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eb2487778edf7c9798068f0bcc55a509901907a2 | By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 10:50 EST, 19 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:10 EST, 19 January 2013 . Challenging: Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire John Dwyer said that officers were lucky they were 'not working for HMV' A police chief has angered officers facing wage cuts by telling them they were fortu... | John Dwyer was defending plans to cut starting salaries for constables .
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire said officers 'still have jobs'
Music chain HMV has gone into administration with 4,350 staff at risk . |
eb24d5c050283fbadeb85eb271a58edd9be4ce66 | Members of Fee Welch's family have been trying to get rid of Sadi the doll for 40 years. But, mysteriously, every time she is about to be thrown out something happens and she ends up sticking around. Mrs Welch, from Rockhampton in Queensland, had forgotten the Chucky-like doll was in her house until three weeks ago whe... | Sadi, an the evil-looking doll, has a strange hold on Fee Welch's family .
Mrs Welch, from Rockhampton in Queensland, had forgotten the doll was in her house until she cleaned out her wardrobe three weeks ago .
Since finding Sadi, she can't bring herself to throw it out or pack it away .
Sadi first came into the family... |
eb25338fad338d13ea294750f8d2b991842bbd6b | A married pastor who ran off with the wife of a local school governor has left his post. Father-of-three Stuart Cathrow has reportedly moved in with Laura Etherington, whose husband is a parent governor of Canary Wharf College. Now parents claim the couple’s actions are damaging the reputation of the leading free schoo... | Stuart Cathrow moved in with Laura Etherington following their love affair .
Parents think couple's actions are damaging reputation of London school .
Pastor's wife, Louise, is the leader of learning programmes at the school . |
eb25488dd3d52ca5b11da5a37cb1c1eb3f76d348 | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 11:54 EST, 3 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:24 EST, 4 April 2013 . Five schools in Norway have rescheduled midterm exams to allow students to attend Justin Bieber concerts in Oslo. The Canadian pop star is scheduled to . perform at the Telenor Arena in the Norwegian capital on April 16 an... | The Canadian pop star is scheduled to perform in Oslo on April 16 and 17 .
Ministry of Education confirmed five schools have rescheduled exams .
The schools are located 230 miles northwest of Oslo . |
eb258471976c02c4fde5c26906ed0b9b60959e18 | A senior Communist Party official says that 'uncivilised behaviour' by Chinese tourists is harming China's image abroad. Wang Yang, one of the country's four vice-prime ministers, said holidaymakers should be more polite, singling out talking loudly and spitting as poor behaviour by his fellow citizens. It was revealed... | Vice-prime minister Wang Yang made remarks in People's Daily newspaper .
Chinese holidaymakers are the world's biggest spenders abroad .
They contributed $102billion to global economy in the last year alone . |
eb2586e57c37dd7904931f6dc4660ec6084a872a | A multimillionaire businessman has been slammed by a judge for his refusal to pay his estranged wife a penny in a bitter divorce battle. Randy Work, a former key executive in Texas-based private equity company Lone Star, was told by Mr Justice Holman at the Family Division of London's High Court today: 'I am not sure y... | American Randy Work, 47, slammed by judge at the High Court in London .
Formerly Texas-based multimillionaire is in midst of bitter divorce battle .
Is arguing his estranged wife Mandy Gray, 45, is only entitled to £5million .
This is despite his vast fortune being got during their 20 years together .
Work claims she h... |
eb26521ce35a2e457d1b7ed5a942aef6943add7a | Annie star Quvenzhané Wallis yawned her way through an interview with the New York Times Style magazine, telling the publication's writer that she found the process 'a little boring'. According to journalist Nicholas Haramis the 11-year-old, who features on the front cover of this weekend's edition of the magazine, the... | The Annie actress challenged the publication's Nicholas Haramis to a game of Hoop Fever, before yawning at his questions about her co-stars .
Quvenzhané is the youngest person to have received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress . |
eb26b3c970782ef583342ca0a26bf67bd63bf7a7 | A Leeds United executive who emailed pornographic images of women naked in the shower to a female receptionist at the club was rightly sacked, a judge has ruled. Gwyn Williams, 66, was summarily dismissed for gross misconduct in July 2013, but had asked the High Court to award him up to £250,000 in compensation for bre... | Former technical director dismissed for gross misconduct in July 2013 .
He had asked the High Court for compensation payout of up to £250,000 .
Williams claimed he had sent the email as part of 'dirty Leeds' joke .
Photographs sent to receptionist Carol Lamb, Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet .
Judge ruled sending 'obscene' ph... |
eb271cb0bace3153fdc6c73110df55fb22566350 | Mats Hummels appeared to be flying high on the last day of his holiday, as he harbours hope of Borussia Dortmund's season taking off in similar vein. The 26-year-old posted a picture of himself doing an aeroplane gesture on Instagram looking in good spirits on Monday. He posted the message: 'One last impression from th... | Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels posted a picture of himself doing an aeroplane gesture on Twitter on Monday .
Hummels is relishing first-team action on his return from holiday .
Dortmund are joint bottom of Bundesliga after disappointing season so far . |
eb284604deb521e659f152b25afc3186094fd48b | (CNN) -- Rick Santorum evoked the homespun values of hard work, education and family in his speech to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night, but his math needs improvement. The former Pennsylvania senator and runner-up in this year's GOP race criticized President Barack Obama during his convention speech ... | Rick Santorum: Half of America is getting government assistance .
Census Bureau: 49% of Americans get some support .
Census number includes Social Security and Medicare . |
eb2884df1a145df267a37159761d2f6327ec6ed6 | By . Naomi Greenaway . A family are still desperately searching for a missing mum after she vanished during a shopping trip near her home in Collinstown, West Dublin, three years ago. Esra Uryun was 38 years old when she disappeared leaving behind her husband of seven years, Ozgur, her then two-year-old son Emin, now ... | Esra Uryun has a husband, five-year-old boy and sister .
Last seen leaving for shops from her house in Collinstown, West Dublin .
Abandoned car picked up on CCTV in nearby Bray, but no footage of Esra .
Sister tells how life plunged into limbo and of painstaking search for clues . |
eb28f99bc1c20433603b4251b0f413ceb6562ebf | The first woman elected to the White House will answer to many names -- Madam President, ma'am, and, most likely, Mom. That's something I like to think about on Mother's Day. Given the demographics and family status of many of the women in politics today, there's a pretty good chance that the first female who gets to ... | Joanne Bamberger: On Mother's Day, think about the idea of a woman in the White House .
Bamberger: There's a good chance the first female president will be a mother of young kids .
She says women who are young moms are more common in the current political generation .
Bamberger: A woman who struggles with work-life bal... |
eb292f45ec3bae301e70adab238a63d2df18b6d2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:50 EST, 27 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:51 EST, 28 August 2012 . A British schoolboy trapped abroad by a flying phobia is now marooned permanently in the desert by an acute terror of all travel. Joe Thompson, aged 11, had hoped to return home by land, sea and train, but is ... | Joe Thompson suffers panic attack as he tries to get home by car and ferry .
One of his hands became paralysed and he could barely breathe .
