
It begins at a time when the Vikings still ruled modern Scandinavia and the Crusades... |
18fcaa716200c904f44f1050b9a726d182885381 | London (CNN) -- Europe's political and economic attempts to stem the eurozone debt crisis may finally be getting results, Finland's European minister Alexander Stubb has told CNN. Stubb told CNN a combination of political action and monetary intervention in the eurozone over the last month had put Europe on the road to... | Finland's European Minister Alexander Stubb tells CNN Europe's debt crisis may be abating .
European Commission President wants Europe to become more unified .
But Stubb says treaty change to solve the eurozone debt crisis is not the right approach . |
18fd7739c49ae9146b8f7d71675704fba390fb58 | (CNN) -- The French navy on Wednesday captured 11 suspected pirates off the coast of Kenya, Franc'e mnistry of defense announced, while other pirates who had held a Greek vessel for nearly a month let it go. Pirates attacked The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, but were unable to board. The navy tracked the pi... | NEW: Pirates had held Greek ship and its load of iron for nearly a month .
French navy tracked pirates overnight after they attacked a merchant ship .
Greek 35,000-ton bulk carrier and Lebanese-owned, Togo-flagged freighters seized .
Pirates: Attack Tuesday on the Liberty Sun was a response to the killing of pirates . |
19018426347c8222f8cfed67b4d71093b238ff19 | (CNN) -- Basketball commentator and former hoops star Charles Barkley was arrested Wednesday in Scottsdale, Arizona, on suspicion of drunken driving, a police spokesman said. Charles Barkley was driving an Infiniti SUV through a trendy area of Scottsdale on Wednesday, police say. Barkley issued a brief statement, sayin... | NEW: Barkley says he's disappointed in himself, police were "fantastic"
Police: Sobriety test "revealed there was probable cause to make an arrest"
Outspoken commentator took field, blood tests, but not breath test, police say .
NBA Hall of Famer, Olympic gold medalist known for entertaining remarks . |
1901ff22575281ff9b3a3a5f8d4b7b750e047d30 | By . Mark Wilson for MailOnline . For Callum McGregor, this was the most brutal of comedowns after the high of his Scotland call-up. The 21-year-old spoke for the entire Celtic dressing room when he summed up the feeling of utter dejection in the wake of a dismal defeat against Maribor. The chance of Champions League g... | Callum McGregor was 'gutted' by Celtic's 2-1 aggregate loss to Maribor .
Celtic will miss out on £15m after failing to reach Champions League groups .
It is a bitter-sweet week for McGregor as he was called up to Scotland squad .
Brazilian Marco Tavares scored the only goal in Maribor's 1-0 at Celtic Park .
McGregor de... |
190289afc3b4c0fb0197cd3dce9ad30ceeb4667a | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporters . An adorable 3-year-old girl who suffered a heart attack during a dentist visit likely died because she was given the maximum dose of sedative drugs, according to an autopsy report. Finley Puleo Boyle, of Kailua in Honolulu, Hawaii, probably died because of the sedative... | Finley Puleo Boyle, of Kailua, probably .
died because of the sedatives and local anesthesia that were .
administered during her December dental procedure .
The girl lapsed into a coma on December 3 in the office of Dr. Lilly Geyer at Island Dentistry for Children and died on December 3 .
Devastated parents Ashley and ... |
19031bb8b57a8d95eff548495c46fb68a051c9f8 | Sri Lanka have selected key fast bowler Lasith Malinga - 'subject to fitness' - for their World Cup squad. Malinga was unavailable for Sri Lanka's 5-2 one-day international series victory over England late last year as he continued his recovery from ankle surgery. He has been named, however, alongside fit-again seamer ... | Sri Lanka have named their final 15-man squad for the World Cup .
Lasith Malinga is included despite missing the series win against England .
Nuwan Kulasekara and Kumar Sangakkara also made Sri Lanka's squad . |
19033db0f8e8cd5122ea351bd7b57d42d1897e4f | The Guardian has provoked anger after publishing an article that labelled the poppy artwork a ‘UKIP-style memorial’. Armed forces charities accused the left-wing newspaper of trying to politicise the tribute to those killed during the First World War. They sprang to the defence of the installation, called Blood Swept L... | Guardian published an article labeling the artwork as a 'Ukip-style memorial .
Written by critic Jonathan Jones, he called it 'trite, fake and inward looking'
Says that the Tower of London's moat should be replaced with bones .
Armed forces charities accuse the article of trying to politicise the tribute .
Those on soc... |
190369109d274ba071b0ef4f37c3b347c996e289 | (CNN) -- The health of legendary golfer Seve Ballesteros has taken a turn for the worse, his family revealed on Friday. The 54-year-old had a brain tumor removed in late 2008, more than a year after he ended his illustrious career in the sport. "The Ballesteros family informs that Seve's neurological condition has suff... | Seve Ballesteros' condition has deteriorated, according to his family .
