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ec34f761adcd3bc685b64e9636f9100c0f74c1ea | Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has quashed talk of him facing a spell on the sidelines after limping out of Belgium's win against Andorra on Friday, by taking a spinning class for some of his international team-mates. The 28-year-old was forced off early on in the second half with a knee problem, with Manchest... | Vincent Kompany led a spinning class for his Belgium team-mates .
The 28-year-old hobbled off with a knee problem during Friday's 6-0 win against Andorra .
However, Kompany has declared he has no concerns over his fitness despite this as he took charge of the spinning class .
Kompany is set to face Manchester City team... |
ec3517ddea57a006db7171e97cf8ef46131bc083 | (CNN) -- The Republican National Convention is kicking off in full force Tuesday in the Twin Cities -- the first time the GOP has held a presidential convention there since 1892. Laura Bush and Cindy McCain speak at a shortened first day of the Republican National Convention Monday. The convention, delayed briefly when... | McCain was the presidential nominating speaker in 1996 for Sen. Robert Dole .
2008 marks the fourth time the parties have held back-to-back conventions .
No Republican since Nixon has carried Minnesota in a presidential general election .
If McCain is elected he'll be the oldest president sworn in to a first term . |
ec351b20a43e05a4b455eee7de43931981bfbe14 | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 10:13 EST, 23 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:17 EST, 23 August 2012 . The Dog and Duck might be a common name for a pub, but it's rare to see the two animals getting on as well as the pair in these heartwarming pictures. Skip the terrier and Fifty Pence the mallard have formed an unlikel... | Dog and duck have formed an unlikely relationship after being brought together at a centre for wounded animals .
Fifty Pence was only a day old when she arrived at Selby Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Yorkshire . |
ec35390f59c610122c071e6e8cc6c3a126e4268c | Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- The father of American student Amanda Knox says prosecutors have "no case left," after an Italian judge rejected a request for new DNA testing of evidence. "It really appears to me that they want to find the truth," Curt Knox said of Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellman's decision Wednesday. "I'm very... | NEW: Curt Knox is hopeful his daughter will be home by the end of the month .
A judge rejects prosecution requests for more DNA testing and to call more witnesses .
A defense witness says DNA on the knife used to kill Meredith Kercher could not be from blood .
Knox is fighting her murder conviction for the 2007 death o... |
ec3567ebe13a09a0b546e6a53169388e1453dc85 | By . Tara Brady . A primary school has come under fire for insisting children fasting during Ramadan go home for a rest because of health and safety fears. Newport Primary School sent a letter home to parents saying pupils observing fast during the Muslim holy month must be picked up at lunch time so they can have a br... | Newport Primary School in east London sent a letter home to parents .
Pupils are observing the Muslim holy month which finishes on July 27 .
Parents complained work commitments meant they couldn't pick children up . |
ec356ded33f011afc64c86c355545d8d78537d20 | Just five days after basking in the warmest Halloween on record, Britain is braced for temperatures to dip below freezing on Bonfire Night. The mercury hit 23.6C (74.5F) in London and Kent on October 31, but could fall as low as -7C (19.4F) in northern Scotland tomorrow. But forecasters said tomorrow’s weather is quite... | Mercury hit 23.6C in London and Kent on October 31, but could fall as low as -7C in northern Scotland tomorrow .
Forecasters say tomorrow's weather is normal for November, and will only seem so cold because of balmy autumn .
Temperatures in urban areas could fall to 0C tomorrow, but dip below freezing to -3C in rural a... |
ec3570349397d8b81b0d9f0ac7a00ff88fc91e12 | As it continues to ramp up its efforts for the 2012 election cycle, a national umbrella organization for the tea party movement readily admits its grassroots organizing strategy is borrowed from the left's political playbook. "Whether they win or lose a campaign, an election, a fight of some kind -- did they come out s... | FreedomWorks pursuing grassroots strategy that aims to build long-term organization .
Author: Tea party movement becoming a permanent special interest group within the GOP .
FreedomWorks CEO: Once activists become connected, you just have to "feed the machine"
Indiana tea party activist: "You unite, you'll change the w... |
ec361712f03d54930c111b8edee7dd8b03fbce43 | (CNN) -- A number of Chipotle employees across Minnesota were fired after an immigration audit targeted the restaurant chain for allegedly hiring undocumented workers, officials said. "We are not disclosing a number of people displaced by this," company spokesman Chris Arnold said Monday. "We did lose some restaurant e... | Chipotle employees in Minnesota were fired after an immigration audit .
Restaurant officials say they have complied with ICE requests .
Nearly one-third of America's 38 million immigrants are illegal . |
ec36c3b4f919f7d456b743d182bc72e1b80002e4 | By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 11:09 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:39 EST, 11 April 2013 . Aadil Asghar, 25, has been jailed at Reading Crown Court for five-and-a-half years after killing 12-year-old schoolboy Harsh Dharmendra while racing down a bus lane in Reading . A motorist who knocked down and killed a... | Aadil Asghar, 25, knocked down schoolboy Harsh Dhamedra at a crossing .
He had previous convictions for speeding and driving in bus lanes .
Judge described him as 'irresponsible, impatient, reckless and selfish' |
ec36f8df0295c07fd5b811d0ed249ca2b6c9bcb6 | By . Olivia Williams . These realistic, giant animal sculptures are created entirely from reclaimed driftwood. Using salvaged tree branches, sticks and roots found on the Washington coastline, artist Jeffro Uitto can fashion anything from huge wooden animals to intricate home furniture. Each sculpture can take years to... | Talented artist Jeffro Uitto makes unique sculptures from salvaged wood . |
ec3731bc47df6600c5d4aabe75ac44e1ad778e25 | The ongoing eruptions from Indonesia's volcano Mount Sinabung have blanketed the nearby small town of Berastagi in tons of volcanic ash. Pictures from the rural north Sumatra village show rooftops and streets covered in the harmful substance, which is made up of tiny fragments of jagged rock, minerals, and volcanic gla... | Small to medium explosions of hot ash, lava and gases have been erupting from Mount Sinabung since September .
The volcano has led to the evacuation of about 25,000 people and left thousands displaced .
Pictures from the rural north Sumatra village show rooftops and streets covered in the harmful substance which is mad... |
ec37aba2a8d477836917edeee668f44b79ac2589 | Arsenal fans may soon be shouting 'pouring, pouring Arsenal' from the stands following news that Carslberg UK have announced an exclusive pouring rights deal with the north London club. The three-year deal will allow Gunners faithful to enjoy a selection of Carlsberg beverages within the Emirates Stadium on matchdays. ... | Arsenal announce exclusive pouring rights deal with Carlsberg .
Carlsberg beverages to be sold of matchdays and at Emirates events .
Arsenal currently sit sixth in Premier League with 20 points from 13 games . |
ec37b0ffdb433c27225ab05041aeab73e825232f | (CNN) -- Actor Robert Blake accused CNN's Piers Morgan of calling him a liar in a combative, profanity-laced interview that was more remarkable for its tone than revelations surrounding his acquittal in the 2001 murder of his wife. Blake, 78, said he agreed to appear on the show Wednesday to promote his self-published ... | NEW: Twitter explodes with reaction from the combative interview .
