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e8b4b7c42f9fe6a448ee5e5e86e62b72842c532b | By . Amelia Proud and Eleanor Gower . PUBLISHED: . 23:09 EST, 26 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:53 EST, 27 July 2012 . Humiliation: Robert Pattinson, seen here with Kristen Stewart at last Sunday's Teen Choice Awards is said to be 'devastated' and 'completely hurt' He is reported to have packed his bags . and left the L... | 'Devastated and angry' about tryst with married British director .
Relationship hangs in the balance after her grovelling apology .
Source 'not sure' if three-year romance can recover .
Robert and Kristen last pictured together on Sunday .
It is unclear exactly when the actor was told about affair . |
e8b4cb9d9dd0a93a37bc3119b09d3ae34aa6f103 | A police officer was caught on camera repeatedly punching a man who is lying face down on the ground and not resisting, in the latest footage of apparent brutality by American police. The video, captured by a bystander, shows the police officer pounding the victim at least five times around the head as a terrified witn... | The man shown being beaten was not arrested after the incident .
But Columbia Police Investigator Tyrone Pugh is suspended without pay .
Witness says the victim did nothing wrong but was standing near a fight .
Footage emerges amid a general outcry over police impunity in the U.S. |
e8b5cfaf55c6f6cc18e85a19f23662c980466a12 | An estimated five million Australian adults continue to be affected by childhood abuse . The Australian government could save between $6.8 billion and $9.1 billion a year by effectively responding to child abuse, a new report has found. Commissioned by Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA), a national organisation which ... | An estimated five million Australian adults continue to be affected by childhood abuse they have experienced .
The report reveals that the government spends millions of dollars each year on the 'coping strategies' these adults adopted as children .
They include mental illnesses, eating disorders and alcohol abuse .
It ... |
e8b5e7a9e27c1488d8407b5098f408f87b826621 | By . Tamara Cohen and Matt Chorley . PUBLISHED: . 20:25 EST, 17 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:17 EST, 18 November 2013 . One of Britain’s wealthiest men has pledged to do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure Nigel Farage’s UK Independence Party triumphs in next year’s elections to the European Parliament. Eurosceptic busi... | Paul Sykes, a former Tory Party backer, has promised millions of pounds to Ukip to ensure their success in the European Parliamentary elections .
Mr Sykes, thought to be worth £650m, yet to declare how much he will give .
Reportedly donated £1.5million to the party's 2004 campaign .
Defected to the party over his hardl... |
e8b6ea17423606a352694cc5f1a228ee027cd1be | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 20:08 EST, 6 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:33 EST, 7 April 2013 . Dressed in a boiler suit and wearing a gas mask the figure strapped to a treadmill, bending and moving in a variety of bizarre poses looks more like something out of a Doctor Who episode than a member of the team at an Am... | The PETMAN robot is designed to test military clothing and equipment .
It can balance, bend, walk and run like a human all on its own . |
e8b72208e16e93260be927a76887bb779ccef379 | Lara Logan, the CBS correspondent at the center of a discredited October 27 report about the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, is taking a leave of absence from work, the network said Tuesday. Logan's longtime producer, Max McClellan, is also taking time off. CBS suggested that the leaves of ab... | Lara Logan and producer Max McClellan agree to leave suggested by CBS .
Leaves of absence come at the end of an internal review of their Benghazi report .
The "60 Minutes" report centered on a source who gave contradictory accounts .
Logan apologized for the October report earlier this month . |
e8b836e2177fb5d1d6e3d23bc245906b45659acc | (CNN) -- Since 1992, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow has dedicated his life to helping people in need. Today, his Mary's Meals program, run from a tin shed in the Scottish Highlands, provides free daily meals to more than 400,000 children around the world. Below are his thoughts on being chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero. Q: Where ... | Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow started Mary's Meals to ensure a meal a day for children in school .
He says thousands die every day of hunger-related causes .
Mary's Meals, based in Scotland, feeds more than 400,000 children around the world . |
e8b875c88f10c0862261ece3ae81ab33347f2cbd | (CNN) -- Keeping global warming down to a level people can live with means cutting carbon emissions to "near zero" by the end of the century, even in an increasingly industrialized world, the top U.N. experts on the issue reported Sunday. That may be doable, but it will take "substantial investments" in everything from... | NEW: John Kerry calls the report a wake-up call to an economic opportunity .
NEW: Environmentalist says political will must change too .
U.N. panel holds out "modest hope" of heading off most global warming .
Sunday's report is the latest in a benchmark U.N. assessment of climate change . |
e8b88d489358f124b286843f47305e3ca100b59c | A video has emerged of Sunderland's players in a nightclub in Portugal at the end of their pre-season tour. Midfielders Lee Cattermole and Adam Johnson and skipper John O'Shea were in Vida in Albufeira. The majority of the squad – including Wes Brown, Steven Fletcher and Jordi Gomez – were also in the club, which opens... | Sunderland's players were filmed dancing at a nightclub .
Gus Poyet's men had just faced Vitoria Setubal .
Lee Cattermole, John O'Shea, Adam Johnson' and others were out . |
e8b95b6aa3e470c835e3337caa1c8d62136badfd | Not only has Fifty Shades of Grey brought BDSM to the mainstream, E.L. James' erotic novel and its film adaptation have inspired a bondage friendly dating app that is similar to Tinder - but kinkier. Whiplr is a free location-based messaging app that discretely allows users to channel their inner Christian Grey by conn... | Whiplr is the first free location-based messaging app that allows users to connect with fetish partners - online or in person .
Users are able to message, call and video chat their potential partners without ever having to leave the app's interface .
The app was released today and is available on iOS and Android phones... |
e8b99314041c40e775d1e860dda92da544918549 | Misfiring strikers Emmanuel Riviere and Siem de Jong need 'just one break' in front of goal to kick-start Newcastle's season, according to Alan Pardew. Newcastle eased to a 1-0 Capital One Cup second-round victory at Gillingham on Tuesday - but only courtesy of John Egan's own goal. Newcastle's entire squad have drawn ... | Newcastle beat Gillingham 1-0 in the Capital One Cup second round .
Toon's first goal of the season came via the boot of Gills' John Egan .
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is confident his strikers will soon be firing .
Pardew played a strong side with seven of his last Premier League starters .
Pardew said of his side's at... |
e8ba68d0d7f796178f01c9a7ebab1ef326841e82 | (TIME.com) -- Parents' prescription-drug use has dangerous implications for kids. A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that the rise in prescription-medication use among U.S. adults has led to more poisonings among children -- despite efforts to prevent that outcome. The phenomenon is so concerning ... | More U.S. adults are using prescription medication .
That's led to more emergency room visits for medication exposure .
Teens' poisonings may result from recreational use instead of accidents . |
e8baf343bb0a5e82b3ff3e41d4ae7dbddf58363c | By . Dominic King . Follow @@DominicKing_DM . There were many fine displays for Mexico against Brazil but nobody outperformed Rafael Marquez. The 35-year-old, who is Mexico's most-decorated footballer, now plays for Club Leon in his native country. This was a record fourth time he has captained his country at the World... | Marquez put in a superb display for Mexico against Brazil .
