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ef92a98874dcd66b4b53f98729c971b8df578b4c | By . Darren Boyle . Around 700 British troops training in Kenya have been prevented from leaving after the Nairobi government withdrew diplomatic permits over a travel advice row. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a travel advisory to British tourists visiting the east African country, warning against holi... | British troops due to fly home on aircraft delivering their replacements .
New Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta blocked the plan due to the row .
Kenyans angry over Foreign Office advice alerting tourists to terror threat . |
ef92cc849d8f046234c3bc6e50d26437e1b674fb | By . Kieran Gill . Follow @@kie1410 . Ghana’s Kevin-Prince Boateng says he and team-mate Sulley Muntari were sent home from the World Cup squad after coach Kwesi Appiah hurled insults and told him to 'f*** off'. Boateng claims Appiah sent the pair to the dressing room after the manager caught them laughing during a one... | Kevin-Prince Boateng claims Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah hurled insults and told him to 'f*** off' after one-on-one exercise with Sulley Muntari .
He says Appiah stopped training when pair were laughing, sent them to dressing room, then 'started shouting'
Ghanaian FA claimed Boateng was sent home for 'vulgar insults target... |
ef93c9cccbe4612cc983ae65395a37bb089bd3b4 | By . Jenny Awford for MailOnline . A mother and her five children were badly burned after a gas leak caused their house to explode. Sanjuanita Rodriguez and her five children, aged between three and 18, climbed out of the front window of their Dallas house early yesterday morning and were all taken to hospital with inj... | Sanjuanita Rodriguez and her five children were all burned in the Dallas fire .
They escaped through the front window during the blaze yesterday morning .
Mother has burns covering her body and 11-year-old son needed surgery .
A 17-year-old boy was critical and three-year-old girl was badly scratched .
Mrs Rodriguez ... |
ef93f9a1dfff150958e177641a830f50f35e7e5d | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been axed by a BBC television show after she made an offensive "off-air" remark, the corporation has confirmed. Margaret Thatcher (left) and her daughter Carol Thatcher in Southampton, England in June 2008 . According to repo... | Carol Thatcher referred to a tennis player as a "golliwog" backstage .
Thatcher, 55, described her comment as a "joke"
BBC axed her as a contributer from the prime-time television show .
Thatcher spokesman: "Carol never intended any racist comment" |
ef9445611fe243aa5f27bbb0efbf5a55a2e33ac3 | The letters demanded to know why Marc, who claimed Employment and Support Allowance, hadn't kept appointments to help him find work . The family of a man who died ten months ago have slammed benefits bosses for repeatedly trying to contact their dead son to ask why he hasn’t been to see them about finding employment. ... | The letters demanded to know why Marc Whiteside, who claimed Employment and Support Allowance, hadn't kept appointments .
More letters have been sent chasing £268 he owed the DWP for a crisis loan he took out before he died . |
ef945decaeaa260145c1b611b5cf6748c31ce272 | Spanish football may have a new home on TV from next season. Sky have held the rights to screen La Liga matches for nearly 20 years but their contract is up at the end of the season and rivals BT Sport will be keen to buy the rights from 2015. Sky lost the rights to show Champions League football last season when their... | Sky's contract to screen games runs out at the end of this season .
BT Sport stepped in last season to buy rights to Champions League games .
BT already have rights for German, Italian, French and Portuguese matches .
Rivals gearing up for start of the new Premier League season . |
ef95091b563d93911ed26cd3b47abc70c5b12947 | The mother of a four-year-old girl mauled to death by their pet bulldog has spoken of her agony at losing her 'bubbly' daughter in such horrific circumstances. Lexi Branson was killed when the family's newly-adopted Aylesbury-type bulldog attacked her as watched TV during a sick day off school. An inquest heard how the... | Mother's statement: 'Her death is still too painful to talk about'
The kennels from which the bulldog was re-homed never carried out check .
Note stated the dog may not be suitable for home with 'small children'
Jodi Hudson said she was told it was because dog had tendency to 'jump up'
Several weeks later, the bulldog ... |
ef95fde1b3240b9be29bcb22457ca826fb4ba31d | By . Becky Barrow, Business Correspondent . UPDATED: . 12:22 EST, 25 November 2011 . Air passengers have been warned they could be held on planes for up to 12 hours and face mass flight cancellations due to next week’s public sector strikes. BAA, the owner of Heathrow airport, has told airlines to fly planes half full ... | Airport asks airlines to fly planes half full in bid to avert chaos .
Flights will be diverted and parking stands gridlocked, says airport boss .
Warning comes as unions gear up for months of strikes .
Ministers warn this could bring Britain to its knees . |
ef96053cdc5134928b9e28a6014ae73deab74537 | (CNN) -- "Opie & Anthony" has been cut in half. Anthony Cumia, the "Anthony" portion of the shock-jock radio team, was fired by employer Sirius XM after Cumia made a series of racially charged tweets Wednesday night. "SiriusXM has terminated its relationship with Anthony Cumia of the 'Opie & Anthony' channel," Patrick ... | "Opie & Anthony's" Anthony Cumia made racially charged tweets .
Cumia took photo of African-American woman, claimed he was assaulted .
"Behavior is wholly inconsistent with what SiriusXM represents," says rep . |
ef96a4496b0db26a3d223319a68d4781e9d9ead6 | Washington (CNN) -- The same day a documentary that featured government whistle-blower P. Jeffrey Black premiered, an Internal Revenue Service agent came to Black's door for an audit. Coincidence? Black doesn't think so. Now he's taken his story to two congressional committees and a Treasury Department watchdog, a sign... | Air marshal-turned-whistle-blower says he was targeted by the IRS .
He's been questioned by investigators probing the tax-collection agency .
A House committee is seeking more people with stories like his .
The IRS defends the "fairness and integrity" of its audits . |
ef96e8e5e89508142d4e724c1c333bf0d0ea0405 | Tens of thousands of NHS patients are having operations to clear their arteries in the false belief that it will cut their chance of a heart attack or even extend their life, a leading expert has warned. Doctors are failing to tell patients that angioplasty is not a magic bullet to stop heart attacks, said consultant c... | Tens of thousands of NHS patients having operations to clear arteries .
They are under false belief it will cut chance of heart attack, expert claims .
Consultant cardiologist Aseem Malhotra said patients are rarely told invasive procedure makes no difference to chance of having heart attack . |
ef96f81e35354105fb0d3930c04d1861389dd6a0 | (CNN) -- The young woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection in Augusta, Georgia, has taken another step toward recovery: Doctors have upgraded her condition from "serious" to "good." The change indicates Aimee Copeland's "vital signs are stable and within normal limits," that she is "conscious and comfortable"... | Aimee Copeland's condition has been updated from "serious" to "good"
She went outside for the first time since she was admitted to the hospital, her father says .