NEW: Robert Blake quotes verbatim, at times, from his writings during profanity-laced explanations .
Blake says he's never allowed the questions Morgan asked .
The actor calls Morgan "Charlie Potatoes," taking a line from a 1958 movie . |
ec37eac68628da0eab170655e6c455164f68e6ea | New York (CNN) -- Weather has delayed the scheduled Monday morning delivery of the final two sections of a 408-foot spire to the top of One World Trade Center, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The two sections were scheduled to be delivered to the roof deck, as long as weather allowed on Mond... | One World Trade Center will top out at 1,776 feet .
Construction crews were scheduled to bring up final two sections Monday .
Delivery delayed due to inclement weather .
Once they are installed, they will make building tallest in Western Hemisphere . |
ec38120f624d934b044631fa5f0d8c5b21910565 | Schoolchildren are being taken to a jail whose inmates include rapists and murderers to deter them from a life of crime. Wiltshire Police are organising the trips to Erlestoke Prison, near Devizes, where local pupils aged 15 and 16 are shown cells and given a talk by inmates. A deputy headmaster who accompanied three c... | Schoolboys aged 15 and 16 are shown cells and given a talk by inmates .
Notton House School, Chippenham caters for boys with emotional and behavioural problems .
Deputy head said talk by inmates had been ‘a salutary lesson for the boys’ |
ec39615c14c26a8e231e0c27caa8ce1f2f841f72 | These incredible photographs show the moment a diver got to within touching distance of a 33ft (10m) shark. Three friends, including photographer Pablo Cersosimo, 45, from Argentina, found the whale shark - which is relatively harmless but would have weighed around 20 tonnes - on a day's diving trip 28 miles off Isla M... | Group of three friends found the whale shark on a day trip diving 28 miles off the coast of Isla Mujeres, in Mexico .
They got to within touching distance of the giant sea creature, which was part of a group of whale sharks they saw . |
ec398d79d1a0d7a32c06f0cdb4b68d81a7ca34d5 | Mordovia, Russia (CNN) -- It takes a seven-hour drive east from Moscow to get to the prison camps of Mordovia. Convicted criminals fear the place. It is grim, decaying and intimidating. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot, was sent to Mordovia last year for her part in a perf... | Tolokonnikova began her hunger strike to protest prison conditions .
Her condition deteriorated, and she was hospitalized last week .
She has suspended the hunger strike, her husband says .
But she will resume it if conditions at the penal colony don't improve . |
ec39c794d9a9e728005877def955951b7b3e6d1d | The Ebola epidemic affecting West Africa is predicted to last a further 12 to 18 months, according to U.S. scientists. Epidemiologists have been creating computer models of the Ebola epidemic for the National Institutes of Health and the Defense Department. The model they have created is a far less optimistic estimate ... | U.S. scientists say the Ebola crisis is worsening .
They predict the virus will rage for another 12 to 18 months .
As of September 7, there had been 4,366 Ebola cases including 2,218 deaths, more than half of them in Liberia .
The most recent figures from Liberia reported 400 new cases as of September 7 - almost double... |
ec39e01eb4182156e8f1d608c3a22a51f9418a0a | George H.W. Bush will spend a fourth night in hospital after being admitted as a 'precaution' after suffering shortness of breath. The 90-year-old former President was taken by ambulance to Houston Methodist Hospital Tuesday, and spent Christmas under observation by doctors. Members of the Bush clan visited the 41st Pr... | Former President, 90, was admitted Tuesday to Houston Methodist Hospital .
He was admitted as a precaution after displaying 'shortness of breath'
Spokesman said he has improved - but no specific problem has been named . |
ec39f88a670f5aaa26fdd63cd05263bb8671ff02 | (CNN) -- Legendary singer/songwriter Aretha Franklin sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at the inauguration Tuesday. Aretha Franklin says cold weather affected her voice during her performance at the inauguration on Tuesday. CNN's Larry King talks with "The Queen of Soul" about the reality of the nation's first black presi... | Aretha Franklin: Cold weather affected rendition of "My Country 'Tis of Thee"
Franklin on Obama presidency: "It's the age of Barack"
Franklin says she bought much-talked-about inauguration hat at Detroit millinery . |
ec3a22f1544b93e0889e3e6d826a681a13a9470b | The influx of migrants from Eastern Europe has fuelled a huge rise in the number of schoolchildren who do not speak English as a first language. In five years between 2008 and 2013 the number of Eastern European pupils who don’t speak English at home almost tripled from just over 44,000 to more than 123,000. Astonishin... | Between 2008 and 2013 the number of Eastern European pupils almost tripled from 44,000 to 123,000 .
Pupils whose first language is Romanian have risen by 527 per cent .
There are now 309 languages spoken in English schools . |
ec3abf31fd59fafbdefe3df94e76dd91e4099797 | Kim Kardashian has never been shy of flaunting her famous assets - the realty star first shot to worldwide fame after her sex tape was leaked on to the internet. But since giving birth to baby North, the 33-year-old has been pictured increasingly in a range of outfits that barely cover her ample chest. This summer, Kim... | Kim's style has been markedly different since she became a mother .
The 33-year-old rarely makes a red carpet appearance without a cleavage .
Trend started three months after giving birth - with low-cut Givenchy dress . |
ec3add78c09a87d9f84c3bc67260916fffe70f0b | Loretta Lynch is promising a fresh relationship with law enforcement – and with Congress – as she appears before a Senate committee Wednesday in her bid to become the nation's first female black attorney general. But she has serious hurdles in front of her as the Senate Judiciary Committee, now under Republican control... | Loretta Lynch would be the first black woman to become America's top law enforcement official .
She's the leading federal prosecutor in the New York City boroughs of Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn, and Long Island .
New Republican Senate majority is using its first confirmation hearing to draw attention to the Whit... |
ec3b8dc09efab9dad28ec628fe67a76e06b8d18b | Double whammy: Not only did Jen lose her first love to a deadly brain tumor in 2007, just six years earlier she also lost her best friend to the same fate. Just days after revealing Jennifer Aniston’s lost first love was actor Daniel McDonald, Daily Mail Online has learned the former Friend is harboring yet another hea... | Kim Walker, who played Heather Chandler in 1988 film Heathers, died of brain cancer in 2001 .
Jennifer Aniston and Kim went to the performing arts high school in New York City, became fast friends and moved to LA together .
Jen recently spoke about her true love actor - revealed as actor Daniel McDonald in a Daily Mail... |
ec3c57a5f90a0cc5765824fe1c32e35768293e1e | (CNN) -- In the crowded world of social media, with its virtual currency of likes and followers, some people will do anything for attention. Post a meme on Facebook. Create a parody account on Twitter. And in extreme cases, spread something shocking or offensive. In these tender days after the Newtown, Connecticut, sch... | Connecticut police: Social media users have posted fake info about Newtown shootings .
New Twitter accounts seem created to piggyback on the notoriety of the alleged gunman .