35-year-old is captaining his country at a record fourth World Cup .
Made his debut in 1997 before going on to win 121 caps so far . |
e8bb9c558606e0d1f2b3775f841cf8e8a0710756 | By . James Daniel . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 9 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:33 EST, 9 May 2013 . A teacher from Texas has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with two students. Marlena Mints, who is 31, taught heath and sex education classes at Bessie Coleman Middle School in Cedar Hill near Dallas.... | Marlene Mints, 31, held on $300,000 bond at the Dallas County Jail .
Students had Mints for sex education classes .
At least two students had sex acts performed on them by Mints . |
e8bba66aa0e70344cad1249d3c19f536ddbcdbab | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:14 EST, 20 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:33 EST, 21 October 2013 . Residents of Maryville, Missouri say they’re now besieged by threats and in-fighting thanks to national media attention on the Daisy Coleman rape case. Townspeople fear they’re being cast as villains as the ... | The saga of Daisy Coleman and her accusations that two Maryville, Missouri schoolmates raped her last year has the sleepy town's residents waking up to threats from angry news watchers nationwide .
Accused rapists Matthew Barnett, now 19, and Jordan Zech, saw the case against them dropped suddenly and national media at... |
e8bcfd4e3ed1a2ee0d0ed6711dee36f11df5fd46 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 13:33 EST, 7 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:10 EST, 7 September 2012 . Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line London's streets to cheer on Olympic champions including Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis at a victory parade to mark Team GB's spectacular achievements at the 20... | Team GB stars will travel from Mansion House to the Mall on a convoy of 21 open-top floats .
Hundreds of thousands expected to turn out to celebrate Britain's stunning medal haul at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games .
Turnout expected to rival those for celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and th... |
e8bdcc99d0d7f3f11925296cee8d5e47477326c0 | By . Kate Lyons . PUBLISHED: . 20:55 EST, 27 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:56 EST, 27 January 2014 . A New Zealand doctor has described the moment he fought off a shark with a knife which attacked him while he was spearfishing. James Grant, 24, initially thought that a friend was tugging him on the leg as he swam in... | James Grant, 24, was attacked while fishing off New Zealand coast .
Did not realise he had been bitten until he removed his wetsuit .
Sewed himself up with the first aid kit he kept in his car .
Then went to the pub with friends... where he bled on the floor . |
e8bec9c9065b670e2d7478dcb19dd4c44ab37397 | By . Jaya Narain . PUBLISHED: . 17:52 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:03 EST, 26 July 2013 . Stefanie Janikiewicz drove the wrong way down a motorway. She told police she thought she was driving in the opposite direction . He is an expert in alcohol and drug abuse and a leading light in the campaign to introduce ... | Stefanie Janikiewicz, 25, was nearly three times the legal limit .
She drove the wrong way down the hard shoulder of a motorway for seven miles .
Miss Janikiewicz has been banned from driving for two years and fined £350 .
Her father, Dr Stefan Janikiewicz was the first GP to set up a major drug treatment unit in Engla... |
e8bfe8e86f08f20d17d46dbddf74e1b1a7b6c91a | Blame hormones, upbringing or plain old stereotyping, but there are some character traits that are always associated with either men or women. Acting on intuition, sobbing your heart out at a weepy film or thinking through a problem from someone else's point of view are all traditionally feminine tendencies. Angry outb... | Neuroscientist Daniel G. Amen's new book, Unleash The Power Of The Female Brain . |
e8c041e7e3af22e31c9b23d6fe1c42df2cd3ed5d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:11 EST, 19 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:25 EST, 19 November 2012 . The healthcare watchdog today demanded immediate improvement at a hospital where a ten-year-old child died amid allegations she was given the wrong medication. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) moved into ... | Basildon University Hospital Under fire after child was given out-of-date medication .
The hospital was slapped with the same warnings just four months ago for its adult services .
Faces being fined or shut down if service do not improve . |
e8c06ea13ca2a29c8f1928c7ade0815f6ed2a302 | Heavily-armed tactical squad officers in riot gear and an armoured personnel carrier descended on a home in a far western Sydney for a three hour siege, only to discover the house was empty. Around 40 NSW police officers including members of the high-powered Tactical Operations Unit surrounded the house on a main road ... | Tactical squad police surrounded a home in western Sydney for three hours .
Heavily-armed officers used the bomb-proof BearCat high risk vehicle .
Using a megaphone they tried to talk an 'armed man' from the residence .
After three hours and no response police stormed the house .
The house was empty with no sign of any... |
e8c08a5e34e5818d35d88a4d778da460667b44b5 | Ed Miliband today challenged David Cameron to back a ban on MPs having lucrative second jobs to 'restore the reputation' of the Commons in the wake of the cash for access scandal. Ahead of a vote tonight, the Labour leader told the PM: 'You can vote for two jobs or you can vote for one.' But Mr Cameron has defended the... | Party leaders clash on curbing outside interests of members of parliament .
A fresh row over MPs' second jobs erupted after an undercover sting .
Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind filmed bragging about their access .
Ed Miliband wants to ban directorships and consultancies for MPs .
David Cameron insists the Commons ... |
e8c0adddaad0443cffac19e872e97bd32b90a209 | By . J J Anisiobi . PUBLISHED: . 03:48 EST, 26 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:19 EST, 26 August 2012 . Jersey Shore star Snooki has given birth this morning to a baby boy at a New Jersey hospital. The pint sized star and her fiancé, Jionni LaValle have called their first child Lorenzo Dominic LaValle, and he weighs a ... | Lorenzo Dominic LaValle weighs a healthy 6lbs, 5oz .
The reality star went into labour and swiftly tweeted a picture with the caption 'fierce'
She gushed that being a mother is 'an amazing feeling' and says Jionni is 'such a cute dad' |
e8c0ce0985596758a82b71bdb6759c72af43d06d | By . Naomi Greenaway . If you love being outdoors but don't find sitting in the wind, cold, wet or even extreme heat particularly comfortable, have we got an idea for you ....the Casa Bubble. Put one of these beautiful works of architectural art in your garden and you can feel like you're outdoors all year long, withou... | Bubble-shaped inflatable tents designed to withstand heat and cold .
Created by French designers Pierre-Stephane and Frederic Richard .
Made using 100 per cent recyclable material .
Retail at £4,000- £9,300 and .
rental fees run from £900 per night for the basic bubble to £2,000 for .
the 'grand lodge' |
e8c0d573ae5a6c41c36376cce1ca567ea4352429 | Big prize: Corey Knowlton is believed to be the man who paid $350,000 for the license to shoot a black rhino . A hunter has paid $350,000 at a Dallas auction on Saturday to hunt a black rhino, one of the most endangered animals on the planet. The 'license to kill' was sold by the Dallas Safari Club in conjunction with ... | Dallas Safari Club has sold a permit to kill old endangered black rhino .
Fellow hunter named Corey Knowlton as the winner who paid $350,000 .
