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edc163bff10bf54c3557593b7748983dabb65db2 | Basketball superstar LeBron James has beaten Cristiano Ronaldo and Usain Bolt to be named the world's fittest athlete in a list compiled by Sports Illustrated. The sports magazine asked editors and writers to rank the Top 50 fittest male athletes for the first time. ‘For the professional male athlete it is . the very f... | Basketball legend LeBron James has topped Sports Illustrated's first ever list of the world's fittest athletes .
He scoring a perfect ten in each of the four categories - speed, strength, agility and endurance .
In second place was the Real Madrid and Portugal footballer Ronaldo .
The bronze medal went to Jamaican spri... |
edc1b47c457b462b88c4d0955197d86de30c8f27 | Atlanta (CNN)Almost three weeks after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub, Bobbi Kristina Brown is still fighting for her life. Doctors have removed her breathing tube, two sources close to the family told CNN on Thursday, one day after the procedure supposedly took place. Brown, daughter of late singing star Whitn... | Brown, daughter of late singing star Whitney Houston, will now be ventilated through a hole in her throat .
"This is an indication that the patient will need this for weeks and months to come," says CNN's Sanjay Gupta . |
edc202230812f9c6ebf86df7d05589ce46d06ccd | Actress Maureen Lipman has abandoned five decades of support for the Labour Party and announced that she would vote for 'almost any other' party at the General Election, partly in protest at Ed Miliband's support for recognising the Palestinian state. The star of stage and screen gave a dim assessment of the present sh... | Actress cannot in all seriousness vote for 'the Chuka Harman Burnham Hunt Balls brigade'
Lipman's late husband, Jack Rosenthal, canvassed for Sydney Silverman in the 1945 General Election .
Has a 'sneaking suspicion' David Miliband may return to political frontline . |
edc30097454e5bff8dc85e37ae0c536a05f4398c | Nearly half of Japanese adults are not having sex, with more than a fifth of married men and women said they were too tired from work to make love. Even more worrying, more than 20 per cent of all Japanese men between 25 and 29 said they had little or no interest in sex what so ever. The country's birthrate is in such ... | Research found that 49.3 per cent had not had sex in the last month .
Many said they were too tired from work, or that sex was 'bothersome'
A fifth of Japanese men aged 25 to 29 had 'little or no interest in sex'
Japanese population is expected to drop by a third in 50 years . |
edc31f1413ff39bc2308354185141b1a95fbf10b | The country has enough fissile material for a dozen nuclear bombs. It sells missile technology to rogue regimes such as Iran and Syria. And the three generations of the Kim dynasty who have run it since 1945 have all been ruthless, brutal — and terrifyingly erratic. At 9.49 local time on Wednesday, North Korea’s isolat... | North Korea's launch of a ballistic rocket showed plan to attack America .
But state media said launch as successful positioning of weather satellite .
'Shining Son' leader Kim Jong-Un has megalomaniac designs on West .
He lives in gilded palaces while poor are kept in camps the size of LA .
Parents and children incarc... |
edc380c8c247308b5d602fe77edadad715e49c7d | Prince Harry may have resigned himself to starting his 30s as a single man – but he’ll be less prepared for the news that the woman who was his first true love is set to announce her engagement. Chelsy Davy is expected to reveal this week that she is marrying society jeweller Charles Goode. The 28-year-old, who dated H... | Chelsy Davy and Charles Goode have been inseparable since last year .
They went climbing in Malawi, friends claim Charles proposed at the summit .
Prince Harry's friends say Chelsy was 'the right girl at the wrong time' |
edc4d85f22e4c9840dea15aa75cd5404e9d8e715 | Long gone are the days of scratching posts and balls of wooll; the latest must-have cat accessory is a lifelike robotic mouse. Dubbed Mousr, the smart device is the first robotic cat toy that can see and react to a feline’s movements just like real prey. And finished models of the device will use artificial intelligenc... | Sensors along the side of Mousr recognise forces such as a cat’s paw .
Infrared sensors and 360-degree camera let the toy react to and dodge cats .
Artificial intelligence will also make the Mousr mimic a cat’s prey .
Team is seeking $100,000 (£63,200) and have so-far raised $18,650 (£11,780)
Campaign runs until 6 Dece... |
edc4f0fa98ab8be49c0b168d3f7f6c38e7e78b16 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A dangerous trend has seen more than a dozen women in Venezuela die from botched plastic surgeries involving injecting synthetic silicone into their buttocks. At least 40,000 women in the South American nation have undergone a procedure where they have a gel-like substance called a synthetic ... | At least 15 women have died in Venezuela from bad butt implants since 2011 .
The dangerous surgeries involve having synthetic biopolymer injections .
As the silicone is not in implant form, the substance travels in the body .
At least 40,000 women in the country have undergone 'butt jobs'
The procedures have been banne... |
edc503607a382e99e576715cf8449260041abbe2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 10:50 EST, 31 August 2012 . It took them five months but authorities have finally concluded that elderly twin sisters found dead at their South Lake Tahoe home in February passed away from natural causes. Police launched an investigation into the deaths of 73-year-old sisters Joan ... | Twins dead for 'at least several weeks' when found in separate rooms of California home in February .
Investigators conclude Joan Miller died from hypothermia after Patricia Miller died of coronary artery disease .
Deputies were stumped as there was no blood or signs of struggle . |
edc54df0def79323b3cd29192e30a27cf8f4287d | It's been quite a week for 21-year-old Tom Thorpe. On Saturday, he made his Manchester United first-team debut with a late cameo in the 2-1 win over West Ham and then on Monday he capped a commanding performance as captain of the Under 21 side with a towering, last-minute header to beat Tottenham. But who is the latest... | Tom Thorpe made his first-team debut as a late substitute for Manchester United in the 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday .
The centre-back replaced Angel di Maria as United clung on to victory .
Thorpe then captained the under 21 side against Tottenham on Monday .
He scored a stoppage time winner with a towering header... |
edc6531a0b2035d9fc850b841a179326235c578f | By . Jonathan McEvoy . It was more than the cheering of the crowd and the hand-banging on the hoardings that powered Alex Dowsett to the time-trial gold medal on Thursday. The 25-year-old Englishman carried with him the extra incentive of banishing the heartache of the past few months - and the worrying of a lifetime -... | Englishman completed the course in 47:41.78 to clinch gold .
He overturned a six-second deficit at start of final section to win by 10 secs .
Doswett was excluded from Movistar's Tour de France team through illness .
The Tour took in his home county of Essex during its run through England .
Dowsett finished ahead of Ro... |
edc75720d950d3d4e5e3a238bedf25efc83fb5f8 | Humans can work out a dog's mood just by the sound of its bark, according to new research . Humans can work out a dog's mood just by the sound of its bark, according to new research. People use the same rules to work out how their dog is feeling, as they do to determine the emotional state of friends. The study found t... | Researchers from Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, said shorter barks sound more positive and high pitched noises seem more intense to humans .
