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BILOXI, Mississippi (CNN) -- It's been almost three years since Hurricane Katrina cut a merciless path of destruction across the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people and displacing tens of thousands more. Cameron Sinclair on site in Biloxi, Mississippi -- one of many rebuilding projects that Architecture fo... | Cameron Sinclair is taking part in Principles Voices debate on July 9 . Sinclair helping rebuild Biloxi three years after it was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina . Architecture for Humanity operates in 26 countries and has about 4000 volunteers . | ed8eca7b3775f418734341a1ca423e40cdd0c16c |
Britain was last night reported to be in talks with Germany over a secret deal to help their car industry in return for support for our banks. Representatives of David Cameron and Chancellor Angela Merkel have been discussing a German plan to delay the introduction of caps on carbon dioxide emissions that could harm B... | Germany wants to delay the introduction of caps on carbon dioxide emissions that could harm BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi . UK wants help to protect the banking sector, which is lobbying to reduce the impact of Brussels regulations . | 1781feab7bc22dedd65a4d578cec877975f9e299 |
(CNN) -- I was out roaming the streets of east London with a group of friends back in 2007 when we stumbled across this sweaty hipster club tucked between an old church and a bank. It wasn't a very large space, holding maybe a couple of hundred people, but what it lacked in size was more than made up in the energy comi... | LZ Granderson says he was at a club of mainly white people singing along to hip hop music . He was shocked when they all began shouting the n-word along with Kanye West song . "What is it with white people and that word?" he asks, but then notes that Kanye brought it up . Writer: Word too freighted and hurtful to be to... | 85f96992a66be5b96074fc1da61bcbe8904d1cbe |
(CNN) -- As scenic drives go, the Monaco Grand Prix is not a bad one. Squeezed into a two-mile circuit looping around the streets of Monte Carlo are views of the world-famous casino, five-star hotels, A-list celebrities and a splash of the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The principality on the French Riviera co... | Monaco is the only F1 race in motorsport's prestigious "Triple Crown" Two-time winner Mark Webber says fans are so close drivers can see familiar faces . Australian says drivers feel the track in "butt, hips and back" at Monte Carlo . "It is a bit of a zoo," says Webber of showpiece race, which attracts rich and famous... | ab29086425efd9586caca0812ff6c6a2c7b0e4a8 |
Siobhan Koralewski, 30, was given 18 months over the ill-treatment of four patients at Roundstone Care Residential Home in Filey, North Yorkshire . A care home boss branded a female 'Darth Vader' for turning the lives of dementia sufferers into a 'nightmare' was today jailed for 18 months. Sentencing Siobhan Koralewski... | Siobhan Koralewski, 30, given 18 months for mistreatment of four patients . Terrorised her victims at the Roundstone Care Home in North Yorkshire . Court heard how she 'waved her breasts' in a dementia sufferer's face . Also bit the 88-year-old man between legs and hauled him out of his chair . Judge Howard Crowson tol... | 23226b100b47a920e44a150af3be98d6e1eb868a |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:02 EST, 23 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:04 EST, 23 February 2014 . A former fast food waiter is suing Hardee’s restaurant chain, claiming his supervisor pressured him into a sexual relationship and fired him when he ended it. Gerald Anderson alleged manager Danielle Dah... | Gerald Anderson is suing the Hardee’s restaurant chain for discrimination . He claims his supervisor, Danielle Dahlenburg, convinced him that having sex with her was a condition of his job . He claims he was fired in October 2012 a week after he ended the relationship . Hardee's has not yet filed a response to the Fe... | 5e63df1edaff7702d0fad7ce95c41cf2ba735e2c |
By . Kate Lyons . When Kelly and Corey, a young couple from Dee Why in Sydney's northern beaches, missed out on a property at auction on Saturday, Kelly broke down. 'It was hugely disappointing,' said Matt Hunt, the real estate agent selling the property who has been trying to help the couple find a house for the last ... | A Senate Inquiry into Housing Affordability begins in Canberra tomorrow . The proportion of first-home buyers purchasing properties dropped to a historic low last November of just 12.3 percent . Young couples talk of being 'shattered' by the difficulties of getting into the property market . | 08b688aa47dc1740334db2a5fa7cb413d3bd9aa1 |
Allegations: Dave Lee Travis leaving Southwark Crown Court after being accused of assaulting nearly a dozen women over three decades . Dave Lee Travis was accused yesterday of sexually assaulting a teenager in front of the cameras on Top of the Pops during 30 years of abuse. The former Radio 1 DJ was branded a sexual p... | Former Radio 1 DJ faces 14 charges dating between 1976 and 2008 . One assault is alleged to have taken place while 'opportunistic' Travis was opening a hospital radio station . Jury hears Travis touched 15-year-old's breast at Showaddywaddy concert . When Travis, 68, was playing an 'evil wizard' in a pantomime he 'atta... | 257d639a11fada13f490cdecceef55c7e2702222 |
By . Beth Stebner . UPDATED: . 13:35 EST, 6 June 2012 . A tragic photo of the family that perished in a horrific Christmas Day fire shows a happy father with his three daughters smiling and laughing in front of the Statue of Liberty days before the girls and their grandparents were killed. Matthew Badger is seen holdin... | Matthew Badger seen pictured with three daughters days before they died in Christmas Day fire . Private wake for three girls scheduled Wednesday; public funeral to be held Thursday in Manhattan church . Funerals for girls' grandparents still being arranged . | fd2deacaa33ef4d5ee001e2071b97eb1daad0b32 |
FIFA pledged Friday to reform its governance structure after the corruption scandals which rocked football's world governing body last year. Proposed changes to its ethics committee, which will be split into two entities, one to investigate allegations and another to rule on them, were hailed as "historic" by FIFA pres... | FIFA proposes changes to its ethics committee after 2011 corruption scandals . Independent report criticizes 'unsatisfactory' response to allegations of wrongdoing . FIFA president Sepp Blatter hails 'historic' reforms . FIFA critic Grant Wahl wanted probe into 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process . | 34c6354eafad9491271d02e89b4770d01ff2cdb9 |
A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for marrying a Christian was forced to give birth with her legs chained, it has been revealed today. Meriam Ibrahim was shackled as her baby daughter was born in jail in Sudan where she is awaiting execution for marrying a Christian U.S. citizen. Amid the joy of seeing his child for ... | Meriam Ibrahim's legs were chained as she gave birth in Sudanese jail . The 27-year-old gave birth five days early after months shackled to floor . Father, U.S. citizen Daniel Wani, pictured with hours-old girl in barbaric jail in Khartoum . He was initially refused entry to jail but was eventually allowed in with lawy... | 4c488fb632a91badd0f3dd8a06a25ff309919282 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 08:26 EST, 30 December 2011 . One in ten under-25s think Elvis Presley or Paul McCartney wrote the words instead of Robert Burns, pictured . It happens every year. We get 12 months to learn the lyrics – but hardly anyone bothers. Now three-quarters admit they will mime or make up ... | Poll found that some 37 per cent do not know a single line of Robert Burns’s piece, written in 1788 . And many will be singing it at home this year as more and more opt for a night in on New Year's Eve . | 43a686dd9260c8812eea1f8b7830c9b02f742359 |