Five such Namibian licenses are given out each year in an effort to have targeted killings of older, more aggressive rhinos .
Club argues 'culling the herd' is acceptable habita... |
e8c13bec911be7e55935cc594cf3c900f229cda9 | (CNN) -- St. Francis of Assisi, after whom Pope Francis has taken his name, captures the spirit of many Catholics because church history regards him as the pre-eminent figure passionate about imitating Christ's life. He is known also as a patron saint of Italy, the founder of the Franciscan order of the Friars Minor, a... | St. Francis of Assisi is a patron saint of Italy and founder of brown-robed Franciscans .
"Who doesn't know Francis of Assisi," Vatican spokesman says .
St. Francis "was also rightly spoken of as 'another Jesus Christ,'" Pope Pius XI said .
He renounced the inheritance of his rich cloth merchant father . |
e8c13c7fef913934ca3baeec58feea28a918000d | The Florida mother of a woman who went missing after appearing on the show The People's Court in 2011 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her daughter's former fiance. Michelle Parker, 33, of Orlando, vanished on November 17, 2011, the same day the episode of The People's Court featuring her case aired on televi... | Michelle Parker, 33-year-old mother of 3, argued with ex-fiance Dale Smith, 40, on The People's Court then vanished same day show was aired .
Smith is prime suspect in disappearance - but has sole custody of their children .
Yvonne Stewart, Parker's mother, filed lawsuit claiming that Smith's actions cause her daughter... |
e8c18d2cb63f20a45b3c3273f5ca503e21b8bc09 | A major security flaw has been found in Android, Google's phone software. The bug could allow hackers to gain control of a device if the user is running an old version of the software. However, the search giant has come under fire for saying it will not address the issue - which experts say could leave up almost a bil... | The flaw is in WebView, a component used to show web pages in apps .
Android 4.4 and 5.0 users are unaffected - but 60 percent of Android users are using 4.3 or below, and are at risk .
Google says it does not issue updates to earlier versions of its software .
Users advised to update their Android aoftware . |
e8c1ac186808080f6ec53ea362eaabfd4c285c9b | By . Becky Barrow . PUBLISHED: . 19:13 EST, 13 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:20 EST, 13 March 2013 . Britain could be hit by postal chaos ‘in the next few months’ after postmen yesterday voted to boycott up to half of all the letters posted every day. Around one in two letters delivered through your letterbox are curr... | Union members voted to boycott any mail handled by Royal Mail's rivals .
Date will be announced at the CWU conference next month .
Since 2005, Royal Mail has rapidly lost its key business customers . |
e8c1acb69513b5e31865e3a42e285c12da8527e4 | Rymel Downer, 25, was jailed for 17 years after a man was shot in the mouth in south Manchester in May, last year . A man has been jailed for an attempted murder outside a barber’s shop after his DNA was found on a lollipop in the burnt-out getaway car. Rymel Downer, 25, was jailed for 17 years after a man was shot in ... | Rymel Downer, 25, was jailed for 17 years after a man was shot in mouth .
The BMW getaway car was later found burnt out in Whalley Range .
Forensics teams recovered a lollipop next to gearstick, containing his DNA . |
e8c1fcd052e989b9f423ae4d87bd72e5d7606d6b | (CNN) -- Superstorm Sandy smashed the East Coast on Monday night, triggering floods, fires and devastation. Some residents affected by the storm used the Instagram photo app to quickly post square-shaped photos showing flooding, darkened cityscapes, fallen trees and damaged structures. If you, too, have photos (and vid... | Superstorm Sandy barrels ashore on East Coast, killing dozens and leaving path of damage .
Witnessing the effects of Sandy? Share your photos and video on CNN iReport and use the #cnnireport hashtag on social media . |
e8c201da2d511653df93f8e50900fc263f582ddd | By . Associated Press . Last updated at 10:12 AM on 21st February 2012 . John Glenn, the former astronaut who became the first American to orbit the Earth, has slammed the U.S. for being unable to take workers to and from its own space station. The 90-year-old, who circled the Earth three times in five hours on Februar... | Glenn was first American to go on the milestone trip, but the fifth overall .
Neil Armstrong was the surprise speaker at the gala honouring Glenn . |
e8c233bf130232e71dec3a7f84f7695b4a5272d9 | North Korea fired two projectiles Sunday that "appear to be short-range missiles" into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, a South Korean Defense Ministry official told CNN. The launch took place shortly before 5 a.m. (4 p.m. ET Saturday), according to the official. The projectiles' estimated range i... | U.S. calls on North Korea to stop "provocative actions"
South Korean official: The projectiles "appear to be short-range missiles"
U.S., South Korean officials reported North Korea launched 3 projectiles Thursday . |
e8c2e1b2cb265aefab685b1e4da65c1168a68515 | Editor's note: Eric Cantor, a Republican serving his fifth term representing the 7th District of Virginia, was elected last month as the Republican Whip, the party's second-highest position in the House of Representatives. He also serves on the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Eric Cantor says Republicans want to m... | Rep. Eric Cantor: Obama has a mandate for plan to spark the economy .
Plan's potential for waste and special-interest giveaways is enormous, he says .
Cantor: We support Obama's idea of making the plan transparent .
He says best strategy is to provide tax relief to middle class, small business . |
e8c3bd41f76f183ffd6469799295a0dff07fb547 | Monica Lewinsky has revealed that she uses a pseudonym sometimes to protect her privacy, but refuses to change her name even though the Clinton sex scandal has made her 'unemployable.' The former White House intern told Porter magazine that her name remains infamous 16 years after it was revealed she had an affair with... | Lewinsky, now 41, says she uses a fake name sometimes, but refuses to change her surname .
Despite a master's degree from the London School of Economics, Lewinsky said she had trouble finding anyone who would hire her . |
e8c3c0b08784120d6fb719c3c34dfad8fc30c52f | Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson learned Tuesday he will be suspended without pay for the rest of the 2014 NFL season, according to an NFL statement. Peterson intends to appeal. Peterson will not be reinstated before April 15 because he violated the league's personal conduct policy "in an incident of... | Commissioner says Adrian Peterson's son suffered "criminal physical abuse"
Peterson will appeal NFL decision to suspend him without pay for season .
Peterson had a felony child abuse charge lessened to misdemeanor reckless assault .
Goodell: Rehab, counseling, obeying law and league policy will dictate reinstatement . |
e8c3c2a71b1daf8a0b6f82873df094f294c189cc | She's Chelsea's resident fashionista who spearheaded the fedora hat trend and dishes out daily style advice, so it was only a matter of time before Rosie Fortescue channelled her expertise into her own collection. The long-standing Made In Chelsea star has curated and modelled her debut clothing collection with Lipstic... | Rosie, 24, wanted to wait for perfect design opportunity .
New range is full of tailored and feminine pieces she loves to wear .
Says she and Millie Mackintosh exchange style notes .
Range is priced between £35-£80 . |
e8c41f5273c769029e0f8c63614abc4af6c2caac | Washington (CNN) -- A Latino rights group and other immigrant and labor organizations called Thursday for a national boycott of Arizona over the state's new immigration law, which allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. residency. The call for a boycott was led by the National Council of La Raza, which bill... | Groups pledge not to hold conventions in Arizona because of new immigration law .
