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012f08802d718608a9ef468e750bb844da8650ba | These simple black and white images carry a heavy message about the lack of self acceptance women often feel towards their bodies. The project, entitled 'We.Women' shows people staring at their own reflection dressed only in their underwear. The work of Lithuanian photographer Neringa Rekašiūtė, TV presenter Beata Tišk... | Project work of Lithuanian photographer Neringa Rekašiūtė .
Teamed up with TV presenter Beata Tiškevič Hasanova and communications specialist Modesta Kairyte .
Called 'We.Women' shows women as they first glance in the mirror .
Dressed only in underwear, the simple pictures are beautiful .
Say they want to 'inspire wome... |
012f3ed0f56446afffc140e327952ed6b9faeaab | A teenager has been suspended from school after teachers mistook her non-alcoholic shandy for a bottle of lager. Nikita Morrison, 13, was in a French lesson when she put the bottle of Ben Shaw’s Bitter Shandy on her desk while unpacking her school books. But teachers immediately confiscated the 500ml drink and within m... | Nikita Morrison, 13, brought Ben Shaw's Bitter Shandy to a classroom .
The product's website describes it as being suitable for children .
It's less than 0.5 per cent alcohol, not enough to be classed intoxicating .
Teachers at Gloucester Academy excluded her for three days . |
012fcc3657d881fec5df0bb533815485f76dd3cc | (CNET) -- Now that stereo Bluetooth has become a common feature in a lot of music phones, it's no surprise that stereo Bluetooth headsets have become quite popular as well. Stereo Bluetooth headsets come in many shapes and sizes, from the behind-the-ear style of the Motorola Rokr S9 to the over-the-head style of the Ja... | The Jabra BT3030 is a great, affordable option for a stereo Bluetooth headset .
Device is slim and lightweight, plus it has tactile and easy-to-use controls .
It comes with a 3.5-mm headset jack so you can use it with any headphones .
Its music quality is decent, although the call quality could be improved . |
013014b6116265bc6fb30847cf9162d89a63dba2 | (CNN) -- Gennaro Gattuso has ended speculation over his future by signing a new AC Milan contract, the Serie A club have announced. Gattuso has been linked with moves to the English Premier League in recent weeks as he was said to be unhappy with his first-team opportunities after battling injury. But the club have con... | Gennaro Gattuso has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract at AC Milan .
Gattuso has been linked with moves to the English Premier League in recent weeks .
But the club have confirmed he will be remaining in Milan for the next three years . |
01304eb05cf60c357fb194fdd91814e4ca38e17a | New York (CNN) -- A federal judge in New York sentenced three men to a minimum 25 years in prison on Wednesday for plotting to detonate bombs at two Bronx synagogues and attack a military base in New York. James Cromitie, Onta Williams and David Williams were arrested in 2009 after planting what they thought were live ... | James Cromitie, Onta Williams and David Williams get minimum of 25 years .
They plotted to bomb two Bronx synagogues and attack a military base in New York .
Prosecutors had been pushing for life in prison for the three men .
A fourth defendant, Laguerre Payen, was not in courtroom pending evaluation . |
01307bfd9eda40466465b19b4cabe4dc9e936abf | Copiapo, Chile (CNN) -- At least one miner is fighting acute pneumonia, two will need dental surgery, and others have skin problems or lesions in their eyes. Yet for all the 33 miners' challenges the past 69 days, trapped a half-mile underground in the San Jose mine without light, health care and other basics, those wh... | One miner suffering from pneumonia, two need dental surgery .
Chilean health minister says things went "extraordinarily well"
Experts warn of possible long-term effects from the ordeal .
Their psychological health is a concern as well as their physical health . |
0130f10c1d700cf42cad5fd24b242667342c86be | By . Rob Preece . Mystery: Katrice Lee was only two when she went missing from a British Army base in Germany in 1981 . The family of a little girl who disappeared more than 30 years ago have spoken of their devastation after David Cameron ruled out any further investigation of the mystery. Katrice Lee was only two whe... | Katrice Lee went missing from a British Army base in Germany in 1981 .
Father Richard Lee urges Prime Minister to meet him to explain why case will not be reopened . |
0131c19f4124202c8b2603029b5bc642d996c851 | For Leeds Rhinos the wait is over and one of rugby league’s great peculiarities is no more. Not since 1999 had this great sporting institution celebrated a Challenge Cup Final victory. Six times they had tried in recent years and six times, remarkably, they had failed. Now, after this compelling and deserved victory ov... | Leeds saw off their Yorkshire rivals Castleford at Wembley on Saturday .
Ryan Hall impressed as he scored two tries for the Rhinos .
Leeds last won the Challenge Cup in 1999 . |
01320e7d24406f4c858dbb205e3582681f621c31 | Rome (CNN) -- Allegations that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a teenage prostitute are "mud" thrown on him by political opponents who want to get rid of him, the scandal-prone politician said. "But this time they've surpassed any limit," Berlusconi said in a statement. "The mud will fall on those... | Italy's prime minister is accused of sex with a 17-year-old nightclub dancer .
He dismisses the allegations, saying his opponents have gone too far this time .
The woman in question tells an Italian TV station she never had sex with him .
Italy's top court just struck down a law shielding Berlusconi from prosecution . |
013293cfb3d50b6f688f3c7faf298c9e83e821d8 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 18:34 EST, 1 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:28 EST, 2 February 2014 . Fellow Republicans on . Saturday debated the fallout over new allegations that Gov. Chris . Christie made inaccurate statements about his knowledge of lane closures . orchestrated by top aides as apparent polit... | Some republicans believe that if Christie can't shake the scandal soon that he won't be able to run for President in 2016 .
Evidence revealed by former Christie loyalist David Wildstein indicates Christie knew about the lane closures and that he lied .
The governor's office has denied the claims and some Christie suppo... |
0132a4a7b0ae6842a36af6eff1dfdaf8f2beb3a0 | Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown may have been slightly premature when he queried whether Radamel Falcao's lifeless outing at Deepdale on Monday night could have been his last in a Manchester United shirt. The misfiring Colombian is on loan at Old Trafford for the rest of the season, and United have a £43million optio... | Radamel Falcao is on loan at Manchester United for the rest of the season .
And the Old Trafford club have a £43million option to make deal permanent .
But it seems unlikely they will make a full-time for the misfiring Colombian .
United are paying Falcao £285,000 a week .
But he has scored only four goals in 19 matche... |
013385d8cd2d0848ac70c922a93eec7c2d77818a | By . Martin Robinson, Gerri Peev and Amie Keeley . PUBLISHED: . 09:34 EST, 3 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:26 EST, 3 October 2013 . Commons Speaker John Bercow has been called a ‘little weasel’ by a mother who reported him to police for allegedly ‘walloping’ her car. Nathalie Pulford dismissed the MP as an ‘arrogant... | Nathalie Pulford charged out of a Chelsea restaurant to confront the MP .
'I said to him: "Don't you realise you .
absolutely bashed into my car?" - he had walloped these cars - and he .
said: "No I didn't. It wasn't me", she said .