Father looking for new job in UAE as he gets son urgent treatment . |
eb297a77b23c3c3d64d40e968396911aea9731e4 | (CNN) -- Venezuela announced Wednesday it is breaking diplomatic relations with Israel over the conflict in Gaza, joining Bolivia, which did the same thing earlier in the day. Bolivian President Evo Morales announces Wednesday that he is severing diplomatic ties with Israel. In the announcement issued by the Venezuela... | Venezuela accuses Israel of participating in "state terrorism"
Bolivia urges that Israeli leaders be considered war criminals .
Israeli government has no immediate reaction to the moves . |
eb29980e9bc4b0f35ad632abfbd28abc14e26267 | (CNN) -- NATO will begin to scale back operations in Libya following Moammar Gadhafi's death, with the preliminary end date of October 31, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday. A formal decision on a definitive end date will be made early next week. "We did what we said we would do and now is the time for the L... | "We did what we said we would do," NATO chief says .
A decision on a definitive end date will be made next week .
NATO confirms a strike by its aircraft likely contributed to Gadhafi's capture .
Officials: Coalition forces' seven-month mission is drawing to an end . |
eb29db9d164ae4810838ede1b6c183c0488b74b0 | Steve Bruce admitted he was physically and mentally exhausted and in need of a holiday — but it may have to be a short one. The exertions of keeping Hull City in the Barclays Premier League and negotiating a route to the FA Cup final took a heavy toll on the former Manchester United centre back, who looked as if he had... | Steve Bruce says runners up medal 'means p*** all'
Hull City boss thinks they need five or six new players for next season .
Club's Europa League season will start in July .
Defender James Chester insists club will avoid second season syndrome . |
eb29ea1725c70da3c18787fb0b12a0f1c2b4f0c3 | San Diego, California (CNN) -- For me, the issue of skyrocketing gasoline prices came into focus about four years ago, when the national average that Americans paid at the pump reached an all-time high of $4.11 a gallon. Today, the average -- up 30 cents in the last four weeks, and 13 cents in the last week alone -- is... | Ruben Navarrette: Californians are fatalistic about high gas prices, and remember 2008 .
Even if you take the bus, he says, high gas prices affect the cost of food, other goods .
Navarrette says presidential candidates' promises of lower gas prices are empty rhetoric .
He thinks a good move would be negotiating to buy ... |
eb2a7e63baa381f76c514e23112d6cb57df02b9f | MailSport have been nominated for the coveted Team of the Year prize at the 2014 Press Awards. MailSport, which under its umbrella incorporates the Daily Mail, MailOnline and Mail on Sunday, will be pitted against five other media outlets at the ceremony next month. It has been another superb year for all three platfor... | Kevin Quigley nominated to win Sports Photographer of the Year .
Matt Lawton and Nick Harris in hunt for Sports Journalist of the Year . |
eb2af6a284cdd381edb3e864c36d6775ba148338 | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 10:37 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:38 EST, 9 September 2013 . If you think adverts on Facebook are annoying, get ready to see them pop up in your Instagram feed too because the company has announced plans to sell advertising by 2014. Instagram's director of business ... | Since Facebook bought Instagram, it has looked at ways to make money .
Instagram's Emily White said adverts could be introduced by next year .
But she claims that adverts would not damage the app's 'cool factor' |
eb2b24afc51ca122436a708a3c156c2455f12bf1 | By . Katie Davies . PUBLISHED: . 12:12 EST, 6 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:43 EST, 6 March 2013 . A 17-year-old 'clingy and controlling' boyfriend has been charged with murdering his young girlfriend and first love after she planned to move away without him. Minnesota prosecutors yesterday filed second-degree murder ... | Anthony J Mitchell, 17, will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder of Anna Hurd, 16, in St Paul, Minnesota on February 23 .
The pair, who had dated for just under a year, were described as 'inseparable' but he was becoming 'controlling and clingy'
Following her death he joined her family in mourning and was ... |
eb2b65cdb2cbc0d7695f5bd77d98eeec324374a9 | Malorie Blackman believes that if children would rather read Twilight over Middlemarch, then they should be encouraged . Children are falling out of love with reading because schools are forcing them to read the classics, the new Children’s Laureate has said. Malorie Blackman, who was appointed to the role last month, ... | Malorie Blackman said prescriptive reading lists in schools are 'dangerous'
If a child would rather read Twilight then they should be encouraged .
The important thing is to get children reading in the first place . |
eb2cb719de67301d1dcffe1de8a53d7e81bf02e6 | (CNN) -- When it comes to winning, Coach Beverly Kearney, University of Texas head women's track and field coach, knows how to get the job done. With a coaching career spanning nearly three decades, she has won seven NCAA championships and coached 12 Olympians. In 2007, she was inducted into the USTFCCCA Coaches Hall o... | Beverly Kearney is the founder of the Pursuit of Dreams Foundation .
Pursuit of Dreams mentors men and woman through programming and inspiration .
Kearney was partially paralyzed in a car accident, but she learned to walk again . |
eb2ce460d6a77347464fd0ac8f14c2d881a61d4b | By . Tara Brady . Ketan Somaia gave the impression he was a successful millionaire by treating a wealthy investor to luxury trips and gifts . A business tycoon who boasted of his close friendship with the billionaire Hinduja brothers is facing years behind bars for fleecing wealthy investors of £12million. Ketan Somaia... | Ketan Somaia wooed victims with luxury trips and Champagne parties .
He was convicted of nine counts of obtaining money by deception .
Judge said Somaia relied on the concept of 'My word is my bond'
The 52-year-old owned an office in Mayfair and palatial home in north London .
He insisted on serving his guests only cas... |
eb2cfaec7100e93894eae2cb35c11223c5b0de6b | PUBLISHED: . 02:58 EST, 14 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:01 EST, 14 June 2012 . Oxfam is calling for an increase in the minimum wage to protect low-income workers from a 'perfect storm' of benefit cuts, rising living standards and a lack of jobs. The charity called for the rise as part of a package of measures ahead of... | Charity claims austerity measures are hitting the poor the hardest .
'If we carry on down this path, the UK will return to levels of inequality not seen since Victorian times' |
eb2d0f47d90ed46ac0f1b1989c33c98d24025711 | (CNN) -- Two advocacy groups filed a federal complaint Tuesday alleging a North Carolina school district's treatment of three Latino families was discriminatory because it did not provide important information in Spanish. The Southern Poverty Law Center and Advocates for Children's Services, a project of Legal Aid of N... | Complaint filed against school district in Wake County, North Carolina .
They say the district gave English forms to Spanish-speaking families .
They filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education .
The district says it has Spanish forms and outreach programs . |
eb2d2e2419d1cbabca0127779dba94fa5cdc13ef | In fresh evidence the threat of violence in Mali -- and, specifically, attacks directed at international forces -- hasn't gone away, two U.N. peacekeepers died and nine others were hurt in a suicide attack Saturday, the U.N. mission there said. The U.N. mission in the West African nation is there to guard against milit... | U.N.: In addition to the 2 killed, 9 are wounded in a suicide attack near Timbuktu .
It is the third time there have been casualties among U.N. personnel in past week .