Copeland feels "blessed" to have undergone this experience, her father says . |
ef972b8da280e028da5aa7bef106ecf6fba1ef0f | A court in Norway has banished a convicted 'hate preacher' to a remote village after ignoring his lawyer's claims that he had a right to a family life. Police have been given the green light to exile Mullah Krekar to a refugee centre in a village of 2,500 people situated 300 miles from the capital Oslo. The mullah, 58... | Mullah Krekar banished to village 300 miles away from Norway's capital .
The 58-year-old was jailed for threats against Prime Minister Erna Solberg .
But he was released days ago after serving a two-year, 10-month sentence .
Court authorises police to exile the hate preacher to remote refugee centre .
He has lived in N... |
ef976143d89f0ad186440ff8b234a8db028892d7 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 07:58 EST, 7 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:44 EST, 7 November 2012 . Security is likely to be pretty tight at the sprawling mansion that is home to multi-millionaire footballer John Terry and his family. But it seems the Chelsea defender is taking extra precautions these days, as... | Defender visits specialist surveillance shop Spymaster in London .
Products include night goggles, bulletproof jackets and secret cameras . |
ef97bb381b9d83daee45606be025750b5426dff1 | An investigation has been launched after two illegal immigrants were deported from Italy gagged with duct tape across their mouths, surgical masks across their faces and their hands tied with plastic bands. Details of the case emerged after a passenger travelling on the same flight as the two men took a snap of the inc... | MPs demand full investigation after passenger posts picture on Facebook .
Claims police told him: 'This is a routine deportation' |
ef980168965f04c51168ed1cd7771d262cb2768e | Brendan Rodgers' decision to rest Steven Gerrard failed to pay dividends as even the Liverpool captain's emergence off the bench failed to inspire his side to break down a resolute Sunderland. Sportsmail's Dominic King rated the players' performances at Anfield. Liverpool (4-2-3-1) Simon Mignolet - 6.5 . A clean sheet ... | Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho (5.5) struggled to make an impact .
Raheem Sterling (7.5) showed he was getting back to his best .
Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt (8) was man of the match . |
ef98021c92ccd087fa215f408ffb2ac6a4ac4dee | The family of the 53-year-old Colorado man found safe five days after he went missing during a Denver Broncos game have revealed that he 'had some sort of breakdown' and is currently recovering from his ordeal. The Denver Police Department tweeted just before 11pm on Tuesday that 53-year-old Paul Kitterman had been fou... | Denver Police say Paul Kitterman, 53, is safe after being located more than 110 miles away in Pueblo, Colorado .
Kitterman told police he walked and hitchhiked to Pueblo .
He was surprised to learn his disappearance sparked a media frenzy .
A joint statement from his stepson and a friend said Kitterman had 'some sort o... |
ef9810103876ea5241f271110b6678168760f105 | England showed yet again that they are competitive but they are still not unleashing the full potential of this group. Our traditional strengths are all there and in many ways we fronted up really well. The front five, the scrums, the lineout are going well. It’s outside that we have problems — we are not playing enoug... | England lost 28-31 to South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday .
It was Stuart Lancaster's side's fifth consecutive Test defeat .
World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward said England are either not picking the right backs or combination of players to get the job done .
England should pick the ‘Gun’ XV for Samoa as p... |
ef983855111e353d8479e28278d7590d7bcb38a6 | By . Richard Spillett for MailOnline . A mother has been jailed after locking her four-year-old daughter in her room for three hours so she could go into town 'to be by herself'. Sophie Ritson, 21, was jailed for 150 days after she admitted neglecting and abandoning her daughter on July 25. North Cumbria Magistrates' C... | Court heard Sophie Ritson, 21, locked girl in room to go into town .
Shocked neighbours called police after hearing youngster's cries .
Police broke into house before Ritson returned from outing .
She said 'she needed to be by herself' because girl's 'attitude stinks'
She has been jailed after admitting neglecting and ... |
ef985cc83b9b6de8275dcea4cc65816e7ec0f323 | Marine Le Pen dealt Nicolas Sarkozy a major blow last night by declaring he had ‘lost’ the election and refusing to tell her supporters to back him. The French president’s hopes of clinging to power rely on picking up the votes of many of the six million who backed Miss Le Pen’s National Front in record numbers in the ... | Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election votes are pinned on winning votes of six million who backed Marine Le Pen in first round .
French stock market plunges 2.83% amid political uncertainty .
Francois Hollande set to become first socialist French president for 17 years .
Mr Hollande won 28.6% of vote in first round ballot, Mr ... |
ef990db34b39c7deaa0e3fc8d4ef7a60e60fa19c | By . Daniel Bates . PUBLISHED: . 12:15 EST, 6 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:47 EST, 6 November 2012 . President Obama will be a huge financial winner even if he loses the election - and could make millions of dollars in book deals and public appearances. The 44th President of the United States could earn a fortune... | President could eclipse his White House salary on the lecture circuit .
His predecessor George W Bush earned $15m from public speaking after the White House . |
ef995f8f1490964c41a3c4eaf6aa68dc7aab51a5 | By . Zac Fine . PUBLISHED: . 11:12 EST, 17 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:17 EST, 17 April 2013 . A drug gang which made so much money that it left bundles of £20 notes to rot was ordered to pay back nearly £6million today. The smugglers, who became known as the ‘Tesco’ of the cannabis world, hid super-strong skunk in ... | Police found .
wads of decaying notes when they raided safe houses after 14-month undercover operation .
Gang earned more than £20million in what is believed to be Britain's biggest wholesale cannabis operation .
Top four of the 12 members must pay back money within six months or face extra years on total sentence of m... |
ef998f1a252ad9b8f4f08672d18fc3fbf91f6ed2 | John O'Neill's bad temper and foul mouthed rants have seen him locked up more than 50 times . A man dubbed 'Britain's rudest pensioner' has been jailed once again after drinking whisky, smoking cannabis and abusing passers-by. John O'Neill's bad temper and foul mouth has seen him locked up more than 50 times. The 71-ye... | John O'Neill's bad temper and foul mouthed rants earned him ASBO .
O'Neill, who claims to be a graduate, clocked up 235 offences since 1968 .
He has terrorised people in Manchester with his rants over everyday life .
Pensioner admitted breaching his ASBO and was jailed for three months . |
ef99ece0185332870d4975bd9b4944341dda5aa4 | An officer who has spent 17 years patrolling one of America's worst areas has found a way to keep the peace that focuses less on arrests, and more on helping those who have fallen on the most difficult of times. Deon Joseph, or the Sheriff of Skidberry as he is known to many in the area, works on Skid Row, the Los Ange... | Deon Joseph is an LAPD officer who has worked the Skid Row neighborhood for 17 years .
Skid Row is one of the poorest areas in the country, with 2,000 people sleeping on the street every night and rampant, and open, drug use .
