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ebeffd78e4302d7b7946b631cd046cbf3ba6e7ce | By . Daniel Bates . PUBLISHED: . 13:58 EST, 3 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 4 August 2013 . The married socialite who is pregnant with Simon Cowell’s baby cheated on her husband because ‘cuddling up to five Gucci bags’ at night did not satisfy her longing for a man. Lauren Silverman, who has enjoyed holidays ... | Stepfather claims 36-year-old had affair with X-Factor creator because she was lonely .
Mother-to-be Lauren Silverman seen shopping at a Hamptons toy store .
Husband is staying with her at seaside home but couple are said to be barely talking .
The two have been arguing over custody rights ever since news broke that sh... |
ebf029acba720ff70a69755608d9ea47732cd324 | (CNN) -- A second man has been charged with murder in the 2011 disappearance of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo. Other suspects can expect police to be "on their doorstep" soon, Tennessee's top investigator told reporters Tuesday. Jason Wayne Autry, who is already in prison for an unrelated assault conviction, was... | Other suspects can expect police "on their doorstep" soon, top investigator says .
Suspect Jason Wayne Autry is already in prison for an unrelated assault conviction .
Autry is a longtime friend of suspect Zachary Adams, who was indicted last month .
Bobo's body has not been found 3 years after her disappearance . |
ebf0476bae3b8ce8c4f8f2ec7d360215e23632b5 | By . Margot Peppers . A new trend is seeing men wearing increasingly short shorts, with clothing companies following suit in order to meet demand. While the Nineties and early Aughts may have been about keeping covered up in knee-skimming bottoms, these days it's becoming more and more fashionable for men to flaunt the... | Inseams are currently trendiest at between five-and-a-half and eight inches, instead of the 11 inches that have been popular for the past two decades .
The modern fit is more tailored and less tight than the short shorts of the Seventies and Eighties . |
ebf0b87fccfa4049a74b9e2a9dd349cfef9909b9 | Questioned: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reportedly arrested on Monday night . Reports have claimed that the Iranian President was arrested this week and warned against releasing information which could prove damaging to the country's Islamic regime. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was allegedly held for seven hours b... | President Ahmadinejad was allegedly questioned for seven hours .
He 'was warned against disclosing information damaging to Islamic regime'
Ahmadinejad involved in a political feud with the Larijani family .
His alleged arrest comes just a month before Iran's general election . |
ebf0d817577933e148027dd4b4b7a0f9ae2b583c | (CNN) -- Voters in Germany vote Sunday for the first time since the eurozone crisis left the single currency -- and much of the continent -- teetering on the brink of chaos. While the campaign hasn't exactly set the world on fire -- voter apathy could prove a major issue -- what happens in ballot boxes across the natio... | German voters will elect a new government Sunday .
Angela Merkel, of conservative Christian Democrats, seeking third term as chancellor .
Peer Steinbrueck, of center-left Social Democrats, looking to challenger her .
Election outcome has potential to change future direction of euro, Europe . |
ebf0d9858b89b828bea00700a037f6b231b1c448 | Editor's note: Michael Wolfe is co-founder of Unity Productions Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has produced six documentary films for national broadcast. He edited the Wilbur-award-winning book "Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim their Faith," and his television work has been nominated for Peabody a... | Michael Wolfe: World of traditional media is undergoing rapid change .
He says rise of new media offers opportunities to groups like Muslims .
Wolfe: New media offers Muslims the chance to share their worldview .
He says it also promotes better communication with other groups in society . |
ebf0e895c3aa7da8931ea14b71aa9025e7231059 | By . Daniel Martin and James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 07:54 EST, 14 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:27 EST, 14 February 2013 . Ed Miliband unveiled plans for a . ‘Robin Hood’ raid on wealthy homeowners to fund a restoration of the 10p . income tax rate yesterday. In his most significant economic . policy announcement,... | Labour leader claims 10p rate could be funded through mansion tax .
He accused Gordon Brown of getting it 'wrong' when he scrapped rate .
Tory backbenchers have been campaigning for 10p rate to be brought back in next month's Budget . |
ebf1d9519dd1015cf4b2bb9eb2ec5cf0b33288a2 | The co-founder of a Mormon women's group, who was excommunicated last year, has lost her final appeal to regain membership to a Utah-based church. Kate Kelly of Ordain Women said she learned on Saturday that the highest authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints had rejected her appeal. Kelly was foun... | Kate Kelly, co-founder of women's group Ordain Women, was told highest authority of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints rejected appeal .
She was found guilty of apostasy, after pushing to open church's priesthood to women .
Her husband, Neil Ransom, plans to resign from his Mormon membership . |
ebf208da6b7c5042fd2574e4a5c96e5d1fe2671d | Christians were nailed to crosses in the Philippines today in a grim Good Friday reenactment of Jesus's suffering. Thousands of people watched as 17 devoted Catholics were 'crucified' in the gruesome annual ritual. Church leaders have condemned the practice which they believe are a distortion of the true Easter message... | Church have condemned annual ritual which attracts crowd of 10,000 .
Ruben Enaje, 51, took part in crucifixion for 26th TIME today . |
ebf28ad8cb9e1d8c08c932a7b94605f17be94dd9 | By . Snejana Farberov . U.S. Navy veteran Madelynn Taylor and her late wife, Jean Mixner, were hoping to spend eternity together, but because of an Idaho state law defining marriage as only a union between a man and a woman, they will have to be buried apart. Taylor served six years in the Navy between 1958 and 1964 be... | U.S. Navy veteran Madelynn Taylor, 74, wants to be buried in Idaho State Veterans Cemetery with her wife, Jean Mixner, who died in 2012 .
Idaho State Constitution defines marriage only as a union between a man and a woman .
Taylor is entitled to be interred with her late spouse in a national military cemetery, but the ... |
ebf2d63df2508093b23a5ada33b25dbde23b0b7b | Oscar Garcia's reign as Watford head coach has come to an abrupt end following health concerns, with the club confirming Billy McKinlay has taken over. The former Fulham assistant, 45, has stepped in as Garcia stepped down after a sustained period of time in hospital over the past fortnight. The Spaniard was released f... | Billy McKinlay will join the Watford backroom staff today .
Oscar Garcia has spent time in hospital over the last fortnight .
Garcia was at Saturday's game against Blackburn in the directors' box . |
ebf2d6b98a8816194b9eb38baf1ca77b13aea20c | Having played for Barcelona for over 16 years and represented Spain 133 times, Xavi has had the pleasure of lacing up his boots alongside many of the world's finest. The 34-year-old veteran has also faced the best of British talent in the Champions League, helping the Catalan giants win the famous trophy on three occas... | Xavi has won the Champions League three times with Barcelona .
He picks Paul Scholes in his best XI from the competition's history .
John Terry, Theo Walcott and Paul Gascoigne also make the cut .
Barcelona are safely through to the last 16 of this season's tournament . |
ebf2f62a733623a3d06485fe0a2ab6f273aa8f32 | (CNN) -- Islam is a religion of compassion and mercy, considering that the two adjectives most used in the Quran to describe God are the "compassionate" and the "merciful." It is also a religion of justice. Throughout Islamic history, many non-Muslims would take their disputes to Sharia courts, over their own religious... | A young Christian girl in Pakistan was accused of burning text from the Quran .