Mr Bercow admits he's 'not the best' driver but denies he hit any car .
Waitress watchi... |
0134b852198cd1f0463447397944dd90ad913b14 | Juneau, Alaska (CNN) -- Quick: Name the governor of Alaska. Nope, not Sarah Palin. He's no reality TV star. Isn't on anyone's list of 2016 presidential candidates. And the local press thinks he's so bland they call him the "Oatmeal Governor." But Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell deserves national name-recognition for one reaso... | Alaska is estimated to have the highest rape rate in the country .
John Sutter talks with Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell .
Parnell calls rape Alaska's "resident evil" and an "epidemic"
The governor's "Choose Respect" campaign aims to change that . |
0134e69ba90fea45f72677e65a1002a7dd943bbd | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The recovery of a 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the neck and now breathes on a ventilator hinges on what happens over the next two days. Malala Yousufzai remains in a Rawalpindi hospital after being attacked for simply defending the right of girls to go to school. And police ar... | NEW: Pakistani schoolgirls are defiant after Taliban attack on teen activist .
Malala Yousufzai remains in critical condition; three men in custody .
14-year-old who advocated for girls' education was shot by Taliban attackers .
The Taliban vow to kill Malala if she survives . |
013545dc3523ed81e5a0d8c4a98a39e464c6951c | Paris (CNN) -- French officials Tuesday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Gaza that wounded its consul, his wife and their daughter, calling on Israel to avoid civilian casualties. "France strongly deplores the consequences of this air strike," a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris announced. "While... | NEW: French consul, family hit by flying glass, ministry says .
France calls on Israel to avoid civilian casualties .
Israel says the strike was in response to Palestinian rocket fire . |
0135c365464e93a6c91d37bd82e8df6e264daa17 | By . John Hall . Garden-visiting squirrels have been transformed into heroes of the animal kingdom after being unwittingly coaxed into human-like poses. From popping a champagne cork to appearing to take part in magic tricks, the wild squirrels captured in these images are gently coaxed into their eccentric positions u... | Photographer Max Ellis, 51, spends hours working to ensure the wild squirrels take up their hilarious stances .
Uses toys and food to encourage them to adopt human positions, then takes pictures at exactly the right moment .
One photograph shows a squirrel appearing to pop a champagne cork, while another looks like it ... |
01367c41d5478cc8b93c5f2fd87124bb48d5b9ee | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:09 EST, 8 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:36 EST, 8 November 2012 . A German-language folk band have been asked to return 13 awards after it emerged that they have been 'faking' the music on their albums. The seven-man Kastelruther Spatzen used studio musicians to create the... | Folk music band Kastelruther Spatzen are accused of being frauds .
Ex-producer Walter Widemair calls for the bands 13 Echo awards to be handed back .
Incident echoes lip-synching fiasco of German duo Milli Vanilli in the 1990s . |
0136eebb656b1d04c18eade5a694844d069c97e7 | By . Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 19:12 EST, 21 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:48 EST, 22 February 2013 . Backlash: David Cameron has been criticised by aid charities for his decision to divert millions of pounds towards military operations . Aid money should be spent on ‘schools, not soldiers’, charities said last n... | Money should be spent on 'schools not soldiers' says head of Oxfam .
Funding for military peacekeeping operations will offset defence cuts .
Prime Minister's plan welcomed by Tory MPs . |
0137a5b22cf54f6ee7f55dd29d1a8a8bfc76d38a | PUBLISHED: . 12:00 EST, 20 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:46 EST, 21 September 2012 . Dozens of objects recovered from the ruins of Roman cities Pompeii and Herculaneum will go on show outside Italy for the first time at a new exhibition at the British Museum. The two cities on the Bay of Naples were wiped out by t... | Exhibition at the British Museum will be first time artifacts have been allowed outside Italy .
Will also show body casts .
of six people, including a family of two adults and two children who .
died huddled together under the steps of their villa, and a pet dog . |
0137bc0e904ee06dc926704ac3c919bec247ef3a | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 11:48 EST, 25 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:00 EST, 25 May 2012 . Rampage: John Richards was jailed for smashing up a 103-inch TV, worth up to £45,000, in Britain's 'best sports pub' A hammer-wielding businessman has been jailed for smashing up a £45,000 TV in Britain's 'best sports pub' a... | John Richards destroyed the 103-inch set, worth up to £45,000, as drinkers prepared to watch Chelsea play Barcelona .
He also hit a customer on the head, damaged a smaller TV, smashed a window and made a hole in a wall .
Asked to say how drunk he had been on a scale of one to 10, he replied: '12' |
0138881de84d4cb5d45169f6b3b093fdf3adb20c | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The day I interviewed Neil Diamond, he was sitting in a little room to the side of a studio, and a makeup artist was smacking him in the face with a powder puff. He was wearing a white wife-beater T-shirt and looked like he wanted to flee. Neil Diamond is riding high with a huge world t... | Neil Diamond to receive Recording Academy's Person of the Year honor .
Diamond continues to sell out arenas, recently had No. 1 album .
Money from merchandise sales on tour going to Hurricane Ike victims . |
0138a55a7d243b692fb98da23b8cdcc6be232d2f | By . Peter Rugg . A Colorado woman has been arrested three times in the space of a single week for driving under the influence. According to court records, Kimberly Micheloni, 40, is now in lockup at the Douglas County detention center. The first arrest took place on May 13, the second on May 14, and the third and fina... | Kimberly Micheloni, 40, also faces child abuse charges as police claim she drove drunk with her child in the car .
Is currently being held on $225,000 bond . |
0138f062afbd50afb16d1c9af28c306c156a6845 | An enraged Muslim mob beat a Christian couple to death in Pakistan and burnt their bodies in a brick kiln where they worked on Tuesday for allegedly desecrating a Koran, police said. The incident took place at the town of Kot Radha Kishan, some 40 miles southwest of the city of Lahore, and is the latest example of mob ... | Killing latest example of mob violence against minorities in Muslim Pakistan .
Koran was desecrated day before the attack and mob blamed the couple .
Bodies burned in brick kiln where they worked in Kot Radha Kishan town .
Police boosted security in Christian neighbourhoods after attack . |
0139524211de51f23bed66156da66d61abeef0b1 | By . Ted Thornhill for MailOnline . A description of John Kerry by Isis as an ‘uncircumcised old geezer’ is further evidence of British involvement in the militant organisation, a terrorism expert has said. The comment about the U.S Secretary of State came in an audio recording by Isis spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani.... | Isis called John Kerry an 'uncircumcised geezer' in an audio recording .
Geezer is known as a British slang word, often spoken in London .
'The use of the word is a giveaway about the identity of these thugs' - expert .
Links between Britain and Isis first emerged through beheading videos .
Jihadi John, thought to be f... |
013b4d8104c422222344bc8263022820e6524ad1 | Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers, a nonfiction account of a Syrian-American immigrant and his extraordinary experience during Hurricane Katrina. Eggers is the author of five other books, including "What Is the What," a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award. Eggers is th... | Dave Eggers: Abdulrahman Zeitoun grew up in a Syrian fishing town .