Militants took advantage of post-coup chaos in 2012, spurring international intervention . |
eb2d59ec683bd80a040a541c357165dbf3a600d9 | Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba asked for the sprinklers to be turned on as he made his Besiktas debut in the unlikely surroundings of Macclesfield's Moss Rose stadium on Wednesday night. Ba, who cost the Turkish giants £5million, was given a rousing reception on the Conference ground as he played the second 45 minutes... | Ba played the second half of Besiktas' 1-1 draw with Mainz 05, which was played at Macclesfield Town's Moss Rose stadium .
Before making his way on he asked the ground staff to water the pitch .
The 29-year-old will hope to play some part of his new side's Champions League qualifier against Feyenoord next week . |
eb2fba99f68c54eda1cf8e908cfa7c80df3f8cbd | (CNN) -- Think of it as a giant barometer for climate science. With a new groundbreaking study on climate change seemingly coming out every other week, it can be hard to keep up with the latest findings. Fortunately, every five to six years, the United Nations sums it up in a comprehensive report. That's what's going o... | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report every five or six years .
The first section of the report is aimed at assisting policymakers .
A draft that leaked in August said there is more certainty that humans are playing a role .
The report will lay out projections for climate change through the en... |
eb2ffe269f8944660ef40ea512a092ecb10904e0 | Special constable: Collette Carpenter, pictured here arriving at Bournemouth Coroner's Court, was using her mobile when she was involved in a fatal crash . A policewoman who repeatedly denied that she was talking on her mobile phone to her lesbian lover when she caused a fatal crash has escaped prosecution. Despite a p... | Collette Carpenter had phone on loud speaker in her lap at time of collision .
Motorcyclist David Bartholomew died after colliding with the side of her car .
Insufficient evidence to charge her with causing death by careless driving .
Miss Carpenter has been a special constable for three years . |
eb3018bc8a6b026c7cc6556ea471eda1ee1a2600 | Finally going back home to Indonesia this month after toiling for 13 years in Hong Kong, migrant worker Riyanti was looking forward to being reunited with her child. But as she waited at the airport departure gates she couldn't help noticing the distressed condition of one of her compatriots. With blackened skin and ob... | Indonesian migrant worker Riyanti helped abused compatriot Erwiana at airport .
In pain and with blackened skin, Erwiana said her condition was due to a skin allergy .
Erwiana's case is at the center of an investigation and protests by thousands of people .
A rights group want a law that requires migrant workers to liv... |
eb30214ae97eaf66093988e94e5cecd725c5e1e6 | By . Associated Press and Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 00:37 EST, 11 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:09 EST, 11 October 2013 . Facebook is getting rid of a privacy feature that let users limit who can find them on the social network. Facebook Inc released a statement Thursday saying it was removing a setting that con... | Facebook announced yesterday it would be discontinuing an old privacy setting which allowed users to hide their profiles when searched .
The company said only a single-digit percentage of users were using the function . |
eb302d32597e7b464740c2e60443d9af60890404 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . Wages under the coalition will have fallen more sharply than under any government since Victorian times, Labour claimed today. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls used a major speech on the economy to warn after inflation are down by 2.3 per cent, the worst fall since Benjamin Di... | Shadow chancellor says wages under the coalition will be down 2.3% .
Earnings have not fallen so sharply since Disraeli was PM in 1874-80 .
He warns interest rates will rise 'prematurely' because of lack of homes . |
eb305611f1375b2472929434ee0703bf28f8ae29 | (CNN) -- The accusations are ominous. Russia has fired weapons into Ukraine and boosted the number of troops near the border, officials have told CNN. And the Kremlin is staging a new round of military exercises this week. Western leaders stepped up sanctions, but Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of backi... | Analysts say Vladimir Putin is weighing his options with Ukraine .
The Russian President could have a number of goals in mind .
Putin's fiercest critics worry he's pushing to take over territory .
The crisis sparks criticism abroad, but boosts Putin's popularity at home . |
eb31f0f78e987f77c90550dd4e869f8c924bf613 | This is the moment a baby elephant is rescued from a treacherous river after struggling to keep its head above the water. The animals were crossing the swollen Ewaso Nyiro river in Kenya when the calf was almost swept downstream. But rather than leave the youngster behind, its mother and another elephant quickly steppe... | Baby elephant became trapped after almost being swept away while crossing the Ewaso Nyiro river in Kenya .
Its mother rushes to her offspring's aid desperately trying to free the calf before another elephant joins in .
Mother uses her trunk to free the youngster and eventually guide it to safety .
Images were captured ... |
eb32977552f6e07c4557b11ed1dbcb2cb299ca30 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 11:06 EST, 22 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:52 EST, 22 March 2013 . A widow and animal lover is surviving on just £5 a week - because she spends all of her money on feeding her menagerie of pets. Arthritis-stricken Bernice McTell, 52, who lost her husband Kane in 2009 when he died i... | Bernice McTell, 52, has three dogs, two cats, four birds and two snakes .
Mrs McTell's husband Kane died in an arson attack in 2009 .
Widow has suffered a stroke and struggles to walk due to osteoarthritis .
Pet food bill leaves her with just £5 per week to spend on her own meals . |
eb32d51b2abc95a73b59e22167dd61d1ef35e45a | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 07:59 EST, 9 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:23 EST, 9 September 2012 . Great Britain's David Weir today became the greatest wheelchair racer of all time as he won his fourth Paralympic gold medal of London 2012. The 33-year-old, nicknamed the 'Weirwolf', timed his sprint finish to per... | Weir, 33, times sprint finish to perfection to claim victory in T54 marathon .
It bring his gold medal tally at London 2012 to four, following triumphs in the 800m, 1500m and 5,000m races in the Olympic Stadium .
Shelly Woods takes silver for Great Britain in women's marathon . |
eb33a5db8e0a016a5ce1d199c0a1bce36bffd4e7 | President Barack Obama praised basketball star LeBron James for wearing an "I Can't Breathe" protest shirt during his pre-game warmup last week. "You know, I think LeBron did the right thing," Obama told People magazine in their issue out Friday. "We forget the role that Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe and Bill Russell playe... | LeBron James wore an "I Can't Breathe" shirt, meant to protest Eric Garner's death .
The shirt has drawn criticism from police officers .
President Obama endorsed it, and called for more athletes to speak out . |
eb343c442fc4bc6c1c07afc1e52f2ec3cfa4d2b4 | (CNN) -- A Massachusetts grand jury Thursday indicted 14-year-old Philip Chism on charges of murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery in connection with last month's slaying of his algebra teacher, Colleen Ritzer, according to the Essex district attorney. Citing Massachusetts law, prosecutors said they would ask that ... | Philip Chism indicted on murder, other charges in the killing of teacher Colleen Ritzer .
Prosecutor says indictments detail "horrific and unspeakable acts"
Defense lawyer declines to comment on action . |
eb36816561224a01a311b2d8b6805d21d59e2173 | Violent and bloody protests have erupted around the world as furious Muslims react to Charlie Hebdo's 'survivor' edition - again featuring the holy Prophet Muhammad on its front cover. As pictures emerged of a photographer shot in the chest during riots in Pakistan - so did the news of churches being burned down in Nig... | Photographer Adif Hasan is now recovering after being shot in the chest .