People use the same rules to work out how their dog is feeling, as they do to determine the emotional state of friends . |
edc76cfdd6f712af2ad3cc083eabb6dac8ddbb10 | Spain defender Sergio Ramos is refusing to wallow in the pain of Friday’s 5-1 drubbing by Holland and will use it instead as a motivation for their next game. The world champions cannot afford to lose against Chile at the Maracana on Wednesday and Ramos insists their Dutch horror show will help them. ‘I’m not going to ... | Spain thrashed 5-1 by Holland on Friday in opening World Cup game .
World champions lost first game against Switzerland at 2010 World Cup .
Fernando Torres admits Spain must now beat Chile on Wednesday . |
edc77346411ff9ed7f98145ecb27b10c594dde85 | Editor's note: Eve Ensler is the playwright of "The Vagina Monologues" and the founder of V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day has funded over 10,000 community-based anti-violence programs and launched safe houses in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt ... | Eve Ensler: War in Congo is targeting girls and women .
She says rape is being used as a weapon, with 1,100 raped each month .
Western governments, including the U.S., need to protect Congo's women, she says . |
edc7e07f82a1ed2a833bcc1c3a797b725d148654 | By . Deni Kirkova . An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1,500 in debt - and resorting to eating from the bin. Louise Brown, 27, from Surrey, was so addicted to pizza and battered sausages that she ran up eye-watering bills on credit cards to fund her £20-a-day fast food habit. But afte... | Louise Brown from Surrey, spent £20 a day on food like battered sausages .
Junk food addict was 21st 7lbs and a size 26 at just 26 years old .
Parents paid for gastric bypass after she ate pizza from wheelie bin .
Now a size 12 and 12st 7lbs . |
edc814d046879081513e296bbbd181ece7984b38 | The parents of a one-year-old child have to save her life up to five times a day - because a rare genetic condition means she forgets to breathe. Jess Kerr needs her parents, Melanie and Simon, to give her the kiss of life every time she stops breathing. The baby, from Leicester, suffers from an extremely rare conditio... | Jess Kerr, one, has Patau syndrome which causes her to stop breathing .
The condition is caused by an extra chromosome 13 in every cell .
Most babies with the condition only survive for a few days after birth .
Jess requires round-the-clock care to keep her alive .
She has just celebrated her first birthday - a landmar... |
edc8240c8a06ed69bbd3e88b5efc7e9f77cbd8a6 | By . Quentin Letts . Television reality shows normally pulsate with optimism. Participants greet one another with air kisses and whoops of delight. They look ahead to fame and riches. That's reality TV, right? Not quite. Not in the case of a new Channel 4 series called My Last Summer. Its participants hobble and weep. ... | A new series on Channel 4 documents the last months of the terminally ill .
Quentin Letts discovers that people's coping methods can be very different .
The experience made Quentin revisit his last few months with his father . |
edc846a040dbfc78d380d3853f56c5476f3812a2 | (CNN) -- Until 1995, Jack Ma had never touched a computer. Today he is China's best known Internet entrepreneur and the force behind e-commerce company Alibaba. Under Jack Ma's leadership, the Alibaba Group now operates five companies. In 1995 he founded China Pages, the first Internet-based company in China. He then a... | Ma founded China's first Internet-based company in 1995 .
He was also head of the information department of the CIECC .
Since 1999 he has been at the head of the Alibaba Group .
He is considered one of the most important figures on the Web . |
edc857647978aae0e1728254510a94b6161a28a6 | Andar, Afghanistan (CNN) -- "An apple," English teacher Asadullah writes and reads out on the board. A simple word, perhaps, but here speaking and teaching English is something of a novelty and for the U.S. military and Afghan government a success -- albeit small. It would not have been possible four months ago when so... | U.S. 101st Airborne arrived in Andar district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province 4 months ago .
It was the first American presence in the largely Taliban-controlled area in two years .
Historically the Taliban flee to their safe havens in neighboring Pakistan for winter .
Outside of this U.S. "security bubble" the fear o... |
edc8a706f4fdd100190da798e5384315e891b1e0 | By . Ryan Gorman . and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:55 EST, 30 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:32 EST, 31 December 2013 . A train derailed Monday afternoon and burst into flames after being hit by another train just outside the North Dakota town of Casselton - which authorities have now ordered to be ... | The first train - carrying 112 cars of soybeans - derailed at around 2pm .
A second train carrying 106 cars of oil struck multiple cars of the first derailed train .
Multiple explosions sent flames and toxic clouds hundreds of feet in the air .
North Dakota town of Casselton evacuated . |
edc95b8caf0f8036ba70cca10be05b781f36e037 | By . Lydia Warren . It took paramedics 19 minutes to reach the Florida State University professor who was fatally shot outside his home after a misunderstanding on the 911 call, it has emerged. Dan Markel, 41, was shot as he drove his car to his garage in Tallahassee on Friday July 18. The gunman - who has still not be... | Florida State University professor Dan Markel was shot as he pulled his car up to his Tallahassee home on Friday, July 18 .
A neighbor saw the car and called 911 after seeing Markel, who was still moving - but the dispatcher did not hear him talk about the gun wound .
It meant that it took 19 minutes for the ambulance ... |
edc983557a3364a55a2c8f2ad21d9779537e3331 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:56 EST, 6 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:21 EST, 13 July 2013 . A dental therapist who was diagnosed with skin cancer has decided to chart her life by taking a picture every day. Janet Holden, 41, started uploading the images - sometimes moving, sometimes funny - onto the inter... | Janet Holden, 41, from Accrington, Lancsashire, keeps picture diary .
She uploads pictures of her experiences onto the internet and has won legions of followers around the world .
Was first diagnosed five years ago but disease came back last year . |
edc9ad0d062844a30c0f496d0fb476258cfcf654 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 01:03 EST, 7 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:01 EST, 7 September 2013 . NASA's newest robotic explorer rocketed into space late Friday in an unprecedented moonshot from Virginia. The rocket was visible across the eastern seaboard as it streaked toward the moon - including from Ne... | Rocket launched at 11:27 p.m. ET from Virginia .
Probe will study the lunar atmosphere and environment .
Probe will have an orbiter to gather information on the moon . |
edc9ade30e1c60717878a019f76f749ae2d08fc7 | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 01:51 EST, 22 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:51 EST, 22 January 2013 . Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and other top Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles officials maneuvered behind the scenes to shield molester priests, provide damage control for the church and keep p... | Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and other .
top Roman Catholic officials in LA made efforts to shield molester priests, provided damage control for .
the church and keep parishioners in the dark, according to church .
personnel files .
The confidential records filed in a .
lawsuit against the archdiocese disclose how the... |
edc9f50fc27f38d5f27b8861fb80b22a4c316256 | By . Sportsmail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:43 EST, 30 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:36 EST, 30 August 2012 . Manchester City will take on Real Madrid in the Champions League after they were drawn together in Group D. The two giants of European football will go head to head in the group stages, which kick off next mon... | Premier League champions face double header with Mourinho .
Holders Chelsea to take on Italian giants Juventus .
Man United up against Braga, Galatasaray and Cluj .
Arsenal grouped with Schalke, Olympiakos and Montpellier .