He says Zeitoun emigrated to America and settled in New Orleans .
Zeitoun and his family thought little of Katrina as it approached the Gulf Coast . |
013c80b65c2b177ab3d6508dd951e71e2618b72a | Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- For more than a decade, Robin Emmons felt helpless as her older brother lived on the streets, eating out of garbage cans. She tried repeatedly to get him help for his mental illness, but authorities told her there was nothing they could do. After he was arrested in 2008 for damaging s... | Many low-income Americans lack easy access to fresh, healthy food .
Study: More than 72,000 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, live in such a "food desert"
To help them, Robin Emmons has grown more than 26,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables . |
013d30619cf213637ab69ce7b77df5e47af380cc | By . Dalya Alberge . PUBLISHED: . 06:19 EST, 5 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:07 EST, 5 September 2013 . From the ground, the views could not be more picturesque, the epitome of England’s ‘green and pleasant lands’. But the idyllic landscape conceals an horrific past - a terrible massacre that took place in Iron Ag... | Remains discovered Britain’s largest Iron Age hillfort, Ham Hill, Somerset .
Experts found evidence of mass slaughter almost 2,000 years ago .
Archaeologists say some of the bodies were even defleshed and chopped up . |
013d48fd79a5120474349721b049f071a10c0a4c | (CNN) -- As Pope Benedict XVI steps down, the moral authority and future of the Roman Catholic Church depends on the next pope forcefully dealing with child sex abuse in its ranks. Benedict had the power to effect fundamental, institutional change from the top that would have protected children of future generations. B... | Jeff Anderson: Pope Benedict XVI's departure is an opportunity for real reform of child abuse .
Next pope must stop culture of secrecy, he says; make names, documents public .
Vatican protocol and law must change and abuse reported to police, he says .
Anderson: Real change will come only with transformation from the t... |
013dd73813f6cecf1c78a1da5b7095047aaad2db | The lead investigator in the case of missing William Tyrell says there are still 10 officers working full-time to find the three-year-old, four months after he first disappeared. Superintendent Paul Fehon, from Port Macquarie LAC, said investigators were still committed to finding out what happened to William despite n... | Three-year-old William Tyrell has been missing for four months .
Lack of evidence to support any scenario has left police them stumped .
There are still 10 investigators working on the case full-time .
William's four-year-old sister often asks after her missing brother .
Homicide detectives have taken over the investig... |
013ece13e21dc228a58609738b5b90179f2cf046 | A council has been slammed for advising children how to take pills, snort cocaine and smoke cannabis in a controversial booklet. The leaflet, which targets pupils as young as 13, gives 'safety tips' on how to take illegal substances and was produced by Edinburgh council and the city's Drug and Alcohol Project. The book... | Edinburgh council and city's Drug and Alcohol Project issued booklet .
Includes 'safety tips' on how to take drugs and their street names .
Advises children to 'wash out your nose after each session' using cocaine .
Tells them to 'take regular breaks from dancing' when using ecstasy .
The 'Snapfacts' book is aimed at p... |
013f6c2e1ebe8e511ac07d1096fec5b096aef439 | (CNN) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland on a decades-old arrest warrant stemming from a sex charge in California, Swiss police said Sunday. Roman Polanski attends a film premiere in Paris, France, in June 2009. Polanski, 76, was taken into custody trying to enter Switzerland on ... | In 1977 director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl .
He has lived in France for decades to avoid arrest if he enters the U.S.
Oscar winner was arrested en route to Zurich Film Festival, which was honoring him .
Polanski won Oscar for best director for "The Pianist;" did not collect it ... |
014136b976abf7cab02d2441611ec915960ca466 | (CNN) -- The wait is finally over. On Saturday night, "Whovians" ("Doctor Who" fans) finally got their first full look at Peter Capaldi in his role as the Twelfth Doctor (with no karaoke or mimes in sight). He almost literally landed with a splash, as we first saw him and companion Clara being swallowed by a dinosaur w... | Peter Capaldi officially begins his run as the 12th Doctor on Saturday's 'Doctor Who' premiere .
The new Doctor is very different from the last one .
Jenna Coleman's Clara is a standout in the episode .
Previous Doctor, Matt Smith, makes a surprise cameo . |
0143de4500c8bf36c397425d3c7164580febf8dc | By . Corey Charlton . It's notoriously difficult to get students excited about science but one teacher has found a winning formula - taking them to McDonalds. Caroline Molyneux has students flocking to her revision classes at weekends with her cunning combination of biology and fast food. Working from Sharples High Sch... | Students can grab a bite to eat at the 'relaxed and informal' study sessions .
Teacher Caroline Molyneux goes through past papers in the restaurant .
She's now been shortlisted for a prestigious national teaching award . |
01442297824e24a4bc69af5079593f17f1f491ba | FIFA's general secretary Jerome Valcke has claimed UEFA and most of the confederations want December 23 as the date for the Qatar 2022 World Cup final - but that no decision has been made and no compensation will be paid. A FIFA task force on Tuesday recommended that the 2022 tournament should be played in late Novembe... | UEFA and most confederations prefer December 23 as the final date .
Premier League and FA to campaign for a December 18 final instead .
Late December finish will hurt English football's festive period schedule .
FIFA's general secretary Jerome Valcke also ruled out compensation for associations whose competitions will ... |
014552e5a65ae0a97cde284d0b59012dafd5e13b | By . William Turvill . PUBLISHED: . 11:25 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:15 EST, 17 October 2013 . A man was arrested after calling police on three occasions to complain that he had been overcharged for a can of beer - by a penny. Danny Smith, 51, of Tennessee, United States, called 911 after buying a can of ... | Danny Smith, 51, was told he should not dial 911 for non-emergencies .
Was told his complaint was a civil matter, and not a police concern .
But called police three times before being arrested for misuse of system .
Booked into county jail and released after posting $250 bond . |
01462daeb1d2b20447926ffd47368bdf0116db4a | A onetime California school official was sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison for sexually assaulting two women when they were her students, including a woman who confronted her in a recorded phone call that went viral on YouTube. Andrea Cardosa, 41, of Perris, was sentenced in Riverside County Superior Court o... | Andrea Cardosa, a former assistant principal, pleaded guilty to three counts of lewd acts with a child under 14 .
She was given the maximum sentence allowed by law - 10 years .
Cardosa abused a former student who was 12 at the time from 1997 to 2001 . |
01481086a0345380b54bc7e2ba6acb72d61b3a67 | (CNN) -- "The Darkness II" is a gore-filled, blood-enraged slaughterfest that really wants to be a feel-good, love story. Oh, and you get to fight with characters who have four arms. Set a couple of years after the conclusion of the original game in this series, players control Jackie Estacado, a crime boss who is also... | Players control Jackie Estacado, a crime boss .
The Darkness gets released and helps Jackie fight the Brotherhood .
The game is a first-person shooter that adds in the demon arms . |
0148b68b66d86dde6d48abafba56ef5de917c67c | Joining Real Madrid is a dream that has come true for Brazilian Lucas Silva, his former coach Marcelo Oliveira has said, while describing the midfielder as a 'diamond'. The talented Silva, who played for Cruzeiro, has agreed a contract until June 2020 for a reported fee of £11.5million and will be presented at the Bern... | Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva will be presented to fans on Monday .