Legal experts question whether authorities could successfully bring charges over online posts .
ACLU free-speech expert: "The police are there to... |
ec3cdef68f8d0591bfef03ff8ced1912807480f2 | Action needed: Lord Justice Munby, the top family judge. says that contraception should be forced on problem parents . Problem parents with up to 15 children should be encouraged to use contraception by the courts, one of England’s most senior judges said last night. Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division of... | Lord Justice Munby says contraception should be forced on some parents .
He says mothers with up to 15 children lose them into care regularly .
New courts make parents agree plans on drugs, alcohol and contraception .
Studies show they lead to more children being handed back to parents . |
ec3d5c1884178e554dc0146420ccd1a7a4d0abb8 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 10:31 EST, 27 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:38 EST, 27 April 2013 . Fast food: McDonald's is considering serving its breakfast menu all day . They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And if your idea of a hearty start is a sausage and egg McMuffin, then good news -... | CEO Don Thompson hinted at menu changes in a television interview .
The chain could also start delivering food to your home or work .
McDonald's Innovation Centre is looking at ways to boost sales . |
ec3e8c04b6729a0a64ac197b73276665bbae99d2 | (CNN) -- Retail stores across Colorado sold nonmedical marijuana to adults for the first time Wednesday. As someone who has worked on reforming marijuana laws for nearly three years, I decided to take part as a customer and get in line. Advocates, industry members and media stayed away from partying New Year's Eve to g... | Art Way bought marijuana at a store in Colorado on first day of legal pot for adults .
Way: In line, the mood was celebratory, with people saying "it's about time"
Way: Arrests for possession have plummeted, but you can get arrested for public use .
He says Colorado is leading the nation in a new way to control marijua... |
ec3ea4696faa39d505f3042edb243e8af6e5869d | American basketball player DeMarcus Cousins shot back at a reporter who asked him if he knew where to find Slovenia on Monday. 'Do you know where Slovenia is?' the European journalist asked Cousins. 'No,' the basketball center responded. 'Do you know where Alabama is?' Cousins hails from the Southern state - and it's n... | American basketball player DeMarcus Cousins hit back at a reporter who asked him if he could correctly locate Slovenia .
'No. Do you know where Alabama is?' Cousins asked .
Cousins hails from Alabama, and it is not clear how the reporter responded .
Several fans have commended Cousins for his reply on Twitter, calling ... |
ec3f02360c840e352bee23fce16473043132fcc1 | Colombia talisman James Rodriguez believes that his side are ready to conquer host nation Brazil in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Rodriguez struck twice on Saturday evening in the 2-0 win over Uruguay to become the competition’s leading scorer with five goals in four games, moving ahead of Lionel Messi and Neyma... | James Rodriguez believes Colombia are capable of beating World Cup hosts .
Los Cafeteros meet Brazil in quarter finals after defeating Uruguay .
Monaco wideman scored stunning volley during victory . |
ec3f74ad73a725c448d0eede2c71377585bcbd46 | ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- He's the man Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin affectionately calls her "first dude." Todd Palin, who grew up in Alaska, is a former oilfield worker and world-record holding snowmobile racer. Todd Palin was introduced to the nation at the Republican National Convention as a blue-collar oil worker, a l... | Todd Palin grew up in Alaska, is part Eskimo and a champion snowmobile racer .
He met Sarah Palin during high school and eloped in 1998; They have five children .
Palin, his wife's closest adviser, was copied on hundreds of state e-mails .
Campaign claims spousal privilege, says "role has not been inappropriate" |
ec3fc88eb7bb1c193928a556799971970dae9b1b | The number of people in the UK has risen by five million over the past 12 years, growing faster than anywhere else in Europe. Last year, the population soared by more than 400,000 to pass 64million for the first time, according to the Office for National Statistics. Estimates released yesterday show that from 2001 to 2... | Population grows by 400,000, the same as a city the size of Bristol .
0.63% rise in 12 months is one of the highest in all of the European Union .
Biggest driver was births outstripping deaths, accounting for 212,000 .
183,400 more immigrants arrived than emigrants left in year to June 2013 . |
ec3fce08787c9144ab9784482c100d35f634c2c7 | From parent to son, uncle to nephew, grandparent to grandson, there's a raw, private conversation being re-energized in America in the wake of violence in Ferguson, Missouri. It's an intimate lecture that most Americans won't know, but parents like Kelli Knox of Southern California know it too well because it begins th... | The Ferguson, Missouri, riots renew painful talks parents give young sons .
Fatal shootings of young black men complicates how families raise a son .
'I stress to him his appearance is important,' dad tells son, 15 .
'Why should I be afraid to walk down the street?' teen asks . |
ec3fdadcbad63a3d7ca01509ef003431ff5427a9 | Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that he was misinterpreted when he recently told an American journalist that the Cuban model no longer works. In a speech at the University of Havana that was then broadcast on Cuban TV, Castro said he meant "exactly the opposite" of what was underst... | The former Cuban leader said, "The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore."
He was correctly quoted but misunderstood, he says .
He says he was emphasizing how his opinion of capitalism is even lower . |
ec40835812cffc3df37b57942524d16ec627232f | It's a brave man who swims up to a shark to rub its snout. But this is exactly what underwater whisperer Jorge, was able to do to tame the 8ft-long creature - causing the animal to become overwhelmed by the stimulation. Having calmed the shark, the stunning images show Jorge gently grasp its body and turn the predator ... | The diving guide, known as Jorge, leaves creature completely docile .
Is able to rub shark's nose - causing it to be overwhelmed by sensation .
Trance-like state is known as 'tonic immobility', a temporary paralysis . |
ec410fc0be451833ddb01a69e79f39711b02bf79 | (CNN) -- Among science fiction and fantasy, there are a genres and sub-genres: hard science, swords and sorcery, cyberpunk, steampunk, apocalyptic stories, time travel and space opera, just to name a few. Each has its hardcore fans, and rarely do these stories stray from their roots by mixing elements. Someone forgot t... | Adam Christopher's new novel, "The Age Atomic," spans the sci-fi and fantasy spectrum .
The book picks up with Christopher's previous novel, "Empire State," left off .
Private eye Rad Bradley is pulled into a secret plot to reconnect alternate universes . |
ec417e3131a677c28c239b4c34d4a03229ff7ec3 | (CNN) -- A bus crashed into the side of a mountain Tuesday in western Bolivia, killing at least 13 people and injuring another 26, the government news agency reported. The driver lost control of the bus, which gained speed and smashed into rocks on the side of the road, said police official Victor Hugo Ona. The bus lef... | Police: Driver lost control of the bus, which crashed into roadside boulders .
At least 26 people were injured .
Bus driver and 18 others were being treated at a hospital, the government says .
Fatal bus wrecks are not rare in mountainous Bolivia . |
ec41a34accd54374d737799d8925b3e344f5f67b | By . Mark Prigg . PUBLISHED: . 05:19 EST, 10 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:45 EST, 11 September 2012 . The Olympics and Paralympics may be over, but the insect world is stepping into the breach with some incredible displays of synchronised gymnastics. The clever caterpillars were snapped showing off their moves in... | Ermine moths were captured in the Ukraine performing a range of gymnastic in perfect unison .