Joseph has made a point of building relationships with the people in Skid Row, and trying to ... |
ef9a97825847baf3a9b8ca18c7446501618f2fa1 | By . Sadie Whitelocks . Today's Natalie Morales has told how training for a marathon after turning 40 and having two children is no easy feat, despite her apparent athleticism. The New Jersey-based news anchor, 41 - who completed five marathons during her twenties and early thirties - exclaimed: 'Things are definitely ... | She is set to run the 42.195km Boston Marathon on April 21 in a bid to raise money for last year's bombing victims . |
ef9aed5f0646624495fc2b1318bbdb8552b2384a | (CNN) -- The oil spill on the Gulf Coast has states and visitors bureaus working hard to keep the public updated and reassure beach-bound travelers. Here are some of the latest updates from destinations affected by the oil disaster: . Northwest Florida . The beaches in Fort Walton Beach, Destin and Okaloosa Island are ... | All of Florida's beaches are open, including tourist hot spots Panama City and Pensacola .
Sporadic tar balls and a milky sheen have been reported on Perdido Key .
Health officials have issued advisory against swimming in Alabama Gulf waters . |
ef9af3714548a246adb5f0cc42ac1a87681c11f1 | At 24 years old, Republican candidate Jordan Haskins is facing an uphill battle to win a seat in Michigan state House long held by Democrats, but his young age and party affiliation are the least of his problems. The baby-faced aspiring politician is currently on parole after serving prison time for a series of bizarre... | Jordan Haskins, of Saginaw, Michigan, was sentenced to a year in prison in 2011 for taking city vehicles on sex-fueled joyrides .
Haskins told police he enjoyed masturbating to the sound of humming engine after pulling out spark plug wires from vehicles .
The GOP candidate's parole ends 11 days before Election Day Nove... |
ef9bc3dca0a1025f3dba2061b92de044d6c117e5 | For the first time ever, Apple unveiled two new iPhones on Tuesday, a traditional upgrade of its iPhone 5 as well as a simpler, cheaper version. Apple CEO Tim Cook said the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are a reaction to a changing smartphone market. "Business has become so large that this year we are going to replace the iP... | Apple rolls out two new iPhones Tuesday .
The iPhone 5S is an upgrade to current model .
The iPhone 5C will be less expensive and come in bright colors .
Both phones will go on sale September 20 . |
ef9c397f25e6a2ee20adecf5f22a629de724be2d | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . Austfonna, one of the largest ice caps in the world, is moving much faster than expected. This is according to the recent satellite images which reveal what scientists describe as ‘extraordinary’ changes in the region. The ice cap, which had been relatively stable for years, is located on No... | The huge Austfonna ice cap is located in Norway's Svalbard region .
its dramatic movement was spied in the ice cap's south eastern section .
The increase in ice movement has taken place over last two to three years .
'It remains to be seen whether the abrupt speed-up reflects natural variability or whether it is a symp... |
ef9c89b4398468f5500ebedc846b83b63f3c4142 | (CNN) -- Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o has received a three-match ban for head-butting Chievo's Bostjan Cesar in the chest at last Sunday's Serie A game. Eto'o, who scored as Inter went down 2-1 to Chievo, escaped punishment during the game as the incident, which happened in the 38th minute, was not seen by match of... | Samuel Eto'o banned for three games for head-butt on Chievo's Bostjan Cesar .
Cameroon international also fined €30,000 ($40,000)
Striker is available for Wednesday's Champions League tie with FC Twente . |
ef9cd1ba065d3f152b45781791932b0303f05b2c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:51 EST, 24 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:52 EST, 24 February 2013 . German doctor Daniel Ubani caused the death of patient David Gray in Cambridgeshire in 2008 after he administered 10 times the normal dose of diamorphine. A new test is being introduced to make sure foreig... | General Medical Council will refuse licences for doctors with poor English .
Rules come five years after German medic Daniel Ubani killed patient David Gray . |
ef9cfe03a6205c65878c0af1a81114563fe3bd9c | An ash cloud crisis even worse than the Icelandic eruption, which grounded thousands of flights four years ago, could be possible, scientists have claimed. The warning comes after the discovery that volcanic ash has travelled from Alaska to Northern Ireland - overturning previously held assumptions about the distances ... | Scientists found that recent volcanic ash had travelled from Alaska to Northern Ireland .
It is the first evidence that suggests ash clouds can cross the Atlantic .
This could mean airways are more susceptible to ash than first thought .
The 2010 eruption of volcano Eyjafjallajokull caused major disruption .
Another as... |
ef9dff189f1b988b4fe8cec49ea5b288d7beecb2 | By . Lydia Warren . A hockey player has shared gruesome snaps of his torn ear after it was struck by a puck. Christian Ehrhoff of the Buffalo Sabres tweeted three images showing his sliced ear after the game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. The 31-year-old German-born sportsman needed 40 stitches to rep... | WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES .
Christian Ehrhoff of the Buffalo Sabres took a puck to the ear during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night .
He needed about 40 stitches to close the gruesome wound . |
ef9e03ec26d550176eadb0b38904c99e5999c82c | By . Taylor Auerbach . When allegations of drug possession were levelled at Sara Huegill on Saturday April 26, the news sent whispers rippling through the Sydney public relations industry. The stylish publicist, who now runs her own boutique firm Row A PR, was charged alongside husband Geoff with possessing an illicit ... | Sara Huegill was terminated from Jacenko's PR firm in 2010 .
She was fired for sending 'unauthorised' product to swimmer Matt Abood .
Abood was an Australian teammate of Sara Huegill's husband Geoff .
The news comes days after the Huegills were allegedly busted with cocaine .
The PR professional stands by husband Geoff... |
ef9e24b52cb2debcfc2b62dd6af530fea45bda3d | Reading the international press, one would be forgiven for thinking that Venezuela is on the verge of collapse. Over the past decade, all sorts of predictions have been made, ranging from catastrophic election defeats to the implosion of the Venezuelan economy. But the fact these predictions have failed to materialize ... | Despite perceptions, Hugo Chavez has brought social progress to Venezuela .
Moncada: Venezuela's critics have engineered a false narrative of impending disaster .
Venezuela has used its vast oil reserves to transform lives of ordinary people .
Ambassador says Chavez's most significant achievement is his empowerment of ... |
ef9e7e81bab33fb972f534d835f228b0de5c48bf | A mystery EPA employee in Denver seems more intent on spreading toxic waste than cleaning it up. The agency has received more than a dozen reports of 'beyond gross' behavior in its Denver office - including a woman who has been smearing menstrual blood and human feces on the walls. Other reports include 'a trail of [hu... | The federal employee responsible for the 'beyond gross' behavior has not been caught .
EPA has asked Homeland Security for protection in its Denver office . |
ef9e821530a5160eb2c29f8ae00910a4172954c8 | Adnan Januzaj was handed his first Premier League start of the season as Manchester United drew 2-2 with West Brom - and the Belgian had some new pearly white boots for the occasion. The 19-year-old burst on the scene under former boss David Moyes last season but has found himself on the fringes so far this term under ... | Belgian teenager started his first game this season under Louis van Gaal .
Manchester United drew 2-2 with West Brom in their Premier League clash .