Around 200 protesters believed to have been involved in Kuratchi rallies .
Four die in Niger, 45 wounded, as angry protesters burn down churches .
Violent clashes in Jordan after King and Queen attend 'solidarity march' |
eb36891a81105278da4d131e37424f70363d4201 | American Vogue used more black coverstars in 2014 than it ever has before in a single year. Four stars - Rihanna, Lupita Nyong'o, Joan Smalls and Kanye West - appeared on American Vogue covers last year out of a total of 15 overall, the rest of whom were white. However, only Rihanna and Lupita were given solo covers; K... | Rihanna, Lupita Nyong'o, Joan Smalls and Kanye West made American Vogue's cover last year .
The rest of the magazine's 15 cover stars were white .
White models appeared on 44 of the world's major fashion magazines five times more often than women of color last year in total .
Vogue UK announced today that Jourdan Dunn ... |
eb372eeecb1e383e88b8ee34d1ae1d156a6657ff | The South Korean belief that eating dog helps beat the heat in the summer months has angered animal rights activists around the world. Known as ‘Bok-Nal’, the dog eating days, it is a ritual celebrated by South Koreans where dog meat is eaten to increase stamina during the hottest days of the year. To coincide with the... | Known as 'Bok-Nal', South Koreans eat dog meat during the hottest days of summer because they believe it increases their stamina .
Animal rights activists staged international protests against the tradition .
The activists claim that the animals are kept in cramped cages and are slaughtered in cruel ways .
Seoul is exp... |
eb3750482a5bbedb8be3eb8563f2f0e12efd6619 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 06:49 EST, 3 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:06 EST, 3 December 2013 . We may be more accustomed to seeing her posing in figure-hugging dresses, but even Kim Kardashian isn't immune to the colder weather. The new mother has been spotted donning an eye-catching bulky furry brown . ank... | Oversized Maxmara Carrara coat costs £1,560 .
Carine Roitfeld and Alexa Chung both have one .
Spotted on Nina Ricci and Carven catwalks . |
eb39116acd7751fd3214d50a43a35314af952545 | Accident: Clayton Butler died on Saturday after he crashed during a paraglide jump off Hawaii's Kaena Point and fell 50 feet . A 30-year-old extreme sports enthusiast who lost his new bride in a botched BASE jump has died nearly a year later in a paragliding accident. It was just two weeks after their wedding that Clay... | Clayton Butler crashed while paragliding in Hawaii on Saturday .
Last February, his wife Amber fell 2,000 feet to her death when her parachute failed to deploy on a BASE jump in Utah's Zion National Park .
They had only been married two weeks when Amber died . |
eb3984f1d8f4c55a907875ddb3905b5969fc39b9 | Last week's massacre at a Colorado movie theater revived the dormant gun control debate in the United States, but neither President Barack Obama nor Republican candidate Mitt Romney is pushing for new laws now to prevent similar attacks. Obama supports reinstating a ban on manufacturing some semi-automatic weapons for ... | President Obama, Mitt Romney call for fully enforcing existing gun laws .
Obama spokesman blames Congress for inability to renew an expired assault weapon ban .
"I don't support new gun laws," Romney tells CNN .
Last week's Colorado shootings reignite the gun control debate . |
eb39d8526a52fb096d65f8a28d005c1dc25f0b4e | For Jason Denayer, this is no time to think about the future. Not when the present delivers so many challenges. Ronny Deila has made clear his wish for the 19-year-old Belgian to spend a second season on loan from Manchester City. Any such plans are, however, being parked by Denayer while he concentrates on a packed sc... | Jason Denayer impressing at Celtic where he is on loan from Manchester City .
The 19-year-old defender returned to the team from injury on Saturday .
Celtic manager Ronny Deila wants to keep Denayer at the club next season . |
eb3a221327194de0b4634484e60b58026d6e35ca | (CNN) -- Colombia are through to the knockout stages of the World Cup after beating Ivory Coast 2-1 at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia on Thursday. Both sides came into the game off the back of wins in their opening matches -- Colombia put three goals past Greece while Ivory Coast came from behind to beat Japan 2-1. B... | Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Group C match at Brasilia's Estadio Nacional .
James Rodriguez puts Los Cafeteros ahead in 64th minute with a header from a corner .
Juan Quintero doubles lead six minutes later before Gervinho halved deficit .
Greece and Japan play out 0-0 draw in Natal . |
eb3a275756db15cffc58a7e0a07d4eef1c59e098 | Fort Worth, Texas (CNN) -- An internet troll reviled for his pornographic posts on Reddit and recently revealed as a middle-aged software programmer told CNN that he made "a huge mistake." For years, 49-year-old Michael Brutsch hid behind the online screen name "Violentacrez," creating hundreds of subforums on the user... | Man behind behind 'Jailbait,' 'Rape Jokes' posts on Reddit was recently identified .
He is a 49-year-old software programmer, who is married with kids .
Michael Brutsch lost his job after his identity was revealed .
He told CNN he made 'a huge mistake' |
eb3a67a6971070e9ac03fb634f223f2d9d62c14f | By . Sophie Freeman . There can be few things more annoying for the keen gardener than greenflies munching away on your prized roses. But for those not keen on using chemical pesticides, one gardening expert has come up with a solution – delivering live ladybirds to your door. Sarah Raven, a guest presenter on Gardener... | The insects are put in tubes, delivered first class and feed on popcorn .
It is an alternative to pesticides when trying to get rid of pests .
Being sold by Sarah Raven, guest presenter on Gardener's World .
She said it would lead to a decrease in the number of green flies and black flies in the garden . |
eb3b5c5c532cf0b408ed0da6b54cdddb82a9d8e6 | John Carver will use Sir Bobby Robson as inspiration as he bids to win the Newcastle United’s manager job on a permanent basis. The caretaker boss has revealed that Robson – who he served under as assistant for five years - told him to seize any chance he ever had to take charge of the Magpies. And Carver admits he has... | John Carver is bidding to become Newcastle's next permanent manager .
Alan Pardew left the Magpies for Crystal Palace earlier this week .
Carver worked under Sir Bobby Robson at St James' Park . |
eb3bbc6ed794bd3af435c8fb16ac503fc739a9a8 | A Florida woman who struck and killed a firefighter as he was changing a flat tire on the side of the road made a frantic 911 call begging the dispatcher to send help. Lt Kevin Johns, 48, a 29-year veteran of the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, passed away from his injuries Tuesday after he was mowed down by Lorenza Simmo... | Lt Kevin Johns, 48, a 29-year veteran of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, was struck and killed while changing a flat on the side of I-95 Tuesday .
Lorenza Simmons, the driver who hit Johns, told police she swerved to avoid hitting an SUV that slowed down in front of her .
Simmons made a frantic 911 call to get Johns medic... |
eb3c00146f96d9279507532624ed06e2afbcb1f5 | A heavily-pregnant teenager on trial for the murder of her socialite mother claims she has no-one to defend her as her trial gets underway on the resort island of Bali. Heather Mack, who is seven months' pregnant, and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 21, are accused of killing Sheila von Wiese-Mack and then stuffing her b... | Heather Mack, 19, makes 'desperate call to judge asking for help'
Teenager reportedly says she has no defence council as her trial starts .