Cruzeiro ace cost Real Madrid £11.5 million and has signed till 2020 .
Silva will provide cover for Toni Kroos as he gains first team experience .
Signing could pave the way for Asier Illarramendi and Sami Khedira exits . |
014a660dc5a7874a56d27d3a6283379072538a07 | The French government has in the past repeatedly rejected demands to sell the Mona Lisa (pictured), but a parliamentary report has suggested it sell thousands of pieces of art to pay off national debt . Cash-strapped France could sell thousands of artworks to pay off its vast national debt, a parliamentary report has s... | French government is considering selling artworks to pay off its debt .
A parliamentary report has suggesting flogging paintings and sculptures .
Last year the state-run news channel suggested selling the Mona Lisa .
The country has a huge number of publicly-owned pieces of art .
Paris' Louvre museum alone has 250,000 ... |
014b6d9853523dd97e7a009c3e5428eb6033c0cc | By . Ryan Gorman . and Steve Hopkins . The parents of a five-year-old Calgary boy who went missing with his grandparents more than a week ago insisted during a Thursday night vigil that there will be a positive outcome. Nathan O’Brien and grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes were reported missing June 30 by Rod and Je... | Nathan O'Brien and grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes have been missing since June 30 .
The young boy's parents insist he will be found .
'Person of interest' Douglas Garland had a falling out with missing Alvin Liknes prior to the trio vanishing .
Police continue to search properties near Garland's home . |
014b85e17edc4916b2c42376e83fddabb6449538 | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 13:43 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:53 EST, 7 January 2014 . A teaching assistant has escaped jail after sending lewd texts and naked photos of herself to a 14-year-old pupil. Shelley Trinder, 30, sent hundreds of sexually explicit messages to the male student at a school... | Shelley Trinder sent lewd texts to student at school in Telford, Shropshire .
She also sent him naked photos and told him she wanted to have sex .
Handed a 20-month suspended jail sentence at Shrewsbury Crown Court .
Trinder, 30, also banned from working with children for life .
Judge described mother of two as 'totall... |
014c08b37cc7977e1407d363550d6de612eeb265 | (CNN) -- Manchester United have warned French side Le Havre they will take action against them unless they stop repeating claims that the English Premier League champions offered financial inducements to Paul Pogba's family in order to lure the teenager to Old Trafford. Manchester United have vehemently denied any wron... | English champions Manchester United issue warning to French side Le Havre .
Le Havre claim United had offered inducements to sign teenager Paul Pogba .
But United have threatened legal action if Le Havre continue their allegations . |
014c40bffc4990556c2ca34665cda2c270da49d7 | (CNN) -- Mike Nichols, the award-winning director and pioneering comedian who was one of the few people to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award, died Wednesday evening, according to a note from ABC News' president to its staff. Nichols, 83, who directed "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "The Graduate," w... | Nichols died Wednesday night .
He was married to journalist Diane Sawyer .
His last film as a director was "Charlie Wilson's War" |
014c954467cc351b6320f03e06d954e2b3f0bf54 | Average Americans will chow down on 2,400 calories during the Super Bowl, though their favorite food for the event may also be the most healthy. Vegetables have been the most popular food eaten during the big game for the past 30 years, said Harry Balzer, a chief food industry analyst for NPD. Baby carrots and vegetabl... | Baby carrots and vegetable trays are most eaten Super Bowl foods .
Average Americans will consume 2,400 calories during the game .
1.25 billion chicken wings eaten, roughly two chickens killed per American . |
014cfb5391b7eeec17b3254dfa61ac5bf637fcdd | By . Martin Robinson . Business success: Nicky Blair, the football agent son of Tony Blair, is understood to have secured a record fee for a Mexican star this summer . He has some way to go before he matches his father’s multi- million-pound fortune. But Nicky Blair certainly seems to be heading in the right direction... | Nicky Blair, 27, negotiated Mexican record transfer for Hector Herrera .
Star joined FC Porto in summer and Mr Blair will have taken around 10% .
Nicky's business Magnitude Limited recorded at least three years of losses .
Sports agency was 20% owned by his mother Cherie Blair until May . |
014d4197e01acdf596a573a792f23dc1a6165a10 | (CNN) -- The last remaining personal property belonging to Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and his wife, Ruth, netted nearly $500,000 in an auction in Miami Beach, Florida, the U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday. Proceeds from the June 4 auction go to the U.S. Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture fund and will be used t... | Auction proceeds will go toward compensating victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme .
Items from the Madoffs' residences in New York and Florida were auctioned .
Marshals Service: More than $100 million in assets have been recovered from the Madoffs . |
014d4983a767e15b18555d21e236aa53f7c23410 | By . Harriet Arkell . An aristocrat is fighting her neighbour's plans to build a vast cinema and games room underneath their £3.6m home in an exclusive street in north London. Pamela, Countess Listowel, 77, says rows over people digging 'mega-basements' beneath their homes are dividing the usually friendly community in... | Pamela, Countess Listowel, 77, has joined Hampstead residents in protest .
She says Iyabode Abiola's plans are 'not in keeping' with conservation area .
Mrs Abiola wants a cinema and games room under £3.6m house in London . |
014f827745fc2c49424e2c1c0bf5bb8ca78892f4 | She's famous for her curvy figure and now . model Kelly Brook has encouraged other women to embrace their curves while launching her new plus-size fashion range. The 14 designs, created for plus size retailer Simply Be, include figure-flattering dresses and neat tummy-controlling skirts and are available from a smaller... | The model, 34, has designed a plus-size fashion range for Simply Be .
Sizes actually range from 10 to 32 and pieces are designed for curves .
Kelly's designs include figure-flattering dresses and jackets . |
014ff0181e2db96c5ac5be23e652677c1297dcb8 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:26 EST, 16 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:01 EST, 17 June 2013 . "Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its . opening weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. T... | Biggest ever June opening, beating 'Toy Story 3's $110 million in 2010 .
Explain's Superman's backstory, stars Henry Cavill and Amy Adams .
'This is the End,' came in second with $32.8 million . |
015007887b47cb2267f7082c2ef90b58fe96589f | Tick tock. Tick tock. In Roy Keane’s world, everything runs on time. A 10.30am press briefing means 10.30am and Keane arrived on the button in the Moyne Suite in the Portmarnock Hotel on Sunday. Straight-backed, eagle-eye stare in place, arms folded, Keano looked like he was braced for trouble. Maybe he was. Initially,... | Republic of Ireland assistant Roy Keane spoke to the media on Sunday .
Ex-Manchester United midfielder was linked with Celtic job in the summer .
Keane's new autobiography was published in October and hit the headlines .
Martin O'Neill's No 2 claimed reports of an 'incident' with a fan in the team hotel ahead of the Sc... |
0150b84a06d2bd0f1614ea80bcf356ed8aac46dd | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:35 EST, 5 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:21 EST, 5 December 2013 . House prices in Britain will rise far more sharply than expected in the next five years, it was revealed today. Official figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility published as part of the Autumn Statemen... | Office for Budget Responsibility sharply increases its estimates today .
