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ee071119159ad805420ff7560908c985e608c58b | They've been locked away in dusty archives for decades but now the wills and fortunes of Australia’s pioneers and earliest celebrities are available online for anyone to see. Among the 400,000 wills dated from 1800 – 1952, which are stored in the NSW State Records Authority in western Sydney, are the final wishes of bi... | Journalist Robert Clyde Packer founded the family media dynasty .
Mel Gibson's grandmother left Australia to chase her showbiz dreams .
Australia's first PM Sir Edmund Barton gave his wife $40 a year in his will .
Aviator Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith lovingly gave the whole of his estate to his wife before he dis... |
ee07b875e307d094a3b64d24499894edefd0663a | By . Sean Poulter, Consumer Affairs Editor . PUBLISHED: . 19:15 EST, 5 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:26 EST, 6 March 2014 . The Dyson Air Multiplier fan which is the 'near silent' update to its bladeless fan that it claims is quieter than a buzzing mosquito . Dyson experts have launched a new bladeless fan that is 75p... | Dyson spent £40 million on developing the bladeless fan .
The device will cost around £219.99 to £299.99 depending on size and style .
Device reduces noise with new technology with smoother airflow . |
ee07c6b64c79bd09a7733c0941c9c28541051027 | By . Katy Winter . Elle Kaye is unusual even within the world of taxidermy, perhaps not only because she is a young attractive woman, but because she chooses to eat the animals she works with before stuffing them. The 22-year-old, from Hertfordshire, makes bespoke designs from roadkill or animals that have died through... | Elle works full time as a taxidermist and teaches classes .
Sources all her animals ethically through road kill or farmers .
Eats as much of the meat as is safe in her bid to reduce waste . |
ee0813279174ff175cade215e8aaac378b19899e | (CNN) -- CNN Hero Amy Stokes uses the internet to connect South African teens affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty with volunteer mentors from around the world. Stokes is the founder of Infinite Family and spoke with CNN about the importance of her group's efforts in South Africa -- where nearly two million children have b... | CNN Hero Amy Stokes founded a non-profit to help children orphaned by AIDS .
She says the kids are resilient but just lack the equipment they need to succeed .
Mentors from around the world make sure the kids are never truly alone . |
ee08c31b025ce15c9921a2c3a42c761de893d713 | A men's college basketball team flying high on the wings of victory after a close win had a huge scare when its plane was forced to make an emergency landing due to engine failure. The Mississippi State Bulldogs's chartered Embraer 145 twin engine jet made an emergency landing in St. Louis, Missouri, yesterday after it... | Bulldogs beat the Missouri Tigers 77-74 yesterday in Columbia, Missouri .
Right engine of team's twin engine jet failed 20 minutes after takeoff .
Replacement plane couldn't take off so team stayed in n Festus, Missouri .
Team will take bus to campus in Starkville today after spending the night . |
ee08d376bf8293eedb05e94b6b938d489f46ab92 | By . Louise Cheer For Daily Mail Australia . Australia's Formula One rookie Daniel Ricciardo is earning almost 29 times less than his Red Bull teammate, Germany's Sebastian Vettel. Vettel came out number one on Business Book GP2014's list of highest paid Formula One drivers with an estimated salary of $31.7 million, be... | Red Bull F1 driver Sebastian Vettel, from Germany, earns $37.1 million .
While team mate Daniel Ricciardo, from Perth, earns a mere $1.1 million .
But pay cheques do not reflect the current Formula One world standings .
Vettel is in sixth place on 88 points, while Ricciardo is number three on 131 . |
ee0913bfacbc2f75ba199d8f3eb9b0f0d2af2c48 | By . Emma Glanfield . A 20-year-old man has died in hospital after being taken ill at Global Gathering dance festival. An investigation has been launched after the man fell ill on the first night of the two-day event at Long Marston airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Police said the man was taken from the... | The 20-year-old became unwell on first night of two-day dance music festival .
He was taken to Warwick Hospital but died in the early hours of this morning .
His death is being treated as unexplained and police are investigating .
More than 50,000 people have descended on Global Gathering where the likes of Chase & Sta... |
ee09472a7cbb90badab57772c5fcf0f7696828cb | It is a classic David and Goliath fight. Food giant Unilever has launched a lawsuit against San Francisco firm Hampton Creek, claiming it is misleading consumers by selling its plant based product, called Just Mayo, as mayonnaise. Hampton Creek boss Josh Tetrick told MailOnline the action is 'bullying', and believes it... | Hampton Creek sold in supermarkets across the US .
Made from plants blended to look, taste and feel like mayonnaise .
Legal action by Unilever slammed as 'bullying' by Hampton Creek CEO . |
ee0998d3d0aea0630402b1a1de989922cb6b2495 | Gary Cahill was the only absentee as England continued preparations for their opening Euro 2016 qualifier in Switzerland. Cahill sat out Roy Hodgson's main session at St George's Park after aggravating a sore ankle during the win against Norway on Wednesday. Hodgson expects Cahill to return to the group on Saturday and... | Chelsea defender Gary Cahill sits out England training session as a precaution for an ankle complaint .
Roy Hodgson unleashed foul-mouthed rant after England managed just two shots on target in 1-0 win vs Norway .
England travel to face Switzerland in Euro 2016 qualifier on Monday night and Hodgson looked happy enough ... |
ee09e95c7c31ee546d34bfa42db211d3145dbc62 | The boyfriend of a Maine nurse who treated Ebola patients and successfully fought a quarantine has withdrawn from the college where he was a senior nursing student. Ted Wilbur withdrew Friday from the University of Maine at Fort Kent, said Ray Phinney, associate dean of student life and development. He declined further... | Ted Wilbur withdrew Friday from the University of Maine at Fort Kent .
Wilbur says he was forced to stay away from campus while his girlfriend was in the news amid attempts to quarantine her after she returned from treating Ebola patient in West Africa .
University officials contend he voluntarily agreed to stay off ca... |
ee0a914d8c6268f29bc80a3cdb33e1eeef5c2b06 | Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats... Here is all the information you need for West Brom's home clash with Burnley... West Bromwich Albion vs Burnley (The Hawthorns... | West Brom strikers Brown Ideye and Victor Anichebe are doubts .
Saido Berahino and Georgios Samaras are set to start up front for Baggies .
Chris Baird is likely to miss Sunday's clash due to illness .
Kieran Trippier, David Jones and Dean Marney too have late fitness tests .
Danny Ings, Sam Vokes and Matt Taylor all o... |
ee0b13e2d07e35f6d51644039d9a960fbf0ed480 | Fans of the iPhone have apparently been given a sneak peak at the latest model after images of the mobile's packaging was leaked online. While it may not look all that different from the iPhone5, Apple's latest offering appears to have a thin silver ring around the home button. The images appear to confirm rumours that... | Images of the 'new iPhone 5S' were leaked on Chinese site C Technology .
They appear to show a thin silver ring around the central home button .
Believed the silver ring may be part of the rumoured new fingerprint pad . |
ee0b43092302fce5b93889a70b43920194ad4f13 | (CNN) -- Lou Hablas has supported Livestrong for years and worn the iconic yellow bracelet in honor of his uncle, stepmother and friends who have lost loved ones to cancer. He also has volunteered for the cancer charity as a photographer at sporting events that raise money for Livestrong's programs. The 49-year-old Geo... | Doping allegations against Lance Armstrong bring out conflicting views over his legacy .