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed today by the newest members of the New York Police Department as he delivered a speech at the academy graduation ceremony. Several boos could be heard at Madison Square Garden as de Blasio took the podium in front of 884 newly-minted cops. At least one cadet could be heard shouti... | Low boos could be heard as Bill de Blasio took the podium in front of the NYPD's 884 newest officers on Monday . When de Blasio said officers will confront problems that they didn't create, one of the graduates yelled 'you created them!' The heckler was met with cheering . | 439d6e52accdf7377258446795571866a70e39ae |
Barcelona have confirmed that new £15million signing Thomas Vermaelen is still carrying a hamstring injury and will have to wait before he starts training with his new team. The 28-year-old was presented at the Nou Camp on Sunday after completing his move from Arsenal to the Catalan side and admitted he was not yet 100... | Centre-back fell out of favour last season and left for Barcelona . Belgian defender says he was a proud captain and feels blessed to have been a part of the club in Instagram post . Lifting the FA Cup last season described as 'an absolute highlight' | 19b47c7985de4d77126694933e2a4d6fbbed251e |
(Mashable) -- The United States no longer owns the world's fastest supercomputer. A computer called Tianhe-1A, unveiled on Wednesday at a conference in Beijing, China, can run calculations faster than the previous speed leader, a computer at a U.S. lab in Tennessee. The new computer set a performance record by crunchi... | Tianhe-1A unveiled Wednesday at HPC China 2010 in Beijing . Supercomputer has a performance record of 2.507 petaflops . Tianhe-1A designed by the National University of Defense Technology . System cost $88 million and its 103 cabinets weigh 155 tons . | 7ac86a413a0af870237b2ce125f3a2c3b4ebb2ad |
By . Nina Golgowski . PUBLISHED: . 10:10 EST, 25 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:04 EST, 25 October 2012 . For Rebecca Edmonds, the Air Force was her life. After raised as a military kid, joining her school's Reserve Officers' Training Corps or ROTC and earning a full-ride Air Force scholarship to Marquette University... | Rebecca Edmonds was stripped of her $92,000 tuition and disenrolled as an Air Force second lietenant after found six months pregnant . Air Force accused the now mother of fraud having failed to notify them of her pregnancy . Military said single parents don't have flexibility to serve in all times of need making her in... | f9546735f484fd03f0887455baf9dd61327d7d7c |
HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Yue Minjun acknowledges that "Execution," inspired by the bloody Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, is the most politically sensitive of his work. A section of Yue Minjun's "Execution," which the artist shows how human conflict is worth laughing at . But while Tiananmen served as the catalyst, the o... | NEW: "Execution" sold for $5.9 million, a record for contemporary Chinese art . Yue: Tiananmen was catalyst for "Execution," but painting does not depict it . The big picture is, the world's human conflict is worth laughing at, Yue says . Owner tucked painting away from public view for a decade . | bda5ab9fa624063f0c82f598f84126b453b62fc3 |
(CNN) -- In designing modern and sustainable buildings in the United Arab Emirates, architects are taking cues from an ancient Arabic design tradition. A high-tech shading system running up the facade of the Al Bahar Towers in Abu Dhabi was inspired by "mashrabiya," latticed screens commonly seen in Islamic architectur... | In the United Arab Emirates, architects are taking cues from an ancient Arabic design tradition. A shading system on the facade of the Al Bahar Towers was inspired by latticed screens. The screens are computer-controlled to respond to the sun's movement. Doha Tower in Qatar, a striking cylindrical building, was designe... | 4989275c8dbb0d6b6c18d5005b7cfb5b925822a7 |
(CNN) -- Flooding described by India's prime minister as the worst in recent times, has left at least 95 people dead and almost 2 million others homeless in the country's remote Assam state. The Brahmaputra river overflowed during monsoon rains over the past week, flooding more than 2,000 villages and destroying homes ... | At least 95 people dead, almost 2 million others forced from their homes . Indian state of Assam in the northeast is the most affected area . It is considered the worst flooding since 2004 . Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has committed $90 million for relief effort . | 0aff20e6341628f50c5062e19493ab734044a390 |
By . Lucy Crossley . Tributes have been paid to popular BBC presenter Komla Dumor who died suddenly at his home in London. The broadcaster said Mr Dumor, who presented BBC World News and Focus On Africa, had died at his home yesterday, at the age of 41. One of Ghana's best known journalists, Mr Dumor joined the BBC in ... | Komla Dumor, 41, is believed to have died from a heart attack . Journalist presented BBC World News and Focus On Africa . Presented was named as one of the 100 most influential Africans . Described in tributes as a 'leading light of African journalism' | 1e580b79c5a1001bf565608c0f3e4432e86d745e |
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie -- a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate -- finally broke his silence on President Barack Obama's decision to normalize relations with Cuba in a letter to the President issued on Sunday. Christie urged Obama to demand Cuba hand over Joanne Chesimard, an American fugitive who ... | New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Sunday he does not support the President's decision to normalize relations with Cuba . Christie did send a letter to Obama asking he press Cuba to hand over a wanted fugitive, however . | 16893ca8bc398826fee162cdecb29362d5acb704 |
(CNN) -- Mexican authorities are offering a $1.2 million (15 million pesos) reward for information on 14 children who may have been taken from orphanages by child traffickers, according to a release from the attorney general of Mexico. The attorney general also is offering about $400,000 (5 million pesos) in the search... | Fourteen children disappeared at Mexican orphanages . Three people are being sought in the case . | ffefbc619dc82ec0bcd8a7943c3f5acec326dc92 |
By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 12:17 PM on 17th July 2011 . It seems the ‘Butcher of Brooklyn’ almost succeeded in kidnapping another boy just three doors away from his home. Levi Aron, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, has admitted suffocating eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky with a bath towel in his apartment. Now his neighb... | Allegations came as Levi Aron is labelled 'cold sociopath' by jailed ex-wife . Diana Diunov claims he wanted fame and Casey Anthony case inspired him . | 6ae7df0baa99471d8e0f65540d6eb55079c133b0 |
Beijing, China (CNN)As New Year's Eve messages go, Xi Jinping's speech on national television was almost pitch-perfect. Highlighting continued economic growth and rising living standard in 2014, the Chinese president -- entering the third year into his expected decade-long reign -- said he wanted to "click the 'like' b... | Chinese president Xi Jinping's New Year speech highlighted economic growth and rising living standards in 2014 . 2014 has seen Xi take down 3 top officials in China's fight against corruption: Zhou Yongkang, Xu Caihou and Liu Zhijun . He's also taking aim at "vulgar" art and entertainment, with cleavage censored in a h... | a7f511d08764aa094e3da03a60ca76e2cc304def |
(CNN) -- To look at, Lake Kivu seems, well, innocent. Situated on Rwanda's western border, it is both a prominent food source in the country, and -- increasingly -- a tourist hotspot. Hotels have rushed to set up along the coast to cater to the influx of visitors, no doubt lured in by the lake's idyllic beach setting. ... | Rwanda's Lake Kivu is becoming a tourism hotspot . It is one of three 'exploding lakes' in the world . Underwater levels of methane and carbon dioxide could make the lake lethal . Rwanda has defused the lake by using the methane for power . | 2220ad6258c01d47836ce24a0ee9bb20d7576e38 |