Prices will go up 5.2% in 2014, 7.2% in 2015 and be 10% higher by 2018 .
Lack of housing stock being blamed for price boom, Chancellor admits .
People with granny flats will get 50% off their council tax bill - a £500 saving .
Councils can sell ho... |
0150c9bf4797679c3c73d60685c4e0f5799baaf4 | The family of the only Ebola patient to die in the U.S. have reached a settlement with the hospital which botched his treatment for an undisclosed amount. A foundation has been set up in honor of Thomas Eric Duncan which will assist other Ebola victims in West Africa, family attorney Les Weisbrod said on Wednesday in D... | The foundation in honor of Thomas Eric Duncan will assist other Ebola victims in West Africa, the family said at a press conference on Wednesday .
It is part of a larger settlement that will 'take care' of Duncan's four children and his parents .
Louise Troh, Duncan's fiancee, will not receive anything in the settlemen... |
0152840f052afbe3e42c82082aaaf7580b0cd621 | Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepalis went to the polls Tuesday amid tight security to elect an assembly that will draw up a new constitution. The tiny Himalayan nation has been trying since 2008 to draft a constitution. When it failed to reach any kind of agreement last year, Nepal dissolved its parliament -- paving the w... | Nepal has been trying to draft a constitution for five years .
The 601-seat assembly will double as the parliament .
An alliance of 33 parties have vowed to disrupt polling . |
015438649d489b4ec6f1411d06e561a000a18c39 | The infamous hoarders' house - dubbed Australia's most squalid - is being sold by the NSW Sheriff's Office to recoup the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on clearing the mountains of rubbish collected on the property, it has been revealed. It has also emerged that whoever buys the free-standing home at 19 Boonara... | Bobolas family are being forced to sell their garbage-strewn property to recover council debts .
The new owners will be required to apply for a writ of possession order to evict the family .
The Bobolas family will be given the remainder of the proceeds after the debts are recovered .
The dilapidated house just streets... |
01543ed99c947ad051ae6fd72b9a28aa51882f6e | By . Katy Winter . The High Street ‘Knicker Queen’ she was supposed to transform M&S’s lingerie from frumpy mummy-pants into sexy, sleek, and elegant bestsellers. However Janie Schaffer didn't have time to perform the underwear magic she had previously worked for super brand Victoria's Secret as she resigned a mere 3 m... | Janie Schaffer was taken on by M&S to revamp drooping sales .
The 'Knicker Queen' had been at Victoria's Secret for five years .
Also started lingerie brand Knickerbox in the eighties .
Quit the M&S role in April over creative differences .
Seeking damages from M&S for shares lost and her salary . |
01545b1602bda0c6b45e6b8a419d6831ec960764 | A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the fatal shooting and dismemberment of a Minnesota man. Kou Thao, 28, of Wausau, pleaded no contest in September to second-degree intentional homicide in the April 2013 death of 58-year-old , of St. Paul, Minnesota. Thao was sentenced in Marathon County Circ... | Kou Thao, 28, of Wausau, Wisconsin was sentenced to 40 years in prison and 20 years of probation for a 2013 murder .
Thao shot and dismemberment Tong Pao Hang, scattering and hiding his body parts to avoid being caught by police .
Authorities still have yet to find a motive for the killing . |
015463975f4653362fbd9386335907e17246abee | By . Ashley Collman . Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels really wants to end debate that his show lacks diversity. In addition to hiring stand-up comic Sasheer Zamata as a new cast member on the sketch comedy show, he's also added two new black comediennes to join the white male-dominated writer's room. Comedie... | LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones auditioned for a cast member position last month and were hired as writers instead .
Their hiring comes after the announcement earlier this week that stand-up comic Sasheer Zamata would be the first female cast member in six years .
Zamata will make her debut on the January 18 episode o... |
0154b1e53b4de57c9c53bae550ee2dd2742c78d0 | It's not going to be Batman versus Superman versus Captain America after all. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Captain America 3" were both set to arrive in theaters May 6, 2016, but Warner Bros' Caped Crusader/Man of Steel showdown will be released March 25, 2016 instead, EW has confirmed. The Zack Snyder-dir... | Both movies were set for May 2016 .
"Batman v Superman" moved to March 2016 .
Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck will star . |
0154e048824faeb8955360943adeb9ef10ec10ec | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 04:14 EST, 16 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:33 EST, 16 July 2013 . Sharing a kiss, this loved-up couple look to capture their happiness for the camera. But their joy soon turns to absolute terror as two masked and bloodied men emerge from behind a photo booth curtain, shouting and screa... | Video captures friends and couples entering booth to have pictures taken .
Masked men pull back curtain and start screaming at booth's occupants .
Prank by American TV station shows terrified reactions of victims . |
01554ebb431ce8ba20ff4ded5e6db196990364a0 | A crippling strike by Air France pilots continues despite company bosses offering to withdraw controversial plans to expand the low-cost Transavia brand in Europe. With the costly strike now in its 11th day, Air France-KLM has called on pilots to return to work 'immediately' in exchange for its offer as it attempts to ... | Pilots went on strike on 15 September over proposed Transavia expansion .
Air France has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights .
Main pilots' union says expansion would erode pay and conditions . |
01561a338967af4c691f179d46d4fbbba997af99 | Harry Redknapp claimed QPR will fight to the end after Charlie Austin’s stunning double against Aston Villa lifted them off the bottom for the table. Austin scored in each half to pile the misery on Paul Lambert’s side and they are now without a goal in a staggering 531 minutes of football in the Barclays Premier Leagu... | QPR defeated Aston Villa 2-0 at Loftus Road to lift them off the bottom of their Premier League table .
Charlie Austin scored the opening goal with a stunning half volley from Bobby Zamora's knock down .
Austin doubled the lead shortly after the second half by nipping in to score his fourth goal of the season . |
015676ab8ff8282a6acd422f73b6f098260e17f2 | Bride-to-be Kirsty Thomas spotted the wedding dress of her dreams and knew she had to have it. There was just one problem - she needed to lose 5st to fit into the A-line dress. Kirsty weighed 15st 4lb and was a size 16 when she spotted the dress but discovered it was only made in a size 8. Scroll down for video . Kirs... | A chronic snacker, on a bad day Kirsty would eat whole pack of Jaffa Cakes .
Also used to eat five or six slices of bread with her dinner .
Kirsty was a size 16 and 15st 4lb when she found her dream dress .
Decided to purchase it anyway as a motivation to lose weight .
Totally changed her diet and began exercising .
Lo... |
0159e6fc2c528a7d8137ade6299cd35400043be6 | James Haskell celebrated his return to the England fold with a typical all-action display in their 21-16 win over Wales, but he ended up red-faced after running into the post instead of diving over for a certain try. The Wasps skipper has been in and out of the England side for years now, but with injuries piling up in... | England beat Wales 21-16 at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night .
James Haskell was denied a try in Six Nations match in comedy fashion .
Flanker ran towards the tryline but smashed into the post protector .