Many fans say Livestrong is "bigger than Armstrong" and will continue wearing the bracelet .
Others who say he was face of hope for cancer survivors are devastated by allegations .
"I can't wear it with pride," says woman whose fat... |
ee0c17ad83cc2403becde5f207159b9788ff641b | By . Cherry Maslen . PUBLISHED: . 17:00 EST, 16 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 23:20 EST, 16 February 2013 . You perhaps wouldn’t expect the brash TV presenter Johnny Vaughan to live in a such an elegant house, with calm neutral shades throughout and beautifully co-ordinating fittings. But Johnny and his wife Antonia’s... | TV presenter is selling his south London home for £3.5 million .
Victorian house in Wandsworth has four floors and a private garden . |
ee0ddde80c80a599bedf10ab5fc583e0b1bc8a21 | (CNN) -- Amid all the talk of helicopter parents and Tiger Moms, let us now praise Stealth Dads. Not to be confused with the Absentee Father, who flamboyantly disappoints, the Stealth Dad exceeds expectations without drawing attention to himself. I am the son of a Stealth Dad, as are a number of my friends. Several hav... | John Bare: My father was part of a generation of Stealth Dads .
He says today's fathers are more likely to draw attention to themselves, in social media era .
He says his father was always there for him when he needed to be .
Bare: Stealth Dad doesn't speak up unless he can improve on the silence . |
ee0e1c701005cb5e0e27111086bf1fc5d86aca25 | Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that he will resign after six years at the helm of the Justice Department. Holder has agreed to remain in his post until the confirmation of his successor. "In the months ahead I will leave the Department of Justice," Holder said at the White House, thanking President Bar... | Holder formally announces his resignation .
Job the "greatest honor of my professional life"
House Speaker John Boehner says Holder's departure "long overdue"
Obama administration points to Holder's work on LGBT issues, terrorism . |
ee0e2535a27d550b544582a8a51c45605317fabe | (CNN) -- They are four American friends and seasoned travelers who were hiking through Iraq's Kurdistan region before three of them crossed the unmarked border with Iran, where they were detained by Iranian authorities. Ahmed Awa, on the border of Iraq and Iran, is where police saw and warned the American hikers Friday... | NEW: Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd detained by Iranians .
Fellow travel companion Shon Meckfessel felt sick, stayed behind in Iraq .
Americans accused of illegally entering Iran from Iraq's Kurdish region, state TV says .
Detainees were backpackers who blundered over border, hotel owner says . |
ee0e3d389989fc6c3292b73b8ad341c08d5e96ef | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 10:36 EST, 17 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:43 EST, 17 February 2013 . Supermarket Morrisons has bought 49 stores from failed DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster as it steps up plans to expand its convenience business. The deal will not prevent any of the job cuts already announced... | Morrisons to create 1,000 jobs as it reopens shops as convenience stores .
Supermarket also rebranding its M Local convenience business .
Reported a disappointing 2.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for six weeks to December 30 . |
ee0f4d38e6d2954238034c99c475f505e0201ddc | LONDON, England (CNN) -- There was a time when action heroes didn't contemplate. They defeated the bad guy and let their bodies do the talking for them. How times have changed. Blast from the past: Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in "JCVD." Action movies can still be a big draw at the box office -- "The Dark Knight... | Action heroes used to punch first and think about the consequences later .
But these days good and evil aren't so clear cut and muscles don't conquer all .
It is the psychology behing a tough guy's rage that keeps audiences engaged now .
The "Bourne" trilogy and "Quantum of Solace" are examples of this trend . |
ee0f7d4dbd0dd327d2764298e01af86a3e2c20d5 | By . Katie Amey for MailOnline . Prepare to be amazed by this incredible aerial footage filmed by a homemade drone in Washington state. The video was created by Will Good and Gabriel Ng, two cinematographers based in Las Vegas. The founders of 2 Guys Creative undertook a month-long project to capture the stunning vista... | Two cinematographers built DIY drone to capture stunning Pacific vistas .
Month-long project includes footage of cities, forests and even a wedding . |
ee0f9d18d2a68af9ca31ac641c43b601f36cee92 | By . Joe Strange . Follow @@Joe_Strange . Arsenal are dark horses to win the Premier League title next season after signing Alexis Sanchez, according to former Tottenham chairman Lord Alan Sugar. Sugar, who was in charge at White Hart Lane between 1991 and 2001 and still supports Spurs, believes the Gunners could upset... | Lord Alan Sugar admits Arsenal are the 'dark horse' for the Premier League .
Tottenham fan, Sugar, believes Arsene Wenger's side to compete if the Frenchman can keep his squad fit . |
ee1014bdcc4c820f5ff73997f90a0cfe9f375945 | (CNN) -- Secretary of State John Kerry closed a trip to the Middle East saying countries "in the region" and "outside the region" are prepared to engage in military assistance against ISIS and "in actual strikes if that is what it requires." Critics have said Kerry's efforts to build an international coalition of Arab ... | Countries inside and outside the region are willing to aid in strikes against ISIS, Kerry said .
Kerry admitted that airstrikes alone will not solve the challenge of defeating ISIS .
"We're not looking to put troops on the ground," Kerry said . |
ee107f9a35e699328ae2d00c7187c7b068ec97b7 | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared to endorse talks between the United States and the Taliban that could lead to the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar. Karzai's announcement Wednesday followed news a day earlier from the Taliban that it tentatively agreed to open an office in ... | Karzai appears to endorse opening of Taliban office in Qatar .
Karzai says talks are the only way to end violence in Afghanistan .
Recent reports say the U.S. and others may want to strike a peace deal with the Taliban . |
ee10bf839faaf8c937bbaab43e82923ce4d4cb71 | (CNN)It was closing time. Scott Tayloe marched up to the Starbucks counter in Jacksonville, Florida, and handed the barista a napkin with his number on it. "Call me sometime," he said, hoping his voice hit a cool-guy tone, though he knew in reality it was probably cracking like a schoolgirl's. Josh Holder looked down a... | Scott and Josh Tayloe met at a Starbucks in Jacksonville, Florida .
The couple is now married and living in Los Angeles with their son, Hayden .
Go to CNN.com/soulmatestories to see more and add your own . |
ee11543d8c66d946e6cadd650fbe4d5641cbc997 | By . Leon Watson . Norman Foster has expressed his 'sadness' after his firm's controversial $350 million revamp of the New York Public Library was scrapped. The celebrated architect's company . Foster + Partners had been enlisted to redesign the Library's . century-old Beaux-Arts research building on Manhatten's Fifth ... | Foster + Partners enlisted to redesign Library's research building .
It planned to convert the space into a giant public lending library .
But, while the plans weren't made public, drawings sparked protest .
One critic said it had 'all the elegance and distinction of a suburban mall'
Plans dropped after mayor Bill de B... |
ee118c3cdea54ce7893ab29aaeaa0d4b5f9e02d0 | Ronny Delia declared Celtic’s title bid back on track after a convincing 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Monday night. The Norwegian indulged in fist-pumping celebrations in front of the travelling supporters after goals from Emilio Izaguirre and Stefan Scepovic hauled them within a point of leaders Aberde... | Celtic got their title bid back on track after a comfortable 2-0 win over Kilmarnock on Monday night .