The 54-year-old former golf star had a brain tumor removed in 2008 .
The news comes during the Spanish Open tournament, which he has won twice .
Fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal is among those to pay tribute to Ballesteros . |
1904d855170ea9a003cb18f4c4351ed1b4d29bf2 | SLEEPY EYE, Minnesota (CNN) -- A 13-year-old Minnesota boy whose family has rejected chemotherapy to treat his cancer is with his mother near Los Angeles, California, and they may be planning to travel to Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. Doctors say Daniel Hauser's lymphoma responded well to a first round of chemoth... | NEW: Police think mom, son may be headed toward Mexico .
Dad says he called where he thinks they could be, won't say if it's Canada .
"Come back and be safe and be a family," Anthony Hauser urges wife and son .
13-year-old needs chemotherapy, doctors and court say . |
1905224afa1ab4bbb07442ddffdf3902284e77fa | By . Rachel Quigley . Last updated at 3:47 PM on 31st January 2012 . The Facebook page of a mother who abandoned her two daughters in Brooklyn was updated with a photograph of a seemingly naked man holding a bottle of champagne hours after the children were dumped. Police were looking for Dalisha Adams around Canarsie,... | Image of man holding pink champagne bottle uploaded to mother's Facebook page as police were looking for her .
Dalisha Adams, 26, arrested four hours later and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor .
Mother allegedly heard shouting at kids: 'I’ll punch you in the f***ing face'
Also heard shoutin... |
19054482299a62ca90d27279b7fea1ceff2dac11 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:44 EST, 31 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:53 EST, 1 November 2012 . Astronomers have discovered the oldest supernovae ever detected - two massive stars which exploded 12.5billion years ago. The cataclysmic events are known as ‘superluminous’ supernovae, and are up to 100 tim... | The cataclysmic death blasts occurred just 1.5bn years after the Big Bang .
New record beats the previous holder that was 11bn years old . |
1905a821fef6a6cc8adc63bd64628eab3c82306b | By . Rebecca English . An antique telephone which goes up for sale next week may finally solve the oft-told story that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh inhabit separate bedrooms. The 1960s device, which comes in a teak case, is believed to have been Philip’s personal bedside phone at Buckingham Palace - and has a sp... | Phone found dumped in a skip after Buckingham Palace refurbishment .
1960s device, which comes in a teak case, is believed to have been Philip’s .
The phone - from his bedside - has a special button ‘HM Bedroom’ on it . |
1906d34e9a57bb99be2133c3cde2f9d5b012b47a | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 16:37 EST, 13 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:12 EST, 14 August 2013 . A police officer called out to reports of a 'vicious dog' terrorizing the streets has ended up adopting the abandoned, affectionate pit bull. When Officer Dan Waskiewicz arrived at a Baltimore street he said he fo... | Officer praised by animal shelter for showing compassion to nervous dog .
Dan Waskiewicz and his new pet feature in ad campaign against cruelty . |
190710f7e1cc08fd4ceb6191b9a4ba80446d901e | As these two snakes coil around each other in a seemingly affectionate tussle of mating, all is not as it seems. They are actually two male Rat Snakes who are fighting for dominance, to prove who is the strongest of the pack in Salt Lake in Kolkata, India. While no mating is involved, the two snakes perform the 'dance... | These two male Rat Snakes are attempting to subdue each other .
They are fighting to define their territory and defend their mates .
The tussle can last up to an hour and is often mistaken for mating .
The Rat Snake is one of the most common snakes countries including India . |
19076667611ddb4c10a338f7d9d7f3821d80bfee | There had been "growing concern" about former U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson's leadership in the two weeks since a man with a knife managed to jump the White House fence and get into the East Room, a source tells CNN. But the "final straw," the source said, was that she and the agency did not inform the pre... | Source: Concern had been growing about Secret Service director after East Room breach .
But "last straw" was not telling Obama, for more than 2 weeks, about man with gun at CDC .
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson accepted Julia Pierson's resignation on Wednesday . |
1908b1e770f324ba2476ff513129f78496af2155 | (CNN) -- By now, we're on the same page that Mitt Romney's pick of Paul Ryan as his running mate contradicts a golden oldie of presidential election strategy -- run to the conservative (or liberal) base to win the nomination and then reposition toward the center to lure the more moderate independent swing voters who ar... | Lawrence Jacobs: Mitt Romney was shrewd in picking Paul Ryan as his running mate .
Jacobs: Ryan can supercharge conservatives, who outnumber liberals 2 to 1 .
He says there are signs that Obama supporters won't actually cast a ballot .