But lawyer in Bali insists he is still working on the teenager's case .
Mack and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer are accused of murder .
Pair said to have killed Mack's mother Sheila ... |
eb3ccfcd4edd17fc45a46619ec2e6ba319ada654 | By . Emma Innes . For two years, Britain’s fattest man was bed-bound, unable to sit up, wash himself or even go to the bathroom. Now, a team of surgeons, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and carers have taken on the epic task of trying to save his life. At his biggest, Keith Martin, 43, weighed 70st and had a mega-obe... | Keith Martin had a BMI of 155 and was classed as mega-obese .
He was bed-bound for two years, couldn't sit up for a year, didn't leave his house for a decade and his care cost the council £40,000 a year .
Doctors gave him two years to live unless he lost weight .
But was told he couldn't have weight loss surgery until ... |
eb3cd2d20ee59420b90fa29b622493eda1823667 | (CNET) -- On an otherwise placid holiday weekend, one blog's commentary on a change to Facebook's terms of service created a firestorm of banter on the Web: does the social network claim ownership to any user content on the site, even if the user deletes it? Facebook is addressing users' concerns about its ownership of... | Facebook answers users' concerns about its ownership of images and other content .
Flap arose after the social-networking site reorganized its terms of service last week .
Blog phrased new policy as "We Can Do Anything We Want With Your Content"
Facebook: "We are not claiming. . .ownership of material that users upload... |
eb3d82d9b913e003d72e3e551712f9c982e22302 | A family on their way home from Old Trafford became involved in a fight on travelators with a stag party dressed as Where's Wally?. John Eyre, his sons Jack and Rhys, and their friend Ross Hunter were at Piccadilly station in Manchester on March 2, 2013, when they encountered the stags. The groups were travelling in op... | Eyre family had been at Old Trafford when they encountered stag party dressed as cartoon character from Where's Wally?
John Eyre, 46, leaned over the rail and pushed a 'Wally' before falling flat on his face .
Son Jack Eyre attacked the 'Wallies' with a crutch .
Judge did not jail them as he wanted them to pay fines fr... |
eb3d9000049b374e9da2af9811a1de0b2d224d14 | Call: Environment secretary Owen Paterson will today call for Britain to lead the way in adopting GM foods . Ministers want GM crops on supermarket shelves by the end of the decade after declaring they are ‘categorically’ safer than conventional food. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson yesterday made the extraordinary... | Owen Paterson said children are dying because GM food isn't being adopted .
17million farmers now grow GM products around the world .
But resistance to 'Frankenstein foods' has slowed uptake in the EU .
Blamed European reluctance to grow 'Frankenfoods' for 'generating unwarranted resistance to the technology in parts o... |
eb3da4058ee01d87cbd7cab22e18e1083cf8bd9c | By . Sara Malm . Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly will no longer be undergoing surgery to treat his recently returned oral cancer. Doctors said the aggressive cancer is ‘very treatable and potentially curable,’ but that surgery is not the optimal treatment for the former Buffalo Bills star. Kelly, who is being treate... | Buffalo Bills star will not go through surgery to treat oral cancer .
Jim Kelly's cancer is 'potentially curable' and very treatable, doctors say .
The Hall of Famer is being treated at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital .
Kelly had part of his jaw and some teeth removed after diagnosis in June .
Kelly spent 11 seasons wit... |
eb3ddc174a2137d2c3cfacac59a9a7a5b2465473 | San Francisco (CNN) -- Steve Jobs has consistently managed to capture the world's attention with his stage events. On Wednesday evening, the world took to the Web to express their condolences about the news of his death. Facebook news feeds filled with links and anecdotes about the impact that technology -- and more sp... | Facebook, Twitter, other sites flooded with tributes .
Chatter on social networks provided a rare glimpse behind Apple's walls .
Jobs' 2005 commencement speech to Stanford was a popular video .
Google added "Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011" to its search page . |
eb3e2ca4f7e7d12118468cc3c21a3b7403709ed5 | It's a sunny October afternoon, and Wendy Whelan, who's been enthralling audiences for three decades at New York City Ballet, is engaged in her favorite activity: Getting down and dirty in the rehearsal studio, trying to figure things out. She swoops high onto her partner's shoulders, soaring with the music, an otherwo... | After 30 years with City Ballet, almost to the day, Whelan, 47, dances her final performance Saturday .
The famed dancer made a remarkable recovery from a hip reconstruction last year that saved her from a potentially career-ending condition . |
eb3e8215f0d5e21732b651ce18b11e05ea578e31 | A Massachusetts State Police trooper broke down in tears on the witness stand Thursday while describing the fatal injuries suffered by a 24-year-old math teacher allegedly killed by her student. Former Danvers High School freshman Philip Chism, now 16 years old, is being tried as an adult for the savage 2013 rape and m... | Philip Chism, now 16, helped investigators locate Colleen Ritzer's body after her death in October 2013 .
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Steven Buccheri said Ritzer suffered 16 stab wounds to her neck .
Chism's attorneys are trying to throw out evidence seized from him during his first night in custody .
Chism has ... |
eb3f1a1cf17a2f3c6f952b659affb3ac30f5250d | The lead singer of a Thai black metal band was stabbed to death by a Devil-worshipping fan because he had 'tarnished' Satanism. Samong Traisattha, a guitarist with Surrender of Divinity, was found by his wife in a pool of blood at his home after apparently being knifed more than 30 times. Jaruvan Surapol claimed her 36... | Surrender of Divinity guitarist Samong Traisattha was 'knifed 30 times'
Found by his wife in pool of blood after she had put their child to bed .
Image of 'murder scene' posted on Facebook by the suspect, say police .
User writes: 'I want to drag down those who tarnish Satanism with me' |
eb3f23454722d5eb2c07b62c7466358807c0f54a | Shocking: Some elderly people are bombarded with as many as 10 nuisance calls a day . Some elderly people are bombarded with as many as 10 nuisance calls a day after being targeted by ruthless sales companies, a survey found yesterday. It said that frail older people get 60 per cent more sales calls than the average. T... | Shocking scale of targeting of the elderly revealed by a YouGov survey .
Marketing firms make lists of those who respond to fake hearing aid ads .
Staggering 92% of people over 60 received at least one call or text a day . |
eb3f335d68ff05c05e7f5a4c03103861f32e8e64 | By . Peter Rugg . Police have arrested the man they believe gunned down registered nurse Gale Sikora and her Miami Dade College student son Anthony Sikora in a deadly confrontation Thursday. Ronnie Candelaria, 21, faces two counts of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Police say Candelaria confessed to them that he... | Ronnie Candelaria, 21, faces two counts of first-degree murder and armed robbery .
Accused of gunning down Gale Sikora, 62, and son Anthony Sikora, 23 .
Witnesses report several bursts of gunfire erupted from the Sikora home at approximately 4:30 a.m. Thursday .