Range-R: At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies now have access to radar devices that enable them to effectively see into people’s homes and determine if anyone is inside . At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies now have access to radar devices that enable them to effectively see into people’s homes and determine... | At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies now have access to radar devices that enable them to effectively see into people's homes . The technology has been available for more than two years, but only come to light during a federal appeals court hearing in Denver last month . The use of the technology adds to growing c... | 45ef9b04b849d40341ea0c73f24a8fbfefbdc00a |
(CNN)American skier Lindsey Vonn clinched World Cup victory number 62 Sunday, equaling the all-time record which has stood for 35 years . In foggy conditions and on soft snow in the women's downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Vonn recorded a time of 1 minute 39.61 seconds, beating Austria's Elisabeth Goergl by 0.32 s... | Lindsey Vonn equals World Cup win record in Italy. Clinched win number 62 in the downhill. Can brfeak the 35-year record in the super-G Monday. | 47861207a28717d1d99212fdf195fd3e4bb2a469 |
(CNN) -- Marilyn Edge was supposed to turn over her son and daughter to her ex-husband in Georgia. Instead, police allege, she fled with the children to Southern California and killed them. On Saturday night, the bodies of the children -- Jaelen, 13, and Faith, 10 -- were found in a hotel in Santa Ana, California. Edge... | NEW: Arraignment is postponed until October for Marilyn Edge, facing felony murder charges . Her two children were found dead in a California hotel over the weekend . Her ex-husband's lawyer says she had been ordered to turn over the children last week . Edge was apprehended after apparently trying to commit suicide on... | 072d1828c0bfe26e9cb12b17dad58ecd6295af92 |
By . Peter Campbell . PUBLISHED: . 19:46 EST, 28 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:20 EST, 28 January 2013 . Online: Internet retailer Amazon has made £14billion in worldwide sales in just three months - with one tenth of that coming from UK shoppers . Amazon is set to announce record Christmas trading as it continues t... | Amazon set to announce record Christmas sales as high street struggles . Internet store made £14billion in worldwide sales in just three months . Amazon has come under attack though for avoiding millions of pounds in tax . | 79376f3d4484a8beed0fb818e194ef86b1573854 |
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- A bomb appearing to target police officers exploded Thursday in an Istanbul neighborhood near the ruling Justice and Development Party headquarters in the city, authorities said. The blast left 15 officers and one civilian injured, Istanbul's police chief, Huseyin Capkin, said. It occurred in ... | NEW: 16 injured people are in "good" condition, police say . A plastic explosive mounted on a motorcycle explodes as a police van passes, officials say . Gov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu says authorities don't know who is responsible . | aaabb2427d86e5e15ff6b7db4dbb5e461046294f |
New York Police Department detectives have a 50-year-old murder case on their hands after the medical examiner ruled an elderly Brooklyn man's death to be due to a stabbing from the 1950s. Antonio Ciccarello passed away at the age of 97 in September, more than five decades after being stabbed in the stomach in the Low... | Antonio Ciccarello died last September from a hernia . The medical examiner ruled the hernia was caused by a stabbing committed in the late 1950s . His 57-year-old daughter Mary Paloglou knew her father had been stabbed, but thought the hernia was caused by strain from his job as a porter . | effcd2e7bd8c67dcd530a57bf2b76fbfa355f65f |
Death crash: Illegal immigrant Iqbal Singh, 39, was driving without a licence when he killed father-of-four Malcolm Anderson in a motorway accident . An illegal immigrant who escaped before he could be deported went on to cause the death of a father after falling asleep at the wheel. Indian-born Iqbal Singh, 39, abscon... | Malcom Anderson's widow says: 'He should swing for his crime because he is a murderer' Iqbal Singh, 39, gave police false name after crash because he was on the run from the UK Border Agency . He will be deported at the end of his sentence . Singh pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving . He suffered heart ... | 05bf434e8fa8f28cae17dc0510f7e442c86dbbe7 |
Shoplifter Danny from Channel 4 documentary Benefits Street . Channel 4 was facing a police probe last night over a documentary featuring a thief showing how to shoplift. Detectives are considering whether to investigate the criminal activities seen in the programme on welfare claimants. The prolific shoplifter explain... | Benefits Street features the lives of several jobless living in Birmingham . West Midlands Police admit they are reviewing footage for crimes . Star Dee Roberts was held after drugs raid on street last year . 'I'm innocent and have not been charged with anything,' she said . Force founds bullets, cocaine, cannabis and ... | 3d7e6aa7c0ad64a3af3f61ae73ec68aa0d23c486 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . Despite outspoken critics, including Sarah Michelle Geller, who said they would cancel their Vogue subscriptions after Anna Wintour put Kim Kardashian and Kayne West on the cover, it seems the issue is flying off newsstands. According to the New York Post, the controversial April issue is set... | Anna WIntour was criticized for putting the couple on the cover, but it seems her decision has paid off . | 2ae798ed50bb0fec7051d49c8517abacac153be7 |
Brendan Rodgers has rubbished claims by West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce that Liverpool succumbed to defeat to Aston Villa due to complacency by insisting the Reds are 'allergic' to such a thing. The Anfielders surprisingly fell to a 1-0 home loss against Villa last weekend and Hammers manager Allardyce suggested Liv... | Brendan Rodgers hits back at Sam Allardyce's claims of complacency . West Ham United boss said Liverpool had taken Aston Villa lightly . Liverpool lost 1-0 against Villa at Anfield in Premier League last weekend . Rodgers says his Liverpool side are 'allergic to complacency' West Ham host Liverpool at Upton Park in Pre... | 24c4ea4b91fd9fb083f27b421ecf4f314eb17af5 |
By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 15:23 EST, 22 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:26 EST, 22 November 2012 . A coat hanger factory worker suffered serious injuries to her neck and throat that almost resulted in her death when her hair and scarf became entangled in the chain and drive of a conveyor. Kelly Nield, 24, of Ell... | Kelly Nield, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, suffered the injuries in April 2009 . Incident at Mainetti factory which manufactures and recycles coat hangers . Ponytail trapped in inadequately guarded conveyor and hair was pulled off . | 6bfcc249de31350e00b4d78abbd8a28d74ce76b1 |
LONDON, England -- "Ocean Emerald" is a superyacht with added wow-factor. Her startling appearance has made sure of that and in real life she is every bit as dramatic as she appears in these photographs. "Ocean Emerald" is the second time Lord Foster has designed a superyacht. We were among the guests invited to the su... | Famous architect Norman Foster has designed a new superyacht . "Ocean Emerald" has a top speed of 17.5 knots . It will be co-owned by investors laying down an initial $2.6 million payment . | cb8b3b296fae11e8de576f72b72b22e948cbd00b |