Feisal Abdul Rauf: Muslims should not be angry at the girl, they should show compassion .
He says Pakistan must not allow a handful of extremists to define Islamic values .
Rauf: Islam is a religion of peace and justice; Muslims must live u... |
ebf38a89839aca9e9707ce2a18faf017ff80a69f | Trapped eight-feet underground for six days days without food or water, Brillo the dog probably thought his time was up. But thanks to his determined yapping, and his owner's sharp ears, he was given a second chance. Brillo the wirehead dachshund escaped from his garden and got trapped down a badger sett in nearby wood... | Brillo the wirehead dachsund was trapped eight-feet underground .
Owner Andrew Hynard heard him barking as he walked through woodland .
Four man fire brigade team had to rescue 12-year-old dog . |
ebf38c6030b90dfff961fb4cac7fa56b66591249 | (CNN) -- My son has recently been released from active reserve duty in the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza, and the two sides are again talking about a serious ceasefire. I am relieved to have my son back and to see that we are talking instead of shooting, and pray that this latest round of negotiations succeeds in bring... | Yehiel Grenimann is based in Jerusalem and works with Rabbis for Human Rights .
Grenimann says Hamas, Tel Aviv have repeatedly chosen conflict over real negotiations .
There is no prospect for peace if extremists in the government have their way, he says .
Palestinians also need to reject the ways of Hamas as haters of... |
ebf392f6364f175bfe95432f61ebe1f02c47ad84 | (CNN) -- Two American security officers have been found dead on the Maersk Alabama container ship, police in the Seychelles said Wednesday. Seychelles police identified them on Thursday as Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy. The men, both 44, were found dead on Tuesday. "A postmortem will be carried out this week in ord... | Two American security contractors were former Navy SEALs, executive says .
"It's bizarre. Of course, it's a shock. They're all great guys," executive adds .
"Contracted security is part of anti-piracy protection plans," firm spokesman says .
A colleague found the bodies in a ship cabin when checking up on one of the me... |
ebf3a4d7fe8887176d8a5a4cefb81acbba50a217 | (Mental Floss) -- Through the years, there have been many unforgettable and sometimes unfortunate hairstyles. Recording artist Travis Barker of Blink 182 was topped by a mohawk at an event in 2005. (1) MOHAWKS . The Style: Originally sported by warriors of various Native American tribes, the hairstyle was adopted by a ... | Army's 101st Airborne Division wore mohawks during World War II .
The mullet may be the most reviled haircut in history .
Mullet nicknames: Tennessee Top Hat, Kentucky Waterfall .
Grease held original pompadours in place . |
ebf3d7127141e10d15870f8a31bb9315aecb4e47 | (CNN) -- London 2012 organizers could argue that one of the many attractions of holding the Olympics in the British capital is the number of great restaurants on offer for visitors harboring a hunger for tasty morsels. But gastronomy does not always entail gluttony. Eating the right food is vital to your health -- espe... | Michelin-starred chef Adam Simmonds cooks for former British runner Katharine Merry .
Olympic bronze medalist Katharine Merry discusses the importance of nutrition for Olympic athletes .
Follow the recipe below to cook a delicious starter of strawberry smoothies and mackerel lunch . |
ebf42cc0cd01a84909b97f3a7ffdb7411de1f061 | Forwards Tom Croft and Christian Day have been called up to England's RBS 6 Nations training squad as injury cover. Leicester flanker Croft and Northampton lock Day joined England coach Stuart Lancaster's squad on Monday as the Red Rose medical team assesses injuries to Geoff Parling and Tom Wood. Parling injured his k... | England medical team assessing injuries to Geoff Parling and Tom Wood .
Parling injured his knee in Leicester's Champions Cup defeat to Ulster .
Flanker Wood was forced off with an ankle complaint on Saturday . |
ebf432d3f733def2f51c9e0584945ef82fabe349 | This home video shows the eerie moment a one-year-old girl was pulled to the ground by a mysterious unseen force. Lexi Hood was playing peek-a-boo with her father, Gareth, and mother, Charlene, 31, at home in Bridgend, Wales, when she was suddenly knocked to the ground. Mr Hood, 35, said his daughter, who he described ... | Home video shows one-year-old Lexi Hood playing in front of the TV .
She peeks out from behind her hands and is suddenly knocked to the floor .
Her father, Gareth, said she said 'naughty boy' as if telling someone off . |
ebf444be0aa072f39286ae9f709583dd84d85067 | (CNN) -- Juventus were left searching for answers after their unbeaten run was shattered by Fiorentina. The home side staged a renaissance in Florence that the city's medieval residents would have been proud of as they turned a 2-0 half time deficit into a 4-2 triumph. It was the first loss of the season for Italy's Se... | Juventus stunned by 4-2 defeat at Fiorentina .
U.S. born Giuseppe Rossi scores a hat trick .
Serie A champions Juventus slide to third in the table .
In Ligue 1, Monaco draw 2-2 at Sochaux . |
ebf4a8046e8d11b2e7d879646a999727f09afb0b | A furious and sceptical senator has blasted a report by the House Intelligence Committee into the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, saying it is 'full of crap'. Senator Lindsey Graham (R - South Carolina) said the results of the investigation, which clears the government of wrongdoing in its respon... | South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham savaged report in TV interview .
Document, released by House Intelligence Committee, was released Friday .
Cleared the government, military and CIA of any wrongdoing .
Graham said that all the report proves is the committee is 'doing a lousy job' |
ebf4e38dfb9b61656c2cf36e54b602c5f59c4910 | The U.S. Secret Service and Connecticut State Police are searching for a car in connection to a possible threat made against President Barack Obama. Federal and state officials are on the hunt for a silver 2014 Volkswagen Jetta with Connecticut license plates, The Hartford Courant reported. According to police, the veh... | Secret Service and Connecticut State Police are looking for a silver 2014 Volkswagen Jetta driven by a man that might be armed with assault rifle .
President Obama arrived in Rhode Island Friday evening to attend a private fundraiser . |
ebf518e01cd00d6716b898f0ebeff0b5eb154e4a | Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has caused fury after posting a picture of drug lord Pablo Escobar to hisInstagram account. On Saturday, the 24-year-old incensed many Colombians with the photo of the late cocaine king who was linked to hundreds of deaths in their country during the 1980s and '90s. Accompanied wi... | Pablo Escobar was was linked to hundreds of police deaths in Colombia .
Escobar was shot by police in 1993 after making an estimated £20billion .
Rojo has missed United's last six matches after suffering a thigh injury . |
ebf5862be381bacabc26ecd90aaae9b280dd17f0 | By . Michael Zennie . and Associated Press Reporter . Nancy Writebol, the last American Ebola patient in Liberia, is in stable condition after receiving a second dose of an experimental antiviral serum, her son revealed today. It's important news for the U.S. missionary. The private air ambulance jet that will ferry h... | Nancy Writebol is in stable, but serious condition after getting the second dose of the drug .