Goals from Emilio Izaguirre and Stefan Scepovic were enough to hand the Bhoys a much-needed win .
Manager Ronny Delia believes Celtic's title bid is now back on course .
The Bhoys are a point behind leaders Aberdeen w... |
ee1190cbb47ea26f824d5cd9417fa0034431f35c | By . Mia De Graaf . Britain is on track for the third warmest spring since records began, the Met Office has revealed. The average temperature of 8.97C from March to May is the hottest to date, bettered only by 2007 and 2011. And we have cloudy skies to thank, as forecasters claim an unexpected bout of overcast has kep... | March-May temperature 8.97C, only bettered by 2007 and 2011 since 1910 .
But with only 76% sunshine, this spring has been unexpectedly dark .
Met Office said cloud 'acted as blanket' - air came from Atlantic not Arctic .
If weather persists, Scotland could celebrate hottest spring on record . |
ee11adebd8ef034aac6ad313ea18a037c0c83d71 | (CNN) -- By now, we have all heard the allegations made by numerous women that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them. At least 15 have accused him of abuse, with the first incident in the late 1960s and the last in 2004. While his attorneys have denied most of these assertions, Cosby has publicly refused to comment. In fa... | Dean Obeidallah: Bill Cosby likely won't face charges in sex assault allegations .
He asked on social media: What do we want from Cosby?
Some said give money to rape prevention programs, apologize, compensate alleged victims .
Obeidallah: Unlikely Cosby will address the issue, but one good thing: Our awareness is raise... |
ee1258755211c57877786a1daee31a08e93391e9 | By . Hugo Duncan . UPDATED: . 17:54 EST, 14 February 2012 . The outlook for Greece darkened yesterday as it plunged deeper into recession and eurozone leaders cancelled a meeting to discuss a crucial bailout. New figures showed that economic output slumped by 7 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2011 – amid... | Greeks have not shown that €325million spending cuts will be made .
Pensioners take to the streets of Athens to protest latest austerity measures .
Eurozone want opposition leaders to promise they will push through spending cuts after elections in April . |
ee12a10579c7e46ed5a4f7ab1053535d52ccdfa4 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pennsylvania landowners around the September 11, 2001, crash site of Flight 93 have reached an agreement with the federal government allowing construction of a permanent memorial there, the government announced Monday. Family members take part in a memorial service for Flight 93 on September 11, 200... | National Park Service plans memorial for 40 people killed in terrorist hijacking .
Fed gov't "reached agreements with all the landowners needed" for memorial .
Government will pay the landowners approximately $9.5 million .
A Park Service official expects construction to begin in November . |
ee12c1761d7417be145133518dd7b323763f41b8 | (CNN) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the revised version of $700 billion bank bailout plan intended to bolster the ailing U.S. financial system. Wall Street traders had been watching developments in Washington closely. The House rejected the original bill on Monday, sending stocks tumbling around the w... | U.S. House of Representatives backs revised $700 billion bank bailout bill .
Lawmakers rejected rescue plan Monday; passed by Senate Wednesday .
Wall Street stocks rallied on expectation bill would be passed .
Bailout enables U.S. Treasury to buy up bad debts to ease credit crisis . |
ee12e4e16548d982e5482b83fb4fcb2898b0cfbd | Laura Carmichael shot to fame playing Lady Edith in ITV's much-loved drama Downton Abbey. To reflect the time period from 1912 onwards, Laura and her co-stars have worn minimal make-up as cosmetics were not embraced by aristocratic ladies at the time. So the actress may look unrecognisble to Downton fans in her latest ... | Actress stars in make-up tutorial with Lisa Eldridge .
Make-up artist explains step-by-step how to get smokey eye look .
Laura doesn't usually wear heavy make-up in Downton role as Lady Edith .
Explains how she won the part after getting by as waitress and receptionist . |
ee1341139221ebb99bcf9a37c8cc7d6a88d6a113 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 05:22 EST, 6 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:40 EST, 6 December 2012 . These CCTV images show the last healthy moments of a three-year-old girl skipping through a supermarket door to buy sweets, before she later died from a mysterious head injury. Mariam Alam, of Coventry, West Midlands... | Mariam Alam, of Coventry, was seen on CCTV at a Lidl store last November .
Police issue fresh appeal to public one year after she died of head trauma .
Officers still trying to determine how or where little girl suffered fatal injury .
Detective Inspector Chris Hanson: 'We haven’t forgotten about Mariam'
Anyone with de... |
ee135dd20b05a5b2f171dd381c7f187161874ed4 | Eddie Howe has been awarded the Championship Manager of the Month after Bournemouth's startling rise to the top of the second tier. The Cherries won all four of their league games - while also dumping West Brom out of the Capital One Cup - in October. Howe's side have won nine of their last 10 games in all competitions... | Bournemouth won all of their four league games in October .
Callum Wilson scored six goals in five games in all competitions .
Simon Grayson won the League One Manager of the Month . |
ee13877bbab8caa06d4b879887eb7b05c8966285 | The funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was set to be held on Friday, the Wall Street Journal was reporting. Quoting an unnamed source, the newspaper said the service would be a small, family affair. The location was not mentioned. The Journal called the source "a person familiar with the matter." Apple has said th... | Wall Street Journal: Steve Jobs funeral being held Friday .
Newspaper cites unnamed source, says the ceremony is private .
Source says funeral is a small family affair .
Apple plans "celebration" for employees, says no public memorial . |
ee13a93ab032c6d513e1789f536e4fe64a10ad2d | By . Stephanie Linning . This south west London home can be seen in everything from TV adverts to photos on luxury design websites - and LuLu has even lounged on the garden furniture. And though you would probably not recognise the . stylish sofas or clean white walls, the homeowner makes up to £1200 a day . handing ov... | Theatre producer James Tod owns four-floor terraced townhouse .
Signed to agency seven years ago - now hosts up to three shoots a week .
Directors and photographers paint, wallpaper and add own furniture .
Before changing the space back to way it was - sometimes in just 12 hours .
Agency said good natural light, colour... |
ee140dccb5602f951dfd786d741f005427d3effb | By . Chris Greenwood . An international ballet dancer cheated taxpayers out of benefits worth almost £28,000 as she toured the world in star-studded performances. Sirena Khalatian, 54, is a respected dancer and choreographer who has worked for the some of the biggest names on the global stage. She was paid thousands of... | Iranian-born Sirena Khalatian, 54, is a respected dancer and choreographer .
She worked at the English National Opera and the Royal Opera House .
However, she failed to tell Southwark Council about her soaring career .
She claimed £27,864 in 8 years and was given 120 hours community service . |
ee141870d99f5cba173cd49691163b07dd279d99 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 15:07 EST, 10 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:54 EST, 11 February 2013 . Romantic: Adam Wood who is looking for a new girlfriend for Valentine's Day after he booked a night in a hotel and dinner as a treat for his girlfriend who dumped him two days later . A student who splashed out on... | Adam Wood has taken to Twitter to find a date for Valentine's Day .