Moths better known for creating chaos with large webs that can cover bushes, trees and even cars . |
ec41d95d1c22f85d2798a532868b09e5bbdb5e08 | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 00:05 EST, 17 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:14 EST, 17 October 2012 . Cross-dresser: Police are hunting Meko Jerran Hartfield, pictured, who they said stole a credit cards from nursing home patients . Police are hunting a cross-dressing nurse who racked up thousands of dollars on credit... | Meko Jerran Hartfield, 29, allegedly dressed as a female nurse to steal credit cards from patients at Florida nursing homes .
Suspect was caught on camera charging $4,000 to an 87-year-old patient's card at an Orlando Target .
Police are also hunting an unknown black male believed to be the cross-dresser's accomplice . |
ec421028f9efede3fad2747a6fd36d829ebcd5fd | By . Tamara Abraham . PUBLISHED: . 14:26 EST, 8 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:44 EST, 9 September 2013 . Margherita Missoni has welcomed her first child - a baby boy named Otto Hermann Amos - in Sumirago, Italy. The fashion heiress, 30, and her racing driver husband Eugenio Amos, 28, announced the happy news via T... | The birth of Otto Hermann Amos marks the arrival of the fourth generation of the Missoni fashion family .
The word 'otto' means 'eight' in Italian . |
ec42698b40e4130e833b0ece8b54dad005b09ddd | By . Ap . PUBLISHED: . 13:04 EST, 2 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:30 EST, 3 March 2014 . Comedian Jimmy Fallon took a quick but icy dip in Lake Michigan — dressed in a full suit and tie — then screamed and darted out quickly with a shocked expression on his face. ‘The Tonight Show’ host made good on his promise to mak... | The Tonight Show host wore a suit as he took the Polar Plunge in the Windy City .
Fallon and Mayor Emanuel brokered the deal via Twitter and the mayor must now appear on the Tonight Show .
The Polar Plunge benefits Special Olympics Chicago . |
ec432e516c8dc24bdc557b48bc918e3eba964b2b | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 11:48 EST, 11 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:46 EST, 11 September 2013 . Gemma Garside (right) has said a Japanese Akita should be put down after it attacked her 16-month-old baby girl Lexi McCaffery . The mother of a 16-month-old girl has demanded a dog be destroyed after it bit her ... | Lexi McCaffery was left with four puncture wounds after she was bitten .
Her mother Gemma Garside has now demanded the dog be put down .
The dog's owner said the Akita had been re-homed following attack . |
ec4353689b218bfde9c207e7a9fadba6c3739ac6 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg accused Labour of wanting the recovery to not recover . The Labour party has been 'praying' the economic recovery does not recover so it can continue to attack the government, Nick Clegg claimed tonight. The Deputy Prime Minister accused ... | Lib Dem Deputy PM steps up call for apology from Labour for the crash .
Admits families feel worse off but blames the last government .
Ed Miliband to use speech attacking government despite brighter outlook .
Claims millions are 'caught in the crosshairs of cost of living crisis'
Report reveals how middle classes surv... |
ec43561818327e0a8db53e939af05f94eee1f293 | (CNN) -- Half a million acres will be protected Wednesday when President Barack Obama establishes the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. It's "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to head off development on the swath of land in south-central New Mexico that has "unique Pre-American, New Mexican, and American ... | The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument will include nearly 500,000 acres .
White House: Designation in New Mexico could generate $7.4 million in economic activity .
President Obama established the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in 2012 . |
ec43bfa11035b734ea8c39466a5e0971d9845d7a | New photographs have emerged showing the inside of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as wreckage continues to be cleared from the Ukrainian field where 298 people lost their lives. The plane, which was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down on July 17 while flying over Grabovo - a pro-Russian separatist contr... | Dutch Safety Board which is leading the investigation has, up until now, had limited access to the crash site .
But work finally got underway to clear crash site yesterday - four months after plane was shot out of the sky .
MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur wheen it was shot down over rebel-held eastern Uk... |
ec43d1473c6eef674f9ff9c08446af2dc2ba7219 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Bids: Dan Allam with the leftover sprouts that sold on eBay for £100 . A magician who sold two leftover Brussels sprouts from his Christmas dinner on eBay raised £100 for charity. Dan Allam, 21, decided to put the sprouts on the auction site after finishing the rest of his meal on Christmas D... | Dan Allam put the sprouts on the auction site to prove you could find a buyer for 'anything'
22 bidders pledged cash and over 800 others kept tabs on the auction .
'It's one of the most bizarre things I've ever done. I thought I would raise £1' |
ec44d1e6838a83363ee67b867e455dea4fa564a8 | With a detailed birth plan and her mother on hand to help out, actress Vivian Gray thought she had written the perfect script for the arrival of her second child. But her baby son had other ideas. Sky was so keen to make his debut that he had to be delivered on the pavement outside the hospital...in a street fittingly ... | Vivian Gray thought she had time to walk to hospital to give birth .
But 30 yards from hospital she couldn't walk and realised baby was coming .
Gave birth on the street after her mother laid out her Burberry coat .
Baby Sky was born, a healthy 7lbs and 9oz, half hour after her waters broke . |
ec462a457b564292bb37a29fffeb724d62b0f88e | Hundreds of alcoholics have been refused liver transplants in the past five years because they have not been able to stop drinking. More than 160 patients with severe alcohol-induced liver disease have been denied a transplant, including a teenager at King's College Hospital in London and two people in their twenties. ... | More than 160 alcoholics refused liver transplants in the past five years .
They were not able to show doctors that they could stop drinking .
Gary Reinbach, 22, died after being refused a liver transplant in 2009 .
Professor Rajiv Jalan says teenagers are more susceptible to liver disease .
New scheme launched allowi... |
ec463b78a4f9e3ce5a29ff3693456eeb96b7b424 | (CNN) -- Romanian authorities have evacuated 2,000 people from their homes over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of evacuees to almost 16,000 since heavy flooding began, an emergency official said Friday. Twenty-two people have died in the flooding, which began June 22, said Alin Maghiar, a spokesman for th... | NEW: Romania may request EU assistance .
2,000 more people have been evacuated in Romania over the past day .
Almost 16,000 have been evacuated since flooding began June 22 .
The flooding is expected to continue into Saturday . |
ec46596e14c357a6a4cd8147ab3ce33f6fecb61c | Barack Obama and Mitt Romney go to the polls neck and neck tomorrow after a final sprint through crucial states where the result – as in the country as a whole – is too close to call. Poll after poll over the weekend confirmed it would be one of the closest presidential elections in US history, putting the two White Ho... | The candidates are neck and neck in swing states which will decide the winner of the White House .
Poll says Obama has 4% lead in Ohio and 2% in Florida; 27 million people have already voted . |
ec46643a76177eb65891a32143e78e561a39cd01 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:43 EST, 30 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:48 EST, 30 January 2013 . A Las Vegas teacher has sparked controversy for letting two students dress in Ku Klux Klan costumes for a class presentation on U.S history. The two Las Vegas Academy of the Arts juniors, who haven't been na... | Two juniors at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts wore white robes and hooded masks for a class presentation on Jan. 9 .