Law allows police to ask anyone for proof of being in U.S. legally .
Opponents say it will lead to racial profiling; supporters disagree .
National Council of La Raza leads rights groups' call for boycott . |
e8c4369bfa17400ff3d3a2ed776bd88f4c9f3eac | England will play the fourth one-day international of their forthcoming Sri Lanka tour a day later than initially scheduled. The fourth match of seven, at Colombo's Premadasa Stadium, has been put back from Saturday December 6 to Sunday December 7. Sri Lanka Cricket has informed the England and Wales Cricket Board of t... | England's fourth one day international of Sri Lanka tour has been changed .
The match has been switched from December 6 to December 7 to observe religious Poya Day .
Date change means there will be no reserve day for the fourth match . |
e8c454e7c2e7596c3b91fa6bad25107df3645afd | Young tennis star Nick Kyrgios enjoyed several feisty exchanges with the crowd during an intense round four clash with Italy's Andreas Seppi at the Australian Open. But now the scrappy 19-year-old is facing accusations that he should have been disqualified after he swore at members of the crowd during Sunday's match. A... | Australia tennis star Nick Kyrgios defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi in five eventful sets on Sunday .
Three spectators were caught trying to go early. Kyrgios spotted them and yelled: 'Oi! Where are you going?'
The youngster delivered one of the greatest comebacks at the Australian Open, and is the last Aussie standing .... |
e8c49c6c37fe29a3fc46c13d26bbe3e3b66bd654 | Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has again cast aside an appeal that raised doubts about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship, a grass-roots legal issue that has gained little legal or political footing, but continues to persist in the courts. The justices without comment Monday rejected a challenge from Char... | The Supreme Court rejects latest appeal without comment .
The challenge contends both a president's parents must be U.S. citizens .
It says Obama's father was a British citizen . |
e8c5573a9113b1ee442990247d6aec86792ff959 | By . Chris Hastings . Sir David Frost was a household name on both sides of the Atlantic, interviewing almost as many US presidents as British prime ministers. But his early attempts to make it in America so infuriated his BBC bosses they considered dropping him altogether. Letters published for the first time today s... | Sir David's attempts to make it in the US in the 60s infuriated BBC bosses . |
e8c5843ab2406e49df7a3259f441bee06af9f321 | London (CNN) -- Victoria Azarenka has claimed her first grand slam title after comprehensively beating Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The Belorussian took just one hour and 22 minutes to see off her Russian challenger, who won the title back in 2008. Azarenka's victory, which ... | Victoria Azarenka cruises to victory over Maria Sharapova at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne .
Victory means the 22-year-old Belarusian also succeeds Caroline Wozniacki as world number one . |
e8c58ab2e37f53804b15f6191742807f6a381677 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:09 EST, 18 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:46 EST, 19 November 2013 . The number of children beating cancer has risen to more than eight in 10, figures show . The number of children beating cancer has risen to more than eight in 10, figures show. In the last decade the numbe... | In the last decade the number of children surviving cancer is 82 per cent .
In the 1960s only three in 10 survived after diagnosis .
Research was carried out by the charity Cancer Research UK . |
e8c58e8cb0497ce9c3f1cde06302b1fb9cac75d4 | HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (CNN) -- To feel the vibrancy of Ho Chi Minh City, all you have to do is step out onto a bustling city street. Step to it: Walking through the city's streets is the best way to see it. Negotiating the roads, chock full of motorbikes and an increasing number of cars, can be daunting. But copy t... | The city is buzzing with motorbikes, so be quick to get up to speed .
All the sights, smells and color of the city can be found around Cho Ben Thanh .
Take a break from the heat and traffic with regular pit stops for delicious local food . |
e8c612f6e7445d7bb1159dda4d63b31e9436d413 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 08:42 EST, 8 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:14 EST, 8 February 2013 . A cheeky couple were reportedly caught 'having sex' after they were snapped with their underwear around their ankles in a French changing room when Google photographers visited the store. The amusing photo went vira... | Photo snapped at adventure sports store in French ski resort of Briançon .
Photo went viral this week, but it appears to be a prank . |
e8c66e0f8cc36b6f038cf6b7aeca5b31466ad64a | Yahoo’s recently fired chief operating officer has received a final severance package of $58million after only working at the internet company for 15 months. A new regulatory filing released Wednesday revealed the eight-figure payout that Henrique de Castro was given by his former boss, Marissa Mayer, after she both hi... | Chief operating officer Henrique de Castro was one of Marissa Mayer's key hires but she fired him 15 months later .
De Castro's severance package was formally revealed Wednesday after regulatory filings proved he has received $58million .
Mayer and de Castro worked together at Google before she was lured away to Yahoo ... |
e8c6bde784e8ea185354e8f26bb7538b85ba54d8 | Joachim Low, the coach of Germany, took a leaf out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s book of football management when he appealed for Marco Rodriguez to referee strongly and 'clamp down on things' in the World Cup semi-final with Brazil. Low claimed that the refereeing standards in European football are better in a clear attempt ... | Mexican Marco Rodriguez will take charge of Tuesday's semi-final .
German boss Low has called on him to 'clamp down' on any over-zealous challenges .
Rodriguez is the referee who missed Luis Suarez's bite on Giorgio Chiellini . |
e8c7409b78d6df23cb382d586fc6eccc25bc4119 | Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Mourners paid respect Thursday to victims of a government crackdown in Iran following last year's disputed presidential elections, as security forces kept a close watch. It was the last Thursday before the start of the Persian new year, a day on which Iranians traditionally visit the grave sites o... | Iran by wracked by dissent since disputed presidential vote last June .
Results led to hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election .
Neda Soltan became emblematic of harsh government response after she was shot dead .
Mourners paid respects to Neda at Beheshteh Zara cemetery in southern Tehran . |
e8c741a3300dbf16939c5d54d9d030d4967382a1 | (CNN) -- Have you ever been caught in a shoot-out, dodging bullets as they scatter across walls? Or participated in a bank robbery in broad daylight? No need to duck. Modern-day fans of America's outlaws can safely step into one of the most famous gunfights in history and the first successful daylight robbery. Although... | Outlaw museums and landmarks can be found all over the country .
Jesse James' home and Al Capone's grave are popular sites .
The Crime Museum in Washington, D.C. holds a large collection of artifacts . |
e8c74c8cf315c83a6eb7b6c8998f4ecfd5c7d881 | By . Hannah Ellis-petersen . A titled music teacher has been jailed for sexually abusing a ten-year-old boy 30 years ago – after the former pupil broke a lifetime’s silence. Sir Peter Newson-Smith was found guilty of two charges of indecent assault while head of music at a prestigious boarding school, Clayesmore Prep, ... | Sir Peter Newson-Smith jailed for five-and-a-half years for indecent assault .
Former pupil John Cartwright gave evidence to finally see justice .