The 59-year-old missionary will be flown to Emory University Hospital later this week aboard a specially-designed air ambulance jet .
She will join Dr Kent Brantly, who was working on the same mission in Liberia when he was i... |
ebf5e718c942fdec5703f3bbc61726677e3d54da | By . Tom McTague, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline . Tens of thousands of middle class parents are being sent letters ordering them to repay hundreds of pounds of child benefit - even though many have already returned the cash. The letters, which say ‘You need to act now!’, have been sent to 30,000 families where... | HMRC letters saying 'You need to act now! have been sent to 30,000 families .
Families with one parent earning more than £50k have had child benefit cut .
Parents had to opt out of receiving benefit or fill in a self-assessment form .
But many of the families receiving the letters have already repaid the cash . |
ebf5fb0892d368ad683a06632704e18dfa1446bf | (CNN) -- Secret Service agents arrested a Washington man Tuesday for making threats against President Barack Obama, a spokesman with the agency said. The man was identified as Anton Caluori, 31, according to Brian Leary of the Secret Service. Caluori was charged with making threats against the president and assault on ... | The man is arrested at a Seattle suburb .
Federal authorities say he e-mailed FBI with a threat to the president .
The suspect is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday . |
ebf6f7d11f69f19b5c7612ade82e0a120bc20395 | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Opposition fighters continued to push west, entering territory loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, but were quickly beaten back, rebels told CNN, as diplomats arrived Tuesday in London to discuss the crisis. The setback for the rebels highlights the tenuous nature of their recent gains and s... | NEW: U.S. President Obama makes his case for intervention in Libya .
NEW: Diplomats prepare to meet in London .
Rebels enter Gadhafi loyalist territory, then flee gunfire, they say .
Libyan state television claims civilians are injured from Sabha bombing . |
ebf72022a267e686570e5b751d195913c74a1561 | (CNN) -- Both "12 Years A Slave" and "Gravity" lost out on the best ensemble prize at Saturday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, but both films were still celebrating when the weekend ended. At the Producers Guild of America Awards on Sunday, the two critically acclaimed projects won the ceremony's big prize, the Darryl F.... | Darryl F. Zanuck award is given for the "finest production work" of the year .
The honor is often a good indicator of which film will win best Oscar .
The tie was the first in PGA history . |
ebf77427ee1cc75699c55119525a04f9066e9009 | By . Jenni Murray . PUBLISHED: . 17:17 EST, 5 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:25 EST, 5 June 2013 . Confirmation that I had begun what we used to know as 'the change of life' came as no shock to me whatsoever. Actually, it was a huge relief. I was in my mid-40s and had been experiencing the usual symptoms: unpredictable ... | Jenni Murray greeted the onset of menopause with huge relief .
The radio broadcaster believes it should not be dreaded or avoided . |
ebf7cf1067849b5b239964e556cf66c822f4e3e9 | Crystal Palace have added another player to their ranks by bringing in former striker Andrew Johnson on a free transfer. The 33-year-old has signed a deal which will see him ply his trade in south London until January. Johnson, who has played for Everton, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers since leaving Selhurst Park, left... | Former Eagles striker Andrew Johnson will play for the Eagles until January .
Johnson will assist with coaching Crystal Palace's youth players .
The Palace legend played at Selhurst Park from 2002 to 2006 . |
ebf8a56b279151873e9646c208e29bcf1767f097 | The Dutch amateur leagues look a frightening place to play if the Topklasse game between Barendrecht and Scheveningen is anything to go buy. During the latter stages of the clash, Barendrecht midfielder Mitchell van Gastel was stretchered off the pitch with a broken and bloody nose after suffering a nasty whack to the ... | Barendrecht midfielder Mitchell van Gastel had to be stretchered off .
Referee Wim Bronsvoort accidentally hit the player in the face .
Van Gastel left seeing stars and in visible pain following clash .
Bizarre incident happened in Dutch amateur league game on Saturday . |
ebf8b493b7f073cb6f10d034b0cc4471770ec3ea | By . Brendan Carlin and Martin Beckford . PUBLISHED: . 19:58 EST, 9 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:58 EST, 9 March 2013 . Prison: Khalid Missouri now works as a solicitor at Southampton Crown Court where he was sentenced for robbery in 1993 . A man jailed for his part in an armed robbery is now working as a senior lawy... | Khalid Missouri was jailed for seven years after Post Office raid .
42-year-old sentenced for robbery in 1993 at Southampton Crown Court .
Qualified as a solicitor after release from prison .
Former co-defendant asked Missouri to act for him in sex assault case . |
ebf91e82ea43d467096158841a45f01ca036c037 | (CNN) -- Traditionally, you wouldn't gift someone a rat -- not someone you like, anyway. And even if a gift-wrapped rodent was in the cards, you'd likely shy away from the giant African pouched rat, which -- as the name suggests -- is rather large (think cat-sized). Tanzania-based NGO Apopo, however, thinks rats make e... | NGO Apopo trains rats to scent detect landmines and TB .
Apopo has almost cleared Mozambique of landmines .
A rat can clear a space 50-times faster than a manual deminer .
A rat can sniff more TB samples in 10 minutes than a lab technician can analyze in a day . |
ebf97edcb776ba05400de8762d29dbe97a32a6d0 | By . Lauren Libbert . Like a child in a sweet shop, my eyes goggled at the array of inviting colours. Should I go for pillar box red, tangerine orange or deep plum? As I tested each shade out in front of the shop mirror, pouting and stretching my mouth into one teeth-baring smile after another, I noticed the assistant ... | School nicknames included Bugs .
Bunny, Goofy and Fraggle .
Had free treatment on NHS at 13 but didn't see much improvement .
Learnt to live with crooked grin - but couldn't smile in wedding pictures .
Spent £4500 to have fixed train-track braces for 15 months .
Overbite was hoiked back and front teeth were uncrossed a... |
ebf98f156787d7e254a006f17d3cbbd05767d84a | By . Mail Online Reporter . The Rolling Stones may be the most famous group of ageing rockers, but they have nothing on this group of ageing rocks which are to be played in Paris for the first time. The ancient lithophone, a collection of two dozen tuned rocks which are played much like a modern-day xylophone, are to b... | Ancient lithophone to be played in series of Paris concerts .
Tuned rocks played in similar fashion to modern xylophone .
Instrument dates back thousands of years . |
ebf9d321215edfefc4355e9882edb6a8f7f1f31d | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 09:25 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:45 EST, 6 February 2014 . A lightning strike that injured an air traffic controller at Baltimore's main airport has exposed a potential vulnerability at airport towers during storms and is prompting Federal Aviation Administration offic... | FAA will be looking for problems with the lightning protection systems for airport towers .
At one incident in Baltimore, a controller was struck during a storm .
Lightning protection at more than 200 towers that were built prior to 1978 will be looked at . |
ebfa6d86d96656d5c52e71c0368b9d4cafd37d4d | A former Little League mom has revealed how a car accident left her in so much pain she became a heroin addict and stole thousands of dollars to fund her habit. Nicole Koester, 42, who is now serving 13-and-a-half years at Maryland Correctional Institution for Women spoke to Diane Sawyer as part of an ABC special, 'A N... | Nicole Koester, a 42-year-old married mother-of-three who worked as a manager of a car company, was prescribed oxycodone after a car crash .