Adnan Januzaj was wearing new Warrior Speedheat all-white boots . |
ef9ea937b97cf782b560ece7d9daa2917cc8f8bd | By . Katy Winter . A bride-to-be from Hull who last year wouldn’t have been be found within a mile of a gym, is now a self confessed exercise addict who has found so much fulfillment from her training that she’s asked her personal trainer to be a witness at her wedding. Gillian Shaw, 32, has lost over four stone since ... | Gillian Shaw has lost over four stone since last April .
Struggled to lose weight on her own and enlisted help of a personal trainer .
Started training two times a week and cut out all starchy carbs and sugar .
Dropped from 15st and size 18-20 to a slim size 8-10, now weighing 10st 8lb . |
ef9f148d0389dcdd087e05c60f0055e69a74b7e4 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:36 EST, 10 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:24 EST, 10 April 2012 . It is the kind of telling off more usually earned by disruptive school pupils. But yesterday it was a mystery couple at the National Union of Teachers’ conference who were given a scolding after being spotted ‘canoodling... | Pair accused of behaving in a manner 'not becoming to the union'
Union president says actions were not x-rated . |
ef9f209dfd7d98da5354ef5caa7e85c6ae0f4104 | An innocent Easter egg hunt took a horrific turn when a mother followed a foul smell coming form under her house - and found a rotting corpse. Tara Hanouskova, from Knoxville, Tennessee, was hunting for chocolate eggs in her back garden with her four-year-old son when she was struck by the odour. She had noticed a smel... | Woman was playing with her child in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Wednesday .
She found the heavily-decomposed middle-aged man under some decking .
Police believe that the man had been there for around two weeks .
The woman said she noticed foul smell before but couldn't find the source . |
ef9f48abdcb7d683d8e715db5602bee9155e38b4 | On the 20th anniversary of the brutal murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, the voices of two victims are conspicuously silent - those of Nicole's children. Justin and Sydney Simpson were just five and eight respectively when their mother was found brutally murdered alongside her friend at her Los Angeles ho... | Justin and Sydney Simpson were just five .
and eight respectively, when their mother was murdered at her Los Angeles home on June 12, 1994 - 20 years ago today .
Her sister Tanya Brown said her niece and nephew are 'happy, in relationships and just like us'
The aunt, 44, has never discussed their mother's murder with t... |
ef9ff26ba13dcd298d6568905eedf02e432f267a | (CNN) -- A well-known Mexican actress who has played crime bosses on television says she trusts the purported head of the Sinaloa cartel more than government officials. "Today I believe more in El Chapo Guzman than in the governments that hide the truth from me even though it is painful," actress Kate del Castillo said... | Actress: "I believe more in El Chapo Guzman than in governments that hide the truth"
Kate del Castillo played a crime boss on "Weeds" and a Spanish-language soap opera .
"Mr. Chapo: Wouldn't it be cool if you started to traffic in goodness?" she writes .
Singer Ricky Martin re-tweets it, saying "Bravo Kate" |
efa0300adfd5907b28479ae31cd13180d15cd350 | CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Democratic White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama told CNN on Tuesday his early opposition to the Iraq war proves he has the judgment to lead the country out of the conflict. The Illinois Democrat also said polls show that voters think rival Sen. Hillary Clinton would be better at ending the w... | Sen. Barack Obama says early opposition to Iraq war show he's ready to lead .
Senators who voted to authorize war should have foreseen problems, he said .
Illinois Democrat says Sen. Hillary Clinton has blurred differences on the war . |
efa06771b4ac81f5c5a326d5b912815d514254da | A property tycoon shot at the wheel of his Rolls Royce by a cyclist was waiting in the car to sign a $5 million deal. Philanthropist Kameron Segal, 48, was hit in the face and chest in a parking lot on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, on Friday night just before leaving to meet his business partner. According to police t... | Kameron Segal was hit twice while in a parking lot on Sunset Boulevard .
He was minutes away from signing a $5 million deal, it has emerged .
Cyclist approached the driver's side window and fired twice .
The 48-year-old victim was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center .
Authorities said he is expected to survive, but th... |
efa086edf8829c8790489959527b1e6f86d244ab | (CNN) -- The Malaysia Airlines mystery remains unresolved. While it is too early to speculate about the cause of the airliner's disappearance, it is not a surprise that at least two people were able to board Malaysia Flight 370 with stolen passports. The fact is the world is far from having a foolproof system for check... | Brian Havel: It's not surprising that at least two on Malaysia flight had stolen passports .
He says how passengers treated on security lines varies with nations' regulations .
He says many Interpol member nations don't use database -- even U.S., EU differ on privacy .
Havel: It's time for global coordination, standard... |
efa16b638c175ae197f851e9c017b511f58a7584 | By . Wills Robinson . CCTV footage has revealed the shocking moment a father-of-one was left with horrific injuries after a car slammed into his motorbike. The video shows David Lodge, 50, being hit by an oncoming motorist who veered into his path while driving along a main road in Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland. As t... | David Hodge, 50, was on a motorbike near Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland .
Brazilian motorist veered in front of him causing him to slam into the tarmac .
Among his catalogue of injuries was a broken spine and punctured lung .
Was in a coma for 17 days at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary .
Doctors told his family i... |
efa1aa858acecdbb63b9038c0281120896104d05 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:09 EST, 22 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:42 EST, 23 October 2012 . The Grand Canyon may be an awe inspiring sight for us here on Earth, but a new image of the Martian landscape puts it into perspective - with a canyon over 4000m long and 10km deep. The astonishing new image... | Valles Marineris stretches over 4000 km long and 200 km wide, with a depth of 10 km .
New images reveal the canyon in unprecedented detail - and in colour for the first time . |
efa20a2dd995fdfdb3b7f3447e7d74030a63412a | Drinking two cups of coffee a day could stop breast cancer recurring in recovering patients, new research has revealed. Combined with the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen, coffee could halve the rate of recurrence of breast cancer, scientists have discovered. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe that coffee actua... | With tamoxifen, coffee could halve the rate of breast cancer recurrence .
Tamoxifen works by stopping oestrogen reaching the tumour cells .
Oestrogen causes tumour cells to divide meaning that the tumour grows .
Researchers don't know why coffee makes the drug more effective . |
efa20b6fffe3dd58a4fafb5ac7b06b05142f8c31 | By . Joshua Gardner . PUBLISHED: . 12:50 EST, 3 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:17 EST, 3 February 2014 . A North Carolina public high school football coach has been told to stop leading his team in prayers, baptizing players or endorsing religion in any way while on the clock. Coach Hal Capps of Mooresville High Sch... | Coach Hal Capps at Mooresville High School in North Carolina has been told he can no longer endorse his Christian faith on the clock .
The superintendent of schools has insisted a student's Baptism pictured on Twitter took place outside campus and not during school hours .
A complaint was first lodged by an angry team ... |
efa2cd623f869eef29f26aef16359fe4686436c2 | (Careerbuilder.com) -- Problem: Even though rest is how your body rebuilds, there's virtually no time or space to do it at work. But we really need rest -- much of the population is sleep-deprived. It's even more severely rest-deprived, which fouls up mood, performance and health. If you do too much at once, you'll fee... | Even though rest is how your body rebuilds, there's virtually no time to do it at work .