Celtic face tricky test against Barcelona and Messi . |
edcac752dd84d19f7607ec21318ed1bb1416dcb9 | (CNN) -- Romances come and go, but many a gourmand is in it for life with that addictive cocoa concoction, chocolate. Luxury Paris chocolate tour participants are likely to taste sweets from chocolatiers such as Jean-Charles Rochoux. And the love affair is no secret. From Paris to San Francisco, chocolate tours are con... | San Francisco chocolate walking tours are offered three times a week .
Tickets for New York chocolate tours run $70 to $80 .
A luxury Paris tour takes visitors on a weeklong chocolate adventure . |
edcafb4d429ce2c69d662a938463f6ada0ff6cf5 | Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Rene Lecour's plan started out simple: Take his son on a skateboarding trip to someplace "epic." While he and his son, Kaya, were searching the internet, they saw videos of Cuba's skateboarders making do with beaten-up and jerry-rigged boards. Economic shortages and the U.S. embargo make it diffic... | Rene Lecour is a first-generation Cuban-American and skateboard shop owner .
He wanted to help Cuban skaters get better equipment .
He reached out to young skateboarders, who donated dozens of old boards .
He brought them to Cuba on a recent trip with his family . |
edcb064d798f5ddf8dabbc1b68f2bc356a2960b0 | By . Alasdair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 20:04 EST, 20 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:05 EST, 20 August 2013 . Too much on his plate? Gregg Wallace has suffered a series of business setbacks . His personal life is in disarray after he drunkenly attacked a fan at a five-course dinner. Now Gregg Wallace’s professional affai... | Gregg's Bar and Grill in London's branded 'travesty' and 'joke' by critics .
Meals at Bermondsey Square Hotel restaurant in London had cost £80 a head .
Wallace last week punched publisher Paul Bates in drunken brawl . |
edcb1a116e66b53ef5ab80fa7237476b0040fa42 | New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Of all the terrifying moments during Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst was when word came that the roof of the Louisiana Superdome was tearing away. During the storm and for days after, the dome was a refuge of last resort for people who had nowhere else to go. It was an iconic image... | Katrina ripped roof of NFL Superdome stadium as people sought shelter inside .
Superdome restoration largest stadium project of its kind in U.S. history .
72,000 stadium seats were damaged; all but 20,000 seats were saved .
After stadium re-opened, NFL's Saints won their first game and later, the Super Bowl . |
edcbabc34ca2be268023a60fbbeb7ae37dba81c3 | By . Associated Press . A Washington man accused of plowing his souped-up truck through a crowd of bar-goers, killing a man, insists to police that he only had one beer beforehand — but his truck was taken over by demons and took him on an 'amusement ride from hell.' Dustin F. Brown, 28, told cops that he desperately w... | Dustin F. Brown, 28, sent at least two friends text messages saying he was too drunk to drive and needed a ride home .
But when cops confronted him, Brown insisted that the throttle on his F-350 had gotten stuck as the truck was taken over by evil spirits .
A sobriety test revealed Brown's blood-alcohol concentration w... |
edcc775c5961a8a69aa2f12ade708411bc6a6e5b | By . David Kent . Chelsea's new signings looked relaxed as they were pictured at Chelsea's pre-season training camp in Austria. The squad were training in the sun but things were a bit chilly for Filipe Luis, Marco van Ginkel and Nathaniel Chalobah as they sat in the ice bath together. Jose Mourinho, Gary Cahill and ot... | Filipe Luis seen in an ice-bath with Nathan Chalobah .
Chelsea's training camp is in Austria .
Jose Mourinho and his team were cycling to and from training . |
edcc79cd5feec7a0cc2091a1edc484a68e24b9b6 | Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is floating an unexpected option to take over for outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat turned Independent from Connecticut. In a statement issued hours after President Obama appeared at the White House alongside Hagel to announce the end of his tenure,... | Sen. Ted Cruz suggested former Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent, to replace Hagel .
Lieberman hasn't been named by White House officials on the shortlist of potential nominees .
Cruz called for the nominee to be confirmed "promptly" |
edcc9115d81d984ad58047c9c049031c769a8dc7 | Washington (CNN) -- Angela Merkel might be the most powerful female politician in the world these days. She certainly is in Europe. We now know that her cell phone was monitored by U.S. intelligence, not just since she became the German Chancellor in 2005, but also for an additional three years before that. Many U.S. a... | German Chancellor Angela Merkel is indignant over having her phone monitored .
Merkel grew up in East Germany where domestic spying was rampant .
She respected the U.S. as reflecting her values of freedom and liberty .
Trust is now broken and the U.S. needs to show security does not trump liberty . |
edcce30f9477ed504e9d3faa659efe655a42d80a | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 14:04 EST, 31 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:10 EST, 1 January 2013 . Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in history, and Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Queen Elizabeth II didn't even get a look in. The Secretary of State won the prestigious accolade for the 17th time last year... | Secretary of State was first named Gallup's Most Admired Woman in 1993 .
Finished second to Mother Teresa in 1995 and 1996 and Laura Bush in 2001 but she has won every year since .
Eleanor .
Roosevelt is the second most admired woman in the poll's 52-year history with 13 wins, followed by Margaret Thatcher and Jacqueli... |
edccf672c9d3f32a6474c8996c648d6585386dfe | By . James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 18:02 EST, 30 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:34 EST, 1 October 2012 . Ed Balls will vow today to spend billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on building affordable homes and a stamp duty holiday if Labour is elected – after insisting the party has nothing to apologise for on the e... | Shadow Chancellor insists Labour has no apology to make on the economy .
He insists Labour has never been a 'balanced budget party' |
edccfdbccb47e31071a1558ed408a3685f5d9d1a | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan will review blasphemy laws to prevent them from targeting innocent people, a government official said. The government will form a committee of scholars to revisit the law, said Shahbaz Bhatti, the federal minister for minority affairs. It will submit its suggestions and procedures,... | Federal government to form a committee of scholars to revisit the law .
Religious parties are planning rallies on Christmas Eve .
A Pakistani court found a 45-year-old woman guilty of defiling the name of the Prophet Mohammed . |
edcd26fb4e40735ed8173dc71f87e7573ce2af21 | Unions expect thousands of jobs to go as the Abbott government prepares to axe 175 government agencies. The hit-list is in addition to the 76 announced in the May budget, and the total is estimated to save taxpayers more than $500 million over four years. The government aims to cut duplication, streamline services and ... | The government is set to axe 175 agencies to make budget savings .
Unions fear the measure could result in up to 9000 job cuts .
Reports of the plans come ahead of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, to be relased by Treasurer Joe Hockey on Monday .
There have already been 8000 public service job losses this yea... |
edcd6fc4d0d32bd978a07bfc46fa2183b6e3c6e6 | (CNN) -- If you've been reading the comments on CNN stories, you've probably noticed that things look a little bit different. We've updated our comment system to include some new features that will improve the discussion and hopefully build a greater sense of community on the site. A lot of the changes are designed to ... | CNN is upgrading its comment system .
New features make it easier to follow conversations and share them with your social networks .
We are listening to what you tell us and adding your perspective to CNN's coverage . |
edcd8dd1c50f6bda41d665eb956df72590b12b80 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Halle Berry's lawyers returned to court Tuesday to ask a Los Angeles judge to keep her child's father away from their daughter because of a Thanksgiving Day fight with Berry's fiance. The father, model Gabriel Aubry, claimed in a court filing Monday that the fiance, Olivier Martinez, ambushed him w... | A judge orders Berry's fiance to keep away from her ex, Gabriel Aubry .