He had booked a romantic evening for two in November for his girlfriend .
But sadly he was dumped two days later and unable to get a refund . |
ee14d42f2b34f4bb5bf90d8c813934aa5d6b5e01 | By . Rosie Taylor . PUBLISHED: . 09:44 EST, 20 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:20 EST, 20 June 2013 . Threesome: Graham Allen Robertson admitted downloading indecent images of his ex-girlfriend onto CDs and putting them in envelopes addressed to her family and colleagues but denied mailing them . A 62-year-old male witch... | Graham Allen Robertson prepared CDs of illicit images after break-up .
But court heard they were posted by a friend who found them in his house .
Male witch said he only made CDs as 'cathartic ritual' and did not send them . |
ee14fe463b79c755d3646b043119d700c9adf957 | An adorable four-year-old boy who lost both legs in a car accident has become an internet sensation after a video appeared online showing him dancing to a popular Chinese song. The little boy, called Xiaofeng, had both of his legs amputated two years ago and was filmed last week in his hospital bed joyfully bouncing ar... | A video of a four-year-old boy dancing to a Chinese song has gone viral .
Xiaofeng was involved in a crash two years ago and lost both his legs .
He balances himself on his arms in hospital to dance to Little Apple .
A donation drive has raised over $103,000 in the last four days .
The money will go to his family to pa... |
ee151a1e375aa971bd790bdfe5cccaab14ef66b9 | By . Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 10:32 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:39 EST, 12 July 2012 . According to Sister Mary Michael, it will stand as a ‘symbol of hope’ offering ‘spiritual protection’ to all who look at it. But the nun’s plan to put up a 24ft high illuminated cross at the bottom of her 30ft long garden ... | Nun plans to build an illuminated cross 7.38 metres tall in her back garden .
It will provide ‘spiritual protection for Lincoln and Lincolnshire’ according to the application .
The local council is yet to make a decision .
Residents have objected to the plans saying it will be an eyesore . |
ee155b54e8189bc2399f134ff737ff035d5179ac | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 07:26 EST, 19 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:33 EST, 19 September 2013 . The Tokyo Game Show this year has two big stars, Sony's PlayStation 4 and the Microsoft Xbox One. But with huge numbers of young, barely dressed models also in attendance, game fans may well find their gaze dra... | Asia's largest video game show kicked off in Japan today .
It has a record number of exhibitors - who seem to have brought a record number of models along with them .
But it comes as the Japanese industry is in crisis and losing ground to Western developers . |
ee15dba8e470b621cb3ad9ef48e35c25697bd27c | A mentally ill man suspected of burning down his neighborhood's adult film store to eradicate porn is being charged with arson. Mitchell Hapner, 41, worked as a hair dresser about a mile from Hollywood Nights before it was completely gutted by a fire on Wednesday afternoon. Police say that he told them he was trying to... | Mitchell Hapner, 41, worked as hair dresser a mile from Hollywood Nights .
Witnesses saw man with axe leave store in Kalamazoo, Michigan .
Hapner has history of mental illness, and said he received prophecies .
He drove 65mph in 35mph zones when police tried to pull him over .
Sex shop was uninsured; owners started GoF... |
ee166cc745fd5d9ea40d6dbb726c56000f50d28e | (CNN) -- In another controversy surrounding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said Sunday that Christie directly ordered the withholding of Superstorm Sandy recovery funds unless she backed a redevelopment plan he favored. Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," Zimmer said she was told by a me... | NEW: Dawn Zimmer says she met with the U.S. Attorney's Office at its request .
Threat delivered by lieutenant governor came from Christie, Hoboken mayor says .
Zimmer tells CNN that Christie played politics with Sandy recovery funds .
Christie team denies funds were held hostage for backing of redevelopment project . |
ee168ba5c4f7b5b19112db05c62aad53fdb1ea2f | Washington (CNN) -- American voters under 40 share a simple reality -- for most of their lives, a Bush or Clinton has been President. The 20-year streak began with Republican George H.W. Bush's inauguration in January 1989 and ran through two terms for Democrat Bill Clinton and then two for Bush's son, George W., until... | Familiar names are early possibilities for the 2016 presidential race .
Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming favorite among Democrats .
Jeb Bush is among the top GOP possibilities so far .
Neither says they are running, but both promise a decision this year . |
ee169bd28134c6f967ab1d1b97dc22e07e4fc23f | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 11:21 EST, 5 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:54 EST, 5 December 2012 . Multi-millionaire footballer Jamie O'Hara sparked a Twitter fury earlier today after he wrote on the social networking site about his hard life as a professional footballer. The Wolverhampton Wanderers player - who is... | Wolverhampton player posted that life was 'easier' on £100 a week .
Jamie O'Hara, 26, is thought to be paid £35,000 a week and is married to former Miss England Danielle Lloyd .
Twitter users accused him of being spoiled, making sarcastic comments about a footballers 'hard' life . |
ee16c1464672bcb68034f0ec3c5308b1c1b993d2 | London (CNN) -- The widening phone-hacking scandal that brought down one of Britain's biggest newspapers claimed two more casualties Sunday as authorities arrested the paper's former editor, Rebekah Brooks, and London's police chief announced plans to resign. "As commissioner, I carry ultimately responsibility for the ... | NEW: Rebekah Brooks' spokesman says she has been released and is at home .
NEW: Police say she is scheduled to return to a London police station in October .
Police chief: "I wish we had juggled some matters involved in this affair differently"
The commissioner says he behaved ethically but is responsible for the depar... |
ee16e01dabf48cc1384da2b7011226d25299c4b5 | Leader: This is billionaire financier, Wilbur Ross and his wife Hilary Geary - Ross is the Grand Swipe or chief of Kappa Beta Phi, a secret society for elite Wall Street bankers . A journalist who gate-crashed a secret fraternity of billionaire bankers has laid bare the booze fueled, cross dressing antics of its member... | Kappa Beta Phi was founded in 1929 and has remained secret for more than eight decades .
One reporter managed to sneak into their January 2012 induction for new members .
Witnessed them dressed in drag, telling jokes in bad taste and mocking Main Street and the bailout . |
ee17efb24d1268e438b758157e1b3077e674b5e1 | By . Damien Gayle . An owl who was hit in the head by shrapnel near border between Israel and Gaza is recovering after it was rescued by a passing vet. The long-eared owl from Kibbutz Nirim, just over the border from the heavily bombarded Gaza town of Khan Yunis, where hundreds have been killed, was knocked off its per... | The owl is from Kibbutz Nirim, just across the border from Khan Yunis, Gaza .
It was found injured by a passing veterinary student who rushed it to a vet .
X-rays showed metal fragments in its head but it should recover . |
ee18dd18303f6c958a505c8569484fee728c863f | By . Paul Donnelley . Scotland Yard swooped on Dover yesterday and arrested two men returning from Syria on suspicion of terror offences. The men, aged 26 and 44, were held at around 11pm by the Metropolitan Police Force’s Counter Terrorism Command. The duo were taken into custody as they landed at the Kent port on a f... | Two men - aged 26 and 44 - questioned in south London police stations .
Two west London and one Herts addresses searched in investigation .