Taking breaks is often the only way to prevent the error that being tired and unrested can cause .
Take a one-to-three-minute UnNap Nap to relax yourself .
Relax by concentrating on a particularly tense muscle . |
efa2f7fc27a90d75c2ec10f3a8cba34352951bdd | Luke Shaw became Manchester United's 40th injury of the season on Saturday evening, but Louis van Gaal was still able to have the last laugh after a 2-1 victory against Arsenal. United entered the game with five defensive absentees - the inexperienced pair of Paddy McNair and Tyler Blackett were part of a back-five - a... | Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates on Saturday evening .
The result secured Louis van Gaal's first away win in charge of United .
After the game, Van Gaal admitted it was a 'fantastic victory'
Van Gaal admitted, 'I can laugh' at the end of the game . |
efa3484dbaeb58d4ef55f7d58e43a938dbf053bb | (CNN) -- Comedian Stephen Colbert used his signature humor last week to focus the nation's attention on a very serious issue: the treatment of the hardworking people who produce our nation's food supply. Some members of Congress complained that Colbert's testimony before the House Immigration Subcommittee was undignifi... | Galen Carey says in House testimony, Colbert serious about morality of immigration reform .
He said Colbert used Jesus' words about helping "the least of my brothers" in urging reform .
Christian lawmakers who have let reform languish should follow Jesus' example, Carey says .
Carey: Instead, by promoting misinformatio... |
efa3b6191dc59194ac207e71e5ad457ad1d2967c | On the face of it, Jenny Hastings looks like she has everything – a celebrity husband, a comfortable lifestyle, two talented children, and the slender figure of a twenty-something, the result of her years training as a swimmer and triathlete. But the reality is that Jenny, the wife of Scottish rugby icon and Sky Sports... | Jenny Hastings has spent years struggling with devastating mental illness .
Attempted to kill herself by eating peanuts as she has severe nut allergy .
Even tried electric shock treatment in a failed bid to beat her depression . |
efa4416dc4b95d897c0fd24eec7075f0117d9532 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:22 EST, 23 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:41 EST, 23 August 2012 . Prancing around a new snooker table in time to music and waving a cue around might be tricky with an agonisingly painful back. And so would scaling the heights of Sydney Harbour Bridge, building an extension, ... | 'Benefits decision maker' jailed after falsely claiming £15,000 for debilitating back condition .
But bosses caught Dean Woods, 44, dancing around his five-bedroom house and scaling Sydney Harbour Bridge .
DWP provided thousands of pounds worth of unused disability equipment - and were set to provide £46,000 more .
Woo... |
efa46490880e0e91ff67dba9a02567fe1e1b5828 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:33 EST, 14 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:48 EST, 14 November 2013 . A 52-year-old man who allegedly fired a Civil War cannon at his neighbor's house for eight days straight during an ongoing feud was arrested yesterday. New York's Brian J. Malta is accused of repeatedly fi... | Brian Malta, 52, allegedly repeatedly fired a cannon at his Jamestown, New York neighbor for more than a week .
It was loaded with a powder charge and wadding .
They'd been embroiled in ongoing dispute .
He has been charged with harassment and menacing . |
efa499baf7df08cd090f79684a390ce70776e28d | What started with a cheap shot four years ago will finally reach a deafening crescendo on Saturday night as Jon Jones defends his UFC light heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier. The warring pair will settle their differences in the Las Vegas Octagon after months of verbal insults. And having come to blows last Augu... | Jon Jones defends his UFC light heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier .
The pair clashed on New Year's Day, forcing hotel security to intervene .
They refused to face off after the weigh-in on Friday night .
The fight takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night . |
efa52b1b55578dd8899d467d4d1b28ad6b8c5f6b | By . Emily Crane . A man accused of murdering five members of his wife's family allegedly planned to have a dead man's DNA stolen from a funeral home and planted on the murder weapon in what he referred to as his 'Plan B'. Lian Bin 'Robert' Xie, who stands accused of murdering the Lin family, had various conversations ... | Robert Xie, 50, is standing trial for the murder of his wife's Sydney family .
It's alleged he had 21 conversations with a jail inmate about the murders .
Inmate who Xie befriended in jail to testify against him in court .
The court told of Xie's plot to plant DNA taken from a dead man at a funeral home on the murder w... |
efa5e0fb20bf81eb58a7ee515e94cd1652d20d35 | Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's red-shirted anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Bangkok Sunday for their first demonstration since a state of emergency was lifted last month. Police said up to 30,000 opposition supporters descended on the area they occupied during the height of the protests last... | Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Bangkok .
It was the first Red Shirt protest since a state of emergency ended in December .
Red Shirt demonstrators support ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra .
Clashes between Red Shirts and Thai troops left 91 people dead in 2010 . |
efa5ef96cf8cb2d2fbe7bc7b1a831e5585a1f11b | PUBLISHED: . 03:46 EST, 6 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:57 EST, 6 April 2012 . A British grandmother on Death Row has called on the British Government to save her in a final emotional plea for clemency. Linda Carty, 53, who has spent 11 years on Death Row in the United States, is days away from becoming the first Brit... | 53-year-old to receive lethal injection after final appeal was rejected .
'When I say that I am innocent and that I didn’t commit this crime, I mean that,' she pleaded .
Foreign Office says: 'The Prime Minister and British Government are deeply concerned' |
efa5f2953ee26934f61199499c0d7e9ad69465bf | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 12:46 EST, 2 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:01 EST, 3 September 2013 . May have HIV: Richard Thomas will not find out until later this week if he is infected with the virus as a direct result of a sex attack he carried out on a woman . A man who has been jailed for raping a woman has be... | Richard Thomas has to wait to see if he has disease .
He entered the woman's home and raped her .
Fears over contracting disease are his 'own fault' said judge . |
efa63eb790aa20c1643d28ae9e3cad84675229fd | The Obama administration conceded on Thursday that its vaunted Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers from last year were inflated by a whopping 400,000. That's how many dental insurance plans were included in the final number when the White House boasted in September that 7.3 million Americans had signed up for medica... | Official Obamacare numbers showed 7.3 million signups but that included 400,000 dental insurance customers who had never been counted in the total before .
Actual enrollment dropped from 8 million to 6.9 million when more than 1 million couldn't prove their legal status or failed to pay their premiums .
CBO had said th... |
efa680b62aa0b7184c9cbc235e9c3733908778a3 | (CNN Student News) -- December 6, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • South Korea • Albania • Israel . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. UNIDENTIFIED STUDENTS: Welcome to CNN Student News with Carl Azuz! CARL AZUZ, CNN STUD... | Find out why President Obama's trip to Afghanistan didn't go as planned .
Hear how tariffs would be affected by a U.S.-South Korea trade agreement .