In private, even the stylish former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis admitted to tiring of the all-black attire long considered chic in New York City. Writing to Bill Hamilton, then the design director at Carolina Herrera, Onassis once wrote: 'I just love this suit and will wear it everywhere as I am SO sick of ev... | A selection of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' personal notes and photos will be up for auction in Florida on Saturday . Palm Beach Modern Auctions expects bidding for each of the 30 lots to start from $800 to $1,200 . Mostly written on the former first lady's signature blue stationery, the notes are dated between the 80s ... | 83938517206d44e8cb76735f632a23aec00e1b51 |
Mr Cusick, from Horsham in West Sussex, died last week aged 84 . By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 07:25 EST, 28 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:32 EST, 28 February 2013 . The inspiration behind one of science fiction's most fearsome characters was a simple chimney pot, it has today been claimed. BBC designer Raymo... | BBC designer Raymond Cusick 'inspired by chimney on Gloucester school' Residents say it has been common knowledge for years . Mr Cusick, from Horsham in West Sussex, died last week aged 84 . | 736daf650ded90cd38cd92cfdc8df9c9bdfd3a4a |
By . Kate Lyons . Andrew Jeffrey Flanagan was sentenced to four years in jail in Texas for a string of offences . The executive whose false CV caused Myer to hire him in a senior position also fooled several other leading Australian retailers who met with him about jobs. Andrew Jeffrey Flanagan, was fired from Myer on ... | Andrew Flanagan was fired on his first day in a senior role at Myer . Fabricated his CV, claiming he worked at a senior position at Zara . Other companies also considered employing him, it has been revealed . | f9ff7d36829e0bab45405584132e52be8e6db99d |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:14 EST, 24 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:43 EST, 24 June 2013 . A six-year-old girl was plucked to safety by firefighters after nearly throttling herself when she fell through the railings of her balcony in southern China. Qing Yuan Tai trapped her head between two steel bars ... | Qing Yuan Tai trapped her head between steel bars in Wenzhou, China . If she'd fallen through she'd have fallen 50ft, if not she'd have been hanged . Neighbours dialed fire brigade when they saw she was being strangled . Firefighters used powerful jacking equipment to force the bars apart . | 2fe6f894f9661d2006258bb2b8f9c42c0cfe68a5 |
By . Lee Moran . Last updated at 12:47 PM on 19th August 2011 . The beautiful game has become even more enticing - after a Spanish football team produced its own zombie porn film. La Liga's Getafe has struggled in recent years to fill its 17,000 seater Madrid stadium, with one of the lowest attendance records in the di... | Getafe hopes passion of supporters will breathe life into new generation of Azulones . | a65cf30f5accab140c5a34a53c7adea01a084b37 |
While Sam Warburton was watching his beloved Tottenham take on Arsenal at White Hart Lane, Rhys Webb was tearing through the Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes on his quad bike. The morning after last week’s defeat by England was, according to the Wales scrum half, not the time to lock oneself away in the house. Webb admitted tha... | Wales travel to Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday afternoon . Wales lost 21-16 at home to England in the Six Nations curtain-raiser . Rhys Webb scored the opening try of the Millennium Stadium encounter . | 38db680baa71b679bee46fe40475b2b95b6dd5cc |
(CNN) -- [Breaking news update, Sunday, 3:20 a.m.] . People were crying out for help from underneath debris early Sunday after a landslide in Washington state, said City of Arlington fire Capt. Brandon Asher. Rescuers are trying to forge through the wreckage to get to them. [Original story, Saturday, 11:49 pm.] . 3 kil... | NEW: 5 airlifted to one Seattle hospital, including a baby and 2 men in critical condition . Floodwaters and trees close a portion of State Road 530 . At least 6 homes are destroyed; the road and a river are blocked . Locals are urged to evacuate for fear of a "catastrophic flood event" | 9a5aaffca91d1a25e4be0f03b9789cf5db4858f8 |
(CNN) -- The first 3D-printed toy plane will soon jet off to the stratosphere. The rocket-powered airplane will reach an altitude of between 25 and 30 kilometers (15 to 18 miles) -- three times higher than the cruising height of commercial airplanes. "Without doubt, this is the most complicated amateur high-altitude mi... | A 3D printed model airplane will reach between 25 and 30 kilometers . The airplane will launch from the Virgin Galactic spaceport in New Mexico . It will be lifted by a helium-filled balloon and then powered by a rocket engine . | bf276056f91c0a935de38b765f5cc96a565633b1 |
The last time Rafael Nadal came back from a long-term layoff, he enjoyed one of the finest seasons of an outstanding career -- reaching nine consecutive finals on his return from a knee injury, and winning both the French and U.S. Open grand slams in 2013. On Tuesday, the Spaniard took to the court for the first time i... | Rafael Nadal beats Richard Gasquet at the China Open on his return from injury . Spaniard had been out for three months with a right wrist injury . World No. 2 was unable to defend his U.S. Open title during his layoff . | d457b8bfb9572ed6977fd284e77807ba25098679 |
Disgraced Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been arrested in Mexico in a major police raid . Disgraced Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been arrested in Mexico in a major police raid, after he failed to attend a London court hearing over a £17million debt. Two international arrest warrants have been issued for ... | Two international arrest warrants were issued for the 43-year-old financier . Both relate to 2011 sale of Rangers before club went into administration . Whyte was due in court over a case brought by ticketing agency Ticketus . Judge charged him with contempt of court, with custodial order of 28 days . Second arrest war... | 99ed463a72cab812e9542152f573aba66d25c497 |
By . Lydia Warren, Hayley Peterson and Katie Davies . PUBLISHED: . 13:26 EST, 18 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:58 EST, 18 May 2013 . The gunman who held hostage 21-year-old Hofstra University student, Andrea Rebello, who later died in the police gun battle has been identified by police as Dalton Smith - a known criminal... | Andrea Rebello, a junior at Hofstra, was shot dead at 2.20am on Friday in her Uniondale sorority house . A masked male intruder, today named as Dalton Smith, was also shot dead . The victim's twin, Jessica, was also held hostage along with her boyfriend . Police were alerted when their friend Shannon Thomas was allowed... | d546c75573aa3c76cd39c3fb1edcabace17c7728 |
(CNN) -- Anthony Shadid, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting from Iraq, died Thursday while reporting in eastern Syria, apparently of an asthma attack, The New York Times said. He was 43. Tyler Hicks, a Times photographer who was with Shadid, carried his body over the border to Turkey. Hicks said Shadid, who ... | Anthony Shadid had reported from the Middle East for nearly two decades . He appears to have died of an asthma attack, the newspaper says . He was the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes . | bcf04e59b9560ffbef19d2f05264ef6005e641d9 |
(CNN) -- Despite a recall, millions of people may continue taking a generic form of Lipitor that might contain specks of glass. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals issued the recall at the retail level November 9, directing pharmacies not to dispense contaminated lots of the drug, but gave no directions to patients who have the dr... | The drug maker issued a recall for atorvastatin, but gave no directions to users . Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals and the FDA "are being less than helpful," an observer says . Express Scripts and CVS locations are telling patients it's OK to take the pills . | 187807956a28f047deb4790239d52dfb97174cf8 |