She soon moved on to heroin to deal with the pain because it was cheaper - and stole $30,000 worth of checks to fund her habit .
She was arrested and sentenced to 13.5 years in 20... |
ebfa7ce43911bc317cd373c99942d463f4b5b4fd | Researchers found that those in weight loss groups sought support during the beginning of the regimes . We all feel good when we shed a few pounds – but a little known side-effect is that we can lose friends at the same time. A study of weight loss groups found members are very supportive of each other at the start. Ho... | Weight Watchers-style groups begin regime supporting each other .
Research says members become secretive and selfish as they lose weight .
79 per cent were reluctant to share weight loss tips at advanced stages . |
ebfaae5841afd3bd465c1f97ffec320b554fa40d | Arsene Wenger admits that the traditional, powerful English defender has become a dying breed – not just at Arsenal but throughout the Premier League. Better pitches and a more cultivated approach to training in youth academies might have killed off the old-fashioned English centre-half in the tradition of Tony Adams, ... | Traditional powerful English defenders are dying out, says Arsene Wenger .
Arsenal boss believes John Terry is last of his kind in his generation .
Wenger also concedes developing multi-cultural defence is far more difficult than when he had an all-English back four .
Convinced that Arsenal's current back four can riva... |
ebfab7c0c7bf07d9a0ec35eeee8fefd475fae229 | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:07 EST, 24 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:07 EST, 24 January 2013 . Two men have filed a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong and his book publishers, charging that they were duped by the disgraced cyclist's deceptions that were printed in his writings. Rob S... | Lawsuit charges that two Armstrong memoirs are both tarnished by his admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs .
California men sue Armstrong and his publishers, charging that they were 'duped' by his 'inspiring' story .
Armstrong confessed his lies to Oprah Winfrey in a landmark interview last week . |
ebfb27d687e713ebc2dc46bcb754fd1ac4f13c21 | By . Sean Poulter . Updated: . 01:11 EST, 21 October 2011 . GM crops have failed to deliver higher food yields but have created dangerous super weeds, a report warns. Health and conservation groups from Africa, Asia and Latin America say that the fast-growing weeds smother other crops planted in fields near where GM cr... | GM has allowed biotech firms to gain a stranglehold over farming, report claims .
Three companies now control nearly 70 per cent of global seed sales .
But commercial GM crops have not yet delivered expected benefits .
And areas where GM cotton is grown have seen a 12 to 13-fold increase in pests . |
ebfc0e95253f8a4d61fa0ba4d2c7c4d831565c4b | World superbike champion Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty chomped on ostrich testicles and a camel penis before being crowned king of the jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Fogarty, 49, beat former X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden and TV presenter Melanie Sykes to the title in the final of the ITV show. And Fogart... | World superbike champion Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty wins reality TV show .
Fogarty said it was the best thing that head ever happened to him .
He ate ostrich testicles and camel penis before I'm a Celeb win .
He beat Jake Quickenden and Melanie Sykes in the final three . |
ebfc848a721334841ac8b0250f89677deb113635 | England were held to a draw in their final World Cup warm-up game against Honduras in Miami. Despite the goalless draw their were plenty of positives for Roy Hodgson, so who has done enough to make the starting line-up for World Cup opener against Italy? MATT BARLOW gives his ratings. ENGLAND 4-2-3-1 . JOE HART: 6 - IN... | Jordan Henderson put in an impressive shift against Honduras .
Danny Welbeck made the most of Raheem Sterling's absence .
Subs Ross Barkley and Jack Wilshere caught the eye . |
ebfcab13eb91c009b91f723a629e74a9326098fa | LONDON, England (CNN) -- As the saying goes, "Pain is temporary, film is forever" and noone in the movie business knows this better than stuntmen. Stunt double Terry Leonard performs a hazardous jump from horseback to a truck as Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Hollywood's athletes regularly defy death in pu... | The Screening Room chooses the some of the best stunts ever filmed .
Buster Keaton is saved by an open window in "Steamboat Bill Jr."
James Bond turns bungee jumping into an art form in "GoldenEye"
We want to hear from you: what is your favorite movie stunt? |
ebfd05daa590fd8501c6a573101ffc6013a81532 | Slain beauty: Susan Lowe was found raped and murdered in her home at age 19, and 30 years later, police say they finally caught her killer . Police in Washington state finally solved a 32-year cold case involving a woman who was raped and murdered thanks to DNA testing that led them to the suspected killer. Michael All... | Susan Lowe's nude body was found in her bed inside apartment in Bellevue, Washington, April 23, 1980 .
Suspected killer Michael Halgren, who was 23 at the time, lived three blocks away from crime scene .
Was convicted of rape in 1989 and kidnapping in 1995, and civilly committed to a facility for violent sex offenders ... |
ebfd0b6dd72efcfd5d044efdd62f3d7375b8ad9b | By . Beth Stebner and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 02:46 EST, 18 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:01 EST, 18 March 2013 . President Obama has nominated former assistant attorney general Thomas Perez as the next labor secretary, filling yet another second-term Cabinet vacancy. Mr Obama’s newest cabinet member will play... | President nominates Harvard-educated Thomas Perez for labor secretary .
Perez is only Latino nominated in Obama's second-term Cabinet thus far .
Perez, a civil rights attorney, is expected to be crucial part of administration's minimum wage and immigration initiatives . |
ebfd16addeb51a5344b5c572edb19bf54cda2d80 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 03:03 EST, 15 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:46 EST, 29 May 2013 . A primary school headteacher was killed in an horrific head-in smash with a fire engine as it travelled to the scene of another fatal road crash, it was confirmed today. Ally Mullany died in the accident in Wareham, Dorse... | Ally Mullany died in the crash on the B3075 in Dorset yesterday .
Fire crews were going to another fatal collision when it happened .
Her two children, aged 10 and 14, in the car suffered serious injuries . |
ebfd2dbb494b8876f8d5ebaf38fde924ceb76dc8 | By . Mia De Graaf . At least 59 people have died in Guinea following the outbreak of deadly flesh-eating virus Ebola. The first cases of the haemorrhagic fever were spotted late last month. With no known cure or vaccine, health ministers have warned people to stay inside while they try to stop it spreading. Ebola was f... | Analysts claim Guinea has never had the disease common in Uganda .
No known cure for virus which causes internal and external bleeding .
Isolation units set up and international aid units stepping up work force . |
ebfdd109ac23b6e01b09563d63b886b81408777b | By . Leon Watson and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:19 EST, 19 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:42 EST, 20 August 2012 . Panic: 76-year-old William Mueller's death has sparked fears the virus epidemic may be spreading . An Illinois man has been killed by the West Nile virus, sparking fears the deadly disease is s... | 76-year-old William Mueller died on Saturday, two weeks after being hospitalised .
27 people have been killed by the virus, of 694 recorded cases .
Aircraft used to spray mosquitoes with insecticide over Dallas for the first time in nearly 50 years .