Consider how a social experiment challenges one school district to unplug .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
efa6970aa5c00772937fb40b5e23c3bdde661e99 | New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A man took off his sandal and charged toward Suresh Kalmadi, the chief organizer of last year's Commonwealth Games, as the arrested official arrived for a court hearing Tuesday. Police immediately overpowered the attacker as officers hurried Kalmadi to the courtroom. The attacker was identifie... | Police overpower the attacker, a former lawyer .
Kalmadi is accused of buying a score-keeping system at "inflated costs"
He has denied wrongdoing . |
efa6e622908a5fcbd0b86cf39c9adfc5325d9934 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 11:44 EST, 1 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:49 EST, 1 April 2013 . Pensioner Peter Sheath water skis at breakneck speeds twice a week despite being registered blind. The 74-year-old took up the dangerous sport 25 years ago and has loved it ever since. Despite being registered as blin... | Peter Sheath took up the sport 25 years ago and used to compete .
Gives him feeling of independence after losing sight at the age of 30 . |
efa6eb1e4029da23d103f82827f294ef9b082b01 | Business leaders have accused Labour of seeking to burden firms after the party announced plans to make it easier for employers to be sued. Last year the Coalition introduced moves to tackle frivolous employment tribunal cases by making claimants pay an up-front fee. But yesterday Labour’s rising star, Chuka Umunna, to... | Chuka Umunna revealed he is planning to reform employment tribunal cases .
Labour's Business spokesman was speaking at the Trades Union Congress .
At present, claimants pay an up-front fee, brought in by the Coalition .
Mr Umunna made his announcement just hours after the TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady demanded ... |
efa788b55ba42cc70bb160b0195b870672b49928 | The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority is facing a bit of embarrassment after a new license plate affixed to some of its fleet vehicles was spotted with a typo. The plates read 'Metropolitan Transporation Authority', with the second 't' in 'transportation' mysteriously missing. The New York State Department... | The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's new plates are missing the second 't' in 'transportation'
The Department of Motor Vehicles says it's not the MTA's fault and is trying to determine where the problem occurred .
About 900 of the plates were ordered, but it wasn't clear how many contained the typo . |
efa7ace8f20c141a8fcc3b01c056362c9a3f3a87 | Kris Jenner's ex-husband Bruce Jenner was a world famous athlete who found fame representing his country. He was younger than Kris - by four years. Now MailOnline can disclose that the new man in her life is also a sports hero, albeit at a lower level. Handsome Corey Gamble was a standout star for his high school footb... | She's 59, he's 33, but age doesn't factor in for Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble .
Looked loved-up after returning from a Mexican getaway with Kim and Kanye .
Corey is an Atlanta native who graduated from Westlake High School in 1999 and MailOnline has exclusive photos from his high school years .
He was known by friends ... |
efa817a9db0b9bb40b09cee62a0e8dcea63df565 | Surrounded by barbed wire, sandbags and mud, these winding trenches are barely distinguishable from those occupied by soldiers fighting in the First World War a century ago. The two dugouts have been painstakingly recreated by a dedicated group of volunteers as part of a battlefield they built outside Chauconin-Neufmon... | Two trenches have been recreated by volunteers in a field southeast of Paris .
Dozens of enthusiasts in WWI uniforms reenacted First Battle of the Marne .
Allied victory forced the Germans to abandon their advance on Paris . |
efa9edeac5c72bea5fc7112b62b91b8e53b5ae8a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:01 EST, 27 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:38 EST, 28 January 2013 . Duty: Angela Merkel said Germany must never forget the atrocities committed by the Nazis . German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country can never forget the Nazi Holocaust and says her nation has ‘an eve... | Said Germany had 'everlasting responsibility... for victims of World War II and for the Holocaust'
Added that each individual can help ensure racism and anti-Semitism have no chance . |
efaa58f2982a8c6a0d4f8d5a58cc889775a7711f | (CNN) -- A 2,000-pound European satellite burned up as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere early Monday, controllers reported. Re-entry was made close to 1 a.m. Monday (7 p.m. ET), the European Space Agency said. "As expected, the satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere and no damage to property has been reported,"... | NEW: Satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere .
The GOCE satellite's orbit has been decaying since it ran out of fuel in late October .
The satellite was launched in 2009 to map variations in Earth's gravity . |
efaab609141aec1d779e165a51c388ccedce634a | By . Lillian Radulova For Daily Mail Australia . Being a home owner and still living relatively close to your capital city is not something many Australian's consider an option. But new figures from RP Data have highlighted the cheapest five suburbs to buy a house or unit within 10 kilometres of each Australian city. I... | RP Data has revealed the cheapest five suburbs to buy a house or unit within 10 kilometres of each Australian city .
Only 28 out of 146 suburbs were found within 10 kilomtres of Sydney's CBD that had a median house price under one million dollars .
Wolli Creek and Waterloo are the cheapest Sydney suburbs to buy a home ... |
efabd2b7968cb0343accefad52dd2cc18a546c50 | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 10 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:14 EST, 10 January 2013 . A four-year-old boy who has no human friends of his own has formed an incredible bond with a gibbon, like a real-life Mowgli out of the Jungle Book. Extraordinary pictures show Putra the tailless-ape hanging from ... | Four-year-old Deo Saputra from Indonesia has no human friends .
He and ape Putra grew up together since they were both babies . |
efabf5975c91b665ed1a5f8e6c55e0af618ef55e | By . Chris Pleasance for MailOnline . Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has approved a bill which paves the way for legalising medical marijuana . The President of Colombia has endorsed new legislation which paves the way for legalising medical cannabis. Juan Manuel Santos made the announcement yesterday at a drug... | Juan Manuel Santos approves bill allowing sales of medicinal cannabis .
Praised bill for giving people access to medicine while reducing crime .
Uruguay has legalised drug, with Brazil and Chile considering law change . |
efac0bf7d2dcba4a2c001031c78a3df175e73ce9 | Wayne Rooney has been named Manchester United captain by Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman has been impressed with the England striker's approach since taking over at Old Trafford and believes he will be perfectly suited to the role. 'For me, it's always very important, the choice of captain,' Van Gaal told the official clu... | Rooney named as club captain of Manchester United by Van Gaal .
Van Gaal: 'I believe he will put his heart and soul into his captaincy role'
'It is a huge honour for me - and for my family - to be named captain of this great club', said Rooney .
Meanwhile, Darren Fletcher has been appointed vice-captain . |
efac463d0c6a5cba1ba5ebec8fd03718afb10950 | Arsenal know they need to shore up their defence in order to keep high-flying Southampton at bay - and some of their players prepared for the task by shutting out the cold as they wrapped up warm in training with snoods on! The Saints sit third in the Premier League table, three places and six points ahead of the Gunne... | Arsenal host Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in Premier League on Wednesday night .
Lukas Podolski and Yaya Sanogo sported snoods during training at Gunners' London Colney training ground .
Arsene Wenger facing injury crisis at left back with Nacho Monreal and Kieran Gibbs both in race to be fit for game .