Aubry, her daughter's dad, faces a battery charge after a fight with Olivier Martinez .
Photos show Aubry's injuries, which says happened with Martinez attacked .
Berry and Aubry have battled for two years over custody of young Nahla . |
edce05850aea679839e6ca6333b564031957b92b | Bringing supplies to astronauts on the International Space Station can be a little screwy, leaving astronauts waiting for the next costly and risky resupply mission. This week, thanks to 3-D printing, astronaut and ISS commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore had a wrench he needed manufactured by a printer in just four hours. ... | A wrench is first "uplink tool" designed on Earth then emailed and printed in space .
Made in Space partnered with NASA to send a 3-D printer to International Space Station .
Goal is in-space manufacturing, especially as missions venture farther from Earth . |
edce428559ec5a7a28f747c3dd12e3d1e34f3046 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:33 EST, 11 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:10 EST, 11 November 2012 . A 66-year-old man who lived alone has been found drowned almost two weeks after super storm Sandy, bringing the death toll to 42. David Maxwell was found by police in his living room with his cat which had... | David Maxwell was found by police on Friday after drowning in storm .
Neighbors said he lived alone with his cat and went unchecked until now .
Friends said Mr Maxwell was a former Marine who served in Vietnam . |
edceda838a86cf7852f3e2effc734812a88c0bbd | (CNN) -- If rumors that Cristiano Ronaldo might be dropped for Real Madrid's trip to Valencia were a ploy from coach Jose Mourinho to inspire his fellow Portuguese to greater heights, it was an unquestionable success. The two were reported to have had a frank exchange of views after Real's midweek win over Valencia in ... | Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid thrash Valencia 5-0 in La Liga .
Emphatic win means Real Madrid close gap on Barcelona to 15 points .
Inter draw 1-1 in Italy's Serie A while PSG win at Bordeaux in France . |
edcf16cf93ee15472753cb52c70eae28a3b10d1c | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 06:54 EST, 26 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:43 EST, 26 September 2013 . A photographer got a little too close to the action when he nearly got bitten by a caiman during a rescue mission. The reptile had got stuck in a swimming pool at a lodge in Pantanal, Brazil, and staff attempted t... | Reptile nearly bites photographer in the leg during rescue mission .
The caiman had gotten stuck in a pool at a lodge in Pantanal, Brazil .
Paul Goldstein was assisting staff pulling it out of the pool by the tail . |
edcf17bd8abee4f07bd156b39c9370c8ef07063c | From Givenchy to Chanel, Kim Kardashian showcased some envy-inducing outfits in 2014. While she has the most esteemed designers on speed dial and finally won plaudits in the fashion world - even landing a Vogue cover - the reality TV star has revealed that she's having a style overhaul for the coming year. Writing on h... | The 34-year-old says husband is helping her curate new wardrobe .
He has introduced her to high-end designers .
Reveals favourite 2014 outfit as Givenchy lace dress .
The move marks her transition from stylist to fashion favourite .
The metamorphosis included a Vogue cover and job as face of Balmain . |
edd078f442e4ce1bc0ae6eba64a4516a9e935aeb | Scandal: This is the 18-year-old British girl who was filmed performing sex acts on 24 men at a nightclub in Majorca's notorious party capital, Magaluf . The British girl who was filmed performing a sex act on 24 men in Majorca was told she would win a 'holiday' - but it was just the name of a £4 cocktail, it was today... | British girl, 18, filmed performing a sex act on 24 men in Magaluf, Majorca .
Donning pink hotpants, she was cheered on as she went from man to man .
Video was later posted online, sparking outrage among Spanish politicians .
Now, it has been claimed girl was told by organisers she would win 'holiday'
But prize, in fac... |
edd0b7e1c7bb6ad07eed15c8158ad7eff5753a3c | A football club has been charged with race victimisation by the FA after it 'refused to pay medical bills' for an injured black striker. Gillingham Football Club and its chairman Paul Scally have been charged over the dismissal of retired striker Mark McCammon after the football governing body judged its rules had been... | Gillingham Football Club and chairman Paul Scally have been charged .
It's after retired striker Mark McCammon was dismissed from club in 2011 .
FA judged club committed act of race victimisation - breaching its rules .
McCammon sued club in August 2012 and awarded £68,000 compensation .
Both Gillingham FC and Mr Scall... |
edd1cb894a664af8feba3fd83230cbafffac974c | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As he walks past the tiny, dingy waiting area into an equally cramped garage, Nui Srisook says business at his car repair shop is thriving. Drivers are choosing to keep their old cars longer, and they're turning to repair shops to make it so, observers say. Sales are up 20 percent this month and Sri... | As more strapped Americans opt to fix their cars, repair shops are doing well .
Automotive Service Association: Members' sales grew 16 percent over the last year .
D.C. shop owner: "People are willing to spend more" to keep cars well-serviced .
Trend seems to have translated into increased traffic at auto parts stores,... |
edd24398173c57b9acfc8871047c503b5ea0e3fd | By . Tara Brady . Inception-style lucid dreams can be induced by applying a specific frequency of electric current to sleepers' brains, a study has found. Lucid dreams involve a state of heightened awareness that allows the sleeper to recognise the dream and control what happens within it. A similar concept was explore... | Lucid dreams allows the sleeper to control what happens .
Concept was explored in the movie Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio .
Stimulation at a frequency of 40 hertz induced lucid dreaming . |
edd25295dbcf8ab1bbba95f0edc433a0a5cb6c35 | By . Luke Garratt . PUBLISHED: . 16:31 EST, 18 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:40 EST, 18 March 2014 . Clubbers using the toilets had a nasty shock when they fell through to the cellar when the floor gave way from under them at a Salford nightclub. Mark Cowgill, 29, and six others were using the gents when the floor col... | Seven men were using the nightclub toilet in Salford .
Toilet floor gave way after they heard a creak .
All seven men tumbled below to drinks cellar .
Four were sent to hospital, and none were seriously injured .
Council believes it might have been caused by a water leak . |
edd2bb4d1e7b2b99cb8185a9864cf447fc208370 | A woman on board an Air China flight forced the plane into an emergency landing after allegedly claiming she had a bomb on board. The CA1336 flight from Nanning to Beijing was forced to land at Chongqing. A passenger on the plane said the alert was sparked after a woman claimed there was a bomb in the cabin of the air... | Flight was 90 minutes into journey from Nanning to Beijing .
Woman reported as being 'suicidal' after breaking up with boyfriend .
SWAT officers boarded the plane after landing at Chongqing . |
edd3837ce70682e0d29ead07d80938ea8132c3cc | Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) -- Paul Ryan's four years at Miami University, a bucolic campus nestled in the small town of Oxford, Ohio, helped to shape the Wisconsin congressman's political and ideological views. An economics professor named Richard Hart guided Ryan through the classics of conservative economic theory, and R... | Miami University in Ohio helped to shape Rep. Paul Ryan's political and ideological views .