He bounced backwards off the post protector and failed to score . |
015a8c6844420202dafaf8aa88e51f83c2747ab0 | England is the only developed country producing school leavers who are worse at maths and reading than their grandparents, according to a damning report. The study found 16 to 24-year-olds are among the least literate and numerate in the world, lagging behind those in countries including Estonia, Poland and the Slovak ... | 'Deeply worrying' report shows scale of problems with UK education system .
Literacy and numeracy tables show England 22 and 21 out of 24 countries .
'School leavers among the least literate and numerate in developed world'
Government calls them 'Labour’s children force-fed a diet of dumbing down'
Report's author OECD ... |
015ab35f3c2c108f8625df2cce84fa0d631f5461 | Theo Walcott was seemingly involved in an altercation with Arsenal supporters following his side's humiliating Champions League defeat by Monaco at the Emirates on Wednesday night. After the final whistle the England international shared a tight embrace with Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour before swapping shirts with ... | Arsenal were beaten 3-1 at the Emirates by Monaco on Wednesday night .
Theo Walcott swapped shirts with Aymen Abdennour irking Arsenal fans .
England international gestured towards supporter to suggest he was taking no notice of their criticism .
READ: Arsenal's famous five can only fire blanks against Monaco .
READ: A... |
015afc4660fd3b64909815d2dafaba679e834675 | Diepsloot, South Africa (CNN) -- In a country where several rapes are said to occur every minute, in a township where violence is commonplace, this was a crime that shocked the entire community of Diepsloot, South Africa. Two girl cousins, aged two and three, were taken from their doorstep -- kidnapped in broad dayligh... | Two toddlers aged 2 and 3 were kidnapped, raped and killed in Dietsloop township .
Their bodies were found in a public toilet building .
Five men are on trial accused of kidnapping, raping and killing the two girls .
South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world . |
015b45fdd8a4a50afacedfb6061fa9171ad56252 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 17:06 EST, 4 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:44 EST, 4 November 2013 . A 23-year-old man was convicted of . second-degree murder on Monday in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins . star Sean Taylor during what witnesses say was a botched burglary. The jury deliberated about 16 ... | Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was murdered in November 2007 during a burglary .
Jury deliberated for 16 hours .
Rivera allegedly confessed to killing Taylor while trying to break into Taylor's home to steal $200,000 in cash .
Attorney said his confession was given to police under duress .
Because Rivera was o... |
015c43b3b18e5db4d824a9aea30182be3091fbd1 | A Joey Essex wannabe dubbed Britain's vainest man has been forced to flee his home after receiving death threats over his £55,000 bid to look like the TOWIE star. Sam Barton, 22, transformed his face with several cosmetic operations - including a nose job funded by the taxpayer - in a desperate attempt to look like Joe... | Sam Barton flees home after getting death threats on Facebook and Twitter .
'Britain's vainest man' spent £55,000 on surgery to look like Joey Essex .
NHS nose job among several operations he has boasted about online .
He plans to sue the NHS for 'botched' op and spend the cash on a BMW .
One vile troll told Mr Barton,... |
015c560294bfc03f1b262e3a031d66817087fb8f | By . Emily Crane . The Northern Territory is renowned for its natural beauty and these stunning Instagram photos prove it. The photos were shot by Australia's top Instagrammers and capture the Top End's most iconic attractions from deep in Kakadu National Park to Arnhem Land and Katherine. Northern Territory's tourism ... | Photographers capture Top End's most iconic attractions in Instagram photos .
Tourism NT is using Instagram photos in new tourism campaign for Territory .
Among the photographers is Lauren Bath - Australia's first professional Instagrammer . |
015ce688d7722d4ba099e3bfb7a4e2c86c6d2b15 | Two boys who had gone out to build a snow fort were inadvertently trapped for four hours in a Newburgh, New York, snow bank when a plow operator clearing a parking lot pushed snow over them, not realizing they were there, officials said. The boys – cousins Jason ‘J.J.’ Rivera, 9, Elijah ‘Papito’ Martinez, 11 - spent Th... | Jason 'J.J.' Rivera, 9, and Elijah 'Papito' Martinez, 11, from Newburgh, New York, had gone out to build a snow fort on Wednesday night .
When they didn't come home at 10 a.m. their parents started to search for them - they were finally discovered at 2 a.m. trapped in the snow .
Authorities said a snow plow operator ha... |
015d09aeb199f5982f94ee0fda44c01d12258afb | By . Anna Sanders . PUBLISHED: . 20:35 EST, 8 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:24 EST, 9 June 2013 . The Director of National Intelligence responded Saturday to the disclosure of classified government surveillance programs, saying these measures kept Americans safe and are 'authorized by Congress'. Hoping to 'dispel some ... | Surveillance programs have 'proven vital to keeping the nation and our allies safe' said Director of National Intelligence James R Clapper .
Clapper's response comes as Guardian reveals new info on intelligence gathering system 'Boundless Informant'
Clapper declassified information on how intelligence is gathered, noti... |
015dbd8619fc328a1a43148ffa72f615884c59cf | (CNN) -- Roger Federer secured a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title to dash the hopes of Andy Murray and a partisan Centre Court crowd. Federer made it 17 grand slam titles to his name after a two-and-a-half-year drought and matched the haul of American Pete Sampras at the All England Club. The Swiss will return t... | Roger Federer wins his seventh Wimbledon title beating Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 .
Federer matches Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record with his latest victory .
Murray suffers his fourth defeat in major finals as his loss is felt by partisan crowd .
Federer has now won 17 grand slam titles and regains the world No. 1 rank... |
015f5fb5594e66082715ae281ef8d22066df57f7 | (CNN Student News) -- March 12, 2014 . There's a new development - but still no closure - in the search for a missing passenger plane in Southeast Asia. Today, we'll tell you what a transponder is and how it fits into the puzzle. We also cover three space travelers' return from the ISS, and we explain some reasons for ... | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
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0160b5e1ba9a05ec771d2b24a2cf3f77e44744c5 | The shock result in the Madrid derby on Saturday as Atletico comprehensively beat Real 4-0 at Vicente Calderon was still the hot topic in the Spanish Press on Monday morning. Carlo Ancelotti's side have now failed to beat their local rivals in six attempts this season and Madrid-based publication Marca claims there is ... | Real Madrid's shock derby defeat by Atletico features in Monday's papers .
Barcelona praised following impressive display against Athletic Bilboa .
Juventus and AC Milan involved in row after controversial Tevez goal . |
01610c5d388d8682cf26afb121e473cbd68cc7f8 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has confounded expectations by delivering a cool, considered denial of charges leveled against him during a keenly-anticipated corruption trial that has captivated China. So far, the public has heard more details of the case than many anticipated. Live tweets fro... | China expert Cheng Li: Bo Xilai trial takes number of surprising turns .
Chinese politician has rejected allegations, prosecution has performed poorly .
Bo appeared "clear, focused, articulate and eloquent," Li said .