Around half of all cases of West Nile virus in the US this year have ... |
ebfe1ff6801b00677dd5a8072712cbd6f73d403c | Jailed: Duncan Schwier, pictured arriving at Isleworth Crown Court today, stole from the world's largest musical corporation for more than a decade . A music executive who admitted to stealing almost £650,000 from record label giant Universal Music Group - whose artists include U2 and Prince - was today jailed for thre... | Duncan Schwier admitted to stealing money over more than a decade .
Con came to light when colleague noticed scores of fraudulent invoices .
Claimed he had given most of the money to his team and £100,000 to charity .
Said that series of medical conditions left him behaving erratically . |
ebfe6fd5de0701d85b416771e00cdcf31c23427a | Alan Gross was in a Cuban prison Tuesday morning when his attorney, Scott Gilbert, phoned to say Gross would soon be released. There was a long pause. "I'll believe it when I see it," Gross finally said, according to family spokeswoman Jill Zuckman. President Barack Obama's administration had secured Gross's release as... | The pre-dawn flight to Havana to retrieve Alan Gross was so secretive that much of the Pentagon was kept in the dark .
U.S. diplomats in Cuba threw a party Tuesday night, keeping reporters there drinking late and distracted .
Waiting for Gross on the U.S. government plane Wednesday morning was popcorn and a corned beef... |
ebfeb2e585b8c310345050982d2925b1bf1f05e4 | By . James Salmon . PUBLISHED: . 06:38 EST, 6 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:30 EST, 6 March 2013 . RBS must be split into a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bank and returned to the private sector sooner rather than later, Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King urged today. In a surprisingly outspoken criticism of how RBS has been ... | Taxpayers will have to bear the costs of reprivatisation, King warns .
RBS is currently holding the wider economy back, the Governor said .
Criticisms come just days after RBS boss Stephen Hester said plans to return to the private sector were on track . |
ebfef75bfd7852e7734589e5233681a17971536a | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Monday appeared to call out Mitt Romney over what he said about going after Osama bin Laden on the campaign trail four years ago, as opposed to on the eve of the first anniversary of the raid that killed the terrorist leader. Asked about Romney's comments earlier in the day... | Obama seems to call out Romney on what he has said about bin Laden .
Romney was reacting to Obama ad questioning his resolve on bin Laden .
Obama says Ronald Reagan wouldn't have made it out of 2012 GOP primaries .
Romney campaigns with another potential vice presidential candidate in New Hampshire . |
ebff9ccbf02b0c09adc9ec8ea0ba6a99d656c17c | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 23:05 EST, 10 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:48 EST, 11 December 2012 . The organisers behind this year's Nobel awards ceremony in Sweden were said to have been constrained by budget cuts as a result of the economic downturn. But these pictures of a lavish banquet held in Stockhol... | Sweden's annual Nobel awards were held in Stockholm last night .
More than 1,200 guests attended a banquet in Stockholm City Hall .
Nobel prizes for literature and science traditionally awarded at ceremony in Sweden, while Nobel Peace Prize was presented in Norway . |
ebffa1858e9d9d34182a88d9d014d28e17a157ec | Stephanie Robesky's quest to find a date was a very public one. Having secured the hottest table in Tokyo - Michelin-starred Noma's exclusive pop-up restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental hotel - she needed a companion. So the 40-year-old mobile tech entrepreneur wrote a blog post, advertising for her man. And now, the fo... | Entrepreneur Stephanie Robesky bagged a table at exclusive restaurant .
The food blogger didn't have a date so advertised for a man online .
The 39-year-old was inundated with offers despite strict requirements .
Self-proclaimed 'Nerd Girl' has now posted cryptic photos from her date . |
ebffc9e8fc2ce8bc61cd525584de0143ca520061 | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 06:00 EST, 13 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:58 EST, 13 June 2013 . A new AIDS prevention drug should be approved for use by intravenous drug users, U.S. health experts have said . A new AIDS prevention drug should be approved for use by intravenous drug users, U.S. health experts have sai... | U.S. health experts say tenofovir should be approved for use by drug users .
Is already approved for use by high-risk gay men and heterosexual couples .
It reduces HIV infection risk by up to 50 per cent . |
ebffde49d40496fbe2a008519df7593848b9d049 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 08:23 EST, 26 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:27 EST, 26 February 2014 . She's loved for her bubbly, girl-next-door personality and he's known for his rippling abs and now it's official: Dan Osborne and Billie Faiers have been crowned the most desirable TOWIE cast members. A new surv... | New father Dan Osborne clinched 61% of votes as hottest TOWIE man .
Women said he has 'everything' they looked for in a partner .
Pregnant Billie Faiers got 34% of votes followed by Lucy then sister Sam .
James 'Diags' Bennewith and Gemma Collins voted best personalities . |
ec002d8fd8adc830125e5131f53b2de8d1148250 | By . Phil Vinter . PUBLISHED: . 06:00 EST, 11 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:39 EST, 11 June 2012 . Cash-strapped parents are having to cough up £91 to buy a new logo-emblazoned school sports kit for their children. State-run Corfe Hills School in Poole, Dorset, has been slammed for charging the 'extortionate' prices fo... | Including trainers, the Kukri Sports branded kit costs more than £100 .
School says from September all year nine pupils must have the kit .
Parents angry they cannot buy cheaper outfits from supermarkets .
Head says new kit is response to student survey and is 'very popular' |
ec00f7f4f2d15357c442415efc5a625a7e257dd9 | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- The United States and South Korea began their annual joint military exercise Monday, kicking off an 11-day drill designed to ensure the countries' alliance is "fully prepared to respond to any potential provocations," according to a statement from U.S. forces in South Korea. On Monday, South... | The countries are engaging in an 11-day military drill .
The exercise is meant to prepare for any "potential provocations"
South Korea: Prepare to counter threats from North Korea .
North Korea says it will deal a "merciless counterblow" to the U.S. and South Korea . |
ec01516438799391c50f69e10c96a56773f6324b | The moment Moses parts the Red Sea is one the most famous Biblical miracles. But instead of relying on God to divide the water into two huge columns, as seen in the 1956 film, 'The Ten Commandments,’ Moses may have instead used his knowledge of tides to guide the Israelites to safety and escape the Pharaoh’s army. This... | Dr Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the NOAA’s National Ocean Service believes Moses understood the moon and tides .
Knowledge helped him predict when the Israelites could cross the Red Sea during low tide, when the sea bed was dry .
Perfect timing meant waters rushed back when the soldiers were crossing .
A riv... |
ec01673a676c607cea8b0b022bed4159d6fd41c2 | Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) -- A former Marine Corps reservist pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting at the Pentagon and other military-related buildings and to trying to desecrate graves at Arlington National Cemetery containing the remains of veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yonathan Melaku entered a guilty ... | Yonathan Melaku pleads guilty to charges including damaging U.S. property .
He was accused of shooting at the Pentagon and other military-related buildings .