Incidents occurred at prestigious boarding school Clayesmore Prep, Dorset . |
e8c7b786d1f4a84bd7359080fd037029fed041f0 | By . Associated Press . Police in suburban Phoenix have arrested a married couple on suspicion of child abuse, accusing them of severely malnourishing two adopted daughters and forcing them to sleep in a backyard tent either nude or only in a diaper. According to Peoria police, the 13-year-old and 11-year-old girls als... | Kimery, 53, and Johann Jorg, 61, have been arrested after police found their two eldest adopted daughters emaciated and abused .
Peoria, Arizona couple adopted the 13- and 11-year old girls five years ago .
Officials likened the eldest girl's condition to that of a 'concentration camp survivor' as she had leathery ski... |
e8c7bb8ecabf0188bfbe45c0ac4788cc4f199650 | (CNN) -- They were 17-year-old high school students driving to a party at a gravel pit. Perhaps they took a wrong turn; perhaps there was foul play. For 42 years, authorities have had no idea how Cheryl Miller and Pamela Jackson disappeared. Now there may finally be answers. A car that appears to be theirs was spotted ... | NEW: Bones were found in the car, authorities say .
Cheryl Miller and Pamela Jackson disappeared in 1971 en route to a party .
A car was found Monday in a creek, a report says .
A jail inmate was once charged in the case, but the charges were dropped . |
e8c7bf5942663f7559b51d7010f336ae9ad3c54c | By . Sara Malm . It is the curse of modern train travel – the passenger with the loud voice and mobile phone who’s oblivious to the sign that says ‘quiet carriage’. On this occasion, however, it wasn’t just any passenger. It was Jamie Laing, millionaire heir to the McVitie’s biscuit empire and reality TV star. Perhaps ... | Made in Chelsea star arrested on train from Leeds to London .
Jamie Laing, 25, refused to turn his phone off in 'quiet' carriage .
Taken off the train by British Transport Police and later cautioned . |
e8c80fb54ad92e9014c5a78fe923f23b6f4d13b0 | By . Joe Strange . Follow @@Joe_Strange . A man has been charged after running onto the pitch during West Ham’s game with Tottenham and taking a free-kick. Jordan Matthew Dunn, of Dover in Kent, has been charged under Section 4 of the Football Offences Act 1991, which states that it is an offence to enter the playing a... | Jordan Matthew Dunn has been charged under Section 4 of the Football Offences Act 1991 .
The 22-year-old ran onto the pitch during Tottenham's 1-0 at West Ham .
He took a Spurs free-kick which was saved by Adrian .
Mr Dunn will appear at Thames Magistrates' court on September 1 . |
e8c8b7327813259b7c475785b6d621c933da6f3d | World Cup dream: Headteacher Mark Williams has resigned his job at a Bolton school and has gone to Brazil . A headteacher has quit his job to travel to the World Cup in Brazil because he would not miss 'the trip off a lifetime'. England and West Ham fan Mark Williams told governors at High Lawn Primary School in Bolton... | Mark Williams told governors at Bolton school he must go to South America .
Management agreed to two weeks' unpaid leave so he can return to school .
Head will work until end of July before new boss takes over in September .
Parents who take children out of school in term time face fines and court . |
e8c90ad138145662d035f9c4893c33a1e2ced8e5 | After the successful 'Class of '92' film last summer, Manchester United fans are in for a treat with a soon-to-be-released documentary on the life of Ryan Giggs. 'Life of Ryan' looks into the Welshman's 23-year career at Manchester United, from academy graduate with David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Nev... | The film documents highlights of Ryan Giggs' career at Manchester United .
It includes unseen footage of the former winger's time at Old Trafford .
A range of interviews include members of the Class of '92 graduates .
The film follows the popularity of ITV's 'Life of Ryan: Caretaker Manager' |
e8c99c605c704ddb2b057a41246c4e2b5a7dfe0c | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 16:05 EST, 4 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:08 EST, 4 March 2013 . They sat in boxes for eight years, but now pictures of life at one of Britain's most significant industrial firms in the Twenties and Thirties are to go on show for the first time. Photographs showing the workers of the ... | Images capture life at the Leys Malleable Castings Company in 1920s and 30s Derby .
Leys was the largest malleable iron foundry in Europe at one point .
Company closed in 1986 and the site was demolished to be replaced with factory units . |
e8c9ecaa9f1be8d2c886360838cbc91ed27bc12a | (CNN) -- Success just keeps on coming for Rory McIlroy, but the world's No. 1 golfer is already targeting more. McIlroy became the first player since Padraig Harrington in 2008 to win back-to-back majors Sunday as he claimed the U.S. PGA Championship just three weeks after getting his hands on the British Open. The 25-... | Rory McIlroy thrilled with U.S. PGA Championship win .
McIlroy already targeting success at 2015 Masters .
He could become fourth player to win three consecutive majors .
Win at Augusta would give him a career grand slam . |
e8ca28d1afc79ceee57cb6e15b18677b5bc385ce | (CNN) -- The water had barely dried on the rain-soaked stages of Lollapalooza in Chicago Saturday night when festival founder Perry Farrell announced the franchise would be expanding to the Middle East next year. Lollapalooza Israel will take place August 20-22, 2013, in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, making it the first larg... | Lollapalooza coming to Israel in 2013 .
Musical festival will take place over three days in Tel Aviv park .
Announcement made at Lollapalooza in Chicago . |
e8ca39c348c23556a25e8b499e741a3ae8cbecdf | (CNN) -- Donnie Collins' journey from female to male will continue, thanks to a college fraternity that raised money for sex-change surgery. Collins, a 20-year-old sophomore at Boston's Emerson College, learned soon after he joined the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity that his insurance company declined to cover surgery to rem... | An insurance company denies Donnie Collins' request to cover a sex change .
Phi Alpha Tau members launch an online drive to pay for Collins' surgery .
"We see Donnie as a brother," the frat president says .
"I'm overwhelmed and surprised," Collins says . |
e8ca5f97bc45753571a58282711b726240a57eca | (CNN) -- English cricketer Kevin Pietersen has reached an agreement with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which paves the way for his return to the national team. Arguably England's most naturally talented cricketer, Pietersen was dropped by selectors in August after it emerged he had sent "provocative" text mes... | Kevin Pietersen agrees return to the England cricket team .
The South African-born batsman frozen out after sending provocative text messages .
Pietersen has signed a new central contract and will begin a "re-integration" process .
The batsman could return to the team in time for February's tour of New Zealand . |
e8ca6503eb851e72de79523e3d35f586d98f1bda | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Previously unseen footage of Diana, Princess of Wales, taken just hours before she was killed in a car crash, has been shown to the jury at the inquest into her death. The footage showed Diana and Dodi step into an elevator at the Ritz Hotel. Images taken from a security camera at the Ritz Hote... | NEW: Jury shown new footage of Diana taken hours before her death .
Diana and Dodi Fayed inquest jury to hear "scene setting" evidence .
On Tuesday coroner outlined controversial claims, published new images .