Jacobs: Using Ryan to ignite the GOP base is probably Romney's best chance of prevai... |
1909be9ac6b51d2bfc62788b64cb04bde610f79a | For cycling enthusiasts, it's the ultimate holiday. But with an eye-watering £80,000 price tag, it's a trip that would break the bank. Luxury travel firm VeryFirstTo is offering travellers the chance to pedal around the 12 most fashionable cities in the world. Pedal power: The £80,000 trip takes in Paris - as well as L... | Luxury travel company VeryFirstTo is launching the tour in October .
Trip takes in 12 cities - including London, New York, Paris and Sydney .
Guests will get to stay in high-end hotels and dine in top-class restaurants . |
190a394629d7939a151dcbc2f3c3bf1c5f159ccf | By . Emma Glanfield . A senior aide within Ed Miliband’s office who was blamed for the leader's embarrassing Hillsborough gaffe has become embroiled in an alleged bullying row, it has emerged. Anna Yearley, the Labour leader’s political secretary, has been accused of bullying Gemma Tumelty - a junior member of staff wh... | Political secretary , 35, accused of bullying a junior employee .
Gemma Tumelty is said to have left party office last month following 'pay-off'
The 33-year-old worked as stakeholder relations manager for Labour party . |
190a4a4c5ef528228be6eb8a7898c041830dc217 | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 17:48 EST, 21 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:55 EST, 21 June 2013 . Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a breakthrough in engineering technology that allows a robot to successfully achieve the complex aerobatic maneuvers of a bird. The artificial bird is destined ... | The 'Robo Raven' is a lightweight advanced robot that can fly like a bird .
It has been developed by searchers at the University of Maryland and received funding from the U.S. Army .
Has the potential to be used as a drone for reconnaissance and surveillance . |
190ac9eb4834dcea302011bdd5938abac3d2f130 | Stuart Pearce has been sacked by Nottingham Forest following the dismal 1-0 loss at home to Championship strugglers Millwall, which capped a run of three wins in 23 matches. Owner Fawaz Al Hasawi met with Pearce on Sunday afternoon culminating in the club’s legendary former player leaving after seven months in charge. ... | Stuart Pearce has left his position as Nottingham Forest manager .
Forest lost 1-0 at home to relegation-threatened Millwall on Saturday .
Result saw Pearce's side stretch their awful run to just three wins from 23 .
The 53-year-old has been in charge at the City Ground since July last year .
Dan Petrescu, Dougie Freed... |
190b7981990d48be0bb9d4cea8f54c5f62dbdf8e | The number of stay-at-home fathers in Britain has reached a record high, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. There are now 229,000 men who stay at home with their children - up from 111,000 in 1993. Meanwhile the number of women at home has fallen in the past year by 45,000 to 2.04million. Hou... | Office for National Statistics say figure has increased from 111,000 in 1993 .
Meanwhile, number of women at home has fallen by 45,000 to 2.04million .
In same period, there has been a five per cent increase in number of fathers giving up work . |
190c78fa32140ab35e2bec2fdb80d6aa2aae685e | UPDATED: . 13:40 EST, 26 August 2011 . About half of both men and women in the U.S. will be obese by 2030 if current trends continue, health experts warned today. Obesity is fast replacing tobacco as the single most important preventable cause of chronic non-communicable diseases, and will add an extra 7.8million cases... | By 2030 the number of obese Americans could increase from 99million in 2008 to 164million .
In the U.K. expected increase of 15million to 26million . |
190e8d3b2cf4b2fa94624b76f37234f14f000f95 | Fans of the Hobbit trilogy blockbusters were left outraged this week after being told some of the films' most beloved characters would not be attending the world premiere. New Zealand actor John Callen, who plays the dwarf named Oin in the popular series, took to Facebook on Friday to inform fans that he and his fellow... | New Zealand actor John Callen, who plays Oin, told fans that he and his fellow New Zealand actors would not be attending the London premiere .
Callen said Warner Brothers cited 'budget' considerations despite the first two Hobbit movies earning $1 billion and $958 million respectively .
At least four online petitions h... |
1910bc4b2c79f57daa6177fb5a75a403f6d4ba5c | (CNN) -- Japanese authorities are putting new pressure on the owner of the meltdown-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after its admission that highly radioactive water from the site has been seeping into groundwater and the harbor off the plant. A top official said Tuesday that the government wanted the problem ... | Tainted water seeps from Fukushima Daiichi plant, plant owner discloses .
Scientists have been warning about the problem for more than a year .
"This is an extremely serious issue we must tackle," TEPCO says .