A photograph taken of one of the students outside class was posted on social media and spread quickly .
Neither the teacher nor the students have been disciplined for the incident, which the principal lab... |
ec468057db821a6caa7c986f9c84c7500fe86da7 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 11:37 EST, 31 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:52 EST, 31 May 2013 . When deciding to get married, it is important to focus on the question and never to make a snap decision. But that's exactly what Jerrit Pruyn did when he proposed to girlfriend Cara... by writing 'Marry Me' on the lens of h... | Jerrit Pruyn, from New York, wrote the words on an iPhone screen protector .
Had to write it backwards and upside down so it appeared the right way up .
He then took girlfriend Cara to a vineyard and asked her to take his picture . |
ec469817981bdb6ebbc186fb2d3b6d852e83aff8 | By . Anna Hodgekiss for MailOnline . A pill to prevent jet lag may be in sight after scientists discovered the gene that causes the condition. The gene, Lhx1, controls waking and sleeping patterns and could also help control dementia, sleep disorders and help shift workers, researchers claim. Every cell in the body has... | The gene, Lhx1, controls waking and sleeping patterns, say U.S. researchers .
Mice with little or no Lhx1 readjusted much .
faster to jet lag conditions .
Pill could also help sleep disorders, dementia patients and shift workers . |
ec4739f966a15244a5488845ccb7ca306df58a8a | (CNN) -- Take a handful of screen goddesses and a clutch of matinee idols, put them together and one thing's sure to happen. Nobody does love like they do in the movies: this month on the Screening Room, we've picked our favorite silver-screen romantic moments. No contest: Bogie and Bergman in undoubtedly the silver sc... | Films full of romance include "Roman Holiday," "City Lights," "Amélie"
Bogart and Bergman's "Casablanca" farewell tops the list .
List by no means complete; send us yours . |
ec478d7e0b8fdd251c4e6c0607a3ec0d6f37bb35 | (InStyle.com) -- What was your favorite trend of 2010? Did you slip into a slim-fitting pair of tailored trousers, like Drew Barrymore? Did you pair your coziest socks with your sexiest heels, like Leighton Meester? Or maybe you took your short shorts from the gym to the office, like Gwyneth Paltrow. We've scoured the ... | Stars like Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary-Kate Olsen and Kelly Ripa wear Silly Bandz .
Zoe Saldana said goodbye to the avant-garde, instead favoring clean lines and refined tones .
Faux-fur vests like Kim Kardashian's are animal- and closet-friendly . |
ec48080806a2b3f26578395d3af5e3bda92136b2 | (CNN) -- When the apocalypse comes, I'm pretty sure I can get by for a while on Diet Coke and Klondike Bars. Pants won't be necessary. But if we're talking about real long-term survival, no matter what horrible hell eventually strikes down upon us -- be it zombies or fire from the skies -- I'm pretty much a sitting duc... | The 70's-style Las Vegas doomsday bunker was built during the height of the Cold War .
Twenty-six feet underground, the bunker feels like you are actually outside .
The bunker is now being sold as a foreclosure for $1.75 million . |
ec4828838728ae5d0f318ead04d597a5987b237b | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:04 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:46 EST, 12 March 2014 . A man was beaten and his pregnant wife was repeatedly raped by three men who broke into their home after mistaking it for their target's, police have said. Kristopher Hughes, 20, Michon Th... | Kristopher Hughes, 20, Michon Thomas, 22, and Eric Bass, 23, 'planned to rob a house where a friend told them they'd find at least $1,500'
They went to the wrong address but 'carried out the attack and robbery even though they knew it wasn't the right place'
Husband 'was beaten with a gun as his wife, who is 6 months p... |
ec486033790260be5281ff1204a9124c62932a0d | By . Associated Press . and Reuters . PUBLISHED: . 18:57 EST, 2 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:29 EST, 3 March 2014 . Police arrested hundreds of people who strapped themselves to the White House fence on Sunday to protest the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. The protesters were mostly college students who participat... | An estimated 1,000 protesters participated in Sunday's demonstration which started at Georgetown University and ended at Pennsylvania Avenue .
They were protesting against the proposed $5.4billion Keystone pipeline which would bring crude oil from Alberta to refineries on the gulf coast .
Those against the project fear... |
ec487d23adc8de4e8f172a63c2628870b0798bd9 | Holland goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen sparked a flurry of internet jokes after sitting against the post during Saturday night's third place play-off. Cillessen's pose as he set out his wall during Holland's 3-0 win over Brazil has been transported into dozens of different settings on social media as the hashtag #JasperCi... | Jasper Cillessen's sitting pose image has been placed on Robin van Persie and Steven Gerrard's back .
The meme came with the hashtag #JasperCillessenSitsOnThings .
The Holland goalkeeper was also placed on the statue of Christ the Redeemer . |
ec4906210cd29c4d0316fa9e21ad599be1048e7e | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 12:39 EST, 21 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:46 EST, 21 March 2013 . A minister who opened his church to Muslim worshippers told today how he has been hit by a barrage of abuse by internet users. St John's Episcopal Church became the first church in the UK to share their building with M... | Internet users targeted St John's Episcopal Church in Aberdeen .
Syed Shah Mustafa Jame Masjid mosque was too small to fit everyone .
Church minister Rev Isaac Poobalan saw worshippers praying outside . |
ec49576e32f02a8454dd3ff739740885b788191a | (CNN) -- Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee and Korean Kim Do-hoon both carded eight-under-par rounds of 64 to lead the way after the opening 18 holes of the China Open at Jinji Lakes. Asian No.1 Jaidee, who was forced to withdraw from last week's Masters due to an elbow problem, posted a bogey-free round after receiving an i... | Thongchai Jaidee and Kim Do-hoon both card eight-under-par rounds of 64 .
The pair lead the way after the opening 18 holes of the China Open on Thursday .
American Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin cards a bogey-free round of 67 . |
ec495ab56530ef09c4f5272f982bba79fbeb91aa | By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 05:59 EST, 16 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:20 EST, 16 May 2013 . We all make mistakes as teenagers that we would like to forget, but health and safely officer Roger has to live with his written all over his chest. Roger, now 31, from North Yorkshire, had a bulldog tattooed on his chest... | Roger, now 31, got a bulldog tattoo when he was 15 .
Years later he regretted the decision and tried to have it removed .
His skin reacted badly to treatment and he was left with unsightly blisters .
It's 'a self-esteem killer' he admitted . |
ec49e3019195c851ee9e4d2cfd8cf3d3d060365e | A Briton has been killed fighting in Syria, according to reports. The man was named in reports as Abu Daigham al Baritani or Abu Daigham al-Britani - the suffix which has been adopted by those who have travelled from the UK to fight in the country. He is said to have been part of the Rayat al-Tawheed, a collection of B... | Man killed in Syria is named as Abu Daigham al Baritani from London .
Said to have been part of the Rayat al-Tawheed group of British combatants .