He agrees to a sentence of 25 years in prison; sentencing will be in April . |
ec017f4ab78ab6f4b338c4cae0015de8fb62a0c6 | Arnold Prieto was executed in Texas on Wednesday night for his role in a 1993 triple murder . A Texas man has been executed by lethal injection for a triple murder committed in 1993. Arnold Prieto's execution started at 6.11pm on Wednesday and he was pronounced dead 20 minutes later after a lethal dose of pentobarbital... | Arnold Prieto was to death in Texas on Wednesday by lethal injection .
His last statement was: 'There are no endings, only beginnings, Love y'all, see you soon'
Prieto and two friends murdered Rodolfo Rodriguez, 72, his wife, Virginia, 62, and Paula Moran, 90, in 1993 so they could steal $10,000 .
All three were stabbe... |
ec01e0c639d001d31ca8f7f5753ab7609935855c | Cameroon is home to a bizarre creature, Trichobatrachus robustus, that’s straight out of a sci-fi or horror film. The bizarre, hairy frog with cat-like extendable claws can break its own bones to produce talons that puncture their way out of the frog’s toe pads. David Blackburn and scientists at Harvard University's Mu... | The Cameroon frog is unique as the claw is just bone without an outer coating of keratin, as other claws do .
Scientist say that the frog’s flesh heals itself after the talons puncture the skin .
A local tradition believes that when eaten, childless couples become fertile . |
ec02c219732dde40043d54f6d6755a788bafbf84 | By . Mark Prigg . Scientists have used the remains of ancient chickens to prove that Columbus beat the Polynesians to discovering America. The study of ancient and modern chickens has dismissed a previous study of chicken bones which had claimed that Polynesian voyagers reaching South America before European explorers.... | New study reveals previous claims that Polynesians found the Americas are flawed .
Team used DNA extracted from modern chicken feathers and bones excavated from archaeological sites .
Results show that . |
ec04b1cef5ecf2ba58eb3fee8454b7eab68d9e7b | An astonishing video has shown the moment that a family's cat came to the rescue of their four-year-old son after he was viciously attacked by a neighbor's dog. Jeremy Triantafilo was sitting on his bicycle outside his family's home in Bakersfield, California on Tuesday when the dog escaped its home through an open gat... | WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .
Jeremy Triantafilo was outside his family's California home on Tuesday when the neighbor's dog escaped and grabbed him from behind .
But the family cat, Tara, jumped on the dog and chased it away .
The boy needed stitches and the dog has reportedly been euthanized .
The incident was captured ... |
ec04e5fa4ec806f56ad91aa117956e8b4cbb2668 | By . Mike Dickson . Follow @@Mike_Dickson_DM . Amelie Mauresmo celebrates her 35th birthday on Saturday and so, keen to get home for that, she did not want to waste time before discussing her future together with Andy Murray. As they chatted on Thursday, the subject of travel is bound to have come up because that is li... | Murray set to continue with Amelie Mauresmo as coach despite SW19 loss .
Scot has not won an event for a year and needs to stop the rot .
Murray heads to Miami next ahead of the US Open later this summer . |
ec051a0b7650d2819c8c088e74d1803a30fca225 | Louis van Gaal has confirmed Manchester United youngsters Paddy McNair and Tom Thorpe will be in the squad for Saturday's match against West Ham at Old Trafford. The two Under 21 defenders have been drafted in to deal with a lengthy injury list which includes centre backs Jonny Evans, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling. Tyl... | Manchester United boss is without three first-choice centre backs in Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans .
Reserve team captain Tom Thorpe and his Northern Irish team-mate Paddy McNair have been promoted .
Marcos Rojo is expected to partner one of the youngsters at centre back for Saturday's game against West Ha... |
ec056c7e48975c36bb939e6f838137f78f31ce03 | The Rugby Football League has ruled out the prospect of introducing two referees for every match next season. The RFL has been considering following the lead set by the NRL in Australia of having two officials in charge of all games, and trialled the system in academy fixtures this summer. RFL chief operating officer R... | RFL chief operating officer Ralph Rimmer rejects two referee idea .
The NRL in Australia has two officials in charge of all of its games .
The idea was trialled here but it has now been ruled out . |
ec05baafa562e8847f193b14df4edc0dd5a7a737 | Real Madrid fielded the most expensive line-up in history for their Super Cup victory over Sevilla, with the 11 players costing the club an astonishing total of £364million in transfer fees. But while Real are far and away the biggest spenders on the planet, despite PSG's attempts in recent years, England’s finest have... | Real Madrid's starting XI against Sevilla cost £364million .
PSG next on the list with their recent acquisitions totalling £315.4m .
Barcelona have strengthened this summer, but English clubs have not been shy of opening the chequebook either .
Manchester United's most expensive starting XI is more than their rivals . |
ec05d7c9e7394045365354e52bb77e8082228259 | It's not often that a five-month-old is blessed with such an impressive head of hair, so when the parents of Pasha Chukfeh noticed their son's incredibly voluminous locks they took full advantage. Ghaith and Sahar Hafeez, from Toronto, Canada, were so impressed by their son's hair that they couldn't resist experimentin... | A Canadian couple have been creating crazy hairstyles for their son .
Ghaith and Sahar Hafeez style their baby's hair after bath time .
Pasha is five months old and has an unusually full head of hair .
Styles include The Emo and Surf's Up .
Ghaith posted the pictures on Reddit and they had hundreds of comments . |
ec065cf57c6764ae194ecb4314fde7afd6b6170f | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Safety advocates are fighting efforts to allow tractor-trailers to carry heavier loads on highways, saying the trucks are already too dangerous. But at least one group says adding an axle would improve safety margins so such loads can be carried. Mark and Tracy Quinichett, whose daughter was killed ... | A petition drive is fighting effort to let trucks carry larger loads .
"It is a public health crisis," policy activist Joan Claybrook says .
Truck industry group argues adding wheels would make heavier loads safe .
Industry group: If load limit isn't increased, we'll need more trucks on the road . |
ec0686b9e341deb1efe77688b28dc337aeb864ad | (CNN) -- Just days after admitting he had smoked crack cocaine, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford found himself trying to explain more bizarre behavior. A video obtained by the Toronto Star and released Thursday shows the embattled mayor staggering around and making violent threats about some unknown person. "I'm going to kill th... | A video shows the Toronto mayor in a rant .
Rob Ford says he was drunk when he ranted .
He says he has made mistakes in the past .
This week he admitted to smoking crack cocaine . |
ec0782dbcd82eea2f8c1ffa8e9f1c15c579d1324 | CHARLESTON, South Carolina (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry on Thursday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, saying the senator from Illinois is a "candidate to bring change to our country." "Barack Obama isn't just going to break the mold," said Kerry, the Democratic presidential candida... | NEW: Sen. Barack Obama will bring the country together, Sen. John Kerry says .
Kerry was the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 .
John Edwards, also running for the '08 Democratic bid, was Kerry's running mate .
Obama picked up key endorsements from unions in Nevada this week . |
ec07d03a897c5dfb5a320f731ae4f118c689546d | (Rolling Stone) -- John Mellencamp's 25th album, "No Better Than This," continues the thread of American archaeology that he began on "Trouble No More," a self-produced 2003 set of traditional songs and covers. But where "Trouble" was a first brush with history -- Mellencamp trying to make it come to him -- here he mee... | His 25th album, "No Better Than This," is musical storytelling for hard times .