Friend of Anthony said he had talked about friend named R... |
eb3f728a9dbac52ae272dab96718ab0ee53e84f9 | Moves that could decriminalise non-payment of the BBC licence fee will begin within days, the Culture Secretary will announce today. A review of the £145.50-a-year levy is being brought forward by several months to ensure it is completed before the BBC Charter is renewed in 2016. If agreed, it would mean non-payment of... | A review of the £145.50-a-year levy is being brought forward .
Tory MP is pushing for laws to decriminalise licence fee evasion . |
eb3ff50ee6b8f22e8002a9639afd1d3af4a1ba66 | (CNN) -- Bubba Watson held his nerve to secure a third win on the PGA Tour Sunday after the 32-year-old beat Webb Simpson in a playoff to clinch the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. The left-hander and fellow American Simpson both finished on 15-under par after final rounds of 69 and a second additional hole was needed t... | American Bubba Watson wins the Zurich Classic in New Orleans .
Watson beat compatriot Webb Simpson on the second playoff hole .
World number three Luke Donald finishes three shots back on 12-under par . |
eb3ff9ace3db6873596772c7e9d6931d286c5e1a | As the story goes, the mythical Kraken was an ancient tentacled sea monster that ate whales and devoured entire ships. In 2011 researchers found the remains of a marine lizard that had been arranged in a strange pattern by what they claimed was a giant Kraken-style octopus playing with its food. These claims were widel... | Kraken is a legendary tentacled monster that ate whales and even ships .
Markings found in 2011 gave rise to claims the Kraken may have existed .
Researchers have now found a fossil said to belong to an ancient squid .
They also found bones from the animal's prey arranged in strange patterns .
Discoveries have revived ... |
eb404336588255798578cf3d045d4ef93bea9d05 | By . Jonathan McEvoy for the Daily Mail . Nico Rosberg will fly from his home in Monaco to next weekend's race in Monza with an untroubled 29-point lead in the Formula One drivers' championship to show for his controversial driving in last Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix. To the German's critics, the six-figure fine impose... | The German 'acknowledged' his role in the crash on lap 2 of the Belgian GP .
He has since issued an apology to the Mercedes team and Lewis Hamilton .
Hamilton has said 'it would be wrong to point fingers' in a statement .
Max Mosley believes the public nature of the fine is unfair on Rosberg .
Mercedes have said they '... |
eb40820c2d39118ea524366515ee6ad17e9bc18d | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 10:41 EST, 12 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:41 EST, 12 November 2013 . The flood-prone village of Newtok near Alaska's storm-battered coast is running out of time as coastal erosion creeps ever closer to the Yup'ik Eskimo community. As residents wait for a new village to be buil... | Millions of dollars in government funds for relocation have been halted because of a tribal dispute over who is in charge .
Newtok, 480 miles west of Anchorage, has until the end of the decade before erosion causes severe damage . |
eb4097eed17687ef30fc92571288f6a01e54fd9e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . They don't usually have much common ground but in a rare moment of unity lawmakers on Capitol Hill held hands and swayed together as the famous song from the Civil Rights movement We Shall Overcome was played. Some of the lawmakers, which included House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority L... | Held hands and swayed together as We Shall Overcome was played .
The famous song is an anthem from the Civil Rights movement .
Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
eb40c55253c0e9aa97529f363a1678e12bd0b3ad | New York (CNN) -- It took four trips by a state police helicopter, but 21 people who had been stranded by post-Irene floodwaters in a Prattsville, New York, house were rescued Monday without incident, a local official said. The group included four young children and a woman who appeared to be about five months pregnant... | NEW: Police helicopter rescues 21 people stranded in a house cut off by floodwaters .
NEW: Others find shelter at a Christian center .
NEW: "There are some here that have nothing to go back to," a center official says .
County official: 87 people stranded in Prattsville were rescued Sunday . |
eb41ba84c590013b4dbb2e21f57b9b1d3c400c54 | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 09:40 EST, 8 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:14 EST, 8 February 2013 . An American couple have spoken of their joy after returning from Russia with the adopted son they thought they'd never have. Robert and Kim Summers from New Jersey, were just weeks away from picking up little Pres... | New Jersey couple were weeks away from picking up little Preston .
But Russian President Vladimir Putin passed ban on .
Americans adopting .
Seen as retaliation for Russians being targetted for human rights abuses .
But they flew out to Moscow anyway in a last-ditch effort to bring him back . |
eb41c26ee9799b8655347a82a741a207ffc58ee1 | Roberto Mancini believes Mario Balotelli's stint at Liverpool is 'his last chance' to prove himself at a big club - and the striker knows it. The Italian striker has struggled to make an impact at Anfield since his £16million move from AC Milan in the summer, scoring just one goal in a red shirt so far. Mancini, who wo... | Roberto Mancini claims Mario Balotelli must 'show what he can do'
Balotelli has made a slow to start to his Liverpool career .
Italian has scored just one goal since £16million move from AC Milan . |
eb42343518bc70ab57f5549418ac0dae698a9076 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 11:40 EST, 22 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:42 EST, 23 October 2012 . Major General Jonathan Shaw said a rush for economic growth was putting Britain's cyber security at risk . Britain’s national security is being put at risk because a Chinese telecoms gi... | Major General Jonathan Shaw accuses ministers of 'dealing with the devil'
Former head of the Ministry of Defence's cyber security unit says Whitehall is making compromises . |
eb424e46601f5a26124c947b3fca0e759d7761db | (CNN) -- The U.N. Human Rights Council said Monday that it will send a special mission to Iraq to investigate human rights abuses and war crimes allegedly committed by ISIS. Iraqis have faced violence and unrest for more than a decade, but the situation has gotten worse in recent months as fighters for ISIS, which call... | NEW: Two car bombs in Baghdad kill more than a dozen people, police say .
U.N. mission says 1,420 Iraqis killed in August; figures don't include Anbar province .
U.N. official calls the effect of violence on children "catastrophic"
Ethnic and religious groups have been persecuted, official says . |
eb425c2650a2af5844906d93e6591a86bdb6e6e0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:47 EST, 14 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:48 EST, 15 June 2012 . This bizarre looking sports car wouldn't look amiss on the set of the latest Batman movie. But while Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale were filming scenes for Knight of Cups in Venice, California, a mystery man wa... | £60k KTM X-Bow - one of only 30 made - with Kuwaiti number plate was spotted in Knightsbridge .
The area has become the racing car playground of rich Middle Eastern motorists . |
eb4334693910d05ac9287c0689ed3bce8c2746a4 | By . David Mccormack . Two circus performers remain in a critical condition after a platform collapsed during a performance in Providence, Rhode Island on Sunday, and caused them to fall 40 feet to the ground. A broken clamp has been determined as the cause of the accident which occurred on Sunday during an act in whic... | An acrobatic stunt went horribly wrong on Sunday during a performance by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Rhode Island .
A broken clamp has been determined as the cause of the collapse of the platform - known as the Human Chandelier .