A Phoenix man inspired to create an all-terrain wheelchair so his disabled wife could go on camping trips has teamed up with the NFL to gift veterans his so-called 'Tankchair'. Inventor Brad Soden was left distraught ten years ago when his wife Liz broke down in tears because she couldn't travel with their five kids to... | Phoenix ex-serviceman Brad Soden built first prototype 10-years-ago . Wanted his wife, Liz, to accompany him and five children on camping trips . His customized tankchairs now sell for $15,000 to veterans across the US . Was approached by movie studio Pixar to advise on Oscar winning Wall-E . | ada7ab787b209c9bc6cc4f560fb87fb5912bfbd6 |
By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 04:02 EST, 30 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:44 EST, 30 November 2012 . China's new prime minister is the man behind one of the biggest medical scandals of all time. In the 1990s between 50,000 and 300,000 people were mistakenly infected with HIV in Henan province and Li Keqiang, the... | Henan Li was governor of Henan province in 1998 when people contracted HIV from state-sponsored blood-buying rings with unhygienic practices . The stigma against people with HIV runs especially deep in China, from being unofficially barred from government jobs to being expelled from school . Hospitals routinely reject ... | 2e89ba5e436fd0070c0d5e3c3f1b3b5a2136218e |
By . Tom Gardner . PUBLISHED: . 12:01 EST, 25 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:01 EST, 25 April 2012 . Behind bars: Adam Khan Ahmadzai was at the very heart of the looting and rioting in Croydon last August, according to the Attorney General . A riot ringleader who was at the heart of last year’s Croydon disorder had his... | Adam Khan Ahmadzai, 20, led an orgy of violence and criminality including hijacking, burglary, looting, mugging over a few hours in Croydon . Britain's top judge extends his jail term from just 48 months in a young offender institution to seven years in prison . | 6b15e6a2fab8208a5e51740e4ff571a7543cb5e2 |
The naked Florida man who chewed off the face of another man last month in a zombie-like cannibal attack used marijuana but not "bath salts" as police had suspected, authorities said Wednesday. Rudy Eugene, 31, was killed by a police officer after Eugene's 18-minute attack on a homeless man. His body didn't show "any o... | Rudy Eugene, 31, was killed by police after he chewed off the face of a homeless man . His body contained marijuana but no other drugs, the coroner's office says . Police had suspected Eugene was under the influence of "bath salts" The absence of "bath salts" is also confirmed by an outside lab, coroner says . | 6dc88f36ea281e0f6d068418ece0ef94f11797cd |
When Jakki Ballan started putting on weight as a teenager, her well-meaning GP suggested that she swap her favourite full-fat Coke for the lower-calorie diet version. She duly slimmed down, but soon developed an astonishing obsession with the fizzy drink which has seen her spend as much as £150,000 over the last three ... | At one point, Jakki Ballan, 42, was drinking more than three cans an hour . Drinks up to 10 litres a day and panics if she doesn't have constant supply . Has suffered hallucinations as a result of consuming so much of the drink . Stay-at-home mother spends around £6,000 a year on her Diet Coke habit . | d98a6b74f3dc99e1a6218ef9ead0d5daab9afb29 |
By . Rebecca Camber . PUBLISHED: . 18:56 EST, 23 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:03 EST, 23 August 2012 . The killers of Stephen Lawrence were refused leave to appeal against their convictions yesterday. David Norris, 35, and Gary Dobson, 36, claimed their six-week trial at the Old Bailey which resulted in unanimous gu... | David Norris and Gary Dobson claimed their Old Bailey trial was unfair . Norris's legal team says this was just the first round of their efforts to challenge the convictions . | fd812a37f001b6ef99c649561e7dae891c795202 |
By . David Mccormack . and Hanna Flint . As the hype intensifies around the latest Star Wars movie, director J.J. Abrams has announced an opportunity for one lucky person - and a friend - to appear in the saga’s next adventure. The director, who is currently filming in Abu Dhabi, appeared in a specially recorded film w... | Director J.J. Abrams has announced an opportunity for one lucky person - and a friend - to appear in the saga's next adventure . The winner will get to visit the movie set in Pinewood Studios, London, meet the cast and appear in one scene . The competition is being run by a charity auction website which allows anyone t... | c4380742fab87f59033f142f0786a672bf49082d |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Call it an amazing example of entrepreneurship or a daring play of deceit. After a U.S.-based "critical infrastructure" company discovered in 2012 its computer systems were being accessed from China, its security personnel caught the culprit ultimately responsible: Not a hacker from the Middle Kingdo... | U.S.-based company discovered its computer systems were being accessed from China . Company's own employee gave access to Chinese programmers he personally outsourced . Employee, known as "Bob", seen as "someone you wouldn't look at twice in an elevator" "Bob" earned several hundred thousand dollars a year, paying Chin... | 0571232be4a8197d2e396e139b3f0e21446fcbe3 |
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A second person survived a massacre in which 72 migrants from Central and South America were killed last week in northern Mexico, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Mexican officials said. A man from Ecuador was previously thought to be the only survivor. That man, identified as Luis Fr... | The second survivor is a migrant from Honduras, officials say . The only previously known survivor was from Ecuador . That survivor said someone else also had lived, the Ecuadorian president said . The bodies of 16 victims were returned to Honduras on Wednesday, Mexico said . | 775b5f2d789831303525f4a2bb3961e703b73611 |
A man from Oregon shot his wife two days before Thanksgiving, after learning she was having an affair with his brother. He then turned the gun on himself but failed to kill himself. Raymond Johnson, 38, shot himself in the chest after learning of the devastating news that his wife, Rebekah Johnson, 32, was seeing his b... | An Oregon City man shot his wife, then himself after learning that she had an affair with his brother, . Raymond Johnson, 38, survived the self-inflicted wound to his chest and is being held without bail at the Clackamas County Jail on a murder charge . Rebekah Johnson, 32, died the following day . A trial is scheduled... | b616138f051725e897ddaaf3f23bef4aa1d56224 |
By . Ashley Collman for MailOnline . The parents of executed journalist James Foley have revealed they shared their grief with 'kind and dear' Pope Francis when he called them at home from The Vatican on Thursday. Diane and John Foley said the pontiff word's were a huge comfort to them as they struggle to deal with the... | The Pope called John and Diane Foley Thursday afternoon at their home in New Hampshire . Told family they were in his prayers and they were 'deeply moved and grateful' 'Huge comfort, because Pope Francis like Jesus, loves, like Jim. He understood Jim's heart.' | 33681be9b9fda65ce62c98243fb77173e2f0e173 |
(CNN) -- A new social media campaign hopes to harness the power of celebrities and a Bob Marley song to help bring awareness to the thousands suffering from the famine in the Horn of Africa. The "I'm Gonna Be Your Friend" campaign, which kicks off Tuesday, is named for a line in Marley's 1973 song "High Tide Or Low Tid... | The campaign is named for a line in the Marley song "Hide Tide Or Low Tide" Artists like Eminem and Lady Gaga have pledged to promote the film . Proceeds will go to aid group Save the Children to help famine victims . | 659142bcf609a2606d5cabd5b7b5cca12b7fe15d |