Mellencamp has never sounded looser or easier on a record .
He's at his best when he turns hardscrabble struggle into rock & roll . |
ec09c3f055f85dc71f1fc01fcaa0722c83997736 | London (CNN) -- When I was informed last year by police that my phone had been hacked by News of The World, I was very angry, but not altogether surprised. I was by then all too familiar with the way that tabloid newspapers thought nothing of invading my privacy, if they thought there might be a story in it. I am best ... | TV presenter Jacqui Hames says first experience of dealing with press was positive .
That changed, she says, when her husband appeared on TV to appeal over a murder .
Hames says strangers rang her husband at work; email alleged she was having affair .
Surveillance traced to News of the World, she says. Stress led to he... |
ec09fdcd9322a80a695d4b2f28406f9c6d35a926 | Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd, who created sitcoms including Are You Being Served? and 'Allo 'Allo! has died aged 84. His agent said he died in a London hospital yesterday evening from pneumonia. Alexandra Cann said: 'Jeremy was a great wit and always a mass of original ideas. Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd, who created sitco... | Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd died aged 84 yesterday from pneumonia .
Mr Lloyd was married three times including to actress Joanna Lumley .
He created a string of hit shows with his writing partner David Croft .
Mr Lloyd was given an OBE for services to comedy in 2012 . |
ec0a15a05855df3ad10e236950cdde96837a1efb | (CNN) -- Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed. Reports of the use of what are known as "airplane notes" comes after revelations last month that radiology residents around the count... | CNN confirms dermatology residents also using "airplane notes" to prepare for exams .
Board says "recalling and sharing questions from exams violates ... professional ethics"
Executive director says this is cheating, but she can't prove it is happening . |
ec0a388ee967744ce5851b97c1ed07d9178ba320 | (CNN) -- The auction hammer is ready to go down on a remarkable collection -- it offers you a once in a lifetime opportunity to sample the fine wines collected by legendary football manager Alex Ferguson. During 26 years at Manchester United, Ferguson raised a glass to many memorable wins and toasted countless vintage ... | Alex Ferguson will auction of part of his private wine collection .
The Scot spent 26 successful years as manager of Manchester United .
The total worth of the lots up for auction is said to be $5 million .
Ferguson won 13 EPL titles and two European Champions League crowns at United . |
ec0a40d4da8c0a05df32086cc4c9eb5976ce27cb | For many, it was the original social network. Bebo, which was a huge hit, was sold to AOL in 2008 for $850m - before sinking without a trace as Facebook became to world's biggest social network. Now, the husband and wife team who originally founded it have relaunched it, after buying back the domain name for $1m. Scrol... | Original founders Michael and Xochi Birch bought domain back for $1m .
Couple sold the social network to AOL for $850m in 2008 . |
ec0a664b7d585c1c6c87c56ded3148394b8a2f32 | Breakthrough close: Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, World Health Organisation assistant director general, said trials are planned or underway for two an Ebola vaccine . An Ebola vaccine breakthrough could be just weeks away, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official has announced. Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, an assistant director... | Two experimental vaccines are being tested as safe for humans .
If one or both pass a widespread trial could begin in Africa by January .
Tens of thousands of doses would be given, starting with health workers .
WHO's Dr Marie-Paule Kieny said collecting was safety data was underway .
Ebola has killed more than 4,500, ... |
ec0ac667ccc2636ae81cbdf47b821492faab5df0 | When Willie Tatum III was arrested following a four hour stand-off with police, he was clearly unhappy with the situation. So when the Columbus, Ohio, police department uploaded the 23-year-old's mugshot to Facebook, he decided to take the opportunity to defend himself. Alongside the picture, he wrote: 'Too bad I'm alr... | Willie Tatum III, 23, was involved in a four hour stand-off with police .
Was arrested and charged with domestic violence and aggravating menace following the confrontation .
Columbus Police then uploaded his mugshot onto their Facebook page .
He wrote a comment underneath asking: 'How do I break in my mom's house with... |
ec0b05d156deacca6a400ac356d2947692c5cd01 | When Louis van Gaal took over at Manchester United earlier this summer, the future looked bleak for Ashley Young. There appeared to be no place for the 29-year-old in Van Gaal's favoured 3-5-2 formation and, after a poor campaign under David Moyes last season, Young looked almost certain to be offloaded. Five games lat... | Young scored four goals during United's pre-season tour of America .
29-year-old seemed certain to leave Old Trafford earlier this summer .
Young has played at left and right wing back in United's pre-season games .
Young faces competition from Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia and Rafael .
Louis van Gaal used Kuyt as a left... |
ec0b4231666ed75f5c994ea5514219ba5900e05d | By . Andy Dolan and Sarah Johnson . PUBLISHED: . 21:03 EST, 1 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:07 EST, 1 March 2013 . She is Britain’s first and only woman Prime Minister, and the longest-serving for 150 years. And now, to celebrate her unique place in British history, a statue of Lady Thatcher could be erected in her ho... | Until now, the town of Grantham had been split over plans for a statue .
One Labour councillor said it would 'attract international tourists' |
ec0be0a1760b8108a7991673f6a45cf07ff8c93e | A bionic hand which allows the recipient to feel ‘lifelike’ sensations is to be transplanted on to a patient’s arm for the first time. Until now, artificial limbs have been able to pick up brain signals destined for the absent hand and translate them into movements, but they could not give sensory feedback. The new han... | Will give amputees a genuine sense of touch .
Attached directly to the nervous system via electrodes .
'We hope one day the user will just forget it's there' Dr Silvestro Micera . |
ec0bfcaedb70984abfae9275d9e0f788092200f7 | For four decades, Sambany lived with a giant tumour growing from his neck. At its heaviest the mass weighed a stone and measured twice the size of his head. But after walking for three days, Sambany is finally free of the growth, after charitable medics performed a 12-hour operation to rid him of the tumour. The proced... | When he was in his 20s a swelling on Sambany's left cheek began to grow .
At its heaviest it weighed one stone and was twice the size of his head .
After hearing the charity Mercy Ships had docked in Madagascar he walked for three days and embarked on a four-hour car journey to seek help .
The volunteer crew performed ... |
ec0c14049873c5d28fc77cd9a9d83c8261889100 | Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Newt Gingrich is on the ropes, Tim Pawlenty's dropped the gloves, and Mitt Romney will be in the middle. It doesn't matter that Sarah Palin, Rudy Giuliani and Jon Huntsman decided to stay home. The game is on. No more hedging statements, exploratory committees, or one more discussion ... | Early polling shows Republicans aren't totally enamored with the field .
Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani, who haven't announced, poll high among GOP voters .
Front-runner Mitt Romney must weather expected attacks and counterpunch effectively .
Don't be surprised if Ron Paul says, "I told you so" |
ec0c37d3b89ee55c7fe212aabfbd66248f0c1a4d | Manchester United striker Robin van Persie left the Liberty Stadium on crutches and with his right leg in a protective boot to pile more misery on Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman, who started the match alongside Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, hobbled out of Swansea's stadium after appearing to injure his right le... | Robin van Persie could face a spell on the sidelines after leg injury .