But Ryan didn't spend all his time in the classroom studying Ayn Rand and others .
Congressman was a Delt, a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity .
Yearbook photos show Ryan also had a fondness for turtlenecks . |
edd38a4117e8c16d57d2f4ee1cc74429db7e52ae | (CNN Student News) -- February 5, 2014 . A great deal of technology goes into today's show. It's included in reports on high-speed Internet access, a massive social media company, and a proposal for cars to "talk" to one another. We also discuss yet another winter wallop for parts of the U.S., and we examine the detail... | This page includes the show Transcript and the Daily Curriculum .
Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions .
At the bottom of the page, please share your feedback ... |
edd38aefb066fe16a0197ca1b7e95f8f15c50259 | A pistol thought to have belonged to famous Edwardian murderer Dr Crippen has been handed in to police during a firearm amnesty. The owner told police the gun once belonged to Hawley Harvey Crippen, the American medic hanged in Pentonville Prison for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen. Crippen rose to infamy... | Small pistol given to police believed to belong to the infamous murderer .
Crippen rose to infamy by allegedly poisoning and dismembering his wife .
Handgun was given to Devon police as part of an amnesty held last month . |
edd4bd35e504c71e364f5cb63c6103a717b11024 | Shot in the face: Evie White was struck just below her lip with the 4in metal crossbow bolt as she was leaving Canterbury College in Kent . A 17-year-old beauty student was shot in the face with a crossbow as she walked out of college and was forced to wrench the 4in metal bolt from her lip as blood poured from the wou... | Evie White struck just below her lip while leaving Canterbury College, Kent .
Dropped her bag as it hit her and screamed: 'Someone please help me'
Student had to wrench metal bolt out while blood saturated her clothes .
Police yet to arrest anyone and doctors tell Evie gash will leave her scarred . |
edd4fcfc47ec3320774e3ae85d4083df8a572a13 | The reported iCloud hack, which exposed hundreds of photos of celebrities, has highlighted the dangers of storing files online. In particular, actress Mary Winstead complained she had deleted a number of the leaked photos ‘long ago’. But, many Apple users aren’t aware that removing a photo from a device doesn’t automat... | When photos are taken on Apple devices, they're stored in the Camera Roll .
If Photo Stream is enabled, these images are also stored on iCloud .
Camera Roll photos are only uploaded to the cloud if the option is enabled as part of the phone or tablet’s backup options .
Removing a photo from Camera Roll does not remove ... |
edd50035174992cd86a81b3842a342ebe3255ad5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:56 EST, 12 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:55 EST, 14 August 2012 . Thumbs up: David Cameron shows his appreciation for the Mo-bot during a meeting between the PM and double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah . Mo Farah shows David Cameron how to do the ‘Mo-bot’ at Downing Street... | Summit aims help prevent 25 million children under .
five suffering stunted growth by the time of the 2016 Olympic Games in .
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah warns world leaders: 'There are kids out there facing hunger and starvation and we've got to do something about it'
Britain has promised... |
edd530b8801798e12680d3d345f7fa88852d3818 | A midwife caught dosing herself with laughing gas in a hospital delivery room has been thrown out of the profession. Fiona Midgley inhaled so deeply on the nitrous oxide at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, Surrey, that she was overheard by colleagues. They later heard her snoring as she had a quick kip on her rest brea... | Fiona Midgley was caught out at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, Surrey .
Claimed she used the Entonox equipment, containing half nitrous oxide and half oxygen and meant for patients in pain, to 'help her sleep'
Also admitted taking a sedative from the drugs cabinet and prescribing a patient the powerful painkiller co-... |
edd55f7f1f40ab4b7ff6fa5511a61b80646d9a29 | We’re still months away from being able to readily buy the Oculus Rift headset, but the latest prototype suggests the final version will be worth the wait. The Facebook-owned firm has unveiled its Crescent Bay model of the virtual reality technology that is lighter than its predecessor, and now features 360-degree trac... | The Crescent Bay virtual reality headset was unveiled at the weekend .
It is lighter than its predecessor and features 360-degree tracking .
Oculus VR is yet to release the full list of specifications for the device .
A consumer model of the headset is expected to launch next year .
Price estimates range from $200 (£12... |
edd57814a000a78f0e25ecbdb4f1e9b39b77dae7 | Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- A defense lawyer for Amanda Knox made an impassioned plea to the jury Wednesday as the high-profile case neared its conclusion. Knox is the American student accused of killing her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, at the villa they shared in Italy. "We suffer at the memory of Meredith. But we ... | NEW: Prosecutor accuses defense of "lynching" police who worked on case .
Defense lawyer for Amanda Knox becomes emotional during Wednesday's closing argument .
Luciano Ghirga sobs as he tells the jury Knox is innocent and has been mistreated .
Knox, an American student, is accused of murdering her British roommate in ... |
edd5e4ce56f19d31c834de40f987763ff02d8985 | By . Rob Cooper . Last updated at 1:38 PM on 18th August 2011 . Gunman Anders Breivik had a second larger bomb that was ready to be deployed at his farm, a Norwegian TV channel has reported . Norwegian gunman Anders Breivik had prepared a second bomb that was bigger than the one which detonated in Oslo killing eight pe... | 3,000lb device found at gunman's farm .
Judge denies extremist's request to wear tailcoat to court hearing on Friday .
Court session will be closed, judge rules .
Breivik claims he called police to surrender during rampage - before going on to kill 20 more . |
edd675b7c880c6dd02ab4e14a5b7817e4915fe7b | By . Joel Christie . Two boys were trapped in a cave without food or water for three days by themselves after becoming separated from their father in a dangerous and remote Utah canyon. Jason Knight, 35, has spoken about how his brave sons - aged 11 and eight - managed to survive with just each other and one granola ba... | Jason Knight, 35, took his two sons on a camping and canyoneering trip south of Hanksville, Utah .
Last Wednesday they set out for a half-day canyon climb but entered the wrong system .
Knight decided to leave his boys and climb down, so that he could re-enter from the top with ropes and get his children out .
But he b... |
edd680b4b82a597c3ea55b8877e5ab7bdb28cd28 | Real life Baywatch hunk Michael Newman has given a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the 1980s TV hit. The former LA lifeguard starred in a never-before seen 'teaser tape' that was used to sell Baywatch to TV chiefs, which today he unveils to MailOnline. Now 59, Michael was a regular stand-in for David Hasselhof... | Trained lifeguard Michael Newman was childhood pals with Baywatch creator Greg Bonnan .
He starred in the 'teaser tape' Bonnan made to sell the show and reveals it for first time to MailOnline .
Newman got a key role on the show and was also Hasselhoff's leg stand-in .
He also taught Pamela Anderson how to run on the b... |
edd72fca0808c47b68f687167e04d2425ec84bec | Scotland Yard has been handed the names of two more former Government ministers accused of sexually abusing children. Campaigning MP John Mann said he was approached last week by a victim who claims to have been abused by the politicians – one a peer – in the 1980s and has passed the detailed allegations to detectives.... | Two politicians join 22 others named in allegations of abuse in 1980s .
Form part of powerful ring of Westminster paedophiles, it is claimed .