(CNN) -- At least 38 people have died in mudslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira, which was hit by heavy downpours overnight, an official told CNN on Saturday. Pedro Barbosa, the vice president of the Civil Protection Agency in Madeira, told CNN that an unknown number of people were missing -- perhaps dozens, he ... | NEW: Portuguese military has dispatched five teams to help with search and rescue efforts . NEW: Weather has substantially improved, civil protection official says . Madeira hit by heavy downpours overnight, triggering mudslide that killed at least 38 . Unknown number of people, perhaps dozens, are missing, official te... | 315807c18d851e3c83dad870ff88fddc2a0d3902 |
(CNN) -- Liverpool dumped Manchester United out of the English FA Cup with a dramatic late winner from Dirk Kuyt at Anfield on Saturday. In their first meeting since the Luis Suarez/Patrice Evra race row erupted in October last year, it was Liverpool who gained the early advantage as Daniel Agger headed home from a cor... | Late winner from Dirk Kuyt sees Merseyside club progress to fifth round of historic English cup competition . EPL giants Chelsea also progress with 1-0 win over Queens park Rangers . Norwich City beat West Brom 2-1; Bolton Wanderers beat Swansea City by same margin . | e70d4875989cc17222679c39f51b82a893562f7c |
By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 23:56 EST, 17 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:51 EST, 18 November 2013 . It was a badge of honour sold by was hero Sapper James Angel to feed his family. But now a long-lost gallantry medal has been rightfully returned to his relatives - who had no idea it existed until his great-gran... | Sapper James Angel put himself in the line of fire when Allied soldiers were pinned down by Germans as they tried to cross the Rhine in 1945 . Mr Angel sold his Military Medal to help provide for his seven children . Hero was a modest man who rarely spoke about his experiences of war . Great-granddaughter's school proj... | 74af6555b19acb9a248f9938af0e7be43844e558 |
(CNN) -- I came to America as a transfer student in the fall of 2004. I did three years of computer engineering in India and then transferred to Purdue University Calumet. On July 2, 2005, just a month before graduation, a guy who lived on the first floor of my apartment building set fire to his place. He wrapped his b... | Manoj Rana, a native of India, nearly died in an apartment fire after coming to study in the U.S. Rana underwent 54 surgeries and five years of an intense therapy program . He credits his parents and his occupational therapist for his recovery and survival . He graduated with his MBA this month and is looking for a job... | ddc6ad0a3cf66daacd0e928e565f2106e3ec6dec |
By . Stuart Woledge . PUBLISHED: . 05:50 EST, 24 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:07 EST, 24 July 2013 . 'Creepy': Those who knew prime suspect Taylor Holder have described a socially awkward teenager with a love of weapons . The prime suspect in the murder of little Alanna Gallagher was 'weird and creepy' with a violent ... | Classmates avoided Tyler Holder fearing he would 'shoot-up' their school . DNA matching troubled teenager was found at the gruesome scene . Holder, 17, remains in a critical condition having been shot in the head . He was known locally as 'troublemaker' and involved in 'criminal' activity . | 4546c2e67e640b5e5724a7ecdd95792fb713b00e |
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Five people arrested after street disturbances erupted in Tehran during the recent Ashura holy day could face the death penalty, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported Thursday. The Iran Labor News Agency reported that the five will be tried for Moharebe, or waging war against God -- a char... | ILNA reports five protesters will be tried for waging war against God . The charge, called "Moharebe" carries possible death penalty . The case will be tried "soon," according to Iranian press . Witnesses said at least seven people were killed and hundreds arrested during protests on December 27 . | 39088d700fcb5cd7d4763809578ed8a9c0267132 |
(CNN) -- Rory McIlroy has won the Deutsche Bank Championship by one stroke after shooting a final round 67 at the TPC Boston on Monday. The Northern Irishman finished on 20-under par, one stroke in front of overnight leader Louis Oosthuizen, who fired a final round 71. The victory takes McIlroy's career tally of PGA To... | Northern Irishman shoots a final round 67 to claim a one stroke victory . Overnight leader, Louis Ooshuizen finishes second; Tiger Woods two shots back in third . Woods becomes first player to earn $100 million on the PGA Tour . | bd12f60ee110d07f7a1fa5323c7a1a0956c8ba67 |
A couple donned Santa costumes during their wedding ceremony before being waved off in a sleigh. Terminally-ill Harry Paul, 56, and Margaret Steward, 65, were joined by more than 50 guests in fancy dress outfits, including Snow White, elves and snowmen, at their party. The best man was dressed as a Christmas cracker, w... | Terminally-ill Harry Paul and Margaret Steward wed in fancy dress . Guests also turned out in a range of costumes at the Cambridgeshire event . The happy couple waved goodbye to guests as they rode off on a sleigh . | b388d293d424e65d1eba5c52234c1937ec3b496e |
By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 07:51 EST, 30 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:19 EST, 30 August 2012 . Police have been hunting down boozy drivers . The number of drink drivers caught behind the wheel by police has soared in the last two years - with officers catching one boozy motorist who was just 14. The youth was ... | West Midlands police force charged 3,094 people with drink-driving last year - 409 more than the 2010 figure of 2,685 . | 93ed6b4df88dd52a382f07ff051139c6de115d4f |
Once a humble wellington boot brand loved by country bumpkins, Hunter has risen to become the footwear of choice for A-listers - and it's all thanks to one man. Alasdhair Willis, better known to some as Mr Stella McCartney, took the helm as creative director 18 months ago and since then he has given the brand a huge ov... | Alasdhair Willis became Hunter creative director last year . He opened the global flagship on London's Regent Street today . Willis introduced outerwear and knitwear lines to the brand . He says Kate Moss is an icon and looks great in wellies . | 6cf8b3818baed346ae93c8d4fad7a8f536487d54 |
The explosion of a nine kilogram gas bottle claimed a man's life and destroyed the lives of all other occupants as an entire unit block burnt to the ground in northern NSW. Firefighters could not save the five-unit building on Owen St in Ballina which went up in flames at about 7.30pm on Friday night - completely gutti... | A nine kilogram gas bottle exploded causing a unit block to burn down . Michael Richard Karel, 47, was killed in the blaze at Ballina, northern NSW . All other occupants of the building have been left homeless . Police rule out foul play and the building is expected to be demolished . | f9f5218f2208cf894cb3c9bc8373684234bc2c53 |
She's long been a fan of sailing, famously beating husband Prince William during a race around Auckland Harbour during the Royal Tour Down Under. Now Kensington Palace has announced that the Duchess of Cambridge has become royal patron of a new sailing charity, The 1851 Trust, which aims to help bring the America's Cup... | The Duchess has become patron of the 1851 Trust, it has been announced . Trust aims to promote sailing and bring the America's Cup home to the UK . Kate joined Sir Ben Ainslie in June for the launch of UK's America's Cup bid . She has long been a fan of sailing and beat Prince William in Auckland race . | 21f6b3c0e3b5294ec251b6e10fdec1c4c5d938c8 |
By . Reuters Reporter . and Mailonline Reporter . More than 200 pet rats were removed from an Ohio apartment after their owner was evicted. Animal control officers who rescued the rodents on Thursday said some were in cages while . others roamed free and were living in holes in the walls and inside a . mattress. They s... | Humane Society of Greater Dayton rescued more than 200 rats on Thursday . The owner, John, called animal control for help after being evicted . The rodents will be put up for adoption . | cf26128d55b4f9ff548be8322ac97e2db6d8ea6b |