Court will make final decision on what happened in car crash 10 years ago . |
e8ca8fab1ebbac8d97c456d49efc62ec17455b16 | An Oklahoma man was charged Thursday with two counts of second-degree rape after police identified him by a tattoo on his penis, investigators say. Brandon Lee Aaron, 27, allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl who told police that Aaron had a tattoo of his ex-girlfriend's name on his penis, according to NY Daily Ne... | Brandon Lee Aaron, 27, allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl twice .
The girl told police that Aaron had a tattoo of his former lover on his private parts .
Police saw the tattoo after obtaining a search warrant for Aaron's body . |
e8ca99bf39714fc3a8fccce1b1a7f306c35b7100 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:11 EST, 26 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:01 EST, 27 July 2013 . Prisoners’ right to day release could be severely curtailed in light of a spate of alleged offences by inmates. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling last night launched a review amid public concern over two serious i... | Justice Secretary Chris Grayling last night promised a review of the system .
Ian McLoughlin is accused of killing on his first solo day out of prison .
A man thought to be on day release held up a bank on Thursday . |
e8cb1a88e2ae6b53136d6ab9b703e012bac02b64 | Plenty of people have been driven to distraction by dog mess - but not many have gone as far as Brighton man Paul Davidson. Fed up with finding poo on the one piece of green space outside his home, the 58-year-old finally snapped - and hit on an unusual way to shame the dogs and their owners. Mr Davidson has taken a... | Paul Davidson, 58, put 100 pink flags in dog poo outside his Brighton home .
Dog owners accused of 'destroying' one piece of green space in the area .
Kidney disease sufferer said dog mess was stopping him getting fresh air .
Neighbours find sudden appearance of flags on the grass 'hilarious' |
e8cb29a9a4cb7ccdacf3857ec8ac6813e2a0bfc6 | By . Jennifer Newton . Samantha Charlton, with husband Michael on their wedding day . A wife has spoken of the terrifying moment she woke up to find her husband kneeling over her trying to strangle her with a purple silk scarf but she is thought to be staying with him. Samantha Charlton, 40, was in bed asleep when her ... | Samantha Charlton woke to find her husband trying to strangle her with a scarf .
He told her 'I'm sorry I have to get rid of you'
Managed to escape from husband Michael and flee their Sunderland home .
Said she believed she was going to die in the attack .
But it is thought the couple are staying together despite the a... |
e8cb57a3013a71e1a812f46dbb4d99e1629c469d | (CNN) -- It's not your imagination: Our politics are more polarized than at any point in recent history. That's the conclusion of a new survey from the indispensable Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. And if you needed more evidence of the passionate and sometimes poisonous polarization afflicting our na... | John Avlon: Pew study confirms politics divides Americans more than race, class, age, gender .
He says it's bigotry, a learned behavior profoundly alienating Americans from each other .
He says GOP support of social safety net, environment way down, Democrats about same .
Avlon: Split undermines core belief of e plurib... |
e8cbd3311d7add8e6f3cf3e7c6fd3e941b46a5aa | By . Chris Parsons . Last updated at 5:10 PM on 28th February 2012 . When Britain's most famous new town Milton Keynes was built in 1967 it quickly became the target of ridicule for its soulless buildings and grid systems. But even its infamous concrete cows have not put off developers from attempting to build Britain'... | Northstowe will take 20 years to finish but could have population of 25,000 .
Initial development will build primary school and sports hub .
Application for 1,500 new homes in Northstowe submitted today . |
e8cc9fdfdf33a0f6ff715a82aac161f3f32bcb39 | A British oil rig worker in Indonesia heard his young wife die from a ruptured heart valve while she was receiving treatment in Shetland, 7,000 miles away. Darron Smith, 35, was working on the rig off Batam Island when he got a phone call from his mother to call home urgently as his 37-year-old wife Anna had been taken... | Darron Smith, 35, was working on an oil rig off Batam Island in Indonesia .
He was told to call home urgently as his wife Anna, 37, had been taken ill .
Over the next 24 hours her condition deteriorated at a hospital on Shetland .
Mr Smith was on the phone when he heard medical workers tell his mother that Mrs Smith h... |
e8ccc79f802d072504aa032aaf3379e6a71e349f | By . Martyn Cox . PUBLISHED: . 16:01 EST, 18 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:01 EST, 18 May 2013 . I am a passenger in a car tailing another vehicle down a lane in rural Hampshire. Pulling over, the driver of the car in front gets out and unlocks a hefty padlock securing a steel gate. Passing through, we make our way down... | Hillier Nursery has scoped 72 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show .
It holds the Guinness World Record holder for most consecutive golds .
The renowned flower plant business will be going for gold again this week . |
e8cdc92d56422cbd7b0da7a5cb27762ae4f4adb3 | (CNN) -- Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia woman who has waged a two-month battle against flesh-eating bacteria, was released from a hospital Monday. Copeland will enter a rehab facility for an undetermined amount of time before returning home after surgeons amputated most of her hands, one of her legs and her re... | NEW: Aimee Copeland is discharged from an Augusta, Georgia, hospital .
She has had multiple amputations and skin grafts .
"Amy, she cherishes life. She relishes life," her sister says . |
e8ce16480e5e022e7684ed47faab6fb6a18e1507 | (CNN) -- Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro is rejoining Juventus after three years at Real Madrid, the Serie A club announced on their Web site on Tuesday. Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro won two Primera Liga titles during his three-year stay at Real Madrid. News of Cannavaro's return comes less than 24 hours after the Turin... | Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro rejoining Juve after three years at Real Madrid .
News comes less than 24 hours after the club sacked coach Claudio Ranieri .
Defender Cannavaro, 35, won two scudetti with Juventus, in 2005 and 2006 . |
e8ce7e2c42e45f45673504955157e63772990286 | Hospitals are being put under unprecedented pressure as record numbers of people live to 100 or more, experts warned last night. Care homes and the NHS will struggle to cope as Britain’s centenarian population soars, with 35,000 people living to see their 100th birthday in England in the past ten years. But the number ... | Hospitals are put under pressure as more people live to 100, experts warn .
35,000 people have lived to see 100th birthday in England in past ten years .
But number expected to reach half a million in Britain by 2066, says study .
Many people who die at this age are frail and need tailored end-of-life care . |
e8ce95185590174ebed55a9581c48243db907703 | By . Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 23:17 EST, 16 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:10 EST, 17 March 2014 . A Canadian gold-medalist made history this weekend when she played her first game for a professional men's hockey team. Shannon Szabados, 27, is the first woman to play in the Southern Professional Hockey League afte... | Shannon Szabados, 27, played her first game with the Columbus Cottonmouths on Saturday .
The Cottonmouths are part of the men's Southern Professional Hockey League .
Szabados joined the team fresh off her second gold medal win playing for the Canadian women's team in the Olympics . |
e8ceb94d563ea9dd9fedc5af3307237e502b9f49 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:02 EST, 8 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:48 EST, 9 January 2013 . Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong offered a six-figure donation to the same doping agency that ruled he used illegal substances at the height of his career - causing him to be stripped of his seven Tour de Fra... | Armstrong's lawyer denies knowing anything about the donation .