Hundreds of would-be British jihadists have already gone to Syria to fight . |
ee18f1fbbb031b1c9b4da612e9907284cac5f793 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 09:17 EST, 14 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:14 EST, 14 October 2013 . A man who allegedly tried to break into Buckingham Palace carrying a knife has been charged, Scotland Yard has revealed. David Belmar, 44, was arrested after he attempted to enter the Queen's London home at arou... | Suspect tried to enter Queen's London home via its north gate at 11.30am .
Entrance is always open for vehicles but when he ran in police tackled him .
Before arrest officers searched him and found he was carrying a knife .
Comes just a month after security alert where DJ was found in state room . |
ee199a1f1a2f78ea442d0c8ca5b38f8d2841ee97 | (CNN) -- Forget about the Moonmen. It was all about the performances at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. The VMAs were held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn; it was the first time the show has been held in New York in four years. From Lady Gaga's return to the VMAs stage in search of "Applause" to the not-so-secret '... | MTV's Video Music Awards were held in New York for the first time in four years .
Lady Gaga returned to the stage; Miley Cyrus' racy performance surprised fans .
Macklemore and Ryan Lews took the spotlight to advocate for marriage equality . |
ee19e5cdc5d156fbd337d5ebd4a3137c91fb44f8 | By . Hugo Gye . The grave of a First World War soldier has been saved from destruction after it was swallowed up by a huge sinkhole. Private Francis Ryan fell victim to the flooding which hit Britain earlier this year, as his headstone was almost lost in the 20ft-deep sinkhole. But engineers from the Ministry of Defenc... | The grave of Private Francis Ryan was hit by a sinkhole earlier this year .
His remains were swallowed up by the earth and his headstone was at risk .
MoD engineers have now filled in the hole and laid new turf over the cemetery in Pembroke Dock, west Wales . |
ee1a399dc4b84b69d90920ccd45f0f4e0e0f16c3 | An Australian man who recorded an elevated temperature has been told to stay at his home in Thailand after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 49 people have died of Ebola. The unnamed man returned to Thailand on October 17 from the DRC, where he works in the oil-drilling industry. He lives in Trat p... | Australian man confined to his Thailand home with a high temperature .
The unnamed man had just returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo .
49 people have died of Ebola so far in the African country .
The man works in the oil-drilling industry and lives in Trat province .
Trat hospital is preparing to put the pati... |
ee1ab308e2c934b85ff99b99e9398f208b141196 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:23 EST, 27 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:44 EST, 27 August 2013 . Temple University in Philadelphia has canceled its annual Spring Fling after 'high-risk' drinking at the event caused serious concerns. The college sent an email to all students on Monday. The decision also ca... | Ali Fausnaught, of Brownstown, .
Pennsylvania, fell to her death during a party in April . |
ee1ab5d692286b7cd45cb4020a7509cc2eecb084 | (CNN) -- Tuesday was anything but a routine day for Deputy Brandon Jenkins, who spent three hours in his patrol car after nearly 50,000 honeybees decided to park on it. The Wake County Sheriff's Office officer had responded around 9:40 a.m. to a call of a person possibly being attacked by bees. He found a disabled truc... | North Carolina deputy spent three hours in car because of bees .
Two beekeepers came to his assistance, using smoke and sugar water .
Wake County deputy: "At some point, it was hard to see out of the windows"
Eventually, nearly 50,000 bees were driven into hive box . |
ee1b6cbe7e3d89b5674f02a074bc8f4ad406e871 | Commons leader William Hague tonight fired a warning at Labour that banning Scottish MPs from voting on English laws ‘cannot now be avoided’. The former Foreign Secretary, emerging from a summit with Tory MPs at the Prime Minister’s countryside retreat at Chequers, said ‘English votes for English laws’ was ‘something w... | Prominent Tory backbench MPs held talks with David Cameron today .
PM eager to keep MPs on side amid anger over devolution offer to Scotland .
William Hague said 'English votes for English' laws had to be introduced .
Comes after Boris Johnson said the issue was a matter of 'basic unfairness'
But Mayor said English vot... |
ee1b8ab372a6839b2037dffd41f82c22cd0893e6 | (Lonely Planet) -- The world's second-largest country has a massive Atlantic coastline, and the best way to tackle its awesomeness is by car or campervan. The landscape varies from sheltered coves of pine-covered offshore islands to high rock cliffs battered by waves and wind, and usually fronted by reams of grey-blue ... | Halifax, Nova Scotia is a hub of live music pubs, festivals and historic architecture .
Make a stop at Lunenburg, the province's only UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Outside of June to October the coast will be fiercely cold and most businesses will be closed . |
ee1c48e49d171dd2d648bd75882f30d468c22c66 | (CNN) -- On Wednesday, President Obama took a meaningful step toward reshaping our nuclear arsenal in line with the reality of 21st-century security priorities. Standing at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, he announced that he would seek negotiated cuts with Russia of up to one-third of strategic nuclear weapons as well... | President Obama will seek cuts with Russia of up to one-third of nuclear weapons .
Writers: No such thing as "acceptable" level; even lesser amount could obliterate humanity .
Writers: 300 warheads would kill 100 million; the rest would die from starvation, poisoning .
We cannot maintain nuclear arsenals indefinitely a... |
ee1c88a6145f83b3b57dfeb5ab688b87cc6a5cb8 | A health visitor with a first class honours degree in nursing was found hanged after she became tormented by her severe skin condition. Hollie McEwen, a dedicated professional, first suffered psoriasis as a 12-month-old but it eased with treatment. However, it later reappeared due to stress and the 28-year-old became s... | Hollie McEwen fell into depression after suffering from severe psoriasis .
The 'beautiful, vibrant' 28-year-old had first class honours degree in nursing .
She was found hanged after she became tormented by the skin condition .
Inquest heard skin condition played a 'large part' in what she decided to do .
Medical profe... |
ee1cb046e579847de8be04f4a95089ab4805ef4b | A woman was left feeling ‘hideous’ after an allergic reaction to hair dye triggered severe rosacea and her skin erupted in furious spots. Deborah Duffie, 33, had her hair dyed blonde at a salon after getting engaged to her fiancé, Chris. But hours later, she was rushed to A&E because her face and lips had swollen to tw... | Deborah Duffie, 33, dyed her hair blonde to celebrate her engagement .
But hours later, her face began to swell so much she couldn't see .
She received steroid injections and antibiotics in A&E and went home .
Doctors said the reaction was temporary, but her face remained red .
For months her skin became blotchy and s... |
ee1cc7cabc1cbddbbbfa5fa6647bc3d240fdc02b | An Oxo advert featuring the late Lynda Bellingham is to be screened on Christmas Day after her fans called for its return as a tribute to the much-loved actress. Oxo said hundreds of thousands of people had been in touch with the brand asking for the 1984 My Christmas ad to be shown again in memory of her life and care... | Actress famous for appearing in the adverts died of cancer last month .
She had expressed her wish to see one final Christmas with her family .
Since her death, Oxo have been inundated with request to re-screen ads .
They now plan to show one of the commercials on Christmas Day .