MP John Mann said he was approached by victim who says he was abused .
Called for retired detectives to be granted amnesty from Secrets Act .
Scotland Yard is investigating alle... |
edd7fa60c337c98e93c9f3f9c2c26042d8354404 | PC Neil Doyle, an off-duty police officer, was murdered on a night out with his colleagues . A European arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection with the murder of off-duty police officer PC Neil Doyle. The third suspect in the hunt for the killers of the police officer was today named as Timmy Don... | Third suspect in hunt for killers of PC Neil Doyle named as Timmy Donovan .
Thought to have left UK on same day as PC Doyle's death, on December 19 .
Newly-wed PC Doyle, 36, was killed in an unprovoked attack in Liverpool .
Two men from Liverpool are currently in custody and accused of murder . |
edd8675b6f7c3f03099989199f939e9f07917078 | (CNN) -- Roy Pickler lay on the floor, dripping with sweat, as trainer Bob Harper quipped, "You look like you got run over by a reindeer." Pickler's job as a professional Santa was a constant joke on the latest season of "The Biggest Loser." With his long white beard and protruding stomach, the 63-year-old looked every... | CDC: About 12.5 million children age 2 to 19 are obese in the United States .
Kids learn healthy habits from those they admire most, and Santa is a role model .
Culture may already be changing with Santa races, healthy gifts . |
edd8bd2b8daae4a855ba42740471380dad32b627 | By . Deni Kirkova . Destiny's Child might have rocked some of the most iconic fashion looks of the 1990s, but Beyoncé has come a long way since letting her mother dress her for the stage. The global superstar has kicked off her Mrs Carter Show tour in outfits designed by some of the world's top fashion houses. Julien M... | Beyoncé kicked off 46 date The Mrs Carter Show world tour yesterday .
Julien Macdonald, Dsquared2, Ralph and Russo and Pucci designed outfits .
Singer performed to 18,000 fans in Belgrade, Serbia .
Pucci released images of inception sketches of six costumes today . |
edd8ef22efed96529c7055385fffc6b24867b9ae | Probe: The Justice Department is investigating alleged misdeeds by DEA workers in Colombia unrelated to the Secret Service scandal . A new investigation may reveal that the Secret Service isn’t the only government agency that has hired prostitutes for Colombian sex romps. The Justice Department Inspector General's offi... | Three DEA workers under investigation for alleged misdeeds involving prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia .
Department of Justice Inspector General's office conducting the probe .
Comes one month after Secret Service prostitution scandal in the same place . |
edd92af2be22901d9868157660e0f4e36ceb1c76 | For nearly a century, the vast hull of the German ship that sank during the First World War has been mostly hidden from view. But the violent storms that lashed Britain have laid bare the wreck of the SV Carl. Giant waves have stripped away almost 3ft of sand, revealing the steel ribs of the 60ft vessel at its final re... | Much of the remains of the SV Carl have .
been hidden since 1917 at Booby's Bay, near .
Padstow, in Cornwall .
Ship was being towed by the Royal Navy to London when it sank and was stripped leaving just its hull and masts .
Series of Atlantic storms battering Britain has revealed the wreck and also an ancient Welsh for... |
edd960bf1485eb0b4374f2b32b7967c496fecbe3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:05 EST, 23 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:00 EST, 24 December 2012 . A California woman has turned to activism nearly a decade after she was held against her will in the world's most unforgiving industry by the two people who should have been shielding ... | Minh Dang says she was pimped out by her parents starting when she was just 10 years old .
She now works as an advocate, joining forces with actress Jada Pinkett Smith and her nonprofit organization Don't Sell Bodies . |
edd961f1a83540a232c4f83a1328822d3154d2b1 | Another week, another bizarre dating trend. We've had silent speed-dating and dating in the dark but the latest activity for singles in London is possible the quirkiest yet. It involves participants placing a paper bag over their head, and has been dubbed, 'The thinking person's Tinder,' because decisions are fast but ... | Event has just debuted at the British Science Museum in London .
Idea is to get to know someone's personality before seeing face .
The face-free hookup party will also be held in New York later this year . |
edd9ab1314f89d7c83011b8deca213e21181147a | (CNN) -- The Mexican navy smelled something fishy and their intuition paid off. They found nearly a ton of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen sharks. The cargo, which was aboard the freight ship Dover Strait, had been loaded in Costa Rica, Mexican navy says. Navy inspectors at the southeastern port of Progreso,... | 870 packages of cocaine weighing almost a ton found inside sharks, navy says .
Discovery made at southeastern port of Progreso in the Yucatan state .
Inspectors detected anomaly in two shipping containers during a routine X-ray . |
edd9df8793f487b317989a97b7f2329075b232fc | The disturbed gunman who killed six people in California on Saturday has been hailed as a hero by an underground online forum for men unable to date women. Elliot Rodger's massacre has thrown the depraved world of PickUp-Artist's into the spotlight - especially the rage-filled PUAHate.com, an extreme group which descri... | Elliot Rodger has been called a hero online for his comments posted to Pick-Up-Artist websites and forums .
Pick-Up-Artist's use degrading techniques to pick up women .
Self-confessed virgin, Rodger, avidly posted onto their forums and revealed his self-loathing and hatred of women .
Won admiration on these forums for ... |
edda3d3692768e298dea916030224e728cc590f9 | (CNN) -- As the family of a late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker pursues a lawsuit against his former employer, claiming that effects of multiple concussions caused Jovan Belcher to kill his girlfriend and himself, we are left to consider a larger legal question: How liable can a negligent employer be for a suicide? Emil... | Family of Jovan Belcher sues team, says concussions led him to kill girlfriend and himself .
Danny Cevallos: Traditionally, law has declined to hold others responsible for a suicide .
Suicide and murder are acts that might be caused by many different things, he says .
Cevallos: Society and the law are beginning to acce... |
edda665a46410d94d51f38451b2f8d85481002cb | (CNN) -- A Chicago grandmother pleads for a respite as television cameras roll: "Y'all out here killing these innocent people, kids, parents, grandparents, mothers, fathers: It's got to stop. You need to stop." Semehca Nunn's grandson, Deonta Howard, was in a hospital after being shot in the head Thursday night. In all... | Police superintendent calls for ban on assault weapons .
The 3-year-old boy was shot in the ear, and 12 other people also were injured .
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel cancels a trip to Washington after the shooting .
Police call the shooting gang-related; no suspects were in custody . |
eddad983c2b6b84d88b2e41e36f936124fe6cc15 | Rail passengers could save millions of pounds a year thanks to a secret computer code which finds cut-price fares normally hidden from the public. Founders of the website TrainSplit.com are helping travellers buy cheaper ‘split tickets’. This means that instead of buying one ticket for a journey, passengers can break t... | The website TrainSplit.com allows passengers to save money on fares .
Buying tickets for separate legs of journey on the same train is cheaper .
Trains must stop at stations where all tickets are valid to and from .
But passengers don't have to get off, allowing for huge savings on tickets . |
eddb21103961c97b624ae15bef05753b397bc2f7 | Sir Rory Collins, who is to lead new research into the mass prescription of statins and their side effects . A renowned professor whose research led to the mass prescription of statins is carrying out a major review into their safety. Sir Rory Collins of Oxford University is to examine the records of tens of thousands ... | Sir Rory Collins is to lead research into the mass prescription of statins .