The United striker looked in discomfort as he made his way out of stadium .
Louis van Gaal said his fellow countryman 'could not run anymore'
Manchester United fell to their fifth Premier League defeat of the season . |
ec0cfb275f4e440ac78562de206be6ee1a05640f | By . Mario Ledwith . PUBLISHED: . 10:56 EST, 28 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:36 EST, 28 November 2012 . Over two thirds of raw pork products sold in US supermarkets contain a dangerous bacteria that can lead to illness, a study has claimed. The report found that a large proportion of pork products harbour bacteria... | Yersinia enterocolitica infects more than 100,000 Americans every year .
The food-borne pathogen can lead to fever, cramps and diarrhea .
Experts say bacteria can be killed by cooking meat at correct temperature . |
ec0d3d5d4af515a6056ef5df1b94b55761a288f1 | By . Emma Lowe . PUBLISHED: . 19:40 EST, 11 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:15 EST, 13 October 2013 . House proud: Kirstie Allsopp said the Swedish home store is good at what it does but hampers traditions . Ikea is creating a ‘throwaway culture’ that has destroyed the art of homemaking, according to Kirstie Allsopp. ... | 42-year-old presenter said families do not pass furniture down generations .
She said: 'IKEA ultimately encourages this buy and throwaway culture' |
ec0d7aa8b351a5c6d6556be1b4885f311856de22 | By . Ryan Gorman . and Associated Press Reporter . The father of one of the victims of the horrific Fort Hood shooting has spoken of the tense hours between when his son was shot and when they finally learned he was still alive. Sgt. Jonathan Westbrook’s father Theodis Westbrook drove nearly halfway across the country... | Theodis Westbrook, father of injured Sgt Jonathan Westbrook, said he is 'grateful' his son is alive .
The soldier was shot four times - twice each in the arm and chest .
His wife said she also didn't hear from him for hours . |
ec0d83864c28e70d3a192fe10be0d0d9d4934317 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 11:26 EST, 26 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:44 EST, 26 April 2013 . Climbing through an upstairs window carelessly left open by a South African homeowner, a group of thieves can't believe their luck as they race around the house ransacking cupboards. But far from your average burglar, t... | The footage was filmed in Betty's Bay on the western cape of South Africa .
Baboons ransacking homes is an increasing problem in the country . |
ec0e46f93c21715f40c81b6253bf93e58b79ef1c | Jailed: Jodi Russell, 28, from Dudley, West Midands was sentenced to 20 weeks behind bars for causing unnecessary suffering to the dogs . A mother-of-four who starved her two dogs and left them trapped in urine-soaked cages has been jailed for animal cruelty as a judge called the case 'one of the worst the court had se... | Jodi Russell, of West Midlands, left dogs to die in their cages in living room .
RSPCA officers found pets 'lifeless' with her children playing around them .
Magistrate called it 'one of worst cases of animal cruelty court has seen'
One dog, called Storm, died of starvation just 24 hours after being rescued .
A shocked... |
ec0e5e93e68a2df55fb074ef49b081bed42298f5 | Washington (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration announced Sunday that it will begin enhanced screening procedures Monday on any U.S.-bound air passenger traveling through "state sponsors of terrorism or other countries of interest" such as Pakistan, Yemen and Nigeria. The TSA said in a statement announci... | TSA: Travel to U.S. from "state sponsors of terrorism" would trigger enhanced screening .
So would travel from "other countries of interest"
U.S. lists Cuba, Sudan, Syria and Iran as state sponsors of terrorism .
Government official: Some "countries of interest" are Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq . |
ec0e643519f90f2adbb1e8a41c74b852cfe509c7 | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 13:58 EST, 6 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 00:03 EST, 7 November 2012 . The Los Angeles home of famed hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has gone on sale for more than £11million after he lost his battle with leukemia earlier this year. The London-born stylist created one of the most iconic l... | Hairdresser's 6,400 sq ft Bel Air property was designed by famed architect, Richard Neutra, in 1959 .
London-born Sassoon died at his L.A. home in May after leukemia battle . |
ec0ef0d98dc573ce616de2df9c5861bf215ad6a9 | Peshawar, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 12 people have been killed in a multiple bombing Tuesday afternoon at a movie theater in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, a hospital official said. Syed Jamil Shah, press officer for the city's Lady Reading Hospital, said at least 17 others were injured. A senior Peshawar p... | Pakistan Taliban spokesman denies group is behind the cinema bombing .
At least 12 people have died in the attack, a Peshawar hospital representative says .
Three hand grenades were detonated in and outside the Shama Cinema, police say .
The theater is infamous in the city for showing pornographic movies . |
ec0f2334d2910e724a74271675c1a4d08f9728f1 | (CNN) -- Years ago, experts told the world that the Internet would radically change our cities. A lot of us are still waiting. How cool, they said. Cities will be able to use the language of data to virtually talk to us, sharing information so communities can become superefficient, saving untold billions of dollars. Tr... | Unfulfilled promises of superwired smart cities spark a dubious backlash .
Expert: Stifling U.S. bureaucracy and fear of risk stand in the way .
Some U.S. cities are embedding data sensors in energy grids, buildings, traffic hubs .
Smart tech could save billions of dollars and reduce energy use, traffic jams, carbon po... |
ec0f825304eb5440d903bc7454b4ac6c0eda887d | Oscar winning actress Joan Fontaine has died aged 96. The Hollywood icon, who maintained a bitter rivalry with her sister and fellow actress Olivia de Havilland, passed away from natural causes in her sleep at her home in California on Sunday. Fontaine's assistant confirmed the death to The Hollywood Reporter, a fittin... | Icon passes away in her sleep after saying she wanted to die 'in bed - alone'
Won Academy Award in 1941 for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion .
Embroiled in lifelong feud with sister and fellow actress Olivia De Havilland .
Would compete for their mother's attention, men and Hollywood film roles .
Said to have s... |
ec102237d23871242c86c44442ad38ac08308045 | (CNN) -- Marlene Monteolivo was a Democrat for many years, then a Republican. Now she's registered as a nonpartisan voter in Nevada who wants to support a candidate who will make the economy better. The Colombia native, who works for a Las Vegas social services agency, says she's leaning toward GOP challenger Mitt Romn... | Some Latinos in hard-hit Nevada are considering voting for Mitt Romney .
But for many, immigration is a deciding issue .
One GOP activist says his party has not done enough to connect with Latinos .
He says President Barack Obama's appearance with Mexican band Mana was great strategy . |
ec1086052261e9a1457edca9164de88efe4056eb | Jailed teacher Jeremy Forrest is to be moved to a sex offenders’ prison nearly 200 miles away from his former school after the pupil he ran away with tried to contact him and obtain visitor rights, it has emerged. Forrest is currently serving a five-and-a-half-year sentence at the mainstream Lewes prison, East Sussex, ... | Student, 16, has repeatedly tried to get visitor rights to see sex offender .
He has now been moved to a prison near Bristol, 179 miles away .
She sent him a letter saying she will 'wait for him' to be released . |
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