The time of the broadcast - which will ... |
ee1d248fda8bac6c25b7c607982267e3120d7b42 | Outraged customers were denied their regular Sunday brunch at the local hotel because the keen cyclists were dressed in lycra. Ross Powell walked into the Raffles hotel in Perth to grab a table ahead of his wife and their two mates, who had all just gone on a morning cycle, when he was approached by a staff member who ... | Four cyclists were refused service at a hotel in Perth for wearing lycra .
Raffles Hotel waiter said there was a 'no-lycra policy' and walked away .
Lycra-clad foursome were at the hotel just the week before .
Management said there was no policy and was just a miscommunication . |
ee1e0bfb2f4f0aab34459a9832116eb49fcc6d67 | By . Chris Greenwood, Neil Sears and Nick Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 16:05 EST, 6 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:37 EST, 6 April 2012 . Umer Nazir said he was shocked by the racial abuse . The racism crisis engulfing Scotland Yard took a dramatic turn last night as an officer was exposed for abusing an Asian takeaway man... | Umer Nazir said the off duty officer demanded he sell him a take away at a discounted price .
New figures reveal that police forces in England and Wales receive 1,000 racism complaints every year . |
ee1e702d4afb3705ebbb19fdef86d06917b28fe2 | (CNN) -- The Kellogg Co. announced Wednesday it is recommending that consumers not eat its peanut butter crackers because they may be tainted with salmonella. Salmonella bacteria are transmitted to humans by eating contaminated foods. The products affected are Austin- and Keebler-branded: . -- Toasted peanut butter sa... | Some types of Austin- and Keebler-branded sandwich crackers affected .
One of its peanut butter suppliers has been linked to outbreak of salmonella .
Kellogg says warning is strictly precautionary; no incidents of illness reported .
Outbreak of salmonella poisoning has affected at least 434 people in 43 states . |
ee1e8a4374953182ad68f124afbcd2bd64ef7099 | Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Fingers tickle keyboards fastidiously, bright-colored walls boast signs reading "We Code Hard," and an idle foosball table waits for its next contenders. These are all signs you've entered a place for passionate tech enthusiasts. But if 'Bosun Tijani has his way, this is where Nigeria's next gre... | Nigeria's CC Hub is an innovation space where tech-savvy people share ideas .
Founder Bosun Tijani wants the hub to be the birthplace of Nigeria's next big innovation .
Those involved work together to build tech solutions to community problems .
CC Hub helped host Lagos Social Media Week last month . |
ee1ef72ecb0c27e1004052630a9600ed73d3e9b9 | By . Simon Tomlinson . A 19-year-old suspected rape victim has been found dead hanging from a tree in India - becoming the fourth woman from the same state to die in this way in the last few weeks. The woman had gone missing from her house in Rajpura village in Uttar Pradesh before family members said they went to repo... | 19-year-old suspected rape victim has been found dead in Uttar Pradesh .
It is latest in a string of shocking sex attacks in the troubled state .
A 44-year-old woman reported that she was gang-raped by police .
It came hours after another woman was found hanged from a tree .
PM Narendra Modi urged all politicians to wo... |
ee1f7bf4d55a59b7156212799b78a6ea76634bcb | She is the fierce MI6 boss known only by the codename M. But now the true identity of James Bond’s mentor has finally been revealed – after a bit of sleuthing of which 007 himself would have been proud. An eagle-eyed fan managed to freeze-frame a single camera shot in Skyfall lasting just a split-second and discovered ... | Eagle-eyed fan .
freeze-framed a single camera shot in Skyfall .
Discovered that M’s real name is Olivia Mansfield . |
ee205bebdcb33e7ccb0fa868821e613a7e69fc15 | (RealSimple.com) -- My father spent his youth as a crossing guard, a Boy Scout, and a designated driver. I, on the other hand, squandered mine cutting gym class and hanging out at the mall. Back then, my father would deliver themed, Mike Brady--style lectures (one recurring favorite was the Importance of Being Honest),... | Her dad's advice annoyed daugher when she was growing up .
Pay attention to anyone wearing a toolbelt -- what you learn can save you money .
During heated arguments with spouse, hold hands to help keep screaming under control .
When in doubt about a movie to rent, you can't go wrong with Clint Eastwood . |
ee20b71991db992f1b8d626738ffc153c5d712e8 | By . Paul Thompson . PUBLISHED: . 12:58 EST, 28 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:24 EST, 28 July 2013 . A woman who had sex with a 13 year old runaway boy has been jailed for 10 years. Jenna Van Delden slept with the teen up to 30 times over a four month period after she harboured him. And the 25 year old was said to be s... | Jenna Van Delden is not eligible for parole .
Van Delden claims she is 'in love' with the boy and tried to make plans to runaway with him even while he was in state custody . |
ee211840120c341878a3f1d8553c0a648ed9fe67 | Nicole had become dependent on sugar . Two . years ago, I was overweight, unhappy, stressed out and moody with spots . and bad habits. And I was exhausted and often felt ill. The cause? I'd become dependent on sugar: hopelessly, chemically and emotionally dependent on it. So, . I stopped eating sugar-rich foods. That i... | Nicole Mowbray stopped eating sugar-rich and processed food, and alcohol .
Also anything made from refined wheat (bread and pasta) and potatoes .
Says while first week was tough, she no longer misses that bar of chocolate .
Has learned how to deal with difficult situations - now you can, too . |
ee21f3ae177dd6980efa39c954bea9bc46dd9661 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni admits India's one-day side are not at their best ahead of Friday's Tri-Series decider against England. Whichever side wins at the WACA will go on to meet Australia in the the final 48 hours later, while the losers head into World Cup month on a low note. The ODI rankings favour Dhoni's men, who ar... | England beat India by nine wickets in the Tri-Series last week .
India suffered batting collapse as they were dismissed for just 153 .
Captain MS Dhoni said he is not satisfied with his side's performances .
Two sides meet again on Friday for a place in the final against Australia . |
ee2296ec29a8fab71246250c458a87cf7f5787ea | (CNN) -- One half Indian, the other Pakistani, they are the most talked-about partnership in tennis. Dubbed "the Indo-Pakistan Express," Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi hope to end their breakthrough year with a showdown at the infamous Wagah border that divides their countries. Bopanna, an Indian Hindu, and Qur... | Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are the most talked about doubles pairing in tennis .
Bopanna is an Indian Hindu while Qureshi is a Pakistani Muslim .
The pair are known for their Humanitarian work to strengthen links between their countries .
They made the 2010 U.S. Open final and want to stage a match on the I... |
ee231022c6dfe0691ffc6b48203da524c38cc54d | By . Simon Jones . Wigan have signed Oriol Riera from Osasuna for £2million after the 28-year-old striker agreed a three-year deal. The 27-year-old, who began his career with Barcelona's B team, is Uwe Rosler's first signing of the summer. Riera underwent a medical at the DW Stadium on Saturday and will join the Champi... | The forward scored 13 times in 37 league appearances last season .
Uwe Rosler describes him as 'a real worker but with an eye for goal' |
ee232983d8fd1a836b9050b9872da55f8e90578e | Madeleine McCann's family say they 'would welcome' a fresh search of a man-made lake close to the holiday resort where the three-year-old was taken, amid claims her body may have been dumped there. A rain-sodden letter reportedly discovered outside the room from which she vanished on the first anniversary of her disapp... | Rain-sodden letter found on first anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance .
Note was discovered outside room where three-year-old vanished in 2007 .
Claimed her body had been dumped in the Barragem da Bravura reservoir .
Letter immediately given to police but underwater search 'never took place' |
ee24222b7f9169c31138ea3acee7d7f038af7e04 | (CNN) -- The Stamford Bridge faithful gave their returning hero a rapturous reception before Jose Mourinho's Chelsea team made sure the "Special One" would be celebrating Sunday as they beat Hull 2-0 in their English Premier League opener. Mourinho, returning for a second spell in charge at Roman Abramovich's Chelsea, ... | Chelsea give Jose Mourinho winning return to English Premier League .
Oscar and Lampard goals in the second half as Hull beaten 2-0 .
Mourinho returning to Chelsea after managing Inter Milan and Real Madrid .
Roberto Soldado scores on EPL defeat as Spurs beat Crystal Palace 1-0 . |
ee249052b7d8ec1a923053bd3210ed9dd3f04a69 | By . Alexandra Klausner . A lawyer from Oakland California faces legal issues of her own after being found guilty of failing to properly care for her 93 cats and her two dogs. Jan Van Dusen, 62, was found guilty on Thursday of letting her cats suffer from starvation, diarrhea, parasite infections and other diseases. So... | Jan Van Dusen, 62, will be sentenced on July 25 and could face up to three years in prison .
16 of the felines had to be put down .
because they suffered from incurable diseases .
77 other cats were .
treated by veterinarians at a shelter and were later put up for adoption .
'They killed some of my favorites, which the... |
ee2505050092161c9b113831be9c39034b47b2ad | A woman who drowned her newborn baby in a toilet did it because she was afraid of losing her job if she had a child, a court has heard. Nitrogen plant worker Marzena Kowalski, 30, thought she had committed the perfect crime when in August last year she gave birth on her parents' toilet and then immediately drowned the ... | Mother in Poland drowned her baby instantly after giving birth on a toilet .
Marzena Kowalski then told her parents and police she had a miscarriage .
But she confessed to the crime after autopsy revealed it had drowned .
She feared she would lose her job if she had a child, a court heard . |
ee250def187356a694222490a0e9000d672a997b | They were meant to be simple warnings to young people enjoying a summer night out, at a time when alcohol-fuelled sex attacks are at their peak. But West Mercia Police were forced to apologise yesterday after campaigners said the posters for its Safe Night Out initiative suggested rape victims were to blame if they wer... | The posters, which suggest drunk rape victims were to blame, have angered anti-rape campaigners .
The West Mercia Police were forced to apologise .
Hundreds were put up in pubs in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire .
A web page link and video have been removed from the police force's website . |
ee254de79a2d3a19dbf3a116be3a476bc3225f40 | Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell had tears in her eyes as she was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in federal prison after what the judge referred to as a 'tragic, sad and puzzling' case. This after McDonnell supporters testified she is a thoughtful woman devoted to her family, but who was overwhelmed b... | Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell is being sentenced today on charges of public corruption .
Supporters of McDonnell argued that she was overwhelmed with her political role after her husband, Bob McDonnell, was elected to office .
She was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, though will be able to re... |
ee25588e3ee1c5e71baf627a0ec68136679d44e6 | (CNN) -- A jury convicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon on Tuesday of embezzlement for improperly using gift cards intended for the needy, the chief investigator for the state prosecutor's office said. She was found guilty of a single misdemeanor count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. She could be removed ... | Jury finds Mayor Sheila Dixon improperly used gift cards intended for the needy .
Developer testified Dixon requested $500 Best Buy card and $500 Target card .
No sentencing date set; Dixon faces up to five years in prison .
Baltimore's first black female mayor, Dixon says she's not stepping down . |
ee258a37f42d819bc7953e701d513cbf58da971b | Police officers who used their positions to get into 'sold-out' gigs have been allowed to keep their jobs - and will not be formally disciplined, it has emerged. The four Greater Manchester Police licensing officers asked for 'favours' from venues in the city, such as access to tickets to music events they would not ot... | Four licensing officers in Manchester broke force's ethical code of conduct .
It has been claimed that the officers asked for 'favours' from city venues .
Included requests for access to tickets to 'sold out' gigs they not otherwise have been able to get .
Officers did not declare actions on the force's gifts and hospi... |
ee263d0b28a25c751e94e653d01bc3abb79172c4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Won't apologize: Mariah Carey is pictured with her manager, Jermaine Dupri. Dupri was the person responsible for setting up a concert for the president of Angola which has now been criticized by human rights organizations . Mariah Carey angered human rights groups this week after it was revea... | The singer gave a two-hour concert for authoritarian Angolan President Josè Eduardo Dos Santos last Sunday, in return for the huge amount .
The move has angered human rights groups who claim Dos Santos has murdered many and exploited the country's resources to his own gain .
The concert comes five years after Mariah ap... |
ee2743a93ca44850606a208ad689c6656862de45 | Jean-Claude Juncker (pictured) is under pressure over his alleged role in turning Luxembourg into Europe's biggest tax haven during his time as prime minister . Jean-Claude Juncker has admitted he has been ‘weakened’ as pressure mounts on him over his alleged role in tax avoidance. The president of the European Commiss... | Jean-Claude Juncker under pressure over his deals as PM of Luxembourg .
The arch-federalist EU chief is alleged to have courted tax avoidance deals .
He has now admitted he has been 'weakened' by the revelations .
It emerged his regime agreed deals with Walt Disney and Koch Industries . |
ee2787bf1ecb94e17bdac02e5636cfe98465efe8 | A plane landing at the Dallas/Forth Worth International airport got stuck in the grass after sliding off a taxiway Monday night. The American Airlines plane was attempting to turn a corner at a slow speed when the front nose gear slid on the ice, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman. The MD-80 plan... | Front nose gear of the American Airlines plane slid on the ice .
Plane was unable to continue taxiing to terminal and passengers were deplaned through the emergency exit .
Pilot told passengers over intercom that they had 'no control over the brakes' when the plane landed .
Another passenger said plane came down smooth... |
ee27c70d982fb81a4149a04d1155f00bd4abb4c0 | Actor Stephen Baldwin pleaded guilty to repeated failure to file income taxes for three years and will pay $300,000 in back taxes, his attorney Russell Yankwitt said Friday. Baldwin initially needed to pay $400,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties, but the court waived interest and penalties, which brought the tot... | Stephen Baldwin admits guilty in failing to file income taxes for three years, attorney says .
He will pay $300,000 in taxes .
The actor has difficulty finding Hollywood jobs compatible with his faith, attorney says .
The offense will be taken off his record if he pays back the money in a year . |
ee2829a920d88e25524c6b391ab601b1a93aac11 | PUBLISHED: . 01:06 EST, 17 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:53 EST, 17 March 2014 . Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed claims the former Osama bin Laden spokesperson on trial had nothing to do with the 9/11 terror attacks. Mohammed claimed in a court filing Sunday that Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was al Qa... | Abu Ghaith is charged with conspiring to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after 9/11 .
Mohammed insists the flack had no prior knowledge of or involvement in any al Qaida attacks .