USADA CEO says amount was in around $250,000 and they did not hesitate to turn it down .
He was accused last October of running 'the most .
sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport .
has ever seen' |
e8cefd1b71520aa803962ff16fe3a1e5ac301a8a | A milkman was sacked after he appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show accused of cheating on his wife while he was on his rounds. Shaun Dadds, 44, took lie detector tests to see if he had been unfaithful to his wife, who was also on the ITV programme in September. Just hours after appearing under the title 'Is my husband chea... | Milkman Shaun Dadds was sacked after appearing on Jeremy Kyle Show .
His wife had accused him of cheating on her while he was on his rounds .
Mr Dadds took three lie detector tests to see if he had been unfaithful .
He failed all the tests and was sacked after appearing on the programme .
Dairy Crest angry that Mr Dadd... |
e8cf621c0b32c9779a11e5e08cb880fc2c504d42 | By . Associated Press Reporter . and Ryan Gorman . Killer: Ashley Newton has admitted to stabbing her seven-month-old son to death, police said . A young mother admitted to police she stabbed her infant son to death in a California park. Ashley Newton, 23, of San Jose, told East Bay Regional Park District Police she st... | Ashley Newton, 23, of San Jose, was charged with murder after admitting she killed her child, police said .
Police have refuted early reports she was suicidal and instead believe she may be suffering from depression despite evidence of a diagnosis . |
e8cf7ac367f9c724af5840bd73d42bdaa0136189 | (CNN) -- Kim Jong Un, successor to his father's dictatorship over North Korea, will have to find ways to balance political factions and generate revenue -- or he may not remain in power for long, analysts said Tuesday. Shrouded in mystery and believed to be only in his late 20s, Kim marks the third generation in his fa... | A third-generation dynasty has not happened in modern times, analysts say .
Kim Jong Un can be viewed "almost as a CEO of North Korea Inc.," an analyst says .
Different factions and interest groups could end the younger Kim's reign, an analyst says .
S. Korean official: A "relatively well-grounded" government seems to ... |
e8cfa9a1273f76244c3500c66863c6b50730aa4a | Her wardrobe was the envy of millions of women across the globe. And it seems the appetite for Princess Diana's glamorous dresses has not subsided. Five dresses designed for and worn by the late British royal have gone under the hammer in Los Angeles for a total of nearly half a million dollars. Scroll down for video .... | Princess Diana auctioned 5 dresses in Paris a month before her 1997 death .
Anonymous winners put them up for auction in LA, sold for $500,000 .
3 dresses were made by Diana's personal couturier Catherine Walker .
Zhandra Rhodes dress took $100,000, Caroline Charles gown took $125,000 . |
e8cfc59aeff1fe115be48070f87df9213436a609 | By . Scarlett Russell . There’s nothing more inconvenient than your washing machine breaking down when you’re wearing your last pair of clean pants - even worse when it’s late at night and your local launderette is closed. So could 24-hour outdoor laundry machines be the answer to all your washing woes? The Southglade ... | Situated outside the Southglade Convenience Store in Nottingham .
There are two Revolution washers and one dryer in the shop's forecourt . |
e8cfff4e53822516f20d5550b82e67b650455ede | (CNN) -- Kim Clijsters enjoyed a tennis career that would be the envy of most women on the WTA Tour, but it is not a path she would like for her four-year-old daughter. The Belgian has topped the world rankings, celebrated four grand slam triumphs and earned over $24 million in prize money before calling time on her gl... | Kim Clijsters would prefer her daughter not to play professional tennis .
The four-time grand slam winner ended her career after this year's U.S. Open .
The Belgian reached the top of the world rankings and earned over $24 million .
Clijsters' mother was a gymnast and her father was a professional footballer . |
e8d01e8acb7b66e6e7c0524e1bf3fca28c005cae | (CNN) -- The lethal Ebola virus has left at least 14 people dead in western Uganda this month, according to Health Ministry officials, after local reports of a "strange disease" swept through the region. A total of 20 cases of the virus have been recorded, officials said Saturday. The cases have emerged in Kibaale, a d... | The lethal Ebola virus left at least 14 people dead in western Uganda this month .
Reports of a "strange disease" swept through the region .
The cases have emerged in Kibaale, a district in midwestern Uganda .
The Ebola virus is considered a highly infectious disease spread through direct contact . |
e8d079566d6fa9fa4a2289e8fd3f8f0b78208c6e | (CNN) -- Could it get any worse for Boeing? Its entire fleet of 787 Dreamliners - the most technologically advanced airliner in the world - has been grounded over the risk of a battery catching fire in flight. That followed a series of incidents in the last few weeks affecting high-profile early customers of its ground... | Boeing's entire fleet of 787 Dreamliners has been grounded over a battery fire risk .
Grounding stalls the Dreamliner programme, which has a backlog of about 800 orders .
Murdo Morrison says the grounding demonstrates the rigor of aviation regulation .
Best case scenario is that the battery problem is isolated, Morriso... |
e8d0890fe22d9df8356743a790805e526a7de64b | (CNN) -- Mali and Ghana are through to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations after both achieved hard-fought quarterfinal victories on Sunday. Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita scored the winning spot-kick for Mali as they defeated co-hosts Gabon 5-4 on penalties after the match finished 1-1 after 120 minutes in ... | Mali and Ghana are through to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations .
Seydou Keita scores the winning spot-kick as Mali beat Gabon on penalties .
Ghana are taken to extra time by Tunisia before securing a 2-1 success . |
e8d0902b7602c611e711ba2123cc7e1adc9bc0a7 | (CNN) -- Sure, autumn brings to mind brilliant foliage, sweater weather and the return of pumpkin-spiced lattes. But for millions of Americans, fall also equals football -- and baseball, soccer and the start of the hockey season that will get them through to spring. You'll find these fans at the bar, screaming at a fla... | Show up early to claim your seat among the regulars at these lively sports bars .
Travel + Leisure scouted out bars across the U.S., including a Vegas hangout with 43 TVs .
If you need a break from the bar scene, there are more refined options included too . |
e8d0efbec782b84a60587584be544fcf50e69185 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:06 EST, 9 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:06 EST, 9 March 2013 . A proposal in the Utah Legislature that would tax electronic cigarettes at the same rate as regular cigarettes has put the state at the forefront of a national movement to regulate the increasingly popular d... | Popularity of 'e-cigarettes' booming, from a few thousand users in 2006 to a predicted $1billion in sales this year .
Utah proposal claims devices are similar to other tobacco products and therefore should be taxed as such . |
e8d11462481478f24ef42f8560c60e15faeaad93 | For some parents, persuading their children to eat fruit and vegetables can be an arduous task. But not for the parents of toddler Max Billingham who lives on a diet of carrots, potatoes and bananas. The two-year-old, from Felling in Gateshead, has a rare condition which means he is allergic to almost all foods. He ris... | Max Billingham was diagnosed with food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) and dysmotility of the bowel as a baby .
Condition means he has an allergic reaction and must be admitted to hospital if he eats anything other than carrots, potatoes and bananas .