Scientist has previously carried out studies showing the drugs' benefits .
But now he has acknowledged research did not investigate all side effects .
Professor and colleagues will review patient records to see how many have suffered 'adverse'... |
eddb80797dc90651a12afbb5e0eac67f7cecd173 | The future of the region's biggest and best-preserved Roman site has been thrown into doubt. Binchester Roman Town in County Durham, has been put up for sale by the Church Commissioners and archaeologists fear the historic site could fall into the hands of developers. The Roman settlement was dubbed 'the Pompeii of the... | Binchester Roman Town County Durham has been put up for sale .
Archaeologists fear fort could fall into hands of developers .
Church Commission insist no work can be done on 'preserved site' |
eddbb7881d1121d691bf30675e6e4d7c3db4da90 | More than 2,000 people have been tested for HIV and hepatitis amid concerns a dentist flouting infection control rules put them at risk of contracting blood-borne viruses. Desmond D'Mello's alleged refusal to follow NHS safety guidelines sparked the biggest patient recall after he was secretly filmed treating 166 patie... | Desmond D'Mello has been suspended amid claims he flouted safety rules .
Dentist, 60, ran Daybrook Dental Surgery in Nottingham for 32 years .
In June whistleblower filmed him treating 166 patients over three days .
NHS launched investigation over serious infection control concerns .
Emerged he raked in more than £1,00... |
eddbe3539e36aa8589021e05f2aeffbff220ba21 | By . Katy Winter for MailOnline . Sandra McDonald spent a lifetime searching for the mother who gave her up for adoption at only a few days old, only tragically to find that she was too late, and her mother had died in 2002. Despite this devastating news, Sandra, from Edinburgh, gained two half-sisters and an aunt thro... | Sandra has been looking for her birth mother since she was 15 .
Unhappy with her adoptive parents, she longed to be cuddled by her mother .
She spent years attempting to find her with no success .
ITV's Long Lost Families found her but discovered she had died in 2002 .
Although devastated, Sandra discovered she had two... |
eddbfec760a0d4f23870c5d0051015284f504268 | A 55-year-old man was found dead on Monday hanging from the framework of a huge artificial 'New Year tree' in central Kiev today which has become a symbol of anti-government resistance, Ukrainian police said. Police said they removed the body, which was hanging inside the cone-shaped tubular steel construction on Kiev'... | Man, 55, was found hanged inside frame of a giant Christmas tree at main protest camp in Kiev today .
'There .
are no signs of other injury on the body,' the ministry said, indicating suicide .
Justice minister Elena Lukash had threatened to impose a state of emergency after justice ministry was stormed .
Government no... |
eddc3ca7b2aff153d0162de5a17de237a91df6e0 | (CNN) -- A cold case detective working to identify eight bodies found in John Wayne Gacy's home in 1978 developed a new way to find other possible victims of Chicago's most notorious serial killer. Gacy, who worked as a contractor and part-time party clown, lured his male victims with promises of construction jobs, dru... | A legal loophole allows DNA of executed killers to be added to the FBI database .
An Illinois detective hopes DNA will reveal additional John Wayne Gacy victims .
Gacy was convicted in 1980 of killing 33 men and boys in the Chicago area .
He was executed in 1994, before the national DNA database was created . |
eddc3d3d17d821165ef46285ac18cd7a4ffbaee9 | The stress of holiday shopping can bring the worst out of some people. Diana Hendren, 49, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been arrested for allegedly choking her granddaughter while shopping at JC Penney. The alleged incident took place last Sunday. Grandma jailed: Diana Hendren, 49, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was... | Diana Hendren, 49, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, charged with child abuse .
Employee at JC Penney raised the alarm after hearing Hendren's granddaughter scream, 'don't choke me' |
eddc6fc8952f9398ee7e1b519eb48634422f6f80 | Perched on the northern end of Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County is named after a tree native to the area. Once an historical and cultural centre, a barren landscape and broken down buildings now populate the town. Also the site of Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty artwork, it was this conceptual work that first inspired ... | Haunting photo series is the work of London-based photographer Anthony Gerace .
Inspired by Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty conceptual artwork, photographer visited now-declining area .
Community has long history but encroachment of desert, salt and heat is transforming surroundings .
Photographs highlight skeleton town... |
eddd066040d0749b6e44e9b8e719faa7076346cc | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 15:10 EST, 18 August 2013 . A man whose full legal name is Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop was arrested in Washington County, Iowa on drug possession charges. This isn't the first major arrest for 32-year-old Beezow. He became an unpronounceable household name when he was arreste... | Zoppittybop-bop-bop was born Jeffrey Drew Wilschke, but changed his name two years ago to something 'more fitting'
He was arrested in January 2012 and became a popular story for local news stations and late night comedy shows .
His latest charge includes a felony which could land him in prison for five years . |
eddd34ac8fcee3c37327771a807b0120b94456f3 | Adrian Lewis sensationally hit a nine-darter on Tuesday — only the eighth achieved in the 20-year history of the PDC World Darts Championships — yet somehow contrived to lose to an inspired Raymond van Barneveld. Players often hit nine-dart finishes in practice but then struggle to repeat the feat on the main stage in ... | Adrian Lewis hit the tournament's first nine-dart finish on Tuesday .
But Raymond van Barneveld beat the Brit 4-3 to reach quarter-final .
Peter Wright and Gary Anderson also booked their places in the last eight . |
eddd4ecd5a2f473eebfc1b799fb760a76a399075 | By . Keith Gladdis and Claire Ellicott . PUBLISHED: . 17:55 EST, 31 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:57 EST, 2 January 2013 . A primetime Channel 4 quiz in which drunken comedians made obscene jokes about the Queen has outraged viewers. The Big Fat Quiz Of 2012, which featured countless vile sexual jokes, was broadcas... | Big Fat Quiz of 2012 featured countless vile sexual jokes just after 9pm .
Most made by James Corden and Jack Whitehall who drank bottle of wine each during pre-recorded show .
Channel 4 accused of failing to learn from Sachsgate scandal .
Television watchdog Ofcom says it has received complaints . |
edddb13907d65eea70ab2ab1b3b3230a6172df2d | By . Alex Ward . PUBLISHED: . 09:57 EST, 21 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:51 EST, 22 September 2012 . An oil painting bought at a golf club auction for £3,700 is believed to be a long lost work by famous painter JMW Turner worth up to £20million. Convinced the small painting was done by Britain’s most loved painte... | Art investor Jonathan Weal bought the oil on panel at an auction for £3,700 in 2004, convinced it was a long lost JMW Turner painting .
Historians and scientists are now backing up his claim .
Art insurers are said to have valued the masterpiece at up to £20million . |
eddeb3148635dc3c7fc8c41950d3e7bfd09b4535 | Italy midfielder Riccardo Montolivo’s World Cup dream came to a painful and public end at Craven Cottage after he broke his left leg against the Republic of Ireland. Montolivo was captaining his country with coach Cesare Prandelli resting many of his big-name players from this warm-up game before they face England in B... | Italy midfielder Riccardo Montolivo ruled out of World Cup with broken leg .