Two of the acrobats are still in critical condition; three are in ... |
eb4340edb1412b05ee1d600d2efb7690dac28cd9 | By . Emma Reynolds . PUBLISHED: . 03:17 EST, 1 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:13 EST, 2 August 2012 . 'Low': Cocaine addict Naseer Laher, pictured, mugged the girl for pocket money in the outrageous attack . A cocaine addict mugged an eight-year-old girl for just £3.50 as she walked to the shop to buy sweets. Naseer ... | Chelsea Dixon was carrying a purse that had belonged to her grandmother and letters to her soldier brother .
Naseer Laher, 31, hurt her wrist when he grabbed her .
He was jailed for four years and three months .
The cocaine user had previously burgled a relative .
Judge said the attack was 'low' |
eb44d7504cfb5bc81628aa0be191c2b35721abe8 | By . Glen Owen . Savings: George Osborne has outlined a range of measures to pay for his pledge . David Cameron will today try to bring an end to weeks of wrangling over energy prices by promising handouts of £1,000 to new home-buyers. The surprise move will form part of a package of measures in George Osborne’s Autumn... | Surprise move will be part of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement .
It is an attempt to end weeks of wrangling over energy prices .
The 'mini-Budget' will also see plans to cut energy bills by £50 a year by scrapping green levies . |
eb44f537878c09cb3731c7664a508ec2bf2eabd8 | Tokyo is a huge and often confusing city for travelers, but with these tips you needn't be daunted by the Japanese capital. 100 Yen shops are great value for money. Subway Tokyo has an incredibly efficient subway, but the 13 lines are run by two different companies, Toei Subways and Tokyo Metro, meaning a bewildering v... | Tokyo has a fantastic subway system -- just don't use it during rush hour .
Few ATMs accept foreign cards, so you should take travelers' checks .
100 Yen shops are hugely popular in Tokyo and are great value for money . |
eb459c353a5be1b64c3d58554b8c87871b224452 | London, England (CNN) -- The 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the British throne marks a major milestone in the remarkable life of a monarch who, though reluctantly thrust into the spotlight at a young age, has won almost universal praise for her steadfast dedication to duty. Her long reign (second... | Queen Elizabeth II will mark the diamond jubilee of her accession to the throne this year .
Born in 1926, the queen became monarch in 1952 on the death of her father, George VI .
Queen's reign hit low point in 1992 as the marriages of three of her children collapsed .
Monarch is known for her love of equestrian events ... |
eb45b0449103ecd72520965abc14f4dcf76f42a5 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:44 EST, 28 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:41 EST, 28 May 2013 . A town which holds a service every time a soldier is killed in Afghanistan stood still today to honour tragic Lee Rigby. For the past three years, silence has descended upon the small town of Sedgefield, in County Durha... | Services by Sedgefield Veterans take place each time solider is repatriated .
But exception was made after the horrific killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich . |
eb45c1142cb0dafae6c142434c71ec846cd189b1 | By . Eleanor Crooks, Press Association . Eugenie Bouchard reached her second successive grand slam quarter-final by knocking out eighth seed Angelique Kerber at Roland Garros. The 20-year-old made her grand slam breakthrough in January with a run to the semi-finals at the Australian Open and her progress in Paris has b... | Bouchard won in straight sets to reach French Open quarter-finals .
Bouchard won 6-1, 6-2 at Roland Garros and will face Carla Suarez Navarro .
It is Bouchard's second successive grand slam quarter-final . |
eb461b5d0c4036969f5fd4154bd173c318a745df | One little girl stole the Duchess of Cambridge's heart today as she greeted the princess in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a traditional Maori hello - and then politely asked for a hug. Five-year-old Mataawhio Matahaere-vieint welcomed Kate, 32, with a curtsey and a hongi - a greeting, which involves touching noses - befor... | Follow live updates from The Daily Mail's Royal Correspondent Rebecca English in New Zealand on Twitter .
Send your pictures of the Royal Tour to australiaroyal@mailonline.com . |
eb464c7a16ea2af2286b3a527bd3aa2bdf974b96 | Growing up in Louisiana and Texas in the home of a part-time deputy sheriff, guns were a constant presence in Robin's childhood. Her father's hunting rifles were not hidden in a safe but proudly displayed in a cabinet, she said. When he wasn't wearing his pistol, it hung in his holster from a rocking chair in the livin... | Parents say Connecticut school shooting reinforces need for guns in home .
If keeping guns in the home, children should know how to use, mother says .
"It's up to us as parents to help our children understand that these are not toys," mother says .
It's up to parents to determine if child is mature enough to use guns, ... |
eb4658baf26b73e0e86b7b100d31b8e72c2ff16a | Washington (CNN) -- Mitt Romney worshiped his father. Barack Obama barely knew his. In the nature-versus-nurture debate, psychologists say fathers play an important role in the men their sons become. And the two presidential candidates' relationships with their fathers offer insight into the men they are today. "It's c... | Obama's, Romney's relationships with their fathers shaped the men they became .
Obama relied on photos, clippings and family stories to learn more about his father .
"My dad is Mitt's hero," G. Scott Romney, Mitt's older brother, said .
For both candidates, "the message is that somebody did something right" |
eb474cc7756498ac8d17ca167ae7aea8c2e7505c | The largest freshwater lake in China which covers an expanse twice the size of London has dried up because of an ongoing drought. Poyang Lake in rural Jiangxi province is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. But the combination of drought and a new water storage facility upstream at the Three Gorges r... | Poyang Lake in rural Jiangxi province is a popular tourist attraction .
But drought and a new water storage facility has caused it to dry up .
Region now faces water shortages while the local fishing industry has been decimated . |
eb4759d235c4584aad93001fbf9ed254cc8a2b69 | By . Reuters Reporter . Suntory Holdings Ltd on Monday said it would buy U.S. spirits company Beam Inc for $13.6 billion cash in a deal that would make the Japanese company the world's third-largest spirits maker. Including the assumption of Beam's net debt, the deal is valued at $16 billion. It brings together Beam's ... | Suntory acquires historic bourbon maker for $13.6billion cash and assumes $2.4billion in debt .
Includes Jim Beam and Makers Mark bourbons, Courvoisier cognac and Sauza tequila .
Will make Suntory the third-largest spirits maker in the world . |
eb47b995bb7b68f926ab20a9772eec397a8d4c23 | There were sightings of original Crazy Gangsters at Kingsmeadow, including former manager Dave Bassett, goalkeeper Dave Beasant, still affectionately known as 'Lurch', and Terry Gibson. Dave Beasant (left), Wimbledon mascot 'Haydon' and Lawrie Sanchez at Kingsmeadow on Monday night . Lawrie Sanchez, scorer of Wimbledon... | Dave Bassett, Dave Beasant and Terry Gibson in the Kingsmeadow crowd .
Lawrie Sanchez, scorer of Wimbledon’s most famous goal in the 1988 FA Cup final, given warm reception .
Steven Gerrard scored twice as Liverpool won 2-1 in third-round tie . |
eb47e1544747a8d2b944ea01d5310f9980e53247 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 04:08 EST, 5 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:43 EST, 5 March 2013 . The number of people cycling to work is up 17 per cent as cash-strapped Britons increasingly get on their bikes to save money and give their health a daily boost, according to a new report. The popularity of commu... | The number of people cycling to work has increased by 760,000 .