Doctors have put him on a special milk formula and he... |
e8d128d8ab2d1d99a3913050b55058eb5ad73e7b | Britain's youngest competitive bodybuilder has revealed that the secret to his muscular body is down to sibling rivalry. Cosmo Taylor, 15, from Inverness, Scotland, has competed in a major national competition and is more likely to be honing his abs in his local gym than gaming on his Playstation. But Cosmo's unusual p... | At 15 Cosmo Taylor is Britain's youngest competing bodybuilder .
His sister Bronwyn, 19, and his dad Andrew, 47, also powerlift .
Cosmo says it is the competitive edge that strives him to work harder . |
e8d1da99f183a353d24e0542398513c0c2de9da4 | By . Rob Waugh . Last updated at 12:21 PM on 3rd February 2012 . Leaks from within Microsoft have revealed a suite of hi-tech new features for Microsoft's Windows Phone - including new software that will let the phones share apps with Windows PCs. A video, of Windows Phone chief Joe Belfiore, and supposedly for consump... | Phones will share code with Windows 8 computers .
Will be easier to create apps that work on both .
Microsoft hopes for 100,000 apps at launch .
Windows Phone predicted to overtake iPhone by 2015 .
Nokia has sold 1 million Windows handsets . |
e8d255c1ba0f211d6df92db4325c63029f25667c | By . Jonathan O'Callaghan for MailOnline . The reason the Titanic hit an iceberg and sunk has been hotly debated for the past century. While some say it was due to human error, others say the unusual appearance of a large iceberg in a region of the Atlantic Ocean was the main factor. But now a paper claims it was not o... | Researchers say a combination of factors led to the sinking of the Titanic .
They say a larger iceberg than usual sent south by rare weather conditions meant the ship encountered the large hunk of ice .
The crew were unlucky in encountering such an iceberg, the authors say .
However they add stresses on the crew also ... |
e8d28bf726fe25171df5b190405fef9d569512ce | LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- LeBron James put on another shooting clinic in a 118-81 rout of Argentina as the United States locked up a tournament gold medal to go with an Olympic berth at the FIBA Americas Championship on Sunday. James and Chauncey Billups hoist the trophy after the U.S. won the FIBA Americas title to go with... | LeBron James of U.S. gave another shooting clinic in 118-81 rout of Argentina .
Result locked up a FIBA tournament gold medal to go with an Olympic berth .
Argentina coach Sergio Hernandez rates U.S. one of best teams he has seen . |
e8d298d17f966612b17fc9b78c63a595005b8317 | Washington (CNN) -- Pain from forced spending cuts is a week away and lawmakers are preparing their aides for the fallout that could hit them like other government workers. "We've actually budgeted with a 10% cut in mind," Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois, said last week. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Florida, reorganized his offic... | Members of Congress also preparing for potential sharp cuts in federal spending .
But lawmakers will not see any change to their annual salary of $174,000 .
Some staff let go, office budgets reduced with sequester looming . |
e8d2b2e6abcb5ee00da74cf3f0930eafb42a0889 | (Mental Floss) -- For a serious distance runner, 7 hours, 48 minutes is not a great marathon time. But cut Brian Fugere some slack. He'd been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma -- a rare soft-tissue cancer -- in his lung. He was in his fourth cycle of chemotherapy. And he was dragging an IV pole for all 26.2 miles. Oh, an... | Brian Fugere was an active 47 year old before being diagnosed with cancer .
While hospitalized he was inspired by a book so he walked the hallways .
Later that year he did 144 laps around the hospital -- 26.2 miles -- to raise funds for charity .
Fugere continues to run and raise money for sarcoma research . |
e8d34b18ffcc65ae6a3d439d2989b197669664f1 | (CNN) -- Surrounded by expensive pieces of Chinese art purchased from auction houses in London and New York, Wang Zhongjun, China's 50-year old film mogul, appears the very model of a modern Chinese entrepreneur. Luxuriating with his wealth, Wang explains that all the success, money and pieces of art he has gathered th... | Wang Zhongjun is one half of siblings who run China's Huayi Brothers Media company .
Firm has become China's most influential film production company .
Also represents China's top actors and produces TV shows .
Now a multi-millionaire, Wang once delivered pizzas while living in the U.S. |
e8d36d5cd234fc2b7be1023b19dbc1a72852c93e | A 70-year-old real estate expert who solicited two girls - one 12, the other 13 - for prostitution through coded texts and secret phone calls has been arrested and charged with child sex trafficking. Michael Lustig - who owns Real Estate License Services, a school based in Ocean Beach, San Diego, and who has authored o... | Michael Lustig was arrested this week following a one-year investigation into prostitution .
He allegedly used four different cellphones to groom the girls with hundreds of texts and calls, covertly listing them under the names of men .
Camera footage shows him entering a hotel room with one of the girls . |
e8d37a7b470c17d964bbabf7c263359f3b63c3b9 | Motorists may be forced to pay more to get their cars serviced after the industry's peak body froze out small and independent mechanics in a new code of conduct. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has issued its own voluntary code of conduct for car servicing that stops smaller workshops from accessing comple... | Automotive industry issued its own voluntary code of conduct that stops smaller mechanics from accessing maintenance data .
Car companies will not have to provide the same complete data to independent workshops as new-car dealerships .
Move has angered Australian Automobile Association who claims it will reduce choice ... |
e8d3ba7349f0cab9b6defcddad3f13054d85bd8d | Prince Harry (pictured) has decided never to fly a combat helicopter again . He once described his role as an Apache pilot fighting the Taliban as ‘the best experience ever’. But Prince Harry has now decided never to fly a combat helicopter again. The Prince, who spent five months in the cockpit of a gunship in Afghani... | Prince Harry, 30, has taken decision never to fly a combat helicopter again .
The Prince spent five months in the cockpit of a gunship in Afghanistan .
Had been expected to return to the skies after arranging Invictus Games .
Sports event for wounded service personnel was held in London last year .
But he wants to cont... |
e8d3c9e558423a6c4159bb07ea3700a2c0a18278 | (CNN) -- Two American tourists who were kidnapped in the southern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were freed Friday, a security official said. They had been abducted by unknown Bedouins, said Gen. Mohamed Naguib, head of security in the region. The kidnappers had demanded that some detainees be released and retried, bu... | NEW: The two hostages have been freed, an official says .
The Americans had been kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula, authorities said .
Another group was abducted this week . |
e8d3f3af0eb1b452d0bf7a8b987275e79a8e901f | Leicester manager Nigel Pearson feels his side showed they do have what it takes to get the results needed to stay in the Barclays Premier League after coming from behind to dump Tottenham out of the FA Cup at White Hart Lane. The Foxes, bottom of the top-flight, produced a battling display to stun Spurs with two late ... | Leicester beat Tottenham 2-1 on Saturday at White Hart Lane in their FA Cup third round tie .
Goals from Leonardo Ulloa and Jeff Schlupp secured the win .
Foxes boss Nigel Pearson says the result highlights that his side have what it takes to remain in the Premier League too .
Leicester are bottom of the Premier League... |
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