Group is linked to the rebel group Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham .
Reports suggest he was killed in a battle 'a few nights ago' |
ec4a4280387599ce962555e05ccec94100ebfce5 | (CNN) -- Israel has issued a rare statement of "regret" for the recent deaths of several Egyptian security personnel, hours after Egypt said it was recalling its ambassador. Egypt's government posted a statement Saturday saying its ambassador would be withdrawn until Israel conducted an investigation into what it calle... | NEW: Quartet warns Egypt to 'address the security situation' in Sinai .
Israel issues rare statement of 'regret' over Egyptian security forces' deaths .
Israeli defense minister: Military investigation, and joint probe with Egypt, will take place .
Egypt posted a statement saying it would recall its ambassador; statem... |
ec4a562345c3bb5b682dca312a7c77c790fa22b3 | By . Jonathan Petre And Andy Gardner For The Mail On Sunday . THE only Hurricane that fought in the Battle of Britain and is still flying today is up for sale for £2.5 million – more than 30 years after it was found as scrap in India. The aircraft, which regularly takes part in flypasts, was restored by a vintage car b... | Legendary plane was found as scrap in India more than 30 years ago .
Bought by Peter Vacher, of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, for £25,000 in 2001 .
Retired businessman and car buff, 72, spent 32,000 hours restoring model .
Says it's the only plane from the Battle of Britain that is still flying today .
But now he's selling it... |
ec4a6482f0e54745f91223cc1d93ad7acec56be9 | When Jack Colback smashed Sunderland’s third into the top corner of the Gallowgate End goal to crown last season’s 3-0 victory, Alan Pardew spun on his heels, sickened. He had also just identified his first summer signing. Four months later, Colback was joining his hometown club on a free transfer. The bitter Black Cat... | Newcastle welcome Sunderland to St James' Park on Sunday .
Jack Colback joined Newcastle after leaving Sunderland on a free transfer .
Alan Pardew said Colback has grown as a player since joining his side .
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet hopes Colback has a 'stinker' on Sunday . |
ec4a8a0249594b9cc1877f341f1a7ac266b7cde0 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 10:50 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:42 EST, 16 October 2013 . It’s certainly a good story for this couple to tell at their wedding - and not just because she asked him. Gillian Douse, 34, enlisted the help of illusionist Tom London, 21, to help her propose to boyfriend Bernie w... | Gillian Douse enlisted the help of illusionist Tom London in Eastbourne .
He helped her propose to boyfriend Bernie with a magic trick at Prezzo .
Took Bernie's ring and made engagement ring box 'appear' in her pocket . |
ec4ae7a44086e853229e1ad9b9cded393b868d54 | On Wednesday secret court documents released showing how NSA collected up to 56,000 emails a year written by innocent Americans . NSA's capacity to monitor 75 percent of U.S. online traffic is a bigger figure than officials have publicly disclosed, revealed on Tuesday . Surveillance data comes from phone companies, int... | On Wednesday secret court documents released showing how NSA collected up to 56,000 emails a year written by innocent Americans .
NSA's capacity to monitor 75 percent of U.S. online traffic is a bigger figure than officials have publicly disclosed, revealed on Tuesday .
Surveillance data comes from phone companies, int... |
ec4b162b4bbc990a572453e996420530cf0665e9 | By . Rebecca Evans . PUBLISHED: . 13:04 EST, 15 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:04 EST, 16 November 2012 . The vast majority of Britain’s traffic lights are dangerous and should be ‘torn down’, according to the chairman of the National Trust. Sir Simon Jenkins believes the signals are a means of ‘state control’ which... | Sir Simon Jenkins says the lights are a means of 'state control'
'Most accidents take place at traffic lights,' he argues .
But road safety experts disagree and say the lights are 'essential' |
ec4b717b44b509a22db93c98bfb7f2897fbfb1bd | SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for Californians to vote in November on whether to ban same-sex marriages in the state. A gay couple is married in California in June. Voters could void same-sex marriages in the state in November. The court on Wednesday denied a petiti... | California Supreme Court declines to block November vote .
State residents to vote on whether to ban same-sex marriages .
Activist group had sought to block ballot initiative .
Same-sex marriages were legalized in state earlier this year . |
ec4bc91b37de114af5dac147e2201863a5562ea3 | Berlin (CNN) -- A string of arson attacks has hit the German capital, with vandals burning dozens of cars this week, including an additional 11 overnight, authorities said Friday. At least 50 cars have been torched since Monday, authorities said. Authorities described 30 crimes are "politically motivated," with police ... | NEW: At least 50 cars have been torched since Monday, police say .
Police offer 5,000-euro reward for information leading to arrests .
The vandalism heightens fears in normally quiet and wealthy districts in Berlin . |
ec4c09823a5e00a8d6cf126b8f7b0e2c1b4daba3 | Vienna, Austria. 1990. A man weeps by a grave. He lowers his head and murmurs a few quiet words. He sits awhile, glances intently at the writing on the headstone, he uses the palm of his hand to wipe away the dirt. His eyes glaze over with a look of hopelessness, almost pleading for something to happen. Nothing happens... | Bela Guttmann was a Hungarian Jew who survived the Holocaust .
He led Portuguese soccer team Benfica to European Cup glory in 1961 and 1962 .
After leaving Benfica, he left a "curse" that the club would never win it again .
Guttmann coached in 13 different countries, before dying at the age of 82 in 1981 . |
ec4caaa61caeb47661ad16630b6a5e3e7c4c0281 | The legendary director has sights set on Sydney for Prometheus 2 . Scott was spotted getting a VIP tour of the Fox Studios lot on Wednesday . Production staff flown in from Melbourne and Gold Coast for meetings . The 'news couldn't come at a better time' for Australian film industry . He's one of the greatest living fi... | The legendary director has sights set on Sydney for Prometheus 2 .
Scott was spotted getting a VIP tour of the Fox Studios lot on Wednesday .
Production staff flown in from Melbourne and Gold Coast for meetings .
The 'news couldn't come at a better time' for Australian film industry . |
ec4cf802de45e9038c1e8ffd04caf03932ea1f6b | By . Lydia Warren . and Reuters . The Fort Hood gunman opened fire after he tried to pick up a form to request time off but was told to come back to the office later, according the father of one of his victims. Ivan Lopez, who was . battling mental illness, shot dead three people and wounded . 16 others with a recently... | Ivan Lopez opened fire on the Texas army base on Wednesday afternoon, killing 3 men in their 30s and injuring 16 others .
Lopez, a 34-year-old married father who was battling mental illness, had served in Iraq but did he did not have any recorded combat experience .
Father of one of his victims said Lopez had gone into... |
ec4d5aa9f0611ccd48b3ae89a18a7d3cea45b6d7 | (Mashable) -- Facebook announced in a blog post Tuesday that Timeline will be coming to all users in the next few weeks. According to a Facebook blog post Tuesday -- or rather, an update to the post published when Timeline became available to all users -- you will have seven days to preview your Timeline and hide conte... | You will have seven days to preview your Timeline before it appears .
Users could enable the new look starting in December 2011 .