(CNN) -- If the U.S. military were to intervene in an increasingly chaotic Libya, it would most likely be part of a NATO action in which Libyan bloodshed has reached a humanitarian crisis, analysts said Thursday. As reports emerged Thursday about deadly clashes between leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and anti-governmen... | Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has pledged to fight the rebellion to martyrdom . Analysts say U.S. military intervention is a remote thought for now . But if bloodshed spirals out of control, U.S. may be likely to join a NATO intervention . | 709cd0e0bf735882e45b27f55bbf4cc693a88f0e |
Argentina left for Brazil on Monday trying to temper the sky-high expectations that have taken hold among some media, fans and even national football officials. The hundreds of Argentine fans who cheered the team on as it left Buenos Aires in a chartered jet have good reason to be confident. Argentina has a more close-... | Lionel Messi has attempted to cool Argentina expectations of wining the World Cup in Brazil . Hundreds of Argentinians crowded the streets to see the team bus transport players to the airport . Officials removed a banner at the team's camp in Belo Horizonte that read 'Welcome future champions' Messi scored 10 goals in ... | 789098b00848ad182c84445e492617bc36d09be0 |
(CNN) -- It's no longer enough to have smartphones, smartwatches, smart TVs and smart cars. Now a tech company is bringing artificial intelligence to lingerie. Researchers at Microsoft have developed a prototype of a "smart bra" embedded with physiological sensors that seek to monitor a woman's heart activity to track ... | Researchers developed a bra prototype with sensors to monitor a woman's emotional state . The bra could send alerts to the wearer's phone to combat overeating . NEW: Microsoft says it has no plans to make the bra into a commercial product . | 9f2a5bde763ae76162cdc5be53cf2f6d1ba8e069 |
(CNN)We're used to seeing police dashboard videos of speeders, car accidents or worse. But the Dover Police Department in Delaware is turning the camera on its force to show that police are human, too -- and sometimes they just want to shake, shake, shake, shake, shake. A dashcam video of Dover Police Master Cpl. Jeff ... | Dover Police Department says goal of video is to show human side of police . One officer shows how to "Shake It Off" | 4e3df9a40dd0fec9f47e7cfdbbdc3c7ae3967664 |
By . Associated Press . Authorities called off the search for three ranchers today, who disappeared after a huge mudslide in a remote part of western Colorado. Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey said the slide remained too unstable to continue looking for the men, identified as Clancy Nichols, 51, a county road and bridge... | Clancy Nichols, 51, a county road and bridge employee, his son Danny, 24, and Wes Hawkins, 46, have been missing since Sunday . Believed to have been swept away in a mudslide on Sunday evening . Mesa County sheriff said slide remained too unstable to continue looking . | 0a1c5b0562184ee2835e0b809fa91a31c7ebf04c |
So, Justin Bieber has done something stupid again. This time, he made the headlines by allegedly smoking pot on a chartered airplane and being rude and verbally abusive to the crew on a flight to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Is he just another rich teen idol blowing off a little testosterone? Sure. But seriously, h... | Justin Bieber and his entourage smoked pot a charter plane, says police report . Robert Mark: Bieber has been getting in trouble lately, but this is getting out of line . He says smoking marijuana on a flight could potentially have serious consequences . Mark: Thank goodness the pilots landed safely, but Bieber's behav... | 9e6d4dcbc0840bdd171b6efab010736ee492fb31 |
(CNN) -- Lighthouse keeper J.A. Eckerman was the last person to see World War II Soviet submarine S-2 before it sank in January 1940 between Sweden and Finland. A team of Swedish and Finnish divers had been searching for the Soviet submarine S-2 since 1999. As the submarine dove near the island of Market, northwest of ... | Lighthouse watchman last saw it 69 years ago before it sank near island of Market . The Soviet submarine S-2 had a crew of 46 and four passengers when it sank . Remains found between Swedish coast and Finnish island of Aland in February . Sweden and Finland claim credit for sinking the submarine with mines . | d7df2f2899b96121c33526df5c1274065a4f9c7f |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More than two-thirds of African-Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision for race relations has been fulfilled, a CNN poll found -- a figure up sharply from a survey in early 2008. Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. The CNN-... | 69 percent of blacks polled say Martin Luther King Jr's vision realized . Slim majority of whites say King's vision not fulfilled . King gave his "I have a dream" speech in 1963 . | ca28fe668220bcf180ab799577df06e877fea7ac |
(CNN) -- Ivory Coast's president declared three days of national mourning and promised a speedy investigation into the New Year's Day stampede that killed 60 people, most of them women and children. "The president of the republic offers his saddest condolences to the families and close relations of the victims and ensu... | NEW: Ouattara vows speedy probe into stampede that kills 60 . Another 49 people are injured, Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko says . Youth minister says 26 of the dead are children and 28 are women . West African nation is home to about 22 million people . | d1b71853429bdd242290d8dc730ff2de0f93f3af |
By . Jill Reilly . UPDATED: . 04:34 EST, 28 February 2012 . Hakim Berkani, 44, was hailed a hero after revealing that wardens are forced to issue 10 tickets a day . A brave traffic warden who exposed the secret quotas enforced by parking bosses has been awarded £20,000 for unfair dismissal. Hakim Berkani, 44, was haile... | Hakim Berkani, was hailed a hero . after revealing that wardens are forced to issue 10 tickets a day . But was told he will not be able to get his old job back as it would be . returning him to ‘the lions’ den' | a5b31100c16daf9fa94da4e6659f15f2c0cced26 |
By . Rachel Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 16:00 EST, 25 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:00 EST, 25 August 2012 . More Britons than ever suffer from long-term skin conditions – the most common being acne, rosacea, eczema and seborrheic dermatitis, and sometimes all four at the same time. While not life-threatening in themselves... | More people than ever suffer from rosacea, acne and eczema . One in ten Brits suffer form Rosacea . 12 per cent of women suffer from adult acne . Celebrities such as Cameron Diaz and Katy Perry have to disguise their breakouts on the red carpet . | 6c11483e517d17b118aabd79c98f000f87a4db6a |
(CNN) -- Harvard University moved Thursday to allow ROTC programs to set up on campus, after years of restricting the U.S. military's access because of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, school barred Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs from being based on its campus 40 years ago, a... | NEW: The Navy secretary calls the move "good for the university, good for the military" Harvard's president and the Navy secretary will sign a deal to return ROTC to campus . The school had banned ROTC, in part due to opposition to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy . Change will take effect this summer, once the repea... | c9cb8413f077f7fec4a1bdcdb3cd3e1c05588088 |
By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 09:06 EST, 10 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:14 EST, 10 January 2014 . A bracelet and app that together observe a person's habits and measures their sun exposure could help make sunburn a thing of the past . Even the most avid wearers of sunscreen have been caught out by the sun an... | June bracelet was launched at the Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas . It measures a person's sun exposure and sends alerts to an app, advising the wearer of the bracelet when to put on a hat and apply extra sunscreen . It will go on sale in the U.S. in the spring but UK availability and prices have yet to be announc... | d7ed9762c5993e90ec42e3fd33d756571d33cdaa |