Olivier ... |
efaca89ac4cadd1f24125d3ce11f84c8d37c14bf | Plea deal: Andrew Demers, 74, entering a guilty plea to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact . A former police chief sobbed as he was sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old relative. Andrew Demers, 74, of New Gloucester was the former chief of Maine State Police and was one of the ... | Andrew Demers, 74, was sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old relative .
He entered a guilty plea to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact .
The judge also ordered him to pay $5,000 for the cost of past and future counseling for the child .
State police first received a tip about t... |
efacd26ee7dd018a3ba142c0c64fb60bac0ffe87 | By . Pa Reporter . Australia captain Michael Clarke will miss next month's one-day international series against Pakistan because of the hamstring injury which ruled him out of much of the recent tour to Zimbabwe. Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris has explained Clarke's injury is more serious than first ... | Clarke missed out on recent tour to Zimbabwe with problem .
Australia captain is to be rested with the hope of playing in World Cup .
Clarke may be available for the Test series . |
efaddbac30283cd5c491a301c356695b0c9c182f | Hong Kong's leader said open elections would result in the city's poor dominating politics, as he ruled out reforms before talks scheduled to end three weeks of protest rallies began today. Hours before student leaders and officials were due to meet, embattled chief executive Leung Chun-ying said free elections were im... | Talks between student leaders and Hong Kong officials to begin today .
But leader Leung Chun-ying has said free elections were impossible .
There are fears the talks won't resolve issues and will spark more protests . |
efadf6086abe5bff69a956e6beb98310b5788b94 | Gaza City (CNN) -- It's the hardest question in Gaza. In the twilight hours of Saturday, when the people of Gaza were breaking the daily Ramadan fast, fireballs illuminated the night sky. The Israeli military was intensifying its assault on Gaza militants in the Shaja'ia neighborhood near Gaza City. The battle had only... | For residents fleeing violence in one neighborhood, there are almost no options .
A CNN crew got a glimpse of the inferno being fled in Gaza .
Local schools acting as emergency shelters are overwhelmed .
"Don't stay long. It's not safe here," a local journalist tells CNN crew . |
efae8a0bdee74a82af218ba46e36b6b614da5926 | By . Ian Gallagher . and Claudia Joseph . Public pregnancy: The Duchess of Cambridge is not short of advice as 1,000 people gave their opinions on how she should raise her baby . The Duchess of Cambridge should be a stay-at-home mother and not rely on a nanny to help bring up her baby, according to an exclusive poll fo... | Mail on Sunday survey reveals people think the Middletons should play a bigger role in the baby's upbringing than Charles and Camilla .
The Duchess of Cambridge is now one day overdue .
Public support the couple's plan to raise their child without a nanny . |
efae930adcf89e2ddfd068fe1cb68e3a22d4f28b | Her fitness DVD has become the fastest-selling of all time but Charlotte Crosby has admitted she hasn't always loved exercising. The 24-year-old Geordie Shore star appeared on today's This Morning to share the secrets to her success after she has shed two-and-a-half stone in seven months. She believes if she can drop f... | Geordie Shore star has shed two-and-a-half-stone .
Fitness DVD has become fastest selling of all time .
But she said she hasn't always loved exercise and healthy eating .
Used to drink pints of Irish cream, Baileys .
Hated going to the gym because she felt self-conscious . |
efae99a9a429c86413434e2db87b8dd6ad54ca74 | (CNN) -- Pakistan and India have agreed to resume peace talks that broke down after the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, government ministries said Thursday. "(Pakistani) Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has expressed his satisfaction on the important decision taken both by Pakistan and India to resume full spectrum... | Peace talks broke down after the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 .
Pakistan and India have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947 .
The talks will include discussions on terrorism, Kashmir and humanitarian issues . |
efae9a8a331bf21a5d47c6ce14d1c49ced6eaade | Ever wondered how Kimberley Walsh looks so trim - despite being a few months pregnant? The secret behind the star's svelte look has been revealed as a new range of sculpting slip dresses. The Girls Aloud singer is a huge fan of Body Frock dresses, which are engineered to emphasise your best attributes while disguising ... | Body Frock's SS14 range take note from the catwalk trends .
Designed with a sculpting slip in the lining .
Kim Lomax and Holly Willoughby also fans . |
efaebb59cc1e59b38ac2874c90d55debae3d6951 | Frank Schleck is to leave the Tour de France after the International Cycling Union (ICU) revealed he had tested positive for a banned substance. Schleck, from Luxembourg, finished third in the iconic race last year but his Radioshack team have said he will take no further part in the Tour after he tested positive for t... | Frank Schleck to leave Tour de France after testing positive for banned substance .
Cycling's governing body says Radioshack rider tested positive for diuretic Xipamide .
Schleck's team say he will not race for them again during the rest of the Tour .
The 32-year-old finished third in 2011 and is brother of 2010 Tour w... |
efaec84a4645dd145f64419d7e9c9effb4a43ea3 | Melbourne, Australia (CNN) -- Li Na outperformed Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open, but can China's biggest sporting star now do the almost unthinkable and surpass the Russian as the world's richest female athlete? Maybe -- and that's according to the man who represents both players. "She could," Max Eisenbud, the... | Li Na is one of the world's richest female athletes following success in recent years .
The Australian Open champion added $2.4 million in prize money to her wealth .
Li is poised to sign more deals, says agent she shares with Maria Sharapova .
Li, who will soon turn 32, has 22 million followers on Chinese website Weib... |
efafc6fc48e12813a3452a462ac68b143b98d44a | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 11:31 EST, 17 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:08 EST, 20 May 2013 . A Chinese man has been reunited with his biological family more than 20 years after he was abducted as a little boy - and claims he has Google Maps to thank for finding his way home. Luo Gang, who was born in a small to... | Luo Gang was abducted from small town in Sichuan at age of five .
Brought up by loving adoptive parents 1,500km away in Fujian .
Luo was haunted by childhood memories of his distant birthplace .
Learned of a couple in Guangan city who lost son at time he was abducted .
Google Map of area revealed two bridges he remembe... |
efb000caa3578bac87c04c68dac2504d17dbbd65 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 07:48 EST, 9 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:00 EST, 9 December 2013 . A mother of two who lets her children stay at home says they don't need to go to school because they learn enough 'naturally' by playing computer games and going for walks outside. Maryanna Jacobs, 32, from Goreb... | Maryanne Jacobs lets her children Rio, nine, and Bryden, eight, stay home .
With no formal lessons or timetables, she says they learn by themselves .
The family from Gorebridge in Scotland practise new idea of 'unschooling'
Children can choose what they do, when, and when they go to bed .
Miss Jacobs says children lear... |
efb0707747b41043935e73328c64d6eb3ad4fd3a | A bronze bust of former dictator Saddam Hussein which was found in debris in war-torn Iraq is being sold for a jaw-dropping $10million (£6million). The 40kg war trophy was spotted by former US Army soldier Earl Torres, 47, from Las Vegas, as he cleared Baghdad International Airport in 2003. The bust, which is around 17... | A bronze bust of Saddam Hussein was found in debris in Baghdad Airport .