Facebook's Introducing Timeline page walks new users through the new features . |
ec4d6329666a8f7b18c2e6b0e75fa3ee54efcad4 | (Matador Network) -- The chance to give something back, an opportunity to share your skills and knowledge, to meet other travelers or simply to meet the locals... There are many reasons to volunteer while you're traveling and there are literally thousands of charities and organizations that look for help from passing t... | Many volunteer organizations offer food and boarding in exchange for hours of work .
Organizations may require a small fee to volunteer, but the money covers some travel expenses .
The Peace Corps is a volunteer option for those wanting to offer more than vacation time . |
ec4d69ba7070326eebfcff3d19216457227fe56e | Hundreds of battle-weary troops flying home from Afghanistan endured a 48-hour delay at a sweltering Middle East airbase because of a farcical row over an aircraft's damaged tyre. Box-ticking military chiefs refused to allow the RAF Voyager's crew to swap a damaged tyre with one from a nearby international airport - be... | RAF Voyager aircraft was left with a tyre problem after being hit by bird .
Crew could have swapped tyre with one from a nearby .
international airport .
But top brass 'feared it would breach a £10.5billion .
private-finance deal'
Instead a new wheel had to be flown 3,400-miles from the UK to the Gulf . |
ec4d8c0b5105309824ba819f5c6e07cce407d01c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:29 EST, 2 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:40 EST, 2 November 2013 . One of three women who escaped from a ramshackle Cleveland home after more than a decade in captivity is about to share her story. Michelle Knight will appear on the Dr. Phil show on Tuesday and Wednesday in... | Michelle Knight is the first to break her silence about what happened in the Cleveland House of Horrors .
Two-part special will air on Tuesday and Wednesday .
Other two victims, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, are writing books about their ordeal . |
ec4d96b52993cd614e9640115be521f13e73e1a0 | Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has launched a revolutionary app for young women to help them understand the warning signs of abusive and controlling relationships. Ms Batty became an anti-domestic violence campaigner after her 11-year-old son Luke was murdered on a cricket pitch in Victoria by his father one year a... | The app will educate users about the different forms of domestic violence .
It aims to increase awareness and support women to make safe choices .
Ms Batty said it will also focus on psychological abuse, which often goes unrecognised .
She became an anti-domestic violence campaigner after her 11-year-old son Luke was m... |
ec4da8c22fe4ba0597e50a501e96fb2dcd1d9e0d | Beloved: West Virginia science teacher David Foggin (picture) was suspended from his job last week after posting a homophobic rant on Facebook. However, most of his students have voiced their support of him and his statements . A high school teacher was suspended from his position last week after writing a homophobic r... | Parkersburg South High School teacher David Foggin was put on suspension last week after writing a homophobic comment on Facebook .
The West Virginia science teacher made a negative statement about the school's gay-straight alliance club .
Most of the school community are in support of Mr Foggin, and held a rally on hi... |
ec4dcea35e064000ca1daaa5682c40f0bb2a7859 | Washington (CNN) -- The super PAC backed by the Koch brothers is making its final push in Kansas on Thursday with a seven figure ad buy urging voters to keep independent candidate Greg Orman out of the Senate. Orman has remained tight-lipped on which party he would caucus with if elected, but the Koch-backed super PAC ... | Koch-backed super PAC is pushing two TV ads worth over $1.1 million to defeat Greg Orman .
Orman, an independent, could cast the deciding vote in deciding control of the Senate .
Orman hasn't said who he would caucus with, but Republicans are painting him as a Democrat-in-disguise .
The ad buy follows the same group's ... |
ec4e069484c080878b810151bd61ae2855790448 | (CNN) -- One priceless car was crushed. Another, mashed; a third, pancaked. Now, Vette City faces a sinkhole summer. A total of eight vehicles at Bowling Green, Kentucky's National Corvette Museum remain just as wrecked as they were when the earth swallowed them whole more than two months ago. Workers fished the last c... | No major repairs have begun on Corvettes recovered from a giant sinkhole .
Worse-than-expected damage to priceless Chevrolets prompts strategy shift .
Museum board member: restoration of some cars now "may not be possible"
Board considers which cars to save and whether to use independent restorers . |
ec4e4c7094d90b21cece0e6488115dd1ac94cd3e | (CNN)When you think of the "Fantastic Four," you likely don't think of grim, dark imagery. But if a trailer unleashed Tuesday is any indication, Marvel's first family of superheroes are being rebooted into exactly that. 20th Century Fox's new take on the foursome -- last seen in 2007's "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silv... | "Fantastic Four" is rebooting after the 2005 and 2007 films .
20th Century Fox unveiled a much-anticipated teaser trailer on Tuesday .
Fans had a decidedly mixed reaction on social media . |
ec4ebede270566faad673bf382c7e82b3a6dad16 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 14:49 EST, 24 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:50 EST, 24 October 2013 . A former Ohio doctor accused of killing a pregnant woman last year by injecting her with heroin after she answered a Craigslist ad pleaded guilty today for her death and that of her nearly full-term unborn chil... | Pakistani-born Dr Ali Salim, 44, pleaded guilty for the death of pregnant Deanna Ballman and her unborn baby .
Mother-of-two was found dead in her car in August 2012 after man allegedly gave her a lethal heroin injection .
Salim faces 37 years in prison at a December sentencing . |
ec4ee7c1765fe2034b76e3a9c57eb4e7e45d7b96 | Hong Kong (CNN) -- As Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping formally succeeds Hu Jintao as state president at the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, it completes what has been a seemingly smooth transition of power in the world's most populous nation. But who is he? As with all Chinese leaders, detail... | As with all Chinese leaders, government tightly controls details of Xi's life .
Xi is the son of a revolutionary hero, grew up a "princeling"
Xi has military ties that predecessors Hu, Jiang don't, one observer notes .
Xi received high marks during Washington trip for desire to engage United States . |
ec4ef6355d2798db515befb8bb429016cd4935b0 | The names of the three Canadian police officers who were killed in a shooting rampage have been identified and the gunman has now been charged with their murders. Justin Bourque terrorized the town of Moncton starting at around 7.20pm Wednesday when he opened fire and killed three Royal Canadian Mounted Police, whose n... | Justin Bourque has been charged with three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder .
The 24-year-old attached police officers on Wednesday night, killing three instantly and seriously injuring two others .
Constables David Ross, Fabrice Georges-Gevaudan and Douglas James Larche were identified as the slain ... |
ec4f1f59989f55a1011bd35d080069e9bdcf34f3 | By . Ruth Styles . She might be juggling a demanding career with an even more demanding baby but that hasn't stopped Fearne Cotton from upping the ante with her latest collection for Very. Her 10th collection for the e-tailer included a chic leather biker, as well as pretty pieces perfect for a hot summer's day. Highli... | The 32-year-old's 10th collection for e-tailer Very arrives online today .
Highlights include a chic black biker and flattering floral smock dress .