The remarks were made in a Sunday court filing . |
ee2852b9a7278fca48ec5f1280429a006ce9c563 | By . Lucy Laing . PUBLISHED: . 09:58 EST, 12 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:47 EST, 12 April 2013 . A teenager has grown an incredible five inches overnight after an operation to straighten his spine. Harvey Legge, 14, was suffering from scoliosis, or curvature of the spine - and the bend was so severe it was crushing ... | Harvey Legge, 14, was suffering from scoliosis, or curvature of the spine .
At a 90 degree angle, bend was so severe it was crushing his vital organs .
Operation saw him grow from 4'10" to 5'3" and curve reduce to 20 degrees . |
ee28b89d30a10465e909fe7418186112c9c0038f | A mother and son are suing each other after she threw him out of the £1.2million family home and changed the locks. Elizabeth Ashley, 79, kicked her son out of the house two years ago and has not allowed him back, despite his insistence that he paid for most of it. Mitchim Ashley, 53, says he has a legal right to live ... | Mitchim Ashley and his mother Elizabeth, 79, are each suing each other .
He paid for three-quarters of her home in Wandsworth, London, in 2001 .
Its value has since soared from a £200,000 'right to buy' to £1.2million .
Falling-out reached its peak in 2012 after he spent more time at home .
He is demanding his mother l... |
ee290591a98dc131219be20f2088826416ade7e0 | The killer behind the horrific elementary school killing spree would have seen the children he shot dead as ‘little more than trophies’, an expert psychologist has said. A lone gunman – believed to be 20-year-old Adam Lanza - opened fire at around 9.30am this morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecti... | Gunman Adam Lanza believed to have killed 29 people - including 22 children - at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, .
Connecticut, today .
Head of psychology at Birmingham City University Professor Craig Jackson describes what may have been going through the killer's mind . |
ee2979910590d117b70f895db27056155224c46a | By . James Nye . Frightening cellphone footage shows the moment five people were shot early Sunday morning outside a Connecticut nightclub. The shooting, which took place outside Tino's Nightclub in Stamford at 1.30am , came after the suspect, Dayron Wills, 22, allegedly became involved in an altercation and began fir... | Suspect, Dayron Wills, 22, has been charged with five counts of first degree assault .
He is being held on a $1m bond for the shooting on early Sunday morning . |
ee29b87b2961e4a9d5b60d510ababfaa348d3d83 | (CNN) -- Police were watching for any further violence Wednesday after a third night of rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that left one officer hurt, officials said. About 150 nationalist youths fired shots and threw petrol bombs and a pipe bomb at officers. They also shone high-powered laser pens into officers' ey... | NEW: One officer was hurt in a third night of violence in Belfast .
NEW: About 150 youths fired shots and threw bombs at officers .
NEW: Police are now trying to identify those involved .
NEW: Prime Minister David Cameron denounced "unacceptable" violence . |
ee2a0d54a521790f920c7bc2fa7b77e9cae88d9f | A Lithuanian builder was held last night after a wealthy property developer and his wife were found dead. Viktoras Bruzas, 38, went on the run following the fatal stabbing of Patrick Kettyle, 55, and his wife Gillian Kettyle, 54, in an attack at their £750,000 Surrey home. After a ten-hour manhunt Bruzas was stopped by... | Viktoras Bruzas, 38, went on the run following double fatal stabbing .
Patrick, 55, and wife Gillian Kettyle, 54, in attack at £750,000 home .
After a ten-hour manhunt Bruzas was stopped by police in Mercedes .
Police were called just after midnight yesterday by Mrs Kettyle's son . |
ee2aacbec37c20424d18edd4c76000abd79ef695 | Watchdog? Edward Snowden gave his first interview since outing himself famously as the NSA leaker. In it, he called out the American media for being complacent toward government power grabs . In his first interview since he outed himself as the source of leaked NSA documents, Edward Snowden said the media has given the... | 'I'm famously paranoid': The NSA leaker claims every unencrypted email sent by journalists is delivered to the world's intelligence agencies .
He said mainstream media is only just beginning to question government surveillance tactics, a change his actions have likely helped speed up . |
ee2ac93e15a7c1040d1e4b40d4a928504b2b2ad7 | The mother of a four-year-old girl who died of E. coli earlier this week has said that her daughter's final moments will haunt her forever. Rachel Profitt, of Sandy, Oregon, lost her daughter, Serena Faith Profitt, on Monday, and that loss has taken a devastating toll on her. 'I cannot sleep at night because of her fac... | Rachel Profitt says she will never forget the tears and screams of her daughter in her final moments .
Serena Williams Profitt passed away at just four-years-old as a result of E. coli .
Her parents are upset with how the hospital handled their daughter's illness . |
ee2ada69ae53f87f927977b34d285d3b103cd72f | By . Jack Doyle And David Williams . PUBLISHED: . 19:33 EST, 11 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:25 EST, 12 August 2013 . Criminals used a giant catapult to fire contraband over a prison wall to inmates inside. The gang attached a huge elastic sling to an eight foot tall metal frame with the intention of shooting packag... | The catapult alert sounded at unnamed prison in the Midlands .
Elastic sling attached to 8ft metal frame to get drugs and mobiles to inmates .
Prison security officers warned that criminals may use similar tactics elsewhere .
The find suggested an organised supply network at work with ‘resources, planning and determina... |
ee2b6f1368ccedd578c418a507f33ecb6ac154c4 | (CNN) -- Lawyers for James Holmes, the Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting suspect, took aim against the state's insanity defense laws in court documents made public Friday. "Colorado's statutory scheme regarding the affirmative defense of insanity, and the introduction of any 'mental condition' evidence at trial or senten... | Holmes is charged in a shooting rampage that left 12 people dead and scores injured .
Shooting occurred last July in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater . |
ee2b8733c1811921c7296e208c49cc3e9e5c8cc4 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to discuss Scottish independence on the Muppet Show tonight. Kermit the Frog has become the latest international star to warn Scottish voters against breaking away from the rest of the UK, in a fresh b... | Muppets star joins chorus of opposition against independence .
Kermit says he 'absolutely' agrees with David Bowie's plea to 'stay with us'
Frog warns Miss Piggy is preparing to serve as a new Queen of Scotland . |
ee2baf2539e80c5b18291d4cda3a96089df8fb9a | (CNN) -- British author J.G. Ballard, whose boyhood experience in a World War II internment camp became the novel and film "Empire of the Sun," died Sunday at age 78, his literary agent said. He had suffered from cancer for several years. Ballard's semi-autobiographical "Empire of the Sun" was made into a movie by Stev... | Celebrated author J.G. Ballard dies at age of 78 from cancer .
Ballard began writing science fiction in 1950s .
His semi-autobiographical novel "Empire of the Sun" was made into film . |
ee2bb8616b1dd973faac4eee1e11780e89be76df | By . Tara Brady . Church documents dating back to the 1700s have been discovered by two historians and reveal scandalous details about the private lives of early American settlers. The confessions have been kept for centuries in Congregational churches from the colonial-era across Massachusetts. However, they have now ... | Documents found by James Fenimore Cooper Jr and Margaret Bendroth .
Many confessions were discovered at a church in Middleborough .
Records will be stored at Congregational Library in Boston, Massachusetts .
Historians say documents transport us straight into colonial America . |
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