Storing the water "is not a sustainable solution," U.S. engineer says . |
19121f4618d0de84551d1e6556a0bd3a1ef456d8 | (CNN) -- From anti-apartheid activist to climate change champion, Kumi Naidoo is a man born to make a change. He's the new International Executive Director of environmental action group Greenpeace, and he takes on his role on the eve of the critical climate talks in Copenhagen. The 44 year-old grew up in Johannesburg a... | Kumi Naidoo is the International Executive Director of Greenpeace .
Grew up in apartheid South Africa and says he was born in activism .
Sees poverty reduction and combating climate change as part of same struggle .
One of first tasks is in Copenhagen during the COP15 summit . |
191266fa135ec5239130881232f7872b6a8c2768 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:09 EST, 27 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:57 EST, 28 December 2013 . Feeling down: Men feel less attractive if their partner takes the oral contraceptive, a study claims . It has been blamed for altering women’s moods – but it seems the Pill also has an impact on their male... | Men feel less attractive if their partner takes oral contraceptive, study claims .
Alternatively, the Pill makes no difference to how women see themselves . |
1914cd0af859b99c338b63b7075560158a00aab4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:51 EST, 15 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:27 EST, 15 June 2013 . Hamdi Ulukaya came to the U.S. with just $3,000 in his pocket and in the last five years has created a billion dollar business . To those who say the American Dream no longer exists, consider the story of Hamdi Ul... | Turkish Kurd Hamdi Ulukaya has created the country's leading Greek yogurt brand in just five years . |
191521415a08092e08492e2d8e009ef543282bc0 | Washington (CNN) -- A year and a half after deploying National Guard troops to counter illegal immigration on the Southwest border, the Department of Homeland Security and Pentagon told Congress Tuesday they are cutting the number of troops and changing their mission. The drawdown, which the department characterized as... | The transition will begin in January and be completed by March, DHS says .
Some lawmakers oppose the move, saying conditions merit more troops, not fewer .
DHS says a "new strategic approach" will increase border security . |
19152ca233f5a8aa5cdd8defd5d484c6603bcd78 | (CNN) -- Italy's coffee industry is being hit by the debt crisis as consumers stay home and tap quick-fix machines for their caffeine kick. Italians are increasingly buying their coffee on the shelves rather than ordering cappuccinos in the local cafes and bars, and the impact is reverberating through the industry. Bud... | In 2012, consumers in Italy, Europe's second biggest importer of coffee, drank 5.6kg per person .
Italians are choosing to buy their coffee on the shelves rather than ordering cappuccinos in the local cafes .
Galindo believes the single-serve devices may change consumption patterns in Europe . |
1915c9eb1b7b1ba748827b821561b1eaa97948b8 | Lewis Foster, pictured today outside court, reversed into his mother while drunk . A teenage learner driver who accidentally reversed into his mother and killed her as she begged him not to drink drive was jailed for a year yesterday. Lewis Foster, 19, arrived home drunk after a row with work colleagues and got behind ... | Lewis Foster ignored his mother's pleas not to drive and leapt into Citroen .
He revved car and it jumped backwards, crushing Deborah Jones, 47 .
Judge jails Foster for a year saying he will carry the tragic burden for ever . |
1915dd69481b5f6033f91054ffdad42be380c215 | By . Vanessa Allen . PUBLISHED: . 19:00 EST, 24 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:21 EST, 25 November 2013 . Internet giant Amazon works its warehouse staff ‘to the bone’ in long and relentless shifts, a former employee claimed yesterday. Graduate Adam Littler, 23, said he walked up to 11 miles as he worked 10-and-a-ha... | Adam Littler, 23, told of the 'unbelievable' pressure of working for the retailer .
Amazon staff have previously claimed they are tracked around huge warehouses via GPS - but the firm denies this .
Previous workers have told how even their toilet breaks were timed .
Employment experts have given warnings over workers' ... |
1916db242de40d92eee5342e893b2635e50fed85 | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 01:28 EST, 11 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:29 EST, 11 March 2013 . The Queen will sign a new charter today backing equal rights for women and gay people in every Commonwealth nation in her first official public appearance since leaving hospital. In a special ceremony to mark Commonw... | New charter will be signed in special ceremony to mark Commonwealth Day .
Document includes the core values leaders have committed to upholding .
It .
also ends discrimination against women in the succession to the .
throne . |
191819e6396376dc98077c4699579c612aa36fbe | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 10:30 EST, 15 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:43 EST, 15 January 2013 . Injured: Alleged bomb-maker Martin Middleton has lost fingers in an incident at home on Sunday . A bungling bomb maker blew off part of his hand when a home-made explosive went off at his house. Martin Middleton... | Martin Middleton, 26, is under arrest in hospital where he is in a 'stable' condition .
40 homes in Bolton were evacuated after incident on Sunday .
Middleton believed to have made a pipebomb but police are unsure why . |
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