Trial is expected to take two days with sentencing due in September . |
01610cd282802c4defea43ff4839015c15f026d7 | (CNN) -- A mine exploded Monday on a road in southern Somalia, killing four people -- three members of the medical humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres and a journalist. Ongoing violence in Somalia has devastated the capital Mogadishu. The incident occurred Monday along a road in Kismayo, the group said. Victor... | Journalist and two doctors were among those killed .
Remote-controlled mine went off in southern Somalia .
Somali driver also died in the attack .
Journalist is the second to die in conflict situation this year . |
016163428c6e9f0eef6a08d243e6f0b286f8796e | Protesters were arrested after refusing to leave corporate property outside McDonald's headquarters on Wednesday, as hundreds demonstrated to call attention to the low pay earned by fast-food workers. The actions come ahead of the company's annual shareholders meeting Thursday, where it is also expected to be confronte... | Hundreds of fast-food workers from across the country descended upon McDonald's corporate headquarters in Illinois on Wednesday .
At least 100 demonstrators were arrested during the protests, according to the protesters .
The workers are demanding a $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers, as well as better working cond... |
016229d10bc9bbdc24e196505882043a333a9405 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 06:14 EST, 21 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:36 EST, 21 December 2012 . A 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was . shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education has urged Pakistan to . reverse a decision to rename a college in her honor to avert militant . attacks on students. An off... | Malala Yousufzai, 15, made request after students .
broke into the school .
Students have said renaming the college endangered .
their lives .
She was treated at UK hospital after bullet grazed her brain and hit neck . |
01630a9f439c39c2e49f898fef3fc33fa9947774 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . Scientists hope to send the first humans to Mars by 2025, but as it currently stands, anyone who takes a roundtrip mission to the red planet would be exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation. Experts estimate that the radiation would be enough to increase an astronaut’s lifetime risk ... | Trip to Mars would increase astronaut's risk of developing cancer by 3% .
Other risks include vision impairment and bone loss due to microgravity .
Report says Nasa must balance risk of harm and potential benefit .
It adds that space agency should offer health care for astronauts during missions and over the course of ... |
0165014e696a45a24a4fced48466b57faa176a3d | By . Simon Tomlinson . Animal welfare campaigners claim to have discovered dozens of stray dogs including several puppies buried alive in a mass grave in China. Around 100 animals were hurled into a 20ft-deep ditch apparently dug using heavy machinery, suggesting government officials may be behind the killings, say act... | Around 100 animals were found in 20ft-deep pit near Mongolian border .
Charity workers managed to rescue one puppy and three adult dogs .
But when they returned the next day, the pit had been filled in with earth .
They found six dead dogs and save some others after hearing whimpering .
The next day they discovered the... |
0166279bbebb21968834db995e218de90a3478a5 | By . Bianca London for MailOnline . Kimberley Walsh has revealed a rather spiritual side ahead of the birth of her first child, due any day now. The former Girls Aloud singer has been preparing by attending couples yoga with long-term boyfriend Justin Scott to 'get in the right mindset' for the impending delivery. Spea... | Star is due to give birth any day now .
Has been doing pilates and yoga to get in 'right mindset'
Says her style has changed but she'll be back in tight dresses after the birth .
Can't wait to watch her friend Cheryl on X Factor this autumn . |
01672a244484a9089e3955d2876559260a663c74 | The jury in the murder trial of an Iowa teenager heard on Wednesday a disturbing 911 call in which the 13-year-old suspect admitted to killing his own mother after a failed attempt to rape her. Crooks, who is now 14, was charged with first-degree murder and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse in the March 24, 20... | Noah Crooks, 14, is accused of shooting dead his mother, Gretchen Crooks, last March .
His father testified that Gretchen Crooks was the one who bought their son the .22 caliber Ruger used in the slaying .
Mother and son had a stormy relationship and Noah once said he wanted to kill her, William Crooks said . |
0167c0035c07e839ab63d9d19a80549824943719 | The left boot worn by Kris Commons yesterday is already worth a fair bit more than the one he parted with on the fake farewell last Saturday. Commons, who tossed his footwear into the New Douglas Park crowd in what was deemed a goodbye gesture, called upon on a replacement set to master Ross County. A shoot-on-sight po... | It was goalless at half-time as Ross County frustrated Celtic in the first 45 .
But Kris Commons broke the deadlock with a looping deflected strike on 52 .
Craig Gordon made a good save in the last minute to deny Rocco Quinn . |
01682ab7fab98c2aed3d8c2c3ad65f926c9d369e | Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's convicted killer, is up for parole for the seventh time and may be questioned as early as Tuesday, authorities said Friday. His latest quest for freedom comes ahead of the 32nd anniversary of the death of the former Beatle, a British singer-songwriter who was gunned down outside his Ma... | Mark David Chapman will be interviewed by parole board members next week .
In 2010 hearing, he was denied parole .
Yoko Ono, Lennon's widow, in previous years requested parole be denied .
Chapman's attorney could not be immediately reached for comment . |
01690abb8c28d539830c5565ce21958f9295fbbb | Reigning champion jockey Richard Hughes moved to within four of title-race leader Ryan Moore with a hat-trick at Newbury on Friday. Hughes rides at the Berkshire track as well as Wolverhampton on Saturday as he continues his charge towards a third jockeys' championship. Highlight of his three-timer was Marsh Hawk, who ... | Reigning champion Richard Hughes won three races at Newbury on Friday .
The jockey is now only four away from title-race leader Ryan Moore .
Hughes rides at Newbury and Wolverhampton on Saturday .
The Irishman won the jockeys' championship in 2012 and 2013 . |
016b990aa67b3edfed8be8f036222fb9856eaf6c | By . Paul Bentley . PUBLISHED: . 20:53 EST, 15 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:47 EST, 16 September 2013 . You might think that predicting the weather correctly is a fairly basic requirement for a forecaster. But at the Met Office, getting it right is apparently such a shock that its staff have had to be rewarded – ... | Weathermen and women accused of a series of high profile blunders .
In total last year the Met Office handed staff £2.7million .
However, £942,000 of this was given for meeting accuracy targets . |
016d31535a8682470d18ddf8572114c89309dc90 | Read Martin Samuel's match report from Anfield as the Reds crashed out of the Champions League . Brendan Rodgers and Steven Gerrard pulled no punches as they admitted Liverpool deserve to be out of the Champions League. A dismal return to Europe’s premier competition ended as 10-man Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by... | Liverpool failed to qualify for the last 16 after being held to draw by Basle .
Gerrard's stunning free-kick gave Brendan Rodgers' side hope at Anfield .
Liverpool couldn't find a winning goal as they head for the Europa League .
Click here to read Sportsmail's player ratings . |
016d4e3406a41ec5d5fd499657763c5b2cb3fcab | By . Amanda Williams . A woman who was warned her boyfriend would completely lose his memory after a serious car crash was astounded when he awoke from a coma and said: 'I don’t know who you are, I don’t know your name, but I love you.' Chrissy Fryett was told to expect the worst when her partner Stewart was injured in... | Chrissy Fryett expected the worst when her partner Stewart was injured .
Medics warned he'd never regain his memory of their life and could die .
But despite grim odd Mr Fryett survived, and remembered his love for her .