Photos for campaign shot at Portobello Market in London's Notting Hill . |
ec4f5f0e80b3e267ee7cb45477105890afe345c7 | By . Madlen Davies For Mailonline . A mother who dismissed a cat scratch as nothing to worry about ended up battling a life-threatening blood infection. Lesley Pleasant, 57, was forced to stay in hospital for a week hooked up to an IV drip - and almost missed her daughter’s wedding. The incident occurred last month whe... | Lesley Pleasant was bathing Oscar when he sunk his claws into her skin .
Freak scratch caused his claw to sink into her artery for 30 seconds .
Initially dismissed incident as 'nothing' and carried on with housework .
But by 2am her arm had ballooned and she was in excruciating pain .
Went to hospital where she was put... |
ec4f70916f1f423551f9a7f380329eb44e98d6d9 | Samsung's Galaxy S2 Android touchscreen has sold 10 million units: Its successor is liable to be a showcase for Samsung's most hi-tech components . Samsung has officially confirmed the existence of the Galaxy S3 - the hi-tech follow-up to one of the most iconic Android smartphones. The phone will be unveiled at a speci... | Handset will launch at 'special event' similar to Apple's iPhone launches .
Galaxy S3 will be on sale in first half of 2012 .
Handset will showcase Samsung's most hi-tech components .
Phone could be one of iPhone 5's major rivals . |
ec4fa1996239fff159e9658323bb16d33f90f051 | (CNN) -- The 911 call is accusatory. The woman flatly tells the dispatcher she just witnessed several police officers in East Bakersfield, California, beat a man to death. The woman -- identified by the local newspaper as Salina Quair, 34 -- happened upon the scene as she left Kern Medical Center, where the father of f... | NEW: Having the FBI investigate is "the right thing for the public," California sheriff says .
Woman tells 911 she witnessed police beat man to death across the street from hospital .
Sheriff's office says David Silva "received baton strikes" after he struggled with officers .
Witness tells CNN, "He only got to ask for... |
ec50099f721cb8722e256b3c5ac6402e969ff0f6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:21 EST, 12 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:54 EST, 13 January 2013 . A man abducted by his grandparents at the age of five lives next door to them with his new wife and is preparing to be a father himself. The impression of a close and happy family life was emerging in the ca... | Richard Landers Jr taken from Indiana home by his paternal grandparents in 1994 is pictured for the first time as an adult calling himself Michael .
His wife is expecting a child and the couple live on the same plot of land as grandparents who are now facing charges .
Mother and father say they want to renew contact bu... |
ec50820ece5afa1bd674303a8aaccf80e079e555 | One of the teenage girls critically injured in a parasailing accident earlier this month has left hospital to continue her treatment in her home state. Alexis Fairchild was discharged from Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Florida on Thursday to return to her Indiana home. The 17-year-old will continue rehab for her h... | Alexis Fairchild was discharged from Panama City hospital and will continue her rehab in home state of Indiana .
Sidney Good is still in a critical condition and requiring facial reconstructive surgery . |
ec50e433ce439c9b7c33173471453fbac1ff6e27 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 12:32 EST, 31 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:49 EST, 31 October 2013 . They're often derided for being a less than healthy accompaniment to our favourite foods. But a father and son in Belgium won't hear a word said against the humble chip - they've created the world's first museum ded... | Eddy Van Belle and son Cidric pay homage to the chip in the Belgian capital .
The Frietmuseum offers an educational insight into the history of the potato .
The museum is housed in the oldest building in Bruges - the Saaihaile . |
ec5118c61e2b48bd63fbb50a3c666de7f3284112 | Retired High Court judge Sir Paul Coleridge said cohabiting couples should never be allowed legal rights over each other’s money and property . Cohabiting couples should never be allowed legal rights over each other’s money and property, one of Britain’s most senior family law experts said yesterday. Giving them the sa... | Retired judge Sir Paul Coleridge is against any cohabitation law .
While once supporting it, he now thinks it is a 'lawyer driven idea'
Putting laws around such relationships gives them 'official approval' |
ec5172a556420f208ef8ab2440e0c5b306d8e6f1 | (CNN) -- Searchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday looked for about 100 people still missing from a shipwreck that more than 200 people survived and in which nine are confirmed dead. The boat sank around 9:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. ET) Friday along the Congo River near Maluku, which is part of the cap... | A ship carrying about 300 people and tons of merchandise wrecks in the Congo River .
Since Friday, authorities have confirmed nine dead and about 200 survivors .
About 100 people who had been aboard the ship are still believed to be missing . |
ec517bef4c0ab6a88e2b9b12f022ba5d07139b1a | Hong Kong (CNN) -- Qantas has agreed a 10-year partnership with Emirates, as it seeks to revitalize its ailing international business. As part of the deal, the Australian carrier will transfer its hub for European flights from Singapore to Dubai from April next year -- subject to regulatory approval. Qantas said its da... | Australian carrier will transfer its hub for European flights from Singapore to Dubai .
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the new partnership will benefit frequent flyers .
Emirates: Deal provides passengers with additional connectivity in Australia .
Qantas' international arm is struggling with losses amid soaring costs . |
ec51addaf64543022c568bb6c6399bdcd70cbdbe | A two-year-old girl has died after being crushed between two shuttle buses at a pumpkin-picking festival. Ella Fuehring was standing in front of a bus in a parking field with her mother, six-year-old brother, and friends when another vehicle plowed into them. The toddler was killed instantly in the collision at Alstede... | Ella Fuehring, two, was stood in front of bus when another ploughed into her .
Her mother broke thigh bone, her mother's friend shattered her pelvis .
They were crushed as they were leaving New Jersey harvest festival . |
ec51e54de89644e638d369f42906fa03ec69c5e2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:18 EST, 12 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:40 EST, 12 July 2013 . A mother of three who is awaiting a double arm transplant at a Boston hospital has had her home burglarized repeatedly since her amputations in 2010. Katy Hayes, 44, lost all four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria ... | Katy Hayes has been approved by Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to receive a double arm transplant as soon as a donor becomes available .
Her family home has been robbed and her modified van was also attempted to be stolen . |
ec51ebb3d097463188033d4375826986ade799f5 | Big prize: Corey Knowlton is believed to be the man who paid $350,000 for the license to shoot a black rhino . The hunter who paid $350,000 at a Dallas auction on Saturday to hunt a black rhino, one of the most endangered animals on the planet, says not to judge him - he cares 'deeply' about all animals. Corey Knowlton... | Dallas Safari Club has sold a permit to kill old endangered black rhino .
Fellow hunter named Corey Knowlton as the winner who paid $350,000 .
Five such Namibian licenses are given out each year in an effort to have targeted killings of older, more aggressive rhinos .
Club argues 'culling the herd' is acceptable habita... |
ec5270ce7d43703e74abd7c2ea28ab05d6d2857f | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 04:01 EST, 31 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:08 EST, 31 October 2013 . Marks & Spencer is launching its own brand of English whisky after signing a deal with one of the country's select few distilleries. Fine Single Malt English Whisky will go on sale this week, made for the retailer by t... | Retailer will sell spirit commonly associated with Scotland and Ireland .
English whisky is a growing industry since bottling began again in 2006 .
It is made for M&S by an award-winning distiller based in Norfolk . |
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