It follows the success of the Cycle to Work scheme which gives 42% discount on buying a bike .
The report was done by Halfords using the latest census statistics . |
eb4854776c35e5c2a6f3f6ba893e6a5bbb84e723 | The energy firm in a £25million pay row was accused of blackmail by shareholders yesterday. BG Group has warned that Helge Lund may turn down the post of chief executive if investors do not approve his £25million pay offer. But ShareSoc, which represents individual shareholders in the group, said there was no excuse fo... | BG Group say that Helge Lund may turn down role if salary not approved .
Gave warning to investors in row over chief executive position for Lund .
But ShareSoc, which represents shareholders, says no excuse for fat pay .
Shareholders supposed to decide on salary offer at emergency meeting . |
eb4913f52b055d671004c2ad49819aa2fb84b2bf | By . James Chapman . Attack: Ed Miliband will accuse firms of targeting vulnerable families and causing misery for millions . David Cameron was under increasing pressure to stop the spread of fixed-odds betting terminals last night. Labour leader Ed Miliband announced plans to give councils the power to ban the gambli... | Labour leader to accuse firms of causing 'misery' for millions of families .
UK's 33,000 fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) take more than £1bn a year .
Miliband's words are break from New Labour which tried to allow casinos . |
eb4925aea8a9893e891b264bdc2f5505d6b6398b | When two young ladies on a day trip to a Michigan amusement park in 1915 threw their message in a bottle into the water, they probably never gave a second thought to someone finding their note generations later. Yet just a day after it was revealed a diver from the state found the treasure 30ft down on the St. Clair Ri... | Tillie Esper was one of two girls aboard the Tashmoo Steamer and wrote the note on June 30, 1915 .
Ms Esper went on to marry, have nine children and became a hat-maker .
The message was still intact inside the bottle when found 97 years later .
Historical society has now managed to find descendents of the writers .
Dau... |
eb49b4a04fa73b92976e5da63906de6493695a08 | (CNN) -- If you've spent any time on Facebook in the past day or so, you may be wondering: What's up with all the giraffes? Are they suddenly endangered? Is the circus in town? Is Toys R Us having a sale? No, no and no. (Although depending on where you live, the circus may actually be in town.) Photos of the spindly, l... | A new Facebook meme asks users to answer a riddle .
If you get it wrong, you're supposed to replace your profile pic with a photo of a giraffe .
Most users agree there are two acceptable answers . |
eb4a1ae51b7af0b9a9f2a7e38ff649a4585d69e0 | A video blog famous for filming a brain cancer surgery may have proof in a recent post that dogs can detect humans having nightmares. In the video posted online, Charles Trippy says that whenever wife Alli Trippy has a bad dream, their two dogs jump on the bed and lay with her – one at her head and one at her feet. The... | The dogs jump in bed with the woman as soon as they hear her having a bad dream .
The video is one of over 1,700 uploaded to Charles and Alli Trippy's video blog, which has been updated every day for five years .
The blog went viral after it began chronicling the young couple dealing with Charles' brain cancer diagnosi... |
eb4a1b6feaeff1410ddce236ab19e943a762ad9e | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 06:35 EST, 29 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:01 EST, 29 November 2013 . 'Suing God': Rev Mark Sharpe, 47, who has been given permission to take legal action against the church after he was 'hounded out of his parish' A village vicar who says he was bullied by parishioners for four year... | Rev Mark Sharpe claims telephone lines were cut and tyres were slashed .
Vicar tried to sue the church after he was 'hounded out' of his parish in Teme Valley South, Worcestershire .
Tribunal upheld centuries old law which says clergy are 'employed by God'
But he wins appeal as judge rules he can take legal action .
Mo... |
eb4a527e788701b8ee461129ccaf2259dde7da33 | Wayne Rooney made it clear he remains determined to quit Manchester United after an incredible snub at Sir Alex Ferguson’s final home game yesterday. Ferguson confirmed Sportsmail’s story that Rooney wants to leave and also indicated he had asked not to be in the squad for yesterday’s 2-1 win over Swansea. ‘I don’t thi... | Retiring Ferguson says United will not let England striker go .
Rooney wasn't even selected among substitutes but celebrated on pitch as Manchester United were awarded 20th League title at Old Trafford .
Ferguson adds it's not his decision whether striker stays . |
eb4a7407acb4795cb7f4b6595b256022865861a6 | (CNN) -- After scouring northern Colorado by foot and air, frantically chasing a Mylar balloon for miles and repeatedly interviewing his big brother, authorities ended the search for 6-year-old Falcon Heene where it began -- at his house. 6-year-old Falcon Heene says he was hiding in a box in the attic while authoritie... | NEW: Falcon Heene says "we did this for the show," authorities say case genuine .
Falcon Heene's dad says son hid in attic because he had yelled at him .
Sibling said boy untethered balloon and climbed in, but no one was found aboard .
Authorities launched ground and air searches for boy after balloon landed . |
eb4af07fd98aae7328140cb8b06491782f41e8d1 | When Dorothy Sims, a blonde divorcee from Nottinghamshire, met her future husband Rafaa, she was instantly smitten - but was shocked when he revealed that he felt the same way. For at 70, Dorothy was almost 50 years older than the Tunisian waiter who had caught her eye during an all-girls holiday. After a whirlwind rom... | Dorothy Sims, now 77, was 70 when she married second husband Rafaa .
Her husband, a Tunisian waiter whom she met on holiday, was 21 .
Says they were happy but disaster struck when he was refused UK visa .
Judge said he was 'unconvinced' that the couple would stay together .
The couple have since divorced and Rafaa has ... |
eb4b04c4f390496f29c6dd63d4ee4855ba006949 | When the privacy storm erupted around Facebook and other sites, one thing became readily apparent: most users were simply not aware of what they had signed up for. So, in a move to allay complaints, Facebook has created a new section that makes it easier for the average user to understand the site's terms and condition... | California-based Facebook has unveiled simplified privacy information .
A website uses infographics to explain how data is used by the site .
It also has step by step instructions for users to alter their settings .
The site is designed to make it easier for people to understand what they are signing up for with the si... |
eb4c4cdb1cf9d95a9338dc8994f0ec37a6f00418 | (CNN) -- Qatar plans to build nine fully air-conditioned open-air stadiums to stage matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Click through the gallery above to see how the stadiums will look. | Qatar hopes to host the 2022 World Cup in temperatures of over 40 C .
It plans to use solar power to air condition its stadiums .
Qatar will be the first country in the Middle East to stage the event . |
eb4c9242a5cd9554a02561ceb50af2b004599d24 | Breakout: Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau is now back in custody after a daring jail break from a prison in Saint-Jerome, Quebec . Two inmates escaped from a prison in Quebec during an audacious operation in which a helicopter flew into the jail and airlifted the convicts away. A pilot, thought to have had a gun to his head, lo... | Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, 36, and Danny Provencal, 33, involved in escape .
They grabbed on to ropes hanging from a helicopter at Saint-Jerome prison .
Police have arrested four people including the two escapee inmates .
Reports suggest the two escapees have links to the Hells Angels .
Pilot was found 53 miles from priso... |
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