The couple have since married and have celebrated birth of first child . |
016e1bbc996b35af1cb2358a05e8814305911012 | Raid: Police have searched the home of Reverend Paul Flowers after he was filmed apparently buying hard drugs . Police have searched the home of disgraced former Co-operative Bank chairman Paul Flowers as they investigate drugs offences. West . Yorkshire Police is probing him after he was filmed allegedly buying crysta... | Reverend Paul Flowers filmed trying to buy crack cocaine and crystal meth .
West Yorkshire Police confirm they have searched his home in Bradford .
Flowers caught performing sex act with man in 1981 but forgiven by church .
Minister 'used bank email to organise sex and drugs sessions with rent boys'
Resigned as council... |
016f170646aa50abbf56df655cb4ae03b52a651e | A passenger train crashed into a minibus that was carrying workers to a factory in Turkey, killing 10 people and injuring five others, officials have said. Basri Guzeloglu, the local governor, said the train slammed into the bus today at a level crossing near the Mediterranean port city of Mersin. A passenger train cra... | Train slammed into the bus at a level crossing near port city of Mersin .
All of the dead were travelling in the minibus .
Three of the injured are in a serious condition .
No-one on board the train was hurt in the collision . |
0170f15f7bda5e1972ad86d4923c81a0851fe7c3 | The Conservatives will need to slash £21 billion from the welfare budget after the election because the pensions bill keeps rising, experts warned last night. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said Tory spending plans suggest post-election cuts to Britain’s bloated benefits bill will have to be far deeper than tho... | The Chancellor will have to cut working-age benefits by 23% after election .
Overall cuts of £21billion needed to balance the books by 2020, the IFS said .
George Osborne has previously claimed £12billion in welfare cuts needed .
Economic experts also reveal the benefit bill has not been cut since 2010 . |
01721ddcd0cb09df4890ca25bbc3692ef640ca7c | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 06:22 EST, 5 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:16 EST, 5 March 2014 . A study by Vouchercloud found 23% of Americans thought an MP3 was a Star Wars robot, such as C-3PO pictured . Do you know your MP3 from your C-3PO, or your Blu-ray from your stingray? A study has discovered one in... | The study was carried out by discount and coupon site Vouchercloud .
It asked 2,000 adults to identify a range of tech and non-tech terms .
One in ten thought web language HTML was a sexually transmitted disease .
While a quarter thought MP3 audio files were a robot from Star Wars .
Almost fifty participants believed t... |
0173e54b0647318f9de4f52422fdf92f5b7dfa1d | A Connecticut dentist has been charged in the death of a patient who became unresponsive while having 20 teeth pulled and several implants installed last year. Rashmi Patel, 45, of Suffield, turned himself in Tuesday at the Enfield Police Department and was charged with a misdemeanor count of criminally negligent homic... | Judy Gan, 64, lost consciousness in the dentist chair while undergoing a complex procedure to have 20 teeth extracted on February 17, 2014 .
The retired librarian, mother-of-two and grandmother from Ellington, Connecticut, was pronounced dead an hour later in hospital in February .
Dr. Rashmi Patel, 45, had his license... |
01748b89aacbbd4ba0710b36c34389789aabb77e | By . Graham Smith . Last updated at 10:41 PM on 12th October 2011 . Slovakia's main political parties have reached a deal to approve changes to an EU bailout fund this week, the main opposition leader said today -just one day after parliament rejected the proposal, causing the government to fall. Robert Fico, head of S... | Robert Fico, head of Smer-Social .
Democracy, said that in exchange for his party's votes on EU bail out there will be early general elections on .
March 10 .
The deal comes just one day after parliament rejected the proposal, causing the government to fall . |
0175a46d5ca3ba0b3e17aadfbd198f3fbe90801e | By . Andrew Levy . PUBLISHED: . 06:53 EST, 26 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:57 EST, 26 February 2013 . Katy and David Slade always knew they wanted a baby of their own. But with Katy unable to have children because of a rare genetic condition, they realised they might need some help to make their dream of a family... | Katy Slade has a rare genetic disorder meaning she can never have children .
Katy and husband David used Katy's sister's eggs while David's sister acted as a surrogate .
Katy and David's dream has now come true and they are mother and father to baby Beatrix . |
01770f26afded78b3ad54f2703ac378e0d5b60aa | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . Village farmers in Turkey have launched what could be the latest trend in wearable technology: solar powered donkeys. A group of forward-thinking herdsmen in the province of İzmir, Western Turkey, wanted to find a way to stay online on their long, lonely farming trips. What better way, they ... | Technology is used by herdsmen in the province of İzmir, Western Turkey .
It allows them to stay online while on their farming trips across the country .
The solar panels can generate between five to seven kilowatts of energy .
Ser-Gün, a Turkish solar panel producer, is behind the ‘plug and play’ panels which cost 2,8... |
0177e011302ec1925adb4cd77a026577fd8206dd | David Cameron must shoulder some of the blame for Mark Reckless's defection, after falling out with him over the issue of Europe . During the run-up to last week’s Ukip conference, Nigel Farage was spotted going into an elegant Georgian townhouse close to a former site of the Bedlam hospital, one of the first British m... | Farage met Reckless before Ukip conference in house of Malcolm Pearson .
A former Tory, Lord Pearson defected to Ukip himself in 2007 over Europe .
Pearson is also good friends with Douglas Carswell, the first Tory defector . |
0179773e5a0acce1c05218d797138f9f03af46c7 | (CNN) -- Rough seas are delaying the connection of the vessel Helix Producer to the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, a spokesman at the oil cleanup command center in Louisiana said Wednesday. The linkup "may be in place by Saturday," he said. Officials have said that the hookup is partially completed despite th... | NEW: BP doctor says up to 1,500 cleanup workers sickened .
NEW: Oral arguments on drilling ban begin Thursday .
Saturday is new target for linking surface vessel to ruptured well .
Rough weather continues to be a challenge in cleanup . |
0179bec990a00bb489f847fa62f9fd4be3fa05d0 | (CNN) -- Patti Stanger, the star of Bravo's "The Millionaire Matchmaker," issued an apology for saying gay men have difficulty staying monogamous. She made the comments on another Bravo show "Watch What Happens Live," which aired Sunday. In response to a caller who wanted to know if long-distance, open relationships ar... | Stanger apologizes on her Twitter account .
She says she didn't mean to offend anyone .
"There's no curbing the gay," she says .
Stanger defends her record on support of gay dating and marriage . |
017c35cb30a2a648994225c5c4d1f7014e9c1682 | (CNN) -- Ousted Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali was sentenced Monday to 15 and a half years in prison on charges related to the alleged discovery of weapons, archaeological artifacts and illegal drugs -- including marijuana -- in his country's presidential palace. Ben Ali's one-day trial and sentencing were ... | NEW: Zine el Abidine Ben Ali is sentenced to 15 and a half years in prison .
Ben Ali was tried partly on illegal drug and weapons charges .
Ben Ali was tried in absentia; he and his wife have been living in Saudi Arabia since January .
Couple were sentenced last month to 35 years in prison on corruption charges . |
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