By . Brian Barwick . Uruguay v England in Sao Paulo, two teams still without a point, but both determined to go out and make one. And for in-form ITV? It was about putting their best foot forward for a peak-time World Cup showdown that should turn out to be the most watched TV programme of the year so far. Adrian Chile... | ITV repeated their good form with the year's most watched TV programme . Andy Townsend was under scrutiny after criticism of Phil Neville . England lose out 2-1 with two goals from Liverpool's Luis Suarez . | fd71c64eba9a35e3bf6bf25e5532d627e05d8413 |
(CNN) -- Jessica Rees was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 11, and she and her parents would drive to the hospital every day to receive outpatient treatment. "One day we were leaving, and she just simply asked us, 'When do all the other kids come home?'" said her father, Erik. When Jessica found out that many of the... | Three youngsters were honored this month along with the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012 . Jessica Rees made special "JoyJars" to bring happiness to young cancer patients . Will Lourcey and his friends are finding fun ways to raise money to fight hunger . Cassandra Lin's group collects used cooking oil and uses it to help peo... | c711243636492b6b18ed7530c17a151d549d80a4 |
(Parenting) -- With my 3-year-old twins in tow, I navigated several steep flights of subway stairs, managed four train transfers, and arrived safely at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. I took photos of them in front of the giant Apatosaurus skeleton and imparted (probably erroneous, but who cares?) facts abo... | The average tantrum lasts about three minutes, according to Potegal's research . You can predict a tantrum down to the second . Kids from about 18 months to 4 years are simply hardwired to misbehave . | f88a86607ab8ee16cc12ca9f7ae654d616da89e3 |
New York (CNN) -- The Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip search in New York City ignited a diplomatic spat between nations has filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the charges, her attorney said Wednesday. The diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, left the U.S. last week amid federal charges that she lied on a visa appl... | Devyani Khobragade returned India last week . She was indicted on federal counts of visa fraud and making false statements . The former deputy consul general was strip-searched after her arrest . | ff7e66e2215a9f6d5bd6a1de100879b455a07fbb |
With star summer signings Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas still on a beach after the World Cup, it was left to Chelsea’s young charges to take care of their first pre-season friendly at Wycombe. Aided by stalwarts John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Matic, the young Blues side stormed to a 5-0 win with many of the... | A number of Chelsea's promising youngsters grabbed their chance to impress Mourinho during the comfortable victory on Wednesday . Bamford, Zouma, Brown and Jeremie Boga excelled in the 5-0 win . Summer signings Costa and Fabregas have not joined the squad for pre-season yet, following their World Cup exploits with Spai... | 6aca56829238211fed9b5c1a4d97adbe8eb98be6 |
By . Joel Christie . PUBLISHED: . 16:01 EST, 17 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:24 EST, 17 February 2014 . Three men are finally behind bars in Georgia for allegedly raping, shooting and setting fire to a woman on New Years Day. Miraculously, the 36-year-old victim survived the vicious attack. Joey Garron, 28, Robert... | Victim was allegedly kidnapped from a house party in Columbus, Georgia, on New Year's Eve . Police say she started an impromptu rap contest with some men out front . She was allegedly forced at gunpoint into her own car and driven to a wooded area . There she was allegedly raped, assaulted, shot, doused with gasoline a... | 142c157b56b66802bfed47615da904464d73d810 |
Men who wonder how good they are in bed and want to find out if their partner actually faked that orgasm can now find out the truth - all thanks to modern technology. Applying a device to monitor their performance may sound like something of a passion killer but the makers promise it will improve the wearer's sexual pr... | The 'SexFit' should be worn on male genitalia during intercourse . Connects to mobile app via Bluetooth or wifi . Tells user what rhythm to stick to and when they've hit 'peak performance' After their 'work out' men can assess their results . Information given will include calories burnt and thrusts per minute . Result... | 76b5b27ca8d8847910ec6815b0063ad2e420fbd3 |
By . Matt West . PUBLISHED: . 03:44 EST, 15 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 18 June 2013 . The British people are weary of becoming involved in another lengthy conflict overseas . after more than a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the . Defence Secretary said today. In what . will be considered a direc... | British people weary of role in long wars overseas, Defence Secretary says . Remarks come as Syria tops the agenda at this week's G8 Summit . Ministry of Defence still to agree to budget cuts with Chancellor . | 1f445f90dec877d57a771ab9a6c6432d4daf6645 |
Ed Balls has said George Osborne risks permanently damaging the economy . By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:43 EST, 29 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:33 EST, 29 July 2012 . Chancellor George Osborne has been accused of permanently damaging the economy. The UK could suffer a triple dip recession next year . Brit... | Ed Balls has said George Osborne risks permanently damaging the economy . | 73338a6d579bd95935dbc86a1146921141774efe |
When you stop off at a service station on a motorway, you hardly expect five-star facilities. In fact the experience can often be somewhat traumatic. But one tourist was very pleasantly surprised when he called in at a Shell garage in Bohol, the Philippines. In fact, the toilets at this very unusual gas station were so... | Jason Godfrey was travelling in the Philippines when he stopped at station . Filmed a tour of toilet to prove how luxurious it is . From outside, the bathroom looks like any other service station offering . | fdce9c51fb8f549d6b513f0f8129ca56f48748f3 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Soccer has long been a bloody business in Argentina, but 2010 has proved particularly violent with five deaths linked to the so-called "beautiful game." Among the dead were two former bosses of hooligan gangs -- known locally as Barra Brava -- associated with clubs in the northern city ... | Argentine hooligans are being offered free trips to the World Cup in South Africa . The deal is through an NGO who want a reduction in football violence in return . Argentina's government has been linked but strenuously denies any involvement . Pro-government banners have been visible at recent games in Argentina . | 4fc603643672bc1e0f95031b57b60a667fa0372e |
By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:20 EST, 12 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:42 EST, 12 December 2013 . Brave: Police constable Andrew Reid, 49, was kidnapped and pistol-whipped on duty but stabbed himself through the heart two weeks after retiring, an inquest heard . A policeman who was taken hostage and pistol... | Thames Valley PC Andrew Reid found dead by his mother in pool of blood . Inquest hears he served force with distinction for 31 years until retirement . In 1995 he was kidnapped and beaten, suffering eye injury and depression . Coroner records suicide verdict at inquest into his death . | e19cfd7dc87cec92162ce1dfed62c6f129c192b8 |
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