It was discovered by a former US Army soldier as he cleared the airport .
The bust formed part of a 15ft statue of Hussein and weighs £40kg . |
efb07751e70e01deef4b82acf9eb9fa9dd838667 | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 13:27 EST, 18 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:34 EST, 19 December 2012 . The bullying behaviour of a Big Brother housemate made the show the most complained about programme of the year. The Channel 5 show sparked 2,088 complaints to TV watchdog Ofcom throughout the 2012 series. And mo... | More than half were about Conor McIntyre's threats to housemate .
X Factor show where Carolynne Poole was kicked out is second .
Phillip Schofield handing Prime Minister list of alleged Tory paedophiles third . |
efb0cc5b8e3a59a80bc8804226af54d91746f21f | Motherwell will become a hub for showcasing South American talent if a London-based consortium seizes control of the club in the coming weeks. Sportsmail can reveal a group of businessmen want to buy a majority stake in the Fir Park outfit with a view to giving emerging players from overseas a foothold in the European ... | A London-based consortium are considering a bid for Motherwell .
If successful, Nolberto Solano would be installed as manager .
They face competition from Well Society who hope to buy the club .
Billy McKinlay and Owen Coyle are also under consideration for the top job . |
efb0d84adb8b198fb94d92a60839594a71789429 | They say the devil is in the detail. But one horrified Christian mom was left reeling after she saw, what she describes, as a detailed 'Satanic symbol' in the break lights of a school bus while driving through Cordova, Tennessee. Robyn Wilkins from Memphis said she was stuck behind the bus in traffic when she was curs... | Robyn Wilkins from Memphis was driving in traffic when she saw the lights .
She immediately thought they looked like an evil Satanic pentagram .
Satanists use the pentagram as a symbol of worship along with others .
Wilkins and other local parents think it could signal something sinister .
They want the lights to be re... |
efb17a06c3df21baa2234ed385e3b32b6b7278d3 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 04:16 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:48 EST, 31 January 2013 . Syria and Iran today threatened to retaliate after Israel launched an air strike near Damascus. Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdul-Karim Ali, says Damascus has 'the option and the surprise to retaliate'. He said h... | Iranian minister says Israel air strike will have implications for Tel Aviv .
U.S. officials say strike by Israel destroyed Russian anti-air missiles .
Syrian authorities say a military research centre was hit, Israel is silent . |
efb2da5decda26bd7bb462153921a5b2f70275fa | A man was killed by his own wedding ring after in touched a live wire on a dishwasher he had just finished installing for relatives, police say. Jason Ferguson, 33, died while trying to set up the machine for his brother-in-law and sister-in-law at their home in South Daytona, Florida. He had turned off power in the ro... | Jason Ferguson, 33, died reaching behind machine in South Daytona, Florida .
Had turned electricity off to set up dishwasher, but then noticed fault .
Power was left running as he knelt down and reached behind machine .
Brother-in-law, whose home it was, said he was reaching for copper wire .
Ferguson was pronounced de... |
efb33e61909cb4ce44c81c579af96d63216d5eee | Bowing her head in shame, a senior Korean Air executive whose 'nut rage' delayed a flight made a grovelling apology for exploding with rage after her snack was served in a bag. Screaming Cho Hyun-ah, a senior vice-president at the airline, angrily demanded the removal of a crew member from a flight for failing to serve... | Cho Hyun-ah was furious that her macadamia nuts did not arrive in a bowl .
Berating the flight attendant she ordered him to find a protocol manual .
When he failed she ordered him off the flight from New York to South Korea .
Although the plane was on the runway pilots obeyed and turned it around .
A trembling Cho said... |
efb3e05bbd4cd9a85f8e724dae19182c602de125 | A plastic surgery patient dubbed the 'Botox Bandit' got $6,000 worth of procedures at a San Francisco clinic before walking out without paying. The man, who gave his name as Paul Halford and said he was 43, was given botox, fillers and laser treatment by Dr Larry Fan at his 77 Plastic Surgery clinic. After he finished ... | Man asked for botox, filler injections and laser treatment worth $6,000 .
After surgery was done he left clinic while pretending to be on the phone .
Dr Larry Fan went to man's address but it turned out to be an office block . |
efb46dc8fc4cc32b248c0414c2d2064885e2a46e | (Financial Times) -- With dark clouds gathering over the Chinese economy, the government has started to talk about the importance of supporting growth and speculation is mounting about what actions it will take. Some analysts predict that it will dust off its 2008 playbook and announce a large-scale stimulus package. B... | The government has started to talk about the importance of supporting growth .
Speculation has mounted on what form any new stimulus will take .
Will Beijing stay the course, have 'stimulus-lite', or a re-run 2008 boost? |
efb4807ea557492f63321ee7a319b66e0d32fcc1 | By . Mark Prigg . New York's attorney general says the car service Uber has agreed to limit prices during emergencies, natural disasters or other market disruptions consistent with the state's law against price gouging. The firm came under fire in December when huge snowstorms left people stranded - and Uber charged up... | Will set a cap during 'abnormal disruptions of the market,' limited to the range charged in the preceding 60 days and excluding the three highest prices .
Firm operates in 128 cities across 37 countries .
Came under fire in December when huge snowstorms left people stranded - and Uber charged up to eight times its norm... |
efb5069f3ad8cd6b632430828fd99a7fb19b6d98 | By . Luke Garratt . PUBLISHED: . 14:00 EST, 6 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:56 EST, 6 March 2014 . Animal lovers are being given the chance to own their own zoo, complete with 200 different species of animal, for less than the price of a house in London. Blackbrook Zoo, near Leek in Staffordshire has gone on sale for ... | The Blackbrook Zoological park in Staffordshire is on sale for £350,000 .
Animals included are rare species of tortoise, spiders and meerkats .
The park recently went into administration, so is now on sale .
Sellers are hoping that a buyer will want to re-invigorate the business . |
efb534d1c8c63157b565d13a6d2703526f14a60d | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . A mineral discovered on Mars could suggest there may have been past life on the red planet. Scientists have discovered that the earliest living organisms on Earth were capable of creating this mineral, which may hint that similar microbes were able to do the same on Mars. Named stevensite, t... | Study found microbes can become encrusted by the mineral stevensite .
This protects their insides and gives them the rigidity to build structures called ‘microbialites’ - the earliest large-scale evidence of life on Earth .
Up until now, scientists had believed stevensite deposits could only be formed in harsh conditi... |
efb56fa2bbfb484d9e2c300a7d922d9aa8704511 | The number of migrants in England and Wales has doubled over the past decade, census figures have revealed. They now make up one in eight of the population after more arrived between 2001 and 2011 than in the previous five decades put together. The number living in the country is now 7.5million. Top ten: 7.5million imm... | 7.5million people born outside of UK now live in Britain, 2011 Census found .
Huge numbers came from Europe in past ten years - majority from Poland .
3.4million people born outside the UK had British passport in 2011 .
Number of child carers is up almost 20% in ten years to 177,000 .
Almost 10,000 of these are aged fi... |
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