Cesare Prandelli names much-changed side without star names .
Mario Balotelli, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi on bench .
England manager Roy Hodgson watches events unfold from the stands . |
eddff7af203484b8b6348a2795c36132a4059c98 | By . Jessica Jerreat . The father of an Ohio soldier who was kidnapped in Iraq ten years ago and later killed will finally face the man who has confessed to taking his son's life. The Pentagon contacted Keith Maupin six weeks ago to say that a man who had confessed to killing 20-year-old Matt was in custody in Iraq. Mr... | Matt Maupin, 20, was kidnapped by insurgents in 2004 and was seen surrounded by gunmen in a video .
Second film was later released allegedly showing the soldier's death .
Judge has asked to speak to victim's family as suspected killer faces trial . |
ede062bba55aee08e6e64b36d2df648cb4a8fbcf | How the Manchester United legend turned his back on football to preach about Islamophobia... and star in soft porn films . There have been many moments of controversy and drama in the Premier League over the last two decades, but Eric Cantona's kung-fu kick remains as one of the most astonishing incidents ever seen in ... | Eric Cantona kung-fu kicked a Crystal Palace fan 20 years ago .
He was banned from English football for eight months .
The Manchester United legend was also made to do community service .
Jonathan Pearce was commentating for Capital Gold Sport in London .
Pearce said he had 'never seen as disgraceful an incident as tha... |
ede0b5610a14b5747ca5c410a15f34bcd291b0ac | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave Roy Hodgson a major boost by training with a ball for the first time since tearing his medial knee ligament. The England flyer began ball work during the national team's training session in the Arena de Amazon on Friday evening. Oxlade-Chamberlain damaged right knee ligaments during the 2-2... | Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered medial knee ligament damage in last week's 2-2 draw with Ecuador .
He is making rapid progress having initially been ruled out for three weeks .
He could return for England's second group game against Uruguay . |
ede107e3337957824c6974e3362e127fc7aff169 | England's 2003 World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward knows a thing or two about the Six Nations, having won the Championship three times during his seven-year tenure. Here, the Sportsmail columnist previews the 2015 edition and predicts who will finish where... ENGLAND . It is crucial that England approach the Six... | Six Nations Championship kicks off on Friday, February 6 .
Ireland are the defending champions and favourites for this year's title .
Former England coach Sir Clive Woodward rates each team in his guide .
CLICK HERE for all the latest from 2015 Six Nations . |
ede1826d185f4b49739785f5ee1ac3051e2d57bc | By . Sophie Borland Health Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:09 EST, 13 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:09 EST, 13 May 2013 . Barrister Robert Francis said he is concerned the nursing profession is not doing enough to raise standards . Nurses are not doing enough to ensure patients do not suffer callous treatment or appalling ne... | Robert Francis said nurses not doing enough to make improvements .
Barrister led inquiry into Mid Staffordshire scandal in which up to 1,200 people died from neglect .
Mr Francis issued the NHS with 290 recommendations following inquiry .
Said doctors and managers are taking recommendations 'very seriously'
Elderly pat... |
ede1c79c30a374aade974cffe4ea0abaca67487b | When Omar left home in 2013, his parents thought he was going to help out at a refugee camp for the victims of Syria's brutal civil war. But the soft-spoken Danish student wasn't on a humanitarian mission -- he had joined the ranks of a jihadist brigade fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But Omar -- w... | Denmark has unveiled a controversial de-radicalization program for jihadis returning from Syria .
The program offers some returning foreign fighters social support without the threat of jail time .
Denmark has one of the highest proportions of citizens leaving for Syria in Europe .
Danish program lies in stark contrast... |
ede29308bf05cc73dde6bcc4b46d8c683f3b80b8 | By . Mark Duell . Mourners have arrived at their loved ones’ graves to find their headstones plastered in yellow notices - claiming they were ‘unsafe’. Shocked owners of 488 graves at Worting Road Cemetery in Basingstoke, Hampshire, were warned they were liable if ‘anyone was injured’ by the gravestones. They now face ... | Owners of Basingstoke graves warned they are liable if 'anyone is injured'
Among those told their gravestone was unsafe is family of David Ridgers .
They say recent safety test made grave unstable as stones were 'shaken'
Council says it wants to keep cemetery 'safe' for visitors and employees . |
ede2baa6ac638df55231bb579c3f0842d7c1797a | President Barack Obama tossed aside a long-standing 'special relationship' between the U.S. and Great Britain on Tuesday, telling reporters that choosing a 'best ally' between France and the UK would be like choosing his favorite daughter. 'I have two daughters,' the president said, referring to Sasha and Malia. 'And t... | Obama and Francois Hollande took turns saying they couldn't declare a 'varotie' ally any more than they could choose a favorite child .
A snub of Britain was in the air during the Tuesday White House press conference, as reporters asked about the two nations' new friendship .
Secretary of State John Kerry famously thum... |
ede2e95aeb11bac6d4534a4078cbc4b6fd3f8c30 | Despite controversy sparked when 18 Again lotion hit shelves in India, first of its kind vagina was launched in Thailand . Advert shows woman complaining of dark vaginal area . A vaginal whitening wash that promises to make your private area 'safely fairer within four weeks' has hit the beauty market in Thailand. The l... | Despite controversy sparked when 18 Again lotion hit shelves in India, first of its kind vagina was launched in Thailand .
Advert shows woman complaining of dark vaginal area . |
ede50aeca0c263db82501ef5ca7acaf328ad91c3 | By . Nick Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 18:56 EST, 20 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:57 EST, 20 March 2013 . An end to the ban on hunting with dogs has been called for by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson. Speaking in an interview, he said ‘no-one is more keen than me to see the Hunting Act repealed because I believe in t... | Owen Paterson says he believes ban should be overturned .
Also expresses support for managing animal levels .
Reveals in interview that he is a proponent of GM crops . |
ede5c44f35bf06dca7be431395f88afb0738feab | By . Marcus Townend, Racing Correspondent . A clutch of top Flat jockeys escaped costly bans on Monday after the Starter and Advance Recall Flag man were blamed for a false-start, void-race fiasco at rain-lashed Epsom. Eight riders, including Ryan Moore and James Doyle, potentially faced a penalty which would have rule... | Eight runners completed the five furlongs despite a false start being called .
James Doyle, riding Humidor, was first past the post in the race at Epsom .
The Starter and Advance Recall Flag man were blamed for the fiasco .
An incident report has been forwarded to the British Horseracing Authority .
Some bookmakers stu... |
ede5fce190f01374a25ab54197e0ad43ab06dd21 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 11:05 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:01 EST, 5 March 2014 . Her best friend Ollie Locke may be better known for his glowing tan, but nonetheless, Binky Felstead has joined forces with Rimmel to showcase the brand's new range. The Made In Chelsea star has been unveiled as the sta... | Reality TV star, 24, unveiled as face of Rimmel London's Sunshimmer tan .
Rimmel say she brings 'true British flair and glamour' to brand .
Binky has toned up and regularly visits bootcamp to stay trim . |
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